About media descriptions

The camcorder functions available vary depending on the media (HDD/BD/ DVD/Card) used. Refer to the icon headings shown below to determine whether the function explained complies with the media in use.

*DZ-BD70A does not have an HDD. If you purchased this model, please disregard the HDD icon (p.10).

HDD

BD-RE

BD-R

RAM

-RW(VR)

-RW(VF)

R CARD

Collective	Icon	Media
term	Icon	Media
term
HDD		Built-in hard disk drive (HDD) (DZ-BD7HA)
HDD		Built-in hard disk drive (HDD) (DZ-BD7HA)

BD-RE (Rewritable Blu-ray disc)

BD-R (Non-rewritable Blu-ray disc)

DVD-RAM

DVD-RW (VR mode)

DVD

DVD-RW (VF (Video) mode)

		DVD-R


	CARD	SD memory card
Card	CARD	miniSD memory card (exclusive adapter required)
		microSD memory card (exclusive adapter required)

Introduction

Displays in the Instruction Manual

The display messages are omitted in this manual. Please use the LCD display or viewfinder of your camcorder to check the messages.

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Hitachi DZ-BD7HA, DZ-BD70A instruction manual About media descriptions

Contents

Instruction DZ-BD7HA Identifications of caution marks For Your SafetyPrecautions Page Important Safety Instructions Table of Contents Editing This camcorder makes all of the following possible Re-recordable One-time recording „ Choosing a disc to suit your purposeIntroduction Recording Recording/Dubbing SD Standard Definition image qualityRe-recordable Re-recordable One-time Operations Descriptions used in this manual About joystick operation and symbols About media descriptions Before Using the Product Be sure to read this information DZ-ACS3 Checking Provided Accessories Names of Parts Viewfinder side Use the Guide button for help Lens hood Stereo microphone Lens sideAutomatic lens cover Remote control Adjusting the hand strap 180 How to Open and Use the LCD MonitorYou can use the LCD monitor as follows Pull out the viewfinder until it clicks Recording/Playing Using the ViewfinderHow to use the viewfinder Let’s Get Started „ Setting up the battery packCharge status of the battery pack „ Changing the display language „ Turning on the Power Set time and date appear in the LCD monitor „ Setting the date and timeOpen the LCD monitor p.19 Press Menu Recording Movies to a BD DZ-BD7HA Recording Stills to an SD card Hint Playing Recorded Movies/Stills Deleting Recorded Movies/Stills Card Functions and Characteristics of HDD/BD/DVD/CardsMedia Function Usable discs and their logos Function „ About HDD/BD/DVD Unusable Discs Usable card and logo Function „ About cards„ Cautions for discs and cards „ Inserting a BD or DVD Wall outlet Turn the power switch to OFFWhen a new BD-RE, BD-R, or DVD-RW is inserted, see p.35 Attach the charged battery pack to Removing the disc Open the LCD monitor „ When loading a new BD-RE/BD-R/DVD-RWWhen using a DVD-RW „ Charge lamp status and charging time „ Continuous recording time with a fully charged batteryBattery Pack AC Plug Adapter not supplied „ Connecting the camcorder to a wall outletConnect to the AC adapter/charger Power cable Camcorder DC power cord Charger Battery life „ Efficient Use of the Battery Record button See next Switch to onRecording Again „ Using the Quick Start FunctionAgain. The elapsed recording time will be reset Will also light red Hints See the next page for details On-Screen Information HDD REM XX Hour XX MIN*5 SD Card indicator lights Switch to OFF, to turn off Using the Quick Start function Hints Press the confirmation button „ Playing back the last recorded sceneViewing Operation guide Currently selected scene „ Deleting the last recorded scene„ Choosing and playing back a scene Date separator line Then press Select Setting„ Choosing and playing back multiple scenes Select a scene by pressing &/% Press %or the confirmation button You want to cancel and press Select„ Jumping to the designated scene Then select Select by pressing Select the desired point by time by pressing / / &/ % Jumping to a specified point toButton No display Playback information display „ Adjusting speaker volume during movie playbackDecreases the volume Increases the volume „ Information Display During Playback Viewing When