Panasonic DVD Palmcorder VDR M30PP User Manual

DVD Palmcorder

Operating Instructions

Model No.

VDR-M30PP

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instructions and how it is set up. Keep it handy for future reference.

Quick Start Guide for Software on page 12

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FCC Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses,

and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the

instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee

that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful

ence to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

•

ent or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

•

nsult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, follow the attached installation instructions and use

only shielded interface cables with ferrite core when connecting to computer or peripheral devices.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could

void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name:

Model No.:

Panasonic

VDR-M30PP

Responsible party: Matsushita Electric Corporation of America

One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094

Support Contact: Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company

1-800-211-PANA (7262)

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two

conditions: (1)This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept

any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This class B digital apparatus complies with CANADIAN ICES-003.

This Product has a fluorescent lamp that contains a small amount of mercury. It also contains

lead in some components. Disposal of these materials may be regulated in your community

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medium to your dealer.

Consult your dealer for any refund on the unused product. However, if only the package of storage medium is returned,

no refund is possible.

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License Agreement

Article 1 Grant of License

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., grants you the following rights for the following products (to be referred to as

“This Software” hereafter) that you have obtained with this Agreement:

(a) You may use This Software only on a single piece of equipment. However, if this equipment cannot

be used because of mechanical problem, you may temporarily use This Software on another piece of

equipment.

(b) Although This Software contains several components that can be run on computer as independent

functions, all components are licensed as a single product: You may not, by any means, use these

components on different computers at the same time.

Article 2 Copyrights

The copyrights of This Software, attached manual, etc. are owned by the following corporations, and are protected by

Name of Software

USB driver

Hitachi, Ltd.

DVD-RAM Driver

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Sonic Solutions

DVD-MovieAlbumSE

MyDVD

Article 3 Other Rights and Limitations

(a) You may not copy This Software or any of the printed materials attached, except for duplications to provide back-

up or storage.

(b) Use of This Software by third parties is prohibited, whether by transferring, renting, leasing, lending, moving, or

any other measures.

(d) Duplication and/ or distribution of any files on this storage medium for commercial use is prohibited.

Article 4 Quality Assurance

Under no circumstances will Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd., or Sonic Solutions accept any

responsibility for any damages you may incur from using or being unable to use This Software (including, but not limited

to, loss of business profit, interruption of business, loss of business information, or other monetary damages).

Article 5 Termination of Agreement

If you fail to comply with the terms of this Agreement, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd., and Sonic

Solutions reserve the right to terminate the Agreement. In such a case, you will be obliged to discard all copies of This

Software and its components.

Article 6 Prioritized License Agreement

When some software programs are installed, the license agreements will be displayed (to be referred to as online license

agreement).

If the online license agreement conflicts with this Agreement, the online license agreement shall have a priority.

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

In addition to the careful attention devoted to quality standards in the manufacture of your video product, safety is a major

factor in the design of every instrument. But, safety is your responsibility too.

This page lists important information that will help to assure your enjoyment and proper use of DVD Palmcorder and

accessory equipment. Please read it carefully before operating your video product and keep it in a handy place for future

reference.

Ventilation — Slots and openings in the cabinet are

provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of

the video product and to protect it from overheating.

These openings must not be blocked or covered. The

openingsshouldneverbeblockedbyplacingthevideo

product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface.

Thisvideoproductshouldneverbeplacednearorover

a radiator or heat register. This video product should

not be placed in a built-in installation such as a

bookcase or rack unlessproper ventilationis provided

or the video product manufacturer's instructions have

been followed.

INSTALLATION

Read and Follow Instructions — All the safety and

operatinginstructionsshouldberead beforethevideo

product is operated. Follow all operating and use

instructions.

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Attachments — Do not use attachments unless

recommended by the video product manufacturer as

they may cause hazards.

Heed Warnings — Comply with all warnings on the

video product and in the operating instructions.

Power Sources — This video product should be

operated only from the type of power source indicated

on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of

power supply to your home, consult your video dealer

or local power company. For video products intended

to operate from battery power, or other sources, refer

to the operating instructions.

Caution: Maintain electrical safety. Powerline operated

equipment or accessories connected to this unit should

bear the UL listing mark or CSA certification mark on the

accessory itself and should not have been modified so as

to defeat the safety features. This will help avoid any

potential hazard from electric shock or fire. If in doubt,

contact qualified service personnel.

Overloading — Donotoverload

wall outlets and extension cords

asthiscanresultinariskoffireor

electric shock. Overloaded AC

outlets and extension cords are

dangerous, and so are frayed

Water and Moisture — Do not use this video product

near water — for example, near a bath tub, washbowl,

kitchensink, orlaundrytub, inawetbasement, ornear

a swimming pool, and the like.

10 Accessories — Do not place this video product on an

unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The

videoproductmayfall, causingseriousinjurytoachild

or adult, and serious damage to the appliance. Use

only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table

recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the

video product. Any mounting of the product should

follow the manufacturer'sinstructions, and should use

a mounting accessory recommended by the

manufacturer.

power cables, damaged or

cracked wire insulation and

broken plugs. They may result in

a shock or fire hazard. Periodically examine the cord

and have it replaced by your service technician if

appearance indicates damage or deteriorated

insulation.

Power-Cord Protection — Power-supply cords

shouldberoutedsothattheyarenotlikelytobewalked

on or pinched by items placed upon or against them,

paying particular attention to cords at plugs,

convenience receptacles, and the point where they

exit from the appliance.

11 An appliance and cart combination

should be moved with care. Quick

stops, excessive force, and uneven

surfaces may cause the appliance

and cart combination to overturn.

SERVICE

16 Servicing — Do not attempt to service this video

product yourself as opening or removing covers may

expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards.

Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

17 Conditions Requiring Service — Unplug this video

product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to

qualified service personnel under the following

conditions.

12 Power Lines — An outside antenna system should

notbelocatedinthevicinityofoverheadpowerlinesor

other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall

into such power lines or circuits. When installing an

outside antenna system, extreme care should be

taken to keep from touching or approaching such

power lines or circuits as contact with them might be

fatal. Installing an outdoor antenna can be hazardous

and should be left to a professional antenna installer.

a. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged.

b. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into

the video product.

c. If the video product has been exposed to rain or

water.

d. If the video product does not operate normally by

following the operating instructions. Adjust only

those controls that are covered by the operating

instructions. Improper adjustment of other controls

may result in damage and will often require

extensive work by a qualified technician to restore

the video product to its normal operation.

e. If the video product has been dropped or the

cabinet has been damaged.

f. When the video product exhibits a distinct change

in performance — this indicates a need for service.

USE

13 Cleaning — Unplug this video product from the wall

outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or

aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

14 ObjectandLiquidEntry—Neverpushobjectsofany

kind into this video product through openings as they

maytouchdangerousvoltagepointsorshort-outparts

that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill

liquid of any kind on the video product.

18 Replacement Parts — When replacement parts are

required, have the service technician verify that the

replacements he uses have the same safety

characteristics as the original parts. Use of

replacements specified by the video product

manufacturer can prevent fire, electric shock or other

hazards.

19 Safety Check — Upon completion of any service or

repairs to this video product, ask the service

technician to perform safety checks recommended by

the manufacturer to determine that the video product

is in safe operating condition.

15 Lightning — For added protection for this video

product during a lightning storm, or when it is left

unattended and unused for long periods of time,

unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the

antenna or cable-system. This will prevent damage to

the video product due to lightning and power-line

surges.

20 Heat — The product should be situated away from

heatsourcessuchasradiators, heatregisters, stoves,

or other products (including amplifiers) that produce

heat.

Cautions When Using

Handle the liquid crystal display (LCD) with care:

• The LCD is a very delicate display device:Do not press its surface with force, hit it or prick it with a sharp

object.

• If you push the LCD surface, unevenness in display may occur. If unevenness does not disappear, turn

the DVD Palmcorder off, wait for a few moments, and then turn it on again.

• Do not place the DVD Palmcorder with the open LCD screen down.

• Close the LCD monitor when not using the DVD Palmcorder.

Liquid crystal display and viewfinder:

• The LCD screen and viewfinder are the products of highly precise technology. Among the total number

of pixels (approx. 120,000 pixels for LCD monitor and approx. 110,000 pixels for viewfinder), 0.01% or

less pixels may be missing (black dots) or may remain lit as colored dots (red, blue, green). This shows

the limitations of the current technology, and does not indicate a fault that will interfere with recording.

• The LCD screen and viewfinder will be slightly dimmer than usual when the DVD Palmcorder is at low

temperature, as in cold areas, or immediately after power is turned on. Normal brightness will be

restored when the temperature inside the DVD Palmcorder rises.

Hold the DVD Palmcorder correctly:

• Do not hold the by viewfinder or LCD monitor when lifting the DVD Palmcorder: The viewfinder or

LCD monitor could detach and the DVD Palmcorder may fall.

Do not subject the DVD Palmcorder to impact:

• This DVD Palmcorder is a precision machine. Take great care that you do not strike it against a hard

object or let it fall.

• Do not use the DVD Palmcorder on a tripod in a place where it is subject to severe vibrations or impact.

No sand or dust!

• Fine sand or dust entering the DVD Palmcorder or AC adapter/ charger could cause malfunctions or

defects.

No water or oil!

• Water or oil entering the DVD Palmcorder or AC adapter/ charger could cause electric shock,

malfunctions or defects.

Heat on surface of product:

• The surface of the DVD Palmcorder will be slightly warm, but this does not indicate a fault.

Screen on connected TV:

• Never leave the disc navigation screen, still image or camera image displayed on your TV to which the

DVD Palmcorder is connected: Doing so could result in displayed image retention or phosphor

degradation of TV screen.

Be careful of ambient temperature:

• Using the DVD Palmcorder in a place where the temperature is over 140ºF (40°C) or under 32ºF (0°C)

will result in abnormal recording/ playback.

• Take care that the temperature of this DVD Palmcorder, when connected to PC does not rise excessively

(reference for usage: approx. 30 minutes at about 86ºF (30ºC).

• Do not leave the DVD Palmcorder on a beach or in a closed vehicle where the temperature is very high

for a long time: This could cause malfunctions.

Do not point directly at the sun:

• If direct sunlight strikes the lens or viewfinder, the DVD Palmcorder could malfunction or a fire could

occur.

• Do not leave the DVD Palmcorder with the LCD screen exposed to direct sunlight: This could cause

malfunctions.

Do not use the DVD Palmcorder near TV or radio:

• This could cause noise to appear on the TV screen or in radio broadcasts.

Do not use the DVD Palmcorder near strong radio waves or magnetism:

• If the DVD Palmcorder is used near strong radio waves or magnetism, such as near a radio wave tower

or electric appliances, noise could enter video and audio that are being recorded. During playback of

normally recorded video and audio, noise may also be present in picture and sound.

At worst the DVD Palmcorder could malfunction.

Do not expose the DVD Palmcorder to soot or steam:

• Thick soot or steam could damage the DVD Palmcorder case or cause malfunctions.

Do not use the DVD Palmcorder near corrosive gas:

• Using it in a place where there is dense exhaust gas generated by gasoline or diesel engines, or corrosive

gas such as hydrogen sulfide, could corrode the battery connecting terminals, which could result in loss

of power.

Do not use the DVD Palmcorder near ultrasonic humidifier:

• With some water in humidifier, calcium and other chemicals dissolved in water could scatter in the air,

and white particles could adhere to the optical head of the DVD Palmcorder, which could cause it to

operate abnormally.

Do not expose the DVD Palmcorder to insecticide:

• Insecticide entering the DVD Palmcorder could dirty the lens in laser pickup block, and in such a case

the DVD Palmcorder might not operate normally. Turn the DVD Palmcorder off and cover it with vinyl

sheet, etc. before using insecticide.

Do not use a generally available 8 cm CD lens cleaner:

• Cleaning the lens is not necessary when using this DVD Palmcorder in the usual way.

• Using 8 cm CD lens cleaner could cause this DVD Palmcorder to be faulty.

Do not touch the lens in laser pickup block.

• Touching the lens in laser pickup block could cause malfunctions.

Be careful of moisture condensation:

• When you move the DVD Palmcorder between places where the difference in temperatures is great -

such as entering a lodge from a ski slope or going out of a cooled room or vehicle - condensation (vapor

in air warmed or cooled to water droplets) could occur on the lens and/ or inside the DVD Palmcorder.

If condensation occurs, do not open the cover of disc or card insertion block if possible. If condensation

occurs on the lens, wipe it off with a soft, dry cloth. Even if the external surface of DVD Palmcorder has

dried, condensation may remain inside: Turn the DVD Palmcorder off and leave it in a dry place for at

least 1-2 hours before using it again.

Do not use the DVD Palmcorder for a long, uninterrupted period of time:

• This DVD Palmcorder cannot be used for a long time continuously as a surveillance camera/ monitor.

If you use the DVD Palmcorder for a long continuous period of time, the temperature of DVD

Palmcorder could exceed a limit and the recording/ playback operation could be slowed down: In this

case, turn it off and wait for a while before using it again.

Do not turn the DVD Palmcorder off while the ACCESS/PC indicator or CARD ACCESS

indicator is lit or blinking:

• The ACCESS/ PC or CARD ACCESSindicator is lit or blinking

to show that data is being written to disc or card, or being read

from it. At this time, do not do any of the following, so as not

to damage the data:

CARD

ACCESS

indicator

− Remove battery pack

− Disconnect AC adapter/ charger

− Plug or unplug USB cable

− Remove disc or card

ACCESS/PC

indicator

− Subject DVD Palmcorder to severe vibrations or impact.

− Forcefully open or close the LCD monitor

If you turn the DVD Palmcorder off while the ACCESS/ PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is lit or blinking,

turn it on again with the disc or card loaded in it: Repair of the disc or card will be executed automatically

(see page 150).

Do not wipe the DVD Palmcorder case with benzene or thinner:

• The coating of case could peel off or the case surface could deteriorate.

• When using a chemical cleaning cloth, follow the instructions.

Also read the instructions attached with optional accessories:

• For optional accessories, observe the cautions and follow instruction manuals attached.

Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing.

Cautions When Storing

DonotleavetheDVDPalmcorderinaplacewherethetemperatureisveryhighforalong

period of time:

• The temperature inside a closed vehicle or trunk can become very high in a hot season. If you leave the

DVD Palmcorder in such a place, it could malfunction or the case could be damaged. Do not expose the

DVD Palmcorder to direct sunlight or place it near a heater.

DonotstoretheDVDPalmcorderinaplacewherethehumidityishighorinadustyplace:

• Dust entering the DVD Palmcorder could cause malfunctions. If the humidity is high, the lens could be

moldy, and the DVD Palmcorder could become inoperative. It is recommended that you put the DVD

Palmcorder with a desiccant in a box when storing it in a closet, etc.

Do not store the DVD Palmcorder in a place subject to strong magnetism or intense

vibrations:

• This could cause malfunctions.

Detach the battery pack from the DVD Palmcorder and store it in a cool place:

• Leaving the battery pack attached or storing it at high temperature could shorten its life.

Suggestions and Restrictions

Make a trial recording:

• Always make a trial recording before doing actual recording to make sure that recording is normal. The

data that have not been stored normally because of a defect in the DVD Palmcorder cannot be restored.

It is recommended that you use DVD-RAM disc from which recorded contents can be deleted for trial

recording.

Do not use the DVD Palmcorder for professional applications:

• This DVD Palmcorder is designed and produced for home-use recording and playback.

The recorded contents cannot be compensated for:

• Panasonic cannot compensate for any damages caused when recording is not made normally or

recorded contents cannot be played back because of a defect in the DVD Palmcorder, disc or card. Also,

Panasonic cannot be responsible for your recorded video and audio.

• If you or a third party make a mistake when handling this DVD Palmcorder, disc, card, etc., the recorded

contents may be lost. We cannot be responsible for compensation for damage due to loss of recorded

contents.

• Data recorded on the disc or card in this DVD Palmcorder using other digital/ analog media or devices

are protected by the copyright act and cannot be used without permission of the owner of copyright,

except for personal enjoyment. Be aware that recording is restricted for some demonstrations,

performances and exhibitions, even for personal enjoyment.

Do not use the DVD Palmcorder for professional applications:

• This DVD Palmcorder is designed and produced for home-use recording and playback.

Read This First

To guide you, we've included following six chapters.

• The section on “Setups” explains how to set up

the DVD Palmcorder, battery pack, and set the

date/ time.

We want this manual to be as helpful as possible,

so it includes two easy ways to find the information

you need:

• The section on “Basic Techniques” explains the

basic operation of this DVD Palmcorder-

recording of movies, still images, external input,

and playback of recorded images.

• The section on “Advanced Techniques” explains

settings on this DVD Palmcorder for more

advanced usage.

• The section on “Disc Navigation” explains

editing with Disc Navigation: Refer to this

section when finalizing DVD-R disc and

initializing DVD-RAM disc.

• The section on “Installing Software” explains the

contents of provided CD-ROM and how to install

the contained software included.

• A quick index for the information you use most

often (this page).

• A detailed table of contents directing you to

specific information quickly.

Get to know your DVD Palmcorder by using this

manual,andgettoknowPanasonic.Weappreciate

your business.

Quick Index

Available Discs................................................. 24

Recording Movie.............................................. 52

Immediately Checking Recorded Scene ......... 69

Connecting to a TV.......................................... 74

Functions Available with Disc Navigation ...... 101

Installing Software ......................................... 134

• “Subsidiary Information” includes an

introduction to products sold separately, proper

cleaning, and troubleshooting.

With this DVD Palmcorder you can view the picture being recorded or the playback picture whether on the

LCD monitor or in the viewfinder. Opening or closing the LCD monitor switches the picture to appear on the

LCD monitor or in the viewfinder. The following text describes the operation assuming that the viewfinder

is used as a major monitor device.

Introduction

●You can record even during playback

Unlike tape devices, you do not need to search for the recording start position or locate the beginning of

blank portion.

You can start recording during playback New recording will not overwrite any previously recorded data.

Recorded scenes

If you stop playback midway and start recording, overwrite will not occur.

●You can immediately play back desired recorded scenes

You do not need to rewind, unlike recorders using tape.

You can select any scene you want and immediately play it back (using Disc Navigation function).

●Use Disc Navigation to create your original movie

You can delete unnecessary scenes, move any scenes, etc., and create your original movie work (Play List).

Before editing

After editing

●You can easily edit scenes

●Create original DVDs on PC

Using this DVD Palmcorder, you can collect scenes

of your child, for example, on play list of Disc

Navigation function and create an original movie:

Then simply play back the play list and dub it on

VCR. It is also easy to make any number of identical

tapes.

You can use a DVD-R disc to create an original

DVD, using the provided software CD-ROM.

The created DVD disc can be played back on DVD

player, DVD-ROM drive, etc.

Until now, you had to

repeatedly press

buttons

With DVD, you can simply

play back this DVD

Palmcorder, and press the

record button on VCR.

Original DVD being

created

Playback of DVD

Quick Start Guide for Software

Features

Following software programs are contained on the provided CD-ROM.

Software

Feature

USB Driver

Install this driver when using the provided USB Cable to connect this

DVD Palmcorder to PC.

DVD-RAM Driver

Install this driver when using stills and images recorded on DVD-RAM

disc on a PC.

DVD-MovieAlbumSE

By combining DVD-MovieAlbumSE with the DVD Palmcorder, it is

possible to use playback, recording and editing. It is also possible to

transfer extracted data and title information etc to My DVD.

MyDVD

Use this software when creating a DVD-Video disc from motion images

edited using DVD-MovieAlbumSE.

≥Confirming the environment of connecting equipment: see page 134

Installation Guide (See page 134 for details)

1 Installing USB Driver.

≥Be sure not to connect the USB Cable before executing “USBready.exe” on the provided

CD-ROM.

≥After opening the “VDR-M30” drive from “My Computer”, and double-click “USB Ready” icon. “USB

Ready” message will appear, and then connect the USB Cable. Installation automatically starts.

2 Install the software (DVD-RAM Driver, MyDVD and DVD-MovieAlbumSE).

Suggestions for using software (See page 142 for details)

1 Connect this DVD Palmcorder with the recorded DVD-RAM disc inserted to PC using

USB Cable as follows.

We will add the figure connecting

PC to DVD Palmcorder.

2 Edit motion images using DVD-MovieAlbumSE.

≥You can edit images on the DVD-RAM disc.

3 Export motion image data to PC using DVD-MovieAlbumSE.

4 MyDVD will automatically start. (See page 00 for details)

5 Edit motion image and interractive DVD menu using MyDVD.

6 Insert the new DVD-R disc into the DVD palmcorder.

≥When making an original DVD-R disc using MyDVD software, a message for initialization appears

on the LCD of DVD Palmcorder. Press “No” and then follow the instructions on the screen of your

PC to make the original DVD-R disc. Do not perform initialization on DVD Palmcoder when using a

DVD-R disc with computer.

7 Write images to the DVD-R Disc with MyDVD.

≥Write edited motion images to an 8 cm DVD-R disc in this DVD Palmcorder using MyDVD

software.

Cautions for use

≥When using a new DVD-R disc in your Palmcorder, you must initialize it before motion images.

DVD-RAM disc and Card do not require initialization.

≥When using MyDVD software on Windows 2000 Professional / XP, log on to your PC as

Administrator or with a login name equally authorized . If you log on with a login name other

than Administrator, you cannot use MyDVD.

≥Set the display resolution to 1024 ~ 768 (16 bits color) when using the DVD-MovieAlbum.

DIsplay Settings method as follows:

Select “Start” >> “Settings” >> “Control Panel” >> “Display” and select “Settings” tab on

“Display”, and then adjust “Screen Resolution” and “Color quality” to the above.

≥DVD-R discs are a write-one format, therefore when you write information to the DVD-R disc

with DVD-MovieAlbum or My DVD, you cannot edit it again.

Table of Contents

Be sure to read the following before opening

the package of CD-ROM.................................. 4

Basic Techniques

Basic Operation of DVD Palmcorder................ 47

Turning DVD Palmcorder On or Off ......................47

Viewing Subject Through Viewfinder.....................48

Viewing Image on LCD Monitor Screen ................48

Closing LCD Monitor .............................................49

Cautions When Using......................................... 7

Cautions When Storing..................................... 10

Suggestions and Restrictions ........................... 10

Read This First ................................................. 11

Introduction....................................................... 12

Quick Start Guide for Software......................... 13

Table of Contents ............................................. 15

Checking Provided Accessories ....................... 18

Names of Parts................................................. 19

About This Manual............................................ 23

Setting Date and Time...................................... 50

Changing Display Format of Date and Time .........51

Recording Movie............................................... 52

Using External Microphone ...................................54

Recording Stills................................................. 55

Zooming............................................................ 57

Macro Recording...................................................58

Using Conversion Lens (Generally Available).......58

Manually Focusing Subject............................... 59

Focusing During Recording...................................59

Discs and Cards ............................................... 24

Available Discs ......................................................24

Information on DVD-R Disc ...................................25

Examples of Discs that Cannot be Used on

Adjusting Exposure Manually ........................... 61

Compensating for Backlight.............................. 62

Using Auto Function ......................................... 63

this DVD Palmcorder: .........................................25

Handling Discs.......................................................26

Available Cards .....................................................27

On-Screen Information ..................................... 64

Information Display During Recording...................64

Storage Capacity on Disc or Card .................... 28

Recordable Time of Movie (Video) ........................28

Recordable Stills (Photos).....................................29

Recording Images from Other AV Devices....... 67

Connecting to Other AV Device ............................67

Recording Images from AV Device .......................68

Features of DVD Palmcorder............................ 30

Versatile Functions Available ................................30

Recording on Disc .................................................32

Recording Movie and Still......................................32

Immediate Reviewing of Recorded Image.............33

Editing in Various Ways on DVD Palmcorder

Playing Back..................................................... 69

Immediately Checking Recorded Scene ...............69

Playback from Start of Disc or Card......................70

Search Playback of Movie.....................................70

Frame Advance/Frame Back/Slow Playback of

Alone ..................................................................33

Using with Various Devices...................................33

Movie..................................................................70

Skip Playback of Movie .........................................71

Playing Back Stills.................................................71

Jumping to Specified Point (Go To) ......................72

Setups

Setting Up the DVD Palmcorder....................... 34

Attaching adjuster (securing tab)...........................34

Holding DVD Palmcoder........................................34

Attaching Shoulder Belt.........................................35

Attaching Lens Cap ...............................................35

Inserting Battery into Remote Controller ...............36

Removing Battery from Remote Controller............36

On-Screen Information Display ........................ 73

Information Display during Playback.....................73

Playback on Other Devices .............................. 74

Connecting to a TV................................................74

Viewing on TV Screen...........................................75

Playback on DVD Player.......................................76

Removing and Replacing from/in Round

Setting Up the Battery Pack.............................. 38

Charging Battery Pack...........................................38

Attaching Battery Pack to DVD Palmcorder ..........39

Removing Battery Pack.........................................39

Battery Remaining Level Indicator.........................41

Efficient Use of Battery Pack.................................41

Using DVD Palmcorder with AC Adapter/Charger 42

DVD Holder ........................................................77

How to Remove Disc.............................................77

Replacing Disc in Round DVD Holder...................78

When the Hinge of Round DVD Holder

Comes Off ..........................................................78

Disc Cleaning ........................................................78

Playback on DVD Video Recorder/Player ........ 79

Inserting and Removing Disc............................ 43

Inserting Disc.........................................................43

Removing Disc ......................................................45

Inserting and Removing Card........................... 46

(Switch) ............................................................116

Playing Back Program (Play) ..............................117

Changing Title of Program (Title) ........................117

Advanced Techniques

Understanding Flow of Menu............................ 80

Setting Up Camera Functions........................... 82

Selecting Shooting Mode to Match the Subject

(Switching Program AE Mode) ...........................82

Adjusting Color (White Balance)............................83

Using the Electronic Image Stabilizer (EIS)...........85

Magnifying Subject Image (Dig. Zoom) .................86

Reducing Wind Noise During Recording

Play List.......................................................... 119

What is “Play List”? .............................................119

Creating New Play List (Create)..........................119

Switching to Display of Each Play List (Switch) ..120

Playing Back a Play List (Play)............................121

Adding Scenes to Play List (Editing Play List).....122

Deleting Scenes from Play List

(Wind Cut)...........................................................87

(Editing Play List) .............................................123

Adding Scenes Using Submenu for Editing

(Editing Play List) .............................................123

Deleting Scenes Using Submenu for Editing

(Editing Play List) .............................................124

Selecting Scenes Using Submenu for Editing

(Editing Play List) .............................................124

Arranging Order of Scenes (Move) .....................125

Changing Title of Play List (Title) ........................126

Deleting Play List (Delete)...................................126

Setting Up Record Functions............................ 88

Switching Movie Quality (VIDEO Mode)................88

Switching Quality of Still Image (Quality)...............89

Receiving Image from Another Device

(Input Source).....................................................90

Switching External Input Recording Method

(PHOTO Input)....................................................90

Self Timer ..............................................................91

Setting OSD Output On or Off

(On-Screen Display) ...........................................92

Go To.............................................................. 127

Top (End) ............................................................127

LCD Setup ........................................................ 93

Setting Brightness of LCD Screen (Brightness) ....93

Setting Color Density of LCD screen

Disc or Card Management.............................. 128

Verifying Remaining Free Space on Disc or Card

(Capacity).........................................................128

Protecting Disc from Writing (Protect Disc).........128

Initializing DVD-RAM Disc or Card

(Color Level) .......................................................93

Initial Settings ................................................... 94

Switching Operating Sound On or Off (Beep) .......94

Turning DVD Palmcorder Off Automatically

(Format Disc. format Card)...............................129

Updating Control Information of DVD-RAM Disc.130

Finalizing Disc (DVD-R) ......................................131

(Power Save)......................................................94

Turning Record LED On or Off (Record LED) .......95

Changing Display Language (Language)..............95

Resetting Menu Settings to Defaults (Reset) ........96

Others............................................................. 132

Displaying Movies or Stills Independently

(Category) ........................................................132

Playing Back Scenes Repeatedly (Repeat Play) 132

Slide Show (Continuous Playback of Stills).........133

Disc Navigation

Using Disc Navigation....................................... 97

Starting Disc Navigation ........................................97

Exiting Disc Navigation..........................................99

Playing Back from Disc Navigation Screen ...........99

Selecting Multiple Scenes ...................................100

Selecting Consecutive Scenes Together.............100

Installing Software

Compatible PC for use with DVD Camcorder:

VDR M30 ..................................................... 134

Operations will not be guaranteed under the

following conditions...................................... 134

Disc Navigation Menu..................................... 101

Functions Available with Disc Navigation............101

Understanding Flow of Disc Navigation Menu.....102

Contents on Provided CD-ROM ..................... 135

Installing USB Driver ...........................................137

Installing DVD-RAM Driver..................................140

Installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE............................142

Installing MyDVD.................................................144

Scene.............................................................. 103

Deleting Scenes (Delete).....................................103

Changing Images for Thumbnails

(Edit - Thumbnail) .............................................105

Playing Back by Skipping Scenes (Edit - Skip) ...106

Adding Special Effects (Edit - Fade)....................107

Arranging Order of Scenes (Edit - Move) ............108

Combining Multiple Scenes (Edit - Combine)......109

Dividing Movies (Edit - Divide).............................110

Copying Stills on DVD-RAM Disc to Card

Creating DVD Video on PC from DVD-RAM Disc

Recorded on DVD Palmcorder .................... 145

(Copy)...............................................................111

Locking Scenes on Card (Lock) ..........................112

Designating Scenes to be Printed (DPOF)..........113

Selecting Scenes Using Menu Screen (Select)...114

Displaying Information Using Menu Screen

(Detail) ..............................................................115

Program.......................................................... 116

What is “program”?..............................................116

Switching to Thumbnail Display of Specific Date

Subsidiary Information

Cleaning.......................................................... 147

No DVD Palmcorder Operation - Check the

Following:..................................................... 148

Error Messages .............................................. 150

Troubleshooting.............................................. 157

System Reset ................................................. 164

Major Specifications........................................ 165

Introduction to Optional Accessories .............. 167

Palmcorder Accessory System............................167

Information on Round DVD Holder......................168

Index............................................................... 169

Request for Service Notice (USA Only).......... 172

Limited Warranty (For USA Customers)......... 173

Customer Services Directory.......................... 174

Warranty (For Canadian Customers).............. 175

Checking Provided Accessories

Make sure that you have all the following accessories in package:

Battery Pack (model CGA-DU14A):

Portable power supply for this DVD

Palmcorder. Charge it before use.

AC Adapter/Charger (model PV-DAC13): DC Cord:

Used to power the DVD Palmcorder from AC When powering the DVD Palmcorder from

outlet, or charge battery pack.

householdACoutlet,usethiscordtoconnect

the DVD Palmcorder and AC adapter/

charger.

Power Cable:

Remote Controller (model VEQ3993):

Button Type Battery (model CR2025):

Connect between household AC outlet and Use to control the DVD Palmcorder from a To power the remote controller.

AC adapter/charger.

distance.

WARNING: Keep

this battery away

from children. If

swallowed, consult

a physician

immediately for

emergency

treatment.

AV/S Input/Output Cable: (EW12432)

Shoulder Belt:

Lens Cap and Lens Cap String:

Used when viewing the picture played back AttachtotheDVDPalmcorder tohangitfrom Attach the lens cap when not recording, to

on the DVD Palmcorder on TV screen, or

input or output video from/to another video

device.

shoulder.

protect the lens.

8 cm DVD-RAM Disc (in Round DVD

Holder):

To record video (movie) on this DVD

Ferrite Core: (BZ10682)

In order to control radio noise emission,

attach this to external microphone cable if the DVD Palmcorder to PC.

you are using the external microphone.

