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Adjusting Exposure Manually
This DVD Palmcorder measures the subject brightness and automatically adjusts the exposure. You can 
also adjust the exposure manually.
1Press the EXPOSURE button during recording.
The exposure indicator will appear on the 
screen.
2Use the 
  buttons to adjust the exposure, 
while viewing the image in the viewfinder or on 
the LCD screen.
Note:Pressing EXPOSURE will alternate between manual 
adjustment and auto exposure. With auto exposure, no 
indication will appear on the screen.
The exposure setting will be stored in memory even when 
the DVD Palmcorder is turned off.
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Exposure indicatorAdjust with 
 and  buttons
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Compensating for Backlight
When subject is lighted from rear, this function will compensate for lighting so that the subject is not too dark.
1Press the BACK LIGHT button during 
recording.
The backlight correction icon will appear.
Note:Pressing the BACK LIGHT button will alternate between 
backlight setting between on and off.
The backlight setting will automatically return to “off ” 
when the DVD Palmcorder is turned off.
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Using Auto Function
Pressing the AUTO button will fully automate the camera functions.
1Press the AUTO button.
The following settings will reset to defaults:
FunctionWhen setting full auto
Program AE Auto
White balance Auto
Exposure Auto
Focus Auto
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On-Screen Information
Various types of information will appear in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen during recording.
Information Display During Recording
1.Recording mode

:Movie
:Still

 
: External input still (field) 

 
: External input still (frame)
2.Program AE (only in movie recording mode)
No display: Auto
:Sports:Portrait: Spotlight:Surf & Snow:Low Light3.White balance
No display: Auto
:Set: Outdoor	:Indoor1
:Indoor24.Backlight compensation
No display: Backlight compensation OFF
: Backlight compensation ON5.Manual focus
No display: Autofocus
: Manual focus
6.Wind Cut (only in movie recording mode)
No display: Microphone filter OFF
: Microphone filter ON
7.Self-timer (only in still recording mode)
No display: Self-timer OFF

: Self-timer ON (count is from 10 
seconds)
8.External Input
LIN :AV input
9.Recording status:During recording: During recording pause
No display*1
10.Electronic image stabilizer (EIS)
No display: EIS OFF
:EIS ON11.Zoom(Digital Zoom: Off)(Digital Zoom: 40×)(Digital Zoom: 240×, only in movie 
recording mode)
12.Exposure correction13.Wa r n i n g  m e s s a g e14.Disc/Card type:DVD-RAM :DVD-R : DVD-RAM (write-protected): DVD-R disc already finalized on this 
DVD Palmcorder
: DVD-R disc finalized on a device 
other than this DVD Palmcorder
: SD Memory Card or MultiMediaCard :Locked SD Memory Card
No display*2
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Movie recording quality (only when using disc)
XTRA : Highest quality (only when using 
DVD-RAM disc)
LPCM : Highest audio quality (only when 
using DVD-R disc)
FINE : High quality
STD : Standard
Still recording quality (only when using card)
FINE : High quality
NORM : Standard
ECO : Number of recordable stills is 
prioritized
16.Movie recording time (only in movie recording 
mode)
17.Remaining space on disc/card*3
REM XX MIN*4: Remaining recordable minutes 
during movie recording 
REM XX
*5:Number of remaining 
recordable still images during 
still recording 
18.Remaining battery level(full charge)


(low remaining charge)19.Brightness/Color density of LCD screen or 
Vo l u m e
: 
The volume can be adjusted during external 
input and playback.
20.Current date/time
*1 When no disc or card is in the DVD Palmcorder, or disc has not yet been initialized, a write-protected disc or locked 
card, or a disc or card with no remaining space, has been inserted.
*2 When a disc or card that cannot be used in this DVD Palmcorder is inserted
*3 No remaining time or number will be displayed with a protected disc or locked card, or finalized DVD-R disc.
*4 In XTRA mode, possible recording time may be longer than the displayed time.
*5 The displayed number of recordable stills is for reference: The decreasing number may not be correct, depending 
on recording conditions (not displayed with a DVD-R disc).
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●Switching the information display mode
You can switch the display mode of on-screen information:
Press the DISPLAY button.
The full and minimum display modes will alternate.
Full display mode: All types of information will appear.
Minimum display mode: The recording mode (see 1 on 
page 64) and recording status (see 9 on page 64) will appear. If 
the DVD Palmcorder has warning information, a warning 
message will appear. 
Note:The DVD Palmcorder does not record the date and time as a part of image. However, this information during recording 
will be recorded with image as data which can be checked on Disc Navigation screen during playback (See “Information 
Display during Playback” on page 73).
●Display when recording an image of yourself
When recording with the LCD screen facing the same direction as the lens, the 
operating status will appear, and in addition, the battery remaining level will 
blink when the battery pack has almost no remaining charge.
The following operating status indicator will light or blink to give warning 
message to user. The message can be checked when returning the LCD 
monitor 180° to the original status from the status in which the LCD screen 
was facing the same direction as the lens.

: The disc has almost no free space.

