JVC GR-DVM5 manual

ENGLISH GR-D290 GR-D270 L YT1383-001B EN TERMS Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing this digital video camera. Before use, please read the safety inf ormation and precautions contained in the pages 3 – 4 and 10 to ensure safe use of this product. Please vis it our Homepage on the World Wide Web f or Digital Vi deo Camera: Fo r Accessories : h[...]

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 TS” 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 i[...]

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: ● If you notice smoke o r a peculiar smell coming from the camcorder or A C Adapter , shut it down and unplug it immediately . Continue using the camcorder or AC A dapter under t hese conditions coul[...]

4 EN MasterP age: Left Do not point the lens or the viewfinder dir ectly into the sun. This can cause ey e injuries, as well as lead to the malfunctioning of int ernal circuitr y . There is also a risk of fire or electric shock. CAUTION! The fol lowing notes conc ern possible physical damage to the camcord er and to the user . When carrying, be sur[...]

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

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-D290_270Asia.book Page 6 Monday, October 25, 2004 10: 10 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 Wip e/F ad er Effect Indicator ( 墌 pg. 41) B T ape Running Indicator ( 墌 pg. 18) (Rotates while ta pe is running.) C Selected Wi de Mode Indi cator ( 墌 pg. 33) D : Liv e Slow Indicator ( 墌 pg. 37) : Snapshot Ind icator ( 墌 pg[...]

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

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

EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V 17E or AP-V 14E b P ower Cord (o nly for AP-V14E) c Batter y Pac k BN- VF707U d S/A V Cable e USB Cable f Core Filter (f or USB cable , 墌 pg. 12 for attachment) g CD-ROM h Remote Control Unit RM-V72 0U i Lithium Battery CR2025* (f or remote control unit) j Memory C[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: Left How T o Attach The Core Filter Attach the core filters to the cab les. The core filter reduc es interf erence. 1 Release the st oppers on bot h ends of the core filter . 2 Run the cable thro ugh the core 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 camco rder’ s 2-wa y power s upply syst em lets you choose the mo st appropr iate source of power . Do not us e provided power supply uni ts with other eq uipment. Charging The Battery Pack 1 Set the P ower Switch to “OFF”. 2 With the arro w on the battery pack pointin g do[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: Left NOTES: ● Recording time is reduced signif icantly under the fol lowing conditions: • Zoom or Record-Standb y mode is engaged repeatedly . • The LCD monitor i s used repeatedly . • The pla yback mode is en gaged 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 camco rder by opening/ closing the LCD monitor or pulling out/push ing 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 monitor is c losed and lock ed. Pull out the vi ewfin 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 holde r 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 e r ( 墌 pg. 13) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 16) 1 Remove the lens cap. ( 墌 pg. 11) 2 Open the LCD monitor f ully . 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 image magnificati on. 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 zo[...]

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 search in eith er 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 [...]

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 connector s.) C Red to A UDIO R IN* D White to A UDIO L IN* * Not required [...]

EN 23 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_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 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 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_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 bef ore 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 t he images stored i n 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 O W” to the de sired mode. (except “SLOW”, 墌 pg. 31, 32 ) 4 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”. 5 Set the P ower Swit ch[...]

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-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 Swit ch to “VIDEO” or “MEMOR Y”. ?[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 32 EN MasterP age: Left CAMERA The “ m CAMERA” settings are effective when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ”. How ev er , the menu setti ngs can be changed only when the P ow e r Switch is se t to “ M ”. [ ] = F actor y-pr eset [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 y ou to record a f ew frames only . 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. [OFF[...]

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

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

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 36 EN MasterP age: Left 墌 pg. 21, “B lank Search ” [OFF] : Disables audio/video s ignal input fr om the S/A V con nector. ( 墌 pg. 43) A/V IN : Enables audio/video si gnal input fr om the S/A V con nector. ( 墌 pg. 43) S IN : Enab les audio/S-video signal input f rom the S/A V con nector. ( 墌 pg. 43) SYSTEM [...]

EN 37 MasterP age: Start_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 automat icall[...]

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 good natural lightin g. Although the recorde d image is not grainy , i t may look as if it is strobing due to the s low sh utter speed. 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ”. 2 Press NIGHT so that the Night-Scope 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 b right ens the su bject quick ly . With simple op eration, back light compensa tion feature brighte ns the dar k subject por tion by increasi ng the exposure. 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ”. 2 Press BA CK LIGHT so that the Backlight Compensati on indicato r “ ” appe[...]

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

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 s tep 2 . The eff ect indicato r dis[...]

EN 43 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES EDITING A T o S-VIDEO IN or OUT* B Y ello w to VIDEO IN or OUT C Red to A UDIO R IN or OUT D White to A UDIO L IN or OUT * Connect when you r TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN/OUT connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yello w video cable. T o use this camco rder as a player 1 Fo llowi[...]

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

EN 45 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [A] Using USB cable It is possib le to do the f ollowing 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 . (GR-D290 only) [B] Using DV cable It is also p ossible to transf er still/moving images to a PC wi[...]

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 bac k the tape to locate th e point where 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 if the lens cap is atta ched or when it i s dark . Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a blan k portion of a tape . ( 墌 p g. 46) ● Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a tape recorded in the LP mode . ( 墌 pg. 46 ) ● Appears if Audio Dubbing is[...]

MasterP age: Advan_Hea ding0_Right REFERENCES EN 51 The error ind ications (0 1, 02 or 06) show what type of malf unction has o ccurred. Wh en an erro r indication a ppears, the camcor der tur ns off automatically . Remov e the pow er supply (batter y , etc.) and wait a few minutes f or the indication t o clear . When it do es, you can resume using[...]

