Remote control recording

Preparation

  1. Wi-Fi® connection

Recording a video

Operation

1. Tapicon

The recording screen is displayed.

  1. Recording information (setting icons, etc.) is displayed on the screen.

2. Tapicon*

Video recording is started. Tap again to stop recording video.

* Not displayed in still picture recording mode.

  1. Tapiconto record a still picture.

Switching from video recording mode to still picture recording mode (or vice versa)

Tapiconto switch between video recording mode and still picture recording mode.

Using zoom

1. Tap zoom buttoniconicon/iconicon

  1. Tap it toward T (telephoto) to magnify and toward W (Wide) to widen zoom. Zoom levericoncan also be used to adjust focus.
  2. Magnification is shown on zoom bar at bottom of screen.

Using the Stop Motion Animation Assist Functions

By slightly moving the subject between shots, you can create stop-motion slideshows.

Preparation

  1. Wi-Fi connection
  2. Tapiconto set your smartphone / tablet to still picture recording mode.
    In video recording mode, [Stop Motion Animation Assist] is not available.

Operation

1. Tap menuicon

2. Tap [Record Setup] > [Recording Mode] > [Stop Motion]

3. Tapiconto record a still picture

When saving, please tap [Save].
Tap [Cancel] when you want to retake the photograph.

  1. A still picture will be saved, and the captured still picture will be shown as a semi-transparent copy on the recording screen. Use this as a guide for how much to move it.
    When still pictures are saved in a photograph group, the last picture will be displayed as a semi-transparent copy on the recording screen.

4. Move the subject and taking the next composition

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to take pictures.

  1. Until executing the [Create Stop Motion], you can record still pictures in the same photograph group.
    One photograph group can have a maximum of 999 still pictures recorded.

To capture a new Stop Motion group, please tap Menuicon, then tap [Record Setup] > [Create Stop Motion].

  1. [Picture Size] is set to (1920×1080).
  2. If you want to make more than one stop motion animation at a time, insert a different SD card before recording still pictures of a different stop motion animation to record them in a separate recording group.

Recording with the Sub Camera (Sub Window)*

* This function cannot be used on the HC-V750 series.

Using the Sub Camera and the Main Camera, you can record two images simultaneously. (Sub Window)
Use the Sub Camera to enjoy recording yourself, a family member next to you or scenery different from that seen from the Main Camera.

!

  1. Recording only with the Sub Camera is not possible.
  2. Images recorded with the Main Camera and the Sub Camera will be recorded as a single scene or still picture. When you play them back, you cannot delete just the image recorded with the Sub Camera or hide it.
  3. The minimum focus distance of the Sub Camera is approximately 30 cm.

Preparation

  1. Wi-Fi connection

Operation

1. Rotate the Sub Camera

Subjects recorded through the Sub Camera are displayed on the Sub Window.
If you tapiconandicon, the subjects within the lenses of the Main Camera and the Sub Camera can be recorded at the same time.

  1. From the menuicon, you can change the recording settings for the Sub Camera.
  1. Menuicon > Tap [Sub Window], and choose [Off] to close.
  1. If this application is launched and set to recording mode with the Sub Camera's lens rotated, it will automatically be set to Sub Window mode.
  2. Depending on the recording conditions, the color balance and brightness of the images from the Main Camera and the Sub Camera may vary.