Panasonic NV-DS65 manual

Digital Video Camera Operatin g Instr uctions Model No . NV -DS60EG NV -DS65EG Bef ore use , please re ad these instructions completely . LSQT0679A NV -DS60 NV -DS65 W eb Site: http://www .panasonic-europe.com EG-Cover.fm 1 ページ ２００３年１ 月６日　月曜 日　午後３時４７ 分[...]

2 Before Use Inf ormation for Y our Safety As this equip ment gets hot duri ng use , operat e it in a well -ventila ted pl ace; do not inst all this equipment in a confined space such as a bookcase or similar un it. T o reduce the risk of fi re, electric shock or pr oduct damage, d o not e xpose thi s equipm ent to rai n, mo istu re , dri ppin g or[...]

3 Contents Before Use Infor mation fo r Your Saf ety ........ ........ ....... ........ . 2 Content s ......... .... ...... ......... .... ...... ......... ...... ....... 3 Standard Access ories ........................................ 4 Optional Accessories ......................................... 4 Getting Starte d...... .... ....... ........ ..[...]

4 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) NV -DS65 NV -DS65 CGR-D08R CR2025 LSSQ0336 VSK0581 A LSGQ0066 N2QCAD000002 LSYF0535 LSFT0531 LSJA0280 VFC3506 LSJA0310 K2CR2D A00004 Standard Acce ssories Illustrated on the lef t are accessories supplied with the Movie Camera. 1) A C Adaptor , DC Input Lead and A C Mai ns Lead ( l 10) 2) Battery Pac k ( l 10) 3) Remote[...]

5 Getting Star te d 1 Charge the Battery . ( l 10) ≥ Attach the Batter y to the A C Adapt or . ≥ Connect the A C Mains Lea d. (Charging star ts.) ≥ When the Charge Lamp [CHARGE] goes off , the Battery is fully charged. 2 Attach the Charged Battery to the M ovie Camera. ( l 10) 3 Insert the Cass ette. ( l 12) ≥ Slide the 1 Lev er to o pen. ?[...]

6 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) LIGHT F ADE COLOUR NIGHT VIEW BACK LIGHT 6) AUTO / MANUAL SIS/ PB DIS REW/ STOP M-STOP PLA Y/MULTI M-PLA Y FF/ M-DEL STILL/ P-IN-P 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 22) 21) 24) 23) 25) 15) 16) 17) 18) 20) 19) REC FOCUS Controls and Components 1) Video Light Button [L IGHT] ( l 19) 2) Colour Night View Butt on [COLOUR NIGHT VIEW] ( l 23)[...]

7 26) Zo om Lever [ W/T] ( l 21) V olume Lever [V OLUME] ( l 30) 27) Phot oshot Button [ P HO TO SHO T] ( l 20, 39) 28) Multi-Functi on Dial [PUSH ] ( l 14, 25, 26, 27) 29) Menu Button [MENU] ( l 14) 30) P ower Lamp [PO WER] ( l 18, 30, 39) 31) Recording Start/Stop Butto n ( l 18) 32) Shoul der Strap Holder s ( l 12) 33) Cassette Eject L ever [T AP[...]

8 Remote Controller Using the wireless Remote Controller that is supplied with the Movie Camera, most of the Mo vie Camera functions can be operated from a distance . Remote Control ler Buttons 1) Date/Time Button [DA TE/ TIME] ( l 45) 2) Indication Output Button [O SD] ( l 35) 3) Counter Indication Shift Butto n [COUNTER] ( l 45) 4) Reset Button [[...]

9 ª Inserting a Button-type Battery Before using the Remote C ontroller , inser t t he supplied button- type batter y . 1 While pr essing the Sto pper 1 , pull out the Battery Holder . 2 Insert the b utton-type battery with the imprint ( i ) facing upwar d. 3 Insert the Battery Holder into the Remote Contr oller . ≥ When the button-t ype batter [...]

