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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 ...... 136

Uninstalling Software .................................... 137

Subsidiary Information

Cleaning ........................................................ 138

Before Requesting Service ........................... 139

Trouble Messages ........................................ 141

Troubleshooting ............................................ 149

System Reset ............................................... 156

Major Specifications ...................................... 157

Terminology .................................................. 159

Index ............................................................. 161

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Page 1: ...Operating Instructions DVD Video Camera Model No VDR M55EB VDR M75EB Before use please read these instructions completely VQT0R01 QR35675 Web Site http www panasonic co uk index html ...

Page 2: ... of the fuse If the plug contains a removable fuse cover you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be 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 THE FUSE SHOULD BE REMOVED AND THE...

Page 3: ...cerning the operation and maintenance of this unit has been included Therefore it should be read carefully to avoid any problems WARNING To prevent risk of injury or damage to your DVD Video Camera and the AC adaptor charger use only the CGA DU07 CGA DU12 CGA DU14 CGA DU21 battery and VSK0678 AC adaptor charger EMC Electric and magnetic compatibility This symbol CE is located on the rating plate W...

Page 4: ...ectronic Equipment private households This symbol on the products and or accompanying documents means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general household waste For proper treatment recovery and recycling please take these products to designated collection points where they will be accepted on a free of charge basis Alternatively in some countries you may be able...

Page 5: ...n Japan and USA as well as by other intellectual 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 d...

Page 6: ...immediatelyafterpower isturned on Normalbrightnesswill berestored when the temperature inside the DVD Video Camera rises The following characteristics may appear in the viewfinder The colors seen in the viewfinder may appear different from the colors on the LCD monitor Text appears slightly fuzzy The edges of the subject appear glaring Iridescence momentarily occurs when you move the observation p...

Page 7: ...g 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 exhaust g...

Page 8: ...at 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 any of...

Page 9: ...trial recording before doing actual recording to make sure that recording is normal The data that have not been stored normally because of a defect in the DVD Video Camera cannot be restored It is recommended that you use DVD RAM disc from which recorded contents can be deleted for trial recording The recorded contents cannot be compensated for Panasonic cannot compensate for any damages caused wh...

Page 10: ...to a TV 67 Functions Available with Disc Navigation 93 Installing Software 123 About This Manual zDisplays in this manual The displays are different from those you will actually see in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen zNotation of cancel button Press the stop cancel button to stop your operation midway or return the menu screen to the preceding one The expression press the button will be used i...

Page 11: ...al movie work PlayList zYou can easily edit scenes which is quite difficult with tape Using this DVD Video Camera you can collect scenes of your child for example on playlist of Disc Navigation function and create an original movie Then simply play back the play list and dub it on VCR It is also easytomake any number of identical tapes zCreate original DVDs on PC You can use a DVD R disc to create...

Page 12: ...sing LCD Monitor 37 Setting Date and Time 38 Changing Display Format of Date and Time 39 About the Battery 40 Attaching Battery to DVD Video 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 ...

Page 13: ...e 98 Adding Special Effects Effect Fade 99 Combining Multiple Scenes Edit Combine 100 Dividing Movies Edit Divide 101 Copying Stills on DVD RAM Disc to Card Copy 102 Locking Scenes on Card LOCK 103 Selecting Scenes Using Menu Screen Select 104 Displaying Information Using Menu Screen Detail 105 Programme 106 What is programme 106 Switching to Thumbnail Display of Specific Date Switch 106 Playing B...

Page 14: ...tomers within the Republic of Ireland 01 289 8333 Visit our website for product information E mail customer care panasonic co uk z Technical Support for AV Software For UK ROI 08701 505610 z Direct Sales at Panasonic UK Order accessory and consumable items for your product with ease and confidence by phoning our Customer Care Centre Monday Thursday 9 00am 5 30pm Friday 9 30am 5 30pm Excluding publ...

Page 15: ...y model CR2032 To power the remote control AV S output cable model EW12525 Used to play the picture played back on theDVDVideoCameraonTVscreen orto output video to another video device Shoulder strap TS16756 Attach to the DVD Video Camera to hang it from shoulder Lens cap and lens cap string VDR M55EB QX17716 VDR M75EB QX17756 Attach the lens cap when not recording to protect the lens 8 cm DVD RAM...

Page 16: ...hium CGA DU21 2040mAh 5 Stereo Microphone VW VMS2E 6 Tripod VW CT45E 7 SD Memory Card 8 8cm DVD RAM LM AF30E 9 8cm DVD RAM LM AF60E 10 8cm DVD R LM RF30E 11 Flash VW FLH3E only for VDR M75EB 12 Video DC Light VW LDC10E Some optional accessories may not be available in some countries Please consult your dealer for details and availability ...

Page 17: ... Optical 24x zoom lens VDR M55EB P 55 6 Lens hood 7 Zoom lever P 55 Push the lever to the T side for telephoto or to the W side for wide angle 8 Accessory shoe P 65 Attach the optional flash 9 USB port To PC P 127 10 AV output jack P 67 11 External microphone jack P 66 12 2 5 type liquid crystal display inside P 6 36 Inside the cover 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 10 9 11 12 Although the external appearances of ...

