User manual PANASONIC NV-GS60GN

[. . . ] LSQT1174ENG. book 1 Operating Instructions Digital Video Camera Model No. NV-GS60GN Before use, please read these instructions completely. LSQT1174 A LSQT1174ENG. book 2 Information for your safety WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK); THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. ª Carefully read the Operating Instructions and use the Movie Camera correctly. Injury or material damage resulting from any kind of use that is not in accordance with the operating procedures explained in these Operating Instructions are the sole responsibility of the user. Be sure to try out the Movie Camera before recording your first important event and check that it records properly and functions correctly. [. . . ] When recording in the extremely bright place, the colour of the screen may change or flickers. If so, adjust the shutter speed manually to 1/50 or 1/100. Manual iris/gain adjustment Set the shutter speed before setting the aperture (iris/gain) when manually adjusting both settings. If the value does not become "OPEN", you cannot adjust the gain value. If the gain value is increased, the noise on the screen increases. Depending on the zoom magnification, there are iris values that are not displayed. ª Shutter speed range 1/50 to 1/8000 seconds: Tape Recording Mode The shutter speed closer to 1/8000 is faster. ª Iris/gain value range CLOSE (Closed), F16, . . . , F2. 0, OPEN (Opened: F1. 8) 0dB, . . . , 18dB Value closer to [CLOSE] darken the image. Value closer to [18dB] brighten the image. Values with dB are gain values. AUTO MANUAL FOCUS 2 Move the joystick left or right to select the shutter aperture icon [ icon [ ]. MNL ] or shutter speed 3 Move the joystick left or right in order to adjust the shutter speed or aperture. MNL 1/50 50 OPEN OdB 1) MNL 2) MNL 1/1000 1/50 F2. 0 0dB 1) Shutter speed 2) (Aperture) Iris/gain value 28 LSQT1174 LSQT1174ENG. book 29 Playback mode Playback mode Playing back tape Set to Tape Playback Mode. (An operation icon automatically appears on the LCD monitor. ) ª To adjust volume Adjust the speaker volume for playback. 1 Move the [sVOLUMEr] lever to adjust the volume. VOLUME W T 1 Operate with joystick. Towards [r]: increases the volume Towards [s]: decreases the volume (Nearer the bar to [r], larger the volume. ) 1/;: Playback/Pause 6: Rewind/Review playback (Reverts to playback with the 1/; icon. ) 5: Fast forward/Cue playback (Reverts to playback with the 1/; icon. ) : Stop The power will not turn off when the LCD monitor and the viewfinder are closed and retracted during Tape Playback Mode. During cue/review playback, fast-moving images may show noise as a mosaic. Before and after cue/review playback, the screen may become black for a moment or images may be disturbed. When the adjustment is completed, the volume indication will disappear. If you do not hear the sound, check the settings of [SETUP] >> [12bit AUDIO]. ª Repeat playback When the tape end is reached, the tape will be rewound and played back again. 1 Set [ADVANCED] >> [REPEAT PLAY] >> [ON]. (In order to cancel the repeat playback mode, set [REPEAT PLAY] >> [OFF] or turn off the power. ) ª Settings on the audio If you cannot listen to the desired audio when playing back a tape, check the settings in [SETUP] >> [12bit AUDIO]. When you record the audio in [12bit] and set [SETUP] >> [12bit AUDIO] >> [MIX], the audio will be played back in stereo sound regardless of the settings in [AUDIO OUT]. 29 LSQT1174 LSQT1174ENG. book 30 Playback mode Frame-by-frame playback Set to Tape Playback Mode. 1 During playback, move the joystick up to select the [1/;] icon to pause playback. Playback on TV Images recorded by this camera can be played back on a TV. Insert a recorded tape into this camera. [. . . ] However, since the movie camera only stores white colour information under several light sources, automatic white balance adjustment does not function normally under the other light sources. 10 000K 9 000K 8 000K 7 000K 6 000K 5 000K 1) 4 000K 3 000K 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 2 000K 11) 12) 1 000K 2) 3) 4) 5) ª White balance The image recorded by the movie camera may become bluish or reddish under the influence of light sources. To avoid such phenomena, adjust the white balance. White balance adjustment determines the white colour under different light sources. 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. [. . . ]