VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 1 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Operating Instructions DVD Video Camera Model No. VDR-M55EB VDR-M75EB Before use, please read these instructions completely. Web Site: http://www.panasonic.co.uk/index.
VDR-M75EB_EN_cover.fm Page 2 Friday, June 10, 2005 5:29 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 3 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 4 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Microsoft®, Windows®, Windows® 98, Windows® Me, Windows® 2000 Professional, and Windows® XP Home Edition/XP Professional are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intel®, Pentium® Processor, and Celeron® Processor are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. IBM® and PC/AT® are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 5 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 6 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 7 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 8 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 9 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 10 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Read This First To guide you, we’ve included following six chapters. • The section on “Setup” 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 11 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Introduction z You can record even immediately following 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 12 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Table of Contents Information for Your Safety ............................... 2 Important Information ........................................ 3 For Your Safety ..................................................... 3 Precautions ............................................................ 3 EMC Electric and magnetic compatibility .............. 3 Be sure to read the following before opening the package of CD-ROM ................................
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 13 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Recording (Dubbing) Images on Other Video Devices ............................................................. 71 Advanced Techniques Understanding Flow of Menu .......................... 72 Setting Up Camera Functions ......................... 74 Selecting Shooting Mode to Match the Subject (Switching Programme AE Mode) .................... 74 Adjusting Colour (White Bal.) .............................. 75 Using the Image Stabiliser (SIS) ........
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 14 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE .......................... 132 Installing DVDfunSTUDIO ................................. 134 If you insert an unformatted DVD-R disc in the DVD Video Camera. . . . ................................. 135 Before closing the USB connection (disconnecting the USB cable) or toggling the power switch ................................................... 135 Creating DVD Video on PC from DVD-RAM Disc Recorded on DVD Video Camera ..
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 15 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Supplied Accessories Make sure that you have found all the following accessories in package: Battery (model CGA-DU07): AC adaptor/charger (model VSK0678): 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: EV11011 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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VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 17 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Names of Parts 5 1 2 3 6 7 8 4 10 12 9 11 (Inside the cover) 1 Lens cap string attachment hole (P. 33) 2 Internal stereo microphone (P. 49) 7 Zoom lever (P. 55) Push the lever to the T side for telephoto, or to the W side for wide-angle. 3 Infrared receiver (P. 35) When the remote control is used to operate the DVD Video Camera, this receiver will receive the infrared signal. 8 Accessory shoe (P. 65) Attach the optional flash.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 18 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 13 19 20 14 21 15 16 17 22 23 24 18 25 13 Viewfinder (P. 6, 35) 20 Battery attachment platform (P. 40) 14 Dioptre control (P. 35) To adjust the focus of image appearing in the viewfinder. (Pull out the viewfinder.) 21 Record (REC) button (P. 49) Used when recording movies. 15 ACCESS/PC indicator (P.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 19 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 32 33 34 35 36 40 26 27 30 28 29 31 37 38 39 26 FULL AUTO button (P. 64) To switch the DVD Video Camera to full automatic. 33 SELECT button (P. 92, 104) 27 FOCUS button (P. 62) To switch between manual focus and autofocus. 35 MENU button (P. 38, 73, 95) Press this button to display the menu for setting camera functions and Disc Navigation. The camera menu will appear even if disc is not loaded. 28 EXPOSURE button (P.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 20 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 41 42 48 43 49 50 44 51 45 52 53 54 46 55 56 47 41 Photo shot button (P. 50) 49 ZOOM T button (P. 55) 42 START/STOP (REC) button (P. 49) 50 DIGITAL ZOOM button (P. 55) 43 MENU button (P. 38, 73, 95) 51 ZOOM W button (P. 55) 44 SELECT button (P. 92, 104) 52 Reverse skip button (P. 59) 45 Reverse search button (P. 58) 53 Forward search button (P. 58) 46 DELETE button (P. 95) 54 Play/pause button (P.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 21 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Setting Up the Battery The CGA-DU07 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-DU07/CGA-DU12/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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 22 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 12 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 26). You can record both videos and photos on DVD-RAM disc; only videos on DVD-R disc. 1 Connect a power supply (P. 43). Mains lead DC power cord AC adaptor/charger Connect everything in this sequence of a – d. 2 Insert a disc (P. 44). 1.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 23 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 3 Start recording (P. 49). 1.Open the LCD monitor (See page 36). 3.Set the LOCK switch to (to the upper left) to prevent accidental switching of recording mode.* * Only in mode. 2.Set the switch to “ ” or “ ” while pressing down on the button to the right of the power switch. 4.Press the REC button to record movie, or press the Photo shot button to record stills. Recording will start. Pressing the REC button again will stop recording.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 24 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 3 Record and Play Back Using Card (Photo) Only photos can be recorded on card. 1 Connect power supply (P. 43). Mains lead DC power cord AC adaptor/charger Connect everything in this sequence of a – d. 2 Insert a card (P. 47). 1.Open the LCD monitor. 2.Open the cover of card insertion block with power turned off. 3.Put in a card. 4.Insert the card all the way until it locks.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 25 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 3 Start recording (P. 50). 1.Open the LCD monitor (See page 36). 3.Set the switch to “ ” while pressing down on the button to the right of the power switch. Align with this position Rotate While pressing 4.Press the Photo shot button. Pressing it once will record one photo. 2.Set the LOCK switch to (to the lower right). Photo Shot button 4 View the playback of recorded content on LCD monitor screen. 1.Open the LCD monitor (P. 36). 2.
