Hitachi DZ-HS500SW 1, 2, 3

English

ATTACHING LENS CAP

1Attach the shorter end of lens cap string to

the lens cap.

2Attach the longer end of lens cap string to the

hand strap of DVD video camera/recorder.

3Push the both sides of cap inward and attach

it over the lens.

Note:

•Always keep the lens cap on when not using the DVD

video camera/recorder, to protect the lens.

•When recording, attach the lens cap to the hand strap

by hooking the tab inside the cap onto strap for

comfortable shooting.

Shorter end

Longer end

Push and fit

Contents

Main DZ-HS500SW DZ-HS500SW Instruction manual Important Information For Your Safety Precautions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Cautions on HDD Save the data recorded on HDD: Do not subject the DVD video camera/recorder to any vibrations or impact: Carefully check the temperature of this DVD video camera/recorder: This DVD video camera/recorder cannot be used at high altitude: Page Page Page Cautions When Storing Suggestions and Restrictions CLEANING Cleaning LCD screen and camera lens If dust adheres to the viewfinder lens, remove it using a cotton swab, etc. Cleaning DVD Video Camera/ Recorder Case Do not use benzene or thinner to clean DVD video camera/recorder case Read This First Quick Index About This Manual Displays in this manual Notation of cancel button ,,,,, and marks beside headings Introduction Table of Contents Setups Basic Techniques Setting Up Record Functions...........................60 Disc Navigation Using Disc Navigation......................................66 Dubbing on DVD..............................................79 Scene...............................................................84 Programme......................................................94 Connecting to PC Subsidiary Information Checking Provided Accessories Make sure that you have all the following accessories in package: Names of Parts Page Page Setups Demonstration Function Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/Recorder HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP 1 2 3 HDD/DVD/Cards HDD, DISCS INFORMATION ON DVD-R NOTES ON FINALISATION EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER AVAILABLE CARDS Handling card CAUTIONS FOR DISC AND CARD Preparations for Power Supply USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER WITH AC ADAPTER/CHARGER 1 2 3 4 Setting Up the Battery CHARGING BATTERY 2 1 3 1 REMOVING BATTERY 1 Continuously recordable time with fully charged battery (with no zoom operation, etc.) BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY Turning DVD Video Camera/Recorder On and Off Set to OFF: Set to SD: Set to HDD: Set to DVD: Viewing Images VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR SCREEN 1 Range where the LCD monitor can be moved VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH VIEWFINDER Setting Date and Time 2 3 4 5 Initial Settings SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND ON OR OFF (BEEP) TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER OFF AUTOMATICALLY (POWER SAVE) CHANGING DISPLAY LANGUAGE (LANGUAGE) 1 1 2 TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF (RECORD LED) CHANGING SETTING OF DEMONSTRATION LCD/EVF Setup ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN (LCD BRIGHTNESS) AND VIEWFINDER (EVF BRIGHTNESS) 2 3 ADJUSTING COLOUR DENSITY (COLOUR LEVEL) 1 2 3 ALWAYS DISPLAYING IMAGE IN VIEWFINDER 1 2 Inserting and Removing Disc 1 2 3 4 5 When using brand-new DVD-RW/+RW When recording on this DVD video camera/recorder: When recording data from PC: Page Basic Techniques Recording Movie 1 2 3 Recording Stills 1 2 3 4 Swift Restart of Recording (SLEEP/RESTART