Hitachi DZ-MV780A During playback 51

During playback51

Recognition of disc is

not complete

Pressing the playback

button wil!not start

playback.

58

is disc dirty?

Use the provided disc cleaning cloth to clean it.

Has the image been recorded by devices other than this DVD

video camera/recorder?

Playback of image recorded ondevices other than this DVDvideo

camera/recorder may be impossible on this DVD video camera/

recorder.

Has scene been edited on adevice other than this DVD video

camera/recorder?

(fa scene recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder is edited

on adevice other than this DVD video camera/recorder, playback

may not be possible on this DVD video camera/recorder.

is TV input selector set correctly?

Some TVs have multiple video input jacks. Check whether the

correct input was selected on TVto match theconnected jacks, if

the DVD video camera/recorder is connected to VCR, set its

input selector to "external input (LINE)".

is the DVD video camera/recorder connected to TV correctly?

Check the connections.

is disc scratched or does dirt or fingerprint adhere to it?

Clean the disc.

Was the image input from analog VCR (VHS, 8 mm) and

recorded?

The problem may be improved ifa VCR equipped with TBC

circuit is used for playback.

Was recording of external input made with "Frame" specified?

Specify "Field" for "PHOTO Input" in record functions setup.

is the TV volume control set correctly?

Adjust TV volume control, and besure to adjust the volume on

TV.

Was the image recorded from AV input/output jack with

interference?

Record image with no noise or disturbance.

No playback picture

appears on TV screen.

78

77

Playback picture is 26

momentarily interrupted.

Poor playback picture

Playback picture is 95

greatly distorted.

No sound

78

Disc Navigation

thumbnails do not

appear.

