Panasonic NV-GS500 Operating Instructions - Page 4

Contents Information for your safety 2 Before using Accessories 5 Optional 5 Parts identification and handling 5 Fitting the lens cap 8 The one-touch free-style grip belt 8 Power supply 9 Charging time and recordable time 10 Turning the movie camera on 10 Setting date and time 11 Using the LCD monitor 12 Using the viewfinder 12 Quick Start 13 Inserting/removing a cassette 14 Inserting/removing a card 15 Selecting a mode 16 How to use the joystick 16 Help mode 18 Switching the language 18 Using the menu screen 18 Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinder 20 Using the remote control 21 Free style remote control 23 Record mode Check before recording 24 Recording on a tape 25 Recording check 26 Blank search function 26 Recording still pictures on a card while recording image onto a tape 26 Recording still pictures onto a card (Photoshot 27 Zoom in/out function 29 Recording yourself 30 Backlight compensation function 30 Colour night view functions 30 Soft skin mode 31 Tele macro function 31 Fade in/fade out function 31 Wind noise reduction function 32 Adjusting the Microphone Sensitivity Level........ 32 Anti-Ground-Shooting (AGS 33 Using the built-in video flash 33 Self-timer recording 35 Wide/Pro-Cinema Function 35 Image stabilizer function 36 Continuous Photoshot 36 Recording in various situations (Scene mode 37 4 VQT0T47 Recording in natural colours (White balance 38 Manual focus adjustment 39 Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment........ 39 Playback mode Playing back tape 41 Slow-motion playback/ frame-by-frame playback 42 Variable-speed search function 42 Playback on TV 43 Playing back card 43 Deleting files recorded on a card 44 Formatting a card 45 Protecting files on a card 46 Writing the printing data on a card (DPOF setting 46 Edit mode Recording from a tape onto a card 47 Copying onto a DVD recorder or a VCR (Dubbing 47 Using the DV Cable for Recording (Digital Dubbing 48 Audio dubbing 49 Printing pictures by directly connecting to the printer (PictBridge 50 Menu Menu list 52 Menus related to recording 54 Menus related to playback 55 Other menus 55 Others Indications 56 Warning/alarm indications 57 Functions that cannot be used simultaneously 58 Before requesting repair (Problems and solutions 59 Cautions for Use 62 Explanation of terms 66 Specifications Specifications 68