Panasonic NV-VS3A - When to Use Manual Mode

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Subjects and Recording Conditions
for Which the Manual Mode Is More
Suitable
The following subjects and recording situations are not
suitable for recording in the Full Auto Mode. In these cases,
adjusting the white balance and/or focus manually will provide
more beautiful pictures. Also read the pages related to the
manual adjustment indicated in parentheses.
1. White Balance
To adjust the white balance manually, see “Recording with
Manual White Balance Adjustment”. (-* 56)
2. Focus
To adjust the focus manually, see “Recording with Manual
Focus Adjustment”, (-> 58)
lf you select the Manual Mode, the {MNL] Indication appears.
®During recording, it is not possible to change the recording
mode ([AUTO], [ 48 ], [sh], (a), (LEM). [8*1), even if you
press the [PROG. AE] Button. (> 59)
™@ Subjects and Recording Conditions Not Suitable
for Recording in the Full Auto Mode (problematic
adjustments in parentheses)
®Subjects with dark surfaces (White Balance, Focus)
When moving the Movie Camera from outdoors to indoors
while recording (White Balance)
e Subjects lit by different light sources (White Balance)
® Subjects lit by mercury-vapour or natrium lamps
(White Balance)
Subjects with shiny surfaces or a lot of light reflection
(Focus)
@Subjects with weak contrast (Focus)
® Subjects with part of it near and part of it far away from the
Movie Camera (Focus)
Subjects without vertical contours (Focus)
®Subjects with fast movement (Focus)
Subjects behind moving objects (Focus)
®Subjects behind glass covered by dirt, dust or water drops
(Focus)