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Settings for [CLOCK SET] and [LANGUAGE] will not be changed.

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If you restore the default settings, this unit will switch to the Motion Picture Recording Mode.

Set to [YES] for changing the Wi-Fi settings back to the default condition.

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The “LUMIX CLUB” Login ID and Wi-Fi Password are also deleted.

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Information on wireless access points, smartphones, and Wireless Sub Cameras registered to
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Summary of Contents for HC-VX981

Page 1: ...ideo Camera Model No HC WXF991 HC VX981 Please read these instructions carefully before using this product and save this manual for future use SQW0527 Register online at http shop panasonic com support U S customers only ...

Page 2: ... any type of problems that result in loss of recording or edited content and does not guarantee 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...

Page 3: ...corded in the recording format 24p 24p scene s Scene s containing only the Main Camera s image that was recorded separately from a simultaneously recorded normal scene when Backup for Twin Camera was set to ON Scene s recorded as Backup for Twin Camera Pages for reference are indicated by an arrow for example l 00 Model numbers are abbreviated as follows in this owner s manual Model number Abbrevi...

Page 4: ... Registering your favorite scenes while recording 4K motion picture 32 Motion picture Still picture playback 33 Using the menu screen 37 Using the Setup Menu 38 Advanced Recording Using the zoom 49 Zoom ratio during the Still Picture Recording Mode 49 HDR Movie Mode 50 Recording with the Sub Camera Twin Camera WXF991 51 Changing and adjusting the settings of the Sub Camera and the Sub Window 54 Re...

Page 5: ...ing Video Pictures on your TV 137 Connecting with an HDMI micro cable 139 Listening in 5 1 channel sound AVCHD 140 Playback using VIERA Link 140 Copy Dubbing Copying playing back with a USB HDD 142 Preparing for copying playing back 142 Simple copy 145 Copy selected files 145 Playing back the USB HDD 146 Dubbing with a Blu ray disc recorder video device etc 148 Using the Eye Fi card 152 Wi Fi Wi F...

Page 6: ... a Wireless Sub Camera Wireless Twin Multi Camera 212 Screen display when using a Wireless Sub Camera 212 Changing the Wireless Twin Camera settings 215 Changing the Wireless Multi Camera settings 216 If the Wi Fi connection cannot be established Wireless Twin Multi Camera 220 With a PC What you can do with a PC 221 Before Installing HD Writer AE 5 3 223 Operating environment 225 Installation 228 ...

Page 7: ...3 100 7 Grip belt Adjust the length of the grip belt so that it fits your hand 1 Flip the belt 2 Adjust the length 3 Replace the belt 8 Wi Fi Transmitter l 156 9 Headphone terminal l 88 Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss Listening at full volume for long periods may damage the user s ears 10 DC input terminal DC IN l 12 Do not use any other AC adaptors ex...

Page 8: ...ered microphone can be used as an external microphone If you connect an external microphone when a setting other than AUTO is selected for MIC LEVEL l 99 Microphone input level meter will be displayed When the unit is connected with the AC adaptor 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 21 ...

Page 9: ...stop button l 28 27 Status indicator l 19 184 28 only Viewfinder l 22 29 only Eyecup Keep the Eyecup out of reach of children to prevent swallowing 30 only Eyecup mount l 27 31 only Diopter adjustment dial l 23 32 only Shoe adaptor mounting part SHOE ADAPTOR l 254 33 Sub Camera l 51 34 Sub Camera dial l 52 WXF991 VX981 25 24 23 25 24 23 28 32 26 27 26 27 WXF991 31 30 29 WXF991 WXF991 WXF991 VX981 ...

Page 10: ...ecording Mode or Still Picture Recording Mode l 49 Thumbnail display switch Volume lever sVOLr In Playback Mode l 35 41 only Accessory shoe cover Close this cover when not using the accessory shoe 42 only Accessory shoe You can attach a variety of optional accessories to the shoe adaptor For information on how to attach and use those accessories refer to their manuals WXF991 VX981 35 37 36 38 40 3...

Page 11: ...reparation Power supply It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the genuine product are made available to purchase in some 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 advise...

Page 12: ...second off indicating that charging has begun It will turn off when the charging is completed Connecting to the AC outlet It is possible to use this unit with power supplied from the AC outlet by turning on the unit with the AC adaptor connected Even when you use the AC adaptor for recording images keep the battery connected This allows you to continue the recording even if a power failure occurs ...

Page 13: ... performed with the Sub Camera in combination with the LCD monitor 1 1 These include times when is displayed on the screen For the Battery model number Voltage Capacity minimum Charging time Recording format Recording mode Maximum continuous recordable time Actual recordable time Supplied battery VW VBT190 optional 3 6 V 1940 mAh 2 h 20 min 5 h 20 min 4K MP4 2160 1 h 25 min 1 h 30 min 1 h 5 min 45...

Page 14: ... 45 min 2 h 40 min 1 h 50 min 1 h 55 min 1 h 25 min 1080 28M 3 h 35 min 3 h 50 min 2 h 45 min 1 h 50 min 2 h 1 h 25 min 720 4 h 10 min 4 h 30 min 3 h 5 min 2 h 10 min 2 h 20 min 1 h 35 min iFrame 4 h 15 min 4 h 35 min 3 h 10 min AVCHD 1080 60p 3 h 30 min 3 h 45 min 2 h 40 min 1 h 50 min 1 h 55 min 1 h 25 min PH HA HG 3 h 35 min 3 h 50 min 2 h 45 min 1 h 50 min 2 h 1 h 25 min HE 3 h 40 min 3 h 55 m...

Page 15: ...l 3 6 V 1940 mAh 2 h 20 min 5 h 20 min 4K MP4 2160 1 h 25 min 45 min MP4 iFrame 1080 50M 1080 28M 1 h 35 min 50 min 720 iFrame 1 h 50 min 55 min AVCHD 1080 60p 1 h 35 min 50 min PH HA HG HE 1 h 40 min 24p 2160 24p 1 h 35 min 50 min 1080 24p 2 h 1 h Battery model number Voltage Capacity minimum Charging time Recording format Recording mode Maximum continuous recordable time Actual recordable time V...

Page 16: ...to a card Card type Capacity SD Memory Card 512 MB to 2 GB SDHC Memory Card 4 GB to 32 GB SDXC Memory Card 48 GB to 128 GB Please check the latest information on the support website below http panasonic jp support global cs e_cam This website is in English only When using an SDHC Memory Card SDXC Memory Card with other equipment check the equipment is compatible with these Memory Cards An Eye Fi X...

Page 17: ... Use of a non compatible card may cause recording to stop suddenly j FULL HD Slow Motion Video Mode l 68 71 j 4K Photo Mode l 71 j When Backup for Twin Camera is set to ON l 57 j For the Slow Quick Video Mode Inserting removing an SD card Caution Check that the access lamp has gone off Recording formats Recording modes Speed Class ratings Label examples 4K MP4 2160 Class10 24p All MP4 iFrame 1080 ...

Page 18: ...is unit or the SD card may damage or erase the data stored on the SD card When the card access lamp is lit 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 ...

Page 19: ...ing cases opening the LCD monitor or extending the viewfinder does not turn on the unit Press the power button to turn on the unit j When the unit is originally purchased j When you have turned off the unit using the power button When the viewfinder is extended opening the LCD monitor turns off the viewfinder and turns on the LCD monitor The unit is turned on when the LCD monitor is opened and uni...

Page 20: ...een Recording Mode Motion Picture Recording Mode Still Picture Recording Mode and Playback Mode by pressing the recording playback button If you touch the recording mode switching icon in Recording Mode this unit can be switched between Motion Picture Recording Mode and Still Picture Recording Mode For the In Recording Mode pressing the recording mode selector button allows you to switch between M...

Page 21: ... the recording playback button to switch this unit to Recording Mode The recording mode switching icon A is displayed on the screen 2 Touch the recording mode switching icon Refer to page 22 for touch screen operation Pressing a button to switch between Motion Picture Recording Mode and Still Picture Recording Mode WXF991 Touching an icon to switch between Motion Picture Recording Mode and Still P...

Page 22: ...re still picture playback or in other conditions even if the recording start stop button is pressed the recording mode may not be switched When you switch between Motion Picture Recording Mode 4K Photo Mode and Still Picture Recording Mode settings used in the original recording mode may not be maintained l 59 How to use the touch screen You can operate by directly touching the LCD monitor touch s...

Page 23: ...be displayed but disabled Open the LCD monitor to touch them Diopter adjustment Adjust to make the image clear by rotating the diopter adjustment dial Extend the viewfinder and close the LCD monitor to turn on the viewfinder The viewfinder can be raised up to approximately 60 o A When moving the viewfinder be careful not to catch your fingers Viewfinder adjustment WXF991 WXF991 ...

Page 24: ... 66 Manual Mode l 73 FULL HD Slow Motion Video Mode l 68 71 4K Photo Mode l 71 Stop Motion Animation Assist Mode l 72 j For the When Slow Quick Video Mode or Slow Zoom Mode in Cinema Like Effect Mode is in use l 67 69 E Displayed only when you adjust the picture quality with the Multi Manual Dial l 100 F Displayed in the thumbnail view of 4K MP4 scenes l 33 To display the Touch Menu Do not touch o...

Page 25: ...World Time setting l 38 HOME DESTINATION The year can be set between 2000 and 2039 3 Touch ENTER 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 the battery to this unit The battery is still bein...

Page 26: ...s with your hand etc Basic motion picture recording The unit should normally be held steady when recording If you move the unit when recording do so slowly maintaining a constant speed The zoom operation is useful for recording subjects you cannot get close to but overuse of zoom in and zoom out can make the resulting motion picture less enjoyable to watch Recording Yourself Rotate the LCD monitor...

Page 27: ...lens hood s mounting ring to the UNLOCK side to loosen and remove it When using a Filter Kit optional or Conversion Lens optional remove the lens hood Remove the lens hood when you use Night Mode Infrared l 86 Attaching Removing the eyecup If you remove the eyecup rotate it anti clockwise by 180o and re attach it you can also use it with your left eye The eyecup is attached in the orientation for ...

Page 28: ...hange the REC FORMAT or REC MODE l 91 Still pictures can be recorded while recording the motion picture l 31 The images recorded between pressing the recording start stop button to start recording and pressing it again to pause recording become one scene If the file size or recording time of a scene recorded with REC FORMAT set to 4K MP4 MP4 iFrame or 24p exceeds any of the values below the scene ...

Page 29: ...R99h59m This display remains unchanged until the remaining recordable time drops to 99 hours and 59 minutes or less Recording format Recording mode File size and recording time 4K MP4 2160 Approx 3 h MP4 iFrame 1080 50M Approx 3 h Other than 1080 50M Approx 4 GB or 30 min 24p All Approx 3 h Maximum recordable scenes of a single SD card Recording format AVCHD 4K MP4 MP4 iFrame 24p Recordable scenes...

Page 30: ... Using a tripod is recommended when recording still pictures in dark places because the shutter speed becomes slow You can also take a picture just by touching the subject to focus Touch Shutter l 82 The still picture recording time may be long depending on the picture size The focus indication and the focus area may not be displayed depending on the recording conditions or the menu settings Basic...

Page 31: ...tion picture recording takes preference over still picture recording In the following situations you cannot perform simultaneous recording during motion picture recording or still picture recording during PRE REC j When REC FORMAT is set to 4K MP4 j When REC FORMAT is set to 24p and REC MODE is set to 2160 24p j When the Recording Mode is set to 4K Photo Mode If simultaneous recording is performed...

