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Important Information
For Your Safety
The power switch turns the DVD Video Camera on and off, leaving the date/time feature unaffected. If the video camera
is to be left unattended for a long period of time, turn it off .
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.
The DVD Video Camera and AC adaptor/charger Ide
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ENG.book Page 3 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:12 PM Be sure to read the following before opening the package of CD-ROM This Agreement will take effect at the moment you open the package of the storage device (CD-ROM) provided with this product, if you agree to the terms herein. If you do not accept the terms of this Agreement, immediately return the unopened package of storage medium and enclosed materials (printed matter, external package, and all others) to your dealer, or return only the pa
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English ENG.book Page 4 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:12 PM Cautions When Using Handle the liquid crystal display (LCD) with care: The LCD is a very delicate display device: Do not press its surface with force, hit it or prick it with a sharp object. If you push the LCD surface, unevenness in display may occur. If unevenness does not disappear soon, turn the DVD Video Camera off, wait for a few moments, and then turn it on again. Do not place the DVD Video Camera with the open LCD screen
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ENG.book Page 5 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:12 PM Heat on surface of product: The surface of the DVD Video Camera will be slightly warm, but this does not indicate a fault. Screen on connected TV: Never leave the disc navigation screen, still image or camera image displayed on your TV to which the DVD Video Camera is connected: Doing so could result in displayed image retention or phosphor degradation of TV screen. Be careful of ambient temperature: Using the DVD Video Camera in a plac
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English ENG.book Page 6 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:12 PM Be careful of moisture condensation: When you move the DVD Video Camera between places where the difference in temperatures is great - such as entering a lodge from a ski slope or going out of a cooled room or vehicle - condensation (vapour in air warmed or cooled to water droplets) could occur on the lens and/or inside the DVD Video Camera. If condensation occurs, do not open the cover of disc or card insertion block if possible. I
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ENG.book Page 7 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:12 PM Cautions When Storing Do not leave the DVD Video Camera in a place where the temperature is very high for a long period of time: The temperature inside a closed vehicle or boot can become very high in a hot season. If you leave the DVD Video Camera in such a place, it could malfunction or the case could be damaged. Also, do not expose the DVD Video Camera to direct sunlight or place it near a heater. Do not store the DVD Video Camera in a p
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English ENG.book Page 8 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:12 PM Suggestions and Restrictions Make a trial recording: Always make a 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
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ENG_intro.fm Page 9 Thursday, March 25, 2004 6:14 PM Read This First To guide you, we’ve included following six chapters. • The section on “Setups” explains how to set up We want this manual to be as helpful as possible, the DVD Video Camera, battery, and set the date/ so it includes two easy ways to find the information time. you need: The section on “Basic Techniques” explains the A quick index for the information you use most basic operation of this DVD Video Camera- often (this pa
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English ENG.book Page 10 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:12 PM About This Manual ●Displays in this manual Understand that the displays are different from those you will actually see in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen. ●Notation 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 C button” will be used in this text. ● 1, 2 and 3 marks beside headings Some functions of this DVD Video Camera are un
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ENG.book Page 11 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:12 PM Introduction ●You can record even during playback Unlike tape devices, you do not need to search for the recording start position or locate the beginning of blank portion. You can start recording during playback: New recording will not overwrite any previously recorded data. Recorded scenes If you stop playback midway and start recording, overwrite will not occur. ●You can immediately play back desired recorded scenes You do not need to rewin
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English ENG.book Page 12 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:12 PM ●You can easily edit scenes, which is ●Create original DVDs on PC quite difficult with tape You can use a DVD-R disc to create an original DVD, using the provided software CD-ROM. Using this DVD Video Camera, you can collect The created DVD disc can be played back on DVD scenes of your child, for example, on play list of Disc player, DVD-ROM drive, etc. Navigation function and create an original movie: Then simply play back the pla
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ENG.book Page 13 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:12 PM Table of Contents Important Information.......................................... 2 Inserting and Removing Disc............................ 44 For Your Safety................................................... 2 Inserting Disc.........................................................44 Precautions......................................................... 2 Removing Disc ......................................................46 Inserting and Removi
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English ENG.book Page 14 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:12 PM Recording (Dubbing) Images from Other Video Dividing Movies (Edit - Divide) ............................102 Device.................................................................71 Copying Stills on DVD-RAM Disc to Card Recording (Dubbing) Images from Other Video (Copy)...............................................................103 Cameras .............................................................72 Locking Scenes on Card (LOCK).
