Video Recording; Basic Recording - JVC GR-DVL150 Instructions Manual

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Power lamp
Power Switch
Lock Button
Recording Start/Stop Button
Display
min
90 min
(Now calculating)
0 min
(Blinking)
BR I GHT
180° 90°
PUSH OPEN
Button
Tally lamp (lights while
recording is in progress)
During
shooting
25 min
Tape remaining
time indicator
(Approximate)
3 min
89 min
1 min 2 min
(Blinking) (Blinking)
MENU/BRIGHT Wheel
VIDEO/DSC Switch
(GR-DVL557/DVL555/
DVL357/DVL355 only)

VIDEO RECORDING

Basic Recording

NOTE:
You should already have performed the procedures listed
below. If not, do so before continuing.
Power ( pg. 8)
Grip Adjustment (
Viewfinder Adjustment (
Load A Cassette (
Recording Mode Setting (
1
Press in the tabs on the lens cap to remove it.
GR-DVL557/DVL555/DVL357/DVL355 only: Press
PUSH OPEN, open the LCD monitor and set the
VIDEO/DSC Switch to "VIDEO".
2
Set the Power Switch to "
down the Lock Button located on the switch.
Shooting while using the LCD monitor: Make sure
the LCD monitor is fully open. Tilt it upward/
downward for best viewability.
Shooting while using the viewfinder: Close the LCD
monitor.
•The power lamp lights and the camcorder enters the
Record-Standby mode. "PAUSE" is displayed.
3
Press the Recording Start/Stop Button. "
appears while recording is in progress.
To Stop Recording . . .
.... press the Recording Start/Stop Button. The camcorder
re-enters the Record-Standby mode.
To Adjust The Brightness Of The Display
.... rotate the MENU/BRIGHT wheel until the bright level
indicator on the display moves and the appropriate
brightness is reached.
•If you are using the GR-DVL557/DVL555/DVL450, it is
also possible to adjust the brightness of the viewfinder by
closing the LCD monitor and adjusting as described
above.
NOTES:
If the Record-Standby mode continues for 5 minutes, the
camcorder's power shuts off automatically. To turn the
camcorder on again, set the Power Switch to "OFF",
then back to " " or "
The image will not appear simultaneously on the LCD
monitor and the viewfinder. It will appear in the
viewfinder when the LCD monitor is in the lock
position, and it will appear on the LCD monitor when
fully extended.
When a blank portion is left between recorded scenes
on the tape, the time code is interrupted and errors may
occur when editing the tape. To avoid this, refer to
"Recording from the middle of a tape" (
To turn the tally lamp or beep sounds off,
For other notes,
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