Hitachi DZ-BX31A manual

English DZ-GX20MA/DZ-MV780MA DZ-MV750MA/DZ-BX31A Instruction Manual DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R English Instruction manual To obtain the best performance and ensure years of trouble-free use, please read this instruction manual completely. Mode d’emploi Des performances optimales et un fonctionnement à long terme seront assurés en appliquant les prés[...]

English 2 Impor tant Inf ormation For Y our Safety The power s witch turns the D VD video ca mera/recorder on and off, leaving the date/time f eature unaff ected. If the camera/recorder is to be le ft unattended f or a long pe riod of time, tur n it off. The D VD video camer a/recorder and AC adapter/charger hav e the follo wing caution marks. CA U[...]

English 3 Microsoft ® , W indows ® , W indows ® Me, W indows ® 2000 Professional, and W i ndows ® XP are register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intel ® , Pentium ® Processor , and Celeron ® Processor are r egistered trad emarks of Intel Corporation. IBM ® and PC/A T ® are register ed trademarks of Intern ational Business Machine[...]

English 4 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS In addition to the careful attention dev ote d to quality standards in the manuf acture of your vi deo product, saf ety is a major factor in the design of e very instrume nt. But, safety is y o ur responsibility too. This page lists impor tant inf ormation th at will help to assure your enjoymen t and prop[...]

English 5 Cautions When Using Handle the liquid crystal display (LCD) with care: • The LCD is a very delicate display de vice: Do not press its surface with for ce, hit it or prick it with a sharp object. • If you push the LCD surface, unevenness in disp lay may occur . If unevenness does not disappear soon, turn the DVD video camera/rec or der[...]

English 6 Heat on surface of product: • The surfaces of the DVD video ca mera/recor der , AC adapter/char ge r and battery will be slightly warm, but this does not indicate a fault. Screen on connected TV : • Never leave the disc navigation screen, still imag e or camera image displayed on your TV to which the DVD video camera/recor der is conn[...]

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

English 8 Cautions When Storing Do not leave the D VD video camera/recor de r in a place where the temperature is very high for a long period of time: • The temperature inside 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 malf unction or the case could be dama[...]

English 9 Read This First T o guide you, we hav e included f ollowing six chapters. • The section on “Setups” explains how to set up the DVD video camera/recor der , battery , and set the date/time. • The section on “Basic T echniques” explains the basic operation of this DVD video camera/ recor der – recording of movies, still images[...]

English 10 Introduction ● Y ou can star t recording immediatel y after stopping playbac k (p. 50, 59) Unlike tape devices, you do not need to search for the r ecordin g start position or locate the beginning of blank portion. Y ou can stop playback and immediately start re cor ding: New recording will not overwrite any previously r ecorded data. [...]

English 11 ● Y ou can easily edit scenes, which is quite difficult with tape (p. 86) Using this DVD video camera/recor der , you can collect scenes of your child, for example, on play list of Disc Navigation function and create an original movie: Then si mply play back the play list and dub it on VCR or DVD recor der . ● Create original D VDs o[...]

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

English 13 FLOW OF QUICK MENU (WITH DVD-R DISC): .. ..................... ................ 73 FLOW OF QUICK MENU (WITH CARD):............ 74 Manually Focusing Su bject ..............................75 FOCUSING DURING RE CORDING.................... 75 Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded (Exposure) .... ......................................[...]

English 14 SWITCHING TO DISPLAY OF EACH PLAY LIST (SWITCH) ....................... ..................... ........... 128 PLAYING BACK A PLAY LI ST (PLAY) ............. 128 ADDING SCENES TO PLAY LIST (EDITING PLAY LIST) .................................... 129 DELETING SCENES FROM PLAY LIST (EDITING PLAY LIST) .................................... 13[...]

English 15 Checking Pr ovided Accessories Make sure that y ou hav e all the follo wing accessories in package: Battery (model DZ-BP14S): For DZ-GX20MA only . P or table pow er supply for this D VD video camera/recorder . Charge it before use . Battery (model DZ-BP7S): For DZ-MV780MA, DZ-MV750MA, DZ- BX31A only . Portable power supply f or this D VD[...]

English 16 Names of Parts 1 Light receiving sensor (for DZ-GX20MA onl y) This sensor controls the amount of light to be emitted from the built-in flash. T ake car e not to block with hand, etc. during recor ding. 2 Flash (for DZ-GX20MA onl y) (p. 79) 3 Lens cap string attachment hole (p. 33) 4 Stereo microphone (p. 51) 5 Recording indicator (p. 104[...]

English 17 15 Viewfinder (p. 37) 16 Diopter control (p. 37) T o adjust the focus of image appearing in the viewfinder . (Pull out the viewfinder .) 17 ACCESS/PC indicator (p. 7, 50, 52) W ill blink or light when the disc in DVD video camera/recor der is accessed (write or read is executed) or the DVD video camera/ recor der is connected to PC. 18 P[...]

English 18 27 QUICK MENU button (p. 64) T o display only the functions that you frequently use (simple menus). 28 FOCUS button (p. 75) T o switch between manual focus and auto- focus. 29 MENU button (p. 38, 89, 114) Press this button to display the menu for setting camera functions and Disc Navigation. 30 SELECT button (p. 109) 31 DISC NA VIGA TION[...]

English 19 43 PHOT O button (p. 52) 44 REC button (p. 50) 45 MENU button (p. 38, 89, 114) 46 SELECT button (p. 109) 47 Reverse searc h button (p. 60) 48 DELETE button (p. 113) 49 DISC NA VIGA TION button (p. 106) 50 DISPLA Y button (p. 53, 63) 51 ZOOM T button (p. 57) 52 DIGIT AL ZOOM b utton (p. 57) 53 ZOOM W button (p. 57) 54 Reverse skip button [...]

English 20 1<>2 T ry Recording and Playing Back using Disc (Video and Photo) Y ou can record both videos and photos on a D VD- RAM (generally a vailab le), but only videos on a D VD-RW/D VD-R (generally availab le). 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 co[...]

English 21 3 Start recor ding (p. 50). 1 Open the LCD monitor (p. 36), or pull out the viewfinder (p. 37). 2 While holding down the button on the right of power switch , set the switch to “ O ” or “ N ” (only “ O ” for DVD-R W/ DVD-R disc). 3 When recor ding a video, press the REC button. Recording will start. Pressing the REC button ag[...]

English 22 3 T ry Recording and Playing Back using Car d (Photo) Only photos can be recorded on a card (generally av ailab le). 1 Connect a power supply (p. 44). 1 3 2 4 Po we r c ab l e AC adapter/charger DC power cord 2 Insert a card (p. 49). 1 Open the LCD monitor (p. 36). 2 Open the cover of card insertion block with power turned off. 3 Put in [...]

English 23 3 Start recor ding (p. 52). 1 Open the LCD monitor (p. 36). 2 While holding down the button on the right of power switch , set the switch to “ P ”. 3 Press the PHOT O button half way (half press): When a subject image is focused, the “ m ” indicator will turn purple. 4 Press the PHOT O button all the way (full press). OFF OFF Not[...]

English 24 Discs and Cards The follo wing table lists the st orage media (discs and cards) that can be used on this D VD video camera/recorder and the functions which are av ailable with them: Media Function D VD-RAM DV D - RW (VR mode) DVD - RW (VF mode) DV D -R SD memor y card T o record video (p . 50) ●●●● — T o record photo (p . 52) ?[...]

English 25 A V AILABLE DISCS Available Discs This DVD video camera/recor der can use only the 8-cm bare discs not packed in a squar e cartridge, square caddy case or r ound DVD holder . The discs in a square cartridge, square caddy case or round DVD holder can be used if they are r emoved from the package, but take great car e not to dirty or scrat[...]

