JVC GR-DV1800 specifications Exposure Control, Iris Lock

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Press EXPOSURE. The exposure control indicator appear.

36 EN RECORDING Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.)

Exposure Control

Manual exposure adjustment is recommended in the following situations:

When shooting using reverse lighting or when the background is too bright.

When shooting on a reflective natural background such as at the beach or when skiing.

When the background is overly dark or the subject light.

1 Set the Power Switch to “ ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch, then pull out the viewfinder fully or open the LCD monitor fully.

2

3 Rotate the MENU wheel towards “” to brighten the image, or towards “” to darken the image. (maximum ±6)

4 Press the MENU wheel. Exposure adjustment is complete.

To Return To Automatic Exposure Control . . .

.... press EXPOSURE or set the Power Switch to

”.

To Brighten The Subject Quickly . . .

.... press BACKLIGHT.

 

is displayed and the

subject is brightened. If pressed again, disappears and the brightness returns to the previous level.

+4 exposure has the same effect as the BACKLIGHT Button.

Using BACKLIGHT may cause the light around the subject to become too bright and the subject to become white.

Backlight compensations is also available when the Power Switch is set to “ ”.

Iris Lock

Use this function in the following situations:

When shooting a moving subject.

When the distance to the subject changes (so its size in the LCD monitor or the viewfinder changes), such as when the subject is backing away.

When shooting on a reflective natural background such as at the beach or when skiing.

When shooting objects under a spotlight.

When zooming.

When the subject is close, keep the iris locked. Even when the subject moves away from you, the image will not darken or brighten.

Before the following steps, perform steps 1 and 2 of “Exposure Control”.

3 Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD monitor or the viewfinder, then press and hold the MENU wheel for over 2 seconds. The exposure control indicator and “ ” appear. Press the MENU wheel. “ ” changes to “ ” and the iris is locked.

Iris lock indicator

3

BACKLIGHT Button (5)

EXPOSURE Button (2)

MENU Wheel

Power Switch

NOTE:

Backlight, spotlight (  pg. 35) compensation and “SNOW” (  pg. 35) have no effect when the manual Exposure Control mode is engaged.

To Return To Automatic Iris Control . . .

.... press EXPOSURE so that the exposure control

indicator and “ ” disappear. Or, set the Power Switch to “”.

To Lock The Exposure Control And The Iris . . .

.... after step 2 of “Exposure Control”, adjust the

exposure rotating the MENU wheel. Then lock the iris in step 3 of “Iris Lock”. For automatic locking, press EXPOSURE again in step 2. The iris becomes automatic after about 2 seconds.

Iris

Like the pupil of the human eye, it contracts in well- lit environments to keep too much light from entering, and dilates in dim environments to allow in more light.

