JVC GR-D796 manual

ENGLISH GR-D796U ENGLISH L YT1655-001B TERMS Dear Customer , Thank you f or purchasing this digital video camera. Bef ore use, please read the saf ety information and precautions contained in the pages 3 – 5 to ensure saf e use of this product. INSTR UCTIONS DIGIT AL VIDEO CAMERA GETTING ST AR TED 7 RECORDING & PLA YBACK 18 DIGIT AL STILL CAM[...]

2 EN MasterP age: Left Wipe/Fader Effects Y ou can use the Wipe/F ader Effects to make pro-style scene transitions . (  pg. 38) Program AE, Effects and Shutter Effects For e xample, “SPOR TS” mode allo ws fast- moving images to be captured one frame at a time, f or vivid, stable slow-motion. (  pg. 38) LED Light Y ou can br ighten the sub[...]

EN 3 MasterP age: Star t_Right ● Before recor ding important video, be sure to make a trial recording. Play bac k your trial recording to make sure the video and audio hav e been recorded properly . ● We recommend c leaning your video heads before use. If you ha ven’t used your camcorder f or awhile, the heads ma y be dir ty . W e recommend p[...]

4 EN MasterP age: Left SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTIONS: ● This camcorder is designed to be used with NTSC-type color television signals . It cannot be used for pla yback with a television of a different standard. Howe ver , live recording and LCD monitor/viewfin[...]

EN 5 MasterP age: Star t_Right IMPOR T 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 water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not bloc k any ventilation openings . Install in accordance with the manuf acturer ’ s instructions[...]

6 EN MasterP age: Left CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 7 Regarding This Manual ................................. 7 Provided Accessories .................................... 7 Index .............................................................. 8 Grip Adjustment ........................................... 12 Power ..........................................[...]

MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right EN 7 GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED Control Lever There are two kinds of operation using the control lev er : mo ving the lev er towards up/down/left/right, or pressing down the le ver . They are described and illustrated as shown below . 1) Mov e the control lev er up/down/left/right ( 3 / 4 / 1 / 2 ) to select[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: Left Index 1 4 2 & ( 26 22 34 23 21 7 5 6 o 89 20 " # ! 24 25 ) 30 35 29 28 27 % $ 33 31 32 3 ~ How to open the LCD monitor Pull on the end A of the LCD monitor . The LCD monitor can rotate 270 ° . P ower -linked operation When the power s witch is set to “ REC ” , you can also turn the camcorder on/[...]

EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Star t_Right GETTING ST ARTED Controls 1 1 : Left/Re wind ( 1 ) (  pg. 21)/ Quick Re view [QUICK REVIEW] (  pg. 18) 2 : Right/Fast-F orward ( ¡ ) (  pg. 21)/ LED Light [LIGHT] (  pg. 34) 3 : Up/Play/P ause ( 6 ) (  pg. 21)/ Manual F ocus [FOCUS] (  pg. 35) 4 : Down/Stop ( 7 ) (  pg. 21)/ Back[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recording Only 1 T ape Running Indicator (Rotates while tape is running.) 2 Selected Wide Mode Indicator (  pg. 17) (only 16:9 indicator is displa yed) 3 Recording Speed Mode (SP/LP) (  pg. 31) (only LP indicator is displa yed) 4 T ape Remaining Time ( ?[...]

EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Star t_Right GETTING ST ARTED During Video Playback 1 Batter y Remaining Po wer Indicator 2 Sound L/R Indicator (  pg. 33) 3 Blank Search Indicator (  pg. 22) 4 T ape Speed (SP/LP) (  pg. 33) (only LP indicator is displa yed) 5 V ariable Search Speed Indicator: x-10, x-3, x3 and x10 (  pg. 22) 6 3 : P[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: Left How T o Attach The Lens Cap T o protect the lens, attach the provided lens cap to the camcorder as shown in the illustration. NOTE: T o con fi r m the lens cap is on correctly make sure the cap is fl ush to the camcorder . How T o Attach The Shoulder Strap Open the pad and make g rip adjustments. ● Bef o[...]

EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Star t_Right GETTING ST ARTED Charging The Battery Pack 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ OFF ” . 2 With the arrow on the battery pack pointing upward, push the battery pack slightly against the battery pack mount 1 . 3 Slide up the battery pack until it locks in place 2 . 4 Plug the AC Adapter into an A C outlet.[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: Left Using The Battery Pack P erform steps 2 – 3 in “ Charging The Battery Pa ck ” (  pg. 13). Maximum contin uous recording time * Provided NOTES: ● Recording time is reduced signi fi cantly under the follo wing conditions: • Zoom or Record-Standb y mode is engaged repeatedly . • The LCD monitor [...]

EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Star t_Right GETTING ST ARTED The date/time is recorded onto the tape at all times, b ut its display can be turned on or off . (  pg. 32, 33) P erform steps 1 – 3 in “ Language Settings ” (  pg. 14). 1 Select “ DISPLA Y ” , press SET or 2 . 2 Select “ CLOCK ADJ . ” , press SET or 2 . 3 Select [...]

GETTING ST ARTED 16 EN MasterP age: Left The camcorder needs to be powered up to load or eject a cassette. 1 Slide and hold OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow , then pull the cassette holder cov er open until it locks . The cassette holder opens automatically . ● Do not touch internal components. 2 Inser t or remov e a tape and press “ PU[...]

EN 17 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Star t_Right GETTING ST ARTED 1 Make sure the camcorder ’ s power is off . 2 Open the card cov er ( ). 3 T o load a memory card , fi r mly inser t it with its clipped edge fi rst. T o unload a memory card , push it once . After the memory card comes out of the camcorder , pull it out. ● Do not touch the ter[...]

18 EN MasterP age: Left VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Before contin uing, perform the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r (  pg. 13) ● Loading A Cassette (  pg. 16) ● Remov e the lens cap. (  pg. 12) ● Open the LCD monitor fully . ● Select videos at 4:3 siz e or 16:9 (wide) size. (  pg. 17) 1 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “ VIDEO ?[...]

EN 19 VIDEO RECORDING MasterP age: Star t_Right RECORDING & PLA YBACK Zooming While recording ● Y ou can zoom in up to 34X by using the optical zoom. ● Zoom magni fi cation ov er 34X is done through digital image processing, and is therefore called digital zoom. Digital zooming is possible up to 800X. Set (ZOOM) to [68X] or [800X]. (  p[...]

VIDEO RECORDING 20 EN MasterP age: Left Time Code During recording, a time code is recorded on the tape. This code is to con fi r m the location of the recorded scene on the tape during playbac k. * F rames are not displa yed during recording. If recording star ts from a blank portion, the time code begins counting from “ 00:00:00 ” (minute:se[...]

MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right EN 21 RECORDING & PLA YBACK VIDEO PLA YBA CK 1 Load a cassette. (  pg. 16) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “ VIDEO ” . 3 Set the P ower Switch to “ PLA Y ” while pressing down the Loc k Button located on the switch. ● The abov e screen (referring to the control le ver (  pg. 7)) will be displa[...]

VIDEO PLA YBA CK 22 EN MasterP age: Left V ariable Shuttle Search Allows v ariable-speed search in either direction during video playbac k. 1) Dur ing playbac k, press ¡ once or twice f or forw ard search, or 1 once or twice f or rev erse search. 2) T o resume normal playbac k, press 6 . ● During playback, press and hold ¡ or 1 . The search con[...]

EN 23 VIDEO PLA YBA CK MasterP age: Star t_Right RECORDING & PLA YBACK 1 Y ellow to VIDEO IN (Connect when your TV/ VCR has only A/V input connectors.) 2 Red to AUDIO R IN* 3 White to AUDIO L IN* * Not required for w atching still images only . 1 Make sure all units are turned off. 2 Connect the camcorder to a TV or VCR as shown in the illustra[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 24 EN D.S.C. RECORDING Y ou can use your camcorder as a Digital Still Camera f or taking snapshots. Still images are stored in the memory card. NOTE: Before contin uing, perform the procedures listed below: ● P ower (  pg. 13) ● Loading a Memory Card (  pg. 17) ● Remo ve the lens cap . ● Open the LCD monitor[...]

