Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto HX-DC3 del fabbricante Panasonic
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Owner ’ s Manual Dual Camera Model No. HX-DC3 Please rea d these instructio ns carefully bef ore using this prod uct, and save this m anual for futu re use.
- 2 - ∫ About recordin g format s and comp atibility of the unit ≥ The unit is an MP4 f ormat (MPEG-4 A V C file s tandard) Dual Came ra for recor ding high-definit i on mot ion pictures . ≥ A VCHD and MPE G2 motion pictures are differen t formats, and are not therefo re supported by the unit.
- 3 - ∫ About Condensa tion (When the len s or the LCD monitor is fog ged up) Condensatio n oc curs when ther e is a chan ge in te mperatu re or h umidity , such as when t he unit is taken f rom outside or a cold room to a warm room. Pl eas e be careful, as it may cause the lens or LCD monitor to become soiled, moldy , or damaged.
- 4 - Read this firs t . ........ ............ ........... ........... ........ ............ ........... ........... 2 Prep aration Names and Fu nctions of Main P arts ......... ........ ........... ............ ........ 7 Power su pply.. ... ... .. .
- 5 - Advanced (Record ing) Using t he zo om . ... .. ... ... ........ ... ... ... ........ ... ... ... .. ......... ... .. ... ......... .. ... . 52 Doubl e range zo om ....... ........... ........ ........... ............ ........... ........ . 53 Zoom Mode .
- 6 - Copy/Dubbing Copyin g from Built-in Memory to SD card .......... ........ ............ .... 11 1 Dubbing i mages on to other video devi ces...... ......... ........ .......... . 1 13 Wit h a PC What you can d o with a PC ....... ........... ....
- 7 - 1 LCD monit or ( l 26 ) ≥ It can ope n up t o 90 o . ≥ It can rotate up to 180 o A towards the lens o r 105 o B towa rds the opposite dire ction. 2 Power button [ ] ( l 20) 3 USB/A V connector ( l 12, 104 , 1 13, 125) ≥ Use the USB cable /A V cable (only the supplied cable ).
- 8 - 5 Hand strap fixture 6 Zoom range button [ ] ( l 53) 7 Photoshot button [ ] ( l 30) 8 SET button [SET] ( l 39, 43, 77, 84) ≥ Use the SET but ton to select th e recording funct ions and playbac k operation s, and to operat e th e menu screen. ≥ In this own er ’ s manual, the ope ration of the SET but ton is denoted as shown be low .
- 9 - 16 Lens ≥ When not usi ng the unit, be su re to fit the lens cap to protect th e lens. ≥ Keep the lens cap out of reach of children to prevent swallowing. 17 Spea ker 18 Status indicator ( l 2, 12, 18, 155) 19 Intern al stereo micr ophones 20 Built-in flash ( l 70) 21 T ripod re cep tac le ≥ If you att a ch a tripod which has a 5.
- 10 - ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit Inserting/removing the battery ≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit. ( l 20) 1 Open the b attery/card co ver . Prepar ation Power supply The batt er y that can be used with this u nit is VW-VBX07 0.
- 1 1 - 2 Insert the battery , taking c are to mat ch up the termina l markings. A terminal markings ≥ Insert the battery so that the terminal markings face up. It is possible to mistakenly insert the battery upside down, so be sure to check the orientation carefully .
- 12 - Charging the battery The unit is in th e standby con dition when the AC adap tor is connec ted. The primary ci rcuit is always “live” as long as the AC ada ptor is connec ted to an electr ical outlet . Important: ≥ The AC adap t or and USB cable are for u se with this unit only .
- 13 - 1 Connect t he USB cabl e to the AC adap tor . ≥ Check that the plug portion of the AC adaptor is not misaligned. 2 Connect t he AC adaptor into the AC outlet. 3 Connect t he USB cable to the unit. ≥ Connecting the USB cable in the wrong direction may cause damage to the USB/A V connector of the unit .
- 14 - Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recording ti me ≥ T empe rat ure: 25 o C (77 o F)/hu midity: 60%RH (When u sing AC adaptor) ≥ These times are ap proximations. ≥ The indicated c harging time is for when th e battery has been disc harged co mplete ly .
- 15 - ∫ Approximate o perating time a nd number of recordable st ill pictures Recording condi tions by CIP A standard ≥ CIP A is an abbreviati on of Camera & Imagin g Products As s ociation.
- 16 - The unit can re cord motion picture s, still pictur es or audio to an SD card or built-in memor y . T o re co rd to an SD card, read the f ollowing. Cards that you can use w ith th is unit Use SD cards conforming to Class 4 or higher of the SD Speed Class Rating* for motion picture recordi ng.
- 17 - ≥ Please confirm the latest infor mation about SD Memory Cards/SDHC Memory Car ds/SDXC Memory Cards that can be used for motion picture rec ording on the followin g website. http://p anasonic.jp/support/global/cs/e_cam (This websit e is in English only .
- 18 - Inserting/removing an SD c ard Caution: Check that the status indicator has gone o f f. 1 Open the b attery/card co ver . 2 Insert (remove ) the SD card into (from ) the card slot. ≥ Face the labe l side B in the direction show n in th e illustration and press it straight in as far as it will go.
- 19 - 3 Close the ba ttery/card cover . ≥ Securely close it until it clicks. ≥ Do not touc h th e terminals on the bac k of the SD card. ≥ Do not shock , ben d, or drop the SD card. ≥ Electri cal noise, st atic electric ity or the f ailure of t his unit or the SD card may dama ge or era se the dat a stored on the SD card.
