Panasonic Hx Dc3 Owners Manual

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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 adjusts the White Balance 
automatically.
 (SUNNY):Outdoors under a clear sky
 (CLOUDY):Outdoors...

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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....

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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 
[PANORAMA] and [SCENE...

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Playback using operation icon
For details on the basic playback operations, refer to page 39.
Advanced (Playback)
Playback Operations
Playback 
operationSET button/ Playback displayOperating steps
Fast 
forward/ fast-
rewind 
playback During 
Playback Tilt the SET button to the right 
during playback for fast-forward 
playback (tilt to the left for fast-
rewind playback).
≥
Each tip of the SET button changes 
the playback speed. (Maximum 15 k 
normal speed)
≥ Tilt the SET button in the opposite...

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Slow-
motion 
playback During Pause With playback paused, tilt the SET 
button to the right for 
approximately 3 seconds (tilt to the 
left for reverse slow-motion 
playback)
≥
Press the SET button to restore 
normal playback.
Frame-
by-Frame  Playback 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...

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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.
≥ Creating a still picture while [CREATIVE CONTROL] ( l93) is set 
allows still...

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Cutting out a section of a panorama still 
picture
You can cut out and save a section of a panorama still picture you have 
recorded.
1Display the panorama still picture.
2Press the SET button to start scroll playback of the 
panorama still picture.
3Press the SET button to pause at the section you 
wish to cut out.
4Press the   button fully.≥The cut-out still picture is saved with picture size of 1280 k720.
≥ The date and time of the recording of the panorama still picture are 
stored as the date...

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≥When you zoom in on a rotated still picture with a 4:3 or 16:9 aspect 
ratio, the still picture before rotation is displayed. With a panorama still 
picture, the rotated picture is displayed. ( l94)
2Shift the position of 
the zoomed portion 
using the SET button.
Zooming out from the zoomed still pictureMove the zoom lever to  side to zoom out.
Press the SET button to restore the normal display (100%) screen.
∫ Saving the zoomed still picture
Press the   button fully while zoomed in.
≥Saving the...

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Changing the playback settings and 
playing back the slide show
≥Set to Playback Mode. ( l22)
1Select the file to start the slideshow with the 
thumbnail screen.
≥Move the yellow frame over the file you want to start playing back as a 
slideshow.
≥ When the [CREATIVE CONTROL] ( l93) is set, it is possible to 
playback the slideshow of the files with filter effect applied.
2Select the menu.
3Select the item to set using the SET button and press 
the SET button.
* These settings are only available...

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4(On selecting [MODE])
Select the type of file to play back using the SET 
button and press the SET button.
(On selecting [SLIDES INTERVAL])
Select an item using the SET button and press the 
SET button.
(On selecting [EFFECT SETUP])
Select the desired effect using the SET button and 
press the SET button.
≥[EFFECT SETUP] is disabled for the playback of panorama still 
pictures.
(On selecting [MUSIC SELECT])
Select the desired music using the SET button and 
press the SET button.
≥When you are...