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The camera body may be discoloured and the 
surface finish may peel off.

Wipe the movie camera with a soft dry cloth to 
remove dust and fingerprints. To remove 
stubborn stains, wring well a cloth that is soaked 
in a neutral detergent diluted with water and 
wipe the movie camera with it. Afterwards, wipe 
it with a dry cloth.

When you use a chemical dust cloth, follow the 
instructions.

Do not use this movie camera for surveillance 
purposes or other business use.

If you use the movie camera for a long time, the 
internal temperature increases and, 
consequently, this may cause malfunction.

This movie camera is not intended for business 
use.

About the flash

Since there are high-voltage sections inside the 
flash, do not disassemble it to avoid electric 
shock.

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About the battery

The battery used in the movie camera is a 
rechargeable lithium ion battery. This battery is 
susceptible to temperature and humidity, and the 
effect of temperature increases with increasing or 
decreasing temperature. In the low temperature 
range, the fully charged indication may not 
appear, or the low battery indication may appear 
about 5 minutes after the start of use. At high 
temperature, moreover, the protection function 
may work, disabling use of the movie camera.

Be sure to detach the battery after use

If the battery is left attached to the movie 
camera, a minute amount of current is 
consumed even when the movie camera power 
is [OFF]. If the battery is left attached to the 
movie camera for a long time, over-discharge 
takes place. The battery may become unusable 
after it is charged.

Prepare spare batteries when going out for 
recording.

Prepare batteries appropriate to 3 to 4 times the 
period during you want to record pictures in. In 
cold places such as a ski resort, the period 
during which you can record pictures is 
shortened. 

When you travel, do not forget to bring an AC 
adaptor so that you can recharge the batteries 
at your destination.

If you drop the battery accidentally, check to 
see if the terminals are deformed.

Attaching a deformed battery to the movie 
camera or AC adaptor may damage the movie 
camera or AC adaptor.

After use, be sure to take the cassette out and 
detach the battery from the movie camera or 
pull out the AC mains lead from AC mains 
socket.

The battery should be stored in a cool place free 
from humidity, with as constant temperature as 
possible. (Recommended temperature: 15

o

C to 

25

o

C, Recommended humidity: 40% to 60%) 

Extremely high temperatures or low 
temperatures will shorten the life of the battery.

If the battery is kept in a high-temperature, high-
humidity, or oily-smoky places, the terminals 
may rust and cause malfunctions.

To store the battery for a long period of time, we 
recommend you charge it once every year and 
store it again after you have completely used up 
the charged capacity. 

Dust and other matter attached to the battery 
terminals should be removed.

Do not throw old battery into fire.

Heating a battery or throwing it into a fire may 
result in an explosion.

If the operating time is very short even after the 
battery has been recharged, the battery has 
worn out. Please purchase a new battery. 

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About the AC

 

adaptor

If the battery is warm, charging requires more 
time than normal.

If the temperature of the battery is extremely 
high or extremely low, the [CHARGE] lamp may 
continue flashing, and the battery may not be 
charged. After the battery temperature has 
decreased or increased sufficiently, recharging 
starts automatically. So, wait for a while. If the 
lamp still continues flashing even after the 
recharging, the battery or AC adaptor may be 
faulty. If so, please contact a dealer.

If you use the AC adaptor near a radio, radio 
reception may be disturbed. Keep the AC 
adaptor 1 metre or more away from radio.

When using the AC adaptor, it may generate 
whirring sounds. However, this is normal.

After use, be sure to pull out the AC mains lead 
from the AC mains socket. (If they are left 
connected, a minute amount of current is 
consumed.) 

Always keep the electrodes of the AC adaptor 
and battery clean.

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About the cassette

Never place the cassette in a high temperature 
place.

The tape may be damaged, producing 
mosaic-like noise at the time of playback.

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Summary of Contents for NV-GS250EB

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Digital Video Camera Model No NV GS250EB Before use please read these instructions completely VQT0N69 R GS250EB book 1...

