Panasonic HX-DC1, HX-DC10 owner manual

1AG6P1P6280--(S)

Owner’s Manual

Dual Camera

Model No.HX-DC10

HX-DC1

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the inst ructions completely.

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PVQT3M88

Contents

Main Things You Should Know Safety Precautions WARNING: CAUTION! VQT3M88 3 AC adap tor Warnin g CAUTION Precautions WARNING CAUTION Page 8 IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ Page WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR DIGITAL MOVIE CAMERA Page Page CONTENTS SETUP BASIC OPERATION ADVANCED OPERATION OPTION SETTINGS OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND ALERTS CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES ABOUT THE CARD Media cards that can be used with this camera (as of February 2011) Page PAR TS N AMES Front Page Rear CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK Guide to charging time and recording capacity Page Approximate operating time and number of recordable images 1 2 Page About the temperature alert icon INSTALLING THE CARD Page TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF Turning on the camera 1 Turning off the camera 1 Turning on the camera when it is in the sleep mode DATE AND TIME SETTING 1 DEC/20/2011 2 3 4 07 : 30 PM 5 6 Date and time backup SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLAYBACK MODE 1 2 MENU SCREEN Accessing/exiting the Menu Screen 1 2 Using the Menu 1 2 12 0.9 2 S 16 - S RECORDING MENU 1 REC MODE PICTURE SIZE SCENE MODE COLOR MODE FLASH SELF TIMER ENTER A B G [ C : t Page Page P Page Playback Menu Page INTELLIGENT AUTO MODE button Page Page BEFORE TAKING PICTURES For best results Page VIDEO RECORDING 1 1080-30 3 TAKING PHOTOS 1 16 - S 16 F3.5 1/2 - S Shoot a photo while recording a video 1 [ MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY (ZOOM) 1 2 3 Page PLAYING BACK VIDEOS AND PHOTOS 1 2 1080-60i Video playback operation Page How to save one frame from a video as a photo 1 DELETING FILES Delete single/delete all/delete folder 1 2 3 Delete selected 1080-60i 1 2 3 OK Page PLAYBACK MODES 21-image display playback 1 2 3 1 2 105% RECORDING MENU 1 Recording mode setting (page 40) Audio recording and playback 1 000:00:06 0.3 000:00:06 340 014:59:15 1 Recorded pixels (page 40) Hi-Speed Burst 1 Scene mode setting (page 41) Self-timer setting (page 41) RECORDING MENU 2 Motion compensation (image stabilizer) setting (page 43) Focus setting (page 43) How to use the manual focus 1 340 000:15:17 340 000:15:17 2 340 000:15:17 ISO sensitivity setting (page 43) White balance setting (page 43) How to use the white set 1 2 RECORDING MENU 3 Exposure setting (HX-DC10) (page 45) 1 2 F3.5 1/1000 Page Subject tracking settings (page 45) Shooting with the face tracking function 1 2 3 Shooting with the color tracking function (photos only) 1 2 3 Shortcut setting (page 45) 1 2 3 4 5 Exposure compensation 1 340 000:15:17 2 3 0.0 PLAYBACK MENU 1 Slideshow settings (page 46) Changing a setting 1 2 2 3 4 88 Protect selected files 1080-60i 1 2 3 4 Rotate (page 46) Resize (page 46) PLAYBACK MENU 2 Correcting red-eye (page 47) Editing videos (page 47) Procedure to trim (extract) a portion of a video 12 ABC Procedure to splice videos When editing videos... Video trimming (extracting) 1 00:00:10 2 3 4 5 6 00:00:06 7 Splicing (joining) videos 1 1080-60i UNLOCK OK 2 4 5 Page Copy (page 47) 1 2 3 Copying selected files 1 2 3 4 FILE INFO DISPLAY 1 2 1080-30 3 DISPLAY THE OPTION SETTING MENU 1 16 2 To access a Setting Screen INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING MENU Tab 1 Page Tab 2 Page Page Page TV output setting (page 107) 1 2 NTSC 16:9 Page Relation between [TV ASPECT] setting and TV display Page Storage folder setting (page 109) 1 100CDPFP 2 Playback folder setting (page 109) 1 2 3 100CDPFP 101CDPFP 102CDPFP File No. continued setting (page 109) Page Formatting (initializing) (page 107) CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMORY Checking the remaining number of images and video recording time 1 374 000:16:51 Check the available audio recording time 1 0.3 374 016:30:36 CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACK CHARGE 1 Page SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE 1 3 2 Page USING AS A CARD READER ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THE CARD Configuration of directories in the card * File formats When using as a card reader Selecting which medium to access 1 2 USING AS A WEBCAM Operating environment Windows Mac 1 Using as a webcam WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH A COMPUTER Contents of the supplied CD-ROM HD Writer VE 1.0 Smart wizard Page End User License Agreement Page OPERATING ENVIRONMENT Operating environment for HD Writer VE 1.0 Page Page To use the HD Writer VE 1.0 Operating environment for the card reader function (mass storage) INSTALLATION 1 2 3 Page 9 Page STARTING HD WRITER VE 1.0 Page IF USING Mac Operating environment Copying photos on a computer 1 2 To disconnect USB cable safely CONNECTING TO A TV Connecting to a video input terminal Connecting to the HDMI terminal PLAYING BACK ON A TV Playback using VIERA Link (HDAVI Control) 1 2 3 1) 3) 2) 1) Page COPYING/DUBBING COPYING/DUBBING Dubbing in standard picture quality 1 2 3 VQT3M88 155 COPYING/DUBBING COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS Page Page Page Page Page Page Page TROUBLESHOOTING Camera Page Page Page Page Page Page Restrictions concerning the Scene Mode and Color Mode features Scene Mode restrictions Color Mode restrictions About the scene mode function and focus setting About the status indicator when charging the battery pack ABOUT COPYRIGHT CAUTIONS FOR USE Page Page Page Page Page RECORDING MODES/APPROXIMATE RECORDABLE TIME Page APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF RECORDABLE PICTURES B 7 G [ C : t SPECIFICATIONS Page Page Page Page Page OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Accessory Order Form (For USA and Puerto Rico Customers) Limited Warranty Panasonic Camcorder Products Limited Warranty Page Page Spanish Quick Use Guide/Gua espaola para el uso rpido Instalacin de la batera y de la tarjeta SD 2 1 3 ENCENDIDO Y APAGADO DE LA CMARA Encendido de la cmara 1 2 1 Seleccin del idioma de la pantalla 1 2 3 4 Grabacin GRABACIN DE VDEO 1 2 TOMA DE FOTOGRAFAS 1 16 - S REPRODUCCIN DE FOTOGRAFAS Y VDEOS 1 1080-60i 2 3 Operacin de reproduccin de vdeos