JVC GZ-MC500U manual

MasterP age: Cover GZ-MC500U L YT1423-001A EN ENGLISH DIGIT AL MEDIA CAMERA GETTIN G ST AR TED 7 VIDEO RECO RDING & PLA YBACK 20 MENU SETTINGS 48 52 T o deactivate the demonstr ation, set “DEMO MODE” to “OFF ”. ( 墌 pg. 48) For Customer Use: Enter belo w the Model No . and Serial No. which is locat ed on the bottom of the camera. Retai[...]

2 EN MasterP age: Body_Left Removable Hard Disk In contrast to conventional digit al video cameras that reco rd to D V ta pes, the removable hard disk is a new typ e of card media that enab les extended hours of hig h-resolutio n, MPEG2 video reco rding. ( 墌 pg . 6) V arious Recording Media and Modes Video and still imag es can be recorded to Com[...]

EN 3 MasterP age: Reference_Heading0_Right GETTING STARTED 7 Provided Acces sories .................. .................... 7 Index ..... .................. ................. ...................... 10 Power ........... .................. .............. ................. . 14 Operation Mode ................ .............. ............... 16 Language [...]

4 EN MasterP age: Safty_Left SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Dear Customer , Thank you f or purchasing this digital media camera. Bef ore use, please read the safet y info rmation and precautions contained i n the pages 4 – 5 to ensure saf e use of this product. W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTIONS:[...]

EN 5 MasterP age: Safty_Right IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings . 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near w ater . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not bloc k any ventilati on openings. I nstall in accordance with the manuf acturer’ s instructions[...]

6 EN MasterP age: Safty_Left Removable Hard Disk The remov able hard disk is a precision electronic device. Be careful when handling it. Cautions for e xternal jolt or stress ● After removing the disk from the camera, store it by inse r ting into the supplie d protectiv e case. ● Do not press on the cov er . ● Do not subject the disk to vibra[...]

EN 7 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Heading0_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V14 U b Batter y Pac k BN-VM200U c S-Video/Audio/Video Cable d USB Cable (Refer to the software inst allation and USB connec tion guide.) e Remov able Hard Disk (4 GB) f Protective Case for Remov able Hard Disk g Strap (See page 8 for attach ment) h Lens Cap (See pag[...]

8 EN GETTING ST AR TED MasterP age: Body_Left Attaching the Strap 1 Press and hold both sides as shown, then detach the f astener (lar ge). 2 P ass the strap ring through the e yelet on the lens side . 3 P ass through the strap rin g. 4 P ass the fastener’s ring through the e yelet on the LCD side. 5 P ass through the fastener’ s ring. 6 Connec[...]

GETTING ST ARTED EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right Attaching the Core Filter Attach the co re filters to the cables. The core filter redu ces interf erence. 1 Release the stoppers on both ends of the core filter . 2 Run the cab le through the core filter , leavi ng approx. 3 cm of cable between the cable plug and the co re filter . Win[...]

10 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left GETTING ST ARTED Index A TTENTION: ● Be carefu l not to cover X , d and e during shooting. ● Be careful no t to cover Y during playbac k. GZ-MC500US.book Page 10 Wednesd ay, April 13, 2005 7:0 8 PM[...]

GETTING ST ARTED EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right Controls a Mode Button [MODE] ( 墌 pg. 16) b Recordin g Mode Dial ( 墌 pg. 1 6, 31 – 32) c Lock Bu tton ( 墌 pg. 16) d P ower Switch [OFF, , ] ( 墌 pg. 16) e Batter y/CF Card Cover Open Switch [OPEN] ( 墌 pg. 14, 17) f Delete Butt on [ ] ( 墌 pg. 40) g Zoom Lever [T/W] ( 墌 p[...]

12 EN GETTING ST AR TED MasterP age: Body_Left Indications on LCD Monitor During both Video and Still Image Recording a Recording Mo de Indicator ( 墌 pg. 16) : A uto Mode : Manual Mode b T ele Mac ro Mode In dicator ( 墌 pg. 50) c Approximate Zoom Ratio ( 墌 p g. 21, 50) d Zoom Indi cator ( 墌 pg. 21, 50) e Iris Lock Indicator ( 墌 pg. 31, 35[...]

