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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 in 4 second 
intervals until charging is completed 
depending on the conditions of use.
Flashing with approx. 0.5 second period 
(off for approx. 0.25 second, on for 
approx. 0.25 second):
≥ The battery is not charged. Remove the 
battery from the unit, and try charging 
again.
≥ Check that the terminals of the unit or 
battery are not dirty or covered with a 
foreign object, and connect the battery 
correctly once again. If a foreign object or 
dirt is present, turn off the unit before 
removing.
≥ The battery or environment is at an 
extremely high or low temperature. Wait 
until the temperature has returned to an 
appropriate level and try charging again. If 
you are still unable to charge, there may 
be a fault in the unit, battery or AC 
adaptor.
Off:
≥ Charging has finished.
≥ If the status indicator stays off despite the 
charging being unfinished, there may be a 
fault in the unit, battery or AC adaptor. 
Refer to page 149 for details on the 
battery.
About 3D recording
Attach the 3D Conversion Lens securely. 
It must not be used with an insecure 
attachment.
Do not use the 3D Conversion Lens 
without adjusting it first.
≥It will not be possible to record 3D video 
correctly, and this may lead to tiredness or 
discomfort.
≥ When you re-attach the 3D Conversion 
Lens after removing it, we recommend 
making the adjustments again.
With the 3D Conversion Lens attached, 
do not record a subject at less than the 
minimum focus distance.
≥ The 3D effects may be more pronounced, 
and therefore cause tiredness or 
discomfort.
≥ The minimum focus distance is approx. 
1.2 m (3.9 feet).
When recording with the 3D Conversion 
Lens attached, be careful not to shake 
the unit.
≥ Tiredness or discomfort may result if the 
shake is pronounced, due to riding in a 
vehicle or walking etc.
≥ When moving the unit as you record, 
move it slowly.
≥ We recommend using a tripod.
About 3D viewingAnyone who is hyper sensitive to light, 
suffers from heart disease or is otherwise 
unwell should avoid viewing 3D video.
≥Doing may have an adverse affect on 
such medical conditions.
If you feel tired, uncomfortable or 
otherwise strange when viewing 3D 
video, stop viewing at once.
≥ Continuing to view may cause illness.
≥ Please rest appropriately after stopping 
the viewing.
About status indicator during 
chargingAbout 3D
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When viewing 3D video, we recommend 
taking a break every 30 to 60 minutes.
≥Viewing for extended periods may cause 
eye-fatigue.
Short-sighted or far-sighted persons, 
those with differences in the sight of their 
right and left eyes, and those with 
astigmatism are advised to correct their 
vision by wearing glasses etc.
Stop viewing if you can clearly see a 
double image while viewing 3D video.
≥ There are differences in the way that 
different people experience 3D video 
images. Please correct your sight 
appropriately before viewing 3D video.
≥ You can change the 3D setting of your 
television or 3D output setting of the unit 
to 2D.
When viewing 3D video on a 3D 
compatible television, position yourself a 
distance away that is at least 3 times the 
effective height of the television.
≥ (Recommended distance): 
For 42 z; approx. 1.6 m (5.2 feet), 
for 46 z; approx. 1.7 m (5.6 feet),
for 50 z; approx. 1.9 m (6.2 feet), 
for 54 z; approx. 2.0 m (6.6 feet).
≥ Viewing from a distance closer than the 
recommended distance may lead to eye-
fatigue.
Viewing of 3D video is not recommended 
for children under 5 to 6 years.
≥ It is difficult to know how children will react 
to tiredness or discomfort, and they may 
become ill suddenly.
≥ When children are viewing, have a 
responsible adult ensure that eye-fatigue 
does not occur. When disposing of or giving away the SD 
card, note that:
≥
Formatting and deletion of this unit or 
computer only changes the file 
management information and does not 
completely delete the data in the SD card.
≥ It is recommended that the SD card is 
physically destroyed or the SD card is 
physically formatted using this unit when 
disposing of or giving away the SD card.
