Hitachi DZ-HS500SW manual

DZ-HS500SW Instruction manual T o obtain the best performance and e nsure years of trouble-free use, please r ead this entire instruction manual. Инструкция по эк сплуатации Если Вы х отите получить надежные результ аты при воспроизве дении и работ ать виде[...]

English 2 Impor tant Information For Y our Safety The power s witch turns the D VD video camera/recorder on and off , leaving the dat e/time feature unaff ected. If the camera/reco rder is to be left unatte nded for a long per iod of time , turn it off. The D VD video camera/recorder and A C adapter/charger have the f ollowing caution marks. CA UTI[...]

English 3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS In addition to the ca reful attention dev oted to quality standards in the manu fa cture of your video product, saf ety is a major f actor in the design of ev er y instrument. But, safet y is your responsibi lity too. This page lists important inf or mation that will help to assure yo ur enjoyment and prop[...]

English 4 Cautions on HDD Save the data recorded on HDD: • T o back up the data recorded on HDD, save it on a DVD. It is al so recommended that you use this DVD video camera/recorder to du b the data. Y ou can also use a PC to sav e the data on a DVD. • It is recommended that you periodically save your r ecordings. Do not subject the D VD video[...]

English 5 Liquid crystal display (LCD) and viewfinder: • The LCD screen and viewfinder ar e the products of highly pr ecise technology . Among the total number of pixels (appr ox. 120,000 pixels for LCD monitor and eq uivalent to approx. 20 0,000 pixels for viewfinder), 0 .01% or less pi xels may be missi ng (black dots) o r may remain lit as col[...]

English 6 Do not use the DVD video camera/recorder near corrosive gas: • If the DVD video camera/recor der is used in a place where there is dense exhaust gas generated by petrol or diesel en g ine, corr osive gas such as hydr ogen sulfide, or sulfur such as in a hot spring area, the externa l or internal terminals could corrode, which would disa[...]

English 7 Do not turn the D VD video camera/recorder off while the A CCESS/PC 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 b eing written to disc or card, or being read from it. At this time, do not do any of the following, so as not to damage the da ta: ?[...]

English 8 Cautions When Storing Do not leave the D VD video camera/recorder in a place where the temperature is very high for a long period of time: • The temperature inside a closed veh icle or trunk can become very high in a hot season. If you leave the DVD video camera/recor der in such a place, it could malfunction or the case could be damage[...]

English 9 CLEANING Be sure to set the power switch to “OFF” before cleaning this D VD video camera/recorder . ● Cleaning LCD screen and camer a lens Use dry , soft cloth to wipe dirt off. When cleaning the LCD screen, be careful not to use force, scratch it, or subj ect it to impact: Doing such could cause a defect in the scr een, result in d[...]

English 10 DISC CLEANING Use the disc cleaning cloth pr ovided to lightly wipe off any dirt adhering to the 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 detergen t) for cleaning. Lightly wash the dirty cleaning cloth w ith detergent: The dirt r emoval [...]

English 11 About This Manual ● Displa ys in this man ual Understand that the displa ys are dif ferent from those you will actual ly see in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen. ● Notation of c ancel button Press the ST OP/EXIT button to stop y our operation midway , or return the menu scr een to the preceding one. The expr ession “press the ?[...]

English 12 Intr oduction ● Recording is possib le on both HDD and D VD: In FINE mode, recording for up to 11 hours is possible on HDD; up to 30 minutes on D VD (p. 40, 155). ● Dubbing to an 8 cm D VD can be performed on this D VD video camera/recorder using only one button: Simple dubbing witho ut a DVD recorder or PC (p. 79) . ● Y ou can cap[...]

English 13 Table of Contents Important Information ......................................... 2 For Your Safety .................................................. 2 Precautions ........................................................ 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION S ........... 3 Cautions on HDD .............. ................................. 4 Cau[...]

English 14 ADJUSTING COLOUR (WHITE BALANCE) ....... 57 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABILISE R (EIS) ........ .......... ........... .......... ..... 59 RECORDING SUBJECT USING LARGE MAGNIFICATION (DIGITA L ZOOM) ...... .......... 59 REDUCING WIND NOISE DURING RECORDING (MIC.FILTER) .......... .......... ............. ........... ....... 59 Setting [...]

English 15 ADDITIONALLY RECORDING ON FINALISED DVD-RW (VF-MODE)/+RW (UNFINALIZE DV D) ........ ............. ........... ........ 108 Others ............................................................ 109 DISPLAYING DUBBED/UNDUBBED SCENES IN LIST (CAT EGORY) ...... ........... .......... ........... ... 1 09 DISPLAYING MOVIES OR STILLS INDEPENDENT[...]

English 16 Checking Pr ovided Accessories Make sure that y ou have all the f ollowing accessories in package: Battery (model DZ-BP07PW): P or t able power supply for this D VD video camera/recorder. Charge it before use. A C adapter/charger (model DZ-ACS3 (SW)): Used to pow er the D VD video camera/ recorder from AC outlet, or charge battery . DC p[...]

English 17 Names of Par ts 1 Hand strap attachment bracket (p. 20) 2 Stereo microphone T ake care that the microp hone is not blocked by a hand, etc., durin g recording. 3 Recording indicator (p. 34, 40, 64) The red in dicator will light during r ecording. 4 Optical 30× zoom lens (p. 50) 5 Zoom lever (p. 50, 52, 68) T o adjust the zoom or volume. [...]

