Panasonic Sdr S15 Operating Instructions Manual

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Recording8
Recording manually 
(motion/still pictures)Focus, coloring, shutter speed and brightness can be manually adjusted. indicates functions used with motion pictures and  functions used with 
still pictures.
1Set to [] or [].
2Select Manual Recording.
4/4NEXT
MNL displayed
Operation icons
Adjusting focus manually (Manual Focus Adjustment)  
Manually focus the subject if it cannot be brought into focus by automat\
ic focus. 
For example, focusing is hard in the following situations:
  • Mixture of close and distant objects       • Objects behind unclear glass
 • Bright peripheral lights                     • Dark locations
 • Fast-moving objects                        • Objects with little contrast
After steps 
1 and 2
 Display  MF. Adjust  focus.
5/5NEXT
MF displayed
5/5NEXT
Focuses adjusted on wide-angle settings may become unaligned when 
zooming in. Focuses adjusted when zoomed in will be unaffected when 
zooming back out.
  To return to Automatic Focus    or 
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Using situation-specific settings (Scene Mode)  
Prearranged settings can be used.   After  steps 1 and 2 (previous page)
 
→[BASIC]→[SCENE MODE]→select from the five modes below:
SportsFor fast-moving scenes
Avoids blurring during slow-motion playback or playback pause. (In Norma\
l 
Playback, image movement may not look smooth.)
Avoid fluorescent, mercury, and sodium lighting. Such lighting conditions 
may affect coloring and brightness.
Vertical bands of light may appear during playback on shiny or highly 
reflective objects.
This function may not work if lighting is insufficient ([
] flashes).
Screen may flicker if using indoors.
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PortraitBlurs background to make people stand out
Screen may flicker if using indoors.
Vertical bands of light may appear during playback on shiny or highly 
reflective objects.
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Low lightBrightens dark scenes such as evening skies
May not function successfully in extremely dark scenes.
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SpotlightFor people beneath spotlights, etc.
Pictures may appear white when object is extremely bright. Peripheries m\
ay 
also appear extremely dark.
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Surf & snowFor bright locations such as beaches and ski slopes
Pictures may appear white when object is extremely bright.
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The icon of the selected Scene Mode 
appears on the LCD monitor.
   To cancel the setting
  →[BASIC]→[SCENE MODE]→[OFF] or 
 To return to Automatic Recording
  
 To hide operation icons
   
						

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Recording8
Recording manually 
(motion/still pictures) 
(cont.)
Focus, coloring, shutter speed and brightness can be manually adjusted. indicates functions used with motion pictures and  functions used with 
still pictures.
Achieve natural colors (White Balance)  
Restore natural colors according to the light source when coloring has b\
ecome 
unnatural.
After steps 
1 and 2 (P.50)
 Select  []. Set the mode.
4/4NEXTBACK
Mode displayed
The mode is changed by one setting in the following sequence each time a\
ny 
cursor button is pressed.
→→→
Automatic Adjusted automaticallyIndoor 
(incandescent lighting) In locations with incandescent or halogen lighting
Outdoor
In bright, outdoor conditions
Set manually 
(see below) When ideal results cannot be produced with [], 
[], [] modes (Mercury lighting, sodium lighting, 
fluorescent lighting, hotel lighting, spotlights, sunsets, 
sunrises, etc.)
Setting manually
Set colors based on white objects within the required lighting environme\
nt.
   Set to [].  Fill the entire display with white 
subject and begin making setting.
BACKBACK
[] flashes.
BACKBACK
Setting complete when flashing 
stops.
If the [] continues flashing after setting begins, the setting cannot be 
made. (Because the range is too dark, etc.)
If the [
] flashes during recording, adjustments cannot be completed for 
the current subject. Remake the setting until matching the subject.
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 To return to Automatic Adjustment   Set to [] or .
Please adjust white balance first if using in conjunction with iris/gain\
 setting.
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When out of range, images become reddish or bluish. Moreover, the mode does not 
work properly even when within range if multiple light sources are used.\
 In such cases, 
adjust images manually.
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8 000K
7 000K
6 000K
5 000K
4 000K
3 000K
2 000K
1 000K
 Blue sky
 Cloudy sky (Rain)
 TV screen
 Sunlight
 White fluorescent lamp
 Halogen light bulb
 Incandescent light bulb
 Sunrise, sunset
 Candlelight
Auto white balance range 
						

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Recording8
Recording manually 
(motion/still pictures) 
(cont.)
