Mega-pixel images cannot be recorded on a cassette as a Mega-pixel picture.

The following functions are not possible.

Digital Zoom Cinema Mode Digital Effects/Functions

Title functions (When Mega-pixel mode only)

ªRecording Moving Pictures (MPEG4)

This Movie Camera conforms to SD-Video. The file format supported by this Movie Camera is ASF. (Some ASF formatted files may not be played back.)

Files recordced with other Movie Camera may not be played back.

[PHOTOSHOT] Button does not operate.

Manual Shutter Speed adjustment is 1/60 to 1/500. Sound is recorded mono.

When the colour of the screen changes or blurs, adjust the shutter speed manually to 1/60 or 1/100.

The following functions are not possible.

Digital Zoom

Fade In/Out Function

Cinema Mode

Digital Effects/Functions Title In/Creation

ªPlaying Back a Card

If a blank (nothing recorded) Card is played, the screen becomes white.

If you attempt to play back a file recorded in a different format or a picture whose image data is defective, the [k] Indication and the [CARD ERROR] Indication could appear

as warning.

When playing back a picture recorded by another equipment, its size and that of this Movie Camera

This Movie Camera can also play back the Mega-Pixel still pictures recorded with the other equipment. However it takes longer than usual time.

MPEG4 data or Voice data will not be output from DV jack. MPEG4 cannnot Cue/Review Playback, Slow Motion

Playback (forward direction and reverse direction), Still Advance Playback (forward direction and reverse direction) or Jog Playback.

There are no hardware or software compatible with the voice data. Even our Movie Camera products (NV-MX7D), SD-Juke box and IC recorders compatible with SD memory card cannot playback the voice data.

ªVoice Power Save

When [VOICE POWER SAVE] on the [OTHER FUNCTION] Sub-Menu is set to [ON], the Voice Power Saving Function is activated, and several seconds after the play and other operations the display is cleard, and the screen becomes dark. However, this function does not work during menu screen operations or while the volume is being adjusted. The Voice Power Saving Function is cancelled when any

operation is performed.

During playback, when the voice file changes, the file name is displayed and then it turns Voice Power Save Mode again after a few seconds.

Do not forget to turn off the power.

ªRecording a Card Image on a Tape

If you attempt to record a still picture with a large image size on a Tape, there may be a reduction in the quality of

the image.

When recording the Card Images on a Tape, a Photoshot index signal is automatically recorded with a picture.

Even if you edit the Slide Show, it is not applied to the order in copying the pictures.

ªSlide Show

The playback time can be set from 5 to 99 seconds. Perform the Slide Show Settings with your own Movie

Camera.

Depending on the File size, it may played back longer than the setting time.

When performing the Slide Show after the Titles are displayed, the Titles disappear.

ªCreating a Title

When the [TAPE/CARD] Selector is set to [MPEG4] or [VOICE], Title Creation Function is not possible.

Regardless of the [PICTURE SIZE] setting, the size of the created pictures is [640k480].

If the [PICTURE SIZE] is set to [1280k960] and [TAPE/

CARD] Selector is set to [CARD], title cannot be created. Even if the contrast of the Title is adjusted, the portions

where there is little difference between light and dark and where the boundary between light and dark is unclear may not appear.

The Title may not appear well if something small is used for it.

If titles are created, the number of images that can be recorded on a Card decreases.

If the number of images that can be recorded on a Card is small, you may not be able to create a title.

ªAdding a Title

When the [TAPE/CARD] Selector is set to [MPEG4] or [VOICE], Title In Function is not possible.

If the [PICTURE SIZE] is set to [1280k960] and [TAPE/

CARD] Selector is set to [CARD], title cannot be displayed. When a title is displayed in VCR Mode, the title is not

output from the DV Terminal or Digital Still Picture Terminal.

If you press the [TITLE IN] Button, the last original title is displayed. When an original title is not created, the preset

title is displayed.

The Multi Picture Mode cannot be used once the title is inserted.

Original titles are added after the preset titles.

The Title Function and Digital Function cannot be used simultaneously

ªLock Setting

The Lock Setting carried out by this Movie Camera is only effective for this Movie Camera.

The SD Memory Card has a write protection switch on it. If the switch is moved to the [LOCK] side, you cannot write to or format the Card. If it is moved back, you can.

ªFormatting a Card (NV-MX6/MX8 only)

If a Card becomes unreadable by the Movie Camera, formatting it may make it reusable. Formatting erases all the data recorded on a Card.

1Set [CARD FUNCTIONS] >> [CARD EDITING]

>> [CARD FORMAT] >> [YES].

Since a confirmation message appears, select [YES] and formatting will be carried out.

When the formatting is completed, the screen becomes white.

It may not be possible to use the Card which was formatted using this Movie Camera on another unit. In this case, format the Card on the unit which will be using the Card. Take steps to ensure that valuable pictures are stored on the personal computer, etc. as well before proceeding.

ªDPOF

The number of prints can be set from 0 to 99.

Perform the DPOF Settings with your own Movie Camera in use.

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Panasonic NV-MX8A Recording Moving Pictures MPEG4, Playing Back a Card, Voice Power Save, Recording a Card Image on a Tape

NV-MX8A specifications

The Panasonic NV-MX8A is a compact and sophisticated camcorder that was introduced in the early 2000s, positioning itself as an innovative device within the market of consumer-grade video equipment. Equipped with a range of advanced features, this model appealed to both amateurs and semi-professional videographers.

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