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Operating Instructions

High Definition Video Camera

Model No.

HC-V160

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2014/12/4

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Summary of Contents for HC-V160

Page 1: ...ition Video Camera Model No HC V160 Please read these instructions carefully before using this product and save this manual for future use until 2014 12 4 SQW0092 HC V160 EB EP GC GA GW GN SQW0092_mst book 1 ページ２０１４年１１月４日火曜日午後６時１５分 ...

Page 2: ...ed up Condensation occurs when there is a change in temperature or humidity such as when the unit is taken from outside or a cold room to a warm room Please be careful as it may cause the lens or LCD monitor to become soiled moldy or damaged When taking the unit to a place which has a different temperature if the unit is accustomed to the room temperature of the destination for about one hour cond...

Page 3: ...cording motion picture playback are indicated by in these operating instructions Functions that can be used for still picture recording still picture playback are indicated by in these operating instructions Scene s recorded in 1080 50i AVCHD scene s Pages for reference are indicated by an arrow for example l 00 HC V160 EB EP GC GA GW GN SQW0092_mst book 3 ページ２０１４年１１月４日火曜日午後６時１５分 ...

Page 4: ... 48 Manual shutter speed Iris adjustment 49 Recording with Manual Focus 50 Advanced Playback Playback Operations 51 Motion picture playback using operation icon 51 Creating still picture from motion picture 52 Repeat playback 52 Resuming the previous playback 52 Zooming in on a still picture during playback Playback zoom 53 Various playback functions 54 Playing back motion pictures still pictures ...

Page 5: ...4 Reading the operating instructions of the software applications 84 If using Mac mass storage 85 Others Indications 86 Messages 88 About recovery 88 Troubleshooting 89 Cautions for use 93 About copyright 96 Recording modes approximate recordable time 97 Approximate number of recordable pictures 98 Optional accessories 99 HC V160 EB EP GC GA GW GN SQW0092_mst book 5 ページ２０１４年１１月４日火曜日午後６時１５分 ...

Page 6: ... Battery release lever BATT l 9 9 Lens cover opening closing switch When not using the unit close the lens cover to protect the lens Slide the opening closing switch to open close the cover 10 Lens cover 11 Lens 12 Internal stereo microphones Preparation Names and Functions of Main Parts A V 1 3 4 5 8 6 7 2 9 11 12 10 HC V160 EB EP GC GA GW GN SQW0092_mst book 6 ページ２０１４年１１月４日火曜日午後６時１５分 ...

Page 7: ...elow or as 3 4 2 1 Example For pressing the down button 18 Enter button ENTER l 24 26 36 19 LCD monitor l 18 It can open up to 90o It can rotate up to 180o A towards the lens or 90o B towards the opposite direction 20 Battery holder l 9 21 SD card cover l 14 22 Tripod receptacle Attaching a tripod with a screw length of 5 5 mm or more may damage the unit 23 Access lamp ACCESS l 14 24 Card slot l 1...

Page 8: ...umbnail display switch Volume lever sVOLr In Playback Mode l 25 27 Grip belt Adjust the length of the grip belt so that it fits your hand 1 Flip the belt 2 Adjust the length 3 Replace the belt 26 25 27 HC V160 EB EP GC GA GW GN SQW0092_mst book 8 ページ２０１４年１１月４日火曜日午後６時１５分 ...

Page 9: ...ements of appropriate safety standards There is a possibility that these battery packs may lead to fire or explosion Please be advised that we are not liable for any accident or failure occurring as a result of use of a counterfeit battery pack To ensure that safe products are used we would recommend that a genuine Panasonic battery pack is used Removing the battery Be sure to hold down the power ...

Page 10: ...t the USB cable to the AC adaptor Check that the plug portion of the AC adaptor is not loose or misaligned 3 Plug the AC adaptor into the AC outlet 4 Connect the USB cable to the unit The status indicator C will flash red with approx 2 seconds period off for approx 1 second on for approx 1 second indicating that charging has begun It will turn off when the charging is completed Connecting to the A...

