Panasonic AVCCAM AG-HMC81 Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Note that Operation Instructions Vol.2 describes advanced

operations of the Memory Card Camera-Recorder.

For instructions on basic operations of the Memory Card

Camera-Recorder, refer to Operating Instructions Vol.1 (printed

documents) contained in the supplied CD-ROM.

Operating Instructions

Vol.2

SS0710TU0 -PS

VQT2Y44A (E)

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ENGLISH

Memory Card Camera-Recorder

Model No.

AG-HMC81E

Summary of Contents for AVCCAM AG-HMC81

Page 1: ...ry Card Camera Recorder For instructions on basic operations of the Memory Card Camera Recorder refer to Operating Instructions Vol 1 printed documents contained in the supplied CD ROM Operating Instructions Vol 2 SS0710TU0 PS VQT2Y44A E Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use ENGLISH Memory Card Camera Recorder Model No AG HMC81E ...

Page 2: ...ng method 24 Using the Counter 25 Counter display 25 Charging the built in battery Setting the time code 26 Recharging the built in battery 26 Setting the time code 26 Specifying the time code 26 Setting user information 27 Operating SD Memory Cards 28 Formatting SD Memory Cards 28 SD Memory Card recording times 29 Dividing clips recorded onto SD Memory Cards 29 Removing SD Memory Card 30 Protecti...

Page 3: ...unction 62 LAST CLIP function 63 Changing the size of images 63 Recording backup images 64 Adjusting the shutter speed 65 Synchro scan 67 Selecting audio input 68 Using the built in microphone external microphone 3 5 mm stereo mini jack 68 Using the external microphone or audio devices connected to the XLR input terminal 69 Adjusting the audio recording level 70 Using scene files 71 Loading scene ...

Page 4: ...e only 105 PHOTO SETUP screen AVCHD mode only 105 SW DISP SETUP screen 106 OTHER FUNCTIONS screen 109 OPTION MENU screen DV mode only 112 List of thumbnail menus DV mode only 113 THUMBNAIL menu 113 OPERATION menu 113 OTHER FUNCTIONS menu 113 Chapter 4 Reference Before calling for service 114 Updating the firmware 118 Cleaning 118 Cleaning the eye piece 118 Storage Precautions 119 Software informat...

Page 5: ...N OFF with the SHUTTER button In PHOTO mode the SHUTTER status is always ON You can cannot switch to SHUTTER OFF with the SHUTTER button Shutter speed can be changed by pressing the SPEED SEL button The shortest distance from a back focusing lens differs depending on the zoom position When using a macro range and AF or MF on the focus control information display appears in reverse black and white ...

Page 6: ...ol is based on the IRIS DIAL setting in the SW DISP SETUP screen However as this will make it impossible to adjust the focus in the focus ring please set the focus control method to AF auto focus with the FOCUS switch Zoom control can also be assigned to the FOCUS ring Page 5 Using focus assist Pressing the FOCUS ASSIST button enlarges the center of the viewfinder or displays a bar at the bottom c...

Page 7: ...the color tones of the entire screen will also be downgraded Black balance adjustment is usually not necessary but be sure to perform it in the following cases When using the camera for the first time When using the camera after extended periods of disuse When using the camera after large changes in ambient temperature After setting the shutter speed to standard or low speeds After switching betwe...

Page 8: ...set to less than 1 25 Using presets Use this feature when you have no time to make white balance adjustments 1 Use the AUTO MANUAL switch to set to manual mode Page 5 2 Press the WHITE BAL button The mode changes in order from ATW ATW LOCK P3 2K P5 6K Ach or Bch ATW with each press of the button Guide to the preset values P3 2K 3200 K halogen light P5 6K 5600 K outdoors Auto Tracking White ATW Usi...

Page 9: ...ooting in progressive mode In 720 mode the camera always shoots in progressive mode 25P mode with 1080 mode Shoot 25 frames a second in the progressive mode For output and recording the 25 frame per second signal is converted to 50 field per second interlace This mode gives you high quality images AoAeBoBeCoCeDoDeEoEeFoFeGoGeHoHe Io Ie Jo Je A B C D E F G H I J 25P 50i ...

Page 10: ...g to recording standby mode Green Recording standby mode Warning display When is displayed turn the viewfinder back in the direction of normal recording and check what the message says Holding down the DISP MODE CHK button displays the screen display information Images will be output normally to external devices In addition only operation status displays will appear on the screen Low angle shootin...

Page 11: ...is retained even if you turn off the camera by setting the POWER switch to OFF or change the operating mode PRE REC Record video and audio from three seconds before the time of the operation to begin recording Operation to start recording Operation to stop recording Actual recording time PRE REC time Time 1 Select ON for the PREREC MODE item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen and then press t...

Page 12: ...Backlight compensation Press the USER button you have allocated to the BACKLIGHT feature when shooting subjects lit from the back BACK LIGHT appears on the screen and appears at the bottom right of the screen Backlight compensation adjusts the iris so the subject doesn t come out dark Press the same USER button to turn the feature off If you perform backlight compensation in manual iris mode and i...

Page 13: ...ptor to eliminate battery concerns Do not remove the battery or disconnect the AC adaptor during interval recording Doing so may damage recorded image data or result in data loss You cannot change the recording mode while interval recording is enabled Depending on lighting and shooting conditions color and focus settings may not adjust automatically In such cases make adjustments manually The digi...

Page 14: ...e most recently recorded clip Select NO not to delete the clip If the camera has been switched to PB mode or PHOTO mode or the recording format has been changed since recording was completed clips cannot be deleted even if the button is pressed Clips also cannot be deleted if the power has been switched off and back on again Clips cannot be deleted even if the button is pressed if the memory card ...

