Panasonic ag-ez50 Operating Guide

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CAMERA

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VCR

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SEARCH

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AUTO
MANUAL
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MODE

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OFF

POWER

≥The [CAMERA] Lamp lights up. 

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≥Recording starts.
≥After the [RECORD] is displayed, it changes to [REC]. 

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≥The Tally Lamp (LED Lamp) 

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 lights up during recording and alerts 

those being recorded that recording is in progress. The Tally Lamp 
does not light up if the [TALLY LED] on the [OTHER FUNCTIONS] 
Sub-menu is set to [OFF].

≥[PAUSE] is displayed. 

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≥If the Recording Pause Mode continues for more than 5 minutes, the power 

is turned off automatically for tape protection and power conservation. 
To resume recording from this condition, turn on the power again.

≥When recording while the Mode Selector Switch is set to [AUTO] 

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, the 

Camera/Recorder automatically adjusts the focus and white balance. (In 
some cases, they cannot be adjusted automatically and need to be adjusted 
manually.) (

l 23, 24, 25)

≥For other notes, see page 46.

ª To Check the Recording

By pressing the [

S] Button 

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 in the Recording Pause Mode, you can play 

back the last few seconds of the recorded scene.
≥[CHK] is displayed. After checking, the Camera/Recorder resumes the 

Recording Pause Mode.

≥For other notes, see page 46.

ª To View the recorded scene while the Recording is 

The recorded scene can be viewed by holding down the [

sSEARCH] Button  

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 or [

rSEARCH] Button 

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 in the Recording Pause Mode.

The Camera Search function is useful for finding the starting point of a new 
scene to create a smooth transition from one scene to another.
≥When the [sSEARCH] Button is pressed, pictures are played back in the 

reverse direction.

≥When the [rSEARCH] Button is pressed, pictures are played back in the 

forward direction.

≥For other notes, see page 46.

ª Self-Recording

By opening the LCD Monitor and turning it so that it faces forward (to the lens 
side) 

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, you can let the subject in front of the Camera/Recorder monitor the 

shot while shooting is in progress.
≥When the LCD Monitor is opened, the Viewfinder is disabled automatically. 

However, when the LCD Monitor is rotated forward, the image is also 
shown in the Viewfinder.

≥If you prefer to have the image on the LCD Monitor to look like an image in 

a mirror, set [SELF-REC] on the [OTHER FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu to 
[MIRROR]. (Mirror Mode)
Images are recorded normally and no left and right reversal occurs.

≥If [MIRROR] is selected, only recording Indication [¥], recording pause 

Indication [

¥;], Card PhotoShot Indication [

ø] and Remaining Battery 

Power Indication [

x] are displayed. If a general Warning/Alarm 

Indication [

°] appears, return the LCD Monitor to the original position in 

order to check the specific content of the Warning/Alarm Indication.

ª To Finish the Recording