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Basic Operating Instructions

High Definition Video Camera

Model No.

HC-X900

HC-X900M

Before use, please read these instructions completely.

More detailed instructions on the operation of this unit are
contained in “Operating Instructions (PDF format)” in the supplied
CD-ROM. Install it on your PC to read it.

VQT4C85

until

2012/1/31

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Summary of Contents for HC-X900

Page 1: ...mera Model No HC X900 HC X900M Before use please read these instructions completely More detailed instructions on the operation of this unit are contained in Operating Instructions PDF format in the supplied CD ROM Install it on your PC to read it VQT4C85 ...

Page 2: ...t is well ventilated Do not obstruct this unit s ventilation openings with newspapers tablecloths curtains and similar items Do not place sources of naked flames such as lighted candles on this unit Install this unit so that the AC mains lead can be unplugged from the socket outlet immediately if any problem occurs Warning Risk of fire explosion and burns Do not disassemble Do not heat the batteri...

Page 3: ...operly turn this unit off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn this unit on Do not use this unit near radio transmitters or high voltage lines If you record near radio transmitters or high voltage lines the recorded pictures and or sound may be adversely affected About connecting to a PC Do not use any other USB cables except th...

Page 4: ...le with motion pictures recorded in AVCHD format Indemnity about recorded content Panasonic does not accept any responsibility for damages directly or indirectly due to 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...

Page 5: ...Playback Mode still pictures only Scene s recorded in 1080 50p 1080 50i AVCHD 3D or side by side SbS 3D AVCHD scene s Pages for reference are indicated by an arrow for example l 00 These operating instructions are designed for use with models and Pictures may be slightly different from the original The illustrations used in these operating instructions show model however parts of the explanation r...

Page 6: ... Preparation of the LCD monitor Viewfinder 16 How to use the touch screen 16 About the Touch Menu 17 Setting date and time 18 Basic Selecting a media to record HC X900M 19 Intelligent Auto Mode 19 Recording motion pictures 20 Recording still pictures 20 Motion picture Still picture playback 21 Watching Video Pictures on your TV 22 Using the menu screen 23 Language selection 23 Using the zoom 24 Fo...

Page 7: ...733 AC cable GC A K2CT3YY00034 B K2CQ2YY00082 GN C K2CJ2YY00052 A Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China and Saudi Arabia B Areas Other than Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China Saudi Arabia C Australia and New Zealand Remote control Battery built in N2QAEC000024 AV multi cable K1HY12YY0012 or K1HY12YY0008 USB cable K2KYYYY00201 Lens hood VDW2412 Shoe adaptor VYC0996 CD ROM S...

Page 8: ...12E DVD burner VW BN01 1 Remove the lens hood supplied and set to the flash setting to OFF 2 GC To use the VW LDC103E the battery pack VW VBG130 VW VBG260 is required To charge the battery pack VW VBG130 VW VBG260 the AC adaptor VW AD21E EB K VW AD20E EB K is required GN To use the VW LDC103E the battery pack VW VBG130 VW VBG260 is required To charge the battery pack VW VBG130 VW VBG260 the AC ada...

Page 9: ... the direction shown in the figure Preparation 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 t...

Page 10: ... It is recommended to charge the battery in a temperature between 10 C and 30 C The battery temperature should also be the same A DC input terminal Insert the plugs as far as they will go 1 Connect the AC cable to the AC adaptor then the AC outlet 2 Connect the AC adaptor to the DC input terminal The status indicator will flash red at an interval of 2 seconds approximately 1 second on 1 second off...

Page 11: ...are when using the LCD monitor This will be the recording mode when the 3D Conversion Lens optional is attached These times are approximations The indicated charging time is for when the battery has been discharged completely Charging time and recordable time vary depending on the usage conditions such as high low temperature Battery model number Voltage Capacity minimum Charging time Recording mo...

Page 12: ... than 3 minutes remaining then will become red If the battery discharges then will flash Screen display will disappear when no touch operation is performed However it will be constantly displayed when the remaining battery time becomes less than 30 minutes The remaining battery capacity is displayed when using the Panasonic battery that you can use for this unit The actual time can vary depending ...

Page 13: ...e SD Memory Card 32 MB or less cannot be used for the motion picture recording 4 GB or more Memory Cards that do not have the SDHC logo or 48 GB or more Memory Cards that do not have the SDXC logo are not based on SD Memory Card Specifications The operation of Memory Cards exceeding 64 GB cannot be guaranteed When the write protect switch A on SD card is locked no recording deletion or editing wil...

Page 14: ... cable jExpose 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 garbage or dust Do not place SD cards in the following areas jIn direct sunlight jIn very dusty or humid areas jNear a heater jLocations susceptible to significant difference in temperature condensation can oc...

Page 15: ...der turns on the unit Closing the LCD monitor viewfinder turns off the unit Change the mode to recording or playback Operate the mode switch to change the mode to or Preparation Turning the unit on off Turning the unit on and off with the power button Preparation Selecting a mode Motion Picture Recording Mode l 20 Still Picture Recording Mode l 20 Playback Mode l 21 To turn off the unit Hold down ...