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VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 27 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 for control date to be written, recording may not be possible.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 28 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Handling Discs z Using discs z Storing discs DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs are very delicate recording media. Carefully read the following cautions and observe them: • Always use a brand new disc when recording important material. • Be sure not to touch the disc surface, and be careful that no dirt adheres to it.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 29 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM z Handling card z miniSD Memory Cards • 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. • Do not disassemble card or modify it. • Do not expose card to water.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 30 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Storage Capacity on Disc or Card Recordable Time of Movie (Video) The recordable time will vary depending on the recording quality: See page 78 for the setting of recording quality. Movie recordable time on one disc (on single side) (when recording only movies) Recording quality Disc used Movie recordable time XTRA Approx. 18 min *1 FINE Approx. 30 min *2 STD Approx.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 31 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Recordable Stills (Photos) on Disc z 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 79 for the setting of recording quality.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 32 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Setup This section explains preparations for recording - setting up the DVD Video Camera and battery. Setting Up the DVD Video Camera Holding DVD Video Camera 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, Photo shot button, and the Zoom lever.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 33 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Attaching Shoulder Strap Be sure to pass through the 2 slots. Pass the shoulder strap through the shoulder strap attachments Attaching Lens Cap Pass the provided string through the hole in the grip belt Attachment part and pass it through the hole in the lens cap. 1 Attach the lens cap string to lens cap. Shorter side is for the lens cap. 3 Push the both sides of cap inward and attach it over the lens.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 34 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Inserting Battery into Remote Control Insert the provided lithium battery into remote control. 1 Pull the battery holder out towards yourself while 3 Slide the battery holder to close it. pressing a thin rod or other object into the PUSH hole. 2 Insert the button type battery with the positive R terminal facing down. Note: The life of lithium battery is approximately one year.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 35 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM z 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 36 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Viewing Image on LCD Monitor 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. Note: • See “LCD/EVF Setup” (P. 85) for information on displaying the viewfinder image regardless of whether the LCD monitor is open or closed. Grab the bottom with your finger and pull it out.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 37 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 angle to the DVD Video Camera before closing it or replacing it on the DVD Video Camera with its screen facing outside.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 38 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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. Press f/ e/d/c buttons to select, and then press A to activate. 1 Turn the DVD Video Camera on. 2 Press the MENU button. The menu screen will appear. to choose “Date Setup” and then press the c button to choose “Date Set”.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 39 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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. 9.2005 M/D/Y 5:00PM SEP 30 2005 Y/M/D 17:00 2005. 9.30 1 Press the MENU button.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 40 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM About the Battery Attaching Battery to DVD Video Camera 1 Fit the battery to the battery attachment platform on this DVD Video Camera and slide it downward 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 41 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM z Recordable time with fully charged battery (with no zoom operation, etc.) The reference for DVD Video Camera recordable time with fully charged battery [with model CGADU07]: VDR-M55EB XTRA FINE STD When using viewfinder When using LCD monitor When using viewfinder When using LCD monitor When using viewfinder When using LCD monitor approx. 85 min approx. 70 min approx. 85 min approx. 70 min approx. 100 min approx.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 42 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 43 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 (VSK0678) to power the DVD Video Camera. Using other AC adaptor/ chargers could cause electric shock or result in fire.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 44 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Inserting and Removing Disc Inserting Disc 1 Press the DISC EJECT lever down once and release it. 3 Push the section marked “PUSH CLOSE” on the cover of disc insertion block, to close the cover. A few moments after the ACCESS/PC indicator blinks, the cover of disc insertion block will open slightly. 2 Open the cover by hand and fit the disc onto the 4 Turn the DVD Video Camera on ( or ).
