Panasonic Sdr S50 Operating Instructions Manual

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If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions, then use Manual focus.¬Change the mode to  .
≥Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Focus Mode ( l58)
1(When MF assist function is used)
Select the menu. ( l27)
2Use the joystick to select [MF]
3Bring the subject into focus 
with the joystick.
The area in focus will be displayed in blue. 
Display will return to normal approximately 
2 seconds after the completion of the focus 
adjustment operation.
≥When [MF ASSIST] is set to [OFF], the 
blue area is not displayed.
≥ To return to Auto focus, either switch to 
[AF] as in step 2, or repress the iA/
MANUAL button.
≥The blue display does not appear in the 
motion picture that is actually recorded.
Recording with Manual focus
[RECORD SETUP]  # [MF ASSIST] # 
[ON]
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Playback
Playback
1
Motion picture playback
1Change the mode to  .
2Use the joystick to select the 
Play Mode Select icon A, then 
press the center of the 
joystick.
3Select the media you wish to 
play back, then press the 
center of the joystick.
Select [VIDEO/SD CARD] to play back the 
SD card. /
Select [VIDEO/Built-inMemory] to play 
back the built-in memory.
Select [VIDEO/SD CARD] to play back the 
SD card.
Select [VIDEO/HDD] to play back the 
HDD.
Select [VIDEO/SD CARD] to play back the 
SD card.4Select the scene to be played 
back, then press the joystick.
≥ The operation icon will be displayed or 
hidden each time the center of the joystick 
is pressed.
≥ Next (previous) page can be displayed by 
selecting / .
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5Select the playback operation 
with the joystick.
1/; : Playback/Pause
6 : Rewind playback
5 : Fast forward playback
∫ : Stops the playback and shows 
the thumbnails.
∫Change the thumbnail display
Pressing the zoom lever to the   or   
side as in step 4 will cause the thumbnail 
display to change in the order shown below.
20 scenes  () 9 scenes  () 1 scene
()  Time frame index ( l65)
≥ 9 scenes display returns if the power is 
turned off or the mode is changed.
∫ To play back scenes recorded 
in long recording mode ( l41)
1) Select [CHANGE VIDEO]
/
≥  will be displayed.
≥ Re-selecting [CHANGE VIDEO] will cause 
the display to return to the Normal 
recording mode recording media selection 
screen. 
2) Select the media you wish to play back.
3) Select the scene to be played back
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∫Speaker volume adjustment
Move the volume lever to adjust the speaker 
volume during playback.
To w a r d s  “ r”:
Increases the volume
To w a r d s  “ s”:
Decreases the volume
∫ Fast forward/rewind playback
Move the joystick left or right during 
playback.
≥Move the joystick again to increase the 
speed. (The display on the screen 
changes from  5 to  .)
≥ Normal playback is restored when you 
select .
∫ Slow-motion playback
1 Pause the playback.
2 Move and hold the joystick left or 
right.
(  is for reverse slow-motion 
playback)
Press and hold the joystick to one side for 
slow-motion playback.
≥ Normal playback is restored when you 
select .
≥ When slow-motion pictures are played 
back in reverse, they will be shown 
continuously at approximately 2/3
rd the 
speed of normal playback (intervals of 
0.5 seconds).
≥ Slow playback of the motion picture 
recorded in long recording mode will be 
carried out at 0.5-second intervals.
∫ Frame-by-frame playback
The motion picture is advanced one frame at 
a time.
1 Pause the playback.
2 Move the joystick left or right.
(  is for reverse frame-by-frame 
playback)
≥ Normal playback is restored when you 
select .
≥ When the frames are advanced one at a 
time in the reverse direction, they will be 
shown in intervals of 0.5 seconds.
≥ Frame-by-frame playback of the motion 
picture recorded in long recording mode 
will be carried out at 0.5-second intervals.
≥Sound will be heard only during normal 
playback.
≥ If pause play is continued for 5 minutes, 
the screen returns to the thumbnails.
≥ The elapsed time for playback indication 
will be reset to “0h00m00s” for each 
scene.
A single frame from the recorded motion 
picture can be saved as a still picture.
Picture size of the still picture to be recorded 
is (640 k360) or (640 k480).
1Pause at the scene you want to 
save as a still picture during 
playback.
≥ It is convenient to use slow-motion 
playback and frame-by-frame playback.
2Press the   button.
≥Date the motion picture was recorded will 
be registered as date of the still picture.
≥ Still pictures will be saved with the aspect 
ratio of the motion picture. ( l55)
≥ Quality will be different from the normal 
still picture.
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Creating still picture from 
motion picture
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One-scene images will be displayed as 
thumbnails under the set search conditions. 
It is possible to play back the scene from any 
desired point.
≥ Move the zoom lever to   side and 
change over the thumbnail display to Time 
frame index. ( l63)
1Use the joystick to select 
search conditions, then press 
the center of the joystick.
A Set time selection
B Scene selection
≥ Next (previous) scene can be displayed by 
selecting / .
2Choose the desired search 
item in units of [3 SECONDS], 
[6 SECONDS], [12 SECONDS] 
or [MINUTES].
3(Only when [MINUTES] has been 
selected under step 2)
Set the time and then press the 
center of the joystick.
4Choose the thumbnail from 
which you wish to begin 
playback, then press the 
center of the joystick.
≥Next (previous) thumbnail can be 
displayed by selecting  / .
Scenes recorded on the same day can be 
played back in succession.
1Select the date select icon and 
press the joystick.
A Date select icon
2Select the playback date, then 
press the joystick.
