Panasonic

Creative Video Mode

character_bullet-largeDisplays Suited to Video Recording

character_bullet-largeRecording with Creative Video

character_bullet-large[CreativeVideo Combined Set.]


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The [icon_mode-p-motion_table] mode (Creative Video mode) is a recording mode specifically for video recording in which you can use all video functions.

In the [icon_mode-p-motion_table] mode, the recording screen switch to displays suited to video recording.

You can start and stop video recording with the shutter button.

Change the exposure and audio settings with touch operation to prevent operation sounds from being recorded.

Settings such as exposure and white balance can be changed independent of picture taking settings.


Displays Suited to Video Recording

In the recording screen, the following parts switch to displays suited to video recording.


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  1. Recording file format (character_reference[Rec. File Format])


  1. Recording quality (character_reference[Rec Quality])


  1. Image area of video (character_reference[Image Area of Video])


  1. Video recording time (character_referenceVideo Recording Time)


bullet02Examples of displays at the time of purchase.

For information about the icons other than those described here (character_referenceMonitor/Viewfinder Displays)


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bullet02Even in the [iA]/[P]/[A]/[S]/[M] modes, as with the [icon_mode-p-motion_table] mode, you can switch to the display suited to video recording:

(character_reference[Video-Priority Display])


Recording with Creative Video

  1. Set the recording mode to [icon_mode-p-motion_table].

character_bullet-largeSet the mode dial. (character_referenceSelecting the Recording Mode)

  1. Set the exposure mode.

character_bullet-largebutton_menu-set character_arrow [icon_movie] character_arrow [icon_photo-quality] character_arrow [Exposure Mode] character_arrow [P]/[A]/[S]/[M]


bullet02You can perform the same exposure operations as the [P]/[A]/[S]/[M] modes.

  1. Close the menu.

character_bullet-largePress the shutter button halfway.

  1. Start recording.

character_bullet-largePress the shutter button (A), video rec. button (B), or sub video rec. button (C).

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  1. Stop recording.

character_bullet-largePress the shutter button, video rec. button, or sub video rec. button again.


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bullet02You can disable the recording start/stop operations using the shutter button:

(character_reference[Assign REC to Shutter Button])

bullet02You can assign the function that starts/ends video recording only in the [icon_mode-p-motion_table] mode to an Fn button:

(character_reference[Video Record(Creative Video)])


character_diamondOperations During Video Recording

Change the exposure and audio settings with touch operation to prevent operation sounds from being recorded.


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bullet02With the default settings, the Touch Tab is not displayed.

Set [Touch Tab] to [ON] in [Touch Settings] in the [Custom] ([Operation]) menu. (character_reference[Touch Settings])


  1. Touch [icon_touch-tab-silent-movie_l].


  1. Touch an icon.


icon_touch-zoom_l Zoom


icon_touch-f_s Aperture value


icon_touch-ss_s Shutter speed


icon_touch-brightness_s Exposure compensation


icon_touch-iso-gain ISO sensitivity/Gain (dB)


icon_touch-miclevel_s Sound recording level adjustment

(character_reference[Sound Rec Level Adj.])


  1. Drag the slide bar to set the item.

[icon_touch-zoom-w-slow]/[icon_touch-zoom-t-slow]: Changes the setting slowly.

[icon_touch-zoom-w-high]/[icon_touch-zoom-t-high]: Changes the setting quickly.


bullet02If you touch icon (D), the screen of Step 2 is redisplayed.

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[CreativeVideo Combined Set.]

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In default settings, settings such as exposure and white balance changed in [icon_mode-p-motion_table] mode are also reflected in picture recording in [P]/[A]/[S]/[M] modes.

From the [CreativeVideo Combined Set.] menu, you can separate settings for video recording and for picture recording.


button_menu-set character_arrow [icon_custom-menu] character_arrow [icon_photo-quality] character_arrow Select [CreativeVideo Combined Set.]


[F/SS/ISO/Exposure Comp.]/[White Balance]/[Photo Style]/[Metering Mode]/[AF Mode]

[icon_picture]: The recording settings are linked across recording modes.

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[icon_motion-pic]: Recording settings can be separated by the [icon_mode-p-motion_table] mode and the [P]/[A]/[S]/[M] mode.

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bullet02The [iA] mode uses the optimum recording settings for the camera automatically, so the recording settings will be independent, irrespective of the settings made with this function.