Panasonic VDR-M50GC Instruction Manual Download

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14 Viewfinder (P. 4, 35)

15 Dioptre control (P. 35)

To adjust the focus of image appearing in the
viewfinder. (Pull out the viewfinder.)

16 ACCESS/PC indicator (P. 6, 49, 50)

Will blink or light when the disc in DVD Video
Camera is accessed (write or read is executed)
or the DVD Video Camera is connected to PC.

17 DISC EJECT lever (P. 44)

Press and release this lever to open the disc
guide.

18 CARD ACCESS indicator (P. 6, 50)

19 Card insertion block (P. 47)

20 Battery attachment platform (P. 40)

21 Record (REC) button (P. 49)

22 Power switch (P. 48, 49, 50)

23 Shoulder strap holders (P. 33)

24 LOCK switch (P. 23, 49)

mode, set the LOCK switch to

(to the

left) to lock the power switch so that it does not
accidentally move to

From

mode, you cannot move the LOCK

switch to the left to lock the power switch.

25 Speaker (P. 57)

26 Hand strap (P. 32)

27 Disc insertion block (P. 44)

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Summary of Contents for VDR-M50GC

Page 1: ...the AC adaptor charger use only the CGA DU14 CGA DU21 battery and VSK0631 AC adaptor charger 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 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The liquid crystal display LCD panel is made by highly precise technology More than 99 99 of its pictur...

Page 2: ...llectual property and international properties Article 3 Other Rights and Limitations a You may not copy This Software or any of the printed materials attached except for duplications to provide back up or storage b Use of This Software by third parties is prohibited whether by transferring renting leasing lending moving or any other measures c You may not decompile or disassemble this Software d ...

Page 3: ... current technology and does not indicate a fault that will interfere with recording The LCD screen and viewfinder will be slightly dimmer than usual when the DVD Video Camera is at low temperature asin coldareas orimmediatelyafterpower isturned on Normalbrightnesswill berestored when the temperature inside the DVD Video Camera rises Hold the DVD Video Camera correctly Do not hold the viewfinder o...

Page 4: ... During playback of normally recorded video and audio noise may also be present in picture and sound At worst the DVD Video Camera could malfunction Do not expose the DVD Video Camera to soot or steam Thick soot or steam could damage the DVD Video Camera case or cause malfunctions Do not use the DVD Video Camera near corrosive gas If the DVD Video Camera is used in a place where there is dense exh...

Page 5: ...are that the temperature of this DVD Video Camera when connected to PC does not rise excessively reference for usage approx 30 minutes at about 30 C DonotturntheDVDVideoCameraoffwhiletheACCESS PCindicatororCARDACCESS indicator is lit or blinking The ACCESS PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is lit or blinking to show that data is being written to disc or card or being read from it At this time do not do ...

Page 6: ...he DVD Video Camera in a place where the humidity is high or in a dusty place Dust entering the DVD Video Camera could cause malfunctions If the humidity is high the lens could be mouldy and the DVD Video Camera could become inoperable It is recommended that you put the DVD Video Camera with desiccant in a box when storing it in a closet etc Do not store the DVD Video Camera in a place subject to ...

Page 7: ...a disc or card Also Panasonic cannot be responsible for your recorded video and audio If you or a third party make a mistake when handling this DVD Video Camera disc card etc the recorded contents may be lost We cannot be responsible for compensation for damage due to loss of recorded contents Copyright Data recorded on the disc or card in this DVD Video Camera using other digital analog media or ...

Page 8: ...duction to products sold separately proper cleaning and troubleshooting We want this manual to be as helpful as possible so it includes two easy ways to find the information you need A quick index for the information you use most often this page A detailed table of contents directing you to specific information quickly see page 13 15 Get to know your DVD Video Camera by using this manual andgettok...

Page 9: ...n in this text Microsoft Windows Windows 98 Windows 98 Second Edition 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...

Page 10: ...rded data You can immediately play back desired recorded scenes You do not need to rewind unlike recorders using tape You can select any scene you want and immediately play it back using Disc Navigation function Use Disc Navigation to create your original movie You can delete unnecessary scenes move any scenes etc and create your original movie work PlayList If you stop playback midway and start r...

Page 11: ...he play list and dub it on VCR Itisalsoeasytomakeanynumberofidentical tapes Create original DVDs on PC You can use a DVD R disc to create an original DVD using the provided software CD ROM The created DVD disc can be played back on DVD player DVD ROM drive etc Up to now you had to repeatedly press buttons With DVD you can simply play back this DVD Video Camera and press the record button on VCR Or...

Page 12: ...deo Camera 40 Removing Battery 40 Battery Remaining Level Indicator 42 Efficient Use of Battery 42 Using DVD Video Camera with AC adaptor charger 43 Inserting and Removing Disc 44 Inserting Disc 44 Removing Disc 46 Inserting and Removing Card 47 Basic Techniques Basic Handling of DVD Video Camera 48 Turning DVD Video Camera On and Off 48 Recording Movie 49 Recording Stills 50 Compensating for Back...

Page 13: ...ging Images for Thumbnails Edit Thumbnail 98 Playing Back by Skipping Scenes Edit Skip 99 Arranging Order of Scenes Edit Move 99 Adding Special Effects Edit Fade 100 Combining Multiple Scenes Edit Combine 101 Dividing Movies Edit Divide 102 Copying Stills on DVD RAM Disc to Card Copy 103 Locking Scenes on Card LOCK 104 Designating Scenes to Be Printed DPOF 105 Selecting Scenes Using Menu Screen Se...

Page 14: ...31 Installing DVD MovieAlbumSE 134 Installing MyDVD 136 Creating DVD Video on PC from DVD RAM Disc Recorded on DVD Video Camera 138 Uninstalling Software 140 Uninstalling USB Driver 140 Deleting Other Applications 141 Subsidiary Information Cleaning 142 Before Requesting Service 143 Trouble Messages 145 Troubleshooting 153 System Reset 160 Major Specifications 161 Introduction to Optional Accessor...

Page 15: ...ut output cable Used when viewing the picture played back on the DVD Video Camera on TV screen or output video to another video device Shoulder strap Attach to the DVD Video Camera to hang it from shoulder Lens cap and lens cap string Attach the lens cap when not recording to protect the lens 8 cm DVD RAM disc 8 cm in Round DVD Holder Torecordvideo movie onthisDVDVideo Camera Software CD ROM Use t...

Page 16: ...e conversion lens 8 Zoom lever P 55 Push the lever to the T side for telephoto or to the W side for wide angle 9 Hot shoe P 65 Only for VDR M70GC Attach the optional video flash here 10 AV input output jack P 66 11 External microphone jack P 65 12 2 5 type liquid crystal display inside P 4 36 13 BATTERY EJECT switch P 40 The BATTERY EJECT switch is located on the bottom of this DVD Video Camera Sl...

Page 17: ...lever to open the disc guide 18 CARD ACCESS indicator P 6 50 19 Card insertion block P 47 20 Battery attachment platform P 40 21 Record REC button P 49 22 Power switch P 48 49 50 23 Shoulder strap holders P 33 24 LOCK switch P 23 49 In mode set the LOCK switch to to the left to lock the power switch so that it does not accidentally move to From mode you cannot move the LOCK switch to the left to l...

