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DZ-GX20A / DZ-MV730A / DZ-MV780A
HITACHI AMERICA, LTD. HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION
Instruction Manual
DVDCAM PC Software Support Center URL http://dvdcam-pc.support.hitachi.ca/
DZ-GX20A DZ-MV780A DZ-MV730A
Important Information
For Your Safety
Precautions
Page
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Cautions When Using
Page
Page
Cautions When Storing
Suggestions and Restrictions
Read This First
Quick Index
About This Manual
Displays in this manual
Notation of cancel button
Introduction
You can easily edit scenes, which is quite difficult with tape (p. 83)
Create original DVDs on PC (p. 147)
Table of Contents
Setups
Basic Tech ni qu es
Playback on DVD Recorder/Player..................79
Initial Settings.................................................100
Advanced Techniques
Checking Flow of Normal Menu.......................84
Setting Up Camera Functions..........................86
Setting Up Record Functions ...........................91
LCD/EVF Setup ................. ..................... ..........98
Connecting to PC (DZ-GX20A/DZ-MV780A)
Subsidiary Information
Checking Provided Accessories
Make sure that you have all the following accessories in package:
Names of Par ts
Page
Page
Page
Try Recording and Playing Back using Disc (Video and Photo)
Bef ore Y ou Begin
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2
3
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4
Discs and Cards
AVAILABLE DISCS
INFORMATION ON DVD-R DISC
Finalizing DVD-R disc
EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER:
HANDLING DISCS Using discs
Storing discs
DISC CLEANING
AVAILABLE CARDS
Handling card
Common cautions for disc and card
Storage Capacity on Disc or Card
RECORDABLE TIME OF MOVIE (VIDEO)
RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON DISC Number of recordable stills on one side of disc
RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON CARD
For DZ-GX20A
For DZ-MV780A
For DZ-MV730A
(The numbers of recordable stills above are only for reference)
SIZE AND QUALITY OF PHOTOS
Setups
Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/Recorder
HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER
ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP
ATTACHING LENS CAP
1
2
3
INSERTING BATTERY INTO REMOTE CONTROL
1
2
3
REMOVING BATTERY FROM REMOTE CONTROL
1
Using Remote Control
VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR SCREEN
1
Range where the LCD monitor can be moved
CLOSING LCD MONITOR
VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH VIEWFINDER
1 2
SETTING DATE AND TIME
1
3
4
5
6
1
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
USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER WITH AC ADAPTER/CHARGER
2 3
4
Turning DVD Video Camera/Recorder On and Off
Set to OFF:
Set to P:
Set to O:
Set to N:
Inser ting and Removing Disc
INSERTING DISC
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
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Basic Techniques
Recording Movie
1
2
3
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Recording Stills
1
2
3
4
On-Scr een 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
DISPLAY
( )
Switching the in formation display mode
DISPLAY
Display when recording an image of yourself
Zooming
1
2
MACRO RECORDING
1
RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO EFFECT
2
Playing Back
Bef ore Y ou Be gin
PLAYING BACK
1
2
PLAYBACK FROM START OF DISC OR CARD
SEARCH PLAYBACK OF MOVIE
FRAME ADVANCE/FRAME BACK/SLOW PLAYBACK OF MOVIE
SKIP PLAYBACK OF MOVIE
PLAYING BACK STILLS
JUMPING TO SPECIFIED POINT (GO TO)
1
2
Specifying the point to view
1
2
3
On-Scr een Information Display
INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING PLAYBACK
Switching the information display mode
Checking Flow of Quick Menu
1
Operating Menu
FLOW OF QUICK MENU WHEN RECORDING MOVIE:
Recor d Functions Setup
(p. 91)
(p. 92)
*
FLOW OF QUICK MENU WHEN RECORDING PHOTO (DISC):
(p. 96)
Record Functions Setup
Note: No photo can be recorded on DVD-R disc.
FLOW OF QUICK MENU WHEN RECORDING PHOTO (CARD):
Record Functions Setup
(p. 96)
Disc Navigation Functions
1
MENU button.
FLOW OF QUICK MENU (WITH DVD-RAM DISC):
Scene
(p. 136)
Qu i c k
enu f or d i sc.
FLOW OF QUICK MENU (WITH DVD-R DISC):
Disc
(p. 137)
Others
Note: The menu item Finalize Disc will not appear with a finalized DVD-R disc.
