Pre-Rec; Shooting Guide - Panasonic HDC-SD9PC Operating Instructions Manual

PRE-REC

This prevents you from missing a shot.
This allows recording of the pictures and sound
to start approximately 3 seconds before the
recording start/stop button is pressed.
1
Press the PRE-REC button.
PRE-REC
[ ] appears on the screen and the unit
repeats the update by recording motion pictures
for about 3 seconds onto the built-in memory and
then deleting them.
≥ Aim this unit at the subject and position it
securely.
≥ Press the PRE-REC button again to cancel the
setting.
2
Press the recording start/stop
button to start recording.
≥ Images and audio are recorded for about 3
seconds before pressing the recording start/
stop button.
≥ There is no beep sound.
≥ After recording starts, the PRE-REC setting is
canceled.
≥ To use the PRE-REC function again, press the
PRE-REC button again.
≥ PRE-REC is canceled in the following cases.
jIf you operate the mode switch.
jIf you open the SD card cover.
jIf you press the MENU button.
jIf you turn the unit off.
≥ When the remaining time left for recording
motion pictures is less than 1 minute, PRE-
REC cannot be set.
≥ If you start recording less than 3 seconds after
pressing the PRE-REC button, or while the
PRE-REC indication flashes within about
3 seconds after initiating the quick start
operation, motion pictures taken 3 seconds
before pressing the recording start/stop button
cannot be recorded.
≥ When the recording start/stop button is
pressed, image shake and operation sound
may be recorded.
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≥ The image when pressing the recording start/stop
button appears in thumbnail view, and it is
different from the image when starting playback.

Shooting guide

The messages instructing how to record in dark
places and diminish camera shake are displayed
for recording better images.
Select the menu. (l 27)
[ADVANCED] # [SHOOTING GUIDE] # [ON]
≥ This function's default setting is [ON].
A message appears in the following cases.
When you move the unit quickly:
When "CAMERA PANNING IS TOO FAST."
appears, move the unit slowly while recording.
When the unit is shaken:
When "USE O.I.S." appears, set [O.I.S.] to [ON].
(When the image stabilizer function is on, the
message does not appear.)
When the image contrast is too strong such
as when using backlight:
When "USE INTELLIGENT CONTRAST."
appears, select [ ] on the operation icons.
(When the face detection & AE mode is on, the
message does not appear.)
When the scene is dark:
When "USE LOW LIGHT MODE." appears,
select [ ] on the operation icons.
≥ Set to [OFF] to turn off the message
indication.
≥ In some recording conditions, messages may
not appear.
≥ A message recommending cancellation of
Intelligent Contrast Control or Low Light also
appears.
≥ Once the message recommending turning on
the Intelligent Contrast Control or Low Light
appears, it will not appear again until the
recording starts or stops.
≥ When the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch is
set to MANUAL, messages warning that the
image contrast is too strong (such as backlight)
or that the scene is too dark will not appear.