Panasonic NV-DS27, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...In Card AV In NV DS27 NV DS28 NV DS37 NV DS38 Digital Video Camera Operating Instructions Before use please read these instructions completely VQT9154 Model No NV DS27 NV DS28 NV DS37 NV DS38 B book...

Page 2: ...e letter L or coloured RED Under no circumstances should either of these wires be connected to the earth terminal of the three pin plug marked with the letter E or the Earth Symbol Before Use Remove t...

Page 3: ...ng White Balance Manually 23 Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment 24 Manual Iris Adjustment 24 Manual Focus Adjustment 24 Digital Effect Functions 25 VCR Mode Playing Back 26 Finding a Scene You Want to Pl...

Page 4: ...phone VW VMS1E 14 Stereo Microphone VW VMS2E 15 Shoe Adaptor VW SK11E 16 Tripod VZ CT55E 17 Tripod with Remote Controller VZ CTR1E 18 Editing Controller VW EC500E 19 Personal Computer Connection Kit V...

Page 5: ...the Cassette l 11 Slide the 1 Lever to open Insert the Cassette Press the 2 Button to close the Cover 4 Turn the Movie Camera on and start recording l 12 18 Set the 3 Switch to ON The CAMERA Lamp ligh...

Page 6: ...l 33 12 Battery Holder 13 DC Input Socket DC IN l 10 14 Card Multi Picture Button CARD MULTI NV DS37 DS38 only l 34 15 Title Button TITLE NV DS37 DS38 only l 36 16 Battery Eject Button PUSH l 10 17 Ey...

Page 7: ...38 Model only l 7 Connect this to the digital video equipment i LINK is the name of connectors in accordance with IEEE1394 1995 is a logo marked on products comforming with the i LINK specifications 4...

Page 8: ...on Shift Button COUNTER l 38 4 Reset Button RESET l 47 5 Recording Button REC Available only with NV DS28 DS38 l 31 32 6 Audio Dubbing Button A DUB l 30 7 Cursor Buttons for Variable Speed Search Func...

Page 9: ...NNECTIONS OBSERVED DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RE CHARGE THE OLD BATTERY OR RE USE IT FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE IT SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF IN WASTE PRODUCTS DESTINED FOR BURIAL RATHER THAN INCINERATION Using the Remo...

Page 10: ...is connected to the AC Adaptor disconnect them The POWER Lamp and CHARGE Lamp lights up and charging starts When the CHARGE Lamp goes off charging is completed 2 Attach the charged Battery to the Mov...

Page 11: ...h the Shoulder Strap Holder on the Movie Camera 2 Fold the tip of the Shoulder Strap run it through the Shoulder Strap Length Adjuster and pull it Pull it out more than 2 cm 1 from the Shoulder Strap...

Page 12: ...on of the arrow The Viewfinder goes off 2 2 2 2 Adjust the LCD Monitor angle according to the desired recording angle The LCD Monitor can rotate a maximum of 180o 2 from the vertical position to the u...

Page 13: ...e Remote Controller l 8 To Exit the Menu Screen Press the MENU Button again About the Menu Mode Setting The setting selected on the Menu will be retained even when the Movie Camera is turned off Howev...

Page 14: ...M SENSOR l 21 6 Returning to the Main Menu RETURN If you set RETURN to YES the menu changes back to the Main Menu DIGITAL EFFECT Sub Menu 7 Digital Effects 1 EFFECT1 l 25 8 Digital Effects 2 EFFECT2 l...

Page 15: ...FINE NORMAL ECONOMY RETURN YES YES CREATE TITLE VCR Mode Main Menu VCR FUNCTIONS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Sub Menu 1 Blank Search BLANK SEARCH l 27 2 Recording to Card RECORD TO CARD NV DS37 DS38 only l 33...

Page 16: ...he PICTURE SEARCH Menu for finding pictures by number appears l 34 12 ERASE PICTURE The ERASE PICTURE Menu for erasing the picture being displayed appears l 37 Use this Menu after the picture to be er...

Page 17: ...FOR BURIAL RATHER THAN INCINERATION Setting Date and Time Since the internal clock of the Movie Camera has a slight imprecision make sure to check the time before recording 1 Set OTHER FUNCTIONS CLOCK...

Page 18: ...last few seconds of the recorded scene The CHK Indication is displayed After checking the Movie Camera resumes the Recording Pause Mode To View the Recorded Scene while the Recording Is Paused Camera...

Page 19: ...at the same time a shutter clicking sound is recorded Digital Still Picture When the STILL Button 2 is pressed images become still pictures When the button is pressed again the Digital Still Picture...

Page 20: ...shaken while recording the camera shake in the image can be corrected If the Movie Camera shakes too much this function may not be able to stabilize images 1 Set CAMERA FUNCTIONS CAMERA SETUP SIS ON...

Page 21: ...n the screen again the Display turns back on automatically and approximately 4 seconds afterwards the Movie Camera starts recording To Cancel the Motion Sensor Function during Stand by Set M SENSOR on...

Page 22: ...e Indication for the selected mode appears 5 Sports Mode 1 For recording scenes involving quick movements such as sports scenes 7 Portrait Mode 2 For bringing up people clearly from the background 4 L...

Page 23: ...ars 4 Turn the PUSH Dial until the 1 Indication is displayed 5 Keep pressing PUSH Dial until the 1 Indication stops flashing To Resume Automatic Adjustment Turn the PUSH Dial until the AWB Indication...

Page 24: ...s adjustment is by OPi12dB When a value closer to CLOSE is selected the image becomes darker When a value closer to OPi18dB is selected the image becomes brighter The value to which idB is attached in...

