Record mode

Recording in various situations (Scene mode)

When you record images in different situations, this mode automatically sets optimum shutter speeds and apertures.

$Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.

1Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [MANUAL].

AUTO

MANUAL

FOCUS

2Set [BASIC] >> [SCENE MODE] >> select the desired mode.

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1)[)] Sports mode

$To record sports scenes or scenes where there are quick motions

2)[ ] Portrait mode

$To make persons stand out against the background

3)[ ] Low light mode

$To record dark scenes so they are brighter

4)[ ] Spotlight mode

$To record subjects spotlit in a party or theatre

5)[ ] Surf & snow mode

$To record images at dazzling places such as ski slopes and beaches

%To cancel the scene mode function

Set [BASIC] >> [SCENE MODE] >> [OFF] or set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [AUTO].

Sports mode

$For slow-motion playback or playback pause of recorded pictures, this mode presents free of camera shakes.

$During normal playback, the image movement may not look smooth.

$Avoid recording under fluorescent light, mercury light or sodium light because the colour and brightness of the playback image may change.

$If you record a subject illuminated with strong

light or a highly reflective subject, vertical lines of light may appear.

$If the brightness is insufficient, the sports mode does not function. The [)] indication flashes.

$If this mode is used indoors, the screen may flicker.

Portrait mode

$If this mode is used indoors, the screen may flicker. If so, change the scene mode setting to [OFF].

Low light mode

$Extremely dark scenes may not be able to be recorded finely.

Spotlight mode

$If the recording subject is extremely bright, the recorded image may become whitish and

the periphery of the recorded image extremely dark.

Surf & snow mode

$If the recording subject is extremely bright, the recorded image may become whitish.

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Panasonic NV-GS230EB operating instructions Recording in various situations Scene mode, To cancel the scene mode function