Operating Instructions
Things You Should Know
Class Laser Product
Following Applies only in Canada
Important Safety Instructions
Care
Indemnity concerning recording content
USE & Location
Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack
AC adaptor
LSQT1146
Contents
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Features
Before using
Easy recording! l42
Easy playback! l
Using with DVD player/recorder! l79
Editing scenes! l64
Quick Guide
Inserting/removing an SD card
Recording motion pictures
Recording still pictures Jpeg still pictures
Press the Photoshot button
Motion picture playback
Still picture playback Jpeg still pictures
CD-ROM
Accessories
Parts identification and handling
Terminal cover Audio-video output terminal A/V l 78 Speaker
Using grip belt
Adjust the belt length and the pad position
Attaching the lens cap
With the tips of your finger and thumb
Using the LCD monitor
Using the viewfinder
Adjust the angle of the LCD monitor as desired
Tripod receptacle
DVD-RAM DVD-RW
Discs and cards
Discs that can be used on this unit
Before using DIsc type
DVD-R DVD-R DL
About DVD-R DL Dual Layer
Examples of discs that cannot be used on this unit
When using brand-new DVD-RW
Cards that you can use with this unit
How to hold a disc or card
When inserting/removing a disc
Handling precautions
Disc and card handling
Power supply
Charging the battery
Setup
Charging lamp Lights up Charging
Charging time and recordable time
Charging time
Battery model Voltage Recording Maximum Actual recordable
Connecting to the AC outlet
Turning the unit on/off
Inserting/removing a disc
Double sided disc
Inserting disc
Removing disc
Set the OFF/ON switch to OFF to turn off the power
Inserting/removing an SD card
Slide the card slot cover to open
After inserting a disc/After recording finishes
Selecting a mode
How to use the joystick
Insert/remove the SD card into/ from the card slot
Securely close the card slot cover
Operations during recording
Move the joystick up, down, left or right to operate
Video playback mode
About the operation icons displayed in each mode
Video recording mode
Setup Picture recording mode
Picture playback mode
Switching the language
Using the menu screen
To get back to the previous screen
To exit the menu screen
OFF
Setting date and time
DATED/T
Adjusting LCD monitor/ viewfinder
LCD SET Brightness
Color
EVF SET Brightness
Recording
Before recording
Basic camera positioning
About auto mode
Recording motion pictures
To end the recording
Recording time elapsed
Screen indications in the video recording mode
Recording mode Remaining time left for recording
Image quality Recording time Prioritized
Normal
DVD-RAM
Recording still pictures Jpeg still pictures
Screen indications in picture recording mode
Recording with a shutter operation effect
Recording To record still pictures clearly
Size of still pictures Quality of still pictures
PICT.QUALITY
Zoom in/out function
Move the zoom lever
Digital zoom function
To use the zoom microphone function
Recording yourself
Recording with the video light
Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side
Press the Light button
Backlight compensation function
Fade in/fade out function
Move the joystick up to select ª
Move the joystick left to select
Soft skin mode
To cancel fading
To cancel the soft skin mode
MagicPix function
Self-timer recording
Recording guideline function
Move the joystick up to select
Move the joystick left to select Ø
Wide mode
Image stabilizer function
Recording images with a 169 aspect ratio
Recording images with a 43 aspect ratio
Scene mode
To cancel the wind noise reduction function
To cancel the scene mode function
Wind noise reduction function
Manual focus adjustment
To restore to the automatic adjustment
White balance
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Manual
Manual adjustment mode
To restore to automatic adjustment
Manual shutter speed/ aperture adjustment
Move the joystick left or right to make the adjustment
Manual iris/gain adjustment
Motion picture playback
Select the scene to be played back
Press the joystick
Move the joystick to operate
Frame-by-frame playback
To adjust the volume
Move the volume lever to change the volume level
Playing back motion pictures by date
Press the Menu button, then select
By Date and press the joystick
Select the date for playback, then press the joystick
About still picture compatibility
Still picture playback Jpeg still pictures
Select the file to be played back
Playback
Editing scenes
Deleting scenes
Deleting scenes one at a time
Select the scene to be deleted, then press the joystick
Dividing a scene
Combining scenes
Select the scene to be divided, then press the joystick
To continue dividing other scenes
Using playlists
What is a playlist?
