DZMV350E
Instruction manual
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DZMV380E
Important Information
For Your Safety
Precautions
RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY
POCC RU.0001.11ME28
INFORMATION ON PRODUCT CERTIFICATION AC ADAPTER / BATTERY CHARGER
MODEL DZ-ACS1
MEHTECT
INSTALLATION
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
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SERVICE
Hold the DVD video camera/recorder correctly
Cautions When Using
Handle the liquid crystal display LCD with care
Liquid crystal display and viewfinder
Screen on connected TV
Be careful of ambient temperature
Do not use a generally available 8 cm CD lens cleaner
Heat on surface of product
Be careful of moisture condensation
Also read the instructions attached with optional accessories
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Cautions When Storing
Copyright
The recorded contents cannot be compensated for
Suggestions and Restrictions
Make a trial recording
Quick Index
Read This First
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Use Disc Navigation to create your original movie
Introduction
You can record even during playback
You can immediately play back desired recorded scenes
Up to now, you had to
You can easily edit scenes, which is quite difficult with tape
Create original DVDs on PC
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Table of Contents
Setups
Basic Techniques
Disc Navigation
Advanced Techniques
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Subsidiary Information
Installing Software
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Make sure that you have all the following accessories in package
Checking Provided Accessories
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Names of Parts
1 Recording indicator P
6 Accessory shoe only for DZ-MV380E
11 BATTERY EJECT switch P
20 Power switch P. 46, 51 21 Speaker P 22 Hand strap P
14 ACCESS/PC indicator P. 8, 51
16 CARD ACCESS indicator P. 8 17 Card insertion block P
18 Battery attachment platform P 19 Record button REC P
24 FOCUS button P
32 RESET button P
35 Stop/cancel button P. 22, 66
3031 23 FULL AUTO button P
42 ZOOM T button P 43 ZOOM W button P 44 Forward search button P
36 REC button P 37 DIGITAL ZOOM button P 38 Reverse skip button P
39 Reverse search button P 40 DISC NAVIGATION button P
41 MENU button P. 49, 78
and marks beside headings
Notation of cancel button
About This Manual
Displays in this manual
DVD-RAM disc
Discs and Cards
AVAILABLE DISCS
Function
Finalizing DVD-R disc
INFORMATION ON DVD-R DISC
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Storing discs
HANDLING DISCS Using discs
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Handling card
AVAILABLE CARDS
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quality
Storage Capacity on Disc or Card
RECORDABLE TIME OF MOVIE VIDEO
Disc used
Still recording quality
RECORDABLE STILLS PHOTOS ON DISC
Number of recordable stills on one side of disc Up to
RECORDABLE STILL PHOTOS ON CARD
Disc/Card used
Features of DVD Video Camera/Recorder
VERSATILE FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE
Camera Functions
Reference
Disc Navigation Functions
Function
Disc used
Function
RECORDING ON DISC
RECORDING MOVIE AND STILL
Card Navigation Functions
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USING WITH VARIOUS DEVICES
IMMEDIATE REVIEWING OF RECORDED IMAGE
EDITING IN VARIOUS WAYS ON DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER ALONE
ATTACHING LENS CAP
Setups
Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/Recorder
HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER
Pass the shoulder strap through the shoulder strap attachments
ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP
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Be sure to pass through the 2 slots
1 While pushing the battery stopper, slide the battery out
INSERTING BATTERY INTO REMOTE CONTROL
REMOVING BATTERY FROM REMOTE CONTROL
Insert the provided lithium battery into remote control
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Using Remote Control
Infrared
CHARGE indicator
Setting Up the Battery
CHARGING BATTERY
Battery charged status
REMOVING BATTERY
ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER
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For DZ-MV350E
The time taken for charging the battery is 165 minutes at 25ºC
Note that the battery discharges faster in cold places
Without any extraordinary operation, such as zooming
When not using the DVD video camera/recorder for an extended period
BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR
EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY
Charge battery immediately before using DVD video camera/recorder
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USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER WITH AC ADAPTER/CHARGER
DC power cord
Power cable To AC outlet AC adapter/charger
Single sided disc
Inserting and Removing Disc
INSERTING DISC
Identifying recording/playback sides of disc
DVD video camera
When using brand-new DVD-R disc
When recording on this
When recording data from PC
In a moment, the cover of disc insertion block will open slightly
REMOVING DISC
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2 Press down the DISC EJECT button once and release it
2 Insert card with its terminal inward until it locks
Inserting and Removing Card
1 Open the cover of card insertion block with power turned off
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TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER ON AND OFF
Set to “POWER OFF”
Basic Techniques
Basic Handling of DVD Video Camera/Recorder
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Range where the LCD monitor can be moved
VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH VIEWFINDER
VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR SCREEN
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CLOSING LCD MONITOR
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Setting Date and Time
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CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF DATE AND TIME
Display format
Example of display
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Recording Movie
If using the viewfinder, pull it out 3 Press the REC button
4 When recording is finished, turn the DVD video camera/recorder off
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Power save and discharge of battery
Attaching Ferrite Core
USING EXTERNAL MICROPHONE
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Still recording mode
Recording Stills
Number of recordable stills
emitting light
Setting of
On-screen
Manner of
240 ×
Zooming
10 ×
40 ×
RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO EFFECT
MACRO RECORDING
