User manual JVC GR-DF550US-GR-DF550 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-DF550 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: 27 http://www. jvc. co. jp/english/accessory/ ADVANCED FEATURES 36 REFERENCES 56 TERMS 67 For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. which is located on the bottom of the camcorder. Retain this information for future reference. [. . . ] Frame numbers are not displayed during recording. 21) LANGUAGE 40 EN MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT DSC INT. TIME 15SEC / 30SEC / [1MIN] / 2MIN / 5MIN / 10MIN / 30MIN / 60MIN Allows you to select the shooting interval for interval shooting. 28) [ ] = Factory-preset QUALITY [FINE] / STANDARD The Picture Quality mode can be selected to best match your needs. Two Picture Quality modes are available: FINE ( ) and STANDARD ( ) (in order of quality). Playback Menus VIDEO [ ] = Factory-preset SOUND MODE and NARRATION During tape playback, the camcorder detects the sound mode in which the recording was made, and plays the sound back. Select the type of sound to accompany your playback picture. According to the menu access explanation on page 36, select "SOUND MODE" or "NARRATION" from the Menu Screen and set it to the desired parameter. SOUND MODE [STEREO ]: Sound is output on both "L" and "R" channels in stereo. SOUND L : Sound from the "L" channel is output. SOUND R : Sound from the "R" channel is output. NARRATION [OFF]: Original sound is output on both "L" and "R" channels in stereo. ON: Dubbed sound is output on both "L" and "R" channels in stereo. 54) MIX: Original and dubbed sounds are combined and output in stereo on both "L" and "R" channels. NOTE: The number of storable images depends on the selected picture quality as well as the composition of the subjects in the images and the type of memory card being used. 27) IMAGE SIZE 640 x 480 / 1024 x 768 / [1152 x 864] / 1600 x 1200 The Image Size mode can be selected to best match your needs. 27) NOTE: The setting can be changed only when the VIDEO/ MEMORY Switch is set to "MEMORY". REC SELECT [ (TAPE)]: When Snapshot recording is performed with the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch set to "VIDEO", still images are recorded only onto the tape. / (TAPE/CARD): When Snapshot recording is performed with the VIDEO/ MEMORY Switch set to "VIDEO", still images are recorded not only onto the tape but also in the memory card (640 x 480 pixels). 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 [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. [. . . ] Connect the camcorder to the PC with a USB cable. 13) On the camcorder's LCD monitor [USB] appears. The memory card icon appears on the desktop. The name of the memory card icon is "Untitled", "Unlabeled" or "No name". [. . . ]