Operating Instructions for advanced features
Contents
Changing REC Mode
Registering Personal Menu Settings
Taking pictures in Custom Mode
Setting Auto Registration
Copy the playback image using An AV cable 178
Playing Back Pictures on
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Charge the battery. P15
Insert the battery and the card. P20
Quick Guide
Turn the camera on to take Pictures
Play back the pictures
Press Select the picture you want to view
Standard Accessories
Names of the Components
Playback button P56 MENU/SET button P24
Press
Card/Battery door P20 DC coupler cover P21
Operating the Rear Dial
Rotating Pressing
Lens Cap
Attaching the Lens Cap/Shoulder Strap
Be careful not to lose the lens cap
Shoulder Strap
Attaching the Lens Hood
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Charging the Battery
Charging
About the Charge indicator
When the Charge indicator flashes
Connect the charger to the electrical outlet
Charge
Battery indication
Charging time
Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Playback When using the LCD monitor/Viewfinder
Avchd Lite
Set to SH Set to HD
Approx min ¢
Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery
Do not touch the connection terminals of the card
Connect the DC coupler to the AC adaptor and the camera
About the Built-in Memory/the Card
Following operations can be performed using this unit
Built-in Memory
Card
Sdhc Memory Card 4 GB
To 32 GB
Sdxc Memory Card
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Clock is not set when the camera is shipped
Turn the camera on
Press MENU/SET
Changing the clock setting
Select Clock SET in the REC or Setup menu, and press 1. P27
Press MENU/SET to set
Time at the home area Time at the travel destination P122
Setting the Menu
REC Mode menu P124 to Mode Playback Mode menu
Motion Picture Mode menu Playback Mode menu P154 to
Setup menu P30 to
Setting menu items
Switching to the Setup menu
Press MENU/SET to set Press MENU/SET to close the menu
Using the quick menu
About the Setup Menu
Travel Setup Location OFF/SET
Shutter VOL
Beep Tone Shutter Tone
OFF „ Auto Power LCD
… Power LCD
Change the display size of some icons and menu screens
STANDARD/LARGE
REC. Info Pattern
OFF/ON
Angle of view for motion picture recording can be checked
Remaining Shots
Zoom Resume
OFF
MF Resume
Sleep Mode
OFF/2MIN./5MIN./10MIN
Auto LCD OFF
OFF/15SEC./30SEC
Reset the file number of the next recording to
NO.RESET
Reset
1SEC 2SEC
Select on Connection
USB Mode
PictBridgePTP
Auto
1080i
720p
480p
Built-in memory or card is formatted
Stabilizer Demo
Set the language displayed on the screen
Auto Demo OFF
Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial
Align a desired mode with part a
Basic Intelligent Auto Mode P44
Program AE Mode P49
Advanced Aperture-Priority AE Mode P80
Shutter-Priority AE Mode P80
Manual Exposure Mode P81
Creative Motion Picture Mode P109
Taking the still picture
Recording the motion picture
Tips for taking good pictures
Taking pictures using the automatic function
REC Mode ñ
When taking pictures using the flash P66
Open the flash when the flash is to be used. P66
Scene Detection
Backlight Compensation
It is possible to set the focus to the specified subject
AF Tracking Function
Press Focus
Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode
Basic
Taking pictures with your favorite settings
REC Mode ³
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Focusing
Compose the picture
Preventing jitter camera shake
Direction Detection Function
Program shift
Example of program shift
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide
Feature
Feature Optical Zoom Extended Optical Zoom EZ
Types of zooms
Digital Zoom cannot be set when õ has been selected
Extended Optical Zoom mechanism
Playback Mode ¸
Playing back Pictures Normal Play
Press Press 2/ 1 to select the picture
Play back the previous picture Play back the next picture
Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback
Rotate the zoom lever towards L W
Screen12 screens30 screensCalendar screen display P154
Press MENU/SET
Rotate the zoom lever towards Z T
Using the Playback Zoom
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Enlarge the focus point display focus point
Switching the Playback Mode
Press Focus during image playback
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered
Deleting Pictures
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then press ‚
To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder
Press EVF/LCD to switch the monitor screen
Press Display to change
Advanced Recording pictures
Diopter adjustment
Out-of-frame display
Monitor priority
Recording guide line
Examples of histogram
About the Histogram
Properly Exposed Under Exposed
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Press the flash open button
Press the flash until it clicks
Description of settings
About Digital Red-Eye Correction
AUTO/Red-Eye
Reduction ¢
Available flash settings by Recording Mode
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Adjust the flash output
Available flash range to take pictures
Press MENU/SET to close the menu
Available flash range
Flash setting Shutter speed Sec
Shutter speed for each flash setting
Flash setting
Taking Close-up Pictures
AF Macro
Macro Zoom
Focus range
3.28 feet Cm 0.04 feet
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Rotate the rear dial
Press 2/1 or rotate the rear dial to focus on the subject
Take the picture
MF assistance
Technique for Manual Focus
Prefocus
One shot AF
Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer
Press 2 ë Press 3/4 to select a mode
Compensating the Exposure
Press MENU/SET to finish
Under exposed Properly exposed
Press the shutter button halfway to finish
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
With Auto Bracket d1 EV 1st picture 2nd picture
D0 EV J1 EV I1 EV
3rd picture
Setting the Light Sensitivity
Settings
ISO sensitivity 1600
ISO sensitivity
About Intelligent ISO sensitivity control
Taking pictures by specifying the aperture/ shutter speed
Aperture-Priority AE
Take a picture
Shutter-Priority AE
Taking picture by setting the exposure manually
Set the mode dial to ²
Rotate the rear dial to set the aperture and shutter speed
Press the shutter button halfway
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed
Taking pictures while adjusting color
Set the mode dial to Press 3/4 to select an item
Sand
Effect
Readjust the My Color settings
Adjusting the custom settings to achieve desired effects
Reset
Color
Brightness
Pictures Advanced Scene Mode
Taking expressive portraits and landscape
Portrait
Makes the skin surface appear especially smooth
Best setting for photographing natural scenery
