Panasonic Hx A100 Owners Manual

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For settings on the Setup menu, tap   # [Camera setup] # respective items on the 
Image App screen.
Starting and stopping of recording, unit on/off and occurring errors can be confirmed with this sound.
(High/Small/OFF) ( l57)
When about 5 minutes have passed without any operation, this unit automatically turns off to save 
the battery life.
≥ This unit will not automatically turn off during Wi-Fi mode or when using this unit as the card 
reader.
Settings of this unit return to the default...

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Basic
Record motion pictures or still pictures using the smartphone as a remote control.
≥For details, refer to the help of the Image App.
Recording motion pictures
1Ta p  .≥This unit is set to the recording mode.
2Tap the motion picture recording icon to start.≥Starts recording.
3Tap the motion picture recording icon again to stop recording.≥Stops recording.
Recording still pictures
1Ta p  .≥This unit is set to the recording mode.
2Tap the Still picture recording icon to record still...

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Checks before recording
If you intend to record only with this unit by turning off the Wi-Fi mode, we recommend you make a 
test recording to check the settings such as the field of view mode, [Image stabilization] and [White 
balance] before recording. ( l22, 25 , 26 )
≥ Wear this unit, face the front, and then check them on the Live view screen ( l22).
≥ You can use 
[Shooting guidelines] (l 26) as a guide for balance in composition.≥This unit (camera unit) stabilizes if you wear it while...

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Ta p   # [Record Setup] # respective items on the Image App screen.
≥ For more information, refer to the help of the Image App.
This sets the recording mode. The greater the number is, the higher the image quality is. However, 
the file size also becomes greater. (l 60)
Set to ON to select Normal shooting mode in [R ec Mode]. (If [Normal shooting mode] is set to ON, 
[Slow motion mode] is automatically switched to OFF.)
≥ 1920 k1080/60p or 1280 k720/60p is set, live broadcasting is not available....

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This is for recording still pictures at a set interval. (60 Seconds/30 Seconds/10 Seconds/5 Seconds/
3 Seconds/OFF)
≥If you tap the still picture recording icon, intermittent recording starts. (Tap it again to stop 
recording.)
≥ You can also start/stop intermittent recording by pressing the photoshot button on this unit.
≥ The access lamp of this unit flashes.
≥ Normal recording of still pictures/motion pictures is impossible while in [Interval rec mode].
≥ Updating Live view images may stop...

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When the color tone does not look natural due to a light source, etc., tap [Preset], and select the 
mode.
≥When recording under mercury vapor lamps, sodium lamps, spotlights in a theater, etc. or when 
recording a sunset/sunrise, etc., fill the entire screen with the white subject, and tap [Custom]  # 
[Set] to set. (The set value is stored in [User].)
This makes the image brighter to prevent darkening of a backlit subject.
≥ It cannot be set while in [Color Night Rec].
This function allows you...

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Motion pictures or still pictures stored in this unit are played back with the smartphone.
≥For more information, refer to the help of the Image App.
1Ta p  .≥Thumbnails of motion picture or still picture stored in this unit are displayed.
2Ta p   ( ) .
∫ For playing back motion pictures
3Ta p  M P 4 .
4Tap the thumbnail of motion picture you want to play back.≥Motion picture playback screen is displayed.
5Tap the playback icon on the screen to play back motion pictures.
∫ For playing back still...

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Playback settings
Ta p   # [Playback settings]  # respective items on the Image App screen.
≥ For more information, refer to the help of the Image App.
≥ Please refer to page 32  for Picture Share settings.
If “Medium” is set, the data will be resized to 2.1M when copying still picture data in this unit to the 
smartphone. If “Large (original)” is set, the still picture data in this unit will be copied in its original 
state.
If “Small” is set when uploading still picture data in this unit on a...

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Camera function
Ta p   #  # items in [Camera function] on the Image App screen.
≥ For more information, refer to the help of the Image App.
≥ For “Play on TV”, refer to “Playing back on a DLNA-compatible TV” ( l43).
Motion/still pictures can be protected so that they are not deleted by mistake.
(Even if you protect some motion/still pictures, formatting the microSD card will delete 
them.)
This splits a motion picture into two and deletes the unnecessary part before or after the split point.
≥ It...

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When you upload motion pictures and still pictures recorded with this unit on WEB services 
(Facebook, YouTube, etc.) or perform a live broadcast using “USTREAM”, you are required to set 
the following.
≥For more information, refer to the help of the Image App.
∫ Required settings for uploading/live broadcasting
Required settings for sending data, 
etc.
WEB servicesRequired settings
Android deviceiOS device
Uploading on WEB  services ≥
From the Play Store, etc., 
download the applications that...