Panasonic PV-GS80 - Manual (Page 32)

Record mode
Recording yourself
You can record yourself while viewing the LCD
monitor. You can record persons in front of the
Camcorder while presenting them the image. The
image is horizontally flipped as if you see a mirror
image. (However the image to be recorded is not
altered.)
• Extend the viewfinder to see the picture
while recording.
1 Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side.
• When the Wide tunction is set, a vertically oriented
display appears on the viewtinder screen, this is
normal and not indicative ot any trouble.
•When the LCD monitor is rotated towards the
lens side, the icon will not be displayed even if
you push the center of the joystick.
Backlight compensation function
This protects a backlit subject from being darkened.
• Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.
1 Press the Joystick to display the icon. Move
the joystick down until Icon O appears.
2 Move the Joystick up to select the backlight
compensation icon iPMI.
• The [BACKLIGHT COMPENSATION ON]
indication appears on the screen ot the
Camcorder.
• The image on the screen will become
brighter.
I To return to normal recording
Select the [[g|] icon again.
• The [BACKLIGHT COMPENSATION OFF]
indication appears on the screen of the
Camcorder.
• Backlight compensation is canceled when you
turn off the power or operate the mode dial.
• Backlight compensation is canceled when you
activate the MagicPix function.
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MagicPix function
This function allows you to record color subjects
in dark locations to stand out against the
background.
Attach the Camcorder to a tripod, and you can
record images free from vibration.
• Recorded scene is seen as if frames were
missed.
• Set to Tape Recording Mode.
1 Press the Joystick to display the icon. Move
the Joystick down until icon O appears.
2 Move the Joystick up to select the MagicPix
icon [^].
• The [MAGICPIX ON] indication appears on
the screen of the Camcorder.
• If it is difficult to focus, adjust the focus
manually. {-38-)
I To cancel the l\/lagicPix function
Select the [^] icon again.
• The [MAGICPIX OFF] indication appears on the
screen of the Camcorder.
• If set in a bright place, the screen may become
whitish for a while.
• The MagicPix function makes the signal
charging time of the CCD up to approximately
30X longer than usual, so that dark scenes (a
minimum of 2 lx) can be recorded brightly. For
this reason, bright dots that are usually invisible
may be seen, but this is not a malfunction.
• The MagicPix function is canceled when you
turn off the power or operate the mode dial.