Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-AC8P Operating Instructions

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Carefully observe copyright 
laws
∫ Licenses
≥SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.
≥ “AVCHD”, “AVCHD Progressive” and the 
“AVCHD Progressive” 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.
≥ HDAVI Control
™ is a trademark of Panasonic 
Corporation.
≥ x.v.Color
™ is a trademark.
≥ 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
® and Intel®Core™ are trademarks of 
Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other 
countries.
≥ Mac and Mac OS are trademarks of 
Apple Inc. registered in the U.S. and other 
countries.
≥ “Eye-Fi” is a trademark of Eye-Fi, Inc. ≥
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
.
≥ Separate license contracts must be obtained 
from MPEG LA where SD Memory Cards 
containing information recorded with this 
product are to be distributed to end users for 
commercial purposes. “End user” refers to 
persons or organizations handling such 
contents for personal use.
Others
About copyright
IMPORTANT“Unauthorized recording of copyrighted 
television programs, video tapes and other 
materials may infringe the right of 
copyright owners and be contrary to 
copyright laws.” 
						

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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
≥ “h” is an abbreviation for hour, “min” for minute.
≥
If recording for long periods, prepare batteries for 3 or 4 times the period you wish to record for. (l14 )≥The default setting is [PH 1080/60i].
≥ Maximum continuously recordable time for one scene: 6 hours
≥ The recording is paused once when the recording time for one scene exceeds 6 hours, and the 
recording will automatically resume after a few seconds.
≥ The recordable time may be reduced if recording with a lot of action is recorded or recording of 
short scene is repeated.
≥ Use time in the row of 4 GB in above table as a guideline for the time that can be copied onto one 
DVD disc (4.7 GB).
Others
Recording formats/approximate 
recordable time
Recording format[PS 1080/60p][PH 1080/60i][HA 1080/60i][HG 1080/60i][HE 1080/60i]
Picture size/
Frame rate1920k 1080/
60p1920 k1080/
60i1920 k1080/
60i1920 k1080/
60i1440 k1080/
60i
SD card 4GB
19min 21min 30min 40min 1h30min
16 GB 1h20min 1h30min 2h 2h40min 6h40min
64 GB 5h20min 6h 8h30min 11h 27h30min
Recording format[PM 720/60p][SA 480/60i]
Picture size/
Frame rate1280 k720/
60p720k 480/
60i
SD card 4GB
1h10min 1h
16 GB 4h40min 4h
64 GB 19 h 16 h 30 min
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≥SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory size. The stated number is the approximate 
number of recordable pictures.
≥ The number of recordable pictures depends on the subject being recorded.
≥ Maximum number of recordable pictures that can be displayed is 9999. If the number of 
recordable pictures exceeds 9999, R 9999+ is displayed. The number will not change when the 
picture is taken until the number of recordable pictures is 9999 or less.
≥ 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.
Others
Approximate number of recordable 
pictures
Picture size6016k 33844096k23041920 k1080
Aspect ratio16:9
SD card 4GB
3006503200
16 GB 13002700 12500
64 GB 5000 10500 52000
Picture size4480k33602784k2088640 k480
Aspect ratio4:3
SD card 4GB
4001000 28000
16 GB 17004100 117000
64 GB 7000 16500 475000
Picture size4752k31683456 k23041728 k11 5 2
Aspect ratio3:2
SD card 4GB
400 750 2200
16 GB 1700 3100 8500
64 GB 7000 12500 36000
20.4M9.4M2.1M
15.1M5.8M0.3M
15.1M8M2M 
						

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Attach the Wide Conversion Lens 
(VW-W4907H: optional) ND filter or MC 
protector of the Filter Kit (VW-LF49N: optional) 
in front of the lens.
≥It is not possible to attach it to the front of 
the lens hood.
You can attach a variety of optional 
accessories to the accessory shoe. For 
information on how to attach and use those 
accessories, refer to their manuals.
Others
Optional accessories
Attaching the Wide Conversion 
Lens/Filter Kit
Be careful about the following.
When 2 lens accessories, such as the ND 
filter and Wide Conversion Lens, are fitted 
and the zoom lever is pressed toward the W 
side, the 4 corners of an image will be 
darkened. (Vignetting)
Attaching the lens cap of the 
Filter Kit (VW-LF49N: optional)
≥ When the Filter Kit (VW-LF49N: optional) 
is used, protect the lens surface while the 
unit is not used with the lens cap supplied 
with the Filter Kit.
Attaching the optional accessories 
on the accessory shoe 
						

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