Panasonic HX-DC1 manual

1AG6P1P6302-- (S) Basic Operating Instructions Dual Camera Model No. HX-DC10 HX-DC1 Before use, p lease read t hese instruction s completely . More detaile d instructions on the operation of this unit are cont ained in “Operating Instructions (PDF format )” in the supplied CD-ROM. Install it on your PC to read it. GC GA GN VQT3P31[...]

2 VQT3P31 Inf ormation f or Y our Safety Dear Customer , We would like to tak e this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this P anasonic Dual Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep t hem handy f or future ref erence. Please no te that the actual controls and components , menu items , etc. of your Dual Camera ma y lo[...]

VQT3P31 3 k Concerning the battery k Product identification marking -If you see this symbol- k Cautions for use For Austral ia and New Zealand In the e ve nt of abnormal operation (e.g. if the unit em its smoke or an unusual smell), immediat ely stop operating the unit and consult the P anasonic Customer Care Centre on 132600. Keep this unit as far[...]

4 VQT3P31 IMPOR T ANT! PLEASE READ k About the models covered by this instruction manual i This manual pertains to models HX-DC10 and HX-DC1. i Where passages ref er to a specific model(s), the model n umber is indicated. k Be sure to take some test pictures bef orehand Bef ore those important ev ents, be su re to take some trial pictures to confir[...]

VQT3P31 5 k Concerning this unit’s reco rding method and compatibility <Video compatibility> i This camera is an MP4 standard (MPEG-4A VC/H.264 f ormat) digital movie camera that records high- definition HDTV video . The A VCHD and MPEG2 video formats are diff erent a nd are theref ore not compatible. i This camera may deg rade or be unab l[...]

6 VQT3P31 CONTENTS Information for Your S afety ............. .............. ............. ............... ............. 2 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSOR IES ....... ................ ............... 8 ABOUT THE CARD .............. ............. ............. ............. ................ .......... 9 Media cards that can be used with this camera ([...]

VQT3P31 7  IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND ALERTS OPTIONAL A CCESSORIES .......... ................ ............. ............. ............. 39 SPECIFICA TIONS ....... ............... .............. ............. ............. ................ ..40 ABOUT COPYR IGHT .. ............. ............. ............. ................ ............. .....4 6 Read[...]

8 VQT3P31 CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES Check the accessories bef ore using this unit. Product numbers correct as of February , 2011. These may be su bject to change.  Battery pack VW-VBX070  AC adaptor 1 (GC) VSK0752 Hong K ong Special Administrativ e Region of China and Saudi Arabia 2 (GA) VSK0751 Areas Other than Hong Kong Special Ad[...]

VQT3P31 9 ABOUT THE CARD Media car ds that can be used with t his camera (as of February 2011) Use SD cards conf orming to Class 4 or higher of the SD Speed Class Rating * fo r video recording. * The SD Speed class Rating is the speed standard f or successiv e writes. See the card label to confirm the rating. (Example) This camera is compatible wit[...]

10 VQT3P31 i 4 GB or more Memory Cards that do not ha ve the SDHC lo go or 48 GB or more Memory Cards that do not ha ve the SDXC logo are not based on SD Memory Card specifications. i Cards with capacity la rger than 64 GB cannot be use d. i When the write-protect s witch on the SD card is loc ked, no recordi ng, deletion or editing will be possib [...]

VQT3P31 11 SETUP SETUP SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front Lens Monitor unit Inter nal ster eo microphone Status indicator Speaker Flash i The flash unit becomes very hot and ma y cause a burn. A void t ouching the flash unit when shooting. * The tripod mounting hole is on the bottom. Attaching to a tripo d having a scre w length longer than 5 .5 mm ma [...]

12 VQT3P31 SETUP k About the status indicator (See pa ge 167 in the Operating Instructions (PDF f ormat) regar ding the charging status. ) i The status indicator lights or flashes to show the camera’ s operating status . Status indicator status Camera status Colour Lit/flashing Red Lit Accessing built- in memory or SD card Flashing (F aster) Batt[...]

VQT3P31 13 SETUP Rear Photo shooting button Pow e r bu t t o n [ @ ] button [ O ] butt on SET button LCD monitor HX-DC1 REC/ button terminal cover Batter y cover Zoom switch* Video recording button MENU butt on but to n Photo sho oting butt on [ @ ] button [ O ] button SET but ton REC/ button Video recording butt on MENU button ZOOM RANGE butt on H[...]

