Panasonic SDR-S100 Operating Instructions Manual

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105VQT0T60Auto focusThe lens is moved forward or backwardautomatically to bring the subject intofocus.Auto focus has the following charac-teristics.≥ Adjusts so that the vertical lines of asubject are seen more clearly.≥ Attempts to bring an object with highercontrast into focus.≥ Focuses on the screen centre only.Due to these characteristics, auto focusdoes not work correctly in the followingsituations. Record pictures in the manualfocus mode.Recording distant and close-upobjects at the same timeSince the unit focuses on whatever is atthe centre of the screen, it is difficult tobring the background into focus whenclose-up objects are placed in focus.When recording people with distantmountains in the background, you cannotfocus on both the subject which isclose-up and the objects which are in thedistance.Recording a subject behind dirty ordusty glassThe subject behind the glass will not befocused because the focus is on the dirtyglass.Similarly, when recording something onthe opposite side of a road with heavytraffic, a vehicle that happens to pass bymay be brought into focus.Recording a subject that issurrounded by objects with glossysurfaces or by highly reflectiveobjectsSince whatever is shiny or listens isbrought into focus, it is hard to focus onthe subject to be recorded. The focusmay become blurry when recordingsubjects at the seashore, in night viewsor in scenes involving fireworks or speciallights.Recording a subject in dark surround-ingsThe unit cannot focus correctly becausethe light information that comes throughthe lens decreases considerably.Recording a fast-moving subjectAs the focus lens-inside movesmechanically, it cannot keep up with afast-moving subject.When, for example, recording childrenwho are running around wildly, the focusmay lose its sharpness.Recording a subject with little contrastIt is easy to bring subjects with a sharpcontrast or vertical lines or stripes intofocus. This means that a subject with littlecontrast, such as a white wall, maybecome blurry because the unit achievesfocus based upon the vertical lines of animage.Concerning MPEG2 motionpictures“MPEG” stands for Moving PicturesExperts Group. It refers to a format forcompressing video.MPEG2 enables motion pictures to beplayed back more smoothly andattractively by sending the image data ata rate of 25 frames per second.