User manual PANASONIC SD-RS26

[. . . ] Operating Instructions SD Video Camera Model No. SDR-S26 Before use, please read these instructions completely. EB LSQT1511 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. [. . . ] (l 21) [SETUP] # [RESUME PLAY] # [ON] Move the joystick again to increase the speed. If playback of a motion picture is stopped, [R] appears on the thumbnail view of the stopped scene. To cancel the resume function Set [RESUME PLAY] to [OFF]. The memorised resume position is cleared if you edit the scenes, etc. Slow-motion playback 1 Pause the playback. 50 LSQT1511 Playing back motion pictures by date Scenes recorded on the same day can be played back in succession. 1 Select (BY DATE), then press the joystick. 2 Select the playback date, then press the joystick. 3 Select the scene to be played back, then press the joystick. To select a different date Select (BY DATE), then press the joystick. To return to the screen showing all scenes Select (VIEW ALL), then press the joystick. Even if scenes are recorded on the same day, they are grouped separately in the following cases. jWhen the number of scenes exceeds 99 jWhen the world time setting is changed LSQT1511 51 Playback Playback 2 ENTER Still picture playback 1/;: 2;: ;1: : Slide show start/pause. Stops the playback and shows the thumbnails. 1 2 Rotate the mode dial to select Select the file to be played back, then press the joystick. . 3 Select the playback operation with the joystick. A File number (Page number: When [ ]/ [ ] is selected. ) The method for selecting pages is the same as for motion picture playback. (l 49) The selected file is played back, and the operation icon is automatically displayed on the screen. 52 LSQT1511 About still picture compatibility This unit is compliant with the unified standard DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) established by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association). The file format supported by this unit is JPEG. (Not all JPEG formatted files will be played back. ) If a non-standard file is played back, the folder/ file number may not be displayed. This unit may degrade or not play back data recorded or created on another product and another product may degrade or not play back data recorded on this unit. While this unit accesses the SD card (the SD card access lamp is lit), do not open the SD card slot cover and remove the SD card. Do not operate the mode dial during the slide show. It takes time to display the file, and how long it will take depends on the number of pixels of the file. When a file is displayed as [ ] on the thumbnail display, playback is not possible. The time displayed may be different from the recording time and it may take time to display the thumbnail display when playing back still pictures recorded on an SD card with other products. When set to the picture playback mode, the power will not turn off even when the LCD monitor is closed. Changing the interval of playback for the slide show Select the menu. (l 21) [PHOTO SETUP] # [SLIDE INTERVAL] # desired setting [SHORT]: Approx. 15 sec This function's default setting is [NORMAL]. With pictures with large image size, it may take longer than the specified time to play back the next picture, or the interval may not decrease even if the setting is changed. LSQT1511 53 Playback Editing 1 ENTER Deleting scenes/files Important: The deleted scenes/files cannot be restored. ¬ Deleting motion picture scenes: Rotate the mode dial to select ¬ Deleting still picture files: Rotate the mode dial to select . . Deleting multiple scenes/ files 1 2 Press the button in the thumbnail display. [. . . ] Recording a subject behind dirty or dusty window The subject behind the window will not be focused because the focus is on the dirty window. Similarly, when recording something on the opposite side of a road with heavy traffic, a vehicle that happens to pass by may be brought into focus. 5 000K 1) 6) 4 000K 7) 3 000K 8) 2 000K 9) 10) 1 000K The illustration above shows the range over which the auto white balance functions. 1) The effective range of automatic white balance adjustment on this unit 2) Blue sky 3) Cloudy sky (rain) 4) TV screen 5) Sunlight 6) White fluorescent lamp 7) Halogen light bulb 8) Incandescent light bulb 9) Sunrise or sunset 10) Candlelight Outside of the effective range of automatic white balance adjustment, the image will become reddish or bluish. 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. [. . . ]