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Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing this digital video camera. Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained in the pages to ensure safe use of this product.

ENGLISH

DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA

GR-D370U

Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide Web for Digital Video Camera:

GETTING STARTED

VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK DIGITAL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK
http://www.jvc.co.jp/english/cyber/

For Accessories:

http://www.jvc.co.jp/english/accessory/

ADVANCED FEATURES

REFERENCES
For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which is located on the bottom of the camcorder. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. Serial No. To deactivate the demonstration, set DEMO MODE to OFF. ( pg. 29, 32)

INSTRUCTIONS

LYT1522-001C
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2 EN Read This First!

Before recording important video, be sure to make a trial recording. Play back your trial recording to make sure the video and audio have been recorded properly. We recommend cleaning your video heads before use. If you havent used your camcorder for awhile, the heads may be dirty. We recommend periodically cleaning the video heads with a cleaning cassette (optional). Be sure to store your cassette tapes and camcorder in the proper environment. Video heads can become dirty more easily if your cassette tapes and camcorder are stored in a dusty area. Cassette tapes should be removed from the camcorder and stored in cassette cases. Store the camcorder in a bag or other container. Use SP (Standard) mode for important video recordings. LP (Long Play) mode lets you record 50% more video than SP (Standard) mode, but you may experience mosaic-like noise during playback depending on the tape characteristics and the usage environment. So, for important recordings, we recommend using SP mode. For safety and reliability. It is recommended only genuine JVC batteries and accessories are used in this camcorder. This product includes patented and other proprietary technology and will operate only with JVC Data Battery. Use the JVC BN-VF707U/ VF714U/VF733U battery packs. Using generic non-JVC batteries can cause damage to the internal charging circuitry. This camcorder is designed exclusively for the digital video cassette, SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCard. Only cassettes marked and memory cards marked or can be used with this unit. Remember that this camcorder is intended for private consumer use only. Any commercial use without proper permission is prohibited. (Even if you record an event such as a show, performance or exhibition for personal enjoyment, it is strongly recommended that you obtain permission beforehand.) DO NOT leave the unit - in place of over 50C (122F) - in place where humidity is extremely low (below 35%) or extremely high (80%). - in direct sunlight. - in a closed car in summer. - near a heater. The LCD monitor is made with high-precision technology. However, black spots or bright spots of light (red, green or blue) may appear constantly on the LCD monitor. These spots are not recorded on the tape. This is not due to any defect of the unit. (Effective dots: more than 99.99%) Do not leave the battery pack attached when the camcorder is not in use and check the unit regularly whether it is working or not.
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

CAUTION:

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTIONS: This camcorder is designed to be used with NTSC-type color television signals. It cannot be used for playback with a television of a different standard. However, live recording and LCD monitor/viewnder playback are possible anywhere. This product includes patented and other proprietary technology and will operate only with JVC Data Battery. Use the JVC BN-VF707U/VF714U/VF733U battery packs and, to recharge them or to supply power to the camcorder from an AC outlet, use the provided multi-voltage AC Adapter. (An appropriate conversion adapter may be necessary to accommodate different designs of AC outlets in different countries.) This product contains a CR Coin Cell Lithium Battery which contains Perchlorate Material special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/ perchlorate NOTES: The rating plate (serial number plate) and safety caution are on the bottom and/or the back of the main unit. The rating information and safety caution of the AC Adapter are on its upper and lower sides.
When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or on a shelf, make sure that it has sufcient space on all sides to allow for ventilation (10 cm (3-15/16") or more on both sides, on top and at the rear). Do not block the ventilation holes. (If the ventilation holes are blocked by a newspaper, or cloth etc. the heat may not be able to get out.) No naked ame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the apparatus. When discarding batteries, environmental problems must be considered and the local rules or laws governing the disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly. The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing. Do not use this equipment in a bathroom or places with water. Also do not place any containers lled with water or liquids (such as cosmetics or medicines, ower vases, potted plants, cups etc.) on top of this unit. (If water or liquid is allowed to enter this equipment, re or electric shock may be caused.) Do not point the lens or the viewnder directly into the sun. This can cause eye injuries, as well as lead to the malfunctioning of internal circuitry. There is also a risk of re or electric shock. CAUTION! The following notes concern possible physical damage to the camcorder and to the user. When carrying, be sure to always securely attach and use the provided strap. Carrying or holding the camcorder by the viewnder and/or the LCD monitor can result in dropping the unit, or in a malfunction. Take care not to get your nger caught in the cassette holder cover. Do not let children operate the camcorder, as they are particularly susceptible to this type of injury. Do not use a tripod on unsteady or unlevel surfaces. It could tip over, causing serious damage to the camcorder. CAUTION! Connecting cables (Audio/Video, S-Video, etc.) to the camcorder and leaving it on top of the TV is not recommended, as tripping on the cables will cause the camcorder to fall, resulting in damage.

Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. QuickTime is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
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6 EN Major Features of this Camcorder

Wipe/Fader Effects

You can use the Wipe/Fader Effects to make pro-style scene transitions. ( pg. 37)

Fade in

Backlight Compensation
Simply pressing the BACKLIGHT button brightens the image darkened by backlight. ( pg. 36) You can also select a spot metering area so that more precise exposure compensation is available. ( pg. 36, Spot Exposure Control)

Fade out

Program AE, Effects and Shutter Effects
For example, SPORTS mode allows fastmoving images to be captured one frame at a time, for vivid, stable slow-motion. ( pg. 38)

Data Battery

You can check the battery status by simply pressing the DATA button. ( pg. 14)

BATTERY CONDITION

100% 50%
MAX TIME LCD min FINDER min

Live Slow LED Light

You can brighten the subject in the dark place with the LED Light. ( pg. 33) You can record and play back precious or hard-to-see moments at a slow speed. The sound is recorded and played back in real time. ( pg. 33)

Auto Button

You can change the recording mode between manual setting to the standard mode setting of the camcorder by pressing the AUTO button.

