JVC GZ-MG70AA manual

MasterP age: Cover GZ-MG70AA/A G/AH/AS L YT1496-0 01A EN ENGLISH HARD DISK CAMCORDER GETTIN G ST AR TED 7 VIDEO RECO RDING & PLA YBACK 22 MENU SETTINGS 48 52 T o deactiva te the demonstration, set “DEMO MODE” to “OFF ”. ( 墌 pg. 48) REFERENCES INSTR UCTIONS STILL IMAGE RECORDING & PLA YBACK 28 ADV ANCED OPERA TIONS 31 M5E6ASIA.book[...]

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 lik e con v entional video camer as. This enables extended hours of hi gh-resolut ion, MPEG2 video recording. V arious Recording Modes Y ou can select the most suitable recordi ng mode for picture q [...]

EN 3 MasterP age: Ref erence_Heading0_Right GETTING STARTED 7 Provided Acces sories .................. .............. ...... 7 Index ..... .................. ................. .............. ........ 10 Power ........... .................. .............. ................. . 14 Operation Mode ................ .............. ............... 16 Langua[...]

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

EN 5 MasterP age: Safty_Right CAUTIONS: ● This camera is design ed to be used with P AL- type colour tele vision signals. It cannot be used fo r pla y back with a tel evision of a differen t standard. Howe ver , live recording an d LCD monitor p layback are possible anywhere. ● Use the JVC BN-VF707U battery pack and, to recharge it or to supply[...]

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[...]

EN 7 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Heading0_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V14 A, AP-V14 E, or AP-V 17E b P ower Cord (for AP-V14A/AP-V14E 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 fo[...]

8 EN GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Body_Left Attaching the Shoulder Strap Fo llow the illustratio n. 1 Open the v elcro strip. 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 gu [...]

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 c es inter fer ence. 1 Release the stoppers on both ends of the core filter . 2 Run the cab le through the co re filter , lea v ing approx. 3 cm of cable between the cable plug and the co re filter .[...]

10 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left GETTING ST ARTED Index A TTENTION: ● Be careful not to cover b , c , d , e , f and g du r ing shooting. ● Be careful no t to cov er Y during play back. M5E6ASIA.book Page 10 Wednesday , September 28, 2005 7:07 PM[...]

GETTING ST ARTED EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right Controls a Mode Switch [MODE] ( 墌 pg. 16 – 17) b Flash Button [FLASH] ( 墌 pg. 31) c Inf or mation Button [INFO/ ] ( 墌 pg. 38) d Pla y/Pause Butt on [ 49 ] ( 墌 pg. 24, 29) e F orward Search Button [ ( 5 )] ( 墌 pg. 25)/ Right Button [ ]/A uto /Manual Mode Switch [/] ( 墌 pg[...]

12 EN GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Body_Left Indications on LCD Monitor During both Video and Still Image Recording a Selected Operation Mode Ind icator ( 墌 pg. 17) : A uto Mode : Manual Mode b T el e Macro Mode Indicato r ( 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[...]

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

14 EN GETTING ST ARTED 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 not u se provided power supply uni ts with other e quipment. Charging the Battery Pack 1 Set the po wer swit ch to OFF . 2 With the arrow on the batter y pack pointin g down ward, pu sh the battery pa[...]

GETTING ST ARTED EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_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 e [...]

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

GETTING ST ARTED EN 17 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right 2 Recording/Playback Mode Select the r ecording/p layback mode using the MODE switch. : Video mode ( 墌 p g. 22, 24) : Still image mode ( 墌 pg. 28, 29) 3 Auto/Manual Mode Press and hold ( / ) to switch the aut o/ manual recordi ng mode. When manual mode is selected, the indica tor [...]

18 EN GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Body_Left The record ing start date/time is r ecorded on t he video/still i mage file and it can be check ed by pressing INFO / during playback. ( 墌 pg. 24, 29) In additi on, you can find th e desired file by the date index screen. ( 墌 pg. 3 0) 1 Set the po wer s witch to or . 2 Press MENU . Th e menu screen [...]

