Panasonic Hx Dc10 Owners Manual

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BASIC OPERATION/SHOOTING
BASIC OPERATION
SHOOTING
BASIC OPERATION/SHOOTING
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES
For best results
Hold the camera securely, keeping your elbows close to your body and 
making sure the camera is stable. When zooming in or out, you can minimize 
the effects of camera shake by using your other hand on the monitor unit to 
help stabilize the camera.
Make sure that the lens and flash unit are not blocked by your fingers or the 
handstrap. And don’t block the built-in microphone on...

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How to use the accessories
kHandstrap
k Lens cap
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VIDEO RECORDING
1 Turn on the camera (page 32), 
and set it to the recording 
mode (page 37).
hIf the subject is a person, a 
green double-frame appears 
around the face (page 80).
2 Press the [ @] button.
h Recording begins. 
h It is not necessary to keep the 
[@ ] button pressed while 
recording. 
h When the remaining recording 
time available for the currently 
recording video becomes 30 
seconds or less, a countdown 
of the remaining recording 
time appears on the...

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TAKING PHOTOS
1 Turn on the camera (page 32), 
and set it to the recording 
mode (page 37).
hIf the subject is a person, a 
green double-frame appears 
around the face (page 80).
2 Press the [ O] button.
1 Press the [ O] button 
halfway.
h The autofocus operates, 
and the image is focused 
(focus lock).
2 Continue to gently press 
the [ O] button all the 
way.
h The shutter releases and 
the image is captured.
h You can view the captured 
image on the LCD monitor 
by...

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HINT
What is the camera focusing on?i A target mark  & on the LCD monitor 
shows the area the camera is 
focusing on.
i The camera automatically 
determines the correct focus by 
measuring from 9 different focus 
points within the shooting area. If the 
target mark is at a position that is 
different from the point you wish to 
focus on, you can refocus, for 
example, by changing the shooting 
angle.
i The large target mark appears when 
the camera focuses on a wide...

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Shoot a photo while recording a video
You can capture a photo (single frame) while recording a video.
1 While recording a video, when you see a scene you’d like to capture 
a photo of, press the [O] button.
HINT
i When shooting a photo while recording a video, the flash does not operate.
i The photo stabilizer (page 74) is inoperative.
i When the remaining video recording time becomes approximately 
30 seconds, it will no longer be possible to capture a photo while...

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MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY (ZOOM)
Your camera has two zoom functions: Optical zoom and Digital zoom 
(page 45).
1 Point the camera lens at the 
subject.
2 Push the zoom switch toward 
[T/] ] or [W/ P] to compose 
the desired image.
[T/ ] ]: Zoom in on the subject.
[W/P ]: Zoom out.
h When the zoom switch is 
pushed, the zoom bar appears 
on the LCD monitor.
3 Take the picture.
For video recording, see page 53.
For shooting photos (single), see 
page 54.
For shooting hi-speed...

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HINT
When recording videos at a high magnificationi When recording videos at a high magnification, a moving subject or 
moving camera can cause camera shake, resulting in a distorted playback 
image. This phenomenon is due to the characteristics of the MOS sensor 
and is not a malfunction.
i It is recommended that you use a tripod to stabilize the camera when 
recording videos at a high magnification.
i When the digital zoom is used, the picture quality becomes grainier...

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BASIC OPERATION/PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK
BASIC OPERATION/PLAYBACK
PLAYING BACK VIDEOS AND 
PHOTOS
1 Set the camera to the playback mode (page 37).
2 Select the image to play back.
hToggle the SET button up, 
down, left or right to move 
the yellow frame to the file 
you wish to play back.
h The image information for the 
framed image is shown at the 
bottom of the LCD monitor.
3 Press the SET button.
hThe image you selected in 
step  2 is displayed on the 
LCD monitor.
h If a video was selected,...

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Video playback operation
To do this...Do this
Normal forward playback Press the SET button or toggle the SET button 
up.
Stop playback During playback, toggle the SET button down.
Pause During playback, press the SET button or 
toggle the SET button up.
During accelerated playback, toggle the SET 
button up.
To play back  one image 
at a time (single-
frame step) During forward 
playback After pausing playback, toggle the SET button 
to the right.
During reverse...