HX-WA3 HX-WA03
About recording formats and compatibility of the unit
Indemnity about recorded content
Read this first
Handling of built-in memory
Cards that you can use with this unit
SD Memory Card, Sdhc Memory Card and Sdxc Memory Card
Contents
Recording Menu
Double range zoom HX-WA3 / HX-WA03
Record with color balance and audio that are suitable for
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What you can do with the Wi-Fi function
Use as a card reader 202 Using the unit as a web camera 205
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Preparation
Handling this unit
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When inner side of the lens is fogged condensation
What to do when inner side of the lens is fogged
Check before using underwater
Open the rear door
Close the rear door securely
Using this unit underwater
Caring for this unit after using it underwater
Rinse with water with the rear door closed
≥ Dry this unit by standing it on a dry cloth
Draining water from the unit
Wiping moisture from the unit
About the water draining design
When using in a cold climate or at low temperatures
Names and Functions of Main Parts
Power button l REC/ button REC/ l Intelligent auto button l
Wi-Fi button Wi-Fi l 166, 176, 182, 185
LCD monitor l
Photoshot button l SET button SET l 56, 60, 111
Slow Motion Mode button l
Zoom range button
Speaker Internal stereo microphones
Wi-Fi Transmitter l Tripod receptacle
Lens Built-in flash l Hand strap fixture
≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit. l
Power supply
Inserting/removing the battery
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Direction of arrow, and pull Battery straight out
Push the lever B toward
Close the rear door
Charging the battery
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Charging and recording time
Charging/Recording time
Battery capacity indication
Approx 255 min
Number
By Cipa standard
Approx pictures By Cipa standard
Recording to a card
Cards that you can use with this unit
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Inserting/removing an SD card
Status indicator a
Check that the status indicator has gone off
Insert remove the SD card into from the card slot
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Turning the unit on/off
To turn off the unit
About Standby Mode
About the high temperature warning icon
High temperature
Selecting a mode
Press the REC/ button
Menu 1 # Clock SET
Setting date and time
Select the menu. l
Configure the Wi-Fi settings. l
≥ At the time of purchase, the Clock SET is not set
Basic motion picture recording
Before recording
Basic camera positioning
If the surface of the unit gets hot
Recording motion pictures
During recording
Recording time elapsed
About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures
Press the button halfway
Recording still pictures
Open the LCD monitor
Press the button fully
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About the recording standby screen display
About the screen indications in the still picture recording
About the focusing area
PT Autofocus
About picture size
640k480
Open the LCD monitor. Select the menu. l
Menu 1 # REC Mode # Voice Record
Recording audio
During audio recording
Audio operation indicator l
About the screen display for audio recording
Intelligent Auto Mode
Press the button to switch to Intelligent Auto Mode
Spotlight
Portrait
Scenery
Low Light
Auto Focus
Intelligent Auto Mode
Automatic White Balance
Motion picture/Still picture/Audio playback
Thumbnail display
Operation icon
Play back using the SET button
Motion picture/audio playback
Still picture playback
Change the thumbnail display
Speaker volume adjustment
Towards Decreases the volume
Towards
Audio compatibility
Motion picture compatibility
Still picture compatibility
Using the menu screen
To get back to the previous screen
Using the Simple Menu
Select the menu
Using the Option Menu
Menu 1 , 2 or 3 # desired setting
Clock SET
Open the LCD monitor
Alert Sound
Brightness
Display
Economy
Initial SET
Language
TV Output
Delete Data
Format
Format
When creating a folder
REC Folder
Playback Folder
File NO. CONT’D
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Firmware Upgrade
Firmware Version
About the zoom bar
Using the zoom
Zoom button
Side
≥ HX-WA30
Double range zoom HX-WA3 / HX-WA03
Press the zoom range button
Zoom Mode
About the maximum zoom magnification
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60 k
84 k
10 k 120 k 90 k
Image Stabilizer
Menu 3 # E.I.S.VIDEO # desired setting
OFF Cancel the setting
Image Stabilizer for motion pictures Select the menu
Image Stabilizer for still pictures Select the menu
Menu 3 # E.I.S.PICTURE # on
Slow Motion Mode
Recording in Slow Motion Mode HX-WA30
Press the button to switch the recording mode
Slow Motion Continuous Mode
Menu 1 # Slow Motion Mode # desired setting
≥ When Slow Motion Continuous Mode is selected
Face Framing
Recording with a filter effect
Monochrome B/W
Hdrp HDR Paint Hdrp *3
Skin Soft Skin Skin
Sepia Sepia Sepia
≥ Old Movie OLD
≥ Miniature Effect Mini jAudio is not recorded
≥ One Point Color 1CLR
≥ Time Lapse Rec Intv jAudio is not recorded
≥ HDR Paint Hdrp
