ENG_cover.fm Page 1 Thursday, May 6, 2004 10:35 AM R Operating Instructions DVD Video Camera Model No. VDR-M50EB VDR-M70EB Before use, please read these instructions completely. Web Site: http://www.panasonic.co.uk/index.
ENG_EB.book Page 2 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Dear Customer, We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic DVD Video 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 DVD Video Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions.
ENG_EB.book Page 3 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Important Information For Your Safety The power switch turns the DVD Video Camera on and off, leaving the date/time feature unaffected. If the video camera is to be left unattended for a long period of time, turn it off . WARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY.
ENG_EB.book Page 4 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Be sure to read the following before opening the package of CD-ROM This Agreement will take effect at the moment you open the package of the storage device (CD-ROM) provided with this product, if you agree to the terms herein.
ENG_EB.book Page 5 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Cautions When Using Handle the liquid crystal display (LCD) with care: • The LCD is a very delicate display device: Do not press its surface with force, hit it or prick it with a sharp object. • If you push the LCD surface, unevenness in display may occur. If unevenness does not disappear soon, turn the DVD Video Camera off, wait for a few moments, and then turn it on again. • Do not place the DVD Video Camera with the open LCD screen down.
ENG_EB.book Page 6 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Heat on surface of product: • The surface of the DVD Video Camera will be slightly warm, but this does not indicate a fault. Screen on connected TV: • Never leave the disc navigation screen, still image or camera image displayed on your TV to which the DVD Video Camera is connected: Doing so could result in displayed image retention or phosphor degradation of TV screen.
ENG_EB.book Page 7 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Be careful of moisture condensation: • When you move the DVD Video Camera between places where the difference in temperatures is great - such as entering a lodge from a ski slope or going out of a cooled room or vehicle - condensation (vapour in air warmed or cooled to water droplets) could occur on the lens and/or inside the DVD Video Camera. If condensation occurs, do not open the cover of disc or card insertion block if possible.
ENG_EB.book Page 8 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Cautions When Storing Do not leave the DVD Video Camera in a place where the temperature is very high for a long period of time: • The temperature inside a closed vehicle or boot can become very high in a hot season. If you leave the DVD Video Camera in such a place, it could malfunction or the case could be damaged. Also, do not expose the DVD Video Camera to direct sunlight or place it near a heater.
ENG_EB.book Page 9 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Suggestions and Restrictions Make a trial recording: • Always make a trial recording before doing actual recording to make sure that recording is normal. The data that have not been stored normally because of a defect in the DVD Video Camera cannot be restored. It is recommended that you use DVD-RAM disc from which recorded contents can be deleted for trial recording.
ENG_intro.fm Page 10 Thursday, March 25, 2004 6:17 PM Read This First To guide you, we’ve included following six chapters. • The section on “Setups” explains how to set up the DVD Video Camera, battery, and set the date/ time. • The section on “Basic Techniques” explains the basic operation of this DVD Video Camerarecording of movies, still images, and playback of recorded images. • The section on “Advanced Techniques” explains settings on this DVD Video Camera for more advanced usage.
ENG_EB.book Page 11 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM About This Manual ●Displays in this manual Understand that the displays are different from those you will actually see in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen. ●Notation of cancel button Press the stop/cancel button to stop your operation midway, or return the menu screen to the preceding one. The expression “press the C button” will be used in this text.
ENG_EB.book Page 12 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Introduction ●You can record even during playback Unlike tape devices, you do not need to search for the recording start position or locate the beginning of blank portion. You can start recording during playback: New recording will not overwrite any previously recorded data. Recorded scenes If you stop playback midway and start recording, overwrite will not occur.
ENG_EB.book Page 13 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM ●You can easily edit scenes, which is quite difficult with tape Using this DVD Video Camera, you can collect scenes of your child, for example, on play list of Disc Navigation function and create an original movie: Then simply play back the play list and dub it on VCR. It is also easy to make any number of identical tapes.
ENG_EB.book Page 14 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Table of Contents Information for Your Safety................................. 2 About the Battery Pack..................................... 42 Important Information.......................................... 3 For Your Safety................................................... 3 Precautions......................................................... 3 EMC Electric and magnetic compatibility............
ENG_EB.book Page 15 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM When the Hinge of Round DVD Holder Comes off ...........................................................72 Disc Cleaning ........................................................72 Recording (Dubbing) Images............................ 73 Recording (Dubbing) Images on Other Video Devices ...............................................................73 Advanced Techniques Understanding Flow of Menu............................
ENG_EB.book Page 16 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Subsidiary Information Cleaning.......................................................... 141 Before Requesting Service ............................. 142 Trouble Messages .......................................... 144 Troubleshooting .............................................. 152 System Reset ................................................. 159 Major Specifications........................................ 160 Information on Square Adaptor ..........
ENG_EB.book Page 17 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Checking Provided Accessories Make sure that you have all the following accessories in package: Battery (model CGA-DU14): AC adaptor/charger (model VSK0631): Portable power supply for this DVD Video Used to power the DVD Video Camera Camera. Charge it before use. from AC outlet, or charge battery. DC power cord: When powering the DVD Video Camera from household AC outlet, use this cord to connect the DVD Video Camera and AC adaptor/charger.
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ENG_EB.book Page 19 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Names of Parts 5 6 7 8 9 C DIS ION AT VIG NA T EC SEL NU ME u y t 1 2 3 i 4 10 A/V 11 MIC 12 13 (Inside the cover) 1 Infrared receiver (P. 37) When the remote control is used to operate the DVD Video Camera, this receiver will receive the infrared signal. BATTERY EJECT (Bottom) 9 Hot shoe (P. 67) Only for VDR-M70EB: Attach the optional video flash here. 10 AV output jack (P. 68) 2 Lens cap string attachment hole (P.
ENG_EB.book Page 20 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 14 15 16 17 18 CARD ACC DISC 20 21 22 ESS ACCE 19 SS /PC EJEC T 23 24 25 26 27 14 Viewfinder (P. 5, 37) 19 Card insertion block (P. 49) 15 Dioptre control (P. 37) To adjust the focus of image appearing in the viewfinder. (Pull out the viewfinder.) 20 Battery attachment platform (P. 42) 16 ACCESS/PC indicator (P.
ENG_EB.book Page 21 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM DISC NAVIGATION 28 29 30 SELECT AUTO AUTO FOCUS EXPOSURE 37 DISC NAVIGATION 31 FOCUS EXPOSURE BACK LIGHT SELECT MENU BACK LIGHT DISPLAY 38 MENU 39 VOL RESET DISPLAY 40 VOL 32 33 34 28 FULL AUTO button (P. 66) To switch the DVD Video Camera to full automatic. 35 36 35 USB port (To PC) 36 Joystick (P. 40, 59, 75) 29 FOCUS button (P. 64) To switch between manual focus and autofocus. 30 EXPOSURE button (P.
ENG_EB.book Page 22 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 41 47 42 43 48 44 49 50 51 45 52 53 46 54 55 41 REC button (P. 51) 49 Forward search button (P. 60) 42 DIGITAL ZOOM button (P. 57) 50 Play/pause button (P. 59) 43 Reverse skip button (P. 61) 51 Forward skip button (P. 61) 44 Reverse search button (P. 60) 52 DISPLAY button (P. 63) 45 DISC NAVIGATION button (P. 89) 53 Stop button (P. 11, 59, 91) 46 MENU button (P. 40, 76, 96) 54 DELETE button (P. 95) 47 ZOOM T button (P.
ENG_00.fm Page 23 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 6:12 PM Setting Up the Battery The CGA-DU14 battery provided with this DVD Video Camera has not been charged at purchase time: Charge it before using the DVD Video Camera. Note: • Be sure to use the CGA-DU14/CGA-DU21 battery for the DVD Video Camera: Using other batteries could cause the DVD Video Camera to malfunction, or result in fire.
