Hitachi DZ-GX20A manual

180 English DZ-GX20A / DZ-MV730A / DZ-MV780A HITACHI AMERICA, LTD. HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION 900 Hitachi Way Chula Vista, CA 91914-3556 Service Hotline: 1-800-HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) HITACHI CANADA LTD. DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION 2495 Meadowpine Blvd. Mississauga, Ontario L5N 6C3 CANADA Service Direct: 1-800-HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) QR35602 ©Hitachi,[...]

English 2 Impor tant Inf ormation For Y our Safety The power s witch turns the D VD video camera/record er on and off, lea ving the date/time f eature unaff ected. If the camera/recorder is to be left unattended f or a long period of time, turn it off . The D VD video camera/recorder and A C adapter/charger have the f ollowing caution marks. CA UTI[...]

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English 4 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS In addition to the careful attention dev oted to qualit y sta ndar ds in the manuf acture of yo ur vi deo product, saf ety is a major fa ctor in the design of every instrum ent. But, safety is your responsibility too . This page lists important information that will help to assure your enjo y ment and prop[...]

English 5 Cautions When Using Handle the liquid crystal displa y (LCD) with care: • The LCD is a very delicate display device: Do not press its s urface with force, hit it or prick it with a sharp object. • If you push the L CD su rface, unevenness i n di sp lay may occur . If unevenness does not disappear soon, turn the DVD video camera /recor[...]

English 6 Heat on surface of product: • The surface s of th e DVD vi de o came r a /recorder , AC adapter/ch arger and ba tt ery will be slightly warm, but this d oes not indicate a fau lt. Screen on connected TV: • Never leave the disc navi gation screen, s till image or camera im age displayed on your TV to which the DVD video cam era/recor d[...]

English 7 Be careful of moisture condensation: • When you move the DVD video camera/r ecor der between places wher e the differen ce in temperatures is gr eat – such as entering a lodge fr om a ski slope or going out of a cooled room or vehicle – condensation (vapor in air warmed or cooled to water droplets) could occur on the lens and/or ins[...]

English 8 Cautions When Storing Do not leave the D VD video camera/recorder in a place where the temperature is very high f or a long period of time: • The temperatur e inside a closed vehic le or trunk can become ver y high in a hot season. If you leave the DVD video camera/r ecorder in such a place, it could malfunction or the case could be dam[...]

English 9 Read This First T o guide you, we hav e included following six chapters . • The section on “Setups” explains how to set up the DVD video came ra/r ecorder , batt ery , and set the dat e/time. • The section on “Basic T e chniques” explains the basic operation of this DVD video camera/ recor der – recor ding of movies, still i[...]

English 10 Intr oduction ● Y ou can star t recor ding immediately a fter stopping playba ck (p. 49, 58) Unlike tape devices, you do not need to search for the r ecording start position or locate th e beginning of blank portion. Y ou can stop playback and i mmediately start r ecording: New r ecording will not overwrite any previously recorded data[...]

English 11 ● Y ou can easily edit scenes, which is quite difficult with tape (p . 83) Using this DVD video ca mera/r ecord er , you can collect scenes of your chil d, for example, on play list of Disc Navi gation function an d create an original movie: Then simply play ba ck the play list and dub it on VCR or DVD r ecorder . ● Create original D[...]

English 12 Table of Contents Important Information........... .............................. 2 For Your Safety.................... .............................. 2 Precautions ..... ................................................... 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........... 4 Cautions When Using ........................................ 5 Caution[...]

English 13 Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded (Exposure) ..................................................... 74 Compensating for Backlight ............................. 74 Using External Microphone .................... ..........75 Built-in Video Flash (for DZ-GX20A only) ........ 76 Viewing on TV Screen ................................[...]

English 14 ADDING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING ( EDITING PLAY LIST ) ............ 127 DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING ( EDITING PLAY LIST ) ............ 128 SELECTING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING ( EDITING PLAY LIST ) ............ 128 ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (MOVE) ... 129 CHANGING TITLE OF PLAY LI ST (TITLE) ... ... 130 DELETIN[...]

English 15 Checking Provid ed Accessories Make sure that y ou have all the f ollowing accessor ies in package: Battery (model DZ-BP14S): For DZ-GX20A only . P ortable pow er supply f or this D VD video camera/reco rder . Charge it bef ore use. Battery ( model DZ-BP7S): For DZ-MV780A or DZ-MV730A only . P or tab le power su pply for th is D VD video[...]

English 16 Names of Par ts 1 Light receiving sensor (for DZ-GX20A only) This sensor contr ols the amount of light to be emitted from the bui lt-in flash. T ake care not to block with hand, etc. durin g recor ding. 2 Flash (f or DZ-GX20A onl y) (p. 76) 3 Lens cap string attachment hole (p. 32) 4 Stereo microphone (p. 75) 5 Recording indicator (p. 10[...]

English 17 15 Viewfinder (p. 36) 16 Diopter control (p. 36) T o adjust the focus of image appear ing in the viewfinder . (Pull ou t the viewfinder .) 17 A CCESS/PC indicator (for DZ-GX20A or DZ-MV780A only) A CCESS indicator (for DZ-MV730A only) (p. 7, 49, 51) W ill blink or light when the disc in DVD video camera/reco r der is accessed (write or r[...]

English 18 27 QUICK MENU button (p. 63) T o displa y only the fu nctions that you freque ntly use (simple menus). 28 FOCUS button (p. 72) T o switch betw e en ma nu al focus and auto- focus. 29 MENU button (p. 84, 86, 111) Press th is button to display th e menu for setting camera functions and Disc Navigation. 30 SELECT button (p. 106) 31 DISC NA [...]

English 19 43 PHO T O button (p. 51) 44 REC button (p. 49) 45 MENU button (p. 84, 86, 111) 46 SELECT button (p. 106) 47 Reverse sear ch button (p. 59) 48 DELETE button (p. 110) 49 DISC NA VIGA TION button (p. 103) 50 DISPLA Y b utton (p. 62) 51 ZOOM T button (p. 56) 52 DIGIT AL ZOOM button (p. 56) 53 ZOOM W button (p. 56) 54 Reverse skip b utton (p[...]

English 20 12 T ry Recording and Play ing Back using Disc (V ideo and Photo) Y ou can record bot h videos and photos on D VD-RAM disc; only videos on D VD-R disc. Bef ore Y o u Begin • It is recommended that you use a D VD-RAM disc for trial recording, since you can delete the recorded contents (p . 24). 1 Connect a power supply (p. 43). 1 3 2 4 [...]

English 21 3 Sta rt rec ording (p. 49 ). 1 Open the LCD monitor (p. 35), or pull out the viewfinder (p. 36). 2 While holding down the button on the right of power switch, set the switch to “ O ” or “ N ” (only “ O ” for DVD-R disc). 3 When recor ding a video, pr ess the REC button. Recording will start. Pressin g the REC butt on again w[...]

English 22 3 T ry Recording and Play ing Back using Card (Photo) Photos can only be recorded on card sold separately . 1 Connect a power supply (p. 43). 1 3 2 4 Pow e r c a bl e AC a dapter/charger DC power cord 2 Insert a card (p. 48). 1 Open the LCD monitor (p. 35). 2 Open the cover of card insertion block with pow er turned off. 3 Put in a c ard[...]

English 23 3 Sta rt rec ording (p. 51 ). 1 Open the LCD monitor (p. 35). 2 While holding down the button on the right of power switch, set the switch to “ P ”. 3 Press th e PHOT O button half way (half press): When a subject image is focused, the “ m ” indicator will turn purple. 4 Press th e PHOT O button all the way (full press). OFF OFF [...]

English 24 Discs and Car ds The follo wing table lists the storage media (discs and cards) that can be used on this D VD video camera/recorder and the functions which are av ailable with them: A V AILABLE DISCS Avail ab le Discs This DVD video camera/recor der can use only the 8-cm bar e discs not packed in a sq uare cartridge, squar e cadd y case [...]

English 25 INFORMA TION ON D VD-R DISC Y ou cannot record a still on DVD-R disc , or delete any recor ded images or data. For optimum recording on DVD-R disc, this DVD video camera/recorde r writes co ntrol data to the disc in or der to automatic ally make adjustments when it is inserted and ejected accompanying r ecording. If the dis c ha s no are[...]

