Panasonic Sdr S7 Operating Instructions Manual

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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.
 Soft skin mode  
Softens skin colors when people’s faces are prominent in picture.
 Display operation icons. Select  [].
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     Selecting again cancels setting.
●  Background colors that are close to skin colors may also be softened.
●  Faces may be blurred if people in...

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Other recording options 
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 PRE-REC function 
To ensure that you won’t pass up any recording opportunities, the picture 
and sound are recorded starting about 3 seconds before the record button is 
pressed.
 Display operation icons. Select  [].
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●  “PRE-REC” is displayed on the LCD monitor screen.
●  The picture and sound are recorded starting about 3 seconds before the 
record button is pressed.
●  Aim this unit at the subject and position it securely.
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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.
●  It is not possible to set the PRE-REC function when less than one minute is 
left for recording pictures.
●  When recording has been started within 3 seconds after the PRE-REC 
function was set, the scenes starting from the moment when this function was 
set will be recorded.
●  The...

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Recording manually 
(motion/still pictures)
1Set to [] or [].
2Select manual recording.
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MNL displayed
Operation icons
Adjusting focus manually (manual focus adjustment)  
Manually focus the subject if it cannot be brought into focus by automatic focus. 
For example, focusing is hard in the following situations:
  • Mixture of close and distant objects       • Objects beyond unclear glass
 • Bright peripheral lights                     • Dark locations
 • Fast-moving objects...

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Focus, coloring, shutter speed and brightness can be manually adjusted. indicates functions used with motion pictures and  functions used with 
still pictures.
Using situation-specific settings (scene mode)  
Already prearranged settings can be used.   After  steps 1 and 2 (previous page)
 
→[BASIC]→[SCENE MODE]→select from the five modes below:
SportsFor fast-moving scenes
•  Avoids blurring during slow-motion playback or playback pause. (In normal 
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Recording manually 
(motion/still pictures) 
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Achieve natural colors (white balance)  
Restore natural colors according to the light source when coloring has become 
unnatural.
After steps 
1 and 2 (P.44)
 Select  []. Set the mode.
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Mode displayed
The mode is changed by one setting in the following sequence each time any 
cursor button is pressed.
→→→
Automatic Adjusted automaticallyIndoor 
(incandescent lighting)In locations with incandescent or halogen lighting...

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Focus, coloring, shutter speed and brightness can be manually adjusted. indicates functions used with motion pictures and  functions used with 
still pictures.
 To return to automatic adjustment    Set to [] or .
●  Please adjust white balance first if using in conjunction with iris/gain setting.
When out of range, images become reddish or bluish. Moreover, the mode does not 
work properly even when within range if multiple light sources are used. In such cases, 
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Recording manually 
(motion/still pictures) 
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Adjusting shutter speed (shutter speed)  
Adjust shutter speed to record fast-moving objects, etc.
After steps 
1 and 2 (P.44)
 Select  []. Adjust shutter speed.
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Shutter speed
SHTR–: Slower
SHTR+: Faster
Î  Slower extreme becomes 1/30 when auto slow shutter (P.37) is set to [ON].
Slower Faster
1/60Î1/5001/8000
  During still 
picture 
recording
 During motion picture recording
Shutter speed adjustment range
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Focus, coloring, shutter speed and brightness can be manually adjusted. indicates functions used with motion pictures and  functions used with 
still pictures.
Adjusting brightness (iris/gain)  
Adjust iris/gain (sensitivity) settings if location is too bright or too dark.
After steps 
1 and 2 (P.44)
 Select  []. Adjust  brightness.
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IRIS–: Darker
IRIS+: Brighter
Darker BrighterIris adjustment
Iris/gain value adjustment range
Gain adjustment
CLOSE……F16……F2.0…OPEN (0 dB)………18...

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Recording7Useful functions
  Recording dates and times at travel destinations (set 
world time)  
By setting your travel destination, the time difference is automatically calculated 
and displayed accordingly. Time settings (P.28) must be made first.
  →[BASIC]→[SET WORLD TIME]→[YES]
When making the setting the very first time, press the center of the cursor 
buttons after [SET HOME LOCATION.] appears on the LCD monitor and 
proceed to step 
 in “Setting home city and region”.
Setting home city...