Panasonic Hdc Hs250 Operating Instructions

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Intelligent contrast control:
≥ If there are extremely dark or bright parts or the 
brightness is insufficient, the effect may not be 
clear.
Intelligent exposure:
≥ If there are extremely dark parts or the 
brightness is insufficient, the effect may not be 
clear.
Fade:
≥ The thumbnails of scenes recorded using fade 
in become black (or white).
Soft skin mode:
≥ If the background or anything else in the scene 
has colors similar to the skin color, they will 
also be smoothed.
≥ If the...

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Recording
Recording 
(Advanced)
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Recording functions of 
menus
FunctionEffect/Setting method
Scene ModeWhen you record images in different situations, this mode 
automatically sets optimum shutter speeds and apertures.
≥Change the mode to   or  .
Select the menu. ( l28)
[RECORD SETUP]  # [SCENE MODE]  # desired setting
5 Sports:
To make fast moving scenes less shaky with slow playback and 
pause of playback  Portrait:
To make people stand out against the background
 Spotlight:
Improved quality...

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FunctionEffect/Setting method
Guide lineYou can check if the image is level while recording or playing 
back motion pictures and still pictures. The function can also 
be used to estimate the balance of the composition.
≥Change the mode to   or  .
≥ The Intelligent Auto Mode is set to off. ( l40)
Select the menu. ( l28)
[RECORD SETUP]  # [GUIDE LINES]  # desired setting
(When motion picture playback is selected while the mode is set to  . (l 74))
[VIDEO SETUP]  # [GUIDE LINES]  # desired...

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Auto slow shutterYou can record bright pictures even in dark places by slowing 
the shutter speed.
≥Change the mode to  .
≥ The Intelligent Auto Mode is set to off. ( l40)
Select the menu. ( l28)
[RECORD SETUP]  # [AUTO SLOW SHTR]  # [ON]
≥ The shutter speed is set to 1/30 or more depending on the 
surrounding brightness.
Automatic face 
framing
[OFF]:
Not display
[PRIMARY]:
Only the prioritized face 
framing is displayed.
[ALL]:
All face detection framings 
are displayed. In the Intelligent...

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Microphone setup
[SURROUND]:
Sound is recorded with 
5.1 ch surround microphone.
[ZOOM MIC]:
Directivity of the microphone 
is synchronized with the 
zoom operation. Sounds 
near the front of the unit are 
recorded more clearly if you 
zoom in (close-up) and 
surrounding sounds are 
recorded more realistically if 
you zoom out (wide angle).
[FOCUS MIC]:
Directivity of the center is 
enhanced for recording audio 
near the front of the unit 
more clearly.Directivity (sound sensitivity direction)...

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Microphone level
[AUTO]:
AGC is activated, and the 
recording level is adjusted 
automatically.
[SETr ]/[SET]:
The desired recording level 
can be set.
AGC: Auto Gain Control When recording, the input level from the built-in microphones 
can be adjusted.≥
Change the mode to  .
≥ The Intelligent Auto Mode is set to off. ( l40)
1Select the menu. ( l28)
[RECORD SETUP]  # [MIC LEVEL]  # [SETr]/[SET]
2Touch  /  to adjust the microphone input 
level.
ACenter
B Front left
C Back left
D Front right
E...

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Hi-speed burst 
shooting
[24 frames/sec]:
72 still pictures are recorded 
continuously at the rate of 24 
per second.
The picture size is   
(1920k1080).
[60 frames/sec]:
180 still pictures are 
recorded continuously at the 
rate of 60 per second.
The picture size is   
(1280k 720). Recording is done continuously at the rate of 24 or 60 still 
pictures per second.
Use this function to record an object with fast movement.
It is recorded in Motion Picture Recording Mode, since still 
pictures are...

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Scene Mode:
5Sports
≥ During normal playback, the image movement 
may not look smooth.
≥ Color and screen brightness may change 
under indoor lighting.
≥ If the brightness is insufficient, the Sports Mode 
does not function. The  5/ display 
flashes.
≥ The shutter speed is 1/8 or more in Still Picture 
Recording Mode.
 Portrait
≥ Color and screen brightness may change 
under indoor lighting.
≥ The shutter speed is 1/8 or more in Still Picture 
Recording Mode.
 Spotlight
≥ The shutter speed is...

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 Night portrait
≥ The shutter speed is 1/2 or more.
≥ The flash is set to [ON].
≥ Using a tripod is recommended.
Digital cinema:
≥ Motion pictures recorded while this setting is 
turned [ON] may not be played back properly 
with a player that cannot support 24p video 
signal playback.
Auto Ground-Directional Standby
≥ 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.
Auto slow shutter:
≥ When the shutter...

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Recording
Recording 
(Advanced)
3
Manual recording
Touch the operation icon to adjust white balance, shutter speed, iris and manual focus.
¬Change the mode to   or  .
Press the MANUAL button.
≥  appears on the screen.
Perform the setting by touching the desired item to be set.
≥Touch  1 to change the page and touch 
 to display/not-display the operation 
icon.
MNL
MANUAL
FIRISSHTRWBMF
White balance ( l71)
Manual shutter speed ( l72)
Aperture adjustment ( l72)
Manual focus ( l73)WB
SHTR
IRIS
FF...