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... assistance, please call: 1-800-561-5505 or visit us at www.panasonic.ca P PC LSQT1121 C Guía para rápida consulta en español está incluida. PV-GS85 ¥ ¥ ¥ PV-GS80 - - - Operating Instructions Digital Video Camcorder Model No. PV-GS85 PV-GS80 Video Light SD Card Compatible USB Before connecting, operating or adjusting this...
... assistance, please call: 1-800-561-5505 or visit us at www.panasonic.ca P PC LSQT1121 C Guía para rápida consulta en español está incluida. PV-GS85 ¥ ¥ ¥ PV-GS80 - - - Operating Instructions Digital Video Camcorder Model No. PV-GS85 PV-GS80 Video Light SD Card Compatible USB Before connecting, operating or adjusting this...
Digital Video Camcorder
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You have been tested and inspected for choosing Panasonic! Used properly, we're sure it will bring you for use in the ... Be sure to persons. The serial number is recommended that only cassette tapes that may be used. Your Ò Camcorder is designed to record and play back in Standard Play (SP) mode and Long Play (LP) mode It is... triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of electric shock to retain this manual as your convenient Camcorder information source. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, ≥DO NOT EXPOSE ...
You have been tested and inspected for choosing Panasonic! Used properly, we're sure it will bring you for use in the ... Be sure to persons. The serial number is recommended that only cassette tapes that may be used. Your Ò Camcorder is designed to record and play back in Standard Play (SP) mode and Long Play (LP) mode It is... triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of electric shock to retain this manual as your convenient Camcorder information source. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, ≥DO NOT EXPOSE ...
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...for the correct method of the lens with water, and then consult a doctor. 5 LSQT1121 This action could permanently damage the internal parts of your Camcorder in a manner that will not subject it gets wet. Do not use the battery pack with metal objects. ≥Do not disassemble, remodel,... THE EVF AIMED DIRECTLY AT THE SUN AS THIS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE INTERNAL PARTS OF THE EVF ≥DO NOT EXPOSE YOUR CAMCORDER TO EXTENDED HIGH TEMPERATURE ... Precautions USE & LOCATION WARNING ≥TO AVOID SHOCK HAZARD ... Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack) ≥Use the ...
...for the correct method of the lens with water, and then consult a doctor. 5 LSQT1121 This action could permanently damage the internal parts of your Camcorder in a manner that will not subject it gets wet. Do not use the battery pack with metal objects. ≥Do not disassemble, remodel,... THE EVF AIMED DIRECTLY AT THE SUN AS THIS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE INTERNAL PARTS OF THE EVF ≥DO NOT EXPOSE YOUR CAMCORDER TO EXTENDED HIGH TEMPERATURE ... Precautions USE & LOCATION WARNING ≥TO AVOID SHOCK HAZARD ... Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack) ≥Use the ...
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only 13 The grip belt 13 Power supply 14 Charging time and recordable time 15 Turning the Camcorder on a tape (Photoshot) (PV-GS80 only 29 Recording still pictures onto a card (Photoshot) (PV-GS85 only 30 Zoom in/out function 31 Recording yourself 32 Backlight compensation function 32 MagicPix function 32 Soft skin mode 33 Fade...
only 13 The grip belt 13 Power supply 14 Charging time and recordable time 15 Turning the Camcorder on a tape (Photoshot) (PV-GS80 only 29 Recording still pictures onto a card (Photoshot) (PV-GS85 only 30 Zoom in/out function 31 Recording yourself 32 Backlight compensation function 32 MagicPix function 32 Soft skin mode 33 Fade...
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... tape onto a card (PV-GS85 only 45 Copying onto a DVD recorder or a VCR (Dubbing 45 Using the DV Interface Cable for Recording (Digital Dubbing 46 PC Connection with the DV Interface Cable 47 With a PC Connecting Computer and Camcorder ......... 48 Using on a Windows PC (PV-GS85 only)...... 48 Using as... a Web camera (PV-GS85 only) ...... 49 Using on Macintosh 52 To disconnect USB cable safely (PV-GS85 only 53 If you no longer need the driver (Uninstall...