GETTING ST ARTED EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right During Video Playback a Mode Indicat or ( 墌 pg. 16) b Play List Playback Indicator (Appears whe n pla y list is p la yed back . 墌 pg. 44) c Picture Quality: [U] (ultra fine), [F] (f ine), [N] (normal), [E] (econom y) ( 墌 pg. 50) d Pla yback Mode ( 墌 pg. 22) U : Playback 9 : Pa[...]

14 EN GETTING ST AR TED MasterP age: Body_Left This camera’s 2-wa y power supply s ystem lets you choose the most ap propri ate source of power . Do no t use provided power supply uni ts with other e quipment. Charging the Battery Pack 1 Set the po wer swit ch to OFF while pr essing down the lock button located on th e switch. 2 Slide and hold OP[...]

GETTING ST ARTED EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right NOTES: ● Charging times are f or a fully discharged batter y pack. ● When the battery/CF card cove r is opened or the SD card is remov ed while the power is on, the power is auto matically turned off to protect the data in the re cording medium. T o turn on the power aga in after [...]

16 EN GETTING ST AR TED MasterP age: Body_Left T o turn on the camera, set the po wer s witch to or while pres sing down the lock button located on the s witch. ● The power/cha rge lamp turns on. T o turn off the camera, set the po wer s witch to OFF . Set the ap propri ate operation mo de accordin g to your preference using the power switch, MOD[...]

GETTING ST ARTED EN 17 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right The record ing star t dat e/time is rec orded on the video/sti ll image/voice file and it can be che cked by pressing INFO du ring playback. ( 墌 pg. 22, 27, 30 ) 1 Set the pow er s witch to or . 2 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 3 Select [DISPLA Y] with the mu lti-controll er [...]

18 EN GETTING ST AR TED MasterP age: Body_Left NOTES: ● Read the cautions on CF card. ( 墌 pg. 58, “Recording Medium”) ● Bef ore using the provided remo vable hard disk or a new CF card, it is nece ssary to f ormat it. ( 墌 pg. 19) ● When the battery/CF card cov er is opened or the SD card is remov ed while the power is on, the power i [...]

GETTING ST ARTED EN 19 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right Y ou can format (initial ize) a record ing medium in the CF or SD slot. Y ou hav e to format the provided removable hard disk or newly- purchased CF ca rds and SD cards wi th this camera before using them . This enables stable speeds and operation w hen acces sing the recording me diu[...]

20 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YB A CK 1 Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Press MODE to select . ● The camera is progr ammed to record videos on the medium in the CF slot by the fact ory-preset. T o switch the r ecording medium, see pages 1 9, 48 and 49. ● T o change the picture quality , see pages 48 and 50. 3 Press th[...]

VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK EN 21 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK MasterP age: Basic_Right Zooming Use the zoom function for close- up or wide- angle shoot ing. Y o u can zoom in up to 10x by using the opti cal zoom. T o zoom in Slide the z oom lev er towards T (telepho to). T o zoom out Slide the z oom lev er towards W (wide-angl e). ● The f[...]

22 EN VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YB ACK MasterP age: Body_Left 1 Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Press MODE to select . ● The index scre en for video s appears. The image on the inde x screen sho ws the first part of the shooting. ● T o switch the medium to be pla yed bac k, see pages 19, 48 and 49. 3 Select the vi deo file you want to play back w[...]

VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK EN 23 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK MasterP age: Basic_Right V arious Playback Operations Still playback (P ause ) Press 49 dur ing nor mal playback. ● T o resume no rm al playback, press 49 agai n. Search playback During norm al playback, mov e th e multi- controller to e f or forward search, or w fo r rev er se[...]

24 EN VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YB ACK MasterP age: Body_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 el low to VIDEO IN (Connect w hen your TV/ VCR has only A/V input connector s.) C Red to A UDIO R IN* D White to A UDI[...]

EN 25 STILL IMAGE RECORDING & PLA YBACK MasterP age: Heading0_Right STILL IMA GE RECORDING & PLA YBA CK 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Press MODE to select . ● The camera is prog rammed to record still images on the medium in the CF slot by the f actory- preset. T o switch the recording medium, see pages 19, 48 and 49. ● T o change the[...]

