JVC DF450 Instructions - Page 48

48 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING PROGRAM AE OFF: Disables the function. (Factory-preset) NIGHTALIVE: (੬ pg. 43) SHUTTER 1/60: The shutter speed is fixed at 1/60th of a second. Black bands that usually appear when shooting a TV screen become narrower. SHUTTER 1/100: The shutter speed is fixed at 1/100th of a second. The flickering that occurs when shooting under a fluorescent light or mercury-vapor lamp is reduced. SHUTTER 1/250/ SHUTTER 1/500/ SHUTTER 1/1000*/ SHUTTER 1/2000*/ SHUTTER 1/4000*: These settings allow fastmoving images to be captured one frame at a time, for vivid, stable slow-motion playback by fixing shutter speed variables. Use these settings when an automatic adjustment does not work well, using SPORTS mode. The faster the shutter speed, the darker the picture becomes. Use the shutter function under good lighting conditions. SPORTS (Variable Shutter Speed: 1/250 - 1/4000): This setting allows fast-moving images to be captured one frame at a time, for vivid, stable slow-motion playback. The faster the shutter speed, the darker the picture becomes. Use the shutter function under good lighting conditions. SNOW: Compensates for subjects that may otherwise appear too dark when shooting in extremely bright surroundings such as in the snow. SPOTLIGHT: Compensates for subjects that may otherwise appear too bright when shooting under extremely strong direct lighting such as spotlights. TWILIGHT: Makes evening scenes look more natural. White Balance (੬ pg. 46) is automatically set to " ", but can be changed to your desired setting. When Twilight is chosen, the camcorder automatically adjusts the focus from approx. 10 m (32 ft) to infinity. From less than 10 m (32 ft), adjust the focus manually. SEPIA: Recorded scenes have a brownish tint like old photos. Combine this with the Cinema mode for a classic look. MONOTONE: Like classic black and white films, your footage is shot in B/W. Used together with the Cinema mode, it enhances the "classic film" effect. CLASSIC FILM*: Gives recorded scenes a strobe effect. STROBE*: Your recording looks like a series of consecutive snapshots. MIRROR*: Creates a mirror image on the right half of the screen, juxtaposed to the normal image on the other half. * Available only when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to "VIDEO". (GR-DF470/450 only) Navigation Function (GR-DF470/ 450 only) The Navigation Function helps you check tape contents by making thumbnail images on a memory card. Before continuing To use Navigation functions, load a cassette and memory card, then set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to "VIDEO". To make thumbnail images during video recording automatically 1 Set "NAVIGATION" to the desired navigation storing time. (੬ pg. 36, 37) ● If the " " indicator appears blinking on the screen, wait until it stops blinking. If it does not stop blinking after a while, check if a memory card is loaded. 2 Set the Power Switch to "A" or "M". 3 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start recording. ● When the recording time is over the navigation time set in step 1, " " appears briefly, then the image of the point where recording is started is captured and stored in the memory card as a thumbnail image. ● If the Recording Start/Stop button is pressed before " " stops blinking, the image of the point where the loaded memory card is recognized is captured. 4 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to stop recording.