Panasonic Hc V10 Owners Manual

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Do not use the unit for surveillance 
purposes or other business uses.
≥This unit was designed for consumer 
intermittent use. It was not intended for 
continuous use, or for any industrial or 
commercial application resulting in 
prolonged use.
≥ In certain situations, continuous use could 
cause the unit to overheat and cause a 
malfunction. Such use is strongly 
discouraged.
When you are not going to use the unit 
for an extended time
≥ When storing the unit in a cupboard or 
cabinet, it is recommended that you place 
a desiccant (silica gel) in with it.
/When disposing of or giving away this 
unit, note that:
≥Formatting and deletion simply change the 
file management information and cannot 
be used to completely erase the data in 
built-in memory of this unit. The data can 
be recovered using commercially available 
software or the like.
≥ We recommend that you physically format 
the built-in memory before disposing of or 
giving away this unit.
To physically format the built-in memory, 
connect the unit via the AC adaptor, select 
[SETUP]  # [FORMAT MEDIA]  # 
[Built-inMemory] from the menu, and then 
press and hold the delete button on the 
screen below for about 3 seconds. When 
the built-in memory data deletion screen 
appears, select [YES], and then follow the 
on-screen instructions.
≥ Please look after the data in your built-in 
memory carefully. Panasonic will not be 
held responsible in the unlikely case that 
private data is divulged. The battery used in this unit is a 
rechargeable lithium-ion battery. It is 
susceptible to humidity and temperature and 
the effect increases the more the 
temperature rises or falls. In cold areas, the 
full charge indication may not appear or the 
low battery indication may appear about 
5 minutes after starting use. At high 
temperatures, the protection function may 
be triggered, making it impossible to use the 
unit.
Be sure to detach the battery after use.
≥
If the battery is left attached, a minute 
amount of current continues to flow even if 
the unit is off. Keeping the unit in this state 
may result in over discharge of the battery. 
This may result in you not being able to 
use the battery even after it is charged.
≥ The battery should be stored in the vinyl 
bag so metal does not come into contact 
with the terminals.
≥ The battery should be stored in a cool 
place free from humidity, with as constant 
temperature as possible. (Recommended 
temperature: 15 oC to 25 oC (59 °F to 
77 °F), Recommended humidity: 40%RH 
to 60%RH)
≥ Extremely high temperatures or low 
temperatures will shorten the life of the 
battery.
≥ If the battery is kept in high-temperature, 
high-humidity, or oily-smoky places, the 
terminals may rust and cause 
malfunctions.
≥ To store the battery for a long period of 
time, we recommend you charge it once 
every year and store it again after you 
have completely used up the charged 
capacity.
≥ Dust and other matter attached to the 
battery terminals should be removed.
About the battery
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Prepare spare batteries when going out 
for recording.
≥Prepare batteries enough to last for 3 to 4 
times the period you are planning to 
record for. Cold places such as a ski resort 
can shorten recording time.
If you drop the battery accidentally, 
check to see if the terminals are 
damaged.
≥ Inserting a battery with damaged terminals 
can damage the unit.
Do not throw old battery into fire.
≥ Heating a battery or throwing it into a fire 
may result in an explosion.
If the operating time is very short even 
after the battery has been recharged, the 
battery has worn out. Please purchase a 
new battery. ≥
If the temperature of the battery is 
extremely high or extremely low, charging 
may take time or the battery may not be 
charged.
≥ If you use the AC adaptor near a radio, 
radio reception may be disturbed. Keep 
the AC adaptor 1 m (3.3 feet) or more 
away from the radio.
≥ When using the AC adaptor, it may 
generate whirring sounds. However, this is 
normal.
≥ After use, be sure to disconnect the AC 
adaptor. (If it is left connected, a minute 
amount of current is consumed.)
≥ Always keep the electrodes of the AC 
adaptor and battery clean.About the AC adaptor
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When the status indicator is flashing at a 
particularly fast or slow rate, the 
following should be considered.
