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Panasonic HDC-SD90P, Owner'S Manual

The Panasonic HDC-SD90P is a top-of-the-line camcorder known for its exceptional video quality. With its advanced features and intuitive controls, capturing your precious memories is a breeze. Ensure you make the most of your HDC-SD90P with the comprehensive Owner's Manual available for free download at manualshive.com.

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HD Writer AE

Introduction

Read before starting operation

AVCHD format

This is a standard format for recording and playing back high-
definition motion pictures.

DVD-Video format

A format that can be played on most DVD players.

Scene

This means the motion picture recorded during one recording 
(after starting recording until it is stopped).

Project

The term “project” is used to refer to a video production edited 
by combining scenes and still pictures using the motion picture 
editing functions of this software.

Top menu

A feature for displaying an interface similar to a table of contents 
when a disc is played. (Top menu is not displayed on video 
cameras. Top menus are only displayed on devices that support 
this feature.)

SD cards

In these instructions, SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards 
and SDXC memory cards are collectively referred to as SD 
cards.

 Terms

1080/60p or 1080/50p motion picture

These are high-definition motion pictures that have a high picture 
quality and were recorded in 1080/60p or 1080/50p format. They 
can be played back with this software and with playback devices 
that are compatible with 1080/60p or 1080/50p format.

The terms vary depending on the TV system of your video 
camera.

TV system

Term

NTSC

1080/60p motion picture

PAL

1080/50p motion picture

AVCHD motion picture

This is the standard format for high-definition motion pictures.

iFrame motion picture

This is the standard format for playing back and editing motion 
pictures on a Macintosh computer. MP4 motion pictures contain 
iFrame motion pictures recorded with a video camera that this 
software accompanied.
Not compatible with AVCHD standard, as it uses a different 
recording format.

MP4 motion picture

This is the format for MP4 standard (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format) 
motion pictures.
Not compatible with AVCHD standard, as it uses a different 
recording format.

MPEG2 motion picture

This is a widely used standard picture quality format for motion 
pictures.

BD format

This is a standard format for recording and playing back high-
definition motion pictures on Blu-ray discs.

Summary of Contents for HDC-SD90P

Page 1: ...http www panasonic com contactinfo For Canadian assistance please call 1 800 561 5505 or visit us at www panasonic ca Owner s Manual High Definition Video Camera Model No HDC SD90P PC HDC TM90P PC Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read the instructions completely VQT3J56 ...

Page 2: ... CAUTION DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE BUILT IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS Date of Purchase Dealer Purchased From Dealer Address Dealer Phone No Model No Serial No The lightning flash wi...

Page 3: ...ween the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance follow the attached installation instructions and use only shielded interface cables with ferrite core when connecting to computer or peripheral devices A...

Page 4: ...om the AC power outlet Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack Use the specified unit to recharge the battery pack Do not use the battery pack with equipment other than the specified unit Do not get dirt sand liquids or other foreign matter on the terminals Do not touch the plug terminals and with metal objects Do not disassemble remodel heat or throw into fire If any electrolyte should come into co...

Page 5: ...ntains Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate A lithium ion polymer battery that is recyclable powers the product you have purchased Please call 1 800 8 BATTERY for information on how to recycle this battery U S A CANADA CONSUMERS ATTENTION ...

Page 6: ... grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the m...

Page 7: ...ERATURE If the unit is suddenly moved from a cold place to a warm place moisture may form on the SD card and inside the unit DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAMERA OR THE POWER SUPPLY TURNED ON WHEN NOT IN USE STORAGE OF YOUR CAMERA Store and handle your camera in a manner that will not subject it to unnecessary movement avoid shaking and striking Your camera contains a sensitive pick up device which could be d...

Page 8: ...mporary storage In order to avoid erasing data due to static electricity electromagnetic waves breakage and failures back up the data to a PC or DVD disc F 106 118 Access lamp ACCESS F 18 illuminates while the SD card or built in memory is being accessed initialization recording playback deleting etc Do not perform the following operations when the lamp illuminates It may damage the built in memor...

Page 9: ...uto Mode 34 Motion picture Still picture playback 36 Using the menu screen 39 Using the Setup Menu 40 Advanced Recording Zoom in out function 47 Extra Optical Zoom 47 Image Stabilizer Function 48 1080 60p recording 49 Recording with the Touch function 50 Touch function icons 50 Recording functions of operation icons 53 Operation icons 53 Recording functions of menus 59 Manual recording 73 White ba...

Page 10: ...d disc 110 Managing the copied disc 111 Dubbing with a Blu ray disc recorder video device etc 112 3D video storage 116 With a PC What you can do with a PC 118 End User License Agreement 120 Operating environment 121 Installation 124 Connecting to a PC 126 About the PC display 128 Starting HD Writer AE 3 0 129 Reading the operating instructions of the software applications 129 If using Mac 130 Othe...

Page 11: ...11 These may be subject to change Accessories Battery pack VW VBK180 AC adaptor VSK0711 AC cable K2CA2CA00025 AV multi cable K1HY12YY0008 USB cable K1HA05AD0007 Stylus pen VGQ0C14 This is used for operations that are hard to operate with your fingers or performing detailed operations with the touch screen operation F 25 46 Shoe adaptor VYC1055 CD ROM Software ...

Page 12: ...at charging has begun It will turn off when the charging is completed Inserting removing an SD card Check that the access lamp has gone off 1 Open the SD card cover and insert remove the SD card into from the card slot Face the label side in the direction shown in the illustration and press it straight in as far as it will go Press the center of the SD card and then pull it straight out 2 Securely...

Page 13: ...n the unit The status indicator lights on To turn off the unit The status indicator goes off Selecting a mode Operate the mode switch to change the mode to or How to use the touch screen You can operate by directly touching the LCD monitor touch screen with your finger It is easier to use the stylus pen supplied for detailed operation or if it is hard to operate with your fingers Touch Touch and r...

Page 14: ...ures Touch VIDEO SD CARD or PICTURE SD CARD to record to the SD card Touch VIDEO Built inMemory or PICTURE Built inMemory to record to the built in memory The media is selected separately to motion pictures or still pictures is highlighted in yellow 4 Touch ENTER Recording motion pictures 1 Change the mode to 2 Open the LCD monitor 3 Press the recording start stop button to start recording When yo...

Page 15: ...touching it Switch the Touch Menu and then touch up down of the thumbnail scroll lever 5 Select the playback operation by touching the operation icon Operation icon Operation icons and screen display will disappear when no function is performed for a specific period of time To display them again touch the screen Motion picture playback Playback Pause Rewind playback Fast forward playback Stops the...

Page 16: ...multi cable only the supplied cable 10 Microphone terminal MIC A compatible plug in powered microphone can be used as an external microphone Audio will be stereo 2 ch with the external microphone input Microphone input level meter is displayed when the external microphone is connected F 67 When the unit is connected with the AC adaptor sometimes noise may be heard depending on the microphone type ...

Page 17: ...mount SHOE ADAPTOR F 157 19 Status indicator F 24 20 Recording start stop button F 30 21 LCD monitor Touch screen F 25 It can open up to 90 It can rotate up to 180 towards the lens or 90 towards the opposite direction 22 Battery holder F 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 21 Due to limitations in LCD production technology there may be some tiny bright or dark spots on the LCD monitor screen Howev...

Page 18: ...8 Zoom lever W T In Motion Picture Recording Mode or Still Picture Recording Mode F 47 Thumbnail display switch Volume lever VOL In Playback Mode F 37 29 Mode switch F 25 30 Grip belt Adjust the length of the grip belt so that it fits your hand Flip the belt Adjust the length Replace the belt 31 DC input terminal DC IN F 20 Do not use any other AC adaptors except the supplied one 24 23 25 26 28 27...

Page 19: ...e 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 to f...

Page 20: ...C input terminal cover 2 Connect the AC cable to the AC adaptor then the AC outlet The status indicator will flash red at an interval of 2 seconds 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 If the status indi...

Page 21: ...This is not a malfunction Battery model number Voltage Capacity minimum Charging time Recording mode Maximum continuous recordable time Actual recordable time Supplied battery VW VBK180 optional 3 6 V 1790 mAh 2 h 25 min 1080 60p 1 h 30 min 45 min HA HG HX HE 1 h 35 min 50 min iFrame 1 h 40 min VW VBK360 optional 3 6 V 3580 mAh 4 h 20 min 1080 60p 3 h 1 h 35 min HA HG HX HE 3 h 15 min 1 h 40 min i...

Page 22: ...o or 48 GB or more Memory Cards that do not have the SDXC logo are not based on SD Memory Card Specifications When the write protect switch on SD card is locked no recording deletion or editing will be possible on the card Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing Preparation Recording to a card This unit an SDXC compatible device is compatible with SD Memory Cards SDHC M...

Page 23: ...e USB cable Expose the unit to vibrations or shock Performing the above while the lamp is on may result in damage to data SD card or this unit Do not expose the terminals of the SD card to water dirt or dust Do not place SD cards in the following areas In direct sunlight In very dusty or humid areas Near a heater Locations susceptible to significant difference in temperature condensation can occur...

Page 24: ...n off the unit The status indicator goes off The unit will not turn off while recording motion pictures even if the LCD monitor is closed In the following cases opening the LCD monitor does not turn on the unit Press the power button to turn on the unit When the unit is originally purchased When you have turned off the unit using the power button To turn off the unit while connecting an external m...

Page 25: ... or if it is hard to operate with your fingers Touch Touch and release the touch screen to select icon or picture Touch the center of the icon Touching the touch screen will not operate while you are touching another part of the touch screen Slide while touching Move your finger while pressing on the touch screen Preparation Selecting a mode Motion Picture Recording Mode F 30 Still Picture Recordi...

Page 26: ... the Touch Menu It is also possible to switch the operation icons by sliding the Touch Menu right or left while touching it Touch these icons to switch pages upward or downward 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 Touch Menu Recording Mode Playback Mode The Touch Menu will disappear when no fu...

Page 27: ...d to display the time 3 Touch ENTER A message prompting for World time setting may be displayed Perform the World time setting by touching the screen F 40 Touch EXIT to complete the setting The date and time function is driven by a built in lithium battery When this unit is purchased the clock is set If the time display becomes the built in lithium battery needs to be charged To recharge the built...

Page 28: ...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 29: ... or 2 Select the menu F 39 3 Touch the media to record motion pictures or still pictures The media is selected separately to motion pictures or still pictures is highlighted in yellow 4 Touch ENTER Basic Selecting a media to record HDC TM90 MEDIA SELECT VIDEO SD CARD VIDEO Built inMemory PICTURE SD CARD PICTURE Built inMemory MENU ...

Page 30: ... and iFrame that records motion pictures suitable for playback and editing on Mac iMovie 11 To change the recording format change the Recording Mode F 60 or press and hold the 1080 60p button F 49 Still pictures can be recorded while recording the motion picture F 33 Basic Recording motion pictures T W 0h00m00s 0h00m00s 0h00m00s R 1h20m R 1h20m R 1h20m Recording mode Recording time elapsed Each ti...

Page 31: ...he unit in Pause mode when connecting or disconnecting an external microphone with the MIC terminal Please refer to page 149 about approximate recordable time Recording formats HA HG HX HE 1080 60p iFrame Recordable scenes Approx 3900 Approx 3900 Approx 89100 Different dates F 84 Approx 200 Approx 200 Approx 900 About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures Please refer to page 49 about ...

Page 32: ... focus icon when FACE RECOG is set to ON F 63 Using a flash or tripod is recommended when recording still pictures in dark places because the shutter speed becomes slow The screen will become darker when the button is pressed halfway if the shutter speed is 1 30 or slower You can also take a picture just by touching the subject to focus Touch Shutter F 52 To print a picture save the picture to the...

Page 33: ...igent Auto Mode Portrait is used When AF AE tracking is used When the Extra Optical Zoom is used When the unit determines that the AF assist lamp is necessary Recording still pictures in Motion Picture Recording Mode You can record still pictures even in Motion Picture Recording Mode Change the mode to Press the button fully press to the bottom to take the picture It is possible to record still pi...

Page 34: ...ghtness is adjusted so it is recorded clearly Scenery Recording outdoors The whole landscape will be recorded vividly without whiting out the background sky which may be very bright 1 Spotlight Under a spotlight Very bright object is recorded clearly 1 Low light Dark room or twilight It can record very clearly even in a dark room or twilight 2 Night portrait Recording night portrait A subject and ...

Page 35: ...tic white balance The illustration shows the range over which Automatic white 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 m...

Page 36: ...the scene or the still picture to be played back is displayed when 1080 60p is touched is displayed when AVCHD is touched or is displayed when iFrame is touched in step 3 To display the next previous page Slide the thumbnail display upward downward while touching it Switch the Touch Menu and then touch up down on the thumbnail scroll lever Basic Motion picture Still picture playback ALL HDC SD90 H...

