Using REC/MOTION PICTURE menu

(Continued)

REC/PLAY switch:

See P.18 for menu setting procedure.

REC QUALITY

Sets the picture quality of the motion picture that is recorded.

MODE: → MOTION PICTURE menu

→ REC menu

Settings:

‘AVCHD Lite’ in REC MODE

Setting

Resolution

Bit rate 1

Aspect ratio

SH

1280 x 720

17 Mbps

16:9

H

1280 x 720

13 Mbps

L

1280 x 720

9 Mbps

 

Taking/viewing clipboard pictures

‘CLIPBOARD mode’

Mode:

Useful for taking pictures of timetables and maps instead of taking memos. Regardless of presence of card, pictures will always be saved to clipboard folder of built-in memory, so that they can be distinguished from normal pictures and viewed immediately. Beware of copyrights, etc. (P.2)

Taking clipboard pictures

Set to

Set to (CLIPBOARD mode)

‘MOTION JPEG’ in REC MODE

 

/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting

Resolution

 

 

 

Frame rate 2

Aspect ratio

 

HD

 

 

1280 x 720

 

 

 

30 fps

16:9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WVGA

848 x 480

 

 

 

30 fps

 

 

 

 

 

 

VGA

640 x 480

 

 

 

30 fps

4:3

 

QVGA

320 x 240

 

 

 

30 fps

 

 

 

 

 

1 The bit rate is the amount of data per unit time. A higher value translates into a higher image quality. This camera uses the VBR (Variable Bit Rate) recording system and the available recording time is shorter when recording a subject with rapid movements.

Represents built-in memory used entirely for clipboard pictures (approx.)

Picture size

2 M

1 M

Pictures

84

124

Take a clipboard picture

Press halfway

Press fully

(align focus)

(take picture)

2 The frame rate is the number of frames per second.

‘WVGA’ cannot be set in INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode. ‘QVGA’ only can be recorded to the built-in memory.

CONTINUOUS AF

Either allow the focus to be constantly adjusted during motion picture recording, or fix the focus position at the start of recording.

MODE: → MOTION PICTURE menu → REC menu

Settings: ON: Adjust focus according to movement of subject during motion picture recording. ( appears on the screen.)

OFF: Fix focus position at the start of motion picture recording.

Use this setting to keep the same focus position for subjects with little forward/backward movement.

WIND CUT

Reduces recording of wind sounds (wind noise) when recording in a strong wind

MODE: → MOTION PICTURE menu

Settings: OFF/ON ( appears on the screen.)

When WIND CUT is set to ‘ON’, lower sounds will be eliminated and the sound quality will differ from that of normal recordings.

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WIND CUT is not available in the DMC-TZ6/DMC-TZ65.

Viewing clipboard pictures

Set REC/PLAY switch to

 

Set mode dial to

(CLIPBOARD mode)

 

Can be viewed with same operations as with pictures taken in other modes (P.40).

 

(30-picture and calendar displays cannot be used.)

 

To delete clipboard pictures

Press (delete) in step above. (P.41)

 

 

If built-in memory is full

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-clipboard pictures can be deleted from the built-in memory by removing card from camera, setting mode dial to a setting other than (CLIPBOARD mode), and pressing(delete).

Copy clipboard pictures onto memory cards in order to print (next page).

Playback mode functions cannot be used.

‘STABILIZER’ setting made in REC menu will be reflected in clipboard mode.

Functions unavailable:

INTELLIGENT ISO, I.EXPOSURE, FACE RECOG. , MIN. SHTR SPEED BURST, DIGITAL ZOOM, AUTO BRACKET, MULTI ASPECT , WB ADJUST., PRE AF, COLOR MODE, AUTO LCD OFF, HISTOGRAM

The settings for the following functions are fixed.

• QUALITY:

 

(Standard)

• ASPECT RATIO:

 

• SENSITIVITY: AUTO

 

 

• WHITE BALANCE: AWB

• AF MODE:

(1-area-focusing)

• AF ASSIST LAMP: ON

• GUIDE LINE:

 

 

• POWER SAVE: 5MIN.

• METERING MODE: (Multiple)

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Panasonic DMC-TZ65, DMC-TZ7 Taking/viewing clipboard pictures, REC Quality, Continuous AF, Wind CUT

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