Panasonic Hx Dc2 Owners Manual

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≥When the unit has become very cold, for example due to storage in a 
cold area, its LCD monitor will be slightly darker than usual 
immediately after the unit is turned on. The normal brightness will be 
restored when the unit’s internal temperature rises.
When condensation forms on the unit, the lens will cloud up and the unit 
may not work properly. Make every effort to ensure that condensation 
does not form. If it does form, take the actions described below.
Causes of condensation
Condensation takes place when the ambient temperature or 
humidity is changed as follows.
≥ When this unit is brought inside from the cold (e.g. a ski slope) to a 
warm room.
≥ When this unit is moved from an air-conditioned car to outside.
≥ When a cold room has been warmed up quickly.
≥ When cool wind from an air conditioner  is directly blown onto this unit.
≥ After rain showers.
≥ When this unit is in a very humid place where the air is thick with 
steam. (e.g. a heated swimming pool)
Helpful hint
If, for example, you have used this unit for recording on a ski slope and 
are taking it into a heated room, place the unit inside a plastic bag, 
remove as much of the air from inside the bag as possible, then seal the 
bag. Leave the unit for about an hour  in the room so the temperature of 
the unit is close to the ambient temperature of the room, then use it. Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD 
Monitor screen featuring a total of approximately 230,000 dots. The 
result is more than 99.99% effective dots with a mere 0.01% of the 
dots inactive or always lit. However, this is not a malfunction and does 
not affect the recorded picture.
About condensation
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∫Carefully observe copyright laws
Whatever you have recorded and created can be used for your 
personal entertainment only. Under copyright laws, other materials 
cannot be used without obtaining permission from the holders of 
the copyrights.
∫Licenses
≥SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.
≥ HDMI, the HDMI Logo, and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are 
trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the 
United States and other countries.
≥ VIERA Link
™ is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation.
≥ EZ Sync™ is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation.
≥ HDAVI Control™ is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation.
≥ Microsoft®, Windows® and Windows Vista® are either registered 
trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States 
and/or other countries.
≥ Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from 
Microsoft Corporation.
≥ IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business 
Machines Corporation of the U.S.
≥ Intel
®, Pentium®, Celeron® and Intel® Core™ are trademarks of Intel 
Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.
≥ AMD Athlon
™ is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
≥ iMovie, iChat, Mac and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc. 
registered in the U.S. and other countries.
≥ YouTube is a trademark of Google Inc.
≥ Facebook is a trademark of Facebook Inc.
≥ Other names of systems and products mentioned in these instructions 
are usually the registered trademarks or trademarks of the 
manufacturers who developed the system or product concerned.
Others
About copyright
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This product is licensed under the AVC patent portfolio license for the 
personal and non-commercial use of a consumer to (i) encode video in 
compliance with the AVC Standard (“AVC Video”) and/or (ii) decode AVC 
Video that was encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal and non-
commercial activity and/or was obtained from a video provider licensed 
to provide AVC Video. No license is granted or shall be implied for any 
other use. Additional information may be obtained from MPEG LA, LLC. 
See http://www.mpegla.com
.
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≥SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory size. The stated 
times are the approximate recordable times for continuous recording.
A Favors image quality
B Favors recording time
*1 High-definition image quality
*2 Conventional standard image quality
Others
Recording modes/approximate 
recordable time
Recording  mode*1*1*1*1*2
Picture size1920k10801920k10801280k7201280k720640 k480
SD 
card 4GB
20 min 30 min 30 min 50 min2h20min
16 GB1h50min 2h10min 2h10min 3h30min 9h50min
64 GB7h30min 8h20min 8h20min13h20min32 h
Built-in 
memory Approx. 
64 MB15s 20s 20s 40s 2min
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*3 Please use when playing back/editing on a Mac.
≥If recording for long periods, prepare batteries for 3 or 4 times the 
period you wish to record for. ( l21)
≥ The default setting is   mode.
≥ Recording a quickly moving subject or recording a number of short 
scenes may shorten the recordable time.
≥ When the [REC MODE] is set to  (VOICE RECORD), the file is 
saved after approximately 5 hours of recording, and the audio 
recording ends. With other recording mode setting, the unit saves the 
file and saves the continuation in a new file when the file size exceeds 
4 GB during recording. (A new file is created automatically every 4 GB. 
The recording state is continued until the unit enters the paused state.)
≥ Use time in the row of 4 GB in above table as a guideline for the time 
that can be copied onto one DVD disc (4.7 GB).
Recording mode*3
Picture size960 k540VOICE RECORD
SD card 4GB
20 min
31 h
16 GB1h20min128 h
64 GB5h20min512 h
Built-in 
memory Approx. 
64 MB 10 s
30 min
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≥SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory size. The stated 
number is the approximate number of recordable pictures.
Others
Approximate number of 
recordable pictures
Picture size4352k 32643744k28082560 k1920
Aspect ratio4:34:34:3
SD card 4GB
500 7001400
16 GB 2100 29006000
64 GB 8500 11500 23000
Built-in 
memory Approx. 
