Hitachi DZ-HS3OOA instruction manual

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Main HITACHI Important Information For Your Safety Precautions Page IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 2 4 7 Cautions on HDD Cautions When Using Page Be careful of moisture condensation: Page Cautions When Storing Suggestions and Restrictions CLEANING OCleaning LCD screen and camera lens If dust adheres to the viewfinder lens, remove it using a cotton swab, etc. Cleaning DVD Video Camera/ Recorder Case Do not use benzene or thinner to clean DVD video camera/recorder case Read This First About This Manual Introduction Table of Contents Setups Basic Techniques Disc Navigation Connecting to PC Cautions when connecting DVD video camera/recorder to PC ................................ 137 Subsidiary Information Checking Provided Accessories Make sure that you have all the following accessories in package: % Names of Parts Page 2O 2t Demonstration Function Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/Recorder HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP ATTACHING LENS CAP 1 2 3 INSERTING BATTERY INTO REMOTE CONTROL 1 2 3 REMOVING BATTERY FROM REMOTE CONTROL 1 Using remote Control HDD/DVD/Cards HDD, DISCS INFORMATION ON DVD-R NOTES ON FINALIZATION EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BEUSED ONTHIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER AVAILABLE CARDS OHandling card CAUTIONS FOR DISC AND CARD Preparations for Power Supply 4 Setting Up the Battery CHARGING BATTERY Use the provided AC adapter/charger to charge the battery. 1 charger. 2 3 Battery charged status "U , adwn , button, slide the battery upward to remove it. 3O Reference for time required to charge battery (at approx. 77F (25C)) ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER OContinuously recordable time with fully charged battery (with no zoom operation, etc.) BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY Turning DVD Video Camera/Recorder On and Off Viewing Images VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR SCREEN Range where the LCD monitor can be moved VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH VIEWFINDER 1 2 focus to suit your eyesight. Setting Date and Time 3 CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF DATE AND TIME Initial Settings SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND ON OR OFF (BEEP) TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER OFF AUTOMATICALLY (POWER SAVE) 1 2 RESETTING MENU SETTINGS TO DEFAULTS (RESET) 1 2 TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF (RECORD LED) CHANGING SETTING OF DEMONSTRATION LCD/EVF Setup 1 3 2 ADJUSTING COLOR DENSITY (COLOR LEVEL) 1 2 ALWAYS DISPLAYING IMAGE IN VIEWFINDER 1 2 Inserting and Removing Disc OWhen using brand-new DVD-RW/+RW Inserting and Removing Card Recording Movie Before You Begin /" J 1 2 3 Recording Stills J 1 4Press the PHOTO/SELECT button half _ay (half pressing). Swift Restart of Recording (SLEEP/RESTART button) Setting to the sleep/restart standby status: Restoring from sleep/restart standby status: On.Screen Information INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING RECORDING See the next page for details. 2. Program AE (only in movie recording mode) (p. 6O) 6. 16:9mode (only inmovie recording mode) (p. 65) w r----lr--_ T & 20.Volume (p. 73) OSwitching the information display mode ODisplay when recording an image of yourself I- Olnterpreting symbols on LCD screen when recording with the screen 5O facing the same direction as the lens Checking Flow of Menu IT Operating Menu ql OFIow of Full Menu Zooming MACRO RECORDING 1 RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO EFFECT 1 2 Manually Focusing Subject FOCUSING DURING RECORDING ' ...... 