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 Displaying the World time setting ( l46):
[HOME]/ [DESTINATION]
≥ The year can be set between 2000 and 2039.
≥ The 12-hour system is used to display the time.
3Touch [ENTER].≥A message prompting for World time setting may be 
displayed. Perform the World time setting by touching the screen. ( l46)
≥ Touch [EXIT] to complete the setting.
≥The date and time function is driven by a built-in lithium battery.
≥ When this unit is purchased, the clock is set. If the time display becomes [- -], the built-in 
lithium battery needs to be charged. To recharge the built-in lithium battery, connect the AC 
adaptor or attach the battery to this unit. Leave the unit as it is for approx. 24 hours and the 
battery will maintain the date and time for approx. 6 months. (The battery is still being 
recharged even if the unit is off.) The Touch Menu will disappear when no function is 
performed for a specific period of time during 
Recording mode. To display it again, touch  .
Preparation
Setting date and time
: [SETUP] 
# [CLOCK SET]MENU
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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 separate your legs for better balance.
≥ Do not cover the microphones or the cooling fan inlet with your hand etc.
∫ Basic motion picture recording
≥The unit should normally be held steady when recording.
≥ If you move the unit when recording, do so slowly, maintaining a constant speed.
≥ The zoom operation is useful for recording subjects you cannot get close to, but overuse of 
zoom in and zoom out can make the resulting motion picture less enjoyable to watch.
Basic
Before recording
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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 image. 
(However the image recorded is the same as a normal 
recording.)
≥ Record by viewing the image in the viewfinder during the face-to-face recording.
≥Only some indications will appear on the screen. When   appears, return the direction 
of the LCD monitor to normal position and check the warning/alarm indication. ( l141)
∫ Attaching/Removing the lens hood
This will reduce the extra light entering the lens  in bright sunlight or backlight etc., making it 
possible to take clearer pictures.
A Attaching the lens hood
B Removing the lens hood
≥ If you use the Filter Kit (optional), the Conversion Lens (optional) or the 3D Conversion 
Lens (optional), remove the lens hood.
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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 [VIDEO/HDD]
G [PICTURE/SD CARD]
H [PICTURE/HDD]MENU
HDC-TM900
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HDC-HS900
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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
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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 will be reset 
to 0h00m00s.
(“h” is an abbreviation for hour, “m” for 
minute and “s” for second.)
C Approximate remaining recordable 
time
(When the remaining time is less than 
1 minute, R 0h00m flashes red.)
≥
Screen display will disappear when no 
function is performed for a specific 
period of time. To display it again, touch 
the screen. (It will not display when AF/
AE tracking is used.)
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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 between pressing the recording start/stop button to start recording 
and pressing it again to pause recording become one scene.
When you record with the [REC MODE] set to [iFrame], the scenes longer than 
approximately 20 minutes will be automatica lly divided.  (Recording will continue.)
≥ (Maximum recordable scenes of a single SD card, built-in memory or HDD)
≥ Maximum number of recordable scenes and maximum number of different dates will be 
less than above table when there are both AVCHD scenes and 1080/60p scenes recorded 
on SD card, built-in memory or HDD.
≥ Maximum number of recordable scenes and maximum number of different dates will be 
less than above table when there are both iFrame scenes and still pictures recorded on SD 
card, built-in memory or HDD.
≥ While recording is in progress, the recording  will not stop even if the LCD monitor is closed 
and the viewfinder is retracted.
≥ Put the unit in Pause mode when connecting or disconnecting an external microphone with 
the MIC terminal.
≥ Please refer to page 155 for detail about the approximate recordable time.
Recording formats[HA]/[HG]/[HX]/[HE][1080/60p][iFrame]
Recordable scenes Approx. 3900 Approx. 3900 Approx. 89100
 Different dates ( l92) Approx. 200 Approx. 200 Approx. 900
About the compatibility of the recorded 
motion picturesPlease refer to page 57 about 
1080/60p
When motion picture is recorded in AVCHD format
≥Only motion pictures recorded with the recording format set to AVCHD are supported 
by AVCHD compatible equipment. Images cannot be played with equipment that does 
not support AVCHD (ordinary DVD recorders). Confirm that your equipment supports 
AVCHD by referring to the operating instructions.
≥ It is not always possible to play back motion pictures recorded with the recording 
format set to AVCHD on AVCHD compatible equipment. In such a case, play back on 
this unit instead.
When motion picture is recorded in iFrame format
≥ You can play back on Mac (iMovie’11).
≥ It is not compatible with motion pictures recorded in AVCHD format.
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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 when [FACE RECOG.] is set to [ON]. 
