JVC GY-HM70E HD manual

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    4HANKYOUFORPURCHASINGTHIS*6#PRODUCT"EFOREOPERATINGTHIS DEVICEPLEASEREADTHEINSTRUCTIONSCAREFULLYTOENSURETHE BESTPOSSIBLEPERFORMANCE EN HD MEMOR Y CARD CAMERA RECORDER GY-HM100E INSTR UCTIONS イラストは GY-HM100 に付属のマイクを取り [...]

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    2 Getting Started Safety Precations IMPORT ANT (for o wner s in the U.K.) Connection to the main s s upply in the United Kin g dom. DO NO T cut off the main s plu g from thi s equipment. If the pl u g fitted i s not su it a ble f or the power point s in y o u r home or the c a ble i s too s hort to re a ch a power point, then obt a in a n a ppropr[...]

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    3 Information f or U s er s on Di s po s al of Old Equipment and Batterie s [European Union] The s e s ymbol s indic a te th a t the electr ic a l a nd electronic eq u ipment a nd the b a tter y with thi s s ymbol s ho u ld not be di s po s ed of as gener a l ho us ehold w as te a t it s end-of-lif e. In s te a d, the prod u ct s s ho u ld be h a n[...]

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    4 Getting Started This camcorder ena b les recording of HD format images as videos or still pictures on an S D card, and also play b ac k of these videos or still pictures. 䡵 Supports various HD video recor ding formats (1080i, 1080p, and 720p) S hooting ca n b e performed in different HD recording modes, thus suppor ting a wide variety of conten[...]

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    5 Getting Star ted S af ety Precations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Main F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Attaching the A udio Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 [...]

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    6 Getting Started Pla ying S till Pictures on the S D Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Viewing S till Pictures in a S lideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Returning to the S till Picture Index S creen . . . . . . . . . 48 S electing a File on the Date S earch S creen . . . . . . . . 48 Viewing S till Picture File Info rmation . . . . . . . [...]

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    7 This camcorder comes b undle d with the f ollowing accessories. Attaching the A udio Unit The audio unit (with handle) is not attached to the camcorder unit when purchased. Attach the audio unit according to the following procedure. 1 . Attach the audio unit b y sliding it all the wa y into the shoe on the to p of the camcorder . 2 . T urn the sc[...]

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    8 Getting Started 䡵 Allow able ambient temperatu re and humidity Be sure to use th is de vice within the allowa b le temperature range of 0°C to 40 °C and a relative humidity of 35 % to 80 %. U sing this dev ice at a temperature or hu midity outside t he allowa b le ranges could result not only in malfunction b ut the impact on the C CD element[...]

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    9 Handling of SD Cards 䡵 The access lamp b links when data on the SD card is being accessed (recording, pla yback, format ting, etc.). Do not remo ve the SD card, turn off the po wer , or remove t he battery/A C adapter during acce ss. 䡵 If the SD car d is removed during acces s, a recove r y request messa g e may be di spla yed repeatedly . In[...]

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    10 Getting Started Fr o n t A T a lly lamp ( A P age 56) B T a lly lamp ( A P age 56) C Remote control sensor ( A P age 18) D [A WB] Auto Whit e Balance b utton ( A Page 35) F or adjusting the white b alance. E Lens/Lens cover ( A P age 20) To p F S hoe F or mounting separately sold accessor ies. G Eyepiece f ocus lev er Lev er for adjusting the vi[...]

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    11 A Built-in microphone ( A Page 40) B Lens cov er switch ( A P age 20) C Manual rin g ( A P age 30) D [ND FIL T ER] switch ( A P age 3 2) Reduces the amount of incident lig ht to 1/10. E [GAIN] switch ( A Page 37) F or selecting one of the three sensitivity lev els. F [WHT .BAL.] White b alance selection switch ( A Page 35) F or selecting one of [...]

