JVC GR-D290 GR-D270 Sports, Variable Shutter Speed 1/250 1/4000, Shutter 1/250/ Shutter 1/500

42 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING

	Program AE With Special Effects				SPORTS
			(Variable Shutter Speed: 1/250 – 1/4000):
			This setting allows fast-moving images to be
1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.
			captured one frame at a time, for vivid, stable
2 Set “r” to the desired mode. ( pg. 31)			slow-motion playback. The faster the shutter
● The PROGRAM AE menu disappears and the			speed, the darker the picture becomes. Use the
	selected effect is activated.		shutter function under good lighting conditions.
● The selected effect indicator appears.					SNOW: Compensates for subjects that may
To deactivate the selected effect			otherwise appear too dark when shooting in
Select “OFF” in step 2. The effect indicator			extremely bright surroundings such as in the
disappears.			snow.
NOTES:					SPOTLIGHT: Compensates for subjects
			that may otherwise appear too bright when
● Program AE with special effects can be changed
			shooting under extremely strong direct lighting
	during recording or during Record-Standby.
			such as spotlights.
● Some modes of Program AE with special effects
					TWILIGHT: Makes evening scenes look
	cannot be used during Night-Alive.
● When a subject is too bright or reflective, a vertical			more natural. White Balance ( pg. 40) is
	streak may appear (smear phenomenon). Smear		automatically set to “ ”, but can be changed to
	phenomenon tends to occur when “SPORTS” or		your desired setting. When Twilight is chosen,
	any mode of “SHUTTER 1/250 – 1/4000” is		the camcorder automatically adjusts the focus
	selected.		from approx. 10 m (32 ft) to infinity. From less
● Some modes of Program AE with special effects			than 10 m, adjust the focus manually.
	cannot be used with certain Wipe/Fader effects.				SEPIA: Recorded scenes have a brownish
	( pg. 41) In this case, the selected indicator
			tint like old photos. Combine this with the
	blinks or goes out.
			Cinema mode ( pg. 33, “WIDE MODE”) for a
		PROGRAM AE
			classic look.
					MONOTONE: Like classic black and white
OFF: Disables the function. (Factory-preset)
			films, your footage is shot in B/W. Used together
		SHUTTER 1/60: The shutter speed is fixed
			with the Cinema mode ( pg. 33, “WIDE
at 1/60th of a second. Black bands that usually			MODE”), it enhances the “classic film” effect.
appear when shooting a TV screen become					CLASSIC FILM*: Gives recorded scenes a
narrower.			strobe effect.
		SHUTTER 1/100: The shutter speed is			STROBE*: Your recording looks like a
fixed at 1/100th of a second. The flickering that			series of consecutive snapshots.
occurs when shooting under a fluorescent light
					MIRROR*: Creates a mirror image on the
or mercury-vapor lamp is reduced.
			right half of the screen, juxtaposed to the normal
SHUTTER 1/250/ SHUTTER 1/500/
			image on the other half.
SHUTTER 1/1000*/ SHUTTER 1/2000*/
			* Available only when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch
SHUTTER 1/4000*: These settings allow fast-				is set to “VIDEO”.
moving images to be captured one frame at a
time, for vivid, stable slow-motion playback by
fixing shutter speed variables. Use these
settings when an automatic adjustment does not
work well, using SPORTS mode. The faster the
shutter speed, the darker the picture becomes.
Use the shutter function under good lighting
conditions.