Operating Instructions

10 VQT3N01
CONTENTS
Information for Your Safety .................................................................... 2
CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .................................... 14
ABOUT THE CARD ............................................................................. 15
Media cards that can be used with this camera
(as of February 2011) ............................................................... 15
 SETUP
PARTS NAMES ................................................................................... 17
CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK ..................................................... 20
About the temperature alert icon ........................................... 26
INSTALLING THE CARD ..................................................................... 27
TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF ............................................. 29
Turning on the camera .................................................................. 29
Turning off the camera .................................................................. 30
Turning on the camera when it is in the sleep mode .................... 30
DATE AND TIME SETTING ................................................................. 31
Date and time backup ................................................................... 33
SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLAYBACK
MODE .............................................................................................. 34
MENU SCREEN .................................................................................. 35
Accessing/exiting the Menu Screen .............................................. 35
Using the Menu ............................................................................. 36
Overview of the Menu Screen ...................................................... 38
INTELLIGENT AUTO MODE (HX-DC10) ............................................ 46
 BASIC OPERATION
SHOOTING
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES ............................................................. 49
For best results ............................................................................. 49
How to use the accessories .......................................................... 50
VIDEO RECORDING ........................................................................... 51
TAKING PHOTOS ............................................................................... 52
Shoot a photo while recording a video .......................................... 54
MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY (ZOOM) .................................................... 55
PLAYBACK
PLAYING BACK VIDEOS AND PHOTOS ........................................... 57
How to save one frame from a video as a photo .......................... 60