JVC LYT1094-001A manual

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    L YT1094-001A Master P age: Cover1 EN ENGLISH GR-D VP9 GR-D VP8 AU TO M AT I C DEMONSTRA TION 9 GETTING ST ARTED 10 VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK 17 DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA YBA CK 23 AD V ANCED FEA TURES 31 REFERENCES 64 TERMS 82 Please visit our Homep age on the W orld Wide W eb f or Digital Video Camer a: F or Access[...]

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    2 EN Master P age: Left-Safety-Dummy Using T his Instruction Manual ● All major sections are listed in the T able Of Contents on the cover page. ● Notes appear after most subsections . Be sure to read these as well. ● Basic and adv anced features/operation are separ ated for easier refer ence. It is recommended that you… … r efer to the I[...]

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    EN 3 Master P age: Right-Safety SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE S AFE USE OF EQUIPMENT T his equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safe ty standards but, like any electrical equipment, car e must be taken if you ar e to obtain the best results and safety is to be assure d. DO read the operating instructions before y ou [...]

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    4 EN Master P age: Left-Safety SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Do not point the lens or the viewfinder direct ly into the sun. T his can cause eye injur ies, as well as lead to the malfunctioning of internal circuitry . There is also a risk of fire or electric shoc k. CAUTION! T he following notes concern possible ph ysical damage to the camcorder and to the us[...]

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    EN 5 Master P age: Right NOTES: ● In order to maintain optimum performance of the camc order , provided cables ma y be equipped with one or more core filter . If a cable has only one core filter , the en d that is closest to the filte r should be connected to the camcorder . ● Make sure to use the prov ided cables for connections. Do not use an[...]

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    6 EN Master P age: Left How T o Use The Audio Cable When using optional headphones, connect to the provided Audio cable (with a core filter attached), then connect the Audio cable to the camcorder . The core filter reduces interference. How T o Attach The Grip Belt 1) Remove the pad and separate the tw o straps. 2) T hread one end of the strap g th[...]

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    EN 7 Master P age: Right How T o Attach The Strap 1) T hread one end of the strap through the ey elet, then pass the other end through the loop. 2) Attach the screw to the tripod mounting soc ket. T o tighten the screw firmly , use a coin, etc. 3) Adjust the length with the adjuster . NOTES: ● Y ou can use the strap as a shoulder strap b y adjust[...]

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    8 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 CONTENTS AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATION 9 GETTING STARTED 10 Power ........... ..................... ................. ..................... . 10 Grip Adjustment ....................... ................. ............... 12 Viewfinder Adju stment ................ .................. ........... 12 Tripod Mounting ...........[...]

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    EN 9 Master P age: Right-start A UTOMA TIC DEMONSTRA TION Automatic Demonstr ation takes place when “DEMO MODE” is set to “ON” (factory-preset). 䡲 Automatic Demonstration starts w hen there is no operation for about 3 minutes after the P ower Switch is set to “ A ” or “ M ” and no cassette is in the camcorder . 䡲 P erforming any[...]

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    Master P age: Left-start 10 EN GETTING ST ARTED T his camcorder’ s 2-way po wer supply system lets you c hoose the most appropriate source of power . Do not use provided power supply units with other equipment. Charging The Battery Pack 1 Make sure you unplug th e camcorder’ s DC cord from the AC P ower Adapter/Charger . 2 Plug the A C P ower A[...]

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    EN 11 Master P age: Right Using The Battery Pack 1 Align the battery pack’ s two notches with the tabs on the camcorder’ s battery p ack mount. 2 Insert the terminal end 1 of the battery pack into the battery pack mount. 3 Firmly push the end 2 of the battery pac k until it locks into place. T o detach the batter y pack... While sliding down BA[...]

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    12 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 1 Loosen the belt. 2 P ass your right hand through the loop and grasp the grip. 3 Adjust your thumb and fingers through the grip to easily operate the Recording Start/Stop Button, P ower Switch and P ower Zoom (SHUTTLE SEARCH) Ring. Be sure to tighten the belt to your preference . 1 Set the P ower Switc h to “ A [...]

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    EN 13 Master P age: Right Press MONITOR BRIGHT + or – until the bright level indicator on the display mo ves and the appropriate brightness is reached. ● It is also possible to adjust the brightness of the viewfinder . T o turn on the camcor der , set the Power Switc h to any oper ation mode except “OFF” while pressing down the Loc k Button[...]

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    14 EN Master P age: Left T he date/time is recorded onto the tape at all times, but its display can be turned on or off during pla yback. ( 墌 pg. 31, 41) 1 Set the P ower Switc h to “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. 2 Open the LCD monitor fully , or pull out the viewfinder fully . 3 Press MENU . The Menu Screen [...]

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    EN 15 Master P age: Right T he camcorder needs to be powered up to load or eject a cassette. 1 Slide down and hold OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow , then pull the cassette holder cover open until it locks. T he cassette holder opens automatically . ● Do not touch internal components. 2 Insert or remove a tape and press “PUSH HERE” to[...]

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    16 EN Master P age: Left T he provide d memory card is alread y inserted in the camcorder at the time of purchase. 1 Make sure the camcor der’ s power is off. 2 Open the card cov er . 3 T o load a memory card , firmly insert it with its clipped edge first. T o unload a memory card , push it once. After the memory card comes out of the camcorder ,[...]

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    EN 17 Master P age: Right-start VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YB A CK VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Before continuing, perfor m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 10 ) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 15) 1 Slide down the lens cover . 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “VIDEO”. 3 Set the P ower Switc h to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressin[...]

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    18 EN Master P age: Left Zooming Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneous change in image magnification. Zoom In T urn the Power Zoom (SHUTTLE SEARCH) Ring towards “T”. Zoom Out T urn the Power Zoom (SHUTTLE SEARCH) Ring towards “W”. ● T he further you turn the P ower Zoom Ring, the quicker the zoom action. NOTES: ● F ocusin[...]

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    EN 19 Master P age: Right Ti me C o d e During recording, a time code is recorded on the tape. T his code is to confirm the location of the recorded scene on the tape during playbac k. If recording starts from a blank portion, the time code begins counting from “00:00:00” (minute:second:frame). If recording starts from the end of a previously r[...]

