Hitachi DZ-B35A manual

DZ-GX3300A/DZ-GX3200A DZ-GX3100A/DZ-BX37A/DZ-BX35A Instruction Manual DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R +RW Instruction manual T o obtain the best performance and e nsure years of trouble-free use, please r ead this instruction manual completely . Mode d’emploi Des performances optimales et un fonctionnement à long terme seront assurés en appliquant les pr?[...]

English 2 Impor tant Information For Y our Safety The power s witch tur ns the D VD video camera/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 period of time, turn it off . The D VD video camera/recorder and AC adapter/charger have the f ollowing caution marks. CA UTIO[...]

English 3 Microsoft ® , W indows ® , W indows ® Me, W indows ® 2000 Professiona l, and W indows ® XP are registe red trademarks of Micros oft Corporation. Intel ® , Pentium ® Processor , and Celer on ® Process or are register ed trade marks of Intel Corp oration. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer , Inc. IBM ® and PC/A T ® are reg[...]

English 4 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS In addition to the careful attention de v oted to quality standar ds in the manuf acture of your video product, saf ety is a major fa ctor in the design of ev ery instrum ent. But, safety is your responsi bility too. This page lists important information that will help to assure your enjo yment and proper [...]

English 5 Cautions When Using Handle the liquid crystal displa y (LCD) with care: • The LCD is a very delicate display device: Do not pres s its surface with force, hit it or prick it with a sharp object. • If you push the L CD surface, unevenn ess in disp lay ma y occur . If unevenness does not disappea r soon, turn the DVD video camera /recor[...]

English 6 Do not point d irectly at th e sun: • If direct sunlight strik es the lens or viewfinder , the DVD video camera/ recorder could malfunction or a fire could occur . • Do not leave the DVD video camera/r ecor der with the LCD scr een exposed to dir ect sunlight: This could cause malfunctions. Do not use the DVD video camera/recorder nea[...]

English 7 Do not turn the D VD video camera/recorder off while the ACCESS/P C indicator or CARD A CCESS indicator 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 car d, or being read from it. At this time, do not do any of the following, so as not to damage the data: ?[...]

English 8 Cautions When Storing Do not leave the D VD video camera/recorder in a place where the temperature is very high f or a long period of ti me: • The temperatur e inside a clo sed vehicle or trunk ca n become very high i n a hot season. If you leave the DVD video camera/r ecor der in such a place, it could malfunction or the case could be [...]

English 9 CLEANING Be sure to set the power s witch to “OF F” bef ore cleaning this D VD video camera/recorder . ● Cleaning LCD screen and camera lens Use dry , soft cloth to wipe dirt off. When cleaning the LCD screen, be car eful not to use force, scratch it, or subj ect it to impact: Doing such could cause a defect in the scr een, result i[...]

English 10 DISC CLEANING Use the disc cleaning clo th provided to lightly wipe off any dirt adhering to t he disc as shown in the figure. Do not wipe the disc with force: Doing so could cause scratches. Never use solvent (thinner , water , antistat or deter gent) for c leaning. Lightly wash the dirty cleaning cloth with detergen t: The dirt removal[...]

English 11 About This Manual ● Displays in this manual Understand that the displa ys are dif fer ent fr om th ose you will actually see in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen. ● Notation of cancel b utton Press the ST OP/EXIT button to st op your operation midway , or return the menu scr een to the preceding one. The expr ession “press the C [...]

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

English 13 Setting Up Record Functions ........................... 61 SWITCHING MOVIE Q UALITY (VIDEO MODE) . 61 SETTING TO WIDE TV SCREEN MODE (16:9 MODE) .... .............. ............. ............. .......... ........ 62 SWITCHING QUAL ITY OF STILL IMA GE (QUALITY) .... ............. ............. .......... ............. ... 64 RECEIVING IMA[...]

English 14 Recording (Dubbing) Images .................... ..... 109 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES FROM OTHER VIDEO DEVICE.... ............. ............. ... 109 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES ON OTHER VIDEO DEVICES ....... ............. ............. ........... 111 Connecting to PC (DZ-GX3300A/G X3200A/GX3100A/ BX37A) Software Provided ................[...]

English 15 Checking Provid ed Accessories Make sure that y ou hav e all the f ollowing accessories in package: Battery (model DZ-BP 14SW ): For DZ-GX3300A/ GX3200A onl y . P ortable po wer supp ly f or this D VD video camera/reco rder . Charge it bef ore use. Battery ( model DZ-BP 7S ): For DZ-GX3100A/BX3 7A/BX35A on ly . P ortable power su pply f [...]

English 16 Names of Par ts 1 Flash (for DZ-GX3300A only) (p. 56) 2 Light receiving sensor (for DZ-GX3300A only) This sensor contr ols the amount of light to be emitted from the bui lt-in flash. T ake care not to block with hand, etc. d uring r ecor ding. 3 Lens cap string attachment hole (p. 21) 4 Stereo mic rophone T ake care that the microphone i[...]

English 17 15 Viewfinder (p. 32) 16 Diop ter control (p. 32) T o adjust the focus of image appearing in the viewfinder . (Pull ou t the viewfinder .) 17 SLEEP/REST ART button (p. 43) T o switch the sleep/r estart status between ON and OFF . 18 ACCESS/PC indicator (for DZ-GX3300A/GX3200A/GX3100A/ BX37A only) A CCESS indicator (for DZ-BX35A only) (p.[...]

English 18 28 F INALIZE button (p. 102) Press th is button to finalize the recor ded DVD-R W/DVD-R/+R W . 29 F OCUS button (p. 53) T o swi tch between manual focus an d auto- focus. 30 MENU button (p. 49, 80) Press th is button to displ ay the menu for setting camera functions and Disc Navigation. 31 SELEC T button (p. 75) 32 DISC NA VIGA TION butt[...]

English 19 44 PHOT O button (p. 42) 45 REC button (p. 41) 46 MENU button (p. 33, 57, 80) 47 SEL ECT button (p. 75) 48 Reverse search b utton (p. 71) 49 DELET E button (p. 79) 50 DISC NA VIGA TION button (p. 67) 51 DISPLA Y button (p. 47, 74) 52 ZOOM T button (p. 51) 53 DIGIT AL ZOOM but ton (p. 51) 54 ZOOM W button (p. 51) 55 Reverse skip button (p[...]

