Panasonic Hc Vx981 Hc Wx991Owners Manual

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To save a manually-edited scene
You can save manually edited scenes as a single scene.
The recorded scenes can be saved in the SD card.
1 Stop the playback of a manually-edited scene or wait until the  playback is 
finished.
2 To u c h   [ S AV E ] .
3 Select the format to save.
(When [AVCHD 1920 k1080/60i] is selected)
≥ Scenes recorded in 1080/60p are converted to 1080/60i (picture  quality [HA] of [REC MODE]) 
and saved.
≥ Scenes recorded in 1080/60i are recorded in [HA] regardless of  [REC MODE] ([PH]/[HA]/[HG]/
[HE]) of a scene.
4 Touch [YES].≥If you are using the battery, a message recommending that you u se the AC adaptor will be 
displayed. To start the saving operation, touch [START].
5 Touch [EXIT].
≥You can save scenes even when using the battery, but we recomme nd that you use the AC 
adaptor.
≥ Manually-edited scenes recorded as Backup for Twin Camera will  be saved as normal AVCHD or 
MP4 scenes.
≥ For information on the approximate free space requirements for  saving a manually edited scene, 
refer to page  11 9.
[AVCHD 1920 k1080/60i]:It will be saved in high-definition image quality.
[MP4 1280 k720/30p]:It will be saved with an image quality, allowing you to upload  it on 
the Internet in higher image quality. The format supports playback 
on a PC.
[MP4 640 k360/30p]:It will be saved with an image quality, allowing you to upload  it on 
the Internet faster. The format supports playback on a PC. 
						

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Baby Calendar
When a baby’s birthday and name are registered, scenes recorded since the baby’s birthday are 
displayed as thumbnails for each age in months.
≥ You cannot select scenes recorded as 24p or Backup for Twin Cam era.
≥ Scenes recorded before the birthday are not displayed.
≥ Scenes with no baby in them are also displayed.
≥ You can register up to 3 babies.
1To u c h   .
2(When registering for the first time)Enter the baby’s birthday.≥Touch the date to be set, then set the desired value using  / .
≥ The year can be set between 2000 and 2039.
≥ Touch [Enter].
3(When registering for the first time)Touch [YES], and enter the baby’s name.≥If you touch [NO], the Baby Calen dar will be displayed without the baby’s name registered.
([Baby 1] is displayed.)
≥ Input method is same operation as for setting up the title. ( l11 6 )
≥ After entering the name, touch [Enter].
≥ A maximum of 9 characters can be entered.
4Check the Baby Calendar.≥The name of the registered baby  and its age in months are 
displayed.
≥ You can switch the age in months display by touching  / .
≥ Except for months with no recordings, the age in months display  
is available for each month.
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: Changes the age in months display to that of 
the previous month
If you touch this icon when the youngest age in months is 
displayed, the oldest age in months will be displayed.
: Changes the age in months display to that of 
the next month
If you touch this icon when the oldest age in months is 
displayed, the youngest age in months will be displayed.
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AName display
B Age in months display
C Thumbnail for the 
previous age in 
months
D Thumbnail for the next 
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≥If you touch the name display, the screen for selecting a regis tered baby is displayed. From 
among the 3 registered babies, select the baby you want to disp lay, and touch [ENTER].
If you touch a name with no registered birthday ([Baby 1]/[Baby  2]/[Baby 3]), you can register a 
new baby. Perform Step 2-3.
5Touch the thumbnail in the center.≥ The thumbnails of the scenes recorded in the same age in months  are displayed. Touch the 
desired scene to select the playback operation. ( l34)
≥ The thumbnail display cannot be set to 1 scene/20 scenes displa y or to the Highlight & Time 
Frame Index.
≥ You cannot perform Highlight Playback if the number of scenes exceeds 99.
≥ Touching   returns you to the screen that lets you select the ag e in months.
To return to the normal thumbnail displayTouch the   while the Baby Calendar is displayed.
To change/add a baby’s registered details
1Touch the name display on the Baby Calendar (l122) or select the menu.
2 Touch the name of the baby whose details are to be changed.
≥When [Baby 1]/[Baby 2]/[Baby 3] is displayed, the birthday and  name or name only are not 
registered.
3 Touch the desired item.
≥The setting method is the same as when registering for the firs t time. (l122 )4 Touch [ENTER].≥The Baby Calendar of the registered baby is displayed.
To delete a baby’s registered details
1 Touch the name display on the Baby Calendar (
l122) or select the menu.
2 Touch the name of the baby whose details are to be deleted.
3 Touch [DELETE].
≥To delete the registered details of other babies, repeat Steps  2 to 3.
≥When the Baby Calendar is displayed, the following operations are not available:
j4K Cropping
j Tagging Favorite Scene
j [SCENE PROTECT]
j [SECTION DELETE]
j [DIVIDE]
j [MANUAL EDIT]
j [SPLIT&DELETE]
j [CONVERT TO MP4]
j [Slow Speed Conversion]: [VIDEO SETUP] 
# [Baby Calendar Setup]
Name:Register/change the name.
Birthday:Register/change the birthday.
: [VIDEO SETUP]  # [Baby Calendar Setup]
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Tagging Favorite Scene
You can extract portions of a 4K MP4 scene that were recognized by this unit as clearly recorded or 
that you registered as favorite scenes while recording the 4K M P4 scene, and save the extracted 
portions as still pictures.
≥ For information on the registration of favorite scenes, refer t o page 32.
≥ Touch the play mode select icon on the thumbnail screen in Play back Mode, and select 
[4K MP4]. ( l33)
1To u c h   .≥Touch [OK].
2Touch the desired scene.≥Scenes to which favorite scenes are registered are displayed wi th the   indication.
≥ Protected scenes cannot be selected.
3Touch [SAVE ALL] or [SAVE SELECTED].≥Touching [SAVE ALL] will save all the pictures to the same medi a as where the selected 
scene is stored.
4(When you have touched [SAVE SELECTED] in Step 3)Touch [OK], and select the pictures to be 
saved.
≥ Pictures registered as favorite scenes are displayed 
with the   indication.
≥ Touch a thumbnail to select the picture.   will be 
displayed. To cancel the selected picture, touch the 
thumbnail again.
5(When you have touched [SAVE SELECTED] in Step 3)Touch [Enter].≥The pictures will be saved to the same media as where the selec ted scene is stored.
≥This function is not available for playback using   (USB HDD). 
						

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Changing the playback settings and playing back the 
slide show
1To u c h   .   (l24)
2(Only when you would like to change the settings)Touch [SET] to select the item to change.
* Setting is not possible when the operation in Step 1 is performed while thumbnails in the Stop 
Motion Animation Assist Mode are displayed. ( l127)
3(When [DATE SETUP] is selected)Touch the playback date.
(When [SLIDE INTERVAL] is selected)Touch the interval of playback for the slide show.
(When [EFFECT SETUP] is selected)
Touch the desired effect.≥Touch [ENTER].
≥ When [EFFECT SETUP] is changed, [MUSIC SELECT] will be 
set the same as [EFFECT SETUP]. (To set [EFFECT SETUP] 
and [MUSIC SELECT] to different settings, change 
[MUSIC SELECT] after setting [EFFECT SETUP].)
≥ [SLIDE INTERVAL] cannot be set, when [EFFECT SETUP] is set.
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[DATE SETUP]:Select the date to be played back.
[SLIDE INTERVAL]*:Select the interval between  still pictures at playback.
[EFFECT SETUP]*:Select the effect for playback.
[MUSIC SELECT]:Select the music to be played on playback.
[SHORT]:Approx. 1 second
[NORMAL]:Approx. 5 seconds
[LONG]:Approx. 15 seconds 
						

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(When [MUSIC SELECT] is selected)
Touch the desired sound.≥Touch [ENTER].
≥ [USER BGM] lets you use the music stored on your smartphone. To  set [USER BGM], use the 
Wi-Fi function [Link to Cell] and create Highlight Playback fro m the smartphone app “Image App”. 
The music data will be saved in this unit as [USER BGM].
≥ Only one track can be saved in this unit as music data for [USE R BGM]. Each time you create 
Highlight Playback using the “Image App”, music data will be re placed.
≥ For information on the file format and playback time of music d ata that can be used as [USER 
BGM], refer to the “Image App”.
≥ To delete the music data saved a s [USER BGM] in this unit, perform [DELETE USER BGM]. 
( l 44)
(To test the music audio)
Touch [START] and start the audio testing.≥ Touch the other music option to  change the music to be tested.
≥ When you touch [STOP], the music playback stops.
4Touch [START].
5Select the playback operation. (l34)≥When the playback is finished or stopped, the screen to select  [REPLAY], [SELECT AGAIN] or 
[EXIT] is displayed. Touch the desired item. 
						

