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LSQT1174 A

Operating Instructions

Digital Video Camera

Model No.

NV-GS60GN

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Page 1: ...Before use please read these instructions completely LSQT1174 A Operating Instructions Digital Video Camera Model No NV GS60GN LSQT1174ENG book 1 ページ２００７年１月２９日月曜日午後１時２８分 ...

Page 2: ...nstructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective corporations Pages for reference Pages for reference are indicated by dashes either side of a number for example 00 The menu operation flow is indicated by in the description WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN MOISTURE DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJEC...

Page 3: ... use the cable which are sold separately please make sure to use the one whose length is less than 3 metres If you see this symbol Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union If you wish to discard this product please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal LSQT1174ENG book 3 ページ２...

Page 4: ...w function 22 Soft skin mode 23 Fade in fade out function 23 Wind noise reduction function 24 Recording images for wide screen TVs 24 Image stabilizer function 25 Recording in various situations Scene mode 25 Recording in natural colours White balance 26 Manual focus adjustment 27 Manual shutter speed aperture adjustment 28 Playback mode Playing back tape 29 Frame by frame playback 30 Playback on ...

Page 5: ... Tripod VW CT45E 12 DV cable VW CD1E Some optional accessories may not be available in some countries Parts identification and handling ª Camera 1 White balance sensor 27 2 Grip belt 7 3 Lens Fit the MC protector VW LMC30E optional the ND filter VW LND30E optional the tele conversion lens VW LT3014E optional or the wide conversion lens VW LW3007E optional in front of the lens Do not fit the other ...

Page 6: ...T45E Please carefully read the operating instructions for how to attach the tripod to the camera 29 Shoulder strap fixture Put the strap optional through the fixture 1 and through the stopper 2 so it will not come off Extend part 3 by at least 2 cm Fit the other end of the belt similarly Due to limitations in LCD production technology there may be some tiny bright or dark spots on the Viewfinder s...

Page 7: ...ap through the loop made by itself and pull tight When not using the lens cap pull the lens cap cord in the direction of the arrow 1 When you are not recording be sure to cover the lens with the lens cap for protection 2 When you remove the lens cap press the knobs firmly The grip belt Adjust the belt length so it fits your hand 1 Adjust the belt length 1 Flip the belt 2 Adjust the length 3 Fix th...

Page 8: ...tion when the AC adaptor is connected The primary circuit is always live as long as the AC adaptor is connected to an electrical outlet 1 Connect the AC mains lead to the AC adaptor and the AC mains socket 2 Connect the DC input lead to the AC adaptor 3 Connect the DC input lead to this product The output plug of the AC mains lead is not completely connected to the AC adaptor socket As shown in 1 ...

Page 9: ...rging The main unit of the movie camera being used will also heat up This is normal Along with the reduction of the battery capacity the display will change If the battery discharges then will flash Turning the camera on When the camera is turned on with the lens cap fitted the automatic white balance adjustment may not function properly Please turn the camera on after removing the lens cap ª How ...

Page 10: ...Do steps 2 and 3 below to set the date time If the screen shows the incorrect date time then adjust it Set to Tape Recording Mode 1 Set BASIC CLOCK SET YES 16 2 Move the joystick left or right in order to select the item to be set Then move the joystick up or down to set the desired value The year will change as follows 2000 2001 2089 2000 The 24 hour clock is used 3 Press the joystick to determin...

Page 11: ... colour level of the LCD monitor can be adjusted from the menu If it is forcibly opened or rotated the camera may be damaged or fail If the LCD monitor is rotated by 180o towards the lens and the viewfinder is extended when recording yourself the LCD monitor and the viewfinder simultaneously light Using the viewfinder ª Extending the viewfinder 1 Pull out the viewfinder Extend it by pinching the e...

Page 12: ...seconds after it is turned on ª To cancel Quick Start 1 Set SETUP QUICK START OFF 16 If the OFF ON switch is set to OFF while the unit is in quick start standby the power turns off If the standby continues for approx 30 minutes then the status indicator will go off and the camera will be completely turned off In the following cases quick start is cancelled and the power turns off When the Mode dia...

