Table Of Contents; Contents - JVC GY-HC500E Instructions Manual

Contents

Introduction
Safety Precautions ............................................ 5
Contents .......................................................... 15
Main Features ................................................. 18
Precautions for Proper Use ............................. 20
Operation Modes ............................................. 24
Names of Parts ................................................ 26
Side Control Panel ....................................... 28
Rear Terminal .............................................. 30
LCD Monitor ................................................ 31
Lens Section ................................................ 31
Basic System Diagram .................................... 32
Preparations
Settings and Adjustments Before Use ............. 33
Adjusting the Grip Belt ................................. 33
Attaching the External Microphone (Sold
Separately) .................................................. 33
Opening/Closing the Lens Cover ................. 33
Attaching the Tripod (Sold Separately) ........ 33
Attaching the Wireless LAN Antennas
(Supplied) A ............................................ 34
Attaching/Detaching the Hood ..................... 34
Power Supply .................................................. 35
Using a Battery Pack .................................... 35
Using AC Power (DC IN Power) ................... 36
Power Status Display ...................................... 37
Turning On/Off the Power ................................ 38
Initial Settings .................................................. 39
Displays on the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder .. 41
Display Screen ............................................. 41
Status Screen .............................................. 42
Remote Edit Mode Screen ........................... 42
Warning Display ........................................... 42
Adjusting the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder ...... 43
Adjusting the LCD Monitor ........................... 43
Adjusting the Viewfinder .............................. 44
Assignment of Functions to User Buttons ........ 46
Tally Lamp and LED ........................................ 47
Recording Media ............................................. 48
Usable Cards ............................................... 48
Usable SSD Media ...................................... 48
Estimated Recordable Time of SD Cards .... 48
Estimated Recordable Time of SSD Media .. 49
Inserting an SD Card .................................... 50
Removing the SD Card ................................ 50
Switching the SD cards ................................ 51
Inserting the SSD Media Adapter ................. 51
Formatting (Initializing) of Recording Media . 51
Repairing the Recording Media ................... 52
Clips Recorded to Recording Media ............ 53
About the Operation Lock Feature (KEYLOCK)
......................................................................... 54
Shooting
Basic Shooting Procedures ............................. 55
Selecting System Definition, File Format and Video
Format ............................................................. 56
Zoom Operation .............................................. 59
Focus Operation .............................................. 60
Adjusting the Focusing by Face Detection ...... 62
Adjusting the Brightness .................................. 64
Adjusting the Iris .............................................. 65
Setting the Gain ............................................... 66
Setting the Electronic Shutter .......................... 67
Setting the ND Filter ........................................ 68
Adjusting the White Balance ............................ 69
Adjusting the Camera Image ........................... 73
Using the Image Stabilizer ............................... 73
Audio Recording .............................................. 74
Monitoring Audio Sound During Recording Using a
Headphone ...................................................... 76
Time Code and User's Bit ................................ 76
Setting Time Code Generator .......................... 77
Setting the User's Bit ....................................... 80
Synchronizing Time Code on Another Camera
......................................................................... 81
Setting Zebra Pattern ...................................... 82
Setting Spot Meter ........................................... 83
Acquiring Positioning Information by GPS A
L ................................................................. 85
Viewing Recorded Videos Immediately (Clip
Review) ........................................................... 86
Displaying the Histogram ................................ 87
Recording Simultaneously at Two Different
Definitions ....................................................... 87
Series Rec ....................................................... 87
Dual Rec .......................................................... 88
Backup Rec ..................................................... 89
Special Recording ........................................... 91
Pre Rec ........................................................ 91
Clip Continuous Rec .................................... 92
Frame Rec ................................................... 94
Interval Rec .................................................. 95
Splitting the Clips Freely (Clip Cutter Trig) ....... 96
Configuring Infrared Recording ....................... 96
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