Panasonic DMCSZ1 DMCSZ1 User Guide - Page 76

Using the [Motion Picture] Menu, [Rec Quality], [Continuous AF]

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Recording Using the [Motion Picture] Menu For details on [Motion Picture] menu settings, refer to P37. In [Panorama Shot] in Scene Mode, the [Motion Picture] menu will not be displayed. [Rec Quality] Applicable modes: This sets up the picture quality of motion pictures. Settings [HD] [VGA] Picture size/Bit rate 1280k720 pixels/Approx. 10 Mbps 640k480 pixels/Approx. 4 Mbps fps Aspect ratio 16:9 30 4:3 Note • What is bit rate This is the volume of data for a definite period of time, and the quality becomes higher when the number gets bigger. This unit is using the "VBR" recording method. "VBR" is an abbreviation of "Variable Bit Rate", and the bit rate (volume of data for definite period of time) is changed automatically depending on the subject to record. Therefore, the recording time is shortened when a subject with fast movement is recorded. [Continuous AF] Applicable modes: It will continually keep on focusing on a subject for which the focus was once set. Settings: [ON]/[OFF] Note • Set this function to [OFF] if you wish to fix the focus on the position where you started the motion picture recording. - 76 -

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Recording
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Using the [Motion Picture] Menu
For details on [Motion Picture] menu settings, refer to
P37
.
In [Panorama Shot] in Scene Mode, the [Motion Picture] menu will not be displayed.
Applicable modes:
This sets up the picture quality of motion pictures.
Note
What is bit rate
This is the volume of data for a definite period of time, and the quality becomes higher when the
number gets bigger. This unit is using the “VBR” recording method. “VBR” is an abbreviation of
“Variable Bit Rate”, and the bit rate (volume of data for definite period of time) is changed
automatically depending on the subject to record. Therefore, the recording time is shortened
when a subject with fast movement is recorded.
Applicable modes:
It will continually keep on focusing on a subject for which the focus was once set.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
Note
Set this function to [OFF] if you wish to fix the focus on the position where you started the
motion picture recording.
[Rec Quality]
Settings
Picture size/Bit rate
fps
Aspect ratio
[HD]
1280
k
720 pixels/Approx. 10 Mbps
30
16:9
[VGA]
640
k
480 pixels/Approx. 4 Mbps
4:3
[Continuous AF]