Panasonic Hdc Sd900 Operating Instructions

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≥Maximum zoom magnification for recording motion pictures can be set with [ZOOM 
MODE]. ( l64)
≥ You can also zoom by simply touching the LCD monitor. (Touch Zoom: l 54)
About the zoom speed
The zoom speed will be faster in the order of zoom lever/ring zoom, zoom button/zoom 
button on the remote control, touch zoom.
≥The zoom speed varies depending on the range over which the zoom lever is moved or the 
speed to rotate the ring.
≥ The zoom operation using the zoom button, zoom button on the remote control or touch 
zoom will be performed at a constant speed.
Ring zoom
Zoom operation can be done using the multi 
manual ring.
Zoom by rotating the ring.
Extra optical zoom
If the number of the recording pixels is set to 
anything other than the maximum number of 
recording pixels in still picture recording 
mode, the still picture can be recorded with a 
zoom ratio of a maximum of 25 k without 
degrading the picture quality.
≥ Extra optical zoom ratio varies depending 
on the setting of [PICTURE SIZE] and 
[ASPECT RATIO]. ( l76, 77)
∫ Extra optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to  , the 
maximum   area is cropped to the centre 
 area, allowing a picture with a higher 
zoom effect.
Advanced (Recording)
Zoom in/out function
Zoom lever/Zoom buttonsT side:
Close-up recording (zoom in)
W side:
Wide-angle recording (zoom out)
6WT6WT
A side:
Close-up recording 
(zoom in)
B side:
Wide-angle 
recording (zoom out)A
B
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≥If you take your finger off the zoom lever during zoom operation, the operation sound may 
be recorded. When returning the zoom lever to the original position, move it quietly.
≥ When the zoom magnification is 12 k, the subjects are focused at about 1.2 m or more.
≥ When the zoom magnification is 1 k, this unit can focus on a subject approx. 4 cm away 
from the lens.
Use the image stabilizer to reduce the effects of shake during recording.
This unit is equipped with hybrid optical image stabilizer.
Hybrid optical image stabilizer is a hybrid of optical and electrical image stabilizer.
≥ Please refer to page 56 for details about the optical image stabilizer lock.
∫ Changing image stabilizer mode
(Motion picture recording mode)
When set to [ON], you can further improve image stabilization for recording while walking, or 
holding the unit and recording a distant subject with zoom.
≥This function’s default setting is [ON].
(Still picture recording mode)
[MODE1]:
The function works all the time.
[MODE2]:
The function works when the   button is pressed. We recommend you are recording 
yourself or recording with a tripod in still picture recording mode.
Advanced (Recording)
Image stabilizer function
: [RECORD SETUP]  # [HYBRID O.I.S.]  # [ON] or [OFF]
: [RECORD SETUP]  # [O.I.S.]  # [MODE1] or [MODE2]
Optical image stabilizer buttonPress the button to turn optical image stabilizer on/off. 
(Motion picture recording mode)
/ #    (settng cancelled)
≥ When [HYBRID O.I.S.] is [ON],   is displayed. When 
[OFF],  is displayed. 
≥ When recording with a tripod in motion picture recording 
mode, we recommend that you set the image stabilizer off.
(Still picture recording mode) /  #    (settng cancelled)
≥ When [O.I.S.] is [MODE1],   is displayed. When 
[O.I.S.] is [MODE2],   is displayed.
O.I.S.
MENU
MENU
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This is a 1080/50p (1920k1080/50 progressive) recording mode that can record in maximum 
quality*.
* This means the highest quality for this unit.
≥ Please refer to page 157 about approximate recordable time.
Advanced (Recording)
1080/50p recording
1080/50p≥The scenes recorded in 1080/50p can be saved or played back by this unit or the 
HD Writer AE 3.0.
1080/50p buttonTo set to 1080/50p recording mode, press and hold the 
button until   is displayed.
≥To return to normal recording mode, press and hold 
the button until   disappears.
1080/50p
1080/50p
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You can record using convenient functions just by the easy operation of touching the screen.
1Touch   (left side)/  (right side) of   on 
the touch menu to display touch function 
icons. (l25)
2(e.g. AF/AE tracking)
Touch the touch function icon.
≥To cancel, touch the touch function icon again. (Optical image 
stabilizer lock is cancelled by  releasing the finger touching 
.)
Touch function icons
*1 In motion picture recording mode only
*2 In still picture recording mode only
You can zoom by touching the touch zoom bar.
≥ Touch zoom function is useful for making fine adjustments to the zoom magnification.
1Touch .≥Touch zoom bar appears.
≥ The touch zoom bar will disappear when no function is 
performed for a specific period of time. To display it again, 
touch the screen.
2 Touch and hold the touch zoom bar.≥You can zoom to the touched position.
≥ Touch T side to zoom in or touch W side to zoom out.
≥ You can also zoom by sliding the touch zoom bar toward the T 
or W while touching it.
≥Screen display will disappear when no function is performed for a specific period of time. 
To display it again, touch the screen while touch zoom bar is displayed.
≥ Please refer to page 51 for details about the zoom speed.
Advanced (Recording)
Recording with the Touch function
Touch zoom
AF/AE tracking
Optical image stabilizer lock
*1
Touch shutter*2≥An icon is displayed in the 
A position when the touch 
function icon is set.
Touch zoom
B Touch zoom bar
C Zoom magnification 
position
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It is possible to set the focus and exposure to the subject specified on the touch screen.The focus and exposure will keep following the subject automatically even if it moves. 
(Dynamic tracking)
1Touch .≥When [FACE RECOG.] ( l66) is [ON] and a registered face is detected, the target is 
automatically locked.
2 Touch the object and lock the target.≥ When you touch the head of the object, the target 
frame on the head gets locked and tracking starts.
≥ Touch the object to be changed again when you want 
to change the target.
≥ When the intelligent auto mode is selected, the setting 
becomes   (Normal) and touched object is tracked. 
Selection becomes   (Portrait) when target frame is 
locked on a face. (It may turn to   (Normal) even if 
the target is locked on the face when a spotlight is shining or with a dark scene.)
3 Start recording.
∫ About target frame
≥When target lock fails, the target frame blinks in red and then disappears. Touch a 
characteristic part (colour etc.) on the object to lock onto it again.
≥ When the   button is pressed halfway in still picture recording mode, the focus is set to 
the object that is locked. The target frame turns green when it focuses, and the target 
cannot be changed.
≥This function cannot be used in manual mode. When manual mode is set in still picture 
recording mode, it can only be used with some settings in scene mode.
≥ It may track different objects or may not lock the target depending on the recording 
conditions such as the following:
jWhen the object is too large or too small
j When colour of the object is similar to the background
j When the scene is dark
≥ When the target is locked in still picture re cording mode, the screen may become dark or 
the AF assist lamp may turn on.
≥ AF/AE tracking will be canc elled in the following cases.
j When the mode is changed
j When the unit is turned off
j When the scene mode is set
j Switch to intelligent auto mode/manual mode
j Switch to face-to-face recording
AF/AE tracking
A Ta r g e t  f r a m e
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In motion picture recording mode, you can further improve optical image stabilization 
by touching and holding optical image stabilizer lock icon. With this function, you can 
further reduce the effects of the shake that tends to occur when using zoom.
AOptical image stabilizer lock icon
1 Press the optical image stabilizer button to turn the image stabilizer on.
2 Touch and hold  .
≥  is displayed while you are touching the icon.
≥ Optical image stabilizer lock is released  when you remove your finger from the icon.
∫To set the display method of the Optical Image Stabilizer Lock icon
≥Stabilization may not be possible under strong shaking conditions.
≥ To record while moving the unit quickl y, release optical image stabilizer lock.
It is possible to focus and record a still picture of a subject that is touched.
1Touch .
2 Touch the subject. 
≥ Focus area will display to the touched position, and a 
still picture is recorded.
≥Depending on the recording conditions or recognition of the touched position, it may not be 
possible to record the intended picture.
Optical image stabilizer lock
: [RECORD SETUP]  # [O.I.S. LOCK DISPLAY]  # desired setting
[OFF]: If no operation is performed for approx. 5 seconds, the icon 
disappears.
[ON]: Constantly display.
Touch shutter
MENU
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Select the operation icons to add different effects to the images to be recorded.
1Touch   (left side)/  (right side) of   on 
the touch menu to display the operation 
icons. (l25)
≥Touch  /  on touch menu to switch pages upward or 
downward.
2(e.g. Backlight compensation)
Touch an operation icon.
≥Select the operation icon again to cancel the function.
≥ Refer to the respective pages for cancelling the following 
functions.
jSmile shot ( l59)
j Built-in flash ( l60)
j Self-timer ( l61)
j Guideline ( l62)
Operation icons
*1 It is not displayed in still picture recording mode.
*2 It is not displayed in the intelligent auto mode.
*3 It is not displayed in motion picture recording mode.
*4 It is displayed only when a headphone is connected to the headphone output terminal.
≥If you turn off the unit or change the mode to  , PRE-REC, backlight compensation, 
colour night view, self-timer and tele macro functions are cancelled.
≥ If you turn off the unit, the fade function is cancelled.
≥ It is possible to set from the menu. 
