Before using

ªChanging the picture quality on the

LCD monitor

1Set [SETUP] >> [LCD AI] >> [DYNAMIC] or [NORMAL].

[DYNAMIC]: The image on the LCD monitor becomes clear and vivid. Optimum contrast and brightness are set depending on the scenes recorded. Clear and brilliant images are presented. (The effect will vary depending on the images recorded.)

[NORMAL]: Switches to the standard picture quality.

The effect will vary depending on the scene recorded.

The picture quality on the viewfinder will not be affected.

This function is automatically set to [DYNAMIC] when the brightness of the LCD monitor is increased (when the [POWER LCD] lamp lights up) and cannot be set to [NORMAL] independently.

This will not affect the images to be recorded. When the LCD monitor is rotated by 180°

towards the lens, the picture quality of the LCD monitor is temporarily adjusted as if the [LCD AI] is set to [NORMAL].

Using the remote control

ªRemote control

Using the remote control supplied will enable control of almost all functions of this Camcorder.

(1)

 

 

 

START/

 

 

 

DATE/

PHOTO

 

(2)

OSD

STOP

 

TIME

SHOT

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZOOM

(3)

 

 

 

 

T

 

 

 

¥REC

A.DUB

 

(4)

 

V/REW

PLAY

FF/W

 

 

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STILL ADV

PAUSE

STILL ADV

VOL

 

 

 

STOP

 

 

 

 

 

VAR.

 

MENU

 

 

 

SEARCH

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

(5)

(1)Date/time button [DATE/TIME] -61-

(2)On-screen display button [OSD] -44-

(3)Record button [¥REC] -48-

(4)Audio dubbing button [A.DUB] -49-

(5)Direction buttons [π, , , ] -22-

 

 

DATE/

PHOTO

START/

 

 

OSD

STOP

 

 

TIME

SHOT

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZOOM

 

 

 

 

 

T

 

 

 

¥REC

A.DUB

 

(7)

 

V/REW PLAY FF/W

W

 

 

 

(6)

STILL ADV

PAUSE

STILL ADV

VOL

 

 

STOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VAR.

 

MENU

(9)

 

 

SEARCH

 

 

ENTER

(6)Slow/frame-by-frame forward button [E, D] (E: reverse, D: forward) -42-

(7)Zoom/volume button [ZOOM/VOL] ¢

(8)Search button [VAR. SEARCH] -43-

(9)Menu button [MENU] -22-

(10)

OSD

TIME

SHOT

STOP

(14)

 

 

DATE/

PHOTO

START/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T

(15)

 

 

 

 

ZOOM

 

 

 

¥REC

A.DUB

 

(16)

(11)

V/REW

PLAY FF/W

 

 

 

 

W

 

(12)

STILL ADV

PAUSE

STILL ADV

VOL

 

 

STOP

 

 

 

(13)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17)

 

 

VAR.

 

MENU

 

 

SEARCH

 

 

ENTER

(10)Photoshot button [PHOTO SHOT] ¢

(11)Rewind/review button [6]

(12)Pause button [;]

(13)Stop button []

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Panasonic PV-GS150 Using the remote control, Changing the picture quality on LCD monitor, Remote control

PV-GS150 specifications

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