Panasonic SDR-SW21 Operating Instructions Manual

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42 VQT2A30 43VQT2A30 43VQT2A30Recording 7 Recording manually(motion/still pictures)Focus, colouring, shutter speed and brightness can be manually adjusted.indicates functions used with motion pictures and functions used withstill pictures.1 Set to [ ] or [ ].2 Select manual recording.3/3NEXTMNL displayedOperation iconsAdjusting 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 behind unclear glass• Bright peripheral lights • Dark locations• Fast-moving objects • Objects with little contrastAfter steps 1 and 2Display MF. Adjust focus.4/4NEXTMF displayed4/4NEXTFocuses adjusted on wide-angle settings may become unaligned whenzooming in. Focuses adjusted when zoomed in will be unaffected whenzooming back out.To return to automatic focus or●Using situation-specific settings (scene mode)Prearranged settings can be used.After steps 1 and 2 (previous page)→[BASIC]→[SCENE MODE]→select from the five modes below:Sports For fast-moving scenesAvoids blurring during slow-motion playback or playback pause. (In normalplayback, image movement may not look smooth.)Avoid fluorescent, mercury, and sodium lighting. Such lighting conditionsmay affect colouring and brightness.Vertical bands of light may appear during playback on shiny or highlyreflective objects.This function may not work if lighting is insufficient ([ ] flashes).Screen may flicker if using indoors.•••••Portrait Blurs background to make people stand outScreen may flicker if using indoors.Vertical bands of light may appear during playback on shiny or highlyreflective objects.••Low light Brightens dark scenes such as evening skiesMay not function successfully in extremely dark scenes.•Spotlight For people beneath spotlights, etc.Pictures may appear white when object is extremely bright. Peripheries mayalso appear extremely dark.•Surf & snow For bright locations such as beaches and ski slopesPictures may appear white when object is extremely bright.•The icon of the selected scene modeappears on the LCD monitor.To cancel the setting→[BASIC]→[SCENE MODE]→[OFF] orTo return to automatic recordingTo hide operation icons