MANUAL

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CONTENTS

8 ADVANCED FEATURES
Index... 8 Provided Accessories.. 12 Power... 13 Operation Mode... 15 Language Settings.. 16 Date/Time Settings... 16 Grip Adjustment... 16 Viewfinder Adjustment. 17 Brightness Adjustment Of The Display. 17 Tripod Mounting... 17 Loading/Unloading A Cassette.. 18 Loading/Unloading A Memory Card.. 18

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During Video Playback

During D.S.C. Playback

12 B I T / M I X L

100-0013

BRIGHT 5

BLANK SEARCH PUSH "STOP" BUTTON TO CANCEL

VO LUME : : 25

1Battery Remaining Power Indicator ( pg. 44) 2Sound Mode Indicator ( pg. 32) 3Blank Search Indicator ( pg. 22) 4Tape Speed (SP/LP) ( pg. 32) (only LP indicator is displayed) 53: Playback : Fast-Forward/Shuttle Search 1: Rewind/Shuttle Search 8: Pause 8 3: Forward Frame-By-Frame Playback/ Slow-Motion 2 8: Reverse Frame-By-Frame Playback/ Slow-Motion 6Date/Time ( pg. 32) 7VOLUME: Volume Level Indicator ( pg. 21) BRIGHT: Brightness Control Indicator (LCD monitor/Viewnder) ( pg. 17) 8Time Code ( pg. 32)

: AM D E C. 6. 6

1Folder/File Number ( pg. 25) 2Operation Mode Indicator ( pg. 25) 3Brightness Control Indicator (LCD monitor/ Viewnder) ( pg. 17).
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Provided Accessories

How To Attach The Shoulder Strap
Follow the illustration. 1 Thread the strap through the eyelet. 2 Fold it back and thread it through the strap guide and the buckle.
To adjust the length of the strap, loosen and then tighten the strap in the buckle. Strap guide
3 Slide the strap guide fully towards the eyelet.

Buckle

AC Adapter AP-V14U or AP-V18U Battery Pack BN-VF707U Audio/Video Cable (3.5 mini-plug to RCA plug) USB Cable Core Filter (for USB cable, see the right column for attachment) 6 CD-ROM 7 Shoulder Strap (see the right column for attachment) 8 Lens Cap (see the bottom for attachment)

Eyelet

How To Attach The Core Filter
Attach the core lters to the cables. The core lter reduces interference. 1 Release the stoppers on both ends of the core lter.

NOTES:

In order to maintain optimum performance of the camcorder, provided cables may be equipped with one or more core lter. If a cable has only one core lter, the end that is closest to the lter should be connected to the camcorder. Make sure to use the provided cables for connections. Do not use any other cables.
How To Attach The Lens Cap
To protect the lens, attach the provided lens cap to the camcorder as shown in the illustration.
approx. 3 cm (1-3/16") of cable between the cable plug and the core lter. Wind the cable once around the outside of the core lter as shown in the illustration.

Core lter

3 cm (1/3-1/16")
2 Run the cable through the core lter, leaving

Stopper

To conrm the lens cap is on correctly make sure the cap is ush to the camcorder.

Wind once.

3 Close the core lter until it clicks shut.
Place here during shooting.
Take care not to damage the cable. When connecting a cable, attach the end with the core lter to the camcorder.

Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneous change in image magnication. Zoom In Slide the Power Zoom Lever towards T. Zoom Out Slide the Power Zoom Lever towards W. The further you slide the Power Zoom Lever, the
quicker the zoom action. Zoom in (T: Telephoto)

1x 10x 20x 40x

Time Code
During recording, a time code is recorded on the tape. This code is to conrm the location of the recorded scene on the tape during playback.

Zoom out (W: Wide angle)

Display Minutes Seconds Frames* (30 frames = 1 second)

12 : 34 : 24

Digital zoom zone 32X (optical) zoom zone Approximate zoom ratio
Focusing may become unstable during Zooming.
In this case, set the zoom while in RecordStandby, lock the focus by using the manual focus ( pg. 34), then zoom in or out in Record mode. Zooming is possible to a maximum of 800X, or it can be switched to 32X magnication using the optical zoom. ( pg. 30) Zoom magnication of over 32X is done through Digital image processing, and is therefore called Digital Zoom. During Digital zoom, the quality of image may suffer. Digital zoom cannot be used when the VIDEO/ MEMORY Switch is set to MEMORY. Macro shooting (as close as approx. 5 cm (2") to the subject) is possible when the Power Zoom Lever is set all the way to W. Also see TELE MACRO in FUNCTION Menu on page 30. When shooting a subject close to the lens, zoom out rst. If zoomed-in in the auto focus mode, the camcorder may automatically zoom out depending on the distance between the camcorder and the subject. This will not occur when TELE MACRO is set to ON. ( pg. 30)
* Frames are not displayed during recording.
If recording starts from a blank portion, the time code begins counting from 00:00:00 (minute:second:frame). If recording starts from the end of a previously recorded scene, the time code continues from the last time code number. If during recording a blank portion is left partway through the tape, the time code is interrupted. When recording is resumed, the time code starts counting up again from 00:00:00. This means the camcorder may record the same time codes as those existing in a previously recorded scene. To prevent this, perform Recording From The Middle Of A Tape ( pg. 21) in the following cases; When shooting again after playing back a When power shuts off during shooting. When a tape is removed and re-inserted during When shooting using a partially recorded tape. When shooting on a blank portion located partway When shooting again after shooting a scene then
opening/closing the cassette holder cover. through the tape. shooting. recorded tape.

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VIDEO PLAYBACK

The time code cannot be reset. During fast-forwarding and rewinding, the time
code indication does not move smoothly. The time code is displayed only when TIME CODE is set to ON. ( pg. 32)

Normal Playback

Speaker VIDEO/ MEMORY MENU 7 VOL. +/ Lock Button

Quick Review

Enables to check the end of the last recording. 1) Press QUICK REVIEW during the RecordingStandby mode. 2) Tape is rewound for about several seconds and played back automatically, then pauses in the Recording-Standby mode for the next shot. Distortion may occur at start of playback. This is

normal.

1 Load a cassette. ( pg. 18) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to VIDEO. 3 Set the Power Switch to PLAY while
Recording From The Middle Of A Tape
1) Play back a tape or use Blank Search ( pg. 22) to nd the spot at which you want to start recording, then engage the Still Playback mode. (See the right column.) 2) Set the Power Switch to REC while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch, then start recording.
During Stop mode, press 1 to rewind, or to

fast-forward the tape.