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    12 Getting Started A LCD cov er B [COMPONENT OUT] Component ou tput ter minal ( A P age 49) C [A/V OUT] A udio/Video output ter minal ( A P a ge 49) D [Q.REVIE W] Quick Re view b utton ( A P age 27) F or checking the video image immediately b efore shooting star ts. E [MENU] Menu b utton ( A P age 57) Displa ys the menu scr een. Press this b utton [...]

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    13 Rear A [IRI S ] Aper ture b u tton ( A P age 38) Press this b utton to set the aper ture manually . B [ S HUTTER] S hutter S peed b utton ( A P age 37) Press this b utton to set the shutter speed manually . C [AE±] Exposure b utton ( A P age 33) Press this b utton to set the e xposure manually . D [ADJ./V OL.] Adjustment/V olume kno b ADJ . : F[...]

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    14 Getting Started A [ S TA R T / S TO P ] b utton Button for starting or stopping video re cording. B [ZOOM] b ut ton Press (T) to z oom in. Press (W) to z o om out. Pla y b ack z oom can b e used when a video is paused or during play b ack of still images. C [ S . S HO T] S NAP S HO T b utton Button for star ting the recording of still images. D [...]

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    15 The status screen can b e display ed on the LCD screen or viewfinder . S tatus screen is a screen display f or identifying the current settings. Displa ying the Status Screen 䡵 When in the v i deo shooting or still picture shooting mode Pressing the DI S PLA Y b utton each time toggles the display as follo ws: “Main information for camera sh[...]

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    16 Getting Started Items Displa yed Du ring Video and Still Picture Shooting A S hooting Mode A :F u l l A u t o S hooting M :M a n u a l S hooting B Focusing M ode AF : Auto F ocus MF : Manual F ocus C Exposure L :F i x e d D Aper ture E S hutter S peed F ND Filter Display ed when th e ND filter switch is set to A ON B . G White Balance Color T em[...]

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    17 Items Displa yed Duri ng Still Picture Shooting Only A S till Picture Mode B Focus Icon Blinks in yello w: F ocusing in progress Lights in green: Fo cusing completed C S elf-Timer : 10-second self-timer : 2-second self-timer D S till Picture Recording E S hutter Mode : Conti nuous S hooting : Bra cket S ho oting F Remaining Num b er of S ho ts o[...]

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    18 Preparations Adjusting the Grip Belt Open the pad and adjust the position of the grip b elt accordingly . C au t i o n : ● If the grip is loose, the camcorder ma y fall off resulting in injuri es or malfunction. ● P arents should take e xtra care when your child is using the camcorder . Setting up the Remote Control The remote control comes [...]

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    19 Remo ving the Hood Remov e th e hood when attaching a filter (with external diameter 50 mm and b elow), telecon ver ter or wide conv er ter to the front of the lens . 䡵 T urn the hood in an anti- clock wise direction to remove it. Charging the Battery There are two wa ys to charge the b atter y . 䡵 Char ging with the supplied batte ry charge[...]

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    20 Preparations Chec king the Remaining Battery P ower Preparation: Attach the b atter y . 1 . Press INDEX. ● The remaining b attery power and recorda b le time are displa yed f or a b out 3 seconds. T o display the inf or mation for a b out 15 seconds, press INDEX f or 2 seconds or longer . M em o : ● The recorda b le time displa y sho uld onl[...]

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    21 Setting the Date 1 . T urn on the power . 2 . Press MENU. 3 . Select the [DISPLA Y SETTINGS] menu. Push the S et Lev er up or down to select, then press the center . 4 . Select [CLOCK ADJUST]. Push the S et Lev er up or down to select, then press the center . 5 . Set the date and time . Push the S et Lev er up or down to change the setting value[...]

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    22 Preparations Viewing the Vie wfinder/LCD Screen Y ou can monitor video images on this camcorder usin g the viewfinder , LCD screen, or b oth. 䡵 Vie wing with th e viewfinder 1 . Pull out the viewfinder . 2 . Incline the vie wfinder verticall y to a position that enables easy viewing. 3 . T urn the e yepiece focus le ver to adjust the f ocus. ?[...]

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    23 Inser ting an SD Car d This camcorder comes with tw o S D card slots . ( S lot A and S lot B) 䡵 SD car ds to use ● S ee A S D Cards B on P age 7. ● S DXC cards are not suppor te d. Preparation: T ur n off the power . 1 . Open the door . 2 . Inser t an SD card with the notched corner first. 3 . Close th e door . 䡵 Selecting a car d slot P[...]

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    24 Preparations Formatting the SD Card SD cards that a re being u sed for the first time will be format ted by this camcor der . When a card that re q uires f or matting is inserted, a message prompting you to f or mat the card appears on the screen. Push the S et Lev er up or down to select [YE S ], then pr ess the center of the S et Lev er. ● F[...]

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    25 Shooting Selecting the Video/S till Picture Shooting Mode There are two types of shooting modes, namely the video shooting and still picture shooti ng modes. 1 . Set to the shooting mode. Press CAM/MEDIA. ● The camera image appears on the mo nitor when in the shooting mode. 2 . Select the video/st ill picture mode. The wa y of operation differ[...]

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    26 Shooting Selecting a Focusing Mode There are two f ocusing modes, namely Auto and Manual. 䡵 Setting to the A uto Focus mode Press AF/MF to displa y the A uto F ocus icon ( AF ) on the screen. ● F ocus is adjusted automatically . 䡵 Setting to t he Manual Focus mode Press AF/MF to displa y the Manual Focus icon ( MF ) on the screen. ● Adju[...]

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    27 Displa ying the Remain ing Space on the SD Card Displays a pie chart, which shows the remaini ng space on the S D card and the remaining time for each video recording mode. Preparation: Inser t an S D card. 1 . Display the remaining time. Press INDEX. ● The remaining time on the S D card is display ed. 2 . Press INDEX repeate dly to change the[...]

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    28 Shooting 1 . Set to the Record Pause mode. 2 . Press Q .REVIEW. ● The last 5 seconds of the preceding sce ne is pla yed b ack. ● After pla y b ack ends , the video s witch es to the Record P ause mode. T o star t recording immediately during q uick re view , press REC twice. 䡵 Deleting the preced ing scene file During quick revie w, press [...]

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    29 Setting the Picture Quality , Recording Size, and Sensitivity Preparation: S et to the still picture shooting mode. ( A P age 25) 䡵 Picture quality S et the [IMA GE QU ALITY] menu. ( A P age 67) ● The setting values of the a b ov e menu items are display ed on the monito r screen. 䡵 Picture s ize S et the [IMA GE S IZE] menu. ( A P age 67 [...]

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    30 Shooting 1 . Press Q .REVIEW. ● The most recently captured still picture is display ed. 2 . Press Q .REVIEW again to return to the camera image . 䡵 Deleting th e most recentl y recorded ima g e During q uic k revie w of still pictures, press the U S ER b utton that is set as [DELETE]. Assignin g functions to the U S ER b uttons:( A P age 21,[...]

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    31 Preparation: S et to the video shooting or still picture shooting mode. 䡵 Setting to t he Manual Focus mode Press AF/MF to displa y the Manual Focus icon ( MF ). 1 . Set the [FOCUS/ZOOM] ri ng switc h to FOCUS . Doing so ena b les y ou to use the manual ring of the lens as a f ocus r ing. 2 . T urn the man u al ring to adjust the f ocus. Using[...]

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    32 Shooting Applica b le to: Full A uto shooting mode A , Manual shooting mode M Y ou can adjust the exposure and shutter speed according to the su b ject to ensure that shooting is perf or med with the optimal settings. 1 . Open the Program AE selection screen. Push the S et Le ver to the right. 2 . Select the most appropri ate mode, and confirm t[...]