Page 11: ...larly fast or slow rate refer to page 95 We recommend using Panasonic batteries l 9 If you use other batteries we cannot guarantee the quality of this product Do not heat or expose to flame Do not leave the battery ies in a car exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of time with doors and windows closed If you do not intend to use the unit for an extended period disconnect the USB cable from...

Page 12: ...t a malfunction Battery model number Voltage Capacity minimum Charging time Recording format Recording mode Maximum continuously recordable time Actual recordable time Supplied battery VW VBY100 optional 3 6 V 970 mAh 2 h 20 min 3 h 10 min AVCHD HA HG HE 1 h 15 min 40 min iFrame 1 h 25 min 50 min MP4 1 h 30 min VW VBT190 optional 3 6 V 1940 mAh 2 h 50 min 5 h 20 min AVCHD HA HG 2 h 30 min 1 h 15 m...

Page 13: ...of SD cards other than the ones above Further SD cards with a capacity of less than 32 MB cannot be used for motion picture recording 4 GB or more Memory Cards that do not have the SDHC logo or 48 GB or more Memory Cards that do not have the SDXC logo are not based on SD Memory Card Specifications When the write protect switch A on SD card is locked no recording deletion or editing will be possibl...

Page 14: ...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 j In direct sunlight j In very dusty or humid areas j Near a heater j Locations susceptible to significant difference in temperature condensation can occur j Where static elec...

Page 15: ... 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 j When the unit is originally purchased j When you have turned off the unit using the power button Preparation Turning the unit on off Turning the unit on and off with the power button Turni...

Page 16: ... 16 Operate the mode switch to change the mode to or Preparation Selecting a mode Recording Mode l 19 21 Playback Mode l 24 51 HC V160 EB EP GC GA GW GN SQW0092_mst book 16 ページ２０１４年１１月４日火曜日午後６時１５分 ...

Page 17: ...NATION The year can be set between 2000 and 2039 3 Press the ENTER button Press the MENU button to complete the setting The date and time function is driven by a built in lithium battery If the time display becomes the built in lithium battery needs to be charged To recharge the built in lithium battery connect the AC adaptor or attach the battery to this unit The battery is still being recharged ...

Page 18: ... 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 towards the lens side The image is horizontally flipped as if you see a mirror...

Page 19: ...on picture recording Basic Recording motion pictures Recording format Recording mode R 1h20m Approximate remaining recordable time When the remaining time is less than 1 minute R 0h00m flashes red 0h00m00s Recording time elapsed h is an abbreviation for hour m for minute and s for second Each time the unit is put into recording pause the counter display will be reset to 0h00m00s 0h00m00s 0h00m00s ...

Page 20: ...Maximum recordable scenes on a single SD card Maximum number of recordable scenes and maximum number of different dates will be less than above table when there are iFrame or MP4 scenes and still pictures recorded on an SD card While recording is in progress the recording will not stop even if the LCD monitor is closed Please refer to page 97 for details about approximate recordable time Recording...

Page 21: ... on this unit with a 16 9 aspect ratio may be cut at printing Check the printer or photo studio before printing Maximum number of recordable pictures that can be displayed is 9999 If the number of recordable pictures exceeds 9999 R 9999 is displayed The number will not change when the picture is taken until the number of recordable pictures is 9999 or less The recording time may be long depending ...

Page 22: ...sizes or at certain tilts or when digital zoom is used Basic Intelligent Auto Mode Mode Effect Portrait Faces are detected and focused automatically and the brightness is adjusted so it is recorded clearly Scenery The whole landscape will be recorded vividly without whiting out the background sky which may be very bright Spotlight Very bright object is recorded clearly Low light It can record very...

Page 23: ...e adjustment on this unit 2 Blue sky 3 Cloudy sky rain 4 Sunlight 5 White fluorescent lamp 6 Halogen light bulb 7 Incandescent light bulb 8 Sunrise or sunset 9 Candlelight If the Automatic White Balance is not functioning normally adjust the White Balance manually l 48 Auto Focus The unit focuses automatically Auto Focus does not work correctly in the following situations Record pictures in the Ma...

Page 24: ...ing is complete When a motion picture item is selected an icon will appear on the thumbnail display 4 Select the scene or the still picture to be played back using 3 4 2 1 then press the ENTER button When you select and press the ENTER button the next previous page is displayed 5 Select the operation icon using 3 4 2 1 D Operation icon Press the ENTER button to display not display the operation ic...

