Panasonic Hdc Sd9 Operating Instructions

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The automatic white balance function may not reproduce natural colors depending on the scenes or 
lighting conditions. If so, you can adjust the white balance manually.
≥Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to MANUAL. (l59)
1Move the cursor button to select 
[].
2Select the white balance mode.
≥Set the white balance mode to [ ] or the 
AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to AUTO to 
restore to the automatic adjustment.
∫To set the white balance 
manually
1 Select [ ], fill the screen with a white 
subject.
2 Select [ ].
≥When the screen turns black instantly and the 
[ ] display stops flashing and then lights 
constantly, the setting is complete.
≥If the [ ] display continues flashing, the 
white balance cannot be set because it is too 
dark etc. In this case, use the automatic white 
balance.
≥When the [ ] display flashes, the manual 
white balance previously adjusted is stored.
Whenever recording conditions change, re-set 
the white balance for correct adjustment.
≥When setting both the white balance and the 
iris/gain, set the white balance first.
White balance
IconMode/Recording conditions
Auto white balance adjustment
Indoor mode (for recording under 
incandescent lamps)
Incandescent lights, halogen lamps
Outdoor mode
Outdoors under a clear sky
Manual adjustment mode
≥Mercury-vapor lamps, sodium 
lamps, some fluorescent lights
≥Lights used for wedding 
receptions at hotels, stage 
spotlights in theaters
≥Sunrise, sunset, etc.
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Shutter Speed:
Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects.
Aperture:
Adjust it when the screen is too bright or too dark.
≥Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to MANUAL. (l59)
1Move the cursor button to select 
[ ] (aperture) or [ ] (shutter 
speed).
2Make the adjustment.
AShutter speed:
1/30 to 1/8000
≥If [AUTO SLOW SHTR] is set to [OFF], the 
shutter speed will be set between 1/60 and 
1/8000.
≥If [24pDIGITAL CINEMA] is set to [ON], the 
shutter speed will be set between 1/24 and 
1/8000. (When [AUTO SLOW SHTR] is set to 
[OFF], the range is 1/48 to 1/8000.)
≥The shutter speed closer to 1/8000 is faster.
BIris/Gain value:
CLOSE # (F16 to F2.0) # OPEN # (0dB to 
18dB)
≥Value closer to [CLOSE] darken the image.
≥Value closer to [18dB] brighten the image.
≥When the iris value is adjusted to brighter than 
[OPEN], it changes to the gain value.
≥Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to 
AUTO to restore to automatic adjustment.
≥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
≥Avoid recording under fluorescent light, 
mercury light or sodium light because the color 
and brightness of the playback image may 
change.
≥If you increase the shutter speed manually, the 
noise on the screen may increase.
≥You may see vertical lines of light in the 
playback image of a brightly shining subject or 
highly reflective subject, but this is not a 
malfunction.
≥During normal playback, image movement 
may not look smooth.
≥When recording in an extremely bright place, 
the screen may change color or flicker. If so 
adjust the shutter speed manually to [1/60] or 
[1/100].
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.
Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment
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Preparation
Recording
Playback
Backup
With a PC
Others
64Playback
72Editing
78With a TV
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Playback
1
Motion picture playback
ALock release button
≥Operate the mode switch while at the same time pressing in the lock release button if changing from 
OFF to another mode.
1Operate the mode switch to 
select .
2Select [ ] (motion picture 
playback) with the cursor button.
BMotion picture playback
3Select the scene to be played 
back and press the cursor 
button.
CThumbnail display
DPrevious page
ENext page
FPlay mode select button
GScene number
The selected scene is played back on the full 
screen, and the operation icon is automatically 
displayed on the screen.
≥If 9 or more scenes have been recorded, the 
next (or previous) page can be displayed by 
moving the cursor button left and right or 
selecting  /  and then pressing 
the cursor button.
≥The scene number display switches to the 
page number, except when thumbnails are 
selected.
VIDEO
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≥Press the cursor button while selecting the play 
mode select button to switch to the thumbnails 
of the following scenes.
 (All scenes):
Playback of all scenes
 (By date):
Playback of scenes recorded on a selected date 
(l67)
 (Intelligent scene selection):
Playback of the detected scenes that have been 
recorded vividly (l67)
4Select the playback operation 
with the cursor button.