To physically format the SD card, connect 
the unit via the AC adaptor, select 
[SETUP] #[FORMAT MEDIA]  # [SD 
CARD] from the menu, and then press 
and hold the recording start/stop button on 
the screen below for about 3 seconds. 
When the SD card data deletion screen 
appears, select [YES], and then follow the 
on-screen instructions.
≥ The customer is responsible for the 
management of the data in the SD card.
≥ 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 cold area, its 
LCD monitor will be slightly darker than 
usual immediately after the unit is turned About the SD card
LCD monitor/viewfinder
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on. The normal brightness will be restored 
when the unit’s internal temperature rises.
After you have set up the face recognition 
function, personal information will be held in 
this unit and included in recorded images.
≥ When the unit is serviced, or given away/
disposed of, the personal information 
should be deleted in the interests of 
protecting personal information. ( l99)
Indemnity
≥ Information, including personal 
information, may be changed or lost as a 
result of mistaken operation, static 
electricity effects, accident, breakage, 
repair or other handling.
It should be noted before use that 
Panasonic does not accept any 
responsibility for direct or indirect 
problems which occur as the result of the 
change to or loss of the information 
including personal information. 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 been warmed up 
quickly.
≥ When cool wind from an air conditioner is 
directly blown onto this unit.
≥ After rain showers.
≥ When this unit is in a very humid place 
where the air is thick with steam. (e.g. a 
heated swimming pool)
Helpful hint
If, for example, you have used this unit for 
recording on a ski slope and are taking it into 
a heated room, place the unit inside a plastic 
bag, remove as much of the air from inside 
the bag as possible, then seal the bag. 
Leave the unit for about an hour in the room 
so the temperature of the unit is close to the 
ambient temperature of the room, then use 
it.
Extremely high precision technology is 
employed to produce the LCD Monitor 
screen featuring a total of approximately 
460,000 dots. The result is more than 
99.99% effective dots with a mere 0.01% 
of the dots inactive or always lit. 
However, this is not a malfunction and 
does not affect the recorded picture.
Extremely high precision technology is 
employed to produce the viewfinder 
screen featuring a total of approximately 
263,000 dots. The result is more than 
99.99% effective dots with a mere 0.01% 
of the dots inactive or always lit. 
However, this is not a malfunction and 
does not affect the recorded picture.
About personal information
About condensation
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∫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 symbol are 
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
≥ HDMI, the HDMI Logo, and High-
Definition Multimedia Interface are 
trademarks or registered trademarks of 
HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States 
and other countries.
≥ VIERA Link
™ is a trademark of Panasonic 
Corporation.
≥ EZ Sync
™ is a trademark of Panasonic 
Corporation.
≥ HDAVI Control
™ is a trademark of 
Panasonic Corporation.
≥ x.v.Color
™ is a trademark.
≥ LEICA is a registered trademark of Leica 
Microsystems IR GmbH and DICOMAR is 
a registered trademark of Leica Camera 
AG.
≥ Microsoft
®, Windows® and Windows 
Vista® are either registered trademarks or 
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the 
United States and/or other countries.
≥ Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted 
with permission from Microsoft 
Corporation. ≥
IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks 
of International Business Machines 
Corporation of the U.S.
≥ Intel
®, Core™, Pentium® and Celeron® are 
the registered trademarks or trademarks 
of Intel Corporation in the United States 
and other countries.
≥ AMD Athlon
™ is a trademark of Advanced 
Micro Devices, Inc.
≥ iMovie and Mac are trademarks of 
Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and 
other countries.
≥ Other names of systems and products 
mentioned in these instructions are 
usually the registered trademarks or 
trademarks of the manufacturers who 
developed the system or product 
concerned.
This product is licensed under the AVC 
patent portfolio license for the personal and 
non-commercial use of a consumer to (i) 
encode video in compliance with the AVC 
Standard (“AVC Video”) and/or (ii) decode 
AVC Video that was encoded by a consumer 
engaged in a personal and non-commercial 
activity and/or was obtained from a video 
provider licensed to provide AVC Video. No 
license is granted or shall be implied for any 
other use. Additional information may be 
obtained from MPEG LA, LLC. 
