NewsTeam Class

  • Welcome
  • Deadlines
  • Grading
  • Workflow Recommendations
  • NewsTeam Jobs
  • Panasonic DVX200 Instructions
  • How to Submit Stories
  • Lower Thirds
  • Reporter Live Fronting
  • Exporting Video
  • Feature Stories
  • News Packages
  • Same-Day Stories
  • VOSOTS
  • Social Media
  • Posting Web Stories
  • Inception News
  • Research and Writing
  • Weather
  • Camera and Editing
  • CNN Newsource
  • Resume Reel Guidelines
  • NewsTeam Alums
  • Blooper Reels
  • TV Reporting Camera



JVC Menu Guide


Even though the camera menu is preset, it will benefit the student to confirm the settings. These settings will help ensure that the video that is produced by the camera is supported by Final Cut Pro.

On the JVC camera, press the MENU button. 

What follows are the menu items and their correct settings:

CAMERA PROCESS

  • FOCUS ASSIST - OFF
  • FOCUS ASSIST COLOR - R
  • ZEBRA - ON

FILE FORMAT - MOV

SYSTEM SELECT - 720 - 60/30

RECORD MODE - 1280 - 60P(HQ)

CLIP CONTINUOUS RECORD - OFF

scroll down to find

AUDIO REF. LEVEL - -12dB

MIC LEVEL SETTING - 0

INTERNAL MIC LEVEL - 0

AUDIO MONITOR - ST (this helps you to hear the audio channels separately)