Hitachi DZ-HS303A manual

DZ-HS303A/DZ-HS300A Instruction manual T o obtain the best performance and e nsure years of trouble-free use, please r ead this instruction manual completely . English Español Français DZ-HS303A DZ-HS300A[...]

English 2 Impor tant Inf ormation For Y our Safety The power switch tu rn s the D VD vid eo camera/ record er on and off, leaving the date/ti me feature una ffected. If the camera/re corder is to be left unatte nded for a long p er iod of tim e, turn it off. The D VD video camera/recorder and AC adapter/charger hav e the fol lowing caution mar ks. [...]

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English 4 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR U CTIONS In addi tion to the carefu l attentio n devoted to quali ty standa rds in th e manufacture of your vide o pro duct, safety is a major factor in the design of every instr ument. But, sa fety is y our respon sibility too. This page lists im port ant information tha t will help to assure your enjoyment and p[...]

English 5 Cautions on HDD Save the da ta recorded o n HDD: • T o back up the da ta reco rded on HDD, save it o n a DVD. It i s also r ecommended that you use th is DVD video c amera/recor der to dub the data. Y ou can als o use a PC to s ave the dat a on a DVD. • It is recomm end ed tha t you per iodical ly save your recordings. Do not sub ject[...]

English 6 Liquid crys tal displa y (LCD) and view finder: • The LCD scr een and viewfinder ar e the pr oducts of highl y precise t echnology . Among the total numb er of pixels (ap prox. 120,0 00 pixels for LCD mo nitor and equival ent to approx. 200,000 pixe ls for vie wfinder) , 0.01% or le ss pixels may b e missing (black d ots) or may remain [...]

English 7 Do not use the D VD video cam era/record er near corr osive gas : • If the DVD vid eo camera/r ecorder is used in a pl ace where there i s dense exha ust gas generate d by gasoline or diesel e ngine, corr osive gas s uch as hydr ogen sulfide, or sulfur su ch as in a hot sprin g area, the ext ernal or in ternal t ermin als could corrode,[...]

English 8 Do not turn the D VD video ca mera/recor der off while the A CCESS/PC indicator or CARD A CCESS indicator is lit or blinking: • The ACCESS/PC or CARD ACCESS ind icator is lit or blinking to show t hat data is being writte n to disc or car d, or being r ead from i t. At this time, do no t do any of t he follo wi ng, s o as not t o dam ag[...]

English 9 Cautions When St oring Do not lea ve the D VD vide o camera/rec orde r in a place where th e temperature is very high f or a long period of time: • The tempera tur e inside a clo sed vehicl e or trunk can bec ome very high i n a hot season. If you leave the DVD video camera/r ecorde r in such a place, it could malfuncti on or the case c[...]

English 10 CLEANING Be sure to set the pow er s witch to “OFF” before cleaning thi s D VD video camera/recorder. ● Cleaning LCD scree n and camera lens Use dry , soft cloth to wipe dirt of f. When cleaning th e LCD scr een, be car ef ul not to use forc e, scratch i t, or subj ect it to impact: Doi ng such co uld cause a defect in the s creen [...]

English 11 DISC CLEANING Use the di sc cleaning cloth pr ovided to li ghtly wipe off any dirt ad hering to the disc as shown in the f igure. Do not wipe the disc with f orce: Doing so could cause sc ratches. Never use solven t (thinner , water , antistat or detergen t) for cl eaning. Lightly wash the d irty cleaning clot h with det ergent: Th e dir[...]

English 12 About Thi s Manual ● Displays in this manual Understand that the di splays are differ ent fr om those you will actually see in the viewfinder or on the LCD scr een. ● Notation of cancel b utton Press the STOP/ EXIT button to stop your operatio n midway , or return the men u screen to the preced ing one. The expr ession “pr ess the [...]

English 13 Intr oduction ● Recor ding is possib le on both HDD and D VD: In FINE mode, recor ding for up to 3 hou rs is possib le on HDD; up to 30 minutes o n D VD (p. 43 , 156). ● Dubbing to an 8 cm D VD can be performed on this D VD video camera/recorder using on ly one button: Sim ple du bbing withou t a D VD re corder or PC (p. 8 3) . ● Y[...]

English 14 Table of Con tents Importa nt Info rmation....... ...... ...... .... ....... ...... ..... 2 For Your Safety..... ...... ....... ...... ...... .... ....... ...... ... 2 Precauti ons ... ...... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ..... 2 IMPO RTA NT SA FET Y INSTR UC TIO NS ... ...... .. 4 Cautions o n HDD ........ ....... ...[...]

English 15 Setting Up Camera Functions ..... ....... ...... ...... ..60 SELECTING SHOOTING MODE TO MATCH THE SUBJECT (SWITCHING PRO GRAM AE M ODE) ...... ........ 60 RECORDING DARK SUBJECTS USING L CD MONITOR LIG HT .......... ........... .......... .............. 61 ADJUSTING COLOR (WHIT E BALANCE) ....... ... 6 1 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMA GE STABI[...]

English 16 FINALIZING DVD-RW/DVD-R/+RW (FINALIZ E DVD) ............... ........... .......... ......... 108 ADDITIONALLY RECORDING ON FINALIZED DVD-RW (VF-MODE)/+RW (UNFINALIZ E DVD) .......... ........... ................ ... 109 Others ......... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... .... ....... ...... ... 110 DISPLAYING MOVIES OR STILLS INDEPENDEN[...]

English 17 Checking Pr ovided Accessories Make sure that y ou have all the fol lowing accessories in package: Batt er y ( mod el D Z-BP 1 4S): For DZ- HS3 03A onl y . P ortable power supply f or this D VD video camera/re corder . Charge it bef ore use. Battery (mo del DZ-BP07P W): For DZ-HS300A o nly . P ortable pow er supply f or this D V D video [...]

English 18 Names of P arts 1 Flash (for DZ-HS303A only) (p. 59) 2 Light receiving sensor (for DZ-HS303A only) This sensor cont rols the amount of light to be emitted fr om the buil t-in flas h. T ake care n ot to block with hand, etc. during rec ording. 3 Lens cap string attachment hole (p. 23) 4 Stereo mi cro phone T ake care t hat the micr ophone[...]

English 19 15 Viewfinder (p. 34) 16 Diopter co ntrol (p . 34) T o adjust the focus o f image appearing in the viewfinder . (Pull out the viewfinder .) 17 SLEE P/REST A RT b utton (p. 45) T o switch the sleep/rest art status between ON and OFF . 18 A CCESS /PC indicator (p. 8, 43) W ill blin k or li ght w hen th e HDD/ DVD is access ed (write or rea[...]

English 20 28 FULL A UT O button ( p. 58) T o switch the DVD vi deo camera /reco rde r to full automatic. 29 FOCUS button (p. 55) T o swit ch b etween ma nual focus a nd auto- focus . 30 M ENU button (p. 35, 51, 86) Press th is button to display t he menu for se tting cam era func ti ons a nd D isc Navi gat ion . 31 DISC NA VIGA TION but ton (p. 71[...]

English 21 45 PHOT O button (p. 44) 46 REC button (p. 43) 47 ME NU button (p. 35, 51, 86) 48 SELECT button (p. 79, 93) 49 Reverse search button (p. 75) 50 DELETE b utton (p. 85) 51 DISC NA VIGA TION button (p . 71) 52 DISPLA Y button (p. 46, 78) 53 ZOO M T button (p. 53) 54 DIGIT AL ZOOM button (p. 53 ) 55 ZOOM W button (p . 53) 56 Reverse skip b u[...]

