Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HC-V520M Panasonic
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Owner ’s Manual High Definit ion V ide o Camera Model No. HC-V520 HC-V520M HC-V510 Please r ead these instructio ns careful ly before using th is produ ct, and save this manual f or futu re use. VQT4Q45 until 2012/1/30 Register online at w ww .p ana sonic.
- 2 - ∫ About the reco rding forma t for recording motion pictures Y ou c an record motion pi ctures in e ither A VCHD *1 or iFrame rec or ding forma ts using this un it. ( l 63 ) *1 It is compatible with the A VCHD Progre ssive (1 080/60 p). A VCHD: It is suitabl e for view ing on a high-d efiniti on TV or for sa ving to di sc *2 .
- 3 - ∫ Cards that you can use wi th this unit SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card an d SDXC Memory Card ≥ 4 GB or more Me mory Car ds that do not have the SDHC logo or 48 GB or more Memory Cards tha t do no t have the SDXC lo go are not bas ed on S D Memory Card S pecifications.
- 4 - Read this first ............. ..... .......... ...... ..... ..... ..... 2 Prep arati on Names a nd Functi ons of Main Pa rts ............ 6 Power su pply... ................ ................ .......... ... 10 Inserting/ removing t he batt ery ..
- 5 - Advanced (Playb ack) Playback Operati ons . .......... ................ ........ 76 Motion pi cture pla yback using ope ration ic on ............ ................ .. 76 Creatin g stil l picture fro m motio n picture ............. ...... ..... ..
- 6 - 1 Speaker 2 A/V c onnector [A/V ] ( l 98 , 11 4 ) 3 Intellig ent aut o button [iA] ( l 25 ) 4 Optical Image Stabiliz er button [ O.I.S.] ( l 41 ) 5 Battery release lev er [BA TT] ( l 10 ) 6 Powe.
- 7 - 12 Mode swit ch ( l 16 ) 13 Status i nd ic at o r ( l 15 , 126 ) 14 Reco rding st art/sto p butt on ( l 21 ) 15 Battery holder ( l 10 ) 16 LCD m onitor (T ouch scre en) ( l 16 ) ≥ It can ope n up t o 90 o . ≥ It can rotate up to 180 o A towards the lens or 90 o B tow ards the opposit e direction.
- 8 - 21 DC input terminal [DC IN] ( l 11 ) ≥ Do not us e any other A C adaptors e xcept the supplie d one. 22 Photos hot bu tton [ ] ( l 23 ) 23 Zoom lever [W/T ] (In Motion Pictur e Recording Mode.
- 9 - / 26 Wi-Fi but ton [Wi-Fi ] ( l 126 , 131 , 136 , 140 , 14 1 , 145 , 149 ) 27 Wi-Fi Transmitte r ( l 11 9 ) 28 NFC touch part ( l 135 ) HC-V520 HC-V520M 26 27 28.
- 10 - ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The ba ttery that can be used wit h this u nit is VW -VBT190 /VW-VBT 380. ≥ The un it ha s a fu nctio n for distin guis hing ba tter ies wh ich can b e us ed sa fely . The dedica ted batt ery (V W-VBT 190/VW-V BT380 ) suppor ts this func tion.
- 1 1 - Charging the battery The uni t is in th e st andb y co ndit io n when the AC adap tor i s co nnect ed. The pr imar y cir cui t is alway s “live” as lon g as the A C adaptor is connected to an elec trical out let. Important: ≥ Use th e supp lied AC adaptor.
- 12 - Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recordin g time ≥ T em per atu re: 25 o C (77 o F)/hu midity: 60%RH ≥ Chargi ng time s in parenthes es are when cha rging from the USB termi nal. ≥ These ti mes are approxi mations . ≥ The in dicated chargin g time is for w hen the batt ery has been d ischarg ed comple tely .
- 13 - The unit can r ecord still pictures o r motion pictures to an SD card or built-in memory . T o record to an SD card, read the following. Cards that you can use w ith this unit Use SD cards confor ming t o Class 4 o r high er of t he SD Spe ed Clas s Rating * for m otion pictur e rec ording.
- 14 - Inserting/removing an SD c ard Caut ion: Check that th e access lamp h as go ne off. 1 Open the S D card cov er and insert (remo ve) the SD card into ( from) the card slot B . ≥ Face th e terminal side C in the direction sh own in the illu stration and press it straight in as far a s it will go.
- 15 - Y ou c an turn th e unit o n and off usi ng the po wer bu tton or by opening and clos ing the LC D moni tor . Open the LCD monitor and press the power button to turn on the unit. A The status indica tor lights on. The uni t is turne d on wh en the LCD monit or is op ened, and unit is turned off when it i s closed .
- 16 - Operate the mode switch to change the mode to , or . Y ou c an operat e by dir ectly touc hing the LCD mo nitor (t ouch screen ) with yo ur fing er . ∫ T ouch T ouch and release th e touch screen to select icon or picture . ≥ T ouch the center of the icon .
- 17 - ∫ About the operation icons ///: T o uch w hen ch angin g a page or perfo rming setti ngs. : T o uch to retu rn t o the previ ous sc reen . About the T ouch Menu T ouch (lef t side )/ (right si de ) of on the T ouch Menu to swit ch the operation icons.
- 18 - ∫ T o displa y the T ouc h Menu ≥ Do not touch on t he LCD m onitor with h ard poi nted tips, such as ball p oint pen s. The clock i s not set at the time of pur chase. Make sure to set the clo ck. 1 Select the m enu. ( l 30 ) 2 T ouch the date or time to be set, th en set the desired valu e using / .
- 19 - ∫ Basi c ca m era p osi tion ing 1 Hold th e unit with both hands. 2 Put you r hand thr ough the grip be lt. 3 It is con venient to use the Recordin g button i con A whe n holding the unit at waist leve l. ≥ When recording, m ake sure your f ooting is stable and the re is no danger o f colliding with anot her pers on or obj e ct.
- 20 - The card and built- in memo ry can be select ed separa t ely to record motion pictu res or still pict ures. 1 Change the mode to or . 2 Select the m enu. ( l 30 ) 3 T ouch the media to record motion pictures or still pictu res. ≥ The media sel ecte d separa tely f or mo ti on pictu res or still pictures is highlight ed in yellow .
- 21 - 1 Change the mode to . 2 Open the LCD monitor . 3 Press the recording start/stop button to start recording. A When you begin rec ord ing, ; change s to ¥ . B Record ing but ton icon 4 Press the recording start/stop button again to pause recording.
- 22 - ≥ (Maximum recor dable scene s of a sin gle SD card or b uilt-in me mory) ≥ Maximum number of reco rdable scenes and maximum number of different dates will be less th an above table when the re are both iFrame scenes and still pi ctures recorded on a n SD card or the built-i n memo ry .
- 23 - 1 Change the mode to . 2 Open the LCD monitor . 3 Press the butto n half way . (For Auto Foc us only ) Focus indication: 4 Press the butt on fu lly . ≥ If you set the Optical Imag e S tabilizer function ( l 41 ) to ([MO DE1]), then the Im age S tabilizer function will be more effective.
