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Transferring your Footage 

 

 
 
 

Connect the supplied USB cable to the 
camcorder. Turn the camcorder on (it does 
not matter which mode the function slider 
is in).  

 
 

 
 

 
 
 

Touch ‘PC’ on the LCD touch screen when 
USB Connect appears.  

 
 
 
 

 
 
You can now transfer your footage from the camera using your computer. It is 
essential you copy your clips from the camcorder onto a computer before you 
return the camcorder.  
 

Editing your Footage 

 
You can edit your recordings using the following applications: 
 

 

Microsoft Windows Live MovieMaker (Windows 7) 

 

iMovie (Mac) 

 

Final Cut (Mac, Only clips recorded in iFrame format) 

 

Adobe Premiere 

 
You cannot edit your recordings using the Windows XP version of 
MovieMaker, however you could convert them to be usable as a WMV file. 
Please contact a member of staff for advice on how to do this. 
 

Please note, clips recorded in the 1080/50p format are not compatible with 
the above software, so please do not record in this quality setting.  

Summary of Contents for HC-X900

Page 1: ...t 3 Basic Video Recording 4 Playing back your recordings 5 Using the Camcorder as a Digital Camera 6 Transferring your Footage 7 Editing your Footage 7 Advanced Video Recording 8 Manual Focus 8 Changi...

Page 2: ...tion please visit www sheffield ac uk creativemedia Contents of Kit 1 Panasonic HC X900 Camcorder 8GB SD card 2 External Hama microphone 3 Panasonic battery 4 USB transfer cable 5 Mains power adapter...

Page 3: ...media Control Layout LCD Touch Screen Manual control ring iA Manual mode button Zoom lever Camera button On Off Switch USB connection Hotshoe attachment for ext mic Recording start stop button Mains p...

Page 4: ...ge 9 to find the most suitable recording quality setting for your project Press the iA Manual button until iA appears on the LCD screen This will put the camcorder into a full auto mode where the came...

Page 5: ...r recordings Move the function slider to Playback mode Using the LCD screen touch the clip you wish to review Clips can be deleted by touching the bin Icon on the left hand side of the screen Select t...

Page 6: ...Digital Camera Move the function slider to Picture Recording Mode Use the zoom lever to zoom in and out Press the camera button down half way to focus fully depress the button to take the picture Pho...

Page 7: ...mcorder onto a computer before you return the camcorder Editing your Footage You can edit your recordings using the following applications Microsoft Windows Live MovieMaker Windows 7 iMovie Mac Final...

Page 8: ...Cameras Manual Focus HC X900 Ensure the camcorder is in Video Recording mode Press the iA Manual button until MNL appears on the LCD screen Press the Focus button on the top left of the LCD Screen Pr...

Page 9: ...is in Video Recording mode Press the iA button until a menu of options appears onscreen Press then button marked MNL onscreen Press the Focus button on the top left of the LCD Screen Press the MF butt...

Page 10: ...footage please use iFrame which records in the MP4 format With the Camcorder in video recording mode press the arrows in the lower left corner of the LCD screen Touch the Q Menu icon and select the fi...

Page 11: ...uch the arrows on the left of the LCD screen Select the Menu icon and navigate to Record Setup and Mic Level Adjust the level by touching the on screen controls Using the external microphone Attach th...

Page 12: ...PRE REC and select it Note Pre Record Mode will be cancelled if you change the mode touch the Menu or Q Menu icon start recording or turn the camcorder off Time Lapse Mode Time Lapse Mode allows the c...

Page 13: ...not available when recording in iFrame mode Recordings must be made in Manual mode Audio is not recorded during Time Lapse mode The maximum duration for Time Lapse recording is 12 hours Using the Elec...

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