JVC GR-SXM740U User Manual - Page 19

M.w.b., Title, Date/time Disp. - camcorder battery

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M.W.B. If the white balance is correct, all other colors will be accurately reproduced. AUTO : White balance is adjusted automatically. FINE : Outdoors on a sunny day. CLOUD : Outdoors on a cloudy day. HALOGEN : A video light or similar type of lighting is used. MWB: White balance is set manually. Hold a sheet of plain white paper in front of the subject. Adjust zoom or position yourself so that the white paper fills the screen. If it is difficult to focus on the white paper, adjust focus manually (੬ FOCUS in CAMERA MENU). Press the MENU Wheel 1 in until "MWB" begins blinking. When the setting is completed, "MWB" stops blinking. • Once you adjust white balance manually, the setting is retained even if the power is turned off or the battery removed. • White balance cannot be used when the "SEPIA" or "MONOTONE" mode (੬ pg. 23, "Digital Effects") is activated. S.LX MAX: To record a subject in a darkly lit environment, when it is more convenient to shoot the subject with a brighter image even if the picture becomes slightly coarse. NORMAL: To record a subject in a dimly lit environment, when it is more convenient to shoot with a less coarse picture although the subject becomes slightly dark. This setting is suitable for measuring sensitivity conforming to EIA-639 (EIA* Standard for Low Light Sensitivity Measurement). * EIA : Electronic Industries Alliance OFF: Allows you to shoot dark scenes with no picture brightness adjustment. TITLE Allows you to superimpose one of eight preset titles in 2 different languages. Change the language in TITLE LANG. (੬ pg. 21) in SYSTEM MENU. • $ shows the selected title which remains until OFF is selected. DATE/TIME DISP. Makes the date/time appear in the camcorder or on a connected monitor (set DATE/TIME in SYSTEM MENU first ੬ pg. 7). • The selected display will be recorded. If you do not want to record the display, select OFF before shooting. • In the AUTO DATE mode, the camcorder records the date for about 5 seconds when recording is initiated after the date is changed, a cassette is loaded, or AUTO DATE is selected. The date is replaced after 5 seconds with "AUTO DATE" but this is not recorded. GR-SXM740U_EN 19 19 02.4.22, 6:02 PM

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M.W.B.
If the white balance is correct, all other colors will
be accurately reproduced.
AUTO
:
White balance is adjusted
automatically.
FINE
:
Outdoors on a sunny day.
CLOUD
:
Outdoors on a cloudy day.
HALOGEN
:
A video light or similar type of
lighting is used.
MWB:
White balance is set manually. Hold a sheet
of plain white paper in front of the subject. Adjust
zoom or position yourself so that the white paper
fills the screen. If it is difficult to focus on the white
paper, adjust focus manually (
±
FOCUS in
CAMERA MENU). Press the MENU Wheel
1
in
until
MWB
begins blinking. When the setting is
completed,
MWB
stops blinking.
Once you adjust white balance manually, the
setting is retained even if the power is turned off
or the battery removed.
White balance cannot be used when the
SEPIA
or
MONOTONE
mode (
±
pg. 23,
Digital
Effects
) is activated.
S.LX
MAX:
To record a subject in a darkly lit
environment, when it is more convenient to shoot
the subject with a brighter image even if the picture
becomes slightly coarse.
NORMAL:
To record a subject in a dimly lit
environment, when it is more convenient to shoot
with a less coarse picture although the subject
becomes slightly dark. This setting is suitable for
measuring sensitivity conforming to EIA-639 (EIA*
Standard for Low Light Sensitivity Measurement).
* EIA : Electronic Industries Alliance
OFF:
Allows you to shoot dark scenes with no
picture brightness adjustment.
TITLE
Allows you to superimpose one of eight preset
titles in 2 different languages. Change the
language in TITLE LANG. (
±
pg. 21) in SYSTEM
MENU.
$
shows the selected title which remains until
OFF is selected.
DATE/TIME DISP.
Makes the date/time appear in the camcorder or on
a connected monitor (set DATE/TIME in SYSTEM
MENU first
±
pg. 7).
The selected display will be recorded. If you do
not want to record the display, select OFF before
shooting.
In the AUTO DATE mode, the camcorder records
the date for about 5 seconds when recording is
initiated after the date is changed, a cassette is
loaded, or AUTO DATE is selected. The date is
replaced after 5 seconds with
AUTO DATE
but
this is not recorded.
GR-SXM740U_EN
02.4.22, 6:02 PM
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