User manual PANASONIC HDC-HS20

[. . . ] Operating Instructions High Definition Video Camera Model No. HDC-SD20 HDC-TM20 HDC-HS20 Before use, please read these instructions completely. VQT2B30-1 Information for Your Safety WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK); THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and easily accessible. The mains plug of the power supply cord shall remain readily operable. [. . . ] When the operation icon disappears, touch the screen to display the icon again. ( is for slow rewind playback) Playback is slow while touching. W T Refer to page 75 for information about Highlight&Time frame index. 9 scenes display returns if the power is turned off or the mode is changed. 2 Speaker volume adjustment Move the volume lever to adjust the speaker volume during playback. / VOL W T Towards "r": Increases the volume Towards "s": Decreases the volume Normal playback is restored when you touch . 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). VQT2B30 73 Frame-by-frame playback The motion picture is advanced one frame at a time. When the operation icon disappears, touch the screen to display the icon again. (Touch to advance the frames one at a time in the reverse direction. ) Motion picture compatibility This unit is based on the AVCHD format. The video signal that can be played back on this unit is 1920k1080/50i or 1440k1080/ 50i. This unit may degrade or not play back motion pictures recorded or created on other products, and other products may degrade or not play back motion pictures recorded on this unit, even if the products support AVCHD. If pause play is continued for 5 minutes, the screen returns to the thumbnails. Any scenes where the thumbnails are displayed as cannot be played back. During motion picture playback, the power will not turn off even if the LCD monitor is closed. The remaining time for playback indication will be reset to "0h00m00s" each scene. 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. Direct playback 1) Touch 1 to display the direct playback bar. 2) Touch the direct playback bar A. The playback is paused and the image is skipped until the position you touched. If no operations are performed for about 3 seconds, the bar will disappear. Direct playback bar cannot be operated with the remote control. 74 VQT2B30 Creating still picture from motion picture A single frame from the recorded motion picture can be saved as a still picture. Highlight&Time frame index An image of one scene is displayed as a thumbnail at set time interval. Scene can be played back from any midway point of the scene you wish to see. Move the zoom lever to r side and change over the thumbnail display to Highlight&Time frame index. (l 73) 1 Pause at the scene you want to save as a still picture during playback. It is convenient to use slow-motion playback and frame-by-frame playback. 1 Touch the set time selection. 2 Press the button fully. Still picture is recorded. ( / Still picture is recorded and will be saved on the same media as the motion picture. ) Date the motion picture was recorded will be registered as date of the still picture. Quality will be different from the normal still picture. A Set time selection B Scene selection Next (previous) scene can be displayed by touching / . 2 Touch and select time to be set. A portion judged to be clearly recorded will be detected and displayed in thumbnail if you select [HIGHLIGHT]. The thumbnail may not be displayed if the part recognised as clearly recorded cannot be detected. 3 Touch the thumbnail to be played back. Next (previous) thumbnail can be displayed by touching / . VQT2B30 75 Playing back motion pictures by date Scenes recorded on the same day can be played back in succession. Intelligent scene selection Playback the scenes excluding a portion of the scene judged to have failed to shoot due to fast movement of this unit, camera shake, or focus error. 1 Touch the date select icon. 1 Touch . A Date select icon 2 3 Touch [INTEL. Touch the scene to be played back. 2 Touch the playback date. The scenes recorded on the date selected are displayed as thumbnails. 3 Touch the scene to be played back. Playing back of all the scenes returns if the power is turned off or the mode is changed. [. . . ] In a place with drastic temperature changes, condensation may form on the LCD monitor. When the unit has become very cold, for example due to storage in a cold area, its LCD monitor will be slightly darker than usual immediately after the power is turned on. The normal brightness will be restored when the unit's internal temperature rises. Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD Monitor screen featuring a total of approximately 230, 000 pixels. [. . . ]