Panasonic Hdc Sd40 Owners Maual Manual

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When the status indicator is flashing at a 
particularly fast or slow rate, the 
following should be considered.
Flashing with approx. 4 second period 
(off for approx. 2 seconds, on for approx. 
2 seconds):
≥When the battery is over discharged or the 
temperature of the battery is too high or 
low. It can be charged, but it may take a 
few hours to complete the charging 
normally.
≥ It will flash in 2 second intervals when 
normal charging resumes. Even in such 
cases, it may start flashing in 4 second 
intervals until charging is completed 
depending on the conditions of use.
Flashing with approx. 0.5 second period 
(off for approx. 0.25 second, on for 
approx. 0.25 second):
≥ The battery is not charged. Remove the 
battery from the unit, and try charging 
again.
≥ Check that the terminals of the unit or 
battery are not dirty or covered with a 
foreign object, and connect the battery 
correctly once again. If a foreign object or 
dirt is present, turn off the unit before 
removing.
≥ The battery or environment is at an 
extremely high or low temperature. Wait 
until the temperature has returned to an 
appropriate level and try charging again. If 
you are still unable to charge, there may 
be a fault in the unit, battery or AC 
adaptor.
Off:
≥ Charging has finished.
≥ If the status indicator stays off despite the 
charging being unfinished, there may be a 
fault in the unit, battery or AC adaptor. 
Refer to page 109 for details on the 
battery. When disposing of or giving away the SD 
card, note that:
≥
Formatting and deletion of this unit or 
computer only changes the file 
management information and does not 
completely delete the data in the SD card.
≥ It is recommended that the SD card is 
physically destroyed or the SD card is 
physically formatted using this unit when 
disposing of or giving away the SD card.
To physically format the SD card, connect 
the unit via the AC adaptor, select 
[SETUP] #  [FORMAT CARD] # [YES] 
from the menu, and then press and hold 
the delete/video light button on the screen 
below for about 3 seconds. When the SD 
card data deletion screen appears, select 
[YES], and then follow the on-screen 
instructions.
/
To physically format the SD card, connect 
the unit via the AC adaptor, select 
[SETUP] #[FORMAT MEDIA]  # [SD 
CARD] from the menu, and then press 
and hold the delete/video light button on 
the screen below for about 3 seconds. 
When the SD card data deletion screen 
appears, select [YES], and then follow the 
on-screen instructions.
≥ The customer is responsible for the 
management of the data in the SD card.
About status indicator during 
chargingAbout the SD card
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≥When the LCD monitor gets dirty, wipe it 
with a soft cloth such as eye glass cleaner.
≥ In a place with drastic temperature 
changes, condensation may form on the 
LCD monitor. Wipe it with a soft cloth such 
as eye glass cleaner.
≥ When the unit has become very cold, for 
example due to storage in a cold area, its 
LCD monitor will be slightly darker than 
usual immediately after the unit is turned 
on. The normal brightness will be restored 
when the unit’s internal temperature rises. When condensation forms on the unit, the 
lens will cloud up and the unit may not work 
properly. Make every effort to ensure that 
condensation does not form. If it does form, 
take the actions described below.
Causes of condensationCondensation takes place when the 
ambient temperature or humidity is 
changed as follows.
≥
When this unit is brought inside from the 
cold (e.g. a ski slope) to a warm room.
≥ When this unit is moved from an 
air-conditioned car to outside.
≥ When a cold room has been warmed up 
quickly.
≥ When cool wind from an air conditioner is 
directly blown onto this unit.
≥ After rain showers.
≥ When this unit is in a very humid place 
where the air is thick with steam. (e.g. a 
heated swimming pool)
Helpful hint
If, for example, you have used this unit for 
recording on a ski slope and are taking it into 
a heated room, place the unit inside a plastic 
bag, remove as much of the air from inside 
the bag as possible, then seal the bag. 
Leave the unit for about an hour in the room 
so the temperature of the unit is close to the 
ambient temperature of the room, then use 
it.
LCD monitor
Extremely high precision technology is 
employed to produce the LCD Monitor 
screen featuring a total of approximately 
230,000 dots. The result is more than 
99.99% effective dots with a mere 0.01% 
of the dots inactive or always lit. 
However, this is not a malfunction and 
does not affect the recorded picture.
About condensation
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∫Carefully observe copyright 
laws
Whatever you have recorded and created 
can be used for your personal 
entertainment only. Under copyright 
laws, other materials cannot be used 
without obtaining permission from the 
holders of the copyrights.
∫Licenses
≥SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, 
LLC.
≥ “AVCHD” and the “AVCHD” Logo are 
trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and 
Sony Corporation.