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    20 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 VIDEO PLA YBA CK 1 Load a cassette. ( 墌 pg. 15) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “VIDEO”. 3 Set the P ower Switc h to “ P ” while pressing down the Loc k Button located on the switch. 4 T o start playback, press 4 / 9 . 5 T o stop playback, press 8 . ● During Stop mode, turn the SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring to [...]

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    EN 21 Master P age: Right Shuttle Search Allows high-speed searc h in either direction durin g video playbac k. 1) During play back, turn the SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring to the right ( 5 ) for forward sear ch, or to the left ( 3 ) for reverse searc h. 2) T o resume normal playback, press 4 / 9 . ● During playbac k, turn the SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring to the rig[...]

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    22 EN Master P age: Left * If your VCR has a SC AR T connector , use the provided cable adapter . ** Connect when y our TV/VCR has S-VIDEO IN and A/V input connectors. In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yellow video cable. *** Not required for watching still images only . **** When connecting th e cable, open the cover . NOTE: Set the[...]

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    EN 23 Master P age: Right-start DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA YBA CK D.S.C. RECORDING Y ou can use your camcorder as a Digital Still Camera for taking snapshots. Still images are stored in the memory card. NOTE: Before continuing, perfor m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 10 ) ● Loading A Memor y Card ( 墌 [...]

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    24 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 D.S.C. PLA YBA CK Images shot with the cam corder are automatically numbered, then stored in numerical order in the memory card. Y ou can view the stored image s, one at a time, much like flipping through a photo album. 1 Load a memory card. ( 墌 pg. 16) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “MEMOR Y”. 3 Set the P[...]

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    EN 25 Master P age: Right Y ou can view video clips ( 墌 pg. 48) stored in the memory card. 1 Load a memory card. ( 墌 pg. 16) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “MEMOR Y”. 3 Set the P ower Switc h to “ P ” while pressing down the Loc k Button located on the switch. 4 Open the LCD monitor fully , or pull out the viewfinder fully . ● T he[...]

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    26 EN Master P age: Left Y ou can view several different files stored in the memory card at a time. This bro wsing capability makes it easy to locate a particular file you want. 1 F or Index Pla yback of image files , perform 1 – 6 in “Normal Playbac k Of Images” ( 墌 pg. 24). F or Index Pla yback of video clip files , perform 1 – 6 in “[...]

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    EN 27 Master P age: Right T he Protect mode helps prevent the accidental erasure of files. 1 Load a memory card. ( 墌 pg. 16) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “MEMOR Y”. 3 Set the P ower Switc h to “ P ” while pressing down the Loc k Button located on the switch. 4 Open the LCD monitor fully , or pull out the viewfinder fully . ● T he t[...]

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    28 EN Master P age: Left T o remov e protection from all files stored in the memo ry card 9 Press + or – to select “C ANC.ALL ”, and press SET/SELECT . T he PRO TECT screen appears. 10 Press + or – to select “EXECUTE”, and press SET/SELECT . ● T o cancel selection, select “RETURN”. Previously stored files can be deleted either one[...]

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    EN 29 Master P age: Right By resetting the file name , a new folder will be made. T he new files you are going to make will be stored in the new folder . It is convenient to separate the new files from previously made files. (A vailable only for Image and video clip files.) 1 Load a memory card. ( 墌 pg. 16) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “ME[...]

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    30 EN Master P age: Left T o Print By Select ing Still Images And Number Of Prints 1 P erform steps 1 – 8 in “T o Print All Still Images (One Print F or Each)” ( 墌 pg. 29). 2 Press + or – to select “CURRENT”, and press SET/SELECT . T he DPOF screen appears. 3 T urn the SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring to the left ( 3 ) or to the right ( 5 ) to sel[...]

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    EN 31 Master P age: Right-start ADV ANCED FEA TURES MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT T his camcorder is equipped with an easy-to-use, on- screen menu system that simplifies many of the more detailed camcorder settings. ( 墌 pg. 32 – 41) 1 F or Video and D .S.C. Recording Menus: ● Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switc h to “VIDEO” or “MEMORY”. ● S[...]

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    32 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0X2 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT (cont.) 4) Press SET/SELECT . T he Menu Screen return s. ● Repeat the procedure if you wish to set other function menus. 5) Press SET/SELECT again. T he Menu Screen closes. NOTES: ● Th e “ m ” settings are effective w hen the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M [...]

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    EN 33 Master P age: Right WIPE – DOOR : Wipe in as the two halv es of a black screen open to the left and right, revealing the scene, or wipe out and the black screen reappears from left and right to cover the scene. W I P E–S C R O L L : T he scene wipes in from the bottom to the top of a black screen, or wipes out from top to bottom, leaving [...]

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    34 EN Master P age: Left RECORDING ME NUS (cont.) SEPIA : Recorded scenes hav e a brownish tint like old photos. Combine this with the Cinema mode for a classic look. MONO TON E : Like classic black and w hite films, your footage is shot in B/W . Used together with the Cinema mode, it enhances the “classic film” effect. CLASSIC FILM *: Gi ves r[...]

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    EN 35 Master P age: Right Zooming ZOOM (F actory-preset: 40X ) 10X : When set to “10X” while using digital zoom, the zoom magnification will reset to 10X since digital zoom will be disengaged. 40X *: Allows y ou to use the Digital Zoom. By digitally processing and magnifying images, zooming is possible from 10X (the optical zoom limit), to a ma[...]

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    36 EN Master P age: Left MANUAL Digital Image Stabilisation T o compensate for unstable i mages caused by camera-shake, particularly at high magnification. DIS (F actory-preset: ON ) OFF / ON NOTES: ● Accurate stabilisation ma y not be possible if hand shake is excessive , or under the following conditions: • When shooting subjects with vertica[...]

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    EN 37 Master P age: Right Wide mode WIDE MODE (F actory-preset: OFF ) OFF : Records with no change in the screen ra tio. F or pla yback on a TV with a normal screen ratio. CINEMA * : Inserts blac k bands at the top and bottom of the screen. T he indicator appears. During playbac k on wide-screen TVs, the black bands at the top and bottom of the scr[...]

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    38 EN Master P age: Left NOTES: ● If a cassette is in the camc order , the demonstration cannot be turned on. ● “DEMO MODE” remains “ON” even if the camcorder power is turned off. ● If “DEMO MODE” remains “ON”, some functions will not be a vailable. After viewing demo, set to “OFF”. Sound in put SOUND IN (F actory-preset: [...]