Software CD-ROM: (VFF0197)

Use this CD-ROM on PC when connecting

Palmcorder.

USB Cable: (EW12381)

Names of Parts

A/V

MIC

(Inside the cover)

BATTERY EJECT

(Bottom)

Recording indicator (P. 95)

The red indicator will light during recording.

External microphone jack (P. 54)

AV input/output jack (P. 67, 74)

Stereo microphone (P. 54)

Optical 10× zoom lens (P. 57)

Lens hood (P. 58)

10 2.5” type Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

(inside) (P. 48)

Always remove this lens hood when using

generally available tele-conversion or wide-

conversion lens.

11 BATTERY EJECT switch (P. 39)

The BATTERY EJECT switch is located on the

bottom of this DVD Palmcorder: Slide it when

removing the battery pack.

Infrared receiver (P. 37)

When the remote controller is used to operate

the DVD Palmcorder, this receiver will receive

the infrared signal.

Zoom lever (P. 57)

Push the lever to the T side for telephoto, or to

the W side for wide-angle.

Accessory shoe

12 Viewfinder (P. 48)

13 Diopter control (P. 48)

16 CARD ACCESS indicator (P. 9, 55)

17 Card insertion block (P. 46)

To adjust the focus of image appearing in the

viewfinder. (Pull out the viewfinder.)

18 Battery attachment platform (P. 39)

19 Record button (REC) (P. 52)

20 Shoulder belt attachments portion (P. 35)

21 Power switch (P. 47, 52, 55)

14 ACCESS/PC indicator (P. 9, 52, 55)

Will blink or light while the DVD Palmcorder is

operating.

15 DISC EJECT button (P. 43)

Press and release this button to open the disc

guide.

22 Speaker (P. 69)

23 Grip Belt (Free Style Grip Belt) (P. 34)

24 AUTO button (P. 63)

31 DISPLAY (Screen display) button (P. 73)

Press this button to display the details of image

being played back or camera setting status, or

switch the display off.

To switch the DVD Palmcorder to full automatic

25 FOCUS button (P. 59)

To switch between manual focus and auto-

focus.

32 Volume control buttons (VOL)/ ꢀ ꢁ buttons

(P. 59, 61, 69)

26 EXPOSURE button (P. 61)

To adjust the volume of sound from speaker, etc.

Press this button to adjust the exposure.

33 RESET button (P. 164)

27 BACK LIGHT (backlight compensation)

button (P. 62)

To reset all settings to defaults (status when the

DVD Palmcorder was shipped from the factory)

Press this button when subject is being lighted

from behind.

34 USB Terminal (TO PC)

35 Joystick (P. 50, 69, 81)

28 DISC NAVIGATION button (P. 97)

29 SELECT button (P. 100)

30 MENU button (P. 50, 81, 103)

Press this button to display the menu for setting

camera functions and Disc Navigation.

The camera menu will appear even if disc is not

loaded.

Move the joystick to select a scene or menu item;

then play back the scene or pause it.

36 Stop/cancel button (P. 23, 69, 99)

To end playback or cancel setting of menu.

37 REC button (P. 52, 55)

43 ZOOM T button (P. 57)

38 DIGITAL ZOOM button (P. 86)

39 Reverse skip button (P. 71)

40 Reverse search button (P. 70)

41 DISC NAVIGATION button (P. 97)

42 MENU button (P. 50, 82, 104)

44 ZOOM W button (P. 57)

45 Forward Search button (P. 70)

46 Play/pause button (P. 69)

47 Forward skip button (P. 71)

48 DISPLAY button (P. 73)

49 Stop button (P. 23, 69, 99)

50 DELETE button (P. 103)

51 SELECT button (P. 100)

* The buttons on remote controller will function the same as those on DVD Palmcorder.

About This Manual

●Displays in this manual

Understand that the displays are different from those you will actually see in the viewfinder or on the LCD

screen.

●Notation of cancel button

Press the stop/ cancel button to stop your operation midway, or return the menu screen to the preceding

one. The expression “press the ꢂ button” will be used in this text.

●ꢀ, ꢁ and ꢂ marks beside headings

Some functions of this DVD Palmcorder are unavailable with disc or card used. Refer to the marks at right

above each function to identify whether the disc or card is compatible with the function. Refer to these

marks and identify the functions and operation to match the disc or card you use.

Discs and Cards

The following table lists the storage media (discs and cards) that can be used on this DVD Palmcorder and

the functions which are available with them:

Media

SD Memory Card/

MultiMediaCard

Function

DVD-RAM disc

DVD-R disc

Recording movie

Recording still

●

Deleting recorded image

Editing on this DVD

Palmcorder

●

Playback on DVD player

●

Playback on DVD-RAM

recorder

●

●: Functions available;

-: Not available

*1: Can be played back on some DVD players.

*2: Must be finalized on this DVD Palmcorder before DVD-R disc can be played back on DVD player or DVD recorder (See

P. 76). May not be playable on some DVD players.

*3: Can be played back on some DVD-RAM recorders.

Available Discs

Usable discs and logos

DVD-RAM Ver. 2.1 (8 cm)

Shape

In Round DVD

Holder

DVD-R

[for General Ver. 2.0 (8 cm)]

• The Round DVD Holder cannot be used on the DVD

Palmcorders that use square type adapters.

• Image dataedited on PCand certain types of image data

may not be visible on this DVD Palmcorder.

• The image data recorded on another device may not be

playable on this DVD Palmcorder.

This DVD Palmcorder uses 8 cm DVD-RAM discs

and 8 cm DVD-R discs for camcorder use.

Discs removed from Round DVD Holder cannot be

used on this DVD Palmcorder:Use them only in the

holder.

Note:

• It is recommended that you use Panasonic discs, since

their compatibility with this DVD Palmcorder has been

confirmed. Using a disc other than those made by

Panasonic may not allow the DVD Palmcorder to deliver

optimum performance.

• It is necessary to initialize an unformatted disc. When an

unformatted disc is inserted into the DVD Palmcorder, a

message will appear: Initialize the disc following the

instructions on screen (P. 129).

INFORMATION ON DVD-R DISC

You cannot record a still on DVD-R disc, or delete

any recorded images or data.

lFinalizing DVD-R disc

Before using the 8 cm DVD-R disc (not provided)

on this DVD video camera/recorder on a DVD

player or DVD video recorder that is compatible

with8cmDVD-R disc, the disc must be finalized on

thisDVDvideocamera/recorder.Forthefinalizing

procedureof8cmDVD-Rdisc,referto

For optimum recording on DVD-R disc, this DVD

video camera/recorder writes control data to the

disc in order to automatically make adjustments

when it is inserted and ejected accompanying

recording. If the disc has no area to be written for

adjustment, recording may not be possible. To

prevent this, do not insert or eject a DVD-R disc

accompanying recording more than 50 times. The

DVD video camera/recorder will not perform “write

adjustment” when the DVD video camera/recorder

is turned on again, from off, for recording with the

disc in it, or when no recording is made, even if the

disc is removed and then reinserted.

“Finalizing DVD-R Disc” (P. 127).

Note:

• Do not insert a DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video

camera/recorder but not finalized, into a recordable

device,suchasaDVDvideorecorder:Therecordeddata

may be damaged.

• DVD-RdiscseditedandfinalizedonPCorthosefinalized

on another DVD video recorder may not be playable on

this DVD video camera/recorder, depending on the

editing software used or recorded status of DVD-R disc.

• Refer to the remaining time indicated on the LCD of

DVD Palmcorder to check a capacity of a DVD-R disc.

EXAMPLESOFDISCSTHATCANNOTBEUSEDONTHISDVDVIDEOCAMERA/

RECORDER:

• DVD-RAM (2.6 GB) Ver. 1.0

• DVD-ROM

• MO

• DVD-R (3.9 GB) Ver. 1.0

• DVD-Video

• MD

• DVD-R (4.7 GB) for Authoring Ver. 2.0 • CD-R

• iD

• DVD-RW

• CD-RW

• Floppy disk

• DVD+RW

• CD

• Discs other than those with diameter

of 8 cm

• DVD+R

• LD

• CD-ROM

Handling Discs

●Using discs

●Storing discs

DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs are very delicate

recording media. Carefully read the following

cautions and observe them:

• When using disc on this DVD Palmcorder, be

sure to keep it in Round DVD Holder.

• Always use a brand new disc when recording

important material.

• When storing disc, insert it in Round DVD

Holder into plastic case.

• Be careful that no condensation occurs on disc.

• Do not place disc in the following places:

− Direct sunlight for a long time

− Where humidity is high or in dusty place

− While there is heat from a heater, etc.

• Be sure not to touch the disc

exposed portion, and be

careful that no dirt adheres to

Note:

• See page 78 when cleaning the removed disc.

• See page 77 for how to handle disc removed from Round

DVD Holder.

it.

• If there is dust, scratch, dirt on

disc or if it is warped, the

following phenomena may occur:

− Block noise in playback

image

• See page 77 for how to set the disc removed from

Round DVD Holder or another disc correctly in Round

DVD Holder.

Do not touch

− Momentary stop of playback

image

− Sound interrupted during

playback, or abnormal sound

Block noise

− Blue thumbnail display

(Fig. 1)

Pr og r a

001/ 006

− Disccannot correctly be

recognized

− Delay between video

and audio

PLAY

RAM

Even if disc is normal, the

above phenomena may

(Fig. 1)

occasionally occur. While the ACCESS/ PC

indicator is lit, do not subject disc to vibrations or

impact, and avoid using DVD Palmcorder at

extremely high or low temperatures, or in

environment where condensation is likely to

occur.

• When recording images,

Pr ogr a

001 / 002

the DVD Palmcorder may

avoid the portions of disc

where recording is not

possible, due to dust,

scratches, etc. [It will

PLAY

RAM

pause.at such a portion

and automatically restart

recording (/).]

(Recording one scene

may produce multiple

thumbnails.)

This will cause recording

to be interrupted for several seconds to several

minutes,and multiple thumbnails willbe created

by one recording session as shown above. In this

case, the recordable time on disc will decrease.

• Be careful when removing the disc since the

metal of removal slot of DVD Palmcorder, and

disc itself, may be hot.

Available Cards

• It is recommended that you create a backup file

for valuable data on hard disk of PC.

• Do not do the following, or the data on card may

be damaged or lost:

− Do not remove the card or turn DVD

Palmcorder off during reading or writing of

data

SD Memory Card

and

MultiMediaCard

can be used on

this DVD

Palmcorder.

− Do not use DVD Palmcorder in a place subject

to static electricity or electrical noise

Note:

• ThisDVDPalmcordercanplaybackimagedatarecorded

on other digital cameras conforming to the DCF (Design

rule for Camera File system) standard which were

established by the Japan Electronics and Information

Technology IndustriesAssociation(JEITA). Therangeof

image data playable on this DVD Palmcorder is that with

pixels from 80 horizontal × 60 vertical to 4000 horizontal

× 3000 vertical.

• DCF isan integrated image file formatof digitalcameras:

Image files can be used on all digital devices conforming

to DCF.

• Image dataedited on PCand certain types of image data

may not be visible on this DVD Palmcorder.

• The image data recorded on another device may not be

playable on this DVD Palmcorder.

Handling card

• Do not use cards other than

the designated ones.

• Do not touch the card

terminal or allow it to touch

metal.

Terminal

• Do not paste anything other

than exclusive label on label pasting portion.

• Do not subject card to impact, bend card or drop

it.

• Do not disassemble card or modify it.

• Do not expose card to water.

• Do not use or store card in the following places:

− Where the temperature is high, such as in

vehicle at high temperatures, in direct sunlight

or near a heater.

− Where humidity is high, or in dusty place

• When the erasure prevention switch on SD

Memory Card is locked, no recording, deletion or

editing will be possible on the card.

Erasure prevention

switch

Locked status

Storage Capacity on Disc or Card

Recordable Time of Movie (Video)

The recordable time will vary depending on the

recording quality: See page 88 for the setting of

recording quality.

Note:

• Audio in XTRA, FINE or STD mode is recorded in the

MPEG 1 audio layer 2 format, which is the option

standard of DVD video standard.

• No movie can be recorded on SD Memory Card or

Movie recordable time on one disc (on single side)

(when recording only movies)

MultiMediaCard.

• The movie quality mode can be changed for recordings

on DVD-RAM disc, but not on DVD-R disc.

Disc used

Recording

quality

DVD-RAM

DVD-R

XTRA

Approx. 18 min

No recording

possible

FINE

STD

Approx. 30 min

Approx. 60 min

Approx. 30 min

Approx. 60 min

Approx. 30 min

LPCM

No recording

possible

*1:Variable bit recording (recording of more than 18

minutes may be possible because the transfer rate

varies automatically between approx. 3-10 Mbps)

*2:Transfer rate: Approx. 6 Mbps

*3:Transfer rate: Approx. 3 Mbps

*4:Linear PCM recording (If your DVD player does not

conform to MPEG 1 audio player 2, record in LPCM

mode)

Recordable Stills (Photos)

●Recordable stills on one DVD-RAM ●Recordable stills on one blank card:

disc (single side) (when recording

only still): Up to 999

The number of recordable stills will vary

depending on the recording quality:See page 89for

the setting of recording quality.

If the disc still has free space after recording 999

stills on it, movies can also be recorded on it.

Recording quality

Capacity

FINE

Approx. 45

Approx. 100

Approx. 220

Approx. 440

Approx. 880

NORM

Approx. 95

Approx. 200

Approx. 440

Approx. 880

ECO

Approx. 190

Approx. 400

Approx. 880

Approx. 1,760

8 MB

16 MB

32 MB

64 MB

128MB

256 MB

512 MB

Approx. 1,760 Approx. 3,520

Approx. 1,760 Approx. 3,520 Approx. 7,040

Approx. 3,520 Approx. 7,040 Approx. 14,080

(The numbers of recordable stills above are only for

reference)

Note:

• Cards used on other devices can be used on this DVD

Palmcorder.

• No movie or music data recorded on card can be

checked, viewed or heard on this DVD Palmcorder. In

addition, no such adata file canbe displayed onthisDVD

Palmcorder.

• Use the remaining display function to check the

remaining free space on disc before use. See “Verifying

Remaining Free Space on Disc or Card (Capacity)” on

page 128.

• SomestilldatarecordedonthisDVDPalmcordermaynot

be playable on another device (for example, on a device

that limits the maximum number of recognizable stills to

999).

• No still can be recorded on DVD-R disc.

Features of DVD Palmcorder

Versatile Functions Available

This DVD Palmcorder has numerous useful functions. However, the functions that can be used will vary

depending on whether DVD-RAM disc, DVD-R disc or card is used.

Use the functions, following the table below:

Camera Functions:

Disc/Card used

Reference

page

Function

DVD-RAM

DVD-R

CARD

●

Program AE

●

White Bal.

EIS

Camera Functions Setup

Dig.Zoom

Wind Cut

VIDEO Mode

Quality

●

Input Source

PHOTO Input

Self Timer

OSD Output

Date Mode

Date Set

●

Record Functions Setup

●

Date Setup

LCD Setup

Brightness

Color Level

Beep

Power Save

Record LED

Language

Reset

Initial Setup

●: Available;

-: Unavailable

(*1 Except for LPCM mode)

(*2 Except for XTRA mode)

Disc Navigation Functions:

Function

Disc used

Reference

page

DVD-RAM

DVD-R

Scene

Delete

Edit

103

105

●

Thumbnail

Skip

106

Fade

107

Combine

Divide

Move

109

110

108, 125

111

Copy

Select

Start → Current

Current → End

All

114

●

114

Detail

115

PlayList

Switch

120

Play

121

Create

119

Edit

122 - 125

126

Title

Delete

126

Program

Switch

116

●

Play

117

Title

117

Go To

Disc

Top

127

●

End

127

Capacity

Protect Disc

Format Disc

Update Control Info.

Finalize Disc

Category

128

129

130

131

●

Others

All

132

●

VIDEO

PHOTO

132

Repeat Play

132

●

Off

132

●: Available; -: Unavailable

*3 If you use a brand-new DVD-R disc, message “Disc is not formatted” will appear. Initialize the disc, following the

subsequent messages ( See page 44).

Card Navigation Functions:

Function

Delete

Reference page

103

112

113

114

115

127

128

129

133

Lock

DPOF

Scene

Select

Start → Current

Current → End

All

Detail

Top

Go To

End

Capacity

Format Card

All

Card

Slide Show

DPOF

Recording on Disc

Recording Movie and Still

You can use both 8cm DVD-RAM and DVD-Rdiscs

on this DVD Palmcorder for recording. The

recorded video and audio will be stored on an 8 cm

DVD-RAM disc or 8 cm DVD-R disc.

Using disc allows you to record without

overwriting previous recordings, and also to store

your valuable recordings for as long as need be

while retaining clarity.

With disc you can immediately access recording

and playback, in contrast to videotape, which must

be fast-forwarded or rewound.

In addition, simply loading a DVD-RAM disc into

a PC equipped with DVD-RAM drive and DVD

video recording software compatible with 8 cm

DVD-RAM allows you to easily view the recorded

disc.

The DVD Palmcorder can record movies of events

and sports, in the same way as with conventional

camcorders.

It can also record stills on a DVD-RAM disc or card,

as with a digital still camera. With CCD of 680,000

pixels, high-quality movies and stills (on DVD-

RAM disc only) can be recorded. When recording

movies, subject images can be zoomed up to 240

times; when recording stills, subject images can be

zoomed up to 40 times. Movies and stills can be

recorded on the same disc, by simply switching the

recording mode (power switch). However, if you

use a DVD-R disc, a still image cannot be recorded.

(If the DVD Palmcorder is connected to PC, the

DVD Palmcorder can capture still images, such as

JPEG data.)

You can finalize a recorded DVD-R disc on this

DVD Palmcorder so that you can play it back on a

DVD player or DVD video recorder that is

compatible with 8 cm DVD-R disc (however, the

finalized DVD-R disc may not be usable on some

DVD players).

Immediate Reviewing of Recorded

Image

You can check the recorded movie or still in the

viewfinder or on the LCD screen.

Editing in Various Ways on DVD

Palmcorder Alone

Using the Disc Navigation feature simple editing

can be performed. Segments can be shortened or

rearranged and simple titles can be added. In

general,your PC’s media player willnot be capable

ofplaying recordings made on this unit without the

use of additional third party software.

Using with Various Devices

Connect this DVD Palmcorder to your TV and you

can enjoy the playback picture with your family

and friends on a large TV screen; or connect it to a

video printer (generally available) to print the

recorded image. You can also transfer recorded

movies and stills (for DVD-RAM disc or card) to

PC.

Setups

This section explains preparations for recording - setting up the DVD Palmcorder and battery pack.

Setting Up the DVD Palmcorder

Attaching adjuster (securing tab)

Pass the belt through the attachment part of

DVD Palmcorder.

Pass the belt through the adjuster (securing tab).

Adjust the length of hand strap.

Holding DVD Palmcoder

To use as a Grip Belt

Insert your right hand from the bottom of DVD Palmcorder up to the base of your thumb.

Put your hand in a position where you can easily operate the REC button and the Zoom lever.

Adjust the length of grip belt so that the DVD Palmcorder is stable when you press the REC button with

your thumb.

Note:

Caution:

Do not adjust the grip belt while holding the DVD

Do not lift the DVD Palmcorder by holding the

Palmcorder: Doing this could cause the DVD Palmcorder

viewfinder or LCD monitor: If the viewfinder or LCD

to fall and be damaged.

monitor comes off, the DVD Palmcorder will fall.

To use as a Hand Strap

Using the Grip Belt as the hand strap makes it easier to carry the DVD Palmcorder.

Detach the tip of the Grip Belt from the Lens Cap

String Holder and adjust the length of it.

Attach the Grip Belt around your wrist.

Attaching Shoulder Belt

Be sure to pass through the 2 slots.

Pass the Shoulder belt through

the Shoulder belt attachments.

Attaching Lens Cap

Pass the provided string through the hole in the Grip Belt Attachment part and pass it through the hole

in the lens cap.

Pass the one end of the Lens Cap String through

the hole in the Grip Belt Attachment part. Then

pass the other end of the String through the loop

made by the string itself and pull tight.

Pass the end of the Lens Cap String through the

Lens cap string holder. Then pass the Lens cap

through the Lens Cap String.

Push the both sides of cap inward and attach it

over the lens.

Push and fit

Note:

• Always keep the lens cap on when not using the DVD

Palmcorder, to protect the lens.

• When recording, attach the lens cap to the grip belt by

hooking the tab inside the cap onto strap for comfortable

shooting.

Inserting Battery into Remote Controller

Insert the provided button type battery into remote controller.

Slide the cover to remove it.

Slide the cover to close it.

Insert the button type battery with the positive

ꢀ terminal facing up.

Note:

Thelifeofthebuttontypebatteryisapproximatelyoneyear.

If the battery is discharged, no operation is possible with

remote controller: Replace the battery.

Battery stopper

Removing Battery from Remote Controller

While pushing the battery stopper, slide the

battery out.

While pushing

battery stopper

Battery stopper

Warning:

Note:

• KEEP THE BATTERY AWAY FROM CHILDREN AND

PETS.

• Dispose of battery safely in accordance with local laws.

Do not dispose of in fire.

• IF SWALLOWED CONSULT A PHYSICIAN

IMMEDIATELY FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT.

• BATTERY MAY EXPLODE IF NOT HANDLED

PROPERLY.DONOTRECHARGE,DISASSEMBLEOR

DISPOSE OF IN FIRE.

• Do not short circuit the battery.

• Do not hold the battery with metallic tweezers.

• Keep the battery in a dark, cool, dry place.

●Using Remote Controller

Note:

• When using the remote controller, make sure that the

infrared receiver on DVD Palmcorder is not exposed to

direct sunlight or any intense light. If the infrared receiver

is subject to light stronger than the infrared light from

remote controller, the DVD Palmcorder cannot be

operated by remote controller.

Point the remote controller to the infrared receiver

on the DVD Palmcorder. The remote controllable

distance is up to 16 feet (5 m).

• If there is an obstacle between the remote control and

infraredreceiveronDVDPalmcorder,remotecontrolmay

not be possible.

• The DVD Palmcorder uses the “VCR2” remote control

code of Panasonic VCRs. If you use a Panasonic VCR,

etc. with remote control code set to “VCR2”, a VCR

placednear the DVDPalmcorder willalso be operatedby

the remote controller: To prevent this, change the remote

control code of the VCR.

10˚

15˚

Infrared

receiver

15˚

)

(

Setting Up the Battery Pack

TheCGA-DU14Abatterypackprovided with this DVDPalmcorder has notbeen charged atpurchase time:

Charge it before using the DVD Palmcorder.

Note:

• Be sure to use the specified battery pack CGA-DU14A (provided) for the DVD Palmcorder: Using other batteries could

cause the DVD Palmcorder to malfunction, or result in fire.

• Be sure to use the specified AC adapter/charger to charge the battery pack: Using other chargers could cause electric

shock or fire.

• Charge the battery pack at temperatures of 50 - 86ºF (10-30°C).

Charging Battery Pack

Use the provided AC adapter/ charger to charge

the battery pack.

Attach the battery pack to AC adapter/ charger.

Note:

Whenchargingabatterypack,unplugtheDCcordfromthe

DC output jack on AC adapter/charger.

Connect the power cable to AC adapter/

charger.

Plug the power cable into AC outlet.

The CHARGEindicator on AC adapter/ charger

will light.

Battery pack

POWER and

CHARGE indicators

Power cable

AC adapter/charger

●Battery pack charged status

You can find out the charged status of battery pack by checking the CHARGE indicator on AC adapter/

charger:

Charge status

During charge

CHARGE indicator

Lit

Charge complete

Goes out

Note:

See “Troubleshooting” on page 157 when the CHARGE

indicator blinks.

Attaching Battery Pack to DVD Palmcorder

Fit the battery pack to the battery attachment

platform on this DVD Palmcorder and slide it

upward until a click is heard.

Note:

• Make sure that the battery pack is in the correct

orientation.

• Make sure that the battery pack is securely attached:

Incomplete attachment could cause the battery pack to

fall, resulting in damage.

Terminal

must

face up.

Removing Battery Pack

After using the DVD Palmcorder, remove the battery pack from it.

Slide the BATTERY EJECT switch on the bottom

of DVD Palmcorder: The battery pack can be

removed.

Note:

• For safety, be sure to turn the DVD Palmcorder off before

attaching or removing the battery pack.

• Be careful not to drop the removed battery pack.

• If the battery remains attached, minute level current will

flow even if the DVD Palmcorder is off, and the battery

pack will discharge.

Continuous Recording (without zoom):

●Recordable time with fully charged

battery pack (with no zoom

operation, etc.)

The reference for DVD Palmcorder recordable time

with fully charged battery pack is between 40 and

60 minutes [with model CGA-DU14A]:

The continuously recordable time of DVD

Palmcorder in the left table shows the time

available when the DVD Palmcorder is in the

recording mode without using any other function

after recording is started. In actual recording, the

battery pack will discharge 2-3 times faster than

this reference, since the REC button and zoom are

being operated, and playback is performed.

Assume that the recordable time with a fully

charged battery pack is between 40 and 60 minutes

[with model CGA-DU14A], and prepare the type

and number of batteries to allow for the time you

are planning to record on the DVD Palmcorder.

Note that the battery pack discharges faster in cold

places.

Video

quality

mode

CGA-DU14A

DVD-RAM DVD-R disc

disc

XTRA^*1

When using

viewfinder

approx.

−

125 min

When using

LCD monitor

approx.

−

100 min

FINE

When using

viewfinder

approx.

125 min

approx.

125 min

●The time taken for charging the

battery pack is as follows

[at 77ºF (25 ºC)]

When using

LCD monitor

approx.

100 min

approx.

100 min

STD

When using

viewfinder

approx.

145 min

approx.

145 min

When using

LCD monitor

approx.

115 min

approx.

115 min

CGA-DU14A

165 min

LPCM^*2

When using

viewfinder

approx.

125 min

−

When using

LCD monitor

approx.

100 min

Note:

• See page 157 when charging is not possible.

• The charge time will vary depending on the battery

remaining level.

• During and after charging, the battery pack will be warm,

but this does not indicate a fault.

*1 The time in XTRA mode is only for reference: It varies

depending on recording contents.

*2 LPCM mode can be set only when DVD-R disc is used.

• If the following phenomena appear, the battery pack

may be dead: Replace it.

- Charging does not start within 10 seconds (the

CHARGE indicator does not light).

- The battery pack cannot be charged up to 75% if more

than 9 hours has elapsed after charging started.

- The battery pack cannot be fully charged if more than

5 hours has elapsed after it was charged to 75%.

• Charge the battery pack at ambient temperature 50°F to

86°F (10°C to 30°C): Charging at temperatures other

than this range could damage the battery pack.

Battery Remaining Level Indicator

When the battery pack is used to power the DVD Palmcorder, the battery remaining level appears in the

viewfinder or on the LCD screen as follows:

Fully charged

Nearly empty

(Blinks)

White portion shows remaining level

Note:

• If you use the optional CGA-DU07A battery pack at low temperatures, “*” may not appear, and the battery usable

time may be shorter.

• If you use the provided CGA-DU14A battery pack, the remaining level indicator “*” may be displayed for an extended

period, and “+” or “,” may be displayed for a shorter period.

Efficient Use of Battery Pack

Charge battery pack immediately before using

DVD Palmcorder:

The battery pack will slightly discharge even if it is

detached from the DVD Palmcorder. If the battery

pack is left attached to DVD Palmcorder, it will

consume a slight amount of power.

Store in cool place:

When you are not using the DVD Palmcorder,

remove the battery pack and store it in a cool place.

Ifyou store it in a place where the temperature is

high, the battery life will be shortened. Be especially

sure not to store the battery pack in an environment

(in a closed vehicle) over 140°F (60°C): Neglecting

this could damage the battery pack.

Important Note:

Therefore, it is recommended that you charge the

battery pack shortlybeforeusing theDVDPalmcorder,

usually on the day before you plan to use it.

Since the battery pack used for this DVD

Battery life:

The battery life varies greatly depending on the

ambient environment and how often the DVD

Palmcorder is used. If the usable time of DVD

Palmcorder with a fully charged battery pack is

noticeably short, the battery pack is probably dead:

Purchase a new one.

Palmcorder is free from the memory effect, you do

not need to completely discharge the battery pack

before charging it.

When not using the DVD Palmcorder for an

extended period:

It is recommended that you fully charge the battery

pack once a year, attach it to DVD Palmcorder and

use it up; then remove the battery pack and store it

in a cool place again.

Power save and discharge of battery pack:

It is recommended that you turn the DVD

Palmcorder off in status other than recording, since

even during recording pause battery power is

consumed at the same level as during recording.

If, when you specify Power Save On, the recording

pause status continues for approximately 5

minutes, the DVD Palmcorder will automatically

turn off.

To set or release power save, see “Turning DVD

Palmcorder Off Automatically (Power Save)” on

page 94.

Using DVD Palmcorder with AC Adapter/Charger

It is recommended that you use the AC adapter/ charger to power the DVD Palmcorder from household

AC outlet when you perform settings on it, play back or edit images, or use it indoors.

Note:

Be sure to use the specified AC adapter/charger to power the DVD Palmcorder. Using other AC adapter/chargers could

cause electric shock or result in fire.

Power cable

AC adapter/charger

DC cord

Connect the power cable to AC adapter/

charger.

Note:

• The AC adapter/charger can be used around the world.

AnACplugadapterisrequiredinsomeforeign countries.

If you need one, purchase it from your distributor.

• If the CHARGE indicator does not light when the AC

adapter/charger is plugged into AC outlet, unplug it from

the AC outlet, wait a few moments, and then plug it into

theACoutletagain.IftheCHARGEindicatorstilldoesnot

light, the AC adapter/charger may be faulty. Unplug it

from the AC outlet and call 1-800-211-PANA for support.

Plug the power cable into AC outlet.

Plug one end of DC cord into the DC output jack

on AC adapter/ charger.

Attach the other end of DC cord to the battery

attachment platform on DVD Palmcorder.

AC 200-240V

AC Plug Adapter (not supplied)

Inserting and Removing Disc

Inserting Disc

Press down the DISC EJECT button once and

release it.

Correct

orientation

Incorrect

orientation

A few moments after the ACCESS/ PC indicator

blinks,the cover ofdiscinsertion block willopen

slightly.

Gently open the cover by hand until it stops.

Insert the disc, in Round DVD Holder, into the

disc guide until it stops.

Incorrect orientation

Note that the recording/ playback surface of

disc must face the inside of DVD Palmcorder.

The orientation for inserting the disc into the

disc guide is also predetermined: Load the disc

correctly, referring to the figure below.

Push the section marked “PUSH CLOSE” on

the cover of disc insertion block, to close the

cover.

DISC EJECT

button

Turn the DVD Palmcorder on (ꢀ VIDEO or ꢁ

PHOTO).

When “DISC ACCESS” disappears, the DVD

Palmcorder is ready for recording.

Disc cover

●Identifying recording/playback

sides of disc:

Single sided disc:

“SIDE A” mark

The recording/ playback side

is opposite to the printed label.

Double-sided disc:

PUSH CLOSE

portion

The recording/ playback side

of “SIDE A” is opposite to the

“SIDE A” marked side.

The recording/ playback side

of “SIDE B” is the “SIDE A”

marked side.

• The disc exposed portion must face in the same

direction as the lens, as shown in figure.

• The recording/playback side must face the inside

(DVD Palmcorder).

The opposite side is

the “SIDE A”

recording/playback

side.

Disc

guide

Note:

●When using brand-new DVD-R disc

• Disc cannot be inserted or removed unless the battery

pack or AC adapter/charger is connected to DVD

Palmcorder.

Recognition of the disc will

start.

The messages on the right

will appear in sequence by

pressing the ꢂ button

between messages.

