Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GZ-MG40EK JVC
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MasterP age: Cover GZ-MG50E/EK GZ-MG40E/EK GZ-MG30E/EK GZ-MG20E/EK L YT1472-001C EN ENGLISH HARD DISK CAMCORDER GETTIN G ST AR TED 7 VIDEO RECO RDING & PLA YBACK 22 MENU SETTINGS 48 52 T o deactivate the demonstr ation, set “DEMO MODE” to “OFF ”.
2 EN MasterP age: Body_Left Built-in Hard Disk This hard disk camer a records images to a large, built-in hard disk drive (HDD) instead of a D V tape lik e conv entional video camer as. This enables extended hours of hi gh-resolut ion, MPEG2 video recording.
EN 3 MasterP age: Reference_Heading0_Right GETTING STARTED 7 Provided Acces sories .................. .................... 7 Index ..... .................. ................. ...................... 10 Power ........... .................. ..............
4 EN MasterP age: Safty_Left SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Dear Customer , Thank you f or purchasing this hard disk camera. Bef ore use, please read the saf ety information and precautions co ntained in the pages 4 – 6 t o ensure saf e use of this product. IMPORT ANT (for ow ners in the U.
EN 5 MasterP age: Safty_Right SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE S AFE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet inter national safety standards b ut, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if y ou are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assure d.
6 EN MasterP age: Safty_Left DON’T lea ve equipment s witched on when it is unattended unless it is specif ically stated that it is designed f or unattended operation or has a standby mode. Switch off using the s witch on the equipment and make sure that y our family knows ho w to do this.
EN 7 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Heading0_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V14 E or AP-V 17E b P ower Co rd (AP-V1 4E only) c Batter y P ack BN-VF707U d Audio/Video Cable e USB Cable (Refer to the software inst allation and USB connec tion guide.
8 EN GETTING ST AR TED MasterP age: Body_Left Attaching the Shoulder Strap Fo llow the illu stration . 1 Open the v elcro strip. 2 Thread the st rap through the eyelet. 3 Fold it back and thread it th rough the strap guide and the buckle. ● T o adjust the length of the strap , loosen and then tighten the str ap in the buc kle.
GETTING ST ARTED EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right Attaching the Core Filter Attach the co re filters to the cables. The core filter redu ces interf erence. 1 Release the stoppers on both ends of the core filter . 2 Run the cab le through the core filter , leavi ng approx.
10 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left GETTING ST ARTED Index A TTENTION: ● Be careful no t to cover b , c , d , and e during shooting. ● Be careful no t to cover Y dur ing playbac k.
GETTING ST ARTED EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right Controls a Mode Switch [MODE] ( 墌 pg. 17 ) b Light Button [LIGHT] ( 墌 pg . 31) c Inf ormation Button [INFO/ ] ( 墌 pg. 38) d Pla y/P ause Button [ 49 ] ( 墌 pg. 24, 29) e F orward Search B utton [ ( 5 )] ( 墌 pg.
12 EN GETTING ST AR TED MasterP age: Body_Left Indications on LCD Monitor During both Video and Still Image Recording a Manual Mod e Indicato r ( 墌 pg. 17) : A uto Mode : Manual Mode b T ele Mac ro Mode In dicator ( 墌 pg. 50) c Approximate Zoom Ratio ( 墌 p g.
GETTING ST ARTED EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right During Video Playback a Mode Indicat or ( 墌 pg. 17) b Play List Playback Indicator (Appears whe n pla y list is p la yed back . 墌 pg. 43) c Picture Quality: [U] (ultra fine), [F] (f ine), [N] (normal), [E] (econom y) ( 墌 pg.
14 EN GETTING ST AR TED MasterP age: Body_Left This camera’s 2-wa y power supply s ystem lets you choose the most ap propri ate source of power . Do no t use provided power supply uni ts with other e quipment. Charging the Battery Pack 1 Set the po wer swit ch to OFF .
