Panasonic DVC20 Setting date and time, Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinder, About date/time

POWER LCD

≥The [POWER LCD] lamp lights up.

≥If the [POWER LCD] button is pressed, the entire LCD monitor will become approx. twice as bright as the normal.

≥Press this button again, and the lamp will go off and the brightness will revert back to the original brightness.

≥This will not affect the images to be recorded.

≥If you turn on the camera when the AC adapter is used, the [POWER LCD] function will not be activated.

Press the [POWER LCD] button.

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3 Press the [2] or [1] button to move the bar indication representing the brightness.

4 Press the [MENU] or [ENTER] button to complete the settings.

≥In order to adjust the brightness of the viewfinder, close the LCD monitor, and the viewfinder will be activated.

≥When the LCD monitor is rotated by 180° towards the lens, the brightness of the LCD monitor cannot be adjusted.

≥These settings will not affect the images actually recorded.

ª In order to increase the brightness of the entire

LCD monitor

EVF

: Brightness of the viewfinder

: Color level of the LCD monitor [EVF SET]

:

Brightness of the LCD monitor

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Before using

Setting date and time

If the screen shows the incorrect date/time, then adjust it.

≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.

1Set [BASIC] >> [CLOCK SET] >> [YES].

2Press the [2] or [1] button in order to select the item to be set. Then press the [3] or [4] button to set the desired value.

≥The year will change as follows: 2000, 2001, ..., 2089, 2000, ...

≥The 24-hour clock is used.

3Press the [ENTER] button to determine the setting.

≥The clock function starts at [00] seconds.

ªAbout date/time

≥The date and time function are driven by a built-in lithium battery.

≥Make sure to check the time before recording because the built-in clock is not very accurate.

ªRecharging the built-in lithium battery

≥If [0] or [--] is indicated when the camera is turned on, then the built-in lithium battery runs down. Connect the AC adapter to the camera or place the battery on the camera, and the built-in lithium battery will be recharged. Leave the camera as is for approx. 24 hours, and the battery will drive the date and time for approx. 6 months. (Even if the [OFF/ON] switch is set to [OFF], the battery is still being recharged.)

Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinder

ªAdjusting the brightness and color level

1Set [SETUP] >> [LCD SET] or [EVF SET] >> [YES].

2Press the [3] or [4] button in order to select the item to be adjusted.

[LCD SET]

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