Panasonic NV-GS44 Operating Instructions Manual

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Others-57-a short circuit or heat generation and, if youtouch the Battery in this condition, you maybe badly burned.≥Store the Battery in a completely dischargedstate. To store the Battery for a long period oftime, we recommend you charge it once everyyear and store it again after you completely useup the charged capacity.Cassette≥Before storing it, rewind the tape to thebeginning. If the Cassette is left for more than6 months with the tape stopped midway, thetape sags (although it depends on the storagecondition). Be sure to rewind to the beginning.≥Store the Cassette in its case. Dust, directsunlight (ultraviolet rays), or humidity maydamage the tape. Dust contains hard mineralparticles, and dusty Cassettes damage theheads of the Movie Camera and othercomponents. Develop a habit of returning theCassette back to its case.≥Once every half year, wind the tape to the endand then rewind it to the beginning. If theCassette is left for 1 year or longer withoutwinding or rewinding, temperature and humiditychanges may cause the Cassette to deform dueto swelling, shrinking, and so forth. The woundtape may stick to itself.≥Do not place a Cassette near highly magneticsubstances or equipment.≥The surface of tape is covered with extremelyminute magnetic particles, upon which signalsare recorded. Magnetic necklaces, toys, etc.,have magnetic force that is stronger than youmay normally expect, and they may erase thecontents of a recording or may cause noise inimages and sounds.Card≥When the Card is being read, do not remove theCard, turn off the power, or subject it to vibrationor impact.≥Do not leave the Card in places where there ishigh temperature or direct sunlight, or whereelectromagnetic waves or static electricity areeasily generated.≥Do not bend or drop the Card. The Card or therecorded content may be damaged.≥After use, be sure to remove the Card from theMovie Camera.≥After usage, store the supplied SD MemoryCard in the enclosed bag.≥Do not touch the terminals on the back of theCard with your fingers. Do not allow dirt, dust orwater to enter it.ª LCD Monitor/Viewfinder/Lens HoodLCD Monitor≥In a place with drastic temperature changes,condensation may form on the LCD Monitor.Wipe it with soft dry cloth.≥If your Movie Camera is extremely cold whenyou turn its power on, the image on the LCDMonitor is slightly darker than usual at first.However, as the internal temperature increases,it goes back to the normal brightness.Viewfinder≥Do not direct the Viewfinder or Lens to the sun.Internal components may be seriouslydamaged.≥When the Movie Camera is used with a largecapacity Battery (CGA-DU14, CGA-DU21;optional) attached to it, it is not practical to lookin the Viewfinder from behind the Battery.Lens Hood≥Do not attach other conversion lenses in front ofthe Lens Hood; there is no mount to be used forthe attachment.≥When you wish to attach the Tele ConversionLens (VW-LT2714N2E; optional), WideConversion Lens (VW-LW2707N2E; optional),MC Protector (VW-LMC27E; optional), or NDFilter (VW-LND27E; optional), first of all, turnthe Lens Hood counterclockwise. If the MCProtector or ND Filter is used, the Lens Hoodcan be mounted on the filter.≥If you push the [W/T] Lever toward [W] duringrecording with the filter and conversion lensattached together to the Movie Camera,4 corners of the image may become dark(vignetting). For details, please refer to theoperating instructions of your accessories.Extremely high precision technology isemployed to produce the LCD Monitorscreen featuring a total of approximately123,000 pixels. The result is more than99.99% effective pixels with a mere 0.01% ofthe pixels inactive or always lit. However,this is not a malfunction and does not affectthe recorded picture.Extremely high precision technology isemployed to produce the Viewfinder screenfeaturing a total of approximately 67,500pixels for NV-GS44 and approximately113,000 pixels for NV-GS55. The result ismore than 99.99% effective pixels with amere 0.01% of the pixels inactive or alwayslit. However, this is not a malfunction anddoes not affect the recorded picture.