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    EN 39 Master P age: Right DSC Picture quality T he Picture Quality mode can be selected to best match your needs. T wo Pi cture Quality modes are a vailable: FINE ( ) and ST AND ARD ( ) (in order of quality). QUALI TY (Factory-preset: FINE ) FINE / ST AND ARD NOTE: T he number of storable images depends on the selected picture quality as well as th[...]

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    40 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 PLA YBA CK MENUS VIDEO Playback sound During tape playbac k, th e camcorder detects the sound mode in whic h the recording was made, and pla ys the sound back. Select the type of sound to accompany y our playbac k picture. According to the menu access explanation on page 31, select “SOUND MODE” or “12bit MODE[...]

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    Master P age: Right-Heading0X2 EN 41 VIDEO DISPLA Y T he parameter s (except “OFF” in ON SCREEN settings) are the same as in the description on page 38. ON SCREEN (F actory-preset: LCD ) OFF / LCD / LCD/TV When set to “OFF”, the camcorder’ s display disappears. DAT E / T I M E (F actory-preset: OFF ) OFF / AU TO / ON When set to “ AUT O[...]

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    42 EN Master P age: Left ● If Program AE with special effects ( 墌 pg. 33) is engaged, certa in modes of Program AE with special effects are disabled during Snapshot recording. In such a case, the icon blinks. ● If SNAPSHO T is pressed when “DIS” is set to “ON” ( 墌 pg. 36), the Stabiliser will be disabled. ● During play back as wel[...]

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    EN 43 Master P age: Right T he camcorder’ s Full Range AF system offers continuous shooting ability from close-up (as close as approx. 5 cm to the subject) to infinity . However , correct focus may not be obtainable in the situations listed below (in these cases perform “Manual F ocus”): ● When two subjects ov erlap in the same scene. ● W[...]

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    44 EN Master P age: Left Manual exposure control is recommended in the following situations: ● When shooting using reverse lighting or w hen the background is too bright. ● When shooting on a reflective natur al background such as at the beach or w hen skiing. ● When the background is ov erly dark or the subject is bright. 1 Set the P ower Sw[...]

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    EN 45 Master P age: Right Backlight compensation brightens the subject quickly . Press BACK L IG HT . The indicator is displa yed and the subject is brightened. If pressed again, disappears and the brightne ss returns to the previous level. ● Using the BACK L IG HT Button may cause the light around the subject to become too bright and the subject[...]

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    46 EN Master P age: Left T he sound effects pre-stored in the provided memory card can be dubbed onto a tape. 1 Load a cassette. ( 墌 pg. 15) 2 Load the provided memory card. ( 墌 pg. 16) 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “VIDEO”. 4 Set the P ower Switc h to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. 5 O[...]

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    EN 47 Master P age: Right T o make thumbnail images during video recording aut omatically 1 Load a cassette. ( 墌 pg. 15) 2 Load a memory card. ( 墌 pg. 16) 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “VIDEO”. 4 Set the P ower Switc h to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. 5 Set “NA VIGA TION” to the de[...]

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    48 EN Master P age: Left 6 Press + or – to select “NA VI.DEL. ”, and pres s SET/SELECT . T he Sub Menu appears. 7 By pressing + or – ... Select “IMA GE SEL. ” to delete the currently displa yed thumbnail image. Select “T APE SEL. ” to de lete all thumbnail images for the tape whic h contains the currently displa yed image. Select ?[...]

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    EN 49 Master P age: Right T o make video clips from real-time camera image 1 Load a memory card. ( 墌 pg. 16) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “MEMOR Y”. 3 Set the P ower Switc h to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. 4 Set “E-CLIP REC” to the desired image size. ( 墌 pg. 31, 38) 5 Press E-MA[...]

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    50 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 DUBBING NOTE: Dubbing from a VCR is possible with GR-DVP9 only . . * Connect w hen your TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN/OUT connector . I n this case, it is not necessary to connect the yellow video cable. ** When connecting the cable, open the co ver . *** If your VCR has a SC ART connector , use the provided cable adapt[...]

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    EN 51 Master P age: Right It is also possible to copy recorded scenes from the camcorder onto another video unit equipped with a D V connector . Since a digital signal is sent, there is little if any image or sound deterioration. * D V IN/OUT : GR-DVP9 DV O U T : G R - DVP 8 ** When connecting the cable, open the co ver . 1 Make sure all units are [...]

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    52 EN Master P age: Left It is also possible to copy recorded scenes from another video unit equipped with a DV connector onto the camcorder . Since a digital signal is sent, there is little if any image or sound deterioration. * When connecting the cable, open the cover . 1 Make sure all units are turned off. 2 Connect this camcorder to a video un[...]

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    EN 53 Master P age: Right Still images can be dubbed fr om a tape to a memory card. 1 Load a cassette. ( 墌 pg. 15) 2 Load a memo ry card. ( 墌 pg. 16) 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”. 4 Set the P ower Switch to “ P ” w hile pressing down the Lock Button located on the switc h. 5 Set “ COPY” to “ON”. ( 墌 pg. 31, 40) 6 P[...]

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    54 EN Master P age: Left T he Full-Function Remote Control Unit can operate this camcorder from a distance as well as the basic operations (Pla yback, Stop, P ause, Fa st-F orward and Rewind) of your VCR. It also makes additional pla yback functions possible. ( 墌 pg. 55) Installing The Batteries T he remote control uses two “ AAA (R03)” size [...]

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    EN 55 Master P age: Right . Slow-Motion Playback Allows slow-speed sear ch in either direction during video playbac k. During normal video playbac k, press SLOW ( Y I o r I U ) more than approx. 2 seconds. ● After approx. 1 minute in Slow Rewind or approx. 2 minutes in Slow F orw ard, normal play back resumes. ● T o pause Slow-Motion playback, [...]

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    56 EN Master P age: Left T he audio trac k can be customised only when recorded in the 12-bit and SP modes. ( 墌 pg. 34) 1 Pla y back the tape to locate the point where editing will start, then press PA U S E ( 9 ). 2 While holding A. DUB ( D ) on the remote control, press PA U S E ( 9 ). The “ 9 D ” and “MIC” indicators appear . 3 Press P[...]