- 24 - ∫ About the screen in dications in S till Pictu re Recording Mode ∫ About the focusing ar ea When ther e is a co ntrasting object ahe ad or behind the subject in the focus area, the subject m ay not be fo cused. I f so, move t he cont rasting object o ut of the fo cus area.
- 25 - The fol lowing m odes (appr opriate for the con dition) a re set just by pointi ng the unit to what yo u want to rec ord. *1 In Mo tion Pictur e Recor ding Mode only *2 In S t ill Picture Recording Mode only ≥ Dependi ng on the recording conditio ns, the unit ma y not enter the desi red mod e.
- 26 - ∫ Intelligent Aut o Mode When switching to Intelligent Auto Mode, the Automatic White Balance and Auto Focus operate and automatica lly ad just the col or balan ce and focusing. Depen ding on the bright ness of the subject e tc., the aperture and sh utter spee d are automati cally adjuste d for an o ptimum br ightness .
- 27 - 1 Change the mode to . 2 T ouch the play mode select icon A ( l 17 ). ≥ Y ou can also set by touchi ng , selecting [VIDEO SETUP] or [PI CT . SETUP] # [MEDIA, VID EO/ PICTURE]. ( l 30 ) 3 / Select the still picture B or the recording format of the motion picture C you wish to play back.
- 28 - 5 Selec t the playb a ck ope r ati on by to uchi ng th e operat ion icon. * When p ressed two times, th e fast r ewind/fast fo rward speed in creases.
- 29 - Motion pi cture com patib ility ≥ This unit is based on AV CHD Progressive/A VCHD format/MPEG-4 A VC f ile format. ≥ Even if th e devices used have compatible standards, whe n playback o f .
- 30 - ≥ T o uch (left sid e)/ (righ t sid e) of on the T ouch M enu to di splay . ( l 17 ) 1 To u c h . 2 T ouch the top me nu A . 3 T ouch th e submenu B . ≥ Next (p revious) page is dis played by to uching /. 4 T ouch the desired item to enter th e setting.
- 31 - Set the display m ethod for the screen informati on dis play . Please r efer to page 18 . It is po ssible to d isplay an d record t he time at the tra vel destin ation by selecting your hom e regio n and t he travel destinati on. 1 Select the menu.
- 32 - 5 (Only when setting the region of your travel destination) T ouch / to select your travel destin ation a nd t ouch [ENT ER]. ≥ T o uc h [D A YLIGHT SAVING] to set da yli g h t saving time. appears and t he summe r time set ting i s turned o n.
- 33 - Please r efer to page 56 . Please r efer to page 99 . When abou t 5 minute s have pass ed withou t any oper ation, t his unit a utomati cally turn s off to save battery life .
- 34 - This u nit is put into rec ording pause approx. 0. 6 secon ds after the L CD monito r is reo pened. ≥ When in Quick St art Standby Mode abou t 70% o f the p ower us ed in r ecording pause mod e is bein g consum ed, so t he record ing time w ill be re duced.
- 35 - Y ou c an change the op eration icons ( l 57 ) to dis pl ay in the T ouch Menu . Register 3 favorite opera tion icon s. ≥ The def ault settin gs are , (Fade ), (PRE-REC) and (Backlight C ompens ation) f or Motion P icture Re cording M ode, an d (Se lf-timer ), (Backlight Com pensatio n) and (T ele Macro) for Still Picture Recording Mode.
- 36 - Please r efer to page 100 . Please r efer to page 101 . Please r efer to page 99 . Set to [ YES] for cha nging the m enu setting s back to th e defaul t condition. ≥ Settings for [MEDI A SELECT] * , [CLOCK SET] and [LANGUAGE] will not b e changed.
- 37 - Please be aware th at if a medium is formatted, then all the data recorded on the medium will be erased a nd cannot be rest ored. Ba ck up impor tant data on a PC, DVD disc etc. ( l 155 ) *1 only . *2 Displayed when connectin g a USB HDD. ( l 10 8 ) ≥ / Media selection screen is not d isplayed when the USB HDD is not connected.
- 38 - The firmware version of this unit is disp layed. Y ou can u pdate the firmware ve rsion of th is unit. This ite m is use d to start the unit dem onstration .
- 39 - This item is displayed only when an Eye-Fi card is in serted. Please r efer to page 11 5 . This item is displayed only when an Eye-Fi card is in serted. Please r efer to page 11 6 . Y ou c an select the langua ge on the screen display and the me nu screen.
- 40 - A Zoom bar ≥ Maximum zoom r atio for re cording motion pi ctures can be set with [ZO OM MODE]. ( l 62 ) ∫ About the zoo m bar The zoom bar is displayed during the zoom operati on. ∫ About the zoo m speed ≥ The zoom speed va ries dep ending on the ra nge ove r which t he zoom l ever is moved.
- 41 - Use the Image S tabilizer to reduce the effects of shake d uring recording. This unit is equipped with Hybrid Optical Image Stabilizer . Hybrid Optical Image S t abilizer is a hybrid of Optical and Electrical Ima ge S tabilizer . ∫ Changing Ima ge S t abiliz er Mode (Mo ti on P i ctur e Re cordi ng Mo de) Setting [HYBRID O.
- 42 - (Still Pictu re Recording Mode) ≥ Please r efer to page 56 for de tails about the Optical Im age S tabilizer Lock. : [RECORD SETUP] # [O.I.S.] # [M ODE1] or [MO DE2] [MODE1] : The functio n works all th e time. [MODE2] : The functi on works when the button is p ressed.
- 43 - 1 T ouch the Recor ding Mode but ton icon . 2 T ouch th e desi red Rec ordin g Mode button ic on. * In Mo tion Pictur e Recor ding Mo de only ≥ Pressing the Intelligent auto button while in Intelligent Auto Mode can also change t he Recording Mode.
- 44 - Please r efer to page 25 for details abo ut the effect o f each mod e. (Portrai t)/ ( Scener y)/ (Spo tlight) *1 /( L o w L i g h t ) *1 / (Ni ght S cen ery) *2 / (Macro ) *2 /( N o r m a l ) *1 /( N o r m a l ) *2 *1 In Mo tion Pictur e Recor ding Mode only *2 In S t ill Picture Recording Mode only ≥ Chan ge the Re cordin g Mo de to .
- 45 - 1 T ouch to a dju st t he hor i zont al posit i on of the in-focus portion . ≥ If you tou ch the s creen, you can ad just the horizontal position of the i n-focus po rtion. ≥ When n o touch op eration s are per formed fo r approxi mately 1 second, [Reset], [SIZE], an d [ENTER] a re displayed .
- 46 - 1 (When adjusting t he brightness) To u c h . ≥ The leve l of brigh tness is s witched e very time you touch the icon. (S t andar d) # (Bright) # (Dark) 2 (When adjusting the color balance) To u c h . ≥ The leve l of col or balance is switc hed every time you touch the icon.
