Panasonic SDR-S26P User manual

Panasonic

Operating

Instructions

SO Video Camera

Model No. SDR-S26P/PC

Before

connecting,

operating

adjusting

this

product,

please

read

the

instructions

completely.

Spanish

Quick

Use

Guide

included.

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para

rapida

consulta

espanol

esta

incluida.

PictBridge

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DIGITAL I

STEREO

CREATOR

For

USA

and

Puerto

RIco

assistance,

please

call

1-800-211-PANA(7262)

or,

contact

via

the

web

http://wwwpanasonlc.com/contactlnfo

For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-561-5505 or visit

at www.panasonlc.ca

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Things You

Should

Know

Thank

you

for

choosing

Panasonic!

You

have purchased one

the most

sophisticated and reliable products

the

market today. Used properly, we're sure it will

bring you and your family years

enjoyment.

Please take time to fill

the information on the

right.

The serial number

the tag located

the

battery compartment of your camera.

sure

to retain

this

manual

as your convenient

camera information source.

SafetyPrecautions

Date

Purchase

Dealer Purchased From

DealerAddress

Dealer Phone No.

Model No.

Serial No.

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE,

•DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND

THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES,

SHALL

BE PLACED ON THE

APPARATUS.

•USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES.

•DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR

BACK);

THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS

INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

CAUTION!

DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN ABOOKCASE, BUILT-IN CABINET OR IN

ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS

WELL

VENTILATED.

PREVENT RISK

OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE THAT CURTAINS

AND

ANY

OTHER MATERIALS

NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS.

The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and easily accessible. The mains plug

the

power supply cord shall remain readily operable.

completely disconnect this apparatus from the

AC Mains, disconnect the power supply cord plug from AC receptacle.

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THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY

THE U.S.A.

FCC Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for aClass Bdigital device,

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference

aresidential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used

accordance with the instructions,

may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there

no guarantee that

interference will not occur

aparticular installation. Ifthis equipment does cause harmful

interference

radio or television reception, which can

determined by turning the equipment off

and on, the user

encouraged to try to correct the interference by one

the following

measures:

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

•Connect the equipment into an outlet on acircuit different from that to which the receiver

connected.

•Consult the dealer or

experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Caution:

assure continued compliance, follow the attached installation instructions

and use only shielded interface cables with ferrite core when connecting to

computer or peripheral devices.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could

void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

Declaration

Conformity

Trade Name: Panasonic

Model No.: SDR-S26P

Responsible party: Panasonic Corporation

North America

One Panasonic

Way,

Secaucus,

07094

Support Contact: Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company

1-800-211-PANA (7262)

This device complies with Part 15

the FCC Rules. Operation

subject to the following two

conditions:

)This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any

interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Panasonic

SDR-S26P

THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY

CANADA.

This Class Bdigital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

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Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack)

•Use the specified unit

recharge the battery pack.

•Do not use the battery pack with equipment other than the specified unit.

•Do not get dirt, sand, liquids, or other foreign matter on the terminals.

•Do not touch the plug terminals

and

with metal objects.

•Do not disassemble, remodel, heat or throw into fire.

If any electrolyte should come into contact with your hands or clothes, wash it off thoroughly with

water.

Ifany electrolyte should come into contact with your eyes, never rub the eyes. Rinse eyes thoroughly

with water, and then consult adoctor.

AC adaptor

This AC adaptor operates on AC between 110 Vand 240

But

•

the U.S.A. and Canada, the AC adaptor must be connected to a120 VAC power supply only.

•When connecting to an

supply outside

the U.S.A. or Canada, use aplug adaptor to suit the

AC outlet configuration.

•When connecting to asupply

greater than AC 125

ensure the cord you use is suited to the

voltage

the AC supply and the rated current

the AC adaptor.

•Contact an electrical parts distributor for assistance

selecting asuitable AC plug adaptor or AC

cord set.

Camera:

Product Identification Marking is located

the battery compartment ofthe unit.

AC adaptor:

Product Identification Marking is located on the bottom of unit.

U.S.A./CANADA CONSUMERS:

ATTENTION:------

.......

Alithium ion/polymer battery that is recyclable powers the product

you have purchased. Please call1-800-8-BATTERY for information

on how to recycle this battery.

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IMPORTANT SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

Read these operating instructions carefully

before using the unit. Follow the safety

instructions on the unit and the applicable safety

instructions listed below. Keep these operating

instructions handy for future reference.

1) Read these instructions.

2) Keep these instructions.

3) Heed all warnings.

