JVC DIGITAL MEDIA CAMERA User Manual

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DIGITAL MEDIA CAMERA

Advanced Operation Manual

LYT1366-001A

This manual includes the advanced operations of the camera. To read the contents, use the table of the contents on the left, or click the major titles below.

ADVANCED RECORDING

ADVANCED PLAYBACK

MANAGING FILES

PLAY LIST

PRINTING

MENU SETTINGS

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Zoom

MODE: /

Use the zoom function for close-up or wide-angle shooting. You can zoom in up to 10x by using the optical zoom.

To zoom in

Slide the zoom lever towards [T] (telephoto).

To zoom out

Slide the zoom lever towards [W] (wide-angle).

The further you slide the zoom lever, the quicker the zoom action becomes.

● Zoom magnification over 10x is done through digital image processing, and is

therefore called digital zoom. Digital zooming is possible up to 200x. Set [ZOOM] to [40X] or [200X].

NOTES:

● Focusing may become unstable during zooming. In this case, set the zoom before

recording and lock the focus by using the manual focus, then zoom in or out during recording.

● During digital zoom, the quality of image may suffer.

● Macro shooting is possible as close as approx. 5 cm (2") to the subject when the

zoom lever is set all the way to [W].

● When you zoom into a subject close to the lens, the camera may automatically zoom

out depending on the distance to the subject. In this case, set [TELE MACRO] to [ON].

Flash

MODE:

You can use the flash for still image recording. The flash mode can be changed as required.

Set the power switch to .

Press MODE to select .

Press ( ). The menu appears.

Press to select the desired flash mode.

[OFF]: The flash does not fire.

AUTO: The flash fires automatically when the surroundings are dark.

AUTO RED-EYE: The flash fires automatically but reduces the red-eye

phenomenon of the subject's eyes.

ON: The flash fires regardless of the shooting condition.

SLOW SYNCHRO: The flash fires regardless of the shooting condition. The shutter

speed becomes slower in this mode, so the background can be also brightened.

[ ] = Factory preset

Press . The selected mode indicator appears.

To adjust the flash brightness

Press after selecting a flash mode in step 4, then select the desired setting by pressing

● The adjustment range is -3 to +3.

NOTES:

● The flash does not fire during continuous shooting.

● If the flash is not bright enough, set [GAIN] to [160].

Manual Settings in MSET Menu

MODE: /

You can use manual recording functions easily by selecting items in the MSET menus.

How To Select a Menu Item

Set the power switch to .

Press ( ) so that is displayed.

Press ( ). The menu appears.

Press to select a desired item from the MSET menu, then press .

There are 6 items in the MSET menu.

AE: Manual Exposure

AF: Manual Focus

WB: White Balance

S. SP: Shutter Speed

P. AE: Program AE

EF: Effect

Press (or ) to select a setting, then press .

Press ( ). The menu disappears.

NOTES:

● While recording is in progress, [S. SP], [P. AE] and [EF] cannot be set even if

( ) is pressed.

● It is not possible to set [P. AE] and [S. SP] simultaneously.

Manual Exposure

MODE: /

Manual exposure is recommended in the following situations:

● When shooting using reverse lighting or when the background is too bright.

● When shooting on a reflective natural background such as at the beach or when

skiing.

● When the background is overly dark or the subject is bright.

Select [AE] in the MSET menu. (How To Select a Menu Item)

If [AUTO] is selected, press . (video mode only)

To brighten the image, press . To darken the image, press .

Adjustment range For video recording: -6 to +6 or AUTO (automatic exposure) For still image recording: -2.0 to +2.0 (EV)

Press . The setting is completed.

Press ( ) to close the MSET menu.

To lock the exposure

After step 5, press and hold for over 2 seconds. The indicator appears.

NOTES:

● You cannot use the manual exposure at the same time when [P. AE] is set to

[SPOTLIGHT] or [SNOW], or with backlight compensation.

● If the adjustment does not cause any visible change in brightness, set [GAIN UP] to

[ON].

Manual Focus

MODE: /

The camera's Full Range AF system offers continuous focusing ability from close-up to infinity. However, the correct focus may not be obtained depending on the shooting condition. In this case, use the manual focus mode.

