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Hitachi DZ-BD10HA User's Manual

1. Select Specify in step then Press and hold 44 gt gt press the confirmation button To move the cursor in ten The specify screen will appear minutes increments for er HDD one minute for BD Total recording time of all selected scenes DVD Card ten stills for Position of currently Card played back image 1 sa Press the confirmation button The camcorder will go to the specified 3 point and enter playback pause mode e To start playback press the i confirmation button again ENTER OTOP QJEND Ga RETURN Cursor Cursor position Hints T E m To cancel the Go To procedure Select the desired point by time midway press ll before going to the by pressing kad DPE 44 gt P specified point I44 To select the beginning e With a card the number of stills will PPI To select the end appear at the Top Current 2 44 PP once End and Go To indicators To move the cursor one minute back or forward for Note HDD ten seconds for BD The cursor position is a rough estimate DVD Card one still for The cursor may not move at even intervals card 36 HDD BD RE Z BD R Z RAM RW VRZ RW VFX R CARD E Adjusting speaker volume during movie playback Decreases Increases the volume the volume Notes Ifthe image file is very large high resolution etc it will take more time to display The disc navigation screen automatical
2. To l To A V OUT COMPONENT terminal ttt t t terminal A V cable supplied l i i L AY T T a Component cable supplied r d green re white blue Do not connect anything to the camcorder s HDMI OUT terminal Connecting the camcorder to your TV or video terminals Audio VIDEO Input Input T To A V OUT terminal R R Pa 1 A V cable E N supplied red white j yellow Do not connect anything to the camcorder s HDMI OUT terminal and COMPONENT output terminal E Adjusting the camcorder s output settings according to your TV When connected to the component input Select an appropriate option for Component Output in the camcorder menu according to the type of Component terminal on your TV set 1 Turn on the camcorder open the LCD monitor and press MENU Select Output Functions Setup by pressing I 4 gt P4 then press PP Select Component Output by pressing KAAPPI then press PP Select either 1080i or 480i by pressing KAAPPI then press the confirmation button to confirm the setting Note If you connect a standard aspect ratio 4 3 TV which is not widescreen television the image appearing on the TV screen will be vertically distorted 74 E Viewing on your TV Turn on the TV and switch the TV input to the terminal where the camcorder is connected Turn on the camcorder The image shown in the camc
3. Ye Crte check atter Click Confirm the settings and click Create to start writing to the media Hint To select multiple files click on the thumbnails while holding down the Shift key to select consecutive files or the Ctrl key to select non consecutive files Note Image quality will be converted when you added standard quality images to a Blu ray creation list or High Definition quality images to a DVD DVD VR creation list Image quality may be degraded and it requires more time to create a disc Write to the media Display the list created in steps 3 5 6 Click Write at the bottom of the window to display the write setup screen Notes e Setting Disc Erase in the write setup screen will delete all data on your disc Confirm the contents of your disc sufficiently before conducting this procedure Uninstalling the software From Start click Control Panel Add or Remove Programs From the displayed application list select ImageMixer 3 AVCHD Edition for HITACHI then click the Change Remove button When the confirmation dialog box appears click Yes Uninstallation starts Follow the instruction on the screen and uninstall the software Notes e After uninstalling the software restart your PC e Administrative privileges are required to conduct uninstallation Precautions When Connecting to a PC When conn
4. CARD Recording Stills Optimum for Widescreen TV Wide Mode When you plan to view stills on a widescreen TV aspect ratio 16 9 you can select Wide 16 9 to change the screen ratio for recordings Normal 4 3 sets the screen ration to 4 3 54 Press the confirmation button to confirm then MENU to end The Wide Mode setting is retained in memory even when the power is turned off If you plan to view stills on a standard TV aspect ratio 4 3 select Normal 4 3 for recordings If you record stills in the Wide 16 9 mode and view them on astandard TV image appearing on the TV screen will be 3 vertically distorted When a still picture is recorded in the Normal 4 3 mode the LCD monitor displays it horizontally centered on the screen between two vertical black bars Hints Select Wide 16 9 if you plan to view the recorded stills on a widescreen TV Otherwise select Normal 4 3 for recordings CARD Using the Self Timer You can use the self timer to record still photos During still picture recording pause press MENU Select Record Functions Setup gt Self Timer gt On Press the confirmation button to confirm then MENU to exit 3 the menu The self timer is set and S10 appears in the LCD monitor p 31 Press PHOTO halfway to adjust the focus then press it all the w
5. Select the position where you wish to move the scene then press the confirmation button The confirmation screen appears Select Yes then press the confirmation button 7 The scenes of the playlist are rearranged and the screen returns to the playlist screen Select No to quit the move E Deleting a Playlist Delete Even if you delete a playlist the original scenes stored will not be deleted 1 Press gt then press MENU Hint If any playlist is deleted the number of playlists will automatically be revised For example if the No 2 playlist is deleted the No 3 playlist will become the No 2 playlist etc MIGpepaIDEw Deleting Scenes Edit Delete You can delete unnecessary scenes 1 Press PJ Select the scene you want to 2 delete then press MENU You can also choose multiple scenes Select Date Playlist Select gt Playlist then press the 2 confirmation button The Select Playlist screen appears Select the playlist you wan to delete then press the 3 confirmation button The targeted playlist screen appears 66 e For a card Stills Select Scene Delete then press the confirmation button 3 e For others Select Scene Edit gt Delete then press the confirmation button The confirmation screen appears Select
6. Enter or Cancel Use PP to select the effect to be added then press the confirmation button to set the effect After the confirmation a message appears and the disc navigation screen will be restored To cancel setting select Cancel Repeat steps 2 5 to add effects to other scenes Select Yes then press the confirmation button The 4 or Dx icon will appear in the scenes for which fade in or fade out has been set 3 G Disc Naviga AIl Scenes Notes Ifa BD DVD disc with a special effect created on this camcorder is played on another BD DVD reorder player or the scene is captured on a PC the special effect will not be reflected When dubbing on a BD R DVD RW VF mode DVD R disc p 56 the special effect will not be reflected HDD BD RE BD R I RAM RW VR RW VF Z R JCARD Go To You can move the cursor to the scene recorded first or last using this function Press gt then MENU Select Scene GoTo gt Top or End then press the confirmation button The cursor jumps to the top or last scene in the disc navigation screen CARD Locking Scenes ona Card Lock You can lock selected stills recorded on a card so that they will not be deleted or edited by mistake Set the Movie Stills switch to 1 an
7. DVD Video Table 1 Disc type and its contents Create a creation list Click Library then click Dise List at the bottom right corner of the window Using Table 1 as a reference select a creation list suited to the medium you inserted into the disc drive or the card slot in step 2 Set up the disc you are creating Double click on the created list to display a list setup screen Set the image quality and menu only for DVD Video here Authoring Setup Os cmol O Standard quality iz00 Oizo dL e g DVD Video s list setup screen Add images to the creation list you wish to store on the medium into the creation list Repeat this ies oa Click Library to display an image list Then drag and drop the images task to add more images to the list Jd 1Nn0 0 Hury auU0D E Clicking the creation list will display the estimate of the required media capacity at the bottom of the window Add images to the creation list while making sure that the total data size does not exceed the maximum media capacity If the total data size exceeds the media capacity and you do not wish to divide the data or write them to more than one media delete scenes from the list aea Click Estimated disc capacity Jd 1Nn0 0 HulyDauU0D E e gt
8. System Reset will reset all settings to the factory defaults The date and time will also be reset Set the date and time again before using the camcorder 1 Set the power switch to OFF to turn the camcorder off Detach the battery or AC adapter charger 2 Use a fine tipped pen to hold down RESET for several seconds All settings will be reset Note Do not press RESET with undue force 109 F uojewuo u jeuonippy a UOI EWOJU jeuoiippy End User License Agreements for Operating System Software OPERATING SYSTEM LICENSE INFORMATION This HITACHI CAMCORDER incorporates certain open source operating system software distributed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2 and GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2 1 as defined by the Free Software Foundation Inc The operating system software incorporated in this HITACHI CAMCORDER is shown in the table below and the applicable license s are detailed on the following pages of this instruction manual Software Module Applicable Software License Linux Kernel GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2 busybox libgec zo U Boot glibc GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2 1 If you want to know more about the Software Module please E mail us at tvsoftwaresupport hhea hitachi com The accompanying CD ROM contains the license agreement for DZ BD10HA Please review the license agreement to ensure that you remain in compliance with the a
9. The confirmation screen appears Hints Search and frame advance p 38 are useful when designating division points Ifa fade has been added to the original scene the IN effect will be added to the first half of the scene and the OUT effect to the latter half p 68 Combining scenes that were divided will restore the original scene Notes e Frame by frame and slow forward reverse playback while dividing scenes will forward or reverse a movie in increments of 0 5 seconds e A movie scene of 0 5 seconds or less cannot be divided e If free space available on the HDD BD DVD is insufficient division will not be possible HOD BD RE Z RAM RW VR Combining Multiple Scenes Edit Combine If you have recorded numerous short scenes combining them can be convenient Be sure to select consecutive multiple scenes When using the HDD combining scenes is possible only if Category All is specified p 60 Stills cannot be combined Pupa 67 Buizip3 D 1 Press P Select the scenes you want to 2 combine then press MENU Choose more than one scene p 35 Select Scene Edit gt Combine then press the confirmation button The confirmation screen appears Select Yes then press the 4 confirmation button The display returns to the disc navigation screen Hint With fade effects the IN e
10. a UOI EWOJU EUOIpPpY Reference temperature range Turn off power then turn on again Message Cause amp Troubleshooting page Scenes over limit The number of scenes entered in a playlist has reached Cannot add scenes _ the limit that can be entered 63 65 Delete unnecessary scenes in the playlist Scenes over limit The number of entered scenes has reached the limit that Cannot divide scene can be entered 65 Delete unnecessary scenes in the playlist SD Card almost full Remaining space is only enough to record less than 10 stills Delete unnecessary stills and try the card or use 66 113 another card SD Card error has Format the card before using the camcorder occurred Formatting the card will delete all data recorded on it 2 71 The card terminals may be dirty Wipe off dirt and try j the card again or use another card SD Card error has This message will appear when dubbing has failed occurred Dubbing is not complete SD Card error has The card may have been formatted on a PC or formatting occurred may have been interrupted Choose YES to format the 71 Format the SD Card card Formatting the card deletes all recorded contents now SD Card error has Card error could have occurred during editing of scenes occurred Keep SD Turn off the camcorder with the card inserted and then 25 Card inside amp turn it on again The camcord
11. Transfer of images __ Is the disc scratched or dirty 108 stops Clean the disc An error appears Make sure that your PC display adapter video card when starting conforms to Direct X 9 0c ImageMixer 3 79 AVCHD Edition for HITACHI The DISC EJECT While the camcorder is connected to the PC use Explorer switch does not work to right click the camcorder drive icon and select Eject 82 when the camcorder is connected to a PC When the time stamp The file system of this camcorder is operated on of a file on a disc is Greenwich Mean Time GMT and time lag information viewed on a PC it is has not been set The time stamp of files viewed on different from the Explorer looks different from the actual recording time actual recording The actual recording time will appear for the date time time indication on the playback screen It takes along time __ If you are editing a video file whose contents are different to save a video from those of the project settings it may take some time edited since the entire video file must be re encoded Reconfirm the project settings Unable to import Before importing scenes from the disc disconnect the scenes from BD R camcorder from the PC and finalize it Once finalized 77 102 Miscellaneous Symptom Cause and Correction Raron page The camcorder does Is a fully charged battery attached not work Is the camcorder powered from an AC
12. Troubleshooting page Finalize may not be This message will appear when power is supplied again complete Finalize _ and the disc is reinserted after power was shut off during 77 again now finalization due to a power failure etc Choose YES to make sure finalizing is complete Further recording on This message will appear when the BD R disc does not this disc will be have enough space for DZ BD7HA DZ BD70A to add a impossible Finalize disc menu and finalize it You can play back the disc on a Approx one min player recorder but the disc menu will not be displayed 71 No menu image if it can be played on another device HDD almost full The remaining free space of the HDD is less than one 66 113 minute for video Delete unwanted scenes HDD Disc SD Card This message will appear when an attempt is made to has no image dub playback or editing when no scene has been recorded HDD Disc SD Card The Playlist menu was selected but no playlists are 64 has no Playlist stored HDD error has Format the HDD before using the camcorder 71 occurred Formatting the HDD will delete all data recorded on it HDD error has HDD error has occurred Format the HDD now occurred Format the Did you interrupt the formatting of the HDD 71 HDD now Choose YES and then format the HDD Formatting the HDD will delete all data recorded on it HDD error has HDD error could have occurred during editing of scenes occurred Restart
13. Turn off the camcorder with the HDD inside and then turn it on again The camcorder will attempt to restore E scenes HDD Disc SD Card The HDD Disc Card may be software protected from a includes protected device other than this camcorder To release use the scenes Delete device that executed the software protect scenes HDD Disc SD Card The number of entered scenes has reached the limit that is full Cannot add can be entered so the control information for generating 66 67 92 Message Cause amp Troubleshooting eG page Insufficient free Insufficient free space available on HDD Disc Delete space available on unnecessary scenes HDD Disc SD Card This message will appear when you attempt to create edit Delete unnecessary a playlist or divide a movie while the HDD Disc has scenes insufficient free space Delete unnecessary scenes from the HDD Disc 66 Insufficient free space available on SD Card Delete unnecessary scenes This message will appear when you attempt to create or edit a playlist while the SD Card has insufficient free space Delete unnecessary scenes from the SD Card Low temperature This message appears when the camcorder s built in BD Cannot use BD drive is below the operating temperature range Turn off power then However it may be possible to record on a DVD even turn on again when this message appears No more scenes All scenes were deleted from the playlist
14. different recording dates on a playlist and dub the playlist to a BD R DVD RW VF mode DVD R the scenes will be dubbed separately for each date without being combined Ifacombined scene is subsequently divided the scenes may not be dubbed separately for each date 57 pie GAd ag uo Buiqqng a p4e gt GAq aag uo buiqqng a About edited scenes such as divided p 67 combined p 67 and faded p 68 Ifyou use Edit to divide a scene and dub both of the divided scenes to a BD R DVD Card the scene will be dubbed as one scene without being divided Ifyou dub scenes combined by Edit to a BD R DVD RW VF mode DVD R two or more scenes immediately before the added one will also be dubbed The recording dates will be modified based on that of the first scene by adding the scene s and its preceding scenes lengths to the recording date of the first scene The fade effect on edited scenes on the HDD Card will not be reflected in the scenes if they are dubbed on a BD R DVD RW VF mode DVD R Notes on dubbing Do not detach the AC adapter charger from the camcorder during dubbing The recorded scenes will be lost The time shown during dubbing is approximate We recommend first confirming that the dubbed disc or card can be played back normally before deleting scenes on the HDD Card dubbed 58 Dubbing Connect the AC adapter charger to the camcorder p 25 e Dubbing i
15. mode DVD R Scene Detail p 70 Disc Setting Finalize Disc p 77 Go To p 69 Top Unfinalize Disc p 78 End DVD RW only Select p 35 Start gt Current Format Disc p 71 Current gt End DVD RW only All Capacity p 72 Date Select All Scenes Others Repeat Play On Date p 63 p 40 Off When using a card Stills Scene Delete p 66 Date Select All Scenes Lock p 69 Set Date p 63 Cancel SD Card Format SD Card p 71 Detail p 70 Setting Capacity p 72 Go To p 69 Top Playback Slide Show On End Setting p 39 off Select p 35 Start gt Current Current gt End All 62 HDD BD RE Z BD R RAM RW VR aiDekn Choosing Scenes by Date Switching to the display arranged by date Date Press gt then press MENU Select Date Playlist Select or Date Select in case of BD R DVD RW VF mode DVD R Card Stills gt Date then press the confirmation button The Date Select screen appears Select the date you want to watch then press the confirmation button The disc navigation screen of the selected date will appear Hints Pressing Ml on the Date Select screen will restore the disc navigation screen If you recorded movies in different Video Mode settings on the same day or load a disc recorded on another device into the camcorder the displayed scenes may not necessarily be a co
16. 17 Gm Date Set M 1 2008 10 00AM QOCHANGE MOVE JENTER CaDRETURN Select Date Setup then Date Set using the joystick For instructions on how to use the joystick see p 34 The confirmation button press firmly Set the month date year hour minute and AM PM using the joystick and then press the confirmation button O The set time and date appear in the LCD monitor E Changing the display language You can change the language used on screens and menus as follows D Press MENU then select Initial Setup using the joystick oD EIk Initial Setup 600 ENTER EXIT 2 Select Language using the joystick Choose the desired language using the joystick then press the 20 confirmation button Functions and Characteristics of HDD BD DVD Card The following table lists the storage media discs and cards and available functions that can be used with this camcorder Function Media B BD DVD Card Card Functions available RW RW ar Sii Not available DD RAM VR mode VE mode R Movies Stills Recording HD High Definition quality movies p27 29 bd E Recording SD quality movies p 27 e e e e Recording stills p 29 e Deleting recordings p 66 e e e e Editing recordings p 61 e
