Panasonic SDR-S15 User Manual

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Setup
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Turning the unit ON/OFF 
(Selecting modes)
Rotate the mode dial to motion picture recording/playback, still picture 
recording/playback or turning the unit OFF.
Set to icon of desired mode.
Turning the unit OFF
Motion picture recording mode 
(P.26)
Motion picture playback mode 
(P.52)
Still picture recording mode 
(P.28)
Still picture playback mode 
(P.55)
Rotate the mode dial slowly but surely to the desired position without turning it 
recklessly.
The very first time that the unit is turned ON, a message appears prompting 
you to set the date and time. (P.22)
During use, the main unit and SD card become hot, but this is normal and not 
indicative of a malfunction.
Status indicator
When turning the unit ON: Lit red
(When selecting        )
When turning the unit OFF: Off
Turning the unit ON/OFF from the LCD monitor
When [ ] or [ ] is selected, the unit turns ON when the LCD monitor is 
opened and OFF when it is closed. (During motion picture recording, the unit 
does not turn OFF when the LCD monitor is closed.)
When [QUICK START] (next page) is [ON], the unit goes on quick start 
standby when the LCD monitor is closed.
When not in use, set the mode dial to [OFF].
 Quick starts
Quick starts are available when the mode is set to [ ] and [ ]. 
When [QUICK START] is [ON], the unit responds as follows to LCD monitor 
operations:
LCD monitor 
operation
Unit response
Status 
indicator
When opened
Shooting can start in approx. 0.6 seconds.
Lit red
When closed
The unit goes on quick start standby
.
Flashing green
*  The unit consumes about half as much power as when recording is stopped.
 Setting [QUICK START]
Select settings from the 
menus. (P.20)
→[SETUP]→
[QUICK START]→[ON]
(To turn OFF, select [OFF].)
[QUICK START] is [ON] at the time of purchase.
The quick start standby is cancelled and the unit turns OFF (status indicator 
out) in the following situations. 
When quick start standby mode continues for more than about 5 minutes
When the mode dial is rotated
When the white balance has been set to the automatic adjustment (during 
automatic recording or when it is set to [
] during manual recording) 
and quick start has been initiated, quick start may take longer if a different 
light source is used from the one prior to initiating quick start: This happens 
because the automatic adjustments are performed again.
Starting may require more time than usual if the unit is impacted.
Zoom magnification becomes 1x after quick starts.
If [ECONOMY] (P.86) is set to [5 MINUTES] and the unit automatically goes 
on quick start standby, close and reopen the LCD monitor.