4 To start playback, press 6. 5 To stop playback, press 7.
To control the speaker volume Slide the Power Zoom Lever (VOL. +/) towards + to turn up the volume, or towards to turn down the volume.
The playback picture can be viewed in the LCD
monitor, viewnder or on a connected TV. ( pg. 23) If Stop mode continues for 5 minutes when power is supplied from a battery, the camcorder shuts off automatically. To turn on again, set the Power Switch to OFF, then to PLAY. When a cable is connected to the AV connector, the sound is not heard from the speaker.

Still Playback

Pauses during video playback. 1) Press 6 during playback. 2) To resume normal playback, press 6 again. If still playback continues for more than about
3 minutes, the camcorders Stop mode is automatically engaged.
pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.
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Shuttle Search

Allows high-speed search in either direction during video playback. 1) During playback, press for forward search, or 1 for reverse search. 2) To resume normal playback, press 6. During playback, press and hold or 1. The

1 For Video and D.S.C. Recording Menus: Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to VIDEO or
Set the Power Switch to REC while pressing
down the Lock Button located on the switch. Set the recording mode to . ( pg. 15) MEMORY.
3) Press MENU. The Menu Screen closes.
Repeat the procedure if you wish to set other function menus.
For Video Playback Menu: Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to VIDEO. Set the Power Switch to PLAY while pressing
down the Lock Button located on the switch. For D.S.C. Playback Menu, refer to D.S.C. PLAYBACK ( pg. 24).

Video Playback Menu

2 Open the LCD monitor fully. ( pg. 19) 3 Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears. 4 Press 4, 3, 1 or 2 to select the desired
function, and press SET. The selected function menu appears.
Screen for Video Screen for Video and D.S.C. Recording Menu Playback Menu

REC MODE

FUNCTION
Example: REC MODE REC MODE Menu 1) Press 3 or 4 to select the desired parameter and press SET or 2. Selection is complete. Repeat the procedure if indicator
5 Setting procedure hereafter depends on the

selected function.

You cannot enter Menu Screen during recording. Certain functions cannot be set in the Video or
D.S.C. Recording Menus. These icons will be displayed in grey/white.
you wish to set other function menus. REC MODE SP The indicator shows LP the setting that is currently saved inside the camcorders memory. Press 1 whenever you want to cancel or return to the previous Menu Screen.
2) Press MENU. The Menu Screen closes.
REC MODE ( pg. 32) SOUND MODE ( pg. 32) NARRATION ( pg. 32) BRIGHT ( pg. 32) DATE/TIME ( pg. 32) ON SCREEN ( pg. 32) TIME CODE ( pg. 32) Selected menu icon
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SOUND MODE [12BIT]: Enables video recording of stereo sound on four separate channels. (Equivalent to the 32 kHz mode of previous models) 16BIT: Enables video recording of stereo sound on two separate channels. (Equivalent to the 48 kHz mode of previous models) DIS* OFF: Disables the function. [ON ]: To compensate for unstable images caused by camera-shake, particularly at high magnication.

Recording Menus

The following menu settings can be changed only when the Power Switch is set to REC. [ ] = Factory-preset WIPE/FADER ( pg. 37), Wipe or Fader Effects EFFECT ( pg. 38), Program AE, Effects and Shutter Effects PROGRAM AE ( pg. 38), Program AE, Effects and Shutter Effects SHUTTER ( pg. 38), Program AE, Effects and Shutter Effects EXPOSURE ( pg. 35), Exposure Control W. BALANCE ( pg. 36), White Balance Adjustment TELE MACRO [OFF]: Disables the function. ON: When the distance to the subject is less than 1 m (3.3 ft), set TELE MACRO to ON. You can shoot a subject as large as possible at a distance of approx. 40 cm (1.4 ft).

Depending on the zoom position, the lens may go out of focus.
Accurate stabilization may not be possible if hand
shake is excessive, or depending on the shooting condition. The indicator blinks or goes out if the Stabilizer cannot be used. Switch off this mode when recording with the camcorder on a tripod. * Available only when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to VIDEO.
SNAP/SLOW* [SNAP]: Snapshot mode SLOW : Live Slow mode For details on the procedure, refer to Live Slow ( pg. 33) and Snapshot (Record Still Image On Tape) ( pg. 34).
* Available only when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to VIDEO.
ZOOM* [32X]: When set to 32X while using digital zoom, the zoom magnication will reset to 32X since digital zoom will be disengaged. 64X*: Allows you to use the Digital Zoom. By digitally processing and magnifying images, zooming is possible from 32X (the optical zoom limit), to a maximum of 64X digital magnication. 800X*: Allows you to use the Digital Zoom. By digitally processing and magnifying images, zooming is possible from 32X (the optical zoom limit), to a maximum of 800X digital magnication.

SETTING

The following settings are effective when the Power Switch is set to REC. [ ] = Factory-preset REC MODE [SP]*: To record in the SP (Standard Play) mode LP: Long Playmore economical, providing 1.5 times the recording time.
* SP indicator does not appear on the screen.
If the recording mode is switched, the playback It is recommended that tapes recorded in the LP
mode on this camcorder be played back on this camcorder. During playback of a tape recorded on another camcorder, blocks of noise may appear or there may be momentary pauses in the sound. picture will be blurred at the switching point.
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GAIN UP OFF: Allows you to shoot dark scenes with no picture brightness adjustment. [AGC]: The overall appearance may be grainy, but the image is bright. AUTO : The shutter speed is automatically adjusted. Shooting a subject in low or poor lighting at slow shutter speed provides a brighter image than in the AGC mode, but the subjects movements are not smooth or natural. The overall appearance may be grainy. While the shutter speed is being automatically adjusted, is displayed. WIND CUT [OFF]: Disengages the function. ON : Helps cut down on noise created by wind. The indicator appears. The quality of the sound will change. This is normal.

LED Light
LED Light can be used to brighten the subject in the dark place during video recording or D.S.C. shooting.

Wide Mode

This camcorder allows you to choose the type of image output format for video recording. 1 Set the Power Switch to REC. 2 Press 16:9 button repeatedly to choose your selection.
1 Press LIGHT repeatedly to change the setting. LED Light OFF: Turns off the light. ON: The light is on always. ( appears.) AUTO: The light turns on automatically when dark. ( appears.) 2 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to
start video recording or SNAPSHOT to shoot a still image.

