Panasonic Hdc Sd1 Operating Instructions

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ªAbout the remaining battery 
capacity indication
The remaining battery capacity is displayed in 
minutes when using the Panasonic battery that 
you can use for this unit. It may take time to 
display the remaining battery capacity.
≥The display changes as the battery capacity 
reduces. 
####.
If there is less than 3 minutes remaining, then 
 will become red. If the battery 
discharges, then ( ) will flash.
≥The remaining battery capacity may not be 
displayed correctly where the temperature is 
low or high or if the battery was not used for a 
long period of time.
To correctly display the remaining battery 
capacity, recharge the battery, discharge it and 
then charge it again. (Even if this operation is 
performed, it may not be possible to display the 
remaining battery capacity correctly if the 
battery was used for a long period of time 
where the temperature is low or high or if the 
battery was repeatedly charged.)
≥The times of remaining battery capacity 
indication will vary depending on the status of 
use. These times are approximations.
≥When turning the mode dial to switch modes, 
the time indication will turn off in order to 
recalculate the remaining battery capacity time.
≥When using batteries made by other 
companies, the remaining battery capacity will 
not be shown. 
Connecting to the AC outlet
≥Even if the battery is inserted in this unit, it 
will not charge.
1Connect the AC cable to the AC 
adaptor.
2Connect the DC cable to the AC 
adaptor.
3Open the terminal cover on this 
unit and connect the DC cable to 
the DC input terminal 
[DCIN9.3V].
≥Do not use the AC cable with any other 
equipment as it is designed only for this 
unit. Do not use the AC cable from other 
equipment with this unit.
≥Put the battery on the AC adaptor to charge it. 
(l28)
≥While the DC cable is connected to the AC 
adaptor, the battery will not charge.
30min
DC IN 9.3V
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Selecting a mode 
(Turning the unit on/off)
Rotate the mode dial to switch to recording, 
playback, PC connection or power OFF.
≥Rotate the mode dial slowly.
While pressing the lock release 
button, set the mode dial to  ,   
or .
≥Rotate the mode dial while at the same time 
pressing in the lock release button A if 
changing from OFF to another mode.
≥Align with the status indicator B.
The status indicator lights and the power turns 
on.
≥The lens cover opens in recording mode.
≥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 set the date and 
time. (l41)
Set the mode dial to OFF.
The status indicator goes off and the power turns 
off.
≥The lens cover closes when the mode dial is 
set to OFF.
≥Do not forcefully rotate the mode dial.
How to turn on the power
PC
B
A
How to turn off the power
Recording mode (l45, 48)
Use this to record motion pictures and 
still pictures on an SD card.
Playback mode (l68, 72)
Use this to play back motion pictures 
and still pictures recorded on an SD 
card.
PC Connection mode (l99)
Use this to import motion pictures and 
still pictures recorded on an SD card 
with a computer by using HD Writer 
Ver1.0E for SD1 etc.
OFFThe power turns off.
PC
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The power can be turned on and off with the LCD 
monitor when the mode dial is set to  .
ªTo turn on the power
Open the LCD monitor.
The status indicator A lights and the power turns 
on.
ªTo turn off the power
Close the LCD monitor.
The status indicator A goes off and the power 
turns off. (If [QUICK START] (l33) is set to 
[ON], the unit goes into quick start standby mode 
and the status indicator lights green.)
≥The power will not turn off while recording a 
motion picture even if the LCD monitor is 
closed.
Quick start
When quick start is ON the battery power is still 
being consumed, even when the LCD monitor is 
closed.
This unit will resume recording/pause mode 
about 1.7 seconds after the LCD monitor is 
reopened.
≥When in quick start standby mode about 
70% of the power used in recording pause 
mode is being consumed, so the recording 
time will be reduced.
≥This is only activated in the following case.
– When the mode dial is set to   and an 
SD card is inserted.
1Press the MENU button, then 
select [SETUP] 
# [QUICK START] 
# [ON] and press the cursor 
button.
2Close the LCD monitor while the 
mode dial is set to  .
The status indicator A lights green and the 
unit goes into quick start standby mode.
≥The lens cover does not close.
Turning the power on and off with 
the LCD monitor
Set the mode dial to OFF when this unit is not 
being used.
A
A
A
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3Open the LCD monitor.
The status indicator A lights red and the unit 
is put into recording pause approx. 
1.7 seconds after it is turned on.
ªTo cancel Quick start
Press the MENU button, then select [SETUP] 
# [QUICK START] # [OFF] and press the 
cursor button.
≥The status indicator goes off, the lens cover 
closes and the power turns off if the mode dial 
is set to OFF while the unit is in quick start 
standby mode.
≥The status indicator goes off and the power 
turns off if quick start standby mode continues 
for approx. 5 minutes.
≥Quick start standby mode is canceled, the 
status indicator goes off and the power turns off 
in the following cases.
– the mode dial is switched
– the battery is removed
≥When this unit is quick-started with the white 
balance on automatic, it may take some time 
until the white balance is adjusted if the scene 
being recorded has a light source different from 
the scene last recorded. (When the MagicPix 
function is used, however, the white balance of 
the scene last recorded is retained.) 
≥When this unit is quick-started, the zoom 
magnification becomes 1k and the picture size 
may differ from what it was before quick start 
standby mode.
≥If [POWER SAVE] (l107) is set to 
[5 MINUTES] and the unit automatically goes 
into quick start standby mode, close the LCD 
monitor and then open it again.
Inserting/removing an SD 
card
Be sure to set the mode dial to OFF before 
inserting/removing an SD card.
1Set the mode dial to OFF.
≥Check that the status indicator has gone 
off.