64 MB 51
025
Picture size2048k1536640k480
Aspect ratio4:34:3
SD card 4GB
2300 16500
16 GB 9000 67000
64 GB 36000 237000
Built-in 
memory Approx. 
64 MB 40
250
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≥The memory capacity indicated on the label of an SD card is the total of 
the capacity for copyright protection and management and the capacity 
which can be used on the unit, a PC etc.
Picture size4352k 24483744k21062560k14401920k1080
Aspect ratio16:916:916:916:9
SD 
card 4GB
650 900 1900 3400
16 GB 2800 3800 7500 13500
64 GB 11000 15000 31000 52000
Built-in 
memory Approx. 
64 MB10 15 30 50
Picture size (360 e PANORAMA) (180 e PANORAMA)
14400 k7201280k144007200k 7201280k7200
Aspect ratioss
SD 
card 4GB
400 800
16 GB 1600 3300
64 GB 6500 13000
Built-in 
memory Approx. 
64 MB51 0
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Dual Camera
Information for your safety
Others
Specifications
Power source:
Power 
consumption:DC 5.0 V (When using AC adaptor)
DC 3.7 V (When using battery)
4.0 W
Signal system:
1080/60i, 1080/30p, 720/60p, 720/30p, 540/30p, 480/30p
Recording format:
MPEG-4 AVC file format standard (.MP4)
Motion picture compression:
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, iFrame
Audio compression:
AAC (2 ch)
Recording mode and transfer rate: ; Approx. 17 Mbps (VBR)
; Approx. 15 Mbps (VBR)
; Approx. 15 Mbps (VBR)
; Approx. 9 Mbps (VBR)
; Approx. 3 Mbps (VBR)
; Approx. 24 Mbps (VBR)
For picture size and recordable time of a motion picture, refer to page 
164.
Still picture recording format:
JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 standard)
Refer to page 166 for the picture size and number of recordable pictures.
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Recording media:
SD Memory Card (FAT12 and FAT16 system compliant)
SDHC Memory Card (FAT32 system compliant)
SDXC Memory Card (exFAT system compliant)
Refer to page 23 for details on SD cards usable in this unit.
Built-in memory; Approx. 64 MB
Image sensor:
1/2.33z 1MOS image sensor
Total; Approx. 14400 K
Effective pixels; Motion picture; 14300 K (4:3), 11900 K (16:9)
Still picture; 14300 K (4:3), 11900 K (16:9)
Lens:
Auto iris
F3.5 to F3.7
Focal length;
6.8 mm to 34.0 mm
35 mm equivalent; Motion picture;
38.9 mm to 233.4 mm (Double range zoom W mode, 4:3)
40.0 mm to 240.0 mm (Double range zoom W mode, 16:9)
80.9 mm to 485.4 mm (Double range zoom T mode, 4:3)
82.4 mm to 494.4 mm (Double range zoom T mode, 16:9)
Still picture;
38.6 mm to 193.0 mm (4:3)
39.9 mm to 199.5 mm (16:9)
Minimum focus distance; Normal; Approx. 10 cm (3.9 q) (Wide)/Approx. 80 cm (2.6 feet) (Tele)
Macro; Approx. 1 cm (0.39 q) (Wide)/ Approx. 80 cm (2.6 feet) (Tele)
Zoom:
Motion picture; 5k  optical zoom, 12k double range zoom, 15 k i.Zoom, 
120k  digital zoom
Still picture; 5 k optical zoom, 50 k digital zoom
Image stabilizer function:
Electronic
Monitor:
3.0z  wide LCD monitor (Approx. 230 K dots)
Microphone:
Stereo
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Speaker:
1 round speaker, dynamic type
White balance adjustment:
Auto tracking white balance system
Standard illumination:
1,400 lx
Minimum required illumination:
Approx. 4 lx (1/15 with Low Light mode in the Scene Mode)
Approx. 12 lx (Scene mode off 1/30)
USB/AV connector video output level:
1.0 Vp-p, 75h
HDMI mini connector video output level:
HDMI
™ 1080i/720p/480p
USB/AV connector audio output level (Line):
155 mV, 220 h, 2 ch
HDMI mini connector audio output level:
Linear PCM
USB:
Reader function SD card; Read only (No copyright protection support)
Built-in memory; Read only
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0), USB terminal Type micro B (AV output share)
Battery charging function (Charges from USB terminal when the unit is 
off, 500 mA)
Web camera; Compression format; Motion JPEG
Image size; 640
k480/30p (VGA)
Flash:
Available range; Approx. 80 cm to 2.1 m (2.6 feet to 6.9 feet)
Dimensions:
86.2 mm (W)k 120.8 mm (H)k38.1 mm (D)
[3.40 q (W) k4.76 q (H)k 1.50q (D)] (including projecting parts)
Mass (Weight):
Approx. 162
g (Approx. 0.358 lbs.)
[without battery (supplied) and an SD card (optional)]
Mass (Weight) in operation:
Approx. 180
g (Approx. 0.397 lbs.)
[with battery (supplied) and an SD card (optional)]
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