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SYMPTOM

 

POSSIBLE CAUSES

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

9. The color of Snapshot looks

 

9. • The light source or the subject

 

9. • Find a white subject and

 

strange.

 

does not include white. Or

 

compose your shot so that it

 

 

 

there are various different

 

also appears in the frame

 

 

 

light sources behind the

 

( pg. 26, 42).

 

 

 

subject.

 

• Turn off Sepia and Monotone

 

 

 

• The Sepia or Monotone mode

 

( pg. 38, 39).

 

 

 

is activated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. The image taken using

 

10. • Shooting was performed

 

10. • Press the BACKLIGHT Button

 

 

Snapshot is too dark.

 

under backlit conditions.

 

( pg. 44).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. The image taken using

 

11. • The subject is too bright.

 

11. • Set “PROGRAM AE” to

 

 

Snapshot is too bright.

 

 

 

“SPOTLIGHT” in the Menu

 

 

 

 

 

Screen ( pg. 38).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. Digital Zoom does not work.

 

12. • 10X optical zoom is selected.

 

12. • Set “ZOOM” to “40X” or

 

 

 

 

• “PROGRAM AE” is set to

 

“400X” in the Menu Screen

 

 

 

“VIDEO ECHO” in the Menu

 

( pg. 47).

 

 

 

Screen.

 

• Disengage the “VIDEO

 

 

 

• Picture Wipe or Dissolve are

 

ECHO” mode ( pg. 18, 39).

 

 

 

being used in a scene

 

• Wait until the Picture Wipe or

 

 

 

transition.

 

Dissolve effects are completed

 

 

 

 

 

( pg. 18, 40).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13. The Black & White Fader

 

13. • The Sepia or Monotone mode

 

13. • Turn off Sepia and Monotone

 

 

does not work.

 

is activated.

 

( pg. 38, 40).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14. The Dissolve function does

 

14. • The Sepia, Monotone or Slow

 

14. • Turn off Sepia, Monotone or

 

 

not work.

 

Shutter mode of Program AE

 

Slow Shutter before adding

 

 

 

with special effects is

 

Dissolve to a scene transition

 

 

 

activated.

 

( pg. 38, 40).

 

 

 

• “WIDE MODE” is set to

 

• Set “WIDE MODE” to

 

 

 

“SQUEEZE” in the Menu

 

“CINEMA” or “OFF” mode

 

 

 

Screen.

 

( pg. 48).

 

 

 

• The previously selected mode

 

• Make sure you have selected

 

 

 

of Program AE with special

 

the mode of Program AE with

 

 

 

effects was changed after the

 

special effects you want before

 

 

 

last selected scene for editing

 

starting editing ( pg. 38, 40).

 

 

 

was registered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15. The Picture Wipe and

 

15. • The last selected editing scene

 

15. • Select Picture Wipe or

 

 

Dissolve functions do not

 

is ending.

 

Dissolve before beginning

 

 

 

work.

 

• At the end of the last selected

 

recording. The effects are then

 

 

 

scene for editing, the Power

 

automatically activated

 

 

 

Switch was set to “OFF”.

 

( pg. 40).

 

 

 

• The power is off.

 

• Do not turn off the

 

 

 

 

 

camcorder’s power after

 

 

 

 

 

setting Edit-In and Edit-Out

 

 

 

 

 

points, as they will all be

 

 

 

 

 

erased ( pg. 40).

 

 

 

 

 

• The camcorder automatically

 

 

 

 

 

shuts off after 5 minutes have

 

 

 

 

 

elapsed in the Record-

 

 

 

 

 

Standby mode. Make sure you

 

 

 

 

 

continue operations within

 

 

 

 

 

5 minutes after engaging

 

 

 

 

 

Record-Standby mode

 

 

 

 

 

( pg. 40).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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JVC GR-DVL915 specifications EN73

GR-DVL915 specifications

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