Page 18: ... lever P 44 Press and release this lever to open disc guide 18 Disc insertion block P 44 19 BATTERY EJECT button P 40 Press it when removing the battery 20 Battery attachment platform P 40 21 Record REC button P 49 Used when recording movies 22 LOCK switch P 23 49 In mode set the LOCK switch to to the upperleft tolockthepowerswitchsothatitdoes not accidentally move to From mode you cannot move the...

Page 19: ...e of sound from speaker etc 32 Speaker P 57 33 SELECT button P 92 104 34 DISC NAVIGATION button P 89 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 36 Stop cancel button P 10 57 73 To end playback or cancel setting of menu 37 RESET button P 156 To reset all settings to defaults ...

Page 20: ...ON button P 89 48 OSD Display button P 61 49 ZOOM T button P 55 50 DIGITAL ZOOM button P 55 51 ZOOM W button P 55 52 Reverse skip button P 59 53 Forward search button P 58 54 Play pause button P 57 55 Stop button P 10 57 73 56 Forward skip button P 59 The buttons on remote control will function the same as those on DVD Video Camera 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 51 53 55 50 52 54 56 ...

Page 21: ...he battery to AC adaptor charger Note When charging a battery unplug the DC power cord from the DC output jack on AC adaptor charger zBattery 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 charger is plugged into household AC outlet unplug it from household AC outle...

Page 22: ...ything in this sequence of a d Mains lead AC adaptor charger DC power cord 2 Insert a disc P 44 1 Press down the DISC EJECT lever once and release it 2 Open the cover by hand and fit the disc onto the spindle in the centre Note Do not use excessive force when opening the cover Do not touch the pickup lens or the recording playback side of the disc This may impair recording and playback Insert the ...

Page 23: ... Align with this position Photo shot button REC button Note When using an unformatted disc format initialize 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 45 118 Initializing the disc will erase all the recorded contents Make sure the contents on disc are not valuable before initia...

Page 24: ... Connect power supply P 43 Mains lead AC adaptor charger DC power cord 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 ...

Page 25: ...ht of the power switch 4 Press the Photo shot button Pressing it once will record one photo Rotate While pressing Align with this position Photo Shot button 4 View the playback of recorded content on LCD monitor screen 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 g button to stop playback ...

Page 26: ... cartridge or caddy case cannot be used Always remove bare discs from these containers prior to use Note It is recommended that you use Panasonic discs since their compatibility with this DVD Video Camera has been confirmed UsingadiscotherthanonemadebyPanasonic may not allow the DVD Video Camera to deliver optimum performance It is necessary to initialise an unformatted disc When an unformatted di...

Page 27: ...this DVD Video Camera For the finalising procedure of 8 cm DVD R disc refer to Finalizing DVD R Disc Finalize Disc P 120 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 that has not been finalised into a recordable device such as a DVD video recorder the recorded data may be dam...

Page 28: ...ch a portion and automatically restart recording n This will cause recording to be interrupted for several seconds to several minutes and multiple thumbnails will be created by one recording 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 zStoring discs To ...

Page 29: ...rds in the dedicated card adapter before use Inserting a card in the DVD Video Camera without the adapter may damage the camera or the card Do not insert an empty card adapter in the DVD Video Camera Do not leave the adapter in the DVD Video Camera while inserting or removing miniSD Memory Cards This may cause the DVD Video Camera to malfunction zCommon cautions for disc and card It is recommended...

Page 30: ...n approx 3 10 Mbps 2 Transfer rate Approx 6 Mbps 3 Transfer rate Approx 3 Mbps Note Audio in XTRA FINE or STD mode is recorded in the Dolby Digital format which is the DVD video standard No movie can be recorded on SD Memory Card 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 ...

Page 31: ...shows the file size 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 Note No still can be recorded on DVD R disc See page 29 for Suitable SD Memory Card Capacity Recording quality FINE NORM ECO 16 MB Approx 108 Approx 216 Approx 432 32 MB Approx 232 Approx 464 Approx ...

Page 32: ...VD 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 Adjust the length of grip belt so that the DVD Video Camera is stable when you press the REC button with your thumb Note Do not adjust the grip belt while holding the DVD Video Camera Doing this could cause the DVD Video Camera to fall and be dam...

Page 33: ...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 comfortable shooting Passtheshoulderstrapthrough the shoulder ...

Page 34: ... PROPERLY DO NOT RECHARGE DISASSEMBLE OR DISPOSE OF IN FIRE Note Replace the battery with a Panasonic CR2032 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 holder WARNI...

Page 35: ...iver on DVD Video Camera remote control may not be possible Depending on the type of fluorescent lamp the remote control 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 140 If the LCD monitor is open approximately 90 the viewfi...

Page 36: ... faces 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 140 Be ...

Page 37: ...tor at right angle 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 viewfinder ...

Page 38: ...urrent date and time press the A button The screen for verifying the set date will appear 7 Ifthedisplayeddateandtimearecorrect usethe control buttons 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 Important Note This DVD Video Camera incorporates a rechargeable battery ...