4) Follow all instructions.

not use this apparatus near water.

6) Clean only with dry cloth.

not block any ventilation openings. Install

accordance with the manufacturer's

instructions.

not install near any heat sources such as

radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other

apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce

heat.

not defeat the safety purpose

the

polarized orgrounding-type plug. Apolarized

plug has two blades with one wider than the

other. Agrounding-type plug has two blades

and athird grounding prong. The wide blade

or the third prong are provided for your

safety. Ifthe provided plug does not fit into

your outlet, consult

electrician for

replacement

the obsolete outlet.

10) Protect the power cord from being walked

or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience

receptacles, and the point where they exit

from the apparatus.

11)

Only use attachments/accessories specified

by the manufacturer.

12) Use only with the cart,

stand, tripod, bracket, or

table specified by the

manufacturer, or sold with

the apparatus. When a

cart is used, use caution

when moving the cart!

apparatus combination to avoid injury from

tip-over.

13) Unplug this apparatus during lightning

storms or when unused for long periods

time.

14) Refer all servicing

qualified service

personnel. Servicing

required when the

apparatus has been damaged

any way,

such as power-supply cord or plug is

damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects

have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus

has been exposed to rain or moisture, does

not operate normally, or has been dropped.

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Precautions

USE &LOCATION

•

AVOID SHOCK HAZARD

...

Your camera

and

power supply should not be exposed to

rain or moisture. Do not connect the power

supply or operate your camera if it gets wet.

Your camera has been designed for outdoor

use, however it is not designed to sustain

direct exposure to water, rain, sleet, snow,

sand, dust, or adirect splashing from apool or

even acup of coffee. This action could

permanently damage the internal parts of your

camera.

not attempt

disassemble this

unit. There are no user serviceable parts

inside. Unplug your camera from the power

supply before cleaning.

•AS WITH ANY

SMALL

OBJECT,

CARDS

CAN BE SWALLOWED

YOUNG

CHILDREN. DO NOT

ALLOW

CHILDREN

HANDLE THE SD CARD.

r!Dmmm

•DANGER

EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS

INCORRECTLY REPLACED. REPLACE

ONLY WITH THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT

TYPE.

•

NOT AIM YOUR CAMERA AT THE SUN

OTHER BRIGHT OBJECTS

•

NOT EXPOSE YOUR CAMERA TO

EXTENDED HIGH TEMPERATURE

...

Such

as,

direct sunlight, inside aclosed

car,

aheater, etc

...

This action could

.permanently damage the internal parts of your

camera.

•AVOID SUDDEN CHANGES IN

TEMPERATURE

...

If the unit is suddenly

moved from acold place to awarm place,

moisture may form

the

card and inside

the unit.

•

NOT LEAVE YOUR CAMERA OR THE

POWER SUPPLY TURNED

WHEN NOT

USE.

•STORAGE

YOUR CAMERA

...

Store and

handle your camera

amanner that will not

subject it

unnecessary movement (avoid

shaking and striking). Your camera contains a

sensitive pick-up device which could be

damaged

improper handling

storage.

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CARE

•

CLEAN YOUR CAMERA

...

Do not use

strong or abrasive detergents when cleaning

your camera body.

•TO PROTECT THE LENS

...

not touch the

surface of the lens with your hand. Use a

commercial camera lens solution and lens

paper when cleaning the lens. Improper

cleaning can scratch the lens coating.

•

PROTECT THE FINISH

YOUR

CAMERA

...

Before handling your camera,

make sure your hands and face are free from

any chemical products, such

suntan lotion,

it may damage the finish.

-If

you

see

this

symbol-

Information

Disposal

other

Countries

outside

the

European Union

This symbol is only valid

the

European Union.

If you wish to discard this

product, please contact your

local authorities or dealer

and

_ask for the correct method of

disposal.

•

Indemnity

concerning

recording

content

The manufacturer shall

event

liable for

the loss

recordings due to malfunction or

defect

this unit, its accessories or recordable

media.

IMPORTANT

•

Carefully

observe

laws

Whatever

you

have recorded and created can

be used

for

your

personal

entertainment

only.

Under

laws,

other

materials

cannot

used

without

obtaining

permission

from

the

holders

the

copyrights.

•

Cards

that

you

can use

with

this

unit

Memory

Card

and

SDHC

Memory

Card

• 4 GB or more Memory Cards that do not have

the

SoHC

logo are not based

Memory

Card Specifications.

•Refer to page

for more details on

cards.

