JVC GZ-MG20E, GZ-MG20EK, GZ-MG30E, GZ-MG30EK, GZ-MG40E, GZ-MG40EK, GZ-MG50E, GZ-MG50EK Brightness Adjustment of the Display, Grip Adjustment, Tripod Mounting

GETTING STARTED EN 19

GETTING STARTED

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The brightness of the display can be adjusted.

1Set the power switch to or while

pressing down the lock button located on the

switch.

2Open the LCD monitor fully. (墌pg.9)

3Press MENU. The menu screen appears.

4Press / to select [DISPLAY], then press

49.

5Press / to select

[BRIGHT], and press 49.

The brightness control

indicator appears.

6Press / until the appropriate brightness

is reached.

7Press 49 to clear the brightness control

indicator from the display.

1Adjust the velcro strip.

2Pass your right hand

through the loop and grasp

the grip.

3Adjust your thumb and

fingers through the grip to

easily operate the

recording start/stop button,

power switch and zoom

lever. Be sure to fasten the

velcro strip to your

preference.

To attach the camera to a

tripod, align the direction

stud and screw to the

mounting socket and

stud hole on the camera.

Then tighten the screw

clockwise.

●Some tripods are not

equipped with studs.

Brightness Adjustment of the DisplayGrip AdjustmentTripod Mounting

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Contents

Main GZ-MG50E/EK GZ-MG40E/EK GZ-MG30E/EK GZ-MG20E/EK 2 Built-in Hard Disk Various Recording Modes Enjoying Various Playback Features Editing Files on your PC Contents RECORDING FEATURES .....................................31 PLAYBACK FEATURES ....................................... 37 MANAGING FILES .............................................38 MENU SETTINGS 48 4 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SOME DOS AND DONTS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT Information for Users on Disposal of Old Equipment Attention: Before Using this Camera Provided Accessories Attaching the Shoulder Strap 1 2 3 4 5 Attaching the Lens Cap Attaching the Core Filter 1 2 3 LCD Monitor 10 Index Controls Connectors Indicators Other Parts 12 Indications on LCD Monitor During both Video and Still Image Recording During Video Recording only During Still Image Recording only During Video Playback During Still Image Playback 14 Charging the Battery Pack 1 2 3 4 5 Using the Battery Pack Perform steps 2 3 in Charging the Battery Pack. Maximum continuous recording time A TTENTION: Data Battery System 1 2 3 Using AC Power About Batteries 1 Power Switch Position 2 Recording/Playback Mode Operation Mode 1 2 3 18 3 6 4 5 Brightness Adjustment of the Display Grip Adjustment Tripod Mounting 20 1 2 3 4 A TTENTION: Selecting a Recording Medium Drop Detection Remaining Space on the Recording Media 22 3 recording. 4 the recording start/stop button again. Zooming Deleting Files If you press during recording mode, the file recorded most recently will be deleted. (pg. 39) 24 3 4 5 Video Playback VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK 1 2 Date Index Screen 1 2 3 Various Playback Operations Playback Zoom 1 2 3 4 Deleting Video Files 26 A B C D Playback on a TV 1 2 Playback Using the Remote Control 28 STILL IMAGE RECORDING & PLAYBACK 3 Zooming Continuous Shooting Still Image Playback 30 How to Use the Scroll Bar 1 2 Date Index Screen Backlight Compensation LED Light Spot Exposure Control 32 How to Select a Menu Item 2 3 4 1 2 3 White Balance 1 4 1 2 3 RECORDING FEATURES 1 2 3 4 Program AE 1 Effect 4 PLAYBACK FEATURES Wipe or Fader Effects Playback Effects / 4 5 6 7 2 38 Viewing File Information / Protecting Files / Information on Video Files Information on Still Image Files 2 Deleting Files 40 5 6 7 8 5 Copying/Moving Still Image Files 42 Resetting the File Number / Creating Play List MANAGING FILES 1 2 Playing Back Play List Page Page 46 4 5 6 7 Direct Printing with a PictBridge Printer 48 MENU SETTINGS 1 2 4 MENU SETTINGS MENU SETTINGS REC MEDIA SETTING DISPLAY 50 CAMERA SETTING Video Recording Menus Video Playback Menus MENU SETTINGS Still Image Recording Menus Still Image Playback Menus 52 Power Recording Troubleshooting A Playback Advanced features Other problems Warning Indications Page Battery Packs Cleaning the Camera Cautions Recording Medium LCD Monitor Main Unit How to Handle a CD-ROM 60 Camera Specifications AC Adapter Remote Control Recording Time and Number of Images : Approximate number of storable images (for still image) EN TERMS A B C Page JVC SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT 1 2 Contents IMPORTANT 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Page JVC CyberLink Notice for Users PIXELA Windows 8Digital Photo Navigator System Requirements 8CyberLink DVD Solution Macintosh 8Capty MPEG Edit EX Digital Photo Navigator 1.5 CyberLink DVD Solution 1 2 3 4 Software Installation (Windows) Page Connecting the USB cable 1 2 Connections (Windows) 1 2 3 4 5 How to play back video files from the [EXTMOV] folder on the camera Recording medium 1 Copying Files to the PC (Windows) 2 3 Still images 1 2 3 Playing Back Files on the PC Disconnecting the USB cable 4 5 6 8CyberLink DVD Solution 1 Users Guide/Help/Readme 1 2 3 4 Backing Up Video files (Windows) 5 Creating play lists using multiple files and viewing video 1 2 Viewing the video for a single file Page 4 5 6 7 Page 3 4 5 Page Page Page 1 2 1 2 3 Connections (Macintosh) Viewing the Contents of a Recording Medium (Macintosh) 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 Copying Files to the PC (Macintosh) Disconnecting the USB cable (Macintosh) Page Page Page Page Step9 Page Read this first! How to handle the Hard Disk Camcorder ENGLISH 8Make a backup of important recorded data 8Make a trial run before recording important data