Panasonic Sdr S10 Operating Instructions Manual

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Setup
∫Changing the display style
Press the MENU button, then select 
[SETUP] # [DATE FORMAT] # 
desired display style and press the 
cursor button in the center.
≥The date and time function are driven 
by a built-in lithium battery.
≥Make sure to check the time before 
recording.
≥If the time display becomes [- -], the 
built-in lithium battery has run down. 
Use the following steps to charge the 
battery. When you turn on the power 
for the first time after charging, a 
message asking you to...

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Setup
≥These settings will not affect the 
images actually recorded.
Press the MENU button, then 
select [SETUP] # [POWER LCD] 
# [ON] and then press the cursor 
button in the center.
The [ ] indication appears on the LCD 
monitor.
≥Set [POWER LCD] to [ON] if the 
surroundings are bright and the LCD 
monitor is difficult to see. The entire 
LCD monitor will become approx. twice 
as bright as usual.
To cancel POWER LCD
Press the MENU button then select 
[SETUP] # [POWER LCD] # [OFF] and 
then...

Recording
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Recording
Before recording
First, format the SD card if one which has been used on another device is going to be 
used for the first time on this unit. (l74) When the SD card is formatted, all of the 
recorded data is deleted. Once the data is deleted, it cannot be restored. Copy valuable 
data onto a computer or other device before proceeding with the formatting. 
We recommend using MotionSD STUDIO etc. to import data recorded on this unit. (l82)
1Hold the camera with both hands.
2We...

Recording
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≥This unit has lens-protecting glass to prevent drops of water getting in the lens. If 
there is dirt or drops of water on the lens-protecting glass, wipe them off before 
recording. We recommend using the cleaning cloth.
≥If there are drops of water on the microphone, the recorded sound will be distorted. 
Wipe off any drops of water on the microphone.
≥When you are outdoors, record pictures with the sunlight behind you. If the subject is 
backlit, it will become dark in the...

Recording
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Recording motion pictures
≥When the unit is purchased, the aspect ratio is set to [16:9] for recording images 
compatible with a wide-screen TV. To watch images on a regular TV (4:3), change 
the aspect ratio setting (l55) before recording the images or when watching them 
on the connected TV (l76).
≥Use an SD card that can be used for motion picture recording. (l22)
1Rotate the mode dial to select 
.
2Press the record button to start 
recording.
≥While motion picture recording is in...

Recording
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ARecording mode
BRemaining time left for recording
(When the remaining time is less than 1 minute, 
[R 0h00m] flashes red.)
CRecording time elapsed
≥Sound is recorded from the internal stereo microphone on the front of the unit. Take 
care not to block this microphone.
≥If the write protection switch on the SD card is set to LOCK, it cannot be used for 
recording. (l22)
≥Each time the unit enters the recording pause mode, the counter display will be reset 
to “0h00m00s”.
≥While motion...

Recording
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Changing the recording mode of the motion picture.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
Press the MENU button, then select 
[BASIC] # [REC MODE] # desired item 
and then press the cursor button in the 
center.
∫Approximate recording times of motion pictures per SD card 
made by Panasonic
≥The recordable time shown in the table are approximations.
≥This unit records in VBR. VBR is an abbreviation for Variable Bit Rate. VBR recording 
automatically varies the bit rate (amount of data in a...

Recording
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Recording still pictures
≥Still pictures are recorded at a picture size of 640k480 pixels on this unit.
1Rotate the mode dial to select  .
2Press the record button.
The unit automatically focuses on the subject 
at the center of screen (when auto focus is 
selected).
≥For information about the number of recordable still pictures (l120)
≥The sound cannot be recorded.
≥If the write protection switch on the SD card is set to LOCK, it cannot be used for 
recording. (l22)
≥If the [PICT....

Recording
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ASize of still pictures
BRemaining number of still pictures
(Flashes in red when [R 0] appears.) 
CQuality of still pictures
You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures.
Press the MENU button, then select 
[ADVANCED] # [SHTR EFFECT] # 
[ON] and then press the cursor 
button in the center.
≥This function’s default setting is [ON].
∫[PICT. QUALITY]
Selecting the picture quality.
Press the MENU button, then select 
[BASIC] # [PICT. QUALITY] # 
desired item and then press...

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Recording
Various recording 
functions
You can zoom in up to 10k optically.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select 
 or  .
Press the zoom button.
≥If you take your finger off the zoom 
button during zoom operations, the 
operation sound may be recorded. Be 
sure to release the zoom button gently.
≥The zoom speed changes in 2 stages 
and when the zoom button is pushed 
as far as it will go, you can zoom from 
1k to 10k in approx. 2.5 second at the 
maximum.≥When the zoom speed is high, the 
subject may...