User manual PANASONIC NV-RZ15B

[. . . ] Model No. VHS-C Movie Camera NV-VZ14B NV-VZ15B NV-RZ15B Operating Instructions NV-VZ14B NV-VZ15B NV-RZ15B LCD Monitor Remote Controller Before use, please read these instructions completely. VQT9485 LYT0919-001A Dear Customer, We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Movie Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for future reference. Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. of your Movie Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions. Information for Your Safety Movie Camera The rating plate is on the underside of the Movie Camera. [. . . ] Use it also when you want to manually adjust the white balance for each new scene as professionals do. 1 Press the [PROG. AE] Button repeatedly until an indication other than [AUTO] Indication appears. 2 Attach the White Lens Cap and zoom in until the entire screen is white. PROG. AE 44 Remarks, etc. In the following cases, you cannot change White Balance: When you set [DIGITAL EFFECT] on the [DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub-Menu to [B/W], [SEPIA], [RED FILTER] or [BLUE FILTER] During 0 Lux Night View Mode During manual adjustment of the white balance. (If the surroundings are dark and the white balance cannot be adjusted, the [1] Indication keeps flashing. ) When the previously Manual White Balance Adjustment is maintained. We recommend that you adjust the white balance anew whenever there is a change in the recording situation. 3 Keep the [W. B] Button pressed until the [1] Indication 1 stops flashing and remains lit. Returning to the Auto White Balance Adjustment Mode Press the [W. B] Button once. AE] Button repeatedly until the [AUTO] Indication appears. Subjects and Recording Conditions Not Suitable for Recording in the Full Auto Mode Subjects with dark surfaces Subjects lit by natrium lamps ;W. B ;W. B PROG. AE 45 Advanced Operations In the Following Cases, the [1] Indication Flashes: CAMERA CHARGE VCR INFOWINDOW PROG. AE 90 u MENU MF/ TRACKING FOCUS / SET Title Procedure Recording Yourself (Recording with the LCD Monitor Facing Forward) (NV-VZ14/VZ15 only) Turning the LCD Monitor so that it faces forward, allows you to aim the Movie Camera and view the picture in the Viewfinder, while the persons in front of the camera can check the picture on the LCD Monitor during recording. If you mount the Movie Camera on a tripod and use the °Remote Controller, you can also take part in the action that you are recording and check the picture from the front on the LCD Monitor. °Remote Controller: NV-VZ15 only Slide the [3OPEN] Lever to the left and simultaneously open the LCD Monitor in the direction of the arrow approximately 90u. 1 2 After displaying the Camera Mode Main-Menu. . . 10) Turn the [34] Dial to select the [DISPLAY SETUP] Sub-Menu and then press the [SET] Button. 5 Press the [MENU] Button to exit the Menu. MENU 6 Turn the LCD Monitor until it faces forward approximately 180u. 180o Focusing on the Subject Manually (Manual Focus) This makes it possible to adjust the focus manually for subjects and recording situations for which automatic focusing is not precise. 1 Press the [PROG. AE] Button repeatedly until an indication other than [AUTO] Indication appears. 2 Keep the [W/T] Zoom Lever pushed toward [T] to zoom in on the subject. Zooming in on the subject before adjusting the focus ensures that the subject remains precisely focused even when you later zoom out. sVOLr PROG. AE W T 46 3OPEN Mirror Mode When recording yourself with the LCD Monitor facing forward, 1 2 the picture shown on it the way it is being recorded may be difficult to get used to. This is because we usually look at ourselves in the mirror, so we see a mirror-image and this feels more natural. This Movie Camera features the Mirror Mode which displays the picture as a mirror-image. However, even if you have selected in the Mirror Mode, the picture is recorded in the normal way. It is not possible to display and record the Date, Time and/or When you want to confirm other indications, return the LCD Title Indication in the Mirror Mode. Monitor to position 1 or 2 shown in the illustration above. Especially when the [°] Indication is displayed, be sure to In the Mirror Mode, only the following indications can be return the LCD Monitor to position 1 or 2 so that you can displayed on the LCD Monitor and in the Viewfinder: confirm the actual Warning/Alarm Indication. [¥] : Recording Mode Indication If you turn the LCD Monitor so that it faces forward, the [;¥] : Recording Pause Mode Indication Viewfinder also automatically turns on. However, in the [x] : Remaining Battery Indication following cases, the Viewfinder turns off: [°] : General Warning/ Changing from the Camera to the VCR Mode. [. . . ] 6) S1-2: The attached Battery may be discharged. 6) P2: No operation except taking out the cassette can be performed. Is the Condensation Indication [3] displayed?If condensation has formed inside the Movie Camera, it automatically switches off and prevents all operations except taking out the cassette. [. . . ]