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    L YT1268-001A MasterP age: F rontCov er EN ENGLISH GR-D231 GR-D230 GR-D220 Dear Customer , Thank you f or purchasin g this digital video camera. Bef ore use, plea se read the saf ety inf ormation and precautions contained in the pages 3 – 4 to ensure safe use of this product. Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide Web f or Digital Video Came[...]

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    2 EN MasterP age: Saf ety_Left Wipe/Fader Effects Y ou can use the Wipe/F ader Effects to mak e pro- style scene transitions. ( 墌 pg. 34) Program AE with Special Effects For e x ample, “ SPOR TS ” mode allows f ast-moving images to be captured one frame at a time, f or vivid, stable slo w-motion. ( 墌 pg. 35) LED Light Y ou can brighten the [...]

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    EN 3 MasterP age: Saf ety_Right SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IMPORT ANT (for owner s in the U.K.) Connection to the mains supply in the United Kingdom. DO NO T cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plu g fitted is not suitable f or the power point s in your home or the cab le is too short to reach a pow er point, then obtain an appropriate saf e[...]

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    4 EN MasterP age: Saf ety_Left SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipmen t has been design ed and manufact ured to meet inter national saf ety standar ds but, like any electric al equipment, care must be take n if you are to obtain the best results and safet y is to be assured. DO read the opera ting instructions before y [...]

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    EN 5 MasterP age: T OC_Heading0_Right CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 Index ..... ..................... ..................... ..................... .......... 6 Provided Accesso ries .................. ................. ................. 9 Power ........ ..................... ..................... ..................... .... 11 Operation Mode ...........[...]

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    6 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left GETTING ST ARTED Index a 123456789 J K L M N OP RS T UV Q WX Y Z a b c de f gh i j k l m no pq rs T o open t he connec tor cover , pull the bo ttom of the cover , t hen open it. GR-D231PAL.book Page 6 Thursd ay, January 22, 2004 2:57 PM[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 7 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right Controls A Inde x Button [INDEX] ( 墌 pg. 23) Navigation Button [I NDEX] ( 墌 pg. 36) B Thumbnail Storing Button [ST ORE] ( 墌 pg. 36) C D .S.C. Pla yback Select Button [SELECT] ( 墌 pg. 22, 23) D VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch ( 墌 pg. 1 2) E Stop Button [ 8 ] ( 墌 pg. 17) Backligh t Co[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: L eft During D.S.C. Recording Only a Image Size: 1600 (1 600 x 1200), 1280 (1280 x 960 ), 1024 (1024 x 768) or 640 (640 x 4 80) ( 墌 pg. 30) B : Fo cus Icon ( 墌 pg. 21) : Interval Sh ooting Icon ( 墌 pg. 21) C Shooting Icon ( 墌 pg. 21) (Appears and blinks during shooting .) D Card Icon ( 墌 pg. 21) : Appear[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 9 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right During Video Playback a Sound Mode I ndicato r ( 墌 pg. 30) B Blank Se arch Indicato r ( 墌 pg. 18) C Thumbnail Storing Indicato r ( 墌 pg. 36) D T ape Speed ( 墌 pg. 27) E 4 : Playback 5 : F ast-Forw ard/Shuttl e Search 3 : Rewind/Shu ttle Search 9 : Pause 9 U : F orward Frame-B[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: L eft How T o Attach The Lens Cap T o prote ct the lens, atta ch the provided lens ca p to the camcorder as shown in the illustrati on. NOTE: T o confir m the lens cap is on correctly make sure the cap is flush to the camcorder . How T o Attach The Shoulder Strap Fo llow the illust ration. 1 Thread the st rap thr[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 11 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right S/A V/Editing cable 3 Close the co re filter until it c licks s hut. NOTES: ● T ake care not to damage the cable. ● When connecting a cab le, attach the end with th e core filter to the camcorder . This camco rder’ s 2-wa y powe r supply syst em lets y ou choose the most appro[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: L eft NOTE: The provided AC A dapter f eatures automatic voltage selection in the AC range from 110 V to 240 V . About Batteries DANGER! Do no t attempt to tak e the batt eries apart, or expose them to flame or excessive heat, as it may cause a fire or explosion. W ARNING! Do not allow the batter y or its ter min[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 13 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right 1 Adjust the velcro strip. 2 Pass y our r ight hand t hrough the loop and grasp th e grip. 3 Adjust y our thumb a nd fingers thr ough the g rip to easily operat e the Record ing Star t/Stop Button , P ow er Switch and P ower Zoom Le ver . Be sure to f asten the ve lcro strip to your[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: L eft The camcor der needs to be powered up to load or eject a cassette . 1 Slide and hol d OPEN/EJECT in the dire ction of the arrow , then pull the cass ette holder co ver open unt il it locks. The cassette hold er opens aut omatically . ● Do not touch internal components. 2 Insert or remov e a tape an d pres[...]