≥ Manufactured under license from Dolby 
Laboratories.
Dolby and the double-D symbol are 
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
≥ HDMI, the HDMI Logo, and High-
Definition Multimedia Interface are 
trademarks or registered trademarks of 
HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States 
and other countries.
≥ VIERA Link
™ is a trademark of Panasonic 
Corporation.
≥ EZ Sync
™ is a trademark of Panasonic 
Corporation.
≥ HDAVI Control
™ is a trademark of 
Panasonic Corporation.
≥ Microsoft
®, Windows® and Windows 
Vista® are either registered trademarks or 
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the 
United States and/or other countries.
≥ Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted 
with permission from Microsoft 
Corporation.
≥ IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks 
of International Business Machines 
Corporation of the U.S.
≥ Intel
®, Core™, Pentium® and Celeron® are 
the registered trademarks or trademarks  of Intel Corporation in the United States 
and other countries.
≥ AMD Athlon
™ is a trademark of Advanced 
Micro Devices, Inc.
≥ iMovie and Mac are trademarks of 
Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and 
other countries.
≥ Other names of systems and products 
mentioned in these instructions are 
usually the registered trademarks or 
trademarks of the manufacturers who 
developed the system or product 
concerned.
This product is licensed under the AVC 
patent portfolio license for the personal and 
non-commercial use of a consumer to (i) 
encode video in compliance with the AVC 
Standard (“AVC Video”) and/or (ii) decode 
AVC Video that was encoded by a consumer 
engaged in a personal and non-commercial 
activity and/or was obtained from a video 
provider licensed to provide AVC Video. No 
license is granted or shall be implied for any 
other use. Additional information may be 
obtained from MPEG LA, LLC. 
See http://www.mpegla.com
.
Others
About copyright
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≥SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory size. The stated times are the 
approximate recordable times for continuous recording.
A Favors image quality
B Favors recording time
≥ If recording for long periods, prepare batteries for 3 or 4 times the period you wish to record 
for. ( l22)
≥ The default setting is [HG] Mode.
≥ Maximum continuously recordable time for one scene: 6 hours
≥ The recording is paused once when the recording time for one scene exceeds 6 hours, and 
the recording will automatically  resume after a few seconds.
≥ If a recording with a lot of action is recorded, the recording time is reduced.
≥ The recordable time may be reduced if recording of short scene is repeated.
≥ Use time in the row of 4 GB in above table as a guideline for the time that can be copied 
onto one DVD disc (4.7 GB).
Others
Recording modes/approximate 
recordable time
Recording mode[HA][HG][HX]
Picture size1920k 10801920k10801920k1080
SD card 4GB
30 min 40 min 1 h
16 GB 2h2h40min 4h10min
64 GB 8h30min 11h16h50min
Built-in 
memory 16 GB
2h2h40min 4h10min
Recording mode[iFrame]
Picture size960k540
SD card 4GB
19 min
16 GB 1h20min
64 GB 5h20min
Built-in 
memory 16 GB
1h20min
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≥SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory size. The stated number is the 
approximate number of recordable pictures.
(When [QUALITY] is set to  )
≥ When [QUALITY] is set to  , the numbers of recordable pictures are larger than the 
numbers shown in the table above.
≥ The number of recordable pictures depends on whether   and   are used 
together and on the subject being recorded.
≥ The memory capacity indicated on the label of an SD card is the total of the capacity for 
copyright protection and management and the capacity which can be used on the unit, a 
PC etc.