Page 18: ... 34 RESET button P 160 To reset all settings to defaults status when the DVD Video Camera was shipped from the factory 35 USB port To PC 36 Joystick P 38 57 75 Move the joystick to select a scene or menu item and then press the centre A to play back the scene pause it or designate an option of the menu 37 DISC NAVIGATION button P 90 38 SELECT button P 93 39 MENU button P 38 74 96 Press this button...

Page 19: ...tton P 38 76 97 47 ZOOM T button P 55 48 ZOOM W button P 55 49 Forward search button P 58 50 Play pause button P 57 51 Forward skip button P 59 52 DISPLAY button P 61 53 Stop button P 10 57 92 54 DELETE button P 96 55 SELECT button P 93 The buttons on remote control will function the same as those on DVD Video Camera 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 51 49 50 53 52 54 55 188 ...

Page 20: ...ndicator on AC adaptor charger will light 3 Attach the battery to AC adaptor charger Note When charging a battery unplug the DC power cord from the DC output jack on AC adaptor charger Battery charged status You can find out the charged status of battery by checking the CHARGE indicator on AC adaptor charger Note If the CHARGE indicator does not light when the AC adaptor is plugged into household ...

Page 21: ...for trial recording since you can delete the recorded contents See page 26 1 Connect a power supply P 43 Mains lead AC adaptor charger DC power cord Connect them in sequence of the digits To AC outlet 2 Insert a disc P 44 1 Press down the DISC EJECT lever once and release it 2 Gently open the cover until it stops 3 Insert the disc in Round DVD Holder into the disc guide until it stops Disc cover P...

Page 22: ...ng an unformatted disc format initialise it on this DVD Video Camera If unformatted disc is inserted into this DVD Video Camera a message will appear Format the disc following the instructions on screen P 45 121 Initialising the disc will erase all the recorded contents Make sure the contents on disc are not valuable before initialising the disc 4 View the playback of recorded content on LCD monit...

Page 23: ...corded on card 1 Connect a power supply P 43 Mains lead AC adaptor charger DC power cord To AC outlet Connect them in sequence of the digits 2 Insert a card P 47 1 Open the cover of card insertion block with power turned off 2 Put in a card 3 Insert the card all the way until it locks 192 ...

Page 24: ...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 57 1 Open the LCD monitor P 36 2 Press the A button in recording pause status The recorded scene will be played back 3 Press the C button to stop playback 193 ...

Page 25: ... into the DVD Video Camera It will not be removable Note It is recommended that you use Panasonic discs since their compatibility with this DVD Video Camera has been confirmed Using a disc other than those made by Panasonic may not allow the DVD Video Camera to deliver optimum performance It is necessary to initialise an unformatted disc When an unformatted disc is inserted into the DVD Video Came...

Page 26: ...D R disc refer to Finalising DVD R Disc Finalize Disc P 123 Note When using an unformatted DVD R disc it is necessary to format it on this DVD Video Camera See page 45 Do not insert a DVD R disc recorded on this DVD Video Camera but not finalised into a recordable device such as a DVD video recorder The recorded data may be damaged DVD Rdiscseditedandfinalisedon PC orthosefinalised on another DVD ...

Page 27: ...ording session as shown above In this case the recordable time on disc will decrease Be careful when removing the disc since the metal of removal slot of DVD Video Camera and disc itself may be hot Storing discs When storing disc insert it in Round DVD Holder into plastic case Be careful that no condensation occurs on disc Do not place disc in following places Direct sunlight for a long time Where...

Page 28: ...g of data Do not use DVD Video Camera in a place subject to static electricity or electrical noise Note The reading writing speed of MultiMediaCard is slower than SD Memory Card When MultiMediaCard are used the performance of certain features may be slightly slower than advertised We recommend that you use a Panasonic branded SD Memory Card This DVD Video Camera can play back image data recorded o...

Page 29: ...ox 6 Mbps 3 Transfer rate Approx 3 Mbps Note Audio in XTRA FINE or STD mode is recorded in the MPEG1 Audio Layer 2 format which is the option standard of DVD video standard No movie can be recorded on SD Memory Card or MultiMediaCard When using DVD R disc you cannot switch the movie quality while recording on the disc The DVD Video Camera will be automatically set to the movie quality first used w...

Page 30: ... and quality of one JPEG still recorded on card Although still images are recorded on DVD RAM disc only in the FINE mode the quality mode can be chosen when recording stills on card See page 161 for the number of recordable stills Note No still can be recorded on DVD R disc Capacity Recording quality FINE NORM ECO 8 MB Approx 45 Approx 95 Approx 190 16 MB Approx 100 Approx 200 Approx 400 32 MB App...

Page 31: ... 3 Attach the belt Note Do not adjust the hand strap while holding the DVD Video Camera Doing this could cause the DVD Video Camera to fall and be damaged To use as a Hand Strap Using the Grip Belt as the hand strap makes it easier to carry the DVD Video Camera 1 Detach the Grip Belt from the Video Camera 1 Open the Lock cover 2 Push the Lock button and pull the grip belt from the DVD Video Camera...

Page 32: ...p Shorter side is for the lens cap 2 Attach the string to the attachment hole of DVD Video Camera Detaching the grip belt makes things easier 3 Push the both sides of cap inward and attach it over the lens Note Always keep the lens cap on when not using the DVD Video Camera to protect the lens When recording attach the lens cap to the grip belt by hooking the tab inside the cap onto strap for comf...

Page 33: ...RECHARGE DISASSEMBLE OR DISPOSE OF IN FIRE Note Replace the battery with a Panasonic CR2025 Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion Dispose of battery safely in accordance with local laws Do not dispose of in fire Do not short circuit the battery Do not hold the battery with the metallic tweezers Keep the battery in a dark cool dry place Battery stopper Battery stopper While...

Page 34: ...n obstacle between the remote control and infrared receiver on DVD Video Camera remote control may not be possible Depending on the type of fluorescent lamp the remote controller may not work properly Viewing Subject through Viewfinder 1 Pull out the viewfinder 2 Turn the dioptre control knob to adjust the focus to suit your eyesight Note If no image appears in viewfinder refer to Check 6 on page ...

Page 35: ...es in the same direction as the lens If the LCD monitor is turned 180 so the screen faces in the same direction as the lens during recording subject image will also appear in the viewfinder as an mirror image left right reversed Tilt the LCD monitor to adjust its vertical angle so that you can see the screen easily Note If no image appears on LCD monitor screen refer to Check 7 on page 144 Be sure...

Page 36: ...D 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 If the LCDmonitoristilted itcannotbeclosedtotheDVDVideo Camera If the LCD monitor is not securely locked to the DVD Video Camera no image will appear in the viewfinder Caution Do not lift the DVD Video Camera by holding the viewfinder or LCD monitor If the view...

Page 37: ...midway press the C button 6 After setting the current date and time press the A button The screen for verifying the set date will appear 7 Ifthedisplayeddateandtimearecorrect usethe joystick to choose YES and then press the A button The date and time will be set and the DVD Video Camera will enter the recording pause status Choosing NO will restore the menu screen Note This DVD Video Camera incorp...

Page 38: ...ached to the currently selected option 3 Use the joystick to select the desired date display format andthenpressthe A button The menu screen for setting date will be restored and the Date Mode has been changed as you designated 4 Press the MENU button to switch off the menu screen Note If the date display format has been changed the display format during playback as well as during recording will a...