Page 37: ...ustment Operate the volume lever to adjust the speaker volume during motion picture playback Towards Increases the volume Towards Decreases the volume Sound will be heard only during normal playback If pause play is continued for 5 minutes the screen returns to the thumbnails The elapsed time for playback indication will be reset to 0h00m00s for each scene When playing back iFrame scenes the image...

Page 38: ... play back motion pictures recorded on this unit even if the products support AVCHD or iFrame Motion pictures recorded in AVCHD and iFrame are not compatible with each other 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 The file format of st...

Page 39: ...displayed 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 ...

Page 40: ... region Touch to select your home region and touch ENTER Touch SUMMER TIME SET to set daylight saving time appears and the summer time setting is turned on the time difference from GMT is set forward by one hour Touch SUMMER TIME SET again to return to the normal time setting 4 Only when setting the region of your travel destination Touch DESTINATION Touch ENTER When the home region is set for the...

Page 41: ... on the screen set it by using the time difference from your home region It is possible to change the date and time display mode 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 98 When about 5 minutes have passed without any operation this unit automatically turns off to save battery life The Power Save...

Page 42: ...nge the mode to or 1 Set QUICK START to ON 2 Close the LCD monitor while the mode is set to or The status indicator flashes green and the unit goes into Quick start standby mode The lens cover does not close 3 Open the LCD monitor The status indicator lights red and the unit is put into recording pause Quick Start Standby Mode is canceled if about 5 minutes have elapsed mode is set to Depending on...

Page 43: ...the AC adaptor is in use the LCD monitor is set to automatically Recordable time with the battery is shortened when the LCD is made brighter It adjusts brightness and color density on the LCD monitor These settings will not affect the images actually recorded 1 Touch LCD SET 2 Touch the desired setting item BRIGHTNESS Brightness of the LCD monitor COLOR Color level of the LCD monitor 3 Touch to ad...

Page 44: ...m will be erased and cannot be restored Back up important data on a PC DVD disc etc F 106 118 Please be aware that if a medium is formatted then all the data recorded on the medium will be erased and cannot be restored Back up important data on a PC DVD disc etc F 106 118 When formatting is complete touch EXIT to exit the message screen Perform a physical formatting of the SD card when the SD card...

Page 45: ...used space and remaining recordable time of the SD card can be checked When the mode switch is set to remaining recordable time for the selected recording mode is displayed Touch EXIT to close the indication The SD card requires some space to store information and manage system files so the actual usable space is slightly less than the indicated value The usable space is generally calculated as 1 ...

Page 46: ...o the one touched is selected 1 Touch CALIBRATION Touch ENTER 2 Touch the that appears on the screen with the supplied stylus pen Touch in sequence up left down left down right up right center 3 Touch ENTER This item is used to start the unit demonstration Only when the mode is at the or position If DEMO MODE is switched to ON and you touch EXIT when there is no SD card inserted and while this uni...

Page 47: ...ng the picture quality Extra optical zoom ratio varies depending on the setting of PICTURE SIZE and ASPECT RATIO F 69 70 Extra optical zoom mechanism When you set the picture size to the maximum area is cropped to the center area allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect If you take your finger off the zoom lever during zoom operation the operation sound may be recorded When returning the zoom ...

Page 48: ...ording Mode MODE1 The function works all the time MODE2 The function works when the button is pressed We recommend using this mode when you are recording yourself or recording with a tripod in Still Picture Recording Mode Advanced Recording Image Stabilizer Function RECORD SETUP HYBRID O I S ON or OFF RECORD SETUP O I S MODE1 or MODE2 O I S Optical image stabilizer button Press the button to turn ...

Page 49: ...tails about approximate recordable time Advanced Recording 1080 60p recording 1080 60p The scenes recorded in 1080 60p can be saved or played back by this unit or by using the HD Writer AE 3 0 software ヒパベパバプパㄑ 1080 60p button To set to 1080 60p recording mode press and hold the button until is displayed To return to normal recording mode press and hold the button until disappears ...

Page 50: ...r will disappear when no function is performed for a specific period of time To display it again touch the screen 2 Touch and hold the touch zoom bar It will zoom to the touched position It will zoom in when T side is touched and zoom out when W side is touched It is also possible to perform zoom operation by touching and sliding the touch zoom bar toward the T side or the W side Screen display wi...

Page 51: ...rget frame blinks in red and then disappears Touch a characteristic part color etc on the object to lock onto it 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 cannot be used in Manual Mode When Manual Mode is set in Still Picture Recor...

Page 52: ...f the Optical Image Stabilizer Lock icon 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 2 Touch the subject Focus area is displayed at the touched position and a still picture is recorded Depending on the recording ...

Page 53: ...tion icons 1 Not displayed in Still Picture Recording Mode 2 Not displayed in the Intelligent Auto Mode 3 Not displayed in Motion Picture Recording Mode If you turn off the unit or change the mode to PRE REC Backlight compensation Color night rec Self timer and Tele macro functions are canceled If you turn off the unit the Fade function is canceled It is possible to set from the menu Except for th...

Page 54: ...here are extremely dark or bright parts or the brightness is insufficient the effect 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 If you change the mode If you remove the...

Page 55: ... is no SD card inserted When it is set to Manual Focus When FACE RECOG is set to OFF or no one is registered In FACE RECOG only Depending on the recording conditions type of smile camera shake etc the face of the subject may not be detected correctly The number of recording pixels are 2816 1584 or 1920 1080 F 69 When still pictures that have been recorded using the Smile Shot are displayed as thum...

Page 56: ...es by one setting in the following order h10 Records after 10 seconds h2 Records after 2 seconds setting canceled When you press the button h10 or h2 flashes for the set period before a still picture is recorded After recording the Self timer is canceled In Auto Focus Mode if the button is pressed halfway once and then fully the lens focuses on the subject when the button is pressed halfway If the...

Page 57: ... will automatically be set to 21 When the aspect ratio is either 3 2 or 16 9 the zoom magnification will be 23 or 26 respectively Tele Macro function is canceled when the zoom magnification becomes lower than 26 in Motion Picture Recording Mode Tele Macro function is canceled automatically when the zoom magnification becomes lower than the sizes below in Still Picture Recording Mode Less than 21 w...

Page 58: ...wing order ON AUTO OFF Always on Turns on off automatically according to brightness of the surroundings Cancel the setting When set to AUTO the video light turns on in Low Light Mode in Intelligent Auto Mode When the video light is in use the recordable time when using the battery is shortened The approximate available range of the Video Light is approximately up to 1 5 m 4 9 feet Using the Color ...

Page 59: ...The shutter speed is 1 30 Image may get washed out when recorded in bright surroundings Advanced Recording Recording functions of menus SCENE MODE RECORD SETUP SCENE MODE desired setting OFF Cancel the setting Sports To make fast moving scenes less shaky with slow playback and pause of playback Portrait To make people stand out against the background Spotlight Improved quality when subject is brig...

Page 60: ...mat suitable for Mac iMovie 11 It is recommended when using a Mac Recordable time using the battery F 21 This function s default setting is HG mode Please refer to page 149 about approximate recordable time When the unit is moved a lot or moved quickly or when a fast moving subject is recorded particularly when recording in HE mode mosaic type noise may appear at playback ZOOM MODE RECORD SETUP ZO...

Page 61: ...performing the RELAY SCENE COMBINE a message is displayed You will be able to perform Relay Recording by touching YES but you will not be able to perform the RELAY SCENE COMBINE after that Still pictures are recorded to the SD card after Relay recording is displayed on the thumbnail display during the playback of a scene that was relay recorded on the built in memory Face Recognition is a function...

Page 62: ...n this case try recording the face again 3 Entering the person s name Touch the text entry icon in the center of the screen and enter the name After entering the name touch Enter Entering text A maximum of 9 characters can be entered 4 Touch ENTER to end registration Touch EXIT RECORD SETUP FACE RECOG SET SET Icon Description of operation A etc Enters a character Moves cursor left Moves cursor rig...

Page 63: ...ange FOCUS ICON This changes the focus indication icon that appears during still picture recording Only displayed when Face Recognition is in use Touch the icon you wish to have displayed 3 Touch ENTER Canceling a registered person 1 Select the menu Touching DELETE ALL cancels all the registered people 2 When DELETE is selected Touch the person to cancel When touched the person is selected and is ...

Page 64: ...d as orange frames Focus and adjustment of brightness will be performed against the prioritized face framing Prioritized face framing is only displayed with Portrait Mode in the Intelligent Auto Mode The white frame is for face detection only Focus will be set to prioritized face framing and the brightness adjusted when the unit is set to Portrait mode in Intelligent Auto Mode Focus will be set to...

Page 65: ...s only used with the 3D Conversion Lens optional For details refer to AUTO SLOW SHTR 2D This function s default setting is ON When a 3D Conversion Lens is used the recording scene will become darker We recommend setting this function to ON If the unit continues to be tilted upside down from the normal horizontal position while recording motion pictures it is automatically put into recording pause ...

Page 66: ...re compatible with the xvYCC format an international standard for expanded color in motion pictures and that follow the rules for signal transmission Message is displayed when this unit is moved rapidly When CAMERA PANNING IS TOO FAST appears move the unit slowly while recording Set to OFF to turn off the message indication Message will not appear while pausing the recording Message will appear ev...

Page 67: ... be performed Adjust the microphone input level so that the last 2 bars of the gain value are not red Otherwise the sound is distorted Select a lower setting for microphone input level 3 Touch ENTER to set the microphone input level and then touch EXIT Microphone input level meter appears on the screen When switching to Intelligent Auto Mode the setting is fixed to AUTO and cannot be changed When ...

Page 68: ...ng Mode and Still Picture Recording Mode Switch to Manual Mode F 73 1 Select the menu 2 Touch the desired setting items 3 Touch to adjust settings 4 Touch ENTER Touch EXIT to complete the settings appears on the screen PICTURE ADJUST RECORD SETUP PICTURE ADJUST SHARPNESS Sharpness of the edge COLOR Depth of the color of the image EXPOSURE Brightness of the image WB ADJUST Picture color balance MEN...

Page 69: ... Mode and in Motion Picture Recording Mode When you record still pictures with REC MODE set to iFrame the picture size will be set to Please refer to page 150 for details about the number of recordable pictures The recording will become longer depending on the recording pixels PICTURE SIZE PICTURE PICTURE SIZE desired setting Picture size Aspect ratio Extra optical zoom F 47 2592 1944 4 3 1600 120...

Page 70: ...t with a 16 9 aspect ratio may be cut at printing Check the printer or photo studio before printing QUALITY PICTURE QUALITY desired setting Still pictures with a high picture quality are recorded Priority is given to the number of still pictures recorded Still pictures are recorded in normal picture quality ASPECT RATIO PICTURE ASPECT RATIO desired setting 4 3 Aspect ratio of 4 3 television 3 2 As...

Page 71: ... by touching Only select the picture for start point if only 1 picture is to be stored A confirmation message is displayed when Enter is touched after selecting the start point and finish point Touch YES to store the pictures If you turn off the unit or change the mode this function is canceled The maximum number of times you can record on a media is 15 In the case of SD cards it is the maximum nu...

Page 72: ...ht to AUTO or OFF F 58 When switching to Intelligent Auto Mode the setting is fixed to AUTO and cannot be changed You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures No shutter sound is emitted in Motion Picture Recording Mode AF ASSIST LAMP PICTURE AF ASSIST LAMP AUTO SHTR SOUND PICTURE SHTR SOUND desired setting OFF Cancel the setting Volume low Volume high MENU MENU ...

Page 73: ...etween Motion Picture Recording Mode and Still Picture Recording Mode Press the iA MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode appears on the screen Advanced Recording Manual recording MNL MANUAL FOCUS WB SHTR IRIS MNL Focus F 76 White balance F 74 Manual shutter speed F 75 Iris adjustment F 75 FOCUS WB SHTR IRIS manual icons ...

Page 74: ...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 set Icon Mode Recording condi...

Page 75: ...g 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 Also white balance cannot be set The shutter speed will be set to 1 30 when the unit is turned on again or when the Quick start is performed You may see...

Page 76: ...focus by touching The in focus area is displayed in blue The normal screen returns approximately 2 seconds after you finish bringing the subject into focus Touch FOCUS to end the adjustment When MF ASSIST is OFF the blue area is not displayed To restore Auto Focus touch AF in step 3 or press the iA MANUAL button again The blue display does not appear on the images actually recorded RECORD SETUP MF...

Page 77: ...he 3D Conversion Lens to the unit Tighten the attachment screw of the step up ring by rotating to LOCK Attach the 3D Conversion Lens securely so it will not tilt or move 3 Turn on the unit Turn on with the unit in a horizontal state The 3D Conversion Lens adjustment mode screen will appear automatically after performing the initial setting If the 3D Conversion Lens adjustment mode screen does not ...

