Panasonic NV-GS27, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Digital Video Camera Model No NV GS37EB NV GS27EB Before use please read these instructions completely LSQT1006 A NV GS37EB NV GS27EB DV IN Video Light ...

Page 2: ... not be used until a replacement cover is obtained A replacement fuse cover can be purchased from your local Panasonic Dealer IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE REMOVED AND THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE ELECTRICAL SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED INTO ANY 13 AMPERE SOCKET If a new plug is to...

Page 3: ...ntellectual properties of Japan and the U S To use these copyright protected technologies authorization of the Macrovision Company is required It is prohibited to disassemble or modify the Movie Camera Information on Disposal for Users of Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment private households This symbol on the products and or accompanying documents means that used electrical and electronic prod...

Page 4: ...self 24 Backlight compensation function 25 Colour Night view function 25 Soft skin mode 25 Fade in fade out function 26 Wind noise reduction function 26 Recording images for wide screen TVs 26 Image stabilizer function 27 Recording in various situations Scene mode 27 Recording in natural colours White balance 28 Manual focus adjustment 29 Manual shutter speed aperture adjustment 30 Playback mode P...

Page 5: ...irect shopping for a wide range of finished products take a browse on our website for further details Accessories The followings are the accessories supplied with this product 1 AC adaptor DC input lead AC mains lead 8 2 Battery pack 8 The supplied battery pack is not available as spare part see the list of optional batteries below for alternative battery 3 Remote control button type battery suppl...

Page 6: ...tery holder 8 14 Battery release lever BATTERY RELEASE 8 15 DC input terminal DC C C IN 8 16 Power switch OFF ON 9 17 Status indicator 9 18 Menu button MENU 16 19 Joystick 14 20 Mode dial 14 21 Light button LIGHT NV GS37 only 20 22 Recording start stop button 22 23 LCD monitor 11 48 24 LCD monitor open part OPEN 11 25 Reset button RESET 40 44 26 Mode select switch AUTO MANUAL FOCUS 21 27 30 1 2 4 ...

Page 7: ...lt similarly Fitting the lens cap Fit the lens cap to protect the surface of the lens 1 The lens cap and lens cap cord comes preattached to the grip belt Pass the end of the lens cap cord through the attached eye on the lens cap Then pass the lens cap through the loop made by itself and pull tight When not using the lens cap pull the lens cap cord in the direction of the arrow 1 When you are not r...

Page 8: ... charging will start When the battery temperature is excessively high or low the CHARGE lamp flashes and the charging time will be longer than normal ª Connecting to the AC outlet 1 Connect the AC mains lead to the AC adaptor and the AC mains socket 2 Connect the DC input lead to the AC adaptor 3 Connect the DC input lead to this product The output plug of the AC mains lead is not completely conne...

Page 9: ...eat up after use or charging The main unit of the movie camera being used will also heat up This is normal Along with the reduction of the battery capacity the display will change If the battery discharges then will flash Turning the camera on When the camera is turned on with the lens cap fitted the automatic white balance adjustment may not function properly Please turn the camera on after remov...

Page 10: ...centre of the joystick Do steps 2 and 3 below to set the date time If the screen shows the incorrect date time then adjust it Set to Tape Recording Mode 1 Set BASIC CLOCK SET YES 16 2 Move the joystick left or right in order to select the item to be set Then move the joystick up or down to set the desired value The year will change as follows 2000 2001 2089 2000 The 24 hour clock is used 3 Press t...

Page 11: ...r is rotated by 180o towards the lens and the viewfinder is extended when recording yourself the LCD monitor and the viewfinder simultaneously light Using the viewfinder ª Extending the viewfinder 1 Pull out the viewfinder Extend it by pinching the extension knob The viewfinder will be activated If the LCD monitor is opened the viewfinder will be deactivated ª Adjusting the field of view 1 Adjust ...

Page 12: ...ª To cancel Quick Start 1 Set SETUP QUICK START OFF 16 If the OFF ON switch is set to OFF while the unit is in quick start standby the power turns off If the standby continues for approx 30 minutes then the status indicator will go off and the camera will be completely turned off If the Mode dial is moved or the battery is removed in quick start standby mode quick start is cancelled and the power ...

Page 13: ...ter use be sure to rewind the cassette completely remove it and put it in a case Store the case in an upright position 47 If the indicator of the condensation does not display on the LCD monitor and or the viewfinder and you notice condensation on the lens or the main unit do not open the cassette cover otherwise condensation may be formed on the heads or the cassette tape 45 ª When the cassette h...

