Panasonic Hdc Sx5 Operating Instructions

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Editing
2Move the cursor button up or 
down to select [ALL SCENES] or 
[SELECT] and press the cursor 
button.
≥When [ALL SCENES] is selected, all files on 
the SD card except the protected files will be 
erased. Proceed to step 5.
3(Only when [SELECT] is selected in step 2)
Select the file to be deleted, then 
press the cursor button.
The selected file is encircled by a red frame.
≥When the cursor button is pressed again, the 
file will be unselected.
≥Up to 99 files can be selected in succession.
4(Only when [SELECT] is selected in step 2)
Press the   button.
5When the confirmation message 
appears, select [YES], then press 
the cursor button.
(Only when [SELECT] is selected in step 2)
To continue deleting other files
Repeat steps 3-5.
To complete editing
Press the MENU button.
ªDeleting still picture files recorded 
on an SD card by other products
A still picture file (other than JPEG) that cannot 
be played back on this unit may be erased.
≥Protected files cannot be deleted.≥Do not open the card slot cover while deleting. 
The deletion will stop.
≥
In case of [ALL SCENES], the deletion may take 
time if there are many files on the SD card.
≥Do not turn off this unit while deleting.
≥When you delete files, use a battery with 
sufficient battery power or use the AC adaptor.
≥
If files conforming to DCF standard are deleted, 
all the data related to the files will be deleted.
Files recorded on an SD card can be protected so that they 
are not deleted by mistake. (Even if you protect some files on 
an SD card, formatting the SD card will delete them.)
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   
and then select the [ ] tab.
1Press the MENU button, then 
select [PLAY SETUP] 
# 
[SCENE PROTECT] # [YES] and 
press the cursor button.
2Select the file to be protected and 
then press the cursor button.
The [ ] indication appears and the file is 
protected.
≥Press the cursor button again to cancel the 
setting.
≥2 or more files can be set in succession.
To complete the settings
Press the MENU button.
Protecting still pictures
This is for preventing still picture files 
from being deleted by mistake.
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Editing
You can write the data of the still pictures to be 
printed and the number of prints (DPOF data) 
onto the SD card.
ªWhat is DPOF?
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a format 
which allows the user of a digital camera to 
define which captured images on the SD card 
are to be printed, together with information on the 
number of copies they wish to print. (Please 
note: Not all commercial printing services 
support this feature at his time.)
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   
and then select the [ ] tab.
1Press the MENU button, then 
select [PLAY SETUP] 
# 
[DPOF SET] # [SET] and press 
the cursor button.
2Select the file to be set and then 
press the cursor button.
The number of prints set to be in DPOF is 
displayed.
3Move the cursor button up or 
down to select the number of 
prints, then press the cursor 
button.
≥To cancel the setting, set the number of prints 
to [0].≥You can also select multiple files in succession.
To complete the settings
Press the MENU button.
To cancel all DPOF settings
Press the MENU button, then select 
[PLAY SETUP] # [DPOF SET] # 
[CANCEL ALL] and press the cursor button.
≥When the confirmation message appears, 
select [YES], then press the cursor button.
≥The DPOF setting can be established for up to 
999 prints.
≥DPOF setting made on other devices may not 
be recognized by this unit. Please perform the 
DPOF settings on this unit.
≥You cannot add the recording date to pictures 
to be printed with the DPOF settings.
DPOF setting
This is for writing the printing data on 
an SD card.
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Disc and card management
Disc and card 
management
Formatting
Please be aware that if a disc is formatted, 
then all the data recorded on the disc will be 
erased. Store important data on a computer, 
etc.
HD mode
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   or 
 and then select the [ ] tab.
STD mode
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   or 
.
1Press the MENU button, then 
select [DISC SETUP] or [SETUP]
 
# 
[FORMAT DISC] # [YES] and 
press the cursor button.
2(When formatting a DVD-RW in STD mode 
only)
Select format type, then press 
the cursor button.