ENG_EB.book Page 24 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 12 Try to Record and Play Back Using Disc (Video and Photo) Before You Begin • It is recommended that you use a DVD-RAM disc for trial recording, since you can delete the recorded contents (See page 28). You can record both videos and photos on DVD-RAM disc; only videos on DVD-R disc. 1 Connect a power supply (P. 45). Mains lead To AC outlet DC power cord AC adaptor/charger Connect them in sequence of the digits. 2 Insert a disc (P. 46). 1.
ENG_EB.book Page 25 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 3 Start recording (P. 51). 1.Open the LCD monitor (See page 38). 3.Set the LOCK switch to (to the left) to prevent accidental switching of recording mode.* * Only in mode. 2.While holding the switch at the centre of power switch, set the switch to “ ” or “ ”. 4.Press the REC button. Recording will start. Pressing the REC button again will stop recording.
ENG_EB.book Page 26 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 3 Try to Record and Play Back Using Card (Photo) Only photos can be recorded on card. 1 Connect a power supply (P. 45). Mains lead To AC outlet DC power cord AC adaptor/charger Connect them in sequence of the digits. 2 Insert a card (P. 49). 1.Open the cover of card insertion block with power turned off. 2.Put in a card. VQT0K93 26 3.Insert the card all the way until it locks.
ENG_EB.book Page 27 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 3 Start recording (P. 52). 1.Open the LCD monitor (See page 38). 2.Set the LOCK switch to (to the right). 3.While holding the switch at the centre of power switch, set the switch to “ ”. 4.Press the REC button. Pressing REC once will record one photo. REC button 4 View the playback of recorded content on LCD monitor screen (P. 59). 1.Open the LCD monitor (P. 38). 3.Press the C button to stop playback. 2.
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ENG_EB.book Page 29 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Information on DVD-R Disc You cannot record a still on DVD-R disc, or delete any recorded images or data. For optimum recording on DVD-R disc, this DVD Video Camera writes control data to the disc in order to automatically make adjustments when it is inserted and ejected accompanying recording. If the disc has no area to be written for adjustment, recording may not be possible.
ENG_EB.book Page 30 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Handling Discs ●Using discs ●Storing discs DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs are very delicate recording media. Carefully read the following cautions and observe them: • When using disc on this DVD Video Camera, be sure to keep it in Round DVD Holder. • Always use a brand new disc when recording important material. • Be sure not to touch the disc exposed portion, and be careful that no dirt adheres to it.
ENG_EB.book Page 31 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Available Cards ●Common cautions for disc and card SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCard can be used on this DVD Video Camera. ●Handling card • Do not use cards other than the designated ones. • Be sure to use a brand new card when recording vital images. • Do not touch the card terminal or allow it to touch metal. • Do not paste anything other Terminal than exclusive label on label pasting portion. • Do not subject card to impact, bend or drop it.
ENG_EB.book Page 32 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Storage Capacity on Disc or Card Recordable Time of Movie (Video) The recordable time will vary depending on the recording quality: See page 81 for the setting of recording quality. Movie recordable time on one disc (on single side) (when recording only movies) Recording quality Disc used DVD-RAM *1 DVD-R XTRA Approx. 18 min FINE Approx. 30 min *2 No recording possible Approx. 30 min *2 STD Approx. 60 min *3 Approx.
ENG_EB.book Page 33 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Recordable Stills (Photos) on Disc ●Number of recordable stills on one side of disc: Up to 999 If the disc still has free space after recording 999 stills on it, movies can also be recorded on it. ●Recordable Stills (Photos) on Card The number of recordable stills will vary depending on the recording quality: See page 82 for the setting of recording quality.
ENG_EB.book Page 34 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Setups This section explains preparations for recording - setting up the DVD Video Camera and battery. Setting Up the DVD Video Camera Holding DVD Video Camera To use as a Grip Belt Insert your right hand from the bottom of DVD Video Camera up to the base of your thumb. Put your hand in a position where you can easily operate the REC button and the Zoom lever.
ENG_EB.book Page 35 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM To use as a Grip Belt again 1 Attach the tip of the grip belt to the DVD Video Camera (1). Press down the lock cover in the direction of the arrow so that the belt may not fall out (2). Lock cover Attaching Shoulder Strap Be sure to pass through the 2 slots. Pass the shoulder strap through the shoulder strap attachments.
ENG_EB.book Page 36 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Inserting Battery into Remote Control Insert the provided lithium battery into remote control. 1 Slide the cover to remove it. 2 Insert the lithium battery with the positive R terminal facing up. 3 Slide the cover to close it. Note: The life of lithium battery is approximately one year. If the battery is discharged, no operation is possible with remote control: Replace the battery.
ENG_EB.book Page 37 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM ●Using Remote Control To operate the DVD Video Camera with the remote control, point it to the infrared receiver before pressing buttons. If it dose not work properly, do not forget the pointing to repeat the action. The remote controllable distance is up to 5 m. Note: When using the remote control, make sure that the infrared receiver on DVD Video Camera is not exposed to direct sunlight or any intense light.
ENG_EB.book Page 38 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Viewing Image on LCD Monitor Screen If you open the LCD monitor, you can monitor subject image on the LCD screen. 1 Open the LCD monitor. The LCD monitor has a portion where you can hook your finger. Hook the finger there to open the monitor. ●Range where the LCD monitor can be moved 90° The LCD monitor can be opened up to approximately 90°.
ENG_EB.book Page 39 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Closing LCD Monitor Before closing the LCD monitor, be sure to reset it at right angles to the DVD Video Camera. Replace the LCD monitor on the DVD Video Camera with the LCD screen facing inward until a click is heard. Note: • Be sure to return the LCD monitor at right angles to the DVD Video Camera before closing it or replacing it on the DVD Video Camera with its screen facing outside.
ENG_EB.book Page 40 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Setting Date and Time Set the current date and time so that the date and time you make a recording can be recorded correctly. The following procedure can also be used to correct the date and time you have already set. MENU Tilt up/down and to left/right to select, and then press A to designate. 1 Turn the DVD Video Camera on. 2 Press the MENU button. The menu screen will appear. 3 Use the joystick to choose “Date Setup” and then “Date Set”.
ENG_EB.book Page 41 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Changing Display Format of Date and Time You can select one of three date display formats: day/month/year or month/day/year, year/month/day. Associated with the selected date display, the time display format will also change as follows: Display format Example of display D/M/Y 17:00 30. 9.2004 M/D/Y 5:00PM SEP 30 2004 Y/M/D 17:00 2004. 9.30 1 Press the MENU button.
ENG_EB.book Page 42 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM About the Battery Pack Attaching Battery to DVD Video Camera 1 Fit the battery to the battery attachment platform on this DVD Video Camera and slide it upward until a click is heard. Note: • Make sure that the battery is in the correct orientation. • Make sure that the battery is securely attached: Incomplete attachment could cause the battery to fall, resulting in damage. Terminal must face up.
ENG_EB.book Page 43 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM ●Recordable time with fully charged battery (with no zoom operation, etc.) The reference for DVD Video Camera recordable time with fully charged battery pack [with model CGA-DU14]: VDR-M50EB Video quality mode XTRA*1 FINE DVD-RAM disc DVD-R disc approx. 140 min − When using approx. 120 min LCD monitor − When using viewfinder When using viewfinder approx. 140 min approx. 135 min When using approx. 120 min approx.
ENG_EB.book Page 44 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Battery Remaining Level Indicator When the battery is used to power the DVD Video Camera, the battery remaining level appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen as follows: Fully charged Nearly empty (Blinks) White portion shows remaining level Note: The remaining level indicator “w” may be displayed for an extended period, and “x” or “y” may be displayed for a shorter period.
