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JVC GY-HM180U User manual

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JVC GY-HM180U
4K Compact Camcorder
Version 2.5 (2023-02-14)
1
Table of contents
Before using the device 2
Instructions 3
1. Powering and turning on the camera 3
2. Adjusting camera settings 4
3. Recording video 6
4. Playing/previewing videos 7
5. (Optional) Managing/deleting videos using the camera 8
6. Transferring videos to a computer 10
7a. Deleting videos by manual selection 11
7b. Deleting videos by card formatting 11
8. Restoring the camera to its original state 12
After using the device 13
Attributions 14
2
Before using the device
1. Keep the lens away from sunli ht and extreme temperatures.
2. Clean the lens with a dry cloth and avoid usin chemicals.
3. Notify staff if you want to move the camera and tripod or remove the
camera from the tripod.
4. Don’t use hi hly reflective objects, such as metals, in the scene that you
record. Doin so mi ht lead to improper white-balance adjustment.
3
Instructions
1. Powering and turning on the camera
1. Decide whether you want the camera to be xed at a recommended
position, xed at a different position, handheld:
1a. If you want the camera to be xed at any location, allow staff to
remove its battery pack and connect its DC power cable.
1b. If you want the camera to be handheld, allow staff to insert its battery
pack and disconnect its DC power cable.
2. Remove the lens cap from the lens:
2.1. Pinch and hold the cap’s two side-releases.
2.2. Pull the cap away from the lens.
3. Pull out/open the display panel on the left side of the camera.
4. Push down the On/Off switch, which is on the left side of the camera body.
5. While pushing down this switch, slide it toward On (Fig. 1a). The camera
will turn on and the Power/Charge indicator will light up. The display will
show imagery after about 10 seconds.
F
ig. 1a. Turning on power
4
2. Adjusting camera settings
1. Adjust the recording format and/or mode:
1.1. Press the Menu/Thumb button on the left side of the display panel.
The Main Menu will appear on the display (Fig. 2a).
Fig. 2a. Main/Thumb button
1.2. Use the four-way directional button (Fig. 2b) to highlight “System...”
1.3. Press the directional button inward to select “System...”.
Fig. 2b. Four-way directional button and “System” option
1.4. In the “System...” menu, select “Record Set…”
1.5. (Optional) In the “Record Set…” menu, select “Record Format...” to
change properties like le type, resolution, and frame rate.
5
1.6. (Optional) In the “Record Set…” menu, select “Rec Mode” to choose
amon types of recordin modes like “Normal” (recommended) and
“Pre Rec.”
1.7. Press the Menu/Thumb button to close the current menu. The main/
recordin screen will re-appear.
2. Use the T and W buttons on the ri ht side of the camera (or on its handle) to
zoom in and zoom out, respectively (Fi . 2c).
Fig. 2c. T and W buttons (on handle) control zoom direction/amount
3. Select auto-focus by pressin the AF/MF to le button on the left side of
the camera (between the lens and display panel, Fi . 2d).
Note: While usin manual-focus, the ri ht side of the display shows an
“MF” indicator. Auto-focus doesn’t have an indicator.
Fig. 2d. AF/MF button to to le between focus modes
6
3. Recording video
1. Select the SD card to which you want to record:
1.1. Locate the Slot Sel button in the controls area (left side of camera body
with display panel open/unfolded).
1.2. Press the Slot Sel button to toggle between inserted SD cards. The
corresponding light (below the card) will indicate which one is selected
(A or B).
2. Start recording by pressing the Rec button on either the right/back side of
the camera or on top of its handle (Fig. 3a). The display shows a red “Rec”
(Recording) indicator in the top-centre position.
3. Stop recording by pressing the Rec button. The display flashes a red
“Stby” (Standby) indicator for 2 seconds in the top-centre position. Then
“Stby” becomes a non-flashing white indicator.
Fig. 3a. Rec button on camera’s back/right side and on handle
7
4. Playing/previewing videos
1. Press and hold the Mode button (left side body, ig. 4a) for 2 seconds to
open the gallery.
Fig. 4a. Mode button
2. Move the directional button (display panel) to highlight a video.
3. Press the directional button inward to play/preview the video.
4. (Optional) While playing/previewing a video, use the directional button
for different actions:
4.i. Press it inward to pause/resume playing.
4.ii. Press it leftward to rewind while the video is playing.
4.iii. Press it rightward to fast-forward while the video is playing.
4.iv. Press it downward to see the next video.
5. Press the
Canc
e
l/St
o
p
button ( ig. 4b) to return to the gallery.
Fig. 4b.
Canc
e
l/St
o
p
button
6
.
H
old the Mode button to return to the
m
ain
/
recording screen.
8
5. (Optional) Managing/deleting videos using the camera
The gallery lets y u delete vide s and pr tect vide s fr m deleti n.
Fig. 5a. Lolux/3 and C.Review/4 butt ns in c ntr ls area
1. Mark videos for preservation or deletion using the Lolux/3 and
C.Review/4 buttons (Fig. 5a), respectively:
1.i. Press the Lolux/3 butt n t add/rem ve an “OK” indicat r t /fr m a
highlighted vide . Vide s with an “OK” indicat r can’t be deleted using
the gallery’s deleti n functi ns.
1.ii. Press the C.Review/4 butt n t add/rem ve a checkmark t /fr m a
highlighted vide . Vide s with a checkmark are c nsidered “selected.”
Fig. 5b. Gallery screen with butt n legend
N
ote:
I
n the gallery’s legend
(F
ig.
5
b
),
“
Us
e
r
3” and “
Us
e
r
4” c rresp nd
with the Lolux/3 butt n and C. Review
s
/4 butt n
,
respectively
9
Fig. 5c. Zebra/5 button in controls area
2. Press the Zebra/5 button (Fig. c) to open the sub-menu of actions.
3. Use the directional button highlight and select “Delete Clips...” . A sub-
menu appears with three options.
4. In the “Delete Clips...” sub-menu, select a le set to delete:
4.a. This Clip (the highlighted video),
4.b. Selected Clips (all checkmarked videos), or
4.c. All Clips (all clips not marked with “OK”).
5. Use the directional button to highlight and select “Delete” to conrm
deletion.
6. Hold the Mode button to return to the recording/home screen.