JVC GZ-MC500E/EK - Manual (Page 53)

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Playback
Playback cannot be performed.
● Recording medium is not selected properly.
H Select the recording medium. ( ੬ pg. 19, 48, 49)
● The battery/CF card cover is open.
H Close the cover.
● Playback starts, but there is no picture on the
connected TV.
H Set the TV's input mode or channel appropriate
for video playback.
The same image is displayed for a long time
during video playback, or motion is choppy.
There are periods of silence during voice
playback.
● If the surface of the removable hard disk is
damaged, it makes difficult to read data and these
phenomena will appear. This camera will make all
possible efforts to read data, but when such a
state continues for some time, and further
playback is impossible, it will stop automatically.
Advanced features
The focus does not adjust automatically.
● Focus is set to the manual mode.
H Set focus to the automatic mode. ( ੬ pg. 34)
● The lens is dirty or covered with condensation.
H Clean the lens and check the focus again.
( ੬ pg. 57)
The colour of the image looks strange.
● The light source or the subject does not include
white. Or there are various different light sources
behind the subject.
H Try manual white balance adjustment. ( ੬ pg. 35)
The recorded image is too dark.
● Shooting was performed under backlit conditions.
H Try backlight compensation (
੬ pg. 31) or manual
exposure ( ੬ pg. 35).
The recorded image is too bright.
● The subject is too bright.
H Try manual exposure. ( ੬ pg. 35)
White balance setting cannot be activated.
● The sepia (SEPIA) or monotone (MONOTONE)
mode is activated.
H Turn off the sepia (SEPIA) or monotone
(MONOTONE) mode before setting white
balance. (
੬ pg. 36)
The black & white fader does not work.
● The sepia (SEPIA) or monotone (MONOTONE)
mode is activated.
H Turn off the sepia (SEPIA) or monotone
(MONOTONE) mode. ( ੬ pg. 37)
The image looks like the shutter speed is too
slow.
● When shooting in the dark, the unit becomes
highly sensitive to light when [GAIN UP] is set to
[ON].
H If you want the lighting to look more natural, set
[GAIN UP] to [OFF]. ( ੬ pg. 50)
The continuous shooting speed of still
images is slow.
● The continuous shooting speed will drop when
repeatedly making continuous shots, when using
certain recording medium, or under certain
recording conditions. (
੬ pg. 26)
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