Panasonic VDR-M30PP operating instructions Recording Movie

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Recording Movie

Insert a recordable DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc into this DVD Palmcorder.

ACCESS/PC indicator

Pressing REC once will start recording; pressing it once again will temporarily stop recording.

Power switch

1 Turn the DVD Palmcorder on.

Set the power switch to “￿VIDEO” to turn the DVD Palmcorder on.

After the ACCESS/PC indicator goes out, perform the subsequent operation:

2 Check the subject on the screen (viewfinder or LCD).

If using the viewfinder, pull it out.

3 Press the REC button.

The “?” mark in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen will change to the “/” mark, and recording will start.

During recording, the recording indicator on the front of DVD Palmcorder will light.

Pressing REC again during recording will set the DVD Palmcorder to the recording pause status.

4 When recording is finished, turn the DVD Palmcorder off.

Note:

•See page 148 when recording movie is not possible.

•See page 148 if it takes some time before recording is possible.

•See page 64 for on-screen information display.

•It is recommended that you use DVD-RAM disc from which recorded contents can be deleted.

•Sound is recorded from the stereo microphone on the front of DVD Palmcorder: Take care that this microphone is not blocked.

•You can press the REC button immediately after the DVD Palmcorder enters the recording pause status, but no further recording can be made while “DISC ACCESS” is being displayed.

•Recording will restart after the message disappears.

•Take care that power is not interrupted while the ACCESS/PC indicator is blinking.

•The minimum recordable time of movie is approximately 3 seconds.

•See page 95 for setting of Record LED (recording indicator) On/Off.

•For various functions available during recording, see “Setting Up Camera Functions” on page 82.

•Panasonic cannot be responsible for video and audio that cannot be recorded or edited because of any defect.

•The power switch can be changed over even during recording, but the operation will not be changed.

•Each time the DVD Palmcorder enters the recording pause status, the counter display will be reset to “0:00:00”.

•When using DVD-R disc, do not perform the following, or data on the disc may not be read:

-Using another device, doing additional recording on DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD Palmcorder

-Using this DVD Palmcorder, doing additional recording on DVD-R disc recorded on another device

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