- 20 - Open the LCD monitor and press the power button to turn on the un it. The LCD monitor turns on. About St andby Mode When the LCD moni t or is closed while the unit is on, the unit enter s S tandby Mode which consumes very lit tl e power . S tand by Mode allows picture s to be recorded as soon as t he LCD monitor is opened .
- 21 - ≥ If the unit has not bee n ope rated for app roximately 5 mi nutes (sett i ngs at the time of purchase) when the po wer is turned on, th e ECONOMY function will ac t ivate and switch to S t andb y Mode to limit power consumptio n in situati ons such as the user forgetting to t urn the unit off .
- 22 - Change the mode to recording or pl ay back. Press the REC/ button. ≥ Each pres s of the REC/ button changes the mode. Prepar ation Selecting a mo de Recording Mode ( l 27, 30, 34) For recordi.
- 23 - If the screen to set the date an d time app ears wh en you tur n on th e unit, skip to step 2 and follo w the st eps to set the d ate and time. 1 Select the m enu. ( l 43) 2 Select an ite m ([DA TE]/[TIME]/[DISP]) using the SET button and the n tilt the SET button t o the right or press th e SET button.
- 24 - (When [DISP] is selected) Select the date forma t displ ay me thod using the SET button. 4 Press the SET b utton. 5 Select [SA VE DA TE AND TIME] using the SET button and then pr ess the SET button . ≥ T o return to the re cording scr een or playback s creen, pres s the MENU button.
- 25 - ∫ Basi c camer a posi tioni ng ≥ T o avoid dropping th e unit, be sure to attach a han ds trap. ≥ When record ing, make sure your footing is stable and ther e is no danger o f colliding with anothe r person or o bject. ≥ When you are o ut doors , r ec ord pic tures with t he sunlig ht be hind you.
- 26 - ∫ Basic motion picture recording ≥ The unit shou ld normally be held stead y when recording. ≥ If you move the unit when recording, do so slowly , maintaining a const ant speed.
- 27 - ≥ Before turning on the unit, remove the lens ca p. ≥ Motion pictures are recorded to the SD card if one is inserted. If no SD card is i nserted, the motion pi ctures are recorded to the built-in memory . 1 Open the L CD monitor . 2 Press the recording st art/stop button to st art recording.
- 28 - ∫ About the scre en indications in the motion pic ture recording * When [CREA TIVE CONTROL] ( l 64) i s set to (Miniature Effec t (MINI)) or (T ime Lap se Rec (INTV)), the maximum rec ordable time for one scene (012: 00:0 0) is display ed.
- 29 - ≥ Recording may become out of focus if the unit i s subj ected to s hock while the power is tur ned on. If this happens, hold th e power button until th e LCD mon ito r t urns o ff to t urn the po wer t o the unit of f , and tur n the power on aga in.
- 30 - ≥ Before turning on the unit, remove the lens ca p. ≥ S till pi ctur es are re corded to S D card if one is inser ted. If no SD card is inserte d, the still pictures are rec o rded to the buil t-in memory . 1 Open the L CD monitor . 2 (For Auto Focus only) Press the button halfw ay .
- 31 - ∫ About the recording st andby s creen display The field of vi ew of the image disp la ye d on th e LCD monitor diff ers for motion pictur e recording and still picture reco rdin g. At time of purchase, the recor ding standb y screen display s video view .
- 32 - ∫ About the focusing area ≥ When [FOCUS MO DE] ( l 75) is set to (9-P T AUTOF OCUS), (focusin g area A ) is dis played at the posit i o n where focus i s achieved. The unit au tomatically det ermines the positio n where focus is achi eved from nine focus poin ts withi n the re cordin g are a.
- 33 - About recording still picture s during motion picture recording and audio recording Y o u can re cord still p ictur es whi le rec ordin g a mot ion pic ture o r whi le recording audio . (simultan eous recording) Press the button fully (press to the bottom ) to t ake the p icture .
- 34 - ≥ Audio is record ed to the SD card if one is inserted. If no SD card is inserte d, the audio is recorded to the built-in memory . 1 Open the L CD monitor . 2 Select the m enu. ( l 43) 3 St art recording by pressing th e recording st art/stop button.
- 35 - ∫ About the screen displ ay for audio rec ording * When the remain ing sp ace on t he SD card is equal t o less than 5 ho urs or when recording t o the built-in memory , the remaining recordab le time on the SD card or bu ilt-in memory is dis played.
- 36 - The followi ng mode s (appropriate for the condition) are set just by pointing t he unit to what you want to record. Sele ct th e menu. ( l 43) ≥ Please refer t o page 81 for det a ils about Manual Mode.
- 37 - *1 Mode for motion pi cture record ing only *2 Mode for st ill picture recor ding only ≥ Depending on t he recording condit ions, the unit may not ent er the desired mode . ≥ We reco mmend us ing a tripod in Night Po rtr ait/Night Scenery /Low Light.
- 38 - ∫ Intelligent Aut o Mode When switching to Int ellig ent Auto Mode, the Automatic Whit e Bal ance and Auto Foc us operate and automatic al ly adjust the colo r balance and focusing. Dependi ng on the brig ht ness of the subject et c., th e ape rt ure an d shut ter speed are au tomatically adjusted for an optimu m brightness.
- 39 - 1 Press the REC/ button to change to Playback Mode. 2 Select the fi le to play ba ck using the SET bu tton and press th e SET button. A The infor mation for the f ile in the yellow fra me is disp layed. ≥ T ilt and hold the SET but ton up or down to di splay the next (o r prev ious) page.
