Panasonic AG-HMC152EN User Manual

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Marker
If you press the ZEBRA button while the zebra 
pattern is being displayed, a marker appears in 
the center of the display (if you have set the setup 
menu, DISPLAY SETUP, MARKER to ON). 
The brightness of the areas near the screen center 
can be checked as a percentage (0% to 99%).
“99%↑” appears if the percentage is over 99.
99%
Image level detection 
area
Image level
Marker
The normal display reappears if you press the 
ZEBRA button again.
Checking and displaying shooting 
status
 DISP/MODE CHK button
During recording or while recording is paused, 
information such as recording functions setting 
status and a list of functions allocated to the USER 
buttons can be displayed by keeping the DISP/
MODE CHK button held down. Release the button 
to return to the normal display.
Pressing the DISP/MODE CHK button during 
recording or while recording is paused will 
remove all displays from the screen except for the 
operation status, standby mode display, counter, 
marker, and safety zone display. Press the button 
again to return to the normal display. (Page 81)
This setting will be maintained even if the camera’s 
power is turned off by moving the POWER switch 
to the OFF position or if the operating mode is 
changed.
Pressing the DISP/MODE CHK button while the 
thumbnail screen is displayed in PB mode will 
display the properties of the selected clip. 
(Clips can be selected by moving the cursor with 
the Operation lever.)
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
Operation to stop 
recording
Actual recording 
time
PRE REC time
(Time)
1
  Set the TCG item on the TC/UB SETUP 
screen to FREE RUN.
2
  Set the PREREC MODE item on the 
RECORDING SETUP screen to ON.
P-PAUSE will be displayed on the screen.
When the TCG item on the TC/UB 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 CAM 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.
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