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Panasonic VDR-M53PP, VDR-M55PP, VDR-M75PP, VDR-M95PP DVD-MovieAlbumSE 4.1, lOperations will not be guaranteed under the following conditions

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Personal computer : IBM PC/AT compatible personal computer

OS : Windows® Millennium Edition/2000 Professional /XP Home Edition/XP

Professional

CPU : Intel® Pentium® III 450 MHz or higher (1 GHz or higher recommended) or Intel®

Celeron® 633 MHz or higher

RAM : 128 MB or more (256 MB or more recommended)

Display : High Color (16 bit) or more

Desktop resolution of 800 × 600 pixels or more

(1024 × 768 pixels or more recommended)

4 MB video memory or more

Free hard disc space : 200 MB or more

Necessary software : DirectX 8.1 or later

Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later

DVD-RAM Driver

Sound : DirectSound support

Windows compatible sound device

lOperations will not be guaranteed under the following conditions

•Even if the system requirements mentioned in these operating instructions are fulfilled, some personal

computers cannot be used.

•This software cannot be used on Macintosh.

•DirectX 8.1 will be installed automatically during installation of the supplied software.

•Multi-CPUs environment is not supported.

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Contents

Main Operating Instructions DVD Video Camera Model No. VDR-M53PP VDR-M55PP VDR-M75PP VDR-M95PP Important Information For Your Safety Precautions U.S.A./CANADA CONSUMERS: ATTENTION: Be sure to read the following before opening the CD-ROM package License Agreement IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS INSTALLATION 1 2 3 11 12 USE 13 14 Cautions When Using Handle the liquid crystal display (LCD) with care: IMPORTANT NOTE Liquid crystal display and viewfinder: Hold the DVD Video Camera correctly: Page Be careful of moisture condensation: Do not use the DVD Video Camera for a long, uninterrupted period of time: Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing. Do not wipe the DVD Video Camera case with benzene or thinner: Also read the instructions attached with optional accessories: Cautions When Storing Suggestions and Restrictions Read This First Quick Index About This Manual lDisplays in this manual lNotation of cancel button Introduction lYou can record even immediately following playback (page51) lYou can immediately play back desired recorded scenes (page 98) lUse Disc Navigation to create your original movie (page 116) lYou can easily edit scenes (page77) Quick Start Guide for Software Features Installation Guide (see page 130 for details) 1Connect this DVD Video Camera to the PC as illustrated below. 2 Cautions for use Table of Contents Setup Basic Techniques Advanced Techniques Setting Up Camera Functions ......................... 80 Disc Navigation Using Disc Navigation ..................................... 96 Disc Navigation Menu ................................... 100 Scene ............................................................ 102 Play List ........................................................ 116 Supplementary Information Check Provided Accessories Make sure that you have found all the following accessories in the package: : Not included with VDR-M53PP. Names of Parts Page Page Page Setting Up the Battery Pack Charging Battery Pack 1 2 3 lBattery pack charge status Record and Play Back Using Disc (Video and Photo) Before You Begin 1 2 3 4 Page 3 4 Discs and Cards Available Discs Information on DVD-R Disc lUsing a new disc lFinalizing DVD-R disc Examples of Discs that Cannot be Used on this DVD Video Camera Handling Discs lUsing discs lStoring discs Available Cards lDisc Cleaning lHandling card lSuitable SD Memory Card