- 47 - ≥ Chan ge the Re cordin g Mo de to . ( l 43 ) T ouch the desired Scene Mode. ≥ T ouch [ENTER]. ≥ (Sports/Portrait /Soft Skin/Spotli gh t/Sn ow /Bea ch/ Sun set/S ce ne ry) j The shu tter spe ed is 1/ 8 or more in Still Picture Record ing Mo de.
- 48 - ≥ (Nigh t Scener y) j The shu tter spe ed is 1/ 2 or more in Still Picture Record ing Mo de. j Using a tripod is recom mende d..
- 49 - ≥ The Ma nual Fo cus, Wh ite Ba lance, S hutter Spe ed, Brig htness (Iris and Gain ) settin gs are retained when you chan ge betw een Mot ion Pictu re Record ing Mod e and Still Pic ture Reco rdin g Mo de. T ouch th e to switch to Manua l Mode .
- 50 - White Bala nce Automa tic White B alance fun ction ma y not repr oduce natural col ors dep ending on the scen es or lighting conditions. If so, you can adjust the White Balance manually . ≥ Switch to Manua l Mode. ( l 49 ) 1 To u c h [ W B ] .
- 51 - Manual shutter spee d/iris adjust ment Shutte r Sp eed: Adjust it w hen rec ording fast-movi ng subjects. Iris: Adjust it when the scre en is too brigh t or too d ark. ≥ Switch to Manua l Mode. ( l 49 ) 1 T ouch [SHTR] or [IRIS]. 2 T ouch / to adjust se ttings.
- 52 - Manual Focus adjus tment If auto fo cusing is d ifficult du e to the co nditions, then use M anual Focu s. ≥ Switch to Manua l Mode. ( l 49 ) 1 (When MF assist function is used) Select the menu. ≥ T ouch to display th e Manual icon. 2 T ouch [FOC U S].
- 53 - Y ou c an record using conve nient fu nctions ju st by the ea sy operati on of tou ching th e screen. 1 T ouch (lef t side)/ (right si de) of on the T o uch M enu to di spla y T ouch Func t i o n icon s. ( l 17 ) 2 T ouch th e T ouch F uncti on icon .
- 54 - This fu nction de tects the hor izontal tilt o f the unit, and au tomatic ally cor rects it to the level pos itio n befo re reco rd in g. 1 To u c h .
- 55 - It is poss ibl e to se t th e foc us and expo sur e to t h e subj ect spec ifi ed o n the t ouch scre en. The fo cus and ex posur e will keep followi ng the s ubject automa tically ev en if it m oves. 1 To u c h . ≥ When [F ACE RECOG .] ( l 64 ) is [ON] and a reg istered face is detected , the targ et is automatic ally locked.
- 56 - In Moti on Pict ure Recor ding Mode , you ca n furthe r improv e optica l image stabilization by touch ing an d hold ing . With th is func tion, you can furth er redu ce the effects of the shake t hat ten ds to oc cur wh en using zoom. 1 Press the Optical Image St abilizer button to turn the Image St abilizer on.
- 57 - Select th e operati on icons to add d ifferent effects to the images to be reco rded. 1 T ouch (left s ide )/ (right s ide ) of on the T ouch Menu to displ a y t he operati on ico ns . ( l 17 ) 2 T ouch an operation icon. (e.g. PRE-REC ) ≥ The op eratio n icons that are disp layed in the T ouch Menu ca n be c hange d .
- 58 - When you start rec ording , the im age/aud io grad ually appear s. (Fad e in) When you pause rec ording , the im age/aud io grad ually disa ppears.
- 59 - When a smilin g face is dete cted du ring m otion p icture recordin g, th e unit auto matica lly recor ds a stil l pictur e. The ic on change s each tim e it is to uched. ([ON] ) # ([FACE RECOG.]) # [OFF] ≥ During Smile Shot recording, the face detecte d as a smiling face is surrounded by a green frame and / are red.
- 60 - This is for reco rding still pictu res using the tim er . Each time th e icon is select ed, the ind ication chang es by one s etting in the following ord er: Ø 10 (Records after 10 s econds) #.
- 61 - Y ou can che ck if the image is level wh ile reco rding or p laying b ack motio n pictu res and st ill pictur es. The func tion can also be used to esti mate th e balanc e of th e compo sition. It will switch every time the ic on is touche d. # # # Set ting canc eled ≥ The guidel ine s do not appe ar on the i mag es actu ally recorde d.
- 62 - When yo u record images in different si tuations , this mo de automa tically sets optimum sh utter speeds an d aper tures. ≥ Set Cr ea ti ve C ont rol Mo de to [T ime La p se R ec] . ( l 44 ) ≥ Please r efer to page 47 for details abo ut the effect o f each mode.
- 63 - Switch the picture quality a nd rec ording for mat of the motion pictures to reco rd. *1 Recording will have highe r quality in the order of [PH] , [HA], [HG] and [HE]. *2 This option allows you to r ecord in 10 80/60p ( 1920 k 1080/6 0 progr essive), which is the highest picture quality for this unit.
- 64 - Face Reco gnition is a functio n for f inding faces that re semble face s which ha ve alre ady been regi st er ed a nd au tom atic al l y prior it izi ng focu s an d ex posure for those fa ces.
- 65 - Entering text ≥ The char acters can be con veniently input with out mo ving the cur sor whe n the [Au to Cursor Position] is set to [ON]. ( l 36 ) ≥ A maxim um of 9 cha racters can be en tered. 4 T ouch [ENT ER ] to end registration. ≥ T o uch [E XIT].
- 66 - ∫ Canceling a registered person 1 Select the menu. ≥ T o uching [D ELETE ALL ] cancel s all the r egistered people. 2 (When [DELETE ] is selected) T ouch the person to cancel. ≥ When to uched, the p erson is se lected an d is displayed. T o can cel the sel ected pe rson, touch again.
- 67 - Dete ct ed fac es appe ar w ith f ram es. ≥ Up to 15 f rames are indicate d. Larger faces and faces ne arer to th e cente r of the sc reen take prefere nce over ot hers. Wh en [FACE RECOG .] is [O N] registe red peop le are given pr iority . ∫ Prioritized face framing Prioritized fa ce framing is displayed as or ange frames.
- 68 - This functio n displays the horizontal/ver tica l tilt of the unit with the ele ctronic level. ∫ T o correct the tilt ≥ The hor izontal ti lt display A and vertical tilt d isplay B appe ar yellow w hen the re is a tilt, and appear green when th ere is a lmost no tilt.
- 69 - Y ou c an record bright pi ctures eve n in dark pla ces by slo wing the shutter speed. ≥ Switch to Manua l Mode. ( l 49 ) ≥ The shut ter spe ed is set to 1/30 or more de pending on the su rroun ding bri ghtness. ≥ This fu nction cann ot be u sed in Still Picture Record ing Mode.
- 70 - This will reduce the wind noise coming into the bu ilt-in microphones while maintaining the r ealism. ≥ Switch to Manua l Mode. ( l 49 ) ≥ When [ S trong] is set , you can ch eck how e ffectively the wind noise is redu ced with the icon displayed o n the scree n.
