Panasonic HDC-SD800P owner manual Fade, Intelligent contrast control, Pre-Rec

Fade

When you start recording, the image/audio gradually appears. (Fade in)

When you pause recording, the image/audio gradually disappears. (Fade out)

≥The Fade setting is canceled when the recording stops.

∫To select the color for Fade in/out

MENU : [RECORD SETUP] # [FADE COLOR] #

[WHITE] or [BLACK]

(Fade in)

(Fade out)

≥The thumbnails of scenes recorded using fade in become black (or white).

Intelligent contrast control

This brightens parts that are in shadow and difficult to see and suppresses white saturation in bright parts at the same time. Both bright and dark parts can be recorded clearly.

≥If there are extremely dark or bright parts or the brightness is insufficient, the effect may not be clear.

PRE-REC

This prevents you from missing a shot.

This allows recording of the pictures and sound to start approximately 3 seconds before the recording start/stop button is pressed.

≥PRE-REC appears on the screen.

≥Aim the unit at the subject beforehand.

≥There is no beep sound.

≥PRE-REC is canceled in the following cases. jIf you change the mode

jIf you remove the SD card

jIf you touch [MENU] or [Q.MENU] jIf you press 1080/60p button

jIf you turn the unit off jIf you start recording

jAfter 3 hours have passed

≥After setting PRE-REC, if recording starts in less than 3 seconds, or while the PRE-REC indication flashes within about 3 seconds after initiating the Quick start operation, motion pictures taken 3 seconds before pressing the recording start/stop button cannot be recorded.

≥Images displayed on the thumbnail in Playback Mode will differ from the motion pictures displayed at the start of playback.

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