Panasonic HC-X900M owner manual Recording with Manual Focus, Manual shutter speed adjustment

≥When the iris value is adjusted to brighter than OPEN, it changes to the gain value.

≥To return to auto setting, press the iA/MANUAL button again.

≥When setting both the shutter speed and the iris/gain value, set the shutter speed and then set the iris/gain value.

Manual shutter speed adjustment

≥When the shutter speed is set lower than 1/15 in the Still Picture Recording Mode, using a tripod is recommended. Also, White Balance cannot be set. The shutter speed will be set to 1/30 when the unit is turned on again or when the Quick Start is performed.

≥You may see a band of light around an object that is shining very bright, or highly reflective.

≥During normal playback, image movement may not look smooth.

≥If you record an extremely bright object or record under indoor lighting, color and screen brightness may change or a horizontal line may appear on the screen. In this case, record in the Intelligent Auto Mode or set the shutter speed to 1/60 in areas where the power supply frequency is 60 Hz, or 1/100 in areas of 50 Hz.

≥Brightness of the image displayed on the LCD monitor may be different from brightness of the image actually recorded during the Still Picture Recording Mode. Confirm the image on the playback screen after recording.

Manual iris/gain adjustment

≥Luminance level and histogram are displayed during the iris adjustment. (l 78)

≥If the gain value is increased, the noise on the screen increases.

≥Depending on the zoom magnification, there are iris values that are not displayed.

Recording with Manual Focus

If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions, then use Manual Focus.

HC-X900M

Perform focus adjustments using the multi manual ring.

≥Press the iA/MANUAL button or the CAMERA FUNCTION button to switch to Manual Mode. (l 83)

For how to perform the settings when using the viewfinder, refer to page 84.

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ARotate the multi manual ring to adjust the focus.

HC-X800

≥Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. (l 83)

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