Panasonic HX-DC2 manual

Operating In structions Dual Camer a Model No. HX-W A20 HX-W A2 HX-DC2 Before us e, please re ad these ins tructions completely . VQT4F69 until 2012/2/23[...]

- 2 - ∫ About recordin g format s and comp atibility of the unit ≥ The unit is an MP4 f ormat (MPEG-4 A VC file sta ndard) Dual Came ra for recor ding high-def inition motion pictures . ≥ A VCHD and MPEG2 motion p ictures are dif feren t formats, and are not therefo re support ed by the unit. ∫ Indemnity a bout record ed content Panason ic [...]

- 3 - ∫ Cards that you can use with this u nit SD Me mory Ca rd, SDH C Memor y Card and SDXC M emory Card ≥ 4 GB or more Me mory Cards that do no t have t he SDHC l ogo or 48 GB or more Memory Cards that do not have t he SDXC logo ar e not bas ed on SD Memo ry Card S pecifications. ≥ Refer to p age 32 for more det ails on SD cards. ∫ For th[...]

- 4 - Infor mation for Y our S afety .... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ... 2 Prep arati on (Important) About the W aterproof and Dustproof Performanc e of thi s unit [HX-WA20]/[HX -W A2] ... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... 8 Check b efor e usi ng unde rwate r .......[...]

- 5 - Basic Befo re reco rding ....... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ . 4 4 Reco rding motion pict ures .... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ . 4 6 Reco rding still p icture s .......... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ . 4 9 About r ecord[...]

- 6 - Advanced (Playback) Playb ack O perati ons ........... ......... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... .. 1 1 0 Play back us ing o peratio n ico n ...... ......... ..... ......... ..... ......... ....... 1 1 0 Creating still pi cture from motion pictu re ................ .............. ..... 1 12 Cutting out a section of a pan[...]

- 7 - Wit h a PC What you c an do with a PC ....... ...... ........ ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ .. 144 End Use r License Agreem ent ..... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... .... 14 7 Oper ating enviro nmen t ....... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ .. 149 Installati on ... ......... ..... ...[...]

- 8 - This does not gu arantee no destruc tion, no mal function, or waterproofing in al l conditions. * This means that this unit c an be used unde rwater for sp ecified ti me in specified pressure in accor dance with t he handlin g method estab lished by Panasonic . ∫ Handling of thi s unit ≥ Wa terpro ofing is not guarant eed if t he u nit is[...]

- 9 - ≥ Any malfunction caused by custome r misuse, or mishandling will not be cover ed by the wa rranty . ≥ The inside of this unit is not waterp roof. W ater leakage will cause malfunction . ≥ Supplied ac cessories such as batter y pack etc. are not wat erproof. (exclud ing handstr ap) ≥ Cards are not waterproof. Do not handle with a wet [...]

- 10 - Conditions in which inner side of the lens may be fogge d Condensat ion may occur an d the inner side of the len s may be fogged when thi s unit is us ed in are as tha t undergo a sig nificant c hange in temperat ure or in high humi dity , such as the fo llowing: ≥ When this unit is used underwat er suddenly after being on a hot beach et c[...]

- 1 1 - 3 If there is fo reign matter a dhering to the unit, use the supplied brus h to remo ve it. ≥ Be extreme ly carefu l to remove any sa nd etc. that may adhere to t he sides and cor ners of the ru bber se al. ≥ Keep the brus h out of reac h of children to prevent swa llowing. ≥ Use the brus h end with the short (hard) bri stles to remov[...]

- 12 - 5 Close the rea r door secu rely . 1 Close the rea r door . 2 Slide th e open/clo se lever . 3 Lock the LOCK lever . ≥ Lock securel y to the points where t he red portion of the open /close lever a nd LOCK l ever are no l onger visible. ≥ T o prevent water seep ing into this unit , be careful not to t rap foreign object s such as liquids[...]

- 13 - ≥ Use this unit un derwate r at a depth of down to 3 m with the water temperat ure betwee n 0 o C and 35 o C. ≥ Do not use th is unit at a depth of over 3 m. ≥ Do not use it in hot water over 35 o C (in the bath o r hot s pring). ≥ Do not use this unit underwater not longer than 60 minutes continuously . ≥ Do not open or cl ose the[...]

- 14 - 1 Rinse wi th water w ith the rea r door closed. ≥ Afte r use at the seas ide or underwat er , soak the unit in fr esh water pooled in a sha llow cont ainer f or 10 min utes o r less. 2 Drain water by holding this unit up side d own and shaking it l ightly a few times. ≥ Afte r using this unit at the seasid e or underwater , or aft er wa[...]

- 15 - 3 Wipe off water drop s on this unit with a dry sof t cloth and dry this unit in a shaded area wh ich is well ventilated. ≥ Dry this un it by stan ding it on a dry clot h. ≥ Do not dry this un it with hot air fr om dryer or simila r . It will det eriorate the waterpr oof performa nce or cause failur e due to deforma tion. ≥ Do not us e[...]

- 16 - A Moisture he re ∫ About the wa ter draining des ign This unit is designed so that water that entered the ga ps aroun d the zoom butt on etc. drains out. For this reason, bu bbles may appear whe n the unit is immersed in water , but this is not a malf unction . Draining water from the unit Drainage holes are foun d on the bott om of the un[...]

- 17 - HX-W A20/HX -W A2 1 LCD monit or ( l 45) ≥ It can ope n up to 90 o A , rotat e up to 180 o B to war ds the lens or 10 5 o C towards t he opposite direc tion. 2 Power button [ ] ( l 38) 3 St a tus indicator ( l 2, 27, 34, 186) 4 Open/close lever [SD CARD/BA TTERY] ( l 23, 34) 5 Lock le ver [LOCK] ( l 23, 3 4) 6 Menu button [MENU] ( l 62) 7 [...]

- 18 - 9 Slow motion mode button [ ] ( l 76) Zoom ran ge button [ ] ( l 72) 10 Photoshot button [ ] ( l 49) 1 1 SET button [SET] ( l 58, 62, 98, 1 10) ≥ Use the SET but ton to sele ct the record ing functi ons and play back operation s, and to ope rate the menu sc reen. 12 In Recording Mode: Zo om button [W/T] ( l 71 ) In Playba ck Mode: V olume [...]

- 19 - 19 Lens 20 Built-in flash ( l 91) ≥ The fla sh reaches high tempera tures an d may cau se burns if t ouched. Please do no t touch th e flash . 21 Hand strap fixture ≥ Adjust the len gth aft er pa ssing your arm th rough th e hand strap. 22 Spea ker 23 Intern al stereo mi crophones 24 T ripod recept acle ≥ If you att ach a tripod whic h[...]

- 20 - HX-DC2 1 LCD monit or ( l 45) ≥ It can ope n up to 90 o . ≥ It can rotate u p to 1 80 o A towards the le ns or 105 o B tow ards th e opposite dire ction. 2 Power button [ ] ( l 38) 3 USB/A V conne ctor ( l 131, 14 2, 154) ≥ Use the USB cable /A V cable (only the s upplied cable ). 4 HDMI mini conne ctor ( l 131, 137) Due to l imita tio[...]

- 21 - 5 Hand strap fixture 6 Zoom range button [ ] ( l 72) 7 Photoshot button [ ] ( l 49) 8 SET button [SET] ( l 58, 62, 98, 1 10) ≥ Use the SET but ton to sele ct the record ing functi ons and play back operation s, and to ope rate the menu sc reen. ≥ In these operating instructions, the SET button is denoted as shown below . Example: 9 In Re[...]

- 22 - 16 Lens ≥ When not usi ng the unit , be sure to fit the lens cap to protect th e lens. ≥ Keep the lens cap out of reac h of children to prevent swallowing. 17 Spea ker 18 Sta tus indicat or ( l 2, 28, 36, 186) 19 Intern al stereo mi crophones 20 Built-in flash ( l 91) ≥ The fla sh reaches high tempera tures an d may cau se burns if t o[...]

- 23 - ∫ About batteries that you can use with th is unit Inserting/removing the battery ≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit. ( l 38) 1 Open the re ar door . Prepar atio n Power supp ly / The batt ery that can be used with this unit i s VW-VBX09 0. The batt ery that can be used with this unit i s VW-VBX07 0. It has been found that cou[...]

- 24 - 2 (T o insert the battery pack) Confirm th e orient ation of the termin al markings and insert the battery . A terminal marking s ≥ Confirm that lev er B is locked on to th e batte ry . ≥ It is pos sible t o mist akenly insert the battery ups ide down, so be s ure to che ck the or ienta tio n care full y . (T o remove the battery pack) P[...]

- 25 - ≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit. ( l 38) 1 Open the b attery/car d cover . 1 Close the rear door . 2 Slide the op en/close lev er . 3 Lock the LO CK lever . ≥ Lock se curely to the point s where the red por tion C of t he open/c lose lever and LOCK lev er are no longer v isible. HX-DC2 1 Slide while pushing the battery/ car[...]

