JVC Gze200 User Manual

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0
PHOTO lights up when a still image is being captured.
0 You 
can display the name and smile level (%) together with the frame
by setting “SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY” in the menu to “ON” before
recording.
“Setting SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY” ( A p. 45)
Memo :  0
The 
 camera is able to detect up to 16 faces. Smile levels will be displayed
for up to 3 of the largest faces displayed on the screen.
0 This function may not work properly depending on the shooting conditions
(distance, angle, brightness, etc.) and the subject (direction of face, smile level, etc.). It is also difficult to detect a smile in backlight.
0 After a smile is detected and captured, it takes time before the next
recording may be performed.
0 “SMILE SHOT” does not work in the following cases:
- when menu is being displayed
- when remaining recording time or battery power is being displayed
- when “FACE SUB-WINDOW” is set
- when “ANIMATION EFFECT” is set
- when “DECORATE FACE EFFECT” is set
- when “STAMP” is set
- when “HANDWRITING EFFECT” is set
- when “AUTO REC” is set
- when “DATE/TIME RECORDING” is set
“Recording while Displaying a Magnified View of a Selected Face (FACE
SUB-WINDOW)” (A p. 41)
“Recording with Animation Effects” ( A p. 37)
Caution :  0
If “TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF” is not set to “FACE TRACKING”, “SMILE
SHOT” will not work.
0 If appropriate results cannot be obtained, record with “SMILE SHOT” set
to “OFF”. Recording while Displaying a Magnified View of a Selected
Face (FACE SUB-WINDOW) You can record while viewing both the overall image of the scene and
magnified 
 image of a subject’s expression. Frames appear around the faces
that can be magnified. Tap a frame to track and magnify the face in a sub-
window.
1 Open the LCD monitor.
. 0
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 mode to video. (You can also use the  A/B button
on this unit.)
2 Tap “MENU”.
. 0
The shortcut menu appears.
3 Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.
. 4
Tap “FACE SUB-WINDOW”.
. 5
Tap on the frame of the face to magnify.
. 0
When the face within a frame is tapped, it is displayed in a sub-
window. The display position of the sub-window is set automatically
according to the position of the tapped face.
0 The frame of the tapped face changes to blue.
0 When the tapped face disappears from the screen, the sub-window
disappears too. When the face reappears on the screen., the sub-
window is displayed again automatically.
0 To exit “FACE SUB-WINDOW”, tap “ L”.Recording
41ûPLAYRECMENU  RECûPLAYMENU MENU FACE SUB-WINDOW
VIDEO 0:00:00 [0:54]
ûPLAYRECMENU  
						

							Caution : 
0
Take note of the following when “FACE SUB-WINDOW” is set.
- Functions such as digital zoom, zoom operation on the touch screen,
simultaneous still image recording, “TIME-LAPSE RECORDING”,
“DECORATE FACE EFFECT”, “STAMP”, “HANDWRITING EFFECT”,
“DATE/TIME RECORDING”, and “AUTO REC” are not available.
- Settings such as “FOCUS” and “BRIGHTNESS ADJUST” are set to
“AUTO” automatically.
- If “TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF” is set to FACE TRACKING, appropriate
focus 
and brightness will be adjusted for the person displayed in the sub-
window.
- “ANIMATION EFFECT” is not available.
0 The sub-window display will also be recorded.
Memo :  0
When 
 a face is magnified and displayed in the sub-window, only the name
of the person will be displayed.
(When a face is not registered, the name of the person will not be
displayed.)
0 The face sub-window mode is canceled when the power is turned off.
0 Frames do not appear around the faces in the face sub-window mode as
easily as in the other modes. They appear around the faces that can be
magnified only. The frames do not appear in the following cases:
- when the face of the subject is extremely small
- when the surrounding is too dark or too bright
- when the face appears horizontal or slanted
- when the face appears bigger than the sub-window (such as when it is
zoomed in)
- when a part of the face is hidden
“Registering Human Face Personal Authentication Information”
(A p. 43) Recording
42 
						

