Panasonic Hm Ta1 Operating Instructions

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Before cleaning, detach the battery and then wipe the unit with a 
soft, dry cloth.
≥If the unit is very dirty, dip a cloth in water and squeeze firmly, and then 
wipe the unit with the damp cloth. Next, dry the unit with a dry cloth.
≥ Use of benzine, paint thinner, alcohol, or dishwashing liquid may alter 
the unit body or peel the surface finish. Do not use these solvents.
≥ When using a chemical dust cloth, follow the instructions that came 
with the cloth.
≥ Do not press the LCD monitor with excessive force. Uneven colors 
may appear on the LCD monitor and it may malfunction.
≥ 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 on. The normal brightness will be 
restored when the unit’s internal temperature rises.
≥ When the LCD monitor gets dirty, wipe it with a soft cloth such as eye 
glass cleaner.
≥ 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.
≥ Do not press against the lens with excessive force.
≥ Do not leave the unit with the lens facing the sun, as rays of light from 
the sun may cause it to malfunction. Also, be careful when placing the 
unit outside or near a window.
≥ If the lens gets dirty with fingerprints etc., wipe the lens surface with a 
soft dry cloth.
(If you leave fingerprints on or otherwise dirty the lens, the pictures you 
take may look whiter than normal.)
Cleaning
LCD monitor
Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD 
Monitor screen featuring a total of approximately 153,000 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 the Lens
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The battery used in this unit is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery. It 
is susceptible to humidity and temperature and the effect increases 
the more the temperature rises or falls. 
Be sure to detach the battery after use.
≥Extremely high temperatures or low temperatures will shorten the life 
of the battery.
Prepare spare batteries when going out for recording.
≥ Be aware that the operating time of the battery becomes shorter in low 
temperature conditions such as at a ski resort.
If you drop the battery accidentally, check to see if the terminals are 
damaged.
≥ Inserting a battery with damaged terminals can damage the unit.
Do not throw an old battery into fire.
≥ Heating a battery or throwing it into a fire may result in an explosion.
If the operating time is very short even after the battery has been 
recharged, the battery has worn out. Please purchase a new battery.
Do not allow battery terminals to come into contact with metal 
objects (such as necklaces, hairpins etc.).
≥ This can cause short circuiting or heat generation and you may be 
badly burned if you touch a battery.
≥ 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.
Do not leave the SD card where the temperature is high, where 
electromagnetic waves or static electricity are easily generated or 
exposed to direct sunlight.
Do not bend or drop the SD card.
≥ The SD card may be damaged or the recorded content may be 
damaged or deleted.
≥ Put the SD card in the card case or the storage bag after use and when 
storing or carrying the SD card.
About the battery
About the SD card
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≥Do not allow dirt, dust or water to get into the terminals on the back of 
the SD card and do not touch the terminals with your fingers.
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 to physically destroy the SD card or use the 
commercially available computer data deletion software to 
completely erase the data in the SD card before transferring to 
another party or disposing.
The customer is responsible for the management of the data in the 
SD card.
≥ The battery should be stored in a cool place free from humidity, with as 
constant temperature as possible. (Recommended temperature: 15 °C 
to 25 °C (59 °F to 77 °F), Recommended humidity: 40%RH to 60%RH)
≥ Always remove the battery and the SD card from the unit.
≥ If the battery is left attached, a minute amount of current continues to 
flow even if the unit is off. Keeping the unit in this state may result in 
over discharge of the battery. This may result in you not being able to 
use the battery even after it is charged.
≥ When storing the battery for a long period of time, we recommend 
charging it once a year. Remove the battery from the unit and store it 
again after it has completely discharged.
≥ When storing the unit in a cupboard or cabinet, it is recommended that 
you place a desiccant (silica gel) in with it.
≥ Condensation occurs when the am bient temperature or humidity 
changes. Be careful of condensation since it causes lens stains, 
fungus and unit malfunction.
≥ If condensation occurs, turn the unit off and leave it for about 2 hours. 
The fog will disappear naturally when the temperature of the unit 
becomes close to the ambient temperature.
When not using the unit for a long period of time
About condensation
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About copyright
∫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.
≥ 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.
≥ PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines 
Corporation.
≥ 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
.
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Recording modes/approximate 
recordable time
≥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
C Use this to playback and edit using a Mac.
≥ The default setting is  .
≥ Maximum continuous recordable time for one scene:
j
If [REC MODE] is set to //:
29min59sec
j If [REC MODE] is set to  :
Approx. 20 min (up to 4 GB recording capacity)
≥ If a recording with a lot of action is recorded, the recording time is 
reduced.
