Panasonic Hc Vx981 Hc Wx991Owners Manual

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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 automati cally even if it moves.
1To u c h   .≥An icon is displayed  B.2Touch 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...

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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.
1 Touch   to turn the Image Stabilizer on. (l80)
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...

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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 displ ay the 
operation icons. (l24)
2Touch an operation icon.(e.g. PRE-REC)
≥ The operation icons that are displayed in the Touch Menu 
can be changed. ([SELECT OPERATION ICONS]: l 42)
≥ Select the operation icon again to cancel the function.
Refer to the respective pages for canceling the following 
functions.
jSelf-timer ( l85)
j Guidelines ( l85)
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 (o r white).
This brightens parts that are in shadow and difficult to see an d suppresses white saturation 
in bright parts at the same time. Both bright and dark parts ca n be recorded clearly.
≥If...

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≥After setting PRE-REC, if recordi ng 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.
This is for recording still pictures using the timer.
Each time the icon is selected, the indication changes by one s etting in the following order:
Ø 10 (Records after 10 seconds)  # Ø2 (Records after 2...

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It is possible to record with illumination even in dark places.
Each time the icon is selected, the indication changes by one setting in the following order.
In motion picture recording mode:  ([ON])  #   ([AUTO])  #   ([OFF])
In still picture recording mode:  ([ON])  #  ([OFF])
≥ When the battery is low and the light cannot be lit, the   will  be displayed on the screen.
≥When set to  , the video light turns on in Low Light Mode in Int elligent Auto Mode.
≥ When the video light is in use, the...

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≥Using a tripod is recommended.
≥ In darker areas, Auto Focus may focus a bit slower. This is nor mal.
≥ Night Mode is not available when [REC FORMAT] is set to [24p] a nd [WIDE CONV. LENS SET] is 
set to [ON].
Night Mode ([COLOR])
≥ Recorded scene is seen as if frames were missed.
≥ If set in a bright place, the screen may become washed out for  a while.
≥ Bright dots that are usually invisible may be seen, but this is  not a malfunction.
Night Mode ([Infrared])
≥ Do not use   ([Infrared]) in a...

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≥This function's default setting is   (Normal).
≥ The range that this icon can be displayed correctly the slope i s about 45o to the horizontal 
direction.
≥ Level Shot Function is canceled when [LEVEL GAUGE] is set to [O N]. (l93)
≥ When recording horizontal images using a tripod, attach the uni t on the tripod using [LEVEL 
GAUGE], and then set Level Shot Function to   (Normal) or   (Stro ng) before use.
≥ When you switch the setting of the Level Shot Function, the scr een may become black...

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This function is identical to Scene Mode in Recording Mode. ( l66)
The shutter speed and aperture, etc. are automatically adjusted  to match the scene you want to 
record.
≥ This item is displayed in the menu only when [Time Lapse Rec] in Creative Control Mode is 
set. ( l64)
≥ Please refer to page  66 for details about the effect of each mode.
Advanced (Recording)
Recording functions of menus
[SCENE MODE]
: [RECORD SETUP]  # [SCENE MODE] # desired setting
[OFF]:Cancel the setting
5Sports:To make...

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Set the maximum zoom ratio for the Motion Picture Recording Mode.
*1 Not displayed in the following situations: jWhen [REC FORMAT] is set to [AVCHD] or [MP4/iFrame].
j When [REC MODE] is set to [1080/24p].
*2 Not displayed in the following situations: jWhen [REC FORMAT] is set to [4K MP4]
j When [REC MODE] is set to [2160/24p]
j When the Recording Mode is set to 4K Photo Mode
≥The larger the digital zoom magnification, the more the image q uality is degraded.
≥ This function cannot be used in...