Hitachi DZMV580A, DZMV550A instruction manual Recording Movie, Pressing REC

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Recording Movie

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

Pressing REC	ACCESS/PC
	indicator
once will start
recording;
pressing it
once again will
temporarily
stop recording.

Power switch

1 Turn the DVD camera/recorder on.

Set the power switch to “OVIDEO” 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 “m” mark in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen will change to the “n” 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 “Check 1” on page 163 when recording movie is not possible.

•See “Check 4” on page 163 if it takes some time before recording is possible.

•See “Check 5” on page 164 if the DVD video camera/ recorder does not operate.

•See page 52 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.

•Do not turn power off while message “DISC ACCESS” is being displayed.

•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 103 for setting of Record LED (recording indicator) On/Off.

•For various functions available during recording, see “Setting Up Camera Functions” on page 90.

•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

-It is recommended that you set the LOCK switch to (to the left) to prevent the power switch in the “O VIDEO” position from accidentally moving to“ N PHOTO”.

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