Panasonic AG-AC7 Operating Instructions - Page 33

∫ About the screen indications in still picture recording MEGA 2.9M R3000 : MEGA : : : 2.9M : R3000: Still picture operation indicator (l 91) MEGA optical image stabilizer (l 32) Optical image stabilizer (l 46) Quality of still pictures (l 62) Size of still pictures (l 61) Remaining number of still pictures (Flashes in red when [0] appears.) ∫ About the focus indication ≥ The focus indication indicates the status of the auto focus. ≥ The focus indication does not appear in manual focus mode. ≥ The focus indication does not appear or has difficulty focusing in the following cases. j When close subjects and far subjects are included in the same scene j When the scene is dark j When there is a bright part in the scene j When the scene is filled with only horizontal lines ∫ 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 focus area. ≥ Focus area is not displayed in the following conditions. j When the Extra optical zoom is used Recording still pictures in motion picture recording mode You can record still pictures even in motion picture recording mode. ¬ Change the mode to . Press the button (press to the bottom) to take the picture. ≥ It is possible to record still pictures while recording motion pictures. (Simultaneous recording) ≥ Remaining number of recordable pictures is displayed while still pictures are being recorded. ≥ While recording motion pictures or during the PRE-REC operation, image quality is different from ordinary still pictures so that motion picture recording takes preference over still picture recording. ≥ If simultaneous recording is used while recording a motion picture, the recordable time remaining will shorten. If the unit is turned off or the mode switch operated, the recordable time remaining may lengthen. 33 VQT3Q78