Panasonic Hc Wx970 Owners Manual

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Picture size in Motion Picture Recording Mode
≥Set this unit to Motion Picture Recording Mode ( l18)
/
(When [REC FORMAT] is set to [4K MP4])
(When [REC FORMAT] is set to [AVCHD] or [MP4/iFrame])
≥ /
The default setting is   in Still Picture Recording Mode and   in  Motion Picture Recording 
Mode.
≥ The default setting is   in Still Picture Recording Mode and   in  Motion Picture Recording 
Mode.
≥ The recording will become longer depending on the recording pix els.
≥ Please refer to page  235 for details about the number of recordable pictures.
: [PICTURE] 
# [PICTURE SIZE]  # desired setting
Picture sizeAspect ratio
6016 k3384
16:9
3840 k2160
Picture sizeAspect ratio
4992 k2808
16:9
1920 k1080
Picture sizeAspect ratio
4736 k2664
16:9
1920 k1080
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8.3M
14 M
2.1M
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12 . 6M
2.1M
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This allows you to select the aspect ratio of the pictures to suit printing or the playback method.
≥This function’s default setting is [16:9].
≥ When the aspect ratio is set to [4:3] or [3:2], black bands may  appear on the left and right of the 
screen.
≥ The edges of still pictures recorded on this unit with a [16:9]  aspect ratio may be cut at printing. 
Check the printer or photo studio before printing.
The video light is turned on to make it easier to focus when yo u are recording in dark places where 
it is hard to focus.
≥ Switch to Manual Mode. ( l64)
≥When switching to Intelligent Auto Mode or Intelligent Auto Plu s Mode, the setting is fixed to 
[AUTO] and cannot be changed.
≥ This setting is not available when video light is set to   ([ON] ).
You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures.
≥ No shutter sound is emitted in Motion Picture Recording Mode.
[ASPECT RATIO]
: [PICTURE]  # [ASPECT RATIO]  # desired setting
[4:3]:Aspect ratio of 4:3 television
[3:2]:Aspect ratio of conventional film camera or prints (such as L-s ize print)
[16:9]:Aspect ratio of high-definition television, etc.
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
: [PICTURE] # [AF ASSIST LAMP]  # [AUTO]
[SHTR SOUND]
: [PICTURE]  # [SHTR SOUND]  # desired setting
:Volum e  lo w
:Volume high
[OFF]:Cancel the setting.
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Motion picture playback using operation icon
For details on the basic playback operations, refer to page 28.
Advanced (Playback)
Playback Operations
Playback operationPlayback displayOperating steps
Skip playback
(to the start of a  scene) During Playback Touch the LCD monitor and slide from right to 
left (from left to right) during playback.
Slow-motion Playback During PauseWith the playback paused, continue touching 
. (  is for slow rewind playback)
Playback is slow while touching.
≥ Normal playback is restored when you touch 
.
≥ When Slow-motion pictures are played back in 
reverse, they will be shown continuously at 
approximately 2/3
rd the speed of normal 
playback (intervals of 0.5 seconds).
≥ /
When 4K MP4 scenes are played back in 
reverse slow-motion, they will be shown in 
intervals of 0.5 seconds.
≥
When scenes recorded with MP4 [1080/50M], 
[1080/28M], [720] or scenes saved in MP4 
(1920
k1080/30p) are played back in reverse slow-
motion, they will be shown in intervals of 
0.5 seconds.
≥ When iFrame scenes and scenes saved in MP4 
(640k 360/30p) are played back in reverse slow-
motion, they will be shown in intervals of 
1 second.
≥ Slow-motion Playback of parts recorded as FULL 
HD Slow Motion Video will be shown at the 
intervals of 0.25 second.
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Playback operationPlayback displayOperating steps
Frame-by-frame Playback During PauseWith the playback paused, touch  .
(Touch   to advance the frames one at a 
time in the reverse direction.)
≥
Normal playback is restored when you touch 
.
≥ When the frames are advanced one at a 
time in the reverse direction, they will be 
shown in intervals of 0.5 seconds.
≥ /
When the frames of 4K MP4 scenes are 
advanced one at a time in the reverse 
direction, they will be shown in intervals of 
0.5 seconds.
≥ When the frames of scenes recorded with 
MP4 [1080/50M], [1080/28M], [720] or 
scenes saved in MP4 (
1920k1080/30p) are 
advanced one at a time in the reverse 
direction, they will be shown in intervals of 
0.5 seconds.
