Panasonic Hdc Tm300 Operating Instructions

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Hi-speed burst shooting:
≥If you turn off the power or change the mode to 
, this function is canceled.
≥ The maximum number of times you can record 
on a media is 15.
(In the case of SD cards it is the maximum 
number of recordable scenes per card.)
≥ Color balance and brightness on the screen 
may change with some light sources such as 
fluorescent lamps.
≥ Image quality is different from ordinary still 
picture recording.
AF assist lamp:
≥ A conversion lens (optional) can block the AF...

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Recording
Recording 
(Advanced)
3
Recording manually by setting white 
balance, shutter speed or iris adjustment
The operation sequence differs for the LCD monitor and viewfinder.
¬Change the mode to   or  .
Press the FUNCTION button.
≥  appears on the screen.
A When using the viewfinder, rotate the multi manual ring to set it.
∫When using the LCD monitor
1Touch the desired item to be set.
2Touch  /  to enter the selection.
≥Press the FUNCTION button again to cancel 
manual setting.
≥
Rotate...

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The automatic white balance function may not reproduce natural colors depending on the scenes or 
lighting conditions. If so, you can adjust the white balance manually. The unit can record pictures in a 
natural hue if it can recognize the reference color white.
≥ Press the FUNCTION button. ( l82)
1Touch [WB].
≥When using the viewfinder, press the 
FUNCTION button to select it. ( l82)
2Touch  /  to select White 
Balance mode.
≥When using the viewfinder, rotate the multi 
manual ring to set it....

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Shutter Speed:
Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects.
Iris:
Adjust it when the screen is too bright or too dark.
≥Press the FUNCTION button. ( l82)
1Touch [SHTR] or [IRIS].
≥When using the viewfinder, press the 
FUNCTION button. ( l82)
2Touch  /  to adjust settings.
≥When using the viewfinder, rotate the multi 
manual ring and set it. ( l82)
Shutter speed:
1/60 to 1/8000
≥ If [AUTO SLOW SHTR] is set to [ON], the 
shutter speed will be set between 1/30 and 
1/8000.
≥ If [DIGITAL CINEMA]...

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Recording
Recording 
(Advanced)
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Recording with manual focus
Perform focus adjustments using the multi manual ring.
If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions, then use manual focus.
¬Change the mode to   or .
Press the FOCUS button.
≥ MF appears on the screen.
A Rotate the multi manual ring to adjust the focus.
1(When MF assist function is used)
Select the menu. ( l33)
≥It is possible to set from the quick menu. 
(l 34)
≥ This function’s default setting is [ON].
2Adjust the focus by...

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Recording
Recording 
(Advanced)
5
Recording manually by 
setting the menu
¬Change the mode to   or  .
Press the FUNCTION button.
≥  appears on the screen.
Adjust the quality of the image while recording.
Adjust by outputting to a TV while adjusting the quality of the image.
1Select the menu. ( l33)
2Touch the desired setting items.
[SHARPNESS]:
Sharpness of the edge
[COLOR]:
Depth of the color of the image
[EXPOSURE]:
Brightness of the image
3Touch  /  to adjust settings.
≥After adjustments are...

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Playback
Playback
1
Motion picture playback
1Change the mode to  .
2Touch the play mode select icon 
C to select desired media to be 
played back.
≥ Touch [VIDEO/SD CARD] to play back the SD 
card.
Touch [VIDEO/Built-in Memory] to play back 
the built-in memory.
Touch [VIDEO/HDD] to play back the HDD.
3Touch the scene to be played 
back.
≥Next (previous) page can be displayed by 
touching / .
HDC-TM300
≥Rotate the mode dial while at the same 
time pressing in the lock release button  A 
if...

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4Select the playback operation by 
touching the operation icon.
1/; : Playback/Pause
6 : Rewind playback
5 : Fast forward playback
∫ : Stops the playback and shows the 
thumbnails.
1 : Displays the direct playback bar. ( l89)
≥ Operation icon disappears if no playback 
operation is performed for about 3 seconds. It 
will be displayed again if you touch the screen.
∫ Change the thumbnail display
During step 3, the thumbnail display changes in 
the following order if the zoom lever is operated...

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∫Frame-by-frame playback
The motion picture is advanced one frame at a 
time.
1 Pause the playback.
≥When the operation icon disappears, touch 
the screen to display the icon again.
2Touch . (Touch   to advance the frames one at a 
time in the reverse direction.)
≥ Normal playback is restored when you touch 
.
≥ When the frames are advanced one at a time 
in the reverse direction, they will be shown in 
intervals of 0.5 seconds.
∫ Direct playback
1) Touch  1 to display the direct playback bar....

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A single frame from the recorded motion picture 
can be saved as a still picture.
Picture size of the still picture to be recorded is  (1920k 1080).
1Pause at the scene you want to 
save as a still picture during 
playback.
≥It is convenient to use slow-motion playback 
and frame-by-frame playback.
2Press the   button fully.
Still picture is recorded and will be saved on the 
same media as the motion picture.
≥Date the motion picture was recorded will be 
registered as date of the still...