Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product NV DS 38 B Panasonic
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D V In Card A V In NV -DS27 NV -DS28 NV -DS37 NV -DS38 Digital Video Camera O pe r a t ing I n s tr u c t io n s B e f o re us e , p l e a se re a d t h e s e ins t r u c t i o ns c o mple t e l y . VQT9154 Model No . NV -DS27B NV -DS28B NV -DS37B NV -DS38B B.
2 Fuse Cover Connector Cover Fuse Movie Camera ≥ The rating plate is on the underside of the Movie Camera. AC A d a p t o r ≥ The rating plate is on the underside of the A C Adaptor .
3 Contents Before Use Infor mation fo r Your Saf ety ...... ...... ...... ....... ........ ...... ....... ... 2 Content s ..... ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ........ ....... ... 3 Standard Accessor ies ...............
4 K2KC4CB00002 CGR-D08R CR2025 CR2025 DE-855AA K2GJ2DC00004 VFA0353 VYF2764 VFC3299 N2QAEC000003 1) 2) 3) 5) 4) 6) 7) 8) 9) VFF0079 K1V208A10002 Standar d Accessories Illustrated on the left are accessor ies supplied with the Movie Camera.
5 SEARCH FADE STILL BLC 1 2 3 4 5, 6 OFF ON CAMERA VCR MODE CARD P.B PUSH LOCK EJECT OFF ON CAMERA VCR MODE CARD P.B Getting Star ted 1 Charge th e Battery . ( l 10) ≥ Connect the Batter y to the AC Adaptor . ≥ Connecting the A C M ains Lead. (Charging star ts.
6 Controls and Components 1) Reverse Sear ch Butto n [ j SEARCH] ( l 18) Rewind /Review But ton [ 6 ] ( l 26) Recording Check Button [ S ] ( l 18) 2) Forward Search Button [SEARCH i ] ( l 18) Fast For.
7 28) 0-Lux Recording Switch [0 LUX OFF/ON] ( l 21) 29) Lens Hood ( l 45) 30) Lens 31) Recording Lamp ( l 18) 32) Microphon e (b uilt-i n, stere o) ( l 19) 33) White Balance S ensor ( l 47) Remote Control Sensor ( l 9) Built-in Infra-red Beam Emitters ( l 21) 34) Mode Sele ctor Switc h [A UT O/MNL/PR OG.
8 ZOOM INDEX INDEX SELECT STORE STOP OSD COUNTER /REW STILL ADV OFF/ON P .B.DIGIT AL DA TE/ TIME RESET TITLE T W VOL REC MUL TI/ P-IN-P PH OTO SHOT ST ART/ STOP A.DUB PLA Y P A USE FF/ STILL ADV MENU ITEM SET V AR. SEARCH P .B. ZOOM ZOOM INDEX INDEX SELECT STORE STOP OSD COUNTER /REW STILL ADV OFF/ON P .
9 1 3 2 1 ZOOM INDEX INDEX SELECT STORE STOP KL ∫ OSD COUNTER V /REW STILL ADV OFF/ON P .B.DIGIT AL DA TE/ TIME RESET TITLE T W s VOL r ¥ REC MUL TI/ P-IN-P PH OTO SHOT ST ART/ STOP A.DUB PLA Y P AUSE FF/ W STILL ADV MENU ITEM SET 61 5 ; ED VA R. SEARCH P .
10 1 2 3 PUSH ON OFF 2 3 2 1 1 CGP-D14S CGP-D210 NV -DS27/DS28 NV -DS37/DS38 CGR-D16S CGR-D220 CGP-D28S CGP-D320 CGR-D53S CGR-D815 CGR-D08R CGR-D08S CGR-D120 A B C B C B C B C A A A B C A 1 h. 1 h 50 min. 2 h. 3 h 15 min. 5 h 20 min. 1 h 50 min. (1 h 30 min.
