User manual PANASONIC AG-DS840

[. . . ] The mains plug of the power supply cord shall remain readily operable. To completely disconnect this apparatus from the AC Mains, disconnect the power supply cord plug from AC receptacle. Warning Risk of fire, explosion and burns. Do not heat the batteries above the following temperatures or incinerate. Button-type battery 60 oC Battery pack 60 oC CAUTION! DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE, BUILT-IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. [. . . ] (When [AUTO SLOW SHTR] is set to [OFF], the range is 1/50 to 1/8000. ) The shutter speed closer to 1/8000 is faster. B Iris/Gain value: CLOSE # (F16 to F2. 0) # OPEN # (0dB to 18dB) Value closer to [CLOSE] darken the image. Value closer to [18dB] brighten the image. When the iris value is adjusted to brighter than [OPEN], it changes to the gain value. Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to AUTO to restore to automatic adjustment. When setting both the shutter speed and the iris/gain value, set the shutter speed and then set the iris/gain value. 58 VQT1N58 Preparation Recording Playback Backup With a PC Others 60 68 74 Playback Editing With a TV VQT1N58 59 Playback 1 Motion picture playback VIDEO A Lock release button Operate the mode switch while at the same time pressing in the lock release button if changing from OFF to another mode. 1 2 Operate the mode switch to select . Select [ ] (motion picture playback) with the cursor button. 3 Select the scene to be played back and press the cursor button. B Motion picture playback C Thumbnail display D Previous page E Next page F Play mode select button G Scene number The selected scene is played back on the full screen, and the operation icon is automatically displayed on the screen. If 9 or more scenes have been recorded, the next (or previous) page can be displayed by moving the cursor button left and right or selecting / and then pressing the cursor button. The scene number display switches to the page number, except when thumbnails are selected. 60 VQT1N58 Press the cursor button while selecting the play mode select button to switch to the thumbnails of the following scenes. (All scenes): Playback of all scenes (By date): Playback of scenes recorded on a selected date (l 63) (Intelligent scene selection): Playback of the detected scenes that have been recorded vividly (l 63) Fast forward/rewind playback Move the cursor button right during playback to fast forward. (Move the cursor button left to rewind. ) 4 Select the playback operation with the cursor button. The fast forward/rewind speed increases if you move the cursor button again. Select (By date) and press the cursor button to activate the intelligent scene selection on the selected date. (l 63) To return to the intelligent scene selection for all scenes, select (All scenes) with the cursor button and then press the cursor button. VQT1N58 63 The following motion pictures are skipped jWhen motion pictures are recorded while moving the unit quickly jWhen the unit shakes jWhen the image contrast is too strong such as backlight jWhen scenes are too dark jWhen motion pictures are recorded while the unit is upside down or downward jWhen the subject is out of focus Up to 9 sections can be skipped for a single scene. When motion pictures are skipped, the image stops momentarily. The position of sections to be skipped may vary depending on the type of recording, with some having no skipped parts. Playing back all the scenes returns if the power is turned off or the mode switch is operated. For data that are copied to a PC or written to media by selecting motion pictures, or edited with the easy editing function of HD Writer 2. 5E, the Intelligent scene selection is disabled. Resuming the previous playback If playback of a scene was stopped halfway, the playback can be resumed from where it was stopped. Select the menu. (l 21) [VIDEO SETUP] # [RESUME PLAY] # [ON] If playback of a motion picture is stopped, [ ] appears on the thumbnail view of the stopped scene. Set [RESUME PLAY] to [OFF] to cancel the resume playback function. The memorised resume position is cleared if you turn off the power or operate the mode switch. Repeat playback Playback of the first scene starts after playback of the last scene finishes. Select the menu. (l 21) [VIDEO SETUP] # [REPEAT PLAY] # [ON] The [ ] indication appears on the thumbnail and full screen views. All the scenes on the SD card are played back repeatedly. [. . . ] For light outside the functional automatic white balance adjustment range, use the manual white balance adjustment mode. White balance adjustment White balance adjustment determines the white colour under different light sources. By recognising which is the white colour under sunlight and which is the white colour under a fluorescent light, the unit can adjust the balance among the other colours. Since the white colour is the reference for all the colours, the unit can record pictures in a natural hue if it can recognise the reference colour white. 5 000K 1) 6) 4 000K 7) 3 000K 8) Auto focus The lens is moved forward or backward automatically to bring the subject into focus. Auto focus has the following characteristics. [. . . ]