Panasonic NV-GS1B manual

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2 Operating Instructions ≥ These Operating Instructions apply to models NV-GS1, NV-GS3, NV-GS4 and NV-GS5. ≥ The illustrations used in these Operating Instructions show model NV-GS5, however, parts of the explanation refer to different models. ≥ Depending on the model, some functions are not available. ≥ Windows is a trademark or registered[...]

3 Contents Before Use Infor mation fo r Your Saf ety ...... ...... ...... ....... ........ ...... ....... ... 2 Content s ..... ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ........ ....... ... 3 Standard Accessor ies ......................................................... 4 Optional Acce ssories.................................[...]

4 Standard Acce ssories Illustrated on the left are accessories supplied with t he Movie Camera. 1) AC Adaptor, DC Input Lead and AC Mains Lead ( l 9) 2) Battery Pack ( l 9) 3) Remote Contr oller and Button- Type Battery ( l 7, 8) 4) Free Style C ontroller ( l 7) 5) Lens Cap ( l 10) 6) AV Cable ( l 30, 31) 7) Shoulder Strap ( l 10) 8) SD Memory Car[...]

5 31) 32) Controls and Components 1) LCD Mo nitor ( l 11, 50) ....... ...... ...... ....... ........ ...... ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ...... ......... ..... ≥ Due to limitations in LCD production technology, there may be some tiny bright or dark spots on the LCD Monitor screen. However, this is not a ma[...]

6 33) Reset Butt on [RESET] ( l 43) 34) Speaker ( l 26) 35) Cassette Holder 36) Cassette Ej ect Lever [OPEN/EJECT] ( l 10) 37) Cassette Compa rtment Cover ( l 10) 38) Cassete Cover Close Button [PUSH C LOSE] ( l 10) 39) Lens Hood ( l 50) 40) Lens 41) Recording Lamp ( l 17) 42) White Ba lance Sensor ( l 22) Remote Control Sensor ( l 8) 43) Microphon[...]

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8 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 V AR. SEARCH P .B. ZOOM 1 21 15˚ 15˚ 15˚ 15˚ 1 3 2 1 ª Insertin g a Butt on-type Battery Before using the Rem[...]

9 1 2 2 1 O F F O N M O D E BA T T CGP-D14S CGP-D210 NV -GS1/GS3 NV -GS4/GS5 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. 2 h 10 min. (1 h 35 min.) 1 h 05 min. (50 min.) 3 h 40 min. (2 h 40 min.) 1 h 50 min. (1 h 20 min.) 4 h 20 min. (3 h[...]

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11 12:30:45 15.10.2002 12:30:45 15.10.2002 12:30:45 15.10.2002 12:30:45 15.10.2002 LCD/EVF SET PRESS MENU TO RETURN LCD BRIGHTNESS [-]||||----[+] LCD COLOUR LEVEL [-]||||----[+] EVF BRIGHTNESS [-]||||----[+] 180 x 90 x 1 OPEN 2 O F F O N M O D E 1, 2 3 1 CAMERA VCR CARD P .B Turning on the Movie Camer a and Selecting Modes Turn on the powe r first [...]

12 Using the Menu Screen To facilitate the selection of a desired function or setup, this Movie Camera displays various function setups on Menus. 1 Press the [MENU] Button. ≥ The Menu corresponding to the Mode selected by using the [OFF/ON/ MODE] Switch 1 is displayed. ≥ When the [CAM ERA] Lam p is on, the Cam era Function Menu is displayed. 2 [...]

13 PROG.AE OFF 5 7 4 Ω º RETURN ---- YES PROGRESSIVE OFF ON AUTO SIS D.ZOOM OFF ON OFF 20 500 CINEMA OFF ON RETURN CAMERA SETUP PRESS MENU TO EXIT 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) REC SPEED AUDIO REC 12bit 16bit RETURN ---- YES SP LP SCENEINDEX 2HOUR DAY WIND CUT OFF ON ZOOM MIC OFF ON PRESS MENU TO EXIT[...]

14 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 ---- YES PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS PRESS MENU TO EXIT SEARCH PHOTO SCENE AUDIO OUT STEREO L R 12bit AUDIO ST1 ST2 MIX 2) 1) 3) 4) 6) 7) 8) 9) OTHER FUNCTIONS PR[...]