Focus adjusts onto far away subjects as a priority
Sports
CLOSE-UP
Flower
Technique for Night Portrait Mode
Night Portrait
You can set to
Illuminations are photographed beautifully
Set the mode dial to Press 3/4/2/1 to select the Scene Mode
Taking pictures that match the scene being
Panorama Assist
Take the picture
Press 3 to select Next and then press MENU/SET
Press 3/4 to select Exit and then press MENU/SET
Technique for Party Mode
Technique for Candle Light Mode
Party
Candle Light
BABY1/ BABY2
Entering Text on P147
PET
Sunset
High Sens
Take pictures
HI-SPEED Burst
Flash Burst
Number of recordable pictures
Technique for Panning Mode
Panning
Setting the shutter speed
Technique for Starry Sky Mode
Starry SKY
Select a shutter speed of 15 SEC., 30 SEC. or 60 SEC
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Technique for Fireworks Mode
Fireworks
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Beach
Snow
Aerial Photo
Select the mode
Recording Motion Picture
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Modes that can be recorded for motion picture
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Start recording by pressing the motion picture button
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Face Recog
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When set to Intelligent Auto Mode
Scene Detection
Changing REC Mode and REC Quality
Recording format Features
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Press 3/4 to select REC Quality and then press
When Avchd Lite is selected in step
¢1 What is bit rate?
When Motion Jpeg is selected in step
¢3 This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode
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Recording Motion Picture with Manual Settings
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Aperture value Shutter speed Sec
Aperture value
Shutter speed
REC menu/Recording functions Setup menu
Registering Personal Menu Settings Registering
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Taking pictures in Custom Mode
Press 3/4 to select the custom settings you want to use
Press MENU/SET to enter the settings
When changing the menu settings
Taking a picture with Face Recognition function
Playback Mode
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Face Settings
Point of recording when registering the face images
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Example of faces that are hard to recognize
Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
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Registering face image of new person
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Select item to edit with 3/4, and then press
Press the shutter button halfway to close the menu
SET
Setting Auto Registration/Sensitivity
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MENU/SET
HIGH/NORMAL/LOW
Auto Registration
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Add the picture, and then press MENU/SET
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
For details on the Setup menu settings, refer to P27
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Enter the location
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Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu Take a picture
Canceling the Travel Date
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Select World Time from the Setup menu, and then press
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Current time of the destination area
Using the REC Mode menu
For details on REC mode menu settings, refer to P27
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Aspect Ratio
Applicable modes When the aspect ratio is
When the aspect ratio is Y
When the aspect ratio is W
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Quality
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Sensitivity
ISO Limit SET
Applicable modes AUTO/200/400/800/1600
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White Balance
Setting the White Balance manually
Finely adjusting the White Balance
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Select White Balance and then press
Setting the color temperature
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White Balance Bracket
1Horizontal a to B 3/4Vertical Gi to Mj
AF Mode
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Face Recog
Applicable modes OFF/ON/MEMORY/SET
Setting up AF Tracking Bring the subject to the AF tracking
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About š Face Detection
Frame, and press AF/AE Lock to lock Subject
When selecting Ø Press 3/4/2/1 to move the AF area
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About AF area selection
Rear dial left Shrink
PRE AF
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About
AF/AE Lock
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AF/AE
Metering Mode
Exposure Intelligent exposure adjustment
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Applicable modes OFF/LOW/STANDARD/HIGH
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MIN. Shtr Speed
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Darker Brighter
Resolution
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Burst
Applicable modes OFF/˜
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Digital Zoom
Color Effect
Applicable modes Standard Happy¢1 Sepia COOL¢2 WARM¢2
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PICT. ADJ
Applicable modes Contrast
Sharpness
Stabilizer
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Applicable modes OFF
You can switch the flash setting
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AF Assist Lamp
Flash
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Flash Synchro
RED-EYE Removal
Applicable modes 1ST
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Conversion
Clock SET
Refer to P190 for details about attaching the lens
Using the Motion Picture Mode menu
REC Mode
Exposure Mode
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Continuous AF
Wind CUT
Zoom MIC
Entering Text
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Playing Back Motion Pictures
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Motion pictures
Avchd Lite
Creating Still Pictures From a Motion Picture
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Picture size
Avchd Lite Picture size
Playing Back Pictures in Sequence Slide Show
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Changing the slide show settings
Setup
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Operations performed during slide show
Mode Play
Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back Mode
