Pre Rec; Optical Image Stabilizer; Adding Effects To Images; Using The User Buttons - Panasonic AG-HMC40 Operating Instructions Manual

Shooting techniques for different targets (continued)

PRE REC

Record video and audio from three seconds before
the time of the operation to begin recording.
Operation to start
recording
Actual recording
time
PRE REC time
1
Touch FREE RUN for TCG in the setting
menu RECORD SETUP screen.
2
Touch ON for PREREC MODE in the setting
menu RECORD SETUP screen.
PRE-REC will be displayed on the screen.
• When the TCG item on the RECORD
SETUP screen has been set to REC RUN,
the setting will be automatically changed to
FREE RUN.
3
Press the START/STOP button.
Video and audio from approximately 3 seconds
previously will be recorded.
• Recording of the previous 3 seconds of video
and audio may not be possible if recording is
started immediately in the following cases.
� Immediately after switching from PB mode
to CAMERA mode
� Immediately after turning power on
� Immediately after changing to PREREC
MODE item
• The thumbnail for clips recorded using the
PREREC function will display the image from
when the START/STOP button was pressed.
• Video from approximately 3 seconds before
the button was pressed will appear in 1 clip
display.

Optical Image Stabilizer

Use the Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) to reduce
the effects of camera shake when shooting by
hand.
Press the OIS button to turn the function on and
off. appears on the viewfinder and the LCD
monitor when this function is on. Turn the function
off when using a tripod for more natural images.
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Operation to stop
recording
(Time)
BARS
COUNTER
• This function will not be as effective when the
vibration is severe or when tracking a moving
subject.

Adding effects to images

Press the USER button you have allocated to the
BLACKFADE or WHITEFADE feature to add fading
effects to your images. The button's function is
forcibly canceled during playback or REC CHECK
and also when thumbnails are displayed.
BLACKFADE:
Press and hold to fade out to black. Audio also
fades out. Fade-in starts when the button is
released.
WHITEFADE:
Press and hold to fade out to white. Audio also
fades out. Fade-in starts when the button is
released.

Using the USER buttons

You can allocate one of 14 features to each of the
three USER buttons.
Use these buttons to change shooting settings
quickly or add effects to the images you are
shooting.
The following features are allocated to the buttons
at the time of shipping.
USER1: (PUSH)AF
USER: BACKLIGHT
USER3: SHOT MARK
For details, see the setup menus, SW&DISP
SETUP screen, USER1 to 3. (Page 106)
If you press a USER button to which one of the
functions has been allocated and then turn off the
power, the added effect to the image will not be
retained.
ZEBRA
OIS
DISP/
MODE
RESET CHK