Page 39: ... to the currently selected option 3 Use the control buttons to select the desired date display format and then press the 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 w...

Page 40: ...battery to fall resulting in damage Removing Battery After using the DVD Video Camera remove the battery from it 1 Press the BATTERY EJECT button The battery can be removed 2 Slide the battery upward 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 battery remains attached minute level c...

Page 41: ...for charging the battery is as follows at 25 C Note See page 149 when charging is not possible The charge 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 b...

Page 42: ...use 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 could damage th...

Page 43: ...ther AC adaptor chargers could cause electric shock or result in fire 1 Connect the mains lead to AC adaptor charger 2 Plug the mains lead into AC outlet 3 Plug one end of DC power cord into the DC output 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 AC adaptor charger can be used around the world An AC plug adapt...

Page 44: ...iately after a disc is inserted or recording is finished If the ACCESS PC indicator is lit or blinking immediately after a disc is inserted or recording is finished then the disc isspinninganddiscinformationisbeingsaved Ifthepower supply is cut off while this is happening the disc may becomeunusable Forthisreason thepowercordmustnot be unplugged and the battery must not be removed when theACCESS P...

Page 45: ...on the right will appear in sequence by pressing the A button between messages When recording on this DVD Video Camera When firstmessage Format the disc now appears choose YES and then press the A button The disc will be formatted When formatting is complete DVD R disc Video mode cannot be changed will appear See page 145 After confirming the contents press the A button to erase the message Once f...

Page 46: ...t to OFF Do not remove the battery 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 or AC adaptor charger push down the DISC EJECT lever once and then release it Do not insert anything other than the 8 cm DVD RAM or DVD R disc into the disc insertion block Doing so cou...

Page 47: ...ush the centre of card edge The card will come out so that it can be held by fingers 5 Close the cover of the card insertion block until you hear a click 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 Label pasting portion ...

Page 48: ...D Video Camera to display the Disc Navigation screen after power is turned on If you turn the DVD Video Camera on the ACCESS PC 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 After several seconds the ACCESS PC indicator will go out and operating the DVD Video Camera will be possible I...

Page 49: ...ecordingwillrestartafterthemessage 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 87 for setting of Record LED recording indicator On Off For various functions available during recording see Setting Up Camera Functi...

Page 50: ...cording while DISC ACCESS or CARD ACCESS is being displayed you cannot proceed with the next recording 5 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 139 if recording photos is not possible Donotoperatethepowerswitchorremovethecar...

Page 51: ... 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 5 Backlight correction icon ...

Page 52: ...acklight 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 Aspect 1 2 No display 4 3 16 9 Flash 1 For VDR M75EB only when 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 mod...

Page 53: ...only in movie recording mode 15 Remaining space on disc card 5 REM XX MIN 6 Remaining recordable minutes during movie recording 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 Current date time 1 Not displayed on VDR M55EB 2 Displayed only in movie recording mode 3 When no disc or card is in the DVD ...

Page 54: ...llowing operating status indicator will light or blink to give warning message to user The message can be checked when returning the LCD monitor 180 to the original status from the status in which the LCD screen was facing the same direction as the lens The disc has almost no free space Q Write protected disc or locked card is loaded N You are attempting to record a still on DVD R disc No display ...

Page 55: ...witch the setting between Off 60x and 800x on VDR M55EB or Off 40x and 240x on VDR M75EB Pressing the button during still recording will switch between Off and 60x on VDR M55EB or 40x on VDR M75EB If you set zoom to 800x VDR M55EB 240x VDR M75EB when recording still digital zoom will be up to 60x on VDR M55EB or 40x on VDR M75EB When a subject is zoomed it may be momentarily out of focus When digi...

Page 56: ...image to fill the screen 1 Aim the DVD Video Camera at the subject and press down the zoom lever to W control side Note Zoom can be used but the subject may not be focused depending on the distance to the subject In this case move the zoom to W control side to focus The amount of light tends to be insufficient during macro recording If the subject image is too dark use additional lighting ...

Page 57: ...k the audio recorded in Dolby Digital 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 thepreviousimageswillnotbe overwritten Image data edited on PC or certain types of image data may not appear on this DVD Video Came...

Page 58: ...12 Frame Advance Frame Back Slow Playback of Movie Duringplaybackpause pressthefollowingbuttons Frame advance frame back or slow playback will start Press the c button Picture will advance one frame Press the d button Picture will go back one frame Hold the c button Forward slow playback Hold the d button Reverse slow playback After frame advance frame back or slow playback the DVD Video Camera wi...

Page 59: ...Pressing the e button in the last scene on disc will set the DVD Video Camera to playback pause mode at the last image See Check 3 on page 139 if skip playback does not operate normally 13 Playing Back Stills Press the following buttons during playback to quickly play back stills in sequence Press the e button to display stills one by one forward Press the f button to display stills one by one bac...

Page 60: ...3 Press 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 g 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 116 When multiple scenes a...

Page 61: ...rward 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 display No ...

