User manual PANASONIC SD-RH81

[. . . ] Operating Instructions SD Card/Hard Disk Video Camera Model No. SDR-H81 Before use, please read these instructions completely. EB LSQT1555 A Information for Your Safety Dear Customer, We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Movie Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for future reference. Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. of your Movie Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions. Caution for AC mains lead For your safety, please read the following text carefully. [. . . ] Select [EDIT SCENE] or [PHOTO SETUP] # [DELETE]. In case of [ALL], the deletion may take time if there are many scenes/files. Deleting the copied scenes collectively Scenes copied to a disc using the DVD burner or the supplied software (DVD COPY function) can be deleted as a group. Copied icon ( ) is indicated in the thumbnail display after copying. (l 22) [EDIT SCENE] # [DELETE] # [COPIED] 2 56 When the confirmation message appears Select [YES], then press the joystick. LSQT1555 Playback Editing 2 Function Editing scenes . Operating method ¬ Rotate the mode dial to select Locking motion pictures [HDD] [SD] This is for preventing motion picture scenes from being deleted by mistake. (However, please be aware that if a medium is formatted, then all the data on the medium will be erased. ) ¬ Select [HDD] or [SD CARD] in [MEDIA SELECT]. 1 2 Select the menu. (l 22) [EDIT SCENE] # [LOCK SET] # [YES] Select the scene to be protected, then press the joystick. [ ] appears and the selected scene is locked. Press the joystick again to release the lock setting. You can also select multiple scenes in succession. To complete the settings Press the MENU button. LSQT1555 57 Function Operating method Dividing a scene to delete [HDD] This divides the recorded scenes in two and deletes the front half or back half. ¬ Select [HDD] in [MEDIA SELECT]. 1 2 Select the menu. (l 22) [EDIT SCENE] # [SPLIT&DELETE] # [YES] Select the scene to be divided, then press the joystick. 3 When you reach the point where you want to divide the scene Select [ ] with the joystick. Move the joystick left or right to fast forward/rewind playback. Using slow-motion playback or frame-by-frame playback makes it easy to search for the point where you want to divide the scene. (l 51) 4 Select the half that you want to delete and press the joystick. Continued on next page. 58 LSQT1555 Function Dividing a scene to delete (Continued) Operating method 5 Select [YES], then press the joystick to play back the part to be deleted. When [NO] is selected, the confirmation message appears. Proceed to step 6. When you stop the playback, the confirmation message appears. 6 Select [YES], then press the joystick. To continue dividing and deleting other scenes Repeat steps 2 to 6. To complete editing Press the MENU button. It is impossible to divide and delete scenes with a short recording time. The length of the remaining scenes must be 3 seconds or longer. It is impossible to set the dividing point at the beginning or the end of the scene. When a scene that was divided and deleted using the SPLIT&DELETE function is copied to a disc using the DVD burner or the supplied software and played back on another device, a maximum of about 1 second of the deleted part may be played back. If a scene with [ ] (copied icon) is divided and deleted, the copied information is erased. (l 72) The actual division may slightly slip off the previously designated dividing point. LSQT1555 59 Playback Editing 3 Using playlists [HDD] You can create a playlist by gathering your favourite recorded scenes. Since the playlist is not created by copying data, playlists consume a very small amount of HDD space. When you create or delete playlists, the original scenes will not be modified. Editing scenes on a playlist will not affect the original scenes. A Recorded scenes B Playlist You can create a playlist on the HDD only. [. . . ] Even within the effective range of automatic white balance adjustment, the automatic white balance adjustment may not function properly if there is more than one light source. For light outside the functional automatic LSQT1555 105 Recording a subject that is surrounded by objects with glossy surfaces or by highly reflective objects Since whatever is shiny or glistens is brought into focus, it is hard to focus on the subject to be recorded. The focus may become blurry when recording subjects at the beach, at night views or in scenes involving fireworks or special lights. Recording a subject in dark surroundings The unit cannot focus correctly because the light information that comes through the lens decreases considerably. [. . . ]