Panasonic DVD Palmcorder VDR-M30PP manual

D VD P almcor d er Operating Instructions Model No . VD R-M30PP Thank you f or b uying a P anasonic product. Please tak e time to become familiar with the operating instruct ions and how it i s set up . K eep it handy f or future reference. Quick Star t Guide f or Sof tware on page 12 This ins truc tion ma nual uses r ecycled p aper cer tified by t[...]

QR34662 2 Impor tan t Inf ormation For Y our Safety The power switch tur ns t he D VD P almcor der on and o ff , l eaving the da te/time feature unaffected. If the came ra/recor der is to be left un attende d for a long peri od of time, tur n it off . The D VD P alm corder and AC adapter/ charger have the fol lowing caution marks. CA UTION: TO REDU[...]

3 QR34642 Microsoft ® , W ind ow s ® , W indows ® 98, W ind ow s ® 98 Se cond Editio n, W indows ® Me , W indows ® 2000 Professional , and W indo ws ® XP are r egister ed trademarks of Micr o s oft Corp ora tion. Inte l ® , Pentium ® Pr o cessor , and Celeron ® Proces sor ar e register ed trademarks of I n tel Corporation. IBM ® and PC/A[...]

4 QR34642 Be su re t o r ead the followi ng befor e opening the package of CD-R O M This Agr eement will take ef fect at the mo ment you open the pack age of the storage device ( CD-ROM) pr ovided with this prod uct, if you agree to the terms herein. If you do not accept the terms of this Agr eement, immediately r eturn the unopened pack age of sto[...]

5 QR34642 IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARDS In ad dition to the car eful att ention d e voted to qua lity standa rds in t he manu f ac ture o f your video product, sa f e ty is a major f a ctor in the design of ev er y instr ument. But, saf ety is your res ponsibility too . This page lists im por tant inf or mation tha t will help to assure your enjoyment an[...]

6 QR34642 11 An ap plian ce and c ar t co mbin ation should be moved with ca re. Quick stops, excessive f orce, an d uneven surfaces may ca use the applian ce and c ar t combi nation to ov er tu rn. 12 Po w er Li ne s — An ou tside anten na syste m should not be loca ted in the vicini ty of ov e rhead power line s or other electr ic ligh t or pow[...]

7 QR34642 Caution s When Usi ng Handle t he liquid cry stal disp la y (LCD) with ca re: • The LCD is a ver y delicat e display devi ce: Do no t press its surfa ce with force , hit it or prick it with a sharp obje ct. • If you push t he LCD surface, uneven ness in display may o ccur . If unevenness does n ot disappear , turn the DV D Pa lmco rde[...]

8 QR34642 Heat on surface of pr oduct: • The surf ace of the DVD P almcor der will be slightly w arm, but t his doe s not indi cate a fault. Screen o n connected TV : • Never lea ve the disc navigation sc reen, still image o r camera image di splayed on yo ur TV to which t he DV D Pa lmco rder is co nne c ted: Doin g s o co uld result in displa[...]

9 QR34642 Be carefu l of mois ture condensa tion: • When you move the DVD Palmcor der between places wher e the differ enc e in temperatures is gr eat - such as e ntering a lodge f rom a ski slop e or going out of a coo led room or vehicle - c ondensa tion (vap or in ai r warmed or cooled t o water dr oplets) could o c cu r on the l ens and/or i [...]

10 QR34642 Caution s When Storing Do not l eave th e D VD P almcor der i n a pla ce wh ere the t emperature is very h igh for a lo ng period o f time: • The tempera ture inside a closed ve hicle or t runk can become v ery high in a hot seaso n . If you leave the DV D Palm corder in such a plac e, it co uld ma lfun ction or the c ase co uld be d a[...]

11 QR34642 Read This Fi rst T o guide you, w e've included f ollowing six chapters . • The secti on on “Setups” explain s how to set up the DVD P almcor der , batter y pack, and set the date/ti me. • The sect ion on “Basic T ech n iqu es” expl ains the basi c op erat io n of th is D VD Pa lmco rder- recording of movie s, st ill ima[...]

12 QR34642 Intr oduction ● Y ou can recor d even during pla yback Unlik e tape d evices, you do not need t o search f or the rec ording s tart position o r locate the beginni ng of blank po rtion. Y o u ca n s ta rt rec o rdi n g d ur in g pl a yba c k N e w re c ord in g wi ll n ot o ve r wri t e a ny p rev i ou sl y rec o rde d d a ta . ● Y o[...]

Quick Start Gu ide for Softwa re Features Following softw are programs ar e contained on the pr ovided CD-ROM. ≥ Confirming the env ironment of connecti ng equipment: see page 134 Installat ion Guide (S ee page 134 for details) 1 Insta lling USB Driv er. ≥ Be sure n ot to connect the USB C able before execut ing “USBready.exe ” on the provi[...]

5 Edit motion image and in terract ive DVD menu using MyD VD. 6 Insert the new DVD-R di sc into the DVD palmcorder. ≥ When making an original DVD-R disc using MyDVD software, a message for ini tialization appears on the LCD of DVD Palmcorder. Press “No” and then follow the i n structions on the screen of your PC to make the original DVD-R dis[...]

15 QR34642 T able of Contents Be sur e to read the f ollowing before opening the package of CD-ROM ........... ................. ...... 4 Cautions When Using ................ ................... ...... 7 Cautions When Storing ............................... ...... 10 Suggestions and Restrictions ........................... 10 Read This First ......[...]

16 QR34642 Advanced Techniques Understanding Flow of Menu ........... ................. 80 Setti ng Up Camera Function s...... ...... ..... ........ .. 82 Sele cting Shoo ting Mo de to Match th e Subject (Switchin g Program AE Mode) ......... ........... ....... 82 Adjusting Color (W hite Balan ce) .......... ........... .......83 Using th e Electr[...]

17 QR34642 Subsidiary Information Cleaning................ ............. ............ ............. .... 147 No DVD Palmcorder Operat ion - Check the Following: ....... ...... .... ..... .... ........ ...... ..... ........ 148 Error Mess ages .............. ................................ 1 50 Troubleshooting ................... .............. ...[...]

18 QR34642 Checkin g Pr ovided Ac cessories Make sure that you hav e a ll the f ollo wing a ccessories in package: Battery Pac k (model CGA-DU14A): P or table powe r su pply f or this D VD P almcorder . Charg e it befor e use. A C Adapter/Ch arger (mo del PV -D AC13) : Used t o power the D VD P almcorder from A C outlet, or charge battery pack. DC [...]

19 QR34642 Names of Par ts 1 Recording indicato r (P . 95) T h e re d i n d ic a to r wi l l l i g ht du r i n g re c o rd i n g . 2 Optical 10× zoom lens (P . 57) 3 Lens hood (P . 58) Al wa ys remo ve t h is le n s hood wh e n usin g gen erall y a vaila ble t ele- conve rsion or w ide- convers ion lens . 4 Infrared receiver (P . 37) When the r em[...]

20 QR34642 12 Viewfinder (P . 48) 13 Diopter con tr ol (P . 48) T o adjust the fo cu s of imag e ap p ea ring in the viewfinder . (Pull out t he viewfinder .) 14 A CCESS/PC indicator (P . 9, 52, 55) W i ll blin k or l ight while the D VD Pa lmco rder is oper ating . 15 DISC EJECT button (P . 43) Press and r eleas e this but ton to open t he disc gu[...]

21 QR34642 24 A UT O button (P . 63) T o switch the DVD Palm corder to full a utomatic 25 FOCUS button (P . 59) T o sw itch b etwee n ma nual focus and auto- focus . 26 EXPO SURE button (P . 61) Press this bu tto n to ad just the exposure. 27 BA CK LIGHT (backlight compen sation) butt on (P . 62) Press this button wh en subject i s being lighted fr[...]

22 QR34642 37 REC button (P . 52, 55) 38 D IGI T AL ZOOM b utton (P . 86) 39 Reverse skip button (P . 71) 40 Reverse sear ch button (P . 70) 41 DISC NA VIGA TION b utton ( P . 97) 42 MENU bu tton (P . 50, 82 , 104) 43 ZOOM T b utton ( P . 57) 44 ZOOM W b utton ( P . 57) 45 Forward Sear ch b ut ton (P . 70) 46 Play/pause button (P . 69) 47 Forward s[...]