See http://www.mpegla.com
.
Others
About copyright
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≥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. ( l23)
≥ The default setting is [HG] Mode.
≥ Recordable time of 3D recording mode is the same.
(During 3D recording mode, 1080/60p and iFrame recording mode cannot be used.)
≥ Maximum continuously recordable time for one scene: 12 hours
≥ The recording is paused once when the recording time for one scene exceeds 12 hours, 
and the recording will automatically resume after a few seconds.
≥ If a recording with a lot of action is recorded, the recording time is reduced.
Others
Recording modes/approximate 
recordable time
Recording mode[1080/60p][HA][HG][HX][HE]
Picture size1920k10801920k10801920k10801920k10801920k1080
SD card 4GB
19min 30min 40min 1h 1h30min
16 GB 1h20min 2h 2h40min 4h10min 6h40min
64 GB 5h20min 8h30min 11h
16 h 50 min 27 h 30 min
Built-in 
memory 32 GB
2h40min 4h10min 5h30min 8h20min 13h40min
HDD220 GB18h30min 29h 37h30min 57h30min 94h
Recording mode[iFrame]
Picture size960k540
SD card 4GB
19 min
16 GB 1h20min
64 GB 5h20min
Built-in 
memory 32 GB
2h40min
HDD220 GB18h30min
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HDC-TM900
HDC-HS900
HDC-TM900
HDC-HS900
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≥The recordable time may be reduced if recording of short scene is repeated.
≥ Use time in the row of 4 GB in the table on page 155 as a guideline for the time that can be 
copied onto one DVD disc (4.7 GB).
≥ SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory size. The stated number is the 
approximate number of recordable pictures.
(When [ASPECT RATIO] is set to [4:3] and [QUALITY] is set to  )
(When [ASPECT RATIO] is set to [3:2] and [QUALITY] is set to  )
Others
Approximate number of recordable 
pictures
Picture size4032k 30243200k24002560k1920640 k480
SD card
4GB 610 940 1500 30000
16 GB25003900 6200 122000
64 GB 10000 15800 25000 492000
Built-in 
memory32 GB 50007900 12500 246000
HDD220 GB 33000 53000 84000 899100
Picture size4608k30723600k24002880k1920
SD card
4GB 500 850 1300
16 GB21003400 5500
64 GB 8400 14000 22000
Built-in 
memory32 GB 42007000 11000
HDD220 GB 29000 45000 75000
12 .2M7.7M4.9M0.3M
HDC-TM900
HDC-HS900
14.2M8.6M5.5M
HDC-TM900
HDC-HS900
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(When [ASPECT RATIO] is set to [16:9] and [QUALITY] is set to  )
≥When [QUALITY] is set to  , the numbers of recordable pictures are larger than the 
numbers shown in the table above.
≥ 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 recordable pictures gets less than 99999.
≥ The memory capacity indicated on the label of an SD card is the total of the capacity for 
copyright protection and management and the capacity which can be used on the unit, a 
PC etc.
