Panasonic NV-GS400 Operating Instructions - Page 3

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Contents Information for Your Safety Before Use Standard Accessories Optional Accessories Controls and Components The Remote Controller Power Supply Charging Time and Available Recording Time The One-touch Free Style Grip Belt Attaching the Lens Cap Attaching the Shoulder Strap Inserting a Cassette Using a Card Turning on the Movie Camera Selecting Modes Using the Viewfinder/LCD Monitor Using the Menu Screen List of Menus Setting Date and Time Internal Lithium Battery Recharge LP Mode Audio Recording Mode Recording Mode About Recording Recording on a Tape Recording a Still Picture on a Card (Photoshot) Quick Start Self-timer Recording Zoom In/Out Functions Digital Zoom Function Image Stabilizer Function Fade In/Out Functions Backlight Compensation Function Night View Functions Soft Skin Function Wind Noise Reduction Function Wide/Pro-Cinema Function Cinema Function Recording in Special Situations Recording in Natural Colours Adjusting White Balance Manually Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment Manual Iris Adjustment Manual Focus Adjustment Recording with Fixed Brightness Advanced Functions Using the Auto Pop-up Flash Red Eye Reduction Function Digital Effect Functions 2 Playback Mode Playing Back a Tape 36 Finding a Scene You Want to Play Back 36 4 Slow Motion Playback 37 4 Still Playback/Still Advance Playback 37 4 Index Search Function 38 7 Playback Zoom Function 38 8 Playback Digital Effect Functions 39 Playing Back a Card 39 9 Slide Show 40 9 Creating a Title 40 10 Adding a Title 41 10 Writing Printing Data on a Card 41 10 Protecting the Files on a Card 42 11 Deleting the Files Recorded on a Card 42 11 Formatting a Card 43 12 Playing Back on Your TV 43 12 13 Editing Mode 14 Recording from a Tape onto a Card 45 17 Audio Dubbing 45 17 Copying on a DVD-R or 18 an S-VHS (or a VHS) Cassette 46 18 Recording the Contents of Other Equipment 46 Using the DV Cable for Recording 47 19 Printing pictures with directly connecting 19 to the printer (PictBridge) 47 21 With a PC 22 Copying Still Pictures to a PC 49 22 Using as a Web Camera 49 23 Using MotionDV STUDIO 49 24 Using SD Viewer 50 24 Using a Card in a Personal Computer 50 24 25 25 Others 26 Indications 51 26 Initializing the Modes 52 26 Warning/Alarm Indications 53 26 Notes and Hints 54 27 Cautions for Use 61 27 Before Requesting Repair 28 (Problems and Solutions) 65 29 Explanation of Terms 66 29 30 Specifications 30 Specifications 68 31 32 33 33 3

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Contents
Information
for
Your
Safety
2
Before
Use
Standard
Accessories
4
Optional
Accessories
4
Controls
and
Components
4
The
Remote
Controller
7
Power
Supply
8
Charging
Time
and
Available
Recording
Time
9
The
One
-touch
Free
Style
Grip
Belt
9
Attaching
the
Lens
Cap
10
Attaching
the
Shoulder
Strap
10
Inserting
a
Cassette
10
Using
a
Card
11
Turning
on
the
Movie
Camera
11
Selecting
Modes
12
Using
the
Viewfinder/LCD
Monitor
12
Using
the
Menu
Screen
13
List
of
Menus
14
Setting
Date
and
Time
17
Internal
Lithium
Battery
Recharge
17
LP
Mode
18
Audio
Recording
Mode
18
Recording
Mode
About
Recording
19
Recording
on
a
Tape
19
Recording
a
Still
Picture
on
a
Card
(Photoshot)
21
Quick
Start
22
Self
-timer
Recording
22
Zoom
In/Out
Functions
23
Digital
Zoom
Function
24
Image
Stabilizer
Function
24
Fade
In/Out
Functions
24
Backlight
Compensation
Function
25
Night
View
Functions
25
Soft
Skin
Function
26
Wind
Noise
Reduction
Function
26
Wide/Pro-Cinema
Function
26
Cinema
Function
26
Recording
in
Special
Situations
27
Recording
in
Natural
Colours
27
Adjusting
White
Balance
Manually
28
Manual
Shutter
Speed
Adjustment
29
Manual
Iris
Adjustment
29
Manual
Focus
Adjustment
30
Recording
with
Fixed
Brightness
30
Advanced
Functions
31
Using
the
Auto
Pop-up
Flash
32
Red
Eye
Reduction
Function
33
Digital
Effect
Functions
33
Playback
Mode
Playing
Back
a
Tape
36
Finding
a
Scene
You
Want
to
Play
Back
36
Slow
Motion
Playback
37
Still
Playback/Still
Advance
Playback
37
Index
Search
Function
38
Playback
Zoom
Function
38
Playback
Digital
Effect
Functions
39
Playing
Back
a
Card
39
Slide
Show
40
Creating
a
Title
40
Adding
a
Title
41
Writing
Printing
Data
on
a
Card
41
Protecting
the
Files
on
a
Card
42
Deleting
the
Files
Recorded
on
a
Card
42
Formatting
a
Card
43
Playing
Back
on
Your
TV
43
Editing
Mode
Recording
from
a
Tape
onto
a
Card
45
Audio
Dubbing
45
Copying
on
a
DVD-R
or
an
S
-VHS
(or
a
VHS)
Cassette
46
Recording
the
Contents
of
Other
Equipment
46
Using
the
DV
Cable
for
Recording
47
Printing
pictures
with
directly
connecting
to
the
printer
(PictBridge)
47
With
a
PC
Copying
Still
Pictures
to
a
PC
49
Using
as
a
Web
Camera
49
Using
MotionDV
STUDIO
49
Using
SD
Viewer
50
Using
a
Card
in
a
Personal
Computer
50
Others
Indications
51
Initializing
the
Modes
52
Warning/Alarm
Indications
53
Notes
and
Hints
54
Cautions
for
Use
61
Before
Requesting
Repair
(Problems
and
Solutions)
65
Explanation
of
Terms
66
Specifications
Specifications
68
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