Panasonic AG-HMC70P Operating Instructions Manual page 49

ª About the focus indication
≥The focus indication does not appear in manual
focus mode.
≥Focus on a subject manually when it is not
easily focused automatically.
≥You can record still pictures on the card even if
the focus indication does not appear, but
pictures may be recorded without being
focused.
≥The focus indication does not appear or has
difficulty displaying in the following cases.
– When the zoom magnification is high.
– When the unit is shaken.
– When the subject is moving.
– When the subject stands in front of a light
source.
– When close subjects and far subjects are
included in the same scene.
– When the scene is dark.
– When there is a bright part in the scene.
– When the scene is filled with only horizontal
lines.
– When the scene lacks contrast.
– When recording motion pictures
ª Concerning the focusing area
When there is a contrasting object ahead or
behind the subject in the focus area, the subject
may not be focused. If so, move the contrasting
object out of the focus area.
≥Even when it is still difficult to focus, adjust the
focus manually.
≥The focusing area is not displayed when the
digital zoom (more than approx. 12k) is used.
Switching the shutter effect on/off
You can add a shutter sound when recording still
pictures.
Press the MENU button, then select
[PICTURE] [SHTR EFFECT]
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[ON] or [OFF] and press the center
of the cursor button.
≥This function's default setting is [ON].
≥This function does not work during motion
picture recording.
Recording
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