User manual JVC GZ-MG70

[. . . ] MasterPage: Cover M5E6PAL. book Page 1 Friday, August 26, 2005 8:16 PM ENGLISH GETTING STARTED 7 22 28 31 48 52 HARD DISK CAMCORDER VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK GZ-MG70E/EK STILL IMAGE RECORDING & PLAYBACK ADVANCED OPERATIONS MENU SETTINGS REFERENCES To deactivate the demonstration, set "DEMO MODE" to "OFF". 48) INSTRUCTIONS LYT1495-001A EN MasterPage: Body_Left M5E6PAL. book Page 2 Friday, August 26, 2005 8:16 PM 2 EN Major Features of this Camera Built-in Hard Disk This hard disk camera records images to a large, built-in hard disk drive (HDD) instead of a DV tape like conventional video cameras. This enables extended hours of high-resolution, MPEG2 video recording. Editing Files on your PC USB 2. 0 enables the smooth transfer of video and still images to a computer. With the bundled image editing software, you can easily edit video and create your own DVDs. [. . . ] However, you can also select the following modes according to the shooting situations. 1 Select [MWB] in WB menu. ( 2 Hold a sheet of plain white paper in front of the subject. Adjust zoom or position yourself so that the white paper fills the screen. pg. 32) 2 Press / to select the desired mode. MWB: For adjusting the white balance manually depending on the light source. "Manual White Balance Adjustment" ( pg. 34) FINE: When shooting outdoors on a sunny day. CLOUD: When shooting outdoors on a cloudy day. HALOGEN: When a video light or similar type of lighting is used. 3 Press and hold NOTES: White paper 49 until indicator begins blinking then stops blinking. In step 2, it may be difficult to focus on the white paper. In such a case, adjust with manual focusing. 33) A subject can be shot under various types of lighting conditions indoors (natural, fluorescent, candlelight, etc. ). Because the colour temperature is different depending on the light source, the subject tint will differ depending on the white balance settings. Use this function for a more natural result. Once you adjust white balance manually, the setting is retained even if the power is turned off or the battery is removed. 3 Press 49. 4 Press ( ) to close the MSET menu. To return to automatic white balance Select [AUTO] in step 2. MasterPage: Menu_Right M5E6PAL. book Page 35 Friday, August 26, 2005 8:16 PM RECORDING FEATURES EN 35 Shutter Speed You can set the shutter speed manually. A fast shutter speed can freeze the motion of a fastmoving subject and a slow shutter speed can blur the subject to give the impression of motion. To change the shutter speed Press 49, then select the shutter speed by pressing / and press 49. To return to automatic shutter speed Select [AUTO] in step 3. 1 Select [S. SP] in the MSET menu. 3 Press / to select the desired shutter speed. You can select the shutter speed from the followings. If you cannot change the value, press 49. The shutter speed is fixed at 1/2 second. This enables shooting with little light in dim locations. The indicator appears. NOTES: It is recommended to use a tripod when recording with a slow shutter speed. The shutter speed can be set separately in video and still image. NIGHTSCOPE 1/50 The shutter speed is fixed at 1/50 second. [. . . ] 29 Slow Motion Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Speaker Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Spot Exposure Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 E Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]