Recording Movie - Panasonic VDR-M53PP Operating Instructions Manual

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Recording Movie
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• Insert a recordable DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc into this DVD Video Camera.
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ACCESS/PC indicator REC button • You can pressthe REC buttonimmediatelyafter the DVD
Power switch pressing it once
again will
temporarily stop
recording.
1 Turn the DVD Video Camera on.
Set the power switch to" _" to turn the DVD
Video Camera on.
After the ACCESS/PC indicator goes out,
perform the subsequent operations:
2 Check the subject on the screen (viewfinder or
LCD).
If using the viewfinder, pull it out.
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Press the REC button.
The "OI1" mark in the viewfinder or on the LCD
screen will change to the "ORE¢" mark, and
recording will start.
During recording, the recording indicator on the
front of the DVD Video Camera will light.
Pressing REC again during recording will set the
DVD Video Camera to recording pause mode.
Video Camera enters recording pause mode, but no
further recording can be made while "DISC ACCESS" is
being displayed.
Recording will restart after the message disappears.
• Do not turn power off while message DISC ACCESS" is
being displayed.
• Take care that power is not interrupted while the
ACCESS/PC indicator is blinking.
• The minimum recordable time of movie is approximately
3 seconds.
• See page 94 for setting of Record LED (recording
indicator) On/Off.
• For various functions available during recording, see
Setting Up Camera Functions" on page 80.
• Panasonic cannot be responsible for video and audiothat
cannot be recorded or edited because of any defect.
• The power switch can be changed even during recording.
but the operation will not be changed.
• Each time the DVD Video Camera enters the recording
pause mode. the counter display will be reset to
0:00:00".
• When using DVD-R disc, do not perform the following, as
doing so may make the disc unusable.
- Using another device, doing additional recording on
DVD-R disc first recorded on this DVD Video Camera
- Using this DVD Video Camera, doing additional
recording on DVD-R disc recorded on another device
• It is recommended that you set the LOCK switch to _ (to
the upper left) to prevent the power switch in the JU "
position from accidentally moving to _".
• Do not insert an unfinalized DVD-R in any other device.
Doing so may make the disc unusable.
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tiE" When recording is finished, turn the DVD Video
Camera off.
Note:
• See "Check 1" on page 149 when recording movie is not
possible.
• See "Check 4" on page 149 if it takes some time before
recording is possible.
• See "Check 5" on page 150 if the DVD Video Camera
does not operate.
• See page 54 for on-screen information display.
• It is recommended that you use DVD-RAM disc from
which recorded contents can be deleted.
• Sound is recorded from the internal stereo microphone
on the front of DVD Video Camera. Take care that this
microphone is not blocked.
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