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Journalistic shooting

In some situations different angles of shooting may be required for more dramatic results.

OPEN LCD MONITOR

1 Make sure the LCD monitor is fully open.

TILT LCD MONITOR

2 Tilt the LCD monitor in the most convenient direction.

•The LCD monitor can rotate almost full circle (270°: 90° downward, 180° upward).

Interface shooting

A person you shoot can view himself/herself in the LCD monitor, and you can even shoot yourself while viewing your own image in the LCD monitor.

TILT LCD MONITOR UPWARD

1 Open the LCD monitor and tilt it upward to 180 degrees so that it faces forward.

•When the LCD monitor is tilted upward to an angle of over approx. 105 degrees, the monitor image is inverted vertically, and the viewfinder also switches on.

 

 

START RECORDING

 

 

Point the lens toward the subject (yourself when

Self-recording

2 self-recording) and start recording.

 

 

 

•During Interface Shooting, the monitor image and indications do not appear inverted as they would when viewing a mirror.

NOTE:

During Interface Shooting, indications other than the Date/Time display and Title display do not appear in the viewfinder.

 

Brightness control

 

You can adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor by

 

turning the BRIGHT Dial.

 

ADJUST BRIGHTNESS

 

If you want to brighten the image . . .

 

1 Turn the Dial toward “+”.

BRIGHT Dial

If you want to darken the image . . .

Turn the Dial toward ”.

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JVC GR-AXM270 manual Journalistic shooting, Interface shooting, Brightness control

GR-AXM270 specifications

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