ENG_EB.book Page 45 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Using DVD Video Camera with AC adaptor/charger It is recommended that you use the AC adaptor/charger to power the DVD Video Camera from household AC outlet when you perform settings on it, play back or edit images, or use it indoors. Note: Be sure to use the specified AC adaptor/charger (VSK0631) to power the DVD Video Camera. Using other AC adaptor/ chargers could cause electric shock or result in fire.
ENG_EB.book Page 46 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Inserting and Removing Disc Inserting Disc 1 Press down the DISC EJECT button once and release it. A few moments after the ACCESS/PC indicator blinks, the cover of disc insertion block will open slightly. 2 Gently open the cover by hand until it stops. 3 Insert the disc, in Round DVD Holder, into the disc guide until it stops. If the disc is not correctly inserted, the cover will not close.
ENG_EB.book Page 47 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Note: • Disc cannot be inserted or removed unless the battery or AC adaptor/charger is connected to DVD Video Camera. • See page 72 for how to set disc in Round DVD Holder. • If there is some delay before recording starts, refer to page 142. • The disc insertion orientation is predetermined: Forcibly inserting a disc in wrong orientation could damage the DVD Video Camera or Round DVD Holder of disc.
ENG_EB.book Page 48 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Removing Disc 1 Set the power switch to “OFF” to turn the DVD Video Camera off. 2 Press down the DISC EJECT lever once and release it. In a moment, the cover of disc insertion block will open slightly. 3 Gently open the cover until it stops. When the cover is fully open, the disc will slightly come out from the disc guide, and stop. 4 Remove the disc. Hold the top of Round DVD Holder as shown in the illustration and gently pull it out.
ENG_EB.book Page 49 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Inserting and Removing Card 1 Turn the DVD Video Camera off. 2 Open the cover of card Note: • Do not push the label pasting portion of SD Memory Card when removing it: Doing so could damage the SD Memory Card. • When you close the cover, be sure not to insert the grip belt into the insertion block. If you insert the grip belt into the insertion block, the insertion block will be damaged. insertion block.
ENG_EB.book Page 50 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Basic Techniques This section explains about recording of movies and still images, and also basic settings on DVD Video Camera. Basic Handling of DVD Video Camera Turning DVD Video Camera On and Off While holding down the blue button at the centre of power switch, set the switch according to each recording function: Set to “ ”: To record still on SD Memory Card or MultiMediaCard Set to “OFF”: The DVD Video Camera will turn off.
ENG_EB.book Page 51 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 12 Recording Movie Before You Begin • Insert a recordable DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc into this DVD Video Camera. ACCESS/PC indicator • Sound is recorded from the stereo microphone on the REC button • Pressing REC once will start recording; pressing it once again will temporarily stop recording. • Power switch • • • 1 Turn the DVD Video Camera on. Set the power switch to “ ” to turn the DVD Video Camera on.
ENG_EB.book Page 52 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 13 Recording Stills Note: Recording of still images is possible on DVD-RAM disc and card. ACCESS/PC indicator CARD ACCESS indicator REC button Power switch 1 Turn the DVD Video Camera on. When using DVD-RAM disc: Set the power switch to “ ”. When using card: Set the power switch to “ ”. After the ACCESS indicator goes out, perform the subsequent operation: VQT0K93 52 2 Check the subject on the screen (viewfinder or LCD). 3 Press the REC button.
ENG_EB.book Page 53 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 123 Compensating for Backlight When subject is lighted from rear, this function will compensate for lighting so that the subject is not too dark. 1 Press the BACK LIGHT button during recording. REC 0:00:09 REM 3 0 MIN Backlight correction icon FINE 8 : 0 0 AM SEP 30 2 0 0 4 The backlight correction icon will appear. Note: • Pressing the BACK LIGHT button will alternate between backlight setting between on and off.
ENG_EB.book Page 54 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 123 On-Screen Information Various types of information will appear in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen during recording. Information Display During Recording 1 2 3 4 5 6 REC 0:00:00 1 0 REM 3 0 MIN FULL AUTO 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 DISC ACCESS 16 11 12 FINE 8 : 0 0 AM SEP 30 2004 17 The above screen is an example for explanation: It is different from the actual display. 1. Recording mode : Movie : Still with disc : Still with card 2.
ENG_EB.book Page 55 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 11. Disc/Card type I : DVD-RAM K : DVD-R J : DVD-RAM (write-protected) M : DVD-R disc already finalised on this N O P DVD Video Camera : DVD-R disc finalised on a device other than this DVD Video Camera : SD Memory Card or MultiMediaCard : Locked SD Memory Card No display*3 12. Movie recording quality (only when using disc) XTRA FINE STD : Highest quality (only when using DVD-RAM disc) : High quality : Standard 13.
ENG_EB.book Page 56 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM ●Switching the information display mode You can switch the display mode of on-screen information: Press the DISPLAY button. The full and minimum display modes will alternate. • Full display mode: All types of information will appear. • Minimum display mode: The recording mode (see 1 on page 54) and recording status (see 7 on page 54) will appear. If the DVD Video Camera has warning information, a warning message will appear.
ENG_EB.book Page 57 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 123 Zooming This DVD Video Camera allows you to record using optical 18- (on VDR-M50EB) or 10- (on VDR-M70EB) power zoom and digital zoom. If you continue to hold the zoom lever on the “T” control side with Dig. Zoom 40x or 240x specified, the digital zoom will be activated midway (when optical 18-power is exceeded on VDR-M50EB or optical 10-power is exceeded on VDR-M70EB).
ENG_EB.book Page 58 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Macro Recording Use the macro function when recording a small object from close-up position: You can shoot the subject as close as approximately 2 cm from the lens surface, magnifying the image to fill the screen. 1 Aim the DVD Video Camera at the subject, and press the zoom lever to “W” control side. Note: • Zoom can be used, but the subject may not be focused, depending on the distance to the subject.
ENG_EB.book Page 59 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Playing Back Before You Begin • Insert a disc or card recorded on this DVD Video Camera (P. 46, 49). • Turn the DVD Video Camera on (P. 50). 123 Playing Back 1 Press A button in the recording pause status. The DVD Video Camera will enter the playback mode, and the scene you have recorded last will be played back. When playback is finished, the DVD Video Camera will enter the pause status at the last image on disc.
ENG_EB.book Page 60 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 123 Playback from Start of Disc or Card Use the Go To function (P. 62) or Disc Navigation function (P. 89) to play back from the start of disc or card. 12 Search Playback of Movie During playback, tilt the joystick to right or left and hold it: Search playback will start.
ENG_EB.book Page 61 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 12 Skip Playback of Movie During playback, tilt the joystick up or down to locate the start of desired scene. Tilt down once : To skip to the first image of the scene following the one being played back, and start playback. Tilt up once : To return to the first image of the scene being played back, and start playback. Hold down : To continuously locate the beginnings of scenes, starting from the scene following the scene being played back.
ENG_EB.book Page 62 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 123 Jumping to specified Point (Go To) 1 Press the MENU button Top Go T o during playback. To p En d Spec i f y 2 Choose the option (point you want to go to), and then press the A button. ENTER RETURN RAM : To go to the start, and enter playback pause. End : To go to the end of last scene, and enter playback pause. Specify : To go to a specified point and enter playback pause. See the following for details.
ENG_EB.book Page 63 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 123 On-Screen Information Display Information Display during Playback Various types of information on recording will be superimposed on playback image you are viewing. SEP 30 2003 No display Playback information display ●Switching the information display mode Press the DISPLAY button: You can switch the display mode of on-screen information. When using disc: Recording mode*1 Scene No.
