Panasonic Vdr M30 Operating Instructions Manual

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QR34642 24 AUTO button (P. 63)
To switch the DVD Palmcorder to full automatic
25 FOCUS button (P. 59)
To switch between manual focus and auto-
focus.
26 EXPOSURE button (P. 61)
Press this button to adjust the exposure.
27 BACK LIGHT (backlight compensation) 
button (P. 62)
Press this button when subject is being lighted 
from behind.
28 DISC NAVIGATION button (P. 97)
29 SELECT button (P. 100)
30 MENU button (P. 50, 81, 103)
Press this button to display the menu for setting 
camera functions and Disc...

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QR34642 37 REC button (P. 52, 55)
38 DIGITAL ZOOM button (P. 86)
39 Reverse skip button (P. 71)
40 Reverse search button (P. 70)
41 DISC NAVIGATION button (P. 97)
42 MENU button (P. 50, 82, 104)43 ZOOM T button (P. 57)
44 ZOOM W button (P. 57)
45 Forward Search button (P. 70)
46 Play/pause button (P. 69)
47 Forward skip button (P. 71)
48 DISPLAY button (P. 73)
49 Stop button (P. 23, 69, 99)
50 DELETE button (P. 103)
51 SELECT button (P. 100)
* The buttons on remote controller will function the same as...

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About This Manual
●Displays in this manual
Understand that the displays are different from those you will actually see in the viewfinder or on the LCD 
screen.
●Notation of cancel button
Press the stop/cancel button to stop your operation midway, or return the menu screen to the preceding 
one. The expression “press the  button” will be used in this text.
●
,  and  marks beside headings
Some functions of this DVD Palmcorder are unavailable with disc or card used. Refer to the marks at right...

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Discs and Cards
The following table lists the storage media (discs and cards) that can be used on this DVD Palmcorder and 
the functions which are available with them:
●: Functions available;  -: Not available
*1:Can be played back on some DVD players.
*2:Must be finalized on this DVD Palmcorder before DVD-R disc can be played back on DVD player or DVD recorder (See 
P. 76). May not be playable on some DVD players.
*3:Can be played back on some DVD-RAM recorders.
Available Discs
This DVD...

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INFO RM ATION ON  DVD -R  DI SC
You cannot  r ecord a s till  on  DVD-R dis c, or  d elete 
any recorded images or data.
For optimum recording on DVD-R disc, this DVD 
video ca mera /r eco rder  writ es con trol  data  to  the 
disc in order to automatically make adjustments 
when it is inserted and ejected accompanying 
recording. If the disc has no area to be written for 
adjustment, recording may not be possible. To 
prevent this, do not insert or eject a DVD-R disc 
ac compa nyin g...

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Handling Discs
●Using discs
DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs are very delicate 
recording media. Carefully read the following 
cautions and observe them:
When using disc on this DVD Palmcorder, be 
sure to keep it in Round DVD Holder.
Always use a brand new disc when recording 
important material.
Be sure not to touch the disc 
exposed portion, and be 
careful that no dirt adheres to 
it.
If there is dust, scratch, dirt on 
disc or if it is warped, the 
following phenomena may occur:
−Block noise...

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Available Cards 
 
  Handling card 
D   o not use cards other than the designated ones.
 Do not touch the card 
termin al or allow  it to touch 
metal.
  Do  not paste  anything other 
than exclusive  label on  label pasting  portion.
  Do  not subject card  to  impact, bend card  or  drop 
it.
  Do  not disassemble  card  or modify  it.
  Do  not expose  card  to  water.
  Do  not use or  store card  in  the following places:
− Where the temperature is  high, such as  in 
vehicle at...

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Storage Capacity on Disc or Card 
Recordable Time of Movie (Video)
The recordable time will vary depending on the 
recording quality: See page 88 for the setting of 
recording quality.
Movie recordable time on one disc (on single side) 
(when recording only movies)
*1:Variable bit recording (recording of more than 18 
minutes may be possible because the transfer rate 
varies automatically between approx. 3-10 Mbps)
*2:Transfer rate: Approx. 6 Mbps
*3:Transfer rate: Approx. 3 Mbps
*4:Linear PCM...

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Recordable Stills (Photos)
●Recordable stills on one DVD-RAM 
disc (single side) (when recording 
only still): Up to 999 
If the disc still has free space after recording 999 
stills on it, movies can also be recorded on it.
●Recordable stills on one blank card:
The number of recordable stills will vary 
depending on the recording quality: See page 89 for 
the setting of recording quality.
(The numbers of recordable stills above are only for 
reference)
Note
:Cards used on other devices can...

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Features of DVD Palmcorder
Versatile Functions Available 
This DVD Palmcorder has numerous useful functions. However, the functions that can be used will vary 
depending on whether DVD-RAM disc, DVD-R disc or card is used.
Use the functions, following the table below:
Camera Functions:
●: Available;-: Unavailable
(*1 Except for LPCM mode)
(*2 Except for XTRA mode)
FunctionDisc/Card usedReference 
page
DVD-RAMDVD-RCARD
Camera Functions SetupProgram AE
●●●82
White Bal.
●●●83
EIS
●●●85
Dig.Zoom...