... tape onto a card (PV-GS85 only 45 Copying onto a DVD recorder or a VCR (Dubbing 45 Using the DV Interface Cable for Recording (Digital Dubbing 46 PC Connection with the DV Interface Cable 47 With a PC Connecting Computer and Camcorder ......... 48 Using on a Windows PC (PV-GS85 only)...... 48 Using as... a Web camera (PV-GS85 only) ...... 49 Using on Macintosh 52 To disconnect USB cable safely (PV-GS85 only 53 If you no longer need the driver (Uninstall...
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Parts identification and handling ª Camcorder 1) (1) (4) (2) PV-DAC14D 2) K2GJ2DC00011 K2CA2CA00025 3) (3) (5) CGR-DU06 4) K2KC4CB00020 K1HA05CD0014 1) AC adaptor, DC Cable, AC Cable -142) Battery pack -143) AV cable -454) USB cable (PV-GS85 only) -48- (1) Built-in LED video light (PV-GS85 only) -25- (2) White balance sensor -37(3) Grip belt -13(4) Lens (5) Microphone (built-in, stereo) -31...
Parts identification and handling ª Camcorder 1) (1) (4) (2) PV-DAC14D 2) K2GJ2DC00011 K2CA2CA00025 3) (3) (5) CGR-DU06 4) K2KC4CB00020 K1HA05CD0014 1) AC adaptor, DC Cable, AC Cable -142) Battery pack -143) AV cable -454) USB cable (PV-GS85 only) -48- (1) Built-in LED video light (PV-GS85 only) -25- (2) White balance sensor -37(3) Grip belt -13(4) Lens (5) Microphone (built-in, stereo) -31...
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... belt length so it fits your hand. 1 Adjust the belt length and the pad position. 1 2 ≥When you are not recording, be sure to the Camcorder.) ≥You cannot open the card slot cover when the tripod is used. only) 1 Flip the grip belt. (34) (34) Tripod receptacle This is a hole... for attaching the Camcorder to optional tripod. (Please carefully read the operating instructions for how to attach the tripod to cover the lens with the lens cap for U.S.A.
... belt length so it fits your hand. 1 Adjust the belt length and the pad position. 1 2 ≥When you are not recording, be sure to the Camcorder.) ≥You cannot open the card slot cover when the tripod is used. only) 1 Flip the grip belt. (34) (34) Tripod receptacle This is a hole... for attaching the Camcorder to optional tripod. (Please carefully read the operating instructions for how to attach the tripod to cover the lens with the lens cap for U.S.A.
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... ª Charging lamp Lights up and normal charging will not get charged. CAUTION Danger of the AC Cable is exclusively designed for this Camcorder. BATTERY ≥Hold the battery with the same or equivalent type recommended by aligning the mark, and then securely plug it in 1, ...discharged excessively). Remove the DC Cable from other batteries, we cannot guarantee the quality of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. Before using Panasonic batteries. (-11-, -72-) ≥If you use the power cord from the AC adaptor. 1 Connect the AC Cable to the AC...
... ª Charging lamp Lights up and normal charging will not get charged. CAUTION Danger of the AC Cable is exclusively designed for this Camcorder. BATTERY ≥Hold the battery with the same or equivalent type recommended by aligning the mark, and then securely plug it in 1, ...discharged excessively). Remove the DC Cable from other batteries, we cannot guarantee the quality of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. Before using Panasonic batteries. (-11-, -72-) ≥If you use the power cord from the AC adaptor. 1 Connect the AC Cable to the AC...
