Panasonic Hdc Dx1 Operating Instructions

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Recording
≥The center of the screen is not enlarged if 
[MF ASSIST] is set to [OFF].
To restore to the automatic adjustment
Press the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch down 
again to the FOCUS position.
≥You can also restore the auto focusing by 
setting the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to 
AUTO.
≥The subject may not be in focus when zoomed 
in if focusing with a wide angle. First, zoom in 
on the subject, and then focus on it.
The center of the screen is enlarged during 
manual focus adjustment. This allows you to 
focus on the subject more easily.
≥MF assist does not work if the zoom 
magnification is more than 12k.
≥The part of the screen that is enlarged is not 
enlarged on the image actually recorded.
≥The zebra pattern does not appear on the part 
of the screen that is enlarged when [ZEBRA] is 
[ON].
(RAM) (-RW) (-R) (-R\DL) (SD)
The automatic white balance function may not 
reproduce natural colors depending on the 
scenes or lighting conditions. If so, you can 
adjust the white balance manually.
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Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS 
switch to MANUAL.
The icon shown in the illustration is displayed 
automatically.
2Move the cursor button up to 
select [ ].
3Move the cursor button left or 
right to select the white balance 
mode.
About the MF assist function
White balance
This is for recording in natural colors.
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Recording
[ ]: Auto white balance adjustment
[ ]: Indoor mode (for recording under 
incandescent lamps)
≥Incandescent lights, halogen lamps
[ ]: Outdoor mode
≥Outdoors under a clear sky
[ ]: Manual adjustment mode
≥Mercury-vapor lamps, sodium lamps, 
some fluorescent lights
≥Lights used for wedding receptions at 
hotels, stage spotlights in theatres
≥Sunrise, sunset etc.
To restore to the automatic adjustment
Set the white balance mode to [ ].
≥You can also restore the automatic adjustment 
by setting the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch 
to AUTO.
1Select [ ], fill the screen with a 
white subject.
2Move the cursor button up to 
select [ ].
≥When the [ ] display changes from 
flashing to on, setting is complete.
≥When the [ ] display continues flashing, 
the white balance cannot be set because 
the place is dark etc. In this case, use the 
automatic white balance.
ªAbout the white balance sensor
The white balance sensor A detects the type of 
light source during recording.
Do not cover the white balance sensor during 
recording, or it may not function properly.
ªAbout the black balance 
adjustment
This is one of the 3CCD system functions that 
automatically adjusts the black when the white 
balance is set in the manual adjustment mode. 
When the black balance is adjusted, the screen 
will temporarily be black. (The black balance 
cannot be adjusted manually.)
1Black balance adjustment in progress. 
(Flashes.)
2White balance adjustment in progress. 
(Flashes.)
3Adjustment completed. (Lights up.)
≥When the [ ] display flashes, the manual 
white balance previously adjusted is stored. 
Whenever recording conditions change, re-set 
the white balance for correct adjustment.
≥When setting both the white balance and the 
iris/gain, set the white balance first.
To set the white balance manually
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Recording
(RAM) (-RW) (-R) (-R\DL) (SD)
Shutter Speed:
Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects. 
Aperture:
Adjust it when the screen is too bright or too 
dark.
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Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS 
switch to MANUAL.
The icon shown in the illustration is displayed 
automatically.
2Move the cursor button left or 
right to select [ ] (aperture) or 
[ ] (shutter speed).
3Move the cursor button left or 
right to make the adjustment.
AShutter speed: 1/60 to 1/8000
≥The shutter speed closer to 1/8000 is 
faster.
BIris/Gain value:
CLOSE # (F16 to F2.0) # OPEN # (0dB to 
18dB)
≥Value closer to [CLOSE] darken the image. 
≥Value closer to [18dB] brighten the image.≥When the iris value is adjusted to brighter 
than [OPEN], it changes to the gain value.
To restore to automatic adjustment
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to 
AUTO.
≥When setting both the shutter speed and the 
iris/gain value, set the shutter speed and then 
set the iris/gain value.
Manual shutter speed adjustment
≥Avoid recording under fluorescent light, 
mercury light or sodium light because the color 
and brightness of the playback image may 
change.
≥If you increase the shutter speed manually, the 
gain value will increase automatically 
depending on how much the sensitivity lowers 
and the noise on the screen may increase.
≥When recording still pictures, we recommend 
setting the shutter speed to 1/500 or less for 
even more beautiful pictures.
≥You may see vertical lines of light in the 
playback image of a brightly shining subject or 
highly reflective subject, but this is not a 
malfunction.
≥During normal playback, image movement may 
not look smooth.
≥When recording in an extremely bright place, 
the screen may change color or flicker. If so 
adjust the shutter speed manually to [1/60] or 
[1/100].
Manual iris/gain adjustment
≥If the gain value is increased, the noise on the 
screen increases.
≥Depending on the zoom magnification, there 
are iris values that are not displayed.
Manual shutter speed/aperture 
adjustment
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Playback
Playback
Playback of motion pictures 
on a disc
(RAM) (-RW) (-R) (-R\DL)
Play back the motion pictures recorded on the 
disc.
