Panasonic Hdc Sx5 Operating Instructions

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Playback
≥Sound will be heard only during normal 
playback.
≥If pause play is continued for 5 minutes, the 
screen returns to the thumbnails.
≥When the amount of time recorded on the 
scene is too short, playback may not be 
possible.
≥Scenes which cannot be displayed as 
thumbnails (the thumbnails are displayed as 
[ ]) cannot be played back. 
(HD mode) An error message appears and the 
screen shows the thumbnails.
≥The power will not turn off when the LCD 
monitor and the viewfinder are closed and 
retracted.
≥The date/time displayed may be different from 
the recording date/time and it may take time to 
display the thumbnail display when playing 
back motion pictures not recorded on this unit.
≥(HD mode) The remaining time for playback 
indication will be reset to “0h00m00s” each 
scene.
≥The high definition picture quality video signals 
that can be played back on this unit are 
1920k1080/60i or 1440k1080/60i.
≥(HD mode) This unit may degrade or not 
playback motion pictures recorded or created 
on other products, and other products may 
degrade or not playback motion pictures 
recorded on this unit, even if the products 
support AVCHD.
≥(HD mode) If you continuously record motion 
picture data that exceeds 4 GB on an SD card 
and then play back the data on another device, 
the picture may momentarily stop where the 
data has reached 4 GB.
≥If motion pictures recorded on another device 
with a 4:3 aspect ratio are played back on this 
unit in STD mode, the images on the LCD 
monitor and the viewfinder are squeezed 
vertically.
Move the cursor button right during 
playback.
(Move the cursor button left to 
rewind.)
Move the cursor button again to increase the 
speed. (The screen display changes from 5 to 
.)
≥Normal playback is restored when you move 
the cursor button up.
ªOperating with the remote 
control
Press the 6 or 5 button during playback.
Press the : or 9 button on the 
remote control during playback.
Fast forward/rewind playback
Skip playback (to the start of a 
scene)
(Operation is possible with the remote 
control only.)
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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Playback
1Move the cursor button up during 
playback to pause the playback.
2Move and hold the cursor button 
right. (Slow-motion pictures will 
be played back in reverse when 
you move and hold the cursor 
button left.)
≥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 1/1.5
th the speed of normal 
playback in HD mode (intervals of 0.5 
seconds) and at approximately 1/5th the speed 
of normal playback in STD mode.
ªOperating with the remote 
control
Press the E or D button during playback.The motion picture is advanced one frame at a 
time.
1Move the cursor button up during 
playback to pause the playback.
2Move the cursor button right. 
(The frames will be advanced one 
at a time in reverse when you 
move the cursor button left.)
≥Normal playback is restored when you move 
the cursor button up.
≥If the frames are advanced one at a time in 
reverse when in HD mode, they will be shown 
in intervals of 0.5 seconds.
ªOperating with the remote 
control
1 Press the ; button.
2 Press the E or D button.
Slow-motion playback
PLAY
STOP SKIP SKIP
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADVSEARCH
Frame-by-frame playback
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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Playback
Adjust the speaker volume during playback.
Move the volume lever to change 
the volume level.
To w a r d s  “r”:
increases the volume
To w a r d s  “s”:
decreases the volume
Recorded scenes are grouped by date on this unit.Scenes recorded on the same day can be played 
back in succession.
1Press the MENU button, then 
select [PLAY SETUP] 
# 
[PLAY MODE] 
# [BY DATE] and 
press the cursor button.
2Select the playback date, then 
press the cursor button.
The scenes recorded on the date selected are 
displayed as thumbnails.
3Select the scene to be played 
back.
To return to playing back all the scenes
Press the MENU button, then select 
[PLAY SETUP] # [PLAY MODE] # [VIEW ALL] 
and press the cursor button.
≥When [PLAY MODE] is set to [VIEW ALL], all 
recorded motion pictures will be played back in 
succession. ([ ] is displayed.)
≥Playing back all the scenes returns if the power 
is turned off or the mode dial 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 recording mode is changed from 
HN/HE to HG or HG to HN/HE (–1, –2... is 
added after the recording date displayed on 
the screen.)
jWhen the layers switch on a DVD-R DL
If playback of a scene was stopped halfway, the 
playback can be resumed from where it was stopped.
Press the MENU button, then select 
[PLAY SETUP] 
# [RESUME PLAY] # 
[ON] and press the cursor button.
If playback of a motion picture is stopped, [ ] 
appears on the thumbnail view of the stopped scene.
To cancel the resume playback function
Press the MENU button, then select 
[PLAY SETUP] # [RESUME PLAY] # [OFF] 
and press the cursor button.
≥The memorized resume position is cleared if you 
turn off the power, operate the mode dial or eject 
the disc. (The [RESUME PLAY] setting is kept.)
To adjust the speaker volume 
during playback
Playing back motion pictures by 
date
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Playback
Still picture playback (JPEG 
images) on an SD card
1
Rotate the mode dial to select 
.
The lens cover closes.
2Press the cursor button up and 
then right to select the [ ] tab.
