Panasonic Vdr M50pp Operating Instructions Manual

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Recording Movie
1
Turn the DVD Video Camera on.
Set the power switch to “ ” to turn the DVD Video 
Camera on.
After the ACCESS/PC indicator goes out, perform 
the subsequent operations:
2Check the subject on the screen (viewfinder or LCD).
If using the viewfinder, pull it out.
3Press the REC button.
The “m” mark in the viewfinder or on the LCD 
screen will change to the “n” mark, and 
recording will start.
During recording, the recording indicator on the front 
of the DVD Video Camera will light....

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Recording Stills
Note:Recording of still images is possible on DVD-RAM disc and 
card.
1Turn the DVD Video Camera on.
When using DVD-RAM disc:
Set the power switch to “ ”.
When using card:
Set the power switch to “ ”.
After the ACCESS indicator goes out, perform the 
subsequent operations:
2Check the subject on the screen (viewfinder or LCD).
3Press the REC button.
The DVD Video Camera automatically focuses on 
the subject at the center of screen (when auto focus is 
selected). 
The screen will be...

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Compensating for Backlight
1
Press the BACK LIGHT button during recording.
The backlight correction icon will appear.
Note:•Pressing the BACK LIGHT button will alternate backlight 
setting between on and off.
•The backlight setting will automatically return to “off ” 
when the DVD Video Camera is turned off.
When subject is lit from behind , this function will compensate for lighting so that the subject is not too dark.
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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 with disc
: Still with card
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1: External input still with disc (field) 
*1: External input still with disc (frame)
*1: External input still with card (field) 
*1: External input still with card (frame)2.e Program AE
No display : Auto
b:Sportsc:Portraitd: Spotlighte: Surf & Snowf:Low Lightj White balance
No...

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8.ZoomW(Digital Zoom: Off)X(Digital Zoom: 40×)Y[Digital Zoom: 500× (VDR-M50PP), 
240× (VDR-M70PP), only in movie 
recording mode]
9.Exposure correction10. FULL AUTO indicator11. Wa r n i n g  m e s s a g e12. Disc/Card typeI: DVD-RAM K: DVD-R J: DVD-RAM (write-protected)M: DVD-R disc already finalized on this 
DVD Video Camera
N: DVD-R disc finalized on a device other 
than this DVD Video Camera
O: SD Memory Card or MultiMediaCard P: Locked SD Memory Card
No display*4
13. Movie recording quality (only...

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lSwitching 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 54) and 
recording status (see 7 on page 54) will appear. If the DVD Video 
Camera has warning information, a warning message will appear. 
Note:The DVD Video Camera does not record the date and time as a part of the...

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Zooming
This DVD Video Camera allows you to record using optical 18- (on VDR-M50PP) or 10- (on VDR-M70PP) 
power zoom and digital zoom.
If you continue to hold the zoom lever on the “T” control 
side with Dig. Zoom 40x or 240x specified, the digital 
zoom will be activated midway (when optical 18-power 
is exceeded on VDR-M50PP or optical 10-power is 
exceeded on VDR-M70PP). You can set the digital zoom 
up to 40x in photo mode, and 40x and 500x (on VDR-
M50PP) or 240x (on VDR-M70PP).
1Press the...

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Macro Recording
Use the macro function when recording a small object from close-up position: You can shoot the subject as close as 
approximately 13/16” (2 cm) from the lens surface, magnifying the image to fill the screen.
1Aim the DVD Video Camera at the subject, and press 
down the zoom lever to “W” control side.Note:•Zoom can be used, but the subject may not be focused, 
depending on the distance to the subject. In this case,  
move the zoom to “W” control side to focus.
•The amount of light tends...

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Playing Back
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Playing Back
1Press A button in recording pause mode.
The DVD Video Camera will enter the playback 
mode, and the scene you have recorded last will be 
played back.
When playback is finished, the DVD Video Camera 
will enter pause mode at the last image on disc.
If playback pause mode continues for as long as 5 
minutes, the DVD Video Camera will automatically 
return to recording pause mode.
2Press the g button.
Playback will stop, and recording pause mode will be 
restored....

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Playback from Start of Disc or Card
Use the Go To function (P. 62) or Disc Navigation 
function (P. 95) to play back from the start of disc or card.
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Search Playback of Movie
During playback, tilt the joystick right or left and hold it: 
Search playback will start.
Hold to right : Scenes will be visually scanned 
forward
Hold to left : 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...