JVC GR-DVM96 instruction manual

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DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA

GR-DVM96GR-DVM76

ENGLISH

Automatic Demonstration 8

GETTING STARTED 9

VIDEO RECORDING &

PLAYBACK 18

DIGITAL STILL CAMERA

(D.S.C.) RECORDING &

PLAYBACK

ADVANCED FEATURES 37

REFERENCES 80

TERMS 102

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INSTRUCTIONS

For Customer Use:

Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which is

located on the bottom of the camcorder. Retain this

information for future reference.

Model No.

Serial No.

The camcorder

illustrations appearing in

this instruction manual are

of the GR-DVM96.

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Contents

Main EN DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA GR-DVM96 GR-DVM76 INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION IMPORTANT SAFTY INSTRUCTIONS Page Provided Accessories How To Attach The Grip Belt EN 7 How To Attach The Lens Cap Automatic Demonstration GETTING STARTED Charging The Battery Pack 1 2 3 4 5 Power GETTING STARTED c Using AC Power 1 2 About Batteries a b Grip Adjustment Viewfinder Adjustment Trip od M ount ing LCD Monitor And Viewfinder Brightness Adjustment Of The Display Operation Mode 1 2 3 4 Date/Time Settings 1 2 3 Loading A Cassette /Unloading A Cassette 1 2 3 4 Loading A Memory Card /Unloading A Memory Card 18 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK VIDEO RECORDING 2 3 Basic Recording VIDEO RECORDING (cont.) Zooming Journalistic Shooting Self-Recording Time Code Recording From The Middle Of A Tape VIDEO PLAYBACK 2 3 4 5 Normal Playback Blank Search 2 3 4 5 6 Connections To A TV Or VCR VIDEO PLAYBACK (cont.) 2 3 4 5 26 DIGITAL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK D.S.C. RECORDING 1 2 3 Basic Shooting (D.S.C. Snapshot) BE A D C D.S.C. PLAYBACK Normal Playback Of Images Auto Playback Of Images 3 4 5 Playback Of Video Clips Playback Of Digital Sound Effects 1 2 3 Index Playback Of Files Viewing File Information 1 2 3 Removing On-Screen Display Protecting Files 8 To protect the currently displayed file 9 10 11 Deleting Files 3 4 5 6 Making A New Folder Setting Print Information (DPOF Setting) 10 To Print By Selecting Still Images And Number Of Prints 1 2 3 4 Initializing A Memory Card ADVANCED FEATURES MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT 1 2 3 Changing The Menu Settings EN 39 Menus with Sub Menus RECORDING MENUS 2 3 Wipe Or Fader Effects EN 41 WIPE/FADER 1 2 PROGRAM AE Program AE With Special Effects EN 43 EXPOSURE W. BALA NCE Exposure Control White Balance Adjustment CAMERA Recording mode Sound mode Zooming Camera Menu Snapshot mode for video recording Gain up MANUAL Digital Image Stabilization Maximum telephoto setting Manual Menu Page SYSTEM Beep, melody and shutter sound Tally lam p se tti ng Automatic demonstration mode System Menu EN 49 Resetting menu settings Sound input (GR-DVM96 only) DISPLAY Display setting Date and time display setting Display Menu DSC Picture quality Image size Recording media selection DSC Menu EN 51 VIDEO Playback sound Synchro adjustment Recording mode Video Menu PLAYBACK MENUS PLAYBACK MENUS (cont.) SYSTEM DISPLAY System Menu Display Menu FEATURES FOR RECORDING 1 2 Night-Alive Snapshot (For Video Recording) 1 2 3 Snapshot Flash Flash Brightness Adjustment 1 2 3 Auto Focus Manual Focus 1 2 3 Exposure Control 1 2 Iris Lock Backlight Compensation 1 2 3 White Balance Adjustment Manual White Balance Adjustment 2 4 5 Recording Digital Sound Effects To make video clips from real-time camera image 3 4 5 E-Mail Clip Recording To make video clips from recorded video footage 2 4 5 6 7 Dubbing To A VCR 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dubbing To A Video Unit Equipped With A DV IN Connector (Digital Dubbing) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Dubbing From A Video Unit Equipped With A DV OUT Connector (Digital Dubbing) DUBBING (cont.) 2 4 5 Dubbing Still Images Recorded On A Tape To A Memory Card Page Page Slow-Motion Playback Frame-By-Frame Playback Playback Zoom Playback Special Effects 1 2 3 4 Audio Dubbing 1 2 3 4 Audio Dubbing Using Digital Sound Effects (GR-DVM96 only) 1 2 3 4 Insert Editing EN 73 Set Remote/VCR Code 1 2 Random Assemble Editing [R.A.Edit] Make Connections 1 2 4 5 EN 75 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 EN 77 For More Accurate Editing Diagnosing VCR/Camcorder Timing 1 2 3 Connection To A Personal Computer OR 1 2 3 4 Using The Camcorder As A WebCam (GR-DVM96 only) 80 REFERENCES DETAILS TROUBLESHOOTING Power Video and D.S.C. Recording Video and D.S.C. Playback TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.) Advanced features Other problems Page Page CAUTIONS General Battery Precautions Battery Packs Cassettes Memory Cards LCD Monitor Main Unit CAUTIONS (cont.) How To Handle A CD-ROM USER MAINTENANCE 1 2 3 After Use Cleaning The Camcorder SPECIFICATIONS Camcorder AC Adapter INDEX Controls, Connectors And Indicators Controls Connectors Indicators Other Parts INDEX Indications Indications Page INDEX Indications (cont.) 1 23 4 5 7 y 90 w g g Page Page TERMS A B C D EN 103 N P R S EN