English 20 Setups This section explains preparations for recording – setting up the DVD video camera/recorder and batter y . Demonstration Function This D VD video camera/recorder is equipped with a demonstration function. The default at purchase time is “A uto”, w hich will automatically star t the demonstration appro x. three minutes after [...]

English 21 A TT A CH ING 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 ord e r . 3 Push the bo th sides of cap inward and attac h it over the l ens. Note : • Alwa ys k eep the lens cap on when not using the D VD video camera/recorder[...]

English 22 REMO VING B A TTERY FR OM REMO TE C ONTROL 1 While pushing the battery holder , slide the battery out. Wa r n i n g : • KEEP THE BA TTERY A WA Y FROM CHILDREN AND PETS. • IF SW ALLOWED , CONSUL T A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIA TEL Y FOR EMERGENCY TREA TMENT . • BA TTER Y MA Y EXPLODE IF NOT HANDLED PROPERL Y . DO NO T RECH ARGE, DISASSEMBLE O[...]

English 23 Discs and Cards The follo wing table lists the stor age media (dis cs and cards) that can be used on this D VD video camera/recorder and the functions which are availab le with them: Media Function DV D - R A M DV D - RW (VR mode) DV D - RW (VF mode) DV D - R +RW SD memory card T o record video (p. 41) ●●●●● — T o record phot[...]

English 24 A V AILA BLE DISCS This DVD video camera/r ecorder can use only the 8-cm bar e discs not packed in a squar e cartridge, square caddy case or round DVD holder . The discs in a squa re cartridge, square caddy case or r ound DVD holder can be used if they are removed from the package, but ta ke great car e not to dirty or scratch the bare d[...]

English 25 EXAMPLES OF DISCS THA T CANNO T BE USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER: • CD-RW • CD • CD-R • CD-ROM • DVD-R (4.7 GB) for Authoring V er . 2.0 • DVD-R (double-layered) • DVD+R • DVD-ROM • DVD-V ideo • Discs other than those with diameter of 8 cm A V AILABLE CARD S SD memory card can be used on this DV D video camer[...]

English 26 Pr eparations fo r Power Supply USING D VD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER WITH AC AD APTER/CHARGER It is recommen ded that you use the AC adapter/char ger to power the DVD video camera/recor der from househ old AC outlet when you perform sett ings on it, play back or edit images, or use it indoors. Note : Be sure to use the specified A C adapter/[...]

English 27 Setting Up the Battery The DZ-BP14S W batter y provided with DZ-GX3300A/GX3200A or DZ-BP7 S batter y provided with DZ-GX3100A/BX37A/BX35A has not been charged at purchase time: Charge it b efore using the D VD video camera/recorder . Note : • Be sure to use the DZ-BP14S, DZ-BP7 S , DZ-BP14SW (optional) or DZ-BP7SW (optional, una v aila[...]

English 28 ● Battery char ged status Y ou can find out the char ged status of bat tery by checking the CHARGE indi cator on AC adapter / charger: Note : See “T roubl eshooting” on page 139 wh en the CHARGE indicator b links. ● Reference for time required to char ge battery (at appr o x. 77ºF (25ºC)): DZ-BP14S (pr ovided wi th DZ-GX3300A/G[...]

English 29 ● Continuousl y recordable time with full y char ged battery (with no zoom operation, etc.) See the following table as a re ferenc e for how long the DVD video camera/recor der can continuously be used with a fully charged battery: With DZ-BP14S (provided with DZ -GX3300A/GX3200A)/DZ-BP14SW (optional) With DZ-BP07PW (provided with DZ-G[...]

English 30 B A TTER Y REMAINING LEVEL INDICA TOR When the battery is used to power the DVD video camera/r ecorder , the battery remaining leve l appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD scre en as follows: EFFICIENT USE OF B A TTER Y • The battery will slightly dischar ge even if it is detached from the DVD vi deo camera/ reco rder . • If the ba[...]

English 31 T urning DVD Video Camera/Recor der On and Of f While holding down the gray butt on at the right of power switch , set th e switch according to each recor ding function: P ow er ON status During playba ck, set the po wer switch to “ O ” or “ N ” when using disc, or set it to “ P ” whe n using card. T urn the switch while hold[...]

English 32 VIEWING IMA GE ON LCD MONIT OR SCREEN If you open the LCD mo nitor , you can monitor subject image on the LCD screen. 1 Open the LCD monitor . The LCD monitor has a portion where you can hook your finger . H ook the finger there to open the monito r . ● Range where the LCD monitor can be mo ved The LCD monitor can be opened up to appro[...]

English 33 1<>2/3 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 co rrect the date and tim e you ha ve already set. 1 Press the MEN U button, use the f / e / d / c buttons to choose “Dat e Setup” and then “Dat e S[...]

English 34 1<>2/3 Initial Settings Press the MENU button, and then use f / e / d / c / A to displa y the “Initial Setup” menu screen. See page 49 for detailed operation procedur e. Press the MENU b utton again to exit setting. SWITCHING OPERA TING SOUND ON OR OFF (BEEP) Select “On” or “Off”, and then press the A button. On: Beep w[...]

English 35 RESETTING MENU SETTINGS T O DEF A UL TS (RESET) Y ou can restor e menu settings to defaults (in itial se ttings at the factory (p. 147)). (Note, however , t hat the date/time will not be res et.) 1 Choose “Reset” on the “Initial Setup” menu screen, a nd then press the A button. The screen for verifying r eset will appear . 2 If y[...]

English 36 1<>2/3 LCD/EVF Setup ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN (LCD BRIGHTNESS) A ND VIEWFINDER (EVF BRIGHTNESS) 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “LCD/EVF Adjust” on the “LCD/EVF Setup” men u screen, and th en choose “LCD Brightness”or “EVF Brightness”. The brightness adjustment bar will[...]

English 37 ADJUSTING COLOR DENSITY (COLOR LEVEL) Y ou can adjust the color density of th e LCD monitor screen an d viewfinder . 1 Press the MEN U button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “LCD/EVF Adjust” on the “LCD/EVF Setup” menu screen, and then choose “Color Level”. The color density adjustment bar will appear on the scr [...]

English 38 Inserting and Removing Disc 1 Press down the DISC EJECT button once and release it. A few moments after t he ACCESS/PC indicator blinks, the cover of disc inser tion block will open. 2 Gently open the cover by hand fully until it stops. 3 When inserting a dis c: Push the disc agai nst the turnta ble at the center to lock it until a click[...]