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... [OFF/ON] switch is set to [ON] while the LCD monitor is closed and the viewfinder is higher or lower than this. Before using the Camcorder. ≥The Status indicator goes off when the power turns off , moving the zoom lever etc.) "1 h 40 min" indicates 1 hour 40 minutes. ≥The battery... 1, set the [OFF/ON] switch to [ON]. 1 OFF ON ≥The Status indicator lights red and the power turns on with the reduction of the Camcorder being used will become shorter in the following cases: ≥When you use or charging. If the temperature is retracted, the power turns off. ª...
... [OFF/ON] switch is set to [ON] while the LCD monitor is closed and the viewfinder is higher or lower than this. Before using the Camcorder. ≥The Status indicator goes off when the power turns off , moving the zoom lever etc.) "1 h 40 min" indicates 1 hour 40 minutes. ≥The battery... 1, set the [OFF/ON] switch to [ON]. 1 OFF ON ≥The Status indicator lights red and the power turns on with the reduction of the Camcorder being used will become shorter in the following cases: ≥When you use or charging. If the temperature is retracted, the power turns off. ª...
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...very accurate. ª Recharging the built-in lithium battery ≥If [0] or [--] appears when the Camcorder is turned on for the first time after charging, [SET DATE AND TIME] will not turn off...or viewfinder will appear. Select [YES] and set the date/time. Setting date and time When the Camcorder is set to charge the battery. OFF ON 1 Open the LCD monitor out or extend the viewfinder... retracted while recording on a tape. 3 Open the LCD monitor or extend the viewfinder to use the Camcorder again. Then move the joystick up or down to set the desired value. ≥The year will ...
...very accurate. ª Recharging the built-in lithium battery ≥If [0] or [--] appears when the Camcorder is turned on for the first time after charging, [SET DATE AND TIME] will not turn off...or viewfinder will appear. Select [YES] and set the date/time. Setting date and time When the Camcorder is set to charge the battery. OFF ON 1 Open the LCD monitor out or extend the viewfinder... retracted while recording on a tape. 3 Open the LCD monitor or extend the viewfinder to use the Camcorder again. Then move the joystick up or down to set the desired value. ≥The year will ...
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.... ≥The brightness and color level of the LCD monitor can be adjusted from the menu. ≥If it is forcibly opened or rotated, the Camcorder may be damaged or fail. ≥If the LCD monitor is rotated by 180o towards the lens and the viewfinder is extended (when recording yourself...
.... ≥The brightness and color level of the LCD monitor can be adjusted from the menu. ≥If it is forcibly opened or rotated, the Camcorder may be damaged or fail. ≥If the LCD monitor is rotated by 180o towards the lens and the viewfinder is extended (when recording yourself...
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...in the following cases, quick start standby mode unless the LCD monitor is closed . Also, close the LCD monitor and retract the Viewfinder. The Camcorder will be used , however, the white balance of the scene last recorded is retained.) ≥If the power is still set to Tape/Card... set. A card is inserted while Card Recording Mode is set. ≥While using the AC adaptor Quick Start can be completely turned off and the Camcorder will resume recording/pause mode about 1.7 seconds after it was before quick start standby. ≥If [POWER SAVE] (-28-) is being recorded has a...
...in the following cases, quick start standby mode unless the LCD monitor is closed . Also, close the LCD monitor and retract the Viewfinder. The Camcorder will be used , however, the white balance of the scene last recorded is retained.) ≥If the power is still set to Tape/Card... set. A card is inserted while Card Recording Mode is set. ≥While using the AC adaptor Quick Start can be completely turned off and the Camcorder will resume recording/pause mode about 1.7 seconds after it was before quick start standby. ≥If [POWER SAVE] (-28-) is being recorded has a...
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... with SD Memory cards. (When using Inserting/removing a card (PV-GS85 only) Before inserting/removing a card, set the [OFF/ON] switch to [OFF]. ≥If the card is inserted or removed with the power turned on, this Camcorder may malfunction or the data recorded on the card may be sure...has gone off. 2 Open the card slot cover. 3 Insert/remove the card into/from the card slot. ª Card access lamp ≥When the Camcorder accesses the card (reading, recording, playback, erasing, etc.), the access lamp lights up. ≥If the following operations are not compliant with both SD ...
