HC-V250K Owner's Manual (English)
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For more detailed explanation, please refer to "Owner's Manual (PDF format)" which is recorded in the enclosed CD-ROM. and Puerto Rico : www.panasonic.com/support Canada : www.panasonic.ca/english/support SQT0003 Register online at www.panasonic.com/register (U.S. This document explains basic operations of the unit. HC-V550P/PC HC-V250P/PC Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and save this manual for future use. customers only) If you have any questions, visit : U.S.A. Basic Owner's Manual High Definition Video Camera Model No.
For more detailed explanation, please refer to "Owner's Manual (PDF format)" which is recorded in the enclosed CD-ROM. and Puerto Rico : www.panasonic.com/support Canada : www.panasonic.ca/english/support SQT0003 Register online at www.panasonic.com/register (U.S. This document explains basic operations of the unit. HC-V550P/PC HC-V250P/PC Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and save this manual for future use. customers only) If you have any questions, visit : U.S.A. Basic Owner's Manual High Definition Video Camera Model No.
HC-V250K Owner's Manual (English)
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... accessories. ≥ Do not remove covers. ≥ Do not repair this unit. 2 SQT0003 (ENG) Used properly, we're sure it will bring you for choosing Panasonic! Safety Precautions Date of your camera. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage, ≥ Do not expose this unit to..., such as your convenient camera information source. To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage, ≥ Do not install or place this manual as vases, on the back of Purchase Dealer Purchased From Dealer Address Dealer Phone No. CAUTION!
... accessories. ≥ Do not remove covers. ≥ Do not repair this unit. 2 SQT0003 (ENG) Used properly, we're sure it will bring you for choosing Panasonic! Safety Precautions Date of your camera. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage, ≥ Do not expose this unit to..., such as your convenient camera information source. To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage, ≥ Do not install or place this manual as vases, on the back of Purchase Dealer Purchased From Dealer Address Dealer Phone No. CAUTION!
HC-V250K Owner's Manual (English)
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... taken from outside or a cold room to the surrounding temperature, fogginess will disappear naturally. ∫ Cards that you can use with models HC-V550 and HC-V250 . Pictures may be slightly different from the original. ≥ The illustrations used for the Playback Mode (motion pictures only): Function that... Recording Mode: ≥ Function that can be used for the Playback Mode: Function that can be used in this owner's manual show model HC-V550 , however, parts of the explanation refer to different models. ≥ Depending on the model, some functions are not available. ≥...
... taken from outside or a cold room to the surrounding temperature, fogginess will disappear naturally. ∫ Cards that you can use with models HC-V550 and HC-V250 . Pictures may be slightly different from the original. ≥ The illustrations used for the Playback Mode (motion pictures only): Function that... Recording Mode: ≥ Function that can be used for the Playback Mode: Function that can be used in this owner's manual show model HC-V550 , however, parts of the explanation refer to different models. ≥ Depending on the model, some functions are not available. ≥...
HC-V250K Owner's Manual (English)
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...accessories 31 Accessory Order Form (For USA and Puerto Rico Customers 32 Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A. Please download it from the homepage of the Owner's Manual you can do with this unit ..... 14 Inserting/removing an SD card 15 Turning the unit on/off 15 Selecting a mode 16 Switching this unit... How to use with the Wi-Fi® function 24 If the Wi-Fi connection cannot be displayed. Contents ∫ How to open the Owner's Manual (PDF format) When you insert the CD-ROM and open . ≥ Adobe Reader is required to view the PDF file. Accessories 10 Preparation Power ...
...accessories 31 Accessory Order Form (For USA and Puerto Rico Customers 32 Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A. Please download it from the homepage of the Owner's Manual you can do with this unit ..... 14 Inserting/removing an SD card 15 Turning the unit on/off 15 Selecting a mode 16 Switching this unit... How to use with the Wi-Fi® function 24 If the Wi-Fi connection cannot be displayed. Contents ∫ How to open the Owner's Manual (PDF format) When you insert the CD-ROM and open . ≥ Adobe Reader is required to view the PDF file. Accessories 10 Preparation Power ...
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These may be subject to prevent swallowing. Keep the accessories out of reach of Nov. 2013. Product numbers correct as of children to change. Battery pack VW-VBT190 AC adaptor VSK0815F DC cable K2GHYYS00002 USB cable K2KYYYY00236 HDMI mini cable K1HY19YY0021 CD-ROM Software CD-ROM Owner's manual SFM0001 10 SQT0003 (ENG) Accessories Check the accessories before using this unit.
These may be subject to prevent swallowing. Keep the accessories out of reach of Nov. 2013. Product numbers correct as of children to change. Battery pack VW-VBT190 AC adaptor VSK0815F DC cable K2GHYYS00002 USB cable K2KYYYY00236 HDMI mini cable K1HY19YY0021 CD-ROM Software CD-ROM Owner's manual SFM0001 10 SQT0003 (ENG) Accessories Check the accessories before using this unit.