Page 15: ...ng table As the shutter speed increases camera sensitivity decreases With auto iris control as the shutter speed increases the aperture widens and the focal length decreases Because the focal time increases at slower shutter speeds we recommend using a tripod With artificial lighting and especially fluorescent lights and mercury vapor lamps the luminance changes in synchronization with the power l...

Page 16: ... 50 1 100 1 125 1 180 1 2000 1 1500 1 1000 1 750 1 500 1 350 1 250 Under fluorescent and other discharge tube lighting horizontal bands may appear on the display Adjusting the shutter speed in such cases may resolve the problem When shooting subjects moving quickly across the screen the image may be distorted This is a result of the readout method of the pickup device MOS sensor and is not a malfu...

Page 17: ...720 25P 1 25 0 to 1 250 0 sec 1 Set the AUTO MANUAL switch to MANUAL to select manual mode Page 5 2 Press the FUNC EXEC button to display the Function Menu 3 Select SYNC with the left or right button of the cursor button and press the ENTER button The shutter speed appears at the left of the screen 4 Adjust the shutter speed with the up or down button of the cursor button and press the ENTER butto...

Page 18: ... XLR CH2 With this setting whether the external microphone is connected or not may not affect the recording channel Using the built in microphone external microphone 3 5 mm stereo mini jack AUDIO IN CH1 FRONT REAR CH2 Set the AUDIO IN CH1 switch to the FRONT position When an external microphone is not connected to the EXT MIC terminal the built in microphone records audio for the built in micropho...

Page 19: ...tch LINE Select when an audio device is connected The input level is 0 dB MIC Select when an external microphone is connected The input level is 50 dB 60 dB The setting can be changed for MIC GAIN1 or MIC GAIN2 in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen Page 103 3 Set the input level select switch to 48 V to use a phantom microphone a microphone that requires the 48 V power supply 48 V power is suppl...

Page 20: ...ALC Auto Level Control function is disabled The audio recording level can be adjusted with the AUDIO LEVEL knob If excessive inputs are expected use the AUTO mode 2 Adjust the audio recording level with the AUDIO LEVEL knob Adjust the audio recording level with the AUDIO LEVEL knob according to the audio level meter on the bottom of the viewfinder 1 C H 2 C H CH2 CH1 If the indicated audio level m...

Page 21: ...ion message appears SCENE1 LOADED TURN POWER OFF appears on the screen The SCENE1 setting is applied when you restart the camera Simply changing the scene file in FILE SELECT will not change the settings Be sure to perform LOAD with LOAD SAVE INIT As current setting values will be changed when you perform LOAD be sure to save them if necessary Setting and saving scene files You can set the items f...

Page 22: ...ENE2 for the FILE SELECT item in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen and then press the ENTER button 4 Select INIT for the LOAD SAVE INIT item in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen and then press the ENTER button 5 Select YES and press the ENTER button when the confirmation message appears The scene file selected in the FILE SELECT item will be initialized SCENE 1 or SCENE2 LOADED TURN POWER OFF ap...

Page 23: ...erson who recorded the text memo MEMO2 This indicates the TEXT contents of memo 1 If there is no information in the metadata upload file consecutive five digit numbers will be applied to the clips in the order that they were recorded with the first clip to be recorded being given the number 0 The USER CLIP NAME recording method is selectable Please refer to the page 24 2 When SCENARIO is to be inp...

Page 24: ... to 1 Select YES and press the ENTER button to reset META INITIAL SET Select this to initialize the metadata which has been recorded in the unit Select YES and press the ENTER button to initialize 5 Press the MENU button to release the menu mode Selecting the USER CLIP NAME recording method You can set the recording method for USER CLIP NAME by selecting the USER CLIP NAME item in the setting menu...

Page 25: ...ode only Counter value CLIP 0 00 00 CAMERA mode only Displayed when CLIP is selected in the REC COUNTER item on the settings menu SW DISP SETUP screen Values are automatically reset when recording is started and counter values are displayed for each individual clip TC 12 34 56 01 Time code value Display time code frame digits in 25 frames UB 12 34 56 78 User information No display Data is not disp...

Page 26: ... camera s internal battery saves the date and time When SET DATE AND TIME is displayed even when the date and time are set it means that the charge of the internal battery is depleted Do the following to recharge it Reset the date and time when fully recharged 1 Connect the AC adaptor Page E 26 of Vol 1 Leave the POWER switch at OFF 2 Leave the camera recorder like this for about 4 hours The inter...

Page 27: ... store 8 digit information in the hexadecimal format User information is automatically saved in the memory and retained after you turn off the power 1 Set the POWER switch to ON Page E 30 of Vol 1 2 Select the UB PRESET item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen and then press the ENTER button Menu operation Page E 40 of Vol 1 Operations may also be performed using buttons on the remote control ...

Page 28: ...utton to close the menu display Press the left button of the cursor button to return to the previous screen 4 Select YES on the confirmation screen and press the ENTER button The SD Memory Card will be formatted 5 Select EXIT and press the ENTER button When an SD Memory Card is formatted all data including clips recorded in DV mode recorded on the card will be erased and will not be restorable Sav...

Page 29: ...for Variable Bit Rate and it refers to a system in which the bit rate volume of data per given time period varies automatically depending on the subject which is being shot This means that the recording times will be shorter when fast moving subjects have been recorded Times displayed include time needed for processing etc actual available recording times will be slightly shorter The camera is cap...

Page 30: ...PAIR FINISHED will be displayed and the camera will switch to the recording paused screen Select NO to switch directly to the recording paused screen without repairing Memory cards cannot be repaired with the camera if NO is selected but can still be repaired by using the AVCCAM Restorer contents repair software An SD Memory Card on which an error occurred can be repaired by using either the camer...

Page 31: ...mode SHUTTER OFF will not be enabled even if you press the SHUTTER button Screen displays during photo shooting Operation mode status Remaining battery display Quality Recording pixels R389 Remaining media capacity flashes red when 0 is reached ATW AWB information display For details on other screen displays see Screen displays Page 91 Shutter chance mark The shutter chance mark does not appear in...

