Panasonic HDC-TM350, Operating Instructions Manual

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Intelligent contrast control:
≥
If there are extremely dark or bright parts or the
brightness is insufficient, the effect may not be
clear.
Intelligent exposure:
≥
If there are extremely dark parts or the
brightness is insufficient, the effect may not be
clear.
Fade:
≥
The thumbnails of scenes recorded using fade
in become black (or white).
Soft skin mode:
≥
If the background or anything else in the scene
has colours similar to the skin colour, they will
also be smoothed.
≥
If the brightness is insufficient, the effect may
not be clear.
≥
If you record a person in the distance, the face
may not be recorded clearly. In this case,
cancel soft skin mode or zoom in on the face
(close-up) to record.
Tele macro:
≥
The tele macro function is cancelled when the
zoom magnification becomes lower than 12
k
.
Colour night view:
≥
Recorded scene is seen as if frames were
missed.
≥
If set in a bright place, the screen may become
washed out for a while.
≥
Bright dots that are usually invisible may be
seen, but this is not a malfunction.
≥
Using a tripod is recommended.
≥
In darker areas, auto focus may focus a bit
slower. This is normal.
Self-timer:
≥
The self-timer standby mode is cancelled when
you press the recording start/stop button to
start motion picture recording.
≥
Setting the self-timer to
Ø
2 is a good way to
prevent image shake when the button is
pressed while using a tripod etc.
Built-in flash:
≥
Set the flash to where using a flash is
proh bited.
≥
Do not use the flash with the ND filter (optional)
attached.
≥
If the
ß
indication etc. flashes when the
button is pressed halfway, the flash is not
activated.
≥
The available range of the flash is approx. 1 m
to 2.5 m in dark places.
≥
Using the flash fixes a shutter speed to 1/500
or slower.
≥
A conversion lens (optional) can block the flash
and may cause a vignetting effect.
Red eye reduction:
≥
The flash is activated 2 times.
≥
Red eye phenomenon may appear depending
on the recording conditions.
≥
When faces are detected in the Intelligent auto
mode, the red eye reduction is set to on.
Headphone volume adjustment:
≥
Headphone volume adjustment cannot be
used when the viewfinder is in use.
Function Effect
Red eye reduction Reduces the phenomena where human eyes become red
from flashes.
≥
In motion picture recording mode, set this function from the
menu.
Headphone volume
adjustment
Adjusts the volume of the headphone while recording.
: Increases the volume
: Decreases the volume
≥
Actual volume to be recorded does not change.