Panasonic Hdc Hs250 Operating Instructions

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Playback
Playback
2
Still picture playback
1Change the mode to  .
2Touch the play mode select icon 
C to select desired media to be 
played back.
≥ Touch [PICTURE/SD CARD] to play back the 
SD card.
Touch [PICTURE/HDD] to play back the HDD.
3Touch the still picture to be 
played back.
The selected still picture is played back on the 
full screen, and the operation icon is 
automatically displayed on the screen.
≥Next (previous) page can be displayed by 
touching / .
OFF
≥Rotate the mode dial while at the same 
time pressing in the lock release button  A 
if changing from OFF to another mode.
≥ Align with the status indicator  B.
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4Select the playback operation by 
touching the operation icon.
1/; : Slide show (playback of the still pictures 
in numerical order) start/pause.
2; : Plays back the previous picture.
;1 : Plays back the next picture.
∫ : Stops the playback and shows the 
thumbnails.
≥ Operation icon disappears if no playback 
operation is performed for about 3 seconds. It 
will be displayed again if you touch the screen.
∫ Change the thumbnail display
During step 3, the thumbnail display changes in 
the following order if the zoom lever is operated 
to 
_ side or ` side.
20 still pictures () 9 still pictures 
()
 1 still picture
≥ 9 still pictures display returns if the power is 
turned off or the mode is changed.
≥ It is possible to operate with the zoom button.
∫ Changing the playback settings 
for the slide show
1) Touch .
2) Touch the interval of playback for the slide 
show.
[SHORT]: 
Approx. 1 sec
[NORMAL]: 
Approx. 5 sec
[LONG]:
Approx. 15 sec
3) Touch the desired sound.
≥ During slide show or audio testing, speaker 
volume can be adjusted by the volume lever. 
(l 75)
(To test the music audio)
Touch [START] and start the audio testing.
≥ Touch the other music option to change the 
music to be tested.
≥ When you touch [STOP], the music playback 
stops.
4) Touch [ENTER].
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≥Any still pictures where the thumbnails are 
displayed as   cannot be played back.
≥ During still picture playback, the power will not 
turn off even if the LCD monitor is closed. Still pictures recorded on the same day can be 
played back in succession.
1Touch the date select icon.
A
Date select icon
2Touch the playback date.
The still pictures recorded on the date selected 
are displayed as thumbnails.
3Touch the still picture to be 
played back.
≥Playing back of all the still pictures returns if 
the power is turned off or the mode is changed.
≥ Even if still pictures are recorded on the same 
day, they are grouped separately in the 
following cases.
jWhen the number of still pictures exceeds 
999
j When pictures are recorded in Hi-speed 
Burst Shooting mode (  is indicated after 
the date in the list by date).
≥  is displayed after the date in the list by date 
for the still pictures created from the motion 
picture. ( l77)
Still picture compatibility
≥This unit is compliant with the unified 
standard DCF (Design rule for Camera File 
system) established by JEITA (Japan 
Electronics and Information Technology 
Industries Association).
≥ The file format of still pictures supported by 
this unit is JPEG. (Not all JPEG formatted 
files will be played back.)
≥ This unit may degrade or not play back still 
pictures recorded or created on other 
products and other products may degrade 
or not play back still pictures recorded on 
this unit.Playing back still pictures 
by date
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Playback
Editing
1
Deleting scenes/still pictures
¬Change the mode to  .
∫ Deleting multiple scenes/still pict ures from the thumbnail display
1Press the   button while the 
thumbnail view screen is 
displayed.
2Touch [SELECT] or [ALL 
SCENES].
≥When [ALL SCENES] is selected, all the 
scenes or still pictures on the selected media 
will be deleted. When the confirmation 
message appears, touch [YES].
(In case of playing back scenes or still pictures 
by date, all the scenes or still pictures on the 
selected date will be deleted.)
≥ Protected scenes/still pictures cannot be 
deleted.
3(Only when [SELECT] is selected in step 2)
Touch the scene/still picture to 
be deleted.
≥When touched, the scene/still picture is 
selected and the   indication appears on the 
thumbnail. Touch the scene/still picture again 
to cancel the operation.