Page 25: ...es the volume Towards s Decreases the volume Motion picture compatibility This unit is based on AVCHD format MPEG 4 AVC file format Even if the devices used have compatible standards when playback of motion pictures recorded using another device is performed using this unit or when motion pictures recorded using this unit is played back in another device playback may not proceed normally or may no...

Page 26: ...e previous screen Press 2 of the cursor button To exit the menu screen Press the MENU button About the information display Descriptions of the selected submenus and items displayed in Steps 3 and 4 are displayed About the operation icons Select and press the ENTER button to switch page Select and press the ENTER button to return to previous screen Basic Using the menu screen ユワヵユンヮユワヶ HC V160 EB ...

Page 27: ...Select your home region using 2 1 and press the ENTER button Press 3 to set daylight saving time is displayed and the summer time setting is turned on the time difference between the current time and GMT will be set forward by 1 hour Press 3 again to return to the normal time setting If you set Link Clock to Summertime to ON the current time will also be set forward by 1 hour l 28 Basic Using the ...

Page 28: ...by pressing the MENU button appears and the time of the travel destination is indicated To return the display to the home setting Set the home region using Step 1 to 3 and close the setting by pressing the MENU button If you cannot find your travel destination in the area shown on the screen set it by using the time difference from your home region If you set this function to ON and turn on the su...

Page 29: ... even if ECONOMY BATT is set to ON in following cases j Using the AC adaptor j Using the USB cable for PC etc j PRE REC is used j During playback of the slide show When ECONOMY AC is activated this unit automatically turns off DATE TIME SETUP DATE TIME desired setting DATE D T OFF DATE FORMAT SETUP DATE FORMAT desired setting Y M D M D Y D M Y ECONOMY BATT SETUP ECONOMY BATT ON HC V160 EB EP GC GA...

Page 30: ... show Starting and stopping of recording and unit on off can be confirmed with this sound When OFF is selected the sound is not output at the start end of recording etc 2 Beeps for 4 times When an error occurs Check the sentence displayed on the screen Refer to page 46 when changing the shutter sound setting ECONOMY AC SETUP ECONOMY AC ON ALERT SOUND SETUP ALERT SOUND desired setting Volume low Vo...

Page 31: ...ness and colour density on the LCD monitor These settings will not affect the images actually recorded 1 Select the menu 2 Press 2 1 to adjust and press the ENTER button Press the MENU button to exit the menu screen POWER LCD SETUP POWER LCD desired setting Makes even brighter Makes brighter Normal Makes less bright LCD SET SETUP LCD SET desired setting BRIGHTNESS Brightness of the LCD monitor COL...

Page 32: ...ta recorded on the medium will erase and cannot be restored Back up important data on a PC disc etc l 73 When formatting is complete press MENU button to exit the message screen Perform a physical formatting of the SD card when the SD card is to be disposed transferred l 95 Do not turn this unit off or remove the SD card while formatting Do not expose the unit to vibrations or shock HDMI RESOLUTIO...

Page 33: ...ytes The capacities of this unit PCs and software are expressed as 1 GB 1 024k1 024k1 024 1 073 741 824 bytes Therefore the indicated value of the capacity appears to be smaller The firmware version of this unit is displayed Only when the mode is at the position You can update the firmware version of this unit Only when the mode is at the position MEDIA STATUS SETUP MEDIA STATUS Version Disp SETUP...

Page 34: ...ase refer to page 70 This item is displayed only when an Eye Fi card is inserted Please refer to page 71 You can check how to access the website where you can download the Operating Instructions PDF format You can select the language on the screen display and the menu screen DEMO MODE SETUP DEMO MODE ON Eye Fi TRANSFER Eye Fi DIRECT ONLINE MANUAL SETUP ONLINE MANUAL desired access method URL displ...

Page 35: ...ound may be recorded When returning the zoom lever to the original position move it quietly When the zoom magnification is 50k the subjects are focused at about 1 6 m or more When the zoom magnification is 1k this unit can focus on a subject approx 3 cm away from the lens Advanced Recording Using the Zoom Zoom lever T side Close up recording zoom in W side Wide angle recording zoom out 6 W T 6 W T...