169

Contents

Main HITACHI Inspire the Ne Instruction Manual V_DEO RAM RAM DZ-GX20A /DZ-MV730A /DZ-MV780A /k For Your Safety Precautions Page IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Cautions When Using Page Page Cautions When Storing Suggestions and Restrictions Read This First t4). About This Manual @Displays in this manual @Notation of cancel button Introduction 4' OYou can easily edit scenes, which is quite difficult with tape (p.83) OCreate original DVDs on PC (p. 147) &- Table of Contents Setups Setting Upthe DVDVideo Camera/ Recorder ....................................................... 31 Setting Up the Battery ...................................... 39 Basic Techniques 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 Parts r .... Page Page Page Page "_ll" or "l"l" (only "din"fbr DVD R disc). ....... .........j Page Discs and Cards AVAILABLE DISCS INFORMATION ON DVD-R DISC OFinalizing DVD-R disc EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT CAMERA/RECORDER: BE USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO HANDLING DISCS OUsing discs OStoring discs DISC CLEANING AVAILABLE CARDS OHandling card OCommon cautions for disc and card Storage Capacity on Disc or Card RECORDABLE TIME OF MOVIE (VIDEO) RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON DISC eNumber of recordable stills on one side of disc RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON CARD For DZ-GX20A a = .a, = }} i{{{{{ { { {,} i{{{{{ { { 31} Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/Recorder HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER Adjust the length ofhand strap ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP ATTACHING LENS CAP Pnsh tile both sides of cap inward and attach itover tile lens. INSERTING BATTERY INTO REMOTE CONTROL 2 3 REMOVING BATTERY FROM REMOTE CONTROL IWhi,epnshingtile battery holder, slide tile OUsing Remote Control \ VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR SCREEN ORange where the LCD monitor can be moved CLOSING LCD MONITOR VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH VIEWFINDER 1 SETTING DATE AND TIME 4 6 CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF DATE AND TIME Setting Up the Battery CHARGING BATTERY Battery charged status down 4O ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER REMOVING BATTERY 1While holding down the BATTERY EJECT Page BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER WITH ACADAPTER/CHARGER 1 2 3 output jack on ACadapter/charger. Turning DVD Video Camera/Recorder On and Off Inserting and Removing Disc INSERTING DISC Identifying recording sides of OWhen using brand-new DVD-R disc REMOVING DISC 2 fiflly tmtil itstops. _ _:_ 3 4 Inserting and Removing Card 1 Recording Movie Before You Begin /" J 2 4 3 or LCD). Page Recording Stills 1 2 4 On-Screen Information INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING RECORDING See the next page fbr details. J (p.86) Nodisplay :EIS OFF ((_)) :EISON (p.92) E OSwitching the information display mode ODisplay when recording an image of yourself HO m o Zooming MACRO RECORDING RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO EFFECT Playing Back inserta discor card recorded on this DVDvideo camera/recorder(p. 49, Before You Begin 51). Turnthe DVD video camera/recorderon (p. 44). PLAYING BACK SEARCH PLAYBACK OF MOVIE FRAME ADVANCE/FRAME BACK/SLOW PLAYBACK OF MOVIE SKIP PLAYBACK OF MOVIE 6O PLAYING BACK STILLS JUMPING TO SPECIFIED POINT (GO TO) 1Press the MENU button during playback. OSpecifying the point to view 2 On-Screen Information Display I E E] E Checking Flow of Quick Menu 1 I 1_I_111e_u_Source OOperating Menu Youcan usetile I_I_/_D,'I/'_I/I_I_ buttons on DVD video camera/recorder toselect various setting $ ,I FLOW OF QUICK MENU WHEN RECORDING MOVIE: ODate Setup .......a,,,E_Tj Page FLOW OF QUICK MENU WHEN RECORDING PHOTO (CARD): ol Tile details of"each f\mction are described on pages showing the Normal Menu: See each reference page. Record Functions Setup Date Setup I....... I 1 7O FLOW OF QUICK MENU (WITH DVD-R DISC): ODisc OOthers Manually Focusing Subject on the LCD screen. 0:&%0 FOCUSING DURING RECORDING Page Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded (Exposure) 1 recording. Compensating for Backlight I ,U,,,[_],U..... g%0 Using External Microphone Built-in Video Flash (for DZ-GX20A only) em.g o r0e-di on off "_., 0,miui _1 Optional Video Flash (for DZ- GX20A or DZ-MV780A only) Viewing on TV Screen l'Wht% VIEWING ON TV SCREEN 1Tt..ntileTVon ,nd tile,np, ,tselecto,"to 3 Playback on DVD Recorder/Player PLAYING BACK DVD-RAM DISC 1 PLAYING BACK DVD-R DISC 1 2 Recording (Dubbing) Images 3 Choose "S LINE" to input SVIDEO signal (only for DZ GX20A or DZ MV780A). 