Hitachi DZ-BD70A, DZ-BD7HA instruction manual

Introduction

HDD/BD/DVD/Cards

Battery Pack

Various Recording

Techniques

Dubbing on BD/DVD

(DZ-BD7HA)

Editing

Viewing on the

Other Devices

Connecting to

your PC

Additional

Information

Instruction Manual

(English)

Thank you for purchasing this Hitachi Camcorder.

Please read this Instruction Manual to understand its proper use.

Regarding the differences between the DZ-BD70A and the DZ-BD7HA, please first refer to

"How to Read this Instruction Manual" (p.10).

Before opening the CD-ROM included with this product, please read p.176.

After reading the Instruction Manual, store it safely.

The Instruction Manual contains illustrations of the DZ-BD70A and 7HA on the cover page only.

DZ-BD70A

(BD Camcorder)

DZ-BD7HA

(Hybrid BD Camcorder)

Let’s Get Started

Recording — Viewing

DZ-BD7HADZ-BD70A

DZ-BD7HA/DZ-BD70A Instruction Manual

HITACHI AMERICA, LTD.

UBIQUITOUS PLATFORM SYSTEMS

900 Hitachi Way

Chula Vista, CA 91914-3556

Service Hotline: 1-800-HITACHI

(1-800-448-2244)

This manual was printed

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HITACHI Camcorder PC Software Support Center

URL http://dvdcam-pc.support.hitachi.ca/

Hitachi, Ltd. Japan

Support Center phone numbers for software provided:

