Information for Your Safety | Panasonic HDC-DX1 manual

Contents
Information for Your Safety	2
Before using
Features of the High Definition
Video Camera	7
Accessories	10
Parts identification and handling	11
Using the LCD monitor	18
Using the viewfinder	18
Using the remote control	19
Discs that can be used on this
unit	21
Cards that you can use with this
unit	24
Disc and card handling	25
Setup
Charging the battery	26
Fitting/Removing the battery	26
Charging time and recordable
time	27
Connecting to the AC outlet	28
Selecting a mode
(Turning the unit on/off)	29
Inserting/removing a disc	30
Inserting/removing an SD card	33
How to use the cursor button	33
Using the menu screen	38
Setting date and time	39
Switching the language	40
Adjusting LCD monitor/
viewfinder	41

Recording
Before recording	43
Recording motion pictures	45
Recording modes/recordable time
available for the motion picture	47
Recording still pictures (JPEG)	48
Number of pixels and picture
quality for still picture recording	51
Various recording functions	52
Zoom in/out function	52
Recording yourself	54
Backlight compensation function	54
Fade in/fade out function	55
Colour night view function	56
Soft skin mode	57
Tele macro function	57
Self-timer recording	58
Built-in flash	59
Image stabilizer function	60
Guide line function	61
Wind noise reduction function	61
Microphone level	62
Zebra display	63
Colour bar	64
Manual recording functions	64
Scene mode	64
Manual focus adjustment	65
White balance	66
Manual shutter speed/aperture
adjustment	68

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Panasonic HDC-DX1 operating instructions Information for Your Safety, Manual recording functions

