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ENGLISH

DIGITAL MEDIA CAMERA

Advanced Operation Manual

LYT1366-001A

This manual includes the advanced operations of the camera.

To read the contents, use the table of the contents on the left, or click the major titles below.

ADVANCED RECORDING

ADVANCED PLAYBACK

MANAGING FILES

PLAY LIST

PRINTING

MENU SETTINGS

0904HOH-AL

© 2004 Victor Company of Japan, Limited

Summary of Contents for Digital Media Camera LYT1366-001A

Page 1: ...ual includes the advanced operations of the camera To read the contents use the table of the contents on the left or click the major titles below ADVANCED RECORDING ADVANCED PLAYBACK MANAGING FILES PLAY LIST PRINTING MENU SETTINGS 0904HOH AL 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 2: ...oom Digital zooming is possible up to 200x Set ZOOM to 40X or 200X NOTES Focusing may become unstable during zooming In this case set the zoom before recording and lock the focus by using the manual focus then zoom in or out during recording During digital zoom the quality of image may suffer Macro shooting is possible as close as approx 5 cm 2 to the subject when the zoom lever is set all the way...

Page 3: ...sh fires automatically when the surroundings are dark AUTO RED EYE The flash fires automatically but reduces the red eye phenomenon of the subject s eyes ON The flash fires regardless of the shooting condition SLOW SYNCHRO The flash fires regardless of the shooting condition The shutter speed becomes slower in this mode so the background can be also brightened Factory preset Press The selected mod...

Page 4: ...ode in step 4 then select the desired setting by pressing The adjustment range is 3 to 3 NOTES The flash does not fire during continuous shooting If the flash is not bright enough set GAIN to 160 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 5: ...e MSET menus How To Select a Menu Item Set the power switch to Press so that is displayed Press The menu appears Press to select a desired item from the MSET menu then press There are 6 items in the MSET menu AE Manual Exposure AF Manual Focus WB White Balance S SP Shutter Speed P AE Program AE EF Effect ...

Page 6: ...setting then press Press The menu disappears NOTES While recording is in progress S SP P AE and EF cannot be set even if is pressed It is not possible to set P AE and S SP simultaneously 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 7: ... is selected press video mode only To brighten the image press To darken the image press Adjustment range For video recording 6 to 6 or AUTO automatic exposure For still image recording 2 0 to 2 0 EV Press The setting is completed Press to close the MSET menu To lock the exposure After step 5 press and hold for over 2 seconds The indicator appears NOTES You cannot use the manual exposure at the sa...

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Page 9: ...Press The setting is completed To return to automatic focus Select AUTO in step 2 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 color wall or a clear blue sky When a dark object is barely visible in the display When the scene contai...

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Page 11: ...on the light source Manual White Balance Adjustment FINE When shooting outdoors on a sunny day CLOUD When shooting outdoors on a cloudy day HALOGEN When a video light or similar type of lighting is used Press The setting is completed Press to close the MSET menu To return to automatic white balance Select AUTO in step 2 Manual White Balance Adjustment Select MWB in WB menu Hold a sheet of plain wh...

Page 12: ... natural fluorescent candlelight etc Because the color temperature is different depending on the light source the subject tint will differ depending on the white balance settings Use this function for a more natural result Once you adjust white balance manually the setting is retained even if the power is turned off or the battery is removed 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 13: ... a TV screen become narrower 1 100 NTSC 1 120 PAL The shutter speed is fixed at 1 100 or 1 120 second The flickering that occurs when shooting under a fluorescent light or mercury vapor lamp is reduced 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 1 4000 Fast shutter speed allows fast moving subject to be captured one frame at a time vividly Use these settings when an automatic adjustment does not work well by SPORTS...

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Page 15: ...1 250 to 1 4000 second automatically SNOW Compensates for subjects that may appear too dark when shooting in extremely bright surroundings such as in the snow SPOTLIGHT Compensates for subjects that may appear too bright when shooting under extremely strong direct lighting such as spot lights TWILIGHT Makes evening scenes look more natural Press The setting is completed Press to close the MSET men...

