Hitachi DZMV580A manual

English DZ-MV 550A DZ-MV 580A HITACHI AMERICA, LTD. HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION 900 Hitachi Way Chula Vista, CA 91914-3556 Service Hotline: 1-800-HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) HIT ACHI CANADA L TD . DIGIT AL MEDIA DIVISION 2495 Meadowpine Blvd. Missis sauga , Ont ar io L 5N 6C3 CANADA Service Direct: 1-800-HITACHI (1-800-44 8-2244) QR35303 ©Hitachi, Ltd.[...]

English 2 Impor tant Information For Y our Safety The power s witch turns the D VD video camera/recorder on and off , leaving the date/ti me feat ure una ffe cted. If the camera/recorder is to be left unattended f or a lo ng period of time , turn it off . The D VD video camera/recorder and A C adapter/ charger hav e the follo wing caution mar ks. C[...]

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English 4 IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARDS In addition to th e careful attention de v oted to quality standa rds in the manuf acture of y our video product, safety is a major fact or in the design of ev ery instrument. But, safety is y our responsibility too . This page lists important information that will help to assure your enjo y ment and proper use of [...]

English 5 11 An appliance and cart combination should be mov ed with care . Quic k stops, e xcessive f orce, and unev en surfaces may cause the applianc e and cart combination to ov erturn. 12 Pow e r L i n e s — An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of ov erhead powe r lines or other electric ligh t or pow er circuits, [...]

English 6 Cautions When Using Handle the liquid crystal display (LCD) with care: • The LCD is a very delicate display devi ce: Do not press its surface with for ce, h it it or prick it with a sharp object. • If you push the LCD s urface, unevenness in display may occur . If unevenness does not disappear soon , turn the DVD video came ra/reco rd[...]

English 7 Heat on surface of product: • The surface of the DVD vi deo camera/recor der will be s lightly warm, but this does not indicate a fault. Screen on connected TV : • Never leave th e disc navigation scr een, still image or came ra image displayed on your TV to which the DVD video camera/recorder is connected: Doing so could result in di[...]

English 8 Be careful of moisture c ondensation: • When you move the DVD video camera/r ecorder between places where the dif f erence in temperatures is gr eat - such as entering a lodge from a ski slope or going out of a cooled roo m or vehicle - condensation (vapor in air warmed or cooled to water droplets) could occur on the lens and/or inside [...]

English 9 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 vehicle or trunk can become very high in a hot season. If you l eave the DVD video camera/r ecorder in such a place, it coul d malfunction or th e case could be da[...]

English 10 Read This First T o guide y ou, we'v e included follo wing six chapters. • The section on “Setups” explains how to set up the DVD video camera/r ecorder , battery , and set the date/tim e. • The sectio n on “Basi c T echniqu es” expla ins the basic operation of this DVD video camera / recor der - recor ding of movies, st[...]

English 11 Intr oduction ● Y ou can star t re cording immediately after stopping playbac k (P .49, 58) Unlike tape devices, you do not need to search fo r the r ecor ding start posi tion or l ocate the beginning of blank po rtion. Y ou can stop playback and immediately start r e cor ding: New r ecor ding will not overwrite any previously r ecor d[...]

English 12 ● Y ou c a n ea s i l y e d it s c en e s, w h i c h is quite difficult with tape (P .86) Using this DVD video camera/r ecorder , you can collect scenes of your child, for example, on play list of Disc Navigation function and cr eate an original movie: Th en simply play back the play list and dub it on VCR. It is also easy to make any [...]

English 13 T a ble of Contents Important Information ........................................ 2 For Your Safety ................................................. 2 Precautions ....................................................... 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ...........................4 Cautions When Using ....... ................................. 6 Ca[...]

English 14 FLOW OF QUICK M OD E (WITH CARD): ...... ... .. 70 Manually Focusing Subject .............................. 71 FOCUSING DURING RECORDI NG ......... .......... 71 Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded (Exposure) ..................................................... 73 Using Full Auto Function.................................. 74 Se[...]

English 15 ADDING SCENES TO PL AY LIST (EDITING P LAY LIST) ............ ............. .......... . 128 DELETING SCENES FROM PLAY LIST (EDITING P LAY LIST) ............ ............. .......... . 129 ADDING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING (E DITING PLAY L IST) .............. ...... 129 DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING (E DITING PLAY L IST[...]

English 16 Checking Pr ovid ed Accessories Make sure that y ou hav e all the follo wing accessories in package: Battery ( model DZ-B P14S): P or table power supply for this D VD video camera/recorder. Charge it before use. A C adapter/c harger (model D Z-AC S1): Used to po wer the D VD video camer a/ recorder fro m AC outl et, or charge ba ttery . [...]

English 17 Names of Par ts 1 Infrared receiver (P . 34) When the remo te control is used to opera te the DVD video camera/recor der , this receiver will receive the infra r ed signal. 2 Lens cap string attachment hole (P . 32) 3 Recording indicator (P . 103 ) The red in dicator will light duri ng recor ding. 4 Stereo microphone (P . 76) 5 Optical 1[...]

English 18 14 Viewfinder (P . 34) 15 Diopter control (P . 34) T o adjust the fo cus of im age appe ar i ng in the viewfinder . (Pull out the viewfinder .) 16 ACCESS/PC indicator (P . 8, 49, 50) W ill blink or light when the di sc in DVD video camera/recor der is accessed (write or r ead is executed) or the DVD video camera/recor der is connected to[...]

English 19 27 FULL AUT O button (P . 74) T o switch the DVD video camera/recor der to full automatic. 28 FOCUS button (P . 71) T o switch between manual focus and auto - focus. 29 EXPOSURE button (P . 73) Press this button to adjust the exposur e. 30 BLC (backlight comp ensation) button (P . 51) Press this button when subject is being lighted from [...]

English 20 40 REC button (P . 49, 50) 41 DIGIT AL ZOOM button ( P . 56) 42 Reverse skip button (P . 60) 43 Reverse search b utton (P . 59) 44 DISC NA VIGA T ION button (P . 105) 45 MENU button (P . 37, 90, 112) 46 ZOOM T button (P . 56) 47 ZOOM W button (P . 56) 48 Forward search b utton (P . 59) 49 Play/pause button (P . 58) 50 Forward skip button[...]

English 21 12 T ry to Record and Pl ay Back using Disc (Video and Photo) Y ou can record both videos an d photos on D VD-R AM disc; only videos on D VD-R disc. Bef ore Y ou Begin • It is recommended that you use a D VD-RAM disc for trial recording, since you can delete the recorded contents (P . 25). 1 Connect a power supply (P . 43). 4 1 3 2 P o[...]

English 22 3 Sta rt re cord ing (P . 49) . 1 Open the LCD monitor (P . 35). 2 While holding the gr ay switch at the cente r of power switch, set the switch to “ O VIDEO” or “ N PHOT O”. (“ O VIDEO” only for DVD-R disc) 3 Press the REC button. Recording will start. Pressin g the REC button again will stop reco rding ( O VIDEO). Pressin g[...]

English 23 3 T ry to Record and Play Back using Car d (Photo) Only photos can be recorded on card. 1 Connect a power supply (P . 43). 4 1 3 2 P ower cab le AC ad apter/charger DC power cord 2 Insert a car d (P . 47). 1 Open the cover of card inser tio n block with power turned of f. 2 Put in a car d. 3 Insert the card all the way until it locks, an[...]