1Rotate the mode dial to select .
The lens cover closes.
2Press the cursor button up and 
then left to select the [ ] 
(motion picture playback) tab.
AMotion picture playback tab
The motion pictures recorded on the disc are 
displayed as thumbnails.
3Select the scene to be played 
back.
B Previous page
C Next page
D Scene number
The selected scene will be encircled by a 
yellow frame.
≥ If 9 or more scenes have been recorded, 
the next (or previous) page can be 
displayed by moving the cursor button left 
and right or moving the cursor button down, 
selecting [ ]/[ ] by moving the 
cursor button left and right and then 
pressing the centre of the cursor button.
≥ The scene number display switches to the 
page number when the motion picture 
playback tab or [ ]/[ ] is 
selected.
4Press the cursor button.
The selected scene is played back on the full 
screen.
≥The operation icon is automatically 
displayed on the screen.
5Move the cursor button to 
operate.
1 /; : Playback/Pause
6  (Move and hold): Review playback*
5  (Move and hold): Cue playback*
∫ : Stops the playback and 
shows the thumbnails.
* Press the  6 or 5  button on the remote 
control.
Motion picture playback
PCOFF
A
BC
D
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ªAbout motion picture 
compatibility
≥This unit is based on the AVCHD format.
≥The video signal that can be played back on 
this unit is 1440k1080/60i.
≥This unit may degrade or not playback motion 
pictures recorded or created on other products, 
and other products may degrade or not 
playback motion pictures recorded on this unit, 
even if the products support the AVCHD.
≥No sound will be heard except during normal 
playback.
≥If pause play is continued for 5 minutes, the 
screen returns to the thumbnails.
≥When the amount of time recorded on the 
scene is short, playback may not be possible.
≥Scenes which cannot be displayed as 
thumbnails (the thumbnails are displayed as 
[ ]) cannot be played back. An error 
message appears and the screen shows the 
thumbnails.
≥The power will not turn off when the LCD 
monitor and the viewfinder are closed and 
retracted.
≥The date/time displayed may be different from 
the recording date/time and it may take time to 
display the thumbnail display when playing 
back motion pictures not recorded on this unit.
≥The remaining time for playback indication will 
be reset to “0h00m00s” each scene.
Press the : or 9 button on the 
remote control during playback.
1Move the cursor button up during 
playback to pause the playback.
2Move and hold the cursor button 
right. (Slow-motion pictures will 
be played back in reverse when 
you move and hold the cursor 
button left.)
≥Normal playback is restored when you 
move the cursor button up.
≥When slow-motion pictures are played 
back in reverse, they will be shown 
continuously at intervals of 0.5 seconds.
ªOperating with the remote 
control
Press the E or D button.
Skip playback (to the start of a 
scene)
(Operation is possible with the remote 
control only.)
Slow-motion playback
PLAY
STOP SKIP SKIP
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADVSEARCH
PLAY
STOP SKIP SKIP
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADVSEARCH
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Playback
The motion picture is advanced one frame at a 
time.
1Move the cursor button up during 
playback to pause the playback.
2Move the cursor button right. 
(The frames will be advanced one 
at a time in the reverse direction 
when you move the cursor 
button left.)
≥Normal playback is restored when you 
move the cursor button up.
≥When the frames are advanced one at a 
time in the reverse direction, they will be 
shown in intervals of 0.5 seconds.
ªOperating with the remote 
control
1) Press the ; button.
2) Press the E
 or D button.Adjust the speaker volume during playback.
Move the volume lever to change 
the volume level.
To w a r d s  “r”:increases the volume
Towards “s”:decreases the volume
≥The further the [ ] indicator moves to the right, 
the higher the volume level becomes.
≥When the adjustment is completed, the volume 
setting display will disappear.
Frame-by-frame playback
PLAY
STOP SKIP SKIP
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADVSEARCH
PLAY
STOP SKIP SKIP
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADVSEARCH
To adjust the volume
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Playback
(RAM) (-RW) (-R) (-R\DL)
Recorded scenes are grouped by date on this 
unit.
Scenes recorded on the same day can be played 
back in succession.
1Press the MENU button, then 
select [PLAY SETUP] 
# 
[PLAY MODE] 
# [BY DATE] and 
press the cursor button.
2Select the date for playback, then 
press the cursor button.
The scenes recorded on the same day are 
displayed as thumbnails.
3Select the scene to be played 
back.
To return to playing back all the scenes
Press the MENU button, then select 
[PLAY SETUP] # [PLAY MODE] # [VIEW ALL] 
and press the cursor button.
≥When [PLAY MODE] is set to [VIEW ALL], all 
recorded motion pictures will be played back in 
succession. ([ ] is displayed.)
≥Playing back all the scenes returns if the power 
is turned off or the mode dial is operated.
≥Even if scenes are recorded on the same day, 
they are grouped separately in the following 
cases.
– When the number of scenes exceeds 99 
(RAM) (-RW) (-R) (-R\DL)– When the disc is repaired (-RW) (-R) (-R\DL)(RAM)
 (-RW) (-R) (-R\DL)
Playback of the first scene starts after playback 
of the last scene finishes.
Press the MENU button, then select 
[PLAY SETUP] 
# [REPEAT PLAY] # 
[ON] and press the cursor button.
The [ ] indication appears on the thumbnail 
and full screen views.
≥The following scenes can be played back 
repeatedly.
– When [PLAY MODE] is set to [VIEW ALL]:
All the scenes on the disc
– When [PLAY MODE] is set to [BY DATE]:
All the scenes on the selected date
To cancel the repeat playback function
Press the MENU button, then select 
[PLAY SETUP] # [REPEAT PLAY] # [OFF] and 
press the cursor button.
Playing back motion pictures 
by date
MENU
Repeat playback
MENU
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Playback
(RAM) (-RW) (-R) (-R\DL)
If playback of a scene was stopped halfway, the 
playback can be resumed from where it was 
stopped.
Press the MENU button, then select 
[PLAY SETUP] 
# [RESUME PLAY] # 
[ON] and press the cursor button.
If playback of a motion picture is stopped, [ ] 
appears on the thumbnail view of the stopped 
scene.
To cancel the resume playback function
Press the MENU button, then select 
[PLAY SETUP] # [RESUME PLAY] # [OFF] 
and press the cursor button.
≥The memorized resume position is cleared if 
you turn off the power, operate the mode dial or 
eject the disc. (The [RESUME PLAY] setting is 
kept.)
Playback of still pictures on 
an SD card
(SD)
Play back the still pictures recorded on the card.
1Rotate the mode dial to select 
.
The lens cover closes.
2Press the cursor button up and 
then right to select the [ ] (still 
picture playback) tab.
AStill picture playback tab
The still pictures recorded on the SD card 
are displayed as thumbnails (reduced-size 
images).
3Select the file to be played back.
BPrevious page
CNext page
DFile number
EFolder/file name
The selected file will be encircled by a yellow 
frame.
Resuming the previous 
playback
MENU
Still pictures (JPEG) playback
PCOFF
A
BC
D
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≥If 9 or more files have been recorded, the 
next (or previous) page can be displayed 
by moving the cursor button left and right or 
moving the cursor button down, selecting 
[ ]/[ ] by moving the cursor 
button left and right and then pressing the 
centre of the cursor button.
≥The file number display switches to the 
page number when the still picture 
playback tab or [ ]/[ ] is 
selected.
4Press the cursor button.
The selected file is played back on the full 
screen.
≥The operation icon is automatically 
displayed on the screen.
5Move the cursor button to 
operate.
1/;: Slide show (playback of the still pictures 
on the SD card in numerical order) start/
pause. 
E: Plays back the previous picture.
D: Plays back the next picture.
∫: Stops the playback and shows the 
thumbnails.
ªAbout still picture compatibility
≥This unit is compliant with the unified standard 
DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) 
established by JEITA (Japan Electronics and 
Information Technology Industries 
Association).
≥The file format supported by this unit is JPEG. 
(Not all JPEG formatted files will be played 
back.) 
≥If a non-standard file is played back, the folder/
file name may not be displayed.
≥This unit may degrade or not play back data 
recorded or created on another product and 
another product may degrade or not play back 
data recorded on this unit.
≥While this unit accesses the SD card (the 
access lamp is lit), do not remove the SD card.
≥Do not operate the mode dial during the slide 
show.
≥It takes time to display the file depending on the 
number of pixels of the file.
≥Files which cannot be displayed as thumbnails 
(the thumbnails are displayed as [ ]) 
cannot be played back.
≥If you attempt to play back a file which is a 
different format or a damaged file, an error 
message appears and the screen shows the 
thumbnails.
≥The time displayed may be different from the 
recording time and it may take time to display 
the thumbnail display when playing back still 
pictures not recorded on this unit.
≥The power will not turn off when the LCD 
monitor and the viewfinder are closed and 
retracted.
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Editing
Editing
Editing scenes
(RAM)
The deleted scenes cannot be restored.
≥Scenes on DVD-RW, DVD-R and DVD-R DL 
cannot be deleted.
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Rotate the mode dial to select   
and then select the [ ] (motion 
picture playback) tab.
1Press the   button during 
playback.
2When the confirmation message 
appears, select [YES], then press 
the cursor button.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   
and then select the [ ] (motion 
picture playback) tab.
1Press the   button while the 
thumbnail view screen is 
displayed.
2Move the cursor button up or 
down to select [SELECT] or 
[ALL SCENES] and press the 
cursor button.
≥When [ALL SCENES] is selected, the following 
scenes except the protected scenes will be 
deleted. Proceed to step 5.
– When [PLAY MODE] is set to [VIEW ALL]: 
All the scenes on the disc
– When [PLAY MODE] is set to [BY DATE]:
All the scenes selected by date
3(Only when [SELECT] is selected in step 2)
Select the scene to be deleted, 
then press the cursor button.
The selected scene is encircled by a red 
frame.
≥When the cursor button is pressed again, 
the selected scene will be canceled.
≥Up to 50 files can be set in succession.
Deleting scenes
This is for deleting scenes recorded 
on discs.
Deleting scenes one at a time
Deleting multiple scenes from the 
thumbnail display
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