Panasonic DMC-FZ18 - Page 66

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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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] (320M240 pixels).
6 Press [MENU/SET] to close the
menu.
• You can also press the shutter
button halfway to close the menu.
• Refer to P134 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.
• We recommend using Panasonic’s SD
Memory Cards/SDHC Memory Cards.
• Depending on the type of the 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
Item Picture size fps
[30fpsVGA]
640M480 pixels
30
[10fpsVGA]
10
[30fpsQVGA]
320M240 pixels
30
[10fpsQVGA]
10
Item Picture size fps
[30fps16:9]
848M480 pixels
30
[10fps16:9]
10