≥ Ghost Effect Ghost
≥ Fish-eye Effect Fish
3M Burst
Menu 2 # Burst # desired setting 16M Burst
Burst recording
16M Reverse Burst
HX-WA30
Burst setting
Maximum number of pictures in the burst
Pan the unit horizontally or vertically
Recording panorama still pictures
Press the button to start the recording
Menu 2 # Panorama # Panorama or
360e Panorama
Recording technique
About size of still pictures
180e Panorama
Self Timer
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Menu 1 # Scene Mode # Under Water
Recording underwater
REC Mode
Recommended REC Mode settings
REC Mode
Recording functions of menus
Recommended for Mac users
Creative Control
Slow Motion Mode
Picture Size
Menu
Scene Mode
≥ SUNSET/FIREWORKS/LANDSCAPE/NIGHT SCENERY/NIGHT Portrait
Under Water
LOW Light
≥ Fireworks
Sunset
Limitations of Scene Mode settings
Setting Limitations
Landscape
Shot
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Handheld Night
Comp
Setting Limitations HDR Backlight
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Burst
Zoom Mode
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Panorama
When Ø2 2 sec is selected
Self Timer
Menu 2 # Self Timer # desired setting OFF
When Ø10 10 sec is selected
Photo View
Menu 2 # Photo View # desired setting
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S.VIDEO
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Auto Review
S.PICTURE
Exposure
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ISO
Auto
Menu 3 # EXP Compensation
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EXP Compensation
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Focus Mode
Menu 4 # Focus Mode # desired setting
Focus
Face Framing
Metering Mode
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Multi
About prioritized face framing
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Wind CUT
Recommended Settings
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Shortcuts
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AF lock
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AE lock
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Manual recording
White Balance
Menu 3 # White Balance
To set the White Balance manually
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Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment HX-WA30
Tilt the SET button left or right to set
250 Shutter speed Seconds to 1/1000 1/1000 second
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F2.8 Iris value F2.8 ... !# ... F8.0
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Manual shutter speed adjustment
Manual iris adjustment
Menu 4 # Focus # desired setting
Setting the focus and recording
Using Manual Focus
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Playback using operation icon
Playback Operations
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Creating still picture from motion picture
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Cutting out a section of a panorama still picture
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Zooming in on a still picture during playback Playback zoom
Operate the zoom button to side
Press the button while zoomed
Saving the zoomed still picture
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Various playback functions
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Normal
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Short
Long
Button Creative Control settings l
Select Start using the SET button and press
Volume button Volume adjustment l
About button operations during slideshow playback
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OFF Cancel the setting 1CLR One Point Color 1CLR
Playing back with a filter effect
Displaying file information
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Using the playback menu
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Resize
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Rotate
# RED-EYE CORRECT. # Correction
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RED-EYE Correct
Select the saving method and press the SET button
Edit Video
Splitting a scene
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Scene splicing
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Copy
Deleting scenes/still pictures/ audio files
Deleting displayed file
Deleting files using the playback menu
Menu # Delete
Press the button or the recording start/stop Button
Select YES using the SET button and press the SET Button
Deleting selected files
Deleting all files
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Press the Menu button to complete the settings
Protecting a file
# Protect
≥ Always use the supplied AV cable
Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
Connect this unit to a TV 144
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About the status indicator of the unit
Select the video input on the TV
Picture quality
Play back from the unit
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Connecting with an Hdmi micro cable
TV format setting
Menu # TV Output # Hdmi # AUTO/720p/1080i/480p
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Playback using Viera Link
What is the Viera Link Hdavi Control?