17. 8 hours Approx 2 hours Approx 2 hours 40 minutes 10 minutes Note If recording is performed in HX mode within high temperature environments the image quality may be degraded to an HF equivalent e Recordable time on DVD Movie recordable time on one DVD on single side when recording only movies Recording quality Movie recordable time SX High quality Approx 20 minutes SF Standard quality gt Approx 30 minutes 1 Variable bit rate approx 2 Variable bit rate approx 3 Variable bit rate approx 4 Variable bit rate approx 5 Variable bit rate approx 112 15 Mbps of which audio 256 kbps 11 Mbps of which audio 256 kbps 7 5 Mbps of which audio 256 kbps 9 Mbps of which audio 256 kbps 6 Mbps of which audio 256 kbps Maximum number of scenes that can be recorded dubbed on HDD one disc card Recording media Maximum number of scenes HDD 3999 3 BD RE 2 DVD RAM 2 DVD RW 2 999 3 BD R 750 DVD R 2 930 Card 3999 1 Recording only 2 Per disc one side 3 Combining scenes will not increase the remaining number of recordable scenes If there are combined scenes the maximum number of scenes in the table may not be the same as the actual maximum number of scenes that can be recorded dubbed Maximum number of dates that can be recorded dubbed on HDD one disc card Record
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19. Compatibility Products CAMCORDER Models DZ BD10HA Trade Name HITACHI This device complies with part 15 of FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Responsible HITACHI AMERICA LTD Party Home Electronics Division 900 Hitachi Way Chula Vista CA 91914 3556 U S A Tel 619 591 5200 119 2 uoewoy u jeuoiyippy Warranty Limitations The Limited Warranty provided by Hitachi does not cover A Cabinet exterior finish items Battery packs Accessories Lens Cleanings Head Cleanings DVD Disc Damage Video Tape Damage or Software Modifications B Any defect malfunction or failure caused by or resulting from improper service maintenance repair use of DVD Cleaning Disks use of Video Cleaning Cassettes software or from abuse neglect accident or any other cause beyond the control of Hitachi C Unpacking set up or installation adjustment of customer operated controls user instruction D Any product with Serial Numbers altered or removed E New products purchased or service performed outside of the continental United States or its possessions F Product used for a commercial or industrial purpose NO PERSON AGENT DISTRIBUTOR DEALER SERVICE FACILITY OR COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO CHANGE MODIFY OR AMEND THE
20. DVD SX High quality SF Standard quality Zoom p 44 O I a postion Digital zoom Off ql m Digital range My n T Maximum optical zoom Digital zoom 40x When recording Movies OO m T Digital zoom 240x When recording Movies Exposure p 46 No gauge Auto l amp n X Manual Q Manual Focus p 45 No gauge Auto OF rows R Manual Self Timer p 55 when using Card No icon Off On Ten second countdown 3 Flash p 52 when using Card No icon Auto G Flash On Flash Off MIC Filter when recording Movies p 51 No icon Off QZ On HDMI audio output p 73 In case of the HDMI connection audio signals are output only while playback No icon Audio signals are output ng No audio signals are output Remaining battery level p 25 y iiiiy i 7 r TIFF Full Almost empty Recording status O REC Recording Ol Recording pause lit green Focus is locked lit purple when using Card recording stills o No icon Remaining space on HDD BD DVD Card REM XX HOUR XX MIN Remaining recordable time during movie recording REM Xx gt Number of remaining recordable still images during stills recording No icon appears when no disc or card is inserted an unusable disc or card is inserted 2 No icon appears when e no disc or card is inserted e a disc not formatted is loaded a protected disc or locke
21. DVD RW VF mode DVD R Conforming to DVD video format Audio Dolby Digital Still JPEG standard Wide mode Normal 4 3 2880 x 2160 pixels Wide mode Wide 16 9 2880 x 1620 pixels When capturing stills HDD BD Card 1920 x 1080 pixels DVD 640 x 360 pixels 111 S uoewoy u jeuoiyippy a UOI EWOJU jeuoiippy Jacks HDMI mini OUT terminal x 1 Component output x 1 Video audio output x 1 USB terminal connected to PC USB port x1 Power consumption When recording in HX mode with LCD monitor off Approx 7 0 W during HDD use Dimensions W x H x D including supplied battery pack excluding hand strap Approx 3 1 8 x 3 7 16 x 5 1 2 79 x 87 x 140 mm Operating temperature humidity 32 104 F 0 40 C less than 80 32 86 F 0 30 C when connected to PC Allowable operating altitude 9 842 feet 3 000 m or less Weight Approx 1 10 Ib 500 g without battery pack nor disc card Total weight when recording Approx 1 27 lb 575 g When using the battery pack DZ BP14S and disc E Movie Storage capacity of HDD BD DVD Card 8GB j A Movie recordable time Recording quality HDD BD Card HX High quality Approx 4 hours Approx 1 hour Approx 1 hour 20 minutes 5 minutes HF Standard quality 2 Approx 5 hours Approx 1 hour Approx 1 hour 45 minutes 20 minutes 25 minutes HS Max 3 Approx
22. Disc error has Disc error could have occurred during editing of scenes occurred Keep Disc Turn off the camcorder with the disc inserted and then inside amp restart turn it on again The camcorder will attempt to restore scenes Disc error has This message will appear when a disc error occurs during occurred the unfinalization process Replace the disc 78 Unfinalizing is not complete Disc must be e This message will appear if you remove a BD R DVD finalized before it RW VF mode DVD R disc that has not been 7 can be played on finalized another device e See 5 on p 96 Drive overheat In this case proper writing reading HDD disc may not be Please retry later possible Turn off the power then wait for a while Error occurred Error occurred while recovering the DVD Please replace disc Format the DVD Formatting the DVD will delete all or format disc data recorded on it If this error message persists use 71 another DVD Note that DVD R cannot be formatted Use another disc e See 2 on p 95 Failed to recover Error occurred while recovering BD Although the video data recovery was unsuccessful you can continue using BD Corrupted scenes have been deleted _ and disc is usable again 91 m uoewoy u jeuoiyippy a UOI EWOJU jeuoiippy Reference control information thumbnails cannot be added Combine several scenes or delete them Message Cause amp
23. Notes e Before connecting always turn down the volume of your TV set to prevent feedback noise howling from your TV speakers e Insert the connector cables straight into the terminals Inserting them at an angle may cause the terminals to break Connecting the camcorder to your TV s HDMI terminal The HDMI connection provides the highest quality digital image and sound signals to your TV through a single cable without degradation timo nor conven To HDMI OUT terminal HDMI Mini to Standard Cable sold separately Notes e 10801 signals are output from the camcorder s HDMI OUT terminal When the camcorder is connected to a TV which is not compliant with 10801 signals the message Playback error has occurred Change the connection terminal appears in the camcorder s LCD display If the camcorder is recording or playing when this message is displayed the operation stops In this case reconnect the cable through another method such as by using the component terminal See also Troubleshooting p 97 If the camcorder is connected to the TV through the HDMI terminal audio will not be output from the camcorder other than during playback I o S JIA q 19470 4 UO HulmalA B 891AaQq 424310 94 UO BulmalA Connecting the camcorder to your TV s component input Not to be connected yellow e a N Audio Input Component 000 0 9 ORO
24. Playlist was deleted If all registered scenes of a playlist are deselected the playlist will be deleted Playlist over limit The maximum number of playlists is already reached No Cannot create more playlists can be created or copied 63 Playlist Please insert disc This message may appear when the camcorder or disc is moved from a cold place to a warm place Condensation has occurred on the lens or the HDD DVD 106 drive Do not remove the disc leave the camcorder turned off in a dry place for 1 2 hours Insert a disc 23 The disc is not inserted correctly Push the disc against the turntable at the center until a SEER 23 click is heard See 3 and 4 on p 96 Is the disc inserted upside down Insert the disc with the recording side facing inward to 23 the camcorder body Same scenes on This message appears when deleting a scene or scenes by Playlist will be displaying all scenes or switching to the display arranged deleted Delete by date if any playlist contains the scenes The message 66 scenes will not appear if the scenes are deleted from playlists Deleting scenes will also delete the corresponding scenes in the playlists Scene No xxx is too This message will appear when the data size of the scene large to fit on one to be dubbed is larger than the free space on one disc disc Divide the scene before dubbing or select Auto divide 57 67 Select Auto divide On On 93 S uoewo u jeuorippY
25. TV volume 5 100 Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page Not displayed normally in the disc navigation screen BD DVD RAM DVD RW VR mode SD Card recorded on this camcorder and edited on another device may not be displayed normally in the disc navigation screen In this event use Update control info If too much time is required to display the HDD disc navigation screen try the following 1 Press gt then press MENU 2 Select Disc setting or HDD setting or Card setting by pressing PRIA then press the confirmation button The Update control info confirmation screen appears 3 Select YES by pressing 44 then press the confirmation button Update of control information will begin While Updating is being displayed a black screen may appear and time may be required There are some BD DVD Card which cannot be used even by following the above procedures The disc navigation screen does not show more than 3 999 stills from the inserted card If the inserted card contains more than 3 999 still pictures only 3 999 stills can be shown in the disc navigation screen However it is possible to play back more than 3 999 pictures Photos on a card cannot be played back This camcorder can play back image data recorded onto memory card using other digital cameras conforming to DCF standards However depending on the recording condition
26. VR Z RW VF X R JCARD Restoring all the Recording Settings to Default Full Auto You can reset the following manually adjusted recording settings to their defaults with the press of a single button Function Default See Focus Auto p 45 Exposure Auto p 46 BLC Backlight Off p 47 Program AE recording mode Auto p47 White Balance Auto p 48 OIS Optical Image Stabilizer On p 50 MIC Filter off p 51 Face Detection On p 50 52 CARD Using the Flash As shutter speed will slow down when still photos are recorded in dim lighting camera shake may easily occur We recommend you use a flash in this case Normally the flash fires automatically depending on the recording conditions during Auto You can also set the flash to On always fires or Off does not fire Flash mode Auto The flash fires only when necessary When the flash is needed G appears in the LCD monitor when you press PHOTO halfway and then the flash fires when you press PHOTO all the way On a is displayed in the LCD monitor all the time The flash fires when you fully press PHOTO Off Q is displayed in the LCD monitor and the flash will not fire Selecting a flash mode During recording pause press MENU Select Camera Functions 2 Setup gt Flash a flash mode Press the confirmation button to confirm then MENU to end 3 Th
27. Yes then press the 4 confirmation button The selected scene will be deleted Hints You can also delete a scene by pressing DELETE on the remote control after placing the cursor on the scene you want to delete on the disc navigation screen To delete an unwanted part of a scene on HDD BD RE DVD RAM DVD RW VR mode disc divide the scene first then delete the unnecessary part Notes After deleting scenes the remaining free space of the HDD BD DVD Card may not show any increase in the HDD disc or card remaining space indicator The locked scenes Stills on a card cannot be deleted p 69 DIGpeDaD D ividing a Movie Edit Divide Yo To u can divide a scene into two parts delete an unnecessary portion of a scene first divide the scene at the point where you want to end or start saving and then delete the unnecessary portion 1 Press gt Select Yes then press the confirmation button The selected scene will be divided then the display will return to the disc navigation screen Select No to quit division The playback pause screen will appear Press Ml to quit 2 Select the scene you want to divide then press MENU Select Scene Edit gt Divide then press the confirmation button The selected scene is played When you reach the desired point of division press SELECT
28. a 4 CHANGE SCENE G2 RETURN 1 Not displayed with BD R DVD RW VF mode DVD R discs 2 Dubbed appears only when you selected a scene from the HDD Card Movies with a dub mark 4 on its thumbnail 3 Not displayed with BD DVD Card recorded on another device 4 Will not appear if the loaded card does not comply with DCF Design rule for Camera File system e Pressing PP 44 will display information of other scenes Select the scene you want to know about then press MENU Press Ml to quit The disc navigation screen will be restored 70 Hints e When information on a scene is in view you can press PP 44 to display the information on the next previous scene If multiple scenes have been selected the total recording time of the selected scenes total number in case of stills will appear When using the HDD BD DVD Card Movies ith Detail 1 i RETURN When using a card Stills 2 amp Detail RETURN 1 When using a BD DVD disc or a card recorded on another device the screen displays and time MIGpepaIDaDan Formatting the HDD BD DVD CARD Format Formatting the HDD ora BD DVD or card deletes all recorded contents Note e Formatting will delete all the recorded contents on the HDD disc or card e All movies and still pictures will be delete
29. can be played back on devices which are compatible with those discs playback on all devices is not guaranteed The supplied software is compatible for Japanese English German French Spanish Italian Chinese simplified characters users PC requirements Microsoft Windows XP Home Professional Edition Os SP2 or greater Microsoft Windows Vista 32 bit Edition PC IBM PC AT computer one of the above OS pre installed Intel Pentium 4 2 4 GHz Processor or greater Intel Core 2 Duo 2 13 GHz or greater is recommended CPU 512 MB or greater Minimum 1 GB is recommended for Windows XP 2 GB for Windows Vista Memory 300 MB of free space necessary to install the application At time of DVD creation approx 3 times the free space of the disc to be created is required At time of BD creation approx 2 times the free space of the disc to be created is required HDD USB 1 1 or 2 0 free port is necessary May not operate if the camcorder is connected through a USB hub USB e Display screen of 1024x768 pixel 16 bit High color or greater Graphics accelerator i compliant with Direct X 9 0c or later version Graphics accelerator compliant with PCI Express x16 is recommended Sound card compliant with Direct Sound Others Notes The supplied software is not compatible with Mac OS Even when the recommended system environment is sat
30. editing and deleting scenes 8 cm DVD RW 2x Ver 1 1 8 cm Allows editing and deleting scenes using the camcorder in VR mode Does not allow editing or deleting scenes using the camcorder in VF mode but provides higher compatibility with other DVD players DVD R for General Ver 2 0 8 cm ZVD Provides compatibility with most DVD players Does not allow editing and deleting scenes BD R Ver 1 2 7 5GB 2x 8 cm disc which is not an LTH type can be used The versions in the above chart refer to physical standard versions of discs 21 payers 325 19 P9 eIS 395 S19 a Notes e Hitachi Maxell single sided discs HG type in the case of DVDs have been confirmed to be compatible with this camcorder and are recommended Take care not to dirty including fingerprints or scratch the surface of the discs when handling When using a double sided disc take great care with handling it Using non Hitachi Maxell discs may not allow the camcorder to deliver optimum performance DVD housed in a square cartridge caddy case or a round DVD holder cannot be used as is The DVD must be removed from its case holder before it can be used Note on BD R DVD R This camcorder writes control data to a disc in order to automatically make recording adjustments when first recording after e adisc is inserted and e the power is turned on while the disc is in the camcorder If there is not enough space on the cont
31. either 40x or 240x as the maximum zoom value Setting the digital zoom 4 During recording pause press MENU Select Camera Functions Setup Digital Zoom a 2 digital zoom option e You can select one from Off disable digital zoom 40x and 240x Press the confirmation button to confirm then press MENU to 3 end the menu e The setting is retained in memory even when the power is turned off 44 Hint You can also use the remote control for changing the maximum digital value Each press of DIGITAL ZOOM switches the Digital Zoom setting as follows Off gt 40x gt 240x a Notes e When operating the zoom lever the focus may blur for a moment e When digital zoom is added the image quality will become coarser HDD BD RE BD R RAM Z RW VR RIV VF R CARD Recording at Close Range Macro Recording When you record a small subject at close range you can bring the lens surface as close as approx 13 16 2 cm to the subject This will allow you to enlarge the subject to cover the entire screen Recording at close range Point the camcorder at the subject and push the zoom lever toward the W side until the wide angle is maximized e Recording up close may require more lighting Note The focus may become blurred depending on the distance to the subject HDD BD RE Z BD R RAM
32. it idl e Check the remaining free space on the card The LCD screen is Has the brightness of the LCD screen been adjusted 42 hard to see Stop recording and adjust the brightness The subjects have color fringing This is not a malfunction Color fringing can be seen on a high contrast or fine textured subjects A subject appears distorted This is not a malfunction Due to the nature of the image sensor CMOS sensor subjects may appear slightly distorted Horizontal lines appear on the screen This is not a malfunction These symptoms may appear under fluorescent lighting mercury lamps sodium vapor lamps among others A bright dot appears on the screen This is not a malfunction A bright dot or bright dots can be seen on a dark subject on rare occasions 98 5 Refi Symptom Cause and Correction CENNE page The subjects are An out of frame light source sun window lights etc is recorded too dark strong and the subjects are lit from the rear Use the 47 Backlight Compensation function and be creative with angles The brightness of the The brightness of the subjects as the light source changes subjects changes and camcorder automatically adjusts exposure The edges of bright This is not a malfunction The subjects may be too high and dark subjects are in contrast Be creative to find a good angle and reduce is blurred and the contr
33. not remove the disc while the camcorder is 3 Recovering It recognizing it Removing the disc will deactivate the file may take a long repair function time Continue e Be sure to use the AC adapter charger to power the recovery camcorder when repairing data Repair is not possible using a battery If a battery is attached turn the power switch off connect the AC adapter charger and then turn the power back on and follow the on screen instructions e Repair will normally take several minutes but it may take up to one hour e Data may not be repaired e The repaired data may differ from the original recorded content due to deleted defects e Since the date time for repair is added to the repaired data only the corrected portion for partial repair the original date time information will be lost e See 1 on p 95 All scenes are This message will appear if you attempt a New dubbing already dubbed when there are no un dubbed scenes on the HDD Turn 56 60 Please use other Dub off the dubbed marks on scene s you want to dub or Mode choose another dubbing method Cannot combine Only consecutive scenes can be combined 67 scene 89 m uoiewo u jeuorippY a UOI EWOJU jeuoiippy Reference Error Update the control information Message Cause amp Troubleshooting page Cannot combine Scenes with different recording dates cannot be scenes with different