Page 78: ...e ECONOMY will not work while you adjust the 3D Conversion Lens attachment position When the 3D Conversion Lens is attached the auto slow shutter setting is AUTO SLOW SHTR 3D The default setting of AUTO SLOW SHTR 3D is ON F 65 While 3D recording if moving the unit fast the message is more likely to appear If the unit is turned on in the shade etc the screen may appear to be blue In such a case rem...

Page 79: ...re quality 5 Only white balance can be used Touch to display manual icons Button lever operations Recording functions Zoom in out function 1 Hybrid Optical Image Stabilizer 2 Intelligent Auto Mode 3 1080 60p recording 4 Still picture recording Still Picture Recording Mode and still picture recording in Motion Picture Recording Mode Manual operations 5 focus shutter speed iris AF AE tracking iFrame...

Page 80: ...Slow motion playback During Pause With the playback paused continue touching is for slow rewind playback Playback is slow while touching Normal playback is restored when you touch When slow motion pictures are played back in reverse they will be shown continuously at approximately 2 3rd the speed of normal playback intervals of 0 5 seconds Slow motion playback for iFrame scenes will be in 1 second...

Page 81: ... playback and frame by frame playback 2 Press the button fully Date the motion picture was recorded will be registered as date of the still picture Quality will be different from the normal still picture Playback operation Playback display Operating steps Direct playback During Playback Touch the Direct playback bar or slide it while touching The playback pauses temporarily and skips to the positi...

Page 82: ... When select FACE it will select the portion for which face recognition was performed from the scenes judged to be clearly recorded This will then be displayed as a thumbnail A portion judged to be clearly recorded will be detected and displayed in thumbnail if you select HIGHLIGHT 3 When MINUTES is selected Touch to set the time It can be set up to a maximum of 60 minutes Touch ENTER 4 Touch the ...

Page 83: ... still picture playback It will display enlarged in order of normal display 1 2 4 Touch and hold the screen to zoom in from the normal display 1 to 2 Touch the screen to zoom in from 2 to 4 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 about 1 second when zoom...

Page 84: ...en if AVCHD scenes or 1080 60p scenes are recorded on the same day they are grouped separately whenever the AVCHD recording and 1080 60p recording are switched 1 2 is added after the recording date displayed on the screen Even if iFrame scenes are recorded on the same day they are grouped separately in the following cases When the number of scenes exceeds 99 When NUMBER RESET is performed Even if ...

Page 85: ...e mode is changed Slow motion playback frame by frame playback and direct playback bar operation are not possible Scene setting 1 Touch SELECT SCENES or SELECT DATE 2 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 When SELECT DATE is sel...

Page 86: ... the playback time The playback time of AUTO is a maximum of approx 5 minutes Playback time may become shorter than the setting or it may not even play back if the part recognized as clearly recorded is short Effect setting Effects such as fade slow motion still pause or digest playback are inserted 1 Touch the desired effect When the effect setting is changed music setting will be set the same as...

Page 87: ...ide show 1 Touch F 26 2 Only when you would like to change the settings Touch SET to select the item to change 3 When DATE SETUP is selected Touch the playback date When EFFECT SETUP is selected Touch the desired effect When the effect setting is changed music setting will be set the same as the effect setting To set the effect setting and music setting to different settings change the music setti...

Page 88: ...lume lever F 37 Touch ENTER 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 STOP the music playback stops 4 Touch START 5 Select the playback operation F 36 When the playback is finished or stopped the screen to select REPLAY SELECT AGAIN or EXIT is displayed Touch the desired item SHORT Approx 1 second NO...

Page 89: ...he 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 thumbnail Touch the scene still picture again to cancel the operation Up to 99 scenes can be selected to be deleted When SI...

Page 90: ...elated to the scenes still pictures may be deleted When still pictures recorded on an SD card by other products are deleted a still picture other than JPEG that cannot be played back on this unit may be erased Dividing a scene AVCHD 1080 60p It is possible to divide an AVCHD or 1080 60p scene Any unwanted parts in the scene can be deleted after dividing Change the mode to and touch the play mode s...

Page 91: ...touch the play mode select icon Then set VIDEO PICTURE to iFrame F 36 1 Select the menu 2 Touch the scene to be divided 3 Touch to set the dividing point Using slow motion playback or frame by frame playback makes it easy to search for the point where you want to divide the scene F 80 Set the dividing point so there will be 2 seconds or more for the part for deletion and 3 seconds or more for the ...

Page 92: ...y Touch CANCEL while deleting personal information The personal information that has already been deleted when the deletion is canceled cannot be restored During Disc Playback when connected to a DVD burner optional scenes still pictures cannot be deleted Protecting scenes still pictures Scenes still pictures can be protected so that they are not deleted by mistake Even if you protect some scenes ...

Page 93: ...t Please note Not all commercial printing services support this feature at this time 1 Select the menu 2 Touch the still picture to be set 3 Touch to set the number of prints Up to 999 prints can be selected Prints for set number can be printed with a printer that supports DPOF To cancel the setting set the number of prints to 0 4 Touch ENTER To continuously set other still pictures repeat steps 2...

Page 94: ... touch YES Scene in the built in memory will be deleted Protected scenes in the built in memory are not deleted 4 Touch EXIT when the relay scene combining complete message is displayed The thumbnail view of the SD card is indicated Relay recording information will be deleted when the relay scenes are combined and Relay recording will be possible again When the relayed scenes in the built in memor...

Page 95: ...ncel relay information The personal information of the relayed scene in the built in memory or SD card is deleted the personal information of the combined relay scene is deleted EDIT SCENE RELAY INFO CANCEL Combining of the relay scene cannot be performed if the available space on the SD card is less than the volume of the relayed scene in the built in memory It is recommended to combine the relay...

Page 96: ...tures 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 High quality HDMI terminal Component terminal Video terminal AV MULTI AV MULTI HDMI mini cable optional Be sure to connect to the HDMI terminal AV multi cable supplied Picture quality High definition images when connecting to HDMI terminal High definit...

Page 97: ...nel with an AV multi cable The name of the channel may differ depending on the connected TV Check the input setting input switch and the audio input setting on the TV For more information please read the operating instructions for the TV 3 Change the mode to to play back When the AV multi cable is connected to this unit the setup screen of the AV multi destination is displayed on the screen of thi...

Page 98: ...d the information displayed on the screen operation icon and time code etc can be displayed not displayed on the TV OFF Not displayed SIMPLE Information partially displayed DETAIL All information displayed This setting is only available in Recording Mode SETUP TV ASPECT 4 3 TV ASPECT setting 16 9 4 3 MENU SETUP EXT DISPLAY desired setting MENU Refer to the following support site for information ab...

Page 99: ...uring Motion Picture Recording Mode When you touch the play mode select icon to select 1080 60p and then touch ENTER during Playback Mode Connecting with the AV multi cable AV multi connector output setting can be changed Changing the component output setting SETUP HDMI RESOLUTION AUTO 1080p 1080i 480p SETUP AV MULTI desired setting COMPONENT When connecting to the component terminal AV OUT When c...

Page 100: ... 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 compatible device using a HDMI mini cable optional for automatic linked operations Not all operations are possible VIERA Link is a unique Panasonic function built on a HDMI control function using the standard HDMI CEC Consumer Electronics ...

Page 101: ... turn off the power this unit also turns off Automatic input switching If you connect with a HDMI mini cable and then turn on this unit the input channel on the TV automatically switches to this unit s screen If the TV s power is in standby status it will turn on automatically if Set has been selected for the TV s Power on link setting Depending on the HDMI terminal on the TV the input channel may...

Page 102: ...2D video automatically If your television does not switch to a 3D video make the necessary settings on the TV For further details please read the operating instructions for the TV A gray frame will be displayed around the image when playing back 3D video recorded by this unit Playing back scenes recorded in 3D as conventional 2D video Advanced Playback 3D video playback SETUP 3D PLAYBACK 3D 3D Pla...

Page 103: ...pair is performed The unit automatically performs scene repair if faulty management information is detected When you select a 3D video thumbnail it may take a few seconds for playback to start After playback the thumbnail display may take a few seconds to reappear If you set 3D PLAYBACK to 3D with the unit connected to a television that does not support 3D the video will be played back in 2 screen...

Page 104: ...automatically divided to fit the space on the SD card If you divide the scenes F 90 and copy by scene selection it is possible to copy matching the remaining capacity of the media or only the necessary parts If there is not much remaining capacity in the SD card a confirmation message asking to copy after deleting all data on the SD card is displayed Be aware that deleted data cannot be restored R...

Page 105: ...number of recorded scenes is large The temperature of the unit is high If some motion pictures or still pictures have already been recorded to the copy destination then the same date may be assigned or images may not display by date when the list by date is selected Motion pictures that have been recorded on another device may not be copied Data recorded on a PC with HD Writer AE 3 0 etc cannot be...

Page 106: ...u copy to DVD RW DVD R DVD R DL RW R or R DL the disc is automatically finalized to allow playback on other devices and additional copying will not be possible 2 Only DVD RAM copied with the DVD burner or HD Writer AE 3 0 can additionally copy 3 Connect this unit and a DVD burner before formatting If you format a used disc you can copy on that disc Please be aware that if a disc is formatted then ...

Page 107: ...h DVD burner USB Connection Cable supplied with DVD burner DVD burner optional Insert the plugs as far as they will go 4 Insert the disc in the DVD burner Insert the DVD disc with the recording side down when using the DVD burner 5 Touch the desired item BURN DISC Refer to page 108 for how to copy discs PLAY DISC Refer to page 110 for how to play back the copied discs To terminate the connection w...

Page 108: ...dates can be selected in succession 4 Touch START When 2 or more discs are necessary for copying follow the on screen instructions to switch discs You may need more discs than displayed number of discs when you are copying additionally to a used DVD RAM Eject the disc after copying is completed When the copied disc is played back on another device and the list of scenes is displayed they are order...

Page 109: ...x 3 h to 5 h DVD RW RW Approx 35 min to 1 h 15 min DVD R R Approx 15 min to 45 min Even if the data capacity to be copied is small the time it takes for copying may be about the same as the time shown in the table When copying motion pictures in standard picture quality to a disc the recordable time of Standard XP is approx 1 hour and that of Standard SP is approx 2 hours To copy approx 600 MB sti...

Page 110: ...ight Playback and HIGHLIGHT or FACE of Highlight Time Frame Index The remaining copy time displayed while copying is the approximate time for a single disc Playing back the copied disc Only discs that have been copied by connecting this unit to the DVD burner or created with HD Writer AE 3 0 can be played back USB Connection Cable supplied with DVD burner 1 Connect this unit to the DVD burner to p...

Page 111: ...y or DVD RW disc when copying motion pictures or still pictures in high definition picture quality to the disc 1 Select the menu If a disc that you copied to is inserted in another device without protecting it a message may be displayed prompting you to format the disc We recommend setting AUTO PROTECT to ON in order to prevent accidental deletion 2 Copy to the disc F 108 After copying the disc is...

Page 112: ...ds or by connecting with the USB cable To dub iFrame scenes refer to page 115 Copy Dubbing Dubbing with a Blu ray disc recorder video device etc Equipment used for dubbing Dubbing picture quality To dub Equipment with SD card slot High definition picture quality Insert the SD card directly F 113 Equipment with USB terminal High definition picture quality Connect with supplied USB cable F 113 Equip...

Page 113: ...atible DVD recorder The USB function selection screen will appear on the screen of the unit Dubbing in high definition picture quality You can dub using a Panasonic Blu ray disc recorder or high definition AVCHD compatible DVD recorder Depending on the recorders or the media to be copied to you may not be able to copy in high definition AVCHD picture quality For further details see the operating i...

Page 114: ...bbing and playback methods read the operating instructions for the Blu ray disc recorder or DVD 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 4 You cannot change the mode of the unit or turn off the unit while it is connected to a...

Page 115: ...on indication are not wanted cancel them before dubbing F 41 98 Dubbing in standard picture quality If the dubbed images are played back on a wide screen TV the images may be stretched vertically In this case refer to the operating instruction for the device you are connecting to or read the operating instructions of the wide screen TV and set the aspect ratio to 16 9 AV MULTI Change the video inp...

Page 116: ...fer to page 112 for details about dubbing in high definition picture quality When dubbing with high definition AVCHD picture quality you can store 3D video The video is recorded unaltered in side by side format If the dubbed video does not change to 3D video make the necessary settings on the TV For further details please read the operating instructions for the TV Dubbing in standard picture quali...

Page 117: ...wing operations are possible Copying data to a PC Scenes recorded in 3D will be copied unaltered as 3D video Copying in BD AVCHD format Scenes recorded in 3D will be copied unaltered as 3D video Copying in DVD Video format Scenes recorded in 3D will be converted to 2D video when copied Editing The only types of editing possible on scenes recorded in 3D are Delete partially and Divide Scene Online ...