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ENG.book Page 15 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:12 PM Installing Software Compatible PC for use with DVD Video Camera: VDR-M50GC/M70GC................................... 126 Operations will not be guaranteed under the following conditions ...................................... 126 Contents on Provided CD-ROM ..................... 127 Installing USB Driver ...........................................129 Installing DVD-RAM Driver ..................................131 Installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE ...
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English ENG_00.fm Page 16 Thursday, March 25, 2004 6:15 PM Checking Provided Accessories Make sure that you have all the following accessories in package: Battery: AC adaptor/charger: DC power cord: Portable power supply for this DVD Video Used to power the DVD Video Camera When powering the DVD Video Camera Camera. Charge it before use. from AC outlet, or charge battery. from household AC outlet, use this cord to connect the DVD Video Camera and AC adaptor/charger. Mains lead: Connect bet
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ENG.book Page 17 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:12 PM Names of Parts 59 678 12 3 4 10 A/V MIC 11 13 12 BATTERY EJECT (Inside the cover) (Bottom) 1 Infrared receiver (P. 35) 9 Hot shoe (P. 65) When the remote control is used to operate the Only for VDR-M70GC: DVD Video Camera, this receiver will receive Attach the optional video flash here. the infrared signal. 10 AV input/output jack (P. 66) 2 Lens cap string attachment hole (P. 33) 11 External microphone jack (P. 65) 3 Recording indicator (P. 88
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English ACCESS/PC DISC EJECT ENG.book Page 18 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:12 PM 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 14 Viewfinder (P. 4, 35) 19 Card insertion block (P. 47) 15 Dioptre control (P. 35) 20 Battery attachment platform (P. 40) To adjust the focus of image appearing in the 21 Record (REC) button (P. 49) viewfinder. (Pull out the viewfinder.) 22 Power switch (P. 48, 49, 50) 16 ACCESS/PC indicator (P. 6, 49, 50) Will blink or light when the disc in DVD Video 23 Shoulder strap h
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ENG.book Page 19 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:12 PM DISC NAVIGATION 37 DISC NAVIGATION 28 29 30 31 SELECT SELECT BACK 38 AUTO FOCUS EXPOSURE LIGHT MENU BACK MENU AUTO FOCUS EXPOSURE DISPLAY LIGHT 39 VOL RESET DISPLAY 40 VOL 32 33 34 35 36 28 FULL AUTO button (P. 64) 35 USB port (To PC) To switch the DVD Video Camera to full 36 Joystick (P. 38, 57, 75) automatic. 29 FOCUS button (P. 62) To switch between manual focus and auto- focus. 30 EXPOSURE button (P. 63) Move the joystick to select a scene
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English ENG.book Page 20 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:12 PM 47 41 42 48 43 49 44 50 51 45 52 53 46 54 55 41 REC button (P. 49) 49 Forward search button (P. 58) 42 DIGITAL ZOOM button (P. 55) 50 Play/pause button (P. 57) 43 Reverse skip button (P. 59) 51 Forward skip button (P. 59) 44 Reverse search button (P. 58) 52 DISPLAY button (P. 61) 45 DISC NAVIGATION button (P. 90) 53 Stop button (P. 10, 57, 92) 46 MENU button (P. 38, 76, 97) 54 DELETE button (P. 96) 47 ZOOM T button (P. 55) 55 SELECT but
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ENG_00.fm Page 21 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 6:11 PM Setting Up the Battery The CGA-DU14 battery provided with this DVD Video Camera has not been charged at purchase time: Charge it before using the DVD Video Camera. Note: • Be sure to use the CGA-DU14/CGA-DU21 battery for the DVD Video Camera: Using other batteries could cause the DVD Video Camera to malfunction, or result in fire. Be sure to use the VSK0631 AC adaptor/charger to charge the battery: Using other chargers could cause electr
