Panasonic VDR-M75PP DVD Player User Manual


 
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Table of Contents
Important Information ........................................ 2
Be sure to read the following before opening
the CD-ROM package .................................... 4
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ........................... 5
Cautions When Using ....................................... 7
Cautions When Storing ................................... 10
Suggestions and Restrictions ......................... 10
Read This First ............................................... 11
About This Manual .......................................... 11
Introduction ..................................................... 12
Quick Start Guide for Software ....................... 13
Table of Contents ........................................... 15
Check Provided Accessories .......................... 18
Names of Parts ............................................... 19
Setting Up the Battery Pack ............................ 23
Charging Battery Pack ......................................... 23
Record and Play Back Using Disc (Video and
Photo) ........................................................... 24
Record and Play Back Using Card (Photo) .... 26
Discs and Cards ............................................. 28
Available Discs .................................................... 28
Information on DVD-R Disc ................................. 29
Examples of Discs that Cannot be Used on this
DVD Video Camera .......................................... 29
Handling Discs ..................................................... 30
Available Cards ................................................... 30
Storage Capacity of Disc or Card ................... 32
Recordable Time of Movie (Video) ...................... 32
Recordable Stills (Photos) on Disc ...................... 33
Recordable Stills (Photos) on Card ..................... 33
Size and Quality of Photos .................................. 33
Setup
Setting Up the DVD Video Camera ................ 34
Holding DVD Video Camera ................................ 34
Attaching Shoulder Belt ....................................... 35
Attaching Lens Cap ............................................. 35
Inserting Battery into Remote Controller (Not
included with VDR-M53PP) .............................. 36
Removing Battery from Remote Controller .......... 36
Viewing Subject Through Viewfinder ................... 37
Viewing Image on LCD Monitor Screen .............. 38
Closing LCD Monitor ........................................... 39
Setting Date and Time ......................................... 40
Changing Display Format of Date and Time ....... 41
About the Battery Pack ................................... 42
Attaching Battery Pack to DVD Video Camera .... 42
Removing Battery Pack ....................................... 42
Remaining Battery Level Indicator ....................... 44
Efficient Use of Battery Pack ............................... 44
Using DVD Video Camera with AC adaptor ........ 45
Inserting and Removing Disc .......................... 46
Inserting Disc ....................................................... 46
Removing Disc .................................................... 48
Inserting and Removing Card ......................... 49
Basic Techniques
Basic Operation of DVD Video Camera ......... 50
Turning DVD Video Camera On or Off ................ 50
Recording Movie ............................................. 51
Recording Stills ............................................... 52
Compensating for Backlight ............................ 53
On-Screen Information ................................... 54
Information Display during Recording ................. 54
Zooming .......................................................... 57
Macro Recording ................................................. 58
Playing Back ................................................... 59
Playing Back ........................................................ 59
Playback from Start of Disc or Card .................... 60
Search Playback of Movie ................................... 60
Frame Advance/Frame Back/Slow Playback of
Movie ................................................................ 60
Skip Playback of Movie ....................................... 61
Playing Back Stills ............................................... 61
Jumping to Specified Point (Go To) .................... 62
On-Screen Information Display ...................... 63
Information Display during Playback ................... 63
Manually Focusing Subject ............................. 64
Focusing during Recording ................................. 64
Adjusting Exposure Manually ......................... 66
Using Auto Function ....................................... 67
Built-in Flash (Only for VDR-M95PP) ............. 68
Setting Flash ................................................... 69
Recording in Dark Locations Using the Light
from the LCD Monitor ................................... 70
Using External Microphone ............................ 70
Viewing on TV Screen .................................... 71
Connecting to a TV .............................................. 71
Viewing on TV Screen ......................................... 72
Playback on DVD Video Recorder/Player ...... 73
To Customers who Have a DVD Video
Recorder with a hard disk ............................ 73
Playback on DVD Player ................................ 74
Recording (Dubbing) Images .......................... 75
Recording (Dubbing) Images from Other Video
Device .............................................................. 75
Recording (Dubbing) Images from Other Video
Cameras ........................................................... 76
Recording (Dubbing) Images on Other Video
Devices ............................................................. 77
Advanced Techniques
Understanding Flow of Menus ........................ 78
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