ENG_EB.book Page 64 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 123 Manually Focusing Subject The DVD Video Camera measures the distance to a subject viewed at the centre of screen and automatically focuses on it. If it is difficult to automatically focus the subject, adjust the focus manually. Focusing During Recording This DVD Video Camera automatically focuses a subject at the centre of screen (auto-focus). When the DVD Video Camera is turned on, auto-focus will always be set.
ENG_EB.book Page 65 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Manually focus the following objects, which may not be automatically focused. Objects not in the centre of screen Objects with little variation in brightness, such as white wall Objects that are far and near at the same time Objects moving rapidly Objects lit by neon sign, spotlight, etc.
ENG_EB.book Page 66 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 123 Using Full Auto Function Pressing the AUTO button will fully automate the camera functions. 1 Press the AUTO button. “FULL AUTO” will be displayed on the screen of DVD Video Camera for several seconds.
ENG_EB.book Page 67 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Using External Microphone Connect external microphone (generally available) to the external microphone jack of this DVD Video Camera. Clearer sound can be recorded. Turn on the switch on microphone and start recording. For details on microphone, see “Major Specifications” on page 160. To external microphone jack A/V MIC Note: This DVD Video Camera cannot use a plug-in power type microphone (power supplied from video camera).
ENG_EB.book Page 68 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 123 Viewing on TV Screen Connecting to a TV Use the provided AV/S output cable to connect the DVD Video Camera to a TV as follows: To S-VIDEO input jack* To AV output jack A/V To video/ audio input jacks MIC Yellow White AV/S output cable (provided) Red * If your TV has an S-VIDEO input jack, you can connect the S-VIDEO plug to it. Note: • Using S-VIDEO will deliver clearer playback status.
ENG_02.fm Page 69 Thursday, May 6, 2004 10:31 AM 123 Viewing on TV Screen 1 Turn the TV on and set the input selector to “VCR” whichever applicable Video input. Refer to the TV instruction manual for how to switch the TV input. 2 Turn the DVD Video Camera on. The image that the DVD Video Camera is seeing will appear on the TV screen. You can also monitor the image on the LCD screen or viewfinder of the DVD Video Camera. 3 Perform playback, recording or editing.
ENG_02.fm Page 70 Thursday, May 6, 2004 10:31 AM 1 Playback on DVD Video Recorder/Player You can use a DVD video recorder (see “Terminology” on page 164) or DVD player that conforms to 8 cm DVD-RAM to play back DVD-RAM discs recorded on this DVD Video Camera. Note, however, that such DVD-RAM discs are not compatible with all DVD video recorders and all DVD players. 1 Remove the disc from Round DVD Holder. 2 Insert the disc into the DVD video recorder/ player and play it back.
ENG_02.fm Page 71 Thursday, May 6, 2004 10:31 AM 2 Playback on DVD Player 1 Finalise a recorded DVD-R disc. 3 Insert the disc into the DVD player and play it back. You need to finalise a disc to play it back on DVD player: See page 122. No further data can be recorded on finalised disc. Note: Use this DVD Video Camera to finalise the DVD-R disc recorded on the DVD Video Camera. 2 Remove the disc from Round DVD Holder. See “Removing and Replacing from/in Round DVD Holder” on page 30.
ENG_EB.book Page 72 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 12 Removing and Replacing from/in Round DVD Holder How to Remove Disc 1 Hold the Round DVD Holder with SIDE A facing up. While pushing the two release levers in the direction of arrows (1) marked on holder, slowly open SIDE A of the holder in the direction of arrows (2), taking care not to drop the disc.
ENG_EB.book Page 73 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 123 Recording (Dubbing) Images Recording (Dubbing) Images on Other Video Devices You can record (dub) images played back on this DVD Video Camera, on other video devices. Use Disc Navigation to create a play list by selecting desired scenes of those recorded on this DVD Video Camera (P.110).
ENG_EB.book Page 74 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Advanced Techniques This section explains about various settings to further extend the usefulness of this DVD Video Camera. Understanding Flow of Menu Press the MENU button during recording pause: The “Camera Functions Setup” menu screen will appear. Tilt the joystick up, down, to left or right to select a menu item, and then press the A button to choose the option. The screens used here to explain are displayed when DVD-RAM disc is used.
ENG_EB.book Page 75 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM ●Flow of Menu Refer to page indicated for details of each function. Camera Functions Setup Program AE (P. 76) Came r a Fun c t i ons Se t up White balance (P. 77) P r o g r am AE : Au t o Wh i t e Ba l . : Au t o SIS (P. 79) SIS : On D i g . Zoom : 4 0 x Digital zoom (P. 57) Wind Cut : Of f Cinema : Of f Wind Cut (P. 79) ENTER RETURN RAM Cinema (P. 80) Date Setup Display format (P. 41) Date setting (P.
ENG_EB.book Page 76 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 123 Setting Up Camera Functions Before You Begin • See page 75 for how to set. Selecting Shooting Mode to Match the Subject (Switching Programme 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 the subject conditions, recording environment or purpose of filming.
ENG_EB.book Page 77 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Adjusting Colour (White Bal.) This DVD Video Camera automatically adjusts the colour of subject. Change the white balance setting depending on the recording conditions.
ENG_EB.book Page 78 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM ●Setting white balance manually 1 Point the DVD Video Note: • The white balance mode can be confirmed using the on-screen information. • Only the Set mode will return to Auto when the DVD Video Camera is turned off. (Another mode of the white balance will be stored in memory.) • Do not block the infrared sensor with hand, etc. Camera at a white object so that it fills the screen. Use an object that is not transparent.
ENG_03.fm Page 79 Thursday, March 25, 2004 2:55 PM Using the Image Stabiliser (SIS) When you use zoom to record a magnified subject image, it will correct fuzziness in the recorded image. 1 Press the MENU button, choose “SIS” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu screen, and then press the A button. Came r a F u nc t i on s Se t u p P r o g r am AE Wh i t e Ba l . SIS On D i g . Zo om Of f Wi n d Cu t Cinema RAM ENTER RETURN 2 Choose the “On” or “Off”, and then press the A button.
ENG_EB.book Page 80 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Switching to Cinema Mode If you intend to play back recorded images on a wide-screen TV, it is recommended that you switch the screen size to cinema mode. 1 Press the MENU button, choose “Cinema” on the “Camera Functions Setup” screen, and then press the A button. 2 Choose “On”, and then press the A button. Camer a F u nc t i on s P r o g r am AE Wh i t e Ba l . SIS D i g .
ENG_EB.book Page 81 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Setting Up Record Functions 12 Switching Movie Quality (VIDEO Mode) Choose the movie quality from “XTRA” (only with DVD-RAM disc), “FINE” and “STD”. It is recommended that you record critical subjects in the “XTRA” or “FINE” when you are using a DVDRAM disc, or in the “FINE” with a DVD-R disc. 1 Press the MENU button, choose “VIDEO Mode” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen, and then press the A button.
ENG_EB.book Page 82 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Block-like noise may appear in recorded image, or the outline of subject image is distorted under the recording conditions listed below: Pan the DVD Video Camera as slowly as possible.
ENG_EB.book Page 83 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 13 Self-Timer You can record photos using the self timer function, as with ordinary cameras. The self timer function is valid only when recording photos (stills). 1 Press the MENU button, choose “Self Timer” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen, and then press the A button. 4 Press the REC button. Re c o r d F u nc t i on s S e t u p On Of f Se l f T i mer OSD Ou t p u t ENTER RETURN RAM 2 Select “On”, and then press the A button.
ENG_EB.book Page 84 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 123 Setting On-Screen Display Output On or Off (OSD Output) If you connect this DVD Video Camera to a TV to view images on TV screen, you can switch off the onscreen information (displayed in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen) from the TV screen. 1 Press the MENU button, 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting. Re c o r d F u nc t i on s S e t u p choose “OSD Output” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen, and then press the A button.