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Select Favorite Play on the Playback Mode menu
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Category Play
Favorite Play
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Using the Playback Mode menu
Calendar
Multi setting Press Display to set repeat
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Title Edit
Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET to set
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Video Divide
Press 3 at the location to divide
Press Press 2 to select YES and then press Menu
Multi setting
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Text Stamp
Press Display to set repeat, and then press MENU/SET to set
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Aspect ratio setting Picture size
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Resize Reducing the picture size number of pixels
Press ‚ to return to the menu screen.¢2
Single
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Cropping
Zoom lever T Enlargement Zoom lever W Reduction 2/1 Move
ReductionEnlargement Move the position
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Minute tilting of the image can be adjusted
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Leveling
Clockwise Counter-clockwise
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Rotate Disp
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Favorite
Print SET
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Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET
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To print the date
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When Multi has been selected
Protect
Face REC Edit
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Press 2/1 to select the person and then press MENU/SET
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Copy
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied
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Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot
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What is HDMI?
Playing back on the TV with Hdmi socket
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Preparations Set the Viera Link to ON. P37
Panasonic TV compatible with Viera Link
SUB Menu
Usable functions
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Press Red button during one screen display
Other linked operations Turning the power off
Automatic input switching
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Saving the recorded still pictures and motion pictures
Copy the playback image using an AV cable
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Copying to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition
Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition to the PC
Copy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition
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Connecting to a PC
PC that can be used
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Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press Menu
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Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
Double-click on Removable Disk in My Computer
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Printing the Pictures
Press 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET
Selecting a single picture and printing it
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Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
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Press Press 3/4 to select an item and then press MENU/SET
Print Settings
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Print with Date
NUM. of Prints
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Paper Size
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When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit
Using the Conversion Lens optional
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Attach the lens adapter
Attach the tele conversion lens
Always set to OFF when the conversion lens is taken off
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Select Conversion on the REC menu. P27
Press 3/ 4 to select Then press MENU/SET to set
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Using the Protector/Filter optional
Attach the filter
Screen Display
Recording Recording in Program AE Mode Initial setting
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Recording after settings
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Playback Mode P56 Protected Picture P168 Favorites P165
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Playback
Folder/File Number P183 Built-in Memory P22
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About the LCD monitor/Viewfinder
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About the Lens
Battery
Bring charged spare batteries when going out
Dispose of unusable battery
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Do not bend or drop the card
About the personal information
Disclaimer
When not using the camera for a long period of time
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About the picture data
About tripods or unipods
Message Display
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No Battery Power Remains
This Battery Cannot be Used
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Folder Cannot be Created
Battery and power source
Troubleshooting
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Recording
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Taking pictures using Auto Bracket is not possible
Recorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture
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Lens
Motion picture recording stops in the middle
Zoom does not operate properly
LCD monitor/Viewfinder
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Flash
Playback
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Picture is not played back There are no recorded pictures
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TV, PC and printer
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Picture is not displayed fully on the TV
Viera Link does not work
Card is not recognized by the PC. Sdxc memory card is used
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Others
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Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time
Number of recordable pictures
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512 MB
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Available recording time when recording motion pictures
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