Panasonic AG-HMC40P User Manual

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Images played back by pressing the REC 

CHECK button cannot be inverted horizontally.

Operation status displays during self-portrait 

recording 

No display: Cannot record (no card, etc.)

 

:    Recording in progress

 

:    (Red) Transitioning to recording standby 

mode

         (Green) Recording standby mode

     :   Warning display

When [   ] is displayed, turn the LCD monitor 

back in the direction of normal recording, and 

check what the message says.

Holding down the DISP/MODE CHK button 

displays the screen display information.

Images will be output normally to external 

devices. In addition, only operation status 

displays will appear on the screen.

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Pressing the ZEBRA button in CAMERA or PHOTO 
mode displays zebra patterns and markers on the 
viewfinder and LCD monitor, allowing you to check 
the brightness of a subject.
Parts that may be whited out through over 
exposure are shown as a zebra pattern.

Very bright
Reflecting parts

You can remove most overexposed parts by 
adjusting the iris and shutter speed in the manual 
mode to remove the areas with zebra patterns.
The display changes as follows each time you 
press the ZEBRA button.

BARS

COUNTER

RESET

DISP/

MODE

CHK

OIS

ZEBRA

↓

↓

You can set brightness levels for the zebra patterns 
with the ZEBRA DETECT item in the setting menu 
SW&DISP SETUP screen. (Page 107)
The zebra pattern cannot be displayed while the 
focus assist function (expanded display) is in use.

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If you press the ZEBRA button while zebra patterns 

are displayed, a marker appears near the center 

of the display (if you have set the setup menu, 

SW&DISP 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%

The normal display reappears if you press the 

ZEBRA button again.

The marker does not appear when the face 

detection function is set to ON.

If you press and hold the DISP/MODE CHK button 

in recording standby mode or while recording, the 

configuration status of all recording functions, a 

list of USER button function assignments, focus 

ring function, and all other camera information will 

be displayed. 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, counter, marker, and safety zone 

display. Press the button again to return to the 

normal display. (Page 93)

The display mode selected using the DISP/MODE 

CHK button is retained even if you turn off the 

camera by setting the POWER switch to OFF, or 

change the operating mode.

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