User manual PANASONIC SJMR200

[. . . ] REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws. Even for the purpose of private use, recording of certain material may be restricted. · Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions. [. . . ] · You can also use [FUNC] to set. (P89) Auto white balance The available white balance range is shown in the following illustration. When you take a picture beyond the available white balance range, the picture may appear reddish or bluish. Even within the confines of the range, the auto white balance may not operate properly if there are many light sources or there is no colour close to white. In these cases, adjust the white balance. 1 Auto white balance will work in the following range. 2 Blue sky 3 Cloudy sky (Rain) 4 Shade 5 TV screen 6 Sunlight 7 White fluorescent light 8 Incandescent light bulb 9 Sunrise and sunset 10 Candlelight MENU /SET · You can also use the front dial or the rear dial to select items. · You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu. [AWB] (Auto white balance) [ ] (Daylight) [ ] (Cloudy) for auto setting for recording outdoors on a bright day for recording outdoors on a cloudy day 73 VQT1G39 Advanced 2) 3) 4) 1) 6) 7) 5) Resetting the white balance Use this to set the white balance manually. 1 Select [ ] or [ ] with step 2 on P73 and then press 3. 8) 9) 10) KlKelvin Colour Temperature · You can finely adjust the white balance. (P75) · The optimum white balance under fluorescent light differs depending on the type of fluorescent light so use [AWB], [ ] or [ ]. · When you take a picture with the flash, the white balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient. · Jitter is avoided when taking pictures indoors of a moving subject by increasing the ISO sensitivity and making the shutter speed faster. 1/125 ISO800 · Noise is avoided when taking pictures indoors of a subject with no movement by decreasing the ISO sensitivity. When taking pictures with Live View only · You can set [ISO LIMIT SET]. (P78) · When setting to [AUTO], the ISO sensitivity is automatically increased between [ISO100] and [ISO400] according to the brightness. (It can only increase up to [ISO200] when [ISO LIMIT SET] is set to [ISO200]. ) · The ISO sensitivity automatically increases up to [ISO800] if you select [ ]. ¢ 1/30 ISO200 · The shutter speed is not fixed when the shutter button is pressed halfway. It is continuously changing to match the movement of the subject until the shutter button is pressed fully. Confirm the actual shutter speed on the information display for the picture being played back. · You can also use [FUNC] to set. (P89) · If you select [ ], digital zoom cannot be used. · Depending on the brightness and how fast the subject is moving, jitter may not be avoided even if [ ] is selected. 77 VQT1G39 Advanced · The camera may not be able to detect the movement of the subject in the following cases. ­ When the moving subject is small ­ When the moving subject is at the edge of the screen ­ When the subject starts moving the instant the shutter button is pressed fully ­ While AF is activated · The setting is fixed to [ ] in the following cases. ­ In [BABY1]/[BABY2] and [PET] in scene mode ­ In [INDOOR PORTRAIT], [I. ISO MACRO], [NORMAL SPORTS], [OUTDOOR SPORTS] and [INDOOR SPORTS] in advanced scene mode · Programme shift cannot be activated when the ISO sensitivity is set to [ ]. · You cannot select [ ] in shutter-priority AE mode and manual exposure mode. Also, you cannot select [AUTO] in manual exposure mode. [. . . ] · Check the [AF ASSIST LAMP] setting in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu. (P104) · Are you taking pictures in dark places?­ The AF assist lamp does not turn on in bright places. · The surface of the camera and the reverse side of the LCD monitor may become warm during use. [. . . ]