Panasonic NV-GS230EB START, QUICK

Record mode

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VQT0T87

Quick start

This camera will be put into standby in approx.

1.7 seconds after the power is turned on.

$Please note in Quick Start Mode approximately

half the pause recording power is being

consumed. Using Quick Start Mode will reduce

the battery recording/playback time.

$This is only activated in the following cases.

$A tape or a card is inserted, while the Tape

Recording Mode is set.

$A card is inserted, while the Card Recording

Mode is set.

1Press the [QUICK START] button.

$The quick start recording lamp lights up.

(Press the button again to cancel it.)

2Set the [OFF/ON] switch to [OFF].

$The quick start is now ready.

3Set the [OFF/ON] switch to [ON].

$This camera will be put into a recording

pause in approx. 1.7 seconds after it is turned

on.

%To cancel the quick start when the

power is set to [OFF]

Press and hold the [QUICK START] button for

approx. 2 seconds. The lamp will go off and the

camera will be completely turned off.

$If the standby continues for approx. 30 minutes,

then the lamp will go off and the camera will be

completely turned off.

$When you rotate the mode dial or remove the

battery, the quick start recording lamp is turned

off and the quick start mode is cancelled. If the

movie camera is turned on and the Tape/Card

Recording Mode is set though, the lamp turns

on and the quick start mode is restored.

$When the camera is quick-started with the white

balance on automatic, it may take some time

until the white balance is adjusted if the scene

being recorded has a light source different from

the scene last recorded. (When the colour night

view function is used, however, the white

balance of the scene last recorded is retained.)

$The zoom magnification may differ from when it

is in the quick start standby mode and when the

recording starts.

Backlight compensation function

This protects a backlit subject from being

darkened.

$Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.

1Press the joystick until the icon !$appears.

2Move the joystick right to select the

backlight compensation icon [ ].

$The image on the screen will become

brighter.

%To return to normal recording

Select the [ ] icon again.

$If you operate the [OFF/ON] switch or the mode

dial, the backlight compensation is cancelled.

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Contents

Main Dear Customer, Caution for AC mains lead IMPORTANT Before use How to replace the Fuse CAUTION! Information for Your Safety %Carefully observe copyright laws. WARNING: CAUTION! Contents Before using Record mode Playback mode Edit mode Before using Accessories Optional Parts identification and handling Page Fitting the lens cap 1 1 180o2 90o !" The grip belt Using the viewfinder 1 Power supply 1 2 Charging time and recordable time Caution Inserting/removing a cassette 1 2 3 4 Inserting/removing a card 1 2 3 switch on the SD Memory Card Turning the camera on 1 PC Selecting a mode 1 Switching the language 1 Using the menu screen MENU Setting date and time 1 2 3 Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinder Using the remote control POWER LCD 1 2 Warning WARNING 1 2 2 1 Record mode Check before recording 5) 1 4) Recording on a tape 1 2 recording mode indication on the screen Check the recording 1 2 Blank search function 1 recording mode recorded on a card 1 photoshot images 1 effect 1 Zoom in/out function 1 Recording yourself 1 /VOL START 1 2 3 power is set to [OFF] Night view functions 2 3 Soft skin mode 2 Tele-macro function 2 Fade in/fade out function 2 3 Wind noise reduction function 1 Self-timer recording 1 2 Recording images for wide-screen TVs Image stabilizer function 1 Continuous Photoshot 1 2 3 midway through Recording in various situations (Scene mode) 1 2 1) 2) 4) 3) 5) Recording in natural colours (White balance) 1 1 2 3 2 3 Manual focus adjustment 1 2) 2 3 Page Playback mode Playing back tape W T 1 Slow-motion playback/ frame-by-frame playback Variable-speed search function 1 2 Playback on TV 1 1 2 2 3 4 Deleting files recorded on a card 1 2 3 4 1 2 Formatting a card 1 2 Protecting files on a card 1 2 Edit mode Recording from a tape onto a card DV 1 2 1 2 Using the DV Cable for Recording (Digital Dubbing) 1 2 3 4 Audio dubbing 1 2 3 4 Printing pictures by directly connecting to the printer (PictBridge) 1 2 3 4 Menu Menu list Page Menus related to taking pictures Menus related to playback Other menus Others Indications 1 / 0 Warning/alarm indications Functions cannot be used simultaneously Before requesting repair (Problems and solutions) Page Page RESET Cautions for Use 1 2 3 Page Page Explanation of terms Page Specifications Specifications Specifications Page Index Page Page B VQT0T87-1 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.