Panasonic VDR-M50GC, Instruction Manual

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English
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Read This First
To guide you, we’ve included following six chapters.
• The section on “Setups” explains how to set up
the DVD Video Camera, battery, and set the date/
time.
• The section on “Basic Techniques” explains the
basic operation of this DVD Video Camera-
recording 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.
• The section on “Disc Navigation” explains editing
with Disc Navigation: Refer to this section when
finalising DVD-R disc and initialising DVD-RAM
disc.
• The section on “Installing Software” explains the
contents of provided CD-ROM and how to install
the contained software included.
• “Subsidiary Information” includes an introduction
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, and get to know Panasonic. We appreciate
your business.
Quick Index
Available Discs ................................................ 26
Recording Movie.............................................. 49
Playing Back.................................................... 57
Connecting to a TV.......................................... 66
Functions Available with Disc Navigation ........ 94
Installing Software ......................................... 126
With this DVD Video Camera you can view the picture being recorded or the playback picture whether on the
LCD monitor or in the viewfinder. Opening or closing the LCD monitor switches the picture to appear on the
LCD monitor or in the viewfinder. The following text describes the operation assuming that the viewfinder is
used as a major monitor device.
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