Panasonic NV-MX300B, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Digital Video Camera Operating Instructions Model No NV MX300B Before use please read these instructions completely NV MX300B VQT8940 ...

Page 2: ...ngle 30 Recording Still Pictures on the Cassette 30 Recording in the Wide Screen Format 34 Recording with Minimised Camera Shake 34 Viewing the Just Recorded Scenes on the Movie Camera 36 Searching for a Scene That You Want to Play Back 36 Adjusting the Sound Volume 37 Playing Back in Slow Motion 38 Playing Back Still Pictures and Advancing Them One by One 38 Playing Back on a TV 40 After Use 40 C...

Page 3: ...y Card BN SDCAAE CD ROM USB Reader Writer for SD Memory Card Programme HotShots and NetCard VFF0092 Check List for the Standard Accessories For purchasing additional Battery Packs see the list of optional accessories on p 123 Due to limitations in LCD production technology there may be some tiny bright or dark spots on the LCD Monitor screen However this is not a malfunction and does not affect th...

Page 4: ...1 When a cable is connected to this socket the Movie Camera s built in speaker is turned off e Digital Still Picture Terminal D STILL PICTURE p 108 Z Cassette Eject Lever OPEN EJECT p 12 40 Upper Cassette Compartment Cover p 12 Lower Cassette Compartment Cover p 12 Shoulder Strap Holders Before you go recording outside it is recommended that you attach the Shoulder Strap to prevent the Movie Camer...

Page 5: ...for recording and playback It also allows charging the Movie Camera s Battery Connect the other end of the AC Mains Lead to an AC mains socket Connect the other end of the DC Input Lead to the AC Adaptor After use be sure to disconnect the Car Adaptor Cord from the Cigarette Lighter Socket Be sure to start the car engine before you connect the Car Adaptor Cord otherwise the fuse may blow Use the D...

Page 6: ...comes warm during use When you repeatedly stop and restart recording the recording time per Battery is shorter than listed above If you do not use the Battery for a long time please read Precautions for Storage p 110 Quick Charge When you attach a quick charge type battery to the AC Adaptor the QUICK Lamp starts to flash When the QUICK Lamp has stopped flashing and remains lit approximately 45 min...

Page 7: ... it stops When you insert a cassette onto which you have recorded before use the Camera Search Function p 42 to search for the position from which you want to continue recording When you insert a new cassette rewind the tape to the beginning before starting to record If the Cassette Holder Does Not Slide Back In Press on the PUSH CLOSE Mark and close the Upper Cassette Compartment Cover securely T...

Page 8: ...ying glass could bundle the light beams and seriously heat damage the Viewfinder Do not pull on the Eyecup to extend the Viewfinder The Viewfinder can be tilted upward by up to approximately 75o Closing the LCD Monitor Push the LCD Monitor close until the LCD OPEN Button locks with a click LCD OPEN CAMERA VCR CARD P B MODE ON OFF Eyepiece Corrector Knob CAMERA VCR CARD P B MODE ON OFF LCD OPEN 180...

Page 9: ...it easy to select the desired functions and settings 1 Press the MENU Button When the CAMERA Lamp is lit Camera Mode Menu is displayed 1 When the VCR Lamp is lit VCR Mode Menu is displayed 2 When the CARD P B Lamp is lit Card Playback Mode Menu is displayed 3 2 Turn the PUSH Dial to select the desired Sub Menu Turning the PUSH Dial changes the highlighted item 5 Press the PUSH Dial to set the sele...

Page 10: ...ted and leave it on for approximately 10 minutes without performing any operation the Movie Camera automatically switches over to the Demonstration Mode to show its functions Pressing a button or performing some other operation suspends the Demonstration Mode Leaving the Movie Camera again on for more than 10 minutes without operating it causes the demonstration to start again Also when you set DE...