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    EN 57 Master P age: Right 1 Load the provided memory card. ( 墌 pg. 16) T hen, perform step 1 and 2 of “ Audio Dubbing” ( 墌 pg. 56). 2 Press MENU . The M enu Screen appears. 3 Press + or – to select “ s ”, and press SET/ SELECT . T he SYSTEM Menu appear s. 4 Press + or – to select “SOUND IN”, and press SET/SELECT . T he Sub Menu [...]

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    58 EN Master P age: Left Create edited videos easily using your camcorder as the source pla yer . Y ou can select up to 8 “cuts” for automatic editing, in any order you like. R.A.Edit is more easily performed when the MBR (Multi-Brand Remote) is set to operate with your brand of VCR (see “VCR CODE LIST”), but can also be performed by opera [...]

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    EN 59 Master P age: Right Make Connections Also refer to page 22. * Connect w hen your TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yellow video cable. ** If y our VCR has a SC ART connector , use the provided cable adapter . *** If necessary , use this cable for conn ections. ****When connecting the cable, [...]

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    60 EN Master P age: Left Select Scenes 6 Press PLA Y ( U ) and then press R.A.EDIT ON/OFF on the remote control. T he Random Assemble Editing Menu app ears. 7 If using a Wipe/F ader at the beginning of the scene, press FA D E / W I P E on the remote control. ● Cycle through the effects b y pressing repeatedly , and stop when the one y ou want is [...]

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    EN 61 Master P age: Right Automatic Editing T o VCR 13 Rewind the tape in the camcorder to the beginning of the scene y ou want to edit and press PAU S E ( 9 ). 14 Press VCR REC STBY ( 79 ), or manually engage the VCR’ s Record-P ause mode. 15 Press ST ART/ST OP on the remote control. Editing proceeds as pr ogrammed, right through to the end of t[...]

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    62 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS [A] Using USB cable It is possible to do the following things: ● T ransfer still images stored on a memory card to a PC. ● T ransfer still/moving images recorded on a tape to a PC. ● Capture still/moving images in real-time. ● Use this camcorder as a W ebCam. ( 墌 pg. 63) [B] Using DV ca[...]

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    EN 63 Master P age: Right T his camcorder can be used as a We bCam via USB connection. * When connecting the cable, open the cover . 1 Make sure all necessary s oftware (prov ided) are installed in your PC and all units are turned off. 2 Connect the camcorder to your PC using the USB cable. 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “MEMOR Y”. 4 Set the [...]

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    Master P age: Left-start 64 EN REFERENCES DET AILS ITEMS NOTES V Po w e r ( 墌 pg. 10) ● Perform charging where the temperature i s between 10°C and 35°C. 20°C to 25°C is the ideal temperature range for c harging. If the environment is too cold, charging ma y be incomplete. ● Charging times are for a fully discharged battery pack. ● Char[...]

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    EN 65 Master P age: Right-Heading0 TROUBLESHOOTING If, after following the steps in the chart below , the probl em still exists, please consult your nearest JVC dealer . Power Video and D.S.C . Recording T he camcorder is a microcomputer-controlled device. Ex ternal noise and interference (from a TV , a radio, etc.) might prevent it from functionin[...]

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    66 EN Master P age: Left Video and D.S.C. Playback 7. T he LCD monitor or viewfinder indications blink. 7. • Certain Wipe/F ader effects, certain modes of Program AE with special effects, “DIS” and other functions that cannot be used together are selected at the same time. 7. • Re-read the sections covering Wipe/F ader effects, Program AE w[...]

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    EN 67 Master P age: Right Advanced features SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSES CORRECTIVE ACTION 13. T he focus does not adjust automatically . 13. • Focus is s et to the Manual mode. • T he recording was done in a dark place, or the contrast was l ow . • T he lens is dirty or covered with condensation. 13. • Set Focus to the A uto mode. ( 墌 pg. 43)[...]

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    68 EN Master P age: Left Other problems SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CA USES CORRECTIVE ACTION 24. T he CHARGE indicator on the AC P ower Adapter/Charge r does not light. 24. • T he temperature of the battery is extremely high/low . • Charging is difficult in places subject to extremely high/ low temperatures. 24. • T o pro tect the battery , it is recom[...]

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    EN 69 Master P age: Right 33. Coloured bright spots appear all over the LCD monitor or the viewfinder . 33. • T he LCD monitor and the viewfinder are made with high-precision technology . Howeve r , black spots or bright spots of light (red, green or blue) ma y appear constantly on the LCD monitor or the viewfinder . T hese spots ar e not recorde[...]

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    70 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 CA UTIONS General Battery Precautions If the remote control is not functioning even if it is being operated correctly , the batteries are exhausted. Replace them with fresh ones. Use only the foll owing batteries: AAA (R03) size x 2 Please make note of the fo llowing rules for battery use. When misused, the batteri[...]

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    EN 71 Master P age: Right Memory Cards T o properly use and store your memory cards, be sure to read the following cautions: 1. During use… ... make sure the memory card bears the SD or MultiMediaCard mark. ... make sure the memory card is positioned properly when inserting. 2. While the memor y card is being accessed (during recording, pla yback[...]

  • Page 72

    72 EN Master P age: Left 5. Dirty heads can cause the following problems: • No picture during playback . • Blocks of noise appear during playbac k. • During recording or playbac k, the Head Clog Wa rning indicator “ ” appears. • Recording cannot be performed properly . In such cases, use an optional cleaning cassette. Insert it and play[...]

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    EN 73 Master P age: Right-Heading0 USER MAINTENANCE 1 T urn off the camcorder . 2 Slide down and hold OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow , then pull the cassette holder cover open until it locks. T he cassette holder opens automatically . Remove the cassette. 3 Press “PUSH HERE” to close the cassette holder . ● Once the cassette holder [...]

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    74 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder For G e n e ra l P ow er supply : DC 6.3 V (Using A C Po wer Adapter/Charger) DC 7.2 V (Using battery pack) P ow er consumption LCD monitor off, viewfinder on : Approx. 3.9 W LCD monitor on, viewfinder off : Approx. 4.7 W Dimensions (W x H x D) : 43 mm x 115 mm x 80 mm (with the LCD monito[...]

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    EN 75 Master P age: Right Specifications shown are for SP mode unless otherwise indicated. E & O.E. Design and specifications subject to change without notice. For Connectors S/A V S-V ideo input (GR-D VP9 only) : Y : 0.8 V to 1.2 V (p-p), 75 Ω , analogue C: 0.2 V to 0.4 V (p-p), 75 Ω , analogue S-V ideo output : Y : 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω , a[...]

