Panasonic Pv Dv203 Operating Instructions Manual

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Camera
Advanced Settings
Adjusting the Iris Manually
Normally, the Palmcorder adjusts the
exposure automatically. However, when the
background is extremely bright, or when the
subject is backlit, you can compensate by
adjusting the iris manually.1Set POWER to CAMERA.
2Press AUTO/MANUAL so that the
“MNL” indication appears in the EVF or
the LCD monitor.
3Press JOG KEY repeatedly so that
Iris setting indication appears in the
EVF or the LCD monitor.
4Rotate JOG KEY to adjust the iris;
When a value closer to “CLOSE” is
selected, the image becomes darker.
When a value closer to “OP+18dB” is
selected, the image becomes
brighter.
Press AUTO/MANUAL to cancel the
setting.
The value to which +dB is attached
indicates a gain value. If this value is too
large, the quality of the image
deteriorates.
Depending on ZOOM magnification, the
iris value may not be displayed correctly.
If you are using Program AE mode, you
cannot adjust the iris. If the iris is adjusted
manually, the above modes will be
canceled.
Note
3, 4
JOG KEY
1POWER
Iris
Setting
WIND CUT
You can reduce sound distortion caused by
wind hitting the microphone.
1Set POWER to CAMERA.
2Press MENU to display the CAMERA
FUNCTIONS menu screen.
3Rotate JOG KEY to select
 RECORDING SETUP , then press
JOG KEY to display the RECORDING
SETUP menu screen.
4Rotate JOG KEY to select WIND
 CUT , and then press JOG KEY to
select ON.
Press MENU to exit.
“WIND CUT” will appear in the
EVF or LCD monitor.
5Start recording.
3, 4
JOG KEY
5REC/PAUSE
1POWER
2MENUEVF/LCD
2AUTO/MANUAL
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Playback Your  Recordings
1Set the POWER to VCR.
The POWER lamp lights red.
Be sure POWER is fully turned to the
VCR position.
2Use OPEN tab on underside of the
LCD monitor to unlock and swing open.
3Press  (REWIND/SEARCH) to
rewind the tape.
4Press  (PLAY) to start playback.
5Press  (STOP) to stop playback.
When the tape reaches its beginning
during rewind or rewind search, it will
stop automatically.
Playback using the LCD
Monitor
You can also use the LCD monitor to
play back your recording.
Note
PHONE Jack
Before you begin
Connect the Palmcorder to a power
source. (pp. 15, 16)
Insert a recorded cassette.
When a tape recorded in LP mode on
another digital video camera is played
back on this unit, the picture may appear
mosaic.
Using the LCD monitor reduces battery
operating time.
You can place the Palmcorder on a table,
etc. for viewing. Rotate the LCD Monitor
180° and swing it up against the
Palmcorder body as shown.
5STOP
4PLAY3REWIND
   SEARCH
2OPEN 180°
90°
90°
1POWER
You can connect earphones (not supplied)
to the PHONE Jack.
Connecting Earphone
(not supplied)
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VCR
R
1Press PLAY for more than
5 seconds in STOP mode.
The Palmcorder will go into Repeat
Playback mode when the tape
reaches its end.
The letter “R 
” will appear in the
EVF and LCD monitor.
2Turn the Palmcorder OFF to exit the
Repeat Playback mode.
1PLAY
EVF/LCD
Playback Your  Recordings
1, 2
VOLUME
1Set POWER to VCR.
2Press MENU to display the VCR
FUNCTIONS menu screen.
3Rotate JOG KEY to select
 PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS,,then press
JOG KEY to display the PLAYBACK
FUNCTIONS menu screen.
4Rotate JOG KEY to select BLANK
 SEARCH in the PLAYBACK
FUNCTIONS menu.
(Menu OSD: p. 110)
5Press JOG KEY to select ON.
“BLANK” will appear on the screen.
3, 4, 5
JOG KEY
1POWER
Blank Search
You can go directly to a blank portion of
tape and start recording exactly where you
left off.
Repeat Playback
Adjusting the Volume
2MENU
1Slide VOLUME to adjust the volume
of the built-in speaker in PLAY mode.
The volume setting screen appears.
2Press “T” to increase the volume.
Press “W” to decrease the volume.
EVF/LCD
EVF/LCD
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Special Effect Features
BPLAY
A, BFAST FORWARD/
SEARCH
A, BREWIND/
SEARCH
Sound is muted during all special effects.
ADuring playback, hold down (FAST FORWARD/SEARCH) or
 (REWIND/SEARCH).
The search will continue for as long
as the button is held down.
OR
BPress  (FAST FORWARD/
SEARCH) or  (REWIND/SEARCH)
once for a continuous rapid visual
search.
Press 
 (PLAY) to release.
