Panasonic Hx Dc3 Bacis Owners Manual

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≥Before turning on the unit, remove the lens cap.
≥ Still pictures are recorded to SD card if one is inserted. If no SD card is 
inserted, the still pictures are recorded to the built-in memory.
1Open the LCD monitor.
2Press the REC/  button to change to recording 
mode.
3(For Auto Focus only) 
Press the   button halfway.
A Focus area (area inside brackets)
4Press the   button fully.
≥If you continue to hold down the   button, you can check the 
recorded image on the LCD monitor.
Basic
Recording still pictures
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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.
2Press the REC/  button to change to recording mode.
3Select the menu. ( l25)
4Start recording by pressing the recording start/stop 
button.
5Press the recording start/stop button again to stop 
recording.
The modes (appropriate for the condition) are set just by pointing the unit 
to what you want to record.
Select the menu. ( l25)
Basic
Recording audio
[MENU]:   # [REC MODE]  # [ (VOICE RECORD)]
Basic
Intelligent Auto Mode
[MENU]:   # [INTELLIGENT AUTO]  # [ (ON)]
1
1
MENU
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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.
3Play back using the SET button.
B Operation icon** If the operation icon disappears, perform a SET button operation to display it.≥Tilt the SET button up to start/pause playback of motion pictures.
Basic
Motion picture/Still picture/Audio 
playback
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Thumbnail display
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Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
Connect the unit to a TV using the AV cable (supplied) or 
a HDMI mini cable (optional).
≥Connecting the AV cable in the wrong direction may cause damage to 
the USB/AV terminal of the unit. If the terminal has become damaged, 
it may not operate correctly, including failure to recognize the cable 
even if it has been connected.
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A HDMI mini connector
B USB/AV connector
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1Press the MENU button. 
2Tilt the SET button to the left. 
3Select tab A using the SET button, and tilt the SET 
button to the right or press the SET button.
4Select from menu items B using the SET button, and 
tilt the SET button to the right, or press the SET 
button.
Basic
Using the menu screen
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5Select the setting content using the SET button and 
press the SET button to set.
∫ About applicable mode indicator
In the recording menu, the Recording Mode that reflects the currently 
displayed setting is displayed.
C Applicable mode indicator
: Setting is applied to still picture and motion picture recording.
:  Setting is applied to still picture recording.
:  Setting is applied to motion picture recording.
To get back to the previous screenPress the MENU button.
To end the menu settingPress the MENU button several times.
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Language selection
You can select the language on the screen display and the menu screen.
Formatting
Please be aware that if a medium is formatted, then all the data recorded 
on the medium will be erased and cannot be restored. Back up important 
data on a PC, disc, etc.
Press the REC/  button to change to recording mode.
≥During zoom operations, the zoom bar is displayed.
≥ i.Zoom and Digital Zoom can be set in [ZOOM MODE].
[MENU]:  
# [LANGUAGE]
[MENU]:   # [FORMAT]
Basic
Using the zoom
Zoom lever
T side:Close-up recording 
(zoom in)
W side:Wide-angle recording 
(zoom out)
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A Zoom bar
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Double range zoom
 
The enlarged size will be approximately double size (double range 
zoom). Press again to return to normal size.
1Press the REC/  button to change to recording 
mode.
2Press the zoom range button.
≥ On the normal zoom recording screen, the   icon is displayed. On 
the double-range zoom recording screen, the   icon is displayed.
≥ You cannot operate the zoom range button in the i.Zoom/Digital Zoom 
region (blue).
≥ The image enlarged using the double range zoom can be recorded 
only as a motion picture. Still pictures are recorded without being 
enlarged.
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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.
≥ 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.
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
.
Others
About copyright
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Dual Camera
Information for your safety
Others
Specifications
Power source:DC 5.0 V (When using AC adaptor)
DC 3.7 V (When using battery)
Power consumption: Recording;
4.0 WCharging;
3.3 W
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)
Refer to the owner’s manual (PDF format) for the recordable time and 
picture size.
Still picture recording format:
JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 standard)
Refer to the owner’s manual (PDF format) for the picture size and 
number of recordable pictures.
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