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    VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 15 MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● Pow er ( 墌 pg. 11) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 14) 1 Remov e the lens c ap. ( 墌 pg. 10) 2 Open the LCD monitor fu lly . 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “VIDEO”. 4 Set the P ower S[...]

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    VIDEO RECORDING 16 EN MasterP age: L eft Zooming Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an in stantane ous change in i mage magnific ation. Zoom In Slide the Power Zoom Le ver towards “ T ” . Zoom Out Slide the Power Zoom Le ver towards “ W ” . The furt her you slide the P ower Zoom Le ver , the quick er the zoom action. NOTES: ● Fo cusing m[...]

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    EN 17 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK Tim e Co d e During recording, a time code is recorded on the tap e. This code i s to conf irm the locat ion of the recorded s cene on the tape dur ing p layback. * F rames are not display ed during recording. If recordin g starts from a bla nk portion, the time code begins co[...]

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    VIDEO PLA YBA CK 18 EN MasterP age: L eft Shuttle Se arch Allows high-sp eed search in ei ther direc tion dur ing video pla yback. 1) During playback, press 5 f or f orward se arch, or 3 f or rev erse sear ch. 2) T o resume normal pla yback, press 4 / 9 . ● During play back, press and hold 5 or 3 . The search continues as long as y ou hold the b [...]

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    VIDEO PLA YBA CK VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 19 MasterP age: Video_Right T o choose whether or not th e following displa ys appear on t he connec ted TV ● Date/Time Set “ DA T E/ T I M E ” to “ AU TO ” , “ ON ” or “ OFF ” . ( 墌 pg. 27, 31) Or , press DI SPLA Y on the remote c ontrol to tur n on/off the date indication. ?[...]

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    VIDEO PLA YBA CK 20 EN MasterP age: L eft . Slow-Motion Playback During normal video pla ybac k, press SLO W ( Y I or I U ) more than app rox. 2 seconds. ● After appro x. 10 min utes, normal pla yback r esumes. ● T o pause Slow-Motion pla yback, pr ess PA U S E ( 9 ). ● T o stop Slow-Motion pla yback, press PLA Y ( U ). NOTES: ● Y ou can al[...]

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    DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA YBACK EN 21 MasterP age: DSC_Heading0_Right D.S.C. RECORDING Y ou can us e your camco rder as a Digital Still Ca mera f or taking snap shots. Still images are stored in the memor y card. NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● Pow er ( 墌 pg. 11) ● Loading a Memory C[...]

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    22 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left D.S.C. PLA YBA CK Images shot with the camc order are aut omatically numbered, then stored in numerical order in t he memor y card. Y ou can view the st ored images, one a t a time, much lik e flipping throug h a photo albu m. 1 Load a memor y card. ( 墌 pg. 14) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “MEMOR Y”. 3 Set[...]

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    D.S.C. PLA YBA CK EN 23 MasterP age: DSC_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA YBACK Y ou can vie w se vera l differ ent files stored in the memor y card at a t ime. This bro wsing capab ility make s it easy to locate a p ar ticular file y ou wan t. 1 For Inde x Playba ck of image file s , per form steps 1 – 5 in “ Norm al P[...]

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    24 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. Y ou can make video clips i n 160 x 120 pixels from real - time camera image or recorde d video footage and store them in a memor y car d as files whic h can be conv enientl y sent via E-Mail . T o make video clips from real-time camera image 1 Load a memor y card. ( 墌 pg. 14) 2 Set[...]

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    ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. EN 25 MasterP age: DSC_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA YBACK The Protect mo de helps prevent the accidental erasu re of files . 1 T o protect the file... ...f or images , displa y its pla ybac k screen. ( 墌 pg. 22) ...for video clips, display its playback screen. ( 墌 pg. 2 2) 2 Press MEN[...]

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    ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. 26 EN MasterP age: L eft This camcorde r is compatib le with the DPOF (Digital Print Order F ormat) standard in order to suppo r t future systems suc h as automatic printing. Y ou ca n select one of the 2 pr int i nformatio n settin gs for images stored in the memor y card: “ T o Print All Still Images (On e Print [...]

