Panasonic NV-GS500 Operating Instructions Manual

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Contents

4VQT0T39ContentsInformation for your safety ................................... 2Before usingAccessories.......................................................... 5Optional................................................................ 5Parts identification and handling .......................... 5Fitting the lens cap............................................... 8The one-touch free-style grip belt ........................ 8Power supply ....................................................... 9Charging time and recordable time .................... 10Turning the movie camera on ............................ 10Setting date and time ......................................... 11Using the LCD monitor....................................... 12Using the viewfinder........................................... 12Quick Start ......................................................... 13Inserting/removing a cassette ............................ 14Inserting/removing a card .................................. 15Selecting a mode ............................................... 16How to use the joystick ...................................... 16Help mode.......................................................... 18Switching the language...................................... 18Using the menu screen ...................................... 18Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinder ...................... 20Using the remote control .................................... 21Free style remote control ................................... 23Record modeCheck before recording...................................... 24Recording on a tape........................................... 25Recording check ................................................ 26Blank search function......................................... 26Recording still pictures on a cardwhile recording image onto a tape .................. 26Recording still pictures onto a card(Photoshot)...................................................... 27Zoom in/out function .......................................... 29Recording yourself ............................................. 30Backlight compensation function ....................... 30Colour night view functions ................................ 30Soft skin mode ................................................... 31Tele macro function ........................................... 31Fade in/fade out function ................................... 31Wind noise reduction function ............................ 32Adjusting the Microphone Sensitivity Level........ 32Anti-Ground-Shooting (AGS) ............................. 33Using the built-in video flash .............................. 33Self-timer recording............................................ 35Wide/Pro-Cinema Function ................................ 35Image stabilizer function .................................... 36Continuous Photoshot........................................ 36Recording in various situations(Scene mode).................................................. 37Recording in natural colours(White balance) ............................................... 38Manual focus adjustment ................................... 39Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment........ 39Playback modePlaying back tape............................................... 41Slow-motion playback/frame-by-frame playback................................. 42Variable-speed search function.......................... 42Playback on TV .................................................. 43Playing back card............................................... 43Deleting files recorded on a card ....................... 44Formatting a card ............................................... 45Protecting files on a card.................................... 46Writing the printing data on a card(DPOF setting) ................................................ 46Edit modeRecording from a tape onto a card..................... 47Copying onto a DVD recorder or a VCR(Dubbing)......................................................... 47Using the DV Cable for Recording(Digital Dubbing)............................................. 48Audio dubbing .................................................... 49Printing pictures by directly connectingto the printer (PictBridge) ................................ 50MenuMenu list............................................................. 52Menus related to recording ................................ 54Menus related to playback ................................. 55Other menus ...................................................... 55OthersIndications .......................................................... 56Warning/alarm indications.................................. 57Functions that cannot be usedsimultaneously................................................. 58Before requesting repair(Problems and solutions)................................. 59Cautions for Use ................................................ 62Explanation of terms .......................................... 66SpecificationsSpecifications ..................................................... 68