Colour Night View Functions; Soft Skin Mode - Panasonic NV-GS300 Operating Instructions Manual

Colour night view functions

This function allows you to record colour subjects
in dark locations to stand out against the
background.
Attach the camera to a tripod, and you can record
images free from vibration.
≥Only manual focusing can be used.
≥Recorded scene is seen as if frames were
missed.
Colour night view function
You can record dark locations brightly in colour.
0 Lux colour night view function
You can record completely dark locations with the
light of the LCD monitor.
≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.
1
Press the joystick to display the icon. Move
the joystick down until icon 1 appears.
2
Move the joystick up to select the colour
night view icon [
≥The [COLOUR NIGHT VIEW ON] indication
appears on the screen of the movie camera.
≥Each upward press switches the modes.
OFF # Colour night view function # 0 Lux
colour night view function # OFF
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(In the case of 0 Lux colour night view
function)
Extend the viewfinder and rotate the LCD
monitor towards the lens side.
≥When the LCD monitor is reversed, the
screen is lit in white.
≥Extend the viewfinder and view the images
while recording.
≥The light of the LCD monitor reaches approx.
1.2 m or less.
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To cancel the colour night view
function
Select the colour night view icon until the colour
night view indication disappear.
≥The [0 LUX COLOUR NIGHT VIEW OFF]
indication appears on the screen of the movie
camera.
≥If the 0 Lux colour night view function is selected
without reversing the LCD monitor, the
[REVERSE THE LCD MONITOR] indication
appears.
≥If set in a bright place, the screen may become
whitish for a while.
≥The colour night view function makes the signal
charging time of CCD up to approximately 25k
longer than usual, so that dark scenes invisible
to the naked eye can be recorded brightly. For
this reason, bright dots that are usually invisible
may be seen, but this is not a malfunction.
≥The colour night view function is cancelled when
you turn off the power or operate the mode dial.

Soft skin mode

This allows the skin colour to be recorded in a
softer tone. This is more effective if you record the
bust image of a person.
≥Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.
1
Press the joystick to display the icon. Move
the joystick down until icon 1 appears.
2
Move the joystick left to select the soft skin
icon [ ].
≥The [SOFT SKIN MODE ON] indication
appears on the screen of the movie camera.
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To cancel the soft skin mode
Select the [ ] icon again.
≥The [SOFT SKIN MODE OFF] indication
appears on the screen of the movie camera.
≥If the background or anything else in the scene
has colours similar to the skin colour, they will
also be smoothed.
≥If the brightness is insufficient, the effect may
not be clear.
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