Panasonic NV-DS12B Operating Instructions Manual

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Basic Operations2829TitleProcedureRemarks, etc.Recording Yourself(Recording with the LCD Monitor FacingForward) (NV-DS15, NV-DS150, NV-DS25 only)This makes it possible to record yourself while viewingthe picture on the LCD Monitor or to show the personsin front of the Movie Camera the picture beingrecorded.Focusing on the SubjectManually (Manual Focus)This makes it possible to adjust the focus manually forsubjects and recording situations for which automaticfocusing is not precise.1Open the LCD Monitor and turn it so that it facesforward (lens side).1Set the Mode SelectorSwitch to [MNL].The [MNL] Indicationappears.2Press the [FOCUS]Button to make the [MF]Indication (ManualFocus Mode) 1 appear.3Turn the [PUSH] Dial toadjust the focus.Returning to theAutomatic FocusingModePress the [FOCUS]Button to make the [MF]Indication disappear 2.Or, set the ModeSelector Switch to[AUTO].³In the Mirror Mode, only the followingindications are displayed.´: Recording´;: Recording Pausex: Remaining Battery PowerWhen the General Warning/Alarm Indication[¡] appears, turn the LCD Monitor backwardso that you can confirm the actual Warning/Alarm Indication. (p. 100)Hint for Manual Focus Adjustment³If you adjust the focus in the wide-angle setting, thesubject may go out of focus when you enlarge it.Therefore, enlarge the subject 3 before you adjustthe focus, so that the picture remains focused whenyou zoom out 4.³If you want to adjust the focus manually after havingadjusted the shutter speed (p. 58) or the iris (p. 58),be sure to press the [FOCUS] Button to make the[1MF] Indication appear, even if the [MF] Indicationis displayed.Opening the LCD Monitor automatically turns offthe Viewfinder. However, when you turn the LCDMonitor forward, the picture also appears in theViewfinder.This lets you aim the Movie Camera and view thepicture in the Viewfinder, while the persons in frontof the Movie camera can check the picture on theLCD Monitor during recording.PROGRAMME AEW.B/SHUTTER/IRISMF/VOL/JOGMENUFOCUSMODESELECTMNLAUTOPUSHPROGRAMME AEMODESELECTMNLAUTO1MFMNL 1FOCUS2FOCUS PROGRAMME AEMODESELECTMNLAUTO3 4x ¥°Mirror Mode for the Picture on the LCDMonitor(NV-DS15, NV-DS150, NV-DS25 only)You are used to looking at yourself in themirror. Therefore, when recording yourselfwith the LCD Monitor facing forward, thepicture (as it is being recorded) might lookunusual and distracting. If you prefer to seeyourself on the LCD Monitor in the same wayas you see yourself in a mirror, i.e. with thesides reversed, set [SELFSHOOT] on the[OTHER FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu to[MIRROR]. However, the picture will still berecorded in the normal, non-reversed way.This mirror mode for the picture on the LCDMonitor works only during recording and in theRecording Pause Mode with the LCD Monitorfacing forward. Also, it is completely differentfrom the Mirror Mode of the Digital Effects 1(p. 48).W.B/SHUTTER/IRISMF/VOL/JOGPUSHMF: Manual Focus ModeMNL: Manual