Panasonic HDC-SD9PC Operating Instructions Manual page 58

≥ Image quality is different from ordinary still
picture recording. To record more vivid still
pictures, turn off this function before recording.
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≥ If you turn off the power or set the mode switch
to , this function is canceled.
Built-in flash:
≥ Do not block the flash with your hand or by
other means.
≥ Set the flash to [OFF] where using a flash is
prohibited.
≥ Do not use the flash with the ND filter (optional)
attached.
≥ The unit automatically determines if the flash is
necessary even when it has been set to [OFF]
by detecting the ambient brightness. (If it
determines that the flash is necessary, the [
indication lights up in red when the
is pressed halfway.)
≥ If the [ß] indication etc. flashes or is not
displayed when the
halfway, the flash is not activated.
≥ The available range of the flash is approx. 1 m
to 2.5 m (3.3 feet to 8.2 feet) in dark places.
Pictures will appear dark or reddish when they
are recorded by using the flash at distances
greater than 2.5 m (8.2 feet).
≥ Using the flash fixes a shutter speed to 1/500
or slower.
≥ The picture may appear dark if the flash is lit in
front of a white background.
≥ A conversion lens (optional) can block the flash
and may cause a vignetting effect.
≥ If the flash is activated a large number of times,
it may take longer to charge it.
Red eye reduction:
≥ The flash is activated 2 times. Do not move
until the second flash is finished.
≥ Red eye phenomenon may appear depending
on the recording conditions.
Color bar:
≥ This function is canceled when the power is
turned off.
≥ The icon will not be displayed.
≥ When the color bar is on, the menu settings of
[GUIDE LINES], [24pDIGITAL CINEMA],
[MIC LEVEL], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH],
[RED EYE], [ZEBRA], [MF ASSIST] and
[Digital Cinema Color] cannot be selected.
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button
button is pressed
Auto slow shutter:
≥ If the scene is low in brightness or contrast, the
subject may not be focused in on.
≥ When the shutter speed becomes 1/30, the
screen may be seen as if frames are missed
and afterimages may appear.
Digital cinema color:
≥ To play back images recorded in the digital
cinema color with vivid colors of wider color
ranges, a device compatible with x.v.Color
required. When these images are played back
with devices other than ones compatible with
™
x.v.Color , it is recommended to record the
images after this function is turned [OFF].
≥ When motion pictures recorded while this
function is turned [ON] are played back with a
TV not compatible with x.v.Color
not be reproduced properly.
≥ x.v.Color
™
is a name for devices that are
compatible with the xvYCC format, an
international standard for expanded color in
motion pictures, and that follow the rules for
signal transmission.
™
is
™
, colors may