Panasonic Sdr S7 Operating Instructions Manual

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The date and time of travel destinations can be recorded, guidelines 
displayed and the sound of the wind reduced.
 indicates functions used with motion pictures and  functions used with 
still pictures.
●  When setting the travel destination, if the city and region of your travel 
destination do not appear, select another city and region in the same time 
zone. 
●  After the destination has been set, a [
] appears before the recording date/
time indication.
Restoring local date and time after returning home
  Perform step  in “Setting 
home city and region” 
(P.50). Close the map and menu.
 View slants and composition (guide lines)  
Guide lines are displayed so you can check for image tilting and balance 
composition.
  →[BASIC]→[GUIDE LINES]→[ON]
●  Default setting at the time of purchase is [OFF].
●  Guide lines will not be recorded.
●  The guide lines are not displayed during self-portrait 
recording (P.43).
 Avoid wind noise (wind noise reduction function) 
Reduces the sound of wind hitting the microphone.
  →[ADVANCED]→[WIND CUT]→[ON]
●  Default setting at the time of purchase is [ON].
●  Stereo effects may be reduced in strong winds as sound of wind is 
automatically reduced according to wind strength. 
						

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Playback1 Viewing motion pictures
1Set to [].
Thumbnails are displayed.
2Select the desired scene.
Scene No.
A yellow frame appears 
around the selected scene.
To move to the next page: 
either press the left and right 
cursor button or select 
 or  and press the center of 
the cursor button.
3Enter the picture to view.
Volume adjustment
 To  fast-forward/rewind
While pressed and held, 
only the scene No. 
changes rapidly.
Release the cursor button when 
the desired scene No. appears.
 To adjust the volume
T (+) side:
  Increases the volume.
W (–) side:
Decreases the volume.
•  Audio is output only during 
normal playback.
•  The volume display appears on 
the LCD monitor while adjusting 
the volume.
Playback/Pause
Return to thumbnailTo next 
scene To previous 
scene 
						

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Recorded motion pictures (scenes) can be played back on the unit. 
Do not remove the SD card while it is being accessed (card access lamp 
lit).
●  This unit complies with the SD-Video standard and can play back MPEG2 
movies.
“MPEG” is the acronym for the “Moving Pictures Experts Group” and is a 
compressed movie format of 30 fps.
●  Some motion pictures recorded on other devices may not play back correctly. 
Similarly, motion pictures recorded on this unit may not play back correctly on 
other devices.
●  Thumbnails in which [
] appears cannot be played back.
●  Some motion pictures of short recording time cannot be played back.
●  If the unit is running on battery power, [POWER SAVE] (P.84) is set to [5 
MINUTES] and play pause is continued for 5 minutes, the power shuts off.
●  The power does not shut off when the LCD monitor is closed.
●  The time and date is recorded when the record button is pressed. When using 
the PRE-REC function, the displayed time and date for thumbnail images or 
playback images will be a few seconds later from the time of recording.
Displaying thumbnails by date
1Select [] in step  
(P.52).
2Select the date to display.
3Only thumbnails of 
motion pictures recorded 
that day appear.
Display [].
If more than 99 motion pictures 
are recorded on the same day, 
they are divided into separate 
displays.
  To quit displaying thumbnails 
by date (To display all 
thumbnails) 
  Select [] in step 3 above and 
press the center of the cursor 
button. 
						

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Playback1
  Viewing motion pictures 
(cont.)
 Fast forward/rewind playback
During playbackReturns to normal playback.
Press and hold 
to fast-rewind.Press and hold 
to fast-forward.
●  Pressing the buttons again changes to fast-forward (fast-rewind) speed.
The [] and [] buttons appearing on the LCD monitor change to [] and 
[].
 Slow-motion playback
While playback is paused Returns to normal playback.
Press and hold for 
slow-motion playback 
in reversePress and hold for 
slow-motion playback 
in the forward direction
 Frame-by-frame playback
While playback is paused Returns to normal playback.
Press to
 return one frame.Press to 
advance one frame.
Resuming the previous playback
If playback was stopped halfway through a motion picture, it can be resumed 
from the point where it was stopped.
    →[SETUP]→[RESUME PLAY]→[ON]
●  An “R” appears in the thumbnail of the scene that was stopped halfway 
through.
●  The memory of the resume position is erased by rotating the mode dial or 
performing other operations. (Menu settings do not change.)
●  When an SD card is write-protected, [RESUME PLAY] is automatically set to 
[OFF]. 
						

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●  This unit complies with the unified standard DCF (Design rule for Camera File 
system) established by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology 
Industries Association) and can play back JPEG pictures. (Some JPEG 
pictures cannot be played back.)
●  Some still pictures recorded on other devices may not play back correctly. 
Similarly, still pictures recorded on this unit may not play back correctly on 
other devices.
●  Thumbnails in which [
] appears cannot be played back.
●  Time may be required to play back some still pictures depending on the 
number of recorded pixels.
●  If the unit is running on battery power, [POWER SAVE] (P.84) is set to [5 
MINUTES] and play pause is continued for 5 minutes, the power shuts off.
●  The power does not shut off when the LCD monitor is closed.
●  Do not rotate the mode dial during slideshows.
Playback2 Viewing still pictures
Recorded still pictures (scenes) can be played back on the unit.
Do not remove the SD card while it is being accessed (card access lamp 
lit).
 To  fast-forward/rewind
While pressed and held, 
only the scene No. 
changes rapidly.
Release the cursor button when 
the desired scene No. appears.
1Set to [].
Thumbnails are displayed.
2Select the desired scene.
Scene No.
A yellow frame appears 
around the selected scene.
To move to the next page: 
either press the left and right 
cursor button or select 
 or  and press the center of 
the cursor button.
3Enter the picture to view.
Slideshow start/pause
Return to thumbnailTo next 
scene To previous 
scene 
						