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    33 Applica b le to: Full A uto shooting mode A , Manual shooting mode M Generally , the b r ightness of the su b ject that is b eing shot is automatically adjusted according to the reference va lues of the camera. How ev er , the b righter or dar ker areas of an image may appear unclear depending on the shooting conditions. T o prev ent this from o[...]

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    34 Shooting Applica b le to: Video shooting mode A Full A uto S hootin g Mode M Manual S hooting Mo de During video sho oting, diagonal lines (ze b ra pattern ) are display ed o nly at areas with the specified luminan ce lev els. Y ou can specify the luminance lev el range f o r displa ying the ze b ra patter n. Displa ying the Zebra P attern There[...]

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    35 Applica b le to: Man ual shooting mode M 䡵 S et to the Manual shooting mode. 䡵 Select a white balance ty pe using the WHT .BAL. switch. Y ou can select one of the th ree white b alance types using the WHT .BAL. switch. Me m o : ● Y ou can assign the F A W (Full Auto White Balance) mode to the WHT .BAL. s witch. ( A Page 36) Adjusting A uto[...]

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    36 Shooting Using the Full A uto White Balance (F A W) Function The F A W function adjusts th e white b alance value automatically as the lighting condition changes. This mode is convenient when y ou have no time to adjust the white b alance or when the camcorder is mov ed fre q u ently in and out of places with different lighting conditions. 䡵 S[...]

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    37 Applica b le to: Video shooting mode Manual shooting mode M 䡵 S et to the Manual shooting mode. The light sensitivity ca n b e electrically b oosted using the GAIN switch when there is insufficient illumination on the su b ject. (3 positions) The b oosting le vel fo r each position can b e specified using [GAIN L], [GAIN M] , and [ GAIN H] in [...]

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    38 Shooting Applica b le to: Man ual shooting mode M The aper ture value (F-num b er) of the lens can b e set as f ollows. 䡵 S et to the Manual shooting mode. 1 . Set to the aper ture adjustment mode . Press the IRI S b utton. ● The current F-n um b er i s display ed. 2 . Select an F-number . T ur n the ADJ./ V OL. kno b up or down. ● The sel[...]

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    39 Applica b le to: Man ual shooting mode M 䡵 S et to the Manual shooting mode. Displa ys the color b ar on the screen and star ts recording in this state. ( S ee b elo w) There are two wa ys to displa y the color b ar . 䡵 S et [COLOR BAR] in the [CAMERA PROCE SS ] menu to [ON]. ( A P age 61) 䡵 S et [ U S ER1], [U S ER2], or [U S ER3] in the [...]

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    40 Shooting Applica b le to: Video shooting mode There are three ways to input audio sound. A Built-in microphone B MIC ter minal C INPUT1 terminal / INPUT2 terminal The prior ity order of th e input is in the se q uence of C > B > A . T When the b uilt-in microphone or MIC ter minal is in use, remov e the audio uni t ca b le f rom the A UDIO[...]

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    41 Applica b le to: Video shooting mode, video pla y b ack mode 䡵 Connecting the hea dphone Connect the headphone to the headphone ( ) jac k. 䡵 Setting the he adphone sound to mixed sound or stereo sound Menu settings S et the [A UDIO MONITOR] men u . ( A P age 6 4) 䡵 Adjusting the he adphone ’ s audio le vel T ur n the ADJ./ V OL. kno b . [...]

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    42 Shooting Presetting the Time Code/User ’ s Bit The time code and user ’ s b it can b e set in the [TC/UB] menu. There are two wa ys to displa y the [TC/UB] menu. 䡵 Displa y the menu screen using the MENU b utton, then select the [TC/UB] menu. ( A P age 64) 䡵 S et [ U S ER1], [U S ER2], or [U S ER3] in the [CAMERA S ETTING S ] menu to [TC[...]

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    43 Playbac k There are tw o types of pla y b ack modes, namely the video pla y b ack and still picture play b ac k mo des. 1 . Set to the playback mode. Press CAM/MEDIA. ● The pla y b ack mode is ena b led, and a play b ac k i nde x screen appears on the monitor . 2 . Select the video/st ill picture mode. The wa y of operation differs according t[...]