Page 32: ...inting at a store or with other printers The recording pixel settings that are available vary depending on the selected aspect ratio Recording may take longer with higher recording pixel settings The maximum zoom ratio is x 12 Setting the picture quality You can select the quality for recorded pictures Set the picture quality with the QUALITY item in the setting menu PICTURE screen Page 104 Record...

Page 33: ...3310 33850 52800 8 GB 1490 2350 1740 2730 2820 4440 45310 70690 12 GB 2250 3540 2620 4120 4260 6690 68370 106650 16 GB 3010 4720 3500 5490 5680 8930 91200 142280 32 GB 6030 9480 7010 11020 11400 17920 182990 285460 Aspect ratio 3 2 Recording pixels 3984 2656 3264 2176 2592 1728 Quality SD Memory Card capacity 8 MB 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 MB 0 2 1 4 4 7 32 MB 3 5 5 6 8 14 64 MB 8 13 13 21 21 34 128 MB 17 28...

Page 34: ...40 1480 4 GB 680 1070 1090 1720 1850 2900 6 GB 1030 1620 1660 2610 2810 4420 8 GB 1380 2170 2230 3500 3770 5910 12 GB 2090 3280 3360 5280 5680 8920 16 GB 2780 4370 4480 7050 7580 11910 32 GB 5580 8780 9000 14140 15210 23890 The maximum number of photos may vary if both and quality photos are recorded or depending on the subject The maximum display for the remaining number of photos that can be rec...

Page 35: ...splay Displays the remaining battery capacity 3 Video photo selection Selects whether to display the clip or photo thumbnail screen 4 Thumbnail mode selection Selects the thumbnail mode Page 38 5 Playback format selection Selects the playback format Page 41 6 Scrollbar Displayed when there is a large quantity of clips Allows you to scroll the screen 7 Clip number Displays in the order recorded Cli...

Page 36: ...Chapter 1 Operations in AVCHD mode Clip and photo operations continued 17 DURATION Displays the clip length 18 FORMAT Displays the recording format If appears on a thumbnail the clip cannot be played back ...

Page 37: ... selection 2 Remaining battery display Displays the remaining battery capacity 3 Video photo selection Selects whether to display the clip or photo thumbnail screen 4 Date selection Use to select photos to display by date 5 Slideshow Use to perform slideshow playback Page 42 6 Scrollbar Displayed when there is a large quantity of photos Allows you to scroll the screen 7 Photo number Displays in th...

Page 38: ...press the ENTER button MODE Select the clips to be displayed ALL Display all clips SAME FORMAT Display all clips of the same format as the current PB format MARKER Display all clips with shot marks Selecting the thumbnail display method During photo playback You can display thumbnails by the date on which the photos were recorded 1 Press the FUNC EXEC button The cursor moves to the icon display at...

Page 39: ...e deleted including contents recorded in DV mode Select YES and press the ENTER button to proceed with formatting CARD STATUS Displays information on the SD Memory Card Select YES and press the ENTER button to display 3 Select EXIT and press the ENTER button to return to the thumbnail screen Format card and card information SD Memory Card information screen 1 2 3 1 Remaining capacity Displays the ...

Page 40: ...ard approx 10 times the speed of normal playback During pause skip fast forward clips Clips that are displayed in the thumbnail screen with a red frame cannot be played back due to the playback format being incorrect Change the playback format For details see Set playback format Page 41 An SD Memory Card on which 1 000 or more clips are recorded becomes a dedicated playback card and the clips cann...

Page 41: ... 50i 1920 1080 25P 1440 1080 50i 1280 720 50P or 1280 720 25P Video recorded with other AVCHD compatible devices may not play back properly on this camera Similarly video recorded with this camera may not play back properly on other devices Audio is only included in normal playback Thumbnails that appear as cannot be played back Set playback format Set format for playback 1 Press the FUNC EXEC but...

Page 42: ...ngs in PB mode 1 Press the FUNC EXEC button The cursor moves to the icon display at the left Slideshow 2 Select the slideshow icon and press the ENTER button 3 Select an interval duration and press the ENTER button SHORT Approx 1 second NORMAL Approx 5 seconds LONG Approx 15 seconds 4 Select a background music selection and press the ENTER button Use the MONITOR LEVEL knob to adjust the volume for...

Page 43: ... date 3 Select the date on which the photos for playback were shot and press the ENTER button Thumbnails for only the photos shot on that date appear 4 Select the photo with which to start playback and press the ENTER button The display returns to full screen playback when you turn off the camera or switch modes and then switch to photo playback again If the number of photos shot on the same date ...

Page 44: ...he ENTER button 3 Select SELECT and press the ENTER button 4 Select the clips or photos to delete and press the ENTER button appears for selected clips and photos To cancel a selection reselect the clip or photo and press the ENTER button You can select up to 99 clips or 99 photos Clips and photos that are protected will not be deleted 5 Press the FUNC EXEC button Select YES when the confirmation ...

Page 45: ...lease protection reselect the clip and press the ENTER button 4 Press the MENU button when protection settings are finished Executing a format of the memory will delete clips even if they are protected Protecting photos 1 Press the MENU button while the photo thumbnail screen is displayed 2 Select YES for the SCENE PROTECT item in the setting menu PHOTO SETUP screen and then press the ENTER button...

Page 46: ...o between 0 and 999 copies You can print the specified number of copies on DPOF compatible printers To cancel the setting set the number to 0 5 Select ENTER and press the ENTER button Configure DPOF settings for other photos Press the MENU button when DPOF settings are finished Canceling all DPOF settings Select CANCEL ALL for the DPOF SET item in the setting menu PHOTO SETUP screen Page 105 and t...