Page 39: ...e battery to fall resulting in damage Removing Battery After using the DVD Video Camera remove the battery from it 1 SlidetheBATTERYEJECTswitchonthebottom of DVD Video Camera The battery can be removed 2 Slide the battery pack downward to remove it Note For safety be sure to turn the DVD Video Camera off before attaching or removing the battery Be careful not to drop the removed battery If the bat...

Page 40: ...time will vary depending on the battery remaining level During and after charging the battery will be warm but this does not indicate a fault If the following phenomena appear the battery may be dead Replace it Charging does not start within 10 seconds the CHARGE indicator does not light The battery cannot be charged up to 75 if more than 9 hours has elapsed after charging started Thebatterycannot...

Page 41: ...ideoCameraanduse it up then remove the battery and store it in a cool place again Store in cool dark place When you are not using the DVD Video Camera remove the battery and store it in a cool dark place If you store it in a place where the temperature is high thebatterylifewillbeshortened Beespecially sure not to store the battery in an environment in a closed vehicle over 60 C Neglecting this co...

Page 42: ...t jack on AC adaptor charger 4 Attach the other end of DC power cord to the battery attachment platform on DVD Video Camera Note The mains lead s outlet plug does not fit entirely into the AC adaptor charger socket The AC adaptor charger can be used around the world An AC plug adaptor is required in some foreign countries If you need one purchase it from your distributor If the CHARGE indicator do...

Page 43: ...cording playback side must face the inside DVD Video Camera If the disc is not correctly inserted the cover will not close Never try to forcibly close the cover This could cause damage Reinsert the disc properly 4 Push the section marked PUSH CLOSE on the cover of disc insertion block to close the cover 5 Turn the DVD Video Camera on or When DISC ACCESS disappears the DVD Video Camera is ready for...

Page 44: ...l start The messages on the right will appear in sequence by pressing the A button between messages Whenrecordingonthis DVD Video Camera Whenfirstmessage Format the disc now appears choose YES and then press the A button The disc will be automatically formatted When formatting is complete DVD R disc Video mode cannot be changed will appear See page 149 Press the A button to erase the message Once ...

Page 45: ... The DISC EJECT indicator on the LCD screen will blink It is recommended that you turn the DVD Video Camera off before inserting or removing disc to prevent misoperation Do not remove the battery pack or disconnect the AC adaptor charger during removal of the disc or until power is completely turned off If you do the disc cover will not open If this happens reattach the battery pack or AC adaptor ...

Page 46: ... edge The card will come out so that it can be held by fingers 4 Close the cover of card insertion block Note Do not push the label pasting portion of SD Memory Card whenremovingit Doingsocould damage the SD Memory Card When you close the cover be surenottoinsertthegripbeltinto the insertion block If you insert the grip belt into the insertion block the insertion block will be damaged Label pastin...

Page 47: ...mediatelystartrecordingwhenturning the DVD Video Camera on next time DVD R disc It will take some time for the DVD Video Camera to display the Disc Navigation screen after power is turned on If you turn the DVD Video Camera on the ACCESS indicator will light or blink to show that the DVD Video Camera is recognising the disc or card During this time no operation such as recording can be performed A...

Page 48: ...rding can be made while DISC ACCESS is being displayed Recording willrestartafterthemessage disappear Do not turn power off while message DISC ACCESS is being displayed Take care that power is not interrupted while the ACCESS PC indicator is blinking The minimum recordable time of movie is approximately 3 seconds See page 88 for setting of Record LED recording indicator On Off For various function...

Page 49: ...S is being displayed you cannot proceed with the next recording 4 Set the power switch to OFF to turn the DVD Video Camera off Turn power off only after message DISC ACCESS disappears Note See Size and Quality of Photos on page 31 for details of stills on card See Check 2 on page 143 if recording photos is not possible Donotoperatethepowerswitchorremove thecardwhile the ACCCSS PC or CARD ACCESS in...

Page 50: ... Press the BACK LIGHT button during recording The backlight correction icon will appear Note Pressing the BACK LIGHT button will alternate between backlight setting between on and off The backlight setting will automatically return to off when the DVD Video Camera is turned off 3 0 MIN 0 0 0 0 9 REC REM FINE 8 0 0 AM S E P 3 0 2 0 0 4 Backlight correction icon 219 ...

Page 51: ...us display in Spanish Manual focus 3 Backlight compensation No display Backlight compensation OFF m Backlight compensation ON 4 Wind Cut only in movie recording mode No display Wind Cut OFF Wind Cut ON External flash 2 when Video Flash sold separately is attached only in still recording mode A Emits light automatically AUTO Always emits light No light emission 5 Self timer only in still recording ...

Page 52: ... REM XX 7 Number of remaining recordable still images during still recording 16 Remaining battery level w full charge x y z low remaining charge 17 Brightness Colour density of LCD screen 18 Current date time 1 Appears only with external input when the DVD Video Camera is in PHOTO recording mode 2 Not displayed on VDR M50GC 3 When no disc or card is in the DVD Video Camera or disc has not yet been...

Page 53: ...ning level will blink when the battery has almost no remaining charge The following operating status indicator will light or blink to give warning messagetouser ThemessagecanbecheckedwhenreturningtheLCDmonitor 180 to the original status from the status in which the LCD screen was facing the same direction as the lens k The disc has almost no free space Q Write protected disc or locked card is load...

Page 54: ...n during movie recording will switch the setting between Off 40 and 500x on VDR M50GC or 240x on VDR M70GC Pressing the button during still recording will switch between Off and 40 If you set zoom to 500 VDR M50GC 240 VDR M70GC when recording still the digital zoom will be up to 40 When a subject is zoomed it may be momentarily out of focus When digital zoom is engaged the image quality will be ro...

Page 55: ...to focus The amount of light tends to be insufficient during macro recording If the subject image is too dark use additional lighting Recording Subjects for Stronger Wide Angle or Telephoto Effect Use tele conversion lens or wide conversion lens to record subjects for stronger telephoto or wide angle effect Use conversion lenses with the following filter diameter VDR M50GC VDR M70GC 37 mm Remove t...

Page 56: ...ucanplaybacktheaudiorecordedinDolby AC3 2ch To temporarily stop playback press the A button Press the A button again to restart playback Even if you stop playback midway and immediately start recording again the new image will be recorded after the lastsceneondiscorcard thepreviousimages willnotbe overwritten Image data edited on PC or certain types of image data may not appear on this DVD Video C...

Page 57: ... if search playback does not operate normally 12 Frame Advance Frame Back Slow Playback of Movie During playback pause tilt the joystick Frame advance frame back or slow playback will start Tilt to right once Picture will advance one frame Tilt to left once Picture will go back one frame Hold to right Forward slow playback Hold to left Reverse slow playback After frame advance frame back or slow p...

Page 58: ...us at the beginning of the located scene Tilting down in the last scene on disc will set the DVD Video Camera to the playback pause status at the last image See Check 3 on page 143 if search playback does not operate normally 13 Playing Back Stills Tilt the joystick up or down during playback to quickly play back stills in sequence Tilt down once To display stills one by one forward Tilt up once T...

Page 59: ...ess the A button to enter the selection The DVD Video Camera will go to the specified point and enter the playback pause status To cancel the Go To procedure midway press the C button before going to the specified point Note If multiple scenes are selected using the Disc Navigation function or SELECT button choosing Top will jump to the beginning of selected scenes P 119 When multiple scenes are s...