Page 11: ...on the OTHER FUNCTIONS Sub Menu of the CAMERA FUNCTIONS Main Menu Menu Functions Continued VCR Mode Menu Card Playback Mode Main Menu CARD FUNCTIONS 1 ERASE PICTURE TITLE 2 CARD EDITING 3 DISPLAY SETUP 4 OTHER FUNCTIONS ERASE PICTURE TITLE Sub Menu 1 1 Selecting and Erasing a Picture ERASE PICTURE BY SELECTION p 82 2 Erasing All Pictures ERASE ALL PICTURES p 82 3 Selecting and Erasing a Title ERAS...

Page 12: ...me makes the Menu disappear As the time of the Movie Camera s built in clock is subject to a slight imprecision be sure to check the time before recording If the flashing 0 Indication appears charge the built in lithium battery and set the date and time again The clock employs the 24 hour system Setting the Date and Time If you set CLOCK SET on the OTHER FUNCTIONS Sub Menu to YES the Menu shown be...

Page 13: ...the Recording Indicating Tally Lamp flashes briefly to confirm when the Movie Camera has received a command from the Remote Controller Recording Indicating Tally Lamp PAUSE PAUSE MODE ON OFF Recording Filming After setting the OFF ON MODE Switch to ON to turn the Movie Camera on and setting the Mode Selector Switch to AUTO you can start recording simply by pressing the Recording Start Stop Button ...

Page 14: ...the Head Cleaner does not clear the video head clogging the Movie Camera requires cleaning or repairing by a service centre Please consult with your dealer Video head cleaning due to clogging is not a malfunction of the product and is not covered by your warranty Checking If the Picture Is Recorded Recording Check To play back the final few seconds of the last recorded scene in the Recording Pause...

Page 15: ...AE LOCK MNL AUTO or 3 4 5 Mirror Mode for the Picture on the LCD Monitor You are used to looking at yourself in the mirror Therefore when recording yourself with the LCD Monitor facing forward the picture as it is being recorded might look unusual and distracting If you prefer to see yourself on the LCD Monitor in the same way as you see yourself in a mirror i e with the sides reversed set SELFSHO...

Page 16: ...o Flash is used Recording Still Pictures on the Cassette Photoshot With this function you can record still pictures with sound for approximately 7 seconds each 1 Slide the TAPE CARD Selector to TAPE PHOTO PHOTO PHOTO PHOTO 2 Press the PHOTO SHOT Button in the Recording Pause Mode The Movie Camera records a still picture for approximately 7 seconds and then switches over to the Recording Pause Mode...

Page 17: ...ding Pause Mode MENU SHUTTER IRIS VOL JOG PUSH MENU PHOTO SHOT Frame Moving Pictures Frame Mode Frame moving picture recording makes it possible to obtain natural still pictures with a high picture quality even when the scenes involve a lot of movement recording frame still pictures continuously at a rate of 25 frames a second It is also possible to record sound Set the REC MODE on the CAMERA SETU...

Page 18: ...possible to record pictures onto a Card in the Cinema Mode and Wide Mode Do not record pictures in the Wide Mode if they are to be imported into the personal computer after recording The imported pictures will appear stretched vertically p 93 Cancelling the Cinema Mode Set CINEMA on the CAMERA SETUP Sub Menu to OFF Cancelling the Wide Mode Set ASPECT on the CAMERA SETUP Sub Menu to 4 3 Notes for U...

Page 19: ...USH Dial to select the desired search speed Returning to Normal Playback Press the Play Button 1 Playback continues at normal speed The Variable Speed Search Function offers the following 6 different playback speeds both in forward and reverse directions 1 5k slow playback in SP Mode only 1 3k slow playback in LP Mode only 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k During Variable Speed Search Function mosaic like patterns...

Page 20: ...irection the Time Code Indication may not be accurate Scenes recorded in the SP Mode are played back at approximately 1 5th of the normal speed Scenes recorded in the LP Mode are played back at approximately 1 3rd of the normal speed When you play back the picture recorded in the Picture in Picture Mode p 56 or Multi Picture Mode p 52 54 the picture may shake vertically Pressing the E Button advan...

