JVC GR-DV3000SH
Owner's Manual

BASIC RECORDING Recording On Memory Card
SNAPSHOT Button Power Switch

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Basic Shooting (Snapshot)
You can use your camcorder as a Digital Still Camera for taking snapshots.

NOTE:
You should already have performed the procedures listed below. If not, do so before continuing. � Power ( pg. 8) � Grip Adjustment ( pg. 10) � Viewfinder Adjustment ( pg. 10) � Loading A Memory Card ( pg. 13) � Picture Quality/Image Size Setting ( pg. 16)

Lock Button VIDEO/MEMORY Switch (Open the LCD monitor to access this switch.)

1 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to �MEMORY�,
then set the Power Switch to � � or � � while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. Open the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

Image Size Displays the image file size: 1600 (1600 x 1200), 1280 (1280 x 960), 1024 (1024 x 768) or 640 (640 x 480) ( pg. 16). Shooting icon Appears and blinks during shooting. Card icon Appears during shooting and blinks when a memory card is not loaded: (SD Memory Card) or (MultiMediaCard).

2 Press SNAPSHOT.
The image is recorded on the memory card. � To check how the image looks before recording it on the memory card, press SNAPSHOT halfway and hold. � � appears and stops blinking when the captured image is focused. To cancel it, release SNAPSHOT. To record it on the memory card, press SNAPSHOT fully. � Still images are recorded in the snapshot mode with no frame. To Delete Unwanted Still Images . . . ..... when unwanted still images are stored in the memory card or its memory is full, refer to �Deleting Files� ( pg. 50) and delete unwanted still images. To Remove The Shutter Sound . . . ..... when you do not want to hear the shutter sound, set �BEEP� to �OFF� in the Menu Screen ( pg. 28, 30). The sound is no longer heard from the speaker.

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Display

Remaining number of shots Displays the remaining number of shots that can be stored. The number increases or decreases depending on the Picture Quality/Image Size, etc. Picture Quality Displays the quality of image: F (Fine) or S (Standard) (in order of quality) ( pg. 16). Focus icon Blinks while the focus is being adjusted and stops blinking when the focus is locked.

NOTES:
� Even if �DIS� is set to �ON� ( pg. 29), the Stabiliser will be disabled. � If Snapshot recording is not possible, �PHOTO� blinks when SNAPSHOT is pressed. � If Programme AE with special effects ( pg. 38) is engaged, certain modes of Programme AE with special effects are disabled during Snapshot recording. In such a case, the icon blinks. � If shooting is not performed for approx. 5 minutes when the Power Switch is set to � � or � � and power is supplied from the battery pack, the camcorder shuts off automatically to save power. To perform shooting again, close the LCD monitor and re-open it. When using the viewfinder, push back it in and pull it out again. � The Motor Drive mode ( pg. 20) is disabled when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to �MEMORY�. � When a headphone set is connected to the PHONE connector, the shutter sound is not heard from the speaker. � Still images taken are compliant to DCF (Design rule for Camera File system). They do not have any compatibility with devices which are not compliant to DCF.

Snapshot mode with no frame

There is the sound of a shutter closing.