Panasonic PV-VM202 To Check the Recording, To View the recorded scene while the Recording is

CAMERA Mode

Recording

1Set the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch to [ON].

≥The [CAMERA] Lamp lights up. 1

STILL MPEG4 VOICE

	RESET		CARD
			MODE
1	VCRCAMERA	OFF ON	MODE
			1
	CARD P. B.
		POWER

ACCESS

52 Slide the [TAPE/CARD] Selector towards [TAPE].

AUTO MANUAL		3 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button.
	FOCUS	≥Recording starts.

≥After the [RECORD] Indicatior is displayed, it changes to [REC]. 2 ≥The Tally Lamp (LED Lamp) 3 lights up during recording and alerts

those being recorded that recording is in progress. The Tally Lamp does not light up if the [TALLY LED] on the [OTHER FUNCTIONS] Sub-menu is set to [OFF].

	4 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button again to pause the
3, 4	recording.
	≥[PAUSE] Indication is displayed. 4

	TAPE
	CARD
3	2

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≥If the Recording Pause Mode continues for more than 5 minutes, the power

is turned off automatically for tape protection and power conservation. To resume recording from this condition, turn on the power again.

≥When recording while the Mode Selector Switch is set to [AUTO] 5, the Palmcorder automatically adjusts the focus and white balance. (In some cases, they cannot be adjusted automatically and need to be adjusted manually.) (l24, 25)

REC

RECORD

PAUSE

PAUSE

BACKLIGHT

ªTo Check the Recording

By pressing the [S] Button 6 in the Recording Pause Mode, you can play back the last few seconds of the recorded scene.

≥[CHK] is displayed. After checking, the Palmcorder resumes the Recording Pause Mode.

ªTo View the recorded scene while the Recording is

paused (Camera Search)

STILL	The recorded scene can be viewed by holding down the [SEARCHj] Button
CAMERA
	6 or [SEARCHi] Button 7 in the Recording Pause Mode.
	The Camera Search function is useful for finding the starting point of a new
7	scene to create a smooth transition from one scene to another.
6	≥When the [SEARCHj] Button is pressed, images are played back in the
	reverse direction.
	≥When the [SEARCHi] Button is pressed, images are played back in the
	forward direction.

ªSelf-Recording

8

x

°

By opening the LCD Monitor and turning it so that it faces forward (to the lens side), you can let the subject in front of the Palmcorder monitor the shot while shooting is in progress.

≥When the LCD Monitor is opened, the Viewfinder is disabled automatically. However, when the LCD Monitor is rotated forward, the image is also shown in the Viewfinder.

≥If you prefer to have the image on the LCD Monitor to look like an image in a mirror, set [SELF-REC] on the [OTHER FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu to [MIRROR]. (Mirror Mode)

Images are recorded normally and no left and right reversal occurs. ≥If [MIRROR] is selected, only recording Indication [¥], recording pause

Indication [¥;], Card PhotoShot Indication [ ] and Remaining Battery Power Indication [x] are displayed 8. If a general Warning/Alarm Indication [°] appears, return the LCD Monitor to the original position in

order to check the specific content of the Warning/Alarm Indication.

ªTo Finish the Recording

Set the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch to [OFF].

≥For other notes, see page 60.

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