Panasonic Hx Wa30 Owners Manual

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≥At the time of purchase, the [CLOCK SET] is not set.
≥ If the [CLOCK SET]  have not been set or the built-in clock battery has 
run down, the screen display and recording time information will 
appear as follows.
Recording screen display: --- -- ---- --:----
Recording time information: JAN 01 2013 12:00AM
≥ To charge the built-in clock battery, install a fully charged battery in the 
unit. If you leave the battery for approximately 24 hours, the time 
settings will be stored for approximately 7...

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Basic camera positioning
≥To avoid dropping the unit, be sure to attach a handstrap.
≥ When recording, make sure your footing is stable and there is no 
danger of colliding with another person or object.
≥ When you are outdoors, record pictures with the sunlight behind you. If 
the subject is backlit, it will become dark in the recording.
≥ Keep your arms near your body and separate your legs for better 
balance.
≥ When performing zoom operations, you can prevent the jitter 
associated with zoom...

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Recording yourself
Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side.
≥ The image is horizontally flipped 
as if you see a mirror image. 
(However the image recorded is 
the same as a normal recording.)
≥ During recording in Slow Motion 
Mode ( l80), the image is not 
horizontally flipped even if you rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens 
side.
∫ If the surface of the unit gets hot
Due to the characteristics of the unit, the outer surface may become 
warm during use, but this does not indicate a...

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≥Motion pictures are recorded to the SD card if one is inserted. If no SD 
card is inserted, the motion pictures are recorded to the built-in 
memory.
1Open the LCD monitor.
2Press the recording start/stop button to start 
recording.
A When you begin recording,  ¥ appears.
3Press the recording start/stop button again to pause 
recording.
Basic
Recording motion pictures
000:00:00000:00:00000:00:00
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About the screen indications in the motion picture 
recording
*1 In the following cases, the maximum recordable time for one scene 
is displayed:
jWhen [SLOW MOTION MODE] ( l80) is set : (000:00:15)
j When [SLOW MOTION (CONTINUOUS MODE)] ( l80) is set : 
(000:15:00)
j  / 
When [CREATIVE CONTROL] ( l83) is set to   (Miniature 
Effect (MINI)) or   (Time Lapse Rec (INTV)): (012:00:00)
When the remaining space on the SD card is equal to less than the 
maximum recordable time in each recording mode...

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≥The images recorded between pressing the recording start/stop button 
to start recording and pressing it again to pause recording become one 
scene.
≥ If the file size exceeds 4 GB during recording, the unit saves the file 
and saves the continuation in a new file. (A new file is created 
automatically every 4 GB ( l59))
≥ While recording is in progress, the recording will not stop even if the 
LCD monitor is closed.
≥ Recording may become out of focus if the unit is subjected to shock 
while the...

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≥Still pictures are recorded to SD card if one is inserted. If no SD card is 
inserted, the still pictures are recorded to the built-in memory.
1Open the LCD monitor.
2(For Auto Focus only) 
Press the   button halfway.
A Focus area (area inside brackets)
3Press the   button fully.
≥If you continue to hold down the   button, you can check the 
recorded image on the LCD monitor.
Basic
Recording still pictures
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About the recording standby screen display
The field of view of the image disp layed on the LCD monitor differs for 
motion picture recording and still picture recording. At time of purchase, 
the recording standby screen displays video view. Press the   button 
halfway to change to photo view.
≥ When [PHOTO VIEW] is set to  (ON), you can change the recording 
standby screen display to the photo view. ( l104)
A Video recording area
∫About the screen indications in the still picture 
recording...

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About the focusing area
≥When [FOCUS MODE] ( l108 ) is set to 
 (9-PT AUTOFOCUS),   (focusing 
area  A) is displayed at the position where 
focus is achieved.
The unit automatically determines the 
position where focus is achieved from nine 
focus points within the recording area. If the 
focusing area doesn’t appear in a desired position, try adjusting the 
camera angle etc., and focus again.
When focus is achieved over a wide range at the center of the screen, 
a large focusing area is...

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About recording still pictures during 
motion picture recording and audio 
recording
You can record still pictures while recording a motion picture or while 
recording audio. (simultaneous recording)
Press the   button fully (press to the bottom) to take 
the picture.
≥When the recordable time drops to approximately 30 seconds 
or less, the unit can no longer record still pictures while 
recording a motion picture or while recording audio.
≥ The still picture operation indicator ( ) will turn red...