26 EN STILL IMA GE RECORDING & PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Body_Left Continuous Shooting If the contin uous shooti ng mode is set to on, keeping the reco rding star t/stop button presse d in step 3 in “Stil l Image Recordin g” ( 墌 pg. 25) provide s an eff ect similar to serial photog raph y . (Interval betw een still images: ap pro x. 0.5 se[...]

STILL IMA GE RECORDING & PLA YBA CK EN 27 STILL IMAGE RECORDING & PLA YBACK MasterP age: Basic_Right 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Press MODE to select . ● A still image is displa yed. ● T o switch th e medium to be p la yed bac k, see pages 19, 48 and 49. 3 Mov e the multi-control ler to w to disp la y the pre vious file . Move th e [...]

28 EN STILL IMA GE RECORDING & PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Body_Left How to Use the Scroll Bar Y o u can use the ver tical scr oll bar on the index screen to fi nd the desi red files qui ckly . The sc roll bar is usefu l when de leting files ( 墌 pg. 40), setting DPOF ( 墌 pg. 46), etc. 1 Slide the z oom le ver tow ards W to sele ct the scroll b[...]

EN 29 VOICE RECORDING & PLAYBACK MasterP age: Heading0_Right VOICE RECORDING & PLA YBA CK 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Press and hold MODE to select . ● The camera is prog rammed to record voice o n the medium in the CF slot by the f actor y preset. T o switch t he recording medium, see pages 19, 48 and 49. ● T o change the sound qua[...]

30 EN VOICE RECORDING & PLA Y BA CK MasterP age: Body_Left 1 Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Press and hold MODE to select . ● T o switch the medi um to be play ed back, see pages 19, 48 an d 49. 3 Press 49 to st ar t playback. 4 T o pause pl aybac k, press 49 again. T o adjust the speake r volume During pla yback slide the z oom le ver tow ard[...]

EN 31 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Heading0_Right RECORDING FEA TURES Backlight compensa tion brig htens the sub ject quickly . With simple operation, dark por tions of the subje ct are br ighten ed by increasi ng the exposure. 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Set the reco rding mode dia l to other tha n so that is displayed. 3 Mov e the m[...]

32 EN RECORDING FEA TURES MasterP age: Body_Left Aperture-Priority Setting the ap erture value man ually ( ) Y o u can set the ape r ture value (F-number) manually . The larger the ape r ture v alue (lower F- number), the mor e blurred the background will become. The smaller the aperture valu e (higher F-number), th e clearer the f ocus will be bot[...]

RECORDING FEA TURES EN 33 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right In addition to an image with the exposure set by the camera, two other images are reco rded with ex posure v alues shifted to the +0. 3 EV and –0.3 EV sides. Y ou can sele ct the image th at has a suitable exposure after sh ooting. 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Press MODE to[...]

34 EN RECORDING FEA TURES MasterP age: Body_Left T o return to au tomatic focus Press FOCUS aga in or set th e recording mode dial to . Manual f ocus is recommended in situatio ns listed belo w; ● When tw o subjects ov er lap in the s ame scene . ● When illuminati on is low .* ● When the subje ct has no contrast (difference in brig htness and[...]

RECORDING FEA TURES EN 35 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right Manual Exposure Manual exposure is recommended in the follo wing situations: ● When shooting using re ve rse lighting or wh en the background is too br ight. ● When shootin g on a reflec tive natural background such as at t he beach or when skiing. ● When the background is[...]

36 EN RECORDING FEA TURES MasterP age: Body_Left Manual White Ba lance Adjustment 1 Select [MWB] in WB men u. 2 Hold a sheet of plain whit e paper in front of t he subject. Adjust z oom or position y ourself so that the white p aper fills the scr een. 3 Press and hold 49 until begins blinking t hen stops blinkin g. NOTES: ● In step 2 , it may be [...]

EN 37 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Heading0_Right PLA YB ACK FEA TURES Y ou can view vide os with v arious eff ects of scene transitio n. 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Press MODE to select . 3 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 4 Select [WIPE/F ADER] with the multi- controller ( r / t ), then press 49 . 5 Select a de sired eff ect wi[...]