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...background. *1 In Motion Picture Recording Mode only *2 HC-V550 only *3 In Still Picture Recording Mode only 19 (ENG) SQT0003 MENU 2 Touch the desired Recording Mode button icon. Mode Effect Intelligent Auto You can add manually-adjusted brightness and color balance settings to automatically adjust... Intelligent Auto Plus You can switch the mode to the Intelligent Auto Mode, which optimises settings to record. Scene Mode MNL *1 Manual Endless Loop Recording *2, 3 Stop Motion Animation Assist This option allows this unit to the Intelligent Auto Mode, and record. *1 Creative...
...background. *1 In Motion Picture Recording Mode only *2 HC-V550 only *3 In Still Picture Recording Mode only 19 (ENG) SQT0003 MENU 2 Touch the desired Recording Mode button icon. Mode Effect Intelligent Auto You can add manually-adjusted brightness and color balance settings to automatically adjust... Intelligent Auto Plus You can switch the mode to the Intelligent Auto Mode, which optimises settings to record. Scene Mode MNL *1 Manual Endless Loop Recording *2, 3 Stop Motion Animation Assist This option allows this unit to the Intelligent Auto Mode, and record. *1 Creative...
HC-V250K Owner's Manual (English)
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... desired item to enter the setting. 5 Touch [EXIT] to exit the menu setting. [SD CARD]/[HDD]* * Displayed when connecting a USB HDD. (Refer to the Owner's Manual (PDF format)) ≥ Media selection screen is not displayed when the USB HDD is canceled. Touch [YES]. 23 (ENG) SQT0003 on the medium will cause...
... desired item to enter the setting. 5 Touch [EXIT] to exit the menu setting. [SD CARD]/[HDD]* * Displayed when connecting a USB HDD. (Refer to the Owner's Manual (PDF format)) ≥ Media selection screen is not displayed when the USB HDD is canceled. Touch [YES]. 23 (ENG) SQT0003 on the medium will cause...
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The smartphone and this unit can be used like radio transceivers, allowing the users to the Owner's Manual (PDF format) for details about the Wi-Fi connection. ≥ For the operations and settings of your device such as the smartphone, please read the ...
The smartphone and this unit can be used like radio transceivers, allowing the users to the Owner's Manual (PDF format) for details about the Wi-Fi connection. ≥ For the operations and settings of your device such as the smartphone, please read the ...
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... is registered in the correct WPS standby mode. ≥ Make sure the PIN code has been correctly input. ([Search for wireless network] or [Manual Setting]) ≥ Make sure the SSID and Password have been correctly input. ≥ Check the Authentication method, Encryption type, and Encryption key (...as a microwave oven or cordless telephone nearby, you may be unable to locate the wireless access point due to the wireless access point. Use [Manual Setting]. ([WPS Connection]) ≥ Make sure the wireless access point is not detected. Check points (General) ≥ Turn ON the wireless ...
... is registered in the correct WPS standby mode. ≥ Make sure the PIN code has been correctly input. ([Search for wireless network] or [Manual Setting]) ≥ Make sure the SSID and Password have been correctly input. ≥ Check the Authentication method, Encryption type, and Encryption key (...as a microwave oven or cordless telephone nearby, you may be unable to locate the wireless access point due to the wireless access point. Use [Manual Setting]. ([WPS Connection]) ≥ Make sure the wireless access point is not detected. Check points (General) ≥ Turn ON the wireless ...
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...in response to your personal entertainment only. registered in other open source software licenses. This product is available to the Owner's Manual shown in the United States and other materials cannot be used without obtaining permission from a video provider licensed to provide AVC... of SD-3C, LLC. ≥ "AVCHD", "AVCHD Progressive" and the "AVCHD Progressive" logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. ≥ Manufactured under the AVC patent portfolio license for your request. in the United States and in the U.S.
...in response to your personal entertainment only. registered in other open source software licenses. This product is available to the Owner's Manual shown in the United States and other materials cannot be used without obtaining permission from a video provider licensed to provide AVC... of SD-3C, LLC. ≥ "AVCHD", "AVCHD Progressive" and the "AVCHD Progressive" logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. ≥ Manufactured under the AVC patent portfolio license for your request. in the United States and in the U.S.
