User manual PANASONIC HX-DC3GN

[. . . ] Operating Instructions Dual Camera Model No. HX-DC3 Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and save this manual for future use. VQT4U96 until 2013/1/21 Read this first ∫ 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 built-in memory This unit is equipped with the built-in memory. When using this component, pay attention to the following points. [. . . ] ≥ 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. - 86 - 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. 1 2 3 4 Display the panorama still picture. Press the SET button to start scroll playback of the panorama still picture. Press the SET button to pause at the section you wish to cut out. Press the button fully. ≥ The cut-out still picture is saved with picture size of 1280k720. ≥ 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. 1 Move the zoom lever to side. ≥ You can zoom in to a maximum of 72k (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 (l 76), the unit zooms in on the detected face. - 87 - ≥ 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. (l 94) 2 Shift the position of the zoomed portion using the SET button. T W 190% SET 100% Zooming out from the zoomed still picture Move 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] (l 93) 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. - 88 - Advanced (Playback) Various playback functions Changing the playback settings and playing back the slide show ≥ Set to Playback Mode. (l 22) 1 Select 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] (l 93) is set, it is possible to playback the slideshow of the files with filter effect applied. 2 3 Select the menu. 1 # [SLIDESHOW] # desired setting [MENU]: Select the item to set using the SET button and press the SET button. [MODE]: Select the type ([ALL]/[VIDEO]/[PICTURE]) of the file to play back. [. . . ] ≥ IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation of the U. S. ≥ Intel®, Pentium®, Celeron® and Intel® Core™ are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U. S. ≥ AMD Athlon™ is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ≥ iMovie, Mac and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc. [. . . ]