Panasonic HDC-SD40 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Information for Your Safety

  2
• Contents

  4
• Preparation

  6
  • Parts identification and handling

    6
  • Power supply

    9
    • Inserting/removing the battery

      9
    • Charging the battery

      10
    • Charging and recording time

      11
  • Recording to a card

    13
    • Cards that you can use with this unit

      13
    • Inserting/removing an SD card

      14
  • Turning the unit on/off

    15
    • Turning the unit on and off with the power button

      15
    • Turning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor

      15
  • Selecting a mode

    16
  • Setting date and time

    17
• Basic

  18
  • Before recording

    18
  • Selecting a media to record [HDC-TM40]

    19
  • Recording motion pictures

    20
  • Recording still pictures

    22
  • Intelligent auto mode

    23
  • Motion picture/Still picture playback

    25
  • Using the menu screen

    28
  • Using the Setup Menu

    29
• Advanced (Recording)

  36
  • Zoom in/out function

    36
  • Optical image stabilizer function

    37
  • Recording with the video light

    37
  • Recording functions of operation icons

    38
    • Operation icons

      38
  • Recording functions of menus

    42
  • Manual recording

    48
    • White balance

      48
    • Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment

      50
    • Recording with manual focus

      51
• Advanced (Playback)

  52
  • Playback Operations

    52
    • Motion picture playback using operation icon

      52
    • Creating still picture from motion picture

      53
    • Repeat playback

      53
    • Resuming the previous playback

      54
    • Zooming in on a still picture during playback (Playback zoom)

      54
  • Various playback functions

    55
    • Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date

      55
    • Changing the playback settings and playing back the slide show

      56
  • Deleting scenes/still pictures

    58
    • Dividing a scene (AVCHD)

      60
    • Dividing a scene to partially delete (iFrame)

      61
    • Protecting scenes/still pictures

      62
  • Watching Video/Pictures on your TV

    63
    • Connecting with a HDMI mini cable

      66
    • Connecting with the AV multi cable

      66
  • Playback using VIERA Link

    67
• Copy/Dubbing

  69
  • Copying from Built-in Memory to SD card [HDC-TM40]

    69
  • Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder, video devices, etc.

    71
• With a PC

  75
  • What you can do with a PC

    75
    • End User License Agreement

      77
  • Operating environment

    78
  • Installation

    81
  • Connecting to a PC

    83
    • About the PC display

      85
  • Starting HD Writer LE 1.0

    86
    • Reading the operating instructions of the software applications

      86
  • If using Mac

    87
• Others

  88
  • Indications

    88
  • Messages

    90
    • About recovery

      91
  • Troubleshooting

    92
  • Cautions for use

    97
  • About copyright

    102
  • Recording modes/approximate recordable time

    103
  • Approximate number of recordable pictures

    104