PIXELA CORPORATION

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Printed on recycled paper

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QR69892 ©Hitachi, Ltd. 2007

Contents

Main Instruction Manual (English) DZ-BD70A DZ-BD7HA DZ-BD70A DZ-BD7HA/DZ-BD70A Instruction Manual Important Information For Your Safety The camcorder and AC adapter/charger have the following caution marks. Identifications of caution marks Precautions Page IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Table of Contents Various Recording Techniques 57 Introduction 7 Lets Get Started 21 Functions and Characteristics of HDD/BD/DVD/Cards 29 Dubbing on BD/DVD (DZ-BD7HA) 79 Editing 88 Additional Information 131 Viewing on the Other Devices 107 Connecting to your PC 115 This camcorder makes all of the following possible! Record movies and stills with this one device! Store the recordings! Create a gift disc! Select a disc easily! View on large screen by hooking up the camcorder to a TV! Page NO YES About joystick operation and symbols How to Read this Instruction Manual About media descriptions HDD BD-R RAM -RW (VR) R CARD Displays in the Instruction Manual -RW (VF) BD-RE CARD Before Using the Product Conduct test recording. For correct recording Caution on disc loading Caution on vibrations and impacts Checking Provided Accessories Viewfinder side Names of Parts LCD monitor side (when the LCD monitor is opened 90), and bottom Lens side Remote control Inserting the supplied lithium battery into the remote control Adjusting the hand strap How to Open and Use the LCD Monitor About the LCD monitor display when recording yourself (the lens and LCD monitor are facing you) Recording/Playing Using the Viewfinder How to use the viewfinder Preparing Lets Get Started Setting up the battery pack Turning on the Power 1 2 Changing the display language Setting the date and time Page Page Recording Stills to an SD card 1 2 3 Playing Recorded Movies/Stills 1 DISC NAVIGATION . 2 confirmation button. See p.110 for the instructions on viewing the recordings on your TV screen. 1 2 4 3 Function Media Built-in HDD BD DVD SD card -RE -R -RAM -RW (VR mode) -RW (VF mode) About HDD/BD/DVD BD-R Ver. 1.2 7.5GB 2x (8 cm) disc which is not an LTH type can be used. * The versions in the above chart refer to physical standard versions of discs. Usable discs and their logos Function Note on BD-R/DVD-R Unusable Discs About cards z Card Handling Cautions for discs and cards Notes Inserting a BD or DVD Removing the disc When loading a new BD-RE/BD-R/DVD-RW CHARGE lamp status and charging time Continuous recording time with a fully charged battery Notes Connecting the camcorder to a wall outlet Detaching the DC power cord/battery pack from the camcorder Efficient Use of the Battery Recording Movies Recording Slide the Movie/Stills switch to . DZ-BD7HA DZ-BD70A Press the record button. Page Information Display During Recording Switching the display mode On-Screen Information Page REC Recording Still Pictures Page Playback (Watching Your Recordings) Viewing Playing back the last recorded scene Deleting the last recorded scene Choosing and playing back a scene Choosing and playing back multiple scenes Jumping to the designated scene Page Adjusting speaker volume during movie playback Information Display During Playback When using HDD/BD/DVD When using Card Simple functions you can use during playback or playback pause Movies (during playback) Movies (during playback pause) Still pictures (during card playback) Playing still pictures on a card automatically (Slide Show) Capturing a still picture from a movie (PHOTO Capture) Playing back scenes repeatedly (Repeat Play) Various Recording Techniques How to Operate the Menu 1 MENU to end. . Movie menu Menu (While Recording) Menu items (1st level) Menu items (2nd level) See indicates the function can also be set from the stills menu. Stills menu Menu items (1st level) Menu items (2nd level) See indicates the function can also be set from the movie menu. How to use the LCD/EVF setup and initial setup Setting the Date and Time See Setting the date and time (p.23) for setting procedures. Menu items Explanation of functions Initial Value LCD/EVF Setup Changing the date format About the demonstration function Changing the demo mode setting or watching the demonstration now Setting the digital zoom Magnified Recording (Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom) Digital zoom options 40x 500x Recording at close range Recording at Close Range (Macro Recording) Attaching the separately sold lenses Using the Separately- Sold Lenses to Increase the Wide- Angle or Telephoto Effect Focusing range How to focus manually Adjusting the Focus Manually (Manual Focus) Difficult auto focus conditions Adjusting the exposure manually Adjusting the Brightness of the Image (Exposure) Compensating for backlight Compensating for Backlight (Backlight Compensation) Recording mode Selecting a Recording Mode to Match the Conditions (Program AE) Auto (No icon appears.) Portrait Spotlight Selecting a recording mode Recording Dark Subjects Using the LCD Monitor Light (Assist Light) White balance mode Selecting a white balance mode Adjusting the Color (White Balance) Auto (No icon appears.) Set Outdoors Indoor 1 Setting the white balance manually (Set) 2 3 Turning EIS Off/On Turning recording guidelines On/Off Using the Electronic Image Stabilizer (EIS) Displaying Recording Guidelines (Auxiliary Line) Turning