Focus, coloring, shutter speed and brightness can be manually adjusted. indicates functions used with motion pictures and  functions used with 
still pictures.
Achieve natural colors (White Balance)  
Restore natural colors according to the light source when coloring has b\
ecome 
unnatural.
After steps 
1 and 2 (P.50)
 Select  []. Set the mode.
4/4NEXTBACK
Mode displayed
The mode is changed by one setting in the following sequence each time a\
ny 
cursor button is pressed.
→→→
Automatic Adjusted automaticallyIndoor 
(incandescent lighting) In locations with incandescent or halogen lighting
Outdoor
In bright, outdoor conditions
Set manually 
(see below) When ideal results cannot be produced with [], 
[], [] modes (Mercury lighting, sodium lighting, 
fluorescent lighting, hotel lighting, spotlights, sunsets, 
sunrises, etc.)
Setting manually
Set colors based on white objects within the required lighting environme\
nt.
   Set to [].  Fill the entire display with white 
subject and begin making setting.
BACKBACK
[] flashes.
BACKBACK
Setting complete when flashing 
stops.
If the [] continues flashing after setting begins, the setting cannot be 
made. (Because the range is too dark, etc.)
If the [
] flashes during recording, adjustments cannot be completed for 
the current subject. Remake the setting until matching the subject.
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 To return to Automatic Adjustment   Set to [] or .
Please adjust white balance first if using in conjunction with iris/gain\
 setting.
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When out of range, images become reddish or bluish. Moreover, the mode does not 
work properly even when within range if multiple light sources are used.\
 In such cases, 
adjust images manually.
10 000K
9 000K
8 000K
7 000K
6 000K
5 000K
4 000K
3 000K
2 000K
1 000K
 Blue sky
 Cloudy sky (Rain)
 TV screen
 Sunlight
 White fluorescent lamp
 Halogen light bulb
 Incandescent light bulb
 Sunrise, sunset
 Candlelight
Auto white balance range 
						

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Recording8
Recording manually 
(motion/still pictures) 
(cont.)
Focus, coloring, shutter speed and brightness can be manually adjusted. indicates functions used with motion pictures and  functions used with 
still pictures.
Adjusting shutter speed (Shutter speed)  
Adjust shutter speed to record fast-moving objects, etc.
After steps 
1 and 2 (P.50)
 Select  []. Adjust shutter speed.
4/4NEXTBACK
Shutter speed
SHTR–: Slower SHTR+: Faster
Î  Slower extreme becomes 1/30 when auto slow shutter (P.37) is set to [ON].
Slower Faster
1/60Î1/5001/8000
  During still 
picture 
recording
 During motion picture recording
Shutter speed adjustment range
When adjusting both shutter speed and brightness (iris and gain), adju\
st the 
shutter speed first.
Interference may increase with faster shutter speeds (as sensitivity be\
comes 
lower and gain value rises automatically).
Vertical bands of light may appear during playback on shiny or highly ref\
lective 
objects.
Avoid fluorescent, mercury, and sodium lighting. Such lighting conditions may 
affect coloring and brightness.
In normal playback, image movement may not look smooth.
Colors may change and flicker when recording in extremely bright locatio\
ns. 
Set the shutter speed between 1/60 and 1/100.
   To return to Automatic Adjustment   
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Adjusting brightness (Iris/Gain)  
Adjust Iris/Gain (sensitivity) settings if location is too bright or t\
oo dark.
After steps 
1 and 2 (P.50)
 Select  []. Adjust  brightness.
4/4NEXTBACK
IRIS–: Darker
IRIS+: Brighter
Darker BrighterIris adjustment
Iris/Gain value adjustment range
Gain adjustment
CLOSE……F16……F2.0…OPEN (0 dB)………18 dB
Depending on the zoom magnification, some iris values (F number) may n\
ot 
be displayed.
Interference will increase as gain value is raised.
  To return to Automatic Adjustment   
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Recording8
Recording manually 
(motion/still pictures) 
(cont.)
Focus, coloring, shutter speed and brightness can be manually adjusted. indicates functions used with motion pictures and  functions used with 
still pictures.
Adjusting shutter speed (Shutter speed)  
Adjust shutter speed to record fast-moving objects, etc.
After steps 
1 and 2 (P.50)
 Select  []. Adjust shutter speed.
4/4NEXTBACK
Shutter speed
SHTR–: Slower SHTR+: Faster
Î  Slower extreme becomes 1/30 when auto slow shutter (P.37) is set to [ON].