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    ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 27 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorde r is equipped with an easy- to-use, on- screen menu system that simplifies man y of the more detailed camcor der settings. ( 墌 pg. 27 – 31) 1 For Video and D.S.C. Recording Menus: ● Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “VIDEO” or “MEMOR [...]

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    MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 28 EN MasterP age: L eft 10X : When set to “ 10X ” while using digit al zoom, the zoom magnif ication will reset to 10X since digit al zoom will be dis engaged. [40X] *: Allo ws you to use the Digital Zoom. By digitally processing and magnifying images, z ooming is possib le from 10X (the optic al zoom limit), to [...]

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    MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT EN 29 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [OFF] : Diseng ages the functio n. ON : Helps cut do wn on noise cr eated b y wind. The “” indicator appears . The quality of the sound will change. This is nor ma l. SYSTEM The “ s SYSTEM ” functions which are s et when the P ow er Switch is se t to “ M ?[...]

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    MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 30 EN MasterP age: L eft DSC [ ] = F act or y-preset [FINE] / ST AND ARD The Pictur e Quality mode can be selected to b est match your needs. T wo Picture Qual ity modes are available: FINE ( ) and ST ANDARD ( ) (in order o f quality). NOTE: The number of storab le images depends on the selected picture quality as wel[...]

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    EN 31 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES SYSTEM Each setting is link ed with “ s SYSTEM ” , which appears when the P ower Switch is set to “ M ” . ● The paramete rs are the same as in the description on page 29. VIDEO DISPLA Y The “ n ” (VIDEO DIS PLA Y) settings ar e effective only for video pl ayba ck e xcept “[...]

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    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 32 EN MasterP age: L eft Record a vacation or a n impor tant ev ent in 5-seco nd clips to keep th e action moving . This fun ction is available only for video recor ding. 1 Set “ 5S ” to “ 5S ” . ( 墌 pg. 2 8) ● The “ 5S ” indicator appears . 2 Press the Recor ding Star t/Stop Button to star t recording, and a[...]

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    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING EN 33 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Manual exposure control is re commended in the fo llowing situations: ● When shooting using re verse lighting or when t he background is too bright. ● When shooting on a reflectiv e natural bac kground such a s at the beach or when skiing. ● When the backg round is ov[...]

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    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 34 EN MasterP age: L eft The white balance that refers to the co rrectnes s of colo ur reproductio n under v arious lighting. If the white balan ce is correct , all other co lours will be acc urately repr oduced. The white b alance is us ually adjuste d automatically . Howe ver , more advanced camcorder op erators contr ol t[...]

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    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING EN 35 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” . 2 Set “ r ” to th e desired mode . ( 墌 pg. 27) ● The PROG RAM AE menu disa ppears and the select ed effe ct is activated. ● The selected eff ect indicat or appears. T o deactiv ate the select ed effect Select “ OFF ” in s[...]

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    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 36 EN MasterP age: L eft T o make thumbn ail images after video recording manually 1 Set “ NA V IGA TION ” to “ MANUAL ” . ( 墌 pg. 27, 28) 2 Set the P ower Switch to “ A ” or “ M ” . 3 After the reco rding, press ST ORE . ● The “” indicator appears briefly and the cap tured image is stored in t he mem[...]

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    ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 37 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right EDITING A Not connected B T o S-VIDEO IN or OUT** C Y ello w to VIDEO IN or OUT D Red to A UDIO R IN or OUT E White to A UDIO L IN or OUT * If your VCR has a SCAR T connector , use the pro vided cable adap ter . (The provided cab le adapter accepts onl y output signals from thi s camcorde[...]

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    EDITING 38 EN MasterP age: L eft It is also possib le to cop y recorded scen es from the camcorder on to anothe r video unit eq uipped with a D V connector . Since a digital signal is sent, there is little if any im age or sound deterioration. * GR-D2 31/230 only T o use this camco rder as a player 1 Make sure all units are tur ned off. 2 Connect t[...]

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    EDITING EN 39 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [A] Using USB cable It is poss ible to do the fo llowing things: ● T ransfer still images stor ed on a memor y ca rd to a PC. ● T ransfer still/moving im ages recor ded on a tape to a PC. ● Capture still/mo ving images in real-time . ● Use this camcord er as a WebCam. [B] Using DV [...]

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    EDITING 40 EN MasterP age: L eft The audio track can be cu stomised only when record ed in the 12-BIT a nd SP modes. ( 墌 pg. 27) ● Use the provided remo te control. 1 Play back the tape to locate the point wh ere editing will star t, then press PA U S E ( 9 ). 2 While holding A. DUB ( D ) on the remote control, press PAU S E ( 9 ). The “ 9 D [...]

