Electronic Viewfinder/LCD Monitor Indications

Here are some of the basic indications which will appear on the Palmcorder EVF and LCD Monitor. Only Date and Time indications will be recorded onto the tape.

CAMERA/VCR Mode

a

g

b

c

d

e

f

a

Battery Remaining

FULL

 

b Tape Remaining

EMPTY

h

h

Display ON/OFF and Counter/Time Code

 

The indication switches as shown

 

below when the desired “DISPLAY”

 

mode is selected from the menu.

 

(Menu OSD: pp. 60, 62)

(AY-DVM30EA) (AY-DVM60EA)

When OFF is selected, all displays are turned off.

R0:30R1:00

Linear Time Counter Memory Counter

R0:00

R0:00

It will take several seconds for the tape remaining indicator to operate after the tape starts moving.

c CINEMA Indication (Menu OSD: p. 59)

d Digital Zoom and other Digital Functions (Menu OSD: p. 59)

This display appears when the digital zoom function has been activated.

e Playback Effect (Menu OSD: p. 61) This display appears when SEPIA or MONO is selected in VCR menu.

f

Volume Display (p. 29)

 

The volume bar appears when the

 

volume of the built-in speaker is being

 

adjusted.

g Tape Speed Indication

(Menu OSD: p. 59)

Indicates the tape speed (SP or LP).

Time Code

Memory Counter M 0:00:00

The Palmcorder will stop whenever it reaches the point where the counter was previously set to M 0:00:00 during audio dub, fast forward, or rewind.

Time Code 0h00m00s00f

The Palmcorder calculates and displays exactly where you are on any tape in terms of hours, minutes, seconds, and frames (30 frames = 1 second).

This display cannot be reset.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Display must be set to ON for MF, AE, W.BALANCE or BACK LIGHT indications to be displayed on the EVF or LCD Panel when selected.

C.RESET does not work when DISPLAY is set to OFF and T.CODE.

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Panasonic PV-DV52 operating instructions Important Note

PV-DV52 specifications

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