VDR-D250GN
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Contents
With a computer
Editing
Disc and card management
With other products
Editing scenes! l 87
Features
Before using Easy playback! l
Easy recording! l
Using with a computer! l
Using with DVD player/recorder! l
Disc cleaning cloth
Accessories
Check the accessories before using this unit
Battery pack AC adaptor DC cable AV/S cable AC cable
Optional accessories
Viewfinder l
Parts identification and handling
Using
Adjust the belt length and the pad position
Using grip belt
Before using Shoulder strap fixture
Adjust the belt length so it fits your hand
Lens hood
Lens cap removed can be attached to the lens cap fixture
Tripod receptacle
≥ It can open up to 90o
Using the LCD monitor
Using the viewfinder
Pull out the viewfinder
Install a button-type battery
Using the remote control
Concerning the button-type battery
Before using Remote control usable range
Connect the free style remote control to the unit
Using the free style remote control VDR-D300 only
About the clip on the backside
Discs that can be used on this unit
Discs and cards
DVD-RAM DVD-RW
≥ MO
VR format? Format?
Examples of discs that cannot be used on this unit
≥ DVD-RAM 2.6 GB Ver
Video DVD-Video format VR DVD Video Recording format
When using brand-new DVD-RW Before using
About the miniSD Card
Cards that you can use with this unit
Do not touch the recorded surface or the terminal surface
How to hold a disc or card
Handling precautions
Disc and card handling
Charging the battery
Power supply
Charging lamp Lights up Charging
≥ Hold the battery with your hand so it does not fall
VDR-D300
Charging time and recordable time
Charging time
Recordable time
VDR-D250
Turning the unit on/off
Connecting to the AC outlet
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Set the OFF/ON switch to OFF when the unit is not being used
Status indicator lights and the power turns on
Removing disc
Inserting/removing a disc
Slide the Disc Eject lever once and release it
Inserting disc
Double sided disc
Recording/playback side is opposite to the labelled side
After inserting a disc/After recording finishes
Inserting/removing an SD card
Set the OFF/ON switch to OFF to turn off the power
Setup Securely close the card slot cover
Card access lamp
Card recording mode l
Selecting a mode
Disc recording mode l
Disc playback mode l
Move the joystick up, left or right to select an item
How to use the joystick
Setup Operations during recording
Basic operations
Move the joystick up, down, left or right to operate
Operations during playback
Manual mode White balance Iris or gain value Shutter speed
About the operation icons displayed in each mode Setup
About auto mode and manual mode l
Disc recording mode
Backlight compensation Self timer
Disc playback mode
Manual focus adjustment Mode 4/4
When Slide Show is selected
Card playback mode When Picture is selected
To exit the help mode
Help mode
Press the Menu button or select Exit
Switching the language
Refer to Menu list l 137 for information about the menus
Using the menu screen
Current settings on menus
While stopped, press the Menu button
Move the joystick left
To exit the menu screen
Press the Menu button
Press the Menu button to exit the menu screen
Operating with remote control
Press the Menu button
Select a menu item
≥ The 24-hour system is used to display the time
Setting date and time
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≥ The recording time is not displayed in disc playback mode
Changing the date and time display style
Date OFF
EVF EVF SET
Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinder
Press the Power LCD button
LCD SET
Changing the picture quality on the LCD monitor
Basic camera positioning Recording
Before recording
Anti-Ground-Shooting AGS VDR-D300 only
About auto mode
Recording motion pictures
Turn the unit on Rotate the mode dial to select
VDR-D300 only The lens cover opens automatically
Recording time elapsed
Screen indications in the disc recording mode
Recording mode Remaining time left for recording
To end the recording
Recording mode Recordable time
Changing the recording mode of the motion picture
White lamp lights up Almost in focus Focus area
Recording still pictures
To record still pictures clearly
Press the Photo Shot button fully
Concerning the focusing area
Screen indications in card recording mode
640k480
Changing the recording size
2048k1512
1280k960
You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures
Switching the shutter effect on/off
Selecting the picture quality
Zoom in/out function
Various recording functions
Move the zoom lever
To use the zoom microphone function
Digital zoom function
Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side
Recording yourself
Select ª again
Backlight compensation function
To return to normal recording
Image on the screen will become brighter
Recording Press the recording start/stop button
Fade in/fade out function
Start recording. Fade
Select again
To cancel fading
To select the colour for fade in/out
Pause recording. Fade out
To cancel the soft skin mode
Soft skin mode
Tele macro function
To cancel the tele macro function
Move the joystick right to select
Lux colour night view function
To cancel the colour night view function
Colour night view functions
Colour night view function
Press the Photo Shot button
Self-timer recording
To stop the timer midway through
Move the joystick left to select Ø
RAM -RW‹VR› -RW‹V› -R
Wind noise reduction function
Recording images with a 169 aspect ratio
Wide mode
VDR-D300
Image stabilizer function
Built-in flash VDR-D300 only
When the flash is not used
Flash is activated and the picture will be recorded
Red eye reduction function
To make the scene brighter in dark conditions
Scene mode
Manual recording functions
To make people stand out against the background
To cancel the scene mode function
To restore to the automatic adjustment
Manual focus adjustment
White balance
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to
When Display changes from flashing to on, setting is
About the black balance adjustment
About the white balance sensor a
To restore to automatic adjustment
Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment
Select the scene to be played back
Motion picture playback
Move the joystick to operate
Operating with the remote control Press the E or D button
≥ Normal playback is restored when you move the joystick up
To display the recording date during playback
Frame-by-frame playback
To adjust the volume
Move the volume lever to change the volume level
Operating with the remote control 1 Press the button
Select the date for playback, then press Joystick
Playing back motion pictures by date
Scenes recorded on the same day are displayed as thumbnails
Select the file to be played back
Still picture playback
Play back the still pictures recorded on the card
About still picture compatibility
Playing back still pictures as a slide show
Deleting scenes
Editing scenes
Deleting scenes one at a time
To complete editing
Deleting multiple scenes from the thumbnail display
Select the scene to be deleted, then press the joystick
To continue deleting other scenes
Selected scene is played back
Dividing a scene
RAM -RW‹VR›
Combining scenes
What is a playlist?