3When the confirmation message 
appears, select [YES], then press 
the cursor button.
≥When formatting is complete, press the MENU 
button to exit the message screen.
≥Use this unit to format discs. If a disc is 
formatted on other products (such as a 
computer), the time spent for recording may 
become longer and you may not be able to use 
the disc.
≥When using a double sided disc, format each 
side.
≥It may not be possible to format a disc with 
many scratches or dirt. Such discs cannot be 
used.
≥Do not turn this unit off, while formatting.
≥When you format the disc, use a battery with 
sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor.
≥Refer to P27 for information about formatting 
discs recorded on another device or in another 
mode.
Formatting discs
This is for initializing discs.
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Disc and card management
Please be aware that if an SD card is 
formatted, then all the data recorded on the 
card will be erased. Store important data on a 
computer, etc.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   or 
.
1Press the MENU button, then 
select [SETUP] 
# 
[FORMAT CARD] # [YES] and 
press the cursor button.
2When the confirmation message 
appears, select [YES], then press 
the cursor button.
≥When formatting is complete, press the MENU 
button to exit the message screen.
≥Use this unit to format SD cards. If an SD card 
is formatted on other products (such as a 
computer), the time spent for recording may 
become longer and you may not be able to use 
the SD card.
≥Depending on the type of SD card being used, 
it may take time to format.
≥Do not turn this unit off, while formatting.
≥When you format the SD card, use a battery 
with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor.
≥Do not open the card slot cover while 
formatting.
Finalizing a disc
If you insert a DVD-RW, DVD-R or DVD-R DL 
disc recorded in this unit (that has not been 
finalized) into another device such as DVD 
recorder, computer, etc., the disc may 
become unusable.
Be sure to finalize the disc on this unit before 
inserting it in other devices.
Formatting SD cards
This is for initializing SD cards.
VIDEOPHOTO
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Finalizing a disc
To allow the disc to be played 
back on other devices that 
support AVCHD (HD mode)
Important Notice
Do not insert discs which have been 
recorded in AVCHD format into devices 
which do not support the AVCHD format. In 
some cases the disc may get stuck in the 
device. The disc will not play back on 
devices that do not support the AVCHD 
format.
DVD-RW, DVD-R and DVD-R DL:
≥After finalizing, the disc becomes play-only 
and you can no longer record.
≥When you un-finalize a DVD-RW, the disc 
can be used for recording again. (l96)
DVD-RAM:
≥It is not necessary to finalize DVD-RAM.
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HD mode
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   
and then select the [ ] tab.
STD mode
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1Connect this unit to the AC 
adaptor.
≥Finalization cannot be executed when using a 
battery.
≥If the power supply stops while finalizing, the 
finalization will fail and the data may be 
damaged.
2Press the MENU button, then 
select [DISC SETUP] 
# 
[FINALIZE] # [YES] and press the 
cursor button.
3When the confirmation message 
appears, select [YES], then press 
the cursor button.
≥When finalizing is complete, press the MENU 
button to exit the message screen.
HD mode
≥When finalizing a DVD-RW, DVD-R or DVD-R 
DL a top menu containing thumbnails is 
created.
STD mode
≥When finalizing a DVD-RW (Video format) or 
DVD-R, a top menu containing thumbnails is 
created.
≥Do not finalize a disc recorded on this unit 
using any other device.
≥When using a double sided disc, finalize each 
side.
≥The top menu created when finalizing does not 
appear on this unit. It appears when the disc is 
played back on other devices.
≥Depending on the condition of the disc, the 
time it takes for finalizing will differ. It may take 
up to 22 minutes.
≥Do not allow the unit to be heavily vibrated or 
shaken while finalizing a disc. Doing so may 
prevent the disc from being finalized resulting 
in an unplayable disc. 
≥If the power supply stops while finalizing, the 
finalization will fail and the disc may become 
unplayable on other devices even if disc repair 
is carried out.