English 18 9 Viewfinder (p. 31) 10 Dio ptre control (p. 31) T o ad just the focus of im age appearing in the viewfinder . (Pull out the viewfinder .) 11 SLEEP/REST ART b utton (p. 42) T o switch the sleep/r estart status be tween ON and OFF . 12 ACCESS/PC indicator (p. 7, 40) W ill blink or light when the HDD/DVD is accessed (write or read), or the[...]

English 19 22 FUL L A UTO button (p. 55) T o switch the DVD video camera /recorder to full automatic. 23 FOCUS button (p. 52) T o switch between manual focus and auto- focus. 24 MENU button (p. 32, 48, 85) Press this button to display th e menu for setting camera functions and Disc Navigation. 25 DISC NA VIGA TION button (p. 66) 26 DUBB ING button [...]

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 funct ion. The default at purchase time is “A uto”, which will automa tically star t the demonstration approx. ten minutes after th[...]

English 21 A TT A CHING 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 hand strap of DVD video camera/r ecorder . 3 Push the both s ides of cap in ward and attach it over the lens . Note : • Alwa ys keep the lens cap on when not using the D VD video camera/recorder , to prot[...]

English 22 HDD/DVD/Cards The follo wing table lists the storage media (discs and cards) that can be used on this D VD video camera/recorder and the functions which are av ailable with them: Function Media HDD DV D - RAM DV D - RW (VR mode) DV D - RW (VF mode) DV D - R +RW SD memory card T o record vide o (p. 40) ●●●●●● — T o r e c o r[...]

English 23 HDD, DISCS Note : • This D VD video camera/recorder can use only the 8-cm bare discs not packed in a square cart ridge, square caddy case or round D VD holder . The discs in a square car tridge, square caddy case or round D VD holder can be used if they are remov ed from the package, b ut take great care not to dirty or scratch the bar[...]

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

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

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

English 27 ● Battery c harged st atus Y ou can find out the ch arged status of batter y by checking the CHARGE indicator on AC adapter/ charger: Note : See “T roubleshooti ng” on page 145 when the CHARGE indicator blinks . ● Reference for time requ ired to char g e battery (a t appro x. 25ºC) DZ-BP07PW (provided)/DZ-BP7SW (opt ional): Appr[...]

English 28 ● Continuousl y recordable time with full y charged battery (with no zoom operation, etc.) See the following table as a r eference for how long the DVD video camera/r ecorder can continuously be used with a fully charged battery: With DZ-BP07PW (pro vided )/DZ-BP7SW (optional) With DZ-BP14SW (optional) • The time is only fo r refer e[...]

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

English 30 T urning DVD Video Camera/Recor der On and Off While holding down the grey button at the right of power switch, set the switch according to each recor ding function: P Note : • Once you tu rn the D VD video camera/recorder on to let it recognise the disc, you can immediately record or play back by turning the D VD video camera/ recorde[...]

English 31 Viewing Images VIEWING IMA GE ON LCD MONIT OR SCREEN If you open the LCD monitor , you can monitor subject image on the LCD scr een. 1 Open the LCD monitor . The LCD monitor has a portion wher e you can hook your finger . Hook the finger there to open the moni tor . ● Range where the LCD monitor can be moved The LCD monitor can be open[...]

English 32  Setting Date and Time Set the current date and time so that the date and time you make a recording can be recorded correctly . The follo wing procedure can also be used to correct th e date and time you ha ve already set. 1 Press the MENU button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / buttons to choose “ Date Set” on the “Date Se[...]

English 33  Initial Settings Press the MENU button, and then use 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to displa y the “Initial Setup” menu screen. See page 48 for detailed oper ation procedure. Press the MENU button again to e xit setting. SWITCHING OPERA TING SOUND ON OR OFF (BEEP) Select “On” or “Of f”, and then press the [...]

English 34 RESETTING MENU SETTINGS T O DEF A UL TS (RESET) Y ou ca n restore menu settings to defa ults (initial settin gs at the fact ory (p. 152) ). (Note, howev er , that the date/time will not be r eset.) 1 Choose “Reset” on the “Initial Setup” menu screen, and then pr ess the  button. The screen for verifying re set w ill appear . 2[...]

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

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

English 37  Inser ting and Removing Disc 1 Set the power switc h to “DVD” or “OFF” . When the power switch is set to “HDD” or “SD”, the cover of DVD insertion block will not open. When “Please insert DVD.” appears during dubbing, however , the cover of DVD insertion block will open eve n when the power switch is s[...]

English 38 Note : • If the cover of D VD inser ti on block is open, the ACCESS/PC indicator will blink when an image is displayed on the LCD monitor screen: I n this case, the D VD video camera/recor der will not tur n off ev en if the power switch is set to “OFF”. If the cover remains open after a while, the D VD video camera/recorder will a[...]

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

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

English 41  Recor ding Stills Note : Recording of still images is possible on card. 1 Remove the lens c ap, and then point the DVD video camera/r ecorder at subject. 2 T urn the DVD camera/r ecorder on. Set the power switch to “SD”. After the CARD ACCESS indicator goes out, perform the subse quent operation: 3 Check the subject on the screen[...]

English 42  Swift Restar t of Recor d ing (SLEEP/REST ART button) If you press the SLEEP/REST ART button while in the r ecording pause status instead of turning the DVD video camera/r ecorder off, the status that reco rding is possible will be restor ed in approx. 1.5 seconds. Setting to the sleep/restart standby status: Press th [...]

