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Dear Customer,
Thank you for purchasing this digital
video camera. Before use, please read
the safety information and precautions
contained in the pages 3 – 4 to ensure
safe use of this product.
ENGLISH
DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA
GETTING STARTED 6
GR-DX97
VIDEO RECORDING &
PLAYBACK 15
GR-DX77
DIGITAL STILL CAMERA
Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide Web for
(D.S.C.) RECORDING &
Digital Video Camera:
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MasterPage: Safety_Left GR-DX97US.book Page 2 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM 2 EN Major Features of this Camcorder Wipe/Fader Effects Backlight Compensation You can use the Wipe/Fader Effects to make pro- Simply pressing the BACK LIGHT button brightens style scene transitions. ( pg. 34) the image darkened by backlight. ( pg. 33) ● You can also select a spot metering area so that Fade in more precise exposure compensation is available. ( pg. 33, Spot Exposure Control) Fade out Program
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MasterPage: Safety_Right GR-DX97US.book Page 3 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM EN 3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS This product has a fluorescent lamp that contains a small amount of mercury. Disposal of these materials may be regulated in your community due to environmental CAUTION considerations. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN For disposal or recycling information please contact your local authorities, or the Electronics Industries Alliance: CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
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MasterPage: Safety_Left GR-DX97US.book Page 4 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM 4 EN IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in This camcorder is designed exclusively for the digital video accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. cassette, SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCa
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MasterPage: TOC_Heading0_Right GR-DX97US.book Page 5 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM CONTENTS EN 5 GETTING STARTED 6 ADVANCED FEATURES 27 Index ..............................................................................6 MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT .............................. 27 Provided Accessories ....................................................9 Changing The Menu Settings ...................................... 27 Power .......................................................
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T H G I L B A S C U K MasterPage: Heading0_Left GR-DX97US.book Page 6 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM GETTING STARTED 6 EN Index To open the connector cover, pull the bottom SET end of the cover, then open it. Bottom end When Using the LCD Monitor Correct direction for Correct direction for opening closing The LCD monitor cannot be rotated downward ( direction) from the position illustrated above. Rotating to the wrong direction may cause a malfunction. Make sure to rotate to the correct
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MasterPage: Start_Right GR-DX97US.book Page 7 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM GETTING STARTED EN 7 Controls Indicators a Menu Button [MENU] ( pg. 27) D POWER/CHARGE Lamp ( pg. 11, 15) b Sub Zoom Buttons [T/W] ( pg. 16) E Tally Lamp ( pg. 15, 29) Speaker Volume Control [VOL. +, –] ( pg. 17) Other Parts c Snapshot Button [SNAPSHOT] ( pg. 21, 32) d Recording Start/Stop Button ( pg. 15) c Viewfinder ( pg. 13) e VIDEO/MEMORY Switch ( pg. 12) d LCD Monitor ( pg. 15, 16) f Power Zoom Leve
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MasterPage: Left GR-DX97US.book Page 8 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM GETTING STARTED 8 EN During D.S.C. Recording Only During Both Video And D.S.C. Recording 345 6 8 9 1024 1 15 40 x W T 2 O 0 7 3 4 a Image Size: 1024 (1024 x 768) or 640 (640 x 480) q ( pg. 30) 5 b : Focus Icon ( pg. 21) BRIGHT 6 w : Interval Shooting Icon ( pg. 21) N OV 10 ' 04 7 c Shooting Icon ( pg. 21) 10 : 00 AM (Appears and blinks during shooting.) d Card Icon ( pg. 21) r e :
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MasterPage: Start_Right GR-DX97US.book Page 9 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM GETTING STARTED EN 9 During Video Playback Provided Accessories 1 2 345 6 BIT 12 / M I X L MIC OR BLANK SEARCH PUSH "STOP" BUTTON TO CANCEL VOLUME 7 JAN 10 ' 04 20 : 21 : 25 1 0 : 00 AM 0 9 8 a Sound Mode Indicator ( pg. 30) b Blank Search Indicator ( pg. 18) c Thumbnail Storing Indicator ( pg. 36) d Tape Speed ( pg. 28) eU : Playback 5 : Fast-Forward/Shuttle Search 3 : Rewind/Shuttle Search 9
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MasterPage: Left GR-DX97US.book Page 10 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM GETTING STARTED 10 EN How To Attach The Lens Cap How To Attach The Core Filter (for USB Cable and Audio Extension Cable) To protect the lens, attach the provided lens cap to the Attach the core filters to the cables. The core filter camcorder as shown in the reduces interference. illustration. 1 Release the stoppers on both ends of the core filter. NOTE: To confirm the lens cap is on correctly make sure the cap is