- 40 - 3 Play back using the SET bu tton. B Operat ion icon* * If the operati on ic on disappears , perform a SET butt on operation to display it. Motion picture/audio playback Pla yback/P ause Fast rewind playba ck Fast forward pl ay back S tops th e playback and shows the thumbnails.
- 41 - ∫ Change the th umbnail disp lay While the thumbnai l is displ ayed, the thumbnai l display changes in t he following ord er if the zoom lever is ope rated to side or side. 21 files () 8 files () 1 file ≥ If you move t he z oom lever to the side from t he 21 files display mode, th e unit goes to the playback folder selection screen.
- 42 - ≥ Once the size of the recorded file exceeds 4 GB, the file will b e saved once, and the rest will be saved in a new file. In this case, is display ed in t he thumbnail scr een for the 8 fil es .
- 43 - 1 Press the M ENU button. 2 Tilt the SET button to the le ft. 3 Select t ab A usin g the SET button, and tilt the SET button to the rig ht or press the SET button. 4 Select f rom menu items B using the SET button , and tilt the SET butto n to the right, o r press the SET button.
- 44 - 5 Select the s etting content using the SET button and press the SET button to set. ∫ About applica ble mode ind icator In the rec ord ing menu, the Record ing Mode that refle cts the current ly displayed s et ting is displayed. C Applicabl e mode indicator : Setting is applied to still picture an d motion picture recording .
- 45 - Select the menu. Please ref er to page 23. Opening the LCD monit or will s wi tch from S t andby Mode to Recording S tandby St atus in approxima tely 0.
- 46 - ≥ Quick S tart S tandby S tat us will be unlocked af t er approximate l y 5 minu tes and wi ll switch to S tandby Mode. ≥ If [EC ONOMY] ( l 47) is act ivated and the de vice switches to Q uick S tart S tandby S tatus aut omat ically , pressing any button on the un it will switch to Rec ordi ng S tand by St atus.
- 47 - Set the s tandby time for the unit to switc h to S tandby Mode . ( l 20) Sets the brigh tness of the LCD mo nitor of t he unit (7 steps ). Y ou can selec t the languag e on t he screen displa y and the menu s creen.
- 48 - Returns the uni t settings to the settings at t he time of purchas e. ≥ Setting s for [CLOCK SET], [LA NGUAGE] and the dou ble range zoom will not be changed . Please b e awa re that if a mediu m is f ormatt ed, then all t he dat a recorde d on the medi um will be era sed and canno t be res tore d.
- 49 - Creates or selects a recordi ng folder (fol der contain ing a recorded file). (SD card r ecording only ) ≥ Inse rt the S D card . ≥ Set to R e cor ding Mod e . ( l 22) 1 Select [REC FOLDER] using the SET button and press the S ET button. 2 (When creating a folder) Select [CREA TE NEW FOLDER] using the SET button and press the SET button.
- 50 - When the SD car d or built-in memory cont ains multiple fold ers, you can select a fol der for playback. ≥ Set t o Playback Mode. ( l 22 ) 1 Select [PLA YBACK FOLDER] using the SET button and press the SET button. 2 S e lect the folder to play back using the SET b u tton and press the SET button.
- 51 - ≥ In the cas e of the built -in mem or y , when [FILE NO. CONT’D] is set to [ON] the file numbers can be given consec utive in t he same way as when the card i s used.
- 52 - ≥ Set to R e cor ding Mod e . ( l 22) ≥ i.Zoom and Digita l Zoom can be s e t in [ZOOM MODE]. ( l 54 ) ∫ About the zoo m bar ≥ During zoom operati ons, the zoo m bar is d isplayed. ≥ The magnific at ion displayed at the left and right of th e zoom bar is the minimum and maximum z oom mag nification.
- 53 - ≥ Angle of view di splayed in t he LCD monito r will dif fer wh en recording motion pictur e or still picture. At th e time of purchase, recordin g sta ndby screen is displayin g the angle of view fo r recording motion picture, and it will switch to angle of view for recordin g still pictur e when the button is pres s ed halfway .
- 54 - Zoom Mode Set the Digit al Zoom and i.Zoo m. ≥ Sele ct th e menu. ≥ The larger the Digit al Zoom magnif ic ation, the more th e image quality is degraded .
- 55 - Use the Image S tabilizer to reduce the ef fects of s hake during recording. ≥ Set to Recording Mode. ( l 22) ∫ Image S ta bilizer for m otion pict ures Select t he menu. ≥ When (ACTIVE MODE) is se t, the field of view wil l dif fer from n ormal rec ording.
- 56 - ∫ Image S ta bilizer for s till pictu res Select t he menu. ≥ Image S tabilizer does not work during zoom operations. ≥ When recording with a tripod, we recommend that you set the I mage S tabilizer of f. ≥ [SCENE MODE] will be set to (OFF) when the [E.
- 57 - Records a sequence of still pi ctures at a rate of 10 per second or 1 per second. Use this func t ion to record fast -moving subject . ≥ Set to R e cor ding Mod e . ( l 22) 1 Select the m enu. 2 (For Auto Focus only) Press the button halfw ay .
- 58 - 3 Press the button fully . ≥ During recording, lights up in red. ≥ The Auto F ocus works t o f ix t he foc us whe n t he butto n is pr esse d halfway . ∫ Maximum number of pictur es in the burst ≥ When record ing wit h the self-time r , the recording end s when the maximum number of pictures in the burs t is reached.
- 59 - By recording while panning t he unit vertically or hor izontally you can record a 180 e or 360 e panorama still pi cture. ≥ Set to R e cor ding Mod e . ( l 22) 1 Select the m enu. ≥ A white cross is displ ayed on the LCD monitor . 2 Press the button to st art the recording.