16 : 9

Be careful not to point the LED Light directly to If the light does not reach the subject when the
LED Light setting is ON, the Night-Alive function will be activated, and makes it possible to shoot the subject brighter. There is a difference in the brightness of the images shot between the center area which is illuminated by the LED Light and the surrounding areas (which will be darker). Since subjects are shot at a reduced shutter speed when the LED Light setting is ON, they will appear slightly blurred.
[4:3]: Records with no change in the screen ratio. For playback on a TV with a normal screen ratio. When using this mode on a TV with a normal screen ratio, refer to your TVs instruction manual. 16:9: For playback on TVs with an aspect ratio of 16:9. Naturally expands the image to t the screen without distortion. The 16:9 indicator appears. When using this mode, refer to your wide-screen TVs instruction manual. During playback/recording on 4:3 TVs/LCD monitor/ viewnder, the image is elongated vertically. [ ] = Factory-preset
Available only when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to VIDEO.

Live Slow

This feature is useful for recording or playing back precious or hard-to-see moments at a slow speed. Sound is recorded and played back in real time.
1 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to VIDEO. 2 Set the recording mode to M.( pg. 15) 3 Set SNAP/SLOW to SLOW.
( pg. 29, 30) The Live Slow indicator appears.
Makes dark subjects or areas even brighter than they would be under good natural lighting. Although the recorded image is not grainy, it may look as if it is strobing due to the slow shutter speed. 1 Set the Power Switch to REC. 2 Set the recording mode to .( pg. 15) 3 Press NIGHT so that the Night-Alive indicator appears. The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to

appears beside

provide up to 30 times sensitivity. while the shutter speed is being automatically adjusted.

manual focus indicator appears.

M. ( pg. 15)

4 Press 1 or 2 to focus

further or closer, or

Manual focus indicator
on a subject. When the focus level cannot be adjusted any

will blink.

5 Press SET. Focus adjustment is complete.
To reset to Auto Focus Press FOCUS twice. Manual focus is recommended in situations listed below. When two subjects overlap in the same scene. When illumination is low.* When the subject has no contrast (difference in
brightness and darkness), such as a at, onecolor wall, or a clear, blue sky.* When a dark object is barely visible in the LCD monitor or the viewnder.* When the scene contains minute patterns or identical patterns that are regularly repeated. When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light reecting off the surface of a body of water. When shooting a scene with a high-contrast background. * The following low-contrast warnings appear blinking: , , and.

Motor Drive Mode

Keeping SNAPSHOT pressed in step 5 provides an effect similar to serial photography. (Interval between still images: approx. 1 second) The Motor Drive mode is disabled when REC SELECT is set to /. ( pg. 32)
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Exposure Control

Manual exposure control is recommended in the following situations: When shooting using reverse lighting or when the When shooting on a reective natural background When the background is overly dark or the subject
is bright. such as at the beach or when skiing. background is too bright.

Iris Lock

Like the pupil of the human eye, the iris contracts in well-lit environments to keep too much light from entering, and dilates in dim environments to allow in more light. Use this function in the following situations: When shooting a moving subject. When the distance to the subject changes (so its
size in the LCD monitor or the viewnder changes), such as when the subject is backing away. When shooting on a reective natural background such as at the beach or when skiing. When shooting objects under a spotlight. When zooming.
1 Set the Power Switch to REC. 2 Set the recording mode to M. ( pg. 15) 3 Set EXPOSURE to MANUAL in 4 To brighten the image, press 3. To darken the image, press 4. (maximum 6) +3 exposure has the same effect as the backlight compensation. ( pg. 36) 3 exposure has the same effect as when

The WIPE/FADER menu disappears and the

effect is reserved.

The selected effect indicator appears.
5 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to
activate the Fade-in/out or Wipe-in/out. To deactivate the selected effect Select OFF in step 4. The effect indicator disappears.
5 Press SET or 2 to engage the setting. 6 Press MENU. The Menu Screen closes and
the Manual White Balance indicator displayed.
You can extend the length of a Wipe or Fader by pressing and holding the Recording Start/Stop Button.
In step 3, it may be difcult to focus on the white
paper. In such a case, adjust focus manually. ( pg. 34) A subject can be shot under various types of lighting conditions indoors (natural, uorescent, candlelight, etc.). Because the color temperature is different depending on the light source, the subject tint will differ depending on the white balance settings. Use this function for a more natural result. Once you adjust white balance manually, the setting is retained even if the power is turned off or the battery removed.

WIPE/FADER

OFF: Disables the function. (Factory-preset) WHITE BLACK : Fade in or out with a white screen. : Fade in or out with a black screen.
SLIDE : Wipe in from right to left, or wipe out from left to right. SCROLL : The scene wipes in from the bottom to the top of a black screen, or wipes out from top to bottom, leaving a black screen.
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SPOTLIGHT : Compensates for subjects that may otherwise appear too bright when shooting under extremely strong direct lighting such as spotlights. : Makes evening scenes look TWILIGHT more natural. White Balance ( pg. 36) is automatically set to , but can be changed to your desired setting. When Twilight is chosen, the camcorder automatically adjusts the focus from approx. 10 m (32 ft) to innity. From less than 10 m, adjust the focus manually.
Program AE, Effects And Shutter Effects
1 Set the Power Switch to REC. 2 Set the recording mode to M. ( pg. 15) 3 Set EFFECT, PROGRAM AE or
SHUTTER in FUNCTION Menu. ( pg. 29) The EFFECT, PROGRAM AE or SHUTTER menu The selected effect indicator appears.
disappears and the selected effect is activated.
To deactivate the selected effect Select OFF in step 3. The effect indicator disappears.

SHUTTER

OFF: Disables the function. (Factory-preset) SHUTTER 1/60: The shutter speed is xed at 1/60th of a second. Black bands that usually appear when shooting a TV screen become narrower. SHUTTER 1/100: The shutter speed is xed at 1/100th of a second. The ickering that occurs when shooting under a uorescent light or mercury-vapour lamp is reduced. SHUTTER 1/500/SHUTTER 1/4000: These settings allow fast-moving images to be captured one frame at a time, for vivid, stable slow-motion playback by xing shutter speed variables. Use these settings when an automatic adjustment does not work well, using SPORTS mode. The faster the shutter speed, the darker the picture becomes. Use the shutter function under good lighting conditions.