- 26 - 2 Insert th e bat tery , t akin g care to match up the te rminal markin gs. A terminal markings ≥ It is possible t o mistakenly insert the battery upside down, so be sur e to check the orientation carefully . 3 Clos e the bat tery/c ard cove r . ≥ Securely close it until it clic ks. Remov ing the b atter y Press and hold dow n the power [...]

- 27 - Charging the battery The unit is in th e stand by condition when the AC adap tor is conn ected. The primary ci rcuit is always “live” as long as the AC adapt or is connec ted to an e lectr ical outlet . Important: ≥ Be sure to use the supplied AC a daptor and USB c able. Do not use part s supplied with other equi pment. ≥ The AC adap[...]

- 28 - A S t atus i ndicator B AC adaptor C T o the A C out let ≥ Insert t he pl ugs as f ar as they will go. 1 Connect t he USB cabl e to the AC adaptor . ≥ Check that the plug portion of the AC adaptor is not loose or misaligned. 2 Plug the AC adaptor into the AC outlet. 3 Connect t he USB cabl e to the u nit. ≥ The status indicator flashes[...]

- 29 - Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recordin g time ≥ T emperature: 25 o C/humid ity: 60% RH (When us ing AC a daptor ) HX-W A20 Battery mode l number [V olt age/Cap acity (min im um) ] Charging time Recording mode Maximum continuous recorda ble time Actua l recordable time Supplied bat tery/ VW-VBX090 (optional) [3.7 V/ 880 mAh] 2h [...]

- 30 - ≥ These times are approximatio ns. ≥ The indicated c harging time is for when the battery has been disc harge d com plete ly . Chargi ng tim e a nd rec ordabl e time vary depending on the usage conditions such as high/low temperatur e. ≥ The actual re cordable ti me refers to t he recordab le time when repe atedly starting /stopp ing r[...]

- 31 - ∫ Approximate o perating tim e and numb er of recordable st ill picture s Recording condi tions by CIP A standard ≥ CIP A is an abbrevi ation of Camera & I maging Prod ucts As sociation. ≥ Use of suppl ied ba tte ry ≥ Using a Panason ic SD Memory Card (2 GB) HX-W A20 Number of recorda ble pictures Appr ox. 230 pic tures By CIPA s[...]

- 32 - The unit can re cord motion pic tures, still pictures or audio to an SD card or built-in memor y . T o record to an SD card, read the f ollowing. Cards that you can use w ith this unit Use SD cards conforming to Class 4 or higher of the SD Speed Class Rating* for motion picture re cording. * SD Sp eed Class Rati ng is the speed s tandard reg[...]

- 33 - ≥ 4 GB or more Memor y Cards that do not ha ve the SDHC logo or 48 GB or more Memory Cards that do not have t he SDXC logo ar e not bas ed on SD Memo ry Card S pecifications. ≥ The operat ion of Memory card s exceeding 64 GB cannot be guaran teed. ≥ When th e writ e-p rote ct sw itch A on SD c ard is locked, no recordin g, deletion or [...]

- 34 - Inserting/removing an SD c ard Caution: Check that the status indicator has gone o ff. 1 Open the re ar door . When usi ng an SD card not from Pan asonic, or one previous ly used on other equip ment, f or the firs t time on th is unit, format the SD card. ( l 66) When the SD card is formatted, all of t he record ed data is deleted. Once the [...]

- 35 - 2 Insert (remove ) the SD card into (from) the card slot. 3 Close the rea r door . ≥ Face the lab el side A in the directi on shown in the illustrat ion and press it straight in as far as it will g o. ≥ Press the centre of the SD ca rd and then pull it strai ght out . 1 Close the rear door . 2 Slide the op en/close lev er . 3 Lock the LO[...]

- 36 - Caution: Check that the status indicator has gone o ff. 1 Open the b attery/car d cover . 2 Insert (remove ) the SD card into (from) the card slot. ≥ Face the labe l side B in the dire ction shown in the illustrat ion and press it straight in as far as it will go. ≥ Press the c entre of th e SD card and then pull it straigh t out. HX-DC2[...]

- 37 - 3 Close the ba ttery/card cove r . ≥ Securely close it until it clicks. ≥ Do not touc h the terminals on the back of the SD card. ≥ Do not shock , bend, or drop t he SD card. ≥ Electri cal noise, st atic electricit y or the failu re of this unit or the SD card may dama ge or erase the dat a stored on the SD card. ≥ When the st atus[...]

- 38 - Open the LCD monitor and p ress the pow er button to turn on the un it. The LCD monitor turns on. About st andby mode When the LCD moni tor is close d while the unit is on, the un it enter s standby mode wh ich con sumes very little power . In stan dby mode, opening the LCD monitor tur ns on the unit , making t he unit ready for recordin g i[...]

- 39 - ≥ The unit do es not go into stand by mode when you clos e the LCD monito r during motion pic ture recordin g or audio record ing. ≥ If you open th e LCD monitor when in st andby mod e, the unit en ters recording mode. ≥ In the foll owing cases , openi ng th e LCD monit or do es not turn on the unit. Pres s the power bu tton to tu rn o[...]

- 40 - About the high temperature warning icon If th e batte ry tempe rature or unit internal t emperatur e (ex cluding b atter y) rises, the high temper ature warni ng icon will provide warning as indicat ed below . A Hig h temp eratu re ≥ When you tur n off t he unit while the tempe rature is high ( is displayed), you will not be able to tu rn [...]

- 41 - Change the mode to recording or playba ck. Press the REC/ bu tton. ≥ Each pres s of the REC/ butt on changes the mode. Prepar atio n Selecting a mo de / Recording Mode ( l 46, 49, 53) For recordin g motion picture s, still pictures and audio Playback Mode ( l 58, 1 10) For playing back mot ion pictur es, still pi ctures and au dio HX-WA20 [...]

- 42 - If the scree n to se t the date a nd tim e app ears when yo u tur n on the un it, skip to st ep 2 and follo w the st eps t o set the d ate a nd time. 1 Select the m enu. ( l 62) 2 Select an ite m (DA TE/TIME/DISP) us ing the SET button and the n tilt the SET bu tton to the right or press th e SET button. 3 (When [DA T E] or [TIME] is selecte[...]

- 43 - (When [DISP] is selected) Select the y ear/month /day display method usin g the SET button. 4 Press the SET b utton. 5 Select [SA VE DA TE AND TIME] using the SET button and then pr ess the SET button. ≥ T o return to t he recordin g screen or playback screen , press th e MENU button. ≥ At the time of purc hase, the [CLOCK SET] is not s [...]

- 44 - ∫ Basi c ca mera posi tion ing ≥ T o avoid dropping th e unit, b e sure to att ach a han dstrap. ≥ When record ing, make sure your f ooting is stab le and ther e is no danger o f collid ing with another p erson o r object. ≥ When you are out doors, r ecord pic tures with the sunlight be hind you. If the subject is backlit, it will be[...]

- 45 - ∫ Reco rdi ng y our self Rot ate the LCD m onitor towards the lens side. ≥ The image is horizont all y flipped as if you see a mirr or image. (However the image recorded is the same as a normal recording. ) ≥ During recor ding in Slow Moti on Mode ( l 76), the im age is no t horizont ally fl ipped even if you ro tate the LCD monit or t[...]

- 46 - ≥ Before turning on the unit, remove the lens cap. ≥ Motion pictures are recorded to the SD card if one is inserted. If no SD card is i nserted, the mot ion pictures are recorded to the built- in memory . 1 Open the L CD monitor . 2 Press the recording st art/stop butto n to st art recording. A When yo u begin r ecordi ng, ¥ appear s. 3[...]

- 47 - ∫ About the scre en indic ations in the motion picture recording Recording mode Motion picture operation indicator ( l 171) μ (Red) During motion picture recordi ng When the rema ining recorda ble time drop s to approx. 30 seconds or less, μ flashes . ( During recor ding in Slow Motion Mode ( l 76), μ does not flash ) 000:00:15 During r[...]

- 48 - ≥ The images rec orded bet ween pres sing the re cording st art/s top butt on to start recording an d pressing it aga in to paus e recording be come one scene. ≥ If the fi le size excee ds 4 GB during recor ding, the unit saves the file and saves t he continuat ion in a new file. (A new fi le is create d automa tica lly eve ry 4 GB ( l 1[...]

- 49 - ≥ Before turning on the unit, remove the lens cap. ≥ S till pictur es are recorded to S D card if one is inserted. If no SD card is inserte d, the still pictu res are recorded to the buil t-in memory . 1 Open the L CD monitor . 2 (For auto focus only) Press the button halfw ay . A Focus area (area inside bracket s) 3 Press the button ful[...]

- 50 - ∫ About the recording s t andby scree n displa y The field of view of the image dis p layed on th e LCD monitor diff ers for motion pictur e recording an d still picture recording. At time of purchase, the recor ding st andby screen displays video view . Press the button halfway t o change to photo view . ≥ When [PHOT O VI EW] is s et to[...]

- 51 - ∫ About the focusing ar ea ≥ When [FOCUS MO DE] ( l 93) is set to [9-P T AUTOFOCUS ], (focusing area A ) is displayed at t he position where f ocus is achieved. The unit au tomati cally determine s the positio n where focus is achieved fr om nine focus poin ts withi n the recordin g area. If the focusing area doesn’t appea r in a d esi[...]