Page 60: ...k g Forward frame advance h Reverse frame back Forward slow playback Reverse slow playback Refer to Playing Back beginning on page 57 for how to operate The j mark will appear on the first image on disc The i mark will appear on the last image on disc Recording date time display Shows the date time when recording was started Even when playback starts the date time display will not advance No displ...

Page 61: ...ns surface to infinity 1 Press the FOCUS button during recording MF will appear on the screen 2 Press the zoom lever down to T control side to zoom in on subject 3 Use the S R buttons to adjust the focus while viewing the image in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen Note Pressing FOCUS will alternate between manual focus and auto focus With auto focus no indication will appear on the screen Be sur...

Page 62: ... LCD screen Note Pressing EXPOSURE will alternate between manual adjustment and auto exposure With auto exposure no indication will appear on the screen Theexposuresettingwillbestoredinmemoryevenwhen the DVD Video Camera is turned off Objects not in the centre of screen Objects moving rapidly Object behind glass with waterdroplets dirt on it Objects that are far and near at the same time Objects w...

Page 63: ...te the camera functions 1 Press the AUTO button FULL AUTO will be displayed on the screen of DVD Video Camera for several seconds The following settings will reset to defaults Function When setting full auto Program AE Auto White balance Auto Exposure Auto Focus Auto FULL AUTO FULL AUTO 232 ...

Page 64: ...eo Camera automatically sets the shutter speed between 1 800 and 1 30 second between 1 800 and 1 10 second if Program AE has been set to Low Light depending on the subject brightness P 76 WhenyouuseVideoFlashwiththeAUTOmode A will be always displayed An aim of an available range of Video Flash is about 1 4 m See Switching Quality of Still Image Quality on page 82 if you want to change the still qu...

Page 65: ...use howling from the TV speakers Insert the AV S input output cable plugs into jacks straight Obliquely inserting them could damage the jacks A V MIC To AV input output jack AV S input output cable provided To video audio input jacks To S VIDEO input jack If your TV has an S VIDEO input jack you can connect the S VIDEO plug to it Red Yellow White S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO...

Page 66: ... sound on TV The infrared remote control is useful when operating the DVD Video Camera while viewing an image on TV screen Information that the DVD Video Camera is recording will appear on the TV screen You can also display only part of information or switch off the display Refer to Setting On Screen Display Output On or Off OSD Output on page 85 and press the DISPLAY button to switch the display ...

Page 67: ... Operating Instructions of DVD video recorder for details Request when recording to hard disk of DVD video recorder Movie only recorded discs can be used A disc on which is recorded only still images or a disc on which still images and movies are mixed cannot be recorded to hard disk To record images from a mixed disc refer to Creating a Movie only disc No images recorded on DVD R disc in this vid...

Page 68: ...he disc from Round DVD Holder See Removing and Replacing from in Round DVD Holder on page 28 3 Insert the disc into the DVD player and play it back See the instruction manual for DVD player Note DVD R discs recorded on this DVD Video Camera can be playedbackonotherDVDplayers butplaybackonallDVD players is not guaranteed Playback may not be possible on some DVD players or it may depend on the recor...

Page 69: ...portion of the holder piece marked SIDE A with thumb and middle finger and warp it in the direction of arrows 4 2 Fit the hinged portion of the other holder piece into the warped hinge portion Note Handle the disc carefully so that no scratch dirt fingerprint or dust adheres to the recording playback surface When not using the Round DVD Holder store it in case Do not leave a bare holder as is Be c...

Page 70: ...nput on page 83 for details and Recording Stills on page 50 for how to record still images The Input Source setting will return to CAMERA whenever DVD Video Camera is turned off Recording of most images is prohibited by the copy guard signal to protect the copyright except for images recorded on camcorders for personal enjoyment COPY PROTECTED appears in these images They cannot be recorded on thi...

Page 71: ...erring to Input Source on page 83 2 Turn on the connected device and start playback The picture will appear on the LCD screen or viewfinder of this DVD Video Camera 3 Press the REC button Recording will start on this DVD Video Camera The operation of this line input recording is the same as for recording movie Note Reduce the volume of external input sound heard from the built in speaker The loud ...

Page 72: ...ist screen to select the play list to be recorded dubbed and then press the recordbuttonontheconnecteddevice TheDVD Video Camera will start playback and the recorded device will record dub it Note Using S VIDEO will deliver clearer images Audio is heard from the speaker If the volume is too high noise may enter the dubbed image Be sure to use the AC adaptor to power the DVD Video Camera from house...

Page 73: ... here to explain are displayed when DVD RAM disc is used Some items will not appear when a DVD R disc or card is used or when no disc or card is inserted Interpreting screen for setting Spo r t s Por t r a i t Spo t l i ght Surf Snow Low L i gh t Auto RAM Pr og r am AE Whi te Ba l Dig Zoom Wind Cut S I S ENTER RETURN Camer a Func t i ons Setup C i n e m a Display of selected setup item Selection o...

Page 74: ...n will restore the original image size Came r a Fun c t i ons Se t up On Au t o RAM Pr og r am AE Whi te Ba l Dig Zoom Wind Cut Of f S I S ENTER RETURN 40x Au t o Cinema Of f Rec o rd Func t i ons Se t up RAM VIDEO Mode F INE I npu t Source CAMERA OSD Ou t pu t On ENTER RETURN Da t e Se t up RAM Da t e Se t Da t e Mode M D Y ENTER RETURN LCD Setup RAM Co l our L e v e l B r i gh t n e s s ENTER RE...

Page 75: ...ng rapidly moving subjects such as in golf or tennis If the Sports mode is used under a fluorescent light the image may flicker In this case use the Auto mode for recording Portrait Creates a shallow depth of field so that the person or subject appears against a softened background Spotlight Prevents overexposure of subject portrait face etc when strong light strikes the subject as in a wedding or...

Page 76: ...s the MENU button to end the setting Mode Setting content On screen display Auto White balance always automatically adjusted None Set You can manually adjust white balance to match the light source or situation h Outdoor To record in fine weather i Indoor To record under incandescent light halogen light or bulb colour type fluorescent light j Camer a Func t i ons Setup Set Ou t door I ndoor RAM Pr...

Page 77: ...kept the h indicator will blink re setting the white balance will change the h indicator to a steady light Note The white balance mode can be confirmed using the on screen information OnlytheSetmodewillreturntoAutowhentheDVDVideo Camera is turned off Anothermode ofthewhitebalance will be stored in memory Do not block the infrared sensor with hand etc If a tele or wide conversion lens is used the a...

Page 78: ...etting 10x or more of magnification and turning the SIS to On in dim places after images may stand out In this case we recommend using a tripod with turning the SIS to Off only for VDR M50GC The SIS function cannot be used when still images are recorded on the card only for VDR M70GC Reducing Wind Noise during Recording Wind Cut When recording sound from the microphone built into this DVD Video Ca...

Page 79: ...f screen Note The black bands that appear across the top and bottom of screen will not be recorded If you record in the cinema mode and play back on a TV other than wide screen TV the portions masked by the black bands will also be displayed Use the black bands as a guide for recording when playing back on a wide screen TV Camer a Func t i ons Setup Spo r t s Por t r a i t Spo t l i ght Sur f Snow...

Page 80: ...e setting will switch to FINE in the following cases When the mode is set to XTRA with a DVD RAM disc inserted and then the disc is replaced with a DVD R disc When using DVD R disc you cannot switch the movie quality while recording on the disc The DVD Video Camera will be automatically set to the movie quality first used with the disc for recording The movie quality setting is effective only duri...