GETTING ST ARTED EN 19 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right 1 Adjust the velcro strip . 2 P ass your right ha nd through the loop and grasp the grip . 3 Adjust y our thumb and fingers to easi ly operate the recordin g start/stop button, power switch and zoom le ver . Be sure to fa sten the velc ro strip to your preferen ce. T o attach the came[...]

20 EN GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Body_Left Y ou can f or mat (initialise ) the built-in har d disk (HDD) or SD card s. Y ou have to f or mat the newly-purchased SD card s with this camera before using them. Thi s enables stable speeds and operation when accessing the record ing medium. Be aw are that all files and data including p rotected fil e[...]

GETTING ST ARTED EN 21 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_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 switch to or . 2 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 3 Press / to select [REC MEDIA SETTING], then press 49 . 4 Press / to se[...]

22 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK 1 Set the po wer s witch to . 2 Set the MODE switc h to . ● The camera is progr ammed to record videos on the built- in hard disk by the fa ctor y-preset. T o switch the recording medium, see pages 21, 48 and 49. ● T o change the picture qualit y , see pages 48 and 50. 3 Press th[...]

VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK EN 23 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK MasterP age: Basic_Right Zooming Use the zoom function for close- up or wide- angle shoot ing. Y ou can zoom in up to 10x by using the opti cal zoom. T o z oom in Slide the z oom lev er toward s T (telephoto ) ( ). T o zoom out Slide the z oom lev er toward s W (wide-angle) () . [...]

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

VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK EN 25 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK MasterP age: Basic_Right How to Use th e Scroll Bar Y ou can use the vert ical scroll bar 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 towards[...]

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 (Connect when your TV/VCR/ D VD recorder has only A/V input connectors.) D Black to S-VIDEO IN (Con nect when your TV/ VCR/D VD recorder has S-VIDEO IN and A/ V input connec tors. In th is case, it is not necessar y to c[...]

VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK EN 27 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK MasterP age: Basic_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 , pa use, fast-f orward and rewind) of your VCR. Installing the Battery The remote cont rol uses one lithium ba tter y (C[...]

28 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left STILL IMA GE RECORDING & PLA YBA CK 1 Set the po wer s witch 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 recording medium, see pages 21, 48 and 49. ● T o change the picture qualit y , see pages 48 and 51[...]

STILL IMA GE RECORDING & PLA Y BA CK EN 29 STILL IMAGE RECORDING & PLA YBACK MasterP age: Basic_Right 1 Set the pow er switch to . 2 Set the MODE s witch to . ● The most recently sho t still image is d isplayed. ● T o s witch the medium to be pla yed back, see pages 21, 48 and 49. 3 Press to displa y the prev ious file . Press to displa[...]

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

EN 31 ADVANCED OPERA T IONS MasterP age: Menu_Heading0_Right RECORDING FEA TURES Backlight compensa tion brig htens the sub ject quickly . With simpl e operation, da rk por tio ns of the subje ct are br ighten ed by increasi ng the exposure. 1 Set the pow er switch to . 2 Press and hold ( / ) so that is displayed. 3 Press ( ) once so that the indic[...]

32 EN RECORDING FEA TURES MasterP age: Body_Left Y ou can use manual recording f unctions eas ily by selec ting items in th e MSET menus . How to Select a Menu Item 1 Set the po wer s witch to . 2 Press and hold ( / ) so that is displayed. 3 Press ( ). The menu screen appears . 4 Press / t o select a desired it em from the MSET menu , then pres s 4[...]

RECORDING FEA TURES EN 33 ADVANCED OPERA T IONS MasterP age: Menu_Right Manual Focus The camera's Full Ran ge AF system offers continuous focusing ability f rom close- up to infinity . Howe ver , th e 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 n[...]

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 various lighting. How ev er , you can also select the following modes according t o the shoo ting situations. 1 Select [WB] in the MSET menu. ( 墌 pg . 32) 2 Press / to sele ct th[...]

RECORDING FEA TURES EN 35 ADVANCED OPERA T IONS MasterP age: Menu_Right Shutter Speed Y ou can set the shutte r speed manually . A f ast 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 UTO] i[...]

36 EN RECORDING FEA TURES MasterP age: Body_Left Program AE Y ou can use the p rogram AE settin gs f o r specifi c shooting s ituations. 1 Select [P .AE] in the MSET menu. ( 墌 pg. 32) 2 Press / to sele ct the desired mode . TWILIGHT : Ma kes e vening scenes l ook more natura l. SPO T LIGHT : The subjec t in the front is accentuate d by bl urring [...]