10 P ower Suppl y ª Using t he A C Adapt or 1 Connect the DC Input Lead to the [DC/C.C. IN] Socke t on the Mo vie Cam era. 2 Connect the DC Input Lead to the A C Adaptor . 3 Connect the A C Mains Lead to the A C Adaptor and the A C mains socket. ≥ The AC Mains Lead ’ s outlet plug cann ot be pushed fully into the AC Adaptor sock et. A gap will[...]

11 Charging Time and A vai l able Recor ding Time A Charging Time B Maximum Continuous Recording Time C Intermittent Rec ording Time (Intermittent Recor ding Time is the avail able recording time with repeated recording and stopping actions.) ≥ “1h10min. ” indicates 1 hour and 10 minutes. ≥ Batter y CGR-D08R is supplied. ≥ The times s how[...]

12 Attaching the Shoulder Strap We recommend that you attach the Shoulder Strap before going out of doors to r ecord so as to avoid dropping the Movie Camera. 1 Pull the end of the Shoulder Strap th roug h the Shoulder Strap Holder on the Mo vie Camera. 2 Fold the tip of the Shoulder Strap, run it th rough the Shoulder St r ap Length Adjuster , and[...]

13 Using th e Viewfinder /LCD Monitor ª Using the Viewf inder Before using the Viewfinder , adjust the f ield of view so that the displays inside the Viewfinder become clear a nd easy to r ead. 1 Pull out the Vi ewfinder and tilt it up. 2 Adjust b y sliding the Eye p iece Co rrector Knob 1 . ≥ Do not pull har d on the Eyecup . ª Using the LCD M[...]

14 Using th e Menu Screen T o facili tate the selection of a desired function or setup, this Movie Camera displays various function setups on Menus. 1 Press the [MENU] Button. ≥ The Menu corresponding to the Mode selected b y using the [VCR/OFF/CAMERA/M-CARD] Switch 1 is displa yed. 2 T urn the [PUSH] Dial to select a desired Sub- Menu . ≥ T ur[...]

15 List of Menus The figures of the Menus are for e xplanation purpo ses only , and they are dif ferent from the actual Menus. Camera Mode Main-Menu [CAMER A FUNCTIONS] [CAMERA SETUP] Sub-Menu 1) A uto Exposure Mode [PROG.AE] ( l 24) 2) Progressive Photoshot Mode [PR O GRESSIVE] ( l 20) 3) Digital Zoom [D .ZO OM] ( l 21) 4) Cinema-like Format Recor[...]

16 VCR Mode Main-Menu [VCR FUNCTIONS] [PLA YBA CK FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu 1) Blank Search [BLANK S EARCH] ( l 32) 2) Index Search Mode [SEARCH] ( l 33) 3) A udio Selector [12bit A UDIO] ( l 35) 4) Multi-Picture Mode [MUL TI SPEED] ( l 30) 5) Returning to the M ain-Menu [RETURN] [DIGIT AL EFFECT] Sub-Menu 6) Digital Eff ect s 1 [EFFECT1] ( l 34) 7) Digi[...]

17 Setting Date and Time Since the inter nal clock of th e Movie Camera has a slight imprecision, make sure to check the time before r ecording. 1 Set [O THER FUNCTIONS] >> [CLOCK SET] >> [ON]. 2 Press the [PUSH] Dial to select [YEAR]/[MONTH]/ [D A Y]/[HOUR]/[MIN.] and turn to set it to a des ired val u e . ≥ Y ear will cycle in the o[...]

18 CAMERA Mode Recording When the [A UTO] Indication 1 is display ed on the screen, the Movie Camera automatically adjust the f ocus and white balance. In some cases, they cannot be adjusted automatically and ne ed to be adjusted manually . ( l 25, 27) 1 Set the [VCR/OFF/CAMERA/M-CARD] Switch to [CAMERA]. ≥ The [PO WER] Lamp lights up . 2 2 Press[...]

