JVC GR-DV1800 Second Recording, EN31, Instead of pressing the Recording Start/Stop Button

Power Switch	Shooting
	Mode Switch
SNAPSHOT
Button

Lock Button

Recording Start/Stop Button

		MENU Wheel
	Display
				Menu Screen
5S		– OF F
			5S
			AN I M .

EN31

5-Second Recording

Record a vacation or an important event in 5-second clips to keep the action moving. This function is available only for video recording.

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

2 Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

3 Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ MANUAL”, and press it. The MANUAL Menu appears.

4 Rotate the MENU wheel to select “5S”, and press it. The Sub Menu appears.

5 Rotate the MENU wheel to select “5S”, and press it. Selection is complete. Rotate the MENU wheel to select “1RETURN”, and press it twice to close the Menu Screen.

•“5S” appears.

6 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button. The tally lamp lights and beep sounds to indicate the start of recording, and after 5 seconds the camcorder enters Record-Standby mode.

•Even if you press the Recording Start/Stop Button again within 5 seconds after recording starts, Record-Standby mode is not engaged.

7 To exit the 5S mode, select “OFF” in step 5.

To Take A Snapshot In The 5-Second Recording Mode . . .

.... instead of pressing the Recording Start/Stop Button in

step 6, select the desired Snapshot mode in the Menu Screen, then press SNAPSHOT. The camcorder records a 5-second still (
pg. 18). When “5S” is set to “ANIM.” (
pg. 28) this function is not available.

NOTE:

When “5S” is set to “ANIM.” in the Menu Screen the

5-second recording mode is not available. Animation recording of a few frames only is taken instead (
pg. 28).