Panasonic HDC-HS300P/PC User Manual

VQT1Z09

 About the screen indications in 

:

Still picture operation indicator 
(

F 139)

`:

Flash (

F 68)

`:

Flash level (

F 68)

:

Red eye reduction (

F 69)

: MEGA optical image stabilizer (

F 63)

:

Quality of still pictures (

F 57)

:

Size of still pictures

R3000:

Remaining number of still pictures
(Flashes in red when [0] appears.)

:

AF assist lamp (

F 79)

 About the focus indication

 The focus indication indicates the status of the 

auto focus.

 The focus indication does not appear in 

Manual Focus Mode.

 The focus indication does not appear or has 

difficulty focusing in the following cases.

When the zoom magnification is high.

When the unit is shaken.

When the subject is moving.

When the subject stands in front of a light 

source.

When close subjects and far subjects are 

included in the same scene.

When the scene is dark.

When there is a bright part in the scene.

When the scene is filled with only horizontal 

lines.

When the scene lacks contrast.

 About the focusing area

When there is a contrasting object ahead or 
behind the subject in the focus area, the subject 
may not be focused. If so, move the contrasting 
object out of the focus area.

 Focus area is not displayed in the following 

conditions.

When the Intelligent Auto (Portrait Mode) is 

used.

When the Digital Zoom (more than approx. 

12

) is used.

When AF tracking is used.

When the Extra Optical Zoom is used.

When the unit determines that the AF assist 

lamp is necessary.

This allows you to select the aspect ratio of the 
pictures to suit printing or the playback method.
The higher the number of pixels, the higher the 
clarity of the picture when printing.

(When setting aspect ratio)

F 33)

(When setting picture size)

F 33)

 Picture size and Maximum zoom 

* Extra optical zoom cannot be used. The 

maximum zoom magnification is 12

.

 Refer to page 62 for Extra Optical Zoom.

 When the aspect ratio is set to [4:3] or [3:2], 

black bands may appear on the left and right of 
the screen.

 The edges of still pictures recorded on this unit 

with a 16:9 aspect ratio may be cut at printing. 
Check the printer or photo studio before printing.

MEGA

MEGA

 [ASPECT RATIO]  desired 

 [PICTURE SIZE]  desired 

setting
 It is possible to set from the quick menu. 

(

F 34)

4:3

3520

2640

–

*

3264

2448

12.9

2560

1920

16.5

640

480

20

3:2

3984

2656

–

*

3264

2176

14.6

2592

1728

18.4

16:9

4224

2376

–

*

3328

1872

15.2

2560

1440

19.8