User manual JVC GR-DF540EX

[. . . ] Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing this digital video camera. Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained in the pages 3 ­ 4 and 10 to ensure safe use of this product. ENGLISH DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA GR-DF540 Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide Web for Digital Video Camera: GETTING STARTED 6 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK DIGITAL STILL CAMERA (D. S. C. ) RECORDING & PLAYBACK 19 http://www. jvc. co. jp/english/cyber/ For Accessories: 28 http://www. jvc. co. jp/english/accessory/ ADVANCED FEATURES 37 REFERENCES 57 TERMS 66 To deactivate the demonstration, set "DEMO MODE" to "OFF". 37, 40) INSTRUCTIONS LYT1448-001A EN 2 EN Major Features of this Camcorder Wipe/Fader Effects You can use the Wipe/Fader Effects to make pro-style scene transitions. 48) Fade in Navigation Function The Navigation Function helps you check tape contents by making thumbnail images on a memory card. [. . . ] 41) SNAP/SLOW ­ FU L L GA I N UP ­ AGC t VIDEO ( pg. 41) NA V I GAT I ON ­ MANUA L n VIDEO DISPLAY ( pg. 42) RETURN 1) Press or to select the desired function, Sub Menu and press SET. RE C MOD E ­ Example: m CAMERA Menu For Video Playback Menus: 2 Open the LCD monitor fully. 4 Press or to select the desired function, and press SET. The selected function menu appears. Screen for Video and Screen for Video D. S. C. Recording Menu Playback Menu W I PE / F AD E R OF F FADE R ­WH I T E FADE R ­ B LAC K FADE R ­ B . W W I PE ­ CO RNE R W I P E ­W I NDOW W I P E­ S L I DE W I PE ­ DOOR W I PE ­ S C ROL L W I PE ­ S H UT T E R V I D EO SOUND MOD E ­ ST E REO NARRAT I ON ­ OF F RE C MOD E ­ COP Y ­ OF F NA V I . BL ANK S RCH 2) Press or to select the desired parameter. Selection is complete. Repeat the procedure if you wish to set other function menus. RETURN 5 Setting procedure hereafter depends on the selected function. 4) Press SET. The Menu Screen returns. CAME RA RE C MOD E ­ SOUND MOD E ­ ZOOM ­ SNAP/SLOW ­ GA I N UP ­ NA V I GAT I ON ­ 1 2B I T 60x FU L L AGC MANUA L Repeat the procedure if you wish to set other function menus. RETURN 5) Press SET. The Menu Screen closes. ADVANCED FEATURES 38 EN MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT SNAP/SLOW [FULL]: Snapshot mode with no frame NEGA: Nega mode PIN-UP: Pin-Up mode FRAME: Snapshot mode with frame SLOW: Live Slow mode Recording Menus CAMERA The "m CAMERA" settings are effective when the Power Switch is set to both "A" and "M". However, the menu settings can be changed only when the Power Switch is set to "M". [ ] = Factory-preset REC MODE [SP]: To record in the SP (Standard Play) mode LP: Long Play--more economical, providing 1. 5 times the recording time. [FULL] NEGA PIN-UP FRAME For details on the procedure, refer to "Live Slow" ( pg. 43) and "Snapshot (For Video Recording)" ( pg. 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. AUTO : The shutter speed is automatically adjusted. Shooting a subject in low or poor lighting at slow 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. NAVIGATION [MANUAL]: Enables thumbnail images to be made manually. 50) 5SEC / 15SEC / 30SEC / 60SEC: The captured image is stored in the memory card as a thumbnail image when the recording time is over the navigation time. For example, "5SEC" is suitable to record short scenes with the thumbnail images. [. . . ] 39 Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 40 Tripod Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 I Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]