Panasonic PV-GS120 Recording a Still Picture on a Card Photoshot, Finding the End of Recording

Recording Mode

ªFinding the End of Recording

(Blank Search Function)

The Blank Search Function aids you in locating the end of the recording on the Cassette quickly.

1 Set [TAPE RECORDING MENU] or [TAPE PLAYBACK MENU] >> [INITIAL] >> [BLANK SEARCH] >> [YES].

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ª Progressive Photoshot

When the [æ] Indication is displayed,

Progressive Photoshot Function works.

You can record still pictures with higher quality by

using this function.

≥The Progressive Photoshot Function may not

be activated depending on the function you use.

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≥To record still pictures with higher quality, we

recommend setting to the Card Recording

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MENU

Mode. (To activate the progressive function

regardless of the function you use)

≥When you record onto the tape and the card

simultaneously, the progressive function is not

≥The [BLANK] Indication appears during the Blank Search.

≥Approximately 1 second before the last recorded scene, the Camcorder switches to the Recording Pause Mode or the Still Playback Mode.

≥If there is no blank left on the Cassette, the Camcorder stops at the end of the tape.

To Cancel Blank Search Before Completion

Press the [∫] Button.

ªTo Add a Sound while Recording

(PV-GS200 only)

With the supplied Magic Wire Remote Control with Narration Mic connected to the [REMOTE] Jack (33), you can add a narration while recording is in progress.

While the [TALK] Button (87) is pressed, the [ ] Indication is displayed and the sound is recorded from [MIC] (83).

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REC

(87)

≥While the [TALK] Button is pressed, the built-in microphone does not operate.

ªDigital Still Picture

When the [STILL] Button (15) is pressed, images become still pictures. When the button is pressed again, the Digital Still Picture Mode is cancelled.

activated.

Recording a Still Picture on a Card (Photoshot)

Still pictures can be recorded on the Memory Card from the Camcorder.

The size of images that are recorded using this Camcorder is approximately 2.3 million pixels (PV-GS200)/1.2 million pixels (PV-GS120), and recording of images with a size that is larger than

amillion pixels is called mega-pixel still-picture recording. Compared to images of normal recording, images that are created by mega-pixel still-picture recording can be printed out clearly.

When in Tape Recording Mode:

1 Set the Mode Dial (39) to Tape Recording

Mode.

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2 Press the [PHOTO SHOT] Button (47).

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SHOT

(47)

≥The size of the recorded picture is [640k480]. ≥To record still pictures with higher quality, we

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recommend recording in Card Recording Mode.

≥We recommend that you press the [STILL] Button first at the position where you wish to record the still picture so as to enter the Digital Still Picture Mode and then press the [PHOTO SHOT] Button.

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