Compensating for backlight, Exposure Bar | Hitachi DZ-BD7HA specification

During recording pause or recording, press EXPOSURE.

The exposure bar appears in the LCD monitor.

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Exposure Bar

•Each time you press EXPOSURE, exposure adjustment switches between manual adjustment and automatic adjustment. The exposure bar appears only during manual adjustment.

Adjust the exposure by pressing &/ %.

2• When the power is turned off, exposure adjustment returns to automatic adjustment.

Hint

If you wish to adjust focus manually while adjusting exposure, press FOCUS. The manual focus icon lights in orange. To return to exposure adjustment, press EXPOSURE.

HDD BD-RE BD-R RAM -RW (VR) -RW (VF) R CARD

Compensating for Backlight (Backlight Compensation)

When the subject is lit from the rear, this function will compensate for lighting so that the subject is not too dark.

Compensating for backlight

Various Recording Techniques

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Hitachi DZ-BD7HA, DZ-BD70A instruction manual Compensating for backlight, Adjust the exposure by pressing &/ %, Exposure Bar

Contents

Instruction DZ-BD7HA 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 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 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 „ Changing the display language „ Turning on the Power 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 Hint Playing Recorded Movies/Stills Deleting Recorded Movies/Stills Media Function Functions and Characteristics of HDD/BD/DVD/CardsCard Usable discs and their logos Function „ About HDD/BD/DVD Unusable Discs „ Cautions for discs and cards „ About cardsUsable card and logo Function „ 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 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 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 Recording Switch to onRecord button See next 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 Viewing „ Playing back the last recorded scenePress the confirmation button 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 Button Jumping to a specified point toSelect the desired point by time by pressing / / &/ % No display Playback information display „ Adjusting speaker volume during movie playbackDecreases the volume Increases the volume „ Information Display During Playback When using Card When usingViewing 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 „ Playing back scenes Repeatedly Repeat Play „ Capturing a still picture from a movie Photo CaptureSelect Edit by pressing /, then press % 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 Demo Mode Reset Power Save Initial Setup Record LED LanguageStills menu 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 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 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 Adjusting the exposure manually Adjusting Brightness Image ExposureDifficult auto focus conditions 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 Selecting a white balance mode White balance modeInfrared sensor Press to end, or to redo, repeat step „ Setting the white balance manually SetSelect Camera Functions Setup White Balance Set Press the confirmation button 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 Flash a flash mode Using the FlashFlash mode Selecting a flash mode Select Initial Setup Record Turning Off Recording Indicator Beneath the LensLED Off/On 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 Not Dubbed Scenes On Thumbnails Category Category SettingsTo set 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? 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 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 Editing 101 Adding Special Effects Edit -FadeSelect Scene Edit Fade 102 Go To„ Jumping to the Top/End Go To Locking Scenes on a Card Lock To unlock the scene Editing 103Press to quit 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 About the software included Connecting to your PC 115ImageMixer 3 HD Edition for Bdcam 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 Connecting to your PC 119 „ Connecting the camcorder to your PCTurn on the camcorder power 120 Camcorder indications on the PCRemoving replacing Removing SD memory card 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 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 151 152 Do not use a generally available 8 cm CD lens cleanerDo not expose the camcorder to insecticide Additional Information 153 CleaningCleaning the surface of the camcorder Using HDD/discs Additional Information 154 Disc CleaningStoring discs Additional Information 155 List of setting items System Reset156 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 Still’s file size 170Recording media Additional Information 171 Glossary VR mode VF Video modeAdditional Information 172 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