Panasonic Hx Dc10 Owners Manual

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ADVANCED OPERATION/SHOOTING
Shooting with the color tracking function (photos 
only)
1 Set the color tracking setting to  .
hA target mark (+) appears in the center of the LCD monitor.
2 Move the target mark to the desired subject, and press the SET 
button.
hWhen the subject is successfully ta rgeted, a target frame icon (blue 
… ) appears superimposed on the subject.
 
h While the target frame icon is displayed, press the SET button.
 
h The target frame icon (red  …) continues to be displayed. Press the 
SET button once more, and try to engage the target again.
3 Press the [ O] button.
h The image is captured at the moment the [ O] button is pressed.
HINT
If the target frame turns red...
i The target frame turns red if it has lost track of the subject. It will turn blue 
when the subject is successfully targeted again. 
						

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Shortcut setting (page 45)
Assign functions (operation shortcuts) to the SET button when it is toggled 
up, down, left or right when the Recording Screen is displayed.
1 Select [SHORTCUTS], and 
press the SET button. : Assign the function when the SET button is toggled up.
: Assign the function when the  SET button is toggled down.
: Assign the function when the 
SET button is toggled to the 
left.
: Assign the function when the 
SET button is toggled to the 
right.
RECOMMENDED SETTINGS:
The most commonly used 
settings are automatically 
assigned.
2 Select the SET button operation to which you wish to assign the 
function, and press the SET button.
hThe screen to assign a function to the key appears.
AF LOCK: Lock the focus (page 55).
AE LOCK: Lock the exposure setting (page 55).
 FOCUS: Set the focus (page 75). (This operation shortcut can be 
assigned only to the   or   key.)
m  FLASH: Set the flash operation (page 41).
)  EXP COMPENSATION:  Adjust the exposure (page 85).
s  ISO: Set the ISO sensitivity (pages 43 and 76).
O  SELF TIMER: Set the self-timer (page 73).
H  EXPOSURE: Set the exposure value for the exposure setting  
(page 78) (HX-DC10).
PHOTO VIEW:  Select the desired field of view (photo view or video 
view) for the Recording Standby Screen display. 
When “photo view” is selected, a frame to show the 
field of view during video recording appears.
OFF: No operation shortcut is assigned to the key.
SET
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
RECOMMENDED SETTINGS
ENTER
SHORTCUTS
SET button 
						

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3 Toggle the SET button up or down.
hDisplay the function you wish to assign to the key.
4 Press the SET button.
hThe selected function is 
assigned to the key, and you are 
returned to the Shortcuts 
Screen.
h To assign functions to the other 
keys, repeat steps  2 through  4.
 Video recording area

SET
            
SHORTCUTS
FOCUS PHOTO VIEW
FLASH
SELF TIMER
RECOMMENDED SETTINGS
ENTER
 
						

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5 Press the MENU button.
hThe screen to confirm the 
shortcut settings appears, and 
then you are returned to the 
Recording Menu.
h This completes the shortcuts 
setting.

h On the screen in step  1, press 
the MENU button, and the 
screen to confirm the shortcut 
settings appears.SHORTCUTS 
						

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Exposure compensation
By assigning the exposure compensation operation shortcut to the SET button 
(page 82), you can make the image lighter or darker when capturing images.
1 Assign the operation shortcut to 
the SET button (page 82).
2 Press the SET button to which 
the operation shortcut was 
assigned.
h
The exposure compensation bar 
appears.
3 Toggle the SET button to the left 
or right to adjust the exposure.
h
The exposure compensation 
numerical value is shown at the 
left end of the exposure 
compensation bar.
hThe exposure compensation 
can be set to a value from 
–1.8 to +1.8.
hThe exposure compensation bar 
is canceled when the MENU 
button or the SET button is 
pressed.
HINT
The exposure compensation setting is canceled in the following cases: i
When the pointer is set to ±0.0.iWhen the camera is set to the playback mode.iAfter the power is turned off.iWhen the camera is set to the standby mode.iWhen the scene mode is changed.iWhen the USB cable is inserted or removed.iIntelligent Auto mode is activated or deactivated (HX-DC10).
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Exposure compensation bar Po int e r 
						

