Panasonic HX-DC3 owner manual

≥Focus and White Balance will be fixed to the optimal values for the still picture for first frame. Therefore, if focus, brightness or a light source changes drastically during recording, the panorama still picture as a whole may not be recorded with optimal focus or a color tone.

≥Since panorama still picture is composed from multiple still pictures, there may be cases where the subject may warp or connection may stand out.

≥In the following cases, it may not be possible to record correctly. jWhen the swing speed is too fast or too slow

jWhen recording the subject that have monotone colors or patterns repeating (such as sky, sandy beach, etc.).

jWhen recording moving subjects (such as people, pets, automobile, wave, flowers swaying in the wind, etc.)

jWhen recording in a dark place

jWhen recording in places with flickering light source such as fluorescent lamp, candle, etc.

jWhen recording the unit held away from your body (axis of rotation)

≥The recorded panorama picture will not be saved when the recording is terminated before reaching the half of the set angle. Even if the recording exceeds the halfway point, black strip will be recorded in the area that was not recorded when the recording is terminated before reaching the set angle.

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