Page 21: ...1 pin Adaptor purchase separately is necessary Consult your dealer Selecting the Sound The sound can be selected using the AUDIO OUT setting on the PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Sub Menu STEREO Stereo sound main sound and sub sound The setting is usually kept at STEREO L Left channel sound main sound R Right channel sound sub sound If an attempt was made to perform audio dubbing for what was recorded with 12...

Page 22: ...roximately 1 second before the end of the last recorded scene the Movie Camera switches over to the Still Playback Mode In the Camera Search Mode the picture may contain mosaic like patterns However this is a phenomenon particular to digital video and completely normal If the Recording Speed Mode SP LP of the previous and the new recording are different the playback picture may be distorted If the...

Page 23: ...seconds the Intro Search Function is activated and it plays back all still pictures recorded in the Photoshot Mode on the cassette one after another for a few seconds each To cancel the Intro Search Function press the Play Button 1 or the Stop Button If the interval between two scene index signals is less than 1 minute the Scene Index Search Function may not work correctly The Scene Index Search F...

Page 24: ...ally disappears 1 During recording keep the Fade Button FADE pressed The picture gradually disappears 2 When the picture has completely disappeared press the Recording Start Stop Button to start recording 2 After the picture has completely disappeared press the Recording Start Stop Button to stop recording The Movie Camera is in the Recording Pause Mode 3 Approximately 3 seconds after the recordin...

Page 25: ...res in the Progressive Photoshot Mode while the Sports Mode is activated the brightness of the recorded still pictures may be unstable Portrait Mode When recording still pictures in the Progressive Photoshot Mode while the Portrait Mode is activated the brightness of the recorded still pictures may be unstable Low Light Mode It may not be possible to sufficiently brighten up extremely dark scenes ...

Page 26: ... DISPLAY SETUP 8 OTHER FUNCTIONS 9 DEMO MODE RETURN YES If you have set EFFECT on the DIGITAL EFFECT Sub Menu to GAINUP you need to adjust the focus manually If you have set EFFECT on the DIGITAL EFFECT Sub Menu to B W changing the selected white balance mode is not possible Cancelling the Digital Effect Set EFFECT on the DIGITAL EFFECT Sub Menu to OFF MENU SHUTTER IRIS VOL JOG PUSH 2 Press the PU...

Page 27: ...USH Dial to select SPEED and then press the PUSH Dial to select the desired strobe speed At the FAST setting the sequence of 9 still pictures is captured within approximately 1 second at NORMAL within approximately 2 seconds and at SLOW within approximately 3 seconds Displaying the Multi Pictures Again Press the MULTI Button for more than 1 second Notes for Using the Multi Picture Mode The Multi P...

Page 28: ...y pressing the MULTI Button 4 Press the MENU Button to exit the Menu Displaying the Multi Pictures Again Press the MULTI Button for more than 1 second Notes for Using the Multi Picture Mode The Multi Picture Mode cannot be used while the Digital Still Picture Mode is used When using the Mirror Mode p 29 with the LCD Monitor facing forward pressing the MULTI Button displays the still pictures start...

Page 29: ...Turning the Movie Camera off erases the small picture being displayed inside the normal picture To record in the Picture in Picture Mode press the Recording Start Stop Button or the PHOTO SHOT Button A title cannot be made into a small picture p 78 The setting will be canceled when the STILL Button is pressed in the Picture in Picture Mode If the Video Flash is installed and the P IN P Button is p...

Page 30: ...ene is gradually replaced by the new scene Press the Recording Start Stop Button to start recording again The last picture gradually fades out while the new scene fades in SHUTTER IRIS MENU W B VOL JOG PUSH AE LOCK MNL AUTO CAMERA FUNCTIONS PRESS MENU TO EXIT 1 CAMERA SETUP 2 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 3 DIGITAL EFFECT 4 CARD SETUP 5 MULTI PICTURES 6 RECORDING SETUP 7 DISPLAY SETUP 8 OTHER FUNCTIONS 9 DEM...