button) Setting to the sleep/restart standby status: Restoring from sleep/restart standby status: On-Screen Information Various types of information will appear in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen during recording. See the next page for details. INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING RECORDING = Page ! / : DVD-RW (VR-mode/VF-mode) " % & ' J Switching the information display mode Display when recording an image of yourself Page Checking Flow of Menu Operating Menu Flow of Full Menu Zooming 1 2 MACRO RECORDING 1 1 2 Manually Focusing Subject FOCUSING DURING RECORDING Focusing range: 1 2 Manually focus the following objects, which may not be automatically focused (see page52): Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded (Exposure) 1 2 Compensating for Backlight 1 Using Full Auto Function 1 Setting Up Camera Functions SELECTING SHOOTING MODE TO MATCH THE SUBJECT (SWITCHING PROGRAMME AE MODE) 2 Before You Begin See page48 for how to set. RECORDING DARK SUBJECTS USING LCD MONITOR LIGHT 4 ADJUSTING COLOUR (WHITE BALANCE) 2 Setting white balance manually 1 2 3 4 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABILISER (EIS) 2 RECORDING SUBJECT USING LARGE MAGNIFICATION (DIGITAL ZOOM) REDUCING WIND NOISE DURING RECORDING (MIC.FILTER) Setting Up Record Functions SWITCHING MOVIE QUALITY (VIDEO MODE) 2 SETTING TO WIDE TV SCREEN MODE (16:9 MODE) 2 An image recorded with 16:9 On specified will appear as follows: Images recorded with 16:9 Off specified will appear as follows: SWITCHING QUALITY OF STILL IMAGE (QUALITY) 2 RECEIVING IMAGE FROM ANOTHER DEVICE (INPUT SOURCE) 2 SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING METHOD (PHOTO INPUT) 2 SELF-TIMER 4 SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLAY OUTPUT ON OR OFF (OSD OUTPUT) 2 DROP DETECTION (HDD PROTECTION) Disc Navigation Using Disc Navigation STARTING OR TERMINATING DISC NAVIGATION 1 3 & PLAYING BACK FROM DISC NAVIGATION SCREEN 2 3 ADJUSTING VOLUME DURING PLAYBACK When playback ends Playing back photos 1 2 DELETING LAST RECORDED SCENE 1 2 3 1 2 3 SEARCH PLAYBACK OF MOVIE FRAME ADVANCE/FRAME BACK/SLOW PLAYBACK OF MOVIE 1 2 Specifying the point to view 1 2 3 INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING PLAYBACK Switching the information display mode SELECTING MULTIPLE SCENES 2 3 SELECTING CONSECUTIVE SCENES TOGETHER 2 3 4 FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE WITH DISC NAVIGATION The Disc Navigation mode will allow a variety of further operations. * * Contents UNDERSTANDING FLOW OF DISC NAVIGATION MENU When using HDD When using DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR-mode) When using DVD-RW (VF-mode)/DVD-R/+RW When using card Dubbing on DVD List of dubbing possible/impossible Note when dubbing: FIRST-TIME (NEW) DUBBING 2 3 4 5 6 DUBBING SCENES RECORDED ON SAME DAY COLLECTIVELY (DATE DUBBING) 2 4 5 6 7 DUBBING ALL SCENES RECORDED ON HDD (DUBBING ALL) 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 Scene DELETING SCENES (EDIT DELETE) 2 4 5 2 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 5 6 2 4 5 6 PLAYING BACK BY SKIPPING SCENES (EFFECT SKIP) 2 o 4 5 6 2 4 5 6 7 1 3 4 5 6 7 LOCKING SCENES ON CARD (LOCK) 1 3 4 5 6 To unlock the scene 2 4 5 Deselecting selected scenes DISPLAYING INFORMATION USING MENU SCREEN (DETAIL) 2 information you wish to know. 5 4 button. The detailed information on the scene will appear. Programme WHAT IS PROGRAMME? Programme No. 1 Recorded on March 10 SWITCHING TO THUMBNAIL DISPLAY OF SPECIFIC DATE (SELECT) 3 4 CHANGING TITLE OF PROGRAMME (TITLE) 3 4 5 6 7 Characters available for entering title Play List WHAT IS PLAY LIST? CREATING NEW PLAY LIST (CREATE) 