Panasonic Vdr M30 Operating Instructions Manual

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●Flow of Menu
Refer to page indicated for details of each function.
Camera Functions Setup
Program AE (P. 82)
White balance (P. 83)
EIS (P. 85)
Digital zoom (P. 86)
Wind Cut (P. 87)
Recording Functions Setup
Movie quality (P. 88)
[The quality mode will 
appear when using card 
(P. 89)]
Input selection (P. 90)
External still input (P. 90)
Self-timer (P. 91)
On-screen information 
display output (P. 92)Date Setup
Display format (P. 51)
Date setting (P. 50)
LCD Setup
Brightness (P. 93)
Color...

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Setting Up Camera Functions
Selecting Shooting Mode to Match the Subject (Switching Program AE Mode)
This DVD Palmcorder automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture according to the subject 
brightness for optimum recording: You can also specify one of six modes depending on the subject 
conditions, recording environment or purpose of filming.
1Press the MENU button, use the joystick to 
choose “Program AE” on the “Camera 
Functions Setup” screen, and then press the 
 
button.
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Adjusting Color (White Balance)
This DVD Palmcorder automatically adjusts the 
tint to match the conditions of subject. However, it 
may not allow user to deliver natural tint, 
depending on the weather or status of light source. 
In this case, change the white balance setting 
according to the situation.
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “White Bal.” on 
the “Camera Functions 
Setup” menu screen, and 
then press the 
 
button.
2Choose the desired 
option, and then press the 

 button.
3Press...

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Note:Do not use a colored object when setting the white 
balance: The appropriate tint cannot be set.
Do not block the infrared sensor with hand, etc.
If a generally available tele or wide-conversion lens is 
used, the auto white balance may not operate depending 
on the recording conditions. If this happens, set to the 
mode to match the recording conditions, or manually set 
the white balance.
Be sure to remove the lens cap before turning the DVD 
Palmcorder on: If the DVD Palmcorder is...

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Using the Electronic Image Stabilizer (EIS)
This DVD Palmcorder is equipped with an electronic image stabilizer function: When you use zoom to 
record a magnified subject image, it will correct fuzziness in the recorded image.
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “EIS” on the 
“Camera Functions 
Setup” menu screen, and 
then press the 
 
button.
2Choose the “On” or “Off”, and then press the 

 button.
3Press the MENU button to end the setting.
●Checking EIS On or Off
You can check EIS On or Off by...

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Magnifying Subject Image (Dig. Zoom)
When the zoom lever is moved down to “T” control side with Dig. Zoom 40× or 240× specified, digital 
zoom will automatically kick in when optical 10× zoom range is exceeded. You can set the digital zoom 
to 40× or 240× for movie recording, or 40× for still recording.
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “Dig. Zoom” on 
the “Camera Functions 
Setup” menu screen, and 
then press the 
 
button.
2Choose the desired magnification, and then 
press the 
 button.
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Reducing Wind Noise During Recording (Wind Cut)
When recording sound from the microphone built into this DVD Palmcorder, you can reduce wind noise 
in recording.
If “Wind Cut: ON” is specified, the low-frequency components in the sound picked up by microphone will 
be cut off during recording: This makes it easier to hear the target voice or sound during playback.
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “Wind Cut” on the 
“Camera Functions 
Setup” menu screen, and 
then press the 
 
button.
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Setting Up Record Functions

Switching Movie Quality (VIDEO Mode)
Choose the movie quality from “XTRA” (only with DVD-RAM disc), “FINE”, “STD” and “LPCM” (only 
with DVD-R disc).
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “VIDEO Mode” 
on the “Record Functions 
Setup” menu screen, and 
then press the 
 
button.
2Choose the desired quality mode, and then press 
the 
 button.
3Press the MENU button to end the setting.
Note:The movie quality setting will be stored in memory even 
when the DVD Palmcorder...

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recording conditions listed below: Pan the DVD Palmcorder as slowly as possible. (Block noise is likely 
to appear in the “STD”):
If there is a complicated pattern in background (as in following figure on left)
If the DVD Palmcorder is moved excessively or quickly
If subject is moving rapidly even when the DVD Palmcorder is not moving
Switching Quality of Still Image (Quality) 
You can...

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Receiving Image from Another Device (Input Source)
If you wish to input an image from another device to this DVD Palmcorder, you must first switch the 
setting on the DVD Palmcorder.
Refer to the explanation starting from page 67 on how to connect the DVD Palmcorder to other devices 
or record images input from them.
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “Input Source” on 
the “Record Functions 
Setup” menu screen, and 
then press the 
 
button.
2Choose “LINE”, and then press the 
 button....