JVC GZ-MG20U manual

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    MasterP age: Cover GZ-MG50U GZ-MG40U GZ-MG30U GZ-MG20U L YT1468-001C EN ENGLISH HARD DISK CAMCORDER GETTIN G ST AR TED 7 VIDEO RECO RDING & PLA YBACK 22 MENU SETTINGS 48 52 T o deactivate the demonstr ation, set “DEMO MODE” to “OFF ”. ( 墌 pg. 48) For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No . (located on the bottom of the camera) and Se[...]

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    2 EN MasterP age: Body_Left Built-in Hard Disk This hard disk camer a records images to a large, built-in hard disk drive (HDD) instead of a D V tape lik e conv entional video camer as. This enables extended hours of hi gh-resolut ion, MPEG2 video recording. V arious Recording Modes Y ou can select the most suita ble recording mode for picture q ua[...]

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    EN 3 MasterP age: Reference_Heading0_Right GETTING STARTED 7 Provided Acces sories .................. .................... 7 Index ..... .................. ................. ...................... 10 Power ........... .................. .............. ................. . 14 Operation Mode ................ .............. ............... 17 Language [...]

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    4 EN MasterP age: Safty_Left SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Dear Customer , Thank you f or purchasing this hard disk camera. Bef ore use, please read the saf ety information and precautions co ntained in the pages 4 – 5 t o ensure saf e use of this product. W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTIONS: ●[...]

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    EN 5 MasterP age: Safty_Right IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all w arnings. 4. Fol low all i nstructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not bloc k any ventilation openi ngs. Install in accordance with the m anuf acturer’ s instruction[...]

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    6 EN MasterP age: Safty_Left Before Using this Camera This camera recor ds video in MPEG2 fo rmat compliant with SD -VIDEO f ormat. Remember that this camera is not compatib le with other digital video formats. Remember that this camera is intended f or private consumer use only . Any commercial use without proper permission is prohibited. (Ev en i[...]

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    EN 7 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Heading0_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V14 U b Batter y P ack BN-VF707U c Audio/Video Cable d USB Cable (Refer to the software inst allation and USB connec tion guide.) e Shoulder S trap (See pa ge 8 for attachment) f Lens Cap (See pag e 8 for attachment) g CD-ROM h Remote Control Unit RM-V730U i Lithium [...]

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    8 EN GETTING ST AR TED MasterP age: Body_Left Attaching the Shoulder Strap Fo llow the illu stration . 1 Open the v elcro strip. 2 Thread the st rap through the eyelet. 3 Fold it back and thread it th rough the strap guide and the buckle. ● T o adjust the length of the strap , loosen and then tighten the str ap in the buc kle. 4 Slide the strap g[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right Attaching the Core Filter Attach the co re filters to the cables. The core filter redu ces interf erence. 1 Release the stoppers on both ends of the core filter . 2 Run the cab le through the core filter , leavi ng approx. 3 cm of cable between the cable plug and the co re filter . Win[...]

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    10 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left GETTING ST ARTED Index A TTENTION: ● Be careful no t to cover b , c , d , and e during shooting. ● Be careful no t to cover Y dur ing playbac k. M5E3US.book Page 10 Wednesday, September 7, 200 5 4:38 PM[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right Controls a Mode Switch [MODE] ( 墌 pg. 17 ) b Light Button [LIGHT] ( 墌 pg . 31) c Inf ormation Button [INFO/ ] ( 墌 pg. 38) d Pla y/P ause Button [ 49 ] ( 墌 pg. 24, 29) e F orward Search B utton [ ( 5 )] ( 墌 pg. 25)/ Right Button [ ]/A uto/Manual Mode Swit ch [/] ( 墌 pg. 17)[...]

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    12 EN GETTING ST AR TED MasterP age: Body_Left Indications on LCD Monitor During both Video and Still Image Recording a Manual Mod e Indicato r ( 墌 pg. 17) : A uto Mode : Manual Mode b T ele Mac ro Mode In dicator ( 墌 pg. 50) c Approximate Zoom Ratio ( 墌 p g. 23, 50) d Zoom Indi cator ( 墌 pg. 23, 50) e Iris Lock Indicator ( 墌 pg. 31, 32) [...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right During Video Playback a Mode Indicat or ( 墌 pg. 17) b Play List Playback Indicator (Appears whe n pla y list is p la yed back . 墌 pg. 43) c Picture Quality: [U] (ultra fine), [F] (f ine), [N] (normal), [E] (econom y) ( 墌 pg. 50) d Pla yback Mode ( 墌 pg. 24) U : Playback 9 : Pa[...]

