JVC HM100U User manual

JVC HM100U

BASIC OPERATIONS

by EMMANUEL ALEXANDRE Jr./CUNY-TV

!!Feb. 29, 2012 Ver.6

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This is a basic summary based on both the menu

settings and the actual buttons on the camera. I’ve

omitted certain information that I found either self-

explanatory or irrelevant to students. I’ve also kept

away from advance video and audio settings. Please

refer to the manufacturer’s PDF manual for a more in-

depth look.

Intro

Link:

http://inside.massart.edu/Documents/inside.massart.edu/

academic_resources/GY-HM100U.pdf

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First, hold the battery firmly in your hand making

sure that the arrow is pointing left. Then slide the

battery onto the holster in the camera making sure

the metal parts engage, you should then hear a

clicking sound.

The On/Off switch is located on the right side of the

camera. Turn the camera on by pressing the blue

button on the wheel then turn it counter clock wise

to the Standby/On position. Turn once more to the

Mode position to switch to still camera mode.

NOTE

: Make sure the camera lens cover is open by flipping the

Open/Close

switch located on the left of the

Lens Cap

To change the battery, simply press the button

marked BATT. located right on top of the holster

then slide it towards the right and pull out.

OPERATING THE JVC HM100U

Turning on the camera

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Open the LCD screen, which is located on the left side

of the camera. Inside the LCD compartment you’ll

find a series of buttons. Press the Menu button.

The camera menu selections will then appear on the

LCD screen.

NOTE

:In certain Menus, use the T,W controller to navigate

back one page or the MENU button to exit the Menu page.

Selecting the Camera/Recording modes

Use the controller on the left edge of

the LCD screen, labelled (T,W) to scroll

up, down and across the menu

selections. Select File Format by

pressing down on the center of

controller. Choose Quicktime file format.

Scroll down to the System Select

menu to choose the camera’s

recording signal. Select 1080-60/30

from the list.

NOTE

: Changing the camera’s recording

signal will cause the camera to reboot itself.

Now scroll down to select Record

Mode. The following selection will

determine the recording settings of

your camera, from 1920/60i or 30p

(HQ) ‘High Quality’ to 1440/60i(HQ)

or (SP) ‘Standard Quality’.

Select 1920/60i(HQ) from the list.

or 1920/30p(HQ) if you’re

shooting for the web.

NOTE

: If you had

previously chosen 720/60 or

24 as your camera signal

then your recording choices

will be 1280/60p, 30p 24p

(HQ) or (SP).

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Turn the

Audio Select

switch

Manual

and use the

Audio Level

knob to control

each individual mic level.

Connecting the microphone

The camera’s audio controls are located

on the left side, at the tip of the handle.

The XLR inputs are on the opposite

side, under the microphone holder.

To connect an external microphone to the

camera, first select the audio input and choose

the type of input using the controls. Move the

switch to Mic for microphones that use their

own power supply, or switch to Mic+48V for

microphones that draw power from the camera.

Then plug the XLR cable to one of

the inputs selected, either 1 or 2 on

the opposite side of the controls.

Make sure the arrow on the XLR Connector

is pointing towards the PUSH button on the

camera, then push the connector forward

until a clicking sound is heard.

To disconnect, press the

PUSH Button on the

camera then pull out

while holding the end of

the connector cable.

Tugging the

cable may cause

it to malfunction

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Setting the audio

1.Make sure the audio switch is set to

MANUAL

2.Make sure that your AUDIO INPUT

1 and INPUT 2 are set to Mic+48khz

for on board microphone or your WIRED

mics.

3.Make sure that your CH-2 INPUT is

set to INPUT 2

4.Make sure that your headphone

levels are turned up by adjusting the

ADJ./VOL. knob on the back of the

camera

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Insert the card into the slot, with the

metallic censors going in first and the

label facing up. Slightly push the card

once with the tip of your finger until

you hear a click. Push the card once

more to disengage it from the slot and

pull it out with the tip of your fingers.

Turn on your camera and begin recording

by pressing the REC button located behind

the On/Off knob. Press once and a REC

sign will appear on the LCD screen, and

you will see the counter begin to roll

above it. Press it once more, and the

counter will stop and a green ‘Pause’

signal will appear on the screen.

Recording

The SDHC card slots are located at the

bottom of the camera, under the LCD

screen. This camera model allows for a

minimum Class 6 card and up to Class

10 card. A standard 32 gig SDHC card

will record up 1 hour and 50 minutes.

NOTE

: Ejecting the SDHC cards while recording or while in

Preview Mode,

(CAM/MEDIA) will result in file corruption.

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Zooming and Focus

There are three ways to zoom on the camera. First by

using the rocker located on the right side above the hand

strap. Push the T(Telephoto) to zoom-in and W(Wide) to

zoom-out.

Second, flip the LCD open, then you will see the same

corresponding (T,W) controls on the left of the LCD panel.

You can also use the REC button on that panel to record.

Third, there is a Focus and Zoom switch located on the left

side of camera, on the lens barrel. Select Zoom to use the

camera’s manual zoom ring or select Focus to turn that

same ring into a manual focus.

NOTE: The

Auto

Manual

focus selection

button (AF/MF) is located right under that switch.

Adjusting the White Balancing

The white balancing selection switch is located on the

left side of the camera, right under the Auto/Manual

Focus and Full Auto buttons.

To set custom white balance, first point at a white

surface. Make sure that there is nothing else in the

frame. Next, select A or B as your custom preset.

Then press the AWB button located on the front of the

camera until the OK sign flashes on the LCD screen.

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Adjusting the Iris

To manually adjust the Iris, first press the Iris button which

is located on the back of the camera, right above the

battery compartment.

Once pressed, a numerical value will be highlighted on the

upper left side of the LCD screen.

Use the Adj/Vol dial located below the Shutter button to

either open or close the Iris. As the numbers increase your

image becomes darker, and as they decrease, more light

gets into the camera.

NOTE: Press the Iris button again to engage the

Automatic Iris

, and the numerical value should disappear

Selecting the shutter speed

The Shutter is located right below the Iris. Press the

Shutter button to manually adjust it.

Once pressed, a numerical value will be highlighted on

the LCD screen, right below the iris selection number.

The shutter increments are expressed in fractions, i.e

(1/30, 1/60, 1/80, 1/100). With the slower shutter

speeds, (1/30 or 1/15) your image will be brighter,

however it will create motion artifacts to your footage,

while with a faster shutter, (1/100 or 1/250) your image

will be darker and have “stuttering” or “choppy” artifacts.

NOTE: The standard

Shutter speed

should

be at 1/60. Press the shutter button again

to engage the

Automatic Shutter

, and the

numerical value should disappear

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User shortcuts

There are three user shortcuts that can be

assigned for several functions in the camera.

User 1 and User 2 are located on the left side of

the camera, right above the Focus/Zoom switch.

User 3 is located inside the LCD compartment,

right next to the CAM/MEDIA button.

NOTE

: The Cameras are preset with User 1 for Focus

Assist, User 2 for Color bars and User 3 for Zebra.

To assign a user function. First press the

Menu button then select Camera Settings

from the menu window. A list of choices

will be displayed, then press the T, W

controller to make a selection.

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