Panasonic Hdc Sd1 Operating Instructions
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51VQT1A24 Recording Picture Quality/Approximate Number of Recordable Pictures on an SD Card Selecting the picture quality. Press the MENU button, then select [PICTURE] # [PICT. QUALITY] # desired item and press the cursor button. : 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. ªPicture quality and number of recordable pictures ≥The number of recordable pictures depends...
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52VQT1A24 Recording Various recording functions You can zoom in up to 12k optically. ¬ Rotate the mode dial to select . Move the zoom lever. T side:Close-up recording (zoom in) W side:Wide-angle recording (zoom out) ≥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 zooming in while holding this unit by hand, we recommend using the image stabilizer function. (l59)...
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53VQT1A24 Recording The zoom microphone is linked to the zooming operation and the sound sensitivity direction (directivity) of the microphone changes as you zoom. Far away sounds are recorded more clearly if you zoom in (close-up) and the surrounding sound is recorded with presence if you zoom out (wide angle). ¬ Rotate the mode dial to select . Press the MENU button, then select [VIDEO] # [ZOOM MIC] # [ON] and press the cursor button. ≥The zoom microphone function does not work with an...
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54VQT1A24 Recording Use this function when the light is emanating from behind the subject and the subject appears dark. ¬ Rotate the mode dial to select . 1Press the cursor button. Then move the cursor button down to display the icon shown in the illustration. 2Move the cursor button up to select [ ]. The image on the screen will become brighter. To return to normal recording Select [ ] again. ≥If you turn off the power or operate the mode dial, the backlight compensation function is...
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55VQT1A24 Recording 4Press the recording start/stop button. Pause recording. (Fade out) The image/audio gradually disappears. After the image/audio completely disappears, recording stops. ≥After recording, the fade setting is canceled. To cancel fading Select [ ] again. The color which appears in fading pictures can be selected. Press the MENU button, then select [VIDEO] # [FADE COLOR] # [WHITE] or [BLACK] and press the cursor button. ≥If you turn off the power, the fade function is canceled....
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56VQT1A24 Recording This is more effective if you record a subject more closely from the torso up. ¬ Rotate the mode dial to select . 1Press the cursor button. Then move the cursor button down to display the icon shown in the illustration. 2Move the cursor button left to select [ ]. To cancel the soft skin mode Select [ ] again. ≥If the background or anything else in the scene has colors similar to the skin color, they will also be smoothed. ≥If the brightness is insufficient, the effect may not...
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57VQT1A24 Recording You can record still pictures on an SD card using the timer. ¬ Rotate the mode dial to select . 1Press the cursor button. Then move the cursor button down to display the icon shown in the illustration. 2Move the cursor button up to select [ Ø]. Each time the cursor button is pressed up, the indication changes by one setting in the following order: [Ø 10] # [Ø2] # setting canceled Ø 10: Records after 10 seconds Ø 2: Records after 2 seconds 3Press the PHOTO SHOT button. A still...
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58VQT1A24 Recording ≥When [FLASH AUTO] is set, the ambient brightness is automatically detected, and the flash will activate only when necessary. (If the flash is not necessary, the [ßA] indicator will not appear when the PHOTO SHOT button is pressed halfway.) ≥This function’s default setting is [FLASH AUTO]. 3Press the PHOTO SHOT button. The flash is activated and the picture will be recorded. When the flash is not used Set the flash to [FLASH OFF]. ≥Do not block the flash with your hand or by...
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59VQT1A24 Recording Reduces the image shaking (jitter) due to hand movement when recording. ¬ Rotate the mode dial to select . Press the MENU button, then select [BASIC] # [O.I.S.] # [ON] and press the cursor button. To cancel the image stabilizer function Press the MENU button, then select [BASIC] # [O.I.S.] # [OFF] and press the cursor button. ≥This function’s default setting is [ON]. ≥In still picture recording mode, pressing the PHOTO SHOT button halfway increases the effect of the image...
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60VQT1A24 Recording To cancel the guide line function Press the MENU button, then select [BASIC] or [PLAY SETUP] # [GUIDE LINES] # [OFF] and press the cursor button. ≥The guide lines do not appear on the images actually recorded. ¬ Rotate the mode dial to select . Press the MENU button, then select [VIDEO] # [WIND CUT] # [ON] and press the cursor button. To cancel the wind noise reduction function Press the MENU button, then select [VIDEO] # [WIND CUT] # [OFF] and press the cursor button. ≥This...