≥
When the frames of iFrame scenes and scenes 
saved in MP4 (640k360/30p) are advanced 
one at a time in the reverse direction, they will 
be shown in intervals of 1 second.
≥ When the frames of parts recorded as FULL 
HD Slow Motion Video are advanced one at 
a time in the reverse direction, they will be 
shown in intervals of 0.25 seconds.
Direct playback Touch the direct playback bar or slide it 
while touching.
≥
The playback pauses temporarily and skips 
to the position touched or slid to while 
touching.
≥ (When you touch the bar or slide it while 
touching during playback)
Playback will start by releasing your touching 
or sliding finger.
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Creating still picture from motion picture
A single frame from the recorded motion picture can be saved as a still picture.
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Press the   button fully at the location to be saved as a still  picture during 
playback.
≥ It is convenient to use Pause, Slow-motion Playback and Frame-b y-frame Playback.
≥ Date the motion picture was recorded will be registered as date  of the still picture.
≥ Quality will be different from the normal still picture.
Highlight & Time Frame Index
An image of one scene is displaye d as a thumbnail at set search condition. Scene can be played 
back from any midway point of the scene you wish to see.
≥ Operate the zoom lever to   side and change over the 
thumbnail display to Highlight & Time Frame Index. ( l30)
1To u c h   .≥To display the next (previous) page:
jSlide the thumbnail display upward (downward) while touching 
it.
j Touch   (up) /   (down) on the thumbnail scroll lever. ( l29)
2Touch the desired search condition.
≥[FACE] and [HIGHLIGHT] are not available when you play back a 4 K MP4 scene*, MP4/iFrame 
scene or scene recorded as Backup for Twin Camera.
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≥ When select [FACE], it will select the portion for which Face R ecognition was performed from the 
scenes judged to be clearly recorded. This will then be display ed as a thumbnail.
≥ A portion judged to be clearly recorded will be detected and di splayed in thumbnail if you select 
[HIGHLIGHT].
Scene typePicture size
4K MP4 scenes* (3840k 2160)
AVCHD scenes
Scenes recorded as Backup for Twin Camera
Scenes recorded in the recording format [MP4/iFrame]
Scenes saved in MP4 (1920 k1080/30p)
Scenes saved in MP4 (1280 k720/30p)
 (1920 k1080)
Scenes saved in MP4 (640 k360/30p) (640 k360)
[3 SEC.]/[6 SEC.]/[12 SEC.]/[MINUTES]/[FACE]/[HIGHLIGHT]
8.3M
2.1M
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3(When [MINUTES] is selected)Touch  /  to set the time.≥It can be set up to a maximum of 60 minutes.
≥ Touch [ENTER].
4Touch the thumbnail to be played back.≥Next (Previous) thumbnail can be displayed by touching  / .
Repeat Playback
Playback of the first scene starts after playback of the last s cene finishes.
The   indication appears on the full screen views.
≥ All the scenes are played back repeatedly. (When playing back m otion pictures by date, all the 
scenes on the selected date are played back repeatedly.)
Resuming the previous playback
If playback of a scene was stopped halfway, the playback can be  resumed from where it was 
stopped.
If playback of a motion picture is stopped,   appears on the thu mbnail view of the stopped 
scene.
≥ The memorized resume position  is cleared if you turn off the unit or press the recording/playback 
button.
(The setting of [RESUME PLAY] does not change.) : [VIDEO SETUP] 
# [REPEAT PLAY]  # [ON]
: [VIDEO SETUP]  # [RESUME PLAY]  # [ON]
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Setting the playback speed of FULL HD Slow Motion 
Video
You can set the speed at which this unit will play back parts recorded as FULL HD Slow Motion 
Video.
≥ Touch the play mode select icon, and select [ALL MP4/iFrame] or  [1080/60p] in [MP4/
iFrame].
≥ If you play back the parts on another device, they will be play ed back at 1/2 normal speed. To play 
them back at 1/4 normal speed, perform [Slow Speed Conversion]  (l 123 ).
≥ Once you perform [Slow Speed Conversion] on the scenes, the par ts will be played back at 1/4 
normal speed.
Zooming in on a still picture during playback 
(Playback zoom)
You can zoom in by touching a still picture during playback.
1Touch and hold the part you wish to zoom in on during still pic ture playback.≥It will display enlarged in order of normal display ( k1)  #  k2 #  k4. Touch and hold the screen to 
zoom in from the normal display (k 1) to k2. Touch the screen to zoom in from  k2 to  k4.