Page 62: ...m lens 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...

Page 63: ...creen 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 with li...

Page 64: ...mera 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 Programme AE Auto White balance Auto Exposure Auto Focus Auto FULL AUTO FULL AUTO ...

Page 65: ...gramme AE has been set to Low Light depending on the subject brightness P 74 The available range of the Flash is about 1 4 m See Switching Quality of Still Image Quality on page 79 if you want to change the still quality mode Dark subjects may not be in clear focus even if the Flash is used It is recommended that you light a subject when recording in a dark place When you use accessories for hot s...

Page 66: ...hine white light Note Use the viewfinder to check the image to be recorded The LCD monitor light allows you to record a subject up to 1 m away even in a dark place If a subject cannot be focused properly manually adjust the focus Using External Microphone Connect external microphone generally available to the external microphone jack of this DVD Video Camera Clearer soundcanberecorded Turn onthe s...

Page 67: ...e connecting make sure that the volume on TV is turned down forgetting this may cause howling from the TV speakers Insert the AV S output cable plugs into jacks straight Obliquely inserting them could damage the jacks To AV output jack AV Soutputcable provided To video audio input jacks To S VIDEO input jack Yellow Red White S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO Stereo Type with S VI...

Page 68: ... 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 83 and press the DISPLAY button to switch the display status When copy guarded disc is played back no image w...

Page 69: ...ee the Operating Instructions of DVD video recorder for details Request when recording to hard disk of DVD video recorder Image only recorded discs can be used Depending on the DVD video recorder you are using a disc with only still pictures or a disc on which stills and images are mixed may not be recordable to the hard disc To record images from a mixed disc refer to Creating a Image only disc N...

Page 70: ...to the DVD player and play it back See the instruction manual for DVD player Note DVD Rdiscsrecordedonthis DVD VideoCameracanbe played back on other DVD players but playback on all DVD players is not guaranteed Playback may not be possible on some DVD players or it may depend on the recorded status of DVD R discs In such cases play back the DVD R disc on this DVD Video Camera Depending on the DVD ...

Page 71: ...t PlayList screen to select the play list to be recorded dubbed and then press the recordbuttononthe connected device 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 charger to power the DVD Video ...

Page 72: ...plain 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 Display of selected setup item Selection of setup items S Camera ...

Page 73: ...te without any operation 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 S I S ENTER RETURN 40x Of f Au t o Rec o rd Func t i ons Se t up VIDEO Mode F INE Aspec t 4 3 OSD Ou t pu t On RAM ENTER RETURN Date Setup RAM Date Set Date Mode M D Y ENTER RETURN LCD EVF Setup RAM EVF Display Auto Adjust ENTER RETURN Initial Setup RAM Reset Language English ENTER RET...

Page 74: ...r optimum recording Sports Reduces blurring when recording 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 ...

Page 75: ...n information OnlytheSetmodewillreturntoAutowhentheDVDVideo Cameraisturnedoff Anothermodeofthewhitebalance will be stored in memory 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 ...

Page 76: ... appropriate tint cannot be set Setting the white balance might take a while in some cases depending on the shooting environment In this case set white balance in a bright environment using an object as white as possible If the white balance that was manually set before is kept the h indicator will blink Note Do not block the infrared sensor with hand etc Be sure to remove the lens cap before turn...

Page 77: ...the SIS to Off only for VDR M55EB The SIS function cannot be used when still images are recorded only for VDR M75EB The SIS function will work only during movie recording only for VDR M75EB Reducing Wind Noise during Recording Wind Cut When recording sound from the microphone built into this DVD Video Camera you can reduce wind noise in recording If Wind Cut ON is specified the low frequency compo...

Page 78: ...ity setting is effective only during movie recording Switching the movie quality will not work during still recording Block like noise may appear in recorded image or the outline of subject image is distorted under the recording conditions listed below Pan the DVD Video Camera as slowly as possible Block noise is likely to appear in the STD If there is a complicated pattern in background as in fol...

Page 79: ...ton 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 It is recommended that you use FINE when recording vital images Record Func t i ons Setup NORM ECO FINE Q u a l i t y Se l f T i mer OSD Output ENTER RETURN 999 REM NORM 8 00AM SEP 30 2005 Still ...

Page 80: ...een later specify Aspect 4 3 Recording with Aspect 16 9 specified will be played back on an ordinary TV with vertical elongation of image An image recorded with Aspect 16 9 specified will appear as follows Aspect 4 3 specified aspect ratio 4 3 Aspect 16 9 specified aspect ratio 16 9 Record Func t i ons Setup 4 3 RAM V I DEO Mode Aspec t OSD Output ENTER RETURN Record Func t i ons Setup 1 6 9 4 3 R...

Page 81: ...ross the top and bottom of screen When you view the image recorded with 16 9 specified on the television or PC monitor with black bands at the top and bottom of the picture flicker may occur between the black bands and the picture The Aspect 16 9 setting is not compatible with ID 1 ID 2 Connecting the DVD Video Camera to the S1 input jack of TV will automatically switch the TV to Wide setting See ...