English 24 3 Sta rt re cord ing (P . 50) . 1 Open the LCD monitor (P . 35). 2 While holding the gr ay switch at the cente r of power switch, set the switch to “ P PHOT O”. 3 Press the REC button. Pressin g REC once will recor d one photo. Note : See Check 2 on P . 163 if recording is not possib le with “ N PHO T O”. 4 V iew the playback of [...]

English 25 Discs and Cards The follo wing table lists the stor age media (discs and cards) that can be used on this D VD video camera/ recorder and the functions which are availab le with them: ∴ : Functions av ailab l e ; ×: Not av ailable *1: Can be play ed back on D VD play ers with the mark. *2: Must be finaliz ed (see “T erminology”, P [...]

English 26 INFORMATION 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 r ecording on DVD-R disc, this DVD video camera/r ecor der writes contro l data to the disc in ord er to automatically make adj u stments when it is inserted and ejecte d accompanying re c o rd i n g . I f t h e d i s [...]

English 27 HANDLING DISCS ● Using discs DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs ar e very delicate recor ding media. Car efully read the following cautions and observe them: • When using disc on this DVD video camera/ rec ord e r , be sure to keep it in Round DVD Holder . • Always use a brand new disc when recor ding important mater ial. • Be sure not to t[...]

English 28 A VAILAB LE CARDS ● Handling ca rd • Do not use car ds othe r than the designated ones. • Be sur e to use a brand new Ca rd w h en re co rd in g v i ta l images. • Do not touch the card terminal or allow it to touch metal. • Do not paste anything other than exclusive labe l on label pasting portion. • Do not subject card to i[...]

English 29 Storage Capacity on Disc or Card RECORDAB LE TIME OF MOVIE (VIDEO) The recor dable time will vary depen ding on the video re cord ing quality: See page 96 fo r the setting of video recor ding quality . Movie recor dable time on one disc (on single side ) (when recor ding only movies) *1: V ariab le bit recording (recording of more than 1[...]

English 30 RECORD ABLE STILLS (PHO T OS) ON CARD The number of recor dable stills will vary depending on the recor din g quality: See page 97 for the setting of r ecording quality . For DZ-MV550A For DZ-MV580A (The numbers of recordab le stills abo ve are only f or refe rence) Note : • Cards used on other de vices can be used on this D VD video c[...]

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

English 32 ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP ATTACHING LENS CAP 1 Attach the sho rter end of lens cap string to the lens cap. 2 Attach the longer end of lens cap string to the attachment hole of DVD v id eo camera/ rec ord e r . 3 Push the both sides of ca p inward and attach it over the lens. Note : • Alwa ys ke ep the lens cap on when not using the D VD[...]

English 33 INSER TING BATTER Y INTO R EMOTE CONTROL Insert the provide d lithium battery into remote contr ol. 1 Slide the cover to r emove it. 2 Insert the lithium battery with the positive R terminal f acing up. 3 Slide the cover to close it. Note : The lif e of lithium battery is appro ximately one year . If the battery is discharged, no operati[...]

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

English 35 VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR 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 . Hook the finger ther e to open the monitor . ● Range where the LCD monitor can be moved The LCD monitor can be opened up to approxi[...]

English 36 CLOSING LCD MONITOR Be fo re cl os i ng th e LC D m o ni t or , be su re to re se t i t at right angles to the DVD video camera/recor der . Replace the LCD monitor on the DVD video camera/recor der with the LCD scree n 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 c[...]

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

English 38 CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF DATE AND TIME Y o u can select one of thr ee date display for mats: month/ day/year , day/month/year or year/month/ day . Associated with the selected date display , the time display format will also change as follows: 1 Press the MENU button. The menu scre en will appea r . 2 Use the joystick to c hoose “Dat[...]

English 39 Setting Up the Battery The DZ-BP14S batter y provided with this D VD vi deo camera/recorder 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 14SW (optional) battery for the D VD video camera/recorder: Using other batteries could cause the D VD vide[...]

English 40 ● Battery char ged status Y ou can find out t he charged status of battery by checking t he CHARGE indicator on AC adapter/charger: Note : See “T roubleshooting” o n page 172 when the CHARG E indicator b links. ● Reference for time require d to charge batt ery (at appro x. 25°C): Approx. 165 minutes The charge time will vary dep[...]

English 41 ● Continuousl y recordab le time with fully c harged battery (with no zoom operation, etc.) See the following table as a r eferenc e for how long the DVD video camera/rec order can continuously be used with a fully char ged ba ttery: For DZ-MV550A For DZ-MV580A *1 The XTRA mode can be set only when a DVD-RAM disc is used. The time is o[...]

English 42 BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR When the battery is used to power the DVD video camera/r ecor der , the battery remaining level appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen as follows: Note : The remaining le v el indicator “ w ” ma y be displa ye d for a n ex t ended period, and “ x ” or “ y ” ma y be displa y ed for a s[...]

English 43 USING D VD VIDEO CAMERA /RECORDER WITH A C ADAPTER/CHAR GER It is re commended that you us e the AC adapter/ch ar ger to power the DVD video camera/recorder fr om household AC outlet when you perfor m settings on it, play back or edit images, or use it indoors. Note : Be sure to use the specified A C adapter/charger (DZ- ACS1 ) to power [...]

English 44 Inserting and Removing Disc INSERTING DIS C 1 Press down the DISC EJECT button once and release it. A few moments after t he ACCESS/PC indicator blinks, the cover of disc inser tion block will open slightly . 2 Gently open the cover by hand until it stops. 3 Insert the disc, in Ro und DVD Holder , into the disc guide until it stops. Note[...]

English 45 Note : • Disc cannot be inserted or removed unle ss a charged battery or AC adapter/c harger is connected to the D VD video camera/recorder . • If a discharged battery is used, the disc cannot be insert ed or remov ed: Connect a ch arged battery or AC adapter/charger t o the D VD video camera/recorder . • See page 82 f or ho w to s[...]

English 46 REMOVING DISC 1 Set the power switch to “POWER OFF” to turn t he DVD video camera/ rec ord e r o ff. 2 Press down the DISC EJECT button onc e an d release it. In a mome nt, the cover o f disc insert io n block will open slightly . 3 Gently open the cover until it stops. When the cover is fully open, the disc will slightly come out fr[...]

English 47 Inser ting and Removing Card 1 T urn the DVD video camera/re corder of f. 2 Open the cover of card insertion block. 3 Inserting Card: Insert card with its terminal inwar d until it locks. Removing Car d: Push the cente r of car d edge. The card will come out so that it can be held by fingers. 4 Close the cove r of card insertion block.[...]

English 48 Basic T echniques This secti on explains about rec ording of movies and still i mages, and als o basic sett ings on DVD video camera/rec order . Basic Handling of DVD V ideo Camera/Recor der T URNING D VD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER ON AND OFF While holding down the gray button at the center of power switch, se t the sw itch according to each [...]

English 49 12 Recor ding Movie 1 T urn the DVD camera/recor der on. Set the power switch to “ O VIDEO” to turn the DVD video camera/recor der on. After the A CCESS/PC indicat or goes out, perform the subse quent operation: 2 Check the subject on the scr een (viewfinder or LCD). If using the viewfinder , pull it out. 3 Press the REC button. The [...]

English 50 13 Record ing Stills Note : Recording of still images is possib le on D VD-RAM disc and card. 1 T urn the DV D camera/recorder on. When using DVD-RAM disc: Set the power switch to “ N PHOTO”. When using card: Set the power switch to “ P P HOTO”. After the ACCESS indicator goes out, perform the subse qu ent opera tion: 2 Check the[...]