≥ The still picture is zoomed in on, centering on the part you touched.
2Move to the zoomed in position by touching  /
/ /  or slide while touching the screen.
≥The location of the zoom displays for about 1 second when 
zooming in (zooming out) or moving the displayed location.
Zooming out from the zoomed still pictureTouch   to zoom out. ( k4 #  k2 #  k1)
≥ Touch   to return to normal playback ( k1).
≥ You can also perform zoom operations using the zoom lever.
≥ The more picture is enlarged, the more its quality deteriorates .
: [VIDEO SETUP] 
# [SLOW PLAY SPEED]  # desired setting
[Super Slow]:Plays back at 1/4 normal speed.
[Slow]:Plays back at 1/2 normal speed.
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Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date
The scenes or the still pictures recorded on the same day can be played back in succession.
1Touch the date select icon. (l20)
2Touch the playback date.The scenes or the still pictures recorded on the date selected are displayed as thumbnails.
3Touch the scene or the still picture to be played back.
≥If you press the recording/playback button to switch between Re cording Mode and Playback 
Mode, the [VIEW ALL] screen will be displayed again.
≥ In cases such as those described below, scenes and still pictur es are grouped separately on the 
date list, and –1, –2… may be added after the date:
j When the number of scenes exceeds 99
j When the number of still pictures exceeds 999
j When [REC MODE] in [AVCHD] is changed
j When the microphone input sound (5.1ch/2ch) is changed
j When recorded in Creative Control Mode.
j When the [ON]/[OFF] setting of Backup for Twin Camera is switch ed (l51)
j When recorded in Home Monitor function. ( l155 )
j When saved in Manual Edit ( l109)
j When [NUMBER RESET] is performed
Advanced (Playback)
Various playback functions
A Date select icon
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≥The following scenes and still pictures are grouped separately  on the date list, and icons are 
displayed according to the category:
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Scene or still pictureIcon to be displayed
Scenes recorded with [1080/60p] in [AVCHD]
Scenes recorded with [1080/50M]/[1080/28M] in [MP4/iFrame]
Scenes saved in MP4 (1920 k1080/30p) ( l121)*
Scenes recorded with [720] in [MP4/iFrame]
Scenes saved in MP4 (1280 k720/30p) ( l121 )
Scenes recorded with [iFrame] in [MP4/iFrame]
Still pictures recorded in Stop Motion Animation Assist Mode ( l63):
Still pictures created from motion pictures
Scenes saved in Highlight Playback ( l105 )
Scenes saved in MP4 (640 k360/30p) (l 121)
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Highlight Playback
Part that was recognized as clearly recorded is extracted from multiple scenes, and it can be played 
back or stored in a short time with effects and music added.
It is also possible to create an original Highlight Playback by checking your favorite scenes and 
setting up to extract those scenes.
1To u c h   .   (l20 )
2(When [ALL MP4/iFrame] is selected)Touch the recording format of the scene to be 
played back.
*1 /  only
3Touch the desired effect.
≥The scenes matching the effect will be extracted and displayed  in the thumbnail view.
≥ Effects such as fade, slow-motion, still (pause), or digest pla yback are inserted.
≥ The date at playback is the date that was last recorded in an e xtracted scene.
≥ To change the settings, refer to page  102.
4Touch   in the thumbnail view.
5Select the playback operation. (l29)≥When the playback is finished or stopped, the screen to select  [REPLAY], [SAVE] (l105), 
[SELECT AGAIN] or [EXIT] is displayed. Touch the desired item.
≥ Skip Playback, Slow-motion Playback, Frame-by-frame Playback an d Direct Playback are not 
possible.
≥ Highlight Playback is not available for the following scenes :
siFrame scenes
s Scenes recorded with Creative Control ( l56), HDR Movie Mode ( l59) and FULL HD 
Slow Motion Video Mode ( l61)
s Scenes recorded as Backup for Twin Camera
s Highlight Playback scenes saved in MP4 format
[1080/60p]/[1080/30p]*1/[720/30p]/[360/30p]*1
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[POP]:Recommended for party scene.
[NATURAL]:Recommended for scenery.
[CLASSICAL]:Recommended for slow moving scene.
[DYNAMIC]:Recommended for fast moving scene such as sports scene.
[CUSTOM]:Set the combination of the effect and the music. ( l101 )