Hitachi DZ-HS500A instruction manual Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Important Information	2
For Your Safety	2
Precautions	2
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS	4
Cautions on HDD	5
Cautions When Using	5
Cautions When Storing	9
Suggestions and Restrictions	9
CLEANING	10
HANDLING DISCS	10
DISC CLEANING	11
NOTE WHEN TRANSFERRING OR
DISCARDING DISCS AND SD MEMORY
CARDS	11
Read This First	11
About This Manual	12
Introduction	13
Table of Contents	14
Checking Provided Accessories	17
Names of Parts	18
Setups
Demonstration Function	21
Setting Up the DVD Video
Camera/Recorder	21
HOLDING DVD VIDEO
CAMERA/RECORDER	21
ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP	21
ATTACHING LENS CAP	22
HDD/DVD/Cards	23
HDD, DISCS	24
INFORMATION ON DVD-R	24
NOTES ON FINALIZATION	24
EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE
USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/
RECORDER	25
AVAILABLE CARDS	25
CAUTIONS FOR DISC AND CARD	25
Preparations for Power Supply	26
USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER
WITH AC ADAPTER/CHARGER	26
Setting Up the Battery	27
CHARGING BATTERY	27
ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO
CAMERA/RECORDER	28
REMOVING BATTERY	28
BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR	30
EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY	30
Turning DVD Video Camera/Recorder
On and Off	31
Viewing Images	32
VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR
SCREEN	32

VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH
VIEWFINDER	32
Setting Date and Time	33
CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF
DATE AND TIME	33
Initial Settings	34
SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND ON OR OFF
(BEEP)	34
TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER
OFF AUTOMATICALLY (POWER SAVE)	34
CHANGING DISPLAY LANGUAGE
(LANGUAGE)	34
RESETTING MENU SETTINGS TO DEFAULTS
(RESET)	35
TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF
(RECORD LED)	35
CHANGING SETTING OF
DEMONSTRATION	35
LCD/EVF Setup	36
ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN
(LCD BRIGHTNESS) AND VIEWFINDER
(EVF BRIGHTNESS)	36
ADJUSTING COLOR DENSITY
(COLOR LEVEL)	37
ALWAYS DISPLAYING IMAGE IN
VIEWFINDER	37
Inserting and Removing Disc	38
Inserting and Removing Card	40
Basic Techniques
Recording Movie	41
Recording Stills	42
Swift Restart of Recording
(SLEEP/RESTART button)	43
On-Screen Information	44
INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING
RECORDING	44
Checking Flow of Menu	49
Zooming	51
MACRO RECORDING	51
RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER
WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO EFFECT	52
Manually Focusing Subject	53
FOCUSING DURING RECORDING	53
Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded
(Exposure)	55
Compensating for Backlight	55
Using Full Auto Function	56
Setting Up Camera Functions	57
SELECTING SHOOTING MODE TO MATCH
THE SUBJECT
(SWITCHING PROGRAM AE MODE)	57
RECORDING DARK SUBJECTS USING LCD
MONITOR LIGHT	58

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