JVC GR-D21 User Manual

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FOR RECORDING

Manual Focus

To obtain correct focus.

1

If you are using the viewfinder, you should already

have made the necessary viewfinder adjustments
(

pg. 8).

2

Set the Power Switch

y

to “

” while pressing

down the Lock Button

t

located on the switch, then

press FOCUS

&

(

pgs. 40 and 41). The manual

focus indicator appears.

3

To focus on a farther subject, rotate the MENU/

VOLUME wheel

$

towards “+”. “

q

appears and

blinks.
To focus on a nearer subject, rotate the MENU/
VOLUME
wheel

$

towards “–”. “

q

appears and

blinks.

4

Press the MENU/VOLUME wheel

$

in. Focus

adjustment is complete.

To reset to Auto Focus, press FOCUS

&

twice or set

the Power Switch

y

to “

”.

If FOCUS

&

is pressed once, the camcorder will enter

the focus adjustment mode again.

NOTES:

● Be sure to focus the lens in the maximum telephoto

position when you use the Manual Focus mode. If you
focus in on a subject in the wide-angle position, sharply
focused images cannot be obtained when zoomed up
because the depth-of-field is reduced at longer focal
lengths.

● When the focus level cannot be adjusted any further or

closer, “

” or “

” will blink.

Exposure Control

Manual exposure adjustment is recommended in the
following situations:

• When shooting using reverse lighting or when the

background is too bright.

• When shooting on a reflective natural background

such as at the beach or when skiing.

• When the background is overly dark or the subject

light.

1

Set the Power Switch

y

to “

” while pressing

down the Lock Button

t

located on the switch. Open

the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

2

Press the MENU/VOLUME wheel

$

in. The Menu

Screen appears.

3

Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel

$

to select

(EXPOSURE)”, then press it.

4

Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel

$

to select

“MANUAL”, then press it. The Menu Screen disappears.
The exposure control indicator appears.

5

Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel

$

towards “+” to

brighten the image, or towards “–” to darken the image.
(maximum ±6)

6

Press the MENU/VOLUME wheel

$

in. Exposure

adjustment is complete.

To Return To Automatic Exposure Control . . .

..... select “AUTO” in step 4. Or, set the Power Switch

y

to “

”.

To Brighten The Subject Quickly . . .

..... press BACKLIGHT

0

.

4

is displayed and the

subject is brightened. If pressed again,

4

disappears and the brightness returns to the
previous level.

• +3 exposure has the same effect as the BACKLIGHT

Button

0

.

• Using BACKLIGHT

0

may cause the light around the

subject to become too bright and the subject to
become white.

• Backlight compensations is also available when the

Power Switch

y

is set to “

”.

NOTE:

You cannot use the manual exposure control at the same
time with backlight, spotlight (

pg. 16) compensation and

“SNOW” (

pg. 16).

While focusing on
a nearer subject

While focusing on
a further subject

Focus detection zone

GR-D31/21EK 16-27

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