Panasonic VDR-M70GC Instruction Manual

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Contents

EnglishVQT0K9813Table of ContentsImportant Information.......................................... 2For Your Safety................................................... 2Precautions......................................................... 2Be sure to read the following before openingthe package of CD-ROM.................................. 3Cautions When Using ......................................... 4Cautions When Storing....................................... 7Suggestions and Restrictions ............................. 8Read This First ................................................... 9About This Manual............................................ 10Introduction ....................................................... 11Table of Contents ............................................. 13Checking Provided Accessories ....................... 16Names of Parts ................................................. 17Setting Up the Battery....................................... 21Charging Battery....................................................21Try to Record and Play Back Using Disc(Video and Photo) .......................................... 22Try to Record and Play Back Using Card(Photo) ........................................................... 24Discs and Cards ............................................... 26Available Discs ......................................................26Information on DVD-R Disc ...................................27Examples of Discs that cannot be used on this DVDVideo Camera:....................................................27Handling Discs.......................................................28Removing and Replacing from/inRound DVD Holder .............................................28Available Cards .....................................................29Storage Capacity on Disc or Card .................... 30Recordable Time of Movie (Video) ........................30Recordable Stills (Photos) on Disc ........................31SetupsSetting Up the DVD Video Camera .................. 32Holding DVD Video Camera..................................32Attaching Shoulder Strap.......................................33Attaching Lens Cap ...............................................33Inserting Battery into Remote Control ...................34Removing Battery from Remote Control................34Viewing Subject through Viewfinder ......................35Viewing Image on LCD Monitor Screen ................36Closing LCD Monitor .............................................37Setting Date and Time...........................................38Changing Display Format of Date and Time .........39About the Battery Pack ..................................... 40Attaching Battery to DVD Video Camera...............40Removing Battery ..................................................40Battery Remaining Level Indicator.........................42Efficient Use of Battery ..........................................42Using DVD Video Camera withAC adaptor/charger ............................................43Inserting and Removing Disc............................ 44Inserting Disc.........................................................44Removing Disc ......................................................46Inserting and Removing Card........................... 47Basic TechniquesBasic Handling of DVD Video Camera ............. 48Turning DVD Video Camera On and Off ...............48Recording Movie............................................... 49Recording Stills................................................. 50Compensating for Backlight.............................. 51On-Screen Information ..................................... 52Information Display During Recording...................52Zooming............................................................ 55Macro Recording ...................................................56Recording Subjects for Stronger Wide-Angle orTelephoto Effect .................................................56Playing Back..................................................... 57Playing Back..........................................................57Playback from Start of Disc or Card ......................58Search Playback of Movie.....................................58Frame Advance/Frame Back/Slow Playback ofMovie..................................................................58Skip Playback of Movie .........................................59Playing Back Stills .................................................59Jumping to specified Point (Go To) .......................60On-Screen Information Display ........................ 61Information Display during Playback .....................61Manually Focusing Subject............................... 62Focusing During Recording...................................62Adjusting Exposure Manually ........................... 63Using Full Auto Function .................................. 64Using External Microphone .............................. 65Setting Video Flash (Only for VDR-M70GC) .... 65Viewing on TV Screen ...................................... 66Connecting to a TV................................................66Viewing on TV Screen...........................................67Playback on DVD Video Recorder/Player ........ 68To Customers who Have a DVD Video Recorderwith Hard Disk................................................ 68Playback on DVD Player .................................. 69Removing and Replacing from/in Round DVDHolder ............................................................ 70How to Remove Disc.............................................70Replacing Disc in Round DVD Holder...................70When the Hinge of Round DVD HolderComes off ...........................................................70Disc Cleaning ........................................................70Recording (Dubbing) 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