Panasonic Hc V720 Owners Manual

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1Change the mode to  .
2Open the LCD monitor.
3Press the recording start/stop 
button to start recording.
ARecording button icon
B When you begin recording,  ; changes to 
¥ .
4Press the recording start/stop 
button again to pause recording.
≥ Recording can also be started/stopped by touching the recording button icon.
∫ Screen indications in the Motion Picture Recording Mode
≥Screen display will disappear when no touch operation is performed for a specific period of time. 
To display it again,...

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≥To change the recording format, change the [REC MODE]. ( l63)
≥ Still pictures can be recorded while recording the motion picture. ( l24)
≥ 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 automatically divided. (Recording will continue.)
≥ (Maximum recordable scenes of a single SD card or...

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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 ( l41) to   ([MODE1]), then the Image 
Stabilizer function will be more effective. (  (MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer) will be 
displayed when the   button is pressed halfway.)
≥ Using a flash or tripod is recommended when recording still pictures in dark places because the 
shutter speed becomes slow.
≥ You...

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About the screen indications in Still Picture Recording Mode
∫ About the focusing area
When there is a contrasting object ahead or behind the subject in the focus area, the subject may 
not be focused. If so, move the contrasting object out of the focus area.
Recording still pictures 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 pictures while recording motion pictures. 
(Simultaneous...

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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 orange...

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Intelligent Auto Mode
When switching to Intelligent Auto Mode, the Automatic 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. ( l49, 51 )
Automatic White BalanceThe illustration...

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1Change the mode to  .
2Touch the play mode select icon A (l17).≥ You can also set by touching  , selecting [VIDEO 
SETUP] or [PICT. SETUP]  # [MEDIA, VIDEO/
PICTURE]. ( l30)
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].
≥ The icon is displayed in the thumbnail display when the item 
for...

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5Select the playback operation by touching the operation icon.
* When pressed two times, the fast rewind/fast forward speed increases. (The screen display changes to  / .)
∫ 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* 
( l 80)
* Highlight & Time Frame Index can only set in Motion Picture Playback  Mode.
≥ 9...

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≥Sound will be heard only during normal playback.
≥ If pause play is continued for approx. 5 minutes, the screen returns to the thumbnails.
≥ The elapsed time for playback indication will be reset to 0h00m00s each scene.
≥ When played back with [ALL AVCHD] selected, the screen may become black momentarily at the 
time the scene switches.
≥ The speaker of this unit does not output sounds when connected to a TV.
Motion picture compatibility
≥This unit is based on AVCHD Progressive/AVCHD...

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≥Touch   (left side)/   (right side) of   on the Touch Menu to display  . ( l17)
1To u c h  .
2Touch the top menu  A.
3Touch the submenu B.
≥ Next (previous) page is displayed by touching 
/.
4Touch the desired item to enter the 
setting.
5Touch [EXIT] to exit the menu 
setting.
∫About  guide display
After touching  , touching the submenus 
and items will cause function descriptions and 
settings confirmation messages to appear.
≥After the messages have been displayed, the 
guide display is...