Panasonic Sdr S7 Operating Instructions Manual

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Record motion and still pictures onto the SD card.
Recorded motion and still pictures are referred to as “scenes” with this unit.
Do not perform any of the following operations while the SD card 
is being accessed (card access lamp illuminated). Performing 
these actions may damage the card and its data.
• Switching off power
• Removing battery or AC adaptor
•  Opening card/battery door and removing 
SD card
•  Rotating the mode dial
•  Shaking or impacting the unit
Card access lamp...

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Recording2
  Automatic recording 
(motion pictures)
1Set to [].
2Press .
3Start recording.Recording 
mode
Time elapsed
Time remaining (flashes 
red when under 1 minute)
Recording in 
progress (red)
Recording continues even if the 
LCD monitor is closed.
4Stop recording.
Paused (green)
The unit is still recording if [] is 
red. Do not move the unit.
●  When the unit is running on battery power, power is automatically shut OFF 
to conserve battery life if no operations are performed for about 5...

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Record motion picture with settings such as focus and coloring made 
automatically.
For maximum recording times with battery, see (P.22)
 Recording mode and recording times
Recording times depend on the recording mode selected.
Recording times for Panasonic SD cards (approximate)
SD card 
capacityRecording mode
(Highest picture 
quality)(Standard)(Longest recording 
time)
256 MB3 min 6 min 12 min
512 MB6 min 12 min 25 min
1GB12 min 25 min 50 min
2GB25 min 50 min 1 h 40 min
4GB50 min 1...

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1Set to [].
2Press .
3Take picture.Picture 
resolutionPicture 
quality
Pictures remaining 
(flashes red when zero)
Focus is aligned to object in 
center of shot.
● Sound is not recorded.
● Recorded still pictures are referred to as “scenes” with this unit.
 To remove shutter sound
  →[ADVANCED]→[SHTR 
EFFECT]→[OFF]
  To remove on-screen display
  →[SETUP]→
[DISPLAY]→[OFF]
Recording3
  Automatic recording 
(still pictures)
Before recording, open the lens cover. 

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Take still pictures with settings such as focus and coloring made 
automatically.
For maximum recording times with battery see (P.22)
 Picture quality
Picture size is 640×480 (0.3 M). The number of pictures that may be recorded 
depends on the picture quality selected.
Picture quality and number of pictures for Panasonic SD cards 
(approximate)
SD card capacityPicture quality  
High
(highest picture quality)Standard
(largest number of pictures)
8MB37 75
16 MB92 185
32 MB200 410
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Recording4Zoom/avoid jitter/maintain 
 indicates functions used with motion pictures and  functions used with 
still pictures.
Enlarging (zoom)  
Optical zoom can be used to enlarge objects by up to 10 times without 
degradation.
Enlarge
Restore
Zoom ratio: 1x
This unit can focus on a subject 
approx. 4 cm (1.6˝) away from 
the lens.
After enlarging the image, the 
subject is brought into focus 
at 1.0 m (3.3 feet) or greater 
distance.
 To enlarge further Digital zoom can be used to enlarge...

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picture brightness in dark locations
 Apply zoom effect to sounds (zoom microphone) Synched with zooming operations, distance sounds are recorded when 
enlarging and peripheral sounds are recorded at wide angles.
  →[ADVANCED]→[ZOOM MIC]→[ON]
Avoid jitter (image stabilizer function) 
  →[ADVANCED]→[EIS]→[ON]
●  Default setting at the time of purchase is [ON].
●  The image stabilizer function cannot be used in shooting still pictures or with 
MagicPix.
●  Brightness may change and...

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Recording5Other recording options
While recording is paused
1Display operation icons.
1/2NEXT
Operation icons
2Change operation icons.Icons change with each 
press, as displayed 
below.
Icon Function Page Icon Function Page
Backlight compensation function 40PRE-REC function ([] only)42
Fade in/fade out function ([] only)39White balance 46
Self-timer recording ([] only)40Brightness (iris/gain) 49
Help mode 39Shutter speed 48
MagicPix function ([] only)41 Manual focus adjustment 44
Soft skin mode...

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Operation icons can be used to set effects, compensate brightness or 
perform other operations in one easy step.
 indicates functions used with motion pictures and  functions used with 
still pictures.
 Fade-in/Fade-out 
This function gradually fades images and audio in and out at the very beginning 
and very end of recording.
 Display operation icons. Select  [].
1/2NEXT1/2NEXT
    Selecting again cancels setting.
 Start  recording. Stop  recording.
● Cannot be used during still...

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Recording5
Other recording options 
(cont.)
 Backlight compensation function  
Brightens objects that appear dark against backlighting.
 Display operation icons. Select  [].
1/2NEXT1/2NEXT
    Selecting again cancels setting.
●  Shutting off the power or rotating the mode dial cancels the setting.
 Self-timer 
Still pictures may be taken using the self-timer.
 Display operation icons. Select  [].
1/2NEXT1/2NEXT
    Selecting again cancels setting.
 Take  picture.
     Picture is taken approx....