JVC GR-DVX9 SPECIFICATIONS

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SPECIFICATIONS

Camcorder

For General

Power supply : DC 6.3 V (Using AC Power Adapter/Charger)

DC 7.2 V (Using battery pack)

Power consumption

LCD monitor off, viewfinder on

GR-DVX10 : Approx. 4.9 W

GR-DVX9 : Approx. 4.6 W

LCD monitor on, viewfinder off

GR-DVX10 : Approx. 5.8 W

GR-DVX9 : Approx. 5.5 W

Dimensions (W x H x D) : 51 mm x 125 mm x 97 mm

(with the LCD monitor closed and the viewfinder pushed back in)

Weight : Approx. 515 g (without cassette, MultiMediaCard and battery)

Approx. 590 g (incl. cassette, MultiMediaCard and battery)

Operating temperature :0°C to 40°C

Operating humidity : 35% to 80%

Storage temperature :–20°C to 50°C

Pickup : 1/4" CCD (Progressive Scan)

Lens : F 1.8, f = 3.8 mm to 38 mm, 10:1 power zoom lens

Filter diameter :ø27 mm

LCD monitor : 2.5" diagonally measured, LCD panel/TFT active matrix system

Viewfinder : Electronic viewfinder with 0.44" colour LCD

Speaker : Monaural

For Digital Video Camera

Format : DV format (SD mode)

Signal format : PAL standard

Recording/Playback format : Video: Digital component recording

: Audio: PCM digital recording, 32 kHz 4-channel (12-bit),

48 kHz 2-channel (16-bit)

Cassette : Mini DV cassette

Tape speed : SP: 18.8 mm/s

LP: 12.5 mm/s

Maximum recording time : SP: 80 min.

(using 80 min. cassette) LP: 120 min.

For Digital Still Camera

Storage media : MultiMediaCard

Compression system : JPEG (compatible)

File size : 2 modes (XGA: 1024 x 768 pixels/VGA: 640 x 480 pixels)

Picture quality : 2 modes (FINE/STANDARD)

Approximate number of storable images

(with the provided MultiMediaCard [8 MB], with Sound Effects pre-stored)

FINE : 46 (VGA), 21 (XGA)

STANDARD : 133 (VGA), 64 (XGA)

(with an optional MultiMediaCard [4 MB])

FINE : 26 (VGA), 12 (XGA)

STANDARD : 76 (VGA), 36 (XGA)

(with an optional MultiMediaCard [8 MB])

FINE : 54 (VGA), 24 (XGA)

STANDARD : 155 (VGA), 75 (XGA)

Contents

Main DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA INSTRUCTIONS GR-DVX10 GR-DVX9 ENGLISH CONTENTS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS You are recommended to carefully read the cautions on pages 93 through 95 before use. (for owners in the U.K.) IMPORTANT The rating plate (serial number plate) of the AC Power Adapter/Charger is on its bottom. SOME DOS AND DONTS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT PROVIDED ACCESSORIES AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATION Automatic Demonstration takes place when DEMO. MODE is set to ON (factory-preset). How To Attach Core Filters 12 3 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 1 2 USING AC POWER 12 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 Built-in Clocks Rechargeable Lithium Battery Loading/Unloading A Cassette (cont.) * 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 Page Basic Recording For Video JOURNALISTIC SHOOTING SELF-RECORDING FULL Snapshot mode with no frame* PIN-UP Pin-Up mode Basic Recording For Video (cont.) Snapshot (For Video Recording) Operation Switch SNAPSHOT Button This feature lets you record still images that look like photographs onto a tape. If Programme AE with special effects ( 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. To Delete Unwanted Still Images . . . To Remove The Shutter Sound . . . 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. 22) Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.) Dual Shooting pg. 34 36). If SNAPSHOT is pressed when DIS is set to ON pg. 28), the Stabiliser will be disabled. The Stabiliser 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. 28) 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 Operation Switch 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. 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. 41). 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. 57, 60, 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. 27), 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. 28). 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.) Programme AE With Special Effects To Deactivate The Selected Mode . . . Programme AE with special effects can be changed during recording or during Record-Standby. Some modes of Programme AE with special effects cannot be used with certain Fade/Wipe Effects ( pg. 35). 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 ( press it twice to close the Menu Screen. pg. 74, 75). Playback Sound Advanced Features For Video (cont.) Display Blank Search GR-DVX10 only 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. 29). 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. 48) cannot be deleted with the above operation. To delete them, remove protection first. Advanced Features For D.S.C. (cont.) Initialising 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. 52. 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. 55). 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 B. Connection to a TV or VCR equipped with a SCART connector compatible with Y/C signal 1 2 Docking Station Attachment ( ) Connection to a TV or VCR equipped with an S-VIDEO IN and/or A/V input (RCA type) connectors CONNECTIONS Advanced Connections Connection To A Personal Computer Connection To A Video Unit Equipped With A DV Connector Dubbing To A VCR [To use this camcorder as a player] Dubbing From A VCR [To use this camcorder as a recorder: Only for GR-DVX10 owners] It is also possible to dub from another camcorder. To use an output cable adapter (commercially avail- able), refer to its instructions. pg. 7). Dubbing To A Video Unit Equipped With A DV Connector (Digital Dubbing) (cont.) [To use this camcorder as a player] Dubbing From A Video Unit Equipped With A DV Connector (Digital Dubbing) [To use this camcorder as a recorder: Only for GR-DVX10 owners] 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. 28) is dubbed to a MultiMediaCard, the WIDE mode identifying signal is not dubbed with it. pg. 69). Installing The Batteries 10 ) @ $ ! # % ^& *( 3 4 6 8 Slow-Motion Playback Frame-By-Frame Playback Playback Zoom PLAY EFFECT EFFECT ON/OFF 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] 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. If the remote control is not able to control the VCR, use the controls on the VCR. 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 . . . ATTENTION FOR EDITING CABLE 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. 21). 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. 42). 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. Mould may form if the lens is left dirty. When using a cleaner or chemically treated cloth refer to the cautions of each product. Page Page Page Page Page Page Docking Station 1 PC Connector [DIGITAL STILL]............ 2 5 6 3! 7 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 123*4* 7 6 LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Both Video And D.S.C. Recording 1* 2 3 4 6 8 & 5 7 9 # % ^ Indications (cont.) LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Playback 1Displays the sound mode. ( pg. 41, 42) 2 4 5 Displays the index number of the file. ( 8 7 Warning Indications TAPE END Indications Function COPYING FAILED MEMORY CARD! Indications (cont.) General Battery Precautions CAUTIONS Battery Packs CAUTIONS Cassettes MultiMediaCards LCD Monitor Main Unit How To Handle A CD-ROM TERMS F G I J P R S T U SPECIFICATIONS Camcorder For General For Digital Video Camera For Digital Still Camera AC Power Adapter/Charger AA-V51EG or AA-V51EK Docking Station CU-V502E For General For Connectors