Panasonic DMC-FZ18 - Manual (Page 66)

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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• The focus, zoom and aperture value are
fixed to the setting when recording
starts (the first frame).
• The audio is also recorded
simultaneously from the built-in
microphone on this unit. (Motion
pictures cannot be recorded without
audio.)
• When using the stabilizer function, it is
fixed to [MODE1].
2 Press the shutter button fully to
stop recording.
• If the built-in memory or the card
becomes full in the middle of recording,
the camera stops recording
automatically.
w Changing the settings for the aspect
ratio and the picture quality
1 Press [MENU/SET].
2 Press / to select
[ASPECT RATIO] and then press
.
3 Press / to select the item and
then press [MENU/SET].
4 Press / to select [PICT.MODE]
and then press
.
5 Press / to select the item and
then press [MENU/SET].
If you selected [ ] on the screen
shown in step
2
If you selected [ ] on the screen
shown in step
2
• fps “frames per second”; This refers to
the number of frames used in 1 second.
• You can record smoother motion
pictures with “30 fps”.
• You can record longer motion pictures
with “10 fps” although the picture quality
is lower.
• The file size with [10fpsQVGA] is small
so it is suitable for e-mails.
• You can only record motion pictures
to the built-in memory when the
[ASPECT RATIO] is [
] and the
picture size is [30fpsQVGA] or
[10fpsQVGA] (320
M240 pixels).
6 Press [MENU/SET] to close the
menu.
• You can also press the shutter
button halfway to close the menu.
• Refer to P132 for information about the
available recording time.
• The available recording time displayed on
the LCD monitor/Viewfinder may not
decrease regularly.
• This unit does not support recording
motion pictures on MultiMediaCards.
• When you set the picture quality to
[30fpsVGA] or [30fps16:9], we
recommend using a high speed SD
Memory Card with “10MB/s” or greater
displayed on the package.
• Depending on the type of the card,
recording may stop in the middle.
Item Picture size fps
[30fpsVGA]
640
M480 pixels
30
[10fpsVGA] 10
[30fpsQVGA]
320
M240 pixels
30
[10fpsQVGA] 10
Item Picture size fps
[30fps16:9]
848
M480 pixels
30
[10fps16:9] 10