English 39 Note : • If the cover of disc inser ti on block is open, the A CCESS/PC indicator wil l blink when an image is displayed on the LCD monitor screen: In t his case, the D VD video camera/recor der will not t urn off ev en if the power s witch is set to “OFF”. If the cover remains open after a while, the D VD video camera/recorder wil[...]

English 40 Inserting and Removing Card 1 Open the LCD monitor . 2 T urn the DVD video camera/recor der off. 3 Open the cover of car d insertion block. 4 Inser ting C ard: Insert car d with its te rm inal inwar d 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 o[...]

41 English Basic T echniques This section explains about recording of movies and still images, an d also basic settings on D VD video camera/recorder . 1<>2/ Recor ding Movie 1 Remove the le ns cap, and then po int the DVD video camera/r ecor der at subject. 2 T urn the DVD camera/recor der on. Set the power switch to “ O ” to turn the DV[...]

English 42 13 Record ing Stills Note : Recording of still images is possib le on D VD-RAM disc and card. 1 Remove the lens cap , and then point the DVD video camera/recorder 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[...]

English 43 1<>2/3 Swift Restar t of Recording (SLEEP/REST ART button) If you press the SLEEP/REST ART button while in th e recor ding pause status instead of turning the DVD video camera/recorder of f, the status that re cording is possibl e will be restor ed in approx. one second. Setting to the sleep/restar t standby status: Press the SLEEP[...]

English 44 1<>2/3 On-Scr een Information V arious type s of information will appear in the vi ewfinder or on the LCD screen during re cording. INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DUR ING RECORDING See the next page for details. DISPLA Y The abov e screen is an examp le f or ex planation: It is diff erent from the actual displa y . e 2. Progr am AE k 3. Whi[...]

English 45 1. Recording mode (p. 41, 42, 65) 2. Program AE (only in movi e recording mod e) (p. 57) 3. White balance (p. 5 8) 4. Electronic ima ge stabilizer (EIS)* 2 (p. 60) 5. Manual focus ( p. 53) 6. Backlight co mpensation (p. 55) 7. 16:9 mode (onl y in movie recor ding mode) (p. 62) 8. Microphone fi lter (only in movie re cording mode) (p. 60)[...]

English 46 15. Disc/Card type 16. Movie recording quality (when using disc) (p. 61) Still record ing qua lity (when using car d) (p. 64) 17. Remaining spa ce on disc/card *8 18. Remaining battery level (p. 30) 19. Vo l u m e ( p . 7 0 ) I : DVD-RAM J : DVD-RAM (write-protected) < / > : DVD-R W (VR-mode/VF-mode) $ : Protected DVD-R W (VR-mode)[...]

English 47 ● Switching t he inf ormation displa y mode Y ou can switch the display mode of on-screen information: Press the DISPLA Y button . The full and minimum display modes will alternate. • Full display mode: All types of information will appear . • Minimum d isplay mode: The reco rding mode (see 1 on page 44 ) and recording status (se e[...]

English 48 ● Interpretin g symbols on LCD scree n when recor ding with the screen facing the same direction as the lens: Note : • If the LCD screen is set f acing the same direction as the len s, the LCD screen will displa y a mirror image (left and right rev ersed). • If the LCD screen is set f acing the same directi on as the lens , yo u ca[...]

English 49 Checking Flow of Menu The follo wing two on-screen menu modes are a vai lab le with this D VD video camera/recorder: • Full Menu: T o display all menu items f or e xper ts • Quick Menu: T o display only the fundamental menu items f or first timers ● Operating Menu The Full Menu will appear if you pr ess the MENU button. Y ou can us[...]

English 50 ● Flow of Full Me nu ■ The shaded menu item can also be set using the Quick Menu. Refer to page ind icated for detai ls of each func tion. Camera Functions Setu p Not displayed when external input is being selected. Record Functions Setup Date Setup LCD/EVF Setup Adjust (p. 36) EVF Display (p. 37) Initial Setup Menu (p. 49) Program A[...]

English 51 1<>2/3 Zooming If you continue to hold the zoom lever on the “T” control si de with Dig. Zoom specified, the digital zoom will be activated midway (when optical 10-power is ex ceeded on DZ-GX3300A/ GX3200A, or optical 15-power is exce eded on DZ-GX3100A or optical 25-power i s exceeded on DZ-BX37A/BX35A ). Y ou can zoom up to 5[...]

English 52 RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHO T O EFFECT Use the tele-conversion lens or wide-conversion lens with the following filter diameter and thr ead pi t ch to re co rd s u bj e ct s f o r s tro n g er telephoto or wide-angle effect: Filter diameter: 37 mm for DZ-GX3300A ; 34 mm for DZ-GX3200A /BX37A/BX35A; 30 .5 mm for D[...]

English 53 1<>2/3 Manually Focusing Subject The D VD video camera/r ecorder usually f ocuses on a su bject automatically (aut o f ocus). Y ou can also manually f ocus a subject depending on the recording conditions. FOCUSING DURING RECORDING Normally , the DVD video camera/r ecord er automati cally focuse s the subject (autofocus), but you ca[...]

English 54 Manually focus the following objects, which may not be a utomatically focused (see page 53): Objects not in the center of screen Objects that are f ar and near at the same time Objects with little v ariation in brightness, such as white wall Objects moving rapidly Dark objects Objects lit by neon sign, spotlight, etc. which glares or emi[...]

English 55 1<>2/3 Adjusting Brightness of Image to be re cord ed (Exposure) The D VD video camera/recorder usually adjusts the exposure automatically . Y ou can also manually adjust the exposure depending on the recording conditions. 1 Press the EX POSURE button during rec ord i ng . The exposure adjus tment bar will appear on the screen . 2 [...]

English 56 13 Built-in V ideo Flash (fo r DZ-GX3300A only) When recording photos in a dark place, or if the subject is lit from rear, the DZ-GX3300A mak es use of the built-in Video Flash f or automatic brighteni ng: The Video Flash can also be set to On where the light is alwa ys being emitted, or Off when you wish to record without using the flas[...]

English 57 1<>2/3 Setting Up Camera Functions SELECTING SHOO TIN G MODE T O MA TCH THE SUBJECT (SWITCHING PROGRAM AE MODE) This DVD video camera/r ecorder automatically de tects the st atus of subject and surr ounding situation and r ecords the optimum image: If you choose the shootin g mode to match the recor ding conditions, clear er images[...]