19 ª Recording Y ourself By opening the LCD Monitor and rotating it frontward (to the lens side), you can let the subject in front of the Movie Camer a monitor the shot while recording is in prog r ess. ≥ When the LCD Monitor is opened, the Vie wfinder is disabled automatically . Howev er, when the LCD Monitor is rotated frontward, the image is [...]

20 Photoshot This Movie Camera c an take approximately 7 seconds st ill pictures containing sound. 1 Press the [PHO T O SHOT ] Button in the Rec ording P ause Mode. ≥ The Movie Camera records a still picture f or about 7 seconds and t hen switches back to the Recording Pause Mode. ª Prog r essive Photoshot With the Progressive Photoshot Function[...]

21 Zoom In/Out Functions It gives special eff ect s to the video by recording object s close by or with wide-angle shot. 1 For wide-angle shot s (zoom out): Push the [W/T ] Zoom Le ver towar ds [W]. For close -ups (zoom in): Push the [W/T ] Zoom Le ver towar ds [T]. T o T ake Clo se-up Shots of Smal l Subjects (Macr o Close-up Funct ion) When the z[...]

22 Image Stabili z er Function If the Movie Camera might be shaken whil e recording, the camera shake in the image c an be correct ed. ≥ If the Movie Camera shak es too much, this function may not be able to stabiliz e images. 1 Press the [SIS] B utton. ≥ The [ [ ] Indication 1 appears. T o Cancel Ima ge Stabilizer Press the [S IS] But ton . ?[...]

23 Cinema Function This function is f or recording in a cinema-like wide screen. 1 Set [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] >> [CAMERA SETUP] >> [CINEMA] >> [O N]. ≥ Black bars appear at the t op and bottom of the screen. 1 T o Cancel the C inema Mo de Set [CAM ERA FUN CTI ONS] >> [C AME RA SETUP ] >> [CIN EMA ] >> [O FF ]. ≥ [...]

24 Recor ding in Special Situations (Pr ogramme AE) Y ou can select optimal automat ic e xpos ures under specific recording situations. 1 Press the [A UTO/MANU AL] Button to displa y the [MNL] Indica tion. 2 Set [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] >> [CAMERA SETUP] >> [PR OG.AE] >> a desired mode. ≥ The Indication f or the selected mode appears.[...]

25 Recor ding in Natural Colours (White Balance) Depending on the scene or light condition, the Automatic White Balance Adjustment Mo de may not be able to bring out natural colours. ( l 26, 56) In such a case, the white balance can be adjusted manually . 1 Press the [A UTO/MANU AL] Button to displa y the [MNL] Indica tion. 2 Press the [PUSH] Dial.[...]

26 Outside of the effective range of A ut omatic White Ba lance Adjustment, the image will become reddish or bluish. Even within the eff ective r ange of Aut omatic White Balance Adjustment, the Automatic White Balanc e Adjustment may not function properly if there is more than one light source. In t his case, adjust the Whit e Balance. 1) The effe[...]

27 Manual Iri s Adjustment (F Number) Y ou can use this function when the screen is too bright or too dark. 1 Press the [A UTO/MANU AL] Button to displa y the [MNL] Indica tion. 2 Press the [PUSH] Dia l until the Iris Indication 1 appear s. 3 T urn the [PUSH] D ial to adj ust the iris. Range of Iri s Adjustment CLOSE (Closed), F16, ..., F2.0, OP (O[...]

28 Digital Effect Functions This Movie Camera is equipped with Di gital Effect F unctions that add special effects to the scene. Digital Effe cts [EFFECT] 1) Mirror Mode [MIRROR] ≥ The right half of an image becomes a mirror image of the left half . 2) Strobe Mode [STROBE] ≥ It records images with a stroboscopic effect. 3) Mosaic Mode [MOSAI C][...]

