Panasonic PV-DV953 To Check the Recording, To View the recorded scene while the Recording is

6	MANUALAUTO
	AE LOCK

FOCUS

1 CAMERA

VCR W.B.

CARD P.B.

1

		M	ODE
3,	F	ON
	F
	O

4

TAPE CARD

CARD MODE

2

SEARCH 7

8 SEARCH

3

4

REC

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RECPAUSE

RECORD PAUSE

CAMERA Mode

Recording

1Set the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch to [ON].

≥The [CAMERA] Lamp lights up. 1

2Slide the [TAPE/CARD/CARD MODE] Selector towards [TAPE].

3Press the Recording Start/Stop Button.

≥Recording starts.

≥After the [RECORD] indicator is displayed, it changes to [REC]. 2 ≥The Rec Lamp (LED Lamp) 3 lights up during recording and alerts

those being recorded that recording is in progress. The Rec Lamp does not light up if the [REC LAMP] on the [OTHER FUNCTIONS] Sub-menu is set to [OFF].

≥For certain recording angles, it may be more convenient to use the [REC] Button 4 as the Recording Start/Stop Button.

4Press the Recording Start/Stop Button again to pause the

recording.

≥[PAUSE] is displayed. 5

≥If the Recording Pause Mode continues for more than 5 minutes, the power is turned off automatically for tape protection and power conservation. To resume recording from this condition, turn on the power again.

≥When recording while the Mode Selector Switch is set to [AUTO] 6, the Palmcorder automatically adjusts the focus and white balance. (In some cases, they cannot be adjusted automatically and need to be adjusted manually.) (l30, 31)

≥Before turning on the power, remove the Lens Cap. If the Lens Cap is still attached when the power is turned on, Automatic White Balance Adjustment may not function correctly. (l31)

ªTo Check the Recording

By pressing the [S] Button 7 in the Recording Pause Mode, you can play back the last few seconds of the recorded scene.

≥For recording check, the Palmcorder must be the same as the recording speed Modes (SP/LP) used for the recording. Otherwise the playback images will be distorted.

ªTo View the recorded scene while the Recording is

paused (Camera Search)

The recorded scene can be viewed by holding down the [SEARCHj] Button

7or [SEARCHi] Button 8 in the Recording Pause Mode.

The Camera Search Function is useful for finding the starting point of a new scene to create a smooth transition from one scene to another.

≥When the [SEARCHj] Button is pressed, images are played back in the reverse direction.

≥When the [SEARCHi] Button is pressed, images are played back in the forward direction.

≥In Camera Search Mode, images may contain mosaic-like noise patterns. This is a phenomenon that is characteristic of digital video and not a malfunction.

≥If the recording speed Modes (SP/LP) of previous recording and new recording are different, playback images may be distorted.

ªTo Finish the Recording

Set the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch to [OFF].

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