JVC Gze200 User Manual

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Tap “OFF” to cancel the selection.
0 Tap  3 or 2 to move upward or downward for more selection.
0 Tap  L to exit the menu. *The image is only an impression.
Setting Effect
b NIGHTALIVE Increases gain and brightens the scene automatically using a slow shutter when the
surrounding is dark.
To prevent camera shake, use a tripod.
. g SPOTLIGHT Prevents the human subject from appearing too
bright under light.
. Memo : 
0
All scenes of “SCENE SELECT” cannot be set during “TIME-LAPSE
RECORDING”. Recording
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							Adjusting Focus Manually
Set this when the focus is not clear in Intelligent Auto or when manual
focusing is desired.
1 Select the Manual recording mode.
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If the mode is  P Intelligent Auto, tap P on the recording screen
to display the mode switching screen.
Tap  H to switch the recording mode to Manual.
. 2
Tap “MENU”.
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The shortcut menu appears.
3 Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.
.4
Tap “FOCUS”.
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Tap  3 or 2 to move upward or downward for more selection.
0 Tap  L to exit the menu.
0 Tap  J to return to the previous screen.
5 Tap “MANUAL”.
. 6
Adjust the focus.
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Tap  E to focus on a distant subject.
If E appears blinking, focus cannot be set any further.
0 Tap  p to focus on a near subject.
If p appears blinking, focus cannot be set any nearer.
7 Tap “SET” to confirm.
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When  focus is confirmed, the focusing frame disappears and  E and
p are displayed.
Memo :  0
A subject that is focused at the telephoto (T) end remains in focus when
it is zoomed out to the wide angle (W) end. Recording
32RECûPLAYMENU intelligent AUTOMANUAL RECûPLAYMENU MENU FOCUS VIDEO MANUAL AUTO FOCUS MENUMENUûPLAYRECSET MENUMENURECûPLAY  
						

							Adjusting Brightness
You can adjust the brightness to your preferred level.
1 Select the Manual recording mode.
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If the mode is  P Intelligent Auto, tap P on the recording screen
to display the mode switching screen.
Tap  H to switch the recording mode to Manual.
. 2
Tap “MENU”.
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The shortcut menu appears.
3 Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.
.4
Tap “BRIGHTNESS ADJUST”.
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Tap  3 or 2 to move upward or downward for more selection.
0 Tap  L to exit the menu.
0 Tap  J to return to the previous screen.
5 Tap “MANUAL”.
. 6
Adjust the brightness value.
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Compensation range during video recording: -2.0 to +2.0
0 Compensation range during still image recording: -2.0 to +2.0
0 Tap  3 to increase the brightness.
0 Tap  2 to decrease the brightness.
7 Tap “SET” to confirm.
. Memo : 
0
Settings can be adjusted separately for videos and still images. Recording33RECûPLAYMENU intelligent AUTOMANUAL RECûPLAYMENU MENU BRIGHTNESS ADJUST
VIDEO MANUALAUTO BRIGHTNESS ADJUST ûPLAYRECMENUSET ûPLAYRECMENU  
						

							Setting White Balance
You can set the color tone to suit the light source.
1 Select the Manual recording mode.
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If the mode is  P Intelligent Auto, tap P on the recording screen
to display the mode switching screen.
Tap  H to switch the recording mode to Manual.
. 2
Tap “MENU”.
. 0
The shortcut menu appears.
3 Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.
.4
Tap “WHITE BALANCE”.
. 0
Tap  3 or 2 to move upward or downward for more selection.
0 Tap  L to exit the menu.
0 Tap  J to return to the previous screen.
5 Tap the appropriate shooting environment. . 0
Tap  3 or 2 to move the cursor.
Setting Details
AUTO Adjusts automatically to the natural colors.
MWB Use this when the problem of unnatural colors is
not resolved.
FINE Set this when shooting outdoors on a sunny day.
CLOUD Set this when shooting on a cloudy day or inside a
shade.
HALOGEN Set this when shooting under illumination such as a video light. Using MWB
1
Hold a sheet of plain white paper in front of the lens so that the white
paper fills the screen.
2 Tap “MWB” and keep touching while the icon appears and blinks.
3 Release your touch after the menu disappears and  o lights up.
Memo :  0
The setting will not change if “MWB” is being tapped too fast (less than 1
second). Recording34RECûPLAYMENU intelligent AUTOMANUAL RECûPLAYMENU MENU WHITE BALANCE VIDEO REC
CLOUD FINE
MWB AUTO  
						

							Setting Backlight Compensation
You can correct the image when the subject appears too dark due to
backlight.
1 Select the Manual recording mode.
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If the mode is  P Intelligent Auto, tap P on the recording screen
to display the mode switching screen.
Tap  H to switch the recording mode to Manual.
. 2
Tap “MENU”.
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The shortcut menu appears.
3 Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.
.4
Tap “BACKLIGHT COMP.”.
. 0
Tap  3 or 2 to move upward or downward for more selection.
0 Tap  L to exit the menu.
0 Tap  J to return to the previous screen.
5 Tap “ON”. . 0
After setting, the backlight icon l appears. Recording35RECûPLAYMENU intelligent AUTOMANUAL RECûPLAYMENU MENU BACKLIGHT COMP. VIDEO ON OFF BACKLIGHT COMP.  
						

