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Panasonic GR-DX300 Manual
60 pages 1.64 Mb
1 http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/cyberhttp://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/accessory AUTOMATIC TAPE RECORDING & PLAYBACK MEMORY CARD ADVANCED FEATURES REFERENCES 2 CONTENTSSOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE HOW TO ATTACH THE LENS CAP HOW TO ATTACH THE CORE FILTER Dear Customer 3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONSWARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION 4 SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENTDON’T ABOVE ALL Before recording an important scene 5 PROVIDED ACCESSORIESHOW TO ATTACH THE LENS CAP 6 HOW TO ATTACH THE CORE FILTERAUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATIONAutomatic Demonstration takes place when “DEMO MODE” is set to “ON” (factory-preset) 7 PowerCHARGING THE BATTERY PACK To Detach The Battery Pack: BATT. RELEASE Battery pack Charging time USING THE BATTERY PACK Approximate recording time USING AC POWER ATTENTION INFORMATION GETTING STARTED 8 About BatteriesDANGER WARNING Grip Adjustment Viewfinder Adjustment 8 GETTING STARTED 9 Tripod MountingCAUTION Loading/Unloading A Cassette Tape Recording mode 10 Date/Time SettingsMENU Recording Mode Setting 3 Press + or – 5 to select “ (CAMERA)” and press SELECT/SET 10 GETTING STARTED 11 Loading A Memory CardPicture Quality/Image Size Setting MEMORY CARD To Unload A Memory Card: 3 Press + or – 5 to select “ (DSC)” and press SELECT/SET 12 Basic RecordingShooting while using the LCD monitor: Open the Shooting while using the viewfinder: Pull out the To Adjust The Brightness Of The Display MONITOR BRIGHT + 12 TAPE RECORDING 13 Journalistic ShootingSelf-Recording Operation Mode Power Switch Position VIDEO/MEMORY Switch Position Power-LinkedOperation Zooming Zoom In Zoom Out TAPE RECORDING 14 Time CodeRECORDING FROM THE MIDDLE OF A TAPE SHUTTLE SEARCH Slow-MotionPlayback/Playback Special Effects/ Playback Zoom: To Control The Speaker Volume: VOL. + 15 Blank Search3 Press BLANK SEARCH r To cancel Blank Search midway TAPE PLAYBACK 16 ConnectionsIf using a VCR . . . go to step If not . . . go to step To choose whether or not the following displays appear on the connected TV DISPLAY 16 TAPE PLAYBACK 17 Basic Shooting (Snapshot)To Delete Unwanted Still Images To Remove The Shutter Sound To Protect Valuable Files (available only for SD Memory Card) MEMORY CARD RECORDING 18 Approximate Number of Storable Images<GR-D To Magnify The Stored Images INDEX To Adjust The Brightness Of The Display 19 Viewing File InformationAuto Playback Index Playback Removing On-ScreenDisplay MEMORY CARD PLAYBACK 20 Protecting FilesDeleting Files 5 Press + or – 5 to select “EXECUTE” and press SELECT/SET TO REMOVE PROTECTION 20 ADVANCED FEATURES 21 NAVIGATION FunctionTO MAKE THUMBNAIL IMAGES DURING TAPE RECORDING NAVI STORE Press SELECT/SET TO FIND SCENES ON TAPE USING THUMBNAIL IMAGES (NAVIGATION SEARCH) NAVI SHUTTLE SEARCH To cancel NAVIGATION Search midway SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring # TO ADD THUMBNAIL IMAGES DURING TAPE PLAYBACK TO DELETE THUMBNAIL IMAGES SELECT/ SET ADVANCED FEATURES 22 E-MailClip RecordingTO MAKE VIDEO CLIPS FROM REAL-TIMECAMERA IMAGE VIDEO/ MEMORY E-MAIL To view video clips stored on a memory card TO MAKE VIDEO CLIPS FROM RECORDED VIDEO FOOTAGE To cancel E-MailClip Recording Approximate recording time <GR-DX95/DX75 22 ADVANCED FEATURES 23 Dubbing Still Images Recorded On ATape To A Memory Card Setting Print Information (DPOF Setting) TO PRINT ALL STILL IMAGES (ONE PRINT FOR EACH) To Reset The Setting TO PRINT BY SELECTING STILL IMAGES AND NO. OF PRINTS 24 To Reset The No. Of PrintsFolder and File names Initialising A Memory Card Making A New Folder 24 ADVANCED FEATURES 25 Snapshot Flash3 Press + or – 5 to select “ (MANUAL)”, and press SELECT/SET If “AUTO ” Is Selected Flash Brightness Adjustment FOR RECORDING 26 Self-Timer5-Second Recording To Take A Snapshot In The 5-SecondRecording Mode 26 FOR RECORDING 27 Night-ScopeNIGHT To Deactivate Night-Scope Programme AE With Special Effects To Deactivate The Selected Mode SHUTTER 1/50: SPORTS (Variable Shutter Speed: 1/250 – 1/4000) SNOW SPOTLIGHT TWILIGHT SEPIA MONOTONE CLASSIC FILM STROBE MIRROR 28 Fade/Wipe Effects3 Press + or – 5 to select “ (WIPE/FADER)”, then press SELECT/SET To Deactivate The Selected Effect FADER — WHITE FADER — BLACK FADER — B.W WIPE — CORNER WIPE — WINDOW WIPE — SLIDE WIPE — DOOR WIPE — SCROLL WIPE — SHUTTER 28 FOR RECORDING 29 Snapshot (For Tape Recording)SNAPSHOT MODE SELECTION press SELECT/SET SNAPSHOT RECORDING If you press during Record-Standby If you press during Recording Motor Drive Mode Auto Focus 30 Manual FocusFOCUS Exposure Control 3 Press + or – 5 to select “ (EXPOSURE)”, then press SELECT/SET To Return To Automatic Exposure Control To Brighten The Subject Quickly BACKLIGHT 30 FOR RECORDING 31 Iris LockTo Return To Automatic Iris Control To Lock The Exposure Control And The Iris Iris White Balance Adjustment AUTO MWB FINE CLOUD HALOGEN To Return To Automatic White Balance Manual White Balance Operation 32 For Recording MenuIf you have selected “ WIPE/FADER” “PROGRAM AE”, “ EXPOSURE” or “W. BALANCE” If you have selected “ CAMERA”, “ MANUAL” “SYSTEM”, “ CAMERA DISPLAY” or “DSC” WIPE/FADER PROGRAM AE EXPOSURE W.BALANCE CAMERA SOUND MODE [12bit]: 16bit: ZOOM 32 USING MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT 33 SNAP MODEGAIN UP OFF: [AGC]: NAVIGATION MANUAL DIS SELF-TIMER [OFF], 5S: TELE MACRO ON: WIDE MODE CINEMA WIND CUT FLASH FLASH ADJ USING MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT 34 BEEP[MELODY]: TALLY [ON]: REMOTE DEMO MODE PRIORITY [LCD]: FINDER: CAM RESET [RETURN]: EXECUTE: CAMERA DISPLAY ON SCREEN LCD: DATE/TIME [AUTO]: 34 USING MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT 35 TIME CODECLOCK ADJ DSC QUALITY , IMAGE SIZE REC SELECT For Playback Menu VIDEO 12bit MODE SYNCHRO COPY NAVI. DEL S/AV INPUT A/V IN: S IN: 36 VIDEO DISPLAYDATE/TIME , TIME CODE LCD/TV: Playback Sound [STEREO SOUND L SOUND R MIX: [SOUND 1]: SOUND 2: Display 36 USING MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT 37 Dubbing To Or From A VCRTo Use This Camcorder As A Player To Use This Camcorder As A Recorder START/STOP DUBBING 38 Dubbing To Or From A Video UnitEquipped With A DV Connector (Digital Dubbing) 38 DUBBING 39 Slow-MotionPlaybackPLAY Frame-By-FramePlayback Playback Special Effects EFFECT EFFECT ON/ OFF Playback Zoom SHIFT Left Right Down STOP USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 40 Audio DubbingTo hear the dubbed sound during playback Insert Editing REW INSERT 40 USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 41 Random Assemble Editing [R.A.Edit]SET REMOTE/VCR CODE MBR SET You are now ready to try Random Assemble Editing MAKE CONNECTIONS 1A JVC VCR equipped with a remote pause connector A VCR other than above 42 FADE/WIPEEDIT IN/OUT CANCEL VCR SELECT SCENES R.A.EDIT ON/OFF 42 USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 43 Picture Wipe/Dissolve (GR-DX300/DX100only)DISSOLVE AUTOMATIC EDITING TO VCR VCR REC STBY For More Accurate Editing DIAGNOSING VCR/CAMCORDER TIMING ADJUSTMENT OF VCR/CAMCORDER TIMING 44 Connection To A Personal Computer[A] Using USB cable [B] Using DV cable [A] Using USB cable 44 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 45 No power is supplied“SET DATE/TIME!” appears Recording cannot be performed There is no picture The focus does not adjust automatically The cassette will not load properly The memory card will not load properly In the 5-Secondmode, recording ends before 5 seconds have elapsed Snapshot mode cannot be used The colour of