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DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA
INSTRUCTIONS
GR-DVM90
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CONTENTS
Using This Instruction Manual
It is recommended that you . . .
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
CAUTION
The rating plate (serial number plate) of the AC Power Adapter/Charger is on its bottom.
The rating plate (serial number plate) of the Docking Station is on its bottom.
WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
IMPORTANT PRODUCT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
ATTENTION:
INSTALLATION
1. Grounding or Polarization
2. Power Sources
USE
1. Accessories
2. Product and Cart Combination
3. Water and Moisture
4. Object and Liquid Entry
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
CAUTION!
Before recording an important scene . . .
PROVIDED ACCESSORIES
AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATION
Automatic Demonstration takes place when DEMO. MODE is set to ON (factory-preset).
How To Use Audio Cables
Audio cable
To AV OUT
Power
CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK
Charging times noted above are for a fully discharged battery pack.
Charging time varies according to the ambient temperature and the status of the battery pack.
To avoid interference with reception, do not use the AC Power Adapter/Charger near a radio.
USING THE BATTERY PACK
USING AC POWER
Grip Adjustment
Viewfinder Adjustment
(cont.)
Tripod Mounting
Date/Time Settings
DISPLAY MENU
Rotate the MENU wheel to select . Press it and DISPLAY MENU appears.
RETURN, and press it twice. The Menu Screen closes.
Built-in Clocks Rechargeable Lithium Battery
Loading/Unloading A Cassette
(cont.)
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To Protect Valuable Recordings . . .
Recording Mode Setting
Set the tape recording mode depending on your preference.
Sub Menu
CAMERA MENU appears.
POWER Lamp
(cont.)
Loading A MultiMediaCard
Be sure to use only MultiMediaCards marked .
ATTENTION:
Picture Quality/Size Mode Setting
When the MODE Dial is set to
, only the picture quality can be set.
(cont.)
Operation Mode
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Basic Recording For Video
JOURNALISTIC SHOOTING
SELF-RECORDING
Basic Recording For Video (cont.) Snapshot (For Video Recording)
SNAPSHOT MODE SELECTION
If Program AE with special effects (
To remove the shutter sound,
SNAPSHOT RECORDING
Basic Recording For Digital Still Camera (D.S.C.) Basic Shooting (Snapshot)
You can use your camcorder as a Digital Still Camera for taking snapshots.
Press SNAPSHOT fully. The image is recorded in the MultiMediaCard.
Still images are recorded in the snapshot mode with no frame. To use the flash, pg. 32.
To Delete Unwanted Still Images . . .
Basic Recording For Video And D.S.C.
Zooming
NOTE: Recording From The Middle Of A Tape
Time Code
The time code is displayed only when TIME CODE is set to ON (
Recording From The Middle Of A Tape
The time code cannot be reset.
Progressive Mode Recording
Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C.
Description of Progressive Scan CCD
1.Regular shooting of moving images
2.Progressive mode shooting of moving images (Progressive Mode Recording pg. 24)
Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.) Dual Shooting
pg. 36 38).
If SNAPSHOT is pressed when DIS is set to ON
pg. 30), the Stabilizer will be disabled.
The Stabilizer is less effective in the DUAL mode than in other modes.
Auto Focus
When shooting a subject close to the lens, zoom out first (
pg. 30) is activated.
Manual Focus
When the focus level cannot be adjusted any further or closer, or will blink.
Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.) Using Menus For Detailed Adjustment
Button located on the switch, then pull out the viewfinder fully or open the LCD monitor fully.
icon, and press it. The selected function menu
Function menu setting depends on the function.
If you have selected , or . . .
Menu Screen Explanations
The CAMERA MENU settings are effective when the Operation Switch is set to both and .
Menu Screen Explanations (cont.)
The MANUAL MENU settings are effective only when the Operation Switch is set to .
pg. 43). CLOCK ADJ. only appears when the POWER Switch is set to .
The DISPLAY MENU settings are effective even when the Operation Switch is set to .
pg. 59, 62, 71).
Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.) Snapshot Flash
If AUTO Is Selected . . .
Flash Brightness Adjustment (
To change the brightness of the flash,
Do not fire the flash at a person at short range.
Flash Brightness Adjustment
Self-Timer
OR
If BEEP/TALLY is set to OFF (
pg. 29), the beep does not sound and the tally lamp does not light.
Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.)
5-Second Recording
To Take A Snapshot In The 5-Second Recording Mode . . .
pg. 30).
Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.) Fade/Wipe Effects
FADE/WIPE SELECTION ( , , , , , , , , and )
PICTURE WIPE OR DISSOLVE SELECTION ( , , , , , and )
Fader And Wipe Menu
Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.) Program AE With Special Effects
To Deactivate The Selected Mode . . .
Program AE with special effects can be changed during recording or during Record-Standby.
Some modes of Program AE with special effects cannot be used with certain Fade/Wipe Effects
pg. 37). If an unusable mode is selected, its indicator blinks or goes out.
Digital Sound Effects
SOUND EFFECT MODE SELECTION
SOUND EFFECT RECORDING
To cancel recording the sound effect midway . . .
Sound effects can also be used for Audio Dubbing
Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.) Exposure Control
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.
To Return To Automatic Exposure Control . . .
White Balance Adjustment
Manual White Balance Operation
Basic Playback For Video
To Control The Speaker Volume . . .
You can also use the provided remote control for Frame-By-Frame Playback (
Frame-By-Frame Playback:
or
Using Menus For Detailed Adjustment
The following procedure applies to all except Synchro Comp (
DISPLAY MENU
pg. 74, 75).
Playback Sound
Advanced Features For Video (cont.)
Display
MENU Wheel
Blank Search
Stop Button (5)
Rotate the MENU wheel to select , then press it. VIDEO MENU appears.
Rotate the MENU wheel to select BLANK SRCH, then press it. The Sub Menu appears.
To cancel Blank Search midway . . .
Advanced Features For Video (cont.) E-Mail Clip Recording
To cancel E-Mail Clip Recording . . .
To view video clips stored in a MultiMediaCard . . .
Playback operation cannot be performed during E-Mail Clip Recording.
Normal Playback
Auto Playback
pg. 31).
Basic Playback For D.S.C.
EXIT
Index Screen
100-DVC00003: Directory and File names
001: Index number
F/S/XGA/VGA: Picture Quality/Size mode
: Protect icon
Index Playback
If you press INDEX twice...
If you press INDEX three times....
Protecting Files
TO PROTECT A FILE
TO REMOVE PROTECTION
Advanced Features For D.S.C.
Deleting Files
TO SELECT A FILE BY BROWSING FILES STORED IN MEMORY
Protected files (
TO DELETE ALL FILES
pg. 50) cannot be deleted with the above operation. To delete them, remove protection first.
Advanced Features For D.S.C. (cont.)
Initializing A MultiMediaCard
Set the POWER Switch to
MEMORY MENU appears.
Rotate the MENU wheel to select FORMAT and press it. The Confirmation Screen appears.
Superimposing A Print Frame
Print Frame Deletion
TO SELECT A PRINT FRAME BY BROWSING PRINT FRAMES STORED IN MEMORY
The print frames in the camcorders memory cannot be deleted.
Advanced Features For D.S.C. (cont.)
TO DELETE ALL PRINT FRAMES
Perform steps 1 through 4 on pag. 54.
Rotate the MENU wheel to select ALL and press it. The Deletion Confirmation Screen appears.
Deletion
Setting Print Information (DPOF Setting)
Set the POWER Switch to
pg. 57).
TO PRINT ALL STILL IMAGES (ONE PRINT FOR EACH)
TO PRINT BY SELECTING STILL IMAGES AND NO. OF PRINTS
To Reset The No. Of Prints . . .
To print images recorded on a tape, first dub them to a MultiMediaCard (
pg. 65).