≥ Up to 99 scenes can be selected to be deleted.
4(Only when [SELECT] is selected in step 2)
Touch [Delete] or press the   
button.
≥When the confirmation message appears, 
touch [YES].
Deleted scenes/still pictures cannot be restored, 
so perform appropriate confirmation of the 
contents before proceeding with deletion.
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To delete by confirming 
images being played back
Press the   button while scenes or 
still pictures to be deleted are being 
played back.
≥ When the confirmation message 
appears, touch [YES].
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(Only when [SELECT] is selected in step 2)
To continue deleting other scenes
Repeat steps 3-4.
When you stop deleting halfway
Touch [CANCEL] or press the MENU button 
while deleting.
≥The scenes or still pict ures that have already 
been deleted when the deletion is canceled 
cannot be restored.
To complete editing
Press the MENU button.
≥ You can also delete scenes by pressing the 
MENU button, selecting [EDIT SCENE]  # 
[DELETE]  # [ALL SCENES] or [SELECT].
≥ You can also delete still pictures by pressing 
the MENU button, selecting [PICT. SETUP]  # 
[DELETE]  # [ALL SCENES] or [SELECT].
≥ When the Intelligent Scene Selection or 
Highlight Playback is selected, scenes cannot 
be deleted.
≥ To delete an unwanted part of a scene, divide 
the scene first, and then delete the 
unnecessary part. ( l86)
≥ Scenes/still pictures which cannot be played 
back (the thumbnails are displayed as  ) 
cannot be deleted.
≥ In case of [ALL SCENES], the deletion may 
take time if there are many scenes or still 
pictures.
≥ When you delete scenes/still pictures, use a 
battery with sufficient battery power or use the 
AC adaptor.
≥ If you delete scenes recorded on other 
products or still pictures conforming to DCF 
standard with this unit, all the data related to 
the scenes/still pictures may be deleted.
≥ When still pictures recorded on an SD card by 
other products are deleted,  a still picture (other 
than JPEG) that cannot be played back on this 
unit may be erased.
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Playback
Editing
2
Dividing a scene to partially 
delete
To delete an unnecessary portion of a scene, first divide the scene and then delete the unnecessary 
portion.
¬Change the mode to  .
1Touch the Play Mode select icon 
to select the desired media to 
divide a scene. 
(l 74)
2Select the menu. ( l28)
3Touch the scene to be divided.
4Touch   to set the dividing 
point.
≥Using slow-motion playback or frame-by-frame 
playback makes it easy to search for the point 
where you want to divide the scene. ( l75)
≥ When the confirmation message appears, 
touch [YES].
≥ Touch [YES] to continue dividing the same 
scene. To continue dividing other scenes, 
touch [NO] and repeat steps 3-4.
5Press the MENU button to 
complete dividing.
6Delete the unnecessary scene. 
(l 84)
To delete all the divided points
≥When the confirmation message appears, 
touch [YES].
≥ All divided points set on this unit will be 
canceled.
≥ The scenes that were deleted after division 
cannot be recovered.
≥When [INTEL. SCENE] is selected, scenes 
cannot be divided.
≥ Scenes cannot be divided if the number of 
scenes played back on a selected date has 
reached 99.
≥ It may not be possible to divide scenes with a 
short recording time.
≥ Data that has been recorded or edited on 
another device cannot be divided and the 
divided points cannot be deleted.
[EDIT SCENE]  # [DIVIDE] # [SET]
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[DIVIDE] # [CANCEL ALL]
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Playback
Editing
3
Protecting scenes/still 
pictures
Scenes/still pictures can be protected so that they are not deleted by mistake.
(Even if you protect some scenes/still pictures, formatting the media will delete them.)
¬Change the mode to  .
1Select the menu. ( l28)
2Touch the scene/still picture to 
be protected.
≥When touched, the scene/still picture is 
selected and the   indication appears on the 
thumbnail. Touch the scene/still picture again 
to cancel the operation.
≥ Press the MENU button to complete the 
settings.
≥When [INTEL. SCENE] is selected while 
playing back motion pictures, scenes cannot 
be protected.