English 22 Setups This section explains preparations f or recording – setting up th e DVD video camera/recorder and battery . Demonstration Function This D VD video camera/recorde r is equipped wi th a demonstration function. The def ault at purchase time is “A uto”, which wi ll automatically start the demonstration approx. ten minutes after [...]

English 23 A TT A CHING LENS CAP 1 Attach t he shorter end of lens ca p string to the lens cap. 2 Attach the lo nger end of lens cap string to the attach ment hole of DVD video camera/ rec ord e r . 3 Push the both sides o f cap inwar d and att ach it over t he lens. Note : • Alw ay s k eep th e lens c ap on w hen no t usin g the D VD video camer[...]

English 24 REMO VING B A TTER Y FROM REMO TE CONTR OL 1 While pushing t he battery holder , slide the battery out. Wa r n i n g : • KEEP THE BA TTER Y AW A Y FROM CHILDREN AND PETS . • IF SW ALLO WED , CONSUL T A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIA TEL Y FOR EMERGENCY TREA TMENT . • BA TTER Y M A Y EXPLODE IF NO T HANDLED PROPERL Y . DO NOT RECHARGE, DISASSEMB[...]

English 25 HDD/DVD/Ca r ds The follo wing table lists the storage media ( discs and cards) that can be used on t his D VD video camera/recorder and the functions which are a vailab le with them: Functio n Media HDD DVD - RAM DV D - RW (VR mode ) DVD - RW (VF mode) DV D - R +R W SD memory card T o r ecord vide o (p . 43) ●●●●●● — T o r[...]

English 26 HDD, DISCS Note : • This D VD vid eo camera/ recor der can u se only t he 8-c m bare discs not packed in a squ are car tr idge, s quare cad dy case or r ound D VD holder. The dis cs in a squ are car t ri dge, squar e cadd y case or ro und D VD holde r can be used if they are r emoved from th e package, but take gre at care no t to di r[...]

English 27 EXAMPLES OF DISCS THA T CANNO T BE USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECOR DER • CD • CD- R • CD- R W • CD- ROM • DVD-R OM • DVD-V ideo • DVD-R (4.7 GB) fo r Autho ring V er . 2.0 • DVD- R DL (Dual Layer) • DVD-RW DL (Dua l Layer) • +R DL (Dou ble Layer) • +R W DL (Dou ble Layer) • +R • Discs o ther t han those w it[...]

English 28 Prep arations for Power Supply USING D VD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER WITH AC AD APTER/CHARGER It is r ecommended that you use th e AC adapter/char ger to power the DVD video c amera/reco rder from household AC outlet when you perform se ttings on it, play back or edi t images, or use it indoo rs. Note : Be sure to use the speci fied AC adapte[...]

English 29 Setting Up the Ba ttery The DZ-BP1 4S batter y provided with DZ -HS303A or DZ -BP07PW bat tery pr ovided with DZ-HS300A has not been charged at purchase time: Charge it before using t he D VD video camera/recorder. Note : • Be su re to us e the DZ-BP 14S, DZ-BP 07P W (una v aila bl e for DZ-HS303A), DZ-BP14 SW (optional) or DZ-BP7 SW ([...]

English 30 ● Battery charged st atus Y ou can find out t he char ged status of ba ttery by che cking the CHARGE indicator o n AC adapter/ char ger: Note : See “T roubleshoo ting” o n page 146 wh en the CHARGE indicato r blinks. ● Reference f or time required to char ge battery (at appro x. 7 7ºF (25ºC)) DZ-BP14 S (provided with D Z-HS303 [...]

English 31 ● Continuousl y recordab le time with fully c harged battery (with no zoom operation, etc.) See the foll owing table as a ref erence for how long the DVD video camera/r ecorde r can cont inuou sly be u sed with a fu lly charge d bat tery: With DZ-BP14S (p rovi ded with DZ-HS3 03A)/DZ-BP14S W (optional) With DZ-BP07PW * (pro vided with [...]

English 32 BA TTER Y REMAINING LEVEL INDICA TOR When the batt ery is used to power the DVD vi deo camera/r ecord er , the batte ry remaining l evel appears in t he viewfinder or o n the LCD scr een as fol lows: EFFICIENT USE OF B A TTER Y • The bat tery wi ll sligh tly disc harge even if it is deta che d f rom the DVD vide o ca mer a/ rec ord e r[...]

English 33 T urning DVD V ideo Ca mera/Recor der On and Off While hold ing down the gray button at t he right of pow er swit ch, set the s witch a ccor ding to each re cording funct ion: P Note : • Once you tur n th e D V D video camera/ record er on to let it rec ogniz e the di sc, y ou can im media tel y reco rd or play back by tur ning t he D [...]

English 34 Vi ewing Images VIEWING IM A GE O N LCD MONITOR SCREEN If you open the LCD monitor , you can monitor subject i mage on the LCD scr een. 1 Open the LCD moni tor . The LCD m onitor ha s a portio n where you can hook your finger . Hook the finger there to open the monitor . ● Rang e where the LCD moni tor can be mo ved The LCD monit or ca[...]

English 35 1<>2/3 Setting Date an d Time Set the current date and time so that the dat e and time you mak e a recording can be recorded correctly . The following procedure can also be used to co rrect the date and time you have already set. 1 Pres s the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c buttons to choose “Date Se t” on the “Date S etup[...]

English 36 1<>2/3 Initial Settings Press the MENU button, and then use f / e / d / c / A butt ons to disp la y the “ Initial Setup” menu screen. See page 51 f or detailed operation procedure . Press the MENU button again to exit setting. SWITCHING OPERA TING SOUND ON O R OFF (BEEP) Selec t “On” or “O ff”, and then pr ess the A but[...]

English 37 RESETTING MENU SETTIN GS T O DEF A UL TS (RESET) Y ou can restore menu se ttings to default s (initial settings at the fac tory (p. 153)) . (Note, howev er , that the date/time will not be r eset.) 1 Choose “Re set” on the “Initial Setup” men u screen , and then pr ess the A button. The scr een for ve rifying r eset will appear .[...]

English 38 1<>2/3 LCD/EVF Setup ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCR EEN (LCD BRIGHTNESS) AND VIEWFINDER (EVF BRIGHTNESS) 1 Press the MENU button, use t he f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “LCD/EVF Adjust” on the “LCD/E VF Setup” menu screen, and th en choose “LCD Brig htness ”or “EVF Bright ness”. The brig htness adjustment b a[...]

English 39 ADJUSTING COLOR DENSITY (COLOR LEVEL) Y ou can adjus t the colo r densi ty of the LCD monit or scr een and viewfin der . 1 Press the MENU button, use th e f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “LCD/E VF Adjust” on the “LCD/EVF Set up” menu scr een, and then choo se “C olor L evel”. The colo r densi ty adju stmen t bar will appe[...]

English 40 1<>2/ Inserting and Removing Disc 1 Set the powe r switch to “DVD” or “OFF” . When t he p ower s witch i s set to “H DD” or “SD”, the cover of d isc insert ion block will not open. When “ Please insert DV D.” appears durin g du bbin g, ho weve r , t he cove r of disc inserti on block will open even when the powe[...]

English 41 Note : • If the cov er of disc inser t ion b lock is open, the A CCESS/PC indicator will blink when an image is displa yed on the LC D monitor scre en: In t his case, the D VD video camera/ recorder will not turn o ff even if the power switch is set to “OFF”. If the cover remains open after a while, the D V D video camera/recorder [...]

