Panasonic Sdr S26 Operating Instructions Manual

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Recording
Recording (Basic)
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Before recording
∫Basic camera positioning
It will make an optimal setting automatically depending on the objects and recording conditions.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   or  .
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1Hold the camera with both hands.
Put your hand through the grip belt.
Do not cover the microphones.
2Keep your arms near your body.
3Separate your legs for better balance.
≥When you are outdoors, record pictures with 
the sunlight behind you. If the subject is 
backlit, it will...

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It is automatically set to the following modes 
depending on the objects and recording 
conditions.
≥Due to conditions, a different mode may be 
identified for the same subject.
≥Modes are selected automatically by the unit, 
so it may not choose desired mode depending 
on the recording conditions.
≥Brightness may change suddenly or flicker 
when set to on.
≥Optical image stabilizer function (l40) is set 
to on in all modes.
≥If this is turned to on, the guideline function is 
disabled.
∫When...

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Recording
Recording (Basic)
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Recording motion pictures
≥Open the lens cover before turning the unit on.
1Rotate the mode dial to select   
and open the LCD monitor.
2Press the recording start/stop 
button to start recording.
To end the recording
Press the recording start/stop button again.
≥[¥] and [;] are red during recording. Do not 
move this unit until [;] is green.
≥The images recorded between pressing the 
recording start/stop button to start recording 
and pressing it again to pause...

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This mode switches the method for recording 
audio to an SD card.
Select the menu. (l25)
[DOLBY] (Dolby AC-3):
This is a recording method suitable for creating a 
DVD-Video disc using the DVD burner. (l66)
[MPEG] (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2):
This is a recording method suitable for playing 
back the SD card using a device conforming to 
the SD-Video standard.
≥This unit is not capable of converting the audio 
recording method after recording motion 
pictures. 
By using the supplied software, audio...

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To change the picture quality of the motion picture
Select the menu. (l25)
≥The recordable times shown in the table are approximations.
≥This unit records in VBR (Variable Bit Rate). VBR recording automatically varies the bit rate (amount 
of data in a fixed time) depending on the subject being recorded. This means if a recording with a lot 
of movement is recorded, the recording time is reduced.
≥Mosaic-pattern noise may appear on a playback image in the following cases.
jWhen there is a...

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Recording
Recording (Basic)
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Recording still pictures
≥Open the lens cover before turning the unit on.
1Rotate the mode dial to select   
and open the LCD monitor.
2Press the recording start/stop 
button.
The unit automatically focuses on the subject at 
the center of screen (when auto focus is 
selected).
≥About the number of recordable still pictures 
(l106)
∫Screen indications
ASize of still pictures
BRemaining number of still pictures
Flashes in red when [R 0] appears.
∫To record still...

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Select the menu. (l25)
≥This function’s default setting is [ON].
Select the menu. (l25)
≥Default [PICTURE SIZE] is set to [ ]. The 
sides of pictures recorded in a 16:9 aspect 
ratio may be cut when printed. Check before 
printing.
Recording with a shutter sound 
effect
[ADVANCED] # [SHTR EFFECT] # [ON]
Number of pixels
[BASIC] # [PICTURE SIZE] # desired 
setting
IconAspectNumber of pixels
4:3 640k480
16:9 640k360
0.3M
0.2
0.2
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Recording
Recording (Basic)
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Recording functions
You can zoom in up to 70k optically.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   or 
.
Move the zoom lever.
T side:
Close-up recording (zoom in)
W side:
Wide-angle recording (zoom out)
≥The zoom speed varies depending on the 
range over which the zoom lever is moved.
≥If you take your finger off the zoom lever during 
zoom operation, the operation sound may be 
recorded. When returning the zoom lever to 
the original position, move it quietly.
≥When...

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The zoom microphone is linked to the zooming 
operation so that far-away sounds with a tele-
shot and close-up sounds with a wide-angle shot 
are recorded more clearly.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
Select the menu. (l25)
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   or 
.
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.)
≥When the LCD monitor is rotated towards the 
lens...

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≥In the Quick start mode it may take some time 
for automatic white balance to adjust, if the 
scene being recorded has a light source 
different from the scene last recorded. (When 
the MagicPix function is used, however, the 
white balance of the scene last recorded is 
retained.)
≥In the Quick start mode, the zoom 
magnification becomes 1k and the picture size 
may differ from what it was before Quick start 
standby mode.
≥If [ECONOMY] (l26) is set to [5 MINUTES] 
and the unit automatically...