Panasonic Hdc Hs9 Operating Instructions

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This unit will resume recording/pause mode about 0.6 seconds after the LCD monitor is reopened.
≥When in quick start standby mode about 60% of the power used in recording pause mode is 
being consumed, so the recording time will be reduced.
1Select the menu. (l29)
2Close the LCD monitor while the 
mode dial is set to   or  .
The status indicator A flashes green and the unit 
goes into quick start standby mode.
≥The lens cover does not close.
3Open the LCD monitor.
The status indicator A lights...

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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.
1Press the PRE-REC button.
[ ] appears on the screen and the unit 
repeats the update by recording motion pictures 
for about 3 seconds onto the built-in memory and 
then deleting them. 
≥Aim this unit at the subject and position it 
securely.
≥Press the PRE-REC button again to cancel the 
setting.
2Press the recording start/stop 
button to start recording....

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Recording 
(Basic)
3
Recording still pictures
The number of pixels recorded for still pictures is 1920k1080. Still pictures can also be recorded while 
recording motion pictures.
≥Rotate the mode dial while at the same time pressing in the lock release button A if changing from 
OFF to another mode.
≥Align with the mark B.
1Rotate the mode dial to select 
 or   and open the LCD 
monitor.
2Press the   button halfway. 
(For auto focus only)
Focus indication appears and the unit 
focuses on the...

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≥For information about the number of 
recordable still pictures (l45)
≥The sound cannot be recorded while recording 
still pictures.
≥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.
∫About the screen indications 
when the   button is pressed
ß: Flash (l57)
ßj: Flash level (l57)
: Red eye reduction (l57)
: Quality of still pictures (l45)
:Size of still pictures
3000: Remaining number of still...

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Selecting the picture quality.
Select the menu. (l29)
: Still pictures with a high picture quality 
are recorded.
: Priority is given to the number of still 
pictures recorded. Still pictures are 
recorded in normal picture quality.
≥If the [PICT.QUALITY] is set to [ ], mosaic-
pattern noise may appear on a playback image 
depending on the picture content.
≥The number of recordable pictures 
depends on whether [ ] and [ ] are 
used together and on the subject being 
recorded.
≥The numbers shown...

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Recording 
(Basic)
4
Zoom in/out function
The maximum optical zoom ratio is 10k.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   or 
.
≥If you take your finger off the zoom lever during 
zoom operation, the operation sound may be 
recorded. When returning the zoom lever to 
the original position, move it quietly.
≥When the zoom magnification is 10k, the 
subjects are focused at about 1.2 m (3.9 feet) 
or more.
≥When the zoom magnification is 1k, this unit 
can focus on a subject approx. 4 cm (1.6q) 
away...

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Recording 
(Basic)
5
Image stabilizer function
Reduces the image shaking (jitter) due to hand movement.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   or  .
≥This function’s default setting is [ON].
≥In still picture recording mode, pressing the   button halfway increases the effect of the image 
stabilizer function. (MEGA optical image stabilizer)
≥When a tripod is used, we recommend that you turn the image stabilizer off.
≥In the following cases, the image stabilizer function may not work effectively....

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Recording 
(Basic)
6
Face detection & AE mode
When a subject is backlit and appears darker, this function detects the face and automatically adjusts 
the brightness and picture quality so that the face is recorded clearly.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   or  .
In the face detection & AE mode, detected faces 
appear with frames. Up to 5 frames are 
indicated. Larger faces and faces nearer to the 
center of the screen take preference over others. 
Faces that do not appear completely on the...

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Recording 
(Advanced)
1
Recording functions of 
operation icons
Select the operation icons to add different effects to the images to be recorded.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   or  .
1Press the cursor button, and 
icons will be displayed on the 
screen.
≥The indication changes each time the cursor 
button is moved down.
≥The operation icon appears or disappears 
each time the cursor button is pressed.
2(e.g. Intelligent contrast control)
Select an icon with the cursor 
button.
≥Select the...

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≥The shaded operation icons are not displayed while recording.
≥If you turn off the power or set the mode dial to  , help mode, MagicPix, backlight compensation, 
self timer and tele macro functions are canceled.
≥If you turn off the power, the fade function is canceled.Low light
ØSelf-timerTele macro
FunctionEffect
Fade
(Fade in)
(Fade out)When you start recording, the image/audio gradually 
appears. (Fade in)
When you pause recording, the image/audio gradually 
disappears. (Fade out)
≥For...