Hitachi DZ-GX5060SW manuale d’uso

English Pyccкий DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R +RW Instruction manual Инструкция по эк сплуатации Если Вы х отите по лучить надежные результ аты при воспроизве дении и р абот ать видеокамерой в сле дующие г о ды без возникновен?[...]

En g lish 2 Impor tant Inf ormation For Y our Safety The power s witch turns the D VD video camera/ recorder on and off, leaving the date/ti me feature unaff ected. If the camera/reco rder is to be left unattended f or a long period of time, t urn it off. The D VD video camera/recorder and AC adapter/charger have the f ollowing caution marks. CA UT[...]

En g lish 3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS In addition to the ca reful attention de voted t o quality standards in the manuf acture of your video product, safety is a major f actor in the design of e very instrument. But, saf ety is your responsibi lity too . This page lists important inf ormation that will help to assure your enjo yment and prop[...]

En g lish 4 Cautions When Using Handle the liquid c r ystal display (LCD) with c are: • The LCD is a very delicate display device: Do not press its surface with force, hit it or prick it with a sharp object . • If you push the LCD surface, unevenness in display may occur . If unevenness does not disappear soon, turn the DVD video camera/recor d[...]

En g lish 5 Do not point dire c tly at the sun: • If direct sunlight str ikes the lens or viewfinder , the DVD video camera/reco rder coul d malfunction or a fire could occur . • Do not leave the DVD vide o camera/reco rder with the LCD scr een exposed to direct sunl ight: This could cause malfunctions. Do not use the D VD video c amera/re c or[...]

En g lish 6 Do not turn the D VD video c amera/re c order off while the A CCESS/PC indi c ator or CARD A CCESS indi c ator is lit or blinking: • The ACCESS/PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is lit or blinking to show that data is being written to disc or card, or being read from it. At this time, do not do any of the following, so as no t to damage the[...]

En g lish 7 Cautions When Storing Do not leave the D VD video c amera/re c order in a pla c e where the temperature is very high for a long period of time: • The temperature in side a closed vehicle or trunk can become very high in a hot season. If you leave the DVD video camera/recor der in such a place, it could malfunction or the case could be[...]

En g lish 8 CLEANING Be sure to set the power s witch to “OFF” before cleaning this D VD video camera/recorder . ● Cleaning LCD s c r een and c amera lens Use dry , soft cloth to wipe dirt of f. When cleaning the LCD screen, be car eful not to use force, scratch it, or subject it to impact: Doing such could cause a defect in the screen, resul[...]

En g lish 9 DISC CLEANING Use the disc cleaning cloth pr ovided to lightly wipe off an y dirt adhering to the disc as shown in the figur e. Do not wipe the disc with for ce: Doing so could cause scratches. Never use solven t (thinner , water , antistat or detergent) for cleaning. Lightly wash the dirty cleaning cloth with detergent: The dirt r emov[...]

En g lish 10 About This Manual ● Displays in this manual Understand that the displays ar e dif ferent fr om those you will ac tually see in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen. ● Notation of c an c el button Press th e STOP/EXIT button to stop your operation mi dway , or re turn the menu screen to the preceding one. The expressi on “press the[...]

En g lish 11 Table of Contents Important Information .........................................2 For Your Safety ..................................................2 Precautions ........................................................ 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION S ...........3 Cautions When Usin g ........................................ 4 Caution[...]

En g lish 12 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABILISE R (EIS) ........ ............... ................ ..... 59 RECORDING SUBJECT USING LARGE MAGNIFICATION (DIGITA L ZOOM) .............. .. 59 REDUCING WIND NOISE DURING RECORDING (MIC.FIL TER) .. ..................... ..... 59 Settin g Up Record Functions ........................... 60 SWITCHING MOVIE[...]

En g lish 13 Viewin g on TV Screen .................................... 105 CONNECTING TO A TV.............. ................... ... 105 VIEWING ON TV SCREEN .. .................. ........... 106 Playback on DVD Recorder/Player ........ ........107 PLAYING BACK DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR-MODE) DISC ........ ..................... .............. 107 PLAYING [...]

En g lish 14 Checking Pr ovided Accessories Make sure that y ou hav e all the follo wing accessories in pac kage: Battery (model DZ-BP07PW): P or table power supply f or this DVD video camera/re corder . Char g e it before use. A C adapter/ c har ger (model DZ-ACS3 (SW)): Used to pow er the D VD video camera/ recorder from AC outlet, or char g e ba[...]

En g lish 15 Names of Par ts 1 Lens c ap string atta c hment hole (p. 20) 2 Stereo mi c rophone T ake care that the microp hone is not blocked by a hand, etc., durin g r ecording. 3R e c ord ing indi c ator (p. 34) The red in dicator will ligh t during recor ding. 4 Infrared re c eiver (for DZ-GX5100SW only) (p. 21) When the remote co ntrol is used[...]

En g lish 16 11 Viewfinder (p. 31) 12 Dio ptre c ontrol (p. 31) T o adjust the fo cus of image appearing in the viewfinder . (Pull out the viewfinder .) 13 SLEEP/REST ART button (p. 42) T o switch the sleep/r estart status between ON and OFF . 14 ACCESS/PC indi c ator (p. 6, 40, 41) W ill blink or light when the di sc in DVD video camera/r ecorder [...]

En g lish 17 24 FUL L A UT O button (p. 55) T o switch the DVD video camera /recor der to full automatic. 25 FOCUS button (p. 52) T o switch between manual focus and auto - focus. 26 MENU button (p. 32, 48, 79) Press this button to display th e menu for setting camera functions and Disc Navigation. 27 SELE CT button (p. 74) 28 DISC NA VIGA TION but[...]

En g lish 18 41 PHOT O button (p. 41) 42 REC b utton (p. 40) 43 MENU b utton (p. 32, 48, 79) 44 SELEC T bu tton (p. 74) 45 Reverse sear c h b utton (p. 70) 46 DEL ETE bu tton (p. 78) 47 DISC NA VIGA TION button (p. 66) 48 DISPL A Y button (p. 43, 73) 49 Z OOM T b utton (p. 50) 50 DIGIT AL ZOOM button (p. 50) 51 ZOOM W button (p. 50) 52 Reverse skip[...]

