Panasonic Hc V520 Owners Manual

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Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
Shutter Speed:
Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects.
Iris:
Adjust it when the screen is too bright or too dark.
≥Switch to Manual Mode. ( l49)
1Touch [SHTR] or [IRIS].
2Touch  /  to adjust settings.≥Touch [SHTR]/[IRIS] to end the adjustment.
: Shutter speed:
1/60 to 1/8000
≥ If [AUTO SLOW SHTR] is set to [ON], the shutter speed will be set between 1/30 and 1/8000.
≥ The shutter speed closer to 1/8000 is faster.
≥ The shutter speed will be set between...

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Manual Focus adjustment
If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions, then use Manual Focus.
≥Switch to Manual Mode. ( l49)
1(When MF assist function is used)
Select the menu.
≥Touch   to display the Manual icon.
2Touch [FOCUS].
3Touch [MF] to change to Manual Focus.≥MF appears on the screen.
4Adjust the focus by touching  / .
The in-focus area is displayed in blue. The normal screen 
returns approximately 2 seconds after you finish bringing the 
subject into focus.
≥Touch [FOCUS] to end...

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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. (l17)
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
≥An icon is displayed...

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This function detects the horizontal tilt of the unit, and automatically corrects it to the level 
position before recording.
1To u c h  .
≥Icon is displayed in  A position.
j When the tilt is corrected: 
j When the tilt is above the correction range:  /
≥ When the tilt exceeds the correction range, move the unit 
to the position where   is displayed.
2 Start recording.
≥The range that this icon can be displayed correctly the slope is about 45 o to the vertical direction.
≥ The image may move...

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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.
1To u c h  .≥When [FACE RECOG.] ( l64) 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...

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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.
1Press the Optical Image Stabilizer button to turn the Image Stabilizer on.
2 Touch and hold  .
≥Icon is displayed in  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...

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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. (l17)
2Touch an operation icon.
(e.g. PRE-REC)≥The operation icons that are displayed in the Touch 
Menu can be changed.
([SELECT OPERATION ICONS]:  l35)
≥ Select the operation icon again to cancel the function.
Refer to the respective pages for canceling the following 
functions.
jSmile Shot ( l59)
j Self-timer ( l60)
j...

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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...

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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 [MED IA SELECT], and there is no SD...

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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:
Ø10 (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...