Recording

∫About auto mode

Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to AUTO, and color balance (white balance) and focusing will be adjusted automatically.

jAuto white balance (l 121)

jAuto focusing (l 122)

Depending on the brightness of the subject etc., the aperture and shutter speed are automatically adjusted for optimum brightness.

(When set to the video recording mode: The shutter speed is adjusted to a maximum of 1/250.)

≥Color balance and focus may not be adjusted automatically depending on light sources or scenes. If so, manually adjust these settings.

jScene mode (l 55) jWhite balance (l 56) jShutter speed (l 58) jIris/gain value (l 58) jFocus (l 56)

∫Auto Ground-directional Standby (AGS) (SDR-H200)

This function prevents unnecessary recording when you forget to pause recording and walk with the unit tilted upside down while recording continues.

≥ If the unit continues to be tilted upside down from the normal horizontal position while recording motion pictures, it is automatically set to recording pause.

¬Rotate the mode dial to select .

Press the MENU button, then select [SETUP] # [AGS] # [ON] and press the joystick.

≥The AGS function may activate and cause the unit to pause the recording if you are recording a subject right above or right below you. In these cases, set [AGS] to [OFF] then continue the recording.

≥Use the recording start/stop button to pause the recording. The AGS function is only a backup function for when you forget to pause the recording.

≥The time it takes the unit to be put into recording pause after being tilted upside down varies depending on the operating conditions.

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Panasonic SDR-H18 operating instructions About auto mode, Auto Ground-directional Standby AGS SDR-H200
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