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HC-V550 4.9 W HC-V250 4.7 W Charging; 7.7 W Motion picture recording format: [AVCHD]; AAC/2 ch Recording mode and transfer rate: [AVCHD] [1080/60p]; Average 17 Mbps (VBR) [HG]; Maximum 28 Mbps (VBR) [720]; Average 9 Mbps (VBR) [iFrame]; Maximum 28 Mbps (VBR) Refer to the Owner's Manual (PDF format)... SD cards usable in this unit. Others Specifications High Definition Video Camera Information for details on Exif 2.2 standard) Refer to the Owner's Manual (PDF format) for the picture size and recordable time of recordable pictures. Maximum 28 Mbps (VBR) [PH]; Motion picture; 2200 ...
HC-V550 4.9 W HC-V250 4.7 W Charging; 7.7 W Motion picture recording format: [AVCHD]; AAC/2 ch Recording mode and transfer rate: [AVCHD] [1080/60p]; Average 17 Mbps (VBR) [HG]; Maximum 28 Mbps (VBR) [720]; Average 9 Mbps (VBR) [iFrame]; Maximum 28 Mbps (VBR) Refer to the Owner's Manual (PDF format)... SD cards usable in this unit. Others Specifications High Definition Video Camera Information for details on Exif 2.2 standard) Refer to the Owner's Manual (PDF format) for the picture size and recordable time of recordable pictures. Maximum 28 Mbps (VBR) [PH]; Motion picture; 2200 ...
HC-V250K Owner's Manual (English)
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...or refund will be no charge for labor. When shipping the unit, carefully pack, include all supplied accessories listed in the Owner's Manual, and send it with the date of North America (referred to as is required under the Limited Warranty. Include a letter detailing the...with new or refurbished parts, (b) replace it prepaid, adequately insured and packed well in materials or workmanship, Panasonic Corporation of original purchase ("warranty period"), at www.panasonic.com/repair. CUSTOMER WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR OF ANY UNIT RECEIVED WITHOUT SUCH PROOF OF PURCHASE. 33...
...or refund will be no charge for labor. When shipping the unit, carefully pack, include all supplied accessories listed in the Owner's Manual, and send it with the date of North America (referred to as is required under the Limited Warranty. Include a letter detailing the...with new or refurbished parts, (b) replace it prepaid, adequately insured and packed well in materials or workmanship, Panasonic Corporation of original purchase ("warranty period"), at www.panasonic.com/repair. CUSTOMER WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR OF ANY UNIT RECEIVED WITHOUT SUCH PROOF OF PURCHASE. 33...
HC-V250K Owner's Manual (English)
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...Product Information and Operating Assistance; The items listed are caused by products not supplied by visiting our Web Site at: http://www.pstc.panasonic.com Or, send your dealer or Service Center. If the problem is attributable to state. purchase Parts and Accessories; or make Customer ... speech impaired TTY users, TTY: 1-877-833-8855 Accessory Purchases (United States and Puerto Rico) Purchase Parts, Accessories and Owner's Manual online for all Panasonic Products by the warrantor, or failures which vary from state to acts of November 2013 34 SQT0003 (ENG) If a problem with ...
...Product Information and Operating Assistance; The items listed are caused by products not supplied by visiting our Web Site at: http://www.pstc.panasonic.com Or, send your dealer or Service Center. If the problem is attributable to state. purchase Parts and Accessories; or make Customer ... speech impaired TTY users, TTY: 1-877-833-8855 Accessory Purchases (United States and Puerto Rico) Purchase Parts, Accessories and Owner's Manual online for all Panasonic Products by the warrantor, or failures which vary from state to acts of November 2013 34 SQT0003 (ENG) If a problem with ...
HC-V250K Advanced Features Manuals (English)
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Owner's Manual High Definition Video Camera Model No. customers only) SQT0016 Register online at www.panasonic.com/register (U.S. HC-V550 HC-V250 Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and save this manual for future use.
Owner's Manual High Definition Video Camera Model No. customers only) SQT0016 Register online at www.panasonic.com/register (U.S. HC-V550 HC-V250 Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and save this manual for future use.
HC-V250K Advanced Features Manuals (English)
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Pictures may be available depending on the model, some functions are not available. ≥ HC-V550 and HC-V250 are indicated by an arrow, for example: l 00 This owner's manual is designed for the Playback Mode (still pictures only): ≥ Scene(s) recorded in the recording format [AVCHD]: "AVCHD ... are referred to different models. ≥ Depending on the region of purchase. - 3 - ∫ For the purposes of this owner's manual show model HC-V550 , however, parts of the explanation refer to as the "SD card". ≥ The smartphone and tablet are indicated as "smartphone". ≥...
Pictures may be available depending on the model, some functions are not available. ≥ HC-V550 and HC-V250 are indicated by an arrow, for example: l 00 This owner's manual is designed for the Playback Mode (still pictures only): ≥ Scene(s) recorded in the recording format [AVCHD]: "AVCHD ... are referred to different models. ≥ Depending on the region of purchase. - 3 - ∫ For the purposes of this owner's manual show model HC-V550 , however, parts of the explanation refer to as the "SD card". ≥ The smartphone and tablet are indicated as "smartphone". ≥...
