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Digital Video Camera/Recorder
Operating Instructions
Model No.
AG-EZ50UP
Mini
Before attempting to connect, operate or adjust this product, please read these instructions thoroughly.
VQT9420
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Things You Should Know Date of Purchase Dealer Purchased From Thank you for choosing Panasonic! You have purchased one of the most sophisticated and Dealer Address reliable products on the market today. Used properly, we’re sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. Dealer Phone No. Please take time to fill in the information below. The serial number is on the tag located on the underside of your Model No. AG-EZ50UP Camera/Recorder. Be sure to retain this manual as y
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11) Grounding or Polarization — This video unit may be Important Safeguards equipped with either a polarized 2-wire AC (Alternating Current) line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other) or 3-wire grounding type plug, a plug having a 1 ) Read Instructions — All the safety and operating third (grounding) pin. instructions should be read before the unit is operated. The 2-wire polarized plug will fit into the power outlet 2 ) Retain Instructions — The safety and operating only on
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Precautions Important Safeguards USE & LOCATION 17) Objects and Liquids — Never push objects of any kind ≥TO AVOID SHOCK HAZARD... Your Camera/Recorder into this video unit through openings as they may touch and power supply should not be exposed to rain or dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could moisture. Do not connect the power supply or operate your result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any Camera/Recorder if it gets wet. Your Camera/Recorder kind onto
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Special Features Contents Using a Memory Card .......................................................34 Recording on the Memory Card ........................................34 Before Use Playing Back Pictures from the Memory Card ..................35 Standard Accessories ........................................................ 6 Quick Guide ........................................................................ 7 Copying pictures from a Memory Card to a Cassette .......36 To watch the Playback
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Standard Accessories Illustrated on the left are accessories packaged with the Camera/Recorder. 1) 1) AC Adaptor, DC Cable and AC Cable (l 12) ≥Supplies power to the Camera/Recorder. CAUTION: This unit will operate on 110/120/220/240V AC. An AC plug adaptor may be required for voltages other than 120V AC. Please contact either a local or foreign electrical parts distributor for assistance in selecting an 2) alternate AC plug. We recommend using the accessory power plug adaptor in an area whi
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Quick Guide 1 1 Charge the Battery. (l 12) ≥Connect the AC Cable to the AC Adaptor and AC Jack. ≥Attach the Battery to the AC Adaptor. (This will start the charging process.) ≥When the Charge Lamp [CHARGE] goes off, the Battery is fully charged. CAMERA ≥Since the Battery will not be charged when the DC Cable is connected VCR CARD P.B. 2 to the AC Adaptor, disconnect it. 3 MODE ON OFF POWER 1 2 Attach the Charged Battery to the Camera/Recorder. (l 12) ≥Attach the battery after tilting the View
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Controls and Components 2) 3) 1) LCD Monitor (l 14, 51) ......................................................................................................................... BACK ≥Due to limitations in LCD production technology, there may be some LIGHT 4) tiny bright or dark spots on the LCD Monitor screen. However, this is CAMERA STILL not a malfunction and does not affect the recorded picture. 5) ............................................................................................
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25) Zoom Lever [W/T] (l 21, 22) 26) Photoshot Button [PHOTO SHOT] (l 21, 34) TAPE CARD 27) Battery Eject Button [BATT. EJECT] (l 12) 32) 28) Operation Mode Lamps [CAMERA/VCR/CARD P.B.] (l 14, 20, 28, 35) 33) 29) Battery Holder (l 12) 25) 34) 30) Recording Start/Stop Button (l 20) 26) 35) 27) 36) 31) Power Off/On Mode Selector Switch [OFF/ON/MODE] (l 14) 28) 37) 32) Tape/Card Photoshot Selector [TAPE/CARD] (l 21, 34) 29) 38) 30) 33) Card Slot Cover (l 34) 31) 39) 34) Card Slot (l 34) 40) 35) Card
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Remote Controller Using the wireless remote controller that is supplied with the Camera/ 1) VIDEO CAMERA Recorder, most of the Camera/Recorder functions can be operated from a START/ distance. DATE/ PHOTO STOP OSD TIME SHOT 2) COUNTER RESET TITLE Remote Controller Buttons ZOOM 6) 1) Date and Time Button [DATE/TIME] (l 45) T 3) MULTI/ ¥REC A.DUB P-IN-P 2) Indication Output Button [OSD] (On-Screen Display) (l 33) 7) 3) Counter Reset Button [RESET] (l 52) V W /REW PLAY FF/ 4) W 61 5 4) Indication
