Panasonic DMC-TZ55 operating instructions About zooming while recording motion pictures

Basic

•Depending on the type of the card, the card access indication may appear for a while after recording motion pictures. This is not a malfunction.

•The screen may be blacked out momentarily, or the unit may record noise due to static electricity or electromagnetic waves etc. depending on the environment of the motion picture recording.

•Even if the aspect ratio setting is the same in still pictures and motion pictures, the angle of view may change at the start of the motion picture recording.

When [Video Rec Area] (P47) is set to [ON], angle of view during motion picture recording is displayed.

•About zooming while recording motion pictures

–If you use Extra Optical Zoom or Intelligent Zoom, the angle of view may change drastically when you start or finish recording a motion picture.

–If you operate the zoom etc. while recording motion pictures, the sound of the operation may be recorded.

–The zoom speed will be slower than usual when recording motion pictures.

–Operating the zoom while recording motion pictures can take time for the image to come into focus.

•Motion pictures cannot be recorded in the following cases.

–[Soft Focus]/[Star Filter] (Creative Control Mode)

•It will be recorded in the following categories for certain Recording Modes. A motion picture recording matching each Recording Mode will be performed for the ones not listed below.

Selected Recording Mode	Recording Mode while recording motion
	picture

•Programme AE Mode

•Aperture-Priority AE Mode

• Shutter-Priority AE Mode Normal motion picture

•Manual Exposure Mode

•[Sports]/[HDR]/[Pet] (Scene Mode)

• [Baby1]/[Baby2] (Scene Mode)	Portrait Mode
• [Night Portrait]/[Night Scenery]/[Handheld	Low Light Mode
Night Shot]/[Starry Sky] (Scene Mode)

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