User manual JVC GZ-HM400

[. . . ] CAMCORDER GZ-HM400 EK EN INSTRUCTIONS To view the INSTRUCTIONS, click below. Z page 1 - 44 Advanced INSTRUCTIONS To view the Advanced INSTRUCTIONS, click below. Z page 45 - 94 GUIDEBOOK ENGLISH INSTRUCTIONS CAMCORDER EN GZ-HM400EK Dear Customers Thank you for purchasing this camcorder. Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained in pages 2 and 3 to ensure safe use of this product. Read these INSTRUCTIONS to enjoy your CAMCORDER. For more details on the operations, refer to the Advanced INSTRUCTIONS in the supplied CD-ROM. ENGLISH Safety Precautions IMPORTANT (for owners in the U. K. ) Connection to the mains supply in the United Kingdom. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer. [. . . ] 0 ON: Activates the function. NOTE for whole screen. w EFFECT Enables you to record videos or still images with special effects. t TELE MACRO Enables you to shoot a subject as large as possible at a distance of approx. 60 cm. Set [TELE MACRO] to [OFF] if you will not take close-up still images. Non-close-up still images will be blurred if [TELE MACRO] is set to [ON]. 50 EN Menus Settings: [ ] = Factory-preset 1 [OFF]: Deactivates the function. 70%: Sections that are close to be over-exposed are displayed in striped pattern. 100%: Sections that are over-exposed are displayed in striped pattern. NOTE > ZEBRA The over-exposed sections of the subject are displayed in striped pattern on the screen. mode only) Correct the brightness by using the shutter speed or aperture priority setting function. Adjust the sharpness using the touch sensor, then touch OK. NOTE ^ SHARPNESS Enhances the outline of the subject. mode only) Enhancing the sharpness causes the recorded image to appear grainy. High Speed Recording You can capture fast-moving subjects clearly. · Select the recording mode. 4 Press START/STOP to start recording. Recording ends automatically when the recording time limit is expired, even if you do not stop recording. 1 2 3 Touch MENU. Select the desired recording speed. See the table below. · Video quality is fixed to XP mode. · When using the U USER button, pressing Playback time (sec) NOTE the U USER button repeatedly changes the setting. Aspect ratio Setting 1 [OFF] 100fps 250fps 500fps Image size Recording time (sec) Deactivates the function. 480 x 270 480 x 116 640 x 72 4. 7 4. 8 2. 8 8 20 24 16:9 16:3. 9 16:1. 8 fps = frames per second EN 51 Advanced Recording Functions Registering Files to Events If you select an event to register the file to before starting recording, you can find the file easily at playback. To turn off the face detection mode Select again. Recording still images with the face detection mode turned on Select . 1 2 Touch MENU. Select [REGISTER EVENT]. 1) Press and hold SNAPSHOT half way. 3 Select the event. 2) Press SNAPSHOT. Using the self-timer in the face detection mode Preparation: Set [SELF-TIMER] to [FACE DETECTION]. Faces are detected. Once you select a certain event to register a file, the setting will remain even if you turn off the camcorder. 2) The still image is recorded 3 seconds after the face of the photographer is detected. Photographer Turning on the Face Detection Mode If you set this mode on, the camcorder detects the faces and adjust brightness and focus so that the faces are recorded clearly. · Select the recording mode. · If the LCD monitor is turned upside down, NOTE is not displayed. · You cannot turn on the face detection mode if [SELF-TIMER] is set to [FACE DETECTION]. (This is indicated by blinking . ) · Depending on the condition, faces may not be detected. · If the face detection does not work correctly, turn off the mode before recording. 52 EN Advanced Playback Functions Playback with Special Effects Wipe or fader effects Add effects at the beginning and end of videos. Items for WIPE/FADER setting · O FADER-WHITE: Fades in or out with a white screen. · T WIPE-SLIDE: Wipes in from right to left, or wipes out in the opposite way. [. . . ] The Program is protected under the copyright law of Japan and other countries, and related Conventions. 2 GRANT OF LICENSE JVC warrants that any media in which the Program is embodied are free from any defects in materials and workmanship for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of Your purchasing any our products accompanying the Program. JVC's entire liability and your exclusive remedy in connection with the Program shall be replacement of such defective media. 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