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DVQX1483ZA

F0218AR0

Basic Operating Instructions

High Definition Video Camera

Model No.

HC-MDH3

Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and save this manual for future
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Page 1: ...ease read these instructions carefully before using this product and save this manual for future use More detailed operating instructions are available in Operating Instructions PDF format To read it download it from the website https eww pavc panasonic co jp hdw oi MDH3 Click the desired language ...

Page 2: ...low Illustrations may differ from actual AC mains plug 1 Open the fuse cover with a screwdriver 2 Replace the fuse and close or attach the fuse cover Information for Your Safety WARNING To reduce the risk of fire electric shock or product damage Do not expose this unit to rain moisture dripping or splashing Do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on this unit Use the recommended acc...

Page 3: ...l negative effects on human health and the environment For more information about collection and recycling please contact your local municipality Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste in accordance with national legislation Note for the battery symbol bottom symbol This symbol might be used in combination with a chemical symbol In this case it complies with the requireme...

Page 4: ...device from fulfilling its intended purpose for the reasons below 1 If the device is a Studio Camera a Weather Camera a Mixer or other processor A Power Management function may cause the device to suddenly stop during recording or while On Air 2 If the device is a Studio Monitor A Power Management function may cause video for the confirmation of whether a signal is normal or whether the signal has...

Page 5: ...d the cables Do not spray insecticides or volatile chemicals onto the unit If the unit is sprayed with such chemicals its body may be marred and the surface finish may peel off Do not leave rubber or plastic products in contact with the unit for a long time When you use the unit in a sandy or dusty place such as a beach do not let sand or fine dust get into the body and terminals of the unit Also ...

Page 6: ...temperature rises or falls In cold areas the full charge indication may not appear or the low battery indication may appear about 5 minutes after starting use At high temperatures the protection function may be triggered making it impossible to use the unit Be sure to detach the battery after use If the battery is left attached a minute amount of current continues to flow even if the unit is off K...

Page 7: ...tervals until charging is completed Flashing with approx 0 5 second period off for approx 0 25 second on for approx 0 25 second The battery is not charged Remove the battery from the unit and try charging again Check that the terminals of the unit or battery are not dirty or covered with a foreign object and connect the battery correctly once again If a foreign object or dirt is present turn off t...

Page 8: ...ee any content if recording or editing does not work properly Likewise the above also applies in a case where any type of repair is made to the unit About Condensation When the lens the viewfinder or LCD Monitor is fogged up Condensation occurs when there is a change in temperature or humidity such as when the unit is taken from outside or a cold room to a warm room Please be careful as it may cau...

Page 9: ... be used for Recording Mode Function that can be used for Playback Mode Scene s recorded with REC MODE set to MOV or MP4 MOV MP4 scene s Scene s recorded with REC MODE set to AVCHD AVCHD scene s Notation of indicates the setup item name of the USER button that can be set with the menu of USER SW USER1 to USER7 Pages for reference are indicated by an arrow for example l 00 For United Kingdom and Ir...

Page 10: ...ow to use the touch screen 24 Viewfinder adjustment 25 Setting date and time 26 Recording Selecting a media to record 27 Formatting media 27 Recording motion pictures 28 Recording still pictures 28 Intelligent Auto Mode Manual Mode 29 Using the zoom 30 Manual Recording 31 Focus 31 Iris Gain adjustment 32 White Balance 33 Manual shutter speed 34 USER button 35 Setting the USER button 35 Using the U...

Page 11: ...ntries Product numbers correct as of Feb 2018 These may be subject to change Accessories Battery pack VW VBD29 AC adaptor SAE0011 AC cable HC MDH3E HC MDH3GC A K2CT2YY00095 B K2CQ2YY00117 In Saudi Arabia always use A HC MDH3GW C K2CP2YY00083 Eyecup l 18 VYC1080 Lens cap l 17 SYA0073 Diffusion filter white l 18 1ZE1HCMDH3GCZ Optional accessories Stereo microphone VW VMS10 Battery pack VW VBD58 AG V...

Page 12: ...motion pictures and still pictures recorded on this unit to the external media device It can also play back the scenes and still pictures copied to the external media device This unit supports USB 2 0 Use the USB cable supplied with a USB HDD If possible we recommend using a cable with a length of 1 5 m or less Preparation What you can do with this unit Using an external media device for copying p...

Page 13: ...V cable Use a commercially available High Speed HDMI cable If possible we recommend using a cable with a length of 3 m or less Importing data to a PC A SDHC Memory Card SDXC Memory Card B PC Connecting to a TV A AV cable commercially available B HDMI cable commercially available C TV When connecting with an HDMI cable using an HDMI to DVI converter etc be sure to connect the HDMI cable to the conn...

