Panasonic Hdc Tm900 Owners Manual

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∫To display the Touch Menu
≥Do not touch on the LCD monitor with hard pointed tips, such as ball point pens.
≥ Perform the touch screen calibration when the touch is not recognized or wrong location is 
recognized. ( l52)
When the unit is turned on for the first time, a message asking you to set the date and time 
will appear.
Select [YES] and perform steps 2 to 3 below to set the date and time.
1Select the menu. ( l44)
2Touch the date or time to be set, then set the desired value using  /
.
A...

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∫Basic camera positioning
1 Hold the unit with both hands.
2 Put your hand through the grip belt.
3 It is convenient to use the Sub-recording Start/Stop button  A when holding the unit at 
waist level.
≥ When recording, make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with 
another person or object.
≥ When you are outdoors, record pictures with the sunlight behind you. If the subject is 
backlit, it will become dark in the recording.
≥ Keep your arms near your body and...

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∫To adjust the image in the viewfinder
Adjust to make the image clear by 
rotating the eyepiece corrector dial.
≥ Extend the viewfinder and close the LCD 
monitor to turn on the viewfinder.
∫ To record while showing the contents to someone beside you
Extend the viewfinder and rotate the LCD monitor 
towards the lens side.
≥ LCD monitor and viewfinder are turned on during the face-to-
face recording when the viewfinder is extended.
≥ The image is horizontally flipped as if you see a mirror...

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The card, built-in memory and HDD media can be selected separately to record motion 
pictures or still pictures.
1Change the mode to  or .
2Select the menu. ( l44)
3Touch the media to record motion pictures or still pictures.
≥The media is selected separately to motion pictures or still pictures is highlighted in yellow.
4Touch [ENTER].
Basic
Selecting a media to record
: [MEDIA SELECT]
A[VIDEO/SD CARD]
B [VIDEO/Built-inMemory]
C [PICTURE/SD CARD]
D [PICTURE/Built-inMemory]
E [VIDEO/SD CARD]
F...

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1Change the mode to  .
2Open the LCD monitor or 
extend the viewfinder.
3Press the recording start/stop 
button to start recording.
AWhen you begin recording,  ; 
changes to  ¥.
4Press the recording start/stop 
button again to pause 
recording.
∫ Screen indications in the Motion Picture Recording Mode
Basic
Recording motion pictures

0h00m00s 0h00m00s
0h00m00sR 1h20m
R 1h20m
R 1h20mA Recording mode
B Recording time elapsed
Each time the unit is put into recording 
pause, the counter display...

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≥There are 3 recording formats that can be  used with this unit: AVCHD that records 
high-definition motion pictures, 1080/60p that records motion pictures in maximum 
quality for this unit and iFrame that records motion pictures suitable for playback 
and editing on Mac (iMovie’11). To change the recording format, change the 
Recording Mode ( l67) or press and hold the 1080/60p button. ( l57)
≥ Still pictures can be recorded while recording the motion picture. ( l38)
≥ The images recorded...

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1Change the mode to  .
2Open the LCD monitor or extend 
the viewfinder.
3Press the   button halfway. 
(For Auto focus only)
4Press the   button fully.
Focus indication:
≥ If you set the Optical image stabilizer function ( l56) to   ([MODE1]), then the Image 
Stabilizer function will be more effective. (  (MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer) will be 
displayed when the   button is pressed halfway.)
≥ The AF assist lamp lights in dark places.
≥ Focus indication will change to registered focus icon...

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∫About the screen indications in Still Picture Recording
:Still picture operation indicator (l138)R3000: Remaining number of still pictures 
(Flashes in red when [0] appears.)
: Quality of still pictures ( l79)
: Size of still pictures ( l78)
:
MEGA optical image stabilizer (l 37)
: Optical image stabilizer ( l56)
: AF assist lamp ( l81)
ß : Flash ( l63)
ß j : Flash level ( l63)
: Red-eye reduction ( l64)
∫ About the focus indication
≥The focus indication indicates the status of the Auto...

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The following modes (appropriate for the condition) are set just by pointing the unit to what 
you want to record.
*1 In Motion Picture Recording Mode only
*2 In Still Picture Recording Mode only
≥ Depending on the recording conditions, the unit may not enter the desired mode.
≥ In the Portrait, Spotlight and Low light mode, the face will be surrounded by white frame 
when detected. In the Potrait mode, a subject  that is bigger and close to center of the 
screen will be surrounded  by an...

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≥Faces cannot be detected depending on the recording conditions, such as when faces are 
of certain sizes or at certain tilts or when digital zoom is used.
≥ [MIC SETUP] is set to [SURROUND] in the Intelligent Auto Mode. Also, when [REC 
MODE] is set to [iFrame] in the Intelligent Auto Mode, [MIC SETUP] will be set to [STEREO 
MIC]. (l 74)
∫Intelligent Auto Mode
When switching to Intelligent Auto Mode, the Auto White Balance and Auto Focus operate 
and automatically adjust the color balance and...