User manual PANASONIC HDC-HS9

[. . . ] Operating Instructions High Definition Video Camera Model No. HDC-HS9 Before use, please read these instructions completely. EP VQT1N87 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. [. . . ] Sound will be heard only during normal playback. 64 VQT1N87 If pause play is continued for 5 minutes, the screen returns to the thumbnails. Any scenes where the thumbnails are displayed as cannot be played back. An error message appears and the screen shows the thumbnails. During motion picture playback, the power will not turn off even if the LCD monitor is closed. The remaining time for playback indication will be reset to "0h00m00s" each scene. A continuous recording of motion picture data that exceeds 4 GB may momentarily stop at every 4 GB of data when played back with another device. 3 Select the scene to be played back, then press the cursor button. Select (All scenes) and press the cursor button to return to the playback of all scenes. Playing back of all the scenes returns if the power is turned off or the mode dial is operated. Even if scenes are recorded on the same day, they are grouped separately in the following cases. jWhen the number of scenes exceeds 99 jWhen the SD card or HDD is repaired jWhen the setting of [25pDIGITAL CINEMA] is changed* jWhen the recording mode is changed from HA/HG/HX to HE* or HE to HA/HG/HX* * ­1, ­2. . . is added after the recording date displayed on the screen. Playing back motion pictures by date Scenes recorded on the same day can be played back in succession. 1 Select (By date), then press the cursor button. Intelligent scene selection (Extracting parts recorded clearly to play back) Motion pictures are played back after excepting some parts that may not have been recorded clearly such as image shaking or out-of-focus scenes. 2 Select the playback date, then press the cursor button. 1 Select (Intelligent scene selection), then press the cursor button. The scenes recorded on the date selected are displayed as thumbnails. Move the cursor button up or down to select the playback date. Move the cursor button left to select the last date of the previous month, and move it to the right to select the last date of the following month. 2 Select the scene to be played back, then press the cursor button. VQT1N87 65 Select (All scenes) and press the cursor button to return to the playback of all scenes. Select (By date) and press the cursor button to activate the intelligent scene selection on the selected date. (l 65) To return to the intelligent scene selection for all scenes, select (All scenes) with the cursor button and then press the cursor button. The following motion pictures are skipped jWhen motion pictures are recorded while moving the unit quickly jWhen the unit shakes jWhen the image contrast is too strong such as backlight jWhen scenes are too dark jWhen motion pictures are recorded while the unit is upside down or downward jWhen the subject is out of focus Up to 9 sections can be skipped for a single scene. When motion pictures are skipped, the image stops momentarily. The position of sections to be skipped may vary depending on the type of recording, with some having no skipped parts. Playing back all the scenes returns if the power is turned off or the mode dial is operated. For data that are copied to a PC or written to media by selecting motion pictures, or edited with the easy editing function of HD Writer 2. 5E, the Intelligent scene selection is disabled. Resuming the previous playback If playback of a scene was stopped halfway, the playback can be resumed from where it was stopped. Select the menu. (l 23) [VIDEO SETUP] # [RESUME PLAY] # [ON] If playback of a motion picture is stopped, [ ] appears on the thumbnail view of the stopped scene. Set [RESUME PLAY] to [OFF] to cancel the resume playback function. The memorised resume position is cleared if you turn off the power or operate the mode dial. Repeat playback Playback of the first scene starts after playback of the last scene finishes. Select the menu. [. . . ] Auto focus has the following characteristics. 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. [. . . ]