User manual JVC GR-AXM23

[. . . ] CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 14 COMPACT VHS CAMCORDER RECORDING GR-AXM33 GR-AXM23 Basic Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Basic Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Programme AE With Special Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] To re-adjust exposure, repeat the procedure from step 1. ­06 +06 To darken the image EN LCD monitor or viewfinder MENU 33 Manual White Balance Adjustment (M. W. B. ) The white balance is usually adjusted automatically. However, the more advanced camcorder operator would prefer to control this function manually and achieve a more professional colour/tint reproduction. 4MENU END 4NEXT FOCUS EXPOSURE DATE TIME TELE MACRO TAPE LENGTH M. AUTO : FINE : CLOUD : HALOGEN MWB 1 2 3 ACCESS MENU SCREEN Turn the Select Dial to any position except AUTO LOCK, then press the MENU Jog Dial. The Menu Screen appears. ACCESS WHITE BALANCE MENU SCREEN Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to move the highlight bar to "M. W. B. ", then press it. EXIT M. W. B. Menu Screen SELECT WHITE BALANCE Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to move the highlight bar to the required white balance. Automatic adjustment " : FINE" . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outdoors on sunny day " : CLOUD" . . . . . . . . Outdoors on cloudy day " : HALOGEN" . . . Light source is halogen or tungsten lamp "MWB" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When using a personal White Balance Setting stored in memory (see below. ) Select Dial MENU Jog Dial 4 CLOSE MENU Press the MENU Jog Dial. Then press the MENU Jog Dial again to exit the Menu Screen. MWB MWB sets the colour temperature for the subject's light source so you can shoot with natural colours that are unaffected by surroundings, even when there are multiple subjects with different colour temperatures. NOTES: To switch to automatic white balance adjustment, set the M. W. B. in the Menu Screen to "AUTO", or turn the Select Dial to "AUTO LOCK". Re-adjust the White Balance when the lighting has changed, when the camcorder has been turned off and on again, or when the Select Dial's position has been changed. When adjusted by putting coloured paper in front of the subject in step 1 of "MWB", this unit makes its colour temperature standard for automatic white balance. So you can enjoy shooting with different colours. For example, when adjusting with red, blue or yellow colours, the image becomes the colour which approximates to green, orange or purple respectively. 1 2 3 4 PREPARE WHITE OBJECT Point the camcorder at a white, flat object such as a sheet of white paper. SELECT MWB Follow step 1 through 3 of the above, select "MWB". MEMORIZE WHITE BALANCE Press the MENU Jog Dial until "MWB" begins blinking. "MWB" blinks while the white balance is being stored in memory, then the Menu Screen reappears when memorization is complete. CLOSE MENU Press the MENU Jog Dial. 34 EN RECORDING Advanced Features (cont. ) Self-Timer You can set the delay between pressing the Recording Start/Stop Button and the actual start of recording. If you secure the camcorder, you (or whomever is operating the camcorder) can enter the scene before recording starts. NOTE: Make sure the camcorder is in the Record-Standby mode before performing the following steps. Select Dial MENU Jog Dial LCD monitor or viewfinder MENU Recording Start/Stop Button 1 2 3 4 5 ACCESS MENU SCREEN Turn the Select Dial to any position except AUTO LOCK, then press the MENU Jog Dial. ACCESS INT. TIME MENU SCREEN Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to move the highlight bar to "INT. TIME", then press the MENU Jog Dial. SET INTERVAL TIME Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to move the highlight bar to the desired time, then press the MENU Jog Dial. The Menu Screen reappears and the highlight bar is placed on "MENU END". 4MENU END 4NEXT FOCUS EXPOSURE DATE TIME TELE MACRO TAPE LENGTH M. 98 OFF T30 AUTO FAST CLOSE MENU Press the MENU Jog Dial. Menu Screen START DELAYED RECORDING Press the Recording Start/Stop Button. [. . . ] place the camcorder with the LCD monitor on the bottom. 4. Check recorded information at regular intervals. If the camcorder is equipped with a quick review facility, use this facility to check whether the picture is clear or not. If the quick review or playback picture is not clear, then the video heads may be dirty. 2. avoid rubbing it with coarse cloth. NOTE: As a maladjusted tracking control can give similar symptoms to dirty video heads, please check that the tracking control of the unit is in the centre position. 3. [. . . ]