JVC GR-DX45EK
Instrukcja Obsługi

Snapshot
This feature lets you record still images that look like photographs onto a tape.

NOTES:
� To remove the shutter sound, �BEEP� on pg. 23. � If Snapshot recording is not possible, �PHOTO� ^ blinks when SNAPSHOT 5 is pressed. � If Programme AE with special effects ( pg. 16) is engaged, certain modes of Programme AE with special effects are disabled during Snapshot recording. In such a case, the icon blinks. � If SNAPSHOT 5 is pressed when �DIS� is set to �ON� ( pg. 22), the Stabiliser will be disabled. � During tape playback as well, all snapshot modes are available. However, the shutter sound is not heard. � During Snapshot recording, the image displayed in the viewfinder may be partially missing. However, there is no effect in the recorded image. � When a cable is connected to the S/AV connector #, the shutter sound is not heard from the speaker, however it is recorded onto the tape.

SNAPSHOT MODE SELECTION
� while pressing down the Lock Button 0 located on the switch. Open the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

1 Set the Power Switch 8 to �

2 Press MENU 2. The Menu Screen appears. 3 Press + or � 3 to select � (CAMERA)�, then
press SELECT/SET 1.

4 Press + or � 3 to select �SNAP MODE�, then press SELECT/SET 1. 5 Press + or � 3 to select the desired Snapshot
mode, then press SELECT/SET 1. Press + or � 3 to select � RETURN� and press SELECT/SET 1 twice. The Menu Screen closes.

Auto Focus
The camcorder�s Full Range AF system offers continuous shooting ability from close-up (as close as approx. 5 cm to the subject) to infinity. However, correct focus may not be obtainable in the situations listed below (in these cases use manual focusing):

FULL Snapshot mode with no frame

PIN-UP Pin-Up mode

FRAME Snapshot mode with frame

� When two subjects overlap in the same scene. � When illumination is low.* � When the subject has no contrast (difference in brightness and darkness), such as a flat, one-colour wall, or a clear, blue sky.* � When a dark object is barely visible in the viewfinder.* � When the scene contains minute patterns or identical patterns that are regularly repeated. � When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light reflecting off the surface of a body of water. � When shooting a scene with a high-contrast background.
* The following low-contrast warnings appear blinking: ,, and

There is the sound effect of a shutter closing.

SNAPSHOT RECORDING

1 Press SNAPSHOT 5. �PHOTO� ^ appears while the snapshot is being taken.
If you press during Record-Standby . . . ..... �PHOTO� ^ appears and a still image will be recorded for approx. 6 seconds, then the camcorder re-enters the Record-Standby mode. If you press during Recording . . . ..... �PHOTO� ^ appears and a still image will be recorded for approx. 6 seconds, then the normal recording resumes. � Regardless of the Power Switch 8 position (� � or � �), Snapshot recording takes place using the selected Snapshot mode. Motor Drive Mode Keeping SNAPSHOT pressed provides an effect similar to serial photography. (Interval between still images: approx. 1 second)

NOTES:
� If the lens is smeared or blurred, accurate focusing is not possible. Keep the lens clean, wiping with a piece of soft cloth if it gets dirty. When condensation occurs, wipe with a soft cloth or wait for it to dry naturally. � When shooting a subject close to the lens, zoom out first ( pg. 12). If zoomed-in in the auto focus mode, the camcorder may automatically zoom out depending on the distance between the camcorder and the subject. This will not occur when �TELE MACRO� ( pg. 22) is activated.

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18 FOR RECORDING