Panasonic Hdc Sd900 Operating Instructions

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≥Maximum zoom magnification for recording motion pictures can be set with [ZOOM 
MODE]. ( l64)
≥ You can also zoom by simply touching the LCD monitor. (Touch Zoom: l 54)
About the zoom speed
The zoom speed will be faster in the order of zoom lever/ring zoom, zoom button/zoom 
button on the remote control, touch zoom.
≥The zoom speed varies depending on the range over which the zoom lever is moved or the 
speed to rotate the ring.
≥ The zoom operation using the zoom button, zoom button on the...

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≥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 12 k, the subjects are focused at about 1.2 m or more.
≥ When the zoom magnification is 1 k, this unit can focus on a subject approx. 4 cm away 
from the lens.
Use the image stabilizer to reduce the effects of shake during recording.
This unit is equipped with hybrid optical image...

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This is a 1080/50p (1920k1080/50 progressive) recording mode that can record in maximum 
quality*.
* This means the highest quality for this unit.
≥ Please refer to page 157 about approximate recordable time.
Advanced (Recording)
1080/50p recording
1080/50p≥The scenes recorded in 1080/50p can be saved or played back by this unit or the 
HD Writer AE 3.0.
1080/50p buttonTo set to 1080/50p recording mode, press and hold the 
button until   is displayed.
≥To return to normal recording mode, press...

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You can record using convenient functions just by the easy operation of touching the screen.
1Touch   (left side)/  (right side) of   on 
the touch menu to display touch function 
icons. (l25)
2(e.g. AF/AE tracking)
Touch the touch function icon.
≥To cancel, touch the touch function icon again. (Optical image 
stabilizer lock is cancelled by  releasing the finger touching 
.)
Touch function icons
*1 In motion picture recording mode only
*2 In still picture recording mode only
You can zoom by...

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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. 
(Dynamic tracking)
1Touch .≥When [FACE RECOG.] ( l66) 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...

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In motion picture recording mode, you can further improve optical image stabilization 
by touching and holding optical image stabilizer lock icon. With this function, you can 
further reduce the effects of the shake that tends to occur when using zoom.
AOptical image stabilizer lock icon
1 Press the optical image stabilizer button to turn the image stabilizer on.
2 Touch and hold  .
≥  is displayed while you are touching the icon.
≥ Optical image stabilizer lock is released  when you remove...

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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. (l25)
≥Touch  /  on touch menu to switch pages upward or 
downward.
2(e.g. Backlight compensation)
Touch an operation icon.
≥Select the operation icon again to cancel the function.
≥ Refer to the respective pages for cancelling the following 
functions.
jSmile shot ( l59)
j Built-in flash ( l60)
j Self-timer ( l61)
j...

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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 cancelled when the recording stops.
∫ To select the colour for fade in/out
: [RECORD SETUP]  # [FADE COLOUR]  # 
[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...

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≥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.
When a smiling face is detected during motion picture recording, the unit 
automatically records...

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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.
Each time the ß icon is selected, the indication changes by one setting in the following order:
ß  ([ON])  # ß A ([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...