PANASONIC AGDVC15
Owner's Manual

ENGLISH

Contents
Before Recording
Standard Accessories ....................................................07 Controls and Components..............................................08 The 2 Types of Power Supplies .....................................12 » Supplying Power from an AC Outlet.......................12 » Supplying Power with the Battery...........................13 Inserting the Cassette ....................................................15 » LP Mode .................................................................16 Using the Finder .............................................................17 Using the LCD Monitor ...................................................17 Adjusting the Grip Belt....................................................18 Attaching the Shoulder Strap .........................................18 Adjusting the White Balance Manually ...........................46 Adjusting the Shutter Speed Manually ...........................47 Adjusting the Iris (F Number) Manually ..........................48 Recording with Fixed Brightness (AE Lock) ...................49 Other Convenient Functions...........................................50 » Using the Internal Microphone................................52 » Using the External Microphone ..............................52 » Using the External Microphone connected to rear audio input connector .............................................52 » Connecting an Audio Line Input .............................52 » Adjusting the audio level manually .........................52 Adding New Sound on a Recorded Cassette (Audio Dubbing) .........................................................53 Remote Controller ..........................................................55 » Inserting the Button-type Battery ............................58 » Using the Remote Controller ..................................59

Basic Operations
Recording .......................................................................19 Checking If the Picture Is Recorded (Recording Check).......................................................20 Recording Backlit Scenes (Backlight Compensation) ....20 Recording Yourself (Recording with the LCD Monitor Facing Forward) ...............................21 Manually Focusing on the Subject (Manual Focus) .......22 Enlarging Your Subject or Widening the Recording Angle (Zooming In/Out) ........................23 Using the Camera Recorder as a Digital Still Camera (Photoshot) ..................................................................24 Recording in the Wide Mode (Wide Mode) ....................25 Recording with Minimised Camera Shake (Digital Image Stabilizer)..............................................26 Recording Still Pictures ..................................................26 Viewing the Just Recorded Scenes on the Camera Recorder (Playback) ................................27 » Adjusting the Sound Volume ..................................27 Searching for a Scene You Want to Play Back ..............28 Playing Back in Slow Motion (Slow Motion Playback)....29 Playing Back Still Pictures and Advancing Them One by One (Still Playback/Still Advance Playback) ...30 Playing Back on a TV .....................................................31 After Use ........................................................................32

Editing
Copying onto an S-VHS (or VHS) Cassette (Dubbing) .....................................................................60 Using with Digital Video Equipment (Recording)............61

Notes, Others
ND Filter .........................................................................62 Using the Menu Screen..................................................63 Menu Functions..............................................................64 Setting the Date and Time..............................................67 Adjusting the LCD Monitor .............................................69 Cautions for Use.............................................................70 » Optimum Use of the Battery ...................................71 » Condensation .........................................................72 » Video Head Clogging and Remedy ........................73 » Precautions for Storage..........................................74 » Large-sized Eyepiece (supplied) ............................75 » LCD Monitor/Finder/Lens Hood..............................75 » Cleaning the Finder ................................................75 » Repeat Playback ....................................................75 Glossary .........................................................................76 » Digital Video System ..............................................76 » Focus......................................................................77 » White Balance Adjustment .....................................79 » Color Temperature ................................................80 » Time Code ..............................................................81 » Memory Stop Function ...........................................81 Indications on the LCD Monitor/in the Finder .................82 Before Requesting Service (Problems & Solutions).......88 Specifications .................................................................92

Advanced Operations
Viewing Recorded Scenes During Recording Pause (Camera Search) ..............................................33 Searching for the End of the Recorded Part on a Cassette (Blank Search)......................................34 Searching for the Beginning of Recorded Scenes Marked with Index Signal (Index Search) ....................35 Fading In/Out..................................................................38 Recording In Various Situations (Program AE) ..............39 Recording with Special Functions (Digital Functions) ....41 » Wipe Mode .............................................................43 » Mix Mode ................................................................44 Recording with Natural Colors (White Balance) .............45

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