Maintenance; Eyepiece Care; Cleaning Inside The Viewfinder; Charging The Internal Battery - Panasonic HPX300 - Camcorder - 1080p Operating Instructions Manual

Maintenance

Eyepiece Care

 When the outer lens is soiled
Remove surface dust using a soft brush or blower
brush before cleaning with a commercially available
lens cleaner (or lens cleaning paper).
 When dust adheres to internal lenses or
the interior of the eyepiece
Detach the eyepiece to remove the dust.
Use a soft brush or blower brush to remove surface
dust.
 NOTE
Do not use thinner or other mineral solvents to remove dust or
soiling.
Outerlens
Eyepiece
Eyepiecelockbutton
Detaching the eyepiece
Slide the eyepiece lock button and turn the eyepiece
clockwise.
Mounting the eyepiece
Line up the projection on the eyepiece lock button with the
mark on the viewfinder and slide in the eyepiece. Turn the
eyepiece counterclockwise until the lock knob clicks into
place.
 NOTE
When outdoors, never carry or set up the camera with the
eyepiece facing up to prevent sunlight, which could damage
the camera, from entering.
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Cleaning Inside the Viewfinder
Detach the eyepiece to remove dust from the LCD screen
inside the viewfinder.
For details, refer to [Detaching the eyepiece] (this page).
Use a soft brush or blower brush to remove dust from the
LCD screen.
 NOTE
Do not use thinner or other mineral solvents to remove dust or
soiling.

Charging the internal battery

The internal battery preserves the date and time settings.
If the camera is left unused for half a year or longer, the
internal battery may become depleted and the
icon) may appear in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor.
Should this happen, connect an external DC power supply
or battery and let the power stay on for about four hours
to fully charge the internal battery. Then reset the time and
date.
Replace the internal battery if
Consult your distributor.
(battery
appears after charging.