- 52 - About recording still picture s during motion picture recording and audio recording Y ou can reco rd s till pic ture s w hile r ecor din g a moti on pi ctur e or whi le recording audio. (simult aneous recor ding) Press the button fully (press to the b ottom) to t ake the p ictu re. ≥ When the record able time d rops to appr oxima tely 30 s[...]

- 53 - ≥ Audio is record ed to the SD card if one is inserted . If no SD card is inserte d, the audio is record ed to the built -in memory . 1 Open the L CD monitor . 2 Select the m enu. ( l 62) 3 St art reco rding by p ressing the rec ording st art/sto p button. 4 Press the recording st art/stop butto n again t o stop recording. Basic Recording [...]

- 54 - ∫ About the screen displ ay for aud io recor ding ≥ When the r ecording ti me exceeds appr oximately 5 hours, th e file is saved and the audio recordin g ends. Audio operation indicator ( l 170) (Red ) During audio re cording When the rema ining recorda ble time drop s to approx. 30 seconds or less, μ flashes . 000:00:15 During audio re[...]

- 55 - The modes (approp riate for the condition) are set just by pointing th e unit to wha t you want to recor d. Sele ct the menu. ( l 62) ≥ Please ref er to page 105 for det ails about Man ual Mode. Basic Intellige nt Auto M ode HX-W A20/HX-W A2 HX-DC2 [MENU]: # [INTELLIGENT AUTO] # [ ( O N ) ] Press the button to switch to In telligent Auto M[...]

- 56 - *1 Mode for motio n picture recording only *2 Mode for st ill picture recording o nly ≥ Depending on t he recording cond itions, the unit may not enter t he desired mode . ≥ We recommen d using a tripod in Nig ht portrait/ Night scenery/Low ligh t. ≥ Faces cannot be detected dep ending on the rec ording conditions, such as when faces a[...]

- 57 - ∫ Intelligent Aut o Mode When switching to Int elligent Auto Mode , the Auto White Balance and Auto Focus operate and automati cally adjust the colour balanc e and focusing. Dependi ng on the brig htness of the subjec t etc., the apert ure and shut ter speed are au tomati cally adjust ed for an optimu m brightness. ≥ Colour bala nce and [...]

- 58 - 1 Press the REC/ button to change to pl ayback mode. 2 Select the fi le to play back using the SET button a nd press th e SET button. A The infor mation for the file in the yell ow frame i s disp layed. ≥ T ilt and hold th e SET butt on up or down to di splay the nex t (or prev iou s) pa ge. Basic Motion picture/Still picture/Audio playbac[...]

- 59 - 3 Play back using the SET button. B Operat ion ic on* * If the operat ion icon di sappears, pe rform a SET butt on operat ion to display it. Motion picture/audio playback Pla yback /Pau se Rewind pl ayback Fast forward pl ayback S top s the play back and shows the thumbnail s. Stil l picture play back Deletes still picture ( l 126) Display s[...]

- 60 - ∫ Change the th umbnail display While the thu mbnail i s displ ayed, the thu mbnail d isplay ch anges in the followi ng order if the zoom bu tton ( / ) or zoom lev er ( ) is operated to side or side. 21 files () 8 files () 1 file ≥ If you operat e the zoom but ton ( / ) or zo om le ver ( ) to the side from t he 21 files display mode, th [...]

- 61 - ≥ On the thumbnail screen for c ontinuously recor ded files ( l 192) exceeding 4 G B, (8 file display) or (1 file display) is di splayed. ≥ Closing the LCD monitor stop s playb ack and sends the unit int o sta ndby mode. ( l 38) Motion pi cture comp atibility ≥ The unit conforms to the MP4 format (MPEG-4 A VC file stan dard). ≥ Motio[...]

- 62 - 1 Press the M ENU button. / 2 Tilt the SET button to the lef t. 3 Select t ab A or option t ab B usin g the SET button, and press d own the right s ide of the SET button or press th e SET button. 4 Select f rom menu item s C usin g the SET button , and tilt the SET butto n to the rig ht, or press the SET button. Basic Using the menu screen /[...]

- 63 - 5 Select the s etting co ntent using the SET button and press the SET button to s et. ∫ About applica ble mod e indicator In the rec ording menu, t he recording mode that reflect s the curr ently displayed s etting is disp layed. D Applicabl e mode indicat or : Setting is applied to still picture an d motion picture re cording. : Setting i[...]

- 64 - ≥ The displayed items change dependi ng on the mo de setting (recordi ng mode, playb ack mode). Select the menu. Please ref er to page 42. Set the ty pe and volume of operati on sounds fo r the unit . Basic Using Option Menu [MENU]: , or # desired setting OPTION MENU 1 [CLOCK SET] [ALERT SOUND] [TURN ON/OFF]: Set s the sound emitt ed when [...]

- 65 - T urns scree n displa y [ON] (d isplay) or [OFF] (n ot-displa y). Sets the t ime un til t he unit goes i nto s leep mode to save on batt ery consumptio n. ( l 39 ) Sets the b rightn ess of the LCD mo nitor of the unit (7 step s). [DISPLA Y] [ECONOMY] [BA TTERY :REC]: Set s the time for which the unit is in the recordin g mode using t he batt[...]

- 66 - Y ou can selec t the lang uage on t he screen dis play and t he menu screen. Returns the menu to the set tings at the ti me of purchas e. ≥ Setting s for [CLOCK SE T], [LANGUAG E] and the dou ble range zoom ( / ) will not be changed . Please b e aware that if a mediu m is format ted, then all the dat a rec orded on the medi um will be era [...]

- 67 - ≥ Select [D ELETE DA T A] and perform a phy sical format ting of the SD card when th e SD card is to be dispo sed/ tran sferred. ( l 187) ≥ Select [DELETE DA T A] and pe rform a physical formatt ing of t he built-in memory when thi s unit is to be disposed / transf erred. ( l 18 4) ≥ Do not turn this unit of f or remove t he SD card, w[...]

- 68 - Creates or selects a recording fo lder (fol der contain ing a recor ded file). (SD card r ecording only) ≥ Inse rt th e SD card . ≥ Set t o Re cord ing m ode. ( l 41) 1 Select [REC FOLDER] using the SET button and pre ss the SET button. 2 (When creating a folder) Select [CREA TE NEW FOLDER] using the SET button and press the SET button. [...]

- 69 - When the SD car d or built-in memory contains multiple fold ers, you can select a fol der for playb ack. ≥ Set t o Play back mode . ( l 41) 1 Select [PLA YBACK FOLDER] using the SET button and press the SET button. 2 Selec t the folder to play back using th e SET button and pr ess the SET button. ≥ The thumb nail sc reen is displayed wit[...]

- 70 - ≥ In the case of th e built-i n memor y , when [FIL E NO. CON T’D] is set to [ON] the file nu mbers ca n be giv en conse cutive in the s ame way as when the car d is us ed. Please ref er to page 166. When [F ILE NO. C ONT’ D] is set to [ON] a nd there are fil es rema ining on the newly inserted c ard, the fi les subseque ntly recorded [...]

- 71 - ≥ Set t o Re cord ing m ode. ( l 41) ≥ i.Zoom and di gital zoom ca n be set in [ZOOM MODE]. ( l 73) ∫ About the zoo m bar ≥ During zoom ope rations, t he zoo m bar is displayed . ≥ The magnific ation display ed at the left and right of th e zoom bar is the minimum and maximum z oom magnificati on. ≥ When record ing motion pictur [...]

- 72 - ≥ If you ta ke your fin ger off the zoom lever duri ng zoom ope ration, th e operation sound may be recor ded. When returning the zoom lever to the orig inal p osition, move it quietl y . ≥ The unit will focus from more than app roximately 1.1 m ( ) or approxima tely 1 m ( / ) when the zoom magnificati on is at its maximu m. When the zo [...]

- 73 - Zoom mode Set the dig ital zoom and i.Zoom. ≥ Sele ct the menu. ≥ The larger the digita l zoom magnificat ion, the mor e the image qu ality is degraded. ≥ With still pictur e record ing, i.Zoom i s disabled. ≥ When [ZOOM M ODE] is set to (DIG IT A L ZOOM) or (i.ZOOM), Sl ow Motion Mode ( l 76) se tting is cancelle d. ∫ About the ma[...]

- 74 - * The still pictu re can be enlarged with out degr ading the image qu ality . (Extra Optical Zoom) / Picture si ze W (Wid e) T (Tele) Zoom mode setting (OFF) (i.Z OOM ) (DIGIT AL ZOOM ) Still pict ure recording // / 1 k 5 k 5 k 60 k 1 k 7 k *7 k *8 4 k 1 k 8.5 k *8 . 5 k * 102 k 1 k 10 k *1 0 k * 120 k 1 k 7.5 k *7 . 5 k *9 0 k 1 k 10 k *1 0[...]