English 26 HANDLING DISCS ● Using discs DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs are very delicate rec ord ing me d ia . Ca ref ul l y re ad t he f ol l ow in g cautions and observe the m: • Always use a brand new disc when recording important mater ial. • Be sure no t to touch the re c ording surfa ce of disc, or dirty or scratch it. • If there is dust , s[...]

English 27 A V AILABLE CARDS SD memory card can be used on this DV D video camera/recor der . When using an exclusive adapter , a miniSD memory card ca n be used in the same way as an SD memory card. ● Handling card • Do not use cards other than the designated ones. • Be sur e to use a brand new ca rd w hen rec ord ing vi ta l images. • Do [...]

English 28 Storage Capacity on Disc or Car d RECORD ABLE TIME OF MO VIE (VIDEO) The recordable time will vary d epending on the vi deo recor ding quality: See page 91 for the setting of video recor ding quality . Movie recor dable time on one disc (on single side) (when r ecording only movies) Note : • No movie can be recorded on SD memory card. [...]

English 29 RECORD ABLE STILLS (PHO T OS) ON CARD The number of recor dable stills will vary depen d ing on the recor ding quality: See page 94 for the setting of r ecording quality . For DZ-GX20A For DZ-MV780A For DZ-MV730A (The numbers of recor dable stills above ar e only for reference) Note : • Cards used on other de vices can be used on this [...]

English 30 SIZE AND QU ALITY OF PHO T OS The pixel size of stills (JPEG) that can be r ecord ed on this DVD video camer a/recor de r is as follows: The following table s hows the file size and q u ality of one still (JPE G) recorde d on card: Although still images ar e recor ded on DVD-RAM di sc onl y in the FINE mode, the quality mode can be chose[...]

31 English Setups This section explains preparations for recording – setting up the DVD video camera/recor der and battery . Setting Up the DVD V i deo Camera/Recorder HOLDING D VD VIDEO CAMERA/R ECORDER Insert your right hand fr om the bottom of DVD video camera/r ecorder up to the base of your thumb. Put your hand in a position wher e you can e[...]

English 32 A TT ACHING SHOULDER STRAP A TT ACHING LENS CAP 1 Attach the shorter end of lens cap string to the lens cap. 2 Attach the lon ger end of lens cap st ri ng to t he attachment hole of DVD v id eo camera/ rec orde r . 3 Push the bo th sides of cap in ward and attach it over the lens. Note : • Alwa ys keep the lens cap on when not using th[...]

English 33 INSERTING B A TTER Y INT O REMO TE CONTR OL Insert the provide d lithium battery into remote contr ol. 1 While inserting a fine rod into the hole marked PUSH, pull the ba ttery holder out forward. 2 Insert the lithium battery with the positive R terminal f acing down. 3 Slide the cover to close it. Note : The lif e of lithium battery is [...]

English 34 ● Using Remote Contro l Point the remote contr ol to the infrared r eceiver on the DVD video camera/r ecorder . The remote controllable distance is up to 16 feet (5 m). Note : • When using the remote control, mak e sure that the infrared receiver on D V D video camera/recorder is not ex posed t o direct sunlight or any intense light.[...]

English 35 VIEWING IMA G E ON LCD MONIT OR SCREEN If you open the LCD monitor , you can mo nitor subject image on the LCD scr een. 1 Open the LCD monitor . The LCD monitor has a portion wher e you can hook your finger . Ho ok the finger there to open the moni to r . ● Range where the LCD monitor can be moved The LCD monitor can be opened up to ap[...]

English 36 CLOSING LCD MONITOR Be fo re cl os in g th e L CD mo nit or , b e s ure to rese t it at right angles to the DVD video camera/ rec ord er . Replace the LCD monitor on the DVD video camera/recor der with the LCD screen fa cing inward unti l a click is heard. Note : • Be sure to return the LCD monitor at right angles to the D VD video cam[...]

English 37 SETTING D A TE AND TIME Set the current date and time so that the date and time you make a recording can be recorded correctly . The follo wing procedure can also be used to co rrect the date and time you ha ve already set. 1 T urn the DVD video camera/recor der on. 2 Press the MEN U button. The menu screen will appear . 3 Use the f / e [...]

English 38 CHANGING DISPLA Y FORMA T OF D A TE AND TIME Y ou can select one of three date display fo rmats: month/day/year , day/month/year or year/ month/day . Associated with the selected date displa y , the time display format will also change as follows: 1 Press the MENU button. The menu scre en will appea r . 2 Use the f / e / d / c buttons to[...]

English 39 Setting Up the Battery The DZ-BP14S batter y provided with DZ-GX20A or DZ-BP7S battery provided with DZ-MV780A and DZ-MV730A has not been charged at purchase time: Charge it before using the D VD video camera/ recorder . Note : • Be sure to use the DZ-BP14S, DZ-BP 7S, DZ-BP14SW (optional) or DZ-BP7 SW (optional, unav ailable f or DZ- G[...]

English 40 ● Battery char ged status Y ou can find out the charged status of battery by checking the CHA RGE in dicator on AC adapter/ charger: Note : See “T roubleshooting” o n page 167 when the CHARGE indicat or blinks. ● Reference for time required to c harge battery (at app ro x. 77ºF (25º C)): DZ-BP14S (provided with DZ-GX20A)/DZ-B P[...]

English 41 ● Continuousl y recor dable ti me with f ully char ged battery (with no zoom operation, etc.) See the following table as a re ference for how long the DVD video camera/r ecor der can continuously be used with a fully charged battery: With DZ-BP14S (provided with DZ-GX20A)/DZ-BP14SW (op tional) With DZ-BP7S (provided with DZ-MV780A and [...]

English 42 B A TTER Y REMAINING LEVEL INDICA T OR When the battery is used to power the DVD video camera/r ecorder , the battery remaining level appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD scre en as follows: Note : The remaining le vel indicator “ w ” ma y be displa yed for an extended period, and “ x ” or “ y ” may be di splay ed for a sh[...]

English 43 USING D VD VIDEO CAMERA /RECORDER WITH A C AD APTER/CHARGER It is recommended that you use the AC adapt er/char ger to power the DVD vide o camera/recorder from hous eho ld AC outlet when you perform settings on it, play back or edit images, or use it indoors. Note : Be sure to use the specified A C adapter/ch arger (DZ-AC S2 ) to power [...]

English 44 T ur ning DVD Video Camera/Recor der On and Off While holding down the gray button at the right of power switch, set th e sw itch according to each recor ding function: Pow e r O N s t at u s During playback, set the power switch to “ O ” or “ N ” when using disc, or set it to “ P ” when using car d. T urn the switch while ho[...]

English 45 Inser ting and Removing Disc INSERTING DISC 1 Press down th e DISC EJECT button once and release it. A few moments after the ACC ESS/ PC indicator blinks, the cover of disc insertion block wi ll open. 2 Gently open the cover by han d full y until it stops. 3 Push the disc against the tu rntable at the center to lock it until a click is h[...]

English 46 Note : • If the co ver of disc in ser tion b lock is open, the ACCES S/PC indicator will b link when an image is displa yed on the LCD monito r screen: In this case, the D V D video camera/recorder will not tur n off ev en if the powe r switch is set to “OFF”. If the cover remains open after a while, the D VD video camera/recorder [...]

English 47 REMO VING DISC 1 Press down th e DISC EJECT button once and release it. In a moment, t he cover of disc insert ion block will open. If the DVD video camera/re corder is on at this time, th e “EJECT” indicator will blink on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder . 2 Gently open the c over fully until it stops. 3 Remove the disc. While p[...]

English 48 Inserting and Removing Card 1 Open the LCD monitor . 2 T urn the DVD video camera/recor der off. 3 Open the cover of card insertion block. 4 Inser ting Card: Insert card with its terminal inward until it locks. Removing Card: Push the center of card edge. The card will come out so that it can be held by fingers. 5 Close the cover of card[...]