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    14 EN GETTING ST AR TED MasterP age: Body_Left This camera’s 2-wa y power supply s ystem lets you choose the most ap propri ate source of power . Do no t use provided power supply uni ts with other e quipment. Charging the Battery Pack 1 Set the po wer swit ch to OFF . 2 With the arrow on the batter y pack pointin g down ward, pu sh the battery p[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right NOTES: ● This product includes patented and other proprietary technology and will operate onl y with JVC Data Battery . Use the JVC BN- VF707U/VF714U/VF733U battery pac ks. Using generic non-JVC batteries can cause damage to the internal char ging circuitry . ● If the protectiv e [...]

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    16 EN GETTING ST AR TED MasterP age: Body_Left Data Batter y System Y ou can check the remaining batter y power and the recordab le time. 1 Make su re the battery is attached. 2 Open the LC D monitor f ully . 3 Press INFO / repeated ly , and the batte ry status s creen appe ars. ● It is displayed f or approx. 3 seconds if t he button is presse d [...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED EN 17 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right T o turn on the camer a, set the pow er s witch to or while pr essing d own the l ock butto n located on the s witch. ● The power/ charge lamp turns on. T o turn off the camer a, set the pow e r s witch to OFF . Set the appr opriate opera tion mode acco rding to your pref erence usi[...]

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    18 EN GETTING ST AR TED MasterP age: Body_Left The language on the displa y can be changed. ( 墌 pg. 48, 49) 1 Set the po wer s witch to or . 2 Press MENU . Th e menu screen appears. 3 Press / to select [DISPLA Y], then press 49 . 4 Press / to select [LANGU AGE], then press 49 . 5 Press / to select the desir ed language, then press 49 . 6 Press ME[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED EN 19 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right The brig htness of the display can be adjusted . 1 Set the pow er switch to or while pressing down the l ock button located on the swi t ch . 2 Open the LCD monitor fu lly . ( 墌 pg. 9) 3 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 4 Press / to select [DISPLA Y], then press 49 . 5 Press / [...]

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    20 EN GETTING ST AR TED MasterP age: Body_Left Y ou can use an SD card as a rec ording medium in the SD s lot. See pa ge 62 f or the guarante ed media to wo rk with this camera. 1 Make sure the ca mera’ s pow er is off . 2 Open the SD card cov er. 3 T o insert an SD card , fir mly inse r t it with it s clipped ed ge first. T o remove an SD card ,[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED EN 21 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right Select the r ecording medi um before star ting recording o r playback. ( 墌 pg. 48, 49) Example: When rec ording still images to an SD card 1 Set the pow er s witch to or . 2 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 3 Press / to select [REC MEDIA SETTING], then press 49 . 4 Press / to s[...]

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    22 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YB A CK 1 Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Set the MODE switc h to . ● The camera is progr ammed to record videos on the built- in hard disk by the fa ctory-preset. T o switch the recording medium, see pages 21, 48 and 49. ● T o change the picture quality , see pages 48 and 50. ● T o use[...]

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    VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK EN 23 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK MasterP age: Basic_Right Zooming Use the zoom function for close- up or wide- angle shoot ing. Y ou can zoom in up to 15x * by using the opti cal zoom. T o zoom in Slide the z oom lev er towards T (telepho to). T o zoom out Slide the z oom lev er towards W (wide-angl e). ● The [...]

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    24 EN VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YB ACK MasterP age: Body_Left 1 Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Set the MODE switc h to . ● The index scre en for video s appears. The image on the inde x screen sho ws the first part of the shooting. ● If the pow er is turned off while video playbac k is paused, the camer a memor izes the scene where the video was[...]

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    VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK EN 25 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK MasterP age: Basic_Right How to Use th e Scroll Bar Y ou can use the ver tical scroll bar on the index screen to find th e desired files quic kly . The sc roll bar is usefu l when deleting files ( 墌 pg. 39), creating p lay list ( 墌 pg. 42), et c. 1 Slide the zoom lever toward[...]

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    26 EN VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YB ACK MasterP age: Body_Left A White to A UDIO L IN* B Red to A UDIO R IN* C Y ellow to VIDEO IN (Connect when your TV/ VCR/VDR has only A/V input conn ectors.) D Black to S-VIDEO IN (Con nect when your TV/ VCR/VDR has S-VIDEO IN and A/V in put connectors . In this case, it is not nece ssary to connect the yellow vi[...]

