Turning The Camera On - Panasonic NV-GS320 Operating Instructions Manual

≥The actual time may become shorter than this.
The recordable time shown in the table are
approximations. The recordable time will
become shorter in the following cases:
≥When you use both the viewfinder and the
LCD monitor simultaneously while rotating
the LCD monitor frontward to record yourself,
etc.
≥When you use this camera with the LCD
monitor lit up with the [POWER LCD] setting.
≥The batteries heat up after use or charging. The
main unit of the movie camera being used will
also heat up. This is normal.
≥Along with the reduction of the battery capacity,
the display will change:
# #
discharges, then

Turning the camera on

When the camera is turned on with the lens cap
fitted, the automatic white balance adjustment
( ) may not function properly. Please turn the
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camera on after removing the lens cap.
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How to turn on the power
1
While pressing the button 1 , set the
[OFF/ON] switch to [ON].
≥The Status indicator lights red and the power
turns on.
≥In Tape Recording Mode or Card Recording
Mode, if the [OFF/ON] switch is set to [ON]
while the LCD monitor is closed and the
viewfinder is retracted, the power turns off.
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How to turn off the power
1
While pressing the button 1 , set the
[OFF/ON] switch to [OFF].
≥ Set the [OFF/ON] switch to [OFF] when not
using the camera.
≥The status indicator goes off when the power
turns off.
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Before using
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. If the battery
( ) will flash.
1
1
ª How to turn the power on and off with
the LCD monitor/viewfinder
When the power switch is set to [ON], the power
can be turned on and off with the LCD monitor
and the viewfinder when the unit is in Tape
Recording Mode or Card Recording Mode.
1
Open the LCD monitor out or extend the
viewfinder to use. (
≥The LCD monitor or viewfinder will be
activated.
2
Close the LCD monitor and retract the
viewfinder.
≥The power will not turn off unless the LCD
monitor is closed and the viewfinder is
retracted.
≥The Status indicator automatically goes off
and the power turns off. (If quick start is set to
[ON] ( ), the unit goes into quick start
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standby mode and the Status indicator lights
green.)
≥ The power does not turn off even if the
LCD monitor is closed and the viewfinder
is retracted while recording on a tape.
3
Open the LCD monitor or extend the
viewfinder to turn the power on and use the
movie camera again.
≥The status indicator lights red and the power
turns on.
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