Panasonic HDC-SX5PC Built-in flash, Press the Photo Shot button, To stop the timer midway through

Recording

Ø10: Starts recording after 10 seconds

Ø2: Starts recording after 2 seconds

3Press the PHOTO SHOT button.

Astill 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 canceled.

≥ 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 canceled.)

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

≥The self-timer standby mode is canceled 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.

Built-in flash

PHOTO

Use the built-in flash in order to record still pictures in dark places.

¬Rotate the mode dial to select or .

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

2Move the cursor button left to select [ß].

≥Each time the cursor button is pressed left, the indication changes by one setting in the following order: [FLASH ON] >

[FLASH AUTO] > [FLASH OFF]

≥When the PHOTO SHOT button is pressed halfway, the flash indicator will appear in the

bottom left corner of the screen. [FLASH ON]: ß

[FLASH AUTO]:ßA [FLASH OFF]:

≥When [FLASH AUTO] is set, the ambient brightness is automatically detected, and the flash will activate only when necessary. (If the flash is not necessary, the [ßA] indicator will not appear when the PHOTO SHOT button is pressed halfway.)

≥This function’s default setting is [FLASH AUTO].

3Press the PHOTO SHOT button.

The flash is activated and the picture will be recorded.

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