Panasonic PV-GS500 Functions that cannot be used simultaneously, Conditions which disable

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Functions that cannot be used simultaneously

Others

Functions that cannot be used simultaneously

Some functions in the Camcorder are disabled or cannot be selected due to its specifications. The table below shows examples of functions restricted by conditions.

Functions

Conditions which disable

 

the functions

 

 

Digital zoom When the Card Recording

Pro-Cinema

mode is used

function

 

 

 

Fade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backlight

When the MagicPix

compensation

function is used

 

When the iris/gain is set

 

 

 

 

Help mode

While recording to a tape

Recording

 

 

 

check

 

 

 

Blank search

 

 

 

Soft skin

 

 

 

Tele macro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MagicPix

While recording to a tape

 

When the Card Recording

 

mode is used

 

 

 

 

Pro-Cinema

When the MagicPix

Function

function is used

 

 

 

 

RapidFire

When [PICTURE SIZE] is

Consecutive

set to other than

0.2

or

Photoshot

0.3M

 

When the shutter speed is

 

1/15 or slower

 

 

 

 

Flash

While recording to a tape

 

During demo mode

 

When RapidFire

 

Consecutive Photoshot is

 

used

 

When the MagicPix

 

function is used

 

 

 

 

Zoom

An external microphone is

microphone

used

 

 

 

 

Wind noise

An external microphone is

reduction

used

 

When the Pro-Cinema

 

function is used

 

 

 

 

Scene mode

When setting the [AUTO/

 

MANUAL/FOCUS] switch

 

to [AUTO]

 

When the MagicPix

 

function is used

Change of

When digital zoom (12k

white balance

or higher) is used

 

When the MagicPix

 

function is used

 

When the shutter speed is

 

1/15 or slower in the Card

 

Recording mode

 

 

Adjusting the

When the MagicPix

shutter speed,

function is used

iris/gain

When the scene mode is

 

used

 

 

Variable-speed

During repeat playback

search

 

 

 

Deleting files

When the write protect

 

switch on the card is set

 

to [LOCK]

 

When the file is protected

 

 

Formatting

When the write protect

 

switch on the card is set

 

to [LOCK]

 

 

Audio dubbing

The section of a tape

 

recorded in LP mode

 

The blank section of a

 

tape

 

Sounds sent through the

 

DV terminal

 

 