English 42 3 Inserting and Removing Car d 1 Open the LCD moni tor . 2 T urn the DVD video cam era/reco rder off. 3 Open the co ver of car d inserti on block. 4 Insertin g Ca rd: Inser t card with it s terminal inwar d until it locks. Removin g Card: Push the center of car d edge. The ca rd will co me ou t so that it can be h eld by fingers. 5 Close[...]

43 English Basic T echni ques This section explains about recording of movies and still images, and also basic sett ings on DV D video camera/recorder . 1<>2/ Recor ding Movie 1 Remov e the lens cap, and then poin t the DVD video ca mer a/recorder at subj ect. 2 T urn the DVD camera/ recor der on. Set the po wer switc h to “HDD ” or “DV[...]

English 44 3 Recor ding Sti lls Note : Record ing of st ill images is po ssible on card . 1 Remove the lens cap , and then poin t the DVD video came ra/recorder at s ubject . 2 T urn the DVD came ra/recorder on. Set the po wer switch to “SD”. After the CARD ACCESS indicator goes out, perform the subsequent operation: 3 Check the su bject on the[...]

English 45 1<>2/3 Swift Restart of Recordi ng (SLEEP/REST ART button) If you press the SLEEP/REST ART butto n while in the recor ding pause status instead of turn ing the DVD video c amera/recor der of f, the status that r ecording is possible wil l be res tored in appr ox. one second . Setting to the s leep/res tart standb y status: Press t [...]

English 46 1<>2/3 On-Scr een Information V arious types of information will appear in the vie wfinder or on the LC D screen dur ing recording. INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DURING RECORDING See the next page for details. HDD HDD DISPLA Y The ab ove screen is an example for explana tion: It is d ifferent from the act ual display . e 2. Program A E j 3[...]

English 47 1. Recording m ode (p. 43, 44, 68) 2. Progra m AE (only in movie recording mode) (p. 60) 3. White balance (p. 61) 4. Electronic image stab ilizer (EIS)* 2 (p. 63) 5. Backlight compens ation (p. 57) 6. 16:9 mode (only in movi e recording mode) (p. 65) 7. Microphone filter (only in movie rec ording mode) (p. 63) 8. Vi d e o f l a s h *1 [w[...]

English 48 15. HDD, DVD/Card type 16. Movie r ecord ing qu alit y ( only in m ovi e recording mode ) (p. 64) Still recording quality (only in s till recording mode) (p. 67) 17. HDD Protection (p. 69) 18. Remaining space on disc/card *7 19. Rem aining battery level (p. 32) 20. V olume (p . 73) :H D D : HDD (write-protected) I :D V D - R A M J : D VD[...]

English 49 ● Switching the information display mode Y ou can swit ch the disp lay mode of on-screen inform ation : Press the DISP LA Y butt on. The full an d minimum dis play mod es will alterna te. • Full display mo de: All types of info rmatio n will appear . • Minimum display mode: T h e rec o rd in g m o de (s e e 1 on page 46 ) and recor[...]

English 50 ● Interpreting symbols on LCD screen when recor ding with the screen facing the same direction as the lens Note : • If the LC D scre en is set facing the sam e direct ion as th e lens, the LCD scre en will display a mir ror image (left an d rig ht rev erse d). • If the LC D scre en is set facing the sam e direct ion as th e lens, y[...]

English 51 Checking Flow o f Menu The f ollowing two on-screen menu modes are avai l able with this D VD video camera/recorder : • Full Menu: T o d isplay all men u items f or experts • Quick Menu: T o display only t he fundamental menu items for f irst timers ● Operating Men u The Fu ll Men u will app ear if you press the M ENU bu tton. Y ou[...]

English 52 ● Flow of Full Menu ■ The shaded menu item can a lso be set using the Quick Menu. Refer to page indica ted for details of each functio n. Camera Fu nctions S etup Not d isplay ed wh en ex ter nal inp ut is b eing selected. Record Functions Setup Date S etup LCD/ EVF Se tup Adjust (p. 38) EVF Display (p. 39) Initial S etup Program AE [...]

English 53 1<>2/3 Zooming If you cont inue to ho ld the zoom l ever on the “T” co ntro l side wi th Dig . Zoom spec ifie d, the digit al zoom will be acti vated midway (when optic a l 10-p ower is excee ded on DZ- HS303A or optical 25-power is exceeded on DZ-HS300A). Y ou can zoom up to 500-p ower on DZ-H S303A ; up to 1200-po wer on D Z-[...]

English 54 RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STR ONGER WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPH O TO EFFECT Use the t ele-conversion lens or wi de-conversion lens with the following fi lter diam eter and thr ead pitch to reco rd subjects for stronger telepho to or wide-angle ef fect: Filter diam eter: 37 mm for DZ-H S303A; 34 m m for DZ -HS300A Thread pitch : 0.75 mm for DZ-HS30[...]

English 55 1<>2/3 Manually Focusi ng Subject The D VD video camera/recorder usually focuses on a subject automati cally (autof ocus). Y ou can also manually focus a subject depending on th e recording conditions. FOCUSING DURING RECORDING Normally , the DVD video camera /record er automatica lly focuses th e subject (a utofocus), but you can [...]

English 56 Manu ally fo cus th e foll owing objec ts, wh ich may not be au toma tica lly fo cuse d (see pa ge 55) : Objects no t in the c enter of screen Objects that are f ar and near at the same time Objects with little variation in br ight ness, such as white wall Objects mov ing r apid ly Dark obje cts Objects lit by neon s ign, spot light, etc[...]

English 57 1<>2/3 Adjusting B rightness of I mage to be r ecor ded (Exposur e) The D VD video camera/recorder usually adjusts the e xposure automatically . Y ou can also manually adjust the e xposure depending on the recording conditions. 1 Press the EXPOSURE button during rec ord i ng . The exposur e adjustment bar will appear on the scr een[...]

English 58 1<>2/3 Using Full Auto Function Pressing the FULL A UTO button will fully automate t he camera functions . 1 Press the FULL AUTO button. “FULL AUTO” will be di spla yed on the sc reen of DVD vi deo cam era/recorde r for sever al secon ds. The foll owing setti ngs will r eset to d efaults: HDD HDD Function When setting full aut [...]

English 59 3 Built-in Vide o Flash (for DZ-HS303A only) When recording photos in a dar k place, or if the su bject is lit from rear , t he DZ-HS303A makes use of the built-in Video Flash for automatic brighten ing: The Video Flash can also be set to On wh ere the light is alwa ys being emitted, or Off when you wish to record without using the fl as[...]

English 60 1<>2/3 Setting Up Camera Functi ons SELECTING SHOO TING MODE T O MA TCH THE SUBJECT (SWITCHING PROGRAM AE MODE) This D VD video c amera/r ecor der autom aticall y detects t he status of subjec t and sur round ing situatio n and r ecor ds the optim um image: If you choose the sho oting mode to match the recor ding conditi ons, clear[...]

English 61 RECORDING D ARK SUBJECTS US ING LCD MONIT OR LIGHT When Program AE is set to Lo w Light, y ou can use the light from LCD monitor t o record a subject. 1 Pres s the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c buttons to choose “Pr ogram AE” o n the “Camera Funct ions Setup” menu scr een, and then press the A button. 2 Use the f / e / d / c[...]

English 62 1 Press the MENU button, use t he f / e / d / c buttons to choose “White Bal.” on the “Camer a Functio ns Set up” m enu screen, a nd then pr ess the A button. 2 Choose the desi red option, and then press the A button. 3 Pres s the MENU button to end the se tting. Note : • The wh ite balan ce mod e can b e confir m ed usin g the[...]