Page 36: ...lines l 37 The icon is displayed when the operation icon is set Operation icons 1 It is not displayed during recording 2 It is not displayed in the Intelligent Auto Mode If you turn off the unit or change the mode to Backlight Compensation PRE REC and Colour Night View functions are cancelled If you turn off the unit the Fade function is cancelled It is possible to set from the menu Except for the...

Page 37: ...on to display an explanation on the screen To exit the Help Mode Press the MENU button or select END You cannot record or set functions while in Help Mode You can check if the image is level while recording The function can also be used to estimate the balance of the composition It will switch every time the icon is selected Setting cancelled The guidelines do not appear on the images actually rec...

Page 38: ... the start of playback This function allows you to record colour images in very low light situations Minimum required illumination approx 1 lx Recorded scene is seen as if frames were missed If set in a bright place the screen may become washed out for a while Bright dots that are usually invisible may be seen but this is not a malfunction Using a tripod is recommended In darker areas Auto Focus m...

Page 39: ...ord a person in the distance the face may not be recorded clearly In this case cancel Soft Skin Mode or zoom in on the face close up to record Advanced Recording Recording functions of menus SCENE MODE RECORD SETUP SCENE MODE desired setting OFF Cancel the setting 5Sports To make fast moving scenes less shaky with slow playback and pause of playback Portrait To make people stand out against the ba...

Page 40: ... iMovie etc It is recommended when using a Mac 2 MP4 is a recording format suitable for playing back or editing on a PC This function s default setting is AVCHD mode ZOOM MODE RECORD SETUP ZOOM MODE desired setting i Zoom OFF Up to 50k i Zoom 77k This zoom function allows you to maintain high definition picture quality Up to 77k D Zoom 100k Digital zoom Up to 100k D Zoom 2500k Digital zoom Up to 2...

Page 41: ...ck Use the image stabilizer to reduce the effects of shake during recording appears on the screen When recording with a tripod we recommend that you set OFF When the Colour Night View function is used or the shutter speed is slower than 1 50 depending on the surrounding darkness the electrical image stabilizer function does not work and the indication flashes Stabilization may not be possible unde...

Page 42: ...on pictures with a diorama effect like recording a miniature by intentionally creating focused area and out of focused area in the peripheral of the image and recording motion picture with an interval Motion pictures recorded with this function will look as if the frame rate is low 8mm movie You can record motion pictures with a faded retro effect l 43 Silent movie You can record motion pictures t...

Page 43: ...imately every 5 seconds of recording To make the Miniature Effect easier to gain record objects incorporating a distant view or those that can provide depth or a skewed perspective Also use a tripod and avoid zooming Audio cannot be recorded You may see a lot of noise in the in focus portion when recording dark subjects such as night scenes REC MODE is set to HA The maximum recordable time is 12 h...

Page 44: ...REC MODE is set to HA The shortest motion picture recording time is 1 second The colour balance and focus may not be adjusted automatically depending on the light source or scene If so manually adjust those settings l 48 50 When recording for a long time we recommend recording with the AC adaptor connected Silent movie Time Lapse Rec 1 SEC 10 SEC 30 SEC 1 MINUTE 2 MINUTES Setup example Setup time ...

Page 45: ... 25 or more depending on the surrounding brightness When the shutter speed becomes 1 25 the screen may be seen as if frames are missed and afterimages may appear This is for reducing the wind noise coming into the built in microphones Switch to Manual Mode l 47 This function s default setting is ON When switching to Intelligent Auto Mode WIND CUT is set to ON and the setting cannot be changed You ...

Page 46: ...r to page 98 for details about the number of recordable pictures You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures PICTURE SIZE PICTURE PICTURE SIZE desired setting Picture size Aspect ratio 3968k2232 16 9 1920k1080 SHTR SOUND PICTURE SHTR SOUND desired setting Volume low Volume high OFF Cancel the setting 8 9M 2 1M 8 9M HC V160 EB EP GC GA GW GN SQW0092_mst book 46 ページ２０１４年１１月４日火曜日午後６時...

