User manual JVC GR-DF560

[. . . ] 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-DF560 GR-DF460 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-DF560/460 only) 28 http://www. jvc. co. jp/english/cyber/ For Accessories: ADVANCED FEATURES 37 http://www. jvc. co. jp/english/accessory/ REFERENCES 57 TERMS 66 The camcorder illustrations appearing in this instruction manual are of the GR-DF560. The D. S. C (Digital Still Camera) features are available on GR-DF560 and GR-DF460. To deactivate the demonstration, set "DEMO MODE" to "OFF". 37, 40) INSTRUCTIONS LYT1421-001B EN 2 EN Major Features of this Camcorder Wipe/Fader Effects You can use the Wipe/Fader Effects to make pro-style scene transitions. [. . . ] [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 (GR-DF560/460 only) NOTES: Audio Dubbing ( pg. 56) are possible on tapes recorded in the SP mode. If the recording mode is switched, the playback picture will be blurred at the switching point. It is recommended that tapes recorded in the LP mode on this camcorder be played back on this camcorder. During playback of a tape recorded on another camcorder, blocks of noise may appear or there may be momentary pauses in the sound. SOUND MODE [12BIT]: Enables video recording of stereo sound on four separate channels, and is recommended for use when performing Audio Dubbing. (Equivalent to the 32 kHz mode of previous models) 16BIT: Enables video recording of stereo sound on two separate channels. (Equivalent to the 48 kHz mode of previous models) ZOOM 15X: When set to "15X" while using digital zoom, the zoom magnification will reset to 15X since digital zoom will be disengaged. [60X]*: Allows you to use the Digital Zoom. By digitally processing and magnifying images, zooming is possible from 15X (the optical zoom limit), to a maximum of 60X digital magnification. 700X*: Allows you to use the Digital Zoom. By digitally processing and magnifying images, zooming is possible from 15X (the optical zoom limit), to a maximum of 700X digital magnification. * Available only when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to "VIDEO". (GR-DF560/460 only) [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. 49) However, the stored thumbnail images may take up a lot of memory. In this case, using the memory card with large capacity is recommended. The " " indicator appears when "NAVIGATION" is set to other than "MANUAL" and "OFF". AUX MIC (GR-DF560/460 only) NORMAL: Disables Biphonic Recording. [. . . ] 39 Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 40 Tripod Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 I Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]