Video and D.S.C. Recording
Recording cannot be performed.
The tapes erase protection tab is set to SAVE. Set the tapes erase protection tab to REC. ( pg. 18) TAPE END appears. Replace with new cassette. ( pg. 18) The cassette holder cover is open. Close the cassette holder cover.
Snapshot mode cannot be used.
The Wide (16:9) mode (16:9 indicator) is selected. Disengage the 16:9 (16:9 indicator) Wide mode. ( pg. 33)
When shooting a subject illuminated by bright light, vertical lines appear.
This is not a malfunction.
The color of Snapshot looks strange.
The light source or the subject does not include white. Or there are various different light sources behind the subject. Find a white subject and compose your shot so that it also appears in the frame. ( pg. 34, 37)
When the screen is under direct sunlight during shooting, the screen becomes red or black for an instant.
During recording, the date/ time does not appear.
DATE/TIME is set to OFF. Set DATE/TIME to ON. ( pg. 29, 32)
The image taken using Snapshot is too dark.
Shooting was performed under backlit conditions. Press BACKLIGHT. ( pg. 36)
The LCD monitor or viewnder indications blink.
Effects and DIS functions that cannot be used together are selected at the same time. Re-read the sections covering Effects and DIS. ( pg. 29, 30, 38)
The image taken using Snapshot is too bright.
The subject is too bright. Set to SPOTLIGHT. ( pg. 38)
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White Balance cannot be activated.
The Sepia (SEPIA) or Monotone (MONOTONE) mode is activated. Disengage the Sepia (SEPIA) or Monotone (MONOTONE) mode before setting White Balance. ( pg. 38)
Images on the LCD monitor appear dark or whitish.
In places subject to low temperature, images become dark due to the characteristics of the LCD monitor. This is not a malfunction. Adjust the brightness and angle of the LCD monitor. ( pg. 17, 19) When the LCD monitors uorescent light reaches the end of its service life, images on the LCD monitor become dark. Consult your nearest JVC dealer.
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 AUTO. If you want the lighting to look more natural, set GAIN UP to AGC or OFF. ( pg. 29, 31)
Colored bright spots appear all over the LCD monitor or the viewnder.

Warning Indications

Displays the battery remaining power.
Remaining power level High Exhausted
As the battery power comes close to nil, the battery remaining power indicator blinks. When the battery power is exhausted, power turns off automatically.
Appears if a tape is loaded. Blinks when no tape is loaded.
CHECK TAPES ERASE PROTECTION TAB Appears when the erase protection tab is set to SAVE while the Power Switch is set to REC and the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to VIDEO. ( pg. 15) USE CLEANING CASSETTE Appears if dirt is detected on the heads during recording. Use an optional cleaning cassette. ( pg. 48) CONDENSATION, OPERATION PAUSED PLEASE WAIT Appears if condensation occurs. When this indication is displayed, wait more than 1 hour until condensation disappears. TAPE! Appears if a tape is not loaded when the Recording Start/Stop Button or SNAPSHOT Button is pressed while the Power Switch is set to REC and the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to VIDEO. TAPE END Appears when the tape ends during recording or playback. SET DATE/TIME!
Appears when the date/time is not set. ( pg. 16) The built-in clock battery has run out and the
previously set date/time has been erased. Consult your nearest JVC dealer for replacement.
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CHECK CARDS WRITE PROTECTION SWITCH Appears when you attempt to shoot digital still images when the write protection tab on the SD Memory Card is set to the LOCK position. UNIT IN SAFEGUARD MODE REMOVE AND REATTACH BATTERY OR DC PLUG The error indications (01, 02 or 06) show what type of malfunction has occured. When an error indication appears, the camcorder turns off automatically. Remove the power supply (battery, etc.) and wait a few minutes for the indication to clear. When it does, you can resume using the camcorder. If the indication remains, consult your nearest JVC dealer. UNIT IN SAFEGUARD MODE EJECT AND REINSERT TAPE The error indications (03 or 04) show what type of malfunction has occured. When an error indication appears, the camcorder turns off automatically. Eject the cassette once and reinsert it, then check if the indication clears. When it does, you can resume using the camcorder. If the indication remains, consult your nearest JVC dealer.
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USER MAINTENANCE

Cleaning The Camcorder
Before cleaning, turn off the camcorder and remove the battery pack and AC Adapter. To clean the exterior Wipe gently with a soft cloth. Put the cloth in diluted mild soap and wring it well to wipe off heavy dirt. Then wipe again with a dry cloth. To clean the LCD monitor Wipe gently with a soft cloth. Be careful not to damage the monitor. Close the LCD monitor. To clean the lens Blow it with a blower brush, then wipe gently with lens cleaning paper. To clean the viewnder lens Remove dust from the viewnder using a blower brush.

AVS4YOU Help - AVS Video Recorder

AVS4YOU Programs Help

AVS Video Recorder
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Contact Us
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AVS4YOU programs do not require any professional knowledge. If you experience any problem or have a question, please refer to the AVS4YOU Programs Help. If you cannot find the solution, please contact our support staff.
Note: only registered users receive technical support.
AVS4YOU staff provides several forms of automated customer support:
AVS4YOU Support System You can use the Support Form on our site to ask your questions. E-mail Support You can also submit your technical questions and problems via e-mail to support@avs4you.com.
Note: for more effective and quick resolving of the difficulties we will need the following information:
Name and e-mail address used for registration System parameters (CPU, hard drive space available, etc.) Operating System The information about the capture, video or audio devices, disc drives connected to your computer

(manufacturer and model)

Detailed step by step describing of your action
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Resources

Documentation for your AVS4YOU software is available in a variety of formats:
In-product (.chm-file) and Online Help
To reduce the size of the downloaded software installation files the in-product help was excluded from the installation although you can always download it from our web-site for your convenience. Please, visit AVS4YOU web-site at http://onlinehelp.avs4you.com/index.aspx to download the latest available version of the help executable, run it and install into the AVS4YOU programs folder. After that you will be able to use it through the Help menu of the installed AVS4YOU software. Online Help include all the content from the In-product help file and updates and links to additional instructional content available on the web. You can find the Online Help at our web-site - http://onlinehelp.avs4you.com/index.aspx. Please note, that the most complete and up-to-date version of AVS4YOU programs help is always on the web.

PDF Documentation

The offline help is also available as a pdf-file that is optimized for printing. All PDF help files are available for download at the programs pages at AVS4YOU web-site (both http://www.avs4you.com/index.aspx and http://onlinehelp.avs4you.com/index.aspx). To be able to read and print AVS4YOU PDF help files you will need to have a PDF reading program installed.