Select [AF] in the MSET menu. (How To Select a Menu Item)

If [AUTO] is selected, press , then press .

Press to focus on a further subject. ( )

Press to focus on a closer subject. ( )

● When the focus level cannot be adjusted any further or closer, [ ] or [ ] will blink.

Press . The setting is completed.

To return to automatic focus

Select [AUTO] in step 2.

Manual focus is recommended in situations listed below;

● When two subjects overlap in the same scene.

● When illumination is low.*

● When the subject has no contrast (difference in brightness and darkness), such as a

flat, one-color wall, or a clear, blue sky.*

● When a dark object is barely visible in the display.*

● When the scene contains minute patterns or identical patterns that are regularly

repeated.

● When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light reflecting off the surface of a body

of water.

● When shooting a scene with a high-contrast background.

* The following low-contrast warnings appear blinking: , , , and .

White Balance

MODE: /

The white balance is usually adjusted automatically for correctness of the color reproduction under various lighting. However, you can also select the following modes according to the shooting situations.

Select [WB] in the MSET menu. (How To Select a Menu Item)

Press to select the desired mode.

MWB: For adjusting the white balance manually depending on the light source.

(Manual White Balance Adjustment)

FINE: When shooting outdoors on a sunny day.

CLOUD: When shooting outdoors on a cloudy day.

HALOGEN: When a video light or similar type of lighting is used.

Press . The setting is completed.

Press ( ) to close the MSET menu.

To return to automatic white balance

Select [AUTO] in step 2.

Manual White Balance Adjustment

Select [MWB] in WB menu.

Hold a sheet of plain white paper in front of the subject. Adjust zoom or position

yourself so that the white paper fills the screen.

Press and hold until begins blinking then stops blinking.

NOTES:

● In step 2, it may be difficult to focus on the white paper. In such a case, adjust with

manual focusing.

● A subject can be shot under various types of lighting conditions indoors (natural,

fluorescent, candlelight, etc.). Because the color temperature is different depending on the light source, the subject tint will differ depending on the white balance settings. Use this function for a more natural result.

● Once you adjust white balance manually, the setting is retained even if the power is

turned off or the battery is removed.

Shutter Speed

You can adjust the shutter speed manually.

Select [S. SP] in the MSET menu. (How To Select a Menu Item)

Press to select the desired mode.

The shutter speed can be selected from 1/2 to 1/4000 second.

1/2 1/4 1/8 1/15 1/30

Slow shutter speed can blur the subject to give the impression of flowing motion.

MODE: /

1/60 (NTSC) 1/50 (PAL)

1/100 (NTSC) 1/120 (PAL)

1/250 1/500 1/1000* 1/2000* 1/4000*

* Not available for still image recording. If the flash is used, 1/500 is also not available.

Press . The setting is completed.

The shutter speed is fixed at 1/60 (or 1/50) second. Black bands that usually appear when shooting a TV screen become narrower.

The shutter speed is fixed at 1/100 (or 1/120) second. The flickering that occurs when shooting under a fluorescent light or mercury-vapor lamp is reduced.

Fast shutter speed allows fast-moving subject to be captured one frame at a time vividly. Use these settings when an automatic adjustment does not work well by SPORTS mode in

Program AE.

Press ( ) to close the MSET menu.

To return to automatic shutter speed

Select [AUTO] in step 2.

Program AE

MODE: /

You can use program AE settings for specific shooting situations.

Select [P. AE] in the MSET menu. (How To Select a Menu Item)

Press to select the desired mode.

SPORTS: Fast shutter speed allows fast-moving subject to be captured one frame at a

time vividly. The shutter speed is set at 1/250 to 1/4000 second automatically.

SNOW: Compensates for subjects that may appear too dark when shooting in

extremely bright surroundings such as in the snow.

SPOTLIGHT: Compensates for subjects that may appear too bright when shooting

under extremely strong direct lighting such as spot lights.

TWILIGHT: Makes evening scenes look more natural.

Press . The setting is completed.

Press ( ) to close the MSET menu.

To turn off the program AE function

Select [OFF] in step 2.

Effect

MODE: /

You can add special effects to your recording images.