- 71 - When reco rding, t he inpu t level from the bu ilt-in micro phones ca n be ad justed. 1 Select the menu. 2 (When [SET ]/[SET ] is selected) T ouch / to adjust. ≥ Adjust th e micro phone inpu t level so that th e last 2 bars of the ga in value are not re d.
- 72 - Adjust th e quality of the image whi le recordin g. Adjust by output ting to a TV while adjusting the qu ality of th e image. ≥ This se tting is retained when you chan ge betw een Mot ion Pictur e Recordi ng Mod e and Still Pict ure Reco rding Mode.
- 73 - The high er the number o f pixels , the high er the clarity of the pictu re when p rinting. ∫ Picture s ize and Maxim um zoo m ratio in Still Picture Recording Mode Aspect ratio will change depending on the p icture size. *1 Extr a Optical Zoom can not be use d.
- 74 - Recording is do ne continuously at the r ate of 60 still pictu res per second. Use this func tion to r ecord an object with fa st movemen t. 1 Select the menu. 2 Press the button. ≥ flashe s in red during rec ording. ≥ First press th e button halfwa y , then p ress it fully to set the focus and r ecord.
- 75 - Y ou can add a s hutter sound when recor ding still pictures. ≥ No shu tter sound is emitte d in Mo tion Pict ure Rec ording Mo de. [SHTR SOUND] : [P ICT U RE] # [SHTR SOUND] # desire d sett ing : Vo l u m e l o w : V olume high [OFF]: Ca ncel the setting.
- 76 - Motion picture playback using operation icon For detail s on the b asic playb ack operat ions, re fer to page 27 . Advanced (Playback ) Playback Operations Playback operat ion Playb ack di spla.
- 77 - Creating still picture from motion picture A single frame from th e recorded motion p icture can be saved as a still picture. (1920 k 1080) still pictures will be recorde d for the A VCHD scenes and iFrame scen es, and (640 k 3 60) still pictures will be reco rded for the MP4 scen es.
- 78 - Highlight & T ime Frame Inde x An imag e of one sc ene is di splaye d as a thu mbnail a t set search conditio n. Scene can be played back from any midway p oint of the scene y ou wish to see. ≥ Operat e the zo om lever to side and cha nge ove r the thumbn ail display t o Highlig ht & Time Fram e Index.
- 79 - Resuming the previous pla yback If playb ack of a sce ne was stopp ed half way , th e playba ck can be r esumed fr om where it was stopped. If playb ack of a mo tion pictu re is sto pped, appears on the thu mbnail vie w of the stopped scene. ≥ The mem orized resume p osition is cle ared if you turn o ff the unit o r chan ge the mo de.
- 80 - Playing bac k motion pict ures/still pictures by date The scen es or the st ill pictures record ed on the same day c an be p layed back in successio n. 1 T ouch the date select icon. ( l 17 ) 2 T ouch the playback date. The scen es or the st ill pictu res record ed on the date se lected are displayed as thumbn ails.
- 81 - Highlight Playback Part th at was reco gnized as clearly re corded is extracte d from m ultiple sce nes, and it can b e played back or sto red in a sh ort time wi th effects and m usic added. It is also po ssible to cr eate an origin al Highlig ht Pl ayback by ch ecking your favo rite scenes and setting up to extr act thos e scenes.
- 82 - ∫ Setting up the custom effect It is po ssible to e njoy the H ighlight Playback wi th your f avorite effect by setting up the combinati on of an i mage effect and m usic. 1 T o uc h [ C U STO M]. 2 T ouch [EFFE CT SETU P] or [MUSI C SELECT].
- 83 - T ouch [ SET] to sel ect the item to change. ∫ Scen e se tti ng 1 (Only when Highlight Playba ck is started from [ ALL A VCHD]) T ouch the recording format of the scene to be played back. 2 T ouch [S ELECT D A TE] or [SELECT SC ENES ]. 3 (When [SELECT DA TE] is selected) T ouch the date to be played back.
- 84 - ∫ Che cking the f avo rite scen es 1 T ouch the scenes to be played back. 2 T ouch [Add] and add the favorite part. ≥ Approximately 4 second s before and after touching [Add ] will be adde d as favo rite. ≥ Number o f favorite sce nes that ca n be adde d are 1 t o 14.
- 85 - ∫ Priority setting 1 T ouch [FACE ] or [F ACE RECOG .]. ≥ If you tou ch [FACE], any detected face, in cluding t he face of person re gistered for Face Recognition, is given priority on playback. 2 (When [F A CE RECOG .] is selected) T ouch a face to specify .
- 86 - The scen es put toge ther as a Highligh t Playback can be saved as a single sce ne. / The reco rded scen es can be sa ved in the S D card. The reco rded scen es can be sa ved in the b uilt-in mem ory . 1 Stop the playback of the Highlight Playback or wait until the Highlight Playback is finished.
- 87 - Changing the playback settings and play ing back the slide show 1 To u c h . ( l 17 ) 2 (Only when you would like to change the settings) T ouch [SE T] to select the item to change. 3 (When [DA TE SE TUP] is selected) T ouch the playback date. (When [PLA YBACK SETUP] is select ed) T ouch [3D (NO EF FECT) ] or [2D] .
- 88 - (When [EF FECT SET UP] is selected) T ouch the desired effect. ≥ When [EFFECT SETUP] is changed, [M USIC SELECT] will be set the sa me as [ EFFECT SETU P]. (T o set [EF FECT SETUP] and [MU SIC SELECT ] to different settings, change [MUSIC SELEC T] after set ting [EFFEC T SETUP].
- 89 - ¬ Change the m ode t o . ∫ T o delete the scene o r still pic ture being played back T ouch while scenes or still pictures to be deleted are being played back. ∫ T o delete scenes or s till picture s from the thum bnail di splay ≥ Switch to the thumbna il display of the sce nes or still pic tures t o delete.
- 90 - 4 (When [MUL TI] is selected in S t ep 2) T ouch [Delete]. ≥ T o continuously delete othe r scenes/still pictur es, repeat Step s 3-4. When you stop dele ting ha lfwa y: T ouch [CANCEL] while deleting. ≥ The scenes o r still pictures that ha ve already been delete d when the deletion is canceled cann ot be restor ed.
- 91 - Deleting p art of a sc ene (A VCHD) Unnecessary part of an AVCHD scene can be deleted. The de leted scenes c annot be re stored . ≥ Change the mo de to and touc h the play mod e select ico n. Then, sele ct the A VCHD scene. ( l 27 ) 1 Select the menu.
- 92 - Dividing a scene (A VCHD) It is possible to divide an A VCHD scene. Any unwa nted parts in the scene c an be deleted after dividin g. ≥ Change the mo de to and touc h the play mod e select ico n. Then, sele ct the A VCHD scene. ( l 27 ) 1 Select the menu.
- 93 - Dividing a sce ne to p artially delete (iFrame/ MP4) Divide th e iFram e scene or the sce ne saved a s MP4, a nd delete u nnecess ary parts. This div ides the recorded scenes in tw o and de letes th e front ha lf or back h alf. The sce nes d elete d by divid ing ca nnot b e res tored.
