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Operating Instructions
SD Video Camera
Model No. SDR-SW20P/PC
Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely.
Spanish Quick Use Guide is included.
Guía para rápida consulta en español está incluida.
For USA assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at:
http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo
For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-561-5505 or visit us at www.panasonic.ca
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Things You Should Know Thank you for choosing Panasonic! Date of Purchase You have purchased one of the most sophisticated Dealer Purchased From and reliable products on the market today. Used properly, Dealer Address we’re sure it will bring you and your family years of Dealer Phone No. enjoyment. Please take time to fill in the information on the Model No. right. Be sure to retain this manual as your convenient Serial No. camera information source. Safety Precautions WARNING: TO REDU
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THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A. FCC Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communicat
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 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. 5) Do not use accessories near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Insta
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Battery Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack) • Use the specified unit to 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. If
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PRECAUTIONS USE & LOCATION WARNING ● TO AVOID SHOCK HAZARD… Accessories (AC adaptor, AC cable, battery pack, SD memory card and etc.) should not be exposed to rain or moisture. Do not connect the power supply if it gets wet. Your camera has been designed for outdoor use, however accessories are not designed to sustain direct exposure to water, rain, sleet, snow, sand, dust, or a direct splashing from a pool or even a cup of coffee. This action could permanently damage the internal par
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IMPORTANT ● Carefully observe copyright laws Whatever you have recorded and created can be used for your personal entertainment only. Under copyright laws, other materials cannot be used without obtaining permission from the holders of the copyrights. ● Indemnity concerning recording content The manufacturer shall in no event be liable for the loss of recordings due to malfunction or defect of this unit, its accessories or recordable media. For the purposes of these operating instruc
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(IMPORTANT) Water resistance Water resistance The water-resistance and dustproofing of this unit comply with IP58 of IEC 60529 “Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)”. The unit passed water-resistance tests (IEC 60529), in which it was submerged to a depth of 1.5 m (5 feet) for 30 minutes, and dustproof tests (IP Code: IP58) in accordance with Panasonic standards, but this does not guarantee that the unit will not be destroyed or damaged by contact with water and dust. Obse
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Handling • Avoid impacting the unit against anything, for example, when carrying it by the strap. Strong impacts can deform the unit’s body and degrade water-resistant performance. The unit’s water resistance performance will no longer be guaranteed in the event that the unit has been dropped or otherwise subjected to strong impact. • Do not leave the unit where exposed to low temperatures of 0 °C (32 °F) and below or high temperatures of 40 °C (104 °F) and above. (Extreme temperatures ca
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Contents Before using Zoom/avoid jitter/maintain picture brightness in dark PRECAUTIONS ........................... 6 locations .................................... 38 (IMPORTANT) Water resistance .. 8 Other recording options .......... 40 Quick guide ............................... 12 Fade-in/Fade-out ...................... 41 Accessories .............................. 16 Backlight compensation Parts identification and function ..................................... 42 handling .............
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Others Editing Menus ........................................ 82 Deleting motion/still pictures .. 56 Recording menu ....................... 82 Deleting one picture at a time .. 56 Playback menu ......................... 82 Deleting all pictures .................. 57 SETUP menu ........................... 84 Selecting and deleting multiple LCD monitor displays .............. 86 pictures ..................................... 57 When recording ........................ 86 Preventing accidental del
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Quick guide Charging Set the mode dial to 1 [OFF]. Open the card/battery 2 door. Slide the lock to the OPEN side and OPEN lift the projection with a finger to open. Projection Insert the battery. 3 Inserting SD cards (sold separately) Lever Place label upwards. Press until hearing lever lock. Slide straight in until hearing card catch. Press here. Close the card/battery 4 door. Press [ ] until hearing the door OPEN snap closed. Check that the red marker of the lock is no longer visible. C
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Setting the date and time Set the mode dial to Open the terminal cover. 6 1 a position other than [OFF]. OPEN Projection Slide the lock to the OPEN side and lift the projection with a finger Select [YES]. to open. 2 Plug the DC plug into the 7 DC input terminal on the unit. Status indicator Flashing red: Charging in progress Set the date and time. Off: Charging complete 3 To select settings To change numerical values Enter the date and time. 4 • This procedure is for setting the date a
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Quick guide (cont.) Recording Motion pictures Still pictures Set to [ ]. Set to [ ]. 1 1 Take picture. Start recording. 2 2 Stop recording. 3 14 VQT1M21
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Playback Motion pictures Still pictures Set to [ ]. Set to [ ]. 1 1 Select and enter the Select and enter the 2 picture to view. 2 picture to view. Play/Pause Slideshow start/pause Back Next Back Next Return to step 2 Return to step 2 Deleting pictures During playback Select [YES]. 1 2 (LCD monitor display in motion picture viewing) VQT1M21 15
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Accessories Parts identification Make sure all of the following Audio-video output accessories were included in the terminal [A/V] (P.60, 61) product package. (Accessories are not water-resistant.) USB terminal [ ] (P.62, 65, 76) • Battery pack DC input terminal VW-VBJ10 [DC IN 5.0 V] (P.23) • Do not use any other AC adaptors except the supplied one. • AC adaptor VSK0694 Card access lamp • AC cable [ACCESS] (P.25, 33) K2CA2CA00025 Card/Battery door lock [ ] (P.9, 22, 25) Card/
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and handling Terminal cover lock [ ] (P.9, 23) Terminal cover Lens (P.9, 23) White balance sensor (P.32) Microphone (built-in, stereo) Sub record button (P.32) (Same as record button) Drain port (P.8) Speaker When recording: Zoom button [T/W] (P.38) LCD monitor (P.19) During playback: Volume button [+VOL–] (P.52) Status indicator (P.23, 26, 27) Record button (P.34, 36) Strap fixture (P.18) Menu button Mode dial (P.26) [MENU] (P.28) : Motion picture recording (P.34) Cursor buttons (P.2
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Parts identification and handling (cont.) Using the 2-way hand strap (supplied) Using as strap Fit over your wrist and adjust the length of the strap. Using as a grip belt Screw the adaptor hanging from Fit over your hand and adjust the the strap into the tripod hole. length of the strap. 18 VQT1M21
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Using the LCD monitor Images can be checked on the LCD monitor when recording. Open the LCD monitor. Adjust the angle. Up to 90 ˚ Hold [ ] to open. Up to 90 ˚ ● Opening the LCD monitor beyond the mechanical limit or turning it more than 90 ˚ may allow water to infiltrate and damage the mechanism. ● Brightness and color density can be adjusted. (P.31) VQT1M21 19
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Applicable SD cards (sold separately) The following SD and SDHC Memory Cards can be used. Type of card Capacity 256 MB SD Memory Card 512 MB (SD speed Class 2 or higher recommended) 1 GB 2 GB SDHC Memory Card 4 GB 8 GB (Use cards bearing the logo.) 16 GB • 8 MB and 16 MB SD Memory Cards are for still picture recording only. • With 32 MB, 64 MB and 128 MB SD Memory Cards, still pictures can be recorded, but motion picture recording may stop during use. • Multimedia cards cannot be used. R