User Guides

You have access to a wide variety of resources that help you make the most of your AVS4YOU software. The step-by-step user guides will be of help not only to the novice users but also to the users that face a certain task to be performed and look for a way to do it. Please, visit our User Guides section of AVS4YOU web-site at http://www.avs4you.com/Guides/index.aspx to read the detailed instructions for various software and tasks
Visit the AVS4YOU Support web-site at http://support.avs4you.com to ask your questions concerning AVS4YOU software installation, registration and use. Feel free to also use our e-mail address support@avs4you.com.

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Visit the Downloads section - http://www.avs4you.com/downloads.aspx - of our web-site to find free updates, tryouts, and other useful software. We constantly update the software, new versions of the most popular programs and new software are also frequently released.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS Video Recorder

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Overview
AVS Video Recorder is a special separate utility that enables you to capture video from any video capture device connected to your computer. You can transfer video from DV and VHS cameras and recorders to hard drive and create movie DVDs, capture video from external video capture devices connected to TV tuners and WEB cameras, encode video directly to MPEG-2 instead of native hardware uncompressed video format and save free space on your computer. To start AVS Video Recorder go to Start menu and choose All Programs -> AVS4YOU -> Video -> AVS Video Recorder.

Getting Started

Although there are different capture devices, supported by AVS Video Recorder, the succession of actions necessary to capture video from them is always the same and is quite easy. Follow these guidelines to capture video from the capture device connected to your personal computer: 1. For an internal video device - turn off your personal computer and unplug it. Remove the case and insert your capture video device into a proper empty slot (usually it is a PCI slot, so you should see your capture device and computer motherboard manual for more instructions on how to install the capture device properly). or For an external video device - connect your device to your personal computer using an appropriate cable (usually a USB cable). 2. Turn on your capture device (if needed) and your personal computer. 3. After the operating system boots, install the device drivers from the disc supplied with the device or go to the device manufacturer web site and download and install the necessary drivers. After that you might need to restart your system. 4. Start AVS Video Recorder. You will see the following window:

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if you have several capture devices connected to your computer or the following one:
if you have only one capture device connected to your computer. 5. Select a video capture device (in case you have several) clicking it in the device list and set up its parameters. 6. Set the scheduler in case you plan to stop capturing automatically at a certain time or when the captured video file size exceeds some value. 7. Change the audio format and device settings using the provided options. 8. Start capturing. You can additionally manage the video while capturing it using the buttons below the preview window: The Show capturing history button is used to see the list of captured files and select the operation to proceed (edit, convert, trim etc). As soon as you click this button, it will turn into the Return to preview mode button to continue capturing your video. The Mute button is used to switch the sound of the captured video on and off. The Snapshot button is used to take snapshots from the video that is currently being captured. After you press this button the Save window will be opened and you will be able to save the current frame from the captured video into an image file in.bmp format. The Full Screen button is used to switch the program into full screen mode. You can also double-click the preview window to go into full screen. Double-click again to return to window mode. After you finish capturing the list of the captured video files will be displayed for you to watch them, edit, convert or upload to some mobile device. You can also go to the location of the file and watch the captured video using some software video player, for instance, AVS Media Player, or record the video onto a disc using, for instance, AVS Disc Creator, or edit your resulting video using AVS Video Editor.

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Setting Capture Parameters
Once the necessary capture device is selected from the list of available ones (this is only possible if you have several capture devices connected to your computer) or in case you have a single capture device in your system, you will need to configure the main capture parameters for the device.
Note: you need to install all the device drivers supplied by the capture device manufacturer before you can start capturing from it. The drivers might be supplied on a disc or downloaded from the device manufacturer web site. Please, install the device drivers before you start AVS Video Recorder.
You will need to use the Capture tab to set the parameters:
The following parameters are available:
Select output video format
Use this option to set the video format that will be used to code the output video file. You can select among: Recommended format - lets the program decide what format will be optimal for the output video. In most cases it will be best to leave this option. AVS Video Recorder will see if the capture device is capable of saving video in compressed format or not. In case a format with compression is supported by the capture device this format will be used to save the captured video. If the capture device supports uncompressed formats only, one of the supported compressed formats will be used instead by default. Native - shows the list of all the video formats supported by the capture device. This list differs depending on the capture device used and you can select one of the listed formats for your output video. MPEG-2 - lets the user select one of the program presets. Currently the program lets you save your video into MPEG-2 compressed video format. You can select one of the profiles that suits your purposes best. Whichever format you choose the selected format parameters will be shown in the lower part of the Select output video format section - you can see the Video format and Audio format details under the MPEG-2 option.

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Output path
Output path - the folder on your computer hard disk drive used to store the captured video. You can leave the default setting or select the necessary folder clicking the Browse button next to the Output path field. The Save window will be opened:
Select a folder with enough free space on your computer hard disk drive, video file future name and click the OK button.
Note: you must select a folder on your computer hard disk drive even in case you plan to record your captured video onto an optical disc afterwards.
The available free disk space will be shown in the Disk space available on drive. field measured in gigabytes and approximate duration of the video (hours:minutes:seconds) captured with the current settings.

Capturing summary info

This option shows the information about the currently captured videos (when you start the program for the first time all the values will be zeros and after you start capturing they will change): Captured video duration - the total length of all the captured video measured in hours:minutes:seconds. Captured video size - the total size of the video files with captured video measured in bytes (the measuring units will change to kilobytes - megabytes - gigabytes gradually with the file size change). Number of files - the total number of all the captured video files.

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Changing Audio Format and Device Settings
The Settings tab is used to change the additional audio format properties and capture device settings:

Audio format

Select the Audio format and set: Audio Codec - the audio codec used to encode the audio track of your captured video. It can be selected from the drop-down list. Bit Rate - the rate used to code the audio in your captured video. Can be selected from the drop-down list. Sample Rate - the audio frequency used to encode the audio track of your captured video. Can be selected from the dropdown list. Audio Channels - the number of channels that will be present in the audio track of your captured video. You can select the value from the drop-down list.
Note: the available audio codec and its settings will depend on the video format selected in the Capture tab.

