Recording Check; Tele-Macro Function - Panasonic Palmcorder Multicam PV-GS33 Operating Instructions Manual

ª Alarm Sounds
When [BEEP SOUND] on the [INITIAL]
Sub-Menu on the [TAPE RECORDING MENU] is
set to [ON], confirmation/alarm beeps are issued
as follows.
1 Beep
≥When you start recording
≥When you switch the [OFF/ON] Switch from
[OFF] to [ON]
2 Beeps
≥When you pause recording
2 Beeps for 4 times
≥If you operate a wrong operation before or
during recording.
ª Recording Check
≥For Recording Check, the recording speed
mode (SP/LP) must be the same as the mode
used for the recording. If different, playback
images will be distorted.
ª Quick Start
≥During the Quick Start Standby Mode, a minute
amount of electricity is consumed.
≥When the Camcorder is left in the Recording
Pause Mode for 5 minutes, it will be turned into
the Quick Start Standby Mode. To turn the
Camcorder on again, set the [OFF/ON] Switch
to [OFF] and then set it to [ON] again. (The
Quick Start Mode will be restored.)
≥This Function is not activated when a tape is not
inserted even if the Quick Start Recording Lamp
lights.
≥In the following cases, Quick Start is cancelled
during the Quick Start Standby Mode.
≥Operate the mode dial
≥The Battery is replaced
≥If the [QUICK START] Button is pressed and
held for approximately 2 seconds during the
Quick Start Standby Mode, the Lamp will go off
and the Camcorder will completely be turned
off.
≥If the Camcorder is not operated for
approximately 30 minutes when the Quick Start
Recording Lamp lights, the Lamp will go off and
the Camcorder will completely be turned off.
≥In the Automatic White Balance Mode, the color
may be recorded unnaturally at the beginning of
the recording.
≥The zoom magnification differs from when it is
in the Quick Start Standby Mode and when the
recording starts.
ª Photoshot
≥Photoshot Recording results in slightly inferior
image quality.
Others
ª Self-timer Recording
≥When [BEEP SOUND] on the [INITIAL]
Sub-Menu is set to [ON], the beep sound will be
emitted along with the Recording Lamp flashing
in the Self-timer Standby Mode.
≥By operating the [OFF/ON] Switch, Recording
Start/Stop Button or Mode Dial, the Self-timer
Standby Mode is cancelled.
ª Zoom In/Out Functions
≥When you are zooming on a faraway subject, a
sharper focus is achieved if the recording
subject is 4 feet (1.2 meters) or further from the
Camcorder.
ª Tele-Macro Function
≥The Tele-Macro Function cannot be started
during recording.
≥When the [D.ZOOM] is set to [25k] or [700k],
the Tele-Macro Function with the magnification
greater than 10k is available.
≥If a sharper focus cannot be achieved, adjust
the focus manually.
In the following cases, the Tele-Macro
Function is cancelled.
≥The zoom magnification becomes lower than
10k.
≥Setting the [OFF/ON] Switch to [OFF].
ª Zoom Microphone Function
≥The Zoom Microphone Function may not work
effectively if the surrounding noise is too loud.
≥It does not work with an external microphone.
ª Digital Zoom Functions
≥As the magnification of digital zoom increases,
the quality of image may deteriorate.
≥White balance cannot be set in the digital zoom
range.
ª Image Stabilizer Function
≥The Image Stabilizer Function does not operate
in a dimly lit place. In this case, the [EIS]
Indication flashes.
≥Under fluorescent lighting, image brightness
may change or colors may not look natural.
≥After-images may appear.
≥When a tripod is used, it is recommended that
you turn the Image Stabilizer off.
≥Within the digital zoom range, or when
recording with a conversion lens attached, the
Image Stabilizer Function may not work
effectively.
ª Backlight Compensation Function
≥When setting the Iris manually, the Backlight
Compensation Function does not work.
≥By operating the [OFF/ON] Switch, the
Backlight Compensation Function is cancelled.
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