							Registering Human Face Personal
Authentication Information
By 
registering the face of a person beforehand, focus and brightness can be
adjusted automatically by the face tracking function. Up to 6 faces, together
with names and priority levels, can be registered.
It is recommended to register the faces that are often being recorded by this camera beforehand.
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” in the shortcut menu.
.4
Tap “FACE REGISTRATION”.
. 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 “REGISTER NEW FACE”.
.6
Point the camera toward the human subject. . 0
Information 
 is collected before face registration recording. The frame
appears blinking while information is being collected.
0 Adjust to fit the face within the frame while it is blinking. The frame
stops blinking and lights up after information collection is complete.
0 To cancel the registration, tap “STOP”.
When “CANCEL FACE RECOGNITION?” appears, tap “YES” to
return to the normal recording mode.
7 Tap “RECORD” and record the face from the front.
. 0
A face is captured to be used on the face registration index screen.
0 Other than tapping “RECORD”, you can also record by pressing the
SNAPSHOT button fully.
0 A sound can be heard when recording is complete.
0 To cancel the registration, tap “STOP”.
When “CANCEL FACE RECOGNITION?” appears, tap “YES” to
return to the normal recording mode.
8 Tap “YES” to continue recording.
. 0
To proceed to collect face information in the four directions of up,
down, left, and right, tap “YES”. It is recommended to continue
recording to increase the accuracy of face recognition.
0 To end face registration recording, tap “NO”. Go to step 11.
9 Rotate 

the face slowly in four directions to register the face information.
. 0
Rotate the face slowly while looking at the camera. A sound can be
heard 

when recording is complete for each direction. (4 times in total)
Repeat the step until recording (registration) is complete for all
directions.
0 Registration of the four directions may fail depending on the shooting
environment. In this case, tap “STOP” to cancel recording, then tap
“NO” and go to step 11.
0 If the face cannot be properly recognized during recording, register
the face again.
10 Face the camera with a smiling face. Recording
43 RECûPLAYMENU MENU FACE REGISTRATION
VIDEO CANCEL EDIT REGISTER NEW FACE FACE REGISTRATION STOP NEED TO FIT FACE IN FRAME STOPRECORD
RECORD THE FRONT VIEW NO YESCONTINUE RECORDING? FACE RECOGNITION ACCURACY, MORE FACE DATA WILL IMPROVECURRENT RECORDING IS OK, STOP ROTATE THE FACE SLOWLY  
						

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0
Recording starts automatically. Using the smile % display as a
reference, smile such that the value is as high as possible.
0 A sound can be heard when recording is complete.
0 To 
cancel recording of smiling face and proceed to enter a name, tap
“STOP”, then tap “NO” and go to step 11.
11 Tap “OK”.
. 0
Tapping 
 “OK” registers the recorded face and the screen for entering
a name appears.
0 To cancel the registration, tap “STOP”.
When “CANCEL FACE RECOGNITION?” appears, tap “YES” to
return to the normal recording mode.
12 Tap on the on-screen keyboard to enter a name, then tap “REG.”.
. 0
Tap “DELETE” to delete a character.
0 Tap “CANCEL” to exit.
0 Tap 

“A/a/1” to select character input type from upper case letter, lower
case letter, and number.
0 Tap  E or F to move one space to the left or right.
0 Up to 8 characters can be entered.
0 How to input characters
Example: To enter “KEN”
Tap “JKL” 2 times  F Tap “DEF” 2 times  F Tap “MNO” 2 times
13 Tap the desired priority level, then tap “REG.”.
. 0
Upon registration, the last number is assigned as the priority level.
During face detection, the subject with the highest priority (lowest
number) will be detected.
0 You can change the priority level of a subject by tapping on the
number. Example: To change the priority level of number 3 to number 1, tap
number 1. The priority level of the registered subject becomes
number 1, while the priority levels of the original number 1 and the
ones below drop by one place. (In this example, the original number 1 

becomes number 2, and the orignal number 2 becomes number 3.)
0 When “REG.” is tapped, the registration complete screen appears. . 0
Tap “OK” to complete the registration.
0 You can edit registered face information in “EDIT”.
“Editing the Registered Face Information” (A p. 46