Page 32: ...back Mode l 124 Set REC FORMAT to 4K MP4 or set the Recording Mode to 4K Photo l 59 91 Press the photoshot button fully all the way down while recording motion picture The part will be registered as a favorite scene and the favorite scene icon A and the remaining number of favorite scenes B will be displayed The remaining number of favorite scenes is displayed in red when it reaches 0 Between the ...

Page 33: ... displayed The recording mode icon will be displayed on the thumbnail screen and each thumbnail will be displayed with one of the following icons j AVCHD PH scenes recorded as Backup for Twin Camera j AVCHD HA scenes recorded as Backup for Twin Camera j AVCHD HG scenes recorded as Backup for Twin Camera j AVCHD HE scenes recorded as Backup for Twin Camera 4 When MP4 iFrame AVCHD or 24p is touched ...

Page 34: ...the still picture to be played back To display the next previous page j Slide the thumbnail display upward downward while touching it j Switch the Touch Menu and then touch up down on the thumbnail scroll lever 6 Select the playback operation by touching the operation icon Operation icons and screen display will disappear when no touch operation is performed for a specific period of time To displa...

Page 35: ...he volume lever to adjust the speaker headphone volume during Motion Picture Playback Mode Sound will be heard only during normal playback If pause play is continued for approx 5 minutes the screen returns to the thumbnails The elapsed time for playback indication will be reset to 0h00m00s each scene The elapsed playback time is not displayed for scenes recorded in the following recording modes j ...

Page 36: ...rating instruction of your device Motion pictures recorded with other devices are not supported by this unit Still picture compatibility This unit is compliant with the unified standard DCF Design rule for Camera File system established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association This unit may degrade or not play back still pictures recorded or created on other pro...

Page 37: ... by touching 4 Touch the desired item to enter the setting 5 Touch EXIT to exit the menu setting About guide display After touching touching the submenus and items will cause function descriptions and settings confirmation messages to appear After the messages have been displayed the guide display is canceled Basic Using the menu screen MENU MENU MENU ...

Page 38: ...aving time is displayed and the summer time setting is turned on the time difference between the current time and GMT will be set forward by 1 hour Touch DAYLIGHT SAVING again to return to the normal time setting If you set Link Clock to Daylight Saving to ON the current time will also be set forward by 1 hour l 39 Basic Using the Setup Menu DISPLAY SETUP DISPLAY desired setting 5 SEC Information ...

Page 39: ... be set forward by 1 hour Close the setting by touching EXIT appears and the time of the travel destination is indicated To return the display to the home setting Set the home region using Steps 1 to 3 and close the setting by touching EXIT If you cannot find your travel destination in the area shown on the screen set it by using the time difference from your home region If you set this function t...

Page 40: ...reen It is possible to change the date format You can set the display method of the zoom button icons and recording button icon Please refer to page 82 Please refer to page 139 DATE TIME SETUP DATE TIME desired display DATE D T OFF DATE FORMAT SETUP DATE FORMAT desired setting Y M D M D Y D M Y ZOOM REC DISPLAY SETUP ZOOM REC DISPLAY desired setting ON Constantly displayed OFF Icons will disappear...

Page 41: ...hout any operation while connecting AC adaptor with this unit this unit automatically turns off This unit will not automatically turn off even if ECONOMY AC is set to ON in following cases j Using the USB cable for PC etc j PRE REC is used j During slide show playback j Using the Wi Fi function The unit is put into recording pause approx 1 second when the unit is turned on Depending on the recordi...

Page 42: ...Register 3 favorite operation icons The default settings are as follows 1 Select the menu 2 Touch the operation icon you would like to change to cancel the setting 3 Touch the operation icon to be set Name of the function is displayed by touching and holding on the operation icon To cancel touch the operation icon again 4 Touch ENTER ALERT SOUND SETUP ALERT SOUND desired setting Volume low Volume ...

Page 43: ... Touch to adjust settings 3 Touch ENTER Touch EXIT to exit the menu screen It adjusts the brightness of the viewfinder These settings will not affect the images actually recorded Select the menu These can be set with the LCD monitor Close the LCD monitor and extend the viewfinder after setting and confirm the brightness by turning on the viewfinder Please refer to page 139 Please refer to page 140...

Page 44: ...delete the music l 113 120 126 stored on this unit as USER BGM The entered character is confirmed in approx 1 second after character input and the cursor is moved to the right It makes the input easy without moving the cursor when characters on the same key are to be entered again Character input screen is displayed in following conditions j When setting TITLE SETUP for the Highlight Playback l 11...

Page 45: ... Back up important data on a PC DVD disc etc l 221 Displayed when connecting a USB HDD l 144 Media selection screen is not displayed when the USB HDD is not connected Touch YES When formatting is complete touch EXIT to exit the message screen Perform a physical formatting of the SD card when the SD card is to be disposed transferred l 248 Do not turn this unit off or remove the SD card while forma...

Page 46: ...firmware version of this unit is displayed You can update the firmware version of this unit This item is used to start the unit demonstration If DEMO MODE is switched to ON and you touch EXIT when there is no SD card inserted and while this unit is connected to the AC adaptor the demonstration automatically starts If any operation takes place the demonstration is canceled However if no operations ...

Page 47: ... Connect this unit to a PC A message will be displayed when the connection is complete On the PC confirm LICENSE TXT When using the battery the LCD monitor turns off after about 5 seconds Touch the screen to turn the LCD monitor on Do not use any other USB cables except the supplied one Operation is not guaranteed with any other USB cables Display the authentication information for this unit The c...

Page 48: ...e menu screen ONLINE MANUAL SETUP ONLINE MANUAL desired access method URL display Displays the URL of the website on the LCD monitor of this unit USB connect Displays the website on a PC connected to this unit with the USB cable QR code Displays the QR code of the website on the LCD monitor of this unit LANGUAGE SETUP LANGUAGE desired language MENU MENU ...

Page 49: ...in Still Picture Recording Mode varies depending on the setting of PICTURE SIZE and ASPECT RATIO l 101 102 If you take your finger off the zoom lever during zoom operation the operation sound may be recorded When returning the zoom lever to the original position move it quietly When the zoom magnification is at its maximum the subjects are focused at about 1 5 m 4 9 feet or more When the zoom magn...

Page 50: ...see horizontal bars in the image If you record a moving subject or move this unit quickly while recording the image may be distorted To change the level of image contrast correction HDR EFFECT allows you to change the contrast correction level in HDR Movie Mode Change the Recording Mode to l 59 1 Select the menu 2 Touch ENTER Touch EXIT to complete the settings You can also change this setting by ...

Page 51: ...ot appear touch to display it When the Sub Camera is in use you cannot start up the Wireless Twin Camera function with startup icon for Wireless Twin Camera disconnect icon for Wireless Twin Multi Camera Advanced Recording Recording with the Sub Camera Twin Camera WXF991 A Sub Camera Recording a family member next to you Recording scenery Recording yourself Recording only with the Sub Camera is no...

Page 52: ... recording Rotate the Sub Camera to the desired position The Sub Camera works in Auto Focus which adjusts focus automatically Normally hold this unit as shown in the illustration when recording Rotating the Sub Camera dial to the left The Sub Camera points down Rotating the Sub Camera dial to the right The Sub Camera points up E Sub Camera dial ...

Page 53: ... j Zoom button icons j Recording button icon j Recording Mode button icon l 59 The following functions do not work when the Sub Window is displayed j Recording format 24p j Touch Shutter j Creative Control Mode j FACE FRAMING j AF AE tracking j Optical Image Stabilizer Lock j AF ASSIST LAMP j Night Mode Infrared j For the Cinema Like Effect Mode Recording menu items operation icons and functions s...

Page 54: ...ATIO will be displayed 1 Touch the Sub Window The zoom icon will be displayed for approximately 2 seconds It will be displayed for approximately 3 seconds when the Wireless Multi Camera function is enabled l 217 2 Touch the Zoom icon Each touch of the Sub Window switches the magnification level between the normal display 1k and 2k display setting With the normal 1k display setting the zoom icon is...

Page 55: ... FOCUS is touched Touch AF or AFS The center of the Sub Window will be focused If you select AFS will be constantly displayed on the recording screen Changing the display position of the Sub Window Setting and adjusting the Sub Camera and the Sub Window WB Adjusts the color balance Adjusts the brightness FOCUS 1 Adjusts the focus 1 2 Allows you to enable Narration Mode Rejects ambient sound allowi...

Page 56: ...ound Scene Select is not available in Narration Mode If you hide the Sub Window Narration Mode will not work When is touched Touch the desired frame When REC FORMAT is set to 4K MP4 or this unit is in 4K Photo Mode no frame is displayed and the frame setting cannot be changed If you set the Recording Mode to Intelligent Auto Mode Intelligent Auto Plus Mode the following settings will be used j WB ...

Page 57: ...AT to AVCHD and REC MODE to PH HA HG HE l 91 will be displayed on the screen When Twin Camera recording starts this unit also starts recording the Main Camera s image without the Sub Window image as a separate scene To play back scenes recorded as Backup for Twin Camera touch the play mode select icon on the thumbnail screen in Playback Mode and select l 33 Advanced Recording Recording with the Ba...

Page 58: ...ord scenes simultaneously As a result compared to when OFF is selected recording can be performed on fewer days Backup for Twin Camera operates when it is set to ON even if you hide the Sub Window You cannot record still pictures while recording with the Backup for Twin Camera function Backup for Twin Camera is not available when any of the following functions is being used j Creative Control Mode...

Page 59: ...ize the loss of gradations in bright areas and dark areas when for example the contrast between the background and the subject is large l 65 Scene Mode This option allows this unit to automatically adjust the shutter speed and aperture etc according to the scene you want to record l 66 Manual You can set the shutter speed focus White Balance and brightness iris gain l 73 1 3 Cinema Like Effect You...

Page 60: ...depending on the recording conditions such as when faces are of certain sizes or at certain tilts or when digital zoom is used Intelligent Auto Mode Effect Portrait Faces are detected and focused automatically and the brightness is adjusted so it is recorded clearly Scenery The whole landscape will be recorded vividly without whiting out the background sky which may be very bright 1 Spotlight Very...

Page 61: ...hite Balance functions 1 The effective range of Automatic White Balance adjustment on this unit 2 Blue sky 3 Cloudy sky rain 4 Sunlight 5 White fluorescent lamp 6 Halogen light bulb 7 Incandescent light bulb 8 Sunrise or sunset 9 Candlelight If the Automatic White Balance is not functioning normally adjust the White Balance manually l 74 Auto Focus The unit focuses automatically Auto Focus does no...

Page 62: ...r disappear 3 Start recording Set REC FORMAT to AVCHD l 91 Change the Recording Mode to l 59 Select the desired Creative Control Mode then touch Enter Still pictures cannot be taken Intelligent Auto Plus Creative Control Mode Effect Miniature Effect You can record motion pictures with a diorama effect like recording a miniature by intentionally creating focused area and out of focused area in the ...

Page 63: ...osition and SIZE is reset to the medium size 3 Touch ENTER 4 When adjusting the brightness Touch The level of brightness is switched every time you touch the icon Standard Bright Dark 5 When adjusting the vividness Touch The level of vividness is switched every time you touch the icon Standard Vivid Most vivid 6 Start recording It will record with an interval 1 second will be recorded for approxim...

Page 64: ...very time you touch the icon Standard Bright Dark 2 Start recording Audio cannot be recorded Touch the desired setup time Touch ENTER A frame is recorded with a set recording interval 30 frames will make up a motion picture of 1 second h is an abbreviation for hour min for minute and s for second These times are approximations Maximum recordable time is 12 hours 8mm movie Silent movie Time Lapse R...