(Except for the PRE-REC and headphone volume adjustment)
Advanced (Recording)
Recording functions of operation icons
Fade*1
Intelligent contrast control*1, 2
PRE-REC*1
Smile shot*1
Built-in flash*3
Red eye reduction*2, 3
Self-timer*3
Intelligent exposure*2, 3
Backlight compensation
Soft skin mode
*2
Te l e  m a c r o
Guideline
Colour night view
*1, 2
Headphone volume adjustment*4
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When you start recording, the image/audio gradually 
appears. (Fade in)
When you pause recording, the image/audio gradually 
disappears. (Fade out)
≥The fade setting is cancelled when the recording stops.
∫ To select the colour for fade in/out
: [RECORD SETUP]  # [FADE COLOUR]  # 
[WHITE] or [BLACK]
≥ The thumbnails of scenes recorded using fade in become black (or white).
This brightens parts that are in shadow and difficult to see and suppresses white 
saturation in bright parts at the same time. Both bright and dark parts can be recorded 
clearly.
≥ If there are extremely dark or bright parts or the brightness is insufficient, the effect may not 
be clear.
This allows recording of the pictures and sound to start approximately 3 seconds 
before the recording start/stop button is pressed.
≥  appears on the screen.
≥Aim the unit at the subject beforehand.
≥ There is no beep sound.
≥ PRE-REC is cancelled in the following cases.
jIf you change the mode
j If you remove the SD card
j
/If you remove the SD card while [MEDIA SELECT] is set to [VIDEO/SD CARD]
j If you touch [MENU] or [Q.MENU]
j If you press 1080/50p button
j If you turn the unit off
j If you start recording
j After 3 hours have passed
Fade
Intelligent contrast control
PRE-RECThis prevents you from missing a shot.
(Fade in)
(Fade out)
MENU
PRE-REC
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≥After setting PRE-REC, if recording starts in less than 3 seconds, or while the PRE-REC 
indication flashes within about 3 seconds after initiating the quick start operation, motion 
pictures taken 3 seconds before pressing the recording start/stop button cannot be recorded.
≥Images displayed on the thumbnail in playback mode will differ from the motion pictures 
displayed at the start of playback.
When a smiling face is detected during motion picture recording, the unit 
automatically records a still picture.
The icon changes each time it is touched. ([ON])  # ([FACE RECOG.])  # [OFF]
: The unit records a still picture on detecting a smiling face.
: Still pictures are only recorded when the face of a person registered using face  recognition ( l66) is detected.
[OFF] : Cancel the setting.
≥ During smile shot recording, the face detected as a smiling face is surrounded by a green 
frame and  /  are red.
≥ Smile shot recording will not work in the following cases. ( /  will flash)
j
When there is no SD card inserted
j
/
When [MEDIA SELECT] is set to [PICTURE/SD CARD], and there is no SD card inserted
j When it is set to manual focus
j When the interval recording is used
j When [FACE RECOG.] is set to [OFF], or no one is registered (In  ([FACE RECOG.])
 
only)
≥ Depending on the recording conditions (type of smile, camera shake, etc.), the face of the 
subject may not be detected correctly. 
≥ The number of recording pixels are  (4864 k2736), (3840 k2160) or 
(1920 k1080). ( l76)
≥ When still pictures that have been recorded using the smile shot  are displayed as 
thumbnails, the   appears.
≥ When the AF/AE tracking function is target locking a face of the subject, still pictures are 
only recorded if a smiling face is detected on the locked subject. When the smile shot 
function is set to   ([FACE RECOG.]), it will record only if a face of the subject registered 
with [FACE RECOG.] is locked as a target.
Smile shot
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When the   button is pressed, the flash is activated and the picture will be 
recorded. Use the built-in flash in order to record still pictures in dark places.
Each time the ß icon is selected, the indication changes by one setting in the following order:
ß  ([ON])  # ß A ([AUTO])  #  ([OFF])
≥ The unit automatically determines if the flash is necessary even when it has been set to 
 by detecting the ambient brightness. (If it determines that the flash is necessary, the 
 indication lights up in red.)
∫To adjust the brightness of the flash
: [PICTURE]  # [FLASH LEVEL]  # desired setting
[ ß j ]: Less bright
[ ß d 0]: Normal
[ ß i ]: Much brighter
≥ The light from the flash may be blocked by the lens hood when the lens hood is attached.
≥ Do not use the flash with the ND filter (optional) or the conversion lens (optional) attached.
≥ If the  ß indication etc. flashes when the   button is pressed halfway, the flash is not 
activated.
≥ The available range of the flash is approx. 1 m to 2.5 m in dark places.
≥ Using the flash fixes a shutter speed to 1/500 or slower.
Reduces the phenomena where human eyes become red from flashes.
≥ The flash is activated 2 times.
≥ The red eye phenomenon tends to appear in certain recording conditions and more with 
some people than with others.
≥ When faces are detected in the intelligent auto mode, the red eye reduction is set to on.
Built-in flash
Red eye reduction
MENU
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