49 English Basic T echniques This section explains about recording of movies and still imag es, and also basic settings on D VD video camera/recorder . 12 Recor ding Movie 1 Remove the le n s cap, and then point the DVD video camera/r ecorder at subj ect. 2 T urn the DVD camera /recor der on. Set the power switch to “ O ” t o turn the DVD video[...]

English 50 Note : • See “Check 1” on page 158 when recording movie is not possible. • See “Check 4” on page 158 if it takes some time bef ore recording is possib le. • See “Check 5” on page 159 if the D VD video camera/ recorder does n ot operate . • See page 52 f or on-screen inf ormation display . • It is recommended that yo[...]

English 51 13 Recor ding Stills Note : Recording of still images is possible on D VD-RAM disc and card. 1 Remove the le n s cap, and then point the DVD video camera/r ecorder at subj ect. 2 T urn the DVD camera /recor der on. When using DVD-RAM disc: Set the power switch to “ N ”. When using car d: Set the power switch to “ P ”. After the A[...]

English 52 123 On-Scr een Inf or mation V ar ious types of information will appear in the vi ewfinder or on the LCD screen during re cording. INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DURING RECORDING See the next page for details. DISPLA Y 10 8:0 0 A M 9/3 0/20 05 3 0 MIN 0:00:00 FIN E REC DISC ACCESS REM LI N The abov e screen is an example f or e xplanation: It is [...]

English 53 1. Recording mode (p. 4 9, 51, 95) 2. Program AE (only in movie re co rding mode) (p. 86) 3. White balance (p. 88) 4. Electronic ima ge st abi l iz er (EIS)* 1 (p. 90) 5. Manual focus ( p. 72) 6. Backlight co mpensation (p. 7 4) 7. Microphone fi lter (only in mov ie recording mode) (p. 90) 8. 16:9 mode (onl y in movie recording mode) (p.[...]

English 54 15. Disc /Card type 16. Movie recording qu a lity (when us ing disc) (p. 91) Still recor ding quality ( when using car d) (p. 94) 17. Remai ning space on disc /card *5 18. Remaining battery level ( p. 42) 19. Vo l u m e ( p . 5 8 ) ● Switching the in f ormation displa y mode Y ou can switch the display mode of on-scr een information: P[...]

English 55 ● Displa y when recor ding an i mage of y our self When recor ding with the LCD screen facing the same direction as the lens, the operating status will appear : The battery remain ing level will appear only when the r emaining level is very low , and the display will blink. The following operating status indi ca tor will light or blink[...]

English 56 123 Zooming If you continue to h old the zoom lever on the “T” contr ol side with Dig. Zoom 40× or 240× specified, the digital zoom will be activated midway (when optical 10-power is exceeded on DZ-GX20A or DZ-MV780A, or optical 16-pow er is exceeded on DZ-MV730A). Y ou can zoom up to 240-power . 1 Press the MENU button, choose “[...]

English 57 MA CRO RECORDING Use the macr o fun ction when recor ding a small object fr om close-up position: Y ou can shoot the subject as close as appro ximately 13/16” (2 cm) from the lens surface, magnifyi ng the image to fill the screen. 1 Aim the DVD video camera/r ecorder at the subject, and pres s the zoom lever to “W” control side. No[...]

English 58 Playing Back 123 PLA YING BA CK Playing Back 1 Press the A button in the r ecording pause status. The DVD video camera/recor der will enter the playback mode, an d th e scene you have recor ded last will be played back. (For “scene”, se e p. 103 an d “T erminolo gy”, p. 155.) When playback is finished, the DVD video camera/r ecor[...]

English 59 123 PLA YBA CK FROM ST ART OF DISC OR CARD Use the Go T o function (p. 61) or Disc Navigation funct ion (p. 103) to play back from the start o f disc or card. 12 SEARCH PLA YBA CK OF MO VIE During playb ack, press the d or c button and hold it: Sear ch playback will start. Hold down c : Scenes will be visually scanned fo rwar d. Hold dow[...]

English 60 12 SKIP PLA YBA CK OF MO VIE During playback, press the f or e button to locate the start of desired scene. Press e once: T o skip to the first image of the scene following the one being played back, and star t playback. Press f once: T o return to the first im age of the scene bei ng played back, and st ar t pl ayb a ck. Hold down e : T[...]

English 61 123 JUMPING T O SPECIFIED POINT (GO T O) 1 Press the MEN U button during playback. 2 Choose the option (point you want to go to), and then pr ess the A button. To p : T o go to the start, and enter playback pause. End: T o go to the end of last scene, and enter playback pause. Specify: T o go to a specified point and enter playback pause[...]

English 62 123 On-Scr een Inf or mation Display INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DURING PLA YBA CK V a rious types of info rmation on recor ding will be superimposed on playback image you are viewing. ● Switchi ng the inf ormation displa y mode Press the DISPLA Y button: Y ou can switch the display mode of on-scr een information. When using disc: When using[...]

English 63 Checking Flow of Quick Menu The follo wing two on-screen menu modes are av ai lable with this D VD video camera/recorder: • Quick Menu: T o display only the fundamental menu items f or first timers • Normal Menu: T o display all menu items f or e xper ts (p . 84) While the camera image is bein g displayed on the LCD moni tor , press [...]

English 64 ● Operating Menu Y ou can use the f / e / d / c buttons on DVD video camera/recorder t o select various setting options in Quick Me nu and designate them. When using the Normal Menu (p. 85) and Disc Navigation Menu (p. 108), use the same procedu re to choose any menu item and determine the option. Note : • Pressing the Q UICK MENU bu[...]

English 65 12 FLO W OF QUICK MENU WHEN RECOR DING MO V IE: The following shows the menu when DVD-RAM disc is being used: The details of each functi on ar e described on the pages sh owin g the Normal Menu: See each ref ere nce pa ge . ● Recor d Fun ctions Setup ● Date Setup Qu i c k Me n u 16 : 9 : Of f In p ut S o urc e : C A M ERA M e n u for[...]

English 66 ● Initial Setup 1 FLO W OF QUICK MENU WHEN RECORDING PHO T O (DISC): The following shows the menu when DVD-RAM disc is being used: The details of each function are described on pages showing th e Normal Menu: See each refer ence page. ● Recor d Functions Setup Qu i c k Me n u Language : Eng l i sh De m o M ode : Au t o Re s e t M enu[...]

English 67 ● Date Setup ● Initial Setup Note : No photo can be recorded on D VD-R disc. Qu i c k Me n u Da t e Se t M enu f o r da t e s e t up . E NTE R RET U R N R A M Qu i c k Me n u Da t e Se t 9 / 30 / 2005 8:0 0 A M S et th e c ur re nt d ate a n d ti m e. E NTE R RET U R N R A M (p . 37) Qu i c k Me n u Language : Eng l i sh De m o M ode[...]

English 68 3 FLO W OF QUICK MENU WHEN RECORDING PHO T O (CARD): The details of each function are described on pages showing th e Normal Menu: See each refer ence page. ● Recor d Functions Setup ● Date Setup Qu i c k Me n u In p ut S o urc e : C A M ERA Se l f T i m er : O f f M enu f o r r e co r d f unc t i ons se t up . EN TE R RET U R N Qu a[...]

English 69 ● Initial Setup While Disc Navigation scr een is being displayed on the LCD monitor , press the QUICK MENU button: The Quick Menu will appear . Only the fundamental menu items will appea r in the Quick Menu, an d the explanation of the function on which the cursor is posi tioned will be displayed acr oss the bottom of menu (except du r[...]

English 70 1 FLO W OF QUICK MENU (WITH D VD-RAM DISC): The details of each function are described on pages showing th e Normal Menu: See each refer ence page. ● Scene ● Disc ● Others ETC Qu i c k M enu Ef f ect Co p y E NTE R RET U R N R A M Ed i t M enu f o r s cene . ETC Qu i c k M enu E f fe ct D el ete Co p y Ed i t s c e n e . E NTE R RE[...]

English 71 2 FLO W OF QUICK MENU (WITH D VD-R DISC): The details of each function ar e described on pages showing the Norma l Menu: See each r eferenc e page. ● Disc ● Other s Note : The menu item “Finaliz e Disc” will not appear with a finalized D VD-R disc. 3 FLO W OF QUICK MENU (WITH CARD): The details of each function ar e described on [...]