Device settings

The Device settings section comprises the video and audio additional device parameters. 1. Video Device Settings Use the Video Device Input field to select the video input jack used to connect the video input source to your capture device. For instance, when you capture video from a VHS tape-recorder/player connected to your TV-tuner card, you will need to select here the input used to connect the recorder - S-Video or Composite. If the image is black-and-white or distorted, you can try and change the Video Standard used by the device selecting it from the appropriate drop-down list.

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2. Audio Device Settings To correctly record audio from your capture device you will need to set it up correctly. This can be done in the Audio Device section of the main program window. First you should select an audio device from the list of ones installed on your personal computer. To do that click the Pull Down button of the Audio Device drop-down list and select one of the available audio devices in case have more than one input device installed on your computer.

Note: select your capture device from the Audio Device drop-down list if it is available.
After that select the audio input jack - Audio Device Input - active on the device. The following audio input jacks might be available depending on your input device configuration (the list might differ on your personal computer): Mono Mix - allows you to record the sound from a program player or a hardware tuner connected to your personal computer in mono mode; Stereo Mix - allows you to record the sound from a program player or a hardware tuner connected to your personal computer in stereo mode; SPDIF - allows you to record the sound from any external device connected to the digital input jack of your computer sound card; Aux - allows you to record the sound from any external device connected to the Aux (auxiliary) input of your computer sound card; CD Player - allows you to record the sound from a laser audio disc in you computer CD/DVD-ROM drive; Line In - allows you to record the sound from any external device connected to the Line In input of your computer sound card; Microphone - allows you to record the sound from a microphone connected to the Microphone input of your computer sound card; Phone Line - allows you to record the sound from an external device connected to the Phone Line input of your computer sound card; Usually you should select either Mono Mix or Stereo Mix options. If the audio output from your device is connected using a cable to the line in of your sound card, then select the Line In option. If you would like to overlay your voice onto the video from the capture device, you should choose the Microphone option.
Note: in case you would like to overlay your voice over the video from the capture device we recommend that you use AVS Video Editor for that purpose as it gives your more possibilities in video editing.

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Setting Scheduling Options
The Scheduler tab lets the user set the following options:
1. Split the captured video into files - mark this option for the program to automatically split the captured video into parts. The splitting can be done either According to duration (hh:mm:ss) - set the necessary period of time here. When the captured video exceeds the entered time a new file will be started - might be useful if the video that you capture is somehow can be divided into equal time stamps and can be captured according to them; or According to file size (MB) - set the necessary file size. When the captured video exceeds the entered size a new file will be started - might be necessary if you use the FAT file system as it cannot manage files with size more than 4 gigabytes, thus you will have to set the size of 4000 megabytes here. 2. Stop capture automatically - mark this option for the program to stop the capturing automatically either When capturing time exceeds (hh:mm:ss) - set the necessary period of time after which the program will stop capturing. This will be useful if you know the duration of the material to be captured; or When total video files size exceeds (MB) - set the necessary total size of all the captured video files so that when the program reaches this entered size of the captured video it will automatically stop capturing. This might be useful if you have limited free disk space. You can also decide here if you want the program to shut down the computer after the capturing is over. Use the After capturing complete option to activate this mode, and select the Shutdown computer to turn the computer off after the end of capturing or Send computer to sleep to make the computer enter the sleep mode with low power consumption and possibility to quickly resume the current state. 3. Disable screen saver - use this option to turn off the windows screen saver so that it would not start while the capturing is in progress.

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Capturing Video
After you set up all the capture device, audio and video device parameters and audio format settings, you can start capturing video from the connected capture device. Click the Start Capture button to do that. You will see the capture information in the lower part of AVS Video Recorder. The following data is available:
File name - the name of the current captured video file. Dropped frames - the number of frames the program had to drop from the source video so that it could keep up with the capturing process. The program can drop frames in case the computer configuration is not strong enough for capturing in real time and the CPU load is too heavy or the free disk size on computer hard disk drive is not enough. This can also happen if the capture device connected to the computer experiences some troubles. Recorded video duration - the current duration of the captured video, measured in hours:minutes:seconds (current file/total files). In case you know the total duration of the video you would like to capture, you will be able to find out how long you still have to capture. Recorded video size - the current size of the captured video file, measured in megabytes (current file/total files). It will depend on the selected video and audio format and format settings. You can use this data to make sure that there is enough free disk drive space on your computer hard disk drive in the current folder or partition. Number of files - the number of the captured files. CPU usage - the load on the central processing unit measured in percent. You can also control the free and occupied disk space in the Disk free space/Disk used space section or watching the colored diagram where the green color is used to display the current value for the free space and the blue color shows the place occupied with files. You can stop capturing any time if you press the Start Capture button once again (actually it will turn to Stop Capture once the capturing process is started). After the capturing is over or if you press the Stop Capture button, you will be presented with the options of what can be done with the captured video:

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You can: Edit, Trim - use these options to import the captured files into AVS Video Editor and insert various transitions between clips, apply audio/video effects, cut out unnecessary scenes, add text or voice comments to them etc. Convert, Upload, Burn - use these options to launch AVS Video Converter and convert your captured video, transfer it to your moblile device or burn onto a disc. Play - use this option to launch AVS Media Player and playback your captured video. If you do not have any of the above programs installed on your computer you will be offered to download and install them. Use the Previous file and Next file buttons to navigate between the captured video files and Start Capture to capture more files.

