Panasonic Hc X920 Owners Manual

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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  .≥When [FACE RECOG.] ( l73) is [ON] and a registered face is detected, the target is 
automatically locked.
2 Touch 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 selected, the setting becomes  /  
(Normal) and touched object is tracked. Selection 
becomes  /  (Portrait) when target frame is locked 
on a face. (It may turn to  /  (Normal) even if the 
target is locked on the face when a spotlight is shining or with a dark scene.)
3 Start recording.
∫About target frame
≥When target lock fails, the target frame blinks in red and then disappears. Touch a characteristic 
part (color etc.) on the object to lock onto it again.
≥ When the   button is pressed halfway in Still Picture Recording Mode, the focus is set to the 
object that is locked. The target frame turns green when it focuses, and the target cannot be 
changed.
≥This function cannot be used in Manual Mode. In Still Picture Recording Mode, it can only be 
used with some settings in Scene Mode.
≥ It may track different objects or may not lock the target depending on the recording conditions 
such as the following:
jWhen the object is too large or too small
j When color of the object is similar to the background
j When the scene is dark
≥ When the target is locked in Still Picture Recording Mode, the screen may become dark or the AF 
assist lamp may turn on. ( l87)
≥ AF/AE tracking will be canceled in the following cases.
jWhen the mode is changed
j When the unit is turned off
j Touch the Recording Mode button icon
j Switch to recording yourself
AF/AE tracking
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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.
1Press the Optical Image Stabilizer button to turn the Image Stabilizer on.
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 disappear even when no operation is performed for specific time with the 
default setting. To make the display of   disappear, change the setting of the [O.I.S. LOCK 
DISPLAY].
≥Stabilization may not be possible under strong shaking conditions.
≥ To record while moving the unit quickly, release Optical Image Stabilizer Lock.
It is possible to focus and record a still picture of a subject that is touched.
1 To u c h  .
2 Touch the subject.
≥Focus area will display at the touched position, and a still 
picture is recorded.
≥Depending on the recording conditions or recognition of the touched position, it may not be 
possible to record the intended picture.
≥ This will not operate for recording yourself.
Optical Image Stabilizer Lock
: [SETUP]  # [O.I.S. LOCK DISPLAY]  # desired setting
[ON]:Constantly display.
[OFF]:The icon will disappear after approx. 5 seconds without any touch operation.
Touch Shutter
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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. (l18)
2Touch an operation icon.
(e.g. PRE-REC)
≥The operation icons that are displayed in the Touch Menu 
can be changed. ([SELECT OPERATION ICONS]:  l38)
≥ Select the operation icon again to cancel the function.
≥ Refer to the respective pages for canceling the following 
functions.
jSmile Shot ( l66)
j Built-in flash ( l67)
j Self-timer ( l68)
j Guidelines ( l69)
≥ The icon is displayed when the operation icon is set.
Operation icons
*1 It is not displayed in Still Picture Recording Mode.
*2 It is not displayed in Motion Picture Recording Mode.
*3 It is displayed only when a headphone is connected to the headphone output terminal. [MIC 
LEVEL] ( l81) is set to anything other than [AUTO],   is displayed as the operation icon, 
and adjustment of input level of the microphone is possible.
≥ If you turn off the unit or change the mode to  , PRE-REC, Backlight Compensation, Color 
Night Rec, Self-timer and Tele Macro functions are canceled.
≥ If you turn off the unit, the Fade function is canceled.
≥ It is possible to set from the menu.
(Except for the Headphone volume adjustment)
Advanced (Recording)
Recording functions of operation icons
PRE-REC
Fade*1
Intelligent Contrast Control*1
PRE-REC*1
Smile Shot*1
Built-in flash*2
Red-eye Reduction*2
Self-timer*2
Intelligent Exposure*2
Backlight Compensation
Tele Macro
Guidelines
Color Night Rec
*1
Headphone volume adjustment/
Microphone level adjustment*3 
						

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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 there are extremely dark or bright parts or the brightness is insufficient, the effect may not be 
clear.
Fade
: [RECORD SETUP]  # [FADE COLOR] # 
[WHITE] or [BLACK]
Intelligent Contrast Control
(Fade in)
(Fade out)
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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.
jIf you change the mode
j /
If you remove the SD card
j If you remove the SD card while [MEDIA SELECT] is set to [VIDEO/SD CARD]
j If you touch   or 
j /
If you press Wi-Fi button
j If you turn the unit off
j If you start recording
j After 3 hours have passed
≥
After setting PRE-REC, if recording starts in less than 3 seconds, motion pictures taken 
3 seconds before pressing the recording start/stop button cannot be recorded.
≥ Images displayed on the thumbnail during playback will differ from the motion pictures displayed 
at the start of playback.
PRE-RECThis prevents you from missing a shot.
PRE-REC
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When a smiling face is detected during motion picture recording, the unit automatically 
records a still picture.
The icon changes each time it is touched.([ON])  # ([FACE RECOG.])  # [OFF]
≥ During Smile Shot recording, the face detected as a smiling face is surrounded by a green frame 
and  /  are red.
≥ Smile Shot recording will not work in the following cases. ( /  will flash)
j /
When there is no SD card inserted
j
When [MEDIA SELECT] is set to [PICTURE/SD CARD], and there is no SD card insertedj When it is set to Manual Focus
j When the time lapse recording is used
j When [FACE RECOG.] is set to [OFF], or no one is registered (In  ([FACE RECOG.])
 only)
≥Depending on the recording conditions (type of smile, camera shake, etc.), the face of the subject 
may not be detected correctly. 