Page 47: ...ies to print To cancel the setting set the number to 0 You can set up to 999 different photos to print 6 Select ENTER and press the ENTER button 7 Press the FUNC EXEC button The cursor moves to the operating menu 8 Select Tool and press the ENTER button Tool 9 Select whether to print the date This is only available for printers that support date printing 10 Select the print size STANDARD Standard ...

Page 48: ... close when you disconnect the USB connection cable optional after printing finishes To prevent printing errors do not do the following while printing is in progress Disconnect the USB connection cable Open the card cover and remove the SD Memory Card Change modes Turn the power off When you print photos recorded with this camera in 16 9 aspect ratio the edges may be cut off If the printer support...

Page 49: ...lip had previously been paused 1 Press the MENU button Menu operation Page E 40 of Vol 1 2 Set the RESUME PLAY item in the PLAY SETUP screen to ON 3 Select EXIT and press the ENTER button to return to the thumbnail screen 4 Select a clip for playback If playback has previously been paused the remainder of the clip will be played next time the clip is selected for playback The resume playback indic...

Page 50: ...nnecting external units Headphones 3 5 mm stereo mini jack Sound is no longer heard from the speaker when the headphones optional are connected External microphone Stereo mini jack compatible EXT MIC Stereo microphone from other manufacturers ...

Page 51: ...using a cable that is within 3 m approx 10 ft in length Video deck Dubbing Video and audio output will be limited to that from the camera VIDEO COMPONENT OUTPUT CAMREMOTE ZOOM S S FOCUS IRIS Y VIDEO P B P R ON LINE MIC LINE MIC OFF OFF AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT MIC 48V ON MIC 48V CH 1 CH 2 CH 2 CH 1 Video cable BNC optional Connect these cables to the terminals on the video deck VCR Audio cable RCA optio...

Page 52: ...will take priority if both HDMI cable and VIDEO OUT cable are connected at the same time Simultaneous output is not possible This product is not compatible with VIERA Link Since the component terminal only outputs pictures an audio cable must be connected at the same time Connect the cable to the audio input terminal of the component terminal input For details refer to the operation manual for the...

Page 53: ... the ENTER button 4 Perform non linear editing on the computer The contents of the SD Memory Card will appear as a removable disk icon within My Computer or the desktop on the computer screen Page 121 Example Windows Removable disk E Example Macintosh NO NAME When copying files from the camera to a computer be careful to ensure that files are not accidentally overwritten For more details please re...

Page 54: ...shutter speed of AUTO mode during SHUTTER ON is preserved You can switch between ON OFF with the SHUTTER button The shortest distance from a back focusing lens differs depending on the zoom position When using a macro range and AF or MF on the focus control information display appears in reverse black and white zooming may cause the image to become unfocused 3 The function allocated to the focus r...

Page 55: ...g in the SW DISP SETUP screen However as this will make it impossible to adjust the focus in the focus ring please set the focus control method to AF auto focus with the FOCUS switch Zoom control can also be assigned to the FOCUS ring Page 54 Using focus assist Pressing the FOCUS ASSIST button enlarges the center of the viewfinder or displays a bar at the bottom center of the screen These displays...

Page 56: ...ack be reproduced poorly but the color tones of the entire screen will also be downgraded Black balance adjustment is usually not necessary but be sure to perform it in the following cases When using the camera for the first time When using the camera after extended periods of disuse When using the camera after large changes in ambient temperature After setting the shutter speed to standard or low...

Page 57: ...hutter speed is set to less than 1 25 Using presets Use this feature when you have no time to make white balance adjustments 1 Use the AUTO MANUAL switch to set to manual mode Page 54 2 Press the WHITE BAL button The mode changes in order from ATW ATW LOCK P3 2K P5 6K Ach or Bch ATW with each press of the button Guide to the preset values P3 2K 3200 K halogen light P5 6K 5600 K outdoors Auto Track...

Page 58: ...P screen Page 102 enables shooting in progressive mode 25P mode with 576 mode Shoot 25 frames a second in the progressive mode For output and recording the 25 frame per second signal is converted to 50 field per second interlace This mode gives you high quality images AoAeBoBeCoCeDoDeEoEeFoFeGoGeHoHe Io Ie Jo Je A B C D E F G H I J 25P 50i ...

Page 59: ...een Recording standby mode Warning display When is displayed turn the viewfinder back in the direction of normal recording and check what the message says Holding down the DISP MODE CHK button displays the screen display information Images will be output normally to external devices In addition only operation status displays will appear on the screen Low angle shooting You can shoot using the hand...

Page 60: ...e display mode selected using the DISP MODE CHK button is retained even if you turn off the camera by setting the POWER switch to OFF or change the operating mode Shooting techniques for different targets continued PRE REC Record video and audio from three seconds before the time of the operation to begin recording Operation to start recording Operation to stop recording Actual recording time PRE ...

Page 61: ...e retained Backlight compensation Press the USER button you have allocated to the BACKLIGHT feature when shooting subjects lit from the back BACK LIGHT appears on the screen and appears at the bottom right of the screen Backlight compensation adjusts the iris so the subject doesn t come out dark Press the same USER button to turn the feature off If you perform backlight compensation in manual iris...

Page 62: ...ECONDS 1 hr to 3 hr 5 sec to 15 sec The maximum shooting time is 24 hours When recording for long periods use the AC adaptor to eliminate battery concerns Do not remove the battery or disconnect the AC adaptor during interval recording Doing so may damage recorded image data or result in data loss You cannot change the recording mode while interval recording is enabled Depending on lighting and sh...

Page 63: ...ect ratio of recorded images It can be set with the ASPECT CONV item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen Page 102 Menu operations Page E 40 of Vol 1 The illustrations depict displays on monitors with 4 3 aspect ratios during external output SIDE CROP Records in standard 4 3 ratio Crops the left and right edges of the screen Images recorded in an aspect ratio of 4 3 will appear in the viewfinde...

