Camera Mode; Recording - Panasonic NV-DS88EN Operating Instructions Manual

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CAMERA
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MODE MODE
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Recording

When recording with the Mode Selector Switch
Camera automatically adjust the focus and white balance. In some cases,
they cannot be adjusted automatically and need to be adjusted manually.
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Set the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch to [ON].
≥The [CAMERA] Lamp lights up.
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Slide the [TAPE/CARD] Selector towards [TAPE].
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Press the Recording Start/Stop Button.
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≥Recording starts.
TAPE CARD
≥After the [RECORD] is displayed, it changes to [REC].
ª Recording Lamp (Tally Lamp) 4
The Recording Lamp lights up during recording and alerts those being
recorded that recording is in progress.
≥The Recording Lamp does not light up if the [REC LAMP] on the
PAUSE
[OTHER FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu is set to [OFF].
ª To Pause the Recording
PAUSE
Press the Recording Start/Stop Button again.
The [PAUSE] Indication is displayed.
≥If the Recording Pause Mode continues for more than 6 minutes, the power
is turned off automatically for tape protection and power conservation. To
resume recording from this condition, turn on the power again.
ª To Check the Recording
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By pressing the [S] Button
AUTO MNL
can play back the last few seconds of the recorded scene.
≥The [CHK] Indication is displayed. After checking, the Movie Camera
resumes the Recording Pause Mode.
ª To View the Recorded Scene while the Recording Is
Paused
(Camera Search)
BLC
The recorded scene can be viewed by keep pressing the [SEARCHj] Button
STILL
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or [SEARCHi] Button
≥When the [SEARCHj] Button is pressed, images are played back in the
reverse direction.
PUSH
≥When the [SEARCHi] Button is pressed, images are played back in the
OPEN
FADE
forward direction.
ª Recording Yourself
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SERACH
By opening the LCD Monitor and rotating it frontward (to the lens side), you
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can let the subject in front of the Movie Camera monitor the shot while
SERACH
recording is in progress.
≥When the LCD Monitor is opened, the Viewfinder is disabled automatically.
However, when the LCD Monitor is rotated frontward, the image is also
shown in the Viewfinder.
≥If you prefer to have the image on the LCD Monitor to look like an image in
a mirror, set [SELFSHOOT] on the [OTHER FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu to
[MIRROR].
Images are recorded normally and no left and right reversal occurs.
≥If [MIRROR] is used during self-recording, only the basic indications, such
as the Recording Indication [¥], Recording Pause Indication [¥
Remaining Battery Power Indication [x], are displayed.
≥If a general Warning/Alarm Indication [°] appears, return the LCD Monitor
to the original position in order to check the specific content of the Warning/
Alarm Indication.
ª To Finish the Recording
Set the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch to [OFF].
≥For other notes concerning this item, see page 92.

CAMERA Mode

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briefly in the Recording Pause Mode, you
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in the Recording Pause Mode.
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