JVC GZ-E300 User Guide

Table of Contents

Beginner’s Guide ........................................................... 4

Useful Shooting Techniques

Holiday Season/Christmas ...................................................... 5

Wedding .................................................................................. 6

Travel ....................................................................................... 8

Amusement Park ................................................................... 10

Getting Started

Verifying the Accessories ...................................................... 12

Charging the Battery Pack ..................................................... 13

Grip Adjustment ..................................................................... 14

Using as a Hand Strap ....................................................... 14

Inserting an SD Card ............................................................. 14

Types of Usable SD Card ................................................... 15

Using the Touch Screen ........................................................ 16

Adjusting the Touch Panel ................................................. 16

Names of Buttons and Functions on the LCD Monitor ....... 17

Clock Setting ......................................................................... 19

Resetting the Clock ............................................................ 20

Changing the Display Language ............................................ 21

Holding this Unit .................................................................... 21

Tripod Mounting .................................................................... 22

Using this Unit Overseas ....................................................... 22

Charging the Battery Pack Overseas ................................. 22

Setting the Clock to Local Time when Traveling ................. 23

Setting Daylight Saving Time ............................................. 23

Optional Accessories ............................................................. 24

Recording

Taking Videos in Auto Mode .................................................. 25

Capturing Still Images During Video Recording ................. 27

Taking Still Images in Auto Mode ........................................... 28

Zooming ................................................................................ 31

Manual Recording ................................................................. 31

Shooting According to Scene (Subject) ............................. 33

Adjusting Focus Manually .................................................. 34

Adjusting Brightness .......................................................... 35

Setting Backlight Compensation ........................................ 36

Setting White Balance ........................................................ 37

Taking Close-up Shots ....................................................... 38

Recording with Effects ........................................................... 39

Recording with Animation Effects (ANIMATION EFFECT) . 40

Recording with Face Decorations (DECORATE FACE

EFFECT) ........................................................................ 42

Recording with Decorative Stamps (STAMP) .................... 43

Recording with Personal Handwriting (HANDWRITING

EFFECT) ........................................................................ 44

Capturing Subjects Clearly (TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF) ....... 45

Capturing Smiles Automatically (SMILE SHOT) ................. 46

Capturing Pets Automatically (PET SHOT) ........................ 47

Registering Human Face Personal Authentication Information

............................................................................................ 49

Setting SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY ...................................... 51

Editing the Registered Face Information ............................ 52

Reducing Camera Shake ....................................................... 53

Marking the Video While Recording ...................................... 54

Slow-motion (High-speed) Recording .................................... 54

Recording at Intervals (TIME-LAPSE RECORDING) ............. 55

Recording Stop-Motion Videos (STOP-MOTION REC) ......... 57

Recording Automatically by Sensing Movements (AUTO REC)

............................................................................................ 58

Taking Group Shots (Self-timer) ............................................ 59

Recording Videos with Date and Time ................................... 61

Checking the Remaining Recording Time ............................. 62

Playback

Playing Back Videos .............................................................. 65

Normal Playback ................................................................ 66

MARKING PLAYBACK ...................................................... 68

DIGEST PLAYBACK .......................................................... 72

PLAYBACK PLAYLIST ...................................................... 74

PLAYBACK OTHER FILE .................................................. 75

Playing Back Still Images ....................................................... 76

Slideshow Playback ........................................................... 77

Searching for a Specific Video/Still Image by Date ................ 78

Connecting to and Viewing on TV .......................................... 79

Connecting via the HDMI Mini Connector .......................... 79

Connecting via the AV Connector ...................................... 81

Editing

Deleting Unwanted Files ........................................................ 82

Deleting the Currently Displayed File ................................. 82

Deleting Selected Files ...................................................... 82

Protecting Files ...................................................................... 83

Protecting/Releasing Protection of the Currently Displayed

File .................................................................................. 83

Protecting/Releasing Protection of Selected Files .............. 84

Capturing a Still Image in the Video During Playback ............ 85

Combining Videos Recorded by Seamless Recording (GZ-

EX355) ............................................................................... 85

Capturing a Required Part in the Video (TRIMMING) ............ 86

Creating Playlists from the Recorded Videos ......................... 87

Creating Playlists with Selected Files ................................. 87

Creating Playlists by Date .................................................. 89

Editing Playlists .................................................................. 90

Deleting Playlists ................................................................ 91

Copying

Creating a Disc Using a Connected Blu-ray Recorder ........... 92

Dubbing Files to a Disc by Connecting to a DVD Recorder ... 93

Dubbing Files to a VHS Tape by Connecting to a VCR .......... 94

Copying Files to an SD Card (GZ-EX355) ............................. 95

Moving Files to an SD Card (GZ-EX355) ............................... 96

Copying to Windows PC (GZ-EX355/GZ-EX310) .................. 97

Verifying System Requirements (Guideline) ....................... 97

Installing the Provided Software ......................................... 98

Backing Up Files ................................................................ 99

Recording Videos to Discs ............................................... 100

Backing Up Files Without Using Provided Software ......... 102

List of Files and Folders ................................................... 103

Copying to Windows PC (GZ-E300) .................................... 104

Verifying System Requirements (Guideline) ..................... 104

Installing the Provided Software (Built-in) ......................... 105

Backing Up All Files ......................................................... 106

Organizing Files ............................................................... 107

Recording Videos to Discs ............................................... 108

Backing Up Files Without Using Provided Software ......... 110

List of Files and Folders ................................................... 111

Copying to Mac Computer ................................................... 112

Using Wi-Fi (GZ-EX355/GZ-EX310)

Wi-Fi Capabilities ................................................................. 113

Operating Environment ........................................................ 114

Precautions on Using Wi-Fi ................................................. 114

Image Monitoring via Direct Connection (DIRECT

MONITORING) ................................................................ 115

Image Monitoring via an Access Point at Home (INDOOR

MONITORING) ................................................................ 118

Image Monitoring via the Internet (OUTDOOR MONITORING)

.......................................................................................... 123

Sending Still Images via E-mail upon Detection of Face or

Movement (DETECT/MAIL) ............................................. 126

Record and Send Videos via E-mail (VIDEO MAIL) ............. 127

Image Monitoring on TV (TV MONITORING) ....................... 129

EASY STORAGE ................................................................. 130