GETTING ST ARTED EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right NOTES: ● This product includes patented and other proprietary technology and will operate onl y with JVC Data Battery . Use the JVC BN- VF707U/VF714U/VF733U battery pac ks. Using generic non-JVC batteries can cause damage to the internal char ging circuitry .
16 EN GETTING ST AR TED MasterP age: Body_Left Data Batter y System Y ou can check the remaining batter y power and the recordab le time. 1 Make su re the battery is attached. 2 Open the LC D monitor f ully . 3 Press INFO / repeated ly , and the batte ry status s creen appe ars.
GETTING ST ARTED EN 17 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right T o turn on the camer a, set the pow er s witch to or while pr essing d own the l ock butto n located on the s witch. ● The power/ charge lamp turns on. T o turn off the camer a, set the pow e r s witch to OFF .
18 EN GETTING ST AR TED MasterP age: Body_Left The language on the displa y can be changed. ( 墌 pg. 48, 49) 1 Set the po wer s witch to or . 2 Press MENU . Th e menu screen appears. 3 Press / to select [DISPLA Y], then press 49 . 4 Press / to select [LANGU AGE], then press 49 .
GETTING ST ARTED EN 19 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right The brig htness of the display can be adjusted . 1 Set the pow er switch to or while pressing down the l ock button located on the swi t ch . 2 Open the LCD monitor fu lly . ( 墌 pg. 9) 3 Press MENU .
20 EN GETTING ST AR TED MasterP age: Body_Left Y ou can use an SD card as a rec ording medium in the SD s lot. See pa ge 62 f or the guarante ed media to wo rk with this camera. 1 Make sure the ca mera’ s pow er is off . 2 Open the SD card cov er. 3 T o insert an SD card , fir mly inse r t it with it s clipped ed ge first.
GETTING ST ARTED EN 21 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right Select the r ecording medi um before star ting recording o r playback. ( 墌 pg. 48, 49) Example: When rec ording still images to an SD card 1 Set the pow er s witch to or . 2 Press MENU .
22 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YB A CK 1 Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Set the MODE switc h to . ● The camera is progr ammed to record videos on the built- in hard disk by the fa ctory-preset. T o switch the recording medium, see pages 21, 48 and 49.
VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK EN 23 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK MasterP age: Basic_Right Zooming Use the zoom function for close- up or wide- angle shoot ing. Y ou can zoom in up to 15x * by using the opti cal zoom. T o zoom in Slide the z oom lev er towards T (telepho to).
24 EN VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YB ACK MasterP age: Body_Left 1 Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Set the MODE switc h to . ● The index scre en for video s appears.
VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK EN 25 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK MasterP age: Basic_Right How to Use th e Scroll Bar Y ou can use the ver tical scroll bar on the index screen to find th e desired files quic kly . The sc roll bar is usefu l when deleting files ( 墌 pg.
26 EN VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YB ACK MasterP age: Body_Left A White to A UDIO L IN* B Red to A UDIO R IN* C Y ellow to VIDEO IN (Connect when your TV/ VCR/VDR has only A/V input conn ectors.) D Black to S-VIDEO IN (Con nect when your TV/ VCR/VDR has S-VIDEO IN and A/V in put connectors .
VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK EN 27 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK MasterP age: Basic_Right The full-f unction remote co ntrol unit can op erate this camera f rom a dista nce as well a s the basi c operations (pl ayback, stop , pause, fast-forw ard and rewind) of your VCR.
28 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left STILL IMA GE RECORDING & PLA YBA CK 1 Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Set the MODE switc h to . ● The camera is progr ammed to record still images on the built -in hard disk by the f actor y-preset. T o switch the recording medium, see pages 21, 48 and 49.
