Lens side, Automatic lens cover | Hitachi DZ-BD70A, DZ-BD7HA

Lens side

Introduction

Automatic lens cover

The lens cover automatically opens when the power is turned on, revealing the optical 10x zoom lens.

Lens hood

Stereo microphone

Do not block the microphone with your hand during recording.

Zoom lever (p.52, 62, 65)

Accessory shoe

Flash (p.74)

Light receiving sensor

Used to control flash amount. Do not block the light receiving sensor with your hand when recording still pictures.

Recording indicator (p.40) Remote control receiver/Infrared sensor

COMPONENT output terminal (p.108)

A/V OUT terminal (p.108)

LCD monitor (color wide-screen)

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Hitachi DZ-BD70A, DZ-BD7HA instruction manual Lens side, Automatic lens cover, Lens hood Stereo microphone

Contents

DZ-BD7HA Instruction Precautions For Your SafetyIdentifications of caution marks Page Important Safety Instructions Table of Contents Editing This camcorder makes all of the following possible Introduction „ Choosing a disc to suit your purposeRe-recordable One-time recording Recording/Dubbing SD Standard Definition image quality Re-recordableRe-recordable One-time Recording About joystick operation and symbols Operations Descriptions used in this manual About media descriptions Before Using the Product Be sure to read this information Checking Provided Accessories DZ-ACS3 Names of Parts Viewfinder side Use the Guide button for help Automatic lens cover Lens sideLens hood Stereo microphone Remote control Adjusting the hand strap You can use the LCD monitor as follows How to Open and Use the LCD Monitor180 How to use the viewfinder Recording/Playing Using the ViewfinderPull out the viewfinder until it clicks Charge status of the battery pack „ Setting up the battery packLet’s Get Started „ Turning on the Power „ Changing the display language Open the LCD monitor p.19 Press Menu „ Setting the date and timeSet time and date appear in the LCD monitor Recording Movies to a BD DZ-BD7HA Recording Stills to an SD card Playing Recorded Movies/Stills Hint Deleting Recorded Movies/Stills Media Function Functions and Characteristics of HDD/BD/DVD/CardsCard „ About HDD/BD/DVD Usable discs and their logos Function Unusable Discs „ Cautions for discs and cards „ About cardsUsable card and logo Function Wall outlet Turn the power switch to OFF When a new BD-RE, BD-R, or DVD-RW is inserted, see p.35Attach the charged battery pack to „ Inserting a BD or DVD Removing the disc When using a DVD-RW „ When loading a new BD-RE/BD-R/DVD-RWOpen the LCD monitor Battery Pack „ Continuous recording time with a fully charged battery„ Charge lamp status and charging time „ Connecting the camcorder to a wall outlet Connect to the AC adapter/charger Power cableCamcorder DC power cord Charger AC Plug Adapter not supplied „ Efficient Use of the Battery Battery life Recording Switch to onRecord button See next „ Using the Quick Start Function Again. The elapsed recording time will be resetWill also light red Again Hints On-Screen Information See the next page for details HDD REM XX Hour XX MIN*5 Using the Quick Start function SD Card indicator lights Switch to OFF, to turn off Hints Viewing „ Playing back the last recorded scenePress the confirmation button „ Deleting the last recorded scene „ Choosing and playing back a sceneDate separator line Operation guide Currently selected scene Setting „ Choosing and playing back multiple scenesSelect a scene by pressing &/% Then press Select You want to cancel and press Select „ Jumping to the designated sceneThen select Select by pressing Press %or the confirmation button Button Jumping to a specified point toSelect the desired point by time by pressing / / &/ % „ Adjusting speaker volume during movie playback Decreases the volume Increases the volume„ Information Display During Playback No display Playback information display When using Card When usingViewing Movies During playback Movies During playback pause Select Playback Setting by pressing /, then press % Still pictures During card playback„ Playing still pictures