Panasonic DMC-FX30 - Manual (Page 50)

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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• 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
k240 pixels).
6 Press [MENU/SET] to close the
menu.
• You can also press the shutter
button halfway to close the menu.
• The focus range is 5 cm to ¶ (Wide),
30 cm to ¶ (Tele).
• Refer to P106 for information about the
available recording time.
• The available recording time displayed on
the screen 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 SD Memory
Card or SDHC Memory Card, recording
may stop in the middle.
• We recommend using Panasonic’s SD
Memory Card/SDHC Memory Card.
• Depending on the type of SD Memory
Card or SDHC Memory Card, the card
access indication may appear for a while
after recording motion pictures. This is not
a malfunction.
• Motion pictures can be recorded
continuously up to 2 GB.
The maximum available recording time for
up to 2 GB only is displayed on the
screen.
• When motion pictures recorded with the
camera are played back on other
equipment, the quality of the picture and
sound may deteriorate and it may not be
possible to play them back. Also the
recording information may not be
displayed correctly.
• In motion picture mode [ ], you cannot
use the direction detection function and
the review function.
• You cannot set [MODE2] on the optical
image stabilizer function.
• The bundled software includes QuickTime
to play back motion picture files recorded
with the camera on the PC.