- 75 - Use the Image stabiliser to reduce th e effect s of shake durin g recording. ≥ Set to Record ing mode. ( l 41 ) ∫ Image st abiliser for m otion pictur es Select the m enu. ≥ Wh en (AC TIVE M ODE ) is set, the field of view will differ from normal recording. ∫ Image st abiliser for s til l pict ures Select the m enu. ≥ When recordin[...]

- 76 - Records slow motion pict ure with 240 or 480 frames pe r second. ≥ Set t o Re cord ing m ode. ( l 41) 1 Set to Slow motio n mode. ≥ Each time y ou press the butt on, display c hanges. 2 Press the recording st art/stop butto n to st art recording. 3 Press the recording st art/stop butto n again t o p ause recording. Advanced (Recor ding) [...]

- 77 - ≥ Af ter 15 seconds , record ing stop s automat ically . ≥ Audio is not r ecorded for scen es recorded in Slow Moti on Mode. ≥ When set to Slo w Mo tion M ode, [ZOOM MODE ] ( l 73) wil l be set to (OFF). ≥ During record ing in Slow Motion Mode, t he zoom magnificat ion cannot be changed . ( is displayed) Change the z oom magnifica ti[...]

- 78 - Records a s equence of still pi ctures at a rate o f 10 per second or 1 per sec ond. Use this func tion to record fast-moving subject . ≥ Set t o Re cord ing m ode. ( l 41) 1 Select the m enu. Advanced (Rec ording) Burst recording [MENU]: # [BURST] # desired setting (16M BURST) / (14M BURST): Records appr oximately 1 still pic ture every 1[...]

- 79 - 2 (For auto focus only) Press the button halfw ay . 3 Press the button fully . ≥ During recording, li ghts up in r ed. ≥ The auto focus works to fix the fo cus when th e button is presse d halfway . ∫ Maximum number of pictu res in the burst ≥ When record ing with the self-t imer , the rec ording end s when the maximum number of pict[...]

- 80 - By recording while pann ing the uni t vertically or hor izont ally you can record a 180 e or 360 e panorama still pi cture. ≥ Set t o Re cord ing m ode. ( l 41) 1 Select the m enu. ≥ A white cross is displ ayed on the LCD monitor . 2 Press the button to st art the r ecording. ≥ A re d cr oss i s dis pla yed at the cen tre o f the LCD m[...]

- 81 - ∫ Recording tech nique ∫ About size o f still pict ures The sizes of panorama still picture s are as follows. ≥ During pano rama still picture recordin g , the zoom func tion is disable d. ≥ If you recor d a motion pict ure with [P ANORAMA ] set to (360 e P ANORAMA) or (180 e P ANORAMA), zoom operat ions are available during r ecordi[...]

- 82 - ≥ The panora ma still picture that will be recorded will be narrower than what is d isplayed in the recordin g screen. ≥ Panorama still pict ures are indicated by or in the 1-file or 8- file thumbnail displa y . ≥ When recording p anorama still pictures, the foll owing functions are disabled an d cannot be us ed. j [FLASH], [SCENE MODE[...]

- 83 - The unit can re cord underwat er at depths of down to 3 m (for periods within 60 minutes ). ≥ Set t o Re cord ing m ode. ( l 41) Select the m enu. ( l 62) ≥ When [SCENE MODE] is set to (UNDER W A TER), [Before using the unit und er water] and [Maintena nce af ter use in wate r] are display ed. Please check befor ehand to mai ntain th e w[...]

- 84 - ≥ Set t o Re cord ing m ode. ( l 41) ≥ Sele ct the menu. ( l 62 ) Y ou can switch bet ween motion pi cture record ing and audio rec ording, and switch th e image quality of t he motion pict ure to record. * is a forma t suit able for Ma c (iMovie’ 1 1). It is r ecommended when usi ng a Mac . ≥ Recordabl e time using the batt ery ( l [...]

- 85 - The higher the number of pix els, the high er the clarit y of the pi cture when printing. Please ref er to page 55. When you record images in dif ferent s ituations , this mode aut omatically set s optimum shutter s peeds and ape rtures. [PICTURE SIZE] [MENU]: # [PICTURE SIZE] # desired setting Picture siz e (HX-W A20) Picture si ze (HX-W A2[...]

- 86 - * Mode for still picture reco rding only . This will not o perate during the motion p icture recording. 5 (SPORTS): T o make fast moving sce nes less sh aky with slo w playback and pause of p layba ck (PORTRAIT): T o make people st and out aga inst the backg round (SPOT LIGHT): Improved qua lity when subjec t is brightly illumina ted (SNOW):[...]

- 87 - ≥ (SUNSET/FIREWORKS/LANDSCAPE/NIGHT SCENERY/NIGHT PORTRAI T) j Image may get blur ry when close objec t is recorded . ≥ (FIREWORKS) j The shutt er speed is 1/30. (Motion picture recordi ng) j Image may get was hed out when r ecorded in bright surrounding . j (the camera s hake icon) is d isplayed consta ntly when re cording still pic tur[...]

- 88 - (FIRE WORKS) P ANO RAMA: Fixed to (OFF). COLOUR MODE: Fixed t o . FOCU S: Fixe d to . FLAS H: Fixe d to . ISO: Fixed to AUT O. F ACE CHASER: Fixed t o (OFF). EXP COMPENS A TION: Fi xed to ± 0. WHITE BALAN CE: Fi xed to . Slo w Motion M ode: Fi xed to off. EXPOSURE : Fixed t o . (LANDSCAPE) P ANO RAMA: Fixed to (OFF). COLOUR MODE: Fixed t o [...]

- 89 - (NIGHT PORTRAIT) P ANORAMA: Fixed to (OFF). COLOUR MODE: Fixed t o . FOCU S: Fixe d to . Slo w Motion M ode: Fi xed to off. EXPOSURE : Fixed t o . (HANDHELD NIGHT SHOT ) BURST: Fixed to (OFF). P ANO RAMA: Fixed to (OFF). COLOUR MODE: Fixed t o . FOCU S: Fixe d to . FLAS H: Fixe d to . E.I.S. (PICTUR E): Fixe d to . ISO: Fixed to AUT O. Slo w[...]

- 90 - Please ref er to page 78. Please ref er to page 80. / (UNDER W A TER) P ANORAMA: Fixed to (OFF). COLOUR MODE: Fixed t o . FOCU S: Fixe d to . Slo w Motion M ode: Fi xed to off. EXPOSURE : Fixed t o . (LOW LIGHT ) P ANORAMA: Fixed to (OFF). COLOUR MODE: Fixed t o . FOCU S: Fixe d to . FLAS H: Fixe d to . ISO: Fixed to AUT O. Slo w Motion M od[...]

- 91 - ≥ Plea se see below. ( [F LAS H]) When th e button is pressed, t he flash is activated an d the pictur e will be recorded. Use the built-in flash in order to record still picture s in dark p laces. ≥ When [FLAS H] is set to ß A (AUT O) o r ß (ON ), [B URST] and [P ANORA MA] are se t to (OFF ). ≥ [SCENE MODE] will be set to (OFF) when[...]

- 92 - The timer can be used to reco rd images or audio . When Ø 2 (2sec) i s se lected When you press the button or the recording st art/stop button, t he statu s indicator fla shes red for app roximately 2 seconds, the n recording begins. On the LCD monitor , an indication o f ( # ) appears to notif y you of the rec ording ti ming. When Ø 1 0 ([...]

- 93 - ≥ With motio n picture rec ording/a udio recor ding, rec ording does not tur n off automa ticall y . ≥ If you perform any of the followin g cases, the self-timer will be cancel led. j If you turn t he unit of f j If you chang e to the pl ayback mode j If you send un it into st andby mod e by closing the LCD monito r j When i t goes into [...]

- 94 - Y ou can change the light -metering meth od used to measur e brightn ess. ≥ [SCENE MODE] will be set to (OFF) when the [METERING MODE] is set to (CENTRE) or (SPOT) while the [SCENE MODE] ( l 85) is set to (HDR (Backlight Comp.)). [METERING MODE] [MENU]: # [METERING MODE] # desired setting (MUL TI): The unit automat ically asses ses the dis[...]

- 95 - Y ou record in di ff erent colours and add ef fect s such as ski n smoothing. * Mode for still picture reco rding only ≥ When [COLOU R MODE] is se t, [SCEN E MODE] ( l 85) is cancelled. ≥ (HDR (Paint)) j We reco mmend use of a tri pod. j The flash is disabled. j [BURST ] and [P ANORAM A] are set to (OF F). j [E.I.S .(PICT URE)] is set to[...]

- 96 - ≥ Plea se see below. ( [I SO]) Althou gh, with the defa ult setti ngs, the I SO sensi tivity is set autom atica lly in accor dance w ith the b right ness of t he subj ect, th e ISO sens itiv ity can b e fixed. ≥ The disp layed I SO displ ay val ue is t he defa ult o utput se nsiti vity . ≥ The higher the I SO sensit ivity , the greater[...]