- 94 - Deleting personal information Deletes Face Recog nition information from scenes in which faces were recog nized. ≥ Change the mo de to and tou ch the play m ode select ico n. Then, sele ct the A V CHD scene. ( l 27 ) ≥ Face Rec ognitio n inform ation is n ot reco rded in th e scene s record ed in iFr ame or t he scenes saved as MP4 .
- 95 - Before copying, con vert the scene s recorded in A VCHD to those with th e image quality (M P4: 640 k 360 /30p) tha t suppo rts playback on a PC or uploa ding on the intern et. ≥ Set the mode to , touch the play mode selection icon, and then select the A VCHD scene.
- 96 - Y ou can combine th e relaye d scene ( l 63 ) in the b uilt-i n me mory a nd t he con tinue d sce ne in the SD card to be one into th e SD car d. A Buil t-in memo ry B SD card C Range of Relay Recording ≥ Change the mo de to and tou ch the play m ode select ico n.
- 97 - T o cancel relay information ≥ When the relay inform ation is canceled, combining of th e relayed scenes will not b e possible anym ore. ≥ The per sonal inf ormatio n of the r elayed s cene in the built- in memor y or SD car d is dele ted, th e per s ona l inf orm ati on o f the c omb ined rel ay s cene is delet ed.
- 98 - ≥ Use the HDMI mini cable (s upplied). ≥ HDMI is th e inter face for di gital devic es. If yo u connect th is unit to a HDMI c ompatible h igh- definitio n TV and then play bac k the reco rded hi gh-defini tion images , you can e njoy them in high resolu tion with h igh qua lity sound .
- 99 - 2 Selec t the vide o input on t h e TV . ≥ Exampl e: Select the [HD MI] chan nel with a HDMI m ini cable. Select th e [Video 2] ch annel wit h a Com posite vid eo cable . (The na me of the channe l may differ depen ding on the conne cted TV .
- 100 - Connecting with a HDMI mini ca ble Select th e desired m ethod of HDMI outp ut. ≥ [AUTO] dete rmines the output resolut ion automa tically based on i nformat ion fro m the conn ected TV .
- 101 - ¬ Change the m ode t o . 1 Select the menu. ≥ If you are not using VIERA Link, set to [OFF]. 2 Connect this unit to a Panaso nic TV compatible with VIERA Link with a HDMI mini ca ble.
- 102 - 3 Operate with the remote con trol for the TV . ≥ Y ou can se lect the sc ene or picture you wa nt to pla y back by p ressing the b utton u p, down, left or right, and then the but ton in the c enter. ≥ The following operations are ava ilable by pressing the color buttons on the remote co ntrol.
- 103 - Y ou can conn ect this unit to 3D compatible TV , convert th e scenes and still p ictures recorded in 2D (conventio nal imag e) to 3 D and play b ack. ¬ Change the mode to and touch the play mode select icon . Then, select the A VCHD scene or set to .
- 104 - Motion pictures or still pictu res recorded with this unit can be copied between an SD card inserted in this un it and a built-in m emory . ∫ Check th e used sp ace of the cop y destin ation It is possible to check the used space of the SD c ard or built-in memory by [MEDIA S T A TUS].
- 105 - 3 T ouch desired items following the screen display . ≥ It will return to the previous ste p by touch ing . ≥ (When [SELECT SCENES] i s select ed) When touched, th e scene/still picture is se lected and the ind ication appe ars on the thumbnail.
- 106 - ≥ In this Operating Instructions, “USB hard disk d rive” is indicated as “USB HDD”. If you connect a USB HDD (commercially-available) to this unit b y using a USB Connection Cable (supplied with USB HDD), yo u can copy motion p ictures and still pic tures recorded on this un it to a USB HDD.
- 107 - 4 T ouch th e desi red i tem. ≥ Following can be performed by connecting the USB HDD with th e scenes and still pictures copied from this unit to othe r devices.
- 108 - ∫ Formatting This is for initializing the USB HDD. ≥ Please be aw are tha t if a me dia is fo rmatte d then all the d ata record ed on t he med ia is erased and can not be recove red.
- 109 - Simple copy 1 Connect this un it to the USB HDD to p repare for copying. ( l 106 ) ≥ Y ou cannot supp ly power to the USB HDD fr om this unit. 2 T ouch [S imple c opy] . ≥ When [Copy selected files] or [Playback HDD] is selected, terminate the connection with the USB HDD ( l 11 0 ), an d th en pe rform the oper ati on of S tep 1.
- 1 10 - Playing bac k the USB HDD ≥ Only moti on pict ure/stil l pictur e that hav e been c opied b y connect ing this unit to th e USB HDD or copied with HD Writer AE 5.
- 1 1 1 - ∫ Check before dubbing Chec k the equi pm ent us ed f or d ubbin g. * Some equipment m ay not be compatible with high -definition (A VCHD) picture quality . In such a case, c onnect wi th the C omposite vi deo cable (commerc ially-a vailable) and dub w ith standard picture quality .
- 1 12 - ∫ T o dub using equipmen t with an SD c ard slot Y ou c an dub by directly insert ing an SD c ard. ≥ T o copy scenes or still pictu res from the built-in memory to an SD ca rd, see page 104 . ∫ T o dub using equipmen t with a USB terminal Y ou c an dub by connecting a USB cab le.
- 1 13 - ≥ Do not us e any othe r USB cab les except the suppli ed one. (O peratio n is not guar anteed with any other U SB cables.) ≥ When th is unit is co nnected to a Panaso nic Blu- ray disc reco rder o r a DVD rec order usi ng a USB cable wh ile the u nit is tur ned on, p ower is a lso supplie d from the conne cted equi pment to this unit.
- 1 14 - ∫ Dubbing using equipment withou t an SD card slot o r a USB terminal, or using a v ideo dev ice Y ou c an dub by connectin g a Compo site video cable ( commerci ally-ava ilable). ≥ Use the AC adap tor to free you fr om worrying about the batte ry runni ng down.
- 1 15 - Using an Eye-Fi card (co mmercially-available), you ca n record motion pictures and still pictures on the card, and sa ve them on a PC or upload them on a file-shar ing web site via a wireless ne twork.
- 1 16 - ∫ Using Eye-Fi d irect mod e The fil es can be tr ansferred directly from t he Eye-Fi card to a smartpho ne or tablet w ithout go ing through the acce ss point whe n necess ary setting i s perfor med in a PC in ad vance. ≥ Install the sof tware supplied with the Eye-Fi card on your PC, and configure the Eye-Fi direct mode settings.
- 1 17 - ≥ The Ey e-Fi menu only ap pears w hen an E ye-Fi ca rd is use d. ≥ The Ey e-Fi transf er fea ture canno t be guar anteed to conti nue to op erate in the futur e due to changes t o the card specific ation etc.
- 1 18 - ∫ Use this unit as a w ireless LAN dev ice When using equipment or compu ter systems t hat requir e more re liable security than wireles s LAN devices, ensure th at the appropria te measure s are take n for safe ty design s and defe cts for the systems used.