)
Memo :  0
Faces may not be registered correctly in the following cases:
- 

when the face appears either too small or too large compared to the frame
- when it is too dark or too bright
- when the face appears horizontal or slanted
- when a part of the face is hidden
- when there are multiple faces within the frame
0 To increase the accuracy of face recognition, fit only one face within the
frame and register in a bright environment.
0 Faces may not be recognized correctly depending on the shooting
conditions and environment. In this case, register the face again.
0 Faces may not be recognized correctly during recording if the face
recognition level is low. In this case, register the face again.
0 Face tracking, face sub-window, and name display may not work properly
depending on the registered faces, shooting conditions (distance, angle,
brightness, etc.), and expressions.
0 Face tracking, face sub-window, and name display may not work properly
for people with similar facial features, such as siblings, parents, children,
etc. Recording
44STOP SMILE RECORD FRONT OF SMILING FACE
      
        
  
STOP OK ENTER A NAME RECORDING COMPLETED CANCEL REG.DELETE KEN
STOP REG.TOUCH ORDER TO RECOGNIZE OK     
   REGISTERED  
						

							Setting SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY
“SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY” allows you to set the items to display when faces
are detected.
This 
item is only displayed when “TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF” is set to “FACE
TRACKING”.
“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%/NAME DISPLAY”( 9) in the shortcut menu.
(Go to step 5.)
.4
Tap “SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY”.
. 5
Tap the desired setting.
. Setting
Details
OFF Displays only the frames when faces are detected.
ON Displays the frames, names, and smile levels (%) when faces are detected. 0
Frame: Appears around detected faces.
Name: Appears for faces that are registered.
Smile level: Appears in value (0 % - 100 %) for detected smiles.
. Memo : 
0
The 
 camera is able to detect up to 16 faces. Smile levels will be displayed
for up to 3 of the largest faces displayed on the screen.
0 Some faces may not be detected depending on the shooting environment.
0 You can register personal authentication information like face, name, and
priority level of person before recording.
0 Up to 3 registered names will be displayed according to the priority level.
“Registering Human Face Personal Authentication Information” ( A p. 43)
0 “SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY” is set to “ON” when the demo mode is
activated.
“ DEMO MODE ” ( A p. 108) Recording
45 RECûPLAYMENU MENU SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY
VIDEO ON OFF SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY JOHN
90%90%SMILE
70%70%SMILE  
						

							Editing the Registered Face Information
Editing Registered Face Information
You can change the name, priority level, and face information that are
registered.
1 Tap “MENU”.
. 0
The shortcut menu appears.
2 Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.
.3
Tap “FACE REGISTRATION”.
. 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.
4 Tap “EDIT”.
.5
Tap the person to edit.
.6
Tap the item to edit. . 0
If you select “RECORD AGAIN”, proceed to step 6 in “ “Registering
Human Face Personal Authentication Information” (A p. 43) ”.
0 If you select “CHANGE NAME”, proceed to step 12 in ““Registering
Human Face Personal Authentication Information” (A p. 44) ”.
0 If you select “CHANGE ORDER OF PRIORITY”, proceed to step 13
in ““Registering Human Face Personal Authentication Information”
(A p. 44) ”.
“Registering Human Face Personal Authentication Information”
(A p. 43)
Canceling (Deleting) Registered Face Information You can cancel (delete) the face information that is registered.
1 Tap “MENU”.
. 0
The shortcut menu appears.
2 Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.
. 3
Tap “FACE REGISTRATION”.
. 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.
4 Tap “CANCEL”.
. 5
Tap the person to cancel registration of.
Recording
46RECûPLAYMENU MENU FACE REGISTRATION
VIDEO CANCEL EDIT REGISTER NEW FACE FACE REGISTRATION JOHN MIKEKEN
STOP TOUCH PERSON TO EDIT STOP CHANGE ORDER OF PRIORITYCHANGE NAME RECORD AGAIN RECûPLAYMENU MENU FACE REGISTRATION
VIDEO CANCEL EDIT REGISTER NEW FACE FACE REGISTRATION  
						

