Panasonic Hc V500 Owners Manual

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Use the image stabilizer to reduce the effects of shake during recording.
This unit is equipped with Hybrid Optical Image Stabilizer.
Hybrid Optical Image Stabilizer is a hybrid of optical and electrical image stabilizer.
∫Changing Image Stabilizer Mode
(Motion Picture Recording Mode)
When set to [ON], you can further improve image stabilization for recording while walking, or 
holding the unit and recording a distant subject with zoom.
≥This function’s default setting is [ON].
(Still Picture Recording Mode)
≥ Please refer to page 55 for details about the Optical Image Stabilizer Lock.
Advanced (Recording)
Image Stabilizer Function
: [RECORD SETUP] # [HYBRID O.I.S.]  # [ON] or [OFF]
: [RECORD SETUP]  # [O.I.S.] # [MODE1] or [MODE2]
[MODE1]:The function works all the time.
[MODE2]:The function works when the   button is pressed. We 
recommend using this mode when you are recording yourself or 
recording with a tripod in Still Picture Recording Mode.
Optical image stabilizer buttonPress the button to turn optical image stabilizer 
on/off. 
(Motion Picture Recording Mode)
/ #   (setting canceled)
≥ When [HYBRID O.I.S.] is [ON],   is 
displayed. When [OFF],   is displayed. 
≥ When recording with a tripod in Motion Picture 
Recording Mode, we recommend that you set the 
image stabilizer off.
(Still Picture Recording Mode) /  #    (setting canceled)
≥ When [O.I.S.] is [MODE1],   is displayed. 
When [O.I.S.] is [MODE2],   is displayed.
O.I.S.
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This is a recording mode that can record in 1080/60p (1920k1080/60 progressive), which is 
the highest picture quality for this unit.
It is also possible to set from the menu.
≥ Please refer to page 149 for details about approximate recordable time.
Advanced (Recording)
1080/60p recording
: [RECORD SETUP]  # [REC MODE] # [1080/60p]
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1080/60p button
To set to 1080/60p recording mode, press and 
hold the button until   is displayed.
≥
To return to normal recording mode, press and 
hold the button until   disappears.
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You can record using convenient functions just by the easy operation of touching the screen.
1Touch   (left side)/  (right side) of   on 
the Touch Menu to display Touch Function 
icons. (l27)
2Touch the Touch Function icon.
(e.g. AF/AE tracking)
≥ To cancel, touch the Touch Function icon again. (Optical 
Image Stabilizer Lock is canceled by releasing the finger 
touching .)
Touch function icons
*1 In Motion Picture Recording Mode only
*2 In Still Picture Recording Mode only
Zoom operation can be performed by touching on the touch zoom bar.
≥Touch zoom function is useful for making fine adjustments to the zoom magnification.
1Touch .≥Touch zoom bar appears.2 Touch and hold the touch zoom bar.≥It will zoom to the touched position.
≥ It will zoom in when T side is touched, and zoom out when W 
side is touched.
≥
It is also possible to perform zoom operation by touching and 
sliding the touch zoom bar toward the T side or the W side.
≥ Please refer to page 50 for details about the zoom speed.
Advanced (Recording)
Recording with the Touch Function
T
W
Touch Zoom
AF/AE tracking
Optical Image Stabilizer Lock
*1
Touch Shutter*2

≥An icon is displayed in the 
A position when the Touch 
Function icon is set.
Touch Zoom
B Touch zoom bar
C Zoom magnification 
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It is possible to set the focus and exposure to the subject specified on the touch 
screen.
The focus and exposure will keep following the subject automatically even if it moves. 
(Dynamic tracking)
1Touch .≥When [FACE RECOG.] ( l66) is [ON] and a registered face is detected, the target is 
automatically locked.
2 Touch the object and lock the target.≥ When you touch the head of the object, the target frame 
on the head gets locked and tracking starts.
≥ Touch the object to be changed again when you want to 
change the target.
≥ When the Intelligent Auto Mode is selected, the setting 
becomes   (Normal) and touched object is tracked. 
Selection becomes   (Portrait) when target frame is 
locked on a face. (It may turn to   (Normal) even if the 
target is locked on the face when a spotlight is shining or with a dark scene.)
3 Start recording.
∫ About target frame
≥When target lock fails, the target frame blinks in red and then disappears. Touch a 
characteristic part (color etc.) on the object to lock onto it again.
≥ When the   button is pressed halfway in Still  Picture Recording Mode, the focus is set to 
the object that is locked. The target frame turns green when it focuses, and the target 
cannot be changed.
≥ This function cannot be used in Manual Mode. When Manual Mode is set in Still Picture 
Recording Mode, it can only be used with some settings in Scene Mode.