(l 71)
≥ Using a flash or tri pod is recommended when recording  still pictures in dark places 
because the shutter speed becomes slow.
≥ The screen will become darker when the   bu tton is pressed halfway if the shutter 
speed is 1/30 or slower.
≥ You can also take a picture just by touching the subject to focus. (Touch Shutter:  l60)
≥ To print a picture, save the picture to the SD card ( l111) and print using a PC or a printer.
Basic
Recording still pictures
A Focus indication
± (The white lamp flashes.):
Focusing
¥  (The green lamp lights up.):
When in focus
No mark:
When focusing is unsuccessful.
B Focus area (area inside brackets)
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MEGA
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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 focus.
≥ The focus indication does not appear in Manual Focus Mode.
≥ The focus indication does not appear or has difficulty focusing in the following cases.
jWhen close subjects and far subjects are included in the same scene
j When the scene is dark
j When there is a bright part in the scene
j When the scene is filled with only horizontal lines
∫ About the focusing area
When there is a contrasting object ahead or behind the subject in the focus area, the subject 
may not be focused. If so, move the contrasting object out of the focus area.
≥Focus area is not displayed in the following conditions.
jWhen the Intelligent Auto Mode (Portrait) is used
j When AF/AE tracking is used
j When the Extra Optical Zoom is used
j When the unit determines that the AF assist lamp is necessary
Recording still pictures in Motion Picture Recording 
Mode
You can record still pictures even in Motion Picture Recording Mode.¬ Change the mode to  .
Press the   button fully (press to the bottom) to take the picture.≥It is possible to record still pictur es while recording motion pictures. 
(Simultaneous recording)
≥ Remaining number of recordable pictures is displayed while still pictures 
are being recorded.
≥Built-in flash, Red-eye reduction, Self-timer ( l64) do not work.
≥ While recording motion pictures or during the PRE-REC operation, image quality is 
different from ordinary still pictures so that motion picture recording takes preference over 
still picture recording.
≥ If simultaneous recording is used while recording a motion picture, the recordable time 
remaining will shorten. If the unit is turned off or the mode switch operated, the recordable 
time remaining may lengthen.
R3000R3000R3000MEGA14.2M
≥Screen display will disappear when 
no function is performed for a 
specific period of time. To display it 
again, touch the screen. (It will not 
display when AF/AE tracking or 
Touch shutter is used.)
14.2MMEGA
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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 orange frame. (l72)
≥ Using a tripod is recommended in Night Portrait and Night Scenery Mode.
Basic
Intelligent Auto Mode
ModeSceneEffect
Portrait When the object is a  person Faces are detected and focused 
automatically, and the brightness is 
adjusted so it is recorded clearly.
Scenery Recording outdoors The whole landscape will be recorded 
vividly without whiting out the background 
sky, which may be very bright.
*1Spotlight Under a spotlightVery bright object is recorded clearly.
*1Low light Dark room or twilightIt can record very clearly even in a dark 
room or twilight.
*2Night portrait Recording night 
portrait A subject and the background are 
recorded with near real-life brightness.
*2Night scenery Recording night 
scenery You can record night scenery vividly by 
slowing the shutter speed.
*2Macro Recording zooming in 
on a flower etc. This allows recording at very close 
proximity to the object of recording.
*1
*2Normal Other situations
Contrast is adjusted automatically for 
clear images.
/MANUALIntelligent auto/Manual 
button
Press this button to switch 
Intelligent Auto Mode/Manual 
Mode.
≥Please refer to page 82 for 
details about Manual Mode.
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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 focusing.
Depending on the brightness of the subject etc., the aperture and shutter speed are 
automatically adjusted for an optimum brightness.
≥Color balance and focus may not be adjusted automatically depending on light sources or 
scenes. If so, manually adjust these settings. ( l83, 85)
Automatic white balanceThe illustration shows the range over which Automatic white balance functions.
1) The effective range of Automatic white balance 
adjustment on this unit
2) Blue sky
3) Cloudy sky (rain)
4) Sunlight
5) White fluorescent lamp
6) Halogen light bulb
7) Incandescent light bulb
8) Sunrise or sunset
9) Candlelight
If the automatic white balance is not functioning normally, 
adjust the white balance manually. ( l83)
Auto focusThe unit focuses automatically.
≥Auto focus does not work correctly in the following situations. Record pictures in the 
Manual Focus Mode. ( l85)
j Recording distant and close-up objects at the same time
j Recording a subject behind a dirty or dusty window
j Recording a subject that is  surrounded by objects with glossy surfaces or by highly 
reflective objects
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