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    VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK EN 27 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK MasterP age: Basic_Right The full-f unction remote co ntrol unit can op erate this camera f rom a dista nce as well a s the basi c operations (pl ayback, stop , pause, fast-forw ard and rewind) of your VCR. Installing the Battery The remote cont rol uses one lithium ba ttery (CR2[...]

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    28 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left STILL IMA GE RECORDING & PLA YBA CK 1 Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Set the MODE switc h to . ● The camera is progr ammed to record still images on the built -in hard disk by the f actor y-preset. T o switch the recording medium, see pages 21, 48 and 49. ● T o change the picture quality , see pages 48 and 51[...]

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    STILL IMA GE RECORDING & PLA YBA CK EN 29 STILL IMAGE RECORDING & PLA YBACK MasterP age: Basic_Right 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Set the MODE s witch to . ● The most recently sho t still image is d ispla yed. ● T o switch th e medium to be p la yed bac k, see pages 21, 48 and 49. 3 Press to displa y the prev ious file . Press to dis[...]

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    30 EN STILL IMA GE RECORDING & PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Body_Left How to Use the Scroll Bar Y ou can use the ver tical scroll bar on the index screen to fi nd the desi red files qui ckly . The sc roll bar is usefu l when de leting files ( 墌 pg. 39), setting DPOF ( 墌 pg. 46), etc. 1 Slide the z oom le ver tow ards W to sele ct the scroll bar[...]

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    EN 31 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Heading0_Right RECORDING FEA TURES Backlight compensa tion brig htens the sub ject quickly . With simple operation, dark por tions of the subje ct are br ighten ed by increasi ng the exposure. 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Press and hold ( / ) so that is displayed. 3 Press ( ) once so that th e indicat[...]

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    32 EN RECORDING FEA TURES MasterP age: Body_Left Y ou can use manual reco rding funct ions easily by selec ting items in th e MSET menus . How to Select a Menu Item 1 Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Press and hold ( / ) so that is displayed. 3 Press ( ). The menu screen appears . 4 Press / t o select a desired it em from the MSET menu , then pres s 4[...]

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    RECORDING FEA TURES EN 33 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right Manual Focus The camera's Full Ran ge AF system offers continuous focusing ability f rom close- up to infinity . Howe ver , the correc t focus ma y not be obtained de pending on the shooting condi tion. In this case, use the manual focus mode. 1 Select [AF] in the MSET me n[...]

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    34 EN RECORDING FEA TURES MasterP age: Body_Left White B alance The white balance is usu ally adjust ed automatic ally for correctness of th e color reproductio n under v arious lighting. Howe ver , you can also select the following modes according t o the shoo ting situatio ns. 1 Select [WB] in the MSET menu. ( 墌 pg . 32) 2 Press / to select the[...]

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    RECORDING FEA TURES EN 35 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right Shutter Speed Y ou can set the shutter speed man ually . A fast shutter spee d can freez e the motion of a f ast- moving subject and a sl ow shutter speed ca n blur the subjec t to give the impress ion of moti on. 1 Select [S .SP] in the MSET menu. ( 墌 pg. 32) 2 If [A UTO] is [...]

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    36 EN RECORDING FEA TURES MasterP age: Body_Left Program AE Y o u can use th e progr am AE settin gs f o r specifi c shooting s ituations. 1 Select [P .AE] in the MSET menu. ( 墌 pg. 32) 2 Press / to select the desired mode . TWILIGHT : Ma kes e vening scenes l ook more natura l. SPO TLIGHT : The subject in the front i s accentuate d b y blur ring[...]

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    EN 37 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Heading0_Right PLA YB ACK FEA TURES Y ou can view videos with va rious effe cts of scene transitio n. 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Set the MODE s witch to . 3 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 4 Press / to select [WIPE/F ADER], then press 49 . 5 Press / to sele ct a desired effect. F ADER-WHITE : [...]

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    38 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left MANA GING FILES Y ou can view the file infor mation in playback mode. Information on Video Files Press INFO / whi le video playback is paused. File in f or mation ap pears. FILE : File name FOLDER : F older name DA TE/TIME : Date and tim e of the reco rding PB TIME : Pl ayb ack time (length of the file) QU A LITY : [...]

