Turning On The Movie Camera And Selecting Modes; Using The Viewfinder/Lcd Monitor - Panasonic NV-VZ18GC Operating Instructions Manual

Turning on the Movie Camera and
Selecting Modes
ª How to Turn on the Power
1
Set the [CAMERA/OFF/VCR] Switch
[CAMERA] while pressing the button 1.
≥The [CAMERA] Lamp
(1)
(1)
CAMERA V C R INFO-
WINDOW
CHARGE
CAMERA
OFF
VCR
1
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ª How to Switch Modes
2
Set the [CAMERA/OFF/VCR] Switch
[VCR] while pressing the button 1.
≥The [VCR] Lamp
(2) lights up.
CAMERA
1
OFF
VCR
(34)
ª How to Turn off the Power
3
Set the [CAMERA/OFF/VCR] Switch
[OFF] while pressing the button 1.
CAMERA
OFF
VCR
(34)

Using the Viewfinder/LCD Monitor

ª Using the Viewfinder
Before using the Viewfinder, adjust the field of
view so that the displays inside the Viewfinder
become clear and easy to read.
1
Hold the Viewfinder and tilt it up.
2
Adjust by turning the Eyepiece Corrector
Knob (37) .
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Never aim the Movie Camera with its Viewfinder
or Lens directly at the sun; this could damage
internal parts of the unit. 1
1
If sunlight or other strong light enters the
Viewfinder, sparkling noise occurs on the
Viewfinder screen. 2 If you block off the light,
this phenomenon disappears after a few
minutes and does not affect the recorded
picture.
Before Use
(34) to
lights up.
(34)
to
(2)
CAMERA V C R INFO-
WINDOW
CHARGE
(34) to
1
0:00:00
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If a subject with strong contrast or a menu is
displayed in the Viewfinder, a ghost image may
remain temporarily. 3 However, this is not a
malfunction and does not affect the recorded
picture.
2
ª Using the LCD Monitor
With the LCD Monitor open, you can also record
the picture while watching it.
1
Slide the [3OPEN] Lever
LCD Monitor (22) out about 90o in the
direction of the arrow.
≥The Viewfinder goes off.
(22)
(21)
2
Adjust the LCD Monitor angle according to
the desired recording angle.
≥The LCD Monitor can rotate a maximum of
180o 1 from the vertical position to the
upward direction and a maximum of 90o 2
to the downward direction. Forcefully
rotating the LCD Monitor beyond these
ranges will damage the Movie Camera.
1180o
Closing the LCD Monitor
Push the LCD Monitor until it is securely locked.
Extremely high precision technology is
employed to produce the LCD Monitor. The
result is more than 99.99% active pixels with
a mere 0.01% of the pixels inactive or
always lit. However, this is not a malfunction
and does not affect the recorded picture.
≥For other notes concerning this item, see
ª Adjusting Brightness and Colour
Level
If you select the [LCD/EVF SETUP] Sub-Menu,
the following items are displayed.
LCD/EVF SETUP
LCD BRIGHTNESS
[-]|||||------[+]
LCD COLOUR
[-]|||||------[+]
EVF BRIGHTNESS
[-]|||||------[+]
PRESS MENU TO RETURN
3
(21) and pull the
290o
.
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