EN 37 ADVANCED OPERA T IONS MasterP age: Menu_Heading0_Right PLA YBA CK F EA TURES Y ou can vie w videos with various ef fe cts of scene transitio n. 1 Set the pow er switch 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 ef fect. F A DER-WHIT[...]

38 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left MANA GING FILES Y ou can view the fi le information i n playback mode. Information on Video Files Press INFO / while vide o playback is paused. File in f or mation ap pears. FILE : File name FOLDER : F older name DA TE/TIME : Date an d time of th e recording PB TIME : Pl ayb ack time (length of the file) QU A LITY :[...]

MANA GING FILES EN 39 ADVANCED OPERA T IONS MasterP age: Menu_Right T o protect all f iles 5 Press / to select [PRO TECT ALL], then press 49 . 6 Press / to select [EXECUTE], then press 49 . ● All files are protected. T o release protection of all f iles 5 Select [CANCEL ALL], then press 49 . 6 Press / to select [EXECUTE], then press 49 . CAUTION:[...]

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

MANA GING FILES EN 41 ADVANCED OPERA T IONS MasterP age: Menu_Right Y ou can co py or mov e still image files between the built-in hard di sk (HDD) and SD c ard using the on-scree n display . Before proceeding to follo wing st eps, ● Make s ure that SD card is inser ted in the SD slot. ● Make sure that enou gh free space is left in the cop y/mo[...]

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 older . It is conv enient to separ ate the new files from previously re corded fil es. 1 Set the po wer s witch to or . 2 Press MENU . Th e menu screen appears. 3 Press / to s[...]

MANA GING FILES EN 43 ADVANCED OPERA T IONS MasterP age: Menu_Right T o check the play list by playing back the video Y ou can chec k the play list be fore sav ing it. 1 After step 10 , press to select a thumbnail image of the pl ay list. 2 Press / to sele ct a scene you want to check. 3 Press 49 . The playback of the pla y l ist star ts fro m the [...]

44 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left Add/Delete Files in Play List Y ou can edit existing play 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 YLIST], then press 49 . 5 Press / to select [EDIT], then press 49 . 6 Press / to select t[...]

MANA GING FILES EN 45 ADVANCED OPERA T IONS MasterP age: Menu_Right Deleting Play List Y ou can delete un necessary pla y lists. 1 Set the pow er switch to . 2 Set the MODE s witch to . 3 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 4 Press / to se lect [PLA YL IST], the n press 49 . 5 Press / to select [DELETE], then press 49 . The tabl e of pla y lists [...]

46 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left This camera is compatib le with DPOF (Digital Print Order Format). Y o u can set which i mages to be printed and the number of prints with th is camera. Thi s feature is useful to print with a DPOF-compat ible printer or bring a recording medium to photo lab f or print. T o print by selecting a still ima[...]

MANA GING FILES EN 47 ADVANCED OPERA T IONS MasterP age: Menu_Right If yo ur printer is compatib le with Pict Br idge, s till images can b e printe d easily by connecti ng the camera with t h e USB cab le directly to the print er . DPOF setting can als o be used. ( 墌 pg. 46) NOTE: After selectin g [DIRECT PRI NT] in the menu, connect the USB cab [...]

48 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left MENU SETTINGS Y ou can c hange the menu s ettings t o customize your camera. Access the des ired menu screen by f ollowing the step s below , then ch ange the various se ttings. 1 Select the op eration mode. For Recording Me nus: Set the po wer s witch to . For Pla yback Menu s: Set the po wer s witch to . 2 Select [...]

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 a tion with th e remote control. OFF : Disables the funct ion. [ON] : T urn s off the p ower automatica lly to prev en t HDD damage when the camera is accidental ly dropped. ( 墌 pg. 21) CA[...]

50 EN MENU SETTINGS MasterP age: Body_Left [ ] = F actor y-pres et Select the desired picture qua lity . [OFF] : Disab les the function. 16:9 WID E : For playbac k on TVs w ith an aspec t ratio of 16: 9. Naturally e xpands the image to fit the screen without distor tion. The indicator appears . When usin g this mode , refer to you r wide-scree n TV[...]