usingWhen using Card Movies During playback pause Movies During playback Press Menu on the disc navigation screen p.48 Select Playback Setting by pressing /, then press %Still pictures During card playback „ Playing still pictures on a card Automatically Slide Show Select Edit by pressing /, then press % „ Capturing a still picture from a movie Photo Capture„ Playing back scenes Repeatedly Repeat Play Recording Techniques How to Operate the MenuExample Various Menu items 1st level Menu items 2nd level See Program AE White Balance Camera Functions SetupEVF Display Date Setup Date Mode Menu While Recording Movie menu Stills menu Power Save Initial Setup Record LED LanguageDemo Mode Reset Various Recording Techniques „ How to use the LCD/EVF setup and initial setupSetting the Date and Time Setup „ About the demonstration function Changing the date format Digital zoom options Setting the digital zoomMagnified Recording Optical Zoom Digital Zoom Side until the wide-angle is Maximized Recording at Close Range Macro RecordingRecording at close range Conversion lens Attaching the separately sold lenses During recording pause or recording, press Focus Adjusting the Focus Manually Manual FocusFocusing range How to focus manually Difficult auto focus conditions Adjusting Brightness Image ExposureAdjusting the exposure manually Exposure Bar Adjust the exposure by pressing &/ %Compensating for backlight During recording pause or recording, press Exposure Backlight compensation icon Selecting a Recording Mode to Match Conditions Program AERecording mode During recording pause or recording, press BLC Lens Selecting a recording modeDuring recording pause, press Menu Repeat steps 1 to 3 on the left Infrared sensor White balance modeSelecting a white balance mode Press to end, or to redo, repeat step „ Setting the white balance manually SetSelect Camera Functions Setup White Balance Set Press the confirmation button EIS On/Off Turning EIS Off/OnDisplaying Recording Guidelines Auxiliary Line During recording pause or recording, press Full Auto Function Default SeeTurning the MIC. filter On/Off Flash a flash mode Using the FlashFlash mode Selecting a flash mode LED Off/On Turning Off Recording Indicator Beneath the LensSelect Initial Setup Record Switching Movie Quality HD Video ModeBD Movie Quality HD Video Mode Recording Time DVD Movie Quality SD Video Mode Recording Time Photo or Using the Self-TimerSelf Timer On Menu To MIC Jack Correct Incorrect Dubbing on BD/DVD DZ-BD7HA Time required for dubbingDubbing options Discs and picture quality for dubbing No auto divide When dubbing to a BD with HX Video Mode SceneBefore you begin Hints for dubbing About the playlist p.94 for dubbing First Dubbing New Select Execute, then press Dubbing All Scenes Recorded on the Same Day Date Select All, then press Confirmation button Dubbing All Scenes Recorded on the HDD All It into the camcorder p.33 When another disc is needed to When another disc is needed to To set Category Category SettingsNot Dubbed Scenes On Thumbnails Category Editing Convenient playbackEditing the original data Other editing Menu Items for the Disc Navigation Contents DVD „ Menu flows for the disc navigation When using HDD DZ-BD7HA/BD-RE/DVD-RAM/DVD-RW VR mode When using a card When using BD-R/DVD-RW VF Video mode/DVD-R Plays back in the order „ Switching to the display arranged by date DateChoosing Scenes by Date Press Disc NAVIGATION, then press Menu 10/1/200711/1/2007 Playlist 1 created Playlist „ What is Playlist? Then press the confirmation button „ Creating a new Playlist Create PlaylistSelect Edit Create Playlist Editing a playlist „ Displaying a desired Playlist Playlist„ Adding scenes to a Playlist Edit Scene to be Insertion Added Position „ Deleting scenes from Playlist EditWish to delete by pressing &/ % Choose the desired insertion position by pressing &/ % Select Yes, then press Confirmation button „ Arranging the order of scenes in the Playlist Edit„ Deleting a Playlist Delete Then press Menu For others When you reach the desired point Division, press SelectDividing a Movie Edit Divide For a card Button.Combine, then press the confirmation Combining Multiple Scenes Edit -Combine100 