Panasonic HX-DC3 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Read this first

  2
• Contents

  4
• Preparation

  7
  • Names and Functions of Main Parts

    7
  • Power supply

    10
    • Inserting/removing the battery

      10
    • Charging the battery

      12
    • Charging and recording time

      14
  • Recording to a card

    16
    • Cards that you can use with this unit

      16
    • Inserting/removing an SD card

      18
  • Turning the unit on/off

    20
    • About Standby Mode

      20
    • About the high temperature warning icon

      21
  • Selecting a mode

    22
  • Setting date and time

    23
• Basic

  25
  • Before recording

    25
  • Recording motion pictures

    27
  • Recording still pictures

    30
    • About recording still pictures during motion picture recording and audio recording

      33
  • Recording audio

    34
  • Intelligent Auto Mode

    36
  • Motion picture/Still picture/Audio playback

    39
  • Using the menu screen

    43
  • Using Option Menu

    45
    • OPTION MENU 1

      45
    • OPTION MENU 2

      47
    • OPTION MENU 3

      49
• Advanced (Recording)

  52
  • Using the zoom

    52
    • Double range zoom

      53
    • Zoom Mode

      54
  • Image Stabilizer

    55
  • Burst recording

    57
  • Recording panorama still pictures

    59
  • Recording functions of menus

    62
    • RECORDING MENU 1

      62
    • RECORDING MENU 2

      70
    • RECORDING MENU 3

      73
    • RECORDING MENU 4

      75
  • Manual recording

    81
    • White Balance

      81
    • Setting the focus and recording

      83
• Advanced (Playback)

  84
  • Playback Operations

    84
    • Playback using operation icon

      84
    • Creating still picture from motion picture

      86
    • Cutting out a section of a panorama still picture

      87
    • Zooming in on a still picture during playback (Playback zoom)

      87
  • Various playback functions

    89
    • Changing the playback settings and playing back the slide show

      89
    • Displaying file information

      91
  • Using the playback menu

    93
    • PLAYBACK MENU 1

      93
    • PLAYBACK MENU 2

      95
  • Deleting files/folders

    100
    • Protecting a file

      103
  • Watching Video/Pictures on your TV

    104
    • Connecting with an HDMI mini cable

      108
    • TV format setting

      108
  • Playback using VIERA Link™

    109
• Copy/Dubbing

  111
  • Copying from Built-in Memory to SD card

    111
  • Dubbing images onto other video devices

    113
• With a PC

  115
  • What you can do with a PC

    115
    • End User License Agreement

      118
  • Operating environment

    120
  • Installation

    124
  • Connecting to a PC

    125
    • Use as a card reader

      126
    • Using the unit as a web camera

      129
  • Starting HD Writer VE 3.0

    131
    • Reading the operating instructions of the software applications

      131
  • If using Mac

    132
  • Using the Eye-Fi™ card

    134
• Others

  138
  • Indications

    138
  • Messages

    142
  • Troubleshooting

    143
  • Cautions for use

    151
  • About copyright

    157
  • Recording Modes/approximate recordable time

    159
  • Approximate number of recordable pictures

    161