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Light & Motion DSR-PD150 Manual
172 pages 4.9 Mb
2 WelcomeWARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture For customers in the U.S.A. and CANADA For the customers in the U.S.A Declaration of Conformity CAUTION Note: For customers in CANADA CAUTION “Memory Stick” For customers in the U.S.A For customers in CANADA 4 Installing the microphone (p. 9)Connecting the power cord (p. 14) Inserting a cassette (p. 15) 5 Recording a picture (p. 16)Monitoring the playback picture on the LCD screen (p. 26) 6 Note on cassette memory7 Using this manualNote on TV color systems Copyright precautions Precautions on camcorder care 10 Installing the battery packTo remove the battery pack 11 Step 2 Preparing the power supplyCharging the battery pack 12 Charging timeRecording time 13 Playing time14 Connecting to a wall outlet15 To eject a cassette17 Recording a pictureUsable cassettes 18 Adjusting the LCD screen19 Adjusting the brightness of the LCD screenRecording in a low position 20 After recordingAdjusting the viewfinder 21 Using the zoom featureTo zoom with the zoom lever To zoom with the zoom ring 22 Using the digital zoom – Zoom greater than 12⋅Indicators displayed during recording 23 Shooting backlit subjects (BACK LIGHT)24 Spot light25 Searching the end point of the recording — END SEARCHChanging the next recording start point — EDITSEARCH Checking the last recorded picture — Rec Review 26 To stop playback27 Playing back a tapeTo control the display of the screen indicators 28 Using the data code function29 Various playback modesTo view a still picture (playback pause) To advance the tape To rewind the tape To change the playback direction To locate a scene monitoring the picture (picture search) To view the picture at slow speed (slow playback) To view the picture at double speed To view the picture frame-by-frame To search the last scene recorded (END SEARCH) 31 If your TV is connected to a VCRIf your TV or VCR is a monaural type 32 Recording a still image on a tape – Tape Photo recording33 Recording a still image on a tape – Tape Photo recordingPrinting the still image 34 To return to normal mode35 To clear the guide frame36 [a][b][d] To cancel the wide mode 38 Using the fader functionTo cancel the fader function 40 Using special effects – Digital effectTo cancel the digital effect 42 [b] [c]43 Shooting with manual adjustmentAdjusting the iris To return to automatic iris mode About the depth of field 44 Adjusting the gainTo return to automatic gain mode 45 Adjusting the shutter speedTo return to automatic shutter speed mode 46 Using the ND filterWhen the ND1 or ND2 indicator flashes on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder When ND OFF flashes on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder 47 Shooting with the zebra patternTo erase the zebra pattern 48 Releasing the SteadyShot functionTo activate the SteadyShot function again 49 Adjusting the AE shiftTo deactivate AE shift 51 Adjusting the white balanceIf you have selected in step To return to automatic adjustment 52 Adjusting the recording level manually53 Adjusting the recording level manually– Sound recording levelTo adjust the recording level automatically Adjusting the recording level To clear the recording level adjustment display 55 Connecting an optional external microphone57 Presetting the adjustment for picture qualityTo cancel using the custom preset To return to the standard setting To check the custom preset setting 58 To return to the autofocus modeTo focus in infinity To shoot with auto focusing momentarily 60 Interval recordingTo cancel the interval recording To stop the interval recording momentarily and perform normal recording 61 To cancel the cut recording62 To cancel superimposing the date/time indication63 To cancel index marking64 Searching for the index point using cassette memoryTo stop searching 65 Searching for a recording by index – Index searchSearching for the index point without using cassette memory 67 Searching for the date using cassette memory68 Searching a recording by date – Date searchSearching for the date without using cassette memory 69 Searching for a photo using cassette memory70 Searching for a photo – Photo search/Photo scanSearching for a photo without using cassette memory Scanning photo To stop scanning 71 To cancel the digital effect function72 Using the A/V connecting cableWhen you have finished dubbing the tape 73 Dubbing a tapeUsing an i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable) When you have finished dubbing a tape 74 Before operating the digital program editingUsing the digital program editing function Preparation 1: Connecting the VCR 75 Dubbing only desired scenes - Digital program editingPreparation 2: Adjusting the synchronization of the VCR 77 Operation 1: Making Programs78 Erasing the last program79 Erasing