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    Master P age: Left-start 76 EN INDEX INDEX Contr ols, Connect ors And Indicat ors OFF PLAY A M 4 5 6 1 2 3 8 9 0 qw e r t y u i 7 GR-DVP9-8PAL.book Page 7 6 Friday, February 7, 2003 12:35 PM[...]

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    EN 77 Master P age: Right Controls a •E-Mail Clip Recording Button [E-MAIL] .......................... .................. 墌 pg. 49 •Information Button [INFO]................ 墌 pg. 26 b Menu Button [MENU] .......................... 墌 pg. 31 c •+, – Button ........................................ 墌 pg. 31 •LCD Monitor Brightness Con[...]

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    78 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 INDEX Indications Indications LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recording Only a Navigation Indicator ( 墌 pg. 47) (Appears when “NA VIGA TION” is set to other than “MANUAL ”.) b Selected Wipe/F ader Effect I ndicator ( 墌 pg. 32) c T ape Running Indicator ( 墌 pg. 17) (Rotates while tape i[...]

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    EN 79 Master P age: Right (Appears when “GAIN UP” is set to “ AUT O” and the shutter speed is automatically adjusted.) c Flash Indicator (Appears when the optional flash attached to the info-shoe is ready .) d White Balance Indicator ( 墌 pg. 45) e • : Backlight Compensation Indicator ( 墌 pg. 45) •±: Exposure Adjustment Indicator ( [...]

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    80 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 INDEX Indications (cont .) Wa r n i n g I n d i c a t i o n s Indications Function Displays the battery remaining po wer . Remaining power level: high Remaining power level: exhausted As the battery power comes close to nil, the battery indicator blinks. When the battery power is exhausted, power turns off automati[...]

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    EN 81 Master P age: Right Indications Function IN SE RT ER RO R! <CANNOT EDIT ON A LP RECORDED T APE> <CHECK T APE’S ERASE PRO T ECTION T AB> ● Appears if Insert Editing is attempte d on a tape recorded in the LP mode. ( 墌 pg. 57) ● Appears if INSERT ( I ) on the remote control is pressed when the erase protection tab is set to [...]

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    Master P age: Left-start 82 EN TERMS TERMS A AC Power Adapter/Charger ........................... 10 , 11 Animation ........................................................... 36 Audio Dubbing ........................................... ........ 56 Auto Focus ............................. ............................. 43 Auto Playback Of Images ...[...]

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    EN 83 Master P age: Right P Picture Quality (QUALITY) .......................... ........ 39 Playback sound (SOUND MODE, 12bit MODE) ........................... 40 Playback Special Effects .............................. ........ 55 Playback Zoom ................................................... 55 Power Switch Position ...........................[...]

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    COPYRIGHT© 2003 VICT OR COMP ANY OF JAP AN, L TD . EN GR-D VP9 GR-D VP8 Master P age: Cover4 EK Printed in Japan 0203-FO-ID-VP GR-DVP9-8PAL.book Page 8 4 Friday, February 7, 2003 12:35 PM[...]

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    Master P age: Sheet-Cov _001EN_SHEET_ M3D7S-Sheet_p1-7 .fm P age 1 ENGLISH —1— SOFTW ARE INST ALLA TION AND USB CONNECTION GUIDE L YT1085-001A Printed in Japan COPYRIGHT © 2003 VICT OR COMP ANY OF JAP AN, L TD . 0103-FO-ID-VP M3D7/D3/D1 T he right to use the Program is gr anted by V ictor Company of J apan, Limited (“JVC”) to Y ou only on [...]

  • Page 86

    Master P age: Right _001EN_SHEET_ M3D7S-Sheet_p1-7 .fm P age 2 —2— 5 LIMITED LIABILITY T O THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLIC ABLE LA W , IN NO EVENT SHALL JVC AND ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INC IDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL D AMA GES WHA TSOEVER, REGARDLESS OF THE FOR M OF ACTION WHETH ER IN CONTRACT , T ORT OR O THERWISE ARIS[...]

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    Master P age: Right _001EN_SHEET_ M3D7S-Sheet_p1-7 .fm P age 3 —3— Use of this software is authorized according to the terms of the software license. When contacting the nearest JVC office or agency in your country about this so ftware (refer to the JVC W orldwide Service Network at http ://www .jvc-victor .co.jp/english/worldm ap/index-e.html)[...]

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    Master P age: Right _001EN_SHEET_ M3D7S-Sheet_p1-7 .fm P age 4 —4— 䡲 For ImageMixer with VCD In addition to the requirements on the previous page, the following requirements must be satisfied to use ImageMixer with VCD . Macintosh 䡲 For ImageMixer with VCD In addition to the requirements above, the follo wing re quirements must be satisfied[...]

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    Master P age: Right _001EN_SHEET_ M3D7S-Sheet_p1-7 .fm P age 5 —5— F ollow the procedure described below to install the softw are. F rom the [Setup] screen in step 3 , y ou can install the following driv ers or software. Quit any other software y ou are using. (Check that there are no other application icons on the status bar .) USB Mass Storag[...]

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    Master P age: Right _001EN_SHEET_ M3D7S-Sheet_p1-7 .fm P age 6 —6— 3 Click [Install] on the right sid e of the desired sof tware and follow the on screen instru ctions to complete the installation. T he installation of the selected driv er or softw are starts. T he procedure differs depending on the driver or the software. T he following is the[...]

  • Page 91

    Master P age: Right _001EN_SHEET_ M3D7S-Sheet_p1-7 .fm P a ge 7 —7— 4 When the message asking w hether it is OK to restart the PC appears, clic k [Y es]. T he PC restarts, and after a moment the [Setup] screen from step 1 appears. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to install all of the desired softw are. Installing [ImageMixer with VCD 1.1] When the error[...]

  • Page 92

    Master P age: Right _001EN_SHEET_ M3D7S-Sheet_p8-1 6.fm P age 8 —8— If the camcorder is connected to the PC with the USB cable before installing [USB Mass Storage Class driv er] or [USB V ideo Streaming driver], the installation might not be performed properly . In this case, follow the procedure described below to update the [Device Manager] a[...]