23 QR34642 About Thi s Manual ● Displays in this manual Understand that the displays a re dif fer ent fro m those you will actually see in the v i ewfin d er o r on the LCD scr een. ● Notation of cancel b utton Press the st op/cancel button to stop your operation midway , or return the menu screen to the preceding one. The e x pression “ pres[...]

24 QR34642 Discs and Cards The f ollowing table lists the storage media (discs and ca rds) that can be used on this D VD P almcorder and the functions whic h are av ailable with them: ● : Fun ctions available; - : Not availab le *1: Can be pla y ed ba ck on some D VD p lay ers . *2: Must be f inalized o n this D VD Palmcor der before D V D-R di s[...]

25 QR34651/QR34652 IN F O R M ATION ON D V D - R DI S C Y ou cannot r ecord a s t ill on D V D-R dis c , or d e l ete any recorded images or data. For optimum recording on D VD-R d isc, this D VD video ca m e r a / r eco r der w r i t es con t rol da t a t o t he disc in or der to automa tically make adjustments when it is inser ted and eject ed ac[...]

26 QR34642 Handling Discs ● Using discs DVD- RAM and DVD-R d is cs ar e ve r y del i cate rec o rdi n g me di a . C a re fu ll y rea d th e f ol lo w in g caution s and obs erve them: • When usin g disc on t his DVD Palmcor der , be sur e to keep it in Rou nd DVD Hold e r . • Alwa ys use a br and new d isc whe n r ecor ding impo rtant materi [...]

27 QR34642 A vailable Cards Handling card • D o not use cards other than the designated ones. • D o n o t t o uch the c a r d te r m i n a l o r a l l o w it to t o uch m e t a l . • Do n o t p a s te a nyth i ng o th e r t h an e x c l u s i v e la b e l o n l a b e l p a s t i n g p o r t i o n . • D o n o t s u b j ect c a r d to i m p a[...]

28 QR34642 Storage C apacity on D isc or Car d Re cor dabl e T ime o f Mo vie ( Vid eo) T h e re c o rd a b l e t im e w i ll v a r y d e pe nd i ng on t he recording qu a lity: See page 88 for the sett i n g of recording qu a lity . Movie recordable time o n one disc (o n singl e side) (when r ecor ding onl y movies ) *1: V ar iable bit r ecordin [...]

29 QR34642 Recordable Stills (Photos) ● Recordable stills o n one D V D-RAM disc (single side) (when recor ding only still): Up t o 999 If the disc still has fr ee space afte r re c o r d ing 999 still s on it, movies can al s o be r ecorded on it. ● Recordable stills on one blank card: The num ber of rec ordab le st il ls will vary depending o[...]

30 QR34642 Featur es of DVD Pa lmcor der V ersatile Functions A vailable This DVD Palmcorder has numerous useful functio ns. However , th e functions that can be used will vary depen ding o n whethe r DVD-R AM disc, DVD-R di sc or c ard is use d. Use the f unctions, following the tab l e below: Camera F unctions: ● : Av aila b le; - : Unav ailabl[...]

31 QR34642 Disc Na vigation F unctions: ● : Av aila b le; - : Unav ailab le *3 If you use a brand-new DVD-R disc, message “Disc is not formatted” will appear . Initialize the dis c, following the subseq uent mess a ges ( See page 44). Functi on D isc used Reference pag e D VD-RAM DV D - R Scene Delete ● - 103 Edit Thumbnail ● - 105 Skip ?[...]

32 QR34642 Car d Navigation Functions: Recor ding on Di sc Y o u can use both 8 c m DV D-RAM and DV D-R dis cs on t h i s DV D Pa lm c ord e r fo r re co rd i n g . T h e recorded video an d audio wil l be stored on an 8 cm DVD- RAM disc or 8 cm DVD- R dis c . Using disc allows you to r ecord w ithout over writin g pr evious r ecor dings, and al so[...]

33 QR34642 Immediat e Re viewing of R ecorded Image Y ou can check the rec o rded m ovie or sti l l in the viewfinde r or on the L CD scr een. Editing in V arious W ays on D VD Pa l m c o rd e r A l on e Usin g t he D isc Nav igati on feat u re sim p le e d iting can be per formed. Segments c an be shor tened or rearrang ed a nd si mple titl es can[...]

34 QR34642 Setups This section explains preparations for recording - setting up the DVD P alm cor d er and battery pack. Setting Up the DVD Palmcor der Attaching ad juster (securi ng tab) 1 Pass the belt through t he attachment part of DVD Pal mcorder . 2 Pass the bel t through the ad juster (securing tab) . 3 Adjus t the le ngth of hand stra p. Ho[...]

35 QR34642 T o use as a Hand Str ap Using th e Grip Bel t as the hand strap makes it easier to carr y the DVD Palmc o r der . 1 Detach the ti p of the Grip Belt from the Lens Cap String Hold er and adjust the length of it. 2 Attach the Gri p Belt aro u nd your wris t. Attac hing Shoulder Belt Attac hing Lens Cap Pass the pr ovid ed str ing thro ugh[...]

36 QR34642 Inser ting Batter y into Remote Controller Insert the pr ovided button type batter y into remo te contro ller . 1 Slid e th e co ve r to remo v e it. 2 Insert the butto n type battery with the posit ive  termi n a l facing up. 3 Slide the cover to close it . Note : Note : The life of the button type batt ery i s approximate ly one yea[...]

37 QR34642 ● Using Remote Contr oller Point the re mote co ntroller to the infra red r eceive r on the D VD Palmcord er . The r emote contr o llable dista nce is up to 16 feet ( 5 m). Note : Note : • When using th e remo te cont roller , make sure t hat the infrare d receiver on D V D P alm corder is not exposed to direc t sunl ight or any i nt[...]

38 QR34642 Setting Up the Batter y Pack The CGA-DU14A batter y pack prov ided with this D V D P almcorder has not been charged at purchase time: Charge it before using the D VD P a lmcorder . Note : Note : • Be sure to use the spe cified bat ter y pack CGA -DU14A (provided ) f or the D V D P a lmcorder : Usi ng othe r batte ries c ould cause the [...]

39 QR34642 Attaching Bat tery P ack to D VD P almcorder 1 Fit th e ba tte ry p a c k to the batt ery att ac h men t platfo rm on this D VD Pa lm corder an d sl ide it upward until a c lick is heard. Note : Note : • Make sur e that the batter y pack is in t he correct orie nta tion . • Make sur e that the batter y pack is sec urely at tached: In[...]

40 QR34642 ● Recordable time with fully c harge d battery pac k (with no zoom opera tion, etc.) T he re fe ren ce f or D VD P a lm co rd er re co rd ab le t im e with fully charged battery pack is between 40 and 60 m inutes [with mode l CGA -DU14A ]: *1 The t ime in XTRA m ode is only for refe rence: It var ies depen ding on record ing cont ents.[...]

41 QR34642 Battery Remaining Level Indicator When the b attery pack is used to power th e DVD Palmcorder , the batt ery rema ining level appears i n the viewfinde r or on the L C D scr een as fol lows: Note : Note : • If you use the optional CGA -DU07A batter y pack at l ow temperatures, “ * ” m a y n ot appea r , and the ba tter y usable tim[...]

42 QR34642 Using D VD Palmcor d er with A C Ada pter/Charger It is r ecommended that you use the AC adapter /charger to power the DVD Palmcor der from household AC outlet w hen you perform set tings o n it, pla y back or edit images, or use it indoors . Note : Note : Be sur e to u se the specified A C adapte r/char ger to p ower the D VD Palmcor de[...]

43 QR34642 Insert ing and Removing Disc Inser ting Disc 1 Pr ess down the DISC EJECT butto n once a nd release it. A fe w moments a fter th e ACCESS/PC ind i cat or blink s, th e cove r of di sc in serti on blo ck wil l ope n sligh tly . 2 Gentl y open the cov er by hand until it stops. 3 Inser t the d is c, in R ound DVD Holder , into the dis c g [...]