Page 31: ...es about the White Balance Adjustment Be sure to remove the Lens Cap before setting the OFF ON MODE Switch to ON If the Lens Cap is still attached to the Lens when the CAMERA Lamp lights the automatic white balance setting may not be precise If you have set EFFECT on the DIGITAL EFFECT Sub Menu of the CAMERA FUNCTIONS Main Menu to GAINUP or B W it is not possible to change the white balance In the...

Page 32: ...ne transitions may not be smooth Avoid recording under fluorescent lamps mercury lamps or natrium lamps as they can cause unstable colours and brightness of the playback picture When using the Gain up Mode p 50 or any of the Programme AE Modes p 48 it is not possible to adjust the shutter speed If the shutter speed was manually adjusted this setting is cancelled Adjust the shutter speed according ...

Page 33: ...erformed Adjust in such a way that the sound will not be distorted at the maximum volume level When Zoom Mic is set set the zoom to the T position before performing this adjustment Other Convenient Functions This Movie Camera comes with 4 professional functions Advanced Functions which come in handy for recording 1 Zebra Pattern ZEBRA 2 Microphone Sensitivity Level Adjustment MIC LEVEL ADJ 3 Pictu...

Page 34: ...ubbing are played back together VCR FUNCTIONS PRESS MENU TO EXIT 2 CARD SETUP 1 PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 3 RECORDING SETUP 4 AV IN OUT SETUP 5 DISPLAY SETUP 6 OTHER FUNCTIONS AV IN OUT SETUP PRESS MENU TO EXIT AV JACK RETURN YES OFF MIC AV IN IN OUT A DUB INPUT DV OUT SHUTTER IRIS MENU W B VOL JOG PUSH AE LOCK MNL AUTO CAMERA VCR CARD P B MODE ON OFF ZOOM sVOLr PLAY PAUSE ITEM STOP SET REW 6 SLOW SLOW S...

Page 35: ...ntil it stops Taking Out the MultiMediaCard Be sure to turn the Movie Camera off before taking out the MultiMediaCard Set the OFF ON MODE Switch to OFF Pull the MultiMediaCard straight out Slide the OPEN Lever to the right to open the Card Slot Cover Push the MultiMediaCard on its centre Close the Card Slot Cover securely Before closing the Card Slot Cover be sure to confirm that the MultiMediaCar...

Page 36: ...ox 10 pictures NORMAL Approx 20 pictures ECONOMY Approx 30 pictures When the picture size is 640t480 pixels FINE Approx 50 pictures NORMAL Approx 100 pictures ECONOMY Approx 200 pictures When recording in more than one mode FINE NORMAL ECONOMY on the same MultiMediaCard the maximum recordable number differs from the numbers indicated above The maximum recordable numbers are approximations When rec...

Page 37: ...press the PHOTO SHOT Button at the scene that you want to record The picture stands still for approximately 4 seconds when PICTURE QUALITY on the CARD SETUP Sub Menu is set to NORMAL while the picture is being recorded It is recommended that you press the Button first and then press the PHOTO SHOT Button The remaining number of pictures which can be recorded in the MultiMediaCard is displayed duri...

Page 38: ... Using the Blank Search Function p 42 makes it easy to locate the end of the recorded part or a blank part on the cassette An Photoshot index signal is automatically recorded with a picture This makes it possible to use the Index Search Function p 44 or the Automatic Printing Function p 106 NOW RECORDING Indication appears during the copying Set RECORD TO TAPE to YES It takes approximately 7 secon...

Page 39: ...yed Press the MULTI Button The still pictures recorded on the MultiMediaCard are displayed in the Multi Picture Mode It is not possible to select the desired multi picture with the Remote Controller In the Multi Picture Mode 6 still pictures are displayed on the same screen If more than 6 still pictures are recorded on the MultiMediaCard turn the PUSH Dial to display the next 6 still pictures Inst...

Page 40: ...ng Display p 84 2 File Name 5 Select the recording destination with the TAPE CARD Selector Camera Mode TAPE or CARD VCR Mode CARD Card Playback Mode TAPE PHOTO SHOT It is recommended that you press the STILL Button first and then press the PHOTO SHOT Button When the PHOTO SHOT Button is pressed the title is cleared in that instant however this will not interfere with the recording When a title is ...

Page 41: ...nd press it 3 Press the PHOTO SHOT Button The Menu for adjusting the title now appears Select RETURN to perform photoshot again 4 Set COLOUR and LUMINANCE Turn the PUSH Dial to select COLOUR or LUMINANCE and press it COLOUR When the PUSH Dial is turned the title colours change Press the PUSH Dial to enter the colours LUMINANCE When the PUSH Dial is turned the title contrast is adjusted Press the P...

Page 42: ...cted picture flashes 4 Press the PHOTO SHOT Button The confirmation message appears 5 Turn the PUSH Dial to select YES and then press it The selected picture is now erased from the MultiMediaCard If you select NO the picture selection is cancelled Slide the OFF ON MODE Switch from the ON position to put the Movie Camera in the Card Playback Mode Select ERASE ALL PICTURES on the ERASE PICTURE TITLE...

Page 43: ... format the MultiMediaCard to ensure uninterrupted power supply during formatting It may not be possible to use the Card which was formatted using this Movie Camera on another unit In this case format the Card on the unit which will be using the Card Take steps to ensure that valuable pictures are stored on the personal computer etc as well before proceeding Preventing the Accidental Erasure of Pi...

Page 44: ...s Wait until the ACCESS Lamp goes off 2 Set DPOF SETTING on the CARD EDITING Sub Menu to YES p 16 4 Turn the PUSH Dial to select the pictures and then press it The number of prints established by the DPOF setting is displayed 1 Verifying the DPOF Settings Select VERIFY in step 3 above The picture for which 1 or more prints have been set by DPOF is played back in succession Slide Playback 5 Turn th...

Page 45: ...ith ease into a computer Note that operations are not guaranteed for all PCs providing the recommended environment 6 After the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears Select Specify a location then select E USB_Drv in Browse and finally click Next E above applies when the CD ROM drive is drive E Recognition may not be successful even though Specify a location was selected in Browse If this happens ...

Page 46: ...to pictures or Photo Pages over the Internet NetCard can be installed in PC AT compatible personal computers which can run Microsoft Windows 95 98 Compatible machines Personal computer with 80486 or higher CPU PentiumTM or higher recommended Graphic card High Colour or better VGA or better Installed memory 8 MB or More Free hard disk space 4 MB or More Disk drive CD ROM drive Other requirements Mo...

Page 47: ...oto Page The photo background can be selected Editing Mode Enhance The following 5 options are available for editing and modifying fixing pictures Quick Fix Pictures are automatically analyzed and fixed SmartPix The user selects the feature of the photographic pictures and the photos are fixed on the basis of this information Fix By Example The best way of fixing can be selected from among the fix...

Page 48: ...t this if the receiver uses Microsoft Exchange 3 Send automatically using America Online Select this if the receiver uses America Online 4 Save to disk in NetCard outbox folder The pictures are saved on the specified directory program files pictureworks netcard outbox as an attached file regardless of which e mail software programme is used by the receiver Delivery Format 5 Create NetCard with Win...

Page 49: ...vate Vtf etc are needed in terms of the folder structure these folders have nothing to do with the actual operation In the Card Photoshot Mode the Movie Camera automatically saves the file numbers Imga0001 jpg etc along with the pictures A file number is recorded with each picture as a running number To erase pictures that you recorded on the Card by using the Movie Camera be sure to erase them on...

Page 50: ...titles from them p 78 7 Recording Button REC To dub digital signals input into the Movie Camera via the DV Input Output Terminal S Video and AV Input Output Socket press the REC Button and the PLAY Button together p 103 104 8 Controls for Recording and Zoom Sound Volume Photoshot Button PHOTO SHOT To record still pictures p 30 70 Recording Start Stop Button START STOP To start and pause recording ...