Others
Approximate number of recordable 
pictures
Picture size1920k 1080Aspect ratio16:9
SD card
4GB 3600
16 GB1400064 GB59000
Built-in 
memory16 GB 14000
2.1M
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High Definition Video Camera
Information for your safety
Others
Specifications
Power source:
Power consumption:DC 5.0 V (When using AC adaptor)
DC 3.6 V (When using battery)
Recording:
3.5 W
Charging:
7.7 W
Signal system:
1080/60i, 540/30p
Recording format:
[HA]/[HG]/[HX]: AVCHD format compliant
[iFrame]: MPEG-4 AVC file format compliant (.MP4)
Image sensor:
1/5.8z  1MOS image sensor
Total: 1500 K
Effective pixels: Motion picture/Still picture: 1190 K (16:9)
Lens:
Auto Iris, 16.8 k Optical Zoom, F1.8 to F2.6
Focal length:
2.9 mm to 48.7 mm
Macro (Full range AF) 35 mm equivalent:
Motion picture/Still picture: 42.9 mm to 721 mm (16:9)
Minimum focus distance: Normal: Approx. 4 cm (1.6 q) (Wide)/Approx. 1.2 m (3.9 feet) (Tele)
Tele macro: Approx. 50 cm (20 q) (Tele)
Zoom: /
16.8 k Optical Zoom, 50 k/1200 k Digital Zoom
16.8 k Optical Zoom, 50 k/1500 k Digital Zoom
Image stabilizer function:
Optical (Active mode)
Monitor:
2.7 z wide LCD monitor (Approx. 230 K dots)
Microphone:
Stereo
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Speaker:
1 round speaker, dynamic type
White balance adjustment:
Auto tracking white balance system
Standard illumination:
1,400 lx
Minimum required illumination:
Approx. 7 lx (1/30 with Low light mode in the Scene mode)
Approx. 1 lx with the Color Night Rec function
AV multi connector video output level:
Component video output level:Y: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 h
Pb: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 h
Pr: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 h
AV video output level:
1.0 Vp-p, 75 h, NTSC system
HDMI mini connector video output level:
HDMI
™ 1080i/480p
AV multi connector audio output level (Line):
316 mV, 600 h, 2 ch
HDMI mini connector audio output level:
Linear PCM
USB:
Reader/writer function SD card: Read/Write (No copyright protection support) /
Built-in memory: Read only
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0), USB terminal Type Mini B
Battery charging function (Charges from USB terminal when the main unit is off)
Dimensions:
51.5 mm (W) k57.5 mm (H) k108.5 mm (D)
[2.03 q (W) k2.26 q (H)k 4.27q (D)] (excluding projecting parts)
Mass (Weight):
Approx. 169
g (Approx. 0.37 lbs.)
[without battery (supplied) and an SD card (optional)] /
Approx. 169
g (Approx. 0.37 lbs.)
[without battery (supplied)]
Mass (Weight) in operation:
Approx. 213
g (Approx. 0.47 lbs.)
[with battery (supplied) and an SD card (optional)]
/
Approx. 211
g (Approx. 0.47 lbs.)
[with battery (supplied)]
Operating temperature:
0°Cto40°C (32°Fto104°F)
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∫Motion pictures
∫ Still pictures
Operating humidity:
10%RH to 80%RH
Battery operation time:
See page 22
Recording media:
SD Memory Card (FAT12 and FAT16 system compliant)
SDHC Memory Card (FAT32 system compliant)
SDXC Memory Card (exFAT system compliant)
Refer to page 24 for details on SD cards usable in this unit.
/
Built-in memory: 16 GB
Compression:
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Recording mode and transfer rate:
[HA]: Approx. 17 Mbps (VBR)
[HG]: Approx. 13 Mbps (VBR)
[HX]: Approx. 9 Mbps (VBR)
[iFrame]: Approx. 28 Mbps (VBR)
Refer to page 114 for the recordable time.
Picture size:
[HA]/[HG]/[HX]: 1920 k1080/60i
[iFrame]: 960 k540/30p
Audio compression:
AVCHD: Dolby Digital (2 ch)
iFrame: AAC (2 ch)
Recording media:
SD Memory Card (FAT12 and FAT16 system compliant)
SDHC Memory Card (FAT32 system compliant)
SDXC Memory Card (exFAT system compliant)
Refer to page 24 for details on SD cards usable in this unit. /
Built-in memory: 16 GB
Compression:
JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on  Exif 2.2
 standard)
Picture size:
Picture aspect [16:9]: 1920 k1080
Refer to page 115 for the number of recordable pictures.
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AC adaptor
Information for your safety
Specifications may change without prior notice.Power source:
Power consumption:
DC output:
AC 110 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz
12 W
DC 5.0V, 1.6A
Dimensions:
46 mm (W) k25 mm (H) k75.5 mm (D) [1.8 q (W)k 1.0q (H) k3.0 q (D)]
Mass (Weight):
Approx. 115
g (Approx. 0.25 lbs.)
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*1 Please refer to page 22, concerning the battery charging time and available recording time.
*2 To use the VW-LDC103PP, the shoe adaptor/VW-SK12PP and the battery pack/ VW-VBG130, VW-VBG260 are required. To charge the battery pack/VW-VBG130, 
VW-VBG260, the AC adaptor/VW-AD21PP-K, VW-AD20PP-K is required.
Others
Optional accessories
Accessory No.FigureDescription
VW-BC10PP Battery charger
VW-VBK180
*1Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery 
Pack
VW-VBK360
*1Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery 
Pack
RP-CDHM15
RP-CDHM30 HDMI mini cable
VW-LDC103PP
*2Video DC Light
VZ-LL10PP Light bulb for video DC light
VW-SK12PP Shoe adaptor
VW-ACK180PP Accessory kit
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