2 Page RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES FROM OTHER VIDEO CAMERAS Setthe input source on tlle DVD video camera/ recorder to "LINE (L IN)". Choose "S LINE" to inpnt S VIDEO signal (only for DZ GX20A or DZ MV780A). The picture will appear onthe LCD screen or RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES ON OTHER VIDEO DEVICES 3 Checking Flow of Normal Menu _l Whi te OFIow of Normal Menu Record Functions Setup Setting Up Camera Functions SELECTING SHOOTING MODE TO MATCH THE SUBJECT (SWITCHING PROGRAM AE MODE) 1 2UsetheI_1_1/)'t_1/_/ RECORDING DARK SUBJECTS USING LCD MONITOR LIGHT ADJUSTING COLOR (WHITE BALANCE) OSetting white balance manually 1PointtheDVD Thick paper 3 4 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABILIZER (EIS) 3 9O I,,/II buttoT1. and then press tile I_/|| h Choose tile "Oil" o1""Off", andthen press tile 1 SETTING TO WIDE TV SCREEN MODE (16:9 MODE) Page SWITCHING QUALITY OF STILL IMAGE (QUALITY) 3 RECEIVING IMAGE FROM ANOTHER DEVICE (INPUT SOURCE) 3 2 SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING METHOD (PHOTO INPUT) SELF-TIMER 3 SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLAY OUTPUT ONOR OFF (OSD OUTPUT) ,_..... g%0 LCD/EVF Setup SETTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN (LCD BRIGHTNESS) 2 1 3 2 SETTING COLOR DENSITY (COLOR LEVEL) ALWAYS DISPLAYING IMAGE IN VlEWFINDER 2 3 Initial Settings SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND ON OR OFF (BEEP) TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER OFF AUTOMATICALLY (POWER SAVE) TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF (RECORD LED) CHANGING DISPLAY LANGUAGE (LANGUAGE) RESETTING MENU SETTINGS TO DEFAULTS (RESET) Using Disc Navigation Before You Begin 2 Page PLAYING BACK FROM DISC NAVIGATION SCREEN OWhen playback ends: ED OPlaying back photos SELECTING MULTIPLE SCENES 3 yellow. 4 The thumhnails of scenes in the specified range will befl'amed in red, and then selected. FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE WITH DISC NAVIGATION UNDERSTANDING FLOW OF DISC NAVIGATION MENU Others- --Cate0ory,p11338)) % OWhen using DVD-RAM disc I I_skip (p115) (p % Page Scene DELETING SCENES (EDIT -DELETE) 1 4 OEditing using submenu DIVIDING MOVIES (EDIT -DIVIDE) 4 COMBINING MULTIPLE SCENES (EDIT -COMBINE) 4 ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (EDIT - MOVE) DIRECTING SCENES EFFECTIVELY (EFFECT -FADE) 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION bntton. 4 PLAYING BACK BY SKIPPING SCENES (EFFECT -SKIP) Releasing Skip CHANGING IMAGES FOR THUMBNAILS (EFFECT -THUMBNAIL) 2 4 I,'/11 COPYING STILLS ON DVD-RAM DISC TO CARD (COPY) 1 2 4 LOCKING SCENES ON CARD (LOCK) 1Setthe power switch to "IINI". 2 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 3 Select the scene to be locked. 4 "Scene" 6 L/icon 7 "4 ODeselecting selected scenes DISPLAYING INFORMATION USING MENU SCREEN (DETAIL) I,,III button. "1-- _,, ,_ , _,_s Program WHAT IS "PROGRAM"? 2 3 4 PLAYING BACK PROGRAM (PLAY) 4 Playhack will start fl'omtile first scene of the selected progran-l. 1 2 3 screen, and then press tile I_/11 button. Characters available for entering title Play List WHAT IS "PLAY LIST"? CREATING NEW PLAY LIST (CREATE) 1 4 I_III l)utton. SWITCHING TO DISPLAY OF EACH PLAY LIST (SWITCH) 4usetile "Switch 1 2 3 4 6 DELETING SCENES FROM PLAY LIST (EDITING PLAY LIST) ADDING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING (EDITING PLAY LIST) 1 6 then press the ]_/|| button. 7 screen %r verifk/ing exit will appear. 1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 4 "Select" ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (MOVE) 2 3 9 4 7 CHANGING TITLE OF PLAY LIST (TITLE) DELETING PLAY LIST (DELETE) Go To TOP (END) 1 Disc or Card Management INITIALIZING DISC OR CARD (FORMAT DISC. FORMAT CARD) PROTECTING DISC FROM WRITING (PROTECT DISC) 4 VERIFYING REMAINING FREE SPACE ON DISC OR CARD (CAPACITY) 4 UPDATING CONTROL INFORMATION OF DVD-RAM DISC (UPDATE CONTROL INFO.) 4 FINALIZING DVD-R DISC (FINALIZE DISC) Others DISPLAYING MOVIES OR STILLS INDEPENDENTLY (CATEGORY) 1 2 3Use"Operating Menu" 4 PLAYING BACK SCENES REPEATEDLY (REPEAT PLAY) SLIDE SHOW (CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK OF STILLS) '1 Press the DISCNAVIGATION button. Page Page Contents on Provided CD-ROM Page Installing Software Before You Begin ] DISPLAYING INSTALLER SCREEN 1 INSTALLING SOFTWARE 2 Page Page Page Creating DVD Video from DVD-RAM Disc Recorded on DVD Video Camera/Recorder DVDI\mSTIJDIO. will start. Wben writing is complete, a DVD Uninstalling Software Cautions When Using DVD Video Camera/ Recorder by Connecting It to PC Introduction to Video Editing Software For Mac Introduction to Optional Accessories CAMERA ACCESSORIES O POWER SUPPLY Removing Disc from Its Package REMOVING AND REPLACING FROM/IN ROUND DVD HOLDER $ 1 at netippedpen,etr.tosnapoil"the,ork Cleaning Changing Setting of Demonstration Terminology Page Page No DVD Video Camera/Recorder Operation - Check the Following: Page Trouble Messages Page Page Page Page Use AC adapter/ charger. Turn off powen 43 Page Troubleshooting Page During playback 51 Photos on card cannot beplayed back. Page Page Disccannot be removed. Coverwill notopen.) 43, 44 System Reset List of setting items Major Specifications Maximum recordable time (per side) Maximum number of recordabte stills Recording format DVD-RAM disc (per side) DVD-RAM disc Dimensions (W H D) Page To Order in the United States BY PHONE Service Hotline: 1-800-HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) To Order in the Canada DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY with FCC Rules for ElectromagneticCompatibility Index A B c D Q R s T u Be sure to read the following before opening the package of CD-ROM Page DVD, V(_ C_m_eorder Products, AC Ad_tpter Ch_trger Limited Wm_ranO_Registration Date of Purchase Dealer Name Dealer Address City State Zip Hitachi America, Ltd. Home Electronics Division LIMITED WARRANTY o 90 DAYS LABOR (Carry-in} 1 YEAR PARTS (Except Battery) HI LTE HTACHB PRODUCT HITACHLCOMITV HITACHI ( ) C_c_ 3_ _3 HITACHI CANADA LTD. DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION ....w_X_ "fDOES I[VlR6RTANT _his n:iieu HITACHI HITACHI HITACHI