Model No. HDC-DX1P/PC
Safety Precautions
Things You Should Know
Thank you for choosing Panasonic
Following Applies only in the U.S.A
FCC Note
Following Applies only in Canada
AC adaptor
Batteries
Important Safety Instructions
Precautions
USE & Location
Care
Carefully observe copyright laws
Indemnity concerning recording Content
Manual recording functions
Quick Guide
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
LSQT1093
Still picture playback tab
Motion picture playback tab
What is the AVCHD?
Features of the High Definition Video Camera
Very 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 terminal
Watching High Definition images
Other linked operations
AV amplifier with Hdmi terminal B Hdmi cable optional
Listening in 5.1 channel surround sound
Accessories
Parts identification and handling
Before using Speaker Viewfinder l
Battery release lever Batt l Tripod receptacle l
≥Use the supplied AV cable only
Reset button Reset l LCD monitor l
LSQT1093
Adjust the belt length and the pad position
Using grip belt
Adjust the belt length so it fits your hand
Flip the belt Adjust the length Replace the belt
Using the viewfinder
Using the LCD monitor
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
DVD-RAM 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
Message Recommended to USE Panasonic Disc appears
≥MD ≥iD ≥Floppy disk
When inserting a disc recorded on another device
When using brand-new DVD-RAM or DVD-RW
Card type
Cards that you can use with this unit
Capacity
Indication in these instructions
When inserting/removing a disc
How to hold a disc or card
Handling precautions
Disc and card handling
Fitting/Removing the battery
Charging the battery
Setup
Charging lamp
Charging time and recordable time
Supplied Battery
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
≥Rotate the mode dial slowly
Selecting a mode Turning the unit on/off
Recording mode l 50
Playback mode l 74
Inserting/removing a disc
Set the mode dial to OFF when this unit is not being used
Removing disc
Inserting disc
Single sided disc/dual layer on single side disc
Identifying recording/playback sides of disc
Recording/playback side is opposite to the labelled side
Double sided disc
≥Check that the status indicator has gone off
Card access lamp
Inserting/removing an SD card
Concerning the SD card
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select
How to use the cursor button
Basic operations
Operations during recording
Move the cursor button up, down, left or right to operate
Operations during playback
Manual mode White balance
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Manual
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Focus
Manual focus mode Focus 5/5 Manual focus adjustment
Playback mode Still picture playback
Playback mode In motion picture playback
To exit the help mode
Help mode
Using the menu screen
While stopped, press the Menu button
To get back to the previous screen
Setting date and time
To recharge the built-in lithium battery
Switching the language
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
Auto Ground-directional Standby AGS
About auto mode
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
≥About batteries that you can use with this unit l
Approximate recordable time for 1 disc
Focus indication
Recording still pictures Jpeg
To record still pictures clearly
≥The sound cannot be recorded
About the focus indication
Concerning the focusing area
ABC D E F G H
Card indication l Mega optical image stabilizer l
You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures
Switching the shutter effect on/off
16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB
Picture quality
256 MB
512 MB
Zoom in/out function
Various recording functions
Move the zoom lever
You can zoom in up to 12k optically
Digital zoom function
About using the zoom microphone function
Backlight compensation function
Recording yourself
Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side
To return to normal recording
Fade in/fade out function
To cancel fading
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
To cancel the soft skin mode
Soft skin mode
To cancel the tele macro function
Tele macro function
To stop the timer midway through
Self-timer recording
You can record still pictures on an SD card using the timer
Press the Photo Shot button
≥This function’s default setting is Flash Auto
When the flash is not used
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 wind noise reduction function
To cancel the guide line function
Guide line function
Wind noise reduction function
Microphone level
To return to automatic setting
To cancel the zebra display
Zebra display
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Manual
Scene mode
Manual recording functions
Color bar
