Panasonic HC-V260 Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Operating Instructions

High Definition Video Camera

Model No.

HC-V270
HC-V260

Please read these instructions carefully before using this product,
and save this manual for future use.

SQW0114

until
2014/12/4

Summary of Contents for HC-V260

Page 1: ...perating Instructions High Definition Video Camera Model No HC V270 HC V260 Please read these instructions carefully before using this product and save this manual for future use SQW0114 until 2014 12 4 ...

Page 2: ...diting does not work properly Likewise the above also applies in a case where any type of repair is made to the unit About Condensation When the lens or the LCD monitor is fogged 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...

Page 3: ...ng format MP4 iFrame scene s saved in MP4 1280k720 25p or MP4 640k360 25p MP4 iFrame scene s Pages for reference are indicated by an arrow for example l 00 Model numbers are abbreviated as follows in these operating instructions Model number Abbreviation used in these operating instructions HC V270 V270 HC V260 V260 V270 V260 These operating instructions are designed for use with models and Pictur...

Page 4: ...Auto 41 Intelligent Auto Plus 43 Creative Control 43 Scene Mode 47 Endless Loop Recording 48 Manual recording 49 White Balance 50 Manual shutter speed iris adjustment 51 Manual Focus adjustment 52 Recording with the Touch Function 53 Touch function icons 53 Recording functions of operation icons 58 Operation icons 58 Recording functions of menus 62 Advanced Playback Playback Operations 71 Motion p...

Page 5: ...3 Live Cast 135 Preparations before using Live Cast 136 Broadcasting live 137 Install the Image App 141 Setting Up a Wi Fi Connection 142 Using the Wi Fi Easy Setup to set up a connection 143 Connecting to a wireless access point 145 Setting up a direct connection to a smartphone 148 Connecting from the history 150 If the Wi Fi connection cannot be established 151 How to Use the Wi Fi Setup Menu 1...

Page 6: ...tton l 15 7 HDMI mini connector HDMI l 95 8 USB terminal l 100 106 166 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 11 12 ...

Page 7: ...tor Touch screen l 17 It can open up to 90o It can rotate up to 180o A towards the lens or 90o B towards the opposite direction 17 Tripod receptacle Attaching a tripod with a screw length of 5 5 mm or more may damage the unit 18 SD card cover l 14 19 Access lamp ACCESS l 14 20 Card slot l 14 17 18 19 20 13 14 15 16 V270 V260 ...

Page 8: ...om lever W T In Motion Picture Recording Mode or Still Picture Recording Mode l 38 Thumbnail display switch l 26 Volume lever sVOLr In Playback Mode l 27 24 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 25 Shoulder strap fixture 22 23 24 25 21 ...

Page 9: ... 9 26 Wi Fi button Wi Fi l 114 120 123 129 131 135 150 153 27 Wi Fi Transmitter l 113 28 NFC touch area l 116 124 V270 26 27 28 ...

Page 10: ...reparation Power supply It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the genuine product are made available to purchase in some markets Some of these battery packs are not adequately protected with internal protection to meet the requirements of appropriate safety standards There is a possibility that these battery packs may lead to fire or explosion Please be advise...

Page 11: ... seconds approximately 1 second on approximately 1 second off indicating that charging has begun It will turn off when the charging is completed Connecting to the AC outlet It is possible to use this unit with power supplied from the AC outlet by turning on the unit with the AC adaptor connected Even when you use the AC adaptor for recording images keep the battery connected This allows you to con...

Page 12: ...ng the zoom lever etc The batteries heat up after use or charging This is not a malfunction Battery model number Voltage Capacity minimum Charging time Recording format Recording mode Maximum continuous recordable time Actual recordable time Supplied battery VW VBT190 optional 3 6 V 1940 mAh 2 h 20 min 5 h 20 min AVCHD 1080 50p 2 h 10 min 1 h 5 min PH HA HG 2 h 15 min 1 h 10 min HE 2 h 20 min MP4 ...

Page 13: ...pment is compatible with these Memory Cards An Eye Fi X2 series SD card is required to use functions related to Eye Fi l 109 We do not guarantee the operation 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...

Page 14: ...move the USB cable j Expose the unit to vibrations or shock Performing the above while the lamp is on may result in damage to data SD card or this unit Do not expose the terminals of the SD card to water dirt or dust Do not place SD cards in the following areas j In direct sunlight j In very dusty or humid areas j Near a heater j Locations susceptible to significant difference in temperature conde...

Page 15: ...ff while recording motion pictures or connecting to Wi Fi even if the LCD monitor is closed 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 ...

Page 16: ...switch this unit between Motion Picture Recording Mode and Still Picture Recording Mode 1 Press the recording playback button to switch this unit to Recording Mode The recording mode switching icon A is displayed on the screen 2 Touch the recording mode switching icon Refer to page 17 for touch screen operation Preparation Selecting a mode Motion Picture Recording Mode l 21 Recording motion pictur...

Page 17: ... in other conditions even if the recording start stop button is pressed the recording mode may not be switched You can operate by directly touching the LCD monitor touch screen with your finger Touch Touch and release the touch screen to select icon or picture Touch the centre of the icon Touching the touch screen will not operate while you are touching another part of the touch screen Slide while...

Page 18: ...nt movie of the Creative Control Mode l 43 D Displayed only in Time Lapse Rec of the Creative Control Mode l 43 Scene Mode l 47 Endless Loop Recording Mode l 48 and Manual Mode l 49 To display the Touch Menu Do not touch on the LCD monitor with hard pointed tips such as ball point pens A Touch Menu Recording Mode Playback Mode Display of the Touch Menu will disappear when no touch operation is per...

Page 19: ...World Time setting l 29 HOME DESTINATION The year can be set between 2000 and 2039 3 Touch ENTER Touch EXIT to complete the setting The date and time function is driven by a built in lithium battery If the time display becomes the built in lithium battery needs to be charged To recharge the built in lithium battery connect the AC adaptor or attach the battery to this unit The battery is still bein...

Page 20: ...s with your hand etc Basic motion picture recording The unit should normally be held steady when recording If you move the unit when recording do so slowly maintaining a constant speed The zoom operation is useful for recording subjects you cannot get close to but overuse of zoom in and zoom out can make the resulting motion picture less enjoyable to watch Recording Yourself Rotate the LCD monitor...

Page 21: ...will be switched to Playback Mode To change the recording format change the REC FORMAT or REC MODE l 63 64 Still pictures can be recorded while recording the motion picture l 24 The images recorded between pressing the recording start stop button to start recording and pressing it again to pause recording become one scene When you record with the REC FORMAT set to MP4 iFrame the scenes longer than...

Page 22: ...Press the button fully Maximum recordable scenes of a single SD card Recording format AVCHD MP4 iFrame Recordable scenes Approx 3900 Approx 89100 Different dates l 75 Approx 900 Approx 900 Maximum number of recordable scenes and maximum number of different dates will be less than above table when there are both MP4 iFrame scenes and still pictures recorded on an SD card Basic Recording still pictu...

Page 23: ...itions or the menu settings About the screen indications in Still Picture Recording Mode About the focusing area When there is a contrasting object ahead or behind the subject in the focus area the subject may not be focused If so move the contrasting object out of the focus area Still picture operation indicator l 171 R3000 Remaining number of still pictures Flashes in red when 0 appears Size of ...

Page 24: ...is different from ordinary still pictures so that motion picture recording takes preference over still picture recording If simultaneous recording is performed during motion picture recording the remaining recordable time will be shortened If this unit is turned off or the recording playback button is pressed the remaining recordable time may be lengthened The still picture recording time may be l...