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... 46 Creative Control 46 Scene Mode 50 Endless Loop Recording 52 Stop Motion Animation Assist [HC-V550 53 Manual recording 54 White Balance 55 Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment .... 56 Manual Focus adjustment 57 Recording with the Touch Function ...........58 Touch function icons 58 Recording functions of... by date 82 Highlight Playback 83 Manual Edit 89 Baby Calendar 92 Changing the playback settings and playing back the slide show 94 Playing back still pictures recorded in Stop Motion Animation Assist Mode as a slide show [HC-V550 95 Deleting scenes/still pictures 96 ...
... 46 Creative Control 46 Scene Mode 50 Endless Loop Recording 52 Stop Motion Animation Assist [HC-V550 53 Manual recording 54 White Balance 55 Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment .... 56 Manual Focus adjustment 57 Recording with the Touch Function ...........58 Touch function icons 58 Recording functions of... by date 82 Highlight Playback 83 Manual Edit 89 Baby Calendar 92 Changing the playback settings and playing back the slide show 94 Playing back still pictures recorded in Stop Motion Animation Assist Mode as a slide show [HC-V550 95 Deleting scenes/still pictures 96 ...
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... [Time Lapse Rec] of the Creative Control Mode (l 46), Scene Mode (l 50), Endless Loop Recording Mode (l 52), Stop Motion Animation Assist Mode* (l 53) and Manual Mode (l 54). * HC-V550 only ∫ To display the Touch Menu Display of the Touch Menu will disappear when no touch operation is performed for a specific period of...
... [Time Lapse Rec] of the Creative Control Mode (l 46), Scene Mode (l 50), Endless Loop Recording Mode (l 52), Stop Motion Animation Assist Mode* (l 53) and Manual Mode (l 54). * HC-V550 only ∫ To display the Touch Menu Display of the Touch Menu will disappear when no touch operation is performed for a specific period of...
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...You can switch the mode to the Intelligent Auto Mode, which optimizes settings to the recording environment you are in. (l 44) You can add manually-adjusted brightness and color balance settings to the Intelligent Auto Mode, and record. (l 46) You can record motion pictures with added effects. (l 46..., and record the next picture while looking at that recorded picture as the background. (l 53) *1 In Motion Picture Recording Mode only *2 HC-V550 only *3 In Still Picture Recording Mode only - 43 - Advanced (Recording) Changing the Recording Mode 1 Touch the Recording Mode button icon.
...You can switch the mode to the Intelligent Auto Mode, which optimizes settings to the recording environment you are in. (l 44) You can add manually-adjusted brightness and color balance settings to the Intelligent Auto Mode, and record. (l 46) You can record motion pictures with added effects. (l 46..., and record the next picture while looking at that recorded picture as the background. (l 53) *1 In Motion Picture Recording Mode only *2 HC-V550 only *3 In Still Picture Recording Mode only - 43 - Advanced (Recording) Changing the Recording Mode 1 Touch the Recording Mode button icon.
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...at the same time j Recording a subject behind dirty or dusty window j Recording a subject that is not functioning normally, adjust the White Balance manually. (l 55) 7) 2 000K 8) Auto Focus 9) The unit focuses automatically. ≥ Auto Focus does not work correctly in the following situations.... Depending on the brightness of Automatic White Balance adjustment on light sources or scenes. If so, manually adjust these settings. (l 55, 57) Automatic White Balance The illustration shows the range over which Automatic White Balance functions. 1)...
...at the same time j Recording a subject behind dirty or dusty window j Recording a subject that is not functioning normally, adjust the White Balance manually. (l 55) 7) 2 000K 8) Auto Focus 9) The unit focuses automatically. ≥ Auto Focus does not work correctly in the following situations.... Depending on the brightness of Automatic White Balance adjustment on light sources or scenes. If so, manually adjust these settings. (l 55, 57) Automatic White Balance The illustration shows the range over which Automatic White Balance functions. 1)...
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... picture recording time is 12 hours. Recorded time 2 min 12 s ≥ Audio cannot be adjusted automatically depending on the light source or scene. If so, manually adjust those settings. (l 55, 57) ≥ When recording for second. ≥ These times are approximations. ≥ Maximum recordable time is 1 second. ≥ The color balance...
... picture recording time is 12 hours. Recorded time 2 min 12 s ≥ Audio cannot be adjusted automatically depending on the light source or scene. If so, manually adjust those settings. (l 55, 57) ≥ When recording for second. ≥ These times are approximations. ≥ Maximum recordable time is 1 second. ≥ The color balance...