Panasonic Vdr D250 Operating Instructions Manual

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Setup
Switching the language
Switching the language
You can switch the language on the screen display or the menu screen.
1 Press the MENU button, then select 
[ LANGUAGE] and press the joystick.
2 Select [English] and press the joystick.
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Setup
Using the menu screen
Using the menu screen
Refer to “Menu list” (l142) for information about the menus.
1 While stopped, press the MENU button.
The menu displayed differs depending on the position of the 
mode dial.
≥Do not switch the mode dial when the menu is displayed.
2 Move the joystick up or down in order to 
select the desired top menu A.
3 Move the joystick right or 
press the joystick.
The submenu B is displayed.
4 Move the joystick up or down in order to 
select the submenu item.
CCurrent settings on menus
MENU
A
B
C
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Using the menu screen
5 Move the joystick right or 
press the joystick.
6 Move the joystick up or down in order to 
select the desired item.
7 Press the joystick to enter the selection.
To get back to the previous screen
Move the joystick left.
To exit the menu screen
Press the MENU button.
≥The menu screen does not appear during recording 
or playing. You cannot start other operations while 
the menu screen appears.
MENU
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Setup
Using the menu screen
The menu screen transition is the same as when the buttons on the main unit are used.
1 Press the MENU button.
2 Select a menu item.
≥Use the direction buttons (3,4,2,1) and ENTER button in place of the 
joystick on the main unit.
3 Press the MENU button to exit the menu screen.
Operating with remote control
MENU
ENTER
MENU
ENTER
MENU
ENTER
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Setup
Setting date and time
Setting date and time
When the unit is turned on for the first time, a message asking you to set the date and time will 
appear.
≥Select [YES] and press the joystick. Perform steps 2 and 3 below to set the date and time.
If the screen shows the incorrect date and time, then adjust it.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   or  .
1 Press the MENU button, then select [ BASIC] # 
[ CLOCK SET] # [YES] and press the joystick.
2 Move the joystick left or right to select the item to 
be set. Then, move the joystick up or down to set 
the desired value.
≥The year will change as follows:
2000, 2001, ..., 2099, 2000, ...
≥The 12-hour system is used to display the time.
3 Press the joystick to enter the selection.
≥After pressing the MENU button to finish the setting, check the date and time display.
≥The clock function starts at [00] seconds.
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Setup
Setting date and time
∫Changing the date and time display style
Press the MENU button, then select [ SETUP] # [DATE/
TIME] # desired display style and press the joystick.
≥You can also show or change the date and time display by 
repeatedly pressing the DATE/TIME button on the remote control.
≥The recording time is not displayed in disc playback mode.
∫Changing the display style
Press the MENU button, then select [ SETUP] # 
[DATEFORMAT] # desired display style and press the 
joystick.
≥The date and time function are driven by a built-in 
lithium battery.
≥Make sure to check the time before recording.
≥If the time display becomes [--], the built-in lithium 
battery has run down. Use the following steps to 
charge the battery. When you turn on the power for 
the first time after charging, a message asking you 
to set the date and time will appear. Select [YES] 
and set the date and time.
To recharge the built-in lithium battery
Connect the AC adaptor or attach the battery to the 
unit, and the built-in lithium battery will be 
recharged. Leave the unit as is for approx. 
24 hours, and the battery will save the date and 
time for approx. 6 months. (Even if the OFF/ON 
switch is set to OFF, the battery is still being 
recharged.)
[DATE] [D/T] [OFF]
Display 
styleY/M/D M/D/Y D/M/Y
Screen 
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Setup
Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinder
Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinder
1 Press the MENU button, then select [ SETUP] 
# [ LCD SET] or [ EVF SET] # [YES] and 
press the joystick.
2 Move the joystick up or down to select the item to 
be adjusted. Then, move the joystick left or right 
to make the adjustment.
The bar display moves.
