Panasonic HDC-DX1 operating instructions Self-timer recording, Press the Photo Shot button

Recording

Self-timer recording

This is for recording shots of yourself as well.

(SD)

You can record still pictures on an SD card using the timer.

¬Rotate the mode dial to select .

1Press the cursor button. Then move the cursor button down to display the icon shown in the illustration.

2Move the cursor button up to select [Ø].

≥Each time the cursor button is pressed up, the indication changes by one setting in the following order: [Ø10] > [Ø2] > setting cancelled

Ø10: Starts recording after 10 seconds

Ø2: Starts recording after 2 seconds

3Press the PHOTO SHOT button.

A still picture is recorded after the [Ø10] or [Ø2] display and the recording lamp flashes for the time which has been set.

≥After recording, the self-timer is cancelled. ≥If you press the PHOTO SHOT button

halfway and then fully in auto focus mode, the subject is focused when the button is pressed halfway.

≥When you press the PHOTO SHOT button fully in auto focus mode, the subject is focused just before recording.

To stop the timer midway through

Press the MENU button. (The self-timer setting is cancelled.)

≥The self-timer is cancelled if the power is turned off or the mode dial is operated.

≥The self-timer standby mode is cancelled when you press the recording start/stop button to start motion picture recording.

Even if you press the recording start/stop button while the self-timer is counting down, motion picture recording is not possible.

≥Depending on the time taken to bring the subject into focus, the recording may take longer than set to start.

≥Setting the self-timer to [Ø2] is a good way to prevent image shake when the PHOTO SHOT button is pressed while using a tripod etc.

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