JVC GZ-MG50AA manuel d'utilisation

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    MasterP age: Cover GZ-MG50AA/A G/AH/AS GZ-MG40A C GZ-MG30AA/A C GZ-MG20AA/A C/A G/AH/AS L YT14 80-001B EN ENGLISH HARD DISK CAMCORDER GETTIN G ST AR TED 7 VIDEO RECO RDING & PLA YBACK 22 MENU SETTINGS 48 52 T o deactivate the demonstration, set “DEMO MODE” to “OFF ”. ( 墌 pg. 48) REFERENCES INSTR UCTIONS STILL IMAGE RECORDING & PLA[...]

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    2 EN MasterP age: Body_Left Built-in Hard Disk This hard disk camer a records ima ges to a large, built-in hard disk drive (HDD) instead of a D V tape like co nv ention al video cameras . This enables extended hours of hi gh-resolut ion, MPEG2 video recording. V arious Recording Modes Y ou can sele ct the most s uitable recording m ode for picture [...]

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    EN 3 MasterP age: Ref erence_Heading0_Right GETTING STARTED 7 Provided Acces sories .................. .............. ...... 7 Index ..... .................. ................. .............. ........ 10 Power ........... .................. .............. ................. . 14 Operation Mode ................ .............. ............... 17 Langua[...]

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    4 EN MasterP age: Safty_Left SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Dear Customer , Thank you f or purchasing this hard disk camera. Bef ore use, please read the saf ety inf ormation and precautions co ntained in the pages 4 – 5 t o ensure saf e use of this product. W ARNING: T O PREV ENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTIONS:[...]

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    EN 5 MasterP age: Safty_Right CAUTIONS: ● This camera is design ed to be use d with P AL- type colour tele vision signals . It cannot be used fo r playb ack with a tele vision of a diff erent standard. Howe v er , liv e recording and LCD monitor p layback are possible anywhere. ● Use the JVC BN-VF707U battery pack and, to recharge it or to supp[...]

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    6 EN MasterP age: Safty_Left Before Using this Camera This camera recor ds video in MPEG2 fo rmat compliant with SD -VIDEO f ormat. Remember that this camera is not compatib le with other digital video formats. Remember that this camera is intended f or private consumer use only . Any commercial use without proper permission is prohibited. (Ev en i[...]

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    EN 7 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Heading0_Right GETTING ST AR TED a AC Adapter AP-V14E, AP-V17E, AP- V14A or AP-V14AC b P ower Cord (AP-V1 4E only) c Batter y P ack BN-VF707U d Audio/Video Cable e USB Cable (Refer to the software inst allation and USB connec tion guide.) f Shoulder S trap (See pa ge 8 for attachment) g Lens Cap (See pag e 8 for a[...]

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    8 EN GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Body_Left Attaching the Shoulder Strap Fo llow the illu stration . 1 Open the v elcro s trip. 2 Thread the st rap through the eyelet. 3 Fold it back and thread it th rough the strap guide and the buckle. ● T o adjust the length of the strap , loosen and then tighten the str ap in the buc kle . 4 Slide the strap [...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: S tart_Right Attaching the Core Filter Attach the co re filters to the cables. The core filter redu ces interf er ence. 1 Release the stoppers on both ends of the core filter . 2 Run the cab le thro ugh the core filter , leaving approx. 3 cm of cable between the cable plug and the co re filter . [...]

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    10 EN MasterP age: Heading0_L eft GETTING ST ARTED Index A TTENTION: ● Be careful no t to co ve r b , c , d , and e during shooting. ● Be careful no t to co ve r Y during playbac k. M5E3Asia.book Pag e 10 Tuesday, August 9, 20 05 10:19 AM[...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: S tart_Right Controls a Mode Switch [MODE] ( 墌 pg. 17 ) b Light Button [LIGHT] ( 墌 pg. 31) c Inf ormation Button [INFO/ ] ( 墌 pg. 38) d Pla y/P ause Butt on [ 49 ] ( 墌 pg. 24, 29) e F orward Search B utton [ ( 5 )] ( 墌 pg. 25)/ Right Button [ ]/A uto/Manual Mode Swit ch [/] ( 墌 pg. 1[...]

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    12 EN GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Body_Left Indications on LCD Monitor During both Video and Still Image Recording a Manual Mod e Indicato r ( 墌 pg. 17) : A uto Mode : Manual Mode b T ele Macro Mode I ndicator ( 墌 pg. 50) c Approximate Zoom Ratio ( 墌 p g. 23, 50) d Zoom Indi cator ( 墌 pg. 23, 50) e Iris Lock Indicator ( 墌 pg. 31, 32) f [...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: S tart_Right During Video Playback a Mode Indicat or ( 墌 pg. 17) b Play List Playback Indicator (Appears whe n pla y list is p la yed back . 墌 pg. 43) c Picture Quality: [U] (ultra fine), [F] (f ine), [N] (normal), [E] (econom y) ( 墌 pg. 50) d Pla yback Mode ( 墌 pg. 24) U : Playback 9 : [...]

