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VDR-D250
IEC
AC Adaptor
≥ The rating plate is on the underside of the AC Adaptor
Support Contact
Declaration of Conformity U.S.A. only Trade Name
Model No
Responsible party
Important Safety Instructions
Care
Indemnity concerning recording content
USE & Location
LSQT1011
Contents
Number of recordable pictures on An SD card
Recording dubbing images onto Other video devices
Reading the operating instructions
Creating a DVD-Video on a computer
Easy playback! l
Features
Before using Editing scenes! l 81
Easy recording! l
Before using Using with a computer! l
Using with DVD player/recorder! l 106
Quick Guide
Recording still pictures
≥ Rotate the mode dial to select
Inserting/removing an SD card
Recording motion 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
Lens cap removed can be attached to the lens cap fixture
Before using Attaching the lens cap VDR-D250 only
Tripod receptacle
Attach the lens cap to protect the surface of the lens
≥ It can open up to 90o
Using the LCD monitor
Using the viewfinder
Pull out the viewfinder
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
≥ Floppy disk
Examples of discs that cannot be used on this unit
≥ DVD-RAM 2.6 GB Ver
≥ MO
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
Do not touch the recorded surface or the terminal surface
How to hold a disc or card
Handling precautions
Disc and card handling
Charging lamp Lights up Charging
Power supply
Charging the battery
≥ Hold the battery with your hand so it does not fall
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
Removing disc
Inserting/removing a disc
Slide the Disc Eject lever once and release it
Inserting disc
After inserting a disc/After recording finishes
Recording/playback side is opposite to the labelled side
Double sided disc
Securely close the card slot cover
Set the OFF/ON switch to OFF to turn off the power
Card access lamp
Inserting/removing an SD card
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
About the operations icons displayed in each mode
Disc recording mode
Operations during playback
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
Refer to Menu list l 142 for information about the menus
Using the menu screen
Current settings on menus
While stopped, press the Menu button
Press the Menu button
To exit the menu screen
Move the joystick left
Press the Menu button to exit the menu screen
Operating with remote control
Press the Menu button
Select a menu item
≥ 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
EVF EVF SET
Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinder
Bar display moves
LCD SET
Basic camera positioning Recording
Before recording
Auto Ground-directional Standby AGS VDR-D300 only
About auto mode
VDR-D300 only The lens cover opens automatically
Turn the unit on Rotate the mode dial to select
Recording motion pictures
RAM -RW‹VR› -RW‹V› -R
Recording time elapsed
Changing the recording mode of the motion picture
Screen indications in the disc recording mode
Recording mode Remaining time left for recording
Recording still pictures
Recording Turn the unit on Rotate the mode dial to select
Size of still pictures Quality of still pictures
Screen indications in card recording mode
Press the Photo Shot button fully to take the picture
To record still pictures clearly
VDR-D250
Concerning the focusing area
About the shutter chance mark
VDR-D300
Selecting the picture quality
Switching the shutter effect on/off
You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures
Digital zoom function
Various recording functions
Zoom in/out function
Move the zoom lever
Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side
Recording yourself
To use the zoom microphone function
Select ª again
Backlight compensation function
To return to normal recording
Image on the screen will become brighter
Start recording. fade
Fade in/fade out function
Press the recording start/stop button
Select again
To cancel fading
To select the color for fade in/out
Pause recording. fade out
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
Select until the MagicPix indication disappear
To cancel the MagicPix function
MagicPix function
Move the joystick up to select
Press the Menu button. The self-timer setting is canceled
Self-timer recording
To stop the timer midway through
You can record still pictures on an SD card using the timer
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
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
Recording To restore to the automatic adjustment
About the white balance sensor a
About the black balance adjustment
When Display changes from flashing to on, setting is
Recording Move the joystick up to select
To restore to automatic adjustment
Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment
Move the joystick left or right to make Adjustment
Move the joystick to operate
Motion picture playback
Select the scene to be played back
Playback Press the joystick
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
Select the scene to be deleted, then press the joystick
Editing scenes
Deleting scenes
Deleting scenes one at a time
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
Select the file to be deleted, then press the joystick
Editing still pictures
Deleting still pictures
Editing Deleting files one at a time
To complete editing
Locking still pictures
To complete the settings
Number of prints set to be in Dpof is displayed
Dpof setting
To cancel all Dpof settings
What is DPOF?