Page 47: ...button to display not display the manual icon The page changes with each press of 4 Advanced Recording Manual recording MNL 4 5NEXT 4 5NEXT 4 5NEXT 5 5NEXT 5 5NEXT 5 5NEXT MANUAL White Balance l 48 Manual Shutter Speed l 49 Iris Adjustment l 49 Focus l 50 HC V160 EB EP GC GA GW GN SQW0092_mst book 47 ページ２０１４年１１月４日火曜日午後６時１５分 ...

Page 48: ... the lens cover closed the Auto White Balance will not be performed correctly Always open the lens cover before turning on the unit 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...

Page 49: ...al button When setting both the shutter speed and the iris gain value set the shutter speed and then set the iris gain value Manual shutter speed adjustment You may see a band of light around an object that is shining very bright or highly reflective During normal playback image movement may not look smooth If you record an extremely bright object or record under indoor lighting colour and screen ...

Page 50: ...us MF appears on the screen 3 Press 2 1 to adjust the focus The in focus area is displayed in blue The normal screen returns approximately 2 seconds after you finish bringing the subject into focus When MF ASSIST is OFF the blue area is not displayed To restore Auto Focus select AF or press the Intelligent auto Manual button The blue display does not appear on the images actually recorded RECORD S...

Page 51: ... 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 or MP4 scenes will be in 1 second intervals Frame by frame playback With the playback paused press 1 of the cursor button Press 2 to advance the frames one at a time in the reverse direction Normal playback is resto...

Page 52: ...re Repeat playback Playback of the first scene starts after playback of the last scene finishes The indication appears on the full screen views All the scenes are played back repeatedly When playing back motion pictures by date all the scenes on the selected date are played back repeatedly Resuming the previous playback If playback of a scene was stopped halfway the playback can be resumed from wh...

Page 53: ... portion using the cursor button The location of the zoom displays for about 1 second when zooming in zooming out or moving the displayed location Zooming out from the zoomed still picture Move the zoom lever to side to zoom out 4k 2k 1k The more you zoom in the lower the image quality will be RETURN RETURN RETURN A Displayed location of the zoom HC V160 EB EP GC GA GW GN SQW0092_mst book 53 ページ２...

Page 54: ...ENTER button Playing back of all the scenes or the still pictures returns if the unit is turned off or the mode is changed Even if the scenes have been recorded on the same day they will be displayed separately in the following cases 1 2 are added after the date displayed on the list by date j When the number of scenes exceeds 99 j When recorded in Creative Control Mode j When NUMBER RESET is perf...

Page 55: ...hen MUSIC SELECT is selected Select the desired sound and press the ENTER button 4 Select START and press the ENTER button 5 Select the playback operation l 24 When the playback is finished or stopped the screen to select REPLAY SELECT AGAIN or EXIT is displayed Select the desired item and press the ENTER button DATE SETUP Select the date to be played back SLIDES INTERVAL Selects the interval betw...

Page 56: ...cture being displayed is deleted 2 Select ALL SCENES MULTI or SINGLE using the cursor button then press the ENTER button All the scenes or still pictures displayed as thumbnails will be deleted by selecting ALL SCENES In case of playing back scenes or still pictures by date all the scenes or still pictures on the selected date will be deleted Protected scenes still pictures cannot be deleted Advan...

Page 57: ...the deletion is cancelled cannot be restored To complete editing Press the MENU button You can also delete scenes by pressing the MENU button selecting EDIT SCENE DELETE ALL SCENES MULTI or SINGLE You can also delete still pictures by pressing the MENU button selecting PHOTO SETUP DELETE ALL SCENES MULTI or SINGLE Scenes which cannot be played back the thumbnails are displayed as cannot be deleted...

Page 58: ... same scene To continue dividing other scenes select NO and repeat Steps 2 3 4 Press the MENU button to complete dividing Unwanted parts can be deleted l 56 To delete all the divided points The scenes that were deleted after division cannot be recovered You cannot divide a scene if the number of scenes of a given date would exceed 99 scenes It may not be possible to divide scenes with a short reco...

