Panasonic Pv Dv203 Operating Instructions Manual

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Digital Features
Digital Features
VCR mode
1Set POWER to VCR.
2Press MENU to display the VCR
FUNCTIONS menu screen.
3Rotate JOG KEY to select DIGITAL
 EFFECT , then press JOG KEY to
display the DIGITAL EFFECT menu
screen.
4Rotate JOG KEY to select D. ZOOM ,
then press JOG KEY to select ON.
Press MENU to exit.
5Press  (PLAY) to start playback.
The center portion of the image
doubles in size.
6Repeat steps 2~4 to select OFF to
cancel this feature.
5PLAY
Color recording of video or still images onto
the Mini DV tape in low lighting.
MagicPix™ Images
1Set POWER to CAMERA.
2Press MAGIC PIX.
“MAGICPIX” will appear on the
screen.
3To cancel the Digital Function, press
MAGIC PIX again.
MagicPix cannot be used with still
images on the Memory Card.
(See “Card PhotoShot” on page 49.)Note
Digital Zoom (Continued)
2MENU
1POWER
3, 4
JOG KEY
1POWER
EVF/LCD
2, 3MAGIC PIX
The image will be brighter than with GAIN
UP, however motion jitter will be much
greater.
Note
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Digital Features
EIS ON NORMAL
1Set POWER to CAMERA.
2Press EIS to stabilize the picture.
Picture flicker may be observed when
taping under fluorescent lighting
conditions.
The EIS indicator flashes when the
light level is inadequate.
Turn D.E.I.S. OFF during recording
when using a tripod.
3Press REC/PAUSE to start recording.
4Press EIS again to cancel.
 Be sure that D.E.I.S. is turned off
when not needed.
Dual Digital Electronic Image
Stabilization System (D.E.I.S.)
This feature helps compensate for any
unintentional hand or body movement. It
can be used in both the Recording and
Playback (VCR) modes.
CAMERA mode
VCR mode
Other Digital Functions are turned off
automatically when the EIS and Digital
Zoom are selected.
ASet POWER to VCR.
BPress  (PLAY) to start playback.
CPress EIS to stabilize the picture.
DPress EIS again to cancel.
 Be sure that D.E.I.S. is turned off
when not needed.
Note
When using D.E.I.S in VCR mode, the
image size is slightly larger.
Note
1, A
POWER
2, 4, C, DEIS
BPLAY
D.E.I.S. may not function when...
Palmcorder movement is too
extreme.
Recording a subject with distinct
horizontal or vertical stripes.
Recording in low light situations.
Recording a subject under a great
amount of fluorescent light.
Recording a scene with very fast
motions.
3REC/PAUSE
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Digital Features
Digital Features
Other Digital Functions
Use the following features to add interest
and professionalism to your recordings or
playback. Select from twelve special
effects.
Note
Types of Digital Functions
MIRROR
Symmetrical image from the current camera
picture.
STROBE
The recording appears as a sequence of
still frames.
MOSAIC
The picture appears in a mosaic pattern.
SLIM
The picture is expanded vertically.
TRAIL
The subject being recorded creates a trail
when in motion.
STRETCH
The picture is expanded horizontally.
GAIN UP (Not available during playback)
Picture sensitivity is increased.
The image will be brighter than normal,
however motion jitter will occur.
WIPE (Not available during playback)
Successive scenes are separated in a way
which simulates the drawing of a curtain.
MIX (Not available during playback)
The current scene is mixed in with the
following scene during scene changes.
P-IN-P (Not available during playback)
PinP (Still image) is displayed on the
Main Picture.
SEPIA (Only available during playback)
The picture is played back in sepia, a
brownish color, giving it an antique look.
B/W (Black-and-white) (Only available
during playback)
The picture is played back in black-and-
white.
To use the WIPE function
a.In Camera mode, set the “EFFECT” item
in the main menu screen to “WIPE”.
(Menu OSD: p. 108)
b.Press REC/PAUSE to start recording.
c.Press REC/PAUSE to pause the
recording. The last scene will be
memorized.
d.Press RECORD/PAUSE to start
recording again. The new scene will take
the place of the memorized scene.
To use the MIX function
a.In Camera mode, set the “EFFECT” item
in the main menu screen to “MIX”.
(Menu OSD: p. 108) Then, perform steps
b-d above.
The memorized scene and the new
scene will appear mixed as the scene
changes from one to the other.
When Photo Title is set, WIPE/MIX mode
becomes Photo Title. When Photo Title
is finished, Digital Function turns OFF.
