JVC GR-D270US manual

ENGLISH GR-D290 GR-D270 L YT1354-001A 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 ad er Eff ects to make pro-style scene transitions. ( 墌 pg. 41) Program AE with Special Effect s For e xample, “SPORTS ” mode allows fast- 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: Star t_Right SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARN ING: T O PREVENT 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 ayba ck with a tele vision of a diff erent standard. Ho we ver , liv e recording a nd LC[...]

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

MasterP age: T OC_Heading0_Right EN 5 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 Index ................. ................. .............. ................. 6 Provided Accesso ries ............... .................. .... 11 Power............ .................. ................. ............... 13 Operation Mode .......... .................. ................. . 14 L[...]

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: Star t_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 o cus 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 In dicator ( 墌 pg. 37) : Snapshot Ind icator ( 墌 pg.[...]

EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Star t_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 mon itor/ View finder) ( 墌 pg. 16) L Battery Remaining P o[...]

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 xclusively f or the digital video cassette , SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCard. Only cassettes marked “ ” and memory cards mar ked ?[...]

EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Star t_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 [...]

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 bo th ends of the core filter . 2 Run the cable thro ugh the core filter, leaving appro x. 3 cm (1-3 /16") of ca ble b etween the cable plug and th e core filter . W[...]

EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Star t_Right GETTING ST ARTED This cam corder’ s 2-wa y power sup ply system lets you choose the most appropr iate source of power . Do not use provided power supp ly units with other equi pment. Charging The Battery Pack 1 Set the P ower Switch to “OFF”. 2 With the arro w on the b attery pack pointin g dow[...]

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 engage d repeatedly . • The LED Light is used. ● Bef ore exten ded use, it is recommended that [...]

EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Star t_Right GETTING ST ARTED Power-Linked Operation When the P ower Switc h is set to “ A ” or “ M ”, you can also tur n on /off the camco rder by opening/ closing the LCD monitor or pul ling out/push ing in the vie wfinder . INFORMA TION: The f ollowing e xplanations in this man ual supposes the use of [...]

GETTING ST ARTED 16 EN MasterP age: Left 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressing do wn the Lock Bu tton locate d on the sw itch. 2 Make sure the LCD mo nitor is clo sed and lock ed. Pul l out the vi ewfinde r fully and adjust it manually f or best vie wabili ty . 3 T urn the Diopter Adjustment Control until the indicati ons[...]

EN 17 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Star t_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 cover . Do not apply f orce. Repl ace the battery pack wit h a fully charged one or use A C pow er befo re continuin g. 3 Close the ca ssette holder cov er firmly until it locks into pl[...]

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 Switch to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressing d[...]

EN 19 VIDEO RECORDING MasterP age: Star t_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Zooming Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneo us change in image magnificati on. Zoom In Slide the P ower Zoom Lev er towards “T” . Zoom Out Slide the P ower Zoo m Le ver to wards “W”. ● The furt her you slide the P ower Zoom Le ver , the quick er [...]

MasterP age: Advan_Heading0 _Right 20 EN NOTES: ● The time code cannot be reset . ● During fast -forw arding and re winding, the time code indication does not mov e smoothly . ● The time code is displa ye d 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 YBA CK MasterP age: Star t_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Shuttle Search Allows high-s peed search in ei ther dire ction during video playback. 1) During pl ayback, press 5 for fo r wa rd search, or 3 for rev erse sear ch. 2) T o resume nor mal pl ayback, press 4 / 9 . ● During playbac k, press and hold 5 or 3 . The search c[...]

VIDEO PLA YBA CK 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 w atching still images only . 1 Make sure all unit s 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 YBA CK MasterP age: Star t_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK The Full-Fun ction Remote Cont rol Unit can operate this ca mcorder from a dis tance as well as the basic op erations (Playback, Stop, P a use, F ast-Forward and Rewind) of your VCR. I t also makes additional pl ay back fu nctions possi ble . ( 墌 pg. 24) Installing Th[...]

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

EN 25 MasterP age: Star t_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA YBACK 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 ( ?[...]

MasterP age: Advan_Heading0 _Right 26 EN T o cancel Inter val 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 rec[...]

EN 27 D.S.C. PLA YBA CK MasterP age: Star t_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA YBACK Y ou can r un thro ugh all t he images stored i n memory card automatically . 1 P erform steps 1 – 3 in “Normal Playb ack Of Images” ( 墌 pg. 2 6). 2 Press 4 / 9 to start Auto Pla ybac k. ● If you press – during A uto Pla yback, fil[...]

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 pg. 17) 3 Set “SNAP/SL OW” to the desired mode. (except “SLOW”, 墌 pg. 31, 32 ) 4 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”. 5 Set the P ower Switch to[...]

EN 29 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. MasterP age: Star t_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA YBACK 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 orm steps 1 – 3 in “Protec ting Files”. T o remove protection from the currently displayed file 4 Press + or – to select “CURRENT”, and p ress ME[...]

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 erform steps 1 – 3 in “T o Print All Still Images (One Print F or Each)”[...]

EN 31 MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorde r is equipped with 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 ffectiv e when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ”. How ev er, th e menu setting s can be changed only when the P ow er Switch is set t o “ M ”. [ ] = F actor y-preset [SP] : T o record in th e SP (Standard Pl ay) mode LP : Long[...]