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    44 Playbac k 1 . Select a file . Push the S et Lev er up/down or to the left/right to mov e the cursor to the th um b nail you want to pla y . Me m o : ● Y ou can mov e to files under the next or pre vious date b y pressing the + or – b utton on the remote control. 2 . Play the file. Press the center of the S et Le ver. ● The selected video f[...]

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    45 Selecting a File on th e Date Searc h Screen Press the INDEX b utton when the play b ac k index screen is displa yed. ● The date search scree n appears. A list of dates b ased on the date o f the selected file o n the pla y b ack inde x screen is displayed. The list displays files up to a maximum of 6 da ys. 1 . Select a date . Push the S et L[...]

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    46 Playbac k Viewing Video File Inf ormation 1 . Select the file to view information when the in dex screen is displayed. Or Set to the still mode during video playbac k. 2 . Press the DISPLA Y button. ● The file information is displa yed. 3 . T o clear the file inf orma tion display , press the DISPLA Y button. ● Retur ns to the index screen o[...]

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    47 Enlarging a Still Image Make use of the remote control. Me m o : ● This function is not av ai la b le on the camcorder unit. ● T o use the remote control, set [REMO TE] in th e [CAMERA S ETTING S ] menu to [ON]. 1 . Set to the still mode du ring the video playback mode. When in the still picture playbac k mode, displa y the still picture on [...]

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    48 Playbac k Preparation: Inser t an S D card, and select the card slot. 1 . Set to the still picture playbac k mode . ( A Page 43) ● The still picture i nde x screen appears. 2 . Select a file . Push the S et Lev er up/down or to the left/right to mov e the cursor to the th um b nail you want to pla y . Me m o : ● Y ou can mov e to files under[...]

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    49 Viewing Still Picture File Inf ormation 1 . Select the file to view information when the in dex screen is displayed. Or Displa y the relev ant still picture. 2 . Press the DISPLA Y button. ● The file information is displa yed. 3 . T o clear the file inf orma tion display , press the DISPLA Y button. ● Return s to the inde x screen or still p[...]

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    50 Editing Files Applica b le to: Video pla y b ack mode, still picture pla y b ack mode Y ou can ena b le o r disa b le the file protection f ea ture, which helps to prev ent a video or stil l picture file from b eing deleted. The file p rotection feature is indicated on the camcorder as follo ws. Ena b le protection : “Append OK mark” Disa b [...]

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    51 Appending T o or Deleting Fr om All Files 1 . Select [MARK ALL] or [D ELETE ALL] in the [OK MARK] menu, and press the center of the Set Lever. ● A confir mation screen appears. 2 . Select [YES] to execute. Push the S et Lev er up or down to select [YE S ]. Press the center of the S et Le ver. ● Execution star ts. A message appears at the end[...]

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    52 Editing Files 3 . Press the MEN U button. A screen to confir m deletion a ppears. 4 . Select [EXECUTE AND QUIT] to execute. Push the S et Lev er up or down to select [EXECUTE AND QUIT]. Press the center of the S et Le ver. ● Deletion star ts. A message appears at the end of the process. 5 . Press the center of the Set Lever. ● Return s to th[...]

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    53 2 . Specify [MEDIA] and [FILE UNIT]. Push the S et Lev er up or down to select an item. Push the S et Le ver to the lef t or right to select a setting val ue. 䡵 When [FILE UNIT] is set to [ S CENE] (f or vi deos) or [FILE] (f or still pictures) Press the center of the S et Lev er to d ispla y the screen for selecting the files to copy . ( S ee[...]

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    54 Other Features Applica b le to: Video/still picture shooting modes, video/still picture play b ac k modes Files stored on the S D card can b e retr iev ed to a PC b y connecting this camcorder to the PC using a U S B ca b le. Me m o : ● Howe ver , files cannot b e written to the S D card from the PC . 1 . Connect to a comput er . A T ur n on t[...]