Page 14: ...or sometimes noise may be heard depending on the microphone type In this case please switch to the battery for the power supply and the noise will stop Check that the unit is turned off Connecting or removing the microphone while the unit is turned on may cause malfunction 8 User 3 button FOCUS ASSIST l 35 9 Zoom lever T W In Recording Mode l 30 Volume lever rVOLs Thumbnail display switch In Playb...

Page 15: ...nual Focus switch iA MANUAL FOCUS l 29 30 Mode switch 31 Menu button MENU l 39 32 Jog dial SEL PUSH SET l 31 32 33 34 33 USER1 button PUSH AF l 35 34 USER2 button WHITE BAL l 35 35 Eyepiece corrector lever l 25 36 Tripod receptacle There are tripod receptacle that are compatible with 1 4 20UNC screws Attaching a tripod with a screw length of 5 5 mm or more may damage the unit ヱヶヴラチモョヸラリヵユチャモロヒビ...

Page 16: ...on 38 Eyecup mount l 18 39 Eyecup l 18 40 Accessory shoe 41 Viewfinder l 25 Extend the viewfinder before use 42 Speaker 43 VIDEO OUT terminal 44 AUDIO OUT terminal 45 Charging lamp CHG l 20 46 DC input terminal DC IN l 20 47 Battery release button PUSH l 19 48 Battery holder l 19 37 38 39 41 40 42 48 47 モヶュリヰヰヶヵロンヤラヨュヤチリワチヒビヷヷリュユヰヰヶヵ 43 44 45 46 ...

Page 17: ...e recesses on the lens cap to hold it when attaching or removing it To attach the lens cap align its projections horizontally and then push them into the slits on the lens hood until a clicking sound is heard Adjust the length of the grip belt so that it fits your hand Adjust the grip belt according to the size of your hand ビヒ 49 50 51 52 53 A Slits B Projections A Belt B Belt cover 1 2 Flip the ...

Page 18: ...ied of the built in LED light The supplied diffusion filter softens the light by reducing its glare Use the diffusion filter when the built in LED light is too bright Attaching removing the filter for the built in LED light Push in until a clicking sound is heard Hold both the left and right sides of the filter to remove it A Notch B Protrusion How to attach detach the filter ...

Page 19: ...markets Some of these battery packs are not adequately protected with internal protection to meet the requirements of appropriate safety standards There is a possibility that these battery packs may lead to fire or explosion Please be advised that we are not liable for any accident or failure occurring as a result of use of a counterfeit battery pack To ensure that safe products are used we would ...

Page 20: ...her batteries we cannot guarantee the quality of this product Do not heat or expose to flame Do not leave the battery ies in a car exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of time with doors and windows closed When this unit is purchased the battery is not charged Charge the battery fully before using this unit for the first time 1 Connect the AC cable to the AC adaptor and the AC outlet Inser...

Page 21: ...letely Charging time and recordable time vary depending on the usage conditions such as high low temperature If this unit is turned on charging may take longer than the values in the table above The actual recordable time refers to the recordable time when repeatedly starting stopping recording turning the unit on off moving the zoom lever etc The batteries heat up after use or charging This is no...

Page 22: ... suddenly SD Speed Class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing To check the class see the labelled side etc of the card Keep the memory card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing Preparation Preparation of SD cards This unit an SDXC compatible device is compatible with SDHC Memory Cards and SDXC Memory Cards When using an SDHC Memory Card SDXC Memory Card with other equipment...

Page 23: ...do not j Remove the SD card j Turn the unit off j Insert and remove the USB Cable j Expose the unit to vibrations or shock Performing the above while the lamp is on may result in damage to data SD card or this unit Do not expose the terminals of the SD card to water dirt or dust Do not place SD cards in the following areas j In direct sunlight j In very dusty or humid areas j Near a heater j Locat...

Page 24: ...the touch screen You can operate by directly touching the LCD monitor touch screen with your finger Touch Touch and release the touch screen to select icon or picture Touch the center of the icon Touching the touch screen will not operate while you are touching another part of the touch screen Slide while touching Move your finger while pressing on the touch screen Preparation Turning the unit on ...

Page 25: ... recorded It adjusts the field of view to show the image on the viewfinder clearly 1 Adjust the viewfinder to suit your vision so that you can see the display images clearly Be careful not to trap your fingers when moving the viewfinder The viewfinder can be lifted vertically up to approximately 90o Close the LCD monitor and turn on the viewfinder 2 Adjust the focus by operating the eyepiece corre...

Page 26: ...be set then set the desired value using The year can be set between 2000 and 2039 3 Touch EXIT to complete the setting The date and time function is driven by a built in lithium battery If the time display becomes the built in lithium battery needs to be charged To recharge the built in lithium battery connect the AC adaptor or attach a charged battery to this unit Leave the unit as it is for appr...

