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