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≥When inserting the cassette, make sure it faces in the right direction and then push it in until it stops.
≥When the Cassette Holder is in action, do not touch anything except the [PUSH] mark.
≥When closing the Cassette Compartment Cover, do not get anything caught in the cover, such as a cable of an optional stereo microphone.
ªAlarm Sounds
When [BEEP SOUND] on the [INITIAL]
1 Beep
≥When you start recording
≥When you switch the [OFF/ON] Switch from [OFF] to [ON]
2 Beeps
≥When you pause recording 2 Beeps for 4 times
≥If you operate a wrong operation before or during recording
ªRecording Check
≥For Recording Check, the recording speed mode (SP/LP) must be the same as the mode used for the recording. If different, playback images will be distorted.
ªRecording on a Card
≥Even if the [SHTR EFFECT] is set to [ON], the Shutter Effect cannot be recorded on the picture.
≥Pictures with
be copied.
≥When the colour of the screen changes or blurs, adjust the shutter speed manually to 1/50 or 1/100.
Photoshot
≥The sound cannot be recorded.
≥The file format supported by this Movie Camera is JPEG. (Not all the JPEG formatted files will be played back.)
≥If [NORMAL] or [ECONOMY] is selected for recording,
Continuous Photoshot
≥One more still picture may be recorded after you release the [PHOTO SHOT] Button.
≥The Continuous Photoshot and Title Function cannot be used simultaneously.
≥When the [SELF TIMER] is set to [ON], the Movie Camera records the maximum number of pictures recordable depending on the [BURST MODE] setting.
≥When using the card formatted by other equipment, intervals of recording pictures may become large.
≥If recording or erasing pictures is repeated many time, intervals of recording pictures may become large. In this case, back up your important data on PC, and format your card by this Movie Camera.
≥Intervals of recording pictures may become large depending on the card. We recommend using Panasonic SD Memory Card.
Recording Moving Pictures (MPEG4) ≥The following functions are disabled:
≥The sound is recorded in the monaural that is mixed [L] and [R] of the stereo sound.
≥When playing back the MPEG4 moving picture recorded by this Movie Camera with other equipment, black bars may appear at the top and bottom of screen.
≥MPEG4 moving pictures recorded in [SUPERFINE] cannot be recorded in the MultiMediaCard.
≥If you record wide images as MPEG4 moving pictures when using line input or DV input, the
wide images are recorded in Longwise style. ≥MPEG4 moving pictures may not be recorded on the card formatted by other equipment (e.g. PC).
ªQuick Start
≥During the Quick Start Standby Mode, a minute amount of electricity is consumed.
≥When the Movie Camera is left in the Recording Pause Mode for 6 minutes, it will be turned into the Quick Start Standby Mode. To turn the Movie Camera on again, set the [OFF/ON] Switch to [OFF] and then set it to [ON] again. (The Quick Start Mode will be restored.)
≥This Function is not activated in the following cases: ≥A tape and a card is not inserted, while the
Tape Recording Mode is set.
≥A Card is not inserted, while the Card Recording Mode is set.
≥In the following cases, Quick Start is cancelled during the Quick Start Standby Mode.
≥Operate the mode dial ≥The Battery is replaced
≥If the [QUICK START] Button is pressed and held for approximately 2 seconds during the Quick Start Standby Mode, the Lamp will go off and the Movie Camera will completely be turned off.
≥If the Movie Camera is not operated for approximately 30 minutes when the Quick Start Recording Lamp lights, the Lamp will go off and the Movie Camera will completely be turned off.
≥In the Automatic White Balance Mode, the colour may be recorded unnaturally at the beginning of the recording.
