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