English 63 USING THE ELE CTRONIC IMA GE ST ABILIZER (EIS) When you use zoom ( see page 53) t o recor d a magnified subje ct image, it will correc t fuzzines s in the rec ord e d i ma ge . 1 Pres s the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c butt ons to ch oose “ EIS” on the “Came ra Functions S etup” men u screen, and then pr ess the A button. 2[...]

English 64 Setting Up Recor d Functions 1<>2/ SWITCHING MO VIE QU ALITY (VIDEO MODE) Choose the movie qualit y from “XTRA”, “FINE”, “ST D”. 1 Press the MENU button, use t he f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “VI DEO Mode” on the “Record Function s Setup” menu screen, and then press the A bu tton . 2 Choose the desir ed q[...]

English 65 1<>2/ SETTING T O WIDE TV SCREEN M ODE (16:9 MODE) When viewing recor ded images l ater on a wi de-screen TV (aspect ratio 16:9), specify wi de-screen (16:9) mode “ On”: Y ou can a lso record im ages w ith th e aspe ct ra tio chan ged (the aspe ct rat io wit h “Of f” i s 4:3). The following figure s compare the images displ[...]

English 66 An image reco rde d with “16: 9 On” spec ifie d will app ear as fo llows: Imag es recorded wi th “16:9 Off” specifie d will ap pear as fo llows : Note : • The 16:9 se tting will be kept ev en afte r the D V D video camera/reco rder is tur ned off. • The 16 :9 mode ca nnot b e used with phot o reco rding, exter nal in put* 1 ,[...]

English 67 3 SWITCHING QU ALITY OF STILL IMA GE (QU ALITY) Y ou can sw itc h the sti ll recording qu ality . 1 Pres s the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to ch oose “Q ualit y” on the “Recor d Functions Setup” menu scr een, and then press the A butto n. 2 Choose the opti on you want, a nd then pr ess the A button. 3 Press th [...]

English 68 3 SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECOR DING METHOD (PHO T O I NPUT) When “Inpu t Source: LINE or S LINE ” is specifi ed, y ou can reco rd stills of ext ernal ly inpu t image s on a car d. The DVD video camera/ recor der can re cord an ex ternal image with littl e movement by specify ing “Frame”, but “Fi eld” is rec omme nded for re[...]

English 69 1<>2/3 SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y OUTPUT ON OR OFF (OSD OUTPUT) If you connect this DVD vi deo camera/r ecorder to a TV to view imag es on TV scr een, you can switch off the on-screen informa tion (displayed in the viewfinder or on the LCD scree n) from the TV screen. 1 Pres s the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to c[...]

English 70 1<>2/ Using External Micr ophone Connect exter nal micr ophone (generally available) t o the external micro phone jack of this DVD video cam era/reco rder . Clearer s ound can be recor ded. T urn on th e switch on exter nal micr ophone and start re cord ing. For de tails on extern al mi cro phone, see “Major S pecif icat ions ”[...]

71 English Disc Navigation 1<>2/3 Using Di sc Navigation ST ARTING OR TERMINA TING DISC NA VIGA TION Disc Navigat ion is a too l for editi ng scenes r ecorded on this D VD video camera/r ecorder . Here is an explanat ion on “scen e” and “p rogram”, so that you will be able to make most use of Di sc Navigation functi on. The scr eens i[...]

English 72 Disc Naviga t ion sc reen Icons to be displa yed on thumbnai l: [ ......... ..... ......... Fade-in (p. 88) ] ......... ..... ......... Fade-out (p. 8 8) ....... ...... .... Skip ( p. 89) T ......... ...... ....... Lo ck (p. 92) Note : • Each tim e the D ISPLA Y button is presse d, the recordi ng date/ti me of th e scene on which the c[...]

English 73 PLA YING B ACK FR OM DISC NA VIGA TION SCREEN 1 Pres s the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the f / e / d / c buttons to selec t the desi red sce ne. The selec ted scene will be framed: Th is is calle d a “cursor” . 3 Press the A button. Playback will start fr om the selected scene. Note : Pressin g the d or c button will move the cur[...]

English 74 1<>2/3 PLA YING BA CK LA TEST RECORDED SCENE Playing Back 1 Press the A button in the re cordin g pa use status. The DVD v ideo camera/r ecorder wil l enter the playbac k mode, and the sce ne you have rec orded la st will be pl ayed back. When playba ck is finished , the DVD vide o camera/r ecorder wi ll enter the pa use status at [...]

English 75 1<>2/ CAPTURING PHOT O Y ou can r ecor d an image displ ayed dur ing pl ayback of video as a phot o on a car d. 1 Press the MENU button at a scene you wish to capture during playback. 2 Choose “E dit”, “P HOTO Capture”, and then press the A button. The scr een for ve rifying captur e will appear . 3 Choose “YE S”, and t[...]

English 76 1<>2/ SKIP PLA YB A CK OF MO VIE During playback, pr ess the f or e button to loca te the start of desired scene . Press e once: T o skip to the fir st image of th e scene following the one being play ed back, and start playback. Press f once: T o retur n to the first image of the scene being played back, and start pl ayback. Hold [...]

English 77 1<>2/3 JUMPING TO SPECIFIED POINT (GO TO) 1 Pres s the MENU button during playback. 2 Choose the option (point you want to go to), and th en press the A button. To p : T o go to the start, a nd enter play back pause. End: T o go to the end o f last scene, and enter playback pause. Specify: T o go t o a specifi ed point and enter pl[...]

English 78 1<>2/3 INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DURING PLA YBA CK V ar ious typ es of inf ormati on on recording w ill be supe rimpose d on play back im age you are viewin g. ● Switching the inf ormation display mode Press the DISPLA Y button: Y ou can switc h the displa y mode of on-scr een i nformation. When using HDD/D VD: When usi ng car d: •[...]

English 79 SELECTING MU L TIPLE SC ENES 1 Pres s the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the f / e / d / c buttons to selec t the desi red sce ne. 3 Press the PHOTO/SEL ECT button once: The selec ted scene wi ll be framed in red and yellow . Repeat steps 2 and 3 to randomly se lect mul tiple sc enes. SELECTI NG CONSEC UTIVE S CENES T OGETHER 1 Pres s t[...]

English 80 FUNCTIONS A V AI LABLE WITH DISC NA V IGA TION The Disc Navigation mode will allow a variety of further operat ions. Functions A vailable wi th Disc Naviga tion * 1 Only de letion is possible. * 2 Additi onal re cording can be made on a fin alized DVD-RW (VR-mode) . Note : Note Editing sce nes an d addin g specia l effects to scene s are[...]

English 81 UNDERST ANDING FLO W OF DISC NA VIGA TION MENU Press t he MENU button on the D isc Navigation scr een: The menu screens for Disc Navigation and menu screens fo r HDD/ DVD/Ca rd will appear . Shaded items wil l also appear in Quick Menu d isplay mode (see page 5 1). Refer to pages indic ated for det ails of settin gs. ● When using HDD/D[...]

English 82 ● When using D VD-R W (VF-mode)/D V D-R/+R W ● When using c ard Scene Selec t ( p. 93) St ar t → Curren t (p. 93) Detail (p. 94) Current → End (p. 93) All (p. 93) Progra m Select (p . 9 5) DVD Setti ng Finalize D VD (p. 108) Pla y (p. 96) Unfinalize D VD* 7 ( p. 109) Fo r m a t DV D * 7 ( p. 105) Capacity (p. 106) Go T o T op (p.[...]