: Write-protected disc or locked card is loaded.
: You are attempting to record a still on DVD-R 
disc.
No  display : Disc or card that cannot be used has been loaded.
: The disc or card is full, or you are attempting to 
record a copy-guarded image.
Note:If the LCD screen is set facing the same direction as the lens, the LCD screen will display a mirror image (left and right 
reversed).
If the LCD screen is set facing the same direction as the lens, you can also view subject image in the viewfinder.Although you can switch to the manual focus, exposure and on-screen display modes even during recording with LCD 
screen facing the same direction as lens, they will not appear on the screen.
Operating status/
warning message
Battery remaining 
level
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Recording Images from Other AV Devices
You can record images from other AV devices to disc or card in this DVD Palmcorder.
Connecting to Other AV Device 
Use the AV/S input/output cable (provided) to connect the DVD Palmcorder to the other AV device as 
follows:
Note:If you operate the DVD Palmcorder connected to another 
device, always power the camera/recorder from AC outlet 
using the AC adapter/charger.
If you use a Panasonic VCR, it will be operated by the 
remote controller provided with the DVD Palmcorder. 
When recording an image from a Panasonic VCR, 
change the remote control code of the VCR to other than 
“VCR2”.
This DVD Palmcorder cannot record S-VIDEO input 
signal.
If you connect the AV/S input/output cable to the DVD 
Palmcorder, you can’t use the external microphone jack.
Reduce the volume of external input sound heard from 
the built-in speaker: The loud volume may cause noise to 
enter the recorded image.
To AV input/output jack
AV/S input/output cable 
(provided)To video/
audio output 
jacks
Red
YellowWhite
Attach ferrite core to control 
radio noise emission
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Recording Images from AV Device
1Set the input source on the 
DVD Palmcorder to 
“LINE (L IN)”.
Switch the input referring 
to “Input Source” on 
page 90.
2Turn on the connected device, and start 
playback.
The picture will appear on the LCD screen or 
viewfinder of this DVD Palmcorder.
3Press the REC button.
Recording will start on this DVD Palmcorder.
The operation of this line-input recording is the 
same as for recording movie.
Note:The recorded contents can be played back in the same 
manner as when playing back camera images recorded 
on this DVD Palmcorder.
Still images can also be recorded on DVD-RAM disc or 
card. See “Switching External Input Recording Method 
(PHOTO Input)” on page 90 for details, and “Recording 
Stills” on page 55 for how to record still images.
The “Input Source” setting will return to “CAMERA” 
whenever DVD Palmcorder is turned off.
Recording of most images is prohibited by the copy-
guard signal to protect the copyright, except for images 
recorded on camcorders for personal enjoyment. “COPY 
PROTECTED” appears in these images: They cannot be 
recorded on this DVD Palmcorder.
Typical copyright protected images include those of DVD 
video, LD, recorded video tapes, some parts of digital 
satellite broadcasts, etc.
If a video signal that cannot be read by this DVD 
Palmcorder is present - even in images recorded on 
camcorder for personal enjoyment without copy-guard 
signal - the input image may not be recorded normally.
If the input signal is interrupted by switching the channel 
on TV or switching the signal using video selector, normal 
recording cannot be performed.
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Playing Back


Immediately Checking Recorded Scene
You can check your recording immediately on the spot.
1Press 
 button in the recording pause status.
The DVD Palmcorder will enter the playback 
mode, and the scene you have recorded last will 
be played back.
When playback is finished, the DVD Palmcorder 
will enter the pause status at the last image on 
disc.
If the playback pause status continues for as long 
as 5 minutes, the DVD Palmcorder will 
automatically return to the recording pause 
status.
2Press the  button.
Playback will stop, and recording pause status 
will be restored.
Note:If the LCD monitor is open during playback of movie, 
playback sound will be heard from the speaker. Adjust the 
sound volume using the volume control buttons (
, ).To temporarily stop playback, press the 
 button. 
Press the 
 button again to restart playback.Even if you stop playback midway and immediately start 
recording again, the new image will be recorded after the 
last scene on disc or card (the previous images will not be 
overwritten).
This DVD Palmcorder can play back image data recorded 
on other digital cameras conforming to the DCF (Design 
rule for Camera File system) standard. The range of 
image data normally playable on this DVD Palmcorder is 
that with pixels from 80 horizontal x 60 vertical to 4000 
horizontal x 3000 vertical. If the pixel data exceeds this 
range, blue thumbnails will appear (see Fig. 1) indicating 
the image is unplayable. Playback may also be 
impossible even if the pixel data is within this range.
When playing back a still with a large number of pixels on 
card, “Playback.” will appear, and it will take some time for 
the still to appear.
Depending on the amount of data to be played back, it 
may take some time for the playback image to appear.
Do not operate the power switch or remove the card while 
the ACCESS/PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is lit or 
blinking: Doing so may damage the card or the data on 
card.
Tilt up/down and to left/
right to select, and then 
press 

 to designate.
1/ 6 Al l scenes
PLAY
Fig. 1*
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Playback from Start of Disc or Card
Use the Go To function (P. 72) or Disc Navigation 
function (P. 97) to play back from the start of disc or 
card.


Search Playback of Movie
During playback, tilt the joystick to right or left and 
hold it: Search playback will start.
  Tilt  and  hold: Scenes will be visually scanned 
forward
  Tilt  and  hold: Scenes will be visually scanned 
backward
Release the joystick when you find the desired 
image: Normal playback will start from that point.Note:When you skip or search scenes from playback or 
playback pause, the screen will be dark briefly.
See page 148 if search playback does not operate 
normally.

Frame Advance/Frame Back/Slow Playback of Movie
During playback pause, tilt the joystick: Frame 
advance, frame back or slow playback will start.
 Tilt once : Picture will advance one frame.
 Tilt once : Picture will go back one frame.
 Tilt and hold : Forward slow playback
 Tilt and hold : Reverse slow playback
After frame advance, frame back or slow playback, 
the DVD Palmcorder will enter the playback pause 
status.Note:In forward slow, a rapidly moving subject image may be 
distorted.
The intervals for playing back frames in frame advance/
frame back/slow playback are as follows:
Frame advance and forward slow: Approx. 0.03 seconds
Frame back and reverse slow: Approx. 0.5 seconds
No sound will be heard during search playback or slow 
playback.
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