Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LYT0143-001A JVC
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GC-S1 DIGITAL STILL CAMERA LYT0143-001A INSTRUCTIONS ENGLISH EN STILL CAMERA Please visit our CyberCam Homepage on the World Wide Web and answer our Consumer Survey (in English only): http://www .
2 EN Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing the Digital Still Camera. Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained in the following pages to ensure safe use of your new camcorder . Using This Instruction Manual • All major sections and subsections are listed in the T able Of Contents ( Z pg.
EN 3 CAUTION: T o avoid electric shock or damage to the unit, first firmly insert the small end of the power cord into the AC Power Adapter until it is no longer wobbly , and then plug the larger end of the power cord into an AC outlet. This unit is produced to comply with Standard IEC Publ.
4 EN P L A Y OFF Shoot an image. ( Z pg. 16) 1 T ilt the lens and point it at the subject. 2 Press the Shutter Release Button. • A still image is stored in the camera's memory . Play an image. ( Z pg. 31) 1 T urn the Power Dial to “ PLAY ”.
EN 5 10X Zooming for Magnifying Faraway Subjects When a subject is located too far away to be approached, its image can be enlar ged using 10X zooming. An image shot by zooming has much higher quality than a non- zoomed image enlar ged using image processing software on a PC.
6 EN CONTENTS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 2 Q UICK ST ART 4 MAJOR FEA TURES 5 CONTENTS 6 GETTING ST ARTED 8 Loading Batterirs ............................................................................... 8 Unloading Batteries ................................
EN 7 Applying Sepia/Black-and-White Effects ................................................. 38 Magnifying the Playback Image (Zoom) .................................................. 39 T ypes of Frames ..............................................
8 EN 1 Slide the battery cover (BATTER Y) slightly to open. • The battery cover opens. 2 Insert batteries as indicated by the orientation marking inside the battery cover . 3 Close the battery cover and slide it back. • The battery cover is locked in the closed position.
EN 9 VIDEO OUT DC-IN Household Power Supply When using the camera indoors, it is more convenient and economical to power it from a household AC power outlet using an AC power adapter (optional).
10 EN CA M E RA MENU CA M E RA P I CTU R E M O D E S Y STE M EX I T SYS TE M PO W E R S A V E F LASH A D J . DA T E / T I M E EX I T DA T E / T I M E EX I T DA T E 27 . 12 . 1998 TI M E 9:3 0 P L A Y OFF GETTING ST ARTED (cont.) Date/Time Setting By setting the date and time, date/time data can be viewed along with your pictures.
EN 11 4 Set the values for the date. 1 . Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to select the item in the “DA TE” section you wish to set and push it. • The item colour changes to indicate that setting is possible. 2 . Rotate the MENU Jog Dial until the correct setting appears and push it.
12 EN Lens Adjustment T o obtain the most stable position for shooting while viewing the LCD monitor , hold the lens so that it forms an angle of 45 degrees in relation to the camera body .
EN 13 Brightness Control Y ou can adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor by rotating the BRIGHT dial, except during manual focusing or menu adjustment. To darken the image . . . Rotate the BRIGHT dial upward. To brighten the image . . . Rotate the BRIGHT dial downward.
14 EN Shooting Mode Selection T urning the Power Dial allows you to select the appropriate shooting mode from among the following: Full Auto mode ( A ), Manual mode ( M ) and Self-T imer mode ( ). “ A ” : Full Auto mode The camera will automatically control all items including exposure, shutter speed, focusing and white balance.
EN 15 P L A Y OFF CA M E RA MENU CA M E RA P I C T U RE M ODE S Y S T EM E X I T P I C T U RE M ODE F I N E S T D E X I T E C ON O M Y Pictrue Mode Selection The Picture Quality mode can be selected to best match your needs. Three Picture Quality modes are available: FINE, STD (standard) and ECONOMY (in order of quality).
16 EN P L A Y OFF Simple Shooting (Full Auto Shooting) In the Full Auto mode, the camera controls focusing, shutter speed, exposure and white balance automati- cally to make your shooting simple and easy . 1 T urn the Power Dial, while pressing its Lock Button, to “ A ”.
EN 17 FI N E +2 021 / 030 12 . 1998 4:0 5:2 3 27 . 1 000 1/1 CF Camera Setup Check Camera setup items that can be checked include the image storage location (only when stored in a Compact Flash card), Picture Quality mode, number of shots taken, remaining battery power , date and time.
18 EN W T Zoom Shooting The camera incorporates a 10X zooming function that corresponds to a 43 mm to 430 mm lens of a 35 mm camera. Zooming allows you to shoot wide areas, as well as close-ups of subjects located far away , without changing the shooting position.