Page 59: ... 2 seconds for the portions to be deleted and at least 3 seconds for the portion that is to remain 4 Select the part for deletion then press the ENTER button 5 Select YES and press the ENTER button to confirm play back the part for deletion A confirmation message appears when NO is selected Proceed to Step 7 6 Stop the playback A confirmation message appears 7 Select YES and press the ENTER button...

Page 60: ...Eye Fi card that is set as the selected transfer setting device in advance on the computer 2 Select the scene still picture to be protected using the cursor button then press the ENTER button The scene still picture is selected and the indication appears on the thumbnail Press the ENTER button again to cancel the operation Press the MENU button to complete the settings VIDEO SETUP or PHOTO SETUP S...

Page 61: ... Check the accessories in the basic operating instructions Check that the plugs are inserted as far as they can go Advanced Playback Watching Video Pictures on your TV Confirm the terminals on your TV and use a cable compatible with the terminals Image quality may vary with the connected terminals A High quality 1 HDMI terminal 2 Video terminal A HDMI mini cable supplied or optional 1 Be sure to c...

Page 62: ... setting to display the images correctly Check the TV setting If you set the option to 4 3 and connect this unit and the TV with the AV cable images or menu screens may be displayed in a reduced size Example of images with a 16 9 aspect ratio on a regular TV 4 3 If a wide screen TV is connected adjust the aspect setting on the TV Refer to the operating instructions of the TV for details To display...

Page 63: ...ay not be displayed on the television for several seconds in some cases such as when changing between scenes Refer to the following support site for information about the Panasonic TVs that you can directly insert an SD card into the SD card slot on the TV and then play it back http panasonic net It may not be possible to play back scenes on the TV depending on the REC FORMAT and REC MODE For deta...

Page 64: ... all operations are possible VIERA Link is a unique Panasonic function built on an HDMI control function using the standard HDMI CEC Consumer Electronics Control specification Linked operations with HDMI CEC compatible devices made by other companies are not guaranteed When using devices made by other companies that are compatible with VIERA Link refer to the operating instructions for the respect...

Page 65: ... input channel may not switch automatically In this case use the remote control for the TV to switch the input channel If you are unsure whether or not the TV and AV amplifier you are using are compatible with VIERA Link read the operating instructions for the devices Available linked operations between this unit and a Panasonic TV is different depending on the types of Panasonic TVs even if they ...

Page 66: ...ith SD card slot High definition picture quality Insert the SD card directly l 67 Equipment with USB terminal High definition picture quality Connect with supplied USB cable l 67 Equipment without SD card slot or USB terminal Standard picture quality This can be played back on equipment incompatible with high definition AVCHD so it is convenient if you are dubbing for distribution Connect with AV ...

Page 67: ... the Blu ray disc recorder or high definition AVCHD compatible DVD recorder When using the battery the LCD monitor turns off after about 5 seconds Press the cursor button to turn the LCD monitor on Dubbing in high definition picture quality About the screen indication of the unit When the unit is accessing the SD card card access icon appears on the unit screen or the access lamp is on Be careful ...

Page 68: ...e operating instructions of 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 2 You cannot change the mode of the unit or turn off the unit while it is connected to a Blu ray disc recorder or DVD recor...

Page 69: ...n when dubbing l 24 Dubbing in standard picture quality Change the video input on the video device and TV that this unit is connected to The channel set will differ depending on the terminal to which the unit is connected See the operating instructions of the video device for details Insert the plugs as far as they will go A AV cable supplied or commercially available Use the AV cable that comes w...

Page 70: ...work on this product In the case of a malfunction of the card please contact the card manufacturer To use the Eye Fi transfer feature a broadband wireless LAN environment is required To use the Eye Fi card permission from the national or regional government is required Do not use if you have not obtained permission If you are unsure as to whether use is permitted please check with the card manufac...

Page 71: ...instructions or consult the card manufacturer Install the software supplied with the Eye Fi card on your PC and configure the selection transfer settings Inserting an Eye Fi card commercially available to the unit Set the mode switch to select the playback mode selection icon and set the video still picture to iFrame MP4 or PICTURE l 24 Select the menu The settings method is the same as that for t...

