JVC GR-X5EE, GR-X5EK manual Night-Scope, Second Recording, Self-Timer, EN Features for Recording

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40 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING

		Night-Scope	OR
			3 For snapshot, press SNAPSHOT.
Makes dark subjects or areas even brighter than			● The tally lamp starts blinking.
they would be under good natural lighting.			● After 15 seconds, the beep sounds and a
				snapshot is taken. The tally lamp turns off. After
Although the recorded image is not grainy, it may
				that, the camcorder re-enters record-standby
look as if it is strobing due to the slow shutter
				mode.
speed.
			4 To end self-timer recording, select “OFF” in
1 Set the power switch to “M”.
			step 2.
2 Press NIGHT (4/9) so that the Night-Scope			NOTE:
indicator “ ” appears.			If “BEEP” and “TALLY” are set to “OFF” ( pg. 35),
● The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to
			the beep does not sound and the tally lamp does
	provide up to 25 times sensitivity.
			not light.
● “ ” appears beside “ ” while the shutter speed
	is being automatically adjusted.				5-Second Recording
To deactivate Night-Scope
Press NIGHT (4/9) again so that the Night-			Record a vacation or an important event in 5-
Scope indicator disappears.			second clips to keep the action moving. This
NOTES:			function is available only for video recording.
● During Night-Scope, the following functions or			1 Set “5S” to “5S”. ( pg. 33, 35)
	settings cannot be activated and its indicator
			● The “5S” indicator appears.
	blinks or goes out:
			2 Press the recording start/stop button to start
	• Some modes of “Program AE” or “Special
		Effects” ( pg. 44, 45)	recording, and after 5 seconds the camcorder
	• “Snapshot Flash” ( pg. 39)		enters record-standby mode automatically.
	• “GAIN UP” in CAMERA menu ( pg. 34)		● Even if you press the recording start/stop button
	• “DIS” in MANUAL menu ( pg. 34)			again within 5 seconds after recording starts,
● During Night-Scope, it may be difficult to bring the				record-standby mode is not engaged.
	camcorder into focus. To prevent this, use of a		3 To exit the 5S mode, select “OFF” in step 1.
	tripod is recommended.

Self-Timer

Once the camcorder is set, the camcorder operator can become part of the scene in a more natural way, adding the final touch to a memorable picture.

1 Set the power switch to “M”.
2 Set “SELF-TIMER” to
		MANUAL
“ON	”. ( pg. 33, 35)	SELF-TIMER –	OFF
● The “	” indicator		ON

appears.

3 For video recording, press the recording start/ stop button.

●The tally lamp starts blinking.

●After 15 seconds, the beep sounds and video recording starts. The tally lamp stays on.

To stop self-timer recording, press the recording start/stop button again.

●The camcorder re-enters record-standby mode.

To take a snapshot in the 5-second recording mode

Instead of pressing the recording start/stop button in step 2, select the desired snapshot mode in CAMERA menu (
pg. 34), then press SNAPSHOT. The camcorder records a 5- second still. When “5S” is set to “Anim.”, this function is not available.

NOTE:

When “5S” is set to “Anim.”, the 5-second recording mode is not available. Animation recording of a few frames only is taken instead.