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CONTENTS
ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
MAIN FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
INTRODUCTION
Precautions for Proper Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Routine and Periodical Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Precautions for Use of Head Cleaning Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Battery Pack to be Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Videocassette to be Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Characteristic CCD Phenomena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNEC-
TORS
ZOOM Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Front Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rear Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
LCD Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Right Side Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Left Side Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Top Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Indications on the LCD Monitor and in the Viewfinder . . . . 19
PREPARATIONS
Basic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Attaching the Zoom Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Attaching the Microphone (Provided) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
How to Attach the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Inserting an SD Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
• Inserting an SD Memory Card
• Taking out the SD memory card
• About SD Memory Cards
About the Viewfinder Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
AC Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
• Charging the Built-in Battery
Battery Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
• Charging the Battery Pack
• Attaching the Battery Pack on the GY-HD110
• Detaching the Battery Pack from the GY-HD110
• Remaining Battery Power Display
• Battery Recharge Times
• Operating Time with Battery Pack
• Precautions for the Battery Pack
• Recharging
PREPARATIONS FOR OPERATION
Turning the Power ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
• Turning the Power ON
• Turning the Power OFF
Loading/Unloading the Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Setting and Displaying the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
• Setting the Date and Time Style
• Setting the Date and Time
• Displaying the Time and Date on the Screen
Displaying Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Recording Time Codes in Continuation of Time Codes Re-
corded on Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Presetting and Recording of Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
• Presetting time code data
• Presetting user’s bit data
Synchronizing with the Time Code of the
IEEE1394 (DV)-Connected Master Unit . . . . . . . . . .42
Screen Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Viewfinder Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Back Focus Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
White Balance Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
• White Balance Adjustment
• Full Auto White Balance (FAW)
SETTING AND ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE
SHOOTING
Setting the Video Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Screen Size (4:3/16:9) Mode Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Audio Input Signal Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
• Selecting the CH-2 channel input connector
• Selecting the audio signal input
• Adjusting Audio during Recording
• Monitoring Audio during Recording
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CONTENTS
SHOOTING OPERATION
Basic Recording Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
• If the Record-Standby Mode Continues
• Checking Recorded Contents in Record-Standby
Mode (Recording Check Function)
HEADER REC Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
PLAYBACK MODE
Playback Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fast-Forward, Rewind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Outputting Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
USING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS
Connecting the Video Signal Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
• Connecting the IEEE1394 Cable
• Composite and Component Connections
Dubbing with AV Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
HDV/DV Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Backup Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
MENU SCREENS
Menu Screen Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Setting Menu Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
TOP MENU Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
VIDEO FORMAT Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
CAMERA OPERATION Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
CAMERA PROCESS [1/2] Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
CAMERA PROCESS [2/2] Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
ADVANCED PROCESS Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
COLOR MATRIX ADJUST Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
SKIN COLOR ADJUST Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
SWITCH MODE Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
AUDIO/MIC [1/2] Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
AUDIO/MIC [2/2] Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
LCD/VF [1/3] Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
LCD/VF [2/3] Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
LCD/VF [3/3] Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
TC/UB/CLOCK Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
HEADER REC Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
TIME/DATE Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
OTHERS [1/2] Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
OTHERS [2/2] Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
FILE MANAGE Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
• Loading a menu settings file
• Saving settings
• Resetting the menu settings to the factory settings
• Initializing (formatting) an SD memory card
FEATURES OF THE CAMERA SECTION
How to Use Skin Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Outputting color bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
OTHERS
Warnings and Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
How to Display the Hour Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Information for Users on Disposal of Old Equipment . . . . .93
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
• EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS
