Panasonic Digital Video Camera Recorder AG-DVC60P Operating Instructions

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BEFORE USE
3Press the part marked “PUSH” and close the cas-
sette holder. 
When the holder is closed properly, the cassette
holder is retracted automatically.
4Close the cassette cover after the cassette holder
has been completely retracted.
•Insert and remove cassette tapes after putting the
camera-recorder down on a stable, flat surface or
hold it with both hands to keep it stable.
•Do not forcibly push the cassette holder into place as
this may cause malfunctioning.
•Wait until the cassette holder is completely retracted
before closing the cassette cover.
Turn the POWER lever to the ON position. 
The CAM (red) lamp lights, and the camera-recorder
switches to shooting pause mode.
1Set the AUTO/MANUAL selector switch to AUTO.
2Squeeze both sides of the lens cap and remove it.
3Look through the viewfinder and check what you
want to shoot.
4Shooting starts when you press the START/STOP
(red) button on the POWER lever. 
Press this button again to pause shooting (shooting
pause mode).
Turning on the power
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CAM
VCR
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POWER lever
Shooting
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USER 3STILLWHITE BALAUTOPUSHSHUTTER/IRIS
MANUALAUTO
POWER
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Checking the system operations (cont.)
1Open the LCD monitor while holding down the
panel locking button. 
The LCD monitor can be opened to a maximum
angle of 90°. 
Forcing it past this point will damage the cam-
era-recorder.
2In the shooting pause mode, press the t button. 
The last two or three seconds of the scenes you
have shot are now played back. 
After playback, the shooting pause mode is
restored.
1Slide the OPEN/EJECT lever in the direction shown
by the arrow to open the cassette cover.
When the cover is fully opened, the cassette holder
pops out automatically.
2Take out the cassette tape.
3Press the part marked “PUSH” and close the cas-
sette holder.
4Close the cassette cover after the cassette holder
has been completely retracted.
Checking what you have shot
(rec check)
You can conduct an image search (P31) by holding
down the t button in the shooting pause mode.
Do not hold down the t button when conducting a
rec check.
Tape protection mode
If you leave the camera-recorder in the shooting
pause mode for 5 minutes or so, the camera-recorder
will automatically switch to the tape protection mode
and its power will turn off.
However, when “STBY” has been selected as the
TAPE PROTECT item setting on the OTHER FUNC-
TIONS screen using the menus (P62-64), the cylin-
der head will stop instead of the power being turned
off. (P73)
VM
CH1
CH2AUDIO LEVEL
REC
MODE CHK SNS
OIS ZEBRARESET COUNTER ZOOM SPEED
OFF/MH
L
AUDIO IN
FRONT
REARCH1 CH2MIC
MICLINE
RESET
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USER 3STILLWHITE BALAUTOPUSHSHUTTER/IRIS
Removing the tape
OPEN/EJECT
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BEFORE USE
Turn the POWER lever to the OFF position.
The power is now turned off, and the CAM lamp goes
off.
1Disconnect the AC cord from the power outlet.
2Disconnect the DC cord from the DC input socket.
3Disconnect the DC cord and AC cord from the AC
adapter. •Check that the camera-recorder’s power is on
before sliding the OPEN/EJECT lever.
•Close the cassette cover if you are not going to
insert a cassette tape immediately after removing
another.
•Do not attempt to remove a tape while you are
recording. The cassette cover opens but recording
will continue, allowing outside light and dust to
adversely affect the tape.
Turning off the power
Disconnecting the power cord
•Turn the POWER lever to the OFF position, check
that the POWER lamp (CAM/VCR) has gone off,
and then remove the battery.
•Support the battery with your hand so that it does
not drop off.
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Adjusting the hand strap
Adjust the hand strap to fit your hand.
1Open the cover and adjust the strap length.
2Close the cover firmly.
Attaching the shoulder strap
We recommended that you attach the shoulder strap to
help you avoid dropping the camera-recorder.




13/16 inch (20 mm) 
or more13/16 inch 
(20 mm) 
or more 
						

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BEFORE USE
Lens hood
Removing the lens hood
•Turn the lens hood counterclockwise to remove it.Attaching the lens hood
•Make sure that the larger flat part of the lens hood is
pointing upward, then fit it into place.
•Turn the lens hood clockwise to attach it.
Cassette tapes
gWe recommend that you use the following mini DV
cassette tapes with this camera-recorder. 
AY-DVM63PQ Professional series tape 
(60 minutes in SP mode) 
AY-DVM63MQ Master series tape 
(60 minutes in SP mode)
gAlthough the picture quality of material shot in the
LP mode is not bad, mosaic-like noise may appear,
limitations may apply to some of the memory func-
tions and/or regular playback may not be possible
when:
•a tape shot in the LP mode using this camera-
recorder is played back in another digital video unit;
•a tape shot in the LP mode using another digital
video unit is played back in this camera-recorder;
•a tape shot in the LP mode using this camera-
recorder is played back in another digital video unit
that does not have an LP mode capability;
•slow or frame-feed playback is performed; or
•an image search is conducted
gAudio dubbing cannot be performed in the LP mode
as the tracks on the tape are narrower than the
heads.Preventing accidental erasure
To prevent erasing the recordings on a tape by acci-
dent, set the tab on the cassette to SAVE.
Larger flat area
REC
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Description of parts
For details, refer to the respective pages.
Camera-recorder
DVS-VIDEO
       IN/OUTVIDEO
IN/OUT
PUSH
CH1CH2AUDIO
IN/OUT
HANDLE ZOOM (P31)
Zoom buttons (P31) Shoe (P51) Battery release button
(P21)
START/STOP button 
(P11, 13) DC input (INPUT 7.9 V)
socket (P10, 13)
Shoulder strap eyelet
(P14) Battery connector
PHONES jack
(P49)
DV connector
(P49) CAM REMOTE jack
(2.5 mm diameter)
Built-in stereo microphone START/STOP button 
(P31)
OPEN/EJECT lever 
(P10, 12)
USER 1 button
(P36, 46, 52)POWER lamp 
(P11)
POWER lever 
(P11, 13)
Hand strap (P14)Cassette holder 
(P10, 12)
Cassette cover 
(P10, 12) Tripod mounting hole (P9)
White balance sensor 
(P40) S-VIDEO IN/OUT
connector (P50) XLR AUDIO IN connector
(P51)
Tally lamp (P77)
Focusing ring 
(P31, 37)
Lens hood (P15, 32)
Lens
Infrared light (P32) Tally lamp (P77)
VIDEO IN/OUT connector
(P50)
AUDIO IN/OUT (CH1/CH2)
connector (P50)EVF Slide / Lock (P22)
Mode button (P43, 48, 52, 
54,-56)
Remote control sensor EXT MIC connector (P51) 
						

							DESCRIPTION 
OF PARTS
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Camera-recorder
REC sub button (P54, 56)
CH1
CH2AUDIO LEVEL
REC
MODE CHK SNS
OIS ZEBRARESET COUNTER ZOOM SPEED
OFF/MH
L
AUDIO IN
FRONT
REARCH1 CH2
MIC
MICLINE
RESET
FOCUS USER 2
SEARCH MANUALMENU VOL/JOGSEARCH D.ZOOM
USER 3STILLWHITE BAL
AUTOPUSHSHUTTER/IRIS
SEARCH (t) button
(P12, 31, 43, 45)COUNTER button (P48)
RESET button (counter)
(P77)MODE CHK button (P61)
SNS (Super Night Shooting system) button (P32)
USER2 button 
(P36, 46, 52) FOCUS button (P37)
WHITE BAL button
(P40, 41) Multi dial
(P23, 25-29, 38, 39, 42, 44,
46, 62)
MENU button (P23, 25, 27,
29, 42, 62, 64)D.ZOOM (q) button 
(P31, 43, 45,)
SEARCH (y) button 
( P31, 43, 45)
USER 3 (g) button 
(P36, 43, 55, 56) STILL (h) button 
(P43, 45) OIS (Optical Image Stabi-
lizer) button (P33) ZEBRA button (P34)
AUTO/MANUAL selector
switch
(P11, 30, 37, 38, 40, 41)Panel locking button
(P12) Eye-cup
Viewfinder
(P11, 22)
Diopter adjustment lever
(P22) ZOOM SPEED select
switch (P31)
AUDIO IN select switch
(P42)
LCD panel (P12, 22, 32)RESET button (counter) 
(P24, 27, 48)
AUDIO LEVEL (CH1/CH2) 
adjustment dial (P42) REC button (P54, 56) 
						

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Description of parts (cont.)
1.DATE/TIME button (P44)
2.OSD (On Screen Display) button (P44)
3.COUNTER button (P48)
4.RESET button (counter) (P24, 27, 29, 48)
5.A.DUB button (P52)
6.REC button (P54, 56)

7.PLAY button (q) ∗1 
(P43, 45, 54-56)
8.PAUSE button (h) ∗1 
(P43, 52, 54)
9./REW button (t) ∗1 
(P31, 43, 45, 48)
10.STILL ADV button ( ,  ) 
(P19, 45)
11.INDEX button (u, i) 
(P47)
12.STOP button (g) ∗1 
(P19, 43, 54-56)
13.FF/  button (y) ∗1 
(P31, 43, 45, 48)
∗1: During playback, these buttons function in exactly
the same way as the corresponding buttons on the
camera-recorder.

14.PHOTO SHOT button ∗2 (P33)
15.START/STOP button ∗2 (P30)
16.ZOOM/VOL buttons ∗2 (P31, 44)
∗2: During shooting, these buttons function in exactly
the same way as the corresponding buttons on the
camera-recorder.
17.VAR.SEARCH button (P46)
18.MENU button 
(P23, 25, 27, 42, 62, 64)
19.[ ] [ ], [ ] buttons 
(P23, P25-29, 42, 44, 46, 47, 62, 63)
Wireless remote control unit
Note that the following buttons are for functions that
cannot be executed on the camera-recorder.
•TITLE
•SELECT
•OFF/ON
••MULTI/P-IN-P
•STORE
•PB. ZOOM
OSD
COUNTERRESET TITLE
STILL ADVPAUSESTILL ADV
INDEX
SELECT
STORE
OFF/ON
P.B.DIGITAL
VAR.
SEARCH
 VOL +-
PB.
ZOOM
MENU
SET
ITEM
STOP INDEX
MULTI/
P-IN-PREC A.DUB
PLAY /REW FF/
 
ZOOM DATE/
TIMEPHOTO
SHOTSTART/
STOP
1
2
3
6
7
9
8
10
12
11
1714
15
4
5
16
13
10
11
18
19 
						

							PREPARATION
DESCRIPTION 
OF PARTS
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Remote control unit
1Pull out the battery holder while pressing the knob
in the direction of arrow  .
2Insert the battery with the “+” marked side facing
up.
3Return the holder to its original position.
•When the battery (CR2025) has run out, replace it
with a new one. (The service life of the battery is
about one year, although this depends on how often
the remote control is used.) If the remote control unit
fails to work even when it is operated near the cam-
era-recorder’s remote control sensor, it means that
the battery has run out.
•Keep the battery out of the reach of small chil-
dren.When two camera-recorders are used simultaneously,
either [VCR1] or [VCR2] can be set for this camera-
recorder and the wireless remote control unit so that
the remote control unit will not be used to operate the
wrong camera-recorder by mistake.
•The remote control sensor used for this is located at
the lower side of the lens on the camera recorder.
Point the wireless remote control unit towards the
sensor when operating the camera-recorder with it.
Setting procedure
•Wireless remote control unit 
Press the STOP (g) and STILL ADV ( ) buttons at
the same time to set the remote control unit for use
with VCR1. Alternatively, press the STOP (g) and
STILL ADV ( ) buttons at the same time to set the
remote control unit for use with VCR2. 
When the battery in the remote control unit is
replaced, the remote control unit is set for use with
VCR1.
•Camera-recorder 
Use the menus (P62-64) to set the REMOTE item on
the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen. (P72)
If different settings are used for the camera-recorder
and remote control unit, “REMOTE” will light up in red
on the viewfinder and LCD monitor.
Installing the battery
1
Setting the remote control unit
OSD
COUNTERRESET TITLE
STILL ADVPAUSESTILL ADV
INDEX
SELECT
STORE
OFF/ONP.B.DIGITAL
VAR.
SEARCH
 VOL +-
PB.
ZOOM
MENU
SET
ITEM
STOP INDEX
MULTI/
P-IN-PREC A.DUB
PLAY /REW FF/
 
ZOOM DATE/
TIMEPHOTO
SHOTSTART/
STOP
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Battery
Before using the battery, fully charge it in the AC
adapter. 
We recommend that you keep a spare battery with you
whenever you use the battery to run the camera-
recorder.
1Align the battery with the “ ” marking on the AC
adapter, place it flat, and slide it in the direction
shown below.
•You cannot charge the battery if the DC cord is
connected to the DC OUT connector, so discon-
nect it first.
2Connect the AC cord to the power outlet.
•The POWER lamp and CHARGE lamp on the AC
adapter light, and charging begins.
•If the CHARGE lamp does not light when the bat-
tery is placed in the AC adapter, remove the bat-
tery and place it in the adapter once again.
3When the battery has been charged, the CHARGE
lamp on the AC adapter goes off.
4Slide the battery, and remove it.Recording time of accessory battery
•Times given above are approximations only. 
The figure in parentheses is the time that applies when the
LCD monitor is used.
•The times given above apply when the ambient operating tem-
perature is 68°F (20°C) and ambient humidity is 60%. 
Charging may take longer at other temperatures and humidity
levels.
Charging
CHARGE
POWER
Capacity Recharging timeContinuous recording 
time
5400 mAh Approx. 330 min. Approx. 360 (or 300) 
min.
•Keep metal objects (such as necklaces and hairpins)
away from the battery. Short-circuiting may occur
across the terminals, causing the battery to heat up,
and you may seriously burn yourself if you touch the
battery in this state.
•The battery becomes hot while it is being used or charged. 
Similarly, the camera-recorder body becomes hot during
use.
•If recording and stopping are done unnecessarily and
repeatedly, the recording time will be less than the figure
given in the table above.
•The battery should be discharged for storage. 
When storing it for an extended time, we recommend that at
least once a year you charge it, use up its charge by operat-
ing the camera-recorder, and then store it again.
•If the battery is extremely hot or cold, the CHARGE lamp
will blink several times before charging starts. 
Similarly, if the battery has not been used for an extended
period of time and has no charge, the CHARGE lamp will
blink several times before charging starts.
•If the CHARGE lamp continues to blink even when the bat-
tery temperature is normal, it may mean that something is
wrong with the battery or AC adapter. Contact your dealer.
•It takes longer to charge a battery that is warm.
•When the AC adapter is used near a radio, the sound from
the radio may be distorted. Keep the AC adapter at least a
yard away from the radio.
•Noise may be heard from an AC adapter while it is being
used. This is not a sign of malfunctioning.
•The battery cannot be charged when power is being sup-
plied to the camera-recorder from the AC adapter.