- 97 - ≥ [SCE NE MODE ] will be set to (O FF) whe n the [I SO] is se t to other than AUT O while the [S CENE MODE] ( l 85) is s et to (FIREWORKS), (HDR (Backlight Comp.)), (HANDHELD NIGHT SHOT ) ( on ly), or ( LOW LIGH T). ≥ Slow Motio n Mode ( l 76) is set to off. ≥ If yo u re gist er a shor tcut func tion ( l 98) to the SET but ton, you can[...]

- 98 - ≥ If the subje ct is small or dark on th e LCD monitor , the unit may not be able to dete ct it . ≥ [SCENE MODE] will be automatically set to (OFF) when the [F ACE CHASER] is set to ( ON) while t he [SCENE MODE] ( l 85 ) is set to (FIREWORKS), (LANDSCAPE), or (NIGHT SCENER Y). ≥ [FOCU S MO DE] ( l 93) is set to (9-P T AUTOFO CUS) and [[...]

- 99 - 2 Select the function to register us ing the SET button, and press the SET button. ///: Functio ns are regi stered ind ividually t o up, down, lef t and right of the SET but ton. RECOMMENDED SETTINGS: Regular f unction s are automaticall y regi stered. (AF LOCK): Locks the focus. ( l 101) (AE LOCK): Locks t he exposur e. ( l 101) (FOCUS): Se[...]

- 100 - ≥ T o continue and regi ster othe r functio ns, repeat S teps 1 and 2. 3 Press the MENU button. ≥ A confirma tion screen fo r the short cut settings appears . 4 Press the ME NU button to complete the setti ngs. 5 Tilt the SET button in the direction in which you re gistered the function. ≥ Each t ip of the S ET but ton chang es the re[...]

- 101 - ∫ AF lock If you regi ster AF lock as a shor tcut functi on ( l 98), you can re cord with the focu s locked. ≥ Register the shortcut function. ( l 98) Tilt the SET button in the di rection to which you registered AF lock . ≥ will appear on the LCD moni tor . ≥ When [FOC US] is set to (MANUA L), AF Lock is dis abled. ≥ The AF lock [...]

- 102 - ∫ Exposure compensati on If you re gister e xposure compensatio n as a s hortcut functi on ( l 98), y ou can record with altered br ightne ss. ≥ Register the shortcut function ( l 98) 1 Tilt the SET button in the dire ction to which you re gistered the exposure co mpensatio n. ≥ The exposu re compensati on bar is displa yed. 2 Tilt th[...]

- 103 - ≥ Plea se see b elow. ( / [PHOTO V IEW]) Select s the desire d field of view (photo vi ew or video view) f or the recording st andby sc reen dis play . When photo view is s electe d, a f rame to show the field of view dur ing video r ecording app ears. A Video re cording area ≥ If yo u re gist er a shor tcut func tion ( l 98) to the SET[...]

- 104 - This is for reduc ing the wind noise coming into the built -in microphone s. ≥ This func tion’s default s etting is [ (ON)] . ≥ Y ou may not s ee the full ef fect depending on th e recording c onditions . Sets the peri od for whi ch th e recor ded im age a ppear s on the LC D monito r after the button is pressed. [WIND CUT] [MENU]: # [...]

- 105 - White Bala nce Automat ic White Ba lance funct ion may not rep roduce natu ral colours depending on t he scene s or lig hting c onditi ons. If so, yo u can a djust the White Balanc e manuall y . 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the w hite balanc e using the SET button, a nd press th e SET button. ≥ T o retur n to au to setting , select (AUTO)[...]

- 106 - ∫ T o set the Whi te Bal ance manua lly 1 Point th e unit at a white sub ject that fil ls the screen. 2 Select the (WHITE SET ) and press the SET button. ≥ The LCD monitor display will go dar k for a moment and the n return to the rec ording me nu. Wh en the icon appe ars on the rec ording menu, the whit e balance has been set. ≥ When[...]

- 107 - Manual shutter spee d/iris adjustment [HX-W A20] Shutter speed: Adjust it when recordin g fast-moving subje cts. Iris: Adjust it when the screen is too bright or too dark. 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select an e xposure mode using th e SET button and press th e SET button. 3 (On selecting (MANUA L)) Tilt the SET button up/down to sele ct shutter [...]

- 108 - B 1/250: Sh utter speed: 2 (2 seconds ) to 1/1000 (1/10 00 secon d) ≥ The shutt er speed clo ser to 1/1000 is faster . ≥ T o restore auto matic settin gs, pres s the button. ≥ When sett ing both the shutter spee d and the iris value , set the shut ter speed and t hen set the i ris value. ≥ When (SHUTTER), (A PERTURE) or (MANUAL) are[...]

- 109 - Sett ing th e focus and re cordi ng Set the fo cus in accor dance with the dist ance to the subjec t. 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the item to set using the SET button and press the SET button. ∫ Using manua l focus 1 Select (MANUAL) and press the SET button. ≥ The bar for setting the fo cus appea rs. 2 Tilt the SET button left or right[...]

- 1 10 - Playback using operation icon For det ails on the basic playbac k operations , refe r to page 58. Advanced (Playba ck) Playback O perations Playback operation SET button/ Playbac k display Operati ng steps Fast forward/ rewind play back During Playbac k Tilt the SET button to the right during playback for fast-forwar d playbac k (tilt to t[...]

- 1 1 1 - Slow- motion play back Dur i ng Pa use With the p laybac k paus ed, tilt and hold the SET button to t he right for slow mot ion playba ck until r elease (tilt and hold to the left for reve rse slow motio n playback) . ≥ Press the SE T butt on to restore normal playbac k. Frame- by-frame play back The motion pictur e is advanced one fram[...]

- 1 12 - Creating still picture from motion picture A single fra me from the recorded moti on picture can be saved as a sti ll picture. The picture size of the still picture to be created will dif fer depending on the recordin g mode of the rec orded motion pic ture. 1 Pause at the location to be save d as a still picture during the pla yback. ≥ [...]

- 1 13 - Cutting out a section of a p anorama still picture Y ou can cut out and s ave a section of a panorama still pic ture you hav e recorded . 1 Display the p anor ama still picture. 2 Press the SET button to st art scroll play back of the pa norama s till picture. 3 Press the SET button to p a use at the s ection you wish to cu t out. 4 Press [...]

- 1 14 - Zooming in on a sti ll picture during playback (Play back zoom) Y ou can zoo m in on still picture s during p layback. 1 Operat e the zoom b utton ( / ) or zoom lev er ( ) to side. ≥ Y ou c an zoo m in to a m aximu m of 72 k (7200%) ( ) or 68 k (6800%) ( / ). (The max imum zoom magnificati on dif fers accor ding to t he size of the sti l[...]

- 1 15 - ∫ Saving t he zoomed still pictur e Press the button while zoom ed in. ≥ The rotat ion info rmation is ret ained fo r the 4:3 and 16:9 rot ated stil l pictures. The rot ation infor mation is not reta ined for the p anorama still picture, but rotated s till picture is saved. ≥ In the case of still pict ures recorde d using fac e detec[...]

- 1 16 - Changing the playback settings and playing back the slide show ≥ Set t o Play back mode . ( l 41) 1 Select the item to set using the SET button and press the SET button. *1 These setti ngs are only avai lable when [A LL] or [PICT URE] has been select ed in [MODE]. *2 This sett ing is available when any type ([ALL]/[ VIDEO]/[ PICTURE]) ha[...]

- 1 17 - 2 (On selecting [MODE]) Select the ty pe of file to play bac k using the SET button and pre ss the SET button. (On selecting [ SLIDES INTERV A L]) Select an ite m using the SET button a nd press the SET button. (On selecting [ EFFECT SETUP] ) Select the d esired eff ect using the SET button a nd press th e SET button. ≥ [EFFECT SETUP] is[...]

- 1 18 - Displaying file information Y ou can displ ay t he info rma tion of fil es re cor ded wi th the un it. ≥ Set t o Play back mode . ( l 41) 1 Using the SET b utton, sel ect file for w hich to displa y informatio n. 2 Press an d hold down the MENU button for 1 second or more. ≥ T o make the informati on disappe ar , press the MENU button.[...]

- 1 19 - 1 Recording mo de Recording f ormat 2 Recording st art time and dat e 3 File number 4 Protec tion set ting 5 File size 6 Recording t ime 7 Recording me dia       [...]

- 120 - ≥ Set t o Play back mode . ( l 41) ≥ Sele ct the menu. ( l 62 ) Please ref er to page 1 16. Sets the playba ck volume for scene an d audio file s. Tilt the SET button right or lef t and pre ss the SET butto n. Please ref er to page 129 for det ails abo ut protec tion sett ing. Please ref er to page 167 for det ails about s elective fo r[...]

- 121 - 2 Select the menu. ≥ T o rotate anothe r still picture, t ilt the SET button lef t and right to selec t a still pic ture, selec t [RIGHT] or [L EFT], and pr ess the SET butt on. 3 Press th e MENU button to c omplete the se ttings. ≥ The still pic ture canno t be rota ted if it has been protected . T urn of f the protecti on bef ore the [...]