15 Card Playback Mo de Main-M enu [CARD F UNCTIONS] (NV-GS 4/GS5 only) [ERASE CARD FILE] Sub-Me nu 1) Selecting and Erasing a File [ERASE FILE B Y SELECT ION] ( l 40) 2) Erasing All F iles [ERASE A LL FILES] ( l 40) 3) Selecting and Erasing a Title [ ERAS E TITLE BY SELECTION] ( l 40) [CARD EDITING] Sub-Menu 4) Recording to Tape [RECORD TO TAPE ] ([...]

16 1 CLOCK SET PRESS MENU TO RETURN YEAR 2002 MONTH 10 DAY 0 8 HOUR 14 MIN. 30 M E N U 1, 3 1, 2 Setting Date and Time Since the internal clock of the Movie Camera has a slight imprecision, make sure to check the time before recording. 1 Set [OTHER FUNCTIONS] >> [CL OCK SET] >> [YES]. 2 Press the [PUSH] Dial to se lect [YEAR]/[MONTH]/[D[...]

17 8 ¥ ° r マイク マイク  AV入出力/ ヘッドホン/リモコン S2 （S1） 映像入出力 映像入出力  7 6 SEARCH SEARCH 4 3 RECORD REC 5 PAUSE PAUSE 2 CAMERA VCR CARD P .B 1 3 AUT O MNL FOCUS FOCUS 1 O F F O N M O D E 2 T APE CARD CARD CARD MODE CAMERA Mode Recording When recording with the Mode Selector Switch 1 s[...]

18 1 t W 5 t W 10 t W Z.MIC T T T 1 1 W T PHOTO PHOTO PHOTO 1 PHOTO 1 PHOTO SHOT 2 T APE CARD CARD CARD MODE[...]

19 20 t W T D.ZOOM M E N U 1 2 W T 1 M E N U 1 1, 3 O F F O N M O D E 2 F ADE Digital Zoom Function This function is useful when you want to record close-up shot s of subjects located beyond a normal zoom range of 1 k to 10 k magn ification. With the Digital Zoom Function, you can select a magnification of 20 k or even to 500 k . 1 Set [CAMERA FUNC[...]

20 ST ART 1 3 COLOUR NIGHT VIEW QUICK C.NIGHT VIEW Cinema Function This func tion is for record ing in a cinem a-lik e wide scr een. 1 Set [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] >> [CA MERA SETUP] >> [CINEMA] >> [ON] . ≥ Black bars ap pear at the top and bo ttom of the screen. 1 To Cancel the Cine ma M ode Set [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] >> [CAMERA SE[...]

21 AW B 1 3 2 4 1 AUT O MNL MNL FOCUS M E N U 2, 3 Wind Noise Reduction Function This function red uces the sound of a wind hit ting the microph one when recording. 1 Set [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] >> [RECORDING SETUP] >> [WIND CUT] >> [ON]. ≥ The [WIND CUT] Indication 1 appears. ≥ For other not es concerning t his item, see page 44. [...]

22 Adjusting White Balance Manually[...]

23 MF MNL 1,2 AUT O MNL MNL FOCUS M E N U 3 MNL 1/1000 1 A UT UT O MNL FOCUS FOCUS M E N U 2, 3 Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment It is useful for recording fast-moving subjects. 1 Set the Mode Selector Switch to [MNL]. ≥ The [MN L] Ind ica tion 1 appears. 2 Press the [PUSH] Dia l until the Shutter Spe ed Indication 2 appears . 3 Turn the [ PUSH] D[...]

24 WIPE MIX WIPE WIPE MIX MIX O F F O N M O D E 2, 3, 4 1 M E N U Digital Effect Functions This Movie Camera is equipped with Digital Effect Functions that add special effects to the scene. Digital Effects 1 [EFFECT1] 1) Multi Mode [MULTI] 2) Picture-I n-Picture Mode [P-IN-P] 3) Wipe Mode [WIPE] ( l 24) 4) Mix Mode [MIX] ( l 24) 5) Strobe Mode [ ST[...]

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26 1 CAMERA VCR CARD P .B O F F O N M O D E 2 3 BLC SEARCH F ADE M E N U C A B 1 SEARCH BLC SEARCH M E N U 2 VCR Mode Playing Back The recorded scene can be played back immediately after the recording. 1 Rotate the [OF F/ON/MODE] Switch and set the M ovie Camera to the VCR Mode. ≥ The [VCR] Lamp lights u p. 1 2 Pr ess th e [ 6 ] Button t o rewind[...]

