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 touched, the scene/still picture is selected and the   indication appears on the 
thumbnail. Touch the scene/still picture again to cancel the operation.
≥ Touch [Return] to complete the settings.
≥
When the thumbnails of still pictures recorded in Stop Motion Animation Assist Mode are 
displayed, protection cannot be set on the still pictures. : [VIDEO SETUP] or [PICT. SETUP] 
# [SCENE PROTECT]
*MENU
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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 select up to 99 scenes in succession.
3Touch [Enter].
4Select the quality after conversion.
≥MP4 scenes after conversion are saved to the same media as the scenes before conversion.
≥ To continue converting scenes to MP4, repeat steps 2 to 4.
To stop converting to MP4 halfwayTouch [CANCEL] during format conversion.
To exit the MP4 conversionTouch [Return].
≥A scene recorded over a long time may take time.
≥ When converting and copying the scenes recorded in AVCHD to an MP4 scene, the scene 
exceeding approximately 20 minutes is automatically divided.
≥ The settings for the copied motion pictures will be cleared if the protected motion pictures are 
copied.
Advanced (Playback)
Convert to MP4
: [EDIT SCENE]  # [CONVERT TO MP4]
[High Quality (1280 k720)]*:Convert to MP4 (1280 k720/30p) and copy.
[Low Quality (640 k360)]:Convert to MP4 (640 k360/30p) and copy.
* Scenes recorded in MP4 [720] and scenes saved in MP4 (High Quality) cannot be converted 
and copied.
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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 Video/Pictures on your TV
Confirm the terminals on your TV and use a cable compatible with the terminals. Image 
quality may vary with the connected terminals.
A High quality
1 HDMI terminal
2 Video terminal
AHDMI mini cable (supplied)
≥ Be sure to connect to the 
HDMI terminal.
≥ Connecting with a HDMI mini 
cable ( l106 )
≥ Playback using 
VIERA Link™ ( l107 )
B Composite video cable 
(commercially-available)
Picture quality
1 High-definition images 
when connecting to HDMI 
terminal
2 Standard images when 
connecting to video 
terminal
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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 following cases. 
Use LCD monitor of this unit.
jRecording motion pictures
j When setting PRE-REC
j When saving the Highlight Playback scene or a manually edited scene
j When copying
≥ If you connect this unit to the TV when this un it is set to Recording Mode, a squealing sound
* may 
be output. Before connecting this unit, set it to Playback Mode.
* The microphone may pick up the sound from the speakers, producing an abnormal sound.
≥ When connected to the TV, sound in Playback Mode is not output from this unit. Also, since the 
volume cannot be adjusted with this unit, adjust the volume of the TV.
≥ Some screens, such as the menu screen, may be displayed in reduced sizes on the TV.
≥ Image and audio is not output from this unit while using the Wi-Fi function. 
						

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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 on the screen (operation 
icon etc.) can be displayed/not displayed on the 
TV.
* This setting is only available in Motion Picture 
Recording Mode or Still Picture Recording 
Mode.
: [SETUP] # [TV ASPECT] 
# [4:3]
[TV ASPECT] setting
[16:9][4:3]
MENU: [SETUP] # [EXT. DISPLAY]  # 
desired setting
[SIMPLE]*:Information partially 
displayed
[DETAIL]:Detailed information 
displayed
[OFF]:Not displayed
MENU
Refer to the following support site for information about Panasonic TVs with an SD card 
slot for playing back your pictures.
http://panasonic.net/
≥ It may not be possible to play back scenes on the TV depending on the [REC MODE].
≥ For details on how to play back, please read the operating instructions for the TV. 
						

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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 
changing between scenes. : [SETUP] # [HDMI RESOLUTION] 
# [AUTO]/[1080p]/[1080i]/[480p]
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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.)
Advanced (Playback)
Playback using VIERA Link™
What is the VIERA Link (HDAVI Control™)?
≥VIERA Link™ is a new name for EZ Sync™.
≥ This function allows you to use your remote control for the Panasonic TV for easy operations 
when this unit has been connected to a VIERA Link compatible device using a HDMI mini 
cable (supplied) for automatic linked operations. (Not all operations are possible.)
≥ VIERA Link is a unique Panasonic function built on a HDMI control function using the standard 
HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) specification. Linked operations with HDMI CEC 
compatible devices made by other companies are not guaranteed.
When using devices made by other companies that are compatible with VIERA Link, refer to 
the operating instructions for the respective devices.
