JVC GY-DV550 How to Use Skin Tone Detail Cont’d, Skin Tone Detail function, Status

	13. FEATURES OF THE CAMERA SECTION
13-6	How to Use Skin Tone Detail
The contour emphasis in the skin color areas of the video signal can be controlled and made to appear gentle and smooth.

13. FEATURES OF THE CAMERA SECTION
13-6	How to Use Skin Tone Detail (Cont’d)
	 Confirming the color tone area adjusted with

		OPERATE
2. ~ 8.		1. STATUS button
SHUTTER dial
		SHUTTER
		MENU
	- - - CAMERA MENU - - -
	SCENE F I L E	: A
	VF D I SP L AY	MENU . .
Cursor	OPERAT I ON MENU . .
	PROCESS MENU . .
	F I L E STORE . .
	SETUP MENU . .
	T I ME DATE	MENU . .
	EX I T

 Setting the Color and Range of the Skin Tone Detail Function

1. Press the STATUS button for about 1 second to display the CAMERA MENU screen.

2. Turn the SHUTTER dial downward to align the cursor (>) with the PROCESS item. Then press the SHUTTER dial in the direction of the arrow to display the PROCESS screen.

3. Turn the SHUTTER dial downward to align the cursor (>) with the ADVANCED PROCESS item. Then press the SHUTTER dial in the direction of the arrow to display the ADVANCED PROCESS screen.

4. Turn the SHUTTER dial downward to align the cursor (>) with the SKIN COLOR ADJUST item. Then press the SHUTTER dial in the direction of the arrow to display the SKIN COLOR ADJUST screen.

•The frame shown on the screen indicates the detection area of the skin tone detail function.

			the Skin Tone Detail function
			When the ZEBRA switch on the front section is pressed to the
			“SKIN AREA” side, the color tone areas adjusted with Skin Tone
PUSH		OFF ZEBRA	Detail are displayed in the viewfinder.
	ON	SKIN	AUTO
		AREA	WHITE
			ACCU
			FOCUS
		VTR AUDIO	TAKE
		LEVEL CH-1
	ZEBRA switch

- - - PROCESS - - -
SCENE F I L E A
MASTER B L ACK	: NORMA L
DETA I L	: NORMA L
DT L . V / H BA L	: NORMA L
DT L . FREQUENCY	: LOW
SK I N D T L D E T E C T : OFF
V RESOLUT I ON	: NORMA L
ADVANCED PROCESS . .
PAGE BACK
PROCESS screen
- - - ADVANCED	PROCESS - - -

5. When the cursor (>) is aligned with the SKIN COLOR DET.
	item, the SHUTTER dial is pressed in the direction of the
	arrow and EXECUTE selected, the skin color detection
	mode is activated.
6.	Shoot so that the area with the color that you want to detect
	is brought within the detection area frame. To decide on the
	color for the detection, press the SHUTTER dial to set SKIN
	COLOR DET. to STOP.
	•	The areas recognized by the skin tone detail function
		appear with superimposed zebra patterns.
	•	If the color is not recognized as a color that the skin tone

ACCU - FOCUS

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F

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SD

B

"SD" display

Using the Skin Tone Detail Function

To use the skin tone detail function set on the SKIN COLOR ADJUST screen, set the SKIN DTL DETECT item on the PROCESS menu to “ON”.

While the Skin Tone Detail function operates, the “SD” indicator is displayed on the Status 0 and Status 1 screen in the viewfinder.

	SCENE F I L E		A
COLOR MATR I X				: ON
GAMMA				: NORMA L
SK I N	COLOR AD J US T . .
PAGE BACK
ADVANCED PROCESS screen
- -	SK I N COLOR		AD J UST - -
Detection
area
		ERORR
SK I N	COLOR DET .			: EXECU TE
SK I N COLOR RANGE				: NORMA L
PAGE	BACK
SKIN COLOR ADJUST screen

detail function works with, "ERROR" is displayed on the

screen.

7. If you want to change the color range recognized by the skin tone detail function, perform the following operations. Set the SKIN COLOR DET. item to EXECUTE. 1 Turn the SHUTTER dial to align the cursor (>) with SKIN COLOR RANGE, and then press the SHUTTER dial in the direction of the arrow.

	a The area with the setting value starts blinking, and
	the value can now be changed.
2	Turn the SHUTTER dial up or down to widen or narrow the
	color range.

•Adjust the range while observing the zebra patterns. 3 To decide the color range, press the SHUTTER dial in

the direction of the arrow.

a The setting value stops blinking but remains lit.

8. To stop the SKIN COLOR ADJUST operation, align the cursor (>) with BACK PAGE and press the SHUTTER dial in the direction of the arrow.

STATUS 0

SKIN COLOR ADJUST screen

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