English 26 EXAMPLES OF DISCS THA T CANNO T BE USED ON THIS D VD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER: • CD • CD-R • CD-R W • CD-ROM • DVD-R (double-layered) • DVD-R (4.7 GB) for Authoring V er . 2.0 • DVD+R • DVD-ROM • DVD-V ideo • +R W • Discs other than those with diameter of 8 cm Note : Discs recorded on PC or D VD recorder ma y not be pl[...]

English 27 HANDLING DISCS ● Using discs Discs are very delicate r ecording media. Carefully r ead the following cautions and observe them: • Always use a brand new disc when recor ding important material. • Be sure not to touch the r ecording surface of disc, or dirty or scratch it. • If there is dust, sc ratch, dirt on disc or if it is war[...]

English 28 A V AILABLE CARDS SD memory card can be used on this DVD video camera/recorder . When using an exclusive adapter , a miniSD memory card can be used in the same way as an SD memory card. ● Handling card • Do not use cards other than the designated ones. • Be sure to use a brand new ca rd w hen rec ordi ng v it al images. • Do not [...]

English 29 Storage Capacity on Disc or Card RECORD ABLE TIME OF MO VIE (VIDEO) The recor dable time will vary de pending on the video recording qu ality: See page 94 for the setting of v id eo re cord ing qu ali ty . Mo vi e re cord ab le ti me on o ne di sc (o n si ngle side) (when recording only movies) Note : • No movie can be recorded on SD m[...]

English 30 RECORD ABLE STILLS (PHO T OS) ON CARD The number of recor dable stills will vary depending on the recording quality: See page 97 for the se tt ing of rec ord in g q ual it y . For DZ-GX20MA For DZ-MV780MA For DZ-MV750MA/DZ-BX31A With external input (The numbers of recor dable stills above are only for refer ence) Note : • Cards used on[...]

English 31 SIZE AND QU ALITY OF PHOT OS The pixel size of stills (JPEG) th at can be recor ded on this DVD vi deo camera/recor der is as follows: The following table shows the file size and qu ality of one still (JPEG) recor ded on card: Although still images are r ecorded on DVD-RAM di sc only in the FINE mo de, the quality mode can be chosen when[...]

English 32 Setups This section explains preparations f or record ing – setting up the D VD video camera/recorder and battery . Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/Recor der HOLDING D VD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER Insert your right hand fr om th e bottom of DVD video camera/recor der up to the base of your thumb. Put your hand in a position wh ere you can [...]

English 33 A TT ACHING SHOULDER STRAP A TT ACHING LENS CAP 1 Attach the shorter end of lens cap string to the lens cap. 2 Attach the longer end of lens cap string to the attachment hole of DVD video camera/ rec orde r . 3 Push the both sides of cap inward and attach it over the lens. Note : • Alwa ys keep the lens cap on when not using the D VD v[...]

English 34 INSERTING B A TTER Y INT O REMO TE CONTR OL Insert the provided lithium battery into r emote control. 1 While inserting a fine rod into the hole marked PUSH, pull the battery holder out forward. 2 Insert the lithium battery with the positive R terminal facing down. 3 Slide the cover to close it. Note : The life of lithium battery is appr[...]

English 35 ● Using Remote Control Point the remote contr ol to the infrared receiver on the DVD video camera/r ecorder . The remote controllable distance is up to 16 feet (5 m). Note : • When using the remote cont rol, make sure that the infrared receiver on D VD video camera/recorder is not exposed to direct sunlight or an y intense light. If [...]

English 36 VIEWING IMA GE ON LCD MONIT OR SCREEN If you open the LCD monitor , you can mo nitor subject image on the LCD screen. 1 Open the LCD monitor . The LCD monitor has a portion where you can hook your finger . Hook the finger there to open the monitor . ● Range where the LCD monitor can be moved The LCD monitor can be opened up to approxim[...]

English 37 CLOSING LCD MONIT OR Before closi ng the LCD moni tor , be sur e to reset it at right angles to the DVD video camera/ rec ord er . Replace the LCD monitor on the DVD video camera/recor der with the LCD screen facing inward until a click is hear d. Note : • Be sure to return the LCD monitor at r ight angles to the D VD video came ra/rec[...]

English 38 SETTING D A TE AND TIME Set the current date and time so that the date and time you mak e a recording can be recorded correctly . The fo llowing procedure can also be used to co rrect the date and time you ha ve already set. 1 T urn the DVD video camera/recorder on. 2 Press the MENU button. The menu screen will appear . 3 Use the f / e /[...]

English 39 CHANGING DISPLA Y FORMA T OF D A TE AND TIME Y ou can select one of three date display form ats: month/day/year , day/month/year or year/ month/day . Associated with the selected date displa y , the time display format will also change as follows: 1 Press the MENU button. The menu screen will appear . 2 Use the f / e / d / c buttons to c[...]

English 40 Setting Up the Batter y The DZ-BP14S battery provided with DZ-GX20M A or DZ-BP7S batter y provided with DZ-MV780MA, DZ-MV750MA and DZ-BX31A has not been charged at purchase time: Charge it before using the D VD video camera/recorder. Note : • Be sure to use the DZ-BP1 4S, DZ-BP7S , DZ-BP14SW (optional) or DZ -BP7SW (optional, unavailab[...]

English 41 ● Battery charged status Y ou can find out the charged stat us of battery by checking the CHARGE indicator on AC adapter/ charger: Note : See “T roubleshooting” on page 178 wh en the CHARGE indicator b links. ● Reference f or time required to char ge battery (at appro x. 77ºF (25ºC)): DZ-BP14S (provided with DZ-GX20MA)/DZ- BP14[...]

English 42 ● Continuously recordable time with full y charged battery (with no zoom operation, etc.) See the following table as a refer ence for how long the DVD video camera/recorder can continuously be used with a fully charged battery: With DZ-BP14S (pro vided with DZ-GX20MA)/DZ-BP14SW (optional) With DZ-BP7S (pro vided with DZ-MV780MA , DZ-MV[...]

English 43 B A TTER Y REMAINING LEVEL INDICA T OR When the battery is used to po wer the DVD video camera/recor de r , the battery remaining level appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen as follows: EFFICIENT USE OF B A TTER Y Charge battery immediately before using D VD video camera/recorder: The battery will slightly discharge even if it i[...]

English 44 USING D VD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER WITH A C AD APTER/CHARGER It is recommended that you use the AC adapter/ char ger to power the DVD video camera/recor der from household AC outlet when yo u perform settings on it, play ba ck or edit images, or use it indoors. Note : Be sure to use the specified AC adap ter/charger (DZ-A CS2) to power the[...]

English 45 T ur ning DVD Video Camera/Recor der On and Off While holding down the gray button at the right of power switch, set the switch according to each recor ding function: P ower ON status During playback, set the power switch to “ O ” or “ N ” when using disc, or set it to “ P ” when using card. T urn the switch while holding dow[...]

English 46 Inser ting and Removing Disc INSERTING DISC 1 Press down the DISC EJECT button once and release it. A few moments after the ACCESS/PC indicator blinks, the cover of disc insertion block will open. 2 Gently open the cover by hand fully until it stops. 3 Push the disc against the turntable at the center to lock it un til a click is heard. [...]

English 47 Note : • If the cov er of disc insertion block is open, the A CCESS/PC indicator will b link when an image is displa ye d on the LCD monitor screen: In this ca se, the D VD video camera/recorder w ill not turn off ev en if the pow er switch is set to “OFF”. If the cov er remains open after a while, the D VD video camera/recorder wi[...]

English 48 REMO VING DISC 1 Press down the DISC EJECT button once and release it. In a moment, the cover of disc insertion block will open. If the DVD video camera/recor der is on at this time, the “EJECT” indicator will blink on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder . 2 Gently open the cover fully until it stops. 3 Remove the disc. While pushin[...]

