User manual PANASONIC HDC-TM300

[. . . ] Operating Instructions High Definition Video Camera Model No. HDC-TM300 HDC-HS300 Before use, please read these instructions completely. VQT1Z27 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. IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue: Neutral, Brown: Live. As these colours may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured Blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured Black or Blue. [. . . ] Hi-speed burst shooting If you turn off the power or change the mode to , this function is cancelled. (In the case of SD cards it is the maximum number of recordable scenes per card. ) Colour balance and brightness on the screen may change with some light sources such as fluorescent lamps. AF assist lamp A conversion lens (optional) can block the AF assist lamp, and it will become harder to adjust the focus. When the Intelligent auto mode is on, the setting is fixed to [AUTO] and cannot be changed. Set to [OFF] when you would not like the AF assist lamp to illuminate in dark environment, such as when you are recording animals in dark. It will become harder to adjust the focus. 78 VQT1Z27 Recording Recording (Advanced) 3 Recording manually by setting white balance, shutter speed or iris adjustment The operation sequence differs for the LCD monitor and viewfinder. ¬ Change the mode to MNL or . Press the FUNCTION button. appears on the screen. FUNCTION F WB WB SHTR IRIS White balance (l 80) Manual shutter speed (l 81) Aperture adjustment (l 81) SHTR IRIS A When using the viewfinder, rotate the multi manual ring to set it. When using the LCD monitor 1 When using the viewfinder Touch the desired item to be set. 1 Press the FUNCTION button to select desired item. Selected item changes whenever the FUNCTION button is pressed. F WB SHTR IRIS 2 Set it by rotating the multi manual ring. 2 Touch / selection. to enter the 1/100 WB 1/100 100 SHTR IRIS F WB SHTR IRIS Press the FUNCTION button again to cancel manual setting. The manual icon appears or disappears each time F F is touched. It will switch as following when the is selected and multi manual ring is rotated. Zoom operation cannot be done using the multi manual ring during setting. VQT1Z27 79 White balance The automatic white balance function may not reproduce natural colours depending on the scenes or lighting conditions. The unit can record pictures in a natural hue if it can recognise the reference colour white. (l 79) 1 2 Touch [WB]. When using the viewfinder, press the FUNCTION button to select it. (l 79) button to select the , rotate multi manual ring to select [CANCEL], and press the FUNCTION button again. Touch / to select white balance mode. To set the white balance manually 1 Select subject. , fill the screen with a white AWB F WB SHTR IRIS F WB SHTR IRIS When using the viewfinder, rotate the multi manual ring to set it. (l 79) Select the optimal mode by confirming the colour on the screen. Icon AWB 2 Touch and set the blinking . 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. F WB SHTR IRIS When using the viewfinder, press and hold the FUNCTION button. 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 FUNCTION button again. When using a viewfinder, press the FUNCTION 80 VQT1Z27 Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment Shutter Speed: Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects. (l 79) 1 2 Touch [SHTR] or [IRIS]. When using the viewfinder, press the FUNCTION button. [. . . ] (If it is left connected, a minute amount of current is consumed. ) Always keep the electrodes of the AC adaptor and battery clean. Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD Monitor screen featuring a total of approximately 230, 000 pixels. The result is more than 99. 99% effective pixels with a mere 0. 01% of the pixels inactive or always lit. However, this is not a malfunction and does not affect the recorded picture. Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the viewfinder screen featuring a total of approximately 113, 000 pixels. [. . . ]