English 72 123 Manually Focu sing Subject The D VD video camera/recorder usually f ocuses on a subject automatically (au tofocus). Y ou can also manually f ocus a subject depending on the recording conditions. FOCUSING DURING RECORDING Normally , the DVD video camera/recor der automatically focuses the subject (auto-fo cus), but you can also manual[...]

English 73 Manually focus the following objects, which may not be automatically focused (see page 72): Objects not in the center of screen Objects that are f ar and near at the same time Objects with little v ariation in brightness, such as white wall Objects moving rapidly Dark objects Objects lit by neon sign, spotlight, etc. which glares or emit[...]

English 74 123 Adjusting Brightness of Image to be r ecorded (Exposur e) The D VD video camera/recorder usually a djusts the e xposure automatically . Y ou can also manually adjust the exposure depending on the recording conditions. 1 Press the EXPOSURE button during rec ordi ng . The exposure adjustment ba r will appea r on the screen. 2 Use the S[...]

English 75 12 Using Exter nal Microphone Connect external micr ophone (generally available ) to the externa l microphone jack of this DVD video camera/reco rder . Clearer soun d can be recor ded. T urn on the switch on external micr ophone and start recor ding. For details on ex ternal mi crophone, see “Major Specifications” on page 175. Note :[...]

English 76 13 Built-in V ideo Flash (for DZ-GX20A only) When recording photos in a dark place, or if the subj ect is lit from rear , the DZ -GX20A makes use of the built-in Video Flash f or automatic brightenin g: The Video Flash can also be set to On where the light is alwa ys being emitted, or Off when you wish to record without using the flash e[...]

English 77 123 V iewing on TV Screen Connecting to a TV CONNECTING T O A TV Use the provided A V/S input/output cable to conne ct the DVD video camera/recor der to a TV as follows: Note : • Using S-VIDEO will deliv er clearer pla yback statu s. • Befo re connecting, make sure that the v olume on TV is turned down: F orgetting this may cause h o[...]

English 78 123 VIEWING ON TV SCREEN 1 T urn the TV on and set the input selector to “VCR” whichever applicable V ideo input. Refer to the TV instruction manua l for how to switch the TV input. 2 T urn the DVD video camera/recor der on. The image that the DVD video camera/ recor der is seeing will appear on the TV scr een. Y ou can also monitor [...]

English 79 12 Playback on DVD Recor der/Player PLA YING BA CK DVD-RAM DISC Y ou can use a D VD recorder (see “T er minolog y”, p . 155) or D VD play er that conf orms to D VD-RAM to play bac k 8 cm D VD-RAM discs recor ded on this D V D video camera/recorder . 1 Insert the disc into the DVD recor der/player and play it back. See the instruction[...]

English 80 13 Recording (Dubbing) Images RECORDING (DU BBING) IMA GES FROM O THER VIDEO DEVICE Y ou can record (dub) images fr om other video devi ces to disc or card in this DVD vid eo camera/ rec ord er . Use the A V/S input/output cable (provided) to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to the other video device as follows: 1 Set the input sour[...]

English 81 Note : • If you oper ate the D VD video camera/ recorder connected to another de vice, alw ays po wer the camera/recorder from A C outlet using the AC adapt er/ charger . • If you use a Hitachi VCR, it will be oper ated by the remote control provid ed with the D VD video camera/ recorder . When recording an image from a Hita chi VCR,[...]

English 82 RECORDING (DU BBING) IMA GES FROM O THER VIDEO CAMERAS Y ou can record (dub) images fr om other video ca meras on a DVD-RAM disc or card* in DVD video camera/recor der . Use the A V/S input/output cab le (provided) to connect the DVD video camera/ rec ord er to t he ot her vi deo ca me ra. 1 Set the input sour ce on the DVD video camera/[...]

English 83 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES ON O THER VIDEO DEVICES Y ou can r ecord (dub) images pla y ed ba ck on this DVD video camera/recor der , on other video devices. Use the A V/S input/output cable (provided) to connect the DVD video camera/recor der to another video device as shown in the following figure: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button.[...]

English 84 Advanced T echniques This section explains about various settings to fur ther extend the usefulness of this DVD video camera/recorder . Checking Flow of Norm al Menu The follo wing two on-screen menu modes are av a ilable with this D VD video camera/recorder : • Quick Menu: T o display only the fundamental menu items f or first timers [...]

English 85 ● Flow of Normal Menu Refer to page indicated for details of each function. Camera Functions Set up *6 Program AE (p. 8 6) White balance (p. 88) EIS *1 (p. 90) Digital zoom (p. 56) Microphone filter *2 (p. 90) Flash *3 (p. 76) Record Functions Setup Movie quality *4 (p. 91) 16:9 *5 (p. 92) Input selection (p. 94) External still input *[...]

English 86 123 Setting Up Camera Functions SELECTING SHOO TING MODE T O MA TCH THE SUBJECT (SWITCHING PROGRAM AE MODE) This DVD video camera/recorder automatically de tects the status of s ubject and su rrounding situation a nd recor ds the optimum image: If you choose the shooting mode to match th e recording conditions, clearer images will be r e[...]

English 87 RECORDING D ARK SUBJECTS USING LC D MONIT O R LIGHT When Program AE is set to Lo w Light, you can use t he light from LCD monitor to record a subject. 1 Press the MEN U button, and choose “Program AE” from the “Came ra Functions Setup” menu. 2 Choose “Low Light”, and designate it. 3 Press the MEN U button to end the setting. [...]

English 88 ADJUSTING COLOR (WHITE BALANCE) This DVD video camera/recor der automatically adjusts the co lo r of subj ect. Change the white balance setting depending on the recor ding conditions. 1 Press the MENU button, cho ose “White Bal.” on the “Camera Functions Setup” men u screen, and th en pr ess the A button. 2 Choose t he desired op[...]

English 89 ● Setting white balance manually 1 Point the DVD video camera/ rec ord er at a wh it e object so that it fills the screen . Use an object that is not transpar ent. If focus is not correct when the white object fills the screen , ma nually focus the object, r eferring to “Manu al ly Focusing Subject” (see page 72). 2 Press the MEN U[...]

English 90 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMA G E ST A BILIZER (EIS) When you use zoom (see page 56) to recor d a magnified subject image, it will co rrect fuzziness in the rec ord ed i ma ge . 1 Press the MENU button, choose “EIS” on the “Camer a Fun ctions Setup” menu sc reen, and then press the A button. 2 Choose the “On” or “Off”, and the[...]

English 91 Setting Up Recor d Functions 12 SWITCHING MO VIE QU ALITY (VIDEO MODE) Choose the movie quality from “XTRA”, “FINE”, “ STD”. 1 Press the MEN U button, use “Operatin g Menu” (p. 64) to ch oose “VIDEO Mode” on the “Record Fu nctions Setup” menu scr een, and then pres s th e A button. 2 Choose the desir ed quality mo[...]

English 92 12 SETTING T O WIDE TV SCREEN MODE (16:9 MODE) When viewing recor ded images later on a wide-scr een TV (aspect ratio 16:9), specify wide-screen (16:9) mode “On”: Y ou can also recor d images with the aspect rat io chan ged (the aspect ratio with “Off” is 4: 3). 1 Press th e MENU button, choose “16:9” on the “Record Setup F[...]

English 93 Note : • The 16:9 setting will be k e pt ev en after the D VD video camera/recorder is turned off . • The 16:9 mode cannot be used with photo recording, external input, S-VIDEO e xternal input (f or DZ-GX20A or DZ-MV780A only), or “STD” recording using D VD-R disc. • Once the D V D-R disc has been recorded in the wide-screen mo[...]

English 94 3 SWITCHING QU ALITY OF STILL IMA GE (QU ALI TY) Y ou can switch the still recor din g quality only when using card. 1 Press the MENU button, u se “Operating Menu” (p. 64) to choose “Quality” on the “Record Functi ons Setup” menu sc reen, and then press the A button. 2 Choose the option you wan t, an d th en press the A butto[...]

