Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-AC8P Operating Instructions

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Major confirmation/error messages to be indicated on the screen in text.
About recovery
If faulty management information is found, the messages may appear and a repair is performed. 
(Repairing may take time depending on the error.)
≥   is displayed when abnormal management information is detected when the scenes are 
displayed in thumbnail.
∫ AVCCAM Restorer
Restoration can be performed using AVCCAM Restorer.
It can be downloaded from the website. See the following web site and click the Service...

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It is not a malfunction in following cases
Others
Troubleshooting
A clicking sound is heard 
when the unit is shaken. ≥
This is the sound of the lens moving and is not a defect.
This sound will no longer be heard when the unit is turned on 
and change the mode to   or  .
Object seems to be 
warped. ≥
Object seems to be warped slightly when the object moves 
across the image very fast, but this is because the unit is 
using MOS for the image sensor. This is not a malfunction.
The lens or LCD...

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Recording
ProblemCheck points
The unit arbitrarily stops 
recording. ≥
Use an SD card that can be used for motion picture recording. 
(l 16)
≥ The recordable time may have shortened due to the 
deterioration of the data writing speed or repeated recording 
and deletion. Using the unit, format the SD card. ( l101 )
Auto Focus function does 
not work. ≥
Switch to Intelligent Auto Mode or Intelligent Auto Plus Mode.
≥ If you are trying to record a scene which is hard to bring into 
focus in Auto...

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Playback
ProblemCheck points
Scenes/still pictures 
cannot be played back. ≥
Any scenes/still pictures where the thumbnails are displayed 
as   cannot be played back.
Scenes cannot be deleted. ≥Release the protect setting. (l 71)
≥ Any scenes/still pictures where the thumbnails are displayed 
as   cannot be deleted. If the scenes/still pictures are 
unnecessary, format the media to erase the data. ( l101 ) 
Please be aware that if a media is formatted then all the data 
recorded on the media is...

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If AVCHD scenes do not change smoothly when played back on 
another device
The images may be still for several seconds at the joins between the scenes if the following 
operations are performed when multiple scenes have been continuously played back using another 
unit.
≥Just how smoothly the scenes will be played back depends on the playback unit. Depending on 
the unit used, the images may stop moving and become still for a moment even when none of the 
following conditions are applicable.
≥...

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To check the latest information on the firmware and update methods, see the following web site and 
click the Service and Support tab.
http://pro-av.panasonic.net/en/
Others
Updating the firmware incorporated 
into the unit 

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Keep this unit as far away as possible from 
electromagnetic equipment (such as 
microwave ovens, TVs, video games etc.).
≥If you use this unit on top of or near a TV, the 
pictures and/or sound on this unit may be 
disrupted by electromagnetic wave radiation.
≥ Do not use this unit near cell phones because 
doing so may result in noise adversely 
affecting the pictures and/or sound.
≥ Recorded data may be damaged, or pictures 
may be distorted, by strong magnetic fields 
created by speakers or...

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≥When storing the unit in a cupboard or 
cabinet, it is recommended that you place a 
desiccant (silica gel) in with it.
Do not lift up this unit by the handle with the 
tripod still attached
≥ When the tripod is attached, its weight will 
also affect the unit’s handle, possibly causing 
the handle to break and hurting the user.
≥ To carry the unit while the tripod is attached, 
take hold of the tripod.
Do not swing the unit around, shake it by, or 
allow it hang from the handle
≥ Do not jar,...

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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.
≥ If the temperature of the battery is extremely 
high or extremely low, charging may take time 
or...

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When disposing of or giving away the SD 
card, note that:
≥Formatting and deletion of data on 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 
[OTHER FUNCTION]  # [FORMAT MEDIA]...