Page 16: ...ld photos MONOTONE The image becomes black and white like old movies CLASSIC FILM The image has an old movie atmosphere by the effect of skipping frames STROBE The image looks like a series of consecutive snapshots Not available for still image recording Press The setting is completed Press to close the MSET menu To turn off the effect Select OFF in step 2 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 17: ...imple operation dark portions of the subject are brightened by increasing the exposure Set the power switch to Press so that is displayed Press so that the indicator appears To cancel backlight compensation Press twice so that the indicator disappears 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 18: ...ears at the center Press to select the desired spot metering area frame Press The setting is completed To lock the exposure After step 4 press and hold for over 2 seconds The indicator appears To cancel spot exposure control Press once so that the indicator disappears NOTES Spot exposure control may not be possible when some other functions are activated Depending on the shooting location and cond...

Page 19: ...play of Video Files Slide the zoom lever to W while playback is paused The display switches to the index screen Move the frame to the desired file by pressing Pressing INFO displays the selected file information Press to start playback Index Display of Still Image Files Slide the zoom lever to W when a recorded image is displayed The display switches to the index screen ...

Page 20: ...d file by pressing Pressing INFO displays the selected file information Press The selected file is displayed Playback List of Voice Files Slide the zoom lever to W while playback is paused The display switches to the playback list ...

Page 21: ...u can use the vertical scroll bar to find the desired files quickly The scroll bar is useful when deleting files creating play list setting DPOF etc Slide the zoom lever towards W to select the scroll bar in the index display Press to display the next or previous page If you press and hold the high speed search starts If you find the desired file slide the zoom lever towards T then select the file...

Page 22: ...o locate the start point of the next file Pressing repeatedly skips files in forward direction Press to locate the start point of the current file Pressing repeatedly skips files in reverse direction If or is pressed during normal playback or search playback resumes after locating the start point of a file Frame by frame playback While playback is paused press or Each press of button advances or r...

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Page 24: ...view of the image is displayed in the small screen on the lower right side The mark indicates the center point of the magnified area Press to move to the magnified area you want to view To zoom out slide the zoom lever towards W When the zoom is set all the way to W wide angle side sliding the zoom lever to W switches the display to the index screen 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 25: ... left to upper right leaving a black screen WIPE WINDOW The scene starts in the center of a black screen and wipes in toward the corners or comes in from the corners gradually wiping out to the center WIPE SLIDE Wipe in from right to left or wipe out from left to right WIPE DOOR Wipe in as the two halves of a black screen open to the left and right revealing the scene or wipe out and the black scr...

Page 26: ...s The setting is completed Press MENU to close the menu The selected wipe or fader effect works when playback starts and ends To turn off the effect Select OFF in step 5 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 27: ...ffect SEPIA The image has a brownish tint like old photos MONOTONE The image becomes black and white like old movies CLASSIC FILM The image has an old movie atmosphere by the effect of skipping frames STROBE The image looks like a series of consecutive snapshots Press The setting is completed Press MENU to close the menu To turn off the effect Select OFF in step 5 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limi...

Page 28: ...oom in The full view of the image is displayed in the small screen on the lower right side The mark indicates the center point of the magnified area Press to move to the magnified area you want to view To zoom out slide the zoom lever towards W When the zoom is set all the way to W wide angle side sliding the zoom lever to W switches the display to the index screen 2004 Victor Company of Japan Lim...

Page 29: ... of a still image If the index screen is displayed slide the zoom lever to T Press to rotate 90 clockwise Each time you press the image rotates clockwise 90 180 270 0 Press to rotate 90 counterclockwise Each time you press the image rotates counterclockwise 270 180 90 0 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 30: ...e menu appears Press to select EFFECT then press Press to select a desired effect SEPIA The image has a brownish tint like old photos MONOTONE The image becomes black and white like old photos Press The setting is completed Press MENU to close the menu To turn off the effect Select OFF in step 5 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 31: ...ume normal playback press Locating the start point of the file or skip the file Press to locate the start point of the next file Pressing repeatedly skips files in forward direction Press to locate the start point of the current file Pressing repeatedly skips files in reverse direction If or is pressed during normal playback or search playback resumes after locating the start point of a file 2004 ...

Page 32: ...yback time length of the file QUALITY Image quality PROTECT File protection status If you press INFO in the index screen selected file information is displayed To turn off the file information display press INFO again Information on still image files Press INFO while a still image is displayed File information appears FILE File name FOLDER Folder name DATE TIME Date and time of the recording SIZE ...

