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