Slower Faster
1/60Î1/5001/8000
  During still 
picture 
recording
 During motion picture recording
Shutter speed adjustment range
When adjusting both shutter speed and brightness (iris and gain), adju\
st the 
shutter speed first.
Interference may increase with faster shutter speeds (as sensitivity be\
comes 
lower and gain value rises automatically).
Vertical bands of light may appear during playback on shiny or highly ref\
lective 
objects.
Avoid fluorescent, mercury, and sodium lighting. Such lighting conditions may 
affect coloring and brightness.
In normal playback, image movement may not look smooth.
Colors may change and flicker when recording in extremely bright locatio\
ns. 
Set the shutter speed between 1/60 and 1/100.
   To return to Automatic Adjustment   
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Adjusting brightness (Iris/Gain)  
Adjust Iris/Gain (sensitivity) settings if location is too bright or t\
oo dark.
After steps 
1 and 2 (P.50)
 Select  []. Adjust  brightness.
4/4NEXTBACK
IRIS–: Darker
IRIS+: Brighter
Darker BrighterIris adjustment
Iris/Gain value adjustment range
Gain adjustment
CLOSE……F16……F2.0…OPEN (0 dB)………18 dB
Depending on the zoom magnification, some iris values (F number) may n\
ot 
be displayed.
Interference will increase as gain value is raised.
  To return to Automatic Adjustment   
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Recording9Useful functions
The date and time of travel destinations can be recorded, guidelines 
displayed and the sound of the wind reduced.
 indicates functions used with motion pictures and  functions used with 
still pictures.
  Recording dates and times at travel destinations (Set  world time)  
By setting your travel destination, the time difference is automatically calculated 
and displayed accordingly. Time settings (P.28) must be made first.
  →[BASIC]→[SET WORLD TIME] →[YES]
When selecting the setting for the very first time, press the center of \
the cursor 
buttons after [SET HOME LOCATION.] appears on the LCD monitor and 
proceed to step 
 in “Setting home city and region”.
Setting home city and region
 Select  [HOME]. Set your home city and region.
Current time
City/region 
name
Difference 
from 
Greenwich 
Mean Time
To set summer time []
(The clock advances by 1 hour.)
 (Press again to cancel.)
 Close the menu.
Setting the city and region of your travel destination
 Select  [DESTINATION]. Set city and region.Current time 
at selected 
location
City/region 
name
Difference from home time
To set summer time []
(The clock advances by 1 hour.)
 (Press again to cancel.)
 Close the menu.
 To  cancel  
When setting the travel destination, if the city and region of your trav\
el 
destination do not appear, select another city and region in the same time 
zone. 
 After the destination has been set, a [
] appears before the recording date/
time indication.
Restoring local date and time after returning home
   Perform step  in “Setting 
home city and region” 
(P.56). Close the map and menu.
 View slants and composition (Guidelines)  
Guidelines are displayed so you can check for image tilting and balance \
composition.
  →[ADVANCED]→[GUIDE LINES]→[ON]
Default setting at the time of purchase is [OFF].
Guidelines will not be recorded.
The guidelines are not displayed during self-portrait 
recording (P.47).
The function can be set in Auto or Manual Mode, 
but not in Intelligent Auto Mode (P.38).
This function cannot be set while the Face 
Detection function (P.48) is on.
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 Avoid wind noise (Wind Noise Reduction function) 
Reduces the sound of wind hitting the microphone.
  →[ADVANCED]→[WIND CUT]→[ON]
Default setting at the time of purchase is [ON].
Stereo effects may be reduced in strong winds as sound of wind is 
automatically reduced according to wind strength.
This function appears automatically when in Intelligent Auto Mode (P.38).
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Recording9Useful functions
The date and time of travel destinations can be recorded, guidelines 
displayed and the sound of the wind reduced.
 indicates functions used with motion pictures and  functions used with 
still pictures.
  Recording dates and times at travel destinations (Set  world time)  
By setting your travel destination, the time difference is automatically calculated 
and displayed accordingly. Time settings (P.28) must be made first.
  →[BASIC]→[SET WORLD TIME] →[YES]
When selecting the setting for the very first time, press the center of \
the cursor 
buttons after [SET HOME LOCATION.] appears on the LCD monitor and 
proceed to step 
 in “Setting home city and region”.
Setting home city and region
 Select  [HOME]. Set your home city and region.
Current time
City/region 
name
Difference 
from 
Greenwich 
Mean Time
To set summer time []
(The clock advances by 1 hour.)