1/;: Playback/Pause
6: Rewind playback
5: Fast forward playback
∫: Stops the playback and shows the 
thumbnails.
≥The operation icon appears or disappears 
each time the cursor button is pressed.
∫Speaker volume adjustment
Move the volume lever to adjust the speaker 
volume during playback.
To w a r d s  “r”:
Increases the volume
To w a r d s  “s”:
Decreases the volume
∫Fast forward/rewind playback
Move the cursor button right during playback to 
fast forward.
(Move the cursor button left to rewind.)
≥The fast forward/rewind speed increases if you 
move the cursor button again. (The display on 
the screen changes from 5 to  .)
≥Normal playback is restored when you move 
the cursor button up.
Operating with the remote control
Press the 6
 or 5 button during playback.
∫Skip playback
(to the start of a scene)
(Operation is possible with the remote 
control only.)
Press the : or 9 button during playback.
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VOL
PLAY
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADVSEARCH
PLAY
STOP SKIP SKIP
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADVSEARCH
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∫Slow-motion playback
1 Pause the playback.
2 Move and hold the cursor button right. 
(Move and hold the cursor button left to 
play back slow-motion pictures in 
reverse.)
≥Normal playback is restored when you move 
the cursor button up.
≥When slow-motion pictures are played back in 
reverse, they will be shown continuously at 
approximately 2/3
rd the speed of normal 
playback (intervals of 0.5 seconds).
Operating with the remote control
Press the E or D button during playback.
∫Frame-by-frame playback
The motion picture is advanced one frame at a 
time.
1 Pause the playback.
2 Move the cursor button right. (Move the 
cursor button left to advance the frames 
one at a time in the reverse direction.)
≥Normal playback is restored when you move 
the cursor button up.
≥When the frames are advanced one at a time 
in the reverse direction, they will be shown in 
intervals of 0.5 seconds.
Operating with the remote control
1 Press the ; button.
2 Press the E or D button.
≥Sound will be heard only during normal 
playback.
≥If pause play is continued for 5 minutes, the 
screen returns to the thumbnails.
≥Any scenes where the thumbnails are 
displayed as   cannot be played back. An 
error message appears and the screen shows 
the thumbnails.
≥During motion picture playback, the power will 
not turn off even if the LCD monitor is closed.
≥The remaining time for playback indication will 
be reset to “0h00m00s” each scene.
≥A continuous recording of motion picture data 
on the SD card that exceeds 4 GB may 
momentarily stop at every 4 GB of data when 
played back with another device.
PLAY
STOP SKIP SKIP
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADVSEARCH
Motion picture compatibility
≥This unit is based on the AVCHD format.
≥The video signal that can be played back on 
this unit is 1920k1080/60i, 1920k1080/24p 
or 1440k1080/60i.
≥This unit may degrade or not play back 
motion pictures recorded or created on 
other products, and other products may 
degrade or not play back motion pictures 
recorded on this unit, even if the products 
support AVCHD.
PLAY
STOP SKIP SKIP
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADVSEARCH
PLAY
STOP SKIP SKIP
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADVSEARCH
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Scenes recorded on the same day can be played 
back in succession.
1Select   (By date), then press 
the cursor button.
2Select the playback date, then 
press the cursor button.
The scenes recorded on the date selected are 
displayed as thumbnails.
≥Move the cursor button up or down to select 
the playback date. Move the cursor button left 
to select the last date of the previous month, 
and move it to the right to select the last date of 
the following month.
3Select the scene to be played 
back, then press the cursor 
button.
≥Select   (All scenes) and press the cursor 
button to return to the playback of all scenes.
≥Playing back of all the scenes returns if the 
power is turned off or the mode switch is 
operated.≥Even if scenes are recorded on the same day, 
they are grouped separately in the following 
cases.
jWhen the number of scenes exceeds 99
jWhen the SD card is repaired
jWhen the setting of 24pDIGITAL CINEMA is 
changed
*
jWhen the recording mode is changed from 
HA/HG/HX to HE* or HE to HA/HG/HX*
* –1, –2... is added after the recording date 
displayed on the screen.