English 43  On-Scr een Infor mation V arious 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. HDD HDD 10 8:0 0 1/ 3/2007 30M I N 00:00:00 REC HDD ACCESS REM 14 Scene REM j VOLU M E FIN E FULL AUT O LI N The abov e screen [...]

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

En g lish 45 14. HDD, DVD/Card type 15. Movie r ecord ing q ualit y ( only in movie recording mod e ) (p. 60) Still recor ding qualit y (only in still reco rding mode) (p. 63) 16. HDD Protection (p. 6 5) 17. Remaining sp ace on disc/card *3 18. Remaining number of recordable scenes *3 (when using HDD) 19. Remaining ba ttery le vel (p. 29 ) 20. Vo l[...]

En g lish 46 ● Switching the info rmation displa y mode Y ou can switch the display mode of on-screen infor mation: Press th e DISPLA Y button. The full and minimum display modes will alterna te. • Full display mode: All types of information will appear . • Minimum disp lay mode: The recording mode (see 1 on page 43) and r ecording status (se[...]

En g lish 47 ● Interpreting symbols on LCD sc reen when recording with the screen facing the same direction as the lens Note : • If the LCD screen is set f acin g the same direction as the lens, the LCD screen will displa y a mirror ima g e (left and ri g ht re versed). • If the LCD screen is set f acin g the same direction as the lens , you [...]

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

En g lish 49 ● Flow of Full Men u ■ The shaded menu item can also be set using the Quick Menu. Refer to page indicated for details of each function. Camera Functions Set up Not displayed when external input is being selected. Record Functions Setup Date Setup LCD/EVF Setup Adjust (p. 35) EVF Display (p. 36) Initial Setup Programme AE (p. 56) Wh[...]

En g lish 50  Zooming If you continue to h old the zoom lever on the “T” contro l side with Dig. Zoom specified, the digital zoom will be activated mid way (when optical 30-power is exceeded). Y ou can zoom up to 1500-power . 1 Press the MENU button, choose “Dig. Zoom” on the “Camera Functio ns Setup” menu screen, and [...]

En g lish 51 RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER WIDE-ANGLE OR TELE PHO TO EFFECT Use the tele-conversion lens or wide-conversion len s with the following filter diameter and thr ead pitch to r ecord subjects for str onger telephoto or wide-angle ef fect: Filter diameter: 34 mm Thread pitch: 0. 5 mm When attaching the optional DZ-TL1 tele-conversion le[...]

En g lish 52  Manually Focusing Subject The D VD video camer a/recorder usually focuses on a subject autom atically (autofocus). Y ou can also manually f ocus a su bject depending on the recording conditions. FOCUSING DURING RECORDING Normally , the DVD video camera/recorde r automatically focuses the su bject (autofocus), but you[...]

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

En g lish 54  Adjusting Brightness of Image to be r e cor ded (Exposur e) 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 EXPOSURE b u tton during rec ord i ng . The exposure adjustment bar will appea r on the [...]

En g lish 55  Using Full Auto Function Pressing the FULL A UTO b utton w ill fully automate the camera functions. 1 Press the FULL AU TO button. “FULL AUTO” will be displayed on the screen of DVD video camera/recor d er for several seconds. The following settings will r eset to defaults: HDD HDD Function When setting full auto[...]

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

En g lish 57 RECORDING D ARK SUBJECTS USING LCD MONITOR LIGHT When Programme AE is set to Low Light, y ou can use the light from LCD monitor to record a subject. 1 Press the MEN U button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / buttons to choose “P rogram A E” on the “Camera Functi ons Setup” menu screen, and then pres s the  bu tton. 2 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 [...]

En g lish 58 1 Press the MENU button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / buttons to choose “ W hite Bal.” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu scr een, and then press the  button. 2 Choose the desired option, and then press the  button. 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting. Note : • The white balance mode can be confirmed usin g the on-scr[...]

En g lish 59 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMA GE ST ABILISER (EIS) When you use z oom (see pa ge 50) to record a magnifie d subject im age, it will correct fuzzines s in the recor ded image. 1 Press the MEN U button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / buttons to choose “EIS” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu s c reen, and then pr ess the  button. 2 Choose[...]

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

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

En g lish 62 An image recor ded with “16:9 On” specified will appear as follows: Images recor ded with “16:9 Off” specified will appear as follows: Note : • The 16:9 settin g will be kept ev en after the D VD video camera/recorder is turned off. • The 16:9 mode can not be used with photo r ecordin g , e xter nal input. • When usin g a[...]

En g lish 63  SWITCHING QU ALITY OF STILL IMA GE (QU ALITY) Y ou can switch the still recor ding quality . 1 Press the MEN U button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choose “Q uality” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen, and then pres s the  bu tton. 2 Choose the option you want, and then press the  button. 3 Press th[...]

En g lish 64  SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING METHOD (PHO TO INPUT) When “Input Source : LINE” is specified, you can r ecord stills of externally input images on a card. The DVD video camera/recor der can recor d an external image with little movement by specifying “Frame”, but “Field” is recommended for recording image with movem[...]

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

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

En g lish 67 Disc Navi g ation screen Icons to be displayed on thumbn ail: ........ .............. Dub bed mark ( p. 80) 2 ................ ....... Fade-in (p. 87) 3 ................ ....... Fade-out (p. 87) ( .............. ........ Phot o (p. 41) ................ . Skip (p. 88) & .............. ........ Lock (p. 91) Note : • Each time the D[...]

