Model No. HDC-DX1P/PC
Safety Precautions
Things You Should Know
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Following Applies only in the U.S.A
FCC Note
Following Applies only in Canada
Batteries
AC adaptor
Important Safety Instructions
Precautions
USE & Location
Care
Indemnity concerning recording Content
Carefully observe copyright laws
Quick Guide
Manual recording functions
Playback of motion pictures on a Disc
Playback of still pictures on an SD Card
Contents Editing
Removing the battery
How to turn off the power Set the mode dial to OFF
Quick Guide
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Motion picture playback tab
Still picture playback tab
Features of the High Definition Video Camera
What is the AVCHD?
Very clear high definition pictures
Important Notice
When connecting to a TV that does not have a Hdmi terminal
Using the remote control for the TV for playback
Watching High Definition images
Other linked operations
Listening in 5.1 channel surround sound
AV amplifier with Hdmi terminal B Hdmi cable optional
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
≥Use the supplied AV cable only
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Using grip belt
Adjust the belt length and the pad position
Adjust the belt length so it fits your hand
Flip the belt Adjust the length Replace the belt
Using the LCD monitor
Using the viewfinder
Adjust the angle of the LCD monitor as desired
Pull out the viewfinder
Using the remote control
Install a button-type battery
Concerning the button-type battery
Remote control usable range
Discs that can be used on this unit
DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R DL
About DVD-R DL dual layer on Single side
Examples of discs that cannot be used on this unit
Message Recommended to USE Panasonic Disc appears
≥MD ≥iD ≥Floppy disk
When using brand-new DVD-RAM or DVD-RW
When inserting a disc recorded on another device
Cards that you can use with this unit
Card type
Capacity
Indication in these instructions
How to hold a disc or card
When inserting/removing a disc
Handling precautions
Disc and card handling
Charging the battery
Fitting/Removing the battery
Setup
Charging lamp
Supplied Battery
Charging time and recordable time
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Charging time
Connecting to the AC outlet
About the remaining battery Capacity indication
≥The display changes as the battery capacity reduces
Selecting a mode Turning the unit on/off
≥Rotate the mode dial slowly
Recording mode l 50
Playback mode l 74
Set the mode dial to OFF when this unit is not being used
Inserting/removing a disc
Inserting disc
Removing disc
Identifying recording/playback sides of disc
Single sided disc/dual layer on single side disc
Recording/playback side is opposite to the labelled side
Double sided disc
Card access lamp
≥Check that the status indicator has gone off
Inserting/removing an SD card
Concerning the SD card
How to use the cursor button
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select
Basic operations
Operations during recording
Operations during playback
Move the cursor button up, down, left or right to operate
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Manual
Manual mode White balance
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Focus
Manual focus mode Focus 5/5 Manual focus adjustment
Playback mode In motion picture playback
Playback mode Still picture playback
Help mode
To exit the help mode
Using the menu screen
While stopped, press the Menu button
To get back to the previous screen
Setting date and time
Switching the language
To recharge the built-in lithium battery
Changing the date and time display style
Changing the display style
Adjusting LCD monitor/ viewfinder
LCD SET
EVF SET
Before recording
Basic camera positioning
Recording
About auto mode
Auto Ground-directional Standby AGS
Turning the AGS function on/off
Automatic white balance l Auto focus l
Recording motion pictures
To end the recording
Lens cover opens automatically
Screen indications in the disc recording mode
Recording mode Remaining time left for recording
Recording time elapsed
Approximate recordable time for 1 disc
≥About batteries that you can use with this unit l
Recording still pictures Jpeg
Focus indication
To record still pictures clearly
≥The sound cannot be recorded
Concerning the focusing area
About the focus indication
ABC D E F G H
Card indication l Mega optical image stabilizer l
Switching the shutter effect on/off
You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures
Picture quality
16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB
256 MB
512 MB
Various recording functions
Zoom in/out function
Move the zoom lever
You can zoom in up to 12k optically
About using the zoom microphone function
Digital zoom function
Recording yourself
Backlight compensation function
Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side
To return to normal recording
To cancel fading
Fade in/fade out function
Press the recording start/stop button. Fade out
To select the color for fade in/out
To cancel the MagicPix function
MagicPix function
Lux MagicPix function
Soft skin mode
To cancel the soft skin mode
To cancel the tele macro function
Tele macro function
Self-timer recording
To stop the timer midway through
You can record still pictures on an SD card using the timer
Press the Photo Shot button
When the flash is not used
≥This function’s default setting is Flash Auto
Built-in flash
Flash is activated and the picture will be recorded
To cancel the image stabilizer function
Image stabilizer function
Red eye reduction function
To cancel the guide line function
To cancel the wind noise reduction function
Guide line function
Wind noise reduction function
Microphone level
To return to automatic setting
To cancel the zebra display
Zebra display
Scene mode
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Manual
Manual recording functions
Color bar
Manual focus adjustment
Move the switch down and set it to Focus position
To restore to the automatic adjustment
White balance
About the MF assist function
Icon shown in the illustration is displayed automatically
About the black balance Adjustment
About the white balance sensor
Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment
To restore to automatic adjustment
Manual shutter speed adjustment
Manual iris/gain adjustment
Playback of motion pictures on a disc
Motion picture playback
Playback
Press the or 9 button on the remote control during playback
Operating with the remote Control
Operation is possible with the remote control only
About motion picture Compatibility
To adjust the volume
Move the volume lever to change the volume level
Frame-by-frame playback
Press the button
To cancel the repeat playback function
Playing back motion pictures by date
Repeat playback
Select the date for playback, then press the cursor button
To cancel the resume playback function
Playback of still pictures on an SD card
Resuming the previous playback
Still pictures Jpeg playback
About still picture compatibility
Deleted scenes cannot be restored
Editing scenes
Deleting scenes
Deleting scenes one at a time
To complete the settings
Protecting scenes
To continue deleting other scenes
To complete editing
Editing still pictures
Deleting still pictures
Deleting files one at a time
Select the file to be deleted, then press the cursor button
Protecting still pictures
To continue deleting other files
Dpof setting
What is DPOF?
