Menus

Settings: [ ] = Factory-preset

1[OFF]: Deactivates the function.

5NIGHT: Records with more sensitivity in dim locations by adjusting the shutter speed automatically.

SCENE SELECT

TWILIGHT: Makes evening scenes look more natural.

6 PORTRAIT: The subject in the foreground is

Adjusts the exposure

accentuated by blurring the background.

andshutter speed to suit your

H SPORTS: Records fast moving subjects clearly.

surroundings or the subject.

G SNOW: Compensates for subjects that may appear too

 

dark when shooting in extremely bright surroundings,

 

such as in snow.

/SPOTLIGHT: Select this when a spotlight makes a subject appear too bright.

 

[AUTO]: The focus is adjusted automatically.

NFOCUS

3 MANUAL :

@ 9 : A : Adjusts the focus manually. (When zooming,

Adjusts the focus.

the subject will not go out of focus if you adjust the

 

focus at the telephoto (T) side before zooming to the

 

wide-angle (W) side.)

 

 

 

 

! mode

 

@ [AUTO]: The brightness is adjusted automatically.

 

3 MANUAL :

 

–6 to + 6: Corrects the brightness within this range in

g ADJUST BRIGHTNESS

increments of 1.

Adjusts the brightness.

# mode

 

@ [AUTO]: The brightness is adjusted automatically.

 

3 MANUAL :

 

–2.0 to +2.0 (EV): Corrects the brightness within this

 

range in increments of 1/3EV.

 

 

 

 

! mode

 

@ [AUTO]: The shutter speed is adjusted automatically.

 

3 MANUAL :

9 SHUTTER SPEED

1/2 to 1/4000: The smaller the value, the faster the

shutter speed.

A fast shutter speed can freeze the

# mode

motion of a fast-moving subject,

and a slow shutter speed can blur

@ [AUTO]: The shutter speed is adjusted automatically.

the subject to give the impression

3 MANUAL :

of motion.

1/2 to 1/500: The smaller the value, the faster the shutter

speed.

 

 

 

 

NOTE

 

 

It is recommended to use a tripod when recording with a slow

 

shutter speed.

ENGLISH

RECORDING/ PLAYBACK

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GZ-MS130BU specifications

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