Panasonic HX-DC2, HX-WA2

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5 Hand strap fixture

6 Zoom range button [ ] (l72)

7 Photoshot button [ ] (l49)

8 SET button [SET] (l58, 62, 93, 102)

≥Use the SET button to select the recording functions and playback

operations, and to operate the menu screen.

≥

In these operating instructions, the SET button is denoted as shown below.

Example:

9 In Recording Mode: Zoom lever [W/T] (l71)

In Playback Mode: Volume lever (l60, 108)

Zoom lever [W/T] (l106)

Thumbnail display switch [ / ] (l60)

10 Recording start/stop button [ ] (l46)

11 Menu button [MENU] (l62)

12 REC/ button [REC/ ]

(

l41

)

13 Battery/Card cover (l25,36)

14 Battery holder

15 Card slot

or Select using the SET button

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Contents

Main Information for Your Safety About recording formats and compatibility of the unit Indemnity about recorded content Handling of built-in memory Cards that you can use with this unit For the purposes of these operating instructions Contents Preparation Basic Advanced (Recording) Advanced (Playback) Copy/Dubbing With a PC Others Handling of this unit (Important) About the Waterproof Performance of this unit [HX-WA2] When inner side of the lens is fogged (condensation) 2 3 4 5 About handling the brush Using this unit underwater Caring of this unit after using it underwater 1 2 3 4 Page HX-WA2 Names and Functions of Main Parts Page Page Page Page Page About batteries that you can use with this unit Inserting/removing the battery Power supply HX-WA2 2 3 1 HX-DC2 2 3 Charging the battery 1 2 3 Charging and recording time Charging/Recording time Battery capacity indication Approximate operating time and number of recordable still pictures Cards that you can use with this unit Recording to a card Page Inserting/removing an SD card 2 3 1 2 3 About standby mode Turning the unit on/off About economy function Standby mode To turn on the unit About the high temperature warning icon Selecting a mode 1 2 3 Setting date and time 4 5 Basic camera positioning Basic motion picture recording Before recording Page 1 2 3 Recording motion pictures Page About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures 1 2 3 Recording still pictures About the recording standby screen display About the screen indications in the still picture recording About the focusing area 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 About the screen display for audio recording Intelligent Auto Mode Page Intelligent Auto Mode Automatic White Balance Auto Focus 1 2 Motion picture/Still picture/Audio playback 3 Change the thumbnail display Speaker volume adjustment Motion picture compatibility Still picture compatibility Audio compatibility Using the menu screen 5 Using Option Menu OPTION MENU 1 [CLOCK SET] [ALERT SOUND] [DISPLAY] [ECONOMY] [BRIGHTNESS] OPTION MENU 2 [LANGUAGE] [TV OUTPUT] [INITIAL SET] [FORMAT] Page (When selecting a folder) OPTION MENU 3 [REC FOLDER] [PLAYBACK FOLDER] [FILE NO. CONTD] [Eye-Fi] About the zoom bar Using the zoom Zoom button ( ) / Zoom lever ( ) Double range zoom Press the zoom range button. Zoom mode About the maximum zoom magnification Image stabiliser for motion pictures Select the menu. Image stabiliser for still pictures Select the menu. Advanced (Recording) Image stabiliser 2 Press the button halfway. Burst recording 3 Maximum number of pictures in the burst 2 3 To stop panorama recording part-way through Recording panorama still pictures Recording technique About size of still pictures Page Select the menu. (l62) Recording underwater [HX-WA2] Record with colour balance and audio that are suitable for recording underwater Recording functions of menus RECORDING MENU 1 [REC MODE] [PICTURE SIZE] [INTELLIGENT AUTO] [SCENE MODE] Page Limitations of scene mode settings [BURST] [PANORAMA] [FLASH] RECORDING MENU 2 [FLASH] To stop the timer midway through [SELF TIMER] [FOCUS] [FOCUS MODE] [METERING MODE] [COLOUR MODE] [ISO] RECORDING MENU 3 [ISO] About prioritised face framing [WHITE BALANCE] [FACE CHASER] [E.I.S.(VIDEO)] [E.I.S.(PICTURE)] [SHORTCUTS] Page AF lock AE lock Exposure compensation [PHOTO VIEW] RECORDING MENU 4 [PHOTO VIEW] [ZOOM MODE] [WIND CUT] [AUTO REVIEW] White Balance 2 press the SET button. Manual recording To set the White Balance manually 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 during the playback. 2 3 and press the SET button. Page 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 3 Displaying file information 1 information. 2 or more. Page Using the playback menu PLAYBACK MENU 1 [RESIZE] Splitting a scene PLAYBACK MENU 2 [RED-EYE CORRECT.] [EDIT VIDEO] Page Scene splicing [COPY] [UPLOAD SET] 1 2 3 Deleting scenes/still pictures/ audio files Page 3 4 Page 1 Watching Video/Pictures on your TV 2 3 Page Page 2 VIERA Link . Playback using VIERA Link Page 3 Other linked operations Page 1 2 3 4 Copying from Built-in Memory to SD card Page 1 2 Dubbing images onto other video devices Page HD Writer VE 2.0 Smart wizard What you can do with a PC Important Notice http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html Page End User License Agreement Page Operating environment for HD Writer VE 2.0 Operating environment Page To use the HDWriter VE 2.0 Operating environment for the card reader function (mass storage) 1 2 1 2 Installation 1 2 3 Connecting to a PC To disconnect USB cable safely Use as a card reader Connect the unit to a PC and set the unit to card reader mode. (l145) About the PC display DCIM AD_HDWUP CAM_SD/CAM_MEM Copying your still pictures to your PC Charging the battery by connecting it to different devices Using the unit as a web camera 1 2 Starting HD Writer VE 2.0 Reading the operating instructions of the software applications 1 2 3 If using Mac 4 2 3 Uploading files to a web service Page 8 Using the Eye-Fi transfer feature Using direct mode Selecting files to transfer Page Recording indications LCD Display Indications 000:00:15000:00:15000:00:15 300030003000 ISO400ISO400ISO400 F3.5F3.5F3.5 1/301/301/30 Page Playback indications Page 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 Cautions for use About this unit Page Page About the battery About the AC adaptor About status indicator during charging About the SD card LCD monitor About copyright Carefully observe copyright laws Licenses Page Recording modes/approximate recordable time Page Approximate number of recordable pictures