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Contents of Kit:

1. Panasonic HC-X900 Camcorder & 8GB SD card2. External Hama microphone3. Panasonic battery4. USB transfer cable5. Mains power adapter & cable

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Control Layout

LCD TouchScreen

Manualcontrol ring

iA / Manualmode button

Zoom lever

Camerabutton

On / OffSwitch USB

connection

Hotshoeattachmentfor ext. mic

Recordingstart / stopbutton

Mains powerconnection

Function sliderElectronic 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 RecordingMode.

Please refer to page 9 to find the most suitablerecording quality setting for your project.

Press the iA/Manual button until iA appears on theLCD screen. This will put the camcorder into a fullauto mode - where the camera will control focus,

exposure, and white balance etc.

Press the record button to start and stoprecording. The on-screen display will show you theduration of your recording.

Use the zoom lever on the top of the camcorder tozoom 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 youwish to review.

Clips can be deleted by touching the binIcon on the left hand side of the screen.Select the appropriate option; all clips, aselection of clips or a single clip can bedeleted.

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Transferring your Footage

Connect the supplied USB cable to thecamcorder. Turn the camcorder on (it doesnot matter which mode the function slideris in).

Touch PC on the LCD touch screen whenUSB 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 youreturn 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 ofMovieMaker, 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 withthe 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 anintroduction to these features. The full user guide for the camcorder islocated in the side pocket of the camcorder bag. Note this differs between theHC-X900 (Information Commons Cameras) and HC-X920 (AV Cameras).

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Ensure the camcorder is in VideoRecording mode. Press the iA/Manualbutton 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 thecamcorder lens.

To return to Auto Focus mode, press the two arrows on the bottom left of theLCD screen. Touch Focus, and choose AF.

Other settings, such as White Balance,Iris and Shutter Speed can be controlledusing the multi manual ring by selecting them using this menu.

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Ensure the camcorder is in Video Recording mode. Press the iA button until amenu of options appears onscreen.

Ensure the camcorder is in VideoRecording mode. Press the iA buttonuntil a menu of options appearsonscreen.

Press then button marked MNLonscreen.

Press the Focus button on the top leftof the LCD Screen. Press the MFbutton. The focus can now becontrolled using the silver multimanual ring around the camcorderlens.

To return to Auto Focus mode, press the MNL button on the top left of the screen, or press the iA/Manualbutton on the camera.

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HC-X920

Press the iA button on the camera.

Press the Effects buttonon the viewscreen.

Click on the Time Lapsebutton. Select thedesired recordinginterval when prompted.

Note: Time Lapse is not available when recording in iFrame mode. Recordings

must be made in Manual mode. Audio is not recorded during Time Lapsemode. The maximum duration for Time Lapse recording is 12 hours.

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