Panasonic HC-V550 Operating Instructions Manual

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Panasonic HC-V550 Operating Instructions Manual Manual pdf 4 page image

- 4 -Read this first ................................................. 2PreparationNames and Functions of Main Parts ............ 6Power supply................................................ 10Inserting/removing the battery ............... 10Charging the battery .............................. 11Charging and recording time ................. 12Recording to a card ..................................... 14Cards that you can use with this unit..... 14Inserting/removing an SD card .............. 15Turning the unit on/off................................. 16Selecting a mode ......................................... 17Switching this unit between RecordingMode and Playback Mode ..................... 17Switching this unit betweenMotion Picture Recording Mode andStill Picture Recording Mode ................. 17How to use the touch screen ...................... 18About the Touch Menu........................... 19Setting date and time................................... 20BasicBefore recording .......................................... 21Selecting a media to record[HC-V550M]................................................... 22Recording motion pictures ......................... 23Recording still pictures ............................... 25Recording still pictures inMotion Picture Recording Mode ............ 26Motion picture/Still picture playback ......... 27Using the menu screen ............................... 30Using the Setup Menu ................................. 31Advanced (Recording)Using the zoom ............................................ 41Zoom ratio during the Still PictureRecording Mode .................................... 41Level Shot Function[HC-V550]/[HC-V550M]/[HC-V530] .............. 42Image Stabilizer Function[HC-V250]/[HC-V230].................................... 43Changing the Recording Mode................... 44Intelligent Auto....................................... 45Intelligent Auto Plus ............................... 47Creative Control ..................................... 47Scene Mode........................................... 51Endless Loop Recording........................ 53Stop Motion Animation Assist[HC-V550]/[HC-V550M]/[HC-V530]........ 54Manual recording .........................................55White Balance........................................ 56Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment .... 57Manual Focus adjustment...................... 58Recording with the Touch Function ...........59Touch function icons .............................. 59Recording functions of operation icons ....65Operation icons...................................... 65Recording functions of menus ...................69Advanced (Playback)Playback Operations....................................79Motion picture playback usingoperation icon ........................................ 79Creating still picture frommotion picture ........................................ 80Highlight & Time Frame Index ............... 81Repeat Playback.................................... 81Resuming the previous playback ........... 82Zooming in on a still picture duringplayback (Playback zoom) ..................... 82Various playback functions.........................83Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date ............................... 83Highlight Playback ................................. 84Manual Edit ............................................ 90Baby Calendar ....................................... 93Changing the playback settings andplaying back the slide show ................... 95Playing back still pictures recorded inStop Motion Animation Assist Modeas a slide show[HC-V550]/[HC-V550M]/[HC-V530]........ 96Deleting scenes/still pictures......................97Deleting part of a scene (AVCHD) ......... 99Dividing a scene (AVCHD)................... 100Dividing a scene to partially delete(MP4/iFrame) ....................................... 101Protecting scenes/still pictures............. 102Convert to MP4...........................................103Relay scene combining [HC-V550M] ........104Contents