JVC GZ-HM40 Camera Accessories User Manual


 
Table of Contents
Beginner’s Guide ...........................................................
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Charging .................................................................................. 4
Recording
................................................................................ 4
Playback .................................................................................. 4
Shooting Tips ........................................................................... 4
Holiday Season/Christmas ...................................................... 5
Wedding .................................................................................. 6
Travel ....................................................................................... 7
Amusement Park ..................................................................... 9
Getting Started
Key Features ......................................................................... 10
Verifying the Accessories ......................................................
11
Charging the Battery Pack ..................................................... 12
Grip Adjustment ..................................................................... 13
Using as a Hand Strap ....................................................... 13
Inserting an SD Card ............................................................. 14
Types of Usable SD Card ................................................... 14
Turning On the Unit ................................................................ 15
Clock Setting ......................................................................... 16
Resetting the Clock ............................................................ 17
Changing the Display Language ............................................ 18
Holding this Unit .................................................................... 18
Tripod Mounting .................................................................... 18
Using this Unit Overseas ....................................................... 19
Charging the Battery Pack Overseas ................................. 19
Setting the Clock to Local Time when Traveling ................. 19
Setting Daylight Saving Time ............................................. 20
Optional Accessories ............................................................. 20
Recording
Taking Videos in Intelligent Auto Mode .................................. 21
Zooming ............................................................................. 22
Manual Recording ................................................................. 23
Scene Selection ................................................................. 24
Adjusting Focus Manually .................................................. 25
Adjusting Brightness .......................................................... 26
Setting White Balance ........................................................ 27
Setting Backlight Compensation ........................................ 28
Taking Close-up Shots ....................................................... 28
Capturing Human Subjects Clearly (Face Detection AE/AF) . 29
Reducing Camera Shake ....................................................... 30
Recording at Intervals (TIME-LAPSE RECORDING) ............. 31
Recording Automatically by Sensing Movements (AUTO REC)
............................................................................................ 32
Remaining Recording Time/Battery Power ............................ 33
Playback
Playing Back Videos .............................................................. 35
Playing a Video with Defective Management Information ... 36
Searching for a Specific Video ............................................... 36
Date Search ....................................................................... 37
Connecting to and Viewing on TV .......................................... 37
Connecting via the HDMI Mini Connector .......................... 38
Connecting via the AV Connector ...................................... 39
Editing
Deleting Unwanted Files ........................................................ 40
Deleting the Currently Displayed File
................................. 40
Deleting Selected Files ...................................................... 41
Deleting All Files ................................................................ 42
Protecting Files ...................................................................... 42
Protecting/Releasing Protection of the Currently Displayed
File .................................................................................. 42
Protecting/Releasing Protection of Selected Files .............. 43
Protecting All Files ............................................................. 44
Releasing Protection of All Files ......................................... 44
Copying
Dubbing Files to a Disc by Connecting to a DVD Recorder ... 45
Creating a Disc Using a Connected Blu-ray Recorder
........... 45
Copying to Windows PC ........................................................ 46
Verifying System Requirements (Guideline) ....................... 46
Installing the Provided Software (Built-in) ........................... 47
Backing Up All Files ........................................................... 48
Organizing Files ................................................................. 49
Recording Videos to Discs ................................................. 50
Backing Up Files Without Using Provided Software ........... 51
List of Files and Folders ..................................................... 53
Copying to Mac Computer ..................................................... 54
Menu Settings
Operating the Menu ............................................................... 55
Recording Menu (Video) ........................................................
56
FACE PRIORITY AE/AF ..................................................... 56
DIS ..................................................................................... 56
GAIN UP ............................................................................ 57
WIND CUT ......................................................................... 57
TIME-LAPSE RECORDING ............................................... 57
AUTO REC ........................................................................ 57
VIDEO QUALITY ................................................................ 58
ZOOM ................................................................................ 58
ZOOM MIC ........................................................................ 59
CLOCK ADJUST ................................................................ 59
Manual Settings Menu ........................................................... 60
SCENE SELECT ................................................................ 60
FOCUS .............................................................................. 60
BRIGHTNESS ADJUST ..................................................... 60
WHITE BALANCE .............................................................. 60
BACKLIGHT COMP. .......................................................... 60
TELE MACRO .................................................................... 60
Playback Menu (Video) .......................................................... 61
DISPLAY DATE/TIME ........................................................ 62
DELETE ............................................................................. 62
PROTECT/CANCEL .......................................................... 62
SEARCH DATE .................................................................. 62
PLAYBACK OTHER FILE .................................................. 62
K2 TECHNOLOGY ............................................................ 62
CLOCK ADJUST ................................................................ 63
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY ..................................................... 63
Display Settings Menu ........................................................... 64
LANGUAGE ....................................................................... 64
DATE DISPLAY STYLE ..................................................... 64
MONITOR BRIGHTNESS .................................................. 65
Basic Settings Menu .............................................................. 66
DEMO MODE .................................................................... 66
OPERATION SOUND ........................................................ 67
AUTO POWER OFF ........................................................... 67
QUICK RESTART .............................................................. 68
UPDATE ............................................................................ 68
PC SOFTWARE UPDATE ................................................. 68
FACTORY PRESET ........................................................... 68
Connection Settings Menu .................................................... 69
DISPLAY ON TV ................................................................ 69
VIDEO OUTPUT ................................................................ 69
HDMI OUTPUT .................................................................. 70
HDMI CONTROL ............................................................... 70
Media Settings Menu ............................................................. 71
FORMAT SD CARD ........................................................... 71
MOBILE USER GUIDE .......................................................... 72
Names of Parts
Front ...................................................................................... 73
Rear .......................................................................................
73
Bottom ................................................................................... 74
Interior ................................................................................... 74
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