Panasonic Hc W850 Owners Manual

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About the Touch Menu
Touch   (left side)/  (right side) of   on the Touch Menu to switch the 
operation icons.
≥It is also possible to switch the operation icons by sliding the Touch Menu right or left while 
touching it.
B You can change the operation icons to display. ( l37)
C Displayed only in Intelligent Auto Plus Mode ( l52) and [Miniature Effect]/[8mm movie]/
[Silent movie] of the Creative Control Mode ( l52).
D Displayed only in [Time Lapse Rec] of the Creative Control Mode ( l52), Scene Mode 
( l 55), FULL HD Slow Motion Video Mode ( l56), Stop Motion Animation Assist Mode 
( l 58) and Manual Mode ( l59).
E Displayed only when you adjust the picture quality with the Multi Manual Dial ( l82)
∫ To display the Touch Menu
≥Do not touch on the LCD monitor with hard pointed tips, such as ball point pens. A
Touch Menu
Recording Mode Playback Mode
Display of the Touch Menu will disappear when no 
touch operation is performed for a specific period of 
time during recording of motion picture/still picture. To 
display it again, touch  .
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The clock is not set at the time of purchase. Make sure to set the clock.
1Select the menu. (l31)
2Touch the date or time to be set, then set the desired value using  / .ADisplaying the World Time setting (l 32):
[HOME]/ [DESTINATION]
≥ The year can be set between 2000 and 2039.
3Touch [ENTER].≥A message prompting for World Time setting may be 
displayed. Perform the World Time setting by touching the 
screen. ( l32)
≥ Touch [EXIT] to complete the setting.
≥When the unit is turned on for the first time, a message asking you to set the date and time will 
appear. Select [YES] and perform Steps 2 to 3 to set the date and time.
≥ The date and time function is driven by a built-in lithium battery.
≥ If the time display becomes [- -], the built-in lithium battery needs to be charged.  To recharge the 
built-in lithium battery, connect the AC adaptor or attach the battery to this unit. The battery is still 
being recharged even if the unit is off. Leave the unit as it is for approx. 24 hours and the battery 
will maintain the date and time for approx. 4 months.
Preparation
Setting date and time
: [SETUP]  # [CLOCK SET]MENU 
						