 (Press again to cancel.)
 Close the menu.
Setting the city and region of your travel destination
 Select  [DESTINATION]. Set city and region.Current time 
at selected 
location
City/region 
name
Difference from home time
To set summer time []
(The clock advances by 1 hour.)
 (Press again to cancel.)
 Close the menu.
 To  cancel  
When setting the travel destination, if the city and region of your trav\
el 
destination do not appear, select another city and region in the same time 
zone. 
 After the destination has been set, a [
] appears before the recording date/
time indication.
Restoring local date and time after returning home
   Perform step  in “Setting 
home city and region” 
(P.56). Close the map and menu.
 View slants and composition (Guidelines)  
Guidelines are displayed so you can check for image tilting and balance \
composition.
  →[ADVANCED]→[GUIDE LINES]→[ON]
Default setting at the time of purchase is [OFF].
Guidelines will not be recorded.
The guidelines are not displayed during self-portrait 
recording (P.47).
The function can be set in Auto or Manual Mode, 
but not in Intelligent Auto Mode (P.38).
This function cannot be set while the Face 
Detection function (P.48) is on.
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 Avoid wind noise (Wind Noise Reduction function) 
Reduces the sound of wind hitting the microphone.
  →[ADVANCED]→[WIND CUT]→[ON]
Default setting at the time of purchase is [ON].
Stereo effects may be reduced in strong winds as sound of wind is 
automatically reduced according to wind strength.
This function appears automatically when in Intelligent Auto Mode (P.38).
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Playback1 Viewing motion pictures
Recorded motion pictures (scenes) can be played back on the unit. 
Do not remove the SD card while it is being accessed (card access lamp \
lit).
1Set to [].
Thumbnails are displayed.
2Select the desired scene.
Scene No.
A yellow frame appears 
around the selected scene.
WEB Mode
Recording timeÎ
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“WEB MODE” is displayed here for 
a scene recorded in WEB Mode.
To move to the next page: 
either press the left and right 
cursor button or select 
 or  and press the center of 
the cursor button.
3Enter the picture to view.
Volume adjustment
 To  fast-forward/rewind
While pressed and held, 
only the scene number 
changes rapidly.
Release the cursor button when 
the desired scene number 
appears.
 To adjust the volume
T (+) side:
 Increases the volume.
W (–) side:
Decreases the volume.
Audio is output only during 
normal playback.
The volume display appears on 
the LCD monitor while adjusting 
the volume.
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This unit complies with the SD-Video standard and can play back MPEG2 
movies.
“MPEG” is the acronym for the “Moving Pictures Experts Group”\
 and is a 
compressed movie format of 30 fps.
Some motion pictures recorded on other devices may not play back correct\
ly. 
Similarly, motion pictures recorded on this unit may not play back correctly on 
other devices.
Thumbnails in which [
] appears cannot be played back.
Some motion pictures of short recording time cannot be played back.
If the unit is running on battery power, [ECONOMY] (P.92) is set to 
[5 MINUTES] and play pause is continued for 5 minutes, the power shuts o\
ff.
The power does not shut off when the LCD monitor is closed.
The time and date is recorded when the record button is pressed. When us\
ing 
the PRE-REC function, the displayed time and date for thumbnail images o\
r 
playback images will be a few seconds later from the time of recording.
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Displaying thumbnails by date
Playback/Pause
Return to thumbnail To next 
scene
To previous 
scene
1Select [] in step  
(P.58).
2Select the date to display.
3Only thumbnails of 
motion pictures recorded 
that day appear.
Display [].
If more than 99 motion pictures 
are recorded on the same day, 
they are divided into separate 
displays.
   To quit displaying thumbnails 
by date (To display all 
thumbnails) 
  Select [] in step 3 above and 
press the center of the cursor 
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Playback1 Viewing motion pictures
Recorded motion pictures (scenes) can be played back on the unit. 
Do not remove the SD card while it is being accessed (card access lamp \
lit).
1Set to [].
Thumbnails are displayed.
2Select the desired scene.
Scene No.
A yellow frame appears 
around the selected scene.
WEB Mode
Recording timeÎ
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“WEB MODE” is displayed here for 
a scene recorded in WEB Mode.
To move to the next page: 
either press the left and right 
cursor button or select 
 or  and press the center of 
the cursor button.
3Enter the picture to view.
Volume adjustment
 To  fast-forward/rewind
While pressed and held, 
only the scene number 
changes rapidly.
