Optical image stabilizer function, Adding effects to images, Using user buttons – Panasonic AG-AC160AEN User Manual

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Shooting

Optical image stabilizer function

When shooting with the camera hand held, you can
reduce camera shake by using the optical image
stabilizer function.
The optical image stabilizer can be switched ON/
OFF with the <OIS> button. [

] is displayed

in the viewfinder and the LCD monitor when the
optical image stabilizer is ON. When using a tripod,
natural images can be obtained by turning the
optical image stabilizer function OFF.

<OIS> button

When tracking a moving subject or there is a lot
of camera shake, stabilization may not work.

Adding effects to images

Effects can be added to images by pressing the
USER buttons assigned the [BLACKFADE] function
and the [WHITEFADE] function. The buttons are
forcibly disabled during playback, REC CHECK,
and thumbnail display.

[BLACKFADE]:

Press the button to fade out to black. At this
time audio fades out in the same way. Also,
continue to press the button and the image
fades out, release the button and it fades in.

[WHITEFADE]:

Press the button to fade out to white. At this
time audio fades out in the same way. Also,
continue to press the button and the image
fades out, release the button and it fades in.

Using USER buttons

You can assign a single function from among 16
types of functions to each USER button.
Use these buttons to change shooting conditions
quickly or add the fade effect to images to match
the subject.
In the factory settings, the following functions are
assigned to each of the buttons.

<USER1>: [BACKLIGHT]
<USER2>: [D.ZOOM]
<USER3>: [SHOT MARK]

For details, see the [USER1] - [USER3] items on
the setup menu [SW MODE] screen (Page 87).
If you press a USER button to which one of the
functions has been assigned, and then turn OFF
the power or change the mode during operation
of the USER button function, it will return to the
previous state.

Backlight compensation

When shooting subjects in backlight, press the
USER button to which the [BACKLIGHT] function
has been assigned.
[BACKLIGHT] will be displayed on the screen.
Auto iris control for backlight compensation will
prevent the image of the subject from becoming
dark.
Press the USER button again to release backlight
compensation. (In the manual iris mode, the iris
status is retained at the corresponding point even
when backlight compensation is canceled.)

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