English 83 Dubbing on DVD Y ou can dub the images r ecorded on the HDD to a DVD. DUBBING ALL SCENES REC ORDED ON HDD (DUBBING ALL) Y ou can dub all scenes r ecord ed on the HDD to a disc from the beginning in sequence. If the sc enes cannot be i ncluded on one disc, count the capacity size of sc enes, and dub the scenes that can be stored on the di[...]

English 84 SELECTING SCENES RECORDED ON HD D AND DUBBING THEM (SCENE SELECT DUBBING) Y ou can select desired s cenes r ecor ded on HDD and dub only those scenes on discs. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button, and then the MEN U but ton . 2 Choose “Scene”, “Dubbing”, “Select” , and then pr ess the A button. “Please in sert DVD .” wil[...]

English 85 ● List of dubbing possible/impossible ● : Dubbing possible; —: Du bbing i mpossible * Y ou can not spe cify the co mbinat ion of “ VIDEO M ode: ST D” and “16:9 On” . Scene 1<3 DELETING SCENES (EDIT – DELE TE) Y ou may want t o delete unwanted scenes. Scenes on DVD-R W (VF-mode)/DVD-R ca nnot be deleted , and menu item [...]

English 86 ● Editing using submenu Press the MENU button befor e pressing the A button in step 5 (s ee page 85): The s ubmenu will appear . Pressing the C butto n will r estor e the scr een in step 5. * 1 The menu item to be displayed will vary depending on the setting. Note : Although the su bmenu scree n will appe ar for each sett ing, som e me[...]

English 87 1< COMBINING M UL TIPLE S CENES (EDIT – COMB INE) If you have recor ded numerous shor t scenes, c ombining them will be f acilitated by the use of Di sc Navi gat ion. Be sure to select consecut ive multiple scenes. When using a DVD-RAM, combining scenes is possi ble on ly whe n “Cate gory: A ll” is spe cifie d (p. 1 10). St ills[...]

English 88 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 effe cts: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Place the c ursor on the scene t o which fade is to be added. 3 Pres s the MENU button . 4 Choose, “Sc ene”, “Effect” , “Fade” an [...]

English 89 1< PLA YING B ACK BY SKIPPI NG SCENES (E FFECT – SKIP) Y ou can specify “Skip” for scenes you do not want to play back: Th e selected scenes will be skipped. 1 Pres s the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Place the cur sor on the sce ne to which skip i s to be s et. Multiple s cenes can be selecte d for skippin g (p. 79). 3 Pres s the[...]

English 90 1< CHANGING IMA GES FOR THUMBNAILS (EFFECT – THUM BNAIL) Normally , the f irst image of the reco rded s cene is displ ayed as a thumbnail : Y ou can choose another image of the scene for thumb nail. If yo u set a viv id image to thumbn ail, you can know what you reco rded fr o m a glance a t the Disc Navi gation scr een. 1 Press the[...]

English 91 13 COPYING STILLS ON DVD-RAM T O CARD (COPY) 1 Set the power switch to “DVD“. 2 Pres s the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Place the cur sor on the sce ne to be copi ed. 4 Pres s the MENU button. 5 Choose “Cop y” on the “Scene” m enu screen, and then press the A butto n. 6 The “Copy to c ard” screen wi ll appear: If you are s[...]

English 92 3 LOCKING SCENES ON CARD (LOCK) Y o u can lo ck ea ch phot o recorded on card s o tha t it will n ot be d elete d or edit ed by mista ke. 1 Set the po wer switch to “SD”. 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Place the c ursor on the scene t o be locked. Y ou can also select m ultip le scene s (p. 79). 4 Pres s the MENU button . 5 [...]

English 93 1<>2/3 SELECTI NG SCENES U SING MENU SCREEN (SELECT) Y ou can use this “Sele ct” function to select consecuti ve scenes at one time. This functio n is useful when ther e are n umerous scene s. 1 Pres s the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Point the cur sor at the fi rst or last scen e to be selected: W hen selecting a ll scenes, si [...]

English 94 1<>2/3 DISPLA YING INFORM A TION USING MENU SCREE N (DET AIL) Y o u c an d isp l ay va r io u s in f o rm at io n fo r a sc en e : t he rec o rdi ng m od e , rec ord in g da te / ti me a nd length, s pecial ef fects and movie qualit y mode. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Place the c ursor on the scene who se inform ation y[...]

English 95 Pr ogram WHA T IS “PROGRAM”? Program r efers to an assembly of scenes r ecorded on the same da te regar dless of whether they ar e movie or st ill. 1<>2/ SWITCHING TO THUMBNAIL DISPLA Y OF SPECIFIC DA TE (SELECT) Since the sc enes reco rded on th is DVD video ca mera/recor der are colle cted as “pr ograms” for eac h recordi[...]

English 96 1<>2/ PLA YING BA CK PROGRAM (PLA Y) Y ou can play back o nly the selec ted pr ogram. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pres s the MENU button . 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Pl ay” on the “Progra m” menu screen, and then press the A button. 4 Select the progr am to be played back, and then pr ess the[...]

English 97 Note : • If you wish to d elete th e letter for title, pre ss the C button once: The inpu t letter will be deleted. Ho lding down the C button will delete all letters in the TITLE col umn . • Y ou can a lso u se the DEL ETE butto n on re mote cont rol to d elete any in put lette rs. • Pressin g the PHOT O/S ELECT button on the titl[...]

English 98 1< Play List WHA T IS “PLA Y LIST”? Y o u can crea te a p lay list on thi s DV D vi deo came ra/ reco rder by ga theri ng y ou r fav orit es f rom the reco rded scenes . Since the play list is n ot created by copying data, you will consume little of the HDD/DVD capacity by making a pl ay list. On the other ha nd, delet ing scenes [...]

English 99 1< SWITCHI NG T O DISPLA Y OF EA CH PLA Y LIST (SELE CT) Select the desired one of m ultiple play lists: The Disc Navi gation screen of the selec ted play list will appear . 1 Pres s the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pres s the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Sel ect” on the “P layList” menu screen , [...]

English 100 1< ADDING SCENES TO PLA Y LIST (EDITING P LA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pres s the MENU button . 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “E dit” on the “PlayList” m enu sc reen, and then pr ess the A button. 4 Use the “Edit Playlist” scr een to select t he play list to whi ch you wish to add s c[...]

English 101 1< DELETING SCENES FRO M PLA Y LIST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Pres s the DISC NA VIGA TION button, and then pr ess the MENU but ton. 2 Display the edit ing screen of the play list t o be edited. Perform st eps 3 – 4 on page 1 00. 3 Move the cur sor to the play lis t in lowe r row , and place the cursor on s cene to be deleted . Y o u [...]

English 102 1< DELETING SCENES USING SUBME NU FOR EDITING (EDITING PLA Y LIST) Y ou can delete scenes from pl ay list on the editing scr een. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button, and then pr ess the MENU button. 2 Display the editing scr een of the play list to be edited . Per form st eps 3 – 4 on page 1 00. 3 Move the cursor to th e play lis[...]

English 103 1< ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (MO VE) 1 Pres s the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pres s the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Sel ect” on the “P layList” menu screen , and then pr ess the A bu tton . Select th e play list to be e dited, an d then press the A button. 4 Place the cur sor on the sce ne to [...]

English 104 1< CHANGING TITLE OF PLA Y LIST (TITLE) The play li sts have ser ial numbers in the order you have cr eated them , along with the crea ted dates/ times: Y ou can change this title at any time. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pres s the MENU button . 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Title” on the “ PlayL is[...]

