JVC GR-D270U manual

ENGLISH GR-D290 GR-D270 L YT1354-001B EN TERMS Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing this digital video camera. Before use, please read the safety inf ormation and precautions contained in the pages 3 – 4 and 10 to ensure safe use of this product. Please visit ou r Homepage on the World Wide Web f or Digital Vide o Camera: For Accessories : ht[...]

2 EN MasterP age: Left Wipe/Fader Effects Y ou can use the Wipe /F ader Effects to make pro-style scene transitions. ( 墌 pg. 41) Program AE with Special Effect s For e xample, “SPOR T S” mode allows f ast- moving images to be captured one frame at a time, f or vivid, stable slo w-motion. ( 墌 pg. 42) LED Light Y ou can br ighten the subject [...]

EN 3 MasterP age: Start_Right SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING: TO PREVE NT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTUR E. CAUTIONS: ● This camcorder is designed to be used with NTSC-type color tele vision signals. It cannot be used for pl ayback with a tele vision of a diff erent standard. Ho we ver , live reco rding and LCD mon[...]

4 EN MasterP age: Left IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read th ese instr uctions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all wa rnings. 4. F ollow all instr uctions. 5. Do not use this ap paratus near w ater . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not b lock an y ventilation openings . Install in accordance with the man ufacturer’ s instructions. [...]

MasterP age: TOC_Heading0 _Right EN 5 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 Index ................. ............................... ................. 6 Provided Accesso ries ............... ...................... 11 Power............ .................. ................. ............... 13 Operation Mode .......... .................. ................. . 14 Lan[...]

6 EN MasterP age: Left GETTING ST ARTED Index 1 W B C G Y D E 9J L KM N T X 8 P Q R S F a Zb c d e h f i j O g UV GR-D290_270US.book Page 6 Tues day, November 30, 2004 9:53 AM[...]

EN 7 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Controls A Stop Button [ 8 ] ( 墌 pg. 20) Inde x Button [INDEX] ( 墌 pg. 27) Backligh t Compensation Bu tton [BA CK LIGHT] ( 墌 pg. 40) B Pla y/P ause Button [ 4 / 9 ] ( 墌 pg. 20) Manual F ocus Button [FOCUS] ( 墌 pg. 38) C Rewind Button [ 3 ] ( 墌 pg. 20) Menu select B utton [ [...]

GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recordin g Only a Selected Wipe/ F ader Effect Indicator ( 墌 pg. 41) B T ape Running Indicator ( 墌 pg. 18) (Rotates while tape is running.) C Selected Wi de Mode Indica tor ( 墌 pg. 33) D : Liv e Slow Indicator ( 墌 pg. 37) : Snapshot Ind icator ( 墌 pg. [...]

EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED H Appro ximate Zoom Ratio ( 墌 pg. 19) I Zoom Indica tor ( 墌 pg. 19) J O : (Appea rs when taki ng Snapshot. ) ( 墌 pg. 25, 38) SLO W : (Appears whe n using Live Slow .) ( 墌 pg. 37) K Bright ness Control In dicator (LCD moni tor/ View finder) ( 墌 pg. 16) L Battery Remaining P ow[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: Left Before Using This Camcorder Make sure you onl y use cassettes with the Mini D V mark . Make sure you onl y use memory cards with the mark or . This camcorder is designed e xclusivel y for the digital video cassette , SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCard. Only cassettes marked “ ” and memory cards mar ked ?[...]

EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V 16U or AP-V14U b Batter y P ack BN-VF707U c Audio/Video Cable (ø3.5 mini-plu g to RCA plug) d USB Cable e Core Filter (f or USB cable, 墌 pg. 12 for attachment) f CD-ROM g Remote Control Unit RM-V72 0U (GR-D290 only) h Lithium Battery CR2025* (f or remote control u[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: Left How T o Attach The Core Filter Attach the core filters to the cab les. The core filter reduc es interf erence. 1 Release the st oppers on bot h ends of the core filter . 2 Run the cable thro ugh the core fi lter , leaving appro x. 3 cm (1-3/16") of cable between the cable plug and th e core filter . Win[...]

EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED This camco rder’ s 2-wa y power s upply syst em lets you choose the mo st appropr iate source of power . Do not us e provided power supply unit s with other eq uipment. Charging The Battery Pack 1 Set the P ower Switch to “OFF”. 2 With the arro w on the battery pack pointin g do[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: Left NOTES: ● Recording time is reduced signif icantly under the fol lowing conditions: • Zoom or Record-Standb y mode is engaged repeatedly . • The LCD monitor i s used repeatedly . • The pla yback mode is en gaged repeatedly . • The LED Light is used. ● Bef ore exten ded use, it is recommended that [...]

EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Power-Linked Operation When the P owe r Switch is set to “ A ” or “ M ”, you can also tur n on/o ff the camcord er by opening/ closing the LCD monitor or pulling out/push ing in the vie w finder . INFORMA TION: The f ollowing e xplanations in t his manual supposes the use of L[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 16 EN MasterP age: Left 1 Set the P owe r Switch to “ A ” or “ M ” wh ile pressing do wn the Loc k Button loca ted on the sw itch. 2 Make sure the LCD monitor is c losed and lock ed. Pull out the vi ewfinder fully and adjust it manually f or best vie wability . 3 T urn the Diopter Adjustment Control until the indicati ons i[...]

EN 17 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED ● When the battery pack’ s charge is low , you ma y not be able to close the ca ssette holde r cov er . Do not apply f orce. Replace the battery pac k with a fully charged one or use A C power bef ore continuin g. 3 Close the ca ssette holder cov er firmly until it locks into plac[...]

18 EN MasterP age: Left VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Befor e continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 13) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 16) 1 Remove the lens cap. ( 墌 pg. 11) 2 Open the LC D monitor full y . 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”. 4 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressing [...]

EN 19 VIDEO RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Zooming Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneo us change i n image ma gnification . Zoom In Slide the P ower Zoom Le ver tow ards “T”. Zoom Out Slide the P ow er Zoom Le ver tow ards “W”. ● The furt her you slide t he P ower Zoom Lev er, the quick er[...]

MasterP age: Advan_Hea ding0_Right 20 EN NOTES: ● The time code cannot be reset . ● During fast -forw arding and rewinding, t he time code indication does not mov e smoothly . ● The time code is displa yed only when “TIME CODE” is set to “ON”. ( 墌 pg. 34) Quick Review Enables to check the end of the last re cording. 1) Press during [...]

EN 21 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Shuttle Search Allows high-s peed search in eith er directio n during video playback. 1) During pl aybac k, press 5 fo r for w ar d search, or 3 for rev erse sear ch. 2) T o resume nor mal pl a yback, press 4 / 9 . ● During playbac k, press and hold 5 or 3 . The searc[...]

VIDEO PLA YB ACK 22 EN MasterP age: Left A Y ellow to VIDEO IN (Connect when your TV/ VCR has only A/V input connector s.) B Red to A UDIO R IN* C White to A UDIO L IN* * Not required f or watching still i mages only . 1 Make sure all uni ts are turned off . 2 Connect the ca mcorder to a TV or VCR as shown in the illustration . If using a VCR , go [...]

EN 23 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK The Full-Fun ction Remote Contro l Unit can operate this ca mcorder from a dis tance as well as the basic op erations (Playback, Stop, P ause, F ast -Forward and Rewind) of your VCR. It also makes additional pl ay back fu nctions possi ble . ( 墌 pg. 24) Installing The[...]

VIDEO PLA YB ACK 24 EN MasterP age: Left . Slow-Motion Playback During normal video pla yback, pres s SLO W ( Y I or I U ) more than approx. 2 seconds. ● After appro x. 10 minutes , normal playbac k resumes. ● T o pause Slow-Motion pla yback, press PAU S E ( 9 ). ● T o stop Slow-Motion pla yback, press PLA Y ( U ). NOTES: ● Y ou can also en[...]

EN 25 MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK D.S.C. RECORDING Y ou can use your camco rder as a Digital St ill Camera for taking snapshots. Still ima ges are stored in t he memory card. NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 13) ● Loading a Memory Card ( 墌[...]

MasterP age: Advan_Hea ding0_Right 26 EN T o cancel Interval Shooting mode Set “INT .SHO T” to “OFF” in step 1 . NOTES: ● It is recommended to use the A C Adapter as the power supply instead of the battery pack. ( 墌 pg. 13, 14) ● T o distinguish between still images tak en in Interval Shooting mode and o ther still images, i t is reco[...]

EN 27 D.S.C. PLA YBA CK MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK Y ou can r un thro ugh all the images stored in memory card automatically . 1 P erform steps 1 – 3 in “Normal Pla yback Of Images” ( 墌 pg. 2 6). 2 Press 4 / 9 to start Auto Pla yback. ● If you press – dur ing A uto Playbac k, files a[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 28 EN ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. Still images c an be dub bed from a tap e to a memor y card. 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 16) 2 Load a memor y card. ( 墌 p g. 17) 3 Set “SNAP/SL O W” to the de sired mode. (except “SLOW”, 墌 pg. 31, 32 ) 4 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”. 5 Set the P ower Swit c[...]