44 QR34642 Note : Note : • Disc cannot be i nser ted or removed unless the batter y pack or AC adapte r/char ger is co nnected to D V D P almcorder. • See pa ge 78 f o r how to set disc in R ound D V D Holder. • If the re is some delay bef o re re cording star ts, refer to page 148. • The disc i nser tion or ienta tion is pred eter mine d: [...]

45 QR34642 Removing Disc 1 Set th e power switch to “POWER OFF” t o turn the DVD Pal mcorder off. 2 Press down the DISC EJEC T bu t ton o nc e and rel ea s e i t. In a m o ment, the cover of disc ins ertion b loc k will open slig htly . 3 Gentl y open t h e cov er unti l it s tops. When the cov e r is fully open , t h e dis c wi ll sligh tly co[...]

46 QR34642 Inserting and Removing Car d Before in ser tin g or r emoving card , set th e power s w itch to “POWER OFF” to tur n t he D VD Palmco rder o ff. 1 Inserting Card Open the c over of card insert ion b lock w ith pow er tu r n ed o ff . 2 Insert card with it s contac ts inwa rd until it lock s. Removing Card Push the ce nter of car d ed[...]

47 QR34662 Basic T echniques This section e xplains a bout recording of movies and still i mages, and also basic settings on DVD P almcor der . Basic Operation of DVD Pa lmcor der T ur ning D V D P almcorder On or Off While holdi ng down the re d button at the center of pow e r swit ch , set t h e sw itc h ac c ording to each rec o rd i n g fu n c [...]

48 QR34662 Viewing Subject Thr ough View finder 1 Pull ou t the vie w finder . 2 T u rn th e d iop ter co ntro l kn ob to adj ust the f ocus to suit your eyesight. Note : • If the LCD mo nitor i s open ap proximatel y 90°, the viewfinder will be off . • Fo cusing will no t be correct u nless the viewfinder is pul led o ut. Viewing Image on LCD[...]

49 QR34662 Closing LCD M onitor B ef ore c lo si ng t he LC D m on it or , b e su re to res e t i t a t right angles to the DVD Palmcorder . Replace the LCD monitor on the DVD Palmcord er wit h the LCD scree n faci ng inw ard unt il a cli ck is hear d. Note : • Be sure to retur n the LCD m onitor at r ight an gles to the D V D P almcor der be f o[...]

50 QR34662 Setting D ate and Time Set the curr ent date and time so that the date and t ime y ou make a recording can be rec orded correctly . The foll owing procedure can a lso be used to corr ect t he date and time you hav e already set. 1 T urn the DVD Palmcorder on. 2 Pr ess the MENU button. The menu screen wi ll appear . 3 Use the jo ystick to[...]

51 QR34662 Changing Displa y Format of Date and Time Y o u can sel e ct one o f thr ee d ate display formats: month/day/year , day/month/year or year /month/day . Asso ci at e d w it h th e selecte d dat e di spla y , the tim e display fo rmat wil l al so change as follow s: 1 Pr ess the MENU button. The menu screen will appear . 2 Use the jo ystic[...]

52 QR34662  Recor ding Movie Inser t a r ecordable D VD-RAM or D V D-R disc into this D VD P almcorder . 1 T urn the DVD Palmcorder on. Se t the p ow er s witc h to “  VID EO ” to turn the DVD Pal mcorder on. After the ACCESS/PC indi ca to r goes out, perform the subsequent opera tion: 2 Check th e subject o n the sc reen ( viewfinder [...]

53 QR34662 ● P ower sa v e and disc harge of battery If, when “ Po wer Save: On ” is spec ified, the DVD Pa l mc o rde r is l ef t i n t he re c ord in g p au s e s ta tu s fo r appro ximate l y 5 minutes, it will aut omatical l y turn off. T o re st a r t re co rd in g , se t t h e p o w e r s wi t ch to “POWER OFF”, and then set it to ?[...]

54 QR34662 Using Ex ternal Mic ropho ne C o n n ect e x te r n a l m i c r o p h o ne ( optional-user provided ) t o the e x t e r n a l m i c r o p h o ne j a c k o f th i s D V D Palm corder . Cl earer soun d can be recorded . T urn o n the switch on micropho ne and start re cording. For details on micropho ne, see “M aj or S pe c ificati on s?[...]

55 QR34662  Recor ding Sti lls Note : Record ing of st ill imag es is possible on D VD-RAM disc and card. 1 T urn the DVD Palmcorder on. Whe n us i ng DVD-RAM di sc: Set th e power switc h to “  PHOTO”. When using card: Set th e power switc h to “  PHOTO”. Afte r the ACCESS indicato r goes out, perform the subs equent operatio n[...]

56 QR34662 ● Still reco r ding quality T h e D V D Pa l m co rd e r c a n re c ord JP E G s t il l s of 640×4 80 p ix els. Alth ough st ill imag es are recorded on DVD-R AM disc only in the FI NE mo de, th e qua lity m ode ca n be cho se n when rec ordin g st ills on ca rd. [S t il l rec o rdi ng q u al it y o n c ard ] * See pag e 29 for the n [...]

57 QR34662  Zooming This D VD P almcorder allows y ou to record using opt ic al 10-po wer zoom and digital zoom. Move th e zoo m leve r t o “T” con trol side, an d t h e subject i mage will gradually be come telesco pic: Move the z oom le ver to “W” con trol side , and th e ima ge will wi den . If D i g . Z o o m 40 × o r 24 0 × [...]

58 QR34662 Macro Recording Use the ma cr o functi on when r eco r ding a smal l object fr om clo se-up posit ion: Y ou can sho ot the subjec t as cl ose as appr oximately 13/16” (2 cm) from the lens surface, magnif ying the image to f i ll the scr een. 1 Aim the DVD Palmcor d er at the s ubject, and press dow n the zoom lever to “W ” control [...]

59 QR34662  Manually Fo cusing Subject The D VD Pal mcorde r measures the distance to a s ubject vie wed at the center of screen and automatically f ocuses on it. If it is difficult to aut omatica lly f ocus the subject, adjust the f o cus manually . Focusing During Recor ding This D VD Palmcord er automatical ly focuses a subject a t the [...]

60 QR34662 Man u a lly fo cus the f oll owin g ob ject s, whic h m ay not be autom ati cally fo cus e d (S e e p ag e 59): Objects not in the ce nter of scree n Objects mo ving r api dly Object beh ind gl ass w ith water dro plets, dir t on it Objects th at ar e far and near a t the sa me ti me Objects with little variation in br ight ness, such as[...]

61 QR34662  Adjusting Exposur e Manually This D VD Palmcorder measures t he subject brightness and automatically adjusts the exposure. Y ou c an also adjust the e xposure manually . 1 Pr ess the EXPOSURE but to n during r ecordi ng. The exposu re i ndicator wil l appear on th e screen. 2 Use the   buttons to adjust the exposure, whil[...]

62 QR34662  Compen sating for Backligh t When subject is l ighted from rear , this function will compens ate f or lighti ng so that the subj ect is not too dark. 1 Pr ess the BACK LIGHT butt on during rec o rdi n g. The backl ight corr ection i con will appear . Note : • Pressi ng the BACK LIGHT button w ill alte rnat e betwee n backligh[...]

63 QR34662  Using Auto Function Pressing the A UT O button will fully automate the c amera func tions. 1 Press the AUTO button. The fo llowing settings will res et to defaults: Functi on W hen setting full au to Pro gram A E Auto White balanc e A uto Exposu re Aut o F ocus Auto VDR-M30PP_GB.b ook Page 63 Friday, March 14, 2003 8:53 PM[...]

64 QR34662  On-Scr een Information V arious types of inf or mation will appear in t he viewfinder or on the LC D screen dur ing recording. Inf ormatio n Displa y During Recording 1. Rec or di ng mo de  :M o v i e  :S t i l l    : Extern al inpu t still ( field)    : Extern al inpu t still ( frame) 2. Program AE (on [...]

65 QR34662 15. Movie recording quality (only when using disc ) XTRA : Highest qualit y (onl y when using DVD-RA M disc) LPC M : Highest audio q uality (only w hen using DVD-R disc ) FINE : High qual ity STD : Standar d Still recording quality (only when using card) FINE : High qual ity NORM : Stand ar d ECO : Number of recordable stills is prioriti[...]