- 60 - ∫ Recording tech nique ∫ About size o f still pictures The sizes of panorama still picture s are as follows. ≥ During pano rama still picture recordin g, the zoom fu nc tion is disabled.
- 61 - ≥ Focus and White Bala nc e will be fi x ed to the op timal val ues for the still picture for f i rs t frame. Therefo re, if focus , brightness or a light source changes drastically duri ng recording, the p anorama still picture as a whole may not be recorded with optimal focu s or a color tone.
- 62 - ≥ Set to R e cor ding Mod e . ( l 22) Y ou can switch bet ween motion picture rec ording and audio rec ording, and switch th e image quality of the mot i on pi cture to record. *1 is a fo rmat suita ble f or playback on a high-d efi nition TV .
- 63 - ≥ When the unit is move d a lot or mo ved qu ickly , or when a fast -mov ing subject is rec orde d (particula rly when recording in mode), mosaic-type noise may appear at playback. The higher the number of pixels, th e higher the c larity of the pictur e when printing.
- 64 - Y ou can add v arious type s of filter e ffec ts when re cording mot ion pic tures and still pictures. [CREA TIVE CONTROL] [MENU]: # [ CREA TIVE CONTROL ] # des ired setting (OFF): Cancel th e setting. (Miniature Effec t (MINI)): Record moti on pic tures with miniatur e effect s as if recording a miniature model.
- 65 - *1 Mode for motion pi cture record ing only *2 Mode for st ill picture recor ding only ∫ One Point Color Select the colo r to leav e with SET button, and pres s S ET button. ∫ Ti me Lap se Re c Select the d esired setting time ([1 sec ]/[10 sec]/[30 s ec]/ [1 min] /[2 min]) with SET button, and press SET button .
- 66 - ≥ (Time L a pse Re c (INTV )) j Audio is not rec orded. j Minimum motion pictu re rec ording time is 1 second. j [REC MODE] will b e . j [E.I.S .( V ID E O) ] is di sa ble d . j Color balance and f ocus may not be adjuste d aut omatically depending on light sources or scen es.
- 67 - * Mode for still picture recording o nly . This will not opera te during the motion p icture recording. ≥ (SUNSET/FIREWORKS/LANDSCAPE/NIGHT SCENERY/NIGHT PORTRAI T) j Image may get blur ry when close object is re corded. 5 (SPORTS): T o make fast moving scenes less shaky with slow playback a n d pause of p layback .
- 68 - ≥ (FIREWORKS) j The shutt er s peed is 1/30. (Motion pi cture recordi ng) j Image may get was hed out when recorde d in bright surroun ding. j (the camera s hake icon) is displayed consta ntly wh en recording still pic tu res, but this does not indicate a fault.
- 69 - Please ref er to page 54. (NIGHT SC ENERY ) P ANORAMA: Fixed to (OFF). CREA TIVE CON TROL: F ixed to OFF . FOCU S : Fi xe d to . FLAS H: Fi xed t o . F ACE FRAMING: Fixed to (OFF). (NIGHT PORTRAIT) P ANORAMA: Fixed to (OFF). CREA TIVE CON TROL: F ixed to OFF .
- 70 - Please ref er to page 57. Please ref er to page 59. When the button is pressed, t he fl ash is activat ed an d the still picture will be recorded. Use the bui lt-in flash i n order to reco rd still picture s in da rk places. ≥ When [FLASH] is set to ß A (AU TO) o r ß ( ON), [BU RST] an d [P ANORAM A] are set to (OFF).
- 71 - The timer can be used to record image s or audio. When Ø 2 (2 sec) is select ed When you press the button or the recording st art/stop button, the statu s indicator flas hes red for approximat ely 2 seconds, then record ing begins. On the LCD monitor , an indication o f ( # ) appears to notif y you of the recordi ng timing.
- 72 - ≥ If you perform any of the followin g ca se s, the self -timer will be cancel ed. j If you turn t he unit off j If you chang e to the Playbac k Mode j If you send un it into S tan dby Mode Select s the desired fie ld of view (phot o view or video view) for th e recording stand by screen display .
- 73 - Sets the pe r i od for w hic h the reco r d ed im a g e a pp e ars on the LC D monito r af ter the button is press ed. Please ref er to page 55.
- 74 - This allows the s ensitivity to l i ght (ISO sensitivity ) t o be set. Setting t o a higher number en ables picture s to be taken ev en in da rk places with out the resul ting pictures coming ou t dark. ≥ The display ed ISO display val ue is the standard out put sensitiv ity .
- 75 - Y ou can sel ec t the focusing met hod according to the position of the subjec t. Y ou can change the light-meterin g method used to measur e brightness . ≥ [SCE NE MODE] w ill be set t o (O FF) when the [MET ERING MO DE] is set to (CENTER) or (S POT) while the [SCENE MO DE] ( l 66) is set to (HDR Backlight Comp.
- 76 - The camera automatically detects the person’s face. ∫ About prioritized face framing The priorit i z ed face frame is dis play ed in yellow . When the unit is set to Port ra it Mode in Intelligent Auto Mode, the unit will focus on the priorit ized face fr ame and adjust the brightnes s accordingly .
- 77 - This is for reduc ing the wind noise coming into the built-in microphone s. ≥ This func tio n’s defaul t setting is [ (ON)]. ≥ Y ou may not see th e full effe ct depending on th e recording cond itions.
- 78 - 2 Select the function to register us ing the SET button, and press the SET button. ≥ T o c o ntinue and regi s ter other func tio ns, repeat S teps 1 and 2. 3 Press the MENU button. ≥ A confirma tio n screen for th e shortcut settings appears.
