Panasonic HDC-HS300P/PC User Manual

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Recording
Recording (Basic)
3
Recording still pictures
1
Change the mode to 
.
2
Open the LCD monitor or extend 
the viewfinder.
3
Select the media to record from 
the menu. (
51)
 You cannot set the recording media for motion 
pictures and still pictures separately.
4
Press the 
 button halfway. 
(For auto focus only)
Focus indication and focus area 
appear and the unit focuses on the 
subject automatically.
 If you set the Optical Image Stabilizer function 
(
F 63) to 
 (MODE1), then the image 
stabilizer function will be more effective. 
(
 (MEGA optical image stabilizer) will 
be displayed.)
 The AF assist lamp lights in dark places.
Focus indication:
 Focus indication
 (The white lamp flashes.):
Focusing
 (The green lamp lights up.):
When in focus
No mark:
When focusing is unsuccessful.
 Focus area (area inside brackets)
5
Press the 
 button fully.
 The sound cannot be recorded while recording 
still pictures.
 If the 
 button is pressed fully all at once, it 
may take time to record still pictures.
 Using a flash or tripod is recommended when 
recording still pictures in dark places because 
the shutter speed becomes slow.
 The screen will become darker when the 
 
button is pressed halfway if the shutter speed 
is 1/30 or slower.
HDC-TM300
 Rotate the mode dial while at the same 
time pressing in the lock release button 
if changing from OFF to another mode.
 Align with .
HDC-HS300
OFF
 Rotate the mode dial while at the same 
time pressing in the lock release button 
if changing from OFF to another mode.
 Align with .
MEGA