11 R E C SAVE 1 2 3 1 PUSH LOCK EJECT 3 < 1 1 2 1 1 2 Lens Cap and Grip Belt T o protect the Lens surf ace, attach the Lens Cap. Adjust the lengt h of the Grip Belt to the siz e of your hand. 1 Attach the Lens Cap to the Grip Bel t. 2 Put y our hand thr ough the Grip Bel t and adjust the length.
12 12:30:45 15.10.2001 12:30:45 15.10.2001 12:30:45 15.10.2001 12:30:45 15.10.2001 180 90 2 1 2 1, 3 OFF ON CAMERA VCR MODE CARD P.B T ur ning on th e Mo vie Camera and Selecting Modes T urn on t he power first and then select modes. ª How to T urn on the P ower 1 Set the [OFF/ON] Switch to [ON].
13 Using the Me nu Screen T o f acilitate the selection of a desired function or setup, this Movie Camer a displays v arious function setups o n Menus. 1 Press the [M ENU] Button. ≥ The Menu corresponding to the Mode selected using b y the [MODE] Button 1 is display ed.
14 STROBE GAINUP TRACER MOSAIC MIRROR EFFECT1 B/W SOLARI OFF WIPE MIX EFFECT2 OFF NEGA SEPIA RETURN ---- YES DIGITAL EFFECT PRESS MENU TO EXIT RETURN ---- YES CAMERA SETUP PRESS MENU TO EXIT PROGRESSIVE OFF ON AUTO SIS OFF ON D.ZOOM OFF 30 600 CINEMA OFF ON M.
15 DIGITAL EFFECT PRESS MENU TO EXIT RETURN ---- YES EFFECT OFF ON EFFECT SELECT OFF WIPE MIX STROBE NEGA SEPIA B/W TRACER SOLARI MOSAIC MIRROR BLANK SEARCH ---- YES RETURN ---- YES RECORD TO CARD ---.
16 Card Pla yback Mode Main-Menu [CARD FUNCTIONS] (NV - DS37/DS38 only ) [ERASE PICTURE/TITLE] Sub-Men u 1) Selecting and Erasing a Picture [ERASE PICTURE BY SELECTIO N] ( l 37) 2) Erasing All Picture.
17 CLOCK SET PRESS MENU TO RETURN YEAR 2001 MONTH 10 DAY 0 8 HOUR 14 MIN. 30 FOCUS W . B / S H U T T E R / I R I S M F / V O L / J O G P R O G . A E PUSH MNL M AUTO MENU 1, 2 1, 3 1 3 1 2 _ T o Inser t a Button-T ype Batter y into the Body Inser t the supplied b utton-type batter y bef ore setting date and time.
18 SEARCH FADE STILL BLC 35 RECORD REC PAUSE PAUSE 4 1 FOCUS W . B / S H U T T E R / I R I S M F / V O L / J O G P R O G . A E PUSH MNL M AUTO MENU OFF ON CAMERA VCR MODE CARD P.
19 1 t W 5 t W 15 t W Z.MIC T T T 1 1 W T PHOTO PHOTO PHOTO 1 PHOTO 2 PHOTO SHOT SEARCH FADE STILL BLC s r S 5 6∫ 1 ; 2 1 TAPE CARD Photoshot This Movie Camera can tak e approximately 7 seconds still pictures containing sound. 1 Slide the [T APE/CARD] Selector towards [T APE].
20 30 t W T D.ZOOM FOCUS W . B / S H U T T E R / I R I S M F / V O L / J O G P R O G . A E PUSH MNL M AUTO MENU 1 2 W T 1 FOCUS W . B / S H U T T E R / I R I S M F / V O L / J O G P R O G .
21 Cinema Function This function is f or recording in a cinema-like wide screen. 1 Set [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] >> [CAMERA SETUP] >> [CINEMA] >> [ON]. ≥ Black bars appear at the top and bot tom of the screen. 1 T o Cancel th e Cinema Mode Set [CA ME RA FUN C TI O NS] >> [CA MERA SE TUP] >> [C I N EM A] >> [OFF] .
