User manual PANASONIC HDC-HS100

[. . . ] Operating Instructions High Definition Video Camera Model No. HDC-HS100 Before use, please read these instructions completely. VQT1U06 Information for Your Safety WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK); THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and easily accessible. [. . . ] Colour or brightness of the image may change, or you may see horizontal bars in the image when the object is recorded in extremely bright place or under fluorescent light, mercury light or sodium light, etc. In this case, record in auto mode or set the shutter speed to 1/100 in areas where the power supply frequency is 50 Hz, or 1/125 in areas of 60 Hz. Manual iris/gain adjustment Luminance level and histogram are displayed during the iris adjustment. It is also possible not to display them. (l 63) If the gain value is increased, the noise on the screen increases. Depending on the zoom magnification, there are iris values that are not displayed. 2 3 Enter the selection by pressing the camera function button. Adjust by rotating the ring. A Shutter speed: 1/50 to 1/8000 If [AUTO SLOW SHTR] is set to [ON], the shutter speed will be set between 1/25 and 1/8000. The shutter speed closer to 1/8000 is faster. B Iris/Gain value: CLOSE # (F16 to F2. 0) # OPEN # (0dB to 18dB) Value closer to [CLOSE] darken the image. Value closer to [18dB] brighten the image. When the iris value is adjusted to brighter than [OPEN], it changes to the gain value. 68 VQT1U06 Preparation Recording Playback Backup With a PC Others 70 79 88 Playback Editing With a TV VQT1U06 69 Playback 1 Motion picture playback A Lock release button B Align with the status indicator. Rotate the mode dial while at the same time pressing in the lock release button if changing from OFF to another mode. 1 2 Rotate the mode dial to select . (When playing back from an SD card) (When playing back from a HDD) Select [ ] (motion picture playback) of [ ] (card playback) tab with the cursor button. Select [ ] (motion picture playback) of [ ] (HDD playback) tab with the cursor button. E HDD playback tab F Motion picture playback C Card playback tab D Motion picture playback 70 VQT1U06 3 Select the scene to be played back and press the cursor button. 4 Select the playback operation with the cursor button. G Thumbnail display H Previous page I Next page J Play mode select button K Scene number The selected scene is played back on the full screen, and the operation icon is automatically displayed on the screen. If 9 or more scenes have been recorded, the next (or previous) page can be displayed by moving the cursor button left and right or selecting / and then pressing the cursor button. When the last scene has been selected, move the cursor button right to select the first scene. The scene number display switches to the page number, except when thumbnails are selected. Press the cursor button while selecting the play mode select button to switch to the thumbnails of the following scenes. (All scenes): Playback of all scenes (By date): Playback of scenes recorded on a selected date (l 74) (Intelligent scene selection): Playback of the detected scenes that have been recorded vividly (l 74) Playback/Pause Rewind playback Fast forward playback Stops the playback and shows the thumbnails. The operation icon appears or disappears each time the cursor button is pressed. 1/;: 6: 5: : Speaker/Headphone volume adjustment Move the volume lever to adjust the speaker/ headphone volume during playback. VOL W T Towards "r": Increases the volume Towards "s": Decreases the volume Fast forward/rewind playback Move the cursor button right during playback to fast forward. (Move the cursor button left to rewind. ) The fast forward/rewind speed increases if you move the cursor button again. (The display on the screen changes from 5 to . ) Normal playback is restored when you move the cursor button up. VQT1U06 71 Operating with the remote control Press the 6 or 5 button during playback. VOL Operating with the remote control Press the E or D button during playback. SEARCH PLAY PAUSE STOP SEARCH STILL ADV SKIP SEARCH STILL ADV PLAY PAUSE SEARCH STILL ADV STILL ADV SKIP Skip playback (to the start of a scene) (Operation is possible with the remote control only. ) Press the : or 9 button during playback. SEARCH STILL ADV SKIP PLAY PAUSE STOP SEARCH STILL ADV SKIP Frame-by-frame playback The motion picture is advanced one frame at a time. (Move the cursor button left to advance the frames one at a time in the reverse direction. ) Slow-motion playback 1 2 Pause the playback. [. . . ] Adjusts so that the vertical lines of a subject are seen more clearly. Attempts to bring an object with higher contrast into focus. Due to these characteristics, auto focus does not work correctly in the following situations. Record pictures in the manual focus mode. 2 000K 9) 10) 1 000K The illustration above shows the range over which the auto white balance functions. [. . . ]