Page 72: ...ng the recording If the Eye Fi card is removed and then reinserted into the unit set functions related to Eye Fi again from the menu When using the Eye Fi card please be sure to unlock the write protect switch l 13 Before deleting the files please confirm they have been transferred to your PC and uploaded to the sharing site Do not use the Eye Fi card in locations where the use of wireless devices...

Page 73: ...le for download until the end of March 2018 http panasonic jp support global cs soft download f_le30 html What can be done with the HD Writer LE 3 0 Data type Copying data to a PC Motion picture and still picture Copying in Blu ray disc AVCHD format The scenes in iFrame or MP4 cannot be copied to Blu ray disc or in AVCHD format Editing Editing motion picture data copied on an HDD of a PC Dividing ...

Page 74: ...if software other than HD Writer LE 3 0 is used Do not start the HD Writer LE 3 0 and other software at the same time Important Notice When using an SDXC Memory Card check the following support site http panasonic net avc sdcard information SDXC html Do not insert a disc recorded in AVCHD format with HD Writer LE 3 0 in a device that does not support the AVCHD format In some cases the disc may get...

Page 75: ...n one computer Further Licensee may not use the Software for commercial software hosting services Article 5 Reverse Engineering Decompiling or Disassembly Licensee may not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the Software except to the extent either of them is permitted under law or regulation of the country where Licensee resides Panasonic or its distributors will not be responsible for any ...

Page 76: ...SERVER COMPACT 3 5 2 Licensee shall not use copy distribute regrant for use or otherwise handle the Software in any way beyond the range of use granted under Article 9 1 and shall not conduct operations such as reverse engineering decompilation disassembling etc of the MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COMPACT 3 5 3 All rights including copyright patent rights etc relating to the MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COMPACT 3...

Page 77: ... Operating environment OS Windows 8 Windows 8 1 32 bit 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit 64 bit SP1 Windows Vista 32 bit SP2 CPU Intel Pentium 4 2 8 GHz or higher including compatible CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2 16 GHz or higher or AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200 or higher is recommended when using playback function Intel Core 2 Quad 2 6 GHz or higher is recommended when using the editing function RAM Windows 7 ...

Page 78: ...ible with a multi monitor environment If using Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8 1 administrative account and standard account users only can use this software An administrative account user should install and uninstall this software Free hard disk drive space Ultra DMA 100 or more 450 MB or more for installing the software If the compression setting is enabled errors will occur during r...

Page 79: ...operable or the operation may stop suddenly if the capacity gets low Operating environment for the card reader function mass storage The USB equipment operates with the driver installed as standard in the OS OS Windows 8 Windows 8 1 32 bit 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit 64 bit SP1 Windows Vista 32 bit SP2 CPU 1 GHz or higher 32 bit k86 or 64 bit k64 processor including compatible CPU RAM Windows 7 Window...

Page 80: ...0 Uninstalling HD Writer LE 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 LE 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 With a PC Installation Check the website below to down...

Page 81: ...after about 5 seconds Press the cursor button to turn the LCD monitor on Do not use any other USB cables except the supplied one Operation is not guaranteed with any other USB cables When this unit is connected to a PC using a USB cable while the unit is turned on power is also supplied from the PC to this unit When performing reading writing between a PC and an SD card be aware that some SD card ...

Page 82: ... USB cable or the battery while the access lamp is on or card access icon appears on the unit screen If the screen does not change when the unit is operated while connected to a PC disconnect the battery wait approximately 1 minute reconnect the battery wait approximately 1 minute again and then turn the unit back on Data may be destroyed when above operation is performed while accessing the SD ca...

Page 83: ...or other programmes 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 edit or delete the SD card s files or folders on the PC 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 recognised by this unit Always ...

Page 84: ...Writer LE 3 0 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 LE 3 0 Operating Instructions With a PC Starting HD Writ...

Page 85: ...monitor turns off after about 5 seconds Press the cursor button to turn the LCD monitor on 2 Double click CAM_SD displayed on the desktop Files are stored in 100CDPFQ folder etc in the DCIM folder 3 Using a drag and drop operation move the pictures you want to acquire or the folder storing those pictures to any different folder on the Mac To disconnect USB cable safely Drag CAM_SD disk icon to the...

