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Panasonic HX-DC2, HX-WA2, HX-WA20, HXWA2A Recording motion pictures

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Before turning on the unit, remove the lens cap.

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Motion pictures are recorded to the SD card if one is inserted. If no SD

card is inserted, the motion pictures are recorded to the built-in memory.

1Open the LCD monitor.

2Press the recording start/stop button to start

recording.

AWhen you begin recording, ¥ appears.

3Press the recording start/stop button again to pause

recording.

Basic

Recording motion pictures

HX-DC2

HX-WA20

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Contents

Main Owners Manual Dual Camera Model No. HX-WA20 HX-WA2 HX-DC2 Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely. until 2012/3/8 VQT4F46 1AG6P1P6499--(S) Safety Precautions Dear Customer, WARNING: CAUTION! Do not place sources of naked flames, such as lighted candles, on this unit. 4 Concerning the battery AC adaptor Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack) VQT4F46 5 Product Identification Marking Warni ng CAUTION 6 Precautions WARNING CAUTION VQT4F46 7 About recording formats and compatibility of the unit Indemnity about recorded content Handling of built-in memory 8 Cards that you can use with this unit For the purposes of this owners manual Contents Preparation Basic Advanced (Recording) Advanced (Playback) Copy/Dubbing With a PC Others Page VQT4F46 13 Handling of this unit (Important) About the Waterproof and Dustproof Performance of this unit [HX-WA20]/[HX-WA2] 14 When inner side of the lens is fogged (condensation) 2 3 4 VQT4F46 17 5 About handling the brush 18 Using this unit underwater Caring for this unit after using it underwater 1 2 3 4 Page Accessories Page HX-WA20/HX-WA2 Names and Functions of Main Parts Page Page Page Page Page 30 About batteries that you can use with this unit Inserting/removing the battery Power supply HX-WA20/HX-WA2 2 3 1 32 HX-DC2 2 3 Charging the battery VQT4F46 35 1 2 3 Charging and recording time Charging/Recording time VQT4F46 37 Battery capacity indication 38 Approximate operating time and number of recordable still pictures Cards that you can use with this unit Recording to a card 40 Inserting/removing an SD card HX-WA20/HX-WA2 Status indicator A VQT4F46 41 2 3 1 2 VQT4F46 43 3 About standby mode Turning the unit on/off VQT4F46 45 Standby mode To turn on the unit About economy function 46 About the high temperature warning icon VQT4F46 47 Press the REC/ button. Selecting a mode 1 2 3 Setting date and time 4 5 50 Basic camera positioning Basic motion picture recording Before recording Page 1 2 3 Recording motion pictures VQT4F46 53 About the screen indications in the motion picture recording 54 About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures VQT4F46 55 1 2 Press the button halfway. Recording still pictures 56 About the recording standby screen display About the screen indications in the still picture recording VQT4F46 57 About the focusing area 58 About recording still pictures during motion picture recording and audio recording Press the button fully (press to the bottom) to take the picture. About picture size Recording audio 60 About the screen display for audio recording Intelligent Auto Mode Page VQT4F46 63 Intelligent Auto Mode Automatic White Balance Auto Focus 1 Motion picture/Still picture/Audio playback VQT4F46 65 3 66 Change the thumbnail display Speaker volume adjustment VQT4F46 67 Motion picture compatibility Still picture compatibility Audio compatibility 1 2 3 Using the menu screen MENU 5 70 Using Option Menu OPTION MENU 1 [CLOCK SET] [ALERT SOUND] VQT4F46 71 [DISPLAY] [ECONOMY] [BRIGHTNESS] OPTION MENU 2 [LANGUAGE] [TV OUTPUT] [INITIAL SET] [FORMAT] VQT4F46 73 (When selecting a folder) OPTION MENU 3 [REC FOLDER] [PLAYBACK FOLDER] [FILE NO. CONTD] [Eye-Fi] 76 About the zoom bar Using the zoom Zoom button ( / ) / Zoom lever ( ) Double range zoom [HX-WA2]/[HX-DC2] VQT4F46 77 Press the zoom range button. 78 Zoom mode About the maximum zoom magnification Page Image stabilizer for motion pictures Select the menu. Image stabilizer for still pictures Select the menu. Advanced (Recording) Image stabilizer 1 2 3 Recording in Slow Motion Mode [HX-WA20] Page Burst recording 84 2 Press the button halfway. 3 Maximum number of pictures in the burst VQT4F46 85 Recording panorama still pictures 86 Recording technique About size of still pictures Page 88 Select the menu.