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    Master P age: Right _001EN_SHEET_ M3D7S-Sheet_p8-1 6.fm P a ge 9 —9— 6 Load the provided CD-ROM in the PC. In stall [USB Mass Stor age Class driv er]. ( 墌 pg. 5) 7 Use the USB cable to connect the camcorder to the PC. Device driver is installed. 8 Confirm the [Remov able Disk] icon is displa yed in [My Computer]. Installing [USB Video Streami[...]

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    Master P age: Right _001EN_SHEET_ M3D7S-S heet_p8-16.fm P a ge 10 —1 0— NOTES: ● When the USB cable is connected, turning on or off the camcorder or switching the VIDEO/MEMOR Y (DSC) mode on the camcorder causes malfunctions of the PC. ● If you connect the camcorder to the PC through a USB hub, compatibility issues between the hub and the P[...]

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    Master P age: Right _001EN_SHEET_ M3D7S-S heet_p8-16.fm P a ge 11 —1 1— NOTES: ● Saving the wrong kinds of files in a memory card or deleting files or folders fro m a memory card can cause problems with the operation of the camcorder . When it is necessary to delete a file from a memory card, delete it through the camcorder . ● Never discon[...]

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    Master P age: Right _001EN_SHEET_ M3D7S-S heet_p8-16.fm P a ge 12 —1 2— Still images Use an application that can handle the JPEG file format. T o view a still image, double-click the still image file (extension “.jpg”). Video clips (Only for the camcorder equipped with E-Mail Clip Recording function) Use the Windows Media™ Pla yer (v ersi[...]

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    Master P age: Right _001EN_SHEET_ M3D7S-S heet_p8-16.fm P a ge 13 —1 3— 3 Select [USB Mass Storage Device] or [U SB Disk], and th en click [Stop]. T he [Stop a Hardw are device] dialog box appears. 4 Click [OK]. T he model name depends on the connected camcorder . ● If a message indicating that the device can be safely removed a ppears, click[...]

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    Master P age: Right _001EN_SHEET_ M3D7S-S heet_p8-16.fm P a ge 14 —1 4— 1 T o assure safety , make sure all units are turned off before m aking any connections. 2 Use the USB cable to connect the camcorder to the PC. ● W e recommend that you use the AC Adapter . NOTES: ● When the USB cable is connected, turning on or off the camcorder or sw[...]

  • Page 99

    Master P age: Right _001EN_SHEET_ M3D7S-S heet_p8-16.fm P a ge 15 —1 5— 4 Double-click the memory card icon on the desktop. T he folders in the memory card appear . T he following folders are automatica lly created in the memory card. D ifferent file types are stored in different folders. NOTES: ● Saving the wrong kinds of files in a memory c[...]

  • Page 100

    Master P age: Right _001EN_SHEET_ M3D7S-S heet_p8-16.fm P a ge 16 —1 6— Still image and video clip files that are stored in a memo ry card can be copied to the PC and play ed back on the PC. 1 Double-click the memory card icon on the desktop. T he folders in the memory card appear . 2 Double-clic k the destination folder . 3 Select the folder t[...]

  • Page 101

    L YT1 116-00 1A Master P age: C over1 _001EN_PDF_01M 3D7S-Cover .fm P age 2 ENG LISH Dig ital Ph oto Na vi gator ImageMixer with VCD INSTRUCTIONS _001EN_PDF_01M3D7S -Cover.fm Page 2 Wednesday, November 27, 2002 8:01 AM[...]

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    2 EN Master P age: Left- Heading0 _001EN_PDF_02M 3D7S-PhotoNaviT OC.fm P ag e 2 CONTENTS INTRODU CTION . ...... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ...... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ...... .... . 5 Reading this d ocum ent ..... ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ........ .... ..... ..... ..... ........ ..... .... ..[...]

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    EN 3 Master P age: Right _001EN_PDF_02M 3D7S-PhotoNaviT OC.fm P ag e 3 ImageM ixer with VCD (Windo ws ® and Macintosh) ... 27 IMAG EMIXER .. .... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... ...... .... .... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... ...... .... ... 28 Capabilitie s .... ....... ..... ..... ........ .. ..... ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .[...]

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    4 EN Mas ter P ag e: L eft _001EN_PDF_02M 3D7S-PhotoNaviT OC.fm P ag e 4 ● Y ou can find t he latest in formation (in E nglish) on t he provided software pr ogram at our world wi de web serv er at http:// www .jvc- victor .co.jp/e nglish/inde x-e.htm l ● Microsoft ® and Windows ® are either reg istered t rademarks or tradema rks of Microsoft [...]

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    EN 5 Master P age: Right-He ading0 _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 5 INTRODUCTION T his document consists of the following three sections and an Appendix. Before use, ple ase read t he Software Instal lation and USB Connection G uide for preparation. 䡲 Loading St ill Im ages (Windows ® ) T his section explains how to load still images i [...]

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    6 EN Mas ter P ag e: L eft _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 6 T he following symbols are used in this document. NOTE : Indicates problems that could occur while using these softwares, phenomena that ma y appear to be a problem, limitations on the use of these softwares, or other information that is useful to know . 墌 Indicates pages where [...]

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    EN 7 Master P age: Right-He ading0 _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 7 ENDLESS POS SIBILITIE S Send your f avorite vi deos and pictures by e- mail Everyone has video cassettes and memory cards containing videos and pictures that they never get to show to anyone. No matter how wonderful, the only people that got to see them were families and g[...]

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    8 EN Mas ter P ag e: L eft _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 8 Edit your own movies Edit your o wn original movies by processing and re-arranging video clips and still images that you hav e loaded into your PC. Now you can be the director! Just shoot video with your camcorder and then edit it on your PC. Once you ha ve finished y our movie, y[...]

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    Mast er P age: Right- SecCo v er _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 9 EN 9 Loading Still Images (Windows ® ) T he Digital Pho to Navigator so ftware allows you to store a nd view still images in a photo al bum format. T he icons on th e Digita l Photo Navigator window hav e the sa me funct ions as the menus . In this section, almost all the p[...]

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    10 EN Master P age: Left- Heading0 _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 10 A DDING STIL L IMAGES TO AN ALBUM Y ou can use Di gital Photo Navigator to create an album that contains a c ollection of still image s. 1 Select [Start] – [Pr ogram s] – [Digita l Photo Na vigator] – [Digital Pho to Na viga tor 1.0]. Digital Photo Navigator starts.[...]