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    14 EN GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Body_Left This camera’s 2-wa y power supply system lets you choose the most ap propri ate source of power . Do not use provided power supply u nits with other e quipment. Charging the Battery Pack 1 Set the po wer s wit ch to OFF . 2 With the arrow on the batter y pack pointin g down ward, pu sh the battery pac[...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: S tart_Right NOTES: ● This product includes patented and other proprietary technology and will operate onl y with JVC Data Battery . Use the JVC BN- VF707U/VF714U/VF733U battery pac ks. Using generic non-JVC batteries can cause damage to the internal char ging circuitry . ● If the protectiv [...]

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    16 EN GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Body_Left Data Batter y System Y ou can check the remai ning batter y power and the recordab le time . 1 Make su re the battery is attached. 2 Open the LC D monitor f ully . 3 Press INFO / repeated ly , and the ba tter y status s creen appe ars. ● It is displayed f or approx. 3 seconds if t he button is presse [...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED EN 17 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: S tart_Right T o turn on the camera , set the po wer s witch to or while pr essing d own the l ock butto n located on the s witch. ● The power/ charge lamp turns on. T o turn off the camer a, set the pow er s witch to OFF . Set the appr opriate opera tion mode acco rding to your pref erence us[...]

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    18 EN GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Body_Left The language on the displa y can be changed. ( 墌 pg. 48, 49) 1 Set the po wer s witch to or . 2 Press MENU . Th e menu screen appears. 3 Press / to select [DISPLA Y], then press 49 . 4 Press / to select [LANGU A GE], then press 49 . 5 Press / to select the desir ed language, then press 49 . 6 Press ME[...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED EN 19 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: S tart_Right The brig htness of the display can be adjusted . 1 Set the pow er s witch to or while pressing down the l ock button located on the swi t ch . 2 Open the LCD monitor fu lly . ( 墌 pg. 9) 3 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 4 Press / to select [DISPLA Y], then press 49 . 5 Press[...]

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    20 EN GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Body_Left Y ou can use an SD card as a r ecording med ium in the SD s lot. See pa ge 62 f or the guarante ed media to wo rk with this camera. 1 Make sure the ca mera’ s power is off . 2 Open the SD card cov er . 3 T o insert an SD card , firm ly inser t it with its clipped ed ge first. T o re move an SD card , [...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED EN 21 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: S tart_Right Select the r ecording medi um before star ting recording o r playback. ( 墌 pg. 48, 49) Example: When rec ording still images to an SD card 1 Set the pow er s witch to or . 2 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 3 Press / to select [REC MEDIA SETTING], then press 49 . 4 Press / to[...]

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    22 EN MasterP age: Heading0_L eft VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK 1 Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Set the MODE switc h to . ● The camera is progr ammed to record vi deos on the built- in hard disk by the fa ctory-preset. T o switch the recordin g medium, see pages 21, 48 and 49. ● T o change the picture qu ality , see pages 48 and 50. ● T o [...]

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    VIDEO RECORDING & PLA Y BA CK EN 23 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK MasterP age: B asic_Right Zooming Use the zoom function for close- up or wide- angle shoot ing. Y ou can zoom in up to 15 x* by using the opti cal zoom. T o zoom in Slide the z oom le v er to wards T (telepho to). T o z oom out Slide the z oom le v er to wards W (wide-angl e). ?[...]

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    24 EN VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK MasterP age: Body_Left 1 Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Set the MODE switc h to . ● The index scre en for video s appears. The image on the inde x screen sho ws the first part of the shooting. ● If the pow er is turned off while video playbac k is paused, the camer a memorizes the scene where the video was [...]

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    VIDEO RECORDING & PLA Y BA CK EN 25 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK MasterP age: B asic_Right How to Use th e Scroll Bar Y ou can use th e vertic al scroll ba r on the index screen to find th e desired files quic kly . The scroll bar is usefu l when deleting files ( 墌 pg. 39), creating p lay list ( 墌 pg. 42), et c. 1 Slide the zoom lever tow[...]

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    26 EN VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK MasterP age: Body_Left A White to A UDIO L IN* B Red to A UDIO R IN* C Y ellow to VIDEO IN (Conne ct when your TV/ VCR/VDR has only A/V input conn ectors.) D Black to S-VIDEO IN (Con nect when your TV/ VCR/VDR has S-VIDEO IN and A/V in put connectors . In thi s case , it is not ne cessary to connect the yellow[...]

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    VIDEO RECORDING & PLA Y BA CK EN 27 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK MasterP age: B asic_Right The full-f unction remote co ntrol unit can op erate this camera f rom a dista nce as well a s the basi c operations (pl ayback, stop , pause, fast-forw ard and rewind) of your VCR. Installing the Battery The remote cont rol uses one lithium ba ttery (C[...]

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    28 EN MasterP age: Heading0_L eft STILL IMA GE RECORDING & PLA YBA CK 1 Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Set the MODE switc h to . ● The camera is progr ammed to record still images on the built -in hard disk by the f actory-preset. T o switch the recordin g medium, see pages 21, 48 and 49. ● T o change the picture qu ality , see pages 48 and [...]

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    STILL IMA GE RECORDING & PLA YBA CK EN 29 STILL IMAGE RECORDING & PLA YBACK MasterP age: B asic_Right 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Set the MODE s witch to . ● The most recently sho t still image is d ispla yed. ● T o switch the me dium to be pla y ed bac k, see pages 21, 48 and 49. 3 Press to displa y the pre v ious file . Press to d[...]

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    30 EN STILL IMA GE RECORDING & PLA YBA CK MasterP age: Body_Left How to Use the Scroll Bar Y ou can use the ver tica l scroll bar on t he index screen to fi nd the desi red files qui ckly . Th e scroll bar is usefu l when de leting files ( 墌 pg. 39), setting DPOF ( 墌 pg. 46), etc. 1 Slide the z oom le v er tow ards W to sele ct the scroll b[...]

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    EN 31 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Hea ding0_Right RECORDING FEA TURES Backlight compensa tion brig htens the sub ject quickly . With simple op eration, dar k por tio ns of the subje ct are br ighten ed by increasi ng the exposure. 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Press and hold ( / ) so that is displayed. 3 Press ( ) once so that th e ind[...]

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    32 EN RECORDING FEA TURES MasterP age: Body_Left Y ou can use manual re cording fun ctions easil y by selec ting items in th e MSET menus . How to Select a Menu Item 1 Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Press and hold ( / ) so that is displayed. 3 Press ( ). The menu screen appears . 4 Press / to selec t a desired it em from the MSET menu , then pres s [...]

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    RECORDING FEA TURES EN 33 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu _Right Manual Focus The camera's Full Ran ge AF system offers continuous focusing ability f rom close- up to infinity . Howev er , the correct focus may not be obtained de pending on the shooting condi tion. In this case, use the manual focus mode. 1 Select [AF] in the MSET me nu[...]

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    34 EN RECORDING FEA TURES MasterP age: Body_Left White B alance The white balance is usu ally adjust ed automatic ally for correctness of th e colour reproductio n under v arious lighting. Howe v er , you can also select the following modes according t o the shoo ting situatio ns. 1 Select [WB] in the MSET menu. ( 墌 pg . 32) 2 Press / to select t[...]

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    RECORDING FEA TURES EN 35 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu _Right Shutter Speed Y ou can set the shutter speed man ually . A fast shutter spee d can freez e the motion of a f ast- moving subject and a sl ow shutter speed ca n blur the subjec t to give the impress ion of moti on. 1 Select [S .SP] in the MSET menu. ( 墌 pg. 32) 2 If [A UT O] i[...]

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    36 EN RECORDING FEA TURES MasterP age: Body_Left Program AE Y o u can use th e progr am AE settin gs f or specifi c shooting s ituations. 1 Select [P .AE] in the MSET menu. ( 墌 pg. 32) 2 Press / to select the desired mode . TWILIGHT : Ma kes e vening scenes l ook more natura l. SPO TLIGHT : The subject in the front i s accentuate d b y blur ring [...]

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    EN 37 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Hea ding0_Right PLA YBA CK FEA TURES Y ou can view videos with va rious effe cts of scene transitio n. 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Set the MODE s witch to . 3 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 4 Press / to select [WIPE/F ADER], then press 49 . 5 Press / to sele ct a desired effect. F ADER-WHIT E [...]

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    38 EN MasterP age: Heading0_L eft MANA GING FILES Y ou can view the file in formation in playback mode. Information on Video Files Press INFO / whi le video playback is paused. File in f or mation ap pears. FILE : File name FOLDER : F old er name DA TE/TIME : Date and t ime of the re cording PB TIME : Pl ayb ack time (length of the file) QU ALITY :[...]

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    MANA GING FILES EN 39 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu _Right T o p rotect all fi les 5 Press / to select [PRO TECT ALL], then press 49 . 6 Press / to select [EXECUTE], then press 49 . ● All files are protected. T o relea se protection of all file s 5 Select [CANCEL ALL], then press 49 . 6 Press / to select [EXECUTE], then press 49 . CAUTIO[...]

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    40 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left T o delete by selecting m ultiple files 5 Press / to select [FILE SELECT], then press 49 . ● The index scre en appears. 6 Press / / / to select the fil e you want to delete , then pre ss 49 . ● T o select other files, repeat step 6 . ● The scroll bar can also be used with the zoom lev er and pressi[...]

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    MANA GING FILES EN 41 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu _Right Y ou can cop y or mov e stil l image files between the built-in hard di sk (HDD) and SD c ard using the on-scree n displa y . Before proceeding to follo wing steps, ● Make s ure that SD card is inserted in the SD slot. ● Make sure that enou gh free space is left in the cop y/mo[...]

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    42 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left By resetti ng the file number (name), a new f older will be made. The new files you are going to make will be stored in the new f old er . It i s conv enien t to separ ate the ne w files fr om previously re corded fil es. 1 Set the po wer s witch to or . 2 Press MENU . Th e menu screen appears. 3 Press /[...]

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    MANA GING FILES EN 43 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu _Right T o check the p lay list by playing back the video Y ou can check the pla y li st bef ore sav ing it. 1 After step 10 , press to select a thumbna il image of the pl ay list. 2 Press / to select a scene you want to check. 3 Press 49 . The playback of the pla y list star ts fro m the[...]

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    44 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left Add/Delete Files in Play List Y ou can edit existing p lay lists by adding or deleting files . 1 Set the power switch to . 2 Set the MODE switc h to . 3 Press MENU . Th e menu screen appears. 4 Press / to select [PLA Y LIST], then press 49 . 5 Press / to select [EDIT], then press 49 . 6 Press / to select[...]

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    MANA GING FILES EN 45 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu _Right Deleting Play List Y ou can delete unnecessa ry play lists . 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Set the MODE s witch to . 3 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 4 Press / to sele ct [PLA Y LIST], then press 49 . 5 Press / to select [DELETE], then p ress 49 . The tabl e of pla y lists[...]

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    46 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left This camera is compatib le with DPOF (Digit al Print Order Format). Y ou ca n set which imag es to be printed and the numbe r of prints with th is camera. Thi s f eature is useful to p rint with a DPOF-compat ible printer or bring a recording medium to photo lab f or print. T o print by selecting a still[...]

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    MANA GING FILES EN 47 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu _Right If yo ur printer is co mpatibl e with Pict Bridge, stil l images can b e printe d easily by connecti ng the camera with t he USB cab le directly to the print er . DPOF setting can a lso be used. ( 墌 pg. 46) NOTE: After selectin g [DIRECT PRI NT] in the menu, connect the USB cab l[...]

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    48 EN MasterP age: Heading0_L eft MENU SETTINGS Y ou can chan ge the menu set tings to c ustomize your camera. Access the des ired menu screen by f ollowing the step s below , then change the various se ttings . 1 Select the op eration mode. For Recording Me nus: Set the po wer s witch to . For Pla ybac k Menu s: Set the po wer s witch to . 2 Selec[...]

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    MENU SETTINGS EN 49 MENU SETTING S MasterP age: Menu _Right OFF : Makes the camera n ot to receive the si gnal from the remote control. [ON] : Enable s the oper ation with the r emote control. OFF : Disables the funct ion. [ON] : T urns off the pow er automati cally to prev ent HDD dama ge when th e camera is accidental ly dropped. ( 墌 pg. 21) CA[...]

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    50 EN MENU SETTINGS MasterP age: Body_Left [ ] = F actory-pr eset Select the desired pic ture quality . [OFF] : Disab les the function. 16:9 WID E : For playbac k on TVs w ith an aspec t ratio of 16: 9. Natural ly e xpands the image to fit the screen without distor tion. The indicator appears . When usin g this mode , ref er to you r wide-scree n T[...]

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    MENU SETTINGS EN 51 MENU SETTING S MasterP age: Menu _Right [ ] = F actory-preset [FINE] / ST ANDARD Select the de sired image qu ality . [1152 x 864] / 1 024 x 768 / 640 x 480 Select the de sired image si ze. * Not av ailab le for GZ-MG 30AA/A C/GZ-MG20AA/ AC /AG/ AH/AS. [OFF] / 2SEC / 10SEC By setting th e self-timer , a still image is rec orded [...]

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    52 EN MasterP age: Heading0_L eft REFERENCES Power No power is supplied. ● The power is no t connected properly . H Connect the A C adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 1 4) ● The battery pack is not attached firmly . H Detach the battery pack once again and re-attach it firmly . ( 墌 pg. 14) ● The battery is dead. H Replace the dead battery with a [...]

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    REFERENCES EN 53 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu _Right The recorded image is whi te ● Shutter speed is set to NIGHTSCOPE or slow speed. H NIGHTSCOPE and slow speed are on ly for use in dark conditions. ( 墌 pg. 35) Playback Playbac k cannot be performed. ● Recording medium is not selected properly . H Select the recording medium. ( 墌 pg. 21, 4[...]

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    54 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left Other problems The po wer/ch arge lamp on the c amera does not light during charging. ● Charging is difficult in places subject to e xtremely high/low temp eratures . H T o protect the battery , it is recommended to charge it in places with a tempera ture of 10°C to 35°C. ( 墌 pg. 58) The data process is[...]

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    REFERENCES EN 55 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu _Right The following indications appear on the scre en. (Battery in dicator) Displays the batter y rema ining power . Remaining po wer le v el ● As the battery power comes close to nil, the battery indicator blinks . When the batt ery power is exhau sted, pow er turns off automatically . SET DA TE/TIM[...]

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    56 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left NO VIDEO MANA GEMENT FILE VIDEO FILES HA VE BEEN MO VED TO MPEG FOLDER The data cann ot be recorde d properl y , or the video manageme nt file is de leted or no t fo und. Video files ha v e been mov ed to MPEG (EXTMOV) f older . ( 墌 pg. 22) PLA Y LIST’S MANA GEMENT INFORMA TION IS BROKEN. REMAKE PLA Y LIS[...]

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    REFERENCES EN 57 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu _Right Bef ore cleani ng, turn off the camer a and remo v e the battery pack an d AC adapter . T o clean the exteri or Wipe gently wit h a soft cloth. Pu t the cloth in diluted mild so ap and wring it we ll to wipe off heavy dir t. Then wip e again with a dr y clo th. T o clean the LCD mon itor Wipe gen[...]

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    58 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left ● T o prevent da mage and prolong service life ... do not subject to unnecessary shock. ... charge in an environment where temperatures are within the toleranc es shown in the chart below . This is a chemical reaction type battery — cooler temperatures impede c hemical reaction, while warmer temperatures [...]

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    REFERENCES EN 59 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu _Right Main Unit ● For safety , DO NO T ... open the camera’ s chassis. ... disassemble or modify the unit. ... shor t-circuit the terminals of the battery pack. K eep it aw a y from metallic objects when not in use. ... allow inflammables, water or metallic objects to enter the unit. ... remov e th[...]

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    60 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left Camera Po wer supply DC 11 V (Using AC adapter) DC 7.2 V (Usi ng batter y pack) Po wer consumption Appro x. 4.5 (4 .8)* W * When using the LED light Dimensions (W x H x D) 67 mm x 70 mm x 109 mm Wei g h t Appro x. 320 g (without batte ry , lens cap and stra p) Appro x. 380 g (incl. ba tter y , lens ca p and s[...]

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    REFERENCES EN 61 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu _Right Format SD-VIDEO Recording/Playback f ormat Video: MPEG-2 Au dio: Dol by Di gital (2 c h) Signal format P AL stan dard Recording mode (video) UL TRA FINE: 720 x 576 pix el s, 8.5 Mbps (C BR) FINE: 720 x 576 pix els, 5.5 Mbp s (CBR) NORMAL: 720 x 576 p ixels, 4.2 Mbps (VBR) ECONOMY : 352 x 288 pix [...]

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    62 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left Recording Time and Number of Images The tab les belo w sho w the ap pro ximate recordin g time and number of storable imag es. The number incre ases or decrea ses depending on the condi tions such as image size and/or picture qu ality . The fi rst column in the table indicates th e condition s. 8 Compatible r[...]

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    REFERENCES EN 63 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu _Right : Approximate number of storable i mages (for still image) ● Built-i n hard disk GZ-MG50AA/AG/AH/AS / GZ-MG30AA/A C * For GZ-MG50AA/A G/AH/AS only . GZ-MG40AC / GZ-MG20AA/AC/A G/AH/AS * For GZ-MG40A C only . ● SD card * For GZ-MG50AA/A G/AH/A S, GZ-MG40A C only . Image size/ quality Number of[...]

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    © 2005 Victor Company of J apan, Limite d AA/AC/ AG/A H/AS Printed in Malaysia 0805FOH-AL-VM EN MasterP age: Ref erence_Heading0_Right A AC Adapter ..................... .............. ................. ... 16 B Backlight Compensation ..................... ................. 31 Battery Pack ................... .............. ................. ... 1[...]