Release the cursor button when 
the desired scene number 
appears.
 To adjust the volume
T (+) side:
 Increases the volume.
W (–) side:
Decreases the volume.
Audio is output only during 
normal playback.
The volume display appears on 
the LCD monitor while adjusting 
the volume.
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This unit complies with the SD-Video standard and can play back MPEG2 
movies.
“MPEG” is the acronym for the “Moving Pictures Experts Group”\
 and is a 
compressed movie format of 30 fps.
Some motion pictures recorded on other devices may not play back correct\
ly. 
Similarly, motion pictures recorded on this unit may not play back correctly on 
other devices.
Thumbnails in which [
] appears cannot be played back.
Some motion pictures of short recording time cannot be played back.
If the unit is running on battery power, [ECONOMY] (P.92) is set to 
[5 MINUTES] and play pause is continued for 5 minutes, the power shuts o\
ff.
The power does not shut off when the LCD monitor is closed.
The time and date is recorded when the record button is pressed. When us\
ing 
the PRE-REC function, the displayed time and date for thumbnail images o\
r 
playback images will be a few seconds later from the time of recording.
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Displaying thumbnails by date
Playback/Pause
Return to thumbnail To next 
scene
To previous 
scene
1Select [] in step  
(P.58).
2Select the date to display.
3Only thumbnails of 
motion pictures recorded 
that day appear.
Display [].
If more than 99 motion pictures 
are recorded on the same day, 
they are divided into separate 
displays.
   To quit displaying thumbnails 
by date (To display all 
thumbnails) 
  Select [] in step 3 above and 
press the center of the cursor 
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Playback1
  Viewing motion pictures 
(cont.)
 Fast forward/rewind playback
During playbackPause (returns to normal playback when pressed during fast- forwarding or fast-rewinding).
Fast-rewinds when  held down for 1 or  more seconds. Fast-forwards when 
held down for 1 or 
more seconds.
Pressing the buttons again changes to fast-forward (fast-rewind) speed\
.
The [] and [] buttons appearing on the LCD monitor change to [] and 
[].
 Slow-motion playback
While playback is paused Returns to normal playback.
Press and hold for 
slow-motion playback  in reverse Press and hold for 
slow-motion playback 
in the forward direction
The slow motion speed is one fifth normal speed.
 Frame-by-frame playback
While playback is paused Returns to normal playback.
Press to
 return one frame. Press to 
advance one frame.
Resuming the previous playback
If playback was stopped halfway through a motion picture, it can be resu\
med 
from the point where it was stopped.
   →[SETUP]→[RESUME PLAY]→[ON]
An “R” appears in the thumbnail of the scene that was stopped half\
way 
through.
The memory of the resume position is erased by rotating the mode dial or\
 
performing other operations. (Menu settings do not change.)
When an SD card is write-protected, [RESUME PLAY] is automatically set to 
[OFF].
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This unit complies with the unified standard DCF (Design rule for Camer\
a File system) 
established by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association) 
and can play back JPEG pictures. (Some JPEG pictures cannot be played b\
ack.)
Some still pictures recorded on other devices may not play back correctl\
y. Similarly, 
still pictures recorded on this unit may not play back correctly on othe\
r devices.
Thumbnails in which [] appears cannot be played back.Time may be required to play back some still pictures depending on the nu\
mber of recorded pixels.If the unit is running on battery power, [ECONOMY] (P.92) is set to 
[5 MINUTES] and play pause is continued for 5 minutes, the power shuts o\
ff.
The power does not shut off when the LCD monitor is closed.
Do not rotate the mode dial during slideshows.
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Playback2 Viewing still pictures
Recorded still pictures (scenes) can be played back on the unit.
Do not remove the SD card while it is being accessed (card access lamp \
lit).
 To  fast-forward/rewind
While pressed and held, 
only the scene No. 
changes rapidly.
Release the cursor button when 
the desired scene No. appears.
1Set to [].
Thumbnails are displayed.
2Select the desired scene.
Scene No.
A yellow frame appears 
around the selected scene.
To move to the next page: 
either press the left and right 
cursor button or select 
 or  and press the center of 
the cursor button.
3Enter the picture to view.
Slideshow start/pause
Return to thumbnail To next 
scene
To previous 
scene
  To change the slide interval
   →[PICT. SETUP] →
[SLIDE INTERVAL] [SHORT]: Approx. 1 sec
[NORMAL]: Approx. 5 sec
[LONG]: Approx. 15 sec