Panasonic HC-VXF1 Advanced English Operating Manual - Page 95

≥ After setting PRE-REC, if recording starts in less than 3 seconds, motion pictures taken 3 seconds before pressing the recording start/stop button cannot be recorded. ≥ Images displayed on the thumbnail in Playback Mode will differ from the motion pictures displayed at the start of playback. Self-timer This is for recording still pictures using the timer. Each time the icon is selected, the indication changes by one setting in the following order: Æ10 (Records after 10 seconds) # Æ2 (Records after 2 seconds) # setting canceled ≥ (For the WXF1 / VXF1 ) When [ (Self-timer)] is to be set in an Fn button with the [FN BUTTON SETTING], the setting changes each time you press the Fn button. ≥ When you press the button, Æ10 or Æ2 flashes for the set period before a still picture is recorded. After recording, the Self-timer is canceled. ≥ In Auto Focus Mode, if the button is pressed halfway once and then fully, the lens focuses on the subject when the button is pressed halfway. If the button is pressed fully all at once, the lens focuses on the subject just before recording. To stop the timer midway through Touch [CANCEL]. ≥ Setting the Self-timer to Æ2 is a good way to prevent image shake when the pressed while using a tripod etc. button is Intelligent Exposure This brightens dark areas so the image can be recorded clearly. ≥ If there are extremely dark parts or the brightness is insufficient, the effect may not be clear. Backlight Compensation This makes the image brighter to prevent darkening of a backlit subject. Guidelines You can check if the image is level while recording motion pictures and still pictures. The function can also be used to estimate the balance of the composition. It will switch every time the icon is touched. # # # Setting canceled ≥ (For the WXF1 / VXF1 ) When [ (Guidelines)] is to be set in an Fn button with the [FN BUTTON SETTING], the setting changes each time you press the Fn button. ≥ The guidelines do not appear on the images actually recorded. - 95 -