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PLAYBACK
ADVANCED OPERATION/PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK MENU 1
To access and use the Menu Screen, see page 38 to 39.
Slideshow settings (page 46)
Specify the settings for playing back files continuously in a “slideshow” format. 
In a slideshow of photos, you can set the transition time, transition effects and 
BGM.
Changing a setting
1 Select the item you wish to 
change, and press the SET 
button.
2 Toggle the SET button up or 
down to change the setting.
3 Press the SET button.
Begin the slideshow
1 Select [START] and press the SET button.
hSlideshow playback begins.
h To stop slideshow playback, press an operation button. (Playback also 
stops if the zoom switch is pushed.)
HINT
BGM for videos?
i When videos are played back in a slideshow, the recorded audio track is 
played back; the BGM is not played.
BGM volume?
i Adjust the volume before beginning the slideshow (page 46).
SET
SLIDESHOW
MODE
SLIDES INTERVALEFFECT SETUP
MUSIC SELECT ALL
SHORT
OFF
START
ENTER 
						

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File protect setting (page 46)
Prevent accidental erasure of image and audio files.
Protect files one by one
1 Display the file that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and 
display the Playback Menu 1 (page 38).
2 Select [PROTECT] and press the SET button.
3 Select [PROTECT SINGLE] and 
press the SET button.
h[LOCK] appears.
h If the protect mode has already 
been enabled for the file, then 
[UNLOCK] appears.
4 Select [LOCK] and press the SET 
button.
hThe protect mode is set for the 
file.
h The protect mark   indicates 
that the file is locked.
HINT
i Even if the protect mode is set for certain files, they will be deleted if the 
card is reformatted.
To select a different image in step 3... i Toggle the SET button to the left or right.
To cancel the protect mode for a file... i Display the desired file and repeat steps  1 to  3, select [UNLOCK], and 
press the SET button. The protect mark   will disappear and the protect 
mode is canceled.
SET
PROTECT
LOCK
RETURN
ENTER 
						

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Protect selected filesSelect multiple files to protect.
1 Display the Playback Menu 1 (page 38).
2 Select [PROTECT] and press the SET button.
3 Select [PROTECT SELECTED] 
and press the SET button.
hToggle the SET button left, right, 
up or down to move the yellow 
frame to the file you wish to 
protect.
4 Press the SET button.
hThe selected file is marked with the protect icon  .
h To cancel a protect selection and remove the protect icon from a file, 
move the yellow frame to the marked file and press the SET button.
SET1080-60i    DEC.20.2011      2:25 PM
                  51.6MB
LOCK
100-0006 00:00:25 
						

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Rotate (page 46)
Captured photos can be rotated to the correct orientation for viewing.
HINTi An image for which the protect mode has been enabled cannot be rotated. 
To rotate a protected image, cancel the protect mode before beginning the 
rotate image procedure (page 87).
Resize (page 46)
A captured image can be resized to a smaller size and saved as a separate 
image.
You can set the size to 1600×1200 pixels or 640×480 pixels.
The latest image number is assigned to the photo when it is saved.
HINT
Why can’t the image be resized?
i An image can be resized only to a smaller (or the same) size, not to a 
larger size. 
						

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PLAYBACK MENU 2
To access and use the Menu Screen, see page 38 to 39.
Correcting red-eye (page 47)
Repair the red-eye effect in photos to make the eyes appear more natural.
In the case of [SAVE AS NEW], the latest image number is assigned to the 
photo when it is saved.
HINT
If the “Red-eye correction not successful” message appears...i The camera was not able to successfully repair the image.
i
The correction function works to automatically edit flaws that the camera 
detects in captured images. In some ca ses, the camera may fail to correctly 
repair a flaw.