Panasonic Vdr M53pp 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 photo shot button halfway down (half 
press).
The DVD Video Camera automatically focuses 
on the subject at the center of screen (when auto 
focus...

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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
*
1: External input (field) 
*1: External input (frame)2.e Program AE
No display : Auto
b:Sportsc: Portraitd: Spotlighte: Surf & Snowf: Low Lightj White balance
No display : Auto
h:Seti: Outdoorj: Indoorn Electronic image stabilizer (EIS) 
No display : EIS OFF
n: EIS ON
o Manual...

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8.ZoomW(Digital Zoom: Off)X[Digital Zoom: 40x (VDR-M75PP/
VDR-M95PP), 60x (VDR-M53PP/
VDR-M55PP)]
Y[Digital Zoom: 800x (VDR-M53PP/
VDR-M55PP), 240x (VDR-M75PP/
VDR-M95PP), only in movie 
recording mode]
9.Exposure correction10. FULL AUTO indicator11. Warning message12. 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 P: Locked SD Memory Card
No...

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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...

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Zooming
This DVD Video Camera allows you to record using optical 24- (on VDR-M53PP/VDR-M55PP) or 10- (on 
VDR-M75PP/VDR-M95PP) power zoom and digital zoom.
If you continue to hold the zoom lever on the “T” 
control side with Dig. Zoom 60x or 800x specified 
(on VDR-M53PP/VDR-M55PP) or  Dig. Zoom 40x 
or 240x specified (on VDR-M75PP/VDR-M95PP), 
the digital zoom will be activated midway (when 
optical 24-power is exceeded on VDR-M53PP/
VDR-M55PP or optical 10-power is exceeded on...

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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 the A button in recording pause mode.
The DVD Video Camera will enter the playback 
mode, and the scene you 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. 96) to play back from the start of disc or 
card.
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Search Playback of Movie
During playback, press one of the following buttons 
and hold it: Search playback will start.
Hold the c button: Scenes will be visually 
scanned forward
Hold the d button: Scenes will be visually 
scanned backward
Release the control buttons when you find the 
desired image: Normal playback will start from that...