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
Key Features 10.........................................................................
Model Differences 11.................................................................
Verifying the Accessories 12......................................................
Charging the Battery Pack 13.....................................................
Charging with USB Cable 13..................................................
Grip Adjustment 14.....................................................................
Using as a Hand Strap 14.......................................................
Inserting an SD Card (GZ-HM450/GZ-HM650/GZ-HM670/GZ-
HM690) 15..............................................................................
Types of Usable SD Card ................................................... 15
Using an Eye-Fi Card 16.........................................................
Inserting an SD Card (GZ-HM440) 17........................................
Types of Usable SD Card ................................................... 17
Using an Eye-Fi Card 18.........................................................
Using the Touch Screen 19........................................................
Names of Buttons and Functions on the LCD Monitor ....... 19
Clock Setting 20.........................................................................
Resetting the Clock 21............................................................
Changing the Display Language 22............................................
Holding this Unit 22....................................................................
Tripod Mounting 22....................................................................
Using this Unit Overseas 23.......................................................
Charging the Battery Pack Overseas 23.................................
Setting the Clock to Local Time when Traveling 23.................
Setting Daylight Saving Time 24.............................................
Optional Accessories 24.............................................................
Recording
Taking Videos in Intelligent Auto Mode 25..................................
Zooming 27.............................................................................
Capturing Still Images During Video Recording 27.................
Taking Still Images in Intelligent Auto Mode 27..........................
Zooming 29.............................................................................
Manual Recording 29.................................................................
Scene Selection 30.................................................................
Adjusting Focus Manually 31..................................................
Adjusting Brightness 32..........................................................
Setting White Balance 32........................................................
Setting Backlight Compensation 33........................................
Taking Close-up Shots 33.......................................................
Creating Animation Effects (ANIMATION EFFECT) 34..............
Registering Human Face Personal Authentication Information
............................................................................................ 35
Setting SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY ...................................... 36
Editing the Registered Face Information 37............................
Capturing Subjects Clearly (TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF) ....... 39
Capturing Smiles Automatically (SMILE SHOT) 40....................
Recording while Displaying a Magnified View of a Selected Face
(FACE SUB-WINDOW) 41......................................................
Reducing Camera Shake ....................................................... 42
Recording at Intervals (TIME-LAPSE RECORDING) 42.............
Recording Automatically by Sensing Movements (AUTO REC)
............................................................................................ 44
Taking Group Shots (Self-timer) 45............................................
Setting the USER Button 46.......................................................
Remaining Recording Time/Battery Power 47............................
Playback
Playing Back Videos 49..............................................................
Playing a Video with Defective Management Information
........................................................................................ 50
Playing Back Still Images 51.......................................................
Slideshow Playback 51...........................................................
Searching for a Specific Video/Still Image 52.............................
Date Search 52.......................................................................
Connecting to and Viewing on TV 53..........................................
Connecting via the HDMI Mini Connector 53..........................
Connecting via the Component Connector 54........................
Connecting via the AV Connector 55......................................
Editing
Deleting Unwanted Files 56........................................................
Deleting the Currently Displayed File 56.................................
Deleting Selected Files 56......................................................
Protecting Files 57......................................................................
Protecting/Releasing Protection of the Currently Displayed File
........................................................................................ 57
Protecting/Releasing Protection of Selected Files .............. 57
Capturing a Still Image in the Video during Playback 58.............
Combining Videos Recorded by Seamless Recording 59..........
Capturing a Required Part in the Video (TRIMMING) 60............
Capturing Videos for Uploading to YouTube .......................... 61
Copying
Creating a Disc Using a Connected Blu-ray Recorder 62...........
Dubbing Files by Connecting to a DVD Recorder or VCR
............................................................................................ 62
Dubbing Files to a VHS Tape Using a VCR 63...........................
Copying Files to an SD Card .................................................. 64
Moving Files to an SD Card 65...................................................
Copying to Windows PC 66........................................................
Verifying System Requirements (Guideline) ....................... 66
Installing the Provided Software (Built-in) ........................... 66
Backing Up All Files 68...........................................................
Organizing Files 69.................................................................
Recording Videos to Discs 70.................................................
Backing Up Files Without Using Provided Software 71...........
List of Files and Folders 71.....................................................
JVC Software Licence Agreement 72.....................................
Copying to Mac Computer 73.....................................................
Menu Settings
Operating the Menu 74...............................................................
Operating the Common Menu 74............................................
Operating the Main Menu 74...................................................
Operating the Face Short Cut Menu ................................... 74
Main Menu for Video Recording 76............................................
SCENE SELECT 77................................................................
FOCUS 77..............................................................................
BRIGHTNESS ADJUST 77.....................................................
WHITE BALANCE 77..............................................................
BACKLIGHT COMP. 77..........................................................
TELE MACRO 77....................................................................
TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF 77.................................................
LIGHT (GZ-HM650/GZ-HM670/GZHM690) ....................... 78
DIS 78.....................................................................................
GAIN UP 78............................................................................
WIND CUT 79.........................................................................
ANIMATION EFFECT 79........................................................
TIME-LAPSE RECORDING 79...............................................
AUTO REC 79........................................................................
FACE SUB-WINDOW 79........................................................
SMILE SHOT 79.....................................................................
SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY 79..................................................
FACE REGISTRATION 79......................................................
VIDEO QUALITY 80................................................................
ZOOM 80................................................................................
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