The scenes recorded on the date selected 
are displayed as thumbnails.
3Select the scene to be played 
back, then press the joystick.
≥Playing back of all the scenes returns if 
the power is turned off or the mode is 
changed.
≥ Even if scenes are recorded on the same 
day, they are grouped separately in the 
following cases.
jWhen the number of scenes exceeds 99
j When the world time setting is changed
Time frame index
Playing back motion 
pictures by date
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Playback of the first scene starts after 
playback of the last scene finishes.
Select the menu. (l27)
The   indication appears on the full 
screen views.
≥All the scenes are played back repeatedly. 
(When playing back motion pictures by 
date, all the scenes on the selected date 
are played back repeatedly.)
If playback of a scene was stopped halfway, 
the playback can be resumed from where it 
was stopped.
Select the menu. ( l27)
If playback of a motion picture is stopped, 
 appears on the thumbnail view of the 
stopped scene.
≥ The memorized resume position is cleared 
if you turn off the power or change the 
mode.
(The setting of [RESUME PLAY] does not 
change.)
Repeat playback
[VIDEO SETUP]  # [REPEAT PLAY] #  
[ON]
Resuming the previous 
playback
[VIDEO SETUP]  # [RESUME PLAY]  # 
[ON]
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Playback
Playback
2
Still picture playback
1Change the mode to  .
2Use the joystick to select the 
Play Mode Select icon A, then 
press the center of the 
joystick.
3Select the media you wish to 
play back, then press the 
center of the joystick.
Select [PICTURE/SD CARD] to play back 
the SD card. /
Select [PICTURE/Built-inMemory] to play 
back the built-in memory.
Select [PICTURE/SD CARD] to play back 
the SD card.
Select [PICTURE/HDD] to play back the 
HDD.
Select [PICTURE/SD CARD] to play back 
the SD card.4Select the still picture to be 
played back, then press the 
joystick.
≥ The operation icon will be displayed or 
hidden each time the center of the joystick 
is pressed.
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≥Next (previous) page can be displayed by 
selecting / .
5Select the playback operation 
with the joystick.
1 /; : Slide show (playback of the still 
pictures in numerical order) start/
pause.
2; : Plays back the previous picture.
;1 : Plays back the next picture.
∫ : Stops the playback and shows 
the thumbnails.
∫Change the thumbnail display
During step 4, the thumbnail display 
changes in the following order if the zoom 
lever is operated to   side or   side.
20 still pictures  ()
 9 still pictures 
() 1 still picture
≥ 9 still pictures display returns if the power 
is turned off or the mode is changed.
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Still picture compatibility≥This unit is compliant with the unified 
standard DCF (Design rule for Camera 
File system) established by JEITA 
(Japan Electronics and Information 
Technology Industries Association).
≥ The file format of still pictures 
supported by this unit is JPEG. (Not all 
JPEG formatted files will be played 
back.)
≥ This unit may degrade or not play back 
still pictures recorded or created on 
other products and other products may 
degrade or not play back still pictures 
recorded on this unit.
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Still pictures recorded on the same day can 
be played back in succession.
1Select the date select icon and 
press the joystick.
ADate select icon
2Select the playback date, then 
press the joystick.
≥The still pictures recorded on the date 
selected are displayed as thumbnails.
3Select the still picture to be 
played back and press the 
joystick.
≥Playing back of all the still pictures returns 
if the power is turned off or the mode is 
changed.
≥ Even if still pictures are recorded on the 
same day, they are grouped separately in 
the following cases.
jWhen the number of still pictures 
exceeds 999
≥  is displayed after the date in the list by 
date for the still pictures created from the 
motion picture. ( l64)
1Select and press the 
joystick.
2Select the desired item and 
press the joystick.
[DATE SETUP]:
Select the desired playback date.
[SLIDE INTERVAL]:
Select the playback time display interval.
(When [DATE SETUP] has been 
selected)
Select the desired playback date, 
then press the center of the 
joystick.
(When [SLIDE INTERVAL] has been 
selected)
Select the playback interval, then 
press the center of the joystick.
[SHORT]:
Approx. 1 second
[NORMAL]:
Approx. 5 seconds
[LONG]:
Approx. 15 seconds
3Select [START], then press the 
center of the joystick.
Playing back still pictures 
by dateChanging the playback 
setting and playing back 
the slide show
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Playback
Editing
1
Deleting scenes/still 
pictures
¬Change the mode to  .
∫ Deleting multiple scenes/still pictures from the thumbnail display
1Press the   button while the 
thumbnail view screen is 
displayed.
2Select [SELECT] or [ALL 
SCENES] and press the 
joystick.
≥When [ALL SCENES] is selected, all the 
scenes or still pictures on the selected 
media will be deleted.
(In case of playing back scenes or still 
pictures by date, all the scenes or still 
pictures on the selected date will be 
deleted.)
≥ Protected scenes/still pictures cannot be 
deleted.
3(Only when [SELECT] is selected in 
step 2)
Select the scene/still picture to 
be deleted, then press the 
joystick.
≥A scene or still picture will be selected, 
and   will be displayed. Press the center 
of the joystick again to deselect.
≥ Up to 99 scenes can be selected to be 
deleted.
4(Only when [SELECT] is selected in 
step 2)
Select [Delete] and press the 
joystick or press the   button.
≥To continuously delete other scenes/still 
pictures, repeat steps 3-4
Deleted scenes/still pictures cannot be restored, so perform appropriate 
confirmation of the contents before proceeding with deletion.
To delete by confirming images 
being played back
Press the   button while scenes or still 
pictures to be deleted are being played 
back.
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