Panasonic HDC-SDT750PP User manual

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Operating Instructions
High Definition Video Camera
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Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely.
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Recording functions of
operation icons
Select the operation icons to add different effects to the images to be recorded.
4_ Change the mode to _ or O.
1Touch _ to display the 2(e.g.Backlightcompensation)
operation icons on the screen. Select an operation icon.
• Touch • at the bottom right of the screen
to change the page and touch _l! /_ to
display/not-display the operation icon.
• Select the operation icon again to cancel
the function.
• Refer to the respective pages for
canceling the following functions.
Smile shot (-> 64)
Built-in flash (-) 65)
Self-timer (-> 66)
Guideline (-> 67)
Fade .1
intelligent contrast control .I, 2
PRE,RECPRE-REC .I
Smile shot .I
Built-in flash .3
Red-Eye Reduction .2, 3
_ Self-timer .3
i(_ intelligent exposure .2, 3
_i_ Backlight compensation
(_ Soft skin mode .2
_) Tele macro
[] Guideline
_ Color Night Rec .1, 2
_t_ Headphone volume adjustment .4
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"1 Not displayed in Still Picture Recording
Mode.
*2 Not displayed in the Intelligent Auto
Mode.
*3 Not displayed in Motion Picture
Recording Mode.
*4 It is displayed only when a headphone is
connected to the headphone output
terminal.
• If you turn off the unit or change the mode
to [-_, PRE-REC, Backlight
compensation, Color night rec, Self-timer
and Tele macro functions are canceled.
• If you turn off the unit, the Fade function is
canceled.
• It is possible to set from the menu.
(Except for the PRE-REC and Headphone
volume adjustment)
• After setting [DISPLAY] to [OFF] if no
operation is performed for a few seconds,
the operation icon disappears. Touch the
screen to display the icon again.

m_] Fade
When you start recording, the image/audio gradually
appears. (Fade in)
When you pause recording, the image/audio gradually
disappears. (Fade out)
•The Fade setting is canceled when the recording stops.
(Fade in)
•To select the color for Fade in/out
:[RECORD SETUP] _ [FADE COLOR]
[WHITE] or [BLACK] (Fade out)
• The thumbnails of scenes recorded using fade in become black (or white).
Intelligent contrast contr01
This brightens parts that are in shadow and difficult to see and suppresses white
saturation in bright parts at the same time. Both bright and dark parts can be recorded
clearly,
• If there are extremely dark or bright parts or the brightness is insufficient, the effect may not
be clear.
This allows recording of the pictures and sound to start approximately 3 seconds
before the recording start/stop button is pressed,
• iPRE-RECiappears on the screen.
•Aim the unit at the subject beforehand.
• There is no beep sound.
• PRE-REC is canceled in the following cases.
If you change the mode
If you remove the SD card
If you press the MENU button or 1080/60p button
If you turn the unit off
If you start recording
After 3 hours have passed
• After setting PRE-REC, if recording starts in less than 3 seconds, or while the PRE-REC
indication flashes within about 3 seconds after initiating the Quick start operation, motion
pictures taken 3 seconds before pressing the recording start/stop button cannot be recorded.
• images displayed on the thumbnail in Playback Mode will differ from the motion pictures
displayed at the start of playback.
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Whenasmiling face is detected during motion picture recording, the unit
automatically records a still picture.
The icon changes each time it is touched.
(ON) _ _J- (Face Recognition) _ OFF
: The unit records a still picture on detecting a smiling face.
_- : Still pictures are only recorded when the face of a person registered using Face
Recognition (-_ 71 ) is detected.
OFF: Cancel the setting.
•During Smile Shot recording, the face detected as a smiling face is surrounded by a green
frame and _/_= are red.
• Smile Shot recording will not work in the following cases. ( _ /_ will flash)
When there is no SD card inserted
When it is set to Manual Focus
When the Interval recording is used
When [FACE RECOG.] is set to [OFF], or no one is registered (In _==-"(Face Recognition) only)
• Depending on the recording conditions (type of smile, camera shake, etc.), the face of the
subject may not be detected correctly.
• The number of recording pixels are _(4864x2736), _(3840x2160) or
(1920x 1080). (-,) 82)
• When still pictures that have been recorded using the Smile Shot are displayed as
thumbnails, the _ appears.
• When the AF/AE tracking function is target locking a face of the subject, still pictures are
only recorded if a smiling face is detected on the locked subject. When the Smile Shot
function is set to _- (Face Recognition), it will record only if the face of a subject
registered with [FACE RECOG.] is locked as a target.
