Panasonic DMC-ZS6 operating instructions Taking motion pictures Motion Picture Mode, End recording

Taking motion pictures [MOTION PICTURE] Mode

Recording Mode:

This records motion pictures with audio. (Recording with muted sound is not possible.

Sound recording is monaural or stereo .) Zoom can also be used during recording.

Microphone

(Do not cover with your finger)

Remaining recording time (approx.)

Set to

Set the mode dial to

Start recording

Press halfway	Press fully
(adjust the focus)	(start recording)

You can also use zoom while recording motion pictures.

•The zoom speed will be slower than normal. Also, the zoom speed changes according to the zoom range.

•When using zoom while recording motion pictures, it may take some time to focus.

End recording

	Press fully
Elapsed recording time (approx.)

●For information on the available recording time (→176)

●Depending on the type of card used, a card-access display may appear for a while after motion picture recording. This does not indicate a problem.

●Immediately release the shutter button after pressing it all the way. ●Easy zoom cannot be used while recording a motion picture. ●The following functions are not available.

Extended Optical Zoom, flash, [FACE RECOG.] and [ROTATE DISP.] for still pictures taken vertically. ●Sounds of camera operations, such as zoom movement and beeps may be recorded.

●In [AF MODE], (1-area-focusing) is fixed: ●In [STABILIZER], [MODE 1] is fixed.

●To fix the focus setting, set [CONTINUOUS AF] to [OFF]

●When there is no space left to store the motion picture, recording automatically ends. Additionally, recording in progress may be stopped, depending on the card used.

●Depending on the motion picture recording environment, static electricity or electromagnetic waves may cause the screen to go black momentary or noise to be recorded.

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For the operating procedures for the DMC-ZS7 (→72)