JVC GY-HD101 Camcorder User Manual


 
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CONTENTS
ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
MAIN FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
INTRODUCTION
Precautions for Proper Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Routine and Periodical Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Precautions for Use of Head Cleaning Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Battery Pack to be Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Videocassette to be Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Characteristic CCD Phenomena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNEC-
TORS
ZOOM Lens (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Front Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rear Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
LCD Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Right Side Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Left Side Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Top Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Indications on the LCD Monitor and in the Viewfinder . . . . 19
PREPARATIONS
Basic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Attaching the Zoom Lens (Provided) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Attaching the Microphone (Provided) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
How to Attach the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Inserting an SD Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
•Inserting an SD Memory Card
•Taking out the SD memory card
•About SD Memory Cards
About the Viewfinder Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
AC Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
•Charging the Built-in Battery
Battery Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
•Charging the Battery Pack
•Attaching the Battery Pack on the GY-HD100
•Detaching the Battery Pack from the GY-HD100
•Remaining Battery Power Display
•Battery Recharge Times
•Operating Time with Battery Pack
•Precautions for the Battery Pack
•Recharging
PREPARATIONS FOR OPERATION
Turning the Power ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
•Turning the Power ON
•Turning the Power OFF
Loading/Unloading the Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Setting and Displaying the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
•Setting the Date and Time Style
•Setting the Date and Time
•Displaying the Time and Date on the Screen
Displaying Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Recording Time Codes in Continuation of Time Codes Re-
corded on Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Presetting and Recording of Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
•Presetting time cord data
•Presetting user’s bit data
Screen Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Viewfinder Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Back Focus Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
White Balance Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
•White Balance Adjustment
•Full Auto White Balance (FAW)
SETTING AND ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE
SHOOTING
Setting the Video Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Screen Size (4:3/16:9) Mode Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Audio Input Signal Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
•Selecting the CH-2 channel input connector
•Selecting the audio signal input
•Adjusting Audio during Recording
•Monitoring Audio during Recording
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CONTENTS
SHOOTING OPERATION
Basic Recording Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
•If the Record-Standby Mode Continues
•Checking Recorded Contents in Record-Standby
Mode (Recording Check Function)
HEADER REC Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
PLAYBACK MODE
Playback Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Fast-Forward, Rewind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Outputting Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
USING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS
Connecting the Video Signal Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
•Connecting the IEEE1394 Cable
•Composite and Component Connections
Dubbing with AV Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
HDV/DV Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Backup Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
MENU SCREENS
Menu Screen Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Setting Menu Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
TOP MENU Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
VIDEO FORMAT Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
CAMERA OPERATION Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
CAMERA PROCESS [1/2] Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
CAMERA PROCESS [2/2] Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
ADVANCED PROCESS Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
COLOR MATRIX ADJUST Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
SKIN COLOR ADJUST Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
SWITCH MODE Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
AUDIO/MIC Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
LCD/VF [1/3] Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
LCD/VF [2/3] Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
LCD/VF [3/3] Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
TC/UB/CLOCK Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
HEADER REC Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
TIME/DATE Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
OTHERS [1/2] Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
OTHERS [2/2] Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
FILE MANAGE Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
•Loading a menu settings file
•Saving settings
•Resetting the menu settings to the factory settings
•Initializing (formatting) an SD memory card
FEATURES OF THE CAMERA SECTION
How to Use Skin Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Outputting color bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
OTHERS
Warnings and Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
How to Display the Hour Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Information for Users on Disposal of Old Equipment . . . . .89
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS