Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HX-A100 Panasonic
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Operating Instr uctions Wear able Camera Model N o. HX-A100 Please rea d these instru ctions caref ully before using th is product, an d save this manual fo r future use .
- 2 - Preparation (Imp ortant) Abou t the Waterproo f/ Dustproo f .... ................ .......... ................ .......... 3 Read this first ............. .......... ........... ............... 6 What you can do with th is unit ................ ..
- 3 - Preparati on This does not gu arante e no de structi on, no ma lfunctio n, or w aterproo fing in all condit ions. * This mea ns that this unit c an be u sed under water f or spec ified time in specifi ed pres sure in accord ance with the hand ling met hod estab lished by Panasonic.
- 4 - ∫ When inner s ide of the len s is fogged (c ondensation) Condensat ion may form a nd the i nner side of the le ns may stea m up if this unit underg oes a significan t chang e in tem perature or humidi ty , such as wh en this u nit is mov ed from a cold pl ace like a high -altitude location to a wa rm plac e.
- 5 - ≥ Use this unit und erwate r at a depth of d own to 1 .5 m with the wat er tem perature betwee n 0 o C and 35 o C. ≥ Do not use this unit at a depth of over 1 .5 m. ≥ Do not use it in hot wate r over 35 o C (in a b ath or hot spr ing). ≥ Do not use this unit un derwater n ot longe r than 30 minute s continu ously .
- 6 - ∫ About record ing format s and comp atibility of this unit ≥ This unit is an MP4 f ormat (MPEG-4 A VC file standard) Wearable Camera for re cording high- definition m otion pictures. ≥ A VCH D and M PEG2 m otion p ictures a re different fo rmats, an d are not theref ore sup ported b y this unit.
- 7 - Y ou can e njoy a v ariety o f function s by conne cting thi s unit to a smart phone or an acce ss point. *1 Once you ma ke the set tings, you ca n perform a live broad cast wit h only the b utton oper ation on this unit fr om the ne xt time on.
- 8 - 1 Power la mp ( l 12 , 15 ) 2 Acces s lamp ( l 14 ) 3 Wi-Fi ® /WPS bu tton [ ] ( l 17 , 35 , 40 , 41 , 53 ) Wi-Fi mode lamp ( l 17 , 35 , 40 , 41 , 53 ) Switches to Wi-Fi mo de.
- 9 - ≥ When r emoving th e came ra/main un it from the Arm band Ca se, avoid pu lling t he camera /main unit co nnection cab le. ≥ Y ou c an use an optiona l Multi Mount (V W-MKA100) f or a va riety of scenes. W earing th is unit Wear the mai n unit and came ra unit.
- 10 - ≥ Do not touch t he lens or pull t he cable w hile attach ing or rem oving. ≥ When you a djust th e adjust er , do so slo wly witho ut app lying too much f orce. ≥ If the adjustm ent knob comes off, attach it as indicated in the ri ght figure.
- 1 1 - Charging the battery ≥ This u nit has a b uilt-i n recharg eable lit hium-ion batter y . Do n ot rem ove exce pt when disposin g of thi s unit. ( l 61 ) ≥ The ba ttery wi ll not be c harged if this u nit is tu rned on . Connec t it with the PC t o charg e the ba ttery after turn ing i t off.
- 12 - Charging and recording time ∫ Charging/Recordi ng time ≥ T em perat ure: 25 o C/humidi ty: 60 %RH ≥ These ti mes are approx imations . ≥ The in dicated char ging time is for w hen t he batt ery has been dischar ged co mplete ly .
- 13 - This unit can r ecord motion pictu res or still pictures to a microSD card. Cards that you can use w ith this unit Use microSD Me mory Card (512 MB/1 GB/ 2 GB) or mi croSDHC Memory Card (4 GB/8 GB/ 16 GB/32 G B) confor ming to Cla ss 4 *2 or high er of the SD Speed Clas s Rating *1 for motion pictur e rec ording .
- 14 - Inserting/removing a mic roSD card Caut ion: Check that th e access lamp A has gone off. ≥ When this un it i s acce ssing the mi croSD card (such as reco gnit ion, re cord ing, playb ack an d deletio n), the acc ess lamp lights up.
- 15 - Press the powe r button to turn on this unit. T urning th is unit on/off The po wer lamp is tu rned on. T o turn off thi s unit Hold do wn the powe r button un til the pow er lamp goes off.
- 16 - ∫ Use this unit as a wirele ss LAN dev ice When using equipment or com puter syste ms that re quire mor e reliable sec urity than wir eless LAN devices, ensure th at the appropria te meas ures are take n for s afety design s and d efects for the systems used.