Page 65: ...may not be adjusted automatically depending on the light source or scene If so manually adjust those settings l 74 76 When recording for a long time we recommend recording with the AC adaptor connected Change the Recording Mode to l 59 You can also press the HDR button to switch to this mode Refer to page 50 for details HDR Movie Mode ...

Page 66: ...effect may not be clear j If you record a person in the distance the face may not be recorded clearly In this case cancel Soft Skin Mode or zoom in on the face close up to record Fireworks j The shutter speed is 1 30 j Image may get washed out when recorded in bright surrounding Night Scenery j The shutter speed is 1 2 or more in Still Picture Recording Mode j Using a tripod is recommended Scene M...

Page 67: ...ted j LEVEL SHOT OFF j ZOOM MODE Opt Zoom 20k j REC FORMAT MP4 iFrame j REC MODE 1080 28M j HYBRID O I S OFF j AUTO SLOW SHTR OFF After switching to Slow Quick Video Mode with REC FORMAT set to 4K MP4 If you switch to a different Recording Mode REC FORMAT will not be reset to 4K MP4 A REC FORMAT setting of MP4 iFrame and a REC MODE setting of 1080 28M will be maintained The shutter speed is 1 120 ...

Page 68: ...ible up to 3 times To check how many more times you can use FULL HD Slow Motion Video recording see the number of the yellow lights A To record the scene into an SD card use an SD card conforming to Class 10 of the SD Speed Class Rating Recordable time with the battery will be shortened with the use of FULL HD Slow Motion Video recording This function is not available when REC FORMAT is set to 24p...

Page 69: ... 1 4 normal speed in Slow Speed Conversion l 136 1 Touch OK 2 Start recording 3 Touch the Slow Zoom button icon to start Slow Zoom The lens will be zoomed at a constant speed to the tele or wide end If you touch the same Slow Zoom button icon again during Slow Zoom the operation will stop If you touch the other Slow Zoom button icon during Slow Zoom Slow Zoom will start in the opposite direction T...

Page 70: ...ou to create a Dolly Zoom effect If you have touched record the subject while moving away from it if you have touched record the subject while moving closer to it Adjust the position of this unit so that the subject fits into the center frame This function is not available when REC FORMAT is set to 24p The following settings will be selected j ZOOM MODE Opt Zoom 20k j REC FORMAT MP4 iFrame j REC M...

Page 71: ...e l 104 Scenes recorded with the 4K Photo Mode function are displayed with the indication on the thumbnail screen Use an SD card conforming to Class 10 of the SD Speed Class when you want to record 4K Photo Mode scenes to the SD card This function is not available when REC FORMAT is set to 24p REC FORMAT is fixed to 4K MP4 AUTO SLOW SHTR is set to OFF If the Level Shot Function is set to Strong it...

Page 72: ...es in the same recording group until you use Create Stop Motion Creating a new recording group If you touch YES a new recording group will be created and the recording screen will be displayed Once you create a recording group you cannot save still pictures in any of the older recording groups PICTURE SIZE is set to 1920k1080 When you want to record still pictures in a separate recording group use...

Page 73: ... also possible to switch to Manual Mode by touching the Recording Mode button icon l 59 For the When using the viewfinder use the Multi Manual Dial To cancel the manual settings change the Recording Mode to the Intelligent Auto Mode l 59 When using the LCD monitor 1 Touch the desired item to be set 2 Touch to enter the selection Using the Multi Manual Dial 1 Rotate the Multi Manual Dial to select ...

Page 74: ... setting is complete If the display continues flashing the White Balance cannot be set In this case use other White Balance Modes When the display flashes the Manual White Balance previously adjusted is stored Whenever recording conditions change re set the White Balance When setting both the White Balance and the iris gain set the White Balance first is not displayed on the screen when is being s...

Page 75: ...etting both the shutter speed and the iris gain value set the shutter speed and then set the iris gain value Manual shutter speed adjustment When the shutter speed is set lower than 1 15 in the Still Picture Recording Mode using a tripod is recommended The shutter speed will be set to 1 30 when the unit is turned on again You may see a band of light around an object that is shining very bright or ...

Page 76: ...us MF appears on the screen 4 Adjust the focus by rotating the Multi Manual Dial The in focus area is displayed in blue The normal screen returns approximately 2 seconds after you finish bringing the subject into focus When MF ASSIST is OFF the blue area is not displayed To restore Auto Focus touch AF in Step 3 or change the Recording Mode to the Intelligent Auto Mode l 59 The blue display does no...

Page 77: ...n is displayed or press and hold the Multi Manual Dial A portion of the screen will be magnified 2 To change the magnification level Touch You can adjust the magnification from 3k to 10k When the magnification is set between 5 5k and 10k the magnification window is maximized and the zoom position window is displayed Moving the magnified area Touch or slide the screen while touching it to move the ...

Page 78: ...ndow is not displayed on TVs For the The Sub Window is not displayed when the magnification window is displayed The magnification window disappears in the following cases j When you start recording a motion picture j When you continue to zoom in until you enter the digital zoom range The magnification window is not displayed in the following cases j When recording a motion picture or during PRE RE...

Page 79: ...uch Function icon e g AF AE tracking To cancel touch the Touch Function icon again Optical Image Stabilizer Lock is canceled by releasing the finger touching Touch function icons 1 In Motion Picture Recording Mode only 2 In Still Picture Recording Mode only Advanced Recording Recording with the Touch Function Image Stabilizer Function AF AE tracking Optical Image Stabilizer Lock 1 Touch Shutter 2 ...

Page 80: ...This function s default setting is ON Still Picture Recording Mode Image Stabilizer Function Motion Picture Recording Mode setting canceled When HYBRID O I S is ON is displayed When OFF is displayed When recording with a tripod in Motion Picture Recording Mode we recommend that you set the Image Stabilizer off Still Picture Recording Mode setting canceled When O I S is MODE1 is displayed When O I ...

Page 81: ...again When the button is pressed halfway in Still Picture Recording Mode the focus is set to the object that is locked The target frame turns green when it focuses and the target cannot be changed This function can be used in Intelligent Auto Mode or Intelligent Auto Plus Mode In Still Picture Recording Mode this function can only be used with some settings in Scene Mode It may track different obj...

Page 82: ...abilizer Lock function is not available in the following situations j FULL HD Slow Motion Video Mode j For the Slow Quick Video Mode Stabilization may not be possible under strong shaking conditions To record while moving the unit quickly release Optical Image Stabilizer Lock It is possible to focus and record a still picture of a subject that is touched 1 Touch An icon is displayed A 2 Touch the ...

Page 83: ...s j Manual Mode j For the Slow Zoom Mode 4 It is displayed only when you set the Recording Mode to HDR Movie Mode l 50 65 5 It is displayed only when a headphone is connected to the headphone output terminal MIC LEVEL l 99 is set to anything other than AUTO is displayed as the operation icon and adjustment of input level of the microphone is possible If you turn off the unit or press the Recording...

Page 84: ...ffect may not be clear This allows recording of the pictures and sound to start approximately 3 seconds before the recording start stop button is pressed appears on the screen Aim the unit at the subject beforehand There is no beep sound PRE REC is canceled in the following cases j Press the recording playback button j Touch the recording mode switching icon j If you remove the SD card j If you to...

Page 85: ...n fully the lens focuses on the subject when the button is pressed halfway If the button is pressed fully all at once the lens focuses on the subject just before recording To stop the timer midway through Touch CANCEL Setting the Self timer to Ø2 is a good way to prevent image shake when the button is pressed while using a tripod etc This brightens dark areas so the image can be recorded clearly I...

Page 86: ...en brighter You can record images even in very low light situations minimum required illumination approx 1 lx or in the dark Each time the icon is selected the indication changes by one setting in the following order COLOR Infrared OFF This icon is not displayed in the following cases j When WIDE CONV LENS SET is set to ON j When the Sub Window is displayed in Twin Camera To set ON OFF of the infr...

Page 87: ... 8 feet You can record a clear image by positioning the center area of the screen over the subject You can change the level of image contrast correction in HDR Movie Mode l 50 65 The icon changes each time you touch it Low High You cannot change the level of this effect when recording a motion picture or during PRE REC You may not see the full effect depending on the recording conditions This func...

Page 88: ...tion the screen may become black momentarily If you set the option to Strong the angle of view will change This function cannot be set when recording a motion picture or during PRE REC In the following cases you cannot set the Level Shot Function to Strong Even if you set it to Strong it will be reset to Normal j When REC FORMAT is set to 4K MP4 j Set REC FORMAT to 24p and REC MODE to 2160 24p j W...

Page 89: ...ng 5Sports To make fast moving scenes less shaky with slow playback and pause of playback Portrait To make people stand out against the background Soft Skin To makes skin colors appear softer for a more attractive appearance Spotlight Improved quality when subject is brightly illuminated Snow Improved image quality when shooting in snowy locations Beach To make blue in the sea or sky vibrant Sunse...

Page 90: ...ording Mode is set to 4K Photo Mode The larger the digital zoom magnification the more the image quality is degraded This function cannot be used in Still Picture Recording Mode ZOOM MODE RECORD SETUP ZOOM MODE desired setting Opt Zoom 20k Optical zoom only Up to 20k i Zoom 25k 1 This zoom function allows you to maintain 4K picture quality Up to 25k i Zoom 40k 2 This zoom function allows you to ma...

Page 91: ...rmat suitable for editing images This format can record 4K motion pictures 3840k2160 30p which deliver a resolution four times higher than that of full high definition motion pictures When REC FORMAT is set to MP4 iFrame REC FORMAT RECORD SETUP REC FORMAT desired setting 4K MP4 Set the recording format to 4K MP4 l 2 MP4 iFrame Set the recording format to MP4 iFrame l 2 AVCHD Set the recording form...

Page 92: ...re indicated Larger faces and faces nearer to the center of the screen take preference over others Prioritized face framing Prioritized face framing is displayed as orange frames Focus and adjustment of brightness will be performed against the prioritized face framing The prioritized face frame is displayed only with Portrait Mode in Intelligent Auto Mode or Intelligent Auto Plus Mode The white fr...

Page 93: ... outward Even when the tilt is in the corrected state an error of approximately 1 o may occur In the following cases the electronic level may not be displayed correctly j When moving this unit j When pointing this unit up or down at an angle closer to perpendicular If the unit continues to be tilted upside down from the normal horizontal position while recording motion pictures it is automatically...

Page 94: ...turned ON are played back with a TV not compatible with x v Color colors may not be reproduced properly When these images are played back with devices other than ones compatible with x v Color it is recommended to record the images after this function is turned OFF x v Color is a name for devices that are compatible with the xvYCC format an international standard for expanded color in motion pictu...

Page 95: ...layed When Normal is set will be displayed on the screen This function s default setting is Normal When switching to Intelligent Auto Mode or Intelligent Auto Plus Mode Wind Noise Canceler is set to Strong and the setting cannot be changed You may not see the full effect depending on the recording conditions This function cannot be set when using an external microphone This function reduces the lo...

Page 96: ...t desired setting Auto Records sounds with standard settings Music For recording scenes in which you need to cover a wide sound range and a wide volume range such as music concerts Speech For recording speeches talk sessions and other events in which sounds will be coming mostly from the front of this unit Nature For recording in serene environments such as forests and rivers Festival For recordin...

Page 97: ... recorded with these effects are less realistic than those recorded with SURROUND or STEREO MIC in MIC SETUP You can switch the channel number setting of the built in microphone Set REC FORMAT to AVCHD l 91 2ch will be selected in the following cases j When REC FORMAT is set to a setting other than AVCHD j When using an external microphone SURROUND STEREO Records sounds with the setting of MIC SET...