Page 27: ...a medium is formatted then all the data recorded on the medium will be erased and cannot be restored Back up important data on a PC etc When using two SD cards format both SD cards 1 Select the menu l 39 2 Touch SD CARD 1 or SD CARD 2 When formatting is complete touch EXIT to exit the message screen Do not turn this unit off or remove the SD card while formatting Do not expose the unit to vibratio...

Page 28: ...1 Set the mode switch A to to switch to Recording Mode Open the LCD monitor 2 Press the USER button to which CAPTURE is registered or touch the applicable USER button icon to record a still picture For information on the locations of the USER buttons and information on USER button icons refer to page 35 When still pictures are being recorded the remaining recordable number of still pictures and th...

Page 29: ...nce l 33 j Shutter speed l 34 j SCENE MODE Camera controls that are disabled in Intelligent Auto Mode The camera function button and the IRIS button are disabled in Intelligent Auto Mode USER buttons that are disabled in Intelligent Auto Mode USER buttons 1 to 3 may be disabled in Intelligent Auto Mode depending on the USER button functions registered to them When any of the following USER button ...

Page 30: ...n level will be displayed as follows j iZ00 to iZ99 optical zoom range j Z99 i Zoom Zooming with the multi manual ring You can also perform zooming by rotating the multi manual ring You can also adjust focus and iris with the multi manual ring l 31 Recording Using the zoom Zoom lever 1 Sub zoom lever 2 T side Close up recording zoom in W side Wide angle recording zoom out Multi manual ring 3 A sid...

Page 31: ... to Manual Mode l 29 1 Slide the iA MANUAL FOCUS switch to the FOCUS position The iA MANUAL FOCUS switch will return to the MANUAL position It will switch to MF from AF The manual ring setting will change to FOCUS 2 Rotate the multi manual ring to adjust the focus Recording Manual Recording A Multi manual ring B Camera function button C IRIS button D iA MANUAL FOCUS switch E Jog dial F Manual ring...

Page 32: ...g to adjust the setting Use the jog dial to change the settings Switch to Manual Mode l 29 1 Touch the LCD monitor in the recording screen Operation icons are displayed 2 Touch to switch to Manual Gain Mode The gain value will be displayed in dB 3 Adjust the gain by rotating the jog dial Iris adjustment F4 0 A Auto iris icon B Iris value It is displayed in Auto Iris Mode Gain adjustment GAIN AUTO ...

Page 33: ...o change the settings Switch to Manual Mode l 29 1 Touch the LCD monitor in the recording screen Operation icons are displayed 2 Touch to switch to Manual White Balance Mode The previously used White Balance mode will be selected 3 Rotate the Jog dial to switch the White Balance mode WB AUTO WB AUTO VAR 5600K A WB B Color temperature display Displayed when the White Balance mode is set to VAR C Wh...

Page 34: ...ettings Switch to Manual Mode l 29 1 Touch the LCD monitor in the recording screen Operation icons are displayed 2 Touch to switch to Manual Shutter Mode 3 Adjust the shutter speed by rotating the jog dial SHUTTER AUTO SHUTTER AUTO 1 50 A SHTR A SHUTTER B Auto Shutter display This is displayed in Auto Shutter Mode C Shutter speed ...

Page 35: ... refer to page 36 Touch INHIBIT if not registering Next Previous page can be displayed by touching 3 Touch EXIT to complete the setting Using the USER button To use the function assigned to a USER button or USER button icon press the applicable USER button one of the USER buttons 1 to 3 or touch the applicable USER button icon one of the USER button icons 4 to 7 while operation icons are displayed...

Page 36: ...FADE W FD White Fade SLOT SEL SlotSel Slot Selection ATW LOCK ATW L ATW Lock D ZOOM D ZM Digital Zoom HISTOGRAM HIST Histogram REC CHECK REC C Recording Check LAST SCN DEL LstDel Last Scene Delete DRS DRS DRS FRZ FRAME FRZ Freeze Frame SUPER GAIN S Gain Super Gain AREA AREA Area Mode PUSH AF PushAF Push AF CAPTURE Capture Capture EVF LCD DETAIL DETAIL EVF LCD detail LCD EVF OUTPUT LCD EVF LCD EVF ...

Page 37: ...touched the recording mode option MOV or MP4 After you have touched a recording format option one of the following icons will be displayed on each thumbnail The icon to be displayed differs depending on the size of recording format j Scenes recorded in FHD 1920k1080 If you touch the recording format option ALL all scenes of the same recording mode in the selected media are displayed The thumbnails...