Select [EF] in the MSET menu. (How To Select a Menu Item)

Press to select the desired mode.

SEPIA: The image has a brownish tint like old photos.

MONOTONE: The image becomes black and white like old movies.

CLASSIC FILM*: The image has an old movie atmosphere by the effect of skipping

frames.

STROBE*: The image looks like a series of consecutive snapshots.

* Not available for still image recording.

Press . The setting is completed.

Press ( ) to close the MSET menu.

To turn off the effect

Select [OFF] in step 2.

Backlight Compensation

MODE: /

Backlight Compensation brightens the subject quickly. With simple operation, dark portions of the subject are brightened by increasing the exposure.

Set the power switch to .

Press ( ) so that is displayed.

Press ( ) so that the indicator appears.

To cancel backlight compensation

Press ( ) twice so that the indicator disappears.

Spot Exposure Control

MODE: /

Selection of a spot metering area enables more precise exposure compensation. You can select one of the three metering areas.

Set the power switch to .

Press ( ) so that is displayed.

Press ( ) twice so that the indicator appears.

● The spot metering area frame appears at the center.

Press to select the desired spot metering area frame.

Press . The setting is completed.

To lock the exposure

After step 4, press and hold for over 2 seconds. The indicator appears.

To cancel spot exposure control

Press ( ) once so that the indicator disappears.

NOTES:

● Spot exposure control may not be possible when some other functions are activated.

● Depending on the shooting location and condition, optimum result may not be

attained.

Index Display

MODE: / /

You can view multiple files stored in a recording medium at a time. This browsing capability makes it easy to locate a particular file you want.

Index Display of Video Files

Slide the zoom lever to [W] while playback is paused.

● The display switches to the index screen.

Move the frame to the desired file by pressing .

● Pressing INFO displays the selected file information.

Press to start playback.

Index Display of Still Image Files

Slide the zoom lever to [W] when a recorded image is displayed.

● The display switches to the index screen.

Move the frame to the desired file by pressing .

● Pressing INFO displays the selected file information.

Press . The selected file is displayed.

Playback List of Voice Files

Slide the zoom lever to [W] while playback is paused.

● The display switches to the playback list.

(The display format of date and time differs depending on the country where this product is sold.)

Press to select the desired file.

● Pressing INFO displays the selected file information.

Press to start playback.

How to Use the Scroll Bar

You can use the vertical scroll bar to find the desired files quickly. The scroll bar is useful when deleting files, creating play list, setting DPOF, etc.

Slide the zoom lever towards [W] to select the scroll bar* in the index display.

Press to display the next or previous page.

● If you press and hold , the high speed search starts.

● If you find the desired file, slide the zoom lever towards [T], then select the file.

Various Playback Features

Still playback (Pause)

MODE:

Press

● To resume normal playback, press again.

during normal playback.

Search playback

During normal playback, press

● Each press of the button increases the search speed for each direction. (-60x to +60x)

● To resume normal playback, press .

( ) for forward search, or ( ) for reverse search.

Locating the start point of the file or skip the file

Press

( ) to locate the start point of the next file. Pressing ( ) repeatedly skips files in forward direction. Press ( ) to locate the start point of the current file. Pressing ( ) repeatedly skips files in reverse direction.

● If ( ) or ( ) is pressed during normal playback or search, playback

resumes after locating the start point of a file.

Frame-by-frame playback

While playback is paused, press

● Each press of button advances or reverses the still picture frame by frame.

● To resume normal playback, press .

( ) or ( ).

Slow motion playback

While playback is paused, press

● To stop slow motion playback, press .

( ) or ( ) for over 2 seconds.

Playback Zoom

MODE:

You can magnify the playback image up to 5x.

During playback, at the point you want to zoom in, press to pause playback.

Slide the zoom lever towards [T] to zoom in.

● The full view of the image is displayed in the small screen on the lower right side. The

* mark indicates the center point of the magnified area.

Press to move to the magnified area you want to view.

To zoom out, slide the zoom lever towards [W].

● When the zoom is set all the way to [W] (wide-angle) side, sliding the zoom lever to

[W] switches the display to the index screen.

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