66 QR34662 ● Switc hing the info rmation display mode Y o u can sw it ch the d isplay m ode of on -sc reen info rm ation : Press the DISPLA Y button. The full and min imum displ a y mo des wil l al ternate. • Full disp lay mode: All t yp e s of in fo rmat io n will ap pe ar . • Minimum display mod e: The re c o rd i n g mo de (s e e 1 o n pag[...]

67 QR34662  Recor ding Ima ges fr om Other A V Devices Y ou can record images from other A V de vices to disc or card in this D VD P almcorder . Connect ing to O ther A V Device Use the A V/S input/output cabl e (provi ded) to connect the DVD Palmcor der to the other A V device as follo ws: Note : • If you o perate the D VD Palmcor der c[...]

68 QR34662 Recor ding Images fr om A V Device 1 Se t the in put so urce o n t he DVD Pal mcorder to “LIN E (L IN)” . Switch th e input r eferring to “Input Source” on page 90. 2 T urn on th e c onn ecte d d ev ice , an d s tar t playback. The pictur e will appear o n the LCD scre en or viewfinder of this DVD Palmcorder . 3 Pr es s the REC b[...]

69 QR34662 Playing Back  Immediat ely Chec k ing Recorded Scene Y ou can check your r e cording immediately on the spo t. 1 Press  button in the r ecord ing pa use status. The DVD Palmcor der will enter the playback mode, a nd the scene you ha ve rec o r d ed las t will be pla yed back. When playbac k is finished, t he D VD Palmcor der [...]

70 QR34662  Pla y bac k from Start of Disc or Card Use the Go T o function ( P . 72) o r Disc Navigat ion function (P . 97) to play back from the start of disc or car d.  S earch P lay ba ck o f Mov ie During pl ayback, til t the joystick to right or lef t and hold i t: Search pl ayback will start.  T il t an d h old: S cenes w il[...]

71 QR34662  Skip Playbac k of Movie During pl ayback, til t the joystick up or down to loca te the star t of desired scene.  T ilt once : T o skip to the fir st imag e of the scene following the one being playe d bac k, and st art playback.  T ilt once : T o ret u rn to the first i m age of the scene being played back, and s tart playb [...]

72 QR34662  Jumpi ng to S pec ifi ed P oi nt (Go T o ) 1 Pr ess the MENU button durin g pla yba ck. 2 Choose the opt ion (po int you want to go to), and then pr es s the  butt on. T op : T o go to the star t, and enter playba ck pause. End : T o go to the end of last scene, and ent er playback pause. Specify : T o go to a s pecified poi[...]

73 QR34662  On-Scr een Information Display Inf ormatio n Displa y during Playbac k V ar ious typ e s of informa tion on r e c ordi ng will be sup e r imposed on playb a ck imag e y ou are viewing . ● Switc hing the info rmation display mode Pr ess the DISPL A Y button: Y ou can switch th e disp lay mo de of o n-screen informa tion. When [...]

74 QR34662 Playback on Other Devices This section e xplains about play back on another A V de vice, such as TV .  Connecting to a TV Use the pr ovided A V/S input/output cable t o connect th e DVD Palmcor der to a TV as fo l lows: * If your TV has an S-VIDEO input jack, you c a n connect the S-VIDEO plug to it. Note : • Using S-VIDEO wil[...]

75 QR34662  Vi ewin g on TV Scre en 1 T urn on the T V and set the i nput selec tor t o the Input c onnection the DVD Palmcor der is conn ec te d to . Th is is o f t e n refered to a s “l i ne” . Refer to the TV instr uction manu al for how to switc h the TV in p ut. 2 T urn the DVD Palmcorder on. The i mage that the DVD Palmco rder is[...]

76 QR34662  Pla y bac k on D VD Pla yer Y o u can play back finali zed DVD- R discs on DVD playe rs or other dev ices that co nform to 8 cm DV D-R disc. H owever , DVD-R disc s may not be usable on al l thos e devices. 1 Final ize a reco rde d D V D-R disc . Yo u n e e d t o f i n a l i z e a d i s c t o p l a y i t b a c k o n D V D player: See[...]

77 QR34662  Removi ng and Replacing fr om/in Round D VD Holder Y ou c an r emove DV D- RAM or DVD-R di sc u sed o n this DV D P almco r der f rom Roun d DVD H older a nd use the unco ver ed disc o n D VD pl a yer , DVD-RAM r ec o r der , drive fo r P C, etc ., which conf orms t o 8 c m DVD- RAM or 8 c m DVD- R. Removi ng disc f r om Ro und D [...]

78 QR34662  Replacing Disc in Round D V D Holder 1 Open SI DE A of the Ro und DV D Hold er , and re place t he disc in the hold er with the SIDE A mark or label s urface facin g up, taking care no t to to uc h the d isc sur f a ce . 2 Close SIDE A o f the Round DVD Holder , and push it to lock the releas e leve rs at p osition s (3).  W[...]

79 QR34662  Playback on DVD V ideo Recor der/Pl ayer Y ou can use a D VD video recorder or D VD play er that conforms to D V D-RAM to p la y back D VD-RA M discs recorded on this D VD P almcord er 1 Remo ve the d isc fr om Rou nd DVD Hold er . 2 Inser t t he disc int o the DVD video r eco rder/ player and play it back. See the instructi on manua[...]

80 QR34662 Advanced T echniques This section e x plains about various settings to furthe r extend the usefulness o f this D VD P almcorder . Understandi ng Flow of Menu Press th e MENU button during r ecor ding pause: The “Camera Functi ons Setup” menu scree n w ill a ppea r . T ilt the joysti ck up, do wn, to the l eft or the ri ght to sel ect[...]

81 QR34662 ● Flo w of Menu Refer to page indic a ted f or detail s of each funct i on. Camera Functions Setup Program AE ( P . 82) Wh ite ba lance (P . 8 3) EIS (P . 85) Digita l zo om (P . 86) W ind Cut (P . 87) Recor ding Func tions Setup Mo vie q uality ( P . 88) [Th e qu a lity m o d e will appear when using car d (P . 89) ] Input se lec tion[...]

82 QR34662  Setting Up Camera Functi ons Selectin g Shooting Mode to Match t he Subject (Switch i ng Pr ogram AE Mode) This D VD Palmcord er automatical ly sets the shutter speed and apertur e acco rding to the subject brightn e ss fo r optimum recording: Y ou can als o spe c ify on e of six modes depe n din g on the subjec t c on di t ion[...]

83 QR34662 Adjusting Color (White B alance) This D VD Palmc ord er automati cally adjust s the tint to matc h the condit ions of su bject. However , i t may not a llow user to deliver natural ti nt, depen ding on the weat her or statu s of li ght so ur ce. In th is case, change the whi te bala nce setting accor di ng to the situati on. 1 Pr ess the[...]

84 QR34662 Note : • Do no t use a colored ob ject wh en setti ng the w hite balan ce: The appr opri ate tint cannot be set. • Do no t bloc k the infrared sensor with han d, etc. • If a gen era lly av a ilab le tele or wide- con version lens is used, the au to white balance may not opera te depend ing on th e recordin g condit ions. If this ha[...]

85 QR34662 Using the Electronic Ima ge Stabiliz er (EIS) This DVD Palmco r der is equipped with an elect ronic image stab iliz er fu ncti o n: W hen you use zo om t o record a ma g ni fie d subj ec t im ag e , it will cor rect fuzz in ess in t he rec orde d im age . 1 Pr ess the MENU button, choo se “E IS ” on t he “Camer a Functio ns Setup?[...]

86 QR34662 Magnifying Subject Ima ge (Dig. Zoom) When the zo om lev er is m oved dow n to “T” control s ide wi th Dig. Zoom 40× or 240× s pecif ied, di gital zoom will auto maticall y kick in when optic al 10× zoom range i s exceeded. Y ou can set the digita l zoom to 40× or 240 × for mo vi e recording, or 40× for st il l recording. 1 Pr [...]

87 QR34662 Reducing Wind Noise During Recor ding (Wind Cut) Whe n recordin g sound from the mi cropho ne buil t into th is DV D Palm corder , you can red uce wind noise in re c o rd i n g . If “W ind Cut: ON” is speci fied, the l ow-fr equency components in t he so und pic ked up by micr ophone will be cut of f during r ecordi ng: This makes it[...]