EN 19 P L A Y OFF Self-Timer Shooting When the Self-Timer is activated, the camera shutter is automatically released 15 seconds later . Once the camera is set, the camera operator can become part of the scene. This function can also be used to prevent blurring caused by subtle hand movements when the Shutter Release Button is pressed.
20 EN P L A Y OFF Flash Shooting Use the flash when the low light “ ” icon appears on-screen during indoor shooting or under low light. 1 Make sure that the Power Dial is set to “ A ”, “ M ” or “ ”, then press the FLASH/TRANSFER Button.
EN 21 5 Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to adjust the exposure. • The exposure value can be selected from –6 and +6. T o brighten the image: Increase the exposure value. (maximum +6) T o darken the image: Decrease the exposure value. (maximum –6) 6 Push the MENU Jog Dial twice.
22 EN P L A Y OFF CA M E RA MENU CA M E RA P I C T U RE M ODE S Y S T EM E X I T CA M E RA E X POS UR E 0 M . W . B . AU T O S HU T T E R E X I T S P E E D U TO A M .
EN 23 Adjusting the White Balance Manually (M.W .B.) If none of the preset “ ”, “ ”, “ ” or “AUTO” positions can make the colours in the image look natural, adjust the white balance manually to obtain the most suitable colour tones possible.
24 EN P L A Y OFF CA M E RA MENU CA M E RA P I C T U RE M ODE S Y S T EM E X I T CA M E RA E X POS UR E 0 M . W . B . AU T O S HU T T E R E X I T S P E E D AU TO AU T O 1 / 1 0 0 U T T E R H S S P E E.
EN 25 Ef fect Automatically selects a shutter speed according to the subject lighting. Suitable for shooting night views. Lights from moving cars, etc. are photographed with motion streaks. Use a tripod to avoid blurring caused by subtle hand movements.
26 EN P L A Y OFF Manual Focusing In contrast to auto focusing, where the camera automatically focuses on the subject, manual focusing can be used when you want to intentionally change the point of focus in an image. 1 T urn the Power Dial, while pressing its Lock Button, to “ M ” or “ ”.
EN 27 P L A Y OFF View Mode Selection The Standard V iew mode displays a colour image on the LCD monitor , while the Quick V iew mode displays a black-and-white image, but updates it more quickly to show the actual motion of the subject more faithfully.
28 EN P L A Y OFF CA M E RA MENU CA M E RA P I C T U RE M ODE S Y S T EM E X I T S Y S T EM PO W E R S A V E F L A SH AD J . E X I T DA T E / T I M E PO W E R S A V E O N O F F E X I T Power Save Mode The Power Save mode switches the camera automatically off when no operation has been performed for more than 2 minutes.
EN 29 P L A Y OFF CA M E RA MENU CA M E RA P I C T U RE M ODE S Y S T EM E X I T S Y S T EM PO W E R S A V E F L A SH AD J . E X I T DA T E / T I M E F L A SH AD J . + 2 E X I T Flash Adjustment If an image shot with the flash is too dark or too bright, adjust the flash intensity as described below .
30 EN VIDEO OUT DC-IN PLA YBACK Playback Through a TV Monitor or VCR By connecting the digital still camera to a TV monitor or VCR and starting playback, images can be monitored on the TV screen or recorded onto a videotape. NOTES: ● For connections to a TV monitor or VCR, refer to their instruction manuals.
EN 31 W T P L A Y OFF 1 T urn the Power Dial, while pressing its Lock Button, to “ PLAY ”. • The most recently photographed image is displayed. 2 Press and hold the Zoom Button for more than 3 seconds. “T” : Displays images in ascending order.
32 EN 0 0 1 F 0 0 2 S 0 0 3 E 0 0 5 F 0 0 4 F INDEX 006 F PLA YBACK (cont.) INDEX Screen The images you shot can be displayed together with their index information. Convenient for checking images shot beforehand, the INDEX Screen also shows the Picture Quality mode as well as which images are protected against accidental erasure.
EN 33 P L A Y OFF I NDE X P L A Y M ODE E F F E C T M U L T I E X I T F RA M E 0 0 1 F 0 0 2 S 0 0 3 E 0 0 5 F 0 0 4 F INDEX 006 F P L A Y M E N U PL A Y M O D E F I LE C O M M . M O D E E X I T Index Playback Y ou can view all images stored in memory six at a time.
