About zooming while recording motion pictures

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•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] (P43) 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.

•Since the camera adjusts the focus and lens aperture automatically while recording a motion picture, it may record the operation sound.

•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
	• [Baby1]/[Baby2] (Scene Mode)	Portrait Mode
	• [Night Portrait]/[Night Scenery]/[Starry Sky]	Low Light Mode
	(Scene Mode)	Low Light Mode
	(Scene Mode)
	• Programme AE Mode
	• Manual Exposure Mode	Normal motion picture
	• [Sports]/[HDR]/[Pet] (Scene Mode)
	• [Glass Through] (Scene Mode)	Scenery Mode

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VQT5G33, F0214NK0, DMC-LZ40 specifications

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Panasonic DMC-LZ40 About zooming while recording motion pictures, Selected Recording Mode

Models: VQT5G33 F0214NK0 DMC-LZ40

•About zooming while recording motion pictures

Selected Recording Mode

VQT5G33, F0214NK0, DMC-LZ40 specifications