English 49 Inser ting and Removing Car d 1 Open the LCD monitor . 2 T urn the DVD video camera/recorder of f. 3 Open the cover of card insertion block. 4 Inserting Card: Insert card with its terminal inward until it locks. Removing Card: Push the center of card edge. The card will come out so that it can be held by fingers. 5 Close the cover of car[...]

English 50 Basic T echniques This section explains about recor ding of movi es and still images, and also basic settings on D VD video camera/recorder . 1<>2 Recording Movie 1 Remove the lens cap, and then point the DVD video camera/recor der at subject. 2 T urn the DVD camera/recorder on. Set the power switch to “ O ” to turn the DVD vid[...]

English 51 Note : • See “Check 1” on page 169 when recording mo vie is not possible. • See “Check 4” on page 169 if it tak es some time before recording is possib le. • See “Check 5” on page 170 if the D VD video camera/ recorder does not operate. • See page 53 for on-screen inf ormation display . • It is recommended that yo u[...]

English 52 13 Recording Stills Note : Recording of still images is possible on D VD-RAM disc and card. 1 Remove the lens cap, and then point the DVD video camera/recor der at subject. 2 T urn the DVD camera/recorder on. When using DVD-RAM disc: Set the power switch to “ N ”. When using card: Set the power switch to “ P ”. After the ACCESS i[...]

English 53 1<>23 On-Screen Information V ar ious types of information will appear in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen during recording. INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DURING RECORDING See the next page for details. DISPLA Y 10 8:0 0A M 9/3 0/20 06 3 0 MIN 0:00:00 FIN E REC DISC ACCESS REM LI N j The abov e screen is an example f or explanation: It [...]

English 54 1. Recording mode (p. 50, 52, 98) 2. Program AE (only in movie recording mode) (p. 89) 3. White balance (p. 91) 4. Electronic image stabilizer (EIS)* 1 (p. 93) 5. Manual focus (p. 75) 6. Backlight compensation (p. 77) 7. Microphone filter (only in movie recording mode) (p. 93) 8. 16:9 mode (only in movie recording mode) (p. 95) 9. V ideo[...]

English 55 15. Disc/Card type 16. Movie recording quality (when using disc) (p. 94) Still recording quality (w hen using card) (p. 97) 17. Remaining space on disc/card *7 18. Remaining battery level (p. 43) 19. V olume (p. 59) ● Switching the inf ormation display mode Y ou can switch the display mode of on-screen information: Press the DISPLA Y b[...]

English 56 ● Display when recor ding an image of your self When recor ding with the LCD screen facing the same direction as the lens, the operating status will appe ar: The battery remaining level will appear only when the remaining level is very low , and the display will blink. The following operating status indica tor will light or blink to g [...]

English 57 1<>23 Zooming If you continue to hold the zoom lever on the “T” control side with Di g. Zoom specified, the digital zoom will be activated midway (when optical 10-power is exceeded on DZ-GX20MA or DZ-MV780MA, or optical 16-power is exceeded on DZ-MV750MA or DZ-BX31A). Y ou can zoom up to 240-power on DZ-GX20MA, DZ-MV780MA or DZ[...]

English 58 MA CRO RECORDING Use the macro function when r ecording a small ob ject from close-up position: Y ou can shoot the subject as close as approximately 13/16” (2 cm) fr om the lens surface, magnifying the image to fill the screen. 1 Aim the DVD video camera/recor der at the subject, and press the zoom lever to “W” control side. Note :[...]

English 59 Playing Back 1<>23 PLA YING BA CK Playing Back 1 Press the A button in the r ecording pause status. The DVD video camera/recor der will enter the playback mode, and the scene you have recorded last will be played back. (For “scene”, see p. 106 and “T erminology”, p. 166.) When playback is finished, the DVD video camera/reco[...]

English 60 1<>23 PLA YBA CK FROM ST AR T OF DISC OR CARD Use the Go T o function (p. 62) or Disc Navigation function (p. 106) to play back from the start of disc or card. 1<>2 SEARCH PLA YBA CK OF MO VIE During playback, press the d or c button and hold it: Search playback will start. Hold down c : Scenes will be visually scanned forwar[...]

English 61 1<>2 SKIP PLA YBA CK OF MO VIE During playback, press the f or e button to locate the start of desired scene. Press e once: T o skip to the first image of the scene following the one being played back, and start playback. Press f once: T o return to the first image of the scene being played back, and start playback. Hold down e : T[...]

English 62 1<>23 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 A button. To p : T o go to the start, and enter playback pause. End: T o go to the end of last scene, and enter playback pause. Specify: T o go to a specified point and enter playback[...]

English 63 1<>23 On-Screen Information Display INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DURING PLA YBA CK V arious types of information on re cor ding will be superimposed on playback image you are viewing. ● Switching the inf ormation display mode Press the DISPLA Y button: Y ou can switch the display mode of on-screen information. When using disc: When usin[...]

English 64 Checking Flow of Quick Menu The follo wing two on-screen menu modes are a v ailab le with this D VD video camera/recorder: • Quick Menu: T o displa y only the fundamental menu items for first timers • Normal Menu: T o displa y all menu items f or experts (p. 87) While the camera image is being displayed on the LCD monitor , press the[...]

English 65 ● Operating Menu Y ou can use the f / e / d / c buttons on DVD video camera/rec or der to select various setting options in Quick Menu and designate them. When using the Normal Menu (p. 88) and Disc Navi gation Menu (p. 1 1 1), use the same pr ocedure to choose any menu item an d determine the option. Note : • Pressing the QUICK MENU[...]

English 66 1<>2 FLO W OF QUICK MENU 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 pages showing the Normal Menu: See each ref eren ce pa ge. ● Record Functions Setup ● Date Setup RA M RA M Qu i c k Me n u 16 : 9 : Of f In p ut S o u rc e : C A M ERA M[...]

English 67 ● Initial Setup 1 FLO W OF QUICK MENU WHEN RECORDING PHO TO (DISC): The following shows the menu when DVD-RAM disc is being used: The details of each function ar e described on pages showing the Normal Menu: See each r eference page. ● Record Functions Setup RA M RA M Qu i c k Me n u Language : Eng l i s h De m o M ode : Au t o Re s [...]

English 68 ● Date Setup ● Initial Setup Note : No photo can be recorded on D VD-R W/D VD-R disc. RA M RA M Qu i c k Me n u Da t e Se t M enu f o r da t e se t up . E NTE R RET U R N RA M RA M Qu i c k Me n u Da t e Se t 9 / 30 / 2006 8:0 0 A M S et th e c ur re nt d ate a n d ti m e. E NTE R RET U R N (p . 38) RA M RA M Qu i c k Me n u Language[...]

English 69 3 FLO W OF QUICK MENU WHEN RECORDING PHO TO (CARD): The details of each function ar e described on pages showing the Normal Menu: See each r eference page. ● Record Functions Setup ● Date Setup Qu i c k Me n u In p ut S o urc e : C A M ERA Se l f T i m er : O f f M enu f o r r ec o r d f unc t i on s se t up . EN TE R RET U R N Qu a [...]

English 70 ● Initial Setup While Disc Navigation screen is being displa yed on the LCD monitor , press the QUICK MENU button: The Quick Menu will appear . Only the fundamental menu items will appear in the Quick Menu, and the explanation of the function on which the cursor is positioned will be displayed across the bottom of menu (except dur in g[...]

English 71 1 FLO W OF QUICK MENU (WITH D VD-RAM DISC): The details of each function ar e described on pages showing the Normal Menu: See each r eference page. ● Scene ● Disc ● Others ETC RA M RA M Qu i c k M enu Ef f e c t Co p y E NTE R RET U R N Ed i t M enu f o r sc ene . ETC RA M RA M Qu i c k M enu E f fe ct D e lete Co p y Ed i t s c en[...]