AStill picture playback tab
The still pictures recorded on the SD card are 
displayed as thumbnails (reduced-size images).
3Select the file to be played back.
BPrevious page
CNext page
DFile number
EFolder/file name
The selected file will be encircled by a yellow 
frame.
≥If 9 or more files have been recorded, the next 
(or previous) page can be displayed by moving 
the cursor button left and right or moving the 
cursor button down, selecting [ ]/
[ ] by moving the cursor button left and right and then pressing the center of the cursor 
button.
≥The file number display switches to the page 
number when the still picture playback tab or 
[ ]/[ ] is selected.
4Press the cursor button.
The selected file is played back on the full 
screen.
≥The operation icon is automatically displayed 
on the screen.
5Move the cursor button to 
operate.
1/;: Slide show (playback of the still pictures 
on the SD card in numerical order) start/
pause. 
E: Plays back the previous picture.
D: Plays back the next picture.
∫: Stops the playback and shows the 
thumbnails.
ªAbout 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 supported by this unit is JPEG. 
(Not all JPEG formatted files will be played 
back.) 
≥If a non-standard file is played back, the folder/
file name may not be displayed.
≥This unit may degrade or not play back data 
recorded or created on another product and 
another product may degrade or not play back 
data recorded on this unit.
≥While this unit accesses the SD card (the 
access lamp is lit), do not remove the SD card.
≥Do not operate the mode dial during the slide 
show.
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Playback
≥It takes time to display the file, depends on the 
number of pixels of the file.
≥Files which cannot be displayed as thumbnails 
(the thumbnails are displayed as [ ]) 
cannot be played back.
≥If you attempt to play back a file which is a 
different format or a damaged file, an error 
message appears and the screen shows the 
thumbnails.
≥The date/time displayed may be different from 
the recording date/time and it may take time to 
display the thumbnail display when playing 
back still pictures not recorded on this unit.
≥The power will not turn off when the LCD 
monitor and the viewfinder are closed and 
retracted.
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Editing
Editing
Editing scenes
The deleted scenes cannot be restored.
≥(HD mode) The remaining space on DVD-RW, 
DVD-R and DVD-R DL will not increase even if 
scenes are deleted.
≥(STD mode) Scenes on DVD-RW (Video 
format), DVD-R and DVD-R DL cannot be 
deleted.
HD mode
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   
and then select the [ ] or [] tab.
STD mode
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1Press the   button during 
playback.
2When the confirmation message 
appears, select [YES], then press 
the cursor button.
HD mode
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   
and then select the [ ] or [] tab.
STD mode
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1Press the   button while the 
thumbnail view screen is displayed.
2Move the cursor button up or 
down to select [ALL SCENES] 
(HD mode)/[ALL] (STD mode) or 
[SELECT] and press the cursor 
button.
≥When [ALL SCENES] (HD mode)/[ALL] (STD 
mode) is selected, the following scenes except 
the protected scenes will be deleted. Proceed 
to step 5.
jWhen [PLAY MODE] is set to [VIEW ALL]: 
All the scenes on the disc or SD card
jWhen [PLAY MODE] is set to [BY DATE]:
All the scenes selected by date
3(Only when [SELECT] is selected in step 2)
Select the scene to be deleted, 
then press the cursor button.
Deleting scenes
This is for deleting scenes.
Deleting scenes one at a time
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Editing
The selected scene is encircled by a red frame.
≥When the cursor button is pressed again, the 
scene will be unselected.
≥Up to 99 scenes (HD mode)/8 scenes (STD 
mode) 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 scenes
Repeat steps 3-5.
To complete editing
Press the MENU button.
≥You can also delete scenes by pressing the 
MENU button, selecting [EDIT SCENE] # 
[DELETE] and then selecting [ALL SCENES] 
(HD mode)/[ALL] (STD mode) or [SELECT].
≥To delete an unwanted part of a scene, divide 
the scene first, and then delete the 
unnecessary part. (l87)
≥Scenes which cannot be played back (the 
thumbnails are displayed as [ ]) cannot be 
deleted.
≥Protected scenes cannot be deleted.
≥Do not open the card slot cover while deleting. 
The deletion will stop.
≥In case of [ALL SCENES] (HD mode)/[ALL] 
(STD mode), the deletion may take time if 
there are many scenes on the disc or SD card.
≥Do not turn off this unit while deleting.
≥When you delete scenes, use a battery with 
sufficient battery power or use the AC adaptor.
≥If you delete scenes recorded on other 
products with this unit, all the data related to 
the scenes may be deleted.
≥It may not be possible to delete scenes that 
have been divided to approximately 1 second 
or less in STD mode.
To delete an unnecessary portion of a scene, first divide 
the scene and then delete the unnecessary portion.
HD mode
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   
and then select the [ ] or [] tab.
STD mode
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1Press the MENU button, then 
select [EDIT SCENE] 
# [DIVIDE] # 
[SET] (HD mode) or [YES] (STD 
mode) and press the cursor button.
2Select the scene to be divided, 
then press the cursor button.
The selected scene is played back.