ENG_EB.book Page 85 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 123 LCD Setup This function allows you to adjust the brightness and colour density of LCD screen during recording and playback. Setting Brightness of LCD Screen (Brightness) 1 Press the MENU button, choose “Brightness” on the “LCD Setup” menu screen, and then press the A button. 2 Use the joystick for LCD S e t u p adjustment.
ENG_EB.book Page 86 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 123 Initial Settings Switching Operating Sound On or Off (Beep) Setting Content On Beep is heard when the power switch is changed over, the REC button is pressed, etc. Off No beep is heard. 1 Press the MENU button, choose “Beep” on the “Initial Setup” menu screen, and then press the A button. 2 Select “On” or “Off”, and then press the A I n i t i a l Setup Be e p Po w e r S a v e R e c o r d LED Language Reset ENTER RETURN button.
ENG_EB.book Page 87 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Turning Record LED On or Off (Record LED) You can switch off the recording indicator on the front of DVD Video Camera even during recording. Setting Content On The recording indicator will light red to show that the DVD Video Camera is recording. Off The recording indicator will not light even during recording. 2 Select “On” or “Off”, and then press the A button. 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting.
ENG_EB.book Page 88 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Resetting Menu Settings to Defaults (Reset) You can restore menu settings to defaults (initial settings at the factory (P. 159) ). (Note, however, that the date/time will not be reset.) 1 Press the MENU button, choose “Reset” on the “Initial Setup” menu screen, and then press the A button. 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting.
ENG_EB.book Page 89 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Disc Navigation 123 Using Disc Navigation Starting Disc Navigation Disc Navigation is a tool for editing scenes recorded on this DVD Video Camera. Here is an explanation on “scene” and “programme”, so that you will be able to make most use of Disc Navigation function.
ENG_EB.book Page 90 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM The following screen will appear when DVD-RAM disc is used: Some display components will not appear when DVD-R disc or card is used. Thumbnail A l l Pr og r ams 0 01 / 014 Selected scene number*1/ Number of all scenes Cursor Current page position*4 Bar graph Still image icon*2 Operation guide*3 *1 *2 *3 *4 *5 PLAY 90 Disc type icon*5 Scene number refers to display number on thumbnail display screen. No still icon will appear for card.
ENG_EB.book Page 91 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Playing Back from Disc Navigation Screen 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Use the joystick to select the desired scene. The selected scene will be framed: This is called a “cursor”. A l l Pr og r ams 0 01 / 014 A l l Pr og r ams 3 Press the A button. Playback will start from the selected scene. Note: Tilting the joystick to left or right will move the cursor to the preceding or following scene.
ENG_EB.book Page 92 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Selecting Multiple Scenes 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Use the joystick to select the desired scene. 3 Press the SELECT button once: To cancel a selected scene, select the scene to be cancelled, and then press the SELECT button. To cancel all selected scenes, press the C button. Note: Although scenes can be randomly selected, playback will always start from the lowest scene number. The selected scene will be framed in red and yellow.
ENG_EB.book Page 93 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Disc Navigation Menu Functions Available with Disc Navigation Disc Navigation allows you to do the following: Available function Deletion of scenes Disc or card used 13 Contents You can delete unnecessary scenes. Reference page 95 Editing of scenes 1 You can attach fade and skip to a scene, combine scenes, or divide one scene.
ENG_EB.book Page 94 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Understanding Flow of Disc Navigation Menu Press the MENU button on the Disc Navigation screen: The menu screens for Disc Navigation and menu screens for disc and card will appear. See pages 74-75 and 90 for how to interpret the screen. Refer to pages indicated for details of settings. ●When using DVD-RAM disc Scene Delete Edit Copy Select Detail (P.95) (P.102) (P.105) (P.106) Thumbnail (P.97) Skip (P.98) Fade (P.99) Combine (P.100) Divide (P.
ENG_EB.book Page 95 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Scene 13 Deleting Scenes (Delete) You may want to delete unwanted scenes. Scenes on DVD-R disc cannot be deleted, and menu item “Delete” will not appear with DVD-R disc. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Select the scene to be deleted. All Programs 7 Press the C button to quit. De l e t e Sc en e 0 05 / 0 1 4 ENTER RAM PLAY Scene to be deleted 3 Press the MENU button.
ENG_EB.book Page 96 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM ●Editing using submenu Press the MENU button before pressing the A button in step 5 (See page 95): The submenu will appear. Ed i t Se l e c t Ex i t De l e t e ENTER Edit Select Go To RETURN Go To S t a r t – Cu r r en t Cu r r en t – End All RAM ENTER RETURN To p En d RAM ENTER RETURN RAM Exit......................... To restore the Disc Navigation screen Delete .................... To delete selected scenes Start → Current.....
ENG_EB.book Page 97 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 1 Changing Images for Thumbnails (Edit - Thumbnail) Normally, the first image of the recorded scene is displayed as a thumbnail: You can choose another image of the scene for thumbnail. If you set a vivid image to thumbnail, you can know what you recorded from a glance at the Disc Navigation screen. Original thumbnail You can use this image as thumbnail. ● ● ● ● 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
ENG_EB.book Page 98 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 1 Playing Back by Skipping Scenes (Edit - Skip) You can specify “Skip” for scenes you do not want to play back: The selected scenes will be skipped. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Select the scene to be skipped. 3 Press the MENU button. 4 Choose “Scene”, “Edit”, “Skip”, and then press the A button.
ENG_EB.book Page 99 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 1 Adding Special Effects (Edit - Fade) You can add fading to the beginning and/or end of scene. There are three types of special effects: Fade Out Fade Out Fade Out Fade In Fade In Wipe: Fades in from black screen to vertical direction of screen Fades out from vertical direction of screen to black screen Black: Fades in from black screen Fades out to black screen 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Select the scene for adding special effects.
ENG_EB.book Page 100 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 1 Combining Multiple Scenes (Edit - Combine) You can combine multiple scenes into one. If you have recorded numerous short scenes, combining them will be facilitated by the use of Disc Navigation. Be sure to select consecutive multiple scenes. Combining scenes is possible only when “Category: All” is specified. Stills cannot be combined. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Select the consecutive multiple scenes to be combined.
ENG_EB.book Page 101 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 1 Dividing Movies (Edit - Divide) You can divide a scene into two parts. To delete unnecessary portion of scene, first divide the scene, and then delete the unnecessary portion. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Select the scene to be divided. 3 Press the MENU button. 4 Choose, “Scene”, “Edit”, “Divide” and then press the A button.
ENG_EB.book Page 102 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 1 Copying Stills on DVD-RAM Disc to Card (Copy) 1 Set the power switch to “ ” or “ ”. 2 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 3 Select the still to be copied. 4 Press the MENU button. 5 Choose “Copy” on the “Scene” menu screen, and then press the A button. Note: • No movie can be copied. • When you copy stills recorded on DVD-RAM disc to card, recording quality will automatically be set to “FINE”.
ENG_EB.book Page 103 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 3 Locking Scenes on Card (LOCK) You can lock each photo recorded on card so that it will not be deleted or edited by mistake. 1 Set the power switch to “ ”. 2 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 3 Select the scene to be locked. 4 Press the MENU button. 5 Choose “Lock” on the “Scene” menu screen, and then press the A button.
ENG_EB.book Page 104 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 3 Designating Scenes to Be Printed (DPOF) You can use DPOF to set print information, including selection of the scenes to be printed, so that you will be able to use it on a system conforming to DPOF. Note: DPOF stands for digital print order format. DPOF is used to ask a print lab to print recorded stills. 1 Set the power switch to “ ”. 2 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 3 Select the scene to which DPOF is to be set. 4 Press the MENU button.
ENG_EB.book Page 105 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 123 Selecting Scenes Using Menu Screen (Select) Using the Disc Navigation menu screen, you can simultaneously select consecutive scenes. This function is useful when there are numerous scenes. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Choose “Select” on the “Scene” menu screen. 4 Choose “Start → Current”, “Current → End” or “All” and then press the A button.
ENG_EB.book Page 106 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 123 Displaying Information Using Menu Screen (Detail) You can display various information for a scene: the recording mode, recording date/time and length, special effects and movie quality mode. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Select the scene whose information you wish to know. If you have selected multiple scenes, the information shown below will appear. Pressing the C button will restore the thumbnail display screen.
ENG_EB.book Page 107 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Programme What is “programme”? Programme refers to an assembly of scenes recorded on the same date regardless of whether they are movie or still. Scene No. 1 Movie Scene No. 2 9:00AM Movie Scene No. 3 10:20AM Still Scene No. 4 11:45AM Still Scene No. 5 1:30PM Movie Scene No. 6 5:20PM Still 8:00PM Program No.
ENG_EB.book Page 108 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 12 Playing Back Programme (Play) You can play back only the selected programme. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Press then the MENU button. 3 Choose “Play” on the “Program” menu screen, and then press the A button. 4 Select the programme to be played back, and then press the A button. Playback will start from the first scene of the selected programme.
ENG_EB.book Page 109 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 6 After entering the title, choose “Enter” and then press the A button. 7 The screen for verifying the change in title will appear: Choose “YES”, and then press the A button.
ENG_EB.book Page 110 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 1 Play List What is “play list”? You can create a play list on this DVD Video Camera by gathering your favourites from the recorded scenes. Since the play list is not created by copying data, you will consume little of the disc capacity by making a play list. On the other hand, deleting scenes on play list will not increase the remaining disc capacity for recording.
ENG_EB.book Page 111 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Switching to Display of Each Play List (Switch) Select the desired one of multiple play lists: The Disc Navigation screen of the selected play list will appear. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Choose “Switch” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and then press the A button.
ENG_EB.book Page 112 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Playing Back a Play List (Play) 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Choose “Play” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and then press the A button. 4 Use the “Start PlayList” screen to select the play list to be played back, and then press the A button.
ENG_EB.book Page 113 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Adding Scenes to Play List (Editing Play List) 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Choose “Edit” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and then press the A button. 4 Use the play list select screen to select the play list to which you wish to add scenes, and then press the A button.
ENG_EB.book Page 114 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Deleting Scenes from Play List (Editing Play List) 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Display the editing screen of the play list to be edited. Perform steps 2 − 4 on page 113. Ed i t P l a yL i s t A l l P r o g r ams P l a yL i s t N o . 0 2 DELETE 4 Press the A button. 004/014 008/008 EX I T 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lower row, and place the cursor on the scene to be deleted. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to delete other scenes.
ENG_EB.book Page 115 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Deleting Scenes Using Submenu for Editing (Editing Play List) You can delete scenes from play list on the editing screen. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Display the editing screen of the play list to be edited. Perform steps 2 − 4 on page 113. Ed i t P l a yL i s t A l l P r o g r a ms P l a yL i s t No . 0 4 ADD 5 Choose “Delete” on the 001/014 007/007 “Edit” menu screen, and then press the A button.
ENG_EB.book Page 116 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Arranging Order of Scenes (Move) You can move scenes only when “Category: All” is specified. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 9 The screen for verifying move will appear: 2 Press the MENU button. Choose “YES”, and then press the A button. 3 Choose “Switch” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and then press the A button. 4 Select the scene to be moved, and then press the A button. 5 Press the MENU button.
ENG_EB.book Page 117 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Changing Title of Play List (Title) The play lists have serial numbers in the order you have created them, along with the created dates/times: You can change this title at any time. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Choose “Title” on the “PlayList” menu screen, 5 The screen for verifying exit will appear: Choose “YES” and then press the A button.
ENG_EB.book Page 118 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 123 Go To From the Disc Navigation screen, you can jump to the first scene or last scene. Top (End) 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Choose “Top” or “End” on the “Go To” menu screen, and then press the A button.
ENG_EB.book Page 119 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Disc or Card Management 123 Verifying Remaining Free Space on Disc or Card (Capacity) You can find out how long you will be able to record on one side of disc or on card. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 4 Press the C button to quit. 2 Press the MENU button. The Disc Navigation screen will be restored. 3 Choose “Capacity” on the “Disc” or “Card” menu Note: screen, and then press the A button. (When using disc) *1 *2 Cap a c i t y Approx.
ENG_EB.book Page 120 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 13 Initialising DVD-RAM Disc or Card (Format Disc/Format Card) Before You Begin • Take great care that power is not turned off during initialization: If the DVD Video Camera is turned off during initialization and the initialization is interrupted, incorrect initialization will result, and at worst, the data recorded on disc or card may be damaged. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Press the MENU button.
ENG_EB.book Page 121 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 1 Updating Control Information of DVD-RAM Disc (Update Control Info.) Disc Navigation in this DVD Video Camera handles information on scenes, such as skip, fade, in a particular manner. If you use another device to edit a disc recorded on this DVD Video Camera, and then use the data again with Disc Navigation in this DVD Video Camera, the Disc Navigation may not appear normally. If this happens, use the Update Control Info function to update the data.
ENG_EB.book Page 122 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 2 Finalising DVD-R Disc (Finalize Disc) Before You Begin • Be sure to use the AC adaptor to power the DVD Video Camera when finalising a DVD-R disc. If the DVD Video Camera is turned off during finalisation and the finalisation is interrupted, incorrect finalisation will result, and at worst, the disc may be damaged.
ENG_EB.book Page 123 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Others 1 Displaying Movies or Stills Independently (Category) Scenes recorded on this DVD Video Camera will be displayed in the order of recording regardless of whether they are movies or stills. You can use the Disc Navigation screen to switch this display to stills only or movies only. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Choose “Category” on the “Others” menu screen, and then press the A button.
ENG_EB.book Page 124 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 3 Slide Show (Continuous Playback of Stills) If you play back stills recorded on a card, the DVD Video Camera will enter the playback pause status after each still is played back. Setting Slide Show allows you to continuously play back stills. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Choose “Slide Show”, “All” or “DPOF”, and then press the A button.
ENG_05.fm Page 125 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 6:13 PM Installing Software Before installing the DVD-RAM Driver on the CD-ROM provided with this DVD Video Camera, make sure that another DVD-RAM Driver has not already been installed in your PC. If another DVD-RAM Driver has already installed in your PC, confirm the original DVD-RAM Driver. If the packet writing software which supports the DVD-RAM disc is installed, it is necessary to un-install it, and then install the provided DVD-RAM Driver.
ENG_05.fm Page 126 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 6:13 PM Contents on Provided CD-ROM When inserting the provided CD-ROM into the PC, the “Setup Menu” screen will appear. You can install the included softwares. If the “Setup Menu” screen will not appear, double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. ●USB Driver (see page 128 for installation) Install this driver when using the provided USB cable to connect this DVD Video Camera to PC. • Be sure you do not connect the USB cable before installing the USB Driver.
ENG_EB.book Page 127 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Read the electronic instruction manuals (on-line manuals) on PC for complete information on using each software programme. ●DVD-MovieAlbumSE ●MyDVD You can read the instruction manual using either of the following procedure: • After installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE, open “Programs”or “All Programs” from the Windows “Start” menu, choose “Panasonic” and “DVD-MovieAlbumSE”, and then open “On-line Manual”.