34. of the image data taken by other digital cameras blue thumbnails see of the illustration below appear and playback of these images may not be possible Fig 1 8 Disc Navigation All Scenes BES Pi PLAY GEL SELECT Gm EXIT ae It takes some time to play back photos Stills with a large number of pixels will take more time to appear 101 m uojewuo u jeuonippy a UOI EWOJU jeuoippy When the camcorder is connected to a PC DVD RW DVD R you cannot add a scene except DVD RW VR mode Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page No medium icon The camcorder is not turned on Check the power supply 19 appears onthe EG Turn the PC off and disconnect the USB cable Then turn the PC back on and reconnect the cable An error occurs Playing back High Definition HD movies requires high while playing back data processing power Quit other applications and play movies recorded on back again 79 the camcorder using the PC The software does Turn the PC and camcorder off and try again not run correctly on the PC An error occurs The temperature of the camcorder is too high due to during writing toa _ continuous operation disc Disconnect the camcorder from the PC remove the disc 82 from the camcorder and then turn it off After a few moments connect them again and write to a brand new disc
35. pack Precautions Viewing 34 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ssssesseeeeseesseeeeeees 4 Playing Recorded Movies Stills Choosing and playing back multiple Introduction 7 scenes Jumping to the designated z This camcorder makes all of the following WRS Ea AET PUR x Adjusting speaker volume during movie possible niyun 7 Choosing a disc to suit your purpose 8 Playback nias nnna Ai 37 How to Read this Instruction Manual Information display during playback 37 Before Using the Product Simple functions you can use during Be sure to read this information 11 playback or playback pause 38 Checking Provided Accessories 213 Playing still pictures on a card automatically Names Of Parts ssssseesseseeeeeeees 14 Slide SHOW cssscssssssssessssccsssssseesssecesssss 39 How to Open and Use the LCD Monitor 17 Capturing a still picture from a movie How to change the LCD brightness 7 PHOTO Capture ccececseeseeesnees 40 Let s Get Started Playing back scenes repeatedly Repeat Pay osanna 40 Preparing 7 n 3 Setting up the battery pack Various Recording Techniques 41 Turning on the power How to Operate the Menu ssssssssssisessrsrrirresesese 41 Setting the date and time Menu While Recording Changing the display language About the LCD setup and initial setup 3 Functions and Characteristics of About the demonstration function
36. push the LCD surface unevenness in display may occur e Do not place the camcorder with the open LCD monitor down e Close the LCD monitor when not using the camcorder Liquid crystal display LCD The LCD monitor is a product of highly precise technology Among the total number of pixels approx 210 000 pixels for LCD monitor 0 01 or less pixels may be missing black dots or may remain lit as colored dots red blue green This shows the limitations of the current technology and does not indicate a fault that will interfere with recording Do not subject the camcorder to impact This camcorder is a precision machine Take great care that you do not strike it against a hard object or let it fall 105 E uoewnoy u jeuoiyippy a UOI EWOJU jeuoiippy Do not point directly at the sun e If direct sunlight strikes the lens the camcorder could malfunction or a fire could occur e Do not leave the camcorder with the LCD monitor exposed to direct sunlight This could cause malfunctions No sand or dust e Fine sand or dust entering the camcorder or AC adapter charger could cause malfunctions or defects Heat on surface of product e As the disc mechanism will be very hot immediately after use do not touch the metallic parts e The surfaces of the camcorder AC adapter charger and battery will be slightly warm but this does not indicate a fault Be careful of ambient temperature e If the temperature of this camco
37. repair e If the repair message appears when recording and playback are normally possible with another disc and no condensation has occurred and the disc is not dirty choose repair 2 e This message may also appear if the disc is dirty In this case do not format the disc Remove it and then use a dry soft cloth to clean off the dirt before using it e This message may also appear when condensation occurs In this case do not format the disc turn the camcorder off wait until it dries out and then turn it on again e Formatting will delete all data on the disc 95 2 uoewo u EUOIIPpY a UOI EWOJU jeuoiippy 3 This message may also appear when the disc is dirty Remove the disc and then use a dry soft cloth to clean off the dirt before using it e This message may also appear when condensation occurs Wait until the camcorder dries out and then turn it on again 4 e This message will appear when a single sided disc is inserted the wrong way upside down Reinsert the disc correctly Insert the disc with the label printed surface facing toward the outside 5 Do not insert a DVD RW VF mode DVD R disc that has not been finalized into any DVD recorder The disc may become unusable 96 Troubleshooting If you have any trouble with your camcorder first use this troubleshooting guide to try to solve the problem If the problem persists consult your dealer Do not attempt to make any physical repairs
38. that the camcorder may be subjected to large vibrations or impact during transport remove the BD DVD and protect the camcorder using soft protective materials 11 uo npolzu uo1 npon u a Using BD DVD with other equipment e We cannot guarantee that playback is possible on all types of recorders players e When a BD R DVD RW DVD R recorded with this camcorder is used on another device always finalize the disc p 77 using the camcorder in advance Hitachi will not compensate for recorded images e The scene will be lost if the AC adapter charger or battery pack is detached from the camcorder during recording or editing Be sure to turn the power switch to OFF first and detach the AC adapter charger or battery pack Hitachi cannot compensate for any damages caused when recording is not made normally or recorded contents cannot be played back because of a defect in the camcorder disc or card Also Hitachi cannot be responsible for your recorded video and audio In the event that your camcorder is sent for repair whether repair is successful or not recorded content may be lost Hitachi cannot be held responsible for any lost data Copyright e Be aware that recording is restricted for some demonstrations performances and exhibitions 12 Checking Provided Accessories Make sure the following accessories are included in the package Battery pack DZ BP14S AC adapter charger DC power cord Port
39. to DVDs image quality will be standard SD For details refer to the standards stated in Recording format p 111 Recording Dubbing SD Standard Definition image quality uopnpon u E i I Re recordabie Re recordable Pelai l Do you want to reuse the disc DVD RAM Playable on devices that are Playable on most other DVD compatible with 8 cm DVD RAM players recorders once they are or 8 cm DVD RW VR mode finalized after recording accordingly For details refer to the standards stated in Recording format p 111 uo npou How to Read this Instruction Manual About media descriptions The camcorder functions available vary depending on the media HDD BD DVD Card used Refer to the icon headings shown below to determine whether the function explained complies with the media in use HDD BD RE BD R RAM RW VR aD OLD Collective p terni Icon Media HDD HDD Built in hard disk drive HDD BD RE BD RE Rewritable Blu ray Disc BD BD R Non rewritable Blu ray Disc RAM DVD RAM GN DVD RW VR mode DVD Grp DVD RW VF Video mode Q DVD R SDHC memory card SD memory card Mini SDHC SD memory card a specific adapter required Card CARD Micro SDHC SD memory card a specific adapter required The term Card as used in this manual refers to SD and SDHC memory cards Card capacity required for recording Movies St
40. until recording is before turning the power switch off possible No image appears on Is the camcorder connected to a PC with a USB cable the LCD screen Disconnect the USB cable e In playback mode did the last scene viewed end in a 68 81 wipe to black edit Press gt 104 Cautions on Use of this Product Be sure to read this information Cautions on the HDD Save the data recorded on HDD To back up the data recorded on HDD save it on a BD DVD It is also recommended that you use this camcorder to dub the data You can also use a PC to save the data on a BD DVD It is recommended that you periodically save your recordings Do not place this camcorder near a magnet or magnetic field e If you so recording playback or dubbing may not be possible Do not subject the camcorder to impacts This camcorder cannot be used while sky diving riding on a roller coaster bungee jumping or other situations where weightless or large impacts may ensue Cautions on use This camcorder is not intended for professional use The camcorder is designed and produced for home use recording and playback Do not use the camcorder for professional applications The LCD is a very delicate display device Do not hold the LCD monitor when lifting the camcorder The LCD monitor could detach and the camcorder may fall e Do not press its surface with force hit it or prick it with a sharp object e If you
41. yourself Power supplies Symptom Cause and Correction SEES page Battery cannot be Is the DC power cord connected to the AC adapter 18 charged charger Unplug it Is the battery abnormally hot Remove the battery leave it for a while to cool down then charge it Is the ambient temperature too low or too high Charge the battery at 50 86 F 10 30 C Has the battery been unused for a long time Remove the battery and then reattach it 26 If the battery does not charge after trying all of the above it may be dead Purchase a new battery Battery weakens fast Are you using the camcorder where the temperature is low A fully charged battery DZ BP14S DZ BP14SW DZ 25 BP21SW may be discharged sooner than usual at low temperatures Keep extra batteries on hand Battery may be dead The performance of the battery will deteriorate if it is 26 used for an extended period of time or frequently Purchase a new battery The CHARGE Is the ambient temperature too low or too high indicator on AC Charge the battery at 50 86 F 10 30 C adapter charger is If the battery is completely drained for example if it has blinking not been used for over a year it may take longer to begin 25 charging Continue charging after awhile the battery may recover enough voltage to begin charging normally and the CHARGE indicator will light Power turns off Is the battery charged immediate
42. 43 HDD BD DVD Card 7 Magnified Recording About HDD BD DVD 21 Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom 44 About cards Recording at Close Range Cautions for discs and card Macro Recording Inserting a BD or DVD P Using the Separately Sold Lenses to Increase When loading a new the Wide Angle or Telephoto Effect 45 BD RE BD RIDVD RW essosserssee 24 Adjusting the Focus Manually Battery Pack csssscsssssssssssssssssssssessssessssssnsee 25 z ei bane Ake 3 CHARGE lamp status and charging time 25 Esposti oaaesnecateisiar ss 46 Continuous recording time Compensating for Backlight Backlight with a fully charged battery 0s00 25 Compensation sscccsssssssesccsssseescsssseceesssees 47 Connecting the camcorder to a wall outlet 25 Selecting a Recording Mode to Match the Detaching the DC power cord battery pack Conditions Program AE vu 47 from the camcorder Adjusting the Color White Balance 48 Setting the white balance manually Set 49 Efficient use of the battery Using the Optical Image Stabilizer OIS Recording 27 Using the Face Detection Displaying Recording Guidelines Recording Movies to the HDD Auxiliary Line Recording Movies to a BD DVD Reducing Wind Noise During Recording Recording Movies Stills to a Card Restoring all the Recording Settings to Default When recording movies Full Auto When recording stills cees
43. 73 Connecting to Your TV for Viewing Connecting to a TV Adjusting the camcorder s output settings according to your TV Viewing on your TV se Viewing on Other Players Recorders 0 0 16 Before Playing Back a BD DVD on Another BD DVD Recorder Player Finalizing Finalizing a Disc Unfinalizing a Distinzanrss tiini 78 Connecting to your PC 79 Software installation cscs 80 Before importing scenes from BD R DVD RW DVD R to your PC 81 Connecting the camcorder to your PC 81 Removing a medium while the camcorder is being connected to the PC eee 82 Using a built in disc drive of your PC to read a disc recorded on the camcorder 82 Before terminating PC connection removing USB cable and changing the power switch setting 82 Using ImageMixer 3 AVCHD Edition for HITACH nainot Uninstalling the software Precautions When Connecting to a PC Additional Information 88 Optional Accessories Error Messages s Troubleshooting 0 eseseseeseesseseseessesnenteeneess Cautions on Use of this Product Be sure to read this information System Reset End User License Agreements for Operating System Software Major Specifications Movie Stills Glossary Index Be sure to read the following before opening the package of CD ROM To Order in the United States Introduction This camcorder makes all of the following possible Record mov
44. Classe BP BYD HX Approx S Approx Approx nE 25 minutes 35 minutes 40 minutes HF Approx a Approx Approx 20 minutes 25 minutes 30 minutes HS Approx o Approx Approx _ 15 minutes 20 minutes 20 minutes o Approx _ E Approx SXISF 70 minutes 100 minutes l Finalizing time is not included 2 The required dubbing time varies depending on the characteristics of the SD card in use e g manufacturer speed class rating capacity Before you begin Prepare a recordable disc or card p 21 22 Be sure to use the AC adapter charger to power the camcorder during dubbing During a single dubbing dubbing to different media BD DVD discs and cards is not possible To dub to multiple discs or cards prepare either multiple BD discs multiple DVD discs or cards of the same type 56 When the dubbing is not completed on one disc or card If the data cannot be stored into a single BD DVD Card you can dub in one of the two following ways e With auto divide The scene capacity is automatically calculated and dubbed as much as possible into a single disc or card This means that the disc may end with only part of the scene dubbed When dubbing to BD with HX Video Mode Scene 1 Scene 2 lt a ee lt a E 50 mins 10 50 mins mins Disc 1 Disc 2 10 minutes will remain After dubbing to one disc follow the screen message to continue dubbing the remaining scenes o
45. Insert the medium you want to check except for the HDD 2 Press gt then press MENU 2 Press gt then press MENU Select Disc Setting Protect Disc then press the confirmation button The confirmation screen appears Select HDD Setting Disc Setting or SD Card Setting gt 3 Capacity then press the confirmation button The information of the chosen medium appears on the screen After checking the information press gt or press Ml twice Select Yes then press the confirmation button To cancel the protect setting repeat the same steps to select Unprotect Disc in step 3 Buiyip3 E 72 Hint To protect a card lock its erasure prevention switch p 22 Hint If you repeat recording deleting images on a card for a long time you may not be able to record scenes on it due to data fragmentation In this case dub or save your recordings on a disc or on your computer first and format the card Viewing on the Other Devices DGpeEpaDaDaDeohh Use the GUIDE button for help p 7 Connecting to Your TV for Viewing E Connecting to a TV The connection method differs depending on the type of video input terminal that your TV is equipped with Connection methods in order of best image quality are as follows HDMI terminal gt Component Terminal gt Video terminal
46. Instruction Manual English DZ BD10HA E AVCHD S G Blu ray Disc S Hom Thank you for purchasing this Hitachi Camcorder Please read this Instruction Manual to understand its proper use After reading the Instruction Manual store it safely HITACHI Inspire the Next Introduction HDD BD DVD Cards Battery Pack Let s Get Started Recording Viewing Various Recording Techniques Dubbing on BD DVD Card Viewing on the Other Devices Connecting to your PC Additional Information QUICK GUIDE Important Information For Your Safety The power switch turns the camcorder on and off leaving the date time feature unaffected If the camcorder is to be left unattended for a long period of time turn it off WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE WARNING DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS INCORRECTLY REPLACED REPLACE ONLY WITH THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT TYPE A WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD BE SURE TO USE THE SPECIFIED AC ADAPTER CHARGER DZ ACS2 The camcorder and AC adapter charger have the following caution marks A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK AN DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL Precautions WARNING Many television programs and films are copyri
47. PEECT EXT Block noise Disc Cleaning e Use a dry soft cloth to lightly wipe off any dirt adhering to the disc as shown in the figure Do not wipe the disc with force Doing so could cause scratches Never use solvent thinner water antistat or detergent for cleaning 108 Note when transferring this camcorder or discarding discs and cards The Format function on this camcorder will only change the file control information It will not completely delete the data in the built in hard disk and your personal data could leak out To prevent the data from leaking out execute complete deletion of the HDD following the procedures below 1 While the camcorder is in HDD recording pause mode press P then press MENU 2 Press EaP to select HDD Setting then press PP 3 Press 4 P I to select Full Format then press the confirmation button 4 Press 44 to select YES and then press the confirmation button to confirm the setting and begin HDD full format e When transferring or discarding a disc it is recommended that you physically destroy it or use deletion exclusive software generally available to completely delete the data on it It is user s responsibility to control the data on disc and memory card e Hitachi will not accept any responsibility for leaking of personal data System Reset If the camcorder does not operate normally perform System Reset The camcorder may recover to normal
48. R Products e CAMCORDER Products e AC ADAPTER CHARGER Conditions of Hitachi Limited Warranty These Hitachi Products are warranted to be free of defects in parts and workmanship at the time of purchase by the original owner If this product is found to be defective Hitachi will repair or replace defective parts at no charge to the original owner Parts used for replacement are warranted for the remainder of the Original Limited Warranty period For 90 days from the date of original purchase Hitachi will provide labor for the repair or replacement of defectiveyparts without charge subject to the following conditions 1 Owner must provide verification of the date of purchase when requesting Limited Warranty Servic Dated Sales Receipt Required 2 All repairs mustbe performed by a Hitachi Authorized Service Facility 3 This warranty is valid only in the U S A LIMITED WARRANTY Hitachi America Ltd Home Electronics Division Hitachi warrants this component in duration as stated below e 90 DAYS LABOR Carry in e 1 YEAR PARTS Except Battery For information concerning repairs operation technical assistance or for referral to the location of your nearest Authorized Service Facility or Parts Distributor call 1 800 HITACHI 1 800 448 2244 HITACHI AMERICA LTD HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION 900 Hitachi Way Chula Vista CA 91914 3556 Tel 1 800 HITACHI REGISTER YOUR HITACHI PRODUCT ON LINE AT HITACHI