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Devices Tested with AVS Video Recorder
The following devices have been tested and proved to work correctly with AVS Video Recorder:
Device Type 1 Web Cam AV input (DV) Web Cam AV input AV input AV input AV input AV input AV input AV input DV Cam, HDV Cam DV Cam, HDV Cam AV input (DV) AV input AV input AV input Web Cam AV input Web Cam AV input AV input AV input Web Cam Web Cam Web Cam Web Cam AV input AV input DV Cam DV Cam, HDV Cam AV input
Device Acer OrbiCam (integrated in Acer Aspire 5102WLMi laptop) ADS Tech PYRO A/V Link w/Elements (API-557-EFS) ASUS webcam (integrated in ASUS Eee PC 900 netbook) AVerMedia AVerTV (M168-U) AVerMedia AVerTV 307 (M151A-B) AVerMedia AVerTV DVB-S Hybrid+FM (A700-B) AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI (A16D-C) AVerMedia AverTV Hybrid Ultra USB AVerMedia AVerTV MCE 116 Plus (M116-D) Beholder Behold TV M6 Extra Canon XH A1 High Definition Camcorder Canon HDV HV20 PAL Canopus ADVC-55 High-Quality Analog-to-Digital Video Converter (Advanced DV Converter) Compro VideoMate U2700 Compro Video Mate Live PAL Compro VideoMate Vista E800F Hybrid D/A HW2 PCIe Genius VideoCAM Express V2 Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-350 HP Webcam (integrated in HP Pavilion laptop) Leadtek WinFast DV2000 (LR6620) Leadtek WinFast PVR3000 Deluxe (LR6635) LifeView FlyTV Express X1 MST-A2 (LR820) Logitech QuickCam Orbit/Sphere Logitech QuickCam Pro9000 Logitech QuickCam S 5500 Logitech QuickCam Web MSI TV@nywhere-Plus (TV-7131) Plextor ConvertX PVR PX-TV402U Samsung Digital Cam VP-D361i PAL Sony Handycam HDR-HC3 HDV 1080i PAL Twinhan ATSC D+A
Connection Type integrated FireWire (IEEE 1394) integrated PCI PCI PCI PCI USB PCI PCI FireWire (IEEE 1394) FireWire (IEEE 1394) FireWire (IEEE 1394) USB USB PCI-Express USB PCI integrated PCI PCI PCI-Express USB USB USB USB PCI USB FireWire (IEEE 1394) FireWire (IEEE 1394) PCI
Supported Video Formats I420, BGR DV YUY2 BGR, YUY2 YUY2, UYVY, BGR, BGRA, I420 YUY2, UYVY, YV12, BGRA, BGR YUY2, UYVY, YV12, BGRA, BGR MPEG-2 PS MPEG-2 PS YUY2, UYVY, YV12, BGRA, BGR, MPEG-2 PS DV, MPEG-2 TS2 DV, MPEG-2 TS2 DV UYVY MPEG-2 PS YUY2, MPEG-2 PS BGR, I420 MPEG-2 PS YUY2 BGR, YUY2, I420 MPEG-2 PS YUY2 BGR, I420 BGR, I420 BGR, I420 YUY2, BGR, BGRA, I420, UYVY UYVY, BGR, BGRA, YV12, I420, YUY2 DivX, MPG2, MPG1, MJPEG DV DV, MPG2 TS3 YUY2

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V-Stream (KW88X_LP) YUAN SmartVDO EZDVD MPG600 MPEG II Encoder (CX23416)

PCI PCI

AV input AV input
BGR, YUY2, I420 MPEG-2 PS
Devices added by AVS4YOU users JVC Digital VHS HMDH3000U Sony TV KD34XBR960 JVC GR-D370U FireWire (IEEE1394) FireWire (IEEE1394) FireWire (IEEE1394) USB (AV input / YUY2, MPEG-2) added by Paul Noftell added by Paul Noftell added by Jesse Mulanax

V-Gear MyVideo AMVG1-002-024-G

added by Grant Smith

Note: if you tried your capture device and it successfully worked with AVS Video Recorder though you cannot find it in the above list, please feel free to email us at help@avs4you.com and your device will be added to the list.
Tested devices that have troubles working with AVS Video Recorder:
Connection Type Device Type 1 Supported Video Formats

Device

Trouble status - the audio might playback in short fragments, jittering; - the video preview might be absent when 'Composite' input is selected. - a very big delay with preview/record; - after the change of the standard or program restart the playback stops as no video can be received from the device. - the device might have problems with sound output due to the device drivers. - in case Input1 (S-Video) is selected, the UYVY format might not work; - in case Input2 (Composite) or Input3 (S-Video) is selected, the UYVY format always does not work. - preview and record functions do not work when capturing in BGR and YUY2 formats with certain settings (errors -105 and 65747); - the device seems to work correctly with MPEG-2 PS format only. - sometimes the device shows the YUY2 format as black and white only; - in case you switch the device on and off many times no video and audio is received. - after the device restart audio and video can fall out of sync. - some video standards cannot be remembered; - for some video standards no image can be displayed; - some video standards have video distortions.

AVerMedia AVerTV 505

AV input
YUY2, UYVY, BGR, BGRA, I420
AVerMedia AverTV Hybrid Volar HX (A827) AVerMedia AVerTV USB 2.0 M026

YUY2, I420, BGR

Compro VideoMate H900

MPEG-2 PS, UYVY

Leadtek WinFast PVR2000 (LR6630)

BGR, YUY2, MPEG-2 PS

LifeView FlyTV Prime 34 (LR138) Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000 Pinnacle Dazzle DVC 100 DVD Recorder

Web Cam

BGR, I420

YUY2, I420

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Pinnacle Dazzle DVC 130 Video Creator
MPEG-2, DIVX5, MPEG-1, MJPEG, DIVX, MPEG-2 PS
- in case the preview is switched on and off quickly many times no video is seen; - for all DIVX and MPEG formats the video is captured with scalloping distortion due to interlacing; - when capturing in DIVX format the video is recorded with green squares; - the audio is captured with the crackling sound for all the formats except MPEG-2 PS; - the program can unexpectedly close when getting the device property page. - when converting into BGR format the image has a tint of green. - no audio can be captured from the device due to the device drivers and the device card structure; - the device works incorrectly with Gigabyte GAK8 motherboard with AMD Athlon 64 installed. - the YUY2 format with 720x576, 352x576 and 480x576 resolutions is recorded with distortions due to the fact that the device sends the wrong data on the resolution value.

Pinnacle GmbH Bendino

YUY2, BGR
Pinnacle PCTV MediaCenter 300i

YUY2, UYVY, BGRA, BGR

Plextor ConvertX PX-AV200U
The capture devices that failed to work with AVS Video Recorder:
Connection Type USB USB USB Device Type 1 AV input AV input AV input Supported Video Formats YUY2 BGR, UYVY, YUY2 UYVY
Device AVerMedia AverTV Hybrid+FM Volar (A828) LifeView (LR148) LifeView (LR518)
Trouble status - no video can be received from the device. - no video can be received from the device. - no video can be received from the device.
- Device Type means that AVS Video Recorder can manage this device type capability with this device. For instance, if you use a TV-tuner, only the capturing from an external device (VHS-recorder/player, for example) connected to the AV-input of the TV-tuner card will be available not tuning of the TV-programs. - currently the program does not always work correctly with the device