Disc
Formatting discs and cards
Formatting discs
Card management
This is for initializing cards
Formatting an SD card
DVD-R
Finalizing a disc
Finalizing a disc
100
101
Un-finalizing a DVD-RW
102
Protecting a disc
103
Displaying disc information
Connect this unit and a TV
With a TV
Playback on TV
104
To display the on-screen information on the TV
Press the EXT Display button on the remote control
105
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
106
107
Copying dubbing recordings onto a DVD recorder’s hard disk
Connect this unit and a video device
With a VCR
Recording dubbing images onto other video devices
108
Select a file to be printed, then press the joystick
With a printer PictBridge
109
Connect this unit and a printer
110
111
Before using with a computer Windows
When using an SD card recorded on this unit
What you can do with a computer
Contents on provided CD-ROM
Acrobat Reader
113
DVDfunSTUDIO
DVD-Video disc is created
CPU
Operating environment
114
DVD-MovieAlbumSE
Interface
115
Free hard disk space
Necessary software
MB or more 64 MB or more recommended
Using Built-in SD Drive
116
Intel Pentium II 300 MHz or higher
Article 7 Export Control
End User License Agreement
117
118
Installation Windows
About the Ramasst support tool
≥ You cannot install the application if you click No
If any trouble has occurred while installing DVD-RAM Driver
119
120
Installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE
Continue to follow the on-screen messages to install it
Computer must be rebooted for the application to work
Click Next Select Ntsc North America for the TV system
Installing DVDfunSTUDIO
121
Click DVDfunSTUDIO
DVD-MovieAlbumSE DVDfunSTUDIO
Software application uninstallation
122
DVD-RAM Driver
Connect this unit and a computer
Connection and recognition procedures
Connection and recognition Windows
123
124
Disc playback mode When accessing the disc
About the computer display
Double click the icon in task tray
Card playback mode When accessing the card
To disconnect USB cable safely
125
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
On the computer
When using a DVD-RAM only
128
Insert a brand-new DVD-RW or DVD-R disc into the unit
Click Burning
When the CollectTool screen appears, click OK
129
Edit the DVD menu as required
130
Before using with a computer Macintosh
When using a disc recorded on this unit
When using an SD card recorded on this unit With a computer
Pixe VRF Browser EX
131
Save button
132
ImageMixer VCD/DVD2
DVD-Video or Video CD disc is created
With a
Pixe VRF Browser EX specifications
133
134
With a computer Using Built-in SD Drive
Click Continue
Installation Macintosh
135
Double-click Panasonic # Imx for Panasonic # ImageMixer.pkg
ImageMixer VCD/DVD2
136
Pixe VRF Browser EX
Pixe VRF Browser EX starts
Using discs on a computer Macintosh
Creating a DVD-Video on a computer from a recorded disc
137
Prepare a DVD-RW/DVD-R/rRW/rR drive that can be written to
138
Insert the disc in this unit
139
Proceed with the write setting and then click OK
When the drive icon is displayed on the desktop
When the drive icon is not displayed on the desktop
140
Using an SD card on a computer Macintosh
Connection
Folders on the SD card are displayed
Copying still picture files to a computer
141
Double-click the Noname icon
Motion picture recording menus
Menus
Menu list
142
Edit Scene
Play Setup
143
Motion picture playback menus Still picture playback menus
144
Other menus
Recording indications
Indications
Indications
145
Confirmatory indications
146
Playback indications
147
Messages
148
About recovery
149
Functions that cannot be used simultaneously
150
Frequently asked questions
151
152
Troubleshooting
Used for recording. l
Remote control does
# Connect a charged battery or AC adaptor
153
154
155
156
Ejecting the disc
Performance and Maintenance # System
157
# Insert the disc after starting Pixe VRF Browser EX
VCD/DVD2
158
DVD2
About this unit
159
160
About the battery
Be sure to detach the battery after use
Do not throw old battery into fire
About the disc
161
About the AC adaptor
162
White balance
Explanation of terms
163
Automatic white balance
Auto focus
164
165
Specifications
166
256 MB
Number of recordable pictures on an SD card
167
128 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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