Page 64: ...set the DV CONTROL item Page 109 in the external device to OFF and use in DV IN mode Backup image recording may not work properly when 2 or more external devices are connected Make sure the length of the DV 1394 cable used for connections does not exceed 4 5 m Make sure the DV 1394 signal can be recorded with external devices when recording backup images When recording backup images set to CHAIN f...

Page 65: ...ensitivity decreases With auto iris control as the shutter speed increases the aperture widens and the focal length decreases Because the focal time increases at slower shutter speeds we recommend using a tripod With artificial lighting and especially fluorescent lights and mercury vapor lamps the luminance changes in synchronization with the power line frequency When this frequency is 50 Hz mutua...

Page 66: ...ther discharge tube lighting horizontal bands may appear on the display Adjusting the shutter speed in such cases may resolve the problem When shooting subjects moving quickly across the screen the image may be distorted This is a result of the readout method of the pickup device MOS sensor and is not a malfunction White red blue and green spots may appear on the display when using slow shutter sp...

Page 67: ...5 0 to 1 250 0 sec 1 Set the AUTO MANUAL switch to MANUAL to select manual mode Page 54 2 Press the FUNC EXEC button to display the Function Menu 3 Select SYNC with the left or right button of the cursor button and press the ENTER button The shutter speed appears at the left of the screen 4 Adjust the shutter speed with the up or down button of the cursor button and press the ENTER button 5 Press ...

Page 68: ...XLR CH2 With this setting whether the external microphone is connected or not may not affect the recording channel Using the built in microphone external microphone 3 5 mm stereo mini jack AUDIO IN CH1 FRONT REAR CH2 Set the AUDIO IN CH1 switch to the FRONT position When an external microphone is not connected to the EXT MIC terminal the built in microphone records audio for the built in microphon...

Page 69: ...h LINE Select when an audio device is connected The input level is 0 dB MIC Select when an external microphone is connected The input level is 50 dB 60 dB The setting can be changed for MIC GAIN1 or MIC GAIN2 in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen Page 103 3 Set the input level select switch to 48 V to use a phantom microphone a microphone that requires the 48 V power supply 48 V power is supplie...

Page 70: ...LC Auto Level Control function is disabled The audio recording level can be adjusted with the AUDIO LEVEL knob If excessive inputs are expected use the AUTO mode 2 Adjust the audio recording level with the AUDIO LEVEL knob Adjust the audio recording level with the AUDIO LEVEL knob according to the audio level meter on the bottom of the viewfinder 1 C H 2 C H CH2 CH1 If the indicated audio level me...

Page 71: ...n message appears SCENE1 LOADED TURN POWER OFF appears on the screen The SCENE1 setting is applied when you restart the camera Simply changing the scene file in FILE SELECT will not change the settings Be sure to perform LOAD with LOAD SAVE INIT As current setting values will be changed when you perform LOAD be sure to save them if necessary Setting and saving scene files You can set the items fou...

Page 72: ...NE2 for the FILE SELECT item in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen and then press the ENTER button 4 Select INIT for the LOAD SAVE INIT item in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen and then press the ENTER button 5 Select YES and press the ENTER button when the confirmation message appears The scene file selected in the FILE SELECT item will be initialized SCENE 1 or SCENE2 LOADED TURN POWER OFF app...

Page 73: ...nize initial TC values when shooting with multiple cameras the following describes the synchronization source as MASTER and the synchronized end as the SLAVE 1 Connect 2 devices with the IEEE1394 cable and set the power to ON 2 Set the MASTER to CAMERA mode and then set it so that video signals are output from the DV terminal Match the recording formats of the 2 connected cameras and set the TCG i...

Page 74: ...amera s internal battery saves the date and time When SET DATE AND TIME is displayed even when the date and time are set it means that the charge of the internal battery is depleted Do the following to recharge it Reset the date and time when fully recharged 1 Connect the AC adaptor Page E 26 of Vol 1 Leave the POWER switch at OFF 2 Leave the camera recorder like this for about 4 hours The interna...

Page 75: ... for the UB MODE item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen User information is automatically saved in the memory and retained after you turn off the power 1 Set the POWER switch to ON Page E 30 of Vol 1 2 Select USER for the UB MODE item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen and press the ENTER button 3 Select the UB PRESET item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen and then press the ENTER...

Page 76: ...on to close the menu display Press the left button of the cursor button to return to the previous screen 4 Select YES on the confirmation screen and press the ENTER button The SD Memory Card will be formatted 5 Select EXIT and press the ENTER button When an SD Memory Card is formatted all data including clips recorded in AVCHD mode recorded on the card will be erased and will not be restorable Sav...

Page 77: ...er again may reduce the recording time on the SD Memory Card In such cases format the SD Memory Card using the camera When a card is formatted all of its recorded data will be erased and it will not be subsequently possible to restore this data Save any valuable data on your PC prior to formatting Dividing clips recorded onto SD Memory Cards When the recorded memory of a single clip exceeds 4 GB w...

Page 78: ...p is flashing during recording recording finalization and other operations Protecting SD Memory Cards Move the write protect switch on the SD Memory Card to the LOCK position to prevent recorded contents being accidentally erased from the card LOCK Write protect switch Repairing SD Memory Cards Never remove the SD Memory Card or disconnect the battery or DC cable while the SD Memory Card ACCESS la...

Page 79: ...il menu display Displays the thumbnail menu 5 Clip number Displays in the order recorded Clip numbers will be displayed in red for clips with invalid recording formats or other clips that cannot be played back 6 START TC Displays the time code value at start of recording 7 Incomplete clip indicator When the recorded memory of a single clip exceeds 4 GB approx 16 minutes of recording time the clip ...