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

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

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

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

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

En g lish 73  INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DURING PLA YBA CK V arious types of information on recording will be superim posed on playback image you ar e viewing. ● Switching the inf ormation display mode Press the DISPLA Y button: Y ou can switch the display mode of on-screen informa tion. When using HDD/DVD: When using car d: • Reco[...]

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

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

En g lish 76 UNDERST ANDING FLO W OF DISC NA VIGA TION MENU Press the MENU button on th e Disc Navigation sc reen: The menu screens for Disc Navigation an d menu screens for HDD/DVD/Car d will appear . Shaded items will also appear in Quick Menu display mode (see page 48). Refer to pages indicated for details of settings. ● When using HDD Scene E[...]

En g lish 77 ● When using D VD-RAM/D V D-R W (VR-mode) Scene Edit (p . 8 4) Divide (p . 85) Eff ect (p. 87) Delete (p. 8 4) Copy* 2 ( p. 90) Combine (p . 86) Select (p. 92) Mov e* 3 (p. 86, 102) * 3 Will appear when a play l ist is display ed. Detail (p . 93) * 2 D VD-RAM only Fa d e (p. 87) Skip (p. 88) Thumbnail (p. 89) Start → Current (p. 92[...]

En g lish 78 ● When using D VD-R W (VF-mode)/DVD-R/+R W ● When using car d Scene Select (p. 92 ) Star t → Current (p. 92) Detail (p . 93) Current → End (p. 92) All (p. 92) Program Select (p . 94) DVD Setti ng Finalize D VD (p. 107) Play (p. 95 ) Unfinalize D VD* 6 (p . 108) For ma t DVD* 6 (p. 104) Capacity (p . 105) Go T o T op (p . 104) *[...]

En g lish 79 Dubbing on DVD This DVD video camera/r ecorder allows you to choose the desir ed method when dubbing images recor ded on HDD to a DVD: “Ne w”: T o dub scenes recor ded on HDD to a DVD, without dubbed marks appearing, beginning with the first scene without dubbed mar k. “Date”: T o dub scenes recor ded on HDD on the same date to[...]

En g lish 80 • If you want to dub only the scenes with dubbed marks , “Cate g ory” in HDD settin g should be desi g nated (see pa g e 109). • Marks will appear f or the thumbnails of the scenes which hav e been once dubbed. If the marks make the thumbnails d ifficult to see, y ou can turn off the marks (see pa g e 83). • If a finalised di[...]

En g lish 81 4 Replace the DVD. If one disc ca nnot contain all scenes, the screen for verifyi ng DVD replacement will appear . T o continue du bbing, press the DISC EJECT button , and then replace the DVD: Dubbing will r estart from the scene following. T o stop dubbing, pr ess the  (ST OP /EXIT) button. 5 After dubbing is finished, check th e [...]

En g lish 82 DUBBING ALL SCENES RECOR DED ON HDD (DUBB ING “ALL ”) Y ou can dub all scenes recorded on the HDD to a DVD from the beginning in sequence. If the scenes cannot be included on one DVD, count the capacity size of scene s, and dub the scenes that can be stored on the DVD. Replace th e disc during dubbing, following the screen for r ep[...]

En g lish 83 SELECTING SCENES RECORDED ON HDD A ND DUBBING THEM (SCENE “SELECT” DUBBING) Y ou can select desired scenes recorded on HDD and dub only th ose scenes on DVDs. 1 Press the DUBBIN G button. The Dubbing Menu will appear . Y ou can also display the Dubbing Menu from the Disc Navigation scr een: Press the DISC NA VIGA TION butto n, pres[...]

En g lish 84 Scene  DELETING SCENES (EDIT – DELE TE) Y ou may want to delete unwanted scenes. Scenes on DVD-RW (VF-mode)/ D VD-R cannot be deleted, and menu item “Delete” will not appear with DVD-RW (VF-mode)/DVD-R. When using +R W , no scene can be deleted from the Disc N avigation menu, but the scenes recor ded last on it can be de[...]

En g lish 85 ● Editing using submen u Press the MENU button before pressing the  button in step 5 (see page 84): The submenu will appear . Pressing the  button will r estore the screen in step 5. * 1 The menu item to be displayed will vary depending on the setting. Note : Althou g h the submen u screen will appear for each settin g , some m[...]

En g lish 86  COMBINING MUL TIPLE SCENES (ED IT – COMBINE) If you have recor ded numerous short scenes, combining them will be facilitated by the use of Disc Navigation. Be sure to select consecutive multipl e scenes: When using the HDD or a DVD-RAM, combining scenes is possible only when “Categor y: All” is specified (p. 109). Stills c[...]

En g lish 87  DIRECTING SCENES EFFECTIVEL Y (EFFECT – F AD E) Y ou can add fading to the beginning and/or end of scene. There ar e three types of special effects: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Place the cursor on the scene to which fade is to be ad ded. 3 Press the MEN U button. 4 Choose, “Scene”, “E ffect”, “Fad e” an[...]

En g lish 88  PLA YING BA CK BY SKIPPING S CENES (EFFECT – SKIP) Y ou can sp ecify “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 Place the cursor on the scene to which skip is to be set. Multiple scenes can be selected for skipping (p. 74). 3 Press the MENU b[...]

