User manual PANASONIC PALMCORDER PV-GS250

[. . . ] Operating Instructions Digital Video Camcorder Model No. PV-GS250 Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely. Guía para rápida consulta en español está incluida. Mini For USA assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www. panasonic. com/contactinfo For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-561-5505 or visit us at www. panasonic. ca LSQT0862 A Things You Should Know Thank you for choosing Panasonic!You have purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today. Used properly, we're sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. [. . . ] 1 Connect the Camcorder and other equipment. Recording on a card: Press the [PHOTO SHOT] button. 6 Move the joystick of the Camcorder down or press the [] button on the remote controller to stop recording. While analog input pictures are being recorded on a tape or when the Camcorder is in recording standby mode, the photoshot recording is disabled. (Other equipment) Do not plug or unplug the cable during recording or the recording may not be completed properly. Carefully read the operating instructions for your TV set and video equipment. By operating as [SETUP] or [ADVANCE] >> [AUDIO REC], set the recording sound mode ([12bit] or [16bit]). (-64-) If a picture (bilingual video, etc. ) containing main sound and sub sound has been dubbed, select the desired sound by [SETUP] >> [AUDIO OUT] on playback. If a picture containing a copyright protection signal (copy guard) is recorded, the message "COPY PROTECTED" appears when recording it on a tape and the picture is distorted by mosaic-like patterns at playback. When wide images are input, the display such as the menu screen or the operation icon is expanded horizontally. If, during recording, an operation such as cue playback or slow motion playback is performed on external equipment, mosaic-like patterns may appear on the picture at playback. If pictures are recorded when TV broadcasting signals are weak or pictures are affected by noise, they may be distorted or may not even be played back. If both the S-Video cable and the AV cable are connected, S-video signal are input preferentially. AV/ [VIDEO OUT] [AUDIO OUT] [S-VIDEO OUT] 1 S-VIDEO 2 Connect the Camcorder and other equipment by using the AV cable 1. If the recorder has an S-Video terminal, then also connect an S-Video cable 2 (optional). 2 Set [BASIC] >> [AV JACK] >> [IN/OUT]. (Camcorder) 3 Turn the power on and start playback. (Camcorder) Recording on a tape: 5 Set [ADVANCE] >> [REC STDBY] >> [ON]. (Camcorder) (Only when the Tape Recording Mode) The icon appears. 47 LSQT0862 Edit mode The size of still pictures recorded on a card from the external input becomes [640]. (This is not maga-pixel still-picture recording. ) When recording still pictures on a card, you cannot record sound. ª Analog/digital conversion When setting [ADVANCE] >> [DV OUT] >> [ON], you can output video input from other equipment in analog form to other digital video equipment connected through the DV terminal in digital form. 1 Insert the DV cable PV-DDC9/PV-DDC9-K (optional) securely into the DV terminal as far as it will go. 1) Other equipment (Video equipment, etc. ) 2) Camcorder 3) Other digital video equipment Using the DV cable for Recording (Digital Dubbing) By connecting other digital video equipment with DV terminal and the Camcorder by using the DV cable PV-DDC9/PV-DDC9-K (optional) 1, high-image-quality dubbing can be done in digital format. (Player/ recorder) 1 Connect the Camcorder and digital video equipment with the DV cable. DV 1) DV 1 2) DV 3) 2 Set [ADVANCE] >> [REC STDBY] >> [YES]. (Recorder) You do not have to follow this step when the remote control is used in the digital dubbing. [. . . ] 37 Surf & Snow Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 ªD Date/Time Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Digital Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 DPOF Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 ªE Erasure Prevention Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ªF Fade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Frame-by-frame playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 ªT Tele-Macro Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 ªI Image stabilizer function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 ªV Variable Speed Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Video Head Clogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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