Right Side Section - JVC GY-DV500E - Pal Professional Dv Camcorder Instructions Manual

2. CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS

2-2 Right Side Section

[Camera Setting Section]
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FILTER
1 3200k
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2 5600k
3 5600k+ND
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SHUTTER
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MENU
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AUTO IRIS
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BACK L
NORMAL
SPOT L
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A
B
C
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[ALARM] Volume control
Turn to adjust the volume of the alarm tone that is output
from the monitoring loudspeaker or earphone in case of a
warning or other abnormal condition occurring with the GY-
DV500.
Turn this control anticlockwise to reduce the volume. Setting
this control to the minimum position mutes the alarm tone.
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[MONITOR] Audio monitor volume control
Adjusts the volume of the monitoring loudspeaker and
earphone. The audio is muted when this control is set to
the minimum position.
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[STATUS] Status/menu button
Pressing this button in the normal screen mode (condition
when menu is not shown) displays a status screen in the
viewfinder. The displayed status mode changes each time
the button is pressed.
See "Status Screens" on page 25.
Pressing this button for more than 1 second in the normal
screen mode displays the Camera Menu screen in the
viewfinder. Pressing this button while the menu screen is
displayed in the viewfinder makes the menu screen
disappear.
See "How to Select from the Camera Menu" on page 71.
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[SHUTTER/MENU] dial
• Pressing this dial once in the normal screen mode
(condition when menu is not shown) displays the shutter
speed for approximately 5 seconds. When this dial is
turned upwards while the shutter speed is displayed, the
shutter speed becomes slower. When turned downwards,
the shutter speed becomes faster. The selected shutter
speed is memorised for each file. To return the memorised
shutter speed to the factory preset, press the dial one
more time while the shutter speed is displayed.
• When this dial is turned upwards or downwards while the
menu screen is displayed, the cursor (>) also moves
upwards or downwards to allow selection of items in the
menu. To change the setting value of the item, press this
dial. When the setting value starts blinking, turn this dial
upwards or downwards to change the setting.
See "How to Select Camera Menus" on page 71.
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OPERATE/WARNING
RESET
MONITOR
SELECT
ALARM
STATUS MONITOR
CH-1 AUDIO CH-2
LEVEL
FULL AUTO BLACK LOLUX
STRETCH
NORMAL
COMPRESS
POWER
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ON OFF
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[LOLUX] LOLUX On/Off button
This button toggles the LOLUX mode on and off.
• LOLUX gain gives extremely low light level sensitivity for
special applications. This will result in an increase of 33
dB (approximately 45 times) in the LOLUX mode.
• LOLUX operation takes priority over normal gain setting.
• If the unit is placed in the LOLUX mode when it is in full
auto shooting mode, the auto level control (ALC) (one of
the full auto shooting functions) will be made inactive, so
that the LOLUX mode is given preference (FAW still
remains active).
See "GAIN BOOST UNDER LOLUX CONDITION" on
page 82.
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[BLACK] Black stretch/black compression switch
Switches the gain for the dark section of the image.
Set to an appropriate position depending on the video signal
to be shot.
STRETCH : By stretching the signal only for the dark
section, contrast in the dark portion of the
image is enhanced.
NORMAL : Standard mode.
COMPRESS : When an entire image is relatively light and
the contrast is low, the gain of the dark
section is compressed to increase the
contrast.
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[FULL AUTO] Full auto shooting ON/OFF button
and indicator
• This switch toggles the full auto shooting function on and
off.
• The indicator lights when in the full auto mode.
• Full auto shooting combines the auto iris, auto level control
(ALC) to automatically adjust the video signal level and
the white balance to their optimum levels.
• The iris is placed in automatic mode even if the iris mode
switch of the lens is in manual.
• The gain will vary continuously to the maximum of +12 dB.
The shutter speed will vary continuously to the minimum
of 1/240 of a second.
See "Full Auto Shooting (FAS) function" on page 83.
2. CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS
2-2 Right Side Section [Camera Setting Section]
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[AUTO IRIS] Auto iris level switch
This switch selects the automatic iris adjustment
reference value according to the condition in which the
camera is used.
BACK. L : Under back light (Opens the iris about 1
step from the standard level.)
NORMAL: Normal condition
SPOT. L : Under spotlight (Closes the iris about 1 step
from the standard level.)
See "SWITCH FUNCTIONS" on page 83.
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[GAIN] switch
Electronically boosts the light sensitivity when there is
insufficient illumination on the subject. The boosting
level differs depending on the switch position as follows:
(Factory presets)
L : 0 dB (no boosting is applied)
M : 9 dB (boosted to approximately 3 times the original)
H : 18 dB (boosted to approximately 8 times the original)
• The boosting level for each switch position can be
changed with the OPERATION menu screen. ( See
page 73.)
The more the boosting level is increased, the more the
resulting image will be noisy.
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[VTR SAVE/STBY] switch
Used to select the status of the GY-DV500 when the
power is turned ON and a videocassette is loaded.
STBY: The GY-DV500 is in the standby mode.
When a recordable videocassette is loaded, the
GY-DV500 enters the record-pause mode.
SAVE: The GY-DV500 is in the save mode.
• The status of the GY-DV500 is displayed on the Status
screen 1 in the viewfinder.
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[OUTPUT] Color bar/Camera/Auto knee switch
This switch is used to select the output signal. When
the video signal from the shooting camera is selected,
the auto knee function is available.
CAM. AUTO KNEE ON:
Outputs the video signal from the shooting
camera. In this mode, the auto knee function is
available.
CAM. AUTO KNEE OFF:
Outputs the video signal from the shooting
camera. In this mode, the auto knee function is
not available.
BARS: Outputs the color bar signal. In this mode, the
auto knee function is not available. Set to this
position when adjusting the video monitor or
when recording the color bar signal.
AUTO KNEE function
When shooting a foreground subject, such as a human
being, etc., with a high-brightness background, if the
brightness level is set for the foreground subject, the
background image will be blurred with white. In such a
case, a clearer background is obtained when the auto
knee function is used.
It is effective especially in the following cases:
• When shooting a human being indoors with a view
to the landscape out through a window.
• When shooting a human being in the shade on a
fine day.
• When shooting a high-contrast scene.
CAUTION:
If a fast moving high-brightness section like a car
in sunlight is shot, the auto knee function may
change the brightness of the entire image along
with the motion of the object. In this case, set the
auto knee function to OFF.
For servicing
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Even during FAS operation, the priority setting for the audio recording level
is "CH1/CH2 AUDIO SELECT".
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[WHT.BAL] White balance switch
Three white balance modes are selectable with this switch.
B : If white balance is performed with the
switch in this position, it will be
memorised into B.
A : If white balance is performed with the
switch in this position, it will be
memorised into A.
PRST (PRESET) : A non-erasable white balance setting at
3200K.
• FAW (Full-time Auto White) mode can be set to A, B or
PRESET with the OPERATION MENU (see page 73).
In the FAW mode, video color temperatures are constantly
sampled for automatic adjustment to a proper white
balance.
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[NG] button
Pressing this button while recording or in the record-pause
mode deletes the S.S.F. data stored in the memory of the
GY-DV500 with the S.S.F. (Super Scene Finder) function.
This function is only valid in the MARK mode.
See "S.S.F. (Super Scene Finder) Function" on page 60.
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[POWER] switch
Turn the power ON and OFF with this switch.
When this switch set to ON while a videocassette is loaded,
the GY-DV500 status differs depending on the setting of
the VTR (SAVE/STBY) switch 0 .
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