English 72 <> FLO W OF QUICK MENU (WITH D VD-R W DISC): The details of each function are described on pa ges showing the Normal Menu: See each r eference page. ● Scene ● Disc ETC R W VR Qu i c k M enu Ef f e c t E NTE R RET U R N Ed i t M enu f o r sc ene . ETC R W VR Qu i c k M enu E f fe ct D e lete Ed i t s c en e . E NTE R RET U R N E[...]

English 73 ● Others Note : The Scene menu will not appear in the VF mode. “Finalize Disc” in the Disc menu will not appear with a pre viously finalized D VD-RW disc. 2 FLO W OF QUICK MENU (WITH D VD-R DISC): The details of each function ar e described on pages showing the Normal Menu: See each r eference page. ● Disc ● Others Note : The m[...]

English 74 3 FLO W OF QUICK MENU (WITH CARD): The details of each function are described on pa ges showing the Normal Menu: See each r eference page. Qu i c k M enu E NTE R RET U R N De l e t e M enu f o r sc ene . Qu i c k M enu D elete s ele ct e d p h oto . E NTE R RET U R N De l e t e Qu i c k M enu Fo r m at C ard EN T ER R E TURN M enu f o r [...]

English 75 1<>23 Manually Focusing Subject The D VD video camera /recorder usua lly focuses on a subjec t automatically (autof ocus). Y ou can also manually f ocus a subject dependi ng on the recording conditions. FOCUSING DURING RECORDING Normally , the DVD video camera/r ecor der automatically focuses th e subject (autofocus), but you can a[...]

English 76 Manually focus the following objects, which may not be automaticall y focused (see page 75): Objects not in the center of screen Objects that are far and near at the same time Objects with little variation in brightness, such as white wal l Objects moving rapidly Dark objects Objects lit b y neon sign, spotlight, etc. which glares or emi[...]

English 77 1<>23 Adjusting Brightness of Image to be r ecorded (Exposure) The D VD video camer a/recorder usually adjusts the exposure automatically . Y ou can also manually adjust the exposure depending on the recording conditions . 1 Press the EXPOSURE button during rec ordi ng. The exposure adjustment bar will appear on the screen. 2 Use t[...]

English 78 1<>2 Using Exter nal Micr ophone Connect external microphone (generally available) to the external micr op hone jack of this DVD video camera/recor der . Clearer sound can be r ecord ed. T urn on the switch on external microphone an d s tar t re co rdi ng . Fo r d et ai ls o n e xt er na l mi crophone, see “Major Specifications?[...]

English 79 13 Built-in Video Flash (for DZ-GX20MA only) When recording photos in a dark place, or if the subject is lit from rear , the DZ-GX20MA makes use of the built-in Video Flash f or automatic brightening: The Video Flash can also be se t to On where the light is alwa ys being emitted, or Off when you wish to record without using the flash e [...]

English 80 1<>23 V iewing on TV Screen Connecting to a TV CONNECTING T O A TV Use the provided A V/S input/output cable to conne ct the DVD video camera/recorder to a TV as follows: Note : • Using S-VIDEO will deliver clearer pla yback status . • Before connecting, mak e sure that the volume on TV is turned down: Forgetting this ma y caus[...]

English 81 1<>23 VIEWING ON TV SCREEN 1 T urn the TV on and set the input selector to “VCR” whichever applicable V ideo input. Refer to the TV instruction manual for how to switch the TV input. 2 T urn the DVD video camera/recorder on. The image that the DVD video camera/ rec orde r is see in g wi ll appear on the TV screen. Y ou can also[...]

English 82 1<>2 Playback on DVD Recorder/Player P L A Y I N G BAC K DV D - R A M / DV D - RW ( V R - m o d e ) D I S C Y ou can use a D VD recorder (see “T er minolog y”, p. 166) or D VD play er that conforms to D VD-RAM/ D VD-RW (VR-mode) to play bac k 8 cm D V D-RAM/ D VD-RW (VR-mode) discs recorded on this D VD video camera/recorder . [...]

English 83 13 Recording (Dubbing) Images RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES FR OM O THER VIDEO DEVICE Y ou can record (dub) images from other video devi ces to disc or car d in this DVD video camera/ rec ord er . Use the A V/S input/output cable (provided) to connect the DVD video camera/r ecorder to the other video device as follows: 1 Set the input sour[...]

English 84 Note : • If you operate the D VD video camera/recorder connected to another de vice, alwa ys power the camera/recorder from A C ou tlet using the AC adapter/ charger . • If you use a Hitachi VCR, it will be operat ed by the remote control provided wi th the D V D video camera/ recorder . When recording an image from a Hitachi VCR, ch[...]

English 85 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES FR OM O THER VIDEO CAMERAS Y ou can recor d (dub) images from other video cameras on a disc* 1 or car d* 2 in DVD video camera/ recor der . Use the A V/S input/output cable (provide d) to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to the other video camera. 1 Set the input source on the DVD video camera/ rec orde r[...]

English 86 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES ON O THER VIDEO DEVICES Y o u ca n re cord (du b) ima ges pla ye d ba ck o n t h is DVD video camera/recorder , on other video devices. Use the A V/S input/output cable (provided) to connect the DVD video camera/r ecorder to another video device as shown in the following figure: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION b[...]

87 English Advanced T echniques This section explains about v arious settings to further extend the usefulness of this DVD video camera/recorder . Checking Flow of Normal Menu The follo wing two on-screen menu modes are a v ailab le with this D VD video camera/recorder: • Quick Menu: T o display only the fundamental men u items for first timers ([...]

English 88 ● Flow of Normal Menu Refer to page indicated for details of each function. Camera Functions Setup *9 Program AE (p. 89) White balance (p. 91) EIS *1 (p. 93) Digital zoom (p. 57) Microphone filter *2 (p. 93) Flash *3 (p. 79) Record Functions Setup Movie quality *4 (p. 94) 16:9 *5 (p. 95) Input selection (p. 97) External still input *6*[...]

English 89 1<>23 Setting Up Camera Functions SELECTING SHOO TING MODE T O MA TCH THE SUBJECT (SWITCHING PROGRAM AE MODE) This DVD video camera/recor der automatically de tects the status of subject and surrounding situation and recor ds the optimum image: If you ch oose the shooting mode to match the recording conditions, clearer images will [...]

English 90 RECORDING D ARK SUBJECTS USING LCD MONIT OR LIGHT When Program AE is set to Lo w Light, you can use the light from LCD monitor to record a subject. 1 Press the MENU button, and choose “Program AE” fr om the “Camera Functions Setup” menu. 2 Choose “Low Light”, and designate it. 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting. 4 Ope[...]

English 91 ADJUSTING COLOR (WHITE B ALANCE) This DVD video camera/recor der automatically ad justs the color of subject. Change the white balance setting depending on the recor ding conditions. 1 Press the MENU button, choose “White Bal.” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu screen, and then pr ess the A button. 2 Choose the desired option,[...]

English 92 ● Setting white balance manuall y 1 Point the DVD video camera/ rec orde r at a wh it e object so that it fills the screen. Use an object that is not transparent. If focus is not correct when the white object fills the screen, manually focus the object, referring to “Manually Focusing Subject” (see page 75). 2 Press the MENU button[...]

English 93 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMA GE ST ABILIZER (EIS) When you use zoom (see page 57) to recor d a magnif ied subject image, it will correct fuzziness in the rec ord ed im ag e. 1 Press the MENU button, choose “EIS” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu screen, and then press the A button. 2 Choose the “On” or “Off”, and then pr e[...]

English 94 Setting Up Recor d Functions 1<>2 SWITCHING MO VIE QU ALITY (VIDEO MODE) Choose the movie quality from “XTRA”, “FINE”, “STD”. 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “VIDEO Mode” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen, and then press the A button. 2 Choose the desired quality mo[...]