- 79 - ∫ AF lock If you register AF lock as a shortc ut functi on ( l 77), yo u c an record with the focu s locked. ≥ Register the shortcut function. ( l 77) Tilt the SET button in the di rection to which you regi s tered AF lock. ≥ will appear on the LCD moni tor .
- 80 - ∫ Exposure compensation If you re gis ter e xpos ure compen satio n a s a s ho rtcut fun ction ( l 77) , y o u can record with altered bright ness. ≥ Register the shortcut function ( l 77) 1 Tilt the SET button in the dire ction to which you registered the exposure co m pensation.
- 81 - White Bala nce Automat ic White Balance function may not rep roduce natu ral c olors depending on the scenes or lighting c onditions. If so, yo u can adjus t the White Balanc e manually . 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the W hite Balance using the SET b utton, and press th e SET button.
- 82 - ∫ T o set the Whi te Balance m anually 1 P oi nt the unit at a white su b ject that fills the sc reen. 2 Select the (WHITE SET) and pr ess the SET button. ≥ The LCD monitor display will go dar k for a moment and then return t o the rec ording menu.
- 83 - Sett i ng the fo cu s and re co rding Set the fo cus in accor danc e with the dist ance to the s ubj ect. 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the item to set using the SET button and press the SET button. ∫ Using Manua l Focus 1 Select (MANUAL) and press the SET button.
- 84 - Playback using operation icon For det ai ls on the basic pla yback operatio ns, refer to p ag e 39. Advanced (Playback) Playback O perations Playback operation SET button/ Playbac k display Ope.
- 85 - Slow- motion play back Dur i ng Pa use Wit h pl ayback p au sed, tilt the SET button to the right for approximately 3 seconds (tilt to the left for reverse slow-moti on playbac k) ≥ Press the SET button t o restore normal playbac k .
- 86 - Creating still picture from motion picture A single fra me from the recorde d motion picture c an be saved as a sti ll picture. The picture size of the still picture t o be created will differ depending on the Recording Mo de of the recorded mo tion pic ture.
- 87 - Cutting out a section of a p anorama still picture Y ou can cut out and sav e a section of a panora ma still picture you hav e recorded . 1 Display the p anorama still pictur e. 2 Press the SET button to st art scr oll playback of the pa norama still p icture.
- 88 - ≥ When you zoom in on a rot ated stil l picture with a 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio, the st ill pict ure before rotatio n is displayed. With a panorama st ill picture, t he rotated pict ure is displayed. ( l 94) 2 Shif t the position o f the zoome d portion using the SET button.
- 89 - Changing the playback settings and playing back the slide show ≥ Set t o Playback Mode. ( l 22 ) 1 Select the fi le to st art the slide show with the thumbnail s creen. ≥ Move the y ellow frame over th e file you want t o start pla ying back as a slid eshow.
- 90 - 4 (On selecting [MODE]) Select the ty pe of file to p lay back using the SET button and pre ss the SET butto n. (On selecting [ SLIDES INTERV AL]) Select an ite m using the SET bu tton and press the SET button. (On selecting [ EFFECT SETUP]) Select the d esired effect u sing the SET bu tton and press th e SET button.
- 91 - Displaying file information Y ou can di splay t he info rmatio n of file s reco rded wi th the unit. ≥ Set t o Playback Mode. ( l 22 ) 1 Using the SET b utton, select file for which to d isplay informatio n. 2 Press an d hold down the MENU button for 1 second or more.
- 92 - 1 Recording Mo de Recording f ormat 2 Recording start t ime and date 3 Eye-F i connection status 4 File number 5 Protec ti on setting 6 File size 7 Recording t ime 8 Recording me dia .
- 93 - ≥ Set t o Playback Mode. ( l 22 ) Please ref er to page 89. Y ou can add v arious type s of filter e ffec ts when re cording mot ion pic tures and still pictures an d play th em back. 1 Select the fil e to add the filter effec t s with the thumbnail scr een.
- 94 - * Disabled during pan orama playback of still pictures. 3 (when (One Po int Color (1CLR)) is selected only) Tilt the SET button up a nd down to select the color to keep and press the SET button. ≥ The quality of motion pict ure s and still pictures recorde d with [CREA TIVE CONTRO L] ( l 64) is di fferen t.
- 95 - ≥ T o rotate another still pic t ure, tilt the SET button left and right to selec t a still pic tu re, select [RIGHT] or [LEFT], and pr ess the SET button . 3 Press th e MENU button to complete the settings. ≥ The still pic ture cannot be rotated if it has been protected .
- 96 - 1 Select the still picture to und ergo red-eye correction u sing the thumbnail screen. ≥ Move the y ellow frame ov er the s till picture which i s to undergo red-ey e correction. 2 Select the menu. ≥ A correctio n confirmation sc reen appears.
- 97 - 3 Specify the starti ng position for the scene. ≥ Play bac k t o near the positio n wh ere you wish the scen e to start , then pause playback and s pecify the sta rting position precisely using Frame- by-Frame Playback. The pau s e position will be the starti ng position of the scene.
- 98 - 7 Select a saving method using the S ET button and press the SET button. ∫ Scene splic ing 1 S e lect the scene with the thumbn ai l screen. ≥ Move the yellow f r ame ov er the scene. 2 Select the menu. 3 Move the yellow frame ove r the sc enes you wish to spl i ce and press the SET button.
- 99 - 5 Select a saving method using the S ET button and press the SET button. ≥ Do not turn of f the unit du ring motio n pictu re edit in g proces s. If the un it is turned off , there is a risk that the edited files and orig inal files will be lost.
