Panasonic Hc V500 Owners Manual

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1Change the mode to  .
2Open the LCD monitor.
3Press the recording start/stop 
button to start recording.
AWhen you begin recording,  ; changes to ¥.
B Recording button icon
≥ Recording can also be started/stopped by touching the recording button icon. This icon 
functions in the same manner as the recording start/stop button.
4Press the recording start/stop button again to pause recording.
∫ Screen indications in the Motion Picture Recording Mode
≥Screen display will disappear when no touch...

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≥To change the recording format, change the Recording Mode ( l65) or press and 
hold the 1080/60p button. ( l52)
≥ Still pictures can be recorded while recording the motion picture. ( l35)
≥ The images recorded between pressing the recording start/stop button to start recording 
and pressing it again to pause recording become one scene.
When you record with the [REC MODE] set to [iFrame], the scenes longer than 
approximately 20 minutes will be automati cally divided. (Recording will...

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1Change the mode to  .
2Open the LCD monitor.
3Press the   button halfway. 
(For Auto Focus only)
Focus indication:
4Press the   button fully.
≥ If you set the Optical Image Stabilizer function ( l51) to   ([MODE1]), then the Image 
Stabilizer function will be more effective. (  (MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer) will be 
displayed when the   button is pressed halfway.)
≥ In dark environments, the Photo light will flash. ( l59)
≥ Using a Photo light or tripod is recommended when recording still...

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∫About the screen indications in Still Picture Recording
∫ About the focus indication
≥The focus indication indicates the status of the Auto Focus.
≥ The focus indication does not appear in Manual Focus Mode.
≥ The focus indication does not appear or has difficulty focusing in the following cases.
jWhen close subjects and far subjects are included in the same scene
j When the scene is dark
j When there is a bright part in the scene
j When the scene is filled with only horizontal lines
∫ About...

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Recording still pictures in Motion Picture Recording Mode
You can record still pictures even in Motion Picture Recording Mode.¬Change the mode to  .
Press the   button fully (press to the bottom) to take the picture.≥It is possible to record still pictur es while recording motion pictures. 
(Simultaneous recording)
≥ Remaining number of recordable pictures is displayed while still pictures 
are being recorded.
≥Photo light, Red-eye reduction, Self-timer ( l60) do not work.
≥ While recording...

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The following modes (appropriate for the condition) are set just by pointing the unit to what 
you want to record.
*1 In Motion Picture Recording Mode only
*2 In Still Picture Recording Mode only
≥ Depending on the recording conditions, the unit may not enter the desired mode.
≥ In the Portrait, Spotlight, or Low Light Mode, the face will be surrounded by a 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...

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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 an optimum brightness.
≥Color balance and focus may not be adjusted automatically depending on light sources or 
scenes. If so, manually adjust these settings. ( l78, 80)
Automatic White BalanceThe illustration shows...

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1Change the mode to  .
2Touch the play mode select icon A. ( l27)
3
Select the still picture  B or the recording 
format of the motion picture  C you wish to 
play back.
Select the media type  D and then select 
the still picture  B or the recording format 
of the motion picture  C you wish to play 
back.
≥ Touch [ENTER].
≥ Icon is displayed in the thumbnail display when the item for motion picture is touched.
( , , ,   and )
≥  is displayed in the 1080/60p scenes when [
ALL AVCHD] is touched....

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5Select the playback operation by touching the operation icon.
∫ Change the thumbnail display
While the thumbnail is displayed, the thumbnail display changes in the 
following order if the zoom lever is operated to   side or   side.
20 scenes  () 9 scenes ()  1 scene () Highlight & Time Frame 
Index* ( l83)
* Highlight & Time Frame Index can only set in Motion Picture  Playback Mode.
≥ 9 scenes display returns if the unit is turned off or the mode is changed.
≥ By displaying in 1 scene or...

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Motion picture compatibility
≥This unit is based on AVCHD Progressive/AVCHD format/MPEG-4 AVC file format.
AVCHD Progressive format
≥ Video signal for the AVCHD Progressive that can be played back with this unit is 
1920k 1080/60p.
≥ This unit may degrade or not play back motion pictures recorded or created on other 
products, and other products may degrade or not play back motion pictures recorded 
on this unit, even if the products support AVCHD Progressive.
AVCHD format
≥ Video signals for...