STILL IMA GE RECORDING & PLA YBA CK EN 29 STILL IMAGE RECORDING & PLA YBACK MasterP age: Basic_Right 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Set the MODE s witch to . ● The most recently sho t still image is d ispla yed. ● T o switch th e medium to be p la yed bac k, see pages 21, 48 and 49.
30 EN STILL IMA GE RECORDING & PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Body_Left How to Use the Scroll Bar Y ou can use the ver tical scroll bar on the index screen to fi nd the desi red files qui ckly . The sc roll bar is usefu l when de leting files ( 墌 pg. 39), setting DPOF ( 墌 pg.
EN 31 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Heading0_Right RECORDING FEA TURES Backlight compensa tion brig htens the sub ject quickly . With simple operation, dark por tions of the subje ct are br ighten ed by increasi ng the exposure. 1 Set the pow er s witch to .
32 EN RECORDING FEA TURES MasterP age: Body_Left Y ou can use manual reco rding funct ions easily by selec ting items in th e MSET menus . How to Select a Menu Item 1 Set the po wer sw itch to . 2 Press and hold ( / ) so that is displayed. 3 Press ( ).
RECORDING FEA TURES EN 33 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right Manual Focus The camera's Full Ran ge AF system offers continuous focusing ability f rom close- up to infinity . Howe ver , the correc t focus ma y not be obtained de pending on the shooting condi tion.
34 EN RECORDING FEA TURES MasterP age: Body_Left White B alance The white balance is usu ally adjust ed automatic ally for correctness of th e colour reproductio n under v arious lighting. Howe ver , you can also select the following modes according t o the shoo ting situatio ns.
RECORDING FEA TURES EN 35 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right Shutter Speed Y ou can set the shutter speed man ually . A fast shutter spee d can freez e the motion of a f ast- moving subject and a sl ow shutter speed ca n blur the subjec t to give the impress ion of moti on.
36 EN RECORDING FEA TURES MasterP age: Body_Left Program AE Y o u can use th e progr am AE settin gs f o r specifi c shooting s ituations. 1 Select [P .AE] in the MSET menu. ( 墌 pg. 32) 2 Press / to select the desired mode . TWILIGHT : Ma kes e vening scenes l ook more natura l.
EN 37 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Heading0_Right PLA YB ACK FEA TURES Y ou can view videos with va rious effe cts of scene transitio n. 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Set the MODE s witch to . 3 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 4 Press / to select [WIPE/F ADER], then press 49 .
38 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left MANA GING FILES Y ou can view the file infor mation in playback mode. Information on Video Files Press INFO / whi le video playback is paused.
MANA GING FILES EN 39 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right T o protect all files 5 Press / to select [PRO TECT ALL], then press 49 . 6 Press / to select [EXECUTE], then press 49 . ● All files are protected. T o release protection of all files 5 Select [CANCEL ALL], then press 49 .
40 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left T o delete by se lecting m ultiple files 5 Press / to select [FILE SELECT], then press 49 . ● The index scre en appears. 6 Press / / / to select the fil e you want to delete , then pre ss 49 . ● T o select other files, re peat step 6 .
MANA GING FILES EN 41 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right Y ou can cop y or mov e still image files between the built-in hard di sk (HDD) and SD c ard using the on-scree n displa y . Before proceeding to follo wing steps, ● Make s ure that SD card is inserted in the SD slot.
42 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left By resetti ng the file number (name), a new f old er will be made. The new files you are going to make will be stored in the new f older . It is conv enient to separ a te the ne w files from previously re corded fil es.
MANA GING FILES EN 43 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right T o check the play list by playing back the video Y ou can check the pla y list bef ore sav ing it. 1 After step 10 , press to select a thumbna il image of the pl ay list. 2 Press / to select a scene you want to check.
44 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left Add/Delete Files in Play List Y ou can edit existing play lists by adding or deleting files . 1 Set the power switch to . 2 Set the MODE switc h to . 3 Press MENU . Th e menu screen appears. 4 Press / to select [PLA Y LIST], then press 49 .
