User manual JVC GR-DVX400

[. . . ] ENGLISH Automatic Demonstration 8 DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA GR-DVX707 GR-DVX507 GR-DVX407 GR-DVX400 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 GETTING STARTED 9 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK 18 DIGITAL STILL CAMERA (D. S. C. ) RECORDING & PLAYBACK 26 ADVANCED FEATURES 37 The camcorder illustrations appearing in this instruction manual are of the GR-DVX707. REFERENCES 80 INSTRUCTIONS The D. S. C. (Digital Still Camera) features are available on GR-DVX707 and GR-DVX507. TERMS 102 LYT0957-001A EN 2 EN Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing this digital video camera. Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained in the following pages to ensure safe use of this product. Using This Instruction Manual All major sections are listed in the Table Of Contents on the cover page. [. . . ] 42) is engaged, certain modes of Program AE with special effects are disabled during Snapshot recording. If SNAPSHOT is pressed when "DIS" is set to "ON" ( pg. During playback as well, all snapshot modes are available when " COPY" is set to "OFF" in VIDEO Menu. During Snapshot recording, the image displayed in the viewfinder may be partially missing. When a cable is connected to the AV connector, the shutter sound is not heard from the speaker, however it is recorded onto the tape. Motor Drive Mode Keeping SNAPSHOT pressed in step 5 provides an effect similar to serial photography. 1 second) The Motor Drive mode is disabled when "REC SELECT" is set to " / ". 38, 50) 54 EN Snapshot Flash (GR-DVX707/ 507 only) FEATURES FOR RECORDING (cont. ) subject at a distance where the flash light cannot reach (over approx. 2 m), set the flash to "OFF" to prevent the picture from becoming too dark or becoming too tinted. The colour tone changes depending on the background lighting conditions, such as under fluorescent or halogen lamps. Although noise may appear, this is not a malfunction and is not recorded. It can take up to 10 seconds to charge the flash. VIDEO/MEMORY Switch Power Switch OFF A M PLAY Flash Brightness Adjustment (GR-DVX707/507 only) When a snapshot ( pg. 27, 53) is taken in the dark the camcorder fires the flash and adjusts the brightness automatically. When you find that the snapshots you took look too bright or too dark, adjust it manually. SNAPSHOT Button MENU Wheel Lock Button 1 The flash can be used when a snapshot is taken in Record-Standby mode. 27, 53) When the Power Switch is set to "A", the flash automatically fires if it is dark ( appears). When the Power Switch is set to "M", you can select the flash setting as follows: AUTO : Fires automatically if it is dark ( appears). AUTO : Fires automatically if it is dark ( C appears) and reduces the Red-Eye effect in the subject's eyes. For the setting, refer to "Changing The Menu Settings" ( pg. The first flash is for reduction of the human eye's red reflection and the second flash is for the actual recording. The flash does not fire when the flash is set to "OFF" or when Night-Scope mode ( pg. Moreover, the flash does not fire when it is set to "AUTO" with GAIN UP set to "OFF" ( pg. 45) and with Program AE with special effects set to "TWILIGHT". 42) Although images shot with a flash tend to look whiter than they actually are, to compensate for this the camcorder automatically darkens the picture when using the flash. [. . . ] 22 Flash (FLASH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 68 B Backlight Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11, 88 Beep (BEEP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Blank search (BLANK SRCH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 51 Brightness Adjustment Of The Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Built-in Clock's Rechargeable Lithium Battery . . . . . 15 G Gain Up (GAIN UP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 C Changing The Menu Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Channels (Left/Right) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Charging The Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cleaning The Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Clock adjustment (CLOCK ADJ. ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Connections Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 ­ 77 To A Personal Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 To A TV Or VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 WebCam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 I ID number setting (ID NUMBER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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