Recording Yourself - Panasonic PV-GS400 Operating Instructions Manual

ª Finding the End of Recording
(Blank Search Function)
The Blank Search Function aids you in locating
the end of the recording on the Cassette quickly.
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Set [TAPE RECORDING MENU] or
[TAPE PLAYBACK MENU] >> [INITIAL] >>
[BLANK SEARCH] >> [YES].
STILL
ENTER
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MENU
≥The [BLANK] Indication appears during the
Blank Search.
≥Approximately 1 second before the last
recorded scene, the Camcorder switches to
the Recording Pause Mode or the Still
Playback Mode.
≥If there is no blank left on the Cassette, the
Camcorder stops at the end of the tape.
To Cancel Blank Search Before Completion
Press the [∫] Button.
ª To Add a Sound while Recording
With the supplied Magic Wire Remote Control
with Narration Mic connected to the [REMOTE]
Jack (38) , you can add a narration while
recording is in progress.
While the [TALK] Button
Indication is displayed and the sound is recorded
from [MIC] (88) .
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≥While the [TALK] Button is pressed, the built-in
microphone does not operate.
ª Digital Still Picture
You can record images stilled by Digital Still
Picture Mode onto a tape.
When the [STILL] Button
become still pictures. When the button is pressed
again, the Digital Still Picture Mode is cancelled.
STILL
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≥You can also record pictures onto a Card by
pressing the [PHOTO SHOT] Button after
setting to the Digital Still Picture Mode and then
checking the image.
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Recording Mode
(92) is pressed, the [
REC
(17) is pressed, images
ª Progressive Photoshot
When the [æ] Indication is displayed,
Progressive Photoshot Function works.
You can record still pictures with higher quality by
using this function.
≥The Progressive Photoshot Function may not
be activated depending on the function you use.
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≥To record still pictures with higher quality, we
recommend setting to the Card Recording
Mode. (To activate the progressive function
regardless of the function you use)
≥When you record onto the tape and the card
simultaneously, the progressive function will not
work.
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 [EVF ON/AUTO] is set to [AUTO] and
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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.
ª Frame Moving Pictures (Frame Mode)
Frame moving-picture recording enables you to
obtain natural still pictures with a high picture
quality, even when the scenes involve a lot of
movement recording frame still pictures
continuously at a rate of 30 frames a second. (It is
also possible to record sound.)
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Set [TAPE RECORDING MENU] >>
[CAMERA] >> [REC MODE] >> [FRAME].
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MENU
≥The [FRAME] Indication appears.
STILL
ENTER
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