Table Of Contents - Panasonic VDR-M50PP User Manual

Table of Contents

Important Information ........................................ 2
Be sure to read the following before
opening the CD-ROM package ...................... 4
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ........................... 5
Cautions When Using ........................................ 7
Cautions When Storing.................................... 10
Suggestions and Restrictions .......................... 10
Read This First ................................................ 11
About This Manual........................................... 11
Introduction ...................................................... 12
Quick Start Guide for Software ........................ 13
Table of Contents ............................................ 15
Checking Provided Accessories ...................... 18
Names of Parts ................................................ 19
Setting Up the Battery Pack............................. 23
Charging Battery Pack......................................... 23
Try to Record and Play Back Using Disc
(Video and Photo)............................................ 24
Try to Record and Play Back Using Card
(Photo) ............................................................. 26
Discs and Cards .............................................. 28
Available Discs .................................................... 28
Information on DVD-R Disc ................................. 29
Examples of Discs that Cannot be
Used on this DVD Video Camera ..................... 29
Handling Discs..................................................... 30
Available Cards ................................................... 31
Storage Capacity of Disc or Card .................... 32
Recordable Time of Movie (Video) ...................... 32
Recordable Stills (Photos) on Disc ...................... 33
Recordable Stills (Photos) on Card ..................... 33
Size and Quality of Photos .................................. 33
Setups
Setting Up the DVD Video Camera ................. 34
Holding DVD Video Camera................................ 34
Attaching Shoulder Belt ....................................... 35
Attaching Lens Cap ............................................. 35
Inserting Battery into Remote
Controller .......................................................... 36
Removing Battery from Remote Controller.......... 36
Viewing Subject Through Viewfinder................... 37
Viewing Image on LCD Monitor Screen .............. 38
Closing LCD Monitor ........................................... 39
Setting Date and Time......................................... 40
Changing Display Format of Date
and Time........................................................... 41
About the Battery Pack .................................... 42
Attaching Battery Pack to DVD Video Camera.... 42
Removing Battery Pack ....................................... 42
Battery Remaining Level Indicator....................... 44
Efficient Use of Battery Pack ............................... 44
Using DVD Video Camera
with AC adaptor................................................ 45
Inserting and Removing Disc........................... 46
Inserting Disc....................................................... 46
Removing Disc .................................................... 48
Inserting and Removing Card.......................... 49
Basic Techniques
Basic Operation of DVD Video Camera .......... 50
Turning DVD Video Camera On or Off................ 50
Recording Movie.............................................. 51
Recording Stills................................................ 52
Compensating for Backlight............................. 53
On-Screen Information .................................... 54
Information Display during Recording ................. 54
Zooming........................................................... 57
Macro Recording ................................................. 58
Using Conversion Lens
(Optional-User Provided).................................. 58
Playing Back.................................................... 59
Playing Back........................................................ 59
Playback from Start of Disc or Card .................... 60
Search Playback of Movie................................... 60
Frame Advance/Frame Back/Slow Playback of
Movie................................................................ 60
Skip Playback of Movie ....................................... 61
Playing Back Stills ............................................... 61
Jumping to Specified Point (Go To) .................... 62
On-Screen Information Display ....................... 63
Information Display during Playback ................... 63
Manually Focusing Subject.............................. 64
Focusing during Recording ................................. 64
Adjusting Exposure Manually .......................... 66
Using Auto Function ........................................ 67
Using External Microphone ............................. 68
Setting Video Flash (Only for VDR-M70PP).... 68
Viewing on TV Screen ..................................... 69
Connecting to a TV.............................................. 69
Viewing on TV Screen......................................... 70
Playback on DVD Video Recorder/Player ....... 71
To Customers Who Have a DVD Video
Recorder with hard disk................................... 71
Playback on DVD Player ................................. 72
Removing from/and Replacing in Round
DVD Holder................................................... 73
How to Remove Disc........................................... 73
Replacing Disc in Round DVD Holder................. 74
When the Hinge of Round DVD
Holder Comes off ............................................. 74
Disc Cleaning ...................................................... 74
Recording (Dubbing) Images........................... 75
Recording (Dubbing) Images from
Other Video Device .......................................... 75
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