- 1 19 - ≥ When sending mot ion pictures or still picture s with the Wi-Fi function , do not cover the Wi-Fi trans mitter with your han d. ( l 9 ) ≥ When t he battery indicator is flas hing red, the connec tion w ith other e quipme nt may not start or the c onn ect ion ma y be di sr upt ed.
- 120 - By linkin g with Wi-F i compatib le devices , you can us e the Wi- Fi funct ions of [ Lin k to Cell] ‚ [ DLNA Play] , [Live Cast] and [Home Ca m] .
- 121 - B When conne cting to a wireless a ccess point 1 Check if the wireless access point is compatible with IEEE802. 1 1 b, IEEE802.1 1g, or IEEE802.
- 122 - A When connec ting to a wirele ss access point B T etheri ng co nnecti on (s mart phon e) 1 (Whe n co nne ctin g to a wir ele ss ac ce ss p oint ) Check if the wireless access point is compatible with IEEE802. 1 1 b, IEEE802.1 1g, or IEEE802.1 1 n.
- 123 - 1 Check if the wireless access point is compatible with IEEE802. 1 1 b, IEEE802.1 1g, or IEEE802.1 1 n. 2 Inst all the sm art pho ne ap p “I ma ge A pp” on you r sm art ph one . ( l 12 4 ) 3 Check if the sma rtphone is an A ndroid (N FC-compati ble), An droid ( non-NFC -compati ble), or iOS device.
- 124 - ≥ The serv ice may n ot be able to be u sed pr operly depending on the type of sma rtphone being used. For compatible device s, see the fo llowing suppo rt site. http:/ /panasonic.j p/suppor t/global/cs /e_ca m/ (This S ite is E nglish on ly .
- 125 - Acquire a USTR EAM ID/Pa ssword/Pr ogram usin g a sma rtphone or a PC. ≥ Operati on cannot be guarant eed on f uture UST REAM serv ices and u pdates. Th e service co ntent and sc reens whic h can be used are su bject to change w ithout prior notice .
- 126 - T o use the W i-Fi fun ction, conne ct this u nit to a wireless ac cess poin t or smart phone via Wi-Fi. ∫ About the st atus indicator a nd the co nnection st atus i con when connected to Wi.
- 127 - Enter a P IN code to s et the Wi-Fi connection 1 T ouch [PIN code ] in Ste p 4 . 2 T ouch the wireless access p oint to be c onnected. ≥ If you tou ch [Refr esh], you ca n searc h for wir eless access p oints again. 3 T ouch [ENT ER ]. 4 Enter the PIN code displayed on this unit screen into the wireless access point.
- 128 - ≥ Confirm Encr yption key of th e selected wir eless access po int if the ne twork authe ntication is encrypted . ≥ When conn ecting b y [Manual Setting ], confirm th e SSID ( Identif ication na me), Au thentication method, Encryption type, and Encryptio n key (Passw ord) of th e wirele ss access point you are using.
- 129 - ∫ When setting from the W i-Fi s etup menu 1 Press Wi-Fi b utton. 2 T ouch [W i-Fi S etup] . 3 T ouch [Wireless Sett ing s]. 4 T ouch the part with no di splay of a wireless access point.
- 130 - ∫ When conne cting by [Manua l Setting] 1 T ouch [M anual S etti ng]. 2 T ouch [INPUT], then Enter the SSID of the wireless access point. ≥ For details o n how to en ter chara cters, ref er to pag e 65 . ≥ When the e ntry is c omplete, to uch [Enter].
- 131 - Connecting to the smartp hone Check if your smartphone is comp atible with WPS ≥ Custom ers in th e US shou ld conn ect by enter ing an SSID and P assword or scannin g the Q R code.
- 132 - ∫ Connecting w ith QR code 1 Press Wi-Fi b utton. 2 T ouch [W i-Fi S etup] . 3 T ouch [Di rect Conne ction]. 4 T ouch [Cha nge co nnect ion ty pe]. 5 T ouch [QR code] . ≥ QR code is display ed on t he screen of this u nit. 6 St art up the sm artpho ne ap plicat ion “Im age App”.
- 133 - ≥ Please r efer to th e oper ating ins truction of the devi ce in use for de tails about t he settin g of the wireless acce ss point or s martphone. If the Wi-Fi conne ction ca nnot be est ablis hed Proble m Check p oints It ca nnot conne ct t o the wireless access p oint.
- 134 - It takes long time ev ery time to connec t to a smartp hone. ≥ It may take long er time to connec t depen ding on the Wi-Fi connectio n setting of the smart phone , but it is not a malfunct ion. This unit is not display ed in the W i-Fi sett ing scr een of the s mar tphone .
- 135 - Using a smar tphone, you can perform reco rd/play back operati ons from a rem ote locatio n or upload motion pictures and stil l pictures recorded in this un it on SN S (Social Networ king Service ).
- 136 - ≥ This unit will be tu rned on if it is t ouched on the by a smartphon e even when this un it was tur n ed of f using the L CD sc re en. If you touc h the second sm artphone wh en this un it.
- 137 - ∫ If the devic e is Androi d (NFC-comp atible) ≥ T urn on the NFC function Using th e NFC (Ne ar Fie ld Comm unication ) funct ion, you can easi ly transf er data neces sary for a Wi-Fi con nection betwee n this un it and t he smartp hone.
- 138 - T o exit remote o peration: T ou ch [E XI T] or pre ss Wi-Fi button. ≥ The messag e is di splayed. T o uch [YES] to clos e the indication. ≥ After turn ing off this u nit wit h the LCD monitor, you can also t urn on this un it and start the NFC communi cation by touching the smart phone on of this unit.
- 139 - ∫ When Recordin g Mode ≥ T urni ng the unit off ≥ Selecting a mode ≥ Recording motion pictures/still pictures ≥ Selecting a media to re cord ≥ Using th e zoom (Ava ilable in th e m.
- 140 - Connec ting this unit to a D LNA-com patible dev ice via Wi -Fi, you ca n play b ack scenes an d still picture s on the d evice. A DLNA-compatible Device 1 Press Wi-Fi b utton. 2 T ouch [ DLNA Play ]. ≥ If you touc h [Change AP], yo u can switch the w ireless ac cess point to anoth er one that has been registere d to this un it.
- 141 - Y ou c an broadc ast motion p ictures o f this un it live by se tting u p a link b etween the “LUMIX CL UB” and UST REAM. 1 Press Wi-Fi b utton. 2 T ouch [Live Cast]. ≥ If a “LUM IX CLUB” Log in ID and Password has not b een registe red to this unit yet, enter the m accord ing to the screen.
- 142 - T ouch . ≥ / / will disap pear when no touch funct ion is perform ed for a sp ecific period of time. T o displ ay them again, touc h t he scr een. ∫ T o start the live broa dcast T ouch . ≥ / / will disap pear when no touch funct ion is perform ed for a sp ecific period of time.
- 143 - T o uch to d isplay t he liv e broadca st set ting scre en. ≥ / / will disappear when no touch function is perform ed for a sp ecific period of time.