22 SEARCH FADE STILL BLC 1 Backlight Compensation Function This prev ents a recording subject from being recorded darker in bac klight. (Backlight is the light that shines from behind a recording subject .) 1 Press the [BLC] Button . ≥ The [ ª ] Indication 1 flashes and then i s display ed.
23 Recor ding in Natural Colour s （ （ （ （ White Balance) Depending on the scene or light condition, the Automatic White Balance Adjustment Mode may not be able to bring out natural colours. ( l 23, 47) In such a case, the white balance can be adjusted manually .
24 Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment It is useful f or recording fast-moving subjects. 1 Set the Mode Selector Switch to [MNL]. ≥ The [MNL] Indi c a ti on 1 appears. 2 Press the [PUSH] Dial until the Shutter Speed Indicat ion 2 appear s. 3 T urn the [ PUSH] Dial t o adju st th e shutt er spe ed.
25 Digital Effect Functions This Movie Camera is equipped with Digital Effect Functions that add special effects to t he scene. Digital Effe cts 1 [EFF ECT1] 1) Wipe Mode [WIPE] ( l 25) 2) Mix Mode [MIX] ( l 25) 3) Strobe Mode [STROBE] ≥ It records images with a stroboscop ic eff ect.
26 4 2 SEARCH FADE STILL BLC s r S 5 6∫ 1 ; FOCUS W . B / S H U T T E R / I R I S M F / V O L / J O G P R O G . A E PUSH MNL M AUTO MENU 2 3 3 5 1 OFF ON CAMERA VCR MODE CARD P.B 1 VCR Mode Pla ying Back The record ed scene can be played back immediately after the recording.
27 Slow Motion Pla yback This Movie Camera c an pla y back at a slow speed. 1 Press the [ 1 ] Button. 2 Press the [ E ] Button or [ D ] Button on the Remo te Controlle r .
28 Index S ear ch Functions T o f aci lit ate searching of desired sc ene, this Movie Camera automatically records index signals dur ing recording, as explained in the follo wing. Photos hot Index Signal These signals are automatically record ed whene v er still pictures are taken in Photoshot Mode.
29 Pla yback Digital Effect Functions During playbac k, special digital eff ects can be added to the recorded pictures. The same effects as those of Digital Eff ects 1 and 2, which are used during record ing, are obtained. 1 Press the [ 1 ] Button. 2 Press the [SELECT] Button of the Remote Co ntroller to select a d esired digi tal effect.
30 4 3, 5 FOCUS W . B / S H U T T E R / I R I S M F / V O L / J O G P R O G . A E PUSH MNL M AUTO MENU 1, 2 ZOOM INDEX INDEX SELECT STORE STOP KL ∫ OSD COUNTER V /REW STILL ADV OFF/ON P .B.DIGIT AL DA TE/ TIME RESET TITLE T W s VOL r ¥ REC MUL TI/ P-IN-P PH OTO SHOT ST ART/ STOP A.
31 Copying on an S-VHS (or a VHS) Cassette (Dubbing ) After connecting the Movie Camera and the VCR as illustrated at left A , star t the following procedures. ≥ If your T V is not equipped with A V Input Socket s, the 21-pin Adaptor (purchase separat ely) is necessar y .
32 Using the D V Cable for Recor d ing (Dig ita l Dubbin g) By connecting this Movie Camera with other digital video equipment that has a D V Input/Output T erminal (i.LINK ) using a D V Cable VW -CD1E ( optional) 1 , dubbing can be done in the digital f ormat.
33 CARD Mode Using a Ca r d A Card can be used to record still pi ctur es. ª Inser ting a C ard Before inserting a Card, be sure to turn off the Movie Camera. 1 Slide the [O PEN] Lever and open the Ca rd Compa r tment . 2 Hold the Car d with its notc h 1 1 1 1 facing left and insert it in th e Card Com par tment.
34 Pla ying Back a Card It plays bac k images recorded on a Card. 1 Press the [MODE] Butto n to select the Card Pla ybac k Mode. ≥ The [CARD P .B] Lamp light s up . ≥ The still picture that was recorded last on the Ca rd is displayed. 2 Press t he [ 6 ] Button o r [ 5 ] Butto n to disp lay the desir ed picture.
35 Slide Sh ow The recorded still pictures in the Card can be play ed back lik e a Slide Show . T o Play Back Al l the Pictu res Co nti nuously 1 Set [CARD FUNCTIONS] >> [CARD EDITING] >> .
36 Creating a Title Y o u can create a title a nd record on a Card. 1 Camera M ode: Set the Lens to the image y ou want to us e for creating a title. VCR Mode: Sear ch for the image y ou want to u se for c reating a title and set the Mo vie Came ra to the Still Pl aybac k Mode.
37 Protecting the P ictures on a Card （ （ （ （ Loc k Setting) Precious pictures recorded on a Card can be loc ked (to prev ent accidental erasure.) (Ev en if pictures are lock ed, the pictures will be deleted when the Card is f orma tted.) 1 Set [CARD F UNCTIONS] >> [CARD E DITING] >> [FILE L OCK] >> [YES].
38 Others Indications V arious functions and the Mo vie Camera status are shown on the screen. ≥ Some Indications ma y not b e display ed according t o the model. r : Remaining Batt er y P ower ≥ When the bat tery power becomes low , the Indication changes.
39 ª T o Display Date /Time Indicatio n T o display Date/Time Indication, set the appropriate Date/ Time in [DA TE/TI M E] on the [D I S P LA Y SE TUP] Su b- Menu . ( l 13) Y ou a lso can press the [D A TE/TIME] Button of t he Remote Controller repeatedly to displa y or change the Date/Time Indication.
40 ≥ Digital Zoo m [D . ZOOM] ( l 20) ≥ 1/750 s or f aster shutter speed ( l 24) When [PR OGRESSI VE] is se t to [A UTO] Y ou cannot use the Progressive Photoshot Function in t he fol lowing cases.
41 ≥ Manual Focus Mode ≥ The shutter speed, Iris and White Balanc e cannot be operated. ≥ The Spor ts Mode [ 5 ], the P or trait Mode [ 7 ] and Low Light Mode [ 4 ] are cancelled.
42 ≥ When the Movie Camera is not connected to the video printer p roperly , when the Ink Cas sette is not inser ted or is empty , or when the printer is out of paper , the [PRINTER ERROR] Indication appears. ≥ Some Photoshot images may be skipped during A utopr int.
43 3 Remo ve the Ca rd. (NV -DS37/DS3 8 only) 4 Detach th e power suppl y and retrac t the View finder or the LCD Monitor . ( l 10, 12) 5 T o pro tect the Lens , attach the s upplied Lens Cap. ª Cautions for Use When you use your Movie Camera i n a rainy or snowy day or on a beach, make su re that no water enters i nside the Movie Camera.
44 Set the [OFF/ON] Switch to [OFF] and leave the Movie Camera in this condition for about 1 hour . When the lens temperature becomes close to the ambient temperature, t he fog disappears naturally .
45 erase the contents of a recording or ma y cause noise in images and sounds. Card (NV -DS37/DS38 only) ≥ When the Card is being read, do not remove the Card, turn off the pow er , or subject it to vibration or impact.
46 1-1: Is Manual F ocus Mode selected ? If Auto F ocus Mode is selected, focus is autom atically adjusted. ( l 24) 1-2: There are some recording subjects and recording surroundings for which the Auto Focus Function does not operate correctly . In this case, use the Manual Focus Mode to adjust the focus.
47 1) Recor ding a subject whose one en d is located c loser to the Movie Camera and the other en d far ther away from it ≥ Because Auto F ocus makes adjustments at the centre of an image, it may be impossib le t o focus on a subject that is located in bot h f oreg round and bac kground.
48 Specifications Digital Video Ca mera Information for your safety P ower Sou rce: DC 7.9/7.2 V P ower Con sumption: (NV -DS27/DS28) Recording 2.9 W (Wh en using Viewfinder) 3.6 W (Wh en using LCD Moni tor) (NV -DS37 /DS38) Recording 3.3 W (Wh en using Viewfinder) 4.
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