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Contents P PC MiniOperating Instructions Digital Video CamcorderWARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD Safety PrecautionsThings You Should Know Thank you for choosing PanasonicPanasonic If you see this symbol Information on Disposal in otherDeclaration of Conformity Trade NameIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS USE & LOCATION PrecautionsU.S.A./CANADA CONSUMERS ATTENTION THE POWER SUPPLY TURNED ON WHEN NOT IN USEBefore opening the CD-ROM package, please read the following Article 5 Reverse Engineering, Decompiling or Disassembly Contents Before usingRecord mode Menu Playback modeEdit mode With a PCª How to turn on the power Quick Guideª Charging the battery ª Attaching the batteryª Recording still pictures onto a card Photoshot ª How to turn off the power1 While pressing the button 1, set the OFF/ON switch to OFF ª Recording on a tape2 Battery pack 3 Remote control, button-type battery Before usingAccessories Parts identification and handling25 DV input/output terminal DV 26 Reset button RESET 11 Battery holder 12 Battery release lever BATT13 Power switch OFF/ON 14 Status indicator 15 Menu button MENU 23 Power LCD button POWER LCD 24 USB terminal37 Lens hood Attaching the lens cap38 Smart accessory shoe 36 Shoulder strap fixtureª To use as a grip belt Power supplyThe one-touch free-style grip belt 1 Adjust the belt length and the pad position3 Connect the DC Cable to this product ª Connecting to the AC outletª Removing the battery 2 Connect the DC Cable to the AC adaptorCharging time and recordable time Turning the Camcorder on≥Set the OFF/ON switch to OFF when not using the Camcorder ≥The power does not turn off even if the Setting date and timeª How to turn the power on and off with the LCD monitor/viewfinder ª Recharging the built-in lithium battery1 Adjust the focus by sliding the eyepiece corrector knob Using the LCD monitorUsing the viewfinder ª Adjusting the field of view1 Set SETUP QUICK START OFF Quick Startª To cancel Quick Start ≥Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode 1 Set SETUP QUICK START ON1 Fit the AC adaptor or the battery and turn on the power Inserting/removing a cassetteª When the cassette holder does not come out ª When the cassette holder cannot be housed1 Turn off the power Inserting/removing a cardª Card access lamp ª Concerning the write protection switch on the SD Memory Cardª Basic joystick operations How to use the joystickSelecting a mode 1 Tape recording mode AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch is set to AUTO3 Tape playback mode 2 Tape recording mode AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch is set to MANUAL4 Card recording mode AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch is set to AUTO 5 Card recording mode AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch is set to MANUALMENU Switching the languageUsing the menu screen Help modeª Adjusting the brightness and color level Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinderª About the menu setting ª Operating with remote control1 Press the POWER LCD button Using the remote controlª Remote control 4 Press the MENU button or the joystick to complete the settingsDanger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced ª Install a button-type batteryª Remote control usable range 1 While pressing the stopper 1, pull out the battery holderª Connect the Magic Wire Remote Control to the Camcorder Magic Wire Remote Controlª Selecting the remote control mode ª Concerning the button-type batteryª Check points Record modeCheck before recording ª Basic Camcorder positioningRecording on a tape ª On-screen display in the tape recording modeª Concerning the remaining tape time indication on the screen ª Stopping blank search midway through Recording checkBlank search function ª POWER SAVE1 Press the PHOTO SHOT button fully while recording image onto a tape Recording still pictures on a card while recording image onto a tapeRecording still pictures onto a card Photoshot Modeª Select the picture quality for photoshot images ª To record still pictures clearlyª On-screen display in the card recording mode ª Select the size of still pictures to be recorded on a cardª About the variable speed zoom function Zoom in/out functionª Concerning the focusing area ª Digital zoom functionª To return to normal recording Recording yourselfBacklight compensation function MagicPix functionsª To cancel the soft skin mode Soft skin modeTele macro function ª To cancel the MagicPix functionª To cancel fading Fade in/fade out functionWind noise reduction function ª To cancel the wind noise reduction function≥Set to Tape Recording Mode Set SETUP AGS ON Adjusting the Microphone Sensitivity LevelAuto Ground-Directional Standby AGS ª To cancel Auto Ground-Directional Standbyª Using the flash VW-FLH3 optional Using the built-in flashª When the flash is not used ª To adjust the brightness of the flash 1 Set ADVANCED FLASH LEVEL2 Move the joystick left to select the self-timer recording icon Self-timer recordingWide/Pro-Cinema Function ª To stop the timer midway throughª To stop RapidFire Consecutive Photoshot midway through Optical image stabilizer functionRapidFire Consecutive Photoshot ª To cancel the image stabilizer function2 Set BASIC SCENE MODE select the desired mode Recording in various situations Scene modeª To cancel the scene mode function 1 Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to MANUALWhen the manual adjustment mode is selected Recording in natural colors White balanceª To restore to the automatic adjustment ª About the black balance