Panasonic Hx Dc2 Owners Manual

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About recording still pictures during 
motion picture recording and audio 
recording
You can record still pictures while recording a motion picture or while 
recording audio. (simultaneous recording)
Press the   button fully (press to the bottom) to take 
the picture.
≥When the recordable time drops to approximately 
30 seconds or less, the unit can no longer record still 
pictures while recording a motion picture or while 
recording audio.
∫ About picture size
When you record a still picture while recording a motion picture or audio, 
the picture size will depend on the Recording mode. ( l68)
≥ Still pictures cannot be recorded during   recording.
≥ Burst recording is not possible.
≥ The Flash ( l73) and Image stabilizer for still picture ( l62) are 
disabled.
Recording  modePicture sizeAspect ratio
/ 1920k1080 16:9
/ 1280k720 16:9
/ 640k480 4:3
0.9M
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≥Audio is recorded to the SD card if one is inserted. If no SD card is 
inserted, the audio is recorded to the built-in memory.
1Open the LCD monitor.
2Select the menu. ( l51)
3Start recording by pressing the recording start/stop 
button.
4Press the recording start/stop button again to stop 
recording.
Basic
Recording audio
[MENU]:   # [REC MODE]  # [ (VOICE RECORD)]1
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∫About the screen display for audio recording
≥When the recording time exceeds approximately 5 hours, the file is 
saved and the audio recording ends. Audio operation indicator (
l143)
(Red) During audio recording
When the remaining recordable time drops to 
approximately 30 seconds or less, 
μ flashes.
000:00:15 During audio recording:
Recording time elapsed
Every time recording is stopped, the indicator 
returns to 000:00:00.
During audio recording standby:
Approximate remaining recordable time
000:00:15000:00:15000:00:15
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The following modes (appropriate for the condition) are set just by 
pointing the unit to what you want to record.
Select the menu. (l51)
≥ Please refer to page 85 for details about Manual Mode.
Basic
Intelligent Auto Mode
[MENU]:   # [INTELLIGENT AUTO]  # [ (ON)]
ModeEffect
Portrait Faces are detected and focused 
automatically, and the brightness is adjusted 
so it is recorded clearly.
Scenery The whole landscape will be recorded vividly 
without whiting out the background sky, 
which may be very bright.
*1SpotlightVery bright object is recorded clearly.*1Low lightIt can record very clearly even in a dark 
room or twilight.
*2Night portraitA person and the background are recorded 
with near real-life brightness.
*2Night sceneryYou can record night scenery vividly by 
slowing the shutter speed.
*2MacroThis allows recording while going near to the 
object of recording.
*1
*2NormalAdjusts the contrast and gives a clean image 
when not using the above modes.
1
MENU
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*1 Mode for motion picture recording only
*2 Mode for still picture recording only
≥Depending on the recording conditions, the unit may not enter the 
desired mode.
≥ We recommend using a tripod in Night portrait/Night scenery/Low light.
≥ Faces cannot be detected depending on the recording conditions, such 
as when faces are of certain sizes or at certain tilts or when digital 
zoom is used.
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∫Intelligent Auto Mode
When switching to Intelligent Auto Mode, the Auto White Balance and 
Auto Focus operate and automatically adjust the color balance and 
focusing.
Depending on the brightness of the subject etc., the aperture and shutter 
speed are automatically adjusted for an optimum brightness.
≥Color balance and focus may not be adjusted automatically depending 
on light sources or scenes. If so, manually adjust these settings. ( l85, 
87)
Automatic White BalanceThe illustration shows the range over which Automatic White Balance 
functions.
1) The effective range of Automatic  White Balance adjustment on this unit
2) Blue sky
3) Cloudy sky (rain)
4) Sunlight
5) White fluorescent lamp
6) Halogen light bulb
7) Incandescent light bulb
8) Sunrise or sunset
9) Candlelight
If the Automatic White Balance is not 
functioning normally, adjust the White 
Balance manually. ( l85)
Auto FocusThe unit focuses automatically.
≥Auto Focus does not work correctly in  the following situations. Record 
pictures in the Manual Focus Mode. ( l87)
j Recording distant and close-up objects at the same time
j Recording a subject behind dirty or dusty window
j Recording a subject that is  surrounded by objects with glossy 
surfaces or by highly reflective objects
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1Press the REC/  button to change to playback 
mode.
2Select the file to play back using the SET button and 
press the SET button.
AThe information for the file in the yellow frame is displayed.
≥ Tilt and hold the SET button up or down to display the next (or 
previous) page.
Basic
Motion picture/Still picture/Audio 
playback

Thumbnail display
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3Play back using the SET button.
BOperation icon*
* If the operation icon disappears, perform a SET button operation to  display it.
Motion picture/audio playback
Playback/Pause
Rewind playback
Fast forward playback
Stops the playback and 
shows the thumbnails.
Still picture playbackDeletes still picture ( l103)
Displays previous file
Displays next file
Stops playback and returns to 
thumbnail display

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∫Change the thumbnail display
While the thumbnail is displayed, the thumbnail display changes in the 
following order if the zoom lever is operated to   side or   side.
21 
files ()  8 files ()  1 file
≥If you move the zoom lever to the   side from the 21 files display mode, the unit goes to the playback folder 
selection screen. ( l57)
≥ If you move the zoom lever to the   side with a still 
picture in a single file display state, the unit enters playback 
zoom ( l92).
≥ When the SET button is tilted to the right (left) during single file display, 
the next (previous) file is displayed.
≥ When following operations are performed, 8 file display is restored.
jIf you turn the unit off
j If you change the recording mode
j If you display the menu screen
∫ Speaker volume adjustment
To adjust the speaker volume during motion picture or audio playback, 
operate the volume lever during playback.
≥When a playback of a motion picture file or audio file ends, the 
thumbnail display is restored.
≥ Except in normal motion picture/audio playback, sound is not emitted.
≥ The elapsed time for motion picture  playback indication will be reset to 
00:00:00 for each scene.
≥ The elapsed time for audio playback indication will be reset to 
000:00:00 for each file.
≥ On the thumbnail screen for continuously recorded files ( l165) 
exceeding 4 GB,   (8 file display) or   (1 file display) is displayed.
≥ Closing the LCD monitor stops playback and sends the unit into 
standby mode. ( l27)
To w a r d s  :
Increases the volume
To w a r d s  :
Decreases the volumeW WT
TVOLUME SETTING
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Motion picture compatibility
≥The unit conforms to the MP4 format (MPEG-4 AVC file standard).
≥ Motion pictures recorded on other MP4-compatible equipment may 
not play back normally or may not play back at all on this unit. 
Similarly, motion pictures recorded on this unit may not play back 
normally or may not play back at all on other MP4-compatible 
equipment.
Still picture compatibility≥This unit conforms to the universal DCF (Design rule for Camera 
File system) standard and Exif (E xchangeable Image File Format) 
stipulated by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology 
Industries Association). Files which do not conform to the DCF 
standard cannot be played back.
≥ The file format of still pictures supp orted by this unit is JPEG. (Not 
all JPEG formatted files will be played back.)
≥ This unit may degrade or not play back still pictures recorded or 
created on other products and other products may degrade or not 
play back still pictures recorded on this unit.
Audio compatibility≥The unit conforms to the AAC file standard.
≥ This unit may degrade or not play back audio recorded or created 
on other products and other products may degrade or not play back 
audio recorded on this unit.
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