English 95 1<>2 SETTING T O WIDE TV SCREEN MODE (16:9 MODE) When viewing recor ded images later on a wide-scr een TV (aspect ratio 16:9 ), specify wide-screen (16:9) mode “On”: Y ou can also record images with the aspect ratio changed (the aspect ratio with “Off” is 4:3). 1 Press the MENU button, choose “16:9” on the “Record Fun[...]

English 96 Note : • The 16:9 setting will be kept e ven after th e D VD video camera/recorder is turned off. • The 16:9 mode cannot be used with photo recording, e xter nal input, S-VIDEO e xternal input (for DZ-GX20MA or DZ-MV780MA only), or “S TD” recording using D VD-R W (VF-mode)/D VD-R disc. • Once the D VD-R W (VF-mode)/D VD-R disc [...]

English 97 3 SWITCHING QU ALITY OF STILL IMA GE (QU ALITY) Y ou can switch the still recor din g quality only when using card. 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Quality” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen, and then press the A button. 2 Choose the option you want, and then press the A button. 3 P[...]

English 98 13 SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING METHOD (PHO T O INPUT) When “Input Source: LINE or S LINE” is specified, you c an reco rd st ill s o f externally input images on either a DVD-RAM disc or a ca rd. The DV D v id eo cam er a/ rec ord er ca n rec ord an ex te rna l i ma ge with little movement by specifyi ng “Frame”, but “Fie[...]

English 99 13 SELF-TIMER Y ou can record photos using the self-tim er function, as with ordinary cameras. 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Self T imer” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen, and then pr ess the A button. 2 Select “On”, and then press the A button. The self-timer will be set. 3 [...]

English 100 1<>23 SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y OUTP UT ON OR OFF (OSD OUTPUT) If you connect this DVD video ca mera/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 MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choo[...]

English 101 1<>23 LCD/EVF Setup SETTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN (LCD BRIGHTNESS) 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Adjust” on the “LCD/ EVF Setup” menu screen, and then choose “LCD Brightness”. The brightness adjustment bar will appear on the screen. 2 Use the d / c buttons for adjustment. Pres[...]

English 102 SETTING COLOR DENSITY (COLOR LEVEL) Y ou can adjust the color density of th e LCD monitor screen and viewfinder . 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Adjust” on the “LCD/ EVF Setup” menu screen, and then choose “Color Level”. The color density adjustment bar will appear on the screen. 2 Use [...]

English 103 1<>23 Initial Settings SWITCHING OPERA TING SOUND ON OR OFF (BEEP) 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Beep” on the “Initial Setup” menu screen, and then press the A button. 2 Select “On” or “Off”, and then pr ess the A button. 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting. Note : The[...]

English 104 TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF (RECORD LED) Y ou can switch off the r ecording indicator on the front of DVD video camera /r ecorder even during rec ord in g. 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Record LED” on the “Initial Setup” menu screen, and then pr ess the A button. 2 Select “On” or “O[...]

English 105 RESETTING MENU SETTINGS T O DEF A UL TS (RESET) Y ou can restore menu settings to defaults (initial se ttings at the factory (p. 185 )). (Note, however , that the date/time will not be reset.) 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Reset” on the “Initial Setup” menu screen, and then press the A but[...]

English 106 Disc Navigation 1<>23 Using Disc Navigation ST AR TING OR TERMINA TING DISC NA VIGA TION Disc Navigation is a tool for editing scenes rec ord ed on thi s D VD vi deo ca me ra /re co rde r . Here is an explanation on “scene” and “pr ogram”, so that you will be able to make most use of Disc Navigation function. The screens i[...]

English 107 Disc Navigation screen Note : • The background color of scre en allo ws you to identify whether disc or card is used on this D VD video camera/recorder . - Pur ple: When disc is used. - Green: When card is used. • Pressing the DISPLA Y button will display the recording date/time of the scene on which the cursor is placed in the spac[...]

English 108 PLA YING BA CK FROM DISC NA VIGA TION SCREEN 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the f / e / d / c buttons to select the desired scene. The selected scene will be framed: This is called a “cursor”. 3 Press the A button. Playback will start from the selected scene. Note : Pressing the d or c button will mov e the cursor to th[...]

English 109 SELECTING MUL TIPLE SCENES 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the f / e / d / c buttons to select the desired scene. 3 Press the SELECT button once: The selected scene will be framed in red and yellow . Repeat steps 2 and 3 to randomly select multiple scenes. SELECTING CONSECUTIVE SCENES T OGETHER 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION [...]

English 110 FUNCTIONS A V AILABLE WITH DISC NA VIGA TION The Disc Navigation mode will allo w a variety of further operations. Functions Available with Disc Navigation * Only deletion is possib le. Note : Note Setting special effects to scenes (f ade, skip , thumbnail) are uniqu e to this D VD video camer a /recorder. Wh en a disc with any eff ects[...]

English 111 UNDERST ANDING FLO W OF DISC NA VIGA TION MENU Press the MENU button on the Disc Navigation scr een: The menu screens for Disc Navigation and menu screens for disc and card will appear . See “Checking Flow of Normal Menu” on page 87. Refer to pages indicated for details of settings. ● When using D VD-RAM/D VD-R W (VR-mode) disc ?[...]

English 112 ● When using card Scene Delete (p. 113) Lock (p . 121) Select (p. 122) Start → Current (p. 122) Detail (p . 123) Current → End (p. 122) All (p. 122) Go T o T op (p. 134) Slide Show Star t (p. 140) End (p . 134) Card F ormat Card (p. 135) Capacity (p. 136)[...]

English 113 Scene 1<3 DELETING SCENES (EDIT – DELETE) Y ou may want to delete unwanted scenes. Scenes on DVD-R W (VF-mode)/DVD-R disc cannot be deleted, and menu it em “Delete” will not appear with DVD-R disc. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene to be deleted. 3 Press the MENU button. 4 Choose “Scene”, “Edit”, [...]

English 114 ● Editing using submenu Press the MENU button befor e pressing the A button in step 5 (see page 1 13): The submenu will appear . Pressing the C button will r estore the screen in step 5. Note : Although the submenu screen will appear f or each settin g, some menu items ma y no t appear, depending on the setting. E dit ENTER RETURN RA [...]

English 115 1< DIVIDING MO VIES (EDIT – DIVIDE) Y ou can divide a scene into two parts. T o delete unnecessary portion of scene, first divide the scene, and then delete the unnecessary portion. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene to be divided. 3 Press the MENU button. 4 Choose, “Scene”, “Edit”, “Divide” and th[...]

English 116 1< COMBINING MUL TIPLE SCENES (EDIT – COMBINE) If you have recor ded numerous short scenes, combin ing them will be facilita ted by the use of Disc Navigation. Be sure to select consecutive multiple scenes. Co mbining scenes is possible only when “Category: All” is specified (p. 139). Stills cannot be combined. 1 Press the DISC[...]

English 117 1< DIRECTING SCENES EFFECTIVEL Y (EFFECT – F ADE) Y ou can add fading to the be ginning and/or end of scene. There ar e three types of special effects: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene for adding special effects. 3 Press the MENU button. 4 Choose, “Scene”, “Effect”, “Fade” and then press the A bu[...]

English 118 1< 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 “Scene”, “Effect”, “Skip”, and then press the A button. [...]

English 119 1< CHANGING IMA GES FOR THUMBNAILS (EFFECT – THUMBNAIL) Normally , the first image of the r e corded scene is displayed as a th umbnail: Y ou ca n choose another image of the scene for thumbnail. If you set a vi vid image to thumbnail, you can know what you recor ded from a glance at the Disc Navigation scr een. 1 Press the DISC NA[...]

