Recording images (basic)

Recording Motion Images

 

 

With this camera you can also record motion

1

 

images. (If using the supplied 8 MB SD

 

Memory Card, it is possible to record for

 

 

 

2,3,4

about 35 seconds)

 

 

1Set the mode dial to motion image

mode [ ].

2 Center the subject on the LCD monitor/Viewfinder and press the shutter button halfway.

• When the focus is adjusted, the focus indication 2 [¥] appears.

3By pressing the shutter button fully,

the recording starts.

• The audio REC starts simultaneously. (1 Microphone)

4By pressing the shutter button fully again, recording stops.

• If during the recording the memory of

 

 

the card becomes full, the recording is

2

 

stopped automatically.

 

35S

 

 

 

 

 

 

The picture size is fixed to 320k240 pixels.

The remaining time displayed on the LCD monitor/Viewfinder is an approximation.

You cannot record motion images without audio.

If using the MultiMediaCard, after recording motion images, the card access indication may appear for a while, but this is not a malfunction.

After recording starts, the auto focus/zoom/white balance/aperture value are locked (with the first frame).

Recording could suddenly stop when recording motion images with some kinds of the card.

When the motion image recorded with this camera is played back on other equipments, the quality of pictures and sounds may be deteriorated or pictures may not be able to be played back.

In motion image mode [ ], review cannot be used.

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Panasonic DMC-FZ2A operating instructions Recording Motion Images, By pressing the shutter button fully Recording starts

DMC-FZ2A specifications

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