Setting Date And Time; Adjusting Lcd Monitor/Viewfinder - Panasonic Digital Palmcorder PV-GS150 Operating Instructions Manual

Setting date and time

If the screen shows the incorrect date/time, then
adjust it.
≥Set to Tape Recording Mode or Card
Recording Mode.
1
Set [BASIC] >> [CLOCK SET] >> [YES].
2
Move the joystick left or right in order to
select the item to be set. Then move the
joystick up or down to set the desired value.
≥The year will change as follows:
2000, 2001, ..., 2089, 2000, ...
≥The 12-hour clock is used.
3
Press the joystick to determine the setting.
≥The clock function starts at [00] seconds.
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About date/time
≥The date and time function are driven by a built-
in lithium battery.
≥Make sure to check the time before recording
because the built-in clock is not very accurate.
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Recharging the built-in lithium battery
≥If [0] or [--] is indicated when the Camcorder is
turned on, then the built-in lithium battery has
run down. Connect the AC adaptor to the
Camcorder or place the battery on the
Camcorder, and the built-in lithium battery will
be recharged. Leave the Camcorder as is for
approx. 24 hours, and the battery will drive the
date and time for approx. 6 months. (Even if the
[OFF/ON] switch is set to [OFF], the battery is
still being recharged.)
Before using

Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinder

ª Adjusting the brightness and color
level
1
Set [SETUP] >> [LCD SET] or [EVF SET] >>
[YES].
2
Move the joystick up or down in order to
select the item to be adjusted.
[LCD SET]
: Brightness of the LCD monitor
: Color level of the LCD monitor
[EVF SET]
: Brightness of the viewfinder
EVF
3
Move the joystick left or right to move the
bar indication representing the brightness.
4
Press the [MENU] button or the joystick to
complete the settings.
≥In order to adjust the brightness of the
viewfinder, close the LCD monitor, and the
viewfinder will be activated.
≥When the LCD monitor is rotated by 180°
towards the lens, the brightness of the LCD
monitor cannot be adjusted.
≥These settings will not affect the images actually
recorded.
ª In order to increase the brightness of
the entire LCD monitor
1
Press the [POWER LCD] button.
≥The [POWER LCD] lamp lights up.
≥If the [POWER LCD] button is pressed, the
entire LCD monitor will become approx. twice
as bright as the normal.
≥Press this button again, and the lamp will go off
and the brightness will revert back to the original
brightness.
≥This will not affect the images to be recorded.
≥If you turn on the Camcorder when the AC
adaptor is used, the [POWER LCD] function will
automatically be activated.
POWER LCD
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