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Important Information

2

For Your Safety

2

Precautions

2

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

5

Cautions When Using

6

Cautions When Storing

9

Suggestions and Restrictions

9

CLEANING

10

HANDLING DISCS

10

DISC CLEANING

11

Read This First

11

About This Manual

12

Table of Contents

13

Checking Provided Accessories

16

Names of Parts

17

Setups

 

Demonstration Function

21

Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/

 

Recorder

21

HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/

 

RECORDER

21

ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP

21

ATTACHING LENS CAP

22

INSERTING BATTERY INTO REMOTE

 

CONTROL

22

REMOVING BATTERY FROM REMOTE

 

CONTROL

23

Discs and Cards

24

AVAILABLE DISCS

25

INFORMATION ON DVD-R DISC

25

NOTES ON FINALISATION

25

EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE

 

USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/

 

RECORDER

26

AVAILABLE CARDS

26

COMMON CAUTIONS FOR DISC AND CARD

26

Preparations for Power Supply

27

USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER

 

WITH AC ADAPTER/CHARGER

27

Setting Up the Battery

28

CHARGING BATTERY

28

ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO

 

CAMERA/RECORDER

29

REMOVING BATTERY

29

BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR

31

EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY

31

Turning DVD Video Camera/Recorder

 

On and Off

32

VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR

 

SCREEN

33

VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH

 

VIEWFINDER

33

Setting Date and Time

34

CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF

 

DATE AND TIME

34

Initial Settings

35

SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND ON OR OFF

(BEEP)

35

TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER

 

OFF AUTOMATICALLY (POWER SAVE)

35

CHANGING DISPLAY LANGUAGE

 

(LANGUAGE)

35

RESETTING MENU SETTINGS TO DEFAULTS

 

(RESET)

36

TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF

 

(RECORD LED)

36

CHANGING SETTING OF DEMONSTRATION ..

36

LCD/EVF Setup

37

ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN

 

(LCD BRIGHTNESS) AND VIEWFINDER

 

(EVF BRIGHTNESS)

37

ADJUSTING COLOUR DENSITY

 

(COLOUR LEVEL)

38

ALWAYS DISPLAYING IMAGE IN

 

VIEWFINDER

38

Inserting and Removing Disc

39

Inserting and Removing Card

41

Basic Techniques

 

Recording Movie

42

Recording Stills

43

Swift Restart of Recording

 

(SLEEP/RESTART button)

44

Recording using LED Light

 

(for DZ-GX5040E only)

45

On-Screen Information

46

INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING

 

RECORDING

46

Checking Flow of Menu

51

Zooming

53

MACRO RECORDING

53

RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER

 

WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO EFFECT

54

Manually Focusing Subject

55

FOCUSING DURING RECORDING

55

Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded

 

(Exposure)

57

Compensating for Backlight

57

Using Full Auto Function

58

Setting Up Camera Functions

59

SELECTING SHOOTING MODE TO MATCH

 

THE SUBJECT

 

(SWITCHING PROGRAMME AE MODE)

59

RECORDING DARK SUBJECTS USING LCD

 

MONITOR LIGHT

60

ADJUSTING COLOUR (WHITE BALANCE)

60

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