Panasonic Hx Wa30 Owners Manual

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≥Connect this unit to the PC after the software applications are installed.
≥ Remove the supplied CD-ROM from your PC.
A USB cable (supplied)
B Turn the side with the symbol up to connect.
≥ Insert the plugs as far as they will go.
1Turn on the unit.≥Be sure to use a sufficiently charged battery.
2Connect this unit to a PC.
≥Connecting the USB cable in the wr ong direction may cause damage 
to the USB/AV connector of the unit. If the connector has become 
damaged, it may not operate correctly,...

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To disconnect USB cable safely
Select the   icon in task tray displayed on the PC, and then click 
[Eject Panasonic Video Camera].
≥Depending on your PC’s settings, this icon may not be displayed.
≥Do not use any other USB cables except the supplied one. (Operation 
is not guaranteed with any other USB cables.)
≥ When this unit is connected to a PC using a USB cable while the unit is 
turned on, power is also supplied from the PC to this unit.
≥ When performing reading/writing between a PC and...

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About the PC display
When the unit is connected to a PC, it is recognized as an external drive.
≥Removable disk (Example:  ) is displayed in 
[Computer].
Example folder structure in built-in memory/SD card:
The following data will be recorded.
1 Up to 999 files of motion pictures/still pictures/audio files can 
be recorded in a single folder.
If you record further images/audio, a 101CDPFP folder is 
created and the files are stored in this new folder. The folders 
are numbered 102CDPFP,...

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Copying your still pictures to your PC
Card reader function (mass storage)
Still pictures recorded with this unit can be copied to the PC with Explorer 
or other programs.
1 Double click the folder that contains the still pictures. ([DCIM]  # 
[100CDPFP] etc.)
2 Drag and drop the still pictures onto the destination folder (on 
the PC’s HDD).
≥Do not delete the SD card’s folders. Doing so may make the SD card 
unusable in this unit.
≥ When data not supported by this unit has been recorded on a...

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Using the unit as a web camera
When the unit is connected to a PC that is connected to the Internet, the 
unit can be used as a web camera.
PC
IBM PC/AT compatible PCMac
Necessary 
softwareWindows Live Messenger
Messages
OSWindows 8 (32 bit/64 bit)
Windows 7 (32 bit/64 bit) or SP1
Windows Vista (32 bit) (SP2)
Windows XP (32 bit) (SP3) Mac OS X
10.8.2
CPU
Windows 8/Windows 7/Windows Vista: 
1 GHz or higher 32-bit ( k86) or 64-bit 
( k 64) processor (including compatible 
CPU)
Windows XP: Intel...

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≥Operation cannot be guaranteed on every PC having the 
recommended environment.
≥ Not compatible with Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, 
Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows NT and Windows 2000.
≥ Operation is not guaranteed in the following cases.
jOperation on an upgraded OS.
j Operation on an OS other than the one pre-installed.
1Connect the unit to a PC and set the unit to Web 
Camera Mode. (
l201 )≥The LCD monitor will turn off.
≥ When you select an option other than [WEB CAMERA],...

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≥To use the software, log on as an Administrator or as user name for 
standard user account (only fo r Windows 8/Windows 7/Windows 
Vista).
The software cannot be used with the user name for a guest account.
(On the PC)
Select [Start]  # [All Programs]  # [Panasonic] # 
[HD Writer VE 3.0]  # [HD Writer VE 3.0].
≥For details on how to use the software applications, read the PDF 
operating instructions of the software.
Reading the operating instructions of the 
software applications
≥You will need...

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≥HD Writer VE 3.0 is not available for Mac.
≥ iMovie’11 supported. For details about iMovie’11, please contact 
Apple Inc.
≥ You cannot acquire scenes recorded in Slow Motion Mode ( l80) to 
Mac.
∫ Operating environment
≥Even if the system requirements mentioned in this owner’s manual are 
fulfilled, some PCs cannot be used.
≥ The USB equipment operates with the driver installed as standard in 
the OS.
≥ Supplied CD-ROM is available for Windows only.
With a PC
If using Mac
PC Mac
OSMac OS X...

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Copying still pictures on PC
1Connect this unit to a PC via the supplied USB cable.≥The USB function selection screen will appear.
2Select [CARD READER] using the SET button on the 
unit, and press the SET button.
≥The LCD monitor will turn off.
≥ This unit is automatically recognized as an external drive of Mac.
≥ If you select anything other than [CARD READER], remove and then 
reconnect the USB cable.
3Double click on the [CAM_SD] or [CAM_MEM] 
displayed on the desktop.
≥Files are stored in...

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Recording indications
Others
LCD Display Indications
A
 (White) Still picture recording icon
 (Red) Recording still picture
During burst recording ( l87)
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Number of recording pixels for still pictures ( l96,  123)
In Playback Mode, the picture size is not displayed for still pictures 
recorded with other products that have different picture sizes from the 
sizes shown above.
/// Burst recording (
l87)
/ Panorama recording ( l89)
3000 Remaining number of still pictures (...