29 ª Wipe Mode and Mix Mode Wipe Mode : Like a cur tain is being pulled, the still picture of the last recorded scene gradually changes to the m oving image of a new scene. Mix Mode: While the moving image of a new scene fades in, the still image of the last recorded scene gradually fades out. 1 Set [DIGIT AL EFFECT] >> [EFFECT] >> [WI[...]

30 VCR Mode Pla ying Back The recorded scene can be pla yed back immediately after the recording. 1 Set the [VCR/OFF/CAMERA/M-CARD] Switch to [VCR]. ≥ The [PO WER] Lamp lights up . 1 2 Press the [ 6 ] Button to re wind the tape. ≥ Rewind the t ape to the point where you w ant to start play back. ≥ When the tape reaches the beginning, re windi[...]

31 Finding a Scene Y ou W ant to Playback ª C ue /R evi ew Pl ayb ack If th e [ 5 ] Button 1 or [ 6 ] Button 2 is pressed during Play back, it turns to Cue Pla y back A or Re view Play back B . ≥ If the Button is held contin uously , it turns to Cue Playbac k or Revi ew Pla yback until you release i t . ≥ If the Button is pressed briefly , Cue[...]

32 Still Pla yback/Still Advance Pla yback This Movie Camera is capab le of still picture pla yback and frame-adv ance playback. 1 Press the [ 1 ] Button. 2 Press the [ ; ] Button. ≥ The pla yback image stops in the Still Pla yback Mode. 3 Press t he [ E ] Button or [ D ] Button on th e Remote Contr oller . ≥ With each pre ssing of the [ E ] Bu[...]

33 Index Sear ch Functions T o facili tate sea rching of desired scene, this Movie Camera automatically records index signals during recording, as ex plained in the f ollowing. Photosh ot Index Signal These signals are automatically recorded whenever st ill pictures are taken in P hotoshot Mode. ( l 20) Photoshot Index Signals are not recorded on s[...]

34 Pla ybac k Digital Effect Functions During playbac k, special digital ef fects can be added to the recorded pictures. Digital Ef fects 1 [EFF ECT1] The same effects as those of Digital Eff ects (Mirror Mode, Strobe Mode, Mosaic Mode, Slim Mode, T rai ling Eff ect Mode, Stretch Mode), wh ich are used during record ing, are obtained. ( l 28) Digit[...]

35 Pla ying Bac k on Y o ur TV By connecting your Movie Camer a with your T V , the recorded scenes can be viewed on your TV screen. ≥ Before connecting t hem, turn off the power of both the Movie Camera and TV . 1 Connect the [A/V O UT] Soc ket of the M o vie Camera and the Vide o and Audio Inpu t Sockets of the TV . ≥ Using the A V Cable 1 , [...]

36 Copying on a n S-VHS (or a VHS) Casset te (Dubbing) After connectin g the Movie Camera and the VCR as illustrated at left, start the following procedures. ≥ Be s ure to pr ess the [OS D] Butto n ( l 8) on th e Remote Controller pr ior to copying so that no indications are visible. Otherwise, the displa yed tape counter and function indications[...]

37 Using the D V Cable for Recor ding (Digit al Dubbing ) By connect ing this Movie Camera with other digital video equipment that has a D V Input/Output T er minal using a D V Cable VW-CD1E (optional) 1 , d ubbing can be done in the digital f ormat. ≥ Only the NV -DS65 can be used a s a Recorder . [Pl ayer/Rec order ] 1 Insert the Cassette and s[...]

38 CARD Mode Using a Card A Card can be used to record still pi ctures. ≥ Use genuine card only . ≥ When setting an M-CARD Mode, the D V Output will not function. ª Inserting a C ard Before i nser ting a Card, be sure to turn off the Movie Camera. 1 Open the Car d Slot Cove r . 2 Insert the Car d in the directio n as sho wn in the illustration[...]

