Taking Motion Pictures - Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS6 Operating Instructions Manual

Taking motion pictures

Recording Mode:
Enables motion pictures to be recorded with (stereo) audio. (Recording with muted sound
is not possible.) Zoom can also be used during recording.
Zoom lever
Microphone
(Do not cover
with your finger)
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About the motion picture
recording screen
Remaining recording time (approx.)
[REC MODE] (→108)/
[REC QUALITY] (→108)
[CONTINUOUS AF] (→109)
Elapsed recording time
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Changing motion picture
settings
(→108)
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Playing back motion
pictures
(→ )
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Set to
Set to a position other than
Press to start recording
There is no halfway pressing
operation.
Recording is started after switching to
the motion picture recording screen.
Switching motion picture Motion picture recording
mode ∗
screen
∗ Actual screen displayed may vary according
to [REC MODE].
You can also use zoom while recording
motion pictures.
• The zoom speed will be slower than normal.
Also, the zoom speed changes according to
the zoom range.
• When using zoom while recording motion
pictures, it may take some time to focus.
Press the motion picture button
again to end recording
Switching still picture Still picture recording
mode screen
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Motion picture recording format ([REC MODE])
The camera can be changed between motion picture recording formats ([REC MODE])
when recording.
[REC MODE] Mode can be set from the motion picture recording menu. (→108)
Motion picture
recording format
([REC MODE])
[AVCHD Lite(GPS • Can record high-definition motion pictures.
REC)] ∗
• Can record high-definition motion pictures longer than [MOTION JPEG]
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on cards of the same size.
[AVCHD Lite] ∗
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• Pictures can be played back by inserting the card in an AVCHD-
compatible device. ∗
[MOTION JPEG] • You can record high-definition motion pictures or small QVGA size
motion pictures, etc, by changing picture quality settings.
• Recorded motion pictures can be played back with 'QuickTime' on a
PC, etc.
• Continuous recording time is available until the motion picture data
volume reached 2 GB. To continue recording, press the motion picture
button and begin recording again.
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1 When the term "AVCHD Lite motion picture" is used in this manual, it means a motion picture
recorded in [AVCHD Lite(GPS REC)] or [AVCHD Lite].
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Correct playback may not be possible with some compatible devices. Also, motion pictures
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recorded in [AVCHD Lite(GPS REC)] cannot be played back with Panasonic digital cameras
(LUMIX) compatible with AVCHD (Lite) recording that were sold in or before 2009.
• When [GPS SETTING] is [ON] or , the location name information from the start of
recording is recorded on motion pictures that are recorded in [AVCHD Lite(GPS REC)] or
[MOTION JPEG]. (When positioning succeeds and location name information is acquired)
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Recording motion pictures in
The camera automatically detects the scene to record motion pictures with optimal
settings.
[i PORTRAIT]
When scene does not
correspond to any on the right.
[i SCENERY]
• If brightness or other conditions change during recording, the Scene Mode will be
changed automatically.
• In mode, focus and exposure will be set according to the face detected.
• will be selected for nightscapes and other dark scenes. Flash cannot be used with
this mode.
• If conditions do not allow scenes to be detected easily (→35).
• If the camera does not select your desired Scene Mode, choosing an appropriate
mode manually is recommended.
• The following menu options in the [MOTION PICTURE] menu can be set:
• [REC MODE] • [REC QUALITY]
• The following functions are fixed:
• [DIGITAL ZOOM]: [OFF] • [WIND CUT]: [OFF]
• [WHITE BALANCE]: [AWB] • [AF MODE]:
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1-area-focusing turns on when faces cannot be detected.
• [I.EXPOSURE] is activated automatically based on the conditions.
Features
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[i LOW LIGHT]
[i MACRO]
(Face Detection) ∗ • [CONTINUOUS AF]: [ON]
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