Flashing with approx. 4 second period 
(off for approx. 2 seconds, on for approx. 
2 seconds):
≥When the battery is over discharged or the 
temperature of the battery is too high or 
low. It can be charged, but it may take a 
few hours to complete the charging 
normally.
≥ It will flash in approx. 2 second intervals 
when normal charging resumes. Even in 
such cases, it may start flashing in 
approx. 4 second intervals until charging 
is completed depending on the conditions 
of use.
Flashing with approx. 0.5 second period 
(off for approx. 0.25 second, on for 
approx. 0.25 second):
≥ The battery is not charged. Remove the 
battery from the unit, and try charging 
again.
≥ Check that the terminals of the unit or 
battery are not dirty or covered with a 
foreign object, and connect the battery 
correctly once again. If a foreign object or 
dirt is present, turn off the unit before 
removing.
≥ The battery or environment is at an 
extremely high or low temperature. Wait 
until the temperature has returned to an 
appropriate level and try charging again. If 
you are still unable to charge, there may 
be a fault in the unit, battery or AC 
adaptor.
Off:
≥ Charging has finished.
≥ If the status indicator stays off despite the 
charging being unfinished, there may be a 
fault in the unit, battery or AC adaptor. 
Refer to page 101 for details on the 
battery. When disposing of or giving away the SD 
card, note that:
≥
Formatting and deletion of this unit or 
computer only changes the file 
management information and does not 
completely delete the data in the SD card.
≥ It is recommended that the SD card is 
physically destroyed or the SD card is 
physically formatted using this unit when 
disposing of or giving away the SD card.
To physically format an SD card, connect 
the unit via the AC adaptor, select 
[SETUP] # [FORMAT CARD] from the 
menu, and then press and hold the delete 
button on the screen below for about 
3 seconds. When an SD card data 
deletion screen appears, select [YES], 
and then follow the on-screen instructions.
/
To physically format an SD card, connect 
the unit via the AC adaptor, select 
[SETUP] # [FORMAT MEDIA]  # [SD 
CARD]  from the menu, and then press 
and hold the delete button on the screen 
below for about 3 seconds. When an SD 
card data deletion screen appears, select 
[YES], and then follow the on-screen 
instructions.
≥ The customer is responsible for the 
management of the data in the SD card.
About status indicator during 
chargingAbout the SD card
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≥When the LCD monitor gets dirty, wipe it 
with a soft cloth, such as eye glass 
cleaner.
≥ In a place with drastic temperature 
changes, condensation may form on the 
LCD monitor. Wipe it with a soft cloth, 
such as eye glass cleaner.
≥ When the unit has become very cold, for 
example due to storage in a cold area, its 
LCD monitor will be slightly darker than 
usual immediately after the unit is turned 
on. The normal brightness will be restored 
when the unit’s internal temperature rises. When condensation forms on the unit, the 
lens will cloud up and the unit may not work 
properly. Make every effort to ensure that 
condensation does not form. If it does form, 
take the actions described below.
Causes of condensationCondensation takes place when the 
ambient temperature or humidity is 
changed as follows.
≥
When this unit is brought inside from the 
cold (e.g. a ski slope) to a warm room.
≥ When this unit is moved from an 
air-conditioned car to outside.
≥ When a cold room has been warmed up 
quickly.
≥ When cool wind from an air conditioner is 
directly blown onto this unit.
≥ After rain showers.
≥ When this unit is in a very humid place 
where the air is thick with steam. (e.g. 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.
LCD monitor
Extremely high precision technology is 
employed to produce the LCD Monitor 
screen featuring a total of approximately 
230,000 dots. The result is more than 
99.99% effective dots with a mere 0.01% 
of the dots inactive or always lit. 
However, this is not a malfunction and 
does not affect the recorded picture.
About condensation
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∫Carefully observe copyright 
laws
Whatever you have recorded and created 
can be used for your personal 
entertainment only. Under copyright 
laws, other materials cannot be used 
without obtaining permission from the 
holders of the copyrights.