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 45 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Note: • Disc cannot be inserted or removed unless the battery or AC adaptor/charger is connected to DVD Video Camera. • If there is some delay before recording starts, refer to “Check 4” on page 139. • The disc insertion orientation is specific. Forcibly inserting a disc in the wrong orientation could damage the DVD Video Camera or disc. • If the disc is not correctly inserted, the cover will not close.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 46 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Removing Disc 1 Press down the DISC EJECT lever once and release it. In a moment, the cover of disc insertion compartment will open slightly. 2 Open the cover by hand and remove the disc. While pressing down Pickup lens on the spindle, grasp the edge of the disc and gently lift it out. Note: • Do not use excessive force when opening the cover. • Do not touch the pickup lens or the recording/ playback side of the disc.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 47 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Inserting and Removing Card 1 Turn the DVD Video Camera off. 2 Open the LCD monitor. 3 Open the cover of card insertion block. Note: • Do not close the LCD monitor while the cover is open. • Do not push the label pasting portion of Card when removing it: Doing so could damage Card. • No card is provided with this DVD video camera. Buy cards if you need them. 4 Insert card with its terminal inward until it locks.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 48 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 Set the switch to the appropriate recording function while holding down the button to the right of the power switch. Rotate Align with “ ”: this position To record still on SD Memory Card or miniSD While pressing Memory Card.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 49 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 12 Recording Movie Before You Begin ACCESS/PC indicator • Insert a recordable DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc into this DVD Video Camera. REC button • Sound is recorded from the stereo microphone on the • Power switch Pressing REC once will start recording; pressing it once again will temporarily stop recording. • • • • 1 Turn the DVD Video Camera on. Set the power switch to “ ” to turn the DVD Video Camera on.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 50 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 13 Recording Stills Note: Recording of still images is possible on DVD-RAM disc and card. Photo shot button 2 Check the subject on the screen (viewfinder or LCD). 3 Press the photo shot button halfway down (half press). ACCESS/PC indicator The DVD Video Camera automatically focuses on the subject at the centre of screen (when auto focus is selected). When the image is in focus, “m” is displayed in pink.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 51 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 5 The backlight correction icon will appear. Note: • Pressing the BACK LIGHT button will alternate between backlight setting between on and off.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 52 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 3 4 6 5 REC 0:00:00 1 0 REM 3 0 MIN FULL AUTO 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 14 15 16 DISC ACCESS FINE 8 : 0 0 AM SEP 30 2005 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 53 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 7. Zoom W (Digital Zoom: Off) X [Digital Zoom: 60x (VDR-M55EB), 40x (VDR-M75EB)] Y [Digital Zoom: 800x (VDR-M55EB), 240x (VDR-M75EB), only in movie recording mode] 8. Exposure correction 9. FULL AUTO indicator 10. Warning message 11.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 54 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM z 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 52) and recording status (see 6 on page 52) will appear. If the DVD Video Camera has warning information, a warning message will appear.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 55 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 123 Zooming This DVD Video Camera allows you to record using optical 24x (on VDR-M55EB) or 10x (on VDR-M75EB) power zoom and digital zoom. If you continue to hold the zoom lever on the “T” control side with Dig. Zoom 60x or 800x specified (on VDR-M55EB), or Dig. Zoom 40x or 240x specified (on VDR-M75EB) the digital zoom will be activated midway (when optical 24-power is exceeded on VDR-M55EB or optical 10-power is exceeded on VDR-M75EB).