English 95 13 SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING METHOD (PHO TO INPUT) When “Input Source: LINE or S LINE” is specified, you can r ecord still s of exte rnally input images on either a DVD-RAM disc or a card. The DVD video camera/recor der can recor d an external ima ge with little movement by specifyi ng “Frame”, but “Field” is r ecomm[...]

English 96 13 SELF-TIMER Y ou can recor d photos using the self-timer function, as with or dinary cameras. 1 Press the MENU button, u se “Operating Menu” (p. 64) to choose “Self T imer” on the “Record Functi ons Setup” menu sc reen, and then press the A button. 2 Select “On”, and then press the A button. The self-timer will be set. [...]

English 97 123 SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y OU TP U T ON OR OFF (O SD OUTPUT) If you connect this DVD video camera/recor der to a TV to view images on TV screen, you can switch of f th e on-screen infor mation (displayed in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen) fr om the TV screen. 1 Press the MEN U button, use “Operatin g Menu” (p. 64) to ch oose[...]

English 98 123 LCD/EVF Setup SETTING BRIGHTNESS OF LC D SCREEN (LCD BRIGHTNESS) 1 Press the MENU button, u se “Operating Menu” (p. 64) to choose “Adjust” on the “LCD/ EVF Setup” menu screen, and th en cho ose “LCD Bright ne ss ” . The brightness adjustment bar will appear on the screen. 2 Use the d / c buttons for adjustme nt . Pres[...]

English 99 SETTING COLOR DENSITY (COLOR LEVEL) Y ou can adjust the co lor dens ity of th e LCD monitor screen and viewfi nder . 1 Press the MEN U button, use “Operatin g Menu” ( p. 64) to ch oose “Adjust” on th e “LCD/ EVF Setup” menu screen, and then choose “Color Level”. The color density adjustment bar will appear on the scr een.[...]

English 100 123 Initial Settings SWITCHING OPERA T ING SOUND ON OR OFF (BEEP) 1 Press the MENU button, u se “Operating Menu” (p. 64) to choose “Beep” on the “I nitial Setup” menu sc reen, and then press the A button. 2 Select “On” or “Off”, and then press the A button. 3 Press the MENU button to en d the setting. Note : The “B[...]

English 101 TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF (RECORD LED) Y ou can switch off the r ecording indicator on the fr ont of DVD video camera/recor der even during rec ordi ng . 1 Press the MEN U button, use “Operatin g Menu” (p. 64) to ch oose “Record LED” on the “Initial Setup” menu screen, a nd then pr ess the A button. 2 Select “On” or ?[...]

English 102 RESETTING MENU SETTINGS T O DEF A UL TS (RESET) Y ou can restore menu settings to defaults (initial s ettings at the factor y (p. 174)). ( Note, however , that the date/time will not be r eset.) 1 Press the MENU button, u se “Operating Menu” (p. 64) to choose “Reset” on the “I n it ial Setup” menu sc reen, and then press the[...]

103 English Disc Navigation 123 Using Disc Navigation ST ARTING OR TERMINA TING DISC NA VIGA TION Disc Navigation is a tool for editin g scenes recor d ed on this DVD video camera/recor der . Here is an expl anation on “scene” and “pr ogram”, so tha t you will be able to make most us e of Disc Navigation functi on. The screens in this instr[...]

English 104 Disc Naviga tion screen Note : • The bac kground color of screen allows y ou to identify whether disc or card is used on this D VD video camera/recorder . - Purple: When disc is used. - Green: When card is used. • Pressing the DISPLA Y button will display the recording date/time of the scene on which the cu rsor is placed in the spa[...]

English 105 PLA YING BA CK FROM DISC NA VIGA TION SCREEN 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the f / e / d / c buttons to select the desir ed scene. The selected scene will be framed: This i s called a “cursor”. 3 Press the A butt on. Playback will start fr om th e selected scene. Note : Pressing th e d or c button will mov e the cursor[...]

English 106 SELECTING MUL TIPLE SCENES 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the f / e / d / c buttons to select the desire d scene. 3 Press the SELECT button once: The selected scene will be framed in r ed and yellow . Repeat steps 2 and 3 to randomly select multiple scenes . SELECTING CONSECUTIVE SCENES TOGETHER 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TIO[...]

English 107 FUNCTIONS A V AILABLE WITH DISC NA VIGA TION The Disc Navigation mode will al low a variety of further operations. Function s A vailabl e with Disc Navi gation Note : Setting special eff ects to scenes (f ade, skip , thumbnail) are unique to this D VD video camera/recorder . When a disc with any ef fects set o n this D VD video camera/r[...]

English 108 UNDERST ANDIN G FLO W OF DISC NA VIGA TION MENU Press the MENU bu tton on the Disc Navigation screen: Th e menu screens for Di sc Navigation and menu screens for disc an d card will appear . See “Checking Flow of Normal Menu” on page 84. Refer to pages indicated for details of settings. ● When using D VD-RAM disc ● When using D [...]

English 109 ● When using car d Scene Delete (p . 110) Lock (p. 118) Select (p. 1 19) Star t → Current (p. 119) Detail (p. 120) Current → End (p. 119) All (p. 119) Go T o T op (p . 131) Slide Show St ar t (p. 137) End (p. 13 1) Card F ormat Card (p . 132) Capacity (p. 133)[...]

English 110 Scene 13 DELETING SCENES (EDIT – DELE TE) Y ou may want to delete unwanted scenes. Scenes on DVD-R disc cannot be deleted, and menu item “Delete” will not appear with DVD-R disc. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene to be deleted. 3 Press the MENU button. 4 Choose “Sc en e”, “Edit”, “Delete”, and th[...]

English 111 ● Editing using submenu Press the MENU button before pressing the A button in step 5 (see page 1 10): The submenu will appear . Pressing the C button will r estore the scr een in step 5. Note : Although the submen u screen will appear for each sett ing, some menu items may not appear , depending on the setting. Ed i t RAM ENTER RETURN[...]

English 112 1 DIVIDING MO VIE S (EDIT – DIVIDE) Y ou can divide a scene into two parts. T o delete unnecessary portion o f scene, first di vide the scene, and then delete the un neces sary portion. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene to be divided. 3 Press the MENU button. 4 Choose, “Scene”, “Edit”, “Divid e” and [...]

English 113 1 COMBINING MUL TIPLE SCENES (EDIT – COMBINE) If you have recor ded numerous short scene s, combining them will be facilitated by the use of Disc Navigation. Be sure to select consecutive mu ltiple scen es. Combining scenes is possible onl y when “Category: All” is specified (p. 136). Stills cannot be combined. 1 Press the DISC NA[...]

English 114 1 DIRECTING SCENES EFFECTIVEL Y (EFFECT – F ADE) Y ou can add fading to the beginning and/or end of scene. There ar e three types of special ef fects: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene for adding special effects. 3 Press the MENU button. 4 Choose, “Scene”, “Effect”, “Fade” and then press th e A butto[...]

English 115 1 PLA YING BA CK BY SKIPPING SCENES (EFFECT – SKIP) Y ou can specify “Skip” for scenes you do no t want to play back: The selected scenes will be skipped. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene to be skipped. 3 Press the MEN U button. 4 Choose “Scene”, “Effect”, “Skip”, and then pr ess the A button. 5[...]

English 116 1 CHANGING IMA G ES FOR TH UMBNAI LS (EFFECT – THUMBNAIL) Normally , the first image of the r ecorded scene is displayed as a thumbnail: Y ou can choose another image of the scene for thumbnail. If you set a vi vid image to thumbnail, you can know what you rec ord ed f rom a g la nce at the Disc Navigation screen. 1 Press the DISC NA [...]

English 117 13 COPYING STILLS ON D VD-RAM DISC TO CARD (COPY) 1 Set the power switch to “ O ” or “ N “. 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Select the sti ll to be copied. 4 Press the MEN U button. 5 Choose “Copy” on the “Scene” menu scr e e n, and then pres s th e A button. 6 The “Copy to ca rd” screen will appear : If you [...]

