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