the MIC. filter On/Off Setting the recording settings to full auto Reducing Wind Noise During Recording 1 2 Restoring all the Recording Settings to Default (Full Auto) Flash mode Selecting a flash mode Using the Flash Auto On Turning Off/On the recording indicator Turning Off the Recording Indicator Beneath the Lens 1 2 HDD Movie Quality (HD Video Mode) and Recording Time (DZ-BD7HA) BD Movie Quality (HD Video Mode) and DVD Movie Quality (SD Video Mode) and Switching Movie Quality Changing the Movie Quality Using the Self-Timer 1 2 Using an External Microphone Correct Incorrect Dubbing options Discs and picture quality for dubbing Time required for dubbing When the dubbing is not completed on one disc Before you begin Hints for dubbing About the playlist (p.94) for dubbing About edited scenes such as divided (p.99) , and faded , combined (p.100) (p.101) First Dubbing (New) Dubbing All Scenes Recorded on the Same Day (Date) Dubbing All Scenes Recorded on the HDD (All) Dubbing Scenes Selected (Select) Page Category Settings To set Category Displaying only Dubbed or Not Dubbed Scenes (Category) Clearing the dub marks on Thumbnails (MARK OFF) Convenient playback Editing the original data Other editing After pressing on the disc navigation screen, you can use following functions. Menu Items for the Disc Navigation *1 Only deletion is possible *2 Additional recording can be made on a finalized DVD-RW (VR mode). Menu flows for the disc navigation After pressing ' ( % zWhen using BD-R/DVD-RW (VF (Video) mode)/DVD-R zWhen using a card Switching to the display arranged by date (Date) Choosing Scenes by Date What is Playlist? Playlist Creating a new Playlist (Create Playlist) Displaying a desired Playlist (Playlist) Adding scenes to a Playlist (Edit) Deleting scenes from Playlist (Edit) Arranging the order of scenes in the Playlist (Edit) Deleting a Playlist (Delete) Deleting Scenes (Edit - Delete) Dividing a Movie (Edit - Divide) Combining Multiple Scenes (Edit -Combine) Adding Special Effects (Edit -Fade) Jumping to the Top/End (Go To) Go To Locking Scenes on a Card (Lock) Displaying Information Using the Menu Screen (Detail) Formatting the HDD/ BD/DVD/CARD (Format HDD/Disc/ Card) Protecting the HDD/ BD/DVD (Protect HDD/Disc) Checking the Remaining Recording Capacity on the Medium Connecting to Your TV for Viewing Connecting to a TV Connecting the camcorder to your TVs HDMI terminal Connecting the camcorder to your TVs component input Connecting the camcorder to your TVs S video terminals or video terminals Viewing on your TV Viewing on Other Players/ Recorders Notes on Finalization Before Playing Back a BD/DVD on Another BD/ DVD Recorder/Player (Finalizing) To play back a BD-RE/ DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR mode) To play back a BD-R/ DVD-RW (VF mode)/ DVD-R Before you begin Finalizing a Disc 2 Unfinalizing a Disc 1 Connecting to your PC About the software included ImageMixer 3 HD Edition for BDCAM PC requirements Software installation Page Connecting the camcorder to your PC Page Using a built-in disc drive of your PC to read a disc recorded on the camcorder Copying images recorded on the camcorder to your PC and playing them back Using ImageMixer 3 HD Edition for BDCAM Page Organize the images imported to the PC Difference between the album and smart album Creating an album to organize your images Creating a smart album to automatically assemble images Creating a disc with the images recorded by the camcorder Page Page Uninstalling the Precautions When Connecting to a PC Additional Information Optional Accessories Error Messages Message Cause & Troubleshooting Reference Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Power supplies Troubleshooting Symptom Cause and Correction Reference Page During recording During playback Page When the camcorder is connected to a PC Page Miscellaneous Page Page Cautions on Use of this Product - Be sure to read this information - Liquid crystal display (LCD) and viewfinder Do not subject the camcorder to impact. Do not point directly at the sun. No sand or dust! Heat on surface of product Page Page Storing discs zDisc Cleaning Note when transferring or discarding discs and SD memory cards zList of setting items . System Reset Note Do not press the reset button with undue force Page End User License Agreements for Operating system Software Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Major Specifications Page Storage capacity of HDD/BD/DVD/Card Recordable time on HDD Recordable time on BD Recordable time on DVD Movie recordable time on one DVD (on single side) (when recording only movies) Maximum number of scenes that can be recorded/dubbed on HDD/ one disc Maximum number of dates that can be recorded/dubbed on HDD/one disc SD memory cards of various capacities and recordable number of stills Stills file size The file size of a single still picture (JPEG) is 2,400 KB (approx.). Recording media Glossary VF (Video) mode VR mode Index A B C D G H I J L Page Be sure to read the following before opening the package of CD-ROM License Agreement Grant of License Prohibition Termination of Agreement Service Hotline: 1-800-HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) Page U.S.A. ONLY NOT VALID IN CANADA HITACHI Warranty Limitations State Zip Important Notice: U.S.A. ONLY NOT VALID IN CANADA HITACHI DVD Products VCR Products CAMCORDER Products AC ADAPTER CHARGER Conditions of Hitachi Limited Warranty LIMITED WARRANTY HITACHI