49. RW VR X RW VF X R J CARD Using the Separately Sold Lenses to Increase the Wide Angle or Telephoto Effect Use the tele conversion lens DZ TL43 sold separately to increase the telephoto effect and the wide conversion lens DZ WL43 sold separately to increase the wide angle effect Make sure that the filter diameter is 43mm and the screw pitch 0 75mm Attaching the separately sold lenses Conversion lens Notes e Ifyou attach the DZ TL43 conversion lens the focusing range at the T telephoto side will be from approx 9 84 feet 3 m to infinity e When the white balance doesn t function adjust the white balance manually p 49 When you zoom while the conversion lens is attached the four corners of the screen may become a little dark or scratchy at the W Wide side The four corners may not be evenly dark e When you are recording still pictures with the wide conversion lens attached the four corners of the screen will become dark at the W Wide side If this happens make it less wide When changing lenses be careful not to drop the camcorder Attaching a conversion lens will prevent you from using the flash Turn the Flash setting to Off p 52 MIGDpEpeDaID aly Adjusting the Focus Manually Manual Focus If it is difficult to adjust the focus automatically you can adjust it manually Manual Focus See also the hints on p 46 Focusing range T t
50. S OI S corrects camera movement automatically Turning OIS Off On 1 During recording pause press MENU Notes e When OIS is active there will be a slight divergence between the actual camera and the on screen movements Even if OIS is turned On the camera movement may not be corrected if the movement is too excessive We recommend you stabilize the camcorder using both hands and support your arms against your body when recording OIS may not function correctly when a tele conversion lens or wide conversion lens is used We recommend turning OIS Off when you position the camcorder on a table or use a tripod when recording HOD BD RE BD R J CARD Using the Face Detection Face Detection automatically recognizes up to five faces and shows them in green frames Turning Face Detection On Off 2 Select Camera Functions Setup gt QIS b On Of n Press the confirmation button to confirm then MENU to end When the function is turned On p appears in the LCD monitor p 31 OIS is retained in memory even when the power is turned off If Off is selected be sure to return the setting to On afterwards if you do not normally use a tripod etc 50 Press LOJ When the function is turned On COI appears in the LCD monitor p 31 e Face Detection is retained in memory even when the power is turned off Recording wit
51. Select Slide Show and press PP to select On Press MENU to return to the Disc Navigation Screen and select a still picture scene 39 HUIMIA a Huma E HDD BD RE Z BD R Z RAM RW VRZ RW VFI R ICARD E Capturing a still picture from a movie PHOTO Capture You can capture and record an image displayed during movie playback as a photo approx 2 070 000 pixels HDD BD Card approx 310 000 pixels DVD on a card Press PHOTO or MENU at the frame you want to capture during movie playback or playback pause e If you press PHOTO go to step O If you press MENU proceed to the next step Select Edit by pressing ked PPI then press PP Select PHOTO Capture by pressing I44 gt P4 then press the confirmation button Press 44 to select YES then press the confirmation button to confirm To cancel capturing either press the confirmation button while NO is selected or press Ml You can select a photo quality In step select PHOTO Capture Setup b Field or Frame The default setting is Field It is reset to the default when the camcorder is turned off Field Suitable for images with fast moving subjects Frame Suitable for images with slow moving subjects The captured photo will be in high image quality but image can easily be blurred 40 HDD BD RE BD R Z RAM Z RW VR Z RWV VF Z RICARD E Playing back scenes repeat
52. TERMS OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IN ANY MANNER OR FASHION WHATSOEVER EXCEPT AND TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY HITACHI MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTY REGARDING THIS HITACHI PRODUCT FURTHER ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES RELATING TO ANY PORTION OF THIS PRODUCT INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED TO 90 DAYS FOR LABOR AND ONE YEAR FOR PARTS THE DURATION OF THE APPLICABLE EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED ABOVE HITACHI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO THE PURCHASER OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS OF PROFIT OF PRODUCT RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECT IN OR MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THIS HITACHPRODUCT SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS OR THE EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE Important Notice Retain your sales receipt for warranty purposes Please complete the section below for your records as it may be needed in the event of loss Attach your sales receipt to this card DVD VCR Camcorder Products AC Adapter Charger Limited Warranty Registration for your records Model Nos Serial No Date of Purchase Dealer Name Dealer Address City HITACHI HITACHI Hitachi America Ltd Home Electronics Division e DVD Products e VC
53. You can confirm the warning message by rotating the LCD monitor 180 back to its normal orientation 17 uopnpon u A Let s Get Started Payeys 32D 127 E E Setting up the battery pack 1 Connect the power cable to the AC adapter charger Plug in the power cable to a wall outlet Attach the battery pack to the AC adapter charger Attach the battery pack to the camcorder CHARGE indicator If the CHARGE indicator does not light check that the connections A are firmly connected Charging will not occur if the DC power cord is connected Terminal at bottom Charge status of the battery pack The CHARGE indicator of the AC adapter charger allows you to check on the charge status of the battery pack Charge Status CHARGE indicator During charge lit For details on charging time Charge complete Unlit see p 25 Notes e Charge battery pack in temperatures above 50 degrees F 10 degrees C and below 86 degrees F 30 degrees C e Use only the AC adapter charger which accompanied your camcorder or direct replacement as listed in this manual 18 E Turning on the power ON MODE 1 Turn on the power 7 Press and hold the f lock button and turn Os the power switch to ON 2 Open the LCD monitor 19 payers 325 19 payeys 125 19 a E Setting the date and time MENU MENU Press MENU Open the LCD monitor p
54. able power supply for your DZ ACS2 To power the camcorder from new Hitachi Camcorder Be Use to power the camcorder an AC outlet use this cord to sure to fully charge the battery from an AC power outlet and connect the AC adapter before use to charge the battery charger to the camcorder Remote control Lithium battery CR2032 Power cable DZ RM4W To power the remote control Connects the AC adapter Use to control the camcorder charger to the AC outlet from a distance WARNING Keep this battery away from children Ifswallowed consult a physician immediately for emergency treatment AV cable Component cable Software CD ROM and Use this cable to view images Use this cable when a USB cable from the camcorder on a TV component terminal is Install the software on the CD Or output the images and equipped on your TV Use the ROM onto your PC then sound to another video AV cable for audio output connect the camcorder to the recording device PC using the USB cable 8 cm BD RE single sided About HDMI cable ane E An HDMI cable is not supplied with the camcorder To connect the camcorder to your TV though the HDMI terminal purchase an HDMI Mini to Standard cable that is sold separately 13 uopnpon u uo1 npon u E Names of Parts Power switch side 14 GBOOO LELHE OAONO CL MENU button p 20 SELECT button p 35 Joystick p 34 38 H stop cancel button p 41 gt Disc Nav
55. and damage to the medium and thus the medium becomes unusable Please use the supplied software E Removing a medium while the camcorder is being connected to the PC Removing replacing BD DVD Select the camcorder s drive icon using Windows Explorer or My Computer Click the right button on your mouse gt Select Eject Removing SD memory card Confirm that the SD memory card is not being accessed by the PC s software Then remove the SD memory card from the camcorder E Using a built in disc drive of your PC to read a disc recorded on the camcorder If your PC s disc drive is compatible with the disc you are using you can use the disc as is Notes e If you wish to write images onto a new disc using your PC do not format the disc using the camcorder Some upright or slot load PC disc drives are not compatible with 8 cm discs Adapters to convert 8 cm into 12 cm diameter CDs for 8 cm CDs are not compatible for use with 8 cm BDs and 8 cm DVDs Image Mixer 3 AVCHD Edition for HITACHI does not guarantee to support all types of disc drive Before terminating PC connection removing USB cable and changing the power switch setting Detach the USB cable from the PC Quit the application and click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Windows task tray at the bottom right corner Select USB mass storage device Drive E and click STOP 2 The
56. ast among subjects discolored The moving subject The image will be less burred when there is a better light looks blurred in source during recording pause during playback The sound volume This is not a malfunction The camcorder automatically changes during adjusts the volume level for recording sound Recording recording volume level cannot be adjusted manually The LCD screen Did you press the LCD monitor or the area around it appears unevenly If the LCD monitor is pressed some distortion will occur Release your hand and leave the LCD monitor for a while The LCD screen will recover Focus is not correct Is it difficult to use auto focus with your subject 45 Focus manually Does the manual focus icon appear The camcorder is set to manual focus Focus the subject 45 manually or release manual focus If the above causes do not apply turn off the power and turn it on again An error message for Follow the on screen instructions to repair repair appears You must connect the AC adapter charger to the camcorder to make repairs Depending on the situation it could take from a few 25 minutes to several hours for repair If you wish to start recording immediately replace the disc and do the repair later The removed disc can be repaired after you connect the AC adapter charger to the camcorder 99 E uoewo u jeuorippY a UOI EWOJU jeuoiippy During playback c
57. at HDD The HDD Disc Card may not be formatted or it may be Disc SD Card damaged Use another disc e See 2 on p 95 Use AC adapter No dubbing HDD deletion or disc finalization is 25 56 77 charger possible with a battery pack 109 Use AC adapter Scenes cannot be repaired when the camcorder is charger powered by a battery pack Turn off power If the AC adapter charger is unavailable in handy place 25 remove the disc and use another disc Repair the disc later Video data being The battery pack or AC adapter charger may have been analyzed detached while the power is turned on Be sure to turn the T power off before detaching the battery pack or AC adapter charger Write protected A card with the erase prevention switch locked is 2 Check SD Card inserted Unlock the switch Write protected The disc is write protected Use the disc navigation menu 72 Check Disc to release the protection 1 e This message may also appear if the disc is dirty If this message appears when a recorded disc is recognized immediately after it is inserted do not repair the disc remove it and then use a dry soft cloth to clean off the dirt before using it e This message may also appear when condensation occurs In this case do not repair the disc turn the camcorder off wait until it dries out and then turn it on again If the repair message appears when you turn the camcorder on from off with a disc loaded after recording on it choose
58. ay down A countdown starts In the LCD monitor the countdown is shown as follows O10 9 The photo will be recorded about 10 seconds later 4 During countdown the recording indicator on the lens side also flashes To cancel the countdown and return to O10 press PHOTO or W The Self Timer is set to Off when the camcorder is turned off or switched to movie recording mode s nb uyp Huipsoday snowe p4e gt dAq aa uo buiqqng a Dubbing on BD DVD Card HDD CARD This camcorder allows you to choose from four options Dubbing options New Scenes which have not yet been dubbed are dubbed in order from the first scene Date Dubs all scenes recorded on the same date beginning with the first scene AI Dubs all scenes recorded beginning with the first scene Select You can select your favorite scenes for dubbing Discs and picture quality for dubbing Original data HDD High Definition Card High Definition Recording media BD SD Card DVD BD DVD F High High SD quality High SD quality Image quality Definition Definition 720x480 Definition 720 x 480 Mode SX SF SX SF Time required for dubbing Required time estimates for dubbing scenes approx 60 minutes long are as follows Media type Data on HDD Data on Card 1 1 Card HD SD Video Mode 8D DVD
59. ay not let any third party use this program by granting reuse transfer lease lending etc e You may not modify alter decompile or deassemble all or any part of this program or its accessories And you may not allow any third party do so E Termination of Agreement If you duplicate this program and its accessories without permission or fail to comply with the above granting conditions this agreement will automatically be terminated In addition Pixela Corporation may take legal action When the agreement is terminated you will be obliged to discard this program its accessories and all duplicates or return them to Pixela Corporation E Guarantee and Immunity This program and its accessories shall not explicitly or implicitly conform to the merchantability or compatibility for your specific purpose of use Pixela Corporation does not guarantee that the functions of this program will meet your needs or this program will be free from interruption or error during its operation Under no circumstances will Pixela Corporation accept any responsibility for any direct or indirect losses or damages you may incur from using this program or activities relating to its use or for any conflict occurring between you and a third party originating from or relevant to use of this program 118 To Order in the United States BY PHONE Service Hotline 1 800 HITACHI 1 800 448 2244 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY with FCC Rules for Electromagnetic
60. combined Create a Playlist first and then combine such recording dates scenes on the playlist 63 67 Create Playlist first and then combine scenes Cannot combine Select a range of at least 2 consecutive scenes to be Select multiple combined 67 scenes Cannot delete scene Part of a divided scene is selected for deletion Delete other scenes 67 first and then retry Cannot divide Too This message will appear when the scene is extremely aot fie 67 short to divide short due to repeated divisions Cannot divide Division was attempted when multiple scenes were Unselect multiple selected 67 scenes Cannot execute This message will appear if you attempt to combine or Change display move scenes when Category in Others in the menu is 60 category to All set to Dubbed or Un Dubbed Cannot read disc Error occurred while the disc was being recognized Check dirt crack Make sure that there is no scratch or dirt on disc that the both sides contrary surface back of disc is not reversed and that the disc is 23 107 inserted correctly firmly pushed against the turntable See 3 and 4 on p 96 Cannot record video This message will appear when the record button is Set Movie Stills pressed with the movie stills switch set to Qy 27 switch to Movie Cannot take still e This message will appear when PHOTO is pressed image Set Movie with the movie stills switch set to lt 3 29 Stills switch to
61. control Check that the polarization of the lithium battery is correctly set 16 The lithium battery may be empty Replace the battery to a new one Is the camcorder powered on If not turn on the 19 camcorder 103 2 uoewoy u jeuoiyippy a UOI EWOJU EUOIPpY Reference Symptom Cause and Correction page Disc cover cannot be Is the disc correctly inserted 23 closed Remove the disc and then reinsert it Connect a fully charged battery or AC adapter charger 18 25 and then turn the camcorder on and try again Operating noise is This is not a fault A quiet operating sound is heard as the heard disc rotates during recording or playback etc gt Some vibrations are These vibrations or sound are caused by HDD disc drive felt or slight sound is This does not indicate a fault heard from mechanism e No operation can In the following cases it will take more time than usual be performed until operation is possible because the e Immediately after a disc is inserted ACCESS indicator When a long time has elapsed since the camcorder was on this camcorder turned off last remains lit or e When the temperature is greatly different from the flashing status of previous recording _ e After a disc or e When a scratched or dirty disc is inserted card is inserted it When the camcorder is subjected to strong vibrations takes some time When the battery or DC power cord was disconnected
62. cording length is short Fora DVD RW which has previously been finalized the next finalization may be quicker cD Unfinalizing a Disc You can unfinalize a BD RE DVD RW VF mode finalized on this camcorder so that additional recording can be done on it 1 Press gt and then press MENU Disc Setting Unfinalize Disc then press the confirmation button Select YES then press the confirmation button Hint A finalized DVD RW VR mode can be recorded as is without being unfinalized Connecting to your PC About the software included The USB cable and CD ROM software supplied with the camcorder will allow you to use the movies and stills recorded on this camcorder on your PC ImageMixer 3 AVCHD Edition for HITACHI You can transfer the images recorded on this camcorder to your PC play back the images and create libraries for the images Moreover you can record these images to a BD Card in High Definition image quality or create a DVD Video DVD RW DVD R or DVD VR DVD RAM DVD RW which can be played back on other devices Notes BD R DVD RW DVD R recorded on this camcorder must be finalized on this camcorder before using them in your PC Discs such as AACS CPRM or CSS which are copyright protected are not compatible with the software supplied with this camcorder Although discs created using the software supplied with the camcorder
63. d back on devices compliant with those respective disc types playback on all devices is not guaranteed foe NJ Jd 4NOA 0 Hurydauu0D ia a UOI EWOJU jeuoiippy Additional Information Optional Accessories CAMERA ACCESSORIES Wide conversion lens DZ WL43 p 45 Tele conversion lens DZ TL43 p 45 e When using camera accessories be sure to read the instruction manuals for each accessory POWER SUPPLY Battery DZ BP14SW Battery DZ BP21SW e Refer to the catalog for details The models and specifications of the optional accessories shown on this page are subject to change and their production may be discontinued 88 Error Messages If an error message appears while operating the camcorder refer to the following table for details and remedies Message Cause amp Troubleshooting Rerne page 1 Disc is not These messages appear when a new BD RE BD R DVD formatted Format RW is inserted the disc now 2 Disc Format 24 Select record format Displayed only when DVD RW is used 1 Found partially The system cannot normally complete writing of a file if damaged video the power is turned off for some reason during recording Recover video data or editing Selecting YES will automatically repair the 2 Found damaged _ video file If you quit recovery by pressing Il the same video Recover video message will appear when the camcorder is turned on data next time Do
