Panasonic Vdr D50 Operating Instructions Manual

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You can select the language displayed on the screen.
1Press the MENU button, then select [LANGUAGE] and press the joystick.
2Select [English] and press the joystick.
Motion picture recording menus
∫[BASIC]
[SCENE MODE] (l50)
[GUIDE LINES] (l48)
[REC MODE] (l38)
[ASPECT] (l48)
[CLOCK SET] (l33)
∫[ADVANCED]
[D.ZOOM] (l42)
[FADE COLOR] (l46)
[WIND CUT] (l48)
[ZOOM MIC] (l42)
[AUTO SLW SHTR] (l48)
∫[DISC SETUP]
[FORMAT DISC] (l71)
[INFORMATION] (l70)
∫[SETUP]
[DISPLAY]
[DATE/TIME] (l33)
[DATE...

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[INITIAL SET]
[DEMO MODE]
∫[LANGUAGE] (l31)
Still picture recording menus
∫[BASIC]
[SCENE MODE] (l50)
[GUIDE LINES] (l48)
[PICTURE SIZE] (l40)
[PICT.QUALITY] (l40)
[CLOCK SET] (l33)
∫[ADVANCED]
[SHTR EFFECT] (l40)
[AUTO SLW SHTR] (l48)
∫[SETUP]
[FORMAT CARD] (l71)
For other items, refer to the motion picture 
recording menus.
∫[LANGUAGE] (l31)
Motion picture playback menus
∫[EDIT SCENE]
[DIVIDE] (l61)
[COMBINE] (l62)
[DELETE] (l59)
(In playlist playback mode)
∫[EDIT]
[ADD] (l64)
[MOVE] (l65)...

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Setup
3
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.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   or  .
1Select the menu. (l30)
2Select the date or time to be set, 
then set the desired value with 
the joystick.
≥The year will change as follows:
2000, 2001, ..., 2099, 2000, ...
≥The 12-hour system is used to display the time.
3Press...

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Setup
4
Adjusting LCD monitor/
viewfinder
≥These settings will not affect the images actually recorded.
1Select the menu. (l30)
2Select the item and then adjust 
the settings with the joystick.
∫[LCD SET]
[BRIGHTNESS]:
Brightness of the LCD monitor
[COLOR]:
Color level of the LCD monitor
∫[EVF SET]
≥To adjust the brightness of the viewfinder, 
extend the viewfinder and close the LCD 
monitor to activate the viewfinder.
[BRIGHTNESS]:
Brightness of the viewfinder
Adjust the focus by sliding the...

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Preparation
Recording
Playback
With a PC
Others
36Recording (Basic)
44Recording (Advanced)
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Recording 
(Basic)
1
Before recording
∫About auto mode
Press the AUTO button, color balance (white 
balance) and focusing will be adjusted 
automatically.
(The auto mode icon [ ] appears.)
jAuto white balance (l104)
jAuto focusing (l104)
Depending on the brightness of the subject etc., 
the aperture and shutter speed are automatically 
adjusted for optimum brightness. 
(When set to the video recording mode: The shutter speed is adjusted to a maximum of 
1/250.)
≥Color balance and focus may not...

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Recording 
(Basic)
2
Recording motion pictures
(RAM) (-RW‹VR›) (-RW‹V›) (-R) (-R]DL)
≥Open the lens cover before turning the unit on.
1Rotate the mode dial to select   
and open the LCD monitor or 
extend the viewfinder.
2Press the recording start/stop 
button to start recording.
To end the recording
Press the recording start/stop button again.
≥[¥] and [;] are red during recording. Do not 
move this unit until [;] is green.
≥The images recorded between pressing the 
recording start/stop...

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≥While motion picture recording is in progress, 
do not disconnect the AC adaptor or remove 
the battery. If you do, a repair disc message 
may be displayed when the power is turned 
back on. (l93, About recovery)
To change the picture quality of the motion 
picture
Select the menu. (l30)
∫Approximate recordable time for one side 
of a disc
≥This unit records in VBR (Variable Bit Rate). 
VBR recording automatically varies the bit rate 
(amount of data in a fixed time) depending on 
the subject...

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Recording 
(Basic)
3
Recording still pictures on an 
SD card
(SD)
≥Open the lens cover before turning the unit on.
1Rotate the mode dial to select   
and open the LCD monitor or 
extend the viewfinder.
2Press the recording start/stop 
button.
The unit automatically focuses on the subject at 
the center of screen (when auto focus is 
selected).
≥About the number of recordable still pictures 
on an SD card (l108)
∫Screen indications
ARemaining number of still pictures
Flashes in red when [R 0]...

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Select the menu. (l30)
≥This function’s default setting is [ON].
∫[PICTURE SIZE]
Select the menu. (l30)
≥Default [PICTURE SIZE] is set to [ ]. The 
sides of pictures recorded with a 16:9 aspect 
ratio may be cut at printing. Check before 
printing.
∫[PICT.QUALITY]
Select the menu. (l30)
: Still pictures with a high picture quality 
are recorded.
: Priority is given to the number of still 
pictures recorded. Still pictures are 
recorded in normal picture quality.
≥If the [PICT.QUALITY] is set...