≥ The number of recording pixels are  (6016k 3384), (4096k2304) or  (1920 k1080). 
( l 84)
≥ When still pictures that have been recorded using the Smile Shot are displayed as thumbnails, 
the  appears.
≥ When the AF/AE tracking function is target locking a face of the subject, still pictures are only 
recorded if a smiling face is detected on the locked subject. When the Smile Shot function is set 
to  , it will record only if the face of a subject registered with [FACE RECOG.] is locked as a 
target.
Smile Shot
:The unit records a still picture on detecting a smiling face.
:Still pictures are only recorded when the face of a person registered using Face 
Recognition ( l73) is detected.
[OFF]:Cancel the setting.
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When the   button is pressed, the flash is activated and the picture will be recorded. Use 
the Built-in flash in order to record still pictures in dark places.
The icon changes each time it is touched.
ß ([ON])  # ßA ([AUTO])  #  ([OFF])
≥ The unit automatically determines if the flash is necessary even when it has been set to   by 
detecting the ambient brightness. (If it determines that the flash is necessary, the   indication 
lights up in red.)
∫ To adjust the brightness of the flash
≥The light from the flash may be blocked by the lens hood when the lens hood is attached.
≥ Do not use the flash with the Filter Kit (optional) or the Conversion Lens (optional) attached.
≥ If the  ß indication etc. flashes when the   button is pressed halfway, the flash is not activated.
≥ The available range of the flash is approx. 1 m to 2.5 m (3.3 feet to 8.2 feet) in dark places.
≥ Using the flash fixes a shutter speed to 1/500 or slower.
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.
Built-in flash
: [PICTURE] # [FLASH LEVEL]  # desired setting
[ß i ]:Much brighter
[ß d 0]:Normal
[ß j ]:Less bright
Red-eye Reduction
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This is for recording still pictures using the timer.
The icon changes each time it is touched.
Ø10 (Records after 10 seconds)  # Ø2 (Records after 2 seconds)  # setting canceled
≥ When the   button is pressed, a still picture is recorded after the  Ø10 or Ø2 display and the 
recording lamp flashes for the time which has been set. After recording, the Self-timer is 
canceled.
≥ In Auto Focus Mode, if the   button is pressed  halfway once and then fully, the lens focuses 
on the subject when the button is pressed halfway. If the   button is pressed fully all at once, 
the lens focuses on the subject just before recording.
To stop the timer midway throughTouch [CANCEL].
≥ Setting the Self-timer to  Ø2 is a good way to prevent image shake when the   button is 
pressed while using a tripod etc.
This brightens dark areas so the image can be recorded clearly.
≥If there are extremely dark parts or the brightness is insufficient, the effect may not be clear.
This makes the image brighter to prevent darkening of a backlit subject.
A more impressive image can be obtained by focusing on the object only in close-up and 
shading off the background.
≥ The unit can focus on the subject at a distance of approx. 95 cm (38 q).
≥ When the Tele Macro is set with the zoom magnification less than 12 k, it will automatically be set 
to 12 k.
≥Tele Macro function is canceled when the zoom magnification becomes lower than 12k.
Self-timer
Intelligent Exposure
Backlight Compensation
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You can check if the image is level while recording or playing back motion pictures and still 
pictures. The function can also be used to estimate the balance of the composition.
The icon changes each time it is touched. #   #   # Setting canceled
≥ It is possible to set from the quick menu. ( l33)
≥ The guidelines do not appear on the images actually recorded.
∫ Displaying guidelines at playback
≥Change the mode to   and touch the play mode select icon. Then, select the AVCHD 
scene or set to [iFrame] or [MP4]. ( l29)
≥ To cancel the Guidelines function  during playback, set to [OFF].
≥ It cannot be set while in Still Picture Playback Mode.
This function allows you to record color images in very low light situations. (Minimum 
required illumination: approx. 1 lx)
≥ Recorded scene is seen as if frames were missed.
≥ If set in a bright place, the screen may become washed out for a while.
≥ Bright dots that are usually invisible may be seen, but this is not a malfunction.
≥ Using a tripod is recommended.
≥ In darker areas, Auto Focus may focus a bit slower. This is normal.
Adjust the volume of the headphone while recording.
: Increase the volume
: Decrease the volume
≥ Actual volume to be recorded does not change.
Guidelines
: [VIDEO SETUP]  # [GUIDE LINES]  # desired setting
Color Night Rec
Headphone volume adjustment
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When you record images in different situations, this mode automatically sets optimum shutter 
speeds and apertures.
≥Set Creative Control Mode to [Time Lapse Rec]. ( l49)
≥ Please refer to page 53  for details about the effect of each mode.
Advanced (Recording)
Recording functions of menus
[SCENE MODE]
: [RECORD SETUP] # [SCENE MODE] # desired setting
[OFF]:Cancel the setting
5Sports:To make fast moving scenes less shaky with slow playback and 
pause of playback
Portrait:To make people stand out against the background
Soft Skin:To makes skin colors appear softer for a more attractive 
appearance
Spotlight:Improved quality when subject is brightly illuminated.
Snow:Improved image quality when shooting in snowy locations.
Beach:To make blue in the sea or sky vibrant
Sunset:To make red in the sunrise or sunset vibrant
Scenery:For spatial scenery
Fireworks:To capture the fireworks in the night sky beautifully
Night Scenery:To capture the evening or night scenery beautifully.
Low Light:For dark scenes, such as at dusk
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