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    EN 11 Master P age: Right _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 11 7 Click [Export]. 8 Click [Album]. T he [Save As] dialog box appea rs. 9 Specify the loca tion w here y ou w ant to sav e the album, in put the file nam e of the album, an d then clic k [Sa ve]. T he album i s saved. ● If y ou sa ve an al bum for t he fir st time after t he sof [...]

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    12 EN Master P age: Left- Heading0 _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 12 EXITING DIGITAL PHOTO NAVIGATOR 1 Click the [File ] menu and then clic k [Exit]. ● If you ha ve alread y sav ed an album, a confirmation message a ppears. Then, go to step 2 . ● If you hav e not sav ed an album after loading still image s, a confirmation m essage appe[...]

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    Mast er P age: Right- SecCo v er _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 13 EN 13 Playing Back and Handling Images (Windows ® ) T his section explain s how to handle still im ages using Digital Pho to Na vigator . Y ou c an send still im age files a s an e-ma il attachment a nd store an albu m as a web p age. Be sure to read “Lo ading Still I ma[...]

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    14 EN Master P age: Left- Heading0 _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 14 LOAD ING AN ALBUM 1 Start Dig ital Photo Na vigator . 2 Click [Import]. 3 Click [Album]. T he [Open] dialog box a ppears. 4 Open th e fold er where the al bum was saved. 5 Click the desire d album f ile, and th en clic k [Open]. T he contents of the album are displaye d i[...]

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    EN 15 Master P age: Right-He ading0 _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 15 DISPLAYING STILL IMA GES Y ou can select f or display any of the still im ages that are displayed in the right-hand side of the Digital Photo Navigator window . 1 Double-c lick the still imag e to be d ispla yed. T he [Image Viewer] window appears, and the selected image[...]

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    16 EN Mas ter P ag e: L eft _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 16 T he f ollowin g procedur e descri bes ho w to c hange th e displa y size o f a s till im age. 1 Drag the c orne r of t he [I mage V iewe r] wind ow to chan ge th e size o f the win dow to t he desi red displa y size. 2 Right-clic k the [Im age V iewer] windo w and th en, in the[...]

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    EN 17 Master P age: Right-He ading0 _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 17 ORGANIZING ALBUMS Whenever nece ssary , you can de lete or copy still i mages that you hav e added t o an album . The procedure descr ibe d bel ow on ly af fects the still im ag e in th e alb um. It does not af fec t the origi nal file o f the st ill im ag e that was add[...]

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    18 EN Mas ter P ag e: L eft _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 18 1 Click the still im age that y ou w ant to delete, and then clic k [De lete] i n the [Edit ] menu . A confirma tion message appea rs. 2 Click [Y es]. T he selected still images are deleted. 1 Click the still image that y ou w ant to cop y , and then clic k [Copy ] in the [E dit[...]

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    EN 19 Master P age: Right-He ading0 _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 19 SENDING IMAG ES FROM AN ALBUM I N E-MA IL Stil l im age s in an alb um can be sent as an e- mail atta chme nt. Preparation: Before usin g the [E-Mail] function If you use the Inte rnet Explorer , be sure to use the version 5.5 or later . When installing the Internet Expl[...]

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    20 EN Master P age: Left- Heading0 _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 20 CREATING A WEB PAGE Y ou can sa ve th e contents of a n album i n HTML format . T his is useful in the f ollo wing insta nces: When creat ing a w eb page: Y ou can crea te a web page that features a collec tion of photos. When distributing an album: Y ou can crea te an al[...]

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    EN 21 Master P age: Right _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 21 4 Click [OK], speci fy the sa v e locati on, and th en clic k [Sa ve]. T he HTML file i s sa ved, and a folder w ith the same nam e is saved at the sam e time . A con firm atio n message a ppears next, a sking whether to display the web page. 5 Click [Y es]. T he web browser opens[...]

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    22 EN Master P age: Left- Heading0 _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 22 CHANGING THE IMAGE SIZE OR PICTURE QUALITY T his procedure describes how to change the size of an image that has been loaded into Digital Photo Navigator . T his pr ocedure is use d to reduce the size of an i mage that is being a ttached to an e-mail or sav ed in an album[...]

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    EN 23 Master P age: Right _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 23 In add it ion to chan gin g the size o f an ima ge, it is al so po ssi ble to ro tate im age s, chan ge o r cor re ct the qual ity of an im age , and chang e the fi le fo rma t of an image . The role of each s etti ng is de scr ibed in mo re de tail below . [90 degrees Rotation] I[...]

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    24 EN Master P age: Left- Heading0 _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 24 RETRIEVING STILL I MAGES FROM AN A LBUM Y ou can ret rieve still im age s fr om an a lbu m and save them as a file . 1 Select the still imag e to be retrieved. ● T o select more than one stil l image, hold do wn the Shift key or the Ctrl key while cli cking the images. [...]

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    EN 25 Master P age: Right-He ading0 _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 25 CREATING A LIST OF STILL IMAGE S Y ou can arrange multiple still images together and sav e them in a single still image f ile. 1 Holding down the Shift k ey or the Ctrl key , select the still im ages that are to be added to the list. 2 Click [Multi Image]. T he [Multi Im[...]

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    26 EN Master P age: Left- Heading0 _001EN_PDF_03M 3D7S-PhotoNavi.fm P ag e 26 CREATING A SLIDE SHO W OR AN ANIMATION Y ou can create a slide show o r an anima tion in which a series of st ill images ar e display ed, and then sav e those images as a m ovie file (ext ension “.avi”). [Slide Sh ow]: Still image s are displa yed for several sec onds[...]

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    Mast er P age: Right- SecCo v er _001EN_PDF_04M 3D7S-ImageMixer .fm P age 27 EN 27 ImageMixer with VCD (Windows ® and Macintosh) In addit ion to c apturing s till images a nd creat ing album s, Ima geMixer is used fo r a variety of other functions , including color and brightn ess adjus tment , and capt uring vide o thr ough a USB ca ble or a D V [...]

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    28 EN Master P age: Left- Heading0 _001EN_PDF_04M 3D7S-ImageMixer .fm P age 28 IMAGEMIXER T he ImageMixer software possesses a variety of f unctions. Its primary applications are described below . Editing your ow n original movies ImageMixer allows you to capture video from a camcorder , rearrange scenes, add special effects when changing scenes, i[...]

