User manual PANASONIC NV-GS180GN

[. . . ] Operating Instructions Digital Video Camera Model No. NV-GS180GN Before use, please read these instructions completely. VQT0T93 Information for your safety As this equipment gets hot during use, operate it in a well-ventilated place; do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a bookcase or similar unit. To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage, do not expose this equipment to rain, moisture, dripping or splashing and ensure that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the equipment. AC Adaptor The rating plate is on the underside of the AC Adaptor. Windows is a trademark or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation U. S. A. All other company and product names in the operating instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective corporations. [. . . ] Images may be shown in a mosaic-like pattern. This function is cancelled when the operation icon is displayed. 33 VQT0T93 Playback mode Playback on TV Images recorded by this camera can be played back on a TV. Insert a recorded tape into this camera. 1 Connect the movie camera and a TV. ª To display the on-screen information on the TV The information displayed on the LCD monitor or the viewfinder (operation icon, time code and mode indication, etc. ), date and time can be displayed on the TV. 1 Press the [EXT DISPLAY] button on the remote control. AV/ [VIDEO IN] [S-VIDEO IN] [AUDIO IN] 1 S-VIDEO 2 Press the button again to erase the OSD information. Playing back card Set to Picture Playback Mode. PC 2 3 4 5 Connect the movie camera and a TV by using the AV cable 1. If the TV has an S-Video terminal, then also connect an S-Video cable 2 (optional). It allows you to enjoy more beautiful images. Turn on this camera and set the mode dial to the Tape Playback Mode. Move the joystick up to select the [1/;] icon to start playback. The image and audio are output on the TV. Move the joystick down to select the [] icon to stop playback. 1 Operate with joystick. Whenever plugging in the S-Video cable, plug in the AV cable, too. Use the AC adaptor to free you from worrying about the battery running down. ª If the image or audio from this camera is not output on the TV Check that the plugs are inserted as far as they go. If the image does not appear on the TV even if [BASIC] >> [AV JACK] >> [OUT/Ë] are set, then set to [OUT]. (-45-) Check the TV's input setting (input switch). (For more information, please read the operating instructions for the TV. ) E: D: 1/: Plays back the previous picture. Slide show (Plays back the still pictures on the card in order) start/stop While the data on a card are played back, do not operate the mode dial. When the access lamp is lit, do not insert or remove a card. It takes time to display the file depending on the number of pixels of the file. If you attempt to play back file recorded in a different format or file data is defective, the whole display becomes bluish and the "UNPLAYABLE CARD'' indication may appear as warning. When playing back a file recorded on other equipment, the date and time display is different from when it was recorded. When playing back a picture recorded on other equipment, its size and that of this movie camera may appear differently. 34 VQT0T93 Playback mode ª To display multiple playback files Multiple files on the card (6 files on 1 screen) are displayed. [. . . ] By recognizing which is the white colour under sunlight and which is the white colour under a fluorescent lamp, the movie camera can adjust the balance among the other colours. Since white colour is the reference of all colours (light), the movie camera can record pictures in a natural hue if it can recognize the reference white colour. ª Auto focus Auto focus automatically moves the focusing lens forward and backward inside the movie camera to bring the subject into focus. Auto focus has the following characteristics. [. . . ]