Panasonic Vdr M53pp Operating Instructions Manual

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LCD/EVF Setup
Setting Brightness of LCD Screen (Brightness)
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “Adjust” on the 
“LCD/EVF Setup” menu 
screen, and then choose 
“LCD Brightness”.
2Use the control buttons 
for adjustment.
Press the d button:
the screen becomes 
dimmer
Press the c button:
the screen becomes 
brighter
3Press the MENU button to end setting.
Note:The brightness setting will be stored in memory even when 
the DVD Video Camera is turned off.
Setting Brightness of Viewfinder (EVF Brightness)
1 Press the MENU button, 
choose “Adjust” on the 
“LCD/EVF Setup” menu 
screen, and then choose 
“EVF Brightness”.
2Use the control buttons 
for adjustment.
Press the d button:
the screen becomes 
dimmer.
Press the c button:
the screen becomes 
brighter.
3Press the MENU button to end setting.
Note:The brightness setting is stored in memory even after the 
DVD Video Camera is turned off.
LCD/EVF Set up
RAM
EVF Display Ad j u s t
ENTER RETURN
LCD Br i gh t ness
EVF Br i gh t ness
Co l o r  L e v e l
RAMEN TERAD JUST LCD / EVF  Se t up
Brightness 
adjustment bar
LCD/EVF Set up
RAM
EVF Display Ad j u s t
ENTER RETURN
LCD Br i gh t ness
EVF Br i gh t ness
Co l o r  L e v e l
RAMEN TERAD JUST LCD / EVF  Se t up
Brightness 
adjustment bar
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Setting Color Density (Color Level)
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “Adjust” on the 
“LCD/EVF Setup” menu 
screen, and then choose 
“Color Level”.
2Use the control buttons 
for adjustment.
Press the d button:
for lighter color
Press the c button:
for denser color
3Press the MENU button to end setting.
Note:The color level setting will be stored in memory even 
when the DVD Video Camera is turned off.
Even if the brightness or density is changed, the 
brightness or density of the recorded image itself will not 
change.
Always Display Image in Viewfinder
1Press the MENU button, choose “EVF Display”  
on the  “LCD/EVF Setup” menu screen.
2Choose “On” .
3Press the MENU button to end setting.
Images will always appear in the viewfinder 
regardless of whether the LCD monitor is open/
closed.
Note:Adjusting the viewfinder focus (P.37)Using the LCD monitor and viewfinder (P.37, 38, 39)
LCD/EVF Set up
RAM
EVF Display Ad j u s t
ENTER RETURN
LCD Br i gh t ness
EVF Br i gh t ness
Co l o r  L e v e l
RAMEN TERAD JUST LCD / EVF  Se t up
Color density 
adjustment bar
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Initial Settings
Switching Operating Sound On or Off (Beep)
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “Beep” on the 
“Initial Setup” menu 
screen, and then press 
the A button.
2Select “On” or “Off ”, and then press the A 
button.
3Press the MENU button to end setting.
Note:The “Beep” setting will be stored in memory even when the 
DVD Video Camera is turned off.
Turning DVD Video Camera Off Automatically (Power Save)
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “Power Save” on 
the “Initial Setup” menu 
screen, and then press 
the A button.
2Select “On” or “Off ”, and 
then press the A button.
3Press the MENU button to end setting.
Note:To turn the DVD Video Camera on again from automatic 
off activated by the power save function, set the power 
switch to “OFF”, and then set it to “ ”,  “ ” or “ ”.
The Power Save setting will not appear in the on-screen 
information display.
The Power Save setting will be stored in memory even 
when the DVD Video Camera is turned off.
SettingContents
On
Beep is heard when the power switch is turned on/off, the REC button is pressed, 
etc.
OffNo beep is heard.
Initial Setup
OnOff
RAM
Power SaveBeep
ENTER RETURN
Reset Language Record LED
SettingContents
On
To engage power save. If the DVD Video Camera is left in recording pause mode 
without being operated for 5 minutes, it will automatically turn off to prevent the 
battery from discharging needlessly.
OffTo cancel power save.
Initial Setup
OnOff
RAM
Power SaveBeep
Record LED
ENTER RETURN
Reset Language
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Turning Record LED On or Off (Record LED)
You can switch off the recording indicator on the front of DVD Video Camera even during recording.
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “Record LED” on 
the “Initial Setup” menu 
screen, and then press 
the  A button.
2Select “On” or “Off ”, and then press the  A 
button.
3Press the MENU button to end setting.
