VDR-D310 VDR-D230 VDR-D210
Video light SD card Compatible Computer Software
Things You Should Know
Class Laser Product
Following Applies only in Canada
Important Safety Instructions
USE & Location
Indemnity concerning recording content
Care
Batteries
AC adaptor
LSQT1145
Contents
With a DVD recorder/player Using discs on a computer
Before using with a computer Card management Macintosh
Installation Macintosh
With a VCR Using an SD card on a computer
Easy recording! l46
Features
Before using
Easy playback! l
Using with DVD player/recorder! l86
Using with a computer! VDR-D310/VDR-D230 l
Quick Guide
Inserting/removing an SD card VDR-D310/VDR-D230
Recording motion pictures
Motion picture playback
Still picture playback Jpeg still pictures VDR-D310/VDR-D230
AC cable
Accessories
Button-type battery VDR-D310 CR2025 Lens cap
DC cable
Parts identification and handling
Before using Viewfinder l VDR-D310 For USA-California only
Eyepiece corrector knob l
Terminal cover Microphone terminal MIC VDR-D310
Audio-video output terminal A/V l 85 Speaker
Attaching the lens cap
Using grip belt
Adjust the belt length and the pad position
During recording
Using the LCD monitor
Adjust the angle of the LCD monitor as desired
Using the viewfinder
Using the remote control VDR-D310
Install a button-type battery
Remote control usable range
Concerning the button-type battery
Discs that can be used on this unit
Discs and cards
DVD-RAM DVD-RW
DVD-R DVD-R DL
About DVD-R DL Dual Layer
Examples of discs that cannot be used on this unit
When using brand-new DVD-RW
Cards that you can use with this unit VDR-D310/VDR-D230
Handling precautions
How to hold a disc or card
When inserting/removing a disc
Disc and card handling
Setup
Power supply
Charging the battery
Charging lamp Lights up Charging
Charging time
Battery model number Voltage/capacity Charging time
Charging time and recordable time
VDR-D230/VDR-D210
Battery model Voltage Recording Maximum Actual recordable
5 min 30 min 25 min
Connecting to the AC outlet
Turning the unit on/off
Inserting/removing a disc
Removing disc
Inserting disc
Double sided disc
Slide the card slot cover to open
Set the OFF/ON switch to OFF to turn off the power
Inserting/removing an SD card VDR-D310/ VDR-D230
After inserting a disc/After recording finishes
Insert/remove the SD card into/ from the card slot
Selecting a mode
How to use the joystick
Securely close the card slot cover
Operations during recording
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select or
Move the joystick up, down, left or right to operate
Icon
About the operation icons displayed in each mode
Video recording mode
Backlight compensation
Setup Picture recording mode VDR-D310/VDR-D230
Picture playback mode VDR-D310/VDR-D230
Switching the language
Using the menu screen
Select a menu item
Operating with remote control VDR-D310
Press the Menu button
To get back to the previous screen
DATED/T
Setting date and time
Press the Menu button to exit the menu screen
OFF
Color
Adjusting LCD monitor/ viewfinder
LCD SET Brightness
EVF SET Brightness
Basic camera positioning
Before recording
Recording
About auto mode
Auto Ground-directional Standby AGS VDR-D310
Recording motion pictures
To end the recording
Recording mode Remaining time left for recording
Screen indications in the video recording mode
Recording time elapsed
Normal
Recording Mpeg still pictures VDR-D210
Press the Photoshot button
DVD-RAM
≥ If O.I.S. l 59 is set to ON, the image stabilizer
Recording
Flashes in red when R 0 appears
Screen indications in picture recording mode
Recording with a shutter operation effect
Changing the recording size
Icon Aspect Number of pixels
Move the zoom lever
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select
Zoom in/out function
Digital zoom function
To use the zoom microphone function
Recording yourself
Recording with the video light VDR-D230
Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side
Move the joystick up to select ª
Backlight compensation function
Fade in/fade out function
To return to normal recording
Move the joystick left to select
Soft skin mode
Press the recording start/stop button
MagicPix function
To cancel the tele macro function
Tele macro function VDR-D310
Move the joystick up to select
To stop the timer midway through
Self-timer recording VDR-D310/VDR-D230
To cancel the MagicPix function
Recording guideline function
Wind noise reduction function
Wide mode
Image stabilizer function
Recording images with a 169 aspect ratio
To cancel the wind noise reduction function
Scene mode
To cancel the scene mode function
To restore to the automatic adjustment
Manual focus adjustment
White balance
Manual adjustment mode
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Manual
About the black balance adjustment VDR-D310
About the white balance sensor a
Move the joystick left or right to make the adjustment
Manual shutter speed/ aperture adjustment
To restore to automatic adjustment
Manual iris/gain adjustment
Press the joystick
Motion picture playback
Select the scene to be played back
Move the joystick to operate
Frame-by-frame playback
Playing back motion pictures by date
To adjust the volume
Move the volume lever to change the volume level
Press the Menu button, then select
Play Setup # Resume Play #
Select the date for playback, then press the joystick
Select the file to be played back
About still picture compatibility
Playback
Deleting scenes one at a time
Editing scenes
Deleting scenes
Select the scene to be deleted, then press the joystick
Select the scene to be divided, then press the joystick
Dividing a scene
Combining scenes
To continue dividing other scenes
Creating a new playlist
Using playlists
What is a playlist?
