Panasonic DMC-FZ300 Basic Operating Manual - Page 36

Recording Recording motion pictures Recording mode: You can record full high-definition quality images that comply with the AVCHD standard, as well as motion pictures recorded in MP4. You can also record a 4K motion picture in MP4. (→37) Audio is recorded in stereo. 1 Press the motion picture button to start recording • Recording of motion picture appropriate for each motion picture mode is possible. • Immediately release the motion picture button after pressing it. • While you are recording motion pictures, the recording status indicator (red) will flash. Recording state indicator • With recording in a quiet environment, the sound of aperture, focus and other actions may be recorded in motion pictures. This is not a malfunction. The focus operation during recording of motion pictures can be set to [OFF] in [Continuous AF]. • If some information is no longer displayed on the screen, press the [DISP.] button or touch the monitor. Elapsed recording time • If you press the shutter button down fully, you can take still pictures while recording motion pictures. Remaining recording time 2 Press the motion picture button again to end recording ●If the surrounding temperature is high, or a motion picture is recorded continuously, [ ] is displayed and recording may be stopped halfway through to protect the camera. Wait until the camera cools down. ●Motion pictures with their file size set to [FHD], [HD] or [VGA] in [MP4]: Recording stops when the continuous recording time exceeds 29 minutes and 59 seconds or the file size exceeds 4 GB. • Since the file size becomes larger with [FHD], recording with [FHD] will stop before 29 minutes 59 seconds. ●Motion pictures with their file size set to [4K] in [MP4]: Recording stops when the continuous recording time exceeds 29 minutes 59 seconds. (You can continue recording without interruption even if the file exceeds 4 GB, but the motion picture file will be recorded and played back in separate files.) 36 SQT0946 (ENG)