19 En g lish Setups This section explains preparations for recording – setting up the DVD video camera/recorder and battery . Demonstration Function This D VD video camera/recorder is equipped with a demonstration function. The default at purchase time is “A uto”, which will automatically star t the demonstration appro x. three minutes after [...]

En g lish 20 A TT ACHING LENS CAP 1 Attach the shorter end of lens cap string to the lens cap. 2 Attach the lon ger end of lens cap string to the attachment hole of DVD video camer a/ rec orde r . 3 Push the bo th sides of ca p inward an d attach it over the lens. Note : • Alwa ys keep the lens cap on whe n not usin g the D VD video camera/recor [...]

En g lish 21 REMO VING BA TTER Y FROM REMO TE CONTROL 1 While pushing the battery holder , slide the battery out. Wa rn i n g : • KEEP THE BA TTER Y A WA Y FROM CHIL DREN AND PETS. • IF SW ALLO WED , CONSUL T A PHY SICIAN IMMEDIA TEL Y FOR EMERGENCY TREA TMENT . • BA TTER Y MA Y EXPLODE IF NO T HANDLED PROPERL Y . DO NOT RECHARGE, DISASSEMBLE[...]

En g lish 22 Discs and Car ds The follo wing table lists the storage media (discs and cards) that can be used on this D VD video camera/recorder and the functions which are av ailable with them: Fun c tion Media D VD-RAM DV D - RW (VR mode) DV D- RW (VF mode) DV D- R +RW SD memory c ard T o record video (p. 40) ●●●●● — T o record photo [...]

En g lish 23 A V AILABLE DISCS This DVD video camera/r ecorder c an use only the 8-cm bare di scs not packed in a square cart ridge, square caddy case or r ound DVD holder . The discs in a squar e cartridge, squar e caddy case or round DVD hol der can be used if they ar e removed fr om the package, but take gr eat care not to dirty or scratch the b[...]

En g lish 24 EXAMPLES OF DISC S THA T C ANNO T BE USED ON THIS D VD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER • CD • CD-R • CD-R W • CD-ROM • DVD-ROM • DVD-V ideo • DVD-R (4.7 GB) for Authorin g V er . 2.0 • DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) • DVD-RW DL (Dual Layer) • +R DL (Double Layer) • +R W DL (Double Layer) • +R • Discs other than those with dia me[...]

En g lish 25 Pr eparations for Power Supply USING D VD VIDEO CAMERA /RECORDER WITH A C AD APTER/CHARGER It is recommended that you use the AC adapter/ch arger to power the DVD video camera/re corder from househo ld AC outlet when you perform settin gs on it, play back or edit images, or use it indoors. Note : Be sure to use the specified A C adapte[...]

En g lish 26 Setting Up the Batter y The DZ-BP07PW batter y (provided) has not been charged at purchase time: Charge it before using the D VD video camera/recorder . Note : • Be sure to use the DZ-BP07PW , DZ-BP14SW (optional) or DZ- BP7SW (optional) battery for th e D VD video camera/recorder: Usin g other batt eries could cause the D VD video c[...]

En g lish 27 ● Battery c harged status Y ou can find out the ch arged status of batter y by checking the CHARGE indicator on AC adapter/ charger: Note : See “T roub leshootin g ” on pa g e 137 when the CHARGE indicat or blinks. ● Referen c e for t ime required to c har ge battery (at appr o x. 25ºC): DZ-BP07PW (provided)/DZ-BP7SW (opt iona[...]

En g lish 28 ● Continuousl y re c or dable time with fully c harged battery (with no zoom operation, et c .) See the following table as a r eference for how long the DVD video cam era/recor der can continuously be used with a fully charged battery: With DZ-BP07PW (pro vided )/DZ-BP7SW (optional) With DZ-BP14SW (optional) The referen c e f or how [...]

En g lish 29 B A TTER Y REMA INING LEVEL INDICA T OR When the battery is used to power the DVD video camera/recor der , the battery remaining level appears in the viewfi nder or on the LCD screen as follows: EFFICIENT USE OF BA TTER Y • The battery will slightly discharge even if it is detached from the DVD video camera/ rec orde r . • If the b[...]

En g lish 30 T urning DVD Video Camera/Recor der On and Off While holding down the grey button at the right of power switch, set the switch according to each recor ding function: Pow e r O N s t at u s During playback, set the power switch to “ ! ” or “ ” when using disc, or set it to “ " ” when using car d. Note : • Once you tu [...]

En g lish 31 VIEWING IMA GE ON LCD MONIT OR SCREEN If you open the LCD monitor , you can monitor 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 there to open the moni tor . ● Range where the LCD monitor c an be moved The LCD monitor can be opened up to app[...]

En g lish 32  Setting Date and Time Set the current date and time so that the date and time you make a recording can be recorded correctly . The follo wing procedure can also be used to correct the date and time you hav e already set. 1 Press the MENU button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / buttons to choo se “Date Setup” and then “Da[...]

En g lish 33  Initial Settings Press the MENU button, and then use 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  to display the “Initial Setup” menu screen. See pa g e 48 for detailed operation procedure . Press the MENU button a g ain to exit settin g . SWITCHING OPERA TING SOUND ON OR OFF (BEEP ) Select “On” or “Of f”, and then press the  [...]

En g lish 34 RESETTING MENU SETTINGS T O DEF A UL TS (RESET) Y ou can restore menu settings to defaults (initial settin gs at the factory (p. 1 45)). (Note, howev er , that the date/time will not be r eset.) 1 Choose “Reset” on the “Initial Setup” menu screen, and then pr ess the  button. The screen for verifying re set will appear . 2 I[...]

En g lish 35  LCD/EVF Setup ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN (LCD BRIGHTNESS) AND VIEWFINDER (EVF BRIGHTNESS) 1 Press the MEN U button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choose “LC D/EVF Adjust” on the “LCD/E VF Setup” menu screen, a nd then choose “LCD Brightness”or “EVF Brightness”. The brightness adjustme[...]

En g lish 36 ADJUSTING COLOUR DENSITY (COLOUR LEVEL) Y ou can adjust the colour density of the LCD monitor screen and viewfinder . 1 Press the MENU button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to cho ose “LCD/EVF Adju st” on the “LCD/EVF Setup” menu screen, and then choose “Colour Level ”. The colour density adjustment bar will appear on[...]