Page 118: ...w the on screen instructions for easy copying With a PC What you can do with a PC What can be done with the HD Writer AE 3 0 Data type Copying data to a PC Motion picture and still picture Copying in BD AVCHD format iFrame scenes cannot be copied to BD AVCHD format Copying in DVD Video format Converted to conventional standard quality MPEG2 format Motion picture Editing Editing motion picture data...

Page 119: ... About Conversion Assist Function When you want to convert the recording quality and write to media the Conversion Assist Function which is a linking function between this unit and the HD Writer AE 3 0 is activated by connecting this unit to the PC with the USB cable When the Conversion Assist Function is used it is possible to write to media faster than when operating only on PC Please refer to p...

Page 120: ...one computer 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 distributors will not be responsible for any defects in the Software or damage to Licensee caused by Licensee s reverse engineerin...

Page 121: ...ofessional Windows Vista 32 bit Home Basic Home Premium Business Ultimate SP1 SP2 Windows XP 32 bit SP3 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 or MPEG2 output function Intel Core 2 Quad 2 6 GHz or higher is recommended when using editing or Continuous...

Page 122: ...software To use the HD Writer AE 3 0 You will need a high performance PC depending on the functions to be used It may not properly play back or properly operate depending on the environment of the PC used Refer to the operating environment and notes Operation during the playback may become slow if the CPU or memory is not fulfilling the requirements of the operating environment Always use the most...

Page 123: ...ndows XP 32 bit SP3 CPU Windows 7 Windows Vista 1 0 GHz or higher Windows XP Intel Pentium III 450 MHz or higher or Intel Celeron 400 MHz or higher RAM Windows 7 1 GB or more 32 bit 2 GB or more 64 bit Windows Vista Home Basic 512 MB or more Windows Vista Home Premium Business Ultimate Enterprise 1 GB or more Windows XP 128 MB or more 256 MB or more recommended Interface USB port Other requirement...

Page 124: ...r the following screen is not displayed automatically select Start Computer or double click on Computer on the desktop and then double click Panasonic 2 Click Next 3 Read the End User License Agreement then place a check beside I accept the terms of the license agreement if you agree to them and click Next 4 Select the country or region where you live then click Next If the country or region canno...

Page 125: ...ng HD Writer AE 3 0 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 3 0 then click Uninstall Proceed with the uninstallation by following the on screen instructions After uninstalling the software be sure to reboot the PC The PC must be rebooted for the application to work ...

Page 126: ...ed This unit is automatically recognized as an external drive of the PC F 128 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 ...

Page 127: ...ecorder 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 F 20 It will take 2 or 3 times longer to charge compared to when using the AC adaptor If the status indicator flashes at a particularly fast or slow rate refer to page 145 About the screen indication of the unit Do not disconn...

Page 128: ...an 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 When data not supported by this unit has been recorded on a PC it will not be recognized by this unit...

Page 129: ...s Panasonic HD Writer AE 3 0 HD Writer AE 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 3 0 Operating Instruction...

Page 130: ... selection screen will appear 2 Touch PC on the screen of this unit This unit is automatically 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 For users who have CAM_SD and CAM_MEM ar...

Page 131: ...e F 21 Built in memory recording possible status MNL 3D White Green Card recording possible status Recognizing the card Motion picture recording mode F 60 1080 60p recording F 49 R 1h20m Remaining time for motion picture recording F 30 Relay Recording F 61 Power LCD F 43 Image Stabilizer F 48 79 Optical Image Stabilizer Lock F 52 79 White Red Still picture recording icon Recording still picture R3...

Page 132: ...dB Gain value F 75 White Green Focus indication F 32 Hi Speed Burst Shooting F 71 AF assist lamp F 72 MEGA PRE REC AWB Display Touch Menu F 26 Backlight Compensation F 56 Soft Skin Mode F 57 Tele Macro F 57 Intelligent Contrast Control F 54 Microphone Level F 67 Video Light F 58 Smile Shot F 55 Fade White Fade Black F 54 Color Night Rec function F 58 Intelligent Exposure F 56 A Flash F 55 Flash Le...

Page 133: ...more than 1 F 93 Protected motion pictures still pictures F 92 1080 60p recorded scene F 36 iFrame recorded scene F 36 AVCHD recorded scene F 36 Relay recorded scene F 61 Still picture recorded using Smile Shot F 55 Scenes recorded in 3D F 102 3D Accessing the card F 114 127 Accessing the built in memory F 114 127 Time display The built in battery is low F 27 Warning for recording yourself F 28 SD...

Page 134: ...insert the SD card then turn the unit off and then on again THIS BATTERY CANNOT BE USED Use a battery that is compatible with this unit F 19 If using a Panasonic battery compatible with this unit remove the battery and then insert it again If the message appears even after repeating this several times this unit needs repair Detach the power and contact consumer support F 160 161 Do not attempt to ...

Page 135: ... the condition of the data it may not be possible to completely repair the data If recovery fails it will 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 repea...

Page 136: ...t does not operate normally Remove the battery or AC adaptor wait about 1 minute and then reconnect the battery or AC adaptor Then about 1 minute later turn on the unit again Conducting the above operation while the media is being accessed may damage the data on the media If normal operation is still not restored detach the power connected and contact consumer support F 160 161 ERROR OCCURRED PLEA...

Page 137: ...s 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 F 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 object is record...

Page 138: ...at the media to erase the data F 44 45 Please be aware that if a media is formatted then all the data recorded on the media is erased and cannot be recovered Back up important data on a PC disc etc White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture If you take a picture with the flash in a dark place or indoors white round spots may appear on the picture caused by the flash reflect...

Page 139: ...nected by the USB cable this unit is not detected by the other devices When connected to other devices using only the battery reconnect using the AC adaptor VIERA Link does not work Setting on this unit Connect with a HDMI mini cable F 100 Touch MENU then touch SETUP VIERA Link ON F 100 Turn the unit off and then back on again Setting on other devices If the TV input does not switch automatically ...

Page 140: ...s for HD Writer AE 3 0 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 3 0 Cannot import AVCHD scenes with iMovie 11 You may not be able to import AVCHD scenes with iMovie 11 when both AVCHD scenes and iFrame scenes are recorded on a media an SD card or built in memory In such a case first copy all the iFrame scen...

Page 141: ... 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 3 0 but it will play back smoothly if you set the seamless settings in the HD Writer AE 3 0 Refer to the operating instructions for the HD Writer AE 3 0 Principal reasons for not playing back smoothly When the sce...

Page 142: ... extend the cords and the cables Do not spray insecticides or volatile chemicals onto the unit If the unit is sprayed with such chemicals its body may be marred and the surface finish may peel off Do not leave rubber or plastic products in contact with the unit for a long time When you use the unit in a sandy or dusty place such as a beach do not let sand or fine dust get into the body and termina...

Page 143: ...n the screen below for about 3 seconds When the built in memory data deletion screen appears select YES and then follow the on screen instructions Please look after the data in your built in memory carefully Panasonic will not be held responsible in the unlikely case that private data is divulged The battery used in this unit is a rechargeable lithium ion battery It is susceptible to humidity and ...

Page 144: ...cidentally check to see if the terminals are damaged Inserting a battery with damaged terminals can damage the unit Do not throw an old battery into fire Heating a battery or throwing it into a fire may result in an explosion If the operating time is very short even after the battery has been recharged the battery has worn out Please purchase a new battery If the temperature of the battery is extr...

Page 145: ...or stays off despite the charging being unfinished there may be a fault in the unit battery or AC adaptor Refer to page 143 for details on the battery About 3D recording Attach the 3D Conversion Lens securely It must not be used with an insecure attachment Do not use the 3D Conversion Lens without adjusting it first It will not be possible to record 3D video correctly and this may lead to tirednes...

Page 146: ...r than the recommended distance may lead to eye fatigue When disposing of or giving away the SD card note that Formatting and deletion of this unit or computer only changes the file management information and does not completely delete the data in the SD card It is recommended that the SD card is physically destroyed or the SD card is physically formatted using this unit when disposing of or givin...

Page 147: ...ge to or loss of the information including personal information When condensation forms on the unit the lens will cloud up and the unit may not work properly Make every effort to ensure that condensation does not form If it does form take the actions described below Causes of condensation Condensation takes place when the ambient temperature or humidity is changed as follows When this unit is brou...

Page 148: ... countries Microsoft product screen shot s reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation IBM and PC AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation of the U S Intel Core Pentium and Celeron are the registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries AMD Athlon is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices Inc iMovie and Ma...

Page 149: ...ally resume after a few seconds If a recording with a lot of action is recorded the recording time is reduced The recordable time may be reduced if recording of short scene is repeated Use time in the row of 4 GB in above table as a guideline for the time that can be copied onto one DVD disc 4 7 GB Others Recording modes approximate recordable time Recording mode 1080 60p HA HG HX HE Picture size ...

Page 150: ...s 99999 the number will not change when the picture is taken until the number of recordable pictures gets less than 99999 The memory capacity indicated on the label of an SD card is the total of the capacity for copyright protection and management and the capacity that can be used on the unit a PC etc Others Approximate number of recordable pictures Picture size 2592 1944 1600 1200 640 480 SD card...

Page 151: ...090 K 3 2 2610 K to 1940 K 16 9 Lens Auto Iris 21 Optical Zoom F1 8 to F3 5 Focal length 2 82 mm to 59 2 mm Macro Full range AF 35 mm equivalent Motion picture 28 mm to 729 mm 16 9 Still picture 34 2 mm to 729 mm 4 3 31 7 mm to 730 mm 3 2 28 mm to 729 mm 16 9 Minimum focus distance Normal Approx 3 cm 1 2 Wide Approx 1 5 m 4 9 feet Tele Tele macro Approx 60 cm 24 Tele Intelligent auto Macro Approx ...

Page 152: ...tput level HDMI x v Color 1080p 1080i 480p AV multi connector audio output level Line 316 mV 600 2 ch HDMI mini connector audio output level 1080 60p AVCHD Dolby Digital Linear PCM iFrame Linear PCM MIC input 70 dBV Mic sensitivity 50 dB equivalent 0 dB 1 V Pa 1 kHz Stereo mini jack USB Reader writer function SD card Read Write No copyright protection support Built in memory Read only Hi Speed USB...

Page 153: ...3 3 f 2 3 mm 35 mm equivalent 58 mm Minimum recording distance Approx 1 2 m 3 9 feet Minimum illumination Approx 28 lx 1 30 when AUTO SLOW SHTR 3D is set to ON Recording media SD Memory Card FAT12 and FAT16 system compliant SDHC Memory Card FAT32 system compliant SDXC Memory Card exFAT system compliant Refer to page 22 for details on SD cards usable in this unit Built in memory 16 GB Compression M...

Page 154: ...SDXC Memory Card exFAT system compliant Refer to page 22 for details on SD cards usable in this unit Built in memory 16 GB Compression JPEG Design rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 2 standard DPOF corresponding Picture size Picture aspect 4 3 2592 1944 1600 1200 640 480 Picture aspect 3 2 2688 1792 1680 1120 Picture aspect 16 9 2816 1584 1920 1080 Refer to page 150 for the number of reco...

Page 155: ...130 VW VBG260 the AC adaptor VW AD21PP K VW AD20PP K is required Others Optional accessories Accessory No Figure Description VW BC10PP Battery charger VW VBK180 1 Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Pack VW VBK360 1 Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Pack RP CDHM15 RP CDHM30 HDMI mini cable VW CLT1 3D Conversion Lens Step up ring VW LDC103PP 2 Video DC Light VZ LL10PP Light bulb for video DC light VW S...

Page 156: ... RP SDN04GU1A RP SDN02GU1A Class 4 16 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 4 8 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 4 4 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 4 2 GB SD Memory Card RP SDW64GU1K RP SDW48GU1K RP SDW32GU1K RP SDW16GU1K RP SDW08GU1K RP SDW04GU1K Class 10 64 GB SDXC Memory Card Class 10 48 GB SDXC Memory Card Class 10 32 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 10 16 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 10 8 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 10 4 GB SDH...

Page 157: ...ng the supplied shoe adaptor Insert the shoe adaptor into the shoe adaptor mount When removing the shoe adaptor slide the SHOE ADAPTOR RELEASE lever and remove the shoe adaptor while sliding the lever SHOE ADAPTOR RELEASE ...

Page 158: ...FFICE 20421 84th Avenue South Kent WA 98032 Ship To Mr Mrs Ms First Last Street Address City State Zip Phone Day Night 4 Shipping information UPS delivery requires complete street address Please photocopy this form when placing an order 3 Method of payment check one Check of Money Order enclosed NO C O D SHIPMENTS VISA MasterCard Make Check or Money Order Payable to PANASONIC ACCESSORIES Please do...

