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Contents

Mode d’emploi Manual de instrucciones Identifications of caution marks For Your SafetyPrecautions English Important Safety Instructions Save the data recorded on HDD Handle the liquid crystal display LCD with care Be careful of ambient temperature Liquid crystal display LCD and viewfinderHold the DVD video camera/recorder correctly Do not subject the DVD video camera/recorder to impact Do not use a generally available 8 cm CD lens cleaner Do not use the DVD video camera/recorder near corrosive gasDo not expose the DVD video camera/recorder to insecticide Be careful of moisture condensation ACCESS/PC indicator Suggestions and Restrictions Make a trial recordingCopyright This could cause malfunctions Cleaning Handling Discs Disc Cleaning Read This FirstQuick Index Quick index for the information you use most often Notation of cancel button About This ManualDisplays in this manual HDD , 1, , , 2, /and 3marks beside headings Introduction You can capture photos from videos pYou can immediately play back desired recorded scenes p Use Disc Navigation to create your original movie p Table of Contents Setting Up Record Functions Disc Navigation Connecting to PC Subsidiary Information Checking Provided Accessories Model DZ-ACS3 Recording indicator p , 41 Red indicator will light during recordingTo adjust the zoom or volume Hand strap attachment bracket p Stereo microphone ACCESS/PC indicator p DVD insertion block p Battery Eject button pPower switch p Hand strap p Viewfinder p Diopter control p Speaker p Reset button p Card Access indicator p Quick Menu button pFull Auto button p Focus button p Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/Recorder Demonstration FunctionHolding DVD Video CAMERA/RECORDER Attaching Shoulder Strap Attaching Lens CAP HDD/DVD/Cards Media FunctionTo edit image p DVD recorders p HDD, Discs Information on DVD-R Available Cards Handling card Preparations for Power Supply Using DVD Video CAMERA/RECORDER with AC ADAPTER/CHARGER Setting Up the Battery Charging Battery Battery charged status Attaching Battery to DVD Video CAMERA/RECORDERRemoving Battery Charge status Charge indicator With DZ-BP07PW provided/DZ-BP7SW optional With DZ-BP14SW optional Battery Remaining Level Indicator Efficient USE of BatteryBattery life Power save and discharge of battery Turning DVD Video Camera/Recorder On and Off Set to OFFSet to SD Set to HDD Range where the LCD monitor can be moved Viewing ImagesViewing Image on LCD Monitor Screen Viewing Subject Through Viewfinder Setting Date and Time Changing Display Format of Date and Time Changing Display Language Language Initial SettingsSwitching Operating Sound on or OFF Beep Turning Record LED on or OFF Record LED Resetting Menu Settings to Defaults ResetChanging Setting of Demonstration LCD/EVF Setup EVF Brightness Adjusting Color Density Color Level Always Displaying Image in ViewfinderPress the Menu Button, use the f Inserting and Removing Disc Push the shaded portion Pickup lens When recording data from PC When using brand-new DVD-RW/+RWWhen recording on this DVD video camera/recorder Inserting and Removing Card Recording Movie RW/DVD-R/+RW into this DVD video camera/recorder Recording Stills Restoring from sleep/restart standby status Setting to the sleep/restart standby statusSwift Restart of Recording SLEEP/RESTART button See the next page for details On-Screen InformationInformation Display During Recording White balance p Movie recording quality only in movie recording mode p Switching the information display mode Display when recording an image of yourself Screen Display Description Symbol Checking Flow of Menu Operating Menu Camera Functions Setup Record Functions SetupLCD/EVF Setup Initial Setup Zooming Macro Recording Conversion lens Step-up ring Attach Focusing range Manually Focusing SubjectFocusing During Recording Glass with Water Droplets, dirt On it Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded Exposure Compensating for BacklightPress the BLC button during recording Backlight correction icon will appear Using Full Auto Function Function When setting ReferenceFocus Off Before You Begin Setting Up Camera FunctionsSee page 49 for how to set Mode Setting content On-screen display Recording Dark Subjects Using LCD Monitor LightAdjusting Color White Balance Setting white balance manually Press the Cbutton to end the setting Using the Electronic Image Stabilizer EIS Recording Subject Using Large Magnification Digital ZoomSee page 51 for setting on digital zoom Reducing Wind Noise During Recording MIC.FILTER Setting Up Record Functions Switching Movie Quality Video Mode Setting to Wide TV Screen Mode 169 Mode Display in viewfinder Switching Quality of Still Image Quality You can switch the still recording qualitySetting Content On-screen display Receiving Image from Another Device Input Source Recording Details of setting On-screen display Switching External Input Recording Method Photo InputSELF-TIMER Setting ON-SCREEN Display Output on or OFF OSD Output Drop Detection HDD Protection Using Disc Navigation When using card Set the power switch to SDStarting or Terminating Disc Navigation Turn the DVD video camera/recorder on p Icons to be displayed on thumbnail Dubbed mark p Fade-in p Skip p Fade-out p Lock p Adjusting Volume During Playback When playback endsPlaying Back from Disc Navigation Screen Playing back photos Playing Back Latest Recorded