38 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left MANA GING FILES Y o u can view the file infor mation in playback mode. Information on Video Files Press INFO while video playback is paused. File informati on appears. FILE : File name FOLDER : F older name DA TE/TIME : Date and tim e of the reco rding PB TIME : Pl ayb ack time (length of the file) QU A LITY : Image[...]

MANA GING FILES EN 39 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right Y ou can protec t files f rom the acci dental erasu re. 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Press (and ho ld) MODE to select the file type (video , still image or voi ce). 3 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 4 Select [PR OTECT] with the multi- controller ( r / t ), the n press 49 . [...]

40 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left Y o u can delete un necessar y file s. Deleting by th e Button 1 Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Press (and hold) MODE to select the fil e type (video , still image or v oice). 3 Displa y the desired file wit h the multi - controller ( r / t / w / e ), then press . ● Y ou can also select the file on the [...]

MANA GING FILES EN 41 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right Writing sp eed of record ing media tend s to become slo w after lo ng period of re peated use . T o regain th e speed, e xec ute clean up period ically . The cleanup funct ion is equivalent to “Defra gmentation” o f PC’ s function. NOTE: Make sure to use the pr ovided A C adap[...]

42 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left T o copy or mo ve by selecting fi les 7 Select [FILE] with the m ulti-cont roller ( w / e ), then press 49 . ● The index scre en appears. 8 Select a desir ed file with the multi-con troller ( r / t / w / e ), then press 49 . ● The check mark ( ) appears on the selected file. ● T o select other file[...]

MANA GING FILES EN 43 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right Y ou can create a pla y list by collecting the desired scen es from the previously rec orded video files. 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Press MODE to select . 3 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 4 Select [PLA Y LIST] with the m ulti-contro ller ( r / t ), the n press 4 9 . 5 S[...]

44 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left By pla ying back the pla y list, you can vie w your orig inal video cl ips. (T o creat e play list, 墌 pg. 43) 1 Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Press MODE to select . 3 Press MENU . Th e menu screen appears. 4 Select [PLA Y LIST] with the mu lti-controller ( r / t ), then press 4 9 . 5 Select [PLA Y LIST[...]

MANA GING FILES EN 45 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right Deleting Play List Y ou can delete unneces sary play lis ts. 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Press MODE to select . 3 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 4 Select [PLA Y LIST] with the m ulti-contro ller ( r / t ), the n press 4 9 . 5 Select [DELETE] with the multi -controller ( r[...]

46 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left This camera is compatib le with DPOF (Digit al Print Order Format). Y ou can se t which images 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 b y selecting a still[...]

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 . DPO F setting can als o be used. ( 墌 pg. 46) NOTE: After selectin g [DIRECT PRI NT] in the menu, connect the USB cab l[...]

48 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left MENU SETTINGS Y o u can change the menu sett ings to custo mize your camera. Access the desired menu screen by f ollowing the step s below , then ch ange the variou s settings . 1 Select the op eration mode. For Recording Menus: Set the po wer sw itch to . For Pla yback Menus: Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Press MOD[...]

MENU SETTINGS EN 49 MENU SETTINGS MasterP age: Menu_Right MEMOR Y CARD SETTING [CF SLOT] / SD SLO T Y ou can format (initial ize) a record ing medium in the CF or SD slot. ( 墌 pg. 19) [CF SLOT] / SD SLO T Writing sp eed of record ing media tend s to become slo w after lo ng period of re peated use . T o regain th e speed, e xec ute clean up perio[...]

50 EN MENU SETTINGS MasterP age: Body_Left [ ] = F actor y-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 , refer to y our wide-scree n T[...]

MENU SETTINGS EN 51 MENU SETTINGS MasterP age: Menu_Right [ ] = F actory-preset [FINE] / ST ANDARD Select the de sired image qu ality . [2560 x 1920] / 204 8 x 1536 / 1600 x 1200 / 1280 x 960 / 640 x 480 Select the de sired image si ze. NOTE: In 2560 x 1920 mode, th e data is conv er ted and stored in its file size. [OFF] / 2SEC / 10SEC By setting [...]

52 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left REFERENCES Power No power is supplied. ● The power is not conne cted properly . H Connect the A C adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 14) ● The battery pack is not attached firmly . H Detach the battery pack once again and re-attach it fir mly . ( 墌 pg. 14) ● The battery is dead. H Replace the dead battery with a f[...]