							Taking Close-up Shots
You can take close-up shots of an object using the tele macro function.
.*The image is only an impression.
1 Select the Manual recording mode.
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If the mode is  P Intelligent Auto, tap P on the recording screen
to display the mode switching screen.
Tap  H to switch the recording mode to Manual.
. 2
Tap “MENU”.
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The shortcut menu appears.
3 Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.
.4
Tap “TELE MACRO”.
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Tap  3 or 2 to move upward or downward for more selection.
0 Tap  L to exit the menu.
0 Tap  J to return to the previous screen. 5
Tap “ON”.
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After setting, the tele macro icon o  appears.
Setting Details
OFF Enables close-up shots up to 1 m at the telephoto (T) end. Enables close-up shots up to 5 cm at the wide angle (W) end.
ON Enables close-up shots up to 50 cm at the telephoto (T) end. Enables close-up shots up to 5 cm at the wide angle (W) end. Caution : 
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When you are not taking close-up shots, set “TELE MACRO” to “OFF”.
Otherwise, the image may be blur. Recording
36RECûPLAYMENU intelligent AUTOMANUAL RECûPLAYMENU MENU TELE MACRO VIDEO ON OFF TELE MACRO  
						

							Recording with Effects
You can add animation effects to video recordings.
The 
animation effects appear when smiles are detected or when the screen
is touched.
Type of Effect Description of Effect
ANIMATION EFFECT Records videos with animation effects. “Recording with Animation Effects” (A p. 37) Recording with Animation Effects
You can add animation effects to video recordings.
The 

animation effects appear when smiles are detected or when the screen
is touched.
1 Open the LCD monitor.
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Check if the recording mode is A.
0 If 

the mode is  B still image, tap  B on the recording screen to display
the mode switching screen.
Tap  A to switch the recording mode. (You can also use the  A/B
button on this unit.)
2 Tap “MENU”.
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The shortcut menu appears.
3
Tap “MENU”. (Go to step 4.)
Alternatively, tap  4 in the shortcut menu. (Go to step 5.)
. 4
Tap “ANIMATION EFFECT”.
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Tap  3 or 2 to move upward or downward for more selection.
0 Tap  L to exit the menu.
0 Tap  J to return to the previous screen.
5 Select a desired effect and tap “SET”.
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Tap  0 or 1 to change the effect.
0 Press the START/STOP button the camera to start recording.
Press again to stop.
0 To perform operations other than recording, tap  L to cancel the
“ANIMATION EFFECT” first. Recording
37 RECûPLAYMENU MENU ANIMATION EFFECT VIDEO SET  
						

							During Setting
After SettingNote
. . Animation (effect) appears when
smiles are detected.
. . Animation (effect) appears when
smiles are detected.
. . Animation (effect) appears when
smiles are detected.
. . Animation (effect) appears when
smiles are detected.
. . Animation (effect) appears when the
screen is touched.
. . Animation (effect) appears when the
screen is touched.
. . Animation (effect) appears when the
screen is touched.
. . Animation (effect) appears when the
screen is touched. Recording38                 
						

							Capturing Subjects Clearly (TOUCH PRIORITY
AE/AF)
“TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF” is a function that adjusts focus and brightness
based on a tapped position.
By registering the face of a person beforehand, you can enable tracking of
the person even without specific selection during recording.
This function is available for both videos and still images.
1 Open the LCD monitor.
. 0
Set the recording mode to either A video or  B still image.
0 To 

switch the mode between video and still image, tap  A or B on the
recording screen to display the mode switching screen.
Tap  A or B to switch the mode to video or still image respectively.
(You can also use the  A/B button on this unit.)
2 Tap “MENU”.
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The shortcut menu appears.
3 Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.
.4
Tap “TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF”.
. 0
Tap  3 or 2 to move upward or downward for more selection.
0 Tap  L to exit the menu.
0 Tap  J to return to the previous screen.
5 Tap the desired setting.
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Focus and brightness will be adjusted automatically based on the
tapped position (face/color/area). A blue frame appears around the
selected 

