Panasonic Hc W850 Owners Manual

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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.
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The information on this page applies only to the Main Camera.
≥ Color balance and focus may not be adjusted automatically depending on light sources or 
scenes. If so, manually adjust these...

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Please refer to page 50 for details about the effect of each mode.
(Portrait)/ (Scenery)/ (Spotlight)
*1/(Low Light)*1/
(Night Portrait)*2/ (Night Scenery)*2/(Macro)*2/(Normal)*1/(Normal)*2
*1 In Motion Picture Recording Mode only
*2 In Still Picture Recording Mode only
≥ Change the Recording Mode to  . ( l49)
1(When adjusting the brightness)To u c h  .(When adjusting the color balance)
To u c h  .≥R side: Sets the balance to a reddish tone.
B side: Sets the balance to a bluish tone.
≥ Except for...

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1Touch   to adjust the horizontal position of 
the in-focus portion.
≥If you touch the screen, you can adjust the horizontal 
position of the in-focus portion.
≥ When no touch operations are performed for approximately 
1 second, [Reset], [SIZE], and [ENTER] are displayed. If 
you touch the screen, you can readjust the horizontal 
position of the in-focus portion.
≥ Position of the in-focus portion will return to original position when you touch [Reset].
2 To u c h  [ S I Z E ] .≥The size of the...

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1(When adjusting the brightness)To u c h  .≥The level of brightness is switched every time you touch the icon.
(Standard)  # (Bright)  # (Dark)
2(When adjusting the color balance)To u c h  .≥The level of color balance is switched every time you touch the icon.
(Blue)  # (Red)  # (Yellow)
3Start recording.
≥The sound is monaural.
1(When adjusting the brightness)To u c h  .≥The level of brightness is switched every time you touch the icon.
(Standard)  # (Bright)  # (Dark)
2Start recording.
≥Audio...

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≥Change the Recording Mode to  . ( l49)Touch the desired Scene Mode.
≥Touch [ENTER].
≥(Sports/Portrait/Soft Skin/Spotlight/Snow/Beach/Sunset/Scenery)
jThe shutter speed is 1/8 or more in Still Picture Recording Mode.
≥ (Sunset/Low Light)
jThe shutter speed is 1/30 or more in Motion Picture Recording Mode.
≥ (Sunset/Scenery/Fireworks/Night Scenery)
jImage may get blurry when close object is recorded.
≥ (Sports)
jDuring normal playback, the image movement may not look smooth.
j Color and screen...

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≥(Fireworks)
jThe shutter speed is 1/30.
j Image may get washed out when recorded in bright surrounding.
≥ (Night Scenery/Night Portrait)
jThe shutter speed is 1/2 or more in Still Picture Recording Mode.
j Using a tripod is recommended.
≥ (Night Portrait)
jThe flash is set to [ON]. (If you set [WIDE CONV. LENS SET] to [ON], the flash will be set to 
[OFF])
≥Set [REC FORMAT] to [MP4/iFrame]. ( l74)
≥ Change the Recording Mode to  . ( l49)
1 Select the menu.
2 Start recording.
3
(When [Interval] is...

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≥The sound of the parts recorded as FULL HD Slow Motion Video will not be recorded ( will be 
displayed during the recording).
≥ In FULL HD Slow Motion Video Mode, still pictures cannot be recorded.
≥ In FULL HD Slow Motion Video Mode, images and sound are not output from this unit to another 
device.
≥ When FULL HD Slow Motion Video recording starts, the following settings are canceled:
jAF/AE tracking
j PRE-REC
j Fade
≥ On the thumbnail screen in Playback Mode, scenes recorded as FULL HD Slow...

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≥Change the Recording Mode to  . ( l49)1 Press the   button to record the still pictures. (l26)
2 Touch [Enter].
≥A still picture will be recorded, and it will be displayed in a semi-transparent state on the recording 
screen. Look at the picture to estimate how far you should move the subject for the next 
recording.
≥ If you have already recorded still pictures in the recording group, the last still picture will be 
displayed in a semi-transparent state on the recording screen.
≥ To record...

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≥The Manual Focus, White Balance, Shutter Speed, Brightness (Iris and Gain) settings are 
retained when you change between Motion Picture Recording Mode and Still Picture 
Recording Mode.
Push the Multi Manual Dial to switch to Manual Mode.≥When an item on the manual icon or the picture quality adjustment icon (l 82) is not selected, 
each time you push the Multi Manual Dial, the manual icon and the picture quality adjustment 
icon are displayed alternately. Display the manual icon.
≥ It is also...

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White Balance
Automatic White Balance function may not reproduce natural colors depending on the scenes or 
lighting conditions. If so, you can adjust the White Balance manually.
≥Switch to Manual Mode. ( l59)
≥ For information on how to set items with the Multi Manual Dial, refer to page  59.
1To u c h  [ W B ] .
2Touch  /  to select White Balance Mode.≥Touch [WB] to select the mode.
≥ To return to auto setting, set to   or change the Recording Mode to the Intelligent Auto 
Mode. ( l49)
∫ To set...