User manual PANASONIC HDC-SD600

[. . . ] Operating Instructions High Definition Video Camera Model No. HDC-SD600 Before use, please read these instructions completely. Model number suffix "EB" denotes UK model. VQT2U82 Information for Your Safety Dear Customer, We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic High Definition Video Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for future reference. of your High Definition Video Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions. CAUTION! IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE REMOVED AND THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY. THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE ELECTRICAL SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED INTO ANY 13AMPERE SOCKET. [. . . ] (l 71) : [PICTURE] # [AF ASSIST LAMP] # [AUTO] The available distance of the AF assist lamp is approx. A conversion lens (optional) can block the AF assist lamp, and it will become harder to adjust the focus. When switching to intelligent auto mode, the setting is fixed to [AUTO] and cannot be changed. [SHTR SOUND] You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures. : [PICTURE] # [SHTR SOUND] # [OFF]/ / No shutter sound is emitted in motion picture recording mode. 70 VQT2U82 Advanced Recording (Advanced) 7 Manual recording or . ¬ Change the mode to MNL Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to manual mode. appears on the screen. /MANUAL F FOCUS WB SHTR IRIS FOCUS Focus (l 74) White balance (l 72) Manual shutter speed (l 73) Aperture adjustment (l 73) WB SHTR IRIS Perform the setting by touching the desired item to be set. Touch 1 to change the page and the manual icon appears or disappears each time is touched. F F / VQT2U82 71 White balance The automatic white balance function may not reproduce natural colours depending on the scenes or lighting conditions. Touch / to select white balance mode. To set the white balance manually 1 2 Select , fill the screen with a white subject. Touch and set the blinking . AWB F FOCUS WB SHTR IRIS Select the optimal mode by confirming the colour on the screen. Icon AWB F FOCUS WB SHTR IRIS Mode/Recording conditions Auto white balance adjustment Sunny mode Outdoors under a clear sky Cloudy mode Outdoors under cloudy sky Indoor mode 1 Incandescent light, video lights like in the studio, etc. Indoor mode 2 Colour fluorescent lamps, sodium lamps in gymnasiums etc. Manual adjustment mode Mercury-vapor lamps, sodium lamps, some fluorescent lights Lights used for wedding receptions at hotels, stage spotlights in theaters Sunrise, sunset, etc. When the screen turns black instantly and the display stops flashing and then lights constantly, the setting is complete. When the display flashes, the manual white balance previously adjusted is stored. When setting both the white balance and the iris/gain, set the white balance first. AWB is not displayed on the screen when AWB is being set. To return to auto setting, set to AWB or press the iA/MANUAL button again. 72 VQT2U82 Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment Shutter Speed: Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects. to adjust SHTR : Shutter speed: 1/50 to 1/8000 If [AUTO SLOW SHTR] is set to [ON], the shutter speed will be set between 1/25 and 1/8000. The shutter speed will be set between 1/2 and 1/2000 in still picture recording mode. IRIS : Iris/Gain value: CLOSE !# (F16 to F1. 7) !# OPEN !# (0dB to 18dB) Value closer to [CLOSE] darken the image. When the iris value is adjusted to brighter than [OPEN], it changes to the gain value. Manual shutter speed adjustment When the shutter speed is set lower than 1/12 in the still picture recording mode, it is recommended using a tripod. The shutter speed will be set to 1/25 when the unit is turned on again or when the quick start is performed. You may see a band of light around the object that is shining very bright, or having very high reflection. If you record an extremely bright object or record under indoor lighting, colour and screen brightness may change or a horizontal line may appear on the screen. In this case, record in the intelligent auto mode or set the shutter speed to 1/100 in areas where the power supply frequency is 50 Hz, or 1/125 in areas of 60 Hz. Manual iris/gain adjustment Luminance level and histogram are displayed during the iris adjustment. [. . . ] If a recording with a lot movements is recorded, the recording time is reduced. The recordable time may be reduced if recording of short scene is repeated. Use time in the row of 4 GB in above table as a guideline for the time that can be copied onto one DVD disc (4. 7 GB). VQT2U82 133 Others Number of recordable pictures SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory size. (In still picture recording mode) Aspect ratio Picture size Picture quality 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB SD card 8 GB 16 GB 24 GB 32 GB 48 GB 64 GB Aspect ratio Picture size Picture quality 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB SD card 16 GB 24 GB 32 GB 48 GB 64 GB 4608k3072 14. 2M 4:3 4032k3024 70 140 300 610 1200 2500 3600 5000 110 220 450 940 1900 3900 5800 7900 12. 2M 3200k2400 110 220 450 940 1900 3900 5800 180 360 740 1500 3000 6200 9100 7. 7M 2560k1920 180 360 740 1500 3000 6200 290 580 4. 9M 640k480 3600 6100 0. 3M 7400 12000 1200 15000 25000 2400 30000 50000 4800 60500 102000 9700 122000 205000 9100 14000 179000 301000 7900 12500 12500 19500 246000 414000 7200 11000 11000 18000 18000 28000 364000 613000 10000 15800 15800 25000 25000 39000 492000 829000 3:2 3600k2400 8. 6M 2880k1920 5. 5M 60 90 100 160 160 250 120 180 200 320 320 500 240 390 400 650 650 1000 500 800 850 1300 1300 2000 1000 1600 1700 2700 2700 4200 2100 3300 3400 5500 5500 8500 3100 4900 5100 8100 8100 12700 4200 6700 7000 11000 11000 17500 6200 9800 10000 16000 16000 25000 8400 13400 14000 22000 22000 35000 134 VQT2U82 Aspect ratio Picture size Picture quality 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB SD card 16 GB 24 GB 32 GB 48 GB 64 GB 4864k2736 13. 3M 16:9 3840k2160 8. 3 M 3072k1728 5. 3 M 65 100 100 160 160 270 130 200 200 320 320 540 270 400 400 700 700 1100 550 850 850 1420 1420 2200 1100 1700 1700 2800 2800 4500 2200 3400 3400 5600 5600 9000 3300 5100 5100 8400 8400 13000 4500 7000 7000 11500 11500 18200 6600 10000 10000 17000 17000 26000 9000 14000 14000 23000 23000 36400 (In motion picture recording mode) Aspect ratio Picture size Picture quality 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB SD card 16 GB 24 GB 32 GB 48 GB 64 GB 4864k2736 13. 3M 16:9 3840k2160 8. 3 M 1920k1080 2. 1 M 65 100 100 160 440 690 130 200 200 320 900 1400 270 400 400 700 1800 2800 550 850 850 1420 3600 5600 1100 1700 1700 2800 7300 11000 2200 3400 3400 5600 14000 23000 3300 5100 5100 8400 21000 34000 4500 7000 7000 11500 29000 46000 6600 10000 10000 17000 44000 69000 9000 14000 14000 23000 59000 93000 The numbers shown in the table are approximations. 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