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