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0
A appears on the selected person.
0 To remove  A from a person, tap on the person again.
6 Tap “SET”.
.7
Tap “YES”.
. 0
Tap “YES” to delete the face information of the selected person.
0 Tap “NO” to return to the previous screen.
0 Tap “OK” when the deletion complete screen appears. Reducing Camera Shake
When the image stabilizer is set, camera shake during video recording can
be effectively reduced. 1 Open the LCD monitor.
. 2
Press the a  button to change the setting.
. 0
The setting of image stabilizer changes with every press.
Setting Details
b   
OFF Deactivates image stabilizer.
a   
ON Reduces camera shake under normal shooting
conditions.
r   
ON (AIS) Reduces camera shake more effectively when
shooting bright scenes on the wide angle end.
Only on the wide angle end (approx. 5x).
(A video mode only) Memo : 
0
It is recommended to set the image stabilizer to “OFF” when shooting a
subject of little movement with the unit on a tripod.
0 Complete 

stabilization may not be possible if camera shake is excessive.
0 When “ON (AIS)” is set, the angle of view becomes narrower.
0 Image stabilization only starts when the SNAPSHOT button is pressed
halfway during still image recording. Recording
47JOHN MIKEKEN
STOP TOUCH PERSON TO CANCEL JOHN MIKEKEN
STOP SETTOUCH PERSON TO CANCEL NO YES CANCEL SELECTED PERSON?    
						

							Recording at Intervals (TIME-LAPSE
RECORDING)
Enables the changes of a scene that occur slowly over a long period to be
shown within a short time by taking frames of it at a certain interval.
This is useful for making observations such as the opening of a flower bud.
1 Open the LCD monitor.
. 0
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 mode to video. (You can also use the  A/B button
on this unit.)
2 Tap “MENU”.
. 0
The shortcut menu appears.
3 Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.
.4
Tap “TIME-LAPSE RECORDING”.
. 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 to select a recording interval (1 to 80 seconds).
. 0
The 
 greater the number of seconds, the longer the recording interval.
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. 6
Start recording.
. 0
A frame is taken at intervals of the selected period.
0 When the recording interval is set to “20SEC INTERVAL” or higher,
this unit switches to the power-saving mode between recordings.
At the next point to record, the power-saving mode will be turned off
and recording will start automatically.
0 Press the START/STOP button again to stop recording.
Indications During Time-Lapse Recording .
Display
Description
A Video Quality Displays the icon of the video quality that is set.
B Speed Indicator Displays the recording interval that is set.
C Recorded Time Displays the actual recorded time of the video.
Recorded time increases in units of frames.
D Actual Elapsed
Time Displays the actual elapsed time after
recording starts.
E Remaining
Recording Time Remaining time left to record with the currently
selected video quality. Recording
48 RECûPLAYMENU MENU TIME-LAPSE RECORDING
VIDEO 5SEC INTERVAL 2SEC INTERVAL 1SEC INTERVAL OFF TIME-LAPSE RECORDING  0:00:01  [5:56]0:00:01  [5:56]
0:00:00:010:00:00:01  
						

							Time-Lapse Setting
The greater the number of seconds, the longer the recording interval.
Setting Details
OFF Deactivates the function.
1SEC INTERVAL Takes a frame at 1-second intervals.
Recorded videos will be played back at 30 times
speed.
2SEC INTERVAL Takes a frame at 2-second intervals.
Recorded videos will be played back at 60 times
speed.
5SEC INTERVAL Takes a frame at 5-second intervals.
Recorded videos will be played back at 150 times
speed.
10SEC INTERVAL Takes a frame at 10-second intervals.
Recorded videos will be played back at 300 times
speed.
20SEC INTERVAL Takes a frame at 20-second intervals.
Recorded videos will be played back at 600 times
speed.
40SEC INTERVAL Takes a frame at 40-second intervals.
Recorded 
videos will be played back at 1 200 times
speed.
80SEC INTERVAL Takes a frame at 80-second intervals.
Recorded 

