Photoshot; Zoom In/Out Functions - Panasonic NV DS 38 B Operating Instructions Manual

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Photoshot

This Movie Camera can take approximately 7 seconds still pictures
containing sound.
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Slide the [TAPE/CARD] Selector towards [TAPE].
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Press the [PHOTO SHOT] Button in the Recording Pause
Mode.
≥The Movie Camera records a still picture for about 7 seconds and then
switches back to the Recording Pause Mode.
ª Progressive Photoshot
With the Progressive Photoshot Function, you can record still pictures with
higher resolution than with the normal Photoshot Function.
≥When [PROGRESSIVE] on the [CAMERA SETUP] Sub-Menu is set to
[ON] or [AUTO], the [æ] Indication
Indication is displayed, press the [PHOTO SHOT] Button in the Recording
Pause Mode.
≥This function may not work with some function setups.
ª Continuous Photoshot
If the [PHOTO SHOT] Button continues to be pressed when the [SHTR
EFFECT] on the [OTHER FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu is set to [ON], the Movie
Camera will continuously record still pictures in approximately 0.7 second
intervals until the button is released. (However, this does not operate when
using Progressive Photoshot.)
≥The screen blinks and, at the same time, a shutter clicking sound is
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ª Digital Still Picture
When the [STILL] Button
the button is pressed again, the Digital Still Picture Mode is cancelled.
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≥We recommend that you press the [STILL] Button first at the position where
you wish to record the picture so as to enter the Digital Still Picture Mode
and then press the [PHOTO SHOT] Button.
≥For other notes concerning this item, see page 39.
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Zoom In/Out Functions

It gives special effects to the video by recording objects close by or with wide-
angle shot.
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For wide-angle shots (zoom out):
Push the [W/T] Zoom Lever towards [W].
For close-ups (zoom in):
Push the [W/T] Zoom Lever towards [T].
≥Zoom Magnification Indication is displayed for a few seconds.
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To Take Close-up Shots of Small Subjects
(Macro Close-up Function)
When the zoom magnification is 1k, the Movie Camera can focus on a
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subject that is as close as approximately 30 mm from the Lens. With this,
small subjects like insects can be recorded.
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To Use the Zoom Microphone Function
Along with the zooming operation, the microphone's directional angle and
sensitivity are varied for recording sounds.
≥Set [ZOOM MIC] on the [RECORDING SETUP] Sub-Menu to [ON]. (The
[Z.MIC] Indication is displayed.
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noise is too loud.
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≥For other notes concerning this item, see page 40.
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is displayed. When the [æ]
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