ENG_EB.book Page 128 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Installing USB Driver Use the following procedure to install the USB Driver. The following instructions is the example for using the disc. It is necessary to repeat the step 6-9 procedure for using the card (Select “ “ in step 6). 1 Insert the provided CD-ROM into the PC, and 5 Click “Quit”. Click “USB Driver” on the “Setup Menu” screen. If the “Setup Menu” screen will not appear, double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
ENG_EB.book Page 129 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 8 A warning message will appear, but click “Continue Anyway”. Click 9 When installation of the USB Driver is finished, click “Finish”.
ENG_EB.book Page 130 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Installing DVD-RAM Driver ●Before Installing DVD-RAM Driver If another DVD-RAM Driver has already installed in your PC, confirm the original DVD-RAM Driver. If the packet writing software which supports the DVD-RAM disc is installed, it is necessary to un-install it, and then install the provided DVD-RAM Driver. 1 Insert the provided CD-ROM into the PC, and 3 Click “Next”. Click “DVD-RAM Driver” on the “Setup Menu” screen.
ENG_EB.book Page 131 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 5 Check the folder in which the DVD-RAM Driver 8 Installation will start. When installation is will be installed, and then click “Next”. complete, some notes will appear: Check the contents, and then click “×” at the top right of window. The contents displayed on actual screen may differ from those in the figure. Click Click 6 Check the programme folder to be installed, and then click “Next”.
ENG_EB.book Page 132 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM ●To confirm the installation of the USB Driver and the DVD-RAM Driver You can check whether these installations are completed successfully. Use the following procedure. 1 Open “Control Panel” from the Windows “Start” menu, “System (System Properties)”, and then click the “Hardware” tab. When using Windows® XP Home Edition/XP Professional, “System” icon can be found in “Performance and Maintenance”.
ENG_EB.book Page 133 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE Software “DVD-MovieAlbumSE” is used to edit movies that conform to DVD Video Recording format. 1 Insert the provided CD-ROM into the PC, and Click “DVD-MovieAlbumSE 3” on the “Setup Menu” screen. 4 Choose the TV broadcast system (NTSC or PAL), click “Next”. If the “Setup Menu” screen will not appear, double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 2 The screen for installing “DVD-MovieAlbumSE” will appear: Click “Next”.
ENG_EB.book Page 134 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 6 If you do not change the programme folder name, click “Next”. “Finish”. Click 7 Check the contents, and then click “Next”. Click If your PC uses Windows® 2000 Professional a message announcing “READ ONLY FILE DETECTION MESSAGE” will appear: Click “No”. Proceed with installation, following the instructions on screen. 8 A message for verifying whether a shortcut icon is to be created on desktop will appear: If you want to create one, click “Yes”.
ENG_EB.book Page 135 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Installing MyDVD My DVD included in the provided CD-ROM does not contain the slideshows function. Therefore you can not edit the stills on MyDVD. 1 Insert the provided CD-ROM into the PC, and Click “MyDVD 4.0” on the “Setup Menu” screen. If the “Setup Menu” screen will not appear, double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4 After you accept the Software License Agreement, “Choose Destination Location” will appear.
ENG_EB.book Page 136 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM 6 Click “Finish”, and then restart the PC. Click Sonic Solutions Corporation, which developed MyDVD, recommends user registration of MyDVD, in order to offer appropriate support to customer. The guide for user registration will appear when you start MyDVD for the first time, or you can do it any time by accessing the following URL: http://www.mydvd.com (You will need the connection environment to the Internet for user registration.
ENG_EB.book Page 137 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Creating DVD Video on PC from DVD-RAM Disc Recorded on DVD Video Camera Using DVD-MovieAlbumSE and MyDVD, you can create a DVD Video disc (DVD-R disc) from the images recorded on this DVD Video Camera, following the procedure below: 1 Insert a recorded DVD-RAM disc into the DVD 3 Right-click the thumbnail from which you wish to Video Camera, and connect the DVD Video Camera to the USB terminal of PC.
ENG_EB.book Page 138 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Note: • Choose “Divide by Marker” in the “Option” box: Each scene of programme recorded on the DVD Video Camera will be saved as an independent movie file so that export can be executed at high speed. If you do not choose “Divide by Marker”, movie files may be unified and re-encoded, so it may take time to export them or the image quality may slightly deteriorate.
ENG_EB.book Page 139 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Uninstalling Software Use the following procedure to uninstall (delete) any provided software that has been installed: Uninstalling USB Driver With Windows® 98 Second Edition/Me: 1 Set the power switch on DVD Video Camera to “ ”, and use the USB cable to connect it to the PC. 2 Open “System” on “Control Panel”, and then choose the “Device Manager” tab. 3 Delete “MATSHITA DVD-CAMERA M5070” in “CDROM”. If no item exists, proceed with the next step.
ENG_EB.book Page 140 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM With Windows® 2000 Professional/XP Home Edition/XP Professional: 1 Set the power switch on DVD Video Camera to 7 If your PC uses Windows® 2000 Professional, “ ”, and use the USB cable to connect it to the PC. 2 Open “System” on “Control Panel”, and then click “Device Manager” under the “Hardware” tab. 3 Delete “MATSHITA DVD-CAMERA M5070 USB Device” in “DVD/CD-ROM drive”.
ENG_EB.book Page 141 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Subsidiary Information Cleaning Be sure to set the power switch to “OFF” before cleaning this DVD Video Camera. ●Cleaning LCD screen and camera lens ●Do not use benzene or thinner to clean DVD Video Camera case Use dry, soft cloth to wipe dirt off. When cleaning the LCD screen, be careful not to use force, scratch it, or subject it to impact: Doing such could cause a defect in the screen, result in display unevenness, or damage the LCD monitor.
ENG_EB.book Page 142 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Before Requesting Service Check 1 No movie can be recorded Movie can be recorded only on DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc. Check the following: • Is DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc inserted? • Is power switch set to “ ”? • Is the DVD-RAM disc in DVD Video Camera writeprotected? Release the write-protect. • Does disc have remaining recording space? If movie still cannot be recorded after the above check is clear, the disc may be damaged: Use another disc.
ENG_EB.book Page 143 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Check 5 No DVD Video Camera operation Is a fully charged battery attached? Is the DVD Video Camera powered from AC outlet? Check 6 No image in viewfinder Is LCD monitor open? No image will appear in viewfinder unless the LCD monitor is closed and securely locked to DVD Video Camera. Check 7 No image appears on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder • Is DVD Video Camera connected to PC using USB cable? Unplug the USB cable.
ENG_EB.book Page 144 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Trouble Messages A message may appear while you are operating the DVD Video Camera. If a message appears, refer to the following table and take appropriate corrective action. Message Cause & Troubleshooting Reference page (1) Data error in a part of image file. Repair data now? (2) Found error in image file. Repair data now? (3) Data error in all image file.
ENG_EB.book Page 145 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Message Cause & Troubleshooting (1) This disc must be DVD-R disc that was not initialised for camera use was inserted. formatted before it can be used by this camera. (2) Do not format this disc if you want to record from the PC connection terminal. (3) Format the disc now? Battery is almost empty. Replace with a charged battery, or use AC adaptor/charger to Replace it. power the DVD Video Camera. Reference page 47 23, 45 Cannot combine scene.
ENG_EB.book Page 146 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Message CARD ALMOST FULL Cause & Troubleshooting Remaining space is only enough to record less than 10 stills. Delete unnecessary stills and try the card, or use another card. Reference page 33, 95 Card error has occurred. Was the card formatted on PC? Was formatting interrupted Format the card now? midway? When using the card on this DVD Video Camera, choose “YES” and format it. 120 Card error has occurred.
ENG_EB.book Page 147 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Message DISC ACCESS DISC ALMOST FULL Cause & Troubleshooting Reference page The recorded scene is being stored on disc. Wait until the message disappears, and you can start to use the DVD Video Camera. 51, 52 This DVD Video Camera is verifying whether the correct disc has been inserted. Wait until the message disappears, and you can start to use the DVD Video Camera. This message will be displayed for a little longer when the date changes.
