User manual PANASONIC HDC-HS300

[. . . ] 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. Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. 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. [. . . ] Low light The shutter speed is 1/25 or more. Night scenery The shutter speed is 1/2 or more. Image may get blurry when close object is recorded. Night portrait The shutter speed is 1/2 or more. Interval recording Still picture recording cannot be used. Recording mode cannot be changed when the interval recording is set. If you turn off the power or change the mode to , this function is cancelled. 1 second of motion picture is recorded even if 24 frames are not recorded at the end of recording. Colour balance and focus may not be adjusted automatically depending on light sources or scenes. (l 80, 82) VQT1Z27 77 Relay recording It does not allow the relay recording of still pictures. However, even still pictures are recorded to the SD card after relay recording. is displayed on the thumbnail display during the playback of the scene that was relay recorded on the built-in memory. Anti-Ground-Shooting (AGS) The AGS function may activate and cause the unit to pause the recording if you are recording a subject right above or right below you. Auto slow shutter When the shutter speed becomes 1/25, the screen may be seen as if frames are missed and afterimages may appear. Digital cinema colour When motion pictures recorded while this function is turned [ON] are played back with a TV not compatible with x. v. ColourTM, colours may not be reproduced properly. To play back images recorded in the digital cinema colour with vivid colours of wider colour ranges, a device compatible with x. v. ColourTM is required. When these images are played back with devices other than ones compatible with x. v. ColourTM, it is recommended to record the images after this function is turned [OFF]. x. v. ColourTM is a name for devices that are compatible with the xvYCC format, an international standard for expanded colour in motion pictures, and that follow the rules for signal transmission. Wind noise reduction When the Intelligent auto mode is set to on, [WIND CUT] is set to [ON], and the setting cannot be changed. The sound quality may be changed if this function is activated in strong winds. If wind sound cannot be reduced with the wind noise reduction function alone, set [BASS SETTING] to [LOWCUT]. (l 74) Microphone setup If you wish to record higher quality sound and maintain realism even when zooming in, for instance recording a music recital, we recommend setting [MIC SETUP] to [SURROUND]. [. . . ] After summer afternoon showers of rain. When this unit is in a very humid place where the air is thick with steam. a heated swimming pool) Helpful hint If, for example, you have used this unit for recording on a ski slope and are taking it into a heated room, place the unit inside a plastic bag, remove as much of the air from inside the bag as possible, then seal the bag. Leave the unit for about an hour in the room so the temperature of the unit is close to the ambient temperature of the room, then use it. VQT1Z27 153 Others Specifications High Definition Video Camera Information for your safety Power source: Power consumption: DC 9. 3 V (When using AC adaptor) DC 7. 2 V (When using battery) Recording: 6. 8 W 7. 8 W HDC-TM300 Signal system Recording format Image sensor 1080/50i AVCHD format compliant HDC-HS300 1/4. 1z 3MOS image sensor Total: 3050 Kk3 Effective pixels: Motion picture: 2070 Kk3 (16:9) Still picture: 2320 Kk3 (4:3), 2650 Kk3 (3:2), 2510 Kk3 (16:9) Auto Iris, F1. 8 to F2. 8 Focal length: 4 mm to 48 mm Macro (Full range AF) 35 mm equivalent: Motion picture: 44. 9 mm to 539 mm (16:9) Still picture: 45 mm to 540 mm (4:3) 41. 3 mm to 496 mm (3:2) 40. 8 mm to 490 mm (16:9) Minimum focus distance: Normal: approx. [. . . ]