•For the purposes of these

operating instructions

•SD Memory Card and SDHC Memory Card are

referred to as the "SD card".

•Pages for reference are indicated by

arrow,

for example:

•Licenses

•SDHC Logo is atrademark.

•U.S. Patent Nos. 6,836,549; 6,381,747;

7,050,698; 6,516,132; and 5,583,936.

This product incorporates copyright protection

technology that is protected by U.S. patents

and other intellectual property rights. Use

this copyright protection technology must be

authorized by Macrovision, and

intended for

home and other limited viewing uses only

unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision.

Reverse engineering or disassembly is

prohibited.

•Manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories.

Dolby and the double-D symbol are

trademarks

Dolby Laboratories.

•Microsoft®, Windows®, Windows Vista®,

DirectDraw®, DirectSound® and DirectX® are

either registered trademarks or trademarks

the Microsoft Corporation

the United States

and/or other countries.

•Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with

permission from Microsoft Corporation.

•IBM, PC/AT and PowerPC are registered

trademarks

International Business Machines

Corporation

the U.S.

•Intel®, Core

TM,

Pentium® and Celeron® are the

registered trademarks or trademarks

the

Intel Corporation in the United States and other

countries.

•YouTube and the YouTube logo are the

registered trademarks or trademarks

YouTube LLC.

•Macintosh and Mac

are either registered

trademarks or trademarks

Apple Inc.

the

United States and/or other countries.

•Other names

systems and products

mentioned

these instructions are usually the

registered trademarks or trademarks

the

manufacturers who developed the system or

product concerned.

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Contents

Accessories

Quick

Guide

Preparation

Before using

Parts

identification

and

handling

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Power

supply

Inserting the battery 16

Charging the battery 17

Charging time and recordable time 19

About

cards 20

About

cards 20

Access lamp 22

Inserting/removing

an SD

card

Setup

Turning

the

unit

on/off

Selecting

mode

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Using

the

screen 25

Language selection 26

Menu list 26

Setting date and

time

World time setting (Displaying the time

of the travel destination) 29

Adjusting

LCD

monitor

Recording

Recording (Basic)

Before

recording

Intelligent auto mode

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Recording

motion

pictures

Record motion picture to

uploaded

to YouTube

Recording modes and recordable

time

Recording

still

pictures

Number of pixels 37

Recording

functions

Zoom in/out function

Recording yourself..

Quick start 39

Optical image stabilizer function 40

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Recording (Advanced)

Recording

functions

operation

icons

Operation icons................................... 42

Backlight compensation/Fade/Help

mode/MagicPixiSoft skin model

PRE-REC/Face detection/Self-timer

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Recording

functions

menus

Menus 47

Aspect ratiolWind noise reduction/

Guideline/Auto slow shutter

Manual

recording

functions

Scene mode........................................

Manual focus adjustment....................

White balance

Manual shutter speed/aperture

adjustment...........................................

Playback

Motion

picture

playback

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Still

picture

playback

Editing

Deleting sceneslfiles.........................

Deleting scenes/files one at atime .....

Deleting multiple scenes/files..............

Deleting the copied scenes

collectively..........

.. ..

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Editing

scenes

Editing

still

pictures

card management

Formatting

an SD

card

With other products

Playback

TV 64

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With

aDVD

burner

Connecting this unit to the DVD

burner 67

DVD COPY function............................

FAVORITE SCENES function

Notes for copying data to discs using

the DVD burner

Playing back adisc inserted

the DVD burner...................................

With

other

video

devices 73

Recording (dubbing) images onto other

video devices....................................... 73

[i]

With a

printer

(PictBridge) 74

IWith aPC

Before using

[I]

What you can

with

[II Operating

environment..

End User License Agreement.. 79

Setup

[I]

Installation

Installing VideoCam Suite 80

Uninstalling the software

[]]

Connection and

recognition

About the

display 82

disconnect USB cable safely 83

Using software

[I]

Using VideoCam Suite

Reading the operating instructions

the software 84

Upload to YouTube 85

Using aMacintosh

[I]

using aMacintosh

Others

Indications

[I]

Indications 87

[]]

Messages 90

Helpful hints

[I]

Functions

that

cannot

be used

simultaneously

[II Troubleshooting 93

Cautions

for

use 98

Explanation

terms

101

Specifications 103

Number

recordable pictures 106

Optional

accessories 107

Accessory Order Form (For USA and

Puerto Rico Customers) 108

Request

for

Service Notice (USA

and

Puerto Rico Only) 109

Limited

Warranty (United States and

Puerto Rico)

110

Customer

Services

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