14 VQT3P31 SETUP CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK At the time o f purchase, the battery pack is not charge d. Please charge it fully bef ore using it. Guide to cha rgin g time and recor ding capacity k Charging/recording time i T emperature: 25 °C/humidit y: 60 %RH i It is recommended that the bat tery be recharged in a pl ace where the ambient temp[...]

VQT3P31 15 SETUP <HX-DC1> i These times are appro ximations. i The indicated charging time i s for when the battery has been discharged completely . Charging time and recordabl e time v ary depending on the usage conditions such as high/lo w temperature . i The actual recordab le ti me ref ers to the recordab le time when repeatedly starting/[...]

16 VQT3P31 SETUP Appro ximate operating time and number of recordable images <HX-DC10> <HX-DC1> Recording conditions by CIP A standard i CIP A is an abbrevia tion of Camera & Imaging Prod ucts Association. i Using the supplied battery i Using a P anasonic SD Memory Card (2 GB) Number of recordab le images Appro x. 170 images By CIP [...]

VQT3P31 17 SETUP 1 I nsert the battery pack. h It is possible to insert the battery incorrectly , so please pay particular attention when i nserting that it is correctly oriented. 1 Push out 3 Open Connector markings 5 Close 4 Insert by matching the connector markings <T o remove the battery pack...> i Be sure the tur n o ff the cam era by pr[...]

18 VQT3P31 SETUP 2 Use the USB cable (supplied) to connect the camera and the AC adaptor, and then connect the AC adaptor to a power outlet. h Recharging tak es place only when the camera is turned off or is in th e sleep mode (page 2 6 in the Oper ating Instructions (PDF f o rmat)). Recharging does not tak e place when the camera is in the recordi[...]

VQT3P31 19 SETUP INST ALLING THE CARD Bef ore using a newly pur chased card or one that w as used in another de vice, be sure to f ormat it with this ca mera (see pag es 101 and 112 in th e Operating Instructions (PDF format)). If an unfo rmatted card is used, the card itse lf may become unusab le. <When removing the card...> h T o remov e th[...]

20 VQT3P31 SETUP HINT Do not attempt to for cibl y remove the car d i Doing so ma y damage the card or the stor ed files. If the status in dicator is lit red... i Nev er remo v e the card wh en the status in dicator is flashing r ed, as doing so may result in loss of files stored in the card.[...]

VQT3P31 21 SETUP TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Open the monitor unit, and press the power button. h The LCD monitor turns on. <How to open the monitor unit> Monitor unit P ower button LCD monitor 180° 105° 90°[...]

22 VQT3P31 SETUP T urning off the camer a 1 Press the power button for at least 1 second. h The camera turns off . h If you briefly press the pow er button , once, the camera wi ll switch to the sleep mode.[...]

VQT3P31 23 SETUP D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and time an image or audio recording is taken so that y ou can disp la y them during pla ybac k. Theref ore , bef ore capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set. h If the screen to set the date and t ime appears when y ou turn on the camera, skip to st ep 3[...]

24 VQT3P31 SETUP 4 Set the clock. 1 Select [TIME]. 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Set Time Screen appears. 3 Set the time to “19 :30”. h The time is set in the fol lowing order: Set the hour → Set the minute. 4 Press the SET b utton. 5 Set the order in which the date is displayed during playback. 1 Select [DISP]. 2 Press the SET b utton. h Th[...]

VQT3P31 25 SETUP HINT T o correct the date and time settings 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Display the Option Setting Men u 1 (see page 97 in the Operat ing Instructions (PDF format)). 3 Select [CLOCK SET] and press the SET b utton. h The screen to set the date and time ap pears. h The current date and time settings are sho wn. 4 Select the line yo u wi[...]

26 VQT3P31 SETUP SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLA YB A CK MODE Switch between the record ing mode (f or recording) and the pla ybac k mode (fo r viewing your r ecorded images). 1 Turn on the camer a (page 21). 2 Pr ess the REC/ button. h The mode changes. h The mode changes each time the REC/ button is pressed. REC/ butto n[...]