34 EN P L A Y OFF P L A Y MENU P L A Y M O D E F I L E C O M M . M ODE E X I T F I L E P R O T EC T D E L E T E C OP Y E X I T F O R M A T Protecting Images The Protect mode helps prevent the accidental erasure of images. Put a padlock mark next to the desired image, and that image cannot be deleted.
EN 35 0 0 1 F 0 0 2 S 0 0 3 E INDEX P R E S S S H U TT E R A FTE R S E L E C T 4 Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to select the image to be protected (against accidental erasure) and push it • A padlock mark appears on the selected image to indicate that it is protected.
36 EN P L A Y OFF P L A Y MENU P L A Y M O D E F I L E C O M M . M ODE E X I T F I L E P R O T EC T D E L E T E C OP Y E X I T F O R M A T Deleting Images Previously shot images can be deleted either one at a time or all at once. PLA YBACK (cont.) 1 T urn the Power Dial, while pressing its Lock Button, to “ PLAY ” and push the MENU Jog Dial.
EN 37 T o select an image by browsing images stored in memory . . . Before doing the following, perform steps 1 through 3 ( Z pg. 36). 4 Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to select “SELECTED” and push it. • The Delete Select Screen appears. 5 Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to select an image to be deleted, and push it.
38 EN I NDE X P L A Y M O D E E F F EC T M U L T I E X I T F RA M E B L ACK / WH I T E E F F EC T S E P I A E X I T ZO O M P L A Y M E NU P L A Y M O D E F I L E C O M M . M O DE E X I T P L A Y OFF PLA YBACK (cont.) Applying Sepia/Black-and-White Effects A sepia or black-and-white effect can be applied to a previously shot image.
EN 39 P L A Y OFF I NDE X P L A Y M ODE E F F E C T M U L T I E X I T F RA M E B L ACK / W H I T E E F F E C T S E P I A E X I T Z O O M P L A Y MENU P L A Y M O D E F I L E C O M M . M ODE E X I T Magnifying the Playback Image (Zoom) The zoom-in effect magnifies a selected area of image.
40 EN PLA YBACK (cont.) T ypes of Frames An image can be displayed in 9 types of frames. The framed image can be printed out by transmitting the image data with the frame data to a printer .
EN 41 P L A Y OFF I NDE X P L A Y M ODE E F F E C T M U L T I E X I T F RA M E P L A Y MENU P L A Y M O D E F I L E C O M M . M ODE E X I T Framing an Image MENU Jog Dial Power Dial NOTE: Frames can also be used in 4-split or 16-split screens ( Z pg. 42).
42 EN P L A Y OFF P L A Y MENU P L A Y M O D E F I L E C O M M . M ODE E X I T I NDE X P L A Y M ODE E F F E C T M U L T I E X I T F RA M E MENU Jog Dial Power Dial PLA YBACK (cont.
EN 43 T o Create a Multi-Image Screen Using the Same Image Before doing the following, perform steps 1 through 3 ( Z pg. 42). 4 Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to select “SAME 4” or “SAME 16” and push it. • A multi-image screen displaying 4 or 16 of the same image appears.
44 EN APPLIED OPERA TIONS Compact Flash Card Operation Installing a Compact Flash Card A Compact Flash card increases the number images that can be stored.
EN 45 Initializing the Storage Media Since the camera is a microcomputer-controlled device, external noise and interference (from a TV , a radio, etc.) might prevent it from functioning properly .
46 EN APPLIED OPERA TIONS (cont.) Storing Images in a Compact Flash Card The number of images that can be shot can be greatly increased when a Compact Flash card is used in addition to the built-in memory .
EN 47 P L A Y M E NU P L A Y M O D E F I L E C O M M . M O DE E X I T F I L E PROT E C T DE L E T E C OP Y E X I T FOR M A T C OP Y CA MERA CARD CAR D CA M E RA E X I T P L A Y OFF Copying Images Between the Built-in Memory and a Compact Flash Car d Images can be copied from the built-in memory to a compact flash card or vice versa.
48 EN T o Copy Selected Images Only Before doing the following, perform steps 1 through 5 on page 47. 6 Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to select “SELECTED” and push it. • The INDEX Screen appears. 7 Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to select an image to be copied and push it.
EN 49 T o Copy All Images Before doing the following, perform steps 1 through 5 on page 47. 6 Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to select “ALL” and push it. • The Copy Confirmation Screen appears. 7 Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to select “EXECUTE” and push it.
50 EN P L A Y OFF P L A Y MENU P L A Y M O D E F I L E C O M M . M ODE E X I T C O MM . M ODE P C M ODE I R M O D E E X I T APPLIED OPERA TION (cont.) Image Copy Using Infrared Communication [IrT ran-.