adjustment2 Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to FOCUS Manual focus adjustmentManual shutter speed/aperture adjustment ª To restore to automatic adjustmentª Card slow shutter mode Manual iris/gain adjustmentª Shutter speed range ª Iris/gain value rangeª Settings on the audio Playback modePlaying back tape ª To adjust volume1 During playback, press the button on the remote control Slow-motion playback/ frame-by-frame playbackVariable-speed search function 1 Press the E button or the D button on the remote controlª To display the on-screen information on the TV Playback on TV1 Press the EXT DISPLAY button on the remote control ª If the image or audio from this Camcorder is not output on the TVª About the compatibility of still pictures Playing back card1 Move the s /VOLr lever to switch the images ª To display multiple playback filesª Deleting still picture files recorded on a card by other equipment Deleting files recorded on a cardFormatting a card ª To delete all filesª What is DPOF? Writing the printing data on a card DPOF settingProtecting files on a card ª To complete the settings≥Insert a tape which already has recorded contents and a card Edit modeRecording from a tape onto a card Copying onto a DVD recorder or a VCR Dubbingthe Camcorder is output to the TV set Using the DV Cable for Recording Digital Dubbingª When neither image nor sound from When operating with the remote control4 Press the button on the remote control to start audio dubbing Audio dubbingª To cancel the standby for recording Audio dubbing can only be performed by using the remote control≥Insert a card and set to Card Playback Mode Printing pictures by directly connecting to the printer PictBridgeª Before recording with audio dubbing ª To play back the sound recorded with audio dubbing6 Select PAPER SIZE ª When you stop printing halfway5 Select the setting for date printing 4 Select the desired number of printsª Software Installation Using the Camcorder with a PCWith a PC Check before Useª Operating environment Connecting Computer and Camcorderª Using Built-in SD Drive 4 Camcorder power is turned on4 Finish installation by following the on-screen instructions Using as a Web cameraª Installing USB Driver Please see chart below2 Select .NET Messaging Service and click OK ª Connecting the Camcorder to personal computer For Use as a Webª Setting up Windows Messenger 1 Install the supplied USB Driver on the provided CD-ROM4 After the setup is completed, sign in and start MSN Messenger ª Setting up MSN Messenger5 After the setup is completed, sign in and start Windows Messenger 1 Click Sign In 2 Type in your Sign-in name and passwordHard disk Using Quick Movie Magic or MotionDV STUDIOª Installation of Quick Movie Magic/ MotionDV STUDIO Sound3 Click Next 5 After the completion of setup, click on Finish1 Click Update Driver ª To start Quick Movie Magic or MotionDV STUDIO5 Click Finish Connecting the Camcorder to a personal computer3 For Windows XP Users For Windows 2000 UsersWhen using on Macintosh Using on MacintoshIf you no longer need software or driver Uninstall To disconnect USB cable safelyCancel computer ª About the folder structure when using the Memory Card in a personalª About the SD Memory Card ª About the compatibility of the card filesEVF SET -26- POWER SAVE -32- TV ASPECT -49- JOYSTICK LED 4 LANGUAGE MenuMenu list 3 SETUP 12bit AUDIO -56- AUDIO OUT -71- DISPLAY -71- REMOTE LCD SETª CARD PLAYBACK MENU 3 SETUP DISPLAY -71- REMOTELCD SET -26- EVF SET -26- POWER SAVE -32- TV ASPECT -49- JOYSTICK LED ª CARD RECORDING MENUª H.SHOE MIC Menus related to recordingMenus related to playback Other menusRecording indications OthersIndications Basic indicationsWarning/alarm indications Confirmatory indicationsTextual indications Others the functions Functions that cannot be used simultaneouslyConditions which disable Functions3 The Camcorder power does not stay on long enough Before requesting repair Problems and solutionsPower/Body 2 The Camcorder power is turned off automatically4 Auto focus function does not work 4 The original sound was erased when audio dubbing was performed2 The screen has changed suddenly 3 A cassette cannot be inserted3 Horizontal stripes appear on images during cue and review playback 2 “PUSH THE RESET SWITCH” is displayedPlayback Pictures The playback images are verticalª About condensation Cautions for Useusing “MotionDV STUDIO 5.6E LE for DV” or “Quick Movie Magic” When the lens is foggedWhile carrying the Camcorder, do not drop or bump it When normal playback cannot be performed even after the head cleaningª About dirty heads ª About the CamcorderPrepare spare batteries when going out for recording ª About the batteryWhen you are not going to use Camcorder for an extended time Be sure to detach the battery after useª LCD monitor/viewfinder ª About the cassetteª About the card ª Folder structure of the cardViewfinder Explanation of termsª Periodical check-ups ª Automatic white balanceRecording a subject in dark surroundings ª White balanceª Auto focus Recording a subject behind dirty or dusty glasshttp//panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs Specifications43 mode compatible with MultiMediaCard Camcorder Accessory SystemAccessory# DescriptionCamcorder Accessory Order Form For USA Customers Request for Service Notice USA Only Request for Service NoticeLimited Warranty Limited Warranty For USA CustomersPanasonic/Quasar Video Products Centralized Factory Servicenter Customer Services DirectoryAccessory Purchases npcparts@us.panasonic.comIF YOU SHIP THE PRODUCT TO A SERVICENTRE PANASONIC PRODUCT - 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