Panasonic Hdc Tm900 Owners Manual

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Illuminating the subject makes it easier for the camera to focus when recording in low light 
conditions that make focusing difficult.
≥Switch to Manual Mode. ( l82)
≥ The available distance of the AF assist lamp is approx. 1.5 m (5 feet).
≥A conversion lens  (optional) can block the AF assist  lamp, and it will become harder to 
adjust the focus.
≥ When switching to Intelligent Auto Mode, the setting is fixed to [AUTO] and cannot be 
changed.
You can add a shutter sound when recording still...

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The operation sequence differs for the LCD monitor and viewfinder.
≥The Manual Focus, White Balance, Shutter Speed, Brightness (Iris and Gain) 
settings are retained when you change between Motion Picture Recording Mode and 
Still Picture Recording Mode.
Press the iA/MANUAL button or CAMERA FUNCTION button to switch 
to Manual Mode.
≥  appears on the screen.
∫When using the LCD monitor
1Touch the desired item to be 
set.
2Touch  /  to enter the 
selection.
≥Press the iA/MANUAL button to cancel...

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White balance
Automatic white balance function may not reproduce natural colors depending on the scenes 
or lighting conditions. If so, you can adjust the white balance manually.
≥Press the iA/MANUAL button or CAMERA FUNCTION button to switch to Manual 
Mode. ( l82)
≥ For how to perform the settings when using the viewfinder, refer to page 82 .
1Touch [WB].
2Touch  /  to select White balance mode.
≥Select the optimal mode by confirming the color on the 
screen.
≥ Touch [WB] to determine the...

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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 CAMERA FUNCTION button to switch to Manual 
Mode. ( l82)
≥ For how to perform the settings when using the viewfinder, refer to page 82 .
1Touch [SHTR] or [IRIS].
2Touch  /  to adjust settings.≥Touch [SHTR]/[IRIS] to complete the adjustments.
Shutter speed:
1/60 to 1/8000
≥ If [AUTO SLOW SHTR (2D)] is set to...

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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 CAMERA FUNCTION button to switch to Manual 
Mode. ( l82)
≥ For how to perform the settings when using the viewfinder, refer to page 82 .
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] to...

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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 gray 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 canceled.
*4 The 1080/60p recording mode is canceled, 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 41.
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...