MENU SETTINGS EN 51 MENU SETTING S MasterP age: Menu_Right [ ] = F actor y-preset [FINE] / ST ANDARD Select the de sired image qu ality . [1600 x 1200] / 128 0 x 960 / 1024 x 768 / 640 x 480 Select the de sired image si ze. [OFF] / 2SEC / 10SEC By setting th e self-timer , a still image is recor ded 2 or 10 secon ds after pressi ng recording star t[...]

52 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left 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 f[...]

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, 48[...]

54 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left Other problems The po wer/charge la mp on the c amera does not light during charging. ● Charging is difficult in places subject to extre mely 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 [...]

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 lev el ● As the battery power comes close to nil, the battery indicator blinks . When the battery power is exhau sted, pow er turns off automatically . SET DA TE/TIME! [...]

56 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left NO VIDEO MANA GE MENT FILE VIDEO FILES HA VE BEEN MO VED T O MPE G FOLDER The data cann ot be recorde d properl y , or the video manageme nt file is de leted or not f ound. Video files ha ve been mov ed to MPEG (EXTMOV) f ol der . ( 墌 pg. 22) PLA Y LIST’S MANA GEM ENT INFORMA TION IS BROKEN. REMAKE PLA Y [...]

REFERENCES EN 57 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right Bef ore cleaning, turn off the came ra and re mov e the battery pack an d AC adapter . T o clean the exterior 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 monitor Wipe gently [...]

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

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 ay from metallic objects when not in use. ... allow inflammables, water or metallic objects to enter the unit. ... remov e the [...]

60 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left Camera Po wer su pply DC 11 V (Using AC adapter) DC 7.2 V (Usi ng batter y pack) Po wer co nsumption Approx. 5.2 W Dimensions (W x H x D) 71 mm x 70 mm x 109 mm Wei g h t Appro x. 390 g (without batte ry , lens cap and strap) Appro x. 450 g (incl. ba tter y , lens ca p and strap) Operating tempe rature 0°C t[...]

REFERENCES EN 61 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right Format JPEG Image size 4 modes (1600 x 12 00 / 1280 x 960 / 102 4 x 768 / 640 x 480) Picture quality 2 modes (FINE/ST ANDARD) AV S-Video outp ut: Y : 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω , analogue C: 0.29 V (p-p), 75 Ω , analogue Video output : 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω , an alogue Au dio output : 300 mV (rms), 1 k ?[...]

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 incre ases or decrea ses depending on the condi tions such as image size and/or picture qu ality . The first colum n in the table indicates th e condition s. 8 Compatible rec[...]

REFERENCES EN 63 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right : Approximate number of storable i mages (for still image) ● Built-i n hard disk ● SD card Image size/ quality Number of storab le images 640 x 480/ FINE 9999 640 x 480/ ST ANDARD 9999 1024 x 768/ FINE 9999 1024 x 768/ ST ANDARD 9999 1280 x 960/ FINE 9999 1280 x 960/ ST ANDARD 9999 1600 x 1200[...]

© 2005 Victor Company of J apan, Limited AA/AG/AH/AS Printed in Japan 0905FOH-AL-VP EN MasterP age: Reference_Heading0 _Right A AC Adapter ................... ................................ .... 16 B Backlight Compensation ............... ...................... 31 Battery Pack ..................... ............................ .... 14 Brightness[...]

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[...]

–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[...]

–3– MasterP age: Body 3 RESTRICTION ON THE PROGRAM (1) Y ou may not re verse engineer , decompile, disassemble, revise or modify the Program, except to the extent that expressly per mitted by applicable law . (2) Y ou ma y 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 have no[...]

–4– MasterP age: Body 7 EXPOR T CONTROL Y ou agree that Y ou will not sh ip, transf e r or ex por t the Progr am or underlying inf ormation and technol ogy to any countries to whi ch Japa n and other rele vant c ountries hav e initiated an embargo on such go ods. 8 U.S. GOVERNMENT USER If Y ou are a n agency of the Unite d States of America (th[...]

