DZ-HS903A DZ-HS803A
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Important Information
Identifications of caution marks
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Important Safety Instructions
Table of Contents
Dubbing on DVD
Connecting to Your PC
This camcorder makes all of the following possible
Introduction
About operations using the cursor
„ Choosing a disc to suit your purpose
About media descriptions
Before Using the Product Be sure to read this information
How to hold a disc For correct recording
Conduct test recording
Recording surface
Hitachi will not compensate for recorded images
Using DVD with other equipment
Copyright
Checking Provided Accessories
DZ-ACS3
Names of Parts Power switch side
Power switch p.22 Hand strap p.18
Bottom Disc Navigation button p.28
Inside the cover Light receiving sensor
Lens side
LCD monitor color wide-screen
Remote control
While inserting a thin Insert the lithium
Attaching the lens cap
Adjusting the hand strap
Eyelet and knot
How to Open and Use the LCD Monitor
You can use the LCD monitor as follows
How to Change the LCD Brightness
Charge status of the battery pack
„ Setting up the battery pack
Let’s Get Started
„ Changing the display language
„ Turning on the Power
Get Started
„ Setting the date and time
Press the confirmation button
Recording Movies to the HDD
When handling a disc
Attach the charged battery pack
Turn the power switch to DVD
Recording Stills to an SD card
Playing Recorded Movies/Stills
Deleting Recorded Movies/Stills
Select YES, then press the confirmation button
Functions and Characteristics of HDD/DVD/Cards
Function Media
„ About HDD/DVD
Usable discs and their logos Function
Unusable Discs
„ About cards
„ Cautions for discs and cards
„ Inserting a DVD
When a new DVD-RW or +RW is inserted, see p.36
Camcorder to a wall outlet
Removing the disc
HDD/DVD/Cards
When using a DVD-RW
„ When loading a new DVD-RW/+RW
Open the LCD monitor
Battery Pack
„ Recording time with a fully charged battery
„ Charge lamp status and charging time
„ Connecting the camcorder to a wall outlet
Connect to the AC adapter/charger Power cable
Camcorder DC power cord
Charger
„ Efficient Use of the Battery
Battery life
Press and hold the lock button, and turn the power switch
Recording indicator beneath the lens will also light up red
Recording
To resume recording, press the record button again
„ Using the Quick Start Function
On-Screen Information
See the next page for details
Current medium/input mode p.24, 25
Recording
REM XX MIN*4
Recording Still Pictures
PHOTO/SELECT
Viewing
„ Playing back the last recorded scene
Disc Navigation
„ Choosing and playing back a scene
„ Deleting the last recorded scene
Confirmation button
Dub mark p.80 Photo p.27
„ Choosing and playing back multiple scenes
Fade-in p.106 Fade-out p.106
„ Jumping to the designated scene
Cursor
Specifying the point to jump to
Cursor position
„ Adjusting speaker volume during movie playback
Decreases the volume
„ Information Display During Playback
No display Playback information display
When using
When using Card
Movies During playback
Movies During playback pause
„ Playing still pictures on a card Automatically Slide Show
Still pictures During card playback
Press Menu on the disc navigation screen p.48
„ Playing back scenes Repeatedly Repeat Play
„ Capturing a still picture from a movie Photo Capture
Select Edit by pressing f/e, then press c
How to Operate the Menu
Select Camera Functions Setup
Example
Various Recording Techniques
LCD Setup Date Mode LCD Adjust Date Setup
Menu While Recording Movie Menu
Menu items Quick Common See 1st level 2nd level To movie
Program AE White Balance
Menu items Quick Common See
Stills Menu
2nd level Menu To movie
Setting the Date and Time
„ How to use the LCD setup and initial setup
Menu items Explanation of functions Initial Value Setup
Changing the date format
„ About the demonstration function
Setting the digital zoom
Magnified Recording Optical Zoom Digital Zoom
Digital zoom options
Digital Zoom a digital zoom option
Recording at close range
Recording at Close Range Macro Recording
Maximized
Adjusting the Focus Manually Manual Focus
Focusing range
Attaching the separately sold lenses
Camcorder
How to focus manually
Difficult auto focus conditions
Adjusting the exposure manually
Adjust the exposure by pressing d/ c
During record pause or recording, press f
Subjects moving Subjects with Rapidly Minimal Variation
Compensating for backlight
Program AE modes
Compensating for Backlight Backlight Compensation
During record pause or recording, press BLC
Selecting a Program AE mode
White balance mode
Adjusting the Color White Balance
Program AE a Program AE mode
White Balance a white balance mode
Selecting a white balance mode
Infrared sensor
„ Setting the white balance manually Set
Set
Down until
Press Cto end, or to redo, repeat step
Using the Electronic Image Stabilizer EIS
Select Camera Functions Setup EIS On/Off
Turning EIS Off/On
Turning the MIC. filter On/Off
Setting the recording settings to full auto
Using the Flash
Default Full Auto
Function Default See
Flash mode
Selecting a flash mode
Turning Off Recording Indicator Beneath the Lens
Turning Off/On the recording indicator
Switching movie quality
HDD movie quality and recordable time DZ-HS903A
DZ-HS803A
DVD movie quality and recordable time
When 169 mode is Off
Off
Aspect ratio
169 On/Off
Quality Quality
Switching still picture quality
During record pause, press Menu
Switching the camcorder to external input mode
Input Source
Switching capture quality
Using the Self-Timer
Photo Input Frame/Field
During still picture record pause, press Menu
Dubbing options
Time required for dubbing
Before you begin
Hints for dubbing
About the playlist p.95 for dubbing
First Dubbing New
Turn the power switch to HDD p.24 Press Dubbing
Dubbing All Scenes Recorded on the Same Day Date
Dubbing All Scenes Recorded on the HDD All
Select All, then press Confirmation button
Press Dubbing Check the screen for finalization setting
Dubbing Scenes Selected Select
You delete the dubbed scenes Appears
DVD remaining bar
Category Settings
To set Category
DisplayingonlyDubbedor Not Dubbed Scenes Category
Press
Convenient playback
Editing the original data
Other editing
Editing
Contents
Menu Items for the Disc Navigation
RAM
When using HDD/DVD-RAM/DVD-RW VR mode
„ Menu flows for the disc navigation
When using DVD-RW VF Video mode/DVD-R/+RW
When using a card
„ Switching to the display arranged by program Program
Choosing Scenes by Program
Press , then press Menu
Select, then Press the confirmation button
Input mode
„ Playing back a program Play
„ Renaming the title Program Title
Title input bar
Hints for character entry in step
12/10/2008
Playlist „ What is Playlist?
Playlist 1 created
„ Creating a new Playlist Create
Playlist, then press Menu
„ Playing back a Playlist Play
Editing a playlist
„ Adding scenes to a Playlist Edit
Pressing eand select the insertion position using d/c
Scene to be added
„ Deleting scenes from Playlist Edit
Editing Edit
„ Deleting scenes using the Submenu for Editing Edit
„ Selecting scenes using the Submenu for Editing Edit
100
Wish to delete, the press Menu
„ Renaming the title of a Playlist Title
„ Arranging the order of scenes in the Playlist Edit
Editing 101
Deleting Scenes Edit Delete
„ Deleting a Playlist Delete
102
Editing using the Submenu
Dividing a Movie Edit Divide
Editing 103
Select Scene Edit
104
Division, press PHOTO/SELECT
Editing 105
Combining Multiple Scenes Edit Combine
Button
Adding Special Effects Edit -Fade
106
Skipping Scenes Effect Skip
107
Select Scene Effect
Effect
Changing Thumbnail Image Effect Thumbnail
108
Thumbnail of the scene appears, press
Skip icon
Go To
Copying still pictures on a DVD-RAM to the Card Copy
109
Press , then Menu
110
Locking Scenes on a Card Lock
Select Scene Lock, then press Confirmation button
To unlock the scene
Editing 111
Press Cto quit
Formatting the HDD
When using the HDD/DVD
112
Protecting the HDD
Editing 113
Displaying Movies or Stills Independently Category
114
„ Connecting to a TV
Viewing on the Other Devices 115
„ Setting the on-screen display output On/Off OSD Output
„ Viewing on your TV
Viewing on the Other Devices
116
„ Playing back wide-mode images on a 43 TV TV Type
Viewing on the Other Devices 117
What you can/cannot do after finalizing a disc
About +RW Discs and Finalization
About DVD-RW VF mode/DVD-R Discs and Finalization
118
Playing back a DVD- RAM Disc on a DVD Player/Recorder
About DVD-RW VR Mode Discs Finalization
Viewing on the Other Devices 119
Power the camcorder p.38
Finalizing a Disc Before you begin
120
Press , and then press Menu
Unfinalizing a Disc
121
„ Dubbing from another A/V device DZ-HS903A
122
Press the camcorder’s record button
To the audio
123
„ Dubbing from the camcorder to another A/V device
124
Choose the scene on the disc navigation screen
To the S-Video
Connecting to Your PC 125
About the software included
Windows ImageMixer
Macintosh ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for
Connecting to Your PC
PC requirements
126
Windows
Connecting to Your PC 127
Macintosh
Graphic
Compatible
„ Software installation
128
Click Perform installation
129
Type of installation
„ Preparation before importing images
130
Check the license agreement
131
How to connect to your PC
To USB terminal USB cable provided
Handling photos
Camcorder indications on the PC
132
Removing/replacing
Connecting to Your PC 133
Removing SD memory card
Changing the power
Switch setting
USB cable
134
How to Use Software
Connecting to Your PC 135
Eject button To play back
136
Click Click Create New DVD
Connecting to Your PC 137
Set up a project
138
Cm/12 cm/2-layer using Settings Preference
Click the Write button
Connecting to Your PC 139
Macintosh How to use ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for Dvdcam
140
Your PC
Storing movies onto your Macintosh
141
An image
142
To import
Connecting to Your PC 143
Click Library at the top left of the screen
144
Click to check
Precautions When Connecting to a PC
„ Uninstalling the software
Connecting to Your PC 145
Contact Information
146
Attaching the Shoulder Strap Commercially Available
Optional Accessories
Additional Information 147
Error Messages
Message Cause & Troubleshooting
Additional Information
148
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Photos
151
Check DVD
152
STD
153
END of Card
154
No DVD
155
DVD
Additional Information 156
Troubleshooting
Power supplies
Symptom Cause and Correction
157
Additional Information 158
159
During recording
Additional Information 160
161
During playback
162
When the camcorder is connected to a PC
163
Additional Information 164
165
Information
Miscellaneous
Card Access
166
Additional Information 167
168
Do not use a generally available 8 cm CD lens cleaner
Cleaning
Cleaning the lens
Additional Information 169
170
Handling HDD/discs
Additional Information 171
List of setting items
System Reset
172
Major Specifications
Additional Information 173
174
DVD-RAM
Storage capacity of HDD/DVD/Card
Additional Information 175
Recordable time on HDD*1
Recordable time on DVD
176
Maximum number of scenes that can be recorded/dubbed on
Maximum number of programs that can be recorded/dubbed on
Recording media
Input Source Line DZ-HS903A
Additional Information 177
Still picture size and quality
Glossary
178
Index
Additional Information 179
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Quality
Additional Information 181
182
License Agreement
To Order in the United States
Additional Information 183
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