Page 80: ...w 13 Recording time Displays the clip length 14 CLIP NAME Displays the clip name 15 START UB Displays the user information value at start of recording 16 TIME Displays the time and time zone of the recording 17 V_FORMT Displays the clip recording format 18 REC RATE Displays the recording frame rate This is blank for clips recorded with this camera 19 DATE Displays the date of the recording 20 DURA...

Page 81: ...bnail display method You can change the thumbnail display method 1 Press the MENU button in the thumbnail screen The thumbnail menu is displayed 2 Select the thumbnail menu THUMBNAIL item Page 113 and press the ENTER button 3 Select the item you want to set and press the ENTER button MODE ALL Displays all the clips MARKER Displays only clips for which a shot mark has been added INDICATOR ON Displa...

Page 82: ...ress the ENTER button You can select multiple clips 4 Press the FUNC EXEC button 5 Select YES and press the ENTER button when the confirmation message appears The clip repair function is executed If a shot mark has been set this setting will be cancelled When transferring clip data files to a computer for example be sure to repair the clips with the camera beforehand If you transfer incomplete cli...

Page 83: ...NU button in the thumbnail screen The thumbnail menu is displayed 2 Select the thumbnail menu OTHER FUNCTIONS item Page 113 and press the ENTER button 3 Select the item you want to display and press the ENTER button CARD STATUS Displays information relating to the SD Memory Card SYSTEM INFO Displays information relating to the system version of this camera ...

Page 84: ...ress the up button to return to normal playback Skip playback 1 Press the up button on the cursor button during playback or the PAUSE button on the remote control to pause playback 2 Press the left or right button on the cursor button or the or button on the remote control STOP SKIP SKIP MENU PAUSE STILL ADV STILL ADV PAGE ADV ENTER Press the down button of the cursor button or the remote control ...

Page 85: ...UME PLAY item in the PLAY SETUP screen to ON 3 Select EXIT and press the ENTER button to return to the thumbnail screen 4 Select a clip for playback If playback has previously been paused the remainder of the clip will be played next time the clip is selected for playback To turn the resume playback setting off select OFF in step 2 If the cursor was moved in the thumbnail screen after the clip was...

Page 86: ...ecting external units Headphones 3 5 mm stereo mini jack Sound is no longer heard from the speaker when the headphones optional are connected External microphone Stereo mini jack compatible EXT MIC Stereo microphone from other manufacturers ...

Page 87: ... ON LINE MIC LINE MIC OFF OFF AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT MIC 48V ON MIC 48V CH 1 CH 2 CH 2 CH 1 Video cable BNC optional Connect these cables to the terminals on the video deck VCR Audio cable RCA optional When outputting video and audio signals from the camera to an external device connect to the input terminals of the external device SD quality signals are output from the VIDEO OUT terminal ...

Page 88: ...r of the device to be connected When connecting the cable to an external terminal with a 6 pin DV terminal carefully confirm the configuration of the 1394 cable before connecting it If connected in reverse this may damage internal components and cause camera failure When connecting to devices with a 4 pin DV terminal connect this camera s terminal 6 pin in advance Avoid adding heavy external loads...

Page 89: ...he camera to an external device connect to the input terminals of the external device Since the component terminal only outputs pictures an audio cable must be connected at the same time Connect the cable to the audio input terminal of the component terminal input For details refer to the operation manual for the TV The component terminal of the unit is the BNC type To connect a pin type cable use...

Page 90: ...cording device If this camera is the recording device press the down button on the cursor button 8 Finish playback with the playback device If this camera is the playback device press the down button on the cursor button With the menu of the recording device setting the 1394 TC REGEN and 1394 UB REGEN items to ON and dubbing enables you to copy the user information and time code of the playback de...

Page 91: ...n 2 3 1 1 2 30 20 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 6 16 17 18 19 21 9 4 7 3 5 22 23 24 25 26 29 31 32 27 28 1 8 33 34 35 36 37 PB mode No 123 T C 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 0 1 C H 2 C H 2 3 5 9 5 9 25P 100 0001 999 PH 1080 120min 3 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 14 15 16 17 39 40 9 3 38 5 1 8 34 35 During self portrait recording 4 28 41 8 5 For details on 42 information display 43 mode check information display and 44 safety zone see page...

Page 92: ...in the setting menu PICTURE screen 3 Recording function display PRE REC Displayed when PREREC MODE is set to ON Pages 11 60 Displayed when INTERVAL REC is enabled Pages 13 62 Displayed when REPEAT PLAY is set to ON Pages 49 85 4 AUTO MANUAL switch operation display This display appears when AUTO MANUAL switch is switched to AUTO A Auto shooting A ON Auto face detection shooting 5 Operation status ...

Page 93: ... SD Memory Card Flashing White Playback possible Green Recognizing card Red Card not inserted 10 Metadata mark Displayed when the META DATA REC item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen is set to ON Page 103 11 Quality display Displays the image quality during PHOTO mode 12 DV control device status display DV mode only Displays status of devices connected to the DV terminal DV Recording DV Gree...

Page 94: ... focus mode AF appears In the manual focus mode MF appears When the focus control is set to a macro range the black and white of AF or MF are displayed in reverse 95 Focusing distance infinity 00 Focusing distance approx 5 cm Depending on the zoom position the macro range may not be enabled Also depending on the zoom position the lower limit value of macro range may be different Displayed when the...

Page 95: ... or the auto black balance Warning The AWB error message AWB NG is displayed 1 Will not be displayed when the face detection function is set to ON in the auto mode unless FACE FRAMING is set to OFF 43 Mode check information display Displayed when the DISP MODE CHK button is held down 44 Safety zone 1 The range of the zone is indicated by the SAFETY ZONE item Page 107 on the SW DISP SETUP screen 4 ...