- 17 - Inst alling Image App The Ima ge App is an app licatio n for the s martph one provi ded by P anasonic . ≥ The serv ice may n ot be able to be used pr operly depend ing on the type of smartpho ne bein g used. For compatible d evices, see the fo llowing suppo rt site.
- 18 - Select th is unit's S SID (Wi reless netw ork name ) on a sm artpho ne and en ter passwo rd to conn ect wit h the sm artph one. ≥ Change th e default SS ID and password a fter completin g the firs t setting. ( l 19 ) 1 Press the Wi-Fi/WPS bu tton continuo usly to ch ange the Wi-Fi mode lamp to [ ].
- 19 - After making the settings according to the setup wizard screens, you can use the main functions of this unit. Proce ed to c omplete the set up by f ollow ing the on-s creen in struct ions. ≥ The setu p wizard is disp layed at the time o f purchase and after a long period of non-u se during which the b attery ran down.
- 20 - ∫ If the conne ction betwe en this unit and th e smartphone has been interrupted The con nection between this u nit and the smar tphone may be interru pted tem porarily depen ding o n radio wave conditions. An atte mpt to reco nnect is made automat ically w hen radio wave inte rferen ce, etc.
- 21 - For set tings on t he Setup menu, t ap # [Camer a setup ] # respective item s on th e Image A pp scre en. S tarti ng and st oppin g of rec ordi ng, uni t on/of f and oc curr ing er rors ca n be conf irmed with thi s sou nd.
- 22 - Basic Record motion pictu res or still pictur es using the sma rtphone as a re mote control. ≥ For detail s, refer t o the h elp of t he Image App. Recording motion pictures 1 Ta p . ≥ This unit is set t o the recording m ode. 2 T ap the m otion picture recordin g icon to st art.
- 23 - ∫ Checks befo re recording If you inte nd to r ecord only w ith this un it by turning off the Wi-F i mode, we recommen d you make a test recording to check the sett ings such as th e field of view mode, [Im age stabilization] an d [White balanc e] befo re recordi ng.
- 24 - Ta p # [Recor d Setu p] # respect ive item s on th e Image App sc reen. ≥ For mor e informa tion, re fer to the help of the Image App. This se ts the record ing mod e. The gr eater the numb er is, the higher th e image quality is. Howe ver , the file size a lso become s greater.
- 25 - This is for recording still pictures at a set interval. (60 Seconds/30 Seconds/10 Seconds/5 Seconds/ 3 Seconds/O FF) ≥ If you tap the still picture rec ording ico n, inter mittent recordin g starts. (T ap it again to stop recordin g.) ≥ Y ou c an also start/st op inter mittent record ing by p ressing the photos hot bu tton on this unit.
- 26 - When the c olour tone does n ot look natu ral due to a light sour ce, etc., tap [Preset ], and select the mode . ≥ When recor ding under mercu ry vapo r lamp s, sodi um lamp s, sp otl ight s in a t heat er , etc. or when recording a suns et/sunrise, etc.
- 27 - Motion pictures or still pictures s tored in this unit ar e played back with the smartphone. ≥ For mor e informa tion, re fer to the help of the Image App. 1 Ta p . ≥ Thumbnails of motion picture or still pictur e stored in this unit are displayed.
- 28 - Playback settings Ta p # [Pla yback se tting s] # respec tive it ems on the Ima ge App s creen. ≥ For mor e informa tion, re fer to the help of the Image App. ≥ Please r efer to page 32 for "Picture Sha re" settings. If “Medium” is set, the data will be resized to 2.
- 29 - Camera function Ta p # # items i n [Camer a func tion] on the Image Ap p scre en. ≥ For mor e informa tion, re fer to the help of the Image App. ≥ For “P lay on T V”, ref er to “Playi ng back on a D LNA-compati ble TV ” ( l 43 ). Motion/still pictur es can be protecte d so that t hey are not delete d by mistake.
- 30 - When you upload motio n pictures and still pic tures recorded with this unit on WEB services (Facebo ok, Y ouTube, etc. ) or perfo rm a live broa dcast us ing “USTREA M”, you a re req uired to se t the following. ≥ For mor e informa tion, re fer to the help of the Image App.
- 31 - “LUMIX CLUB” settings If you i ntend to b roadcas t a live m otion pi cture or u se WEB se rvices wi th an iO S device, you are required to reg ister “ LUMIX C LUB” and WEB serv ices yo u use because upload ing or live broadcas ting i s done vi a “LUMIX CLUB”.