- 122 - Colour-correct s eyes which appear red in still pictures (red-eye phenomenon ). When [SA VE AS NEW] is set, the still picture is sa ved with a new image number . 1 Select the still picture to und ergo red-eye co rrection using the thumbnail screen. ≥ Move the y ellow frame over the st ill picture which is to undergo red- eye correction. 2[...]

- 123 - 2 Select the menu. 3 Specify the starti ng position for the scene. ≥ Play bac k to near the posi tion where you wish the scen e to st art, then p ause playback and specify the s tarti ng position precisely using frame-b y-frame playba ck. The pause posit ion will be the sta rting position of the sce ne. ≥ If you wish th e split scene to[...]

- 124 - 7 Select a saving method using the S ET button and press the SET button. ∫ Scene splic ing 1 Select the menu. 2 Move the ye llow frame over the scenes you wish to spli ce and press the SET button. ≥ Scenes rec orded using dif fere nt recording modes can not be spliced. ≥ The scenes y ou select for splicing are assign ed numbers. ≥ Y[...]

- 125 - ≥ Do not turn of f the un it during motion pictu re editin g process. If the unit is turned off , there is a risk that the edite d files and original files will be lost. ≥ When editing ends, the unit ret urns to thumbn ail displ ay . ≥ If the total size of the file exceeds 4 GB, you canno t splice. ≥ If the orig inal scene is protec[...]

- 126 - When an SD card is i nserted, th e files and fo lder on the SD card are deleted. When not inser ted, the files and folders i n the built-in memory are delet ed. ≥ Set t o Play back mode . ( l 41) ≥ Switch from thumbna il display to 1-file d isplay . ( l 60) 1 Select the fi le to dele te using the SET button. 2 Tilt the SET button up. 3 [...]

- 127 - 2 Using the SET b utton, select [DELETE SELECTED], [DELETE ALL] or [DELETE FOLDER] and press the SET button. ∫ Deleting sel ected files 3 (When [DELETE SELECTED] is selected in S tep 2) Select the fi le to dele te using the SET button and press th e SET button. ≥ will appear on the sel ected file. T o cancel, press the SET butto n again[...]

- 128 - ∫ Deleting a folder 3 (When [DELET E FOLDER] is selected in Step 2) Select the fo lder to del ete using the SET button and press th e SET button. ≥ A delete co nfirmation sc reen appe ars. 4 Select [YES] us ing the SET button and pre ss the SET button. ≥ A further conf irmatio n screen appear s. Select [Y ES] and press the SET button [...]

- 129 - Protecting a file Files can be pr otected so that th ey are not dele ted by mist ake. (Even if you protect some files, formatting the m edia will delete them.) ≥ Set t o Play back mode . ( l 41) 1 Select the m enu. * When you are using an Eye-Fi card which ha s alread y been set to selective forwarding wit h a PC, [TRANSFER/PROTECT] is di[...]

- 130 - ≥ Always us e the supplied A V cable. ≥ HDMI is the int erface for di gital devic es. If you connect thi s unit to a HDMI compa tible high defi nition TV and the n play back the recorded high definit ion images, y ou can enjoy the m in high resolut ion with high quality s ound. ≥ T urn down the v olume before c onnectin g. 1 Connect t[...]

- 131 - B HDMI m icro c able (opti onal ) ≥ Be sur e to connec t to th e HDMI term inal. C A V cable (supplied) Picture quality 1 High definit ion images when conn ecting to HDMI terminal 2 S tandard i mages when connect ing t o video terminal Cab le s Reference i tems B HDMI micro cabl e (optional) ≥ Connecti ng with a HDMI micro cable / HDMI [...]

- 132 - ≥ Check th at the plugs ar e inserted as far as they go. ≥ Do not use any ot her A V cables except t he supplied one . ≥ / Always use a gen uine Panasonic HDMI micro cable (RP-CHEU15: optional) . Always use a genuine Panasonic HDMI mini cable (RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM30: optional) . 2 Select the v ideo inpu t on the TV . ≥ Example: Select[...]

- 133 - ≥ Check the inp ut sett ing (input s witch) an d the audio inp ut sett ing on the TV . (For more inf ormation, please read th e operating ins tructions for the TV .) 3 Play back from the un it ≥ The volume ca nnot be adjus ted on the unit . Please ad just the volume on the TV . ≥ / If the HDMI micro c able and A V cable are co nnected[...]

- 134 - ∫ T o watch image s on a regula r TV (4:3) or whe n both sides of the images do not appe ar on the scree n Change the menu setting t o display the imag es correctl y . (Check the TV setti ng.) Example o f images with a [16 :9] aspe ct ratio on a regul ar TV (4:3) ≥ If a wide-scre en TV is connect ed, adjust the aspect setting on the T V[...]

- 135 - Connecting with a HDMI micro c able/ HDM I mi ni ca ble Select the desired met hod of HDMI outp ut. ≥ [AUTO] determin es the outp ut res olution a utomati cally bas ed on inform ation fr om the connec ted TV . If the image s are not output on the TV when th e setting is [AUTO] , switch to the method [720p ], [1 080i] or [480 p] which enab[...]

- 136 - ≥ Set t o Play back mode . ( l 41) 1 Select the m enu. ≥ If you are not u sing V IERA Link , set to [OF F]. 2 Connect t his unit to a Pa nasonic TV c omp atible w ith VIERA Link . ≥ / Connect with a HDMI mic ro cable. ≥ Connect with a HDMI mini c able. Advanced (Playba ck) Playback usi ng VIERA Link Wha t is th e VIERA L ink (HD A V[...]

- 137 - / A HDMI micro cabl e (optional) B HDMI mini cable (opt ional) 1 Panasoni c TV compat ible with VIERA Link ≥ It is recommen ded to connect th is unit to an HDMI termin al other than the HDMI1 if th ere are 2 or more HDMI input terminals on the T V . ≥ VIERA Link must be activate d on the conne cted TV . (Read the operating instru ctions[...]

- 138 - 3 Operate w ith the rem ote contro l for the TV . 1) Press the butt on up, down, lef t or right to select a scene or still picture to be played back , and then pre ss the but ton in th e centre to set it. 2) Activat e the oper ation icons that are display ed on TV scr een with the remote contro l for the TV . A Operation ico ns B Display op[...]

- 139 - ≥ If you are uns ure whether or not the T V and A V amplifier you are using are comp atible with VIERA Link , read the operat ing instru ctions for the devi ce s. ≥ Ava ilable linked op erations be tween this unit and a Panasonic TV is diff erent de pending on the types of Panas onic TV s even if th ey are compatib le with VIERA Link. R[...]

- 140 - Files recor ded using the unit can be copied from t he built-in memory to an SD c ard ins erted int o the unit. 1 Set to Playba ck mode. ( l 41) ≥ Be sure to use a s uffi ciently charged bat tery or the AC ad aptor . 2 Select the m enu. 3 (On selecting [ COPY SELEC TED]) Select the fi le to cop y using the SET button an d press th e SET b[...]

- 141 - ≥ Y ou cannot change the order of the file s that are to be c opied. If y ou in tend to del ete t he or iginal fil e when the copyi ng ha s finished, always play back t he copied file before deletio n to confirm that t he ori ginal has be en copi ed norm ally .[...]

- 142 - Y ou can dub by co nnecting an A V cab le. ≥ Be sur e to us e a suffi ciently charged batter y . ≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality . ≥ Set t o Play back mode . ( l 41) 1 Connect t he unit to the recordi ng equipmen t and begin p layback on the unit. ≥ If the unit is conn ected t o a video de vice using an A V cable, t he scree[...]

- 143 - ≥ T o stop recording (dub bing), stop playbac k on this unit af ter st opping recording on th e recorde r . ≥ Even when [DISPL A Y] is set to [OFF], the battery icon will be displayed if the batter y runs low . Be sure to u se a b attery which ha s been charged s uffi ciently . ≥ If the date and time disp lay and funct ion indic ation[...]

- 144 - HD Wr iter VE 2.0 Y ou can copy the motion /still picture dat a to the HDD of PCs or write to media like Blu-ray discs, DVD discs or SD cards using HD Writer VE 2.0, the soft ware inst alled in t he supplied CD-ROM. Refer t o the o perating instruc tions of HD W riter VE 2.0 (P DF file) f or detai ls on how to use it. ≥ Scenes e dited usi[...]

- 145 - ≥ It is possible t o play back still picture s on a PC using a image viewe r standar d to Windows or commercially avai lable image bro wsing softwar e, and copy still pictures to a PC using Windows Explore r . Import ant Notice ≥ When using an SDXC Memory Card, chec k the follo wing support site. http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/informat[...]

- 146 - ≥ Please refer t o page 161 for det ails about usin g a Mac. ≥ Data cannot be written to the unit from a PC. ≥ Motion pictures that have been reco rded on another de vice cannot be written to the soft ware supplied w ith this unit. ≥ Audio files cannot be ha ndled. ≥ When moti on picture dat a is written to and read from the SD c [...]