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    SOFTW ARE INST ALLA TION AND USB CONNECTION GUIDE ENGLISH L YT1469-001B EN M5E3_InstallGuide.book Page 1 Tuesday, August 9, 2005 3:18 PM[...]

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    –2– MasterP age: Body . JVC SOFTWARE LICENSE AGR EEMENT .... 2 Notice for Users ................ .............. ................. 6 System Requiremen ts ........................ ............. 8 Software Installati on (Windows ® ) ....... ........... 11 Connections ( Windows ® ) ......... .............. ........ 13 Viewing the Co ntents of a R[...]

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    –3– MasterP age: Body 3 RESTRICTION ON THE PROGRAM (1) Y ou ma y not rev erse engine er , decompile, disassemble, revise or modify the Program, except to the extent that expressly per mitted by applicable law . (2) Y ou may not copy or use the Program, in whole or in par t, other tha n as expressly specified in th is Agreemen t. (3) Y ou hav e [...]

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    –4– MasterP age: Body 7 EXPOR T CONTROL Y ou agree that Y ou wil l not ship, transfer or ex port the Progr am or und erlying inf ormation and technol ogy to any countries to whi ch Japa n and ot her rele v ant cou ntries ha ve initiated an embargo on such go ods. 8 U.S. GOVERNMENT USER If Y ou are an agenc y of the Un ited States of America (th[...]

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    –5– MasterP age: Body Y ou can find the late st inf ormation (i n English) on the provided software p rogram at our wo rld wide web se rver at http://w ww .jvc- victor .co.jp/e nglish/global-e.html CAUTION: ● Operate this equipmen t according to the operating procedure s described in this manual. ● Use only the provided CD-R OM. Nev er use [...]

  • Page 70

    –6– MasterP age: B odyAcross Use of this s oftwar e is authoriz ed accordi ng to the te rms of the softw are licens e. JVC When contacti ng the neares t JVC office or agency in your countr y ab out this sof tware (refer to the JVC Worldwide Ser vic e Network a t http://www.jvc-victor .co.jp/english/worldma p/index-e.html ), please fill out the [...]

  • Page 71

    –7– MasterP age: B odyAcross PIXELA Fo r technical inquiries, please contact the PIXELA User Support Center in your region. Please check the PIXEL A website f or latest inf ormation and downloading. http://www .pixela.co .jp/oem/jvc/e/inde x.html Region Locatio n Phone # North America Los Angeles +1-213-341-0163 Europe U.K . +44-1489-564-764 As[...]

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    –8– MasterP age: B odyAcross Windows ® 8 Digital Photo Navig ator The f ollow ing requirem ents must be satisfied to conn ect a camera to a PC and to use Digital Pho to Navi gator. System Requirements OS :W i n d o w s ® 2000 Professional SP4 [20 00] (pre-inst alled), Windows ® XP Home Editio n [XP] ( pre-insta lled), or Windows ® XP Prof e[...]

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    –9– MasterP age: B odyAcross 8 CyberLink DVD Solution The f ollowing requirements must be s atisfied to use CyberLink D VD Solution. OS :W i n d o w s ® 2000 Professional SP4 [ 2000] (pre-i nstalled), Windows ® XP Home Edi tion [XP] (pre -installed), or Windows ® XP Pr ofessional [XP] (pre-i nstalled) CPU : Intel ® P entium ® III, at least[...]

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    –1 0 – MasterP age: B odyAcross Macintosh 8 Capty MPEG Edit EX The f ollowing requirements m ust be sat isfied to use Capty MPEG Edit EX. ● The system r equirements inf ormation abo ve is not a gua rantee t hat the pro vided so ftware will work on all pers onal computers mee ting those re quirements. ● Windows ® is eithe r register ed trad[...]

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    –1 1 – MasterP age: Body Follow the procedure descr ibed below to insta ll the software. From the [SETUP] screen in s tep 2 , you can install the f ollo wing driver s or softw are . Before star t install ing, quit any other software you are using. ( Check that there are n o other applicati on icons on the status bar.) Digital Photo Na vigator 1[...]

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    –1 2 – MasterP age: Body 5 Click [Ne xt]. [License Agree ment] screen a ppears. 6 Click [Y es]. [Customer Inf o rmation] screen appe ars. 7 Confirm your information and clic k [Next]. ● It is possible to chan ge the inf ormation. [Choose Desti nation Loca tion] scree n appears. 8 Click [Ne xt]. [Setup T ype] scr een appears. 9 Select the prog[...]