When executing a rapid visual
search, the picture may become
bluish for an instant or mosaic. This
is normal during this mode.
Note
Note
1Press  (PAUSE) during playback.
2Press  (PLAY) or  (PAUSE) to
release.
To protect the tape and video heads, your
Palmcorder’s operating modes will revert
as follows:
STILL           STOP (after 3 minutes.)
AHold down  (FAST FORWARD/
SEARCH) during fast forward.
BHold down  (REWIND/SEARCH)
during rewind.
The picture will appear for as long as the
button is held down.
Note
Rapid Visual Search
EVF/LCD
STILL Picture
2PLAY
1, 2PAUSE
Fast Forward/Rewind Check
Monitor normal picture playback during fast
forward or rewind.
AFAST FORWARD/
     SEARCH
BREWIND/SEARCH
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VCR
Special Effect Features
Note
1Forward Slow:
Press  SLOW/F.ADV during play.
Reverse Slow:
Press 
 SLOW/F.ADV during play.
2Press PLAY to release. (During
reverse slow motion playback, time
code indication may not change
regularly.)
Palmcorder will automatically STOP when
in slow motion for more than 10 minutes.
During slow motion playback, picture may
move up and down. This is normal.
When you start or stop slow motion
playback, the picture may become bluish
for an instant.
Slow Motion Playback
(Optional Remote Control Only)
1Press  (PLAY) to start playback.
2Press JOG KEY for about 1 second.
3Rotate JOG KEY to adjust the
playback speed.
Rotate JOG KEY clockwise for
forward playback.
Rotate JOG KEY counterclockwise
for reverse playback.
To return to normal playback:
Press 
 (PLAY). Playback will continue at
normal speed.
The Variable Speed Search function
offers a choice of six playback speeds
(1/5X (LP mode: 1/3X), 1X, 2X, 5X, 10X,
20X) both in forward and reverse
directions.
The review playback at the 1X speed is
playback in reverse direction.
During the Variable Speed Search
(except 1X speed in forward direction),
mosaic-like patterns will appear in the
picture.
During the Variable Speed Search, sound
is muted.
The Variable Speed Search feature is not
available when the Repeat Playback is
active.
Variable Speed Search
Note1PLAY
2, 3JOG KEY
Sound is muted during all special effects.
Note
1SLOW/
     F.ADV
2PLAY
1 SLOW/
    F.ADV
Optional
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1During Still mode, rotate JOG KEY to
advance or reverse the picture one
frame at a time.
1JOG KEY
Frame by Frame Advance
Note
1Press PAUSE during playback.
2Press  SLOW/F.ADV to do a frame
by frame advance.
Press 
 SLOW/F.ADV to do a frame
by frame reverse.
3Press PLAY to release.
If you hold down SLOW/F.ADV, you can
see a continuous series of still images at
a slower speed than normal slow mode.
During frame by frame advance, a few
frames may move automatically, and the
picture may become bluish for an instant.
Special Effect Features
Sound is muted during all special effects.
Note
2SLOW/
     F.ADV
3PLAY
2 SLOW/
    F.ADV
1PAUSE
OptionalWhen using Optional Remote Control
When using Palmcorder
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VCR
Top Scan
If you hold down INDEX SEARCH for more
than 2 seconds, the Palmcorder will scan
for scenes (or PhotoShots) and playback
the first few seconds of each.
To cancel this function, press PLAY or
STOP.
APlace the Palmcorder in the VCR
STOP mode.
BPress INDEX SEARCH fast forward or
rewind for the number of recordings
(indexes) forward or back you want to
view. The Palmcorder will advance or
rewind to the desired recording and
automatically start playback.
The number of times you pressed the button
is displayed in the EVF and the LCD monitor
if you set SEARCH on the VCR menu to
SCENE. (Menu OSD: p. 110)
(e.g., if you press the button three times,
“S3” will appear.)
If the interval between scenes is less than
1 minute, index search may not operate
properly.
Response time from pressing the button
and the change in the scene number is
quite slow. Do not press INDEX SEARCH
rapidly and continuously.
During Reverse Index Search mode,
playback will not begin when a tape
rewinds all the way to the beginning. Search for a particular scene by using the
electronic index marks placed at the
beginning of each recording.
1Press MENU to display the VCR
FUNCTIONS menu screen.
2Rotate JOG KEY to select
 PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS , then press
JOG KEY to display the PLAYBACK
FUNCTIONS menu screen.
3Rotate JOG KEY to select SEARCH ,
and then press JOG KEY to select
PHOTO or SCENE. (Menu OSD: p. 110)
Press MENU to exit.2, 3
JOG KEY
1MENU
Special Effect Features
Search will not work if there is a
succession of PhotoShots.
Note
Sound is muted during all special effects.
Note
The picture quality will deteriorate slightly.
