Panasonic Pv Dv53 Operating Instructions Manual

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Before Use
Supplying Power
Charge the Battery Pack on
the AC Adaptor
1Connect and plug in the Power Cord
as shown.
POWER Lamp will light.
Remove the DC Cable, if attached,
from the adaptor.
2Attach the Battery as shown to
charge.
CHARGE Lamp lights up. It goes out
when charging is complete (approx.
1 hour). Expect approx. 1 hour
50 minutes of operation (using EVF)
when fully charged.
3Remove the Battery.
Slide the Battery out and then lift up. POWER Lamp
CHARGE Lamp
About the Flashing of the CHARGE...

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1Slide the Battery downward while
sliding the BATT RELEASE to remove
the Battery Pack. (p. 11)
2Insert the DC Cable into the DC IN
Terminal.
3Connect the other end of the DC
Cable to the AC Adaptor as shown.
4Plug in the AC Adaptor.
The POWER Lamp on the AC
Adaptor lights up.
When not in use, unplug the AC Adaptor
from the AC outlet. (AC Adaptor consumes
1 W of electric power when plugged into
an...

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Before Use
1Press MENU to display the Camera or
VCR mode menu screen.
(p. 14)
2Rotate JOG KEY to select OTHER
 FUNCTIONS , and then press JOG
KEY to display the OTHER
FUNCTIONS menu screen.
3Rotate JOG KEY to select CLOCK
 SET , and then press JOG KEY to set
to ON. (Menu OSD: pp. 60, 62)
The CLOCK SET menu screen is
displayed.
4Rotate JOG KEY to select YEAR, then
press JOG KEY to fix and move to the
next item. Likewise, set the month,
day, hour, and minute.
Setting the Clock
To make corrections,...

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APress JOG KEY to set your selection.
BRotate JOG KEY to select a menu
item.
CPress JOG KEY to set your selection.
The “” mark indicates selection.
DPress MENU to exit the menu.
The Palmcorder features two menu
displays: one for CAMERA mode
(recording) and the other for VCR mode
(Playback). (pp. 59~62)
Using the Palmcorder Menu
While the Menu screen is displayed, you
cannot record on or play a...

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Camera
Camera Recording
Remove the lens cap and clip it to the hand
strap.
1Set POWER to CAMERA.
The POWER Lamp lights red.
Be sure POWER is fully turned to the
CAMERA position.
2With the Viewfinder Eye Cup held up
against your eye, adjust the Vision
Adjustment Control to your eyesight.
Adjust the EVF Brightness of the
Viewfinder if necessary.
Please refer to “To adjust the LCD/
EVF BRIGHTNESS or COLOR” on
page 16.
3Set to REC SPEED “SP” or “LP” in
the RECORDING SETUP menu
screen.
(Menu OSD: p....

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The LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor
can be used while recording.
1Press LCD-OPEN to unlock the LCD
monitor.
2Swing the LCD monitor fully open
and adjust the viewing angle.
 The LCD monitor will automatically
turn on.
 When the LCD monitor is completely
closed, it will shut off automatically to
save power.
Adjust the LCD Brightness and/or
color of the LCD monitor if necessary.
Please refer to...

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Camera
Camera Recording
1Set POWER to CAMERA.
2Press MENU to display the CAMERA
FUNCTIONS menu screen.
3Rotate JOG KEY to select CAMERA
 SETUP , and press JOG KEY to
display the CAMERA SETUP menu
screen.
4Rotate JOG KEY to select
 PROGRESSIVE , and press JOG
KEY to select ON.
Press MENU to exit.
“ P ” will appear in the EVF or the
LCD monitor.
5Press PHOTOSHOT in Record/Pause
mode. Use this feature to record a seven second
(approx.) still image from the current camera
picture. Audio is also recorded...

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1Press RECORDING CHECK briefly in the REC/PAUSE mode.
The [CHK] indication appears.
After checking, the Palmcorder returns
to the REC/PAUSE mode.
For Recording Check, the Palmcorder
must be in the same mode (SP or LP) as
was used for recording, otherwise the
playback picture is distorted.
Recording Check
To playback the final few seconds of the
last recorded scene in the REC/PAUSE
mode.
1RECORDING...

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Camera
Self Recording
180°
Camera Recording
1, 2STILL You can record still pictures of any desired
duration together with sound.
Recording Still Pictures
1While in RECORD mode, press STILL
and hold for 2 seconds to capture a
still picture. The captured still picture
will be recorded together with sound.
2Press STILL once again to release
the still picture. The camera will
resume recording real-time pictures.
Rotate the LCD monitor 180 degrees so it
faces the same direction as the lens to
record...

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CINEMA Mode
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 CINEMA ,
and then press JOG KEY to select
ON.
A black strip will appear at the top
and bottom of the picture.
Press MENU to exit.
“CINEMA” will appear on the screen.
5Start...