64. d card is loaded the HDD disc or card has no remaining space 3 No remaining time or number will be displayed when a protected disc or locked card or a finalized BD RE BD R DVD RW VF mode DVD R disc is inserted 4 Recording times are estimates and will change depending on recording conditions 5 The number of recordable stills is approximate Depending on the recording conditions the number may not decrease E Efficient use of the battery pack Be sure to turn Quick Start On p 42 Quick Start is set to On by default Closing the LCD monitor while powered on during recording pause The media indicator HDD BD DVD SD CARD flashes and the camcorder enters sleep mode Opening the LCD monitor Recording pause is restored quickly in about one second and the media indicator lights The camcorder does not enter sleep mode when The camcorder is recording a scene There is no disc or card in the camcorder The HDD disc or card does not have sufficient remaining free space An unusable disc or card is inserted The recording settings are reset to default when recording pause is restored Regardless of the power save setting p 42 the camcorder power will be automatically turned off if standby in sleep mode continues for approx 30 minutes In this case turn the power switch to OFF first and then back to ON The lens cover automatically closes when the camcorder en
65. d from the card Insert the medium you want to format except for the HDD Press gt then press MENU Select HDD Setting or Disc Setting or SD Card Setting gt For HDD Setting select Format HDD then press the confirmation button Likewise for Disc Setting select Format Disc or for SD Card Setting select Format SD Card then press the confirmation button The confirmation screen appears Select Yes then press the confirmation button e Formatting will start When using a DVD RW disc a screen for prompting you to select the VF mode or VR mode will appear See p 24 If you choose VR mode when formatting a DVD RW VR mode finalization will not be canceled All contents on the disc will be erased after being formatted and the disc will be a finalized DVD RW VR mode and recordable If you choose VF mode above finalization will be canceled Pupa 71 CDPD Protecting the BD DVD Although previously recorded movies will not be erased by recording new movies a protect setting will ensure against accidental erasure and formatting If the protect setting is activated however you will not be able to make new recordings until the protect setting is canceled 1 Insert a disc you want to protect DIGpEpepalDaIDOnhD Checking the Remaining Recording Capacity 1
66. d in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Donot place the camcorder near heat sources such as radiators heat registering areas stoves or other heat generating apparatus including amplifiers 9 Protect the power cable and cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at the plugs power outlets and at connection points to the camcorder 10 Only use the attachments and accessories specified by the manufacturer 11 Use the camcorder only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the camcorder When using a cart to move the camcorder use caution to avoid injury from tip over A b 12 Unplug the camcorder during lightning storms or when unused for long eriods of time P LAVAS 53125A 13 Refer all servicing to qualified servicing personnel Servicing will be required when the camcorder is damaged in any way such as if the power cable cord or plug is damaged liquid is spilled or foreign objects fall into the camcorder the camcorder is exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or is dropped 14 Do not drip or splash liquids onto the camcorder or place the camcorder near objects filled with liquid such as vases 15 Use the equipment AC adapter charger near a power outlet with easy accessibility Table of Contents Important Information eects 2 Information display during recording For Your Safety Efficient use of the battery
67. d turn on the camcorder power p 29 2 Press gt Select the still you want to lock 3 then press MENU e You can also choose multiple scenes p 35 Select Scene gt Lock gt 4 Set then press the confirmation button The confirmation screen appears 69 Buiyipy E Buiyip3 a Select Yes then press the confirmation button The icon f appears on the locked stills on the disc navigation screen CI ga Disc Navig Lock icon To unlock the scene Perform steps 1 3 in Locking Scenes ona Card Lock then select Scene gt Lock gt Set then press the confirmation button The lock icon gy will disappear and locking will be released Note If you format the card the locked scenes will also be deleted HDD BD RE Z BD R RAM RW VR Z RW VF X R J CARD Displaying Information Using the Menu Screen Detail You can display various information for a scene the recording mode recording date time and length special effects and movie quality mode 1 Press gt Select Scene Detail then press the confirmation button The detailed information of the scene appears When using HDD BD DVD Card Movies Jf Detail y i J 2 H E3 O CHANGE SCENE RETURN When using a card Stills amp Detail
68. drive name E etc will differ according to your PC Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device Drive E Confirm the device again and 3 click OK Detach the USB cable Tf an error occurs during the Safely Remove Hardware procedure first shut down Windows then detach the USB cable Using ImageMixer 3 AVCHD Edition for HITACHI To launch ImageMixer 3 AVCHD Edition for HITACHI double click the ImageMixer 3 AVCHD Edition for HITACHI shortcut which was created on your desktop at time of software installation If there is no shortcut for ImageMixer 3 AVCHD Edition for HITACHI on the desktop click the Start button and select Program or All programs PIXELA ImageMixer 3 AVCHD Edition for HITACHI ImageMixer 3 AVCHD Edition for HITACHI A detailed instruction manual for ImageMixer 3 AVCHD Edition for HITACHI is provided as an electronic manual which you can access on your PC Please refer to this manual for details by selecting ImageMixer 3 Help from the Help menu located at the top of the ImageMixer 3 AVCHD Edition for HITACHI window Copying images recorded on the camcorder to your PC and playing them back ImageMixer 3 AVCHD Edition for HITACHI allows you to transfer movies and stills recorded on the camcorder to your PC and to play them back Turn on the camcorder power and connect the camcorder to your PC Set the camcorder to the medium you wish to use with the PC T
69. e e e Playing on other BD DVD 2 2 2 2 players recorders p 76 o o E E nitializing and reusing p 71 e e o e e Making additional recordings after a en o _ eo e eo _ eo o disc is finalized p 78 Copying recordings onto a PC p 83 gt e 6 e ef o e Making HD High Definition _ e e quality discs using a PC 5 Making SD quality discs using a PC 5 eo 8 o8 1 Playback is possible using a device which complies with the medium type 2 Must be finalized Not playable on some devices 2 As finalizing is unnecessary cannot be performed additional recordings are possible at any time 4 To make additional recordings the finalized disc must be unfinalized 5 The provided software is used 6 Finalize the disc to edit on a PC 7 ADVD VR disc can be created 8 A DVD video disc can be created E About HDD BD DVD Usable discs and their logos Function HDD Allows extensive high definition movie recordings Allows editing and deleting scenes BD RE Ver 2 1 7 5GB 2x 8 cm BD R Ver 1 1 7 5GB 2x Blu ray Disc A rewritable disc on which high definition movies can be repeatedly recorded You can delete edit the recorded movies A non rewritable disc on which a high definition movie can be 8 cm recorded once The recorded movie cannot be deleted or edited DVD RAM Ver 2 1 Allows
70. e You cannot record stills on HDD BD DVD Use a SD Still card to record stills using this camcorder Check disc A disc unusable on this camcorder may have been inserted or the disc may be damaged 1 72 Make sure that the type of disc is correct and that the disc is not write protected Check HDD The HDD may be damaged 72 Check SD Card Check the card inserted in the camcorder The card must 22 be either locked or incompatible with the camcorder Control Information Scenes may have been edited on another device etc 101 Use another disc e See 3 and 4 on p 96 90 Message Cause amp Troubleshooting pace ce page Disc almost full The remaining free space of the disc is less than one minute for video Delete unwanted scenes or use another 66 disc Disc error has e Format the disc before using the camcorder Formatting occurred the disc will delete all data recorded on it e The disc may be dirty Remove the disc and wipe off 71 fingerprints dust etc e See 3 and 4 on p 96 Disc error has e Disc error occurred during finalizing and finalizing occurred Stop failed Replace the disc dubbing Turn off e See 3 on p 96 77 power then turn on again Disc error has e Was the disc formatted on a PC or formatting occurred Format the interrupted Choose YES to format the disc i i 71 disc now Formatting the disc will erase all data on it e See 3 on p 95
71. e battery should be replaced Purchase a new one Power Save function To save power do not leave the camcorder in recording pause mode for too long Even during recording pause battery power is consumed at about the same level as during recording By turning the power save function On the camcorder will automatically turn off if left idle for approximately five minutes in recording pause mode For power save function see About the LCD setup and initial setup p 42 26 Recording Recording Movies to the HDD 1 Turn the power switch to ON MODE ON a Turn the power switch to MODE until the HDD indicator lights 2 Press the record button Recording begins To pause recording press the record button again C Recording Movies to a BD DVD 1 Insert a BD DVD Hulpsoday a When handling a disc Do not touch the recording surface of a disc p 11 Place the recording surface of the BD DVD face down For single sided discs the side opposite the label is the recording surface 27 Bulpsozay a UJ 2 28 Turn the power switch to ON a ws 7 gt BD DVD 7 N Turn the power switch to MODE until the BD DVD indicator lights Hint If the format confirmation screen appears after loading a new BD RE BD R DVD RW format the disc as guided through the LCD screens p 24 Formatting is not necessary wh
72. e flash setting is retained in memory even when the power is turned off Hints e There may be cases when the recorded pictures are out of focus in dark places even if the flash is used flashes in the LCD monitor while the flash is recharging and the flash will not fire If the subject is too close image smearing may occur Notes When a conversion lens is attached adjust the Flash setting to Off Although the flash range differs according to the subject as a reference its range is about 3 2 8 2 feet 1 2 5 m in dark places Although the amount of light emitted will automatically be adjusted at time of emission the flash may not be sufficiently adjusted if the distance to the subject is too distant or too near When recording consecutive shots using the flash the flash may not fire or the amount of light emitted may not be sufficiently adjusted Do not emit the flash close up in front of a person s eyes e Do not fire the flash at the driver rider of a moving vehicle or bicycle etc Do not use the flash in locations where flammable or combustible gas is present Doing so may cause the gas to ignite or explode MIGDpEpeDaDaDo amp n Turning Off the Recording Indicator Beneath the Lens You can turn the indicator off when recording through reflective objects such as glass or a fish tank etc so its reflection is not recorded Turning Off On the recording indicator Du
73. eccsecseeeeeeees Using the Flash Turning Off the Recording Indicator Beneath the Lens Changing the Movie Quality Recording Stills Optimum for Widescreen TV Wide Mode icis 54 Using the Self Timerr ceseeceesseessessseesseesnee 55 Dubbing on BD DVD Card 56 Dubbing 58 Displaying only Dubbed or Not Dubbed Scenes Cate Bory O PEE EE 60 Clearing the dub marks on Thumbnails MARK OFF sssssssssiseessseserirsrssssserirresssssern 60 Editing 61 Menu Items for the Disc Navigation Menu flows for the disc navigation Choosing Scenes by Date cscseseesteseeeeees Switching to the display arranged by date Date Playlist What is Playlist Creating a new Playlist Create Playlist 63 Displaying a desired Playlist Playlist Adding scenes to a Playlist Edit Deleting scenes from Playlist Edit Arranging the order of scenes in the Playlist Deleting a Playlist Delete Deleting Scenes Edit Delete k Dividing a Movie Edit Divide tee 67 Combining Multiple Scenes Edit Combine 67 Adding Special Effects Edit Fade 68 Go To 69 Locking Scenes on a Card Lock cesceseeees 69 Displaying Information Using the Menu Screen Detail Formatting the HDD BD DVD CARD HOrtmat AEON OTE ANTE zi Protecting the BD DVD ccssseesseseseeseeenes 72 Checking the Remaining Recording Capacity 72 Viewing on the Other Devices
74. econds and reversed in intervals of approx 0 5 seconds Slow playback PP Forward 44 Forward Reverse and hold Reverse e No sound will be heard e Slow playback advances in intervals of approx 0 03 seconds and reverses in intervals of approx 0 5 seconds Continuous PPH Forward ed skipping Reverse and hold Skips forward backward continuously to the start of each scene Release the button at the scene you wish to watch Notes e In slow playback images with fast moving subjects may appear blurred CARD Still pictures during card playback Reminder For still images a scene is one still image a photograph Functions es or PLPP Forward later scenes 144 44 Reverse stills Each time you press PPI or 144 44 the next or previous still is shown If you continue pressing stills are played back successively until you release the button or the last first scene is reached e For automatic playback for still pictures use the slide show function CARD E Playing still pictures on a card automatically Slide Show When you play back when the slide show is On still pictures are played one after the other If the playback range of scenes has been specified the slide show plays back this specified range of scenes Press MENU on the disc navigation screen p 34 Select Playback Setting by pressing 1 4 gt PI then press gt gt
75. ecting the camcorder to a PC use the AC adapter charger as a power source If this occurs while writing to disc the disc will no longer be usable While accessing the camcorder from a PC do not plug or unplug the cables Ifyou plug or unplug the USB cable supplied or the power source power cable and DC power cord while the ACCESS indicator is flashing your valuable recorded data may be lost If this occurs while writing to disc the disc will no longer be usable Make sure the camcorder does not overheat Operations conducted with the camcorder and PC connected should be limited to a rough standard of approx 30 minutes within environmental conditions at approx 86 F 30 C In particular if an error occurs while writing to BD R or DVD R the disc will no longer be usable Make sure to prevent the camcorder from overheating When connecting the camcorder to your PC detach all cables or camera accessories other than the USB cable and AC adapter charger Camcorder connection to your PC is not possible when the camcorder power is OFF The supplied software does not import camcorder s editing features such as the fade settings but only the original data Although reading data from the camcorder or writing data to the camcorder may be possible using software other than the supplied software operation is not guaranteed Although we have confirmed that discs created using the supplied software can be playe
76. edly Repeat Play Ifa range of scenes or just one scene is specified p 35 playback of the specified scenes will be repeated Press MENU on the disc navigation screen p 34 Select Others by pressing kd PPI then press PP Select Repeat Play by pressing 144 PP 1 then press PP Select On by pressing kd PPI then press the confirmation button to confirm the setting Press MENU to return to the disc navigation screen Press the confirmation button to begin playback To quit playback press Hl Repeat Play remains On e Repeat playback will not function when you play the last scene when the camcorder is in recording pause mode Hints Repeat Play Slide show will be set to Off if you repeat the steps and select Off instead of On in step turn off the power remove the BD DVD Card Various Recording Techniques How to Operate the Menu 1 Press MENU Example Select Camera Functions Setup gt White Balance a white balance mode The title of the selected icon on the left appears at the top 2 Camera Functions Setup E Program AE White Balance MENU as E Digital Zoom MIC Filter Auxiliary Line Digital Zoom MIC Filter Auxiliary Line geqco0d RETURN ENTER EXIT ENTER Press up down to move the curso
77. eeeeee 73 D Date select 63 Date setup 20 DCF seen 114 Defaults sretan tanne 52 Delete playlist 65 66 Delete scene ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeees Demo mode 43 Detail 70 Digital zoom Disc navigation IML E turer Yan satanrras en DING Siscupiirecccdsaars calupinretAaetevauet ens 67 116 Dubbing D b MarK eiiis 57 60 from HDD to disc eeeeeeeee 56 mark off 60 DVD available functions eeeee 21 cleaning 108 handling 107 protect recorder storing DVD R finalize insert remov NOtE see E EET DVD RAM FORMAL sree see de Ae con detent 71 insert remove 23 24 27 DVD RW finalize format insert remov unfinalize Edit playlist Edit scene 66 67 Error Message oo eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 89 Exposure Control ceeeeeseeeeeeeeeee 46 F Face Detection cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 50 Fade 68 Finalize 16 Flash v 52 Format sisses sell Frame advance Frame back 1 38 Full format cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 109 G Go to on Disc Navigation 08 69 GUIDE button 7 15 H HANG Strap ianiai renean 16 HDD available functions ecceeeeee 21 format nosses FTA HDD complete deletion 109 HDMI terminal 0 eeeeeseeeeeeeeeee 73 l Information Display during playback 37 Informati
78. eenrrereen 48 White fade 68 Wide Mode 54 Wide conversion lens Wipe fade 117 E uoewo u peuo ppY a UOI EWOJU jeuoiippy Be sure to read the following before opening the package of CD ROM This Agreement will take effect at the moment you open the package of the storage device CD ROM provided with this product if you agree to the terms herein If you do not accept the terms of this Agreement immediately return the unopened package of storage medium and enclosed materials printed matter external package and all others to your dealer or return only the package of storage medium to your dealer Consult your dealer for any refund on the unused product However if only the package of storage medium is returned no refund is possible This License Agreement certifies that you were granted license in the past License Agreement E Grant of License Hitachi Ltd nonexclusively grants you the right to install this program in one computer and use it but this right cannot be transferred to a third party e You can duplicate one copy of this program in a form readable on computer but only for the purpose of backup and under the condition that the display concerning the copyright remains in the original status E Prohibition This program may not be used on network If you wish to use it for multiple computers on network you must obtain the right of use for each computer from Pixela Corporation You m
79. eiving sensor Used to control flash amount Do not block the light receiving sensor with your hand when recording still pictures Cooling fan outlet A ventilation fan operates to reduce heat buildup during the camcorder use Do not obstruct the cooling fan outlet Recording indicator p 53 Remote control receiver p 16 Infrared sensor p 49 USB terminal p 81 HDMI OUT terminal p 73 COMPONENT OUT terminal p 74 LCD monitor color wide screen p 17 Bottom ey Comes OCE LQOQOOLLHO Soe OG oS 808 uo npolzu A 15 uo npoju Remote control PHOTO button p 29 REC button p 27 28 29 MENU button p 20 SELECT button p 35 lt 4 reverse search button p 34 38 DELETE button p 66 DISC NAVIGATION button p 34 Provides the same functionality with gt DISPLAY button p 31 37 ZOOM T button p 44 DIGITAL ZOOM button p 44 ZOOM W button p 44 F44 reverse skip button p 34 38 PP forward search button p 34 38 Confirmation button p 34 38 E stop cancel button p 41 PPI forward skip button p 34 38 GOBOHOSO CEO8HOL80 Inserting the supplied lithium battery into the remote control While inserting a thin tipped Insert the lithium Slide the cover to instrument paperclip etc into battery with the close it the hole marked PUSH swing positive terminal the bat