http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs lminiSD Memory Cards lCommon cautions for disc and card Storage Capacity of Disc or Card Recordable Time of Movie (Video) Recordable Stills (Photos) on Card Size and Quality of Photos Setup Setting Up the DVD Video Camera Holding DVD Video Camera Using Grip Belt To use as a Hand Strap (Only for VDR-M95PP) 1 Attaching Shoulder Belt Attaching Lens Cap 2 3 1 2 3 Removing Battery from Remote Controller 1 lUsing Remote Controller Viewing Subject Through Viewfinder 1 2 Viewing Image on LCD Monitor Screen 1 lRange of LCD monitor movement Closing LCD Monitor Setting Date and Time 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 About the Battery Pack Attaching Battery Pack to DVD Video Camera 2 1 Removing Battery Pack lRecordable time with fully charged battery pack (with no zoom operation, etc.) Continuous Recording (without zoom): lThe time taken for charging the battery pack is as follows [at 77 F (25 C)] Remaining Battery Level Indicator Efficient Use of Battery Pack Using DVD Video Camera with AC adaptor 1 2 3 4 Inserting and Removing Disc Inserting Disc 1 2 lIdentifying recording/playback sides of disc: lWhen using brand-new DVD-R disc When recording on this DVD Video Camera: When recording data from PC: Removing Disc 1 2 3 Page Basic Techniques Basic Operation of DVD Video Camera Turning DVD Video Camera On or Off Recording Movie 2 4 Before You Begin Recording Stills 2 3 4 5 Compensating for Backlight 1 On-Screen Information Information Display during Recording Page lSwitching the information display mode lDisplay when recording an image of yourself Zooming 1 2 Macro Recording 1 Playing Back Playing Back 1 2 Before You Begin Playback from Start of Disc or Card Search Playback of Movie Frame Advance/Frame Back/Slow Playback of Movie Skip Playback of Movie Playing Back Stills Jumping to Specified Point (Go To) 1 2 lSpecifying the point to view 1 2 3 On-Screen Information Display Information Display during Playback lSwitching the information display mode Manually Focusing Subject Focusing during Recording Focusing range 1 2 Manually focus the following objects, which may not be automatically focused (See page 64): Adjusting Exposure Manually 1 2 Using Auto Function 1 Built-in Flash (Only for VDR-M95PP) 1 2 3 Setting Flash Page 123 Viewing on TV Screen Connecting to a TV Use the provided AV/S input/output cable to connect the DVD Video Camera to a TV as follows: * If your TV has an S-VIDEO input jack, you can connect the S-VIDEO plug into it. 1 2 3 Playback on DVD Video Recorder/P layer 1 To Customers who Have a DVD Video Recorder with a hard disk lThe following is possible using the hard disk of DVD video recorder: 1 Playback on DVD Player 1 2 Recording (Dubbing) Images Recording (Dubbing) Images from Other Video Device 1 2 Recording (Dubbing) Images from Other Video Cameras 1 2 Recording (Dubbing) Images on Other Video Devices 3 4 Advanced Techniques Understanding Flow of Menus lFlow of Menus Setting Up Camera Functions Selecting Shooting Mode to Match the Subject (Switching Program AE Mode) 1 2 Before You Begin 1 2 lSetting white balance manually 1 2 3 4 Page Using the Electronic Image Stabilizer (EIS) 1 2 lChecking whether EIS is On or Off Reducing Wind Noise during Recording (Wind Cut) 1 2 3 Setting Up Record Functions Switching Movie Quality (VIDEO Mode) 1 2 Switching Quality of Still Image (Quality) 1 2 3 Setting to Wide TV Screen Mode (Wide) (Only for VDR-M75PP / VDR-M95PP) 1 2 Page Receiving Image from Another Device (Input Source) 1 2 3 Switching External Input Recording Method (PHOTO Input) 1 2 3 Self Timer 1 2 4 Setting OSD Output On or Off (On-Screen Display) 1 2 LCD/EVF Setup Setting Brightness of LCD Screen (Brightness) 1 2 Setting Brightness of Viewfinder (EVF Brightness) 1 2 Always Display