Page 25: ...ected When MP4 iFrame is selected The recording mode icon B is displayed in the thumbnail display when the item is touched and The following icons are displayed on thumbnails when ALL AVCHD or 1080 50i is touched j AVCHD 1080 50p scene j AVCHD PH scene j AVCHD HA scene j AVCHD HG scene j AVCHD HE scene The following icons are displayed on thumbnails when ALL MP4 iFrame is touched j MP4 1080 50p sc...

Page 26: ...s operated to side or side 20 scenes 9 scenes 1 scene Highlight Time Frame Index l 73 Highlight Time Frame Index can only set in Motion Picture Playback Mode If the recording playback button is pressed the thumbnail display will return to the one that displays 9 scenes By displaying in 1 scene or touching and holding the thumbnail in the 20 scenes or 9 scenes display recording date and time are di...

Page 27: ...back 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 not be possible Please check compatibility in the operating instruction of your device Motion pictures recorded with other devices are not supported by this unit Still picture compatibility This...

Page 28: ... by touching 4 Touch the desired item to enter the setting 5 Touch EXIT to exit the menu setting About guide display After touching touching the submenus and items will cause function descriptions and settings confirmation messages to appear After the messages have been displayed the guide display is cancelled Basic Using the menu screen MENU MENU MENU ...

Page 29: ...me setting is turned on the time difference between the current time and GMT will be set forward by 1 hour Touch SUMMER TIME SET 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 30 4 Only when setting the region of your travel destination Touch DESTINATION Touch ENTER Basic Using the Setup Menu DISPLAY SETUP ...

Page 30: ...ng by touching EXIT appears and the time of the travel destination is indicated To return the display to the home setting Set the home region using Steps 1 to 3 and close the setting by touching EXIT 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 summer time setting ...

Page 31: ...creen It is possible to change the date format You can set the display method of the zoom button icons and recording button icon Please refer to page 57 Please refer to page 97 DATE TIME SETUP DATE TIME desired display DATE D T OFF DATE FORMAT SETUP DATE FORMAT desired setting Y M D M D Y D M Y ZOOM REC DISPLAY SETUP ZOOM REC DISPLAY desired setting ON Constantly displayed OFF Icons will disappear...

Page 32: ...matically turns off This unit will not automatically turn off even if ECONOMY AC is set to ON in following cases j Using the USB cable for PC etc j PRE REC is used j During slide show playback j Using the Wi Fi function Touch screen operation 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 recordin...

Page 33: ...kes it easier to view the LCD monitor in bright places including outdoors These settings will not affect the images actually recorded When the AC adaptor is in use the LCD monitor is set to automatically Recordable time with the battery is shortened when the LCD is made brighter It adjusts brightness and colour density on the LCD monitor These settings will not affect the images actually recorded ...

Page 34: ...ntered character is confirmed in approx 1 second after character input and the cursor is moved to the right It makes the input easy without moving the cursor when characters on the same key are to be entered again Character input screen is displayed in following conditions j When setting TITLE SETUP for the Highlight Playback l 80 j When entering a name in the Baby Calendar l 85 j When you configu...

Page 35: ...matting Do not expose the unit to vibrations or shock The used space and remaining recordable time of the SD card can be checked The remaining recordable time in the currently set Recording Mode is displayed only in the Motion Picture Recording Mode Touch EXIT to close the indication The SD card requires some space to store information and manage system files so the actual usable space is slightly...

Page 36: ...tion set DEMO MODE to OFF or insert an SD card This item is used to start the Optical Image Stabilizer demo Touch O I S DEMO the demonstration automatically starts When you touch EXIT the demonstration will be cancelled This item is displayed only when an Eye Fi card is inserted Please refer to page 109 This item is displayed only when an Eye Fi card is inserted Please refer to page 110 Version Di...

Page 37: ...one Operation is not guaranteed with any other USB cables 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 SOFTWARE INFO SETUP SOFTWARE INFO ONLINE MANUAL SETUP ONLINE MANUAL desired access method URL display Displays the URL of the website on the LCD monitor of this unit USB c...

Page 38: ... Recording Mode Extra Optical Zoom Maximum zoom ratio in Still Picture Recording Mode varies depending on the setting of PICTURE SIZE l 69 If you take your finger off the zoom lever during zoom operation the operation sound may be recorded When returning the zoom lever to the original position move it quietly When the zoom magnification is at its maximum the subjects are focused at about 2 2 m or ...

Page 39: ...izontal images using a tripod attach the unit on the tripod using LEVEL GAUGE l 65 and then set Level Shot Function to Normal or Strong before use When you switch the setting of the Level Shot Function the screen may become black momentarily If you set the option to Normal Strong the angle of view will change Advanced Recording Level Shot Function When setting Normal When setting Strong With Level...

Page 40: ...1 2 Intelligent Auto Plus You can add manually adjusted brightness and colour balance settings to the Intelligent Auto Mode and record l 43 1 Creative Control You can record motion pictures with added effects l 43 Scene Mode This option allows this unit to automatically adjust the shutter speed and aperture etc according to the scene you want to record l 47 Manual You can set the shutter speed foc...

Page 41: ...nnot be detected depending on the recording conditions such as when faces are of certain sizes or at certain tilts or when digital zoom is used 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 1 Spotlight Very...

Page 42: ...ffective range of Automatic White Balance adjustment on this unit 2 Blue sky 3 Cloudy sky rain 4 Sunlight 5 White fluorescent lamp 6 Halogen light bulb 7 Incandescent light bulb 8 Sunrise or sunset 9 Candlelight If the Automatic White Balance is not functioning normally adjust the White Balance manually l 50 Auto Focus The unit focuses automatically Auto Focus does not work correctly in the follow...

Page 43: ...ay of the adjustment bar disappear 3 Start recording Creative Control Set REC FORMAT to AVCHD l 63 Change the Recording Mode to l 40 Select the desired Creative Control Mode then touch Enter Still pictures cannot be taken Mode Effect Miniature Effect You can record motion pictures with a diorama effect like recording a miniature by intentionally creating focused area and out of focused area in the...

Page 44: ...osition and SIZE is reset to the medium size 3 Touch ENTER 4 When adjusting the brightness Touch The level of brightness is switched every time you touch the icon Standard Bright Dark 5 When adjusting the vividness Touch The level of vividness is switched every time you touch the icon Standard Vivid Most vivid 6 Start recording It will record with an interval 1 second will be recorded for approxim...

Page 45: ...he colour balance Touch The level of colour balance is switched every time you touch the icon Blue Red Yellow 3 Start recording The sound is monaural 1 When adjusting the brightness Touch The level of brightness is switched every time you touch the icon Standard Bright Dark 2 Start recording Audio cannot be recorded 8mm movie Silent movie 8mm SILN ...

Page 46: ...recorded 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 50 52 When recording for a long time we recommend recording with the AC adaptor connected Time Lapse Rec 1 SEC 10 SEC 30 SEC 1 MINUTE 2 MINUTES Setup example Setup time reco...

Page 47: ...hed j If the brightness is insufficient the effect may not be clear j If you record 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 Fireworks j The shutter speed is 1 25 j Image may get washed out when recorded in bright surrounding Mode Effect 5Sports To make fast moving scenes less shaky with slow playback...

Page 48: ...ding the blinks The remaining recordable time and elapsed recording time are not displayed l 21 Only when sound in loop recording is set to ON microphone input level meter is displayed To switch sound in loop recording The menu can be set to switch to sound in loop recording Still pictures cannot be taken REC FORMAT is set to MP4 iFrame and REC MODE is set to 720 Image Stabilizer Function is set t...

Page 49: ...hen you change between Motion Picture Recording Mode and Still Picture Recording Mode Touch the to switch to Manual Mode l 40 Advanced Recording Manual recording MNL FOCUS WB SHTR IRIS MNL A Manual icon Focus l 52 White Balance l 50 Manual Shutter Speed l 51 Iris Adjustment l 51 FOCUS WB SHTR IRIS ...

