User Guide

Table of Contents
Beginner's Guide ............................................................ 4
Charging .................................................................................. 4
Recording ................................................................................ 4
Playback .................................................................................. 4
Shooting Tips ........................................................................... 4
Holiday Season/Christmas ...................................................... 5
Wedding .................................................................................. 6
Travel ....................................................................................... 7
Amusement Park ..................................................................... 9
Getting Started
Precautions on Recording and Playing Back 3D Images
............................................................................................ 11
Verifying the Accessories ...................................................... 13
Charging the Battery Pack ..................................................... 15
Grip Adjustment ..................................................................... 16
Inserting an SD Card ............................................................. 16
Types of Usable SD Card ................................................... 17
Using the Touch Screen ........................................................ 18
Names of Buttons and Functions on the LCD Monitor ....... 18
Clock Setting ......................................................................... 19
Resetting the Clock ............................................................ 20
Changing the Display Language ............................................ 21
Holding this Unit .................................................................... 22
Tripod Mounting .................................................................... 22
Using the Remote Control ...................................................... 22
Attaching Headphones .......................................................... 23
Attaching an External Microphone ......................................... 24
Using this Unit Overseas ....................................................... 24
Charging the Battery Pack Overseas ................................. 24
Setting the Clock to Local Time when Traveling ................. 25
Setting Daylight Saving Time ............................................. 25
Optional Accessories ............................................................. 26
Recording
Taking Videos in 3D Mode ..................................................... 27
Taking Still Images in 3D Mode ............................................. 28
Taking Videos in Intelligent Auto Mode .................................. 29
Zooming ............................................................................. 31
Taking Still Images in Intelligent Auto Mode .......................... 32
Zooming ............................................................................. 34
Adjusting Parallax During Recording ..................................... 34
Manual Recording ................................................................. 35
Scene Selection ................................................................. 36
Adjusting Focus Manually .................................................. 37
Using Focus Assist ............................................................. 38
Adjusting Brightness .......................................................... 38
Setting Shutter Speed ........................................................ 39
Setting Aperture ................................................................. 39
Setting White Balance ........................................................ 40
Setting Backlight Compensation ........................................ 41
Taking Close-up Shots ....................................................... 41
Setting the USER Button .................................................... 42
Using the Control Dial for Recording .................................. 43
Reducing Camera Shake ....................................................... 44
Capturing Subjects Clearly (TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF) ....... 44
Capturing Smiles Automatically (SMILE SHOT) ................. 45
Recording at Intervals (TIME-LAPSE RECORDING) ............. 46
Taking Group Shots (Self-timer) ............................................ 48
Remaining Recording Time/Battery Power ............................ 49
Playback
Playing Back Videos .............................................................. 52
Playing a Video with Defective Management Information
........................................................................................ 54
Playing Back Still Images ....................................................... 55
Adjusting Parallax During Playback ....................................... 56
Slideshow Playback ............................................................... 57
Searching for a Specific Video/Still Image ............................. 58
Date Search ....................................................................... 58
Connecting to and Viewing on TV .......................................... 58
Playing Back 3D Images .................................................... 58
Playing Back 2D Images .................................................... 60
Playing Back a DVD or Blu-ray Disc Created on this Unit
............................................................................................ 63
Digest Playback on a Blu-ray or DVD Player ...................... 64
Editing
Deleting Unwanted Files ........................................................ 65
Deleting the Currently Displayed File ................................. 65
Deleting Selected Files ...................................................... 65
Protecting Files ...................................................................... 66
Protecting/Releasing Protection of the Currently Displayed File
........................................................................................ 66
Protecting/Releasing Protection of Selected Files .............. 66
Capturing a Still Image in the Video during Playback ............. 67
Capturing a Required Part in the Video (TRIMMING) ............ 68
Capturing Videos for Uploading to YouTube .......................... 69
Copying
Copying Files ......................................................................... 70
Creating Discs with a DVD Writer .......................................... 72
Preparing a DVD Writer (CU-VD50U) ................................ 73
Preparing a DVD Writer (CU-VD3U) .................................. 73
Creating a Disc ................................................................... 73
Playing Back with a DVD Writer ......................................... 77
Finalizing Discs After Copying ............................................ 78
Creating Discs with an External Blu-ray Drive ........................ 78
Preparing an External Blu-ray Drive ................................... 79
Creating a Disc ................................................................... 79
Playing Back with an External Blu-ray Drive ....................... 82
Creating a Disc Using a Connected Blu-ray Recorder ........... 83
Dubbing Files by Connecting to a DVD Recorder .................. 83
Using a USB External Hard Disk Drive .................................. 84
Preparing a USB External Hard Disk Drive ......................... 84
Copying All Files ................................................................ 84
Playing Back Files in the USB External Hard Disk Drive
........................................................................................ 85
Deleting Folders in the USB External Hard Disk Drive ....... 86
Formatting the USB External Hard Disk Drive .................... 87
Importing Files from the USB External Hard Disk Drive
........................................................................................ 87
Dubbing Files to a VHS Tape Using a VCR ........................... 88
Copying Files to an SD Card .................................................. 89
Moving Files to an SD Card ................................................... 90
Copying to Windows PC ........................................................ 91
Verifying System Requirements (Guideline) ....................... 92
Installing the Provided Software ......................................... 92
Backing Up All Files ........................................................... 93
Organizing Files ................................................................. 94
Recording Videos to Discs ................................................. 95
Backing Up Files Without Using Provided Software ........... 96
List of Files and Folders ..................................................... 97
JVC Software Licence Agreement ..................................... 98
Menu Settings
Operating the Menu ............................................................... 99
Operating the Main Menu ................................................... 99
Operating the Common Menu ............................................ 99
Main Menu for Video Recording .......................................... 100
SCENE SELECT .............................................................. 102
FOCUS ............................................................................ 102
FOCUS ASSIST ............................................................... 102
FOCUS ASSIST COLOR ................................................. 102
BRIGHTNESS ADJUST ................................................... 102
SHUTTER SPEED ........................................................... 102
APERTURE PRIORITY .................................................... 102
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