Image in Viewfinder 1 2 Initial Settings Switching Operating Sound On or Off (Beep) 1 2 Turning DVD Video Camera Off Automatically (Power Save) 1 2 Changing Display Language (Language) 1 2 Resetting Menu Settings to Defaults (Reset) 1 2 Disc Navigation Using Disc Navigation Starting or Terminating Disc Navigation 001/014All Programs PLAY RAM Playing Back fro m Disc Navigation Screen 2 3 lWhen playback ends lPlaying back stills Selecting Multiple Scenes 2 3 Selecting Consecutive Scenes Together 2 3 4 Disc Navigation Menu Functions Available with Disc Navigation Understanding Flow of Disc Navigation Menu lWhen using card lWhen using DVD-RAM disc lWhen using DVD-R disc Scene Deleting Scenes (Edit-Delete) 2 4 5 lEditing using submenu Changing Images for Thumbnails (Effect - Thumbnail) 2 4 5 6 7 2 4 5 6 lReleasing Skip 2 4 5 6 Combining Multiple Scenes (Edit - Combine) 2 4 5 6 Dividing Movies (Edit - Divide) 2 4 5 6 7 1 3 4 5 6 7 Locking Scenes on Card (Lock) 1 3 4 5 6 lTo unlock the scene: Selecting Scenes Using Menu Screen (Select) 3 4 lDeselecting selected scenes Displaying Information Using Menu Screen (Detail) 2 4 5 Program What is program? Switching to Thumbnail Display of Specific Date (Switch) 3 4 3 4 Changing Title of Program (Title) 3 4 5 6 7 lCharacters available for entering title Play List What is Play List? Creating New Play List (Create) 2 4 3 4 lEditing on play list Playing Back a P lay List (Play) 3 4 Adding Scenes to Play List (Editing Play List) 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 5 Adding Scenes Using Submenu for Editing (Editing Play List) 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 Arranging Order of Scenes (Move) 3 4 10 5 6 7 3 4 5 6 Deleting Play List (Delete) 3 4 5 Page Disc or Card Management Verifying Remaining Free Space on Disc or Card (Capacity) 3 4 Protecting Disc from Writing (Protect Disc) 3 4 Updating Control Information of DVD-RAM Disc (Update Control Info.) 3 4 5 Finalizing DVD-R Disc (Finalize Disc) 3 4 5 Other Functions (Others) Displaying Movies or Stills Independently (Category) 3 4 Playing Back Scenes Repeatedly (Repeat Play) 3 Installing Software (Only for VDR-M55PP/VDR-M75PP/VDR-M95PP) Compatible PC for use with DVD Video Camera DVD-RAM Driver DVD-MovieAlbumSE 4.1 lOperations will not be guaranteed under the following conditions DVDfunSTUDIO 2.2 lOperations will not be guaranteed under the following conditions Contents on Provided CD-ROM lDVD-RAM Driver lDVD-MovieAlbumSE 4.1 lDVDfunSTUDIO 2.2 lAcrobat Reader 1 lOperation with DVD Video Camera connected Installing DVD-RAM Driver lBefore Installing DVD-RAM Driver 2 3 4 5 6 10 7 8 1 2 Installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE 1 2 5 3 4 6 7 8 Installing DVDfunSTUDIO 1 2 3 4 5 Page Creating DVD Video on PC from DVD-RAM Disc Recorded on DVD Video Camera 1 2 3 4 8 9 Uninstalling Software Supplementary Information Introduction to Optional Accessories Video Camera Accessories Accessory No. Description Cleaning Termi nolo gy Page Before Requesting Service Page Error Messages Message Cause & Troubleshooting Reference Message Cause & Troubleshooting Reference Message Cause & Troubleshooting Reference Page Troubleshooting Power supplies Symptom Cause and Correction Reference * During recording During playback Symptom Cause and Correction Reference When the DVD Video Camera is connected to PC: Symptom Cause and Correction Reference Miscellaneous System Reset 1 2 lList of setting items Major Specifications (Dolby Digital) Request for Service Notice Request for Service Notice: Limited Warranty Panasonic/Quasar Video Products Limited Warranty Product Labor Customer Services Directory http://www.pasc.panasonic.com npcparts@us.panasonic.com Warran ty Panasonic Canada Inc. 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