Panasonic Hc V550 Owners Manual

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Protecting scenes/still pictures
Scenes/still pictures can be protected so that they are not deleted by mistake.
(Even if you protect some scenes/still pictures, formatting the media will delete them.)
≥Press the recording/playback button to switch this unit to the Playback Mode.
1Select the menu.
* [TRANSFER/PROTECT] is displayed when using the Eye-Fi card that is set as the selected 
transfer setting device in advance on the computer.
2Touch the scene/still picture to be protected.≥When...

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Before copying, convert AVCHD or MP4 scenes to those with the image quality (MP4 (High Quality): 
1280k720/30p or MP4 (Low Quality): 640 k360/30p) that supports playback on a PC or uploading 
on the internet.
≥ Scenes recorded in iFrame or saved as MP4 (Low Quality) cannot be converted to MP4.
1Select the menu.
2Touch the scene you want to convert.≥The scene selection is made as you touch it, and the   indication appears on the thumbnail. To 
cancel the operation, touch the scene again.
≥ You can...

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≥Use the HDMI mini cable (supplied).
≥ HDMI is the interface for digital devices. If you connect this unit to a HDMI compatible high-
definition TV and then play back the recorded high-definition images, you can enjoy them in high 
resolution with high quality sound.
1Connect this unit to a TV.
≥Check that the plugs are inserted as far as they go.
≥ Always use the supplied HDMI mini cable or a genuine Panasonic HDMI mini cable 
(RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM30: optional).
Advanced (Playback)
Watching...

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2Select the video input on the TV.≥Example:
Select the [HDMI] channel with a HDMI mini cable.
Select the [Video 2] channel with an Composite video cable.
(The name of the channel may differ depending on the connected TV.)
≥ Check the input setting (input switch) and the audio input setting on the TV. (For more 
information, please read the operating instructions for the TV.)
3Change the mode to   to play back.
≥When this unit is connected to a TV, no image will be displayed on the TV in the...

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∫
To watch images on a regular 
TV (4:3) or when both sides of 
the images do not appear on 
the screen
Change the menu setting to display the images 
correctly. (Check the TV setting.)
Example of images with a [16:9] aspect ratio 
on a regular TV (4:3)
≥If a wide-screen TV is connected, adjust the 
aspect setting on the TV. (Refer to the 
operating instructions of the TV for details.)
∫ To display the on-screen 
information on the TV
When the menu setting is changed, the 
information displayed...

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Connecting with a HDMI mini cable
Select the desired method of HDMI output.
≥[AUTO] determines the output resolution automatically based on information from the connected 
TV.
If the images are not output on the TV when the setting is [AUTO], switch to the method [1080p], 
[1080i] or [480p] which enables the images to be displayed on your TV. (Please read the 
operating instructions for the TV.)
≥ Images may not be displayed on the television for  several seconds in some cases, such as when...

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¬Press the recording/playback button to switch this unit to the Playback Mode.
1Select the menu.
≥If you are not using VIERA Link, set to [OFF].
2Connect this unit to a Panasonic TV compatible with VIERA Link with a HDMI 
mini cable. ( l103)
≥It is recommended to connect this unit to an HDMI terminal other than the HDMI1 if there are 2 or 
more HDMI input terminals on the TV.
≥ VIERA Link must be activated on the connected TV. (Read the operating instructions of the TV for 
how to set etc.)...

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3Operate with the remote control for the TV.≥You can select the scene or picture you want to play back by pressing the button up, down, left or 
right, and then the button in the center. 
≥
The following operations are available by pressing the color buttons on the remote control.
∫ Other linked operations
Turning the unit off:
If you use the remote control for the TV to turn off the power, this unit also turns off.
Automatic input switching:
If you connect with a HDMI mini cable and then turn on...

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≥In this owner’s manual, “USB hard disk drive” is indicated as “USB HDD”.
If you connect a USB HDD (commercially-available) to this unit by using a USB Connection Cable 
(commercially-available), you can copy motion pictures and still pictures recorded on this unit to a 
USB HDD.
It can also play back the scenes and still pictures copied to the USB HDD.
≥ You can copy scenes and still pictures recorded with this unit while maintaining the image quality.
≥ Please read the operating instructions of...

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2Connect the AC adaptor and a sufficiently charged battery to this unit, and 
press the recording/playback button to switch this unit to the Playback Mode.
≥If the AC adaptor is not connected to this unit, the USB HDD cannot be used.
3Connect this unit to the USB HDD with the USB Connection Cable 
(commercially-available).
≥Use a USB Connection Cable (commercially-available) compatible with the USB terminals of this 
unit and the USB HDD. Connect the micro A end of the USB Connection Cable to the...