Page 96: ... be set as the remaining card capacity is low CANNOT SET THE NUMBER OF INDEXES HAS EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM LIMIT No further indexes can be set because the number of indexes will exceed the maximum limit CARD DOOR OPENED Close the card door CARD ERROR PLEASE REFORMAT Formatting has failed The card needs to be reformatted CARD FULL The card is full CARD LOCKED Unlock the card CHECK CARD Please check th...

Page 97: ...D Memory Card If the problem is not solved by switching the power off and back on again either change the card in accordance with the instructions displayed or consult the place of purchase E ERROR OCCURRED RECORDING IS STOPPED Displayed when an error has occurred during recording Start the recording again If the message appears again please consult the place of purchase Please switch the power of...

Page 98: ...ty display 2 2 9 Media information display 2 2 10 Metadata mark x x x 11 Quality display x x x 12 DV control device status display x x 2 2 2 2 13 DV IN PRESET display x x 2 2 2 2 14 Recording pixel display x x x 15 DV mode display x x x x x 16 Recording format display x x 17 Frame rate display x x x 18 Shutter speed display x 3 3 19 Recording aspect display x 2 2 2 2 20 Focus bar display x 1 1 1 1...

Page 99: ...r display x 2 2 40 Photo folder filename display x x 2 2 41 Warning display 4 4 4 4 42 Information display 4 4 4 4 43 Mode check information display 1 Toggle display with the buttons 2 Toggle display with menu item settings other than those listed above 3 Displayed when the LENS STATUS item in the setting menu SW DISP SETUP screen is set to ON 4 Displayed during warnings The item in in the MODE CH...

Page 100: ...e MASTER PED CAMERA Adjusts the master pedestal black level of the image as the basis for images 15 0 15 A IRIS LEVEL CAMERA Sets the desired AUTO IRIS level 10 0 10 DRS CAMERA Selects the DRS dynamic range stretcher function It enables the dynamic range to be expanded by compressing the level of the video signals in the high brightness areas where overexposure results during normal shooting OFF 1...

Page 101: ...r a halogen lamp NORM2 Suitable for brighter colors than the NORM1 mode FLUO Suitable for shooting under fluorescent light indoors CINE LIKE Suitable for cinema like image SKIN TONE DTL CAMERA Switches skin tone details on or off Select ON to reduce the skin tone details and soften the skin tone ON OFF CAMERA SETUP screen Item Display mode Description of settings I EXPOSURE PHOTO Enables brightnes...

Page 102: ... recording at specified intervals to create short videos of scenes with slow movement over long periods of time Single frames are recorded at the specified interval with 25 frames equaling 1 second of video in AVCHD mode and 30 frames per second in DV mode OFF 1 SECOND 10 SECONDS 30 SECONDS 1 MINUTE 2 MINUTES Set the below values for REC FORMAT when setting INTERVAL REC If the settings differ to t...

Page 103: ... for external microphones in AUDIO IN CH2 50dB 60dB META CARD READ AVCHD mode only CAMERA Loads the metadata recorded on the SD Memory Card into the unit Up to 8 metadata files stored on the SD Memory Card MTDT00 to MTDT07 are displayed in a list Files with no corresponding data are displayed in gray Displayed in gray when metadata is not stored on the SD Memory Card META DATA REC AVCHD mode only ...

Page 104: ...s PICTURE SIZE PHOTO Sets the recording pixels during photo shooting 4 3 image aspect ratio 3520 2640 3264 2448 2560 1920 640 480 3 2 image aspect ratio 3984 2656 3264 2176 2592 1728 16 9 image aspect ratio 4224 2376 3328 1872 2560 1440 QUALITY PHOTO Sets the image quality during photo shooting High image quality Standard image quality ASPECT RATIO PHOTO Sets the aspect ratio 4 3 3 2 16 9 SELF TIM...

Page 105: ...clips SELECT Deletes only the selected clips Press the FUNC EXEC button to execute NO Clips for which CLIP PROTECT is specified are not deleted PHOTO SETUP screen AVCHD mode only Item Display mode Description of settings SCENE PROTECT PB Protects photos to prevent accidental deletion YES Enables photo protection or cancels protection NO Executing a format of the memory will delete photos even if t...

Page 106: ...e gain mode switches between normal and high with each press of the button Gain can be set to up to 34 dB in high gain mode This does not work in PHOTO mode Pages 6 55 D ZOOM Changes the ratio of the DIGITAL ZOOM function Each press of the button changes the ratio in the following order OFF x1 x2 x5 x10 OFF x1 Page E 39 of Vol 1 EVF DTL Emphasizes outlines of images in the viewfinder for easier fo...

Page 107: ...s the brightness level of the left leaning zebra patterns on the screen 105 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 MARKER CAMERA PHOTO Select ON to display the marker ON OFF To display the marker press the ZEBRA button GUIDE LINES PHOTO Displays guide lines for confirming level shooting OFF Guide lines are not recorded on images Guide lines do not appear when the face detection function is set to ON HI...

Page 108: ...display the audio level meter ON OFF LENS STATUS CAMERA PHOTO Sets lens related displays to ON or OFF Optical Image Stabilizer shutter aperture zoom auto iris and focus displays ON OFF CARD BATTERY CAMERA PHOTO DV IN PB Select ON to display the remaining SD Memory Card recording capacity and remaining battery charge ON OFF OTHER DISPLAY CAMERA PHOTO DV IN PB Switches between information displayed ...

Page 109: ...ith the START STOP button BOTH Simultaneously records with this camera and an external device CHAIN The external device starts recording automatically when this camera s recording memory has nearly run out DV CMD SEL DV mode only CAMERA Sets the recording operation of the external device when the START STOP button is pressed REC_P Switches between record and pause STOP Switches between record and ...