88 QR34662 Setting Up Recor d Functi ons  Switching Mo v ie Quali ty (VIDEO Mode) Choose the movie qu ality from “XTR A” (onl y with DVD-R AM di sc), “FINE”, “STD” an d “LPCM” (o nly wit h DV D-R dis c). 1 Pr ess the MENU button, choos e “VI DEO Mode” on th e “R ecor d Fun ctio ns Setup” menu scr een, and then pr ess t[...]

89 QR34662 Block-li ke noise ma y appear in reco rded image, o r the outline o f subject im a ge is distor ted under th e recording cond itio ns list ed b elow: Pan the DVD P almc order a s slow ly as poss ible. ( Bloc k noi se i s like ly to ap pear i n the “STD”): • If th e re is a co mplic ated patte r n in back gr ou n d (as in foll ow in[...]

90 QR34662  Receiving Image from Anothe r Devi ce (Input Sour ce) If you wish to input an image f rom another d evice to this D VD Palmcorder , you must f irst switc h the setting on the DVD Palmcor der . Refer to the explanati on starting fr om pa ge 67 on how to c on nect the DVD Palmcord er to o ther d evices or re c ord i ma g es i np [...]

91 QR34662  Self Timer Y o u can reco rd stills of yoursel f alone or with y our fam ily , frie nds, etc., u sing th e Self ti mer funct ion, as w i t h o r d i n a r y c a m e r a s . A s t i l l w i l l b e r e c o r d e d a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 0 s e c o n d s a f t e r t h e R E C b u t t o n i s p r e s s e d . 1 Pr ess the MENU but[...]

92 QR34662  Setting OSD Out put On or Off (On-Screen Disp lay) If you connect th i s DVD Palmcor der to a TV to view images on TV scr een, you can switch of f the on-screen informati on (displa yed in the v i ewfind er or on the LCD sc reen) fr om the TV scr een. 1 Pr ess the MENU button, ch oos e “OS D output ” on the “R ecord F un [...]

93 QR34662  LCD Setup This function allows you to adjust the brightness and color density of LC D screen during r ecording and pla yback. Setting Brigh tness of L CD Sc reen (Br ightne ss) 1 Pr ess the MENU button, choo se “Brightn ess” on the “LCD Setup ” menu screen, and then press the  button. The bri ghtness adjust ment bar [...]

94 QR34662  Initial Setti ngs Switching O pe rating Soun d On or Off (Be e p) This DVD Pal m cor der will emit soun d when the power switc h is changed over , the REC button is pr essed, or other operations are engaged. If you do not need o perating sound, you can switch i t of f. 1 Pr ess the MENU but ton, choose “Beep” on the “Ini [...]

95 QR34662 T urn ing Recor d LED On or Off (Recor d LED) Y ou can switc h off the recor ding indicato r on the fr ont of DVD Pal mcorde r even during record ing. 1 Pr ess the MENU button, choo se “Reco rd LED” on the “Ini tial Setu p” men u screen, and then press the  button. 2 Selec t “On” or “Off”, and then press the  button[...]

96 QR34662 Resett ing Menu Sett ings to Defau lts (Reset ) Y o u can restore menu s ettings to de faults (i nitial setti ngs at the fac tory (P . 164) ). (Note, howe ver , tha t the date/ti m e, brightnes s a nd color densi ty of LCD mo nitor will not be re set.) 1 Pr ess the MENU but ton, choose “R es et” on the “Ini tial Setu p” menu scre[...]

97 QR34662 Disc Navigation  Using Disc Navigat ion Star ting D isc Navigation Disc Navi gation is a tool for editing s cenes recor ded on t h is DVD P almcor der . Here is an expl anatio n on “scen e” and “program ”, so that you w ill be able t o make most use of Disc Navigation func tion. The scr eens in this operat ing manual are[...]

98 QR34662 The follo wing screen wi ll appear when DVD-RAM dis c is used: Some display compo nents will n ot appear whe n DV D-R disc or car d is use d. *1 The disp la yed thumbnail will be the first image that you recorded. *2 Sce ne number refers to disp la y numb er on t humbnai l displ a y screen . *3 No still icon will a ppear f o r card. *4 T[...]

99 QR34662 Exiting Disc Nav igation 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. Disc Na vig atio n will be term inat ed and the DVD Palmcor der will enter t he rec ording pause status. Y ou can also press the  bu tton to en d D isc Navigation . Pla y ing Bac k from Disc Navig ation Screen 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the joystic k to [...]

100 QR34662 Selecti ng Multiple Scene s 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the joystic k to select the desir ed scene. 3 Pr ess the SELECT butto n once: The sel ected scene wil l be frame d in r ed and yello w . Repeat steps 2 an d 3 to random ly selec t multip le scenes. T o cancel a sel ected scene, selec t the scene to be canceled, and[...]

101 QR34662 Disc Navigatio n Menu Functions A vailable with Disc Na vigation Disc Nav igation allows you to do the fo llowing: A vailable function Disc or card used Contents Reference pag e Delet ion of scen es  Y ou can delete unneces sary scenes . 103 Editing of s ce nes  Y ou can attach f ade and skip to a scene, combine sc enes , or di[...]

102 QR34662 Under standing Flow of Disc Na v igation Menu Press the MENU button on t he Disc Naviga tion scr een: The menu scr eens for Dis c Navigation and menu screens for disc an d card will appea r . See pages 80-81 an d 98 for how to interpret the sc reen. Refe r to pa ges indi cated for de tails of setti ngs. ● When using D VD-RAM disc ● [...]

103 QR34662 Scene  Delet ing Scen es (Delet e) 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select th e scene to be del eted . 3 Pr ess th e MENU button. 4 Choose “Delete” on the “Scene ” menu screen , and then pres s the  button. 5 The “Delete Scene” scree n wi ll appear: If you ar e sure you want to delete the selected scene, pre[...]

104 QR34662 ● Editing using submenu Press t he MENU button before p res sing the  button in step 5 (See page 103) : The subme nu will appea r . Pressi ng the  button will r estore the scr een in step 5. Note : Altho ugh the submenu screen will a ppear f o r each se tting, s o me m enu items m a y not a ppear , depe nding on the set ting. Ed[...]

105 QR34662  Changing Images f or Thumbnails (Edit - Thumbnail) Th e thu mbna il refer s to a red uce d ima ge disp layed on D is c Na vigat ion to he lp d ist inguis h rec orded scenes. Normally , the firs t image of the r ecorded s cene is displayed a s a thumb nail: Y ou can c hoose another ima ge of the scene for thum bnail. I f you se t a v[...]

106 QR34662  Pla y ing Bac k by Skipping Scenes (Edit - S kip) Y ou can specif y “Skip” for scenes you do n o t want to pl ay back: T he selecte d scenes will be s kipped. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select th e scene to be s kipped. 3 Pr ess the MENU button. 4 Cho ose “Sc ene” , “Edit ”, “Skip”, and then pr ess the [...]

107 QR34662  Adding Spec ial Eff ec ts (Edit - F a de) Y ou can add fading to the beginning and/or end of scene. There ar e three types of special effec ts: 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select th e scene for adding special ef fects. 3 Pr ess the MENU button. 4 Choose , “Scene”, “Ed it”, “Fade” an d then pr es s t he  b[...]

108 QR34662 Note : • Setting fade will interlock with sound. • F ad ing can also be set to e ither “I N” or “ OUT”. • Any regi stered fade can be cha nged at a ny time usi ng the sa me pro cedure as above. • F ade can also be add ed to on -s cre en inf ormat ion dis pl a y ed during pl ay bac k. • Adding f a de to multiple scenes [...]

109 QR34662  Combining Multiple Sc enes (Ed it - Combine) Y ou can combine mult iple scenes into one. If you have rec o r ded numer ous short s cenes, combining them will be facilitated by the use of Disc Navigation. Be sur e to select co nsecutive multiple scen es . Combin ing scenes i s possible onl y when “Category: A ll” is spec ified. S[...]

