User manual JVC GR-X5EK

[. . . ] GR-X5PAL_01Cover. fm Page 1 Tuesday, April 12, 2005 6:12 PM 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-X5EK/E 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 18 25 http://www. jvc. co. jp/english/cyber/ For Accessories: http://www. jvc. co. jp/english/accessory/ ADVANCED FEATURES 33 REFERENCES 51 TERMS 62 To deactivate the demonstration, set "DEMO MODE" to "OFF". 33, 36) INSTRUCTIONS LYT1436-001A EN MasterPage: Left GR-X5PAL. book Page 2 Thursday, April 7, 2005 7:23 PM 2 EN Major Features of this Camcorder Wipe/Fader Effects You can use the wipe/fader effects to make pro-style scene transitions. 44) Fade in Backlight Compensation Simply pressing the BACKLIGHT button brightens the image darkened by backlight. [. . . ] GAIN UP (Available when the VIDEO/MEMORY switch is set to "VIDEO") OFF: Allows you to shoot dark scenes with no picture brightness adjustment. [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. GAIN (Available when the VIDEO/MEMORY switch is set to "MEMORY") [AUTO] / ISO 100 / ISO 200 / ISO 400 Select the ISO sensitivity to the desired setting. NOTES: Audio dubbing ( pg. 49) 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. Select "12BIT" mode if you want to perform audio dubbing afterward. 50) (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 10X: Only optical zoom is available up to 10X for video recording and 8X for still image recording. [40X]*: Digital zoom is available up to 40X. 300X*: Digital zoom is available up to 300X. * Available only when the VIDEO/MEMORY switch is set to "VIDEO". MANUAL The q MANUAL settings are effective only when the power switch is set to "M". [ ] = Factory-preset DIS (Available when the VIDEO/MEMORY switch is set to "VIDEO") OFF: Disables the function. [ON ]: To compensate for unstable images caused by camera-shake, particularly at high magnification. NOTES: Accurate stabilization may not be possible if hand shake is excessive, or depending on the shooting condition. The " " indicator blinks or goes out if the Stabiliser cannot be used. Switch off this mode when recording with the camcorder on a tripod. MasterPage: Start_Right GR-X5PAL. book Page 35 Thursday, April 7, 2005 7:23 PM MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT SELF-TIMER [OFF] / ON pg. 40, "Self-Timer" 5S [OFF]: Disables 5-second recording. 40) Anim. : Allows you to record a few frames only. By using an inanimate object and changing its position between shots, you can record the subject as though it is moving. [. . . ] 37 Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Resetting the File Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 F Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 H Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]