Panasonic PV GS15 Digital Video Camcorder - Page 64

Others In the following cases, using the [EFFECT1] on the [DIGITAL] Sub-Menu is not possible. • When the MagicPix Mode and Light are set (pp. 26, 29) In the following cases, using the Digital Effect Function is not possible. • Title in Multi-Picture Mode • If the [MULTI] Button is pressed while self-recording Mirror Mode (p. 26) is used, the still picture is displayed from the upper right corner of the screen, but, in reality, the picture is recorded from the upper left corner as usual. • The quality of Multi images deteriorates slightly. • The top and bottom of the Multi pictures will be cut off slightly. Picture-in-Picture Mode • If Mode Dial is operated, the smaller picture disappears. • Titles cannot be inserted into the smaller picture. Wipe Mode and Mix Mode If one of the following operations are carried out, stored images will be erased, and Wipe and Mix Functions cannot be used. • Set another Digital Effect item • Operate the [OFF/ON] switch or Mode Dial • Insert or eject a cassette Playing Back Repeat Playback If you continue to press the [►] Button for 5 seconds or longer, the Camcorder switches to Repeat Playback Mode, and the [R ] Indication appears. (To cancel Repeat Playback Mode, set the [OFF/ON] Switch to [OFF].) Listening to Playback Sound through Headphones If you want to use the headphones to listen to the playback sound, set [AV JACK] on the [INITIAL] Sub-Menu to [OUT/PHONES] and connect the headphones to the [PHONES] Jack (p. 13) on the Camcorder. In this case, no sound (including warning and shutter sounds) will be reproduced through the built-in speaker of the Camcorder. Choosing Sound during Playback You can select the sound by using the [AUDIO OUT] setting on the [PLAYBACK] Sub-Menu. STEREO: Stereo Sound (main sound and sub sound) L: Left channel sound (main sound) R: Right channel sound (sub sound) • If you dub a tape recorded at the [12bit] selected as the [AUDIO REC] on the [RECORDING] Sub-Menu, playback sound becomes stereo sound regardless of the [AUDIO OUT] setting if [12bit AUDIO] is set to [MIX]. Index Search Functions • Index Search may not be possible at the beginning of the tape. • Scene Index Search may not function properly if the interval between 2 scene index signals is less than 1 minute. Playback Zoom Function • You cannot adjust the sound volume with the Remote Control in Playback Zoom Mode. • If you turn off the Camcorder power or if you operate the Mode Dial, Playback Zoom Mode is automatically canceled. • Even if Playback Zoom Functions are being used, images that are output from the DV Terminal (p. 13) are not enlarged. • As you enlarge an image, the quality of the image deteriorates. • During a Playback Zoom, the Variable Speed Search Function cannot be changed with the Remote Control. Playback Digital Effect Functions • Signals of images to which digital effects are added during playback cannot be output from the DV Terminal (p. 13). • You cannot use the Wipe or Mix Function while playing back the non-recorded portion of tape. Playing Back a Card • If a blank (nothing recorded) Card is played, the screen becomes white. • If you attempt to play back a file recorded in a different format or if file data is defective, the whole display becomes bluish and the [UNPLAYABLE CARD] Indication may appear as warning. • When playing back a picture recorded on other equipment, its size and that of this Camcorder may appear differently. • When playing back a picture recorded on other equipment, the picture may not be played back or the quality of pictures may be deteriorated. • When playing back a non standardized file, the Folder File Number may not be displayed. • In the following cases, black bars may appear, depending on the playback device. • When playing back a mega-pixel still-picture with this Camcorder and recording it onto a tape • Changing the picture size to 640 x 480 pixels with DV STUDIO Slide Show • Playback time may take longer than usual depending on the picture. 64 For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo