JVC GR-D280 manual

ENGLISH GR-D280 L YT1447-001A 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 vis it our Homepage on the World Wide Web f or Digital Vi deo Camera: Fo r Accessories : http://ww[...]

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 PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTUR E. CAUTIONS: ● T o prev ent shock, do no t open the cabi net. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified personnel. ● When you are not using the AC A dapter f o r a long period of time, it i[...]

4 EN MasterP age: Left When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or on a shelf , make sure that it has suff icient space on all sides to all ow for v entilation (10 cm or more on both sides , on top and a t the rear). Do not bloc k the ventilation hol es. (If the v entilation holes are blo ck ed by a newspaper , or cloth etc. the h eat ma y not [...]

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

6 EN MasterP age: Left GETTING ST ARTED Index 1 V W B C G Y D E 9J L KM N U X 8 P Q R S F a Zb c d e h fg ij O k T GR-D280PAL.book Page 6 Satu rday, January 22, 2005 4: 09 PM[...]

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 ad er 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 Indicator ( LCD monitor/ View finder) ( 墌 pg. 16) L Battery Remaining P owe[...]

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-V1 7 E b Batter y Pac k BN- VF707U c S/A V Cable d USB Cable e Core Filter (f or USB cable, 墌 pg. 12 f or attachment) f CD-ROM g Cable Adapter h Remote Control Unit RM-V72 0U i Lithium Battery CR2025* (f or remote control unit) j Shoulder S trap (see the r ight colu [...]

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 of cable betwee n the cab le plug and the core filter . Wind the cable once[...]

EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED This cam corder’ s 2-wa y powe r supply sy stem lets you choose the most appropr iate sourc e of power . Do not use provided power supply units with other equi pment. Charging The Battery Pack 1 Set the P ower Switch to “OFF”. 2 With the arro w on the battery pack poin ting down[...]

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 repeatedl y . • 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 /off the c amcorder by opening/ closing the LCD monitor or pul ling out/pushing in the vie wfinder . INFORMA TION: The f ollowing e xplanations in thi s manual supposes the use of LC[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 16 EN MasterP age: Left 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressing do wn the Loc k Button loca ted on the sw itch. 2 Make sure the LCD mo nitor is clo sed and lock ed. Pull out the viewfin der fully an d adjust it manually f or best vie wability . 3 T urn the Dioptre Adjustment Control until the indicati ons [...]

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 hold er cover . Do not apply f orce. Replace the battery pack with a fully charged one or use A C power bef ore continuin g. 3 Close the ca ssette holder cov er fir mly until it locks into place[...]

18 EN MasterP age: Left VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Befor e continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow er ( 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 d[...]

EN 19 VIDEO RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Zooming Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneo us change in imag e magnifi cation. 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 further you slide the P ower Zoom Le ver , the quick er the z[...]

MasterP age: Advan_Hea ding0_Right 20 EN NOTES: ● The time code cannot be reset . ● During fast -forw arding and rewinding, the 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 t[...]

EN 21 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Shuttle Search Allows high-s peed sear ch in ei ther di rection during video playback. 1) During pl ayback, press 5 for fo r wa r d search, or 3 for rev erse sear ch. 2) T o resume nor mal playback, press 4 / 9 . ● During playbac k, press and hold 5 or 3 . The search [...]

VIDEO PLA YB A CK 22 EN MasterP age: Left A Black to S-VIDEO IN (Con nect when your TV/ VCR has S -VIDEO I N and A/V input connectors . In this case , it is not nece ssary to connect the yellow video cable.) B Y ellow to VIDEO IN (Connect when your TV/ VCR has only A/V input connect ors.) C Red to A UDIO R IN** D White to A UDIO L IN** * If your VC[...]

EN 23 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK The Full-Fun ction Remote Co ntrol Unit can operate this ca mcorder from a dis tance as well as the basic op erations (Playback, Stop, P ause, F as t-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 YB A CK 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 e[...]

EN 25 MasterP age: Start_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 Still Camera for taking snapshots. Still images are stored in t he memory card. NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow er ( 墌 pg. 13) ● Loading a Memory Card ( 墌 p[...]

MasterP age: Advan_Hea ding0_Right 26 EN T o cancel Interval Shooting mode Set “INT .SHO T” to “OFF” in step 1 . NOTES: ● T o distinguish between still images tak en in Interval Shooting mode and o ther still images, i t is recommended that y ou reset the file names b efore shooting. ( 墌 pg. 28) ● Interval Shooting will stop if the ba[...]

EN 27 D.S.C. PLA YBA CK MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA YBACK Y ou can r un thro ugh all the ima ges stor ed 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 – during A uto Pla yback, files[...]

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 Swit ch t[...]

EN 29 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. MasterP age: Start_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 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 MEN[...]

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 with an easy-t o-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 , the menu settings can be cha nged only when the P ow er Switch is set to “ 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: Start_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 only . By using an ina nimate obj ect and changi ng its position be tween shots, you can record the subject a s though i t is movin g. [O[...]

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 actor y[...]

EN 35 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [ (T APE)] : When Snap shot recor ding is performed wit h the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch s et to “VIDEO”, still images are recorded only o nto the tape . / (T APE/CARD) : When Sn apshot recording i s performed wit h the VIDEO/ MEMOR Y Switch set to “VIDEO”, still ima[...]

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 ow er Switch i s 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 subj ect in the dar k place dur ing video re cording o r 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 ev en b righter t han they would be under go od natural ligh ting. Although the recor ded image is not grainy , it may look as if it is strobing due to the sl ow shutt er speed. 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ”. 2 Press NIGHT so that th e Night-Sc ope indicato r “ [...]

EN 39 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Manual exposure control is r ecommended in the fo llowing situations : ● 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 o[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 40 EN MasterP age: Left Backlight comp ensation brigh tens th e subject quick ly . With simple op eration, backlig ht compensatio n feature brigh tens the dar k subje ct por tio n 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 “ ” app[...]

EN 41 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Adjust the wh ite balan ce manually when shoot ing under various t ypes of lighting. 1 Set the P ow er Switch to “ M ”. 2 Select “MWB” in “ u W .BALANCE” menu. ( 墌 pg. 31) ● The indication blinks slowly . 3 Hold a sheet o f plain whi te paper in fr ont of the[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 42 EN MasterP age: Left 1 Set the P ower Swit ch 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 deactivate the se lected effect Select “OFF” in step 2 . The eff ect indicato r disa[...]

EN 43 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES EDITING A T o S-VIDEO IN** B Y ellow to VIDEO IN C Red to A UDIO R IN D White to AUDIO L IN * If your VCR has a SCART connector , use the provided ca ble adapter . ** Connect when y our TV/VCR has an S- VIDEO IN connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the y ellow video cabl e. NOTE[...]

EDITING 44 EN MasterP age: Left It is also possib le to copy recor ded scenes from the camcor der onto an other vi deo unit eq uipped with a D V connect or . Since a digital signal is sent, there i s little if any imag e or sound deterioration . 1 Make sure all units a re turned off . 2 Connect t his camcord er to a vide o unit equipped wi th a D V[...]

EN 45 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [A] Using USB cable It is possib le to do the f ollowing thin gs: ● T ransf er still images stored on a memory card to a PC. ● T ransf er still/mov ing images r ecorded on a tape to a PC. [B] Using DV cable It is also p ossible to transf er still/movin g images to a PC with a D V connec[...]

EDITING 46 EN MasterP age: Left The audio track can be cu stomised 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: 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 “PRIORITY” 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 p ower is tur ned on i f the lens c ap is atta ched or when i t is dark . Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted 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_Hea ding0_Right REFERENCES EN 51 The error ind ication s (01, 02 or 06) s how what type of malf unction ha s occurred . 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 does, you can resume using t h[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 52 EN CA UTIONS Battery Packs The supplied battery pack is a lith ium-ion battery . Bef ore using the supplied batte ry pack or an optional batte ry pack, be sure to read the foll owing cautions: ● T o av oid ha zards ... do not bu r n. ... do not shor t-circuit the terminals. When transporting, make sure t he provided [...]

EN 53 CA UTIONS MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES LCD Monitor ● T o prevent damage to the LCD mo nitor , DO NO T ... push it strongly or apply any shoc ks. ... place the camcorder with the LCD monitor on the bottom . ● T o pr olong service life ... av o id rubbing it with coarse cloth. ● Be aware of the following phenomena for LCD monitor u[...]

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 ventiona[...]

EN 55 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder Pow e r s u p pl y DC 11 V (Using AC Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using ba ttery pack) P ower cons umption Appro x. 3.2 W (3.5 W*) (LCD monitor off , viewfinder on) Appro x. 4.2 W (4.5 W*) (LCD monitor on, viewfinder off) * Using LED Light Dimensions (W x H x D) 56 mm x 94 mm x 112 mm (with [...]

MasterPage: Bac kCover EN EX Printed in Malalysia 0105MKH-ID-VM © 2005 Victor Company of J apan, Limited Ba ck c over A AC Adapter ........................ ................. ........... 14 Animation ...... ................. .................. .............. 33 Audio Dubbin g ..... ................. .................. ....... 46 B Backlight Compe n[...]