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 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 Automatic 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] ( l66) 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 
[PANORAMA] and [SCENE MODE] functions are set to   (OFF).
≥ When you set the focus to   (MACRO), start with the zoom set to 
Wide (W).
≥ If you register a shortcut function ( l77) 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 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 
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 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 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.
≥ Creating a still picture while [CREATIVE CONTROL] ( l93) is set 
allows still pictures with filter effects added to be saved.
2Press the   button fully.
3Select the aspect ratio of the still picture to be saved 
and press the SET button.
* White bands will be recorded at the top and bottom of still pictures.
≥ 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 file number.
Aspect ratioRecording ModePicture size
16:9 / 1920k
1080
/ 1280k720
960 k540
4:3
*/*1920k 1440*/*1280k960*960k720
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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 and time of the cut-out picture.
≥ The cut-out still picture is saved with a new file number.
Zooming in on a still picture during 
playback (Playback zoom)
You can zoom in on still pictures during playback.
1Move the zoom lever to  side.≥You can zoom in to a maximum of 72 k (7200%). (The 
maximum zoom magnification differs according to the 
size of the still picture)
≥ The unit zooms in on the central portion of the image.
≥ If the still picture has been recorded using face detection 
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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 zoomed still picture while [CREATIVE CONTROL] ( l93) is 
set allows still pictures with filter effects added to be saved.
≥ The rotation information is retained for the 4:3 and 16:9 rotated still 
pictures. The rotation information is not retained for the panorama still 
picture, but rotated still picture is saved.
≥ In the case of still pictures recorded using face detection, the face 
detection data is not retained.
≥The more a picture is enlarged, the more its quality deteriorates.
≥ The date and time of the recording of the original still picture are stored 
as the date and time of any picture stored after zooming.
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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 when [ALL] or [PICTURE] has been  selected in [MODE].
Advanced (Playback)
Various playback functions
[MENU]:   # [SLIDESHOW]  # desired setting
[MODE]:
Select the type ([ALL]/[VIDEO]/[PICTURE]) of the file to play back.
[SLIDES INTERVAL]*:
Select the display interval for still picture playback.
[EFFECT SETUP]*:
Select the effects for still picture playback.
[MUSIC SELECT]:
Select the music for still picture playback.
[START]:
Start the slide show.
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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 playing back scenes/audio files, the audio of the scenes/
audio files is played back without music. When playing back the 
scenes with [CREATIVE CONTROL] ( l64) set to   (Miniature 
Effect (MINI)) or   (Time Lapse Rec (INTV)), music selected in 
[MUSIC SELECT] is played back.
5Select [START] using the SET button and press the 
SET button.
≥ Panorama still pictures are played back as follows.
jHorizontal panorama still picture: the playback scrolls from left to 
right.
j Vertical panorama still picture: playback scrolls from down to up.
≥ To adjust the volume during a slideshow, operate the volume lever. 
(l 41)
≥ During playback, the slideshow will stop if you perform any operation 
except operations on the volume lever.
[SHORT]:approx. 1 second
[NORMAL]:approx. 5 seconds
[LONG]:approx. 15 seconds
MINIINTV