Panasonic Hdc Sd60 Operating Instructions

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Advanced
Recording 
(Advanced)
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Zoom in/out function
The maximum optical zoom ratio is 25k.
The default setting of the [ZOOM MODE] is [i.Zoom 35 k]. It can be extended to a maximum 
of 35k  during Motion Picture Recording Mode. ( l61)
¬ Change the mode to   or  .
If the number of the recording pixels is set to anything other than the maximum number of 
recording pixels in Still Picture Recording Mode,  the still picture can be recorded with a zoom 
ratio of a maximum of 50 k without degrading the picture quality.
≥ Extra optical zoom ratio varies depending on the setting of [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT 
RATIO]. ( l70, 71)
∫ Extra optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to  , the maximum   area is cropped to the center   
area, allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect.
≥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 25 k, the subjects are focused at approx. 1.5 m (4.9 feet) 
or more.
≥ When the zoom magnification is 1 k, this unit can focus on a subject approx. 4 cm (1.6 q) 
away from the lens.
≥ The zoom speed does not vary when operating with the adjust zoom buttons.
Extra Optical Zoom
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TW0÷0ð0í
Zoom lever/Adjust zoom buttons
T side:
Close-up recording (zoom in)
W side:
Wide-angle recording (zoom out)
≥The zoom speed varies depending on the 
range over which the zoom lever is moved.
≥ The adjust zoom buttons are useful for 
making fine adjustments to the zoom 
magnification.
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Advanced
Recording 
(Advanced)
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Optical Image Stabilizer 
Function
Optical Image Stabilizer can stabilize the image without decreasing the image quality as 
much.
¬Change the mode to   or  .
∫ Changing the Optical Image Stabilizer Function when in Still Picture 
Recording Mode
[MODE1]:
The function works all the time.
[MODE2]:
The function works when the   button is pressed. We recommend you are recording 
yourself or recording with a tripod in Still Picture Recording Mode.
≥When in [MODE1],  /  appears. When in [MODE2],  /  appears.
≥Stabilization may not be possible under strong shaking conditions. : [RECORD SETUP] 
# [O.I.S.] # [MODE1] or [MODE2]
Optical image stabilizer buttonPressing the button changes the Optical 
image stabilizer setting.
(Motion Picture Recording Mode)
 #   # OFF
(Still Picture Recording Mode) /  # /  # OFF
≥ Switch to Manual Mode before setting the 
Optical image stabilizer function to off.
 : Active mode
This setting gives more stabilization and is 
suitable for recording when walking.  : ON
This setting is suitable fo r recording in a stable 
state such as scenery. We recommend 
recording with a tripod in Motion Picture 
Recording Mode.
MENU
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Advanced
Recording 
(Advanced)
3
AF/AE tracking
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. 
(Dynamic tracking)
¬Change the mode to   or  .
1Touch .
≥  will be displayed on the screen.
≥ When [FACE RECOG.] ( l62) is [ON] and 
a registered face is detected, the target is 
automatically locked.
2Touch the object and lock the 
target.
A Target frame
≥ 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 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.)
3Start recording.≥When you touch [RETURN], the tracking 
function will be canceled.
∫ 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.
≥ 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 video light may turn on.
≥ AF/AE tracking will be canceled in the 
following cases.
jWhen the mode is changed
j When the power is turned off
j When the Scene mode is set
j Switch to Intelligent Auto Mode/Manual 
Mode
j Switch to recording of yourself.
≥ After setting [DISPLAY] to [OFF] if no 
operation is performed for a few seconds, 
the operation icon disappears. Touch the 
screen to display the icon again. When the 
AF/AE tracking is used, the icon does not 
disappear.
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Advanced
Recording 
(Advanced)
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Recording with the video 
light
The video light enables brightening of the images taken in a dimly-lit place.¬Change the mode to   or  .
≥When set to  / , the video light turns on in Low Light Mode in Intelligent Auto Mode.
≥ When the video light is in use, the recordable time when using the battery is shortened.
≥ The subject should be within 1.5 m (4.9 feet) of the unit.
≥ Using the Color Night Rec Function at the same  time will make conditions even brighter.
≥ If you turn off the power or change the mode to  , the video light is turned off.
≥ If the AF assist lamp is set to [AUTO] ( l73) and the video light is set to  /  or OFF, 
the video light will turn on when taking pictures in a dark place to make the focusing easier.
≥ Set the video light to off at places where using a light is prohibited.
Video light buttonEach time the button is pressed, the 
indication changes by one setting in the 
following order.
 # /  # Setting canceled
: 
Always on.
/:
Turns on/off automatically according to 
brightness of the surroundings.
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Advanced
Recording 
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Recording functions of 
operation icons
Select the operation icons to add different effects to the images to be recorded.¬Change the mode to   or  .
1Touch   to display the 
operation icons on the screen.
≥Touch  1 at the bottom right of the screen 
to change the page and touch  /  to 
display/not-display the operation icon.
2(e.g. Backlight compensation)
Select an operation icon.
≥ Select the operation icon again to cancel 
the function.
≥ Refer to the respective pages for 
canceling the following functions.
jSmile Shot ( l57)
j Built-in flash ( l57)
j Self-timer ( l58)
*1 Not displayed in Still Picture Recording  Mode.
*2 Not displayed in the Intelligent Auto  Mode.
*3 Not displayed in Motion Picture 
Recording Mode.
≥ If you turn off the power or change the 
mode to  , PRE-REC, Color Night 
Rec, Backlight compensation, Self-timer 
and Tele macro functions are canceled.