on a card Automatically Slide Show Press Menu on the disc navigation screen p.48 „ Playing back scenes Repeatedly Repeat Play „ Capturing a still picture from a movie Photo CaptureSelect Edit by pressing /, then press % How to Operate the Menu ExampleVarious Recording Techniques Program AE White Balance Camera Functions Setup EVF Display Date Setup Date ModeMenu While Recording Movie menu Menu items 1st level Menu items 2nd level See Demo Mode Reset Power Save Initial Setup Record LED LanguageStills menu „ How to use the LCD/EVF setup and initial setup Setting the Date and TimeSetup Various Recording Techniques Changing the date format „ About the demonstration function Magnified Recording Optical Zoom Digital Zoom Setting the digital zoomDigital zoom options Recording at close range Recording at Close Range Macro RecordingSide until the wide-angle is Maximized Attaching the separately sold lenses Conversion lens Adjusting the Focus Manually Manual Focus Focusing rangeHow to focus manually During recording pause or recording, press Focus Adjusting the exposure manually Adjusting Brightness Image ExposureDifficult auto focus conditions Adjust the exposure by pressing &/ % Compensating for backlightDuring recording pause or recording, press Exposure Exposure Bar Selecting a Recording Mode to Match Conditions Program AE Recording modeDuring recording pause or recording, press BLC Backlight compensation icon Selecting a recording mode During recording pause, press MenuRepeat steps 1 to 3 on the left Lens Selecting a white balance mode White balance modeInfrared sensor „ Setting the white balance manually Set Select Camera Functions SetupWhite Balance Set Press the confirmation button Press to end, or to redo, repeat step Displaying Recording Guidelines Auxiliary Line Turning EIS Off/OnEIS On/Off Turning the MIC. filter On/Off Function Default SeeDuring recording pause or recording, press Full Auto Using the Flash Flash modeSelecting a flash mode Flash a flash mode Select Initial Setup Record Turning Off Recording Indicator Beneath the LensLED Off/On HD Video Mode BD Movie Quality HD Video Mode Recording TimeDVD Movie Quality SD Video Mode Recording Time Switching Movie Quality Using the Self-Timer Self Timer OnMenu Photo or Correct Incorrect To MIC Jack Time required for dubbing Dubbing optionsDiscs and picture quality for dubbing Dubbing on BD/DVD DZ-BD7HA When dubbing to a BD with HX Video Mode Scene Before you beginHints for dubbing No auto divide About the playlist p.94 for dubbing First Dubbing New Dubbing All Scenes Recorded on the Same Day Date Select Execute, then press Dubbing All Scenes Recorded on the HDD All Select All, then press Confirmation button When another disc is needed to It into the camcorder p.33 When another disc is needed to Not Dubbed Scenes On Thumbnails Category Category SettingsTo set Category Convenient playback Editing the original dataOther editing Editing Contents Menu Items for the Disc Navigation DVD When using HDD DZ-BD7HA/BD-RE/DVD-RAM/DVD-RW VR mode „ Menu flows for the disc navigation When using BD-R/DVD-RW VF Video mode/DVD-R When using a card „ Switching to the display arranged by date Date Choosing Scenes by DatePress Disc NAVIGATION, then press Menu Plays back in the order Playlist „ What is Playlist? 10/1/200711/1/2007 Playlist 1 created Select Edit Create Playlist „ Creating a new Playlist Create PlaylistThen press the confirmation button „ Adding scenes to a Playlist Edit „ Displaying a desired Playlist PlaylistEditing a playlist „ Deleting scenes from Playlist Edit Wish to delete by pressing &/ %Choose the desired insertion position by pressing &/ % Scene to be Insertion Added Position „ Arranging the order of scenes in the Playlist Edit „ Deleting a Playlist DeleteThen press Menu Select Yes, then press Confirmation button When you reach the desired point Division, press Select Dividing a Movie Edit DivideFor a card For others Combining Multiple Scenes Edit -Combine 100Select the scenes you want to combine, then press Menu Button.Combine, then press the confirmation Editing 101 Adding Special Effects