English 58 RECORDING DARK SUBJECTS USING LCD MONIT OR LIGHT When Program AE is set to Low Light, y ou can use the light from LCD monitor to record a subject. 1 Press the MENU button, and choose “Program AE” from t he “Came ra Functi ons Setup” menu. 2 Choose “Low Light”, and design ate it. 3 Press the MENU button to en d the setting. 4 [...]

English 59 1 Press the MEN U button, choose “White Bal.” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu screen, a nd then press the A button. 2 Choose the desired opti on, and then press the A button. 3 Press the MEN U button to end the setting. Note : • The white balance mod e can be con firmed using the on-screen inf ormation. • The white balan[...]

English 60 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMA GE ST ABILIZER (EIS) When you use zoom (see page 51) to r ecor d a magnified subject image, it will corr ect fuzziness in the rec ord e d i m ag e. 1 Press the MENU button, choose “ EIS” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu scr een, and then press th e A button. 2 Choose the “On” or “Off”, and the[...]

English 61 Setting Up Recor d Functions 1<>2/ SWITCHING MO VIE QU ALITY (VIDEO MODE) Choose the movie quality from “XTRA”, “FIN E”, “STD”. 1 Press the MEN U button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to cho ose “VIDEO Mode” on the “Recor d Functio ns Setup” menu screen, and th en press the A button. 2 Choose the desir ed qu[...]

English 62 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-scr een (16:9) mode “On”: Y ou can also record images with the aspect ratio chan ged (the aspect rat io with “Off” is 4:3). The following figures compare th e images displayed on LCD m[...]

English 63 An image recor ded with “16:9 On” specified will appear as follows: Images recor ded with “16:9 Of f” specified will appear as follows: Note : • The 16:9 setting will be ke pt e ven after t he D VD video camera/recorder is turned off . • The 16:9 mode cannot be used with photo recording, ext ernal input*, S-VIDEO ex ternal in[...]

English 64 3 SWITCHING QU ALITY O F STILL IMA G E (QU ALITY) Y ou can switch the still recordin g quality on ly when using card. 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Quali ty” on the “Record Fun ctions Setup” menu scr een, and then press the A button. 2 Choose the option you wan t, and then press the A butto[...]

English 65 13 SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING METHOD (PHO TO INPUT) When “Input Source: LINE or S LINE” is specified, you can r ecord stills of externally input images on either a DVD-RAM disc or a card . The DVD video camera/r ecor der can r ecord a n external image with little movement by specifyi ng “Frame”, but “Field” is r ecomm[...]

English 66 1<>2/3 SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y OUTPUT ON OR OFF (OSD OUTPUT) If you connect this DVD video camera/recorder to a TV to view images on TV screen, you can switch off the on-scr een information (displayed in the viewfi nder or on the LCD screen) fr om the TV screen. 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choos[...]

67 English Disc Navigation 1<>2/3 Using Disc Navigation ST ARTING OR TERMINA TING DISC NA VIGA TION Disc Navigation is a tool for editin g scenes reco rded on this DVD video camera/ recor der . Here is an explanation on “scen e” and “pr ogram”, so that you will be able to make most use of Disc Navigation functi on. The screens in this[...]

English 68 Disc Navigation screen Note : • Pressing the DISPLA Y button will displa y the recording date/time of the scene on which the cursor is placed in the space f or operating guide . Pressing DISPLA Y again will display the oper ating guide . • If no disc or card is inserted, the Disc navigation screen cannot be d ispla yed e ven by press[...]

English 69 PLA YING BA CK FROM DISC NA VIGA TION SCREEN 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the f / e / d / c buttons to select the desir ed scene. The selected scene will be fr amed: This is called a “cursor”. 3 Press the A butt on. Playback will start fr om the selected scene. Note : Pressing the d or c button will mov e the cursor to[...]

English 70 1<>2/3 PLA YING BA CK LA TEST RECORDED SCENE Playing Back 1 Press the A button in the r ecordin g pause status. The DVD video camera/recor der will enter the playback mode, an d the scene you have recor ded last will be played back. (For “scene”, se e p. 67.) When playback is finished, the DVD video camera/r ecorder will enter [...]

English 71 1<>2/3 CAPTURING PHO TO Y ou can recor d an image di splayed during playback of video as a photo on a car d. 1 Press the MEN U button at a scene you wish to capture during playback. 2 Choose “Edit”, “ PHOTO Capture”, and then press A . The screen for verifying captur e will appear . 3 Choose “YES”, and th en press A . T[...]

English 72 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 s tart playback. Press f once: T o return to the first image of the scene being played back, and st art playback. Hold down e [...]

English 73 1<>2/3 JUMPING T O SPECIFIED POINT (GO T O) 1 Press the MEN U button during playback. 2 Choose the option (point you want to go to), and then pr ess the A butt on. 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 play[...]

English 74 1<>2/3 INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DUR ING PLA YBA CK V arious types of information on recor d ing will be superimposed on playback image you are viewing. ● Switchi ng the inf ormation display mode Press the DISPLA Y button: Y ou can switch the display mode of on-scr een information. When using disc: When using ca rd: • Recording dat[...]

English 75 SELECTING MUL TIPLE SCENES 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the f / e / d / c buttons to select the desir ed scene. 3 Press the SELECT button once: The selected scene will be framed in r ed and yellow . Repeat steps 2 and 3 to rando mly select multiple scenes. SELECTING CONSECUTIVE SCENES TOGETHER 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION[...]

English 76 FUNCTIONS A V AILABLE WI TH DISC NA V IGA TION The Disc Navigation mode wil l allow a variety of further operations . Function s Available with Disc Navig ation * 1 Only deletion is possib le. * 2 Additional recording can be made on a finalized D VD-R W (VR-mode). Note : Note Setting special eff ects to scenes (f ade, skip, thumbnai l) a[...]

English 77 UNDERST ANDING FLO W OF DISC NA VIGA TION MENU Press the MENU butt on on the D isc Navigation s c reen: The menu scr eens for Disc Navigatio n and menu screens for disc and card will appear . Shaded items will also appear in Quick Menu display mode (see page 49). Refer to pages indicat ed for details of settings. ● When using D VD-RAM/[...]

