Panasonic Hx Wa20 Owners Manual

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B1/250: Shutter speed:
2 (2 seconds) to 1/1000 (1/1000 second)
≥ The shutter speed closer to 1/1000 is faster.
≥ To restore automatic settings, press the   button.
≥When setting both the shutter speed and the iris value, set the shutter 
speed and then set the iris value.
≥ When   (SHUTTER),   (APERTURE) or   (MANUAL) are set, 
the following functions are disabled and cannot be used.
j[PANORAMA], [SCENE MODE],  (HDR (Paint)) in [COLOR 
MODE] and Slow Motion Mode
≥ When you allocate a...

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Setting the focus and recording
Set the focus in accordance with the distance to the subject.
1Select the menu.
2Select the item to set using the SET button and press 
the SET button.
∫ Using manual focus
1 Select   (MANUAL) and press the 
SET button.
≥ The bar for setting the focus appears.
2 Tilt the SET button left or right to set  the focus, and press the SET button.
≥ Set the focus and return to the recording 
screen.
≥When focus is set to   (MANUAL) or   (MACRO), the 
[PANORAMA] and...

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Playback using operation icon
For details on the basic playback operations, refer to page 64.
Advanced (Playback)
Playback Operations
Playback 
operationSET button/ Playback displayOperating steps
Fast 
forward/
rewind 
playback During 
Playback Tilt the SET button to the right 
during playback for fast-forward 
playback (tilt to the left for rewind 
playback).
≥
Each tip of the SET button changes 
the playback speed. (Maximum 15 k 
normal speed)
≥ Tilt the SET button in the opposite...

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Slow-
motion 
playback During Pause With the playback paused, tilt and 
hold the SET button to the right for 
slow motion playback until release 
(tilt and hold to the left for reverse 
slow motion playback).
≥
Press the SET button to restore 
normal playback.
Frame-
by-frame 
playback
The 
motion 
picture is 
advanced 
one frame 
at a time. With playback paused, tilt the SET 
button to the right (tilt to the left for 
reverse frame-by-frame playback)
≥
Reverse frame-by-frame playback 
will...

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Creating still picture from motion picture
A single frame from the recorded motion picture can be saved as a still 
picture. The picture size of the still picture to be created will differ 
depending on the recording mode of the recorded motion picture.
1Pause at the location to be saved as a still picture 
during the playback.
≥You may find it convenient to use slow motion playback and frame-by-
frame playback here.
2Press the   button fully.
3Select the aspect ratio of the still picture to...

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Cutting out a section of a panorama still 
picture
You can cut out and save a section of a panorama still picture you have 
recorded.
1Display the panorama still picture.
2Press the SET button to start scroll playback of the 
panorama still picture.
3Press the SET button to pause at the section you 
wish to cut out.
4Press the   button.≥The cut-out still picture is saved with picture size of 1280 k720. 
≥ The date and time of the recording of the panorama still picture are 
stored as the...

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Zooming in on a still picture during 
playback (Playback zoom)
You can zoom in on still pictures during playback.
1Operate the zoom button ( /) or zoom lever ( ) to 
side.
≥ You can zoom in to a maximum of 72 k (7200%) 
( ) or 68k  (6800%) ( /
). (The maximum zoom magnification 
differs according to the size of the still picture)
≥ The unit zooms in on the central portion of the image.
≥ If the still picture has been recorded using face detection ( l102), the 
unit zooms in on the detected...

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Changing the playback settings and 
playing back the slide show
≥Set to Playback mode. ( l47)
1Select the item to set using the SET button and press 
the SET button.
*1 These settings are only available when [ALL] or [PICTURE] has 
been selected in [MODE].
*2 This setting is available when any type ([ALL]/[VIDEO]/[PICTURE]) 
has been selected in [MODE]. /
These settings are only available when [ALL] or [PICTURE] has 
been selected in [MODE].
Advanced (Playback)
Various playback functions...

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2(On selecting [MODE])
Select the type of file to play back using the SET 
button and press the SET button.
(On selecting [SLIDES INTERVAL])
Select an item using the SET button and press the 
SET button.
(On selecting [EFFECT SETUP])
Select the desired effect using the SET button and 
press the SET button.
≥[EFFECT SETUP] is disabled for the playback of panorama still 
pictures.
(On selecting [MUSIC SELECT])
Select the desired music using the SET button and 
press the SET button.
≥When you...

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Displaying file information
You can display the information of files recorded with the unit.
≥Set to Playback mode. ( l47)
1Using the SET button, select file for which to display 
information.
2Press and hold down the MENU button for 1 second 
or more.
≥To make the information disappear, press the MENU button.
1Recording mode
Recording format
2 Recording start time and date
3 File number
4 Protection setting
5 File size
6 Recording time
7 Recording media
1Picture size
2 Scene mode
3 Color...