English 120 13 COPYING STILLS ON D VD-RAM DISC T O CARD (COPY) 1 Set the power switch to “ O ” or “ N “. 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 A button. 6 The “Copy to card” screen will appear: If you are sur [...]

English 121 3 LOCKING SCENES ON CARD (LOCK) Y ou can lock each photo recor ded on card so that it will not be deleted or edited by mistake. 1 Set the power switch to “ P ”. 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Select the scene to be locked. 4 Press the MENU button. 5 Choose “Lock” on the “Scene” menu screen, and then press the A butt[...]

English 122 1<>23 SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCREEN (SELECT) Y ou can use this “Select” function to select consecutive scenes at one time. This function is useful when there ar e numerous scenes. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Point the cursor at the fi rst or last scene to be selected: When selecting all scenes, simply proceed [...]

English 123 1<>23 DISPLA YING INFORMA TION USING MENU SCREEN (DET AIL) Y ou can display various information for a scene: the recording mode, r ecording date/time and length, special effects and movie quality mode. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene whose information you wish to know . 3 Press the MENU button. 4 Choose ?[...]

English 124 Program WHA T IS “PR OGRAM”? Prog ra m ref ers to a n a sse mbl y of sce ne s rec orde d on the same date regard less of whether they are movie or still. 1<>2 SWITCHING T O THUMBNAIL DISPLA Y OF SPECIFIC D A TE (SWITCH) Since the scenes recor ded on this DVD video came ra/recorder ar e collected as “programs” for each reco[...]

English 125 1<>2 PLA YING BA CK PROGRAM (PLA Y) Y ou can play back only the selected program. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Play” on the “Program” menu screen, and then pr ess the A button. 4 Select the program to be played back, and then press the A butto[...]

English 126 6 After entering the title, choose “Enter” and then press the A button. 7 The screen for verifying the change in title will appear: Choose “YES”, and then press the A button. Choose “NO” to cancel changing of the title. After Y es or No setting, the Disc Navigation screen of the selected pr ogram will appear . Note : • If [...]

English 127 1< Play List WHA T IS “PLA Y LIST”? Y ou can create a play list on this DVD video came ra/recor der by gathering your favorites from the rec ord ed sc ene 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 scenes on play li st wil[...]

English 128 1< SWITCHING T O DISPLA Y OF EA CH PLA Y LIST (SWITCH) Select the desired one of multiple pl ay lists: The Disc Navi gation scr een of the s elected play list will appear . 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Switch” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and t[...]

English 129 1< ADDING SCENES T O PLA Y LIST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Edit” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and then press the A button. 4 Use the play list select screen to select the play list to which you wish to add scenes, and the[...]

English 130 1< 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 steps 2 – 4 on page 129. 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lower row , and place the cursor on the scene to be deleted. 4 Press the A button. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to d[...]

English 131 1< DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FO R 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 129. 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lower row . 4 Select the scene to be[...]

English 132 1< ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (MO VE) When using DVD-RAM, you can move scenes only by specifying “Category: All”. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Switch” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and then pr ess the A button. Select the play list to be edit[...]

English 133 1< CHANGING TITLE OF PLA Y LIST (TITLE) The play lists have serial number s in the order you have created th em, along with the created dates/ times: Y ou can change this title at any time. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “T itle” on the “PlayList” m[...]

English 134 1<>23 Go T o F rom the Disc Navigation screen, y ou can ju mp to the first scene or last scene. TO P ( E N D ) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “T op” or “End” on the “Go T o” menu screen, and then pr ess the A button. Go T o ENTER RETURN RA M [...]

English 135 Disc or Car d Management 1<>3 INITIALIZING DISC OR CARD (FORMA T DISC. FORMA T CARD) Initializing a DVD-RAM/DVD-RW disc or car d wi ll allow you to delete any recor ded contents. Before using a DVD-R W on this video camera/recor der , you must format it. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the f / [...]

English 136 1< PRO TECTING DISC FROM WRITING (PRO TECT DISC) Y ou can protect a DVD-RAM/DVD-R W (VR-mode) disc in order to pr event recor ded images from being erased or edited by mistake. Further recordin g will not be possible on protected disc until the protection is r eleased. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 [...]

English 137 1< 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/rec order handles information on scenes, such as thumbnail, skip, fade, in a particular manner . If you us e another device to edit a disc recorded on this DVD video camera/recor der , and then u[...]

English 138 <>2 FINALIZING D VD-R W/D VD-R DISC (FINALIZE DISC) If you want to play back a DVD-R W/DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder , using a device conforming to 8 cm DVD disc – su ch as a DVD player , etc. – you must finalize the disc on this DVD video camera/r ecorder . (See “T erminology”, p. 166) The date of [...]

English 139 1 Others DISPLA YING MO VIES OR STILLS INDEPENDENTL Y (CA TEGOR Y) Sc ene s rec orde d on thi s D VD v ide o c ame ra/ reco rde r will be displayed in the order of r ecording 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 N[...]

English 140 3 SLIDE SHO W (CONTINUOUS PLA YBA CK OF STILLS) If you play back stills recor ded on a card, the DVD video camera/recor der will enter the playback pause status after each still is played back. Setting Slide Show allows you to continuously play back stills. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e /[...]

English 141 1<>23 Connecting to PC The CD-ROM is not provided wi th DZ-BX31A, but connecting the DVD video camera/r ecorder to PC via the PC connection cable will allow you to import photos re cor ded on the DVD video camera/ rec ord er int o P C. THE FOLLO WING ARE A V AILABLE WHEN CONNECTING T O PC Use the provided PC connection cable to co[...]

English 142 ● Using PC to edit images on D VD-RA M disc recorded on this D VD video camera/recorder: ● Capturing into PC, images on D VD-RAM/D VD-R W (VR-mode) disc recorded on this D VD video camera/ recorder , and creating a DVD video (D VD-R W/D VD-R) (see page 150): ● Capturing into PC, the images on D VD-RAM/D VD-R W (VR-mode) disc recor[...]

English 143 T o Copy Still Data on PC Ph oto s are reco rded on a DV D- RAM or S D m emo ry card in this DVD video camera/recor der in JPEG format: Use the application th at conforms to the JPEG images. The following shows how to import photos into PC. With D VD-RAM No software is pr ovided with DZ-BX31A. If you use W indows XP , the photos on a DV[...]

English 144 ● D VD-MovieAlb umSE Y ou can read the instruction manual using either of the following procedur es: • Open the PDF file in DVDMASE 4manualEnglish folder contained on the provided CD-ROM. • After installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE, open “Programs”or “All Pr ograms” from the W indows “Start” menu, choose “Hitachi DVDCAM”[...]

English 145 Installing Softwar e No software is provided with DZ-BX31A. Before installing the UDF driver (DVD-RAM dr iver) pr ovided with this DVD video camera/ recor der , check to see if another UDF driver * has alr eady been installed i n your PC. *InstantW rite ® provided with the DZ-WINPC1, DZ-WINPC 2 or DZ-WINPC2B PC kit for the Hitachi DZ-M[...]

English 146 INST ALLING SOFTW ARE 1 Click “All” on the installer screen. Clicking “All” allows you to install the DVD- RAM driver , DVD-MovieAlbumSE 4.1 and DVDfunSTUDIO 2.2 all at one time. If any of the software pr ograms are alre ady installed, uninstall th em, and then proceed with installing the provided pr ograms. 2 The screen for ins[...]

English 147 6 A message verifying whether a shortcut icon is to be created on desk top will appear: If you want to create one, click “Y es”. If not, choose “No”. 7 Click “Finish”. Then the installation of DVDfunSTUDIO will start. 8 The screen for installing DVDfunSTUDIO will appear: Click “Next”. 9 If you do not wish to change the f[...]