En g lish 89  CHANGING IMA GES FOR THUMBNAILS (EFFECT – THUMBNAIL) Normally , the first image of the recor ded scene is displayed as a thumbnail: Y ou can choose another image of the scene for thumbnail. If you set a vivid image to thumbn ail, you can know what you recor ded from a glance at the Disc Navigation screen. 1 Press the DISC NA V[...]

En g lish 90  COPYING STILLS ON D VD-RAM TO CARD (COPY) 1 Set the power switch to “DVD“ . 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Place the cursor on the scene to be copied. 4 Press the MENU button. 5 Choose “Copy” on the “Scene ” menu screen, and then press the  button. 6 The “Copy to card” scr een will appear: If you are [...]

En g lish 91  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 “SD”. 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Place the cursor on the scene to be locked. Y ou can also select multiple s cenes (p. 74). 4 Press the MEN U button. 5 Choose “Lo[...]

En g lish 92  SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCRE EN (SELECT) Y ou can use this “Select” function to se lect consecutive scenes at one time. This function is useful when there are numer ous scenes. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Point the cursor at the first or last scene to be selected: When selecting all scenes, simply[...]

En g lish 93  DISPLA YING INFORMA TION US ING MENU SCREEN (DET AIL) Y ou can display various information for a scene: the re cording mode, recor ding date/time and length, special ef fects and movie quality m o de. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Place the cursor on the sc ene whose information you wis h to know . 3 Press [...]

En g lish 94 Pr ogramme WHA T IS “PROGRAMME”? Pro gr a mm e ref er s t o an a ss e mb ly o f s c en es re co rde d on t he sa m e d a te reg ard l es s of wh e th e r t he y are movie or still.  SWITCHING T O THUMBNAIL DISPLA Y OF SPECIFIC DA TE (SELECT) Since the scenes recor ded on this DVD video camera/r ecorder are collected [...]

En g lish 95  PLA YING BA CK PROGRAMME (PLA Y) Y ou can play back only the selected programme. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choose “Play” on the “P rogram” menu screen, and then press the  butt on. 4 Select the progr amme to be played back, and the[...]

En g lish 96 Note : • If you wish to delete the letter for title, press the  button once: The input letter will be delete d. Holdin g down t he  button will delete all letters in the TITLE column. • Pressin g the PHO TO/SELECT b utton on the title settin g screen (in step 5) will chan g e the cursor position from t he title input bar to c[...]

En g lish 97  Play List WHA T IS “PLA Y LIST”? Y ou can create a play list on this DVD video camera/recor der by gathering your favourites from the rec ord e d s c en e s. Since the play list is not created by copying data, you will consume little of the HDD/DVD capacity by making a play list. On the other hand, de leting scenes on play l[...]

En g lish 98  SWITCHING T O DISPLA Y OF EACH PLA Y LIST (SELECT) Select the desired one of multiple play lists: The Disc Navigation scr een of the selected play list will appear . 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choose “Select” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and t[...]

En g lish 99  ADDING SCENES T O PLA Y LIST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choose “Edit” on th e “PlayList” menu screen, and then pres s the  button. 4 Use the “Edit Playlist” screen to select the play list to which you wish to add sce[...]

En g lish 100  DELETING SCENES FROM PLA Y LIST (EDITIN G PLA Y LIST) 1 Press th e DISC NA VIGA TION button, and then press the MEN U button. 2 Display the editing scr een of the play list to be edited. Perform steps 3 – 4 on page 99. 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lower r ow , and place the cursor on scene to be deleted. Y ou can als[...]

En g lish 101  DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING (EDITING PLA Y LIST) Y ou can delete scenes from play list on the editing screen. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button, and then pres s the MENU button. 2 Display the editing screen of the play list to be edited. Perform steps 3 – 4 on page 99. 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lo[...]

En g lish 102  ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (MO VE) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choose “Select” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and then pr ess the  bu tton. Select the play list to be edited, and then press the  button. 4 Place the cursor on the scene to be[...]

En g lish 103  CHANGING TITLE OF PLA Y LIST (TITLE) The play lists have serial numbers in the order you have cr eated them, along with the created dates/ times: Y ou can change this title at any time. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choose “T itle” on the “PlayList[...]

En g lish 104  Go T o F rom the Disc Navigation screen, you can jump to the first scene or last scene, and playbac k w ill star t from that point. MO VING T O BEGINNING (END) OF HDD/D VD/C ARD 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choose “T op” or “End” on t[...]

En g lish 105  PRO TECTION Y ou can p rotect the HDD and a DVD-RAM/DVD-R W (VR-mode) in order to prevent r ecorded images from being erased or edite d by mistake. Further recording will no t be possible on protected disc until the protection is released. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /[...]

En g lish 106  UPD A TING CONTROL INFORMA TION OF HDD/DVD-RAM/D VD-R W (VR- MODE) (UPD A TE CONTROL INFO .) Disc Navigation in this DVD video camera /recorder handl es information on scenes, such as thumbnail, skip, fade, in a particular manner . If you use an other device to edit a di sc recorded on this DVD video camera/r ecorder , and then[...]

En g lish 107  FINALISING D VD-RW/D VD-R/+R W (FINALIZE DVD) If you want to play back a DVD-RW/DVD-R recorded/dubbed on this DVD video camera/ recorder , using a device conforming to 8 cm DVD disc – such as a DVD recorder/player, etc. – you must finalise the disc on this DVD video camera/recorder . If you wish to display the DVD vid[...]