Select the scenes you want to combine, then press Menu Select Scene Edit Fade Adding Special Effects Edit -FadeEditing 101 102 Go To„ Jumping to the Top/End Go To Locking Scenes on a Card Lock Press to quit Editing 103To unlock the scene 104 When using the HDD/BDFormatting the HDD Format HDD/Disc Card Insert the disc you want to protect Protecting the HDDProtect HDD/Disc Editing 105 Insert the medium you want to check except for the HDD Checking Remaining Recording Capacity on Medium106 Twice Hdmi terminal Component Terminal S-Video terminal „ Connecting to a TVViewing on the Other Devices Viewing on the Other Devices 107 108 Connecting the camcorder to your TV’s component input Audio Input Video AV/S cable Red White yellow Supplied Viewing on the Other Devices 109 110 Viewing on your TV Viewing on the Other Devices 111 Viewing on Other Players Recorders Insert the disc into the camcorder Play it back To play back a BD-R/ DVD-RW VF mode/ DVD-R112 Insert the disc into the BD/DVD Press Disc NAVIGATION, and then press Menu Power the camcorderFinalizing a Disc Before you begin Viewing on the Other Devices 113 114 Using the Finalize button to finalize a discDisc Setting Unfinalize Disc Unfinalizing a Disc ImageMixer 3 HD Edition for Bdcam Connecting to your PC 115About the software included Memory Connecting to your PCPC requirements 116 Connecting to your PC 117 „ Software installation Important Notice Click Perform installation118 Select your country’s video system Turn on the camcorder power „ Connecting the camcorder to your PCConnecting to your PC 119 120 Camcorder indications on the PCRemoving replacing Removing SD memory card Confirm the device again and click Connecting to your PC 121Detach the PC connection cable from the PC Select Hitachi Bdcam 122Launch ImageMixer 3 HD Edition for Play back the imported images Connecting to your PC 123Import images to the PC To play back Create a new album 124Album Smart album 125 Creating a smart album to automatically assemble images Create a disc creation list Creating a disc with the images recorded by the camcorder126 Load a disc into the disc drive Register images to the disc creation list Set up the disc you are creatingDVD-Video’s list setup screen 127 Write to the disc 128 Connecting to your PC 129 „ Uninstalling Software 130 Precautions When Connecting to a PC 131 Optional Accessories 132 Error MessagesMessage Cause & Troubleshooting Reference Additional Information 133 134 135 136 Additional Information 137 138 Additional Information 139 140 TroubleshootingPower supplies Symptom Cause and Correction Reference Additional Information 141 Reset During recording 142 During playback 143 Additional Information 144 145 When the camcorder is connected to a PC Disc Eject 146 Miscellaneous Additional Information 147 148 Card Access Additional Information 149 150 Additional Information 151 Do not expose the camcorder to insecticide Do not use a generally available 8 cm CD lens cleaner152 Additional Information 153 CleaningCleaning the surface of the camcorder Using HDD/discs Storing discs Disc CleaningAdditional Information 154 Additional Information 155 156 System ResetList of setting items Additional Information 157 End User License Agreements for Operating system Software 158 End User License Agreements for Operating system Software Additional Information 159 160 No Warranty Copyright year name of author Additional Information 161 GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1, February 162 Modified work must itself be a software li- brary Additional Information 163 Library will still fall under Section 164 Additional Information 165 166 How to Apply These Terms to Your New Libraries Additional Information 167 Major Specifications DVD-RW VF 168 Recordable time on BD Storage capacity of HDD/BD/DVD/CardAdditional Information 169 Recordable time on HDD Recording media 170Still’s file size Additional Information 171 Glossary Additional Information 172 VF Video modeVR mode Additional Information 173 Index HDD 174 Additional Information 175 License Agreement 176 Additional Information 177 Service Hotline 1-800-HITACHIPage Only Only Hitachi Or mail this portion to the following address