–5– MasterP age: Body Y ou can find the latest info rmation (in English) on the provided software p rogram at our wo rld wide web se r ver at http: //www .jvc- victor .co.jp/english/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 an[...]

–6– MasterP age: BodyAcross Use of this s oftwar e is authoriz ed according to the te r ms of the softw are license. 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 /worldmap/ index-e.html ), please fill out the[...]

–7– MasterP age: BodyAcross PIXELA Fo r technical inquiries, please contact the PIXELA User Support Center in your region. Please check the PIXEL A website f or latest information 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 Asia[...]

–8– MasterP age: BodyAcross Windows ® 8 Digital Photo Navig ator The f ollowing require ments must be satisfied to conn ect a camera to a PC and to use Digita l Photo 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 ess[...]

–9– MasterP age: BodyAcross 8 CyberLink DVD Solution The f ollowing requiremen ts must be satisfied 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 7[...]

–1 0 – MasterP age: BodyAcross Macintosh 8 Capty MPEG Edit EX The f ollowing requirements must be sat isfied to use Capty MPEG Edit EX. ● The system r equirements inf or mation abo ve is not a g uarantee that the provid ed softw are will work on all pers onal computers mee ting those re quirements. ● Windows ® is eithe r register ed tradem[...]

–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 ollowing driv ers or software . 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 1.5[...]

–1 2 – MasterP age: Body 5 Click [Ne xt]. [License Agree ment] screen a ppears. 6 Click [Y es ]. [Customer Inf ormation] screen ap pears. 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] s creen appears. 9 Select the pro[...]

–1 3 – MasterP age: Body NOTES: ● If P owerDirector/P owerProducer/P owerD VD have already been installed on the PC , uninstall 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 (Po werDirector Express NE, P ower[...]

–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 s witch to the 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 [...]

–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 e s : Stored in the [xxx JVCSO] folder (where xxx is a number), with in the [DCIM] folder . [DCIM] : Contains f olders with still images (JPEG) (extension ?[...]

–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 or m the procedure in “Viewing the Contents of a Recor ding Medium (Windo ws ® )” (  pg. 14). The folders in the reco rding medium ap pear . 2 Create a new f older , enter the folde[...]

–1 7 – MasterP age: Body T o use the camera to pla y back video file s (MPEG2 files, with the e xtension “.mpg”) which have been edited using the pr ovided software, change the file na me to "MO V_xx xx.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[...]

–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 switch to off. The camera tur ns off. This manual only refers to software instal lation and PC conne ction. For more details[...]

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

–2 0 – MasterP age: Body 5 Copy the enti re [SD_VIDEO] f older . 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] folder of the PC . ● The [EXTMO V] folder may contain dropped scenes or video corrupted by the manageme nt folder due[...]

–2 1 – MasterP age: Body 1 Start P owerDirecto r Express NE and c lick [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 the playbac k order . ● If necessary , edit tran sition or title on th[...]

–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 performed at the origin al image qu[...]

–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[...]

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

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

–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 Ti tles (Windows®)”, copy it to the ca mera. (Example of file name) NOTES: ● The Defau lt××.mpg file is created, 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 [...]

–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 you a gree with the lice nse agreement. Select a Desti nation scre[...]

–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 appears . ● If you are not the owner , this screen will n ot be appeared. 12 Click [Close] after you will con firm the message that te lls you the installati on has been completed. 13 Cli[...]

–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 s witch to the 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 moni tor [...]

–3 0 – MasterP age: Body NOTES: ● Any f olders or files other than t hose 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 [...]

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

–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 combi ne two or more files, they need to first be linked in [...]

–3 3 – MasterP age: Body 4 Click [Op en] to impo rt the file. 5 The files ar e arranged in playback or d er in the File Combinatio n Mode window . 6 After the fil es are arranged, c lick [ 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[...]

–3 4 – MasterP age: Body Skip to Step9 if you do not edit vide o files. Step5 Switching to T rim ming Mode . 1 Click [Vie w] from the C apty MPEG Edit EX menu bar . 2 Click [T rimmi ng]. * 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 [...]

–3 5 – MasterP age: Body Step8 Saving 1 Select the tri mming range processing method. Delete trimming range Deletes the trimming ra nge and creates a new file. Combine range and create Combines the mult iple tr imming 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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