MANA GING FILES EN 45 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right Deleting Play List Y ou can delete unnecessa ry play lists . 1 Set the pow er s witch to . 2 Set the MODE s witch to . 3 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 4 Press / to sele ct [PLA Y LIST], then press 49 .
46 EN MANA GING FILES MasterP age: Body_Left This camera is compatib le with DPOF (Digit al Print Order Format). Y ou can se t which images to be printed and the numbe r of prints with th is camera. Thi s f eature is useful to p rint with a DPOF-compat ible printer or bring a recording medium to photo lab f or print.
MANA GING FILES EN 47 ADVANCED OPERA TIONS MasterP age: Menu_Right If yo ur printer is co mpatibl e with Pict Bridge, stil l images can b e printe d easily by connecti ng the camera with t he USB cab le directly to the print er . DPO F setting can als o be used.
48 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left MENU SETTINGS Y ou can change the menu sett ings to cus tomize your camera. Access the des ired menu screen by f ollowing the step s below , then ch ange the various se ttings . 1 Select the op eration mode. For Recording Me nus: Set the po wer sw itch to .
MENU SETTINGS EN 49 MENU SETTING S MasterP age: Menu_Right OFF : Makes the camera n ot to receive the si gnal from the remote control. [ON] : Enable s the oper ation with the r emote control. OFF : Disables the funct ion. [ON] : T urns off the pow er automatically to prev en t HDD damage when th e camera is accidental ly dropped.
50 EN MENU SETTINGS MasterP age: Body_Left [ ] = F actor y-pr eset Select the desired pic ture quality . [OFF] : Disab les the function. 16:9 WID E : For playbac k on TVs w ith an aspec t ratio of 16: 9. Natural ly e xpands the image to fit the screen without distor tion.
MENU SETTINGS EN 51 MENU SETTING S MasterP age: Menu_Right [ ] = F actory-preset [FINE] / ST ANDARD Select the de sired image qu ality . [1152 x 864] / 1 024 x 768 / 640 x 480 Select the de sired image si ze. * Not av ailable f or GZ-MG30E/EK/GZ-MG20 E/EK.
52 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left REFERENCES Power No power is supplied. ● The power is no t connected properly . H Connect the A C adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 14) ● The battery pack is not attached firmly . H Detach the battery pack once again and re-attach it firmly .
REFERENCES EN 53 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right The recorded image is whi te ● Shutter speed is set to NIGHTSCOPE or slow speed. H NIGHTSCOPE and slow speed are on ly for use in dark conditions. ( 墌 pg. 35) Playback Playbac k cannot be performed.
54 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left Other problems The po wer/ch arge lamp on the camera does not light during charging. ● Charging is difficult in places subject to e xtremely high/low temp eratures . H T o protect the battery , it is recommended to charge it in places with a tempera ture of 10°C to 35°C.
REFERENCES EN 55 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right The following indications appear on the scre en. (Battery in dicator) Displays the batter y rema ining power . Remaining po wer le vel ● As the battery power comes close to nil, the battery indicator blinks .
56 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left NO VIDEO MANA GEMENT FILE VIDEO FILES HA VE BEEN MOVED T O MPEG FOLDER The data cann ot be recorde d properl y , or the video manageme nt file is de leted or no t fo und. Video files ha ve been mov ed to MPEG (EXTMOV) f o lder .
REFERENCES EN 57 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right Bef ore cleani ng, turn off the camer a and remov e the battery pack an d AC adapter . T o clean the exterior Wipe gently wit h a soft cloth. Pu t the cloth in diluted mild so ap and wring it we ll to wipe off heavy dir t.
58 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left ● T o prevent damage and prolong service life ... do not subject to unnecessary shock. ... charge in an environment where temperatures are within the toleranc es shown in the chart below .
