Panasonic ag-ez50 Operating Guide

Panasonic

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Contents

Before Use

Standard Accessories  ........................................................ 6
Quick Guide ........................................................................ 7
To watch the Playback Picture  ........................................... 7
Controls and Components .................................................. 8
Remote Controller  ............................................................ 10
Power Supply  ................................................................... 12
Charging Time and Available Recording Time ................. 12
Lens Cap and Grip Belt  .................................................... 13
Attaching the Shoulder Strap  ........................................... 13
Inserting a Cassette  ......................................................... 13
Turning on/off the Camera/Recorder and selecting

Modes ........................................................................... 14

Using the Viewfinder  ........................................................ 14
Using the LCD Monitor  ..................................................... 14
Using the Menu Screen .................................................... 15
List of Menus  .................................................................... 16
Setting Date and Time......................................................  19
Internal Lithium Battery Recharge....................................  19
LP Mode ...........................................................................  19
Audio Recording Mode.....................................................  19

Camera Mode

Recording ......................................................................... 20
PhotoShot Recording on the DV Cassette .......................  21
Zoom In/Out Functions.....................................................  21
Digital Zoom Function ......................................................  22
Optical Image Stabilizer Function.....................................  22
Fade In/Out Functions......................................................  22
Backlight Compensation Function....................................  23
Recording in Special Situations (Program AE).................  23
Manual Focus Adjustment................................................  23
Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment...................................  24
Manual Iris Adjustment (F Number) .................................  24
Recording with a Fixed Brightness (AE Lock Function)  ... 24
Recording in Natural Colors (White Balance) ................... 25
Adjusting White Balance Manually  ................................... 25
Digital Effect Functions ..................................................... 26

VCR Mode

Playing Back ..................................................................... 28
Finding a Scene You Want to Play Back .......................... 28
Slow Motion Playback  ...................................................... 29
Still Playback/Still Advance Playback ............................... 29
Finding the End of Recording (Blank Search Function)  ... 29
Index Search Functions .................................................... 30
Playback Zoom Function .................................................. 31
Playback Digital Effect Functions  ..................................... 31
Playing Back on Your TV  ................................................. 33
Audio Dubbing .................................................................. 33

Special Features

Using a Memory Card ....................................................... 34
Recording on the Memory Card ........................................ 34
Playing Back Pictures from the Memory Card  ..................35
Copying pictures from a Memory Card to a Cassette  .......36
Creating a Title  ................................................................. 37
Inserting a Title  ................................................................. 37
Protecting the Pictures on a Memory Card from

Accidental Erasure (File Lock) ...................................... 38

Deleting the pictures recorded on a Memory Card ...........38
Formatting a Memory Card ...............................................39
DPOF Setting ....................................................................39
Copying your DV Cassette to an S-VHS or VHS

Cassette (Dubbing) ....................................................... 41

Copying an S-VHS or VHS Cassette to

your DV Cassette ..........................................................41

Using your Camera/Recorder with Digital Video

Equipment (Dubbing) ....................................................42

Others

Indications .........................................................................43
Warning/Alarm Indications  ................................................ 45
Notes & Precautions  ......................................................... 46
Caution for Use  ................................................................. 49
Explanation of Terms ........................................................52
Specifications ....................................................................53
Camera/Recorder Accessory System ...............................54
Before Requesting Service  ...............................................55
Index .................................................................................57