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    55 2 . Select the file to save settings to. S elect [FILE S ELECT], and push the S et Le ver to the left or right to select a file name. (EXT1, EXT2, EXT3, EXT4) 3 . T o specify a subtitle, push the Set Lever up or do wn to select [SUB NAME]. S ee A S pecifying a su b title B b elo w . If you do not w ant to specify a su b title, push the S et Lev [...]

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    56 Other Features Y ou can select whether to ena b le the operation so und as well as illumination of the tally lamp. Operation s ound S et using [OPERA TION S OUND] in the [CAMERA S ETTING S ] menu. ( A Page 66) When this is set to [ON], operat ion sound is output from the b uilt-in speak e r . If a headphone is connected, no operation sound will [...]

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    57 Menu Screens The settings are sa ved in the mem or y of the camcorder , and will not b e deleted ev en when the power of the camcorder is turned off. Menu settings v ar y according to the operation mode. 1 . Set to the operation mode you want to configure . (Video shooting/still picture shoo ting/video play b ack/still picture play b ac k modes)[...]

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    58 Menu Screens Although the menu items b elow are d ispla yed on the screen, some of the m may not b e a vaila b le depending on the operation mode. 䡬 : V alid setting. ⳯ : Inv alid sett ing. List of V alid Menu Items f or Each Operation Mode Menu Ite m Operati on Mode Video S hooting S till Picture S hooting Video Play b ack S till Picture Pl[...]

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    59 Menu Screens of the Video Shooting Mode Item Description Items that are shaded ( ) are common to all modes. S ettings with the R mark are default v alues. CAMERA PROCE SS F or setting the camera operation and image q uality du ring shooting. FOCU S A SS I S T F or selecting whether to add color to the cont our of the focused image upon switching[...]

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    60 Menu Screens Menu Screens of the Video Shooting Mode (continued) Item Descripti on Items that are shaded ( ) are common to all modes. S ettings with the R mark are default v alues. CAMERA PROCE SS COLOR MA TRIX F or setting the COLOR MA TRIX . OFF : T urns the function OFF . R S TA N D A R D : S ets a nor mal color matrix. CINEMA VIVID COLOR : S[...]

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    61 Item Descripti on Items that are shaded ( ) are common to all modes. S ettings with the R mark are default v alues. CAMERA PR OCE SS GAIN L For setting the gain v alue f or each position on the GAIN s witch. GAIN M (Fixed at AGC when in FULL A UTO mode A ) GAIN H 0dB 3dB 6dB 9dB 12dB 15dB 18dB AG C <F actor y se ttings> GAIN L:0d b GAIN M:[...]

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    62 Menu Screens Menu Screens of the Video Shooting Mode (continued) Item Descripti on Items that are shaded ( ) are common to all modes. S ettings with the R mark are default v alues. REC MODE CLIP CONTINUOU S REC For selecting whether to record multiple clips as a continuous file. R OFF : Disa b les cont inuous clip re cording. ON : Ena b les cont[...]

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    63 Item Descripti on Items that are shaded ( ) are common to all modes. S ettings with the R mark are default v alues. CONNECTION S ETTING S F or setting connections with external devices. DI S PLA Y ON TV For specifying whether to ena b le on-screen display on the monitor . R OFF : Disa b les on-screen display . ON : Ena b les on-screen display . [...]

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    64 Menu Screens Menu Screens of the Video Shooting Mode (continued) Item Descripti on Items that are shaded ( ) are common to all modes. S ettings with the R mark are default v alues. A UDIO REF . LEVEL For setting the ref erence audio recording le ve l. R -20dB -12dB MIC LEVEL S ETTING F or setting the input lev el of the micropho ne connected to [...]

