Panasonic DMC-FS8S, DMC-FS7 Motion Picture Mode, Press the shutter button fully to stop recording

Advanced (Recording pictures)

[REC] mode: n

Motion Picture Mode

Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to [!], and then press [MODE].

Press 3/4 to select [MOTION PICTURE], and then press [MENU/SET].

Press the shutter button halfway to focus	A	B
and then press it fully to start recording.

A Audio recording

•The available recording time B is displayed on the top right and the elapsed recording time C is displayed on

the bottom right of the screen.
• After pressing the shutter button fully, release it straight
away. If the button is held down, the sound will not be	C
recorded for a few seconds when recording starts.

•When the subject is focused, the focus indication lights.

•The focus and zoom are fixed to the setting when recording starts (the first frame).

•The audio is also recorded simultaneously from the built-in microphone on this unit. (Motion pictures cannot be recorded without audio.)

Press the shutter button fully to stop recording.

•If the built-in memory or the card becomes full in the middle of recording, the camera stops recording automatically.

Changing the settings for the recording quality

•When you set the recording quality to [] or [], we recommend using a high-speed card with “10MB/s” or greater displayed on the package.

Press [MENU/SET].

Press 3/4 to select [REC QUALITY] and then press 1.

Press 3/4 to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].

Item	Picture size	fps	Aspect ratio
¢	848k480 pixels	30	16:9
¢	640k480 pixels	30
			4:3
	320k240 pixels	30

¢Cannot be recorded in the built-in memory.

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