Page 82: ...amera 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 screen or turn DVD Video Camera off To suspend self timer press the Photo shot button again before recording starts or press the g but...

Page 83: ... button to end the setting Note The OSDOutput settingwillreturnto On wheneverthe DVD 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 screeninformationisremovedfromthe TV screen it will still appear in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen Record Func t i ons Setup On Of f RAM ...

Page 84: ... the MENU button choose Adjust on the LCD EVF Setup menu screen and then choose EVF Brightness 2 Use the control buttons for adjustment Press the d button the screen becomes dimmer Press the c button the screen becomes brighter 3 Press the MENU button to end setting Note The brightness setting is stored in memory even after the DVD Video Camera is turned off LCD EVF Setup RAM EVF D ispl ay Ad j us...

Page 85: ...D monitor screen is changed the brightness or density of the recorded image itself will not change Always Display Image in Viewfinder 1 Press the MENU button choose EVF Display on the LCD EVF Setup menu screen 2 Choose On 3 Press the MENU button to end setting Images will always appear in the viewfinder regardless of whether the LCD monitor is open closed Note Adjusting the viewfinder focus P 35 U...

Page 86: ...Video 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 Of...

Page 87: ...of whether Record LED 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 sett...

Page 88: ...e A button The screen for verifying reset will appear 2 If you are sure that you wish to reset use the control buttons to choose YES andthenpressthe A button The setting items have now been reset to defaults 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting Note Tocancel resettingmidway choose NO on the screen for verification in step 2 or press the C button Initial Setup RAM ENTER RETURN Record LED Powe...

Page 89: ...ar 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 90 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 pause st...

Page 90: ...lacedinthe 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 following ...

Page 91: ...5 minutes the Disc Navigation screen will automatically be restored zPlaying back stills When playing back stills on disc 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 sce...

Page 92: ...d blue 4 Use the control buttons 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 Youcanalsoselect...

Page 93: ...c 105 Setting of title 1 Youcanset desiredtitlestoplaylistsand programmes 107 115 Creation of play list 1 You can create an original movie by changing the combination of scenes 109 Disc or Card initialisation 13 YoucaninitialiseaDVD RAMdiscorcard so that it can be used on this DVD Video Camera 118 Copy from disc to card 1 You can copy photos recorded on DVD RAM disc to card 102 Disc finalisation 2...

Page 94: ...h P 110 Play P 110 Create P 109 Edit P 111 113 Title P 115 Delete P 115 Scene Programme Play list Top P 116 End P 116 Category P 121 Repeat Play P 121 Format Disc P 118 Protect Disc P 117 Capacity P 117 Update Control Info P 119 Go To Disc Others 6 Will appear when a play list is displayed Divide P 101 Delete P 95 Combine P 100 Move P 98 Switch P 106 Play P 107 Select P 104 Detail P 105 Programme ...

Page 95: ...stheDELETEbuttonon remote control the screen in step 5 will appear TodeleteanunwantedpartofasceneonDVD RAMdisc divide the scene first and then delete the unnecessary part See page 101 If you delete all data on disc or card initialising the disc or card will be recommended See page 118 If even one play list has been created message Same scenes on PlayList will be deleted Delete scenes will appear b...

Page 96: ...ng Ed i t RAM ENTER RETURN Ex i t De l et e Select RAM ENTER RETURN Start Current Current End All Go To RAM ENTER RETURN End Top Edit Delete To delete selected scenes Exit To restore the Disc Navigation screen 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 To select all ...

Page 97: ...screen 6 When the 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 other scenes 8 Press the C button to quit Note If you press t...

Page 98: ...Press the C button to quit A skip mark will appear in the thumbnail of any scene for which skipping has been set zReleasing 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 92 If you press the MENU button before pressing the A button in s...

Page 99: ... setting 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 s...

Page 100: ... the A button If 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 thum...

Page 101: ...atus bar of scene 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 s...

Page 102: ...stored Repeat steps 6 and 7 to copy other stills to card 8 Press the C button to quit Note No movie can be copied When youcopystillsrecordedonDVD RAMdisc tocard 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 96 See Category P 121 to check the stills recorded on DVD RAM disc You can also select...

Page 103: ...ethescenetobelocked 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 zTo 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 s...

Page 104: ...he scenetobedeselectedandthenpresstheSELECT 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 Edit Copy Select Detail ETC Start Current Current End All Effect 006 011 All Programs PLAY RAM 006 011 All Programs PLAY RAM DESELECT ALL 006...

Page 105: ...ar when a DVD R disc is used 2 This will not appear with DVD R disc since no still image can be recorded on it Note Ifmultiplesceneshavebeenselected thetotalrecording 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 will appear De t a i l Scene No 007 V IDE...

Page 106: ...me to be 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 Thedatesdisplayedontheprogrammeselectscreenwill 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 Scene No 1 S...

Page 107: ...ON button 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 Repeat this procedure to create a title Program RAM ENTER RETURN Switch Play Title ETC St...

Page 108: ...nge 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 zCharacters available for entering title You can use the control buttons to select characters from the capital letter small letter and symbol input modes At step 5 select the input mode and then press the A button or press the DISPLAY button ENTER DELET...

