Panasonic Hc V720 Owners Manual

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Manual Focus adjustment
If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions, then use Manual Focus.
≥Switch to Manual Mode. ( l48)
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 the adjustment.
≥ When [MF ASSIST] is [OFF], the blue area is not displayed.
≥ To restore Auto Focus, touch [AF] in Step 3 or press the intelligent auto button again.
≥The blue display does not appear on the images actually recorded. : [RECORD SETUP] 
# [MF ASSIST] # [ON]
:To focus on a close subject
:To focus on a faraway subject
MENU
MNL
APart displayed in blue
MFMF
MF
MF 
						

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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 when the Touch Function icon is set.
Advanced (Recording)
Recording with the Touch Function
Level Shot*1
AF/AE tracking
Optical Image Stabilizer Lock
*1
Touch Shutter*2 
						

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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 while zooming depending on the tilt of this unit.
≥ To record a level image with a tripod, attach this unit by using [LEVEL GAUGE] ( l68), and then 
use Level Shot.
Level Shot
: When this function is set to on.
: When this function is set to off.
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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 the target.
≥ When the Intelligent Auto Mode or Intelligent Auto Plus 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. 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. ( l77)
≥ AF/AE tracking will be canceled in the following cases.
jWhen the mode is changed
j When the unit is turned off
j Touch the Recording Mode button icon
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.
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   disappear
Display of   will not disappear even when no operation is performed for specific time with the 
default setting. 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 quickly, release Optical Image Stabilizer Lock.
It is possible to focus and record a still picture of a subject that is touched.
1 To u c h  .
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 display.
[OFF]:The icon will disappear after approx. 5 seconds without any touch operation.
Touch Shutter
MENU 
						

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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 ( l58)
j Built-in flash ( l59)
j Self-timer ( l60) j
Guidelines ( l61)
j Video light ( l61)
≥ The icon is displayed when the operation icon is set.
Operation icons
*1 Not displayed in Still Picture Recording Mode.
*2 Not displayed in Motion Picture Recording Mode.
≥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
Fade*1
Intelligent Contrast Control*1
PRE-REC*1
Smile Shot*1
Built-in flash*2
Red-eye Reduction*2
Self-timer*2
Intelligent Exposure*2
Backlight Compensation
Tele Macro
Guidelines
Color Night Rec
*1
Video light*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 Wi-Fi button
j If you turn the unit off
j If you start recording
j After 3 hours have passed
Fade
: [RECORD SETUP]  # [FADE COLOR]  # 
[WHITE] or [BLACK]
(Fade in)
(Fade out)
MENU
Intelligent Contrast Control
PRE-RECThis prevents you from missing a shot.
PRE-REC
HC-V720HC-V710
HC-V720M
MENUHC-V720HC-V720M 
						

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≥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.
≥ 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 [MED IA 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  (4096 k2304) or  (1920k 1080). (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  , 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 ( l64) is detected.
[OFF]:Cancel the setting.
HC-V720HC-V710
HC-V720M
9.4M2.1M 
						

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When the   button is pressed, the flash is activated and the picture will be recorded. Use 
the Built-in flash in order to record still pictures in dark places.
Each time the icon is selected, the indication changes by one setting in the following order:
ß ([ON])  # ßA ([AUTO])  #  ([OFF])
≥ The unit automatically determines if the flash is necessary even when it has been set to   by 
detecting the ambient brightness. (If it determines that the flash is necessary, the   indication 
lights up in red.)
∫ To adjust the brightness of the flash
≥If the  ß indication etc. flashes when the   button is pressed halfway, the flash is not activated.
≥ Do not use with Filter Kit (optional) or Conversion Lens (optional) attached.
≥ The available range of the flash is approx. 1.5 m (4.9 feet) in dark places.
Reduces the phenomena where human eyes become red from flashes.
≥ The flash 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 or Intelligent Auto Plus Mode, the Red-eye 
Reduction is set to on.
Built-in flash
: [PICTURE] # [FLASH LEVEL]  # desired setting
ßi :Much brighter
ßd 0:Normal
ßj :Less bright
Red-eye Reduction
MENU 
						

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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 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.
This brightens dark areas so the image can be recorded clearly.
≥ If there are extremely dark parts or the brightness is insufficient, the effect may not be clear.
This makes the image brighter to prevent darkening of a backlit subject.
A more impressive image can be obtained by focusing on the object only in close-up and 
shading off the background.
≥ The unit can focus on the subject at a distance of approx. 60 cm (24 q).
≥ When the Tele Macro is set with the zoom magnification less than 26 k in Motion Picture 
Recording Mode, it will automatically be set to 26 k.
≥ When the aspect ratio is [4:3], [3:2] during the Still Picture Recording Mode and Tele Macro is set 
with the zoom magnification less than 21k , the zoom magnification will automatically be set to 
21 k. When the aspect ratio is [16:9], the zoom magnification will be 26 k.
≥ The Tele Macro function is automatically canceled when the zoom magnification becomes lower 
than 26 k in Motion Picture Recording Mode.
≥ Tele Macro function is automatically canceled w hen the zoom magnification becomes lower than 
the size below in Still Picture Recording Mode: 
j Less than 21 k (when the aspect ratio is [4:3] or [3:2])
j Less than 26 k (when the aspect ratio is [16:9])
Self-timer
Intelligent Exposure
Backlight Compensation
Tele Macro