English 51 123 Compensating for Backlight 1 Press the BLC button during r ecording. The backlight correction ico n will appea r . Note : • Pressing the BLC b utton will al ternate between backlight settin g between on and off . • The backlight setting wi ll automatically retu rn to “off ” when the D VD video camera/recorder is turned off . [...]

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 dur ing recording. INFORMATION DISPLA Y DURING RECORDING See the next page for details. 10 8:00A M 9/3 0/20 04 3 0 MIN 0:00:00 FIN E REC DISC ACCESS REM LI N FULL AUT O The abov e screen is an exa mple for e xplanation: It is d[...]

English 53 1. Recording mode (P . 49, 50, 98) G :M o v i e N : Still B D C : External input still (f ield) B E C : External input still (f rame) 2. Program AE (only in movie re cording mode) (P .90) No display : Auto b :S p o r t s c :P o r t r a i t d : Spotlight e : Sand & Snow f : Low Light 3. White balance (P .91 ) No display : Auto h :S e [...]

English 54 15. Movie recording qualit y (only when u si ng disc) (P .96) XTRA : Best quality (only when usin g DVD- RAM disc) LPCM : Best audio qu ality (only when using DVD-R disc) FINE : High quality STD : Standard quality Still recor ding quality (only when usi ng ca rd) (P .97) FINE : High quality NORM : Stand ard quality ECO : Number of record[...]

English 55 ● Displa y when recor ding an image of y ourself Wh en re co rd in g w it h th e L CD s cre e n f a cing the same dir ection as the lens, the operating status will appear , and in addition, the battery remainin g level will blink when the battery has almo st no r emaining char ge. The following operating status in dicato r will light o[...]

English 56 123 Zooming If you continue to hold the zoom lever on the “T” control side with Dig. Zoom 40x or 240 x specified, the digital zoom will be a ctivated midway (when optical 18-power is exceeded on DZ-MV550A or optical 10-power is exceeded on DZ-MV580A). Y ou can zoom up to 500-power on DZ-MV550A; up to 240-powe r on DZ- MV5 80 A. 1 Pre[...]

English 57 MACRO RECOR DING Use the macr o function when r ecordin g a small object from close- up position: Y ou can s hoot the subject as close as appr oximately 13 /16 ” (2 cm) fr om the len s surface, magn ifying the image to fill the scr een. 1 Aim the DVD video camera/r ecorder at the subject, and press down the zoom lever to “W” contro[...]

English 58 Playing Back 123 PLAYING BAC K 1 Press A button in the recor ding pause status. The DVD video cam era/recor der will enter the playback mode, and th e scene you have recor ded last will be played back. (For “scene” , see P . 105 and “T erminology”, P . 160.) When playback is finished, the DVD video camera/r ecorder will enter the[...]

English 59 123 PLAYBAC K FROM START OF DISC OR CARD Use the Go T o function (P . 61) or Disc Navigation function (P . 105) to play back fr om the start of dis c or card. 12 SEARC H PLA YBAC K OF MOVIE During playback, til t the jo ystick to right or lef t and hold it: Search playback will start. Hold to right : Scenes will be visually scanned forwa[...]

English 60 12 SKIP PLAYBAC K OF MOVIE During playback, tilt the joystick up or down to locate the start of desired scene. T ilt down once : T o skip to the first image of the scene following the one being played back, and start playback. T ilt up once : T o return to th e firs t ima ge of the scene being played back, and start playback. Hold down :[...]

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

English 62 123 On-Scr een Inf or mation Display INFORMATION DISPLA Y DURING PLAYBAC K V arious types of information 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 c a[...]

English 63 Checking Flow of Quick Mode The follo wing two on-screen menu modes are av ai labl e with this D VD video camera/recorder : • Quick mode: T o display only the fun damental menu items f or first timers • Advanced mode: T o display all menu items f or e xper ts (P .87) Set the QUICK MODE switch to ON, and then, while the camera image i[...]

English 64 12 FLOW OF QUICK MODE WHEN RECORDING MO VIE: The following shows the menu when DVD-RAM disc is being used: The details of each function are described on the page s s howing the Advanced mode: See each reference page. ● Recor d Functions Setup ● Date Setup ● Initial Setup R eco r d Fu nc t i ons S e t up In p ut S o urc e : C A M ER[...]

English 65 12 FLOW OF QUICK MODE WHEN RECO RDING PHOTO (DISC): The following shows the menu when DVD-RAM disc is being used: The details of each function are described on pag es showing the Advanced mod e: See each reference page. ● Recor d Fun ctions Setup ● Date Setup ● Initial Setup Note : No photo can be recorded on D VD-R disc. R eco r d[...]

English 66 3 FLOW OF QUICK MODE WHEN RECOR DING PHOTO (CARD): The details of each function are described on pa ges showing the Advanced mode: See each r efer ence page. ● Recor d Functions Setup ● Date Setup R eco r d Fu nc t i ons S e t up In p ut S o urc e : C A M ERA Se l f T i m er : O f f EN TE R RET U R N Qu a l i t y : F I N E R eco r d [...]

English 67 ● Initial Setup Ini t ial S etu p Be ep : O n Language : Eng l i sh De m o M ode : Au t o E NTE R R ETU RN Ini t ial S etu p Be ep On On Language De m o M ode S ele ct th e o p er at in g s o u n d On / O f f . E NTE R R ETU RN Ini t i al S etu p Be ep On Language O f f De m o M ode B eep i s hea r d . E NTE R R ETU RN Ini t ial S etu [...]

English 68 Set the QUICK MODE switch to ON, and then, while Disc Navigation scr een is being dis played on the LCD monitor , press the MENU butto n: The me nu of Quick mode will appear . Only the fundamental menu items will appear in th e Q uick mode, and the explanation of the function on which the cursor is positioned will be displa yed ac r oss [...]

English 69 ● Disc ● Other s 2 FLOW OF QUICK MODE (WITH DVD-R DISC): The details of each functi on ar e described on pa ges showing the Advanced mode: See each r eference page. ● Disc ● Other s Note : The menu item “Capacity” or “Finaliz e Disc” will not appear with a finali z ed D VD-R disc. ETC Di sc Ca p a c i t y ENT ER RE TURN R[...]

English 70 3 FLOW OF QUICK MODE (WITH CAR D): The details of each function are described on pa ges showing the Advanced mode: See each r efer ence page. Sc ene E NTE R R ETU RN De l e t e Sc ene D elete s ele cte d p h oto . E NTE R R ETU RN De l e t e C ard Ca p a c i t y EN T E R RE T URN C ard Ca p a c i t y Sh ow r e m ainin g f re e s p a c e [...]

English 71 123 Manually Focusing Subject The D VD video camera/recorder usually focuses on a su bject automatically (autof ocus). Y ou can also manually f ocus a subject depending on the recording conditions. FOCUSING DURING RECORDING Normally , the DVD video camera/recor der automatica lly focuses the subject (a uto-focus), but you can also manual[...]

English 72 Manually focus the following objects, which may not be a utoma tica lly focused (see page 71): Objects not in the center of screen Objects moving rapidly Object behind glass with water dropl ets, dirt on it Objects that are f ar and near at the same time Objects with little v ariation in brightness, such as white wall Dark objects Night [...]

English 73 123 Adjusting Brightness of Image to be re cor ded (Exposure) The D VD video camera/recorder usually adjusts the exposure automatically . Y ou can also manually adjust the exposure depending on the recording conditions. 1 Press the EXPOSU R E button during re cording. The exposure indicator will appear on the screen. 2 Use the S R button[...]