Page 81: ...ill recording quality only when using card 1 Press the MENU button choose Quality on the Record Functions Setup menu screen and then press the A button 2 Choose the option you want and then press the A button 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting Note The still quality setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD Video Camera is turned off OSDOutput isdisplayedonlywhen InputSource isset...

Page 82: ...er a DVD RAM disc or a card The DVD Video Camera can record an external image with little movement by specifying Frame but Field is recommended for recording image with movement 1 Press the MENU button choose PHOTO Input on the Record Functions Setup menu screen and then press the A button 2 Selectthedesired option andthen press the A button 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting Setting Conte...

Page 83: ... will be set 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting 4 Press the REC button The recording indicator at the front of DVD Video Camera will blink The self timer indicator will start to count down and recording will commence approximately 10 seconds later Note You can also check that self timer has been set by reviewing the on screen information Toreleasetheself timermode choose Off onthemenu scre...

Page 84: ...D Video Camera is turned off Even if Off is chosen the on screen information will appear during playback See page 61 for playback on screen information display Evenaftertheon screeninformation isremovedfromthe TV screen it will still appear in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen The on screen display output functions only when the Input Source setting is set to CAMERA It cannot be set during LINE ...

Page 85: ... of LCD Screen Colour Level 1 Choose ColourLevel on the LCD Setup menu screen and then press the A button The colour density adjustment bar will appear on the screen 2 Use the joystick for adjustment Tilt to left For lighter colour Tilt to right For denser colour 3 Press the MENU button Note The colour level setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD Video Camera is turned off Even if the ...

Page 86: ...deo Camera on again from automatic off activated by the power save function set the power switch to OFF and then set it to or The Power Save setting will not appear in the on screen information display The Power Save setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD Video Camera is turned off Setting Content On Beep is heard when the power switch is changed over the REC button is pressed etc Off ...

Page 87: ... is On or Off Changing Display Language Language You can change the language used to display the menu and information The following shows that English is changed to French 1 Press the MENU button choose Language on the Initial Setup menu screen and then press the A button English has been set 2 Select Français and then press the A button 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting Note The language...

Page 88: ...ress the A button The screen for verifying reset will appear 2 If you are sure that you wish to reset use the joystick to choose YES and then press the A button The setting items have now been reset to defaults 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting Note To cancel resetting midway choose NO on the screen for verification in step 2 or press the C button I n i t i a l Setup RAM ENTER RETURN Reco...

Page 89: ...t appear when DVD R disc or card is used but the operation is the same 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button The Disc Navigation screen shown on page 91 will appear Note Do not proceed with a following step while the disc is being recognised or the ACCESS PC indicator is blinking 2 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button Disc Navigation will be terminated and the DVD Video Camera will enter the recording pa...

Page 90: ...orisplacedinthe space for operating guide Pressing DISPLAY again will display the operating guide If no disc or card is inserted the Disc navigation screen cannot be displayed even by pressing the DISC NAVIGATION button Each time Disc Navigation is started with a DVD R disc inserted message Creating Thumbnail will appear After the message appears the Disc Navigation screen will appear If the follo...

Page 91: ...s long as 5 minutes the Disc Navigation screen will automatically be restored Playing back stills A still will be displayed for approx 3 seconds When playing back stills on card playback will stop after each still playback Note Press the A button to temporarily stop playback Pressing A again will start from that point If you press the A button after playback of the last scene on disc finishes play...

Page 92: ...d blue 4 Use the joystick to select the last scene in the range you want and then press the A button Thethumbnailsofscenes in the specified range will be framed in red and then selected Note You can know the status of scenes from the colours of cursor and bargraph Pressing the A button after selecting scenes will play back only the selected scenes from the beginning of each Youcanalsoselectscenesi...

Page 93: ...set desired titles to play lists and programmes 109 118 Creation of play list 1 You can create an original movie by changing the combination of scenes 111 Disc or Card initialisation 13 YoucaninitialiseaDVD RAMdiscorcard so that it can be used on this DVD Video Camera 121 Copy from disc to card 1 You can copy photos recorded on DVD RAM disc to card 103 Disc finalisation 2 You can use this DVD Vide...

Page 94: ... P 108 Play P 109 Title P 109 Switch P 112 Play P 113 Create P 111 Edit P 114 116 Title P 118 Delete P 118 Scene Program Play list Top P 119 End P 119 Category P 124 Repeat Play P 124 Capacity P 120 Protect Disc P 120 Format Disc P 121 Update Control Info P 122 Go To Disc Others ETC Will appear when a play list is displayed Switch P 108 Play P 109 Select P 106 Detail P 107 Program Scene Top P 119 ...

Page 95: ...Programs screen andthenpresstheDELETEbuttonon remote control the screen in step 5 will appear Todeleteanunwantedpartofasceneon DVD RAMdisc divide the scene first and then delete the unnecessary part See page 102 If you delete all data on disc or card initialising the disc or card will be recommended See page 121 If even one play list has been created message Same scenes on PlayList will be deleted...

Page 96: ...d i t RAM ENTER RETURN Ex i t De l e t e Se l ec t RAM ENTER RETURN S t a r t Cu r r en t Cu r r en t End A l l Go To RAM ENTER RETURN End To p Edit Exit To restore the Disc Navigation screen Delete To delete selected scenes Select Start Current To select scenes from the start to the one that the cursor is on at the moment Current End To select scenes from the scene the cursor is on to the end All...

Page 97: ...e image you want to use as the thumbnail of the scene appears press the SELECT button 7 The screen for verifying switchingofthumbnailwill appear Choose YES and then press the A button Choose NO to cancel switching of thumbnail After Yes or No setting the Change Thumbnail screen will be restored Repeat steps 5 7 to change the other scenes 8 Press the C button to quit Note If you press the MENU butt...

Page 98: ...he C button to quit A skip mark will appear in the thumbnail of any scene for which skipping has been set Releasing Skip Select the scene set to be skipped and perform the same procedure as setting skip The skip mark will disappear and skipping of the scene will be released Note Multiple scenes can be selected for skipping P 93 If you press the MENU button before pressing the A button in step 5 th...

Page 99: ...etting choose Cancel After setting the Fade screen will be restored Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add fade to other scenes 7 Press the C button to quit The and or mark s will appear in the scenes for which special effects have been set Fade Out Fade Out Fade Out Fade In Fade In Fade In Black Fades in from black screen Fades out to black screen Wipe Fades in from black screen to vertical direction of scr...

Page 100: ...you want to change the scenes to be combined you can change them on this screen 6 The screen for verifying combination will appear Choose YES and then press the A button The two images appearing on the verification screen are those of the first and last scenes to be combined Choose NO to cancel combination After Yes or No setting the Combine Scenes screen will be restored The thumbnail of the firs...

Page 101: ...being played back can be switched off or on by pressing the DISPLAY button Search and frame advance are useful when designating division points If a special effect has been added to the original scene the IN effect will be added to the first half of scene and the OUT effect to the latter half The division point may drift before or after the designated point by approximately 0 5 seconds Since a sce...

Page 102: ...epeat steps 6 and 7 to copy other stills to card 8 Press the C button to quit 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 If you press the MENU button before pressing the A button in step 6 the submenu screen will appear P 97 See Category P 124 to check the stills recorded on DVD RAM disc You can also select ...