Page 38: ...ation by touching the operation icon I When touched twice the fast forward fast rewind speed increases Screen display will change to If you touch the screen while an operation icon is being displayed or do not touch the icon for a certain period it will disappear To display again touch the screen PS PH HA HE PM SA 10 10 10 13 13 13 16 16 16 11 11 11 14 14 14 17 17 17 12 12 12 15 15 15 18 18 18 PH ...

Page 39: ...red item to enter the setting 5 Touch EXIT to exit the menu setting Language Selection You can select the language on the screen display and the menu screen Select the menu Menu Using the menu screen OTHER FUNCTION LANGUAGE desired language ヤモヮユンモョヶワヤヵリヰワロユュチロリヨラヵヰワハチハチヰョョリンリヴヮユワヶヶヴユンヮモワヶモロョヰヤヶヴヒビヱヶヴラチモョヸラリヵユチャモロヴユロバヱヶヴラチヴユヵㄊモヮユワヶ MENU ...

Page 40: ...IGITAL ZOOM i Zoom RECORD SETUP MEDIA SELECT 2 SLOTS FUNC INTERVAL REC SUPER SLOW REC PRE REC TCG TC PRESET AUDIO SETUP AUDIO LOW CUT AUDIO LEVEL AUDIO ALC OUTPUT SETUP RESOLUTION DOWN CONV REMOTE REC REMOTE REC LINK HDMI TC OUTPUT H PHONE MODE VOLUME TEST TONE LCD EVF OUTPUT DISP SETUP ZEBRA DETECT 1 ZEBRA DETECT 2 MARKER GUIDE LINES SAFETY ZONE CENTER MARKER REC COUNTER VIDEO OUT OSD DATE TIME D...

Page 41: ... SCENE PROTECT DELETE COPY DIFFERENTIAL COPY 3 SELECT COPY USER SW USER1 USER2 USER3 OUTPUT SETUP RESOLUTION DOWN CONV HDMI TC OUTPUT 1 LCD EVF OUTPUT DISP SETUP VIDEO OUT OSD DATE TIME DATE FORMAT AUDIO LEVEL METER 1 CARD BATTERY OTHER DISPLAY POWER LCD LCD SET EVF SET EVF COLOR OTHER FUNCTION FORMAT MEDIA MEDIA STATUS REC LAMP CLOCK SET TIME ZONE RING LED BLUE RING LED RED ALERT SOUND ECONOMY BA...

Page 42: ...ove the battery or AC adaptor wait about 1 minute and then reconnect the battery or AC adaptor Then about 1 minute later turn on the unit again Conducting the above operation while the media is being accessed may damage the data on the media If normal operation is still not restored detach the power connected and consult the dealer who you purchased this unit from Recording Problem Check points Th...

Page 43: ...still pictures where the thumbnails are displayed as cannot be played back In most cases is displayed for the following scenes j Scenes recorded with another device or edited with editing software j Scenes with damaged data The thumbnails of scenes recorded on other devices with different system frequencies are indicated with This unit cannot play back these scenes ...

Page 44: ...anted or shall be implied for any other use Additional information may be obtained from MPEG LA L L C See http www mpegla com Others About copyright This product incorporates the following software 1 the software developed independently by or for Panasonic Corporation 2 the software owned by third party and licensed to Panasonic Corporation 3 the software licensed under the GNU General Public Lice...

Page 45: ...d JPEG corresponding Design rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 2 standard Refer to Operating Instructions PDF format for picture size of a still picture and number of recordable pictures Recording media SDHC Memory Card 4 GB to 32 GB SDXC Memory Card 48 GB to 128 GB Refer to page 22 for details on SD cards usable in this unit Recording slots 2 slots 2 Slot function Relay simultaneous Syst...

Page 46: ...stereo mini jack Camera remote terminal 2 5 mm super mini jack k1 ZOOM S S 3 5 mm mini jack k1 FOCUS IRIS MIC input j60 dBV Mic sensitivity j40 dB equivalent 0 dB 1 V Pa 1 kHz Input impedance 5600 Stereo mini jack USB USB terminal Type A Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 for external media device connection bus power supported External media device with a capacity of 32 GB or below or a capacity above 2 TB can...

Page 47: ...Confirm the opening and acceptance times with the Authorised Service centre that you choose Then send or take the product to a Panasonic Authorised Service Centre together with your proof of purchase receipt Any freight and insurance costs associated with the transport of the product to and or from your nearest Authorised Service Centre must be arranged and paid for by you 7 The warranties hereby ...

Page 48: ...ttp www panasonic com Panasonic Corporation 2018 Manufactured by Panasonic Corporation Kadoma Osaka Japan Importer for Europe Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH Panasonic Testing Centre Winsbergring 15 22525 Hamburg Germany EU DVQX1483ZA ...

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