Page 50: ...e unit with 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 wh...

Page 51: ...et the iris gain value Manual shutter speed adjustment When the shutter speed is set lower than 1 12 in the Still Picture Recording Mode using a tripod is recommended The shutter speed will be set to 1 25 when the unit is turned on again 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 rec...

Page 52: ...s area is displayed in blue The normal screen returns approximately 2 seconds after you finish bringing the subject into focus Touch FOCUS to end the adjustment When MF ASSIST is OFF the blue area is not displayed To restore Auto Focus touch AF in Step 3 or change the Recording Mode to the Intelligent Auto Mode l 40 The blue display does not appear on the images actually recorded RECORD SETUP MF A...

Page 53: ...ch Function icon e g AF AE tracking To cancel touch the Touch Function icon again Optical Image Stabilizer Lock is cancelled by releasing the finger touching Touch function icons 1 In Motion Picture Recording Mode only 2 In Still Picture Recording Mode only Advanced Recording Recording with the Touch Function Image Stabilizer Function AF AE tracking Optical Image Stabilizer Lock 1 Touch Shutter 2 ...

Page 54: ...etting is ON Setting O I S Image Stabilizer Function Motion Picture Recording Mode setting cancelled When O I S is set to Standard is displayed when O I S is set to Active is displayed When HYBRID O I S is set to ON and O I S is set to Active is displayed When HYBRID O I S is set to ON and O I S is set to Standard is displayed When recording with a tripod in Motion Picture Recording Mode we recomm...

Page 55: ...t when target frame is locked on a face It may turn to Normal even if the target is locked on the face when a spotlight is shining or with a dark scene 3 Start recording About target frame When target lock fails the target frame blinks in red and then disappears Touch a characteristic part colour etc on the object to lock onto it again When the button is pressed halfway in Still Picture Recording ...

Page 56: ...e target lock will be cancelled l 59 AF AE tracking will be cancelled in the following cases j When the unit is turned off j Press the recording playback button j Touch the recording mode switching icon j Touch the Recording Mode button icon j Switch to recording of yourself In Motion Picture Recording Mode you can further improve optical image stabilization by touching and holding With this funct...

Page 57: ...lizer Lock It is possible to focus and record a still picture of a subject that is touched 1 Touch An icon is displayed A 2 Touch the subject Focus area is displayed at the touched position and a still picture is recorded Depending on the recording conditions or recognition of the touched position it may not be possible to record the intended picture This will not operate for recording yourself SE...

Page 58: ...r l 60 j Guidelines l 61 The icon is displayed when the operation icon is set Operation icons 1 Not displayed in Still Picture Recording Mode 2 Not displayed in Motion Picture Recording Mode If you turn off the unit or press the recording playback button PRE REC Backlight Compensation Night Mode Self timer and Tele Macro functions are cancelled If you turn off the unit the Fade function is cancell...

Page 59: ...umbnails of scenes recorded using fade in become black or white This brightens parts that are in shadow and difficult to see and suppresses white saturation in bright parts at the same time Both bright and dark parts can be recorded clearly If there are extremely dark or bright parts or the brightness is insufficient the effect may not be clear Fade RECORD SETUP FADE COLOUR WHITE or BLACK Intellig...

Page 60: ...cording still pictures using the timer Each time the icon is selected the indication changes by one setting in the following order Ø10 Records after 10 seconds Ø2 Records after 2 seconds setting cancelled When you press the button Ø10 or Ø2 flashes for the set period before a still picture is recorded After recording the Self timer is cancelled In Auto Focus Mode if the button is pressed halfway o...

Page 61: ...he zoom magnification before you set Tele Macro was 52k or lower j 51k when the picture size is set to 7 7M 2M and the zoom magnification before you set Tele Macro was 51k or lower Scale factor when O I S is set to Standard and Level Shot Function is set to off You can check if the image is level while recording motion pictures and still pictures The function can also be used to estimate the balan...

Page 62: ...ng 5Sports To make fast moving scenes less shaky with slow playback and pause of playback Portrait To make people stand out against the background Soft Skin To makes skin colours appear softer for a more attractive appearance Spotlight Improved quality when subject is brightly illuminated Snow Improved image quality when shooting in snowy locations Beach To make blue in the sea or sky vibrant Suns...

Page 63: ...g Mode Switch the recording format of motion picture This function s default setting is AVCHD mode ZOOM MODE RECORD SETUP ZOOM MODE desired setting i Zoom OFF Up to 62k i Zoom 90k This zoom function allows you to maintain high definition picture quality Up to 90k D Zoom 150k Digital zoom Up to 150k D Zoom 3000k Digital zoom Up to 3000k REC FORMAT RECORD SETUP REC FORMAT desired setting AVCHD Set t...

Page 64: ... setting is HG mode Please refer to page 187 for details about approximate recordable time When the unit is moved a lot or moved quickly or when a fast moving subject is recorded mosaic type noise may appear at playback Detected faces appear with frames Up to 5 frames are indicated Larger faces and faces nearer to the centre of the screen take preference over others REC MODE RECORD SETUP REC MODE ...

Page 65: ...ntal tilt display A and vertical tilt display B appear yellow when there is a tilt and appear green when there is almost no tilt The maximum tilt display angles are approximately 45 o in horizontal direction and 10 o in vertical direction The electronic level does not affect the actual recorded images The electronic level is not displayed when recording yourself or the LCD monitor is closed with t...

Page 66: ...n pictures with more vivid colours using x v Colour technology Switch to Manual Mode l 49 Set REC FORMAT to AVCHD l 63 For more realistic colours use an HDMI mini cable supplied with a TV that supports the x v Colour When motion pictures recorded while this function is turned ON are played back with a TV not compatible with x v Colour colours may not be reproduced properly When these images are pl...

Page 67: ... be changed You may not see the full effect depending on the recording conditions Recording setting of the built in microphone can be adjusted MIC SETUP will become STEREO MIC when the REC FORMAT is set to MP4 iFrame SHOOTING GUIDE RECORD SETUP SHOOTING GUIDE ON WIND CUT RECORD SETUP WIND CUT ON MIC SETUP RECORD SETUP MIC SETUP desired setting STEREO MIC Sound from two directions is recorded in 2 ...

Page 68: ...ality of the image This setting is retained when you change between Motion Picture Recording Mode and Still Picture Recording Mode Switch to Manual Mode l 49 1 Select the menu 2 Touch the desired setting items 3 Touch to adjust settings MIC LEVEL RECORD SETUP MIC LEVEL desired setting AUTO AGC is activated and the recording level is adjusted automatically SET The desired recording level can be set...

Page 69: ... 1920k1080 The recording will become longer depending on the picture size Please refer to page 188 for details about the number of recordable pictures When the picture size is 7 4M 0 3M 7 7M or 2M black bands may appear on the left and right of the screen The edges of still pictures recorded on this unit with a 16 9 aspect ratio may be cut at printing Check the printer or photo studio before print...

Page 70: ...an add a shutter sound when recording still pictures No shutter sound is emitted in Motion Picture Recording Mode SHTR SOUND PICTURE SHTR SOUND desired setting Volume low Volume high OFF Cancel the setting MENU ...

Page 71: ...tinuously at approximately 2 3rd the speed of normal playback intervals of 0 5 seconds Slow motion Playback of scenes recorded in MP4 1080 or 720 will be shown in intervals of 0 5 second Slow motion Playback of iFrame scenes and scenes saved in MP4 640k360 25p will be shown in intervals of 1 second Frame by frame Playback With the playback paused touch Touch to advance the frames one at a time in ...

Page 72: ...by frame Playback Date the motion picture was recorded will be registered as date of the still picture Quality will be different from the normal still picture Playback operation Playback display Operating steps Direct Playback During Pause Touch the direct playback bar or slide it while touching The playback skips to the position touched or slid to while touching Scene type Picture size AVCHD scen...

