Panasonic Hx Wa10 Owners Manual

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Close the battery cover securelyi If the battery cover is not closed or is not closed completely, the camera 
will no longer be waterproof. When closing the battery cover, close it 
securely while making sure that no foreign object such as sand, hair, dust, 
etc. is caught in the rubber seal.
i If there is moisture inside the battery cover or terminal cover, after wiping 
the moisture from all surfaces, use the supplied brush to remove any 
foreign matter.
Do not attempt to forcibly...

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TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF
Turning on the camera
1 Open the monitor unit, and 
press the power button.
hThe LCD monitor turns on.
Powe r but to n
Monitor unit
LCD monitor
180°
105°
90° 

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Turning off the camera
1 Press the power button for at least 1 second.
hThe camera turns off.
h If you briefly press the power button, once, the camera will switch to 
the sleep mode.
Turning on the camera when it is in the sleep 
mode
In order to preserve battery pack power, the ECONOMY function operates to 
automatically turn off the camera (sleep mode) after about 5 minutes of no 
use during shooting, or about 5 minutes of no use during playback (factory-
preset settings).
i When the...

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DATE AND TIME SETTING
The camera will record the date and time an image or audio recording is 
taken so that you can display them during playback. Therefore, before 
capturing images, make sure the correct date and time are set.h If the screen to set the date and time appears when you turn on the 
camera, skip to step  3 and follow the steps to set the date and time.
h To correct the date and time setting, please see under  HINT on page 46.
Example: To set the clock to 7:30 p.m. on...

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4 Set the clock.
1Select [TIME].
2 Press the SET button.
hThe Set Time Screen 
appears.
3 Set the time to “07:30 PM”.
hThe time is set in the 
following order: Set the hour 
→ Set the minute.
4 Press the SET button.
5 Set the order in which the date is 
displayed during playback.
1Select [DISP].
2 Press the SET button.
hThe Set Date Format Screen 
appears.
3 Press [ I] or [ J].
h The order of the date display 
changes.
4 Press the SET button.
6 Press the MENU button.
hThe date and time...

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To correct the date and time settings
1Turn on the camera.
2 Display the Option Setting Menu 1 (page 115).
3 Select [CLOCK SET] and press the SET button.
h The screen to set the date and time appears.
h The current date and time settings are shown.
4 Select the line you wish to change, and make the correction.
If the camera’s date and time are not set...
hThe screen display and capture date information will show as follows:
* The date and time format is determined by the [DISP]...

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SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING 
MODE AND PLAYBACK MODE
Switch between the recording mode (for recording) and the playback mode 
(for viewing your recorded images).
1 Turn on the camera (page 42).
2 Press the REC/  button.
hThe mode changes.
h The mode changes each time the REC/  button is pressed.
REC/  button 

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MENU SCREEN
Accessing/exiting the Menu Screen
1 Set the camera to the recording or playback mode (page 47).
2 Press the MENU button.
hThe Menu Screen appears.
h To cancel the Menu Screen, press the MENU button again.
SET
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3 216M-S108 0-30pREC MODE
PICTURE SIZE
SCENE MODE
COLOR MODE
FLASH
SELF TIMER
ENTER
RECORDING MENU 1
Arrow keys
MENU button
Option tab Ta b
k To display a different Tab Menu
hThe Menu Screen consists of the 
Tabs Menu (tabs 1, 2 and 3) and 
the Option Tabs Menu...

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Using the Menu
1 Display the desired menu (page 48).
2 Press [I] or [ J] to select the item you wish to change, and press the 
SET button.
h The Setting Screen for the selected item appears.
h To return to the Menu Screen, press the MENU button.
HINT
About the applicable mode indicator
i This indicator shows the shooting mode(s) for which the selected setting is 
effective.
i O @: This setting is effective during photo shooting.
i O @
: This setting is effective during video recording.
i...

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Overview of the Menu Screen
Recording Menu

1 Recording mode (page 80)

 2
Recorded pixels (page 83)

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16M-S
1080-30p
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RECORDING MENU 1
REC MODE
PICTURE SIZE
SCENE MODE
COLOR MODE
FLASH
SELF TIMER
ENTER
: Record at 1920 × 1080 pixels (60i).
: Record at 1920 × 1080  pixels (30p).
: Record at 1280 × 720 
pixels (60p).
: Record at 1280 × 720  pixels (30p).
:Record at 960 × 540 
pixels (30p).
: Record at 640 × 480  pixels (30p).