∫Licenses
≥SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, 
LLC.
≥ HDMI, the HDMI Logo, and High-
Definition Multimedia Interface are 
trademarks or registered trademarks of 
HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States 
and other countries.
≥ VIERA Link
™ is a trademark of Panasonic 
Corporation.
≥ EZ Sync
™ is a trademark of Panasonic 
Corporation.
≥ HDAVI Control
™ is a trademark of 
Panasonic Corporation.
≥ Microsoft
®, Windows® and Windows 
Vista® are either registered trademarks or 
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the 
United States and/or other countries.
≥ Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted 
with permission from Microsoft 
Corporation.
≥ IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks 
of International Business Machines 
Corporation of the U.S.
≥ Intel
®, Pentium®, Celeron® and 
Intel®Core™ are trademarks of Intel 
Corporation in the U.S. and/or other 
countries.
≥ AMD Athlon
™ is a trademark of Advanced 
Micro Devices, Inc.
≥ iMovie, Mac and Mac OS are trademarks 
of Apple Inc. registered in the U.S. and 
other countries. ≥
Other names of systems and products 
mentioned in these instructions are 
usually the registered trademarks or 
trademarks of the manufacturers who 
developed the system or product 
concerned.
This product is licensed under the AVC 
patent portfolio license for the personal and 
non-commercial use of a consumer to (i) 
encode video in compliance with the AVC 
Standard (“AVC Video”) and/or (ii) decode 
AVC Video that was encoded by a consumer 
engaged in a personal and non-commercial 
activity and/or was obtained from a video 
provider licensed to provide AVC Video. No 
license is granted or shall be implied for any 
other use. Additional information may be 
obtained from MPEG LA, LLC. 
See http://www.mpegla.com
.
Others
About copyright
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≥SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory size. The stated times are the 
approximate recordable times for continuous recording.
A Favors image quality
B Favors recording time
≥ If recording for long periods, prepare batteries for 3 or 4 times the period you wish to record 
for. ( l24)
≥ The default setting is [1280k 720/60p] mode.
≥ Maximum continuously recordable time for one scene: 6 hours
≥ The recording is paused once when the recording time for one scene exceeds 6 hours, and 
the recording will automatically  resume after a few seconds.
≥ The recordable time may be reduced if recording with a lot of action is recorded or 
recording of short scene is repeated.
Others
Recording modes/approximate 
recordable time
Recording mode[1280k 720/60p][640k480/60p]
Picture size/frame rate1280 k720/60p640 k480/60p
SD card 4GB
30 min 1 h
16 GB 2h 4h
64 GB 8h 16h
Built-in memory16 GB
2h 4h
Built-in memory32 GB
4h 8h
Recording mode[iFrame]
Picture size/frame rate960k540/30p
SD card 4GB
19 min
16 GB 1h20min
64 GB 5h20min
Built-in memory 16 GB
1h20min
Built-in memory 32 GB
2h40min
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≥SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory size. The stated number is the 
approximate number of recordable pictures.
(When [QUALITY] is set to  )
≥ When [QUALITY] is set to  , the numbers of recordable pictures are larger than the 
numbers shown in the table above.
≥ The number of recordable pictures depends on whether   and   are used 
together and on the subject being recorded.
≥ Maximum number of recordable pictures that can be displayed is 99999.
If the number of recordable pictures exceeds 99999, the number will not change when the 
picture is taken until the number of recordable pictures gets less than 99999.
≥ The memory capacity indicated on the label of an SD card is the total of the capacity for 
copyright protection and management and the capacity which can be used on the unit, a 
PC etc.
Others
Approximate number of recordable 
pictures
Picture size1280k 720640k480Aspect ratio16:94:3
SD card 4GB
7500 28000
16 GB 32000 118000
64 GB 129000 475000
Built-in 
memory 16 GB
32000 118000
Built-in 
memory 32 GB
64000 237000
0.9M0.3M
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Digital Video Camera
Information for your safety
Others
Specifications
Power source:
Power consumption:DC 5.0 V (When using AC adaptor)
DC 3.6 V (When using battery)
Recording;
2.7 W
Charging;
5.3 W
Motion picture recording format:
MPEG-4 AVC file format compliant (.MP4)
Motion picture compression:
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Audio compression:
AAC/2 ch
Recording mode and transfer rate:
[1280 k720/60p]; Average 15 Mbps (VBR)
[iFrame]; Maximum 28 Mbps (VBR)
[640 k480/60p]; Average 6 Mbps (VBR)
For picture size and recordable time of a motion picture, refer to page 106.
Still picture recording format:
JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 standard)
Refer to page 107 for the number of recordable pictures.
Recording media:
SD Memory Card (FAT12 and FAT16 system compliant)
SDHC Memory Card (FAT32 system compliant)
SDXC Memory Card (exFAT system compliant)
Refer to page 25 for details on SD cards usable in this unit.
Built-in memory; 16 GB
Built-in memory; 32 GB
Image sensor:
1/5.8z  1MOS image sensor
Total; 1500 K
Effective pixels; Motion picture/Still picture; 560 K to 440 K (16:9)
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Lens:
Auto Iris, 63k Optical Zoom, F1.9 to F5.7
Focal length;
1.5 mm to 94.5 mm
Macro (Full range AF)
35 mm equivalent; Motion picture/Still picture; 31.6 mm to 2262 mm (16:9), 31.6 mm to 2254 mm (4:3)
Minimum focus distance; Approx. 2 cm (0.8 q) (Wide)/Approx. 1.5 m (4.9 feet) (Tele)
Zoom:
70 k Enhanced optical zoom, 100 k/3500 k Digital zoom
Image stabilizer function:
Optical (Active mode)
Monitor:
2.7 z wide LCD monitor (Approx. 230 K dots)
Microphone:
Stereo
Speaker:
1 round speaker, dynamic type
White balance adjustment:
Auto tracking white balance system
Standard illumination:
1,400 lx
Minimum required illumination:
Approx. 4 lx (1/30 with Low Light mode in the Scene Mode)
Approx. 1 lx with the Color Night Rec function
AV connector video output level:
1.0 Vp-p, 75 h, NTSC system
HDMI mini connector video output level:
HDMI
™ 720p/480p
AV connector audio output level (Line):
316 mV, 600 h, 2 ch
HDMI mini connector audio output level:
Linear PCM
USB:
Reader function SD card; Read only (No copyright protection support) /
Built-in memory; Read only
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0), USB terminal Type Mini B
Battery charging function (Charges from USB terminal when the main unit is off)
Dimensions:
55 mm (W) k64.5 mm (H) k109.5 mm (D)
[2.165 q (W) k2.539 q (H)k 4.311 q (D)] (including projecting parts)
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AC adaptor
Information for your safetyMass (Weight):
Approx. 212
g (Approx. 0.467 lbs.)
[without battery (supplied) and an SD card (optional)]
/
Approx. 214
g (Approx. 0.472 lbs.)
[without battery (supplied)]
Mass (Weight) in operation:
Approx. 239
g (Approx. 0.527 lbs.)
[with battery (supplied) and an SD card (optional)] /
Approx. 239
g (Approx. 0.527 lbs.)
[with battery (supplied)]
Operating temperature:
0 oCto40 oC (32 °F to 104 °F)
Operating humidity:
10%RH to 80%RH
Battery operation time:
See page 24
Power source:
Power consumption:
DC output: AC 110 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz
7W
DC 5.0V, 1.0A
Dimensions:
48.9 mm (W) k32.8 mm (H) k75.2 mm (D) [1.93 q (W) k1.29 q (H)k 2.96q (D)]
Mass (Weight):
Approx. 54
g (Approx. 0.119 lbs.)
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