27 Sl ow Mo tion Play back This Movie Camera can play back at a slow speed. 1 Press the [ 1 ] Button. 2 Press t he [ E ] Button or [ D ] Button on the Remote Controller. ≥ The [ } ] or [ ~ ] Indication 1 appears. ≥ When the [ E ] Button is pressed, Slow Mot ion Playback proceeds in the reverse direction. When the [ D ] Button is pressed, Slow M[...]

28 Index Search Functions To facilitate searching of desired scene, this Movie Camera automatically records index signals during r ecording, as explained in the following. Photos hot Index Sign al These signals are automatically recorded whenever still pictures are taken in Photoshot Mode. ( l 18) Photoshot Index Signals are not recorded on still p[...]

29 WIPE 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 .B. ZOOM 1 2 3 4 MIX Playback Digital Effect Functions During playback, special digital effe[...]

30 4 3, 5 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 V AR. SEARCH P .B. ZOOM M E N U 1, 2 21-pin Adaptor 1 2 [VIDEO IN] [AUDIO IN] [S-VIDEO IN] 1 ZOOM INDEX IN[...]

31 Copying on an S-VHS (or a V HS) Cassette (Dubbing ) After connecting t he Movie Camera an d the VCR as i llustrated at left A , start the f ollowing proced ures. ≥ If your T V is not equ ipped with AV Input Sockets, the 21- pin Adaptor (purchase separately) is necessary. Consult your dealer. ≥ Be s ure to p re ss th e [ OSD ] Bu tto n ( l 7)[...]

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35 VOICE R:0h20m 1, 2 T APE CARD CARD MODE O F F O N M O D E 3[...]

36 Playing Back a Card It plays back files recorded on a Card. 1 Set the Movie Camera to Card Pl ayback Mo de. ≥ The [CARD P.B] Lamp light s up. ≥ The file that wa s recorded last on the Card is displayed. 2 Slide the [TAPE/CARD/CARD MODE] Se lector to [CARD MODE] until [PICTURE], [MP EG4] or [VOICE] Ind ica ti on app ear s. (NV-GS5 only) 3 Sta[...]

37 To Select a Desired Fi le and Play It Back 1 Set the [TAPE/CARD/CARD MODE] Selector to [CARD]. 2 Slide the [TAPE/CARD/CARD MODE] Selector to [CARD MODE] until the d esired type of data ind ication appears . (NV-GS5 only) 3 Press the [M ULTI] Button. ≥ The files recorded on the Card are displayed in Multi-Picture Mode. 1 4 Turn the [ PUSH] Dial[...]

38 SLIDE SLIDE 2 1 M E N U BLC Slide Show The record ed still pictures in the Card can be played b ack like a Slide Show. To Play Ba ck All the Pict ures Continuousl y 1 Set [CARD FUNCTIONS] >> [CARD EDITING] >> [SLIDE SHOW] >> [YES] >> [SL IDE SHOW] >> [ALL]. ≥ This step is s kipped when there is no picture that has[...]

39 TITLE USR00002.TTL 3, 4 M E N U 12 , 4 MUL TI/ P-IN-P TITLE 1 3 LUMINANCE RETURN CREATE TITLE PRESS MENU TO EXIT PHO PHO TO SHO SHO T T APE CARD CARD MODE 2, 4, 5, 6 2 M E N U Creating a Title You can create a ti tle and record o n a Card. 1 Camera Mode: In NV-GS5, slide t he [TAPE/CARD/CARD MODE] Selector to [CARD MODE] until [PICTURE] Ind icat[...]

40 FILE LOCK PRESS MENU TO EXIT 640 640 640 640 640 640 1, 2, 3 1 M E N U Protecting the Files on a Card (Lock Setting) Precious files rec orded on a Card can be lock ed (to prevent accidental erasure). (Even if files are locked, the files w ill be deleted when the Card is formatted.) 1 Set [CARD FUNCTIONS] >> [CARD EDITING] >> [FILE LO[...]

41 DPOF SETTING (PRINT QUANTITY) PRESS MENU TO EXIT 1 T APE CARD CARD MODE[...]

42 Others Indications Various functions and the Movie Camera status are shown on the screen. ≥ Some Ind ications may not b e displayed acc ording to the model. r : Remaining Battery Power ≥ When the bat tery power becomes low, the Indication changes. When the battery is discharged completely, the u ( v ) Indication flashes. s : (When you are us[...]