- 32 - 4 Close (or hide) the Im age App, turn on the Wi-Fi se tting, and conne ct this unit and smartphone ( l 17 ) When yo u perform a live b roadcas t with USTR EAM, yo u are required t o synchroni se the “ LUMIX CLUB” set tings with this unit.
- 33 - Uploads motion/still pict ures stored o n this unit to WEB ser vices. “LUMIX C LUB” settings , etc. are requ ired fo r uploa ding . ( l 31 ) Refer to “Re quired setti ngs for se nding d ata, etc.” ( l 30 ). ≥ For mor e informa tion, re fer to the help of the Image App.
- 34 - ≥ If 3G or othe r mobile connection s are used for up loading motion pictu res or still pictures, h igh data charge s may be i ncurred dependi ng on th e conte nt of your data plan. Upload ing on WEB service s can als o be done with an a ccess po int conn ection.
- 35 - Advanced This is t he conn ection meth od for Live broa dcasting using th e “LUMI X CLUB” and “UST REAM” services. ≥ Check if the wireless access point is compati ble with IEEE802.1 1b, IEEE802.1 1g, or IEEE802.1 1 n. ≥ Access po int settin gs are req uired specia lly for Li ve broa dcasting .
- 36 - Enter SSID ( Wireless n etwork nam e) and passwo rd of your access point to connect this unit to the access point . 1 Check the SSID and p assword of your access point. ≥ The SSID and passwor d of th e access poin t (e.g. a wireless router ) you us e are des cribed o n the access poin t device or in its manual.
- 37 - Using th e “LUM IX CLUB” and “UST REAM” ser vices, you can br oadcast l ive motio n pictures. (Live broadcas ting) ≥ For the con nection, refer to “Set ting the con nection de stination for Live bro adcastin g (Connecti ng in Live broadc ast mode)” ( l 35 ).
- 38 - Set the Image Qua lity , etc. fo r when i n Live broa dcast m ode. (Di rect connec tion to t he sma rtphone is required for the se ttings. ( l 17 )) From t he Imag e App, tap # [Cam era Wi-Fi s ettin gs] # [Live mo de set tings] , and ma ke the settin gs.
- 39 - ∫ About Image Qua lity for Live b roadcasting Set the Ima ge Quality fr om the fo llowing. When [AUTO] is set , the Im age Quality is che cked and is a utomatically s et to one o f the o ptions.
- 40 - Performing a liv e broadcast Press the W i-Fi/WPS button continuously to change the Wi-Fi mode lamp t o [ ]. ≥ The Wi-F i mode la mp [ ] flashes an d an alert sound is emi tted wh ile a live broad cast connectio n is being processe d. ≥ Wi-Fi mode lamp [ ] will turn on when the connection is completed.
- 41 - The foll owing conn ections a re for con trolling t his unit fr om a s martphon e via an acce ss point (wireles s router, etc.) or for playing back motion pictu res in thi s unit on a DLNA -compatib le TV . (The connecti ons of bot h 1 and 2 are requir ed) ≥ Check if the wireless access point is compati ble with IEEE802.
- 42 - Enter SSID ( Wireless n etwork nam e) and passwo rd of your access point to connect this unit to the access point . 1 Check the SSID and p assword of your access point. ≥ The SSID and passwo rd of t he access po int (e.g . a wirele ss broadb and ro uter) you use are describ ed on the access poi nt devic e or in i ts manual.
- 43 - Play back the data in th is unit on a DLNA -compatibl e device, such as a DL NA-compatibl e TV . ≥ Refer to “Connect ing to d evices on the networ k (Conn ecting in Access Poi nt mode) ” ( l 41 ) fo r inform ation on th e conn ection.
- 44 - For the networ k for this unit, tap # [Cam era Wi- Fi set tings ] # [Camera SSID settings ] from the Image A pp to mak e chang es, etc. The foll owing se ttings can b e made .
- 45 - With a PC If you con nect this unit to a P C while th is unit is tu rned off, char ging of this unit starts. ( l 11 ) If you con nect this unit to a P C while th is unit is tu rned on, this unit i s rec ognised as a card r eader, so you can access the m icroSD car d in this unit from the PC.
- 46 - ∫ For use wit h Mac Copying motion/ still pictures on PC When u sing this u nit as a card read er , remov able di sk (Exam ple: ) is disp layed in [Com puter] . 1 Double-click the folder that contains the still pictures. ([DCIM] # [100CDPFQ] etc.
- 47 - About the PC display The folder structur e of a microSD card o n which this unit has p erformed recording is as follows. Examp le folde r stru cture o f a micr oSD car d: ≥ Folde r nu mbers range f rom 10 0 to 999 . Four or five al phab etic char acters after a three -digi t number i ndica te the fil e type.