Page 25: ...a desired Digital Effect To Cancel the Digital Effect Set CAMERA FUNCTIONS DIGITAL EFFECT EFFECT1 or EFFECT2 OFF If the Movie Camera is turned off the EFFECT2 settings are cancelled For other notes co...

Page 26: ...und volume cannot be adjusted using the Remote Controller in Playback Zoom Mode If a Cassette recorded with copyright protection signals is played back the screen becomes black For other notes concern...

Page 27: ...Mode still pictures can be advanced one frame at a time in the forward or backward direction If the Movie Camera is left in the Still Playback Mode for more than 6 minutes the Movie Camera switches to...

Page 28: ...TIONS SEARCH PHOTO 2 Press the 9 Button 1 or Button 2 on the Remote Controller With each press of the corresponding button still pictures recorded in Photoshot Mode are searched Sounds are played back...

Page 29: ...k If the OFF ON Button is pressed while Wipe or Mix is carried out the effect will stop temporarily at that point Pressing the OFF ON Button again will bring back the effect Playback Zoom Function A p...

Page 30: ...ish to preserve the original sound use the 12bit Mode when recording Audio Dubbing cannot be performed on a recording done in LP Mode l 17 1 Set VCR FUNCTIONS AV IN OUT SETUP AV JACK IN OUT NV DS38 on...

Page 31: ...o Cable not supplied 2 AV Cable Recording the Contents of Other Equipment NV DS38 only After connecting the Movie Camera and the other equipment as illustrated at left B start the following procedures...

Page 32: ...ginning 2 2 2 2 Set VCR FUNCTIONS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS AUTO PRINT YES Or set CARD FUNCTIONS CARD EDITING AUTO PRINT YES NV DS37 DS38 only Automatic printing starts To Cancel Autoprint Press the Button o...

Page 33: ...the Tape Recording from a Cassette VCR Mode 1 Slide the TAPE CARD Selector towards CARD 2 Start playback and set the Movie Camera to Still Playback Mode at the scene you wish to record and press the P...

Page 34: ...G PICTURE SEARCH YES 2 Turn the PUSH Dial and select the desired picture number and press the PUSH Dial 8 For other notes concerning this item see page 42 Recording Pictures on a Card to a Tape Card I...

Page 35: ...on 2 The Indication 3 is displayed to the picture set To select the next picture repeat the Steps 2 to 4 above 5 Press the MENU Button to end the setup To Play Back the Slide Show That Has Been Set Yo...

Page 36: ...press the PUSH Dial For other notes concerning this item see page 42 Adding a Title A title can be added to the picture It is displayed in Camera Mode VCR Mode and Card Playback Mode 1 Press the TITL...

Page 37: ...o Select and Delete All Pictures 1 Set CARD FUNCTIONS ERASE PICTURE TITLE ERASE ALL PICTURES A verification message appears 2 Select YES and press the PUSH Dial All the pictures stored in the Card are...

Page 38: ...BLANK Blank Search l 27 R Repeat Playback l 41 2k Variable Speed Search l 26 1 500 When you adjust shutter speed manually this indication appears l 24 SLIDE Slide Show Playback l 35 SLIDE Slide Show P...

Page 39: ...the Battery is attached to AC Adaptor detach the Battery and reattach it Battery CGP D110 and CGP D105 cannot be charged with this AC Adaptor Inserting Removing the Cassette In the case of using a pr...

Page 40: ...lash and you may not be able to record properly Programme AE If any of the Programme AE Modes is selected you cannot adjust the shutter speed l 24 or iris l 24 You cannot use Sports Mode Portrait Mode...

Page 41: ...output from the DV Terminal l 7 or Digital Still Picture Terminal l 32 are not enlarged As you enlarge an image the quality of image suffers Playing Back on Your TV If you play back a Cassette recorde...

Page 42: ...e Function and Digital Function cannot be used simultaneously Formatting a Card NV DS37 DS38 only If a Card becomes unreadable by the Movie Camera formatting it may make it reusable Formatting erases...

Page 43: ...ains wipe with a cloth that is soaked in a detergent diluted with water and afterward finish wiping with a dry cloth For storing or transporting the Movie Camera place it in a bag or case lined with s...

Page 44: ...tach the Battery after Use Be sure to detach the Battery from the Movie Camera If it is left attached to the Movie Camera a minute amount of current is consumed even when the Movie Camera power is off...

Page 45: ...hen you wish to attach the Tele Conversion Lens VW LT3714ME optional Wide Conversion Lens VW LW3707ME optional MC Protector VW LMC37E optional or ND Filter VW LND37E optional first of all turn the Len...

Page 46: ...that was recorded by audio dubbing are played back together It is possible to reproduce the sounds separately l 30 3 The original sound was erased when audio dubbing was performed 3 If you perform au...

Page 47: ...Automatic White Balance Adjustment However since white balance settings for only several kinds of light sources are stored the Auto White Balance Function does not operate properly when recording occ...

Page 48: ...ohm Audio Output Level Line 316 mV 600 ohm Video Input Level NV DS38 only 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm S Video Input Level NV DS38 only Y Input 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm C Input 0 286 Vp p 75 ohm Audio Input Level Line NV...

Page 49: ...7 Low Light Mode 22 M Macro Close up 19 Manual Focus 24 Memory Stop 47 Menu Screen 13 Microphone 19 Mirror Mode 25 Mix Mode 25 Mosaic Mode 25 N Negative Mode 25 P Photoshot 19 33 Picture Search Mode 3...

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