Using the Flash, Flash mode, Flash a flash mode | Hitachi DZ-BD70A

Various Recording Techniques

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Using the Flash

As shutter speed will slow down when still photos are recorded in dim lighting, camera shake may easily occur. We recommend you use a flash in this case.

Normally, the flash fires automatically depending on the recording conditions (during Auto). You can also set the flash to On (always fires) or Off (does not fire).

Flash mode

Auto

The flash fires only when necessary. When the flash is needed, “ ” appears in the LCD monitor when you press PHOTO halfway, and then the flash fires when you press PHOTO all the way.

On

“ ” is displayed in the LCD monitor all the time. The flash always fires when you fully press PHOTO.

Off

“ ” is always displayed in the LCD monitor and the flash will not fire.

Selecting a flash mode

1During recording pause, press MENU.

2Select “Camera Functions Setup”

“Flash” a flash mode

Press the confirmation button to confirm, then MENU to end.

•To check where the flash icon appears in the LCD monitor, see (p.42).

•The flash setting is retained in

memory even when the power

3is turned off.

•If “Off” or “On” is selected, and you do not plan to record with that flash mode all the time, we recommend you return the setting to “Auto” after recording and before turning off the power.

Hints

•There may be cases when the recorded pictures are out-of- focus in dark places even if the flash is used. We recommend you shine a light on the subject for recording in dark places.

•“ ” flashes in the LCD monitor while the flash is

recharging and the flash will not fire.

•When recording stills up close, set “Flash” setting to “Off”. If the subject is too close, image smearing may occur.

Notes

•When a conversion lens is attached, the flash cannot be used. Adjust the “Flash” setting to “Off”.

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Hitachi DZ-BD70A, DZ-BD7HA instruction manual Using the Flash, Flash mode, Selecting a flash mode, Flash a flash mode

