Panasonic Sdr H40 Operating Instructions Manual

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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)
Helpful hint
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.≥SDHC Logo is a trademark.
≥U.S. Patent Nos. 6,836,549; 6,381,747; 
7,050,698; 6,516,132; and 5,583,936.
This product incorporates copyright protection 
technology that is protected by U.S. patents 
and other intellectual property rights. Use of 
this copyright protection technology must be 
authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for 
home and other limited viewing uses only 
unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. 
Reverse engineering or disassembly is 
prohibited.
≥Manufactured under license from Dolby 
Laboratories.
Dolby and the double-D symbol are 
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
≥Microsoft
®, Windows®, Windows Vista®, 
DirectDraw®, DirectSound®, DirectX®, and 
Internet Explorer® are either registered 
trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft 
Corporation in the United States and/or other 
countries.
≥Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with 
permission from Microsoft Corporation.
≥IBM, PC/AT and PowerPC are registered 
trademarks of International Business Machines 
Corporation of the U.S.
≥Intel
®, Core™ and Pentium® are the registered 
trademarks or trademarks of the Intel 
Corporation in the United States and other 
countries.
≥Macintosh and Mac OS are either registered 
trademarks or trademarks of Apple Inc. in the 
United States and/or other countries.
≥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. 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
Licenses
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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.
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 adjustment
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, 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.
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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 
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.
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Specifications
SD Card/Hard Disk Video Camera
Information for your safety
Power source:
Power consumption:DC 9.3 V/7.2 V
Recording
4.0 W
Signal systemEIA Standard: 525 lines, 60 fields NTSC color signal
Recording formatSD card: Based on the SD-Video standard
HDD: Independent standard
Image sensor1/6z CCD image sensor
Total: 800 K
Effective pixels:
Moving picture: 290 K (4:3), 380 K (16:9)
Still picture: 290 K (4:3), 380 K (16:9)
LensAuto Iris, F1.9 to F4.3
Focal length:
1.8 mm to 75.6 mm
Macro (Full range AF)
Zoom42x optical zoom, 70x/2000x 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 
illumination6lx
[approx. 2 lx with the MagicPix function]
Video output level1.0 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
USB terminal Type Mini AB
PictBridge-compliant
USB host function (for DVD burner)
Dimensions
(excluding the projecting 
parts)67 mm (W)k70 mm (H) k11 6 m m  ( D )
[2.68z (W)k2.80z (H) k4.64z (D)]
Mass (Weight)
(without battery)Approx. 340g (0.75 lbs.)
Operating temperature0°Cto40°C (32°Fto104°F)
Operating humidity10% to 80%
Operating altitudeLess than 3000 m (9800 feet) above sea level
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Motion pictures
*1 Cannot be guaranteed in operation.
*2 The 40 GB hard drive utilizes a portion of the storage space for formatting, file management and 
other purposes. 40 GB is 40,000,000,000 bytes. Usable capacity will be less.
Recording mediaSD Memory Card (removable type):
32 MB*1/64 MB*1/128 MB*1/256 MB/512 MB/1 GB/2 GB (FAT12 and 
FAT16 format corresponding)
SDHC Memory Card (removable type):
4 GB/8 GB (FAT32 format corresponding)
HDD (fixed type):
40 GB
*2
CompressionMPEG-2
Recording mode and 
transfer rateXP: 10 Mbps (VBR)
SP: 5 Mbps (VBR)
LP: 2.5 Mbps (VBR)
Recordable timeRefer to page 37.
Audio compressionSD card: Dolby Digital/MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2
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 40 GB hard drive utilizes a portion of the storage space for formatting, file management and 
other purposes. 40 GB is 40,000,000,000 bytes. Usable capacity will be less.
AC adaptor
Information for your safety
Specifications may change without prior notice.
Recording mediaSD Memory Card (removable type):
8 MB/16 MB/32 MB/64 MB/128 MB/256 MB/512 MB/1 GB/2 GB 
(FAT12 and FAT16 format corresponding)
SDHC Memory Card (removable type):
4 GB/8 GB (FAT32 format corresponding)
HDD (fixed type):
40 GB
*
CompressionJPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 
standard), DPOF corresponding
Picture size640k480 (4:3), 640k360 (16:9)
Number of recordable 
picturesRefer to page 117.