80. elephoto side Approx 3 2 feet 1 m from the lens surface to infinity e W wide angle side Approx 13 16 2 cm from the lens surface to infinity 45 s nb uyp Huipsorday snowe E sanbiuyra Huipsoray snowe a How to focus manually During recording pause or recording press PP MF The Focus icon appears in the LCD monitor a AB onl OB 0 00 00 REM 53MIN r Onur 10 00AM 10 1 2008 Manual focus icon Focusing switches between Manual Focus and Auto Focus each time PPI is pressed The icon is displayed only during manual focusing Adjust the focus by pressing lt lt gt gt e When the power is turned off the camcorder returns to auto focus 46 Hints e To manually adjust the focus always push the zoom lever toward the T telephoto side to magnify the subject This prevents blurred images when you switch to wide angle zooming If you wish to adjust exposure while focusing manually press id The exposure bar lights in orange To return to manual focusing press PPI Auto Focus may not perform well on subjects if subjects are not in the center of the frame both near and far subjects are within the auto focus bracket at the same time subjects are moving rapidly subjects are dark or low in contrast etc HOD BD RE Z BD R RAM RW VR Z RW VF X R JCARD Adjusting the Brightness of the Image Exposure Normally the expos
81. en recording on a DVD RAM DVD R Press the record button Recording begins To pause recording press the record button again KO Recording Movies Stills to a Card 1 Insert a card card in proper orientation f Cin Make sure to insert the 2 Turn the power switch to ON E When recording movies MODE OIE Turn the power switch to MODE until the SD CARD indicator lights y Press the record button Recording begins To pause recording press the record button again on MODE K E When recording stills O OGIS y Press PHOTO Q Press PHOTO halfway PH O down so that a subject in the center of the screen is focused Fully press PHOTO to record Single press of the PHOTO button of the remote control enables focusing and recording at the same time 29 Hulpiod9y a Hulpsozay if 30 ints You can play back the last recorded scene right away by pressing the confirmation button If you wish to delete the last recorded scene press MENU and select Edit gt Delete Scene and then press the confirmation button For recording on a HDD BD RE DVD RAM DVD RW VR mode disc or a card only For details on screen displays during recording see p 31 You can change the movie recording quality p 54 You can play back still pictures in wide mode p 54 If you cannot record a scene the camcorder does not operate or it takes too long for rec
82. er will attempt to restore restart scenes SD card full No more recording on this card can be done Delete 66 unnecessary scenes or use another card SD Card is not Was the card formatted on PC Choose YES to format formatted the card 71 Format the SD Card now Stop processing H was pressed to stop processing of multiple scenes System error has The camcorder may need servicing or a repair Contact 119 occurred your dealer The disc has been You have attempted to edit scenes stored on a finalized finalized BD RE disc Unfinalized the disc first 78 Unfinalized disc The temperature of This message will appear if the temperature of the HDD HDD is outside the is outside the operating temperature range Recording on operating a disc may be possible even if this message is displayed 112 94 4 Ref Message Cause amp Troubleshooting SERCE page There was no scene This message will appear if you try to delete multiple which can be scenes when all the selected scenes have been locked 66 69 deleted Release the lock on scenes before deleting This disc cannotbe A disc that cannot be used on this camcorder has been used Please replace loaded Check the type of disc 21 disc This disc is recorded This camcorder can use only discs recorded in the NTSC by the PAL system system A disc recorded in the PAL system cannot be Please replace disc used Unform
83. es Press PPE to move the cursor to the lower row then choose a 3 scene you wish to delete by pressing lt P gt e You can also choose multiple scenes p 35 Press the confirmation button 4 Repeat step 3 to delete other scenes Press Mi 5 The confirmation screen whether Press Mi 8 The confirmation screen whether to end appears Hint Pressing ll in the middle of adding scenes will display the exit confirmation screen Select Yes to exit Select No to restore the Edit Playlist screen to end appears E Arranging the order of scenes in the Playlist Edit 1 Press gt then press MENU Select Date Playlist Select gt Playlist then press the 2 confirmation button The Select Playlist screen appears Select the playlist you want to edit then press the confirmation button The targeted playlist screen appears 65 Buiyipy Buizip3 D Select the scene you want to 4 move then press MENU You can also select multiple scenes p 35 Select Scene Edit gt 5 Move then press the confirmation button Press MENU then select Playlist p gt Delete then press the confirmation button 4 After deletion the disc navigation screen will be restored e To quit deletion press ll instead of the confirmation button
84. ffect of the first scene in the selected range and the OUT effect of the last scene will be attached to the combined scene Notes e Scenes in different recording dates cannot be combined Create a Playlist first p 63 then combine such scenes on the Playlist You cannot add movies recorded in different HD Video Mode settings If you combine scenes both with and without dub marks the dub mark will not appear on the combined scene 68 MIGpepaDED Adding Special Effects Edit Fade You can add fading to the beginning and or end of a scene There are three types of special effects White e Fades in from a white screen e Fades out to a white screen Wipe In From a black screen the image opens from a horizontal split at the center e Out The image closes with two black wipes meeting at the horizontal center B W Fades in from a black and white screen to a full color screen Fades out from a full color screen to a black and white screen 1 Press D Select the scene you want to apply a special effect to then 2 press MENU e You can also choose multiple scenes p 35 Select Scene Edit gt Fade then press the confirmation button The Fade screen appears Select the special effects for IN or OUT gt Enter then press the confirmation button Use Ke PH to move the cursor to IN OUT
85. first still or the first playback playback frame of the first operation movie is played when playing reverse PI appears after the last still or the last frame of the last movie is played when playing forward 37 HUIMIA a Huma a E Simple functions you can use during playback or playback pause HDD BD RE Z BD R I RAM Z RW VR L RW VF Z RICARD Movies during playback Functions The confirmation button kasty i PP Forward 44 Reverse Reverse and hold Skip PPI Forward forward backward q Reverse If you press 44 within a few seconds from the beginning of a scene playback starts from the beginning of the previous scene If you press PPE while the last scene is playing back playback is paused at the final frame of the last scene Continuous PPE Forward ied skipping Reverse and hold HDD BD RE Z BD R Z RAM ZRI VRZ RW VFI R ICARD Movies during playback pause The following functions will operate during playback pause in the same way as during playback However if the button is released playback will return to playback pause 38 e Fast forward Reverse Skipping e Continuous skipping The following functions only operate during playback pause Functions Frame by frame playback forward reverse PP Forward 44 Reverse No sound will be heard e Frames are advanced in intervals of approx 0 03 s
86. ghted In certain circumstances copy right law may apply to private in home videotaping of copyrighted materials The liquid crystal display LCD panel is made by highly precise technology More than 99 99 of its picture elements pixels are effective but some less than 0 01 may appear as colored bright dots This does not indicate a fault as the LCD panel stretches the limits of current technology Identifications of caution marks This symbol warns the user that uninsulated voltage within the unit may have sufficient magnitude to cause electric shock Therefore it is dangerous to make any kind of contact with any inside part of this unit This symbol alerts the user that important literature concerning the operation and maintenance of this unit has been included Therefore it should be read carefully to avoid any problems CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT CAUTION This product contains a laser diode of higher class than 1 To ensure continued safety do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product Refer all servicing to qualified personnel Avoid using and storing the battery pack in places subject to direct sunlight high temperatures or near a flame source Warning This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interfere
87. greement The license agreement license pdf is stored in the License folder on the CD ROM You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file You may download Adobe s Acrobat Reader from the Adobe web site http www adobe com for free Major Specifications Image sensor 1 2 7 inch CMOS sensor Total number of pixels approx 7 000 000 Number of effective pixels approx 4 670 000 Still approx 6 220 000 Movie Lens F1 8 3 0 f 1 4 2 7 16 6 1 61 mm Filter diameter 1 11 16 43 mm Thread pitch 0 75 mm Zoom Movie 10x 240x with digital zoom added Stills Optical 10x Required minimum illumination In Auto 5 lx Electro mechanical shutter 1 30 LCD monitor 2 7 inch color TFT approx 211 000 pixels Image stabilizer Optical type Capacity of built in HDD Approx 30 GB Movie recording pixels HX 1920 x 1080 HF HS 1440 x 1080 SX SF 720 x 480 Recordable discs 8 cm BD RE 7 5 GB 2x Ver 2 1 8 cm BD R 7 5 GB 2x Ver 1 1 8 cm DVD RAM conforming to DVD RAM Ver 2 1 8 cm DVD RW conforming to DVD RW Ver 1 1 2x speed 2x 1x 8 cm DVD R conforming to DVD R for General Ver 2 0 Recordable card SDHC memory card SD memory card Recording Movie format HDD Card AVCHD standard BD RE BD RE Ver 3 0 standard BD R BD R Ver 2 0 standard DVD RAM DVD RW VR mode Conforming to DVD video recording DVD VR format
88. h digital zoom disables Face Detection even if 1 itis set to On When recording with digital zoom p 44 ty appears in the LCD monitor When you return the zoom to the optical range TOJ appears in the LCD monitor and Face Detection becomes active You can set Face Detection to ON OFF while the zoom bar is positioned in the digital range Face Detection is HOD BD RE ADR RAN RW RIRI VFR CARO automatically turned Off G ion Displaying Recording Program AE is set to Guidelines k Portrait Spotlight Auxiliary Line Sand amp Snow or Low Light When the Program You can display recording guidelines AE setting is not Auto to help compose your shots pressing OJ will 1 automatically set Program Turning recording AE to Auto A a _ BLC Backlight guidelines On Off Compensation 4 During recording pause press IKA 4 Exposure or MENU bP MF Manual Focus is pressed During a recording session with one of these Select Camera Functions 2 Setup gt Auxiliary Line gt functions pressing 24 will On OFf automatically turn it Off Press the confirmation button to confirm then MENU to end Notes 3 When On is selected vertical e Face Detection is not available for recording on a DVD disc e Depending on the subjects Face and horizontal guidelines appear in the LCD mo
89. h to OFF before cleaning the camcorder Cleaning the LCD monitor e Use dry soft cloth to wipe dirt off When cleaning the LCD monitor be careful not to use force scratch it or subject it to impact Cleaning the surface of the camcorder e Use soft cloth to gently wipe dirt off the surface of the camcorder Do not use benzene or thinner to clean the surface of the camcorder The coating of the case could peel off or the case could deteriorate Wipe off dirt on the case with a dry soft cloth which has been completely wrung out When using a chemical cleaning cloth follow instructions for use Handling HDD Discs Card Using HDD discs Do not do the following when the ACCESS indicator is lit Shake or subject the camcorder to impacts or open close the LCD monitor Remove the battery or AC adapter Remove the recording media As the ACCESS indicator will remain lit for a while after concluding recording please continue to observe the above precautions while the indicator is lit While using BD DVD if the power is cut accidentally while the ACCESS indicator is lit or flashing connect the AC adapter and then turn on the power again When using a BD DVD turn the power back on while the BD DVD is loaded in the camcorder The BD DVD will be restored p 89 e e 107 2 UO EWOjU EUOIIPpY a UOI EWOJU jeuoiippy Use a disc which is not dirty scratched or warped BD DVD A Hitachi Maxell disc is rec
90. he camcorder to insecticide e Insecticide entering the camcorder could dirty the pickup and in such a case the camcorder might not operate normally Do not use a generally available 8 cm CD lens cleaner e Cleaning the DVD lens is not necessary when using this camcorder in the usual way e Using 8 cm CD lens cleaner could cause this camcorder to be faulty If you have to clean the lens use a Hitachi Maxell cleaner that is exclusively for 8 cm DVD discs 106 Cautions on Storage Do not leave the camcorder in a place where the temperature is very high for a long period of time The temperature on beach sand or inside a closed vehicle or trunk can become very high in a hot season If you leave the camcorder in such a place it could malfunction or the case could be damaged e Leaving the battery attached or storing it at high temperature could shorten its life Detach the battery from the camcorder and store it in a cool place Do not store the camcorder in a place where the humidity is high or ina dusty place e Dust entering the camcorder could cause malfunctions If the humidity is high the lens could be moldy and the camcorder could become inoperable It is recommended that you put the camcorder with desiccant in a box when storing it in a closet etc Do not store the camcorder in a place subject to strong magnetism or intense vibrations This could cause malfunctions Cleaning Be sure to set the power switc
91. he fade setting or a dub mark Mw that information will also be added to the playlist You can add other scenes or remove unnecessary scenes to from the created playlist see p 64 p 65 Notes If free space available on the HDD BD DVD Card is insufficient creation of a new playlist may not be possible Choose movies recorded in the same HD Video Mode setting to include them in a playlist Otherwise a playlist cannot be created E Displaying a desired Playlist Playlist After selecting the desired playlist the disc navigation screen will appear 1 Press gt then press MENU Select Date Playlist Select gt Playlist then press the 2 confirmation button The Select Playlist screen appears Select the playlist you want to 3 display then press the confirmation button 64 Hint To return the disc navigation screen to let it show all recorded scenes select Date Playlist Select gt All Scenes Editing a playlist The procedures for editing playlists are the same as for scenes Refer to the following pages for scene dubbing editing to apply the same procedures to dub edit a playlist Dubbing oe p 56 Dividing a scene p 67 Deleting scene p 66 Combining scenes p 67 Arranging order of scenes p 65 only on playlist Adding fade cece p 68 E Adding scenes to a Playli
92. hen connect the camcorder to your PC s USB terminal using the supplied USB cable p 81 To read the BD R DVD RW DVD R recorded on the camcorder into your PC it is necessary to finalize the medium using the camcorder p 77 Be sure to finalize it before connecting the camcorder to the PC Launch ImageMixer 3 AVCHD Edition for HITACHI Select Hitachi BDCAM HDD When you click Hitachi BDCAM 3 HDD on the left pane window the recorded images are displayed as thumbnails foe o Jd 4NOA 0 Hulydauu0D E Jd 1Nn0 0 HulyJauU0D E eo A ara Click Hitachi BDCAM appears during BD DVD mode and the card name or Removable Disc appears during Card mode Check the images imported to the PC Click Library to display the thumbnails of the imported images Click Import images to the PC Select the thumbnail for the image you wish to store then click Import The PC starts importing the image s Click Select the image s you wish to store Play back the imported images Click on the image you wish to play then click Playback at the bottom of the window The image will be played back on a separate screen Click Choose an image to play back Hints Click the Import Difference button to impor
93. hile the naked eye perceives colors as they are images recorded by a camera may appear redder or bluer than they actually are To record white colored subjects as white images adjust the white balance The camcorder normally adjusts the color automatically during Auto Change the white balance setting according to the recording conditions White balance mode Auto No icon appears Set You can manually adjust white balance to match the light source or situation SSi Outdoors To record in fine weather Indoor 1 To record under incandescent light halogen light or soft fluorescent light Wy Indoor 2 l 708 To record under bright fluorescent light Selecting a white balance mode 4 During recording pause press MENU Select Camera Functions 2 Setup White Balance gt a white balance mode Press the confirmation button to confirm then MENU to end The selected white balance mode 3 other than Auto will appear in the LCD monitor p 31 The white balance mode is retained in memory even when the power is turned off Note Do not block the infrared sensor with your hand or other things to obtain a good cast for your recording Infrared sensor E Setting the white balance manually Set Prepare a white object such a thick sheet of white paper that is not translucent Point the camcorder at the white object so that it fills the scree
94. ic discs or recording modes playback of all discs under all conditions is not guaranteed If playback is not possible use this camcorder to play back your disc Playback may stop for a moment temporarily between scenes while playing on a DVD recorder player or on a PC Ifyou record or finalize a BD RE BD R DVD RW VF mode DVD R disc which was recorded or dubbed but not finalized on this camcorder using another BD DVD camcorder the recorded data may be damaged Ifyou insert a DVD RW VF mode DVD R disc recorded on another Hitachi camcorder into this camcorder the disc navigation screen will appear automatically You cannot record or finalize such discs using this camcorder Do not insert a BD R DVD RW DVD R recorded but not finalized on a recorder manufactured by a company other than Hitachi into this camcorder Doing so may make the disc unusable Notes When playing back a disc on another device the disc navigation display differs from the one on this camcorder Do not insert a BD DVD that was recorded on this camcorder into a device that does not conform to 8 cm BD DVD Doing so may make the disc unusable CspOaDaDo Finalizing a Disc You must finalize a disc recorded dubbed on this camcorder before playing it back on a player recorder or on a PC Note that no further recording dubbing is possible for a finalized BD R DVD R Likewise no further recording dubbing is possible for a f
95. ies and stills with this one device Stills Movies You can easily figure out what can be recorded to which medium E SD card After recording View on large screen by hooking up the camcorder to a TV HDMI T on You can easily figure out which cable Component should be used Cable AV Cable View on the LCD monitor CENTER RETURN After Watching Store the recordings Create a gift disc Select a disc easily Dub new scenes off the HDD ENTER EXT BD RE BD R Disc selection is simple DVD RAM DVD RW DVD R uo npolzu E Choosing a disc to suit your purpose Recording Dubbing HD High Definition image quality ae Pe uo1npon u Image resolution about six times higher than the SD Standard Definition image quality Do you want to delete or edit images using this camcorder YES 13 NO Re recordable Re recordable One time recording HD recording over extended e One hour length 1920 X 1080 Full periods is possible High Definition movie can be You can delete edit the images on recorded onto one single BD HDD Card using this camcorder Playable on 8 cm BD RE BD R After recording or editing the compatible devices images recorded on HDD Card can be dubbed to BDs Cards Image degradation from dubbing will not occur After recording or editing the images recorded on HDD Card can also be dubbed