Note
2MENU
1POWER
3, 4, 5JOG KEY
1Set POWER to CAMERA or VCR.
2Press MENU to display the menu
screen.
3Rotate JOG KEY to select DIGITAL
 EFFECT in the CAMERA or VCR
mode menu screen, then press JOG
KEY to display the DIGITAL EFFECT
menu screen.
4Rotate JOG KEY to select EFFECT in
the CAMERA mode menu screen or
 EFFECT1 / EFFECT2 in the VCR
mode menu screen, and then press
JOG KEY repeatedly to select one of
the Digital Functions listed on the left.
5To cancel the Digital Function, press
JOG KEY repeatedly to select OFF.
The EIS and Digital Zoom features are
turned off automatically when one of
the  Digital Functions listed at left is
selected.
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Digital Features
3, 4JOG KEY
1POWER
Picture in Picture (PinP)
You can display a PinP (still image) screen
on the Main Picture.
PinP position is fixed at the bottom right of
the screen.
Note
1Set POWER to CAMERA.
2Press MENU to display the CAMERA
FUNCTIONS menu screen.
3Rotate JOG KEY repeatedly to select
 DIGITAL EFFECT , then press JOG
KEY to display the DIGITAL EFFECT
menu screen.
4Press JOG KEY to select P-IN-P .
Press MENU to exit this menu.
“P-IN-P” will appear in the EVF or the
LCD monitor.
5Aim at the scene you wish to place as
PinP, then press 
 (CAMERA STILL)
to freeze the image.
6Press  (CAMERA STILL) again to
place the frozen image as PinP.
7Press REC/PAUSE to record a scene
with PinP image.
Press PHOTOSHOT to record a
scene with PinP image in PhotoShot
mode.
Press 
 (CAMERA STILL) again to
remove PinP image.
Main Picture
Picture in Picture
(PinP still image)
5, 6, 7
CAMERA
STILL
PHOTOSHOT
7REC/
   PAUSE
2MENU
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Editing Features
Editing Features
The original sound can be replaced with
new sound using the built-in Palmcorder
microphone.
Audio Dubbing using the
Built-in Microphone
1Set POWER to VCR.
If you have the optional Remote
Control, you can set the Palmcorder to
stop automatically at a specific point
on the tape. See “Memory-Stop
Editing” on page 46.
2Press  (PLAY). Then press
 (PAUSE) where you  want dubbing to
begin.
3Press MENU to display the VCR
FUNCTIONS menu screen.
Rotate JOG KEY to select
 RECORDING SETUP , then press
JOG KEY to display the RECORDING
SETUP menu screen.
Rotate JOG KEY to select AUDIO
 DUB , and then press JOG KEY to
select ON.
The Palmcorder will go to Stand By
mode, and “A.DUB 
” indication
appears in the EVF or the LCD
monitor. Go to step 4.
2PLAY
2PAUSE
Before you beginTurn on the Palmcorder.
Insert a pre-recorded tape to be dubbed.
Select 12 bit if you do not want the
original sound to be completely replaced
during an audio dub.
With tape containing both 12 bit and
16 bit audio, please note that if dubbing is
started in a 16 bit portion, the 12 bit audio
will also be completely replaced.
12 bit
16 bitThe original sound is recorded on
ST (Stereo) 1, and the new
sound will be recorded on ST
(Stereo) 2.
The original sound is replaced
with the new sound.
1POWER
3JOG KEY
3MENU
When using the Palmcorder only
When using the Optional Remote
Control only
3Press A.DUB on the Remote Control.
The Palmcorder will go to Stand By
mode, and “A.DUB 
” indication
appears in the EVF or the LCD
monitor. Go to step 4.
3A.DUB
Optional
Built-in
Microphone
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Editing Features
4Press  (PAUSE) to start Audio
Dubbing. “A.DUB ” indication
appears.
Connect the Palmcorder to the TV in
order to monitor the sound.
(p. 39)
Only NTSC (National Television Standards
Committee) recorded tapes can be audio
dubbed. The following screen appears if
the tape was not recorded in NTSC format.
5Press  (PAUSE) to stop Audio
Dubbing. To listen to the desired audio sound, set the
12bit AUDIO setting of the VCR mode
MENU (Menu OSD: p. 110) as follows:
If the microphone used for dubbing gets
too near the speaker of your TV,
a howling noise (feedback) may occur.
If the tape position is in or was started in a
blank section, you cannot use the A.DUB
feature.