Power source:
Power consumption:
DC output:AC 110 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz
19 W
DC 9.3 V, 1.2 A (Unit operation)
DC 8.4 V, 0.65 A (Battery charging)
Dimensions92 mm (W)k33 mm (H) k61 mm (D)
[3.6z (W)k1.3z (H) k2.4z (D)]
Mass (Weight)Approx. 115g (0.25 lbs.)
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≥The number of recordable pictures depends on whether [ ] and [ ] are used together and on the 
subject being recorded.
≥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.
≥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.
Number of recordable pictures on the HDD or an SD card
Picture size (640k480) (640k360)
Picture quality
[HDD]40 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
8GB55260 99999 55260 99999
0.3M0.2
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Optional accessories
*1 The supplied DC cables cannot be used on this unit.
*2 Please refer to page 20 about the battery charging time and available recording time.
*3 The battery pack holder kit VW-VH04 (optional) is necessary.
NOTE: Accessories and/or model numbers may vary by country. Please consult your local 
dealer.
Accessory No.FigureDescription
VW-AD21PP-K*
1AC adaptor with AC Cable and DC Cables
VW-VBG130*
21320 mAh/Rechargeable Lithium Ion 
Battery Pack
VW-VBG260*
2*32640 mAh/Rechargeable Lithium Ion 
Battery Pack
VW-VBG6*
2*35800 mAh/Rechargeable Lithium Ion 
Battery Pack
VW-VH04 Battery Pack Holder Kit
RP-SDR01GU1A
RP-SDR512U1A
RP-SDR256U1AClass 2 1 GB SD Memory Card
Class 2 512 MB SD Memory Card
Class 2 256 MB SD Memory Card
RP-SDM04GU1K
RP-SDM02GU1AClass 4 4 GB SDHC Memory Card
Class 4 2 GB SD Memory Card
RP-SDV08GU1K
RP-SDV04GU1K
RP-SDV02GU1A
RP-SDV01GU1AClass 6 8 GB SDHC Memory Card
Class 6 4 GB SDHC Memory Card
Class 6 2 GB SD Memory Card
Class 6 1 GB SD Memory Card
VW-BN1 DVD burner
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In CANADA, please contact your local Panasonic dealer for more information on Accessories.
Accessory Order Form (For USA Customers)
TO OBTAIN ANY OF OUR ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:   
VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER  
OR  
CALL PANASONIC’S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE AT 1-800-332-5368  
[6 AM-6 PM M-F, PACIFIC TIME]  
OR 
MAIL THIS ORDER TO: PANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 
ACCESSORY ORDER OFFICE  
20421 84th Avenue South Kent, WA. 98032
Ship To: 
Mr.
Mrs.
Ms.
First Last
Street Address 
City State Zip
Phone#: 
Day 
(       ) 
Night(       )
4. Shipping information (UPS delivery requires complete street address)         Please photocopy  this form when placing an order.
3. Method of payment (check one)
Check of Money Order enclosed (NO C.O.D.SHIPMENTS)      
VISA
MasterCard
Make Check or Money Order Payable to: PANASONIC ACCESSORIES
(Please do not send cash)     2. Items Ordered  
Quantity Accessory # Price Each  Description
Total Price 
6.95
Subtotal
Your State & Local Sales Tax
Shipping & Handling
Total Enclosed
1. Model #   
DiscoverExpiration Date  Credit Card #  
Customer Signature 
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Request for Service Notice (USA Only)
Request for Service Notice:   
Please photocopy this form when making a request for service notice, in the 
unlikely event this product needs service.
Please include your proof of purchase.  
 (Failure to do so will delay your repair.)
To further speed your repair, please provide  
 an explanation of what is wrong with the unit  
 and any symptom it is exhibiting.
Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to:  
Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center
1590 Touhy Ave.
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
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