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Built,in flash
When the Obutton is pressed, the flash is activated and the picture will be
recorded. Use the Built-in flash in order to record still pictures in dark places.
Each time the _ icon is selected, the indication changes by one setting in the following order:
([ON])_ SA ([AUTO]) _ @ ([OFF])
• The unit automatically determines if the flash is necessary even when it has been set to
(_) by detecting the ambient brightness. (If it determines that the flash is necessary, the
_) indication lights up in red.)
• To adjust the brightness of the flash
: [PICTURE] _[FLASH LEVEL] _desired setting
[_ ]: Less bright
[{ +0]: Normal
[{+]: Much brighter
• Set the flash to (_ where using a flash is
prohibited.
• The light from the flash may be blocked by
the lens hood when the lens hood is
attached.
• Do not use the flash with the ND filter
(optional) or the conversion lens (optional)
attached.
• If the _ indication etc. flashes when the
button is pressed halfway, the flash
is not activated.
• The available range of the flash is approx.
1 m to 2.5 m (3.3 feet to 8.2 feet) in dark
places.
• Using the flash fixes a shutter speed to
1/500 or slower.
Reduces the phenomena where human eyes become red from flashes.
• The flash is activated 2 times.
• The red-eye phenomenon tends to appear in certain recording conditions and more with
some people than with others.
• When faces are detected in the Intelligent Auto Mode, the Red-Eye Reduction is set to on.
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This is for recording still pictures using the timer.
Each time the _ icon is selected, the indication changes by one setting in the following
order:
_)10 (Records after 10 seconds) _ _)2 (Records after 2 seconds) _ setting canceled
•When the O button is pressed, a still picture is recorded after the _)10 or _;)2 display
and the recording lamp flashes for the time which has been set. After recording, the
Self-timer is canceled.
• in Auto Focus Mode, if the O button is pressed halfway once and then fully, the lens
focuses on the subject when the button is pressed halfway, if the _ button is pressed
fully all at once, the lens focuses on the subject just before recording.
To stop the timer midway through
Press the MENU button.
• Setting the Self-timer to b_)2is a good way to prevent image shake when the _ button is
pressed while using a tripod etc.
This brightens dark areas so the image can be recorded clearly.
• if there are extremely dark parts or the brightness is insufficient, the effect may not be
clear.
This makes the image brighter to prevent darkening of a backlit subject.
Soft Skin mode [=V]_ES"]
This makes skin colors appear softer for a more attractive appearance.
This is more effective if you record a person closely from the torso up.
• If the background or anything else in the scene has colors similar to the skin color, they will
also be smoothed.
• If the brightness is insufficient, the effect may not be clear.
• If you record a person in the distance, the face may not be recorded clearly. In this case,
cancel Soft Skin Mode or zoom in on the face (close-up) to record.
@ macro
A more impressive image can be obtained by focusing on the object only in close-up
and shading off the background.
• The unit can focus on the subject at a distance of approx. 70 cm (28").
• if the magnification is 12× or less, then it is automatically set to 12 ×.
• Tele Macro function is canceled when the zoom magnification becomes lower than 12x.
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[] Guideline
You can check if the image is level while recording or playing back motion pictures
and still pictures. The function can also be used to estimate the balance of the
composition.
It will switch every time the icon is touched.
[] _ [] _ [] _ Setting canceled
•It is possible to set from the quick menu. (-_ 41 )
[]
• The guidelines do not appear on the images actually recorded.
• Displaying Guidelines at playback
• Change the mode to [] and touch the play mode select icon to select [SD CARD]/
[1080/60p] or [SD CARD]/[AVCHD]. (-_ 37)
: [VIDEO SETUP] _ [GUIDE LINES] _ desired setting
• To cancel the Guideline function during playback, set to [OFF].
• It cannot be set while in Still Picture Playback Mode.
Color Night Rec
This function allows you to record color images in very low light situations. (Minimum
required illumination: approx. 1 Ix)
•Recorded scene is seen as if frames were missed.
• If set in a bright place, the screen may become washed out for a while.
• Bright dots that are usually invisible may be seen, but this is not a malfunction.
• Using a tripod is recommended.
•In darker areas, Auto Focus may focus a bit slower. This is normal.