F o rma t D i s c

D i s c i s n o t f o r m a t t e d .

I f i t f o r m a t s , i t b e c o m e s

p o s s i b l e t o u s e f o r c a m e r a .

• See page 78 for how to set disc in Round DVD Holder.

• If there is some delay before recording starts, refer to

page 148.

• The disc insertion orientation is predetermined: Forcibly

inserting a disc in wrong orientation could damage the

DVD Palmcorder or Round DVD Holder of disc.

• Ifthediscisnotcorrectlyinserted, thecoverwillnotclose.

Never try to forcibly close the cover: This could cause

damage. Reinsert the disc properly.

CANCEL

When recordingonthis

DVD Palmcorder:

When final message

F o rma t D i s c

• Ifasingle-sideddiscisinsertedintoDVDPalmcorderwith

the printed label facing the inside, an error message will

appear. Removethediscand reinsertitwith itsrecording/

playbacksidefacingtheinside. See“ErrorMessages”on

page 150.

“Format the disc now?”

appears, choose “YES” and

then press the ꢂ button.

The disc will be

automatically formatted.

When formatting is

Howeve r , when you r e c o r d

f r om PC connec t i on

t e r m i n a l ,

p l e a s e d o n o t f ormat.

CANCEL

complete, “DVD-R disc,

Video mode cannot be

changed” will appear (See

page 153): Press the ꢂ

button to erase the message.

Once formatted, a DVD-R

disc can no longer be

F o rma t D i s c

F o r m a t t h e d i s c n o w ?

YES NO

ENTER

changed to a disc for PC,

even if it has not been recorded on this DVD

Palmcorder.

Note:

See page 88 for movie quality mode.

When recording data from PC:

While the above messages are being displayed,

press the ꢃ button, or when message “Format the

disc now?” appears, choose “NO” and then press

the ꢂ button.

If data from PC has not yet been recorded, the disc

can be made usable on this DVD Palmcorder.When

inserting the disc into this DVD Palmcorder, the

same message will appear: If you wish to use it on

this DVD Palmcorder, choose “YES”.

Note:

Do not initialize a disc on which you wish to record data

created using the application (MyDVD) of PC.

Removing Disc

Set the power switch to

“POWER OFF” to turn the

DVD Palmcorder off.

Note:

• It is recommended that you turn the DVD Palmcorder off

wheninserting orremoving disc, inorderto preventfaulty

operation.

• Even after the DVD Palmcorder isturned on, the disc can

beremovedunlessitisinrecordingstatus.Holddownthe

DISC EJECT button for approximately 2 seconds, and

then release it to remove the disc. (The DISC EJECT

indicatorontheLCDscreenwillblink.)Itisrecommended

that you turn the DVD Palmcorder off before inserting or

removing disc to prevent misoperation.

• Do not detach the battery pack or AC adapter/charger

until the DVD Palmcorder is completely turned off.

• Do not insert anything other than the 8 cm DVD-RAM or

DVD-R disc into the disc insertion block: Doing so could

cause malfunctions.

Press down the DISC

EJECT button once and

release it.

• Set the power switch to “POWER OFF” to turn the DVD

In a moment, the cover of

disc insertion block will

open slightly.

Palmcorder off.

• When inserting or removing the disc, be careful not to

touch the inside of DVD Palmcorder (especially, the lens

of laser pickup).

DISC EJECT

• When inserting or removing the disc, connect a charged

battery pack or AC adapter/charger to the DVD

Palmcorder: The disc cover will not open unless the DVD

Palmcorder is powered.

Gently open the cover until

it stops.

When the cover is fully

open, the disc will slightly

come out from the disc

guide, and stop.

Remove the

disc.

Hold disc

around this

portion.

Hold thetop

of Round

DVD

Holder as

shown in the

illustration and gently pull it out.

Note:

• Be careful notto touch thediscexposed portion when

removing the disc.

Gently push the section

indicated “PUSH CLOSE”

on the cover of disc

insertion block (on side), to

close the cover.

Inserting and Removing Card

Before inserting or removing card, set the power switch to “POWER OFF” to turn the DVD Palmcorder off.

Inserting Card

Removing Card

Open the cover of card

insertion block with power

turned off.

Push the center of card

edge: The card will come

out so that it can be held by

fingers.

Insert card with its contacts

inward until it locks.

Label pasting

portion

Close the cover of card

insertion block.

Note:

Do not push the label pasting

portion of SD Memory Card when

removing it: Doing so could

damage the SD Memory Card.

Basic Techniques

This section explains about recording of movies and still images, and also basic settings on DVD

Palmcorder.

Basic Operation of DVD Palmcorder

Turning DVD Palmcorder On or Off

While holding down the red button at the center of

power switch, set the switch according to each

recording function:

Note:

• Once you turn the DVD Palmcorder on to let it recognize

the disc, you can immediately record or play back by

turning the DVD Palmcorder on again. However, if you

remove the disc, replace it, or if the date changes after

power is turned on, it will take some time for the DVD

Palmcorder to start because it must recognize the disc

again (See page 148).

Set to “ꢁ PHOTO”:

To record still on DVD-

RAM disc

• It will take some time for the DVD Palmcorder to display

the Disc navigation screen after power is turned on.

• IfyouturntheDVDPalmcorderon,theACCESSindicator

will light or blink to show that the DVD Palmcorder is

recognizing the disc or card: During this time, no

operation, such as recording, can be performed.

Afterseveralseconds,theACCESSindicatorwillgoout,

and operating the DVD Palmcorder will be possible.

Set to “ꢀ VIDEO”:

To record movie on DVD-

RAM or DVD-R disc

Set to “POWER OFF”:

The DVD Palmcorder will

turn off.

Set to “ꢂ PHOTO”:

To record still on SD

Memory Card or

CARD ACCESS

indicator

MultiMediaCard

ACCESS/PC

indicator

Power ON status

During playback, set the power switch to “ꢀ

VIDEO” or “ꢁ PHOTO” when using disc, or set it

to “ꢂ PHOTO” when using card.

Turn the switch while holding down the red button

at the center of switch.

• When the DVD Palmcorder is turned on, the self-

diagnosis function will work and a message may appear.

In this case, refer to “Error Messages” on page 150 and

take corrective action.

• While the ACCESS/PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is lit

or blinking, do not violently open or close the LCD

monitor.

Power switch

Viewing Subject Through Viewfinder

Pull out the viewfinder.

Diopter control

Turn the diopter control knob to adjust the focus

to suit your eyesight.

Note:

• If the LCD monitor is open approximately 90°, the

viewfinder will be off.

• Focusing will not be correct unless the viewfinder is

pulled out.

Pull out the viewfinder.

Viewing Image on LCD Monitor Screen

If you open the LCD monitor, you can monitor subject image on the LCD screen.

Open the LCD monitor.

The LCD monitor has a portion where you can

hook your finger. Hook the finger there to open

the monitor.

●Range where the LCD monitor can

90º

be moved

The LCD monitor can be opened up to

approximately 90º.

Hook your finger

If the LCD monitor is open 90°, it can be tilted with

the screen down as much as 90°, and can also be

tilted with screen up and turned up to 180° so the

screen faces in the same direction as the lens.

(Bottom)

Ifthe LCD monitor is turned 180°so the screen faces

in the same direction as the lens during recording,

subject image will also appear in the viewfinder as

an mirror image (left/ right reversed).

90˚

Tilt the LCD monitor to adjust its vertical angle so

that you can see the screen easily.

180˚

Note:

• Be sure to open the LCD monitor approximately 90º

before changing its vertical angle.

• Do not record for a prolonged time with the LCD monitor

turned approximately 180º in close contact with the DVD

Palmcorder body: Doing this could cause the DVD

Palmcorder and LCD monitor to become hot.

Closing LCD Monitor

Before closing the LCD monitor, be sure to reset it at

right angles to the DVD Palmcorder.

Note:

• Be sure to return the LCD monitor at right angles to the

DVD Palmcorder before closing it or replacing it on the

DVDPalmcorderwithitsscreenfacingoutside.IftheLCD

monitor is tilted, it cannot be closed to the DVD

Palmcorder.

Replace the LCD monitor on the DVD Palmcorder

with the LCD screen facing inward until a click is

heard.

• If the LCD monitor is not securely locked to the DVD

Palmcorder, no image will appear in the viewfinder.

Setting Date and Time

Set the current date and time so that the date and time you make a recording can be recorded correctly.

The following procedure can also be used to correct the date and time you have already set.

Tilt up/down and to left/

right to select, and then

press ꢀ to designate.

Turn the DVD Palmcorder on.

Press the MENU button.

Tilt the joystick to the left

or the right to select the

digit you want to set in

sequence.

Da t e Se u p

Da t e Mode

Da t e Se

e r a F u nc

P r og r a

on s Se t u p

SEP 3 0 2003

8 : 00AM

A u t o

Wh i t e Ba l .

The menu screen will

appear.

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

D i g .

o om

4 0 x

Tilt the joystick up or

down to select the

number for current date/ time, and then repeat

step 5 to set the current date and time.

W i n d C u t

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

Use the joystick to choose

“Date Setup” and then

“Date Set”.

Note:

Da t e Se u p

To stop date/time setting midway, press the ꢁ button.

Da t e Mode

Da t e Se

JAN

2003

After setting the current

date and time, press the

ꢀ button.

12: 00AM

Da t e Se t

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

SEP 30 2003 8 : 00A

Da t e se t up?

YES

Tilt the joystick to the

right.

The screen for verifying

the set date will appear.

Da t e Se u p

ENTER

RAM

Da t e Mode

Da t e Se

JAN

2003

The figure for the month

will be selected.

[The digit that is

Ifthe displayed date and time are correct,use the

joystick to choose “YES”, and then press the

ꢀ button.

12: 00AM

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

highlighted first depends

on the date display format (set up in Date Mode):

The digit on the left end of the date display will

be first highlighted.]

The date and time will be set, and the DVD

Palmcorder will enter the recording pause

status.

Note:

Choosing “NO” will restore the menu screen.

After setting the figure for the month, tilt the joystick to

therighttoselectthedigittobeset. Ifyoupresstheꢀ

button after selecting the figure for the month, the

screen for verifying the set date will appear instead of

screen for setting day, year or time.

Important Note:

This DVD Palmcorder incorporates a rechargeable

battery to store the date and time in memory. If this

built-in battery is exhausted, the date and time will be

reset. Toprevent this, connect the AC adapter/charger

to DVD Palmcorderevery 3 months, and leave them for

at least 24 hours with the DVD Palmcorder turned off:

The built-in battery will be charged.

Changing Display Format of Date and Time

You can select one ofthree date display formats:month/ day/ year,day/ month/ year or year/ month/ day.

Associated with the selected date display, the time display format will also change as follows:

Display format

Example of display

5:00PM

SEP 30 2003

M/D/Y

17:00

D/M/Y

Y/M/D

30. 9.2003

17:00

2003. 9.30

Press the MENU button.

Use the joystick to select

Da t e Se u p

the desired date display

format,and then press the

ꢀ button.

The menu screen will appear.

Da t e Mode

Da t e Se

D/M/

Use the joystick to choose

Da t e Se u p

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

“Date Mode” on the

“Date Setup” menu

screen, and then press the

ꢀ button.

The menu screen for

setting date will be

restored, and the “Date Mode” has been

changed as you designated.

Da t e Mode

Da t e Se

M/D/

D/M/

Y / M/ D

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

The options will appear

on the right of “Date Mode”: The ꢀmark will be

Press the MENU button to switch off the menu

screen.

attached to the currently selected option.

Note:

If the date display format has been changed, the display

formatduringplayback as wellas during recording willalso

be changed (See page 64).

ꢀꢁ

Recording Movie

Insert a recordable DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc into this DVD Palmcorder.

Note:

ACCESS/PC

• See page 148 when recording movie is not possible.

• See page 148 if it takes some time before recording is

possible.

• See page 64 for on-screen information display.

• It is recommended that you use DVD-RAM disc from

which recorded contents can be deleted.

• Sound is recorded from the stereo microphone on the

front of DVD Palmcorder: Take care that this microphone

is not blocked.

indicator

Pressing REC

once will start

recording;

pressing it

once again will

temporarily

stop recording.

• You canpressthe RECbutton immediatelyafter theDVD

Palmcorder enters the recording pause status, but no

further recording can be made while “DISC ACCESS” is

being displayed.

• Recording will restart after the message disappears.

• Take care that power is not interrupted while the

ACCESS/PC indicator is blinking.

• The minimum recordable time of movie is approximately

3 seconds.

• See page 95 for setting of Record LED (recording

indicator) On/Off.

Power switch

Turn the DVD Palmcorder on.

Set the power switch to “ꢀ VIDEO” to turn the

DVD Palmcorder on.

After the ACCESS/ PC indicator goes out,

perform the subsequent operation:

• For various functions available during recording, see

“Setting Up Camera Functions” on page 82.

• Panasoniccannotberesponsibleforvideoandaudiothat

cannot be recorded or edited because of any defect.

• The power switch can be changed over even during

recording, but the operation will not be changed.

• Each time the DVD Palmcorder enters the recording

pause status, the counter display will be reset to

“0:00:00”.

• When using DVD-R disc, do not perform the following, or

data on the disc may not be read:

- Using another device, doing additional recording on

DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD Palmcorder

- Using this DVDPalmcorder, doing additional recording

on DVD-R disc recorded on another device

Check the subject on the screen (viewfinder or

LCD).

If using the viewfinder, pull it out.

Press the REC button.

The “?” mark in the viewfinder or on the LCD

screen will change to the “/” mark, and

recording will start.

During recording, the recording indicator on the

front of DVD Palmcorder will light.

Pressing REC again during recording willset the

DVD Palmcorder to the recording pause status.

When recording is finished, turn the DVD

Palmcorder off.

●Powersaveanddischargeofbattery

If, when “Power Save: On” is specified, the DVD

Palmcorder is left in the recording pause status for

approximately 5minutes,it willautomatically turn

off.

To restart recording, set the power switch to

“POWER OFF”, and then set it to “ꢀ VIDEO”.

To set or release power save, see “Turning DVD

Palmcorder Off Automatically (Power Save)” on

page 94.

It is recommended that you specify “Power Save:

On”, since even during recording pause battery

power is consumed at the same level as during

recording. Especially when power save has been

released, turn the DVD Palmcorder off when not in

use.

Using External Microphone

Connect external microphone (optional-user provided) to the external microphone jack of this DVD

Palmcorder. Clearer sound can be recorded. Turn on the switch on microphone and start recording. For

details on microphone, see “Major Specifications” on page 165.

To external

microphone jack

A/V

Note:

• If the AV/S input/output cable is plugged in, you cannot use external microphone: Unplug the AV/S input/output cable

to use the external microphone.

• This DVD Palmcorder cannot use a plug-in power type microphone (power supplied from camcorder).

●Attaching Ferrite Core

Although no ferrite core is attached in the illustrations of the cables in text, be sure to attach the provided

core to the external microphone cable using the following procedure:

Open the cover of ferrite core.

Attach the core to external microphone cable at

a position approximately 1-15/ 16” (5 cm) from

its end.

Close the cover of core, taking care that it does

not catch the external microphone cable.

1-15/16”

(5cm)

Note:

• The Ferrite Core must be installed to minimize RF

interferenceand/orelectricalnoisethatmaybepickedup

by the externalmicrophonecord. Itshouldbeinstalled as

close to the plug as possible- as illustrated.

ꢀꢁ

Recording Stills

Check the subject on the screen (viewfinder or

LCD).

Note:

Recording ofstillimagesispossible on DVD-RAM discand

card.

Press the REC button.

ACCESS/PC

CARD

indicator

ACCESS

The DVD Palmcorder automatically focuses on

the subject at the center of screen (when auto

focus is selected).

indicator

The screen will be black, and then the recorded

still will be displayed. When the “.” mark

appears, you can proceed with the next

recording; while “DISC ACCESS” or “CARD

ACCESS” is being displayed, you cannot

proceed with the next recording.

Power switch

Turn the DVD Palmcorder on.

Set the power switch to “POWER OFF” to turn

the DVD Palmcorder off.

When using DVD-RAM disc:

Set the power switch to “ꢀ PHOTO”.

When using card:

Note:

Set the power switch to “ꢁ PHOTO”.

• See “Still recording quality” on page 56 for details of stills

on card.

• Do notoperatethepower switchorremove thecardwhile

the ACCESS/PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is lit or

blinking: Doing so may damage the card or the data on

card.

After the ACCESS indicator goes out, perform

the subsequent operation:

Still recording mode

REM

Number of recordable stills

00AM

0 0

SEP 30

(When using DVD-RAM disc)

REM

00AM

0 0

FINE

SEP 30

(When using card)

●Still recording quality

Note:

• The DVD Palmcorder automatically sets the shutter

speed between 1/800 and 1/30 second (between 1/800

and 1/10 second if Program AE has been set to Low

Light) depending on the subject brightness.

• See “Switching Quality of Still Image (Quality)” on

page 89 if you want to change the still quality mode.

The DVD Palmcorder can record JPEG stills of

640×480 pixels.

Although still images are recorded on DVD-RAM

disconly in the FINEmode,the quality mode can be

chosen when recording stills on card.

[Still recording quality on card]

Quality

FINE

File size

Application

Approx. 128 KB Whenimagequality

is prioritized

NORM

ECO

Approx. 64 KB

Approx. 32 KB

Standard

When number of

stills is prioritized

(quality will be

slightly inferior)

* See page 29 for the number of recordable stills.

ꢀꢁꢂ

Zooming

This DVD Palmcorder allows you to record using optical 10-power zoom and digital zoom.

Move the zoom lever to “T” control side, and the

subject image will gradually become telescopic:

Move the zoom lever to “W” control side, and the

image will widen.

Recordinginwide

area

If Dig. Zoom 40× or 240× is specified, moving the

zoom lever down to “T” control side will engage

the digital zoom midway (See page 86).

Note:

Recording

enlarged image

• The setting of digital zoom 240× is effective only during

movie recording.

• If you set zoom to 240× when recording still, the digital

zoom will be up to 40×.

• Whenasubjectiszoomed (10x or more), itmaybe

momentarily out of focus.

REM3

MIN

Zooming

• When digital zoom is engaged (10x or more), the image

quality will be rougher.

• If the zoom ratio is frequently changed at short intervals,

the recorded image will be unclear.

00AM

0 0

FINE

SEP 30

Zoom Out

Zoom In

In case of movie recording

In case of still recording

1 ×

10 ×

40 ×

240 ×

Digital zoom range

Macro Recording

Use the macro function when recording a small object from close-up position: You can shoot the subject

as close as approximately 13/ 16” (2 cm) from the lens surface, magnifying the image to fill the screen.

Aim the DVD Palmcorder at the subject, and

press down the zoom lever to “W” control side.

Note:

• Zoom can be used, but the subject may not be focused,

depending on the distance to the subject. In this case,

move the zoom to “W” control side to focus.

• The amount of light tends to be insufficient during macro

recording: If the subject image is too dark, use additional

lighting.

Using Conversion Lens (Optional-User Provided)

Use optional-user provided tele-conversion lens or wide-conversion lens with filter diameter of 30.5

mm. Remove the lens hood on the top surface of lens, and then attach the conversion lens over the lens.

Lens hood

Conversion lens

(Remove)

(Attach)

Note:

The four corners of screen may be dim depending on the

conversion lens used.

ꢀꢁꢂ

Manually Focusing Subject

The DVD Palmcorder measures the distance to a subject viewed at the center of screen and automatically

focuses on it. If it is difficult to automatically focus the subject, adjust the focus manually.

Focusing During Recording

This DVD Palmcorder automatically focuses a subject at the center of screen (auto-focus).

When the DVD Palmcorder is turned on, auto-focus will always be set.

Focusing range

You can switch the display mode of on-screen information:

• On T (tele) side: approximately 3.6 feet (1 m) from lens surface to infinity

• On W (wide) side: approximately 13/ 16” (2 cm) from lens surface to infinity

Press the FOCUS button during recording.

“MF” will appear on the screen.

REM3

MIN

Manual Focus icon

00AM

0 0

FINE

SEP 30

Press the zoom lever down to “T” control side to

zoom in on subject.

Adjust with ꢀ and

ꢁ buttons

Use the ꢀ ꢁ buttons to adjust the focus, while

viewing the image in the viewfinder or on the

LCD screen.

Note:

• Pressing FOCUS will alternate between manual focus

and auto focus. With auto focus, no indication will appear

on the screen.

• Be sure to zoom in on your subject before manually

focusingonit. Ifyou bring the subjectintofocus atthe“W”

control side, focus will be faulty when you turn the zoom

lever to the “T” control side to zoom in on the subject.

• Manualfocussettingwillbe stored inmemoryevenwhen

the DVD Palmcorder is turned off.

Manually focus the following objects, which may not be automatically focused (See page 59):

Objects not in

the center of

screen

Objects with

little variation

in brightness,

such as white

wall

Objects that

are far and

near at the

same time

Objects

moving rapidly

Objects lit by

neon sign,

spotlight, etc.

whichglaresor

emits strong

light

Dark objects

Object behind

glass with

Night view

waterdroplets,

dirt on it

ꢀꢁꢂ

Adjusting Exposure Manually

This DVD Palmcorder measures the subject brightness and automatically adjusts the exposure. You can

also adjust the exposure manually.

Press the EXPOSURE button during recording.

The exposure indicator will appear on the

screen.

REM3

MIN

Adjust with ꢀ and ꢁ buttons

Exposure indicator

00AM

0 0

Note:

FINE

SEP 30

• Pressing EXPOSURE will alternate between manual

adjustment and auto exposure. With auto exposure, no

indication will appear on the screen.

• Theexposuresettingwillbestoredinmemoryevenwhen

the DVD Palmcorder is turned off.

Use the ꢀ ꢁ buttons to adjust the exposure,

while viewing the image in the viewfinder or on

the LCD screen.

ꢀꢁꢂ

Compensating for Backlight

Whensubjectislightedfromrear,thisfunctionwillcompensateforlightingsothatthesubjectisnottoodark.

Press the BACK LIGHT button during

recording.

REM3

MIN

Backlight correction icon

00AM

0 0

FINE

SEP 30

The backlight correction icon will appear.

Note:

• Pressing the BACK LIGHT button will alternate between

backlight setting between on and off.

• The backlight setting will automatically return to “off”

when the DVD Palmcorder is turned off.

ꢀꢁꢂ

Using Auto Function

Pressing the AUTO button will fully automate the camera functions.

Press the AUTO button.

The following settings will reset to defaults:

Function

Program AE

White balance

Exposure

When setting full auto

Auto

Focus

ꢀꢁꢂ

On-Screen Information

Various types of information will appear in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen during recording.

Information Display During Recording

6. Wind Cut (only in movie recording mode)

No display: Microphone filter OFF

: Microphone filter ON

7. Self-timer (only in still recording mode)

No display: Self-timer OFF

REC

L IN

1 0

0 : 0 0 : 0 0

REM

3 0 MIN

: Self-timer ON (count is from 10

seconds)

DISC ACCESS

8. External Input

L IN

: AV input

9. Recording status

8 : 0 0AM

FINE

S E P 3 0 2 0 0 3

: During recording

: During recording pause

No display

The above screen is an example for explanation: It is

different from the actual display.

10.Electronic image stabilizer (EIS)

No display: EIS OFF

: EIS ON

1. Recording mode

ꢀ : Movie

11.Zoom

ꢁ

ꢀ : Still

ꢀꢁ

(Digital Zoom: Off)

ꢂ

ꢀꢃ

(Digital Zoom: 40×)

2. Program AE (only in movie recording mode)

No display: Auto

(Digital Zoom: 240×, only in movie

recording mode)

12.Exposure correction

13.Warning message

14.Disc/Card type

: Sports

: Portrait

: Spotlight

: Surf & Snow

: Low Light

ꢁ

: DVD-RAM

3. White balance

ꢂ

: DVD-R

No display: Auto

ꢃ : DVD-RAM (write-protected)

: Set

ꢄ

: DVD-R disc already finalized on this

DVD Palmcorder

: Outdoor

: Indoor1

: Indoor2

ꢅ

: DVD-R disc finalized on a device

other than this DVD Palmcorder

: SD Memory Card or MultiMediaCard

4. Backlight compensation

ꢆ

No display: Backlight compensation OFF

ꢇ

No display

: Locked SD Memory Card

: Backlight compensation ON

5. Manual focus

No display: Autofocus

: Manual focus

15.Movie recording quality (only when using disc)

17.Remaining space on disc/card

XTRA

: Highest quality (only when using

REM XX MIN

: Remaining recordable minutes

during movie recording

: Number of remaining

recordable still images during

still recording

DVD-RAM disc)

LPCM

: Highest audio quality (only when

using DVD-R disc)

REM XX

FINE

STD

: High quality

: Standard

18.Remaining battery level

Still recording quality (only when using card)

B(full charge)

FINE

NORM

ECO

: High quality

: Standard

: Number of recordable stills is

prioritized

E(low remaining charge)

19.Brightness/Color density of LCD screen or

Volume

16.Movie recording time (only in movie recording

mode)

The volume can be adjusted during external

input and playback.

20.Current date/time

*1 When no disc or card is in the DVD Palmcorder, or disc has not yet been initialized, a write-protected disc or locked

card, or a disc or card with no remaining space, has been inserted.

*2 When a disc or card that cannot be used in this DVD Palmcorder is inserted

*3 No remaining time or number will be displayed with a protected disc or locked card, or finalized DVD-R disc.

*4 In XTRA mode, possible recording time may be longer than the displayed time.

*5 The displayed number of recordable stills is for reference: The decreasing number may not be correct, depending

on recording conditions (not displayed with a DVD-R disc).

●Switching the information display mode

You can switch the display mode of on-screen information:

Press the DISPLAY button.

The full and minimum display modes will alternate.

• Full display mode: All types of information will appear.

• Minimum display mode: The recording mode (see 1 on

page 64) and recording status (see 9 on page 64) will appear. If

the DVD Palmcorder has warning information, a warning

message will appear.

Note:

The DVD Palmcorder does not record the date and time as a part of image. However, this information during recording

will be recorded with image as data which can be checked on Disc Navigation screen during playback (See “Information

Display during Playback” on page 73).

●Display when recording an image of yourself

When recording with the LCD screen facing the same direction as the lens,the

operating status will appear, and in addition, the battery remaining level will

blink when the battery pack has almost no remaining charge.

The following operating status indicator will light or blink to give warning

message to user. The message can be checked when returning the LCD

monitor 180° to the original status from the status in which the LCD screen

was facing the same direction as the lens.

:The disc has almost no free space.

:Write-protected disc or locked card is loaded.

:You are attempting to record a still on DVD-R

disc.

Operating status/

warning message

ꢀ

Battery remaining

level

No display :Disc or card that cannot be used has been loaded.

:The disc or card is full, or you are attempting to

record a copy-guarded image.

Note:

• If the LCD screen is set facing the same direction as the lens, the LCD screen will display a mirror image (left and right

reversed).

• If the LCD screen is set facing the same direction as the lens, you can also view subject image in the viewfinder.

• Although you can switch to the manual focus, exposure and on-screen display modes even during recording with LCD

screen facing the same direction as lens, they will not appear on the screen.

ꢀꢁꢂ

Recording Images from Other AV Devices

You can record images from other AV devices to disc or card in this DVD Palmcorder.

Connecting to Other AV Device

Use the AV/ S input/ output cable (provided) to connect the DVD Palmcorder to the other AV device as

follows:

Attach ferrite core to control

radio noise emission

To video/

audio output

To AV input/output jack

jacks

Yellow

White

AV/S input/output cable

(provided)

Red

Note:

• If you operate the DVDPalmcorder connected to another

device,alwayspowerthecamera/recorderfromACoutlet

using the AC adapter/charger.

• This DVD Palmcorder cannot record S-VIDEO input

signal.

• If you connect the AV/S input/output cable to the DVD

Palmcorder, you can’t use the external microphone jack.

• Reduce the volume of external input sound heard from

the built-inspeaker: The loud volume maycause noise to

enter the recorded image.

• If you use a Panasonic VCR, it will be operated by the

remote controller provided with the DVD Palmcorder.

When recording an image from a Panasonic VCR,

change the remote control code of the VCR to other than

“VCR2”.

Recording Images from AV Device

Set theinput source on the

DVD Palmcorder to

“LINE (L IN)”.

Note:

• The recorded contents can be played back in the same

manner as when playing back camera images recorded

on this DVD Palmcorder.

REM3

MIN

• Still images can also be recorded on DVD-RAM disc or

card. See “Switching External Input Recording Method

(PHOTO Input)” on page 90 for details, and “Recording

Stills” on page 55 for how to record still images.

• The “Input Source” setting will return to “CAMERA”

whenever DVD Palmcorder is turned off.

• Recording of most images is prohibited by the copy-

guard signal to protect the copyright, except for images

recordedoncamcordersforpersonalenjoyment.“COPY

PROTECTED”appearsinthese images: Theycannotbe

recorded on this DVD Palmcorder.

00AM

0 0

Switch the input referring

to “Input Source” on

page 90.

FINE

SEP 30

Turn on the connected device, and start

playback.

The picture will appear on the LCD screen or

viewfinder of this DVD Palmcorder.

Typical copyright protected images include those of DVD

video, LD, recorded video tapes, some parts of digital

satellite broadcasts, etc.

Press the REC button.

• If a video signal that cannot be read by this DVD

Palmcorder is present - even in images recorded on

camcorder for personal enjoyment without copy-guard

signal - the input image may not be recorded normally.

• If the input signal is interrupted by switching the channel

onTVorswitchingthesignalusingvideoselector,normal

recording cannot be performed.

Recording will start on this DVD Palmcorder.

The operation of this line-input recording is the

same as for recording movie.

Playing Back

ꢀꢁꢂ

Immediately Checking Recorded Scene

You can check your recording immediately on the spot.

Note:

• If the LCD monitor is open during playback of movie,

playbacksoundwillbeheardfromthespeaker.Adjustthe

sound volume using the volume control buttons (ꢂ, ꢃ).

• To temporarily stop playback, press the ꢀ button.

Press the ꢀ button again to restart playback.

• Even if you stop playback midway and immediately start

recording again, the newimage willbe recorded after the

lastsceneondiscorcard(thepreviousimageswillnotbe

overwritten).

• ThisDVDPalmcordercanplaybackimagedatarecorded

on other digital cameras conforming to the DCF (Design

rule for Camera File system) standard. The range of

image data normally playable on this DVD Palmcorder is

that with pixels from 80 horizontal x 60 vertical to 4000

horizontal x 3000 vertical. If the pixel data exceeds this

range, blue thumbnails will appear (see Fig. 1) indicating

the image is unplayable. Playback may also be

impossible even if the pixel data is within this range.

Tilt up/down and to left/

right to select, and then

press ꢀ to designate.

Press ꢀ button in the recording pause status.

The DVD Palmcorder will enter the playback

mode, and the scene you have recorded last will

be played back.

When playback isfinished,theDVD Palmcorder

will enter the pause status at the last image on

disc.

Ifthe playback pausestatus continues for aslong

as 5 minutes, the DVD Palmcorder will

automatically return to the recording pause

status.

scenes

1/ 6

PLAY

Fig. 1

• When playing back a still with a large number of pixels on

card,“Playback.”willappear,anditwilltakesometimefor

the still to appear.

• Depending on the amount of data to be played back, it

may take some time for the playback image to appear.

• Do notoperatethepower switchorremove thecardwhile

the ACCESS/PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is lit or

blinking: Doing so may damage the card or the data on

card.

Press the ꢁ button.

Playback will stop, and recording pause status

will be restored.

ꢀꢁꢂ

ꢀꢁ

Playback from Start of Disc or Card

Use the Go To function (P. 72) or Disc Navigation

function (P. 97) to play back from the start of disc or

card.

