Hitachi DZ-BD70A, DZ-BD7HA instruction manual 142, During recording

Additional Information

During recording

Symptom	Cause and Correction		Reference
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Pressing the record	• Check to see whether the proper type of BD/DVD is
button will not start	loaded.		30, 39,
recording.	• Set the power switch to “HDD” or “BD/DVD”.
	• If the HDD/disc is protected, cancel protection.		105, 106,
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	• No recording can be done on a finalized disc.
	• Check the remaining free space on the HDD/disc.
Recording starts but	Is the disc scratched or dirty?
stops immediately.	Clean the disc. If there is still no improvement, replace		154
	the disc.
No photo can be	• Check to see whether the proper type of card is loaded.
recorded	• Set the Movie/Stills switch to “	”.	32, 45,
	• If the card is locked, unlock it.		102, 106
	• Check the remaining free space on the card.
The LCD screen is	Has the brightness of the LCD screen been adjusted?		60
hard to see.	Stop recording and adjust the brightness.
	Is the camcorder being used outdoors?
	Use the viewfinder. When using the LCD monitor, adjust		20
	its angle so that the LCD screen is not exposed to direct
	sunlight.
A subject appears	This is not a malfunction. Due to the nature of the image
distorted.	sensor (CMOS sensor), subjects may appear slightly		—
	distorted.
Horizontal lines	This is not a malfunction.
appear on the screen.	These symptoms may appear under fluorescent lighting,		—
	mercury lamps, sodium-vapor lamps, among others.
A bright dot appears	This is not a malfunction.
on the screen.	A bright dot or bright dots can be seen on a dark subject		—
	on rare occasions.
The LCD screen	Did you press the LCD monitor or the area around it?
appears unevenly.	If the LCD monitor is pressed, some distortion will occur.		—
	Release your hand and leave the LCD monitor for a
	while. The LCD screen will recover.
Focus is not correct.	Is it difficult to use auto focus with your subject?		65
	Focus manually.
	Does the manual focus icon appear?
	The camcorder is set to manual focus. Focus the subject		65
	manually, or release manual focus.
	Is the diopter control correctly adjusted if you are using
	the viewfinder?		20
	Adjust the diopter control.
	If the above causes do not apply, turn off the power and		—
	turn it on again.

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