En g lish 108  ADDITIONALL Y RECORDING ON FINA LISED D VD -R W (VF-MODE)/+RW (UNFINALIZE D VD) Y ou can unfinalise the DVD-RW (VF-mode)/+R W finalised on this DVD video camera/recor der so that additional r ecording can be done on it. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choos[...]

En g lish 109 Others DISPLA YING DUBBED/UNDU BBED SCENES IN LIST (CA TEGOR Y) Y ou can display all scenes recorded on HDD in this DVD video camera/recor der , by dividing them into those dubbed to DVD and not yet dubbed, on the Disc Navigation screen. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button, and then pres s the MENU button. 2 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / / ?[...]

En g lish 110  PLA YING BA CK SCENES REPEA TED L Y (REPEA T PLA Y) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / /  buttons to choose “Repeat Play” on the “Others” menu screen, and then pr ess the  button. 4 Choose “On”, and then press the  button: Playback will start. Cho[...]

En g lish 111  SLIDE SHO W (CONTINUOUS PLA YBA CK OF STILLS) If you play back sti lls recorded on a ca rd, the DVD video camera/r ecorder 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 MEN U button. 3 Use the 2[...]

En g lish 112  V i ewing on TV Screen Connectin g to a TV CONNECTING T O A TV Use the provided A V/S input/output cable to connect the DVD video camera/recor der to a TV as follows: Note : • Usin g S-VIDEO will deliver clearer playbac k status. • Bef ore connectin g , make sur e that the volume on TV is turned down: F o r g et[...]

En g lish 113  VIEWING ON TV SCREEN 1 T ur n the TV on and set the input selector to “VCR” whichever applicable V ideo input. Refer to the TV instruction manual fo r 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 o[...]

En g lish 114  Playback on DVD Recor der/Player PLA YING BA CK D VD-RAM/DVD-R W (VR-MODE) Y ou can use a D VD recorder or D VD player that conf or ms to D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) to pla y back 8 cm D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) recorded on this D VD video camera/recorder . 1 Insert the disc into the DVD recor der/player and play it bac[...]

En g lish 115  Recor ding (Dubbing) Images RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES FROM O THER VIDEO DEVICE Y ou can record (dub) images fr om other video devices to disc or card in this DVD video camera/ rec ord e r . Use the A V/S input/output cable (provi ded) to connect the DVD video camera/r ecorder to the other video device as follows: [...]

En g lish 116 1 Set the input source on the DVD video camera/ rec ord e r t o “L I NE (L IN)”. Switch the input referring to “Input Sour ce” on page 63. 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/ rec ord e r . 3 Press the REC button. Recording will [...]

English 117 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES ON OTHER VIDEO D EVICES Y ou can record (dub) images pla yed back on this DVD video camera/recorder , on other video devices. Use the A V/S input/output cable (provide d) to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to ano ther video device as shown in the following figure: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2[...]

English 118  Connecting to PC Softwar e Provided Y ou can utilise on PC the videos and photos recor ded on this DVD video camera/recorder , using the PC connection cable and software CD-ROM pr ovided, or generally available softwar e. The provided CD-ROM contains the following softwar e for W indows and Macintosh: Windows ImageMix[...]

English 119 Requirements of available PC [When using Windo ws] • OS: W indows ® 2000 Prof essional SP3 or higher Wi n d o w s ® XP Home Edition Wi n d o w s ® XP Professional Edition See the following W ebsites to fine out whether the provided softwar e can be used on Wi n d o w s Vi s t a : PIXELA PC Softwar e Support Centre URL:http://www .p[...]

English 120 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 in g so ftw are prog ram me s. 2 Insert the provide d CD-ROM into the CD- ROM drive of PC. The installer will automatically start, and the “Choose Setup language” screen will automatically appear . If the “Choose S[...]

English 121 7 Choosing video system: The screen for se tting the video system will appear , and then click “Next”. 8 Executing installation: The setups for i n stallation ar e now complete. Click “Install” to execute install ation. Important information for custo mers who use Easy CD Creator 5 made by Roxio Corporation: If ImageMixer 3 prov[...]

English 122 [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 DVDHS 7S icon displayed on desktop. 3 Double-cli ck the ico n of “Ima geMixer 3 f or DVDCAM.pkg” displayed on screen. The installer will start: Click “Con tinue”. The “Read Me” screen will ap[...]

English 123 Connecting to PC via PC Connection Cable Use the provided PC connection cable to connect the DVD video camera/recor der to PC as shown below . Note : • The PC connection cabl e does not supply pow er to the D VD video camera/recorder: Use the AC adapter/ charger to pow er the D VD video camera/recorder . • Befo re connecting the D V[...]

English 124 When connecting the DVD video camera/r ecorder to PC, the DVD vi deo camera/r ecorder will be recognised as a drive. The drive will appear on scr een as follows: [When using Windo ws] If the DVD video camera/r ecorder is connected to PC wit h its power switch set to “HDD” or “DVD”, it will be recognised as an opti cal disc drive[...]

English 125 ● When remo ving disc [When using Win dows] Use W indows Explorer or My Computer to choose the dri ve icon of DVD video camera/re corder . → Right-click the mouse. → Choose “Eject”. → The cover of DVD insertion block on DVD video camera/recor der will open. Insert another disc and close the cover: The disc will be recognise [...]

English 126 BEFORE TE RMINA TING PC CONNECTIO N (UNPLUGGING PC CONNECTION CABLE)/CHANGING O VER PO W ER SWITCH [When using Windows] 1 Before unplugging the PC connection cable from PC, terminate the application and then click the “Hardwar e Removal” icon on task tray at the bottom right of W indows screen . 2 Choose “USB mass storage device?[...]