Manually Focusing Subject
FOCUSING DURING RECORDING
Focusing range
1
2
Manually focus the following objects, which may not be automatically focused (see page 72):
Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded (Exposure)
1
2
Compensating for Backlight
1
Using Exter nal Microphone
Built-in Video Flash (for DZ-GX20A only)
*
1
2 3
Optional Video Flash (for DZ- GX20A or DZ-MV780A only)
Viewing on TV Screen
CONNECTING TO A TV
VIEWING ON TV SCREEN
1
2
3
Playback on DVD Recorder/Player
PLAYING BACK DVD-RAM DISC
1
PLAYING BACK DVD-R DISC
2
Recording (Dubbing) Images
RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES FROM OTHER VIDEO DEVICE
1
2
3
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RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES FROM OTHER VIDEO CAMERAS
1
2
3
RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES ON OTHER VIDEO DEVICES
2 3
4
Advanced Techniques
Checking Flow of Normal Menu
Flow of Normal Menu
Setting Up Camera Functions
SELECTING SHOOTING MODE TO MATCH THE SUBJECT (SWITCHING PROGRAM AE MODE)
1
Bef ore Y ou Begin
RECORDING DARK SUBJECTS USING LCD MONITOR LIGHT
2
3
4
ADJUSTING COLOR (WHITE BALANCE)
1
2
h
j
Setting white balance manually
1
2
3
4
USING THE ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABILIZER (EIS)
1
2
Checking EIS On or Off
RECORDING SUBJECT USING LARGE MAGNIFICATION (DIGITAL ZOOM)
REDUCING WIND NOISE DURING RECORDING (MIC.FILTER)
1
2
3
Setting Up Record Functions
SWITCHING MOVIE QUALITY (VIDEO MODE)
1
2
SETTING TO WIDE TV SCREEN MODE (16:9 MODE)
1
2
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SWITCHING QUALITY OF STILL IMAGE (QUALITY)
1
2
3
RECEIVING IMAGE FROM ANOTHER DEVICE (INPUT SOURCE)
1
2
3
SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING METHOD (PHOTO INPUT)
1
2
DG
SELF-TIMER
1
2
4
SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLAY OUTPUT ON OR OFF (OSD OUTPUT)
1
2
LCD/EVF Setup
SETTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN (LCD BRIGHTNESS)
1
2
SETTING BRIGHTNESS OF VIEWFINDER (EVF BRIGHTNESS)
1
2
ALWAYS DISPLAYING IMAGE IN VIEWFINDER
1
2 3
Initial Settings
SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND ON OR OFF (BEEP)
1
2
TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER OFF AUTOMATICALLY (POWER SAVE)
1
2
CHANGING DISPLAY LANGUAGE (LANGUAGE)
1
2
RESETTING MENU SETTINGS TO DEFAULTS (RESET)
1
2
Disc Navigation
Using Disc Navigation
Bef ore Y ou Begin
STARTING OR TERMINATING DISC NAVIGATION
2
001/014All Progra
m
RAM
PLAY
s
3
When playback ends:
Playing back photos
SELECTING MULTIPLE SCENES
2
3
SELECTING CONSECUTIVE SCENES TOGETHER
4
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UNDERSTANDING FLOW OF DISC NAVIGATION MENU
When using DVD-R disc
When using DVD-RAM disc
When using card
Scene
DELETING SCENES (EDIT DELETE)
2
3
4
Editing using submenu
DIVIDING MOVIES (EDIT DIVIDE)
2
4
5
6
7
2
4
5
6
ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (EDIT MOVE)
2
4
5
6
PLAYING BACK BY SKIPPING SCENES (EFFECT SKIP)
2
4
5
6
Releasing Skip
2
4
5
6
7
1 2 3 4 5
6
7
LOCKING SCENES ON CARD (LOCK)
1 2 3 4 5
6
To unlock the scene :
SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCREEN (SELECT)
2
4 5
Deselecting selected scenes
DISPLAYING INFORMATION USING MENU SCREEN (DETAIL)
2
to know.
5
4
A button. The detailed information on the scene will appear.
Program
WHAT IS PROGRAM?
Program No. 1
Recorded on September 10
SWITCHING TO THUMBNAIL DISPLAY OF SPECIFIC DATE (SWITCH)
3
4
CHANGING TITLE OF PROGRAM (TITLE)
3
4
5
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7
Characte rs 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)
3
4
5
6
7
2
3
4
5
ADDING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING (EDITING PLAY LIST)
2
3
4
5 6
7
2
3
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5
6
2
3
4
5
ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (MOVE)
3
4
5 6
7
8
3
4
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6
DELETING PLAY LIST (DELETE)
3
4
5
Go To
TOP (END)
3
Disc or Card Management
INITIALIZING DISC OR CARD (FORMAT DISC. FORMAT CARD)
3
4
PROTECTING DISC FROM WRITING (PROTECT DISC)
3
4
VERIFYING REMAINING FREE SPACE ON DISC OR CARD (CAPACITY)
3
4
UPDATING CONTROL INFORMATION OF DVD-RAM DISC (UPDATE CONTROL INFO.)
3
4
FINALIZING DVD-R DISC (FINALIZE DISC)
3
4
5
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Others
DISPLAYING MOVIES OR STILLS INDEPENDENTLY (CATEGORY)
3
4
PLAYING BACK SCENES REPEATEDLY (REPEAT PLAY)
SLIDE SHOW (CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK OF STILLS)
Connecting to PC
Using PC to edit images on DVD-RAM disc recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder:
Languages compatible with each software pr og ram:
Contents on Provided CD-ROM
DVD-MovieAlbumSE
DVDfunSTUDIO
UDF driver (DVD-RAM driver)
Requirements of available PC
Installing Software
DISPLAYING INSTALLER SCREEN
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
5
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Creating DVD Video from DVD-RAM Disc Recor ded on DVD Video Camera/Recorder
1
2
3
4
8
9
Uninstalling Software
Cautions When Using DVD Video Camera/ Recor der by Connecting It to PC
Introduction to Video Editing Software
For Mac
Subsidiary Information
Introduction to Optional Accessories
POWER SUPPLY
CAMERA ACCESSORIES
Removing Disc from Its Package
REMOVING AND REPLACING FR OM/IN ROUND DVD HOLDER
1
2
1
Cleaning
Changing Setting of Demonstration
1 2
3
Terminology
Page
Page
No DVD Video Camera/Recorder Operation Check the Following:
Page
Trouble Messages
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Troubleshooting
Power supplies
Symptom Cause and Correction Reference
During recording
Symptom Cause and Correction Reference
During playback
Page
When the DVD video cam e ra /recorder is connected to PC:
Symptom Cause and Correction Reference
Page
Miscellaneous
System Reset
1
2
List of setting items
Major Specifications
Page
Page
To Order in the United States
BY PHONE
To Order in the Canada
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Service Hotline:1-800-HITACHI (1-800-448-2244)
Index
Numerics
A
B
C
M
N
O
P
Q
Be sure to read the following befor e opening the package of CD-ROM
License Agreement
Article 1 Grant of License
Article 2 Copyrights
Article 3 Other Rights and Limitations
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