Page 51: ... OTHER FUNCTIONS Sub Menu to the desired Remote Controller Mode OSD MULTI P IN P MENU ZOOM sVOLr DATE TIME PHOTO SHOT PLAY PAUSE ITEM STOP SET REW 6 SLOW SLOW STILL ADV INDEX INDEX STILL ADV FF 5 A DUB TITLE T W START STOP 1 6 5 9 REC 2 1 3 Insert the Battery Holder into the Remote Controller The operative range described on the left is valid for using the Remote Controller indoors When using it o...

Page 52: ... start playback Movie Camera While pressing the REC Button press the PLAY Button both on the Remote Controller Press the Pause Button or Stop Button to stop recording Other Equipment Press the Stop Button to stop playback If video signals are supplied to either the Audio Video Input Output Socket or S Video Input Output Socket it is not possible to output video signals from the remaining socket If...

Page 53: ... 21 pin Adaptor purchase separately is necessary Consult your dealer OSD MULTI P IN P MENU ZOOM sVOLr DATE TIME PHOTO SHOT PLAY PAUSE ITEM STOP SET REW 6 SLOW SLOW STILL ADV INDEX INDEX STILL ADV FF 5 A DUB TITLE T W START STOP 1 6 5 9 REC DV Cable VW CD1E Using with Digital Video Equipment Dubbing If you connect this Movie Camera with other Digital Video equipment for example another Movie Camera...

Page 54: ...still pictures recorded in the Photoshot Mode After making the connections shown on the left perform the necessary operations Video Printer Turn the Video Printer on Make the necessary settings on the Video Printer according to the input signal Movie Camera Slide the OFF ON MODE Switch from the ON position to put the Movie Camera in the VCR Mode or Card Playback Mode Search for the first still pic...

Page 55: ...d this is normal and not a malfunction When the Battery is re attached while the QUICK Lamp is lighted and the 100 Lamp is flashing the QUICK Lamp starts flashing again and it may take some moments for the lamp to stop flashing and light this is normal and not a malfunction When the Battery is warm charging takes longer than usual When you use the AC Adaptor near a radio the radio reception may be...

Page 56: ...l attached to the Movie Camera viewing the picture in the Viewfinder from behind may not be practical In this case turn up the Viewfinder to an angle that allows comfortable viewing Cautions for Use Continued Condensation Determining Whether Condensation Has Formed Inside and Remedy for Condensation If the Condensation Indication flashes after you turn on the Movie Camera condensation has formed i...

Page 57: ...00K 5 000K 4 000K 3 000K 2 000K 1 000K Glossary Focus If you look at an object through a magnifying glass and move it closer or further away from your eye you will reach a point where the object becomes clearly visible Being focused or in focus means that the subject can be seen with optimum clarity and sharpness Human Eyes Human eyes have lenses as well and when we look at objects at different di...

Page 58: ...not be displayed or not be correct Unless the Time Code is recorded continuously from the beginning of the tape precise editing may not be possible To ensure that the Time Code is recorded without interruption it is recommended that you use the Camera Search Function p 42 or Blank Search Function p 42 before starting to record a new scene Memory Stop Function The Memory Stop Function is convenient...

Page 59: ...0 00 00 R0 45 REC CINEMA D ZOOM r AUTO SP 0h00m00s00f R0 45 REC CINEMA D ZOOM r AUTO REC 4 6 5 15 30 45 15 10 2000 15 30 45 15 10 2000 15 30 45 15 10 2000 5 1 5 1 Indications Continued 8 Manual Focus p 28 If you select the Manual Focus Mode the MF Indication is displayed Programme AE Mode p 48 The Programme AE Function offers the following settings 5 Sports Mode 7 Portrait Mode 4 Low Light Mode Ω ...

Page 60: ...g indications lights or flashes confirm the condition of the Movie Camera 3 Condensation has occurred p 110 Y The erasure prevention slider of the inserted cassette is open set to SAVE Audio dubbing was attempted on an unrecorded blank part of the tape No cassette is inserted p 12 6 The Battery is discharged Charge it p 10 0 The built in lithium battery is discharged p 22 The video heads are dirty...

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