Professional functions cont’d, User-friendly design

Professional functions (cont’d)

Full Auto Shooting

In an emergency, or when there is no time to pause and adjust the white balance or change the gain, the Full Auto Shooting mode provides simple point-and-shoot operation, leaving the operator only to zoom, focus, and press the record button. Activating Full Auto Shooting puts the camera into the Auto Iris mode, even when the lens is set to manual. Automatic Video Level Control (ALC) is also activated, along with Extended Electronic Iris (EEI), providing both variable gain and variable shutter and Full Auto White to follow any changes in colour temperature. This means that you can shoot continuously from darkness into bright light, from indoors to outdoors, without having to adjust gain, iris, white balance or ND filter. On the other hand, you can control the audio level during Full Auto Shooting, manually adjusting it as desired.

Colour matrix

A sophisticated six-axis colour matrix circuit is effective in compensating for any colour aberrations caused by the lens optics. This is most important with interchangeable lenses to ensure natural and faithful tones at all times. Several colour matrix presets are provided to give more creative control over the look and feel of the video content.

Detachable 230,000-pixel LCD colour viewfinder

The viewfinder’s eyepiece can be moved backwards and forwards and can also be adjusted laterally for left or right eye shooting, so the viewfinder can fit any operator comfortably. JVC’s own developed Focus Assist control (see this page) ensures fast and easy focusing. To make focusing even easier, a black and white mode is available. Stronger contrast and reduced colour noise make visualisation and composition easier in this mode and put less strain on your eyes so you can shoot for longer periods. You can also keep using the viewfinder even when using the LCD display. If not required, the viewfinder may be detached.

3.5" LCD display panel*

This 250,000-pixel 3.5" colour TFT LCD monitor provides a high-resolution image during shooting and playback. JVC’s own developed Focus Assist control (see this page) ensures fast and easy focusing. A push button selects three display modes:

1.Video only

2.Video images with text information overlay including time, status, mode and other data are shown on the screen.

3.Only information such as time, status, mode, time code, audio levels and other data is shown on the screen. When the LCD display panel is in this mode, the viewfinder can also be used.

*When powered by Anton Bauer, IDX or PAG battery system.

LCD mirror mode

When the LCD panel is rotated towards the subject, mirror mode can be selected to display an image on the LCD screen, which, in terms of left and right, is exactly the same as the image in the eyepiece viewfinder. This is a very useful feature for TV news reporters when talking to camera on a self-operated video reporting system. Normal or Mirror mode is selected in the menu.

Various audio-related functions

When colour bars are output, an audio reference level (test tone) can also be output if required. This is requested via the menu. The audio reference level can be set at -12 dB or -20 dB as required. To minimise extraneous noise picked up by the microphone, a "wind cut" function is provided.

Versatility and flexibility

Real-time playback capability

Because the GY-HD110 is able to convert the recorded HDV 720p signal to other different HD signal types, and do the conversion in real time, it is a very fast and versatile HD device, which is able to maintain HD signal quality at all times.

Easy transfer to 16 mm or 35 mm film

Specially designed to facilitate transfer to 16 mm or 35 mm film, the GY-HD110 enables recordings to be transferred with full HD fidelity, without frame rate conversion.

Camera settings recorded on SD card

Customised settings can be stored on a standard SD memory card and loaded into another GY-HD110 or changed on site, as required.

IEEE 1394 interface

A convenient IEEE 1394 bus interface makes for easy direct connection to NLE systems or to a PC for downloading, editing and archiving.

Three-mode composite out

To display the image, three modes (Letterbox, Squeeze and Side Cut) are available.

Letterbox: Masks upper and lower parts of the image.

Squeeze: Squeezes the image electronically.

Side Cut: Cuts off the right and left sides of the image.

User-friendly design

Universal ergonomic design

Adapts to fit anybody comfortably because of the shoulder pad that can be moved back and forth, the left-eye right-eye viewfinder with eyepiece that can also be adjusted back and forth, and the padded audio monitor that adjusts up & down.

Patented “FOCUS ASSIST” function

A JVC patented device, Focus Assist, turns focusing into an easy, fast and accurate process. When Focus Assist is activated, the picture in the viewfinder becomes monochrome and all objects which are in focus take on a coloured fringe. In addition to the factory default Middle position, Low and High positions are available. In the Low position, you can limit the area in focus for more precise focusing. This is particularly helpful when using the technique of pulling focus. Focus Assist works equally in the 0.44" viewfinder and the 3.5” LCD panel. There are two Focus Assist buttons, one for each of handheld and shoulder operation.


Out-of-focus image	In-focus image
	The edge of the in-focus subject is shown in
	colour, telling the operator that the subject is in
	focus. One main benefit of this system is that it
	operates in real time.

Variety of optional lenses

In addition to a standard detachable 16x servo Fujinon lens, a wide range of options are available, including a 13x (3.5 mm) wide zoom lens, a wide angle converter for the standard 16x lens, and adapters that allow 1/2" and 2/3" bayonet mount lenses to be used.

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