VQT3P31 27 SETUP INTELLIGENT A UT O MODE (HX-DC10) The fo llowing modes (ap propriate for the condit ion) are set just by pointing the unit to what y ou want to record. button Press the b utton once to activate the Intelligent A uto (iA) mode. i The icon appears on the LCD monitor . i Press it again to cancel the Intelligent A uto mode. Mode Scene [...]

28 VQT3P31 SETUP *1 Video recording only *2 Phot o shooting only HINT i Depending on the recording co nditions , the unit may not enter the desired mode. i Using a tripod is reco mmended in Night P ortrait, Night Scenery and Low Light modes . i F aces ma y not be detected depending on the record ing conditions, such as when f aces are of certain si[...]

VQT3P31 29 BASIC OPERA TION/SHOO TING BASIC OPERA TION SHOO TING BASIC OPERA TION/SHOOTING VIDEO RECORDING 1 Turn on the camera (page 21), and set it to the recording mode (page 26). h If the subject is a perso n, a green d ouble-fr ame appear s around the f ace (See page 74 in the Oper ating Instructions (PDF f ormat)). 2 Pr ess the [ @ ] button. [...]

30 VQT3P31 BASIC OPERA TION/SHOO TING T AKING PHO T OS 1 Turn on the camer a (page 21), and set it to the recording mode (page 26). h If the subject is a person, a green doub le-frame app ears around the f ace (See page 74 in the Operating Instructi ons (PDF f ormat)). 2 Pr ess the [ O ] button. 1 Press the [ O ] b utton halfway . h The autof ocus [...]

VQT3P31 31 BASIC OPERA TION/SHOO TING MA CRO-PHO T OGRAPHY (ZOOM) Y our camera has two z oom function s: optical zoo m and digital zoom (see page 39 in the Operat ing Instructions (PDF fo rmat)). 1 Point the camera le ns at the subject. 2 Push the zoom switch toward [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] to compose the desired image. [T/ ] ]: Zoom in on the subject. [[...]

32 VQT3P31 BASIC OPERA TION/PLA YBA CK PLA YBACK BASIC OPERA TION/PLA YBACK PLA YING B A CK VIDEOS AND PHO T OS 1 Set the camera to t he playback mode ( page 26). 2 Sel ect the image to play back. h T og gle the SET button up, down, left or r ight to move the yellow frame to the file you wish t o play back. h The image information f or the framed i[...]

VQT3P31 33 BASIC OPERA TION/PLA YBA CK Video playback operation T o do this... Do this Normal forward pla yback Press the SET b utton or toggle th e SET button up. Stop pla ybac k During pla yback , toggle the SET b utton do wn. P ause During playbac k, press t he SET butt on or toggle the SET bu tton up . During accelerated pla yba ck, to ggle the[...]

34 VQT3P31 BASIC OPERA TION/PLA YBA CK How to sav e one frame from a v ideo as a photo 1 Pl ay back the video. Pause the playback at the point you wish to “snap” a photo. 2 Pr ess the [ ] button. h The screen to select the aspect ra tio of the photo appears . Select th e desired aspect rati o , and press the SET b utton. Note , how e ver , that[...]

VQT3P31 35 BASIC OPERA TION/PLA YBA CK DELETING IMA GES 1 Display the file that you want to dele te. 2 Toggle the SET button up. h The Confirm Delete Screen app ears. 3 Se lect “DELETE”, and press the SET button. h The current image is deleted. h T o return to the Playbac k Screen, select “EXIT”, and press t he SET but to n.[...]

36 VQT3P31 CONNECTING T O A TV OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING T O A TV By connecting the camera to a TV , you can pla y bac k files from the installed SD card or the built- in memory on the TV . HINT Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the ca bles , mak e sure that the ca ble plu[...]

VQT3P31 37 CONNECTING T O A TV Connecting to a video input terminal Use the supplied A V cable to connect to a TV . i Do not use any other A V cables except the supplied one. Connecting to the HDMI terminal Use a separ ately sold HDMI mini cable to connect t o a TV . i Alwa ys use a genuine P anasoni c HDMI mini cable (RP-CDHM15, RP- CDHM30; option[...]

38 VQT3P31 CONNECTING T O A TV PLA YING B A CK ON A TV i After connecting the camera to the tele vision, s witch the TV input to the terminal to which the camera is conne cted. i The same playbac k procedure as when pla ying ba ck with the camera is used to play back audio r ecordin gs as well . i The pla yback method is the same as when viewing im[...]