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∫
Basic camera positioning
1 Hold the unit with both hands.
2 Put your hand through the grip belt.
3 It is convenient to use the Recording button icon  A when holding the unit at waist level.
≥ 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. ( l196 )
Basic
Before recording
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1Open the LCD monitor, and set this 
unit to Motion Picture Recording 
Mode. (
l19)
2Press the recording start/stop button 
to start recording.
ARecording button icon
B When you begin recording,  ; changes to ¥.
3Press the recording start/stop button 
again to pause recording.
≥ Recording can also be started/stopped by touching the recording button icon.
∫ Screen indications in the Motion Picture Recording Mode
≥Screen display will disappear when no touch operation is performed for a specific period of time. 
To display it again, touch the screen. ( l32)
≥ It will be constantly displayed when the remaining recordable time becomes less than 30 minutes.
Basic
Recording motion pictures
Recording mode
R 1h20m Approximate remaining recordable time
≥
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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≥If the recording/playback button is pressed during motion picture recording, the recording 
will stop and this unit will be switched to Playback Mode.
≥ To change the recording format, change the 
[REC FORMAT] or [REC MODE]. ( l74)
≥ Still pictures can be recorded while recording the motion picture. ( l27)
≥ The images recorded between pressing the recording start/stop button to start recording and 
pressing it again to pause recording become one scene.
≥ In the following cases, a scene is divided automatically. (The recording will continue)
jWhen [REC MODE] of the scene is set to [1080/28M], [720] or [iFrame] and the recording time 
of the scene exceeds approximately 20 minutes
j When [REC MODE] of the scene is set to [1080/50M] and the recording time of the scene 
exceeds approximately 10 minutes
≥ While recording is in progress, the recording will not stop even if the LCD monitor is closed.
≥ Put the unit in Pause mode when connecting or disconnecting an external microphone with the 
MIC terminal.
≥ Please refer to page 211  about approximate recordable time.
≥
(Maximum recordable scenes of a single SD card)
Recording format[AVCHD][MP4/iFrame]
Recordable scenes Approx. 3900 Approx. 89100
 Different dates ( l90) Approx. 900 Approx. 900
≥ Maximum number of recordable scenes and maximum number of different dates will be less than 
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1Open the LCD monitor, and set 
this unit to Still Picture 
Recording Mode. (
l19)
2Press the   button halfway. 
(For Auto Focus only)
Focus indication:
3Press the   button fully.
≥ If you set the Optical Image Stabilizer function (l 64) to   ([MODE1]), then the Image 
Stabilizer function will be more effective. (  (MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer) will be 
displayed when the   button is pressed halfway.)
≥ Using a flash or tripod is recommended when recording still pictures in dark places because the 
shutter speed becomes slow.
≥ You can also take a picture just by touching the subject to focus. (Touch Shutter:  l66)
≥ The still picture recording time may be long depending on the picture size.
≥ The focus indication and the focus area may not be displayed depending on the recording 
conditions or the menu settings.
Basic
Recording still pictures
A Focus indication:
± (The white lamp flashes.): Focusing
¥  (The green lamp lights up.): When in focus
No mark: When focusing is unsuccessful.
B Focus area (area inside brackets)
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About the screen indications in Still Picture Recording Mode
∫ About the focusing area
When there is a contrasting object ahead or behind the subject in the focus area, the subject may 
not be focused. If so, move the contrasting object out of the focus area.
Recording still pictures in Motion Picture Recording 
Mode
¬Set this unit to Motion Picture Recording Mode (l19)
Press the   button fully (press to the bottom) to take the picture.
≥ It is possible to record still pictures while recording motion pictures. 
(Simultaneous recording)
≥ While still pictures are being recorded,   turns red and the remaining number 
of recordable pictures is displayed.
≥ No shutter sound is emitted when recording still pictures.
≥Built-in flash, Red-eye Reduction and Self-timer ( l70) do not work.
≥ While recording motion pictures or during the PRE-REC operation, image quality is different from 
ordinary still pictures so that motion picture recording takes preference over still picture recording.
≥ If simultaneous recording is performed during motion picture recording, the remaining recordable 
time will be shortened. If this unit is turned off or the recording/playback button is pressed, the 
remaining recordable time may be lengthened.
≥ The still picture recording time may be long depending on the picture size.
≥ 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. Still picture operation indicator (
l193)
R3000 Remaining number of still pictures
≥
Flashes in red when [0] appears.
Size of still pictures ( l83)
MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer ( l26)
Optical Image Stabilizer ( l64)
AF assist lamp ( l84)
ß Flash ( l69)
ß j Flash level ( l69)
Red-eye Reduction ( l70)
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≥Screen display will disappear when 
no touch operation is performed for a 
specific period of time. To display it 
again, touch the screen.
≥ It will be constantly displayed when 
the remaining number of still pictures 
that can be recorded becomes 200 or 
less.
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1Set this unit to Playback Mode (l19).
2Touch the play mode select icon  A (l21).≥ You can also set by touching  , selecting [VIDEO SETUP] 
or [PICT. SETUP]  # [MEDIA, VIDEO/PICTURE]. ( l31)
3Select the still picture  C or the recording 
format of the motion picture  D you wish to 
play back.
≥ Touch [Enter].
4(When [AVCHD] or [MP4/iFrame] is touched)Touch the desired recording format for playback.
≥When [AVCHD] is selected
≥ When [MP4/iFrame] is selected
≥ The recording mode icon  B is displayed in the thumbnail display when the item is touched.
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≥ The following icons are displayed on thumbnails when [ALL AVCHD] or [1080/60i] is touched:
≥ The following icons are displayed on thumbnails when [ALL MP4/iFrame] is touched:
≥  is displayed on the thumbnails of MP4 [1080/50M] scenes when [1080/60p] in [MP4/iFrame] 
is touched.
Basic
Motion picture/Still picture playback
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[ALL AVCHD]/[1080/60p]/[1080/60i]
[ALL MP4/iFrame]/[1080/60p]/[720/30p]/[360/30p]/[iFrame]
jAVCHD [1080/60p] scene:
j AVCHD [PH] scene:
j AVCHD [HA] scene:
j AVCHD [HG] scene:
j AVCHD [HE] scene:
j MP4 [1080/60p] scene: (Blue) (Recording mode [1080/50M])
(Recording mode [1080/28M])
j MP4 [720/30p] scene:
j MP4 [360/30p] scene:
j iFrame scene:
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5Touch the scene or the still picture to be played back.≥To display the next (previous) page:
jSlide the thumbnail display upward (downward) while touching it.
j Switch the Touch Menu, and then touch   (up) /   (down) on the thumbnail scroll 
lever.
6Select the playback operation by touching 
the operation icon.
≥Operation icons and screen display will disappear when 
no touch operation is performed for a specific period of 
time. To display them again, touch the screen.
* When touched two times, the fast rewind/fast forward speed increases. (The screen display  changes to  / .)
∫ 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  () Highlight & Time Frame Index* 
( l 87)
* Highlight & Time Frame Index can only set in Motion Picture Playback  Mode.
≥ If the recording/playback button is pressed, the thumbnail display will return to the one that 
displays 9 scenes.
≥ By displaying in 1 scene or touching and holding the thumbnail in the 20 scenes or 9 scenes 
display, recording date and time are displayed when playing back motion pictures, and recording 
date and file number when playing back still pictures.
∫ Speaker/Headphone volume 
adjustment
Operate the volume lever to adjust the speaker/
headphone volume during Motion Picture 
Playback Mode.
0h01m30s 0h01m30s
0h01m30s
Operation icon
Motion picture playbackStill picture playback
1/ ;: Playback/Pause
6 : Fast 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.
To w a r d s  “ r”:Increases the volume
To w a r d s  “ s”:Decreases the volume 
						

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≥Sound will be heard only during normal playback.
≥ If pause play is continued for approx. 5 minutes, the screen returns to the thumbnails.
≥ The elapsed time for playback indication will be reset to 0h00m00s each scene.
≥ When played back with [ALL AVCHD] or [ALL MP4/iFrame] 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.
≥ 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. (Please check compatibility in the operating instruction of your device.)
≥ The only MP4 scenes that can be played back on this unit are those recorded with 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 formats 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.
≥ Depending on the playback device, still pictures may be played back with picture sizes 
different from the ones with which they were recorded.