Contents

 

Beginner’s Guide ............................................................

4

Charging ..................................................................................

4

Recording ................................................................................

4

Playback ..................................................................................

4

Shooting Tips ..........................................................................

4

Useful Shooting Techniques

 

Holiday Season/Christmas ......................................................

5

Wedding ..................................................................................

6

Travel ......................................................................................

7

Amusement Park .....................................................................

9

Getting Started

 

Verifying the Accessories ......................................................

10

Charging the Battery Pack ....................................................

11

Grip Adjustment ....................................................................

12

Using the Hand Strap ........................................................

12

Inserting an SD Card .............................................................

12

Types of Usable SD Card ..................................................

13

Clock Setting .........................................................................

13

Resetting the Clock ...........................................................

14

Changing the Display Language ...........................................

15

Holding this Unit ....................................................................

15

Tripod Mounting ....................................................................

15

Using this Unit Overseas .......................................................

16

Charging the Battery Pack Overseas ................................

16

Setting the Clock to Local Time when Traveling ...............

16

Setting Daylight Saving Time ............................................

17

Optional Accessories ............................................................

17

Recording

 

Taking Videos in Auto Mode .................................................

18

Zooming .............................................................................

19

Manual Recording .................................................................

19

Scene Selection .................................................................

20

Adjusting Focus Manually ..................................................

21

Adjusting Brightness ..........................................................

22

Setting Shutter Speed .......................................................

23

Setting White Balance .......................................................

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Setting Backlight Compensation ........................................

24

Setting Metering Area ........................................................

25

Taking Close-up Shots ......................................................

25

Recording at Intervals (TIME-LAPSE RECORDING) ...........

26

Recording Automatically by Sensing Movements (AUTO REC)

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28

Remaining Recording Time/Battery Power ...........................

29

Playback

 

Playing Back Videos .............................................................

30

Playing a Video with Defective Management Information

 

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31

Searching for a Specific Video Image ...................................

31

Connecting to and Viewing on TV .........................................

32

Editing

 

Deleting Unwanted Files .......................................................

33

Deleting the Currently Displayed File ................................

33

Deleting Selected Files ......................................................

33

Deleting All Files ................................................................

34

Protecting Files .....................................................................

35

Protecting the Currently Displayed File .............................

35

Protecting Selected Files ...................................................

36

Protecting All Files .............................................................

36

Releasing Protection of All Files ........................................

37

Copying

 

Dubbing Files to a DVD Recorder or VCR ............................

37

Copying to Windows PC .......................................................

38

Verifying System Requirements (Guideline) ......................

38

Installing the Provided Software ........................................

38

Backing Up All Files ...........................................................

39

Organizing Files .................................................................

40

Recording Videos to Discs ................................................

40

JVC Software Licence Agreement .....................................

41

Backing Up Files Without Using Provided Software ..........

42

List of Files and Folders ....................................................

43

Copying to Mac Computer ....................................................

43

Menu Settings

 

Operating the Menu ..............................................................

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Recording Menu ....................................................................

46

VIDEO QUALITY ...............................................................

47

ZOOM ................................................................................

47

DIS .....................................................................................

48

GAIN UP ............................................................................

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TIME-LAPSE RECORDING ..............................................

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AUTO REC ........................................................................

49

SELECT ASPECT RATIO .................................................

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WIND CUT .........................................................................

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Manual Settings Menu ..........................................................

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SCENE SELECT ...............................................................

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FOCUS ..............................................................................

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BRIGHTNESS ADJUST ....................................................

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SHUTTER SPEED ............................................................

50

WHITE BALANCE .............................................................

50

BACKLIGHT COMP. .........................................................

50

METERING AREA/TYPE ..................................................

50

TELE MACRO ...................................................................

50

Playback Menu ......................................................................

51

DELETE .............................................................................

51

SEARCH ............................................................................

51

PLAYBACK MPG FILE ......................................................

51

PROTECT/CANCEL ..........................................................

51

ON-SCREEN DISPLAY .....................................................

51

Display Settings Menu ..........................................................

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LANGUAGE .......................................................................

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DATE DISPLAY STYLE ....................................................

52

MONITOR BRIGHTNESS .................................................

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LCD BACKLIGHT ..............................................................

53

CLOCK ADJUST ...................................................................

53

Basic Settings Menu .............................................................

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DEMO MODE ....................................................................

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AUTO POWER OFF ..........................................................

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OPERATION SOUND .......................................................

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QUICK RESTART .............................................................

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UPDATE ............................................................................

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FACTORY PRESET ..........................................................

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Connection Settings Menu ....................................................

58

DISPLAY ON TV ...............................................................

58

VIDEO OUTPUT ................................................................

58

FORMAT SD CARD ..............................................................

59

Name of Parts

 

Front ......................................................................................

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Rear ......................................................................................

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Bottom ...................................................................................

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Interior ...................................................................................

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Indications on the LCD Monitor

 

Recording ..............................................................................

62

Playback ................................................................................

62

Troubleshooting

 

Battery Pack ..........................................................................

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