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    –1 3 – MasterP age: Body NOTES: ● If P ow erDirector/P owerProducer/P o werD VD hav e already been installed on the PC , uni nstall them befor e installing the pro vided software: Video files captured with this camer a can only be handled on the pro vided softwar e. Please inst all and use the provided softw are (P o werDirector Express NE, P[...]

  • Page 78

    –1 4 – MasterP age: Body 1 If you want to view the contents in the SD Memory Card, mak e sure that the card is set in the camera. 2 Set the ca mera’ s power switc h to th e playbac k mode while pressing down the lock button located o n the switch. The camera tur ns on. 3 Connect the came ra to the PC with a USB cable. (  pg. 13) On the cam[...]

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    –1 5 – MasterP age: Body Folder structur e within the recording medium Video files : Stored i n the [PRGxxx] folder (where xxx is a numb er), within the [SD_VIDEO] fo lder . Still image fil es : Stored in the [x xxJVCSO] folder (where xxx is a number), with in the [DCIM] folder . [DCIM] : Contains f olders with s till images (JPEG) (extension ?[...]

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    –1 6 – MasterP age: Body Still images an d video file s that are store d in a recording me dium can be copied t o the PC and play ed back on t he PC. 1 Perf orm the procedure in “Viewing the Contents of a Recor din g Medium (Windo ws ® )” (  pg. 14). The folders in the reco rding medium ap pear . 2 Create a new f older , enter the folde[...]

  • Page 81

    –1 7 – MasterP age: Body T o use the camera to pla y bac k vide o files (MPEG2 files, with the e xtension “.mpg”) which have been edited using the pr ovided software, change the file na me to "MO V_xxxx.mpg" (where xxxx is a number) and move it to the [EXTMOV] fo lder . (  pg. 15) The following video files canno t be played bac[...]

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    –1 8 – MasterP age: Body 4 Click [OK]. Windows ® 2000: If a mess age indicatin g that the device can be safely removed appears, click [OK] and then cli ck [Close]. 5 Disconnect the USB cable. 6 Set the camera ’ s power s witch to off. The camera tur ns off. This manual only refers to software instal lation and PC conne ction. For more detail[...]

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    –1 9 – MasterP age: Body 8 Digital Photo Navig ator The User’s Guide is included on the C D-ROM in PDF f ormat. Right-click the CD-R OM icon in [My Computer], th en click [Open]. Doub le-clic k the [Docs] f older , then double-c lick t he [PhotoNavi ] fo lder . Open the "Start.pdf" file and clic k the button of the desi red languag [...]

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    –2 0 – MasterP age: Body 5 Copy the enti re [SD_VIDEO] fo lder . When retur ning folders backed up to the PC back to the camer a, be sure to first er ase the [SD_VIDEO] folder in the camera HDD befo re cop ying the [SD_V IDEO] f older of the PC . ● The [EXTMO V] f older may contain droppe d scenes or video corrupted by the manageme nt fo lder[...]

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    –2 1 – MasterP age: Body 1 Start P owe rDirector Express N E and c lic k [Load a media folder] of the imp ort button, then select t he folder that you have copied to PC to register it to the library . 2 Drag and drop the videos from the library to the timeline/storyboar d in th e playbac k order . ● If necessary , edit tr ansition or title on[...]

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    –2 2 – MasterP age: Body 4 Select [DVD Format] and clic k [Next]. ● If the video is [UL TRA FINE], [FINE], or [NORMAL], sele ct [High Qualit y NTSC (or P AL) D VD]. If the video is [ECONOMY], select [Long Pla y NTSC (or P AL) D VD]. Encoding is not performed on u nedited video, and high-spe ed processing is perf ormed at the origin al image q[...]

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    –2 3 – MasterP age: Body 8 Remove the check mark for [Include Menu] in the [Preview] scre en, and then click [ ] ]. 9 Insert a chec k mark f or [Burn to disc] in the [Final Ou tput] screen , and then clic k [] to create the DVD-Video. Check that you do not exceed the recordable capacity of the D VD 1 Connect the c amera to the PC with the USB c[...]

  • Page 88

    –2 4 – MasterP age: Body 3 Drag and drop the videos from the library to the timeline/storyboar d in th e playbac k order . ● If necessary , edit tr ansition or title on t he timeline/storyboard. Cl ick [Produ ce] after finish editing. ● Video in 4:3 asp ect ratio an d 16:9 aspect ratio cannot be e dited toge ther . ● If a still image is i[...]