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Manually Focusing Subject
FOCUSING DURING RECORDING
Focusing range
Objects not in
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1 Press the EXPOSURE button during recording
Adjusting Exposure Manually
The exposure indicator will appear on the screen
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REM3 0 MIN
Compensating for Backlight
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0 0
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Using Full Auto Function
The following settings will reset to defaults
When setting full auto
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On-Screen Information
INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING RECORDING
1. Recording mode
15.Brightness/Color density of LCD screen or Volume
11. Movie recording quality only when using disc
Still recording quality only when using card
14.Remaining battery level
Display when recording an image of yourself
Switching the information display mode
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Notes when playing back stills on card
Playing Back
IMMEDIATELY CHECKING RECORDED SCENE
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PLAYBACK FROM START OF DISC OR CARD
SEARCH PLAYBACK OF MOVIE
FRAME ADVANCE/FRAME BACK/SLOW PLAYBACK OF MOVIE
PLAYING BACK STILLS
When using disc
When using card
SKIP PLAYBACK OF MOVIE
Specifying the point to view
JUMPING TO SPECIFIED POINT GO TO
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When using disc
On-Screen Information Display
INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING PLAYBACK
Switching the information display mode
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CONNECTING TO A TV
Playback on Other Devices
This section explains about playback on another AV device, such as TV
2 Turn the DVD video camera/recorder on
VIEWING ON TV SCREEN
Refer to the TV instruction manual for how to switch the TV input
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Playback on DVD Video Recorder/Player
Playback on DVD Player
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Removing and Replacing from/in Round DVD Holder
HOW TO REMOVE DISC
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WHEN THE HINGE OF ROUND DVD HOLDER COMES OFF
DISC CLEANING
REPLACING DISC IN ROUND DVD HOLDER
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Interpreting screen for setting
Advanced Techniques
Understanding Flow of Menu
Recording Functions Setup
Camera Functions Setup
Date Setup
LCD Setup
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Setting Up Camera Functions
2 Choose the desired
ADJUSTING COLOR WHITE BALANCE
Setting content
Mode
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Setting white balance manually
Checking EIS On or Off
USING THE ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABILIZER EIS
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When using card, zooming only up to 40× is possible
MAGNIFYING SUBJECT IMAGE DIG. ZOOM
control to switch the digital zoom setting Pressing the
button during movie recording will switch the setting
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REDUCING WIND NOISE DURING RECORDING MIC.FILTER
2 Choose “On”, and then press the button
SWITCHING TO 169 MODE
When using DVD-R disc, you cannot switch the movie
Setting Up Record Functions
SWITCHING MOVIE QUALITY VIDEO MODE
The movie quality setting will be stored in memory even
It is recommended that you use “FINE” when recording vital images
SWITCHING QUALITY OF STILL IMAGE QUALITY
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SELF-TIMER
Even if “Off” is chosen, the on-screen information will
SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLAY OUTPUT ON OR OFF OSD OUTPUT
The “OSD Output” setting will be stored in memory even
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3 Press the MENU button to end the setting
LCD Setup
SETTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN BRIGHTNESS
SETTING COLOR DENSITY OF LCD SCREEN COLOR LEVEL
Setting
Initial Settings
SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND ON OR OFF BEEP
TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER OFF AUTOMATICALLY POWER SAVE
Content
TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF RECORD LED
CHANGING DISPLAY LANGUAGE LANGUAGE
Setting
To cancel resetting midway, choose “NO” on the screen for
RESETTING MENU SETTINGS TO DEFAULTS RESET
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Thumbnail
Using Disc Navigation
Disc Navigation
STARTING DISC NAVIGATION
3 No still icon will appear for card
5 Appears when 13 scenes or more have been recorded
1 The displayed thumbnail will be the first image that you recorded
2 Scene number refers to display number on thumbnail display screen
Playing back stills
When playback ends
TERMINATING DISC NAVIGATION
PLAYING BACK FROM DISC NAVIGATION SCREEN
Bar graph
SELECTING MULTIPLE SCENES
SELECTING CONSECUTIVE SCENES TOGETHER
Cursor
Available function
Contents
Disc Navigation Menu
FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE WITH DISC NAVIGATION
UNDERSTANDING FLOW OF DISC NAVIGATION MENU
When using DVD-RAM disc
When using DVD-R disc
When using card
DELETING SCENES DELETE
Scene
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Editing using submenu
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CHANGING IMAGES FOR THUMBNAILS EDIT - THUMBNAIL
2 Select the thumbnail of the scene to be changed
Skip mark
PLAYING BACK BY SKIPPING SCENES EDIT - SKIP
Releasing Skip
Multiple scenes can be selected for skipping P.96
Wipe
ADDING SPECIAL EFFECTS EDIT - FADE
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White
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ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES EDIT - MOVE
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COMBINING MULTIPLE SCENES EDIT - COMBINE
C o m b i n e
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DIVIDING MOVIES EDIT - DIVIDE
After division, the “Divide Scene” screen will be
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COPYING STILLS ON DVD-RAM DISC TO CARD COPY
2 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button
To unlock the scene
LOCKING SCENES ON CARD LOCK
1 Set the power switch to “PHOTO”
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DESIGNATING SCENES TO BE PRINTED DPOF
3 Select the scene to which DPOF is to be set
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SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCREEN SELECT
Deselecting selected scenes
Deselecting scenes one by one
1 Not displayed with DVD-R disc
DISPLAYING INFORMATION USING MENU SCREEN DETAIL
Also, this will not appear when a DVD-R disc is used
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Recorded on September
WHAT IS “PROGRAM”?