- 144 - Y ou c an conf irm the re cording screen of this u nit from ou tside us ing a sm artphone . ≥ Perf orm the home monit or ing oper at i on on the sma rtp hone . ( l 147 ) ≥ If this is the first time yo u are conf iguring t he hom e monitor settings , please read page 145 .
- 145 - ∫ If the devic e is Androi d (n on-NFC-comp atible) or iOS 1 Press Wi- Fi bu tton a nd t ouch [ Home Cam]. 2 St art up the sm artpho ne ap plicat ion “Im age App”. ≥ When a Wi- Fi co nnec tio n gui da nc e s c reen is displayed , select [NO ].
- 146 - ∫ When config uring the h ome mon itor setting s using QR c ode 1 Press Wi-Fi b utton. 2 T ouch [Hom e Cam] . 3 T ouch [QR code] . ≥ QR code is display ed on t he screen of this u nit. 4 St art up the sm artpho ne ap plicat ion “Im age App”.
- 147 - Refer to [Help] in the “ Image A pp” menu for fur ther detai ls on ho w to opera te. ∫ What you ca n ope r a te with a smartphon e ≥ Confirm t he condit ion insi de the ho use The mon itoring video ca n be confirm ed. ≥ The monitoring image can be reco rded as a video or a still picture.
- 148 - ≥ Setti ng can not be pe rform ed wh ile op erati ng mo nito ring w ith a smart phon e. T ouch [Set up] and sele c t desire d s ett ing. ∫ [Home Monito r Connect] Y ou c an display th e registr ation sc reen for a Device ID and Password.
- 149 - Conf igur e va ri ou s se tti ngs neces sa ry to u se t he Wi - Fi f unc tion . When conn ected to W i-Fi, the se ttings ca nnot be ch anged. 1 Press Wi-Fi b utton. 2 T ouch [W i-Fi S etup] . 3 T ouch desire d menu ite m . Y ou can add or delete wireless acce ss point s, or rearrange the display order of wireless acc ess points.
- 150 - If you set [ON], the LCD monitor turns off when remotely o perating th is unit with a s martphon e (in Motion Picture Recording Mo de or S t ill Picture Recording Mode) so that power consumption is reduced. ≥ When t he LCD monit or is turned off, you can d isplay the screen by touching it.
- 151 - Y ou c an view a nd change this unit’s device na me (SSID) , whic h is used for oper ating this unit as a wireless acces s point. 1 T ouch [INPUT], and enter the desired device name (SSID).
- 152 - Acquire a “LUM IX CLUB” Login ID (free). Y ou can upload the scenes and still pictures re corded with this unit to WEB service with [Link to Cell] or use the [Live Cast] functio n if you reg ister to “LUMIX CLUB ”. ≥ Y ou c an set the same “LU MIX CLUB ” Login ID for this unit an d a sma rtphone.
- 153 - ∫ Check o r change the acqu ired Login ID/Passw ord ≥ T o change the “LUMIX CLUB” Password on this unit, acces s the “LUMIX CLUB” websit e from your sma rtphone o r PC and change the “LUMIX CLUB” P asswor d in advanc e. 1 Press Wi-Fi b utton.
- 154 - ∫ Delete your Lo gin ID and accoun t from the “LUM IX CLUB” Delete the Login ID from this u nit when tra nsferring it to ano ther party or disposin g of it. Y ou can also delete your “LUMIX CLUB” accoun t. 1 Press Wi-Fi b utton. 2 T ouch [W i-Fi S etup] .
- 155 - HD W riter AE 5.0 Y ou can copy the motion/still picture data to the HDD of PCs or write to me dia like Blu-ray discs, DVD discs or SD cards using HD Writer AE 5.0, the software installed in the supplied CD-ROM . Refer to the ope rating in struction s of HD Writ er AE 5.
- 156 - ≥ It is possible to play back still pict ures on a PC using a image viewer standard to Windows or commercially available image browsing software, and copy still p ictures to a PC using Windows Explo rer. ≥ Please r efer to page 167 fo r details ab out using a Mac.
- 157 - End User Licens e Agreemen t Before opening th e CD-R OM package, please read the fo llowing. Y ou (“L icensee” ) are granted a license fo r the Software d efined in this E nd User License Agreem ent (“Agr eement”) on co ndition that you agree to the te rms and co nditions of this Agreem ent.
- 158 - Article 9 With rega rd to MICRO SOFT SQL SERVER CO MP ACT 3.5 produc ed by Micros oft Corporation (1) Licen see shall use the MICR OSOF T SQ L SERVER COMP ACT 3.5 only when included in the Softwar e, and sha ll not use the MICROSOFT SQL SER VER COMP ACT 3.
- 159 - ≥ Even if the sys tem requirem ents mention ed in this owner ’s manua l are fulfilled, som e PCs canno t be used. ≥ A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the supplied software applications. (A comp atible Blu -ray disc/DV D writer d rive and m edia ar e necessar y for writ ing to a B lu-ray di sc/DVD.
- 160 - ≥ Supplied CD-ROM is available for Windows o nly . ≥ Input i s not suppo rted in languages other t han Eng lish, Germ an, Fren ch, Simpli fied Ch inese and Russian.
- 161 - ∫ T o use the HD Writer AE 5 .0 Y ou will need a high performanc e PC depending on the f unctions to be u sed. It may no t properly play ba ck or prope rly oper ate depen ding on the envir onment o f the PC use d. Refer to the ope rating enviro nme nt and notes.
- 162 - When in stalling t he software, l og on to your c omputer a s the Ad ministrat or or with a us er name w ith equiva lent author ization. ( If you d o not have authori zation to do this, co nsult yo ur manag er .) ≥ Before starting the in stallation , close all applicati ons that are runni ng.
- 163 - ≥ Connect th is unit to the PC after the software app lications are installed. ≥ Remove the supplied CD- ROM from your PC. A USB ca ble (suppl ied) ≥ Insert the plu gs as far as th ey will go. 1 Connect thi s unit to th e AC adap tor . ≥ Use the AC adap tor to free you fr om worrying about the batte ry runni ng down.
- 164 - ∫ T o disconnect USB ca ble safe ly Select the icon in task tray displ aye d on the PC, and the n clic k [E ject Panas on ic Vide o Camera]. ≥ Depe ndi ng o n your PC’ s setti ngs, thi s ic on ma y no t be di sp laye d.
- 165 - About the PC display When th e unit is connec ted to a PC , it is re cognized as an exte rnal dr ive. ≥ Removable disk (Example: ) is displayed in [Compute r]. Exampl e folde r stru cture of a n SD card: Exam pl e fo ld er stru ct ur e of built -i n mem or y : The following data will be recorded.
- 166 - ≥ T o use the softw are, log o n as a n Administr ator or a s user n ame for s tandard user accoun t (only for Windows 8/W ind ows 7/W ind ow s Vista). The softw are canno t be us ed with th e user na me for a g uest ac count. (On the PC) Select [Start] # [All Program s] # [Panaso nic] # [HD Writer AE 5.
