Panasonic Hc X920 Owners Manual

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Attaching/Removing the lens hood
This will reduce the extra light entering the lens in bright sunlight or backlight etc., making it possible 
to take clearer pictures.
A Attaching the lens hood
B Removing the lens hood
≥ If you use the Filter Kit (optional), the Conversion Lens (optional) or the 3D Conversion Lens 
(optional), remove the lens hood.
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The card and built-in memory can be selected separately to record motion pictures or still pictures.
1Change the mode to   or  .
2Select the menu. (l32)
3Touch the media to record motion pictures 
or still pictures.
≥The media selected separately for motion pictures or still 
pictures is highlighted in yellow.
4Touch [ENTER].
Basic
Selecting a media to record [HC-X920M]
: [MEDIA SELECT]MENU 

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1Change the mode to  .
2Open the LCD monitor or extend 
the viewfinder.
3Press the recording start/stop 
button to start recording.
ARecording button icon
B When you begin recording,  ; changes to 
¥ .
4Press 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 period of time....

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≥To change the recording format, change the [REC MODE]. ( l71)
≥ Still pictures can be recorded while recording the motion picture. ( l26)
≥ The images recorded between pressing the recording start/stop button to start recording and 
pressing it again to pause recording become one scene.
When you record with the [REC MODE] set to [iFrame], the scenes longer than approximately 
20 minutes will be automatically divided. (Recording will continue.)
≥ (Maximum recordable scenes of a single SD card or...

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1Change the mode to  .
2Open the LCD monitor or extend 
the viewfinder.
3Press the   button halfway. 
(For Auto Focus only)
4Press the   button fully.
≥If you set the Optical Image Stabilizer function ( l46) to   ([MODE1]), then the Image 
Stabilizer function will be more effective. (  (MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer) will be 
displayed when the   button is pressed halfway.)
≥ The AF assist lamp lights in dark places.
≥ Using a flash or tripod is recommended when recording still pictures in dark...

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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
¬Change the mode to  .
Press the   button fully (press to the bottom) to take the picture.
≥ It is possible to record still pictures while recording motion pictures. 
(Simultaneous...

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The following modes (appropriate for the condition) are set just by pointing the unit to what you want 
to record.
*1 In Motion Picture Recording Mode only
*2 In Still Picture Recording Mode only
≥Depending on the recording conditions, the unit may not enter the desired mode.
≥ In the Portrait, Spotlight and Low Light Mode, the face will be surrounded by white frame when 
detected. In the Portrait Mode, a subject that is bigger and close to center of the screen will be 
surrounded by an orange...

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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.
≥Color balance and focus may not be adjusted automatically depending on light sources or 
scenes. If so, manually adjust these settings. ( l56, 58 )
Automatic White BalanceThe illustration...

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1Change the mode to  .
2Touch the play mode select icon
 A  (l 18).≥You can also set by touching  , selecting [VIDEO 
SETUP] or [PICT. SETUP]  # [MEDIA, VIDEO/
PICTURE] ( l32)
3/Select the still picture  B or the recording 
format of the motion picture  C you wish to 
play back.
Select the media type  D and then select the 
still picture  B or the recording format of the 
motion picture  C you wish to play back.
≥Touch [ENTER].
≥ The icon is displayed in the thumbnail display when the 
item for...

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5Select the playback operation by touching the operation icon.
* When pressed two times, the fast rewind/fast forward speed increases. (The screen display changes / .)
∫ Change the thumbnail display
While the thumbnail is displayed, the thumbnail display changes in the following 
order if the zoom lever is operated to   side or   side.
20 scenes () 9 scenes () 1 scene () Highlight & Time Frame Index* (l89)* Highlight & Time Frame Index can only set in Motion Picture Playback Mode.
≥9 scenes...