Panasonic NV-GS500 Operating Instructions - Page 35

Record mode Self-timer recording You can record still pictures on a card using the timer. ≥Set to Card Recording Mode. 1 Press the joystick to display the icon. Move the joystick down until icon 1 appears. 2 Move the joystick left to select the self-timer recording icon [ ]. 1 ≥The [SELF-TIMER ON] indication appears on the screen of the movie camera. 3 Press the [PHOTO SHOT] button. PHOTO SHOT ≥After the recording lamp and the [ ] indication flashes for approx. 10 seconds, recording will start. After recording, the self-timer will be cancelled. ≥If you press the [PHOTO SHOT] button halfway and then fully, the subject is focused when the button is pressed halfway. ≥When you press the [PHOTO SHOT] button fully, the subject is focused just before recording. ª To stop the timer midway through Press the [MENU] button. ≥The self-timer standby mode is cancelled when you turn off the power or operate the mode dial. ≥If the continuous photoshot recording is set, the maximum recordable pictures are recorded. Wide/Pro-Cinema Function You can record images with a 16:9 ratio. Wide Function Images are recorded with a 16:9 aspect ratio. Pro-Cinema Function In addition to the effects when the Wide function is used, images can also be recorded at a rate of 25 frames a second with a strobe-like effect. The audio is also recorded with more presence. ≥Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode. (The Pro-Cinema Function can only be used in Tape Recording Mode.) 1 Set [BASIC] >> [REC ASPECT] >> [16:9] or [PRO-CINEMA]. ª To record with a 4:3 aspect ratio Set [BASIC] >> [REC ASPECT] >> [4:3]. ≥The default setting is [16:9]. ≥In the wide/Pro-Cinema mode, the menu screens, operation icons and other screen displays appear horizontally oriented. ≥When images are played back on a TV screen, the date/time indication may be erased in some cases. ≥Depending on the TV, the picture quality may deteriorate. ≥If still pictures recorded with a 4:3 aspect ratio are played back when [TV ASPECT] is set to [16:9], part of the operation icons and other displays will appear on the black bands on the left and right of the picture. ≥Concerning the TV to be connected and TV used for playback ≥When playing back images taken by this unit on a TV screen, change the setting established by Tape/Card playback mode [SETUP] >> [TV ASPECT] to match the aspect ratio (4:3 or 16:9) of the TV monitor to be connected. (-43-) ≥Depending on the settings of the TV connected, the images may not be displayed properly. For more information, please read the operating instructions for the TV. 35 VQT0T47