Panasonic HDC-TM40 User Manual

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Set the maximum zoom ratio.
≥ The larger the digital zoom magnification, the more the image quality is degraded.
Switch the picture quality and recording format of the motion pictures to be recorded.
*1 Recording will have higher quality in the order of [HA], [HG] and [HX].
*2 [iFrame] is a format suitable for Mac (iMovie’11). It is recommended for when using a 
Mac.
≥ Recordable time using the battery (
≥ This function’s default setting is [HG] mode.
≥ Please refer to page 103 about approximate recordable time.
≥ When the unit is moved a lot or moved quickly, or when a fast-moving subject is recorded 
(particularly when recording in [HX] mode), mosaic-type noise may appear at playback.
[D.ZOOM]
: [RECORD SETUP] 
# [D.ZOOM] # desired setting
[OFF]:
Optical zoom only (Up to 16.8k)
[50k]:
Digital zoom (Up to 50k)
[1200k]:
Digital zoom (Up to 1200k)
[REC MODE]
: [RECORD SETUP] 
# [REC MODE] # desired setting
[HA]/[HG]/[HX]
*1
:
Set the recording mode to AVCHD.
[iFrame]
*2
:
Set the recording mode to iFrame.