Panasonic VDR-D300 About the shutter chance mark, Concerning the focusing area, VDR-D250

Recording still pictures

∫About the shutter chance mark

≥The shutter chance mark does not appear in manual focus mode.

≥When the subject is not easily focused, focus on the subject manually.

≥You can record still pictures on the card even if the shutter chance mark does not appear, but pictures may be recorded without being focused.

≥The shutter chance mark does not appear or has difficulty displaying in the following cases.

–When the zoom magnification is high.

–When the unit is shaken.

–When the subject is moving.

–When the subject stands in front of a light source.

–When close subjects and far subjects are included in the same scene.

–When the scene is dark.

–When there is a bright part in the scene.

–When the scene is filled with only horizontal lines.

–When the scene lacks contrast.

Recording

∫Concerning the focusing area

When there is a contrasting object ahead or behind the subject in the focus area, the subject may not be focused. If so, move the contrasting object out of the focus area.

Even when it is still difficult to focus, adjust the focus manually.

Number of pixels and picture quality for still picture recording

∫PICTURE SIZE

Changing the recording size.

Press the MENU button, then select [ BASIC] # [ PICTURE SIZE] # desired item and press the joystick.

VDR-D300

Icon		Aspect	Number of pixels
		4:3	2048k1512
	3.1M
		4:3	1280k960
	1M
		4:3	640k480
	0.3M
2		16:9	1920k1080

VDR-D250

Icon		Aspect	Number of pixels
		4:3	1760k1320
	2.3M
		4:3	1280k960
	1M
		4:3	640k480
	0.3M
1.7		16:9	1760k992

≥When this unit is purchased, [PICTURE SIZE] is set to [ 2 ] (VDR-D300)/[ 1.7 ] (VDR-D250). The sides of pictures recorded with a 16:9 aspect ratio may be cut at printing. Check before printing.

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