Page 2: ...used until a replacement cover is obtained A replacement fuse cover can be purchased from your local Panasonic Dealer IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME THEN...

Page 3: ...e description Use only the recommended accessories Do not use any other AV cables and USB cables except the supplied one When you use the cable which are sold separately please make sure to use the on...

Page 4: ...function 27 Using the built in video flash 27 Self timer recording 28 Recording images for wide screen TVs 28 Image stabilizer function 29 Continuous Photoshot 29 Recording in various situations Scen...

Page 5: ...urther details Accessories The followings are the accessories supplied with this product 1 AC adaptor DC input lead AC mains lead 10 2 Battery pack 10 3 Remote control button type battery 17 4 Free st...

Page 6: ...ttery for power supply and noise will stop 12 USB terminal 42 13 Speaker 33 14 Viewfinder 9 58 15 Battery holder 16 Battery eject button PUSH BATT 10 17 Power switch OFF ON 13 18 Power lamp 13 19 Quic...

Page 7: ...g or removing the accessory extend the viewfinder 1 41 Tripod receptacle This is a hole for attaching the camera to optional tripod VW CT45E Please carefully read the operating instructions for how to...

Page 8: ...n be hung on the lens cap fixture It cannot be hung if the grip belt is used as a hand strap To fit or remove the lens cap hold both sides of the lens cap with the tips of your first 2 fingers The one...

Page 9: ...the viewfinder The brightness and colour level of the LCD monitor can be adjusted from the menu If it is forcibly opened or rotated the camera may be damaged or fail Check that the card slot cover is...

Page 10: ...ormal charging will start When the battery temperature is excessively high or low the CHARGE lamp flashes and the charging time will be longer than normal Connecting to the AC outlet 1 Connect the AC...

Page 11: ...with the LCD monitor lit up by pressing the POWER LCD button When you use accessories fitted on the camera s smart accessory shoe such as the stereo zoom microphone and video DC light etc The batterie...

Page 12: ...lider 1 of a cassette is opened slide in the direction of the SAVE arrow the cassette cannot be recorded When recording close the accidental erasure prevention slider of the cassette slide in the dire...

Page 13: ...ressing the button 1 set the OFF ON switch to ON The power lamp lights up How to turn off the power 1 While pressing the button 1 set the OFF ON switch to OFF The power lamp goes off Selecting a mode...

Page 14: ...h is set to AUTO 5 Card recording mode AUTO MANUAL FOCUS switch is set to MANUAL 6 Picture playback mode 3 Tele macro 26 4 Soft skin mode 26 2 Fade 26 1 Backlight compensation 25 3 Night view 0 Lux ni...

Page 15: ...ss it to set the selection 4 Move the joystick up or down in order to select the sub menu 5 Move the joystick right or press it to set the selection 6 Move the joystick up or down in order to select t...

Page 16: ...battery on the camera and the built in lithium battery will be recharged Leave the camera as is for approx 24 hours and the battery will drive the date and time for approx 6 months Even if the OFF ON...

Page 17: ...monitor is increased when the POWER LCD lamp lights up and cannot be set to NORMAL independently This will not affect the images to be recorded When the LCD monitor is rotated by 180 towards the lens...

Page 18: ...own replace it with a new battery part number CR2025 The battery is normally expected to last about 1 year but it depends on operation frequency Keep the button type battery out of the reach of childr...

Page 19: ...remote control with mic and the microphone on the remote control will be activated instead of that on the camera While this button is being pressed appears and the microphone on the remote control is...

Page 20: ...witch to AUTO and colour balance white balance and focusing will be adjusted automatically Auto white balance 58 Auto focusing 59 Colour balance and focus may not be adjusted depending on light source...

Page 21: ...is indicated in minutes When it reaches less than 3 minutes the indication starts flashing During a 15 second or shorter recording the remaining tape time indication may not be displayed or the remain...

Page 22: ...nly If you set OIS to ON then the image stabilizer function will be more effective MEGA OIS will be indicated The iris gain value is fixed and this camera focuses on the subject automatically 1 Shutte...