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 56 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 down the zoom lever to “W” control side. 56 Note: • Zoom can be used, but the subject may not be focused, depending on the distance to the subject.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 57 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Playing Back Before You Begin • Insert a disc or card recorded on this DVD Video Camera (P. 44, 47). • Turn the DVD Video Camera on (P. 48). 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 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 58 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 123 Playback from Start of Disc or Card Use the Go To function (P. 60) or Disc Navigation function (P. 89) to play back from the start of disc or card. 12 Search Playback of Movie During playback, press one of the following buttons and hold it: Search playback will start.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 59 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 12 Skip Playback of Movie During playback, press the following buttons to locate the start of desired scene. Press the e button: To skip to the first image of the scene following the one being played back, and start playback. Press the f button: To return to the first image of the scene being played back, and start playback.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 60 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 61 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 2005 No display Playback information display Recording date/time z 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 62 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 63 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 a white wall Objects that are far and near at the same time Objects moving rapidly Objects lit by neon sign, spotlight, etc.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 64 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 123 Using 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 65 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 13 Setting Flash (See “Optional Accessories” on page 16) When shooting stills, you can use the optional VWFLH3E*1 Flash (P. 16). Refer to the Flash manual for instructions. Setting of Flash AUTO On-screen information A*2 ON OFF Note: • The DVD Video Camera automatically sets the shutter speed between 1/800 and 1/30 second (between 1/800 and 1/10 second if Programme AE has been set to Low Light) depending on the subject brightness (P. 74).
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 66 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Recording in Dark Locations Using the Light from the LCD Monitor When Programme AE is set to “Low Light”, you can use the light from the LCD monitor to record a subject. 1 Press the MENU button, and choose “Program AE” from the “Camera Functions Setup” menu screen. 2 Choose “Low Light”, and select it. 3 Press the MENU button to end setting.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 67 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 video/ audio input jacks To S-VIDEO input jack* To AV output jack Yellow White Red AV/S output cable (provided) * If your TV has an S-VIDEO input jack, you can connect the S-VIDEO plug into it. Note: • Using S-VIDEO will deliver clearer playback status.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 68 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 69 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 1 Playback on DVD Video Recorder/Player You can use a DVD video recorder (see “Terminology” on page 159) 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 Insert the disc into the DVD video recorder/ player and play it back. See the instruction manual for DVD video recorder/player.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 70 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 2 Playback on DVD Player 1 Finalise a recorded DVD-R disc. 2 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 120. 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. 70 See the instruction manual for DVD player.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 71 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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. 109).
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 72 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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. Press f/e/d/c buttons 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 73 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM z Flow of Menu Refer to page indicated for details of each function. Movie functions for VDR-M75EB are described below. Camera Functions Setup Programme AE (P. 74) Came r a Fun c t i ons Se t up White balance (P. 75) P r o g r am AE : Au t o Wh i t e Ba l . : Au t o SIS (P. 77) SIS : On D i g . Zoom : 4 0 x Digital zoom (P. 55) Wind Cut : Of f Wind Cut (P. 77) ENTER RETURN Date Setup Date setting (P. 38) Display format (P.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 74 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 123 Setting Up Camera Functions Before You Begin • See page 73 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 75 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Adjusting Colour (White Bal.) This DVD Video Camera automatically adjusts the colour of subject. Change the white balance setting depending on the recording conditions.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 76 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM z Setting white balance manually 1 Point the DVD Video Note: • 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. Infrared sensor block 2 Press the MENU (White shirt or thick paper) button, choose “White Bal.”, “Set”, and then press the A button. Camer a F u nc t i on s S e t u p P r o g r am AE Au t o Wh i t e Ba l . Set SIS D i g .
