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VDR-D250
IEC
AC Adaptor
≥ The rating plate is on the underside of the AC Adaptor
Model No
Declaration of Conformity U.S.A. only Trade Name
Responsible party
Support Contact
Important Safety Instructions
Care
Indemnity concerning recording content
USE & Location
LSQT1011
Contents
Reading the operating instructions
Recording dubbing images onto Other video devices
Creating a DVD-Video on a computer
Number of recordable pictures on An SD card
Before using Editing scenes! l 81
Features
Easy recording! l
Easy playback! l
Before using Using with a computer! l
Using with DVD player/recorder! l 106
Quick Guide
Inserting/removing an SD card
≥ Rotate the mode dial to select
Recording motion pictures
Recording still pictures
Select the file to be played back Press the joystick
Motion picture playback
Still picture playback
CD-ROM
Accessories
Viewfinder l
Parts identification and handling
Flip the belt Adjust the length Fix the belt
Using grip belt
Adjust the belt length so it fits your hand
Lens hood
Shoulder strap fixture
Tripod receptacle
Before using Attaching the lens cap VDR-D250 only
Attach the lens cap to protect the surface of the lens
Lens cap removed can be attached to the lens cap fixture
Using the viewfinder
Using the LCD monitor
Pull out the viewfinder
≥ It can open up to 90o
Concerning the button-type battery
Using the remote control
Before using Install a button-type battery
Remote control usable range
About the clip on the backside
Using the Magic Wire Remote Control optional
Connect the Magic Wire Remote Control to the unit
DVD-RAM DVD-RW
Discs and cards
Discs that can be used on this unit
≥ DVD-RAM 2.6 GB Ver
Examples of discs that cannot be used on this unit
≥ MO
≥ Floppy disk
Video DVD-Video format VR DVD Video Recording format
When using brand-new DVD-RW
Card type SD Memory Card MiniSD Card Capacity
Cards that you can use with this unit
Handling precautions
How to hold a disc or card
Disc and card handling
Do not touch the recorded surface or the terminal surface
Charging the battery
Power supply
≥ Hold the battery with your hand so it does not fall
Charging lamp Lights up Charging
Recordable time
Charging time and recordable time
Charging time
Turning the unit on/off
Connecting to the AC outlet
Status indicator lights and the power turns on
Status indicator B goes off when the power turns off
Slide the Disc Eject lever once and release it
Inserting/removing a disc
Inserting disc
Removing disc
After inserting a disc/After recording finishes
Recording/playback side is opposite to the labelled side
Double sided disc
Card access lamp
Set the OFF/ON switch to OFF to turn off the power
Inserting/removing an SD card
Securely close the card slot cover
Disc recording mode l
Selecting a mode
Disc playback mode l
Card recording mode l
Setup Operations during recording
How to use the joystick
Basic operations
Move the joystick up, left or right to select an item
Disc recording mode
About the operations icons displayed in each mode
Operations during playback
Move the joystick up, down, left or right to operate
Manual focus adjustment Mode 4/4
Disc playback mode
Playback next picture during pause
Card playback mode When Picture is selected
When Slide Show is selected
Move the joystick up, left or right to select
Help mode
Setup Move the joystick right to select
Switching the language
Current settings on menus
Using the menu screen
While stopped, press the Menu button
Refer to Menu list l 142 for information about the menus
Press the Menu button
To exit the menu screen
Move the joystick left
Press the Menu button
Operating with remote control
Select a menu item
Press the Menu button to exit the menu screen
≥ The 12-hour system is used to display the time
Setting date and time
2006.12.15 12.15.2006 15.12.2006
≥ The recording time is not displayed in disc playback mode
Date OFF
Bar display moves
Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinder
LCD SET
EVF EVF SET
Basic camera positioning Recording
Before recording
Auto Ground-directional Standby AGS VDR-D300 only
