User manual PANASONIC NV-VS4E

[. . . ] Before use, please read these instructions completely. To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard and annoying interference, use only the recommended accessories and do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. Do not remove the cover (or back); there are no user serviceable parts inside. 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 book case or similar unit. [. . . ] The following subjects and recording situations are not suitable for recording in the Full Auto Mode. In these cases, adjusting the white balance and/or focus manually will provide more beautiful pictures. White Balance To adjust the white balance manually, see "Recording with Manual White Balance Adjustment". During recording, it is not possible to change the recording mode ([AUTO], [5], [7], [4], [ ], [ ]), even if you press the [PROG. Soggetti con superfici scure (Bilanciamento del bianco, Messa a fuoco) Quando, durante una registrazione, ci si sposta con la movie da un interno a un esterno (Bilanciamento del bianco) Soggetti illuminati da sorgenti di luce differenti (Bilanciamento del bianco) Soggetti illuminati da lampade al vapore di mercurio o al natrio (Bilanciamento del bianco) Soggetti con superfici lucide o molto riflettenti (Messa a fuoco) Soggetti poco contrastati (Messa a fuoco) Soggetti in parte vicini e in parte lontani dalla movie (Messa a fuoco) Soggetti senza contorni verticali (Messa a fuoco) Soggetti che si muovono velocemente (Messa a fuoco) Soggetti dietro a oggetti in movimento (Messa a fuoco) Soggetti dietro a un vetro coperto da sporco, polvere o gocce d'acqua (Messa a fuoco) Subjects with dark surfaces (White Balance, Focus) When moving the Movie Camera from outdoors to indoors while recording (White Balance) Subjects lit by different light sources (White Balance) Subjects lit by mercury-vapour or natrium lamps (White Balance) Subjects with shiny surfaces or a lot of light reflection (Focus) Subjects with weak contrast (Focus) Subjects with part of it near and part of it far away from the Movie Camera (Focus) Subjects without vertical contours (Focus) Subjects with fast movement (Focus) Subjects behind moving objects (Focus) Subjects behind glass covered by dirt, dust or water drops (Focus) With this Movie Camera, you can also adjust the white balance manually. Use this mode for special subjects and recording conditions, such as listed (l 108), for which the Full Auto Mode is not suitable, and for light sources outside the range 1 (l 112). Use it also when you want to manually adjust the white balance for each new scene as professionals do. AE] Button repeatedly until an indication other than [AUTO] appears. Attach the white Lens Cap and zoom in until the entire screen is white. Aim the Movie Camera at the subject that you want to record and then keep the [W. B] Button pressed until the [1] Indication 1 stops flashing and remains lit. ¡When the Sepia Mode, Black & White Mode or 0 Lux Night View Mode is used, it is not possible to manually adjust the white balance. Also, if the white balance was manually adjusted, it cannot be cancelled, even if you press the [W. In the following cases, the [1] Indication flashes: ¡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 set white balance setting is maintained. ¡When you are trying to adjust the white balance in the digital zoom range (21q­ 220q). In this case, first adjust the white balance in the optical zoom range (1q ­ 20q) and then zoom back to within the Digital Zoom Mode. Every light source has its own colour temperature measured in Kelvin (K). The higher the Kelvin value, the more bluish the light; the lower the value, the more reddish the light. The Kelvin value is related to the tint of the light, but not directly to its brightness. The range 1 indicated in the illustration above shows the light sources for which this Movie Camera can provide precise white balance adjustment and, therefore, natural colours in the recorded pictures, when using the Full Auto Mode. [. . . ] Specifications are subject to change without notice. Power Supply The Movie Camera does not turn on. S2: If you leave the Movie Camera in the Recording Pause Mode for more than 6 minutes, it automatically switches off to protect the tape and to conserve battery power. To resume recording from this condition, set the [CAMERA/OFF/VCR] Switch to [OFF] and then to [CAMERA] again. [. . . ]