Quick Start; Self-Timer Recording; Zoom In/Out Functions - Panasonic Palmcorder PV-GS120 Operating Instructions Manual

Maximum recording time on the supplied
Card (8 MB)
[SUPERFINE]: approximately 1 minute
[FINE]: approximately 2 minutes
[NORMAL]: approximately 3 minutes
[ECONOMY]: approximately 8 minutes
≥These figures vary depending on the scene.
ª Recording Yourself
By opening the LCD Monitor and rotating it
forward (to the lens side), you can let the subject
in front of the Camcorder monitor the shot while
recording is in progress.
≥When the LCD Monitor is opened, the
Viewfinder is disabled automatically. However,
when the LCD Monitor is rotated forward, 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
[SELF REC] on the [LCD/EVF] Sub-Menu to
[MIRROR]. Images are recorded normally and
no left and right reversal occurs.

Quick Start

By pressing the [QUICK START] Button
Camcorder will be ready for recording in
approximately 1.7 seconds after it is turned on.
1
Press the [QUICK START] Button
≥The Quick Start Recording Lamp lights up.
QUICK
START
(40)
2
Set the [OFF/ON] Switch
≥The Quick Start Recording Lamp remains lit.
(43)
3
Set the [OFF/ON] Switch
≥The Camcorder will be ready for recording in
approximately 1.7 seconds.
Recording Mode
(40) , the
(40) .
(43) to [OFF].
ON
(43)
to [ON].
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To Cancel the Quick Start
Keep the [QUICK START] Button pressed for
approximately 2 seconds and make sure the
Quick Start Recording Lamp is not lit.
≥For other notes concerning this item, see

Self-timer Recording

When you set the self-timer, the recording starts
automatically after 10 seconds on the Card.
1
Set [TAPE RECORDING MENU] or
[CARD RECORDING MENU] >> [CAMERA]
>> [SELF TIMER] >> [ON].
STILL
s ENTER i
FADE
(14)
MENU
≥The [
] Indication appears.
2
Press the [PHOTO SHOT] Button
PHOTO
SHOT
(47)
≥The Recording Lamp
Indication flash and the recording starts after
10 seconds.
≥To cancel the Self-timer Recording while the
[ ] indicaton is blinking, press the [MENU]
button.
≥You can also use the RapidFire Consecutive
Photoshot. ( )
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≥For other notes concerning this item, see

Zoom In/Out Functions

This feature gives special effects to the picture by
recording objects close by or with wide-angle
shot.
1
For wide-angle shots (zoom out):
Push the [W/T] Lever
For close-ups (zoom in):
Push the [W/T] Lever towards [T].
VOL/JOG
(46)
W T
.
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(47) .
(27) and the [ ]
.
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(46)
towards [W].