96. igation button p 34 DUBBING button p 58 SD CARD indicator p 29 BD DVD indicator p 28 HDD indicator p 27 PHOTO button p 29 Movie Stills switch p 27 ACCESS indicator p 11 23 30 Disc compartment p 27 O90 S OOGG Face Detection button p 50 BATT battery eject switch p 26 Battery platform p 18 A V OUT terminal p 74 Cooling fan inlet A ventilation fan operates to reduce heat buildup during the camcorder use Do not obstruct the cooling fan inlet DISC EJECT switch p 27 Record button p 27 28 29 Power switch Lock button p 19 Hand strap p 16 LCD monitor side when the LCD monitor is opened 90 bottom and lens side DISPLAY button p 31 37 GUIDE button p 7 This button can help you choose a _ e k TA z disc connect the camcorder to your e TV and so on The sections in the O Instruction Manual for which this TAg gt button can be used are indicated by a pop up icon like the one below FULL AUTO button p 52 BLC button p 47 LCD BRIGHTNESS button p 17 RESET button p 109 Tripod receptacle Speaker Automatic lens cover The lens cover automatically opens when the power is turned on revealing the optical 10x zoom lens Lens hood Stereo microphone Do not block the microphone with your hand during recording Zoom lever volume p 37 44 Card slot p 29 CARD ACCESS indicator p 30 Flash p 52 Light rec
97. ills SDHC memory card 4 GB 32 GB 4 GB 32 GB SD memory card 1 GB 2 GB 32 MB 2GB A Class 4 SD card is recommended for movie recordings A 4 GB SD card without the SDHC logo not conform to the SDA 2 00 specifications is not supported 10 Before Using the Product Be sure to read this information Conduct test recording e Before recording important shots always conduct test recording to confirm that images are normally recorded Recording surface e Single sided disc unlabeled side Double sided disc both sides Single sided disc Double sided disc Labeled side neve O a Recording side Recording side Recording side How to hold a disc For correct recording Do not touch the recording surface of a disc e Check that a disc recording surface is not dirty or scratched e If the recording surface is dirty wipe it clean using a dry soft cloth Caution on disc loading Use a soft cloth and gently e Never touch the pickup wipe the disc surface from Caution on vibrations and impacts the inner to the outer region e While the ACCESS indicator p 14 is lit do not subject the camcorder to strong vibrations or impacts Caution should be particularly observed while the indicator remains lit for a while after the end of recording About BD DVD We recommend using Hitachi Maxell brand discs The compatibility of the discs with this camcorder is confirmed e If there is concern
98. inalized BD RE DVD RW VF mode though you can unfinalize it to enable further recording dubbing p 78 Connect the AC adapter charger to power the camcorder p 25 e You cannot finalize ifa battery pack is used as a power source Set the power switch to BD DVD Press gt and then press MENU Select Disc Setting gt Finalize Disc then press the 4 confirmation button A confirmation screen for finalization appears J J S J1A q 19470 4 UO HulmalA E Select YES then press the confirmation button The message showing that the disc is being finalized will appear and then the disc will be finalized When finalization is complete the disc navigation screen will appear e F appears on the disc navigation screen for a finalized disc Finalized BD DVD Sh Disc Navigation DLE Ie PLAY GED SELECT Ge EXIT e A disc menu with thumbnails appears when a finalized BD RE BD R DVD RW VF mode DVD R disc is inserted on a BD DVD player Notes s 21A 1284310 34 UO BuimalA E N If the disc in the camcorder has already been finalized Finalize Disc does not appear in the menu The time required to finalize that appears on the Finalize Disc screen is only for reference In case of a DVD R it takes longer to finalize it if re
99. ing is complete the confirmation screen whether or not you delete the dubbed scenes appears e Ifyou wish to erase the dubbed scenes select Yes e If you wish to leave them on the HDD or card select No Select With auto divide or No auto divide then press the confirmation button 14 Remove the disc or card e Or press Ml to end For BD or DVD only When prompted for finalization select Yes to finalize the disc or No to leave the disc unfinalized 10 When you select Date in step 4 Select a scene for dubbing by pressing SELECT then press the confirmation button 29 Dubbing Select AAI ENTER GEL SELECT D RETURN 11 Select Execute then press the confirmation button Dubbing starts Hints e You can also display the Dubbing Menu from the Disc Navigation screen Press P press MENU select Scene p gt Dubbing Dubbing Menu and then press the confirmation button e If you wish to quit dubbing while dubbing press Hl The confirmation message appears Select Yes and press the confirmation button to quit dubbing 59 pie gt GAd ag uo Buiqqng a p4e gt dAd aa uo buiqqng m Displaying only Dubbed or Not Dubbed Scenes Category You can display all scenes recorded on the HDD Card acco
100. ing media Maximum number of dates HDD 999 BD RE 900 BD R 2 750 DVD RAM DVD RW DVD R 99 Card 999 1 Recording only 2 Per disc one side E Stills e Recordable number of stills per card Wide Mode Setup SD 512MB SD 1GB SD 2GB SDHC 4GB Normal 4 3 Approx 130 stills Approx 260 stills Approx 520 stills Approx 1 000 stills Wide 16 9 Approx 180 stills Approx 360 stills Approx 720 stills Approx 1 400 stills e File size Wide Mode Setup File size Normal 4 3 Approx 3 6MB Wide 16 9 Approx 2 7MB Note Still cannot be recorded on HDD BD DVD 113 E uoewoy u jeuoiyippy a UOI EWOJU EUOIPpY Glossary 1080i 1125i 480i 525i These are types of video signals 10801 is a High Definition image signal and 480i is a former image signal which is not High Definition Depending on the equipment 1080i may be referred to as 11251 and 480i may be referred to as 525i AVCHD Advanced Video Codec High Definition is a high definition recording format that uses the latest compression scheme MPEG 4 AVC H 264 Component jacks Component video input jacks Connect the camcorder to a TV You can easily transmit a component video signal and control signals aspect ratio scan line etc via the supplied component video cable DCF Design rule for Camera File system A JEITA specification number CP 3461 which defines a file format and file system for digital came
101. ion screen appears Click Next Confirm the software license agreement Read the software license agreement carefully If you agree with the terms select I accept the terms of the license agreement then click Next Select the installation destination If there is no change to the installation destination click Next If you wish to change the installation destination click Change and specify the installation destination then click Next Note After completing software installation Direct X installation may commence depending on your PC In this event follow the screen indications to install it E Before importing scenes from BD R DVD RW DVD R to your PC You need to finalize the disc using the disc navigation screen on the camcorder p 77 Finalizing is not required for importing scenes from HDD BD RE DVD RAM SD card E Connecting the camcorder to your PC Turn on the camcorder power Choose the medium for connection to the PC HDD BD DVD Connect the camcorder to the PC using the supplied USB cable When connecting the camcorder to a PC connect the camcorder to a wall outlet instead of using the battery pack SD CARD The media selected on your camcorder before connecting to a PC can be accessed when the connection is established Fa To USB termal USB cable supplied USB termina
102. isfied there are instances when High Definition quality images may not play back smoothly Even if your PC satisfies the system requirements operation malfunctions and limitations in use may occur depending on the combinations of other software and devices you are using Operation will not be guaranteed if you use a self made computer N o Jd 4NOA 0 Hulydauu0D E Jd ANOA 0 Hulyd9uU0D E E Software installation Turn on the power to your PC Login to your PC as a user with administrative privileges If you are using your PC for other applications quit all software you are using Select your country s video system Perform installation 8 Preparations for installation are now complete Click Install to begin the installation process Insert the supplied CD ROM into your PC s CD ROM drive The software installer automatically starts up and the Choose Setup Language screen automatically appears If the Choose Setup Language screen does not appear open the drive in which the CD ROM is contained using Windows My Computer or Explorer and double click Pr After installation is complete the following message screen will g appear Click Finish to restart your PC Software installation is now complete Select the installation language Select the installation language then click Next Installat
103. l Corporation Intel Core is a trademark of Intel Corporation Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Inc IBM and PC AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC SDHC logo is a trademark SD logo is a trademark Blu ray Disc and Blu ray Disc logo are trademarks AVCHD and the AVCHD logo are trademarks of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd and Sony Corporation Other company names and product names listed are trademarks or brand names belonging to each individual company IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS In addition to the careful attention devoted to quality standards in the manufacture of your camcorder safety is a major factor in the design of every instrument But safety is your responsibility too This page lists important information that will help to assure your enjoyment and proper use of the camcorder and accessory equipment Read these instructions Store these instructions for convenient accessibility Heed all warnings Observe all instructions Do not use the camcorder near water Clean the camcorder using only a dry cloth N Oo oO fF WO DN a Do not block any ventilation openings The camcorder should be place
104. l on the PC gt After the physical connection the camcorder s LCD monitor goes out and the camcorder PC connection begins The camcorder is automatically recognized from the PC After recognition there are occasions when you will be required to restart the PC In this case restart the PC according to the indicated instructions Notes Be sure to turn on the camcorder power when connecting it to a PC You cannot access to more than one media HDD BD DVD SD Card at the same time You cannot change the medium or the mode movies stills while the camcorder is connected to a PC Disconnect the USB cable from the PC p 82 first to change the medium or the mode movies stills During PC connection none of the camcorder buttons operates When the HDD or BD DVD is being accessed the ACCESS indicator flashes in red Note that the CARD ACCESS indicator does not flash even when the SD memory card in the camcorder is being accessed e Jd 1Nn0 0 urpp uuo E Jd ANOA 0 Hulyd9uU0D E ee N Camcorder indications on the PC If the camcorder is set to BD DVD mode and connected to a PC it is recognized as a disc drive If the camcorder is set to HDD or SD CARD and connected to a PC it is recognized as a removable disc Note Do not directly handle the files on the HDD BD DVD Card in the camcorder using Windows Explorer Doing so may cause your valuable image data to be lost
105. ll not be charged while the DC power cord is connected to the AC adapter charger even if the battery pack is attached to the AC adapter charger e The AC adapter charger can be used around the world An AC plug adapter is required in some foreign countries If you need one purchase it from your local electronics distributor AC 200 240V AC Plug Adapter not supplied E Detaching the DC power cord battery pack from the camcorder Always turn the power off before disconnecting the power supply While pressing and holding BATT slide the DC connector or battery pack upward then remove it e Be careful not to drop the battery pack while detaching it E Efficient use of the battery The battery will slightly discharge even if it is detached from the camcorder e Ifthe battery is left attached to the camcorder it will consume a slight amount of power Therefore it is recommended that you charge the battery a day before using the camcorder When you intend not to use the camcorder for an extended period of time It is recommended that you fully charge the battery every six months attach it to the camcorder turn it on and fully deplete the battery charge then remove the battery and store it in a cool place again Battery life The battery life varies greatly depending on the ambient environment and how often the camcorder is used If the usable time of the camcorder with a fully charged battery is noticeably short th
106. llection of recordings made on the same date HOD BD RE J RAM Z RW VR CARD Playlist E What is Playlist A Playlist is a compilation of scenes from various movies You can create a Playlist on this camcorder by gathering your favorite scenes Since a Playlist is not created by copying data very little HDD BD DVD Card space is required to make one Note likewise that deleting scenes from a Playlist will not increase the remaining HDD BD DVD Card capacity for recording Up to 99 playlists can be created and up to 999 scenes can be included in each playlist E Creating a new Playlist Create Playlist 1 Press gt You can also select multiple scenes at the same time p 35 Select the scenes to be included 2 in the playlist then press MENU Select Scene Edit gt confirmation button 3 Create Playlist then press the To proceed select Yes then press the confirmation button When creation is complete the created playlist will appear on the Disc Navigation Playlist screen 63 Pupa Buizip3 D Hints The scenes that make up a playlist are not actually copied but are linked from their original data Deleting a scene from a playlist will not delete the original data scenes from the HDD or disc Likewise editing scenes on a playlist will not affect the original data scenes Ifa scene has t
107. ly after being Charge it turned on When power is 18 turned on the LCD screen will turn on and off Power goes off Is Power Save set to On 42 unexpectedly 97 E uoewo u jeuoiyippy a UOI EWOJU jeuoiippy Reference Symptom Cause and Correction page Power cannot be Detach the battery pack or disconnect the AC adapter turned off charger then press RESET And then turn on the power 25 109 again Even if the The camcorder will automatically turn on to recognize a camcorder is off disc Closing the cover will automatically turn the opening the cover camcorder off again 23 will cause the ACCESS indicator to flash During recording Symptom Cause and Correction Rotae page Pressing the record Check to see whether the proper type of BD DVD Card button will not start is loaded recording e Set the power switch to HDD or BD DVD Ti 21 27 e Ifthe disc is protected cancel protection 72 77 e No recording can be done on a finalized disc 4 e Check the remaining free space on the HDD disc or card Recording starts but Is the disc scratched or dirty stops immediately Clean the disc If there is still no improvement replace 108 the disc e Be sure to use a SD card or Class 4 or greater No photo can be e Check to see whether the proper type of card is loaded recorded e Set the Movie Stills switch to 3 22 29 72 Ifthe card is locked unlock
108. ly appears if the BD DVD Card is protected a finalized BD RE BD R DVD RW VF mode DVD R is loaded an unsupported card or a disc recorded on a device other than this model is loaded HDD BD RE Z BD R Z RAM RW VR Z RW VF Z R JCARD E information display during playback Various types of information on recording will be superimposed on the playback image you are viewing The display mode switched in the following way each time you press DISPLAY When playing movies Current medium as Repeat play 4 Playback condition Movie Stills T mE 0 00 00 H Piayb dk a operation All Scenes Date Playlist Date Playlist N 0 8 When playing stills 2 3 4 5 Scene No 4 Lock Scene No Counter SD memory card File name ae Show 4 Movie Stills 30003 1 00 0008 gt Playback _ B Playlist El Date or Gl l All Scenes Not displayed while playing All Scenes See Current medium and its status HDD BD DVD Card on p 32 Appears when set see p 39 40 69 There are following playback operations gt Standard playback K Reverse skip p Reverse slow Il Playback pause playback playback DP Forward search MP Forward frame For instructions on playback advance how to operate see QA Reverse search lt I Reverse frame the following pages playback back 4 appears after the DPI Forward skip Forward slow
109. n Thick white I A paper During recording pause press MENU Select Camera Functions Setup gt White Balance gt Set Press the confirmation button X flashes in the LCD monitor Press the confirmation button again and continue holding the button down until Qs stops flashing and lights steadily The white balance setting is complete Press W to end or to redo repeat step 5 e The white balance setting selected in Set is retained in memory until the setting is changed again In order to accurately adjust the color readjust the settings in Set each time the recording conditions change If the power is turned off while white balance is in Set mode W flashes in the LCD monitor the next time the power is turned on to remind you 49 s nb uyp Huipsorday Snoen E sanbiuyra Huipsor9ay snowe a Notes It may be difficult to perform this setting in dark places Also if the zoom bar is positioned in the digital range p 32 you may not be able to set the white balance If white balance settings cannot be accomplished Wa will continue to flash Ifthe Set settings are not completed within a few moments the camcorder returns to recording pause mode and 4 flashes in the LCD monitor Redo the settings from step 1 D DpeDcpalDaiDowy Using the Optical Image Stabilizer OI
110. n delete unnecessary Editing 0 o e scenes combine scenes or p 66 divide one scene You can lock any scene so that it meene lock will not be deleted by mistake p 69 Information You can display information on one displa 0 o 0 o scene or multiple scenes such as p 70 isplay image quality recording time etc You can create an original Creating g 0 o e e movie by changing the p 63 playlist playback order of scenes age tas fe You can delete all data recorded Initialization 0 o nthe HDD BD DVD Card p 71 You can protect a disc to Protection e o prevent deletion or editing by p 72 mistake Unprotection e o You can cancel the protection p 72 Remaining The remaining recordable display 0 o 0 o movie time or number of p 72 Capacity recordable stills is displayed You can use this camcorder to finalize any BD RE BD R P DVD RW DVD R disc Finalization e ele recorded on it so that the disc p 77 can be viewed on another compatible BD DVD player or device You can unfinalize a BD RE DVD RW VF mode that was Unfinalization e e finalized on this camcorder so p 78 that additional videos can be recorded on the disc You can play back scenes Repeat play e e o repeatedly p 40 Slide show You can play back stills in p 39 succession You cannot combine scenes or divide a movie 2 Deletion o
111. nce received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Caution to the user Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer void the user s authority to operate the equipment Microsoft Windows Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Pentium Processor are registered trademarks of Inte
112. ne of two modes for using a DVD RW disc You need to finalize a DVD RW disc in VF mode before playing it back on another device After finalizing you cannot make additional recordings on the DVD RW disc regardless of its free space The advantage of VF mode is that it is highly compatible with other DVD players VR mode One of two modes for using a DVD RW disc The advantage of VR mode is that you can edit split delete and combine movies using the camcorder and by deleting unnecessary scenes you can free up space for more recording 115 A uoewuoy u jeuonippy a UOI EWOJU jeuoiippy Index A AC adapter charger ssec 18 25 ACCESS indicator 23 107 Auxiliary Line wD PN CHD eei a A a EEN ete 114 B Backlight compensation s es 47 Battery pack CHANGING dipr aay RN 18 e AEA A E T 26 BD available functions 21 cleaning 108 handling 107 protect 12 recorder we T2 StD Taaka a Da 108 BD R BD RE FINALIZE a aa aar anerian rae traa deanu iea 77 format eSa arrana aaas 71 insert remove 23 24 27 MOLE O EEE 22 Beep neeese 42 A CE caesaeent teed 68 c Card available functions eee 21 format nasses 71 handling 22 nSert reMOVe erennere 29 CARD ACCESS indicator 15 30 Category senei aet iieii 60 Combine sssi 67 Component output we 14 Component terminal we 14 Connecting PC 81 Connecting TV oo eeeeeeeeee