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Operating Instructions Information for Your Safety Class Laser Product Carefully observe copyright laws Indemnity concerning recording Content Manual recording functions Information for Your Safety Contents Playback What is the AVCHD? Features of the High Definition Video CameraVery clear high definition pictures Important Notice Using the remote control for the TV for playback When connecting to a TV that does not have a Hdmi terminalWatching High Definition images Other linked operations AV amplifier with Hdmi terminal B Hdmi cable optional Listening in 5.1 channel surround sound Optional accessories Accessories Parts identification and handling Before using Speaker Viewfinder l Battery release lever Batt l Tripod receptacle l Reset button Reset l LCD monitor l VQT1A15 Be careful about the following Using grip beltAdjust the belt length and the pad position Accessory shoe Using the viewfinder Using the LCD monitorAdjust the angle of the LCD monitor as desired Pull out the viewfinder Concerning the button-type battery Using the remote controlInstall a button-type battery Remote control usable range DVD-RW DVD-R DL Discs that can be used on this unit Examples of discs that cannot be used on this unit About DVD-R DL dual layer on Single side When inserting a disc recorded on another device When using brand-new DVD-RAM or DVD-RW Do not format it on a PC etc Cards that you can use with this unit When inserting/removing a disc How to hold a disc or cardHandling precautions Disc and card handling Fitting/Removing the battery Charging the batterySetup Connect the AC cable to the AC Adaptor and the AC outlet Charging time Charging time and recordable timeAbout batteries that you can use with this unit About the remaining battery Capacity indication Connecting to the AC outlet How to turn off the power Set the mode dial to OFF Selecting a mode Turning the unit on/off Inserting/removing a disc Removing disc Inserting disc Single sided disc/dual layer on single side disc Identifying recording/playback sides of discDouble sided disc After inserting a disc/After recording finishes Card access lamp How to use the cursor buttonInserting/removing an SD card Concerning the SD card Basic operations ¬ Rotate the mode dial to selectOperations during recording Move the cursor button up, down, left or right to operate Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Focus Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Manual Playback mode Still picture playback Playback mode In motion picture playback To exit the help mode Help mode To get back to the previous screen Using the menu screenWhile stopped, press the Menu button Setting date and time To recharge the built-in lithium battery Switching the languageChanging the date and time display style Changing the display style EVF SET Adjusting LCD monitor/ viewfinderLCD SET Normal Dynamic Recording Before recordingBasic camera positioning Turning the AGS function on/off About auto modeAnti-Ground-Shooting AGS To end the recording Rotate the mode dial to selectRecording motion pictures Recording time elapsed Screen indications in the disc recording modeRecording mode Remaining time left for recording ≥About batteries that you can use with this unit l Approximate recordable time for 1 disc Focus indication Recording still pictures JpegPress the Photo Shot button fully to take the picture To record still pictures clearly About the focus indication Concerning the focusing areaABC D E F G H Card indication l Mega optical image stabilizer l Switching the shutter effect on/off 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB Picture quality256 MB 512 MB Move the zoom lever Various recording functionsZoom in/out function Digital zoom function About using the zoom microphone function Backlight compensation function Recording yourselfRotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side To return to normal recording Fade in/fade out function To cancel fadingPress the recording start/stop button. Fade out To select the colour for fade in/out Colour night view function To cancel the colour night view functionThis allows recording in dark locations Lux colour night view function To cancel the soft skin mode Soft skin modeTo cancel the tele macro function Tele macro function To stop the timer midway through Self-timer recordingPress the Photo Shot button This is for recording shots of yourself as well Built-in flash When the flash is not used Image stabilizer function To cancel the image stabilizer functionRed eye reduction function This is for reducing image shakes during recording To cancel the wind noise reduction function To cancel the guide line functionGuide line function Wind noise reduction function Microphone level This is for adjusting the microphone input level To cancel the zebra display To return to automatic settingZebra display This is for displaying the parts that are too bright Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Manual Scene modeManual recording functions Colour bar Move the switch down and set it to Focus position Manual focus adjustment White balance To restore to the automatic adjustmentAbout the MF assist function This is for recording in natural colours About the white balance sensor About the black balance Adjustment To restore to automatic adjustment Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustmentManual shutter speed adjustment Manual iris/gain adjustment Motion picture playback Playback of motion pictures on a discPress the cursor button Move the cursor button to operate Operating with the remote Control Press the or 9 button on the remote control during playbackOperation is possible with the remote control only About motion picture Compatibility Move the volume lever to change the volume level To adjust the volumeFrame-by-frame playback Press the button Playing back motion pictures by date To cancel the repeat playback functionRepeat playback Select the date for playback, then press the cursor button Playback of still pictures on an SD card To cancel the resume playback functionResuming the previous playback Still pictures Jpeg playback About still picture compatibility Deleting scenes Editing scenesDeleting scenes one at a time This is for deleting scenes recorded on discs Protecting scenes To complete the settingsTo continue deleting other scenes To complete editing Deleting still pictures Editing still picturesDeleting files one at a time Select the file to be deleted, then press the cursor button To continue deleting other files Protecting still pictures What is DPOF? Dpof settingTo cancel all Dpof settings This is for writing the printing data on an SD card Formatting discs FormattingFormatting an SD card This is for initializing discs Finalizing a disc Finalizing a discConnect this unit to the AC adaptor DVD-RW, DVD-R and DVD-R DL Deleting the top menu Un-finalizing a DVD-RWCreating a top menu Auto Protect Operation Protecting a discProtected disc Motion picture recording Editing, etc Playback only Unprotected To exit the information screen Displaying disc informationTo release the disc protection With a TV Press the EXT Display button on the remote controlPlayback on TV To display the on-screen Information on the TV What is HDMI? Connecting with a Hdmi cable optional≥Check Hdmi RESOLUTION. l Connect this unit and a TV with the Hdmi cable optional Hdmi output resolution About the settings when Connecting with Hdmi Listening in 5.1 channel sound Audio About the setting when connecting the component terminals AV cable supplied Set so that Viera Link is activated on the connected TV Playback using Viera Link Hdavi Control To cancel Viera Link Hdavi Control Operate with the remote control for the TV Connect this unit and a video device Set the mode dial to to turn on the powerTo stop dubbing ≥Images are dubbed in standard picture quality Select a file to be printed, then press the cursor button With a printer PictBridgeConnect this unit and a printer When you stop printing halfway Select the paper size setting on Paper SizeSelect the layout setting on page Layout What you can do with a computer Before using with a computerOperating environment CPU Connection and recognition Connection and recognition procedures Example folder structure of an SD card About the computer displayDisk drive display Select USB Mass Storage Device and click Stop To disconnect USB cable safely 100 Verifying the unit is correctly recognised by the computerIf the driver has not been Recognised properly 101 If using a Macintosh Menu list Menus and Indications Language l Playback menus Still picture playback Play Setup Playback menus Motion picture playback Play Setup103 Create TOP Menu Menus related to Advanced and Setup 105 IndicationsRecording indications PC connection indications Playback indicationsConfirmatory indications 106 107 Messages 108 Control Data Error has Been Detected About recoveryThumbnail Data Error is Detected 109 110 Functions that cannot be used simultaneously 111 Frequently asked questions 112 TroubleshootingUnit operations 113 114 115 116 117 When connected to another deviceWith a computer When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump itAbout this unit 118 119 About the batteryAbout the AC adaptor About the SD card About the discAbout the miniSD Card LCD monitor/viewfinder About condensation Explanation of termsCauses of condensation What to do with the lens is fogged up 122 White balanceAuto focus USB Specifications123 124 125 126 127 VQT1A15