User manual PANASONIC NV-DS5B

[. . . ] Be sure to try out the Movie Camera before recording your first important event and check that it records properly and functions correctly. the manufacturer is not liable for loss of recorded contents. The manufacturer shall in no event be liable for the loss of recordings due to malfunction or defect of this Movie Camera, its accessories or cassettes. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws. [. . . ] the quality of the pictures displayed in the Multi-Picture Mode is slightly inferior. If you switch the Movie Camera from the Index Multi-Picture Mode over to the Camera Mode, the setting of [SCAN MODE] on the [MULTI-PICTURES] Sub-Menu of the [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] Main-Menu is automatically set to [STROBE]. Playing Back with Special Effects This function lets you search for the tape position of a desired still picture displayed in the Multi-Picture Mode. After displaying the still pictures in the MultiPicture Mode, turn the [PUSH] Dial to select a picture whose tape position you want to locate. The selected picture is marked with a flashing red frame. The tape stops at the beginning of the selected scene and the Movie Camera is in the Still Playback Mode. In case of the pictures displayed in the Manual Multi-Picture Mode (l 57), use the Multi-Picture Search Function after displaying all 9 pictures. In case of the pictures displayed in the Index Multi-Picture Mode (l 58), the Multi-Picture Search Function can be used even if less than 9 pictures are displayed. If you use a video printer equipped with a 5-pin editing socket, you can print the picture that you selected in Step 1. The tape positions of the pictures located with the MultiPicture Search Function are subject to some imprecision. Playing Back with Special Effects Press the [OFF/ON] Button at the scene at which you want to use a Wipe or Mix effect. Depending on the setting selected for [12bit AUDIO] on the [OTHER FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu of the [VCR FUNCTIONS] Main-Menu, the sound added with audio dubbing and the original sound are played back as follows: ST1: The original sound alone is played back. ST2: The dubbed sound alone is played back. MIX: The original sound and the sound added with audio dubbing are played back together. it is not possible to perform audio dubbing on an unrecorded part of the tape. If there was an unrecorded part on the tape when audio dubbing was performed, picture and sound distortion occur at that tape portion during playback. If you reset the Tape Counter to zero at the point where you want the audio dubbing to end and turn on the Memory Stop Function (l 104), the audio dubbing automatically stops when the tape reaches that point. Using the wireless Remote Controller supplied with the Movie Camera allows operating most of the Movie Camera's major functions from a distance. To change the part of the picture to be enlarged in the Playback Zoom Mode when pressed together with one of the Direction Buttons. (l 62) l In this case, the functions of the following buttons are changed: Play Button > Upward Direction Button [] Slow/Still Advance Button > Left/Right Direction Button [, ] Stop Button > Downward Direction Button [] (l 83) l In this case, the functions of the following buttons are changed: Pause Button > Item Button To select items on the Menu. To make the Date/Time Indication appear or disappear in the picture during recording or playback. (l 55) l Store Button [STORE] To store a still picture in memory for the Wipe or Mix Function. [. . . ] (l 28, 29) I want to play back the picture on a TV. Carefully read the operating instructions for your TV and select the channel that matches the input sockets used for connection. The playback picture is not reproduced clearly. Are the video heads on the Movie Camera dirty? [. . . ]