- 147 - End User Licens e Agreement Before ope ning the CD-ROM p ackage, please read th e foll owing. Y ou (“ Lice nsee ”) ar e gran ted a li cense for the So ftwar e defin ed in th is End User Licens e Agreement (“Agreement ”) on condit ion that you ag ree to the ter ms and condit ions of th is Agreement . Art icle 1 Lic ense Licensee is g[...]

- 148 - Article 6 Indemnif ication The Soft ware is provid ed “AS-IS” withou t warranty of any kind, eith er expresse d or implied, incl uding, but not limit ed to, warran ties of non-infrin gement, mercha ntabilit y and/or fitness for a pa rticular pur pose. Furthe r , Pana sonic does not warra nt that th e operat ion of the Sof tware will be [...]

- 149 - ≥ Even if th e system requiremen ts ment ioned in thes e operating instructions are fulfille d, some PCs cannot be u sed. ≥ A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the supplied sof tware application s. (A compat ible Blu-ray dis c/DVD writer drive and media are necessary for writing to a Bl u-ray disc/ DVD.) ≥ Operatio n is not gua ran[...]

- 150 - ≥ Supplied CD-ROM is available for Windows only . ≥ Input is not s upported in langu ages ot her than English , German, French, Simp lified Chines e and Russian. ≥ Operatio n cannot be gua ranteed on all Bl u-ray disc/DVD driv es. ≥ Operatio n is not gua ranteed on Micros oft Win dows Vi sta Ent erprise, Windows XP Media Ce nte r Ed[...]

- 151 - ≥ If using Win dows XP, on ly an administ rative acc ount user c an use this softwar e. If using Windo ws Vist a/Wind ows 7, only administr ative and sta ndard account users can use thi s sof tware. (An adminis trative account us er should inst all and uninstall this soft ware.) ∫ T o use th e HD W riter VE 2.0 Y ou will need a hig h pe[...]

- 152 - ∫ Operating e nvironme nt for the c ard reader fu nction (mass stora ge) ≥ The USB equipm ent operates with th e driver inst alled as standard in the OS. PC IBM P C/A T com patible PC OS Windows 7 (32 bit/ 64 bit) or SP1 Windows Vista (32 bit) (SP2) Windows XP (32 bit) (SP3) CPU Windows 7/Wi ndows V ist a: 1 GHz or higher 32-bit ( k 86)[...]

- 153 - When insta lling the softwa re, log on to your computer as th e Administrat or or with a user name with equivalent au thorization . (If you do not have a uthori zation to do t his, c onsult y our manager .) ≥ Before st artin g the inst allati on, close all appl icati ons that ar e running. ≥ Do not perfor m any other oper ations on your[...]

- 154 - ≥ Connect this unit to the PC af ter the sof tware appli cations a re inst alled. ≥ Remove the supp lied CD-ROM from your PC. A USB cab le (suppl ied) ≥ Insert t he pl ugs as f ar as they will go. 1 T urn on the unit. ≥ Be sur e to us e a suffi ciently charged batter y . ≥ This functio n is availabl e in all modes. 2 Connect t his[...]

- 155 - ∫ T o discon nect USB ca ble safe ly Sele ct the icon in t ask tra y displaye d on the PC, and th en click [Eject Pan asonic Camco rder]. ≥ Depending on y our PC’s set tings, this icon may not be displaye d. ≥ Do not use any ot her USB cables except the supp lied one. ( Operation is not guarant eed with any other USB cables. ) ≥ W[...]

- 156 - ∫ About the PC dis play When the unit is connected t o a PC, it is recogn ised as an extern al drive. ≥ Removable disk (Example: ) is displayed in [Computer ]. Example fo lder struct ure in built- in memory/ SD card: The following dat a will be reco rded. 1 Up to 99 9 fil es of motion pi ctures/s till p ictures/ audio fi les can be rec [...]

- 157 - ∫ Copying your s till picture s to your PC Card rea der funct ion (ma ss stor age) S till pi ctures recorded with thi s unit can be copied to the PC wit h Explorer or othe r programmes . 1 Double cli ck the folder that conta ins the stil l pictures . ([DCIM] # [100 CDP FP ] etc. ) 2 Drag and dro p the still pictures on to the destination [...]

- 158 - Using the unit as a web camera When th e unit is connec ted to a PC th at is conn ected to the Intern et, t he unit can be used as a web camera. ≥ Operatio n cannot be gua ranteed on ev ery PC having the recommende d environment. ≥ Not compat ible wit h Microsof t Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE , Windows Me, Windows N[...]

- 159 - 1 Connect t he unit to a PC a nd set the un it to web camera mode. ( l 154) ≥ The LCD monit or will t urn of f. ≥ If you touc h anything oth er than [WEB CAME RA], remove and then reconnect the US B cable. 2 (On the PC) St art W indows Liv e Messen ger or iChat. ≥ Check that the unit has be en selected in t he Windows Live Messenger o[...]

- 160 - ≥ T o use the soft ware, log on as an Administrator or as user name fo r standar d user account (only for Wind ows 7/Windows V ist a). The sof tware canno t be used with t he user name for a guest accou nt. (On the PC) Select [St art] # [All Programs] # [Pan ason ic] # [HD Writer VE 2.0] # [HD W riter VE]. ≥ For detail s on how to use t[...]

- 161 - ≥ HD Writer VE 2. 0 is not availab le for Mac. ≥ iMovie’1 1 supporte d. For det ails about iMov ie’1 1, please conta ct Apple Inc . ≥ Y ou cannot ac quire scenes rec orded in Slow M otion Mode ( l 76) to Mac. ∫ Operat ing enviro nment ≥ Even if th e system requiremen ts ment ioned in thes e operating instructions are fulfille [...]

- 162 - 4 Using a drag-a nd-drop ope ration, move the pictu res you want t o acquire or the folder stori ng those pictures to a ny different folder on the PC. ∫ T o discon nect USB ca ble safe ly Drag [CAM_SD] or [CAM_MEM] dis k icon to the [T rash], and then disconnec t the USB cab le. ≥ Do not use any ot her USB cables except the supp lied on[...]

- 163 - When you c onnect t he unit to a PC th at is conn ected to the Intern et, you can easily upload files recorded on the SD card to Y ouT ube or Faceboo k. ≥ Inse rt th e SD card . ≥ Set t o Play back mode . ( l 41) 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the fi le to uplo ad using the SET button and press th e SET button. ≥ will appear on the sel [...]

- 164 - 4 Connect t he unit to the PC using the USB ca ble. A USB cab le (suppl ied) ≥ Insert t he pl ugs as f ar as they will go. ≥ Do not use any ot her USB cables except the supp lied one. ( Operation is not guarant eed with any other USB cables. ) ≥ Removable disk (Example: ) is displayed in [Computer ]. 5 Select [CARD READER] using the S[...]

- 165 - 8 Select an up load des tination. ≥ For subseq uent operat ions, plea se read the ope rating inst ructions (PDF) of th e HD Write r Web Uploa der. ≥ Y ou will need Adobe Acrobat Reade r 5.0 or later or Ad obe Reader 7.0 or later to rea d the PDF opera ting instructio ns. ≥ Audio files cannot be ha ndled. ≥ When using t he Eye-Fi car[...]

- 166 - By using the Ey e-Fi car d, you can save f iles recorded on a c ard to a PC or file-sh aring site via a wirele ss network. ≥ The func tions of the Eye-Fi ca rd (inclu ding wire less tran smission) are not gu aranteed to work on th is produc t. In the c ase of a malfunc tion of the card, plea se cont act the ca rd manufact urer . ≥ T o u[...]

- 167 - ∫ Using direct m ode The fi les can be trans ferred d irectly from th e Eye-F i card t o a smar tphone or table t without goi ng throug h the acce ss point whe n necessary setting is performed in a PC in adv ance. ≥ Inst all the sof t ware suppli ed with the Eye-Fi card on your PC, and configure the direct mode settings. Select the menu[...]

- 168 - ≥ When the wr ite protec t switch on t he Eye-Fi card is on the LOCK s ide, [PROTECT] is di splayed an d selected tr ansfer sett ing is disab led. Please unloc k the write protect switch. ≥ The prote ct setting is also applied to the f iles for which [TRANSF ER/ PROTE CT] is set . T o delete or ro tate a file, firs t cancel [T RANS FER/[...]

- 169 - ∫ Recording indi cations Other s LCD Display Indications A (White) S till picture recording icon (Red) Recording still picture During burs t recording ( l 78 ) // ///// / / // ///// / Number of recording pixels for still pictures ( l 85, 1 1 2) In Playback Mode, the picture s ize is not displ ayed for still pi ctures recorded wit h other [...]

- 170 - 3000 Remainin g number of still pictures ( l 50) High tempera ture warning ( l 40) ß A/ ß / Flas h ( l 91) Camera shake warn ing ( l 51) / / //////// * 1 // * 2 / Scene Mo de ( l 85) *1 onl y *2 / on ly ///// Colour mode ( l 95) ISO50 /ISO100 /ISO200 /ISO 400/ISO800/ ISO1 600/I SO3200* 3 ISO sensitivity ( l 96) *3 onl y ////// // Intellig[...]