Page 98: ...icrophone When Directional in Customize in Sound Scene Select is set to MONO SURROUND and STEREO MIC cannot be set If you set MONO SURROUND and STEREO MIC will be switched to ZOOM MIC MIC SETUP RECORD SETUP MIC SETUP desired setting SURROUND 1 Records the surrounding sound with added realism ZOOM MIC Sound is recorded with changing the directionality in conjunction with the zoom operation Sounds n...

Page 99: ...me will be different depending on the zoom rate microphone input level meter is displayed on the screen when 5 1ch 2ch is set to 5 1ch and microphone input level meter is displayed when 5 1ch 2ch is set to 2ch and MIC LEVEL is set to a setting other than AUTO You cannot record with the audio completely muted MIC LEVEL RECORD SETUP MIC LEVEL desired setting AUTO AGC is activated and the recording l...

Page 100: ... on the picture quality adjustment icon or the manual icon l 73 is not selected each time you push the Multi Manual Dial the picture quality adjustment icon and the manual icon are displayed alternately Display the picture quality adjustment icon 2 Rotate the Multi Manual Dial to select an item 3 Push the Multi Manual Dial to set 4 Rotate the Multi Manual Dial to adjust the setting 5 Push the Mult...

Page 101: ...rding Mode and in Motion Picture Recording Mode The recording will become longer depending on the recording pixels Please refer to page 252 for details about the number of recordable pictures PICTURE SIZE PICTURE PICTURE SIZE desired setting Picture size Aspect ratio Extra Optical Zoom l 49 5216k3912 4 3 3808k2856 640k480 50k 5472k3648 3 2 3984k2656 1728k1152 35 7k 6784k3816 16 9 4992k2808 1920k10...

Page 102: ...ard to focus Switch to Manual Mode l 73 When switching to Intelligent Auto Mode or Intelligent Auto Plus Mode the setting is fixed to AUTO and cannot be changed This setting is not available when VIDEO LIGHT is set to ON You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures No shutter sound is emitted in Motion Picture Recording Mode ASPECT RATIO PICTURE ASPECT RATIO desired setting 4 3 Aspect...

Page 103: ...e by frame Slow motion Playback is performed continuously while the display is touched and held Normal playback is restored when you touch For slow rewind playback the intervals between frames and the display time per frame vary depending on the type of the scene Frame by frame Playback With the playback paused touch Touch to advance the frames one at a time in the reverse direction Normal playbac...

Page 104: ... the next previous page j Slide the thumbnail display upward downward while touching it j Touch up down on the thumbnail scroll lever l 34 2 Touch the desired search condition It cannot be set while playing back 4K MP4 scenes MP4 iFrame scenes 24p scenes or scenes recorded as Backup for Twin Camera When select FACE it will select the portion for which Face Recognition was performed from the scenes...

Page 105: ...e played back repeatedly When playing back motion pictures by date all the scenes on the selected date are played back repeatedly Resuming the previous playback If playback of a scene was stopped halfway the playback can be resumed from where it was stopped If playback of a motion picture is stopped appears on the thumbnail view of the stopped scene The memorized resume position is cleared if you ...

Page 106: ... zoom in on during still picture playback It will display enlarged in order of normal display k1 k2 k4 Touch and hold the screen to zoom in from the normal display k1 to k2 Touch the screen to zoom in from k2 to k4 The still picture is zoomed in on centering on the part you touched 2 Move to the zoomed in position by touching or slide while touching the screen The location of the zoom displays for...

Page 107: ...ill be displayed again In cases such as those described below scenes and still pictures are grouped separately on the date list and 1 2 may be added after the date j When the number of scenes exceeds 99 j When the number of still pictures exceeds 999 j When REC MODE in AVCHD is changed j When the microphone input sound 5 1ch 2ch is changed j When recorded in Creative Control Mode j When the ON OFF...

Page 108: ...u want to apply Scene or still picture Icon to be displayed Scenes recorded with 1080 60p in AVCHD Scenes recorded with 1080 50M 1080 28M in MP4 iFrame Scenes saved in MP4 1920k1080 30p l 134 Scenes recorded with 720 in MP4 iFrame Scenes saved in MP4 1280k720 30p l 134 Scenes recorded with iFrame in MP4 iFrame Still pictures recorded in Stop Motion Animation Assist Mode l 72 Still pictures created...

Page 109: ...ack l 103 Pause the scene at the desired start point 3 Adjust the size and position of the cropping frame for the start point Touching will change the cropping frame s size and color White Yellow The size will change in the following order each time you touch the icon Large Medium Small You can change the position of the medium or small sized cropping frame by touching the screen If you leave the ...

Page 110: ...ch OK 2 Perform playback operations to set a preview start point You will find it convenient to use slow playback and Frame by frame Playback l 103 3 Touch the subject to lock the target A Target frame B Cropping frame The cropping frame B will be displayed in a size that matches the subject To touch another subject touch 4 Touch A preview will start 5 Touch to end the preview A confirmation messa...

Page 111: ...ck time of the scene exceeds 1 hour the first 1 hour approx of the scene will be saved You can save a previewed scene as one scene The recorded scenes can be saved in the SD card 1 End a preview 2 Touch SAVE 3 Touch YES 4 Touch EXIT Scenes will be saved in different ways depending on their 4K Cropping setting j Zooming Crop A portion from the start point to the end point is saved j Tracking Crop O...

Page 112: ...ene To change the settings refer to page 114 4 Touch in the thumbnail view 5 Select the playback operation l 34 When the playback is finished or stopped the screen to select REPLAY SAVE l 117 SELECT AGAIN or EXIT is displayed Touch the desired item Highlight Playback is not available for the following scenes s iFrame scenes s 24p scenes s Scenes recorded with Creative Control Mode l 62 HDR Movie M...

Page 113: ...ng EFFECT SETUP When MUSIC SELECT is selected Touch the desired sound USER BGM lets you use the music stored on your smartphone To set USER BGM use the Wi Fi function Link to Cell and create Highlight Playback from the smartphone app Image App The music data will be saved in this unit as USER BGM Only one track can be saved in this unit as music data for USER BGM Each time you create Highlight Pla...

Page 114: ...hen touched the date is selected and surrounded by red Touch the date again to cancel the operation When SELECT SCENES is selected Touch the scenes to be played back Up to 99 scenes can be selected in succession When touched the scene is selected and is displayed Touch the scene again to cancel the operation 4 Touch Enter ENTER Playing back with the settings changed SCENE SETUP 1 Select the scene ...

Page 115: ...scenes added as favorite scenes 4 Touch Return All the scenes checked as favorite may not be played back depending on the playback time setting l 116 Parts added as favorite scenes are not recognized as registered scenes for Tagging Favorite Scene l 124 To clear the favorite scenes from the thumbnail display 1 Touch Reset 2 Touch RESET ALL or RESET SELECTED The check on all the favorite scenes wil...

Page 116: ...cters can be conveniently input without moving the cursor when the Auto Cursor Position is set to ON l 44 A maximum of 18 characters can be entered 4 Touch ENTER to end registration The date of the first scene of the Highlight Playback will be displayed as the date The entered title will be cleared when the unit is turned off or the Highlight Playback is finished APPROX 90 SEC APPROX 3 MIN AUTO NO...

Page 117: ...ed Scenes recorded in 1080 60p are converted to 1080 60i picture quality HA of REC MODE and saved Scenes recorded in 1080 60i are recorded in HA regardless of REC MODE PH HA HG HE of a scene 4 Touch YES 5 Touch EXIT is displayed on the thumbnail of the scenes saved by the Highlight Playback Saving the Highlight Playback AVCHD 1920k1080 60i 1 It will be saved in high definition image quality MP4 19...

Page 118: ...119 To select part of a scene l 119 To set the music l 120 Touching Return after selecting a scene may cancel the selected scene 4 Touch Enter 5 Touch YES and select the playback operation for the edited scene l 34 In the following cases the screen for selecting PREVIEW SAVE l 121 SELECT AGAIN and EXIT is displayed Touch the desired item j Touch NO j Playback finishes j Stop playback You can also ...

Page 119: ...y touching To select part of a scene 1 Touch 3 sec To cancel the operation touch it again 2 Touch the desired scene The touched scene is displayed by 3 second thumbnails 3 To select a single thumbnail Touch the thumbnail of the part you want to play back The thumbnail selection is made as you touch it and the indication white appears on the thumbnail To cancel the selection touch the thumbnail aga...

Page 120: ...rn to the screen that displays the thumbnails of scenes and perform the following operations j When selecting a scene Touch the desired scene j When selecting part of a scene Perform the operations in Steps 1 5 To set the music 1 Touch Music 2 Touch the desired sound When NO MUSIC is selected the audio recorded at the time of shooting is played back USER BGM lets you use the music stored on your s...

Page 121: ...se the AC adaptor will be displayed To start the saving operation touch START 5 Touch EXIT You can save scenes even when using the battery but we recommend that you use the AC adaptor Manually edited scenes recorded as Backup for Twin Camera will be saved as normal AVCHD or MP4 scenes For information on the approximate free space requirements for saving a manually edited scene refer to page 119 AV...

Page 122: ...ame registered Baby 1 is displayed Input method is same operation as for setting up the title l 116 After entering the name touch Enter A maximum of 9 characters can be entered 4 Check the Baby Calendar The name of the registered baby and its age in months are displayed You can switch the age in months display by touching Except for months with no recordings the age in months display is available ...

Page 123: ...stered details 1 Touch the name display on the Baby Calendar l 122 or select the menu 2 Touch the name of the baby whose details are to be changed When Baby 1 Baby 2 Baby 3 is displayed the birthday and name or name only are not registered 3 Touch the desired item The setting method is the same as when registering for the first time l 122 4 Touch ENTER The Baby Calendar of the registered baby is d...

Page 124: ... registered are displayed with the indication Protected scenes cannot be selected 3 Touch SAVE ALL or SAVE SELECTED Touching SAVE ALL will save all the pictures to the same media as where the selected scene is stored 4 When you have touched SAVE SELECTED in Step 3 Touch OK and select the pictures to be saved Pictures registered as favorite scenes are displayed with the indication Touch a thumbnail...

Page 125: ...f playback for the slide show When EFFECT SETUP is selected Touch the desired effect Touch ENTER When EFFECT SETUP is changed MUSIC SELECT will be set the same as EFFECT SETUP To set EFFECT SETUP and MUSIC SELECT to different settings change MUSIC SELECT after setting EFFECT SETUP SLIDE INTERVAL cannot be set when EFFECT SETUP is set ALL DATE SETUP Select the date to be played back SLIDE INTERVAL ...

Page 126: ...back using the Image App music data will be replaced For information on the file format and playback time of music data that can be used as USER BGM refer to the Image App To delete the music data saved as USER BGM in this unit perform DELETE USER BGM l 44 To test the music audio Touch START and start the audio testing Touch the other music option to change the music to be tested When you touch ST...

Page 127: ...9 scenes or 20 scenes display 3 Select the playback operation l 34 The display returns to the thumbnail display when playback is finished or stopped To play back other recording groups You can play back other recording groups by touching the date select icon 1 Touch the date select icon 2 Touch the playback date Touch a date with the indication Recording groups in the selected date are displayed T...

Page 128: ...d as thumbnails will be deleted by selecting ALL SCENES In case of playing back scenes or still pictures by date all the scenes or still pictures on the selected date will be deleted Protected scenes still pictures cannot be deleted 3 When MULTI is selected in Step 2 Touch the scene still picture to be deleted When touched the scene still picture is selected and the indication appears on the thumb...