≥ The recordable time may be reduced if recording of short scene is 
repeated. C
Recording mode
Picture size1920k10801280k720640k480960k540
SD card
4GB
40 min 50 min 2 h 20 min 20 min
8GB1h20min 1h40min 4h40min 40min
16 GB2h40min 3h30min 9h40min 1h20min
32 GB5h30min 7h20min 19h20min 2h40min
48 GB7h40min 9h50min 20h 3h50min
64 GB10h20min 13h30min 27h 5h20min
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Approximate number of recordable 
pictures 
≥SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory size. The stated 
number is the approximate number of recordable pictures.
≥
Maximum number of recordable pictures that can be displayed is 999999.
If the number of recordable pictures exceeds 999999, the number will not 
change when the picture is taken until the number of recordable pictures 
gets less than 999999.
Aspect ratio4:3
Picture size3264k 24481600k1200640 k480
SD card 512 MB
1807303770
1GB 3601470 7550
2GB 7402920 15360
4GB 14705740 30170
8GB 2990 11690 61400
16 GB 6020 23530 123550
32 GB 12080 47200 247830
48 GB 17340 60710 364280
64 GB 23530 82380 494330
Aspect ratio16:9
Picture size1920k1080
SD card 512 MB
680
1GB 1370
2GB 2790
4GB 5480
8GB 111 6 0
16 GB 22460
32 GB 45060
48 GB 60710
64 GB 82380
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Specifications
High Definition Mobile Camera
Information for your safety
Signal system:
1080/30p, 720/30p, 540/30p, 480/30p
Recording format:
MPEG-4 AVC file format compliant
Image sensor:
1/4z MOS image sensor
Total: 5330 K
Effective pixels: Motion picture: 2930 K (16:9), 2190 K (4:3)
Still picture: 2930 K (16:9), 5080 K (4:3)
Lens:
F2.8
Focal length: 4.1 mm
35 mm equivalent:Motion picture: 49 mm (16:9)/59 mm (4:3)
Still picture: 49 mm (16:9)/39 mm (4:3)
Minimum focus distance: Approx. 30 cm (11.8 q)
Zoom:
1 k  Optical Zoom, 4 k Digital Zoom
Power source:
DC 5.0 V (When using USB)/DC 4.2 V (When using battery)
Power consumption:
Recording: 2.5 W/Charging: 2.5 W
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Monitor:
2.0z LCD monitor (Approx. 153 K dots)
Microphone:
1 ch monaural microphone
Speaker:
1 round speaker, dynamic type
White balance adjustment:
Auto tracking white balance system
Standard illumination:
1,400 lx
Minimum required illumination:
Approx. 12 lx
AV terminal video output level:
Video OUT: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 h, NTSC/PAL system
AV terminal audio output level (Line):
Output level: s1 dBV  d3 dB (0.891 Vrms), 47 k h termination 
(for playback of 0 dBFS data)
Output impedance: 2.2 k h or less, 1ch
USB:
Reader/Writer function
SD card:
Read/Write (No copyright protection support)
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0), USB terminal Type A
Battery charging function (charge via USB terminal with the unit turned off)WEB Camera:
Compression: Motion JPEG
Picture size: 640 k480, 320k 240, 160k120
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Dimensions:
53 mm (W)k104 mm (H)k 17.8 mm (D)
[2.09 q (W) k4.09 q (H)k 0.70q (D)]
(excluding projecting parts)
Mass (Weight) in operation:
Approx. 115g (Approx. 0.25 lbs.) 
[with battery (supplied) and an SD card (optional)]
Mass (Weight):
Approx. 93g (Approx. 0.21 lbs.) 
[without battery (supplied) and an SD card (optional)]
Operating temperature:
0°Cto35°C (32°Fto95°F)
Operating humidity:
10%RH to 80%RH
Battery operation time:
See page 14
∫ Motion pictures
Recording media:
SD Memory Card (FAT12 and FAT16 system compliant)
SDHC Memory Card (FAT32 system compliant)
SDXC Memory Card (exFAT system compliant)
Refer to page 16 for details on SD cards usable in this unit.
Compression:
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, iFrame
Recording mode and transfer rate:
: Approx. 12 Mbps (VBR)
: Approx. 9 Mbps (VBR)
: Approx. 3 Mbps (VBR)
: Approx. 24 Mbps (VBR)
Refer to page 65 for the recordable time.
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Picture size:: 1920 k1080/30p
: 1280 k720/30p
: 640k 480/30p
: 960k 540/30p
Audio compression:
AAC (1 ch)
∫Still pictures
Recording media:
SD Memory Card (FAT12 and FAT16 system compliant)
SDHC Memory Card (FAT32 system compliant)
SDXC Memory Card (exFAT system compliant)
Refer to page 16 for details on SD cards usable in this unit.
Compression:
JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 standard)
Picture size:
Picture aspect [4:3]:
3264k 2448/1600k 1200/640k480
Picture aspect [16:9]:
1920k 1080
Refer to page 66 for the number of recordable pictures.
Specifications may change without prior notice.
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