Panasonic Hdc Sd40 Owners Maual Manual

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Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
Shutter Speed:
Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects.
Iris:
Adjust it when the screen is too bright or too dark.
≥Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. ( l59)
1Select [SHTR] or [IRIS] using the cursor button.
2Press 2/ 1 to adjust settings.
A: Shutter speed:
1/60 to 1/8000
≥ If [AUTO SLOW SHTR] is set to [ON], the 
shutter speed will be set between 1/30 and 
1/8000.
≥ The shutter speed closer to 1/8000 is faster.
B : Iris/Gain value:
CLOSE 
!# (F16 to F2.0) !# OPEN !# (0dB to 18dB)
≥ Value closer to CLOSE darkens the image.
≥ Value closer to 18dB brightens the image.
≥ When the iris value is adjusted to brighter than OPEN, it changes to the gain value.
≥ To return to auto setting, press the iA/MANUAL button.
≥When setting both the shutter speed and the iris/gain value, set the shutter speed and then 
set the iris/gain value.
Manual shutter speed adjustment
≥ You may see a band of light around an object that is shining very bright, or highly reflective.
≥ During normal playback, image movement may not look smooth.
≥ If you record an extremely bright object or record under indoor lighting, color and screen 
brightness may change or a horizontal line may appear on the screen. In this case, record 
in the Intelligent Auto Mode or set the shutter speed to 1/60 in areas where the power 
supply frequency is 60 Hz, or 1/100 in areas of 50 Hz.
Manual Iris/Gain adjustment
≥ If the gain value is increased, the noise on the screen increases.
≥ Depending on the zoom magnification, there are iris values that are not displayed.
°OPEN OPEN1/100100

BACK
BACK
BACK IRIS
IRIS
IRIS
IRIS
IRIS
IRIS
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Recording with Manual focus
If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions, then use Manual Focus.
≥Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. ( l59)
1Press 4 to switch the manual icon.
2Select [MF] using the cursor button to change to manual focus.≥MF appears on the screen.
3Press 2/ 1 to adjust the focus.
≥To restore Auto focus, select [AF] or press the iA/MANUAL button.
:To focus on a close subject
:To focus on a faraway subject
MF MF
5/5 NEXT
5/5 NEXT
5/5 NEXT
MF
MF
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Motion picture playback using operation icon
For details on the basic playback operations, refer to page 36.
Advanced (Playback)
Playback Operations
Playback operationCursor button/
Playback displayOperating steps
Fast forward/
rewind playback During Playback Press 1 of the cursor button during 
playback to fast forward.
(Press 2 to rewind.)
≥ Normal playback is restored when you 
press  3.
Slow-motion  playback
During Pause With the playback paused, press and 
hold 
1 of the cursor button.
(Press and hold  2 for slow rewind 
playback)
Slow-motion play back will continue over 
the period that the button is pressed.
≥ Normal playback is restored when you 
press  3.
≥ When slow-motion pictures are played 
back in reverse, they will be shown 
continuously at approximately 2/3
rd the 
speed of normal playback.
Frame-by-frame  playback
The motion 
picture is 
advanced one 
frame at a time. With the playback paused, press 1
 of 
the cursor button.
(Press  2 to advance the frames one at 
a time in the reverse direction.)
≥ Normal playback is restored when you 
press  3.
≥ When the frames are advanced one at a 
time in the reverse direction, they will be 
shown in intervals of 0.5 seconds 
(AVCHD).
≥ When the frames are advanced one at a 
time in the reverse direction, they will be 
shown in intervals of 1 second (iFrame).
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Creating still picture from motion picture
A single frame from the recorded motion picture can be saved as a still picture.
Picture size of the still picture to be created will differ depending on the recording mode of the 
recorded motion picture.
1Pause at the scene you want to save as a still picture during 
playback.
≥It is convenient to use slow-motion playback and frame-by-frame playback.
2Press the   button.≥Date the motion picture was recorded will be registered as date of the still picture.
≥ Quality will be different from the normal still picture.
Repeat playback
Playback of the first scene starts after playback of the last scene finishes.
The   indication appears on the full screen views.
≥All the scenes are played back repeatedly. (Wh en playing back motion pictures by date, all 
the scenes on the selected date are played back repeatedly.)
Recording modeAspect ratioPicture size after creating still picture
[HA]/[HG]/[HX] 16:9 1920
k1080
[iFrame] 960k 540
: [VIDEO SETUP] # [REPEAT PLAY] #  [ON]
2.1M
0.5M
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Resuming the previous playback
If playback of a scene was stopped halfway, the playback can be resumed from where it was 
stopped.
If playback of a motion picture is stopped,   appears on the thumbnail view of the stopped 
scene.
≥The memorized resume position is cleared if you turn off the unit or change the mode.
(The setting of [RESUME PLAY] does not change.)
Zooming in on a still picture during playback 
(Playback zoom)
You can zoom in on still pictures during playback.
1Move the zoom lever to  side.≥You can zoom to a maximum of 4 a. ( k1 #  k2 #  k 4)
2Shift the position of the zoomed 
portion using the cursor button.
≥The location of the zoom displays for about 
1 second when zooming in (zooming out) or 
moving the displayed location.
≥ The more picture is enlarged, the more its 
quality deteriorates.
Zooming out from the zoomed still pictureMove the zoom lever to  side to zoom out. ( k4 #  k2  #  k1)
: [VIDEO SETUP] # [RESUME PLAY] 
# [ON]
Return Return
Return
ADisplayed location of 
the zoom
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Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date
The scenes or the still pictures recorded on the same day can be played back in succession.
1Select the date select icon 
using the cursor button, then 
press the ENTER button.
2Select the playback date, then press the ENTER button.The scenes or the still pictures recorded on the date selected are displayed as thumbnails.
3Select the scene or the still picture to be played back, then press the 
ENTER button.
≥Playing back of all the scenes or the still pictures returns if the unit is turned off or the mode 
is changed.
≥ Even if AVCHD scenes are recorded on the same day, they are grouped separately in the 
following case. –1, –2... is added after the recording date displayed on the screen.
jWhen the number of scenes exceeds 99
≥ Even if iFrame scenes are recorded on the same day, they are grouped separately when 
the number of scenes exceeds 99.
≥ Even if still pictures are recorded on the same day, they are grouped separately when the 
number of still pictures exceeds 999.
≥  is displayed after the date in the list by date for the still pictures created from the motion 
picture. ( l64)
Advanced (Playback)
Various playback functions
A Date select icon
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Changing the playback settings and playing back the 
slide show
1Select   using the cursor button, 
then press the ENTER button.
2Select the desired item and press 
the ENTER button.
3(When [DATE SETUP] is selected)
Select the playback date, then 
press the ENTER button.
(When [SLIDE INTERVAL] is selected)
Select the desired item and press the ENTER button.
(When [MUSIC SELECT] is selected)
Select the desired sound and 
press the ENTER button.
[DATE SETUP]:Select the date to be played back.
[SLIDE INTERVAL]: Selects the interval between still pictures at playback.
[MUSIC SELECT]: Select the music to be played on playback.
[SHORT]: Approx. 1 second
[NORMAL]: Approx. 5 seconds
[LONG]: Approx. 15 seconds
NO MUSICPOP
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4Select [START] and press the ENTER button.
5Select the playback operation. (l36)≥When the playback is finished or stopped, the screen to select [REPLAY], 
[SELECT AGAIN] or [EXIT] is displayed. Select the desired item and press the ENTER 
button.
≥ To adjust the volume of music during playback of the slide show, operate the volume lever. 
(l 37)
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¬Change the mode to  .
∫ Deleting multiple scenes/still pictures from the thumbnail display
1Press the  /LIGHT button while the thumbnail view screen is 
displayed.
2Select [ALL SCENES] or [SELECT] 
using the cursor button, then 
press the ENTER button.
≥All the scenes or still pictures displayed as 
thumbnails will be 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 [SELECT] is selected in step 2)
Select the scene/still picture to be deleted, then press the ENTER 
button.
≥The scene/still picture is selected and the  indication appears on the thumbnail. Press 
the ENTER button again to cancel the operation.
≥ Up to 99 scenes can be selected to be deleted.
4(When [SELECT] is selected in step 2)
Select [Delete], and press the ENTER button, or the  /LIGHT button.≥To continuously delete other scenes/still pictures, repeat steps 3-4.
When you stop deleting halfwayPress the MENU button while deleting.
≥The scenes or still pictures that have already been deleted when the deletion is canceled 
cannot be restored.
Advanced (Playback)
Deleting scenes/still pictures
Deleted scenes/still pictures cannot be restored, so perform appropriate 
confirmation of the contents before proceeding with deletion.
To delete by confirming images 
being played back
Press the  /LIGHT button while scenes 
or still pictures to be deleted are being 
played back.
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To complete editingPress the MENU button.
≥You can also delete scenes by pressing the MENU button, selecting [EDIT SCENE]  # 
[DELETE]  # [ALL SCENES] or [SELECT].
≥ You can also delete still pictures by pressing the MENU button, selecting [PICT. SETUP]  # 
[DELETE]  # [ALL SCENES] or [SELECT].
≥ Scenes which cannot be played back (the thumbnails are displayed as  ) cannot be 
deleted.
≥ In case of [ALL SCENES], the deletion may take time if there are many scenes or still 
pictures.
≥ If you delete scenes recorded on other products or still pictures conforming to DCF 
standard with this unit, all the data related to the scenes/still pictures may be deleted.
≥ When still pictures recorded on an SD card by other products are deleted, a still picture 
(other than JPEG) that cannot be played back on this unit may be erased.
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