Creating a new playlist
Select the scene to be combined, then press the joystick
Select the scene to start playback, then press the joystick
Playing back a playlist
Editing a playlist
Deleting scenes
Adding scenes to playlist
Select the scene to be added, then press the joystick
Moving scenes
Select the scene to be moved, then press the joystick
Dividing a scene
Combining scenes
Editing still pictures
Deleting still pictures
Deleting files one at a time
Select the file to be deleted, then press the joystick
Dpof setting
To complete the settings
Locking still pictures
Select the file to be protected, then press the joystick
To cancel all Dpof settings
What is DPOF?
Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
Disc management
Finalizing a disc
Un-finalizing a DVD-RW
Protecting a disc
Formatting discs
To release disc protection
Card management
Displaying disc information
Formatting an SD card
To exit the information screen
≥ Do not remove the SD card while formatting
With a TV
Playback on TV
Connect this unit and a TV
Start playback on this unit
With a DVD recorder/ player
Playback on DVD recorder, DVD player, computer etc
Copying dubbing recordings onto a DVD recorder’s hard disk
Playing back a DVD-RAM or a DVD-RW VR format
Connect this unit and a video device
With a VCR
Recording dubbing images onto other video devices
With a printer PictBridge
Select the layout setting on page Layout
When you want to stop printing halfway
Select Print # YES and press the joystick
No frame print
Operating environment
Before using with a computer
Contents on provided CD-ROM
Installation
End User License Agreement
Installing DVD-RAM Driver
Software application uninstallation
If any trouble has occurred while installing DVD-RAM Driver
Click Finish
DVD-RAM Driver
Connection and recognition procedures
Connection and recognition
About the computer display
When accessing the disc
When accessing the card
When using a disc Windows XP
To disconnect USB cable safely
Verifying the unit is correctly recognized by the computer
Double click the icon in task tray
With a computer When using a card
If the driver has not been recognized properly
Menus
Menu list
Motion picture recording menus
Still picture recording menus
Other menus
Still picture playback menus
Demo Mode
Indications
Indications
Recording indications
Playback indications
Confirmatory indications
Display
Messages
About recovery
Functions that cannot be used simultaneously
Frequently asked questions
Troubleshooting
Although power is
≥ Has the DVD-RW Video format or DVD-R been finalized?
Supplied to this unit
Mode?
≥ Is manual focus mode selected?
# Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Auto
Scenes cannot be deleted
Or edited
Push the Reset
Disc After Pushing the Reset Switch to Repair
Select start # Settings # Control Panel # Performance
≥ Windows XP only Deleting the unit name from the Device
Do not touch the laser pickup lens
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
About this unit
About the battery
About the AC adaptor
About the disc
About the SD card
LCD monitor/viewfinder
DVD-R/DVD-R DL
Explanation of terms
About condensation
Causes of condensation
What to do if the lens is fogged up
White balance
Auto focus
USB
Specifications
DVD Video Camera
Others Operating temperature
Operating humidity
Motion pictures
Recording media
Number of recordable pictures on an SD card
Picture size 640k480 640k360
Optional accessories
Accessory No Description
Accessory Order Form For USA Customers
Visa
Request for Service Notice
Request for Service Notice USA Only
Limited Warranty For USA Customers
Panasonic Video Products
Customer Services Directory
Accessory Purchases
Warranty For Canadian Customers
Panasonic Product Limited Warranty
Index
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Spanish Quick Use Guide/ Guía española para el uso rápido
Cómo insertar/quitar una tarjeta
Grabación de imágenes dinámicas
Grabación de imágenes fijas Imágenes fijas Jpeg
Pulse el botón de toma fotográfica
Reproducción de imágenes dinámicas
Reproducción de imágenes fijas imágenes fijas Jpeg
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