User manual PANASONIC RX-DS16

[. . . ] Matsushita, or its distributors will not be responsible for any defects in the Software or damage to Licensee caused by Licensee's reverse engineering, decompiling, or disassembly of the Software. Article 6 Indemnification The Software is provided "AS-IS" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of non-infringement, merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. Further, Matsushita does not warrant that the operation of the Software will be uninterrupted or error free. Matsushita or any of its distributors will not be liable for any damage suffered by Licensee arising from or in connection with Licensee's use of the Software. Article 7 Export Control Licensee agrees not to export or re-export to any country the Software in any form without the appropriate export licenses under regulations of the country where Licensee resides, if necessary. Article 8 Termination of License The right granted to Licensee hereunder will be automatically terminated if Licensee contravenes any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon termination hereof, Licensee must destroy the Software and related documentation together with all the copies thereof at Licensee's own expense. O ` End User License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Information for Your Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Caution for AC mains lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 m~~ Standard Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Optional Accessory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Controls and Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Fitting the Camera on the AV Cradle . . . . . . 11 Inserting a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Using the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Turn the Power On/Selecting Operation Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Using the Menu Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 List of Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Setting Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Adjusting Brightness and Colour Level on the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . 22 Manual Exposure Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Manual Focus Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Recording in Special Situations (Program AE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Image Stabilizer Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Wind Noise Reduction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Using the Play Menu Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Playing Back on an external device. . . . . . . . . 52 Storing on the PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Using the DVD Video Recorder with a Hard Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 l=~=m~=` About the supplied software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 USB Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 MediaStage for AV100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Installing MediaStage & USB Driver . . . . . . . 58 Installing USB Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Connecting with the PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Starting the Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Disconnecting the USB Cable safely. . . . . . . 61 If you no longer need software (Uninstall). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Constructing a Folder when the Memory Card is used with a PC . . . . . . 62 _~=c Before Recording operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Clean Up Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Recording Moving Pictures (MPEG2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Recording Moving Pictures (MPEG4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Playing Back Moving Pictures (MPEG2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Playing Back Moving Pictures (MPEG4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Recording Still Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Playing back Still Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Play Back All of the Still Pictures One by One (Slide Show) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 l Charge the built-in battery for maintaining the date information. . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Using the Optional Earphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Using Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 After Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Indications (Recording Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Indications (Playback Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Notes & Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Notes and Hints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Before Requesting Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 ^~=c Zoom In/Out Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Backlight Compensation Function. . . . . . . . . . . 33 Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 P Dear Customer, We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic SD Video Camera. [. . . ] (l 10) Connect the [USB] Port 2 of the SD Video Camera to the USB Port of the personal computer 3 using supplied USB Cable 4. The SD Video Camera works as a personal computer peripheral. (Operation of the SD Video Camera is disabled. ) The [Removable disk] icon appears in [My Computer]. 2 4 1 3 Do not use any other USB Cables except the supplied one. When the SD Video Camera is connected for the first time. [Found New Hardware Wizard] screen appears. For Windows Me/98SE Users: 1Click [Next]. When the supplied CD-ROM is inserted, click [Next] again. Since [Found New Hardware Wizard] screen appears again after this, repeat steps. For Windows 2000 Users: 1Click [Yes]. Windows XP Windows 2000 SM p~==p~ Starting the MediaStage for AV100 1 1 Select [Start]>> [All programs (programs)]>> [Panasonic]>> [MediaStage]>> [MediaStage for AV100]. For other notes, see page 82. a==rp_=`~= ~ If you use Windows XP/2000, remove the USB Cable using the following method. If you use Windows Me/98SE, check that the Card Access Lamp is out, then remove the USB Cable. (Keep the SD Video Camera turned on. ) N N O P Double click the in task tray. Hardware disconnect dialogue box appears. Select [Panasonic SD-Video CAMERA USB Interface] and click [Stop]. Click [OK]. Click [OK], and you can safely disconnect the cable. O f===== ~=Er~F 1 2 3 Select [Start] (>>[Settings]) >>[Control Panel]. IT SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF IN WASTE PRODUCTS DESTINED FOR BURIAL RATHER THAN INCINERATION. " SQ Using the Remote Controller N N Direct the Remote Controller at the Remote Controller Sensor 1 on the SD Video Camera and press the desired button. Distance from the SD Video Camera: Within approx. 15 degrees in all directions from the central axis. 1 The above operative ranges are for indoor use. Outdoors or under strong light, the SD Video Camera may not operate properly even within the above ranges. 1 A Attaching the Hand Strap/Lens Cap To protect the Lens surface, attach the Lens Cap. 1 2 3 4 5 Pass the end of Lens Cap Cord through the hold A in the Lens Cap. Pass the Hand Strap through the Lens Cap Cord. Pass the shorter loop of the Hand Strap through the Strap Holder. Pass the longer loop of the Strap through the shorter loop. Attach the Lens Cap on the SD Video Camera. Fit the part 2 of the Lens Cap to the part 1 of the SD Video Camera. When you remove the Lens Cap, hook a finger into 3 and remove it. 2, 3 4 Keep the Lens Cap out of the reach of children to prevent swallowing. 5 1 2 3 SR Using the Stand The Card Case can be used as a Movie Stand. It can be used for Portrait Picture Recording etc. , or whenever you do not want to record with the SD Video Camera in your hand. N N O Open the Card Case. Fit the leading protrusions 1 of the Stand and the grooves 2 of the SD Video Camera, and place the SD Video Camera on the Stand. O 2 1 ^=r 1 Turn off the SD Video Camera. 4 Attach the Lens Cap on the SD Video Camera. [. . . ] 7-3: When the SD Video Camera is set to Recording mode. 7-4: MPEG4 mode cannot be displayed on TV. Others 1: Something is wrong with the SD Video Camera's operation. The SD Video Camera is turned on but no functions operate. [. . . ]