Note:The Record LED setting will not appear in the on-screen 
information display.
The Record LED setting will be stored in memory even 
when the DVD Video Camera is turned off.
Specify “Record LED: Off ” when recording a subject 
behind glass or a water tank that reflects light: the 
reflected light of the recording indicator will not be 
recorded.
When using the self timer function, the recording 
indicator will blink when the REC button is pressed 
regardless of whether Record LED is On or Off.
Changing Display Language (Language)
You can change the language used to display the menu and information.
The following shows that English has been changed to French.
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “Language” on 
the “Initial Setup” menu 
screen, and then press 
the  A button.
2Select “Français”, and 
then press the  A 
button.
3Press the MENU button to end setting.
Note:The language setting will be stored in memory even when 
the DVD Video Camera is turned off.
SettingContents
On
The recording indicator will light red to show that the DVD Video Camera is recording.
OffThe recording indicator will not light even during recording.
Recording indicator
Record LED
Initial Setup
OnOff
RAM
Power SaveBeep
ENTER RETURN
Reset Language
Language
Initial Setup
Deutsch
Italiano
RAMENTER RETURN
Français
EspañolEnglishPower Save Beep
Reset Record LED
Langue
Configuration Initiale
RAMENTRER RETOUR
FrançaisRégl.Défaut Bip
Énergie
DEL Enreg.
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Resetting Menu Settings to Defaults (Reset)
You can restore menu settings to defaults [initial settings at the factory (P. 163)].
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “Reset” on the 
“Initial Setup” menu 
screen, and then press 
the A button.
The screen for verifying 
reset will appear.
2If you are sure that you 
wish to reset, use the 
control buttons to choose 
“YES”, and then press the 
A button.
The settings have now 
been reset to defaults.
3Press the MENU button to end setting.
Note:To cancel resetting midway, choose “NO” on the verification 
screen in step 2 or press the g button.
Initial Setup
RAM ENTER RETURN
Record LEDPower Save Beep
Reset Language
ENTER
Reset? Reset
YESNO
RAM
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Disc Navigation
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Using Disc Navigation
Starting or Terminating Disc Navigation
Disc Navigation is a tool for editing scenes recorded on this DVD Video Camera.
Following is an explanation of “scene” and “program” so that you will be able to make the most use of the 
Disc Navigation function.
The screens in this operating manual are basically those that will appear when DVD-RAM disc is used: 
Some items will not appear when DVD-R disc or card is used, but the operations are the same.
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
The Disc Navigation screen (shown on page 97) 
will appear.
2Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
Disc Navigation will be terminated and the DVD 
Video Camera will enter recording pause mode.
You can also press the g button to end Disc 
Navigation.
Before You BeginTurn the DVD Video Camera on (P.50).
When using disc: set the power switch to “ ” or “ ”.
When using card: set the power switch to “ ”.
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The following screen will appear when DVD-RAM disc is used: Some display components will not appear 
when DVD-R disc or card is used.
*1Scene number refers to display number on thumbnail display screen.
*2No still icon will appear for card.
*3The operation guide will vary depending on the operation status of DVD Video Camera.
*4Appears when 13 scenes or more have been recorded.
*5“ R” appears for DVD-R disc. “  ” will appear for card.
Note
:The background color of screen allows you to identify 
whether disc or card is in DVD Video Camera.
- Purple: When disc is inserted
- Light blue: When card is inserted
Pressing the DISPLAY button will display the recording 
date/time of the scene on which the cursor is placed in the 
space for operation guide. Pressing DISPLAY again will 
display the operation guide.
If no disc or card is inserted, the Disc Navigation screen 
cannot be displayed even by pressing the DISC 
NAVIGATION button.
Each time Disc Navigation is started with a DVD-R disc 
inserted, message “Creating Thumbnail ...” will appear. 
After the message appears, the Disc Navigation screen 
will appear.
If the following type of disc or card is inserted, the Disc 
Navigation screen will appear or some message will be 
displayed:
- Write-protected disc
- Locked card
- Finalized DVD-R disc
Do not leave the disc navigation screen displayed on TV 
to which the DVD Video Camera is connected. Doing so 
could result in displayed image retention or phosphor 
degradation of TV screen.
001/014 All Programs
PLAY
RAM
Cursor
Still image icon
*2
Operation guide*3
Thumbnail (see “Terminology” on page 147)
Selected scene number*1/
Total number of scenes
Current page position
*4
Bar graph
Disc type icon
*5
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Playing Back from Disc Navigation Screen
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Use the control buttons to select the desired 
scene.