Page 73: ... Face Recognition was performed from the scenes judged to be clearly recorded This will then be displayed as a thumbnail A portion judged to be clearly recorded will be detected and displayed in thumbnail if you select HIGHLIGHT 3 When MINUTES is selected Touch to set the time It can be set up to a maximum of 60 minutes Touch ENTER 4 Touch the thumbnail to be played back Next Previous thumbnail ca...

Page 74: ...ng still picture playback It will display enlarged in order of normal display k1 k2 k4 Touch and hold the screen to zoom in from the normal display k1 to k2 Touch the screen to zoom in from k2 to k4 The still picture is zoomed in on centring on the part you touched 2 Move to the zoomed in position by touching or slide while touching the screen The location of the zoom displays for about 1 second w...

Page 75: ...een Recording Mode and Playback Mode the VIEW ALL screen will be displayed again In cases such as those described below scenes and still pictures are grouped separately on the date list and 1 2 may be added after the date j When the number of scenes exceeds 99 j When the number of still pictures exceeds 999 j When REC MODE in AVCHD is changed j When recorded in Creative Control Mode j When recorde...

Page 76: ... at playback is the date that was last recorded in an extracted scene To change the settings refer to page 78 3 Touch in the thumbnail view 4 Select the playback operation l 26 When the playback is finished or stopped the screen to select REPLAY SAVE l 81 SELECT AGAIN or EXIT is displayed Touch the desired item Scene or still picture Icon to be displayed Scenes recorded with 1080 50p in AVCHD Scen...

Page 77: ...T 3 When EFFECT SETUP is selected Touch the desired effect When EFFECT SETUP is changed MUSIC SELECT will be set the same as EFFECT SETUP To set EFFECT SETUP and MUSIC SELECT to different settings change MUSIC SELECT after setting EFFECT SETUP When MUSIC SELECT is selected Touch the desired sound When EFFECT SETUP is set to NONE you will be able to select NO MUSIC When NO MUSIC is selected the aud...

Page 78: ... touched the date is selected and surrounded by red Touch the date again to cancel the operation When SELECT SCENES is selected Touch the scenes to be played back Up to 99 scenes can be selected in succession When touched the scene is selected and is displayed Touch the scene again to cancel the operation 4 Touch Enter ENTER Playing back with the settings changed SCENE SETUP 1 Select the scene or ...

Page 79: ...he thumbnail display screen and is displayed on the scenes added as favourite scenes 4 Touch Return All the scenes checked as favourite may not be played back depending on the playback time setting l 80 To clear the favourite scenes from the thumbnail display 1 Touch Reset 2 Touch RESET ALL or RESET SELECTED The check on all the favourite scenes will be cleared when RESET ALL is selected 3 When RE...

Page 80: ...cters can be conveniently input without moving the cursor when the Auto Cursor Position is set to ON l 34 A maximum of 18 characters can be entered 4 Touch ENTER to end registration The date of the first scene of the Highlight Playback will be displayed as the date The entered title will be cleared when the unit is turned off or the Highlight Playback is finished APPROX 90 SEC APPROX 3 MIN AUTO NO...

Page 81: ... Scenes recorded in 1080 50i are recorded in HA regardless of REC MODE PH HA HG HE of a scene 4 Touch YES 5 Touch EXIT is displayed on the thumbnail of the scenes saved by the Highlight Playback Saving the Highlight Playback AVCHD 1920k1080 50i It will be saved in high definition image quality MP4 1280k720 25p It will be saved with an image quality that allows you to upload it on the Internet in h...

Page 82: ...m j Touch NO j Playback finishes j Stop playback You can also select combinations of scenes and parts of scenes You can select up to 99 scenes Each 3 second thumbnail of part of a scene is treated as a single scene You can create a combined scene of up to about 6 hours long Skip Playback Slow motion Playback Frame by frame Playback and Direct Playback are not possible When saving a manually edited...

Page 83: ...e containing the selected part 4 To select thumbnails by specifying a range Touch Range To cancel the operation touch it again 5 To select thumbnails by specifying a range Touch the range start and finish points you want to play back The range between start and finish points are selected and the indication white appears on the thumbnails To cancel the selected thumbnails from among the thumbnails ...

Page 84: ...lity HA of REC MODE and saved Scenes recorded in 1080 50i are recorded in HA regardless of REC MODE PH HA HG HE of a scene 4 Touch YES If you are using the battery a message recommending that you use the AC adaptor will be displayed To start the saving operation touch START 5 Touch EXIT You can save scenes even when using the battery but we recommend that you use the AC adaptor For information on ...

Page 85: ...Check the Baby Calendar The name of the registered baby and its age in months are displayed You can switch the age in months display by touching Except for months with no recordings the age in months display is available for each month If you touch the name display the screen for selecting a registered baby is displayed From among the 3 registered babies select the baby you want to display and tou...

Page 86: ...hen Baby 1 Baby 2 Baby 3 is displayed the birthday and name or name only are not registered 3 Touch the desired item The setting method is the same as when registering for the first time l 85 4 Touch ENTER The Baby Calendar of the registered baby is displayed To delete a baby s registered details 1 Touch the name display on the Baby Calendar l 85 or select the menu 2 Touch the name of the baby who...

Page 87: ... MUSIC SELECT to different settings change MUSIC SELECT after setting EFFECT SETUP SLIDES INTERVAL cannot be set when EFFECT SETUP is set When MUSIC SELECT is selected Touch the desired sound Touch ENTER To test the music audio Touch START and start the audio testing Touch the other music option to change the music to be tested When you touch STOP the music playback stops 4 Touch START ALL DATE SE...

Page 88: ...s 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 3 When MULTI is selected in Step 2 Touch the scene still picture to be deleted When touched the scene still picture is selected and the indication appears on...

Page 89: ... or SINGLE During Highlight Playback scenes still pictures cannot be deleted Scenes that cannot be played back the thumbnails are displayed as cannot be deleted In case of ALL SCENES the deletion may take time if there are many scenes or still pictures If you delete scenes recorded on other products or still pictures conforming to DCF standard with this unit all the data related to the scenes stil...

Page 90: ...ion Playback and Frame by frame Playback l 71 4 Touch ENTER 5 Confirm play back the scene after editing by touching YES A confirmation message appears when NO is touched Proceed to Step 7 6 Stop the playback A confirmation message appears 7 Touch ENTER Repeat Steps 2 7 to continuously delete parts from other scenes To complete editing Touch Return Deleting a part of a scene cannot be performed whe...

Page 91: ...oint Touch YES Touch YES to continue dividing the same scene To continue dividing other scenes touch NO and repeat Steps 2 3 4 Touch Return to complete dividing Unwanted parts can be deleted l 88 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 poss...

Page 92: ...rame by frame Playback l 71 3 Touch to set the dividing point Set the dividing point so there will be 2 seconds or more for the part for deletion and 3 seconds or more for the part to be kept 4 Touch the part for deletion 5 Touch YES and confirm play back the part for deletion A confirmation message appears when NO is touched Proceed to Step 7 6 Stop the playback A confirmation message appears 7 T...

Page 93: ...to the Playback Mode 1 Select the menu TRANSFER PROTECT is displayed when using the Eye Fi card that is set as the selected transfer setting device in advance on the computer 2 Touch the scene still picture to be protected When touched the scene still picture is selected and the indication appears on the thumbnail Touch the scene still picture again to cancel the operation Touch Return to complete...

Page 94: ...fter conversion are saved to the same media as the scenes before conversion 5 Touch YES To continue converting scenes to MP4 repeat steps 2 to 5 To stop converting to MP4 halfway Touch CANCEL during format conversion To exit the MP4 conversion Touch Return A scene recorded over a long time may take time When converting and copying the scenes recorded in AVCHD to an MP4 scene the scene exceeding ap...