Page 129: ...isplayed the still pictures cannot be deleted from the menu l 127 Deletion is not possible in the following situations j During 4K Cropping preview j During Highlight Playback Scenes that cannot be played back the thumbnails are displayed as cannot be deleted In case of ALL SCENES the deletion may take time if there are many scenes or still pictures If you delete scenes recorded on other products ...

Page 130: ...t is convenient to use Slow motion Playback and Frame by frame Playback l 103 4 Touch ENTER 5 Confirm play back the scene after editing by touching YES A confirmation message appears when NO is touched Proceed to Step 7 6 Stop the playback A confirmation message appears 7 Touch ENTER Repeat Steps 2 7 to continuously delete parts from other scenes To complete editing Touch Return Deleting a part of...

Page 131: ...03 3 Touch to set the dividing point Touch YES Touch YES to continue dividing the same scene To continue dividing other scenes touch NO and repeat Steps 2 3 4 Touch Return to complete dividing Unwanted parts can be deleted l 128 To delete all the divided points The scenes that were deleted after division cannot be recovered You cannot divide a scene if the number of scenes of a given date would ex...

Page 132: ...3 Touch to set the dividing point Set the dividing point so there will be 2 seconds or more for the part for deletion and 3 seconds or more for the part to be kept 4 Touch the part for deletion FRONT or BACK 5 Touch YES and confirm play back the part for deletion A confirmation message appears when NO is touched Proceed to Step 7 6 Stop the playback A confirmation message appears 7 Touch YES To co...

Page 133: ...n using the Eye Fi card that is set as the selected transfer setting device in advance on the computer 2 Touch the scene still picture to be protected When touched the scene still picture is selected and the indication appears on the thumbnail Touch the scene still picture again to cancel the operation Touch Return to complete the settings When the thumbnails of still pictures recorded in Stop Mot...

Page 134: ...pears on the thumbnail To cancel the operation touch the scene again You can select up to 99 scenes in succession 3 Touch Enter 4 Select the quality after conversion MP4 scenes after conversion are saved to the same media as the scenes before conversion 5 Touch YES To continue converting scenes to MP4 repeat Steps 2 to 5 Advanced Playback Convert to MP4 EDIT SCENE CONVERT TO MP4 FHD 1920k1080 30p ...

Page 135: ... time When the following scenes are converted to MP4 scenes and copied those exceeding 4 GB approx or 30 minutes approx will be automatically divided j Scenes recorded with 1080 50M of MP4 iFrame j 4K MP4 scenes j AVCHD scenes j Scenes recorded as Backup for Twin Camera If you convert protected scenes to MP4 their protection will be cleared after the conversion Scenes recorded as Backup for Twin C...

Page 136: ...el the operation touch the scene again Up to 99 scenes can be selected in succession 3 Touch Enter The converted scene will be saved in the same medium as the one storing the original scene A message asking whether to delete the original scene will be displayed To delete the scene select YES To keep it select NO To cancel the slow speed conversion or the deletion of the original scene midway Durin...

Page 137: ...ect this unit to a TV Check that the plugs are inserted as far as they go Do not use any other HDMI micro cable except the supplied one Advanced Playback Watching Video Pictures on your TV Confirm the terminals on your TV and use a cable compatible with the terminals Image quality may vary with the connected terminals A High quality 1 HDMI terminal 2 Video terminal A HDMI micro cable supplied Be s...

Page 138: ...ping j When saving the Highlight Playback scene or a manually edited scene j When performing CONVERT TO MP4 performing Slow Speed Conversion j For the Slow Quick Video Mode If you connect this unit to the TV when this unit is set to Recording Mode a squealing sound 2 may be output Before connecting this unit set it to Playback Mode When connected to the TV sound in Playback Mode is not output from...

Page 139: ...de j When you start a 4K Cropping preview in Playback Mode j When this unit is set to Still Picture Recording Mode or when you play back a still picture You can output 2160 24p scenes 1 in 24 frames per second by connecting this unit to a TV that supports 4K motion picture and setting HDMI RESOLUTION to AUTO or 2160p In the following situations the scenes cannot be output in 24 frames per second j...

Page 140: ...MI input terminals on the TV VIERA Link must be activated on the connected TV Read the operating instructions of the TV for how to set etc Advanced Playback Playback using VIERA Link What is the VIERA Link HDAVI Control VIERA Link is a new name for EZ Sync This function allows you to use your remote control for the Panasonic TV for easy operations when this unit has been connected to a VIERA Link ...

Page 141: ...ng on the HDMI terminal on the TV the input channel may not switch automatically In this case use the remote control for the TV to switch the input channel If you are unsure whether or not the TV and AV amplifier you are using are compatible with VIERA Link read the operating instructions for the devices Available linked operations between this unit and a Panasonic TV is different depending on the...

Page 142: ...2 exFAT j When connected by using a USB hub FAT32 is a format used for SDHC Memory Cards exFAT is a format used for SDXC Memory Cards Following scenes are not copied from an SD card to a USB HDD in FAT32 format j 4K MP4 scenes j 24p scenes j Scenes recorded with 1080 50M of MP4 iFrame A USB Connection Cable commercially available B USB HDD commercially available C Turn the side with the symbol up ...

Page 143: ...utes until the connection is completed 5 Touch the desired item Following can be performed by connecting the USB HDD with the scenes and still pictures copied from this unit to other devices j Save on a PC or rewrite on USB HDD using HD Writer AE 5 3 When using an Eye Fi card commercially available set Eye Fi TRANSFER to OFF l 152 When the item is set to ON even if you connect the USB HDD to this ...

Page 144: ...en all the data recorded on the media is erased and cannot be recovered Back up important data on a PC etc Connect this unit to the USB HDD and touch Playback HDD When formatting is complete touch EXIT to exit the message screen Connect this unit and the USB HDD to format You may no longer be able to use the USB HDD if you format them on another device such as a PC etc This unit formats the USB HD...

Page 145: ... pictures by touching selecting COPY 3 Touch NEXT 4 Touch the desired items following the instructions on the screen It will return to the previous step by touching When SELECT SCENES is selected When touched the scene still picture is selected and the indication appears on the thumbnail Touch the scene still picture again to cancel the operation When SELECT DATE is selected When touched the date ...

Page 146: ... USB Connection Cable to the USB terminal of this unit 1 Connect this unit to the USB HDD to prepare for playback l 142 When playing back on a TV connect this unit to the TV l 137 2 Touch Playback HDD 3 Touch the scene or still picture to be played back and then play it back The playback operation is performed the same as when playing back motion pictures or still pictures l 33 103 To terminate th...

Page 147: ...e saved as normal AVCHD scenes when copied to the USB HDD The scenes you have saved in Highlight Playback or 4K Cropping during playback of the USB HDD are saved in the SD card Deleting scenes and still pictures on the USB HDD may take time You cannot set the following items during playback of USB HDD j Tagging Favorite Scene j SCENE PROTECT j SECTION DELETE j DIVIDE j MANUAL EDIT j SPLIT DELETE j...

Page 148: ...picture quality To dub Equipment with SD card slot 4K picture quality High definition picture quality Insert the SD card directly l 149 Equipment with USB terminal 4K picture quality High definition picture quality Connect with supplied USB cable l 149 Equipment without SD card slot or USB terminal Standard picture quality This can be played back on equipment incompatible with high definition AVCH...

Page 149: ...icro B end of the USB Cable to the USB terminal of this unit Insert the plugs as far as they will go 1 Connect the unit to the Blu ray disc recorder or high definition AVCHD compatible DVD recorder The USB function selection screen will appear on the screen of the unit 2 Touch RECORDER on the screen of this unit When you select an option other than RECORDER reconnect the USB cable When using the b...

Page 150: ... recorder When you connect the unit to a Blu ray disc recorder a dubbing operations screen may appear on the television connected to the Blu ray disc recorder In this case as well perform the operations of Steps 1 to 3 You cannot switch the Recording Mode Playback Mode by pressing the recording playback button on this unit while the Blu ray disc recorder or DVD recorder is connected Disconnect the...

Page 151: ...be displayed in reduced sizes on the TV If the date and time display and function indication are not wanted cancel them before dubbing l 40 139 Dubbing in standard picture quality Change the video input on the video device and TV that this unit is connected to The channel set will differ depending on the terminal to which the unit is connected See the operating instructions of the video device for...

Page 152: ...ransmission are not guaranteed to work on this product In the case of a malfunction of the card please contact the card manufacturer To use the Eye Fi transfer feature a broadband wireless LAN environment is required To use the Eye Fi card permission from the national or regional government is required Do not use if you have not obtained permission If you are unsure as to whether use is permitted ...

Page 153: ...tions or consult the card manufacturer Install the software supplied with the Eye Fi card on your PC and configure the selection transfer settings Insert an Eye Fi card commercially available to the unit 1 Press the recording playback button to switch to the Playback Mode 2 Touch the play mode select icon l 33 3 Select 4K MP4 MP4 iFrame 24p or PICTURE l 33 AVCHD scenes or scenes recorded as Backup...

Page 154: ...setting can be checked while pausing the recording If the Eye Fi card is removed and then reinserted into the unit set functions related to Eye Fi again from the menu When using the Eye Fi card please be sure to unlock the write protect switch l 16 Before deleting the files please confirm they have been transferred to your PC and uploaded to the sharing site Do not use the Eye Fi card in locations...

Page 155: ...interference Do not use this unit in areas with magnetic fields static electricity or interference such as near microwave ovens Radio waves may not reach this unit Using this unit near devices such as cordless telephones or any other wireless LAN device that use the 2 4 GHz radio wave band may cause a decrease in performance in both devices Do not connect to the wireless network you are not author...

Page 156: ... When sending scenes or still pictures we recommend you use the AC adaptor If you are using the battery we recommend you use the fully charged one When sending motion pictures or still pictures on a mobile network or tethering high packet communication fees may be incurred depending on the details of your contract This unit may not connect to a wireless access point depending on the radio wave con...

Page 157: ...ctly to a smartphone B When connecting to a wireless access point Refer to Help in the Image App menu about how to operate Wi Fi Link to Cell You need to turn on the Wi Fi function of your smartphone Do not remove the SD card during remote operations Caution Be sure to pay special attention to the privacy the Portrait rights etc of the subject when you use this function Use at your own risk Image ...

Page 158: ...189 j Connecting with QR code l 190 j Connecting by entering an SSID and Password l 191 When the Wi Fi connection is complete proceed to When Direct Connection Password is set to ON in Using Link to Cell with a direct connection l 160 1 Check if the wireless access point is compatible with IEEE802 11b g n 2 Set up a Wi Fi connection between this unit and the wireless access point WPS Connection l ...

Page 159: ... the smartphone s setup menu 4 On the smartphone s Wi Fi setting screen select the SSID displayed on this unit It may take time to complete the Wi Fi connection Confirming that the Wi Fi connection is complete j The status indicator of this unit is lit green j is displayed on the screen 6 If this is the first time the smartphone is connecting to this unit Confirm the message Connect this smartphon...

Page 160: ...ication Image App When the connection to this unit is complete the image from this unit is displayed on the smartphone screen Control this unit remotely with the smartphone Touch EXIT or press Wi Fi button The message is displayed Touch YES to close the indication The following operations allow you to register up to ten smartphones If the number exceeds ten smartphone information with the oldest r...

Page 161: ...ing screen 1 Recording media remaining recordable time 2 Remaining battery power of this unit 3 Zoom 4 Photoshot button 5 Menu display 6 Playback mode button 7 Remote control button 8 Recording start stop button 9 Motion Picture Recording Mode Still Picture Recording Mode toggle button Name of the connected device Playback screen 1 Camera function button 2 Number of scenes 3 Remaining battery powe...