Page 33: ... playback is paused File information appears FILE File name FOLDER Folder name DATE TIME Date and time of the recording PB TIME Playback time length of the file QUALITY Sound quality PROTECT File protection status If you press INFO in the playback list selected file information is displayed To turn off the file information display press INFO again 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 34: ... select CURRENT then press Press to select EXECUTE then press You can select the previous or next file with To release protection select the protected file then perform step 5 and 6 To protect by selecting multiple files Press to select FILE SELECT then press The index screen appears Press to select the file you want to protect then press The mark appears on the file To protect other files repeat ...

Page 35: ...o release protection of all files Select CANCEL ALL then press Press to select EXECUTE then press CAUTION Do not remove the recording medium or perform any other operation such as turning off the power during protection Also be sure to use the provided AC adapter as the recording medium may be corrupted if the battery becomes exhausted during protection If the recording medium becomes corrupted fo...

Page 36: ...t EXECUTE then press NOTE If you press during recording mode the file recorded most recently will be deleted However if the recording mode video still image or voice is switched or the power is turned off and on again after recording you cannot delete the file Deleting on the menu screen Set the power switch to Select the file type video still image or voice by pressing MODE Press MENU The menu ap...

Page 37: ...oom lever and To delete other files repeat step 6 Press MENU Press to select EXECUTE AND QUIT then press The selected files are deleted To delete all files Press to select DELETE ALL then press Press to select EXECUTE then press To cancel deletion select CANCEL then press NOTES Protected files cannot be deleted To delete them release protection first Once files are deleted they cannot be restored ...

Page 38: ...tion Also be sure to use the provided AC adapter as the recording medium may be corrupted if the battery becomes exhausted during deletion If the recording medium becomes corrupted format it 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 39: ...en press Press to select CF SLOT or SD SLOT then press CF SLOT CF card SD SLOT SD card Press to select EXECUTE then press To cancel the formatting select CANCEL then press CAUTION Do not remove the recording medium or perform any other operation such as turning off the power during format Also be sure to use the provided AC adapter as the recording medium may be corrupted if the battery becomes ex...

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Page 41: ... appears In this case connect the AC adapter Press MENU The menu appears Press to select MEMORY CARD SETTING then press Press to select CLEAN UP then press Press to select CF SLOT or SD SLOT then press CF SLOT CF card SD SLOT SD card Press to select EXECUTE then press To cancel clean up select CANCEL then press When clean up is finished CLEANING UP COMPLETED appears Press to complete the operation...

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Page 43: ...ess to select MEMORY CARD SETTING then press Press to select COPY MOVE then press Press to select COPY or MOVE then press COPY Files are copied to the destination medium while leaving original files in the source medium MOVE Files are moved to the destination medium while deleting original files except read only files in the source medium Press to select the direction of copy move then press SD CF...

Page 44: ...n select EXECUTE and press When COPYING COMPLETED appears press to finish the operation To copy or move all still image files in the recording medium Press to select ALL Press to select EXECUTE then press If you want to cancel select CANCEL then press File transfer starts To stop the file transfer press then select EXECUTE and press When COPYING COMPLETED appears press to finish the operation 2004...

Page 45: ...recorded files Set the power switch to or Press MENU The menu appears Press to select MEMORY CARD SETTING then press Press to select NO RESET then press Press to select the file type video still image or voice then press Press to select EXECUTE then press Press The new folder such as 101JVCSO will be made and the file number will start again from the new number such as PIC_0001 JPG 2004 Victor Com...

Page 46: ...deo files Creating Play List By playing back the play list you can view your original video clips Playing Back Play List Created play lists can be modified or deleted Modifying Play Lists Dubbing to an external device using a play list is possible Dubbing Using Play List 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 47: ...te a play list by collecting previously recorded video files Set the power switch to Press MODE to select Press MENU The menu appears Press to select PLAY LIST then press Press to select EDIT then press Press to select NEW LIST then press ...

Page 48: ...ded files and select a file to be added to a play list The scroll bar can also be used with the zoom lever and Press The frame for selecting an inserting point appears Press to scroll upward or downward the thumbnail of images in a play list and select a position where you want to insert the selected file The scroll bar can also be used with the zoom lever and ...