all programsOperation 2: Performing a digital program editing (Dubbing a tape) 81 When you have finished recordingUsing the Remote Commander 82 Recording video or TV programs85 The relationship between audio input and channels on which adubbed sound will be recorded Dubbing with the INPUT1/INPUT2 connectors 86 Dubbing with the AUDIO CH1/CH2 jacks87 Adding an audio sound on a recorded tapeMonitoring the new recorded sound To play back the sound 89 Setting the time code value90 Setting time valuesTo cancel the time code setting To reset the time code 91 Drop-framemodeMaking the time code continuous at back space editing 92 Setting the user bits valueTo cancel the user bits setting To reset the user bits Setting the user bits to the real time clock 93 Switching the time value95 Superimposing a title97 Erasing a titleTo cancel erasing To erase all the titles 99 Making your own titlesTo change a title you have stored To erase a character To enter a space 101 Labeling a cassetteTo change the label you have made 102 Erasing each item’s data separately103 Erasing the cassette memory dataErasing all the data in cassette memory 105 Changing the menu settingsTo make the menu display disappear Selecting the mode setting of each item zis the default setting 113 Before using a “Memory Stick”A “Memory Stick” formatted by a computer 114 Using a “Memory Stick” – introductionNotes on image data compatibility 115 Inserting a “Memory Stick”To eject a “Memory Stick” 116 Selecting the image quality modeImage quality settings 117 The approximate number of images you can record on a “Memory Stick”119 Recording still images on a “Memory Stick” – Memory Photo recordingRecording images continuously 120 Continuous shooting settingsIf the capacity of the “Memory Stick” becomes full 123 To change the still image to be superimposedTo change the mode setting To cancel MEMORY MIX 125 Recording an image from a tape as a still imageRecording a still image from other equipment When recording an image through the VIDEO jack 126 When recording the image through theDV IN/OUT jack128 Copying still images from a tape – Photo saveTo cancel copying When the memory of the “Memory Stick” is full 129 To stop memory photo playback130 Viewing a still picture – Memory Photo playbackScreen indicators during still image playback Playing back six recorded images at a time (index screen) 131 To return to the normal playback screen (single screen)Viewing the recorded images using a personal computer Recommended Windows environment Recommended Macintosh environment 132 To stop copying in the middle133 Copying an image recorded on a “Memory Stick” to tapes134 To stop or end the slide showTo pause during a slide show To start the slide show from a particular image 135 To cancel image protection136 Deleting selected imagesTo cancel deleting an image To delete an image displayed on the index screen 137 Deleting imagesDeleting all the images 138 To cancel deleting all the images in the “Memory Stick”139 To cancel writing print marks140 Differences between DVCAM and DV formatsMini DVCAM and mini DV cassettes Compatibility on playback 141 Compatibility of DVCAM and DV formatsCompatibility on editing using DV connectors Limitations on editing 142 Selecting cassette typesCopyright signal 143 Audio modeNotes on the mini DVCAM/mini DV cassette When affixing a label on the mini DVCAM/mini DV cassette After using the mini DVCAM/mini DV cassette If the cassette memory function does not work Cleaning the connector 145 In the recording mode146 TroubleshootingIn the playback mode 147 In the recording and playback modes148 When operating using the “Memory Stick”149 Others151 On the LCD screen or in the viewfinder, on the display window152 Warning indicators153 Warning indicators and messagesWarning messages 154 Using your camcorder abroad[a] [b] Simple setting of clock by time difference 155 Moisture condensationIf moisture condensation occurred 156 Maintenance information and precautionsRemoving Dust from Inside the Viewfinder To reattach the eyecup Maintenance information Cleaning the video head Cleaning the LCD screen 157 Charging the vanadium-lithiumbattery in your camcorderPrecautions Camcorder operation On handling tapes Camcorder care 158 AC power adaptorNotes on dry batteries 160 Video camerarecorder 161 Camcorder162 qh qj qk ql w;wh wj wk wl e; ea es ed ef 163 eh ej ek el r; ra164 rf rg rhrj rk 166 yl u; ua us ud uf ug uh uji; ia is id if ig 167 Remote Commander6 qs 8 qd 168 To prepare the Remote CommanderDisplay window 169 Operation indicators170 Functions to adjust exposure (in the recording mode)Functions to give images more impact (in the recording mode) Functions to be used in editing (in the recording mode) Functions to be used after recording (in the playback mode) 171 A, BC, D F, G, H I, J, K, L M, N O, P T, U W, X, Y, Z
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