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MasterPage: Start_Right GR-DX97US_04Start.fm Page 11 Friday, April 9, 2004 2:06 PM GETTING STARTED EN 11 ● If the battery operation time remains extremely short even Power after having been fully charged, the battery is worn out and needs to be replaced. Please purchase a new one. This camcorder’s 2-way power supply system lets you ● Since the AC Adapter processes electricity internally, it choose the most appropriate source of power. Do not use becomes warm during use. Be sure to use it
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MasterPage: Left GR-DX97US.book Page 12 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM GETTING STARTED 12 EN Power-Linked Operation Operation Mode When the Power Switch is set to “A” or “M”, you can also To turn on the camcorder, set the Power Switch to any turn on/off the camcorder by opening/closing the LCD operation mode except “OFF” while pressing down the monitor or pulling out/pushing in the viewfinder. Lock Button located on the switch. INFORMATION: POWER/CHARGE lamp The following explanations
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MasterPage: Start_Right GR-DX97US.book Page 13 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM GETTING STARTED EN 13 Grip Adjustment Brightness Adjustment Of The Display 1 Adjust the velcro strip. 1 Set the Power Switch to “M” or “PLAY” while pressing down 2 Pass your right hand through the loop and grasp the MENU the Lock Button located on the grip. switch. (Up) 3 Adjust your thumb and fingers through the grip to 2 Open the LCD monitor fully. easily operate the Recording Start/Stop Button and SET
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MasterPage: Left GR-DX97US.book Page 14 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM GETTING STARTED 14 EN Loading/Unloading A Cassette Loading/Unloading A Memory Card The camcorder needs to be powered up to load or eject a The provided memory card is already inserted in the cassette. camcorder at the time of purchase. (GR-DX97 only) Card Cover (MEMORY CARD) Cassette holder PUSH HERE Memory card cover OPEN/EJECT Erase protection tab Clipped edge Write/erase protection tab Label Cassette holder Make s
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VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK MasterPage: Video_Heading0_Right GR-DX97US.book Page 15 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM VIDEO RECORDING EN 15 Tape Remaining Time Basic Recording Approximate tape remaining time appears on the display. “– h–– m” NOTE: means the camcorder is calculating Before continuing, perform the procedures listed below: the remaining time. When the ● Power ( pg. 11) remaining time reaches 2 minutes, ● Loading A Cassette ( pg. 14) the indication starts blinking. ● The tim
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T T W W MasterPage: Left GR-DX97US.book Page 16 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM VIDEO RECORDING 16 EN Zooming Journalistic Shooting Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneous In some situations, different change in image magnification. shooting angles may provide more dramatic results. Hold the Zoom In camcorder in the desired position Slide the Power Zoom Lever towards “T” (or press Sub and tilt the LCD monitor in the Zoom Button T). most convenient direction. It can Zoom O
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MasterPage: Advan_Heading0_Right GR-DX97US.book Page 17 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM VIDEO PLAYBACK EN 17 Time Code Normal Playback During recording, a time code is recorded on the tape. This code is to confirm the location of the recorded scene 4/9 Power Switch on the tape during playback. 5 Display Minutes Lock Button Seconds 3 Frames* 8 (30 frames = 1 second) 12:34:24 VIDEO/MEMORY * Frames are not displayed during recording. If recording starts from a blank portion, the time code b
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MasterPage: Left GR-DX97US.book Page 18 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM VIDEO PLAYBACK 18 EN Shuttle Search Connections To A TV Or VCR Allows high-speed search in either direction during video playback. 1) During playback, press 5 for forward search, or 3 for reverse search. 2) To resume normal playback, press 4/9. ● During playback, press and hold 5 or 3. The search continues as long as you hold the button. Once you release the button, normal playback resumes. ● A slight mosaic effect
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MasterPage: Video_Right GR-DX97US.book Page 19 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM VIDEO PLAYBACK EN 19 To choose whether or not the following displays Buttons And Functions appear on the connected TV ● Date/Time Set “DATE/TIME” to “AUTO”, “ON” or “OFF”. ( pg. 27, 31) Or, press DISPLAY on the remote control to turn on/off the date indication. ● Time Code Set “TIME CODE” to “ON” or “OFF”. ( pg. 27, 31) ● Indications other than date/time and time code Set “ON SCREEN” to “OFF”, “LCD” or “LCD/T
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MasterPage: Left GR-DX97US.book Page 20 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:28 PM VIDEO PLAYBACK 20 EN . Playback Special Effects PAUSE or (Up) Allows you to add creative effects to the video playback Zoom (T/W) image. SLOW (YI) SLOW (IU) CLASSIC FILM: Gives recorded scenes a strobe PLAY effect. (Right) MONOTONE: Like classic black and white films, your footage is shot in B/W. Used together with the (Left) STOP or (Down) Cinema mode, it enhances the “classic film” effect. SHIFT SEPIA: Recorde
