Panasonic DMC-ZS30 User Manual

Basics

Recording motion pictures

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Still pictures can be recorded even while a motion picture is being recorded.

Still pictures can be taken while a motion picture is being recorded.

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 •The clicking sound made when the shutter button is operated may be recorded.  

If the noise of the camera operation is disturbing, use the touch shutter.

 •When still pictures are recorded during zooming, the zooming may stop.

 •Using [Miniature Effect] in [Creative Control] Mode, a still picture may be taken 

with a slight delay from the time when the shutter button is pressed fully.

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When the burst function has been set in advance, a burst of still pictures can be 

recorded during motion picture recording.

 •When the burst setting is set to  ,   or  , still pictures are automatically recorded 

using the   setting.

 •Even at the   or   setting, the focus is fixed at the first picture.

 

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If the touch shutter function has been set, still pictures will be recorded if the touch 

screen has been touched inadvertently during motion picture recording.

 

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The camera will refocus if the shutter button is pressed halfway during motion picture 

recording or if still pictures are recorded using the touch shutter function. This refocus 

movement is recorded even during motion picture recording. When priority is to be 

given to the motion picture videos, press the shutter button fully, and record the still 

pictures. Still pictures can also be created after motion picture recording. 

 

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When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the picture size and the number of 

recordable pictures are displayed.

 

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Still pictures cannot be recorded in the following cases:

 •When [Rec Quality] is set to [VGA/30p]

 •When recording [High Speed Video]

 

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The flash is set to   [Forced Flash Off].

 

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Since the electronic shutter is used for recording, the pictures recorded may be 

distorted.

 

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Compared to normal still picture recording, the picture quality may be coarser.