REFERENCES EN 53 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right Advanced features The focus does not adju st automatica lly . ● Focus is set to the manual mode. H Set f ocus to the automatic mode. ( 墌 p g. 34) ● The lens is dirty or cov ered with condensati on. H Clean the lens and chec k the f ocus again. ( 墌 pg. 56) The color of the image looks stra [...]

54 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left Images on the LCD m onitor ap pear dark or whitish. ● In places subject to low temp erature , images become dark due to the char acteristics of the LCD monitor . This is not a malfunction. H Adjust the brightness and angle of the LCD monitor . ( 墌 pg. 21, 49 ) ● When the LCD monit or's fluorescent [...]

REFERENCES EN 55 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right ? Appears when pl aying back a file that is not compatib le with this came ra's file f or mat. NO VIDEO FILES STORED! Appears if t here are no video f iles when you attempt vide o pla yback. NO IMA GE FILES ST ORE D! Appears if the re are no stil l image files when you attempt still image pla[...]

56 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left RECORDING F AIL URE ● P erfor mance of recordi ng medium is poor. Use the Cleanup fu nction [CLEAN UP] in the menu. ( 墌 pg. 41, 49) ● The writ ing speed of re cording medi um is slow , or the recordi ng medium is corr upted. Use t he recording me dium to which the op eration is guaranteed. Se e page 62 [...]

REFERENCES EN 57 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right AC Adapter When using the AC adapter in areas other than the USA The provided AC adapter features automa tic vol tage select ion in the A C range from 110 V to 240 V . USING HOUSEHOLD A C PLUG AD APTER In case of connecting the unit’s power cord to an AC wall outlet oth er than American Nati ona[...]

58 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left Recording Medium ● Be sure to follo w the guidelines below to prevent corruption or damage to your record ed data. • Do not bend or dr op the recording medium, or subject it to strong p r essure, jolts or vibrat ions. • Do not splash th e recording medium with w ater . • Do not use , replace, or s tor[...]

REFERENCES EN 59 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right How to Handle a CD-ROM ● T ake care not to soil or scratch t he mirror surf ace (opposite to the printed surf ace). Do not write anything or put a st ick er on either the front or back surf ace. If the CD-R OM gets dirty , gently wipe it with a soft cloth outwar d from the center hole. ● Do no[...]

60 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left Camera Po we r supply DC 11 V (Using AC adapter) DC 7.2 V (Usi ng batter y pack) Po we r consumption Approx. 5.5 W Approx. 8.0 W (Maximum; when chargi ng a battery) Dimensions (W x H x D) 80 mm x 55 mm x 118 mm (3-3/16" x 2-3/ 16" x 4-11/16") (incl. l ens hood) Wei g h t Appro x. 330 g (0.73 lb[...]

REFERENCES EN 61 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right Format Linear PCM Recording mode FINE: 48 kHz, 1,536 kb ps, 1 6 bit, stere o ST ANDA RD: 16 kHz, 512 kb ps, 16 bit, stereo ECONOMY: 8 kHz, 25 6 kbps, 16 bit, ste reo AV S-Video outp ut: Y : 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω , analog C: 0.29 V (p-p), 75 Ω , analog Video output : 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω , analog Au[...]

62 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left Recording Time and Number of Images The tab les below sho w the appro ximate recordin g time and number of storable imag es. ● The number increa ses or decreas es depending on the conditi ons such as image size and/or pictur e quality . The first col umn in the tab le indicates the con ditions . ● The pro[...]

REFERENCES EN 63 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right : Approximate number of storable i mages (for still image) ● Removab l e hard disk ● SD card ● CompactFla sh card : Appro ximate recording ti me (for v oice) (The numbers indic ate “minutes”.) ● Re m ova bl e h a r d di s k Image size/ quality 2 GB 4 GB* 6 GB 640 x 480/ FINE 9999 9999 [...]

© 2005 Victor Company of J apan, Limited US Printed in Japan 0405HOH-AL-VP EN MasterP age: Reference_Heading0_Right A AC Adapter ................... .............. ................ 14, 1 5 Aperture-Priority ................... ............................. 32 B Backlight Compensation ............... .............. ........ 31 Battery Pack ........[...]