User manual PANASONIC PALMCORDER PV-GS500

[. . . ] Operating Instructions Digital Video Camcorder Model No. PV-GS500 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 P PC LSQT0975 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. [. . . ] If the "CARD FULL" indication appears when recording, the card is full and no further data can be recorded. Insert a new card or set the Camcorder to Card Playback Mode and delete unnecessary files. If files conforming to DCF standard are deleted, all the data related to the files will be deleted. 51 LSQT0975 Playback mode Protecting files on a card Files recorded on a card can be protected so that they may not be deleted by mistake. (Even if the files are protected, they will be deleted if the card is formatted. ) Set to Card Playback Mode. 1 Set [BASIC] >> [PROTECT] >> [YES]. 2 Move the joystick to select a file to be protected, and then press it. Writing the printing data on a card (DPOF setting) You can write the data of pictures to be printed, number of prints, and other information (DPOF data) onto the card. 1 Set [ADVANCED] >> [DPOF SET] >> [SET]. 2 Move the joystick to select a file to be set, and then press it. 1 1 Indication of [ ] 1 appears and the selected file is protected. Press the joystick again, and the protection will be canceled. 2 or more files can be protected in succession. ª To complete the settings Press the [MENU] button. The number of prints 1 set to be in DPOF is displayed. 3 Move the joystick up or down in order to select the number of prints, and then press it. (Selected number of pictures can be printed as you set the number of prints with the printer supporting DPOF. ) 2 or more files can be set in succession. ª To complete the settings Press the [MENU] button. DPOF setting made on another Camcorder may not be recognized by this Camcorder. Please perform the DPOF settings on your Camcorder. ª To set so that all pictures are not printed Select [CANCEL ALL] in Step 1. DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format. This enables the printing information to be added to the pictures on the card so that it can be used on a system supporting DPOF. 52 LSQT0975 Edit mode Edit mode Recording from a tape onto a card Still pictures can be recorded on a memory card from scenes that have already been recorded on a cassette. Insert a tape which already has recorded contents and a card. 1 Start playback. Copying onto a DVD recorder or a VCR (Dubbing) Pictures recorded by the Camcorder can be stored on a DVD-RAM or other such media. Refer to the instructions for the recorder. [. . . ] 43 Surf & Snow Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 ªD Date/Time Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Digital Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 DPOF Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 ªE Erasure Prevention Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ªT Tele Macro Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 ªF Fade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Frame-by-frame Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 ªV Variable Speed Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Video Head Clogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]