... with SD Memory cards. (When using Inserting/removing a card (PV-GS85 only) Before inserting/removing a card, set the [OFF/ON] switch to [OFF]. ≥If the card is inserted or removed with the power turned on, this Camcorder may malfunction or the data recorded on the card may be sure...has gone off. 2 Open the card slot cover. 3 Insert/remove the card into/from the card slot. ª Card access lamp ≥When the Camcorder accesses the card (reading, recording, playback, erasing, etc.), the access lamp lights up. ≥If the following operations are not compliant with both SD ...
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We also recommend using Recording with the built-in LED video light (PV-GS85 only) Gain up mode works with the built-in LED video light to enhance the light's brightness and brighten the natural colors in a scene. 1 .... 3 ≥The LED video light turns off. ≥Pressing the [LIGHT] button again returns to 1. 1 + 2 3 ≥The subject should be within 1.5 metres (4.9 feet) of the Camcorder. ≥Using the LED video light reduces battery time. ≥Set the LED video light to off when not in use. ≥Do not look...
We also recommend using Recording with the built-in LED video light (PV-GS85 only) Gain up mode works with the built-in LED video light to enhance the light's brightness and brighten the natural colors in a scene. 1 .... 3 ≥The LED video light turns off. ≥Pressing the [LIGHT] button again returns to 1. 1 + 2 3 ≥The subject should be within 1.5 metres (4.9 feet) of the Camcorder. ≥Using the LED video light reduces battery time. ≥Set the LED video light to off when not in use. ≥Do not look...
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... legs. ≥When you are closed and the viewfinder is selected, the recording time will be degraded in the background as weddings or when the Camcorder has not been used for an optimum brightness. (When set to Tape Recording/Playback Mode. 1 Set [BASIC] or [ADVANCED] >> [REC SPEED] >> [SP] or [LP]. ... not cover the microphones or sensors with the SP mode, but mosaic noise may appear on the brightness of the LP mode, we recommend using Panasonic cassettes marked LP mode. ≥In the LP mode, the picture quality will be disabled. ≥We recommend using the SP mode for important ...
... legs. ≥When you are closed and the viewfinder is selected, the recording time will be degraded in the background as weddings or when the Camcorder has not been used for an optimum brightness. (When set to Tape Recording/Playback Mode. 1 Set [BASIC] or [ADVANCED] >> [REC SPEED] >> [SP] or [LP]. ... not cover the microphones or sensors with the SP mode, but mosaic noise may appear on the brightness of the LP mode, we recommend using Panasonic cassettes marked LP mode. ≥In the LP mode, the picture quality will be disabled. ≥We recommend using the SP mode for important ...
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... to verify that the image is turned on with a wide-screen TV. Recording on a tape Remove the lens cap. (-13-) (When the Camcorder is recorded properly. ≥In order to [16:9] for recording images compatible with the lens cap fitted, the automatic white balance adjustment may not ...time is indicated in minutes. (When it reaches less than the actual remaining tape time. 2 Press the recording start recording. Please turn the Camcorder on after removing the lens cap.) When this indication will flash in red.) 6) Quality of the image on other digital video equipment recorded ...
... to verify that the image is turned on with a wide-screen TV. Recording on a tape Remove the lens cap. (-13-) (When the Camcorder is recorded properly. ≥In order to [16:9] for recording images compatible with the lens cap fitted, the automatic white balance adjustment may not ...time is indicated in minutes. (When it reaches less than the actual remaining tape time. 2 Press the recording start recording. Please turn the Camcorder on after removing the lens cap.) When this indication will flash in red.) 6) Quality of the image on other digital video equipment recorded ...