Page 23: ...512 1600 1600k1200 1280 1280k960 640 640k480 Select the picture quality for photoshot images 1 Set BASIC PICT QUALITY select the desired picture quality High picture quality Normal picture quality You...

Page 24: ...not be used To use the zoom microphone function Interlocked with the zooming operation the microphone will collect sounds clearly far away with the tele shot or those in the vicinity with the wide ang...

Page 25: ...he colour night view function is used however the white balance of the scene last recorded is retained The zoom magnification may differ from when it is in the quick start standby mode and when the re...

Page 26: ...he icon again If the background or anything else in the scene has colours similar to the skin colour they will also be smoothed If the brightness is insufficient the effect may not be clear Tele macro...

Page 27: ...e picture will be recorded You cannot use the built in video flash unless the card is inserted in the movie camera The movie camera even when its video flash has been turned off automatically determin...

Page 28: ...flash Carefully read the operating instructions for the video flash Self timer recording You can record still pictures on a card using the timer Set to Card Recording Mode 1 Set BASIC SELF TIMER YES...

Page 29: ...en a conversion lens is used When the camera is shaken greatly When you record a moving subject while tracking it Continuous Photoshot Records still pictures continuously at a certain interval Set to...

Page 30: ...layback image may change If you record a subject illuminated with strong light or a highly reflective subject vertical lines of light may appear If the brightness is insufficient the sports mode does...

Page 31: ...tment mode in dark places If so use the auto white balance mode During setting in the manual adjustment mode When the setting is completed it will keep lit About the white balance sensor The white bal...

Page 32: ...ay change or flickers If so adjust the shutter speed manually to 1 50 or 1 100 Manual iris gain adjustment If the value does not become OPEN you cannot adjust the gain value If the gain value is incre...

Page 33: ...r to cancel the repeat playback mode set REPEAT PLAY OFF or set OFF ON switch to OFF When you set USB FUNCTION WEBCAM and then connect the USB connection cable the repeat playback mode is canceled Set...

Page 34: ...rmal playback Press the VAR SEARCH button or 1 button on the remote control Images may be shown in a mosaic like pattern The sound is muted during search This function is canceled when the operation i...

Page 35: ...tion may appear as warning When playing back a file recorded on other equipment the date and time display is different from when it was recorded When playing back a picture recorded on other equipment...

Page 36: ...orded on a card by other equipment A still picture file other than JPEG that cannot be played back on the movie camera may be erased Formatting a card Please be aware that if a card is formatted then...

Page 37: ...en press it You can select from 0 to 999 Selected number of pictures can be printed as you set the number of prints with the printer supporting DPOF 2 or more files can be set in succession To complet...

Page 38: ...tures recorded by the movie camera can be stored on a DVD RAM or other such media Refer to the instructions for the recorder Place a recorded cassette in the movie camera and an unrecorded DVD RAM or...

Page 39: ...e camera Only when the Tape Recording Mode The icon appears 4 Turn the power on and start playback Other equipment 5 Start recording Movie camera Recording on a tape Move the joystick up to start reco...

Page 40: ...ideo equipment When a pause or cue review playback is activated on other equipment during analog digital conversion the image may be disturbed or no image may be presented Normally set DV OUT OFF If s...

Page 41: ...splay such as the menu screen or the operation icon is expanded horizontally While pictures are input from the DV terminal The operation icon blinks on instead of appearing from the side of the screen...

Page 42: ...check the pre recorded sound When the line input is used you can dub audio while listening to the pre recorded sound from the speaker Printing pictures by directly connecting to the printer PictBridg...

Page 43: ...e printer 7 Set PRINT YES to start printing When you stop printing halfway Move the joystick down Avoid the following operations during printing These operations disable proper printing Disconnecting...

Page 44: ...or PC connection D ZOOM 24 ZOOM MIC 24 DATE TIME 46 INITIAL SET 47 3 SETUP FADE COLOUR 27 AUDIO REC 46 REC LAMP 46 DISPLAY 46 REMOTE 18 BEEP SOUND 46 LCD AI 17 LCD SET 16 EVF SET 16 DEMO MODE 47 AV JA...