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    EN 29 Master P age: Right _001EN_PDF_04M 3D7S-ImageMixer .fm P age 29 Managing files on hard disk ImageMixer can m anage element s that c an be used i n movie edi ting (video, still imag es, audio) as albums. Aside from pe rmitting checking of files in list forma t or through a slide show , Ima geMixer can a lso perform file operations suc h as sea[...]

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    30 EN Master P age: Left- Heading0 _001EN_PDF_04M 3D7S-ImageMixer .fm P age 30 CAPTURING VIDEO When a camcord er is connected to the PC with a USB cabl e, the vide o from the camcord er can be re corded on the PC’ s hard drive instead of o n tape or in a memory card (rea l-time capt ure). 1 Connec t the ca mcord er to th e PC with a USB c able. ?[...]

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    EN 31 Master P age: Right _001EN_PDF_04M 3D7S-ImageMixer .fm P age 31 5 Click the USB inp ut (USB) butto n. T he USB input mode screen appear s. 6 Click the V ideo button. T he amount of av ailable storage space is display ed in the information displa y panel. 7 Click the Captur e button. T he capture op eration begins. 8 Click the Captur e button [...]

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    32 EN Mas ter P ag e: L eft _001EN_PDF_04M 3D7S-ImageMixer .fm P age 32 When a camc order is connect ed to the PC w ith a USB cabl e, video can be cop ied from the camcorder t ape to the P C. 1 Set the c amcorder to the tape pla ybac k mod e. T he camcorder is now on. 2 Select [Start] – [Pr ograms] – [PIXELA] – [ImageMixer] – [ImageM ixer W[...]

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    EN 33 Master P age: Right _001EN_PDF_04M 3D7S-ImageMixer .fm P age 33 Copyi ng video 1 Click the V ideo button. T he amount of av ailable storage space is display ed in the information displa y panel. 2 Click the Pla y butto n. T he camcorder beg ins playi ng back the video, and the same ima ge appears on the PC screen. 3 Click the Captur e button.[...]

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    34 EN Master P age: Left- Heading0 _001EN_PDF_04M 3D7S-ImageMixer .fm P age 34 MANAGING FI LES ImageMixer can gr oup and searc h for files (still images, video, and audio) registered in an album, accord ing to their purpose. T o playbac k a file, double-click on its thumbnail. Menu Select al bum Image editi ng Change displa y Thu mbnail Search Chan[...]

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    EN 35 Master P age: Right-He ading0 _001EN_PDF_04M 3D7S-ImageMixer .fm P age 35 EDITING VI DEO ImageMixer can edit video file s registered in an album. ImageMixer can al so insert still images and add audio. Double-clicking on one of the (video or still image) t humbnails arrange d at the bottom of the screen causes the editing window to ap pear . [...]

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    36 EN Mas ter P ag e: L eft _001EN_PDF_04M 3D7S-ImageMixer .fm P age 36 T o check the results of editing, click the Preview button. Once editing is compl ete, click the Create video button to sav e the final product. Cropping editi ng Sound edit ing Crop ping OK EDITING VIDEO (cont.)[...]

  • Page 137

    EN 37 Master P age: Right-He ading0 _001EN_PDF_04M 3D7S-ImageMixer .fm P age 37 CREATING A VIDEO CD If your computer is equipped with a CD-R drive, you can use I mage Mixer to create a Video CD . On the first screen of ImageMi xer or Imag eMixer scr een, c lick the Video CD button. [IMx VCD] screen appears. Click [V ideo CD ]. T he M enu/Lay out sc[...]

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    38 EN Master P age: Left- Heading0 _001EN_PDF_04M 3D7S-ImageMixer .fm P age 38 After regi stering th e video cli ps and ent ering the title and button name, click the Preview/Cre ate button. T he Preview/Cre ate screen appears. Insert a blank CD-R disc in the CD-R drive and click the Create button to create a V ideo CD. NOTE S: ● If you are using[...]

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    Mast er P age: Right- SecCo v er _001EN_PDF_05M 3D7S-Appndix.fm P ag e 39 EN 39 Appendix T his append ix explai ns how to use a camcor der to hold a vid eo conf erenc e over the Internet a nd how to loa d images into the PC that d oes not have a USB co nnect or . T his ap pendix a lso co ntains tr oubles hooting a nd index .[...]

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    40 EN Master P age: Left- Heading0 _001EN_PDF_05M 3D7S-Appndix.fm P ag e 40 CONDUCTING A VIDEO CONF ERENCE O VER THE INTERNET Y ou can use Windows ® NetMeeting ® to conduct video c onferences over the Internet, using a camco rder . Prepar ation 1 Confirm tha t Wind ows ® NetM eeting ® 3.0 or later a nd MSN Messenge r Service i s installed. ● [...]

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    EN 41 Master P age: Right _001EN_PDF_05M 3D7S-Appndix.fm P ag e 41 Videoconferen cing 1 Connect t o the inte rnet. 2 Connec t the ca mcord er to th e PC with a USB c able. ● Refer to “Connections (Windows ® )” ( 墌 pg. 9) in the Softw are Installation and USB Connection Guide. 3 Set the c amcorder to the memory card record ing mode. T he ca[...]

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    42 EN Mas ter P ag e: L eft _001EN_PDF_05M 3D7S-Appndix.fm P ag e 42 If you are using a Windows ® XP , you ca n use Windows ® Messenger to conduct video conferences over the Inter net, using a camcorder . Prepar ation 1 Confirm tha t Wind ows ® Messenger ® 4.6 or later is installed. ● Y ou can download the latest v ersion of Windo ws ® Messe[...]

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    EN 43 Master P age: Right _001EN_PDF_05M 3D7S-Appndix.fm P ag e 43 Videoconferen cing 1 Connect t o the inte rnet. 2 Connec t the ca mcord er to th e PC with a USB c able. ● Refer to “Connections (Windows ® )” ( 墌 pg. 9) in the Softw are Installation and USB Connection Guide. 3 Set the c amcorder to the memory card record ing mode. T he ca[...]

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    44 EN Master P age: Left- Heading0 _001EN_PDF_05M 3D7S-Appndix.fm P ag e 44 LOADIN G FILES FROM A MEMORY CARD THROUGH AN ADAPTER Y ou can read and write files on a camcorder memory ca rd by usi ng an adapter (sold separately). T he following description assumes that a floppy di sk adapter is being used. F or details on how to use eac h speci fic ty[...]

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