Panasonic Hdc Sd900 Operating Instructions

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White balance
The automatic white balance function may not reproduce natural colours depending on the 
scenes or lighting conditions. If so, you can adjust the white balance manually.
≥Press the iA/MANUAL button or the CAMERA FUNCTION button to switch to manual 
mode. ( l80)
≥ For how to perform the settings when using the viewfinder, refer to page 80.
1Touch [WB].
2Touch  /  to select white balance mode.
≥Select the optimal mode by confirming the colour on the 
screen.
≥ Touch [WB] to...

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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 or the CAMERA FUNCTION button to switch to manual 
mode. ( l80)
≥ For how to perform the settings when using the viewfinder, refer to page 80.
1Touch [SHTR] or [IRIS].
2Touch  /  to adjust settings.≥Touch [SHTR]/[IRIS] to complete the adjustments.
: Shutter speed:
1/50 to 1/8000
≥ If [AUTO SLOW SHTR (2D)] is set...

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Recording with manual focus
Perform focus adjustments using the multi manual ring.
If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions, then use manual focus.
≥Press the iA/MANUAL button or the CAMERA FUNCTION button to switch to manual 
mode. ( l80)
≥ For how to perform the settings when using the viewfinder, refer to page 80.
A Rotate the multi manual ring to adjust the focus.
1(When MF assist function is used)
Select the menu.
≥Touch   to display the manual icon.
2Touch [FOCUS].
3Touch [MF]...

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With the 3D Conversion Lens (optional) attached, you can record life-like and powerful 3D 
video. To view 3D video, a television that supports 3D is required.
≥In the unit, the recordable 3D videos are side-by-side format (2-screen structure).
≥ Since the 3D video is recorded in side-by-side format, the recorded 3D video is not of high 
definition picture quality.
∫ Recording 3D video
When using for the first time, be sure to adju st the 3D Conversion Lens attachment position.
≥ Turn off the...

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4Touch [EXIT] to end the adjustment.
≥After adjustment, a single screen appears.
≥ When re-attaching the 3D Conversion Lens or 
after an impact etc., it is recommended that you 
perform the adjustment again.
5Press the recording start/stop button to 
start recording.
≥Start recording after removing the Lens front cap.
≥ When the 3D Conversion Lens is attached, the zoom position is fixed, and the zoom 
operation is disabled.
≥ When recording in 3D, the image will appear with grey frame around...

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∫Functions that cannot be used during 3D recording
When recording with the 3D Conversion Lens, you cannot use certain functions.
Functions not available during 3D recording
*1 The zoom position is fixed, and the zoom operation is disabled.
*2 The optical image stabilizer   and optical image stabilizer lock   can be used.
*3 Intelligent auto mode is cancelled.
*4 The 1080/50p recording mode is cancelled, and the video is recorded with AVCHD picture 
quality.
*5 Only white balance can be used....

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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 operationPlayback displayOperating steps
Fast forward/
rewind playback During PlaybackTo u c h  
5 during playback to fast 
forward.
(Touch  6 to rewind.)
≥ The fast forward/rewind speed 
increases if you touch  5/6  again. 
(The display on the screen changes 
from  5 to  .)
≥ Normal playback is restored when you 
touch .
Skip playback
(to...

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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 recorded is   (1920k1080).
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 fully.
≥Date the motion picture was recorded will be registered as date of the still picture.
≥ Quality will be different from the normal...

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≥A portion judged to be clearly recorded will be detected and displayed in thumbnail if you 
select [HIGHLIGHT].
3(When [MINUTES] is selected)
Touch  /  to set the time.≥It can be set up to a maximum of 60 minutes.
≥ Touch [ENTER].
4Touch the thumbnail to be played back.
≥Next (previous) thumbnail can be displayed by touching  / .
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...

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Zooming in on a still picture during playback 
(Playback zoom)
You can zoom in by touching a still picture during playback.
1Touch and hold the part you wish to zoom in on during still picture 
playback.
≥The still picture is zoomed in the following order:  k1 #  k2 #  k 4. Touch and hold the 
screen to zoom in from the normal display to  k2, Touch the screen to zoom in from  k2 to 
k 4.
≥ The still picture is zoomed in on, centring on the part you touched.
2Move to the zoomed in position by...