Contents
HX-DC1
Model No.HX-DC10
VQT3M88
To Reduce the Risk of FIRE, Electric Shock or Product Damage
FCC Note
HX-DC10/HX-DC1
Concerning the battery Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack
AC adaptor
A./CANADA Consumers Attention
Precautions
Camera or the Power Supply Turned on When not in USE
Care
If you see this symbol
Indemnity about recorded content
IMPORTANT! Please Read
Be sure to take some test pictures beforehand
Handling of built-in memory
About the battery pack
Photo compatibility
About the photos and illustrations in this manual
What YOU can do with Your Digital Movie Camera
Shoot movies
Take photos Play back videos and photos
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Hint
User guide on the Internet
On a computer Pages 123 to
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Contents
Advanced Operation
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Connecting to a Computer
Connecting to a TV
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COPYING/DUBBING
Battery pack
VW-VBX070 VSK0750 USB cable
VFA0544 VFA0543 Lens cap
About the Card
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SD Memory
Sdxc Memory
Write-protect switch
Parts Names
Front
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Status indicator status Camera
Status
Rear
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Operation pad HX-DC10
HX-DC1
Charging the Battery Pack
Guide to charging time and recording capacity
Charging/recording time
HX-DC10
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HX-DC1
Approximate operating time and number of recordable images
Setup
Insert the battery pack
To remove the battery pack
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During charging
Recharging when connected to a computer
To maximize the battery pack life
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About the temperature alert icon
Installing the Card
When removing the card
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If the status indicator is lit red
Do not attempt to forcibly remove the card
Open the monitor unit, Press the power button
How to open the monitor unit
Turning the Camera on and OFF
Turning on the camera
Turning on the camera when it is in the sleep mode
Press the power button for at least 1 second
About the standby mode
Turning off the camera
Date and Time Setting
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Set the date
Set the clock
Press the Menu button
Date and time backup
To correct the date and time settings
About the internal backup battery
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Switching Between the Recording Mode and Playback Mode
Turn on the camera Press the REC/ button
Accessing/exiting the Menu Screen
Menu Screen
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To display a different Tab Menu
Using the Menu
Setting Screen
About the applicable mode indicator
Overview of the Menu Screen Recording Menu
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HX-DC10
Scene mode
Color mode
Self-timer
Remaining battery power indication
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Focus mode
Metering mode n Multi-metering
Image stabilizer
Focus
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Tab 3 HX-DC10
Shortcuts setting page 82 h Assign operation shortcuts to
Exposure page 78 HX-DC10
Subject tracking page 80 h Automatically target a specific
Digital zoom
Play volume
Playback Menu
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Slideshow
Red-eye correction Copy Repair the red-eye caused
Intelligent Auto Mode HX-DC10
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Mode Scene Effect Night Recording night
Scenery
Macro Recording zooming
On a flower etc
Intelligent Auto Mode
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Automatic white balance
Auto focus
Before Taking Pictures
For best results
Holding the camera
If the camera feels warm
How to use the accessories
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Video Recording
Turn on the camera
Press the @ button
End the recording
Taking Photos
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Set it to the recording
Press the O button Halfway
What is the camera focusing on?
Focus and exposure can be locked
Shutter speed and aperture are displayed
If the camera shake icon appears
Shoot a photo while recording a video
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About the recording size of photos
MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY Zoom
Take the picture
When recording videos at a high magnification
When the Zoom Range button is pressed... HX-DC1
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Playing Back Videos and Photos
Press the SET button
Video playback operation
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To do this Do this
If the appears on the Playback Screen
How to save one frame from a video as a photo
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File size for a video is very large
If no audio is heard
Deleting Files
Delete single/delete all/delete folder
Delete selected
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Select DELETE, and press the SET button
Delete ALL, Delete Folder
Press the O button or @ button
Select YES, and press the SET button
Playback Modes
Image display playback
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Display a photo Push the zoom switch toward
Magnifying zooming in the image photos only
With the face tracking function
To magnify
Recording mode setting
Recording Menu
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Audio recording and playback
Recording Select , and press the SET
End the audio recording
You can capture a photo during an audio recording
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Recorded pixels
Hi-Speed Burst
Scene mode setting
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Self-timer setting
To cancel the self-timer function
When xis selected
When yis selected
Motion compensation image stabilizer setting
When motion compensation is enabled
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If the motion compensation does not seem to be working
Focus setting How to use the manual focus
About the macro mode
Select -, and press the SET button
ISO sensitivity setting
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White balance setting
How to use the white set
To cancel the white balance setting
Reset the white balance in the following cases
Exposure setting HX-DC10
Setting ranges Aperture F3.5 to F8.0
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When shooting a hi-speed burst
When recording a video
Subject tracking settings
Shooting with the face tracking function
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Set the color tracking setting to
To cancel the color tracking operation
Shooting with the color tracking function photos only
If the subject is not successfully targeted
Shortcut setting
Recommended Settings
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Select SHORTCUTS, Press the SET button
Video view
Photo view
Toggle the SET button up or down
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To confirm the assigned shortcuts
Exposure compensation
Slideshow settings
Changing a setting
Playback Menu
Begin the slideshow
File protect setting
To cancel the protect mode for a file
Protect files one by one
To select a different image in step
Protect selected files
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Why can’t the image be resized?
