Panasonic Sv As3 Operating Instructions Manual

							Before connecting, operating or adjusting this
product, please read the instructions completely.
Operating Instructions
SD Multi Camera
Model No. SV-AS3
 For USA assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA (7262) or, contact us via the web 
at: http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo
For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-561-5505 or visit us at www.panasonic.ca
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Preparation
Information for Your Safety ...............  4
Introduction .......................................  8
Accessories ....................................  10
Suitable Card ..................................  11
Controls Layout...............................  12
Inserting/Removing the Battery 
or the Card ..................................  14
Charging the Battery .......................  16
Turning This Unit On.......................  18
Switching the Mode ........................  19
How to Set the Menu ......................  20
Setup Menu ....................................  22
Setting the Clock.............................  24
Shortcut Menu ................................  26
Recording
Before Recording ............................  27
Recording .......................................  28
Approximate Number of 
Recordable Pictures and Time......  31
Changing the Picture Size 
and Quality ..................................  33
Enlarging Pictures (Digital Zoom)......  35
Setting the Flash .............................  36
Recording with the Self-timer..........  38
Adjusting the Color to Natural Tone 
(White Balance) ..........................  39
Recording in Dark Places 
(Night Mode) ...............................  40
Compensating the Exposure ..........  41
Setting the ISO Sensitivity ..............  42
Playback
Playback .........................................  43
Adjusting Volume ............................  46
6 Pictures Multi Playback 
(Thumbnail Display) ....................  46
Playing Motion Images Repeatedly 
(Repeat Playback) .......................  47
Deleting Files ..................................  47
Preventing Accidental Deletion 
of Files (Lock Setting)..................  49
Enlarging Pictures (Target Zoom).....  50
Registering Still Pictures 
as “Favorite” ................................  51
Creating a Slide Show with Audio.....  52
Playing Still Pictures 
on the Slide Show .......................  54
Printing Pictures Directly 
by Connecting to a Printer 
(PictBridge)..................................  55
Setting Still Pictures to be Printed 
and the Number of Prints 
(DPOF Print)................................  58
Playing Music
Playing Music ..................................  61
Selecting Playlists ...........................  65
Playing Repeatedly 
(Repeat Playback) .......................  65
Contents
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Connecting to PC
Operating Environment 
of the Software ............................  66
Before Connecting to a PC 
for the First Time (Installation).......  69
Installing the USB Driver .................  70
Installing SD Viewer ........................  70
Installing SD-Jukebox .....................  72
Connecting to a PC .........................  73
Checking that This Unit is Properly 
Recognized by the PC .................  75
Disconnecting the USB Cable 
Safely...........................................  76
Folder Structure of the Card Used 
for This Unit .................................  77
Accessing Files on a Card with a PC 
([Picture]  [MPEG4]).....................  78
Playing Copied Files 
([Picture]  [MPEG4]) ...................  78
Using SD Viewer .............................  80
Using SD-Jukebox ..........................  82
Reading Operating Instructions 
of the Software ............................  83
Uninstalling the Software ................  84
Cautions for Use
This Unit ..........................................  85
The AC Adaptor ..............................  86
The Battery......................................  87
Charging Error.................................  88
Condensation ..................................  89
LCD Monitor ....................................  90
Card ................................................  91
Recorded Files ................................  91
Format .............................................  92
Demonstration Mode .......................  92
Others
Screen Display ................................ 93
Messages ........................................ 95
Trouble Shooting ............................. 96
Specifications................  101
Limited Warranty 
(For U.S.A. Only) .......  103
Customer Services 
Directory 
(For U.S.A. Only) .......  105
Index...............................  106
Spanish Quick Use Guide/
Guía rápida para el 
usuario en español
......  107
End User License 
Agreement .................  111
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Information for Your Safety
WARNING
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND 
ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED 
ACCESSORIES AND DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO 
RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK); 
THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER 
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE 
EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE.
CAUTION
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by 
the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s 
instructions.
Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD 
Monitor screen featuring a total of approximately 61,600 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.
Preparation
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IMPORTANT
Please respect all copyrights.
Whatever you have recorded and created can be used for your 
personal entertainment only. Under copyright laws, other 
materials cannot be used without obtaining permission from the 
holders of the copyrights.
≥Injury or material damage resulting from any kind of use that is 
not in accordance with the operating instructions are the sole 
responsibility of the user.
≥If the SD Multi Camera is used continuously for a long time or used 
at a high ambient temperature, red, blue, green or white dots may 
appear on the screen and be recorded on a still picture. This is due 
to the temperature of the SD Multi Camera increasing. This is not a 
malfunction. Under this condition, turn the SD Multi Camera off and 
leave it for a while.
≥The manufacturer shall in no event be liable for the loss of recordings 
due to malfunction or defect of this SD Multi Camera, its accessories 
or Memory Card.
≥Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, 
etc. of your SD Multi Camera may look somewhat different from 
those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions.
≥In this Operating Instructions, “Memory Card” and “Card” mean 
“SD Memory Card”.