English 105 1<>2/3 Go T o F rom the Disc N avi gation screen, you can jump to the first scene or last scene, and playbac k will star t from that point. MO VING TO BEGINNING (END) OF HDD/D VD/CA RD 1 Pres s the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pres s the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choo se “T o p” or “End ” on the ?[...]

English 106 1< PR O TECTION Y ou can p ro tect th e HDD and a DVD-RAM/ DVD-R W (VR-mo de) in ord er to pr event reco rde d images fr om being erased or edited by mistake. Further recor ding will no t be possible on protecte d disc un til th e prote cti on i s releas ed. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pres s the MENU button . 3 Use the f[...]

English 107 1< UPD A TING CONTROL INFORMA TION OF HDD/D VD-RAM/D VD-R W (VR- MODE ) (U PD A TE CONT RO L IN FO .) Disc N aviga tion in this DVD video c amera/ recorder handles info rmatio n on sce nes, su ch as thumb nail, skip, fad e, in a pa rticul ar mann er . If you u se a nother devic e to e dit a disc rec orded on this DVD video c amera/re[...]

English 108 <>2/ FINALIZING D VD-RW /D VD-R/+RW (FINALIZE D VD) If you want to play back a DVD-R W/DVD-R reco rded/dub bed on t his DVD vi deo came ra/ recorder, usin g a device conform ing to 8 cm DVD d isc – such as a DV D recorder/pla yer , etc. – you must finalize the dis c on this DVD video camera /recorder . If you wish to display t[...]

English 109 >/ ADDITIONALL Y RECORDING ON FINALIZED D VD-R W (VF-MODE)/+RW (UNFINALIZE D VD) Y ou can unfi nalize the DVD-RW (VF-mod e)/+RW finalize d on this DVD video cam era/recorder so that addit ional r ecording can be done on i t. 1 Pres s the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pres s the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose[...]

English 110 Others 1 DISPLA YING M O VIES OR STILLS INDE PENDENTL Y (CA TEGOR Y) If you in sert a DVD-RAM tha t incl udes pho tos r ecor ded on a DVD video came ra/r ecord er othe r than DZ-HS30 3A/HS300A, the scenes on the disc will be di splayed in the o rder o f reco rding, regar dless of whether they ar e movies or stills. Scenes r ecor ded on [...]

English 111 1<>2/ PLA YING B A CK WIDE-MODE IMA GES ON 4:3 DISP LA Y TV (TV TYPE) If you connect the DVD video camera/rec order with a disc recor ded in wide mode to a TV with 4:3 display on ly and pla y it back, vert ically lon g images will appear . Y o u can specify “T V type: 4:3” to display 4:3 im ages on t he TV . 1 Pres s the DISC [...]

English 112 1<>2/3 Vi ewing on TV Scr een Connecting to a TV CONNECTING T O A TV Use the pr ovided A V/S input/output cable t o connect th e DVD video c amera/reco rder to a TV as follo ws: Note : • Using S-VIDEO will deliver clearer pla yback status. • Before connectin g, make sure th at the volume on TV is tur ned down: Forgetting this [...]

English 113 1<>2/3 VIEWIN G ON TV SCREEN 1 T urn the TV o n and set the input selec tor to “VCR” w hichev er appli cable V id eo input . Refer to th e TV inst ruct ion manu al fo r how t o switch the TV input . 2 T urn the DVD vide o came ra/recorder on . The image that the DVD video camer a/ recor der is seeing will appear on the TV scre[...]

English 114 1<>2/ Playback on DVD Recor der/Player PLA YING BA CK DVD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-MODE) Y ou can use a D VD record er or D V D pla yer that conforms to D VD-RA M/D VD-RW (VR-mode) to play back 8 cm D V D-RAM/D VD -RW (VR-m ode) recorded on this D VD video camera/recorder . 1 Insert the disc int o the DVD recor der/player and play it back.[...]

English 115 1<>2/3 Recor ding (Dubb ing) Images RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES FROM O THE R VIDEO DEVICE (for DZ- HS303A on ly) Y ou can record (dub ) images from other vi deo dev i ces to disc or car d in this DVD vi deo camera/ rec ord e r . Use the A V /S i nput/output c able (pr ovided) to connect the DVD video camera/rec order t o the other[...]

English 116 1 Set the i nput source on the DV D vi deo cam era / rec ord er t o “L I N E ( L IN)”. Switch the input refe rring to “Input Source” on (p. 67). Choo se “S LI NE” to in put S- VIDEO signal . 2 T urn on th e co nn ecte d d ev ice , an d s tar t playback. The pictur e will a ppear on the LCD sc reen or viewfind er of this DVD [...]

English 117 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES ON OTHE R VIDEO DEVIC ES Y ou can record (du b) images p layed b ack on this D VD vid eo camer a/recorder , on other vid eo devices. Use the A V /S input/o utput cable ( pro vided) to connect the D VD video camer a/recor der to another vide o de vice as show n i n th e foll owin g figu re: 1 Pres s the DISC N[...]

English 118 1<>2/3 Connecting to PC Software Provide d Y o u can utilize on PC th e videos an d photos r ecorded on this DVD video camer a/recorder , usin g the PC connecti on cable a nd softwar e CD-ROM pr ovided, or gen erally av ailable sof tware. The provided CD -ROM c ontains the fo llow ing soft ware for W i ndows and M acinto sh: Windo[...]

English 119 Requir ements o f availabl e PC [When using Windo ws] • OS: W indow s ® 2000 P rofessiona l SP3 or high er , XP H ome Ed ition/XP Profess ional * The provided s oftware cannot be us ed on W indows ® 98 or W indow s ® Me. • Computer : IBM PC/A T compat ible • CPU: Intel ® Pen tium ® III 800 MHz or higher (Pentiu m ® 4, 1.7 GH[...]

English 120 Installing Sof twar e [Wh en us in g Wi ndow s] 1 Tu r n t h e P C o n . If you ha ve been using the PC, te rminate all running soft ware programs . 2 Insert t he provided CD- ROM into the CD- ROM drive of PC. The inst aller w ill au tomat ical ly start, and the “Choose Setup La nguage” screen w ill automatic ally appear . If the ?[...]

English 121 7 Choosin g video system: The screen for setting the video system will app ear , and t hen cl ick “Next ”. 8 Execut ing installa tion: The setups fo r instal lation are now comple te. Click “Install ” to execu te instal lati on. Important info rmation for customers w ho use Easy CD Creator 5 made by Roxio Corporation: If ImageMi[...]

English 122 [When using Macintosh] 1 T urn the Macintosh on, and insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM d rive of Macint osh. 2 Double -click t he DVDCA M3 HS icon displa yed on des ktop. 3 Double -click the icon of “Imag eMixe r for DVDCAM.pkg” displayed on screen. The inst aller w ill sta rt: Clic k “Cont inue”. 4 Checking lic ense ag[...]

English 123 Connecti ng to PC via PC Conn ection Cable Use the pr ovided PC con nection cable to connect t he DVD video ca mera/recor der to PC as shown below . Note : • The P C conne ction cable d oes not supply p ower to the DVD video cam era/rec order : Us e the AC adapter/c harger to power the D VD vide o camera/re corder. • Before conn ect[...]

English 124 When connect ing the DVD vi deo camera/r ecor der to PC, the DVD video c amera/re corder wi ll be reco gnized as a dri ve. The drive will appear on s creen as follows: [Wh en us in g Wi ndow s] If the DVD video camer a/recor der is c onnected t o PC with i ts power switc h set to “ HDD” or “DVD ”, it will be recogn ized as an op[...]

