Panasonic Hc V550 Owners Manual

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Detected faces appear with frames.
≥Up to 5 frames are indicated. Larger faces and faces nearer to the center of the screen take 
preference over others.
∫ Prioritized face framing
Prioritized face framing is displayed as orange frames. Focus and adjustment of brightness will be 
performed against the prioritized face framing.
≥The prioritized face frame is displayed only with Portrait Mode in Intelligent Auto Mode or 
Intelligent Auto Plus Mode.
≥ The white frame is for face detection only.
≥...

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This function displays the horizontal/vertical tilt of the unit with the electronic level.
∫To correct the tilt
≥The horizontal tilt display  A and vertical tilt display  B appear yellow when there is a tilt, and 
appear green when there is almost no tilt.
≥ The maximum tilt display angles are approximately 45 o in horizontal direction and 10 o in vertical 
direction.
≥ The electronic level does not affect the actual recorded images.
≥The electronic level is not displayed when recording yourself...

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You can record bright pictures even in dark places by slowing the shutter speed.
≥Switch to Manual Mode. ( l54)
≥ The shutter speed is set to 1/30 or more depending on the surrounding brightness.
≥This function cannot be used in Still Picture Recording Mode.
≥ When the shutter speed becomes 1/30, the screen may be seen as if frames are missed and 
afterimages may appear.
Recording motion pictures with more vivid colors, using x.v.Color™ technology.
≥ Switch to Manual Mode. ( l54)
≥ Set [REC...

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This is for reducing the wind noise coming into the built-in microphones.
≥Switch to Manual Mode. ( l54)
≥This function’s default setting is [ON].
≥ When switching to Intelligent Auto Mode/Intelligent Auto Plus Mode, [WIND CUT] is set to [ON], 
and the setting cannot be changed.
≥ You may not see the full effect depending on the recording conditions.
Recording setting of the built-in microphone can be adjusted.
≥ [MIC SETUP] will become [STEREO MIC] when the [REC FORMAT] is set to [MP4/iFrame]....

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When recording, the input level from the built-in microphones can be adjusted.1Select the menu.
2
(When [SET  ]/[SET  ] is selected)
Touch /  to adjust.
≥ Adjust the microphone input level so that the last 
2 bars of the gain value are not red. (Otherwise, the sound 
is distorted.) Select a lower setting for microphone input 
level.
3 Touch [ENTER].≥Touch [EXIT] to complete the setting.
≥  (Microphone input level meter) appears on the 
screen.
≥ You cannot record with the audio completely muted....

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4Touch [ENTER].≥Touch [EXIT] to complete the settings.
≥  appears on the screen.
The higher the number of pixels, the higher the clarity of the picture when printing.
∫ Picture size and Maximum zoom ratio in Still Picture Recording 
Mode
Aspect ratio will change depending on the picture size.
*1 Extra Optical Zoom cannot be used. The maximum zoom magnification is 62 k.
*2 Extra Optical Zoom cannot be used. The maximum zoom magnification is 52 k.
*3 Extra Optical Zoom cannot be used. The maximum...

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You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures.
≥No shutter sound is emitted in Motion Picture Recording Mode.
[SHTR SOUND]
: [PICTURE] # [SHTR SOUND]  # desired setting
:Volum e lo w
:Volume high
[OFF]:Cancel the setting.
MENU 

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Motion picture playback using operation icon
For details on the basic playback operations, refer to page 26.
Advanced (Playback)
Playback Operations
Playback operationPlayback displayOperating steps
Skip Playback
(to the start of a  scene) During Playback Touch the LCD monitor and slide from right 
to left (from left to right) during playback.
Slow-motion Playback
During PauseWith the playback paused, continue 
touching .
(  is for slow rewind playback)
Playback is slow while touching.
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Normal...

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Creating still picture from motion picture
A single frame from the recorded motion picture can be saved as a still picture.
For scenes recorded in AVCHD or MP4/iFrame, still pictures in   (1920k1080) are recorded, 
and for scenes saved in MP4 (Low Quality), still pictures in   (640 k360) are recorded.
Press the   button fully at the location to be saved as a still picture during 
playback.
≥ It is convenient to use Pause, Slow-motion Playback and Frame-by-frame Playback.
≥ Date the motion picture...

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Highlight & Time Frame Index
An image of one scene is displayed as a thumbnail at set search condition. Scene can be played 
back from any midway point of the scene you wish to see.
≥Operate the zoom lever to   side and change over the 
thumbnail display to Highlight & Time Frame Index. ( l27)
1To u c h  .≥To display the next (previous) page:
jSlide the thumbnail display upward (downward) while 
touching it.
j Touch   (up) /   (down) on the thumbnail scroll lever. ( l26)
2Touch the desired search...