Panasonic DMC-LS85 Operating Guide

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Advanced-Shooting
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Motion Picture Mode
Recording mode: 6  
1
  Slide the recording/playback switch to [1].
2
  Press [MODE] to display to the mode selection screen.
3
 Press e/r to select [MOTION PICTURE] and then press [MENU/SET].
B
C
A
4
  Press the shutter button halfway to focus 
and then press it fully to start recording.
A
 Audio 
recording
•  The available recording time B is displayed on 
the top right and the elapsed recording time C is 
displayed on the bottom right of the screen.
•  After pressing the shutter button fully, release 
it straight away. If the button is held down, the 
sound will not be recorded for a few seconds when 
recording starts.
•  When the subject is focused, the focus indication 
lights.
•  The focus and zoom are fi xed to those set at the beginning of recording (for the fi rst 
frame).
•  The audio is also recorded through the built-in microphone. (Motion pictures cannot be 
recorded without audio.)
5
  Press the shutter button fully to stop recording.
•  If the built-in memory or the card becomes full in the middle of recording, the camera 
stops recording automatically.
Changing the settings for the picture quality
When you set the picture quality to [WVGA] or [VGA], we recommend using a high-speed 
card with “10 MB/s” or greater displayed on the package for shooting motion pictures.
1
 Press [MENU/SET].
2
 Press e/r to select [REC QUALITY] and then 
press q.
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