Panasonic Hc W850 Owners Manual

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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 the Touch Menu right or left while 
touching it.
B You can change the operation icons to display. ( l37)
C Displayed only in Intelligent Auto Plus Mode ( l52) and [Miniature Effect]/[8mm movie]/
[Silent movie] of the Creative Control Mode ( l52).
D Displayed only in [Time Lapse Rec] of the Creative Control Mode ( l52), Scene...

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The clock is not set at the time of purchase. Make sure to set the clock.
1Select the menu. (l31)
2Touch the date or time to be set, then set the desired value using  / .ADisplaying the World Time setting (l 32):
[HOME]/ [DESTINATION]
≥ The year can be set between 2000 and 2039.
3Touch [ENTER].≥A message prompting for World Time setting may be 
displayed. Perform the World Time setting by touching the 
screen. ( l32)
≥ Touch [EXIT] to complete the setting.
≥When the unit is turned on for the first...

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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 no 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 legs...

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1Open the LCD monitor, and set this 
unit to Motion Picture Recording 
Mode. (
l19)
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 performed for a specific...

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≥If the recording/playback button is pressed during motion picture recording, the recording 
will stop and this unit will be switched to Playback Mode.
≥ To change the recording format, change the 
[REC FORMAT] or [REC MODE]. ( l74)
≥ Still pictures can be recorded while recording the motion picture. ( l27)
≥ The images recorded between pressing the recording start/stop button to start recording and 
pressing it again to pause recording become one scene.
≥ In the following cases, a scene is...

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1Open the LCD monitor, and set 
this unit to Still Picture 
Recording Mode. (
l19)
2Press the   button halfway. 
(For Auto Focus only)
Focus indication:
3Press the   button fully.
≥ If you set the Optical Image Stabilizer function (l 64) 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...

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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
¬Set this unit to Motion Picture Recording Mode (l19)
Press the   button fully (press to the bottom) to take the picture.
≥ It is possible to record still pictures while recording...

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1Set this unit to Playback Mode (l19).
2Touch the play mode select icon  A (l21).≥ You can also set by touching  , selecting [VIDEO SETUP] 
or [PICT. SETUP]  # [MEDIA, VIDEO/PICTURE]. ( l31)
3Select the still picture  C or the recording 
format of the motion picture  D you wish to 
play back.
≥ Touch [Enter].
4(When [AVCHD] or [MP4/iFrame] is touched)Touch the desired recording format for playback.
≥When [AVCHD] is selected
≥ When [MP4/iFrame] is selected
≥ The recording mode icon  B is displayed...

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5Touch the scene or the still picture to be played back.≥To display the next (previous) page:
jSlide the thumbnail display upward (downward) while touching it.
j Switch the Touch Menu, and then touch   (up) /   (down) on the thumbnail scroll 
lever.
6Select the playback operation by touching 
the operation icon.
≥Operation icons and screen display will disappear when 
no touch operation is performed for a specific period of 
time. To display them again, touch the screen.
* When touched two times,...

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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] or [ALL MP4/iFrame] selected, the screen may become 
black momentarily at the time the scene switches.
Motion picture compatibility
≥This unit is based on AVCHD Progressive/AVCHD format/MPEG-4 AVC file format.
≥ Even if the devices used have...