Edit -FadeSelect Scene Edit Fade Go To „ Jumping to the Top/End Go ToLocking Scenes on a Card Lock 102 To unlock the scene Editing 103Press to quit When using the HDD/BD Formatting the HDDFormat HDD/Disc Card 104 Protecting the HDD Protect HDD/DiscEditing 105 Insert the disc you want to protect Checking Remaining Recording Capacity on Medium 106Twice Insert the medium you want to check except for the HDD „ Connecting to a TV Viewing on the Other DevicesViewing on the Other Devices 107 Hdmi terminal Component Terminal S-Video terminal Connecting the camcorder to your TV’s component input 108 Viewing on the Other Devices 109 Audio Input Video AV/S cable Red White yellow Supplied Viewing on your TV 110 Viewing on Other Players Recorders Viewing on the Other Devices 111 To play back a BD-R/ DVD-RW VF mode/ DVD-R 112Insert the disc into the BD/DVD Insert the disc into the camcorder Play it back Power the camcorder Finalizing a Disc Before you beginViewing on the Other Devices 113 Press Disc NAVIGATION, and then press Menu Using the Finalize button to finalize a disc Disc Setting Unfinalize DiscUnfinalizing a Disc 114 About the software included Connecting to your PC 115ImageMixer 3 HD Edition for Bdcam Connecting to your PC PC requirements116 Memory „ Software installation Connecting to your PC 117 Click Perform installation 118Select your country’s video system Important Notice Connecting to your PC 119 „ Connecting the camcorder to your PCTurn on the camcorder power Camcorder indications on the PC Removing replacingRemoving SD memory card 120 Detach the PC connection cable from the PC Connecting to your PC 121Confirm the device again and click Launch ImageMixer 3 HD Edition for 122Select Hitachi Bdcam Connecting to your PC 123 Import images to the PCTo play back Play back the imported images 124 AlbumSmart album Create a new album Creating a smart album to automatically assemble images 125 Creating a disc with the images recorded by the camcorder 126Load a disc into the disc drive Create a disc creation list Set up the disc you are creating DVD-Video’s list setup screen127 Register images to the disc creation list 128 Write to the disc „ Uninstalling Software Connecting to your PC 129 Precautions When Connecting to a PC 130 Optional Accessories 131 Error Messages Message Cause & Troubleshooting ReferenceAdditional Information 132 133 134 135 136 Additional Information 137 138 Additional Information 139 Troubleshooting Power suppliesSymptom Cause and Correction Reference 140 Reset Additional Information 141 142 During recording 143 During playback Additional Information 144 When the camcorder is connected to a PC 145 146 Disc Eject Additional Information 147 Miscellaneous Card Access 148 Additional Information 149 150 Additional Information 151 152 Do not use a generally available 8 cm CD lens cleanerDo not expose the camcorder to insecticide Cleaning Cleaning the surface of the camcorderUsing HDD/discs Additional Information 153 Additional Information 154 Disc CleaningStoring discs Additional Information 155 List of setting items System Reset156 End User License Agreements for Operating system Software Additional Information 157 End User License Agreements for Operating system Software 158 Additional Information 159 No Warranty 160 Additional Information 161 Copyright year name of author 162 GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1, February Additional Information 163 Modified work must itself be a software li- brary 164 Library will still fall under Section Additional Information 165 How to Apply These Terms to Your New Libraries 166 Major Specifications Additional Information 167 168 DVD-RW VF Storage capacity of HDD/BD/DVD/Card Additional Information 169Recordable time on HDD Recordable time on BD Still’s file size 170Recording media Glossary Additional Information 171 VR mode VF Video modeAdditional Information 172 Index Additional Information 173 174 HDD Additional Information 175 176 License Agreement Service Hotline 1-800-HITACHI Additional Information 177Page Only Only Hitachi Or mail this portion to the following address