Page 14: ...hen push in the centre to set it ª Joystick and screen display Push the centre of the joystick and icons will be displayed on the screen Each time the joystick is moved down the indication changes In the Tape Playback Mode the icons will be automatically displayed on the screen 1 Tape Recording Mode AUTO MANUAL FOCUS switch is set to AUTO 1 is displayed while recording on a tape 1 Select by moving...

Page 15: ...the Help mode icon The help mode explains the operation icons displayed when the AUTO MANUAL FOCUS switch is set to AUTO in Tape Recording Mode 3 Move the joystick up left or right to select the desired icon An explanation of the selected icon is displayed on the screen Each time the joystick is moved down the indication changes ª To exit the Help mode Select EXIT or press the MENU button When the...

Page 16: ...stick up or down in order to select the top menu 3 Move the joystick right or press it to set the selection 4 Move the joystick up or down in order to select the sub menu 5 Move the joystick right or press it to set the selection 6 Move the joystick up or down in order to select the item to be set 7 Press the joystick to determine the setting ª To exit the menu screen Press the MENU button ª To ge...

Page 17: ... select the item to be adjusted LCD SET Brightness of the LCD monitor Colour level of the LCD monitor EVF SET Brightness of the viewfinder 3 Move the joystick left or right to move the bar indication representing the brightness 4 Press the MENU button or the joystick to complete the settings When the LCD monitor is rotated by 180 towards the lens the brightness of the LCD monitor cannot be adjuste...

Page 18: ...h button VAR SEARCH 32 9 Menu button MENU 17 10 Photoshot button PHOTO SHOT 11 Rewind review button 6 12 Pause button 13 Stop button 14 Recording start stop button START STOP 15 Playback button PLAY 1 16 Fast forward cue button 5 17 Enter button ENTER 17 means that these buttons function in the same manner as the corresponding buttons on the movie camera ª Install a button type battery Install the...

Page 19: ...tton type battery out of the reach of children If the remote control mode of the camera and that of the remote control do not match with each other REMOTE will appear When the remote control is operated for the first time after the camera is turned on CHECK REMOTE MODE 40 will appear and operation is impossible Set the same remote control mode The remote control is intended for indoor operation Ou...

Page 20: ...images use this mode 3 Press the LIGHT button 3 The LED video light turns off Pressing the LIGHT button again returns to 1 The subject should be within 1 5 metres of the movie camera Using the LED video light reduces battery time Set the LED video light to off when not in use Do not look directly into the light If the LED video light is used with a conversion lens attached a slight vignetting dark...

Page 21: ...ote control ready NV GS37 only 18 Setting SP LP mode 21 ª About auto mode Set the AUTO MANUAL FOCUS switch to AUTO and colour balance white balance and focusing will be adjusted automatically Auto white balance 49 Auto focusing 49 Depending on the brightness of the subject etc the aperature and shutter speed are automatically adjusted for an optimum brightness When set to the Tape recording mode T...

Page 22: ... the tape recording mode 1 Recording time elapse 2 Remaining tape indication ª Concerning the remaining tape time indication on the screen The remaining tape time is indicated in minutes When it reaches less than 3 minutes the indication starts flashing During a 15 seconds or shorter recording the remaining tape time indication may not be displayed or the remaining tape time may not be displayed c...

Page 23: ...approx 1 second before the end of the last image recorded When you start recording at that point the image can be recorded seamlessly from the last image Recording a still picture on a tape Photoshot Still pictures can be recorded from the movie camera lens Set to Tape Recording Mode 1 Press the PHOTO SHOT button in the recording pause mode The movie camera records a still picture for about 7 seco...

Page 24: ...he variable speed zoom function When pushing the W T lever as far as it will go you can zoom from 1k to 30k in 3 5 seconds at the maximum The zoom speed varies according to the amount of movement of the W T lever The variable speed zoom function cannot be used with the remote control NV GS37 only ª To use the zoom microphone function Interlocked with the zooming operation the microphone will colle...

Page 25: ...indication appears on the screen of the movie camera Each upward press switches the modes OFF Colour night view function OFF ª To cancel the colour night view function Select the icon again The COLOUR NIGHT VIEW OFF indication appears on the screen of the movie camera If set in a bright place the screen may become whitish for a while The colour night view function makes the signal charging time of...

Page 26: ...conds to pause recording Wind noise reduction function This reduces the wind noise coming into the microphone when recording Set to Tape Recording Mode 1 Set BASIC WIND CUT ON ª To cancel the wind noise reduction function Set BASIC WIND CUT OFF The default setting is ON Reduces the wind noise depending on the wind strength If this function is activated in strong winds the stereo effect may be redu...