English 78 ● When using D VD-RW (VF- mode)/D VD-R/+R W disc ● When using car d Scene Select (p . 87) Start → Current (p . 87) Detail (p . 88) Current → End (p . 87) All (p. 87) Program Switch (p. 89) Disc Finalize Disc (p . 102) Play (p . 90) Unfinalize Disc* 5 (p . 103) Format Disc* 5 (p. 99) Capacity (p . 100) Go T o To p ( p . 9 9 ) * 5 [...]

English 79 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 i tem “Delete” will not appear with DVD-R disc. When using +R W , no scene can be deleted from the Disc Navigati on menu (see page 70). 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Sele[...]

English 80 ● Editing using submen u Press th e MENU button before pr essing the A button in step 5 (see page 79): The submenu will appear . Pressin g the C button will r estore the screen in step 5. Note : Although the submenu screen will appear for each setting, some menu items ma y not appear , depending on the setting. 1< DIVIDING MO VIES ([...]

English 81 1< COMBINING MUL TIPLE SCEN ES (EDIT – COMBINE) If you have recor ded numerous short scenes, combining them will be facilitate d by the use of Disc Navigation. Be sure to select consecutive mu ltiple scen es. Combining scenes is possible only when “Category: All” is specified (p. 104). Stills cannot be combined. 1 Press the DISC[...]

English 82 1< DIRECTING SCENES EFFECTIVEL Y (EFFECT – F ADE) Y ou can add fading to the beginning and/or end of scene . There ar e thr ee types of special effects: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene for adding special effects. 3 Press the MENU button. 4 Choose, “Scene”, “Effect ”, “Fade” and then press th e A [...]

English 83 1< PLA YING BA CK BY SKIPPING SCENES (EFFE CT – 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 MEN U button. 4 Choose “Scene” , “Effect”, “Skip”, and then press the A button[...]

English 84 1< CHANGING IMA GES FOR THUMBNAI LS (EFFECT – THUMBNAIL) Normally , the first image of th e recor ded scene is displayed as a thumbnail: Y ou can choose another image of the scene for thumbnail. If you set a vi vid image to thumbnail, you can know what you rec ord e d f ro m a g la nc e at the Disc Navigation screen. 1 Press the DIS[...]

English 85 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 sti ll to be copi ed. 4 Press the MEN U button. 5 Choose “Copy” on the “Scene” menu screen, and then pres s the A button. 6 The “Copy to car d” screen will appear: If you are [...]

English 86 3 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 “ P ”. 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Select the scene to be locked. 4 Press the MENU button. 5 Choose “Lock” on the “Scene” men u screen, and then press the A butt[...]

English 87 1<>2/3 SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCREEN (SELECT) Y ou can use this “Select” function to select consecutive sc enes at one time. This function is useful when ther e are numer o us scenes. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Point the cursor at the first or last scene to be selected: When selecting all s cenes, simply proce[...]

English 88 1<>2/3 DISPLA YING INFORMA TION USING MENU SCREEN (DET AIL) Y ou can display various information for a scene: the r ecording mode, r ecor ding 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 89 Pr ogram WHA T IS “PROGRAM”? Program r efers to an assembly of scenes recor ded on the same date regar dless of whether they ar e movie or still. 1<>2/ SWITCHING T O THUMBNAIL DISPLA Y OF SPECIFIC D A TE (SELECT) Since the scenes r ecorded on this DVD video camera/r ecorder are collected as “pr ograms” for each recor ding d[...]

English 90 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 “Pr ogram” menu screen, and th en press th e A butt on. 4 Select the program to be played back, and then press th e A b[...]

English 91 Note : • If you wish to del ete the letter f or title , press the C button once: The input letter will be deleted. Holding down the C b utton will delete all letters in the TITLE column. • Y ou can a lso use the DELETE but ton on remote control to delet e any input letters. • Pressing the SELECT but ton on the title setting screen [...]

English 92 1< Play List WHA T IS “PLA Y LIST”? Y ou can create a play list on this DVD video camera/r ecorde r by gathering your favorites fr om the rec ord e d s c en es . Since the play list is not crea ted by copying data , you will consum e little of the disc capacity by making a play list. On the other hand, deleting scen es on play lis[...]

English 93 1< SWITCHING T O DISPLA Y OF EA CH PLA Y LIST (S ELECT) Select the desir ed one of multiple play lists: The Disc Navigation scr een of the selected play list will appear . 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Select” on the “Pl ayList” menu screen, a nd [...]

English 94 1< ADDING SCENES TO PLA Y LIST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Edit” on the “PlayList” menu scr een, and then press the A button. 4 Use the play list select screen to select the play list to w hich y ou wish to add scenes , and t[...]

English 95 1< DELETING SCENES FROM PLA Y LIST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Display the editing sc reen of the play list to be edited. Perform steps 2 – 4 on page 94. 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 A butt on. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to [...]

English 96 1< DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR ED ITING (EDITING PLA Y LIST) Y ou can delete scenes from play list on the editing scr een. 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 94. 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lower r ow . 4 Select the scene to b[...]

English 97 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 MEN U button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Select” on the “Pl ayList” menu screen, a nd then press the A button. Select the play list to be edi[...]

English 98 1< CHANGING TITLE OF PLA Y LIST (TITLE) The play lists have serial numbers in the order you have created them, a long with the crea ted dates/ times: Y ou can chan ge this title at any tim e. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Title” on the “PlayL ist” [...]

English 99 1<>2/3 Go T o F r om the Disc Navigation screen, you can jump to the first scene or last scene , and playbac k will star t from that point. TO P ( E N D ) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “T op” or “End” on the “Go T o” menu screen, a nd then p[...]

English 100 1< PRO TECTING DISC FROM WRITING (PRO TECT DISC) Y ou can protect a DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR-mode) disc in order to pre vent recor ded images fr om being erased or edited by mistake. Further r ecordin g will not be possibl e on protected disc until the protection is r eleased. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. [...]

English 101 1< UPD A TING C ONTROL INFORMA TION OF D VD-RAM/D VD-R W (VR-mode) DISC (UPD A TE CONTROL INFO .) Disc Navigation in this DVD video camera/r ecorder handles information on scenes, such as thumbnail, skip, fade, in a particula r manner . If you use anoth er device to edit a disc recorded on this DVD video camera/recor der , and then u[...]

