Panasonic SDR-S15 Operating Instructions Manual

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18 LSQT1438 19LSQT1438Setup 4 Turning the unit ON/OFF(Selecting modes) Rotate the mode dial to motion picture recording/playback, still picturerecording/playback or turning the unit OFF.Set to icon of desired mode.Turning the unit OFFMotion picture recording mode(P.26)Motion picture playback mode(P.52)Still picture recording mode(P.28)Still picture playback mode(P.55)Rotate the mode dial slowly but surely to the desired position without turning itrecklessly.The very first time that the unit is turned ON, a message appears promptingyou to set the date and time. (P.22)During use, the main unit and SD card become hot, but this is normal and notindicative of a malfunction.●●Status indicatorWhen turning the unit ON: Lit red(When selecting )When turning the unit OFF: Off••Turning the unit ON/OFF from the LCD monitorWhen [ ] or [ ] is selected, the unit turns ON when the LCD monitor isopened and OFF when it is closed. (During motion picture recording, the unitdoes not turn OFF when the LCD monitor is closed.)When [QUICK START] (next page) is [ON], the unit goes on quick startstandby when the LCD monitor is closed.When not in use, set the mode dial to [OFF].••Quick startsQuick starts are available when the mode is set to [ ] and [ ].When [QUICK START] is [ON], the unit responds as follows to LCD monitoroperations:LCD monitoroperation Unit response StatusindicatorWhen opened Shooting can start in approx. 0.6 seconds. Lit redWhen closed The unit goes on quick start standby . Flashing greenThe unit consumes about half as much power as when recording is stopped.Setting [QUICK START]Select settings from themenus. (P.20)→[SETUP]→[QUICK START]→[ON](To turn OFF, select [OFF].)[QUICK START] is [ON] at the time of purchase.•The quick start standby is cancelled and the unit turns OFF (status indicatorout) in the following situations.When quick start standby mode continues for more than about 5 minutesWhen the mode dial is rotatedWhen the white balance has been set to the automatic adjustment (duringautomatic recording or when it is set to [ ] during manual recording)and quick start has been initiated, quick start may take longer if a differentlight source is used from the one prior to initiating quick start: This happensbecause the automatic adjustments are performed again.Starting may require more time than usual if the unit is impacted.Zoom magnification becomes 1x after quick starts.If [ECONOMY] (P.86) is set to [5 MINUTES] and the unit automatically goeson quick start standby, close and reopen the LCD monitor.●••●●●●