- 167 - ≥ HD Writer AE 5.0 is not available for M ac. ≥ iMov ie’ 1 1 supp ort e d. Fo r det a i ls ab out iMov ie’1 1, plea se c ont act Appl e I nc. ≥ iMovie’1 1 is not co mpatible w ith 1080/ 60p. 1 080/60p sce nes canno t be imp orted to a Mac.
- 168 - * o n l y ∫ Recording indi cations Others Indications Motion Picture Recording M ode Still Picture Recording Mode HC-V520M 0h00m00s R 1h20m 1h30m +1 1h30m 1 / 100 OPEN MF 0dB +1 MEGA .
- 169 - B PRE-REC ( l 58 ) T ime Lapse Recor din g ( l 46 ) Zoom M icropho ne ( l 70 ) S tereo M icropho ne ( l 70 ) Wind Noise Canceler ( l 70 ) // / Power LCD ( l 35 ) // / / / / Image Stabilizer ( .
- 170 - ∫ Playback i ndication s ∫ / Indication o f connec tion to Wi-F i ∫ Indication o f connec tion to USB HDD ∫ Indication o f connec tion to other device s ∫ Confirmato ry indica tions 1 / ; / 5 // 6 // 7 / 8 / 9 / : / D / E / ;1 / 2; Displ ay durin g pl ayba ck ( l 28 , 76 ) 0h00 m00s Playback T ime ( l 28 ) No.
- 171 - Major con firmation/erro r messages to be indica ted on the screen in t ext. *1 only *2 / only Others Messages PERIODICALL Y MAKE BACK UP OF DA T A IN BUIL T-IN MEMOR Y . *1 We recom mend backin g up impor tant recorde d motion pi ctures an d still p ictures per iodicall y to a PC, DVD d isc etc.
- 172 - About recovery If fault y managem ent inf ormation i s found, the me ssages may appear an d a repai r is perfor med. (Repairing may take time de pending on the er ror.) ≥ is displaye d when abnormal manag ement i nformation is detec ted whe n the scene s are displayed in thumbnail.
- 173 - ∫ It is not a m alfunctio n in followin g cases Others T roub leshooting A clicki ng sou nd is heard when th e unit is shaken . ≥ This is the sound of the lens mo ving and i s not a de fect. This sound will no longer be heard when the unit is turned on and change the m ode to or .
- 174 - Indication Proble m Check p oints Remaining ba tte ry indicati on is no t displa yed proper ly . ≥ The rema ining batter y capacity indicatio n is an approx imation. If the rem aining batte ry capacity in dication is not disp layed correctly , fully ch arge the battery , dischar ge it an d then charge i t again.
- 175 - Playback Proble m Check p oints Scenes /still pict ures cannot be pl ayed ba ck. ≥ Any scenes/still pictures wh ere the thumbnails ar e displayed as cannot b e played back. Scenes cannot be d eleted. ≥ Relea se the p rotect sett ing. ( l 94 ) ≥ Any scenes/still pictures wh ere the thumbna ils are displayed as cannot be deleted.
- 176 - With a PC Proble m Check p oints When c onnected by th e USB cable, th is unit is not dete cted by th e PC. ≥ After re-insertin g the SD card int o the unit, reconnect t he supplied USB cabl e . ≥ Select ano ther USB terminal on the PC. ≥ Che ck t he o per atin g env ir onm ent .
- 177 - I have fo rgott en the password fo r the Wi-Fi. ≥ Perfo rm [Res et Wi-Fi Se ttings] from the Setup m enu ( l 36 ). This will set the Wi-Fi sett ing to the condition at t he time of purchase, and you will be able to use the Wi-Fi setting menu.
- 178 - ∫ If A VCHD scenes do not chan ge smoothly when played ba ck on another d evice The images may be still for several seconds at the joins between the sc enes if the following operati ons are pe rformed w hen mult iple scene s have be en contin uously pla yed bac k using an other unit.
- 179 - Keep this uni t as far away as p ossible from elect romagne tic equi pment ( such as micro wave ove ns, TV s, vi deo gam es etc.) . ≥ If you use thi s unit on top of or near a TV , the picture s and/or s ound o n this uni t may be disrup ted by electr omagneti c wave ra diation.
- 180 - Do not use the unit for surve illa nc e purp os es or o ther busi ne ss us es. ≥ This u nit was desi gned for consum er interm ittent use. It was no t intend ed for cont in uo us u se, or for any indu str ial or comme rc ial appl i cati on r esu lti ng i n pr olo nge d use.
- 181 - Prepare spare bat teries w hen go ing out for recordin g. ≥ Prepare batteries enough to last fo r 3 to 4 times t he period you are plannin g to recor d for . Cold pla ces such as a ski resort c an shorten r ecord ing time. If you drop t he bat tery acc identally , check to see i f the term inals ar e damag ed.
- 182 - About 3D v iewing Anyone wh o is hyp er sensitiv e to lig ht, suffer s from heart disease o r is ot herwise unwell s hould avo id viewing 3D image . ≥ Doing m ay have an adverse a ffect on such medical conditions. If yo u feel tired, unco mfortable or o therwi se strang e when viewing 3 D imag e, stop viewing at once .
- 183 - ≥ When t he LCD scree n is di rty or condensa tion has occurr ed, please w ipe it using a soft cloth such as eyeglass cle aner . ≥ Do not touch t he LCD m onitor with your finger nails, or rub o r press wi th stro ng force. ≥ It may be come h ard to see or hard t o reco gni ze the tou ch whe n th e LCD pr ote ct ion sheet is affixed.
- 184 - ∫ Carefully obser ve copy right laws Whate ver you have r ecorded a nd cre ated can b e us ed f or y our person al ente rt ainme nt only . Under copy right l aws, other ma teri a ls cannot be u sed w ithou t obtaini ng permi ssion fr om the holders of th e copyr ights.
- 185 - This prod uct incor porates th e followin g software: (1) t he software develo ped indepe ndently by or f or Panas onic Corp oration , (2) t he software owned by t hird party and li censed to Panason ic Cor poration, (3) the s oftware licensed under the GNU Gen eral Pub lic Lice nse, V ersion 2 .
- 186 - ≥ SD cards are only mentio ned with the ir main mem ory size. The stat ed times are the approximate recordab le times for conti nuous rec ording. A Favors im age qu ality B Favors Recor ding time ≥ If rec ording for long pe riods, prepar e batt eries for 3 or 4 tim es the per iod you wish to r ecord for.
- 187 - ≥ SD card s are only mentioned with t heir m ain m emory si ze. The stated number is the approxi mate number of reco rdable pictu res. ≥ The nu mber of reco rdable pic tures d epend s on the subjec t being record ed. ≥ Maximum numbe r of recor dable p ictures that can be displayed is 9999 .
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An important point after buying a device Panasonic HC-V520M (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Panasonic HC-V520M yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Panasonic HC-V520M - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Panasonic HC-V520M you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Panasonic HC-V520M will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Panasonic HC-V520M, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Panasonic HC-V520M.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Panasonic HC-V520M. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Panasonic HC-V520M along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