EN 25 MasterP age: Star t_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA YBACK D.S.C. PLA YBA CK Images shot with the camcorder are automatically numbered, then stored in numerical order in the memory card. Y ou can view the stored images , one at a time, much like fl ipping through a photo alb um. 1 Load a memory card. (  pg. 17) 2 S[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 26 EN ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. By resetting the fi le name, a ne w folder will be made. The new fi les you are going to make will be stored in the new f older. It is conv enient to separate the new fi les from previously made fi les. 1 P erform steps 1 – 3 in “ Nor mal Playbac k Of Images ” (  pg. 25).[...]

EN 27 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. MasterP age: Star t_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA YBACK Previously stored fi les can be deleted either one at a time or all at once. 1 P erform steps 1 – 3 in “ Nor mal Playbac k Of Images ” (  pg. 25). 2 Press MENU . 3 Select “ DELETE ” , press SET or 2 . The DELETE Men[...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. 28 EN MasterP age: Left T o Print By Selecting Still Images And Number Of Prints 1 P erform steps 1 – 3 in “ T o Pr int All Still Images (One Print For Each) ” (  pg. 27). 2 Select “ CURRENT ” , press SET or 2 . The DPOF screen appears. 3 Press 1 or 2 to select the desired fi le. 4 Press 4 or 3 to selec[...]

EN 29 MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorder is equipped with an easy-to- use, on-screen menu system that simpli fi es many of the more detailed camcorder settings . (  pg. 29 – 33) 1 For Video and D .S.C. Recording Menus: ● Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “ VIDEO ” or “ MEMOR Y ”[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 30 EN MasterP age: Left In the follo wing pages, [ ] refers to F actor y preset settings. FUNCTION ● The f ollowing menu settings can be changed only when the P ower Switch is set to “ REC ” . ● Each setting (e xcept “ EFFECT ” and “ SHUTTER ” ) which is set in Video Recording Menu is also applied in t[...]

EN 31 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES OFF : Allows you to shoot dark scenes with no picture brightness adjustment. [A GC] : The ov erall appearance ma y be grain y , but the image is bright. AU TO : The shutter speed is automatically adjusted. Shooting a subject in low or poor lighting at slo w shutter s[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 32 EN MasterP age: Left DISPLA Y The “ DISPLA Y ” settings (except “ CLOCK ADJ. ” , “ 16:9 OUTPUT ” and “ BRIGHT ” ) are effectiv e only for shooting. LCD : Keeps the camcorder ’ s display (e xcept the date, time and time code) from appearing on the connected TV screen. [LCD/TV] : Makes the camcorder[...]

EN 33 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES VTR The settings below are eff ective only for video playbac k except “ REC MODE ” . The parameters (e xcept “ SOUND L/R ” , “ [T] ➝ [M] COPY ” and “ NARRA TION ” settings) are the same as in the description on page 31. SOUND L/R and NARRA TION Duri[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 34 EN FEA TURES FOR RECORDING LED Light can be used to brighten the subject in the dark place during video recording or D .S.C . shooting. 1 Press LIGHT repeatedly to change the setting. 2 Press the Recording Star t/Stop Button to star t video recording or SNAPSHO T to shoot a still image. NOTES: ● Be careful not to poi[...]

EN 35 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The camcorder ’ s Full Range AF system offers continuous shooting ability from close-up (as close as approx. 5 cm (2") to the subject) to in fi nity . Howe ver , correct focus ma y not be obtained depending on the shooting condition. In this case, use the manual f o[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 36 EN MasterP age: Left Like the pupil of the human e ye , the iris contracts in well-lit en vironments to keep too much light from entering, and dilates in dim environments to allo w in more light. Use this function in the f ollowing situations: ● When shooting a moving subject. ● When the distance to the subject change[...]

