User manual JVC GR-DVX507A-GR-DVX507 Instruction Manual

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] A video light or similar type of lighting is used. FEATURES FOR RECORDING (cont. ) Manual White Balance Adjustment Adjust the white balance manually when shooting under various types of lighting. White paper FINE CLOUD HALOGEN MENU Wheel Before starting, perform the procedures listed below: Set the Power Switch to "M" while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the viewfinder fully. ( : Factory-preset) For the setting, refer to "Changing The Menu Settings" ( pg. The selected mode indicator except "AUTO" appears. Set "u W. BALANCE" to "AUTO". 38) Or, set the Power Switch to "A". NOTE: White balance cannot be used when "r PROGRAM AE" is set to "SEPIA" or "MONOTONE". 42) 1 2 3 4 Set "u W. BALANCE" to "MWB". 38, 43) 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. Press the MENU Wheel in until blinking rapidly. When the setting is completed, normal blinking. begins resumes Press the MENU Wheel in twice. The Menu Screen closes and the Manual White Balance indicator is displayed. NOTES: In step 2, it may be difficult to focus on the white paper. 55) A subject can be shot under various types of lighting conditions indoors (natural, fluorescent, candlelight, etc. ). Because the colour temperature is different depending on the light source, the subject tint will differ depending on the white balance settings. Use this function for a more natural result. Once you adjust white balance manually, the setting is retained even if the power is turned off or the battery removed. EN 59 Recording Digital Sound Effects (GR-DVX707 only) MENU Wheel D. SOUND Button 8 Press the MENU Wheel in. Pressing D. SOUND S P 10min REC starts playback of the currently selected sound effect. You can check it without EXPLOS ION recording it onto the tape. Press D. SOUND again to stop the sound effect playback midway. The selected sound effect indication with a " " mark appears moving and the sound effect is recorded onto the tape. The sound effect cannot be heard from the speaker during recording. [. . . ] 49, 52 DSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 47 SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 49, 52 VIDEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]