Page 103: ...hescenetobelocked you can change it on this screen After setting the Lock Set screen will be restored Repeat step 6 to lock another scene 7 Press the C button to quit To unlock the scene Select the locked scene and then use the same procedure as above to unlock the scene The lock mark will disappear and locking will be released Note If you press the MENU button before pressing the A button in step...

Page 104: ...Usejoysticktospecifythe number of prints and then press the A button Tilt it up or to right To increase the number one by one Tiltitdownortoleft Todecreasethenumberone by one After setting the DPOF Set screen will be restored Repeat steps 6and 7to set DPOFto anotherstill 8 Press the C button to quit Note If you press the MENU button before pressing the A button in step 6 the submenu screen will ap...

Page 105: ...bedeselectedandthenpresstheSELECT button Note Up to 999 scenes can be selected Deselecting all the selected scenes at once While you are displaying the All Programs screen on which scenes have been selected press the C button Scene RAM ENTER RETURN De l e t e Ed i t Copy Se l ect De t a i l ETC S t a r t Cu r r en t Cu r r en t End A l l 006 011 Al l Programs PLAY RAM 006 011 Al l Programs PLAY RA...

Page 106: ...s unknown Also this will not appear when a DVD R disc is used 3 This will not appear with DVD R disc since no still image can be recorded on it Note If multiple scenes have been selected the total recording time of the selected scenes total number in case of stills will appear If a DVD R disc recorded on a device other than this DVD Video Camera is inserted already finalised no scene information w...

Page 107: ... displayed and then press the A button The Disc Navigation screen of the selected programme will appear Note Pressing the C button on the Switch Program screen will restore the Disc Navigation screen Thedates displayedontheprogramme selectscreenwill be in the Date Mode used when the first scenes of programmes were recorded and the date displays D M Y M D Y and Y M D may be mixed 9 00AM 10 20AM 11 ...

Page 108: ...n 2 Press the MENU button 3 Choose Title on the Program menu screen and then press the A button 4 Select the programme whose title you want to change and then press the A button The screen for setting a title will appear 5 Select a letter and then press the A button The selected letter will be entered Repeatthisprocedureto create a title P r og r am RAM ENTER RETURN Sw i t ch P l a y T i t l e ETC...

Page 109: ...ange in title the title setting screen will be restored Double byte characters set on other devices may be displayed blank on this DVD Video Camera Characters available for entering title You can use the joystick to select characters from the capital letter small letter and symbol input modes With step 5 select the input mode and then press the A button or press the DISPLAY button ENTER DELETE SEL...

Page 110: ...u can change them on this screen With the created play list you can also add scenes recorded on another day or delete unnecessary scenes afterwards 6 When creation of a play list is complete the Disc Navigation screen will appear Note You can also select multiple scenes P 93 If the added scene had skip or fade setting that information will also be added to the play list The date time when a play l...

Page 111: ...wing all programmes all recorded scenes choose All Programs on the Switch PlayList screen Editing on play list When making settings on play list such as changing title adding fade setting skip etc use the same procedure for setting on programme or scenes Perform these settings referring to the following reference pages Changing thumbnail P 98 Setting skip P 99 Adding fade P 100 Combining scenes P ...

Page 112: ... list will be played back from the first scene To cancel playback midway press the C button The Disc navigation screen of the play list being played back will appear Note If Repeat Play On is specified the play list will be repeatedly played back See page 124 S t a r t P l ay L i s t 01 AUG 30 2004 12 30PM 02 SEP 10 2004 8 00AM ENTER RETURN 03 SEP 12 2004 9 30AM 04 SEP 20 2004 3 15PM P l ay L i s ...

Page 113: ...ited play list will appear Repeat steps 5 7 to add other scenes 8 Press the C button The screen for verifying exit will appear Note The cursor shows the position where the scene is to be added You can also select multiple scenes P 93 PressingCinthemiddleofaddingsceneswilldisplaythe screen for verifying an exit from Edit PlayList Choose YES to exit the edition of play list Choosing NO will restore ...

Page 114: ...utton 2 Display the editing screen of the play list to be edited Perform steps 2 4 on page 114 3 From the playlist in lower row selectthe position where you wish to insert a scene 4 Select the scenes to be added from the upper row 5 Press the MENU button 6 Choose Add and then press the A button Repeat steps 3 6 to add other scenes 7 Press the C button to quit Note The selected scenes will be added...

Page 115: ...or deleting consecutive multiple scenes to from play list This Select menuitemisusefulwhenselectingconsecutivemultiplescenesinitemsforaddingordeleting scenes using menu on page 106 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Displaytheeditingscreen of the play list to be edited Perform steps 2 4 on page 114 3 Specify the first scene of those you wish to select and then press the MENU button 4 Choose Star...

Page 116: ... the mark to the positionwhereyouwishto move the scene and then press the A button 9 The screen for verifying move will appear Choose YES and then press the A button Choose NO to cancel move After Yes or No setting the scene select screen will be restored Repeat steps 7 9 to move another scene 10Press the C button to quit Note If you press the MENU button before pressing the A button in step 7 the...

Page 117: ...ure Deleting Play List Delete 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Choose Delete on the PlayList menu screen and then press the A button 4 Use the Delete PlayList screen to select the play listyouwishtodelete and then press the A button 5 The screen for verifying deletion will appear Choose YES and then press the A button Choose NO to cancel deletion After Yes or No setting...

Page 118: ... 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 Go To RAM ENTER RETURN End ETC To p 014 014 Al l Programs PLAY RAM When End is specified 287 ...

Page 119: ... possible on protected disc until the protection is released 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Choose Protect Disc on the Disc menu screen and then press the A button 4 The screen for verifying protection will appear Choose YES and then press the A button Choose NO to cancel protection After YES or NO setting the Disc Navigation screen will be restored Note To release di...

Page 120: ...to initialise a disc with many scratches or dirt Such a disc cannot be used If you useabrand new DVD R disc message Discis not formatted will appear initialise the disc following the subsequent messages See page 45 This DVD Video Camera may not recognise some discs orcardsthat havebeeninitialisedonPCoradeviceother than this DVD Video Camera If you attempt to initialise a disc or card in this DVD V...

Page 121: ...c Navigation menu screen will be restored A black screen may appear while the message for updating is displayed Choose NO to cancel updating 5 Press the C button to quit Note BesuretousetheACadaptor chargerwhenupdatingthe control information so that the DVD Video Camera is not turned off midway If updating of control information is interrupted by power off the control information will not be updat...

Page 122: ...he disc in the DVD Video Camera has already been finalised you cannot choose Finalize Disc Be sure to use the AC adaptor charger when finalising disc Finalisation cannot be executed using a battery If finalisation is interrupted by power off the disc will not be finalised correctly or it may be damaged The time required to finalise disc that appears on the Finalize Disc screen is only for referenc...

Page 123: ... Play on the Others menu screen and then press the A button 4 Choose On and then press the A button Playback will start Choose Off to cancel Repeat Play setting When Repeat Play is set If one scene has been specified When playback of the last scene is finished playback of all scenes will repeat from the first scene If the range for playback has been specified Playback of the scenes in that range w...

Page 124: ...F and then press the A button All To play all stills recorded on card in slide show DPOF To play only stills to which DPOF has been set in slide show Pressing the A button will start slide show When playback is finished the DVD Video Camera will enter the playback pause status at the final still Pressing the C button will restore the Disc Navigation screen Note With slide show playback starts from...