Snapshot looks strange The image taken using Snapshot is too dark The image taken using Snapshot is too bright Digital Zoom does not work TROUBLESHOOTING 46 The Black & White Fader does not workDuring R.A.Edit, the Dissolve function does not work During R.A.Edit, the Picture Wipe and Dissolve functions do not work Scene transition does not go as expected The image looks like the shutter speed is too slow White Balance cannot be activated When shooting a subject illuminated by bright light, vertical lines appear The date/time does not appear Files stored on the memory card cannot be deleted Time code does not appear Images on the LCD monitor appear dark or whitish The rear of the LCD monitor is hot The indicators and the image colour on the LCD monitor are not clear The LCD monitor or viewfinder indications blink 46 TROUBLESHOOTING 47 Coloured bright spots appear all over the LCDmonitor or the viewfinder During recording, sound cannot be heard Play, Rewind and Fast-Forwardfunctions do not work A memory card cannot be played back The LCD monitor image is distorted Images on the LCD monitor are jittery There is no playback picture on the connected TV The LCD monitor, the viewfinder and the lens have become dirty (ex. fingerprints) An unusual mark appears An error indication (E01, E02 or E06) appears An error indication (E03 or E04) appears The charger indicator on the camcorder does not light When the image is printed from the printer, a black bar appears at the bottom of the screen When the camcorder is connected via the DV connector, the camcorder does not operate The memory card cannot be removed from the camcorder 48 General Battery PrecautionsUse only the following batteries: AAA (R03) size x Do not Battery Packs 1.To avoid hazards do not 2.To prevent damage and prolong service life Cassettes 1.During use 2.Store cassettes Memory Cards 3.Store memory cards 48 CAUTIONS 49 LCD Monitor1.To prevent damage to the LCD monitor, DO NOT 2.To prolong service life 3.Be aware of the following phenomena for LCD monitor use These are not malfunctions: Main Unit 1.For safety, DO NOT 2.Avoid using the unit 3.DO NOT leave the unit 4.To protect the unit, DO NOT 5. Dirty heads can cause the following problems: Built-inClock’s Rechargeable Lithium Battery How to handle a CD-ROM CAUTIONS 50 About moisture condensationSerious malfunctioning For Your Maintenance 1)After Use 2)Cleaning The Camcorder 50 CAUTIONS 51 CamcorderGeneral Power supply Power consumption LCD monitor off viewfinder on LCD monitor on viewfinder off Dimensions (W x H x D) Weight Operating temperature humidity Storage Pickup Lens Filter diameter LCD monitor Viewfinder Speaker Digital Video Camera Format Signal format Recording Playback format Cassette Tape speed Maximum recording time (using 80 min cassette) Digital Still Camera Function Storage media Compression system File size Picture quality Approximate number of storable images : pg Connectors S/AV S-Videooutput S-Videoinput Video output Video input Audio output Audio input Edit Output Input USB AC Adapter Power requirement SPECIFICATIONS 52 Controls, Connectors And Indicators52 INDEX 54 BLANKSEARCH BR I GHT PHOTO 56 WARNING INDICATIONS(high) CHECK TAPE’S ERASE PROTECTION TAB HEAD CLEANING REQUIRED USE CLEANING CASSETTE CONDENSATION, OPERATION PAUSED PLEASE WAIT TAPE TAPE END SET DATE/TIME LENS CAP A. DUB ERROR INSERT ERROR <CANNOT EDIT ON A LP RECORDED TAPE> <CHECK TAPE’S ERASE PROTECTION TAB MEMORY IS FULL COPYING FAILED COPYING FAILED <MEMORY CARD <MEMORY IS FULL> <PLEASE FORMAT MEMORY CARD PLEASE FORMAT NO IMAGES STORED NO E-MAILCLIP STORED 56 INDEX 57 CARD ERRORUNSUPPORTED FILE CHECK CARD’S WRITE PROTECTION SWITCH E01, E02 or E06 UNIT IN SAFEGUARD MODE REMOVE AND REATTACH BATTERY E03 or E04 UNIT IN SAFEGUARD MODE EJECT AND REINSERT TAPE 58 58 TERMS59 TERMS
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