≥ It may track different objects or may not lock the target depending on the recording 
conditions such as the following:
jWhen the object is too large or too small
j When color of the object is similar to the background
j When the scene is dark
≥ When the target is locked in Still Picture Recording Mode, the screen may become dark or 
the AF assist lamp may be performed. ( l76)
≥ AF/AE tracking will be canceled in the following cases.
jWhen the mode is changed
j When the unit is turned off
j When the Scene Mode is set
j Switch to Intelligent Auto Mode/Manual Mode
j Switch to recording of yourself
AF/AE tracking
A Target frame
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In Motion Picture Recording Mode, you can further improve optical image stabilization 
by touching and holding  . With this function, you can further reduce the effects of 
the shake that tends to occur when using zoom.
1 Press the Optical Image Stabilizer button to turn the image stabilizer on.
2 Touch and hold  .
≥Icon is displayed in the  A while you are touching and holding  .
≥ Optical Image Stabilizer Lock is released when you remove your finger from the icon.
∫ To make the display of   disappear
Display of   will not disappear even when no operation is performed for specific time with 
the setting at the time of purchase. To make the display of   disappear, change the 
setting of the [O.I.S. LOCK DISPLAY].
≥Stabilization may not be possible under strong shaking conditions.
≥ To record while moving the unit quickl y, release Optical Image Stabilizer Lock.
It is possible to focus and record a still picture of a subject that is touched.
1Touch .
2 Touch the subject.
≥ Focus area is displayed at the touched position, and a 
still picture is recorded.
≥Depending on the recording conditions or recognition of the touched position, it may not be 
possible to record the intended picture.
≥ This will not operate for recording yourself.
Optical Image Stabilizer Lock
: [SETUP]  # [O.I.S. LOCK DISPLAY]  # desired setting
[ON]:Constantly displayed.
[OFF]:The icon will disappear after approx. 5 seconds without any touch operation.
Touch Shutter
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Select the operation icons to add different effects to the images to be recorded.
1Touch   (left side)/  (right side) of   on the Touch Menu to 
display the operation icons. (l27)
2Touch an operation icon.
(e.g. PRE-REC)
≥ Select the operation icon again to cancel the function.
Refer to the respective pages for canceling the 
following functions.
jSmile Shot ( l58)
j Video light ( l59)
j Photo light ( l59)
j Self-timer ( l60)
j Guidelines ( l62)
≥ The icon is displayed in  A when the operation icon is 
set. (PRE-REC or self-timer icon is displayed in the  B 
position.)
Operation icons
*1 Not displayed in Still Picture Recording Mode.
*2 Not displayed in Motion  Picture Recording Mode.
≥ The operation icons that are displayed in the Touch Menu can be changed.
([SELECT OPERATION ICONS]:  l46)
≥ If you turn off the unit or change the mode to  , PRE-REC, Backlight compensation, 
Color night rec, Self-timer and Tele Macro functions are canceled.
≥ If you turn off the unit, the Fade function is canceled.
≥ It is possible to set from the menu.
Advanced (Recording)
Recording functions of operation icons
PRE-REC
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PRE-REC
Fade*1
Intelligent Contrast Control*1
PRE-REC*1
Smile Shot*1
Video light*1
Photo light*2
Red-Eye Reduction*2
Self-timer*2
Intelligent Exposure*2
Backlight Compensation
Te l e  M a c r o
Guidelines
Color Night Rec
*1
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When you start recording, the image/audio gradually 
appears. (Fade in)
When you pause recording, the image/audio gradually 
disappears. (Fade out)
≥The Fade setting is canceled when the recording stops.
∫ To select the color for fade in/out
≥The thumbnails of scenes recorded using fade in become black (or white).
This brightens parts that are in shadow and difficult to see and suppresses white 
saturation in bright parts at the same time. Both bright and dark parts can be recorded 
clearly.
≥ If there are extremely dark or bright parts or the brightness is insufficient, the effect may not 
be clear.
This allows recording of the pictures and sound to start approximately 3 seconds 
before the recording start/stop button is pressed.
≥  appears on the screen.
≥Aim the unit at the subject beforehand.
≥ There is no beep sound.
≥ PRE-REC is canceled in the following cases.
jIf you change the mode
j If you remove the SD card
j If you remove the SD card while [MEDIA SELECT] is set to [VIDEO/SD CARD]
j If you touch 
j If you press 
the 1080/60p button
j If you turn the unit off
j If you start recording
j After 3 hours have passed
≥
After setting PRE-REC, if recording starts in less than 3 seconds, motion pictures taken 
3 seconds before pressing the recording start/stop button cannot be recorded.