[VIDEO SETUP] or [PICT. SETUP] # 
[SCENE PROTECT]  # [YES]
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Playback
Editing
4
DPOF setting
You can write the data selecting still pictures to be printed and the number of prints (DPOF data) onto 
the SD card.
¬ Change the mode to   and touch the play mode select icon to select [PICTURE/
SD CARD]. ( l81)
∫ What is DPOF?
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a format 
which allows the user of a digital camera to 
define which captured images on the SD card 
are to be printed, together with information on the 
number of copies they  wish to print. (Please 
note: Not all commercial printing services 
support this feature at this time.)
1Select the menu. ( l28)
2Touch the still picture to be set.
3Touch  /  to set the number of 
prints.
≥Up to 999 prints can be selected. (Prints for set 
number can be printed with a printer that 
supports DPOF.)
≥ To cancel the setting, set the number of prints 
to [0].
4Touch [ENTER].
≥To continuously set ot her still pictures, repeat 
steps 2-4.
≥ Press the MENU button to complete the 
settings.
To cancel all DPOF settings
≥When the confirmation message appears, 
touch [YES].
≥Copy still pictures saved in the HDD to an SD 
card before setting DPOF.
≥ You cannot add the recording date to pictures 
to be printed with the DPOF settings.
[PICT. SETUP]  # [DPOF SET]  # [SET][DPOF SET] # [CANCEL ALL]
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Playback
Editing
5
Copying between SD card 
and HDD
Motion pictures or still pictures recorded with this unit can be copied between an SD card inserted in 
this unit and HDD.
≥If the remaining capacity on a single SD card is not enough, you can copy to multiple SD cards 
following the instruction on the screen. 
In this case, the last scene copied to an SD card is automatically divided to fit the space on the SD 
card.
≥ If you divide the scenes ( l86), and copy by scene selection, it  is possible to copy matching the 
remaining capacity of the media, or only the necessary parts.
∫ Media information display
¬Change the mode to   and touch the play mode select icon to select desired 
media to confirm the media information. ( l74, 81)
Select the menu. ( l28)
SD card information display
HDD information display
≥Touch [EXIT] or press the MENU button to close the indication.
≥The 120 GB built-in HDD requires some space to store information and manage system files, so the 
actual usable space is slightly less than the in dicated value. The usable HDD space is generally 
calculated as 1 GB=1,000,000,000 bytes. The capacities of this unit, PCs and software are 
expressed as 1 GB=1,024 k1,024 k1,024=1,073,741,824 bytes. Therefore, the indicated value of the 
capacity appears to be smaller.
Confirming remaining capacity on the copy destination
[SETUP]  # [CARD STATUS]  # [YES]
[SETUP]  # [HDD STATUS]  # [YES]
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≥If there is not much remaining capacity in the SD card, a confirmation message asking to copy after 
deleting all data on the SD card is displayed. Be aware that deleted data cannot be restored.
1Change the mode to  .
≥Use a sufficiently charged battery or the AC 
adaptor.
2Select the menu. ( l28)
(When copying from HDD to SD card)
(When copying from SD card to HDD)
3Touch the desired item.
[Video&Picture]:
All scenes are copied in or der of motion pictures, 
then still pictures.
Proceed to step 7.
[VIDEO]:
Motion pictures are copied.
[PICTURE]:
Still pictures are copied.
4(Only when [VIDEO]/[PICTURE] is selected 
in step 3)
Touch the desired item.
[ALL SCENES]:
All motion pictures or still pictures are copied.
Proceed to step 7.
[SELECT SCENES]:
Some motion pictures or still pictures are 
selected for copying.
[SELECT DATE]:
Copy by selecting the date.
5(Only when [SELECT SCENES] is selected 
in step 4)
Touch the scene/still picture to 
be copied.
≥ When touched, the scene/still picture is 
selected and the   indication appears on the 
thumbnail. Touch the scene/still picture again 
to cancel the operation.
≥ Up to 99 scenes/still pictures can be set in 
succession.
Copying
[COPY]  # []  # [YES]
[COPY]  # []  # [YES]
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