- 48 - The feature of HD W riter WE 1.0 Y ou can copy the motion/still picture files to the HDD of PCs or microSD cards using HD Writer WE 1.0, t he software installed i n the supp lied C D-ROM. ≥ Refer to the ope rating instructio ns of HD Wr iter WE 1.
- 49 - End User Licens e Agreement Before opening th e CD-R OM package, please r ead the fo llowing . Y ou (“L icensee” ) are granted a licen se for the Software d efined in this E nd User License Agreem ent (“Agr eemen t”) on co ndition that yo u agree to the te rms and co nditions of this Agreem ent.
- 50 - Operating e nvironment for HD W riter WE 1. 0 When using HD Writer WE 1.0, the follo wing PC environment is required. ≥ Even if the system requiremen ts mentioned in these operating instructions are fulfilled, some PCs cannot be used. ≥ A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the supplied software applications.
- 51 - ≥ Operation is not guar anteed in the following cases. j When 2 or more USB de vices are con nected to a PC, o r when devices a re connect ed thro ugh USB hu bs or by u sing exte nsion cables. j Operati on on an upgrade d OS. j Operati on on an OS othe r than the one p re-installed .
- 52 - ∫ Uninst alling HD Write r WE 1.0 Follow t he steps bel ow to uni nstall any so ftware appl ications t hat you no longer requir e. 1 Select [S tart] # [Co ntrol Panel] # [Uninst all a program]. 2 Select [HD Writer WE 1 .0], then click [Uni nsta ll].
- 53 - Others Initialising t he network s ettings This retu rns the follo wing netw ork-related settings to the defau lt states. ≥ An SSID/passwor d for this u nit set after th e purchase ([Cam era .
- 54 - T roublesh ooting Problem Check points The le ns fogs up. ≥ This is due to c ondens ation. It is not a malfun ction. Pl ease refe r to page 4 . This unit cannot b e turned on. This unit does n ot stay on long eno ugh. Batt ery runs down qui ckly .
- 55 - Proble m Chec k points Mosaic- like n oise appear s and moveme nt is jagge d when vie wing the live vi ew scre en on a smartp hone. ≥ If the R ecording Mode is set to [1920 k 10 80/50p] o r a motion picture recorded in [1 920 k 108 0/50p] is played bac k, mosa ic-like noise m ay appear on the scr een, an d moveme nt may not seem smooth.
- 56 - Proble m Chec k poi nts Access p oint is n ot displ ayed. ≥ T urn on the acce ss point. ≥ Perform th e conn ection clos er to the access poi nt. ≥ This uni t may not display or connect to a access point depe nding on the ra dio wave conditio n.
- 57 - If this u nit is not opera ting correc tly , take note of the aler t sound to resolve any pr oblems. Alert Sound “2 Beep s” soun d 4 time s ≥ If the po wer is ON, the time of this unit has not been set.
- 58 - Keep this uni t as far away a s possi ble fro m elect romagne tic equi pmen t (such as micro wave o vens, TV s, vi deo gam es et c.). ≥ If you use thi s unit on top of or near a TV , the picture s and/or s ound o n this un it may be disrup ted by electr omag netic wave radiatio n.
- 59 - Delete pe rsonal information from th is unit when reque sti ng rep airs or hand ing it to ot hers/ disposin g of this unit in or der to protect pe rsonal information.
- 60 - microS D card s are o nly men tioned w ith thei r main m emory size. ≥ The stated times ar e the app roximate recordab le times for con tinuous recording.
- 61 - When dis posing of you r used pr oducts, remove the bat tery bu ilt into this unit after initialis ing the network s ettin gs ( l 53 ), and please coo perate in re cycling of th e battery . Please refe r to page 62 about how to remove the bat tery .
- 62 - When di sposing o f your use d products, de lete personal information from this unit by initialising the netwo rk settings. ≥ Disassem ble after t he bat tery runs o ut. ≥ If it canno t be remo ved smo othly , contact Panasoni c’s Service C entre.
- 63 - ∫ Carefully obser ve copyright laws Recor ding of pre-re corded tapes or dis cs or other p ublishe d or broad cast mate rial for purp oses othe r than yo ur own pri vate us e may inf ringe cop yright la ws. Even for th e purp ose of priv ate us e, record ing of cer tai n materi al may be re stricte d.
- 64 - This pro duct incorpora tes the follow ing software: (1) the software develo ped ind ependent ly by or for Pana sonic Corpor ation, (2) the software owned by third part y and license d to Pan asonic Co rporation, (3) the software licensed under th e GNU Genera l Publi c Licen se, V ersion 2.
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