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Playing back still pictures recorded in Stop Motion 
Animation Assist Mode as a slide show
≥For details on recording in Stop Motion Animation Assist Mode,  refer to page 72.
1To u c h   .≥The recording group created most recently in Stop Motion 
Animation Assist Mode is displayed.
≥ Touching   again, returns the display to the normal 
thumbnail display.
2Touch a thumbnail to play back the slide show.≥The thumbnail display cannot be set to 9 scenes or 20 scenes 
display.
3Select the playback operation. (l34)≥The display returns to the thumbnail display when playback is 
finished or stopped.
To play back other recording groups:You can play back other recording groups by touching the date s elect icon.
1Touch the date select icon.
2 Touch the playback date.
≥Touch a date with the   indication.
≥ Recording groups in the selected date are displayed.
≥ Touch a thumbnail to play back the slide show.
≥Slide shows can be played back with settings changed. ( l125)
≥ The recording group played back as a slideshow cannot be saved  as a single scene.
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ADate select icon 
						

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¬Press the recording/playback button to switch this unit to the  Playback Mode.
∫To delete the scene or still picture being played back
Touch   while scenes or still pictures to be deleted 
are being played back.
∫To delete scenes or still pictures from the thumbnail display
≥Switch to the thumbnail display of the scenes or still pictures  to delete. (l33)
1To u c h   .   (l24)≥When the thumbnail display is 1 scene display or Highlight & 
Time Frame Index, the scene or still picture being displayed is  
deleted.
≥ When the thumbnails of still pictures recorded in Stop Motion 
Animation Assist Mode are displayed, the still pictures cannot 
be deleted. ( l127)
2Touch [ALL SCENES], [MULTI] or [SINGLE].≥All the scenes or still pictures displayed as thumbnails will b e 
deleted by selecting [ALL SCENES].
(In case of playing back scenes or still pictures by date, all  the 
scenes or still pictures on the selected date will be deleted.)
≥ Protected scenes/still pictures cannot be deleted.
3(When [MULTI] is selected in Step 2)
Touch the scene/still picture to be deleted.≥When touched, the scene/still picture is selected and the   indi cation appears on the thumbnail. 
Touch the scene/still picture again to cancel the operation.
≥ Up to 99 scenes can be selected to be deleted.
(When [SINGLE] is selected in Step 2)
Touch the scene/still picture to be deleted.
4(When [MULTI] is selected in Step 2)Touch [Delete].≥To continuously delete other scenes/still pictures, repeat Step s 3-4.
Advanced (Playback)
Deleting scenes/still pictures
Deleted scenes/still pictures cannot be restored, so perform ap propriate confirmation of 
the contents before proceeding with deletion.
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When you stop deleting halfway:Touch [CANCEL] while deleting.
≥The scenes or still pictures that have already been deleted whe n the deletion is canceled cannot 
be restored.
To complete editing:Touch [Return].
≥ You can also delete scenes by touching  , selecting [EDIT SCENE]  # [DELETE]  # [ALL 
SCENES], [MULTI] or [SINGLE].
≥ You can also delete still pictures by touching  , selecting [PIC T.   S E T U P ]  # [DELETE] # [ALL 
SCENES], [MULTI] or [SINGLE].
When the thumbnails of still pictures recorded in Stop Motion A nimation Assist Mode are 
displayed, the still pictures cannot be deleted from the menu.  (l 127 )
≥ Deletion is not possible in the following situations:
jDuring 4K Cropping preview
j During Highlight Playback
≥ Scenes that cannot be played back (the thumbnails are displayed  as  ) cannot be deleted.
≥ In case of [ALL SCENES], the deletion may take time if there ar e many scenes or still pictures.
≥ If you delete scenes recorded on other products or still pictur es conforming to DCF standard with 
this unit, all the data related to the scenes/still pictures ma y be deleted.
≥ When still pictures recorded on an SD card by other products ar e deleted, a still picture (other 
than JPEG) that cannot be played back on this unit, may be erased.MENU
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Deleting part of a scene (AVCHD/Backup for Twin 
Camera)
Unnecessary part of an AVCHD scene or a scene recorded as Backup for Twin Camera can be 
deleted.
The deleted scenes cannot be restored.
≥Touch the play mode select icon on the thumbnail screen in Play back Mode, and select 
scenes recorded as [AVCHD] or Backup for Twin Camera. ( l33)
1Select the menu.
2Touch the scene with a part to delete.
3Set the section to delete by touching and sliding 
the top and bottom section selection buttons  .
≥It is convenient to use Slow-motion Playback and Frame-by-
frame Playback. ( l103 )
4Touch [ENTER].
5Confirm (play back) the scene after editing by touching [YES].≥A confirmation message appears when [NO] is touched. Proceed to  Step 7.
6Stop the playback.≥A confirmation message appears.
7Touch [ENTER].≥Repeat Steps 2-7 to continuously delete parts from other scenes .To complete editingTouch [Return].
≥Deleting a part of a scene cannot be performed when there are 9 9 scenes in a single date.
≥ It may not be possible to delete part of a scene with a short r ecording time.
≥ The scene will be divided into two scenes when the middle part  of a scene is deleted.
: [EDIT SCENE] 
# [SECTION DELETE]
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