- 171 - ∫ Playback i ndication s C // / // Recording Mo de ( l 84) / Slow motion mod e ( l 76) (White) (Red) Mot ion p ict ure r eco rdin g ic on Recordin g motion picture μ (Red) Recordin g motion pict ure ( l 47) Recording a udio ( l 54 ) 000:00: 15 Recording t ime el apsed ( l 47, 54) Approx imate remaining re cordable ti me ( l 47, 54 ) AF L[...]

- 172 - ∫ Confirmatory ind ications Audio file Files for which selected transfer/pr otect is set ( l 129, 167) Face de tectio n ( l 97) / Panorama s till picture ( l 80) // Eye- Fi tr ansf er s tatus ( l 166) / Files exceeding 4 GB in size ( l 61) Remaining bat tery power ( l 30) Files whi ch can not be played b ack –– . –– . ––––[...]

- 173 - Major conf irmation/er ror message s to be indicate d on the scr een in text. ∫ It is not a malfunction in following cases Other s Messages CHECK CARD. This card is not c ompatib le or it cannot be recog nised by th e unit. If this indicat ion appears de spite motion pict ures, still pict ures and audio being rec orded on the SD c ard, th[...]

- 174 - White round spots like soap bubbl es appear on the record ed pictur e. ≥ If you take a pictur e with the flash in a da rk place or ind oors, white roun d spot s may appear on the pi cture c aused by the flash reflecti ng of pa rticles of dust in th e air . T his is not a malfunction. A characteristic of th is is that the number of rou nd [...]

- 175 - This uni t is tur ned off au to mat ical ly . ≥ T o p revent battery consumpt ion du e to forg etting to turn th e unit off etc ., the economy mode fun ction work s to send the unit into sle ep mode if the unit has been on for appro ximately 5 minutes (defau lt settin g) without an operation be ing perfo rmed. When the unit is in sleep mo[...]

- 176 - “ERROR OCCURRED. PLEASE TURN UNIT OFF , THEN TURN ON AGAIN.” is di spla yed. ≥ Check each of the f ollowing items . j Remove the SD card from the device and reinsert. j Remove the bat tery and th en put it in again. j Change the SD card a nd chec k. ≥ If a message is still displayed af ter checking the above, detac h the power conne[...]

- 177 - Recording Problem Ch eck point s The high temperat ure warning icon is displayed and reco rding is not possible. ≥ The batte ry temperatur e or unit interna l temperatur e (excludi ng battery) ris es. W ait for th e temperatu re to dro p befor e using th e unit again. When recor ding still pictur es, the angle o f view of the im age displ[...]

- 178 - Colou r balan ce of image s i s stra nge when re cording in a plac e such as a gymnasium. ≥ In a place with multiple light sources, such as a gymnasium or a hall , set the White Balance sett ing to (INDOOR 2). If yo u cannot recor d clearly with the (IN DOOR 2 ), set it to (W HITE SET). ( l 105) Colou r or brightness of the image ch anges[...]

- 179 - Files cannot be deleted. ≥ Release the pr otect s etting. (When us ing the Ey e-Fi card, the protec t sett ing is simultaneo usly set for files for which select ed t ransfer i s set.) ( l 129, 1 67) ≥ Any files where the thumbn ails are displayed a s can not b e deleted . If the files are unne cessary , fo rmat the media to erase the da[...]

- 180 - If the SD card is inser ted in ano ther devi ce, it is no t recognised. ≥ Check that th e device is comp atible with th e capacit y or type of SD car d (SD Memory Card/SDHC Memory Card/SDXC Memory Card) that you ins erted. Refer to the operating instruc tions of the d evice f or details. VIERA Link does not work. (Setting on this unit) ?[...]

- 181 - When connect ed by the USB cable, this un it is not detecte d by th e PC. ≥ After re -inser ting the S D car d int o th e unit , reconnect t he supplied USB cable. ≥ Select ano ther USB termina l on the PC. ≥ Check the operatin g envi ronment. ( l 149, 161) ≥ Connect the sup plied USB c able agai n af ter resta rting th e PC and tur[...]

- 182 - Keep this unit as far aw ay as possible from electromag netic equipment (such as microwave oven s, TVs, video games etc.). ≥ If you use th is unit on top of or ne ar a TV , the pictures and/or sound on this u nit may be disr upted by electro magnetic wave rad iation. ≥ Do not use th is unit near cell pho nes because doing so may result [...]

- 183 - When you us e the unit in a sandy or dusty place s uch as a beach, do not let sand o r fine dust get into the body and term inals of the unit. ≥ Sand or dust may damage the unit . (Care should be taken whe n insertin g and removing a card .) Keep the unit away from sea water . ≥ If sea water spla shes onto th e unit, wipe of f the water[...]

- 184 - Do not use the unit for surveil lance purposes or other busine ss uses. ≥ This unit was des igned for consumer intermi ttent us e. It was not intended f or continuous use, or for any indus trial or commerci al application resulting in pro longed use. ≥ In ce rtain situati ons, continuou s use could cau se the unit t o overh eat and ca u[...]

- 185 - The battery used in this unit is a rechargeabl e lith ium-ion batte ry . It is suscept ible to humidit y and tempera ture and the ef fec t increases the more the tempe rature r ises or fall s. In c old ar eas, the full c harge indicat ion may n ot appear or the low bat tery indic ation may appear about 5 minutes after s tart ing use. At hig[...]

- 186 - If you dr op the batte ry acc ident ally , check to see if the term inals ar e damaged. ≥ Inserting a ba ttery wit h damaged termina ls can d amage the unit. Do not throw ol d battery into fire. ≥ Heating a batte ry or t hrowing it into a fire may resu lt in an exp losion. If the operat ing time is ver y short even af ter the battery ha[...]

- 187 - Flashing with appr ox. 0.5 second peri od (off for approx. 0.25 second, on for approx. 0.25 s econd): ≥ The batt ery is not cha rged. Remove t he battery from the unit, and try charging again. ≥ Check that the terminals of the unit or battery are not dirty or covered with a fo reign o bject, and connect the batt ery cor rectly onc e aga[...]

- 188 - ≥ When the LCD mon itor gets di rty , wipe it wit h a sof t cl oth, su ch as eye glass clean er . ≥ In a place with dras tic tempe rature change s, conde nsation may fo rm on the LCD monitor . Wipe it with a s oft cloth , such as eye glas s cleaner . ≥ When the un it has be com e ver y cold, fo r exam ple due to st orag e in a cold ar[...]

- 189 - ∫ Carefully obser ve copyright laws Recording of p re-recorded tapes or di scs or other published or broadcast material for purpose s other than your own pr ivate use may infring e copyright laws. E ven for the purpose of priva te use, record ing of cert ain material may be re stricted. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Logo is a tra demark of SD-3C,[...]

- 190 - This produc t is licensed under the A VC paten t portf olio li cense for the personal and non-commerc ial use of a consume r to (i) encode video in complianc e with t he A VC S t andard (“A VC Video”) and/or (ii) d ecode A VC Vi deo that was e ncoded b y a cons umer enga ged in a p ersonal a nd non- commercial ac tivity and/ or was obta[...]

- 191 - ≥ SD cards are o nly mentione d with t heir ma in memory size. The state d times are t he approximat e recordabl e times for cont inuous record ing. A Favours imag e quality B Favours recordin g time *1 High-defini tion image quality *2 Conventi onal s tanda rd image q uality Other s Recording modes/approximat e record able ti me Recordin[...]

- 192 - *3 Please use when pl aying ba ck/editing on a Mac. ≥ If recording for long peri ods, prep are batte ries for 3 or 4 time s the period you wish t o record for . ( l 29) ≥ The defa ult setting is mode. ≥ Recording a qu ickly moving subject or recording a numbe r of short scenes may sh orten the recor dable time . ≥ When the [REC MODE[...]

- 193 - ≥ SD cards are o nly mentione d with t heir ma in memory size. The state d number is the approximat e number of recordab le pictures. Other s Approximate number of recordable pictures Pictu re size 4608 k 3456 3616 k 2712 2 560 k 1920 Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 4:3 SD card 4G B 450 750 1400 16 GB 1900 31 00 6000 64 GB 7500 1 2000 2 3000 Built-i[...]

- 194 - / Picture s ize 4 608 k 2592 3840 k 2160 2 560 k 1440 1920 k 1080 Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9 16:9 16 :9 SD card 4G B 600 850 1900 3400 16 GB 2500 3600 75 00 13500 64 GB 10000 14000 31000 5 2000 Built-i n memory Approx. 64 MB 10 15 30 50 Picture s ize (360 e P ANORAMA) (180 e P ANO RAMA) 10688 k 720 1280 k 1 0688 5344 k 72 0 1280 k 5344 Aspect r[...]

- 195 - ≥ The memory cap acity indic ated on the label of an SD card is the tot al of the ca pacit y for cop yright protec tion and manageme nt and t he cap acity which can be use d on the unit, a PC etc. Pictur e size 2048 k 1536 640 k 48 0 Aspect rat io 4:3 4:3 SD car d 4G B 2300 16500 16 GB 9000 67000 64 GB 36000 237000 Built-in memo ry Approx[...]

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