VQT3P31 39 IMPORT ANT MESSA GES AND ALERTS IMPORT ANT MESSA GES AND ALER TS IMPORT ANT MESSA GES AND ALER TS OPTIONAL A CCESSORIES Product numbe rs correct as of Fe bruar y , 2011. These may be subject to change. i Battery pack (VW -VBX070) i HDMI mini cable (RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM30)[...]

40 VQT3P31 IMPORT ANT MESSA GES AND ALERTS SPECIFICA TIONS Specifications ma y change without prior notice . Digital Movie Camera Signal system: 1080/60i, 1080/30p , 720/60p, 720/ 30p , 480/30p , 540/3 0p Recording f ormat: Video: MPEG-4 A VC/H.264 file format compliant, iF ra me V oice memo: MPEG-4 AA C audio Image sensor: <HX-DC10> 1/2.3”[...]

VQT3P31 41 IMPORT ANT MESSA GES AND ALERTS Lens: <HX-DC10> Auto iris, 5× power zoom Macro F3.5 to F3.7 (f=6.8 mm to 34 .0 mm) 35mm equ ivalent: Video: 38.1 mm to 457.2 mm (4:3) 41.5 mm to 249.0 mm (60i/6 0p , 16:9) 41.5 mm to 498.0 mm (30p , 16:9) Photo: 38.1 mm to 190.5 mm (4:3) 41.5 mm to 207.5 mm (16:9) Minimum focus distance: Normal: App[...]

42 VQT3P31 IMPORT ANT MESSA GES AND ALERTS Monitor: 7.5 cm (3.0”) wide LCD monitor (Appro x. 230 K dots) Microphone: Internal stereo microphone Speaker: 1 round speak er , dynamic type White balance adjustment: Auto tr acking white balance system Standard illumination: 1,400 lx Minimum required subject illumination: <HX-DC10> Appro x. 3 lx [...]

VQT3P31 43 IMPORT ANT MESSA GES AND ALERTS USB: Reader/writer function SD card: Read/Write (No cop yright protectio n support) Built-in memory: Read/Write Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0), micro USB terminal Webcam Compression: Motion JPEG Image size: 640×480 pix els Flash: Eff ectiv e range: Appro x. 80 cm to 2.1 m Dimensions (excluding pr ojecting parts):[...]

44 VQT3P31 IMPORT ANT MESSA GES AND ALERTS k Video Recording me dia: SD Memory Card (F A T12 and F A T16 system compliant) SDHC Memory Card (F A T32 system compliant) SDXC Memor y Card (exF A T system compliant) Refer to page 9 for details concer ni ng SD cards that ca n be used in th is unit. Built-in memory: Appro x. 80 MB (HX-DC10) Appro x. 80 M[...]

VQT3P31 45 IMPORT ANT MESSA GES AND ALERTS k Photo Recording media: SD Memory Card (F A T12 and F A T16 sys tem compliant) SDHC Memory Card (F A T32 system compliant) SDXC Memory Card (exF A T system compliant) Ref er to page 9 f or details concerning SD cards that can be used in th is unit. Built-in memory: Appro x. 80 MB (HX-DC10) Appro x. 80 MB [...]

46 VQT3P31 IMPORT ANT MESSA GES AND ALERTS ABOUT COPYRIGHT k Carefully observe cop yright laws Whatever y ou have recorded and created can be used f or y our per sonal entertainment only . Under copyright laws, other materials cannot be used without obtaining permission from the holders of the copyrights. It is f orbidden t o cop y the softw are ac[...]

VQT3P31 47 IMPORT ANT MESSA GES AND ALERTS Reading the Operating In structions (PDF fo rmat) More detailed instruction s on the operation of this unit are contained in “Operating In structions (PDF format)” in the supplied CD-R OM. Instal l it on your co mputer to read it. k For Windows 1 Turn the PC on and insert the CD-ROM containing the Oper[...]

48 VQT3P31 IMPORT ANT MESSA GES AND ALERTS If using the follo wing OS h Windows 2000 SP 4 h Windows XP SP3 h Windows Vista SP 2 h Windows 7 Inser t the CD-R OM containing the Oper ating Instructions (supplied), cli ck [Adobe(R) Reader(R)] and then f ollo w the messages on the screen to install. k T o uninstall the Operatin g Instructions (PDF forma[...]

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