English 127 Using ImageMixer 3 for Windows ImageMixer 3 allows you to captur e the images recorded on the DVD vide o camera/recor der into PC, edit the video file, an d create a DVD-V ideo or DVD-VR using the video file. The following shows the basic opera tion of ImageMixer 3. Refer to the electronic instruction manual that ca n be read on PC for [...]

English 128 CREA TING DVD-VIDEO USING IMA GES RECORDED ON HDD/DISC Y ou can use the images recorde d on the DVD video camera/recor der to create a disc that can be viewed on DVD re corder s/players. * A DVD-RW/DVD-R/+R W recorded on this DVD video camera/r ecorder must be finalised on this DVD video camera/recor der (see page 107). If the file syst[...]

English 129 5 On the “Importing Device” scr een, choose “Hitachi DVDCAM (HDD)” when the power switch is set to “HDD”; and “Hitachi DVDCAM” when the power switch is set to “DVD”. If you wish to change the import device, and continue import, unplug th e PC connection cable from the PC, and then change over the power switch (see pa[...]

English 130 8 Click “W rite” to create a DVD-V ideo. Clicking “W rite” will displa y the screen for writing. Check “Cr eate disc”, perform setting for write, such as choosing DVD write drive, and then set a blank DV D-R W /DVD-R in to the drive. Clicking “Preview” will allow you to check any image of DVD to be created. Click the “[...]

English 131 Using ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM allows you to import the images recorded on this DVD video camera/reco rder into Macintosh as a video file, play back the video file, edit it and create a DVD-V ideo. The following shows the basic operations of ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM. Refer to the[...]

English 132 IMPORTING IMA GES R ECORDED ON HDD/DISC INTO MA C INT OSH ImageMixer 3 allows you to import movie files r ecorded on HDD/dis c into Macintosh as MPEG files. Using ImageMixer 3, you can play back the imported video fi le, combine images, cut-edit them; and also cre a te a DVD-V ideo. 1 Connect this DV D video camera/recorder to the USB p[...]

English 133 CREA TING D VD-VIDEO USING IMA GES RECORDED ON HDD/DISC Y ou can use the images recorded on the DVD video camera /recorder to cr eate a disc that can be pl ay e d o n ot he r DV D re co rd er s/ p la y er s. * A DVD-R W/DVD-R/+R W recor ded on this DVD video camera/r ecorder must be finalised on this DVD video camera/recorder (see page [...]

English 134 5 Wr i t e t o a D V D . Y ou can check the video files in a DVD list. Select the video file you wish to che ck and click the Playback icon at the bottom of scr een. When checking the video files in list, click “W rite” at the bottom of scr een: The screen for setting the write drive will appear . Choose the drive that you use to wr[...]

English 135 Uninstalling Softwar e [When using Windo ws] Use “Control Pa nel” to open “Add or Remove Applications”, choose the application to be uninstalled fr om the displayed list of applications, and then click the “Change/Remove” button. Note : • After uninstalling software , be sure to restart the PC. • Administrator aut hor it[...]

English 136 Cautions when connecting DVD video camera/ rec o rd e r t o P C Use the AC adapter/char g er to power the DVD video camera/recorder when connecting it to PC: The DVD video camera/r ecorder can also use a battery , but if the DVD video camera/recor der cuts off during da ta transfer , important r ecord ings will be lost: If data is being[...]

137 English Subsidiar y Infor mation Intr oduction to Optional Accessories CAMERA A CCESSORIES W ide conversion lens (DZ-WL1)* (p. 51) T ele-conversion lens (DZ-TL1)* (p. 51) Step-up ring (DZ-SR3437) (p. 51) PO WER SUPPL Y Battery (DZ-BP7SW) Battery (DZ- BP14SW) • When using camera accessories , be sure to read the instruction manuals f or each a[...]

English 138 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 following tab le and take appropria te corrective action. Messages are arranged in alphabetical order . Message Cause & T roubleshooting Reference page (1) Data err or in a par t of image file. Repair[...]

English 139 Cannot combin e scene. Unles s consecuti ve scenes are selec ted, they cannot be combined. 86 Cannot comb ine scene of multiple pr ograms. Create P layList first, and then combi ne scenes. Scenes in different pro grammes (diff erent recordin g dates) cannot be co mbined. Create a Pla ylist first, and then c ombine such scen es on the pl[...]

English 140 CARD ALMOST FULL Remainin g space is only enough to record less than 10 stills . Delete unn ecessar y sti lls and tr y th e card, or us e another card . 84, 105, 156 Card error has occurred. • The card ter min als may be dir ty: Wip e off dir t , and tr y the ca rd again, or use another card . • Data other th an still ima ge may be [...]

English 141 D VD error has occurred. Fo r matting is not complete. The disc ma y be dirty . Remove the disc and wipe off fi nger pri nts, dust, etc. before reusing it, or use another disc . This message may also app e ar if y ou inser t a disc f or which formattin g was interr upted mi dwa y . In this case, use anothe r disc. 10, 104 D VD error has[...]

English 142 D VD-R*, Input Source cannot be ch anged. Once a D VD-R W (VF-mode)/D VD-R has been recorde d in the 16:9 mode, the inpu t source wi ll not be chang eable. * “D VD-RW (VF)” will appe ar when using a D VD-RW (VF-mod e). 62 D VD-R*, Video mode and 16:9 mo de cannot be changed. With D VD-R W (VF-mode)/D VD-R, th e movie quality mode an[...]