Page 110: ... 01 00 Central Europe POWER SAVE CAMERA PHOTO Selects the power saving mode when the camera is not operated for about five minutes in the recording standby mode when an SD Memory Card has been inserted while using the battery ON The camera recorder s power is set to OFF OFF The camera recorder s power is not set to OFF Even when this setting is ON the power will not turn OFF when an SD Memory Card...

Page 111: ...TO DV IN PB 3 Sets the aspect ratio of the TV that will be connected 16 9 4 3 AUDIO OUT CAMERA DV IN PB 1 Sets the audio signals output from the Pin jack OUT terminal CH1 CH2 CH1 terminal CH1 signals CH2 terminal CH2 signals CH1 CH1 terminal CH1 signals CH2 terminal CH1 signals CH2 CH1 terminal CH2 signals CH2 terminal CH2 signals When an SD Memory Card containing 5 1 channel content recorded on o...

Page 112: ... display sub screen FORMAT Input output signal format RATE Input output signal transfer rate 60 50 Input output signal system CH Input output channel value SPEED Input output signal transfer speed STATUS Input output signal status VIDEO Input output video signal status AUDIO Input output audio signal status 1394 CONFIG CAMERA DV IN Adjusts 1394 signals DFLT 1 to 255 indicates the factory setting ...

Page 113: ...bnail OFF Information is not displayed on top of the thumbnail OPERATION menu Item Display mode Description of settings DELETE PB Deletes clips ALL CLIPS Deletes all clips SELECT Deletes selected clips Press the FUNC EXEC button to execute REPAIR CLIP PB Repairs clips displaying the faulty clip indicator OTHER FUNCTIONS menu Item Display mode Description of settings CARD FORMAT PB CARD FORMAT YES ...

Page 114: ...4 of Vol 1 The battery cannot be charged The battery cannot be charged if the DC cable is connected Disconnect it Page E 24 of Vol 1 The remaining battery capacity is not displayed correctly The remaining battery capacity display is merely a guideline To ensure that remaining battery capacity is displayed correctly use the battery completely from a fully charged state and charge the battery again ...

Page 115: ...your computer and connecting cable Page 51 Cannot dub onto an external device Make sure the external device is connected correctly Pages 51 87 Displays Something is wrong with the time code display The time code display may not register a regular count if a clip is played in the reverse slow mode This is normal Playback Cannot play even when I press the play button Make sure the PB lamp is on Swit...

Page 116: ...This is not a fault No sound should be heard when the camera s power is switched on A clicking sound is heard when the power is turned on or when the PB mode is switched to the CAM mode This initialization operation is performed when the camera starts up It occurs due to the construction of the camera and is not indicative of any trouble The SD Memory Card screen appears strange The data on the ca...

Page 117: ...format 1080 50i Playback format 1080 50i 1080 25P Video pauses momentarily during clip changeover Playback is smooth when changing from HA mode to HG mode or from HG mode to HA mode Recording format HA 1080 50i Recording format HG 1080 50i Recording format HE 1080 50i Recording format HA 1080 50i Recording format PH 1080 50i Some clips have been recorded using PRE REC function PRE REC recording No...

Page 118: ...wipe the camera recorder with a cloth moistened with kitchen detergent that has been diluted with water and then use a dry cloth to take up the remaining moisture Cleaning the eye piece When the outer lens becomes dirty After removing the surface dust with a soft brush or blower brush wipe the lens with a commercially available lens cleaner and lens cleaning paper When dust becomes attached to the...

Page 119: ...rations may corrode the terminals or cause other damage leading to malfunction Keep metal objects such as necklaces and hairpins away from the terminals Short circuiting may occur across the terminals causing the battery to heat up and you may seriously burn yourself if you touch the battery in this state SD Memory Cards After ejecting an SD Memory Card from the unit be absolutely sure to stow it ...

Page 120: ...r details on acquiring the source code visit the following website http panasonic biz sav Do not contact Panasonic with questions regarding the content of the acquired source code 2 This product includes MIT License software Details on the MIT License can be found on the supplied CD ROM under the LDOC folder original English text only Recording format Recording mode Frame rate 50 25P A V C H D PH ...

Page 121: ...AVCCAM Viewer can be downloaded from the following website Both a Windows version and a Mac version are available Compatible OS Windows XP Windows Vista Windows7 Mac OS X 10 6 Snow Leopard 10 5 Leopard 10 4 Tiger http pro av panasonic net AVCHD format video data files 00000 MTS etc are saved in the BDMV folder Video thumbnails are saved in the AVCHDTN folder JPEG format photos IMGA0001 JPG etc are...

Page 122: ...oved or if other such editing operations have been performed using editing software or a camera recorder which does not support this camera s metadata the special area for the metadata will be erased and the shot marks added by the camera as well as the PH mode information and other information will be lost Therefore before proceeding with these kinds of editing operations check whether the camera...

Page 123: ...back 37 42 Shooting 31 PictBridge 47 Protect Clip 45 Photo 45 R Recording format 120 Recording mode E 37 Recording pixels 32 Remaining battery capacity displays E 25 Remote control E 29 Repair 30 82 Repeat playback 49 85 Resume play 49 85 S Screen display 91 SD Memory Card E 12 E 13 E 14 28 76 SD Memory Card ACCESS lamp E 36 SD speed class E 14 SDHC Memory Card E 12 E 13 E 14 Self portrait shootin...

Page 124: ... menu 113 Tripod receptacle E 10 U USER button 12 61 Using scene files 21 71 V Video compatibility 41 VIDEO OUT terminal 52 89 Viewfinder E 32 W White balance 7 56 Z Zoom E 39 Bold and italicized page numbers 00 indicate pages in Volume 1 while the other page numbers 00 indicate pages in Volume 2 Index continued ...

Page 125: ...r more information about collection and recycling of old products and batteries please contact your local municipality your waste disposal service or the point of sale where you purchased the items Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste in accordance with national legislation For business users in the European Union If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipme...

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