- 100 - When an SD card is i ns erted, the file s and folders on the SD card are deleted. When no t inserted, t he files and folders in the built-in memory are delet ed. ≥ Set t o Playback Mode. ( l 22 ) ≥ Switch from thumbnail di sp lay to 1-file d isplay .
- 101 - ≥ Set t o Playback Mode. ( l 22 ) 1 Select the m enu. 2 Using the SET b utton, select [DELETE SEL ECTED], [DELETE ALL] or [DELETE FOLDER] and pres s the SET button. ∫ Deleting sel ecte d files 3 (When [DELETE SELEC TED] is selected in S tep 2) Select the fi le to delete u sing the SET button a nd press th e SET button.
- 102 - ∫ Deleting all files 3 (When [DELETE ALL] is selected in S tep 2) Select [DELETE] us ing the SET but ton and press the SET button. ≥ A delete co nf irmation screen appears. 4 Select [YES] us ing the SET button a nd press the SET button. ≥ All the files will be del eted.
- 103 - Protecting a file Files can be pr otected so t hat they are not dele ted by mistak e. (Even if you protect some files, formatting the m edia will delete them.
- 104 - ≥ Always us e th e su pplied A V cable. ≥ HDMI is the int erf ace for digit al devices. If you connect thi s unit to a HDMI compa tib le high definition T V an d then play back the recorded high-defi nition images, you can enjoy th em in high res olut ion with high quality s ound.
- 105 - ≥ Check th at the plugs are inser ted as far as th ey go. ≥ Connecti ng the A V cable in the wrong direct ion may cause damage to the USB/A V connec to r of the unit. If the terminal ha s become damaged, it may not operate c orre ctly , including failu re to recognize the c able even if it has been conn ected.
- 106 - 3 Play back from the unit. ≥ The volume ca nnot be adjuste d on the unit. Pleas e adjust the volume on the TV . ≥ Setting the [TV SYSTEM] to [NTSC] will not display t he scre en of the unit durin g recording st andby . ( l 108) Please check on the TV sc reen instead.
- 107 - ∫ T o watch image s on a regular TV (4:3 ) or when both sides of the images do not appear on the s creen Change the menu setting to displa y the images correc tly . (Check the TV setti ng.) Example o f im ages with a [16:9] asp ect ratio on a regul ar TV (4:3) ≥ If a wide-scre en TV is connected, adjust the aspec t setting on the TV .
- 108 - Connecting with an HDMI mini ca ble Select the desired method of HDMI output. ≥ [AUTO] determin es the outp ut resolut ion aut omatically bas ed on inform ati on from the con nected TV .
- 109 - ≥ Set t o Playback Mode. ( l 22 ) 1 Select the m enu. ≥ If you are no t using V IERA Link , set to [ OFF]. 2 Connect t his unit to a Panas onic TV comp atible with VIERA Link using an H DMI mini cable.
- 1 10 - 3 Operate w ith the remote control for the TV . ∫ Other linke d operations T urning the uni t off: If you u se the re mote cont rol for th e TV to turn o ff the power, this u nit also turns o f f.
- 1 1 1 - Files recor ded us ing the unit can be copied from the built- i n memory to an SD c ard inserted into the unit. 1 Set to Playba ck Mode. ( l 22) ≥ Be sure to use a s ufficie ntly charged bat tery or the AC adapt or .
- 1 12 - 4 (On selecting [ COPY SELECTE D]) Press the reco rding st art/stop button or the button. ≥ When the cop ying ends, the unit returns to the pl ay back menu.
- 1 13 - Y ou can dub by connecting an A V cabl e. ≥ Be sur e to use a suf ficiently c harged b attery . ≥ Connecti ng the A V cable in the wrong direct ion may cause damage to the USB/A V connec to r of the unit.
- 1 14 - 2 St art reco rding on the connec ted device . ≥ T o s t op recording (dub bing), stop pla yb ack on this unit af ter stopp ing recording on the r ecorder . ≥ Even when [DISPL A Y] is set to [OFF], the battery icon will be displayed if the battery runs low .
- 1 15 - HD Writer VE 3 .0 Y ou can copy the motion/st ill picture data to the HDD of PCs or wri te t o media such a s Blu-ray discs, DVD discs or S D cards using HD Writer VE 3.0, which is the s of tware insta lled in the supplied CD-ROM. Refer t o the opera ting inst ructions of HD Writer VE 3.
- 1 16 - ≥ It is possible to play back still pict ures on a PC using an image viewer standar d to Windows or commercial ly available i mage bro wsing softwar e, and copy still pict ure s to a PC u sing Windows Explorer . ≥ Please refer t o page 132 fo r det ails about us ing a Mac.
- 1 17 - ≥ Data cannot be written to the unit from a PC. ≥ Motion pictures that have been recorded on another device cannot be written to t he s o f tware supplied with this unit.
- 1 18 - End User Licens e Agreement Before ope ning the CD-ROM pa ckage, please rea d the following . Y o u (“ L i ce ns ee”) ar e gr a nted a li cen se for th e So ftw a r e de fined i n th i s End User Licens e Agreement (“Ag reement”) on con dit ion that you agree to the ter ms and condition s of this Agreem ent .
- 1 19 - Article 6 Indemnificati on The Soft ware is provided “A S-I S” without warrant y of any kind, either expresse d or implied, includin g, but not limited to, warran ties of non-infrin gement, merchant ability and/or fitness for a pa rticular purpose.
- 120 - ≥ Even if the s ystem req uire ment s mentio ned in thi s owner’s manua l are fulfilled, some PCs canno t be used . ≥ A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the supplied sof t ware application s. (A compatible Blu-r ay disc/DVD writer drive and media are necessary for writing to a Bl u-ra y disc/DVD.
- 121 - ≥ Supplied CD-ROM is ava ilable for Windows only . ≥ Input is not sup ported in la nguages ot her than E nglish, German, French, Simp lified Chinese and Russ i an .
- 122 - ≥ If using Win dows XP, on ly an administrat ive account us er can use this softwar e. If using Windows Vi sta/Wind ows 7/Windows 8, only administ rat ive and sta ndard account us ers can use this sof tware. (An administ rative account user should instal l and uni nstall this soft ware.
- 123 - ∫ Operating e nvironment for the card rea der function (mass stora ge) ≥ The USB equipm ent operates with the driv er installed as st andard in the OS.
- 124 - When insta lling the software, log on to your co mput er as the Administrat or or with a user name with equiv alent authorizat ion. (If you do not have a uthorization to do t his, cons ult your manager .) ≥ Before st arting the installat ion, close all appl ications th at are running.
- 125 - ≥ Connect this unit t o the PC af ter the software a pplications a re insta lled. ≥ Remove the supp lied CD-ROM from your PC. A USB cab le (supplied) ≥ Insert t he plugs as far a s they wi ll go. 1 T urn on the unit. ≥ Be sur e to use a suf ficiently c harged b attery .
- 126 - ≥ Do not use any ot her USB cables exce pt the supplied one. (Operation is not guarant eed with any other USB cab l es .) ≥ When thi s unit is connect ed to a PC using a USB cable whil e the unit is turned on, power is als o supplied from th e PC to this unit.
- 127 - ∫ About the PC dis play When the unit is connected to a PC, i t is rec ognized as an extern al drive. ≥ Removable disk (Example: ) is displayed in [Computer ]. Example fo l der structure i n built-in memor y/SD card: The following dat a will be recorded.
- 128 - ∫ Copying your s till pictures to your PC Card rea der funct ion (mass sto rage) S till pi ctures recorded with this unit can be copied to the PC with Explorer or othe r programs. 1 Double click the folder that conta ins the still pictur es.
- 129 - Using the unit as a web camera When th e unit is connected t o a PC that is conn ected to the Internet , t he unit can be used as a web camera. ≥ Operatio n cannot be guaran teed on every PC havin g the recommende d env ironment. ≥ Not compat ible with Micros oft Windo ws 3.
- 130 - ≥ Operatio n is not guaran tee d in the following cases. j Operation on an upgraded OS. j Operation on an OS other than th e one pre-inst alled. 1 Connect t he unit to a PC and s et the unit to W eb Camera Mode . ( l 125) ≥ The LCD monit or will turn off.
- 131 - ≥ T o use the softw are, log on as an Administrat or or as user name fo r sta ndar d user account (on ly fo r Windows 8/Windows 7/Windows Vista). The sof tware cannot be us ed with the user name for a guest accou nt. (On the PC) Select [St art] # [All Programs] # [Panaso nic] # [HD Writer VE 3.
- 132 - ≥ HD W riter VE 3.0 is not availab le for Mac. ≥ iMovie’1 1 supporte d. For details about iMovie’1 1, please conta ct Apple Inc . ∫ Operat ing environme nt ≥ Even if the s ystem req uire ment s mentio ned in thi s owner’s manua l are fulfilled, some compu ters cannot be used.
- 133 - ∫ Copying still pictures o n a Mac 1 Connect t his unit to a Mac via the supplied USB cable. ≥ The USB function selection scre en will appear . 2 Select [CARD READER] using the SET button on the unit, and pres s the SET button . ≥ The LCD monit or will turn off.
- 134 - By using the Eye- Fi card (commercia lly-available), y ou can save files recorded on a card to a PC or file - sh aring site via a wireles s ne twor k. ≥ Insert th e Eye -Fi card. Select the menu. ≥ When [TRANSFER ] i s set to [ON], the tran sfer able files will b e tr ansf erred automat ically .
- 135 - ∫ Using Direct M ode The fi les can be tr ansferr ed direct ly from the E ye-Fi c ard to a smar tphone or table t without goi ng through the ac cess point when nec essary sett ing is performed in a PC in adv ance. ≥ Inst al l the sof tware su ppli ed with the Eye-Fi card on your PC, and configure the Direct Mode settings.
- 136 - ∫ Selecting fil es to transfer If you perfo rm the required s ettings in advanc e on your PC, you can transfer s elected files alon e. For settings met hods etc., please read the card o perating instr uctions or consult the card manuf acturer .
- 137 - ≥ The [Eye-Fi] menu only appears when an Ey e-Fi card is used . ≥ The Eye- F i transfer feat ur e cannot be gu aranteed to con tinue to operate in t he future due to c han ges to the card spec if ication etc.
- 138 - ∫ Recording indi cations Other s Indications A (White) S till picture record ing icon (Red) Recording still picture During burs t reco rding ( l 57) ////// // Number of recording pixels for .
- 139 - / / /// ////// Scene Mo de ( l 66) ////////// / Creative cont rol ( l 64) ISO50 /ISO100/I SO200/ISO 400/ISO800/ ISO1600 ISO sensitivity ( l 74) ////// // Intelligent Auto Mode ( l 36) F3.
- 140 - ∫ Playback i ndications C // / // Recording Mo de ( l 62) (White) (Red) Mot ion pic ture r ecord ing ic on Recordin g motion pic ture μ (Red) Recordin g moti on picture ( l 28) Recording a .
- 141 - ∫ Confirmatory ind ications Files for which selected transfer/pr otect is se t ( l 103, 136) Face de tectio n ( l 76) / Panorama s ti ll picture ( l 59) //// /// Creat ive co nt rol ( l 93) .
- 142 - Major conf irmat ion/error mes s ages to be indicate d on the screen in tex t. Other s Messages CHECK CARD. This card is not c omp atible or it can not be recognized by th e unit. If this indicat ion ap pears despite moti on pictures, still pict ures and audio being rec orded on the SD card, th e SD card may be in an unst able st ate.
- 143 - ∫ It is not a malfunction in following cases Other s T r oubleshooting Objec t seems to be warpe d. ≥ Object seems to be warp ed sligh tly when the object move s across the image very fa st, but this is becaus e t he unit is using MOS for t he image sensor .
- 144 - Power Problem Ch eck p o int s This unit cannot be tur ned on . This unit does no t st ay on long enough. Battery runs dow n quickly . ≥ Recharge the battery p a ck or connect t he AC adap tor . ( l 12) ≥ In cold plac es, the batt ery using time becomes short er .
- 145 - This unit cannot be operated though it is turne d on. This unit does no t operate normally . ≥ Remove th e battery or AC adapto r , wait about 1 minu te and then recon nect the battery or A C adaptor . Then about 1 minute later , turn on the unit aga in.
- 146 - Indication Problem Ch eck p o int s The battery cap acity indication or the el apse d time indication is not shown. ≥ [DIS PLA Y ] is [OFF] .
- 147 - The unit arbitrarily stops re co rding . ≥ Use a n SD card that can be used fo r motion picture re cording. ( l 16) ≥ The recordable time may have shor ten ed due to the det erioration of th e data writi ng speed or repeate d recording and deleti on.
- 148 - Playb ack Problem Ch eck p o int s Files cannot be played back. ≥ Any files where the th umbnails display are displayed a s cannot be played back.
- 149 - If the SD card is inser ted in an other devi ce , it is n ot recognized. ≥ Check that th e device is comp atible with th e capacit y or type of SD card (SD Memory Card/SDHC Memory Card/SDXC Memory Card) that you ins ert ed. Refer to the operating instructions of the device f or details.
- 150 - When connect ed by the USB cable, this un it is no t detecte d by the PC. ≥ After re-ins ertin g the SD card into th e unit, reconnect t he supplied USB cab l e. ≥ Select ano ther USB connec tor on the PC. ≥ Check the operating e nvironment.
- 151 - Keep this unit as far aw ay as po ssible from electromagn etic equipme nt (such as microwave oven s, TVs, video games etc.). ≥ If you use th is unit on top of or ne ar a TV , the pictures and /or sound on this u nit may be d isrupted by electro magnetic wav e radiation.
- 152 - When you us e the unit in a sandy or dus ty place such as a beach, do not let sand o r fine dust get into the body and terminals of the unit. Also, keep the u nit awa y from s ea water . ≥ Sand or dust may damage the unit. (Care should be taken whe n insertin g and removing a card.
- 153 - ≥ Please look afte r the data in your built -in memory carefully . Panasonic will not be held respon sible in t he un likely case that private dat a is divulged.
- 154 - ≥ Prep are batteries enou gh to last for 3 to 4 ti mes the period you are planning to record for . Cold pla ce s such as a ski resort can s horten recording time. If you dr op t he batte ry acc ident all y , check to see if th e te rmina ls ar e damaged.
- 155 - When the st atus indica tor is flashing at a particu larly fast or slow rate, the following should be considered. Flashing with appr ox. 4 second period (off for approx. 2 seconds, on for appr ox. 2 seconds): ≥ When the batte ry is over discharged or the t emperature o f the battery is too high or low .
- 156 - When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that: ≥ Conducti ng a logical for m at or deleting the da ta on the SD card usi ng functi ons available on the un it or a computer only modif ies the file management record s, an d the d at a c ont aine d within the SD card is not completely delet ed.
- 157 - ∫ Carefully obser ve copy right laws Whatever yo u have recorded and cr eated can be used for yo ur personal entertainment onl y . Under copy right laws, other materia ls cannot be used without obt aining permission from the holders of the copyri ght s.
- 158 - This produc t is licensed under the A VC pa tent portf olio license fo r the personal and non-commercia l use of a cons umer to (i) encode video in complianc e with the A VC S t andard (“A V.
- 159 - ≥ SD cards are only me ntioned with their main memory size. The st ated times are t he app roximate recor dable times for cont inuous recording. *1 High-defini tion image quality *2 Conventi onal sta ndard image quality *3 Please use when pl aying back/ edit ing on a Mac.
- 160 - ≥ When the [REC MODE] is set to (VOICE RECORD), the file is saved af ter approximat ely 5 hours of record ing, and the audio recording ends. With other Rec ord ing Mode setting, the unit saves the file and save s the continuation in a new file when the file si z e exceeds 4 GB durin g recording.
- 161 - ≥ SD cards are only me ntioned with their main memory size. The st ated number is the appro ximate number of re cordable pictures. Other s Approximate number of recordable pictures Pictu re .
- 162 - ≥ The memory cap acity indicated on the label of an SD card is the total of the ca pacit y for c opyright prot ection and mana gement and the capac ity which can be use d on the unit, a PC etc.
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Panasonic HX-DC3 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Panasonic HX-DC3 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Panasonic HX-DC3 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Panasonic HX-DC3 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Panasonic HX-DC3, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Panasonic HX-DC3.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Panasonic HX-DC3. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Panasonic HX-DC3 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