Search Playback of Movie

During playback, tilt the joystick to right or left and

hold it: Search playback will start.

ꢄ Tilt and hold: Scenes will be visually scanned

forward

ꢅ Tilt and hold: Scenes will be visually scanned

backward

Note:

• When you skip or search scenes from playback or

playback pause, the screen will be dark briefly.

• See page 148 if search playback does not operate

normally.

Release the joystick when you find the desired

image: Normal playback will start from that point.

ꢀꢁ

Frame Advance/Frame Back/Slow Playback of Movie

During playback pause, tilt the joystick: Frame

advance, frame back or slow playback will start.

Note:

• In forward slow, a rapidly moving subject image may be

distorted.

ꢄ Tilt once

ꢅ Tilt once

: Picture will advance one frame.

: Picture will go back one frame.

• The intervals for playing back frames in frame advance/

frame back/slow playback are as follows:

Frame advance and forward slow: Approx. 0.03 seconds

Frame back and reverse slow: Approx. 0.5 seconds

• No sound will be heard during search playback or slow

playback.

ꢄ Tilt and hold : Forward slow playback

ꢅ Tilt and hold : Reverse slow playback

After frame advance, frame back or slow playback,

the DVD Palmcorder will enter the playback pause

status.

ꢀꢁ

Skip Playback of Movie

During playback, tilt the joystick up or down to

locate the start of desired scene.

Portion being played back

ꢆ Tilt once

To skip to the first image of the

scene following the one being

played back, and start

Tilt up twice

Scene 1

Tilt up once Tilt down once Tilt down twice

Scene 2

Scene 3

playback.

ꢇ Tilt once

To return to the first image of

the scene being played back,

and start playback.

Portion being played back

Tilt down once

Tilt up once

Tilt down twice

Scene 3

ꢆ Tilt and hold

To continuously locate the

beginnings of scenes, starting

from the scene following the

scene being played back.When

the desired image appears,

release the joystick: Playback

will start from that point.

To continuously locate the

beginnings of scenes

backward, starting from the

scene preceding the scene

currently being played back.

When the desired image

appears, release the joystick:

Playback will start from that

point.

Scene 1

Scene 2

Tiltingupthejoystickataportionseveralsecondsfrom

the start of scene being played back will return to the

start of the scene preceding that being played back.

ꢇ Tilt and hold

Note:

• If you perform skip playback during playback pause, the

DVD Palmcorder will enter the playback pause status at

the beginning of the located scene.

• Tilting down in the last scene on disc will set the DVD

Palmcorder to the playback pause status at the last

image.

• See page 148 if skip playback does not operate normally.

ꢀꢂ

Playing Back Stills

Tilt the joystick up or down during playback to

quickly play back stills in sequence.

[When using disc]

Releasing the joystick will start continuous

ꢆ Tilt once: To display stills one by one forward

ꢇ Tilt once: To display stills one by one backward

playback.

[When using card]

When the joystick is released, the photo at that

point will be displayed, and then the DVD

Palmcorder will enter the playback pause status.

Set the slide show function for continuous display

(P. 133).

ꢀꢁꢂ

Jumping to Specified Point (Go To)

Press the MENU button

during playback.

Top

End

:To go to the start, and enter playback

pause.

:To go to the end of last scene, and enter

playback pause.

Go To

To p

En d

Spec

Choose the option (point

you want to go to), and

then press the ꢀ button.

Specify :To go to a specified point and enter

playback pause. See the following for

details.

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

●Specifying the point to view

Choose “Specify” in step 2above,and then press

the ꢀ button.

Press the ꢀ button to enter the selection.

The DVD Palmcorder will go to the specified

point and enter the playback pause status.

The screen for specifying the point to go to will

appear.

To cancel the “Go To” procedure midway, press the

ꢁ button before going to the specified point.

Position of currently

played back image

Totalrecordingtimeof

all selected scenes

Note:

• If multiple scenes are selected using the Disc Navigation

function or SELECT button, choosing “Top” will jump to

the beginning of selected scenes (P. 127).

• When multiple scenes are selected, the total time of

selected scenes will appear in the “total recording time”

display.

TOP

0: 00: 00

CURRENT

0: 03: 26

END

0: 24: 24

Cursor

GO TO 0: 03: 26

TOP END

CANCEL

ENTER

Cursor position

• When card is loaded, the number of stills will appear.

• The cursor may not move at same-pitch intervals.

Use the joystick to select the desired time of

chosen point.

ꢇ

ꢆ

:To select the start.

:To select the end.

ꢅꢄ :·Press once: To move the cursor in 10-

second units (1-still units

for card)

·Hold down: To move the cursor in 1-

minuteunits(10-stillunits

for card)

TOP

0: 00: 00

CURRENT

0: 03: 26

END

0: 24: 24

GO TO 0: 0 0 : 00

TOP END

CANCEL

ENTER

(When the start of scene is selected)

Cursor at current image position.

Cursor at (GO TO) position.

ꢀꢁꢂ

On-Screen Information Display

Information Display during Playback

Various types of information on recording will be superimposed on playback image you are viewing.

SEP 30 2003

No display

Playback information

display

Recording date/time

ꢀ (VIDEO) or ꢁ (PHOTO); Only ꢁ (PHOTO)

with card.

●Switching the information display

mode

Press the DISPLAY button: You can switch the

display mode of on-screen information.

ꢀ

Number of program or play list being played

back (not displayed when all programs are being

played back)

When using disc:

Refer to “Disc/ Card type” on page 64.

ꢈ

:Will appear when each function is specified

Recording mode^*1

“On”

Scene No.

Repeat play^*5

:Standard playback

:Playback pause

$ :Forward search playback

% :Reverse search playback

& :Forward skip playback

' :Reverse skip playback

( :Forward frame advance

) :Reverse frame back

Refer to “Playing Back” beginning on page 69for

how to operate.

The “+” mark will appear on the first image on

disc.

006

RAM

0 : 00 : 16

Playback

operation^*6

Counter

Disc type^*4

Program No. or Play List No.^*3

Program or Play List^*2

The “*” mark will appear on the last image on

disc.

When using card:

Scene No. File name

Lock^*5

• Recording date/time display: Shows the date/

time when recording was started. Even when

playback starts, the date/ time display will not

advance.

• No display: No information will appear.

However, when the mode of playback operation

is switched, the symbol (") will appear for

approx. 3 seconds.

DPOF^*5

Slide Show^*5

003

100—0003

Recording mode^*1

Playback operation^*6

Note:

See “Using Disc Navigation” on page 97 and later for

explanation on program and play list.

Playback on Other Devices

This section explains about playback on another AV device, such as TV.

ꢀꢁꢂ

Connecting to a TV

Use the provided AV/ S input/ output cable to connect the DVD Palmcorder to a TV as follows:

To S-video

input jack*

To AV input/output jack

To video/

audio input

jacks

White

Yellow

AV/S input/output cable

(provided)

Red

* If your TV has an S-VIDEO input jack, you can connect the S-VIDEO plug to it.

Note:

• Using S-VIDEO will deliver clearer playback status.

• Before connecting, make sure that the volume on TV is

turned down: Forgetting this may cause howling from the

TV speakers.

• Carefully connect the input and output cables to the

corresponding connection on the device the DVD

Palmcorder is being used with.

Stereo Type with

S-VIDEO Jack

Stereo Type

Monaural Type

S-VIDEO

AUDIO VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

White

Yellow

Red

Yellow

White

Red

White

ꢀꢁꢂ

Viewing on TV Screen

Turn on the TV and set the input selector to the

Input connection the DVD Palmcorder is

connected to. This is often refered to as “line”.

Note:

• Adjust the volume of sound on TV.

• The infrared remote controller is useful when operating

the DVD Palmcorder while viewing an image on TV

screen. However, if you use a Panasonic VCR, the

remote controller may inadvertently operate the VCR if it

is near the DVD Palmcorder. To prevent this, set the

remote control code of the VCR to a position other than

“VCR2”.

• Information that the DVD Palmcorder is recording will

appear on the TV screen: You can also display only part

of information or switch off the display. Refer to “Setting

OSD Output On or Off (On-Screen Display)” on page 92,

and press the DISPLAY button to switch the display

status.

Refer to the TV instruction manual for how to

switch the TV input.

Turn the DVD Palmcorder on.

The image that the DVD Palmcorder is viewing

will appear on the TV screen.

You can also monitor the image on the LCD

screen or viewfinder of the DVD Palmcorder.

• When copy-guarded disc is played back, no image will

appear on TV screen.

Perform playback, recording or editing.

• If you use TV with wide mode (aspect ratio 16:9) and set

the TV to the wide mode, the entire Disc Navigation

display may not be displayed on the TV screen. If this

happens, release the wide mode setting on TV (see the

TV instruction manual for releasing the wide mode).

You can perform playback, editing or editing on

Disc Navigation while checking on TV screen.

ꢁ

Playback on DVD Player

You can play back finalized DVD-R discs on DVD players or other devices that conform to 8 cm DVD-R

disc. However, DVD-R discs may not be usable on all those devices.

Finalize a recorded DVD-R disc.

Insert the disc into the DVD player and play it

back.

You need to finalize a disc to play it back on DVD

player: See page 131.

See the instruction manual for DVD player.

No further data can be recorded on finalized

disc.

Note:

DVD-R discs recorded on this DVD Palmcorder can be

basically played back on Panasonic DVD players, but

playback on all DVD players is not guaranteed.

Playback may not be possible on some DVD players, or it

maydependontherecordedstatusofDVD-Rdiscs:Insuch

cases, play back the DVD-R disc on this DVD Palmcorder.

Note:

Use this DVD Palmcorder to finalize the DVD-R disc

recorded on the DVD Palmcorder.

Remove the disc from Round DVD Holder.

See “Removing and Replacing from/ in Round

DVD Holder” on page 77.

ꢀꢁ

Removing and Replacing from/in Round DVD Holder

You can remove DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc used on this DVD Palmcorder from Round DVD Holder and

use the uncovered disc on DVD player, DVD-RAM recorder, drive for PC, etc., which conforms to 8 cm

DVD-RAM or 8 cm DVD-R. Removing disc from Round DVD Holder may vary with the disc maker: See

the disc instruction sheet. The following explains the disc in Round DVD Holder made by Panasonic.

It is recommended that you do not remove the disc from Round DVD Holder until camera recording is

finished, in order to avoid getting dirt on disc.

Note:

Using discs removed from holders on various devices may not always be possible.

ꢀꢁ

How to Remove Disc

Hold the Round DVD

Holder with SIDE A

Release

levers

Without touching the

recording/ playback

surface, hold the disc edge

and center hole to remove

it.

facing up. While pushing

the two release levers in

the direction of arrows (1)

marked on holder, slowly

open SIDEA of the holder

in the direction of arrows

(2),taking care not to drop

the disc.

SIDE A mark

Do not open

more than 90°.

ꢀꢁ

Replacing Disc in Round DVD Holder

Open SIDE A of the Round DVD Holder, and

replace the disc in the holder with the SIDE A

mark or label surface facing up, taking care not

to touch the disc surface.

Close SIDE A of the Round DVD Holder, and

push it to lock the release levers at positions (3).

OPEN marks

SIDE A

mark

SIDEAmarksideor

Label surface

ꢀꢁ

When the Hinge of Round DVD Holder Comes Off

Push the hinged portion of the holder piece

marked SIDE A with thumb and middle finger,

and warp it in the direction of arrows (4).

Fit the hinged portion of the other holder piece

into the warped hinge portion.

Note:

• Handle the disc carefully so that no scratches, dirt,

fingerprints or dust adheres to the recording/playback

surface.

SIDE A mark side

Hinged portions

• When notusing theRoundDVD Holder, store itin a case:

Do not leave a bare holder as is.

• Be careful of dropping or impact: If you drop the Round

DVD Holder, the disc may pop out.

• Do not subject the Round DVD Holder to force.

Approx. 90°

ꢀꢁ

Disc Cleaning

Use a soft, dry cloth to lightly wipe off any dust,

dirt, etc. adhering to disc, as shown in the figure.

Never use solvent. Do not use thinner, water, anti-

static spray, etc. to clean disc.

Use soft cloth to clean

from inner to outer

circumference in axial

direction.

ꢀ

Playback on DVD Video Recorder/Player

You can use a DVD video recorder or DVD player that conforms to DVD-RAM to play back DVD-RAM discs

recorded on this DVD Palmcorder

Remove the disc from Round DVD Holder.

Note:

• DonotinsertaDVD-Rdiscthathasnotbeenfinalizedinto

a DVD video recorder: The recorded image data may be

damaged.

Insert the disc into the DVD video recorder/

player and play it back.

• When playing back disc on another device, the Disc

Navigation display will be different from the one on this

DVD Palmcorder.

See the instruction manual for DVD video

recorder/ player.

Advanced Techniques

This section explains about various settings to further extend the usefulness of this DVD Palmcorder.

Understanding Flow of Menu

Press the MENU button during recording pause: The “Camera Functions Setup” menu screen will appear.

Tilt the joystick up, down, to the left or the right to select a menu item, and then press the ꢀ button to

choose the option.

The screens used here to explain are displayed when DVD-RAM disc is used. Some items will not appear

when a DVD-R disc or card is used, or when no disc or card is inserted.

Display of selected

setup item

Camer a F u nc t i on s S e t u p

Auto

Spo r t s

P r og r a

h i t e Ba l .

E I S

D i g . Zoo

i n d C u t

Po r t r a i t

Spo t l i gh t

Su r f &Snow

Low L i gh t

RAM

Options

Settable

Selection of setup items

ꢀ

: Camera

Functions Setup

ꢁ : Record Functions

Display of disc or card

being used (P. 64)

Setup

ENTER

RETURN

ꢂ

: Date Setup

ꢃ : LCD Setup

ꢄ

: Initial Setup

Functions

Settable

Guide display

●Flow of Menu

Refer to page indicated for details of each function.

Camera Functions Setup

Date Setup

Program AE (P. 82)

White balance (P. 83)

EIS (P. 85)

Digital zoom (P. 86)

Wind Cut (P. 87)

Display format (P. 51)

Date setting (P. 50)

e r a Fun c t

P r og r a

ons Se up

Da t e Se t up

4 0 x

O f

Wh i t e Ba l .

Mod e

Se t

M/D / Y

D i g . Zoom

n d Cu t

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

Recording Functions Setup

LCD Setup

Movie quality (P. 88)

[The quality mode will

appear when using card

(P. 89)]

Input selection (P. 90)

External still input (P. 90)

Self-timer (P. 91)

Brightness (P. 93)

Color density (P. 93)

Rec o r d F u n c t

o n s Se

LCD S e t u p

V I DEO Mode

npu S o u r c e

PHOTO I npu t

Se i me r

OSD Ou pu

ENTER RETURN

I NE

CAMERA

O f

or L e v e l

RAM

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

Initial Setup

On-screen information

display output (P. 92)

Beep (P. 94)

Beep

Po er Save

Power save (P. 94)

Recording LED (P. 95)

Language selection (P. 95)

Reset (P. 96)

O f

Re c o r d LED

L a ng u age

Reset

Eng

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

You can use the joystick on DVD Palmcorder to select various setting options in menu and designate them.

Press the MENU button.

e r a Fun c t

P r og r a

ons Se up

Camer a F u nc

on s S e t u p

Auto

Spo r t s

4 0 x

O f

P r og r a

Wh i t e Ba l .

Po r

Spo

Su r

Low

D i g . Zoom

gh t

n d Cu t

n d C u t

&Snow

gh t

RAM

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

ENTER

RETURN

Rec o r d F u n c t

o n s Se

CAMERA

Press the ꢀ button directly to choose an option from menu.

To return to the screen one before, press the ꢁ button.

Pressing the MENU button again will cause the menu screen to

disappear.

V I DEO Mode

npu S o u r c e

PHOTO I npu t

Se i me r

OSD Ou pu

ENTER RETURN

I NE

O f

RAM

Note:

• Pressing the MENU button during recording will not work.

• The menu screen will disappear when it is left for approx. one minute without any operation.

ꢀꢁꢂ

Setting Up Camera Functions

Selecting Shooting Mode to Match the Subject (Switching Program AE Mode)

This DVD Palmcorder automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture according to the subject

brightness for optimum recording: You can also specify one of six modes depending on the subject

conditions, recording environment or purpose of filming.

Press the MENU button, use the joystick to

choose “Program AE” on the “Camera

Functions Setup” screen, and then press the ꢀ

button.

The options willappear on the right of“Program

AE”.

Use the joystick to

Camer a F u nc

on s S e t u p

Auto

Spo r t s

choose the desired

option, and then press

the ꢀ button: The

selected option will be

set.

P r og r a

Wh i t e Ba l .

Po r

Spo

Su r

Low

Tilt up/down and to left/

right to select, and then

press ꢀ to designate.

D i g . Zoo

gh t

C u t

&Snow

gh t

RAM

ENTER

RETURN

, Auto : The camera/ recorder automatically

judges the subject and surrounding environment

for optimum recording.

Sports : Reduces blurring when recording

rapidly moving subjects such as in golf or tennis.

Ifthe Sports mode is used under a fluorescent light,

the image may flicker: In this case, use the Auto

mode for recording.

Selected AE mode

REM3

MIN

00AM

0 0

FINE

SEP 30

Portrait : Creates a shallow depth offield so that

the person or subject appears against a softened

background.

Spotlight : Prevents overexposure of subject

portrait face, etc. when strong light strikes the

subject, as in a wedding or on stage.

Surf & Snow : Prevents underexposure of

subject portrait face, etc. in a place where reflection

of light is intense, such as at the seaside in

midsummer or on a ski slope.

Press the MENU button to end the setting.

The menu screen will disappear.

Note:

• You can check the selected AE mode by the on-screen

information display. However, nothing will appear in the

Auto mode.

• Theshootingmodesetasabovewillbestoredinmemory

even if the DVD Palmcorder is turned off.

Low Light : Allows user to record in a dark place

even with decreased lighting: However, an after-

image will appear with a moving subject.

Notethat the Low Light modecannot be used when

the recording quality mode is STD.

If there is difficulty in automatically focusing

subject image, adjust the focus manually.

Adjusting Color (White Balance)

This DVD Palmcorder automatically adjusts the

tint to match the conditions of subject. However, it

may not allow user to deliver natural tint,

depending on the weather or status of light source.

In this case, change the white balance setting

according to the situation.

●Setting white balance manually

Point the DVD

Palmcorder at a

white object so that it

fills the screen. Use

an object that is not

transparent.

On-screen

Mode

Auto

Setting content

display

White shirt or thick paper

If the object that fills

the screen is not

White balance always

automatically adjusted

None

focused, correct the

focus using “Manual

Focus”, P. 59.

Set

You can manually adjust

white balance to match

the light source or

situation

Press the MENU

Outdoor

Indoor 1

To record in fine weather

Camer a F u nc

on s S e t u p

button, choose “White

Bal.”, “Set”, and then

press the ꢀ button.

P r og r a

D i

h i t e Ba l .

Au t

Set

Ou t do o r

To record under

incandescent light,

halogen light or bulb-

color type fluorescent

light

Zoo

C u t

I ndoor

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

Indoor 2

To record under

fluorescent light

Press the ꢀ button: The

“!“ indicator will

change from blinking to a

steady light: The steady

light indicates that the

white balance setting is

complete.

Press the MENU button,

Camer a F u nc

on s S e t u p

choose “White Bal.” on

the “Camera Functions

Setup” menu screen, and

then press the ꢀ

button.

P r og r a

Wh i t e Ba l .

Au t

Set

EXIT

RAM

D i

Zoo

Ou t do o r

I ndoor

RAM

ENTER

RETURN

Press the ꢁ button to end

the setting.

REM3

MIN

Choose the desired

option,and then press the

ꢀ button.

REM3

MIN

00AM

FINE

SEP 30 2 0 0

00AM

0 0

FINE

SEP 30

White balance mode

Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Note:

• The white balance mode can be confirmed using the on-

screen information.

• The white balance setting will return to Auto when the

DVD Palmcorder is turned off.

• If “Input Source: LINE” has been specified, you cannot

use the “Set” mode of white balance (P. 90).

Note:

• Do not use a colored object when setting the white

balance: The appropriate tint cannot be set.

• Do not block the infrared sensor with hand, etc.

Infrared sensor block

• If a generally available tele or wide-conversion lens is

used, the auto white balance maynotoperatedepending

on the recording conditions. If this happens, set to the

mode to match the recording conditions, or manually set

the white balance.

• Be sure to remove the lens cap before turning the DVD

Palmcorder on: If the DVD Palmcorder is turned on with

the lens capped, the white balancewill notwork normally.

Using the Electronic Image Stabilizer (EIS)

This DVD Palmcorder is equipped with an electronic image stabilizer function: When you use zoom to

record a magnified subject image, it will correct fuzziness in the recorded image.

Press the MENU button,

choose “EIS” on the

“Camera Functions

Setup” menu screen, and

then press the ꢀ

button.

●Checking EIS On or Off

You can check EIS On or Off by the on-screen

information display.

e r a F u nc

P r og r a

on s Se t u p

Wh i t e Ba l .

D i

o om

n d Cu t

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

REM3

MIN

EIS

Choose the “On” or “Off”, and then press the

ꢀ button.

00AM

FINE

SEP 30 2 00 3

After recording with EIS set to “Off”, it is

recommended that you return the setting to “On”

and then turn the DVD Palmcorder off, unless you

normally record with “Off” setting.

Press the MENU button to end the setting.

This function is effective only during movie

recording: It will not work during still recording.

Note:

• The EIS setting will be stored in memory even when the

DVD Palmcorder is turned off.

• It is recommended that you specify “EIS Off” when using

the DVD Palmcorder on a desk or tripod.

• When “EIS On” is specified, there will be a slight

difference between the actual movement and the

movement on screen.

• Gross camera shake may not be entirely corrected even

if “EIS On” is specified.

• EIS may not operate correctly when the tele or wide-

conversion lens (generally available) is used.

Magnifying Subject Image (Dig. Zoom)

When the zoom lever is moved down to “T” control side with Dig. Zoom 40× or 240× specified, digital

zoom will automatically kick in when optical 10× zoom range is exceeded. You can set the digital zoom

to 40× or 240× for movie recording, or 40× for still recording.

Press the MENU button,

choose “Dig. Zoom” on

the “Camera Functions

Setup” menu screen, and

then press the ꢀ

button.

REM3

MIN

e r a F u nc

P r og r a

on s Se t u p

Wh i t e Ba l .

D i

00AM

0 0

o om

2 4 0 x

4 0 x

FINE

SEP 30

n d Cu t

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

When Dig. Zoom is "Off"

Choose the desired magnification, and then

press the ꢀ button.

When Dig. Zoom is "On"(40x)

Digital zoom range

When Dig. Zoom is "On"(240x)

(only in movie recording)

Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Digital zoom range

Moving the zoom lever will display the digital

zoom bar.

Dig. Zoom “240×”, “40×” or “Off” setting will be

stored in memory even if the DVD Palmcorder is

turned off.

Note:

• You can check whether Dig. Zoom is “240×”, “40×” or

“Off” by pressing the DISPLAY button and reviewing the

on-screen information.

• You can also use the DIGITAL ZOOM button on remote

controller to switch the digital zoom setting: Pressing

the button during movie recording will switch the setting

between “Off”, “40×” and “240×”: Pressing the button

during still recording will switch between “Off” and

“40×”.

• When using card, zooming only up to 40× is possible,

even when “240×” or “40×” has been chosen.

• If the power switch is set to “ꢁ PHOTO” with DVD-RAM

disc loaded, zooming only up to 40x is possible, even

when “240×” has been chosen.

Reducing Wind Noise During Recording (Wind Cut)

When recording sound from the microphone built into this DVD Palmcorder, you can reduce wind noise

in recording.

If “Wind Cut:ON” is specified, the low-frequency components in the sound picked up by microphone will

be cut off during recording: This makes it easier to hear the target voice or sound during playback.

Press the MENU button,

choose“Wind Cut” on the

“Camera Functions

Setup” menu screen, and

then press the ꢀ

button.

Note:

Camer a F u nc

on s S e t u p

• Youcanalsousetheon-screendisplaytoconfirmthatthe

Wind Cut has been set.

P r og r a

Wh i t e Ba l .

• TheWindCutsettingwillbestored inmemoryevenwhen

the DVD Palmcorder is turned off.

• The Wind Cut function will work only during movie

recording.

D i g . Zoo

n d Cu t

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

• The Wind Cut function works only with the built-in

microphone: It will not function when using an external

microphone (P. 54).

Choose the desired option, and then press the

ꢀ button.

Press the MENU button

to end the setting.

REM3

MIN

8 : 0 0AM

FINE

S E P 3 0 2 0 0 3

Microphone filter icon

Setting Up Record Functions

ꢀꢁ

Switching Movie Quality (VIDEO Mode)

Choose the movie quality from “XTRA” (only with DVD-RAM disc), “FINE”, “STD” and “LPCM” (only

with DVD-R disc).

It is recommended that you record critical subjects in the “XTRA” or “FINE” when you are using a DVD-

RAM disc, or in the “FINE” with a DVD-R disc.

Press the MENU button,

choose “VIDEO Mode”

on the “Record Functions

Setup” menu screen, and

then press the ꢀ

button.

Note:

Re c o r d F u nc

on s S e t u p

• The movie quality setting will be stored in memory even

when the DVD Palmcorder is turned off.

DEO Mode

XTRA

F I NE

STD

I n p u t Sou r ce

PHOTO I n p u t

• The “VIDEO Mode” setting will not change even if the

DVD-RAM disc is replaced with a DVD-R disc, or vice

versa. However, if “XTRA” has been set with DVD-RAM

disc,or“LPCM”hasbeensetwithDVD-Rdisc,“FINE”will

be set when the disc is changed.

• When using DVD-R disc, you cannot switch the movie

quality while recording on the disc: The DVD Palmcorder

will be automatically set to the movie quality first used

with the disc for recording.

OSD Ou t p u t

ENTER RETURN

T i mer

RAM

Choosethe desired quality mode,and then press

the ꢀ button.

Press the MENU button to end the setting.

• The movie quality setting is effective only during movie

recording: Switching the movie quality will not work

during still recording.

REM3

MIN

00AM

0 0

FINE

SEP 30

Movie quality

Block-like noise may appear in recorded image, or the outline of subject image is distorted under the

recording conditions listed below: Pan the DVD Palmcorder as slowly as possible. (Block noise is likely

to appear in the “STD”):

• If there is a complicated pattern in background (as in following figure on left)

• If the DVD Palmcorder is moved excessively or quickly

• If subject is moving rapidly even when the DVD Palmcorder is not moving

(Image when block-like noise occurs)

(Image without block-like noise)

ꢂ

Switching Quality of Still Image (Quality)

You can switch the still recording quality only when using card.

It is recommended that you use “FINE” when recording vital images.

Press the MENU button,

choose “Quality” on the

“Record Functions

Setup” menu screen, and

then press the ꢀ

button.

Press the MENU button

to end the setting.

Re c o r d F u nc

on s S e t u p

REM

FINE

NORM

ECO

I n p u t Sou r ce

PHOTO I n p u t

OSD Ou t p u t

ENTER RETURN

T i mer

00AM

0 0

NORM

SEP 30

Still recording quality

Choose the option you want, and then press the

ꢀ button.

Note:

The still quality setting will be stored in memory even when

the DVD Palmcorder is turned off.

ꢀꢁꢂ

Receiving Image from Another Device (Input Source)

If you wish to input an image from another device to this DVD Palmcorder, you must first switch the

setting on the DVD Palmcorder.

Refer to the explanation starting from page 67 on how to connect the DVD Palmcorder to other devices

or record images input from them.

Setting

CAMERA

LINE

Content

On-screen display

No display

Usually select this option.

To input image from another device

L IN

Press the MENU button,

choose “Input Source” on

the “Record Functions

Setup” menu screen, and

then press the ꢀ

button.

Press the MENU button

to end the setting.

Re c o r d F u nc

on s S e t u p

REM3

MIN

DEO Mode

I n p u t Sou r ce

PHOTO I n p u t

CAMERA

Note:

OSD Ou t p u t

ENTER RETURN

T i mer

00AM

0 0

The “Input Source” setting will

return to “CAMERA” whenever

the DVD Palmcorder is turned

off.

FINE

SEP 30

RAM

External input icon

Choose “LINE”, and then press the ꢀ button.

ꢀꢂ

Switching External Input Recording Method (PHOTO Input)

You can record stills of externally input images on a DVD-RAM disc or card in the Frame or Field mode.

The DVD Palmcorder can record an external image with little movement by specifying “Frame”, but

“Field” is recommended for recording image with movement.

Recording

format

Details of setting

On-screen display

Does not suit recording of frequently moving video subjects, despite high

image quality. Frame suits recording of less moving video.

Frame

ꢀ

Suitable for recording of frequently moving video subjects.

Field

ꢀ

Press the MENU button,

choose “PHOTO Input”

on the “Record Functions

Setup” menu screen, and

then press the ꢀ

Note:

Re c o r d F u nc

on s S e t u p

• The PHOTO Input setting can be confirmed using the on-

screen information.

DEO Mode

I n p u t Sou r ce

PHOTO I n p u t

• The PHOTO Input setting will be stored in memory even

when the DVD Palmcorder is turned off.

• Refer to “Recording Images from Other AV Devices” on

page 67 to see how to connect the DVD Palmcorder to

another device.

F r ame

OSD Ou t p u t

ENTER RETURN

T i mer

RAM

button.

Select the desired option and then press the ꢀ

button.

Press the MENU button to end the setting.

REM

Still external input mode

00AM

0 0

SEP 30

ꢀꢁ

Self Timer

You can record stills of yourself alone or with your family, friends, etc., using the Self timer function, as

with ordinary cameras. A still will be recorded approximately 10 seconds after the REC button is pressed.

Press the MENU button,

choose “Self Timer” on

the “Record Functions

Setup” menu screen, and

then press the ꢀ

button.

Press the REC button.

Re c o r d F u nc

on s S e t u p

DEO Mode

The recording indicator at the front of DVD

Palmcorder will blink.

TheSelftimer indicatorwillstarttocountdown,

andrecording willcommence approximately10

seconds later.

I n p u t Sou r ce

PHOTO I n p u t

OSD Ou t p u t

ENTER RETURN

T i mer

RAM

Select “On”, and then press the ꢀ button.

The self-timer will be set.

Note:

• You can also check that self-timer has been set by

reviewing the on-screen information.

• Toreleasetheself-timermode,choose“Off”onthemenu

screen or turn DVD Palmcorder off.

Press the MENU button to end the setting.

• Tosuspendself-timer,presstheRECbuttonagainbefore

recording starts, or press the ꢁ button.

• When the REC button is pressed, the ? mark on LCD

screen will be pink. It will also change in the same way

when recording with the LCD screen facing the same

direction as the lens.

REM

Self-timerrecording

00AM

0 0

SEP 30

ꢀꢂꢁ

Setting OSD Output On or Off (On-Screen Display)

If you connect this DVD Palmcorder to a TV to view images on TV screen, you can switch off the on-screen

information (displayed in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen) from the TV screen.

Press the MENU button,

choose “OSD output” on

the “Record Functions

Setup” menu screen, and

then press the ꢀ

button.

Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Re c o r d F u nc

on s S e t u p

DEO Mode

Note:

I n p u t Sou r ce

PHOTO I n p u t

• The “OSD Output” setting will return to “On” whenever

the DVD Palmcorder is turned off.

OSD Ou t p u t

ENTER RETURN

T i mer

RAM

• Even if “Off” is chosen, the on-screen information will

appear during playback. See page 73 for playback on-

screen information display.

• Evenafter theon-screeninformationisremovedfromthe

TV screen, it will still appear in the viewfinder or on the

LCD screen.

