User manual JVC GR-DF450US-GR-DF450 Instruction Manual

[. . . ] 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-DF470 GR-DF450 GR-DF430 Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide Web for Digital Video Camera: GETTING STARTED 6 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK 19 DIGITAL STILL CAMERA (D. S. C. ) RECORDING & PLAYBACK (GR-DF470/450 only) 27 http://www. jvc. co. jp/english/cyber/ For Accessories: ADVANCED FEATURES 36 http://www. jvc. co. jp/english/accessory/ REFERENCES 56 TERMS 67 The camcorder illustrations appearing in this instruction manual are of the GR-DF470. The D. S. C (Digital Still Camera) features are available on GR-DF470 and GR-DF450. For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. which is located on the bottom of the camcorder. [. . . ] In this mode, the "SNAP/SLOW" selection in CAMERA Menu is also applicable to memory card recording. 28) MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT REC MODE [SP] / LP Allows you to set the video recording mode (SP or LP) depending on your preference. It is recommended you use "REC MODE" in VIDEO Menu when using this camcorder as a recorder during dubbing. 51, 52) COPY (GR-DF470/450 only) EN 41 ON SCREEN OFF / [LCD] / LCD/TV When set to "OFF", the camcorder's display disappears. DATE/TIME [OFF] / AUTO / ON When set to "AUTO", the date/time are displayed in the following cases: When playback starts. The camcorder displays the date/time when scenes are recorded. When the date is changed during playback. [OFF]: When the SNAPSHOT button is pressed during tape playback, the playback image pauses and normal playback will resume after approximately 6 seconds. (The still image is not recorded. ) ON: Enables dubbing of images recorded on a tape to a memory card. 49, "To delete thumbnail images" BLANK SRCH pg. 22, "Blank Search" S/AV INPUT [OFF]: Disables audio/video signal input from the AV and S-Video connectors. 51) ON: Enables audio/video signal input from the AV and S-Video connectors. 21, "Time Code" LANGUAGE For GR-DF470/450 [ENGLISH] / FRANÇAIS / ESPAÑOL / PORTUGUÊS / / For GR-DF430 [ENGLISH] / FRANÇAIS / ESPAÑOL / PORTUGUÊS / The language setting can be changed. 39, "AUDIO LEV. " NOTE: When set to "ON", the S-video input has a priority to the composite video input. SYSTEM Each setting is linked with "s SYSTEM", which appears when the Power Switch is set to "M". 36) The parameters are the same as in the description on page 38. VIDEO DISPLAY The "n" (VIDEO DISPLAY) settings are effective only for video playback except "BRIGHT", "LANGUAGE", and "AUDIO LEV. ". The parameters (except "OFF" in ON SCREEN settings) are the same as in the description (CAMERA DISPLAY) on page 39. [ ] = Factory-preset BRIGHT pg. 17, "Brightness Adjustment Of The Display" ADVANCED FEATURES 42 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING LED Light LED Light can be used to brighten the subject in the dark place during video recording or D. S. C. shooting. 5-Second Recording Record a vacation or an important event in 5second clips to keep the action moving. This function is available only for video recording. 1 Press LIGHT repeatedly to change the setting. ( appears. ) AUTO: The light turns on automatically when dark. ( appears. ) 1 Set "5S" to "5S". ( The "5S" indicator appears. pg. 38) 2 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start recording, and after 5 seconds the camcorder enters Record-Standby mode automatically. Even if you press the Recording Start/Stop Button again within 5 seconds after recording starts, Record-Standby mode is not engaged. 2 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start video recording or SNAPSHOT to shoot a still image. 3 To exit the 5S mode, select "OFF" in step 1. To take a snapshot in the 5-second recording mode Instead of pressing the Recording Start/Stop Button in step 2, select the desired Snapshot mode in CAMERA Menu ( pg. When "5S" is set to "Anim. ", this function is not available. NOTES: Be careful not to point the LED Light directly to eyes. [. . . ] We recommend that you name the icon to tell it from the other removable disks or folders. 4 5 Double-click the memory card icon on the desktop. -- 13 -- CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE The folders in the memory card appear. Copying Files to the PC (Macintosh) Still image and video clip files that are stored in a memory card can be copied to the PC and played back on the PC. 1 Double-click the memory card icon on the desktop. Navigation data Still images Video Clips The folders in the memory card appear. 2 Create a new folder, enter the 3 folder name, and then doubleclick it. Select the folder to be copied, and then drag and drop that folder in the destination folder. DPOF Setting data Different file types are stored in different folders. [DCIM]: Contains folders with still images (extension ". jpg") [DCVI]: Contains folders with video clips (extension ". asf") The [DCVI] folder is displayed only when the camcorder is equipped with E-Mail Clip Recording function. [MISC]: Contains folders with DPOF setting data [NAVI]: Contains folders with navigation data The [NAVI] folder is displayed only when the camcorder is equipped with NAVIGATION function. [. . . ]