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HD Camcorder TM90 SD90

A Wide Range of Functions for Easily Playing, Editing and Archiving 2D/3D Images.

Playback/Networking

Play a compilation of the most exciting scenes.
NewAdvanced Highlight Playback

Select the days of the recordings you want to see, and this innovative function automatically selects the most exciting scenes, arranges them, and plays them, with music. It decides how exciting a scene is, based on zooming, panning, and scene changes, and whether there are faces. The 90 Series have both advanced with the addition of playback effects that include slow motion, still image fading, and flash playback. Four new image effect modes* -- natural, pop, dynamic and classical -- have also been added. Set different effects based on the mood of your images, and enjoy memorable scenes just the way you remember them when shooting. The Face Highlight Playback mode places priority on selecting the faces of subjects who are registered in the Face Recognition function, for quick playback of the scenes where they are clearly recorded, together with music.

* Only during playback with the main unit.

Advanced Highlight Playback

Natural

Enjoy more impressive highlight playback with natural switching effects.

Natural

Pop

View highlight playback of the images you've taken, together with a variety of fun effects.

Pop

Dynamic

Enjoy highlight playback with speedy, dynamic effects.

Dynamic

Classical

Enjoy highlight playback with dramatic effects applied mainly to your subject's faces.

Classical


Variety of index for easy selection of particular scenes.
Face Highlight, Highlight and Time Frame Index

The index function has been enhanced with the addition of a feature that divides each recorded scene into a number of smaller scenes, and displays thumbnails for each. This makes it much easier to find a particular part of a scene without having to fast-forward.

Face Highlight Index

 

Highlight Index

 

Time Frame Index

Face Highlight Index
The Face Highlight Index selects scenes that have faces in them and displays them in an index format. This handy function lets you quickly find and view scenes that have people in them.

 

Highlight Index
The camera automatically selects and displays the most exciting scenes. It determines the level of importance of each scene based on zooming and panning, and whether there are faces. This gives you an easy, convenient way to view all the highlights together.

 

Time Frame Index
This mode divides each recorded clip into 3-second, 6-second, 12-second, 1-minute and 5-minute intervals, and displays them. This is convenient when you want to find a specific scene within a long clip.


Connect a cable - or just use the memory card. Watching Full-HD images on your TV couldn't be easier.
Easy Connecting, Easy Viewing

Just connect your HD camcorder to an HDTV and get ready for an incredible high-definition video show. If your TV is HDMI* compatible, a single HDMI mini cable is all you need. When using a video component cable, you need a separate audio cable.

* HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

VIERA Link

Connect your HD camcorder to a VIERA* or compatible Blu-ray Disc™ Player* via an HDMI mini cable, and you can control both units in synchronized operation with a single remote control. This kind of simple, easy operation makes it enjoyable to view your recordings.

* Availability of models may differ depending on the country.
* With VIERA Link, a control signal sent through the HDMI cable allows linked operation of a VIERA TV, compatible DIGA DVD recorder, and the HD camcorder. Please note that this function applies only to equipment that is compatible with VIERA Link, and that VIERA Link does not let you control every function of all connected equipment.

VIERA Image Viewer

Just slip the SD card from your camcorder into the VIERA Image Viewer card slot on your VIERA TV*, and you're ready to view full-HD moving images recorded.

* Availability of models may differ depending on the country.
• Does not support the 1080/60p mode for NTSC areas, or the 1080/50p mode for PAL areas. Images from these modes can be viewed by converting the data to AVCHD format inside the camcorder.
• The models availability varies depending on countries and regions. JPEG format still images can be viewed with other SD Memory Card Slot-equipped models.


Copy in Full-HD 1080/60p*, Full-HD 1080/60i**, or MPEG-2 Format
Archiving and Playback

The HD camcorders have a USB Host function that lets you connect directly to a DVD burner via a USB cable. Then just press a button and you can copy the moving images you recorded from the SD card, Built-in Memory, or HDD to a DVD disc.

Easy AVCHD to MPEG-2 Conversion

You can make a copy either in the original high-definition AVCHD format, or in the standard-definition DVD-Video (MPEG-2) format. Choose the one that matches your playback equipment.


* AVCHD compatible models.

Saving 1080/60p* Data with a PC

Use the included HD Writer AE 3.0 software to save Full-HD 1080/60p* data onto a PC or an SD card.

Playback with a DVD burner

To view the disc you just burned, simply connect the HD camcorder to an HDTV via an HDMI mini cable.

* 1080/50p for PAL area.
** 1080/50i for PAL area.
*** The 12-cm DVD discs that you create with a DVD burner can be played on a Blu-ray Disc™ Player.


Use your PC and included software HD Writer AE 3.0
Editing, Archiving and YouTube™ Uploading

HD Writer AE 3.0 software, included with the camcorder, makes it easy to play or edit videos on your PC and have more fun when the shooting's done. Also, the ordinarily time-consuming task of converting and archiving data from 60p* to AVCHD or MPEG-2 format can be easily done at high speed by connecting the HD camcorder to a PC with a USB cable and using the camcorder's Conversion Assist function.

* 50p for PAL area.

Also Enjoyable When the Shooting's Done

Importing Data

When the camcorder is connected to a PC, the software automatically starts up. Importing data takes only a few clicks of the mouse.

Easy YouTube™ and Facebook Uploading

YouTube
Facebook
The videos you've recorded are easily uploaded to YouTube™ or Facebook in their original high quality. HD Writer AE 3.0 lets you share your videos worldwide.

Highlight Playback

Chooses the most exciting scenes and plays them all together, back by music.

Editing

It's easy to add titles, rearrange scenes, provide transition effects, and edit images in single frame units.

Archiving

Make a copy either in the original high-definition AVCHD format, or in the standard-definition DVD-Video (MPEG-2) format.

 

Importing Data

TOUCHBOOK
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• About HD Writer AE 3.0:
This software is not compatible with Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98/98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows NT.
Supplied CD-ROM is available for Windows only.
Operation on an upgraded OS is not guaranteed.
When 2 or more USB devices are connected to a PC, or when devices are connected though USB hubs or by using extension cables, proper operation is not guaranteed.
Operation on an OS other than the one pre-installed is not guaranteed.
This software is not compatible with a multi-boot environments.
This software is not compatible with a multi-monitor environments.
Operation is not guaranteed on Windows XP Media Center Edition, Tablet PC Edition, Windows Vista Enterprise or Windows 7 Enterprise.
Available with administrator account in Windows XP.
Available with administrator account or standard account in Windows Vista/Windows 7 (Installation and un installation of the software requires an administrator account.)


• Microsoft®, Windows® and Windows Vista® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
• YouTube™ and the YouTube Logo are trademarks of Google Inc.
• Facebook and the Facebook logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Facebook, Inc.
• iMovie and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
• Other names of systems and products mentioned in these instructions are generally the registered trademarks or trademarks of the manufacturers who developed the system or product concerned.
• All other company and product names are trademarks of their respective corporations.