Table Of Contents - Panasonic HDC-SX5 Operating Instructions Manual

Contents
Information for Your Safety .................. 2
Before using
Features of the High Definition
Video Camera ........................................ 8
Accessories ......................................... 12
Parts identification and handling ......13
Using the LCD monitor .......................17
Using the viewfinder ........................... 17
Using the remote control .................... 17
Discs that can be used
on this unit ........................................... 19
Cards that you can use
with this unit ........................................ 23
Disc and card handling .......................25
Setup
Charging the battery ........................... 26
Fitting/Removing the battery ............. 27
Charging and recording time ............. 28
Connecting to the AC outlet ............... 31
Selecting a mode
(Turning the unit on/off) ...................... 32
Quick start ........................................... 34
Inserting/removing a disc ................... 35
Inserting/removing an SD card .......... 37
How to use the cursor button ............ 38
Switching the language ...................... 43
Using the menu screen .......................44
Setting date and time .......................... 45
Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinder .... 47
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Recording
Before recording ................................. 49
Recording motion pictures ................ 51
PRE-REC function .................................. 53
Recording modes/recordable time
available for the motion picture ............... 54
Recording still pictures (JPEG) ......... 56
Number of pixels and picture quality
for still picture recording .......................... 58
Various recording functions .............. 59
Zoom in/out function ............................... 59
Recording yourself .................................. 61
Intelligent contrast control ....................... 61
Fade in/fade out function ........................ 62
Colour night view function ....................... 63
Soft skin mode ........................................ 63
Backlight compensation function ............ 64
Self-timer recording ................................. 65
Built-in flash ............................................ 66
Tele macro function ................................. 68
Image stabilizer function ......................... 68
Guide line function .................................. 69
Wind noise reduction function ................. 70
Microphone level ..................................... 70
Zebra display .......................................... 71
Colour bar ............................................... 72
Auto slow shutter mode .......................... 72
Manual recording functions ............... 73
Scene mode ............................................ 73
Manual focus adjustment ........................ 74
White balance ......................................... 75
Manual shutter speed/aperture
adjustment .............................................. 76
Playback
Playback of motion pictures .............. 78
Playback of still pictures (JPEG)
on an SD card ...................................... 83