Fade
: [RECORD SETUP]  # [FADE COLOR]  # 
[WHITE] or [BLACK]
Intelligent Contrast Control
PRE-RECThis prevents you from missing a shot.
(Fade in)
(Fade out)
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PRE-REC
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≥Images displayed on the thumbnail in Playback Mode will differ from the motion pictures 
displayed at the start of playback.
When a smiling face is detected during motion picture recording, the unit 
automatically records a still picture.
The icon changes each time it is touched. ([ON])  # ([FACE RECOG.])  # [OFF]
≥ During Smile Shot recording, the face detected as a smiling face is surrounded by a green 
frame and  /  are red.
≥ Smile Shot recording will not work in the following cases. ( /  will flash)
j
When there is no SD card inserted
j When it is set to [PICTURE/SD CARD] in [MEDIA SELECT], and there is no SD card 
inserted
j When it is set to Manual Focus
j When [FACE RECOG.] is set to [OFF], or no one is registered (In  ([FACE RECOG.])
 
only)
≥ Depending on the recording conditions (type of smile, camera shake, etc.), the face of the 
subject may not be detected correctly. 
≥ The number of recording pixels are  (2304 k1296) or  (1920 k1080). ( l74)
≥ When still pictures that have been recorded using the Smile Shot are displayed as 
thumbnails, the   appears.
≥ When the AF/AE tracking function is target locking a face of the subject, still pictures are 
only recorded if a smiling face is detected on the locked subject. When the Smile Shot 
function is set to   ([FACE RECOG.]), it will record only if the face of a subject registered 
with [FACE RECOG.] is locked as a target.
Smile Shot
:The unit records a still picture on detecting a smiling face.
:Still pictures are only recorded when  the face of a person registered using 
Face Recognition ( l66) is detected.
[OFF]:Cancel the setting.
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It is possible to record with illumination even in dark places with Motion Picture 
Recording Mode. 
Each time the icon is selected, the indication changes by one setting in the following order. ([ON])  #  ([AUTO])  #  ([OFF])
≥When set to   ([AUTO]), the video light turns on in Low Light Mode in Intelligent Auto 
Mode.
≥ When the video light is in use, the recordable time when using the battery is shortened.
≥ The (approximate) available range of the video Light is approximately up to 1.2 m 
(3.9 feet).
≥ Using the Color Night Rec Function at the same  time will make conditions even brighter.
The Photo light flashes and a still picture is recorded when the   button is pressed. 
Use this function to take a picture in dark places. 
Each time the icon is selected, the indication changes by one setting in the following order.  ([ON])  #  ([AUTO])  #  ([OFF])
≥ The unit automatically determines if the Photo light is necessary even when it has been set 
to   by detecting the ambient brightness. (If it determines that the Photo light is 
necessary, the   indication lights up in red.)
Video light
:Always on.
:Turns on/off automatically according to brightness of the surroundings.
:Cancel the setting.
Photo light
:Always flashes.
:Photo light will flash automatically by determining the ambient brightness.
:Cancel the setting.
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∫To adjust the brightness of the Photo light
≥If the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is set to [AUTO] ( l76) and the Photo light is set to   
([AUTO]) or   ([OFF]), the Photo light will turn on when taking pictures at a dark place to 
make the focusing easier.
≥ If the   indication etc. flashes when the   button is pressed halfway, the Photo light 
is not activated.
≥ The subject should be within 1.2 m (3.9 feet) of the unit.
≥ When the Photo light flashes, the shutter speed is adjusted automatically by determining 
the ambient brightness.
≥ It may not flash when the LED light is very hot.
Reduces the phenomena where human eyes become red from Photo light.
≥ The Photo light is activated 2 times.
≥ The red-eye phenomenon tends to appear in certain recording conditions and more with 
some people than with others.
≥ When faces are detected in the Intelligent Auto Mode, the Red-Eye Reduction is set to on.
This is for recording still pictures using the timer.
Each time the icon is selected, the indication changes by one setting in the following order:
Ø 10 (Records after 10 seconds)  # Ø2 (Records after 2 seconds)  # setting canceled
≥ When you press the   button,  Ø10 or Ø2 flashes for the set period before a still picture 
is recorded. After recording, the Self-timer is canceled.
≥ In Auto Focus Mode, if the   button is pressed halfway once and then fully, the lens 
focuses on the subject when the button is pressed halfway. If the   button is pressed 
fully all at once, the lens focuses on the subject just before recording.
To stop the timer midway throughTouch [CANCEL].
≥Setting the Self-timer to Ø2 is a good way to prevent image shake when the   button is 
pressed while using a tripod etc. : [PICTURE] 
# [PHOTO LIGHT LEVEL]  # desired setting
:Much brighter
:Normal
:Less bright
Red-Eye Reduction
Self-timer
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