Panasonic Sdr H20 Operating Instructions Manual

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≥During prolonged use, the unit’s surfaces and 
the SD card will heat up slightly. This is normal.
When inserting or removing the SD card, 
always set the OFF/ON switch to OFF.
While this unit accesses the SD card (while 
/  is being displayed/the access lamp 
is lit), do not open the card slot cover and 
remove the SD card, operate the mode dial, 
turn off the power or shake or impact the unit.
∫About the miniSD Card
≥Be sure to insert miniSD Cards in the 
dedicated card adaptor before use. Inserting a 
card in this unit without the adaptor may 
damage the unit or the card. 
≥Do not insert an empty card adaptor in this 
unit. Do not leave the adaptor in this unit while 
inserting or removing miniSD Cards. This may 
cause the unit to malfunction.
≥When the LCD monitor gets dirty, wipe it with a 
dry soft cloth. 
≥In a place with drastic temperature changes, 
condensation may form on the LCD monitor. 
Wipe it with soft dry cloth.
≥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 power is turned on. The 
normal brightness will be restored when the 
unit’s internal temperature rises.
If condensation forms on the unit, the lens will 
cloud up, the HDD may be damaged and the unit may not work properly. Make every effort to 
ensure that condensation does not form. If it 
does form, take the actions described below. 
Causes of condensation
Condensation takes place when the ambient 
temperature or humidity is changed as 
follows.
≥When this unit is brought inside from the cold 
(e.g. a ski slope) to a warm room.
≥When this unit is moved from an 
air-conditioned car to outside.
≥When a cold room has been warmed up 
quickly.
≥When cool wind from an air conditioner is 
directly blown onto this unit.
≥After summer afternoon showers of rain.
≥When this unit is in a very humid place where 
the air is thick with steam. (e.g. a heated 
swimming pool)
When this unit is taken to a location with a 
significant temperature difference such as 
from a cold place to a hot place.
If, for example, you have used this unit for 
recording on a ski slope and are taking it into a 
heated room, place the unit inside a plastic bag, 
remove as much of the air from inside the bag as 
possible, then seal the bag. Leave the unit for 
about an hour in the room so the temperature of 
the unit is close to the ambient temperature of 
the room, then use it.
What to do if the lens is fogged up.
Remove the battery or AC adaptor and leave the 
unit for about 1 hour. When the unit becomes 
close to the ambient temperature, the fog 
disappears naturally.
Explanation of terms
Automatic white balance
White balance adjustment recognizes the color 
of light and adjusts so the white color will 
become a purer white. The unit determines the 
hue of light that comes through the lens and 
white balance sensor, thereby judging the 
recording condition, and selects the closest hue 
setting.
LCD monitor
Extremely high precision technology is 
employed to produce the LCD Monitor screen 
featuring a total of approximately 123,000 
pixels. The result is more than 99.99% 
effective pixels with a mere 0.01% of the 
pixels inactive or always lit. However, this is 
not a malfunction and does not affect the 
recorded picture.
About condensation
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This is called automatic white balance 
adjustment.
However, since the unit only stores white color 
information under certain light sources, 
automatic white balance adjustment does not 
function normally under other light sources.
The illustration above shows the range over 
which the auto white balance functions. 
1) The effective range of automatic white 
balance adjustment on this unit
2) Blue sky
3) Cloudy sky (rain)
4) TV screen 
5) Sunlight
6) White fluorescent lamp
7) Halogen light bulb
8) Incandescent light bulb
9) Sunrise or sunset
10) Candlelight
Outside of the effective range of automatic white 
balance adjustment, the image will become 
reddish or bluish. Even within the effective range 
of automatic white balance adjustment, the 
automatic white balance adjustment may not 
function properly if there is more than one light 
source. For light outside the functional automatic 
white balance adjustment range, use the manual 
white balance adjustment mode.
White balance
The images recorded by the unit may become 
bluish or reddish under the influence of certain 
light sources. To avoid such phenomena, adjust 
the white balance.White balance adjustment determines the white 
color under different light sources. By 
recognizing which is the white color under 
sunlight and which is the white color under a 
fluorescent light, the unit can adjust the balance 
among the other colors.
Since the white color is the reference for all the 
colors (that make up light), the unit can record 
pictures in a natural hue if it can recognize the 
reference color white.
Auto focus
The lens is moved forward or backward 
automatically to bring the subject into focus.
Auto focus has the following characteristics.
≥Adjusts the focus so that the vertical lines of a 
subject are seen more clearly.
≥Attempts to bring an object with higher contrast 
into focus.
≥Focuses on the screen center only.
Due to these characteristics, auto focus does not 
work correctly in the following situations. Record 
pictures in the manual focus mode.
Recording distant and close-up objects at the 
same time
Since the unit focuses on whatever is at the 
center of the screen, it is difficult to bring the 
background into focus when close-up objects are 
placed in focus. When recording people with 
distant mountains in the background, you cannot 
focus on both the subject which is close-up and 
the objects which are in the distance.
Recording a subject behind dirty or dusty 
window
The subject behind the window will not be 
focused because the focus is on the dirty 
window.
Similarly, when recording something on the 
opposite side of a road with heavy traffic, a 
vehicle that happens to pass by may be brought 
into focus.
Recording a subject that is surrounded by 
objects with glossy surfaces or by highly 
reflective objects
Since whatever is shiny or glistens is brought into 
focus, it is hard to focus on the subject to be 
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recorded. The focus may become blurry when 
recording subjects at the beach, at night views or 
in scenes involving fireworks or special lights.
Recording a subject in dark surroundings
The unit cannot focus correctly because the light 
information that comes through the lens 
decreases considerably.
Recording a fast-moving subject
As the focus lens-inside moves mechanically, it 
cannot keep up with a fast-moving subject.
When, for example, recording a sports event with 
fast moving subjects, the focus may lose its 
sharpness.
Recording a subject with little contrast
It is easy to bring subjects with a sharp contrast 
or vertical lines or stripes into focus. This means 
that a subject with little contrast, such as a white 
wall, may become blurry because the unit 
achieves focus based upon the vertical lines of 
an image.
SD Speed Class Rating Class 2
This indicates a Class 2 rating in the high speed 
standards (SD Speed Class) stipulated by the 
SD Card Association for high speed writing 
between SD compatible products and SD 
Memory cards.
If you use a Class 2 card compatible with the SD 
Speed Class in an SD compatible product, you 
can obtain stable recording by using a SD card 
conformed with Class 2 or more.
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Specifications
SD Card/Hard Disk Video Camera
Information for your safety
Power source:
Power consumption:DC 7.9 V/7.2 V
Recording
5.7 W (SDR-H200)/4.4 W (SDR-H20/SDR-H18)
Signal systemEIA Standard: 525 lines, 60 fields NTSC color signal
Recording formatSD card: Based on the SD-Video standard
HDD: Independent standard
Image sensorSDR-H200:
1/6z 3CCD image sensor
Total: 800 Kk3
Effective pixels:
Moving picture: 640 Kk3 (4:3), 540 Kk3 (16:9)
Still picture: 710 Kk3 (4:3), 540 Kk3 (16:9)
SDR-H20/SDR-H18:
1/6z CCD image sensor
Total: 680 K
Effective pixels:
Moving picture: 340 K (4:3), 460 K (16:9)
Still picture: 350 K (4:3), 460 K (16:9)
LensSDR-H200:
Auto Iris, F1.8 to F2.8
Focal length:
3.0 mm to 30.0 mm
Macro (Full range AF)
SDR-H20/SDR-H18:
Auto Iris, F1.8 to F3.7
Focal length:
2.3 mm to 73.6 mm
Macro (Full range AF) 
ZoomSDR-H200:
10k optical zoom, 25/700k digital zoom
SDR-H20/SDR-H18:
32k optical zoom, 50/1000k digital zoom
Monitor2.7z wide LCD monitor (approx. 123 K pixels)
MicrophoneStereo (with a zoom function) 
Speaker1 round speaker ‰ 20 mm
Standard illumination1,400 lx
Minimum required 
illumination12 lx (Low light mode, 1/60)
[approx. 1 lx (SDR-H200)/approx. 2 lx (SDR-H20/SDR-H18) with the 
MagicPix function]
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Motion pictures
* The 30 GB hard drive utilizes a portion of the storage space for formatting, file management and 
other purposes. 30 GB is 30,000,000,000 bytes. Usable capacity will be less.
Video output level1.0 Vp-p, 75™
SVideo output levelY: 1.0 Vp-p, 75™
C: 0.286 Vp-p, 75™
Audio output level (Line)316 mV, 600™
USBCard reader function (No copyright protection support)
HDD reader function
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) compliant
PictBridge-compliant
Dimensions
(excluding the projecting 
parts)70.1 mm (W)k73.0 mm (H) k120.8 mm (D)
[2.76z (W)k2.87z (H) k4.76z (D)]
Mass
(without battery and lens 
cap) SDR-H200:
Approx. 450g (0.99 lbs.)
SDR-H20/SDR-H18:
Approx. 430g (0.95 lbs.)
Operating temperature0°Cto40°C (32°Fto104°F)
Operating humidity10% to 80%
Operating altitudeLess than 3000 m (9800 feet) above sea level
Recording mediaSD Memory Card:
32 MB/64 MB/128 MB/256 MB/512 MB/1 GB/2 GB (removable type) 
(FAT12 and FAT16 format corresponding)
SDHC Memory Card:
4 GB (removable type) (FAT32 format corresponding)
HDD: 30 GB
* (fixed type)
CompressionMPEG-2
Recording mode and 
transfer rateXP: 10 Mbps (VBR)
SP: 5 Mbps (VBR)
LP: 2.5 Mbps (VBR)
Recordable timeRefer to page 43.
