Model No.HX-DC10
HX-DC1
To Reduce the Risk of FIRE, Electric Shock or Product Damage
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HX-DC10/HX-DC1
FCC Note
AC adaptor
Concerning the battery Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack
A./CANADA Consumers Attention
Camera or the Power Supply Turned on When not in USE
Precautions
Care
If you see this symbol
Handling of built-in memory
Indemnity about recorded content
IMPORTANT! Please Read
Be sure to take some test pictures beforehand
Photo compatibility
About the battery pack
About the photos and illustrations in this manual
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What YOU can do with Your Digital Movie Camera
Shoot movies
Take photos Play back videos and photos
User guide on the Internet
Hint
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On a computer Pages 123 to
Contents
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Advanced Operation
Connecting to a TV
Connecting to a Computer
COPYING/DUBBING
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VW-VBX070 VSK0750 USB cable
Battery pack
VFA0544 VFA0543 Lens cap
Sdxc Memory
About the Card
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SD Memory
Write-protect switch
Front
Parts Names
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Status
Status indicator status Camera
HX-DC1
Rear
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Operation pad HX-DC10
HX-DC10
Charging the Battery Pack
Guide to charging time and recording capacity
Charging/recording time
HX-DC1
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Approximate operating time and number of recordable images
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Setup
Insert the battery pack
To remove the battery pack
During charging
To maximize the battery pack life
Recharging when connected to a computer
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About the temperature alert icon
When removing the card
Installing the Card
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Do not attempt to forcibly remove the card
If the status indicator is lit red
Turning on the camera
Open the monitor unit, Press the power button
How to open the monitor unit
Turning the Camera on and OFF
Turning off the camera
Turning on the camera when it is in the sleep mode
Press the power button for at least 1 second
About the standby mode
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Date and Time Setting
Set the date
Press the Menu button
Set the clock
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Date and time backup
To correct the date and time settings
About the internal backup battery
Turn on the camera Press the REC/ button
Switching Between the Recording Mode and Playback Mode
To display a different Tab Menu
Accessing/exiting the Menu Screen
Menu Screen
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Setting Screen
Using the Menu
About the applicable mode indicator
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Overview of the Menu Screen Recording Menu
HX-DC10
Remaining battery power indication
Scene mode
Color mode
Self-timer
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Focus
Focus mode
Metering mode n Multi-metering
Image stabilizer
Tab 3 HX-DC10
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Digital zoom
Shortcuts setting page 82 h Assign operation shortcuts to
Exposure page 78 HX-DC10
Subject tracking page 80 h Automatically target a specific
Slideshow
Play volume
Playback Menu
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Red-eye correction Copy Repair the red-eye caused
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Intelligent Auto Mode HX-DC10
On a flower etc
Mode Scene Effect Night Recording night
Scenery
Macro Recording zooming
Auto focus
Intelligent Auto Mode
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Automatic white balance
If the camera feels warm
Before Taking Pictures
For best results
Holding the camera
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How to use the accessories
End the recording
Video Recording
Turn on the camera
Press the @ button
Press the O button Halfway
Taking Photos
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Set it to the recording
If the camera shake icon appears
What is the camera focusing on?
Focus and exposure can be locked
Shutter speed and aperture are displayed
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Shoot a photo while recording a video
About the recording size of photos
Take the picture
MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY Zoom
When the Zoom Range button is pressed... HX-DC1
When recording videos at a high magnification
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Press the SET button
Playing Back Videos and Photos
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Video playback operation
To do this Do this
If the appears on the Playback Screen
If no audio is heard
How to save one frame from a video as a photo
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File size for a video is very large
Delete single/delete all/delete folder
Deleting Files
Delete ALL, Delete Folder
Delete selected
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Select DELETE, and press the SET button
Select YES, and press the SET button
Press the O button or @ button
Image display playback
Playback Modes
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To magnify
Display a photo Push the zoom switch toward
Magnifying zooming in the image photos only
With the face tracking function
Recording Menu
Recording mode setting
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You can capture a photo during an audio recording
Audio recording and playback
Recording Select , and press the SET
End the audio recording
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Hi-Speed Burst
Recorded pixels
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Scene mode setting
When yis selected
Self-timer setting
To cancel the self-timer function
When xis selected
If the motion compensation does not seem to be working
Motion compensation image stabilizer setting
When motion compensation is enabled
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About the macro mode
Focus setting How to use the manual focus
Select -, and press the SET button
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ISO sensitivity setting
Reset the white balance in the following cases
White balance setting
How to use the white set
To cancel the white balance setting
Setting ranges Aperture F3.5 to F8.0
Exposure setting HX-DC10
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When recording a video
When shooting a hi-speed burst
Shooting with the face tracking function
Subject tracking settings
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If the subject is not successfully targeted
Set the color tracking setting to
To cancel the color tracking operation
Shooting with the color tracking function photos only
Select SHORTCUTS, Press the SET button
Shortcut setting
Recommended Settings
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Photo view
Video view
Toggle the SET button up or down
To confirm the assigned shortcuts
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Exposure compensation
Begin the slideshow
Slideshow settings
Changing a setting
Playback Menu
To select a different image in step
File protect setting
To cancel the protect mode for a file
Protect files one by one
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Protect selected files
Rotate
Why can’t the image be resized?