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 77 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 ENTER RAM RETURN 2 Choose the “On” or “Off”, and then press the A button.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 78 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Setting Up Record Functions 12 Switching Movie Quality (VIDEO Mode) Choose the movie quality from “XTRA”, “FINE” and “STD”. It is recommended that you record critical subjects in “XTRA” or “FINE”. 1 Press the MENU button, choose “VIDEO Mode” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen, and then press the A button.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 79 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 3 Switching Quality of Still Image (Quality) You can switch the still recording quality only when using card. It is recommended that you use “FINE” when recording vital images. 1 Press the MENU button, choose “Quality” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen, and then press the A button. Re c o r d F u nc t i on s S e t u p Quality Se l f T i mer OSD Ou t p u t ENTER to end the setting.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 80 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 1 Setting to Wide TV Screen Mode (Aspect) (Only for VDR-M75EB) You can record video in Wide TV Screen Mode (16:9 aspect ratio) for display on wide-screen TVs. “Aspect 4:3” specified (aspect ratio 4:3) “Aspect 16:9” specified (aspect ratio 16:9) 1 Press the MENU button, choose “Aspect” on the 2 Choose “16:9”, and then press the A button. “Record Functions Setup” menu screen, and 3 Press the MENU button to end setting. then press the A button.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 81 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Note: • The Aspect setting will be kept even after the DVD Video Camera is turned off. • The VDR-M55EB does not have the Aspect setting.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 82 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 Photo shot button.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 83 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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, choose “OSD Output” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen, and then press the A button.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 84 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 123 LCD/EVF Setup Setting Brightness of LCD Screen (Brightness) 1 Press the MENU button, choose “Adjust” on the “LCD/EVF Setup” menu screen, and then choose “LCD Brightness”. for adjustment. Press the d button: the screen becomes dimmer Press the c button: the screen becomes brighter Note: The brightness setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD Video Camera is turned off.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 85 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Setting Colour Density (Colour Level) 1 Press the MENU button, choose “Adjust” on the “LCD/EVF Setup” menu screen, and then choose “Colour Level”. Ad j u s t EVF D i s p l a y ENTER 2 Use the control buttons for adjustment. Press the d button: for lighter colour Press the c button: for denser colour 3 Press the MENU button.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 86 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 Initial Setup Beep Power Save Record LED Language Reset ENTER RETURN button.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 87 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 88 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Resetting Menu Settings to Defaults (Reset) You can restore menu settings to defaults (initial settings at the factory (P. 156)). (Note 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 89 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 90 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 All Programs 001/014 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 Disc type icon*5 Scene number refers to display number on thumbnail display screen. No still icon will appear for card.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 91 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Playing Back from Disc Navigation Screen 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Use the control buttons to select the desired scene. The selected scene will be framed: This is called a “cursor”. All Programs PLAY 001/014 RAM All Programs PLAY z When playback ends: The DVD Video Camera will enter the playback pause status at the last image of last scene.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 92 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Selecting Multiple Scenes 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Use the control buttons to select the desired Repeat steps 2 and 3 to randomly select multiple scenes. 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. scene. 3 Press the SELECT button once: The selected scene will be framed in red and yellow.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 93 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Disc Navigation Menu Functions Available with Disc Navigation Disc Navigation allows you to do the following: Available function Disc or card used Contents Deletion of scenes 13 Editing of scenes 1 You can attach fade and skip to a scene, combine scenes, or divide one scene. 97 - 101 Scene information display 123 You can display information on one scene or multiple scenes, such as image quality, recording time, etc.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 94 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 72-73 and 89 for how to interpret the screen. Refer to pages indicated for details of settings. z When using DVD-RAM disc Scene Edit Effect Copy Select Detail (P.95) (P.97) (P.102) (P.104) (P.105) Divide Delete Combine Move* Fade Skip Thumbnail (P.101) (P.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 95 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Scene 13 Deleting Scenes (Edit-Delete) You may want to delete unwanted scenes. Scenes on DVD-R disc cannot be deleted. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Select the scene to be deleted. All Programs 7 Press the g button to quit. Delete Scene 005/013 005/014 ENTER EXIT RAM RAM PLAY Scene to be deleted 3 Press the MENU button. 4 Choose “Edit”, “Delete” on the “Scene” menu screen, and then press the A button.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 96 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM z Editing using submenu Press the MENU button before pressing the A button in step 5 (see page 95): The submenu will appear. Select Ed i t De l e t e Ex i t ENTER Edit Select Go To RETURN Go To Start – Current Current – End All RAM ENTER RETURN Top End RAM ENTER RETURN RAM Delete .....................To delete selected scenes Exit .........................To restore the Disc Navigation screen Start→Current ........