Select the scene to be combined, then press the joystick
Editing a playlist
Playing back a playlist
Select the scene to start playback, then press the joystick
Adding scenes to playlist
Deleting scenes
¬ Select playlist playback mode. l74, steps 1
Select the scene to be moved, then press the joystick
Select the scene to be added, then press the joystick
Moving scenes
Dividing a scene
Combining scenes
Deleting files one at a time
Editing still pictures VDR-D310/VDR-D230
Deleting still pictures
Select the file to be deleted, then press the joystick
Locking still pictures
Dpof setting
To complete the settings
Select the file to be protected, then press the joystick
To cancel all Dpof settings
What is DPOF?
Finalizing a disc
Disc management
Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
Protecting a disc
Press the Menu button, then select Disc Setup #
Un-finalizing a DVD-RW
Formatting discs
Formatting an SD card
Card management VDR-D310/VDR-D230
Displaying disc information
Format Disc # YES and press the joystick
≥ Do not remove the SD card while formatting
Connect this unit and a TV
With a TV
Playback on TV
Start playback on this unit
With a DVD recorder/ player
Playback on DVD recorder, DVD player, computer etc
Copying dubbing recordings onto a DVD recorder’s hard disk
With a VCR
Recording dubbing images onto other video devices
Select PictBridge and press the joystick
Connect this unit and a video device
Connect this unit and a printer
To stop recording dubbing
Select the layout setting on page Layout
Select the date print setting on Date Print
Select the paper size setting on Paper Size
Select a file to be printed, then press the joystick
With other products
What you can do with a computer
Before using with a computer Windows
When using an SD card recorded on this unit
With a computer VDR-D310/VDR-D230
Contents on provided CD-ROM
DVD-Video disc is created
DVDfunSTUDIO
Acrobat Reader
CPU
Operating environment
DVD-MovieAlbumSE
RAM
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack
Using Built-in SD Drive
Installation Windows
End User License Agreement
Insert the CD-ROM into the computer
Installing DVD-RAM Driver
Click Driver and Formatter Setup
Click DVD-RAM Driver
If any trouble has occurred while installing DVD-RAM Driver
Installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE
Click DVD-MovieAlbum
Select Ntsc North America for the TV system, click Next
Installing DVDfunSTUDIO
Starting the applications
Click DVDfunSTUDIO
Click Close Click the desired item to start it
Software application uninstallation
Panasonic # DVD camcorders
101
¬ Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
Connection and recognition procedures
102
About the computer display
When accessing the disc
When accessing the card
103
Double click the icon in task tray
To disconnect USB cable safely
Verifying the unit is correctly recognized by the computer
104
If the driver has not been recognized properly
With a computer VDR-D310/VDR-D230 When using a card
Creating a DVD-Video disc on a computer Windows
Select PC Connectdisc and press the joystick
Edit the DVD menu as required
When export is complete, a message will appear. Check
106
Click Burning
107
When using a disc recorded on this unit
Before using with a computer Macintosh
108
ImageMixer
109
110
CPU RAM
Click Continue
Installation Macintosh
Double-click Panasonic # ImageMixer3forDVDPalmcorder Pkg
Click Close
Click DVD-RAM LMXK1987 in Source
Creating a DVD-Video on a computer from a recorded disc
112
Exit the application and then disconnect the USB cable
Proceed with the write setting and then click Create
113
Select PC Connectcard and press the joystick
Connection
Copying still picture files to a computer
Double-click the Noname icon
115
Motion picture recording menus
Menus
Menu list
Still picture recording menus VDR-D310/VDR-D230
Still picture playback menus VDR-D310/VDR-D230
Other menus
117
Recording indications
Indications
Indications
118
119
Motion picture recording mode
Playback indications
Zoom microphone
Confirmatory indications
120
Messages
121
About recovery
122
Functions that cannot be used simultaneously
Functions Conditions which Disable the functions
123
Frequently asked questions
124
Is editing possible on a computer? Windows
125
Others Is playback possible on a computer? Windows
Is it possible to copy data to a computer? Windows
Is it possible to save data to a computer Macintosh?
126
Others Is editing possible on a computer Macintosh?
Recording date and time are not displayed on ImageMixer
Problem Check points
Troubleshooting
127
128
129
Disc After Pushing the Reset Switch to Repair
Push the Reset
130
131
132
133
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
134
LCD monitor/viewfinder
About the disc
About the SD card
135
Causes of condensation
Explanation of terms
About condensation
What to do if the lens is fogged up
Auto focus
White balance
137
DVD Video Camera
Specifications
138
139
USB
Others Picture size VDR-D310
140
DC output
Picture size 2048k1512 1920k1080
141
Picture size 1280k960 640k480
Others VDR-D230
142
Picture size 640k480 640k360
Accessory No Description
Optional accessories
143
Accessory Order Form For USA Customers
144
Request for Service Notice USA Only
145
Limited Warranty For USA Customers
146
Customer Services Directory
147
Warranty For Canadian Customers
148
Index
149
150
Spanish Quick Use Guide/ Guía española para el uso rápido
Grabación de imágenes dinámicas
Cómo insertar/quitar una tarjeta SD VDR-D310/VDR-D230
152
Others VDR-D310
Reproducción de imágenes dinámicas
153
VDR-D230 Pulse el botón de toma fotográfica
154
Others Pulse el joystick Mueva el joystick para obrar
155
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