English 148 15 Click “Next”. 16 Carefully r ead the Lice nse Agreement: If you accept it, click “Y es”. The contents of agreement displayed on actual screen may be dif ferent from those in the figure. 17 If you do not wish to change the folder in which the UDF driver is installed, click “Next”. 18 If you do not wish to change the folder[...]

English 149 19 Check the displayed contents, and then click “Next”. 20 Installation will start. When installation is complete, some notes wi ll appear: Check the contents, and then click “×” at the top right of window . The contents displayed on actual screen may be differ ent from those in the figure. 21 If your PC uses W indows ® XP/Me,[...]

English 150 Cr eating DVD Video (DVD-R W/DVD-R) fr om DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR-mode) Disc Recor ded on DVD Video Camera/Recor der No software is provided with DZ-BX31A. Using D VD-Mo vieAlbumSE and D VDfunSTUDIO, y ou can create a D VD video (D VD-RW/D VD-R disc) from the images record ed on this D VD video camera/recorder , f ollowing the procedure belo[...]

English 151 6 When export is complete, message “The file exporting was completed successfully . Do you wish to create a ‘DVD-V ideo’ disc” will appear . Check the small box for “Eject the disc being used”, and then click “Y es”. 7 The cover of disc inse rtion block will open: Remove the DVD-RAM disc, insert a brand- new DVD-R W/DVD-[...]

English 152 INSERTING 3D TITLE IMA GES Y ou can attach a 3D title to th e images recor ded on a DVD-RAM. 1 Connect the DVD video camera/recor der in which the DVD-RAM to be edited is loaded to USB port of PC. 2 Start up DVD-MovieAlbumSE. The contents recor ded on the DVD-RAM will appear . From this scr een, you can cut, move scenes, and create a pl[...]

English 153 ● If no image appears on D VD-MovieAlbumSE: If, when DVD-MovieAlbumSE starts, no scen e recorded on DVD- RAM/DVD-RW (VR-mode) appears, or “Drive X: disc cannot be used on DVD-MovieA lbumSE” appears, use the DVD- MovieAlbumSE Prefer ences to choose the driv e in which the DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR-mode) is loaded. 1 Click “Prefer ence?[...]

English 154 CREA TING A D VD VIDEO (D VD-R W/D VD-R) USING SCENES RECORDED ON MUL TIPLE D VD-RAM/D VD-R W (VR-MODE) DISCS Y ou can use the “Export” function of DVD-MovieAlbumSE to save scenes recor ded on multiple DVD-RAM/DVD-R W (VR-mode) discs, by us ing PC for a video file (MPEG2 file). Since a video file exported on DVD-MovieAlbumSE can be [...]

English 155 10 Insert a DVD-R W/DVD-R and start up DVDfunSTUDIO. T o start up DVDfunSTUDIO, click W indows [Start] button, choose [All Programs] (or [Programs]), [Hitachi DVDCAM], and then [DVDfunSTUDIO]. 11 Register the scenes in DVDfunSTUDIO. All the scenes that you saved in PC using DVD-MovieAlbumSE by repeating steps 3 – 7 can easily be regis[...]

English 156 CAPTURING SCENES ON D VD-RAM/D VD-R W (VR-MODE) INT O PC Y ou can capture scenes r ecorded on a DVD-RAM/DV D-R W (VR-mode) into th e hard disk (HDD) of PC, using either of the following methods: Capturing in D VD-VR format: Y ou can perform playback and simple editing using the DVD-MovieAlbum SE HDD mode, and use the DVD-MovieAlbum copy[...]

English 157 ● T o capture in MPEG2 file format 1 Connect to PC the DVD video camera/ rec orde r in whi ch a DV D-R AM /DV D-RW (VR-mode) is loaded. 2 Start up DVD-MovieAlbumSE. 3 From the DVD-MovieAlbumSE scr een, select the thumbnail of the program fr om which you wish to create a DVD video, and right- click it to ex ecute “Export”. 4 The ?[...]

English 158 D VD-MovieAlb umSE HDD MODE DVD-MovieAlbumSE has an HDD mode whose copy to ol you can use to eith er play back the DVD- VR format data captured onto HDD, or perform simple editing of the data. 1 Start DVD-MovieAlbumSE and click the [HDD] button. 2 Choose the folder containing the VR-format data in HDD. If the HDD button is clicked at th[...]

English 159 REUSING A RECORDED D VD-R W Use DVDfunSTUDIO to delete contents on a re cor ded DVD-RW : It will then be reusable. 1 Choose [ H T ool]-[Erase DVD RW disc] on DVDfunSTUDIO. 2 The window shown below will appear: Choose [Quick erase] or [Full erase] and then click [Run]. Erasure will start. Quick erase: Erasure will finish in appr ox. one [...]

English 160 Uninstalling Software • No software is provided with DZ-BX31A. T o uninstall (delete) any provided software that has been installed, use “Contr ol Panel” to open “Add or Remove Applications”, choose the applicatio ns to be uninstalled from the displayed list of applications, and then click the “Change/Remove” button. Note [...]

English 161 Introduction to V ideo Editing Softwar e The following introduces the softwar e (generally available) you can use wi th PC to edit videos recor ded on this DVD video camera/recor der . The information on the pr oduct on this page is for refer ence only; Hitachi does not gu arantee or endorse the operation of a given product. Contact the[...]

English 162 Subsidiar y Infor mation Introduction to Optional Accessories CAMERA A CCESSORIES PO WER SUPPL Y Wide conv ersion lens (DZ-WL1)* T ele-conv ersion lens (DZ-TL1)* Video flash (DZ-FLH3)** Step-up ring (DZ-SR3437 for DZ-GX20MA, DZ-MV750MA or DZ- BX31A, DZ-SR3037 for DZ-MV780MA) • When using camera accessories, be sure to read the instruc[...]

English 163 Removing Disc from Its Package No disc in package – such as in DVD Round Holder , squar e cartridge or caddy case – can be used on this DVD video camera/recor der: Remove the disc from the holder , cartridge or caddy when using. The way to remove a disc fr om its package may vary with the disc maker: See the disc instruction sheet. [...]

English 164 REMO VING DISC FR OM CARTRIDGE 1 Use a fine tipped pen, et c. to snap off the lock pins, and then remove them. 2 While pushing the release levers in the direction of arr ows, gently pull out the holder with the disc, taking care not to drop the bar e disc. ● Removing disc fr om cadd y case 1 Insert your finger into the hole in the cen[...]

English 165 Changing Setting of Demonstration This D VD video camer a/recorder is equi pped with a demonstration function. The default at purchase time is “A uto”, which will automatically start the demonstration approx. three minutes after the D VD video camera/recorder is tur ned on. Use the follo wing procedure if you wish to vie w the demon[...]

English 166 T erminology DISC PRO TECT: This disables writing to disc (protects disc fr om writing) so that imag e s rec ord ed on DV D- RA M/ DVD-R W (VR-mode) disc cannot be accidentally deleted and the disc cannot be initialized. DOLBY DIGIT AL: An aud io re cord ing fo rma t wi de ly u sed for DV D video. Using this technology instead of PCM re[...]

English 167 FINALIZE: This process makes a DVD-R W/DVD-R disc recor ded on this DVD video camera/recor der playable on a DVD player , etc. that confor ms to 8 cm DVD: No further reco rding can be made on a finalized disc. HO WLING: This phenomenon occurs as follow s: When the DVD video camera/recor der is connected to a device, such as TV , the aud[...]

English 168 SD MEMOR Y CARD: This is a standard of memory car d developed in 1999. The card is 32 mm long × 24 mm wide × 2.1 mm thick, and has 9 pins. SLO T -IN TYPE PC: PC that has a DVD drive into/from which a DVD is di r ectly inserted or ejected without using a tray . SUSPENDING PC: This function stores the status of PC befor e it is turned o[...]

