Recording; Before Recording; Intelligent Auto Mode - Panasonic HDC-TM10 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording

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Recording

Intelligent auto mode

The following modes appropriate for the
condition are set just by pointing the unit to what
you want to record.
≥ When this unit is purchased, the Intelligent
auto mode is set to on.
Intelligent auto button
Press this button to switch on/off the
intelligent auto mode.
Mode
Portrait
Scenery
Spotlight

Before recording

Scene/Effect
When the object is
a person
Faces are detected
and focused
automatically, and
the brightness is
adjusted so it is
recorded clearly.
Recording outdoors
The whole landscape
will be recorded
vividly without whiting
out the background
sky, which may be
very bright.
Under a spotlight
Very bright object is
recorded clearly.
Mode
Low light
Normal
≥ Modes are selected automatically by the unit, so it
may not choose desired mode depending on the
recording conditions.
≥ Brightness may change suddenly or flicker when set
to on.
≥ In the portrait mode, one that is bigger and close to
centre of the screen will be surrounded by an orange
frame.
≥ Optical image stabilizer function (l 25) is set to
Active mode/ON in all modes.
≥ The setting of microphone level is fixed to [AUTO]
≥ In the following case, faces may not be detected in
some recording conditions.
j Faces are not full-faces
j Faces tilt
j Faces are not completely exposed (for instance
wearing sunglasses)
j The size of a face is small on the screen.
j When the digital zoom is used
≥ The function may not operate properly in some
recording conditions, even if faces are detected.
∫ When Intelligent auto mode is set to
off:
When the Intelligent auto mode is set to off, the auto
white balance and auto focus operate and
automatically adjust the colour balance and focusing.
Depending on the brightness of the subject etc., the
aperture and shutter speed are automatically adjusted
for an optimum brightness.
≥ Colour balance and focus may not be adjusted
automatically depending on light sources or scenes.
If so, manually adjust these settings.
Scene/Effect
Dark room or
twilight
It can record very
clearly even in a dark
room or twilight.
Other situations
Contrast is adjusted
automatically for
clear image.
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