Page 49: ...f the play list with Press to select a scene you want to check Press The playback of the play list starts from the selected scene The playback stops at the end of the play list automatically To check only the scene transition After step 10 select a scene transition with If a scene is selected press once more to select the scene transition bar Press to select a scene transition you want to check Pr...

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Page 51: ...s MENU The menu appears Press to select PLAY LIST then press Press to select PLAY LIST CONTENTS and press The table of play lists appears Press to select a list you want to play back The display format of date and time differs depending on the country where this product is sold The scroll bar can also be used with the zoom lever and Press to start playback ...

Page 52: ... the index screen for play list appears You can see the contents of the play list and select the desired scene To return to playback screen slide the zoom lever to T You can use various playback functions during playback To stop playback press To return to the normal playback mode select ALL SCENES in step 6 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 53: ...the power switch to Press MODE to select Press MENU The menu appears Press to select PLAY LIST then press Press to select EDIT then press Press to select the play list you want to edit then press To add or delete files follow the steps 7 to 12 in Creating Play List 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 54: ...elect a play list whose name you want to change The scroll bar can also be used with the zoom lever and The thumbnail appears on the upper right side Press The keyboard screen appears Press to select the desired letter then press Repeat this process to complete the name You can change the character types capital letters small letters or marks by selecting A a To correct a letter select or and pres...

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Page 56: ...press The table of play lists appears Press to select a play list you want to delete The thumbnail appears on the upper right side To delete all play lists at once select DELETE ALL Press Press to select EXECUTE and press The selected play list is deleted To cancel the setting select CANCEL and press Original files are not deleted even if you delete the play list 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limit...

Page 57: ...select PLAY LIST CONTENTS and press The table of play lists appears Press to select a list you want to dub The scroll bar can also be used with the zoom lever and Press Screen for dubbing appears Press to select START PLAYBACK then press Playback on the camera starts The black screen is displayed for 5 seconds To cancel the setting press to select CANCEL and press While the black screen is display...

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Page 59: ... This feature is useful to print with a DPOF compatible printer or bring a recording medium to photo lab for print To print by selecting a still image Set the power switch to Press MODE to select Press MENU The menu appears Press to select DPOF then press The DPOF menu screen appears Press to select SELECT IMAGES then press Press to select the desired file then press ...

Page 60: ... repeat steps 6 and 7 Press MENU to finish the setting To cancel the selection select the same image in step 6 To print all still images One print for each Display the DPOF menu screen To print by selecting a still image Press to select ALL 1 then press Press to select EXECUTE then press Press to finish the setting To confirm the DPOF setting Display the DPOF menu screen To print by selecting a st...

Page 61: ... You can also cancel the DPOF setting for the desired file by pressing Press MENU to return to the previous menu To reset the DPOF setting Display the DPOF menu screen To print by selecting a still image Press to select RESET then press Press to select EXECUTE then press Press to close the menu 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 62: ... also be used To print by selecting a still image Set the power switch to Press MODE to select Press MENU The menu appears Press to select DIRECT PRINT then press A message PLEASE CONNECT PRINTER appears Connect the camera to the printer with USB cable After a while the print menu appears Press to select SELECTED PRINT then press Press to select the desired file then press Press to set the number ...

Page 63: ...then press The image is printed To cancel print setting Press to select CANCEL then press To stop printing after printing starts Press The confirmation screen appears Press to select EXECUTE then press To print using the DPOF setting If the printer is compatible with DPOF you can use the DPOF setting Set the power switch to Press MODE to select Press MENU The menu appears ...

Page 64: ...inter with USB cable After a while the print menu appears Press to select DPOF PRINT then press Press to select PRINT then press The images are printed To confirm the DPOF setting press to select CHECK SETTINGS then press After that press MENU to return to the previous menu 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 65: ...ice Press MENU The menu screen appears Press to select the desired menu item Press The sub menu appears When selecting the menu which has one more sub menu repeat step 4 and 5 Press to select the desired setting Press Selection is complete To return to the normal screen press MENU Following menus are available Menu Power switch Mode lamp Common Menus for All Modes Video Recording Menus Video Playb...

