Intelligent Exposure - Panasonic HC-V550 Operating Instructions Manual

PRE-REC
This prevents you from missing a shot.
This allows recording of the pictures and sound to start approximately 3 seconds before the
recording start/stop button is pressed.
PRE-REC appears on the screen.
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≥ Aim the unit at the subject beforehand.
≥ There is no beep sound.
≥ PRE-REC is cancelled in the following cases.
j Press the recording/playback button
j Touch the recording mode switching icon
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j HC-V550 HC-V530
If you remove the SD card
j HC-V550M
If you remove the SD card while [MEDIA SELECT] is set to [VIDEO]/[SD CARD]
j If you touch
MENU
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j HC-V550 HC-V550M
If you press the Wi-Fi button
j If you turn the unit off
j If you start recording
j After 3 hours have passed
≥ After setting PRE-REC, if recording starts in less than 3 seconds, motion pictures taken
3 seconds before pressing the recording start/stop button cannot be recorded.
≥ Images displayed on the thumbnail in Playback Mode will differ from the motion pictures
displayed at the start of playback.
Self-timer
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:
Ø10 (Records after 10 seconds) # Ø2 (Records after 2 seconds) # setting cancelled
≥ When you press the
recorded. After recording, the Self-timer is cancelled.
≥ In Auto Focus Mode, if the
on the subject when the button is pressed halfway. If the
the lens focuses on the subject just before recording.
To stop the timer midway through
Touch [CANCEL].
≥ Setting the Self-timer to Ø2 is a good way to prevent image shake when the
pressed while using a tripod etc.

Intelligent Exposure

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.
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HC-V250 HC-V230
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HC-V250
button, Ø10 or Ø2 flashes for the set period before a still picture is
button is pressed halfway once and then fully, the lens focuses
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button is pressed fully all at once,
button is