The tape remaining indicator will not
appear while the PHOTOSHOT feature is
used.
In the Photo/Scene Index Search mode,
the shutter sound effect may not be able
to be heard even when SHTR EFFECT is
set to ON.
Photo Index Search may fail to detect a
recorded PhotoShot image if the image is
3 seconds or less.
Note
BINDEX SEARCH
    (rewind)
BINDEX SEARCH
    (fast forward)
Optional
Index Search (Photo/Scene)
(Optional Remote Control
Only)
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Strobe Multi Mode
A Multi Image Playback screen cannot be
output from the DV terminal or USB
terminal.
A Multi screen will have slightly lower
image quality.
Note
In Strobe Multi Mode, you can select the
rate at which a succession of still screens
are captured from the playback picture.
3, 4, 5JOG KEY
1POWER
6PLAY
6MULTI
Special Effect Features
2MENU
1Set POWER to VCR.
2Press MENU to display the VCR
FUNCTIONS menu screen.
3Rotate JOG KEY to select
 PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS , then press
JOG KEY to display the PLAYBACK
FUNCTIONS menu screen.
4Rotate JOG KEY to select
 MULTI SPEED in the PLAYBACK
FUNCTIONS menu screen.
(Menu OSD: p. 110)
5Press JOG KEY repeatedly to set
desired speed.
Press MENU to exit.
6Press  (PLAY) to start playback.
Press 
 (MULTI) at the point you want
to start capturing.
A succession of 9 screens will be
captured, and playback will stop.
Press 
 (PLAY) to start playback.
Press 
 (STOP) to stop playback. Strobe Speeds
Strobe Speeds
FAST
NORMAL
SLOW
9 screen capture time
Every 0.3 seconds
Every 0.6 seconds
Every 1.0 seconds
EVF/LCD
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VCR
Back of TV
Audio In S-Video In
Back of TV
Audio In Video In
Special Effect Features
To S-Video In To Audio In
S-VIDEO OUT
AV Cable
(Supplied)
S-Video Cable
(Not supplied)
To Video In To Audio In
A/V OUT
For best Chrominance and Luminance, use
the S-Video connection if available on your
TV.A/V Cable
(Supplied)
[ TV with S-VIDEO IN Jacks ]
1Set POWER to CAMERA or VCR.
To view what the Palmcorder is
recording or to playback a tape on your
TV.
2Turn your TV ON and set it to LINE
INPUT or S-VIDEO.
Check your TV operating instructions
for further information.
3Start playback or begin a recording.
Make sure the Palmcorder and TV are
turned off while connecting.
Please connect the A/V Cable securely.
A/V OUT
(Optional Remote Control Only)
You can display the various EVF and LCD
indications on your TV by pressing
DISPLAY ON TV on the remote control.
Press again to remove the indications.
Note
[ TV with AUDIO/VIDEO IN Jacks ]
View Recording/Playback on
your TVBefore you begin
When using S-VIDEO Connector,
insert the DC Cable into the DC IN
Terminal. (p. 16)
DC Cable (Supplied)
DISPLAY
ON TV
Optional
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CAMERA mode
Zoom Out (“W”) Zoom In (“T”)
5POWER
    ZOOM
D.ZOOM
The normal optical zoom functions from
1X to 10X.
As magnification increases, resolution
significantly decreases.
Because the image is enlarged digitally,
the picture may become distorted when
higher magnification levels are used.
When the level falls below 10X, the
normal zooming function will resume.
Focus distance becomes 1.2 m (4 feet) if
the lens is in full telephoto.
1Set POWER to CAMERA.
2Press MENU to display the CAMERA
FUNCTIONS menu screen.
3Rotate JOG KEY to select CAMERA
 SETUP , then press JOG KEY to
display the CAMERA SETUP menu
screen.
4Rotate JOG KEY to select D. ZOOM ,
then press JOG KEY to select
25X or 700X.
25X : from 10X to 25X
700X : from 10X to 700X
OFF : Turn off D.ZOOM
Press MENU to exit.
5Press REC/PAUSE to start recording
and press POWER ZOOM to zoom in
or zoom out.
The magnification level is always
displayed in the EVF or the LCD
monitor when DISPLAY is set to ALL
or PARTIAL.
(Menu OSD: p 109)
6Repeat steps 2~4 to select OFF to
cancel this feature. Other Digital Functions are turned off
automatically when the EIS and Digital
Zoom are selected.
Note
Note
1POWER
Digital Zoom
2MENU
3, 4JOG KEY This feature is useful when you want to
record close-up shots of subjects located
beyond a normal zoom range of 1X to 10X
magnification. With the digital zooming
feature, you can select a magnification of
25X, or even up to 700X.
Digital Features
5REC/PAUSE
EVF/LCD
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