Page 66: ...To display the operation guide Press INFO when the menu screen is displayed To remove the operation guide press INFO again 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 67: ...et to ON With DEMO MODE set to ON if there is no operation for about 3 minutes after the power switch is set to Performing any operation during the demonstration stops the demonstration temporarily If no operation is performed for more than 3 minutes after that the demonstration will resume NOTES If a recording medium is in the camera the demonstration cannot be turned on DEMO MODE remains ON even...

Page 68: ...D card is selected as a recording medium VOICE MODE CF SLOT The CF card is selected as a recording medium SD SLOT The SD card is selected as a recording medium FORMAT CF SLOT SD SLOT After formatting all files and data including protected files will be erased Formatting a Recording Medium CLEAN UP CF SLOT SD SLOT Writing speed of recording media tends to become slow after long period of repeated u...

Page 69: ... is selected the brightness control indicator appears Adjust the brightness of the display using then press DATE TIME OFF The date time does not appear AUTO Displays the date time for approx 5 seconds when the power switch is set from OFF to ON The date time is always displayed SCENE COUNTER OFF Disables the function ON Displays the counter during video mode CLOCK ADJUST Allows you to set the date...

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Page 71: ...MY 352 x 240 NTSC 352 x 288 PAL 1 5 Mbps WIDE MODE OFF Disables the function D WIDE The zoom range is extended beyond the maximum optical zoom wide angle range This mode s wide angle setting is equivalent to using a 0 8X wide conversion lens Zooming is possible from 0 8X to 10X This mode is suitable for shooting in a small room WIND CUT OFF Disables the function ON Helps cut down on noise created ...

Page 72: ...the shooting condition In this case the indicator blinks or goes out Switch off this mode when recording with the camera on the tripod CAMERA SETTING ZOOM 10X Only optical zoom is available up to 10X 40X Digital zoom is available up to 40X 200X Digital zoom is available up to 200X Zooming is possible to a maximum of 10X during still image recording TELE MACRO OFF Disables the function ON You can s...

Page 73: ...ER Wipe in on a black screen from the upper right to the lower left corner or wipe out from lower left to upper right leaving a black screen WIPE WINDOW The scene starts in the center of a black screen and wipes in toward the corners or comes in from the corners gradually wiping out to the center WIPE SLIDE Wipe in from right to left or wipe out from left to right WIPE DOOR Wipe in as the two halv...

Page 74: ...ish tint like old photos MONOTONE The image becomes black and white like old movies CLASSIC FILM The image has an old movie atmosphere by the effect of skipping frames STROBE The image looks like a series of consecutive snapshots PROTECT CURRENT FILE SELECT PROTECT ALL CANCEL ALL You can protect files from accidental erasure Protecting Files DELETE CURRENT FILE SELECT DELETE ALL You can delete unn...

Page 75: ...ed image size SELF TIMER OFF 2SEC 10SEC By setting the self timer a still image is recorded 2 or 10 seconds after pressing recording start stop button CONTINUOUS SHOOTING OFF Disables the function ON Keeping the recording start stop button pressed provides an effect similar to serial photography Interval between still images approx 0 3 seconds GAIN 80 160 Select the ISO sensitivity to the desired ...

Page 76: ...CAMERA SETTING TELE MACRO OFF Disables the function ON You can shoot a subject as large as possible at a distance of approx 60 cm 2 ft 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 77: ...CT You can view still images with special image effects OFF Disables the function SEPIA The image has a brownish tint like old photos MONOTONE The image becomes black and white like old photos PROTECT CURRENT FILE SELECT PROTECT ALL CANCEL ALL You can protect files from accidental erasure Protecting Files DELETE CURRENT FILE SELECT DELETE ALL You can delete unnecessary files Deleting Files ...

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Page 79: ...the quality Recording mode Bit rate FINE 48 KHz 1 5 Mbps 1 536 Kbps STANDARD 16 KHz 512 Kbps ECONOMY 8 KHz 256 Kbps RECORDING LEVEL HIGH MIDDLE LOW Select the desired voice recording level high middle low WIND CUT OFF Disables the function ON Helps cut down on noise created by wind 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

Page 80: ...mal speed SLOWPLAY Playback speed is 20 slower than normal speed Select the desired voice playback speed PROTECT CURRENT FILE SELECT PROTECT ALL CANCEL ALL You can protect files from accidental erasure Protecting Files DELETE CURRENT FILE SELECT DELETE ALL You can delete unnecessary files Deleting Files 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited ...

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