Page 13: ...d the cassette completely remove it and put it in a case Store the case in an upright position 45 If the indicator of the condensation does not display on the LCD monitor and or the viewfinder and you notice condensation on the lens or the main unit do not open the cassette cover otherwise condensation may be formed on the heads or the cassette tape 42 ª When the cassette holder does not come out ...

Page 14: ...to set it ª Joystick and screen display Push the centre of the joystick and icons will be displayed on the screen Each time the joystick is moved down the indication changes In the Tape Playback Mode the icons will be automatically displayed on the screen 1 Tape Recording Mode AUTO MANUAL FOCUS switch is set to AUTO 1 is displayed while recording on a tape 1 Select by moving up 2 Select by moving ...

Page 15: ...mode explains the operation icons displayed when the AUTO MANUAL FOCUS switch is set to AUTO in Tape Recording Mode 3 Move the joystick up left or right to select the desired icon An explanation of the selected icon is displayed on the screen Each time the joystick is moved down the indication changes ª To exit the Help mode Select EXIT or press the MENU button When the Help mode is used it is not...

Page 16: ...r to select the top menu 3 Move the joystick right or press it to set the selection 4 Move the joystick up or down in order to select the sub menu 5 Move the joystick right or press it to set the selection 6 Move the joystick up or down in order to select the item to be set 7 Press the joystick to determine the setting ª To exit the menu screen Press the MENU button ª To get back to the previous s...

Page 17: ... move the bar indication representing the brightness 4 Press the MENU button or the joystick to complete the settings When the LCD monitor is rotated by 180 towards the lens the brightness of the LCD monitor cannot be adjusted To adjust the brightness of the viewfinder close the LCD monitor and extend the viewfinder to activate it These settings will not affect the images actually recorded If you ...

Page 18: ...et the AUTO MANUAL FOCUS switch to AUTO and colour balance white balance and focusing will be adjusted automatically Auto white balance 46 Auto focusing 46 Depending on the brightness of the subject etc the aperature and shutter speed are automatically adjusted for an optimum brightness When set to the Tape recording mode The shutter speed is adjusted to a maximum of 1 250 Colour balance and focus...

Page 19: ...n The remaining tape time is indicated in minutes When it reaches less than 3 minutes the indication starts flashing During a 15 seconds or shorter recording the remaining tape time indication may not be displayed or the remaining tape time may not be displayed correctly In some cases the remaining tape time indication may display remaining tape time that is 2 to 3 minutes shorter than the actual ...

Page 20: ...1 second before the end of the last image recorded When you start recording at that point the image can be recorded seamlessly from the last image Recording a still picture on a tape Photoshot Still pictures can be recorded from the movie camera lens Set to Tape Recording Mode 1 Press the button in the recording pause mode The movie camera records a still picture for about 7 seconds and then switc...

Page 21: ...ZOOM 50k or 1000k OFF Optical zoom only Up to 30k 50k Up to 50k 1000k Up to 1000k The larger the digital zoom magnification the more the image quality is degraded ª About the variable speed zoom function The zoom speed varies according to the amount of movement of the W T lever ª To use the zoom microphone function Interlocked with the zooming operation the microphone will collect sounds clearly f...

Page 22: ...d Recorded scene is seen as if frames were missed Colour night view function You can record dark locations brightly in colour Set to Tape Recording Mode 1 Press the joystick to display the icon Move the joystick down until icon 1 appears 2 Move the joystick up to select the colour night view icon The COLOUR NIGHT VIEW ON indication appears on the screen of the movie camera Each upward press switch...

Page 23: ...ually disappear Set to Tape Recording Mode 1 Press the joystick to display the icon Move the joystick down until icon 1 appears 2 Move the joystick left to select the fade icon The FADE ON indication appears on the screen of the movie camera 3 Press the recording start stop button Start recording fade in When you start recording the image audio disappeared completely and the image audio gradually ...

Page 24: ...creen TVs Cinema Function Images are recorded with a black belt appearing along the top and bottom of the screen so that they look like theatre movies Set to Tape Recording Mode 1 Set BASIC CINEMA ON ª To cancel the Cinema function Set BASIC CINEMA OFF Images played back vary depending on the TV connected Please refer to the operating instructions for your TV This function does not widen the recor...

