JVC GR-D340, Instructions Manual

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FEATURES FOR RECORDING
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The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers
continuous shooting ability from close-up (as
close as approx. 5 cm to the subject) to infinity.
However, correct focus may not be obtained
depending on the shooting condition. In this
case, use the manual focus mode.
1
Set the Power Switch to
“REC”
.
2
Set the recording mode
to “
M
” (
墌
pg. 14)
3
Press FOCUS . The
manual focus indicator
appears.
4
Press or to focus
on a subject.
●
When the focus level
cannot be adjusted any
further or closer, “
” or “ ” will blink.
5
Press SET . Focus adjustment is complete.
To reset to Auto Focus
Press FOCUS twice.
Manual focus is recommended in situations
listed below.
●
When two subjects overlap in the same scene.
●
When illumination is low.*
●
When the subject has no contrast (difference in
brightness and darkness), such as a flat, one-
colour wall, or a clear, blue sky.*
●
When a dark object is barely visible in the LCD
monitor or the viewfinder.*
●
When the scene contains minute patterns or
identical patterns that are regularly repeated.
●
When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light
reflecting off the surface of a body of water.
●
When shooting a scene with a high-contrast
background.
* The following low-contrast warnings appear
blinking: , , and .
Manual exposure control is recommended in the
following situations:
●
When shooting using reverse lighting or when the
background is too bright.
●
When shooting on a reflective natural background
such as at the beach or when skiing.
●
When the background is overly dark or the subject
is bright.
1
Set the Power Switch to
“REC”
.
2
Set the recording mode to “
M
” (
墌
pg. 14) .
3
Set “EXPOSURE” to “MANUAL” in
FUNCTION Menu (
墌
pg. 24)
●
The exposure control Menu appears.
4
To brighten the image, press . To darken
the image, press . (maximum ±6)
●
+3 exposure has the same effect as the backlight
compensation. (
墌
pg. 29)
●
–3 exposure has the same effect as when
PROGRAM AE is set to “SPOTLIGHT”.
(
墌
pg. 32)
5
Press SET or . Exposure adjustment is
complete.
To return to automatic exposure control
Select “AUTO” in step
3
.
NOTES:
●
You cannot use the manual exposure control at
the same time when “PROGRAM AE” is set to
“SPOTLIGHT” or “SNOW” (
墌
pg. 32), or with the
backlight compensation.
●
If the adjustment does not cause any visible
change in brightness, set “GAIN UP” to “AUTO”.
(
墌
pg. 23, 24)
Manual Focus
Manual focus
indicator
Exposure Control
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