Panasonic Hdc Tm300 Operating Instructions

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Recording
Recording (Basic)
2
Recording motion pictures
This unit records high definition images that are compatible with the AVCHD format.
Sound is recorded with the Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator.
1Change the mode to  .
2Open the LCD monitor or extend 
the viewfinder.
3Select the media to record from 
the menu.
≥You cannot set the recording media for motion 
pictures and still pictures separately.
∫ When selecting media
Select the menu. ( l33)
:
[MEDIA SELECT]  # [Built-in Memory] or [SD CARD]
:...

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4Press the recording start/stop 
button to start recording.
≥While recording is in progress, the recording 
will not stop even if the LCD monitor is closed 
and the viewfinder is retracted.
5Press the recording start/stop 
button again to pause recording.
≥Still pictures can be recorded while recording the motion picture. ( l57)
≥ The images recorded between pressing the recording start/stop button to start recording and 
pressing it again to pause recording become one scene.
≥ Maximum number...

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Switch the picture quality of the motion pictures to be recorded.
Select the menu. (l33)
≥It is possible to set from the quick menu. ( l34)
A Favors image quality
B Favors recording time
*1 1920k 1080: Motion pictures can be recorded with the highest picture quality.
*
*2 1920k1080: Motion pictures can be recorded with high picture quality.
*3 1920k 1080: Motion pictures can be recorded with normal picture quality.
*4 1440k 1080: Motion pictures can be recorded for a longer time.
* This means...

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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.
≥ Aim this unit at the subject and position it 
securely.
2Press the recording start/stop 
button to start recording.
≥There is no beep sound.
≥ After recording starts, the PRE-REC setting is 
canceled.
≥PRE-REC is canceled in the following cases.
jIf you change the mode.
j If you open the SD card cover when the...

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Recording
Recording (Basic)
3
Recording still pictures
1Change the mode to  .
2Open the LCD monitor or extend 
the viewfinder.
3Select the media to record from 
the menu. (l51)
≥You cannot set the recording media for motion 
pictures and still pictures separately.
4Press the   button halfway. 
(For auto focus only)
Focus indication and focus area 
appear and the unit focuses on the 
subject automatically.
≥If you set the Optical Image Stabilizer function 
(l 63) to   (MODE1), then the image...

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∫About the screen indications in 
Still Picture Recording
:Still picture operation indicator 
(l139)ß: Flash ( l68)
ß j : Flash level ( l68)
: Red eye reduction ( l69)
:
MEGA optical image stabilizer (l 63)
: Quality of still pictures ( l57)
: Size of still pictures
R3000: Remaining number of still pictures
(Flashes in red when [0] appears.)
: AF assist lamp ( l79)
∫ About the focus indication
≥The focus indication indicates the status of the 
auto focus.
≥ The focus indication does not appear...

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≥The number of recording pixels that can be set 
changes depending on selected screen aspect 
ratio.
≥ The recording will become longer depending 
on the recording pixels.
Selecting the picture quality.
Select the menu. ( l33)
: 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 [QUALITY] is set to  , mosaic-pattern 
noise may appear on a playback image...

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(In Still Picture Recording mode)
Number of recordable pictures
Aspect ratio4:3
Picture size3520k26403264k24482560 k1920640k480
Picture quality
SD card
8MB 0001123352
16 MB 13233677120
32 MB3647713145220
64 MB915 11181931330510
128 MB20 32 23 38 39 62 650 1010
256 MB44 70 51 81 84 135 1380 2150
512 MB89 140 105 165 170 270 2760 4300
1GB180 290 210 330 340 540 5550 8660
2GB370 590 430 680 700 1110 11320 17650
4GB730 1150 850 1340 1390 2180 22250 34710
6GB1110 1750 1300 2040 2110 3310 33850...

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Aspect ratio3:2
Picture size3984k26563264k21762592k1728
Picture quality
SD card
8MB 000112
16 MB 122447
32 MB3558814
64 MB81313212134
128 MB17 28 26 42 43 68
256 MB38 61 58 92 93 145
512 MB78 125 115 185 185 300
1GB160 250 240 380 380 600
2GB330 510 490 770 770 1210
4GB640 1010 960 1510 1520 2390
6GB980 1540 1460 2290 2310 3640
8GB1310 2060 1950 3070 3100 4870
12 GB 1980 3110 2950 4630 4670 7340
16 GB2640 4150 3930 6180 6240 9800
32 GB5300 8320 7890 12400 12510 19660
Built-in memory32 GB5300...

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(In Motion Picture Recording mode)
≥The numbers shown in the table are approximations.
≥ The number of recordable pictures depends on whether   and   are used together and on 
the subject being recorded.
≥ Maximum number of recordable pictures that can be displayed is 99999.
If the number of recordable pictures exceeds 99999, the number will not change when the picture is 
taken until the number of recordable pictures gets less than 99999.
≥ The memory capacity indicated on the label of an SD...