videos will be played back at 2 400 times
speed. Caution : 
0
Audio cannot be recorded during time-lapse recording.
0 Zooming, 

simultaneous still image recording, and image stabilizer are not
available in time-lapse recording.
0 When recording is stopped with the recorded time less than “0:00:00:17”
, the video will not be saved.
Memo :  0
Settings of time-lapse recording are reset when the power is turned off.
To 

start time-lapse recording again, it is necessary to make the selection
once more.
0 Recording stops automatically 99 hours after it is started.
0 Make use of a tripod and AC adapter for time-lapse recordings with long
intervals.
It is also recommended to fix the focus and white balance manually.
“Tripod Mounting” ( A p. 19)
“Adjusting Focus Manually” ( A p. 32)
“Setting White Balance” ( A p. 34) Recording Automatically by Sensing
Movements (AUTO REC)
This 

function enables the unit to record automatically by sensing the changes
in subject’s movement (brightness) within the red frame displayed on the
LCD monitor.
It can be set for both video and still image modes.
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 Compose the picture according to the subject.
0 Adjust the angle of view with the zoom, etc.
3 Tap “MENU”.
. 0
The shortcut menu appears.
4 Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.
. 5
Tap “AUTO REC”.
. 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.
6 Tap “ON”.
. Recording
49 RECûPLAYMENU MENU AUTO REC VIDEO ON OFF AUTO REC  
						

							7
Recording starts automatically when the subject within the red frame
moves.
. 0
A red frame appears 2 seconds after the menu display disappears.
0 For video recording, recording continues while there are still
movements of the subject (changes in brightness) within the red
frame. When there are no more movements of the subject (changes
in brightness) within the red frame, recording will stop in 5 seconds.
0 To stop video recording manually, press the START/STOP button.
However, 
as the “AUTO REC” setting remains at “ON” even after the
video recording is stopped, recording starts again when movements
of the subject (changes in brightness) are detected within the red
frame. To cancel “AUTO REC”, set it to “OFF”.
Caution :  0
Digital 
 zoom, image stabilizer, and self-timer are not available after “AUTO
REC” is set.
0 “AUTO REC” cannot be used together with “TIME-LAPSE RECORDING”
. When both are set, priority is given to “TIME-LAPSE RECORDING”.
0 “IMAGE SIZE” cannot be changed after “AUTO REC” is selected.
Set it before selecting “AUTO REC”.
0 The auto power off and power-saving modes are not available after “AUTO
REC” is set.
Memo :  0
Recording stops when there are no changes for 5 seconds during video
recording.
0 Settings of “AUTO REC” are not saved when the power is turned off.
0 Recording 

may not start when the movements of the subject within the red
frame are too fast or the changes in brightness are too small.
0 Recording may start due to changes in brightness even if there is no
movement within the red frame.
0 While zooming, recording cannot be started. Taking Group Shots (Self-timer)
The 10-second self-timer and Face Detection self-timer are convenient
functions for taking group photos.
The 2-second self-timer is useful for preventing camera shake caused by
pressing the shutter button.
Memo :  When shooting a photo using the self-timer function, use of a tripod is
recommended.
“Tripod Mounting” (A p. 19

) Using the 2-/10-second Self-timer
1
Open the LCD monitor.
. 0
Check if the recording mode is B.
0 If the mode is  A 

video, tap A on the recording screen to display the
mode switching screen.
Tap  B to switch the mode to still image. (You can also use the  A/B
button on this unit.)
2 Tap “MENU”.
. 0
The shortcut menu appears.
3 Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.
. 4
Tap “SELF-TIMER”.
. 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 “2SEC” or “10SEC”.
Recording
500:00:00[0:00]  MENUMENUûPLAY MENU SELF-TIMER IMAGE