2Open the LCD monitor and then 
open the card slot cover.
3Insert/remove the SD card into/
from the card slot.
≥When inserting an SD card, face the label 
side A upwards and press it straight in as 
far as it goes.
≥When removing the SD card, press the 
center of the SD card and then pull it 
straight out.
4Securely close the card slot 
cover.
A
If the SD card is inserted or removed while the 
power is on, this unit may malfunction or the 
data recorded on the SD card may be lost.
A
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ªConcerning the SD card
≥Do not touch the terminals on the back of the 
SD card.
≥Electrical noise, static electricity or the failure of 
this unit or the SD card may damage or erase 
the data stored on the SD card. Save important 
data recorded on this unit to a PC using the 
USB cable (supplied), HD Writer Ver1.0E for 
SD1 etc. (l102) (We recommend using 
HD Writer Ver1.0E for SD1 to acquire data 
recorded on this unit.)
≥When using an SD card on which data has 
been written many times, the remaining time 
left for recording may be reduced. (l46)
ªCard access lamp
≥When this unit accesses the SD card (reading, 
recording, playback, erasing etc.), the access 
lamp lights up.
≥If the following operations are performed when 
the access lamp is lit, then the SD card or the 
recorded data may be damaged or this unit 
may malfunction.
– Opening the card slot cover and removing 
the SD card
– Operating the mode dial
– Removing the battery or disconnecting the 
AC adaptor
How to use the cursor button
This unit has a cursor button A for selecting 
functions, performing operations etc. so it is easy 
to operate this unit with one hand.
BOperating the operation icons and menu 
screens that are displayed
The following describes operations on the menu 
screen and selection of files on the thumbnail 
view screen etc.
Move the cursor button up, down, 
left, or right to select an item or 
scene, and then press the cursor 
button to set it.
1Select by moving up.
2Select by moving down.
3Select by moving left.
4Select by moving right.
5Press the cursor button to set the item.
≥Menu screen operations (l39)
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¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1Press the center of the cursor 
button, and icons will be 
displayed on the screen.
≥The indication disappears when the center 
of the cursor button is pressed again.
≥The indication changes each time the 
cursor button is moved down.
2Move the cursor button up, left or 
right to select an item.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1Move the cursor button up, 
down, left or right to select the 
scene to be played back and 
press the cursor button.
≥The selected scene is played back on the 
full screen.
≥The operation icon is automatically 
displayed on the screen.
2Move the cursor button up, 
down, left or right to operate.
≥The operation icon appears or disappears 
each time the center of the cursor button is 
pressed.
Operations during recordingOperations during playback
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Recording mode
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to MANUAL.
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to FOCUS.
≥The shaded operation icons are not displayed while recording. 
≥About switching between AUTO and MANUAL (l44)
About the operation icons displayed in each mode
IconDirectionFunctionPage
(1/3)3Backlight compensation 54
2Fade 54
1Help mode39
(2/3)
3MagicPix55
2Soft skin mode56
1Tele macro56
(3/3)
Ø3Self-timer57
ß2Flash57
1Red eye reduction58
In manual mode 
[MANUAL] (4/4)3White balance 65
2Iris or gain value 66
1Shutter speed 66
In manual focus 
mode [FOCUS] 
(5/5)21Manual focus adjustment 64
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Playback mode ( In motion picture playback)
Playback mode ( In still picture playback)
IconDirectionFunctionPage
1/;3Playback/pause 68
∫4Stop playback and show thumbnails 68
62Rewind (during playback) 68
2;Reverse slow/frame playback (during pause) 69
51Fast forward (during playback) 68
;1Forward slow/frame playback (during pause) 69
IconDirectionFunctionPage
1/;3Slide show start/pause 73
∫4Stop playback and show thumbnails 73
E2Playback previous picture (during pause) 73
D1Playback next picture (during pause) 73
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The help mode explains the operation icons 
displayed when the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS 
switch is set to AUTO in recording mode.
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Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1Press the cursor button to 
display the icon.
2Move the cursor button right to 
select [ ].
3Move the cursor button up, left or 
right to select the desired icon.
An explanation of the selected icon scrolls at 
the bottom of the screen.
≥The indication changes each time the 
cursor button is moved down.
To exit the help mode
Press the MENU button or select [END].
≥When the help mode is used, functions cannot 
be set.
≥When the help mode is used, motion pictures 
and still pictures cannot be recorded.
Using the menu screen
Refer to “Menu list” (l105) for information about 
the menus.
1While stopped, press the MENU 
button.
≥The menu displayed differs depending on 
the position of the mode dial.
≥Do not switch the mode dial when the 
menu is displayed.
2Move the cursor button up or 
down in order to select the 
desired top menu A.
3Move the cursor button right or 
press the cursor button.
≥The submenu B is displayed.
Help mode
A
B
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4Move the cursor button up or 
down in order to select the 
submenu item.
CCurrent settings on menus
5Move the cursor button right or 
press the cursor button.
6Move the cursor button up or 
down in order to select the 
desired item.
7Press the cursor button to enter 
the selection.
To get back to the previous screen
Move the cursor button left.
To exit the menu screen
Press the MENU button.
≥The menu screen does not appear during 
recording or playing. You cannot start other 
operations while the menu screen appears.
The menu screen transition is the same as when 
the buttons on the main unit are used.
1Press the MENU button.
2Select a menu item.
≥Use the direction buttons (3,4,2,1) and 
ENTER button in place of the cursor button 
on the main unit.
3Press the MENU button to exit 
the menu screen.
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Operating with remote control
MENU
ENTER
MENU
ENTER
MENU
ENTER
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