User manual PANASONIC HDC-SD909

[. . . ] Operating Instructions High Definition Video Camera Model No. HDC-SD900 HDC-SD909 HDC-TM900 HDC-HS900 Before use, please read these instructions completely. VQT3K98 Information for Your Safety About the recording format for recording motion pictures You can select from AVCHD, 1080/50p or iFrame recording formats to record motion pictures using this unit. (l 48, 59) AVCHD: You can record high definition quality images with this format. It is suitable for viewing on a large format TV or for saving to disc. 1080/50p: This is a 1080/50p (1920k1080/50 progressive) recording mode that can record in maximum quality*. [. . . ] (l 45) [ECONOMY] will not work while you adjust the 3D Conversion Lens attachment position. When the 3D Conversion Lens is attached, the auto slow shutter setting is [AUTO SLOW SHTR (3D)]. (l 65) While 3D recording if moving the unit fast, the message is more likely to appear. If the unit is turned on with the lens cap attached in the shade etc. , the screen may appear to be blue. In such a case, remove the lens cap to return the screen to normal. - 80 - Functions that cannot be used during 3D recording When recording with the 3D Conversion Lens, you cannot use certain functions. Functions not available during 3D recording (Button/lever operations) j Zoom in/out function*1 j Hybrid optical image stabilizer*2 j Intelligent auto mode*3 j 1080/50p recording*4 j Still picture recording (Still Picture Recording Mode, and still picture recording in Motion Picture Recording Mode) j Manual operations*5 (focus, shutter speed, iris) j [EXT DISPLAY] (remote control) (Setup menu) j Quick power on j Quick start j Initial set *1 *2 *3 *4 (Recording functions) j AF/AE tracking j iFrame ([REC MODE]) j Intelligent contrast control j Smile shot j Soft skin mode j Tele macro j Guideline j Colour night view j Scene mode j Digital cinema j Face recognition j Digital cinema colour j Zoom microphone j Picture adjust j Luminance j Histogram The zoom position is fixed, and the zoom operation is disabled. The optical image stabilizer and optical image stabilizer lock can be used. The 1080/50p recording mode is cancelled, and the video is recorded with AVCHD picture quality. *5 Only white balance can be used. Touch to display the manual icon. - 81 - Advanced (Playback) Playback operations Motion picture playback using operation icon For details on the basic playback operations, refer to page 31. Playback operation Playback display Operating steps Touch 5 during playback to fast forward. (Touch 6 to rewind. ) The fast forward/rewind speed increases if you touch 5/6 again. (The display on the screen changes from 5 to . ) Normal playback is restored when you touch . Slide the LCD screen display right to left (left to right) while touching it during playback. When slow-motion pictures are played back in reverse, they will be shown continuously at approximately 2/3rd the speed of normal playback (intervals of 0. 5 seconds). Slow-motion playback for iFrame scenes will be in 1 second intervals. (Touch to advance the frames one at a time in the reverse direction. ) Normal playback is restored when you touch . When the frames are advanced one at a time in the reverse direction, they will be shown in intervals of 0. 5 seconds. Frame-by-frame playback for iFrame scenes will be in 1 second intervals. Fast forward/ rewind playback During Playback Skip playback (to the start of a scene) Slow-motion playback During Pause Frame-by-frame playback The motion picture is advanced one frame at a time. - 82 - Playback operation Playback display Operating steps Touch the Direct playback bar or slide it while touching. The playback pauses temporarily and skips to the position touched or slid to while touching. Direct playback bar cannot be operated with the remote control. During Playback Direct playback Creating still picture from motion picture A single frame from the recorded motion picture can be saved as a still picture. Picture size of the still picture to be recorded is 2. 1 M (1920k1080). 1 2 Pause at the scene you want to save as a still picture during playback. Press the button fully. It is convenient to use slow-motion playback and frame-by-frame playback. Date the motion picture was recorded will be registered as date of the still picture. [. . . ] a heated swimming pool) Helpful hint If, for example, you have used this unit for recording on a ski slope and are taking it into a heated room, place the unit inside a plastic bag, remove as much of the air from inside the bag as possible, then seal the bag. Leave the unit for about an hour in the room so the temperature of the unit is close to the ambient temperature of the room, then use it. - 152 - Others About copyright Carefully observe copyright laws Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws. Even for the purpose of private use, recording of certain material may be restricted. Other names of systems and products mentioned in these instructions are usually the registered trademarks or trademarks of the manufacturers who developed the system or product concerned. [. . . ]