EN 29 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK To R e m o v e P r o t e c t i o n Bef ore doing th e f ollowin g, perf or m steps 1 – 3 in “Protec ting Files”. T o remove protection from the currently displayed file 4 Press + or – to select “CURRENT”, and press MENU[...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. 30 EN MasterP age: Left 5 Press + or – to select “EXECUTE”, an d press MENU . The normal playback screen appears. ● T o cancel selection, select “RETURN”. To P r i n t B y S e l e c t i n g Still Images And Number Of Prints 1 P erfor m steps 1 – 3 in “T o Print All Still Images (One Print F or Each)?[...]

EN 31 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorde r is equipped wit h an easy-to-use, on-screen menu system that simplifies many of the more detailed ca mcorder settings. ( 墌 p g .3 2–3 6 ) 1 For Video and D.S.C. Recording Menus: ● Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “VIDEO” or “MEMOR Y”. ● [...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 32 EN MasterP age: Left CAMERA The “ m CAMERA” settings are e ff ective when the P ower Switc h is set to bo th “ A ” and “ M ”. How ev er , the menu settings can be cha nged only when the P ow er Switch is set to “ M ”. [ ] = F actor y-pr eset [SP] : T o record in th e SP (Standard Play) mode LP : Lon[...]

EN 33 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [OFF] : Disables 5 -Second Reco rding. 5S : Enab les 5-Second Recording. ( 墌 p g. 37) Anim. : Allows you to record a f ew frames only . By using an ina nimate objec t and changing its position be tween shots, you can record th e subject a s though it is moving. [OFF[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 34 EN MasterP age: Left [LCD] : The i mage is disp lay ed on the LCD monitor when the viewfin der is pulled out while the LCD mo nitor is open ed. FINDER : The image is displa yed in the viewf inder when th e vie wfinder is pu lled out while the LCD monitor is op ened. EXECUTE : Resets all settings t o the f actor y- [...]

EN 35 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [ (T APE)] : When Snap shot recordin g is performed wit h the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch set to “VIDEO”, still images are recorded onl y onto the tape . / (T APE/CARD) : When Sn apshot recording i s performed with t he VIDEO/ MEMOR Y Switch set to “VIDEO”, still ima [...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 36 EN MasterP age: Left 墌 pg. 21, “B lank Search” SYSTEM Each setting is link ed with “ s SYSTEM”, which appears wh en the P ow er Switch is set to “ M ”. ( 墌 pg. 31) ● The parameters are the sa me as in the description on page 33. VIDEO DISPLA Y The “ n ” (VIDEO DISPLA Y) se ttings are eff ectiv[...]

EN 37 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES FEA TURES FOR RECORDING LED Light can be used to bright en the subject in the dar k place dur ing video reco rding or D .S.C . shooting. 1 Press LI GHT repeatedly to change the setting. OFF : T urns off the light. ON : The light is on alwa ys. ( appears .) AU TO : Th e light tur ns on auto maticall[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 38 EN MasterP age: Left Makes dark subj ects or areas even brighter than they would be under go od natural ligh ting. Although the recorde d image is no t grainy , it ma y look as if it is strobing due to the s low shutt er speed. 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ”. 2 Press NIGHT so tha t the Night- Aliv e indicator “ ?[...]

EN 39 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Manual exposure control is r ecommended in th e fo llowing situatio ns: ● When shooting using re verse lighting or when the background is too bright. ● When shooting on a reflectiv e natural ba ckgrou nd such as at t he beach or when skiing. ● When the bac k ground is [...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 40 EN MasterP age: Left Backlight comp ensation b rightens the subj ect quick ly . With simple op eration, backlig ht compensatio n feature brigh tens the dar k subject por tion by increasi ng the exposure. 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ”. 2 Press BA CK L IGHT so that the Backlight Compensati on indicator “ ” appea[...]

EN 41 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Adjust the wh ite balance manually when shootin g under various t ypes of lighting. 1 Set the P ow er Switch to “ M ”. 2 Hold a sheet o f plain white paper i n front of the su bject. Adjust zoom or positio n yourself so that the wh ite paper fill s the screen. 3 Select ?[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 42 EN MasterP age: Left 1 Set the P owe r Switch to “ M ”. 2 Set “ r ” to the de sired mode. ( 墌 pg. 31) ● The PROGRAM AE men u disappears and the selected eff ect is activated. ● The selected eff e ct indicator appears . T o deactivate the sele cted effect Select “OFF” in s tep 2 . The eff e ct indica tor [...]

