Panasonic NV-DS15 operating instructions Recording Filming, Before Recording

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CAMERA

VCR

CARD

P.B

MODE

ON

OFF

PROGRAMME AE

FOCUS AUTO

 

MNL

 

MODE

 

SELECT

MENU

W.B/SHUTTER/IRIS

 

 

PUSH

 

MF/VOL/JOG

Basic Operations

Title

Procedure

 

 

Remarks, etc.

Recording (Filming)

1

2

3

4

³If you leave the Movie Camera in the Recording

Pause Mode for more than 6 minutes, it

 

After setting the [OFF/ON] Switch to [ON] to turn the

automatically switches off to protect the tape and

Set the [OFF/ON] Switch

Press the Recording

To pause recording:

To finish recording:

to conserve battery power. To resume recording

Movie Camera on and setting the Mode Selector

to [ON].

Start/Stop Button.

Press the Recording

Set the [OFF/ON]

from this condition, set the [OFF/ON] Switch to

Switch to [AUTO], you can start recording simply by

The [CAMERA] Lamp

Recording starts.

Start/Stop Button

Switch to [OFF].

[OFF] and then to [ON] again.

pressing the Recording Start/Stop Button. In this case,

lights.

The [RECORD] Indication

again.

 

 

³Be sure to remove the Lens Cap before setting the

the Movie Camera adjusts the focus and white balance

 

appears briefly and then

The [PAUSE] Indication

 

 

 

[OFF/ON] Switch to [ON]. If the Lens Cap is attached

fully automatically.

 

changes to [REC].

appears.

 

 

 

to the Lens when you set the [OFF/ON] Switch to

 

 

 

 

 

Before Recording

 

 

 

 

[ON], the automatic white balance adjustment (p. 95)

 

 

 

 

may not be precise.

Check the following settings before recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

especially important scenes:

 

 

 

 

 

³Recording Speed (p. 13, 18, 64)

ON

ON

ON

ON

 

When you intend to perform editing or audio dubbing

 

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

 

afterward: Set to [SP].

 

 

 

 

 

³Audio Recording Mode (p. 18, 64)

 

 

 

 

 

When you want to perform audio dubbing afterward:

 

 

 

 

 

Set to [12bit].

 

 

 

 

Recording Indicating (Tally) Lamp

³Cinema Mode (p. 18, 32)

CAMERA

 

 

 

The Recording Lamp lights during recording to let the

 

 

 

people in front of the Movie Camera know that

 

 

 

 

³Depending on the light source and recording

VCR

 

 

 

recording is being performed.

 

 

 

If you set [REC LAMP] on the [OTHER FUNCTIONS]

situation, correct automatic focusing and white

CARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sub-Menu to [OFF], the Recording Lamp does not

balance adjustment may not be possible. In such

P.B

 

 

 

 

 

 

light.

cases, adjust them manually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

³Even if [REC LAMP] on the [OTHER FUNCTIONS]

Focus: p. 28

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAUSE

 

Sub-Menu is set to [OFF], the Recording Lamp

White Balance: p. 56

 

RECORD

 

MODE

 

flashes briefly to confirm when the Movie Camera has

 

 

 

 

PAUSE

 

 

 

received a command from the Remote Controller.

 

 

 

 

 

Mode Selector Switch

 

 

PAUSE

 

 

 

 

REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording

 

 

 

 

 

Indicating (Tally)

 

 

 

 

 

Lamp

24

 

 

 

 

25

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