English 125 ● When remo ving disc [When using Window s] Use Windows Explorer or My Comp uter to ch oose th e driv e icon of DV D vide o came ra/recorder . → Right-cl ick the mouse. → Cho ose “E ject ”. → The cove r of di sc ins ertion b lock on DVD vid eo cam era/reco rder will ope n. Insert a nother disc and close th e cover: The disc [...]

English 126 BEFORE TERMINA TING PC CONNE CTION (UNPLUGGING PC CONNECTION CABLE)/CHANGING O VER PO WER SWITCH [Whe n us in g Wi ndows ] 1 Befor e unplugging the PC connection ca ble fro m PC, terminate the application an d then click the “Hardware Remo val” ic on on ta sk tray at th e bo tto m ri gh t of W i ndo ws scree n. 2 Choose “USB m ass[...]

English 127 Using Softwar e See page 132 when using Macintosh. [When using Windo ws] USING IMAG EMIXER 3 ImageMixer 3 allows you to ca pture the i mages recor ded on the DVD video ca mera/recor der int o PC, edit the v ideo file, and c reate a DVD -V ideo or DVD-VR using the video file. The following s hows the basi c operation of ImageMixer 3. Ref[...]

English 128 5 The screen fo r choo sing the devi ce to be impor ted will ap pea r: Cho ose “Hit achi DVDC AM (HDD)” wh en the pow er swit ch is set to “HDD ”, “Hitachi D VDCAM ” when it is set to “DVD ”, and the n click “Imp ort”. If you wis h to change the i mport device, and continue import, unplug the PC connection cable fr o[...]

English 129 CREA TING DV D-VIDEO USING IMA GES RECORDED ON HDD/DISC Y ou can use the images r ecorded on t he DVD video ca mera/recor der to crea te a disc that can be viewed on DVD r ecorder s/players. * A DVD -RW/DVD-R/+RW recorded on th is DVD vi deo cam era/recorder must be finalize d on this DVD video camera /rec order ( see page 10 8). If the[...]

English 130 5 On the “Imp orting Device” screen , choose “Hitachi DVD CAM (HDD)” wh en the powe r switch is se t to “HD D”; and “Hitach i DVDCAM” when t he power switch is set to “DVD” . If you wis h to change the i mport device, and continue import, unplug the PC connection cable fr om the PC, and th en change over the power sw[...]

English 131 7 Click “Au thoring” and create a DVD-Video menu. Clicking “ Authoring” will display the editin g screen of DVD-Video menu. The vid eo file prev iously imported into PC will appea r in “Sour ce”. Ch oose the des ired video file, and click “Add title s”: The video f ile will be registered. When u sing a video fi le im por[...]

English 132 [When using Macintosh] USING PIXE VRF BRO WSE R EX AND IMA GEMIXER VCD/D V D2 Pixe VRF Br owser EX a llows you to imp ort t he i mages on DVD-R AM/DVD- R W/DVD -R re cor ded on the DVD video cam era/recorder into PC as a n MPEG file. Im ageM ixer VCD/ DVD2 allows you to use the images imported by Pixe VRF Br owser EX to cr eate a DVD-V [...]

English 133 3 Select the video fi le to be i mported and s ave it. The scenes rec orded on HDD, disc will appear . Select the scene t o be imported i nto Macintos h and clic k “Save”: The sav e setting screen will appear . Clicking “Save” after sett ing the save destin ation, etc. will start im port int o Macintos h. If you wish to import t[...]

English 134 6 Creating a DVD-Video menu: Then edit the DVD-V ideo menu: Y ou can set up the menu styl e, change the thumbnail t o be di splayed, and add a menu BGM. After editi ng the menu s cr een, click “Next”. 7 Checking pla yback: The playback chec k screen will appea r so that you can conf irm the DVD images to be created. After p layback [...]

English 135 Vie wing Images r ecor ded on Disc usin g PC ● Pla ying back D VD-R W (VF-mode)/D VD-R/+R W Y ou can use the DVD playback software on your PC/Macintosh t o play back a DVD-RW ( VF- mo d e) / DV D -R /+ RW re co rd ed a nd fi n al iz e d on thi s DVD video camera /reco rder . 1. Load the DVD -RW (VF-mode )/DVD- R/+RW to be play ed back[...]

English 136 Uninstalling Softwar e [Wh en us in g Wi ndow s] Use “Co ntrol Panel” to open “Ad d or Rem ove Appl ication s”, cho ose the appl icatio n to be uninstal led from the di splayed list of applic ations, an d then clic k the “Chan ge/Re move” b utton. Note : • After uninstalling sof tware, be sure to restar t t he PC. • Admi[...]

English 137 Cautions when con necting DVD vid eo camera/ re co rd er t o P C Use the A C adapter/charger to po wer the DVD vi deo camera/recorder when connecting it to PC: The DVD video camera/r ecord er can also us e a batter y , but if the DVD video camera /recor der cuts of f during data transfer , important r ecordi ngs will be l ost: If data i[...]

English 138 Subsidiar y Infor mation Intr oduction t o Optional Accessori es CAMERA A C CESSORIES V i deo flas h (D Z-FLH3)* 1 (p. 5 9) W ide con versi on l ens ( DZ-WL 1)* 2 (p. 54) T ele-con versio n l ens (DZ- TL1)* 2 (p. 54) Step-up ring (D Z-SR3437 for DZ-HS300A ) (p. 54) PO WER S UPPL Y Battery (DZ-BP7 SW)* Battery (DZ-BP1 4SW) • When using[...]

English 139 T r ouble Messages A message may appear while you are operating the D VD video c amera/recorder . If a message appears, ref er to the f ollowing table and t ake appropriate corrective action. Messages ar e arranged in alphabetical order. Message Cause & T roubleshooting Reference page (1) Data error in a part of image file . Repair [...]

English 140 Cannot combine scene of multiple pr ogr ams. Create PlayLi st firs t, and then c ombine scenes. Scenes in di ff erent prog rams (dif fer ent recording dat es) cannot be combined. Cr eate a Pla ylist first , and then combin e such scenes on th e playlis t. 87 Cannot combine . Deselect PHOT O scenes. Select onl y movies and combine them. [...]

English 141 Card err or ha s occurred. • The car d terminals ma y be dir ty: Wipe off dir t, and try the card again, or use an other card . • Data other tha n still image may be include d: Use another card. 27 Card err or ha s occurred. Forma t the c ard now ? W as the ca rd fo r matted on PC? W as formatt ing inter rupted midw ay ? When using [...]

English 142 D VD erro r has occurred. Forma tting is no t complete. The disc ma y be dirty . Remov e the disc and wipe off fingerprints , dust, et c. bef ore reusing it, or use another dis c. This message ma y also appe ar if you insert a disc f or which formatt ing was int errupted midwa y . In this ca se, use an other disc. 11, 105 D VD erro r ha[...]

English 143 D VD-R*, Input Source cannot be change d. Once a D VD-R W (VF-mode)/D VD-R has been recorded in th e 16:9 mode , the input s ource will not be changea ble . * “D VD-RW (VF)” will appear when using a D VD-RW (VF-mode). 66 D VD-R*, Video mode and 16:9 mode cannot be cha nged. With D VD-R W (VF-mode)/ D VD-R, the movi e quality mode an[...]

English 144 HDD error has occur red.Restart. HDD error probab ly occurred du ring editing of video f ile. T urn off this D VD video came ra/rec order , and then connec t the AC adapter /char ger to the DVD video ca mera/ recor der to p ower it again: The vid eo file will be repaired . 28 NO D VD This message ma y appear when t he D VD video camera/[...]