To cancel all Dpof settings
Number of prints set to be in Dpof is displayed
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select or
Formatting
Formatting discs
Formatting an SD card
Finalizing a disc
Finalizing a disc
Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
DVD-RW, DVD-R and DVD-R DL
Un-finalizing a DVD-RW
Creating a top menu
Deleting the top menu
Protecting a disc
Auto Protect Operation
Protected disc Motion picture recording Editing, etc
Playback only Unprotected
Displaying disc information
To release the disc protection
To exit the information screen
Press the EXT Display button on the remote control
With a TV
Playback on TV
To display the on-screen Information on the TV
Connecting with a Hdmi cable optional
What is HDMI?
≥Check Hdmi RESOLUTION. l
Connect this unit and a TV with the Hdmi cable optional
About the settings when Connecting with Hdmi
Hdmi output resolution
Listening in 5.1 channel sound
About the setting when connecting the component terminals
Audio
AV cable supplied
Playback using EZ Sync Hdavi Control
≥The default setting is on
Set so that EZ Sync is activated on the connected TV
Operate with the remote control for the TV
To cancel EZ Sync Hdavi Control
Playback using Blu-ray Disc Players
Only when playing back DVD-RW, DVD-R or DVD-R DL discs
Devices which can play back discs recorded with this unit
DMP-BD10 Blu-ray Disc Player
Set the mode dial to to turn on the power
Connect this unit and a video device
To stop dubbing
≥Images are dubbed in standard picture quality
With a printer PictBridge
Connect this unit and a printer
Select a file to be printed, then press the cursor button
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Select the paper size setting on Paper Size
Select the layout setting on page Layout
When you stop printing halfway
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Before using with a computer
What you can do with a computer
Operating environment
102
Connection and recognition procedures
Connection and recognition
103
About the computer display
Disk drive display
104
Example folder structure of an SD card
To disconnect USB cable safely
Select USB Mass Storage Device and click Stop
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Verifying the unit is correctly recognized by the computer
If the driver has not been Recognized properly
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Menus and Indications
Menu list
Playback menus Motion picture playback Play Setup
Language l Playback menus Still picture playback Play Setup
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Create TOP Menu
Menus related to Advanced and Setup
Indications
Recording indications
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Playback indications
PC connection indications
Confirmatory indications
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Messages
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About recovery
Control Data Error has Been Detected
Thumbnail Data Error is Detected
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Functions that cannot be used simultaneously
116
Frequently asked questions
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Troubleshooting
Unit operations
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When connected to another device
With a computer
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When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
About this unit
124
About the battery
About the AC adaptor
125
About the disc
About the SD card
About the miniSD Card
LCD monitor/viewfinder
Explanation of terms
About condensation
Causes of condensation
What to do with the lens is fogged up
White balance
Auto focus
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Specifications
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USB
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Optional accessories
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Accessory Order Form For USA Customers
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Request for Service Notice USA Only
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Panasonic Video Products
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Customer Services Directory
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Warranty Service
If YOU Ship the Product to a Servicentre
Panasonic Canada Inc
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Index
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PictBridge 100
Recording lamp 110 Recording modes available for the motion
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Spanish Quick Use Guide/ Guía española para el uso rápido
Extracción de la batería
Cómo apagar la cámara Ajuste el disco del modo a OFF
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Pulse el botón Photo Shot a tope para tomar la imagen
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Ficha de reproducción de imágenes en movimiento
Ficha de reproducción de imágenes fija
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