User manual PANASONIC WGAV120

[. . . ] If any foreign object is adhered to the inner side of the side door, remove with the supplied brush. If any liquid such as water droplets is adhered to the camera or inner side of the side door, wipe off with a soft, dry cloth. Do not open or close the side door near the water, when underwater, using wet hands, or when the camera is wet. It may cause water leakage. Do not apply strong shock or vibration by dropping or knocking the camera. [. . . ] For certain shutter speed settings, the minimum interval is 5 minutes. Number of pictures C 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 [u]: Recording warning D [s]: The user is notified that recording is to start by a warning sound and flashing AF assist lamp. Also, the AF assist lamp doesn't flash. Press [MENU/SET]. Press the shutter button fully. When the recording time arrives, the recording starts automatically. If the current time has already passed the set start time, the recording starts when the During recording standby, the power will turn off automatically if no operation is shutter button is pressed. The Time Lapse Shot is continued even with the power turned off. When the recording start time arrives, the power turns on automatically. To turn on the power manually, press the camera [ON/OFF] button or press and hold [(]. To stop the Time Lapse Shooting partway through, press [MENU/SET] or [(] and end the recording on the displayed confirmation screen. - 105 - Recording This function is not for use in a security camera. If you leave the unit somewhere to perform [Time Lapse Shot], please be careful of theft. We do not recommend using [Time Lapse Shot] while underwater. Settings: [ON]/[OFF] Note Only available when [AF Mode] is set to [s] and Face Detection is active. Under certain circumstances, red-eye cannot be corrected. [Stabilizer] Applicable modes: Using this mode, jitter during picture taking is detected, and the camera automatically compensates for the jitter, enabling jitter-free images to be taken. When recording motion pictures, "Active Mode" (stabiliser for motion pictures) will automatically function. This decreases the jitter of the image when recording motion pictures while walking, etc. Settings: [ON]/[OFF] Note Stabiliser is fixed to [OFF] in [Panorama Shot] in Scene Mode. The setting is fixed to [ON] in [Handheld Night Shot] in Scene Mode. During motion picture recording, this setting is fixed to [ON] and "Active Mode" works. In "Active Mode", stronger effect of the correction can be achieved at the wide end. The stabiliser function may not be effective in the following cases. Note that "Active Mode" does not work when [Rec Quality] is set to [VGA] in [MP4]. Be careful of camera jitter when you press the shutter button. When taking pictures while following a moving subject. When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places. - 109 - Recording [Date Stamp] Applicable modes: You can take a picture with date and time of recording. Settings Description of settings Stamp the year, month, and day. [. . . ] When the brightness changes due to zoom or camera movement etc. , the lens may click and the picture on the screen may drastically change. The sound is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture. This is not a malfunction. The clock is reset. If you do not use the camera for a long time, the clock may be reset. [. . . ]