Panasonic PV-GS500 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• TABLE OF CONTENTS

  8
• BEFORE USING

  10
  • QUICK GUIDE

    10
  • ACCESSORIES

    12
  • PARTS IDENTIFICATION AND HANDLING

    12
  • ATTACHING THE LENS CAP

    14
  • THE ONE-TOUCH FREE-STYLE GRIP BELT

    15
  • POWER SUPPLY

    15
  • CHARGING TIME AND RECORDABLE TIME

    17
  • TURNING THE CAMCORDER ON

    17
  • SETTING DATE AND TIME

    18
  • USING THE LCD MONITOR

    19
  • USING THE VIEWFINDER

    19
  • QUICK START

    20
  • INSERTING/REMOVING A CASSETTE

    21
  • INSERTING/REMOVING A CARD

    22
  • SELECTING A MODE

    23
  • HOW TO USE THE JOYSTICK

    23
  • HELP MODE

    25
  • SWITCHING THE LANGUAGE

    25
  • USING THE MENU SCREEN

    25
  • ADJUSTING LCD MONITOR/VIEWFINDER

    26
  • USING THR REMOTE CONTROL

    27
  • MAGIC WIRE REMOTE CONTROL

    29
• RECORD MODE

  30
  • CHECK BEFORE RECORDING

    30
  • RECORDING ON A TAPE

    31
  • RECORDING CHECK

    32
  • BLANK SEARCH FUNCTION

    32
  • RECORDING STILL PICTURES ON A CARD WHILE RECORDING IMAGE ONTO A TAPE

    33
  • RECORDING STILL PICTURES ONTO A CARD (PHOTOSHOT)

    33
  • ZOOM IN/OUT FUNCTION

    35
  • RECORDING YOURSELF

    36
  • BACKLIGHT COMPENSATION FUNCTION

    36
  • MAGICPIX FUNCTIONS

    36
  • SOFT SKIN MODE

    37
  • TELE MACRO FUNCTION

    37
  • FADE IN/FADE OUT FUNCTION

    38
  • WND NOISE REDUCTION FUNCTION

    38
  • ADJUSTING THE MICROPHONE SENSITIVITY LEVEL

    39
  • AUTO GROUND-DIRECTIOAL STANDBY (AGS)

    39
  • USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH

    40
  • SELF-TIMER RECORDING

    41
  • WIDE/PRO-CINEMA FUNCTION

    41
  • OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZER FUNCTION

    42
  • RAPIDFIRE CONSECUTIVE PHOTOSHOT

    42
  • RECORDING IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS (SCENE MODE)

    43
  • RECORDING IN NATURAL COLORS (WHITE BALANCE)

    44
  • MANUAL FOCUS ADJUSTMENT

    45
  • MANUAL SHUTTER SPEED/APERTURE ADJUSTMENT

    45
• PLAYBACK MODE

  47
  • PLAYING BACK TAPE

    47
  • SLOW-MOTION PLAYBACK/FRAME-BY-FRAME PLAYBACK

    48
  • VARIABLE-SPEED SEARCH FUNCTION

    48
  • PLAYBACK ON TV

    49
  • PLAYING BACK CARD

    50
  • DELETING FILES RECORDED ON A CARD

    51
  • FORMATTING A CARD

    51
  • PROTECTING FILES ON A CARD

    52
  • WRITING THE PRINTING DATA ON A CARD (DPOF SETTING)

    52
• EDIT MODE

  53
  • RECORDING FROM A TAPE ONTO A CARD

    53
  • COPYING ONTO A DVD RECORDER OR A VCR (DUBBING)

    53
  • USING THE DV CABLE FOR RECORDING (DIGITAL DUBBING)

    54
  • AUDIO DUBBING

    55
  • PRINTING PICTURES BY DIRECTLY CONNECTING TO THE PRINTER (PICTBRIDGE)

    56
• WITH A PC

  58
  • CHECK BEFORE USE

    58
  • USING THE CAMCORDER WITH A PC

    58
  • CONNECTING COMPUTER AND CAMCORDER

    59
  • USING AS A WEB CAMERA

    60
  • USING QUICK MOVIE MAGIC OR MOTIONDV STUDIO

    63
  • USING MACINTOSH

    66
  • TO DISCONNECT USB CABLE SAFELY

    66
  • IF YOU NO LONGER NEED SOFTWARE OR DRIVER (UNINSTALL)

    66
  • NOTES

    67
• MENU

  69
  • MENU LIST

    69
  • MENUS RELATED TO RECORDING

    71
  • MENUS RELATED TO PLAYBACK

    71
  • OTHER MENUS

    71
• OTHERS

  72
  • INDICATIONS

    72
  • WARNING/ALARM INDICATIONS

    73
  • FUNCTIONS THAT CANNOT BE USED SIMULTANEOUSLY

    75
  • BEFORE REQUESTING REPAIR (PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS)

    76
  • CAUTIONS FOR USE

    79
  • EXPLANATION OF TERMS

    83
  • SPECIFICATIONS

    85
  • CAMCORDER ACCESSORY SYSTEM

    87
  • CAMCORDER ACCESSORY ORDER FORM (FOR USA CUSTOMERS)

    88
  • REQUEST FOR SERVICE NOTICE (USA ONLY)

    89
  • LIMITED WARRANTY (FOR USA CUSTOMERS)

    90
  • CUSTOMER SERVICES DIRECTORY

    91
  • WARRANTY (FOR CANADIAN CUSTOMERS)

    92
  • INDEX

    93
  • SPANISH QUICK USE GUIDE/GUIA ESPANOLA PARA EL USO RAPIDO

    94