Panasonic Hx Dc2 Owners Manual

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∫AF lock
If you register AF lock as a shortcut function ( l79), you can record with 
the focus locked.
≥ Register the shortcut function. ( l79)
Tilt the SET button in the direction to which you registered AF lock.
≥  will appear on the LCD monitor.
≥ When [FOCUS] is set to   (MANUAL), AF Lock is disabled.
≥ The AF lock setting is canceled if any of the following operations are 
performed.
jSetting playback mode
j If [SCENE MODE] is set to   (FIREWORKS)
j If the [FOCUS] setting is changed
j Turning off the unit
j Setting standby mode
∫ AE lock
If you register AE lock as a shortcut function ( l79), you can record with 
the exposure locked.
≥ Register the shortcut function. ( l79)
Tilt the SET button in the direction to which you registered AE lock.
≥  will appear on the LCD monitor.
≥ The AE lock setting is canceled if any of the following operations is 
performed.
jSetting playback mode
j If the [SCENE MODE] setting is changed
j If [COLOR MODE] is set to   (HDR (Paint))
j If the [ISO] setting is changed
j If the [WHITE BALANCE] setting is changed
j If the [EXP COMPENSATION] setting is changed
j Turning off the unit
j Setting standby mode
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∫Exposure compensation
If you register exposure compensation as a shortcut function (l 79), you 
can record with altered brightness.
≥ Register the shortcut function ( l79)
1 Tilt the SET button in the direction to which you registered the  exposure compensation.
≥ The exposure compensation bar is displayed.
2 Tilt the SET button to the left or right to correct the exposure.
≥ The exposure compensation value is displayed to the left side of the 
exposure compensation bar.
≥ The exposure compensation value can be corrected in the range –1.8 
to +1.8.
≥ The exposure compensation bar disappears when the SET button is 
pressed.
≥ The exposure setting is canceled if any of the following operations is 
performed.
jSetting the pointer to  n 0
j Setting playback mode
j Changing the [SCENE MODE] settings
j Turning off the unit
j Setting standby mode
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Selects 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.
A Video recording area
≥ If you register a shortcut function ( l79) to the SET button, you can 
change the photo view setting from the recording screen.
Please refer to page 61.
This is for reducing the wind noise coming into the built-in microphones.
≥ This function’s default setting is [ (ON)].
≥ You may not see the full effect depending on the recording conditions.
RECORDING MENU 4
[PHOTO VIEW]
[MENU]:   # [PHOTO VIEW]  # desired setting
(ON): Photo view (OFF): Video view
[ZOOM MODE]
[WIND CUT]
[MENU]:  # [WIND CUT]  # [ (ON)]
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Sets the period for which the recorded image appears on the LCD 
monitor after the   button is pressed.
[AUTO REVIEW]
[MENU]:  # [AUTO REVIEW]  # desired setting
(1sec):Still pictures are displa yed for approximately 
1 second after being recorded.
(2sec):Still pictures are displa yed for approximately 
2 seconds after being recorded.
(OFF):Still pictures are not displayed after being recorded.
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White Balance
Automatic White Balance function may not reproduce natural colors 
depending on the scenes or lighting conditions. If so, you can adjust the 
White Balance manually.
1Select the menu.
2Select the white balance using the SET button, and 
press the SET button.
≥To return to auto setting, select   (AUTO).
Advanced (Recording)
Manual recording
[MENU]:   # [WHITE BALANCE]
 (AUTO):The unit distinguishes the weather and 
lighting at the recording location and 
automatically adjusts the white balance. 
(Auto)
 (SUNNY):Outdoors under a clear sky
 (CLOUDY):Outdoors under cloudy sky
 (INDOOR 1):Incandescent light, video lights like in the 
studio, etc.
 (INDOOR 2):Color fluorescent lamps, sodium lamps in 
gymnasiums, etc.
 (WHITE SET):≥Mercury-vapor lamps, sodium lamps, 
some fluorescent lights
≥ Lights used for wedding receptions at 
hotels, stage spotlights in theaters
≥ Sunrise, sunset, etc.
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∫To set the White Balance manually
1 Point the unit at a white subject that fills the screen.
2 Select the   (WHITE SET) and press the SET button.
≥The LCD monitor display will go dark for a moment and then return to 
the recording menu. When the   icon appears on the recording 
menu, the white balance has been set.