39 Recording on a Car d Still pictures can be recorded on a Card fr om the Movie Camera lens as well as from scenes t hat hav e already been r ecorded on a cassette. ≥ Card Photoshot cannot be used when a D V Cable is connected. ≥ The [P ROGR ESSIVE ] is se t to [ON ]. ª Card Photoshot Recor ding fr om the Mo vie Camera Lens 1 Set the [VCR/OFF[...]

40 Pla ying Bac k a Card It plays back images recorded on a Card. 1 Set the [VCR/OFF/CAMERA/M-CARD] Switch to [M-CARD]. 2 Press the [M -PLA Y] Button. ≥ The still pictures rec orded on the Card are display ed in Multi-Picture Mode. 1 2 F ile Number (If t he colour of F ile Num ber is white, the picture size is [640 k 480], if green, the picture s[...]

41 Recording wi t h a Photo Title Card Images can be recorded as the Photo Title in CAMERA Mode. 1 Set [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] >> [PHO T O TITLE] >> [MODE] >> [WIPE] or [M IX]. 2 Set [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] >> [PHO T O TITLE] >> [TITLE] >> [SET]. ≥ A list of P hoto Titles is display ed. 1 3 T urn the [PUSH] D ial to se l[...]

42 Deleting the P ictures Recor ded on a Car d Using the Movie Camera, you can delete the still pictures recorded on a Card. After t he picture is d eleted, it cannot be restored. T o Select and Delete a Picture 1 Press the [M -DEL] Button in the card pla ybac k mode. 2 Select [FILE] and press the [PUSH] Dial. 3 Select the p icture and press the [P[...]

43 Writing Printing Data on a Car d (DPO F Setti ng) DPOF Setting Printing data (DPOF Settings), such as the number of images to be printed, can be written to the Card. “DPOF” means Digital Print Order Forma t. 1 Press the [M ENU] Button in the ca rd playba ck mode. 2 Set [CARD SETUP] >> [DPOF] >> [ON ] >> [V ARIABLE] >>[...]

44 Other s Indications V arious functions and the Movie Camera status are shown on the screen. ≥ Some Indications may not be display ed according to the model. r : Remaining Batter y Po wer ≥ When the bat tery power becomes low , the Indication changes. When the battery is discharged completely , the u ( v ) Indication flashes. R0:45: Remaining[...]

45 WEBCAM: PC connection m ode (in Camera mode or VCR mode) ST ORAGE: PC connection m ode (in Card play back mode) 00: Remaining Number of Card Photoshot pictures ( l 39) 100-0001: DCF Number ( l 40) D-001: Number of prints set by DPOF ( l 43) 1(white): File Number ([640 k 480] Image siz e) ( l 40) 1(green): File Number ([320 k 240] Image siz e) ( [...]

46 COPY INHIBITED: Because the medium is protected by a cop y guard, images cannot be recorded correctly . CAN NO T CHANGE MODE: The Mode of the Movie Camer a can not be change d in the PC connection Mode. DISCONNECT D V CABLE: If the Movie Camer a is in Photo Title (CAMERA mode) and the D V Interface Cab le is connected, “D IS CONN ECT D V CABL [...]

47 ≥ Using the Colour Night Vie w at the same time will make conditions ev en br ighter . ≥ The Video L ight enables to lighten simply the images taken in a di m ly-lit place. Ho wev er we recommend using it in a light place i n order to obtain the high quality images. ª Photoshot ≥ Photoshot Recording results in slightly inf er ior image qu[...]

48 ª White Ba lance ≥ Y ou cannot change White Balance if y ou set [EFFECT] of [DIGIT AL EFFECT] Sub- Menu on the [CAMER A FUNC TIONS] M ain-Menu to [GAIN UP] and C olour Night View Function. ≥ Y ou cannot use the Manual White Balance Adjustment when the zoom magnification is approximately 10 k or higher . In the follo wing cases, the [ 1 ] In[...]