Page 159: ...p or call 1 800 211 PANA 7262 When shipping the unit carefully pack include all accessories and send it prepaid adequately insured and preferably in the original carton If Lithium Ion batteries are shipped by air the package must be labeled Contains Lithium Ion Battery No lithium metal Damaged batteries are prohibited from shipment by US Mail Batteries must be securely packed in a manner to preven...

Page 160: ...rrantor s Consumer Affairs Department at the addresses listed for the warrantor PARTS AND SERVICE WHICH ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY Customer Services Directory United States and Puerto Rico Obtain Product Information and Operating Assistance locate your nearest Dealer or Service Center purchase Parts and Accessories or make Customer Service and Literature reque...

Page 161: ...justments misadjustment of consumer controls improper maintenance improper batteries power line surge lightning damage modification introduction of sand humidity or liquids commercial use such as hotel office restaurant or other business or rental use of the product or service by anyone other than an Authorized Servicer or damage that is attributable to acts of God Dry cell batteries are also excl...

Page 162: ...19 Copy Disc 108 Dubbing 112 115 Dubbing 3D 117 From built in memory to SD card 104 From SD card to built in memory 104 Creating still picture from motion picture 81 D Date and time display 41 Date and time setting 27 Delete 89 Deleting personal information 92 Demo mode 46 Digital cinema color 66 Digital zoom 60 Direct playback 81 Disc status 111 Divide 90 DPOF setting 93 DVD burner 106 E Economy ...

Page 163: ...overy 135 Red eye reduction 56 Relay information canceling 95 Relay recording 61 Relay scene combining 94 Remaining number of still pictures 33 Remaining time left for recording 30 Repeat playback 82 Resume playback 83 S Scene mode 59 Scene protect 92 SD Memory Card 22 SD Speed Class Rating 22 SDHC Memory Card 22 SDXC Memory Card 22 Self recording 28 Self timer recording 56 Shoe adaptor 17 157 Sho...

Page 164: ...uando se completa la carga Insertar extraer una tarjeta SD Verificar que la lámpara de acceso se haya apagado 1 Abra la tapa de la tarjeta SD e introduzca retire la tarjeta SD en de la ranura correspondiente Oriente el lado de la etiqueta en la dirección mostrada en la ilustración e introdúzcalo hasta el fondo Presione el centro de la tarjeta SD luego sáquela recta 2 Cierre de forma segura la tapa...

Page 165: ...sitivo El indicador de estado se ilumina Para apagar el dispositivo El indicador de estado se apaga Selección del modo Utilice el selector de modo para cambiar el modo a o Cómo usar la pantalla táctil Puede actuar directamente tocando el monitor LCD pantalla táctil con el dedo Es más sencillo utilizar el lápiz electrónico suministrado para operaciones detalladas o bien si es difícil de actuar con ...

Page 166: ...lículas o fotografías Toque VÍDEO TARJETA SD o IMAGEN TARJETA SD para grabar en la tarjeta SD Toque VÍDEO MEM INTERNA o IMAGEN MEM INTERNA para grabar en la memoria integrada El medio se selecciona de forma separada para las películas o fotografías y se resalta en amarillo 4 Toque ENTRAR Grabación de películas 1 Cambie el modo a 2 Abra el monitor LCD 3 Pulse el botón de inicio parada de grabación ...

Page 167: ...zamiento de la miniatura 5 Seleccione la operación de reproducción tocando el icono de operación Icono de funcionamiento Los iconos de operación y la visualización de la pantalla desaparecerán cuando no se realiza una función por un período específico de tiempo Para volver a visualizarla toque la pantalla Reproducción de películas Reproducción Pausa Rebobinado durante la reproducción Avance rápido...

Page 168: ...ic Consumer Electronics Company Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way Secaucus NJ 07094 Panasonic Canada Inc 5770 Ambler Drive Mississauga Ontario L4W 2T3 P Panasonic Corporation 2011 Printed in Japan ...

Page 169: ...rating Instructions High definition video Management Easy Editing Software HD Writer AE 3 0 Thank you for using HD Writer AE Before use please read these instructions completely Panasonic Corporation 2010 ...

Page 170: ... motion pictures yourself 31 Advanced Features Feature overview 34 Opening the main window 35 Exiting the software 35 Updating software automatically 36 Checking for update information automatically 36 Changing the update information setting 36 Using the Conversion Assist Function 37 Changing the Conversion Assist Function setting 37 Copying videos to a computer Copy to PC 38 About the main window...

Page 171: ...5 Top menus 86 Additional recording on media with existing content 86 Recording motion pictures 87 1080 60p or 1080 50p recording 87 Recording still pictures 100 About 3D motion pictures 102 Copying 3D motion pictures to a computer 102 Playing 3D motion pictures 103 Editing 3D motion pictures 103 Copying 3D motion pictures to a media 104 Using convenient features 105 Viewing highlights of motion p...

Page 172: ...otion pictures and still pictures and selecting BGM View 55 Edit 61 Enjoy your videos Create a BD DVD 27 85 from videos Back up video data Copy from a video camera to a PC 22 38 videos with this software Print 122 videos Post 111 on the Internet Send by E mail Easy to create a video of your enjoyable memories ...

Page 173: ...his software Using the Smart Wizard Using the Smart Wizard lets you easily copy your videos to a PC or disc 22 1 Connect a video camera to a PC 2 Launch the Smart Wizard 3 Copy to a PC or disc Tips For details refer to the page describing each function ...

Page 174: ...Editing 61 Creating a new project Dividing scenes Trimming selected portions of a scene Adding still pictures with set playback times between scenes Adding titles to scenes Adding special effects to scenes Adding scene transitions Setting the BGM for the entire project Saving the edit process Saving projects Opening saved edit process Opening projects Deleting saved edit process Deleting projects ...

Page 175: ...r to disc or to SD memory card Do not modify or delete files or folders AVCHD BDMV DCIM DVD_RTAV PRIVATE or others used by this software Important Playback of discs or SD memory cards created with this software in BD format or AVCHD format is only possible on equipment which is compatible with each format Do not insert these media in incompatible equipment Not only will playback be unsupported it ...

Page 176: ...80 60p and 1080 50p motion picture or 3D motion picture functions For details on functions please check the operating instructions supplied with your video camera Video captured using other devices cannot be copied To copy video from a Panasonic high definition video camera from 2008 or earlier video cameras not provided with HD Writer AE use the version of HD Writer provided with that video camer...

Page 177: ... pictures that have a high picture quality and were recorded in 1080 60p or 1080 50p format They can be played back with this software and with playback devices that are compatible with 1080 60p or 1080 50p format The terms vary depending on the TV system of your video camera TV system Term NTSC 1080 60p motion picture PAL 1080 50p motion picture AVCHD motion picture This is the standard format fo...

Page 178: ...cs recommended for your disc drive and avoid soiling or scratching them Reading and recording may not be possible with dirty or scratched discs Discs that are incompatible with the disc drive may not be recognized or recording may not be possible The recording speeds 2x 4x etc for drives and discs indicate the maximum speed and not the actual recording speed Speeds may vary depending on the combin...

Page 179: ...era SD cards Recording on used SD cards may require formatting initialisation SD cards must be formatted by using video cameras compatible with this software Do not insert or remove SD cards when copying data from SD cards or recording data on discs Removing SD cards during this process may cause data corruption or SD card damage Use of SDHC memory cards requires SDHC compatible equipment Use of S...

Page 180: ...Premium Service Pack 1 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows Vista 32 bit Business Service Pack 1 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows Vista 32 bit Ultimate Service Pack 1 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows XP 32 bit Home Edition Service Pack 3 Microsoft Windows XP 32 bit Professional Service Pack 3 RAM Windows 7 1 GB or more 32 bit 2 GB or more 64 bit Windows Vista 1 GB or more Windows XP 512 MB or more 1 G...

Page 181: ...isk drive Sound DirectSound support Drive CD ROM drive for installation When writing to DVD or BD Blu ray discs a compatible drive and media are necessary Interface USB port Hi Speed USB USB2 0 Video cameras connected via USB Panasonic HD video cameras this software is provided with Content Video captured using Panasonic HD video cameras this software is provided with Other requirements Mouse or e...

Page 182: ...th a guest account This software does not support the multi monitor environments For fonts and screen settings use the standard Windows settings Characters may not display properly depending on the settings Operation on Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows Vista Ultimate with the user interface set to other languages using the Multi language User Interface MUI function is not guaranteed This software ca...

Page 183: ... AVCHD or DVD VR will be used 5 DVD Video can be played on most DVD players 6 Used DVD RW discs can be used again for recording after formatting 7 SD cards must have a capacity of at least 32 MB for motion picture recording Additionally operation is not guaranteed when recording motion picture to 64 MB 256 MB SD cards SD cards of 8 MB 256 MB can be used to store still pictures Recording to an SD c...

Page 184: ...ards to which motion pictures are copied in 1080 60p or 1080 50p format can only be played on playback devices that are compatible with 1080 60p or 1080 50p format However note that in some cases it may not be possible to play 1080 60p or 1080 50p motion pictures that were edited with this software Playback of BD AVCHD DVD VR and DVD Video content requires equipment compatible with the respective ...

Page 185: ...th the video camera firmly into the respective USB ports of the camera and computer 4 Perform the video camera settings for connection to the computer See the Operating Instructions for the video camera for details 5 Confirm that the video camera is recognized by the computer The video camera is correctly recognized by the computer if the video camera is added as a drive in Computer or My Computer...

Page 186: ...f video camera data The software may malfunction and data may be lost When connecting the video camera to the computer for the first time processing may take some time as the OS installs the driver If the video camera is not recognized after it is connected try connecting it to a different USB connector such as the USB connector on the rear of the computer SD card connection When using an SD card ...

Page 187: ...uter Smart Wizard Copy to disc Copy to media Format conversion In the following case a window is displayed that instructs you to use the AC adapter while the video camera is connected When this happens follow the instructions on the screen When the video camera is connected to the computer while using the battery Tips The Conversion Assist Function does not support MP4 iFrame motion pictures Refer...

Page 188: ...is not displayed if the software is already running Close the software before connecting the video camera to the computer Do not disconnect the video camera from the computer while the Smart Wizard is running Copy to discs in high definition quality BD format or AVCHD format Create discs for high quality playback on HD compatible equipment Copy to discs in standard quality DVD Video format Create ...

Page 189: ...copy the SD card content the Smart Wizard starts Video data that are not on the built in memory built in hard disk of a video camera supplied with this software or an SD card that was recorded using the video camera may not be correctly read with the Smart Wizard When using an SDXC card in a Windows operating system the computer may display a message asking whether to format the card Be careful be...

Page 190: ...reparation Connect the video camera to the computer If you have used the video camera to record content on an SD card insert that card in the video camera Tips When the file system of the hard disk in the copy destination computer is FAT32 motion picture data that is larger than 4 GB cannot be copied 1 Click Copy to PC 2 Decide how to select the video to copy To automatically select only the video...

Page 191: ...nails are displayed Copying the data takes time Do not operate the computer until copying is finished To cancel copying in progress click Cancel 6 When the completion message is displayed click OK Simple copy When you attempt to copy motion pictures or still pictures from the internal recording media of the video camera or an SD card inserted in the video camera content that has been previously co...

Page 192: ...ared You can set the operation to perform if a still picture file with the same name already exists in the Copy destination folder 131 To select all click A If there is not enough free space in the copy destination the indicator B will turn red when the free space of the copy destination reaches 0 GB If this happens change the copy destination to one that has enough free space Click Browse C and s...

Page 193: ...e 6 When the confirmation message is displayed click Yes The selected video s is copied to the computer A progress indicator and thumbnails are displayed Copying is not available unless you have selected at least one motion picture or still picture Copying the data takes time Do not operate the computer until copying is finished To cancel copying in progress click Cancel 7 When the completion mess...

Page 194: ... To create a new folder to save to click Make New Folder enter a folder name and click OK 2 Select the subfolder into which to sort the videos The sorting methods below are available You can understand information such as the shooting date from the folder name Select your preferred sorting method You can set the sorting method in advance 129 Date of acquisition Save in a folder for the date of imp...

Page 195: ...d disc While copying to a disc is in progress do not remove or insert the connection cable of the computer or a DVD device such as an external drive or turn the power on or off Video cannot be added to a disc that already contains copied video Tips Still pictures cannot be recorded with this function To record still pictures 100 When creating media of relay recorded motion pictures continuously re...

Page 196: ...ity Disc type Picture quality BD R RE disc High definition quality DVD R RW disc High definition or standard quality DVD RAM disc High definition quality You can copy motion pictures with clear and crisp picture quality Playback is only available on devices that support high definition such as AVCHD or Blu ray devices Can be played with this software Standard quality The picture quality is less th...