43 ª To Change the Counter Display Mode By changing [C.DISPLAY ] on the [DISPLAY SETUP] Sub-Menu, yo u can chang e the Counter Display Mode to Tape Counter Indication [ COUNTER] ( 0:00.00), Memory Counter Indication [MEM ORY] (M0:00.00) , and Time Code Indication [TIMECODE ] (0h00m00s00f ). ( l 12) By repeatedly pressing the [COUNTER] Button on th[...]

44 ª Inserting/R emoving th e Casse tte ≥ In the case of using a previously recorded Cassette, you can use the Camera Search Function to find the posit ion where you want t o continue rec ording. ≥ If a new Cassette is inserted, rew ind to the beginning of the tape before starting recording. ≥ When inserting t he cassette, m ake sure it face[...]

45 Spotl ight Mode ≥ With this mode, recorded images may turn ou t to be extremely da rk. ≥ If the recording subject is extremely bright, its recorded image may t urn out to be whitish. Surf & S now M ode ≥ If the recording subject is extremely bright, its recorded image may t urn out to be whitish. ª White Ba lance In the following case[...]

46 ª Playback Digital Effect Functions ≥ Signals of images to which digital effects are added during playback cannot be output from the DV Terminal ( l 6) or Digital Still Picture Terminal ( l 32) . ≥ You cannot use the Wipe or Mix Function while playing back the non-recorded portion of tape. ª Playing Back on Your TV ≥ If you set [AV JACK][...]

47 ª Voice Power Save (N V-GS5 o nly ) ≥ Voice Power Save Function is to turn off the monitor to reduce the pow er consumption when no operation is done in the Voice Recording Mode. When [VOICE POWER SAVE] on the [OTHER FUNCTIONS ] Menu is set to [ON], the power save f unction is act ivated, and the s creen turns off in a few seconds after some [...]

48 ≥ The [SD_VOICE] folder and the Voice files in the folder are set as hidden. Depending on the s ettings of your personal computer, this hidden folder and these hidden files might not appear in Windows Explorer or th e “ My Computer ” screen. ≥ The memory capac ity indicated on the SD Memory Card label corresponds to the total am ount of [...]

49 ª Condensation If the Condensation I ndication flashes aft er the Movie Camera is turned on, condensation has formed inside the Movie Camera. In this case, the Movie C amera power is turned off automatically after about 1 minute. Follow the steps below: 1 Take out th e Cassette. ≥ None of the o ther functions oper ate. Depending on t he amoun[...]

50 ª Cautions for Sto rage Before storing the Movie Camera, take the Cassette out and detach t he Battery. Store all the components in a dry place with a relati vely stable temperatur e. (Recommended Temperat ure: 15 to 25 o C, Recomm ended Humidity: 40 to 60%) Movie Camera ≥ Wrap it with a soft cloth t o prevent dust from getting into the Camer[...]

51 3: The Movie Camera power does not stay on long enough. 3-1: Is the Battery low? Charge the Battery or attach a fully charged Battery. ( l 9) 3-2: Has condensation oc curred? Wait until the Condensation Indication disappears. ( l 49) Battery 1: Battery runs down quickly. 1-1: Is the Battery fully charged? Charge it wit h the AC Adaptor. ( l 9) 1[...]

52 2: Card Photoshot Playback images do not look normal. 2: The picture may be damaged. In order to prevent the loss of image data, backing up on a Cassette or a personal computer is recommended. ( l 32, 37, 47) 3: During Playback the [ t ] Indication is displayed. 3: The ima ge was eith er recorded in a different format , or data is damaged. 4: Ev[...]

53 Speci fications Digit al Video Came ra Inform ation fo r your safety Power Source: DC 7.9/7.2 V Power Consumption: (NV-GS1/GS3 ) Recording 2.6 W (When us ing Vi ewfin der) 3.6 W (When us ing LC D Monito r) (NV-GS4 /GS5) Recording 2.6 W (When us ing Vi ewfin der) 3.6 W (When us ing LC D Monito r) Recording Format: Mini DV (Consumer-use Digital Vi[...]

54 Index ª A AC Adaptor . ................ ......................... ......................... 9, 48 Audio Dubbing ........................ ......................... ................. 30 Auto F ocus ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ....... ........ ...... ....... ........ .. 52 ª B Backlight Compensation .................................. ..[...]

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