English 74 123 Using Full Auto Function Pressing the FULL A UT O button will fully automate the camera functions. 1 Press the FULL AUTO button. “FULL AUT O” will be displayed on the scr een of DVD video camera/recor der for several seconds. The following settings will res et to defaults: Function When setting full auto Ref erence page Backligh [...]

English 75 13 Setting V ideo Flash (for DZ-MV580A) See “Introduction to Optional Accessories” on page 157. When recor ding stills in a da rk place, or the subject is lit from r ear , it is recommen ded that you use the optional DZ- FLH3 V ideo Flash*( P . 157 ): Refer to the instruction manual of V ideo Flash for use. * Unusable on DZ-MV5 50 A.[...]

English 76 USING EXTERNAL MICROPHONE Connect external micr ophone (generall y available) to the extern al micr ophone jack of this DVD video camera/recor der . Cl earer sound can be r ecorded. T urn on the switch on external micropho ne and start recor ding. For details on external micr opho ne, see “Major Specific at ion s” on page 182. Note :[...]

English 77 123 V iewing on TV Screen CONNECTING TO 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 y back status. • Befo re connecting, make sure th at the volume on TV is turned down: F or getting this ma y cause howling (see “T er [...]

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 th e TV inst ruction man ual for ho w 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 screen. Y ou can also monito[...]

English 79 12 Playback on DVD Video Recor der/Player PLA YING BA CK DVD-RAM DISC Y ou can use a D VD video recorder (see “T er minology”, P . 160 ) or D VD player that conf orms to D VD-RAM to play back 8 cm D VD-RAM discs recorded on this D VD video camera/recorder . 1 Remove the disc from Round DVD Holder . 2 Insert the d isc into the DVD vid[...]

English 80 PLA YING B A CK D VD-R DISC 1 Finalize a r ecor ded DVD-R disc. Y ou need to finalize a disc to play it back on DVD player: See page 137. No furthe r data can be re c o rd e d o n fi n a l iz ed disc. Note : Use this D VD video camera/recorder to finalize t he D VD-R disc recorded on the D VD video camer a / recorder . 2 Remove the disc [...]

English 81 Removing and Replacing from/in Round DVD Holder Y ou can remove DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc used on this DVD video camera/r ecorde r from Round D VD Holder and use the unco vered di sc on DVD player , DVD video recor der , or drive for PC, etc. which conforms to 8 cm DVD-R. Removing disc from Roun d DVD Holder may vary wi th the disc make r: S[...]

English 82 12 REPLACING DISC IN ROUND DVD HOLDER 1 Open SIDE A of the Round DVD Holder , and replace the disc in the holder with th e SIDE A mark or label surface facing up, taking car e not to touch the disc s urface. 2 Close SIDE A of the Round DVD Holder , and push it to lock the r elease levers at positions (3). 12 WHEN THE HING E OF ROUND D VD[...]

English 83 123 Recor ding (Dubbing) Images RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES FROM OTHER VIDEO DEVICE Y ou can record (d ub) images from o ther video devices to dis c or card in thi s DVD video camera/recor der . Use the A V/S input/output cable (pro vided) to conn ect the DVD video camera/r ecorde r to the other video device as fo llows : 1 Set the input [...]

English 84 Note : • If you operate the D VD video camera/recorder connected to another device, alwa ys power the camer a/ recorder from A C outlet using the A C adapter/charg er . • If you use a Hitachi VCR, it will be op erated by the remote control prov ided with the D VD video camera/recorder . When recording an image from a Hitachi VCR, cha[...]

English 85 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES FROM OTHER VIDEO CAMERAS Y ou can record (dub) images from other video cameras on a disc or car d* in DVD video camera/r ecorde r . Use the A V/S input/output cable (provide d) to co nnect the DVD video camera/r ecor der to the other video camera. * Only photos can be recorded: No vid eo can be record ed. *1: T[...]

English 86 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES ON OTHER VIDEO DEVICES Y ou can record (dub) images played back on this DVD video camera/r ecor der , on other video devi ces. Use the A V/S input/ o utp ut cab le (provided) to connect the DVD video camera/r ecor der to another video device as sh o w n in the fo llowing fig ure: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION b[...]

English 87 Advanced T echniques This section explains about various settings to furth er extend the usefulness of this DVD video camera/ recorder . Checking Flow of Nor mal Display Mode The follo wing two on-screen menu modes are av ai labl e with this D VD video camera/recorder : • Quick mode: T o display only the fundament al menu items f or fi[...]

English 88 ● Flow of Normal Displa y Mode Refer to page ind i c ated for detail s of each function. Camera Functions Setu p Program AE (P . 90) White balance (P . 91) EIS *1 (P . 93) Digital zoom (P . 56) Microphone filter *2 (P . 93) 16:9 *3 (P . 94) *1: D isplayed on DZ-MV580A only in “ O VIDEO” status. *2: D isplayed only in “ O VIDEO”[...]

English 89 Y ou can use the joystick on DVD video camera/re corder to sele ct various setting optio ns in menu and designate them. Note : • Pressing the MENU button during recording will not w ork. • The menu screen will disappear when it is left f o r appro x. one minute without an y operation. • With DZ-MV580A, if the MENU b utton is presse[...]

English 90 123 Setting Up Camera Functions SELECTING SHOOTING MODE TO MATCH THE SUB JECT (SWITCH ING PR OGRAM AE MO DE ) This DVD video camera/recor der automatically detects the stat us of subject and surr ounding situation and recor d s the optimum image: If you choose the sho oting mode to mat ch the recor ding conditions, clearer images will be[...]

English 91 ADJUSTING COLOR (WHITE BALANCE) This DVD video camera/recor der automati cally adjusts the color of subject. Change the white balance setting depending on the r ecording conditions. 1 Press th e MENU button, choose “White Bal.” on the “Camera Func tions Setup” menu screen, a nd then pr ess the A button. 2 Choose the desir ed opti[...]

English 92 ● Setting white balance manuall y 1 Point the DVD video camera/ recor der at a white object so tha t it fills the screen. U se an object that is not transparent. If focus is not correct when the white object fills the scr een, manually focus the object, referring to “Manually Focusing Subject” (see page 71). 2 Press the MENU button[...]

English 93 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMAGE STAB ILIZER (EIS) When you use zoom to recor d a magnified subject imag e, it will corr ect fuzziness in the recor ded image. 1 Press th e MENU button, choose “EIS” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu screen, a nd then pr ess the A button. 2 Choose the “On” or “Of f”, and then pr ess the A butt[...]

English 94 1 SETTING T O WIDE TV SCREEN MODE (16:9 MODE) If you view the images recor ded with “16:9 On” specif ied on a wide-screen TV (aspect ratio 16:9), scr een image will be wider than the images reco rded with “16: 9 Of f” (a spect ratio 4:3) by the size of the ar eas on left and right (in dotted lines). 1 Press the MENU button, choos[...]

English 95 Note : • The 16:9 setting will be k e pt ev en after the D VD video camera/recorder is turned off. • The DZ-MV550A does not ha v e the 16:9 sett ing. • The 16:9 setting can be used when recording mo vies on D VD-RAM disc: It is not compatibl e with still recording, recording of e xternal input or recordin g on D VD-R disc. • Imag[...]

English 96 Setting Up Record Functions 12 SWITCHING MOVIE QUALITY (VIDEO MODE) Choose the movie quality fr om “XTRA” (only with DVD-RAM dis c), “FINE”, “STD” and “LPCM” (o nly with DVD-R disc). 1 Press the MENU button, choose “VIDEO Mode” on the “Record Functions Setup” men u screen, and th en pr ess the A button. 2 Choose t[...]

English 97 Block-like noise may appear in recor ded image, or the outline of subject imag e is distored under the recor ding conditions listed below: Pan th e DVD vide o ca mera/recor der as slowly as possible. (Block noise is likely to appear in the “STD”): • If there is a complica ted pattern in background (as in following figure on left) ?[...]

English 98 123 RECEIVING IMAGE FROM ANOTHER DE VICE (INPUT SOUR CE) If you wish to input an image fr om another device to this DVD video camera/recorder , you must firs t switch the setting on the DVD video camera/recor der . Refer to the explanation startin g fr om page 83 on how t o co nnect the DVD video camera/recor der to other devices or reco[...]

English 99 13 SELF-TIMER Y ou can recor d photos using the self-timer function, as with or dinary cameras. 1 Press th e MENU button, choose “Self T imer” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen, a nd then pr ess the A button. 2 Select “On”, and then pr ess the A button. The self-timer will be set. 3 Press the MENU button to end the [...]

English 100 123 SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y OUTPUT ON OR OFF (OSD OUTPUT) If you connect this DVD video camera /r ecorder to a TV to vi ew images on TV scr een, you can switch off the on-scr een information (dis played in the viewfinder or on the LCD scr een) from the TV scr een. 1 Press the MENU button, choose “OSD output” on the “Record Func[...]

English 101 123 LCD Setup SETTING BRIGHTNESS OF L CD SCREEN (BRIGHTNESS) 1 Press th e MENU button, choose “Brightn ess” on the “LCD Setup” menu screen, a nd then pr ess the A button. The brightness adjustment bar will a ppear on the scr een. 2 Use the joystick for adjustment. T ilt to left : The scr een becomes dimmer T ilt to right : The s[...]

English 102 123 Initial Settings SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND ON OR OFF (BEEP) 1 Press the MENU button, choose “Beep” on the “Initial Se tup” menu screen, and th en pr ess the A button. 2 Select “On” or “Off”, a nd then pr ess the A button. 3 Press the MENU button to en d the setting. Note : The “Beep” setting wil l be stored in me[...]

English 103 T URNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF (RECORD LED) Y ou can switch off the recor ding indicator on the front of DVD video camera/ recor der even during rec ord i ng . 1 Press th e MENU button, choose “Recor d LED” on the “Initial Setup” menu screen, a nd then pr ess the A button. 2 Select “On” or “Of f”, and then press th e A bu[...]

English 104 RESETTING MENU SETTINGS TO DEFAULTS (RESET) Y ou can r estor e menu settings to de faults (initi al settings at th e factory (P . 181)). (Note, h owever , that the date/time will not be r eset.) 1 Press the MENU button, choose “Reset” on the “Initial Se tup” menu screen, and th en pr ess the A button. The screen for verifying re[...]

English 105 Disc Navigation 123 Using Disc Navigation STARTING OR TERMINA TI NG DISC NAVIGATION Disc Navigation is a tool for editin g scenes recor ded on this DVD video camera/re corder . Here is an expl anation on “scene” an d “program”, so that you will be able to make most use of Disc Navigation functi on. The screens in this instructio[...]

English 106 *1 Scene number ref ers to displa y number on thumbna il displa y screen. *2 No still icon will appear f or card. *3 The operation guide will v ary depending on the operation status of D VD video camera/recorder . *4 Appears when 13 scenes or more ha v e been recorded. *5 “ R” appears f or D VD-R disc. “ ” will appear f or card.[...]

English 107 PLAYI N G BACK FR OM DISC NAVI GATION SCREEN 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the joystick to select the desir ed scene. The selected scene will be framed: This is calle d a “cursor”. 3 Press the A button. Playback will start fr om th e selected scene. Note : Tilting the joystic k to left or right will move th e cursor to[...]

English 108 SELECTING MULTIPLE SCENES 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the joystick to select the desired 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 . T o cancel a selected scen e, select the scene to be canceled, and then pre ss th[...]

English 109 FUNCTIONS A VAILAB LE WITH DISC NAVIGATION The Disc Navigation mode will al low a variety of further operations. Note : Editing functions (thu mbnail, skip, fade) a re original to th is D VD video camera/recorder . When a disc edited on this D VD video camera/recorder is direct ly pla y ed bac k on a D VD-RAM recorder or read into PC, t[...]

English 110 UNDERSTANDING FLOW OF DISC NA VIGATION MENU Press the MENU button on the Disc Navigation scr een: The menu scr eens for Disc Navigation and me nu screens fo r disc and car d will appea r . See pages 87-89 and 10 6 for how to interpret the screen. Refer to pages indicated for details of settings. ● When using D VD-RAM disc ● When usi[...]

English 111 Scene 13 DELETING SCENES (DELETE) Y ou may want to delete unwanted scenes. Scenes on DVD-R disc ca nnot be deleted, a nd 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 MEN U button. 4 Choose “Delete” on the “Scene” menu scr e e n, and th[...]

English 112 ● Editing using submen u Press th e MENU button before pr essing the A button in step 5 (See page 1 1 1): The submenu will appear . Pressin g the C button wi ll restor e the scr een in step 5. Note : Although the subme nu screen will a ppear fo r each setting, some men u items ma y not appear , depending on the set ting. Ed i t RAM EN[...]

English 113 1 CHANGING IMAGES FOR THUMBNAILS (EDIT - THUMBNAIL) Normally , the first image of the recor ded scene is displayed as a thumbnail: Y ou can choose another image of the scene for thumbnail. If you set a vivid image to thumbnail, you can know what you r ecorded from a glan ce at the Disc Navigation scr een. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION b[...]

English 114 1 PLAYING BAC K BY SKIPPING SCENES (EDIT - SKIP) Y o u can specify “Skip” for scenes you do not 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 MENU button. 4 Choose “Scene”, “Edit”, “Skip”, and then press the A button. 5 The “S[...]

English 115 1 DIRECTING SCENES EFFECTIVEL Y (EDIT - F ADE) Y ou can add fading to the beginning and/or end of scene. There ar e thr ee types of special effects: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene for adding special ef fects. 3 Press the MEN U button. 4 Choose, “Sce ne”, “Edit”, “Fade” and th en press the A button. [...]

English 116 1 COMBINING MULTIPLE SCENES (EDIT - COMBINE) If you have recor ded numerous short scenes , combin ing them will be facilitated by the use of Disc Navigation. Be sure to select consecutive multi ple scenes. Combin ing scenes is poss ible only when “Category: All” is specified. (P .138) Stills cannot be combined. 1 Press the DISC NA V[...]

English 117 1 DIVIDING MOVIES (EDIT - DIVIDE) Y ou can divide a scene into two parts. T o delete unnecessary portion of scen e, first divide the scene, and then delete the unneces sary portion. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene to be divided. 3 Press the MEN U button. 4 Choose, “Sce ne”, “Edit”, “Divide” and then [...]

English 118 1 COPYING STILLS ON D VD-RAM DISC T O CARD (COPY) 1 Set the power switch to “ O VIDEO” or “ N PHOTO“. 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Select the still to be copied. 4 Press the MENU button. 5 Choose “Copy” on the “Scene” men u screen, and then press the A button. 6 The “Copy to card ” screen wil l appear: If [...]

English 119 3 LOCKING SCENES ON CARD (LOCK) Y ou can lock each photo recor ded on card so th at it will not be deleted or edited by mistake. 1 Set the power switch to “ P P HOTO”. 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Select the scene to be locked. 4 Press the MEN U button. 5 Choose “Lock” on the “Scene” menu scr e e n, and then pres [...]

English 120 3 DESIGNATING SCENES TO B E PRINTED (DPOF) Y ou can use DPOF to set print informati on, including se lection of th e scenes to be printed, so th at you will be able to use it on a system conforming to DPOF . Note : DPOF stands for digital print order f ormat. DPOF is used to ask a print lab to print recorded stills . 1 Set the power swi[...]

English 121 123 SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCREEN (SELECT) Y ou can use this “Select” 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 Select the first scene to be selected. 3 Press the MEN U button. 4 Choose “Select” on the “Scene” me[...]

English 122 123 DISPLAYING INF ORMATION USING MENU SCREEN (DETAIL) Y ou can disp lay various information for a scene: th e r ecording mode, r ecordin g date/time and length, special effects and movie quality mode. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene whose info rmation you wish to know . 3 Press the MENU button. 4 Choose “Sc e[...]

English 123 Pr ogram WHAT IS “PROGRAM”? Program r efers to an assembly of scenes recor ded on the same date rega rdless of whether they ar e movie or still. 12 SWITCHING TO THUMBNAIL DISPLAY OF SPECIFIC DATE (SWITCH) Since the scenes r ecorded on this DVD video camera/r ecorder ar e collected as “programs” for each recor ding date, selecti [...]

English 124 12 PLAYING BAC K PROGRAM (PLA Y) Y ou can play back only the selected pr ogr am. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Choose “Play” on the “Program” menu screen, and th en pr ess the A button. 4 Select the progr am to be played back, and then press the A but ton . Playback w ill start from the fir st [...]

English 125 6 After entering the title, choose “Enter” and th en press the A button. 7 The screen fo r ver ifying 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 Navigation screen of the selected pr ogram will appear . Note [...]

English 126 1 Play List WHAT IS “PLAY LIST”? Y ou can create a play list on this DVD video camera/recor der by gathering yo ur favorites from the rec ord e d s c en es . Since the play list i s not created by copying data, you will consume little of the disc capacity by making a play list. On the o ther hand, deletin g scenes on play list will [...]

English 127 SWITCHING TO DISPLAY OF EACH P LAY LIST (SWITCH) Select the desir ed one of multiple play lists: The Disc Navigation scr een of the selected play list will appear . 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Choose “Switch” on the “PlayList” menu scr een, and then pres s th e A button. 4 Use the “Switch [...]

English 128 ADDING SCENES TO PLAY LI ST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Choose “Edi t” on the “PlayLis t” menu screen, and then press the A button. 4 Use the play list select screen to select the pla y list to which you wish to add scenes, and then press th e A button. The scenes of the [...]

English 129 DELETING SCENES FROM PLA Y LIST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Display the editing screen of the play list to be edited. Perform st e ps 2 − 4 on page 128. 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lower r ow , and place the cursor on the sce ne to be deleted. 4 Press the A button. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to del[...]

English 130 DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR ED ITING (EDITING PLA Y LIST) Y ou can delete scenes from play list on the editing screen. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Display the editing screen of th e play list to be edited. Perform steps 2 − 4 on page 128. 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lower r ow . 4 Select the scene to be del[...]

English 131 ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (MOVE) Y ou can move scenes only when “Category: All” is specified. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Choose “Switch” on the “PlayList” menu screen, a nd then pr ess the A button. 4 Select the scene to be moved. 5 Press the MEN U button. 6 Choose “Scene”, “Edit?[...]

English 132 CHANGING TITLE OF PLAY LIST (TITLE) The play lists have serial numbers in th e order you have created them, along with the cr eated dates/ times: Y ou can ch ange this title at any time. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Choose “T itle” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and then press the A butto n . [...]

English 133 123 Go T o F rom the Disc Navigation sc reen, y ou can jump to the first scene or last scene. T OP (END) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Choose “T op” or “End” on the “Go T o” menu screen, a nd then pr ess the A button. Go T o RAM ENTER RETURN En d ETC To p 014 / 014 A ll P r o g r a m s PLA[...]

English 134 Disc or Car d Management 123 V ERIFY ING REMAINING FREE SPA CE ON DISC OR CARD (CAPACITY) Y ou can find out how long you will be able to recor d on one side of disc or on card. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Choose “Ca p acit y” on the “Disc” or “Card” menu screen , and then press th e A but[...]

English 135 13 INITIALIZING D VD-RAM DISC OR CARD (FORMAT DISC. FORMAT CAR D) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Choose “Format Disc” or “ Format Car d” on the “Disc” or “Card” menu screen, and th en press the A button. The screen for verifying “Forma t Disc” or “Format Car d” will appear . 4 C[...]

English 136 1 UPDATING CONTROL INF ORMATION OF D VD-RAM DISC (UPDATE CONTROL INFO.) Disc Navigation in this DVD video camer a/recor der handles informatio n on scenes, such as thumbnail, skip, fade, in a particular man ner . If you use another devi ce to edit a dis c r eco r ded on th is DVD vi deo camera/recor der , and then use the data again wit[...]

English 137 2 FINALIZING D VD-R DISC (FINALIZE DISC) I f y o u w a n t t o p l a y b a c k a D V D - R d i s c r e c o r d e d o n this DVD video camera/recorder , using a device conforming to 8 cm DVD-R disc - such as a DVD player , etc. - you must fi nalize the disc on this DVD video camera/recorder . (See “T erminology”, P .160) The finalize[...]

English 138 1 Others DISPLAYING MO VIES OR STILLS INDEPENDENTLY (CATEGORY) Scenes reco r ded on this DVD video camera/reco rder will be displayed in the or der of recor ding regar dless of whether they ar e movies or stills. Y ou can use the Disc Navigation scree n to switch this display to stills only or movies only . 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION[...]

English 139 3 SLIDE SHO W (CONTINUOUS PLA YBA CK OF STILLS) If you play back stills r ecorded 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 Choose “S[...]

English 140 Connecting to PC THE FOLLO WING ARE AVAILABLE WHEN CONNECTING TO PC Use the pr ovided PC connection cable to conn ect this DVD video camera/r ecorder to your PC in which the software on the CD-ROM pr ovided or generally available softwa re is installed: The videos an d photos recor ded on t he DVD video camera/r ecorder can be used on t[...]

English 141 ● Using PC to edit imag es on D VD-RAM disc recorded on this DVD video camera/recor der: ● Using PC to edit imag es on D VD-RAM disc recorded on this DVD video camera/reco rder and create a D VD video ( D VD-R disc) (s ee page 15 2): * The number may be different when rec ording was made on a device conforming to DCF. ** Software st[...]

English 142 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-R OM drive of PC , right-click the CD-ROM icon and choose “Open”. Al th ou g h t he CD -RO M may c on t ai n a fol de r o r fi le ot h er th an t he a b[...]

English 143 ● D VD-MovieAlbumSE Y ou can read the instruction manual using ei ther of the following pr ocedures: • Open the PDF file in DVDMASE 3manualsEnglish folder contained on the provided CD-ROM. • After installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE, open “Programs”or “A ll Programs” from the W indo w s “Start” menu, choose “H itachi DVDCA[...]

English 144 Installing Softwar e Before ins talling the UDF driver (DVD-RAM driver) provided with this DVD video camera/r ecor der , check to see if another UDF driver* has already been install ed your PC. *InstantW rite ® pr ovided with th e DZ-WINPC1, DZ-WINPC2 or DZ-WINPC2B PC kit f or the Hitachi DZ-MV100A DVD video camera/recorde r , or with [...]

English 145 INST ALLING USB DRIVER With Windows XP 1 Click “USB Driver Ins tallation” on the installer screen. 2 The USB driver installer scr een will appear: Click “USB Driver Ins tallation”. 3 Check the contents and then click “OK”. 4 The message on W indows logo test will appear: Carefully r ead it and then click “Continu e Anyway?[...]

English 146 INST ALLING UDF DRIVER (DVD-RAM DRIVER) The UDF driver must be installed before usin g the disc in DVD video camera/r ecorder on PC. 1 Click “UDF Driver (DVD-RAM Driver) Installation” on the installe r scr een. The installer scr een can be displayed using the procedur e in “DISPLA YING INST ALLER SCREEN” (P . 1 44 ). 2 The drive[...]

English 147 6 If you do not wish to change the folder name, click “Next”. 7 Check the displayed cont ents, and then click “Next”. 8 Installation will start. When installation is complete, some notes will appear: Check the contents, and then click “x” at the top right of window . The contents displayed on actual scr een may be diffe r en[...]

English 148 INST ALLING D VD-MovieAlb umSE Software “DVD-MovieAlbumSE” is us ed to edit videos th at conform to the DVD video recor ding (DVD- VR) format, and photos r ecorded on DVD-RAM disc. 1 Click “DVD-MovieAlbumSE Installation” on the installer scr een. The installer scr een can be displayed using the procedur e descr ibed in “DISPLA[...]

English 149 6 Check the displayed cont ents, and then click “Next”. Installation will start. Proceed with the installation, following the instructions on scr een. 7 A message verifyin g whether a shortcut icon is to be crea ted on desktop will appear : If you want to create one, click “Y es”. If not, choose “No”. 8 Choose the res t art [...]

English 150 INST ALLING MyD VD Software “MyDVD” is used to write the imag es edited on DVD-MovieA lbumSE to DVD-R disc. 1 Click “MyDVD Installation” on the installer scr een. The installer scr een can be displayed using the procedur e descr ibed in “DISPLA YING INST ALLER SCREEN” (P . 144). 2 The screen for inst alling My DVD will appea[...]

English 151 6 Click “Finish” to r estart the PC. Installing MyDVD is now complete. Sonic Solutions Corporation, which developed MyDVD, recommends user registration of MyDVD, in order to of fer appropri ate support to customer . The guide for user registration will appear when you star t MyDVD for the first time, or you can display it any time b[...]

English 152 Cr eating DVD V ideo on PC fr om DVD-RAM Disc Recorded on DVD V ideo Camera/Recorder Using D VD-MovieAlbumSE and MyD VD , y ou can crea te a D VD video (D VD-R disc) from the images recorded on this D VD video camera/rec order, f ollowing the procedure below: 1 In se rt a rec ord e d D VD - RAM disc into the DVD video camera/r ecor der [...]

English 153 8 MyDVD will automatically start. After a few moments, the exported scene will be automatically register ed on the MyDVD editing screen: Now you can change the DVD menu to the desired style, change th e title, etc. on this editing screen. 9 Click the Burn button: W riting to DVD-R disc will start. When writing is complete, a DVD video d[...]

English 154 Uninstalling Softwar e Use the follo wing procedure to uni nstall (delete) any provided software that has been installed: UNINST ALLING USB DRIVE R With Windo ws ® 98 Second Editi on/Me: 1 Set the power switch on DVD video cam era / rec ord e r t o “ O VIDEO”, and use th e PC connection cable to connect it to the PC. 2 Open “Syst[...]

English 155 With Windows ® 2000 Professional/XP: 1 Set the power switch on DVD video c amera/ rec ord e r t o “ O VIDEO”, and use the PC connection cable to connect it to the PC. 2 Open “System” on Con trol Panel, and the n click “Device Manager” unde r the “Hardwar e” tab. 3 Delete HIT ACHI DVD-RAM DZ-MV5 USB Device in “DVD/CD-R[...]

English 156 Cautions When Usin g DVD Video Camera/ Recorder by Connecting It to PC Note : • Do not use Windows ® app lication to finalize a D VD-R disc recorded on this D VD vid eo camera/recorder: The disc will not be recogni zable on the D VD video camera/ recorder . • When f ormatting a D VD-RAM disc on Windows ® , use the UDF2.01 f ormat [...]

English 157 Subsidiar y Infor mation Intr oduction to Op tional Accessories CAMERA ACCESSORIES P O WER SUPPL Y INFORMATION ON SQUARE ADAPTER This DVD video camera/r ecor der cannot use a squar e adapter , such as for 8 cm DVD-RAM disc (DRMS- V28R), 8 cm DVD-R disc (DR30.1P) : Remove the disc from squar e adapter and set it in the Round DVD Holder o[...]

English 158 Cleaning Be sure to set the power s witch to “POWER OFF” bef ore cleaning this D VD video camera/recorder . ● Cleaning LCD screen and ca mera lens Use dry , soft cloth to wipe dirt of f. When cleaning the LCD scr een, be car eful not to use forc e, scratch it, or subject it to im pact: Doing such could cause a defect in the screen[...]

English 159 Changing Setting of Demonstration This D VD video camera/recorder has versat ile functions, including special eff ects. Referring to the procedure on page 43, connect the D VD video camera/r ecorder, A C adapter/ch arger and power cab le to power the D VD video camera/recorder from AC outlet. 1 Press the MEN U button. 2 Choose “Initia[...]

English 160 Te r m i n o l o g y DISC-PROTECT: This disables writi ng to d isc (protect s di sc from writin g) so that images recor ded on DVD-RAM disc cannot be accidentally deleted an d the disc cann ot be initialized. D VD PLAY ER: This device can play back video and audio signals r ecorded on DV D-V ideo and DVD-R discs using the DVD video form[...]

English 161 FINALIZE: This process ma kes a DVD-R disc recor ded on this DVD video camera/r ecor der playable on a DVD player , etc. that conforms to 8 cm DVD-R: No furt her recording can be made o n a finalized DVD-R disc. HOWLING: This phenomenon occur s as follo ws: When the DVD video cam era/r ecor der is con ne cted to a devi ce, such as TV , [...]

English 162 SD MEMORY CARD: Th i s is a s ta n d ar d of m em o r y ca rd d e ve l o pe d i n 1 9 9 9. T h e ca rd i s 32 m m lo n g x 2 4 m m w i d e x 2 . 1 mm thick, and has 9 pins. Since the SD memory car d was developed based on MultiMediaCar d (MMC), MMC can be ins erted into SD memory card slot and us ed. However , an SD memory card cannot b[...]

English 163 No DVD V ideo Camera/Recor der Operation - Check the Following: Check 1 No movie can be recor ded Movie can be recorded onl y on D VD-RAM or D VD-R disc. Check the f ollowing: • Is D V D-RAM or D VD-R disc inser ted ? • Is pow er s witch set to “ O VIDEO”? • Is the D VD-RAM disc i n D VD video camer a/ recorder write-prote cte[...]

English 164 Check 5 No D VD video camera/recorder operation Is a fully char ge d battery attached? Is the D VD video camera/recorder powered from AC outlet? Check 6 No image in viewfinder Is LCD monitor op en ? No image will appe ar in viewfin der unless the LCD monitor is cl osed and secure ly lock ed to D VD video camer a/recorder . Check 7 No im[...]