En g lish 37 Inser ting and Removing Disc 1 Press down th e DISC EJECT button once and release it. A few moments after the ACCESS/PC indicator blinks, the cover of disc insertion block wil l open. 2 Gently open the cover by hand fully until it stops. 3 When inserting a disc: Push the disc against the turnta ble at the centre to lock it until a clic[...]

En g lish 38 Note : • If the cover of disc insert ion bloc k is open, the ACCESS/PC indicator will blink when an ima g e is displayed on the LCD monitor screen: I n this case, the D VD vi deo camera/recorder will not t urn off even if the power s witch is set to “OFF” . If the cover remains open after a while, the D VD vi deo camera/recorder [...]

En g lish 39 Inser ting and Removing Car d 1 Open the LCD monitor . 2 T urn the DVD video camera/ recor der off. 3 Open the cover of car d insertion blo ck. 4 Inserting Card: Insert card with its terminal inwar d until it locks. Removing Car d: Push the centre of card edge. The card will come out so that it can be held by fingers. 5 Close the cover[...]

En g lish 40 Basic T echniques This section explains about recording of movies and still images, a nd also basic settings on D VD video camera/recorder .  Recording Movie 1 Remove the lens cap, an d then point the DVD video camera/recorder at subject. 2 T urn the DVD camera/recorder on. Set the power switch to “ ! ” to turn the D[...]

En g lish 41  Recor ding Stills Note : Recordin g of still ima g es is possible on D VD-RAM disc and card. 1 Remove the lens c ap, and then point the DVD video camera/r ecorder at sub ject. 2 T urn the DVD camera/r ecorde r on. When using DVD-RAM disc: Set the power switch to “ ”. When using card: Set the power switch to “ " ”. A[...]

En g lish 42  Swift Restar t of Recor ding (SLEEP/REST ART button) If you press the SLEEP/REST ART button whil e in the recor ding pause status instead of turning the DVD video camera/r ecorder of f, the status that recor ding is possible will be restor ed in approx. 1.5 seconds. Setting to the sleep/restart standby status: Press [...]

En g lish 43  On-Scr een Infor mation V ar ious types of inf orma tion will appear in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen during recording. INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DU RING RECORDING See the next page for details. 10 8:0 0 1 0/ 2/2007 30M I N 0:00:00 REC REM j FIN E DISC ACCESS FULL AUT O 0:00:00 LI N VOLU ME The abov e screen is an [...]

En g lish 44 1. Recording mod e (p. 40, 41, 64 ) 2. 16:9 mode (onl y in movie recording mode) (p. 61) 3. Programme AE ( only in movie reco rding mode) (p. 56) 4. Backlight c ompensation (p. 54) 5. Electronic ima ge stabiliser (E IS)* 2 (p. 59) 6. White balance (p. 57) 7. Microphone fi lter (only in movie recording mode) (p. 59) 8. Self-timer (only [...]

En g lish 45 14. Disc/Card type 15. Movie recordi ng quality (when usin g disc) (p. 60) Still recor ding quality (whe n using card) (p. 6 3) 16. Remaining sp ace on disc/ca rd *7 17. Remaining ba ttery level (p . 29) 18. Vo l u m e *1 (p. 68) : DVD-RAM ! : DVD-RAM (write-protected)  /  : DVD-R W (VR-mode/VF-mode)  : Protected DVD-RW (VR-mo[...]

En g lish 46 ● Swit c hing the inf ormation display mode Y ou can switch the display mode of on-scr een information: Press th e DISPLA Y button. The full and minimum display modes will alterna te. • Full display mode: All types of information will appear . • Minimum disp lay mode: The recor ding mode (see 1 on page 43) and r ecording stat us [...]

En g lish 47 ● Interpreting symbols on LCD s c reen when re c ord ing with the s c reen fa c ing the same dire c tion as the lens Note : • If the LCD screen is set f acin g the same direction as the lens , the LCD screen will displa y a mirror ima g e (left and ri g ht re v ersed). • If the LCD screen is set f acin g the same direction as th [...]

En g lish 48 Checking Flow of Menu The follo wing two on-screen menu modes are av ailable with this D VD video camera/recorder : • Full Menu: T o display all menu items for e xperts • Quick Menu: T o display only the fundamental menu items f or first timers ● Operating Menu The Full Menu will appear if you press the MENU button. Y ou can use [...]

En g lish 49 ● Flow of Full Men u ■ The shaded menu item can also be set using the Quick Menu. Refer to page indicated for details of each function. Camera Fun c tions Set up Not displayed when external input is being selected. Re c ord Fun c tions Setup Date Setup LCD/EVF Setup Adjust (p. 35) EVF Display (p. 36) Initial Setup Programme AE (p. [...]

En g lish 50  Zooming If you continue to h old the zoom lever o n the “T” contro l side with Dig. Zoom specified, the digital zoom will be activated midway (when optical 15-power is exceeded on DZ-GX5100SW or optical 30-power is exceeded on DZ- GX5060SW). Y ou can zoom up to 800-power on DZ- GX5100SW; up t o 1,500-power on DZ-[...]

En g lish 51 RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STR ONGER WID E-ANGLE OR TELEPHO T O EFFECT Use the tele-conversion lens or wide-conversion lens with the followin g filter diameter and thread pitch to r ecord subjects for stronger te lephoto or wide-angle ef fect: Filter diameter: 34 mm for DZ-GX5060SW ; 30.5 mm for DZ-GX5100SW Thread pitch: 0. 5 mm When attac[...]

En g lish 52  Manually Focusing Subject The D VD video camera/recorder usually f ocuses on a subject 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/recorde r automatically focuses the su bject (autofocus), but you [...]

En g lish 53 Manually focus the following objects, which ma y not be automatically focused (see page 52): Objects not in the centre of screen Objects that are f ar and near at the same time Objects with little v ariation in bri g htness, such as white wall Objects movin g r apidly Dark objects Objects lit by neon si g n, spotli g ht, etc. which g l[...]

En g lish 54  Adjusting Brightness of Image to be r ecorded (Exposur e) The D V D video camera/recorder usually adjusts the e xposure automatically . Y ou can also manually adjust the exposure depending on the recording conditions. 1 Press the EXPOSURE b utton during rec ordi ng . The exposure adjustment bar will appea r on the sc[...]

En g lish 55  Using Full Auto Function Pressing the FULL A UT O button will fully automate the camera functions. 1 Press the FULL AU TO button. “FULL AUTO” will be displayed on the screen of DVD video camera/recor der for several seconds. The following settings will r eset to defaults: Fun c tion When setting full auto Referen[...]

En g lish 56  Setting Up Camera Functions SELECTING SHOO TING MODE T O MA TCH THE SUBJECT (SWITCHING PROGRAMME AE MODE) This DVD video camera/recor der au tomatically detects the status of subject and su rrounding situation and recor ds the optimum image: If you choose the shooting mode to match the recor ding conditions, clearer [...]

En g lish 57 RECORDING D ARK SUBJECTS USING LC D MONIT OR LIGHT When Programme AE is set to Low Light, y ou can use the light from LCD monitor to record a subject. 1 Press the MEN U button, and choose “Program AE” from the “Came ra Functions Setup” menu. 2 Choose “Low Light”, an d designate it. 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting[...]

En g lish 58 1 Press the MENU button, choose “White Bal.” on the “Camera Functio ns Setup” menu screen, and then pr ess the  button . 2 Choose the desired option, and then press the  button. 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting. Note : • The white balance mode can be confirmed usin g the on-screen inf ormation. • The white b[...]

En g lish 59 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMA GE ST ABILISER (EIS) When you use z oom (see page 50) t o recor d a ma gnified subject ima ge, it will correct fuzz iness in the recor ded image. 1 Press the MENU button, choose “EIS” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu s creen, and then pr ess the  button. 2 Choose the “On” or “Of f”, and t[...]

En g lish 60 Setting Up Record Functions  SWITCHING MO VIE QU ALITY (VIDEO MODE) Choose the movie quali ty from “XTRA”, “FI NE”, “STD”. 1 Press the MENU button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choose “VIDEO Mode” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen , and then press the  button . 2 Choose the des [...]

En g lish 61  SETTING T O WIDE TV SCREEN MODE (16:9 MODE) When viewing r ecorded images later on a wide-scr een TV (aspect ratio 16:9), specify wide-screen (16:9) mode “On”: Y ou can also recor d images with the aspect ratio changed (the aspect ratio wi th “Off ” is 4:3). The following figures compa re the images displayed on[...]

En g lish 62 Note : • The 16:9 settin g will be kept ev en after the D VD video camera/recorder is turned off. • The 16:9 mode can not be used with ph oto recordin g , e xternal input* 1 . • When usin g a D VD-RW (VF-mode)/D VD-R/+RW: Y ou cannot specify the combination of “VIDEO Mode: STD” and “16: 9 On”. If you specify “16: 9 On?[...]

En g lish 63  SWITCHING QU ALITY OF STILL IMA GE (QU ALITY) Y ou can switch the still recording quality only when using card. 1 Press the MEN U button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choose “Q uality” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen, and then pres s the  button. 2 Choose the option you want, and then press the  [...]

En g lish 64  SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING METHOD (PHO T O INPUT) When “Input Source : LINE” is specified, you can recor d stills of externally input images on either a DVD-RAM disc or a card. Th e DVD video camera/recor der can reco rd an external image with littl e movement by specifying “Frame”, but “Field” is r ecommende[...]

En g lish 65  SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y OUTPUT ON OR OFF (OSD OUTPUT) If you connect this DVD video camera/recor der to a TV to view images on TV screen, you can switch off the on-scr een information (displayed in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen) from the TV screen. 1 Press the MEN U button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  button[...]

En g lish 66 Disc Navigation  Using Disc Navigation ST AR TING OR TERMINA TING DISC NA VIGA TION Disc Navigation is a tool for editing scenes recor ded on this DVD video camera/recor der . Here is an explan ation on “scene” and “programme”, so that you will be able to make most use of Disc Navigation function. The screens [...]

En g lish 67 Disc Navi g ation screen Note : • Pressin g the DISPLA Y b utton will displa y the recordin g date/time of the scen e on which the cursor is placed in the space f or operati n g g uide. Pressin g DISPLA Y a g ain will displa y the operatin g g uide. • If no disc or card is inserted, the Disc navi g ation screen cannot be displa yed[...]

En g lish 68 PLA YING BA CK FR OM DISC NA VIGA TION SCREEN 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / buttons to select the desire d scene. The selected scene will be framed: Th is is called a “cursor ”. 3 Press the  button. Playback will start fr om the selected scene. Note : Pressin g the 0 or / button will mov e the cur[...]

En g lish 69  PLA YING BA CK LA TEST RECORDED SCENE Playin g Back 1 Press the  button in the r ecording pause status. The DVD video camera/r ecorder will enter the playback mode, and the scen e you have recor ded last will be pla yed back. When playback is finished, the DVD video camera/r ecorder will ente r the pause status at[...]

En g lish 70  CAPTURING PHO T O Y ou can record an image displayed during playback of video as a photo on a card. 1 Press the MENU button at a scene you wish to capture during playback. 2 Choose “Edit”, “PHOTO Capture”, and then press  . The screen for verifying captur e will appear . 3 Choose “YES ”, and then press[...]

En g lish 71  SKIP PLA YBA CK OF MO VIE During playback, press the 2 or 1 button to locate the start of desired scene. Press 1 once: T o skip to the first image of the scene following the one being played back, and start playback. Press 2 once: T o return to the first image of the scene being played back, and star t playback. Hold do[...]

En g lish 72  JUMPING T O SPECIFIED POINT (GO T O) 1 Press the MENU button during playback. 2 Choose the option (point you want to go to), and then press the  button. To p : T o go to the sta rt, and enter p layback pause. End: T o go to the end of last scene, and enter playback pause. Specify: T o go to a specified point and e[...]

En g lish 73  INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DU RING PLA YBA C K V arious types of information on reco rding will be superimposed on playback image you ar e viewing. ● Swit c hing the inf ormation display mode Press the DISPLA Y button: Y ou can switch the display mode of on-screen informa tion. When usin g dis c : When using c ar d: •[...]

En g lish 74 SELECTING MUL TIPLE SCENES 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / buttons to select the desire d scene. 3 Press the SELECT button once: The selected scene will be framed in r ed and yellow . Repeat steps 2 and 3 to randomly select multiple scenes. SELECTING CONSECUTIVE SCENES TOGETHER 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TIO[...]

En g lish 75 FUNCTIONS A V AILABLE WITH DISC NA VIGA TION The Disc Navigation mode will al low a variety of further operations. Function s Availabl e with Disc Navi g ation * 1 Only deletion is possible . * 2 Additional recordin g can be made on a finali sed D VD-R W (VR-mode). Note : Note Settin g special eff ects to scenes (f ade, skip , thumbnai[...]

En g lish 76 UNDERST ANDING FLO W OF DISC NA VIGA TION MENU Press the MENU button on th e Disc Navigation sc reen: The menu screens for Disc Navigation and menu screen s for disc and card will appe ar . Shaded items will also appear in Quick Menu display mode (see page 48). Refer to pages indicated for details of settings. ● When using D VD-RAM/D[...]

En g lish 77 ● When using D VD-R W (VF-mode)/DVD-R/+R W dis c ● When using c ard S c ene Select (p . 86) Start → Current (p. 86) Detail (p. 87 ) Current → End (p . 86) All (p. 86) Program Select (p . 88) Dis c Finaliz e Disc (p. 101) Play (p. 89) Unfinalize Disc* 5 (p . 102) Format Disc* 5 (p. 98) Capacity (p. 99) Go T o To p ( p . 9 8 ) * [...]

En g lish 78 Scene  DELETING SCENES (EDIT – DELE TE) Y ou may want to delete unwanted scenes. Scenes on DVD-RW (VF-mode)/ DVD-R disc cannot be deleted, and menu item “Delete” will not appear with DVD-RW (VF-mode)/DVD-R disc. When using +R W , no scene can be deleted fr om the Disc Navigation menu (see page 69). 1 Press the DISC NA VI[...]

En g lish 79 ● Editing using submen u Press the MENU button before pressing the  button in step 5 (see page 78): The submenu will appear . Pressing the  button will r estore the screen in step 5. Note : Althou g h the submen u screen will appear for each sett in g , some menu items may not appear , dependin g on the settin g .  DIVIDI[...]

En g lish 80  COMBINING MUL TIPLE SCENES (EDIT – COMBINE) If you have recor ded numerous short scenes, combining them will be facilitated by the use of Disc Navigation. Be sure to select consecutive multipl e scenes. Combining scenes is possible only when “Category: All” is specified (p. 103). Sti lls cannot be combined. 1 Press the DIS[...]

En g lish 81  DIRECTING SCENES EFFECTIVEL Y (EFFECT – F ADE) Y ou can add fading to the beginning and/or end of scene. There ar e three types of special ef fects: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene for adding special effects. 3 Press the MEN U button. 4 Choose, “Scene”, “Effect”, “ Fade” and th en press the[...]

En g lish 82  PLA YING BA CK BY SKIPPING SCENES (EFFECT – SKIP) Y ou 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 “Sce ne”, “Eff ect”, “Skip”, and then press th e  b[...]

En g lish 83  CHANGING IMA GES FOR THUMBNAILS (EFFECT – THUMBNAIL) Normally , the first image of the r ecorded scene is displayed as a thum bnail: Y ou can choose another image of the scene for thumbnail. If you set a vivid image to thumbn ail, you can know what you recor ded from a glance at the Disc Navigation scr een. 1 Press the DISC NA[...]

En g lish 84  COPYING STILLS ON D VD-RAM DISC T O CARD (COPY ) 1 Set the power switch to “ ! ” or “ “. 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 ” menu screen, and then press the  button. 6 The “Copy to card” scr een will appear: If you [...]

En g lish 85  LOCKING SCENES ON CARD (LOCK) Y ou can lock each photo recorded on car d so that it will not be deleted or edited by mistake. 1 Set the power switch to “ " ”. 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 screen, and then pres s [...]

En g lish 86  SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCRE EN (SELECT) Y ou can use this “Select” function to se lect consecutive scenes at one time. This function is useful when there are numer ous scenes. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Point the cursor at the first or last scene to be selected: When selecting all scenes, simply[...]

En g lish 87  DISPLA YING INFORMA TION USING MENU SCR EEN (DET AIL) Y ou can display various information for a scene: the record ing mode, recor ding date/time and length, special ef fects 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 MEN U button[...]

En g lish 88 Pr ogramme WHA T IS “PROGRAMME”? Pro gr amm e re fer s t o an as se mbl y o f sc en es re co rded on the sa me dat e re gard le ss of w he the r t hey are movie or still.  SWITCHING T O THUMBNAIL DISPLA Y OF SPECIFIC DA TE (SELECT) Since the scenes recor ded on this DVD video camera/recor der are collected as “pr o[...]

En g lish 89  PLA YING BA CK PROGRAMME (PLA Y) Y ou can play back only the selected program me. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choose “Play” on the “P rogram” menu screen, and then press the  butt on. 4 Select the progr amme to be played back, and th[...]

En g lish 90 Note : • If you wish to delete the letter for title, press the  button once: The input letter will be delete d. Holdin g down t he  button will delete all letters in the TITLE column. • Y ou can also use the DELETE button on remote control to delete an y input letters. • Pressin g the SELECT b utton on the title settin g sc[...]

En g lish 91  Play List WHA T IS “PLA Y LIST”? Y ou can create a play list on this DVD video camera/r ecorder by gathering your favour ites from the rec orde d s ce ne s. Since the play list is not created by copying data, you will consume little of the disc capacity by making a play list. On the other hand, deleting sc enes on play list [...]

En g lish 92  SWITCHING T O DISPLA Y OF EA CH PLA Y LIST (SELECT) Select the desired 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 MENU button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choose “Select” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and [...]

En g lish 93  ADDING SCENES T O PLA Y LIST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choose “Edit” on th e “PlayList” menu screen, and then pres s the  button. 4 Use the play list select screen to select the play list to which you wish to add scenes[...]

En g lish 94  DELETING SCENES FROM PLA Y LIST (EDITIN G PLA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Display the editing scr een of the play list to be edited. Perform steps 2 – 4 on page 93. 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lower r ow , and place the cursor on the scene to be deleted. 4 Press the  button. Repeat steps 3 and [...]

En g lish 95  DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING (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 the play list to be edited. Perform steps 2 – 4 on page 93. 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lower row . 4 Select the scene to be[...]

En g lish 96  ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (MO VE) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choose “Select” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and then pr ess the  button . Select the play list to be edited, and then press the  button. 4 Select the scene to be moved. Y ou c[...]

En g lish 97  CHANGING TITLE OF PLA Y LIST (TITLE) The play lists have serial numbers in the order you have cr eated them, along with the created dates/ times: Y ou can change th is title at any time. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choose “T itle” on the “PlayList[...]

En g lish 98  Go T o F rom the Disc Navigation screen, you can jump to the first scene or last scene, and pla yback will star t from that point. T OP (END) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choose “T op” or “End” on the “Go T o” menu screen, and then[...]

En g lish 99  PRO TECTING DISC FROM WRITING (PR O TECT DISC) Y ou can protect a DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR-mode) disc in order to prevent recor ded images from being erased or edited by mistake. Further recor ding will not be pos sible on protected di sc until the protection is released. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button.[...]

En g lish 100  UPD A TING CONTR OL INFORMA TION OF D VD-RAM/D VD-R W (VR-MODE) DISC (UPD A TE CONTR OL INFO .) Disc Navigation in this DVD video camera /recor der handles information on scen es, such as thumbnail, skip, fade, in a particular manner . If you use an other device to edit a di sc r ecorded on this DVD video camera/r ecorder , and[...]

En g lish 101  FINALISING D VD-R W/D VD-R/+R W DISC (FINALIZE DISC) If you want to play back a DVD-RW/DVD-R/+R W disc recorded on this DVD vid eo camera/ recorder , using a device conforming to 8 cm DVD disc – such as a DVD recorder/player , etc. – you must finalise the disc on this DVD video camera/recorder . If you wish to display[...]

En g lish 102  ADDITIONALL Y RECORDING ON FINA LISED D VD-R W (VF-MODE)/+R W (UNFINALIZE DISC) Y ou can unfinalise the DVD-RW (VF-mode)/+R W finalised on this DVD video camera/recor der so that additional r ecording can be do ne on it. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choo[...]

En g lish 103  Others DISPLA YING MO VIES OR STILLS INDEPEN DENTL Y (CA TEGOR Y) Scenes recor ded on this DVD video camera /recor der will be displayed in the or der of recordin g regar dless of whether they are movies or stills. Y ou can use the Disc Navigation screen to switch this display to stills only or movies only . 1 Press the DISC NA VI[...]

En g lish 104  PLA YING BA CK WIDE-MODE IMA GES ON 4:3 DISPLA Y TV (TV TYPE) If you connect the DVD video camera/r ecorder with a disc recorded in wide mode to a TV with 4:3 display only and play it back, vertically long images will appear . Y ou can specify “TV type: 4:3” to display 4:3 images on the TV . 1 Press the DISC NA VIG[...]

En g lish 105  V iewing on TV Screen Connectin g to a TV CONNECTING T O A TV Use the provided A V/S input/output cable to connect the DVD video camera/recor der to a TV as follows: Note : • Usin g S-VIDEO will deliv er clearer pla ybac k status. • Befo re connectin g , make sure that the v olume on TV is turned down: F or g et[...]

En g lish 106  VIEWING ON TV SCREEN 1 T urn the TV on and set the input s elector to “VCR” whichever appli cable V ideo input. Refer to the TV instruction manua l for how to switch the TV input. 2 T urn the DVD video camera/r ecorder on. The image that the DVD video camera/ recor der is seeing will appear on the TV scr een. Y [...]

En g lish 107  Playback on DVD Recor der/Player PLA YING BA CK DVD-RAM/D VD-R W (VR-MODE) DISC Y ou can use a D VD recorder or D VD player that conf orms to D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) to play back 8 cm D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) discs recorded on this D VD video camera/recorder. 1 Insert the disc into the DVD recorder/player and play[...]

En g lish 108  Recording (Dubbing) Images RECORDING (DU BBING) IMA GES FROM O THER VIDEO DEVICE Y ou can record (dub) images fr om other video devices to disc or card in this DVD video camera/ rec ord er . Use the A V/S input/output cable (provided) to connect th e DVD video camera/recorder to the other video device as follows: Be[...]

En g lish 109 1 Set the input source on the DVD video camera/ rec ord er t o “ LIN E (L IN)”. Switch the input refe rring to “Input Source” on page 63 . 2 T urn on the connected device, and start playback. The picture will appear o n the LCD screen or viewfinder of this DVD video camera/ rec ord er . 3 Press the REC button. Recording will s[...]

En g lish 110 RECORDING (DU BBING) IMA GES ON OTHER VIDEO DEVICES Y ou can recor d (dub) images played back on this DVD video camera/recorder , on other video devices. Use the A V/S input/output cable (p rovided) to connect the DVD vi deo camera/recor der to another video device as shown in the following fi gure: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION butto[...]

En g lish 111  Connectin g to PC Softwar e Provided Y ou can utilize on PC the videos and photos r ecord ed on this DVD video camera /recorder , using the PC connection cable and software CD-ROM pr ovided, or generally available software. The provided CD-ROM contain s the following softwa re for W i ndows and Macintosh: Windows Im[...]

En g lish 112 Requir ements of available PC [When using Windo ws] • OS: W indows ® 2000 Profess ional SP3 or high er Wi n d o w s ® XP Home Edit ion or higher Wi n d o w s ® XP Pr ofessional Edition or higher See the following W ebsites to fine out whether the provided softwar e can be used on Wi n d o w s Vi s t a : URL: http://www .pixela.co[...]

En g lish 113 Installing Software [When using Windo ws] 1 Tu r n t h e P C o n . If you have been using the PC, terminate all running softwar e programmes. 2 Insert the provided CD-RO M into the CD- ROM drive of PC. The installer will automatically start, and the “Choose Setup Language” screen will automatically appear . If the “Choose Se tup[...]

En g lish 114 7 Choosing v ideo system: The screen for setting the video system will appear , and then click “Next”. 8 Executing installation: The setups for installation ar e now complete. Click “Install” to execute installation. Important information for customers who us e Easy CD Creator 5 made by Rox io Corporatio n: If ImageMixer 3 pro[...]

En g lish 115 [When using Ma c intos h] 1 T urn the Ma cintosh on, a nd insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of Macintosh. 2 Double-click the DVDCAM5000 icon displayed on desktop. 3 Double-click the icon of “ImageMixer 3 for DVDCAM.pkg” displayed on screen. The installer will start: Click “Continue”. The “Read Me” screen wil[...]

En g lish 116 Connecting to PC via PC Connection Cable Use the provided PC connection cabl e to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to PC as shown below . Note : • The PC connection cable doe s not supply power t o the D VD video camera/ recorder: Use the A C adapter/char g er to power the D VD video camer a/recorder . • Bef ore connectin g t[...]

En g lish 117 When connecting the DVD video camera/r ecorder to PC, the DVD video camera/r ecorder will be recognise d as a drive. Th e drive will appear on screen as follows: [When using Windo ws] If the DVD video camera/r ecorder is connected to PC with its power switch se t to “ ! ” or “ ”, it will be recognised as an optical disc drive,[...]

En g lish 118 The follo wing operations are not possible on the D VD video c amera/ re c or der while it is being c onne c ted to PC: • Camera operation using oper ation buttons on DVD video camera /recor der . • Ejection of disc using DISC EJECT button on DVD video camera/recorder . • Power of f using power switch. • Do not use Explorer to[...]

En g lish 119 Note : • When writin g ima g es edited on PC to a brand -new D VD-RW , do not format the disc on D VD video camera/ recorder . • Some v er tically installe d and slot-in type driv es on PC cannot accept an 8 cm disc. • An adapter that con verts 8 cm CD to 12 cm diameter (for 8 cm CD) cannot be used f or any 8 cm D VD-RAM/8 cm D [...]

En g lish 120 Using ImageMixer 3 for Windows ImageMixer 3 allows you to capture the images r ecorded on the DVD video camera/re corder into PC, edit the video file, a nd create a DV D-V ideo or DVD-VR using the video fi le. The following shows the basic operation of ImageMixer 3. Refer to the electroni c instruction manual th at can be r ead on PC [...]

En g lish 121 CREA TING D VD-VIDEO USING IMA GES RECORDED ON DISC Y ou can use the images recor ded on the DVD video camera/recor der to create a disc that can be viewed on DVD recor ders/players. * A DVD-R W/DVD-R/+R W recor ded on this DVD video camera /recor der must be finalised on this DVD video camera/recorder (see page 101). 1 Insert a disc [...]

En g lish 122 6 Select the images from which you wish to create a DVD-V ideo, and then click “Import”. The image recorded on disc will appear . Select the chapter to be impo rted into PC, and then click “Import”: Importing in to PC will start. Clicking the “Photo” button will display the photos recor ded on DVD-RAM. Select the desired p[...]

En g lish 123 8 Click “W rite” to create a DVD-V ideo. Clicking “W rite” will display the screen for writing. Check “Create disc”, per form setting for write, such as choosing DVD wr ite drive, and then set a blank DVD-R W/DVD-R into the drive. Clicking “Previ ew” will allow you to check any image of DVD to be created. Click the “[...]

En g lish 124 Using ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM allows you to import th e images recor ded on this DVD video camera/r ecorder into Macintos h as a video file, play back the video file, edit it and cr eate a DVD-V ideo. The following shows the basic operations of ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM. Refer [...]

En g lish 125 IMPORTING IMA GES RECORDED ON DISC INT O MA CINT OSH ImageMixer 3 allows you to import movie files r ecord ed on disc into Macintosh as MPEG files. Using ImageMixer 3, you can play back the imported video file, combine images, cut-edit them; and also create a DVD-V ideo. 1 Load a disc with the images you wish to import into the DVD vi[...]

En g lish 126 CREA TING D VD-VIDEO USING IMA GES RECORDED ON DISC Y ou can use the images recor ded on the DVD video camera/recor der to create a disc that can be played on other DVD recor ders/players. * A DVD-RW/DVD-R/+R W reco rded on this DVD video camera/recor der must be finalised on this DVD video camera/r ecorder (see page 101) be fore impo[...]

En g lish 127 6 W rite to a DVD. Y ou can check the video files in a DVD list. Select the video file you wish to check and click the Playback icon at the bottom of screen. When checking the video files in list, click “W r ite” at the bottom of screen: The screen for se tting the write drive will appear . Choose the drive that you use to write t[...]

En g lish 128 Uninstalling Softwar e [When using Windo ws] Use “Control Panel” to open “Add or Remove Applications ”, choose the application to be uninstalled fr om the displayed list of applications, and then click the “Change/Remove” button. Note : • After uninstallin g sof tware, be sure to restart the PC. • Administrator autho r[...]

En g lish 129 Cautions when connecting DVD video camera/ re co rd er t o PC Use the A C adapter/ c harger to power the D VD video c amera/re c order when c onne c ting it to PC: The DVD video camera/recor der can also use a battery , but if the DVD video camera/recor der cuts off during data transfer , im portant recor dings will be lost: If data i[...]

En g lish 130 Subsidiar y Information Intr oduction to Optional Accessories CAMERA A CCESSORIES W ide convers ion lens (DZ-WL 1)* 1 (p. 51) T ele-conversion l ens (DZ-TL1)* 1 (p. 51) Step-up ring (DZ-SR3437 for DZ-GX5060SW , DZ-SR3037 for DZ-G X5100SW) (p. 51) PO WER SUPPL Y Battery (DZ-B P7SW) Battery (DZ-BP14SW) • When usin g camer a accessorie[...]

En g lish 131 T rouble Messages A message may appear while y ou are operating the D VD vide o camera/recorder . If a message appears, ref er to the follo wing table and take appropriate correctiv e action. Messages are arranged in alphabetical order . Message Cause & T roubleshooting Referen c e page (1) Data e rror in a part of ima g e file . [...]

En g lish 132 Cannot combine. Deselect PHO T O scenes. Select only movies and combine them. 80 Cannot combine. Select multiple scenes. Select a ran g e of at least 2 scenes to be combined, and then combine them. 80 Cannot delet e scenes. This ma y occur when scene that was edited for division, etc. is to be dele ted. Combine the di vided scenes, an[...]

En g lish 133 Card error has occurred. Fo r matti n g is not complete. The card may be dama g ed: Use another card. 24 Card error has occurred. K eep card inside & re star t. Card erro r could have occurred durin g editin g of scenes. T ur n off the D VD video camera/r ecorder with the ca rd bein g used ins ide, connect the AC adapter/char g er[...]

