Shooting In Auto Mode - Panasonic AVCCAM AG-AC160P Operating Instructions Manual

Switching AVCHD mode/DV mode
1
Turn the POWER/MODE switch of the
camera <ON>. (Page 30 of Vol.1)
2
Press the <MENU> button.
3
Select [AVCHD] or [DV] in the [HD/SD
MODE] item on the setup menu [RECORDING
SETUP] screen.
4
If the message [TURN POWER OFF] is
displayed, switch off the power and switch it
on again.
The mode is switched by turning the power on
again.
• For how to turn the power on and off, see
page 30 of vol.1.
• When you switch to AVCHD mode, <HD>
indicator lights in blue.
• When you switch to DV mode, <HD>
indicator is turned off.

Shooting in Auto mode

1
Turn the POWER/MODE switch of the
camera <ON>. (Page 30 of Vol.1)
• Make sure the mode lamp <CAMERA> is lit
in red.
2
Set the <AUTO/MANU> switch to <AUTO>.
• [ ] is displayed at the top of the LCD monitor
and in the viewfinder.
• In accordance with setting of items on the
setup menu [AUTO SW] screen, focus,
gain, iris, and white balance are adjusted
automatically.
In Auto mode, the face detection function can
be used by assigning [FACE DETECT] to
a USER button. This function automatically
detects faces, focuses on them, and adjusts
the brightness to an appropriate level. When
[FACE DETECT] is set, [
screen.
High-priority frames with orange borders
appear on the faces that are large or near
the center, and gray frames appear on
the others. Up to 15 detected frames are
displayed on the screen.
If [PRIMARY] is set in the [FACE FRAMING]
item of the setting menu [SW MODE] screen,
only the high-priority orange frames are
displayed.
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2
POWER/MODE switch
] appears on the
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• The [FACE DETECT] function is released in
the following cases.
- When setting the <AUTO/MANU> switch to
<MANU> position
- When switched to <PB> mode
- When turning off the power of the camera
• The [FACE DETECT] function can be set
even when setting the <AUTO/MANU>
switch to <MANU> position. [
displayed on the screen.
Press the <START/STOP> button to start
shooting.
• Press the <START/STOP> button again to
pause shooting.
• When shooting at a low angle, it is
convenient to use the <START/STOP>
button on the side of the handle. Locking with
the <HOLD> switch prevents unintentional
operation. (Page 24)
• When the menu screen is displayed, shooting
is not possible. After closing the menu
screen, press the <START/STOP> button.
• When the memory card slot cover is opened
during shooting, shooting stops.
<REC CHECK> button
AUTO MANU
Lock release button <START/STOP> button
] will be
<START/STOP>
button on the handle
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