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    EDITING EN 41 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Create ed ited videos eas ily using y our camcorde r as the source player . Y ou can select up to 8 “ cuts ” for au tomatic editing, in any order you lik e. R.A.Edit is more easily performed when the MBR (Mult i-Brand Remote ) is set to operate with your brand of VCR (s ee “ VCR CODE[...]

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    EDITING 42 EN MasterP age: L eft Make Connections Also refer to page 18. 1 A A JVC VCR equipped with a Remote P A USE connecto r Connect the editing c able to the Remote P A USE connector . B A JVC VCR not equipped with a Remote P AUSE connector but equipped with an R.A.EDIT co nnector Connect the editing c able to the R.A.EDIT co nnector. C A VCR [...]

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    EDITING EN 43 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Select Scenes 6 Press PLA Y ( U ) and then pr ess R.A.EDIT ON /OFF on the remote control . ● The Random Assembl e Editing Menu appears . 7 If using a Wip e/F ader at the beginning o f the scene, press FA D E on the remote c ontrol. ● Cycle through the effects by pressing repeatedly , a[...]

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    EDITING 44 EN MasterP age: L eft Automatic Editing T o VCR 13 Rewind the tape in the ca mcorder to t he beginning of the scene y ou want to ed it and press PA U S E ( 9 ). 14 Press VCR REC STBY ( 79 ), or manually en gage the VCR ’ s Record-Pause mode. 15 Press the Reco rding Star t/Stop Button on the camcorder. Editing proceeds a s programmed, r[...]

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    EN 45 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0 _Right REFERENCES TROUBLESHOOTING If, after following the steps i n the ch ar t bel ow , t he problem still e xists, p lease consult y our nearest JVC deale r . Power ● The power is not connect ed properly . H Connect the A C Adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 11) ● The battery is dead. H Replace the dead battery with [...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING 46 EN MasterP age: L eft ● The Sepia (SEPIA) or Monoto ne (MONOT ONE) mode is activated. H Disengage the Sepia (SEP IA) or Monotone (MONO T ONE) mode bef ore setting White Balance . ( 墌 pg. 35) ● The Sepia (SEPIA) or Monoto ne (MONOT ONE) mode is activated. H Disengage the Sepia (SEPIA) and Mono tone (MONOT ONE). ( 墌 pg. 27,[...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCES EN 47 MasterP age: Ref_Right W arning Indicat ions Displays the batter y rema ining power . Remaining po wer leve l As the batte r y powe r comes close to nil, the battery indicator b links . When the batte ry power is exhausted, power turn s off automatically . Appears when no tape is loaded . ( 墌 pg. 14) Appears when [...]

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    48 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left Appears if there are no video clip fi les stored i n the memor y card when you attempt memor y card playback. Appears when the camcorde r does not re cognise the loaded memor y car d. Remove the memory card once and inser t it again. Repeat these pr ocedures until no indication a ppears. If t he indication s till ap[...]

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    EN 49 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0 _Right REFERENCES CA UTIONS Battery Packs The supplied batter y pa ck is a lithium-ion battery . Bef ore using the supplied batt er y pack or an optional batter y pack , be sure to rea d the fo llowing cautions: ● T o av oid hazar ds ... do not bur n . ... do not short-circuit the terminals. When tr ansporting, mak[...]

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    CA UTIONS 50 EN MasterP age: L eft Main Unit ● For safety , DO NOT ... open the camcorde r ’ s chassis. ... disassemble or modify the unit. ... short-circuit the terminals of the battery pack. K eep it aw ay from metallic objects when not in use. ... allow inflammables , water or metallic objects to enter the unit. ... remov e the battery pac k[...]

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    REFERENCES EN 51 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0 _Right SPECIFICA T IONS Camcord er Pow er s up p ly DC 11 V (U sing A C Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using ba tter y pack) P ower c onsumption Appro x. 3.3 W (3 .6 W*) (LCD monitor off, viewfind er on) Appro x. 4.1 W (4 .4 W*) (LCD monitor on, vie wfinder off) * Using LED Light Dimensions (W x H x D) 62 mm x 96 mm x[...]

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    COPYRIGHT© 2004 VICT OR COMP ANY OF JAP AN, L TD . EK/EX MasterP age: BackCo ver Printed in Germany 0204HOH-ID-VE EN A AC Adapter ....................... ..................... ..................... . 11 Animation ..... ..................... .................. ..................... .... 28 Audio Dubbing ............... ................. ...........[...]