Panasonic Sdr H60 Operating Instructions Manual

31LSQT1394
Setup
3
Setting date and time
When the unit is turned on for the first time, a message asking you to set the date and time will appear.
Select [YES] and press the joystick. Perform steps 2 and 3 below to set the date and time.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   or  .
1Select the menu. (l28)
2Select the date or time, then 
adjust the desired value with the 
joystick.
≥The year will change as follows:
2000, 2001, ..., 2099, 2000, ...
≥The 12-hour system is used to display the time.
3Press the...

32LSQT1394
Setup
4
Adjusting LCD monitor
≥These settings will not affect the images actually recorded.
1Select the menu. (l28)
2Select the item and then adjust 
the settings with the joystick.
[BRIGHTNESS]:
Brightness of the LCD monitor
[COLOR]:
Color level of the LCD monitor
Press the POWER LCD PLUS 
button.
Each time you press the button:
1Original brightness
2Bright
3Brighter
4Darker 
5Dark
≥If you turn on the unit when the AC adaptor is 
used, this function will automatically be 
“Bright”.
Adjusting...

33LSQT1394
Preparation
Recording
Playback
With a PC
Others
34Recording (Basic)
43Recording (Advanced)
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34LSQT1394
Recording 
(Basic)
1
Before recording
∫About auto mode
Press the AUTO button, color balance (white 
balance) and focusing will be adjusted 
automatically.
(The auto mode icon [ ] appears.)
jAuto white balance (l112)
jAuto focusing (l112)Depending on the brightness of the subject etc., 
the aperture and shutter speed are automatically 
adjusted for optimum brightness.
(When set to the video recording mode:
The shutter speed is adjusted to a maximum of 
1/250.)
≥Color balance and focus may not...

35LSQT1394
Recording 
(Basic)
2
Recording motion pictures
[HDD] [SD]
≥Open the lens cover before turning the unit on.
1Rotate the mode dial to select   
and open the LCD monitor.
2Select the recording destination 
by the menu. (l28)
3Press the recording start/stop 
button to start recording.
To end the recording
Press the recording start/stop button again.
≥[¥] and [;] are red during recording. Do not 
move this unit until [;] is green.
≥The images recorded between pressing the 
recording start/stop...

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∫Screen indications
ARecording mode
BSelected recording destination
CRemaining time left for recording
When the remaining time is less than 
1 minute, [R 0h00m] flashes red.
DRecording time elapsed
Each time the unit enters the recording 
pause mode, the counter display will be reset 
to “0h00m00s”.
≥While motion picture recording is in progress, 
the recording will not stop even if the LCD 
monitor is closed.
≥While motion picture recording is in progress, 
do not disconnect the AC adaptor or...

37LSQT1394
To change the picture quality of the motion picture
Select the menu. (l28)
∫HDD
∫SD card
≥The recordable times shown in the table are approximations.
≥This unit records in VBR (Variable Bit Rate). VBR recording automatically varies the bit rate (amount 
of data in a fixed time) depending on the subject being recorded. This means if a recording with a lot 
movements is recorded, the recording time is reduced.
≥Mosaic-pattern noise may appear on a playback image in the following cases.
jWhen...

38LSQT1394
Recording 
(Basic)
3
Recording still pictures
[HDD] [SD]
≥Open the lens cover before turning the unit on.
1Rotate the mode dial to select   
and open the LCD monitor.
2Select the recording destination 
by the menu. (l28)
3Press the recording start/stop 
button.
The unit automatically focuses on the subject at 
the center of screen (when auto focus is 
selected).
≥About the number of recordable still pictures 
(l117)
∫Screen indications
ASize of still pictures
BSelected recording destination...

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Select the menu. (l28)
≥This function’s default setting is [ON].
∫[PICTURE SIZE]
Select the menu. (l28)
≥Default [PICTURE SIZE] is set to [ ]. The 
sides of pictures recorded in a 16:9 aspect 
ratio may be cut when printed. Check before 
printing.
∫[PICT.QUALITY]
Select the menu. (l28)
: Still pictures with a high picture quality 
are recorded.
: Priority is given to the number of still 
pictures recorded. Still pictures are 
recorded in normal picture quality.
≥If the [PICT.QUALITY] is set to...

40LSQT1394
Recording 
(Basic)
4
Recording functions
[HDD] [SD]
You can zoom in up to 50x optically.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   or 
.
Move the zoom lever.
T side:
Close-up recording (zoom in)
W side:
Wide-angle recording (zoom out)
≥The zoom speed varies depending on the 
range over which the zoom lever is moved.
≥If you take your finger off the zoom lever during 
zoom operation, the operation sound may be 
recorded. When returning the zoom lever to 
the original position, move it quietly.
≥When...