EN 51 15 ° 15 ° 15 ° 15 ° 4 Position the transmitting and receiving equipment so that their infrared transmitter and receiver face opposite each other . • The distance between them should be less than 50 cm, and the transmitter and receiver should be angled no more than 15° to each other .
52 EN APPLIED OPERA TION (cont.) Printing on a Digital Printer [IrDA T ransfer] Selected images can be transferred without using a cable to a digital printer that supports infrared communi- cation (IrT ran-P), such as the JVC GV -DT1 and GV -HT1, for printing.
EN 53 PC Connection Operation Picture Navigator Software (Provided) Image data in the camera can be sent to the RS-232C port of a Windows ® PC or to the modem port of a Macintosh ® or Mac OS-compatible computer . NOTE: Also read the instruction manuals of the provided “Picture Navigator” software.
54 EN CONTROLS, CONNECTORS AND INDICA TORS PC VIDEO OUT DC-IN P L A Y OFF 1 8 6 2 3 5 4 7 9 0 ! ^ & % # $ @ Lock button.
EN 55 Front V iew 1 Shutter Release Button .............. Z pg. 12 Press when you wish to shoot. 2 Flash ........................................ Z pg. 20 Lights when shooting under low light or back light conditions. 3 Flash Sensor ..................
56 EN CONTROLS, CONNECTORS AND INDICA TORS (cont.) 1 EJECT Button ............................ Z pg. 44 Press to eject the optional Compact Flash card. 2 T ripod Mounting Socket When attaching a tripod, insert the threaded section of the tripod in this hole and turn to secure.
EN 57 On-Screen Display During Shooting When the Power Dial is set to “ A ”, “ M ” or “ ”, press the DISPLA Y Button to change the View mode. Each press of the DISPLAY Button switches the screen as shown below . 1 CF Icon .................
58 EN On-Screen Display During Shooting (cont.) Information Displayed Between Shutter Release and Storage of Image in Memory Icons Displayed During Manual Focusing These icons are displayed when manual focusing is selected. CONTROLS, CONNECTORS AND INDICA TORS (Cont.
EN 59 On-Screen Display During Playback When the Power Dial is set to “ PLAY ”, press the DISPLAY Button to view the information display over the playback screen. Each press of the DISPLAY Button switches the screen as shown below . 1 CF Icon ....
60 EN No power is supplied. The LCD monitor flickers in the Standard View mode (colour display). Shooting is impossible. Images do not appear . The menu screens are not available. Although the Shutter Release Button is half-pressed, focusing is not possible.
EN 61 The image on the LCD monitor appears distorted. The date/time is not displayed properly . A Compact Flash card cannot be inserted. None of the buttons or controls function on the camera. Small coloured or black spots appear on the LCD monitor . Preset frame images do not appear.
62 EN DISPLA Y AND MESSAGES NO IMAGES STORED CONTAINS PROTECTED IMAGES TRANSMISSION IN PROGRESS RECEPTION IN PROGRESS TOO MANY COPIES IMAGE COPYING IN PROGRESS FORMA TTING IN PROGRESS TRANSMISSION TO .
EN 63 CAUTIONS Batteries • This camera requires 4 LR6 (AA)-size alkaline batteries. LR6 (AA)-size nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) or nickel-metal hydrode (Ni-MH) batteries can also be used. Note that the battery power remaining indicated by the camera does not take the type of batteries being used into account.
64 EN Built-in Rechar geable Battery T o store the date/time in memory, a rechar geable battery is integrated in the camera. As long as the camera is connected to an AC outlet using the AC power adapter , or the batteries installed in the camera continue to supply power to the camera, the built-in battery is always charged.
EN 65 LCD Monitor 1. T o prevent damage to the LCD monitor , DO NOT . . . .... push it strongly or apply any shocks. .... place the camcorder with the LCD monitor on the bottom. 2. T o prolong service life . . . .... avoid rubbing it with coarse cloth.
66 EN MAJOR SPECIFICA TIONS Dimensions : 129 (W) x 74 (H) x 39 (D) mm Power consumption : 4.2 W Weight : Approx. 260 g Power : DC 6 V Flash : Built-in, Effective shooting distance: 0.
EN 67 INDEX A AC outlet .................................. pg. 9 AC power adapter .................... pg. 9 Auto playback .......................... pg. 31 B Battery power remaining .......... pg. 8, 57, 59 Black-and-white effect ............. pg. 38 C Camera setup check .
GC-S1 COPYRIGHT© 1998 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. EG/EK Printed in Japan 0398MNV * UN * VP VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED EN.
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