EN 37 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The white balance ref ers to the correctness of color reproduction under various lighting. If the white balance is correct, all other colors will be accurately reproduced. The white balance is usually adjusted automatically . Ho wever , more advanced camcorder operators con[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 38 EN MasterP age: Left These effects let y ou make pro-style scene transitions. Use them to spice up the transition from one scene to the ne xt. Wipe or F ader works when video recording is star ted or stopped. 1 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “ VIDEO ” . 2 Set the P ower Switch to “ REC ” . 3 Set the recording mod[...]

MasterP age: Advan_Heading0_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 39 SHUTTER OFF : Disables the function. (Factory-preset) SHUTTER 1/60 : The shutter speed is fi xed at 1/60th of a second. Blac k bands that usually appear when shooting a TV screen become narrower . SHUTTER 1/100 : The shutter speed is fi xed at 1/100th of a second. The fl ickering that o[...]

EDITING 40 EN MasterP age: Left It is also possible to cop y recorded scenes from the camcorder onto another video unit equipped with a D V connector . Since a digital signal is sent, there is little, if an y , image or sound deterioration. T o use this camcorder as a pla yer 1 Make sure all units are turned off. 2 Connect this camcorder to a video[...]

EN 41 EDITING MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [A] Using USB cable It is possible to tr ansfer still images stored on a memory card to a PC. [B] Using DV cable It is also possible to tr ansfer still/mo ving images to a PC with a D V connector by using the provided softw are, software equipped with the PC or commercially av ailable soft[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 42 EN TROUBLESHOOTING If, after f ollowing the steps in the char t below , the problem still e xists, please consult your nearest JVC dealer . ● The power is not connected properly . ➜ Connect the AC Adapter securely . (  pg. 13) ● The battery pack is not attached fi rmly . ➜ Detach the batter y pack once agai[...]

EN 43 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Star t_Right REFERENCES ● The view fi nder is pulled out and “ PRIORITY ” is set to “ FINDER ” . ➜ Push the view fi nder back in or set “ PRIORITY ” to “ LCD ” . (  pg. 8, 32) ● The LCD monitor ’ s br ightness setting is too dark. ➜ Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor. (  pg.[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 44 EN CA UTIONS AC Adapter When using the A C Adapter in areas other than the USA The provided A C Adapter features automatic voltage selection in the A C range from 110 V to 240 V . USING HOUSEHOLD A C PLUG ADAPTER In case of connecting the unit ’ s power cord to an AC w all outlet other than American National Standard[...]

EN 45 CA UTIONS MasterP age: Star t_Right REFERENCES Memory Cards T o properly use and store your memory cards, be sure to read the f ollowing cautions: ● During use ... make sure the memor y card bears the SD or MultiMediaCard mark. ... make sure the memor y card is positioned properly when inser ting. ● While the memory card is being accessed[...]

CA UTIONS 46 EN MasterP age: Left Mechanical moving parts used to move the video heads and video tape tend to become dir ty and worn out over time . In order to maintain a clear picture at all times, periodic check-ups are recommended after using the unit for about 1,000 hours . F or per iodic check- ups please consult your nearest JVC dealer . How[...]

EN 47 MasterP age: Star t_Right REFERENCES SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder P ower supply DC 11 V (Using AC Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using battery pack) P ower consumption Approx. 2.2 W (2.3 W*) (LCD monitor off, view fi nder on) Approx. 2.7 W (2.8 W*) (LCD monitor on, view fi nder off) Approx. 7.5 W (Maximum; when charging the battery pack) * Using LED Light[...]

MasterP age: BackCover EN US Printed in Malaysia 1206ASR-NF-MP © 2006 Victor Company of J apan, Limited Back cov er GR-D796U TERMS A AC Adapter .................... 14 Auto/Manual Mode ........20 B Backlight Compensation 36 Battery Pack ......13, 14, 44 Blank Search .................22 Bright .................15, 32, 33 C Cam Reset ...............[...]