Operating Instructions High Definition Video Camera Model No. HDC-SD9 HDC-SD9D Before use, please read these instructions completely. EP E EG VQT1N58 Information for Your Safety WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES. 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 easily accessible. The mains plug of the power supply cord shall remain readily operable. To completely disconnect this apparatus from the AC Mains, disconnect the power supply cord plug from AC receptacle. Warning Risk of fire, explosion and burns. Do not disassemble. Do not heat the batteries above the following temperatures or incinerate. Button-type battery 60 oC Battery pack 60 oC CAUTION! DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE, BUILT-IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED. TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS. DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE UNIT'S VENTILATION OPENINGS WITH NEWSPAPERS, TABLECLOTHS, CURTAINS, AND SIMILAR ITEMS. DO NOT PLACE SOURCES OF NAKED FLAMES, SUCH AS LIGHTED CANDLES, ON THE UNIT. DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MANNER. EMC Electric and magnetic compatibility This symbol (CE) is located on the rating plate. Use only the recommended accessories. Do not use any other AV cables, Component cable and USB cables except the supplied one. When you use the cable which are sold separately, please make sure to use the one whose length is less than 3 metres. Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing. Product Identification Marking is located on the bottom of units. 2 VQT1N58 Information on Disposal for Users of Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (private households) This symbol on the products and/or accompanying documents means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and recycling, please take these products to designated collection points, where they will be accepted on a free of charge basis. Alternatively, in some countries you may be able to return your products to your local retailer upon the purchase of an equivalent new product. Disposing of this product correctly will help to save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the environment which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste handling. Please contact your local authority for further details of your nearest designated collection point. Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste, in accordance with national legislation. For business users in the European Union If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipment, please contact your dealer or supplier for further information. Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard this product, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal. Indemnity concerning recording content The manufacturer shall in no event be liable for the loss of recordings due to malfunction or defect of this unit, its accessories or recordable media. Carefully observe copyright laws Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws. Even for the purpose of private use, recording of certain material may be restricted. Cards that you can use with this unit SD Memory Card and SDHC Memory Card 4 GB or more Memory Cards that do not have the SDHC logo are not based on SD Memory Card Specifications. Refer to page 18 for more details on SD cards. For the purposes of these operating instructions SD Memory Card and SDHC Memory Card are referred to as the "SD card". Functions that can be used for motion picture recording/motion picture playback are indicated by VIDEO in these operating instructions. Functions that can be used for still picture recording/still picture playback are indicated by PHOTO in these operating instructions. "HD Writer 2.5E for HDC" is referred to as the "HD Writer 2.5E". Pages for reference are indicated by an arrow, for example: l 00 VQT1N58 3 Licenses SDHC Logo is a trademark. "AVCHD" and the "AVCHD" logo are trademarks of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. and Sony Corporation. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. HDMI, the HDMI Logo and the High-Definition Multimedia Interface are the registered trademarks or trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC. HDAVI ControlTM is a trademark of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. "x.v.Colour" is trademark. LEICA is a registered trademark of Leica Microsystems IR GmbH and DICOMAR is a registered trademark of Leica Camera AG. Microsoft®, Windows®, Windows Vista® and DirectX® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation. IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation of the U.S. Intel®, CoreTM, Pentium® and Celeron® are the registered trademarks or trademarks of the Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries. AMD Athlon is a trademark of the Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Apple, Mac OS is either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Other names of systems and products mentioned in these instructions are usually the registered trademarks or trademarks of the manufacturers who developed the system or product concerned. This product is licensed under the AVC patent portfolio license for the personal and non-commercial use of a consumer to (i) encode video in compliance with the AVC Standard ("AVC Video") and/or (ii) decode AVC Video that was encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal and non-commercial activity and/or was obtained from a video provider licensed to provide AVC Video. No license is granted or shall be implied for any other use. Additional information may be obtained from MPEG LA, LLC. See http://www.mpegla.com. 4 VQT1N58 Contents Information for Your Safety ................. 2 Accessories .......................................... 7 Features ................................................ 