Panasonic Hc V160 Owners Manual

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≥Connect this unit to the PC after the software applications are  installed.
A USB cable (supplied)
≥ Insert the plugs as far as they will go.
≥ When the USB cable is connected to other equipment, the AC adap tor cannot be used. Please 
ensure that the battery is sufficiently charged.
≥ Tu r n   o n   t h e   u n i t .
Connect this unit to a PC.≥The Smart wizard screen is automatically displayed when HD Write r LE 3.0 is installed.
≥ This unit is automatically recognized as an external drive of t...

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To disconnect USB cable safely
Select the   icon in task tray displayed on the PC, and then cli ck the on-screen display 
that lets you eject [HC-V160].
≥ Depending on your PC’s settings, this icon may not be displayed .
About the screen indication of the unit
≥Do not disconnect the USB cable or the battery, while the acces s lamp is on or card access 
icon ( ) appears on the unit screen.
≥ If the screen does not change when the unit is operated while c onnected to a PC, disconnect 
the battery,...

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About the PC display
When the unit is connected to a PC, it is recognized as an external drive.
≥ Removable disk (Example:  ) is displayed in [Computer].
Example folder structure of an SD card:
The following data will be recorded.
1 Up to 999 still pictures in JPEG format 
([S1000001.JPG] etc.)
2 iFrame format motion picture files 
([S1000001.MP4] etc.)
3 MP4 format motion picture files 
([S1000001.MP4] etc.)
4 JPEG format still pictures created from 
the motion picture
5 The motion picture...

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≥To use the software, log on as an Administrator or as user name for standard user account (only 
for Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1).
The software cannot be used with the user name for a guest acco unt.
(On the PC)
Select [Start] # [All Programs]  # [Panasonic] # 
[HD Writer LE 3.0]  # [HD Writer LE 3.0].
≥ For details on how to use the software applications, read the P DF operating instructions of the 
software.
Reading the operating instru ctions of the software 
applications...

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≥HD Writer LE 3.0 is not compatible with Mac.
≥ iMovie and Final Cut Pro X supported. For details about iMovie  and Final Cut Pro X, please 
contact Apple Inc.
∫ Operating environment
≥Even if the system requirements mentioned in this owner’s manua l are fulfilled, some computers 
cannot be used.
≥ The USB equipment operates with the driver installed as standar d in the OS.
≥ HD Writer LE 3.0 is available for Windows only.
∫ Copying still pictures on a Mac
1Connect this unit to a Mac via the...

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Recording indications
Others
Indications
A
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Intelligent Auto Mode ( l22)
Manual Mode ( l47)
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Scene Mode ( l39)
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Creative Control Mode ( l42)
//
Power LCD ( l31)
¥ /;  (Red) Recording
; (Green) Recording pause
0h00m00s Elapsed recording time ( l19)
(“h” is an abbreviation for hour, “m” for minute 
and “s” for second.) //
Eye-Fi setting ( l70)
Remaining battery power 
( l 12)
OPEN0dB
0h00m00s
1/100
MFR 1h20m
R 3000
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PRE-REC
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Playback indications
∫ Indication of connection to 
other devices
∫ Confirmatory indications
C
 (White) Card recording possible status 
(still picture)
 (Green) Recognizing the card (still 
picture)
// Number of recording pixels for 
still pictures ( l21, 46 , 52 )
In Playback Mode, the picture size is not 
displayed for still pictures recorded with other 
products that have different picture sizes from 
the sizes shown above.
R3000 Remaining number of still 
pictures (l21)
 (White) Still picture...

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Major confirmation/error messages to be indicated on the screen in text.
About recovery
If faulty management information is found, the messages may app ear and a repair is performed. 
(Repairing may take time depending on the error.)
≥  is displayed when abnormal management information is detected  when the scenes are 
displayed in thumbnail.
≥ Use a sufficiently charged battery or the AC adaptor.
≥ Depending on the condition of the data, it may not be possible  to completely repair the data.
≥ If...

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∫It is not a malfunction in the following cases
Others
Troubleshooting
A clicking sound is heard 
when the unit is shaken. ≥
This is the sound of the lens moving and is not a defect.
This sound will no longer be heard when the unit is turned on 
and change the mode to  .
Object seems to be warped. ≥Object seems to be warped slightly when the object moves 
across the image very fast, but this is because the unit is usi ng 
MOS for the image sensor. This is not a malfunction.
The lens or LCD monitor...

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Indication
ProblemCheck points
The remaining time 
indication or the elapsed 
time indication is not 
shown. ≥
[DISPLAY] of the [SETUP] is [OFF]. ( l27)
Recording
ProblemCheck points
The unit arbitrarily stops 
recording. ≥
Use an SD card that can be used for motion picture recording. 
(l 13)
≥ The recordable time may have shortened due to the 
deterioration of the data writing speed or repeated recording 
and deletion. Using the unit, format the SD card. ( l32)
Auto Focus function does 
not work....