Page 86: ...atus motion picture Green Recognising the card motion picture Recording Format Recording Mode l 40 41 R 1h20m Remaining time for motion picture recording l 19 Wind cut l 45 Image Stabilizer l 41 B White Balance l 48 1 100 Shutter Speed l 49 OPEN F2 0 Iris value l 49 0dB Gain value l 49 PRE REC l 38 Time Lapse Recording l 44 Colour Night View function l 38 Intelligent Contrast Control l 38 Backligh...

Page 87: ...still picture World time setting l 27 15 11 2015 Date indication l 17 12 34 Time indication l 17 8 9M 2 1M 0 2M 1 5 6 7 8 D E 1 2 Display during playback l 24 51 0h00m00s Playback Time l 24 No 10 Scene Number Repeat Playback l 52 Resume Playback l 52 100 0001 Still picture folder file name Transfer Protected motion pictures still pictures l 60 71 Play mode selection display l 24 Miniature recorded...

Page 88: ...ata recorded on another device is recovered it may not be possible to play back the data on this unit or the other device If recovery fails turn the unit off and on again after waiting a while If recovery fails repeatedly format a media on the unit Please be aware that if a media is formatted then all the data recorded on the media will be erased If the thumbnail information is recovered displayin...

Page 89: ...nit is turned off automatically If the unit turns off when you turn off the power to the TV using the TV remote control the VIERA Link is at work If you are not using the VIERA Link set VIERA Link to OFF l 64 This unit cannot be operated though it is turned on This unit does not operate normally Remove the battery or AC adaptor wait about 1 minute and then reconnect the battery or AC adaptor Then ...

Page 90: ...ith the Indoor mode 2 set it to Manual adjustment mode l 48 Colour or brightness of the image changes or you may see horizontal bars in the image The LCD monitor flickers indoors Colour or brightness of the image may change or you may see horizontal bars in the image when the object is recorded under fluorescent light mercury light or sodium light etc but this is not a malfunction Record in Intell...

Page 91: ...l 64 Turn the unit off and then back on again Use the HDMI mini cable that comes with this unit if supplied If it does not come with a HDMI mini cable use a genuine Panasonic HDMI mini cable RP CDHM15 RP CDHM30 optional Check the accessories in the basic operating instructions Setting on other devices If the TV input does not switch automatically switch the input using the TV remote control Check ...

Page 92: ...able Select another USB terminal on the PC Check the operating environment l 77 85 Connect the supplied USB cable again after restarting the PC and turning on this unit again When the USB cable is disconnected an error message will appear on the PC To disconnect the USB cable safely double click the icon in the task tray and follow the instructions on the screen Cannot see the PDF operating instru...

Page 93: ...ray 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 terminals of the unit Also keep the unit away fro...

Page 94: ...oC Recommended humidity 40 RH to 60 RH Extremely high temperatures or low temperatures will shorten the life of the battery If the battery is kept in high temperature high humidity or oily smoky places the terminals may rust and cause malfunctions To store the battery for a long period of time we recommend that you charge it once every year and store it again after you have completely used up the ...

Page 95: ...fault in the unit battery or AC adaptor Refer to page 94 for details on the battery 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 uni...

Page 96: ...nted with permission from Microsoft Corporation Intel Pentium Celeron and Intel Core are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and or other countries AMD Athlon is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices Inc iMovie Final Cut Pro Mac and OS X are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Eye Fi is a trademark of Eye Fi Inc Other names of systems and products mentioned in ...

Page 97: ...omatically resume after a few seconds The recordable time may be reduced if recording with a lot of action is recorded or 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 format AVCHD Recording mode HA HG HE Picture size frame rate 1920...

Page 98: ...yed The number will not change when the picture is taken until the number of recordable pictures is 9999 or less 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 which can be used on the unit a PC etc Others Approximate number of recordable pictures Picture size 3968k2232 1920k1080 Aspect ratio 16 9 SD ca...

Page 99: ...ion Cup Mount To remove the suction cup mount perform the steps for mounting it in reverse order The screen may shake during recording We recommend that you record an image as follows j Close the LCD monitor during recording The recording will continue j Set the zoom magnification to k1 j E I S is set to ON l 41 Depending on recording conditions even if you record the image as described above the ...

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