Page 27: ... conversion lens is used When recording is done in an extremely dark place When the camera is shaken greatly When you record a moving subject while tracking it Recording in various situations Scene mode When you record images in different situations this mode automatically sets optimum shutter speeds and apertures Set to Tape Recording Mode 1 Set the AUTO MANUAL FOCUS switch to MANUAL 2 Set BASIC ...

Page 28: ... may flicker If so change the scene mode setting to OFF Low light mode Extremely dark scenes may not be able to be recorded finely Spotlight mode If the recording subject is extremely bright the recorded image may become whitish and the periphery of the recorded image extremely dark Surf snow mode If the recording subject is extremely bright the recorded image may become whitish Recording in natur...

Page 29: ...ance cannot be set in the manual adjustment mode White balance may not be adjusted properly in the manual adjustment mode in dark places If so use the auto white balance mode During setting in the manual adjustment mode When the setting is completed it will keep lit ª About the white balance sensor The white balance sensor detects the type of light source during recording Do not cover the white ba...

Page 30: ...en You may see vertical lines of light in the playback image of a brightly shining subject or highly reflective subject but this is not a malfunction During normal playback image movement may not look smooth When recording in the extremely bright place the colour of the screen may change or flickers If so adjust the shutter speed manually to 1 50 or 1 100 Manual iris gain adjustment Set the shutte...

Page 31: ...reases the volume Nearer the bar to r larger the volume On the remote control press the T button to increase the volume or the W button to decrease it NV GS37 only When the adjustment is completed the volume indication will disappear If you do not hear the sound check the settings of SETUP 12bit AUDIO ª Repeat playback When the tape end is reached the tape will be rewound and played back again 1 S...

Page 32: ...e lever then the images will continuously be played back frame by frame ª To return to normal playback Press the PLAY 1 button on the remote control or move the joystick up to the 1 icon to start playback Slow motion playback In the reversed slow motion playback the time code indication may be unstable Frame by frame playback Press and hold the E or the D button in the playback pause and then the ...

Page 33: ...o select the icon to stop playback Use the AC adaptor to free you from worrying about the battery running down ª If the image or audio from this camera is not output on the TV Check that the plugs are inserted as far as they go Check the 12bit AUDIO settings 35 Check the connected terminal Check the TV s input setting input switch For more information please read the operating instructions for the...

Page 34: ...Playback Mode 3 Select the input channel on the TV set and recorder 4 Move the joystick up to select the 1 icon to start playback Player The image and sound are reproduced 5 Start recording Recorder 6 Stop recording Recorder 7 Move the joystick down to select the icon to stop playback Player For more information refer to the operating instructions for your TV set and recorder When you do not need ...

Page 35: ...e instructions for equipment connected Regardless of the menu settings on the recorder digital dubbing is carried out in the same mode as the AUDIO REC mode of the playback tape The images on the recorder monitor may be disturbed but it does not affect the recorded images Audio dubbing NV GS37 only You can add music or narration to the recorded cassette Audio dubbing can only be performed by using...

Page 36: ...ding with audio dubbing Set BASIC REC SPEED SP to take pictures ª To play back the sound recorded with audio dubbing You can switch between the sound recorded with audio dubbing and the original sound Set SETUP 12bit AUDIO ST2 or MIX ST1 It only plays back the original sound ST2 It only plays back the sound added by audio dubbing MIX It simultaneously plays back the original sound and the sound ad...

Page 37: ...37 only Refer to the operating instructions for PC connection D ZOOM 24 ZOOM MIC 24 SHTR EFFECT 23 3 SETUP DISPLAY 38 DATE TIME 38 POWER SAVE 38 QUICK START 12 REMOTE NV GS37 only 19 BEEP SOUND 38 LCD SET 17 EVF SET 17 INITIAL SET 38 DEMO MODE 38 4 LANGUAGE 16 ª TAPE PLAYBACK MENU 1 BASIC DATE TIME 38 USB FUNCTION NV GS37 only Refer to the operating instructions for PC connection 2 ADVANCED REPEAT...

Page 38: ...ssed without any operation the standby mode automatically will be set In the standby mode blinks and it takes time more than usual to start recording after you press the recording start stop button 5 MINUTES When about 5 minutes passed without any operation the movie camera automatically turns off to protect the tape or to prevent the battery from running down When you use the movie camera turn it...

Page 39: ...utter speed 30 F2 4 F number 30 6dB Gain value 30 Soft skin mode 25 Fade White 26 Fade Black 26 Colour night view function 25 Blank search 23 Video Light is on NV GS37 only 20 Gain up 20 Zoom microphone 24 Wind noise reduction 26 5 Sports mode Scene mode 27 Portrait mode Scene mode 27 Low light mode Scene mode 27 Spotlight mode Scene mode 27 Surf snow mode Scene mode 27 Auto white balance 28 Indoo...

