Contents

Before using

 

Quick Guide

8

Accessories

10

Parts identification and handling

10

Attaching the lens cap

12

The grip belt

12

Power supply

12

Charging time and recordable time

14

Turning the Camcorder on

14

Setting date and time

15

Using the LCD monitor

16

Using the viewfinder

16

Quick Start

17

Inserting/removing a cassette

18

Inserting/removing a card

19

Selecting a mode

20

How to use the joystick

20

Help mode

22

Switching the language

22

Using the menu screen

22

Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinder

23

Recording with the built-in

 

LED video light

24

Record mode

 

Check before recording

25

Recording on a tape

26

Recording check

27

Blank search function

27

Recording still pictures on a card

 

while recording image onto a tape

28

Recording still pictures onto a card

 

(Photoshot)

28

Zoom in/out function

29

Recording yourself

30

Backlight compensation function

30

MagicPix function

31

Soft skin mode

31

Fade in/fade out function

32

Wind noise reduction function

32

Self-timer recording

33

Wide/4:3 function

33

Optical image stabilizer function

34

Guideline function

34

Recording in various situations

 

(Scene mode)

34

Recording in natural colors

 

(White balance)

35

Manual focus adjustment

36

Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment ...

37

Playback mode

 

Playing back tape

38

Frame-by-frame playback

39

Playback on TV

39

Playing back card

40

Deleting files recorded on a card

41

Formatting a card

41

Protecting files on a card

42

Writing the printing data on a card

 

(DPOF setting)

42

Edit mode

 

Recording from a tape onto a card

43

Copying onto a DVD recorder or a VCR

 

(Dubbing)

43

Using the DV Interface Cable

 

for Recording (Digital Dubbing)

44

PC Connection with

 

the DV Interface Cable

45

With a PC

 

Connecting Computer and Camcorder

46

Using on a Windows PC

46

Using as a Web camera

47

Using on Macintosh

50

To disconnect USB cable safely

51

If you no longer need the driver

 

(Uninstall)

51

Notes

52

Menu

 

Menu list

54

Menus related to recording

56

Menus related to playback

56

Other menus

56

Others

 

Indications

57

Warning/alarm indications

58

Functions that cannot be used

 

simultaneously

59

Before requesting repair

 

(Problems and solutions)

60

Cautions for Use

63

Explanation of terms

67

Specifications

68

Camcorder Accessory System

70

Camcorder Accessory Order Form

71

Request for Service Notice

72

Limited Warranty

73

Customer Services Directory

74

Index

75

Spanish Quick Use Guide/

 

Guía española para el uso rápido

76

 

7

LSQT1181

Page 7
Image 7
Panasonic PV-GS83 operating instructions Contents