Choose“On”or“Off”,andpress theꢀ button.

LCD screen or viewfinder

REM3

MIN

00AM

FINE

SEP 30 2 00 3

“Off” setting

“On” setting

REM3

MIN

00AM

FINE

SEP 30 2 0 0

TV screen

ꢀꢂꢁ

LCD Setup

This function allows you to adjust the brightness and color density of LCD screen during recording and

playback.

Setting Brightness of LCD Screen (Brightness)

Press the MENU button,

choose “Brightness” on

the “LCD Setup” menu

screen, andthen press the

ꢀ button.

Press the MENU button

to end the setting.

LCD S e t u p

B r

gh t n e s s

e v e l

B r

gh t n e s s

e v e l

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

ADJUST

ENTER

RAM

The brightness

adjustment bar will appear on the screen.

Brightness

adjustment bar

Note:

Use the joystick for adjustment.

The brightness setting will be stored in memoryeven when

the DVD Palmcorder is turned off.

ꢁ: The screen becomes dimmer

ꢂ: The screen becomes brighter

Tilt up/down and to left/

right to select, and then

press ꢀ to designate.

Setting Color Density of LCD screen (Color Level)

Choose “Color Level” on

the “LCD Setup” menu

screen,andthenpressthe

ꢀ button.

Press the MENU button.

LCD S e t u p

B r

gh t n e s s

e v e l

B r

gh t n e s s

e v e l

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

ADJUST

ENTER

RAM

The color density

adjustment bar will

appear on the screen.

Color density

adjustment bar

Note:

Use the joystick for adjustment.

The color level setting will be stored in memory even when

the DVD Palmcorder is turned off.

ꢁ: For lighter color

ꢂ: For denser color

ꢀꢂꢁ

Initial Settings

Switching Operating Sound On or Off (Beep)

This DVD Palmcorder willemit sound when the power switch is changed over, the REC button is pressed,

or other operations are engaged. If you do not need operating sound, you can switch it off.

Select “On” or “Off”, and then press the ꢀ

button.

Setting

Off

Content

Beep is heard

No beep is heard

Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Note:

Press the MENU button,

choose “Beep” on the

“Initial Setup” menu

screen,andthenpressthe

ꢀ button.

The “Beep” setting will be stored in memory even when the

DVD Palmcorder is turned off.

S e t u p

Po w e r

R e c o r d LED

L a n g u a g e

Reset

a v e

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

Turning DVD Palmcorder Off Automatically (Power Save)

This DVD Palmcorder is equipped with power save function. Specify “Power Save: On”: If the DVD

Palmcorder is left in the recordingpause status withoutbeing operatedfor 5 minutes, itwill automatically

turn off to prevent the battery pack from discharging needlessly.

Note:

• To turn the DVD Palmcorder on again from automatic off

activated by the power save function, set the power

switch to “POWER OFF”, and then set it to “ꢃ VIDEO”,

“ꢄ PHOTO” or “ꢅ PHOTO”

Setting

Off

Content

To engage power save

To cancel power save

• 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 Palmcorder is turned off.

Press the MENU button,

choose “Power Save” on

the “Initial Setup” menu

screen,andthenpressthe

ꢀ button.

S e t u p

Po w e r

a v e

R e c o r d LED

L a n g u a g e

Reset

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

Select “On” or “Off”, and

then press the ꢀ button.

Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Turning Record LED On or Off (Record LED)

You can switch off the recording indicator on the front of DVD Palmcorder even during recording.

Setting

Content

The recording indicator will light red to show that the DVD Palmcorder is recording.

The recording indicator will not light even during recording.

Off

Select “On” or “Off”, and then press the ꢀ

button.

Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Recording indicator

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 Palmcorder is turned off.

• Specify “Record LED: Off” when recording a subject

behind a glass or 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.

Press the MENU button,

choose “Record LED” on

the “Initial Setup” menu

screen, andthen press the

ꢀ button.

S e t u p

Po w e r

R e c o r d LED

L a n g u a g e

Reset

a v e

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

Changing Display Language (Language)

You can change the language used to display the menu and information.

The following shows that English is changed to French.

Press the MENU button,

choose “Language” on

the “Initial Setup” menu

screen, andthen press the

ꢀ button.

Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Po w e r

R e c o r d LED

L an gu age

Reset

a v e

Eng l i sh

F r ança

Español

Note:

The language setting will be stored in memory even when

the DVD Palmcorder is turned off.

Deu

ano

RAM

ENTER

RETURN

“English” has been set.

Select “Français”, and

then press the ꢀ

button.

Con

g u r

Po w e r

LED E n r g.

L an gu e

a v e

F r ança

Régl Défaut

ENTRER

RETOUR

RAM

Resetting Menu Settings to Defaults (Reset)

You can restore menu settings to defaults (initial settings at the factory (P. 164) ). (Note, however, that the

date/time, brightness and color density of LCD monitor will not be reset.)

Press the MENU button,

choose “Reset” on the

“Initial Setup” menu

screen,andthenpressthe

ꢀ button.

Press the MENU button to end the setting.

S e t u p

Po w e r

R e c o r d LED

L a n g u a g e

Reset

a v e

Note:

To cancel resetting midway, choose “NO” on the screen for

verification in step 2 or press the ꢆ button.

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

The screen for verifying

reset will appear.

If you are sure that you

wish to reset, use the

joystick to choose “YES”,

and then press the ꢀ

button.

Re s e t

YES

ENTER

RAM

The setting items have

now been reset to defaults.

Disc Navigation

ꢀꢁꢂ

Using Disc Navigation

Starting Disc Navigation

Disc Navigation is a tool for editing scenes recorded on this DVD Palmcorder.

Here is an explanation on “scene” and “program”, so that you will be able to make most use of 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 operation is the same.

Press the DISC

NAVIGATION

button.

Note:

Do not proceed with a following step while the disc is

being recognized or the ACCESS/PC indicator is

blinking.

The Disc

Navigation screen

(shown on page 98)

will appear.

●Thumbnail:

This refers to a reduced image that helps to distinguish recorded scenes quickly. Immediately recording

is finished, the first image of the recorded scene will be used as a thumbnail of the scene: The thumbnail

can be changed later on this DVD Palmcorder.

●Scene:

Movie (video): One scene refers to images recorded from one press of the REC button until recording is

temporarily stopped by pressing REC again.

Still (photo):

One scene refers to a photo recorded by pressing the REC button.

Thefollowingscreenwillappear whenDVD-RAMdiscis used:Somedisplaycomponents willnotappear

when DVD-R disc or card is used.

Thumbnail ^*1

Selected scene number^*2

Number of all scenes

Al l Pr og r a

001 / 014

Cursor

Current page position^*5

Bar graph

Still image icon^*3

Operation guide^*4

Disc type icon^*6

PLAY

RAM

The displayed thumbnail will be the first image that you recorded.

Scene number refers to display number on thumbnail display screen.

No still icon will appear for card.

The operation guide will vary depending on the operation status of DVD Palmcorder.

Appears when 13 scenes or more have been recorded.

“

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 Palmcorder.

- Purple: When disc is inserted

- Green: When card is inserted

• Pressing the DISPLAY button will display the recording

date/timeofthesceneonwhichthecursorisplacedinthe

space for operating guide. Pressing DISPLAY again will

display the operating 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 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 Palmcorder is connected: Doing so

could result in displayed image retention or phosphor

degradation of TV screen.

Exiting Disc Navigation

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Pr og r a

001 / 014

REM3

MIN

Disc Navigation will be terminated and the

DVD Palmcorder will enter the recording pause

status.

You can also press the ꢀ button to end Disc

Navigation.

00AM

FINE

SEP 30 2 00 3

PLAY

RAM

Playing Back from Disc Navigation Screen

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the ꢁ button.

Use the joystick to select the desired scene.

Playback will start from the selected scene.

Note:

Tilting the joystick to left or right will move the cursor to

the preceding or following scene.

The selected scene will be framed: This is called

a “cursor”.

Tilting it up or down will move to preceding or following

page.

Pr og r a

001 / 014

Pr og r a

007 / 014

Up or Down

Left or Right

ꢁ

PLAY

RAM

PLAY

RAM

●When playback ends:

The DVD Palmcorder will

enter the playback pause

status atthelastimageoflast

scene.

Pressing the ꢀ or DISC

NAVIGATION button will

restore the Disc Navigation

screen.

Note:

• Press the ꢁ button to temporarily stop playback.

Pressing ꢁ again will start from that point.

• If you press the ꢁ button after playback of the last

scene on disc finishes, playback will start again from the

beginning of disc.

• Pressing the ꢀ button will always restore the Disc

Navigation screen.

Playback pause

• WithplaybackonDiscNavigation,youcanselectdesired

scenes for playback and skip unnecessary scenes.

• When playing back a still with a large number of pixels on

card,“Playback.”willappear,anditwilltakesometimefor

the still to appear.

When the playback pause status continues for as

long as 5 minutes, the Disc Navigation screen will

automatically be restored.

●Playing back stills

A still will be displayed for approx. 3 seconds.

When playing back stills on card, playback will

stop after each still playback.

Selecting Multiple Scenes

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Use the joystick to select the desired scene.

Press the SELECT button once:

Repeat steps 2and 3 torandomly selectmultiple

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 ꢀ button.

The selected scene will be framed in red and

yellow.

Note:

Although scenes can be randomly selected, playback will

always start from the lowest scene number.

Selecting Consecutive Scenes Together

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Note:

• You can know the status of scenes from the colors of

cursor and bargraph:

Use the joystick to select

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005 / 014

the desired scene.

Cursor Bar graph

Status of scenes

Current cursor position

Yellow

Blue

Red

Sky blue

Red

Range of scenes being

selected

PLAY

RAM

Scenes already selected

Yellow frame

• Pressing the ꢁ button after selecting scenes will play

back only the selected scenes from the beginning of

each.

• You can also select scenes in reverse from the last scene

in the range.

• To release multiple selection, press the SELECT or ꢀ

button after step 4.

• Up to 999 scenes can be selected for both disc and card.

Hold down the SELECT

button for at least one

second:

Pr ogr a

005 / 014

Theselectedscenewillbe

doubly framed in yellow

and blue.

PLAY

RAM

Double frames in

yellow and blue

Use the joystick to select

the last sceneintherange

you want, and then press

the ꢁ button:

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010/ 014

PLAY

RAM

The thumbnails ofscenes

inthespecifiedrangewill

be framed in red, and

then selected.

Red

frame

Whenscenesup tothis

point are selected

100

Disc Navigation Menu

Functions Available with Disc Navigation

Disc Navigation allows you to do the following:

Reference

page

Available function

Disc or card used

Contents

Deletion of scenes

Editing of scenes

You can delete unnecessary scenes.

103

ꢀꢁ

ꢀ

You can attach fade and skip to a scene,

combine scenes, or divide one scene.

105 - 110

Scene information

display

Youcandisplayinformationononescene

ormultiplescenes,suchasimagequality,

recording time, etc.

115

ꢀꢂꢁ

Setting of title

You can set desired titles to play lists and

programs.

117, 126

119

ꢀ

Creation of play list

Disc or Card initialization

You can create an original movie by

changing the combination of scenes.

YoucaninitializeaDVD-RAMdiscorcard

so that it can be used on this DVD

Palmcorder.

129

ꢀꢁ

Copy from disc to card

Disc finalization

You can copy photos recorded on DVD-

RAM disc to card.

111

131

ꢀꢁ

ꢂ

You can use this DVD Palmcorder to

finalize any DVD-R disc recorded on it so

that the disc can be viewed on DVD

player, etc.

Repeat play

Slide show

You can repeatedly play back programs

and scenes.

132

ꢀꢂ

You can play back stills continuously.

133

128

ꢁ

Remaining display

(Capacity)

The remaining recordable movie time or

number of recordable stills is displayed.

ꢀꢂꢁ

Disc protection

You can protect the DVD-RAM disc to

prevent deletion or editing by mistake.

128

112

ꢀ

Scene lock

You can lock any scene so that it will not

be deleted by mistake: Essential scenes

are thereby protected, and recording

another still is possible.

ꢁ

DPOF setting

You can set the number of prints for each

scene.

113

ꢁ

101

Understanding Flow of Disc Navigation Menu

Press the MENU button on the Disc Navigation screen: The menu screens for Disc Navigation and menu

screens for disc and card will appear.

See pages 80-81 and 98 for how to interpret the screen.

Refer to pages indicated for details of settings.

●When using DVD-RAM disc

Scene

Delete (P.103)

Edit

(P.105)

(P.111)

Thumbnail (P.105)

Copy

Skip

Fade

Combine (P.109)

(P.106)

(P.107)

Select (P.114)

Detail (P.115)

Divide

Move

(P.110)

(P.108)

Start → Current (P.114)

Current → End (P.114)

All

(P.114)

Play list

Program

Switch (P.120)

Play (P.121)

Create (P.119)

Go To

Top

End

(P.127)

Edit

Title

(P.122 - 125)

(P.126)

Disc

Capacity

Protect Disc

Format Disc

(P.128)

(P.129)

Delete (P.126)

Switch (P.116)

Update Control Info. (P.130)

Play

(P.117)

Title

(P.117)

Others

Category

(P.132)

Repeat Play (P.132)

ETC

●When using DVD-R disc

Scene

Select (P.114)

Detail (P.115)

Start → Current (P.114)

Current → End (P.114)

All

(P.114)

Program

Go To

Switch (P.116)

Disc

Capacity

Finalize Disc (P.131)

(P.128)

Play

(P.117)

Others

ETC

Repeat Play (P.132)

Top

End

(P.127)

●When using card

Scene

Delete (P.103)

Lock (P.112)

DPOF (P.113)

Select (P.114)

Start → Current (P.114)

Detail

(P.115)

Current → End (P.114)

All

(P.114)

Go To

Card

Top

End

(P.127)

Slide Show

All

(P.133)

DPOF (P.133)

Capacity

Format Card (P.129)

(P.128)

102

Scene

ꢀꢁ

Deleting Scenes (Delete)

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the ꢁ button to quit.

Sc en e

0 05 / 0 1 3

Select the scene to be

All Programs

0 05 / 0 1 4

deleted.

ENTER

EX I T

RAM

Press the MENU button.

Note:

PLAY

DESELECT ALL

RAM

• Ifyoupointthecursoratthescenetobedeleted, andthen

press the DELETE button on remote controller, the

screen in step 5 will appear.

Scene to be deleted

• If you delete all data on disc or card, initializing the disc

or card will be recommended (See page 129).

• If even one play list has been created, message “Same

scenes on PlayList will be deleted. Delete scenes?” will

appear before deleting scene(s). This message will

appearevenifthescene(s)tobedeletedisnotusedinthe

corresponding play list. In this case, choose “YES” and

then press the ꢀ button.

Choose “Delete” on the

“Scene” menu screen,

and then press the ꢀ

button.

Sc ene

Copy

Se e c t

De t

ETC

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

The “Delete Scene”

screen will appear: If you

are sure you want to delete the selected scene,

press the ꢀ button.

• If the time of deleted scenes (stills) is quite short, the

remaining free space of disc may not increase in the disc

or card remaining indicator.

• The locked scenes on card cannot be deleted (See page

112).

If you want to change the scene to be deleted,

you can change it on this screen.

The screen for verifying

Sc en e

SEP 30 2003

Scene No. 005

deletion will appear:

Choose “YES”, and then

press the ꢀ button.

00:00AM

sc en e?

YES

ENTER

Choose “NO” to cancel

deletion.

After Yes or No setting, the “Delete Scene”

screen will be restored.

Repeat steps 5 and 6 to delete other scenes.

103

●Editing using submenu

Press the MENU button before pressing the ꢀ button in step 5 (See page 103): The submenu will appear.

e c

Go To

E x

e t e

–

r en t

en t

End

To p

En d

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

Edit

Exit.....................To restore the Disc Navigation screen

Delete ................To delete selected scenes

Select

Start→Current..To select scenes from the start to the one that the cursor is on at the

moment

Current→End...To select scenes from the scene the cursor is on to the end

All ......................To select all scenes

Go To

Top.....................To move the cursor to the first scene

End.....................To move the cursor to the last scene

Pressing the ꢁ button will restore the screen in step 5.

Note:

Although the submenu screen will appear for each setting, some menu items may not appear, depending on the setting.

104

ꢀ

Changing Images for Thumbnails (Edit - Thumbnail)

The thumbnail refers to a reduced image displayed on Disc Navigation to help distinguish recorded

scenes.Normally,thefirstimageoftherecordedsceneisdisplayedasathumbnail:Youcanchooseanother

image of the scene for thumbnail. If you set a vivid image to thumbnail, you can know what you recorded

from a glance at the Disc Navigation screen.

Original thumbnail

You can use this image as thumbnail.

●

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

The screen for verifying

switching of thumbnail

will appear: Choose

“YES”, andthenpressthe

ꢀ button.

Cha ng e Th u

bna

Select the thumbnail of the scene to be changed.

Press the MENU button.

Cha ng e t h u

YES

bna

ENTER

Choose “Scene”, “Edit”,

“Thumbnail”, and then

Choose “NO” to cancel

switching of thumbnail.

After Yes or No setting, the “Change

Thumbnail” screen will be restored.

Sc ene

Copy

Se e c t

De t

T h umbna

F ad e

Comb

press the ꢀ button.

D i

Move

RETURN

ETC

Repeat steps 5-7 to change the other scenes.

ENTER

RAM

Press the ꢁ button to quit.

The “Change

Select Thumbnail Point

Thumbnail” screen will

appear: If you are sure

you want to change the

thumbnail of the selected

scene, press the ꢀ

button: The selected

scene will be played back.

Note:

• If you press the MENU button before pressing the ꢀ

button in step 5, the submenu screen will appear. (See

page 104)

SEL

ENTER

CANCEL

• A thumbnail of still cannot be changed.

• Sincethescene towhich skippingissetcannotbeplayed

back, you will not be able to change its thumbnail:

Release the skip setting of the scene to change the

thumbnail.

If you want to change the scene whose

thumbnailistobechanged,youcanchangeiton

this screen.

When the image you want to use as the

thumbnail of the scene appears, press the

SELECT button.

105

ꢀ

Playing Back by Skipping Scenes (Edit - Skip)

You can specify “Skip” for scenes you do not want to play back: The selected scenes will be skipped.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Select the scene to be skipped.

Press the MENU button.

●Releasing Skip

Select the scene set to be skipped, and perform the

same procedure as setting skip: The skip mark will

disappear and skipping of the scene will be

released.

Choose “Scene”, “Edit”,

“Skip”,andthenpressthe

Note:

Sc ene

Copy

Se e c t

De t

T h umbna

F ad e

Comb

• Multiple scenes can be selected for skipping (P.100).

• If you press the MENU button before pressing the ꢀ

button in step 5, the submenu screen will appear (P.104).

ꢀ button.

D i

Move

RETURN

ETC

The“SetSkip”screenwill

appear: If you are sure

you want to skip the

ENTER

RAM

selected scene, press the ꢀ button.

If you want to change the scene to be skipped,

you can change it on this screen.

After skip setting, the “Set Skip” screen will be

restored.

Repeat step 5 to set skipping of other scenes.

Press the ꢁ button to quit.

A skip mark “

” will appear in the

thumbnail of any scene for which skipping has

been set.

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001 / 013

Skip mark

PLAY

RAM

106

ꢀ

Adding Special Effects (Edit - Fade)

You can add fading to the beginning and/or end of scene.

There are three types of special effects:

Fade Out

Fade In

Black:

Wipe:

B/W:

Fades in from black screen

Fades out to black screen

Fades in from black screen to

vertical direction of screen

Fades out from vertical

direction of screen to black

screen

Fades in from Black and White

screen to color screen

Fades out from color screen to

Black and White screen

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Select the scene for adding special effects.

Press the MENU button.

Press the ꢁ button to quit.

The “*” and/or “+” mark(s) will appear in the

scenes for which special effects have been set.

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Choose, “Scene”, “Edit”,

“Fade”andthenpressthe

Sc ene

Copy

Se e c t

De t

Thu

F ade

bna

ꢀ button.

PLAY

RAM

ETC

The“FadeSet”screenwill

appear: If you are sure

you want to add the fade

o v e

“In” effect

“Out” effect

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

effect to the scene, press the ꢀ button.

If you want to change the scene to which fade is

added, you can change it on this screen.

Select the special effects

for “IN” and/or “OUT”,

choose “Enter”, and then

press the ꢀ button.

Fa d e

I N

None

OUT

None

B l a c k

B / W

En t e r

Canc e l

ENTER

To cancel setting, choose

“Cancel”.

After setting, the “Fade Set” screen will be

restored.

Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add fade to other scenes.

107

When playing back

Note:

• Setting fade will interlock with sound.

• Fading can also be set to either “IN” or “OUT”.

• Any registered fade can be changed at any time using the same procedure as above.

• Fade can also be added to on-screen information displayed during playback.

• Adding fade to multiple scenes is also possible.

• If the playback time of scene is short, fade will cut off midway.

• If you set fade-in and fade-out to a still image or a movie with recording time of no more than 3 seconds, only fade-in

will be valid.

• No fade effect will operate if you start playback in the recording pause status.

• If you locate the start of a scene by skipping, the image at the start of the scene will appear for a moment, and then fade

will operate.

• The fade effect will not function during frame advance, frame back, slow playback or search playback.

ꢀ

Arranging Order of Scenes (Edit - Move)

You can arrange scenes within a play list by moving them to desired positions. Create a play list first, and

then arrange the scenes [“Creating New Play List (Create)”, P.119].

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ꢀ

Combining Multiple Scenes (Edit - Combine)

You can combine multiple scenes into one.

If you have recorded numerous short scenes, combining them will be facilitated by the use of Disc

Navigation.

Be sure to select consecutive multiple scenes. Combining scenes is possible only when “Category: All” is

specified. Stills cannot be combined.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Repeat steps 5 and 6 to combine other scenes.

Select the consecutive multiple scenes to be

combined.

Press the ꢁ button to quit.

Note:

• If you press the MENU button before pressing the ꢀ

button in step 5, the submenu screen will appear. (P.104)

• With special effects, the “IN”effectofthefirstscene in the

selected range and the “OUT” effect of the last scene will

be chosen.

Press the MENU button.

Choose, “Scene”, “Edit”,

“Combine” and then

press the ꢀ button.

Sc ene

Copy

Se e c t

De t

Thu

Fade

C o m b i n e

bna

• If you combine scenes from different programs (different

recording dates), a message that prompts you to update

the control information will appear when power is turned

on and Disc Navigation is first started (P.130). Note that

if you choose “YES” for this message, the combined

scenes will be split into separate scenes.

If you choose “NO” for this message, the scenes will be

combined, but the same message will appear each time

Disc Navigation is started. To prevent this, when

combining scenes from different programs, create a new

play list and combine the scenes on it.

ETC

The “Combine Scenes”

screen will appear: If you

are sure you want to

combine the selected scenes, press the ꢀ

button.

o v e

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

Ifyouwanttochangethescenesto becombined,

you can change them on this screen.

The screen for verifying

Comb ne Sc e n e s

combination will appear:

Choose “YES”, and then

press the ꢀ button.

Comb

YES

ne s c e n e s ?

ENTER

The two images

appearing on the

verification screen are those of the first and last

scenes to be combined.

Choose “NO” to cancel combination.

After Yes or No setting, the “Combine Scenes”

screen will be restored.

The thumbnail of the first scene will appear in

the combined scene.

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Dividing Movies (Edit - Divide)

You can divide a scene into two parts.

To delete unnecessary portion of scene, first divide the scene, and then delete the unnecessary portion.

You can also cut out a part of scene and use it in the play list.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Select the scene to be divided.

Press the MENU button.

Note:

• If you press the MENU button before pressing the ꢀ

button in step 5, the submenu screen will appear. (P.104)

• The status bar of scene being played back can be

switched off or on by pressing the DISPLAY button.

• Search and frame advance are useful when designating

division points.

Choose, “Scene”, “Edit”,

“Divide” and then press

• If a special effect has been added to the original scene,

the “IN” effect will be added to the first half of scene, and

the “OUT” effect, to the latter half.

• The divisionpoint may drift beforeorafterthe designated

point by approximately 0.5 seconds.

• Since a scene with a skip set cannot be played back, no

division point can be specified: Release the skip for the

scene before dividing it.

• If the division point is at a still, a message will appear, but

no division will be made.

Sc ene

Copy

Se e c t

De t

Thu

Fade

C o m b i n e

bna

the ꢀ button.

ETC

The “Divide Scene”

screen will appear: If you

are sure you want to

o v e

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

divide the selected scene, press the ꢀ button:

The selected scene will be played back.

• If the division point is at the start or end of a scene, a

message will appear, but no division will be made.

• A movie scene whose recording time is 0.5 seconds or

less cannot be divided.

• If free space available on disc is insufficient, division will

not be possible: Delete unnecessary scenes.

• Pressing the ꢁ button on the screen for verification will

restore the thumbnail display screen.

If you want to change the scene to be divided,

you can change it on this screen.

The selected scene will be played back.

Whenyoureachthepoint

Se l ect D i v i s i o n Po i n t

where you want to divide

the scene, press the

SELECT button.

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SEL

ENTER

CANCEL

Status bar of scene

being played back

The screen for verifying

division will appear:

Choose “YES”, and then

press the ꢀ button.

de Scene

de s cene?

YES

ENTER

Choose “NO” to cancel

division.

Afterdivision, the“Divide Scene” screenwillbe

restored.

Repeat steps 5-7 to divide another scene.

Press the ꢁ button to quit.

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ꢀ

Copying Stills on DVD-RAM Disc to Card (Copy)

You can copy stills recorded on DVD-RAM disc to card.

Set the power switch to “ꢂ VIDEO” or

“ꢃ PHOTO“.

Note:

• No movie can be copied.

• If you press the MENU button before pressing the ꢀ

button in step 6, the submenu screen will appear. (P.104)

• See “Category” (P.132) to check the stills recorded on

DVD-RAM disc.

• You can also select multiple scenes (P.100).

• Even if all scenes, including movies, are selected to be

copied, only stills will be copied.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Select the still to be copied.

Press the MENU button.

• Data on card cannot be copied to disc.

• The quality of still copied from disc to card will be the

Choose “Copy” on the

“Scene” menu screen,

Sc ene

same as when you recorded still on disc.

Copy

Se e c t

De t

• Stills recorded on a device other than this DVD

Palmcorder may not be copied normally.

and then press the ꢀ

button.

ETC

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

The “Copy to card”

screen will appear: If you

are sure you want to copy

theselectedstill,pressthe

ꢀ button.

Copy t o c a r d

0 0 3 / 0 1 4

ENTER

EX I T

RAM

If you want to change the

still to be copied, you can change it on this

screen.

The screen for verifying

copy will appear: Choose

“YES”, andthenpressthe

Copy t o c a r d

Copy PHOTO s c e n e s

ꢀ button.

YES

ENTER

Choose “NO” to cancel

copy.

After Yes or No setting, the “Copy to card”

screen will be restored.

Repeat steps 6 and 7 to copy other stills to card.

Press the ꢁ button to quit.

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ꢁ

Locking Scenes on Card (Lock)

You can lock each photo recorded on card so that it will not be deleted or edited by mistake.

Set the power switch to “ꢄ PHOTO”.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Select the scene to be locked.

Press the MENU button.

●To unlock the scene:

Select the locked scene, and then use the same

procedure as above to unlock the scene: The lock

mark will disappear and locking will be released.

Note:

• If you press the MENU button before pressing the ꢀ

button in step 6, the submenu screen will appear (P.104).

• You can also select multiple scenes (P.100).

• When initializing the card, the locked scenes will also be

deleted.

Choose “Lock” on the

“Scene” menu screen,

Sc ene

L o c k

DPOF

and then press the ꢀ

button.

e c t

De t

ENTER

RETURN

The “Lock Set” screen

will appear: If you are

sure you want to lock the selected scene, press

the ꢀ button.

Lock Set

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Lock icon

ENTER

EX I T

If youwanttochangethesceneto belocked, you

can change it on this screen.

After setting, the “Lock Set” screen will be

restored.

Repeat step 6 to lock another scene.

Press the ꢁ button to quit.

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ꢁ

Designating Scenes to be Printed (DPOF)

You can use DPOF to set print information, including selection of the scenes to be printed, so that you will

be able to use it on a system conforming to DPOF.

Note:

DPOF stands for digital print order format. DPOF is used to ask a print lab to print recorded stills.

Set the power switch to “ꢄ PHOTO”.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Select the scene to which DPOF is to be set.

Press the MENU button.

Usejoysticktospecifythe

number of prints, and

then press the ꢀ

button:

DPOF Se t

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ENTER

Tilt it up or to right: To

increase the number one

by one.

Tilt it down or to left: To decrease the number

one by one.

Choose “DPOF” on the

“Scene” menu screen,

Sc ene

L o c k

DPOF

and then press the ꢀ

button.

After setting, the “DPOF Set” screen will be

restored.

e c t

De t

Repeat steps 6 and 7 to set DPOF to another still.

ENTER

RETURN

The “DPOF Set” screen

will appear: If you are

Press the ꢁ button to quit.

sureyouwanttosetDPOFtothescene, pressthe

ꢀ button.

Note:

• If you press the MENU button before pressing the ꢀ

button in step 6, the submenu screen will appear. (P.104)

• You can also select multiple photos (P.100).

• Ifyouspecifythenumberafterselectingmultiplestills,the

same specified number will be set to all those stills.

• Up to 99 prints can be set for one scene. The maximum

number of settable prints on one card is 999.

• This DVD Palmcorder may not recognize DPOF that has

been set on another device: Always setthe DPOF on this

DVD Palmcorder.

DPOF Se t

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DPOF icon

ENTER

EXIT

If you want to change the scene to which DPOF

is set, you can change it on this screen.

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ꢀꢂꢁ

Selecting Scenes Using Menu Screen (Select)

Using the Disc Navigation menu screen, you can simultaneously select consecutive scenes.

This function is useful when there are numerous scenes.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

Choose“Start→Current”,

“Current→End”or“All”

and then press the

ꢀ button.

Sc ene

Copy

Se e c t

De t

–

r en t

en t

End

Choose “Select” on the “Scene” menu screen.

ETC

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

Pr ogr a

006 / 011

Current scene

PLAY

RAM

Pr ogr a

006 / 011

Pr ogr a

006 / 011

Pr ogr a

006 / 011

PLAY

RAM

PLAY

RAM

PLAY

RAM

DESELECT ALL

“Start → Current” is specified:

The scenes from the first to

current will be selected.

“Current → End” is specified:

The scenes from the current

to end will be selected.

“All” is specified:

Allscenesfromthefirsttoend

will be selected

●Deselecting selected scenes

Deselecting scenes one by one:

Deselecting all the selected scenes at once:

While you are displaying the “All Programs”

screen on which scenes have been selected, press

the ꢁ button.

While you are displaying the “All Programs”

screen on which scenes have been selected, choose

the scene to be deselected and then press the

SELECT button.

Note:

Up to 999 scenes can be selected.

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ꢀꢁꢂ

Displaying Information Using Menu Screen (Detail)

You can display various information for a scene: the recording mode, recording date/time and length,

special effects and movie quality mode.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

If you have selected multiple scenes, the

information shown below will appear.

Pressingtheꢁ buttonwillrestorethethumbnail

display screen.

Select the scene whose information you wish to

know.

(When using disc)

Press the MENU button.

De t a i

V I DEO

( XTRA) :

( F NE) :

( STD )

( -

PHOTO

n43sec

0sec

n43sec

(

2s c e n e s )

0s c e n e s )

2s c e n e s )

0s c e n e s )

Choose “Scene”, “Detail”, and then press the

ꢀ button.

0sec

)

The detailed information on the scene will

appear.

