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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 Navigation.
The camera menu will appear even if disc is not 
loaded.31 DISPLAY (Screen display) button (P. 73)
Press this button to display the details of image 
being played back or camera setting status, or 
switch the display off.
32 Volume control buttons (VOL)/ 
  buttons 
(P. 59, 61, 69)
To adjust the volume of sound from speaker, etc.
33 RESET button (P. 164)
To reset all settings to defaults (status when the 
DVD Palmcorder was shipped from the factory)
34 USB Terminal (TO PC)
35 Joystick (P. 50, 69, 81)
Move the joystick to select a scene or menu item; 
then play back the scene or pause it.
36 Stop/cancel button (P. 23, 69, 99)
To end playback or cancel setting of menu.
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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 those on DVD Palmcorder.
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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 
above each function to identify whether the disc or card is compatible with the function. Refer to these 
marks and identify the functions and operation to match the disc or card you use.
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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 Palmcorder uses 8 cm DVD-RAM discs 
and 8 cm DVD-R discs for camcorder use.
Discs removed from Round DVD Holder cannot be 
used on this DVD Palmcorder: Use them only in the 
holder.
Note:It is recommended that you use Panasonic discs, since 
their compatibility with this DVD Palmcorder has been 
confirmed. Using a disc other than those made by 
Panasonic may not allow the DVD Palmcorder to deliver 
optimum performance.
It is necessary to initialize an unformatted disc. When an 
unformatted disc is inserted into the DVD Palmcorder, a 
message will appear: Initialize the disc following the 
instructions on screen (P. 129).
The Round DVD Holder cannot be used on the DVD 
Palmcorders that use square type adapters.
Image data edited on PC and certain types of image data 
may not be visible on this DVD Palmcorder.
The image data recorded on another device may not be 
playable on this DVD Palmcorder.
Media
FunctionDVD-RAM discDVD-R discSD Memory Card/
MultiMediaCard
Recording movie●●-
Recording still●-●
Deleting recorded image●
-●
Editing on this DVD 
Palmcorder●
--
Playback on DVD player-*1●*2-
Playback on DVD-RAM 
recorder●-*2-*3
Usable discs and logosShape
DVD-RAM Ver. 2.1 (8 cm)
In Round DVD 
Holder
DVD-R 
[for General Ver. 2.0 (8 cm)]
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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 r ecording  more  than 50  time s. T he 
DVD video camera/recorder will not perform “write 
adjus tm en t” when  t he  DV D  video ca mera /r e corder 
is turned on again, from off, for recording with the 
disc in it, or when no recording is made, even if the 
disc is removed and then reinserted.l Finalizing DVD-R  disc
B efore using  the 8 cm  DV D-R disc  (not provided)
on this D VD video  c amera /r ecorder on a  D VD  
player or D VD video  r ecorder  that  is  c ompa tib le
with 8 cm D VD-R dis c,  the disc must  be  finali zed on 
this DVD video ca mera /r e corde r. F or  the  fin a li zing
procedure of  8 cm  DVD -R dis c, re fe r to  
“Finalizing DVD-R Disc”  (P . 1 27 ).
Note:•Do not insert a DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video 
camera/recorder but not finalized, into a recordable 
device, such as a DVD video recorder: The recorded data 
may be damaged.
DVD-R discs edited and finalized on PC or those finalized 
on another DVD video recorder may not be playable on 
this DVD video camera/recorder, depending on the 
editing software used or recorded status of DVD-R disc.
Refer to the remaining time indicated on the  LCD of 
DVD Palmcorder to check a capacity of a DVD-R disc.
EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/
RECORDER:
 DVD-RAM (2.6 GB) Ver. 1.0 DV D - R O M MO
 DVD-R (3.9 GB) Ver. 1.0 DVD-Video MD
 DVD-R (4.7 GB) for Authoring Ver. 2.0 CD-R iD
 DV D - RW CD-RW Floppy disk
 DV D + RW CD Discs other than those with diameter 
of 8 cm
 DV D + R LD CD-ROM
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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 in playback 
image
−Momentary stop of playback 
image
−Sound interrupted during 
playback, or abnormal sound
−Blue thumbnail display 
(Fig. 1)
−Disc cannot correctly be 
recognized
−Delay between video 
and audio
Even if disc is normal, the 
above phenomena may 
occasionally occur. While the ACCESS/PC 
indicator is lit, do not subject disc to vibrations or 
impact, and avoid using DVD Palmcorder at 
extremely high or low temperatures, or in 
environment where condensation is likely to 
occur.
When recording images, 
the DVD Palmcorder may 
avoid the portions of disc 
where recording is not 
possible, due to dust, 
scratches, etc. [It will 
pause 
 at such a portion 
and automatically restart 
recording ().]
