Panasonic Hc V210 Owners Manual

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Basic camera positioning
1 Hold the unit with both hands.
2 Put your hand through the grip belt.
≥ When recording, make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with another 
person or object.
≥ When you are outdoors, record pictures with the sunlight behind you. If the subject is backlit, it will 
become dark in the recording.
≥ Keep your arms near your body and separate your legs for better balance.
≥ Do not cover the microphones with your hand etc.
∫ Basic motion picture recording
≥The unit should normally be held steady when recording.
≥ If you move the unit when recording, do so slowly, maintaining a constant speed.
≥ The zoom operation is useful for recording subjects you cannot get close to, but overuse of zoom 
in and zoom out can make the resulting motion picture less enjoyable to watch.
∫ Recording yourself
Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side.≥The image is horizontally flipped as if you see a mirror image. 
(However, the image recorded is the same as a normal recording.)
≥ Only some indications will appear on the screen. When   appears, 
return the direction of the LCD monitor to normal position and check 
the warning/alarm indication. ( l105 )
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The card and built-in memory can be selected separately to record motion pictures or still pictures.
1Change the mode to  .
2Select the menu. (l31)
3Select the media for recording the motion pictures and the media for 
recording the still pictures using  3/4 /2 /1, and press the ENTER button.
≥ The media is selected separately to motion pictur es or still pictures is highlighted in yellow.
≥ Select   and press the ENTER button to return to the previous screen. (settings will not be 
changed)
4Press the MENU button to complete the settings.
Basic
Selecting a media to record 
[HC-V210M]
: [MEDIA SELECT] 
						

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≥Open the lens cover before turning on the unit. ( l6)
1Change the mode to   and 
open the LCD monitor.
2Press the recording start/stop 
button to start recording.
A When you begin recording,  ; changes to ¥.
3Press the recording start/stop button again to pause recording.
∫ About the screen indications in the motion picture recording
Basic
Recording motion pictures
Recording format/Recording mode
R1h20m Approximate remaining recordable time
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When the remaining time is less than 
1 minute, R 0h00m flashes red.
0h00m00s Recording time elapsed
≥
“h” is an abbreviation for hour, “m” for 
minute and “s” for second.
≥ Each time the unit is put into recording 
pause, the counter display will be reset to 
0h00m00s.
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0h00m00s 0h00m00s
0h00m00sR 1h20m
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≥To change the recording format, change the [REC FORMAT] or [REC MODE]. ( l48, 49 )
≥ The images recorded between pressing the recording start/stop button to start recording and 
pressing it again to pause recording become one scene.
When you record with the [REC FORMAT] set to  [iFrame] or [MP4], the scenes longer than 
approximately 20 minutes will be automatically divided. (Recording will continue.)
≥ (Maximum recordable scenes on a single SD card or built-in memory)
≥ Maximum number of recordable scenes and maximum number of different dates will be less than 
above table when there are iFrame or MP4 scenes and still pictures recorded on an SD card or 
the built-in memory.
≥ While recording is in progress, the recording will not stop even if the LCD monitor is closed.
≥ Please refer to page 11 8  for details about approximate recordable time.
Recording formats[AVCHD][iFrame]/[MP4]
Recordable scenes Approx. 3900 Approx. 89100
Different dates (l60) Approx. 900 Approx. 900 
						