Page 109: ...st you 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 92 If the added scene had skip or fade setting that information will also be added to the play list The date time when a p...

Page 110: ... P 98 Adding fade P 99 Combining scenes P 100 Dividing a scene P 101 Arranging order of scenes P 114 Changing title P 115 Playing Back a Play List Play 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Choose Play on the PlayList menu screen and then press the A button 4 Use the Start PlayList screen to select the play list to be played back and then press the A button The selected play...

Page 111: ... adding scenes is completed the edited 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 92 PressingCinthemiddleofaddingsceneswilldisplaythe screen for verifying an exit from Edit PlayList Choose YES to exit the edition of p...

Page 112: ...t 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 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 Th...

Page 113: ...ting consecutive multiple scenes to from play list This Select menu item is useful when selecting consecutive multiple scenes for adding or deleting using menu on page 104 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Displaytheeditingscreen of the play list to be edited Perform steps 2 4 on page 111 3 Specify the first scene of those you wish to select and then press the MENU button 4 Choose Start Current...

Page 114: ...his screen 8 Move 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 but...

Page 115: ...time using the same procedure 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 deleti...

Page 116: ... 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 Top 014 014 All Programs PLAY RAM When End is specified ...

Page 117: ... recording will not be 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 resto...

Page 118: ... to initialise a disc with many scratches or dirt Such a disc cannot be used Ifyouuseabrand newDVD Rdisc message Discisnot formatted will appear Initialise the disc following the subsequent messages See page 45 This DVD Video Camera may not recognise some discs orcardsthathavebeeninitialisedonPCoradeviceother than this DVD Video Camera If you attempt to initialise a disc or card in this DVD Video ...

Page 119: ...l Info will appear 4 Choose YES and then press the A button The message for proceeding will appear and then the Disc 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 It may take time to update the control information if the disc has many recorded scenes Pressing the C button ...

Page 120: ...ing any other device No recording can be done on any DVD R disc that has been finalised If the disc in the DVD Video Camera has already been finalised you cannot choose Finalize Disc The time required to finalise disc that appears on the Finalize Disc screen is only for reference The shorter the recording time on disc the longer it will take to finalise it Before You Begin Be sure to use the AC ad...

Page 121: ... 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 zWhen 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 will rep...

Page 122: ...VIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Choose Slide Show Start and then press the A button Start To start the slideshow 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 Withslideshow playbackstartsfrom thefirststill oncard If you press the C button or turn the DVD Video Camer...

Page 123: ...re for Windows Me 2000 Professional to install the software We will not guarantee proper operation of this DVD Video Camera if you use a software other than the supplied one to read write data on this DVD Video Camera even through the reading writing finished without errors Compatible PC for use with DVD Video Camera DVD RAM Driver Personal computer IBM PC AT compatible personal computer OS Window...

Page 124: ...768 pixels or more recommended 4 MB video memory or more Free hard disc space 200 MB or more Necessary software DirectX 8 1 or later Acrobat Reader 5 0 or later DVD RAM Driver Sound DirectSound support Windows compatible sound device zOperations will not be guaranteed under the following conditions Even if the system requirements mentioned in these operating instructions are fulfilled some persona...

Page 125: ...instructions are fulfilled some personal computers cannot be used This software cannot be used on Macintosh DirectX 8 1 will be installed automatically during installation of the supplied software Operation on an OS other than the one pre installed is not guaranteed Operation is not guaranteed on computers that are not PC AT compatible Character entries in languages other than the language automat...

Page 126: ...DIO 2 2 see page 134 for installation You can use DVDfunSTUDIO to create a DVD Video disc from movies edited on DVD MovieAlbumSE zAcrobat Reader If AcrobatReader isnot installedinyourPC youwill needtoinstallitinordertoopentheon linemanuals instruction manual files for DVD MovieAlbumSE DVDfunSTUDIO and DVD RAM Driver Note If any trouble has occured while installing DVD RAM Driver Using other than W...

Page 127: ...from the Windows Start menu choose Panasonic DVD RAM and DVD RAM Driver and then open Using DVD RAM disc Recognizing the DVD Video Camera on your computer only when it is connected for the first time When you connect the DVD Video Camera to your computer for the first time a setup operation takes place sothat your computer can recognize the DVD VideoCamera The DVD Video Camera has two modes a disc...

Page 128: ...plorer to double click the drive icon of DVD Video Camera DVD_CAMERA and then click the DCIM 100CDPFP folder The still JPEG files will appear Use the DVD Video Camera with a computer that supports USB2 0 If you connect it to a computer that does not support USB2 0 a message advising you to connect it to a computer that supports USB2 0 will appear Note YoucancheckwhetherornottheDVDVideoCamerahas be...

Page 129: ... 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 CheckthecontentsofLicenceAgreement Ifyou accept it click Yes The contents displayed on actual scree...