(l68) Recording underwater [HX-WA20]/[HX-WA2] Record with color balance and audio that are suitable for recording underwater VQT4F46 89 Recording functions of menus RECORDING MENU 1 [REC MODE] [PICTURE SIZE] [INTELLIGENT AUTO] [SCENE MODE] Page 92 Limitations of scene mode settings Page Page [BURST] [PANORAMA] 96 [FLASH] RECORDING MENU 2 [FLASH] To stop the timer midway through [SELF TIMER] [FOCUS] [FOCUS MODE] [METERING MODE] [COLOR MODE] 100 [ISO] RECORDING MENU 3 [ISO] [WHITE BALANCE] [EXPOSURE] 102 About prioritized face framing [FACE CHASER] [E.I.S.(VIDEO)] [E.I.S.(PICTURE)] [SHORTCUTS] ISOISOISO VQT4F46 105 AF lock AE lock 106 Exposure compensation VQT4F46 107 [PHOTO VIEW] RECORDING MENU 4 [PHOTO VIEW] [ZOOM MODE] Manual recording VQT4F46 109 2 press the SET button. To set the White Balance manually Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment [HX-WA20] 2 3 4 Page 112 Setting the focus and recording 2 the SET button. Using manual focus Playback using operation icon Playback Operations Page Creating still picture from motion picture 1 2 3 Page VQT4F46 117 Zooming in on a still picture during playback (Playback zoom) 1 ) or zoom lever ( ) to side. 2 the zoomed portion using the SET button. Various playback functions 2 3 120 Displaying file information 1 information. 2 or more. Page 122 Using the playback menu PLAYBACK MENU 1 [RESIZE] 124 Splitting a scene PLAYBACK MENU 2 [RED-EYE CORRECT.] [EDIT VIDEO] Page 126 Scene splicing [COPY] [UPLOAD SET] 1 2 3 Deleting scenes/still pictures/ audio files Page 3 4 Page 132 1 Watching Video/Pictures on your TV 134 2 3 Page 136 To watch images on a regular TV (4:3) or when both sides of the images do not appear on the screen Connecting with an HDMI micro cable/ HDMI mini cable TV format setting 138 2 VIERA Link Playback using VIERA Link Page 140 3 Other linked operations Page 1 2 3 4 Copying from Built-in Memory to SD card VQT4F46 143 Dubbing images onto other video devices Change the video input on the video device and TV that this unit is connected to. 1 2 VQT4F46 145 HD Writer VE 2.0 Smart wizard What you can do with a PC 146 Important Notice http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html Page End User License Agreement Page 150 Operating environment for HD Writer VE 2.0 Operating environment Page 152 To use the HDWriter VE 2.0 VQT4F46 153 Operating environment for the card reader function (mass storage) 1 2 1 Installation 1 2 3 Connecting to a PC 156 To disconnect USB cable safely Use as a card reader Connect the unit to a PC and set the unit to card reader mode. (l155) VQT4F46 157 About the PC display DCIM CAM_SD/CAM_MEM AD_HDWUP 158 Copying your still pictures to your PC Charging the battery by connecting it to different devices Using the unit as a web camera III 1 2 Starting HD Writer VE 2.0 Reading the operating instructions of the software applications 1 2 3 If using Mac 4 2 Uploading files to a web service Page VQT4F46 165 8 Using the Eye-Fi transfer feature VQT4F46 167 Using Direct Mode Selecting files to transfer Page LCD Display Indications Page VQT4F46 171 Playback indications 172 Confirmatory indications It is not a malfunction in following cases Messages Troubleshooting Page Page Indication Status indicator Recording Playback Recording With other products Playback With a PC With other products Others With a PC 182 Cautions for use About this unit Page 184 About the battery VQT4F46 185 About the AC adaptor 186 About status indicator during charging VQT4F46 187 About the SD card 188 LCD monitor About copyright VQT4F46 189 Carefully observe copyright laws Licenses Page Recording modes/approximate recordable time Page Approximate number of recordable pictures Page Page Specifications Page Page Page Page Page Page Optional accessories Page Accessory Order Form (For USA and Puerto Rico Customers) In CANADA, please contact your local Panasonic dealer for more information on Accessories. Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A. AND PUERTO RICO) Panasonic Camcorder Products Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico Only) Carry-In or Mail-In Service Page Warr anty Panasonic Canada Inc. PANASONIC PRODUCT LIMITED WARRANTY Camcorder Products - One (1) year, parts and labour Useful Information (Only For Latin American Countries) Customer Service Customer Service Directory http://www.lar.panasonic.com Mexico Service Index A B C D VQT4F46 211 P R S T Spanish Quick Use Guide/Gua espaola para el uso rpido VQT4F46 213 (Para retirar el paquete de bateras) Empuje la palanca B hacia la direccin de la flecha y tire la batera de forma recta hacia afuera. 3 1 2 3 VQT4F46 215 Retirar la batera Carga de la batera 1 2 3 1 2 3 Page Page Page VQT4F46 221 Grabacin de pelculas Grabacin de fotografa 222 Reproduccin de pelcula/fotografa Page P VQT4F46