En g lish 134 Disc error has occurred. K eep disc in side & restar t. Disc error co uld hav e occurred d urin g editin g of scenes . T ur n off the D VD vide o camera/r ecorder with th e disc bein g us ed in it, conn ect AC adapter/char g er , an d then power the D V D video camera/record er a g ain. Repair of scenes will be tr ied. 25 Disc err[...]

En g lish 135 D VD-R * Disc, Video mode and 16:9 mod e cannot be chan g ed. With D VD-RW (VF-mode) /D VD-R di sc, the movie quality mode and 16:9 mode o nce used for recordin g cannot be chan g ed. * “D VD-RW (VF)” will appear when u sin g a D VD-R W (VF-mode). 62 D V D-RAM disc. Finalize is not requ ired. This messa g e will appear if you pres[...]

En g lish 136 *1 • This message may also appear when dirt adher es to disc. If this message appears when a recorded disc is recognised immediately a fter it is inserted , do not repair the disc; remove it and then use the provided disc cleaning cloth to clea n off the dirt before using it. • This message may als o appear when condensation occur[...]

En g lish 137 *2 • This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. In this cas e, do not initialise the disc: Remove it and then use the provide d disc cleaning cloth to clean of f the dirt before using it. • This message may also appear when condensation occurs. In this case, do not initialise the di sc; turn the DVD video camera/r eco[...]

En g lish 138 The CHAR GE indicator on AC adapter/char g er is blin kin g . Is the ambien t temperature too low or too h i g h? Char g e the battery in environm ent where the temper ature is 10 – 30ºC. The batter y has poss ibly dischar g ed excessively . Continue char g in g : After a while , the battery will be c har g ed to the specified v ol[...]

En g lish 139 During re c or ding Symptom Cause and Corre c tion Referen c e page Pressin g the REC butto n will not start recordin g . • Is input ima g e cop y- g uarded? • Is a finali sed disc in th e D VD vid eo camera/rec order? • Is proper type of disc inser ted? • Is po wer s witch set to ma tch the recordin g medium? • Is the di sc[...]

En g lish 140 During playba c k If duri n g recordin g li g ht (sunli g ht, etc.) enters the D VD video camera/ recorder thr ou g h the lens from above, g hosts ma y occur in the recorded ima g e. This is not a f ault. Adjust the an g le of the D VD video camera/rec order so that sunli g ht, etc. does not enter . Puttin g a pro tective h and ov er [...]

En g lish 141 When the D VD video c amera/re c or der is c onne c ted to PC Photos on car d cannot be play ed back. This D VD video camera/re corder can play back ima g e data recorded on SD memory card in other di g ital cameras conformin g to the DCF (Desi g n rule for Camera File system) standard. The ran g e of ima g e dat a normally pla yab le[...]

En g lish 142 T ransfer of ima g es stops. Connect the D VD video camera/recorder to another USB ter minal of PC . If your PC is a deskto p type, it is recommended tha t you use USB ter minal on the b ack of PC . If you are usin g USB2.0 extended card, it is also recommended that you install the newest version driver provided b y each USB 2.0 card [...]

En g lish 143 Mis c ellaneous Symptom Cause and Corre c tion Referen c e page No D VD video camera/ recorder op eration. Is a fu lly char g ed battery attached? Is the D VD video camer a/recorder p owered from A C outlet? 25, 26 P ow er does not c ome on, or no operati on occurs by pressin g butto n. Ex ecute system r eset (press t he RESET b utton[...]

En g lish 144 Opera tin g sound is heard cyclic ally . This soun d is heard beca use the disc is cyclically operated and does not in dicate a fault. — Some vibr ations are f elt or sli g ht sound is heard from mechanis m. These vibratio ns or sound are cau sed by disc drive: This does not indicate a f ault. — • No operation can be performed b[...]

En g lish 145 System Reset If the D VD video camera/recorder does not operate normally , perf orm “System Reset”: The D VD video camera/recorde r may recov er to normal. “System Reset” will reset all settings to f actory def aults. The date and time will also be reset: Set the date and time again befo re using the D VD video camer a/recorde[...]

En g lish 146 *1 “120x” on DZ -GX5060SW . *2 Not displayed on DZ-G X5060SW . • Some items will not appear depending on the disc or card inser ted. Major Specifications Initial Setup Beep On p . 33 Power Save Off p. 33 Record LED On p . 34 Lan g ua g eE n g lish p. 33 Demo Mode Auto p. 34 CCD DZ-GX 5100SW : 1/5 -inch interlace d DZ-GX5060S W :[...]

En g lish 147 Recordin g mode Movie (with sound) Still (with D VD-RAM disc, SD memory card) Maximum recordable time (per side) DV D - R A M / R W / R / +RW disc approx. 18 minutes (XTRA) approx. 30 minutes (FINE) approx. 60 minutes (STD) Maximum numb er of recordable stills D V D-RAM disc (per side) approx. 999 Exter nal input (DZ-GX5100SW) approx.[...]

En g lish 148 ST ORA GE C AP A CITY OF DISC Movie recor dable time on one disc (on single side) (when recor ding only movies) Note : • If you record in XTRA mode at hi g h temperatures , the D VD video camer a/recorder will heat up and the maximum transf er rate will be limited to approx. 6 Mbps , so the best quality will not be obtainable . Stor[...]

En g lish 149 SIZE AND QU ALITY OF PHO T OS The following table shows the file size an d quality of one still (JPEG) recor ded on card: Although still images are recorded on DVD-RAM disc only in the FINE mode, the quality mode can be chosen when recor ding stills on car d (p. 63). The file size of a photo recor ded on DVD-RAM disc in “ ” status[...]

En g lish 150 Index Numeri c s 16:9 ................................................................. 61 8 cm bare disc .................................................. 23 A AC adapt er/char g er ........................................... 25 ACCESS/ PC indicator .................................. 40, 41 Add (edit) ...............................[...]

En g lish 151 M Manual F ocus icon ............................................ 52 MENU butt on ........................................... ........ 48 MIC.Filter ......................................................... 59 Mov e ............................................................... 96 O Optical 15x z oom lens ............................[...]

En g lish 152 Be sur e to read the following befor e opening the package of CD-ROM This Agreement will take ef fect at the moment you open the package of the storage device (CD-ROM) provided with this product, if you agre e to the terms herein. If you do not accept the terms of this Agreement, immediately r eturn the unopened package of storage med[...]

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