EN 43 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES EDITING A Y ello w to VIDEO IN B Red to A UDIO R IN C White to AUDIO L IN T o use thi s camcorder as a p layer 1 Fo llowing the illustr ations, connect the camcorder and the VCR’ s input conne ctors. 2 Start playbac k on the camcorde r . ( 墌 pg. 20) 3 At the poin t you want to s tart dubbing, s[...]

EDITING 44 EN MasterP age: Left It is also possib le to copy recor ded scenes from the camcor der onto an other video u nit equipped with a D V connec tor . Since a digital sign al is sent, there i s little if any imag e or sound deterioration . T o use this camcorder as a player 1 Make sure all units a re turned off. 2 Connect t his camcord er to [...]

EN 45 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [A] Using USB cable It is possib le to do the f ollowing th ing: ● T ransf er still images stored on a memory card to a PC. [B] Using DV cable It is also p ossible to transf er still/moving images to a PC with a D V con nector by using the provided softwar e (GR-D290 only), software equip[...]

EDITING 46 EN MasterP age: Left The audio track can be cu stomized only when recorded in th e 12-BIT and SP modes . ( 墌 pg. 32) ● Use the provided remo te control. 1 Play bac k the tape to locate the po int where editing will st ar t, then press PAU S E ( 9 ). 2 While holding A. DUB ( D ) on the remote control, pr ess PA U S E ( 9 ). The “ 9 [...]

EN 47 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES TROUBLESHOOTING If, after follo wing the steps in t he chart below , the prob lem still e xists, pl ease consult y our nearest JVC dealer. Power ● The power is not connect ed properly . H Connect the A C Adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 14) ● The battery pack is not attached firmly . H Detach the battery pa[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 48 EN MasterP age: Left ● The light source o r the subject does not include white. Or th ere are various diff erent light sources behind the subje ct. H Find a white subject and compose you r shot so that it also appear s in the frame. ( 墌 pg. 25, 38) ● Shooting was perf ormed under backlit conditions . H Press BA CK LIGHT . ([...]

EN 49 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES H Push in the memory card a f ew more times . ( 墌 pg. 17) ● The viewfinder is pul led out and “PRIORITY” is set to “FINDER”. H Push the viewfinder back in or set “PRIORI TY” to “LCD”. ( 墌 pg. 18, 31, 34) ● The LCD monitor’ s br ightness setting is too dark. H Adjust[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 50 EN MasterP age: Left Appears for 5 secon ds after power is tu rned on if the lens cap is attach ed or when it is da rk. Appears if A udio Dubbing is at tempted on a blan k portion of a tape . ( 墌 p g. 46) ● Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a tape recorded in the LP mode . ( 墌 pg. 46 ) ● Appears if Audio Dubbing is[...]

MasterP age: Advan_Hea ding0_Right REFERENCES EN 51 The error ind ications (0 1, 02 or 06) show what type of malfunc tion has occure d. When an error indication a ppears, the camcor der tur ns off automatically . Remov e the power supply (batter y , etc.) and wait a few minutes for the indicati on to clear . When it do es, you can resume using t he[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 52 EN CA UTIONS AC Adapter When using the AC Adapter in areas othe r than the USA The pro vided A C Adapter f eatures automatic volta ge selection in the A C range from 110 V to 240 V . USING HOUSEHOLD AC PLUG AD APTER In case of connectin g the unit’s power cord to an AC w all outlet other than American National Standa[...]

EN 53 CA UTIONS MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Memory Cards T o properly use an d store y our memory cards, be sure to read the following cautions: ● During use ... make sure the memory card bears the SD or MultiMediaCard mark. ... make sure the memory card is positioned properly when inserting. ● While the memory car d is being accessed ([...]

CA UTIONS 54 EN MasterP age: Left How T o Handle A CD-ROM ● T ake care not to soil or scratch the mirror surface (opposite to the printed surf ace). Do not write anything or put a sti cker on either the front or back surfa ce. If the CD-RO M gets dir ty , gently wipe it with a soft cloth outward from the centre hole. ● Do not use con ventional [...]

EN 55 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder Pow e r s u p p ly DC 11 V (Using AC Ad apter) DC 7.2 V (Using ba ttery pack) P ower cons umption Appro x. 3.2 W (3.5 W*) (LCD monitor off, vie wfinder on) Appro x. 4.2 W (4.5 W*) (LCD monitor on, viewfi nder off) Appro x. 6.5 W (Maximum; when charging the batter y pack) * Using LE[...]

MasterPage: Ba ckCover EN US Printed in Malaysia 0305MKH-ID-VM © 2005 Victor Company of J apan, Limited Ba ck cove r A AC Adapter .................... .................. .............. 14 Animation ...... ................. .................. .............. 33 Audio Dubbin g ..... .............. ................. ........... 46 B Backlight Compe ns[...]