Hitachi DZMV550A Receiving Image from Another Device Input Source, Recording Details of setting

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RECEIVING IMAGE FROM ANOTHER DEVICE (INPUT SOURCE)

If you wish to input an image from another device to this DVD video camera/recorder, you must first switch the setting on the DVD video camera/recorder.

Refer to the explanation starting from page 83 on how to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to other devices or record images input from them.

Setting	Content	On-screen display
CAMERA	Usually select this option.	No display
LINE	To input image from another device	L IN
S LINE*	To input S-VIDEO signal from another device	S IN

* Displayed on DZ-MV580A only.

1 Press the MENU button, choose “Input Source” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen, and then press the Abutton.

Re c o r d Func t i ons	S e t u p
V I DEO Mode
I n p u t Sou r ce	CAMERA
OSD Ou t p u t	L I NE
	S L I NE

ENTER RETURN RAM

3 Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Note:

The “Input Source” setting will return to “CAMERA” whenever the DVD video camera/recorder

L IN0 :0 0: 0 0

REM3 0 MIN

FINE	8 : 0 0 AM
	9 / 3 0 / 2 0 0 4

2 Choose “LINE”, and then press the Abutton.

is turned off.

External input icon

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SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING METHOD (PHOTO INPUT)

When “Input Source: LINE or S LINE” is specified, you can record stills of externally input images on either a DVD-RAM disc or a card. The DVD video camera/recorder can record an external image with little movement by specifying “Frame”, but “Field” is recommended for recording image with movement.

Recording	Details of setting	On-screen display
format
Frame	Does not suit recording of frequently moving video subjects, despite high	CE
	image quality. Frame suits recording of less moving video.
Field	Suitable for recording of frequently moving video subjects.	CD

English

1 Press the MENU button, choose “PHOTO Input” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen, and then press the Abutton.

Re c o r d Func t i ons		S e t u p
I n p u t Sou r ce
PHOTO	I n p u t	F r ame
Se l f	T i mer	F i e l d

ENTER RETURN RAM

Still external input icon

L IN REM 9 9 9

8 : 0 0 AM

9 / 3 0 / 2 0 0 4

2 Select the desired option and then press the A button.

3 Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Note:

•The PHOTO Input setting can be confirmed using the on-screen information.

•The PHOTO Input setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

•Refer to “Recording (Dubbing) Images”, P. 83 to see how to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to another device.

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