English 145 *1 • This messag e may also appear whe n dirt adhe res to disc. If this messag e appears w hen a r ecorded disc is recognized immed iately after it is ins erted, do not repair the disc; r emove it and then use the provided disc cleaning cloth to clean off th e dirt befor e using it. • This message may also appear when condensa tion [...]

English 146 T r oubleshooting Check to see the following bef ore asking for a repair . If the suggested solution st ill cannot restore t he D VD video camera/recorder to normal, do not attempt t o repair it yourself , b ut consult your dealer . P ower supplies Symptom Cause an d Correction Reference page Batte r y cannot be charged . Is the ambie n[...]

English 147 During recor ding P ower can not be turned off . Deta ch the ba tter y or A C adapter/cha rger onc e, and then pre ss the RESE T bu tton of D VD video came ra/recor der: Reattach a p ower suppl y to D VD video c amera/r ecorder b efor e turning it on ag ain. 28, 30 , 153 Ev en if the D VD video cam era/ rec ord er is off, opening the co[...]

English 148 During pla ybac k An error messa ge for repai r appears . P erform repair following t he i nstruc tions on screen . Repair i s pos sible when t he D VD vid eo camera/ recorder is powered by the AC adapter/charger. If you are using the HDD and have detecte d an error in par t of video f ile, a batter y can also be used for repair (ex cep[...]

English 149 When the D VD video camera/re corder is connec ted to PC Photos on card cannot be p lay ed back . This D VD video camer a/recor der can pla y back image dat a record ed on SD mem or y car d in othe r di gital cam eras c onformi ng to the DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) standard. The range of image data normally pla yable on thi[...]

English 150 T rans fe r of images stops . Conn ect the DVD video came ra/recor der t o another USB term inal of PC. If your PC is a desktop type , it is recommen ded that y ou use USB terminal on the ba ck of PC . If you are us ing USB2.0 extended ca rd, it is a lso reco mmende d that you i nstall th e newest ver sion driver pro v ided by eac h USB[...]

English 151 Misce llaneous Symptom Cause and Correction Re ference page No D VD video camera/ recorder operat ion. Is a full y charged batt ery attached? Is the D VD video camera/re corder po wered f rom AC out let? 28, 29 P ower does not come on, or no oper ation occu rs by pres sing but t o n. Execute system reset (press the RESET button ). 153 H[...]

English 152 Disc co ver cann ot be clos ed. Is disc corr ectly inserted? Wa s disc inserted from wrong direc tion? Remov e the disc and then r einsert it. 40 Connect a fully charged batte r y or A C adapter /charger , and the n turn the D VD video camer a/recorder on . 28, 30 Operat ing sound is heard cyclically . This sound is hear d because the d[...]

English 153 System Reset If the D VD vi deo camera/r ecor der doe s not oper ate nor ma lly , per form “Sy stem Reset ”: Th e D VD vid eo camera /record er ma y recov er to normal. “S ystem Reset” will reset all setting s to f a ctory def a ults . The d ate and tim e will also be rese t: Set th e date a nd tim e again bef ore us ing the D V[...]

English 154 *1 “100x” w ill appe ar on DZ-H S300A. *2 No t disp laye d on DZ -HS3 00A. • Some item s will not appear depen ding on the disc or c ard inserted. Major Speci fications Initial Setup Beep On p . 36 Pow e r S av e O f f p. 3 6 Record L ED On p. 37 Language Engli s h p . 36 Demo Mode A u to p . 37 CCD DZ-HS303 A: 1/3-inch in terlace[...]

English 155 Recording mo de Mo vie (with sound) Still ( with SD memory card) Maximum recordab le time HDD Appro x. 110 minutes (XTRA) Appro x. 180 minutes (FINE) Appro x. 360 minutes (STD) D VD-RAM/D VD-RW/ D VD-R/+RW (per side) Appro x. 18 minutes (XTRA) Appro x. 30 minutes (FINE) Appro x. 60 minutes (STD) Maximum number of recordab le stills SD m[...]

English 156 ST ORA GE CAP A CITY OF HDD/D VD/CARD Recordab le Time On HDD Reco rdable Time On Disc Mo v ie rec o rda b le ti me o n o ne di sc ( on si ng l e s id e) (w h e n re co rd in g o n ly mo v ie s ) Note : • If you record in XTRA mode at high temperatures, the DVD video camera/recorder will heat up an d the maximum transfer rate will be [...]

English 157 RECORD ABLE STILLS (PHOT OS ) ON CARD For DZ-HS303A For DZ-HS300A With ex ternal input (DZ-HS3 03A) (The numbers of recor dable stil ls above ar e only for refere nce) Size And Quali ty Of Phot os The f ollowin g ta ble sho ws the file size and qua lity of one still (JP EG) reco rded on ca rd: The quality mode can be chosen when r ecord[...]

English 158 T o Order in the United States BY PHONE T o Order in the Canada T O ORDER ACCESSORIES (Canada only) BY P HON E POUR COMMA NDER DES ACCESSOIRES (Canada seulement) P AR TÉLÉPHONE DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY with FCC Rules f or Electromagnetic Compatibility This de v ice complies with part 15 of FCC Rules . Operation is subject to the f o[...]

English 159 Index Numerics 16:9 . ...... ..... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ..... ...... .... 65 8 cm bar e disc .......... .... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... .... 26 A AC adapter/char ger ....... ....... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... 28 ACCESS/ PC indicator ... ....... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... 43 Add (edit) ... ..[...]

English 160 Linear PCM ........ ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ..... ...... .. 155 Lock ..... ....... ...... ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ....... ...... .... 92 LOCK switch ... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... ....... ...... .. 43 Low Light (Program A E) ........ ...... ...... ....... .... ...... 61 M Manual Focus ....... ...... .[...]

English 161 Be sur e to r ead the fo llowing befor e opening the package o f CD-ROM This Agreement will take effect at the moment you open the package of the storage device (CD-ROM) prov ided with this pr oduct, if you agr ee to the terms h erein. If you do not accept the terms of this Agreement, immediately r eturn the unopened package of storage [...]

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[...]

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VIDEO PRODUCT YOUR WARRANTY PRODUIT VIDÉO VOTRE GARANTIE HITACHI CANADA LTD DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION 1-2495 Meadowpine Blvd., Mississauga, Ontario L5N 6C3 CANADA IMPORTANT NOTICE: This warranty will not apply to product purchased outside of Canada OR sold by any organization other than HITACHI CANADA LTD A VIS IMPOR T ANT : Notre garantie ne couvre [...]

IMPORT ANT REGISTER Y OUR PRODUCT ON-LINE A T : WWW .HIT ACHI.CA IMPORT ANT ENREGISTREZ V O TRE PRODUIT EN-LIGNE À: WWW . HIT ACHI.CA “In order to allow Hitachi to better serve our customers’ needs, please complete this card and return it to Hitachi Canada Ltd. Completion of this card is not required in order to validate your Hitachi limited w[...]

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 AR TMENT HIT A CHI CANAD A L TD . 1-2495 MEADOWPINE Blvd., MISSISSA UGA ON L5N 6C3[...]

HITACHI AMERICA, LTD. HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION 900 Hitachi Way Chula Vista, CA 91914-3556 Service Hotline: 1-800-HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) http://www.hitachi.ca HITACHI CANADA LTD. DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION 1-2495 Meadowpine Blvd. Mississauga, Ontario L5N 6C3 CANADA Service Direct: 1-800-HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) This manual was printed with soy based [...]