User manual PANASONIC PALMCORDER VDR-M55

[. . . ] Operating Instructions DVD Video Camera Model No. VDR-M53PP VDR-M55PP VDR-M75PP VDR-M95PP The illustration shows VDR-M95PP. VDR-M55PP VDR-M75PP - VDR-M53PP Built-in Flash USB Remote Controller PC Software - VDR-M95PP - : Not available Thank you for buying a Panasonic product. Please take the time to become familiar with the operating instructions and how it is set up. Keep this manual handy for future reference. For USA assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic. com For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-561-5505 or visit us at www. panasonic. ca Printed on recycled paper. This manual was printed with soy based ink. VQT0R00-1 QR35665 M0205KZ-1035 Important Information For Your Safety The power switch turns the DVD Video Camera on and off, leaving the date/time feature unaffected. [. . . ] 68) Recording Functions Setup Movie quality*4 (P. 84) Record Functions Setup Wide screen*5 (P. 86) VIDEO Mode : FINE Input selection (P. 88) Wide : 4:3 Input Source : CAMERA External still input*6 (P. 89) RAM ENTER RETURN On-screen information display output *7 (P. 90) *1: Not displayed with stills *2: Displayed only with stills *3: If a separately sold Flash is connected, it is given priority. (Only VDR-M95PP. ) *4: "Quality" mode will appear when using card (P. 85) *5: Not displayed on VDR-M53PP/VDR-M55PP. *6: Displayed when DVD-RAM disc (PHOTO mode) or card is used, and input selection is set to external signal or S external signal. *7: Displayed only when input source is set to "CAMERA" Date Setup Date Setup Date setting (P. 41) Date Set Date Mode:M/D/Y ENTER RETURN RAM LCD/EVF Setup LCD/EVF Setup Adjust (P. 92) Adjust EVF Display : Auto ENTER RETURN RAM Initial Setup Initial Setup Beep : Power Save : Record LED : Language : Reset ENTER RETURN On Off On English RAM Beep (P. 95) You can use the control buttons on DVD Video Camera to select various setting options in menu. Press the MENU button. Camera Functions Setup Program AE : Auto White Bal. : Auto : On EIS Dig. Zoom : 40x : Off Wind Cut ENTER RETURN RAM or Camera Functions Setup Auto Program AE Sports White Bal. Portrait EIS Dig. Zoom Spotlight Surf&Snow Wind Cut Low Light ENTER RETURN RAM or Record Functions Setup VIDEO Mode Wide Input Source OSD Output ENTER RETURN : : : : FINE 4:3 CAMERA On RAM Press the A button directly to choose an option from menu. To return to the previous screen, press the C button. Pressing the MENU button again will cause the menu screen to disappear. Note: Pressing the MENU button during recording will not work. The menu screen will disappear when it is left for approx. 1 minute without any operation. 79 123 Setting Up Camera Functions Before You Begin See page 79 for how to set. No menu screen appears with external input. Selecting Shooting Mode to Match the Subject (Switching Program AE Mode) This DVD Video Camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture according to the subject brightness for optimum recording: You can also specify one of six modes depending on subject conditions, recording environment or purpose of filming. Note: You can check the selected AE mode on the on-screen information display. However, nothing will appear in Auto mode. The shooting mode set as above will be stored in memory even if the DVD Video Camera is turned off. Press f/e/d/c to select, and then press A to activate. 1 Press the MENU button, use the control buttons to choose "Program AE" on the "Camera Functions Setup" screen, and then press the A button. [. . . ] In-Home service, if applicable, requires clear, complete and easy access to the product by the authorized servicer and does not include removal or re-installation of an installed product. It is possible that certain in-home repairs will not be completed in-home, but will require that the product, or parts of the product, be removed for shop diagnosis and/or repair and then returned. Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship, and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cosmetic damage, nor does it cover markings or retained images on the picture tube resulting from viewing fixed images (including, among other things, letterbox pictures on standard 4:3 screen TV's, or non-expanded standard 4:3 pictures on wide screen TV's, or onscreen data in a stationary and fixed location). The warranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurred in shipment, or failures which are caused by products not supplied by the warrantor, or failures which result from accidents, misuse, abuse, neglect, mishandling, misapplication, alteration, faulty installation, set-up adjustments, misadjustment of consumer controls, improper maintenance, power line surge, lightning damage, modification, or commercial use (such as in a hotel, office, restaurant, or other business), rental use of the product, service by anyone other than a Factory Servicenter or other Authorized Servicer, or damage that is attributable to acts of God. THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER "LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE". THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, OR ARISING OUT OF ANYBREACH OF THIS WARRANTY. (As examples, this excludes damages for lost time, cost of having someone remove or re-install an installed unit if applicable, or travel to and from the servicer, loss of media or images, data or other memory or recorded content. [. . . ]