Page 130: ...ollow the on screen instructions and then click Finish Installing the DVD RAM Driver is now complete If your PC uses Windows 2000 Professional proceed to step 10 10If your PC uses Windows 2000 Professional a messageannouncingthestartfordetectingdevice will appear The detection of device will start after which it will take several minutes for the PC to detect the device When detecting the device is...

Page 131: ...rt Settings Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Windows Me Start Settings Control Panel System Device Manager 2 Click Device Manager verify the following items are listed on the screen When using disc MATSHITA DVD CAMERA M5795 USB Device under the DVD CD ROM drives 1 1 When using Windows Me MATSHITA DVD CAMERA M5795 is listed under the CDROM USB Mass Storage Device under the Universal Ser...

Page 132: ...con 2 The screen for installing DVD MovieAlbumSE will appear Click Next 3 Choose the TV broadcast system NTSC or PAL click Next 4 If you do not change the folder where the software is installed click Next To install the software in a different directory click Change and choose the installation directory 5 Check the contents and then click Install This software is compatible only with Windows Me 20...

Page 133: ... 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 use DVD MovieAlbumSE You can not use DVD MovieAlbumSE to handle an AVI file in...

Page 134: ...ot choose No Installation will start 7 Click Finish and then restart the PC 8 The following windowisdisplayedduringthe first run of DVDfunSTUDIO after installation CarefullyreadtheSoftwareLicenceAgreement If you accept it click I agree Note If your PC uses Windows 2000 Professional XP Home Edition XP Professional set the user name to Administrator computer s manager or user namewithequivalentautho...

Page 135: ...ng the power switch You must follow the steps to stop the drive before disconnecting the USB cable from the computer or toggling between Disc Mode and Card Mode with the power switch while the USB cable is connected zStopping the Drive 1 Close the application In Windows click the icon in the task tray in the lower right corner 2 Choose Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device for Windows XP A message...

Page 136: ...t a title screen shown below will appear Make the displayed recommended setting Note Choose Divide by Chapter in the Option box Each scene of programme recorded on the DVD Video Camerawill be savedas anindependent moviefileso that export can be executed at high speed If you do not choose Divide by Chapter movie files may be unified and re encoded so it may take time to export them or the image qua...

Page 137: ...mSE cannot be displayed on the DVD Video Camera Title names set using the DVD Video Camera will be displayed Writing wide mode movies recorded to a DVD RAM disc using STD to a DVD R disc using the PC program software provided DVDfunSTUDIO Be careful of the following points The image quality is degraded when you write movies to a DVD R disc The data is first decoded and then encoded again to match ...

Page 138: ...use a defect in the screen result in display unevenness or damage the LCD monitor zIf 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 zDo 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 which has...

Page 139: ...rded 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 ACCESS PC or CARD ACC...

Page 140: ...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 DVDVideo Camera connected to PCusing 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 ...

Page 141: ...d the same message will appear when the DVD VideoCameraisturnedonnexttime Donotremovethediscwhile theDVDVideoCameraisrecognisingit ignoringthiswilldeactivate the file repair function Follow the instructions on screen taking note of the following cautions Data may not be repaired depending on the timing when power was turned off Data may not be repaired normally if data recorded on another recorder...

Page 142: ... scenes to be combined and then combine them 100 Cannot delete scenes Thismayoccurwhenscenethatwaseditedfordivision etc istobe deleted Combine the divided scenes and then delete them 100 Cannot execute Change display category to ALL Thismessagewillappearifyouattempttocombineormovescenes with Category VIDEO or PHOTO specified 121 Cannot execute Unselect multiple scenes Division or change in thumbna...

Page 143: ...dduringeditingofscenes 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 95 No more recording on this card can be done Delete unnecessary stills or use another card Card full Cannot execute Delete unnecessary s...

Page 144: ...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 148 118 Discerrorhasoccurred Formatting is not complete The disc may be dirty Removethediscandwipeoff fingerprints dust etc beforereusing it or use another disc This message may also appear if you insert a disc for which formatting was interrupted midw...

Page 145: ... using it on this DVD Video Camera Initialisation will delete all data on the disc See 2 on page 148 118 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 the DVD Video Camera off and wait for a while The temperaturewillbeeffectivelydecreasedif theDVDVideoCamera is placed in a well...

Page 146: ...scenes Play List was deleted All scenes 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 112 113 Photo cannot be divided Still image cannot be divided 101 PlayLists over limit An attempt was made to create new play list or copy play list even though limit specified...

Page 147: ...ed If this message appears be sure to initialise the disc in this DVD Video Camera before using it Reinitialising even a disc used in this DVD Video Camera may be necessary initialising will erase all recorded contents on disc If thismessageappears trytoinitialisethedisc Ifthesamemessage still appears the disc may be damaged Use another disc 118 See 2 on page 148 Use AC adaptor charger Finalisatio...

Page 148: ... and no condensation occurs and the disc is not dirty choose repair 2 This message may appear when dirt adheres to disc In this case do not initialize the disc remove it and then use Disc Cleaning Cloth to clean the dirt before using it Thismessagemayappearwhencondensation occurs Inthiscase do notinitializethe disc turntheDVD Video Camera off wait until it dries out and then turn it on again Initi...

Page 149: ...erformance 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 while the battery will be charged to...

Page 150: ...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 84 Is the DVD Video Camera being used outdoors Usetheviewfinder WhenusingLCDmonitor adjustitsanglesothat LCD screen is not exposed to direct sunlight 36 Focus is not co...

Page 151: ... 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 68 Is the DVD Video Camera connected to TV correctly Check the connections 67 Playback picture is momentarily ...

Page 152: ...mbnails will appear thumbnails in the figure meaning the image is unplayable Evenwhenthenumberof pixelsiswithintheaboverange playback maynotbepossible dependingontherecordingstatusofthedigital 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 time to playbackphotosoncar...

Page 153: ...tware related to DVD RAM R of your PC is upgraded or if the DVD RAM Driver is uninstalled However with Windows Me 2000 Professional uninstalling the DVD RAMDriverwillmakeitimpossiblefortheJPEGstillsrecorded on DVD RAM on this DVD Video Camera to be read by the PC DVD R disc cannot be played back on DVD MovieAlbumSE DVD MovieAlbumSE does not support playback or data read of DVD R disc Use generally...

Page 154: ...fore connecting the DVD Video Camera to your computer The cover of the disc insertion block may not open after the camera is connected to a computer in some cases After files are exported from DVD MovieAlbum a confirmation message is displayed about ejecting DVD RAM discs Select Eject the disc being used 136 NoUSBHS highspeed connection even when USB2 0 card is used Make sure that you have already...

Page 155: ...d remove the disc 40 43 48 DVD Video Camera cannot beoperated from remote control 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 strongligh...

Page 156: ... Do not press the reset button with undue force zList of setting items Some items will not appear depending on the disc or card inserted 1 Only for VDR M55EB 2 Only for VDR M75EB Item Default Setting method CameraFunctionsSetup Programme AE Auto P 74 White Bal Auto P 75 SlS Off P 77 Dig Zoom Off P 55 Wind Cut Off P 77 Cinema 1 Off P 81 Record Functions Setup VIDEO Mode FINE P 78 Quality NORM P 79 ...

Page 157: ... added 40xfor still VDR M75EB Required minimum illumination 12 lx 1 lx in Low Light mode Viewfinder 0 2 inch colour TFT equivalent to approx 200 000 pixels LCD monitor 2 5 inch colour TFT approx 120 000 pixels Image stabiliser Electronic type Shutter speed 1 4 1 4000 second movie Self timer recording Still recording only External microphone jack ø3 5 mm stereo mini jack a plug in power type microp...

Page 158: ...1 External microphone input 1 USB terminal connected to PC USB port 1 USB USB 2 0 compliant Hi Speed Battery system Lithium ion Dimensions W H D VDR M55EB approx 51 89 135 mm excluding projections VDR M75EB approx 51 86 123 mm excluding projections Operating temperature humidity 0 40 C less than 80 0 30 C when connected to PC Weight VDR M55EB approx 440 g VDR M75EB approx 430 g without battery pac...

Page 159: ...mera some DVD players cannot play back the disc SD Memory Card SanDisk Matsushita and Toshiba 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 USB 2 0 There are two kinds of USB terminals to a PC As for USB2 0 full speed transfer speed is slow and as for USB2 0 high speed transfer speed is higher speed When you combine DVD Video ...

Page 160: ... This function stores the status of a PC before it is turned off It will restart the work from the status immediately before the PC was turned off when the PC is turned on next time Video selector This device can input multiple audio and video signals 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 ...

Page 161: ...TTERY EJECT button 40 Beep 88 Black White fade 99 Black fade 99 Brightness 84 C Camera Functions Setup 74 Capacity 117 Card Available 28 Capacity 31 117 Category 121 Format 118 Handling 29 Quality 79 CARD ACCESS indicator 50 CHARGE indicator 21 Cinema 81 Cleaning 138 Colour Level 84 Connecting to TV 67 Copy 102 Create 109 D Date setup 38 Defaults 88 Delete scene 95 Detail scene 105 Dig zoom 55 Dio...

Page 162: ... MENU button 73 MF 62 Move 114 O OSD Output 83 P Play play list 110 Play programme 107 Play list 109 Add scenes 111 Add scenes submenu 112 Create 109 Delete 115 Delete scenes 112 Delete scenes submenu 113 Move 114 Select scenes submenu 113 Switch 110 Title 115 Portrait Programme AE 74 Power Save 86 Power switch 48 Programme 106 Play 107 Switch 106 Title 107 Programme AE 74 Protect Disc 117 Q Quali...

Page 163: ...Skip Scene 98 Skip playback 59 Slide Show 122 Sports Programme AE 74 Spotlight Programme AE 74 STD VIDEO Mode 78 Submenu 96 Surf Snow Programme AE 74 Switch play list 110 Switch programme 106 T Title play list 115 Title programme 107 U Update Control Info 119 V VIDEO Mode 78 Vol button 57 W White Bal 75 Wind Cut 77 Wipe fade 99 X XTRA VIDEO Mode 78 Z Zoom lever 55 ...

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