Adjust the volume of the headphone while recording. (When
the LCD monitor is in use)
E_]: Increase the volume
[_: Decrease the volume
• Actual volume to be recorded does not change.
v []_ A ¸
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Recording functions of
menus
[SCENE MODE] | |
When you record images in different situations, this mode automatically sets optimum shutter
speeds and apertures.
• Change the mode to _or O.
:[RECORD SETUP] _[SCENE MODE] _desired setting I
I
[OFF]:
Sports:
Portrait:
[] Spotlight:
Snow:
Beach:
_- Sunset:
(_i_._ Fireworks:
Scenery:
Night scenery:
Low light:
mNight portrait:
Cancel the setting
To make fast moving scenes less shaky with slow playback
and pause of playback
To make people stand out against the background
Improved quality when subject is brightly illuminated.
Improved image quality when shooting n snowy locations.
To make blue in the sea or sky vibrant
To make red in the sunrise or sunset vibrant
To capture the fireworks in the night sky beautifully
For spatial scenery
To capture the evening or night scenery beautifully.
For dark scenes, such as at dusk
(In Motion Picture Recording Mode only)
To capture a person and the background brightly.
(In Still Picture Recording Mode only)
•(SportslPortraitlSpotlightlSnowlBeachl
Sunset/Scenery)
The shutter speed is 1/8 or more in Still
Picture Recording Mode.
• (Sunset/Low light)
The shutter speed is 1/30 or more
(When [DIGITAL CINEMA] is [ON], it is
1/24 or more.) in Motion Picture
Recording Mode.
• (SunsetlFireworkslScenerylNight
scenery)
Image may get blurry when a close
object is recorded.
• (Sports)
During normal playback, the image
movement may not look smooth.
Color and screen brightness may
change under indoor lighting.
If the brightness is insufficient, the
Sports Mode does not function. The
display flashes.
• (Portrait)
Color and screen brightness may
change under indoor lighting.
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• (Fireworks)
Theshutterspeedis1/30.
Imagemaygetwashed out when
recorded in bright surroundings.
• (Night scenery/Night portrait)
The shutter speed is 1/2 or more in Still
Picture Recording Mode.
Using a tripod is recommended.
• (Night portrait)
The flash is set to [ON].
[ZOOM MODE] _
Set the maximum zoom ratio for the Motion Picture Recording Mode.
• Change the mode to _ .
:[RECORD SETUP] _[ZOOM MODE] _desired setting I
I
[i,Zoom 18x]: This zoom function allows you to maintain high-definition
[D.Zoom 700×]: Digital zoom (Up to 700×)
• The larger the digital zoom magnification, the more the image quality is degraded.
• This function cannot be used in Still Picture Recording Mode.
[REC MODE] ×
Switch the picture quality of the motion pictures to be recorded.
• Change the mode to _ .
:[RECORD SETUP] _ [REC MODE] _desired setting
• It is possible to set from the quick menu. (-) 41 )
O Favors image quality
Q Favors recording time
•Recordable time using the battery (-_ 21)
• This function's default setting is [HG] mode.
• Please refer to page 156 about approximate recordable time.
• When the unit is moved a lot or moved quickly, or when a fast-moving subject is recorded
(particularly when recording in [HE] mode), mosaic-type noise may appear at playback.
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[TIME LAPSE REC]
A scene that moves slowly for long period of time is recorded frame by frame with an interval,
and is recorded as a short time motion picture.
A frame is recorded with a set recording interval.
30 frames will make up motion picture of 1 second.
•Change the mode to _.
•Set [ZOOM MODE] to [Opt.Zoom 12×]. (-> 69)
: [RECORD SETUP] _[TIME LAPSE REC] _desired setting
• It is possible to set from the quick menu. (-_ 41 )
[1 SECOND]![10 SECONDS]I[30 SECONDS]I[1 MINUTE]I[2 MINUTES]:
Change the recording interval,
• [_ appears on the screen.
• After recording, the setting of interval recording is canceled.
• Audio cannot be recorded.
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Sunset
Blooming
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1 s Approx. 1 h Approx. 2 min
30 s I Approx. 3 h I Approx. 12 s
Maximum recordable time is 12 hours.
• Still picture recording cannot be used.
• This function cannot be used in the 1080/60p recording mode.
• Recording mode cannot be changed when the Interval recording is set.
• If you turn off the unit or change the mode to [], this function is canceled.
• The shortest motion picture recording time is 1 second.
• Color balance and focus may not be adjusted automatically depending on light sources or
scenes. If so, manually adjust these settings. (-,) 87, 89)
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