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    65 Item Descripti on Items that are shaded ( ) are common to all modes. S ettings with the R mark are default v alues. DI S PLA Y S ETTING S F or setting screen displa ys. LANGU AGE F or selecting a display language. ( A Page 21) CLOCK ADJU S T A separate screen is displayed. ( A P age 21) F or setting the date and time. DA TE D I S PLA Y S TYLE A [...]

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    66 Menu Screens Menu Screens of the Video Shooting Mode (continued) Item Descripti on Items that are shaded ( ) are common to all modes. S ettings with the R mark are default v alues. CAMERA S ETTING S RE S ET ALL MENU A separate screen is displa yed. ( A Page 56) Use this item to reset the menu and camcorder settings to their de f aul t values . A[...]

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    67 Menu Screens of the Still Picture Shooting Mode Item Description Items that are shaded ( ) are common to all modes. S ettings with the R mark are default v alues. CAMERA PROCE SS F or setting the camera operation and image q uality during shooting. FOCU S A SS I S T For selecting whether to add color to the cont our of the f ocused image upon sw[...]

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    68 Menu Screens Menu Screens of the Still Picture Shooting Mode (continued) Item Descripti on Items that are shaded ( ) are common to all modes. S ettings with the R mark are default v alues. GAIN UP F or b r ightening the image electr ically when shooting a dar k su b ject. OFF : Disa b les the function. R A UTO : Ad justs automatica lly according[...]

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    69 Menu Screens of Video/ Still Picture Pla yback Modes Item Descrip tion Items that are shaded ( ) are common to all modes. S ettings with the R mark are default v alues. DELETE A separate screen is display ed . ( A P age 51) F or deleting video or still picture files. CURRENT : Deletes the currently selected vide o or still picture file. FILE S E[...]

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    70 Others Before sending f or repair , check the camcorder ’ s pro b lem according to the ta b le b elow . If the pro b lem persists, cons ult our authorized dealers o r JVC service center . T r oubleshooting S ymptom Action Pa g e Card S D card cannot b e inser ted. ● Check that the S D card is f acing the r ight direction. 23 Po w e r P ower [...]

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    71 䡵 The f o llowing phenomena are not ma lfunctions. ● The screen momentar ily tur ns red or b lack whe n the sun enters the field of view . ● Black dots , or shiny red, b lue , o r green spots ap pear on the screen. (The LCD screen contains 99.99 % or more eff ective pix els, b ut 0.01 % or f ewer p ix e ls ma y b e ina ctive or alw ays lit[...]

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    72 Others W arning Displa ys Display Action P age CHECK LENS CO VER ● Open the lens cov er . 20 SET D A TE/TIME! ● Set the date and time. ● Using an A C adapter , charge the camcorder f or over 24 hours , then set the date and time. 21 - COMMUNICA TING ERROR ● Attach the batter y again. 19 CANNO T USE IN VIDEO MODE ● Replace the SD card. [...]

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    73 The estimated recordin g time and estimated num b er of still picture shots are onl y a guide. Changes may occur depending on the shooting en vironment, S D card in use, and the b atter y condi tion. Estimated Video Recording Time Estimated Number of Still Picture Shots Unit: Num b er of S hots Estimated Recor dable Time/Number QuickTime/MP4 S D[...]

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    74 Others Camcorder Accessories AC A d a p t e r Specifications 䡵 Genera l Pow e r : DC 11 V (using A C adapter) DC 7.2 V (using b atter y) P ower consumption : Appro x 7.8 W (when b acklight is set to [ S T AND ARD] while the LCD screen or viewfinder is in use) Dimensions : 366 mm (W) × 179 mm (H) × 138 mm (D) Mass : Approx. 1190 g Approx. 132[...]

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    75 Remote Contr ol Dimensional Outline Drawing (Unit: mm) ● The specifications and appearance of this product are su b ject to changes for fur ther improv ement without pr ior notice. Ty p e : DC 3 V ( b utton b attery CR2025) Batter y lif e : Appro x. 1 year (varies according to fre q uency of use) Operating distance : Approx. 5 m (along front a[...]

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