Page 197: ...es of motion picture can be recorded on one DVD 4 7 GB Motion picture recorded in DVD Video format must be at least 2 seconds long DVD RAM disc AVCHD format high definition images DVD VR format high quality images XP About 60 minutes of motion picture can be recorded on one DVD 4 7 GB DVD VR format standard quality images SP About 90 minutes of motion picture can be recorded on one DVD 4 7 GB Moti...

Page 198: ... Click the recording media Select the recording media with the captured content Only motion pictures on the selected recording media are copied 7 Confirm the motion pictures to be copied 8 Confirm the number of discs that are required For BD R RE BD format DVD RAM DVD R RW AVCHD format DVD R RW DVD Video format Click Next Go to step 9 32 For DVD RAM DVD VR format Click Execute Go to step 11 32 Spa...

Page 199: ...ted or cleared Copying is not available unless you have selected at least one motion picture For BD R RE BD format DVD RAM DVD R RW AVCHD format DVD R RW DVD Video format Click Next Go to step 9 32 For DVD RAM DVD VR format Click Execute Go to step 11 32 Thumbnail check marks Not copied Copied Check marks are selected for some of the motion pictures in the folder Resize thumbnail Space used on fin...

Page 200: ...reated when recording in DVD VR format Motion picture cannot be played from the Preview window of the top menu 10Click Execute 11Confirm the message about using the AC adapter Before using the Conversion Assist Function connect the video camera to the computer and use the AC adapter 19 If a message about using the AC adapter with the Conversion Assist Function is displayed follow the instructions ...

Page 201: ...ture that does not fit on a single disc during DVD BD recording will be split and recorded over multiple discs The approximate number of discs needed is indicated Follow the instructions displayed to switch to a new disc In multi disc recording make sure that all the discs are of the same type The remaining copy time displayed while copying is the approximate time for a single disc 13When a messag...

Page 202: ...s Adding scene transitions Setting the BGM for the entire project Saving the edit process Saving projects Opening saved edit process Opening projects Deleting saved edit process Deleting projects Deleting selected portions of a scene Deleting partially Record on optical discs and SD cards 85 Use convenient features 105 Creating still pictures from motion pictures Printing still pictures Viewing hi...

Page 203: ...AE Tips An update notification may appear when the software is started In an environment without an Internet connection this software may take some time to start up The first time the software is started it may take some time until the window appears because the software analyzes the videos saved on the computer Exiting the software 1 Click on the window You can also exit by selecting File Exit fr...

Page 204: ...ion is checked every time the software is started For details about the software update procedure see the support site that is displayed Software update notifications are not performed while the Smart Wizard is running Changing the update information setting 1 Select Tools Settings from the menu 2 Click Support Update application 3 Change the update information setting When the check box is select...

Page 205: ...version assist function of the video camera The processing is faster than when processing with the computer only The video camera and AC adapter are required Process using only the software on the computer if the conversion assist function is not available Select when the video camera and AC adapter are not available Note that the processing takes some time 3 When OK is clicked the settings are ap...

Page 206: ...ed using other devices cannot be copied To copy videos from a Panasonic high definition video camera from 2008 or earlier video cameras not provided with HD Writer AE use the version of HD Writer provided with that video camera The Copy to PC function cannot be used to copy unsupported video from media containing video recorded with Panasonic High definition video cameras sold in 2008 or earlier v...

Page 207: ...he drive and click Next If the connected drive or SD card is not displayed click Refresh 3 Select the videos to copy to the PC Video with thumbnails with check boxes selected are copied to the computer Click a thumbnail to select or deselect it Click Select all to select all the thumbnails Click Deselect all to deselect all the thumbnails 4 Click Next ...

Page 208: ...can understand information such as the shooting date from the folder name Select your preferred sorting method You can set the sorting method in advance 129 Date of acquisition Save in a folder for the date of importing Example 20110125 Recording month Save in a folder for the month of recording Example 201101 Recording date Save in a folder for the date of recording Example 20110125 Specified fol...

Page 209: ...fter copying click OK About saving folders The following copy destinations are set by default Pictures My Pictures Videos My Videos When Windows is installed on drive C the folder locations are as follows For Windows Vista Windows 7 Pictures C Users User Name Pictures Videos C Users User Name Videos For Windows XP My Pictures C Documents and Settings User Name My Documents My Pictures My Videos C ...

Page 210: ...play Category search area You can search for videos that have been set as favorites You can select or deselect all the displayed thumbnails You can change the order of the thumbnail list in the display area and specify the data format for the thumbnails to display You can select and display videos recorded in each format You can enlarge or reduce the thumbnails in the display area Preview on thumb...

Page 211: ...x720 25p motion pictures MP4 640x480 30p or 640x480 25p motion pictures MPEG2 motion pictures Still pictures 1080 60p or 1080 50p motion pictures edited with this software AVCHD motion pictures edited with this software iFrame motion pictures edited with this software 960x540 30p and 960x540 25p motion pictures MP4 1280x720 30p or 1280x720 25p motion pictures edited with this software MP4 640x480 ...

Page 212: ... are displayed in a list Click or double click the folder name to expand or hide the subfolders Double click a thumbnail to display the Playback window Changing the video order 1 Select an item by which to sort the data A Name Displays in name order Date of recording Displays in recording date order File size Displays in file size order Click again to switch from ascending to descending order You ...

Page 213: ...ths or days Year Calendar display Double click a month that displays a thumbnail to switch to the month Calendar display Month Calendar display Double click a day that displays a thumbnail to switch to the recording date Calendar display Recording date Calendar display Double click a thumbnail to display the Playback window Tips The update date and time is displayed for videos that do not have rec...

Page 214: ...r and click Delete B to delete a registered folder Displaying the video files of subfolders The default setting will display all the files If you do not wish to display all subfolder videos remove the check mark from Display all picture files from inside the folder C Tips Even if you delete the registration folder the folders that are saved on the PC and the videos inside the folders are not delet...

Page 215: ...deselected Tips One person can be used as the filtering condition individual When names have not been registered in the Face Recognition settings of a video camera that has a Face Recognition function no names are displayed in the Face Recognition search list When the software is exited filtering with Face Recognition search is canceled People for which Face Recognition was registered with the vid...

Page 216: ... menu 54 Videos on SD cards BD or DVDs cannot be copied with this operation Use Copy to PC When copying to an SD card BD or DVD use Copy to media Select View Refresh from the menu to update the display if the operation result is not reflected 1 Click Folder 2 Select the video that you want to copy or move You can select multiple thumbnails 3 To move drag and drop the video to the destination folde...

Page 217: ...click menu to delete the selected folder and all videos contained therein Use Windows Explorer to delete folders containing contents that cannot be deleted with this software such as non compatible files 1 Select the video that you want to delete You can select multiple thumbnail 2 Select File Delete from the menu You can also delete by pressing the Delete key 3 When the confirmation message is di...

Page 218: ...can also be set by right clicking thumbnails and selecting Protect ON or Protect OFF in the menu displayed 3 When the confirmation message is displayed click Yes The video is protected Tips is displayed for protected videos and they cannot be deleted or overwritten with edited data To delete or overwrite a video first change the Protect setting to OFF to remove the protection setting Videos for wh...

Page 219: ... the thumbnail If Favorite ON is selected for a motion picture the start position is added to favorites If Favorite OFF is selected for a motion picture all favorite registrations set for that motion picture will be cancelled 3 When the confirmation message is displayed click Yes The video will be set as a favorite You can easily search for your favorite videos by setting them as favorites 1 Click...

Page 220: ...d then right click on it 2 Click Playback from here Add to favorites The Playback window will appear Click and place a check on the spot you want to mark Click to remove a checkmark 3 Click to close the Playback window will appear on the thumbnail Spots added to favorites Tips Playback from here Add to favorites can only be set for motion pictures They cannot be set in still pictures Favorites set...

Page 221: ...ile or folder operations that you perform using other software refresh the display 1 Select View Refresh from the menu The display is refreshed If the display is not updated with the results of operations such as video edits refresh the display manually Refreshing the display ...

Page 222: ... 2 Right click on the video The right click menu is displayed Playback from here Add to favorites can only be set for motion pictures They cannot be set in still pictures High Speed Burst playback is only available for still pictures that were shot with the video camera in a High Speed Burst If Favorite ON is selected for a motion picture the start position is added to favorites 3 Select a functio...

Page 223: ...ck the content of the motion picture over the thumbnail by moving the mouse 3 Click Playback Playback The Playback window is displayed For details about the window 56 You can also display by selecting a thumbnail and double clicking it Can also be displayed by right clicking on a thumbnail and selecting Playback from the beginning If you select Playback from here Add to favorites the video will be...

Page 224: ...lays to fit the window size Only in full screen mode Closes the Playback window Slider Displays the playback position of the motion picture Drag to the left or right to move the playback position Date of recording Displays the recording date of the motion picture Play position Displays the current playback position and the length of the motion picture Display area thumbnails Motion pictures that a...

Page 225: ...es the picture Displays in the original size Displays to fit the window size Displays the full screen view Closes the Playback window Date of recording Displays the recording date of the still picture Picture Size Displays the size of the still picture Display area thumbnails Thumbnails that are displayed in the display area of the main window Click to switch the display Changes favorites settings...

Page 226: ...nel Customize colors Open classic appearance properties for more color options and in Appearance Settings Color scheme select an option other than Windows Aero Problems such as dropped frames are normal in the preview window where picture quality is reduced and in full screen mode For best results during playback use AVCHD compatible video cameras and playback equipment Frame rates for various com...

Page 227: ...ck may resume for the next item after the affected position Preparation Load the media insert media in the video camera and connect the camera to the computer for example When using SD cards see SD card connection 18 1 Click Media playback The Media playback window is displayed You can also display it by selecting Playback Media playback from the menu 2 Select the drive 3 Click Next 4 Select the v...

Page 228: ...le Properties from the menu The video information window is displayed 3 Check the information is displayed for items with no information The displayed items vary depending on the format of the video file For motion pictures Item Description File information The file name file size file type file location etc For still pictures Item Description File information The file name file size file type fil...

Page 229: ...unt of free work space on the computer at least equivalent to the size of the video being edited Editing motion pictures 62 Video copied to your computer can be edited The following operations are possible Rotating still pictures 84 Editing video on your computer Saving the edit process saving projects 67 Creating a new project 62 Dividing scenes Trimming selected portions of a scene Adding still ...

Page 230: ...ovie by editing a selected video 1 Click Edit video New Create a new project You can also display it by selecting Edit Edit video New Create a new project from the menu 2 Select the file format that you want to edit Different file formats cannot be combined and edited together 3 Click Next To cancel click Exit Editing motion pictures Basic operations Editing video on your computer ...

Page 231: ...ct the video To cancel click Exit 5 Click OK The edit video window is displayed Drag and drop scenes to change their order Click Close or to close edit video window Note that displaying the edit video window may take a few minutes depending on the number of video files 6 If there is a video you want to add click Add If there is no video you want to add go to Step 9 64 and edit the selected scene E...

Page 232: ...urns to the edit video window 9 Select one scene you want to edit and then click it The selected scene is displayed with a yellow border The edits made in the Setting area are applied to the selected scene Editing motion pictures Select the edit from settings area Dividing scenes Divide 72 Trimming selected portions of a scene Trimming 73 Adding still pictures with set playback times between scene...

Page 233: ...a single file 1 Click File output in edit video window 2 Select the save destination folder There must be more free space available than the size of the motion picture being saved The size of the motion picture file may increase after editing To save in a folder that is not displayed 1 Click Browse save destination folders 2 Select a folder and click OK To create a new folder to save to click Make...

Page 234: ...her software that file can no longer be handled by this software Conversion of some motion pictures may result in out of sync or dropped frames or conversion may fail You cannot use the File output function when you have selected only still pictures When editing a project at least one motion picture is required 3 Enter a file name 4 Click OK You cannot add edits to individual scenes after a motion...

Page 235: ... 1 Click Edit video Open project You can also display it by selecting Edit Edit video Open project from the menu A window listing the projects will appear 2 Select a file and click OK Tips Saved projects only contain the file names of each scene and the edited content that has been set Never delete a scene file or change the name of a file or folder in a program other than this software Doing so m...

Page 236: ...it by selecting Edit Edit video Delete project from the menu A window listing the projects will appear 2 Place a checkmark on the file of the project you want to delete You can also select and delete several thumbnails at once 3 Click Delete Click Yes when the confirmation message appears The project will be deleted Once a project has been deleted it cannot be restored to original status 4 Click C...

Page 237: ...k position bar Displays the current playback position with a bar Selected scene The selected scene is surrounded by a yellow frame The edits made in the Setting area are applied to the selected scene Preview area Plays back previews the results of editing For details about this area 70 The scene corresponding to the playback position bar is displayed Project board area You can drag and drop the sc...