About auto mode
Recording motion pictures
Turn the unit on Rotate the mode dial to select
RAM -RW‹VR› -RW‹V› -R
VDR-D300 only The lens cover opens automatically
Screen indications in the disc recording mode
Changing the recording mode of the motion picture
Recording mode Remaining time left for recording
Recording time elapsed
Recording still pictures
Recording Turn the unit on Rotate the mode dial to select
Press the Photo Shot button fully to take the picture
Screen indications in card recording mode
To record still pictures clearly
Size of still pictures Quality of still pictures
About the shutter chance mark
Concerning the focusing area
VDR-D300
VDR-D250
Selecting the picture quality
Switching the shutter effect on/off
You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures
Zoom in/out function
Various recording functions
Move the zoom lever
Digital zoom function
Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side
Recording yourself
To use the zoom microphone function
To return to normal recording
Backlight compensation function
Image on the screen will become brighter
Select ª again
Start recording. fade
Fade in/fade out function
Press the recording start/stop button
To select the color for fade in/out
To cancel fading
Pause recording. fade out
Select again
To cancel the soft skin mode
Soft skin mode
Recording Move the joystick right to select
To cancel the tele macro function
Tele macro function
MagicPix function
To cancel the MagicPix function
Move the joystick up to select
Select until the MagicPix indication disappear
To stop the timer midway through
Self-timer recording
You can record still pictures on an SD card using the timer
Press the Menu button. The self-timer setting is canceled
Wind noise reduction function
Recording images with a 169 aspect ratio
Wide mode
VDR-D300
Image stabilizer function
Flash is activated and the picture will be recorded
When the flash is not used
Built-in flash VDR-D300 only
Red eye reduction function
Manual recording functions
Scene mode
To make people stand out against the background
To make the scene brighter in dark conditions
To cancel the scene mode function
To restore to the automatic adjustment
Manual focus adjustment
White balance
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to
Recording To restore to the automatic adjustment
When Display changes from flashing to on, setting is
About the black balance adjustment
Recording Move the joystick up to select
About the white balance sensor a
To restore to automatic adjustment
Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment
Move the joystick left or right to make Adjustment
Select the scene to be played back
Motion picture playback
Playback Press the joystick
Move the joystick to operate
Frame-by-frame playback
Playback To adjust the volume
Move the volume lever to change the volume level
Scenes recorded on the same day are displayed as thumbnails
Playing back motion pictures by date
Select the date for playback, then press Joystick
Play back the still pictures recorded on the card
Still picture playback
Select the file to be played back
About still picture compatibility
Playing back still pictures as a slide show
Deleting scenes
Editing scenes
Deleting scenes one at a time
Select the scene to be deleted, then press the joystick
To complete editing
Selected scene is played back
Dividing a scene
RAM -RW‹VR›
Combining scenes
Recorded scenes Playlist
Using playlists
What is a playlist?
To playback a playlist
Creating a new playlist
To add another scene to the same playlist
Scenes in the selected playlist are displayed as thumbnails
Playing back a playlist
To return to showing the original scenes
To continue adding scenes to the playlist
Editing a playlist
Adding scenes to 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
To continue deleting other scenes
Deleting still pictures
Editing still pictures
Editing Deleting files one at a time
Select the file to be deleted, then press the joystick
To complete editing
Locking still pictures
To complete the settings
To cancel all Dpof settings
Dpof setting
What is DPOF?