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 rn . ... 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 fron t or back surfa ce. If the CD-RO M gets dir ty , gently wipe it with a soft cloth outward from the centre hole. ● Do not use con ventiona[...]

EN 55 MasterP age: Start_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 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: Ba ckCover EN Printed in Malaysia 0305MKH-ID-VM © 2005 Victor Company of J apan, Limited Ba ck co ver AA/A G/AH A AC Adapter ............. .................. ................. .... 14 Animation ...... ................. .................. .............. 33 Audio Dubbin g ..... .............. ................. ........... 46 B Backlight [...]

—1— Master P age: Cov ENGLISH SOFTW ARE INST ALLA TION AND PC CONNECTION GUIDE L YT1387-001A © 2004 Victor Company of Japan, Limited Printed in Malaysia 1104MKH-ID-VM M5D7/D5/D2 DSC VC JVC SOF TW ARE LICENSE AGREEMENT The right to use the Program is granted b y Victor Company of Japan, Limited (“JVC”) to Y ou only on the conditio n that Y [...]

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Master P age: Right —3— Y ou can fin d the latest information (in English) on the provided software program at our world wide web server at http://www.jvc-victor .co.jp/english/ index-e.html Use of this software is authorized according to the ter ms of the software license. When contacting the nearest JVC office or agency in your country about [...]

—4— Master P age: Left 䡲 Windows ® The follo wing requirements must be satisfied to connect a camcorder to a PC and to use Digital Photo Navigator. OS : Windows ® 98 Second Edition (98SE) (pre-installed), Windows ® Millennium Edition (Me) (pre -installed), Windows ® 2000 Professional (2000) (pre-installed), Windows ® XP Home Edition (XP)[...]

Master P age: Right —5— F ollow the procedure described below to install the software. F rom the [SETUP] screen in step 2 , you can install the fo llowing drivers or softw are. Quit any other software you are using. (Check that there are no other application icons on the status bar .) USB Mass Stora ge Class driver This driver allows y our PC t[...]

—6— Master P age: Left Following steps are the example of CyberLink DVD Solution on Windows ® XP. [Choose Setup Language] screen appears. Select the desired language and click [OK]. Then, [CyberLink D VD Solution Setup] screen appears. Click [Ne xt]. [License Agreement] screen appears. Click [Y es]. [Customer Information] screen appears. Confi[...]

Master P age: Right —7— If the camcorder is connected to the PC with the USB cable bef ore installing [USB Mass Storage Class driver], the installation might not be performed properly . In this case, f ollow the procedure described below to update the [Device Manager] and install [USB Mass Storage Class driver] properly . NOTE: Disconnect any o[...]

—8— Master P age: Left Connecting the USB cable Connect the USB cable to copy still image and video clip files in a memory card to the PC or to use P owerDirector 3 in captur ing video . 1 T o assure safety , make sure all units are turned off bef ore making any connections. 2 Use the USB cable to connect the camcorder to the PC. NOTES: ● It [...]

Master P age: Right —9— 1 Install [USB Mass Storage Class driver]. (Windows ® 98SE onl y) ( 墌 pg. 5) 2 Make sure that ther e is a memory card in the camcorder . 3 Set the camcor der’ s VIDEO/ MEMOR Y Switch to “MEMOR Y”. 4 Set the camcorder’ s P ower Switch to “PLA Y” while pressing do wn the Loc k Button located on the s witch. [...]

—1 0— Master P age: Left [NA VI] : Contains folders with navigation data ● The [NA VI] folder is displa yed only when the camcorder is equipped with NA VIGA TION function. NOTES: ● Saving the wrong kinds of files in a memory card or deleting files or folders from a memory card can cause problems with the operation of the camcorder . When it[...]

Master P age: Right —1 1— Still images Use an application that can handle the JPEG file format. T o view a still image, double-clic k the still image file (extension “.jpg”). Video clips (Only for th e camcorder equipped with E-Mail Clip Recording function) Use the Windows Media™ Play er (version 6.4 or later). Y o u can download the Wind[...]

—1 2— Master P age: Left When using Windows ® 2000/Me/XP 1 Confirm that “ ” is not currently displa yed on the LCD monitor of the camcorder . ● If “ ” is currently displayed, wait until it disappears before proceeding. 2 Double- clic k the [Safely Remove Har dware] or [Unplug or Eject Har dware] icon in the status bar . The [Safely R[...]

Master P age: Right —1 3— Connect the USB cable to cop y still image or video clip files in a memor y card to the PC. 1 T o assure safety , make sure all units are turned off bef ore making any connections. 2 Use the USB cable to connect the camcorder to the PC. NOTES: ● It is recommended to use th e A C Adapter as the power supply instead of[...]

—1 4— Master P age: Left The folders in the memory card appear . Different file types are stored in different f olders. [DCIM] : Contains folders with still images (extension “.jpg”) [DCVI] : Contains folders with video clips (e xtension “.asf ”) ● The [DCVI] folder is displa yed only when the camcorder is equipped with E-Mail Clip Re[...]

Master P age: Right —1 5— Still images Use an application that can handle the JPEG file format. T o view a still image, either double-click the still image file (extension “.jpg”), or drag and drop the file on the application icon. Video clips (Only for th e camcorder equipped with E-Mail Clip Recording function) Use the Windows Media™ Pl[...]

—1 6— Master P age: Left Overview of Enjoying the Moving or Still Images on the PC Moving images Still images TRANSFER the moving images via the USB or D V cable with P owerDirector 3 Camcorder SHOOT the moving images Cassette DV D P la y e r PC EDIT moving images with P owerDirector 3 CREA TE the D V D or VCD with Po werProducer 2 Gold PLA YBA[...]