110 QR34662  Dividing Mo vies (Edit - Divide) Y ou ca n divide a scene into two parts. T o delete unnec essary portion of scene, fi r st divide the sce ne, and then delet e the unnecessar y portion. Y ou can also c ut out a pa rt of s cene and use i t in the p lay l i st. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Selec t the scen e to be divided.[...]

111 QR34662  Copying Stills on D VD-RAM Di sc to Car d (Copy) Y o u can co py st ills recorded on DVD -RAM d isc to card. 1 Set th e power switc h to “  VIDEO” or “  PHOTO“. 2 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Sele ct the still to be co pied . 4 Pr ess the MENU button. 5 Choose “Copy” on t he “Scene ” menu screen , and[...]

112 QR34662  Loc k ing Scenes on Car d (Loc k) Y o u can lo ck ea ch phot o recorded on card so that it will no t be de lete d or edit ed by m ista ke. 1 Set th e power switc h to “  PHOTO”. 2 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Select th e scene to be locked . 4 Pr ess the MENU button. 5 Cho ose “Loc k” on the “Scene ” menu sc[...]

113 QR34662  Designating Scenes to be Printed (DPOF) Y o u can use D POF to s et pr int inform ation, inclu ding se lect ion of t he sc enes to be pr int ed, so that yo u wi ll be able t o use it on a system conformi ng to DPOF . Note : DPOF sta nds for digital p rint or der format . DPOF is u sed to ask a prin t lab to pr int recor ded stills. [...]

114 QR34662  Sel ect ing Sc enes Using M enu Sc reen ( Sel ect) Using th e Disc Navi gation menu scr een, you can s imulta neously select c onsecutive scenes. This fu nction is useful when there are numer o us scen es. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pr ess the MENU button. 3 Choose “Se l ect” on the “S cene” menu scr een.[...]

115 QR34662  Displa ying Information Using Menu Screen (Detail) Y o u can d isplay vario us inform atio n for a scen e: the r e cording m ode , r e cording date /time an d lengt h, special effects and mov ie quali ty mode. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the s cene w hose information you wish t o know . 3 Pr ess the MENU bu[...]

116 QR34662 Pr ogram What is “p r ogram”? Progr am re fers to an as sembly of scenes re corded on th e sa me da te regar d less o f whether they a r e m ovi e or s till.  Switching t o Thumbnail Displa y of Specific Date (Swit ch) Since t he scenes r ecord ed on this video ca mera/r ecor der are co llecte d as “pr ograms” for each r e[...]

117 QR34662  Pla ying Bac k Pr ogram (Pla y) Y ou can play back only the selec ted progr am. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pres s then the MENU button . 3 Choos e “Pla y” on the “Program” menu s cr een, and then pres s the  button. 4 Select the pr ogram to be pla yed back, and then press the  button. Playback will sta[...]

118 QR34662 6 After entering the titl e, cho ose “En ter” and th en press the  button. 7 The scr een for verifyin g the chan ge in titl e wil l appear : Choose “YE S”, and then pres s the  button. Choose “NO” to cancel changin g of the title . After Y es or No setting, the Di sc Na vigati on scree n of the sel ected program will a[...]

119 QR34662  Play List What is “ Pla y List” ? Y ou can cr eate a play list on this DVD Palmcorde r by gathering your favorites fr om the recor d ed scenes. Sin ce t he p lay lis t is not create d by copy in g dat a, yo u wi ll co nsum e li ttle of th e dis c cap aci ty b y mak ing a pla y list. On the other ha nd, de leting scen es on pl ay[...]

120 QR34662 ● Editing on pla y list When m aking settin gs on play list, such as changing ti tle, adding fade, setting skip , etc., use the same pr ocedure fo r s etting on pr ogram or scenes. Perform th es e settings , ref erring to th e follo wing reference pa ges: Setting skip, P .106 Adding fade , P .107 Com bin ing scen es, P . 109 Dividi ng[...]

121 QR34662 Playing Bac k a Play List ( Pla y) 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pr ess the MENU button. 3 Choos e “Pla y” on the “PlayLi st” menu sc reen, and then pres s the  button. 4 Use the “ Start Pl aylist” scr een to s elect the play list to be played back, and then pr ess the  button. The selected play l ist w ill [...]

122 QR34662 Adding Sce nes to Play List (Editing Pla y List) Y ou can later add scenes to the pl a y li st. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pr ess the MENU button. 3 Choose “Edit” on the “PlayLi st” menu sc reen, and then pres s the  button. 4 Use the play list select screen to selec t the play list t o wh ich yo u wi sh to add [...]

123 QR34662 Deleting Scenes fr om Play List (Editing Pla y List) 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Display the editin g screen of t he play l ist to be edited. Perform st eps 2 − 4 on page 122. 3 Move the curso r to the play list in lower ro w , and place the cursor on the scene to be deleted. 4 Pres s the  bu tto n. Repeat steps 3 and [...]

124 QR34662 Deleting Scenes Using Submen u f o r Editing (Editing Pla y List) Y ou can delete scenes fro m play lis t on the editing screen. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Display the edi ting s cr een of th e play list to be edited. Perform st eps 2 − 4 on page 122. 3 Move the cursor to th e play li st in lower r ow . 4 Select th e sce[...]

125 QR34662 Arranging Or der of Scenes (Mo v e) Y ou can move scenes onl y when “Ca tegory: Al l” is sp ecified. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pr ess the MENU button. 3 Choose “Switc h” on the “Pl ayList” menu scr een, and then pres s the  bu tt on. 4 Select th e scene to be mo ved. 5 Pr ess the MENU button. 6 Cho ose “S[...]

126 QR34662 Changing Title of Play List (Title) The play lists h a ve s erial numbers in the or der you have cr eated them, a l ong wi th the cre a te d dates/ti mes: Y ou can change th is title at a ny ti me. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pr ess the MENU button. 3 Choos e “ T it le” o n t he “P layLis t” m enu screen, and then p[...]

127 QR34662  Go T o F rom the Disc Navigation screen, y ou can jump to the first scene or last scene. T op (End) 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pr ess the MENU button. 3 Choose “T op” or “E nd” on the “G o T o” m enu screen, and then press the  button. Go T o RAM ENTER RETURN En d ETC To p 014 / 0 14 A ll P r o g r[...]

128 QR34662 Disc or C ar d Managem ent  V erifying Remaining Free Space on Disc or Card (Capacity) Y ou can fi nd out h ow long you w ill be able to reco rd o n one side of di sc or on car d . 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pr ess the MENU button. 3 Choos e “Capa city” on t he “Dis c” o r “Card” menu scr een, and then[...]

129 QR34662  Initializing D V D-RAM Disc or Card (Format Disc. f ormat Car d) If you wan t to erase all data on a recorded disc or card, you can init ialize it rat her than dele te the d ata: Ini tializati on is u seful in this c ase, si nce it takes l ess time than deletin g all d ata. T he init ialized disc o r card can be used again. 1 Pre[...]

130 QR34662  Updating Contr ol Inf ormation of D VD-RAM Dis c Disc Navi gatio n in th is DVD Pa lmcorde r hand les in formati on on scenes , such as ski p, fad e, in a par ticular manner . I f you use another devi ce to edit a disc reco rded on t his DVD Palmcorder , and then use the data again with Dis c Navigatio n in this DVD Palmcor der , th[...]

131 QR34662  Finalizing Disc (D VD -R) If y o u w an t t o p l a y ba c k a DV D - R di s c re c or de d o n t hi s DV D P a l m co r d er , u s in g a d ev i c e c o n f or m i n g to 8 cm DV D-R disc - such as a DVD player , etc. - you m ust finali ze the d isc on this D VD Palm corder . The fina lized D VD-R di sc can be pla yed on a DVD play[...]

132 QR34662  Others Displa ying Mo vies or Stills Independentl y (Category) Sc en e s rec o rde d on t hi s DV D Pa lm c o rde r w i ll b e di sp la y ed i n t h e o rd er o f rec ord i ng re ga rdl e ss o f w h e the r they are mov ies or still s. Y ou ca n use the Disc Navigat ion screen to swit ch this displa y to stills on ly or movi es on l[...]

133 QR34662  Slide Show (Continuous Pla yback of Stills) If you play ba ck s tills recorded o n a c a r d, the D VD Palmcor d er wi ll enter th e playback pause status after eac h sti ll is play ed b ack. Set ting Sl ide Show allow s you to co ntinuo usl y play b ack s tills. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pr ess the MENU button. 3 Cho[...]

134 QR34662 Installing Softwar e Befor e ins talli ng th e DVD-R AM dri ver on the CD-ROM p ro vi ded with this D V D Palmco rder , make sure tha t another DVD-RAM driver has not a lready been installed in y our PC. If another D V D-RAM driver has already been installed, uninstall it, and then install the DV D-RAM dr iver bundled on the pr ovided C[...]

135 QR34662 Content s on Pr ovided C D-ROM The CD-ROM supplied with the D VD P almcorder contains the follo wing f olders : Alth ough the CD-R O M ma y contain a f older or file othe r than th e abo ve, they will not be need ed on this D V D P almcorder unless some spec ial instruction is giv en. Contains the installer for DVD-MovieAlbumSE (see pag[...]

136 QR34662 ● D V D-MovieAlbumSE Y ou can read the i nstr uction manual using either of the foll owing pr o cedur es: • Open the PDF file in DVD-MovieAlbumSEmanualEnglish folder c ontained o n t he pro vided CD-ROM. • Afte r instal ling DVD -Mo vieAl bumS E, open “Program s”or “All Progra ms” from the W ind ows “Star t” menu, ch[...]

137 QR34651/QR34652 INSTALLING USB DRIV ER When you install the USB driv er “Panasonic D V D CAMERA USB Interface”, at the same t ime you install the “P anasonic “D VD CA MERA SCS I Interf a ce”. Use the follo w ing procedure to install the both: 1 Inser t the pro vided CD-ROM into PC, and open the “VDR-M30” dr iv e f rom “My Com pu[...]

138 QR34651/QR34652 4 When installation of t he USB de vice dr iv er f or D VD-CAM is finished, click “Finish”. 5 When the “Found Ne w Hardware Wizard” screen appears again (P anaso nic D VD CAME RA SCSI Interface), make sure that “Inst all the software automatically [ Recommended ]” has been check ed, and then click “Ne xt”. (If th[...]

139 QR34662 ● Operation with D VD P almcorder connect ed • The follo wing operations are not po ssib le when conne cted to P C: - Ca m er a rec o rdi ng an d pl ay b ac k u s in g oper ation bu ttons on DVD Palm corder - Powe r off using the po wer sw itch on DVD Palmcorder • No image will a ppear on the L CD screen or viewfinder of DVD Palmc[...]

140 QR34662 Installing D VD-RAM Driver The followi ng explanation use s the scr eens for W indows ® XP: Use the sa m e pr ocedure for W indows ® 98 Second Editio n / Me / 2 00 0 Profes sional to instal l the DVD-RAM driver . 1 Open the “DVD-RAM Driver” folder on the provided CD -ROM and c lick “setup” or “setup. exe” to start it. 2 Th[...]

141 QR34662 6 Check the pr ogram folder to be instal led, and then c lick “Next” . 7 Click “Ne xt”. 8 Instal lati on will st art. Whe n insta llati on is com plet e, some note s will app ear: Check the contents , and t hen click “x” at t he top right of windo w . The cont ents displayed on actual scr een may dif fer fr om those in t he [...]

142 QR34662 10 If you r P C use s W in dows ® 2000 Profession al, a message a nnouncing the sta rt fo r detecti ng devic e will ap pea r: Clic k “Fini sh”. The det ectio n of devi ce will st art, after whi ch it wil l take sever al minu tes for PC to dete ct the dev ice. When dete cting t he de vice is c omp lete, a message tha t pro m pts you[...]

143 QR34651/QR34652 7 If y ou do not change the f older where the softw are is installed, c lick “Ne xt”. 8 I f y ou do not chan g e t he prog r am f o l der na m e , click “Next”. . 9 Che c k t he con t en s , and t h e n cli c k “N e x t ” . Instllation wil l star t. If your PC uses Window s ® 2000 Pro f es sional , a message announc[...]

144 QR34662 Instal ling MyD V D 1 Insert the pr ovided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM driv e o f PC . 2 Use W in dows My Compute r or Explorer to open the fold er where C D-ROM is stored . 3 Open the MyDVD folder , and then double-cl ick “Setup.ex e”. 4 The scr een for installing “MyDVD” will appear: Click “Ne xt”. 5 Aft er you accept the Softw[...]

145 QR34662 Cr eating DVD V ideo o n PC fro m DVD-RA M Disc Recor ded on DVD Palmc or der Using D V D-MovieAlbumSE and MyD VD , you can cr eate a D VD video (D V D-R disc) from the images recorded on this D VD P almcorder , following the procedure below: 1 Ins ert a r ecor ded DVD- RAM disc int o the DVD Palmcor der , a nd connec t the DVD Palmcord[...]

146 QR34662 8 MyDVD will au t omatically s tart. After a few moments, t he exported scen e will be automatic ally regi ster ed on the MyDVD editi ng screen: Now you can change the DVD menu to the desir ed style, change the titl e, etc. on this editing screen. 9 Click the Burn button: W riting to DVD-R disc will start. Whe n writ ing is co mplet e, [...]

147 QR34662 Subsidiar y Infor mation Cleanin g Be sure to set the po wer s witch to “POWER OFF” bef ore cleaning this D VD P almco rder . ● Cleanin g L CD scree n and camera lens U s e a d r y, s o f t c l o t h t o w i p e d i r t o f f . W h e n c l e a n i n g the LCD s c r een, be car eful not t o use force, sc r atc h it, or subjec t it [...]

148 Before Requesting Service Check 1 No movie can be recorded M o v i e c a n b e r e c o r d ed o n l y o n D V D - R A M o r D V D - R disc. Chec k the f ollowing: • Is D VD-RA M or D VD-R di sc inserted? • Is po wer s witch set to “ O VIDEO”? • Is the D V D-RAM dis c in D VD P almcorder write- protecte d? Release the wr ite-pr otect. [...]

149 QR34662 Check 5 No D VD P al mcor d er operation Is a full y charged batt er y pac k att ached? Is the D V D Pa lmco rder powered fr om AC outle t? Check 6 No image i n viewfinder Is LCD monito r op en? No image will appear in vie wf inder un less the LCD monitor is closed and secure ly loc ked to D VD P almcorder . Chec k 7 No image app ears o[...]

150 QR34662 Err or Messages A message may appear while y ou are operating the D VD P al mcord er . If a message appears, ref er to the f ol lowing table and take appropr iate corrective action. Messages on page 149 and later are arranged in alphabetical order . Message Cause & T r oubleshooting Reference pag e (1) Data error in a part of image [...]

151 QR34662 Cannot combine . Dese lect PH O TO scenes . Select only m ovies and comb ine them. 109 Cannot combine. Select multiple scenes. Select a ra nge of at least 2 s cenes to be combine d, and then combine t h em. 109 Cannot delet e scenes. This ma y occur when s cene that was edit ed for d ivision, etc. is to be dele ted. Combine the divid ed[...]

152 QR34662 Card has no dat a. This mes sage will appear whe n the  b u tton is pres sed wi th a card ins er ted on which no sti ll is reco rded. (It will appea r if y ou attempt pla ybac k or editing on Disc Na vigation, b ut wi ll not a ppear if y ou press  on c amera through image.)  Card is not f ormatted. F or mat t he card n ow? W as[...]

153 QR34662 Disc error . • Use anoth er disc. • See * 3 on page 156. 24, 7 8 • Mismatch in recording inform at ion may be caus ed by edi tin g done on some d evice oth er th an th is D VD Pa lmcorder . Initial ize the di sc or use anoth er disc. • Initial izing the disc will erase all dat a on it. 129 “DISC ERROR” appear s when an attem[...]

154 QR34662 Error oc curred. Please replace dis c or f or mat disc. • Abnormality has occu rred wit h the D VD-RAM disc t o be repaired . Initial ize the di sc bef ore using it, or us e the anoth er disc. Initial izing the disc will erase all dat a on it. • See * 2 on page 156. 129 Error oc curred. Please replace dis c. Use anoth er disc.  F[...]

