Panasonic HDC-TM700P Operating Instructions Manual page 62

• If the { indication etc. flashes when the
O button is pressed 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.
• Using the flash fixes a shutter speed to
1/500 or slower.
Reduces the phenomena where human eyes become red from flashes.
• The flash is activated 2 times.
• The red-eye phenomenon tends to appear in certain recording conditions and more with
some people than with others.
• When faces are detected in the Intelligent Auto Mode, the Red-Eye Reduction is set to on.
This is for recording still pictures using the timer.
Each time the _ icon is selected, the indication changes by one setting in the following
order:
_)10 (Records after 10 seconds) _ _)2 (Records after 2 seconds) _ setting canceled
• When the O button is pressed, a still picture is recorded after the _)10 or _)2 display
and the recording lamp flashes for the time which has been set. After recording, the Self-
timer is canceled.
• in Auto Focus Mode, if the _ button is pressed halfway once and then fully, the lens
focuses on the subject when the button is pressed halfway, if the _ button is pressed
fully all at once, the lens focuses on the subject just before recording.
To stop the timer midway through
Press the MENU button.
• Setting the Self-timer to _)2 is a good way to prevent image shake when the _ button is
pressed while using a tripod etc.
This brightens dark areas so the image can be recorded clearly.
• If there are extremely dark parts or the brightness is insufficient, the effect may not be
clear.
ff_ Backlight compensation
This makes the image brighter to prevent darkening of a backlit subject.
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