Memory-Stop Editing
When a 16 bit recording is dubbed over,
the original audio of the recording will be
erased.
When a 12 bit recording is dubbed over
and played back, and MIX is selected as
the AUDIO, both the original audio and
the dubbed audio are played back.
If you recorded in LP mode, you cannot
use the A.DUB feature.
Note
You can set an automatic Dubbing stop
point.APress MENU to display the VCR
FUNCTIONS menu screen.
BRotate JOG KEY to select DISPLAY
 SETUP , and then press JOG KEY
to display the DISPLAY SETUP menu.
CRotate JOG KEY to select
 C. DISPLAY , and then press JOG
KEY to set to MEMORY.
DPress MENU to exit MENU mode.
Then, press RESET on the remote
control to reset the Counter Memory
to M 0:00.00.
Now, rewind to the editing start point,
and continue with steps 2-5. The tape will
now stop automatically at “M 0:00.00”.
ST 1
ST 2
MIXSet this position to listen to the
original sound.
Set this position to listen to the
audio dubbed sound.
Set this position to listen to both
the original sound and the audio
dubbed sound.
12bit AUDIO:The following selections are
available for 12 bit AUDIO dubbed
recordings only (sound recorded in SP
mode only).
4, 5PAUSE
DRESET
AMENU
Optional
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Editing Features
Editing Features
S-Video In
VHF Connecting
Cable (not
supplied)TV
(To View)
A/V Cable
(Supplied)
To Audio InRecording:
VCR (Rear)
To S-Video In
(If there is S-Video In)
For technical reasons, dubbing a tape
may reduce its quality.
Press DISPLAY ON TV on the Palmcorder
Remote Control to eliminate EVF/LCD
Monitor indications.
If the Time Code is displayed in the EVF
or LCD monitor, it cannot be reset.
Only the DATE/TIME, when displayed, will
be recorded on the tape.
    CAUTION:Unauthorized exchanging and/or
copying of copyrighted recordings may
be copyright infringement. A/V
OUTS-VIDEO OUT Source (Playing)
Palmcorder
Copying your Tapes to
S-VHS or VHS Cassette
Monitor with your TV
1Insert a pre-recorded tape
into the source (playing) Palmcorder
and a blank tape, with record tab in
place, into the target VCR (Recorder).
2Press  (PLAY) on the Palmcorder.
When the tape reaches the point from
which you want to start dubbing, press
PAUSE.
3Place the VCR into REC/PAUSE
mode. (See VCR manual.)
4Simultaneously, press PAUSE on
both units to begin copying.
5Press STOP on both units when
copying is completed.
S-Video
Cable (not
supplied)
Audio In
Note
Turn the TV ON and select its VCR
channel (either CH3 or CH4).
Set the VCR/TV Selector on the
recording VCR to VCR.
Before you begin
Connect both Palmcorder and VCR to
their power sources.
Connect the Palmcorder to a VCR as
illustrated left.
Turn ON both units.
Set the recording VCR’s Input Signal
Selector to LINE.
Set the Palmcorder POWER to VCR.
Before using S-VIDEO Connector,
insert the DC Cable into the DC IN
Terminal. (p. 16)
DC Cable (Supplied)
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Editing Features
3, 4, 5PAUSE
3, 4PLAY
6STOP High quality digital-to-digital copying can be
accomplished if both Palmcorders incorpo-
rate the DV Input/Output (i.LINK) Connec-
tor (DV Interface cable (i.LINK) is not
supplied).
1Insert a pre-recorded tape into the
source (playing) Palmcorder, and set
POWER to VCR.
2Insert a blank tape with the record
tab closed into the target (recording)
Palmcorder and set POWER to VCR.
3Press  (PLAY) on the source
Palmcorder. When the tape reaches
the point from which you want to start
dubbing, press 
 (PAUSE).
4Hold down  (REC) and press (PLAY) on the target (recording)
Palmcorder.
Press 
 (PAUSE) to pause the tape at
the starting point of the dub.
5Simultaneously, press  (PAUSE) on
both units to begin dubbing.
6Press  (STOP) on the recording
unit, and then press  (STOP) on the
playing unit to end dubbing.
When two Palmcorders are used for
dubbing, it is recommended that the
Remote Control (Optional) VCR1 or VCR2
setting be used to avoid improper-
operation.
    CAUTION:Unauthorized exchanging and/or
copying of copyrighted recordings may
be copyright infringement.