Page 238: ...minutes seconds 3 Set the BGM for the entire project 78 4 Stop button 5 Play pause button During playback this functions as the pause button 6 Audio output Mute button 7 Volume seek bar Adjusts the volume Tips The preview window is used to easily check the edited contents The picture quality is lower than the actual picture quality Setting area Select the tab to be edited Edits that can be perform...

Page 239: ... you add scenes to be edited Delete Deletes registration of the selected scene Multiple scenes can also be selected Even if Delete is selected here the selection is only deleted from the edit video window The actual original data is not deleted by Delete Transition Edited transition effects are displayed by icons An unset status icon is also inserted between scenes where a transition effect is not...

Page 240: ...ack device can be used Divide 1 Select Divide The Divide tab is displayed and the scene selected in the Project board area is displayed 2 Click to play the content During playback the Play button changes to the Pause button Click or to skip spots where Playback from here Add to favorites has been set For details about Playback from here Add to favorites 52 3 Click to pause playback at the desired ...

Page 241: ...back from here Add to favorites 52 A Current point Displays the position of the Playback knob P B time Indicates the motion picture length Example of Displayed Time 01 02 03 45 Hours Minutes Seconds up to two digits after the decimal point 3 Select the Trimming range Set start point B Click to set the starting point Set end point C Click to set the ending point You can also select the trimming ran...

Page 242: ... Select Still pic The Still pic tab is displayed 2 Set Playback time You can set the time in 0 01 second increments from 0 01 second min to 10 minutes max Example of Displayed Time 01 02 03 45 Hours Minutes Seconds up to two digits after the decimal point 3 Click Apply The results of editing are applied to the edit window Tips In the edit video window still pictures are set as motion pictures with...

Page 243: ...g time and display duration Example of displayed time 01 02 03 45 Hours Minutes Seconds up to two digits after the decimal point D Select the title placement 3 Click Apply When motion is set for the title with A click the Play button of the Preview window and check the title motion A scene with the title will be created The title icon will be displayed in the thumbnail The results of editing are a...

Page 244: ...The Effect tab is displayed 2 Click and set Effect or Operation Effect Menu Operation Menu 3 Click Apply The icon corresponding to the selected effect is displayed The results of editing are applied to the edit video window P B time Indicates the motion picture length Example of Displayed Time 01 02 03 45 Hours Minutes Seconds up to two digits after the decimal point Tips Some effects in Effect ma...

Page 245: ...icon You can easily change the transition effect setting by clicking the icon The results of editing are applied to the edit video window B A Tips Transition effects are set between two consecutive scenes Therefore scenes before and after transition effects will become shorter after application Example When a transition with a display time of 4 seconds is set between a 3 minute scene and a 2 minut...

Page 246: ...the entire project arranged in the Project board Note that BGM cannot be set separately for each scene 1 Click on the Preview window A pop up BGM registration dialog box is displayed 2 Click Register The music files on your computer are opened You can use WAV LPCM WMA and MP3 format files on your computer The file names will be displayed in the music selection field ...

Page 247: ... the knob to the right or left to change the volume F Play button During playback this changes to the Stop button G Playback knob Drag the knob to the right or left to change the playback position H Starting and ending point knobs Drag the knobs to the right or left to change the starting and ending point positions You can use these knobs to select the BGM range to be used I Current point Displays...

Page 248: ... partially The Delete partially window is displayed You can also display it by selecting Edit Edit video Delete partially from the menu 2 Select a single scene and click Execute 3 Click to play and click to pause at the starting position for deletion Click to fine tune the position 4 Click Set start point to identify the starting point Otherwise you can drag A to identify the starting point Editin...

Page 249: ... of the starting and ending points are displayed To select multiple portions repeat steps 3 6 To clear the selection click the corresponding thumbnail and click Release 8 Play the video content to check the portion that will remain after deletion 9 Click Partially delete Video data on which Delete partially has been performed will be newly created The actual original data is not deleted by Delete ...

Page 250: ...ength of motion picture from the starting to ending point Length of motion picture retained Length of motion picture deleted Example of displayed time 01 02 03 45 Hours Minutes Seconds up to two digits after the decimal point Section marker Scenes are divided based on selected portions Portion represented by the thumbnail Motion picture at the ending point Skip approximately 0 5 sec Previous next ...

Page 251: ... on the shooting conditions Recommended portion Favorites position Positions for which Playback from here Add to favorites has been set Highlight asstnce Click to set the range excluding the highlight as the deletion range Unnec section asstnce Click to set the deletion candidate range as the deletion range Depending on the video camera model your video camera may not be equipped with the Unnec se...

Page 252: ...icture without Exif information is rotated When a still picture without Exif information is rotated a still picture in JPEG format that has Exif information is newly created 1 When the confirmation message is displayed click OK Tips For still pictures in JPEG format that have Exif information rotation is performed by correcting the Exif information only With some software the still picture may not...

Page 253: ...support playback Can be played with this software on a computer DVD Video format Standard definition Additional recording is not possible for discs recorded with this software Top menus can be created DVD R 12 cm single sided single sided dual layer DVD RW 12 cm single sided Recording is not possible on prerecorded discs However DVD RW discs can be used for recording after being formatted Typical ...

Page 254: ...recording additional content you can add content to media recorded with this software by using the same recording format as the existing content When you load media with existing content a confirmation message about additional recording is displayed Select Yes if you will add content If you select No content cannot be added In the window for creating top menus the thumbnails of recorded motion pic...

Page 255: ... that this software accompanied 1080 60p or 1080 50p recording The 1080 60p and 1080 50p recording modes are the 1080 60p 1920 x 1080 60 progressive and 1080 50p 1920 x 1080 50 progressive recording modes that enable high picture quality recording Scenes recorded in 1080 60p or 1080 50p format can be saved and played using this software or a video camera that this software accompanied Scenes recor...

Page 256: ...g recording These operations may prevent successful recording and damage discs or equipment Disconnect cables or cords of computer or DVD equipment or turn equipment on or off Log off Windows by switching users for example Force this software to close Install or remove an SD card Before using the Conversion Assist Function connect the video camera to the computer and use the AC adapter 19 The Conv...

Page 257: ...discs or SD cards Select a recording format When using DVD R RW You can select AVCHD format or DVD Video format Media Recording format DVD R RW AVCHD format high definition images DVD video format high quality images XP DVD video format standard quality images SP When DVD Video format is selected AVCHD MP4 iFrame and MPEG2 motion pictures can be combined and selected together Recording motion pict...

Page 258: ...s DVD VR format high quality images XP DVD VR format standard quality images SP When DVD VR format is selected AVCHD MP4 iFrame and MPEG2 motion pictures can be combined and selected together When using SD card Media Recording format SD card High definition video MP4 mode videos DCF format still pictures 100 When high definition picture quality motion pictures are selected you can record motion pi...

Page 259: ...on pictures to the copy work area To record still pictures 100 Repeat this process to choose the motion picture To select multiple items hold the Ctrl key while clicking the thumbnails To add motion pictures from another folder select the folder and then perform step 5 The motion pictures will be recorded in the order that you drag them to the copy work area To cancel the copying to media click Ex...

Page 260: ...al amount is displayed In the case of BD R RE BD format and DVD RAM DVD R RW AVCHD format even if there is enough space at the copy destination when 200 or more motion pictures are dragged and dropped to the copy work area they are split and recorded on multiple discs If you group together top menu thumbnails in the top menu creation window 93 you can reduce the number of discs over which the moti...

Page 261: ...dia Because some media have a limit on the number of top menu thumbnails that can be used together The top menu thumbnails are grouped Click Check all to select the check boxes of all motion pictures Click Clear all to clear the check boxes of all motion pictures When a created disc is played on a BD DVD player playback may momentarily freeze between thumbnails on some players To play back scenes ...

Page 262: ...in accordance with the disc size In this case the video from the dividing position is set as the top menu thumbnail The thumbnail is not displayed in the copy work area To change the thumbnail 97 10Determine a top menu design No menu is also available No top menu is created and motion picture is played in the order it was recorded The background design and title cannot be set 1 Click Background La...

Page 263: ...nk 2 Enter thumbnail titles Up to 24 single byte characters By default thumbnails are labeled with the name of the scene 3 Click Font Title and complete the font settings For details 96 If not all text is displayed or if text covers other thumbnails change the font or reduce the size 12Change the thumbnail image Click Representative thumbnail and then select the thumbnail that you want to change a...

Page 264: ...text styles Click again to remove text styles Bold Italic Underlined Drop shadow 6 Color For selecting the text colour To create colours Adjust brightness Colour you have created 1 3 2 1 Click Define Custom Colors 2 Click a desired colour 3 Click Add to Custom Colors The colour is added to Custom colors 7 Shadow When you have applied a drop shadow by clicking in 5 select the drop shadow colour see...

Page 265: ... Change thumbnail Change the thumbnail 1 Click a thumbnail in the top menu creation window 2 Use 3 to play 3 Use 3 to pause in the position that you want to set as the thumbnail Use 2 and 5 to perform fine adjustment of the playback position 4 Click Change thumbnail The set video may be a few frames off the one that was specified Recording motion pictures Tips If after changing the representative ...

Page 266: ... and Make seamless recording even though the recording modes are different is set in Tools Settings Movie Copy to media AVCHD Seamless setting during SD or DVD writing a confirmation message is displayed because recording will take a long time If you want to continue with the displayed time click Yes With media other than DVD R RW and BD R discs recording can be stopped by clicking Cancel With DVD...

Page 267: ... recorded in Dolby Digital format Notes on recording When recording in BD AVCHD or DVD Video format When the file system of the hard disk that is set as the work area is FAT32 if the total size of the motion picture thumbnails that are grouped together is larger than 4 GB the data cannot be copied to the disc Recording in BD format or AVCHD format When you play back with interruption between scene...

Page 268: ...erform steps 1 3 in Recording motion pictures 89 2 Select a recording format Media Recording format SD cards DCF format still pictures 3 Select still pictures To add a still picture from another folder select the folder and then select a still picture Content exceeding the available space on the SD card is indicated in red In this case remove some of the still pictures to be recorded Tips DCF Desi...

Page 269: ... is displayed click Yes Recording now begins and the status is shown with the progress indicator and thumbnails Do not operate the computer until recording is finished 6 Click OK when a message is displayed indicating that recording is complete Tips Refer to the operating instructions of the video camera for the save folder and file name structure ...

Page 270: ...parated into left and right screens Tips When creating still pictures from a 3D motion picture the videos are saved as 2D still pictures in JPEG format 3D still pictures cannot be created from a 3D motion picture 3D motion pictures need to be converted to 2D motion pictures to upload to the Internet 3D motion pictures converted to 2D motion pictures become standard MPEG2 motion pictures In step 2 ...

Page 271: ...tbeusedwith3Dmotionpictures Editing 3D motion pictures You can edit 3D motion pictures you have recorded 62 Click Edit video on the main window and select New Create a new project AVCHD 3D You can edit 3D motion pictures such as by deleting selected portions 80 dividing or trimming scenes 73 or adding BGM for the entire project 78 You cannot edit 3D motion pictures by inserting still pictures or t...

Page 272: ...Recording Format Compatible equipment Motion picture to copy BD format Equipment supporting 3D motion pictures in side by side format 3D motion pictures can be copied as 3D motion pictures AVCHD format DVD Video format Typical DVD players 3D motion pictures are converted and copied as 2D motion pictures They cannot be copied as 3D motion pictures DVD VR format DVD VR compatible equipment and softw...

Page 273: ...he Highlight Playback window is displayed You can also display it by selecting Playback Highlight Playback from the menu 2 Drag and drop motion pictures to the Highlight Playback area Repeat this process to choose the motion picture To select multiple items hold the Ctrl key while clicking the thumbnails To add a motion picture from another folder select the folder and then perform step 2 To cance...

Page 274: ...mal Highlight Playback as well as Face Highlight Playback and playback emphasizing people who have been registered for Face Recognition on the video camera Face Highlight Playback gives priority to segments featuring peoples faces that were recognized by the video camera When you choose people registered for Face Recognition on the video camera segments with these people are emphasized 4 Select th...

Page 275: ... Original is set the sound heard during shooting is used If you select User selection you can use the WAV LPCM WMA and MP3 format files inside the computer The file name will be displayed in the music selection field 6 Click Playback The Preview window is displayed and the highlighted area is played with the settings shown above The buttons have the same functions as in the Playback window 7 Click...

Page 276: ...otion pictures Highlight Playback 8 Select the save destination folder To save in a folder that is not displayed 1 Click Browse 2 Select the folder that you want or create a new folder and then click OK 9 Enter the file name 10Click OK The music that is playing back is saved unchanged ...

Page 277: ...k speed depends on the performance of your computer 1 Right click a High Speed Burst thumbnail and select High Speed Burst playback in the menu displayed The High Speed Burst Picture Player window is displayed Play pause Reverse playback pause Reverse forward shot by shot Rotate left or right 90º Slow playback full speed 1 2 1 3 and 1 4 speed Number of shots from the start Previous still picture C...