Page 16: ...Touching the touch screen will not operate while you are touching another part of the touch screen Slide while touching Move your finger while pressing on the touch screen About the operation icons These icons are used to switch the menu and thumbnail display page for item selection and setting etc Touch to return to the previous screen such as when setting menus Preparation Preparation of the LCD...

Page 17: ...t or left while touching it B Operation icons to display can be changed C Displayed only during the Manual Mode To display the Touch Menu Do not touch on the LCD monitor with hard pointed tips such as ball point pens A Touch Menu Recording mode Playback mode Display of the Touch Menu will disappear when no touch operation is performed for a specific period of time To display it again touch T W T W...

Page 18: ...en 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 Leave the unit as it is for approx 24 hours and the battery will maintain the date and time for approx 6 months The bat...

Page 19: ...ll pictures The media is selected separately to motion pictures or still pictures is highlighted in yellow 4 Touch ENTER The modes appropriate for the condition are set just by pointing the unit to what you want to record Basic Selecting a media to record HC X900M MEDIA SELECT Basic Intelligent Auto Mode MENU Intelligent auto Manual button Press this button to switch Intelligent Auto Mode Manual M...

Page 20: ...e recording start stop button again to pause recording Recording can also be started stopped by touching the recording button icon This icon functions in the same manner as the recording start stop button 1 Change the mode to l 15 2 Open the LCD monitor or extend the viewfinder 3 Press the button halfway For Auto Focus only 4 Press the button fully Basic Recording motion pictures Basic Recording s...

Page 21: ...ure is touched is displayed on the 1080 50p scene Blue is displayed on the AVCHD 3D scene and is displayed on the side by side scene by touching ALL AVCHD 4 Touch the scene or the still picture to be played back It will switch to the screen displaying and thumbnail scroll lever E when no operation is performed for approximately 5 seconds on the thumbnail display screen To display the next previous...

Page 22: ...Image may not display when the component terminal plug is connected simultaneously 2 Select the video input on the TV 3 Change the mode to to play back F Operation icon Operation icons and screen display will disappear when no touch operation is performed for a specific period of time To display them again touch the screen Motion picture playback Still picture playback 1 Playback Pause 6 Rewind pl...

Page 23: ...ch 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 cancelled Language selection You can select the language on the screen display and the menu screen Basic Using the menu screen MENU MENU MENU Q MENU Q MENU SETUP ...

Page 24: ...enu Basic Using the zoom Basic Formatting SETUP FORMAT CARD SETUP FORMAT MEDIA SD CARD or Built inMemory Zoom lever Zoom button icons T side Close up recording zoom in W side Wide angle recording zoom out The zoom speed varies depending on the range over which the zoom lever is moved A Zoom bar The zoom bar is displayed during the zoom operation 6 W T 6 W T T W T W HC X900 MENU HC X900M MENU ...

Page 25: ...0p Maximum 28 Mbps VBR HA Average 17 Mbps VBR HG Average 13 Mbps VBR HX Average 9 Mbps VBR HE Average 5 Mbps VBR iFrame Maximum 28 Mbps VBR AVCHD 3D Maximum 28 Mbps VBR SbS 3D Average 17 Mbps VBR Refer to the operating instructions PDF format for the picture size and recordable time of motion picture Still picture recording format JPEG Design rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 2 standard ...

Page 26: ...om 23k i Zoom 30k 700k digital zoom Image stabilizer function Optical Hybrid Optical Image Stabilizer Active Mode Rotation correction Optical Image Stabilizer Lock function Monitor 8 8 cm 3 5z wide LCD monitor Approx 1152 K dots Viewfinder 0 61 cm 0 24z wide EVF Approx 263 K dots equivalent Microphone 5 1 channel surround microphone with a zoom microphone focus microphone functions Stereo micropho...

Page 27: ... copyright protection support Built in memory Read only Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 USB terminal Type Mini AB USB host function for DVD burner Flash Available range Approx 1 0 m to 2 5 m Dimensions 67 mm W k72 mm H k150 mm D including projecting parts Mass Approx 425 g without battery supplied and an SD card optional Approx 425 g without battery supplied Mass in operation Approx 485 g with battery suppli...

Page 28: ... Power consumption DC output AC 110 V to 240 V 50 60 Hz 16 W DC 9 3 V 1 2 A Dimensions 52 mm W k26 mm H k86 3 mm D Mass Approx 115 g Lens F2 0 f 1 64 mm 35 mm equivalent 33 mm Minimum recording distance Approx 1 2 m Minimum illumination Approx 12 lx 1 25 with Low Light Mode in the Scene Mode ...

Page 29: ...crosystems IR GmbH and DICOMAR is a registered trademark of Leica Camera AG Microsoft Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries iMovie Mac and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Other names of systems and products mentioned in these instructions are usually ...

Page 30: ...a version of Adobe Reader that you can use with your OS from the following Web Site http get adobe com reader otherversions If using the following OS jWindows XP SP3 jWindows Vista SP2 jWindows 7 Insert the CD ROM containing the Operating Instructions supplied click Adobe R Reader R and then follow the messages on the screen to install To uninstall the Operating Instructions PDF format Delete the ...

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