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 the monitor unit with 
your hand.
Correct holdIncorrect hold
A finger is blocking the 
lens or flash.
Example 1:
Grip the camera by 
wrapping the fingers 
of the right hand, 
from the little finger 
to the middle finger, 
around the camera, 
and hook the index 
finger above the 
lens. Example 2:
Grip the camera by 
wrapping the fingers 
of the right hand, from 
the little finger to the 
index finger, around 
the camera.
iTo avoid dropping the camera, be sure to attach a handstrap.

i Due to the characteristics of the camera, the outer surface may 
become warm during use, but this  does not indicate a malfunction.
i If the camera starts to feel uncomfortably hot during use, you might 
temporarily discontinue use until it cools down, or try holding it in your 
other hand for a while.
Please use a tripod or other support when using the camera for a 
long time. 
						

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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 display.
h When the file size of the 
current recording exceeds 4 
GB, the file is saved once, and 
recording begins in a new file. 
(4-GB files are automatically 
created (page 181).)
h HX-DC1: When the file size of 
the recording exceeds 4 GB, 
recording pauses (from a few 
seconds up to 10 seconds), 
and then resumes.
3 End the recording.
hPress the [ @] button again 
to stop recording.
h The elapsed recording time 
returns to 000:00:00 each 
time recording is stopped.
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[@ ] button
Elapsed
recording time
Available recording
time remaining (seconds)
(hours:minutes:
seconds) 
						

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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 keeping the [ O] 
button depressed when 
you capture the image.
For shooting hi-speed burst, see 
page 71.
16M-S
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1/30
Target mark [
O ] button
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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 area 
in the center of the screen.
The focus and exposure can be locked i By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET button (page 82), you can 
set the autofocus or the exposure to a fixed setting. When the exposure 
setting is fixed, the   icon appears on the LCD monitor; when the 
autofocus setting is fixed, the    icon appears on the LCD monitor.
i When the focus setting or scene mode setting  (pages 72 and 75) is 
changed, the focus lock and AE lock are released.
The shutter speed and aperture are displayed i The shutter speed and aperture settings are shown on the Recording 
Screen.
If the camera shake icon  > appears...
i During photo shooting, if the shutter  speed is slow and the possibility that 
the image may be blurred due to camera shake becomes high, the camera 
shake icon may appear on the LCD monitor. In this case, use a tripod to 
stabilize the camera when shooting, or set the flash operation mode to 
Auto (page 41).
i When shooting with the scene mode function set to the fireworks   
mode, the camera shake icon always appears, but this is normal.
Does it seem to take a long time to save images? i When shooting in dimly lit conditions, it may take some time to save the 
data to the card.
Does the image in the LCD monitor appear to waver? i When the [ O] button is pressed halfway, the image in the LCD monitor 
may waver vertically. This is the resu lt of internal image processing and is 
not a malfunction. This wavering is  not recorded and will not affect your 
images in any way.
F3.5
1/2
16M-S
Shutter speed
Aperture Target mark
Camera shake icon 
						

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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 recording 
a video. The exact remaining recording time at which this occurs will differ 
depending on the subject and on the recording size (page 71), as well as 
on the recording mode setting (page 68).
About the recording size of photos i The size of a photo captured during video recording depends on the video 
recording size setting.
h It is not possible to capture a photo while recording a video in the   
mode.
h It is not possible to shoot hi-speed bursts.Video recording size setting
Photo recording size
(16:9)
(16:9)
[ (4:3) 
						

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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 bursts, see 
page 71.
Zoom switch 
Zoom bar
When both optical and 
digital zoom are enabled
Digital zoom (blue)Optical zoom
When optical zoom only 
is enabled
Po int e r 
						

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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 as the 
magnification increases.
i See page 186 regarding zoom magnification.
When the ZOOM RANGE button is pressed... (HX-DC1) i The magnification is approximately doubled (double-range zoom). Press 
the button again to return to normal magnification.
i The [W] icon is shown on the Recording Screen during normal 
magnification, and a [T] icon on the double-range zoom Recording Screen.
i Double-range zoom is effective only when recording video. Photos are 
recorded without enlargement.
ZOOM RANGE 
button 
						

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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, 
playback begins.

Toggle the SET button down.
HINT i Photos can be rotated when they 
are played back (pages 46 and 
89).
i If you close the monitor unit, 
playback stops and the camera 
switches to the standby mode.
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ENTER
Yellow frame
SET button
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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  playback After pausing playback, toggle the SET button 
to the left.
Slow 
playback During forward 
playback After pausing playback, press and hold the 
SET button to the right.
During reverse  playback After pausing playback, press and hold the 
SET button to the left.
To  
accelerate 
playback Forward 
playback 
(Maximum 
15×) During forward playback, toggle the SET 
button to the right.
h
The forward playback speed changes each 
time the SET button is toggled to the right.
Toggle the SET button to the left to resume 
normal playback speed.
Reverse 
playback 
(Maximum 
15×) During forward playback, toggle the SET 
button to the left.
h
The reverse playback speed changes each 
time the SET button is toggled to the left.
Toggle the SET button to the right to resume 
normal playback speed.
Return to normal playback  speed Press the SET button.
Vo l u m e  
adjustment Louder
During playback, push the zoom switch toward 
the [T/
]] side.
Softer During playback, push the zoom switch toward 
the [W/
P] side.