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 97 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 1 Changing Images for Thumbnails (Effect - 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 as the 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 98 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 1 Playing Back by Skipping Scenes (Effect - 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”, “Effect”, “Skip”, and then press the A button. 5 The “Set Skip” screen will z Releasing Skip Select the scene set to be skipped, and perform the same procedure as setting skip.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 99 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 1 Adding Special Effects (Effect - 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 100 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 101 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 102 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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”.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 103 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 104 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 105 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 106 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 5:20PM Still Scene No. 6 8:00PM Programme No.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 107 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 108 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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. TITLE a t a Par k 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 a b c d e f g h n o p q r s t u à è ì ò ù á é í â ê î ô û ä ë ï 2 Enter ENTER DELETE TITLE 9 i v ó ö 0 j w ú ü SPACE k l m x y z ã ñ õ ç ß Cancel SEL SELECT Finish title setting? NO ENTER Choose “NO” to cancel changing of the title.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 109 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 110 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 111 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 112 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 111. Edit PlayList All Programs PlayList No.02 DELETE 4 Press the A button. 004/014 008/008 EXIT 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 113 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 111. Edit PlayList All Programs PlayList No.04 ADD 5 Choose “Delete” on the 001/014 007/007 “Edit” menu screen, and then press the A button. Repeat steps 3 - 5: other scenes can be deleted.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 114 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 115 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 116 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 117 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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. The Disc Navigation screen will be restored. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Choose “Capacity” on the “Disc” or “Card” menu Note: screen, and then press the A button. (When using disc) *1 *2 Capacity Approx.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 118 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 before initializations was interrupted may be damaged. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Press the MENU button.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 119 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 1 Updating Control Information of DVD-RAM Disc (Update Control Info.) Disc Navigation in this DVD Video Camera handles information on scenes, such as thumbnail, skip, or 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 120 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 2 Finalising DVD-R Disc (Finalize Disc) Before You Begin • Be sure to use the AC adaptor/charger 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 121 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 122 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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”, “Start”, and then press the A button. Slide Show Start Start: To start the ENTER RETURN slideshow.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 123 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Installing Software This software is compatible only with Windows Me/2000/XP. It will not run in other versions of Windows, such as Windows 98SE. Before installing the DVD-RAM Driver on the CD-ROM provided with this DVD Video Camera; 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 124 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM DVD-MovieAlbumSE 4.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 125 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM DVDfunSTUDIO 2.2 Personal computer OS : IBM PC/AT compatible personal computer : Windows® Millennium Edition/2000 Professional Service Pack 3 or later/XP Home Edition/XP Professional Service Pack 1 or later CPU : Intel® Pentium® III 800 MHz or higher RAM : 256 MB or more (512 MB or more recommended) Display : High Color (16 bit) or more Desktop resolution of 1024 × 768 pixels or more 4 MB video memory or more Free hard disc space : 1.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 126 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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. z DVD-RAM Driver (see page 129 for installation) Install this driver if you wish to use JPEG stills recorded on DVD-RAM disc, on your PC. z DVD-MovieAlbumSE 4.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 127 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Read the electronic instruction manuals (on-line manuals) on PC for complete information on using each software programme. z DVD-MovieAlbumSE z DVDfunSTUDIO 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 “Operation Manual”.
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VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 129 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Installing DVD-RAM Driver This software is compatible only with Windows Me/2000/XP. It will not run in other versions of Windows, such as Windows 98SE. z Before Installing DVD-RAM Driver If another DVD-RAM Driver is 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 130 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 5 Check the folder in which the DVD-RAM Driver 8 Installation will start. When installation is complete, will be installed, and then click “Next”. 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 6 Check the programme folder to be installed, and then click “Next”.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 131 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM z Checking whether or not the DVD Video Camera has been correctly recognized by your computer You can check whether these installations are completed successfully. Use the following procedure. 1 Process for getting to Device Manager as follows.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 132 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE Software “DVD-MovieAlbumSE” is used to edit movies that conform to DVD Video Recording format. This software is compatible only with Windows Me/2000/XP. It will not run in other versions of Windows, such as Windows 98SE. 1 Insert the provided CD-ROM into the PC, and click “DVD-MovieAlbumSE 4.1” on the “Setup Menu” screen. If the “Setup Menu” screen will not appear, double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 133 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 6 A message for verifying whether a shortcut icon is to be created on desktop will appear. If you want to create one, click “Yes”. If not, choose “No”. Click Installation will start. 7 Click “Finish”.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 134 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Installing DVDfunSTUDIO Does not support recording to DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs with the DVD Video Camera. This software is compatible only with Windows Me/2000/XP. It will not run in other versions of Windows, such as Windows 98SE. 1 Insert the provided CD-ROM into the PC, and click “DVDfunSTUDIO 2.2” on the “Setup Menu” screen. If the “Setup Menu” screen will not appear, double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 135 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM If you insert an unformatted DVD-R disc in the DVD Video Camera. . . . The following message is displayed on the camera monitor: “This disc must be formatted before it can be used by this camera”. Follow these steps when authoring DVD-R discs with DVDfunSTUDIO. 