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Basic Functions

Recording the Moving Picture (MPEG4)

You can record moving pictures on the Card.
1Set the Operation Mode to [REC>> MPEG4] 1
2Select the [RECORDING SETUP]2.
3Set the [MPEG4 MODE] 3 to desired picture quality.
≥Select one of the options of [FINE], [NORMAL], [ECONOMY1], or
[ECONOMY2].
≥Press the [MENU] Button twice to exit menu.
4Press the Recording Start/Stop Button.
≥Recording starts.

ªTo stop recording

While recording the moving picture, press the Recording Start/Stop
Button 4.
≥If the moving picture is recorded again after stopping recording, it will
be saved as another file.

ªDisplay in the moving picture (MPEG4) mode

: Moving picture mode.
R:0h00m: Remaining Time Indication
F/N/E1/E2: Shows the picture quality. [F]: Fine, [N]: Normal , [E1]:
Economy1 and [E2] :Economy2.
(The picture quality in E2 is lower than E1).
≥The MPEG4 moving pictures can be recorded in any mode, but moving
pictures recorded in the [FINE], [NORMAL] or [ECONOMY 1] mode
may not be played on other Panasonic digital video cameras. The
message [Press RESET button.] may be displayed in such case. This
is not a fault of the camera.
≥The MPEG4 moving pictures recorded in the [ECONOMY 2] mode may
not be played, if it was a short recording (4 seconds or shorter).
≥The picture quality level deteriorates, if the [ECONOMY 1/2] in the
[RECORDING SET UP] MENU is selected.
≥The recorded data can be also played back on Windows® Media
Player.(l30)
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Reco rd the sub ject approx.5 0 cm aw ay from it.
≥The capacities of the recording time for MPEG4 files are as follows:
The times listed in the above table are approximate.
Fine Normal Economy1 Economy2
8MB 2 min 3 min 6 min 8 min
16MB 4 min 7 min 14 min 19 min
32MB 10 min 15 min 30 min 40 min
64MB 20 min 32 min 60 min 80 min
MPEG4
PICTURE
VOICE
PUSH/SET
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RECPLAY
MPEG4 RECORD
PRESS MENU TO RETURN
RECORDING SETUP
OTHER FUNCTION
RECORDING SETUP
PRESS MENU TO RETURN
MPEG4 MODE
FINE NORMAL
ECONOMY1 ECONOMY2
2,3
1
1
2
3
MPEG4
0h10m14s N
R0h10m
1,2,3
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