User manual PANASONIC PALMCORDER PV-GS150

[. . . ] Operating Instructions Digital Video Camcorder Model No. PV-GS150 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 LSQT0861 B 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. [. . . ] When you do not need functional indications or date and time indications, press the [OSD] button on the remote control for no indication. (When you connect the Camcorder and a recorder with the DV cable, these indications may not appear. ) ª When neither image nor sound from Or, while pressing the [¥REC] button on the remote control, press the [1] button. T ¥REC V A. DUB FF/W /REW PLAY W VOL STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV STOP the Camcorder is output to the TV set Check that the plugs are inserted as far as they go. When no image is presented on the TV even if set [BASIC] >> [AV JACK] >> [OUT/Ë], set to [OUT]. (-63-) 5 Move the joystick up to select the [¥/;] icon again or press the [;] button on the remote control to stop recording. (Player) ª To cancel the standby for recording When the Camcorder is in standby for recording, move the joystick down and select the [] icon. Do not plug or unplug the DV cable during dubbing, or the dubbing may not be completed properly. If a picture (bilingual video, etc. ) containing main sound and sub sound has been dubbed, select the desired sound using [SETUP] >> [AUDIO OUT] on playback. Even if you use a device equipped with DV terminals such as IEEE1394, you may not be able to perform digital dubbing in some cases. For more information, see the instructions for equipment connected. Regardless of the menu settings on the recorder, digital dubbing is carried out in the same mode as the [AUDIO REC] mode of the playback tape. The images on the recorder monitor may be disturbed, but it does not affect the recorded images. If a picture containing a copyright protection signal (copy guard) is recorded by the Camcorder, the picture is distorted by mosaic-like patterns at playback. Disconnect the USB cable since input signals from the external input terminal cannot be recorded while it is connected with the USB cable. When wide images are input, the display such as the menu screen or the operation icon is expanded horizontally. While pictures are input from the DV terminal, the operation icon blinks on instead of appearing from the side of the screen when you press the center of the joy stick. 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. 1 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. (Recorder) Move the joystick up to select [¥/;] icon. CAUTION: Unauthorized exchanging and/or copying of copyrighted recordings may be copyright infringement. 48 LSQT0861 Edit mode Audio dubbing You can add music or narration to the recorded cassette. 1 Insert a Magic Wire Remote Control with Narration Mic or an external microphone securely into the [REMOTE/MIC] terminal as far as it will go. REMOTE/MIC If a tape has a non-recorded portion when the tape is dubbed, images and sounds may be disturbed when this portion of the tape is played back. ª Before recording with audio dubbing Set to Tape Recording Mode. When you want to preserve the original sound taken during recording, set [SETUP] >> [AUDIO REC] >> [12bit] to take pictures. (When set [16bit], the sounds taken during recording are erased after recording with audio dubbing. ) Set [BASIC] >> [REC SPEED] >> [SP] to take pictures. ª To play back the sound recorded with 2 Find a scene that you want to add sound to, and press the [;] button on the remote control. V audio dubbing You can switch between the sound recorded with audio dubbing and the original sound. [. . . ] 38 ªD Date/Time Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Digital Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 DPOF Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 ªE Erasure Prevention Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ªF Fade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Frame-by-frame playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 ªT Tele-Macro Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 ªI Image stabilizer function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 ªV Variable Speed Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Video Head Clogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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