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