Manual Panasonic NVMX300B (page 2 of 61) (English)

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Dear Customer,

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this

Panasonic Movie Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully

and keep them handy for future reference. Please note that the actual controls

and components, menu items, etc. of your Movie Camera may look somewhat

different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions.

Information for Your Safety

Movie Camera

≥The rating plate is on the underside of the

Movie Camera.

AC Adaptor

≥The rating plate is on the underside of the

AC Adaptor.

≥As this equipment gets hot during use,

operate it in well venti lated place; do not

install this equipment in a confined space

such as a bookcase or similar unit.

Caution for AC mains lead

For your safety, please read the following

text carefully.

This appliance is supplied with a moulded

three-pin mains plug for your safety and

convenience. A 5-ampere fuse is fitted in

this plug.

Should the fuse need to be replaced, please

ensure that the replacement fuse has a

rating of 5-amperes and it is approved by

ASTA or BSI to BS1362.

Check for the ASTA mark

Ï or the BSI

mark

Ì on the body of the fuse.

If the plug contains a removable fuse cover,

you must ensure that it is refitted when the

fuse is replaced. If you lose the fuse cover,

the plug must not be used until a

replacement cover is obtained. A

replacement fuse cover can be purchased

from your local Panasonic Dealer.

IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS

UNSUITABLE FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET

IN YOUR HOME THEN THE FUSE

SHOULD BE REMOVED AND THE PLUG

CUT OFF AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY.

THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE

ELECTRICAL SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF

PLUG IS INSERTED INTO ANY 13-

AMPERE SOCKET.

If a new plug is to be fitted, please observe

the wiring code as shown below.

If in any doubt, please consult a qualified

electrician.

∫ IMPORTANT

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in

accordance with the following code:

Blue: Neutral

Brown: Live

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of

this appliance may not correspond with the

coloured markings identifying the terminals in

your plug, proceed as follows:

The wire which is coloured BLUE must be

connected to the terminal in the plug which is

marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK.

The wire which is coloured BROWN must be

connected to the terminal in the plug which is

marked with the letter L or coloured RED.

Under no circumstances should either of these

wires be connected to the earth terminal of the

three-pin plug, marked with the letter E or the

Earth Symbol Ó.

∫ Before Use

Remove the Connector Cover as follows.

∫ How to replace the Fuse

1. Remove the Fuse Cover with a screwdriver.

Replace the fuse and attach the Fuse Cover.

Connector

Cover

Fuse Cover

Fuse

Contents

—Basic Operations

Check List for the Standard Accessories . . . . . 4

Controls and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The 3 Types of Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1)Supplying Power from an AC Mains

Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2)Supplying Power from the Cigarette Lighter

Socket in a Car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

3)Supplying Power with the Battery . . . . . . . . 10

Inserting the Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

¥ LP Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Menu Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Adjusting the Brightness and Colour Level

of the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Recording (Filming) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Checking If the Picture Is Recorded . . . . . . . . . 26

Recording Backlit Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Recording Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Focusing on the Subject Manually . . . . . . . . . . 28

Enlarging Your Subject or Widening the

Recording Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Recording Still Pictures on the Cassette . . . . . 30

Recording in the Wide-Screen Format . . . . . . . 34

Recording with Minimised Camera Shake . . . . 34

Viewing the Just Recorded Scenes on the

Movie Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Searching for a Scene That You Want to

Play Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

¥ Adjusting the Sound Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Playing Back in Slow Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Playing Back Still Pictures and Advancing

Them One by One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Playing Back on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

After Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Contents

—Advanced Operations

Viewing Recorded Scenes During Recording

Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Searching for the End of the Recorded Part on

a Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Searching for the Beginning of Recorded

Scenes Marked with Index Signal . . . . . . . . . 44

Starting to Record with Gradually Appearing

Picture and Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Ending the Recording of a Scene with Gradually

Disappearing Picture and Sound . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recording in Special Situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Recording with Special Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Recording with Natural Colours . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Adjusting the White Balance Manually . . . . . . . 60

Adjusting the Shutter Speed Manually . . . . . . . 62

Adjusting the Iris (F Number) Manually . . . . . . 62

Recording with Fixed Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Other Convenient Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Adding New Sound on a Recorded Cassette . . 66

Using the MultiMediaCard or SD Memory Card . . . .

Using the Movie Camera as

a Digital Still Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Copying Cassette Pictures onto a

MultiMediaCard or SD Memory Card . . . . . . 72

Copying Still Pictures from the

MultiMediaCard or SD Memory Card

onto the Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Playing Back Pictures Recorded on the

MultiMediaCard or SD Memory Card . . . . . . 76

Inserting Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Creating Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Erasing Pictures Recorded on the

MultiMediaCard or SD Memory Card . . . . . . 82

Preventing the Accidental Erasure of Pictures

on the MultiMediaCard or SD Memory Card . .

Making the Unusable MultiMediaCard or SD

Memory Card Usable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Writing Printing Information on a

MultiMediaCard or SD Memory Card . . . . . . 86

Using the Supplied USB Reader Writer for

SD Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

About the USB Reader Writer for

SD Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Processing and Modifying Photos (HotShots)/

Creating Original Messages (NetCard) . . . . . 90

Installing HotShots or NetCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Using the HotShots Application . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Using the NetCard Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Using the Pictures Recorded on the

MultiMediaCard or SD Memory Card

on the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Concerning the SD Memory Card Application

Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Concerning the MultiMediaCard and

SD Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Remote Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Contents

—Editing

Copying onto an S-VHS (or VHS) Cassette . . 102

Recording the Content of External Device . . . 103

Using with Digital Video Equipment . . . . . . . . 104

Copying with the Help of an Editing Controller . . .

105

Using the Movie Camera with a Video Printer . .

106

Using the Movie Camera with a Computer . . . 108

Contents

—Miscellaneous/Care of Unit/Options

Cautions for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Before Requesting Service

(Problems & Solutions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

∫ WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard and

annoying interference, use only the

recommended accessories and do not expose

this equipment to rain or moisture.

Do not remove the cover (or back); there are no

user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing

to qualified service personnel.

∫ Carefully read the Operating

Instructions and use the Movie Camera

correctly.

≥Windows

is a trademark of Microsoft

Corporation U.S.A.

≥SD Logo is a trademark.

≥Leica is a registered trademark of Leica

microsystems IR GmbH and Dicomar is a

registered trademark of Leica Camera AG.

≥All other company and product names in the

operating instructions are trademarks of their

respective corporations.

∫ Carefully observe copyright laws.

Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or

other published or broadcast material for

purposes other than your own private use may

infringe copyright laws. Even for the purpose

of private use, recording of certain material

may be restricted.

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