≥When the brightness changes or the recording location changes and 
the color balance is no longer correct, check whether the white balance 
setting is suitable for the light source.
≥ If you turn on the unit with the lens cap still fitted, the auto white 
balance will not be set correctly. A lways remove the lens cap before 
turning on the unit.
≥ [SCENE MODE] will be set to   (OFF) when the [WHITE BALANCE] 
is set to other than   (AUTO) while the [SCENE MODE] ( l69) is set 
to    (BEACH),   (SUNSET), or   (FIREWORKS).
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Setting the focus and recording
Set the focus in accordance with the distance to the subject.
1Select the menu.
2Select the item to set using the SET button and press 
the SET button.
∫ Using manual focus
1 Select   (MANUAL) and press the 
SET button.
≥ The bar for setting the focus appears.
2 Tilt the SET button left or right to set  the focus, and press the SET button.
≥ Set the focus and return to the recording 
screen.
≥When focus is set to   (MANUAL) or   (MACRO), the [SCENE 
MODE] function is set to   (OFF).
≥ Even with a setting of   (MANUAL) or   (MACRO), if you set the 
[SCENE MODE] to a setting other than   (OFF), the focus setting is 
set to   (AUTO).
≥ When you set the focus to   (MACRO), start with the zoom set to 
Wide (W).
≥ If you register a shortcut function ( l79) to the SET button, you can 
change the focus setting from the recording screen.
≥ In certain cases, it may be difficult to achieve focus automatically.
[MENU]:  
# [FOCUS]  # desired setting
 (AUTO):The focus is set automatically.
 (MANUAL):Adjusts the focus manually when it is difficult 
to achieve focus automatically.
 (MACRO):Select when recording a subject from close 
range.
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Playback using operation icon
For details on the basic playback operations, refer to page 47.
Advanced (Playback)
Playback Operations
Playback 
operationSET button/ Playback displayOperating steps
Fast 
forward/
rewind 
playback During 
Playback Tilt the SET button to the right 
during playback for fast-forward 
playback (tilt to the left for rewind 
playback).
≥
Each tip of the SET button changes 
the playback speed. (Maximum 15 k 
normal speed)
≥ Tilt the SET button in the opposite 
direction during forward winding or 
rewinding to slow the winding speed.
≥ Press the SET button to restore 
normal playback.
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Slow-
motion 
playback During Pause With the playback paused, tilt and 
hold the SET button to the right for 
slow motion playback until release 
(tilt and hold to the left for reverse 
slow motion playback).
≥
Press the SET button to restore 
normal playback.
Frame-
by-frame 
playback
The 
motion 
picture is 
advanced 
one frame 
at a time. With playback paused, tilt the SET 
button to the right (tilt to the left for 
reverse frame-by-frame playback)
≥
Reverse frame-by-frame playback 
will be in 1 second interval ( , 
, , , and ) or 
0.5 second interval ( ).
≥ Press the SET button to restore 
normal playback.
Scroll 
playback During stop/
during pause Press the SET button during the 
display of the panorama still picture
≥
When playing back a horizontal 
panorama still picture, the playback 
scrolls from left to right.
≥ When playing back a vertical 
panorama still picture, the playback 
scrolls from down to up.
≥ Pressing the SET button again to 
pause the scroll playback.
Playback 
operationSET button/ Playback displayOperating steps
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Creating still picture from motion picture
A single frame from the recorded motion picture can be saved as a still 
picture. The picture size of the still picture to be created will differ 
depending on the recording mode of the recorded motion picture.
1Pause at the location to be saved as a still picture 
during the playback.
≥You may find it convenient to use slow motion playback and frame-by-
frame playback here.
2Press the   button fully.
3Select the aspect ratio of the still picture to be saved 
and press the SET button.
≥Date the motion picture was recorded will be registered as date of the 
still picture.
≥ Quality will be different from the normal still picture.
≥ When creating a still picture from a recorded motion picture in   
recording mode, [16:9] cannot be selected.
≥ The still picture is saved with a new image number.
Aspect ratioRecording modePicture size
16:9 / 1920k
1080
/ 1280k720
960 k540
4:3 /
1920k1440
/ 1280k960
960 k720
640 k480
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