8 Recording Recording (Basic) [1] Before recording ........................... Anti-Ground-Shooting (AGS) .......... [2] Recording motion pictures .......... Recording modes/ approximate recordable time........... Quick start ....................................... PRE-REC ........................................ Shooting guide ................................ [3] Recording still pictures ................ Picture quality.................................. Number of recordable pictures........ [4] Zoom in/out function .................... Digital zoom function....................... [5] Image stabilizer function .............. [6] Face detection & AE mode........... 30 31 32 34 35 35 36 37 39 39 40 40 41 42 Preparation Before using [1] Parts identification and handling .................................. 10 Remote control ................................ 13 Setup [1] Power supply ................................. 14 Charging the battery ........................ 14 Inserting/removing the battery ......... 15 Charging and recording time ........... 16 Connecting to the AC outlet............. 17 [2] Preparation of SD cards................ 18 Cards that you can use with this unit..................................... 18 Inserting/removing an SD card ........ 19 [3] Selecting a mode (Turning the unit on/off) ................ 20 Turning the power on and off with the LCD monitor ....................... 20 [4] Using the menu screen ................. 21 Language selection ......................... 22 Menu list .......................................... 22 [5] Setting date and time .................... 24 World time setting (Displaying the time of the travel destination) ...................................... 26 [6] Adjusting LCD monitor ................. 27 Increasing the brightness of the LCD monitor............................................. 27 Adjusting the brightness and the colour level of the LCD monitor .... 27 Changing the picture quality on the LCD monitor ......................... 28 Recording Yourself .......................... 28 Recording (Advanced) [1] Recording functions of operation icons ............................. 43 Operation icons ............................... 43 Fade, Intelligent contrast control, Help mode, Soft skin mode, Colour night view, Backlight compensation, Low light, Self-timer, Tele macro [2] Recording functions of menus .... 47 Menus ............................................. 47 Guide line, 25p digital cinema, Wind noise reduction, Microphone setup, Microphone level, HD hi-speed burst shooting, Built-in flash, Red eye reduction, Shutter sound, Zebra, Colour bar, Auto slow shutter, Digital cinema colour [3] Manual recording functions ......... 55 Scene mode .................................... 55 Manual focus adjustment ................ 56 White balance ................................. 57 Manual shutter speed/ aperture adjustment ........................ 58 VQT1N58 5 Playback Playback [1] Motion picture playback ............... Playing back motion pictures by date............................................. Intelligent scene selection ............... Repeat playback.............................. Resuming the previous playback..... [2] Still picture playback..................... Playing back still pictures by date.... 60 63 63 64 64 65 67 With a PC Before using [1] What you can do with a PC .......... 92 End User License Agreement ......... 94 [2] Operating environment................. 95 Setup [1] Installation ..................................... 97 [2] Connection and recognition ........ 99 About the PC display..................... 100 Editing [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Deleting scenes/still pictures ....... Dividing a scene to delete ............ Protecting scenes/still pictures ... DPOF setting.................................. Formatting...................................... 68 70 71 72 73 Using with a PC [1] Starting HD Writer 2.5E............... 101 Reading the operating instructions of the software applications........... 101 [2] If using Macintosh....................... 102 With a TV [1] Watching Video/ Pictures on your TV....................... Connecting with a HDMI mini cable ........................... Listening in 5.1 channel sound ........ Connecting with the component cable ....................... [2] Playback using VIERA Link (HDAVI ControlTM)........................... 74 77 78 78 79 Others Indications [1] Indications ................................... 104 [2] Messages ..................................... 107 About recovery .............................. 108 Helpful hints [1] Functions that cannot be used simultaneously ............................ 109 [2] Troubleshooting ........................... 111 Cautions for use............................... 120 Explanation of terms ....................... 123 Specifications................................... 125 Backup With other products [1] Connecting a DVD burner to copy to/play back a disc........... Preparing for copying/ playing back..................................... Copying to discs .............................. Playing back the copied disc ........... Managing the copied disc (Formatting, Auto protect, Displaying disc information)............. [2] Dubbing images onto other video device ............................................. [3] With a printer (PictBridge) ............ 82 82 83 86 87 88 89 6 VQT1N58 Accessories Check the accessories before using this unit. SDHC memory card (4 GB) (supplied only for HDC-SD9D) Battery pack VW-VBG130 AC adaptor VSK0698 AC cable K2CQ2CA00006 Optional accessories Some optional accessories may not be available in some countries. AC adaptor (VW-AD21E-K) Battery pack (lithium/VW-VBG130/1320 mAh) Battery pack (lithium/VW-VBG260/2640 mAh) Battery pack (lithium/VW-VBG6/5800 mAh)*1 Battery pack holder kit (VW-VH04) HDMI mini cable (RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM30) Tele conversion lens (VW-T3714H) Wide conversion lens (VW-W3707H) Filter kit (VW-LF37WE) Video DC lig ...