Picture size4864k 27363840k21603072k17281920k 1080
SD card4GB 550 850 1420 360016 GB22003400 5600 1400064 GB 9000 14000 23000 59000
Built-in 
memory32 GB 45007000 11500 29000
HDD220 GB 31000 49000 78000 201000
13.3M8.3M5.3M2.1M
HDC-TM900
HDC-HS900
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High Definition Video Camera
Information for your safety
Others
Specifications
Power source:DC 9.3 V (When using AC adaptor)
DC 7.2 V (When using battery)
Power consumption: Recording;
6.4 W
7.4 W Charging;
10.3 W
10.9 W
Signal system:
1080/60p, 1080/60i, 540/30p
Recording format:
[1080/60p]; Original format
[HA]/[HG]/[HX]/[HE]; AVCHD format compliant
[iFrame]; MPEG-4 AVC file format complaint (.MP4)
Image sensor:
1/4.1z  3MOS image sensor
Total; 3050 K k3
Effective pixels; Motion picture; 2530 K k3 (16:9)
Still picture; 2320 K k3 (4:3), 2630 K k3 (3:2), 2530 K k3 (16:9)
Lens:
Auto Iris, 12 k Optical Zoom, F1.5 to F2.8
Focal length; 3.45 mm to 41.4 mm
Macro (Full range AF)
35 mm equivalent; Motion picture; 35 mm to 420 mm (16:9)
Still picture; 38.8 mm to 466 mm (4:3), 35.7 mm to 428 mm (3:2), 35 mm to 420 mm (16:9)
Minimum focus distance; Normal; Approx. 4 cm (1.6 q) (Wide)/Approx. 1.2 m (3.9 feet) (Tele)
Tele macro; Approx. 70 cm (28 q) (Tele)
Intelligent auto Macro; Approx. 1 cm (0.4 q) (Wide)/Approx. 70 cm (28 q) (Tele)
Filter diameter:
46 mm
Zoom:
12 k Optical Zoom, 20 k i.Zoom, 30 k/700k  Digital Zoom
Image Stabilizer function:
Optical (Hybrid Optical Image Stabilizer, Active Mode, Optical Image Stabilizer Lock function)
HDC-TM900
HDC-HS900
HDC-TM900
HDC-HS900
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Monitor:
3.5z wide LCD monitor (Approx. 460 K dots)
Viewfinder:
0.24 z wide EVF (Approx. 263 K dots)
Microphone:
5.1 channel surround microphone 
(with a zoom microphone/focus microphone function)
Speaker:
1 round speaker, dynamic type
White balance adjustment:
Auto tracking white balance system
Standard illumination:
1,400 lx
Minimum required illumination:
Approx. 1.6 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:
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
AV video output level; 1.0 Vp-p, 75 h, NTSC system
HDMI mini connector video output level:
HDMI
™ (x.v.Color™) 1080p/1080i/480p
AV multi connector audio output level (Line):
316 mV, 600 h, 2 ch
Headphone output:
77 mV, 32 h (Stereo mini jack)
HDMI mini connector audio output level:
[1080/60p], [AVCHD]; Dolby Digital/Linear PCM
[iFrame]; Linear PCM
MIC input:
j 70 dBV (Mic sensitivity  j50 dB equivalent, 0 dB=1 V/Pa, 1 kHz)
(Stereo mini jack)
USB:
Reader/writer function SD card; Read/Write (No copyright protection support)
Built-in memory; Read only
HDD; Read only
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0), USB terminal Type Mini AB
USB host function (for DVD burner)
Flash:
Available range; Approx. 1.0 m to 2.5 m (3.3 feet to 8.2 feet)
HDC-TM900
HDC-HS900
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∫3D Conversion Lens (optional)
Dimensions:
66 mm (W) k72 mm (H) k146 mm (D)
[2.60 q (W) k2.83 q (H)k 5.75q (D)] (excluding projecting parts)
67 mm (W) k72 mm (H) k146 mm (D)
[2.64 q (W) k2.83 q (H)k 5.75q (D)] (excluding projecting parts)
Mass (Weight):
Approx. 395
g (Approx. 0.87 lbs.) [without battery (supplied)]
Approx. 455
g (Approx. 1.00 lbs.) [without battery (supplied)]
Mass (Weight) in operation:
Approx. 460
g (Approx. 1.01 lbs.) [with battery (supplied)]
Approx. 520
g (Approx. 1.15 lbs.) [with battery (supplied)]
Operating temperature:
0°Cto40°C (32°Fto104°F)
Operating humidity:
10%RH to 80%RH
Battery operation time:
See page 23
Lens:
F3.2 (f = 2.5 mm)
35 mm equivalent; 58 mm
Minimum recording distance; Approx. 1.2 m (3.9 feet)
Minimum illumination:
Approx. 28 lx (1/30 when [AUTO SLOW SHTR (3D)] is set to [ON])
HDC-TM900
HDC-HS900
HDC-TM900
HDC-HS900
HDC-TM900
HDC-HS900
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