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≥Open the lens cover before turning on the unit. ( l6)
1Change the mode to   and 
open the LCD monitor.
2Press the   button.
≥ The still picture operating display ( ) will 
turn red while recording still pictures.
∫ About the screen indications in Still Picture Recording
≥During motion picture recording or when set to PRE-REC, you cannot record still pictures.
≥ Using a tripod is recommended when recording still pictures in dark places because the shutter 
speed becomes slow.
≥ The edges of still pictures recorded on this unit with a 16:9 aspect ratio may be cut at printing. 
Check the printer or photo studio before printing.
≥ Maximum number of recordable pictures that can be displayed is 9999. If the number of 
recordable pictures exceeds 9999, R 9999+ is displayed. The number will not change when the 
picture is taken until the number of recordable pictures is 9999 or less.
≥ The recording time may be long depending on the recording condition.
Basic
Recording still pictures
Size of still pictures ( l52)
R3000 Remaining number of still pictures
≥
 Flashes in red when [0] appears.
Still picture operation indicator ( l104 )
R3000 R3000
R300010M
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The following modes (appropriate for the condition) are set just by pointing the unit to what you want 
to record.
≥Depending on the recording conditions, the unit may not enter the desired mode.
≥ In the Portrait, Spotlight and Low light mode, the face will be surrounded by white frame when 
detected. In the Portrait mode, a subject that is bigger and close to center of the screen will be 
surrounded by an orange frame. ( l50)
≥ Faces cannot be detected depending on the recording conditions, such as when faces are of 
certain sizes or at certain tilts or when digital zoom is used.
Basic
Intelligent Auto Mode
ModeEffect
Portrait Faces are detected and focused automatically, and the brightness 
is adjusted so it is recorded clearly.
SceneryThe whole landscape will be recorded vividly without whiting out 
the background sky, which may be very bright.
SpotlightVery bright object is recorded clearly.
Low lightIt can record very clearly even in a dark room or twilight.
NormalIn modes other than those described above, the contrast is 
adjusted to give a clear picture.
Intelligent auto/Manual buttonPress this button to switch Intelligent Auto 
Mode/Manual Mode (l53).
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Intelligent Auto Mode
When switching to Intelligent Auto Mode, the Auto White Balance and Auto Focus operate and 
automatically adjust the color balance and focusing.
Depending on the brightness of the subject, etc., the aperture and shutter speed are automatically 
adjusted for optimum brightness.
≥Color balance and focus may not be adjusted automatically depending on light sources or 
scenes. If so, manually adjust these settings. ( l54, 56 )
Automatic White BalanceThe illustration shows the range over which Automatic White Balance functions.
1) The effective range of Automatic White Balance adjustment 
on this unit
2) Blue sky
3) Cloudy sky (rain)
4) Sunlight
5) White fluorescent lamp
6) Halogen light bulb
7) Incandescent light bulb
8) Sunrise or sunset
9) Candlelight
If the Automatic White Balance is not functioning normally, adjust 
the White Balance manually. ( l54)
Auto FocusThe unit focuses automatically.
≥Auto Focus does not work correctly in the following situations. 
Record pictures in the Manual Focus Mode. ( l56)
j Recording distant and close-up objects at the same time
j Recording a subject behind dirty or dusty window
j Recording a subject that is surrounded by objects with glossy surfaces or by highly reflective 
objects
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1Change the mode to  .
2Select the play mode select icon A 
using 3/ 4/2 and press the 
ENTER button.
≥ This can also be set from the menu.
[VIDEO SETUP] or [PICT. SETUP]  # [MEDIA, VIDEO/PICTURE]
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Select still picture  B or motion picture  C to playback using  3/4/ 2/1 and 
press the ENTER button.
Select media D  and still picture  B or motion picture  C to playback using 3/
4 /2/ 1 and press the ENTER button.
≥If you press the MENU button, or select motion picture/still picture and press the ENTER button,  
the setting is complete. 
≥ When a motion picture item is selected, an icon will appear on the thumbnail display. ( , 
*, *, ,  )
≥  is displayed in the 1080/60p scene when [ALL AVCHD] is selected.*
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Motion picture/Still picture playback
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4Select the scene or the still picture 
to be played back using 3/4/ 2/1, 
then press the ENTER button.
≥ When you select  / and press the 
ENTER button, the next (previous) page is 
displayed.
5Select the operation icon using 
3/4/ 2/1.
E Operation icon
≥ Press the ENTER button to display/not display the 
operation icon.
* When pressed two times, the fast forward/fast rewind speed increases. (The screen display  changes / .)
∫ Change the thumbnail display
While the thumbnail is displayed, the thumbnail display changes in the 
following order if the zoom lever is operated to   side or   side.
20 scenes  () 9 scenes  () 1 scene
≥ 9 scenes display returns if the unit is turned off or the mode is 
changed.
∫ Speaker volume adjustment
Operate the volume lever to adjust the speaker 
volume during motion picture playback.
Motion picture playbackStill picture playback
1/ ;: Playback/Pause
6 : Rewind playback *
5 : Fast forward playback *
∫ : Stops the playback and shows the 
thumbnails. 1/
;: Slide show (playback of the still 
pictures in numerical order) start/
pa us e.
2; : Plays back the previous picture.
;1 : Plays back the next picture.
∫ : Stops the playback and shows the 
thumbnails.
Towards “ r”:Increases the volume
Towards “ s”:Decreases the volume
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≥Sound will be heard only during normal playback.
≥ If pause play is continued for 5 minutes, the screen returns to the thumbnails.
≥ The elapsed time for playback indication will be reset to 0h00m00s for each scene.
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When played back with [ALL AVCHD] selected, the screen may become black momentarily at the 
time the scene switches.
Motion picture compatibility≥ //
This unit is based on AVCHD Progressive/AVCHD format/MPEG-4 AVC file format.
≥ This unit is based on AVCHD format/MPEG-4 AVC file format.
≥ Even if the devices used have compatible standards, when playback of motion pictures 
recorded using another device is performed using this unit, or when motion pictures recorded 
using this unit is played back in another device, playback may not proceed normally, or may 
not be possible. (  is displayed for motion pictures that cannot be played back with this 
unit)
Please check compatibility in the operating instruction of your device.
≥ MP4 motion pictures that can be played back on this unit are limited to those recorded using 
this unit.
Still picture compatibility≥This unit is compliant with the unified standard DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) 
established by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association).
≥ The file format of still pictures supported by this unit is JPEG. (Not all JPEG formatted files 
will be played back.)
≥ This unit may degrade or not play back still pictures recorded or created on other products 
and other products may degrade or not play back still pictures recorded on this unit.