Panasonic NV-MX1B Operating Instructions Manual

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Basic Operations2829TitleProcedureRemarks, etc.3Turn the Focus Ring toadjust the focus.Returning to theAutomatic FocusingModePress the [FOCUS]Button to make the [MF]Indication disappear 2.Or, set the ModeSelector Switch to[AUTO].≥In the Mirror Mode, only the followingindications are displayed.¥: Recording¥;: Recording Pausex: Remaining Battery Powerø: Card Photoshot(NV-MX5, NV-MX7 only)When the General Warning/Alarm Indication [°]appears, turn the LCD Monitor backward so thatyou can confirm the actual Warning/AlarmIndication. (p. 124, 125)≥If the flash is fired in a dark environment when theVideo Flash has been installed, the subject may goout of focus. (NV-MX5, NV-MX7 only)Hint for Manual Focus Adjustment≥If you adjust the focus in the wide-angle setting, thesubject may go out of focus when you enlarge it.Therefore, enlarge the subject 3 before you adjustthe focus, so that the picture remains focused whenyou zoom out 4.Opening the LCD Monitor automatically turns off theViewfinder. However, when you turn the LCD Monitorforward, the picture also appears in the Viewfinder.This lets you aim the Movie Camera and view thepicture in the Viewfinder, while the persons in front ofthe Movie Camera can check the picture on the LCDMonitor during recording.FOCUS MNLAUTOMNL 2or3 4¥°øxMirror Mode for the Picture on the LCDMonitorYou are used to looking at yourself in the mirror.Therefore, when recording yourself with the LCDMonitor facing forward, the picture (as it is beingrecorded) might look unusual and distracting. Ifyou prefer to see yourself on the LCD Monitor inthe same way as you see yourself in a mirror, i.e.with the sides reversed, set [SELFSHOOT] onthe [OTHER FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu to[MIRROR]. However, the picture will still berecorded in the normal, non-reversed way.This Mirror Mode for the picture on the LCDMonitor works only during recording and in theRecording Pause Mode with the LCD Monitorfacing forward. Also, it is completely differentfrom the Mirror Mode of the Digital Effects 1.(p. 52)Recording Yourself(Recording with the LCD Monitor FacingForward)This makes it possible to record yourself while viewingthe picture on the LCD Monitor or to show the personsin front of the Movie Camera the picture beingrecorded.Focusing on the SubjectManually (Manual Focus)This makes it possible to adjust the focus manually forsubjects and recording situations for which automaticfocusing is not precise.1Open the LCD Monitor and turn it so that it facesforward (Lens side).1Set the Mode SelectorSwitch to [MNL].The [MNL] Indicationappears.2Press the [FOCUS]Button to make the [MF]Indication (ManualFocus Mode) 1 appear.FOCUS MNLAUTOMENUPUSH W.B/SHUTTER/IRIS/VOL/JOG12MNLAUTO FOCUSMFMNL 1MF: Manual Focus ModeMNL: Manual