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    –2 5 – MasterP age: Body 6 Click [Star t]. This starts conv ersion of the edited file. The file is sav ed to the loc ation displa y ed in the stor age location. Before creating s lideshows or ti tles on a D VD that includes vide o in 16:9 asp ect ratio , still images must fi rst undergo t he squeeze proces s. 7 Click [Home]. 8 Load an unrecorde[...]

  • Page 90

    –2 6 – MasterP age: Body After chan ging the na me of the fil e created in steps in “Cre ating a D VD with Titles (Windows®)”, copy it to the ca mera. (Example of file name) NOTES: ● The Defau lt××.mpg file is create d, and the title da ta file is sav ed. Be sure to remember the name and location of the file . Data can be written back [...]

  • Page 91

    –2 7 – MasterP age: Body 5 Click [Continue] on the Introduction screen. Read Me screen ap pears. 6 Read the Important Information care fully and click [Continue]. License scre en appears. 7 Read the S oftware Lic ense Agre ement carefully and click [Continue]. 8 Click [Agree] if y ou a gree wi th the licen se agreement. Select a Desti nation sc[...]

  • Page 92

    –2 8 – MasterP age: Body 11 Enter the Macint osh Administrator name and passwor d in [Name] and [Passwor d] respective ly , and click [OK]. Finish Up screen ap pears . ● If you are not the o wner , this screen will not be appeared. 12 Click [Close] after you will con firm the message that te lls you the installati on has been completed. 13 Cl[...]

  • Page 93

    –2 9 – MasterP age: Body 1 If you want to view the contents in the SD Memory Card, mak e sure that the card is set in the camera. 2 Set the ca mera’ s power switc h to th e playbac k mode while pressing down the lock button located o n the switch. 3 Connect the came ra to the PC with a USB cable. (  pg. 28) On the cam era’ s LCD monitor [...]

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    –3 0 – MasterP age: Body NOTES: ● Any f olders or fi les other than tho se described abov e are also recorded in the recording medium. ● Saving the wrong kinds of files in a rec ording medium or deleting files or f olders from a recording medium can cause problems with the ope ration of the camera. When it is necessary to delete a file from[...]

  • Page 95

    –3 1 – MasterP age: Body Before loading or unload ing recordi ng medium or turning off the PC , first discon nect the USB cab le and tur n off the ca mera. 1 Drop the recording medium icon on the desktop into the [T ra sh] icon. ● If the confirmation messag e appears , clic k [OK]. 2 Confirm that th e A CCESS lamp on the camera does not light[...]

  • Page 96

    –3 2 – MasterP age: Body Step1 Start Capty MPEG Edit EX. 1 Double cli ck the [Macintosh HD] icon. 2 Open the [Applicati ons] folder . 3 Open the [Capty MPEG Edi t EX for Ever io] fol de r. 4 Double click the [Capty MPEG Edit EX for Everio] icon to st art Cap ty MPEG Edit EX. Step2 T o combine two or more files, they need to first be linked in F[...]

  • Page 97

    –3 3 – MasterP age: Body 4 Click [Op en] to impo rt the file. 5 The files ar e arranged in playback or der in the File Combinatio n Mode window . 6 After the fil es are arra nged, clic k [ Create] to create the f ile. Clickin g [Add] and se lecting each file individua lly will arrange the f iles in that or der . ● Use the defa ult audio setti[...]

  • Page 98

    –3 4 – MasterP age: Body Skip to Step9 if you do not edit vide o files. Step5 Switching to T rimming Mode. 1 Click [Vie w] fr om the Cap ty MPEG Edit EX menu bar . 2 Click [T rimming ]. * When s witching from File Combination Mode to T r imming Mode, the data being edited will be lost. Step6 Opening file . 1 Click [Fil e] from the Ca pty MPEG E[...]

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    –3 5 – MasterP age: Body Step8 Saving 1 Select the tri mming range processing method. Delete trimming range Deletes the trimming ra nge and create s a new file. Combine range and create Combines the mult iple trimming ranges that were set in the trimming list at the currently s elected locations . A single file is created. Create individual ran[...]

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    © 2005 Victor Company of J apan, Limite d M5E3 Printed in Malaysia 0705FOH-AL-VP EN SOFTW ARE INST ALLA TION AND USB CONNECTION GUIDE M5E3_InstallGuide.book Page 37 Tuesday, August 9, 2005 3:18 PM[...]

  • Page 101

    L YT1468-004A 0705FOH-AL-VP (M5E3) © 2005 Victor Company of Japan, Limited Read this first! – How to handle the Hard Disk Camcorder – ENGLISH Please read this together with the instr uction manual before using the camera. 8 Make a bac kup of important recorde d data Protect your impor tant recorded data by copying the files to PC. It is recomm[...]