Page 95: ...ine Panasonic HDMI mini cable RP CDHM15 RP CDHM30 optional 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 Be sure to connect to the HDMI terminal Connecting with a HDMI mini cable l 97 Pla...

Page 96: ...the TV Use LCD monitor of this unit j Recording motion pictures j When setting PRE REC j When saving the Highlight Playback scene or a manually edited scene j When copying performing CONVERT TO MP4 If you connect this unit to the TV when this unit is set to Recording Mode a squealing sound may be output Before connecting this unit set it to Playback Mode The microphone may pick up the sound from t...

Page 97: ...e output resolution automatically based on information from the connected TV If the images are not output on the TV when the setting is AUTO switch to the method 1080p 1080i or 576p which enables the images to be displayed on your TV Please read the operating instructions for the TV Images may not be displayed on the television for several seconds in some cases such as when changing between scenes...

Page 98: ...r the Panasonic TV for easy operations when this unit has been connected to a VIERA Link compatible device using a HDMI mini cable supplied for automatic linked operations Not all operations are possible VIERA Link is a unique Panasonic function built on a HDMI control function using the standard HDMI CEC Consumer Electronics Control specification Linked operations with HDMI CEC compatible devices...

Page 99: ...g on the HDMI terminal on the TV the 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 ...

Page 100: ... HDD is in a format other than FAT32 j When connected by using a USB hub A USB Connection Cable commercially available B USB HDD commercially available C Turn the side with the symbol up to connect the micro A end of the USB Connection Cable to the USB terminal of this unit Connect this unit to the AC adaptor 1 When using a desktop HDD Connect the AC adaptor supplied with USB HDD to the USB HDD If...

Page 101: ...efore copying When using a USB HDD for the first time or using a USB HDD that has been used with other devices first run FORMAT MEDIA Before copying go to MEDIA STATUS to check the amount of free space on the USB HDD In the following cases copying may take longer j There are lots of scenes j The temperature of this unit is high If you copy protected scenes or still pictures the protection setting ...

Page 102: ...ying media information The used space of the USB HDD can be checked Connect this unit to the USB HDD and touch Playback HDD If you touch CHANGE MEDIA you can switch the display between the SD card and USB HDD Simple copy 1 Connect this unit to the USB HDD to prepare for copying l 100 2 Touch Simple copy When Copy selected files or Playback HDD is selected terminate the connection with the USB HDD ...

Page 103: ...CENES is selected When touched the scene still picture is selected and the indication appears on the thumbnail Touch the scene still picture again to cancel the operation When SELECT DATE is selected When touched the date is selected and surrounded by red Touch the date again to cancel the operation Up to 99 scenes 99 dates can be selected continuously 5 Touch EXIT when the copy complete message i...

Page 104: ...k and then play it back The playback operation is performed the same as when playing back motion pictures or still pictures l 25 71 To terminate the connection between this unit and the USB HDD Touch on the Touch Menu Disconnect the USB Connection Cable from this unit It is also possible to switch the media to play back by touching the play mode select icon When the USB HDD is connected the USB HD...

Page 105: ...ray disc recorder video device etc Equipment used for dubbing Dubbing picture quality To dub Equipment with SD card slot High definition picture quality Insert the SD card directly l 106 Equipment with USB terminal High definition picture quality Connect with supplied USB cable l 106 Equipment without SD card slot or USB terminal Standard picture quality This can be played back on equipment incomp...

Page 106: ...B function selection screen will appear on the screen of the unit 2 Touch RECORDER on the screen of this unit When you select an option other than RECORDER reconnect the USB cable When using the battery the LCD monitor turns off after about 5 seconds Touch the screen to turn the LCD monitor on 3 Dubbing through operations on the Blu ray disc recorder or high definition AVCHD compatible DVD recorde...

Page 107: ...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 3 You cannot switch the Recording Mode Playback Mode by pressing the recording playback button on this unit while the Blu ray disc recorder or DVD recorder is ...

Page 108: ... be displayed in reduced sizes on the TV If the date and time display and function indication are not wanted cancel them before dubbing l 31 97 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...

Page 109: ...nsmission are not guaranteed to 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 pl...

Page 110: ...read the card operating instructions or consult the card manufacturer Install the software supplied with the Eye Fi card on your PC and configure the selection transfer settings Insert an Eye Fi card commercially available to the unit 1 Press the recording playback button to switch to the Playback Mode 2 Touch the play mode select icon 3 Select MP4 iFrame or PICTURE l 25 AVCHD scenes cannot be use...

Page 111: ...setting can be checked while pausing 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...

Page 112: ...less LAN device that use the 2 4 GHz radio wave band may cause a decrease in performance in both devices Do not connect to the wireless network you are not authorised to use When this unit utilises its Wi Fi function wireless networks will be searched automatically When this happens wireless networks that you are not authorised to use SSID may be displayed however do not attempt to connect to the ...

Page 113: ...ing the battery we recommend you use the fully charged one When sending motion pictures or still pictures on a mobile network or tethering high packet communication fees may be incurred depending on the details of your contract This unit may not connect to a wireless access point depending on the radio wave condition When motion picture or still picture transmission is not successful point the Wi ...

Page 114: ...atible or iOS device If the smartphone is NFC compatible the NFC mark is displayed when you start up Image App Using NFC you can easily set up a direct connection between this unit and the smartphone If the device is Android NFC compatible Use NFC to set up a direct connection between this unit and the smartphone Proceed to Using Remote Ctrl with a direct connection l 116 Wi Fi V270 Remote Ctrl Yo...

Page 115: ... access point is compatible with IEEE802 11b g n 2 Set up a Wi Fi connection between this unit and the wireless access point Easy Connection WPS l 145 Searching for wireless access points to set up a connection l 146 Setting up a connection manually l 147 When the Wi Fi connection is complete proceed to Using Remote Ctrl with a wireless access point connection l 117 Using Wi Fi Easy Setup you can ...

Page 116: ... will be connected The connection cannot be established while this unit is recording or copying a file to the smartphone during remote operations If the device is Android non NFC compatible or iOS Proceed to Step 2 when your Wi Fi connection has been made via Direct Connection in Wi Fi Setup l 148 1 Press Wi Fi button on this unit and touch Remote Ctrl It will go into connection standby for remote...

Page 117: ... complete images of this unit is displayed on the smartphone screen This unit is turned on even if it touches the smartphone on of this unit where this unit is turned off with a LCD monitor If you touch the second smartphone when this unit has already been connected to the first one The remote operation with the first smartphone that has been connected to this unit will be cut off and the newly to...

Page 118: ...ne screen shots are example displayed in Motion Picture Recording Mode and Playback Mode Depending on your OS or the version of the smartphone application Image App the screens may differ from the ones above Screen display during remote operations Recording screen 1 Recording media remaining recordable time 2 Remaining battery power of this unit 3 Zoom 4 Photoshot button 5 Menu display 6 Playback ...

Page 119: ...d Smart Home Network j It is possible to post to SNS or perform playback operation when this unit is connected to the DLNA compatible TV via wireless access point using a smartphone Creating and saving scenes with Highlight Playback Highlight Playback cannot be used for MP4 iFrame scenes Highlight Photo Collage j Parts that were recognised as clearly recorded are automatically extracted from multi...

Page 120: ...connection l 146 Setting up a connection manually l 147 When the Wi Fi connection is complete proceed to Using Baby Monitor Using Wi Fi Easy Setup you can also set up a Wi Fi connection in conjunction with the smartphone application Image App l 143 Wi Fi V270 Baby Monitor You need to turn on the Wi Fi function of your smartphone If CLOCK SET l 19 is not set correctly the sound detection function w...