Page 125: ...eratedwiththePentium compatibleCPU notmadebyIntel or AMD This unit also may not be operated with AMD K6 2 AMD K6 III Memory 128 MB or more Free disk space 400 MB or more not including the space for which images and stills are copied and edited Display resolution 1024 768 pixels or more Display mode High Colour 16 bits 65 536 colours or more Display adaptor supported by DirectX 8 1 video memory 4 M...

Page 126: ...nstallation You can use DVD MovieAlbumSE to edit the images recorded on DVD RAM disc and create a 3D title MyDVD 4 0 see page 136 for installation You can use MyDVD to create a DVD Video disc from movies edited on DVD MovieAlbumSE Acrobat Reader If AcrobatReader isnot installedinyourPC youwill needtoinstallitinordertoopentheon linemanuals instruction manual files for DVD MovieAlbumSE and DVD RAM D...

Page 127: ...open the electronic instruction manual in Documentation folder Toreadtheabovemanual aWebbrowser Internet Explorer Netscape Communicator etc must be set up in your PC Ifyoucannotopentheelectronicinstructionmanual of MyDVD consult the manufacturer of your PC about the setup method for Web browser DVD RAM Driver After installing the DVD RAM Driver open Programs or All Programs from the Windows Start ...

Page 128: ... Windows XP Home Edition XP Professional skip this step 4 When using Windows XP Home Edition XP Professional click Continue Anyway When using OS other than Windows XP Home Edition XP Professional skip this step 5 Click Quit 6 Set the power switch of DVD Video Camera to and then use the provided USB cable to connect the DVD Video Camera to the USB port of PC The Found New Hardware icon will appear ...

Page 129: ...f using the power switch on DVD Video Camera No image will appear on the LCD screen or viewfinder of DVD Video Camera when it is connected to PC Make sure of the connection with PC using the ACCESS PC indicator that shows access to DVD RAM or DVD R disc or the beep sound that indicates the start and end of PC connection When disc is not accessed the ACCESS PC indicator will not blink or light If s...

Page 130: ...er 1 Insert the provided CD ROM into the PC and Click DVD RAM Driver on the Setup Menu screen If the Setup Menu screen will not appear double click the CD ROM drive icon 2 The driver setup screen will appear Click the Driver and Formatter Setup button One of the messages below may appear Inthiscase followthemessageandcontinuethe installation procedure 3 Click Next 4 CheckthecontentsofLicenseAgreem...

Page 131: ...tion XP Professional a message that prompts you to restart will appear Follow the on screen instructions and then click Finish 10Installing the DVD RAM Driver is now complete If your PC uses Windows 2000 Professional proceed with step 10 11If your PC uses Windows 2000 Professional a message announcing the start for detecting device will appear The detection of device will start after which it will...

Page 132: ...singWindows 98SecondEdition there is not Hardware tab 2 Click Device Manager verify the following items are listed on the screen When using disc MATSHITA DVD CAMERA M5070 USB Device under the DVD CD ROM drives 1 1 When using Windows 98 Second Edition or Me MATSHITA DVD CAMERA M5070 is listed under the CDROM and Disk drives respectively PanasonicDVDCAMERADVDModeUSBInterface under the Universal Seri...

Page 133: ...mSE 3 on the Setup Menu screen 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 3 CarefullyreadtheSoftwareLicenseAgreement If you accept it click Yes 4 Choose the TV broadcast system NTSC or PAL click Next 5 If you do not change the folder where the software is installed click Next Click Click Click Clic...

Page 134: ...inistrator computer s manager or user namewithequivalentauthorization logontoPC and then install the software if you do not have authorization consult your system manager When using DVD MovieAlbumSE software on Windows 2000 Professional XP Home Edition XP Professional log on to your PC as Administrator withaloginnameequallyauthorized Ifyoulogonwith a login name other than Administrator you can not...

Page 135: ...etup Menu screen will not appear double click the CD ROM drive icon 2 The screen for installing MyDVD will appear Click Next 3 CarefullyreadtheSoftwareLicenseAgreement If you accept it click Yes 4 After you accept the Software License Agreement Choose Destination Location will appear If you do not wish to change the folder where the software is installed click Next 5 Check the contents and then cl...

Page 136: ...ctionenvironmenttothe Internet for user registration Contact the following for information on MyDVD Europe London Phone 44 20 7439 1477 http support sonic com You will need to perform customer registration Note If software that detects computer virus etc has been installed invalidate it If your PC uses Windows XP Home Edition Professional or Windows 2000 Professional set the user name to Administr...

Page 137: ... necessary Starting DVD MovieAlbumSE Mount Information window may appear or the recorded movies may not be shown If it has occurred try following procedure 1 Click Preference and then Device setting 2 Select the drive which the DVD RAM disc is inserted in the Drive Select column click OK 3 Right click the thumbnail from which you wish to create a DVD Video disc on the DVD MovieAlbumSE screen and e...

Page 138: ...a DVD Video disc or an MPEG file disc will appear Check the small box for Eject the disc being used and then click Yes Insert a brand new DVD R disc into the DVD Video Camera 7 DVD MovieAlbumSEwillautomaticallyend and the Export to Disc screen will appear Click the Start button 8 MyDVD will automatically start After a few moments the exported scene will be automatically registered on the MyDVD edi...

Page 139: ... next step 5 Deletethe followingitem in Universal SerialBus controllers Panasonic DVD CAMERA DVD Mode USB Interface If no item exists proceed with the next step 6 Close Device Manager If the message for restart appears click No 7 Delete the following files Windows 98 Second Edition C WINDOWS INF OTHER Hitachi Ltd DZ3298 inf C WINDOWS SYSTEM IOSUBSYS dzmvpdr pdr C WINDOWS SYSTEM32 DRIVERS DZMVUM SS...

Page 140: ...tion XP Professional open the C WINDOWS INF folder If INF folder cannot be found use Explorer to choose Tools menu Folder Options View tab and then Show all files and folders Click OK and then try again 8 Use application software Notepad provided with Windows to open the oem inf files represents a number from the file with the higher number Search for the files with the following entry on the seco...

Page 141: ...ould cause a defect in the screen result in display unevenness or damage the LCD monitor If dust adheres to the viewfinder lens remove it using a cotton swab etc Do not rub the lens with force Doing so could scratch the lens Do not use benzene or thinner to clean DVD Video Camera case The coating of case could peel off or the case could deteriorate Wipe off dirt on the case with a moist cloth whic...

Page 142: ...l cannot be recorded after the above check is clear the disc or card may be damaged Use another disc or card Check 3 Skip or search playback does not work well If the temperature inside the DVD Video Camera is high normal operation may not be possible Turn the DVD Video Camera off wait for a few moments and then turn it on again for operation Check 4 No operation can be performed because the ACCES...

Page 143: ...itor 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 Does DVD Video Camera stop at the end of the scene to which wipe out was set and played back Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 312 ...

Page 144: ...other recorder is mixed in The repaired data may be different from the original recorded content because of partial deletion of defective portion Since the date time for repair is added to the repaired data only the corrected portion for partial repair the original date time information will be lost Since all movies and then all stills are repaired the order of recorded contents will be lost In ca...