1 Press the g button to cancel formatting. Formatting discs at this time prevents you from using them with DVDfunSTUDIO.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 136 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Creating DVD Video on PC from DVD-RAM Disc Recorded on DVD Video Camera Using DVD-MovieAlbumSE and DVDfunSTUDIO, 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 5 The “Export a title” screen, shown below, will Video Camera, and connect the DVD Video Camera to the USB port of PC.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 137 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 8 DVDfunSTUDIO starts automatically. When the folder selection screen (CollectTool) appears, click “OK”. Note: • Depending upon the environment of your computer (if it does not support USB2.0, for example), frame dropout may occur, the audio may be intermittent, or the software may run slowly when you play back recorded images. • Still images recorded using DVD-MovieAlbumSE or a Panasonic DVD recorder cannot be played back on the DVD Video Camera.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 138 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Subsidiary Information Cleaning Be sure to set the power switch to “OFF” before cleaning this DVD Video Camera. z Cleaning LCD screen and camera lens z 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 so could cause a defect in the screen, result in display unevenness, or damage the LCD monitor.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 139 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 the correct type of disc inserted? • Is power switch set to “ ”? • Is the DVD-RAM disc in DVD Video Camera writeprotected? Release the write-protect.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 140 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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. 140 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 141 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 142 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Message Cause & Troubleshooting (1) Disc is not formatted. DVD-R disc that was not initialised for camera use was inserted. If it formats, it becomes possible to use for camera. (2) However, when you record from PC connection terminal, please do not format. (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. Cannot combine scenes.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 143 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 31, 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. 118 Card error has occurred.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 144 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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. 49, 50 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. The disc will soon be full, and recording will be impossible.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 145 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 146 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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? 120 It is unrecordable on this The inserted card cannot be used in this DVD Video Camera. Use card. another card. 29 JPEG files related to scenes are not found.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 147 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 148 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM *1 • This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. If this message appears when a recorded disc is recognized immediately after it is inserted, do not repair the disc; remove it and then use Disc Cleaning Cloth to clean off the dirt before using it. • This message may 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 149 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 150 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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. 28 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 151 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM During playback Symptom Cause and Correction Recognition of disc is not Is disc dirty? complete. Use Disc Cleaning Cloth to clean it. Pressing the playback button will not start playback. No sound 119 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 152 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Symptom Photos on card cannot be played back. Cause and Correction Reference page 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 × 60 vertical to 4000 horizontal × 3000 vertical.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 153 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 48 Turn PC off and then disconnect the USB cable. Turn PC on again, and then use the USB cable to connect the DVD Video Camera to PC. Make sure the USB cable is completely plugged into this DVD Video Camera.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 154 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page When DVDMovieAlbumSE is started, “Disc in Drive X: cannot be used” appears. A disc other than DVD-RAM is loaded in drive: DVD-MovieAlbumSE cannot be used for media other than DVD-RAM. Click the “Preference” button in the dialogue box, click the “Device Setting” tab to choose the drive where DVD-RAM disc is loaded in the “Drive Select” column, and then click “OK”.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 155 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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 158 Has the DVD Video Camera been left unused for a long period of time? The internal backup battery may be discharged: charge it.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 156 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 157 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Major Specifications DVD Video Camera Information for your safety Power Source: Power Consumption: CCD DC 7.9/7.2 V When recording with LCD monitor off VDR-M55EB approx. 3.2 W (in FINE mode) VDR-M75EB approx. 3.8 W (in FINE mode) VDR-M55EB: 1/6-inch interlaced VDR-M75EB: 1/4.5-inch interlaced Total number of pixels VDR-M55EB: approx. 800,000 VDR-M75EB: approx. 1,330,000 Number of effective pixels VDR-M55EB: Movie: approx. 410,000 Still: approx.
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VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 159 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 160 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM 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.
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 161 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM Index Numerics 240×/800× (Dig.zoom) ...................................55 40×/60× (Dig.zoom) .......................................55 8 cm DVD-R disc ...........................................26 8 cm DVD-RAM disc .....................................26 A AC adaptor/charger .......................................43 ACCESS/PC indicator .............................48, 49 Add (edit) .....................................................112 Aspect....
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 162 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM E EXPOSURE button .......................................63 External microphone jack ..............................66 F Fade ..............................................................99 Finalize Disc ................................................120 FINE (VIDEO Mode) ......................................78 FOCUS button ...............................................62 Format Disc .................................................
VDR-M75M55EB.book Page 163 Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:32 AM S Scene Combine ..............................................100 Delete ....................................................95 Detail ....................................................105 Divide ...................................................101 Fade .......................................................99 Move ......................................................98 Select ...................................................105 Skip ........
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