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    MANA GING FILES EN 39 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right T o protect all files 5 Press / to select [PRO TECT ALL], then press 49 . 6 Press / to select [EXECUTE], then press 49 . ● All files are protected. T o release protection of all files 5 Select [CANCEL ALL], then press 49 . 6 Press / to select [EXECUTE], then press 49 . CAUTION: Do[...]

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    40 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left T o delete by se lecting m ultiple files 5 Press / to select [FILE SELECT], then press 49 . ● The index scre en appears. 6 Press / / / t o select the file you want to delete , then pre ss 49 . ● T o select other files, re peat step 6 . ● The scroll bar can also be used with the zoom lev er and pres[...]

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    MANA GING FILES EN 41 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right Y ou can cop y or mov e still image files between the built-in hard di sk (HDD) and SD c ard using the on-scree n displa y . Before proceeding to follo wing steps, ● Make s ure that SD card is inserted in the SD slot. ● Make sure that enou gh free space is left in the cop y/mov [...]

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    42 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left By resetti ng the file number (name), a new f old er will be made. The new files you are going to make will be stored in the new f older . It is conv enient to separ a te the ne w files from previously re corded fil es. 1 Set the po wer s witch to or . 2 Press MENU . Th e menu screen appears. 3 Press / t[...]

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    MANA GING FILES EN 43 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right T o check the play list by playing back the video Y ou can check the pla y list bef ore sav ing it. 1 After step 10 , press to select a thumbna il image of the pl ay list. 2 Press / to select a scene you want to check. 3 Press 49 . The playback of the pla y list star ts fro m the se[...]

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    44 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left Add/Delete Files in Play List Y ou can edit existing play lists by adding or deleting files . 1 Set the power switch to . 2 Set the MODE switc h to . 3 Press MENU . Th e menu screen appears. 4 Press / to select [PLA Y LIST], then press 49 . 5 Press / to select [EDIT], then press 49 . 6 Press / to select [...]

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    MANA GING FILES EN 45 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right Deleting Play List Y ou can delete unnecessa ry play lists . 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Set the MODE s witch to . 3 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 4 Press / to sele ct [PLA Y LIST], then press 49 . 5 Press / to select [DELETE], then p ress 49 . The tabl e of pla y lists [...]

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    46 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left This camera is compatib le with DPOF (Digit al Print Order Format). Y ou can se t which images to be printed and the numbe r of prints with th is camera. Thi s f eature is useful to p rint with a DPOF-compat ible printer or bring a recording medium to photo lab f or print. T o print b y selecting a still[...]

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    MANA GING FILES EN 47 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right If yo ur printer is co mpatibl e with Pict Bridge, stil l images can b e printe d easily by connecti ng the camera with t he USB cab le directly to the print er . DPO F setting can als o be used. ( 墌 pg. 46) NOTE: After selectin g [DIRECT PRI NT] in the menu, connect the USB cab l[...]

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    48 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left MENU SETTINGS Y ou can change the menu sett ings to cus tomize your camera. Access the des ired menu screen by f ollowing the step s below , then ch ange the various se ttings . 1 Select the op eration mode. For Recording Me nus: Set the po wer sw itch to . For Pla yback Menus: Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Select ([...]

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    MENU SETTINGS EN 49 MENU SETTING S MasterP age: Menu_Right OFF : Makes the camera n ot to receive the si gnal from the remote control. [ON] : Enable s the oper ation with the r emote control. OFF : Disables the funct ion. [ON] : T urns off the pow er automatically to prev en t HDD damage when th e camera is accidental ly dropped. ( 墌 pg. 21) CAUT[...]

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    50 EN MENU SETTINGS MasterP age: Body_Left [ ] = F actor y-pr eset Select the desired pic ture quality . [OFF] : Disab les the function. 16:9 WID E : For playbac k on TVs w ith an aspec t ratio of 16: 9. Natural ly e xpands the image to fit the screen without distor tion. The indicator appears . When usin g this mode , refer to y our wide-scree n T[...]

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    MENU SETTINGS EN 51 MENU SETTING S MasterP age: Menu_Right [ ] = F actory-preset [FINE] / ST ANDARD Select the de sired image qu ality . [1152 x 864] / 1 024 x 768 / 640 x 480 Select the de sired image si ze. * Not av ailable for GZ-MG30U/ GZ-MG20U. [OFF] / 2SEC / 10SEC By setting th e self-timer , a still ima ge is recorde d 2 or 10 secon ds after[...]