English 118 3 LOCKING SCENES ON CARD (LOCK) Y ou can lock each photo recor ded on card so that it will not be deleted or edited by mistak e. 1 Set the power switch to “ P ”. 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Select the scene to be locked. 4 Press the MENU button. 5 Choose “Lock” on the “Scene” men u screen, and then press the A bu[...]

English 119 123 SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCREEN (SELECT) Y ou can use th is “Se lect” function to select consecutive sc ene s at one time. This function is useful when ther e are numer ous scenes. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Point the cursor at the first or last scene to be selected: When selecting all s cenes, simply proceed wit[...]

English 120 123 DISPLA YING INFORMA TION USING MENU SCREEN (D ET AIL) Y ou can display various information fo r a scene: the recor di ng mode, recording da te/time and length, special effects and movie quality mode. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene whose information you wish to know . 3 Press the MENU button. 4 Choose “Sc [...]

English 121 Pr ogram WHA T IS “PROGRAM”? Program r efers to an assembly of scenes r ecorded on the same date r egar dless of whether they ar e movie or still. 12 SWITCHING T O THUMBNAIL DISPLA Y OF SPECIFIC DA TE (SW ITCH) Since the scenes r ecorded on this DVD video camera/re corder are collected as “programs” for each recor ding date, sel[...]

English 122 12 PLA YING B A CK PR OGRAM (PLA Y) Y ou can play back only the selected progr am. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use “Operating Menu” (p. 64) to choose “Play” on the “Pr ogram” menu screen , and then press th e A button. 4 Select the program to be played back, and then press th e A button. [...]

English 123 6 After entering the title, choose “Enter” and then pr ess the A button. 7 The scr een for verifying the change in title will appear: Choos e “YE S ”, and then pres s th e A button. Choose “NO” to cancel changing of the title. After Y es or N o setting, the Disc Naviga tion screen of the selected pr ogram will appear . Note [...]

English 124 1 Play List WHA T IS “PLA Y LIST”? Y ou can create a play list on this DVD video camera /recor der by gathering your favorites fr om the rec ord ed s ce ne s. Since the play list is not crea ted by co pying data , you will consume little of the disc capacity by making a play list. On the other hand, deleting scen es on play list wil[...]

English 125 1 SWITCHING T O DISPLA Y OF EACH PLA Y LIST (SWITCH) Select the desired on e of multiple play lists: The Disc Na vigation sc reen of th e selected play list will appe ar . 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use “Operating Menu” (p. 64) to choose “Switch” on th e “PlayList” menu screen, a nd the[...]

English 126 1 ADDING SCENES TO PLA Y LIST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use “Operating Menu” (p. 64) to choose “Edit” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and th en pr ess the A button. 4 Use the play list select screen to select the play list to w hich you wi sh to add scenes , and then[...]

English 127 1 DELETING SCENES FROM PLA Y LIST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Display the editing scr een of the play li st to be edited. Perform steps 2 – 4 on page 126. 3 Move the cursor to th e play list in lower row , and place the cursor on the scene to be deleted. 4 Press the A butt on. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to d[...]

English 128 1 DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR ED ITING (EDITING PLA Y LIST) Y ou can delete scenes from play list on the editi ng screen. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Display the editing scr een of the play list to be edited. Perform steps 2 – 4 on page 126. 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lower ro w . 4 Select the scene to be [...]

English 129 1 ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (MO VE) Y ou can move scenes only when “Category: All ” is spe cified. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use “Operating Menu” (p. 64) to choose “Switch” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and then pr ess the A button. Select the play list to be edited, and then pres[...]

English 130 1 CHANGING TITLE OF PLA Y LIST (TITLE) The play lists have serial numbers in th e order you have cr eated them, along with the cr ea ted dates/ times: Y ou can change this title at any t ime. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use “Operating Menu” (p. 64) to choose “T itle” on the “PlayList” me [...]

English 131 123 Go T o F rom the Disc Navigation sc reen, y ou can jump to the first scene or last scene. TO P ( E N D ) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use “Operating Menu” (p. 6 4) to cho o se “T op” or “End” on the “G o T o” menu sc r een, and then pr ess the A button. Go T o RAM ENTER RETURN En [...]

English 132 Disc or Car d Management 13 INITIALIZING DISC OR CARD (FORMA T DISC. FORMA T CARD) Initializing DVD-RAM disc or car d will allow you to delete any record ed contents. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use “Operating Menu” (p. 64) to choose “Format Disc” or “For ma t Card” on the “Disc” or ?[...]

English 133 1 PRO TECTING DISC FROM WRITING ( PRO TECT DISC) Y ou can protect a DVD-RAM disc in order to preven t r ecor ded images fro m bein g eras ed or edited by mistake. Further recor ding will not be possible on protected disc until the pr otection is releas ed. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use “Operatin[...]

English 134 1 UPD A TING CONTROL INFORMA TION OF D VD-RAM DISC (UPD A TE CONTROL INFO .) Disc Navigation in this DVD video camera /r ecorder handles information on scenes, such as thumbnail, skip, fade, in a particular man ner . If you use another device to edit a disc r ecorded on th is DVD video camera/r ecor der , and then use the data again wit[...]

English 135 2 FINALIZING D VD-R DISC (FINALIZE DISC) If you want to play back a DVD-R disc record ed on this DVD video camera/record er , using a device conforming to 8 cm DVD disc – such as a DVD player , etc. – you must fina lize the disc on this DVD video camera/recorder . (See “T erminology”, p. 155) The date of program will appear on t[...]

English 136 1 Others DISPLA YING MO VIES OR STILLS INDEPENDENTL Y (CA TEGOR Y) Scenes reco r ded on this DVD video camera/recor der will be displayed in the order of recordi ng regar dless of whether they ar e movies or stills. Y ou can use the Disc Navigation screen to switch this display to stills only or movies only . 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TI[...]

English 137 3 SLIDE SHO W (CONTINUOUS PLA YBA CK OF STILLS) If you play back s tills recor ded on a car d, the DVD video camera/r ecorder will enter the playback pause status after each still is played back. Setting Slide Show allows you to continuous ly play back stills . 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use “Ope[...]

English 138 Connecting to PC (DZ-GX20A/DZ-MV780A) Connecting to PC THE FOLLO WIN G ARE A V A ILABLE WHEN CONNECTING TO PC Use the provided PC connection cabl e to connect this DVD video camera/recor der to your PC in which the software on the CD-ROM pr ovided or generally available softwar e is installed: The videos and photos recor ded on the DVD [...]

English 139 ● Using PC to edit imag es on D VD-RAM disc recorded on this D VD video camera/recor der: ● Using PC to edit imag es on D VD-RAM disc recorded on this D VD video camera/reco r der and create a DVD video (D VD-R disc ) (see page 147) : ● Capturing into PC, the images on D VD-RAM disc recorded on this D VD video camera/reco rder (s [...]

English 140 Contents on Provided CD-ROM The CD-ROM supplied with the D VD video camera /recorder contains t he follo wing folders: T o refer to the contents of CD-R OM, set the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive of PC , right-click the CD- ROM icon and choose “Open”. Contains the DVD-MovieA lbumSE (see page 143 for installation). Y ou can use DVD-Movie[...]

English 141 ● D VD-MovieAlbumSE Y ou can read the instruction manual using either of the following pr ocedures: • Open the PDF file in DVDMASE 4manualsEnglish folder contained on the provided CD-ROM. • After installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE, open “Programs”or “A ll Programs” from the W indows “St art” menu, choose “Hita chi DVDCAM?[...]

English 142 Installing Softwar e Before in stall ing the UDF driver (DVD-RAM driver) provided with this DVD video camera/ recor der , check to see if another U DF driv er* has alr eady been installed your PC. *Instant W rite ® provided with the DZ-WIN PC1, DZ-WINPC2 or DZ-WINPC2B PC kit for the Hitachi DZ-MV100A DVD video camera/recor der , or wit[...]

English 143 INST ALLING SOFTW ARE 1 Click “All” on the installer scr een. Clicking “All” allows you to install the DVD- RAM driver , DVD-MovieAlbumSE 4.1 and DVDfunSTUDIO 2.2 all at on e time. If any of the software pr ograms ar e alr eady installed, uninstall th em, and then proceed with installing the pr ovided progra ms. 2 The screen for[...]