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Set to [] or [].
  To cancel deletion halfway 
through
  
Pictures that were already deleted 
before the deletion operation was 
canceled cannot be restored. Use a sufficiently charged battery or the AC adaptor.
Do not shut off power or open the card/battery door while the unit is 
deleting pictures.
Deleting one picture at a 
time
  While playing back the picture to be 
deleted
  Select [YES].
●  Only motion pictures can be deleted from the menu. ([DELETE] under [EDIT 
SCENE] P.82)
●  Pictures that cannot be played back such as thumbnails appearing with a [
], 
cannot be deleted. 
(Non-JPEG still pictures recorded with other devices may be deleted.)
●  When pictures recorded on other devices are deleted, related information, 
such as management information, may be deleted as well.
●  When DCF pictures are deleted, all related information, such as management 
information, is deleted as well. 
Editing1
  Deleting motion/still 
pictures 
						

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Deleting all pictures
  With thumbnails displayed
  Select [ALL].
  Select [YES].
  End deleting.
     Deletion may take time depending 
on the number of pictures to 
delete.
Selecting and deleting 
multiple pictures
  With thumbnails displayed
  Select [SELECT].
  Select the pictures to delete.
A red frame appears around the 
selected pictures.
    •  Selecting a picture a second 
time deselects it from deletion.
    •  Up to 50 pictures can be 
selected at a time.
  Delete the selected pictures.
  When the message appears, 
select [YES].
     To delete other pictures, repeat 
steps  - .
  End deleting.
Deleted pictures cannot be restored.
Locking pictures (P.58) you do not want to delete prevents them from being 
deleted accidentally. 
						

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  Preventing accidental 
deletion
Locking important pictures prevents 
them from being deleted accidentally.
Even locked pictures are deleted 
when SD cards are formatted.
  Set the mode dial to [] or [].
  Make settings from the menus. 
(P.26)
     
→[EDIT SCENE]
     (For still pictures, 
[PICT. SETUP])→[LOCK SET]→
[YES]
  Select the picture to lock.
A [] appears on selected 
pictures.
    •  Selecting a picture a second 
time deselects it from locking.
    •  Multiple pictures can be selected 
at a time.
  End locking.
 Formatting cards
All data, including locked pictures, 
are deleted and cannot be restored 
when SD cards are formatted.
Save important data on a PC ahead 
of time using the MotionSD STUDIO, 
etc.
  Make settings from the menus. 
(P.26)
     
→[SETUP]→
[FORMAT CARD]→[YES]
  When the message appears, 
select [YES].
  End formatting.
●  Use a sufficiently charged battery 
or the AC adaptor. Do not shut off 
power or open the card/battery 
door while formatting cards.
●  Format SD cards with this unit. 
If cards are formatted on a PC 
or other device, recording may 
take time and the cards may be 
unusable with the unit.
●  Some SD cards require time to 
format.
Editing2
  Preventing accidental deletion 
of motion/still pictures
 Formatting cards 
						

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DPOF is the acronym for Digital Print Order Format and designates which still 
pictures are to be printed and how many copies are to be made on SD cards. 
This information can be used by DPOF printers and stores.
 Set to [].
 To cancel the setting
  →[PICT. SETUP]→
[DPOF SET]→[CANCEL ALL]
When the message appears, 
select [YES].
  Make settings from the menus. 
(P.26)
       
→[PICT. SETUP]→
[DPOF SET]→[SET]
  Select the still pictures to print.
  Set the number of copies.
Number of copies (Up to 999)
     Set “0” to not print the picture.
  End setting.
●  Up to 999 still pictures can be selected by repeating steps  and .
●  You cannot add the recording date to pictures for printing.
●  DPOF settings made on other devices may not be recognized. Make settings 
with this unit.
Editing3
  Setting DPOF for still 
pictures 
						

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Motion pictures and still pictures recorded with this unit can be viewed on TV. 
For TV settings, see the operating instructions of the TV.
  Connect the unit and AC adaptor (P.20) and set the mode dial to [] or [].
 Connect the unit and TV with the AV cable (supplied).
VIDEO IN
AUDIO IN
Insert the plugs as far as they will go.
 Change the input mode on the TV.
 Play back motion pictures or still pictures from the unit. (P.52, 55)
 To display LCD monitor information on TV
  →[SETUP]→[EXT. DISPLAY]→[ON]
• To not display the date, time and icons (P.28, 32)
●  Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one.
●  If images or audio are not output, check the following:
  •  That the plugs on the AV cable are inserted into terminal as far as they can 
go
  •  That the plugs on the AV cable are connected to the correct terminals
  •  That input settings and the selected input channel of the TV are correct
●  If pictures are not displayed correctly on a wide-screen TV, adjust the display 
settings of the TV.
●  If the image stretched in the vertical direction on TVs of a 4:3 aspect ratio
  
  →[SETUP]→[TV ASPECT]→[4:3]
With other 
products
1Playback on TV