SETTINGS BEFORE

Menu Screen Settings (cont’d)

SHOOTING

 

Contents of Settings on the SYSTEM [2/2] Menu Screen

 

 

 

Item

 

Contents of Setting

 

 

FADER

Sets whether fade is performed when recording is started and stopped.

 

OFF

: No fade.

 

BLACK : Fade in from black screen when recording is started; fade

 

 

out to black screen when recording is stopped.

 

 

TALLY

Selects whether the tally lamp lights during recording. Set to OFF to

 

prevent the tally lamp from lighting during recording.

 

 

HANDLE ZOOM

Sets the zoom speed when the ZOOM lever on the handle section is

 

used. Select between three speeds. (SLOW, MEDIUM, FAST)

 

 

DATE REC

Select the mode in which the date and time data should be recorded.

 

BARS

: Date and time data are recorded only when color bars

 

 

are output.

 

BARS+CAM : Date and time data are recorded only when color bars

 

 

and camera image are output.

When the date and time data should be recorded, the TIME/DATE item must be set to DISP+REC on the DISPLAY [2/2] menu screen.

ASPECT

The screen size of recorded images can be selected.

 

4:3

: To record with the normal screen size with an aspect ratio

 

 

 

of 4:3.

 

LETTER : To record with a LETTER BOX screen with an aspect ratio

 

 

 

of 16:9 where the upper and lower part of the image is cut

 

 

 

off.

 

 

MEMO:

 

 

When the TIME/DATE item on the DISPLAY [2/2] menu screen is set to

 

DISP+REC, settings indicated by “– –” cannot be set.

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JVC GY-DV300, GY-DV301 instruction manual Menu Screen Settings cont’d

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