Panasonic SDR-S15 Recording 9 Useful functions, Setting home city and region

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Recording 9 Useful functions

Recording dates and times at travel destinations (set world time)

By setting your travel destination, the time difference is automatically calculated and displayed accordingly. Time settings (P.22) must be made first.

→[BASIC]→[SET WORLD TIME]→[YES]

When selecting the setting for the very first time, press the center of the cursor buttons after [SET HOME LOCATION.] appears on the LCD monitor and proceed to step in “Setting home city and region”.

Setting home city and region

The date and time of travel destinations can be recorded, guidelines displayed and the sound of the wind reduced.

indicates functions used with motion pictures and functions used with still pictures.

●When setting the travel destination, if the city and region of your travel destination do not appear, select another city and region in the same time zone.

●After the destination has been set, a [ ] appears before the recording date/ time indication.

Restoring local date and time after returning home

Perform step in “Setting

Close the map and menu.

home city and region”

 

(P.50).

 

Select [HOME].

Close the menu.

Set your home city and region.

Current time

City/region name

Difference

from

Greenwich

Mean Time

To set summer time []

(The clock advances by 1 hour.) (Press again to cancel.)

View slants and composition (guide lines)

Guide lines are displayed so you can check for image tilting and balance composition.

→[ADVANCED]→[GUIDE LINES]→[ON]

●Default setting at the time of purchase is [OFF].

●Guide lines will not be recorded.

●The guide lines are not displayed during self-portrait

recording (P.41).

●The function can be set in auto or manual mode,

but not in intelligent auto mode (P.32).

Setting the city and region of your travel destination

Select [DESTINATION].

Set city and region.

Current time

 

 

 

 

at selected

 

 

location

 

 

City/region

 

 

name

 

Difference from home time

Close the menu.

To set summer time [

]

(The clock advances by 1 hour.)

 

(Press again to cancel.)

To cancel

●This function cannot be set while the face detection

function (P.42) is on.

Avoid wind noise (wind noise reduction function)

Reduces the sound of wind hitting the microphone. →[ADVANCED]→[WIND CUT]→[ON]

●Default setting at the time of purchase is [ON].

●Stereo effects may be reduced in strong winds as sound of wind is automatically reduced according to wind strength.

●This function appears automatically when in intelligent auto mode (P.32).

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Contents Operating Instructions SD Video Camera For business users in the European UnionBefore use How to replace the fuseUse only the recommended accessories Dear CustomerBuilt-in lithium battery Information for your safetyCamera and SD card sold separately temperature For the purposes of these operating instructionsContents Parts identification AccessoriesMode dial P.18 HandlingParts identification and handling Sales and Support InformationWrite-protecting cards Precautions in handlingRecommended Panasonic SD/SDHC Memory Cards as of January Setup 1 Charging Remaining battery capacity indication Setup 3 Inserting/Removing SDSetup Charging time and recordable timeTurning the unit ON/OFF Set to icon of desired modeSelect settings from the menus. P.20 Selecting modesChanging the display language Setting from the menuSetup 5 changing the display language Setting the date and time Setup 6 Setting the date and timeAdjusting the LCD monitor Adjusting the LCD monitorStand with back to sun to avoid subject being in shadow Recording 1 Before recordingBasic stance Hold the unit firmly Body With both handsStart recording Recording mode and recording timesSet to Press Stop recordingNumber of recordable pictures Recording 3 Automatic recording still picturesTake picture To remove shutter soundPicture brightness in dark locations Enlarge RestoreRecording 4 Zoom/avoid jitter/maintain Enlarging zoomSet to or Press Start recording Recording 5 Intelligent auto modeTo cancel intelligent auto mode Recording for posting videos on YouTube WEB mode Recording 6 Recording in WEB modeUsing the video light Brightening up dark scenes for recordingChange operation icons Recording 7 Other recording optionsDisplay operation icons Fade-in/Fade-outRecording 7 Othercont. recording options Self-timerSoft skin mode Backlight compensation functionAim this unit at the subject and position it securely PRE-REC functionSelf-portrait recording function →ADVANCED→FACE FRAMING→ON Face detection functionTo display the face detection frames Recording 8 Recording manually motion/still pictures Adjusting focus manually manual focus adjustmentUsing situation-specific settings scene mode Set to orAchieve natural colours white balance Setting manuallyTo return to automatic adjustment Auto white balance rangeShutter speed adjustment range Adjusting shutter speed shutter speedAdjusting brightness iris/gain Iris/gain value adjustment rangeRecording 9 Useful functions Setting home city and regionSetting the city and region of your travel destination Restoring local date and time after returning homePlayback 1 Viewing motion pictures Displaying thumbnails by dateSlow-motion playback Playback 2 Viewing still picturesFast forward/rewind playback Frame-by-frame playbackDeleting one picture at a time Editing 1 Deletingpictures motion/stillSet to or Deleting all picturesPreventing accidental deletion Formatting cards All data, including locked picturesCopying to video recorders Copying pictures using the AV cable suppliedWith other 1 Playback on TV Or DVD recordersPrinting pictures from Print settingsTo cancel printing PictBridge printersRequired equipment as of January Using DVD burnersConnecting this unit and a DVD burner Supported discs 12 cm discCopying selected motion pictures to discs To cancel copyingCopying still pictures to discs Copying all motion pictures to discsExiting Copying using a DVD burnerPlaying back discs Deleting copied motion picturesAgreement Software on the CD-ROMEnd User License ComputerOperating environment required for VideoCam Suite Operating environmentWith a Uninstalling the software Installing VideoCam SuiteIf the Setup Menu does not start up automatically Editing motion pictures and still pictures Using VideoCam SuiteImporting motion pictures and still pictures Closing VideoCam SuiteConcerning uploading to YouTube Uploading video clips toYouTube Disconnecting the unit Using this unit as anConnecting the unit to a computer External drive Mass storageComputer Connecting to a MacintoshChecking the connections Operating environment required for external drivesOthers Top menu Submenus Purpose Settings/Notices ModeMenus Recording menuOthers 1 Menus Setup menuPurpose Settings/Notices Mode During playback When recordingOthers 2 LCD monitor displays Unnecessary scenes or insert a new card. P.56 If repairing fails, the data cannot be played backMessages Motion picture recording stops on its own Others 4 TroubleshootingUnit does not turn on Unit does not focus automaticallyData cannot be deleted After disconnectingAn error message USB cableFunction cannot Appears on the LCDMonitor Be used or selectedOthers 5 Cautions for use When using the unitBattery SD cardsLCD monitor CleaningAC adaptor CondensationAC adaptor Information for your safety Others 6 SpecificationsSD Video Camera Information for your safety Specifications may change without prior noticeEconomy mode IndexLSQT1438

SDR-S15 specifications

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