English 165 T rouble Messages A message ma y appear while you are operating the D V D video camera/recorder . If a message appears, refer to the f ollowing table and take appropriate corrective action. Messages are arranged in alphabetical order . Message Cause & T roubleshooting Reference page (1) Data erro r in a par t of image file . Repair [...]

English 166 (1) Error ha s occurred. Please r estart. • Error has occur red. T r y to resta r t the D VD video camera/recor der using the following methods : (1) T urn power off, remove the batte ry or A C adapter/ charger and reattach i t, and then tu rn power on again. (2) T ur n power off, and reinser t t he disc. Then t ur n power on again. ([...]

English 167 Card error . • The card ter mina ls may be dir ty: Wipe off d ir t, and tr y the ca rd again, or us e another card . • Data other t ha n still image may be included: Use another c ard. 28 Card err or has occu rred. K eep card in side & restar t. Card error could have occurred dur ing edi ting of sce nes. T ur n off th e D VD vi [...]

English 168 Disc error has occurr ed. Fo rmatting is not complete. The disc may be dir ty . Remove the disc and wipe off finger pr int s, dust, etc. before reusing it, or use anot h er disc. This message may also appear if you inser t a disc for which fo rmatting w as interrupted mi dw a y . In this case , use anoth er d isc. 82, 135 Disc error has[...]

English 169 D VD-R Disc, Video mode cannot be changed. With D VD-R disc, the movie qual ity mode on ce used for recording cannot be cha nged. 29 END OF DISC The disc is fu ll. Y ou cannot re cord on t his disc anymore. Prepare ano ther disc or delete unne ce ssar y movie scenes fr om this disc. 29 End scen e cannot b e divided. Division is not poss[...]

English 170 Scenes ov er limit. Cannot add sce ne. The number of scene s entered in pl ay list has reached the limi t that can be entered . Delete se v eral scen es. 126, 130 Scenes ov er limit. Cannot divide scene. The n u mber of entered sc enes has reache d the l imit tha t ca n be entered . Delete se v eral scen es. 117, 126 Scenes ov er limit.[...]

English 171 *1 • This message may also appear when dirt adher es to disc. If this message appears when a recor ded disc is recognized i mmediately after it is inserted, do no t repai r the disc; remo ve it and then use a soft, dry cloth to clean of f the dirt befor e using it. • This message may also appear when condensation occurs. In this cas[...]

English 172 T roubleshooting Check to see the follo wing before asking f or a repair . 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 sup plies Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page Batter y canno t b e charged. Is t he ambient t[...]

English 173 During recor ding Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page Pressing th e REC button will not star t recordi ng. Is input image cop y -g ua rd ed? Is the disc wr ite-prot ected or t he card locked? 28, 84, 13 4, 163 Recording star ts but stops immediat ely . Is disc sc ratched or doe s di r t or fin ger pri n t adhere to it ? Clean th[...]

English 174 During play bac k Symptom Cause and Correction Refer ence page Recognition of disc is not complete Is disc dirty? Use soft, dr y cl oth to clean it. 82 Pressing the pla ybac k butt on will not start playback. Has the image be en recorde d by de vices other than this D VD video camera/r ecorder? Playback of image recorded o n devices oth[...]

English 175 Photos on ca rd cann ot be played back. T h is D VD video camera/recor de r ca n pl ay ba c k image data recorded on SD me mory card in other di gital cameras confor ming to the DCF (Desig n rule for Camera File sy st em) standard. Th e range of image da ta nor mally pl ay ab le on this D VD video camera/ recorder is that wit h pixels f[...]

English 176 When the D VD video camera/reco rder is connected to PC: Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page No drive icon appear s on PC. T he D VD video cam era/record er is not tu rned on. Check the power supply . 48 Driver is not pr op erly reco g niz ed. T ur n PC off and o n again. If the dr ive icon still does n ot appear, use “Refresh[...]

English 177 Video wr itten to hard disk of PC cannot be e di ted on D VD- MovieAlbum copy tool. D VD-MovieAlbumSE cannot edit D VD- VR data stored on hard disk of PC: Cop y the data to anot her D VD-RAM di sc and then e dit it.  Movies are not recognized by application i n PC. Make sure the power switch of this D VD vide o camera/recorde r is se[...]

English 178 Executing “Expor t” on D VD-MovieAlbumSE will interr upt rea ding midwa y . Do not ch oose “Simple Ex por t”: If y ou do , readin g will stop midw a y .  When e x ecuting “E xport” on D VD- MovieAlbumSE, it will take time to read. • If stills are included in the range of “e xpor t”, it ma y take more time because da[...]

English 179 Miscellaneous Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page P ower does not come on, or no operatio n occurs by pressing button. Ex ecute syste m reset (press the RESET button) . 181 Has the D VD video camera/reco rder been subj ected to impa ct? The D VD video camera/recorder could be damag ed. Consult your dealer .  The date and ti m[...]

English 180 Disc cover cannot be closed. Is disc correctly inserted? W as disc in ser ted from wrong dire ction? Remove the disc and then reins er t it. 44 Is disc inse r ted in wrong or ienta tion? Remov e the dis c, and the n reinsert it. 44 Connect a ful ly charged bat t er y or AC adapter/charger, and then tur n the D VD video camera/recorder o[...]

English 181 System Reset If the D VD video camera/recorder does not operate normally , perform “System Reset”: The D VD video camera/recorder ma y recov er to nor mal. “System Reset” will reset all settings to factor y defaults . The date and time will also be reset: Set the date and time again before using the D VD video camera/recorder . [...]

English 182 Major Specifications CCD DZ-MV550A: 1/ 4-inch inte rlaced DZ-MV580A: 1 /3.8-inch inter laced T otal number o f pixels DZ-MV550 A appro x. 68 0,000 DZ-MV580A a ppr ox. 1,020,000 Number of eff ective pix els DZ-MV550 A Movie : approx . 34 0, 000 Still: appro x. 340,00 0 DZ-MV580 A Movie : approx . 40 0, 000 (approx. 530,000 when 1 6:9 is [...]

English 183 * The MPEG A udio lay er 2 f ormat is an option of D VD video standard. If y our D VD pl ay er does not conf orm to MPEG Audio la yer 2, record in LPCM mode and the finalized D VD-R disc can later be pla yed bac k on that D VD player . Recording format D VD-RAM disc Mo vie: Conforming to D VD video reco rding (D VD-VR) format (MPEG A u [...]

English 184 T o Order in the United States BY PHONE Service Hotline: 1-800-HIT A CHI (1-800-448-2244) T o Or der in the Canada FOR A UTHORIZED HIT ACHI SER VICE F ACILITY IN CANAD A Please consult the follo wing telephone number Ser vice Direct: 1-800-HIT ACHI (1-800-448-2244) T O ORDER A CCESSORIES (Canada only) BY PHONE HIT A CHI CANADA L TD. DIG[...]

English 185 Index Numerics 16:9 ................................... ............................. 94 240x (Dig. Zoom) .............................................. 56 40x (Dig. Zoom) ................................................ 56 500x (Dig. Zoom) .............................................. 56 8 cm DVD-R disc ...............................[...]

English 186 L Language ....................................................... 103 Laser pickup block ..................................... 46, 161 Lens cap .......................................................... 32 Lens cap string attachmen t hole .......................... 17 Linear PCM ........................... ............. 35, 80, 161 Loc[...]

English 187 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 st orage device (CD-ROM) pr ovided with this product, if you agree to the terms her ein. If you do not accept the terms of this Agr eement, immediately r eturn the unopened package of storage me[...]