English 144 6 A message verifying whether a shortcut icon is to be created on desktop will appear: If you want to cre ate one, click “Y es”. If not, choose “ No”. 7 Click “Finish”. Then the installation of DVDfunSTUDIO will start. 8 The screen for installing DVDfunSTUDIO will appear: Click “Next”. 9 If you do no t wish to change the[...]

English 145 15 Click “Next”. 16 Carefully r ead the License Agreement: If you accept it, click “Y es”. The contents of agr eement displayed on actual screen ma y be differ ent from those in the figur e. 17 If you do not wish to change the folder in which the UDF driver is i nstalled, click “Next”. 18 If you do not wish to change the fol[...]

English 146 19 Check the displayed contents, an d then click “Next”. 20 Installation will start. When installatio n is complete, some notes will appear: Check the contents, and then click “×” at the top right of window . The contents displayed on actual scr een may be differ ent fr om those in the figure. 21 If your PC uses Windows ® XP/M[...]

English 147 Cr eating DVD Video fr om DVD-RAM Disc Recor ded on DVD V i deo Camera/Recor der Using D VD-MovieAlbumSE and D VDfunSTUDIO, y ou c an create a D VD video (D VD-R disc) from the images recorded on this D VD video camera/r ecorder , f ollowing the procedure below: 1 In se rt a rec ord ed D VD -R AM d is c i nto th e DVD video camera/recor[...]

English 148 8 DVDfunSTUDIO will automatically star t. The following Collect T ool will appear: Click “OK”. Any scene exported on DVD-MovieAlbumSE will be automatically r egis tered on DVDfunSTUDIO. Y ou can now change the DVD menu to the desired style, chan ge th e title, choose the size of disc to be used (8 cm/12 cm/12 cm double- layered ) an[...]

English 149 Uninstalling Softwar e T o uninstall (delete) any provided software th at has been in stalle d, use “Control Panel” to open “Add or Remove Applications”, choose the applicatio ns to be uninstalled fr om the displayed list of applicatio ns , an d th en click the “Chan ge/ Re m o ve ” bu tton. Note : After uninstalling sof twa[...]

English 150 Intr oduction to Vide o Editing Softwar e The following intr oduces the softwa re (generally a vailable) you can use with PC to edit videos recor ded on this DVD video cam era/recorder . The information on the pr oduct on this page is for refer ence only; Hitachi does not guarantee or endo rse the operation of a given pr oduct. Contact [...]

151 English Subsidiar y Infor mation Intr oduction to Op tional Accessories CAMERA A CCESSORIES PO WER SUPPL Y Wide con version le ns (DZ-WL1)* T ele-conv ersion lens (DZ-TL1)* Video flash (DZ-FLH3)* * Step-up ring (DZ-SR3437 f or DZ-GX20A or DZ-MV 730A, DZ-SR3037 for DZ-MV78 0A) • When using camera accessories, be sure t o read t he instruction [...]

English 152 Removing Disc from Its Package No disc in package – such as in DVD Round Holder , square cartridge or caddy case – can be used on this DVD video camera/recorder: Remove the disc from the h older , cartridge or caddy when using. The way to remove a disc fr om its package may vary with the disc maker: See the dis c instruction sheet. [...]

English 153 REMO VING DISC FROM CAR TRIDGE 1 Use a fine tipped pen , etc. to snap off the lock pins, and then remove them. 2 While pushing the release lever s in the di rect io n o f ar row s, gently pull out the holder wit h th e disc, taking care no t to drop the bare disc. ● Removi ng disc from ca ddy case 1 Insert your finger into the hole in[...]

English 154 Changing Setting of Demonstration This D VD video camera/recorder is equipped with a demonstration function. The default at purchase time is “A uto”, which will automatically star t the demonstration approx. three minutes after the D VD video camera/recorder is turned on. Use the follo wing procedure if you wish to view the demonstr[...]

English 155 Te r m i n o l o g y DISC-PRO TECT: This disables writing to disc (protects disc fr om writing) so that images re cord ed on DVD -R AM di sc cannot be accidentally deleted and the disc cannot be initialized. DOLBY DIGIT AL: An audio r ecording form at widely used for DV D video. Using this technology instead of PCM recor ding can enhanc[...]

English 156 FINALIZE: This process makes a DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video camera/recor der playable on a DVD player , etc . that conforms to 8 cm DVD- R: No fu rther record in g can be made on a finalized DVD-R disc. HO WLING: This phenomenon occur s as follows: When the DVD video ca mer a/recor der is connected to a device, such as TV , the[...]

English 157 SD MEMOR Y CA RD: This is a standard of m emory card develo ped in 1999. Th e card is 32 mm lon g × 24 mm wide × 2.1 mm thick, and has 9 pins. Since th e SD memory card wa s developed based on MultiMediaCard (MMC), MMC can be inser ted into SD memory card slot and used. However , an SD memory card cannot be inserted in the slot exclus[...]

English 158 No DVD V ideo Camera/Recorder Operation – Check the Following: Check 1 No movie can be recor ded Movie ca n be recorded only on D VD-RAM or D VD- R disc. Chec k the f ollow ing: • Is proper typ e of disc inser ted? • Is pow er s witch set to “ O ”? • Is the D VD-RAM disc in D VD video camera/ recorder wr ite-protect e d? Rel[...]

English 159 Check 5 No DVD video camera/recorder operation Is a fully ch ar ged batter y attached? Is the D VD video camera/reco rder powered from AC ou tle t? Check 6 No image in viewfinder Is LCD monitor open ? No image will a ppear in viewfinder unle ss the LCD monitor is cl o sed and securely lo cked to D VD video camera/reco rder . Check 7 No [...]

English 160 T rouble Messages A message may appear while y ou are operating th e D VD video camera/recorder . If a message appears, ref er to the follo wing table and take appropriate correctiv e action. Messages are arranged in alphabetical order . Message Cause & T roubleshooting Reference page (1) Data erro r in a par t of image f ile. Repai[...]

English 161 Cannot comb ine scene of multiple pr ograms. Create Pla ylist fi rst, and then combine scenes. Scenes in d i ff erent pr ograms (different recording dat es) cannot be combined. Cr eate a Pla ylist firs t, and then comb ine such scenes on the pla ylist. 113 Cannot comb ine. Deselect PHOT O scenes. Select only movies and c ombine them. 11[...]

English 162 Card full. Delete unnec essar y stills and tr y the card, o r use another card . 29, 110 No more recording on this card can be done: Delete unnecessar y stills or us e another ca rd. Card full. Cannot e x ecute . Delete unneces sary sti lls and tr y the card, or us e another card. 29, 110 Card is not f ormatted. F ormat the card no w? W[...]

English 163 Disc error. • Use anothe r dis c. • See *3 on page 166. 24, 26 • Mismatch in rec ording information may be caused by editing done on some device other th an this D VD vi deo camera/ recorder. Initiali ze the di sc or use another disc. • Initializin g the dis c will erase al l dat a on it. 132 Disc full. Can not ex ecute. Delete [...]

English 164 Error occurr ed. Please replace disc . An abnor mality occurred wi th a D VD-R d isc to be repaired. Replace the di sc.  Finaliz e ma y not be complete. Finalize again now? Instantane ous shutoff o ccurred during f inalizing, afte r which power was supplied and dis c was in se rt ed. 135 It is unrecor dable on this card. The inserted[...]

English 165 There was no scene which can be del eted. This mess age will appear if you tr y to de lete multip le scenes on Disc Navigation when a ll the selected sc enes hav e been locked. Release th e lock o n scenes bef ore ex ecuting de letion. 110, 118 This card can not be used. Please rep lace card. The card cannot be used in this D VD video c[...]

English 166 *1 • This message may also appear when dirt adher es to disc. If this message appears when a r ecorded disc is recognized immediately afte r it is inserted , do not repair th e disc; remove it and th en use a soft, dry cloth to clean off the dirt befor e using it. • This message may also appear when condensa tio n o ccurs . In this [...]

English 167 T roubleshooting Check to see the f ollowing bef ore asking for a repai r . If the suggested solution still cannot restore the D VD video camera/recorder to nor mal, do not attempt to repair it yourself, b ut consult your dealer . P ower supplies Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page Batter y cannot be charged. Is the ambient te m[...]

English 168 During recording Even if the D VD vi deo camer a/recorder is off, opening the cover will cause the ACCESS indicato r t o blink. The D VD video camer a/recorder will automatically turn on to recognize a disc: Closing the cover will automatica lly turn th e D V D video camera/recorde r off . 46 Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page [...]

English 169 During pla ybac k Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page Recogniti on o f disc is not complete Is disc dirty? Use the provided d isc cleaning cloth t o clean it. 51 Pressing th e playbac k butto n wi ll not start playback. Has the ima ge b een recorded by devices other than this D VD video cam era/record er? Playbac k of image reco[...]

English 170 Photos on card c annot be played bac k. Th is D VD video camera/recorder can play back image data recorded on SD memory card in other digital cameras conforming to the DCF (Desi gn rule for Camera File system) st andard. The range of image dat a normal ly pla yable on this D VD video camera/rec order is that with pixe ls from 80 horizo [...]

English 171 When the D VD video camera/rec or der is co nn ec te d to PC: Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page No dri v e icon appears on PC. The D VD video camera/r ec or de r is no t turned on. Check the power supply . 44 T ur n PC off and then disconnect the PC con nection cable. T ur n PC on again , an d then use the PC conn ec tion cabl[...]

English 172 The DISC E JECT butt on is not v alid whe n the D VD video camera/ recorder is co nnec ted to PC. While the D VD video camera/re corder is connecte d to PC, use Explorer to right-click the D VD video camera/ recorder dri v e icon and e x ecute “Eject” . If D V D-MovieAlbumSE is running , cl icking the eject button on D VD-MovieAlbum[...]

English 173 Miscellaneous Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page P ow er does not c ome on, or no operati on occurs by pressing butto n. Ex ecute system r eset (press t he RESET b utton). 174 Has the D VD video camera/r ecorder been subjec ted to impact? The D VD video camera/recorder could be damaged. Consult your dealer .  The date and ti[...]

English 174 System Reset If the D VD video camera/recorder does n ot operat e normally , perform “System Reset”: The D VD video camera/recorder may reco ver to normal. “System Reset” will reset all settings to factory defaults . The date and time will also be reset: Set the date and time again before using the D VD video camera/recorder . 1[...]

English 175 Major Specifications CCD DZ-GX20A : 1/3.6 -i nch interl aced DZ-MV780 A : 1/4.5-inc h interlaced DZ-MV730 A : 1/6-inch interlaced T otal number of pix els DZ-GX20 A appro x. 2,120, 00 0 DZ-MV780A appro x. 1,330, 00 0 DZ-MV730A appro x. 680,00 0 Number of effective pixels DZ-GX20A Movie: approx. 1,230,000 Still: approx. 1,920,000 DZ-MV78[...]

English 176 Maximum recordable time (per side ) D VD-RAM disc D VD-R disc appro x. 18 min u te s (XTRA) appro x. 30 minutes (FINE) appro x. 60 minutes (STD) Maximum number of recordab le stills D VD-RAM disc (per side) DZ-GX20A approx. 750 DZ-MV780A/D Z-MV730A ap pro x. 999 If movie s and stills are mixed on one disc, the recordab le numbe r will d[...]

English 177 Operati ng temperatur e (humidity) 32 – 104 ºF (0 – 40 ºC ) (less than 80%). 32 – 86 ºF (0 – 30 ºC) when connected to PC Storage temperature -4 – 140 ºF (-20 – 60 ºC) Weight DZ-GX20A appr o x. 480 g (wit ho ut batter y or disc) DZ-MV780A appr ox. 420 g (wit ho ut batter y or disc) DZ-MV730A appr ox. 450 g (wit ho ut ba[...]

English 178 T o Or der in the United States BY PHONE T o Or der in the Canada T O ORDER A CCESSORIES (Canada only) BY PHONE POUR COMMANDER DES A CCESSOIRES (Canada seulement) P AR TÉ LÉPHONE DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY with FCC Rules for Electromagnetic Compatibility This device complies with part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the f o l[...]

English 179 Index Numerics 16:9 ................................... ............................. 92 240x (Dig. Zoom) .............................................. 56 40x (Dig. Zoom) ................................................ 56 8 cm bare disc .................................................. 24 A AC adap ter/charger .......................[...]

English 180 Low Light (Prog ram AE) ..................................... 86 M MF .................................................................. 72 MIC.Fil ter ......................................................... 90 Mov e ............................................................. 129 N Normal Menu .......................................[...]

English 181 Be sure to r ead the following befor e opening the package of CD-ROM This Agreement will take ef fect at the moment you open the package of the storage device (CD-ROM) pr ovided with this product, if you agr ee to the terms herein. If you do not accept the terms of this Agr eement, immediately return th e unopened package of storage med[...]

English 182[...]

U . S .A. ONLY NOT VALID IN CANADA HIT A CHI Warranty Limitations The Limited Warranty provided by Hitachi does not cover: Retain your sales receipt for warranty purposes. Please complete the section below for your records as it may be needed in the event of loss. Important Notice: Attach your sales receipt to this card. DVD, VCR, Camcorder Product[...]

U . S .A. ONLY NOT VALID IN CANADA HIT A CHI • DVD Products • VCR Products • CAMCORDER Products • AC ADAPTER CHARGER Conditions of Hitachi Limited Warranty LIMITED WARRANTY Hitachi America, Ltd., Home Electronics Division (“Hitachi,”) warrants this component in duration as stated below: Hitachi America, Ltd. Home Electronics Division ?[...]

REGISTER YOUR PRODUCT ON-LINE AT HITACHI.COM/TV OR MAIL IN TO ADDRESS ON THIS CARD. HIT AC H I Model No. Serial No. Customer Name Date of purchase Customer Address City State Zip Phone No. ( ) Dealer name Dealer address City State Zip “In order to allow Hitachi to better serve customer needs, please complete this card and return it to Hitachi Ame[...]

Register your product on-line at hitachi.com/tv or mail this portion to the following address Attn:Warranty Department Hitachi America, Ltd., Home Electronics Division 900 Hitachi Way Chula Vista, CA 91914-3556[...]

NOT VALID IN U.S.A. NON VALIDE AUX E.U. CANADA ONLY CANADA SEULEMENT HITACHI CANADA LTD. DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION HITACHI WARRANTY POLICY IMPORTANT: KEEP THIS WARRANTY CARD AND ATTACH IT TO YOUR BILL OF SALE FOR FUTURE USE. WARRANTY PERIOD - 1 YEAR PARTS AND LABOR WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER: HITACHI CANADA LTD. HIT ACHI VIDEO PR ODUCTS are guaranteed to[...]

FOR SERVICE CONTACT 1-800-HITACHI 1-800-448-2244 POUR OBTENIR CE SERVICE VEUILLEZ COMPOSER LE 1-800-HITACHI 1-800-448-2244 HIT A C H I HIT A CHI HIT A CHI VIDEO PRODUCT YOUR WARRANTY PRODUIT VIDEO VOTRE GARANTIE HITACHI CANADA LTD. DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION 2495 Meadowpine Blvd., Mississauga, Ontario L5N 6C3 CANADA IMPORTANT NOTICE: This warranty will[...]

IMPORTANT - PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD AND MAIL TO HITACHI OR REGISTER YOUR PRODUCT ON - LINE AT: WWW.HITACHI.CA IMPORT ANT – VEUILLEZ REMPLIR VO TRE CARTE DE GARANTIE ET LA POSTER À HIT ACHI OU ENREGISTREZ V OTRE PRODUIT EN LIGNE À WWW . HIT ACHI.CA HIT A CHI “In order to allow Hitachi to better serve customers’ needs,[...]

Register your product on-line at Hitachi.ca or mail to the address on this card. Enregistrez votre produit en ligne à Hitachi.ca ou par la poste à l’adresse indiquée sur cette car te. A TT:W ARRANTY DEP ARTMENT HIT ACHI CANAD A L TD . 2495 MEADOWPINE Blvd., MISSISSA UGA ON L5N 6C3[...]