Page 40: ...e attempting to play back a tape section that has been recorded with a different TV system This cassette is incompatible CLOSE CASSETTE DOOR The cassette cover is open Close the cassette cover 13 UNABLE TO A DUB LP RECORDED Audio dubbing cannot be performed because the original recording was in LP mode UNABLE TO A DUB You are attempting to perform audio dubbing on a non recorded tape COPY PROTECTE...

Page 41: ...recording to a tape Colour Night View While recording to a tape When the built in LED video light lights and the gain up mode is set to on NV GS37 only Scene mode When setting the AUTO MANUAL FOCUS switch to AUTO When the colour night view function is used When the built in LED video light lights NV GS37 only Change of white balance When digital zoom 30k or higher is used When the colour night vie...

Page 42: ...ly charged depending on the usage the battery has worn out and can no longer be used 5 The movie camera cannot be operated though powered up The movie camera does not operate normally The movie camera cannot be operated unless you open the LCD monitor or extend the viewfinder Remove the cassette and then press the RESET button 44 If normal conditions are not restored yet turn off the power Then ab...

Page 43: ...tape time 5 A function indication such as mode indication remaining tape time indication or time code indication is not shown If you set SETUP DISPLAY OFF indications other than the tape running condition warning and date indications disappear Playback Sound 1 Sound is not played back from the built in speaker of the movie camera 0 Is the volume too low During playback push the sVOLUMEr lever to d...

Page 44: ... for data protection and then press the RESET button The movie camera will be activated If you do not press the RESET button the power to the movie camera is turned off automatically about 1 minute later Even after you press the RESET button the indication may still appear repeatedly If so the movie camera needs repair Detach the power connected and consult the dealer who you purchased the movie c...

Page 45: ...perature becomes close to the ambient temperature the fogging disappears naturally ª About dirty heads If video heads the parts that closely contact with the tape become dirty normal recording and playback are not properly performed Clean the heads with the digital video head cleaner Insert the head cleaner into the movie camera set it to the Tape Playback Mode and play it back for about 10 second...

Page 46: ...break its housing causing it to malfunction Do not use benzine paint thinner or alcohol for cleaning the movie camera Before cleaning detach the battery or pull out the AC mains lead from the AC mains socket The camera body may be discoloured and the surface finish may peel off Wipe the movie camera with a soft dry cloth to remove dust and fingerprints To remove stubborn stains wring well a cloth ...

Page 47: ...ging the battery or the AC adaptor may be faulty If so please contact a dealer If you use the AC adaptor near a radio radio reception may be disturbed Keep the AC adaptor 1 metre or more away from radio When using the AC adaptor it may generate whirring sounds However this is normal After use be sure to pull out the AC mains lead from the AC mains socket If they are left connected a minute amount ...

Page 48: ...ffective range of automatic white balance adjustment the image will become reddish or bluish Even within the effective range of automatic white balance adjustment the automatic white balance adjustment may not function properly if there is more than one light source For light outside the functional auto white balance adjustment range use the manual white balance adjustment mode 1 The effective ran...

Page 49: ...s not work correctly in the following situations Record pictures in the manual focus mode Recording a subject with one end located closer to the movie camera and the other end farther away from it As auto focus adjusts at the centre of an image it may be impossible to focus on a subject that is located in both the foreground and background Recording a subject behind dirty or dusty glass The subjec...

Page 50: ...Colour Night View Mode Video output level 1 0 Vp p 75 h Audio output level Line 316 mV 600 h USB USB 2 0 compliant Hi Speed NV GS37 Full Speed NV GS27 No copyright protection support Digital interface DV output terminal IEEE1394 4 pin Dimensions Approx 82 mm W k69 mm H k120 mm D excluding the projection part Mass Approx 410 g without supplied battery DV cassette and lens cap Approx 480 g with supp...

Page 51: ...Slider 13 ª F Fade 26 Frame by frame playback 32 ª L LCD Monitor 48 Low Light Mode 27 ª M Manual Focus 29 Mode Dial 14 ª P Portrait Mode 27 ª R Recording Speed 21 Remaining Tape Time 39 Remote Control 18 Repeat Playback 31 ª S Scene mode 27 Self Recording 24 Shutter Speed 30 Slow Motion Playback 32 Soft Skin Mode 25 Sound Volume 31 SP LP Mode 21 Sports Mode 27 Spotlight Mode 27 Surf Snow Mode 27 ª...

Page 52: ...B LSQT1006 A F1205Nm0 20000 A C Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd Web site http www panasonic co jp global ...