Scene Deleting Last Recorded Scene Frame ADVANCE/FRAME BACK/SLOW Playback of Movie Capturing PhotoSearch Playback of Movie When using DVD-RAM When using cardSkip Playback of Movie Playing Back Stills Jumping to Specified Point GO to Specifying the point to view When using HDD/DVD Information Display During Playback Selecting Multiple Scenes Selecting Consecutive Scenes TogetherCursor Bar graph Status of scenes Light blue Available ContentsFunctions Available with Disc Navigation When using HDD Understanding Flow of Disc Navigation Menu When using DVD-RAM/DVD-RW VR-mode Scene Play list Program Others When using DVD-RW VF-mode/DVD-R/+RW When using card Dubbing on DVD List of dubbing possible/impossibleDisc to be Videos on HDD VR-mode FIRST-TIME NEW Dubbing Menu screen, chooseNew and press If no DVD is loaded Dubbing Scenes Recoded on Same DAY Collectively Date Dubbing Dubbing ALL Scenes Recorded on HDD Dubbing ALL Off, and then press Turning OFF Dubbed Mark from Thumbnail Mark OFFDubbing, Mark Scene Deleting Scenes Edit Delete Editing using submenu Dividing Movies Edit Divide Combining Multiple Scenes Edit Combine Arranging Order of Scenes Edit Move Directing Scenes Effectively Effect Fade White Wipe Playing Back by Skipping Scenes Effect Skip Releasing Skip Changing Images for Thumbnails Effect Thumbnail Copying Stills on DVD-RAM to Card Copy Locking Scenes on Card Lock To unlock the scene Selecting Scenes Using Menu Screen Select Deselecting selected scenesProceed with step End or All and then Deselecting scenes one by one Displaying Information Using Menu Screen Detail When using HDD/DVD Program What is PROGRAM?Switching to Thumbnail Display of Specific Date Select Playing Back Program Play Changing Title of Program TitleWhose title you want to Change, and then press Screen of the selected program will appear Characters available for entering title If you press the Cbutton on the screen for verifying Creating NEW Play List Create What is Play LIST?Play List Playing Back a Play List Play Switching to Display of Each Play List SelectEditing on play list 100 Adding Scenes to Play List Editing Play List Deleting Scenes from Play List Editing Play List Adding Scenes Using Submenu for Editing Editing Play List101 Deleting Scenes Using Submenu for Editing Editing Play List 102 Press the Disc Navigation button Move the mark to 103Arranging Order of Scenes Move Deleting Play List Delete 104Changing Title of Play List Title Go To HDD/DVD/Card Management105 Moving to Beginning END of HDD/DVD/CARD Verifying Remaining Free Space on Disc or Card Capacity 106Protection Message for 107Deleting Data on HDD Full Format Finalizing DVD-RW/DVD-R/+RW Finalize DVD Using Finalize button to finalize a disc108 109 Others 110Displaying DUBBED/UNDUBBED Scenes in List Category Displaying Movies or Stills Independently Category 111 Playing Back Scenes Repeatedly Repeat PlayPlaying Back WIDE-MODE Images on 43 Display TV TV Type Slide Show Continuous Playback of Stills 112 Connecting to a TVViewing on TV Screen 113 Viewing on TV Screen Playback on DVD Recorder/Player 114Playing Back DVD-RAM/DVD-RW VR-MODE Playing Back DVD-RW VF-MODE/DVD-R/+RW Recording Dubbing Images from Other Video Device Recording Dubbing Images115 116 Camera/recorder to Line L 117 Recording Dubbing Images on Other Video Devices Software Provided 118Windows Macintosh When using Windows When using MacintoshRequirements of available PC 119 120 Installing SoftwareImageMixer 3 installation screen will appear Click Next 121 122 Connecting to PC via PC Connection Cable 123 124 Handling photos When removing disc When removing SD memory cardUsing Disc in DVD Drive Built Into PC 125 126 127 Using ImageMixer 3 for WindowsViewing Images Recorded on HDD/DISC Using PC Click Create New DVD Creating DVD-VIDEO Using Images Recorded on HDD/DISC128 129 130 131 Using ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DvdcamViewing Images Recorded on HDD/DISC Using Macintosh 132 Importing Images Recorded on HDD/DISC Into Macintosh 133 134 Uninstalling Software Contact The Following135 Pixela PC Software Support Center 136 Introduction to Optional Accessories Camera AccessoriesPower Supply Battery DZ-BP7SW Battery DZ-BP14SW 138 Message Cause & Troubleshooting ReferenceTrouble Messages DVD video camera/recorder can enter the sleep/restart 139Maximum number of selectable scenes is Scenes 140 141 142 143 144 Troubleshooting Power suppliesSymptom Cause and Correction Reference 145 146 During recording Symptom Cause and Correction Clean the disc147 During playback When the DVD video camera/recorder is connected to PC 148Poor playback picture DVD video camera/recorder to PC 149 150 Miscellaneous 151 System Reset List of setting itemsDefault Setting 152 Major Specifications 153 154 MovieConforming to DVD video format Dolby Digital Movie DVD+RW video format Dolby Digital 155 Storage Capacity of HDD/DVD/CARDRecordable Time On HDD*1 Recordable Time On Disc 156 Recordable Stills Photos on CardWith external input Size And Quality Of Photos To Order in the United States To Order in the Canada157 By Phone Index 158 159 103 160 License Agreement Warranty Limitations Only Year Parts Except Battery Days Labor Carry-in Hitachi Or mail this portion to the following address Page Video Product Model No. / N de modèle Serial No. / N de série Mississauga on L5N 6C3 Service Direct 1-800-HITACHI 169Ubiquitous Platform Systems Digital Media Division Printed on recycled paper