EN 33 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [OFF] : Disables 5 -Second R ecording. 5S : Enab les 5-Second Recording. ( 墌 pg. 37) Anim. : Allows you to record a f ew frames onl y . By using an ina nimate objec t and changing its position be tween shots, you can record the subject a s though i t is moving. [OF[...]

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

EN 35 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [ (T APE)] : When Snap shot recordi ng is performed wit h the VIDEO/MEMORY Switc h set to “VIDEO”, still images are recorded only o nto the tape . / (T APE/CARD) : Whe n Snapshot recording i s performed with t he VIDEO/ MEMOR Y Switch set to “VIDEO”, still im[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 36 EN MasterP age: Left 墌 pg. 21, “Bla nk Search” SYSTEM Each setting is linked with “ s SYSTEM”, which appears wh en the P ower 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) setting s are eff ectiv e[...]

EN 37 MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES FEA TURES FOR RECORDING LED Light can be used to bright en the subjec t in the dar k place dur ing video re cording 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 : The light tur ns on auto matical[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 38 EN MasterP age: Left Makes dark subj ects or areas even brighter tha n they would be under go od natural ligh ting. Although the recorde d image is not grainy , i t may look as if it is strobing due to the sl ow shutt er speed. 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ”. 2 Press NIGHT so tha t the Night- Aliv e indicator “ ?[...]

EN 39 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Manual exposure control is r ecommended in the fo llowing situations : ● When shooting using re verse lig hting 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 kground is [...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 40 EN MasterP age: Left Backlight comp ensation b right ens the subject 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 Switch to “ M ”. 2 Press BA CK LIGHT so that the Backlight Compensati on indicator “ ” appears[...]

EN 41 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Adjust the wh ite balance manually when shoot ing under various t ypes of lighting. 1 Set the P ower Switc h to “ M ”. 2 Select “MWB” in “ u W .BALANCE” menu. ( 墌 pg. 31) ● The indication blinks slowly . 3 Hold a sheet o f plain white paper in fron t of the [...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 42 EN MasterP age: Left 1 Set the P ower 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 ect indicator appears. T o deacti vate the selected e ffect Select “OFF” in step 2 . The eff ect indicato r disa[...]

EN 43 MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES EDITING A Y ellow to VIDEO IN B Red to A UDIO R IN C White to AUDIO L IN T o use t his camcorder as a player 1 Fo llowing the illustr ations , connect th e camcorder and the VCR’ s input conne ctors. 2 Start playbac k on the camcorder . ( 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 cop y recorde d scenes from the camcor der onto an other vide o unit equipp ed with a D V connector . Since a digital si gnal 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 t[...]

EN 45 EDITING MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [A] Using USB cable It is possib le to do the f ollowi ng things: ● T ransf er still images stored on a memory card to a PC. ● T ransf er still/moving i mages recor ded on a tape 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 connec[...]

EDITING 46 EN MasterP age: Left The audio track can be cust omized only when recorded in th e 12-BIT and SP modes . ( 墌 pg. 32) ● Use the provided remo te control. 1 Play back the tape to locate th e point wher e editing will st art, then press PA U 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: Star t_Right REFERENCES TROUBLESHOOTING If, after f ollowing the ste ps in the ch ar t 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[...]

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 or med under backlit co nditions. H Press BA CK LIGH T [...]

EN 49 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Star t_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 “PRIORITY” to “LCD”. ( 墌 pg. 18, 31, 34) ● The LCD monitor’ s brightness setting is too dark. H Adjust t[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 50 EN MasterP age: Left Appears for 5 secon ds after p ower is tur ned on if the lens c ap is attach ed or when it i s dark. Appears if Au dio Dubbing is at tempted on a blank portion of a tape . ( 墌 pg. 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_Heading0 _Right REFERENCES EN 51 The error ind ications (0 1, 02 or 06) s how what type of malfunc tion has occur ed. When an erro r indication a ppears, the camcor der tur ns off automatically . Remov e the power sup ply (batter y , etc.) and wait a fe w minutes for the indicati on to clear. When it does, you can resume using t [...]

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 au tomatic volta ge selection in the A C rang e from 110 V to 240 V . USING HOUSEHOLD AC PLUG AD APTER In case of connecti ng the unit ’ s power cord to an AC w all outlet other than American Natio nal S[...]

EN 53 CA UTIONS MasterP age: Star t_Right REFERENCES Memory Cards T o properly use an d store y our memor y 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 accesse[...]

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 ck er on either the front or ba ck 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 vent ion[...]

EN 55 MasterP age: Star t_Right REFERENCES SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder Pow e r s u p p l y DC 11 V (Using AC Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using ba ttery pack) P ower consum ption 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, vie wfinder off) Appro x. 6.5 W (Maximum; when charging the batter y pack) * Using L[...]

MasterPage: Bac kCover EN US Printed in Malaysia 1104MKH-ID-VM © 2004 Victor Company of J apan, Limited Ba ck co ver A AC Adapter .................... .................. .............. 14 Animation ...... ................. .................. .............. 33 Audio Dubbin g ..... ................. .................. ....... 46 B Backlight Compe ns[...]