subject (face/color), while a white frame appears around the
selected area.
0 To reset, tap the desired position (face/color/area) again.
0 To cancel “FACE TRACKING” or “COLOR TRACKING”, tap the blue
frame.
0 To cancel “AREA SELECT”, tap the white frame.
Setting Details
OFF Deactivates the function.
FACE
TRACKING e 
appears on the screen. Recording is performed while
tracking and automatically adjusting the tapped face
(subject) with appropriate focus and brightness. In
addition, a blue frame appears around the tapped face
(subject). (When the face of a person is registered, it
becomes the main subject and the blue frame appears
even without specific selection.)
COLOR
TRACKING f 
appears on the screen. Recording is performed while
tracking and automatically adjusting the tapped color
(subject) with appropriate focus and brightness. In
addition, a blue frame appears around the tapped color
(subject).
AREA
SELECT g 
appears on the screen. Recording is performed while
automatically adjusting the tapped area (fixed position)
with appropriate focus and brightness. In addition, a
white frame appears around the tapped area. Memo : 
0
When “TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF” is set, “FOCUS” will be set to “AUTO”
automatically.
0 Tap the selected position (face/color/area) again to cancel the setting.
(Setting remains for registered faces.)
0 Tap on an unselected position (face/color/area) to reset.
0 If the camera loses track of a subject, tap the subject again.
0 Settings are canceled when zoom operation is performed. (“AREA
SELECT” only)
0 When “FACE TRACKING” is set after face registration, the blue frame
appears around the face with the highest priority registered.
0 When recording registered faces using “FACE TRACKING”, focus and
brightness will be adjusted automatically even without specific selection.
In addition, registered faces may be tracked back again even if they are
lost. 

Therefore, it is recommended to register the faces that are often being
recorded by this camera beforehand.
“Registering Human Face Personal Authentication Information”
(A p. 43)
0 When “COLOR TRACKING” is set, the targeted subject (color) may
change if similar colors are detected. In this case, tap the subject again.
The targeted subject (color) may also be tracked back again if it appears
in the center of the screen within a specific time.
Caution :  0
Subjects near the sides of the LCD monitor may not respond or be
recognized 

when tapped. In this case, move the subject to the center and
tap again.
0 “FACE TRACKING” may not work properly depending on the shooting
conditions (distance, angle, brightness, etc.) and the subject (direction of
face, etc.). It is also particularly difficult to detect faces in backlight.
0 “COLOR TRACKING” may not function properly in the following cases:
- when recording subjects with no contrast
- when recording subjects that are moving at high speed
- when recording in a dark place
- when the surrounding brightness changes
0 When “FACE TRACKING” is set, the subject may be lost if the camera is
moved vertically or horizontally very fast. For unregistered faces, they
cannot be tracked back again. To track back the subject, tap on it again.
For registered faces, focus and brightness will be adjusted automatically
even without specific selection. In addition, registered faces may be
tracked back again even if they are lost. Therefore, it is recommended to
register the faces that are often being recorded by this camera
beforehand. Recording
39 RECûPLAYMENU MENU TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF
VIDEO OFF
AREA SELECT
COLOR TRACKING
FACE TRACKING OFF TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF FACE TRACKINGCOLOR TRACKINGAREA SELECT  
						

							“Registering Human Face Personal Authentication Information”
(A p. 43) Capturing Smiles Automatically (SMILE SHOT)
“SMILE SHOT” automatically captures a still image upon detection of a
smile.
This function is available for both videos and still images.
Set “TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF” to “FACE TRACKING” before selecting
“SMILE SHOT”.
“Capturing Subjects Clearly (TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF)” (
A p. 39)
1 Open the LCD monitor.
. 0
Set the recording mode to either A video or  B still image.
0 To 
switch the mode between video and still image, tap  A or B on the
recording screen to display the mode switching screen.
Tap  A or B to switch the mode to video or still image respectively.
(You can also use the  A/B button on this unit.)
2 Tap “MENU”.
. 0
The shortcut menu appears.
3 Tap “MENU”. (Go to step 4.)
Alternatively, tap “SMILE SHOT”( 8) 

in the shortcut menu. (Go to step
5.)
. 4
Tap “SMILE SHOT”.
. 0
Tap  3 or 2 to move upward or downward for more selection.
0 Tap  L to exit the menu.
0 Tap  J to return to the previous screen.
5 Tap “ON”.
. 0
Tap  L to exit the menu as the previous screen appears.
6 Point the camera toward the human subject.
0 A still image is automatically captured when smiles are detected.
Recording
40 RECûPLAYMENU MENU SMILE SHOT VIDEO ON OFF SMILE SHOT