Panasonic PV-DV901 - Manual (Page 20)

' RECORD
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Recording
1 Set the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch to [ON].
• The [CAMERA] Lamp lights up. O
2 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button.
• Recording starts.
• After the [RECORD] is displayed, it changes to [RECj. @
• The Tally Lamp (LED Lamp) 0 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],
3 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button again to pause the
recording.
• [PAUSE] is displayed. O
• 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] 0 the
Palmcorder automatically adjusts the focus and white balance. (In some
cases, they cannot be adjusted automatically and need to be adjusted
manually.) (^ 24, 25)
• For other notes, see page 5i.
■To Check the Recording
By pushing the [(§)] Button ^ in the Recording Pause Mode, you can play
back the last few seconds of the recorded scene.
• [CHK] is displayed. After checking, the Palmcorder resumes the Recording
Pause Mode.
• For other notes, see page 51.
■To View the recorded scene whiie the Recording is
paused (Camera Search)
The recorded scene can be viewed by holding down the [—SEARCH] Button
Q or [SEARCH-1-] Button @ 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 of one scene to another.
• When the [-SEARCH] Button is pressed, images are played back in the
reverse direction.
• When the [SEARCH-i-] Button is pressed, images are played back In the
forward direction.
• For other notes, see page 51.
■Self-Recording
By opening the LCD Monitor and turning it so that it faces fonvard (to the lens
side) ©, you can let the subject in front of the Palmcorder 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 [•! I], Card PhotoShot Indication [[Q]] and Remaining Battery
Power Indication [i^^] are displayed. If a general Waming/Alarm
Indication [[T]] appears, return the LCD Monitor to the original position in
order to check the specific content of the Waming/Alarm Indication.
■To Finish the Recording
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Set the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch to [OFF].
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