Page 45: ...L 28 OIS 29 SHTR EFFECT 23 DATE TIME 46 INITIAL SET 47 3 SETUP REC LAMP 46 DISPLAY 46 REMOTE 18 BEEP SOUND 46 LCD AI 17 LCD SET 16 EVF SET 16 POWER SAVE 46 4 LANGUAGE 15 PICTURE PLAYBACK MENU 1 BASIC...

Page 46: ...es Check the sentence displayed on the screen POWER SAVE OFF When about 5 minutes passed without any operation the standby mode automatically will be set In the standby mode blinks and it takes time m...

Page 47: ...condition Language setting cannot be back to the initial shipping condition DEMO MODE If you set to DEMO MODE ON without inserting a cassette and a card the movie camera is automatically set to the de...

Page 48: ...c is used 19 External microphone supporting the smart accessory shoe 7 External microphone supporting the smart accessory shoe LOW CUT 7 5 Sports mode Scene mode 30 Portrait mode Scene mode 30 Low lig...

Page 49: ...le It takes some time until the cassette holder opens but this is not a malfunction 54 LOW BATTERY The battery is low Recharge it 10 NO TAPE No tape is inserted 11 TAPE END The tape came to the end du...

Page 50: ...t to AUTO CAN NOT OPERATE MOTION DV MODE You are attempting to change D ZOOM setting during MotionDV Mode REVERSE THE LCD MONITOR At the time of 0 Lux night view mode when LCD monitor is not reversed...

Page 51: ...places the operating time of the battery becomes shorter Has the battery worn out The battery has a limited life If the operating time is still too short even after the battery is fully charged depen...

Page 52: ...Wait until the condensation indication disappears 4 Auto focus function does not work Is manual focus mode selected If auto focus mode is selected focus is automatically adjusted There are some record...

Page 53: ...ear depending on the scene but this is not a malfunction 3 Although the movie camera is correctly connected to a TV playback images cannot be seen Have you selected video input on the TV Please read t...

Page 54: ...movie camera may malfunction at a point where the mode switches When you edit do not record in multiple modes 6 The warning alarm indication appears when the camera is operated in the WEB camera mode...

Page 55: ...r dust that momentarily adheres to the heads About the movie camera When the movie camera is used for a long time the camera body becomes warm but this is not a malfunction Keep the movie camera away...

Page 56: ...rminals are deformed Attaching a deformed battery to the movie camera or AC adaptor may damage the movie camera or AC adaptor After use be sure to take the cassette out and detach the battery from the...

Page 57: ...mperature or direct sunlight or where electromagnetic waves or static electricity are easily generated Moreover do not fold or drop the card and do not strongly vibrate it The card may break or the co...

Page 58: ...e balance adjustment may not function properly if there is more than one light source For light outside the functional auto white balance adjustment range use the manual white balance adjustment mode...

Page 59: ...in both the foreground and background Recording a subject behind dirty or dusty glass The subject behind the glass will not be focused because the focus is on the dirty glass Recording a subject that...

Page 60: ...Audio output level Line 316 mV 600 ohm Video input level 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm S Video input level Y Input 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm C Input 0 3 Vp p 75 ohm Audio input level Line 316 mV 10 kohm or more Mic input Mic...

Page 61: ...otographed Power source AC 110 240 V 50 60 Hz Power consumption 19 W DC output DC 7 9 V 1 4 A Movie camera operation DC 8 4 V 0 65 A Battery charging Maximum number of still pictures recordable on an...

Page 62: ...62 VQT0N69 GS250EB book 62...

Page 63: ...by frame playback 33 Free Style Remote Control 19 L LCD Monitor 9 57 Low Light Mode 30 M Manual Focus 31 Mega OIS 29 Mode Dial 13 P Photoshot 22 Portrait Mode 30 Q Quick Start 25 R Recording Check 22...

Page 64: ...B VQT0N69 F1204Sn0 1000 A C Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd Web site http www panasonic co jp global GS250EB book 64...

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