REFERENCES EN 59 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right Main Unit ● For safety , DO NOT ... open the camera’ s chassis. ... disassemble or modify the unit. ... shor t-circuit the terminals of the battery pack. K eep it aw ay from metallic objects when not in use.
60 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left Camera Po we r supply DC 11 V (Using AC adapter) DC 7.2 V (Usi ng batter y pack) Po we r consumption Appro x. 4.5 (4.8)* W * When using the LED light Dimensions (W x H x D) 67 mm x 70 mm x 109 mm Wei g h t Appro x.
REFERENCES EN 61 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right Format SD-VIDEO Recording/Playback f orm at Video: MPEG-2 Au dio: Dol by Di gital (2 ch) Signal format P AL standa rd Recording mode (video) UL TRA FINE: 720 x 576 pi xel s, 8.5 Mbps (CBR) FINE: 720 x 576 pix els, 5.
62 EN REFERENCES MasterP age: Body_Left Recording Time and Number of Images The tab les below sho w the appro ximate recordin g time and number of storable imag es. The number incre ases or decrea ses depending on the condi tions such as image size and/or picture qu ality .
REFERENCES EN 63 REFERENCES MasterP age: Menu_Right : Approximate number of storable i mages (for still image) ● Built-i n hard disk * For GZ-MG50E/EK/GZ-MG4 0E/EK only .
© 2005 Victor Company of J apan, Limited EK Printed in Malaysia 0805FOH-AL-VM EN MasterP age: Reference_Heading0_Right A AC Adapter ................... .............. .................. .... 16 B Backlight Compensation ............... .............. .
SOFTW ARE INST ALLA TION AND USB CONNECTION GUIDE ENGLISH L YT1473-001A EN M5E3_InstallGuide.book Page 1 Wed nesday, July 6, 2005 11 :53 AM.
–2– MasterP age: Body . JVC SOFTWARE LICENSE AGR EEMENT .... 2 Notice for Users ................ .............. ................. 6 System Requiremen ts ........................ ............. 8 Software Installati on (Windows ® ) ....... ........
–3– MasterP age: Body 3 RESTRICTION ON THE PROGRAM (1) Y ou may not rev erse engine er , de compile, disassemble, revise or modify the Program, except to the extent that expressly per mitted by applicable law . (2) Y ou may not copy or use the Program, in whole or in par t, other tha n as expressly specified in th is Agreemen t.
–4– MasterP age: Body 7 EXPOR T CONTROL Y ou agree that Y ou will not ship, transf er or ex port the Progr am or und erlying inf or mation and technol ogy to any countries to whi ch Japa n and ot her rele vant cou ntries ha ve initiated an embargo on such go ods.
–5– MasterP age: Body Y ou can find the la test inf ormation (in English) on the provided software p rogram at our wo rld wide web se rver at http://w ww .jvc- victor .co.jp/english/global-e.html CAUTION: ● Operate this equipmen t according to the operating procedure s described in this manual.
–6– MasterP age: BodyAcross Use of this s oftwar e is authoriz ed according to the te rms of the softw are licens e. JVC When contacti ng the neares t JVC office or agency in your countr y ab out this sof tware (refer to the JVC Worldwide Ser vic e Network a t http://www.
–7– MasterP age: BodyAcross PIXELA Fo r technical inquiries, please contact the PIXELA User Support Center in your region. Please check the PIXEL A website f or latest information and downloading. http://www .pix ela.co .jp/oem/jvc/e/inde x.html Region Locatio n Phone # North America Los Angeles +1-213-341-0163 Europe U.
–8– MasterP age: BodyAcross Windows ® 8 Digital Photo Navig ator The f ollow ing requirem ents must be satisfied to conn ect a camera to a PC and to use Digital Pho to Navi gator.
–9– MasterP age: BodyAcross 8 CyberLink DVD Solution The f ollowing requirements must be s atisfied to use CyberLink D VD Solution. OS :W i n d o w s ® 2000 Professional SP4 [ 2000] (pre-i nstall.