155 QR34662 Scene with out contr ol inf o . Update con trol inf or mation ? • This mess age ma y appear when a disc edit ed on a devic e other than this D VD P alm corde r is t o be used . In th is ca se, choo se “YES” on the ve r ificat ion screen. This D VD P almcorder will mak e the di sc pla ya ble and displa y the Dis c Navig ation sc re[...]

156 QR34662 *1 • This m essage may al so appea r whe n dirt adheres to disc. If thi s message appe ars when a r ec orded disc is r ecognized im mediately after it i s i nserted, do not r epa ir the di sc; r emove i t and then use a soft, dry clot h to clean of f the di rt bef ore using it. • This m essage may al so appear wh en conde nsation oc[...]

157 QR34662 T r oubleshooting Check to see the f o ll owing bef o re asking for a repair . If the suggested solution still cannot restore the D VD P almco r der t o no r mal, do not a t t empt t o r epair it y our s el f , b ut call 1-800-211-PANA for support. P owe r supplies Symptom Cau se and Correction Reference pag e Bat tery pac k cannot be c[...]

158 QR34662 During recor ding Symptom Cau se and Correction Reference pag e Press ing the REC butt on will not star t recording. Is input imag e copy -guarded? Co py-gua rded im age c ann ot be reco rded on th is D V D P alm cor de r . 68 Recordin g star ts b ut stops immediat ely . Is disc scr atched or does dirt or fingerpr i nts adhere to it? Cl[...]

159 QR34662 During pla ybac k Symptom Cau se and Correction Reference pag e Recognit ion of disc is no t complete Is di sc dir ty? Use a soft , dr y clot h to clean it. 78 Press ing the pla yback b utton will not start pla ybac k. Has the image bee n recorded b y devi ces other t han this D VD P alm corder? Pla yback of images recorded on de vices [...]

160 QR34662 When th e D VD P almcord er is con nected to PC: Symptom Cau se and Correction Reference pag e No d rive ic on appe ars on PC. The D VD P almcorder is not turned on. Check the pow er supply . 47 Driver i s not properly reco gnized . T ur n PC off and on again. If th e drive i con stil l does not appe ar , use “Refre sh driver” in De[...]

161 QR34662 Mo v ie s are not rec ogniz ed b y applica tion in PC . Make sur e the power s w itch of this D VD P alm corder is set to “  VIDEO” , “  PHOT O” or “  PHO T O”.  The D ISC EJEC T butto n is not val id when the D V D P almcorder is connect ed to P C . While t he D VD P almcorder is connect ed to PC , use Explor er[...]

162 QR34662 “Hardw are Remov al” results in error . Exit Windo ws ® once , and the n disconnect t he D VD P almcorder . If your PC us es Windows ® 2000 Prof essional, the prob lem ma y be solv ed if y ou install Windows ® 2000 Ser vice P ack 3 or later .  Symptom Cau se and Correction Reference pag e VDR-M30PP_GB.b ook Page 162 Friday, Ma[...]

163 QR34662 Misc ellaneou s Symptom Cau se and Correction Reference pag e P ower doe s no t come on, or n o opera tion oc curs b y pres sing b utton. Execute s ystem rese t (pre ss the RESET button). 164 Has the D VD P almco rder b een subjec ted to impact? The D VD P almcorder could be damag ed. Please contact us. 171 The dat e and ti me are incor[...]

164 QR34662 System Reset If the D V D P almc order does not oper a te normally , pe rform “S ystem Res et”: The D V D P almc order may recov er to nor mal. “System Reset” will res et al l setti ngs to factory defaults . The date and time will also be reset: Set the dat e and time again bef ore using the D VD P almcorder . 1 Set the power sw[...]

165 QR34662 Major Speci fications D VD P alm corder Info rmation fo r your safet y Power S ource: DC 7.9 /7.2 V Powe r Cons umpt ion: Recording (FINE ) 4.7 W (Wh en using V iewfin der) 5.7 W (Wh en using LCD M onitor) CCD 1/4- inch interlaced T otal nu mber of pix els: appro x. 680, 000 Number of eff e cti ve pix els mo v i e: appro x. 340,000 stil[...]

166 QR34662 * The M PEG 1 A ud io layer 2 format i s an opti on of D V D video st andar d. If your D VD p la yer does not con f or m to MPEG 1 Audio lay er 2 , recor d in LPC M mode and th e finali zed D VD -R disc can late r be p la yed b ack on that D VD player . A C Adapter Info rmatio n for your safety W eight and dimens ions shown ar e a ppr o[...]

167 QR34662 Intr oduction t o Optional Accessories P al mcorder Acces sory System *Please r efer t o page 38 c o ncer ning the ba ttery cha rging ti me and av ailable r ecord ing ti me. *NOTE: A ccesso ries and/ or model number s may va ry by co u ntr y . Plea s e co nsult your lo cal dea l or . Accessory # Figure Description LM-AK 60U 8cm D VD-RAM[...]

168 QR34662 Inf ormation on Round DVD Holder This DVD Pa lmcorder c annot us e a square adapte r , such a s for 8 cm D VD-RA M dis c (DRM S-V28R), 8 cm DVD- R disc (DR 30. 1P): Remo ve the dis c fr om sq uare a dapter and se t it in Rou nd DVD Holder , r eferr ing to t he instru ction s h eet of dis c . ● Remo v ing disc fr om square adapter Note[...]

169 QR34662 Index Numerics 240× (Dig.zoom) ................. ................... ........ 86 40× (Dig .zoom ) ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... ...... .. 86 8 cm DV D -R disc ....... ....... .... ........ ....... .... .... .. 24 8 cm DV D -RAM disc . ..... .... ........ ...... ..... ........ 24 A AC adapter/ charger .....................[...]

170 QR34662 Fram e adva nce/Fr ame back ...... ...... ....... .... .. 70 G Go To (dur ing p layb ack) .... .... .... ...... ... .... .... ... 7 2 Go To (on Disc Navigat ion) .... .... .... ..... ........ 127 Grip Belt . ......... ...... ......... ...... ...... .... ..... ........ .. 34 I In form ation dis play mode .... .... .... ...... ... .... ..[...]

171 QR34662 U Update Control Info. ........... .............. ........... 130 V VIDEO Mode ... ...... ...... ..... .... ........ ....... ...... .... 88 FINE ... ........ ...... ......... ...... ........ ....... ........88 LPCM . ........ ...... .... ..... ........ ...... ......... ...... 88 STD . ..... .... ........ ....... ...... .... .... .......[...]

172 QR34662 Request f or Service Notice (USA On ly ) Mail this completed f or m and your Proof of Purchase along with y our unit to: P anasonic Ser vices Company 1705 N. Randall Road Elgin, IL. 60123-7847 Attn: Camcorder Repair Request f or Ser vice Notice: Please photocop y this form when making a request f or ser vice notice. In the unlik ely e v[...]

173 QR34662 Limited W arranty (For U SA Customer s) Panasonic/Quasar Video Products Limited Warranty Product Camcorder DVD/VCR Deck, A/V Mixer TV/VCR, TV/DVD, TV/DVD/VCR Combination TV/HDR Combination Rechargeable Batteries (in exchange for defective item) Tape (in exchange for defective item) Memory Cards (in exchange for defective item) Labor Nin[...]

174 QR34662 Cust omer Ser vices Di rect or y For Product Information, Operating Assistance, Literature Request, Dealer Locations, and all Customer Service inquiries please contact: 1-800-211-PANA (7262), Monday-Friday 9 am-9 pm; Saturday-Sunday 10 am-7 pm, EST. or send e-mail : consumerproducts@panasonic.com For hearing or speech impaired TTY users[...]

175 QR34662 W arranty (For Cana dian Custom ers) Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3 PANASONIC PRODUCT – LIMITED WARRANTY Panasonic Canada Inc. warrants this product to be free from def ects in material and workmanship and a grees to rem edy any such defect for a period as stated below from the date of original p[...]

176 QR34662 VQT0E25 QR34662 P anasonic Consumer Electronics Compan y , Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America Executive Office: One P anasonic W ay , Secaucus, NJ 07094 (201) 348-7000 P anasonic Company East: 6749 Baymeado w Dr iv e, Glen Burnie, MD 21060 P anasonic Company Cent[...]