Panasonic NV-GS90 About the cassette LCD monitor/viewfinder, Periodical check-ups

ª About the cassette

ª LCD monitor/viewfinder

Never place the cassette in a high temperature

LCD monitor

place.

≥When the LCD monitor gets dirty, wipe it with a

≥The tape may be damaged, producing

dry soft cloth.

mosaic-like noise at the time of playback.

≥In a place with drastic temperature changes,

When storing the cassette after use, be sure

condensation may form on the LCD monitor.

to rewind the tape to the beginning and take it

Wipe it with soft dry cloth.

≥If your movie camera is extremely cold, the LCD

out.

monitor is slightly darker than usual immediately

≥If the cassette is left for more than 6 months

after you turn the power on. However, as the

(depending on the storage condition) in the

internal temperature increases, it goes back to

movie camera or stopped midway, the tape may

normal brightness.

sag and be damaged.

≥Once every 6 months, wind the tape to the end

Extremely high precision technology is

and then rewind it to the beginning. If the

employed to produce the LCD monitor

cassette is left for 1 year or longer without

screen featuring a total of approximately

winding or rewinding, the tape may be deformed

123,000 pixels. The result is more than

by expansion or shrinkage attributable to

99.99% effective pixels with a mere 0.01% of

temperature and humidity. The wound tape may

the pixels inactive or always lit. However,

stick to itself.

this is not a malfunction and does not affect

≥Dust, direct sunlight (ultraviolet rays), and

the recorded picture.

humidity may damage the tape. Such usage

may cause damage to the movie camera and

Viewfinder

the heads.

≥After use, be sure to rewind the tape to the

Extremely high precision technology is

beginning, put the cassette in the case to

employed to produce the viewfinder screen

protect it from dust, and store it upright.

featuring a total of approximately 113,000

Keep the cassette away from strong

pixels. The result is more than 99.99%

magnetism.

effective pixels with a mere 0.01% of the

≥Apparatuses using magnets such as magnetic

pixels inactive or always lit. However, this is

necklaces and toys have magnetic force that is

not a malfunction and does not affect the

stronger than expected, and they may erase the

recorded picture.

contents of a recording or may increase noise.

ª Periodical check-ups

≥To maintain the highest image quality, we

recommend replacing worn parts such as heads

after approx. 1000 hours of use. (This, however,

depends on operating conditions including

temperature, humidity and dust.)