Page 121: ... the baby being monitored on your smartphone Images of baby monitoring cannot be recorded It cannot be confirmed with multiple smartphones simultaneously Voice message function The smartphone and this unit can be used like radio transceivers allowing the users to have a conversation by taking turns A voice message of up to 1 minute can be sent Open the LCD monitor of this unit when using the Voice...

Page 122: ...n to the smartphone when a sound is detected Notification Test This tests if a notification can be sent to the smartphone when a sound is detected Remote Voice Level This sets the voice message volume Sound Detection Sensitivity This sets the sound detection sensitivity Changing Baby Monitor settings ON OFF Volume high Volume low High Low ...

Page 123: ... l 145 Searching for wireless access points to set up a connection l 146 Setting up a connection manually l 147 When the Wi Fi connection is complete proceed to Using Hom Monitor Using Wi Fi Easy Setup you can also set up a Wi Fi connection in conjunction with the smartphone application Image App l 143 Wi Fi V270 Hom Monitor Switch the Wi Fi setting to off on your smartphone and use with mobile ne...

Page 124: ... this unit touch YES on the screen of this unit and then touch the smartphone on of this unit again If the unit is not recognised even when touching the smartphone change positions and try again The connection cannot be established while this unit is recording Check that the message Connecting has disappeared from this unit 6 When Start Home Cam is displayed on the smartphone select YES and start ...

Page 125: ...tphone application Image App If the device is Android When a Wi Fi connection guidance screen is displayed select No If the device is iOS If a confirmation message for the Wi Fi setup is displayed select Close 5 Enable the home monitoring setting from the menu of the smartphone application Image App Select MENU Application function Home Monitor and enable Use Home Monitor 6 Select Set connect dest...

Page 126: ...d non NFC compatible or iOS 1 Press Wi Fi button on this unit and touch Hom Monitor 2 Start up the smartphone application Image App When a Wi Fi connection guidance screen is displayed select NO Use the smartphone to start home monitor To exit Hom Monitor Touch EXIT displayed on the screen of this unit or press the Wi Fi button The message is displayed Touch YES to close the indication After turni...

Page 127: ...ndition inside the house The monitoring video can be confirmed Voice message The smartphone and this unit can be used like radio transceivers allowing the users to have a conversation by taking turns Line quality Recommended optimal speed upstream 500 kbps or higher If you have difficulty establishing a connection with Hom Monitor or the connection is disconnected wait for a while and connect agai...

Page 128: ...If you record an image when the LCD monitor of this unit is closed with the screen facing outward the LCD monitor turns off The password for the home monitor settings will change when Reset Wi Fi Settings is performed Set the home monitor settings of the smartphone again and reconnect to this unit when Reset Wi Fi Settings is performed Once this unit is set to home monitoring home monitoring stand...

Page 129: ...nction with the smartphone application Image App l 143 Playing back on a TV You can play back the scenes and still pictures recorded with or stored in this unit on a TV The following scenes can be played back j Scenes recorded in AVCHD HG HE j Scenes recorded in MP4 iFrame 720 j Scenes saved in MP4 1280k720 25p or MP4 640k360 25p 1 Press Wi Fi button on this unit and touch DLNA Play If you touch C...

Page 130: ...p playback Fast forward Fast rewind playback cannot be performed You cannot perform playback operations with this unit To exit DLNA Play Touch EXIT or press Wi Fi button A message is displayed Touch YES to exit Scenes recorded in the following REC FORMAT or REC MODE can not be played back j AVCHD 1080 50p PH HA j MP4 iFrame 1080 iFrame The scenes may not be played back smoothly depending on your e...

Page 131: ...ion between this unit and the wireless access point Easy Connection WPS l 145 Searching for wireless access points to set up a connection l 146 Setting up a connection manually l 147 When the Wi Fi connection is complete proceed to Copying to a PC l 133 Using Wi Fi Easy Setup you can also set up a Wi Fi connection in conjunction with the smartphone application Image App l 143 Wi Fi V270 Copy For i...

Page 132: ... the workgroup setting of the connected PC has been changed from the standard one you also need to change the PC Connect Setup setting of this unit l 156 The user account of the PC both the Account Name and the Password must consist of 32 or less alphanumeric characters 2 If you use non alphanumeric characters for the user account a destination folder may not be set 2 If you use more than 32 chara...

Page 133: ...uter name or NetBIOS name to the one consisting of only alphanumeric characters with a maximum of 15 characters Input method is same operation as for setting up the title l 80 After entering the computer name of the PC touch Enter 4 Touch INPUT and enter the name of the shared folder If you have created a shared folder destination folder using HD Writer LE 3 0 l 132 touch NEXT Enter the name of th...

Page 134: ...ures recorded on other devices copying may be cancelled Depending on your environment copying may take time or may not be available If the scene to be copied is long or copying fails we recommend that the following be performed for copying j Connecting this unit to the PC by USB cable l 166 170 j Inserting the SD card to the built in SD card slot of the PC or your SD card reader writer directly If...

Page 135: ...ethering Wi Fi V270 Live Cast If CLOCK SET l 19 is not set correctly Live Cast cannot be used Check your contract details carefully as smartphone and internet contract details may result in high communication charges being incurred or a limit placed on communication traffic Caution Be sure to pay special attention to the privacy the likeness rights etc of the subject when you use this function Use...

Page 136: ...Password When you connect this unit to a wireless access point l 145 you can acquire a LUMIX CLUB Login ID Password with this unit l 157 4 Use linked services with LUMIX CLUB Log in to the LUMIX CLUB and register set up the USTREAM on WEB service link setup 5 Set up a Wi Fi connection between this unit and the wireless access point Easy Connection WPS l 145 Searching for wireless access points to ...

Page 137: ...the Live Cast Mode To send e mails You can send e mails containing such information as the USTREAM channel name or the scheduled broadcast date This unit can only set the scheduled broadcast date l 139 For other settings set them on the LUMIX CLUB On the LUMIX CLUB register the destination addresses of the e mail in advance Touch will disappear when no touch function is performed for a specific pe...

Page 138: ... TVs or smartphones cancel the Password for the Programme and restart the broadcast Image content may be leaked to third parties depending on the USTREAM image publication method settings Set the publication range and Password using USTREAM if required Touch to display the live broadcast setting screen will disappear when no touch function is performed for a specific period of time To display them...

Page 139: ...AUTO is set change LINE QUALITY according to your environment If the selected line quality has an image quality higher than the one you are using images will appear as if the frame rate is low Operation cannot be guaranteed for all devices Even with a broadband line the recommended optimal speed may not be reached depending on your environment Narrowband lines such as analogue modems cannot be use...

Page 140: ...N or OFF Broadcasting live with no sound 1 Touch Microphone On Air 2 Touch OFF ON Live motion pictures are saved on USTREAM OFF Select this option not to save on USTREAM ON Sound is output during live broadcasts OFF Sound is not output during live broadcasts ...

Page 141: ...When downloading the app on a mobile network high packet communication fees may be incurred depending on the details of your contract Wi Fi V270 Install the Image App About the Image App The Image App is an application provided by Panasonic For Android apps For iOS apps OS Android 2 3 3 or later iOS 6 0 or later iPhone 3GS is not supported Installation procedure 1 Connect your Android device to a ...

Page 142: ... Easy Setup to set up a connection on page 143 To set up Wi Fi using this unit touch NO Refer to Connecting to a wireless access point on page 145 Wi Fi connection methods Connecting to a wireless access point l 145 Setting up a direct connection to a smartphone l 148 Available Wi Fi functions Remote Ctrl l 117 Baby Monitor l 120 Hom Monitor l 123 DLNA Play l 129 Copy l 131 Live Cast l 135 Remote ...