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Contents GR-DV2000 GR-DV1800 Dear Customer It is recommended that youSome DO’S and DON’TS on the Safe USE of Equipment How To Attach The Lens Hood Align the lensHood with Camcorder’s lens Screw it Clockwise How To Attach Core Filter Release the stoppers on both ends of the Core FilterPower Charging the Battery PackAbout Batteries Using the Battery Pack Using AC PowerTo Detach The Battery Pack Approximate recording timeGrip Adjustment Viewfinder AdjustmentShoulder Strap Attachment Tripod MountingDate/Time Settings Built-in Clock’s Rechargeable Lithium Battery10 EN Loading/Unloading a CassetteLoading a Memory Card EN11To Unload a Memory Card Operation Mode Power Switch Position ManualShooting Mode Switch Position 12 ENRecording Mode Setting EN13Picture Mode Setting 14 ENGo to step EN15 Storage CapacityApproximate number of storable images To Adjust The Brightness Of The Display 16 ENTo Stop Recording EN17 Journalistic ShootingInterface Shooting To turn the tally lamp or beep sounds off,  pgSnapshot Mode Selection Snapshot For Video RecordingBasic Shooting Snapshot Slide the Power Zoom Lever towards T 20 ENZoom Zoom OutWhen a blank portion is recorded on a tape EN21Proper recording Progressive Mode Recording To End Progressive Mode RecordingDescription of Progressive Scan CCD EN23Regular shooting of moving images EN Recording Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. Dual ShootingFeature Auto Focus Feature Manual FocusEN25 To obtain correct focusUsing Menus For Detailed Adjustment If you have selected FADER/WIPE Program AE or W. BalanceSee pg SYSTEM, Display or DSCEN27 Menu Screen ExplanationsRefer to Self-Timer  pg Video  pg and Camera Mode is set to Video or PSVideo  pg and Camera Mode is set to PS-VIDEO Refer to 5-Second Recording  pgEN29 Self-Timer Second Recording EN31Instead of pressing the Recording Start/Stop Button Fade/Wipe Effects FADE/WIPE SelectionPicture Wipe or Dissolve Selection EN33 Fader And Wipe MenuMenu Effect To Deactivate The Selected Mode Press PROG.AE again so that the effect indicator DisappearsProgramme AE With Special Effects EN35 Sports Variable Shutter Speed 1/250 1/4000*1STROBE*2 Slow Slow Shutter*2Exposure Control Iris LockWhite Balance Adjustment Manual White Balance OperationEN37 To Return To Automatic White BalanceTo Control The Speaker Volume Available only with the remote control  pg38 EN Playback Advanced Features For Video 40 EN Playback SoundDisplay To cancel Blank Search midway Blank SearchEN41 Press Blank Search42 EN Normal PlaybackAuto Playback Press Memory PlayIndex Screen Index PlaybackEN43 44 EN Protecting ImagesTo Protect AN Image To Remove ProtectionDeleting Images EN45To Delete the Displayed Image To Delete ALL Images46 EN Superimposing a Print FrameTo Make The Print Frame Disappear Press Print FrameInitialising a Memory Card EN47You can initialise a memory card anytime 48 EN Print Frame DeletionEN49 To Delete ALL Print FramesPerform steps 1 through 5 on pag Setting Print Information Dpof Setting To Reset The SettingTo Reset The No. Of Prints EN51To Print by Selecting Still Images and NO. of Prints Perform steps 1 through 5 on pgIf your TV/VCR has a 21-pin connector 52 ENUse the provided Cable Adapter CamcorderEN53 Turn the camcorder’s Power Switch to While USB Mode Accessing File appears on54 EN Connection To a Personal ComputerConnection To a Video Unit Equipped With a DV Connector EN55Make sure all units are turned off 56 EN Dubbing To a VCRTo use this camcorder as a player For GR-DV2000 owners onlyDubbing From a VCR EN57To use this camcorder as a recorder GR-DV2000 only VCR Playback deck58 EN DubbingEN59 60 EN Dubbing Images Recorded On a Tape To a Memory CardInstalling The Batteries EN6162 EN FunctionsButtons Feature Slow-Motion Playback Feature Frame-By-Frame PlaybackFeature Playback Zoom EN63Feature Playback Special Effects 64 ENEN65 SET REMOTE/VCR CodeVCR Recording deck JVC VCR equipped with a remote pause connector 66 ENMake Connections VCR other than aboveEN67 Select Scenes68 EN Automatic Editing to VCRFor More Accurate Editing EN69Diagnosing VCR/CAMCORDER Timing Recording deckAdjustment of VCR/CAMCORDER Timing 70 ENSet 12BIT Mode to Sound 2 or MIX Menu Screen  pg Audio DubbingEN71 To hear the dubbed sound during playback72 EN Insert EditingClean the lens and check Corrective ActionReplace with new cassette 74 EN Mode of Programme AE EN75Recording. The effects are Rapid panning76 EN Do not try to use the ClassicRemove protection from Camcorder When the LCD monitor’s EN77Displayed colours differ From those that are actually Blink78 EN Press Memory Play toSubject to extremely high 10C to 35C  pg Low temperatures LCD monitor LCD monitor’s Adjust the brightnessEN79 Recommended to charge it Charger does not lightCleaning The Camcorder 80 ENAfter Use DC Input Connector DC  pg Connect the editing cable when performingMulti Connector EN81RtyE 82 ENEN83 Displays the Uxga mode Double or These indications also appear during Dual modeRotates while the tape is running VGA in order of qualityEN85 Displays the sound mode LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video PlaybackLCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During D.S.C. Playback Displays the brightness of the LCD monitor or ViewfinderEN87 Indications FunctionSwitch is set to PossibleSnapshot is pressed Appears, the memory card is corruptedEN89 To avoid hazardsDuring use Store cassettes90 EN EN91 About moisture condensationSerious malfunctioning 92 EN EN93 Time Code  pg , 29, 3994 EN For GeneralFor Digital Video Camera For Digital Still CameraFor Connectors EN95GR-DV1800