CONNECTIONS
Basic Connections
A. Connection to a TV or VCR equipped with an S-VIDEO IN and A/V input connectors
A. Connection to a TV or VCR equipped with an S-VIDEO
Docking Station Attachment
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CONNECTIONS
Advanced Connections Connection To A Personal Computer
Connection To A Video Unit Equipped With A DV Connector
DUBBING
Dubbing To A VCR
You can use Playback Zoom (
S-Video cable: YTU94146A
Dubbing To Or From A Video Unit Equipped With A DV Connector (Digital Dubbing)
[To use this camcorder as a player]
To Use This Camcorder As A Recorder . . .
DUBBING
Dubbing Images Stored In A MultiMediaCard To A Tape
The XGA image is dubbed onto the tape at 720 x 480 pixels.
You can superimpose a print frame over the selected still image to be dubbed (
(cont.)
Dubbing Images Recorded On A Tape To A MultiMediaCard
Images are dubbed in VGA file size.
If an image recorded on the tape using the WIDE mode
pg. 30) is dubbed to a MultiMediaCard, the WIDE mode identifying signal is not dubbed with it.
pg. 69).
Installing The Batteries
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Slow-Motion Playback
Frame-By-Frame Playback
Playback Zoom
EFFECT
PLAYBACK EFFECT Select Menu
Playback Special Effects
To allow you to add creative effects to the video playback image.
4
1)To start playback, press PLAY (
To deactivate the selected effect, press EFFECT ON/
Random Assemble Editing [R.A.Edit]
VCR (Recording deck)
SET REMOTE/VCR CODE
You are now ready to try Random Assemble Editing.
If the VCRs power does not come on in step 1, try another code from the VCR CODE LIST.
MAKE CONNECTIONS
A JVC VCR equipped with a remote pause connector . . .
A JVC VCR not equipped with a remote pause connector but equipped with an R.A. EDIT connector . . .
A VCR other than above . . .
SELECT SCENES
1
Turning off the camcorders power erases all registered Edit-In and Edit-Out points.
PAUSE VCR REC STBY
REW STOP CANCEL
AUTOMATIC EDITING TO VCR
Remote Sensor
Rewind the tape in the camcorder to the beginning of the scene you want to edit and press PAUSE (6).
pg. 23).
START/STOP Button
(cont.) For More Accurate Editing
DIAGNOSING VCR/CAMCORDER TIMING
ADJUSTMENT OF VCR/CAMCORDER TIMING
(cont.) Audio Dubbing
The dubbed sound effect is recorded on SOUND 2
pg. 44).
If you press STOP
If you press PAUSE (
) to pause dubbing in step 4 the selected sound effect indication remains displayed.
USER MAINTENANCE
Cleaning The Camcorder
Avoid using strong cleaning agents such as benzine or alcohol.
Mold may form if the lens is left dirty.
When using a cleaner or chemically treated cloth refer to the cautions of each product.
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Docking Station
1 PC Connector [DIGITAL STILL]............ 2
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Controls, Connectors And Indicators
Controls
Connectors
Indicators
Other Parts
Indications LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recording Only
0 9 8
LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During D.S.C. Recording Only
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7 6
LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Both Video And D.S.C. Recording
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Indications (cont.) LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Playback
1Displays the sound mode. ( pg. 43, 44) 2
4
8 7
8Displays the time code. ( pg. 43, 44)
Warning Indications
TAPE END
Indications Function
COPYING FAILED
MEMORY CARD!
Indications (cont.)
General Battery Precautions
Battery Packs
CAUTIONS
Recharging time is based on room temperature of 20C (68F).
The lower the temperature, the longer recharging take
Cassettes
CAUTIONS
MultiMediaCards
LCD Monitor
Main Unit
How To Handle A CD-ROM
TERMS
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SPECIFICATIONS
Camcorder
For General
For Digital Video Camera
For Digital Still Camera
AC Power Adapter/Charger AA-V51U
Docking Station CU-V502U
For General
For Connectors