Page 143: ...he NFC mark is displayed on the smartphone screen If this is the first time the smartphone is connecting to this unit touch YES on the screen of this unit and then touch the smartphone on of this unit again The setup screen is displayed on the smartphone 5 Follow the on screen instructions of the smartphone to set up a connection When the settings is complete the smartphone and this unit are conne...

Page 144: ...w the on screen instructions of the smartphone to set up a connection When the settings is complete the smartphone and this unit are connected directly allowing you to use remote operations l 116 When Wi Fi is selected If you are using an Android device start up the smartphone application Image App 1 If the device is Android On the smartphone select Wi Fi and select the SSID displayed on this unit...

Page 145: ...ss access point When using a tethering connection please read the operating instructions for the smartphone A message is displayed when the connection is complete Touch EXIT and exit Set Wireless Access Point A message is displayed when the connection attempt fails Touch EXIT and set the connection again Enter a PIN code to set the Wi Fi connection 1 Touch PIN code in Step 6 2 Touch the wireless a...

Page 146: ...ess access point all characters will be displayed In this case touch OK When no wireless access points are displayed refer to Setting up a connection manually l 147 If an Encryption key Password is not set the connection is complete and a message is displayed Touch EXIT and exit Set Wireless Access Point 7 When there is an Encryption key Password Enter the Password For details on how to enter char...

Page 147: ...ow to enter characters refer to page 80 When the entry is complete touch Enter 7 Touch the desired Network Authentication method When WEP is selected proceed according to step 9 8 Touch the desired Encryption method If you select NONE a message is displayed after completing the connection Touch EXIT and exit Set Wireless Access Point 9 When selecting WEP TKIP AES Touch INPUT then enter the Passwor...

Page 148: ...ble depending on the environment it is used in Setting up a direct connection to a smartphone Check if the smartphone you are using is compatible with WPS j If the smartphone is compatible with WPS Proceed to the following Easy Connection WPS j If the smartphone is not compatible with WPS Proceed to the Connecting with QR code l 149 1 Press Wi Fi button on this unit and touch Wi Fi Setup 2 Touch D...

Page 149: ...he home button to close the displayed screen 3 Select the network name SSID of this unit from the Wi Fi setup of the smartphone When the QR code cannot be scanned refer to Connecting by entering an SSID and Password l 149 1 Press Wi Fi button on this unit and touch Wi Fi Setup 2 Touch Direct Connection 3 On the smartphone select the SSID displayed on this unit from the Wi Fi setup menu 4 Enter the...

Page 150: ... complete a message will be displayed and the screen will switch to the Wi Fi function screen selected in step 2 Perform the operation of the selected Wi Fi function If you have selected Remote Ctrl start up the smartphone application Image App after checking that Under remote control is displayed on the LCD monitor If the connection cannot be established check the Wi Fi setup of the smartphone Th...

Page 151: ...etting for the 2 4 GHz band is enabled Make sure the wireless access point is registered in this unit l 153 The device may be unable to locate the wireless access point due to problems with the signal Refer to Setting up a connection manually l 147 Easy Connection WPS Make sure the wireless access point is in the correct WPS standby mode Make sure the PIN code has been correctly input Search or Se...

Page 152: ...ttings of the smartphone The Wi Fi connection is disconnected immediately If there is a setting for avoiding poor connections in the Wi Fi setting menu of the Android device 4 0 or later version turn it off When this unit is connected to a wireless access point and Image App is started up it cannot find this unit Close Image App and press the Wi Fi button on this unit to terminate the Wi Fi connec...

Page 153: ...less access points are displayed 2 Configure the wireless access point settings l 145 To delete a wireless access point 1 Touch the wireless access point to be deleted 2 Touch Delete The message is displayed Touch YES to delete To switch the search order 1 Touch the access point you want to switch the order 2 Switch the order by touching or To change the wireless access point delete one of the reg...

Page 154: ...Wi Fi function by third party and protect the set personal information 1 Touch Setup 2 Touch INPUT and enter the Password 6 characters After finish entering the Password touch Enter If the Password has already been set is displayed For details on how to enter characters refer to page 80 3 Touch NEXT 4 Touch INPUT and enter the same Password again After finish entering the Password touch Enter If t...

Page 155: ...rs refer to page 80 Touch Enter 2 Touch EXIT If you are going to connect directly to a smartphone after changing the Device name SSID set the connection again with the changed Device name SSID l 148 The Password entered during the setting of direct connection cannot be changed l 148 You can change or check your wireless LAN s network settings such as the IP Address Subnet Mask and MAC Address If y...

Page 156: ...USTREAM you need to make other settings in advance l 136 157 You can change the workgroup setting When copying scenes or still pictures to a PC using a Wi Fi function Copy you need to create a shared folder on the PC and connect this unit to the workgroup to which the PC belongs The default setting is WORKGROUP For information on how to create a shared folder refer to page 132 For details on how t...

Page 157: ... without acquiring a Login ID 6 Touch NEXT and enter a Password Enter any combination of 8 to 16 characters and numbers for the Password For details on how to enter characters refer to page 80 7 Check the Login ID and touch OK The Login ID 12 digit number will be displayed automatically When logging in to the LUMIX CLUB with a computer you only need to enter the numbers Be sure to make a note of t...

Page 158: ...Touch NEXT 4 Touch YES in the Login ID delete confirmation screen The message is displayed Touch NEXT 5 Touch YES on the confirmation screen for deleting the LUMIX CLUB account The message is displayed Touch NEXT If you are not deleting the LUMIX CLUB account only the Login ID will be erased when NO is selected 6 Touch EXIT Changes and other actions to Login IDs can only be made to the Login ID ac...

Page 159: ...lable 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 recorded in 1080 50p can be copied as 1080 50p l 160 Important Notice MP4 iFrame scenes cannot be copied in Blu ray disc or in AVCHD for...

Page 160: ...er 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 stuck in the d...

Page 161: ...mputer and may not use it on more than 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 distribu...

Page 162: ...cal limitations in the MICROSOFT SQL 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 ...

Page 163: ...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 editing function Intel Core i7 2 8 GHz or higher is recommended when using playback or editing function for 1080 50p RAM Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8 1 2 GB or more 64 bit 1 GB or more 32 bit Windows Vista 1 GB or more Display High Colour...

Page 164: ...e used It may not properly play back or properly operate depending on the environment of the PC used Refer to the operating environment and notes Operation during the playback may become slow if the CPU or memory is not fulfilling the requirements of the operating environment Always use the most current driver for the video card Always make sure there is enough capacity on the HDD in the PC It may...

Page 165: ... Windows 7 Installing HD Writer LE 3 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 Install...

Page 166: ... recognised as an external drive of the PC l 168 When you select an option other than PC reconnect the USB cable When using the battery the LCD monitor turns off after about 5 seconds Touch the screen to turn the LCD monitor on Do not use any other USB cables except the supplied one Operation is not guaranteed with any other USB cables When this unit is connected to a PC using a USB cable while th...

Page 167: ...aranteed with any other USB cables You cannot charge the battery by connecting the supplied DC cable Be sure to connect the unit directly to the PC Blu ray disc recorder or DVD recorder During charging the status indicator flashes You cannot charge when the status indicator flashes rapidly or when it does not light at all Charge using the AC adaptor l 11 It will take 2 or 3 times longer to charge ...

Page 168: ...to the PC with Explorer 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 delete the SD card s folders Doing so may make the SD card unusable in this unit Do not delete or edit files on the SD card or USB HDD on the PC If you do so this unit may not be able to read t...

Page 169: ...LE 3 0 HD 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 Starti...

Page 170: ...tomatically recognised as an external drive of Mac When you select an option other than PC reconnect the USB cable When using the battery the LCD monitor turns off after about 5 seconds Touch the screen to turn the LCD monitor on 3 Double click CAM_SD displayed on the desktop Files are stored in 100CDPFQ folder etc in the DCIM folder 4 Using a drag and drop operation move the pictures you want to ...