Number of prints set to be in Dpof is displayed
Formatting discs
Formatting discs and cards
Card management
Disc
This is for initializing cards
Formatting an SD card
Finalizing a disc
Finalizing a disc
100
DVD-R
101
Un-finalizing a DVD-RW
102
Protecting a disc
103
Displaying disc information
Playback on TV
With a TV
104
Connect this unit and a TV
105
Press the EXT Display button on the remote control
To watch images with a 169 aspect ratio on a regular TV
To display the on-screen information on the TV
Playback on DVD recorder/player
With a DVD recorder/player
106
Playing back a DVD-RAM or a DVD-RW VR format
107
Copying dubbing recordings onto a DVD recorder’s hard disk
Recording dubbing images onto other video devices
With a VCR
108
Connect this unit and a video device
109
With a printer PictBridge
Connect this unit and a printer
Select a file to be printed, then press the joystick
110
When using an SD card recorded on this unit
Before using with a computer Windows
What you can do with a computer
111
Contents on provided CD-ROM
DVDfunSTUDIO
113
DVD-Video disc is created
Acrobat Reader
114
Operating environment
DVD-MovieAlbumSE
CPU
Free hard disk space
115
Necessary software
Interface
116
Using Built-in SD Drive
Intel Pentium II 300 MHz or higher
MB or more 64 MB or more recommended
Article 7 Export Control
End User License Agreement
117
118
Installation Windows
If any trouble has occurred while installing DVD-RAM Driver
≥ You cannot install the application if you click No
119
About the Ramasst support tool
Continue to follow the on-screen messages to install it
Installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE
Computer must be rebooted for the application to work
120
121
Installing DVDfunSTUDIO
Click DVDfunSTUDIO
Click Next Select Ntsc North America for the TV system
122
Software application uninstallation
DVD-RAM Driver
DVD-MovieAlbumSE DVDfunSTUDIO
Connection and recognition Windows
Connection and recognition procedures
123
Connect this unit and a computer
124
Disc playback mode When accessing the disc
About the computer display
To disconnect USB cable safely
Card playback mode When accessing the card
125
Double click the icon in task tray
If the driver has not been recognized properly
Verifying the unit is correctly recognized by the computer
126
127
Creating a DVD-Video disc on a computer Windows
128
When using a DVD-RAM only
Insert a brand-new DVD-RW or DVD-R disc into the unit
On the computer
129
When the CollectTool screen appears, click OK
Edit the DVD menu as required
Click Burning
When using a disc recorded on this unit
Before using with a computer Macintosh
When using an SD card recorded on this unit With a computer
130
Pixe VRF Browser EX
131
ImageMixer VCD/DVD2
132
DVD-Video or Video CD disc is created
Save button
With a
Pixe VRF Browser EX specifications
133
134
With a computer Using Built-in SD Drive
135
Installation Macintosh
Double-click Panasonic # Imx for Panasonic # ImageMixer.pkg
Click Continue
ImageMixer VCD/DVD2
136
Pixe VRF Browser EX
Creating a DVD-Video on a computer from a recorded disc
Using discs on a computer Macintosh
137
Pixe VRF Browser EX starts
Prepare a DVD-RW/DVD-R/rRW/rR drive that can be written to
138
Insert the disc in this unit
When the drive icon is displayed on the desktop
Proceed with the write setting and then click OK
When the drive icon is not displayed on the desktop
139
140
Using an SD card on a computer Macintosh
Connection
141
Copying still picture files to a computer
Double-click the Noname icon
Folders on the SD card are displayed
Menu list
Menus
142
Motion picture recording menus
143
Play Setup
Motion picture playback menus Still picture playback menus
Edit Scene
144
Other menus
Indications
Indications
145
Recording indications
Confirmatory indications
146
Playback indications
147
Messages
148
About recovery
149
Functions that cannot be used simultaneously
150
Frequently asked questions
151
152
Troubleshooting
# Connect a charged battery or AC adaptor
Remote control does
153
Used for recording. l
154
155
156
157
Performance and Maintenance # System
# Insert the disc after starting Pixe VRF Browser EX
Ejecting the disc
VCD/DVD2
158
DVD2
About this unit
159
Be sure to detach the battery after use
About the battery
Do not throw old battery into fire
160
About the disc
161
About the AC adaptor
162
163
Explanation of terms
Automatic white balance
White balance
Auto focus
164
165
Specifications
166
167
Number of recordable pictures on an SD card
128 MB
256 MB
168
Optional accessories
DVD video camera accessories
169
Accessory Order Form For USA Customers
170
Request for Service Notice USA Only
171
Limited Warranty For USA Customers
172
Customer Services Directory
173
Warranty For Canadian Customers
Numerics
Index
175
176
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápido
≥ Gire el selector de modo para seleccionar
177
Grabación de imágenes Dinámicas
Reproducción de imágenes fijas
178
Reproducción de imágenes Dinámicas
179
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