User manual JVC GR-D90US-GR-D90 Instruction Manual

[. . . ] DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA ENGLISH GR-D90 GR-D70 GR-D30 Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide Web for Digital Video Camera: CONTENTS AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATION 6 GETTING STARTED 7 ­ 11 TAPE RECORDING & PLAYBACK 12 ­ 16 http://www. jvc-victor. co. jp/english/cyber/ For Accessories: http://www. jvc-victor. co. jp/english/accessory/ MEMORY CARD RECORDING & PLAYBACK 17 ­ 22 ADVANCED FEATURES 23 ­ 37 REFERENCES 38 ­ 53 The camcorder illustrations appearing in this instruction manual are of the GR-D90. Memory card recording features are available on GR-D90 and GR-D70 For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. which is located on the bottom of the camcorder. Retain this information for future reference. [. . . ] (Equivalent to the 48 kHz mode of previous models) ZOOM 16X: When set to "16X" while using digital zoom, the zoom magnification will reset to 16X since digital zoom will be disengaged. [40X]: Allows you to use the Digital Zoom. By digitally processing and magnifying images, zooming is possible from 16X (the optical zoom limit), to a maximum of 40X digital magnification. 700X: Allows you to use the Digital Zoom. By digitally processing and magnifying images, zooming is possible from 16X (the optical zoom limit), to a maximum of 700X digital magnification. SNAP MODE Refer to "Snapshot (For Tape Recording)" ( [ ] = Factory-preset pg. 25). EN 28 USING MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT GAIN UP OFF: Allows you to shoot dark scenes with no picture brightness adjustment. [AGC]: The overall appearance may be grainy, but the image is bright. : The shutter speed is automatically AUTO adjusted (1/30 -- 1/200 sec. ). Shooting a subject in low or poor lighting at 1/30 sec. shutter speed provides a brighter image than in the AGC mode, but the subject's movements are not smooth or natural. While the shutter speed is being automatically adjusted, " " is displayed. MANUAL The " MANUAL" settings are effective only when the Power Switch y is set to " ". MANUAL ­ ON DIS T ELE MACRO ­ OF F W I DE MODE ­ OF F W I ND CUT ­ OF F RETURN WIDE MODE [OFF]: Records with no change in the screen ratio. For playback on a TV with a normal screen ratio. CINEMA : Inserts black bands at the top and bottom of the screen. During playback on wide-screen TVs, the black bands at the top and bottom of the screen are cut and the screen ratio 2 appears. mode, refer to your wide-screen TV's instruction manual. During playback/recording on 4:3 TVs/LCD monitor/viewfinder, black bands are inserted at the top and bottom of the screen and the image appears like a letterboxed 16:9 movie. · The "CINEMA" mode is effective only when the VIDEO/DSC Switch 4 is set to "VIDEO" (GR-D90/ D70 only). SQUEEZE : For playback on TVs with an aspect ratio of 16:9. Naturally expands the image to fit the screen without distortion. When using this mode, refer to your wide-screen TV's instruction manual. During playback/recording on 4:3 TVs/LCD monitor/viewfinder, the image is elongated vertically. [. . . ] 14 V VIDEO/DSC Switch Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 W White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wide Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wind Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]