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    52 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left REFERENCES Power No power is supplied. ● The power is no t connected properly . H Connect the A C adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 14) ● The battery pack is not attached firmly . H Detach the battery pack once again and re-attach it firmly . ( 墌 pg. 14) ● The battery is dead. H Replace the dead battery with a fu[...]

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    REFERENCES EN 53 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right The recorded image is whi te ● Shutter speed is set to NIGHT ALIVE or slo w speed. H NIGHT ALIVE and slow speed are only fo r use in dark conditions. ( 墌 pg. 35) Playback Playbac k cannot be performed. ● Recording medium is not selected properly . H Select the recording medium. ( 墌 pg. 21,[...]

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    54 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left Images on the LCD m onitor ap pear dark or whitish. ● In places subject to low temp erature , images become dark due to the char acteristics of the LCD monitor . This is not a malfunction. H Adjust the brightness and angle of the LCD monitor . ( 墌 pg. 9, 19, 49 ) ● When the LCD monit or's fluoresce[...]

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    REFERENCES EN 55 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right CHECK CARD’S WRITE PRO TECTION SWITCH Appears when you atte mpt recording whe n the write protection tab on the SD card is set to the “LOCK” position . ( 墌 pg. 20) NO VIDEO FILES STORED! Appears if t here are no video f iles when you attempt vide o pla yback. NO IMA GE FILES ST ORE D! Appe[...]

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    56 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left MEMOR Y C ARD CANNOT BE PLA YED BA CK CORRECTL Y The recordin g medium cannot be pla yed bac k correctl y . T ry playback again. CANNOT USE IN VIDEO MODE The oper ation is not a vailab le in the video mode . DROP DETECTION WORKED AND THE PO WER IS TURNED O FF The drop detec tion function op erated, an d the p[...]

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    REFERENCES EN 57 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right AC Adapter When using the AC adapter in areas other than the USA The provided AC adapter features automa tic vol tage select ion in the A C range from 110 V to 240 V . USING HOUSEHOLD A C PLUG AD APTER In case of connecting the unit’s power cord to an AC wall outlet oth er than American Nati ona[...]

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    58 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left Recording Medium ● Be sure to follo w the guidelines below to prevent corruption or damage to your record ed data. • Do not bend or drop the recording medium, or subject it to strong p r essure, jolts or vibrat ions. • Do not splash the recording medium wit h water . • Do not use, replace, o r store t[...]

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    REFERENCES EN 59 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right Serious malfunctioning If malfunct ioning occurs, stop using the uni t immediatel y and consult y our local JVC dealer . When requesti ng repairs for malfunct ioning by your dealer or JVC ser vic e center, be sure to bring your camera toge ther with the re cording medium. If one of them is no t in[...]

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    60 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left Camera Po we r supply DC 11 V (Using AC adapter) DC 7.2 V (Usi ng batter y pack) Po we r consumption Appro x. 4.5 (4.8)* W * When using the LED light Approx. 5.2 W (Maximum; when chargi ng a battery) Dimensions (W x H x D) 67 mm x 70 mm x 10 9 mm (2-11/16 " x 2-13/ 16" x 4-5/16 ") Wei g h t App[...]

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    REFERENCES EN 61 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right Format SD-VIDEO Recording/Playback f orm at Video: MPEG-2 Au dio: Dol by Di gital (2 ch) Signal format NTSC standard Recording mode (video) UL TRA FINE: 720 x 480 pi xel s, 8.5 Mbps (CBR) FINE: 720 x 480 pix els, 5.5 Mbp s (CBR) NORMAL: 720 x 480 p ixels, 4.2 Mbps (VBR) ECONOMY : 352 x 240 pix els[...]

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    62 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left Recording Time and Number of Images The tab les below sho w the appro ximate recordin g time and number of storable imag es. The number incre ases or decrea ses depending on the condi tions such as image size and/or picture qu ality . The first colu mn in the table indicates th e condition s. 8 Compatible rec[...]

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    REFERENCES EN 63 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right : Approximate number of storable i mages (for still image) ● Built-i n hard disk * For GZ-MG50U/GZ-MG40U only . ● SD card * For GZ-MG50U/GZ-MG40U only . Image size/ quality GZ-MG50U GZ-MG30U GZ-MG40U GZ-MG20U 640 x 480/ FINE 9999 9999 640 x 480/ ST AND ARD 9999 9999 1024 x 768/ FINE* 9999 9999[...]

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