Using playlists
Recorded scenes Playlist
To add another scene to the same playlist
Creating a new playlist
To playback a playlist
To return to showing the original scenes
Playing back a playlist
Scenes in the selected playlist are displayed as thumbnails
Adding scenes to playlist
Editing a playlist
To continue adding scenes to the playlist
Scenes in a playlist can be moved
Moving scenes
Dividing a scene
≥ The selected scene and the next scene are combined
Combining scenes
Editing Deleting scenes one at a time
Deleting scenes
Select Delete # Select or ALL and press the joystick
100
Deleted files cannot be restored
Editing still pictures
Deleting still pictures
To continue deleting other files
101
Deleting multiple files from the thumbnail display
Select the file to be deleted, then press the joystick
Locking still pictures
To complete the settings
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Dpof setting
To cancel all Dpof settings
What is DPOF?
Management
Formatting discs and cards
Formatting discs
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Formatting an SD card
Finalizing video format discs
Finalizing a disc
Finalizing a disc
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Un-finalizing a DVD-RW
108
Protecting a disc
109
Displaying disc information
Connect this unit and a TV
With a TV
Playback on TV
110
To display the on-screen information on the TV
Press the EXT Display button on the remote control
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To watch images with a 169 aspect ratio on a regular TV
Playing back a DVD-RAM or a DVD-RW VR format
With a DVD recorder/player
Playback on DVD recorder/player
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Copying recordings onto a DVD recorder’s hard disk
Connect this unit and a video device
With a VCR
Dubbing images onto other video devices
114
Select a file to be printed, then press the joystick
With a printer PictBridge
115
Connect this unit and a printer
T5 Inch Size T7 Inch 2L size T6 Inch Postcard size A4 size
Select the paper size setting on Paper Size
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Standard
Select Print # YES and press the joystick
Select the layout setting on page Layout
When you stop printing halfway
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Before using with a computer
When using an SD card recorded on this unit
What you can do with a computer
Contents on provided CD-ROM
Acrobat Reader
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DVDfunSTUDIO
DVD-Video disc is created
CPU
Operating environment
121
DVD-MovieAlbumSE
Interface
122
Free hard disk space
Necessary software
MB or more 64 MB or more recommended
Using Built-in SD Drive
123
Intel Pentium II 300 MHz or higher
124
End User License Agreement
Article 7 Export Control
Installing DVD-RAM Driver
Installation
125
Click Next
≥ You cannot install the application if you click No
If any trouble has occurred while installing DVD-RAM Driver
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Click Next Select PAL for the TV system, click Next
Installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE
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Click DVD-MovieAlbumSE
Click Next Select PAL Europe for the TV system, click Next
Installing DVDfunSTUDIO
128
Click DVDfunSTUDIO
DVD-MovieAlbumSE DVDfunSTUDIO
Software application uninstallation
129
DVD-RAM Driver
Connect this unit and a computer
Connection and recognition procedures
Connection and recognition
130
Computer
Disc playback mode When accessing the disc
About the computer display
131
Double click the icon in task tray
Card playback mode When accessing the card
To disconnect USB cable safely
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Verifying the unit is correctly recognized by the computer
If the driver has not been recognized properly
134
Creating a DVD-Video disc on a computer
On the computer
135
≥ Set the disc size to 8 cm DVD
136
Edit the DVD menu as required
Click Burning
Motion picture recording menus
Menus
Menu list
137
Edit Scene
Play Setup
Setup
Motion picture playback menus Still picture playback menus
Minutes
Power Save ≥ OFF ≥ 5 Minutes OFF
Other menus
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Demo Demo Mode
Joystick LED
Recording indications
Indications
Indications
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Playback indications
143
Confirmatory indications
144
Messages
145
Disc Error has OCCURRED. Repair Disc NOW?
About recovery
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Functions that cannot be used simultaneously
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Frequently asked questions
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Troubleshooting
151
Are not clear PICT. Quality set at Images may break up into
≥ Is manual focus mode selected?
So, use the manual focus mode to adjust the focus. l
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About this unit
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About the battery
DVD-R
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About the AC adaptor
About the disc
About the SD card LCD monitor/viewfinder
159
What to do with the lens is fogged up
160
About condensation Others
Causes of condensation
White balance
Explanation of terms
161
Automatic white balance
Auto focus
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Specifications
DVD Video Camera
USB
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Number of recordable pictures on an SD card
390 620
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VDR-D300 and VDR-D250
185 300
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