SWITCHING TO THUMBNAIL DISPLAY OF SPECIFIC DATE SWITCH
Program
4 Select the program to be played back, and then press the button
PLAYING BACK PROGRAM PLAY
CHANGING TITLE OF PROGRAM TITLE
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Characters available for entering title
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WHAT IS “PLAY LIST”?
Play List
CREATING NEW PLAY LIST CREATE
P.102
SWITCHING TO DISPLAY OF EACH PLAY LIST SWITCH
Editing on play list
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and then press the
PLAYING BACK A PLAY LIST PLAY
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P l a y
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ADDING SCENES TO PLAY LIST EDITING PLAY LIST
1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button
DELETING SCENES FROM PLAY LIST EDITING PLAY LIST
ADDING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING EDITING PLAY LIST
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4 Choose“Start→
DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING EDITING PLAY LIST
SELECTING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING EDITING PLAY LIST
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the scene, press the button
ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES MOVE
17 0
CHANGING TITLE OF PLAY LIST TITLE
DELETING PLAY LIST DELETE
3 0 / 9
En d
Go To
TOP END
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Disc or Card Management
VERIFYING REMAINING FREE SPACE ON DISC OR CARD CAPACITY
PROTECTING DISC FROM WRITING PROTECT DISC
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INITIALIZING DVD-RAM DISC OR CARD FORMAT DISC/FORMAT CARD
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UPDATING CONTROL INFORMATION OF DVD-RAM DISC
Upda te Con t r o l
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FINALIZING DVD-R DISC
PLAYING BACK SCENES REPEATEDLY REPEAT PLAY
When Repeat Play is set
Others
DISPLAYING MOVIES OR STILLS INDEPENDENTLY CATEGORY
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SLIDE SHOW CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK OF STILLS
To play only stills to which DPOF has
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Installing Software
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Contents on Provided CD-ROM
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DVD-MovieAlbumSE
MyDVD
UDF driver DVD-RAM driver
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INSTALLING USB DRIVER
“Continue Anyway”
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5 With Windows XP, the message concerning
Windows Logo Test will appear Click
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INSTALLING UDF DRIVER DVD-RAM DRIVER
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6 Check the program folder to be installed, and then click “Next”
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INSTALLING DVD-MovieAlbumSE
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9 Check the contents, and then click “Next”
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INSTALLING MyDVD
7 Check the contents, and then click “Next”
Europe London Phone
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5 Click the Start button to start export
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1 Cannot be created on MyDVD depending on the version
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Subsidiary Information
Cleaning
Cleaning LCD screen and camera lens
Do not use benzene or thinner to clean DVD video camera/recorder case
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Changing Setting of Demonstration
Demo Mode
Check 2 No still can be recorded
ACCESS/PC or CARD
No DVD Video Camera/Recorder Operation - Check the Following
Check 1 No movie can be recorded
screen or in the viewfinder
operation
Check 6 No image in viewfinder
No image appears on the LCD
Message
Cause & Troubleshooting
Trouble Messages
Messages on page 147 and later are arranged in alphabetical order
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Cause & Troubleshooting
Message
Reference
Reference
Cause & Troubleshooting
This message will appear when the button is pressed with a
Message
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Cause & Troubleshooting
Message
Reference
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Cause & Troubleshooting
Message
Reference
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Cause & Troubleshooting
Message
Reference
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Initialization will delete all data on disc
Cause and Correction
Troubleshooting
Power supplies
Symptom
Cause and Correction
During recording
Symptom
Reference
Cause and Correction
During playback
Symptom
Reference
Cause and Correction
When the DVD video camera/recorder is connected to PC
Symptom
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Symptom
Cause and Correction
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Reference
Symptom
results in error
Cause and Correction
Cause and Correction
Miscellaneous
Symptom
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Setting
System Reset
List of setting items
Default
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Major Specifications
Recording medium
INFORMATION ON SQUARE ADAPTER
Introduction to Optional Accessories
CAMERA ACCESSORIES
POWER SUPPLY
Numerics
Index
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Article 2 Copyrights
Be sure to read the following before opening the package of CD-ROM
License Agreement
Article 1 Grant of License
International Sales Division