User manual JVC GR-DVL820U-GR-DVL820 Instruction Manual

[. . . ] ENGLISH CONTENTS AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATION 6 GETTING STARTED 7 ­ 14 TAPE RECORDING & PLAYBACK DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA 15 ­ 24 GR-DVL1020 GR-DVL820 GR-DVL522 GR-DVL322 Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide Web and answer our Consumer Survey (in English only): http://www. jvc-victor. co. jp/english/index-e. html For Accessories: http://www. jvc-victor. co. jp/english/accessory/ TAPE RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ­ 24 MEMORY CARD RECORDING & PLAYBACK 25 ­ 36 MEMORY CARD RECORDING . . . . . . . . . 30 ­ 36 ADVANCED FEATURES 37 ­ 66 FOR RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 ­ 66 REFERENCES 67 ­ Back Cover DETAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] However, more advanced camcorder operators control this function manually to achieve a more professional colour/tint reproduction. Manual White Balance Operation Perform Manual White Balance when shooting under various types of lighting. 1 Follow steps 1 through 4 of the white balance adjustment, and select " MWB". 2 Hold a sheet of plain white paper in front of the subject. Adjust zoom or position yourself so that the white paper fills the screen. 1 Set the Power Switch to " Screen appears. MANUAL " while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. 3 Press the MENU/BRIGHT wheel in until begins blinking rapidly. The Menu 3 Rotate the MENU/BRIGHT wheel to select " W. BALANCE", then press it. The W. BALANCE Menu appears. 4 Press the MENU/BRIGHT wheel in twice. The Menu Screen closes and the Manual White Balance indicator is displayed. 4 Rotate the MENU/BRIGHT wheel to select the desired mode. A video light or similar type of lighting is used. MENU/BRIGHT Wheel 5 Press the MENU/BRIGHT wheel in. The Menu Screen closes and the selected mode indicator except "AUTO" appears. Or, set the Power Switch to " AUTO ". Power Switch White paper NOTE: White balance cannot be used when Sepia or Monotone pg. ( NOTES: In step 2, it may be difficult to focus on the white paper. 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 subject tint will differ depending on the white balance settings. Once you adjust white balance manually, the setting is retained even if the power is turned off or the battery removed. 46 EN MENU/BRIGHT Wheel Lock Button USING MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT For Recording Menu This camcorder is equipped with an easy-to-use, on-screen menu system that simplifies many of the pg. more detailed camcorder settings ( Power Switch 1 Set the Power Switch to " MANUAL " while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. 3 Rotate the MENU/BRIGHT wheel to select the Menu Screen Display W I PE / FADER PROGRAM AE EXPOSURE W. BAL ANC E CAMERA MANUA L SYSTEM D I SPL AY DSC END OF F desired function menu, and press it. WIPE/FADER", EXPOSURE" or 4 Function menu setting depends on the function. ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ SP 12B I T 40X FUL L AGC REC MODE SOUND MODE ZOOM SNAP MODE GA I N UP If you have selected " " PROGRAM AE", " " W. 47. RETURN Sub Menu DIS ­ OF F ON If you have selected " CAMERA", " MANUAL", " SYSTEM", " DISPLAY" or " DSC" (GR-DVL1020/DVL820/DVL522 only) . go to step 5. 5 Rotate the MENU/BRIGHT wheel to select the 6 Rotate the MENU/BRIGHT wheel to select desired function and press it. Then, rotate the MENU/BRIGHT wheel to select the parameter, and press it. · The icon represents "END". BEEP TAL LY I D NUMBER DEMO MODE S I D E L ED CAM R E SET RETURN ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ MELODY ON 06 ON ON NOTE: When the Menu Screen is left on for a couple of minutes, a residual image may be left on the screen and it may take several seconds for the residual image to disappear. This is not due to any defect of the unit. ON SCRE E N DATE / T I ME T I ME CODE CLOCK ADJ . ­ LCD / TV ­ AU T O ­ OF F 2 5 . 0 2 17 : 3 0 RETURN QUAL I TY ­ F I NE I MAGE S I ZE ­ 1024X768 REC S E L E CT ­ W I PE / FADER PROGRAM AE EXPOS URE W. [. . . ] Appears if dubbing of copyguarded signals is attempted while this camcorder is being used as a recorder. Appears in the following cases when dubbing from a tape to a memory card: ­ when no memory card is loaded. 32, 33) Appears if there is no memory card loaded when you attempt to record on a memory card or access data on a memory card. Appears when there is a problem with a memory card and its memory is corrupt, or it has not been initialised. [. . . ]