User manual JVC GR-DV3

[. . . ] CONTENTS ABOUT DV PROVIDED ACCESSORIES GETTING STARTED 5 6 8 Charging The Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA GR-DV3 Please visit our CyberCam Homepage on the World Wide Web and answer our Consumer Survey (in English only): http://www. jvc-victor. co. jp/index-e. html RECORDING 18 Basic Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advanced Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 46 48 52 56 EDITING Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 58 59 60 61 64 66 TROUBLESHOOTING AFTER USE CONTROLS, INDICATIONS AND CONNECTORS Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] However, the more advanced camcorder operator would prefer to control this function manually and achieve a more professional colour/tint reproduction. AE / EFFECT AUTO AUTO AUTO OFF OFF AUTO 4 RETURN RETURN Manual Mode Item Menu White Balance Adjustment Select Dial 1 SELECT OPERATION MODE First turn the Power Dial to " M " while pressing down the lock button located on the dial, make sure the viewfinder is pulled out. 5 CLOSE WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT NOTES: Press the Select Dial again. BAL. " changes to "MANUAL". 2 ACCESS MANUAL MODE ITEM MENU 3 To Return To Automatic White Balance . Or set the Power Dial to " A ". White balance cannot be used when P. AE/Effects Sepia or Monotone are activated. During 5-second recording, manually adjusted White Balance Adjustment settings are used, although other menu settings are the same as in Full Auto mode. Press the Select Dial. The Manual Mode Item Menu appears. ACCESS WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT Move the pointer and highlight bar to "W. BALANCE" by rotating the Select Dial. The Manual Mode Item menu disappears and "W. BAL. " appears in the upper left corner and "AUTO" appears on the screen. Cycle through the available settings of the selected functions by rotating the Select Dial, and stop when the one you want is displayed. 4 SET FUNCTION PARAMETERS AUTO­The white balance is adjusted automatically. " "­ When shooting with the white balance already having been set on the subject ( pg. " "­ When using a video light or other similar type of lighting. PLAY OF F 5S M A Lock button Power Dial EN 45 Manual White Balance Operation If the camera is operating in manual mode, perform a Manual White Balance when shooting under various types of lighting Display White paper FOCUS EXPOSURE 4 W. AE / EFFECT AUTO AUTO AUTO OFF OFF RETURN 1 SELECT OPERATION MODE 3 ENTER SETTING Press the Select Dial until the blinking. Follow steps 1 through 4 of the white balance adjustment ( pg. Adjust zoom or position yourself so that the white paper fills the screen. begins stops 2 SET MANUAL WHITE BALANCE ·When the setting is completed, the blinking. 4 EXIT MANUAL WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT Press the Select Dial. The indication "W. BAL. " changes to "MANUAL" and only the Manual White Balance indicator is displayed. PLAY OF F 5S M A Lock button Power Dial Manual Mode Item Menu MANUAL PAUSE Select Dial Manual White Balance Adjustment To Change The Tint For Recording . Red paper -- deeper green; blue paper -- orange; yellow paper -- deeper purple. NOTES: A subject can be shot under various types of lighting conditions indoors (natural, flourescent, candlelight, etc. ). Because the colour temperature is different depending on the light source, the tint of the subject will differ depending on the white balance settings. Once you adjust white balance during Manual White Balance operation, the setting is retained even if the power is turned off or the battery removed. 46 EN PLAYBACK Basic Playback Display Power Dial OF F You can watch what you've recorded in the viewfinder. Tape running indicator 4 5S M A Power lamp Lock button 1 SELECT OPERATION MODE 2 PULL OUT VIEWFINDER 3 REWIND TAPE Pull out the viewfinder. PLAY Turn the Power Dial to "PLAY" while pressing down the lock button located on the dial. The Power lamp comes on. 4 VIEWING RECORDING 5 END PLAYBACK Press 6/4. ·When turning to "OFF", it is not necessary to press down the lock button. Press 2. If you rewind all the way to the end of the tape, it stops automatically. EN To Perform High-Speed Search . The tape will move at approximately 9 times the normal playback speed. Watch in the viewfinder and, when you reach the spot you want to see, press 6/4 and normal playback resumes. [. . . ] External noise and interference (from a TV, a radio, etc. ) might prevent it from functioning properly. In such cases, first disconnect its power supply unit (battery pack, AC Charger Station, etc. ) and press the RESET button and then re-connect it and proceed as usual from the beginning. 82 Power EN SPECIFICATIONS Camcorder General : DC 6. 3 V (using AC Charger Station) DC 7. 2 V (using Battery) : Approx. 6 W : DV Format (SD mode) : PAL Standard : Digital Component Recording : MINI DV Cassette : SP: 18. 8 mm/s LP: 12. 5 mm/s : SP: 60 min. (using M-DV60ME cassette) : 1/4" CCD : F1. 8, f = 3. 6 to 36 mm, 10:1 Power Zoom Lens : ø27 mm (with the lens hood attached) ø25. 5 mm (with the lens hood detached) : 0. 55" colour LCD, 113, 000 pixels : 0 to 40°C : 35 to 80% : ­20 to 50°C : 45 (W) x 135 (H) x 81 (D) mm (with the viewfinder pushed back in) : Approx. [. . . ]