≥ If you turn off the power, the Fade function 
is canceled.
≥ It is possible to set from the menu. 
(Except for the PRE-REC and turning 
Guideline on/off.)
≥ After setting [DISPLAY] to [OFF] if no 
operation is performed for a few seconds, 
the operation icon disappears. Touch the 
screen to display the icon again.
F
FA
FF
FA
Operation icons
Fade*1
Intelligent contrast control*1, 2
PRE-REC*1
Smile Shot*1
Built-in flash*3
Red-Eye Reduction*2, 3
Self-timer*3
Intelligent exposure*2, 3
Backlight compensation
Soft skin mode*2
Te l e  m a c r o
Guideline
Color Night Rec
*1, 2
PRE-REC
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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
: [RECORD SETUP] #  [FADE COLOR] # 
[WHITE] or [BLACK]
≥ 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.
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 while [MEDIA SELECT] is set to [VIDEO/SD CARD].
j If you press the MENU 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, or while the PRE-REC 
indication flashes within about 3 seconds after initiating the Quick start operation, motion 
pictures taken 3 seconds before pressing the recording start/stop button cannot be recorded.
≥ Images displayed on the thumbnail in Playback Mode will differ from the motion pictures 
displayed at the start of playback.
Fade
Intelligent contrast control
PRE-RECThis prevents you from missing a shot.
(Fade in)
(Fade out)
MENU
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 Recognition)  # OFF
: 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 ( l62) is detected.
OFF : Cancel the setting.
≥ During Smile Shot recording,  /  are red and the face detected as a smiling face is 
surrounded by a green frame.
≥  does not function when [FACE RECOG.] is [OFF] or no one is registered.
≥The face of the subject may not be detected correctly depending on the recording 
conditions.
≥ The number of recording pixels are  (2816 k1584) or  (1920k 1080). (l70)
≥ 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  (Face Recognition), it will record only if  the face of a subject 
registered with [FACE RECOG.] is locked as a target.
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.
Each time the ß  icon is selected, the indication changes by one setting in the following order:
ß  ([ON])  # ß A ([AUTO])  #  ([OFF])
≥ When the   button is pressed halfway, the flash indicator will appear.
≥ 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 when the   button is pressed halfway.)
∫To adjust the brightness of the flash
: [PICTURE]  # [FLASH LEVEL]  # desired setting
[ ß j ]: Less bright
[ ß d 0]: Normal
[ ß i ]: Much brighter
≥ Set the flash to   where using a flash is 
prohibited.
≥ 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.
Smile Shot
Built-in flash
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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, the Red-Eye Reduction is set to on.
This is for recording still pictures using the timer.
Each time the   icon is selected, the indication changes by one setting in the following 
order:
Ø 10 (Records after 10 seconds)  # Ø2 (Records after 2 seconds)  # setting canceled
≥ When you press the   button,  Ø10 or Ø2 flashes for the set period before a still picture 
is recorded. 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 throughPress the MENU button.
≥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.
This makes skin colors appear softer for a more attractive appearance.
This is more effective if you record a person closely from the torso up.
≥ 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 be clear.
≥ If you record a person in the distance, the face may not be recorded clearly. In this case, 
cancel Soft Skin Mode or zoom in on the face (close-up) to record.
Red-Eye Reduction
Self-timer
Intelligent exposure
Backlight compensation
Soft skin mode
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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. 70 cm (28 q).
≥ If the magnification is 25 k or less, then it is automatically set to 25 k.
≥ Tele Macro Function is canceled when the zoom magnification becomes lower than 25 k.
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 guidelines do not appear on the images actually recorded.
∫ Selecting the type of Guideline
: [RECORD SETUP] #  [GUIDE LINES] # desired setting
∫Displaying Guidelines at playback
≥Change the mode to  .
: [VIDEO SETUP]  # [GUIDE LINES] # desired setting
≥ To cancel the Guideline function during playback, set to [OFF].
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.
Tele macro
Guideline
Color Night Rec
MENU
MENU
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Advanced
Recording 
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Recording functions of 
menus
When you record images in different situations, this mode automatically sets optimum shutter 
speeds and apertures.
≥Change the mode to   or  .
≥(Sports/Portrait/Spotlight/Snow/Beach/
Sunset/Scenery)
jThe shutter speed is 1/8 or more in Still 
Picture Recording Mode.
≥ (Sunset/Low light)
jThe shutter speed is 1/30 or more in 
Motion Picture Recording Mode.
≥
(Sunset/Fireworks/Scenery/Night scenery)j Image may get blurry when a close 
object is recorded.
≥ (Sports)
jDuring normal playback, the image 
movement may not look smooth.
j Color and screen brightness may 
change under indoor lighting.
j If the brightness is insufficient, the 
Sports mode does not function. The 
5  display flashes. ≥
(Portrait)
jColor and screen brightness may 
change under indoor lighting.
≥ (Fireworks)
jThe shutter speed is 1/30.
j Image may get washed out when 
recorded in bright surroundings.
≥ (Night scenery/Night portrait)
jThe shutter speed is 1/2 or more in Still 
Picture Recording Mode.
j Using a tripod is recommended.
≥ (Night portrait)
jThe flash is set to [ON].
[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
 Spotlight:Improved quality when subj ect 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
 Fireworks:To capture the fireworks in the night sky beautifully
 Scenery:For spatial scenery
 Low light:For dark scenes, such as at dusk
(In Motion Picture Recording Mode only)
 Night scenery:To capture the evening or night scenery beautifully.
 Night portrait:To capture a person and the background brightly.
(In Still Picture Recording Mode only)
MENU
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