Panasonic Hc W570 Owners Manual

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Intelligent Auto Plus
Please refer to page 49 for details about the effect of each mode.
(Portrait)/ (Scenery)/ (Spotlight)
*1/ (Low Light)*1/
(Night Scenery)*2/ (Macro)*2/(Normal)*1/(Normal)*2
*1 In Motion Picture Recording Mode only
*2 In Still Picture Recording Mode only
≥ Change the Recording Mode to  / . ( l48)
1(When adjusting the brightness)
To u c h   .
(When adjusting the color balance)
To u c h   .
≥R side: Sets the balance to a reddish tone.
B side: Sets the balance to a bluish tone.
≥...

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1Touch   to adjust the horizontal position of 
the in-focus portion.
≥If you touch the screen, you can adjust the horizontal 
position of the in-focus portion.
≥ When no touch operations are performed for approximately 
1 second, [Reset], [SIZE], and [ENTER] are displayed. If 
you touch the screen, you can readjust the horizontal 
position of the in-focus portion.
≥ Position of the in-focus portion will return to original positi on when you touch [Reset].
2To u c h   [ S I Z E ] .≥The size of the...

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1(When adjusting the brightness)To u c h   .≥The level of brightness is switched every time you touch the ic on.
(Standard)  # (Bright)  # (Dark)
2(When adjusting the color balance)
To u c h   .
≥The level of color balance is switched every time you touch the  icon.
(Blue)  # (Red)  #  (Yellow)
3 Start recording.
≥The sound is monaural.
1(When adjusting the brightness)
To u c h   .≥The level of brightness is switched every time you touch the ic on.
(Standard)  # (Bright)  # (Dark)
2Start...

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Touch the desired setup time.
≥Touch [ENTER].
≥ A frame is recorded with a set recording interval. 30 frames wi ll make up motion picture of 
1 second.
≥ “h” is an abbreviation for hour, “min” for minute and “s” for s econd.
≥ These times are approximations.
≥ Maximum recordable time is 12 hours.
≥Audio cannot be recorded.
≥ [REC MODE] is set to [HA].
≥ The shortest motion picture recording time is 1 second.
≥ The color balance and focus may not be adjusted automatically depending on the light...

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Scene Mode
≥Change the Recording Mode to  . ( l48)Touch the desired Scene Mode.
≥Touch [ENTER].
≥(Sports/Portrait/Soft Skin/Spotlight/Snow/Beach/Sunset/Scenery)
jThe shutter speed is 1/8 or more in Still Picture Recording Mod e.
≥ (Sunset/Low Light)
jThe shutter speed is 1/30 or more in Motion Picture Recording M ode.
≥ (Sunset/Scenery/Fireworks/Night Scenery)
jImage may get blurry when close object is recorded.
≥ (Sports)
jDuring normal playback, the image movement may not look smooth.
j Color...

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≥(Night Scenery)
jThe shutter speed is 1/2 or more in Still Picture Recording Mod e.
j Using a tripod is recommended.
Stop Motion Animation Assist
≥Change the Recording Mode to  . ( l48)1 Press the   button to record the still pictures. (l24)
2 Touch [Enter].
≥A still picture will be recorded, and it will be displayed in a  semi-transparent state on the recording 
screen. Look at the picture to estimate how far you should move  the subject for the next 
recording.
≥ If you have already recorded...

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≥The Manual Focus, White Balance, Shutter Speed, Brightness (Iris and Gain) settings are 
retained when you change between Motion Picture Recording Mode and Still Picture 
Recording Mode.
Touch the   to switch to Manual Mode. ( l48)
Advanced (Recording)
Manual recording
MNL
FOCUSWBSHTRIRIS

MNL
A Manual icon
Focus ( l60)
White Balance ( l58)
Manual Shutter Speed ( l59)
Iris Adjustment ( l59)
FOCUS
WB
SHTR
IRIS 

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White Balance
Automatic White Balance function may not reproduce natural colors depending on the scenes or 
lighting conditions. If so, you can adjust the White Balance ma nually.
≥ Switch to Manual Mode. ( l57)
1To u c h   [ W B ] .
2Touch  /  to select White Balance Mode.≥Touch [WB] to select the mode.
≥ To return to auto setting, set to   or change the Recording Mode  to the Intelligent Auto 
Mode. ( l48)
∫ To set the White Balance manually
1 Select  , fill the screen with a white subject.
2...

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Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
Shutter Speed:
Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects.
Iris:
Adjust it when the screen is too bright or too dark.
≥Switch to Manual Mode. ( l57)
1Touch [SHTR] or [IRIS].
2Touch  /  to adjust settings.≥Touch [SHTR]/[IRIS] to end the adjustment.
: Shutter speed:
1/60 to 1/8000
≥ If [AUTO SLOW SHTR] is set to [ON], the shutter speed will be s et between 1/30 and 1/8000.
≥ The shutter speed closer to 1/8000 is faster.
≥ The shutter speed will be set between...

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Manual Focus adjustment
If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions, then use Manual Focus.
≥ Switch to Manual Mode. ( l57)
1(When MF assist function is used)Select the menu.
≥Touch   to display the Manual icon.
2Touch [FOCUS].
3Touch [MF] to change to Manual Focus.≥MF appears on the screen.
4Adjust the focus by touching  / .
The in-focus area is displayed in blue. The normal screen 
returns approximately 2 seconds after you finish bringing 
the subject into focus.
≥Touch [FOCUS] to end...