Audio compressionSD card: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2, 16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch)
HDD: Dolby Digital, 16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch)
Maximum number of 
recordable folders and 
scenesSD card: 99 foldersk99 scenes (9801 scenes)
HDD: 999 foldersk99 scenes (98901 scenes)
(When the date changes, a new folder is created and scenes are 
recorded in this new folder even if the number of scenes in the old 
folder has not reached 99.)
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Still pictures
* The 30 GB hard drive utilizes a portion of the storage space for formatting, file management and 
other purposes. 30 GB is 30,000,000,000 bytes. Usable capacity will be less.
AC adaptor
Information for your safety
Specifications may change without prior notice.
Recording mediaSD Memory Card:
8 MB/16 MB/32 MB/64 MB/128 MB/256 MB/512 MB/1 GB/2 GB 
(removable type) (FAT12 and FAT16 format corresponding)
SDHC Memory Card:
4 GB (removable type) (FAT32 format corresponding)
HDD: 30 GB
* (fixed type)
CompressionJPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 
standard), DPOF corresponding
Picture sizeSDR-H200:
2048k1512, 1920k1080 (16:9), 1280k960, 640k480
SDR-H20/SDR-H18:
640k480, 640k360 (16:9)
Number of recordable 
picturesRefer to page 127.
Power source:
Power consumption:
DC output:AC 110 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz
19 W
DC 7.9 V, 1.4 A (Unit operation)
DC 8.4 V, 0.65 A (Battery charging)
Dimensions61 mm (W)k32 mm (H) k91 mm (D)
[2.40z (W)k1.26z (H) k3.58z (D)]
MassApprox. 110g (0.24 lbs.)
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SDR-H200:
Number of recordable pictures on the HDD or an SD card
Picture size (2048k1512) (1920k1080)
Picture quality
[HDD]30 GB19160 29950 24960 39230
[SD]
8MB2436
16 MB7121016
32 MB18 28 23 37
64 MB38 61 50 80
128 MB75 120 98 155
256 MB155 250 210 320
512 MB310 490 410 640
1GB630 990 820 1290
2GB1280 2010 1670 2630
4GB2520 3950 3290 5170
Picture size (1280k960) (640k480)
Picture quality
[HDD]30 GB47070 74890 99999 99999
[SD]
8MB7123775
16 MB20 32 92 185
32 MB45 73 200 410
64 MB96 155 430 850
128 MB185 300 820 1640
256 MB390 620 1710 3410
512 MB770 1230 3390 6780
1GB1550 2470 6790 13580
2GB3160 5030 13820 27640
4GB6200 9870 27150 54290
3.1M2
1M0.3M
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SDR-H20/SDR-H18:
≥The number of recordable pictures depends on whether [ ] and [ ] are used together and on the 
subject being recorded.
≥The numbers shown in the table are approximations.
≥If you record motion pictures on the HDD or an SD card, the number of recordable still pictures will 
become smaller.
Picture size (640k480) (640k360)
Picture quality
[HDD]30 GB99999 99999 99999 99999
[SD]
8MB37 75 37 75
16 MB92 185 92 185
32 MB200 410 200 410
64 MB430 850 430 850
128 MB820 1640 820 1640
256 MB1710 3410 1710 3410
512 MB3390 6780 3390 6780
1GB6790 13580 6790 13580
2GB13820 27640 13820 27640
4GB27150 54290 27150 54290
0.3M0.2
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Optional accessories
* Please refer to page 26 concerning the battery charging time and available recording time.
NOTE: Accessories and/or model numbers may vary by country. Please consult your local 
dealer.
Accessory No.FigureDescription
PV-DAC14 AC adaptor with AC Cable and DC Cables
CGR-DU06A/1B*
(SDR-H20/SDR-H18)640 mAh/Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Pack
CGA-DU12A/1B* 1150 mAh/Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Pack
CGA-DU21A/1B* 2040 mAh/Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Pack
RP-SDR04GU1K
RP-SDR02GU1A
RP-SDR01GU1A
RP-SDR512U1A
RP-SDR256U1AClass 2 4 GB SDHC Memory Card
Class 2 2 GB SD Memory Card
Class 2 1 GB SD Memory Card
Class 2 512 MB SD Memory Card
Class 2 256 MB SD Memory Card
RP-SDK02GU1A
RP-SDH01GU1A
RP-SDK512U1A
RP-SDH256U1AHigh Speed 2 GB SD Memory Card
High Speed 1 GB SD Memory Card
High Speed 512 MB SD Memory Card
High Speed 256 MB SD Memory Card
RP-SDV04GU1K
RP-SDV02GU1A
RP-SDV01GU1AClass 6 4 GB SDHC Memory Card
Class 6 2 GB SD Memory Card
Class 6 1 GB SD Memory Card
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