Page 171: ... Fi transfer l 111 Remaining battery power l 12 White Card recording possible status Green Recognising the card Motion Picture Recording Mode l 64 MINI 8mm SILN INTV MNL ヮヱフヒパベパヮヱフヘビパヮヱフㄊョㄓㄎㄆ R 1h20m Remaining time for motion picture recording l 21 White Still picture recording icon Red Recording still picture R3000 Remaining number of still pictures l 23 Number of recording pixels for still...

Page 172: ...djustment 8mm movie l 45 AF AE tracking l 55 Level Shot Function l 39 Touch Shutter l 57 MF Manual Focus l 52 White Balance l 50 1 100 Shutter Speed l 51 OPEN F2 0 Iris value l 51 0dB Gain value l 51 White Green Focus indication l 22 PRE REC 1 1 C Display Touch Menu l 18 Backlight Compensation l 61 Tele Macro l 61 Intelligent Contrast Control l 59 Microphone Level l 68 Fade White Fade Black l 59 N...

Page 173: ... display l 25 AVCHD 1080 50p scene l 25 AVCHD PH scene l 25 AVCHD HA scene l 25 AVCHD HG scene l 25 AVCHD HE scene l 25 MP4 1080 50p scene l 25 MP4 720 25p scene l 25 MP4 360 25p scene l 25 iFrame scene l 25 Miniature recorded scene l 44 Time lapse recorded scene l 46 Scenes saved with Highlight Playback l 81 Eye Fi transfer status l 109 50p MINI Wi Fi connection status wireless access point l 142...

Page 174: ...ED PLEASE CHECK THE EXTERNAL DRIVE The external drive that this unit cannot recognise is connected Check if the USB HDD can be connected and used with this unit and try to reconnect l 100 Failed to connect wireless access point No wireless access point found Check the Wi Fi set up of your wireless access point and smartphone Easy Connection WPS can establish a connection only between two devices t...

Page 175: ...sible to completely repair the data If recovery fails it will not be possible to play back scenes recorded before the unit turned off When data recorded on another device is recovered it may not be possible to play back the data on this unit or the other device If recovery fails turn the unit off and on again after waiting a while If recovery fails repeatedly format a media on the unit Please be a...

Page 176: ...ly charged the battery has worn out and needs to be replaced This unit 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 98 This unit cannot be operated though it is turned on This unit does not operate normally Remove the battery or AC adaptor wai...

Page 177: ...just the focus l 42 52 Colour balance of images is strange when recording in a place such as a gymnasium In a place with multiple light sources such as a gymnasium or a hall set the White Balance setting to Indoor mode 2 If you cannot record clearly with the Indoor mode 2 set it to Manual adjustment mode l 50 Colour or brightness of the image changes or you may see horizontal bars in the image The...

Page 178: ... this unit when connected to a TV Sound levels cannot be adjusted using this unit so adjust the sound on the TV Even when this unit is connected to the TV by the HDMI mini cable images or sounds are not output Check if the HDMI mini cable is connected correctly Insert the HDMI mini cable all the way in If the SD card is inserted in another device it is not recognised Check that the device is compa...

Page 179: ...ng instructions for HD Writer LE 3 0 About the Wi Fi function V270 Problem Check points Cannot connect to wireless access point or smartphone Read page 151 if the Wi Fi connection cannot be established Cannot operate from smartphone using Remote Ctrl Install the smartphone app Image App on your smartphone l 141 When I look at the recording screen with the smartphone mosaic like noise appears on th...

Page 180: ... I have forgotten the password for the Wi Fi Perform Reset Wi Fi Settings from the Setup menu l 34 This will set the Wi Fi setting to the condition at the time of purchase and you will be able to use the Wi Fi setting menu When performing Reset Wi Fi Settings all Wi Fi settings including the LUMIX CLUB Login ID and registered wireless access points will be deleted I have forgotten the Login ID or ...

Page 181: ...ng of motion picture data that exceeds 4 GB may momentarily stop at every 4 GB of data when played back with another device It may not play back smoothly when the editing of scenes was done with the HD Writer LE 3 0 but it will play back smoothly if you set the seamless settings in the HD Writer LE 3 0 Refer to the operating instructions for the HD Writer LE 3 0 Principal reasons for not playing b...

Page 182: ...nd the cords and the cables Do not spray insecticides or volatile chemicals onto the unit If the unit is sprayed with such chemicals its body may be marred and the surface finish may peel off Do not leave rubber or plastic products in contact with the unit for a long time When you use the unit in a sandy or dusty place such as a beach do not let sand or fine dust get into the body and terminals of...

Page 183: ...e Recommended temperature 15 oC to 25 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 you charge it once every year and store it again after...

Page 184: ... high or low temperature Wait until the temperature has returned to an appropriate level and try charging again If you are still unable to charge there may be a fault in the unit battery or AC adaptor Off Charging has finished If the status indicator stays off despite the charging being unfinished there may be a fault in the unit battery or AC adaptor Refer to page 183 for details on the battery W...

Page 185: ...ation or personal information When requesting a repair transferring to another party or disposing After making a copy of personal information always delete information such as personal information and wireless LAN connection settings that you have saved within this unit with Reset Wi Fi Settings Delete account l 34 158 To protect personal information delete the registered details of Baby Calendar ...

Page 186: ...is a trademark of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc Android and Google Play are trademarks or registered trademarks of Google Inc The Wi Fi CERTIFIED Logo is a certification mark of Wi Fi Alliance The Wi Fi Protected Setup Identifier mark is a certification mark of Wi Fi Alliance Wi Fi is a registered trademark of Wi Fi Alliance Wi Fi Prot...

Page 187: ...econds 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 1080 50p 1080 50i PH HA HG HE Picture size Frame rate 1920k1080 50p ...

Page 188: ...ken 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 4224k2376 1920k1080 3136k2352 640k480 Aspect ratio 16 9 4 3 SD card 4 GB 600 3200 800 28000 16 G...

Page 189: ...ng with the dial When removing the Suction 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 1k j O I S is set to l 54 Depending on recording conditions even if you reco...

Page 190: ...mote Pan Tilt Cradle The Remote Pan Tilt Cradle Mode selection screen is displayed If you have touched an item other than Remote Pan Tilt Cradle or if the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle is not recognised correctly reconnect the USB cable If you turn off and on this unit with the USB cable connected this unit may operate in the previous Remote Pan Tilt Cradle Mode Using Wi Fi functions in combination with ...

Page 191: ...an Tilt Cradle for surveillance purposes Do not force the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle to stop moving during panning tilting operation The Remote Pan Tilt Cradle is not capable of supplying power to this unit When the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle detects a problem its status indicator flashes and both this unit and the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle turn off Connecting the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle to this unit l 190 Se...

Page 192: ...he Remote Pan Tilt Cradle in operation will be recorded If you start recording after making changes to the setup of the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle such as switching the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle Mode or changing the location of the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle it may rotate and return to its home position Once the operation starts do not disconnect the USB cable or move the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle and this unit...

Page 193: ...ted to this unit the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle setup menu can be set Connecting the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle to this unit l 190 1 Touch SETUP in the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle Mode screen 2 Touch desired menu item Set the left right pan range of the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle for Party Scene Moving Object Set the up down tilt range of the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle for Party Scene Moving Object Set the up down ope...

Page 194: ...mote Pan Tilt Cradle may become unusable You can watch the demonstration of how the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle will operate when Party Scene is set Touch Party Scene Demo the demonstration automatically starts When you touch EXIT the demonstration will be cancelled You can watch the demonstration of how the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle will operate when Moving Object is set Touch Moving Object Demo the demo...

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