The selected scene will be framed: This is called 
a “cursor”.
3Press the A button.
Playback will start from the selected scene.
Note:Pressing the d / c button will move the cursor to the 
preceding or following scene.
Pressing the 
f / e button will move to preceding or 
following page.
lWhen playback ends
The DVD Video Camera will 
enter playback pause mode 
at the last image of last 
scene.
Pressing the g or DISC 
NAVIGATION button will 
restore the Disc Navigation 
screen.
If playback pause continues for as long as 5 
minutes, the Disc Navigation screen will 
automatically be restored.
lPlaying back stills
When playing back stills on disc, a still will be 
displayed for approx. 3 seconds.
When playing back stills on card, playback will stop 
after each still playback.
Note:Press the A button to temporarily stop playback. 
Pressing A again will start from that point.
If you press the A button after playback of the last 
scene on disc finishes, playback will start again from the 
beginning of disc.
Pressing the g button will always restore the Disc 
Navigation screen.
When playing back a card still with a large number of 
pixels, “Playback.” will appear, and it will take some time 
for the still to appear.
001/014 All Programs
PLAY
RAM
007/014 All Programs
PLAY
RAMA
Playback pause
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Selecting Multiple Scenes
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Use the control buttons to select the desired 
scene.
3Press the SELECT button once:
The selected scene will be framed in red and 
yellow.Repeat steps 2 and 3 to randomly select multiple 
scenes.
To cancel a selected scene, select the scene to 
be canceled, and then press the SELECT 
button.
To cancel all selected scenes, press the g 
button.
Note:Although scenes can be randomly selected, playback will 
always start from the lowest scene number.
Selecting Consecutive Scenes Together
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Use the control buttons to 
select the desired scene.
3Hold down the SELECT 
button for at least one 
second:
The selected scene will 
be doubly framed in 
yellow and blue.
4Use the control buttons 
to select the last scene in 
the range you want, and 
then press the A 
button:
The thumbnails of scenes 
in the specified range will 
be framed in red, and 
then selected.
Note:You can know the status of scenes from the colors of 
cursor and bar graph:
Pressing the A button after selecting scenes will play 
back only the selected scenes from the beginning of each 
scene. 
You can also select scenes in reverse from the last scene 
in the range.
To release multiple selection, press the SELECT or g 
button after step 4.
Up to 999 scenes can be selected for both disc and card.
005/014 All Programs
PLAY
RAM
Yellow frame
005/014 All Programs
RAMENTER CANCEL
Double frames in 
yellow and blue
010/014 All Programs
RAMPLAY DESELECT  ALL
When scenes up to this 
point are selected Red 
frame
CursorBar graphStatus of scenes
Yellow Light blue
Current cursor position
Blue Light blueRange of scenes being 
selected
Red RedScenes already selected
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Disc Navigation Menu
Functions Available with Disc Navigation
Disc Navigation allows you to do the following:
Note:Effect functions (thumbnail, skip, fade) are unique to this DVD Video Camera. When a disc edited on this DVD Video 
Camera is directly played back on a DVD-RAM recorder or read into PC, the editing results will not be reflected in the 
playback or reading. To reflect the editing results, connect both devices using the AV/S input/output cable and then perform 
recording (dubbing).
FunctionDisc or card usedContentsReference 
page
Deletion of scenes13You can delete unnecessary scenes. 102
Editing of scenes
1You can attach fade and skip to a scene, 
combine scenes, or divide one scene.104 - 108
Scene information 
display
123You can display information on one scene 
or multiple scenes, such as image quality, 
recording time, etc.112
Setting of title
1You can set desired titles to play lists and 
programs.114, 122
Creation of play list
1You can create an original movie by 
changing the combination of scenes.116
Disc or card initialization
13You can initialize a DVD-RAM disc or card 
so that it can be used on this DVD Video 
Camera.125
Copy from disc to card
1You can copy photos recorded on DVD-
RAM disc to card.109
Disc finalization
2You can use this DVD Video Camera to 
finalize any DVD-R disc recorded on it so 
that the disc can be viewed on DVD 
player, etc.127
Repeat play
12You can repeatedly play back programs 
and scenes.128
Slide show
3You can play back stills continuously. 129
Remaining capacity
123The remaining recordable movie time or 
number of recordable stills is displayed.124
Disc protection
1You can protect the DVD-RAM disc to 
prevent deletion or editing by mistake.124
Scene lock
3You can lock any scene so that it will not 
be deleted by mistake; essential scenes 
are thereby protected, and recording 
another still is possible.110
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