ENG_EB.book Page 148 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Cause & Troubleshooting Reference page Disc full. Cannot execute. Delete unnecessary scenes before using this disc, or use another disc. 95 Disc has no data. This message will appear when an attempt is made to execute playback or editing on Disc Navigation with no scene recorded. Disc has no PlayList. Switching of play list was selected with no play list stored.
ENG_EB.book Page 149 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Message Cause & Troubleshooting Reference page Finalise may not be Instantaneous shutoff occurred during finalising, after which power complete. Finalise again was supplied and disc was inserted. now? 122 It is unrecordable on this The inserted card cannot be used in this DVD Video Camera: Use card. another card. 31 JPEG file related to scenes are not found.
ENG_06.fm Page 150 Thursday, March 25, 2004 6:18 PM Message Cause & Troubleshooting Reference page Stop processing. The button was pressed to stop processing of multiple scenes. There was no scene which can be deleted. This message will appear if you try to delete multiple scenes on Disc Navigation when all the selected scenes have been locked. Release the lock on scenes before executing deletion. This card cannot be used. Please replace card.
ENG_EB.book Page 151 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM *1 • This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. If this message appears when a recorded disc is recognised immediately after it is inserted, do not repair the disc; remove it and then use a soft, dry cloth to clean off the dirt before using it. • This message may also appear when condensation occurs. In this case, do not repair the disc; turn the DVD Video Camera off, wait until it dries out, and then turn it on again.
ENG_EB.book Page 152 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Troubleshooting Check to see the following before asking for a repair. If the suggested solution still cannot restore the DVD Video Camera to normal, do not attempt to repair it yourself, but consult your dealer. Power supplies Symptom Battery cannot be charged. Cause and Correction Reference page Is the ambient temperature too low or too high? Charge the battery at 10-30°C.
ENG_EB.book Page 153 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM During recording Symptom Recording starts but stops immediately. Cause and Correction Reference page Is disc scratched or does dirt or fingerprint adhere to it? Clean the disc. If there is still no improvement, replace the disc. 72 If you turn this DVD Video Camera on for many hours in a high temperature location, this DVD Video Camera may automatically stop recording for the protection of the lens in the laser pickup assembly.
ENG_EB.book Page 154 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM During playback Symptom Cause and Correction Recognition of disc is not Is disc dirty? complete. Use soft, dry cloth to clean it. Pressing the playback button will not start playback. No sound VQT0K93 154 121 Is TV input selector set correctly? Some TVs have multiple video input jacks. Check whether the correct input was selected on TV to match the connected jacks.
ENG_EB.book Page 155 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Symptom Photos on card cannot be played back. Cause and Correction This DVD Video Camera can play back image data recorded on SD Memory Card in other digital cameras conforming to the DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) standard. The range of image data normally playable on this DVD Video Camera is that with pixels from 80 horizontal x 60 vertical to 4000 horizontal x 3000 vertical.
ENG_EB.book Page 156 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM When the DVD Video Camera is connected to PC: Symptom Cause and Correction No drive icon appears on The DVD Video Camera is not turned on. PC. Check the power supply. Reference page 50 Driver is not properly recognised. Turn PC off and on again. If the drive icon still does not appear, use “Refresh driver” in Device Manager to reinstall the driver. Turn PC off and then disconnect the USB cable.
ENG_EB.book Page 157 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page The DISC EJECT button While the DVD Video Camera is connected to PC, use Explorer to is not valid when the DVD right-click the DVD Video Camera drive icon and execute “Eject”. Video Camera is connected to PC. The DVD-RAM drive of If DVD-MovieAlbumSE is running, terminate it. DVD Video Camera cannot be opened by PC Explorer or application. Error appears. Disc cannot be ejected.
ENG_EB.book Page 158 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Miscellaneous Symptom Cause and Correction Power does not come on, Execute system reset (press the RESET button). or no operation occurs by Has the DVD Video Camera been subjected to impact? pressing button. The DVD Video Camera could be damaged. Consult your dealer. The date and time are incorrect. Reference page 159 Has the DVD Video Camera been left unused for a long period of time? The internal backup battery may be discharged: Charge it.
ENG_EB.book Page 159 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM System Reset If the DVD Video Camera does not operate normally, perform “System Reset”: The DVD Video Camera may recover to normal. “System Reset” will reset all settings to factory defaults. The date and time will also be reset: Set the date and time again before using the DVD Video Camera. 1 Set the power switch to “OFF” to turn the DVD video camera off. Detach the battery or AC adaptor/charger.
ENG_EB.book Page 160 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Major Specifications DVD Video Camera Information for your safety Power Source: Power Consumption: DC 7.9/7.2 V When recording with LCD monitor on VDR-M50EB approx. 4.8 W (in FINE mode) VDR-M70EB approx. 5.1 W (in FINE mode) VDR-M50EB: 1/6-inch interlaced CCD VDR-M70EB: 1/4-inch interlaced Total number of pixels VDR-M50EB: approx. 800,000 VDR-M70EB: approx. 1,020,000 Number of effective pixels VDR-M50EB:Movie: approx. 410,000 Still: approx.
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ENG_EB.book Page 162 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM AC adaptor Power Source: Power Consumption: DC Output: Information for your safety AC 110-240 V, 50/60 Hz 19 W DC 7.9 V, 1.4 A (DVD Video Camera Operation) DC 8.4 V, 0.65 A (Battery Charging) Dimensions (W × H × D) 61 (W) × 32 (H) × 91 (D) mm Weight Approx. 105 g Note: Weight and dimensions shown are approximate. Designs and specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
ENG_EB.book Page 163 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Information on Square Adaptor This DVD Video Camera cannot use a square adaptor, such as for 8 cm DVD-RAM disc, 8 cm DVD-R disc: Remove the disc from square adaptor and set it in Round DVD Holder, referring to the instruction sheet of disc. ●Removing disc from square adaptor (Example 1) Snap off and remove lock pin (Example 2) Slide the disc obliquely upward so that it is not caught by claws.
ENG_EB.book Page 164 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Terminology DVD-RAM disc: Rewritable DVD disc. DVD-R disc: One-time recordable DVD disc. DVD Video format: This application format establishes the file name, directory structure, data format, etc. to record videos (movies). A generally available DVD video conforms to this format. DVD Video recorder: This device can record video and audio on any recordable DVD disc, such as DVD-RAM, that conforms to the DVD Video Recording format.
ENG_EB.book Page 165 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Howling: This phenomenon occurs as follows: When the DVD Video Camera is connected to a device, such as TV, the audio input to the microphone of DVD Video Camera is amplified and output from the speakers of TV, and the signal is again input to the microphone: This is repeated to form an endless loop of audio signal, and the signal is amplified up to the audio output amplitude limit of the device.
ENG_EB.book Page 166 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM Index Numerics 240× (Dig.zoom) ............................................57 40× (Dig.zoom) ..............................................57 8 cm DVD-R disc ...........................................28 8 cm DVD-RAM disc .....................................28 A AC adaptor/charger .......................................45 ACCESS/PC indicator .............................50, 51 Add (edit) .....................................................
ENG_EB.book Page 167 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM E EXPOSURE button .......................................65 External microphone jack ..............................67 F Fade ..............................................................99 Finalize Disc ................................................122 FINE (VIDEO Mode) ......................................81 FOCUS button ...............................................64 Format Disc .................................................
ENG_EB.book Page 168 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:50 PM S Scene Combine ..............................................100 Delete ....................................................95 Detail ....................................................106 Divide ...................................................101 Fade .......................................................99 Move ......................................................98 Select ...................................................105 Skip ...........
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