Panasonic NV-DS88EN Operating Instructions Manual

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688´¡ r76;1STILLOPENFADEº5SERACHi6SERACHjSBLCPUSH3 5RECORDRECPAUSEPAUSE21321CAMERAVCRCARD P.BMODEMODEONOFFTAPE CARDAUTO MNL4CAMERA ModeRecordingWhen recording with the Mode Selector Switch 1 set to [AUTO], the MovieCamera automatically adjust the focus and white balance. In some cases,they cannot be adjusted automatically and need to be adjusted manually.(l 73, 74)1 Set the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch to [ON].≥The [CAMERA] Lamp lights up. 22 Slide the [TAPE/CARD] Selector towards [TAPE].3 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button.≥Recording starts.≥After the [RECORD] is displayed, it changes to [REC]. 3ª Recording Lamp (Tally Lamp) 4The Recording Lamp lights up during recording and alerts those beingrecorded that recording is in progress.≥The Recording Lamp does not light up if the [REC LAMP] on the[OTHER FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu is set to [OFF].ª To Pause the RecordingPress the Recording Start/Stop Button again.The [PAUSE] Indication is displayed. 5≥If the Recording Pause Mode continues for more than 6 minutes, the poweris turned off automatically for tape protection and power conservation. Toresume recording from this condition, turn on the power again.ª To Check the RecordingBy pressing the [S] Button 6 briefly in the Recording Pause Mode, youcan play back the last few seconds of the recorded scene.≥The [CHK] Indication is displayed. After checking, the Movie Cameraresumes the Recording Pause Mode.ª To View the Recorded Scene while the Recording IsPaused(Camera Search)The recorded scene can be viewed by keep pressing the [SEARCHj] Button6 or [SEARCHi] Button 7 in the Recording Pause Mode.≥When the [SEARCHj] Button is pressed, images are played back in thereverse direction.≥When the [SEARCHi] Button is pressed, images are played back in theforward direction.ª Recording YourselfBy opening the LCD Monitor and rotating it frontward (to the lens side), youcan let the subject in front of the Movie Camera monitor the shot whilerecording is in progress.≥When the LCD Monitor is opened, the Viewfinder is disabled automatically.However, when the LCD Monitor is rotated frontward, the image is alsoshown in the Viewfinder.≥If you prefer to have the image on the LCD Monitor to look like an image ina mirror, set [SELFSHOOT] on the [OTHER FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu to[MIRROR].Images are recorded normally and no left and right reversal occurs.≥If [MIRROR] is used during self-recording, only the basic indications, suchas the Recording Indication [¥], Recording Pause Indication [¥ ;] andRemaining Battery Power Indication [x], are displayed. 8≥If a general Warning/Alarm Indication [°] appears, return the LCD Monitorto the original position in order to check the specific content of the Warning/Alarm Indication.ª To Finish the RecordingSet the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch to [OFF].≥For other notes concerning this item, see page 92.