English 169 No DVD V ideo Camera/Recorder Operation – Check the Following: Check 1 No movie can be recor ded Movie can be recorded only on disc. Check the f ollowing: • Is proper type of disc inser ted? • Is power s witch set to “ O ”? • Is the D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) disc in D VD video camer a/recorder write-protected? Release the w[...]

English 170 Check 5 No D VD video camera/recorder operation Is a fully charged battery attached? Is the D VD video camer a/recorder powered from AC outlet? Check 6 No image in viewfinder Is LCD monitor open? No image will appear in vi ewfinder unless the LCD monitor is closed and securely lock ed to D VD video camera/recorder . Check 7 No image app[...]

English 171 T rouble Messages A message may appear while y ou are operating the D VD video camera/recorder . If a message appears, ref er to the follo wing table and tak e appropriate corrective action. Messages are arranged in alphabetical order . Message Cause & T roubleshooting Reference page (1) Data error in a par t of image file. Repair d[...]

English 172 Cannot combine scene. Unless consecutive scenes are selected, they cannot be combined. 116 Cannot combine scene of multiple progr ams. Create Playlist first, and then combine scenes. Scenes in different prog rams (different recording dates) cannot be combined. Create a Playlist first, and then combine such scenes on the playlist. 116 Ca[...]

English 173 Card full. Delete unnecessar y stills and tr y the card, or use another card. 30, 113 No more recording on this card can be done: Delete unnecessary stills or use another card. Card full. Cannot ex ecute. Delete unnecessary stills and tr y the card, or use another card. 30, 113 Card is not f orm atted. Format the card now? W as the card[...]

English 174 Disc error . • Use another disc. • See *3 on page 177. 25, 27 • Mismatch in recording info r m ation ma y be caused by editing done on some device other than this D VD video camera/ recorder . Initialize the disc or use another disc. • Initializing the disc w ill erase all data on it. 135 Disc full. Cannot ex ecute. Delete unnec[...]

English 175 Error occurred. Please replace disc. An abnormality occurred with a D VD-R disc to be repaired. Replace the disc. — Finalize ma y not be complete. Finalize again now? Instantaneous shutoff occurred duri ng finalizing, after which power w as supplied and disc was inserted. 138 It is unrecordable on this card. The inser ted card cannot [...]

English 176 There was no scene which can be deleted. This message will appear if you try to delete multiple scenes on Disc Navigation when all the sel ected scenes ha ve been lock ed. Release the lock on scenes bef ore e xecuting deletion. 113, 121 This card cannot be used. Please replace card. The card cannot be used in this D VD video camera/reco[...]

English 177 *1 • This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. If this message appears when a r ecorded disc is recognized immediately after it is inserted , do not repair the disc; remove it and then use a soft, dry cloth to clean off the dirt befor e using it. • This message may also appear when condensation oc curs. In this case, d[...]

English 178 T roubleshooting Check to see the f ollowing bef ore asking for a repai r . If the suggested solution still cannot restore the D VD video camera/recorder to nor ma l, do not attempt to repair it yourself , but consult y our dealer . P ower supplies Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page Battery cannot be charged. Is the ambient tem[...]

English 179 During recording Even if the D VD video camera/recorder is off , opening the cov er will cause the ACCESS indicator to blink. The D VD video camera/recorder will automatically turn on to recognize a disc: Closing the cov e r will automatically turn the D VD video camera/recorder off . 47 Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page Press[...]

English 180 During playbac k Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page Recognition of disc is not complete Is disc dir ty? Use the provided disc cl eaning cloth to clean it. 27 Pressing the playbac k button will not start playbac k. Has the image been recorded by de vices other than this D VD video camera/recorder? Playbac k of image recorded on [...]

English 181 Photos on card cannot be play ed back. This D VD video camera/recor der can pla y back image data recorded on SD memory card in ot her digital cameras conforming to the DCF (Design rule for Ca mera File system) standard. The range of image data normally play able on this D VD video camera/recorder is that with pix els from 80 horizontal[...]

English 182 When the D VD video camera/rec order is connected to PC: Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page No drive icon appears on PC. The D VD video camera/recorder is not turned on. Check the po wer supply . 45 T urn PC off and then disconnect the PC connection cable. T ur n PC on again, and then use the PC connection cable to connect the [...]

English 183 The DISC EJECT button is not v alid when the D VD video camera/ recorder is connected to PC. While the D VD video camera/re corder is connected to PC, use Explorer to right-click the D V D video camera/recorder drive icon and ex ecute “Eject”. If D VD-Mo vieAlbumSE is running , clicking the eject b utton on D VD-Mo vieAlbumSE will o[...]

English 184 Miscellaneous Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page P ower does not come on, or no operation occurs by pressing button. Execute system reset (pre ss the RESET button). 185 Has the D VD video camera/r ecorder been subjected to impact? The D VD video camera/recorder could be damaged. Consult y our dealer . — The date and time are [...]

English 185 System Reset If the D VD video camera/recorder does not oper ate nor mally , perform “System Reset”: The D VD video camera/recorder ma y recover to normal. “S ystem Reset” will reset all settings to f actor y defaults . The date and time will also be reset: Se t the date and time again before using the D VD video camera/recorder[...]

English 186 Major Specifications CCD DZ-GX20MA : 1/3.6-inch interlaced DZ-MV780MA : 1/4.5-inch interlaced DZ-MV750MA/DZ-BX31A : 1/6-inch interlaced T otal number of pix els DZ-GX20MA approx. 2,120,000 DZ-MV780MA approx. 1,330,000 DZ-MV750MA/DZ-BX31A approx. 680,000 Number of effectiv e pix els DZ-GX20MA Movie: approx. 1,230,000 Still: approx. 1,920[...]

English 187 Maximum number of recordable stills D VD-RAM disc (per side) DZ-GX20MA approx. 750 DZ-MV780MA/DZ-MV750MA/DZ-BX31A approx. 999 External input appro x. 999 If movies and stills are mix ed on one disc, the recordab le number will decrease. SD memory card (when using 32 MB card) DZ-GX20MA approx. 29 (in FINE mode) DZ-MV780MA approx . 58 (in[...]

English 188 Operating temperature (humidity) 32 – 104ºF (0 – 40ºC) (less than 80%) 32 – 86ºF (0 – 30ºC) when connected to PC Storage temperature -4 – 140ºF (-20 – 60ºC) Weight DZ-GX20MA appro x. 480 g (without battery or disc) DZ-MV780MA approx . 420 g (without batter y or disc) DZ-MV750MA/DZ-BX31A appro x. 450 g (without battery [...]

English 189 T o Or der in the United States BY PHONE T o Or der in the Canada T O ORDER A CCESSORIES (Canada only) BY PHONE POUR COMMANDER DES A CCESSOIRES (Canada seulement) P AR TÉLÉPHONE DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY with FCC Rules fo r Electromagnetic Compatibility This device complies with part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the f oll[...]

English 190 Index Numerics 1,000x (Dig. Zoom) ............................................ 57 16:9 ......................................... ........................ 95 240x (Dig. Zoom) .............................................. 57 40x (Dig. Zoom) ................................................ 57 60x (Dig. Zoom) ..............................[...]

English 191 Lock ...................................... ........................ 121 LOCK switch .................................................... 51 Low Light (Progr am AE) ..................................... 90 M MF ........................................ .......................... 75 MIC.Filter .............................................[...]

English 192 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 th e storage device (CD-ROM) provided with this product, if you agr ee to the terms herein. If you do not accept the terms of this Agreement, imme diately return t he unopened package of storage med[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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Register your product on-line at Hitachi.ca or mail to the address on this card. Enregistrez votre produit en ligne à Hitachi.ca ou par la poste à l’adresse indiquée sur cette car te. A TT:W ARRANTY DEP AR TMENT HIT ACHI CANAD A L TD . 1-2495 MEADOWPINE Blvd., MISSISSA UGA ON L5N 6C3[...]