Resize
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Correcting red-eye
If the Red-eye correction not successful message appears
Editing videos
Procedure to trim extract a portion of a video
Extract the specified portion Two ways to split the video
Splice the videos
Procedure to splice videos
When editing videos
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Select the video to be trimmed from the 8-image display
Video trimming extracting
Select Split and press the SET button
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Overwrite
When joining the first and latter Portions
Toggle the SET button up
Save AS NEW
Case of prolonged recording
Playback volume?
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Select the desired option, and press the SET button
Select Splice and press the SET button
Splicing joining videos
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Playback volume?
If Copy ALL was selected
Copy
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If Copy Single was selected
Copying selected files
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File Info Display
To access a Setting Screen
Display the Option Setting Menu
Option tab
Tab
Introduction to the Option Setting Menu
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Shutter
Battery REC
Battery Play
Turn ON/OFF
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Format
Initial SET
Delete Data
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Playback Folder setting When the playback mode is active
REC Folder setting When the recording mode is active
File NO. CONT’D setting Remaining battery charge display
TV Aspect
TV output setting
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TV System
If Viera Link is selected on Use the Viera Link
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Relation between TV Aspect setting and TV display
Photo 169 Video in SD mode Video in HD mode
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Storage folder setting
Select an existing folder
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Playback folder setting
File name image number
File No. setting
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File number function OFF
At the end of a photography session
When the built-in memory is used
Can’t select Delete DATA?
Formatting initializing
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Formatting the card erases the files
Checking the Remaining Card Memory
Set the camera to the recording mode
Check the available audio recording time
Set the camera to the audio recording mode
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Display the Recording Menu or Playback Menu
Checking the Remaining Battery Pack Charge
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Battery remaining charge
Approx. full
Card Reader
Setting the Connection Mode
WEB Camera
Insert and pull out the cable carefully
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About the USB cable
If the Disconnect USB cable message appears
Mounting your camera
Using AS a Card Reader
Dismounting the camera
About the Contents of the Card
Video playback operating environment Windows Mac OS
When using as a card reader
About the volume name
About videos recorded with this camera
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Selecting which medium to access
About audio files recorded with this camera
Connecting to a Computer
Operating environment Windows
Using AS a Webcam
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Set the camera to the WEB Camera webcam mode
Using as a webcam
Mac
What YOU can do with a Computer
Contents of the supplied CD-ROM HD Writer VE
Smart wizard
CD-ROM
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End User License Agreement
Connecting to a Computer
Computer
Operating Environment
Operating environment for HD Writer VE
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USB
RAM
Other
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To use the HD Writer VE
CPU
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Requirements
Insert the CD-ROM into the computer
Installation
Click Next
Check the contents, then close the window
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Select Yes or No to create shortcut
Computer must be rebooted for the application to work
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Uninstalling HD Writer VE
Select Start →Control Panel →Programs and Features
Select HD Writer VE 1.0, then click Uninstall
Select Start → All Programs → Panasonic → HD Writer VE 1.0 →
Starting HD Writer VE
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Copying photos on a computer
Operating environment
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To disconnect USB cable safely
Connecting to a TV
Connecting to the Hdmi terminal
Connecting to a video input terminal
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What is the Viera Link?
Playback using Viera Link Hdavi Control
Playing Back on a TV
Other linked operations Turning the unit off
Operate with the remote control for the TV
Automatic input switching
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Hint
Dubbing in standard picture quality
COPYING/DUBBING
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COPYING/DUBBING
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Commonly Asked Questions
Question Answer Action
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
Misc
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Error
Camera
Troubleshooting
Problem Cause Action
Power
Shooting
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Subject Set the flash
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Lens Make sure Lens is not
Image
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Setting Restrictions
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Color Mode restrictions
When shooting hi-speed bursts
Setting
About the status indicator when charging the battery pack
About the scene mode function and focus setting
Off
Licenses
About Copyright
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Carefully observe copyright laws
Wave radiation
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When carrying the camera, do not drop or bump it
Cleaning
When disposing of or transferring the camera
Do not throw an old battery into fire
About the battery
Be sure to remove and store the battery after use
Prepare spare batteries when going out
About the SD card
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About condensation
About the LCD monitor
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Memory
Recording mode Picture size
SD card
Built-in
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Recording pixels
Approximate Number of Recordable Pictures
HX-DC10/HX-DC1
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Hi-Speed Burst
Specifications
Lens HX-DC10
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Zoom HX-DC10
Speaker
White balance adjustment
Monitor
Microphone
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Recording modes
Battery operation time
Video Recording media
Compression
HX-DC10/HX-DC1
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Photo Recording media
Picture size Photo recording single-shot HX-DC10
Accessory No Description
Optional Accessories
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Accessory Order Form For USA and Puerto Rico Customers
Product or Part Name Parts Labor
Panasonic Camcorder Products Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty Coverage For USA and Puerto Rico Only
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
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Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions
For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY As of March
For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY
Inserte la tarjeta SD
Instalación de la batería y de la tarjeta SD
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Inserte la batería
Durante la carga
Carga de la batería
Presione el interruptor
Encendido de la cámara
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Abra la unidad de pantalla y
Presione el interruptor durante al menos 1 segundo
Apagado de la cámara
Presione el botón REC
Seleccione Language y presione el botón SET
Selección del idioma de la pantalla
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Presione el botón Menu
Presione el botón @
Grabación
Termine la grabación
Presione suavemente el Botón O hasta el final
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Consejo
Presione el botón SET
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Operación de reproducción de vídeos
Para hacer esto Haga esto
Si aparece en la pantalla de reproducción
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