Motion pictures are played back after excepting 
some parts that may not have been recorded 
clearly such as image shaking or out-of-focus 
scenes.
1Select  (Intelligent scene 
selection), then press the cursor 
button.
2Select the scene to be played back, 
then press the cursor button.
≥Select   (All scenes) and press the cursor 
button to return to the playback of all scenes.
≥Select   (By date) and press the cursor 
button to activate the Intelligent scene 
selection on the selected date. (l67)
≥To return to the Intelligent scene selection for 
all scenes, select   (All scenes) with the 
cursor button and then press the cursor button.
Playing back motion 
pictures by date
Intelligent scene selection
(Extracting parts recorded clearly to 
play back)
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≥The following motion pictures are skipped
jWhen motion pictures are recorded while 
moving the unit quickly
jWhen the unit shakes
jWhen the image contrast is too strong such 
as when using backlight:
jWhen scenes are too dark
jWhen motion pictures are recorded while the 
unit is upside down or downward
jWhen the subject is out of focus
≥Up to 9 sections can be skipped for a single 
scene.
≥When motion pictures are skipped, the image 
stops momentarily.
≥The position of sections to be skipped may 
vary depending on the type of recording, with 
some having no skipped parts.
≥Playing back all the scenes returns if the power 
is turned off or the mode switch is operated.
≥For data that are copied to a PC or written to 
media by selecting motion pictures, or edited 
with the easy editing function of HD Writer 
2.5E, the Intelligent scene selection is 
disabled.
Playback of the first scene starts after playback 
of the last scene finishes.
Select the menu. (l27)
The [ ] indication appears on the thumbnail 
and full screen views.
≥All the scenes on the SD card are played back 
repeatedly. (When the play mode is set to 
, all the scenes on the selected date are 
played back repeatedly.)
≥Set [REPEAT PLAY] to [OFF] to cancel the 
repeat playback function.If playback of a scene was stopped halfway, the 
playback can be resumed from where it was 
stopped.
Select the menu. (l27)
If playback of a motion picture is stopped, [ ] 
appears on the thumbnail view of the stopped 
scene.
≥Set [RESUME PLAY] to [OFF] to cancel the 
resume playback function.
≥The memorized resume position is cleared if 
you turn off the power or operate the mode 
switch.
Repeat playback
[VIDEO SETUP] # [REPEAT PLAY] # [ON]
Resuming the previous 
playback
[VIDEO SETUP] # [RESUME PLAY] # [ON]
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Playback
2
Still picture playback
ALock release button
≥Operate the mode switch while at the same time pressing in the lock release button if changing from 
OFF to another mode.
1Operate the mode switch to 
select .
2Select [ ] (still picture 
playback) with the cursor button.
BStill picture playback
3Select the still picture to be 
played back and press the cursor 
button.
CPlay mode select button
DThumbnail display
EPrevious page
FNext page
GStill picture number
HFolder/file name
The selected still picture is played back on the 
full screen, and the operation icon is 
automatically displayed on the screen.
≥If 9 or more still pictures have been recorded, 
the next (or previous) page can be displayed 
by moving the cursor button left and right or 
selecting  /  and then pressing 
the cursor button.
≥The picture number display switches to the 
page number, except when thumbnails are 
selected.
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≥Select the play mode select button and press 
the cursor button to switch the following picture 
displays to thumbnail view.
 (All scenes):
Playback of all still pictures
 (By date):
Playback of still pictures recorded on a selected 
date (l71) 
4Select the playback operation 
with the cursor button.
1/;: Slide show (playback of the still pictures 
in numerical order) start/pause.
2;: Plays back the previous picture.
;1: Plays back the next picture.
∫: Stops the playback and shows the 
thumbnails.
≥The operation icon appears or disappears 
each time the center of the cursor button is 
pressed.
≥Any still pictures where the thumbnails are 
displayed as   cannot be played back. An 
error message appears and the screen shows 
the thumbnails.
≥During still picture playback, the power will not 
turn off even if the LCD monitor is closed.
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 format of still pictures supported by 
this unit is JPEG. (Not all JPEG formatted 
files will be played back.)
≥If a non-standard still picture is played back, 
the folder/file name may not be displayed.
≥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.
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