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ªInserting a Button-type Battery Before using the remote controller, insert the supplied button-type battery. 1 While pressing the Stopper 1, pull out the Battery Holder. 1 2 Insert the button-type battery with the imprint (i) facing upward. 3 Insert the Battery Holder into the Remote Controller. ≥When the button-type battery becomes weak, replace it with a new CR2025 battery. (A battery is normally expected to last about one year. However, it depends on operation frequency.) ≥Make sure to ma
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Power Supply ªUsing the AC Adaptor 1 1 Slide the Viewfinder backward and then tilt it upward. 2 Insert the battery-shaped connector of the DC Cable into the Battery Holder on the Camera/Recorder. 3 Connect the DC connector plug to the [DC OUT] Jack on the 2 AC Adaptor. 4 Connect the AC Adaptor and AC Cable. 4 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ªUsing the Battery ≥Before use, fully charge the battery. 1 1 Attach the Battery to the AC Adaptor and charge it. ≥Since the Battery will not be charge
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Lens Cap and Grip Belt To protect the Lens surface, attach the Lens Cap. Adjust the length of the 1 Grip Belt to the size of your hand. 1 Attach the longer loop of the Lens Cap Cord to the Lens Cap. 2 Attach the shorter loop to the Grip Belt. 3 Put your hand through the Grip Belt and adjust the length. ≥The removed Lens Cap can be hooked onto the Grip Belt 1. (When you are not recording, be sure to keep the Lens Cap attached to the Lens for protection.) 2 3 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Turning on/off the Camera/Recorder and selecting Modes Turn on the power first and then select Modes. ªHow to Turn on the Power 1 Set the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch to [ON] while pressing the center Button 1. ≥The [CAMERA] Lamp lights up. ªHow to Switch Modes 2 Slide the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch. ≥With each slide of the Switch, the Mode switches in the order of Camera Mode, VCR Mode, and Card Playback Mode. CAMERA VCR ≥The appropriate Mode Lamp lights up. CARD P.B. ªHow to Turn off the Power 1, 2, 3 3
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Using the Menu Screen To facilitate the selection of a desired function or setting, this Camera/ Recorder displays various function settings on menus. 1 CAMERA 1 Press the [MENU] Button. VCR 2 ≥When the [CAMERA] Lamp is on, the Camera Function Menu is CARD P.B. 3 displayed. 1 ≥When the [VCR] Lamp is on, the VCR Function Menu is displayed. 2 ≥When the [CARD P.B.] Lamp is on, the Card Function Menu is displayed. 3 2 Rotate the [PUSH] Dial to select a desired Sub-Menu. ≥Rotate the [PUSH] dial to
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List of Menus The illustrations of the Menus are for explanation purposes only, and they are different from the actual Menus. CAMERA SETUP Camera Mode Main-Menu [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] 1) PROG.AE OFF 5 7 2) N Ω º PROGRESSIVE AUTO ON OFF [CAMERA SETUP] Sub-Menu 3) EIS OFF ON D.ZOOM OFF 25 100 1) Auto Exposure Mode [PROG.AE] (l 23) 4) REC MODE NORMAL FRAME 2) Progressive Photoshot Mode [PROGRESSIVE] (l 21) 5) RETURN ---- YES 3) Optical Image Stabilizer [EIS] (l 22) PUSH ME
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VCR Mode Main-Menu [VCR FUNCTIONS] [PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 1) Blank Search [BLANK SEARCH] (l 29) 1) BLANK SEARCH ---- YES 2) Recording to Card [RECORD TO CARD] (l 35) RECORD TO CARD ---- YES 2) INDEX PHOTO SCENE 3) Index Search Mode [INDEX] (l 30) AUDIO ST1 ST2 MIX 3) AUDIO OUT STEREO L R 4) Audio Output Mode [AUDIO] (l 33) 4) 5) Audio Selector [AUDIO OUT] (l 48) 5) RETURN ---- YES 6) Returning to the Main-Menu [RETURN] PUSH MENU TO EXIT 6) [DIGITAL EF
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Card Playback Mode Main-Menu DELETE PICTURE/TITLE [DELETE PICTURE/TITLE] Sub-Menu 1) 1.DELETE PICTURE 1) Selecting and deleting a Picture [DELETE PICTURE BY SELECTION] BY SELECTION 2) 2.DELETE ALL PICTURES (l 38) 3.DELETE TITLE BY SELECTION 3) 2) Deleting All Pictures [DELETE ALL PICTURES] (l 38) 3) Selecting and Deleting a Title [DELETE TITLE BY SELECTION] (l 38) RETURN ---- YES PUSH MENU TO RETURN [CARD EDITING] Sub-Menu 4) CARD EDITING 4) Recording to Cassette [RECORD TO TAPE] (l
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Setting Date and Time 1 Press the [MENU] Button and rotate the [PUSH] Dial to select CLOCK-SET [OTHER FUNCTIONS] >> [CLOCK-SET] >> [YES]. YEAR :2001 MONTH :OCT 2 Rotate and press the [PUSH] Dial to select [YEAR]/[MONTH]/ DAY :10 HOUR : 2PM MINUTE:30 [DAY]/[HOUR]/[MINUTE] and set it to a desired value. ≥Year will cycle in the order shown below. 2000 ) 2001 ) ... ) 2089 ) 2000 ) ... PUSH MENU TO RETURN 3 Press the [MENU] Button to finish setting the date and time. ≥The clock operation starts
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Recording 1 Set the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch to [ON]. CAMERA 1 VCR ≥The [CAMERA] Lamp lights up. 1 CARD P.B. 2 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button. ≥Recording starts. MODE ON OFF ≥After the [RECORD] is displayed, it changes to [REC]. 2 POWER ≥The Tally Lamp (LED Lamp) 3 lights up during recording and alerts 2, 3 1 those being recorded that recording is in progress. The Tally Lamp does not light up if the [TALLY LED] on the [OTHER FUNCTIONS] 24 Sub-menu is set to [OFF]. REC PAUSE 3 Press the Rec