≥Note that the SD Multi Camera may not play the data recorded or 
created on another product and another product may not play the 
data recorded on the SD Multi Camera.
≥The nameplate of the SD Multi Camera is fixed on the bottom of the 
battery compartment.
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FCC Note: (U.S. only)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits 
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against 
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment 
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not 
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause 
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no 
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. 
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or 
television reception, which can be determined by turning the 
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the 
interference by one or more of the following measures:
≥Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
≥Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
≥Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from 
that to which the receiver is connected.
≥Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC Caution:To assure continued compliance, follow the attached 
installation instructions and use only shielded interface cables with 
ferrite core when connecting to computer or peripheral devices.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party 
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate 
this equipment.
Trade Name: Panasonic
Model No.: SV-AS3
Responsible party:
Panasonic Corporation of North America 
One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094
Support Contact: 
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
1-800-211-PANA (7262) This device complies with 
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the 
following two conditions: (1) This device may not 
cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must 
accept any interference received, including 
interference that may cause undesired operation.
Preparation (continued)
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This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
SV-AS3
A lithium ion/polymer battery that is recyclable 
powers the product you have purchased. Please call 
1-800-8-BATTERY for information on how to recycle 
this battery.
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Dear Customer,
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this 
Panasonic SD Multi Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions 
carefully and keep them handy for future reference.
≥SD logo is a trademark.
≥MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer 
IIS and Thomson multimedia.
≥This product is licensed under the MPEG-4 Visual patent portfolio 
license for the personal and non-commercial use of a consumer for 
(i) encoding video in compliance with the MPEG-4 Visual Standard 
(“MPEG-4 Video”) and/or (ii) decoding MPEG-4 Video that was 
encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal and non-commercial 
activity and/or was obtained from a video provider licensed by MPEG 
LA to provide MPEG-4 Video. No license is granted or shall be 
implied for any other use. Additional information including that 
relating to promotional, internal and commercial uses and licensing 
may be obtained from MPEG LA, LLC. See http://www.mpegla.com
.
≥Microsoft, Windows and Windows Media are 
either registered trademarks or trademarks of 
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/
or other countries.
≥Adobe, Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader are 
trademarks or registered trademarks of Adobe Systems 
Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
≥WMA is a compression format developed by Microsoft Corporation. It 
achieves the same sound quality as MP3 with a file size that is 
smaller than that of MP3.
≥This unit is not compatible with Multiple Bit Rate (MBR: a file that 
contains the same content encoded at several different bit rates).
Introduction
Preparation (continued)
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≥Music recognition technology and related data are 
provided by Gracenote and the Gracenote CDDB 
music recognition service. Gracenote is the industry 
standard in music recognition technology and related 
content delivery. For more information visit 
www.gracenote.com
.
≥CD and music-related data from Gracenote, Inc., copyright C 2000–
2003 Gracenote. Gracenote CDDB
® Client Software, copyright 
2000–2003 Gracenote. This product and service may practice one or 
more of the following U.S. Patents: #5,987,523, #6,061,680, 
#6,154,773, #6,161,132, #6,230,192, #6,230,207, #6,240,459, 
#6,330,593, and other patents issued or pending.
≥Gracenote
® and CDDB® are registered trademarks of Gracenote. 
The Gracenote logo and logotype, the Gracenote CDDB logo and 
logotype and the “Powered by Gracenote” logo are trademarks of 
Gracenote.
≥Portions of this product are protected under copyright law and are 
provided under license by ARIS/SOLANA/4C.
≥Other names of systems and products mentioned in these Operating 
Instructions are usually the registered trademarks or trademarks of 
the manufacturers who developed the system or product concerned.
≥The ™ and 
® marks are not used to identify registered trademarks 
and trademarks in these instructions.
≥The contents or complete reproduction or copy of these Operating 
Instructions could be changed without notice.
≥Licensed AAC Patents (U.S. patent numbers);
08/937,950
5848391
5,291,557
5,451,954
5 400 433
5,222,1895,357,594
5,752,225
5,394,473
5,583,962
5,274,740
5,633,9815 297 236
4,914,701
5,235,671
07/640,550
5,579,430
08/678,66698/03037
97/02875
97/02874
98/03036
5,227,788
5,285,4985,481,614
5,592,584
5,781,888
08/039,478
08/211,547
5,703,99908/557,046
08/894,844
5,299,238
5,299,239
5,299,240
5,197,0875,490,170
5,264,846
5,268,685
5,375,189
5,581,654
05-183,9885,548,574
08/506,729
08/576,495
5,717,821
08/392,756
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∫Optional Accessory
≥Battery Pack (CGA-S302A/1B)
Accessories
Check the accessories before using this unit.
Battery Pack Stereo earphones
L0BAB0000180
SD Memory Card
RP-SDH256VE1
≥Useable capacity 
will be less.Hand strap
VFC4012
AC adaptor
VSK0668Carrying case
VFC4081
USB cable
K2KZ4CB00008Cleaning Cloth
VFC1792
CD-ROM Remote controller
N2QCBD000045
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