Page 162: ... It is possible to post to SNS or perform playback operation when this unit is connected to the DLNA compatible TV via wireless access point using a smartphone Creating and saving scenes with Highlight Playback Highlight Photo Collage j Parts that were recognized as clearly recorded are automatically extracted from multiple scenes and saved as still pictures Highlight Photo Collage is not availabl...

Page 163: ...n l 187 Setting up a connection manually l 188 4 When the Wi Fi connection is complete follow the procedure in Using Baby Monitor Using Wi Fi Setup Wizard you can also set up a Wi Fi connection in conjunction with the smartphone application Image App l 185 Wi Fi Baby Monitor You need to turn on the Wi Fi function of your smartphone If CLOCK SET l 25 is not set correctly the sound detection functio...

Page 164: ... this unit or press the Wi Fi button The message is displayed Touch YES to close the indication Checking on the baby in your house You can check the image of the baby being monitored on your smartphone Images of baby monitoring cannot be recorded It cannot be confirmed with multiple smartphones simultaneously Voice message function The smartphone and this unit can be used like radio transceivers a...

Page 165: ...ne when a sound is detected Notification Test This tests if a notification can be sent to the smartphone when a sound is detected Remote Voice Level This sets the voice message volume Sound Detection Sensitivity This sets the sound detection sensitivity Sound Scene Select is set to Auto Changing Baby Monitor settings ON OFF Volume high Volume low High Low ...

Page 166: ... Using Home Cam l 167 Using Wi Fi Setup Wizard you can also set up a Wi Fi connection in conjunction with the smartphone application Image App l 185 Home Cam is not available in the following cases j When REC FORMAT is set to 24p j When you set MEDIA VIDEO PICTURE to 2160 24p or 1080 24p in Playback Mode Wi Fi Home Cam Switch the Wi Fi setting to off on your smartphone and use with mobile network ...

Page 167: ...ome Monitor and enable Use Home Monitor 6 Select Set connect dest of the smartphone 7 Enter the Device ID and Password displayed on the screen of this unit into the smartphone When the entry is complete select OK on your Android device or Complete on your iOS device If you want to check the Device ID and Password after performing Step 8 on the screen of this unit touch Setup Home Monitor Connect 8...

Page 168: ... To exit Home Cam Touch EXIT displayed on the screen of this unit or press the Wi Fi button The message is displayed Touch YES to close the indication 1 Press Wi Fi button on this unit and touch Home Cam 2 Start up the smartphone application Image App When a Wi Fi connection guidance screen is displayed select NO Use the smartphone to start home monitor To exit Home Cam Touch EXIT displayed on the...

Page 169: ...dio transceivers allowing the users to have a conversation by taking turns You can talk up to 10 seconds in 20 second interval Open the LCD monitor of this unit when using the Voice message function What you can set with a smartphone Moving non moving object detection This unit can detect moving objects and non moving objects in the home monitoring detection area Once this unit is set to home moni...

Page 170: ...t may cause false detection Power of this unit will automatically turn off when monitoring condition continues for approximately 10 days REC MODE is set to HE ZOOM MODE is set to Opt Zoom 20k The following recording modes are not available l 59 j Creative Control Mode j HDR Movie Mode j FULL HD Slow Motion Video Mode j 4K Photo Mode j For the Cinema Like Effect Mode Backup for Twin Camera is not a...

Page 171: ...access points to set up a connection l 187 Setting up a connection manually l 188 4 When the Wi Fi connection is complete follow the procedure in Playing back on a TV l 172 Using Wi Fi Setup Wizard you can also set up a Wi Fi connection in conjunction with the smartphone application Image App l 185 DLNA Play is not available in the following cases j When REC FORMAT is set to 24p j When you set MED...

Page 172: ...display it again touch the screen 3 Select this unit SSID by the TV side Select SD media and select the motion picture AVCHD MP4 or still picture JPEG to play back 4 Perform playback operations with the TV remote control Playback operations may differ depending on the TV in use The following operations can be performed if a color button is pushed Blue Red Skip playback Fast forward Fast rewind pla...

Page 173: ...S Connection l 186 Searching for wireless access points to set up a connection l 187 Setting up a connection manually l 188 4 When the Wi Fi connection is complete follow the procedure in Copying to a PC l 175 Using Wi Fi Setup Wizard you can also set up a Wi Fi connection in conjunction with the smartphone application Image App l 185 Wi Fi Copy If CLOCK SET l 25 is not set correctly scenes and st...

Page 174: ...the workgroup setting of the connected PC has been changed from the standard one you also need to change the PC Connect Setup setting of this unit l 197 The user account of the PC both the Account Name and the Password must consist of 32 or less alphanumeric characters 2 If you use non alphanumeric characters for the user account a destination folder may not be set up 2 If you use more than 32 cha...

Page 175: ...If a connection attempt fails we recommend that you change the computer name or NetBIOS name to the one consisting of only alphanumeric characters with a maximum of 15 characters Input method is same operation as for setting up the title l 116 After entering the computer name of the PC touch Enter 5 Touch INPUT and enter the name of the shared folder If you have created a shared folder destination...

Page 176: ...her devices copying may be canceled Depending on your environment copying may take time or may not be available If the scene to be copied is long or copying fails we recommend that the following be performed for copying j Connecting this unit to the PC by USB cable l 229 233 j Inserting the SD card to the built in SD card slot of the PC or your SD card reader writer directly Scenes exceeding 4 GB ...

Page 177: ... tethering Wi Fi Live Cast If CLOCK SET l 25 is not set correctly Live Cast cannot be used Check your contract details carefully as smartphone and internet contract details may result in high communication charges being incurred or a limit placed on communication traffic Caution Be sure to pay special attention to the privacy the Portrait rights etc of the subject when you use this function Use at...

Page 178: ...UB Login ID Password with this unit l 198 4 Use linked services with LUMIX CLUB Log in to the LUMIX CLUB and register set up the USTREAM on WEB service link setup 5 Set up a Wi Fi connection between this unit and the wireless access point WPS Connection l 186 Searching for wireless access points to set up a connection l 187 Setting up a connection manually l 188 6 When the Wi Fi connection is comp...

Page 179: ...ls You can send e mails containing such information as the USTREAM channel name or the scheduled broadcast date This unit can only set the scheduled broadcast date l 181 For other settings set them on the LUMIX CLUB On the LUMIX CLUB register the destination addresses of the e mail in advance Touch will disappear when no touch function is performed for a specific period of time To display them aga...

Page 180: ...the Password for the Program and restart the broadcast Image content may be leaked to third parties depending on the USTREAM image publication method settings Set the publication range and Password using USTREAM if required Touch to display the live broadcast setting screen will disappear when no touch function is performed for a specific period of time To display them again touch the screen Live ...

Page 181: ...n AUTO is set change IMAGE QUALITY according to your environment If the selected image quality has an image quality higher than the one you are using images will appear as if the frame rate is low Operation cannot be guaranteed for all devices Even with a broadband line the recommended optimal speed may not be reached depending on your environment Narrowband lines such as analog modems cannot be u...

Page 182: ... Broadcasting live with no sound 1 Touch Microphone On Air 2 Touch OFF If you broadcast and record a motion picture simultaneously when this item is set to OFF the sound of the broadcast will not be recorded ON Live motion pictures are saved on USTREAM OFF Select this option not to save on USTREAM PH HA HG HE ON Sound is output during live broadcasts OFF Sound is not output during live broadcasts ...

Page 183: ...l cs e_cam This Site is English only When downloading the app on a mobile network high packet communication fees may be incurred depending on the details of your contract Wi Fi Install the Image App About the Image App The Image App is an application provided by Panasonic For Android apps For iOS apps OS Android 4 0 or later iOS 7 0 or later Installation procedure 1 Connect your Android device to ...

Page 184: ...e 212 Wi Fi Setting Up a Wi Fi Connection Wi Fi connection methods Connecting to a wireless access point l 186 Setting up a direct connection to a smartphone l 189 Available Wi Fi functions Link to Cell l 157 Baby Monitor l 163 Home Cam l 166 DLNA Play l 171 Copy l 173 Live Cast l 177 Link to Cell l 157 A Lit green The status indicator is lit green while this unit is connected to a destination dev...

Page 185: ...ork name SSID of this unit from the Wi Fi setup of the smartphone start up Image App 3 Follow the on screen instructions of the smartphone to set up a connection When the settings is complete the smartphone and this unit are connected directly allowing you to use remote operations Control this unit remotely with the smartphone l 161 When Wi Fi is selected 1 Turn on the Wi Fi function in the smartp...

Page 186: ...reless access point C For information on how to delete wireless access points or change the search order of wireless access points please refer to Wireless Settings on page 194 5 Touch WPS Connection 6 Set the wireless access point to waiting for WPS For further details please read the operating instructions for the wireless access point When using a tethering connection please read the operating ...

Page 187: ...s point if the network authentication is encrypted 1 Press Wi Fi button on this unit 2 Touch Wi Fi Setup 3 Touch Wireless Settings 4 Touch the part with no display of a wireless access point C For information on how to delete wireless access points or change the search order of wireless access points please refer to Wireless Settings on page 194 5 Touch Search for wireless network 6 Touch the wire...

Page 188: ...search order of wireless access points please refer to Wireless Settings on page 194 5 Touch Manual Setting 6 Touch INPUT then enter the SSID of the wireless access point to connect For details on how to enter characters refer to page 116 When the entry is complete touch Enter 7 Touch the desired Network Authentication method When WEP is selected proceed according to Step 9 8 Touch the desired Enc...

Page 189: ... The default setting is OFF Select ON as needed for example when the setting seems necessary for your Wi Fi environment When Direct Connection Password is set to OFF j Proceed to the following section When Direct Connection Password is set to OFF in Using Link to Cell with a direct connection l 159 When Direct Connection Password is set to ON If your smartphone is compatible with WPS refer to WPS ...

Page 190: ...61 For information on how to exit Link to Cell refer to page 160 When using an iOS device perform the following operations 1 Select the option that allows you to install the app on the profile screen of the Image App and follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 2 Press the home button to close the displayed screen 3 Select the network name SSID of this unit from the Wi Fi set...

Page 191: ... displayed with No Password on the history list To display the connection details touch DETAIL 3 Touch ENTER When the connection is complete a message will be displayed and the screen will switch to the Wi Fi function screen selected in Step 2 Perform the operation of the selected Wi Fi function If you have selected Link to Cell start up the smartphone application Image App after checking that Und...

Page 192: ...r the 2 4 GHz band is enabled Make sure the wireless access point is registered in this unit l 194 The device may be unable to locate the wireless access point due to problems with the signal Refer to Setting up a connection manually l 188 WPS Connection Make sure the wireless access point is in the correct WPS standby mode Make sure the PIN code has been correctly input Search for wireless networ...

Page 193: ...to the wireless access point change the Wi Fi access point using the smartphone s Wi Fi set up It takes long time every time to connect to a smartphone It may take longer time to connect depending on the Wi Fi connection setting of the smartphone but it is not a malfunction This unit is not displayed in the Wi Fi setting screen of the smartphone Try switching the ON OFF of the Wi Fi function in th...

Page 194: ...the part where no wireless access points are displayed D 2 Configure the wireless access point settings l 186 To delete a wireless access point 1 Touch the wireless access point to be deleted 2 Touch Delete The message is displayed Touch YES to delete To switch the search order 1 Touch the access point you want to switch the order 2 Switch the order by touching or To change the wireless access poi...

Page 195: ...will be restored l 44 196 You can use this unit as a Wireless Sub Camera For the connection procedure and other details check the website below http panasonic jp support global cs e_cam This function is not available when REC FORMAT is set to 24p Please refer to page 198 Please refer to page 170 If you set ON the LCD monitor turns off when remotely operating this unit with a smartphone in Motion P...

