Panasonic Hc Vx981 Hc Wx991Owners Manual

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Switching this unit between Motion Picture Recording 
Mode and Still Picture Recording Mode
* Still Picture Recording Mode is selected in the following situations:
j When the Wireless Twin Camera function is in use ( l200)
j When [REC FORMAT] is set to [24p] ( l91) 
j Night Mode ( l86)
≥ For information on 4K Photo Mode, refer to page  71. 
Touch the recording mode switching icon displayed on the LCD mo nitor (touch screen) to switch this 
unit between Motion Picture Recording Mode and Still...

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To display the recording mode switching iconDisplay of the recording mode switching icon will disappear when no touch operation is performed 
for a specific period of time. To display it again, touch the screen.
≥The recording mode selector button and the recording mode switching icon are disabled when 
the Wireless Multi-Camera function is enabled.
≥ If the recording start/stop button is pressed in Still Picture  Recording Mode or Playback Mode, 
this unit will be switched to Motion Picture...

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About the operation icons
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Touch when changing a page or performing settings. :
Touch to return to the previous screen.
≥ (For the  )
When the viewfinder is in use, on-screen icons will be displaye d but disabled.
Open the LCD monitor to touch them.
∫ Diopter adjustment 
Adjust to make the image clear by 
rotating the diopter adjustment dial.
≥Extend the viewfinder and close the LCD 
monitor to turn on the viewfinder.
≥ The viewfinder can be raised up to 
approximately 60 o A.
≥ When moving...

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About the Touch Menu
Touch   (left side)/  (right side) of   on the Touch Menu to switch the 
operation icons.
≥It is also possible to switch the operation icons by sliding th e Touch Menu right or left while touching it.
BYou can change the operation icons to display. ( l42)
C Displayed only in Intelligent Auto Plus Mode ( l62) and [Miniature Effect]/[8mm movie]/
[Silent movie] of the Creative Control Mode ( l62).
D Displayed in the following situations:
j
Displayed only in [Time Lapse Rec] of...

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The clock is not set at the time of purchase. Make sure to set the clock.
≥ When you turn on this unit, the message “Set home region and date/time.” may be 
displayed. Select [YES], and follow the steps below to make the se settings:
j Step 3 in [SET WORLD TIME] ( l38)
j Steps 2–3 of “Setting date and time”
1Select the menu. (l37)
2Touch the date or time to be set, then set the desired value us ing /.ADisplaying the World Time setting ( l38):
[HOME]/ [DESTINATION]
≥ The year can be set between...

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Basic camera positioning
1 Hold the unit with both hands.
2 Put your hand through the grip belt.
3 It is convenient to use the Recording button icon  A when holding the unit at waist level.
≥ When recording, make sure your footing is stable and there is n o danger of colliding with another 
person or object.
≥ When you are outdoors, record pictures with the sunlight behind  you. If the subject is backlit, it will 
become dark in the recording.
≥ Keep your arms near your body and separate your...

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Attaching/Removing the lens hood
This will reduce the extra light entering the lens in bright su nlight or backlight etc., making it possible 
to take clearer pictures.
How to attach the lens hood
1 Align the lens hood with this unit.
≥Attach the lens hood so that you can see its LOCK 
and UNLOCK arrows from above.
2 Rotate the lens hood’s mounting ring  A 
to the LOCK side to tighten it.
How to remove the lens hood
Rotate the lens hood’s mounting ring to the UNLOCK side 
to loosen and remove...

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1Open the LCD monitor or extend the 
viewfinder to switch to Motion 
Picture Recording Mode. (
l21)
2Press the recording start/stop button 
to start recording.
ARecording button icon
B When you begin recording,  ; changes to ¥.
3Press 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 perfor med for...

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≥While recording is in progress, the recording will not stop even if the LCD monitor or viewfinder is 
closed.
≥ Put the unit in Pause mode when connecting or disconnecting an  external microphone with the 
MIC terminal.
≥ Please refer to page  251 for detail about approximate recordable time.
≥ The maximum remaining recordable time that can be displayed for  motion picture recording is 
99 hours and 59 minutes. Any remaining recordable time exceeding  99 hours and 59 minutes will 
be displayed as...

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1Open the LCD monitor or extend 
the viewfinder to switch to Still 
Picture Recording Mode. (
l21)
2Press the   button halfway. 
(For Auto Focus only)
Focus indication:
3Press the   button fully.
≥ If you set the Optical Image Stabilizer function (l 80) to   ([MODE1]), then the Image 
Stabilizer function will be more effective. (  (MEGA Optical Ima ge Stabilizer) will be 
displayed when the   button is pressed halfway.)
≥ Using a tripod is recommended when recording still pictures in  dark places...