Panasonic AG-HPX250EN Camcorder User Manual


 
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Shooting
Changing the image size
Whenrecordingin480i/576imode,youcan
changethesize(aspectratio)oftheimagesthat
yourecord.
Selecttheaspectratiointhesetupmenus,
SYSTEMSETUPscreen,ASPECTCONV.(Page137)
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Refertothesection“Usingthesetupmenus”
(Page28ofVol.1)formenuoperation.
SIDE CROP:
Recordedintheregular4:3aspectratio.
Theleftandrightedgesoftheimagearecut.
LETTER BOX:
Recordedinthe16:9aspectratio.
Blackbandsarerecordedatthetopandbottom
oftheimage.
WhenLETTERBOXisselected,blackbands
arenotdisplayedatthetopandbottomofthe
viewnderorLCDmonitorasthescreensize
is16:9.Assuch,“LT.BOX”isdisplayedonthe
screen.
SQUEEZE:
Therecordedimagesaresqueezedhorizontally
sothattheyareshownas16:9imagesona
compatiblewide-screentelevision.
Optical Image Stabilizer
UsetheOpticalImageStabilizer(OIS)toreduce
theeffectsofcamera-recordershakewhen
shootingbyhand.
PresstheOISbuttontoturnthefunctiononand
off.
appearsonthescreenwhenthisfunctionison.
Turnthefunctionoffwhenusingatripodformore
naturalimages.
OIS button
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Thisfunctionwillnotbeaseffectivewhenthe
vibrationissevereorwhentrackingamoving
subject.
DRS (Dynamic Range Stretcher)
function
Thisfunctioncompressesthevideosignallevel
whilemaintainingcontrasttoextendthedynamic
rangemakingitpossibletocorrectlyrender
highlightareaswithoutoverexposureandlossof
detailthatwouldotherwiseoccur.
Whenusing1080i,theDRSfunctionisnot
availableifshootingwith24P,30P,25PorVFR
(variableframerate).
ThisfunctionrunswhenDRSonthesettingmenu
SCENEFILEscreenissettoON.(Page133)
Youcanchangethelevelofcompressionusing
DRSEFFECT.(Page133)
YoucanallocateDRSON/OFFtoaUSERbutton.
(Page39)