Move the switch down and set it to Focus position
Manual focus adjustment
White balance
To restore to the automatic adjustment
About the MF assist function
Icon shown in the illustration is displayed automatically
About the white balance sensor
About the black balance Adjustment
To restore to automatic adjustment
Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment
Manual shutter speed adjustment
Manual iris/gain adjustment
Playback of motion pictures on a disc
Motion picture playback
Playback
Operating with the remote Control
Press the or 9 button on the remote control during playback
Operation is possible with the remote control only
About motion picture Compatibility
Move the volume lever to change the volume level
To adjust the volume
Frame-by-frame playback
Press the button
Playing back motion pictures by date
To cancel the repeat playback function
Repeat playback
Select the date for playback, then press the cursor button
Playback of still pictures on an SD card
To cancel the resume playback function
Resuming the previous playback
Still pictures Jpeg playback
About still picture compatibility
Editing scenes
Deleted scenes cannot be restored
Deleting scenes
Deleting scenes one at a time
Protecting scenes
To complete the settings
To continue deleting other scenes
To complete editing
Deleting still pictures
Editing still pictures
Deleting 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 setting
To cancel all Dpof settings
Number of prints set to be in Dpof is displayed
Formatting
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select or
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
Auto Protect Operation
Protecting a disc
Protected disc Motion picture recording Editing, etc
Playback only Unprotected
Displaying disc information
To release the disc protection
To exit the information screen
With a TV
Press the EXT Display button on the remote control
Playback 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
Playback using EZ Sync Hdavi Control
≥The default setting is on
Set so that EZ Sync is activated on the connected TV
To cancel EZ Sync Hdavi Control
Operate with the remote control for the TV
Only when playing back DVD-RW, DVD-R or DVD-R DL discs
Playback using Blu-ray Disc Players
Devices which can play back discs recorded with this unit
DMP-BD10 Blu-ray Disc Player
Connect this unit and a video device
Set the mode dial to to turn on the power
To stop dubbing
≥Images are dubbed in standard picture quality
Connect this unit and a printer
With a printer PictBridge
Select a file to be printed, then press the cursor button
100
Select the layout setting on page Layout
Select the paper size setting on Paper Size
When you stop printing halfway
101
What you can do with a computer
Before using with a computer
Operating environment
102
Connection and recognition procedures
Connection and recognition
103
Disk drive display
About the computer display
104
Example folder structure of an SD card
To disconnect USB cable safely
Select USB Mass Storage Device and click Stop
105
Verifying the unit is correctly recognized by the computer
If the driver has not been Recognized properly
106
107
Menu list
Menus and Indications
Language l Playback menus Still picture playback Play Setup
Playback menus Motion picture playback Play Setup
109
Create TOP Menu
Menus related to Advanced and Setup
Indications
Recording indications
111
PC connection indications
Playback indications
Confirmatory indications
112
113
Messages
114
Control Data Error has Been Detected
About recovery
Thumbnail Data Error is Detected
115
116
Functions that cannot be used simultaneously
117
Frequently asked questions
Troubleshooting
Unit operations
118
119
120
121
122
When connected to another device
With a computer
123
When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
About this unit
124
About the battery
About the AC adaptor
125
About the SD card
About the disc
About the miniSD Card
LCD monitor/viewfinder
About condensation
Explanation of terms
Causes of condensation
What to do with the lens is fogged up
White balance
Auto focus
128
Specifications
129
USB
130
131
132
Optional accessories
133
Accessory Order Form For USA Customers
134
Request for Service Notice USA Only
135
Panasonic Video Products
136
Customer Services Directory
If YOU Ship the Product to a Servicentre
Warranty Service
Panasonic Canada Inc
137
138
Index
PictBridge 100
139
Recording lamp 110 Recording modes available for the motion
115
Extracción de la batería
Spanish Quick Use Guide/ Guía española para el uso rápido
Cómo apagar la cámara Ajuste el disco del modo a OFF
140
141
142
Pulse el botón Photo Shot a tope para tomar la imagen
143
Ficha de reproducción de imágenes en movimiento
Ficha de reproducción de imágenes fija
Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc