User manual PANASONIC HX-DC2

[. . . ] Operating Instructions Dual Camera Model No. HX-DC2 Before use, please read these instructions completely. VQT4D36 Information for Your Safety About recording formats and compatibility of the unit The unit is an MP4 format (MPEG-4 AVC file standard) Dual Camera for recording high-definition motion pictures. AVCHD and MPEG2 motion pictures are different formats, and are not therefore supported by the unit. Indemnity about recorded content Panasonic does not accept any responsibility for damages directly or indirectly due to any type of problems that result in loss of recording or edited content, and does not guarantee any content if recording or editing does not work properly. Likewise, the above also applies in a case where any type of repair is made to the unit (including any other non-built-in memory related component). Handling of built-in memory This unit is equipped with the built-in memory. When using this component, pay attention to the following points. [. . . ] j Vertical panorama still picture: playback scrolls from down to up. To adjust the volume during a slideshow, operate the volume lever. (l 42) During playback, the slideshow will stop if you perform any operation except operations on the volume lever. - 88 - Displaying file information You can display the information of files recorded with the unit. (l 23) 1 2 Using the SET button, select file for which to display information. Press and hold down the MENU button for 1 second or more. To make the information disappear, press the MENU button. 1 Recording mode Recording format 2 Recording start time and date 3 File number 4 Protection setting 5 File size 6 Recording time 7 Recording media 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Picture size Scene mode Colour mode IRIS: Aperture SHUTTER: Shutter speed EXPOSE: Exposure correction ISO: ISO sensitivity Recording start time and date File number Protection setting File size Recording media - 89 - 1 Recording mode Recording format 2 Recording start time and date 3 File number 4 Protection setting 5 File size 6 Recording time 7 Recording media - 90 - Advanced (Playback) Using the playback menu Set to Playback mode. (l 44) [MENU]: 1 or 2 # desired setting 1 PLAYBACK MENU 1 [SLIDESHOW] Please refer to page 87. [PLAY VOLUME] Sets the playback volume for scene and audio files. Tilt the SET button right or left and press the SET button. [PROTECT] or [TRANSFER/PROTECT] Please refer to page 100 for details about protection setting. Please refer to page 135 for details about selective forwarding. [DELETE] Please refer to page 97. [ROTATE] You can rotate still pictures. 1 Select the still picture to rotate using the thumbnail screen. Move the yellow frame over the still picture you wish to rotate. - 91 - 2 Select the menu. [MENU]: 1 # [ROTATE] # [RIGHT] or [LEFT] To rotate another still picture, tilt the SET button left and right to select a still picture, select [RIGHT] or [LEFT], and press the SET button. 3 Press the MENU button to complete the settings. The still picture cannot be rotated if it has been protected. Turn off the protection before the rotation operation. (l 100) [RESIZE] You can reduce the size of the still picture and save as a new still picture. 1 Select the still picture to resize using the thumbnail screen. Move the yellow frame over the still picture you wish to resize. [MENU]: 1 # [RESIZE] # desired setting Size of original image / / / / / Resize setting Size after resizing 1600k1200 640k480 * / 1920k1080 1280k720 0. 9M The resized still picture is saved with a new image number. Still picture with picture size of and panorama still picture cannot be resized. * Cannot be selected when the size of the original image is . - 92 - 2 PLAYBACK MENU 2 [RED-EYE CORRECT. ] Colour-corrects eyes which appear red in still pictures (red-eye phenomenon). When [SAVE AS NEW] is set, the still picture is saved with a new image number. [. . . ] IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation of the U. S. Intel®, Pentium®, Celeron® and Intel® CoreTM are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U. S. AMD AthlonTM is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. iMovie, iChat, Mac and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc. [. . . ]