Page 278: ... Playback window by selecting Capture on the main window You can also display it by selecting Tools Movie Still picture capture from the menu 2 Click 3 Select the save destination folder To save in a folder that is not displayed 1 Click Browse 2 Select the folder that you want or create a new folder and then click OK 4 Enter the file name 5 Click OK A still picture generated from the motion pictur...

Page 279: ... hold copyright of the contents or permission has been obtained from the related right holder Online Sharing Using convenient features Preparation Connect the PC to the Internet When uploading for the first time 1 Click Online sharing The Online sharing window is displayed You can also display it by selecting Output Online sharing from the menu 2 Select the motion picture to upload and click Next ...

Page 280: ...nient features Online sharing 3 Select an upload site Click Settings here to perform advanced settings Proxy settings Set whether or not to upload via a proxy server YouTube Account settings When uploading to YouTube set the user name and password ...

Page 281: ...ign in window 5 Enter the title and other information of each motion picture to display on YouTube or Facebook Tips YouTube will remember your user name from the second time you sign in When the check box for Remember password is selected your password is remembered from the next time you sign in Once your password or user name is remembered you will be signed in automatically and the sign in wind...

Page 282: ...uTube Refer to the YouTube specification for the detailed settings F Select the picture quality from Upload picture quality You can select High quality or Standard quality Facebook A Enter a title B Enter a description of the contents of the motion picture The title is displayed by default C To share a motion picture with someone select a setting other than Only Me Everyone Friends Only Friends of...

Page 283: ...n uploaded to YouTube a playlist is created To delete the playlist delete the playlist and all the motion pictures in the playlist from the YouTube website If Unlisted is selected a playlist is not created A is a rough indication of the remaining time It is subject to change according to your computer and Internet connection and the status of the upload sites To cancel partway through the uploadin...

Page 284: ...e URL of the uploaded motion picture already attached in a file HTML format only when using a MAPI Messaging Application Programming Interface compatible e mail application as the default By using an e mail application or Webmail you can send a notice mail to the person with whom you wish to share the uploaded motion picture The person who receives this notice mail can play and browse the uploaded...

Page 285: ...ick Online sharing The Online sharing window is displayed You can also display it by selecting Output Online sharing from the menu Motion pictures that have been uploaded are distinguished by displaying an icon in the bottom left corner of their thumbnails YouTube Facebook 2 Select the motion pictures to upload 3 Click Next ...

Page 286: ...t features Online sharing 4 Select an upload site If videos that have already been uploaded are also selected a confirmation window will appear Click OK and go to step 4 113 If only videos that have already been uploaded are selected go to step 10 116 ...

Page 287: ...formation of a motion picture and other information such as the location of the original file by selecting a displayed motion picture and selecting Properties from the right click menu Tips YouTube will remember your user name from the second time you sign in When the check box for Remember password is selected your password is remembered from the next time you sign in Once your password or user n...

Page 288: ...s displayed 2 Select the type of format conversion and then click Next Convertible formats Converts the 1080 60p videos into AVCHD videos Converts 1080 60p or 1080 50p motion pictures to AVCHD motion pictures Convert AVCHD and or 1080 60p videos into standard videos Converts motion pictures in 1080 60p 1080 50p or AVCHD format to MPEG2 motion pictures 3 Select a motion picture by selecting its che...

Page 289: ... 2 channels 5 Click Execute If a message about using the AC adapter with the Conversion Assist Function is displayed follow the instructions on the screen 6 When the confirmation message is displayed click Yes The motion picture data format is changed 7 When the completion message is displayed click OK Tips You cannot perform format conversion for MP4 iFrame motion pictures The motion picture conv...

Page 290: ...o print 2 Select a still picture by selecting its check box and click Next A window for selecting printer settings is displayed 3 Select printer settings Printer Settings A Select a printer B Select a paper size C Select printing quality D Display the printer property window Layout E Select a layout 4 Click Execute 5 When the confirmation message is displayed click Yes 6 When the completion messag...

Page 291: ...for these discs Format both sides of double sided discs one side after another When recording motion pictures to SD cards use the video camera supplied with this software to format the cards Format discs in the following situations Use this software to format discs that you will use with this software When recording to new BD R RE discs When recording to new DVD RAM discs in AVCHD format When reus...

Page 292: ... in BD format on BD RE discs UDF 2 5 For DVD RAM discs To record in AVCHD format UDF 2 5 To record in DVD VR format UDF 2 0 Simple erasure Simple erasure is performed In a brief period of about one minute logical formatting is performed If data is recorded on a disc only information in the table of contents is deleted Complete erasure Complete erasure is performed Discs are physically formatted Fo...

Page 293: ...e confirmation message is displayed If you click No the previous window is displayed A message is displayed indicating that complete erasure may take some time Click Yes to continue 5 Click OK when a message is displayed indicating that initialising is complete ...

Page 294: ...hat is set as the work area is FAT32 If the total size of the motion picture thumbnails that are grouped together is larger than 4 GB the data cannot be copied to a disc Files larger than 4 GB cannot be saved during motion picture editing The following may occur depending on the remaining free space 17 GB or less Cannot perform split recording to discs 5 GB or less Some areas may not operate prope...

Page 295: ...may skip or playback may become less smooth if a higher frame rate than the current setting is selected Hardware acceleration If the check box is selected high definition motion pictures may be played back more smoothly Depending on your computer environment playback may momentarily freeze before or after scene transitions 3 Change the settings for copying to media Disc write speed setting Max spe...

Page 296: ... recording modes or scenes of three seconds or less Make seamless recording even though the recording modes are different Processing for seamless playback even between scenes recorded in different modes and shorter than three seconds However conversion will take some time and the picture quality will be inferior With this option we recommend using an Intel Core 2 Quad 2 6 GHz or higher processor A...

Page 297: ...ate year order Example 01252011 F Save under a file name laid out in date month year order Example 25012011 Automatic start G When this check box is selected the software starts automatically when the video camera and computer are connected By default the check box is selected The automatic start can also be enabled or disabled from the menu that is displayed by right clicking the icon in the task...

Page 298: ...s selected preview is performed simply by placing the mouse pointer on a motion picture thumbnail 4 When OK is clicked the settings are applied and the window is closed Tips Audio is not played during thumbnail preview When Preview is set and multiple thumbnail videos are collectively displayed such as the recording month or recording date in the Calendar display frame by frame playback is perform...

Page 299: ... of file are compared And if a same file is identified then it is judged as an identical file and thus still pictures from it are not acquired If one of them is different from the other then still pictures are acquired by adding a numerical character in the brackets at the end of the file name Manual Perform the specified process Add number to the end of the file name Save with a different name Sk...

Page 300: ...layback Displays the highlighted area of the selected video in the Playback window 105 High Speed Burst playback Continuous playback of still pictures shot in High Speed Burst 109 Media playback Displays the videos recorded on the media in the Playback window 59 Edit Menu item Description Reference Edit video New Create a new project You can create an original movie by editing a selected video 62 ...

Page 301: ...P4 formats including iFrame motion pictures 43 960x540 30p Displays motion pictures shot in MP4 iFrame 960x540 30p or 960x540 25p format only 43 1280x720 30p Displays motion pictures shot in MP4 1280x720 30p or 1280x720 25p format only 43 640x480 30p Displays motion pictures shot in MP4 640x480 30p or 640x480 25p format only 43 MPEG2 Displays MPEG2 motion pictures only 43 Still pic Displays still ...

Page 302: ... pictures to AVCHD format or MPEG2 format motion pictures 120 Output Menu item Description Reference Copy to media Copies videos to a BD DVD or SD card 85 Online sharing You can easily upload motion pictures recorded with a video camera to YouTube and Facebook and automatically attach the address of the uploaded motion picture to an email 111 Print Prints still pictures 122 Support Menu item Descr...

Page 303: ...selected video in the Playback window starting from the thumbnail preview location 52 High Speed Burst playback Continuous playback of still pictures shot in High Speed Burst 109 Cut Cuts the selected video Copy Copies the selected video Paste Pastes cut or copied videos Change Name Alters the file name of the selected video Delete Deletes the selected video or folder 49 Protect ON Protects a vide...

Page 304: ...cription Reference Create folder Creates a new folder Change folder name Changes the folder name Delete folder Deletes the folder Refresh folders Updates the display of the selected folder 53 Cut Cuts the selected folder Copy Copies the selected folder Paste Pastes the cut or copied folder ...

Page 305: ...eos Installation of the necessary modules may not be completed so please restart the PC Check the display resolution setting and use a display setting that is 1024x768 or higher Also if the text font size is set to a value higher than the default 100 the font size must be reduced or the display setting must be changed to an even higher resolution Application startup is slow Startup may be slow on ...

Page 306: ... be displayed in Thumbnail mode but cannot be displayed in the Playback window The supported maximum size is exceeded If still pictures have thumbnail pictures as Exif data only their folders can be displayed There are 2 files with the same name When 2 files are linked associated files they have the same name except for the extension If the association between these files is broken such as by chan...

Page 307: ...color options and in Appearance Settings Color scheme select an option other than Windows Aero The frame rate may drop for playback if the processing performance of the computer is inadequate preventing smooth playback When the check box for Hardware acceleration 127 is selected videos are not played back properly Try updating the video card device driver For instructions on how to update the devi...

Page 308: ...2 motion picture with an aspect ratio of 16 9 may be played back at 4 3 in Windows Media Player and similar software Even though the data is played back on the video camera top menu is not played back The top menu will be displayed on a player capable of playing back the top menu The top menu will not be displayed on a video camera When the produced disc is played back on another device zones surr...

Page 309: ... drive information When an SD card is inserted the card is not displayed SDHC memory cards and SDXC memory cards will not be displayed unless a compatible device such as a reader writer is used Thumbnails are not correctly displayed on the copying window Thumbnails cannot be displayed for video created with software that is not made by Panasonic or with video cameras other than those supplied with...

Page 310: ...must be at least 3 seconds long AVCHD motion pictures that are less than 2 seconds long cannot be recorded to a disc A message stating that the specifications have been exceeded is displayed and recording cannot be performed Cannot record because the number of scenes or number of items that contain scenes exceeds the AVCHD specification or the specification of the software Maximum number of scenes...

Page 311: ...opped by clicking Cancel when changing discs or during data conversion not when data is being written A disc error message is displayed Recording is not possible using unsupported types of discs or discs in unsupported formats For a list of supported discs 15 Error occurs while data are being recorded Consider the following as factors for this problem The media is not supported For a list of suppo...

Page 312: ...r disconnect these devices during recording Video cameras optical drives hard disk drives or SD card adapters may be connected via USB Use a different USB port for example a USB port on the back of the computer Operation may be affected by the firmware a control program stored on the equipment of your optical drive Update the firmware of your computer or optical drive Firmware updates may be avail...

Page 313: ...is not inserted into the copy destination drive Insert XXX and then press the XXX confirmation button XXX will vary depending on the media that you are currently using Wait a moment and then insert media into the drive again Recording SD card Symptom Corrective Action Cannot format an SD card SD cards cannot be formatted on this software Format them on the video camera supplied with this software ...

Page 314: ...ed media on Windows Explorer Since the media recorded in AVCHD standard is recorded in UDF 2 5 format it cannot be displayed on a PC where the UDF 2 5 driver is not installed Since motion pictures are recorded in UDF 2 6 format on BD R or in UDF 2 5 format on BD RE they cannot be viewed on a PC where the corresponding UDF driver is not installed DVD RAM RW discs recorded with this software cannot ...

Page 315: ...ogies Inc Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished works Copyright 1993 2005 Dolby Laboratories All rights reserved YouTube is a trademark of Google Inc iMovie and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Other names of systems and products mentioned in these instr...

Page 316: ...HD Writer AE 3 0 Panasonic Corporation 2010 Panasonic Corporation Made in Japan I Fabrique au Japan 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 VFF0718 ...

Page 317: ...BO SOp FRANCAIS Apropos de I enregistrement en 1080 60p II s agit d un mode d enregistrement en 10BO 60p 1920x 10BO 60 progressif qui peut enregistrer avec une qualite maximale Les scenes enregistrees en 10BO 60p peuvent etre sauvegardees ou lues par cet appareil ou par Ie logiciel HD Writer AE 3 0 Cela signifie la plus haute qualite de cet appareil Les scenes enregistrees en 1080 60p ne peuvent p...

Page 318: ...r a un disco con calidad de imagen de 1080 60p Se copian despues de ser convertidas a calidad de imagen AVCHO Las escenas grabadas en 1080 60p se reproducen con la siguiente calidad de imagen cuando esta unidad esta conectada a un TV Panasonic compatible con HOMI con el mini cable HOM Se puede reproducir en la calidad de imagen 1080 60p en un TV compatible con 1080 60p Se puede reproducir en la ca...

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