RETURN

*1 With DVD-R disc, the quality mode (FINE, STD or

LPCM) selected first will appear.

(When using disc)

(When using card)

*2 Number of scenes whose quality mode is unknown:

This willappearwhen the dischas ascene recorded

on a device other than this DVD Palmcorder, only if

the disc has a scene whose mode is unknown.

Also, this will not appear when a DVD-R disc is used.

*3 This will not appear with DVD-R disc, since no still

image can be recorded on it.

Sc e n e N o. 0 0 7

IDEO (F NE )

SEP 30 2003

Sc e n e N o.

(

1m i n13 s e c

00:01AM

–

)

Da t

S k

Da t e :SEP 30 2003

L o c k :O

DPOF Nu

00:01AM

s :

RETURN

Fa d e IN : None OUT :None

ber o f p r

PREV NEXT RETURN

(When using card)

*1 Not displayed with DVD-R disc.

*2 May not appear if the loaded card does not

comply with DCF.

*3 Number of pixels on still in horizontal direction:

This may not appear with a JPEG file does not

conform to this DVD Palmcorder.

De t a i

Scene No.

SEP 27 2003 12 : 5 0:01AM

Scene No.

SEP 30 2003

: 0 0:01AM

S c e n e s :

RETURN

Note:

Tilting the joystick to the right will display information on

the following scene; tilting the joystick to left will display

information on the preceding scene.

Note:

• Ifmultiple sceneshave beenselected, thetotalrecording

time oftheselectedscenes(totalnumber incaseofstills)

will appear.

Press the ꢁ button to quit.

• If a DVD-R disc recorded on a device other than this DVD

Palmcorder is inserted (already finalized), no scene

information will appear.

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Program

What is “program”?

Program refers to an assembly of scenes recorded on the same date regardless of whether they are movie

or still.

Scene No. 1

Scene No. 2

Scene No. 3

Scene No. 4

Scene No. 5

Scene No. 6

9:00AM

Movie

11:45AM Still

1:30PM

Movie

5:20PM

8:00PM

Movie

10:20AM

Still

Program No. 1

Recorded on September 10

ꢀꢁ

Switching to Thumbnail Display of Specific Date (Switch)

Since the scenes recorded on this video camera/recorder are collected as “programs” for each recording

date, selecting a program will allow you to display only the scenes on a specific date.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

Note:

• Pressing the ꢁ button on the “Switch Program” screen

will restore the Disc Navigation screen.

• The dates displayed on the program select screen willbe

in the Date Mode used when the firstscenesofprograms

were recorded, and the date displays

Choose ”Switch” on the

“Program” menu screen,

P r og r am

M/D/Y, D/M/Y and Y/M/D may be mixed.

and then press the ꢀ

button.

c h

a y

ETC

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

Select the program to be

displayed,andthenpress

the ꢀ button.

c h P r og r a

Pr og r

01 AUG 3 0 2003

02 SEP 1 0 2003

03 SEP 3 0 2003

The Disc Navigation

screen of the selected

program will appear.

ENTER

RETURN

03 9 / 30 / 2003

001 / 008

PLAY

RAM

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ꢀꢁ

Playing Back Program (Play)

You can play back only the selected program.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press then the MENU button.

Choose “Play” on the

Select the program to be played back, and then

press the ꢀ button.

Playback will start from the first scene of the

selected program.

P r og r am

“Program” menu screen,

P r og r a

and then press the ꢀ

button.

c h

a y

Pr og r

ETC

01 AUG 3 0 2003

02 SEP 1 0 2003

03 SEP/ 3 0 / 2003

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

: 00AM

SEP 30 2003

ENTER

RETURN

Note:

If “Repeat Play: On” is specified, the selected program will

be repeatedly played back.

ꢀ

Changing Title of Program (Title)

The recording date/time has initially been attached to any program.

You can change the recording date/time to any desired title.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

Select a letter and then

presstheꢀbutton:The

selected letter will be

entered.

Title input bar

T I T L E

SEP 3 0 2003

SPACE

Choose “Title” on the “Program” menu screen,

and then press the ꢀ button.

Repeat this procedure to

create a title.

Enter

DELETE

Cancel

SELECT

SEL

INPUT

Select the program

P r og r a

whose title you want to

change, and then press

the ꢀ button.

Input mode

01 AUG 3 0 2003

02 SEP 1 0 2003

03 SEP 3 0 2003

Palette for selecting

characters

ENTER

RETURN

The screen for setting a

title will appear.

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After entering the title,

choose “Enter” and then

press the ꢀ button.

●Characters available for entering

title

Youcanusethejoysticktoselectcharactersfromthe

“capital letter”, “small letter” and “symbol” input

modes.

With step 5, select the input mode and then press

the ꢀ button, or press the DISPLAY button.

T I T L E

Pa r k

SPACE

Enter

Cancel

SELECT

SEL

ENTER

DELETE

The screen for verifying

the change in title will

appear: Choose “YES”,

and then press the ꢀ

button.

T I T L E

Input mode

n g ?

T I T L E SEP 3 0 2003

T I T L E

SEP 3 0 2003

SPACE

YES

ENTER

Enter

DELETE

Cancel

SELECT

Enter

DELETE

Cancel

SELECT

Choose “NO” to cancel

changing of the title.

SEL

CHANGE

After Yes or No setting, the Disc Navigation

screen of the selected program will appear.

T I T L E

SEP 3 0 2003

Note:

SPACE

• If you wish to delete the letter for title, press the ꢁ button

once:Theinputletterwillbedeleted. Holdingdowntheꢁ

button will delete all letters in the TITLE column. You can

also use the DELETE button on remote controller to

delete any input letters.

Enter

DELETE

Cancel

SELECT

SEL

CHANGE

• PressingtheSELECTbuttononthetitlesettingscreen(in

step 5) will change the cursor position from the title input

bar to character select palette, input mode number, and

then to “Cancel”.

• To cancel the setting of title, choose “NO” on the screen

for verifying the entered title: The screen for verifying

cancellation of title setting will appear. To cancel title

setting, choose “YES”.

• If you press the ꢁ button on the screen for verifying

change in title, the title setting screen will be restored.

• Double byte characters set on other devices may be

displayed blank on this DVD Palmcorder.

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ꢀ

Play List

What is “Play List”?

You can create a play list on this DVD Palmcorder by gathering your favorites from the recorded scenes.

Since the play list is not created by copying data, you will consume little of the disc capacity by making

a play list. On the other hand, deleting scenes on play list will not increase the remaining disc capacity for

recording.

Example:

Program 1 (recorded on September 27, 2003)

Program 2 (recorded on September 30, 2003)

Play list 1 created

Play lists of up to No. 99 can be created and 999 scenes can be included in play lists of No. 1 to No. 99.

Creating New Play List (Create)

Here we create a play list.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Select thescenes to be programmedina play list.

Press the MENU button.

When creation of a play list is complete, the Disc

Navigation screen will appear.

Note:

• You can also select multiple scenes (P.100).

• If the added scene had skip or fade setting, that

information will also be added to the play list.

• The date/time when a play list was created will appear as

the title for the play list.

Choose “Create” on the

a y L

“PlayList” menu screen,

and then press the ꢀ

button.

c h

C r e a t

ENTER

• If free space available on disc is insufficient, creation of

new play list may not be possible: Delete unnecessary

scenes.

• Only the data on scenes is recorded on play list: If you

createordeleteplaylists,theoriginalscenesinprograms

will not be erased.

ETC

RETURN

RAM

The scene select screen

will appear: If the

selected scenes on the

play listarethe ones you

want, press the ꢀ

button.

Editing scenes on play list will not affect the scenes in

programs.

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If you want to change

the scenes with which

youwanttocreateaplay

PLAY

RAM

list, you can change them on this screen.

With the created play list, you can also add

scenes recorded on another day or delete

unnecessary scenes afterwards.

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Setting skip,

Adding fade,

Combining scenes, P.109

Dividing a scene, P.110

P.106

P.107

●Editing on play list

When making settings on play list, such as

changing title, adding fade, setting skip, etc., use

the same procedure for setting on program or

scenes. Perform these settings, referring to the

following reference pages:

Changing title,

P.117

Switching to Display of Each Play List (Switch)

Selectthe desiredone of multipleplaylists: The DiscNavigation screen of the selectedplay list will appear.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

Use the “Switch Playlist”

screen to select the play

list you wish to display,

and then press the ꢀ

button.

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Choose “Switch” on the

P l a y L

PLAY

RAM

“PlayList” menu screen,

and then press the ꢀ

button.

c h

a y

C r e a t e

The Disc Navigation

screen of the selected play list will be displayed.

ETC

D e l

ENTER

t e

RETURN

RAM

Note:

TodisplaytheDiscNavigationscreenshowingallprograms

(all recorded scenes), choose “All Programs” on the

“Switch PlayList” screen.

c h

l a y L

Pr og r

01 AUG 3 0 2003 12

3 0PM

0 0AM

3 0AM

02 SEP 1 0 2003

03 SEP 1 2 2003

ENTER

RETURN

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Playing Back a Play List (Play)

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

Use the “Start Playlist”

screen to select the play

listtobeplayedback, and

then press the ꢀ

button.

Choose “Play” on the

30PM

P l a y L

AUG 30 2003

“PlayList” menu screen,

and then press the ꢀ

button.

c h

a y

C r e a t e

The selected play list will

be played back from the first scene. To cancel

playback midway, press the ꢁ button: The Disc

Navigation screen of the play list being played

back will appear.

ETC

D e l

ENTER

t e

RETURN

RAM

Note:

l a y L

If “Repeat Play On” is specified, the play list will be

repeatedly played back (See page 132).

01 AUG 3 0 2003 12

3 0PM

0 0AM

3 0AM

1 5PM

02 SEP 1 0 2003

03 SEP 1 2 2003

04 SEP 2 0 2003

ENTER

RETURN

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Adding Scenes to Play List (Editing Play List)

You can later add scenes to the play list.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

Tilt the joystick down to move the cursor to the

lower row, and tilt it to left or right to select the

point where the scene is to be inserted.

Choose “Edit” on the

P l a y L

l a yL

“PlayList” menu screen,

and then press the ꢀ

button.

P r o g r ams

0 0 4 / 0 1 4

0 0 8 / 0 0 8

c h

a y

C r e a t e

Scene to be added

Insertion position

a yL

o .

ETC

D e l

ENTER

t e

RETURN

RAM

ADD

EX I T

Use the play list select

screen to select the play

list to which you wish to

add scenes, and then

press the ꢀ button.

*1 *2

l a y L

*1: Number of scene before insertion position cursor

*2: Number of all scenes on play list

01 AUG 3 0 2003 12

3 0PM

0 0AM

3 0AM

1 5PM

02 SEP 1 0 2003

03 SEP 1 2 2003

04 SEP 2 0 2003

Tilt the joystick up to move the cursor to the

upper row, and tilt it to the left or the right to

point the cursor to the scene to be added.

ENTER

RETURN

The scenes of the

program that was

displayed in step 1 will

appear in the upper row,

andthescenesofselected

playlistwillappearinthe

lower row.

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P r o g r ams

Press the ꢀ button to copy the scene.

0 0 4 / 0 1 4

0 0 7 / 0 0 7

After adding scenes is completed, the edited

play list will appear.

Repeat steps 5-7 to add other scenes.

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o . 0 1

ADD

EXIT

Press the ꢁ button: The screen for verifying exit

will appear.

Note:

If the DISPLAY button is

pressed when the

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P r o g r ams

0 0 4 / 0 1 4

0 0 8 / 0 0 8

thumbnailsaredisplayed,the

recording date/time of the

selected scene will appear

across the bottom of screen.

Press DISPLAY again to

restore the previous screen.

Note:

• The cursor shows the position where the scene is to be

added.

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o . 0 1

• You can also select multiple scenes (P.100).

• Pressingꢁinthemiddleofaddingsceneswilldisplaythe

screen for verifying an exit from “Edit PlayList”. Choose

“YES” to exit the edition of play list. Choosing “NO” will

restore the “Edit PlayList” screen.

AUG 3 0 2003 1 2

3 0 0 1PM

Recording date/time

• If you press the MENU button in step 5 or 6, the submenu

screen for editing play list will appear. You can also use

this submenu to add scenes (See page 104).

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Deleting Scenes from Play List (Editing Play List)

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the ꢀ button.

l a yL

P r o g r ams

0 0 4 / 0 1 4

0 0 7 / 0 0 7

Display the editing

screenoftheplaylisttobe

edited.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to

delete other scenes.

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No . 02

EX I T

0 0 4 / 0 1 4

0 0 8 / 0 0 8

DELETE

a yL

o .

Press the ꢁ button: The

screen for verifying exit

will appear.

Perform steps 2−4 on

page 122.

DELETE

EX I T

Movethecursortotheplaylistinlowerrow,and

place the cursor on the scene to be deleted.

Note:

• You can also select multiple scenes (P.100).

• Place the cursor on scene to be deleted, and then press

the DELETE button on remote controller: You can also

delete the scene on the play list.

Adding Scenes Using Submenu for Editing (Editing Play List)

You can use the menu screen to add scenes to a play list.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

Display the editing screen of the play list to be

edited.

Choose “Add”, and then

press the ꢀ button.

P r o g r a ms

Add

0 0 4 / 0 1 4

0 0 7 / 0 0 7

a yL

No . 0

Perform steps 2−4 on page 122.

Repeat steps 3-6 to add

other scenes.

ENTER

RETURN

From the play list in lower row, select the

position where you wish to insert a scene.

Press the ꢁ button to

quit.

Selectthescenestobeaddedfromtheupperrow.

l a yL

P r o g r ams

0 0 4 / 0 1 4

0 0 8 / 0 0 8

l a yL

a yL

No . 03

P r o g r ams

0 0 4 / 0 1 4

0 0 7 / 0 0 7

Scene to be

added

ADD

EX I T

a yL

No . 03

Insertion

position

Note:

ADD

EX I T

• The selected scenes will be added in the insertion

position.

• You can also select multiple scenes (P.100).

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Deleting Scenes Using Submenu for Editing (Editing Play List)

You can delete scenes from play list on the editing screen.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Displaytheeditingscreen

Choose “Delete” on the

“Edit” menu screen, and

then press the ꢀ

button.

P r o g r ams

De l e t e

0 0 1 / 0 1 4

0 0 7 / 0 0 7

l a yL

a yL No .

of the play list to be

edited.

P r o g r a ms

0 0 1 / 0 1 4

0 0 7 / 0 0 7

ENTER

RETURN

a yL

No .

Repeat steps 3-5: other

scenes can be deleted.

Perform steps 2−4 on

page 122.

ADD

EX I T

Press the ꢁ button: The screen for verifying exit

will appear.

Move the cursor to the play list in lower row.

Select the scene to be deleted, and then press the

MENU button.

Note:

• If all scenes on play list are deleted, the play list itself will

also be deleted.

• You can also select multiple scenes (P.100).

Selecting Scenes Using Submenu for Editing (Editing Play List)

Youcanspecifytherangeofscenes whenaddingordeletingconsecutivemultiplescenes to/fromplaylist.

This “Select” menu item is useful when selecting consecutive multiple scenes in items for adding or

deleting scenes using menu on page 114.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Displaytheeditingscreen

Choose“Start→Current”,

“Current → End”, “All”

on the “Select” menu

screen, andthen press the

ꢀ button.

S e

e c t

P r o g r ams

0 0 1 / 0 1 4

0 0 7 / 0 0 7

–

r en t

a yL

en t

End

l a yL

No.

of the play list to be

edited.

P r o g r ams

0 0 4 / 0 1 4

0 0 7 / 0 0 7

ENTER

RETURN

a yL

No . 04

Perform steps 2−4 on

page 122.

Note:

ADD

EX I T

See page 114 for the status of scenes to be selected.

Press the ꢁ button: The screen for verifying exit

will appear.

Specifythefirstsceneofthoseyouwishtoselect,

and then press the MENU button.

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Arranging Order of Scenes (Move)

You can move scenes only when “Category: All” is specified.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

The screen for verifying

movewillappear:Choose

“YES”, and then press the

ꢀ button.

Move Scene

Move sc e n e s?

YES NO

Choose“Switch”onthe“PlayList”menuscreen,

and then press the ꢀ button.

ENTER

Choose “NO” to cancel

move.

Select the scene to be moved.

Press the MENU button.

Choose “Scene”, “Edit”,

“Move”, and then press

the ꢀ button.

After Yes or No setting, the scene select screen

will be restored.

Repeat steps 7 - 9 to move another scene.

10Press the ꢁ button to quit.

Sc ene

Copy

Se e c t

De t

Thu

F ade

bna

Note:

• If you press the MENU button before pressing the ꢀ

button in step 7, the submenu screen will appear.

• You can also move multiple scenes (P.100).

• Stills can also be moved.

ETC

The “Move Scenes”

screen will appear: If you

are su re you w an t t o m ov e

o v e

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

• Only scenes on play list can be moved.

the scene, press the ꢀ button.

Ifyouwanttochangethescenetobemoved,you

can change it on this screen.

Move the “ ” mark to the

e c t

n s e r t P o

0 06 / 0 1 9

position where you wish

to move the scene, and

then press the ꢀ

button.

ENTER

CANCEL

RAM

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Changing Title of Play List (Title)

Theplay lists have serialnumbers intheorder you havecreatedthem, along with the created dates/times:

You can change this title at any time.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

The screen for verifying

exit will appear: Choose

“YES” and then press the

ꢀ button.

T I T L E

n g ?

YES

Choose “Title” on the “PlayList” menu screen,

and then press the ꢀ button.

ENTER

Press the ꢁ button to quit.

Use the “Playlist Title” screen to select the play

list whose title you wish to change, and then

press the ꢀ button.

0 1

001 / 008

After changing the title,

the Disc Navigation

screen on the play list

whose title has been

changed will appear.

See “Changing Title of

PLAY

RAM

l a y L

T i

Program (Title)” on

page 117 for how to enter

a title.

01 AUG 3 0 2003 12

3 0PM

0 0AM

3 0AM

1 5PM

02 SEP 1 0 2003

03 SEP 1 2 2003

04 SEP 2 0 2003

Note:

The registered title can be changed at any time using the

same procedure.

ENTER

RETURN

Deleting Play List (Delete)

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

The screen for verifying deletion will appear:

Choose “YES”, and then press the ꢀ button.

Choose “NO” to cancel deletion.

After Yes or No setting, the Disc Navigation

screen of all programs will be restored.

Choose“Delete”onthe“PlayList”menuscreen,

and then press the ꢀ button.

Use the “Delete Playlist”

Note:

l a y L

Even if you delete a play list, the original scenes stored on

disc will not be deleted.

screen to select the play

list you wish to delete,

and then press the ꢀ

button.

01 AUG 3 0 2003 12

3 0PM

0 0AM

3 0AM

1 5PM

02 SEP 1 0 2003

03 SEP 1 2 2003

04 SEP 2 0 2003

ENTER

RETURN

a y L

No. 01

AUG 30 2003 1 2 : 30P

YES

a y L

ENTER

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ꢀꢁꢂ

Go To

From the Disc Navigation screen, you can jump to the first scene or last scene.

Top (End)

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

Choose “Top” or “End”

Go To

on the “Go To” menu

screen, andthen press the

ꢀ button.

To p

En d

ETC

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

Pr ogr a

014 / 014

PLAY

RAM

(When “End” is specified)

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Disc or Card Management

ꢀꢁꢂ

Verifying Remaining Free Space on Disc or Card (Capacity)

You can find out how long you will be able to record on one side of disc or on card.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

Press the ꢁ button to quit.

The Disc Navigation screen will be restored.

Choose “Capacity” on the “Disc” or “Card”

menu screen, and then press the ꢀ button.

Note:

With a write-protected disc or locked card, the remaining

space will always be displayed as “0”.

(When using disc)

(When using card)

Cap a c

A p p r o x .

V I DEO( XTRA) : 17

V I DEO( F NE) : 26

Cap a c

A p p r o x .

PHOTO( FINE)

PHOTO( NORM)

PHOTO( ECO)

462

924

1848

9 6%

V I DEO( STD)

PHOTO

: 996

9 0%

Cap a c

RETURN

*1 With DVD-R disc: The quality mode first used for

recording with disc will appear.

*2 With DVD-R disc: This will not be displayed.

ꢀ

Protecting Disc from Writing (Protect Disc)

You can protect a DVD-RAM disc in order to prevent recorded images from being erased or edited by

mistake.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

Note:

• To release disc protection, perform the same procedure

as above: The screen for verifying the release of

protection will appear.

Choose “YES” to release the protection.

• Further recording will not be possible on protected disc

until the protection is released.

Choose “Protect Disc” on

the “Disc” menu screen,

D i s c

and then press the ꢀ

button.

Ca pac

P r t e c

Fo rma

Upd a t e Con t r o l

ENTER RETURN

t y

ETC

n f o.

RAM

The screen for verifying

protection will appear:

P r o t e c t D i s c

W r i t e p r o t e c t d i s c ?

YES NO

Choose “YES”, and then

press the ꢀ button.

ENTER

Choose “NO” to cancel

protection.

Pr og r a

001 / 019

After “YES” or “NO”

setting, the Disc

Navigation screen will

be restored.

PLAY

RAM

Disc protect icon

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ꢀꢂ

Initializing DVD-RAM Disc or Card (Format Disc. format Card)

If you want to erase all data on a recorded disc or card, you can initialize it rather than delete the data:

Initialization is useful in this case, since it takes less time than deleting all data. The initialized disc or card

can be used again.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

Note:

• Initialization will delete all the recorded contents on disc

or card: Be careful not to delete data by mistake.

• Be sure to use the AC adapter/charger when initializing

disc or card so that the DVD Palmcorder is not turned off

midway. Ifinitializationisinterruptedbypower turningoff,

thediscor cardwillnotbeinitialized correctly, oritmaybe

damaged.

Choose “Format Disc” or “Format Card” on the

“Disc” or “Card” menu screen, and then press

the ꢀ button.

• It may not be possible to initialize a disc with many

scratches or dirt: Such a disc cannot be used.

• Ifyou use a brand-newDVD-Rdisc, message“Discis not

formatted” will appear: Initialize the disc, following the

subsequent messages (See page 44).

• This DVD Palmcorder may not recognize some discs or

cards that have been initialized on PC or a device other

than this DVD Palmcorder.

The screen for verifying “Format Disc” or

“Format Card” will appear.

Choose “YES”, and then press the ꢀ button.

Choose “NO” to cancel initialization.

• If you attempt to initialize a disc or card in this DVD

PalmcorderwhenitisconnectedtoPCviaUSBcable,the

disc or card may not be initialized and may be unusable

on this DVD Palmcorder.

F o r

a t D i s c

F o r

a t Ca r d

d a t a

b e d e l e t e d .

d a t a

b e d e l e t e d .

F o r

a t t h e

F o r

a t t h e ca r d no

YES

ENTER

(When using

DVD-RAM disc)

(When using card)

When initializing one side of the disc is

complete,theDVDPalmcorderwillreturntothe

recording pause status.

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ꢀ

Updating Control Information of DVD-RAM Disc

Disc Navigation in this DVD Palmcorder handles information on scenes, such as skip, fade, in a particular

manner. If you use another device to edit a disc recorded on this DVD Palmcorder, and then use the data

again with Disc Navigation in this DVD Palmcorder, the Disc Navigation may not appear normally. If this

happens, use the Update Control Info function to update the data.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

Press the ꢁ button to quit.

Note:

• BesuretousetheACadapter/chargerwhenupdatingthe

control information so that the DVD Palmcorder is not

turned off midway. If updating of control information is

interrupted by power off, the control information will not

be updated correctly.

Choose “Update Control Info.” on the “Disc”

menu screen, and then press the ꢀ button.

The screen for verifying “Update Control Info.”

will appear.

• It may take time to update the control information if the

disc has many recorded scenes.

• Pressing the ꢁ button on the screen for verification will

restore the thumbnail display screen.

Choose “YES”, and then

press the ꢀ button.

Upda te Con

f o.

Upda te Con

YES

f o?

The message for

proceeding will appear,

and then the Disc

ENTER

Navigation menu screen

will be restored.

A black screen may appear while the message

for updating is displayed.

Choose “NO” to cancel updating.

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ꢁ

Finalizing Disc (DVD-R)

If you want to play back a DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD Palmcorder, using a device conforming to

8 cm DVD-R disc - such as a DVD player, etc. - you must finalize the disc on this DVD Palmcorder.

The finalized DVD-R disc can be played on a DVD player, as “DVD Video”: The date of program will

appear on the menu screen of DVD player as a title.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

When finalization is complete, the Disc

Navigation screen of all programs will appear.

SELECT I TEM

001 / 010

Choose “Finalize Disc” on the “Disc” menu

screen, and then press the ꢀ button.

S E P

OC T

NO V

D E C

The disc will be finalized.

TOP

END

Choose “YES”, and then

press the ꢀ button.

(Screen when viewed

on DVD player)

F i n a l i z e D i s c

F u r t h e r r e c o r d i n g o n t h i s

d i s c w i l l b e i m p o s s i b l e .

F i n a l i z e ? ( A p p o r o x . 2 3 m i n . )

YES

Important Note:

Do notfinalizeadisc recordedonthisDVDPalmcorder

using any other device.

ENTER

• No recording can be done on any DVD-R disc that has

The message showing

that the disc is being

finalized will appear, and

the disc will then be

finalized.

will appear on the Disc

Navigation screen for a

finalized disc.

Pr og r a

001/ 015

been finalized.

• If the disc in the DVD Palmcorder has already been

finalized, you cannot choose “Finalize Disc”.

• Be sure to use the AC adapter/charger when finalizing

disc. Finalization cannot be executed using a battery

pack. Iffinalization isinterrupted by powerturning off, the

disc will not be finalized correctly, or it may be damaged.

• The time required to finalize the disc that appears on the

“Finalize Disc” screen is only for reference.

• The shorter the recording time on disc, the longer it will

take to finalize it.

PLAY

Finalized DVD-R disc

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ꢀ

Others

Displaying Movies or Stills Independently (Category)

Scenes recorded on this DVD Palmcorder willbe displayed in the order of recording regardless of whether

they are movies or stills. You can use the Disc Navigation screen to switch this display to stills only or

movies only.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

Specify the desired option for display, and then

press the ꢀ button.

Pr og r a

006/ 015

Choose “Category” on

O t h e r s

the “Others” menu

screen, andthen press the

ꢀ button.

A l

V I DEO

C a t e g o r y

PLAY

RAM

R e p e a t P l a y

PHOTO

ENTER

RAM

RETURN

(When “PHOTO” is

specified)

All:

To display all scenes, movies or stills,

in the order of recording.

VIDEO: To display only movies in the order of

recording.

PHOTO: To display only photos in the order of

recording.

ꢀꢁ

Playing Back Scenes Repeatedly (Repeat Play)

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

●When Repeat Play is set:

If one scene has been specified: When playback of

the last scene is finished, playback of all scenes will

repeat from the first scene.

If the range for playback has been specified:

Playback of the scenes in that range will repeat.

Choose “Repeat Play” on

the“Others”menuscreen,

O t h e r s

and then press the ꢀ

●To release Repeat Play

Use one of the following 3 methods to release:

• Choose “Off” in step 4 above.

• Turn the DVD Palmcorder off once.

• Press the DISC EJECT button to remove the disc.

button.

C a t e g o r y

R e p e a t P l a y

ENTER

RAM

RETURN

Choose “On”, and then

press the ꢀ button:

Playback will start.

Choose “Off” to cancel Repeat Play Setting.

Note:

• Press the ꢁ button to terminate playback. However, the

Repeat Play setting will not be cancelled.

• Still images can also be played back repeatedly.

• Repeat playback will not function when playback is

instructed from the recording pause status.

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ꢂ

Slide Show (Continuous Playback of Stills)

If you play back stills recorded on a card, the DVD Palmcorder will enter the playback pause status after

each still is played back.

Setting Slide Show allows you to continuously play back stills.

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Press the MENU button.

Note:

• One still is played for approx. 5 seconds.

• With slide show, playbackstartsfrom the firststilloncard.

• If you press the ꢁ button or turn the DVD Palmcorder off,

Slide Show will be canceled.

Choose “Slide Show”,

S l i d e S h o w

“All” or “DPOF”, and

then press the ꢀ

button.

A l

DPOF

ENTER

RETURN

All:

To play all stills

recorded on

card in slide show.

DPOF: To play only stills to which DPOF has

been set in slide show.

Pressing the ꢀ button will start slide show.

Whenplaybackisfinished,theDVDPalmcorder

will enter the playback pause status at the final

still.

Pressing the ꢁ button will restore the Disc

Navigation screen.

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Installing Software

Before installing the DVD-RAM driver on the CD-ROM provided with this DVD Palmcorder, make sure that

another DVD-RAM driver has not already been installed in your PC.

If another DVD-RAM driver has already been installed, uninstall it, and then install the DVD-RAM driver

bundled on the provided CD-ROM. Uninstall the previous DVD-RAM driver by choosing “Add/Remove

Programs” or “Add/Remove Applications” on Windows Control Panel.

If any question messages appear that mean “This file is not used on another application. Do you wish to

delete it together?” during uninstalling, click “No” for all such questions.

Note:

This guide uses the screen of Windows^®XP to explain in stalling software: Use the same procedure for Windows^®98

Second Edition/Me/2000 Professional to install the DVD-RAM driver.

CompatiblePCforusewithDVDCamcorder:VDR

M30

Personal computer : IBM PC/AT compatible computer

CPU

: Windows 98 Second Edition/ME/2000 Professional/XP

: Pentium III 450 MHz or faster or Celeron 633 MHz or faster

(Pentium IV 1.2 GHz or faster is recommended.)

This unit may not be operated with the Pentium compatible CPU not made by

Intel or AMD .

This unit also may not be operated with K6-2/K6-III by AMD .

Memory

: 128 MB or more

Free disk space

: 400 MB or more (not including the space for which images and stills are copied and

edited)

Display resolution : 1024 × 768 dots or more

Display mode

: High Color (16 bits), 65,536 colors or more (Display adapter supported by DirectX

8.1, video memory ; 4 MB or more.)

Sound card

USB

: This unit requires sound card supported by DirectSound .

: This unit requires one USB port.

Operations will not be guaranteed under the

following conditions.

• The OS other than Windows 98 Second Edition/Me/2000 Professional/XP is installed.

• Operating computers installing Pentium compatible CPU not made by Intel or AMD .

• Connecting this unit to your computer through a USB hub.

• Connecting this unit to your computer without the provided USB Cable and 5 pin Mini USB Cable of

type B(Generally available).

• Connecting USB equipments other than the keyboard, the mouse and this unit to your computer.

• This unit does not support multiprocessors.

• In some cases, defects or limitations may occur depending on the combinations of other software or

devices despite the fact that your computer satisfies the conditions described above.

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Contents on Provided CD-ROM

The CD-ROM supplied with the DVD Palmcorder contains the following folders:

Contains the installer for DVD-MovieAlbumSE (see page 142

for installation).

You can use DVD-MovieAlbumSE to edit the images recorded

on DVD-RAM disc and create a 3D title.

ContainstheinstallerforMyDVD (seepage144forinstallation).

You can use MyDVD to create a DVD-Video disc from movies

edited on DVD-MovieAlbumSE.

Contains the installer for DVD-RAM Driver

(see page 140 for installation).

Install this driver if you wish to use JPEG stills recorded on

DVD-RAM disc, on your PC.

Contains the installer for USB driver (see page 137 for

installation).

InstallthisdriverwhenusingtheprovidedUSBcabletoconnect

this DVD Palmcorder to PC: If the USB terminal of your PC is

USB, use this driver.

Contains the installer for Acrobat Reader.

If Acrobat Reader is not installed in your PC, you will need to

install it in order to open the on-line manuals (instruction

manual files) for DVD-MovieAlbumSE and DVD-RAM Driver.