≥ This unit supports “VIERA Link Ver.5” function. “VIERA Link Ver.5” is the standard for 
Panasonic’s VIERA Link compatible equipment. This standard is compatible with Panasonic’s 
conventional VIERA Link equipment.
: [SETUP] # [VIERA Link]  # [ON]
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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 this unit, the input channel on the TV 
automatically switches to this unit’s screen. If the TV’s power is in standby status, it will turn on 
automatically (if [Set] has been selected for the TV’s [Power on link] setting).
≥Depending on the HDMI terminal on the TV, the in put channel may not switch automatically. In 
this case, use the remote control for the TV to switch the input channel.
≥ If you are unsure whether or not the TV and AV amplifier you are using are compatible with 
VIERA Link, read the operating instructions for the devices.
≥ Available linked operations between this unit and a Panasonic TV is different depending on the 
types of Panasonic TVs even if they are compatible with VIERA Link. Refer to the operating 
instructions of the TV for the operations that support on the TV.
≥ Operation is not possible with a cable that is not based on the HDMI standard.
(When selecting scenes) (When playing back)
ADisplay/Cancel operation icons
Green ≥Switching the number of scenes/still pictures in thumbnail display
(9 thumbnails  > 20 thumbnails  > 9 thumbnails...)
≥ Zoom in on still picture
Ye l l o w ≥Deleting scenes/still pictures
Red ≥Zoom out from still picture
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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 the USB HDD for how to use it.
Preparing for copying/playing back
≥In the following cases, a USB HDD cannot be used by connecting it to this unit:
jA USB HDD with a capacity of below 160 GB or above 2 TB
j When a USB HDD has two or more partitions
j If a USB HDD is in a format other than FAT32
j When connected by using a USB hub
A USB Connection Cable (commercially-available)
B USB HDD (commercially-available)
C Turn the side with the symbol up to connect the micro A end of the USB Connection Cable to 
the USB terminal of this unit.
≥ Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
1(When using a desktop HDD)Connect the AC adaptor (supplied with USB HDD) to the USB HDD.≥If you are using a bus-powered or portable USB HDD, this unit can supply power to the USB HDD 
by USB Connection Cable (commercially-available).
Copy/Dubbing
Copying/playing back with a USB HDD
Refer to the following support site for information about USB HDD.
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/e_cam
(This Site is English only)
When the USB HDD that requires formatting is connected, a message is displayed. Follow the 
instructions on the screen to format it.
Once the USB HDD has been formatted, all data stored on it will be deleted. The data cannot be 
recovered.
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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 USB terminal 
of this unit. 
For information on the USB terminal of the USB HDD, refer to the operating instructions of the 
USB HDD.
≥ It may take several minutes until the connection is completed.
4Touch the desired item.
≥Following can be performed by connecting the USB HDD with the scenes and still pictures copied 
from this unit to other devices.
jPlayback on Panasonic TV with a USB terminal
j Dub onto the Panasonic Blu-ray disc recorder with a USB terminal
j Save on a PC or rewrite on USB HDD using HD Writer LE 2.1
≥When using an Eye-Fi card (commercially-ava ilable), set [Eye-Fi TRANSFER] to [OFF]. (l11 8 ) 
When the item is set to [ON], even if you connect the USB HDD to this unit, it will not recognize 
the USB HDD.
∫ Points to check before copying
≥When using a USB HDD for the first time, or using a USB HDD that has been used with 
other devices, first run [FORMAT MEDIA].
≥ Before copying, go to [MEDIA STATUS] to check the amount of free space on the USB HDD.
≥ In the following cases, copying may take longer:
jThere are lots of scenes
j The temperature of this unit is high
≥ If you copy protected scenes or still pictures, the protection setting of the copied scenes or still 
pictures are canceled.
≥ The order in which the scenes were copied cannot be changed.
[Simple copy]:Copies all scenes and still pictures recorded with this unit that have 
not been copied yet. ( l111 )
[Copy selected files]:Allows you to select desired scenes/still pictures, and then copy. 
(l 11 2 )
[Playback HDD]:Plays back scenes and still pictures stored in a USB HDD on this 
unit. ( l11 3 )
[Safe Removal]:Allows you to safely remove this unit and a USB HDD.
When the USB HDD is connected to other devices such as Blu-ray disc recorder, a message 
prompting to format the USB HDD may display. All the scenes and still pictures recorded on the 
USB HDD will be erased if formatted. Do not format as important data will get erased and it will 
be impossible to restore.
Before you delete the data on the media after copying is complete, be sure to play back 
the USB HDD to check that they have been copied to correctly. ( l11 3 )