To allow the disc to be played 
back on other DVD players etc. 
(STD mode)
DVD-RAM:
≥It is not necessary to finalize DVD-RAM.
DVD-RW (VR format):
≥DVD-RW (VR format) after finalization can 
be recorded and edited in the same way as 
DVD-RW (VR format) before finalization.
≥After finalizing a DVD-RW (VR format) once, 
you cannot finalize it again. (Even if you 
record on or edit a DVD-RW (VR format) 
after finalizing, it is not necessary to finalize 
it again.)
DVD-RW (Video format), DVD-R and 
DVD-R DL:
≥After finalizing, the disc becomes play-only 
and you can no longer record.
≥When you un-finalize a DVD-RW (Video 
format), the disc can be used for recording 
again. (l96)
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Disc and card management
HD mode
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   
and then select the [ ] tab.
STD mode
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1Press the MENU button, then 
select [DISC SETUP] 
# 
[UN-FINALIZE] # [YES] and press 
the cursor button.
2When the confirmation message 
appears, select [YES], then press 
the cursor button.
≥When un-finalizing is complete, press the 
MENU button to exit the message screen.
≥(HD mode) Discs other than DVD-RW cannot 
be un-finalized. If there is no space remaining 
on the DVD-RW, the disc may not be 
un-finalized.
≥(STD mode) Discs other than DVD-RW (Video 
format) cannot be un-finalized. DVD-RW (VR 
format) after finalization can be recorded and 
edited in the same way as DVD-RW (VR 
format) before finalization.
≥When you un-finalize the disc, use a battery 
with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   
and then select the [ ] tab.
1Connect this unit to the AC adaptor.
≥Creating a top menu cannot be executed when 
using a battery.
≥If the power supply stops while creating a top 
menu, the data may be damaged.
2Press the MENU button, then 
select [DISC SETUP] 
# 
[CREATE TOP MENU] # [YES] 
and press the cursor button.
3When the confirmation message 
appears, select [YES], then press 
the cursor button.
≥After creating the top menu, press the MENU 
button to exit the message screen.
≥If a top menu is created, the disc becomes 
play-only and you can no longer record.
≥The top menu is not displayed on the unit, but it 
will be displayed when the disc is played back 
on other devices that support AVCHD.
≥Except for DVD-RAM, the top menu is created 
during finalizing.
ªDeleting the top menu
If you insert a DVD-RAM on which a top menu was 
created, the confirmation message appears when you 
set a recording mode. If you select [YES] to erase the 
top menu, the DVD-RAM can be recorded and edited 
in the same way as before the top menu was created.
Un-finalizing a DVD-RW
This is for un-finalizing a DVD-RW so 
that it can be used for recording.
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Creating a top menu
A top menu is displayed when a 
DVD-RAM is played back on other 
devices that support AVCHD.

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Protecting a disc
This is for protecting discs (write protection) when they are being ejected from this unit to prevent them 
from being formatted if they are inserted in other devices.
Discs protected using this unit cannot be edited or used to record on other devices, but they can be 
used in the same way as unprotected discs with this unit. 
Auto Protect Operation
≥After disc writing operations (recording motion pictures, editing, finalizing, un-finalizing, creating a top 
menu and deleting a top menu), the disc is protected when [AUTO PROTECT] is [ON], and it is not 
protected when [AUTO PROTECT] is [OFF].
≥When the protected disc is ejected, “WRITE PROTECTED DISC-CANNOT BE RECORDED BY 
OTHER DEVICES.” appears on the screen. 
Insert into 
unit >Operations on the unit >Status of ejected disc
Protected disc
When auto 
protect is 
[ON]Motion picture recording, 
editing, etc.
 Protected
Playback only
Unprotected 
discMotion picture recording, 
editing, etc.
Playback onlyUnprotected
Protected disc
When auto 
protect is 
[OFF]Motion picture recording, 
editing, etc.