49 ≥ Even if Play back Digital Zoom Functions are being used, images that are output fr om the D V T erminal ( l 7) or Digital Still P icture T erminal ( l 37) are not e nlarged. ≥ As you enlarge an image, the quality of im age suff ers . ª A udio Dubbing ≥ The blank section of a tape cannot be dub bed. ≥ Sounds sent through the D V T ermi[...]

50 ≥ Using the optional D V Editing Software (Motion D V STUDI O) for Windows (VW -DT M20/21/22), variety of visual effects can be added and title can be creat ed. ≥ Y ou may not be able to proper ly play bac k or search the images on the Movie Camera aft er editing the recorded data or changing the image data on a personal computer. ≥ The im[...]

51 Do not use this Movie Camera for surveillance purpose or other b usiness use. ≥ If you use the Movie Camera for a long per iod of time, the inter nal temperature increas es and, consequently , t his may cause malfunction. ≥ This Movie Camera is not intended for b usiness use. When you use y our Movie Camera on a beac h or simi lar place, d o[...]

52 W atch for Condensation even before the Condensation Indication is displayed . ≥ Because condensation takes place g radually , the Condensation I ndication may not be display ed dur ing the first 10 to 15 minutes of condensation formation inside the Movi e Camera. ≥ In e xtremely cold places, condensation ma y freeze and f or m frost. In thi[...]

53 ≥ Do not throw the Batter y into fire because it m ay cause an e xplosion. Alwa ys Keep the T erm inals of the Battery Clean Prev ent the term inals from getting clogged with dir t, dust, or ot her substances. If you drop the Battery accidentally , check t o see if the Battery body and ter minals are def orm ed. Attaching a deformed Batter y t[...]

54 Viewfinder ≥ Do not direct the Viewf inder or Lens to the sun. Internal com ponents may be seriously damaged. ≥ When the Movie Camera is used wi t h a large capacity Batter y (CGP-D28S/CGP-D32 0, CGR-D16S; opt ional) attached to it, it is not practical to look in the V iewfinder from behind the Battery . In this case, lift up the Vie wfinder[...]

55 Indicat ions 1: The Time Code becomes in accurate . 1: The Time Code Indication counter may not be constant in the rev erse direction in Slow Motion Playback Mode, but this is not a malfunction. 2: T he Remaining T ape Time Indi cation disappears. 2: When you record still pict ures in Photoshot Mode, the Remaining T ape Time Indication may disap[...]

56 Compatibil ity with Output Si gnals Because A V signal output from the A V signal output sock et is analog (the same as conv entional video systems), this Movie Camera can be connected with S- VHS or VHS video or a TV for play back. ª Focus A uto Focus A djustmen t The Auto F ocus Sy stem automatically moves forw ard and backward t he focusing [...]

57 ª Memory Stop Function The Memor y S top Function is useful for the fol lowing operations. Rewin ding or fast -f orwar ding a tape to a desired position 1 Set [DISPLA Y SETUP] >> [C.DISP LA Y] >> [MEMOR Y]. 2 Reset the T ape Counter to zero at th e tape pos it ion f rom wh ich you w ant to play it back later . ( l 8, 15) 3 Start pla[...]

58 Specifications Digit al Vide o Camer a Information for your safety P ower Source: DC 7.9/7. 2 V P ower Consum ption: (NV -D S60) Reco rding 2.6 W (Wh en using Viewfinder ) 4.0 W (Wh en using LCD Monitor ) (NV -D S65) Reco rding 3.0 W (Wh en using Viewfinder ) 4.4 W (Wh en using LCD Monitor ) Record ing Format: Mini D V (Consum er-use Digital Vid[...]

59 Index ª A AC Adaptor ........................... ..................... 10, 51 Audio Dubbing ........................ ..................... .... 35 Auto F ocus ... ...... ........ ....... ........ .... ....... ........ .... 56 Automat ic Whi te Balanc e Adjust ment .... ...... .... 56 ª B Back ligh t Comp en sat ion .. .... .... ...... .... ...[...]

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