2 3 o , t notin iO ,eo that _l_toro, ,i,t,eva_ia,ion,are_ar_._ Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded (Exposure) Compensating for Backlight 1 Using Full Auto Function Built.in Video Flash (for DZ.HS303A only) I eOptional Video Flash (for DZ- HS303A only) Setting Up Camera Functions Before You 6O 1 2 RECORDING DARK SUBJECTS USING LCD MONITOR LIGHT 1 2 4 ADJUSTING COLOR (WHITE BALANCE) OSetting white balance manually 2 3 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABILIZER (EIS) 1 3 RECORDING SUBJECT USING LARGE MAGNIFICATION (DIGITAL ZOOM) REDUCING WIND NOISE DURING RECORDING (MIC.FILTER) 1 Setting Up Record Functions SWITCHING MOVIE QUALITY (VIDEO MODE) 1 SETTING TO WIDE TV SCREEN MODE (16:9 MODE) 1 2 An image recorded with "16:9 On" specified will appear as follows: Displayon LCD monitor screen Displayin viewfinder SWITCHING QUALITY OF STILL IMAGE (QUALITY) 1 thel'/ll 2 3 RECEIVING IMAGE FROM ANOTHER DEVICE (INPUT SOURCE) 1 2 SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING METHOD (PHOTO INPUT) for_a , SELF-TIMER 1 SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLAY OUTPUT ON OR OFF (OSD OUTPUT) 3 DROP DETECTION (HDD PROTECTION) 1 2 Using External Microphone m c;X; o a jack Using Disc Navigation STARTING OR TERMINATING DISC NAVIGATION 1 2 3 ................. Skip (p. 89) ...................... Lock (p. 92) PLAYING BACK FROM DISC NAVIGATION SCREEN 1 2 ADJUSTING VOLUME DURING PLAYBACK OWhen playback ends OPlaying back photos [ PLAYING BACK LATEST RECORDED SCENE 2 1 DELETING LAST RECORDED SCENE 1 FRAME ADVANCE/FRAME BACK/SLOW 2 3 SEARCH PLAYBACK OF MOVIE SKIP PLAYBACK OF MOVIE PLAYING BACK STILLS JUMPING TO SPECIFIED POINT (GO TO) OSpecifying the point to view 1 3 2 INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING PLAYBACK OSwitching the information display mode / /r eshow 4 SELECTING MULTIPLE SCENES 1 Repeat steps 2 and 3to randomly select multiple scenes. SELECTING CONSECUTIVE SCENES TOGETHER / FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE WITH DISC NAVIGATION 0*200 UNDERSTANDING FLOW OF DISC NAVIGATION MENU Playlist -- (p.90) /p96/ Top (p.105) -- End (p,105) OWhen using DVD-RW (VF-mode)/DVD-R/+RW o Program_ Select (p.95) DVDSetting _ _ Play (p.96) _-o_ OWhen using card Dubbing on DVD Before You Begin 1 SELECTING SCENES RECORDED ON HDD AND DUBBING THEM (SCENE SELECT DUBBING) OList of dubbing possible/impossible Scene DELETING SCENES (EDIT - DELETE) 2 4 6 Editing using submenu DIVIDING MOVIES (EDIT- DIVIDE) 2 3 6 7 COMBINING MULTIPLE SCENES (EDIT - COMBINE) 2 4 6 ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (EDIT - MOVE) DIRECTING SCENES EFFECTIVELY (EFFECT - FADE) 1 3 4 6 PLAYING BACK BY SKIPPING SCENES (EFFECT - SKIP) 1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 6Press the button to quit. 3 Releasing Skip CHANGING IMAGES FOR THUMBNAILS (EFFECT - THUMBNAIL) 1 9O COPYING STILLS ON DVD-RAM TO CARD (COPY) 1 2 6 7 LOCKING SCENES ON CARD (LOCK) 1 OTo unlock the scene =1 SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCREEN (SELECT) ODeselecting selected scenes DISPLAYING INFORMATION USING MENU SCREEN (DETAIL) 5Press the button to quit. _','11 button. Program WHAT IS "PROGRAM"? 4 PLAYING BACK PROGRAM (PLAY) 4 CHANGING TITLE OF PROGRAM (TITLE) 3 4 6 7 OCharacters available for entering I title I IPlay List WHAT IS "PLAY LIST"? CREATING NEW PLAY LIST (CREATE) 1PresstheD SCNAVIGATION button. 2 4 6 m SWITCHING TO DISPLAY OF EACH PLAY LIST (SELECT) m 2 OEditing on play list PLAYING BACK A PLAY LIST (PLAY) 1 3 1 3Usethe I'_/1_1/_1_ / %1,%"%_,..... 0. _[7_!_Ei___q_insertion position 6 4 ADDING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING (EDITING PLAY LIST) 1 3 4 7 DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING (EDITING PLAY LIST) 1 6 4 3 ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (MOVE) 1 3 4 6 7 CHANGING TITLE OF PLAYLIST (TITLE) 3 DELETING PLAY LIST (DELETE) 1Press the D SC 3 Go To m HDD/DVD/Card Management INITIALIZING HDD/DVD/CARD 3 4 4 UPDATING CONTROL INFORMATION OF HDD/DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR- MODE) (UPDATE CONTROL INFO.) Before You Begin 3 4 DELETING DATA ON HDD (FULL FORMAT) 2 3 FINALIZING DVD-RW/DVD-R/+RW (FINALIZE DVD) 4 OUsing FINALIZE button to finalize a disc ADDITIONALLY RECORDING ON FINALIZED DVD-RW (VF-MODE)/+RW (UNFINALIZE DVD) 3 lOthers DISPLAYING MOVIES OR STILLS INDEPENDENTLY (CATEGORY) 1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 4Specify the desired [_ ........ _.......1 3Usethe I_l_/l=d_/_1/ 4 To release Repeat Play When Repeat Play is set PLAYING BACK WIDE-MODE IMAGES ON 4:3 DISPLAY TV (TV TYPE) SLIDE SHOW (CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK OF STILLS) / Viewing on TV Screen CONNECTING TO ATV ._ ToS-V,DEOt f f t Tovideo,aud,o VIEWING ON TV SCREEN 1 "VCR" whichever applicable Video input. Playback on DVD Recorder/Player PLAYING BACK DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR-MODE) 1 PLAYING BACK DVD-RW (VF-MODE)/DVD-R/+RW 1 2 Seethe instruction manual forDVD recorder/player. Recording (Dubbing) Images RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES FROM OTHER VIDEO DEVICE (for DZ- HS303A only) t ttt' 1 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES ON OTHER VIDEO DEVICES Software Provided Windows Macintosh Requirements of available PC Installing Software 1 2 3 4 6 Page 1V.rntheMacintoshon,_ndinsertthe 2 3 4 Connecting to PC via PC Connection Cable To s cone inaneo ion Handling photos When removing disc eWhen removing SD memory card USING DISC IN DVD DRIVE BUILT INTO PC BEFORE TERMINATING PC CONNECTION (UNPLUGGING PC CONNECTION CABLE)/CHANGING OVER POWER SWITCH [When using Windows] 1 2 3 Using Software USING IMAGEMIXER 3 4 I CREATING DVD-VIDEO USING IMAGES RECORDED ON HDD/DISC 1 Connect this DVD video camera/recorder to 4 2sLtart Irna_eM]xe],_" "3. 3 Page Page USING PIXE VRF BROWSER EX AND IMAGEMIXER VCD/DVD2 IMPORTING IMAGES RECORDED ON DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R INTO PC TO CREATE A DVD-VIDEO (DVD-RW/DVD-R) 1 2 4 I Page Viewing Images recorded on Disc using PC Playing back DVD-RW (VF-mode)/DVD-R/+RW Playing back DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR-mode) Playing back MPEG files imported by Pixe VRF Browser EX (Mac OS only) Uninstalling Software Please contact the following for inquiries on provided CD.ROM PC Software Support Center number Cautions when connecting DVD video camera/ recorder to PC Introduction to Optional Accessories CAMERA ACCESSORIES POWER SUPPLY Trouble Messages Page Page Page Page Page Page Troubleshooting Power supplies Battery cannot be charged. Powerturnsoffimmediately afterbeingturned on. During recording Anerror message for repairappears. During playback Recognition of disc is not complete. Pressing the playback button will not start playback. Photos on card cannot beplayed back. When the DVD video camera/recorder is connected to PC Page Miscellaneous Disccannot be removed. (Cover will not open.) DVDvideo camera/ recorder cannot be 24 operated from remote control. Page System Reset List of setting items Major Specifications Maximum number of recordable stills STORAGE CAPACITY OF HDD/DVD/CARD Recordable Time On HDD ua. y Maximum Number of Scenes that an Be Recorded/Dubbed on One Disc !!!#!!i!!! !!)!!if!Dr !!i!!i!!i!!i!!,!!! , .... Maximum Number of Programmes that Can Be Recorded/Dubbed on One Disc RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON CARD To Order in the United States BY PHONE Service Hotline: 1-800-HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) To Order in the Canada DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY with FCC Rules for ElectromagneticCompatibility Index Numerics A B C Q R T U V Be sure to read the following before opening the package of CD.ROM License Agreement Warranty Limitations |TAG | important Notice: DVD, VCR, Camcorder Products, AC Adapter Charger Limited Warrat_ty Registration |TAC | LIMITED WARRANTY 90 DAYS LABOR (Carry-in) 1YEAR PARTS (Except Battery) Conditions of Hitachi Limited Warranty hula V Tel: :Hi HITACHI ( ) 7-3 3_ HITACHI CANADA LTD DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION HITACHI WARRANTY POLICY H ITAC H I |TACH inspire the Ne_ TACH| inspirer I'avenir HITACHI lnspire the Ne_ @ >0_ z o_< _qm _mp N HITACHI Inspire the Next