Unprotected
Playback only
 Protected
Unprotected 
discMotion picture recording, 
editing, etc.
Unprotected
Playback only
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Disc and card management
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   or 
 and then select the [ ] tab.
Press the MENU button, then select 
[DISC SETUP] or [SETUP] 
# 
[AUTO PROTECT] # [ON] and press 
the cursor button.
≥This function’s default setting is [ON].
≥We recommend that the auto protect function 
is set to [ON] in order to prevent accidental 
deletion on other devices. If discs recorded on 
this unit are inserted into other devices without 
protecting them, a message may be displayed 
prompting you to format the disc. If the disc is 
formatted, the data on it will be erased, and the 
process cannot be reversed.
≥If a disc with no recorded motion pictures is 
ejected, it will not be protected.
ªTo release the disc protection
Erase all the motion pictures on the disc or 
format the disc.
≥Please be aware that if a disc is formatted, 
then all the data recorded will be erased and 
cannot be recovered.
≥The disc will need to be re-formatted on the 
device you will use.
Disc protection setting
This is for preventing recorded contents from 
being deleted or edited by mistake.
Further recording and editing is not possible on 
protected discs until the protection is released.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1Press the MENU button, then 
select [DISC SETUP] # 
[DISC PROTECT] and press the 
cursor button.
2When the confirmation message 
appears, select [YES], then press 
the cursor button.
To release disc protection
1) Press the MENU button, then select 
[DISC SETUP] # [DISC PROTECT] and 
press the cursor button.
2) When the confirmation message appears, 
select [YES], then press the cursor button.
≥If the disc has been protected on another 
device, it may not be possible to release the 
protection on this unit. In this case, release the 
protection on the device that you used to 
protect it.
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Disc and card management
Displaying disc information
Information such as the type of recorded disc, 
the number of recorded scenes, the remaining 
space, whether or not the disc is finalized etc. is 
displayed.
HD mode
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   
and then select the [ ] tab.
STD mode
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   or 
.
Press the MENU button, then select 
[DISC SETUP] 
# [INFORMATION] # 
[YES] and press the cursor button.
To exit the information screen
Press the MENU button.
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With other products
With other products
Watching Video/Pictures on 
your TV
The motion pictures and still pictures recorded 
on this unit can be played back on a TV screen.
Connect this unit to a TV with one of the 
following terminals. An HDMI cable (optional) 
is required when connecting to an HDMI 
terminal of the TV.
¬Difference in picture quality 
depending on the terminal used for 
connection
AHigh quality
BStandard quality
CHDMI terminal
DComponent terminal
EVideo terminal
≥Connect with the AV cable for pictures 
recorded in conventional standard picture 
quality. The pictures cannot be played back in 
high definition picture quality.≥Do not use any other AV cables except the 
supplied one.
≥Do not use any other component cables except 
the supplied one.
≥Use the AC adaptor to free you from worrying 
about the battery running down.
ªTo display the on-screen 
information on the TV
The information displayed on the screen 
(operation icon, time code etc.) can be displayed 
on the TV.
Press the EXT DISPLAY button on 
the remote control.
≥Press the button again to erase the 
information.
≥The screen on this unit will not change.
Playback on TV
TV you useReference items
TV with a HDMI 
terminal1Connecting with 
a HDMI cable 
(optional) 
(l101)
TV with a 
component terminal2Connecting with 
the component 
cable (supplied) 
and the AV 
cable (supplied) 
(l105)
Other TVs3Connecting with 
the AV cable 
(supplied) 
(l106)
A
CDEB
When using the following Panasonic TVs, 
you can directly insert an SD card into the 
SD card slot on the TV and then play it 
back.
jTH-50PZ750U
jTH-58PZ750U
≥For details on how to play back, please read 
the operating instructions for the TV.
ZOOM START/
STOP PHOTO
SHOT EXT
DISPLAY
DATE/
TIME
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