Page 145: ...scenes Select a range of at least 2 scenes to be combined and then combine them 101 Cannot delete scenes This may occur when scene that was edited for division etc is to be deleted Combine the divided scenes and then delete them 101 Cannot execute Change display category to ALL Thismessagewillappearifyouattempttocombineormovescenes with Category VIDEO or PHOTO specified 124 Cannot execute Unselect...

Page 146: ...veoccurredduringeditingofscenes Turnoffthe DVDVideoCamerawiththecardbeingusedinside connecttheAC adaptor charger and then power the DVD Video Camera again Repair of scenes will be attempted 43 48 Card full Delete unnecessary stills and try the card or use another card 31 96 No more recording on this card can be done Delete unnecessary stills or use another card Card full Cannot execute Delete unne...

Page 147: ...C Has initialising the disc on PC been interrupted Choose YES and initialise the disc when using it on this DVD Video Camera initialising the disc will erase all data on it See 2 on page 152 121 Disc error has occurred Formatting is not complete The disc may be dirty Remove the disc and wipe off fingerprints dust etc before reusing it or use another disc This message may also appear if you insert ...

Page 148: ... is not set to a scene Thismessagewillappearwhen SlideShow DPOF isspecifiedfor the card to which DPOF was not set 125 DPOF scenes over limit Cannot set DPOF scenes The maximum number of scenes for which DPOF can be set is 999 105 Drive overheat Please retry later The temperature inside the DVD Video Camera is too high and reading or writing of the data on disc may not be performed normally Turn th...

Page 149: ...s are deleted from the play list Since a play list with no scenes cannot be supported by specifications a play list from which all registered scenes have been deselected will be deleted 115 116 Photo cannot be divided Still image cannot be divided 102 PlayLists over limit An attempt was made to create new play list or copy play list even though limit specified for play lists in the video recording...

Page 150: ...aged If this message appears be sure to initialise the disc on this DVD Video Camera before using it Reinitialising even a disc used on this DVD Video Camera may be necessary initialising will erase all recorded contents on disc If this messageappears tryto initialisethe disc Ifthesamemessage still appears the disc may be damaged Use another disc 121 See 2 on page 152 28 Use AC adaptor charger Fin...

Page 151: ...condensation occurs and the disc is not dirty choose repair 2 This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc In this case do not initialise the disc remove it and then use a soft dry cloth to clean the dirt before using it This message may also appear when condensation occurs In this case do not initialise the disc turn the DVD Video Camera off wait until it dries out and then turn it on a...

Page 152: ... hand 41 Battery may be dead The performance of battery will deteriorate if it is used for an extended period of time or frequently Purchase a new battery 42 The CHARGE indicator onACadaptor chargeris blinking Is the ambient temperature too low or too high Charge the battery in environment where the temperature is 10 30 C The battery has possibly discharged excessively Continue charging After a wh...

Page 153: ...elt or slight sound is heard from mechanism These vibrations or sound are caused by disc drive This does not indicate a fault LCD screen is hard to see Has brightness of LCD screen been adjusted Stop recording and adjust the brightness 86 Is the DVD Video Camera being used outdoors Usetheviewfinder WhenusingLCDmonitor adjustitsanglesothat LCD screen is not exposed to direct sunlight 35 37 Focus is...

Page 154: ...ssibleon this DVD Video Camera No playback picture appears on TV screen Is TV input selector set correctly Some TVs have multiple video input jacks Check whether the correctinputwasselectedonTVtomatchtheconnectedjacks Ifthe DVD Video Camera is connected to VCR set its input selector to external input LINE 67 Is the DVD Video Camera connected to TV correctly Check the connections 66 Playback pictur...

Page 155: ...e blue thumbnails will appear thumbnails in the figure meaning the image is unplayable Even when the number of pixels is within the above range playback maynot be possible depending on the recording statusof the digital cameras used DCF DesignruleforCameraFilesystem isanintegratedimagefile format of digital cameras Image files can be used on all digital devices conforming to DCF It will take some ...

Page 156: ...remove the disc from the DVD Video Camera and then turn it off After a few moments connect them again and write to a brand new disc Transfer of images stops Connect the DVD Video Camera to another USB terminal of PC If your PC is a desktop type it is recommended that you use USB terminal on the back of PC DVD RAM R RW drive built into PC cannot be used after the provided software has been installe...

Page 157: ... click OK An image that should have been recorded does not appear when DVD MovieAlbumSE is started Click the Preference button at top right of DVD MovieAlbumSE screen click the Device Setting tab to choose the drive where DVD RAM disc is loaded in the Drive Select column and then click OK DISC ERROR appears when releasing write protect A disc that was write protected using the write protect settin...

Page 158: ...ontrol Is the remote control pointed at the infrared receiver on DVD Video Camera Point it at the infrared receiver to operate the DVD Video Camera 35 Is the infrared receiver on DVD Video Camera exposed to direct sunlight or strong fluorescent light etc The remote control cannot operate the DVD Video Camera when strong light strikes the infrared receiver Adjust the place or angle of the DVD Video...

Page 159: ...set button for several seconds All settings will be reset Note Do not press the reset button with undue force List of setting items Some items will not appear depending on the disc or card inserted Item Default Setting method Camera Functions Setup Program AE Auto P 76 White Bal Auto P 77 SlS Off P 79 Dig Zoom Off P 55 Wind Cut Off P 79 Cinema Off P 80 Record Functions Setup VIDEO Mode FINE P 81 Q...

Page 160: ...2 lx 3 lx When Low Light mode is selected Viewfinder 0 33 inch colour TFT approx 110 000 pixels LCD monitor 2 5 inch colour TFT approx 120 000 pixels Image stabiliser Electronic type Shutter speed 1 60 1 4000 second movie Self timer recording Still recording only External microphone jack ø3 5 mm stereo mini jack a plug in power type microphone cannot be used USB USB 2 0 compliant Hi Speed Recordin...

Page 161: ...or General Ver 2 0 SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard Jacks Video audio input output 1 External microphone input 1 USB terminal connected to PC USB port 1 Battery system Lithium ion Dimensions W H D approx 64 89 146 mm excluding projections Operating temperature humidity 0 40 C less than 80 0 30 C when connected to PC Weight VDR M50GC approx 490 g VDR M70GC approx 500 g without battery pack or disc Tot...

Page 162: ...wn are approximate Designs and specifications are subject to change without prior notice Power Source Power Consumption DC Output 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 331 ...

Page 163: ...Writer for SD Memory Card BN SDCAPE 14 Video Flash VW FLH3E only for VDR M70GC 15 DVD RAM Disc 8 cm LM AK60JE 16 DVD R Disc 8 cm LM RK30JE Some optional accessories may not be available in some countries 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 ref...

Page 164: ...a jointly developed this memory card standard in 1999 The card is 32 mm long x 24 mm wide x 2 1 mm thick and has 9 pins Since the SD Memory Card was developed based on MultiMediaCard MMC MMC can be inserted into SD Memory Card slot and used However an SD Memory Card cannot be inserted in the slot exclusively for MMC USB 2 0 There are two kinds of USB terminals to a PC As for USB2 0 full speed tran...

Page 165: ...gnals and select the desired audio and video signals among those input to output them Finalise This process makes a DVD R disc recorded on this DVD Video Camera playable on a DVD player etc that conforms to 8 cm DVD R No further recording can be made on a finalised DVD R disc MultiMediaCard This is a memory card standard jointly developed by Siemens and SanDisk in 1997 The card is 32 mm long x 24 ...

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