Panasonic HC V770 Owners Manual

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The clock is not set at the time of purchase. Make sure to set the clock.
≥ When you turn on this unit, the message “Set home region and date/time.” may be 
displayed. Select [YES], and follow the steps below to make the se settings:
j Step 3 in [SET WORLD TIME] ( l32)
j Steps 2–3 of “Setting date and time”
1Select the menu. (l31)
2Touch the date or time to be set, then set the desired value us ing /.ADisplaying the World Time setting ( l32):
[HOME]/ [DESTINATION]
≥ The year can be set between...

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Basic camera positioning
1 Hold the unit with both hands.
2 Put your hand through the grip belt.
3 It is convenient to use the Recording button icon  A when holding the unit at waist level.
≥ When recording, make sure your footing is stable and there is n o danger of colliding with another 
person or object.
≥ When you are outdoors, record pictures with the sunlight behind  you. If the subject is backlit, it will 
become dark in the recording.
≥ Keep your arms near your body and separate your...

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Attaching/Removing the lens hood [WX970]/[VX870]
This will reduce the extra light entering the lens in bright su nlight or backlight etc., making it possible 
to take clearer pictures.
How to attach the lens hood
1 Align the lens hood with this unit.
≥Attach the lens hood so that you can see its LOCK 
and UNLOCK arrows from above.
2 Rotate the lens hood’s mounting ring  A 
to the LOCK side to tighten it.
How to remove the lens hood
Rotate the lens hood’s mounting ring to the UNLOCK side 
to...

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1Open the LCD monitor, and set this 
unit to Motion Picture Recording 
Mode. (
l18)
2Press the recording start/stop button 
to start recording.
ARecording button icon
B When you begin recording,  ; changes to ¥.
3Press the recording start/stop button 
again to pause recording.
≥ Recording can also be started/stopped by touching the recording  button icon.
∫Screen indications in the Motion Picture Recording Mode
≥Screen display will disappear when no touch operation is perfor med for a specific...

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≥If the recording/playback button is pressed during motion pictu re recording, the recording 
will stop and this unit will be switched to Playback Mode.
≥ To change the recording format, change the 
[REC FORMAT] or [REC MODE]. ( l81)
≥ Still pictures can be recorded while recording the motion pictu re. (l27)
≥ The images recorded between pressing the recording start/stop b utton to start recording and 
pressing it again to pause recording become one scene. Scenes e xceeding 4 GB (approx.) or 
30...

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1Open the LCD monitor, and set 
this unit to Still Picture 
Recording Mode. (
l18)
2Press the   button halfway. 
(For Auto Focus only)
Focus indication:
3Press the   button fully.
≥ If you set the Optical Image Stabilizer function (l 71) to   ([MODE1]), then the Image 
Stabilizer function will be more effective. (  (MEGA Optical Ima ge Stabilizer) will be 
displayed when the   button is pressed halfway.)
≥ Using a tripod is recommended when recording still pictures in  dark places because the...

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About the screen indications in  Still Picture Recording Mode
∫ About 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 f ocus area.
Recording still pictures in Motion Picture Recording 
Mode
¬Set this unit to Motion Picture Recording Mode (l18)
Press the   button fully (press to the bottom) to take the pictu re.
≥It is possible to record still pictures while...

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1Set this unit to Playback Mode (l18).
2Touch the play mode select icon  A (l20).≥ You can also set by touching  , selecting [VIDEO SETUP] 
or [PICT. SETUP]  # [MEDIA, VIDEO/PICTURE]. ( l31)
3Select the still picture  C or the recording 
format of the motion picture  D you wish to 
play back.
≥ [4K MP4] is available only for the  / .
≥ Touch [Enter].
≥ /
If you touch [4K MP4], its recording mode icon will be displaye d on the thumbnail screen. 
()
≥ If you touch  , scenes recorded as Backup for...

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≥The following icons are displayed on thumbnails when [ALL AVCHD ] or [1080/60i] is touched:
≥ The following icons are displayed on thumbnails when [ALL MP4/i Frame] is touched:
≥  is displayed on the thumbnails of MP4 [1080/50M] scenes when [ 1080/60p] in [MP4/iFrame] 
is touched.
5Touch the scene or the still picture to be played back.≥ To display the next (previous) page:
jSlide the thumbnail display upward (downward) while touching it .
j Switch the touch menu, and then touch   (up) /   (down)...

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Change the thumbnail display
While the thumbnail is displayed, the thumbnail display changes  in the 
following order if the zoom lev er is operated to   side or   side .
20 scenes  () 9 scenes  () 1 scene  () Highlight & Time Frame Index* 
( l 95)
* Highlight & Time Frame Index can only set in Motion Picture Pl ayback 
Mode.
≥ If you set this unit to Recording Mode or Playback Mode by pres sing the recording/playback 
button, you will return to the 9 scenes display.
≥ By displaying in 1 scene...