Panasonic HC-X900 User manual

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Table of Contents

Contents of Kit:.........................................................................................2

Control Layout..........................................................................................3

Basic Video Recording ..............................................................................4

Playing back your recordings ...................................................................5

Using the Camcorder as a Digital Camera................................................6

Transferring your Footage .......................................................................7

Editing your Footage.................................................................................7

Advanced Video Recording .......................................................................8

Manual Focus .................................................................................................. 8

Changing the Video Recording Quality .......................................................... 10

Using the onboard microphone ......................................................................11

Using the external microphone.......................................................................11

Pre Record Mode............................................................................................ 12

Time Lapse Mode ........................................................................................... 12

Using the Electronic Viewfinder .................................................................... 13

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Contents of Kit:

1. Panasonic HC-X900 Camcorder & 8GB SD card

2. External Hama microphone

3. Panasonic battery

4. USB transfer cable

5. Mains power adapter & cable

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Control Layout

LCD Touch

Screen

Manual

control ring

iA / Manual

mode button

Zoom lever

Camera

button

On / Off

Switch

USB

connection

Hotshoe

attachment

for ext. mic

Recording

start / stop

button

Mains power

connection

Function slider

Electronic

Viewfinder

Battery

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Basic Video Recording

Flip open the LCD screen, and press the ON button

to switch the camcorder on.

Ensure the function slider is in Video Recording

Mode.

Please refer to page 9 to find the most suitable

recording quality setting for your project.

Press the iA/Manual button until ‘iA’ appears on the

LCD screen. This will put the camcorder into a full

auto mode - where the camera will control focus,

exposure, and white balance etc.

Press the record button to start and stop

recording. The on-screen display will show you the

duration of your recording.

Use the zoom lever on the top of the camcorder to

zoom in and out.

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Playing back your recordings

Move the function slider to Playback mode.

Using the LCD screen, touch the clip you

wish to review.

Clips can be deleted by touching the bin

Icon on the left hand side of the screen.

Select the appropriate option; all clips, a

selection of clips or a single clip can be

deleted.

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Using the Camcorder as a Digital Camera

Move the function slider to Picture Recording

Mode.

Use the zoom lever to zoom in and out. Press

the camera button down half way to focus;

fully depress the button to take the picture.

Photos can be reviewed in the same way as

videos by moving the function slider to

Playback mode.

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Transferring your Footage

Connect the supplied USB cable to the

camcorder. Turn the camcorder on (it does

not matter which mode the function slider

is in).

Touch ‘PC’ on the LCD touch screen when

USB Connect appears.

You can now transfer your footage from the camera using your computer. It is

essential you copy your clips from the camcorder onto a computer before you

return the camcorder.

Editing your Footage

You can edit your recordings using the following applications:

•Microsoft Windows Live MovieMaker (Windows 7)

•iMovie (Mac)

•Final Cut (Mac, Only clips recorded in iFrame format)

•Adobe Premiere

You cannot edit your recordings using the Windows XP version of

MovieMaker, however you could convert them to be usable as a WMV file.

Please contact a member of staff for advice on how to do this.

Please note, clips recorded in the 1080/50p format are not compatible with

the above software, so please do not record in this quality setting.

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Advanced Video Recording

The camcorder has as lot of advanced features, and this guide offers an

introduction to these features. The full user guide for the camcorder is

located in the side pocket of the camcorder bag. Note this differs between the

HC-X900 (Information Commons Cameras) and HC-X920 (AV Cameras).

Manual&Focus&(HC.X900)&

Ensure the camcorder is in Video

Recording mode. Press the iA/Manual

button until MNL appears on the LCD

screen.

Press the Focus button on the top left of

the LCD Screen. Press the MF button.

The focus can now be controlled using

the silver multi manual ring around the

camcorder lens.

To return to Auto Focus mode, press the

two arrows on the bottom left of the

LCD screen. Touch Focus, and choose

AF.

Other settings, such as White Balance,

Iris and Shutter Speed can be controlled

using the multi manual ring by selecting

them using this menu.

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Manual&Focus&(HC.X920)&

Ensure the camcorder is in Video Recording mode. Press the iA button until a

menu of options appears onscreen.

Ensure the camcorder is in Video

Recording mode. Press the iA button

until a menu of options appears

onscreen.

Press then button marked “MNL”

onscreen.

Press the Focus button on the top left

of the LCD Screen. Press the MF

button. The focus can now be

controlled using the silver multi

manual ring around the camcorder

lens.

To return to Auto Focus mode, press

the “MNL” button on the top left of

the screen, or press the iA/Manual

button on the camera.

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Changing&the&Video&Recording&Quality&

If planning to edit using the Creative Media Rooms, please use the HX1920

mode. This records in the AVCHD format. If editing using your own software,

please check if AVCHD is compatible. If you are unsure about how you are

going to edit your footage, or don’t want to edit your footage please use

iFrame, which records in the MP4 format.

With the Camcorder in video recording

mode, press the arrows in the lower left

corner of the LCD screen.

Touch the ‘Q Menu’ icon, and select the first

option on the left hand side. Touch the

desired quality setting, and press exit to

return to video recording mode.

The below table shows the differences between the recording formats:

Setting

Quality

(Mbps)

Duration

Edit in Creative Media

Rooms?

Edit in Windows Live Movie

Maker / iMovie?

HA1920

1h 5m

✓

HG1920

1h 24m

✓

HX1920

2h 8m

✓

HE1920

3h 30m

✓

1080/50p

41m

iFrame

41m

✓

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