Although the CD-ROM may contain a folder or file other than the above, they will not be needed on this DVD

Palmcorder unless some special instruction is given.

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Read the electronic instruction manuals (on-line manuals) on PC for complete information on using each

software program.

●DVD-MovieAlbumSE

●MyDVD

You canreadtheinstructionmanualusing either of

the following procedures:

• Open the PDF file in

DVD-MovieAlbumSE\manual\English

folder contained on the provided CD-ROM.

• After installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE, open

“Programs”or “All Programs” from the

Windows“Start” menu, choose“Panasonic”and

“DVD-MovieAlbumSE”, and then open “On-

line Manual”.

• After installing MyDVD, open “Programs” or

“AllPrograms”fromtheWindows“Start”menu,

choose “Sonic” and “MyDVD”, and then open

the electronic instruction manual in

“Documentation” folder.

To read the above manual, a Web browser (Internet

Explorer, Netscape Communicator, etc.) must be

set up in your PC.

If you cannot open the electronic instruction

manual of MyDVD, consult the maker of your PC

about the setup method for Web browser.

To read the above manual, you will need Adobe

Acrobat Reader.

If Adobe Acrobat Reader has not been installed in

your PC, start AcrobatReader\English

\AR505ENU.exeon the provided CD-ROM to

install it.

●DVD-RAM driver

• After installing the DVD-RAM driver, open

“Programs” or “All Programs” from the

Windows “Start” menu, choose “Panasonic

DVD-RAM” and “DVD-RAM Driver”, and then

open “Using DVD-RAM disc”.

No electronic instruction manual is provided with

the USB driver.

Note:

Although the above software programs can be used on

Windows 98 Second Edition or later is needed to fully

utilize all functions of DVD-MovieAlbumSE.

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INSTALLING USB DRIVER

When you install the USB driver “Panasonic DVD CAMERA USB Interface”, at the same time you install

the “Panasonic “DVD CAMERA SCSI Interface”. Use the following procedure to install the both:

Insert the provided CD-ROM into PC, and open

the “VDR-M30” drive from “My Computer”, and

then double-click “USBready” icon. “USB

Ready” messege will appear.

When using OS other than Windows XP,

choose the following folder:

D: \ USB_Driver \

(D : shows the name of drive into which the CD-

ROM is inserted.)

When using Windows 2000 or XP, a warning

message will appear, but click “Continue

Anyway”

(If the window for choosing Dz31u.inf or

Dz31s.inf appears , choose Dz31u.inf.)

Set the power switch of DVD Palmcorder to

“O VIDEO“, and then use the provided PC

connection cable to connect the DVD

Palmcorder to the USB terminal of PC.

Whenthe“FoundNewHardwareWizard”screen

appear (Panasonic DVD CAMERA USB

Interface), make sure that “Install the software

automatically [ Recommended ] has been

checked, and then click “Next”.

Click

Check

Click

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When installation of the USB device driver for

DVD-CAM is finished, click “Finish”.

When using Windows 2000 or XP, a warning

message will appear, but click “Continue

Anyway”.

Click

Whenthe“FoundNewHardwareWizard”screen

appears again (Panasonic DVD CAMERA SCSI

Interface), make sure that “Install the software

automatically [ Recommended ]” has been

checked, and then click “Next”.

When installation of the SCSI device driver for

DVD-CAM is finished, click “Finish”.

(If the window for choosing Dz31u.inf or

Dz31s.inf appears, choose Dz31u.inf.)

Click

Check

Click

If a message that prompts you to restart the PC

appears, restart it.

Ifstillimagesarerecordedondisc, useWindows

Explorer to double-click the drive icon of DVD

Palmcorder, and then click the

“DCIM \100CDPFP\“folder: The still JPEG files

will appear.

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●Operation with DVD Palmcorder

connected

• The following operations are not possible when

connected to PC:

- Camera recording and playback using

operation buttons on DVD Palmcorder

- Power off using the power switch on DVD

Palmcorder

• No image will appear on the LCD screen or

viewfinder of DVD Palmcorder when it is

connected to PC:

Make sure of the connection with PC, using the

ACCESS/PC indicator that shows access to

DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc, or the beep sound

that indicates the start and end of PC

connection.(When disc is not accessed, the

ACCESS/PC indicator will not blink or light.)

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Installing DVD-RAM Driver

The following explanation uses the screens for Windows XP: Use the same procedure for Windows 98

Second Edition / Me / 2000 Professional to install the DVD-RAM driver.

Open the “DVD-RAM Driver” folder on the

provided CD-ROM and click “setup” or

“setup.exe” to start it.

Check thecontents of License Agreement:If you

accept it, click “Yes” (The contents displayed on

actual screen may differ from those in the

figure.).

The driver setup screen will appear: Click the

“Driver and Formatter Setup” button.

Click

Click “Next”.

Click

Check the folder in which the DVD-RAM driver

will be installed, and then click “Next”.

Click

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Check the program folder to be installed, and

then click “Next”.

Installation will start. When installation is

complete, some notes will appear: Check the

contents, and then click “x” at the top right of

window.

The contents displayed on actual screen may

differ from those in the figure.

Confirm

Click

Click “Next”.

Click

If your PC uses Windows XP / 98 Second

Edition / Me, a message that prompts you to

restart will appear: Click “Finish” and then

restart the PC.

Installing the DVD-RAM driver is now

complete.

If your PC uses Windows 2000 Professional,

proceed with step 10.

Click

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10If your PC uses Windows 2000 Professional, a

message announcing the start for detecting

devicewillappear:Click“Finish”.Thedetection

of device will start, after which it will take

several minutes for PC to detect the device.

When detecting the device is complete, a

messagethatpromptsyoutorestartwillappear:

Click “Yes” and then restart the PC.

Installing the DVD-RAM driver is now

complete.

Installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE

Software “DVD-MovieAlbumSE” is used to edit movies that conform to DVD video recording standard,

and stills recorded on DVD-RAM disc.

Insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM

drive of PC.

Carefully read the Software License Agreement:

If you accept it, click “Yes”.

UseWindowsMyComputerorExplorertoopen

the folder where CD-ROM is stored.

OpentheDVD-MovieAlbumSEfolder,andthen

double-click “Setup” or “Setup.exe”.

The screen for installing “DVD-

MovieAlbumSE” will appear: Click “Next”.

Click

ChoosetheTVbroadcastsystem(NTSCorPAL),

click “Next”.

Click

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If you do not change the folder where the

software is installed, click “Next”.

Instllation will start.

If your PC uses Windows^®2000 Professional, a

message announcing “READ ONLY FILE

DETECTION MESSAGE” will appear:

Click “No”.

Proceed with installation. following the

instructions on screen.

10A message for verifying whether a short icon is

to be created on desktop will appear:

If you want to create one, click “Yes”, If not,

choose “No”.

Click

If you do not change the program folder name,

click “Next”.

Click

11Choose the restart option, and then click

“Finish”.

Click

Check the contens, and then click “Next”.

Click

If your PC uses Windows^®XP or Windows^®2000

Professional, set the user name to “Administrator

(computer's manager)” (or user name with equivalent

authorization), log on to PC, and then install the

software (if you do not have authorization, consult your

system manager.).

When using DVD-MovieAlbum sftware on

Windows^®XP or Windows^®2000 Professional, log on

to your PC as Administrator or with a login name

equally authorized. If you log on with a login name

other than Administrator, you can not use DVD-

MovieAlbum.

Click

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Installing MyDVD

Insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM

drive of PC.

Check the contents, and then click “Next”.

Installation will start.

UseWindowsMyComputerorExplorertoopen

the folder where CD-ROM is stored.

Open the MyDVD folder, and then double-click

“Setup.exe”.

The screen for installing “MyDVD” will appear:

Click “Next”.

Click

Click “Finish”, and then restart the PC.

Click

After you accept the Software Licence

Agreement, if you do not wish to change the

folder where the software is installed, click

“Next”.

Click

Sonic Solutions Corporation, which developed

MyDVD, recommends user registration of

MyDVD,inordertoofferappropriatesupportto

customer. The guide for user registration will

appearwhenyoustartMyDVDforthefirsttime,

or you can do it any time by accessing the

following URL:

http://www.mydvd.com

(You will need the Internet connection for user

registration.)

Click

For registered customers

http://support. sonic. com/login/

default. asp

Telephone Customer Support (For registered

customers only)

1-877-383-1124

9am-6pm Pacific Standard Time. USA

(Weekdays only)

144

Creating DVD Video on PC from DVD-RAM Disc

Recorded on DVD Palmcorder

Using DVD-MovieAlbumSE and MyDVD, you can create a DVD video (DVD-R disc) from the images

recorded on this DVD Palmcorder, following the procedure below:

Insert a recorded DVD-RAM disc into the DVD

Palmcorder, and connect the DVD Palmcorder

to the USB terminal of PC.

Note:

• Choose “Divide by Marker” in the “Option” box: Each

scene of program recorded on the DVD Palmcorder

will be saved as an independent movie file so that

export can be executed at high speed. If you do not

choose “Divide by Marker”, movie filesmay be unified

and re-encoded, so it may take time to export them or

the image quality may slightly deteriorate. DVD-

MovieAlbumSE may automatically encode a movie

recorded in the XTRA mode containing rapidly

moving scenes (8 Mbps or higher), regardless of the

“Divide by Marker” setting.

StartDVD-MovieAlbumSE, andedittheimages

on DVD-RAM disc as necessary.

Right-click the thumbnail from which you wish

to create a DVD video on the DVD-

MovieAlbumSE screen, and execute “Export”.

• Do not choose “Simple Export” in the “Export Mode”

The “Program Export” screen, shown below,

will appear: Choose “Same Resolution” and

check “Use DVD-Video” in the “Export Mode”

setting box. Choose“704× 480(recommended)”

for “Resolution”.

setting box: Choosing it may stop export midway.

Click the Start button to start export.

When export is complete, message “The file

exporting was completed successfully.

Do you wish to create a ‘DVD-Video’ disc or an

‘MPEG file’ disc?” will appear. Check the small

box for “Eject the disc being used”, and then

click “Yes”.

Insert a brand-new DVD-R disc into the DVD

Palmcorder.

DVD-MovieAlbumSE will automatically end,

and the “Export to Disc” screen will appear:

Click the “Start” button.

“Program Export” Screen

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MyDVD will automatically start. After a few

moments, the exported scene will be

automatically registeredontheMyDVDediting

screen:

Click the Burn button: Writing to DVD-R disc

will start. When writing is complete, a DVD

video disc will be created.

Then the disc cover of DVD Palmcorder will

open automatically.

Now you can change the DVD menu to the

desiredstyle, changethetitle, etc. onthisediting

screen.

Note:

• The following table shows the recordable time on 8 cm

DVD-R disc from MyDVD. The recordable time is shorter

thanthatof8cmDVD-RAMdiscbecauseMyDVDalways

records audio in the LPCM format.

Moviequalitymodeof Recordable time on 8

DVD-RAMdiscinDVD

Palmcorder

cm DVD-R disc

(using MyDVD)

STD

FINE

XTRA

Approx. 40 minutes

Approx. 25 minutes

At least 18 minutes

146

Subsidiary Information

Cleaning

Be sure to set the power switch to “POWER OFF” before cleaning this DVD Palmcorder.

●Cleaning LCD screen and camera

lens

●Do not use benzene or thinner to

clean DVD Palmcorder case

Use a dry, soft cloth to wipe dirt off. When cleaning

the LCD screen, be careful not to use force, scratch

it, or subject it to impact: Doing such could cause a

defect in the screen, result in display unevenness,

or damage the LCD monitor.

The coating of case could peel off or the case could

deteriorate. Wipe off dirt on the case with a moist

cloth which has been completely wrung out. When

usingachemicalcleaningcloth,followinstructions

for use.

●If dust adheres to the viewfinder

lens, remove it using a cotton swab.

Do not rub the lens with force: Doing so could

scratch the lens.

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Before Requesting Service

Check 1

No movie can be recorded

Skip or search playback does

not work well

Check 3

Movie can be recorded only on DVD-RAM or DVD-R

disc.

Check the following:

• Is DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc inserted?

• Is power switch set to “O VIDEO”?

• Is the DVD-RAM disc in DVD Palmcorder write-

protected? Release the write-protect.

• Does disc have remaining recording space?

If the temperature inside the DVD Palmcorder is high,

normal operation may not be possible. Turn the DVD

Palmcorder off, wait for a few moments, and then turn

it on again for operation.

• No operation can be

performed because the

ACCESS/PC or CARD

Ifmoviestillcannotberecordedaftertheabovecheck

is clear, the disc may be damaged: Use another disc.

ACCESSindicatoronthisDVD

Check 4

Palmcorder remains lit or

blinking.

Check 2

No still can be recorded

• Afterdiscorcard isinserted, it

takes some time until

recording is possible.

Still can be recorded only on DVD-RAM disc, SD

Memory Card or MultiMediaCard.

Check the following:

• Is DVD-RAM disc, SD Memory Card or

MultiMediaCard inserted?

Inthefollowingcases, itwilltakemoretimethanusual

until operation is possible:

• When disc or card is removed and then reinserted

• When date changes (e.g., during the first recording

of the day)

• When the temperature is greatly different from the

status of previous recording

• When disc with scratches, dirt or fingerprints is

inserted

• When disc is subject to severe vibrations

• When the battery or DC cord was disconnected

instead of following the correct procedure using

power switch to turn the DVD Palmcorder off

• Ispowerswitchsettomatchtherecordingmedium?

− When using DVD-RAM disc:

Set to “N PHOTO”.

− When using SD Memory Card or

MultiMediaCard:

Set to “P PHOTO”.

• Is loaded DVD-RAM disc write-protected?

• When using SD Memory Card: Is it locked?

• Doesdiscorcardhaveremainingrecordingspace?

If still cannot be recorded after the above check is

clear, the disc or card may be damaged: Use another

disc or card.

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Check 5

No DVD Palmcorder operation

No image appears on the LCD

screen or in the viewfinder

Check 7

Is a fully charged battery pack attached?

• Is DVD Palmcorder connected to PC using USB

cable?

Is the DVD Palmcorder powered from AC outlet?

Unplug the USB cable.

Check 6

No image in viewfinder

• Does DVD Palmcorder stop at the end of the scene

to which wipe-out was set and played back?

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Is LCD monitor open?

No image will appear in viewfinder unless the LCD

monitor is closed and securely locked to DVD

Palmcorder.

149

Error Messages

A message may appear while you are operating the DVD Palmcorder. If a message appears, refer to the

following table and take appropriate corrective action.

Messages on page 149 and later are arranged in alphabetical order.

Reference

page

Message

Cause & Troubleshooting

(1) Data error in a part of Itispossiblethatthesystemcannotnormallycompletewritingoffile

image file. Repair data when power is turned off for some reason during recording or

now?

editing(deleting,dividingorcombiningscenes,orcreatingplaylist).

(2) Found error in image Selecting “YES” will automatically repair the video file, but even if

file. Repair data now?

(3) Data error in all

image file. Repair all

data now?

“NO” is selected, the same message will appear when the DVD

Palmcorderisturnedonnexttime.(Donotremovethediscwhilethe

DVD Palmcorder is recognizing it: Ignoring this will deactivate the

file repair function.)

Follow the instructions on screen, taking note of the following

cautions:

• Data may not be repaired, depending on the timing when power

was turned off.



• Data may not be repaired normally if data recorded on another

recorder is mixed in.

• The repaired data may be different from the original recorded

content because of partial deletion of defective portion.

• Since the date/time for repair is added to the repaired data (only

the corrected portion for partial repair), the original date/time

information will be lost.

• Since all movies, and then all stills, are repaired, the order of

recorded contents will be lost.

(In case of message (2) (3) only)

• See *1 on page 156.

(1) Discisnotformatted. DVD-R disc that was not initialized for camera use was inserted.

If it formats, it becomes

possible to use for

camera.

(2) However, when you

record from USB

terminal, please do not

format.

(3) Formatthe discnow?

(1) Error has occurred. • Error has occurred. Try to restart the DVD Palmcorder using the

Please restart.

following methods:

(1) Turn power off, remove the battery pack or AC adapter/charger

and reattach it, and then turn power on again.

(2) Turn power off, and reinsert the disc. Then turn power on again.

(3) Take note of the number (xxxx), and call 1-800-211-PANA.

(2) Error has occurred.

Please reinsert a disc.

9, 39, 42, 43

(3) Error has occurred.

Error code No. xxxx.

Please read the manual.

•

See *3 on page 156.

(4) ERROR xxxx

Battery pack is almost

empty. Replace it.

Replace with a charged battery, or use AC adapter/charger to

power the DVD Palmcorder.

38, 42

109

Cannot combine scene. Unless consecutivescenesareselected, they cannotbecombined.

150

Reference

page

Message

Cause & Troubleshooting

Select only movies and combine them.

Cannot combine.

Deselect PHOTO

scenes.

109

Cannot combine. Select Select a range of at least 2 scenes to be combined, and then

multiple scenes. combine them.

Cannot delete scenes. This mayoccur when scene thatwasedited for division, etc. isto be

deleted.

Combine the divided scenes, and then delete them.

Cannot execute.

Change display

category to ALL.

Thismessagewillappearifyouattempttocombineormovescenes

with “Category: VIDEO or PHOTO” specified.

132

100

125

Cannot execute.

Unselect multiple

scenes.

Division or change in thumbnail was executed when multiple

scenes were selected.

Cannot move scene in Scenes can be moved only on a play list.

program mode.

Create new PlayList.

Create a play list and move the scenes on it.

CANNOT RECORD

PHOTOS

Are you using DVD-R disc? You cannot record still images on DVD-

R disc (recordable of still images from PC). Use DVD-RAM disc to

record still images.

Cannot replace

thumbnail on PHOTO

scene.

The thumbnail of a still cannot be changed.

Select a movie.

105

Cannot select any more The maximum number of selectable scenes is 999.

scenes.

114

CARD ALMOST FULL Remaining space is only enough to record less than 10 stills.

Delete unnecessary stills and try the card, or use another card.

29, 103

Card error hasoccurred. Was the card formatted on PC? Was formatting interrupted

Format the card now?

midway? When using the card on this DVD Palmcorder, choose

“YES” and format it.

129

Card error hasoccurred. The card may be damaged: Use another card.

Formatting is not

complete.

Card error.

• The card terminals may be dirty: Wipe off dirt, and try the card

again, or use another card.

• Data other than still image may be included: Use another card.

Carderrorhasoccurred. Card error could have occurred during editing of scenes. Turn off

Keep card inside &

restart.

the DVD Palmcorder with the card being used inside, connect the

AC adapter/charger, and then power the DVD Palmcorder again.

Repair of scenes will be attempted.

42, 47

Card full.

Delete unnecessary stills and try the card, or use another card.

29, 103

No more recording on this card can be done: Delete unnecessary

stills or use another card.

Card full.

Cannot execute.

Delete unnecessary stills and try the card, or use another card.

151

Reference

page

Message

Cause & Troubleshooting

Card has no data.

This message will appear when the ꢀ button is pressed with a

card inserted on which no still is recorded. (It will appear if you

attempt playback or editing on Disc Navigation, but will not appear

if you press ꢀ on camera through image.)



Card is not formatted.

Format the card now?

Was the card formatted on PC? When using the card on this DVD

Palmcorder, choose “YES” and format it.

129

130

Control Information

Error.

Mismatch may occur between the recorded image and scene

information.

Update the control information.

• Use another disc.

• See *3 on page 156.

24, 78

COPY PROTECTED

DISC ACCESS

The video signal input to this DVD Palmcorder may be copy-

guarded.

Some prerecorded video materials, such as movies, are guarded

against copying.

Copy-guarded materials cannot be recorded on this DVD

Palmcorder.

52, 55



The recorded scene is being stored on disc.

Wait until the message disappears, and you can start to use the

DVD Palmcorder.

ThisDVD Palmcorderisverifyingwhetherthecorrectdischasbeen

inserted.

Wait until the message disappears, and you can start to use the

DVD Palmcorder.

This message will be displayed for a little longer when the date

changes.

DISC ALMOST FULL

The disc will soon be full, and recording will be impossible.

Delete unnecessary scenes and try the disc again, or use another

disc.

28, 29, 103

131

Disc error has occurred. • Disc error occurred during finalizing, and finalizing failed.

Finalizing is not

Replace the disc.

complete.

• See *3 on 156

Disc error has occurred. • Has the disc been initialized on PC? Has initializing the disc on

Format the disc now?

PC been interrupted?

Choose “YES” and initialize the disc when using it on this DVD

Palmcorder. Initializing the disc will erase all data on it.

• See *2 on page 156.

129

Disc error has occurred. The disc may be dirty.

Formatting is not

complete.

Remove the disc and wipe off fingerprints, dust, etc. before reusing

it, or use another disc.

78, 129

This message may also appear if you insert a disc for which

formatting was interrupted midway. In this case, use another disc.

Disc error has occurred. Disc error could have occurred during editing of scenes.

Keep disc inside &

restart.

Turn off the DVD Palmcorder with the disc being used in it, connect

AC adapter/charger, and then power the DVD Palmcorder again.

Repair of scenes will be tried.

152

Reference

page

Message

Disc error.

Cause & Troubleshooting

• Use another disc.

24, 78

• See *3 on page 156.

• Mismatch in recording information may be caused by editing

done on some device other than this DVD Palmcorder.

Initialize the disc or use another disc.

129

• Initializing the disc will erase all data on it.

“DISC ERROR”

appears when an

Ifyouhavewrite-protectedadiscusingthewrite-protectsettingtool

(WPTOOL) that is equipped with the UDF driver contained on the

attempt to release write- CD-ROM provided with this DVD Palmcorder, you cannot release



protect is made.

the write-protect on this DVD Palmcorder as is. Use the write-

protect setting tool on PC to release the write-protect.

Disc full. Cannot

execute.

Delete unnecessary scenes before using this disc, or use another

disc.

103

Disc has no data.

This message will appear when the ꢀ button is pressed with a

disc inserted on which no still is recorded (It will appear if you

attempt playback or editing on Disc Navigation, but will not appear

if you press ꢀ on camera through image.).



Disc has no Play List.

Switching of play list was selected with no play list stored.

120

Disc includes protected The disc may be software protected from a device other than this

scenes. Delete scenes? DVD Palmcorder. To release this case, use a device that has

executed software-protect.



Disc is full. Cannot add The number of entered scenes has reached the limit that can be

control info.

entered, so the control information for generating thumbnails

cannot be added.

Combine several scenes or delete them.

103, 109

129

Disc is not formatted.

Format the disc now?

• Has the disc been initialized on a PC?

Choose “YES” and initialize the disc when using it on this DVD

Palmcorder. Initialization will delete all data on the disc.

• See *2 on page 156

DPOF is not set to a

scene.

Thismessage willappearwhen“SlideShow:DPOF”isspecifiedfor

the card to which DPOF was not set.

133

113

DPOF scenes over limit. The maximum number of scenes for which DPOF can be set is 999.

Cannot set DPOF

scenes.

Drive overheat. Please The temperature inside the DVD Palmcorder is too high, and

retry later.

reading or writing of the data on disc may not be performed

normally.

Turn the DVD Palmcorder off and wait for a while. The temperature

will be effectively decreased if the DVD Palmcorder is placed in a

well-ventilated spot.

DVD-R Disc, Video

mode cannot be

changed.

With DVD-R disc, the movie quality mode once used for recording

cannot be changed.

END OF DISC

The disc is full.

You cannot record on this disc anymore. Prepare another disc or

delete unnecessary movie scenes from this disc.

End scene cannot be

divided.

Division is not possible at the end of scene.

110

153

Reference

page

Message

Cause & Troubleshooting

Error occurred. Please • Abnormalityhasoccurredwith theDVD-RAMdisctoberepaired.

replace disc or format

disc.

Initialize the disc before using it, or use the another disc.

Initializing the disc will erase all data on it.

• See *2 on page 156.

129

Error occurred. Please Use another disc.

replace disc.



131

Finalize may not be

Instantaneousshutoff occurred during finalizing, after which power

complete.Finalizeagain was supplied and disc was inserted.

now?

It isunrecordableon this The inserted card cannot be used in this DVD Palmcorder: Use

card.

another card.

JPEG file related to

scenes are not found.

This message will appear when stills recorded on DVD-RAM disc

using a device other than this DVD Palmcorder are to be copied to

card.



No card.

Insert a card.

No card.

Please insert card.

No card is inserted.

Insert a card.

NO DISC

This message may appear when the DVD Palmcorder or disc is

moved from a cold place to a warm place.

Condensation has occurred on the camera/recorder lens or DVD-

RAM drive. Do not remove the disc; leave the DVD Palmcorder

turned off in a place as dry as possible for 1-2 hours.

The disc has not been inserted.

Insert it.

No more scenes. Play

List was deleted.

• All scenes are deleted from the play list.

• Since a play list with no scenes cannot be supported by

specifications, a play list from which all registered scenes have

been deselected will be deleted.

123, 124

Photo cannot be

divided.

Still image cannot be divided.

110

119

PlayLists over limit.

An attempt was made to create new play list or copy play list, even

though limit specified for play lists in the video recording standard

had already been stored.

Same scenes on Play

List will be deleted.

Delete scenes?

• This will appear when scenes are to be deleted.

• When a play list exists on disc, an attempt to delete scenes in

program willdisplaythismessage. (Thismessagewill notappear

if you deselect scenes from play list.)

103

154

Reference

page

Message

Cause & Troubleshooting

Scene without control

info. Update control

information?

• This message may appear when a disc edited on a device other

than this DVD Palmcorder is to be used. In this case, choose

“YES” on the verification screen. This DVD Palmcorder will make

the disc playable and display the Disc Navigation screen

normally.

• This message may appear when a disc is used on which scenes

with different recording dates were combined on this DVD

Palmcorder. If you choose “YES”, the combined scene will be

divided and the Disc Navigation screen will appear normally. If

you choose “NO”, the combined scene will not be divided and the

Disc Navigation screen will appear normally: In this case,

however, this message will appear each time the DVD

Palmcorder is turned on.

130

Scenes over limit.

Cannot add scene.

The number of scenes entered in play list has reached the limit that

can be entered.

Delete several scenes.

119, 124

110, 119

Scenes over limit.

Cannot divide scene.

The number of entered scenes has reached the limit that can be

entered.

Delete several scenes.

Scenes over limit.

Cannot move scene.

This message will appear if you try to move a scene when the

number of scenes has already reached the registrable limit.

108, 119

Stop processing

The button was pressed to stop processing of multiple scenes.



There was no scene

which can be deleted.

ThismessagewillappearifyoutrytodeletemultiplescenesonDisc

Navigation when all the selected scenes have been locked.

Release the lock on scenes before executing deletion.

103, 112

This card cannot be

used.

ThecardcannotbeusedinthisDVDPalmcorder:Useanothercard.

Please replace card.

This disc cannot be

used. Please replace

disc.

A disc that cannot be used on this DVD Palmcorder has been

loaded. Check the type of disc.

This disc is recorded by This DVD Palmcorder can use only discs recorded on the NTSC

the PAL system. Please system. A disc recorded on the PAL system cannot be used on this



replace disc.

DVD Palmcorder.

Top scene cannot be

divided.

Division is not possible at the start of scene.

110

UNFORMAT DISC

The disc is not initialized or it is damaged.

If this message appears, be sure to initialize the disc on this DVD

Palmcorder before using it.

Reinitializing even a disc used on this DVD Palmcorder may be

necessary (initializing will erase all recorded contents on disc). If

thismessageappears,tryto initializethedisc. Ifthesame message

still appears, the disc may be damaged: Use another disc.

129

See *2 on page 156.

Use AC adapter/

charger.

Finalization is not possible when the DVD Palmcorder is powered

by a battery pack: Use the AC adapter/charger for finalization.

42, 131

155

Reference

page

Message

Cause & Troubleshooting

Use AC adapter/

charger.

ScenecannotberepairedwhentheDVDPalmcorderispoweredby

a battery.

Turn off power.

If the AC adapter/charger is unavailable in handy place, remove the

disc, use the opposite side, or use another disc. To repair the

removed disc, insert the disc into the DVD Palmcorder afterwards,

and connect the AC adapter/charger.

VIDEO scene cannot be No movie can be copied to card.

111

copied to card.

Select stills and copy them to card.

Write protected.

Check card.

• A locked card or write-protected disc is inserted.

• Release the lock or write-protect using the Card or Disc

Navigation menu.

27, 128

Write protected.

Check disk.

• This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. If this message appears when a recorded disc

is recognized immediately after it is inserted, do not repair the disc; remove it and then use a soft, dry

cloth to clean off the dirt before using it.

• This message may also appear when condensation occurs. In this case, do not repair the disc; turn the

DVD Palmcorder off, wait until it dries out, and then turn it on again.

• If the repair message appears when you turn the DVD Palmcorder on from off with a disc loaded after

recording on it, choose repair.

• If the repair message appears when recording and playback are normally possible with another disc -

and no condensation occurs and the disc is not dirty - choose repair.

• This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. In this case, do not initialize the disc; remove

it and then use a soft, dry cloth to clean the dirt before using it.

• This message may also appear when condensation occurs. In this case, do not initialize the disc; turn the

DVD Palmcorder off, wait until it dries out, and then turn it on again.

• Initialization will delete all data on disc.

• This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. Remove the disc and then use a soft, dry cloth

to clean the dirt before using it.

• Thismessagemayalsoappearwhencondensationoccurs.WaituntiltheDVD Palmcorderdriesout,and

then turn it on again.

156

Troubleshooting

Check to see the following before asking for a repair. If the suggested solution still cannot restore the DVD

Palmcorder to normal, do not attempt to repair it yourself, but call 1-800-211-PANA for support.

Power supplies

Reference

page

Symptom

Cause and Correction

Battery pack cannot be Is the ambient temperature too low or too high?

charged.

Charge the battery pack at 50-86ºF (10-30ºC).

* Ifthebatterypackdoes

notchargeafteryoutry

the four procedures

shown on the right, it

may be dead:

Is the battery pack abnormally hot?

Remove the battery pack, leave it for a while to cool down, then

charge it.

Is the DC cord connected to AC adapter/charger? Unplug it.

Purchase a new

battery pack.

Has the battery pack been unused for a long time?

Remove the battery pack, and then reattach it.

Battery pack weakens

fast.

Are you using the DVD Palmcorder where the temperature is very

low?

The DVD Palmcorder can normally be used for 40-60 minutes with

a fully charged CGA-DU14A battery pack, but this time will be

shorter at low temperatures. Keep extra batteries on hand.

Battery pack may be dead.

The performance of battery pack will deteriorate if it is used for an

extended period of time or frequently: Purchase a new battery.

The CHARGE indicator Is the ambient temperature too low or too high?

onACadapter/chargeris Charge the battery pack in environment where the temperature is

blinking.

50-86°F (10-30°).

The battery pack has possibly discharged excessively. Continue

charging: After a while, the battery pack will be charged to the

specified voltage, and the CHARGE indicator will light. Then the

battery charge will be completed normally.

Power turns off

Is battery pack charged?

immediately after being Charge it.

turned on.

When power is turned

on, the LCD screen will

turn on and off.

Power goes off

unexpectedly.

Is Power Save set to “On”?

If the powered DVD Palmcorder is left for as long as 5 minutes

withoutrecording or playbackwith“PowerSave:On”specified, itwill

automatically turn off to save battery power. To restart recording in

this case, set the power switch to “POWER OFF” and then set it to

“ꢁ VIDEO”. You can also specify “Power Save: Off” to stop

automatic power off.

Power cannot be turned DetachthebatterypackorACadapter/chargeronce,andthenpress

off.

the RESET button of DVD Palmcorder: Reattach a power supply to

DVD Palmcorder before turning it on again.