Rotate
Resize
Correcting red-eye
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If the Red-eye correction not successful message appears
Procedure to trim extract a portion of a video
Editing videos
Extract the specified portion Two ways to split the video
Procedure to splice videos
When editing videos
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Splice the videos
Video trimming extracting
Select the video to be trimmed from the 8-image display
Select Split and press the SET button
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When joining the first and latter Portions
Toggle the SET button up
Save AS NEW
Overwrite
Playback volume?
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Select the desired option, and press the SET button
Case of prolonged recording
Splicing joining videos
Select Splice and press the SET button
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Playback volume?
Copy
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If Copy Single was selected
If Copy ALL was selected
Copying selected files
File Info Display
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Display the Option Setting Menu
To access a Setting Screen
Option tab
Introduction to the Option Setting Menu
Tab
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Battery REC
Battery Play
Turn ON/OFF
Shutter
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Initial SET
Format
Delete Data
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REC Folder setting When the recording mode is active
Playback Folder setting When the playback mode is active
File NO. CONT’D setting Remaining battery charge display
TV output setting
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TV System
TV Aspect
If Viera Link is selected on Use the Viera Link
Relation between TV Aspect setting and TV display
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Photo 169 Video in SD mode Video in HD mode
Storage folder setting
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Select an existing folder
Playback folder setting
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File No. setting
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File number function OFF
File name image number
When the built-in memory is used
At the end of a photography session
Formatting initializing
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Formatting the card erases the files
Can’t select Delete DATA?
Set the camera to the recording mode
Checking the Remaining Card Memory
Set the camera to the audio recording mode
Check the available audio recording time
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Checking the Remaining Battery Pack Charge
Display the Recording Menu or Playback Menu
Battery remaining charge
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Approx. full
Setting the Connection Mode
Card Reader
WEB Camera
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About the USB cable
If the Disconnect USB cable message appears
Insert and pull out the cable carefully
Using AS a Card Reader
Mounting your camera
Dismounting the camera
About the Contents of the Card
When using as a card reader
About the volume name
About videos recorded with this camera
Video playback operating environment Windows Mac OS
Selecting which medium to access
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About audio files recorded with this camera
Connecting to a Computer
Using AS a Webcam
Operating environment Windows
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Using as a webcam
Set the camera to the WEB Camera webcam mode
Mac
Contents of the supplied CD-ROM HD Writer VE
What YOU can do with a Computer
Smart wizard
CD-ROM
End User License Agreement
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Connecting to a Computer
Operating Environment
Operating environment for HD Writer VE
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Computer
RAM
USB
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Other
To use the HD Writer VE
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CPU
Requirements
Installation
Insert the CD-ROM into the computer
Check the contents, then close the window
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Select Yes or No to create shortcut
Click Next
Computer must be rebooted for the application to work
Uninstalling HD Writer VE
Select Start →Control Panel →Programs and Features
Select HD Writer VE 1.0, then click Uninstall
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Starting HD Writer VE
Select Start → All Programs → Panasonic → HD Writer VE 1.0 →
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Operating environment
Copying photos on a computer
To disconnect USB cable safely
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Connecting to a TV
Connecting to a video input terminal
Connecting to the Hdmi terminal
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Playback using Viera Link Hdavi Control
What is the Viera Link?
Playing Back on a TV
Operate with the remote control for the TV
Automatic input switching
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Other linked operations Turning the unit off
Hint
COPYING/DUBBING
Dubbing in standard picture quality
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COPYING/DUBBING
Commonly Asked Questions
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Question Answer Action
Larger, and for
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Moves? Will not be recorded Why does With the images
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Motor-like sound Camera’s During video Mechanical action
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Misc
Error
Troubleshooting
Problem Cause Action
Power
Camera
Shooting
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Subject Set the flash
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Lens Make sure Lens is not
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Image
Setting Restrictions
Color Mode restrictions
When shooting hi-speed bursts
Setting
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About the scene mode function and focus setting
About the status indicator when charging the battery pack
Off
About Copyright
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Carefully observe copyright laws
Licenses
Wave radiation
When carrying the camera, do not drop or bump it
Cleaning
When disposing of or transferring the camera
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About the battery
Be sure to remove and store the battery after use
Prepare spare batteries when going out
Do not throw an old battery into fire
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About the SD card
About the LCD monitor
About condensation
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Recording mode Picture size
SD card
Built-in
Memory
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Approximate Number of Recordable Pictures
Recording pixels
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HX-DC10/HX-DC1
Hi-Speed Burst
Specifications
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Lens HX-DC10
Zoom HX-DC10
White balance adjustment
Monitor
Microphone
Speaker
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Battery operation time
Video Recording media
Compression
Recording modes
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Photo Recording media
Picture size Photo recording single-shot HX-DC10
HX-DC10/HX-DC1
Optional Accessories
Accessory No Description
Accessory Order Form For USA and Puerto Rico Customers
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Panasonic Camcorder Products Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty Coverage For USA and Puerto Rico Only
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
Product or Part Name Parts Labor
Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions
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For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY
For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY As of March
Instalación de la batería y de la tarjeta SD
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Inserte la batería
Inserte la tarjeta SD
Carga de la batería
Durante la carga
Encendido de la cámara
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Abra la unidad de pantalla y
Presione el interruptor
Apagado de la cámara
Presione el interruptor durante al menos 1 segundo
Presione el botón REC
Selección del idioma de la pantalla
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Presione el botón Menu
Seleccione Language y presione el botón SET
Grabación
Presione el botón @
Termine la grabación
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Presione suavemente el Botón O hasta el final
Presione el botón SET
Consejo
Operación de reproducción de vídeos
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Para hacer esto Haga esto
Si aparece en la pantalla de reproducción
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