This will cause recording 
to be interrupted for several seconds to several 
minutes, and multiple thumbnails will be created 
by one recording session as shown above. In this 
case, the recordable time on disc will decrease.
Be careful when removing the disc since the 
metal of removal slot of DVD Palmcorder, and 
disc itself, may be hot.
●Storing discs
When storing disc, insert it in Round DVD 
Holder into plastic case.
Be careful that no condensation occurs on disc.
Do not place disc in the following places:
−Direct sunlight for a long time−Where humidity is high or in dusty place−While there is heat from a heater, etc.
Note:See page 78 when cleaning the removed disc.See page 77 for how to handle disc removed from Round 
DVD Holder.
See page 77 for how to set the disc removed from 
Round DVD Holder or another disc correctly in Round 
DVD Holder.Do not touch
Block noise
0 01/ 006 All Programs
PLAY
RAM
(Fig. 1)
001 / 002 All Programs
PLAY
RAM
(Recording one scene 
may produce multiple 
thumbnails.)
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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 high temperatures, in direct sunlight 
or near a heater.
−Where humidity is high, or in dusty place
 When the erasure prevention switch on SD 
Memory Card is locked, no recording, deletion or 
editing will be possible on the card. 
It is recommended that you create a backup file 
for valuable data on hard disk of PC.
 Do not do the following, or the data on card may 
be damaged or lost:
−Do not remove the card or turn DVD 
Palmcorder off during reading or writing of 
data 
−Do not use DVD Palmcorder in a place subject 
to static electricity or electrical noise
Note:This DVD Palmcorder can play back image data recorded 
on other digital cameras conforming to the DCF (Design 
rule for Camera File system) standard which were 
established by the Japan Electronics and Information 
Technology  Industries Association (JEITA). The range of 
image data playable on this DVD Palmcorder is that with 
pixels from  80  horizontal  ×  60  vertical to  4000 horizontal 
× 3000 vertical.
DCF is an integrated image file format of digital cameras: 
Image files can be  used  on  all  digital  devices conforming 
to DCF.
Image data edited on PC and certain types of image data 
may not be visible on this DVD Palmcorder.
The image data recorded on another device may not be 
playable on this DVD Palmcorder.
SD Memory Card 
and 
MultiMediaCard 
can be used on 
this DVD 
Palmcorder.
Terminal
Erasure prevention 
switch Locked status
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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 recording (If your DVD player does not 
conform to MPEG 1 audio player 2, record in LPCM 
mode)Note
:Audio in XTRA, FINE or STD mode is recorded in the 
MPEG 1 audio layer 2 format, which is the option 
standard of DVD video standard.
No movie can be recorded on SD Memory Card or 
MultiMediaCard.
The movie quality mode can be changed for recordings 
on DVD-RAM disc, but not on DVD-R disc.
Recording 
qualityDisc used
DVD-RAMDV D-R
XTRA Approx. 18 min *1No recording 
possible
FINE Approx. 30 min 
*2Approx. 30 min *2
STD Approx. 60 min *3Approx. 60 min *3
LPCM No recording 
possibleApprox. 30 min *4
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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 be used on this DVD 
Palmcorder.
No movie or music data recorded on card can be 
checked, viewed or heard on this DVD Palmcorder. In 
addition, no such a data file can be displayed on this DVD 
Palmcorder. 
Use the remaining display function to check the 
remaining free space on disc before use.  See “Verifying 
Remaining Free Space on Disc or Card (Capacity)” on 
page 128.
Some still data recorded on this DVD Palmcorder may not 
be playable on another device (for example, on a device 
that limits the maximum number of recognizable stills to 
999).
No still can be recorded on DVD-R disc.
CapacityRecording quality
FINENORMECO
8 MB
Approx. 45 Approx. 95 Approx. 190
16 MBApprox. 100 Approx. 200 Approx. 400
32 MBApprox. 220 Approx. 440 Approx. 880
64 MBApprox. 440 Approx. 880 Approx. 1,760
128MBApprox. 880 Approx. 1,760 Approx. 3,520
256 MBApprox. 1,760 Approx. 3,520 Approx. 7,040
512 MBApprox. 3,520 Approx. 7,040 Approx. 14,080
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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
●●●86
Wind Cut
●●-87
Record Functions SetupVIDEO Mode
●*1●*2-88
Quality
--●89
Input Source
●●●90
PHOTO Input
●-●90
Self Timer
●-●91
OSD Output
●●●92
Date SetupDate Mode
●●●51
Date Set
●●●50
LCD SetupBrightness
●●●93
Color Level
●●●93
Initial SetupBeep
●●●94
Pow e r  S ave
●●●94
Record LED
●●●95
Language
●●●95
Reset
●●●96
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