Panasonic HC-W850 HC-W850K Advanced Features Manuals (English) - Page 69

PRE-REC This prevents you from missing a shot. This allows recording of the pictures and sound to start approximately 3 seconds before the recording start/stop button is pressed. ≥ PRE-REC appears on the screen. ≥ Aim the unit at the subject beforehand. ≥ There is no beep sound. ≥ PRE-REC is canceled in the following cases. j Press the recording/playback button j Touch the recording mode switching icon j If you remove the SD card j If you touch MENU j If you press the Wi-Fi button j If you turn the unit off j If you start recording j After 3 hours have passed ≥ 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. Built-in flash When the button is pressed, the flash is activated and the picture will be recorded. Use the Built-in flash in order to record still pictures in dark places. Each time the icon is selected, the indication changes by one setting in the following order: ß ([ON]) # ßA ([AUTO]) # ([OFF]) ≥ The unit automatically determines if the flash is necessary even when it has been set to by detecting the ambient brightness. (If it determines that the flash is necessary, the indication lights up in red.) ∫ To adjust the brightness of the flash MENU : [PICTURE] # [FLASH LEVEL] # desired setting ßi: ßd0: ßj: Much brighter Normal Less bright ≥ If the ß indication etc. flashes when the button is pressed halfway, the flash is not activated. ≥ Do not use with Filter Kit (optional) or Conversion Lens (optional) attached. ≥ The available range of the flash is approx. 1.5 m (4.9 feet) in dark places. - 69 -