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During recording

Symptom

Reference

page

Cause and Correction

Pressing the REC button Is input image copy-guarded?

will not start recording. Copy-guarded image cannot be recorded on this DVD Palmcorder.

Recording starts but

stops immediately.

Is disc scratched or does dirt or fingerprints adhere to it?

Clean the disc. If there is still no improvement, replace the disc.

Is some other AV device directly connected to the video/audio input/

output jack of this DVD Palmcorder?

If the AV device is connected via several other devices, such as AV

selector, the video signal may not be transmitted incorrectly. In such

acase,reducethenumberofdevicesthroughwhichthevideosignal

is transmitted, or connect AV device directly.

Are you attempting to record an image from a video game or PC?

From somevideogamesorPCs, imagescannotbe recorded on this

DVD Palmcorder.

LCD screen is hard to

see.

Has brightness of LCD screen been adjusted?

Stop recording and adjust the brightness.

Is the DVD Palmcorder being used outdoors?

Usetheviewfinder. WhenusingLCDmonitor, adjustitsanglesothat

LCD screen is not exposed to direct sunlight.

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Focus is not correct.

Is it difficult to use auto focus with your subject?

Focus manually.

Does “MF” appear?

The DVD Palmcorder is set to manual focus. Focus the subject

manually, or release manual focus.

Is the diopter control correctly adjusted if you are using the

viewfinder as a monitor?

Adjust the diopter control.



In cases other than the above, set the power switch to “POWER

OFF”, and then set it to “ꢁ VIDEO”, “ꢂ PHOTO” or “ꢃ PHOTO”

again.

Some vibrations are felt These vibrations or sound are caused by disc drive: This does not

or slight sound is heard indicate a fault.

from mechanism.

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During playback

Reference

page

Symptom

Cause and Correction

Recognitionof disc isnot Is disc dirty?

complete

Use a soft, dry cloth to clean it.

Pressing the playback

button will not start

playback.

Has the image been recorded by devices other than this DVD

Palmcorder?

Playback of images recorded on devices other than this DVD

Palmcorder may be impossible on this DVD Palmcorder.

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HasscenebeeneditedonadeviceotherthanthisDVDPalmcorder?

If a scene recorded on this DVD Palmcorder is edited on a device

other than this DVD Palmcorder, playback may not be possible on

this DVD Palmcorder.

No playback picture

Is TV input selector set correctly?

appears on TV screen. Some TVs have multiple video input jacks. Check whether the

correctinputwasselectedonTVtomatchtheconnectedjacks.Ifthe

DVD Palmcorder is connected to VCR, set its input selector to

“external input (LINE)”.

Is the DVD Palmcorder connected to TV correctly?

Check the connections.

Playback picture is

Is disc scratched or does dirt or fingerprints adhere to it?

momentarily interrupted. Clean the disc.

Poor playback picture

Was the image input from analog VCR (VHS, 8 mm) and recorded?

The problem may be improved if a VCR equipped with TBC circuit

is used for playback.



Playback picture is

greatly distorted.

Was recording of external input made with “Frame” specified?

Specify “Field” for “PHOTO Input” in record mode settings.

No sound

Is the TV volume control set correctly?

Adjust TV volume control.

Disc Navigation

thumbnails do not

appear.

Was the image recorded from AV input/output jack with

interference?

Record images with no noise or disturbance.

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When the DVD Palmcorder is connected to PC:

Reference

page

Symptom

Cause and Correction

No drive icon appearson The DVD Palmcorder is not turned on.

PC.

Check the power supply.

Driver is not properly recognized.

Turn PC off and on again. If the drive icon still does not appear, use

“Refresh driver” in Device Manager to reinstall the driver.



Turn PC off and then disconnect the USB cable. Turn PC on again,

and then use the USB cable to connect the DVD Palmcorder to PC.



Make sure the USB cable is completely plugged into this DVD

Palmcorder.

If a yellow “!” mark is attached to some device in Windows Device

Manager, uninstall the USB device driver, and then reinstall it,

following the procedure on page 137.



Afatalexception0Aerror It is recommended that you install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

occurs while installing

USB driver in Windows

2000 Professional.

or later.

Error occurs in playback IferroroccurswithUSBconnection,thetransferrateisnotsufficient.

of DVD Palmcorder on It is recommended that you use a USB terminal conforming to



PC.

USB2.0 when connecting the DVD Palmcorder.

Application is not

Turn the PC and DVD Palmcorder off, and try again.

normally run on PC.

Error occurs during

writing to DVD-R disc.

The temperature of DVD Palmcorder is too high due to continuous

operation.

Disconnect the DVD Palmcorder from PC once, remove the disc

from the DVD Palmcorder, and then turn it off. After a few moments,

connect them again and write to a brand-new disc.



Transfer of images stops. Connect the DVD Palmcorder to another USBterminal ofPC. Ifyour

PC is a desktop type, it is recommended that you use USB terminal

on the back of PC. If you are using USB2.0 extended card, it is also

recommended that you install the newest version driver provided by

each USB2.0 card maker.

DVD-RAM/R/RW drive This problem may be solved if the software related to DVD-RAM/R/

built into PC cannot be RW of your PC is upgraded, or if the UDF driver is uninstalled.

used after the provided However, with Windows 98 Second Edition / Me / 2000



software has been

installed.

Professional, uninstalling the UDF driver will make it impossible for

the JPEGstills recorded on DVD-RAM of thisDVD Palmcorder to be

read by the PC.

DVD-R disc cannot be

played back on DVD-

MovieAlbumSE.

DVD-MovieAlbumSE does not support playback or data read on

DVD-R disc: Use generally available DVD video playback software

to play back DVD-R disc on PC.

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Error appears when

starting DVD-

Make sure that your PC display adapter (video card) conforms to

DirectX8.1.



MovieAlbumSE.

Videowrittentoharddisk DVD-MovieAlbumSE cannot edit DVD-VR data stored on hard disk

of PC cannot be edited of PC: Copy the data to another DVD-RAM disc and then edit it.

on DVD-MovieAlbum

copy tool.

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Reference

page

Symptom

Movies are not

Cause and Correction

Make sure the power switch of this DVD Palmcorder is set to “ꢁ

recognized by

VIDEO”, “ꢂ PHOTO” or “ꢃ PHOTO”.



application in PC.

The DISC EJECT button Whilethe DVD Palmcorderisconnected toPC, use Explorer toright-

isnotvalidwhentheDVD click the DVD Palmcorder drive icon and execute “Eject”.

Palmcorderisconnected

to PC.



The DVD-RAM drive of If DVD-MovieAlbumSE is running, terminate it.

DVD Palmcorder cannot

be opened by PC

Explorer or application.

Error appears. Disc

cannot be ejected.



When the time stamp of The file system of this DVD Palmcorder is operated on Greenwich

file in DVD-RAM is

viewed on PC, it is

Mean Time (GMT), and time lag information has not been set. With

Windows as of January, 2003, the time stamp of file viewed on

different from the actual Explorer looks different from the actual recording time. The actual

recording time.

recording time will appear for date/time indication on playback

screen.

When DVD-

A discother than DVD-RAM isloadedin drive: DVD-MovieAlbumSE

cannot be used for media other than DVD-RAM.



MovieAlbumSE is

started, “Disc in Drive X:

cannot be used”

appears.

Click the “Preference” button in the dialog box, click the “Device

Setting” tab to choose the drive where DVD-RAM disc is loaded in

the “Drive Select” column, and then click “OK”.

An image that should

have been recorded

Click the “Preference” button at top right of DVD-MovieAlbumSE

screen, click the “Device Setting” tab to choose the drive where

does not appear when DVD-RAM discisloadedin the “DriveSelect” column, andthen click

DVD-MovieAlbumSE is “OK”.

started.



“DISC ERROR” appears A disc that was write-protected using the write-protect setting tool

when releasing write-

protect.

(WPTOOL) equipped with the UDF driver on the CD-ROM provided

with this DVD Palmcorder cannot be released on this DVD

Palmcorder as is. Use the write-protectsetting toolon PC to release

the write-protect.

“USBNTMAP.SYS not

found” appears while

installing USB driver.

You have designated a folder which is different from that for

Windows when installing USB driver: Designate the correct folder.



No USB HS (high speed) Make sure that you have already installed the driver provided with

connection even when the USB2.0 card.

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USB2.0 card is used.

You will need to install the driver provided by USB2.0 card maker in

order to operate the USB2.0 card at HS (high speed).

Executing “Export” on

DVD-MovieAlbumSEwill

interrupt reading

midway.

Do not choose “Simple Export”: If you do, reading will stop midway.



Whenexecuting“Export” • If stills are included in the range of “export”, it may take more time

onDVD-MovieAlbumSE, because data must be re-encoded and read.

it will take time to read. • If“DividebyMarker”isnotchosen,itmaytakesometimebecause

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data will be read while being re-encoded.

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Reference

page

Symptom

Cause and Correction

“Hardware Removal”

results in error.

Exit Windows once, and then disconnect the DVD Palmcorder. If

your PC uses Windows 2000 Professional, the problem may be

solved if you install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or later.

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Miscellaneous

Symptom

Reference

page

Cause and Correction

Powerdoesnotcomeon, Execute system reset (press the RESET button).

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ornooperationoccursby

pressing button.

Has the DVD Palmcorder been subjected to impact?

The DVD Palmcorder could be damaged. Please contact us.

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The date and time are

incorrect.

Has the DVD Palmcorder been left unused for a long period of time?

The internal backup memory battery may be discharged:

Charge it.

Noscenecanbedeleted. Is the cursor placed on the scene to be deleted?

Iftheselectedscene(framedinred)exists,thatscenewillbedeleted

even if you use yellow cursor to select any scene. Check the colors

of cursors and bar graph on the thumbnail screen.

Disc cannot be removed. Did you detach the battery pack or AC adapter/charger before

setting the power switch to “POWER OFF”?

42, 47

Connect the battery pack or AC adapter/charger, set the power

switch to “ꢁ VIDEO” and then “POWER OFF”, and remove the disc.

DVD Palmcorder cannot Is the remote controller pointed at the infrared receiver on DVD

be operated from remote Palmcorder?

control.

Point it at the infrared receiver to operate the DVD Palmcorder.

Is the infrared receiver on DVD Palmcorder exposed to direct

sunlight or strong fluorescent light, etc.?

The remote controller cannot operate the DVD Palmcorder when

strong light strikes the infrared receiver. Adjust the place or angle of

the DVD Palmcorder.

Is there battery pack in the remote controller?

Also check the polarities of battery pack. The battery pack could be

dead: Try replacing it.



Is the DVD Palmcorder powered?

Turn it on.

Disc cover cannot be

closed.

Is disc correctly inserted?

Was disc inserted from wrong direction?

Remove the disc and then reinsert it.

Operatingsoundisheard Thissoundisheardbecausethedisciscyclicallyoperatedanddoes

cyclically. not indicate a fault.

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System Reset

If the DVD Palmcorder does not operate normally, perform “System Reset”: The DVD Palmcorder may

recover to normal. “System Reset” will reset all settings to factory defaults. The date and time will also be

reset: Set the date and time again before using the DVD Palmcorder.

Set the power switch to “POWER OFF” to turn

the DVD video camera/reorder off.

Detach the battery pack or AC adapter/charger.

Use a fine tipped pen to hold down the reset

button for several seconds.

All settings will be reset.

Note:

Do not press the reset button with undue force.

●List of setting items

Setting

method

Item

Default

Camera FunctionsSetup Program AE

Auto

P. 82

P. 83

P. 85

P. 86

P. 87

P. 88

P. 89

P. 90

P. 91

P. 92

P. 51

P. 50

P. 93

White Bal.

ElS

Dig.Zoom

40×

Wind Cut

Off

Record Functions Setup VIDEO Mode

Quality

FINE

CAMERA

Field

Off

Input Source

PHOTO Input

Self Timer

OSD Output

Date Setup

LCD Setup

Date Mode

Date Set

M/D/Y

JAN 1 2003 00:00AM

Brightness

Color Level

P. 93

Initial Setup

Beep

P. 94

P. 95

Power Save

Record LED

Language

Off

English

* Some items will not appear depending on the disc or card inserted.

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Major Specifications

DVD Palmcorder

Information for your safety

Power Source:

DC 7.9/7.2 V

Power Consumption:

Recording (FINE)

4.7 W (When using Viewfinder)

5.7 W (When using LCD Monitor)

CCD

Lens

1/4-inch interlaced

Total number of pixels: approx. 680,000

Number of effective pixels

movie: approx. 340,000

still: approx. 310,000

F1.8-2.5, f = 1/8”-1-1/4” (3.15-31.5 mm)

Filter diameter: 1-3/16” (30.5 mm)

Focus

Auto/Manual

Zoom

Optical 10×, 40×-240× with digital zoom added (40× for still)

12 lx (3 lx : When Low Light mode is selected)

0.44-inch color TFT (approx. 110,000 pixels)

2.5-inch color TFT (approx. 120,000 pixels)

Electronic type

Required minimum illumination

Viewfinder

LCD monitor

Electronic image stabilizer

Shutter speed

1/60 - 1/4000 second (movie)

Self-timer recording

External microphone jack

Still recording only

ø3.5 mm stereo mini-jack: (a plug-in power type microphone

cannot be used)

Recording mode

Movie (with sound)

Still (with DVD-RAM disc, SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard)

Maximum

recordable time

(per side)

DVD-RAM disc

DVD-R disc

approx. 18 minutes (XTRA)

approx. 30 minutes (FINE)

approx. 60 minutes (STD)

approx. 30 minutes (FINE)

approx. 60 minutes (STD)

approx. 30 minutes (LPCM)

Maximumnumberof DVD-RAM disc

999. However, if movies and stills are mixed on one disc, the

recordable number will decrease.

recordable stills

(per side)

SD Memory Card

Varies depending on the recording quality and the type of card.

(P. 29)

Recording format

DVD-RAM disc

Movie: Conforming to DVD video recording standard

(MPEG 1 Audio layer 2)

Still:

Simultaneous recording, conforming to DVD video

recording standard (704 × 480 pixels) and JPEG

(640 × 480 pixels)

DVD-R disc

Card

Movie: Conforming to DVD video recording standard

(when MPEG 1 Audio layer 2 or LPCM is selected)

Still: Conforming to JPEG (640 × 480-pixel) standard

MPEG 1 Audio layer 2, linear PCM, Dolby AC3

Audio playback format

Recording medium

8 cm DVD-RAM disc (conforming to DVD-RAM Ver. 2.1 Book 2.1)

8 cm DVD-R disc (conforming to DVD-R for General Ver. 2.0)

SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard

Jacks

Video/audio input/output × 1, External microphone input × 1,

USB terminal (connected to PC USB port) × 1

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USB

USB2.0 compliant (max. 12Mbps)

Lithium-ion

Battery system

Dimensions

(W × H × D)

approx. 2.24(W) × 3.5(H) × 5.28(D)inch

(57(W) × 89(H) × 134(D) mm)

(excluding projections)

Operating temperature (humidity)

32-104 °F (0-40 °C) (less than 80%).

32-86 °F (0-30 °C) when connected to PC

Maximum time when connected to PC

Storage temperature

approx. 30 minutes

16.8-140 °F (-20-60 °C)

Weight

approx. 1,058lbs (480 g) (without battery pack or disc)

Total weight when recording

approx. 1,246lbs (565g) (when using CGA-DU14A battery

pack)

Provided accessories

AC adapter/charger, battery pack, AV/S input/output cable,

remote controller, button type batteryfor remote controller, lens

cap, lenscap string, shoulder belt, power cable, DC cord, ferrite

core, software CD-ROM, USB cable, 8 cm DVD-RAM disc (in

Round DVD Holder)

The MPEG 1 Audio layer 2 format is an option of DVD video standard. If your DVD player does not conform to

MPEG 1 Audio layer 2, record in LPCM mode and the finalized DVD-R disc can later be played back on that DVD player.

AC Adapter

Information for your safety

Power Source:

Power Consumption:

AC 110-240 V, 50/60 Hz

19 W

0.5 W (When not in use)

DC 7.9 V, 1.4 A

DC Output:

(DVD Palmcorder operation)

DC 8.4 V, 0.65 A (Battery Charging)

Dimensions (W × H × D)

Weight:

approx. 2.40(W) × 1.26(H) × 3.58(D) inch

(61(W) × 32(H) × 91(D) mm )

approx. 0.231 lbs. (105g)

Weight and dimensions shown are approximate.

Designs and specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

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Introduction to Optional Accessories

Palmcorder Accessory System

Accessory

LM-AK60U

Figure

Description

8cm DVD-RAM

8cm DVD-R

LM-PK30U

CGA-DU07A/1B*

mAh/Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Pack

CGA-DU14A/1B*

1360mAh/Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Pack

RP-SDH512U1A

RP-SDH256U1A

RP-SD128BU1A

RP-SD064BPPA

RP-SD032BPPA

512 MB SD Memory Card

256 MB SD Memory Card

128 MB SD Memory Card

64 MB SD Memory Card

32 MB SD Memory Card

*Please refer to page 38 concerning the battery charging time and available recording time.

*NOTE: Accessories and/or model numbers may vary by country. Please consult your local dealor.

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Information on Round DVD Holder

This DVD Palmcorder cannot use a square adapter, such as for 8 cm DVD-RAM disc (DRMS-V28R), 8 cm

DVD-R disc (DR30.1P): Remove the disc from square adapter and set it in Round DVD Holder, referring

to the instruction sheet of disc.

●Removing disc from square adapter

(Example 1)

Snap off and

remove lock pin

(Example 2)

Slide the disc obliquely upward

so that it is not caught by claws.

Note:

Refer to page 78 if you want to correctly set the removed disc in Round DVD Holder that can be used in this DVD

Palmcorder.

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Index

Create .........................................................119

Numerics

240× (Dig.zoom) ............................................86

40× (Dig.zoom) ..............................................86

8 cm DVD-R disc ...........................................24

8 cm DVD-RAM disc .....................................24

Date and time ................................................50

Date setup .....................................................50

Defaults .........................................................96

Delete (edit) .................................................124

Delete (play list) ..........................................126

^{Delete (scene) .................................... 103}, 123

Detail (scene) ..............................................115

Dig. zoom ......................................................86

Diopter control ...............................................48

Disc ...............................................................24

Available ................................................24

Capacity .................................................28

Finalize Disc ........................................131

Format .................................................129

Handling ................................................26

Protect .................................................128

Update Control Info. ............................130

DISC EJECT button ......................................45

Disc guide .....................................................43

Display ..........................................................64

Information LCD ....................................64

Scenes information ..............................115

Viewfinder ..............................................48

Divide ..........................................................110

DPOF ..........................................................113

DVD-R ...........................................................24

DVD-RAM .....................................................24

AC adapter/charger .......................................42

^{ACCESS/PC indicator ............................ 52}, 55

Add (edit) .....................................................123

All programs ................................................116

Auto (program AE) ........................................82

AUTO button .................................................63

Auto-focus .....................................................59

AV input/output jack ......................................74

Backlight correction .......................................62

BATTERY EJECT button ..............................39

Battery pack ..................................................38

Attaching to DVD Palmcorder ................39

Charging ................................................38

Recordable time on DVD Palmcorder ....40

Removing from DVD Palmcorder ..........39

Setting Up ..............................................38

Beep ..............................................................94

Black & White fade ......................................107

Brightness .....................................................93

Camera Functions Setup ...............................82

Capacity ......................................................128

Card

Edit (play List) .............................................123

EIS ................................................................85

EXPOSURE button .......................................61

Exposure control ...........................................61

External microphone jack ..............................54

Available ................................................27

^{Capacity ........................................ 29}, 128

Category ..............................................132

Format .................................................129

Handling .................................................27

Quality ....................................................89

CARD ACCESS indicator ..............................55

CHARGE indicator ........................................38

Cleaning ......................................................147

Color Level ....................................................93

Connecting

Fade ............................................................107

Ferrite core ....................................................54

FIELD (PHOTO Input) ...................................90

Finalize Disc ................................................131

FINE (VIDEO Mode) .....................................88

FOCUS button ...............................................59

Format Disc .................................................129

FRAME (PHOTO Input) ................................90

to Other AV Device ................................67

to TV ......................................................74

Copy ............................................................111

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Frame advance/Frame back .........................70

Play ......................................................117

Switch ..................................................116

Title ......................................................117

Program AE ...................................................82

Protect Disc .................................................128

Go To (during playback) ................................72

Go To (on Disc Navigation) .........................127

Grip Belt ........................................................34

Quality (Card) ................................................89

Information display mode ..............................64

Infrared receiver ............................................37

Initial Setup ....................................................94

Input Source ..................................................90

Recording indicator .......................................95

Remote controller ..........................................36

Repeat Play .................................................132

Reset .............................................................96

settings ..................................................96

system .................................................164

RESET button .............................................164

Language ......................................................95

Lens cap ........................................................35

Lock .............................................................112

Low Light (Program AE) ................................82

LPCM (VIDEO Mode) ....................................88

Scene

Combine ..............................................109

Delete ..................................................103

Detail ...................................................115

Divide ...................................................110

Fade ....................................................107

Move ....................................................125

Select ...................................................114

Skip ......................................................106

Searching for image ......................................70

Select (Scene) .............................................100

SELECT button ...........................................100

Self Timer ......................................................91

Shoulder Belt .................................................35

Skip (Scene) ................................................106

Skip playback ................................................71

Slide Show ..................................................133

Sports (Program AE) .....................................82

Spotlight (Program AE) .................................82

STD (VIDEO Mode) ......................................88

Stereo microphone ........................................52

Submenu .....................................................104

Surf & Snow (Program AE) ...........................82

Switch (play list) ..........................................120

Switch (program) .........................................116

MENU button .................................................81

MF .................................................................59

Move ............................................................125

Optical 10× zoom lens ...................................19

OSD Output ...................................................92

PHOTO Input .................................................90

Play (play list) ..............................................121

Play (program) .............................................117

PlayList ........................................................119

Add scenes ..........................................122

Add scenes (submenu) ........................123

Create ..................................................119

Delete ..................................................126

Delete scenes ......................................123

Delete scenes (submenu) ....................124

Move ....................................................125

Play ......................................................121

Select scenes (submenu) ....................124

Switch ..................................................120

Title ......................................................126

Portrait (Program AE) ....................................82

Power Save ...................................................94

Power switch .................................................47

Program .......................................................116

Thumbnail .....................................................98

Title (play list) ..............................................126

Title (program) .............................................117

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Update Control Info. ....................................130

VIDEO Mode .................................................88

FINE .......................................................88

LPCM .....................................................88

STD ........................................................88

XTRA .....................................................88

Vol. button .....................................................69

White Bal. ......................................................83

White fade ...................................................107

Wind Cut ........................................................87

Wipe fade ....................................................107

XTRA (VIDEO Mode) ....................................88

Zoom lever ....................................................57

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Request for Service Notice

(USA Only)

Please photocopy this form when making a request for service notice.

In the unlikely event this product needs service.

Request for Service Notice:

•Please include your proof of purchase.

(Failure to do so will delay your repair.)

•To further speed your repair, please provide

an explanation of what wrong with the unit

and any symptom it is exhibiting.

Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to:

Panasonic Services Company

1705 N. Randall Road

Elgin, IL. 60123-7847

Attn: Camcorder Repair

Please write the displayed above Self Diagnostic number here.

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Limited Warranty

(For USA Customers)

PANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS

COMPANY,DIVISION OF MATSUSHITA

ELECTRICCORPORATION OF AMERICA

One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094

PANASONIC SALES COMPANY, DIVISION OF MATSUSHITA

ELECTRIC OF PUERTO RICO, INC.,

AVE. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5 San Gabriel Industrial Park,

Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985

Panasonic/Quasar Video Products

Limited Warranty

Limited Warranty Coverage

If your product does not work properly because of a defect in materials or workmanship, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company or

Panasonic Sales Company (collectively referred to as “the warrantor”) will, for the length of the period indicated on the chart below,

which starts with the date of original purchase (“warranty period”), at its option either (a) repair your product with new or refurbished

parts, or (b) replace it with a new or a refurbished product. The decision to repair or replace will be made by the warrantor.

Product

Parts

Labor

Contact Number

Service

Ninety (90) Days

One (1) Year (except CCD Image Sensor)

CCD Image Sensor - 6 (Six) Months

1-800-211-PANA(7262)

Carry-In or Mail-In

Camcorder

DVD/VCR Deck,

A/V Mixer

One (1) Year

Ninety (90) Days

Carry-In or Mail-In

1-800-211-PANA(7262)

Carry-In: 21”

TV/VCR, TV/DVD,

TV/DVD/VCR

Combination

Ninety (90) Days

CRTand Smaller

In-Home or Carry-In:

22” CRT and Larger

One (1) Year (except CRT)

CRT - Two (2) Years

One (1) Year (except CRT)

CRT - Two (2) Years

Ninety (90) Days

TV/HDR

Combination

1-888-843-9788

In-Home or Carry-In

Rechargeable

Batteries

(in exchange for

defective item)

Ten (10) Days

Not Applicable

Carry-In or Mail-In

1-800-211-PANA(7262)

Tape

(in exchange for

defective item)

Five (5) Days

Not Applicable

Carry-In or Mail-In

1-800-211-PANA(7262)

Memory Cards

(in exchange for

defective item)

Ninety (90) Days

During the “Labor” warranty period there will be no charge for labor. During the “Parts” warranty period, there will be no charge for parts.

You must carry-in or mail-in your product or arrange for in-home service, as applicable, during the warranty period. If non-rechargeable

batteries are included, they are not warranted. This warranty only applies to products purchased and serviced in the United States or

Puerto Rico. This warranty is extended only to the original purchaser of a new product which was not sold “as is”. A purchase receipt or

other proof of the original purchase date is required for warranty service.

Carry-In, Mail-in or In-Home Service

For Carry-In, Mail-In or In-HomeService (as applicable) in the United States call toll free contact number listed above or visit Panasonic

Web Site: http://www.panasonic.com

For assistance in Puerto Rico call Panasonic Sales Company (787)-750-4300 or fax (787)-768-2910.

In-Home service, if applicable, requires clear, complete and easy access to the product by the authorized servicer and does not include

removal or re-installation of an installed product. It is possible that certain in-home repairs will not be completed in-home, but will require

that the product, or parts of the product, be removed for shop diagnosis and/or repair and then returned.

Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions

This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship, and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or

cosmetic damage, nor does it cover markings or retained images on the picture tube resulting from viewing fixed images (including,

among other things, letterbox pictures on standard 4:3 screen TV’s, or non-expanded standard 4:3 pictures on wide screen TV’s, or

onscreen data in a stationary and fixed location). The warranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurred in shipment, or

failures which are caused by products not supplied by the warrantor, or failures which result from accidents, misuse, abuse, neglect,

mishandling, misapplication, alteration, faulty installation, set-up adjustments, misadjustment of consumer controls, improper

maintenance, power line surge, lightning damage, modification, or commercial use (such as in a hotel, office, restaurant, or other

business), rental use of the product, service by anyone other than a Factory Servicenter or other Authorized Servicer, or damage that is

attributable to acts of God.

THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER “LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE”.

THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM

THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, OR ARISING OUT OF ANYBREACH OF THIS WARRANTY.

(As examples, this excludes damages for lost time, cost of having someone remove or re-install an installed unit if applicable, or travel

to and from the servicer, loss of media or images, data or other memory or recorded content. The items listed are not exclusive, but are

for illustration only.)

ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, ARE

LIMITED TO THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or limitations on how long an implied

warranty lasts, so the exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights

which vary from state to state. If a problem with this product develops during or after the warranty period, you may contact your dealer

or Servicenter. If the problem is not handled to your satisfaction, then write to the warrantor’s Consumer Affairs Department at the

addresses listed for the warrantor.

PARTS AND SERVICE (INCLUDING COST OF AN IN-HOME SERVICE CALL, WHERE APPLICABLE) WHICH

ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

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Customer Services Directory

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 : [email protected]

For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY : 1-877-833-8855

Web Site: http://www.panasonic.com

You can purchase parts, accessories or locate your

nearest servicenter by visiting our Web Site.

Accessory Purchases:

1-800-332-5368 (Customer Orders Only)

For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY : 1-866-605-1277

Panasonic Services Company 20421 84th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032

(Monday-Friday 6 am-5 pm; Saturday 6 am-10:30 am, PST)

(Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, American Express, Check)

Product Repairs

Centralized Factory Servicenter

Panasonic Services Company

1705 N. Randall Road,

MAIL TO :

Elgin, IL 60123-7847

Attention: Camcorder Repair

Please carefully pack and ship, prepaid and insured, to the Elgin Centralized Factory Servicenter.

Customer’s in Puerto Rico, please ship or carry in to location below (“Service in Puerto Rico”).

Service in Puerto Rico

Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico, Inc. Panasonic Sales Company/ Factory Servicenter:

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Warranty

(For Canadian Customers)

Panasonic Canada Inc.

5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3

PANASONIC PRODUCT – LIMITED WARRANTY

Panasonic Canada Inc. warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship and agrees to remedy any

such defect for a period as stated below from the date of original purchase.

Camcorder Product – One (1) year, parts and labour

LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS

This warranty does not apply to products purchased outside Canada or to any product which has been improperly installed,

subjected to usage for which the product was not designed, misused or abused, damaged during shipping, or which has been

altered or repaired in any way that affects the reliability or detracts from the performance, nor does it cover any product which is

used commercially. Dry cell batteries are also excluded from coverage under this warranty.

This warranty is extended to the original end user purchaser only. A purchase receipt or other proof of date of original purchase

is required before warranty service is performed.

THIS EXPRESS, LIMITED WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EXCLUDING

ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

IN NO EVENT WILL PANASONIC CANADA INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES.

In certain instances, some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or the

exclusion of implied warranties, so the above limitations and exclusions may not be applicable.

WARRANTY SERVICE

For product operation and information assistance, please contact your Dealer or our Customer Care Centre at:

Telephone #: (905) 624-5505

Fax #: (905) 238-2360

Web: www.panasonic.ca

For product repairs, please contact one of the following:

Your Dealer who will inform you of an authorized Servicentre nearest you.

•

• Our Customer Care Centre at (905) 624-5505 or www.panasonic.ca

• A Panasonic Factory Servicentre listed below:

Richmond, British Columbia

Panasonic Canada Inc.

12111 Riverside Way

Richmond, BC V6W 1K8

Tel: (604) 278-4211

Calgary, Alberta

Mississauga, Ontario

Panasonic Canada Inc.

5770 Ambler Dr.

Mississauga, ON L4W 2T3

Tel: (905) 624-8447

Fax: (905) 238-2418

Lachine, Québec

Panasonic Canada Inc.

3075, rue Louis A. Amos

Lachine, QC H8T 1C4

Tel: (514) 633-8684

Fax: (514) 633-8020

6835-8 St. N. E.

Calgary, AB T2E 7H7

Tel: (403) 295-3955

Fax: (403) 274-5493

Fax: (604) 278-5627

IF YOU SHIP THE PRODUCT TO A SERVICENTRE

Carefully pack and send prepaid, adequately insured and preferably in the original carton.

Include details of the defect claimed, and proof of date of original purchase.

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Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company,

Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America

Executive Office:

One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094

(201) 348-7000

Panasonic Company East: 6749 Baymeadow Drive, Glen Burnie, MD 21060

Panasonic Company Central: 1707 North Randall Road, Elgin, IL 60123

Panasonic Company West: 6550 Katella Avenue, Cypress, CA 90630

Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America

Panasonic Sales Company (“PSC”)

Division of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico, Inc.

San Gabriel Industrial Park, Ave. 65 de Infanteria, Km. 9.5, Carolina, PR 00985

Panasonic Canada Inc.

5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, ON, L4W 2T3

VQT0E25

QR34662

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