[LCDSET]
: Brightness of the LCD monitor
: Color level of the LCD monitor
[ EVF SET]
: Brightness of the viewfinder
≥To adjust the brightness of the viewfinder, close the 
LCD monitor and extend the viewfinder to activate 
it.≥When the LCD monitor is rotated by 180° towards 
the lens, the brightness and color level of the LCD 
monitor cannot be adjusted.
≥These settings will not affect the images actually 
recorded.
∫In order to increase the brightness of the entire LCD monitor
Press the POWER LCD button.
The [ ] indication appears on the LCD monitor.
≥The entire LCD monitor will become approx. twice 
as bright as usual.
≥When the POWER LCD button is pressed again, 
the [ ] indication disappears and the original 
brightness is restored.≥This will not affect the images to be recorded.
≥If you turn on the unit when the AC adaptor is used, 
this function will automatically be activated.
Adjust the focus by sliding the eyepiece 
corrector knob.
Adjusting the brightness and color level
EVF
EVF
EVF
Adjusting the field of view
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Recording
Before recording
Recording
Before recording
1Hold the camera with both hands.
2Run your hand through the grip belt.
3Do not cover the microphones or sensors with your hands.
4Keep your arms near your body.
5Slightly open your legs.
≥When you are outdoors, record pictures with the sunlight behind you. If the subject is backlit, it 
will become dark in the recording.
Basic camera positioning
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Recording
Before recording
∫About auto mode
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to AUTO, 
and color balance (white balance) and focusing will 
be adjusted automatically.
– Auto white balance (l163)
– Auto focusing (l164)
Depending on the brightness of the subject etc., the 
aperture and shutter speed are automatically 
adjusted for an optimum brightness. 
(When set to the disc recording mode: The shutter speed is adjusted to a maximum of 1/250.)
≥Color balance and focus may not be adjusted automatically depending on light sources or 
scenes. If so, manually adjust these settings.
– Scene mode setting (l70)
– White balance setting (l73)
– Shutter speed setting (l75)
– Iris/gain value setting (l75)
– Focus setting (l72)
∫Auto Ground-directional Standby (AGS) (VDR-D300 only)
This function prevents unnecessary recording when you forget to pause 
recording and walk with the unit tilted upside down while recording continues. 
≥If the unit continues to be tilted upside down from the normal horizontal 
position while recording on a disc, it is automatically set to recording pause.
Turning the AGS function on/off
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
Press the MENU button, then select [ SETUP] # 
[AGS] # [ON] or [OFF] and press the joystick.
≥The AGS function may activate and cause the unit 
to pause the recording if you are recording a subject 
right above or right below you. In these cases, set 
[AGS] to [OFF] then continue the recording.
≥Use the recording start/stop button to pause the 
recording. The AGS function is only a backup 
function for when you forget to pause the recording. ≥The time it takes the unit to be put into recording 
pause after being tilted upside down varies 
depending on the operating conditions.
AGS
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Recording
Recording motion pictures
Recording motion pictures
(RAM) (-RW‹VR›) (-RW‹V›) (-R)
Record motion pictures onto a disc.
≥When the unit is purchased, the aspect ratio is set to [16:9] for recording images compatible with 
a wide-screen TV.
To watch images on a regular TV (4:3), change the aspect ratio setting (l66) before recording 
the images or when watching them on the connected TV (l105).
≥(VDR-D250 only) Remove the lens cap before turning the unit on.
If the unit is turned on with the lens cap attached, the automatic white balance adjustment may 
not function properly.
1 Turn the unit on.
2 Rotate the mode dial to select  .
(VDR-D300 only) The lens cover opens 
automatically.
3 Open the LCD monitor or extend the viewfinder.
4 Press the recording start/stop 
button to start recording.
To end the recording
Press the recording start/stop button again to 
pause recording.
≥[¥] and [;] are red during recording. Do 
not move this unit until [;] is green.
≥The images recorded between pressing the recording start/stop button to start recording and 
pressing it again to pause recording become one scene.
≥When about 5 minutes have passed without any operation in recording pause, the unit 
automatically turns off to prevent the battery from running down. When you want to use the unit, 
turn it on again.
This setting can also be set to [OFF]. (l144, POWER SAVE)
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