Page 196: ...ng to the condition at the time of purchase and you will be able to use the Wi Fi setting menu l 44 You can change the Wi Fi setting back to the default condition The LUMIX CLUB Login ID and Wi Fi Password are also deleted Information on wireless access points smartphones and Wireless Sub Cameras registered to this unit is also deleted You can view and change this unit s Device name SSID which is ...

Page 197: ...s displayed If the connection is not successful t is displayed To test the connection to LUMIX CLUB or USTREAM you need to make other settings in advance l 178 You can change the workgroup setting When copying scenes or still pictures to a PC using a Wi Fi function Copy you need to create a shared folder on the PC and connect this unit to the workgroup to which the PC belongs The default setting i...

Page 198: ...ring a Login ID 6 Touch NEXT and enter a Password Enter any combination of 8 to 16 characters and numbers for the Password For details on how to enter characters refer to page 116 7 Check the Login ID and touch OK The Login ID 12 digit number will be displayed automatically When logging in to the LUMIX CLUB with a computer you only need to enter the numbers Be sure to make a note of the Login ID a...

Page 199: ...Touch NEXT 4 Touch YES in the Login ID delete confirmation screen The message is displayed Touch NEXT 5 Touch YES on the confirmation screen for deleting the LUMIX CLUB account The message is displayed Touch NEXT If you are not deleting the LUMIX CLUB account only the Login ID will be erased when NO is selected 6 Touch EXIT Changes and other actions to Login IDs can only be made to the Login ID ac...

Page 200: ...er s manual a function that displays an image from one smartphone in one Sub Window is referred to as Wireless Twin Camera and a function that displays images from up to three smartphones and the Sub Camera of this unit in two Sub Windows is referred to as Wireless Multi Camera Recording different types of subjects in one image Recording the same subject from different angles Recording a view seen...

Page 201: ...ltaneously display two Sub Windows and record images in them Up to three smartphones can be connected simultaneously l 207 For the You can also use the Sub Camera of this unit When the LCD monitor is either closed or closed with the screen facing outward the Sub Camera does not work Open the LCD monitor WXF991 ...

Page 202: ...elay compared to the Main camera s image Depending on the device and environment movement in the image transmitted from the smartphone may not look smooth or may look as if frames were missed This is particularly the case with vertical orientation which increases the smartphone s processing burden For information on the setup of your smartphone refer to its operating instructions Please also refer...

Page 203: ...to OFF Refer to Selecting this unit s SSID on the smartphone to set up a connection 1 When using the Wi Fi menu screen Press Wi Fi button on this unit and touch TWIN CAMERA Wireless Twin Multi Camera Using a Smartphone as a Wireless Sub Camera You need to turn on the Wi Fi function of your smartphone Set REC FORMAT to AVCHD or MP4 iFrame Install the smartphone application Image App on your smartph...

Page 204: ...rn on the Wi Fi function in the smartphone s setup menu When Direct Connection Password is set to OFF Proceed to the When Direct Connection Password is set to OFF l 205 When Direct Connection Password is set to ON Proceed to the When Direct Connection Password is set to ON l 205 A Wireless Twin Camera B Smartphone C Other Camera D CANCEL ...

Page 205: ... the Password displayed on this unit s screen on the smartphone It may take time to complete the Wi Fi connection 6 When the Wi Fi connection is complete press the home button on the smartphone and start up the smartphone application Image App When the connection to this unit is complete the image being captured by the smartphone will be displayed on the Sub Window of this unit The following opera...

Page 206: ... profile screen of the Image App and follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 2 Press the home button to close the displayed screen 3 Touch NEXT on the screen of this unit to display its SSID 4 After selecting the network name SSID of this unit from the Wi Fi setup of the smartphone start up Image App When the connection to this unit is complete the image being captured by th...

Page 207: ...ne smartphone as multiple Wireless Sub Cameras 3 Turn on the Wi Fi function in the smartphone s setup menu When Direct Connection Password is set to OFF Proceed to the When Direct Connection Password is set to OFF l 208 When Direct Connection Password is set to ON Proceed to the When Direct Connection Password is set to ON l 208 Selecting this unit s SSID on the smartphone to set up a connection 1...

Page 208: ...celed 4 Touch Wi Fi on the screen of this unit 5 On the smartphone s Wi Fi setting screen select the SSID displayed on this unit If this is the first time the smartphone is connecting to this unit via Wi Fi enter the Password displayed on this unit s screen on the smartphone It may take time to complete the Wi Fi connection 6 When the Wi Fi connection is complete press the home button on the smart...

Page 209: ...Camera function with only one registered smartphone Rotate the Sub Camera to enable it l 51 6 Touch ENTER to complete the registration For the The image being captured by the smartphone connected to this unit or the image being captured by the Sub Camera of this unit will be displayed in a Sub Window of this unit Displayed if you have connected one smartphone to this unit and enabled the Sub Camer...

Page 210: ... 2 Start up the smartphone application Image App This unit and the smartphone will be connected via Wi Fi When the connection to this unit is complete the image being captured by the smartphone will be displayed on the Sub Window of this unit If the connection cannot be established or no image appears on the Sub Window follow the steps below to set up the connection again 1 Close the smartphone ap...

Page 211: ...Image App and then touch Reset on the device registration screen A message will be displayed Touching YES will clear all the registered information and device names will be indicated as Unregistered Wi Fi connections made with the Wireless Multi Camera function are not saved as records in History Terminating the connection 1 Touch the recording screen on this unit and touch 2 Touch EXIT on the scr...

Page 212: ...Sub Window image or hide it If you set Backup for Twin Camera to ON when recording images with the Wireless Twin Multi Camera function you can also record the Main Camera s image without the Sub Window image as a separate scene l 57 When the Wireless Multi Camera function is in use still pictures cannot be recorded A Lit green The status indicator l 9 is lit green when the Wireless Twin Multi Came...

Page 213: ... cannot perform the following operation of the Sub Window j Changing the display position of the Sub Window Only for Wireless Twin Camera j Changing the color of the Sub Window frame When using the Wireless Twin Camera function When using the Wireless Multi Camera function When the signal condition for Wireless Sub Camera 1 weakens You can operate the Sub Window again when the signal becomes stron...

Page 214: ...a The size of the image displayed on the Sub Window varies depending on the smartphone camera and the orientation of the smartphone Example Sub Window display when the Main Camera s aspect ratio is set to 16 9 The yellow frames correspond to the size of the image be displayed on the Sub Window Depending on the smartphone it may not be possible to use horizontal orientation Smartphone orientation V...

Page 215: ... the Sub Window the positions of the icons displayed on the screen may change 1 Touch Sub Window 2 Touch 3 Touch and select the desired frame Changing the display position of the Sub Window Changing the color of the Sub Window frame 1 Pink 2 Green 3 Orange 4 Gray 5 Drop shadow 6 No frame This adds a drop shadow on the right and bottom sides A FRAMING ...

Page 216: ...dow the positions of the icons displayed on the screen may change You cannot move a Sub Window to the display positions for the other Sub Window 1 Touch Sub Window to be changed 2 Touch 3 Touch and select the desired frame Changing the display position of the Sub Window Changing the color of the Sub Window frame 1 Pink 2 Green 3 Orange 4 Gray 5 Drop shadow 6 No frame This adds a drop shadow on the...

Page 217: ...the Sub Window is displayed in semi transparent gray j When you leave the Sub Camera of this unit closed even after touching Sub Camera of this unit j When the registered smartphone that you have selected by touching Wireless Sub Camera 1 2 3 is not connected to this unit or when the Wi Fi signal between the smartphone and this unit is weak j When you have touched OFF For the When the image for a ...

Page 218: ... settings are disabled when a Wireless Sub Camera s image is displayed in a Sub Window j Sub Window settings WB Brightness Focus Narration j Magnification level and size of the Sub Window Depending on recording conditions the color balance brightness and other settings may differ between the Main Camera and the Wireless Sub Camera Swapping the images between the Sub Windows j Touch Menu j Zoom but...

Page 219: ...a function When you record still pictures it may take longer than usual to achieve focus l 30 Simultaneous recording of still pictures is not possible while recording a motion picture or using PRE REC If an image is not received from the Wireless Sub Camera selected for a Sub Window for 4 minutes approx or more the Wi Fi connection will be terminated It will not be terminated while motion picture ...

Page 220: ...it the Wireless Twin Camera function 3 Press Wi Fi button again and touch TWIN CAMERA 4 Follow the procedure from Step 2 onwards in Selecting this unit s SSID on the smartphone to set up a connection in When connecting a smartphone to this unit as a Wireless Sub Camera for the first time To use the Wireless Twin Camera function l 203 While using the Wireless Multi Camera function 1 Close the Image...

Page 221: ...tions for easy copying With a PC What you can do with a PC Check the website below to download install the software The software is available for download until the end of March 2019 http panasonic jp support global cs soft download f_ae53 html What can be done with the HD Writer AE 5 3 Data type Copying data to a PC Motion picture and still picture Copying in Blu ray disc AVCHD format The scenes ...

Page 222: ...rnet and share them with your family and friends Motion picture Playing back on a PC Play back the motion picture and still picture data in high definition picture quality on a PC Motion picture and still picture Formatting discs Depending on the type of disc that you use formatting is necessary Motion picture Important Notice When using an SDXC Memory Card check the following support site http pa...

Page 223: ...mputer and may not use it on more than one computer Further Licensee may not use the Software for commercial software hosting services Article 5 Reverse Engineering Decompiling or Disassembly Licensee may not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the Software except to the extent either of them is permitted under law or regulation of the country where Licensee resides Panasonic or its distribu...

Page 224: ...cal limitations in the MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COMPACT 3 5 2 Licensee shall not use copy distribute regrant for use or otherwise handle the Software in any way beyond the range of use granted under Article 9 1 and shall not conduct operations such as reverse engineering decompilation disassembling etc of the MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COMPACT 3 5 3 All rights including copyright patent rights etc relating ...

Page 225: ...ndows 8 Windows 8 1 32 bit 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit 64 bit SP1 A 64 bit version of the Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8 1 Windows 10 OS is required for operations involving 4K motion pictures CPU Intel Pentium 4 2 8 GHz or higher including compatible CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2 16 GHz or higher or AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200 or higher is recommended when using playback function Intel Core 2 Quad 2 6 GH...

Page 226: ...esolution of 1024k768 pixels or more 1920k1080 pixels or more recommended DirectX 9 0c compatible video card DirectX 10 recommended Compatible with DirectDraw overlay PCI Express k16 compatible recommended Video memory of 256 MB or more recommended A video card compatible with hardware decoding of 4K motion pictures is required when using playback function for 4K motion pictures For example Intel ...

Page 227: ...for the video card Always make sure there is enough capacity on the HDD in the PC It may become inoperable or the operation may stop suddenly if the capacity gets low Operating environment for the card reader function mass storage The USB equipment operates with the driver installed as standard in the OS OS Windows 10 32 bit 64 bit Windows 8 Windows 8 1 32 bit 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit 64 bit SP1 CP...

Page 228: ... Windows 7 Installing HD Writer AE 5 3 Uninstalling HD Writer AE 5 3 Follow the steps below to uninstall any software applications that you no longer require 1 Select Start Control Panel Uninstall a Program 2 Select HD Writer AE 5 3 then click Uninstall Proceed with the uninstallation by following the on screen instructions After uninstalling the software be sure to reboot the PC With a PC Install...

Page 229: ... recognized as an external drive of the PC l 231 When you select an option other than PC reconnect the USB cable When using the battery the LCD monitor turns off after about 5 seconds Touch the screen to turn the LCD monitor on Do not use any other USB cables except the supplied one Operation is not guaranteed with any other USB cables When this unit is connected to a PC using a USB cable while th...