3When you reach the area where 
you want to divide the scene, 
press the cursor button down to 
set the dividing point.
Dividing a scene to delete
This is for dividing a scene into two to 
delete an unnecessary portion.
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Editing
≥Using slow-motion playback or frame-by-frame 
playback makes it easy to search for the point 
where you want to divide the scene. (l82)
4When the confirmation message 
appears, select [YES], then press 
the cursor button.
5Delete the unnecessary scenes.
≥Refer to P86 for deleting scenes.
To continue dividing other scenes
Repeat steps 2-4.
To complete editing
Press the MENU button.
(HD mode only)
To delete all the divided points
Press the MENU button, then select 
[EDIT SCENE] # [DIVIDE] # [CANCEL ALL] 
and press the cursor button.
≥When the confirmation message appears, 
select [YES], then press the cursor button.
≥All divided points set on this unit will be 
canceled.
≥The scenes that were deleted after division 
cannot be recovered.
≥Scenes cannot be divided if the number of 
scenes has reached 999.
≥When the amount of time recorded on the 
scene is too short, dividing may not be 
possible.
≥If images that have been divided are played 
back on another device, the points where the 
scenes join may not be clear.
≥Data that has been recorded on another device 
cannot be divided.
≥When [CANCEL ALL] is selected, the divided 
points of all scenes are deleted and the unit 
turns back to the setting that plays back all 
scenes even if you selected to play back the 
scenes by date.
≥Data that has been recorded or edited on 
another device cannot be divided and the 
divided points cannot be deleted.
≥Discs other than DVD-RAM cannot be divided 
or deleted and the divided points cannot be 
deleted when the remaining space on the disc 
becomes small.Recorded scenes can be protected so that they 
are not deleted by mistake.
(Even if you protect some scenes, formatting 
the disc or SD card will delete them.)
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   
and then select the [ ] or [] tab.
1Press the MENU button, then 
select [PLAY SETUP] 
# 
[SCENE PROTECT] # [YES] and 
press the cursor button.
2Select the scene to be protected 
and then press the cursor button.
The [ ] indication appears and the scene is 
protected.
≥Press the cursor button again to cancel the 
setting.
≥2 or more scenes can be set in succession.
To complete the settings
Press the MENU button.
Protecting scenes
This is for preventing scenes from 
being deleted by mistake.
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Editing
Copying from an SD card to a 
disc
You can easily copy motion pictures recorded on 
an SD card with this unit to a disc.
≥Compatible discs are DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, 
DVD-R and DVD-R DL.
¬Connect the AC adaptor to this unit, 
then insert a DVD-RAM or a DVD-RW 
formatted on this unit (l93) or a new 
disc.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   
and then select the [ ] tab.
1Press the DISC COPY button 
while the thumbnail view screen 
is displayed.
2Move the cursor button up or 
down to select [YES] and press 
the cursor button.
AThe number of discs necessary for copying 
by disc type.
≥When 2 or more discs are necessary for 
copying, follow the on-screen instructions to 
switch discs.
≥When copying is complete, press the MENU 
button to exit the message screen.
¬Connect the AC adaptor to this unit, 
then insert a DVD-RAM or a DVD-RW 
formatted on this unit (l93) or a new 
disc.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   
and then select the [ ] tab.
1Press the MENU button, then 
select [DISC COPY] 
# 
[COPY SELECT] # [YES] and 
press the cursor button.
2Select the scene to be copied 
and then press the cursor button.
AScene size
BRemaining space on the disc
The selected scene is encircled by a red frame.
≥When the cursor button is pressed again, the 
selected scene will be canceled.
≥Up to 99 scenes can be set in succession.
≥If you select a scene with a scene size that 
exceeds the remaining space on the disc, the 
remaining space on the disc display will turn 
red and the amount exceeded will be 
displayed.
Cancel the selected scene and select scenes 
that do not exceed the space on 1 disc. 
3Move the cursor button up or 
down to select [START] and 
press the cursor button.
Copying all the scenes at one time
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4When the confirmation message 
appears, select [YES], then press 
the cursor button.
To complete copying
Press the MENU button.
≥Do not turn off the power on this unit while 
copying.
≥You can copy all the scenes at one time when 
[COPY ALL] is selected in step 1.
≥We recommend preparing a spare disc before 
copying.
≥The order in which the scenes were copied 
cannot be changed.
≥Data that has been recorded on another device 
cannot be copied.
≥When 2 or more discs are necessary for 
copying, the last scene copied to a disc is 
automatically divided to fit the space on the 
disc.
≥If you will delete all the data on the SD card 
when copying is complete, be sure to play back 
the discs to check that they have been copied 
correctly before deleting.
Editing still pictures
The deleted files cannot be restored.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   
and then select the [ ] tab.
1Press the   button during 
playback.
2When the confirmation message 
appears, select [YES], then press 
the cursor button.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   
and then select the [ ] tab.
1Press the   button while the 
thumbnail view screen is 
displayed.
Deleting still pictures
This is for deleting still picture files 
recorded on SD cards.
Deleting files one at a time
Deleting multiple files from the 
thumbnail display
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