Hitachi DZMV350E, DZMV380E Recording Movie, English, Turn the DVD video camera/recorder on

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Recording Movie

Insert a recordable DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc into this DVD video camera/recorder.

English

ACCESS/PC indicator

Pressing REC once will start recording; pressing it once again will temporarily stop recording.

Power switch

1 Turn the DVD video camera/recorder on.

Set the power switch to “￿VIDEO” to turn the DVD video camera/recorder on.

After the ACCESS/PC indicator goes out, perform the subsequent operation:

2 Check the subject on the screen (viewfinder or LCD).

If using the viewfinder, pull it out.

3 Press the REC button.

The “￿” mark in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen will change to the “￿” mark, and recording will start.

During recording, the recording indicator on the front of DVD video camera/recorder will light. Pressing REC again during recording will set the DVD video camera/recorder to the recording pause status.

4 When recording is finished, turn the DVD video camera/recorder off.

Note:

•See page 145 when recording movie is not possible.

•See page 145 if it takes some time before recording is possible.

•See page 63 for on-screen information display.

•It is recommended that you use DVD-RAM disc from which recorded contents can be deleted.

•Sound is recorded from the stereo microphone on the front of DVD video camera/recorder: Take care that this microphone is not blocked.

•You can press the REC button immediately after the DVD video camera/recorder enters the recording pause status, but no further recording can be made while “DISC ACCESS” is being displayed.

Recording will restart after the message disappears.

•Take care that power is not interrupted while the ACCESS/PC indicator is blinking.

•The minimum recordable time of movie is approximately 3 seconds.

•See page 91 for setting of Record LED (recording indicator) On/Off.

•For various functions available during recording, see “Setting Up Camera Functions” on page 78.

•Hitachi cannot be responsible for video and audio that cannot be recorded or edited because of any defect.

•The power switch can be changed over even during recording, but the operation will not be changed.

•Each time the DVD video camera/recorder enters the recording pause status, the counter display will be reset to “0:00:00”.

•When using DVD-R disc, do not perform the following, or data on the disc may not be read:

-Using another device, doing additional recording on DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video camera/ recorder

-Using this DVD video camera/recorder, doing additional recording on DVD-R disc recorded on another device

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