2 4 3 4 Editing on play list PLAYING BACK A PLAY LIST (PLAY) 3 4 ADDING SCENES TO PLAY LIST (EDITING PLAY LIST) 5 6 7 8 DELETING SCENES FROM PLAY LIST (EDITING PLAY LIST) 1 2 5 3 4 1 2 3 4 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 4 5 DELETING PLAY LIST (DELETE) 3 4 5 Go To MOVING TO BEGINNING (END) OF HDD/DVD/CARD 3 4 HDD/DVD/Card Management INITIALISING HDD/DVD/CARD 3 4 VERIFYING REMAINING FREE SPACE ON DISC OR CARD (CAPACITY) 3 4 UPDATING CONTROL INFORMATION OF HDD/DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR- MODE) (UPDATE CONTROL INFO.) 3 4 DELETING DATA ON HDD (FULL FORMAT) 1 2 3 FINALISING DVD-RW/DVD-R/+RW (FINALIZE DVD) FINALIZE 4 5 Using FINALIZE button to finalise a disc ADDITIONALLY RECORDING ON FINALISED DVD-RW (VF-MODE)/+RW (UNFINALIZE DVD) 3 4 Others DISPLAYING DUBBED/UNDUBBED SCENES IN LIST (CATEGORY) 1 2 3 4 When Repeat Play is set 4 To release Repeat Play PLAYING BACK WIDE-MODE IMAGES ON 4:3 DISPLAY TV (TV TYPE) 3 SLIDE SHOW (CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK OF STILLS) Viewing on TV Screen CONNECTING TO A TV VIEWING ON TV SCREEN 1 2 3 Playback on DVD Recorder/Player PLAYING BACK DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR-MODE) 1 PLAYING BACK DVD-RW (VF-MODE)/DVD-R/+RW 2 Recording (Dubbing) Images RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES FROM OTHER VIDEO DEVICE 1 2 3 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES ON OTHER VIDEO DEVICES 2 3 4 Connecting to PC Software Provided Windows Macintosh Requirements of available PC Installing Software 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 Connecting to PC via PC Connection Cable Handling photos A disc/card loaded in the DVD video camera/recorder can be ejected by operating the PC. When removing disc When removing SD memory card USING DISC IN DVD DRIVE BUILT INTO PC BEFORE TERMINATING PC CONNECTION (UNPLUGGING PC CONNECTION CABLE)/CHANGING OVER POWER SWITCH 1 2 3 Using ImageMixer 3 for Windows VIEWING IMAGES RECORDED ON HDD/DISC USING PC 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Using ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM VIEWING IMAGES RECORDED ON HDD/DISC USING MACINTOSH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 CREATING DVD-VIDEO USING IMAGES RECORDED ON HDD/DISC 1 2 3 4 5 Uninstalling Software Contact The Following Cautions when connecting DVD video camera/ recorder to PC Subsidiary Information Introduction to Optional Accessories CAMERA ACCESSORIES POWER SUPPLY Trouble Messages Page Page Page Page Page Page Troubleshooting Power supplies Symptom Cause and Correction Reference During recording During playback When the DVD video camera/recorder is connected to PC Page Miscellaneous Page System Reset 1 2 List of setting items Some items will not appear depending on the disc or card inserted. Major Specifications Item Default Setting method Page STORAGE CAPACITY OF HDD/DVD/CARD Recordable Time On HDD Recordable Time On Disc Maximum Number of Programmes that Can Be Recorded/Dubbed on HDD/One Disc Movie recordable time on one disc (on single side) (when recording only movies) Maximum Number of Scenes that Can Be Recorded/Dubbed on HDD/One Disc RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON CARD With external input (The numbers of recordable stills above are only for reference) Size And Quality Of Photos The following table shows the file size and quality of one still (JPEG) recorded on card: Index Numerics A B C M O P Q R Be sure to read the following before opening the package of CD-ROM Licence Agreement Grant of Licence Prohibition Termination of Agreement Hitachi Australia Ltd. Hitachi Home Electronics Asia (S) Pte. Ltd. Hitachi Hong Kong Ltd.