Contents

DZ-BD7HA Instruction 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 Re-recordable One-time Recording/Dubbing SD Standard Definition image qualityRe-recordable 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 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 „ Turning on the Power „ Changing the display language 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 Playing Recorded Movies/Stills Hint Deleting Recorded Movies/Stills Card Functions and Characteristics of HDD/BD/DVD/CardsMedia Function „ About HDD/BD/DVD Usable discs and their logos Function Unusable Discs Usable card and logo Function „ About cards„ Cautions for discs and cards Attach the charged battery pack to Wall outlet Turn the power switch to OFFWhen a new BD-RE, BD-R, or DVD-RW is inserted, see p.35 „ Inserting a BD or DVD 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 Camcorder DC power cord Charger „ Connecting the camcorder to a wall outletConnect to the AC adapter/charger Power cable AC Plug Adapter not supplied „ Efficient Use of the Battery Battery life Record button See next Switch to onRecording Will also light red „ Using the Quick Start FunctionAgain. The elapsed recording time will be reset 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 Press the confirmation button „ Playing back the last recorded sceneViewing Date separator line „ Deleting the last recorded scene„ Choosing and playing back a scene Operation guide Currently selected scene Select a scene by pressing &/% Setting„ Choosing and playing back multiple scenes Then press Select Then select Select by pressing You want to cancel and press Select„ Jumping to the designated scene Press %or the confirmation button Select the desired point by time by pressing / / &/ % Jumping to a specified point toButton „ Information Display During Playback „ Adjusting speaker volume during movie playbackDecreases the volume Increases the volume No display Playback information display Viewing When usingWhen using Card Movies During playback Movies During playback pause „ Playing still pictures on a card Automatically Slide Show Select Playback Setting by pressing /, then press %Still pictures During card playback Press Menu on the disc navigation screen p.48 Select Edit by pressing /, then press % „ Capturing a still picture from a movie Photo Capture„ Playing back scenes Repeatedly Repeat Play Various How to Operate the MenuExample Recording Techniques Menu While Recording Movie menu Program AE White Balance Camera Functions SetupEVF Display Date Setup Date Mode Menu items 1st level Menu items 2nd level See Stills menu Power Save Initial Setup Record LED LanguageDemo Mode Reset Setup „ How to use the LCD/EVF setup and initial setupSetting the Date and Time Various Recording Techniques Changing the date format „ About the demonstration function 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 Attaching the separately sold lenses Conversion lens How to focus manually Adjusting the Focus Manually Manual FocusFocusing range During recording pause or recording, press Focus Difficult auto focus conditions Adjusting Brightness Image ExposureAdjusting the exposure manually During recording pause or recording, press Exposure Adjust the exposure by pressing &/ %Compensating for backlight Exposure Bar During recording pause or recording, press BLC Selecting a Recording Mode to Match Conditions Program AERecording mode Backlight compensation icon Repeat steps 1 to 3 on the left Selecting a recording modeDuring recording pause, press Menu Lens Infrared sensor White balance modeSelecting a white balance mode White Balance Set Press the confirmation button „ Setting the white balance manually SetSelect Camera Functions Setup Press to end, or to redo, repeat step 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 Selecting a flash mode Using the FlashFlash mode Flash a flash mode LED Off/On Turning Off Recording Indicator Beneath the LensSelect Initial Setup Record DVD Movie Quality SD Video Mode Recording Time HD Video ModeBD Movie Quality HD Video Mode Recording Time Switching Movie Quality Menu Using the Self-TimerSelf Timer On Photo or Correct Incorrect To MIC Jack Discs and picture quality for dubbing Time required for dubbingDubbing options Dubbing on BD/DVD DZ-BD7HA Hints for dubbing When dubbing to a BD with HX Video Mode SceneBefore you begin 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 To set Category Category SettingsNot Dubbed Scenes On Thumbnails Category Other editing Convenient playbackEditing the original data 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 Press Disc NAVIGATION, then press Menu „ Switching to the display arranged by date DateChoosing Scenes by Date Plays back in the order Playlist „ What is Playlist? 10/1/200711/1/2007 Playlist 1 created 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 Choose the desired insertion position by pressing &/ % „ Deleting scenes from Playlist EditWish to delete by pressing &/ % Scene to be Insertion Added Position Then press Menu „ Arranging the order of scenes in the Playlist Edit„ Deleting a Playlist Delete Select Yes, then press Confirmation button For a card When you reach the desired point Division, press SelectDividing a Movie Edit Divide For others Select the scenes you want to combine, then press Menu Combining Multiple Scenes Edit -Combine100 Button.Combine, then press the confirmation Select Scene Edit Fade Adding Special Effects Edit -FadeEditing 101 Locking Scenes on a Card Lock Go To„ Jumping to the Top/End Go To 102 Press to quit Editing 103To unlock the scene Format HDD/Disc Card When using the HDD/BDFormatting the HDD 104 Editing 105 Protecting the HDDProtect HDD/Disc Insert the disc you want to protect Twice Checking Remaining Recording Capacity on Medium106 Insert the medium you want to check except for the HDD Viewing on the Other Devices 107 „ Connecting to a TVViewing on the Other Devices 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 Insert the disc into the BD/DVD To play back a BD-R/ DVD-RW VF mode/ DVD-R112 Insert the disc into the camcorder Play it back Viewing on the Other Devices 113 Power the camcorderFinalizing a Disc Before you begin Press Disc NAVIGATION, and then press Menu Unfinalizing a Disc Using the Finalize button to finalize a discDisc Setting Unfinalize Disc 114 ImageMixer 3 HD Edition for Bdcam Connecting to your PC 115About the software included 116 Connecting to your PCPC requirements Memory „ Software installation Connecting to your PC 117 Select your country’s video system Click Perform installation118 Important Notice Turn on the camcorder power „ Connecting the camcorder to your PCConnecting to your PC 119 Removing SD memory card Camcorder indications on the PCRemoving replacing 120 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 To play back Connecting to your PC 123Import images to the PC Play back the imported images Smart album 124Album Create a new album Creating a smart album to automatically assemble images 125 Load a disc into the disc drive Creating a disc with the images recorded by the camcorder126 Create a disc creation list 127 Set up the disc you are creatingDVD-Video’s list setup screen 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 Additional Information Error MessagesMessage Cause & Troubleshooting Reference 132 133 134 135 136 Additional Information 137 138 Additional Information 139 Symptom Cause and Correction Reference TroubleshootingPower supplies 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 Do not expose the camcorder to insecticide Do not use a generally available 8 cm CD lens cleaner152 Using HDD/discs CleaningCleaning the surface of the camcorder Additional Information 153 Storing discs Disc CleaningAdditional Information 154 Additional Information 155 156 System ResetList of setting items 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 Recordable time on HDD Storage capacity of HDD/BD/DVD/CardAdditional Information 169 Recordable time on BD Recording media 170Still’s file size Glossary Additional Information 171 Additional Information 172 VF Video modeVR mode 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