English 143 HDD error has occurred. Restar t . HDD error prob ably occurred dur ing e diting of vide o file. T urn off this D VD video camera /recorder , and th en connect the AC adapter/charger to the D VD video camera/recorder to pow er it again: The video file will be repaired. 25 NO D VD This message may appear when the D VD video camera/ recor[...]

English 144 *1 • This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. If this message appears when a recorded disc is recognised immediately after it is inserted, do not r e pair the disc; remove it and then use the provided disc cleaning cloth to clean of f the dirt before using it. • This message may also appear when condensation occurs. I[...]

English 145 T r oubleshooting Check to see the f ollowing before asking f or a repair. If the suggested solution still cannot restore the D VD video camera/recorder to normal, do not attempt to repair it yourself , but consult your dealer . P ower supplies Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page Batter y cann ot be charged. Is the ambient te mp[...]

English 146 During recording P ower cannot b e tur ned off. Detach the batter y or AC adapter/charger once, and th en press the RESET b utton of D VD video came ra/recorder: Reattach a po wer supply to D VD video came ra/recorder before turning it on again. 25, 27, 152 Even if the D VD video camer a/recorder is off, opening the cover will cause the[...]

English 147 During pla yback Focus is not correct. Is it difficult to use auto f ocus with your subj ect? Fo cus manually . 53 Does manual focus icon appea r? The D VD vi deo camera/ recorder is set to manual focus. Focus the subjec t manually , or release manual focus. 52 Is the diop tre contr ol correctl y adjuste d if you are using th e viewfind[...]

English 148 When the D VD video came ra/recorder is connected to PC Playbac k picture is momentarily interrupted. Is disc scratch ed or does di r t or fing er print adhere to i t? Clean the disc. 10 P oor pla yback pictur e. W as the image inpu t from analogue VCR (VHS, 8 mm) and recorded? The problem may be improv e d if a VCR equippe d with TBC c[...]

English 149 Error occurs in pla yback of D VD video camera/ recorder on PC. If error oc curs with US B connection, the transfer rate is not suffici ent. It is re commended th at you use a USB ter minal conforming to USB 2.0 when conn ecting the D V D video camera/ recorder . 119 Application i s not nor mally r un on PC. T urn the PC and D VD video [...]

English 150 Miscellaneous “Hardw are Remova l” results in e r ror . Exit Windows ® once, and then disconne ct the D VD video camera/ recorder. If y our PC uses Windows ® 2000 Professional, the problem ma y be solved if you install Windows ® 2000 SP3 or later. 126 No USB HS (high speed) connection ev en when USB2.0 card is used. Make sure tha[...]

English 151 Operating soun d is heard cycli cally . This soun d is heard becau se the disc is cyclical ly operated an d does not in dicate a fau lt. — Some vibratio ns are felt or slight soun d is heard from mech anism. These vibrati ons or sound ar e caused by HDD/disc dr ive: This does not in dicate a fau lt. — • No oper ation can be perf o[...]

English 152 System Reset If the D VD video camera /recorder does not operate nor mally , perform “System Reset”: The D VD video camera/record er may reco ver to normal. “System Reset” will reset all settings to f actor y defaults . The date and time will also be reset: Set the date and time again bef ore using the D VD video camera/reco r d[...]

English 153 • Some items will not appear depending on the disc or card inserted. Major Specifications Initial Setup Beep On p . 33 Po w e r S a v e O f f p. 3 3 Record LED On p. 34 Language English p . 33 Demo Mode A uto p. 34 CCD 1/6-inch i nter laced T otal number of pi xels approx. 800,000 Number of eff ective pix els Movie: approx. 410,000 St[...]

English 154 Recordin g for m a t D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) Movie: Conforming to D VD vi deo record ing (D VD-VR) for mat (Dolby Digital) D VD-R W (VF-mode)/ DV D - R Movie: Conforming to D VD vide o format (Dolby Digital ) +RW M ovie: D VD+RW video format (Dolby Digital) Card Still: Conforming to JPEG (640×480 pixels) standard Audio pla yb ack f [...]

English 155 ST ORA GE CAP A C ITY OF HDD/D VD/C ARD Recordab le Time On HDD *1 Recordab le Time On Dis c Movie recor dable time on one disc (on single side) (when r ecording only movies) Note : • If you recor d in XTRA mode at high temperatur es, the D VD video camera/recorder will heat up and the maximum transf er rate will be li mited to appro [...]

English 156 RECORD A BLE STILLS (PHO TOS) ON CARD With external input (The numbers of r ecordable stills above ar e only for r eference) Size And Quality Of Photos The following table shows the file size and qua lity of one still (JPEG) recor ded on card: The quality mode can be chosen when r ecording stills on car d (p. 63). Note : • No still ca[...]

English 157 Index Numerics 16:9 ................................... ............................. 61 8 cm bare disc .................................................. 23 A AC adap ter/charger ........................................... 25 ACCES S/PC indicator ....................................... 40 Add (edit) ....................................[...]

English 158 Lens cap string attach m ent hole .......................... 21 Linear PCM .................................................... 154 Lock ................................................................ 91 LOCK s witch ..................................................... 40 Low Light (Prog ramme AE) ................................. 57 [...]

English 159 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 return the unopened package of storage medium[...]

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