Source (Playing)
Palmcorder
Recording
Palmcorder
DV Interface
Cable (i.LINK)
(optional)
DV Input/Output
(i.LINK) Connector
Copying from Digital
Equipment (dubbing)
Note
Before you begin
Connect both Palmcorders to their
power sources.
Connect the two Palmcorders using the
DV Interface cable (i.LINK)
(4-pin to 4-pin).
Turn both Palmcorders ON.
4REC
3, 4
PLAY
4REC3, 4, 5PAUSE
6STOP
Optional
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Card Features
Card Features
You can record still images to a Memory Card.
1Set POWER to M-CARD.
The POWER lamp lights red.
Be sure POWER is fully turned to
M-CARD position.
“PLAY: PUSH PLAY KEY” is
displayed for 10 seconds. (p. 51)
2Press MENU to display CARD SETUP
menu, then press JOG KEY to select
 NORMAL or FINE .
Press MENU to exit this menu.
3Press PHOTOSHOT to record an
image.
The PhotoShot image is recorded to
the Memory Card.
When SHTR EFFECT is set to ON
(Menu OSD: p. 109), still pictures are
recorded with a visual shutter effect
and click sound. If set to OFF, the still
image will be displayed only.
1POWER
2JOG KEY
3PHOTOSHOT
While “PROCESSING” is displayed, DO
NOT turn off the Palmcorder or unplug
the AC Adaptor (supplied) because this
will cause irreversible damage to the
memory.
When recording DV Tape playback output
to the Memory Card, only NORMAL mode
is available. (p. 50)
Before you begin
Connect the Palmcorder to a power
source. (pp. 15, 16)
Set POWER to OFF before inserting a
Memory Card. (p. 14)
Card PhotoShot
When using an M-CARD, DV Output will
not function.
Warning
Warning
Image Resolution and Capacity
(Supplied 8MB Memory Card)
REC
Mode
FINE
NORMAL
Image
Resolution
1280 x 960
640 x 480Capacity
Approx. 30 images
Approx. 70 images
The number of images given for each
mode applies when all images are taken
in same mode.
You can change recording modes at any
time before capturing an image.
The number of images that can be
captured may differ depending on the
subject. After capturing an image, the
number may not decrease, or it may
decrease by two. This is normal.
Note
1280 x 960 PhotoShot image is
interpolated from 640 x 480 image.
Some artifacting, softened edges or
picture noise may occur in Fine (1280 x
960) Mode.
PhotoShot capture time for Fine Mode
(1280 x 960) is approximately 10 seconds,
and for Normal Mode (640 x 480) is
approx. 5 seconds.
2MENU
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1Repeat steps 1 and 2 on page 49.
2Set POWER to VCR.
3Press  (PLAY) to start playback of
the cassette tape. And then, press
 (PAUSE) to select an image.
4Press PHOTOSHOT to record the
desired image to the Memory Card.
When PHOTOSHOT is pressed in
PLAY or SLOW mode, the screen
goes to STILL mode.
To playback the images of the
Memory Card, see page 51.
When Variable Speed Search is
done (p. 35), this feature cannot be
used.
5Repeat steps 3~4 to record another
image to the Memory Card.
You can record still images from a
cassette tape to a Memory Card.
3PLAY
Before you begin
Connect the Palmcorder to a power
source. (pp. 15, 16)
Set POWER to OFF before inserting a
Memory Card. (p. 14)Recording Images From a
Tape
3PAUSE
Card Features
Cautions for the Memory Card
While Memory Card data is being read, do not remove it, turn off the power, or subject
unit to vibrations and/or shocks.
Do not leave the Memory Card in a place with high temperature, a place exposed to
direct sunlight, or a place where electromagnetic waves and static electricity can be
generated.
Electromagnetic waves, static electr icity, malfunction of the Digital Video Palmcorder or
of the Memory Card itself could erase the data recorded on it. To prevent the loss of
picture data, we recommend that you make a backup copy on the computer.
Do not bend or drop the Memory Card as this could damage it or the captured
contents.
Do not touch the connector on the rear edge of the Memory Card with your fingers and
take care that no dir t, dust or water enters it.
Do not affix other labels to the Memory Card face or back as Card inser tion/removal
may become impossible.
2POWER
4PHOTOSHOT
Note
When using this feature, the REC Mode
will always be set to NORMAL (640 x
480).
Even if Playback Digital Effects (MIRROR,
MOSAIC, SEPIA, B/W) have been used,
these effects do not affect the recording.
Multi-Picture cannot be recorded. (p. 38)
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