Page 25: ...d When recording is done in an extremely dark place When the camera is shaken greatly When you record a moving subject while tracking it Recording in various situations Scene mode When you record images in different situations this mode automatically sets optimum shutter speeds and apertures Set to Tape Recording Mode 1 Set the AUTO MANUAL FOCUS switch to MANUAL 2 Set BASIC SCENE MODE select the d...

Page 26: ...mode setting to OFF Low light mode Extremely dark scenes may not be able to be recorded finely Spotlight mode If the recording subject is extremely bright the recorded image may become whitish and the periphery of the recorded image extremely dark Surf snow mode If the recording subject is extremely bright the recorded image may become whitish Recording in natural colours White balance The automat...

Page 27: ...manual adjustment mode White balance may not be adjusted properly in the manual adjustment mode in dark places If so use the auto white balance mode During setting in the manual adjustment mode When the setting is completed it will keep lit ª About the white balance sensor The white balance sensor detects the type of light source during recording Do not cover the white balance sensor during record...

Page 28: ...lines of light in the playback image of a brightly shining subject or highly reflective subject but this is not a malfunction During normal playback image movement may not look smooth When recording in the extremely bright place the colour of the screen may change or flickers If so adjust the shutter speed manually to 1 50 or 1 100 Manual iris gain adjustment Set the shutter speed before setting t...

Page 29: ...yback 1 Move the sVOLUMEr lever to adjust the volume Towards r increases the volume Towards s decreases the volume Nearer the bar to r larger the volume When the adjustment is completed the volume indication will disappear If you do not hear the sound check the settings of SETUP 12bit AUDIO ª Repeat playback When the tape end is reached the tape will be rewound and played back again 1 Set ADVANCED...

Page 30: ...r of the unit is turned off before connecting it to a TV 1 Connect the movie camera and a TV Connect the movie camera and a TV by using the AV cable 1 2 Turn on this camera and set the mode dial to the Tape Playback Mode 3 Select the input channel on the TV 4 Move the joystick up to select the 1 icon to start playback The image and audio are output on the TV 5 Move the joystick down to select the ...

Page 31: ...r TV set and recorder When you do not need functional indications or date and time indication respectively set SETUP DISPLAY OFF or set BASIC DATE TIME OFF in the Tape Playback Mode When you connect the movie camera and a recorder with the DV cable these indications may not appear ª When neither image nor sound from the movie camera is output to the TV set Check that the plugs are inserted as far ...

Page 32: ...orded while it is connected with the USB cable When wide images are input the display such as the menu screen or the operation icon is expanded horizontally While pictures are input from the DV terminal the operation icon blinks on instead of appearing from the side of the screen when you press the centre of the joystick Using the movie camera as a Web Camera Windows XP SP2 To upgrade Windows XP t...

Page 33: ...ommunication environment or the performance of the personal computer If you connect the USB connection cable while you operate a tape in the tape playback mode the tape will be stopped If you connect the USB connection cable in the Web Camera mode tape recording mode the time code indication the SP LP indication or icons disappear In the Web Camera mode tape playback mode the operation icon is cha...

Page 34: ...roduct screen shot s reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation The names of the products you are using may differ from the names given in the text Depending on the operating environment and other factors the contents of the screens used in these instructions may not necessarily match what you will see on your screen Although the screens in these operating instructions are shown in Engli...

Page 35: ...10 2 ADVANCED SIS 25 FADE COLOUR 23 AUDIO REC 36 D ZOOM 21 ZOOM MIC 21 SHTR EFFECT 20 3 SETUP DISPLAY 36 DATE TIME 36 POWER SAVE 36 QUICK START 12 BEEP SOUND 36 LCD SET 17 EVF SET 17 INITIAL SET 37 DEMO MODE 37 4 LANGUAGE 16 ª TAPE PLAYBACK MENU 1 BASIC DATE TIME 36 2 ADVANCED REC SPEED 18 REC STDBY 31 REPEAT PLAY 29 3 SETUP 12bit AUDIO 37 AUDIO OUT 37 DISPLAY 36 LCD SET 17 EVF SET 17 POWER SAVE 3...