Menu # TV Output # Viera Link # on
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Operate with the remote control for the TV
Other linked operations
Select Copy ALL to begin copying to the SD card 151
Copying from Built-in Memory to SD card
Set to Playback Mode. l
Copy Selected
Press the recording start/stop button or the button
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Dubbing images onto other video devices
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Start recording on the connected device
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Using the Eye-Ficard
Menu # Eye-Fi # Transfer # desired setting
Select
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ALL
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Using Direct Mode
Menu # Eye-Fi # Start Direct Mode
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Use this unit as a wireless LAN device
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Before use
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Image App
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When connecting to a smartphone
When connecting to a wireless access point
DLNA-compatible TV
About the Image App
Install the Image App
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Connecting to Wi-Fi HX-WA30
When directly connected
Lit green
Connecting to a wireless access point
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Press the SET button to finish the setup
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Search for
Manual Connection
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Select Next using the SET button and then press
Confirming that the Wi-Fi connection is complete
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Connecting to the smartphone
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If the Wi-Fi connection cannot be established
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Recording/playing back with remote operations HX-WA30
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Using with a direct connection
Start up the smartphone application Image App
Screen display during remote operations
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When Playback Mode
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Dlna playback HX-WA30
Select this unit Ssid by the TV side 185
Perform playback Operations with the TV Remote control
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How to Use the Wi-Fi Setup Menu HX-WA30
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Direct Connection
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Menu Password
Reset Wi-Fi Settings
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IP Address/DNS Settings
Device Name
Smart wizard
What you can do with a PC
HD Writer VE
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Important Notice
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≥ Data cannot be written to the unit from a PC
End User License Agreement
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Operating environment
Operating environment for HD Writer VE
CPU
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RAM
To use the HD Writer VE
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Insert the CD-ROM into the PC
Installation
Uninstalling HD Writer VE
Click Yes. Click Next
Connect this unit to a PC
Connecting to a PC
Turn on the unit
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Use as a card reader
To disconnect USB cable safely
Example folder structure in built-in memory/SD card
About the PC display
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Charging the battery by connecting it to different devices
Copying your still pictures to your PC
Card reader function mass storage
Necessary
Using the unit as a web camera
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Software
Start Windows Live Messenger or Messages
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Starting HD Writer VE
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If using Mac
Operating environment
Double click on the Camsd or Cammem Displayed on the desktop
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LCD Display Indications
Recording indications
ßA/ß
Gray
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ISO64/ISO100/ISO200/ISO400/ISO800/ISO1600/ISO3200*3
White
Wi-Fi connection display
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Ø10/Ø2
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Playback indications
Confirmatory indications
Check Card
Messages
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Card Full
Troubleshooting
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Zoom button, rear door, etc. cannot be moved
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Playback
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Cell
Wi-Fi
Problem Check points Have forgotten
Password for
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Do not extend the cords and the cables
About this unit
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When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
Cleaning
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When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
When disposing of or giving away this unit, note that
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About the battery
Be sure to detach the battery after use
About the AC adaptor
Prepare spare batteries when going out for recording
Do not throw old battery into fire
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About status indicator during charging
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LCD monitor
When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that
About the SD card
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Licenses
About copyright
Carefully observe copyright laws
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Built-in Approx
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SD card
Memory
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1280 k720 640 k360 320 k180
Aspect ratio
Approximate number of recordable pictures
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Card
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4352 k2448 3744 k2106 2560 k1440 1920 k1080
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