Picture Quality; Recording Still Pictures In Motion Picture Recording Mode - Panasonic HDCTM300 - HD SD CAMCORDER Operating Instructions Manual

≥ The number of recording pixels that can be set
changes depending on selected screen aspect
ratio.
≥ The recording will become longer depending
on the recording pixels.

Picture quality

Selecting the picture quality.
Select the menu. (l 33)
[PICTURE] # [QUALITY] # desired setting
: Still pictures with a high picture quality
are recorded.
: Priority is given to the number of still
pictures recorded. Still pictures are
recorded in normal picture quality.
≥ If the [QUALITY] is set to
noise may appear on a playback image
depending on the picture content.
Recording still pictures in
Motion Picture Recording Mode
You can record still pictures even in Motion
Picture Recording Mode.
¬ Change the mode to
1
While pausing the recording,
press the
(For Auto Focus only)
A Focus indication
B Focus area (area inside brackets)
Focus indication and focus area appear and the
unit focuses on the subject automatically.
2
Press the
, mosaic-pattern
.
button halfway.
button fully.
∫ Picture size in Motion Picture
Recording Mode
Select the menu. (l 33)
[PICTURE] # [PICTURE SIZE] # desired
setting
≥ It is possible to set from the quick menu.
(l 34)
Aspect ratio
8.3
16:9
2.1
∫ Simultaneous recording
(recording still pictures while
recording motion pictures)
You can record still pictures even while recording
motion pictures.
¬ Change the mode to
While recording motion pictures,
press the button fully (press to
the bottom) to take the picture.
≥ While recording motion pictures or during the
PRE-REC operation, the following arrangements
are applied so that motion picture recording
takes preference over still picture recording.
jImage quality is different from ordinary still
pictures.
jPressing the
jThe remaining usable capacity (number of
pictures that can be taken) indication does
not appear.
Picture size
3840k2160
M
1920k1080
M
.
button halfway is disabled.
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