About
t his
g uide
• This
g uide
e xplains
s ome
o f
t he
e ssenCal
b ut
less
o bvious
f eatures
o f
t he
c amera.
• ...
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JVC
G Y-‐HM100u
Why
u se
t his
c amera?
• For
d ocumenCng
p erformances
a nd
e vents
–
there
i s
n o
s ingle
s hot
l ength
l imit
( as
w ith
...
Page 4
A
F ew
Q uick
S hooCng
T ips:
• Reformat
t he
S D
c ard
b efore
y ou
s hoot
• always
s hoot
P rogressive
f rame
r ates:
2 4p
o r
30p
...
Page 15
Which
F ile
F ormat
t o
u se?
• Premiere
a ccepts
e ither
fi le
f ormat,
t he
M OV
o r
M P4
• ...
Page 16
B.
S elecCng
A
V ideo
R ecording
F ormat
This
c amera
r ecords
i n
b oth
N TSC
a nd
P AL
v ideo
f ormats.
...
Page 17
HD
V ideo
F rame
S izes
• “Full”
H D
f rame
s izes
( use
t hese
s izes!):
• 1920
x
1 080
p ixels
• ...
Page 18
HD
F rame
R ates/Scan
T ypes:
• Progressive
N TSC
( North
A merica
a nd
J apan):
• 24p
( 23.976
f ps),
3 0p
( 29.97
f ps)
o r
6 0p
( 59.94
f ps)
• ...
Page 19
Common
N otaCon
t o
i ndicate
F rame
Size
a nd
F rame
R ate:
• verCcal
r esoluCon/frame
r ate/scan
t ype
• 1080
2 4p
o r
1 080p24:
t his
i s
1 920
x
1 080
2 3.976
f ps
NTSC
...
Page 20
What
t o
s hoot?
• Always
u se
“ Full”
H D
i mages
s izes
a nd
P rogressive
f rame
r ates
• In
C anada
w e
u se
t he
N TSC
f rame
r ates
• ...
Page 21
Seengs
V ideo
R esoluCon
a nd
F rame
R ate:
Menu/System
S elect
...
Page 30
Zebra
S tripes
• Zebra
s tripes
a re
u seful
t o
i ndicate
o verexposed
image
a reas
• The
L CD
a nd
v iewfinder
i n
t his
c amera
l ack
d etail
–zebra
...
Page 31
To
s ee
o verexposed
i mage
a reas,
t urn
o n
t he
Zebra
S tripes:
C amera
P rocess/
Z ebra
...
Page 33
Manual
E xposure
a nd
F ocus
Adjustments
• Auto-‐exposure
i s
c onvenient
f or
r apid
shooCng
s ituaCons
b ut
i t
d oes
n ot
r eplace
t he
accuracy
...
Page 40
Exposure
c heck
l ist:
• Check
f or
o verexposed
a reas
• Use
M anual
E xposure
i f
y ou
c an
• Change
I ris
–
l ower
n umber
m eans
m ore
l ight
• ...
Page 41
Audio
• The
c amera
c omes
w ith
a
b uilt
i n
m icrophone
( on
t he
lens)
a nd
a n
a Lachable
d irecConal
m icrophone
t hat
plugs
...
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