Panasonic Hc V160 Owners Manual

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≥Open the lens cover before turning on the unit. ( l6)
1Change the mode to   and 
open the LCD monitor.
2Press the   button.
≥ The still picture operating display ( ) will 
turn red while recording still pictures.
∫ About the screen indications  in Still Picture Recording
≥During motion picture recording or when set to PRE-REC, you can not record still pictures.
≥ Using a tripod is recommended when recording still pictures in  dark places because the shutter 
speed becomes slow.
≥ The edges of...

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The following modes (appropriate for the condition) are set just by pointing the unit to what you want 
to record.
≥ Depending on the recording conditions, the unit may not enter t he desired mode.
≥ In the Portrait, Spotlight and Low light mode, the face will be  surrounded by white frame when 
detected. In the Portrait mode, a  subject that is bigger and close to center of the screen will be 
surrounded by an orange frame. ( l45)
≥ Faces cannot be detected depending on the recording conditions,...

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∫
Intelligent Auto Mode
When switching to Intelligent Auto Mode, the Auto White Balance  and Auto Focus operate and 
automatically adjust the color balance and focusing.
Depending on the brightness of the subject, etc., the aperture  and shutter speed are automatically 
adjusted for optimum brightness.
≥ Color balance and focus may not be adjusted automatically depen ding on light sources or 
scenes. If so, manually adjust these settings. ( l48, 50 )
Automatic White BalanceThe illustration shows...

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1Change the mode to  .
2Select the play mode select icon A 
using 3/ 4/2 and press the 
ENTER button.
≥ This can also be set from the menu.
[VIDEO SETUP] or [PICT. SETUP]  # [MEDIA, VIDEO/PICTURE]
3Select still picture B or motion picture  C to playback using  3/4/ 2/1 and 
press the ENTER button.
≥ If you press the MENU button, or select 
motion picture/still picture and press the 
ENTER button,  the setting is complete. 
≥ When a motion picture item is selected, an 
icon will appear on the...

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* When pressed two times, the fast forward/fast rewind speed increases. (The screen display 
changes  / .)
∫ Change the thumbnail display
While the thumbnail is displayed, the thumbnail display changes  i n  t h e 
following order if the zoom lever is operated to   side or   side .
20 scenes  () 9 scenes  () 1 scene
≥ 9 scenes display returns if the unit is turned off or the mode  is 
changed.
∫ Speaker volume adjustment
Operate the volume lever to adjust the speaker 
volume during motion picture...

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1Press the MENU button.
2Press 3/4/2/1 to select the top 
menu A, then press the ENTER 
button.
3Select the submenu  B using  3/4 
and press  1 or press the ENTER 
button.
4Select the desired item 
using 3/ 4/2/1 , and 
press the ENTER 
button to set. To get back to the previous screen
Press 
2 of the cursor button.
To exit the menu screenPress the MENU button.
∫ About the information display
Descriptions of the selected submenus and 
items displayed in St eps 3 and 4 are displayed.
∫About the...

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Set the display method for the screen information display.
Please refer to page 62.
Please refer to page  17.
It is possible to display and r ecord the time at the travel des tination by selecting your home region 
and the travel destination.
≥ Change the mode to  .
1 Select the menu.
≥When the [HOME] (your home region) is not set, the message appe ars. Press the ENTER button 
and proceed to St e p 3.2 (Only when setting your home region)
Select [HOME] using 2/1 and press the ENTER button.
3 (Only...

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4(Only when setting the region of your travel destination)
Select [DESTINATION] using 
2/1 and press the ENTER button.≥When the home region is set for the first time, the screen for  selecting home/travel destination 
appears after setting the home region successively. If the home  region has already been set 
once, execute the menu operation for Step 1.
5 (Only when setting the region of 
your travel destination)
Select your travel destination 
using 
2/1 and press the 
ENTER button.
≥Press 3 to...

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It is possible to change the date and time display mode.
It is possible to change the date format.
When about 5 minutes have passed without any operation, this unit automatically turns off to save 
battery life.
≥ This unit will not automatically turn off even if [ECONOMY (BAT T)] is set to [ON] in following 
cases:
j Using the AC adaptor
*
jUsing the USB cable for PC etc.
j PRE-REC is used
j During playback of the slide show
* When [ECONOMY (AC)] is activated, this unit automatically turn s off....

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When about 15 minutes have passed without any operation while connecting the AC adaptor with 
this unit, the unit automatically turns off.
≥ This unit will not automatically turn off even if the [ECONOMY (AC)] is set to [ON] in following 
cases:
jPRE-REC is used
j During playback of the slide show
Starting and stopping of recording and unit on/off can be confi rmed with this sound.
When [OFF] is selected, the sound is not output at the start/en d of recording, etc.
2 Beeps for 4 times
When an...