Panasonic Hdc Sdx1 Operating Instructions

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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...

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≥When the LCD monitor gets dirty, wipe it 
with a soft cloth such as eye glass cleaner.
≥ Do not touch the LCD monitor with your 
finger nails, or rub or press with strong 
force.
≥ It may become hard to see or hard to 
recognize the touch when the LCD 
protection sheet is affixed.
≥ 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...

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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...

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About copyright
∫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...

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Recording modes/approximate 
recordable time
≥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. ( l21)
≥ The default setting is [HG] mode.
≥ Maximum continuously recordable time for one scene: 12 hours
≥ The recording is paused once when the recording...

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Approximate number of recordable 
pictures
≥SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory size. The stated number is the 
approximate number of recordable pictures.
≥ The number of recordable pictures depends on whether   and   are used 
together and on the subject being recorded.
≥ Maximum number of recordable pictures that can be displayed is 99999.
If the number of recordable pictures exceeds 99999, the number will not change when the 
picture is taken until the number of...

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Specifications
High Definition Video Camera
Information for your safety
Signal system:
AVCHD;1080/60i
MP4; 720/30p, 540/30p, 480/30p
Recording format:
AVCHD; AVCHD format compliant
MP4, iFrame; MPEG-4 AVC file format compliant (.MP4)
Image sensor: 1/4.1z 1MOS image sensor
Total; 3320 K
Effective pixels; Motion picture; 1920 K to 1360 K (16:9), 1440 K to 1020 K (4:3)
Still picture; 2160 K to 1520 K (4:3), 2080 K to 1460 K (3:2), 1920 K to 1360 K (16:9)
Lens:  Auto Iris, 16.8 k Optical...

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White balance adjustment: Auto tracking white balance system
Standard illumination: 1,400 lx
Minimum required illumination:
Approx. 4 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: 
AV video output level; 1.0 Vp-p, 75 h, NTSC system
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
HDMI mini connector video output level:  HDMI™ (x.v.Color™) 1080i/480p
AV multi connector...

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∫Motion pictures
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 22 for details on SD cards usable in this unit.
Compression:  MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Recording mode and transfer rate:
AVCHD; 
HA; Approx. 17 Mbps (VBR)
HG; Approx. 13 Mbps (VBR)
HX; Approx. 9 Mbps (VBR)
HE; Approx. 5 Mbps (VBR)
MP4; 1280k 720p; Approx. 10 Mbps (VBR)
640 k480p; Approx. 2.5 Mbps (VBR)
iFrame 960 k540p;...

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∫Still pictures
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 22 for details on SD cards usable in this unit.
Compression:
JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 standard),
DPOF corresponding
Picture size:
Picture aspect [4:3]; 1952 k1464/640 k480
Picture aspect [3:2]; 2064 k1376
Picture aspect [16:9]; 1920 k1080
Refer to page 136 for the number of...