Page 230: ...arge the battery by connecting the supplied DC cable Be sure to connect the unit directly to the PC Blu ray disc recorder or DVD recorder During charging the status indicator flashes You cannot charge when the status indicator flashes rapidly or when it does not light at all Charge using the AC adaptor l 12 It will take 2 or 3 times longer to charge compared to when using the AC adaptor If the sta...

Page 231: ...res to your PC Card reader function mass storage Still pictures recorded with this unit can be copied to the PC with Explorer or other programs 1 Double click the folder that contains the still pictures DCIM 100CDPFQ etc 2 Drag and drop the still pictures onto the destination folder on the PC s HDD Do not delete the SD card s folders Doing so may make the SD card unusable in this unit Do not delet...

Page 232: ...AE 5 3 HD Writer AE 5 3 For details on how to use the software applications read the PDF operating instructions of the software Reading the operating instructions of the software applications You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 0 or later or Adobe Reader 7 0 or later to read the PDF operating instructions Select Start All Programs Panasonic HD Writer AE 5 3 Operating Instructions With a PC Starti...

Page 233: ... recognized as an external drive of Mac When you select an option other than PC reconnect the USB cable When using the battery the LCD monitor turns off after about 5 seconds Touch the screen to turn the LCD monitor on 3 Double click CAM_SD displayed on the desktop Files are stored in 100CDPFQ or 102CDPFT folder etc in the DCIM folder 4 Using a drag and drop operation move the pictures you want to...

Page 234: ...1 Stop Motion Animation Assist Mode l 72 Red Recording Green Recording pause 0h00m00s Elapsed recording time l 28 h is an abbreviation for hour m for minute and s for second MINI 8mm SILN INTV MNL Eye Fi transfer l 154 Remaining battery power l 16 1h30m Remaining battery time l 16 White Card recording possible status Green Recognizing the card Motion Picture Recording Mode l 91 Backup for Twin Cam...

Page 235: ...4 HDR Effect l 50 87 AF AE tracking l 81 Level Shot Function l 87 Touch Shutter l 82 MF Manual Focus l 76 25 9M 14M 2 1M 20 4M 10 9M 0 3M 20M 10 6M 2M MEGA PRE REC LOW CUT 1 1 White Balance l 74 1 100 Shutter Speed l 75 OPEN F2 0 Iris value l 75 0dB Gain value l 75 White Green Focus indication l 30 AF assist lamp l 102 C Display Touch Menu l 24 Backlight Compensation l 85 Intelligent Contrast Cont...

Page 236: ...cenes recorded with Slow Quick Video Mode l 67 1 Scenes recorded with FULL HD Slow Motion Video Mode l 68 71 Scenes recorded with Slow Zoom Mode l 69 1 Scenes recorded with Dolly Zoom Mode l 70 1 Scene s recorded with 4K Photo mode l 71 Miniature recorded scene l 63 Time lapse recorded scene l 64 Scenes saved with Highlight Playback l 117 Eye Fi transfer status l 152 Changes the cropping frame siz...

Page 237: ...erted or is incompatible Startup icon for Wireless Twin Camera disconnect icon for Wireless Twin Multi Camera l 203 Wi Fi connection status Wireless Twin Camera l 212 3 Wi Fi connection status Wireless Multi Camera l 212 For changing the Sub Window size l 54 1 For zooming in out the Sub Window l 54 1 Wi Fi connection warnings for the Wireless Sub Camera function Wireless Twin Camera l 213 3 Wi Fi ...

Page 238: ...USED PLEASE CHECK THE EXTERNAL DRIVE The external drive that this unit cannot recognize is connected Check if the USB HDD can be connected and used with this unit and try to reconnect l 142 Failed to connect wireless access point No wireless access point found Check the Wi Fi set up of your wireless access point and smartphone WPS Connection can establish a connection only between two devices this...

Page 239: ...l not be possible to play back scenes recorded before the unit turned off When data recorded on another device is recovered it may not be possible to play back the data on this unit or the other device If recovery fails turn the unit off and on again after waiting a while If recovery fails repeatedly format a media on the unit Please be aware that if a media is formatted then all the data recorded...

Page 240: ... is fully charged the battery has worn out and needs to be replaced This unit is turned off automatically If the unit turns off when you turn off the power to the TV using the TV remote control the VIERA Link is at work If you are not using the VIERA Link set VIERA Link to OFF l 140 This unit cannot be operated though it is turned on This unit does not operate normally Remove the battery or AC ada...

Page 241: ...light sources such as a gymnasium or a hall set the White Balance setting to Indoor mode 2 If you cannot record clearly with the Indoor mode 2 set it to Manual adjustment mode l 74 Color or brightness of the image changes or you may see horizontal bars in the image The LCD monitor flickers indoors Color or brightness of the image may change or you may see horizontal bars in the image when the obje...

Page 242: ...is unit when connected to a TV Sound levels cannot be adjusted using this unit so adjust the sound on the TV Even when this unit is connected to the TV by the HDMI micro cable images or sounds are not output Check if the HDMI micro cable is connected correctly Insert the HDMI micro cable all the way in If the SD card is inserted in another device it is not recognized Check that the device is compa...

Page 243: ...uctions for HD Writer AE 5 3 You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 0 or later or Adobe Reader 7 0 or later to read the PDF operating instructions for HD Writer AE 5 3 About the Wi Fi function Problem Check points Cannot connect to wireless access point or smartphone Read page 192 if the Wi Fi connection cannot be established Cannot operate from smartphone using Link to Cell Install the smartphone a...

Page 244: ...er waiting a short while Home Cam cannot be used Make sure the wireless access point is connected to the Internet Make sure the wireless access point and this unit are properly connected l 186 I have forgotten the password for the Wi Fi Perform Reset Wi Fi Settings from the Setup menu l 44 This will set the Wi Fi setting to the condition at the time of purchase and you will be able to use the Wi F...

Page 245: ...ng of motion picture data that exceeds 4 GB may momentarily stop at every 4 GB of data when played back with another device It may not play back smoothly when the editing of scenes was done with the HD Writer AE 5 3 but it will play back smoothly if you set the seamless settings in the HD Writer AE 5 3 Refer to the operating instructions for the HD Writer AE 5 3 Principal reasons for not playing b...

Page 246: ...y 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 keep the unit away from sea water Sand or dust may damage the unit Care should be taken when inserting and removing a card If sea water splashes onto the unit wipe of...

Page 247: ... the battery terminals should be removed Prepare spare batteries when going out for recording Prepare batteries enough to last for 3 to 4 times the period you are planning to record for Cold places such as a ski resort can shorten recording time If you drop the battery accidentally check to see if the terminals are damaged Inserting a battery with damaged terminals can damage the unit Do not throw...

Page 248: ...nnect the unit via the AC adaptor select SETUP FORMAT MEDIA YES from the menu and then press and hold the recording start stop button on the screen below for about 3 seconds When the SD card data deletion screen appears select YES and then follow the on screen instructions The customer is responsible for the management of the data in the SD card When the LCD screen is dirty or condensation has occ...

Page 249: ...tion always delete information such as personal information and wireless LAN connection settings that you have saved within this unit with Reset Wi Fi Settings Delete account l 44 199 To protect personal information delete the registered details of Baby Calendar unless they are necessary for the repair l 123 Remove the Memory Card from this unit when requesting a repair Settings may return to fact...

Page 250: ... Advanced Micro Devices Inc iMovie Final Cut Pro Mac and OS X are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc Android and Google Play are trademarks or registered trademarks of Google Inc The Wi Fi CERTIFIED Logo is a certification mark of Wi Fi Alliance The W...

Page 251: ...rs Recording modes approximate recordable time Recording format AVCHD Recording mode 1080 60p 1080 60i PH HA HG HE Picture size Frame rate 1920k1080 60p 1920k1080 60i 1920k1080 60i 1920k1080 60i 1920k1080 60i SD card 4 GB 19 min 21 min 30 min 40 min 1 h 30 min 16 GB 1 h 20 min 1 h 30 min 2 h 2 h 40 min 6 h 40 min 64 GB 5 h 20 min 6 h 8 h 30 min 11 h 27 h 30 min Recording format 4K MP4 MP4 iFrame R...

Page 252: ... unchanged until the remaining recordable time drops to 99 hours and 59 minutes or less The stated number is the approximate number of recordable pictures Still picture recording mode Others Approximate number of recordable pictures Picture size 6784k3816 4992k2808 1920k1080 Aspect ratio 16 9 SD card 4 GB 250 450 3200 16 GB 1000 1900 12500 64 GB 4300 7500 52000 Picture size 5216k3912 3808k2856 640...

Page 253: ... label of an SD card is the total of the capacity for copyright protection and management and the capacity which can be used on the unit a PC etc Recording format 4K MP4 MP4 iFrame AVCHD Picture size 6016k3384 3840k2160 4992k2808 1920k1080 Aspect ratio 16 9 SD card 4 GB 300 750 450 3200 16 GB 1300 3000 1900 12500 64 GB 5000 12000 7500 52000 Recording format 24p Recording mode 2160 24p 1080 24p Pic...

Page 254: ...hoe adaptor Insert the shoe adaptor into the shoe adaptor mounting part When removing the shoe adaptor When removing the shoe adaptor slide the SHOE ADAPTOR RELEASE lever and remove the shoe adaptor while sliding the lever Others Optional accessories Attaching the Conversion Lens Filter Kit Be careful about the following When 2 lens accessories such as the ND filter and Wide Conversion Lens are fi...

Page 255: ... B end of the USB Cable to the USB terminal of this unit 3 Press the power button of the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle to turn it on The status indicator B lights on 4 Turn on this unit Using Wi Fi functions in combination with the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle The Remote Pan Tilt Cradle can also be used by the following Wi Fi functions Make the Wi Fi connection after connecting the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle to th...

Page 256: ...eet away from subjects Do not use the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle when a Wide Conversion Lens VW W4907H optional is attached to this unit Before mounting this unit on the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle insert the SD card and the battery When this unit is mounted on the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle make sure to hold the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle to carry them Carrying them by holding this unit may cause malfunction Do n...

Page 257: ...of the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle Description Party Scene The operation is automatic The Remote Pan Tilt Cradle works within the recording range set in Panning Angle Tilt Angle At an event such as a party recording will be performed while the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle automatically controls the recording direction within the recording range When a person or a moving object is detected recording of the pe...

Page 258: ...ut a registered position are indicated as Not set 3 Determine a position with You can also operate the zoom with the zoom lever 4 Touch ENTER To register positions to other position buttons repeat Steps 2 4 To adjust a position that has already been registered to a position button touch the position button to which the position you want to adjust is registered and follow Steps 3 4 Moving the Remot...

Page 259: ...radle this unit is set to Motion Picture Recording Mode You cannot switch this unit to Still Picture Recording Mode We recommend that you make a test recording in advance to check if the image and sound are recorded correctly The sound of the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle in operation will be recorded If you start recording after making changes to the setup of the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle such as switching...

Page 260: ... unit cannot track more than one subject simultaneously Certain types of subjects such as a fast moving subject may not be tracked About Preset Positions Some screen indications disappear when the position buttons are displayed or the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle is moving to a position When the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle is connected to this unit the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle setup menu can be set Connecting ...

Page 261: ... first the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle may become unusable You can watch the demonstration of how the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle will operate when Party Scene is set Touch Party Scene Demo the demonstration automatically starts When you touch EXIT the demonstration will be canceled You can watch the demonstration of how the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle will operate when Moving Object is set Touch Moving Object D...

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