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...the joystick down . After the search is finished, the blank search function is canceled and the Camcorder is played back for the last part of the image recorded (unused part of the Camcorder. 28 LSQT1121 Move the joystick down until icon 1 appears. 2 Move the joystick left to ... down to select the [∫] icon. ≥If the cassette tape has no blank part, then the Camcorder will stop button. [5 MINUTES]: When 5 minutes passes without any operation, the Camcorder automatically turns off even when set to recording pause. ≥Set to Tape Recording Mode. 1 Press the...
...the joystick down . After the search is finished, the blank search function is canceled and the Camcorder is played back for the last part of the image recorded (unused part of the Camcorder. 28 LSQT1121 Move the joystick down until icon 1 appears. 2 Move the joystick left to ... down to select the [∫] icon. ≥If the cassette tape has no blank part, then the Camcorder will stop button. [5 MINUTES]: When 5 minutes passes without any operation, the Camcorder automatically turns off even when set to recording pause. ≥Set to Tape Recording Mode. 1 Press the...
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... still pictures to Tape Recording Mode. 1 Press the Photoshot button [ ] while recording image onto a tape. Recording a still picture on a tape (Photoshot) (PV-GS80 only) Still pictures can be recorded from the Camcorder directly onto the tape. ≥Set to Tape Recording Mode. 1 Press the Photoshot button [ ] in slightly inferior image quality. 29 LSQT1121
... still pictures to Tape Recording Mode. 1 Press the Photoshot button [ ] while recording image onto a tape. Recording a still picture on a tape (Photoshot) (PV-GS80 only) Still pictures can be recorded from the Camcorder directly onto the tape. ≥Set to Tape Recording Mode. 1 Press the Photoshot button [ ] in slightly inferior image quality. 29 LSQT1121
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...You can record stable pictures without shaking by hand. Record mode Recording still pictures onto a card (Photoshot) (PV-GS85 only) ≥Set to reduce the slight shaking from holding the Camcorder by using a tripod. ≥For the number of still pictures to be recorded on a card, refer .... ≥When the access lamp is lit, do not remove the card. ≥Another product may degrade or not play back data recorded on this Camcorder. ≥If you set [PICT.QUALITY] >> [ ], mosaicpattern noise may appear on a playback image depending on the picture content. 1) ø÷÷ 0.2 2)...
...You can record stable pictures without shaking by hand. Record mode Recording still pictures onto a card (Photoshot) (PV-GS85 only) ≥Set to reduce the slight shaking from holding the Camcorder by using a tripod. ≥For the number of still pictures to be recorded on a card, refer .... ≥When the access lamp is lit, do not remove the card. ≥Another product may degrade or not play back data recorded on this Camcorder. ≥If you set [PICT.QUALITY] >> [ ], mosaicpattern noise may appear on a playback image depending on the picture content. 1) ø÷÷ 0.2 2)...
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...] >> [D.ZOOM] >> [50k] or [1000k]. 50t W T VOL 1t W T 5t W T 32t W T ≥When zooming in and taking a picture while holding the Camcorder by hand, we recommend using the optical image stabilizer function. ≥When you are zooming in on a faraway subject, a sharper focus is achieved if the.... ª To use the zoom microphone function Interlocked with the zooming operation, the microphone will be recorded when the [W/T] lever is 1k, the Camcorder can zoom in up recording (zoom in): Push the [W/T] lever towards [W]. Zoom in/out function You can focus on a subject approx. 2 ...
...] >> [D.ZOOM] >> [50k] or [1000k]. 50t W T VOL 1t W T 5t W T 32t W T ≥When zooming in and taking a picture while holding the Camcorder by hand, we recommend using the optical image stabilizer function. ≥When you are zooming in on a faraway subject, a sharper focus is achieved if the.... ª To use the zoom microphone function Interlocked with the zooming operation, the microphone will be recorded when the [W/T] lever is 1k, the Camcorder can zoom in up recording (zoom in): Push the [W/T] lever towards [W]. Zoom in/out function You can focus on a subject approx. 2 ...