User manual PANASONIC PALMCORDER VDR-M50

[. . . ] R Operating Instructions DVD Video Camera Model No. VDR-M50PP VDR-M70PP The illustration shows VDR-M70PP. 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. Be sure to read page 4 before unpacking the provided CD-ROM. [. . . ] Zoom Wi n d Cut Wide ENTER RETURN Setup Auto Spo r t s Po r t r a i t Spo t l i gh t Su r f &Snow Low L i gh t RAM or Rec o r d F u n c t i o n s Se t up V I DEO Mode : F I NE I npu t S o u r c e : CAMERA OSD Ou t pu t : On ENTER RETURN 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. With VDR-M70PP, if the MENU button is pressed with a still image displayed, the size of the image will change. Pressing the MENU button again will restore the original image size. 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. MENU Tilt up/down and left/right to select, and then press A to designate. 1 Press the MENU button, use the joystick to choose "Program AE" on the "Camera Functions Setup" screen, and then press the A button. The options will appear to the right of "Program AE". 2 Use the joystick to choose the desired option, and then press the A button: The selected option will be set. Camer a F u nc t i on s P r o g r am AE Wh i t e Ba l . Zoom Wi n d Cu t Wide ENTER RETURN Setup Auto Spo r t s Po r t r a i t Spo t l i gh t Su r f &Snow Low L i gh t RAM Selected AE mode 0:00:00 REM 3 0 MIN FINE 8 : 0 0 AM SEP 30 2 0 0 4 a Auto : The DVD Video Camera automatically judges the subject and surrounding environment for optimum recording. Sports : Reduces blurring when recording rapidly moving subjects such as in golf or tennis. If the Sports mode is used under a fluorescent light, the image may flicker: In this case, use the Auto mode for recording. Portrait : Creates a shallow depth of field so that the person or subject appears against a softened background. Spotlight : Prevents overexposure of subject portrait face, etc. when strong light strikes the subject, as in a wedding or on stage. Surf & Snow : Prevents underexposure of subject portrait face, etc. in a place where reflection of light is intense, such as at the seaside in midsummer or on a ski slope. Low Light : Allows user to record in a dark place even with decreased lighting: However, an after-image will appear with a moving subject. Note that the Low Light mode cannot be used when the recording quality mode is STD. If there is difficulty in automatically focusing subject image, adjust the focus manually. 3 Press the MENU button to end setting. The menu screen will disappear. 80 Adjusting Color (White Balance) This DVD Video Camera automatically adjusts the color of subject. Change the white balance setting depending on the recording conditions. [. . . ] 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. The items listed are not exclusive, but are for illustration only. ) ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, ARE LIMITED TO THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the exclusions may not apply to you. [. . . ]