Panasonic Hc W850 Owners Manual

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Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
Shutter Speed:
Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects.
Iris:
Adjust it when the screen is too bright or too dark.
≥Switch to Manual Mode. ( l59)
≥ For information on how to set items with the Multi Manual Dial, refer to page  59.
1Touch [SHTR] or [IRIS].
2Touch  /  to adjust settings.≥Touch [SHTR]/[IRIS] to end the adjustment.
: Shutter speed:
1/60 to 1/8000
≥ If [AUTO SLOW SHTR] is set to [ON], the shutter speed will be set between 1/30 and 1/8000.
≥...

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Manual Focus adjustment
If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions, then use Manual Focus.
≥Switch to Manual Mode. ( l59)
≥ For information on how to set items with the Multi Manual Dial, refer to page  59.
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 rotating the Multi Manual 
Dial.
The in-focus area is displayed in blue. The normal screen...

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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. (
l21)
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
Advanced (Recording)...

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Use the Image Stabilizer to reduce the effects of shake during recording.
This unit is equipped with Hybrid Optical Image Stabilizer.
Hybrid Optical Image Stabilizer is a hybrid of Optical and Electrical Image Stabilizer.
Touch   to switch the Image Stabilizer on/off.≥The icon at position  A is switched.
∫Changing Image Stabilizer Mode
(Motion Picture Recording Mode)
When set to [ON], you can further improve image stabilization for recording while walking, or 
holding the unit and recording a...

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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  .≥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.
1Touch   to turn the Image Stabilizer on. (l64)
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 display the 
operation icons. (l21)
2Touch an operation icon.(e.g. PRE-REC)
≥ The operation icons that are displayed in the Touch Menu 
can be changed. ([SELECT OPERATION ICONS]:  l37)
≥ Select the operation icon again to cancel the function.
Refer to the respective pages for canceling the following 
functions.
jBuilt-in flash ( l69)
j Self-timer ( l70)
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 (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...

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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.
jPress the recording/playback button
j Touch the recording mode switching icon
j If you remove the 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...

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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.
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:
Ø 10 (Records...