Page 36: ... on the power When the unit goes from quick start standby mode to recording pause 2 Beeps When you pause recording When you turn off the power When the unit goes into quick start standby mode 2 Beeps for 4 times When a cassette with its erasure prevention tab set to SAVE is inserted condensation occurs 42 and at other times Check the sentence displayed on the screen 38 ª POWER SAVE OFF When about ...

Page 37: ... sound main sound and sub sound L Left channel sound main sound R Right channel sound sub sound Other menus ª INITIAL SET When there is a menu that cannot be selected depending on a combination of functions set to YES for changing the menu settings back to the initial shipping condition Language setting cannot be back to the initial shipping condition ª DEMO MODE If you set to DEMO MODE ON without...

Page 38: ...underway 1 Playback 29 Pause 29 5 Fast forward Cue playback 29 6 Rewind Review playback 29 1 2 Frame by frame playback 30 Repeat playback 29 12bit 16bit Audio recording mode 36 Volume adjustment 29 WEB CAMERA mode Playback Warning alarm indications If any one of the following indications lights up or flashes please check the movie camera Confirmatory indications Y A cassette with the accidental er...

Page 39: ...O REVERSE THE LCD MONITOR When the LCD monitor is rotated by 180 towards the lens the brightness of the LCD monitor cannot be adjusted CANCEL NIGHT VIEW MODE You are attempting to select an item other than OFF in SCENE MODE during night view mode Functions cannot be used simultaneously Some functions in the movie camera are disabled or cannot be selected due to its specifications The table below s...

Page 40: ...pending on the usage the battery has worn out and can no longer be used 5 The movie camera cannot be operated though powered up The movie camera does not operate normally The movie camera cannot be operated unless you open the LCD monitor or extend the viewfinder Remove the cassette and then press the RESET button 42 If normal conditions are not restored yet turn off the power Then about 1 minute ...

Page 41: ...r of the movie camera 0 Is the volume too low During playback push the jVOLUMEi lever to display the volume indication and adjust it 29 2 Different sounds are reproduced at the same time Have you set SETUP AUDIO OUT STEREO and reproduced a picture containing the main sound and sub sound Set to L to hear main sound and set to R to hear the sub sound 37 3 Sounds cannot be played back Have you set SE...

Page 42: ... be played Cautions for Use In the event of abnormal operation e g if the unit emits smoke or an unusual smell immediately stop operating the unit and consult the Panasonic Customer Care Centre on 132600 ª About condensation If you turn the movie camera on when condensation occurs on the head or the tape condensation Indication 3 is displayed on the viewfinder or the LCD monitor and the messages 3...

Page 43: ...m electromagnetic equipment such as microwave ovens TVs video games etc If you use the Digital Video Camera on top of or near a TV the pictures and sound on the Digital Video Camera may be disrupted by electromagnetic wave radiation Do not use the Digital Video Camera near cell phones because doing so may result in noise adversely affecting the pictures and sound Recorded data may be damaged or pi...

Page 44: ...of the movie camera Be sure to detach the battery after use If the battery is left attached to the movie camera a minute amount of current is consumed even when the movie camera power is OFF If the battery is left attached to the movie camera for a long time over discharge takes place The battery may become unusable after it is charged The battery should be stored in a cool place free from humidit...

Page 45: ...st direct sunlight ultraviolet rays and humidity may damage the tape Such usage may cause damage to the movie camera and the heads After use be sure to rewind the tape to the beginning put the cassette in the case to protect it from dust and store it upright Keep the cassette away from strong magnetism Apparatuses using magnets such as magnetic necklaces and toys have magnetic force that is strong...

Page 46: ...ance among the other colours Since white colour is the reference of all colours light the movie camera can record pictures in a natural hue if it can recognise the reference white colour ª Auto focus Auto focus automatically moves the focusing lens forward and backward inside the movie camera to bring the subject into focus Auto focus has the following characteristics Adjusts so that the vertical ...

Page 47: ...imum required illumination 2 lx Colour Night View Mode Video output level 1 0 Vp p 75 h Audio output level Line 316 mV 600 h USB No copyright protection support Digital interface DV input output terminal IEEE1394 4 pin Dimensions 82 0 mm W k69 0 mm H k120 0 mm D excluding the projection part Mass Approx 410 g without supplied battery DV cassette and lens cap Approx 480 g with supplied battery DV c...

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