Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ40, Operating Instructions For Advanced Features, Page: 103 / 223

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Note
• The screen will change as following when the motion picture button is pressed in steps
2
and
3
.
¢
1 Set [REMAINING DISP.] (P32) to [ ] to display the available recording time before
recording motion pictures.
¢ 2 The screen that is displayed during Motion Picture Mode setting is different depending on the
setting of the
[REC MODE].
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3 [
!
] will not be displayed in the Creative Motion Picture Mode.
Start recording by pressing the motion
picture button.
A
Available recording time
B
Elapsed recording time
• Release the motion picture button right after you press
it.
• The audio is also recorded simultaneously from the
built-in microphone on this unit. (Motion pictures
cannot be recorded without audio.)
• The recording state indicator (red)
C
will flash while recording motion pictures.
• The screen will become dark momentarily, and recording will start after adjusting the
display.
• Focus can be achieved during recording by pressing [FOCUS].
• Focus can be set manually when [MF] is displaying.
(P73)
Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture button again.
• Sound will go off when pressing the motion picture button indicating start/stop of motion
picture recording.
Sound volume can be set in [BEEP LEVEL] (P30) .
• If the built-in memory or the card becomes full in the middle of recording, the camera
stops recording automatically.
A
Still picture recording
screen
¢ 1
B
Motion Picture Mode
setting
¢ 2
C
Motion picture recording
screen
D
Still Picture Mode
setting
¢ 3
B
A
C
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