Others
ªAlarm Sounds
When [BEEP SOUND] on the [INITIAL]
1 Beep
≥When you start recording
≥When you switch the [OFF/ON] Switch from [OFF] to [ON]
2 Beeps
≥When you pause recording 2 Beeps for 4 times
≥If you operate a wrong operation before or during recording.
ªRecording Check
≥For Recording Check, the recording speed mode (SP/LP) must be the same as the mode used for the recording. If different, playback images will be distorted.
ªRecording on a Card
≥Even if the [SHTR EFFECT] is set to [ON], the Shutter Effect cannot be recorded on the picture.
≥Pictures with
≥When the color of the screen changes or blurs, adjust the shutter speed manually to 1/60 or 1/100.
Photoshot
≥The sound cannot be recorded.
≥The file format supported by this Palmcorder is JPEG. (Not all the JPEG formatted files will be played back.)
≥If [NORMAL] or [ECONOMY] is selected for recording,
a playback image depending on the image content.
RapidFire Consecutive Photoshot
≥One more still picture may be recorded after you release the [PHOTO SHOT] Button.
≥The RapidFire Consecutive Photoshot and Title
Function cannot be used simultaneously. ≥When the [SELF TIMER] is set to [ON], the
Palmcorder records the maximum number of pictures recordable depending on the [BURST MODE] setting.
≥When using a card formatted by other equipment, intervals between pictures may become large.
≥If recording or erasing pictures is repeated many times, intervals between pictures may become large. In this case, back up your important data on a PC, and format your card using this Palmcorder.
≥Intervals of recording pictures may become large depending on the card. We recommend
using Panasonic SD Memory Card.
Recording Moving Pictures (MPEG4) ≥The following functions are disabled:
≥The sound is recorded in the monaural that is mixed [L] and [R] of the stereo sound.
≥When playing back the MPEG4 moving picture recorded by this Palmcorder with other equipment, black bars may appear at the top and bottom of screen.
≥MPEG4 moving pictures recorded in [SUPERFINE] cannot be recorded in the MultiMediaCard.
≥If you record wide images as MPEG4 moving
pictures when using line input or DV input, the wide images are recorded in lengthwise style.
≥MPEG4 moving pictures may not be recorded on a card formatted by other equipment (e.g. PC).
ªQuick Start
≥During the Quick Start Standby Mode, a minute amount of electricity is consumed.
≥When the Palmcorder is left in the Recording Pause Mode for 5 minutes, it will be turned into the Quick Start Standby Mode. To turn the Palmcorder on again, set the [OFF/ON] Switch to [OFF] and then set it to [ON] again. (The Quick Start Mode will be restored.)
≥This Function is not activated in the following cases:
≥A tape and a card is not inserted, while the Tape Recording Mode is set.
≥A Card is not inserted, while the Card Recording Mode is set.
≥In the following cases, Quick Start is cancelled during the Quick Start Standby Mode. ≥Operate the mode dial
≥The Battery is replaced
≥If the [QUICK START] Button is pressed and held for approximately 2 seconds during the Quick Start Standby Mode, the Lamp will go off and the Palmcorder will completely be turned off.
≥If the Palmcorder is not operated for approximately 30 minutes when the Quick Start Recording Lamp lights, the Lamp will go off and the Palmcorder will completely be turned off.
≥In the Automatic White Balance Mode, the color may be recorded unnaturally at the beginning of the recording.
≥The zoom magnification differs from when it is in the Quick Start Standby Mode and when the recording starts.