–1 0 – MasterP age: BodyAcross Macintosh 8 Capty MPEG Edit EX The f ollowing requirements m ust be satisfied to use Capty MPEG Edit EX. ● The system r equirements inf ormation abo ve is not a gua rantee t hat the pro vided software will work on all pers onal computers mee ting those re quirements.
–1 1 – MasterP age: Body Follow the procedure descr ibed below to insta ll the software. From the [SETUP] screen in s tep 2 , you can install the f ollowing driver s or softw are. Before star t install ing, quit any other software you are using. ( Check that there are n o other applicati on icons on the status bar.
–1 2 – MasterP age: Body 5 Click [Ne xt]. [License Agree ment] screen a ppears. 6 Click [Y es]. [Customer Inf ormation] screen appe ars. 7 Confirm your information and clic k [ Next]. ● It is possible to chan ge the inf ormation. [Choose Desti nation Loca tion] scree n appears.
–1 3 – MasterP age: Body NOTES: ● If P owerDirector/P owerProd ucer/P owerD VD hav e already been installed on the PC , uninstall them befor e installing the pro vided software . Video files captured with this camer a can only be handled on the pro vided softwar e.
–1 4 – MasterP age: Body 1 If you want to view the contents in the SD Memory Card, mak e sure that the card is set in the camera. 2 Set the ca mera’ s power s witch to the playbac k mode while pressing down the lock button located o n the switch.
–1 5 – MasterP age: Body Folder structur e within the recording medium Video files : Stored i n the [PRGxxx] folder (where xxx is a numb er), within the [SD_VIDEO] fo lder . Still image fil es : Stored in the [x xxJVCSO] folder (where xxx is a number), with in the [DCIM] folder .
–1 6 – MasterP age: Body Still images an d video file s that are store d in a recording me dium can be copied t o the PC and play ed back on t he PC. 1 Perf or m the procedure in “Viewing the Contents of a Recor ding Medium (Windo ws ® )” ( pg.
–1 7 – MasterP age: Body Still images Use an applica tion that ca n handle the JP EG file for m at . T o view a still imag e, dou ble-cl ick the still imag e file (extension “.jpg”). Video files Use the Po werD VD 5 NE. Y ou can install this softwa re from the pro vided CD-ROM.
–1 8 – MasterP age: Body 4 Click [OK]. Windows ® 2000: If a mess age indicatin g that the device can be safely removed appears, click [OK] and then cli ck [Close]. 5 Disconnect the USB cable. 6 Set the camera ’ s power switch to off. The camera tur ns off.
–1 9 – MasterP age: Body 8 Digital Photo Navig ator The User’s Guide is included on the C D-ROM in PDF f ormat. Right-click the CD-R OM icon in [My Computer], th en click [Open]. Doub le-click the [Docs] f older , then doub le-click the [Photo Navi] fo lder .
–2 0 – MasterP age: Body 5 Copy the enti re [SD_VIDEO] fo lder . When retur ning folders backed up to the PC back to the camer a, be sure to first er ase the [SD_VIDEO] folder in the camera HDD befo re cop ying the [SD_V IDEO] f older of the PC.
–2 1 – MasterP age: Body 1 Start P owerDirector Express N E and c lick [Load a media folder] of the imp ort button, then select t he folder that you have copied to PC to register it to the library . 2 Drag and drop the videos from the library to the timeline/storyboar d in the playbac k order .
–2 2 – MasterP age: Body 4 Select [DVD Format] and clic k [Next]. ● If the video is [UL TRA FINE], [FINE], o r [NORMAL], sele ct [High Qualit y NTSC (or P AL) D VD].
–2 3 – MasterP age: Body 8 Remove the check mark for [Include Menu] in the [Preview] scre en, and then click [ ] ]. 9 Inser t a check mark for [Burn to disc] in the [Final Output] scre en, and then c lick [] to create the DVD-Video.
–2 4 – MasterP age: Body 3 Drag and drop the videos from the library to the timeline/storyboar d in the playbac k order . ● If necessary , edit transitio n or title on the timeline/storyboard. Cl ick [Produ ce] after finish editing. ● Video in 4:3 asp ect ratio an d 16:9 aspect ratio cannot be e dited toge ther .
–2 5 – MasterP age: Body 6 Click [Star t]. This starts conv ersion of the edited file. The file is sav ed to the location displa yed in the stor age location. Before creating s lideshows or ti tles on a D VD that include s video in 16:9 aspect r atio, stil l images must fi rst undergo t he squeeze proces s.
–2 6 – MasterP age: Body Follow the procedure descr ibed below to insta ll the softw are. Before star t install ing, quit any other software you are using. Capty MPEG Edit EX This applica tion is used to edit vide o files (MPEG-2 f ormat) and write them into Quic kTime and a variety of forma ts.
–2 7 – MasterP age: Body 8 Click [Agree] if you agree with the license agree men t. Select a Dest ination scr een appears. 9 Select the desit ination v olume and clic k [Continue]. Installat ion T ype scr een appear s. 10 Click [Upgrade] if you perform a basic installation of the so ftware.
–2 8 – MasterP age: Body Connect the USB cable to copy still images and video files i n a recording me dium to the PC. 1 T o assure safety , mak e sure all un its are turned off before making any connections. 2 Use the USB cable to conne ct the camera to the PC.
–2 9 – MasterP age: Body 4 Double-c lick the memory car d icon on the desktop. The folders in the reco rding medium ap pear . Diffe rent file ty pes are sto red in diff erent f olders . [DCIM] : Contains folders with still image s (extension “.jpg”) [SD_VIDEO] : Contains f olders with video (MPEG2) fil es (extension “.
–3 0 – MasterP age: Body Still images an d video files t hat are store d in recording me dium can be copied t o the PC and play ed back on t he PC. 1 Double-c lick the recor ding medium icon on the deskto p. The folders in the reco rding medium appear.
–3 1 – MasterP age: Body This manual only re f ers to softwa re installatio n and PC connecti on. For more details of the software , refer to its Help/Readme . 8 Capty MPEG Edit EX 1 Open the [Capty MPEG Edi t EX for Ever io] folder in t he [Applications] f older .
–3 2 – MasterP age: Body Step2 T o combine two or more files, they need to first be linked in File Combination Mode . If the files will n ot be combined, proceed to Step 6. T o s witch to File Combin ation Mode , from the Capty MPEG Edit EX menu, 1 Click [Vie w].
–3 3 – MasterP age: Body Step4 Select the file format. Norma lly , select MPEG (system stre am) format. See Help for other file form ats. 1 Select the fi le fo rmat, and c lick [Execut e]. 2 Enter the file na me to be save d to [Save As]. 3 Select the st orage locati on under Where.
–3 4 – MasterP age: Body Step7 Editing 1 The point se lected first in the tr imming range is display ed in the GOP list or frame list. T o edit in fram e units, insert a chec k mark to display the frame in the frame list. ● Note that the scroll f unction will become slo wer.
–3 5 – MasterP age: Body Step9 Creati ng D VDs PIXELA’s “CaptyD VD/VCD V er. 2” is recommended f or creating D VDs. F rom CaptyD VD/VCD V er. 2, ● There is no image quality degr adation due to editing. ● Wide-screen video is supported. ● Video files in th e Ev erio hard disk can be used without co nv ersion.
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L YT1468-004A 0705FOH-AL-VP (M5E3) © 2005 Victor Company of Japan, Limited Read this first! – How to handle the Hard Disk Camcorder – ENGLISH Please read this together with the instr uction manual before using the camera. 8 Make a bac kup of important recorde d data Protect your impor tant recorded data by copying the files to PC.
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