Panasonic NV-GS3B Camcorder User Manual


 
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Spotlight Mode
With this mode, recorded images may turn out to be
extremely dark.
If the recording subject is extremely bright, its recorded
image may turn out to be whitish.
Surf & Snow Mode
If the recording subject is extremely bright, its recorded
image may turn out to be whitish.
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White Balance
In the following cases, you cannot change White
Balance:
When you set [EFFECT1] of [DIGITAL EFFECT]
Sub-Menu on the [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] Main-Menu to
[GAINUP] or [EFFECT2] to [SEPIA] or to [B/W].
When you set the Zoom to 10k or higher
During Digital Still Picture Mode
When you display a Menu
When you use the Colour Night View
In the following cases, the [
1
] Indication flashes:
The flashing indicates that the previously adjusted White
Balance setting is still kept. This setting will be kept until
White Balance is adjusted again.
You may not be able to achieve correct White Balance
Adjustment manually under weak illumination.
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Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment
You may see vertical lines of light in the playback image of
a brightly shining subject or highly reflective subject.
During normal playback, movement in the images may not
look smooth.
Because the colour and brightness of the playback image
may become unstable, avoid recording under fluorescent
light, mercury light or sodium light.
If you are using either Gain-up Mode
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or Programme
AE Mode
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, you cannot adjust the shutter speed. If
the shutter speed was adjusted manually, this setting will
be cancelled.
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Manual Iris Adjustment
Depending on zoom magnification, there are iris values
that will not be displayed.
If you are using Programme AE Mode
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, you cannot
adjust the iris. If the iris is adjusted manually, this setting
will be cancelled.
If you attempt to adjust the Shutter Speed after setting the
Iris, the value set for the Iris will be cancelled.
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Digital Effect Functions
It is not possible to use [MULTI], [P-IN-P], [WIPE], [MIX] or
[TRACER] of [EFFECT1] together with the digital modes of
[EFFECT2] on the [DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub-Menu.
If you have set [EFFECT2] to [B/W] or [SEPIA], changing
the selected White Balance Mode is not possible.
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When [PROGRESSIVE] on the [CAMERA SETUP]
Sub-Menu is set to [ON], the digital modes of [EFFECT1]
on the [DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub-Menu cannot be used.
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In the following cases, using the Digital Effect Function
is not possible.
Card Mode
It is as follows when [GAINUP] is selected.
Manual Focus Mode
The shutter speed and White Balance cannot be operated.
The Sports Mode [5], the Portrait Mode [7] and Low
Light Mode [4] are cancelled.
Wipe Mode and Mix Mode
If either one of the following operations is carried out, stored
images will be erased, and Wipe and Mix Functions cannot
be used.
Use the Camera Search Function
Press the [STILL] Button
Picture-in-Picture
If the Movie Camera is turned off, the smaller picture
disappears.
Titles cannot be inserted into the smaller picture.
Multi-Picture Mode
If the [MULTI] Button is pressed while self-recording Mirror
Mode
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is used, the still picture is displayed from the
upper right corner of the screen, but, in reality, the picture
is recorded from the upper left corner as usual.
Multi-Picture Mode cannot be used in digital still picture
mode.
The quality of Multi images deteriorates slightly.
The top and bottom of the Multi pictures will be cut off
slightly.
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Playing Back
Repeat Playback
If you continue to press the [1] Button for 5 seconds or
longer, the Movie Camera switches to Repeat Playback
Mode, and the [R !] Indication appears. (To cancel Repeat
Playback Mode, set the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch to [OFF].)
Listening to Playback Sound through
Headphones (NV-GS5 only)
If you want to use the headphones to listen to the playback
sound, set [AV JACK] on the [AV IN/OUT SETUP] Sub-Menu
to [OUT/PHONES] and connect the headphones to the
[PHONES] Socket
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on the Movie Camera. In this case,
no sound (including a warning sound and shutter sound) will
be reproduced through the built-in speaker of the Movie
Camera.
Choosing Sound during Playback
You can select the sound by using the [AUDIO OUT] setting
on the [PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu.
STEREO:Stereo Sound (main sound and sub sound)
L: Left channel sound (main sound)
R: Right channel sound (sub sound)
If you dub a tape recorded at the [12bit] selected as the
[AUDIO REC] on the [RECORDING SETUP] Sub-Menu,
playback sound becomes stereo sound regardless of the
[AUDIO OUT] setting if [12bit AUDIO] is set to [MIX].
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Index Search Functions
Index Search may not be possible at the beginning of tape.
Because Photoshot Index Signals are not recorded on still
pictures recorded in Continuous Photoshot Mode, the
Photoshot Index Search Function cannot be used for these
still pictures.
Scene Index Search may not function properly if the
interval between 2 scene index signals is shorter than
1 minute.
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Playback Zoom Function
You cannot adjust the sound volume with the Remote
Controller in Playback Zoom Mode.
If you turn off the Movie Camera power or if you switch
from VCR Mode to Camera Mode, Playback Zoom Mode is
automatically cancelled.
Even if Playback Zoom Functions are being used, images
that are output from the DV Terminal
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or Digital Still
Picture Terminal
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are not enlarged.
As you enlarge an image, the quality of image suffers.
During a Playback Zoom, the Variable Speed Search
Function cannot be changed with the Remote Controller.