English 102 <>2/ FINALIZING D VD-R W/D VD-R /+R W DISC (FINALIZE DISC) If you want to play back a DVD-RW/DVD-R disc recorded on th is DVD video camera/recorder , using a device conforming to 8 cm DVD disc – su c h as a DVD r ecorder/pla yer , etc. – you m ust finalize the disc on this DVD video camera/recorder . No fu r th er re co rd in [...]

English 103 >/ ADDITIONALL Y RECORDING ON FINALIZED D VD-RW (VF-mode)/+R W (DISC UNFINALIZE) Y ou can unfinalize the DVD-R W (VF-mode)/+R W finalized on this DVD video camera/recor der so that additio nal recor ding can be done on it . 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose ?[...]

English 104 1 Others DISPLA YING MO VIES OR STILLS INDEPENDENTL Y (C A TEGOR Y) Scenes reco rded on this DVD video camera/r ecorder will be displayed in the order of r ecor ding regar dless of whether th ey are movies or stills . Y ou can use the Disc Navigation screen to s witch this display to stills only or movies only . 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA[...]

English 105 1<>2/ PLA YING BA CK WIDE-MODE IMAGES ON 4:3 DISPLA Y TV (TV type) If you connect the DVD video camera /recorder 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 VIGA TION[...]

English 106 1<>2/3 V iewing on TV Scre en Connecti ng to a TV CONNECTING T O A TV Use the pr ovided A V/S input/output cable to conn ect the DVD video camera/r ecorder to a TV as follows: Note : • Using S-VIDEO will deliver clearer pla yback status . • Bef ore connecting, mak e sure t hat the v olume on TV is turned down: F orgetting this[...]

English 107 1<>2/3 VIEWING ON TV SCREEN 1 T ur n the TV on and set the input selecto r to “VCR” whichever applicable V ideo input. Refer to the TV in struction ma nual for how to switch the TV input. 2 T urn the DVD video camera/r ecord er on. The image that the DVD video camera/ recor der is seeing will appear on the TV screen. Y ou can [...]

English 108 1<>2/ Playback on DVD Recor der/Player PLA YING B A CK DVD-RAM/D VD-R W (VR-mode) DISC Y ou can use a D VD recorder or D VD player that conf or ms to D V D-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) to play back 8 cm D VD-RAM/D VD-R W (VR-mode) discs recorded on this D VD video camera/recorder . 1 Insert the disc into the DVD recor der/player and play[...]

English 109 1<>2/3 Recor ding (Dubbing) Images RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES FR OM O THER VIDEO DEVIC E Y ou can record (dub) im ages from other video devices to disc or card in this DVD video camera/ rec ord e r . Use the A V/S input/output cable (provided) to connect th e DVD video camera/recor der to the other vid eo device a s follows: Bef [...]

English 110 1 Set the input sour ce on the DVD video camera/ rec ord e r t o “L IN E (L IN)”. Switch the input ref er ri n g t o “I n pu t Source” on page 64. Choose “S L INE” to i nput S-VIDEO signal. 2 T urn on the connected device, and start playback. The picture will appear on the LCD scr een or viewfinder of this DVD video camera/ [...]

English 111 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES ON O THER VIDEO DEVICES Y ou can record (dub) im ages played back on this DVD video camera/r ecorder , on other video devices. Use the A V/S input/output cable (provide d) to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to anothe r video device as shown in the following figure : 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button.[...]

English 112 1<>2/3 Connecti ng to PC Softwar e Pr ovided Y ou can utilize on PC the videos and photos r ecorded on thi s DVD video camera/recor der , using the PC connection cable and softwar e CD-ROM pr ovided, or generally available softwar e . The provided CD-ROM contains the followi ng softwar e for W indows and Macinto sh: Windows ImageM[...]

English 113 Requirements of available PC [When using Windo ws] • OS: W indows ® 2000 Professio nal SP3 or higher , XP Home Edition/XP Professional * The provided software cannot be used on W indows ® 98 or W indows ® Me. • Computer: IBM PC/A T compatible • CPU: Intel ® Pentium ® III 800 MHz or higher (Pentium ® 4, 1.7 GHz or hi gher is [...]

English 114 Installing Softwar e [When using Windo ws] 1 Tu r n t h e P C o n . If you have been using the PC, terminate all runn ing so ftw are p rogr ams . 2 Insert the provide d CD-ROM into the CD- ROM drive of PC. The installer will automatically start, and the “Choose setting langua ge” screen will automatical ly appear . If the “Choose [...]

English 115 7 Choosing video system: The screen for se tting the video system will appear , and th en click “Next”. 8 Executing installation: The setups for i nstallation ar e now complete. Click “Install” to execute install ation. Important information for custo mers who use Easy CD Creator 5 made b y Roxio Corporation: If ImageMixer 3 pro[...]

English 116 [When using Macintosh] 1 T urn the Macintosh on, and insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of Macintosh. 2 Double- click the DVDCA M3000 ic on displayed on desktop. 3 Double- click the icon of “ImageM ixer for DVDCAM.pkg” displayed on screen. The installer will start: Click “Contin ue”. 4 Checking license agreeme nt: [...]

English 117 Connecting to PC vi a PC Connec tion Cable Use the provided PC connection cable to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to PC as shown below . Note : • The PC connection cabl e does not supp ly pow er to the D VD video camera/recorder: Use the AC ada pter/charger to pow er the D VD video camera/ recorder . • Befo re connecting the [...]

English 118 When connecting the DVD video camera/recor der to PC, the D VD video camera/r ecor der will be recognized a s a drive. The drive will appear on scr een as follows: [When using Windo ws] If the DVD video camera/recor der is connecte d to PC with its power switch set to “ O ” or “ N ”, it will be recognized as an optical disc driv[...]

English 119 ● When removing disc [When using Win dows] Use W indows Explorer or My Computer t o choose the drive icon of DVD video camera/recor der . → Right-click the mouse. → Choose “Eject”. → The cover of disc insertion block on DVD video camera/r ecorder will open. Insert another disc a nd close the cover: The disc will be r ecogniz[...]

English 120 BEFORE TE RMINA TING PC C ONNECTION (UN PLUGGING PC CONNECTION CABLE)/CHANGING O VER PO WER SWITCH [When using Windo ws] 1 Before unpluggi ng the PC connection cable from PC, terminate the application an d then click the “Har dware Remova l” icon on task tray at the bottom right of W indows screen. 2 Choose “US B mass storag e dev[...]

English 121 Using Softwar e See page 126 when using Macintosh. [When using Windo ws] USING IMA GEMIXER 3 ImageMixer 3 allows you to captur e the images reco rded on the DVD video camera /recor der into PC, edit the video file, and cr eate a D VD-V ideo or DVD-VR using the video file. The following shows the basic op eration of ImageMixer 3. Refer t[...]

English 122 5 The screen for choosing the device to be r ead will appear: Choose “Hi tachi DVD CAM”. A list of devices that are built into or connected to PC will appear: Choose “Hitachi DVD CAM”, and then click “Import”. 6 Use the ImageMixer 3 V ideo Editor screen to select a title/chapter you wish to play back, and then click “Previ[...]

English 123 CREA TING D VD-VIDEO USING IMA GES RECORDED ON DISC Y ou can use the images record ed on the DVD video camera/r ecorder to create a disc that can be viewed on DVD recor ders/players. * A DVD-RW/DVD-R/+R W recorded on this DVD vide o camera/r ecorder mus t be finalized on this DVD video camera/re corder . 1 Insert a disc with the r ecord[...]

English 124 6 Select the images fro m which you wish to create a DVD-V ideo, and then click “Import”. The image re corded on di sc will appear . Select the chapter to be imported into PC, and then click “Import”: Importing into PC will start. If you wish to import images on another disc after importing images on one disc, click the “Eject[...]

English 125 8 Click “W rite” to create a DVD-V ideo. Clicking “W rite” will display the scr een for writing. Check “Create dis c”, perfo rm setting f or write, s uch as choo sing DVD write dr ive, 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 cr eated. Click the[...]

English 126 [When using Macintosh] USING PIXE VRF BRO WSER EX AND IMA GEMIXER VCD/D VD2 Pixe VRF Browser EX allows yo u to import the images on DV D-RAM/DVD-R W/DVD-R recorded on the DVD video camera/recorder into PC as an MPEG file. Ima geMixer VCD /DVD2 allo ws you to use the images imported by Pix e VRF Browse r EX to cr eate a DVD-V ideo (DVD-R[...]

English 127 4 Select the video file to be imported and save it. The scenes recor d ed on disc will appear . Select the scene to be imported into Macintosh and click “Save”: The save setting screen wi ll appear . Clicking “Save” after setting the save destination, etc. will start import into Macintosh. If you wish to import the contents of a[...]

English 128 7 Creating a DVD-V ideo menu: Then edit the DVD-V ideo menu: Y ou can set up the menu style, change the thumbnail to be displayed, and add a menu BGM. After editing the menu screen , click “Next”. 8 Checking p layback : The playback check scr een will appear so that you can confirm the DVD images to be created. After playback check [...]

English 129 V iewing Images recor ded on Disc using PC ● Playing back D VD- R W (VF-mode )/D VD-R/+R W Y ou can use a DVD recor der/playe r to play ba ck a DVD-R W (VF- mode)/DVD-R/+R W re corded and finalized on the DVD video camera/r ecor der . 1. Load the DVD-RW (VF-mode)/DVD-R/+RW to be played back in the DVD video camera/ reco rder . 2. C on[...]

English 130 Uninstalling Softwar e [When using Windo ws] Use “Control Panel” to open “Add or Remo ve Applications”, choos e the application to be uninstalled fr om the displayed l ist of applicat i ons, and then click the “Change/Remove” button. Note : • After uninstalling sof tware , be sure to restart the PC. • Administrator autho[...]

English 131 Cautions when connectin g DVD video camera/ re c o rd e r t o P C Use the A C adapter/charger to power the D VD vide o camera/recorder when connecting it to PC: The DVD video camera/recor der can also use a battery , but if the DVD video camera/r ecorder cuts off during data transfer , im portant recordings w ill be lost: If da ta is be[...]

English 132 Subsidiar y Infor mation Intr oduction to Opti onal Accessories CAMERA A CCESSORIES V ideo flash (DZ-FLH3)* 1 W ide conversion lens (DZ-WL1)* 2 T ele-conversion lens (DZ-TL1)* 2 Step-up ring ( DZ-SR3437 for DZ- GX3200A/BX37A/B X35A, DZ-SR3037 for DZ-GX3100A ) PO WER SUPPL Y Battery (DZ -BP7SW) * Battery (DZ-BP1 4SW) * Refer to the catal[...]

English 133 T r ouble 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 tabl e and take appropriate corrective action. Messages are arranged in alphabetical order . Message Cause & T roubleshooting Reference page (1) Data e rror in a pa r t of image file . Repa[...]

English 134 Cannot combine. Deselect PHO T O scenes. Select only movies and combine the m. 81 Cannot combine. Select multiple scenes. Select a range of at least 2 scen es to be combine d, and then combine them. 81 Cannot delet e scenes. This may occur when scene that was edit ed for division, etc. is to be dele ted. Combine the di vided scenes, and[...]

English 135 Card error has occurred. Fo rmatting is not complete. The card may be dama ged: Use an other card. 25 Card error has occurred. Keep card inside & re start. Card error co uld have occurred duri ng editing of scenes. T ur n off the D VD video camera/rec order with th e card being used inside, connect th e AC adapter/charger, and then [...]

English 136 Disc error has occurred. K eep disc inside & restar t. Disc error co uld have occurred during ed iting of sce nes. T urn off the D VD video camera/r ecorder wi th the dis c being us ed in it, connect AC adapter/charger, and then power the D VD video camera/record er again. Repa ir of scenes wi ll be tr ied. 26 Disc error has occurre[...]

English 137 D VD-R* Disc, Video mode and 16:9 mode cannot be chan ged. With D VD-RW (VF-mode)/D VD-R disc, the movie quality mode and 16:9 mode o nce used for recording ca nnot be chan ged. * “D VD-RW (VF)” will appear whe n using a D VD-RW (VF-mode). 63 D VD-RAM disc. Finalize is not requ ired. This message will appear if you press the FINALIZ[...]

English 138 *1 • This message may also appear when dirt adher es to disc. If this message appear s when a recor ded disc is recognized immediately afte r it is inserted , do not r epair the disc; r emove it and then use the provided dis c cleaning cloth to clean off the dirt befo re using it. • This message may also appear when condensa tion o [...]

English 139 • If the r epair message a ppears when you turn the DVD video camera/r ecorder on fr om of f with a disc loaded after reco rding on it, choose r epair . • If the repair messa ge appears when recor ding and playback are normally possible with another disc – and no condensation occurs and the disc is not dirty – choose repair . *2[...]

English 140 The CHAR GE indicator on AC adapter/charger is blin king. Is the ambien t temperature to o low or too high? Charge the batte ry in environmen t where the temper ature is 50 – 86ºF (10 – 30ºC) . The batter y ha s possibly discharge d excessively . Continue charging: Af ter a while , the battery will be c harged to the specified v o[...]

English 141 During recor ding Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page Pressing th e REC or PHO T O bu tton will not star t re cording. • Is input image copy-guarded? • Is a finali zed disc in the D VD video camer a/recor der? • Is proper t ype of disc or card inse r ted? • Is po wer s witch set to match t he recordin g medium? − When [...]

English 142 During play back Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page Recognition of disc is not complete. Is disc dir t y? Use the provided di sc cleaning c loth to clean it. 10 Pressi ng the pla yback butt on will not st art playback. Has the image be en recorded by de vices other tha n this D V D video came ra/recor der? Playbac k of i mage r[...]

English 143 When the D VD video camera/ recor der is conn ected to PC: Photos on car d cannot be play ed back. This D V D video camera/re corder can play back image data recorded on SD memory card in other digit al cameras conf orming to the DCF (Desi gn rule for Camera File system) stand ard. The range of image data normally pla y able on this D V[...]

English 144 T ransfer of images stops. Connect the D VD video camera/recorder to another USB terminal of PC . If y our PC is a desktop typ e, it is recommended t hat yo u use USB ter minal on the back of PC. If you are using USB2.0 extended card, it is also recommended that you install the new est version dri ver provided by each USB2.0 card maker [...]

English 145 Miscellaneous Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page No D VD video c amera/ recorder op eration. Is a fu lly charge d batter y a ttached? Is the D VD video camera /recorder p owe red from A C outlet? 26, 27 P ower does not come on, or no operati on occurs by pressing butto n. Ex ecute sy stem reset (p ress the R ESET b utton). 147 [...]

English 146 Opera ting sound is heard cyclic ally . This sound is heard because th e disc is c yclically op erate d and does not indi cate a fault. — Some vibr ations are f elt or slight soun d is heard from mechan ism. These vibratio ns or sound are c aused by disc dri ve: This does not indicate a f ault. — • No operation can be performed be[...]

English 147 System Reset If the D VD video camera/recorder does not operate nor mally , perform “System Reset”: The D VD video camera/recorder ma y recov er to normal. “Syst em Reset” w ill reset all settings to factory defaults . T he date and time will also be reset: Se t the date and time again before using the D VD video camera/recorder[...]

English 148 * 1 "60x" will appear on DZ-GX3 100A; "100x", on DZ-BX37A/BX35A. * 2 Not displayed on DZ -GX3300A when th e optional video f lash is attached to it. Not displayed on DZ-GX3200A/GX31 00A/BX37A/BX35A . • Some items will not appear depending on the disc or car d inserted. Major Specifications Initial Setup Beep On p. [...]

English 149 Lens DZ-GX3300A : F1.8 – 3.0 f = 1/4" – 2-3/ 8" (6.1 – 61 mm) Filter diame ter : 1-7/16" ( 37 mm) Thread pitch: 0.75 mm DZ-GX3200A : F1.8 – 2.2 f = 3/16" – 1-3/4" ( 4.5 – 45 mm) Filter diame ter : 1-5/16" ( 34 mm) Thread pitch: 0.5 mm DZ-GX3100A : F1.2 – 2.8 f = 1/8" – 1-3/ 4" (3.0[...]

English 150 Recording for m at D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) disc Movie: Conf orming to D VD video recordin g (D VD-VR) f ormat (Dolb y Digital) Still (D VD-RAM only ): Simulta neous reco rding, conf or ming to D VD video recording (D VD- VR) standar d (720 × 480 pixels) and JPEG (DZ-GX3300A: 2,016×1,512 pi xels , DZ-GX3200A: 1,60 0 × 1,200 pixels,[...]

English 151 Weight DZ-GX33 00A approx. 470 g (witho ut batter y or di sc) DZ-GX3200A a pprox. 450 g (without ba tter y or disc) DZ-GX3100A a pprox. 420 g (without ba tter y or disc) DZ-BX37A/BX3 5A a pprox. 420 g (without ba tter y or disc) T otal weight whe n recordin g DZ-GX3300A approx. 545 g DZ-GX3200A approx. 525 g DZ-GX3100A approx. 475 g DZ-[...]

English 152 SIZE AND QU ALITY OF PHO TOS The following table s hows the file size and qu ality of one still (JPE G) reco rded on c ard : Although still images ar e recor ded on DVD-RAM disc only in the FINE mode, the quality mode can be chosen when recor d ing stills on car d (p. 64). The file size of a photo recor ded on DVD-RAM disc in “ N ” [...]

English 153 RECORD ABLE STILLS (PHO TOS) ON CARD For DZ-GX3300A For DZ-GX3200A For DZ-GX3100A For DZ-BX37A/BX35A With external input (DZ- GX3300A/GX3200A/GX3100A) (The numbers of recor dable stills above ar e only for refer ence) Recording quality Capacity 32 MB 64 MB 128MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB FINE Approx. 18 Approx. 38 Approx. 75 Approx. 150 Approx[...]

English 154 T o Order in the United States BY PHONE T o Order 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 for Electromagnetic Compatibility This device complies with part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the f o llow[...]

English 155 Index Numerics 16:9 ........................................................ ........ 62 8 cm bare disc .................................................. 24 A AC adap ter/charger ........................................... 26 ACCES S/PC indicator ................................. 41, 42 Add (edit) ......................................[...]

English 156 M MENU button .................................................... 49 MF .................................................................. 53 MIC .Filter ......................................................... 60 Mov e ............................................................... 97 O Optical 10× zoom lens ........................[...]

English 157 Be sure to r ead the following before 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 agr ee to the terms herein. If you do not accept the terms of this Agr eement, immediately r eturn the unopened package of st orage med[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HITACHI AMERICA, LTD. HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION 900 Hitachi Way Chula Vista, CA 91914-3556 Service Hotline: 1-800-HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) http://www.hitachi.ca/ HITACHI CANADA LTD. DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION 1-2495 Meadowpine Blvd. Mississauga, Ontario L5N 6C3 CANADA Service Direct: 1-800-HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) Printed in Malaysia OR-R(I) This manua[...]