113. ne on the camcorder you can play back the disc on other DVD devices after finalizing the disc Battery Pack E CHARGE lamp status and charging time Lights Approx charging time at approx 77 F 25 C DZ BP14S supplied DZ BPI4SW sold separately approx 2 hours 45 minutes DZ BP21SW sold separately approx 3 hours 55 minutes Goes out Blinks See Troubleshooting p 97 E Continuous recording time with a fully charged battery Use the following table to estimate continuous recording times minutes using a fully charged battery pack Continuous recording Normal use Battery type Max brightness setting Max brightness setting Recording media HDD BD DVD Card HDD BD DVD Card IDZ BP 14S supplied IDZ BP14SW 80 70 80 40 35 40 sold separately DZ BPZISW 120 105 120 60 50 60 sold separately Recordable time when zoom focus and switch changes are operated Notes In low temperature environments recording time will be shortened The times indicated in the table are estimates and will change depending on actual recording conditions E Connecting the camcorder to a wall outlet Connect to the AC adapter charger Power cable Naab 1 To wall outlet 4 Connect to the camcorder DC power cord Connect to the AC adapter charger payers 325 19 Payeys 32D 127 a Notes The battery pack wi
114. nitor Detection may falsely recognize non facial feature regions as a face HDD BD RE X BD R Z RAM Z RW VR X RW VF Z R GD Some filming photographing Reduci ng Wind Noise environments may not allow Face gt 2 Detection to work properly In this During Recording case turn Face Detection Off When recording sound from the built in microphone you can reduce wind noise in the recording when the MIC filter is On Lower frequencies noise is eliminated and the target sound becomes clearer Turning the MIC filter On Off During recording pause press MENU s nb uyp Huipsorday snoe E 51 sanbiuyra Huipsoray snowe a Select Camera Functions 2 Setup gt MIC Filter gt On mn off Press the confirmation button to confirm then MENU to end When the function is turned On i QE appears in the LCD monitor p 31 The MIC filter setting is 3 retained in memory even when the power is turned off If you set this function to On it is recommended to set the function to Off after recording before turning off the power unless you always intend to use this function Setting the recording settings to full auto During recording pause or recording press FULL AUTO 4 FULL AUTO appears in the LCD monitor for a while and the settings are reset to their default settings HOD BD RE Z BD R RAM JRW
115. nly 3 Additional recording can be made on a finalized DVD RW VR mode 61 Buiyipy i Buryip3 i E Menu flows for the disc navigation After pressing MENU on the disc navigation screen the menu screen appears The menu varies depending on the medium as shown below To operate the menu use APP 144 gt P 1 See How to Operate the Menu p 41 When using HDD BD RE DVD RAM DVD RW VR mode Card Movies Scene Edit Delete p 66 HDD Setting Finalize Disc p 77 Divide p 67 Disc Setting BD RE DVD RW only Combine 0 6771 BD DVD _ Unfinalize Disc p 78 aden C S SCCaarrcd BD RE only Fade p 68 Setting ae eT Rarer Format HDD Disc SD Card Create Playlist 9 63 p 71 Moen Protect BD DVD only p 72 Dubbing 056 Dubbing Menu Unprotect BD DVD only p 72 HDD Card only Mark Off p 60 Capacity p 72 Detail p 70 bisa oe p 101 ull Format p Go To p 69 Top HDD only End Others Repeat Play On Select p 35 Start gt Current p 40 Off Current gt End Category p 60 ATI All HDD Card Dubbed Date Playlist All Scenes only Un Dubbed Select Date p 63 Playlist p64 1 Not supported for cards Yast AP 2 This menu item does not appear while playlist is displayed 3 This menu item appears only while playlist is displayed When using BD R DVD RW VF Video
116. nto place The power automatically turns off if the lid is left open for approx three minutes while the power switch is set to OFF The lid will not open if the camcorder is not connected to a power source 23 payers 125 19 PEHeys 39D S39 Removing the disc Pressing slightly on the center hub with a finger grip the edge of the disc by your thumb and lift the disc out as shown E When loading a new BD RE BD R DVD RW When the disc is loaded the format confirmation screen will appear in the LCD monitor Format the disc according to the procedure below Open the LCD monitor Note Be careful that the power is not e R i confirmation accidentally cut off during buton formatting Otherwise the disc will become unusable A When the format confirmation screen appears select YES by pressing 44 then press the confirmation button When using a BD RE BD R When using a DVD RW Formatting will start Skip step Proceed to step When using a DVD RW 24 The recording format selection screen appears Select VR Mode or VF Mode by pressing 44 gt then press the confirmation button VR Mode After recording you can perform various editing functions such as choosing and deleting scenes You can play back the disc in a device which supports 8 cm DVD RW VR Mode after finalizing the disc VF Mode Video mode Although editing cannot be do
117. ommended BD DVD Do not use the camcorder in a place where the humidity is high or the temperature is very low Tf there is concern that the camcorder may be subjected to large vibrations or impact during transport remove the BD DVD Card and protect the camcorder using soft protective materials When the camcorder is subjected to an impact while a BD DVD disc is loaded a mark may form on the disc surface due to the impact protection function for the disc and pickup This mark can be wiped off using a dry soft cloth Be careful when removing the disc since the metal of removal slot of camcorder and disc itself may be hot For card handling see p 22 Storing discs e If the camcorder is not used for long periods of time remove the disc from the camcorder e When storing disc replace it in the plastic case in which it was purchased e Be careful that no condensation occurs on disc e Do not place disc in following places Direct sunlight for a long time Where humidity is high or in dusty place Where there is heat from a heater etc If the above countermeasures are not taken the following symptoms may occur Block noise in playback image momentary stop of playback image Sound interrupted during playback or abnormal sound Blue thumbnail display Fig 1 Disc cannot correctly be recognized Disc cannot be initialized 7 Recording Playback is not possible PUY GED
118. on display during recording P 31 Information display mode 37 Initial Setup ccc eeeeeseeeseeeseeeseeerees 42 J JUMP ERR E EAT 36 L Language i csedisseesteccheshechedeneeessneceress 20 LCD djUSt we iscevcteesieccvesvedvedvedeweiieeeets 42 LCD monitor handling ushei nannan niens How to open ifs setting LOK iaeiei iniiai vacant ias M Manual focuS ccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 45 Menu z MIG Fiter anae nienn danes iea aai s aea Wadana 51 o OIG EAEE EETA E TTE E Output Functions Setup P PHOTO capture eeeeeeeeeeeeeeerererreen 40 Play playlist iinn han 64 Repeat Play Slide Show p Playlist aose 63 Power Save Program AE 47 Protect oaaae anaE eiis a Ai 72 Q Quick Stait as oinean isokern pasian 33 R Recording LED sssssessssererrererrrrrrereees 53 Remote control Inserting a battery oo eee 16 Repeat play nsise 40 Reset Aree AEAT ET 42 Scene De talllsccsscvassc cenctuccectecneensteenssorens 70 SDHC memory card 122 SD memory card 122 Searching for image 38 Self timer 25D Skip scene Slide show Slow playback 38 System reset oo eeeeccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 109 T Tele conversion lens 45 Transferring data to your PC 83 Maleo NP E stats ocelseveuved I 48 Unfinalize Update control info USB cable Arenes eani ereet an V Ae Taa E A TEPEE AEE E AAEN 37 Ww White balance ssssssssssssreess
119. onstration function At time of purchase of this camcorder this function is set to Auto A demonstration starts automatically when you turn the camcorder on using the AC adapter charger as a power source and leave it idle for more than approx ten minutes without inserting a medium BD DVD Card To cancel the demonstration press any one of the camcorder buttons Changing the demo mode setting or watching the demonstration now Press MENU Select Initial Setup Demo Mode gt one of the following settings Auto See above Off Turns off the demonstration function Start The demonstration will start right away If you cancel the demonstration the prior setting will be restored AUTO or OFF Press the confirmation button Notes e Ifa battery pack is connected to the camcorder as a power source the demonstration will not begin even if Demo Mode is set to Auto The demonstration function does not work when the camcorder is connected to a PC 43 s nb uyp Huipsoray snoe E sanbiuyra Huipsoray snowe a HDD BD RE X BD R RAM JRW VR Z RW VF R JCARD Magnified Recording Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Optical zooming up to ten times is the maximum telephoto magnification When using a card recording stills only optical zoom works i CO W Wide T T Telephoto angle Magnifies Recording recording over a wide range Q Se ST AAS You can select
120. ontrol set correctly Adjust the TV volume Symptom Cause and Correction Reece page Recognition of the _ Is the disc dirty disc does not Use a dry soft cloth to clean it 108 complete Pressing the Was the image recorded by another device playback button will Playback may not be possible on this camcorder notistart playback Has a scene been edited on another device If a scene recorded on this camcorder is edited on another device playback may not be possible on this camcorder No playback picture Is the TV input selector set correctly appears on the TV Check whether the correct input was selected on the TV screen to match the connected jacks If the camcorder is 75 connected to a VCR set its input selector to external input LINE Is the camcorder connected to the TV correctly When connected through the HDMI terminal video will 73 not display for a TV which is not 1080i compliant Please change the terminal The disc menu does Use the camcorder and unfinalize it first and then finalize not appear when it again playing back a 77 78 finalized BD RE disc on a player Recorded pictures If you connect the camcorder to a standard aspect ratio appear vertically 4 3 TV which is not widescreen television the image on 74 long the TV screen will appear vertically long Playback picture is Is the disc scratched or dirty momentarily Clean the disc 108 interrupted No sound If you are viewing images on a TV is the
121. order s LCD monitor appears on the TV screen allowing you to view playback recording and editing on the large screen of your TV Ifthe camcorder is connected to a TV through the HDMI OUT terminal and another image terminal at the same time the image is output only through the HDMI OUT terminal If the camcorder s COMPONENT terminal and A V OUT terminal are connected to a TV at the same time the image will be output from the COMPONENT terminal only Hints e Volume can be adjusted on your TV When operating the camcorder while viewing your TV screen using the supplied remote control is convenient However if you are using other Hitachi brand A V devices they may be operated by the camcorder s remote control Notes e Ifyou have a wide screen TV screen ratio 16 9 and the TV is set to wide mode the disc navigation screen may not fit within the TV screen In this case change your TV s wide mode setting Refer to your TV s operation manual Do not leave the camcorder s menu screen and disc navigation screen displayed on your TV screen for too long Doing so may cause damage ghosting on your TV screen N ol S 21A q 19470 BY UO HulmalA E 891Aaq 12410 94 UO BuimalA a N o Viewing on Other Players Recorders Before Playing Back a BD DVD on Another BD DVD Recorder Player Finalizing Before finalizing a disc You can Record or edit scenes using the camcorder You cannot Pla
122. ording to start see Troubleshooting p 97 If the automatic lens cover has stopped opening halfway turn the power switch to OFF then turn it to ON again If you want to compose a shot in which the subject is not centered first press PHOTO halfway with the subject centered in the monitor Next with the button pressed halfway compose your shot and fully press PHOTO If the camcorder has difficulty focusing adjust the focus manually p 45 You can check HDD BD DVD Card capacity and number of remaining recordable pictures p 112 Notes Do not detach the AC adapter charger or battery pack from the camcorder during recording The recorded scene will be lost The CARD ACCESS indicator remains flashing for a while even after you finish recording While the CARD ACCESS indicator is flashing or when a message appears on the display reporting that the recording is currently being saved Do not turn off the power Do not detach the AC adapter charger or battery pack from the camcorder Do not shake the camcorder Doing so may cause an error in the recorded data and you may not be able to play back the recorded scenes p 14 15 107 The minimum recording time for movies is about three seconds even if you press the record button before three recording seconds have elapsed You cannot record movies or still images on a protected BD DVD disc or a locked card p 22 69 The recorded image may be blu
123. outlet 18 25 Connect a power source Power does not come Press RESET then turn on the power again 109 ee ere ee Has the camcorder been subjected to impact S bY Pressing The camcorder could be damaged Consult your dealer any button The date and time Has the camcorder been left unused for a long period of are incorrect time 43 The internal backup memory battery may be discharged Connect the AC adapter charger to recharge it No scene can be Is the cursor placed on the scene to be deleted deleted If the selected scene is framed in red it can be deleted even if you use yellow cursor to select the scene Check 66 the colors of the cursor and bar graph on the thumbnail screen Disc cannot be Connect a charged battery or the AC adapter charger to removed the camcorder and then turn the power switch to OFF 18 25 Cover will not then press down the DISC EJECT switch j open Unable to playback Use the camorder and finalize the BD RE BD R DVD the recorded BD RE RW VF mode DVD R disc BD R DVD RW VF 7 mode DVD R disc on a BD DVD player recorder The remote control Do you operate the remote control toward the remote 16 does not operate control receiver of the camcorder If the camcorder s remote control receiver is exposed to strong light such as direct sunshine or fluorescent light the remote control does not work E Adjust the position or angle of the camcorder Is the lithium battery inserted in the remote
124. p 42 E About the LCD setup and initial setup Menu items Explanation of functions amp 2 LCD Adjust Color Level Adjusts the color level of the LCD monitor Beep Select Off to turn off the beeps that sound when any button is pressed a When set to On the camcorder power will automatically turn off Power Save if it is left idle for approx five minutes during recording pause mode on When set to Off the camcorder does not turn off automatically a except while in sleep mode Record LED p 53 Language You can select the display language Demo Mode p 43 Reset Returns all menu settings to default 42 Setting the date and time See Setting the date and time p 20 for setting procedures Note The camcorder is equipped with a built in rechargeable battery to retain the date and time in memory If the built in battery is depleted the date and time will need to be reset Periodically once every six months recharge the internal battery by connecting the camcorder to a wall outlet or attaching a charged battery pack to the camcorder while leaving the camcorder turned off for 24 hours Changing the date format You can change the date format to D M Y or Y M D Selecting D M Y will change the clock to 24 hour style Press MENU Select Date Setup Date Mode gt one of the date formats Press the confirmation button then press MENU to exit the setup E About the dem
125. r time on the next disc The screen message to continue dubbing on the next disc will reappear until dubbing is complete No auto divide The maximum number of scenes for one disc or card will be dubbed When dubbing to a BD with HX Video Mode Scene 1 Scene 2 50 mins 60 mins Disc 1 Disc 2 10 minutes will remain Hints for dubbing In No auto divide mode dubbing will not be possible if the length of a scene or scenes to be dubbed exceeds the storage capacity for a single BD DVD Card Switch the mode to With auto divide or divide the scene p 67 before dubbing Dub marks M4 appear for the thumbnails of the scenes which have already been dubbed Dub marks do not appear for the thumbnails when scenes are dubbed from a locked card onto a BD DVD disc Set the Category to Un Dubbed if you wish to select only the scenes on the HDD Card that has not been dubbed yet You must finalize a BD R DVD RW VF mode DVD R dubbed on this camcorder before playing it back on a BD DVD recorder player This camcorder lets you finalize the disc after dubbing You will be notified by sound when the camcorder has completed the dubbing process About the playlist p 63 for dubbing To dub the scenes in a different order create a playlist in which the scenes are registered in the desired order of dubbing p 63 and then execute dubbing Ifyou combine scenes with
126. r up or down White Balance a white balance mode Current settings appear first After selecting one of the setup items its options appear s nb uyp Huipsorday snowe E Press the confirmation button to confirm then MENU to end MENU To quit without changing the setting press MENU before pressing the confirmation button To cancel exit and return to the previous stage These operations work To go back left in the menu almost the same Ways 41 sanbiuyra Huipsoray snowe a Menu While Recording Menu items Menu items 2nd level Movies Stills Switch Default See st level C ao Setting Program AE Q Q Auto p 47 White Balance Q Q Auto p 48 g OIS Q Q On p 50 a Functions Digital Zoom O 40x p44 MIC Filter Q off p 51 Flash Q Auto p 52 Auxiliary Line Q Q off p 51 rare ADDIBD Card isuse O HX p 54 SD Video Mode when a DVD is used Q SF p 54 a Funetions WIDE mode Oo Normal p 54 16 9 4 3 Self Timer Q off p 55 Quick Start Q Q On p 33 eats ut Functions Component Output O Q 1080i p 74 LCD Setup LCD Adjust Q Q mmi p 42 Date Setup Date Set Q Q Erea p 20 Date Mode Q Q M D Y p 43 Beep Q Q On p 42 Power Save Q Q off p 42 Initial Setup Record LED Q Q On p 53 Language Q Q English p 20 Demo Mode Q Q Auto p 43 Reset Q Q
127. ras You can use image files on any cameras that support DCF Finalize The process of enabling you to play back BD R DVD RW VF mode DVD R recorded on this camcorder using other BD DVD recorders players Formatting The process of preparing a disc for use by creating an empty file system This is also known as initializing a disc 114 HDMI output terminal Connects the camcorder to a TV The HDMI output terminal provides better picture quality on the connected TV than the component jacks HD movie image quality HD image quality Refers to High Definition image quality HD is an abbreviation for High Definition NTSC NTSC is in use in the United States Japan Taiwan South Korea the Philippines Central and South America and some other countries PAL PAL is one of the standard color television systems PAL is in use in Europe China and some other countries SD memory card A memory card standard for recording images This camcorder allows for recording still images to SD memory card SDHC memory card SDHC Secure Digital High Capacity SD 2 0 is an extension of the SD standard It allows higher capacities in excess of 2 GB FAT32 file system format supports partition sizes greater than 4 GB and offers better performance SD movie image quality SD image quality Refers to an image quality standard that is not High Definition SD is an abbreviation for Standard Definition VF Video mode O
128. rder is too high or too low normal recording playback may not be possible e Take care that the temperature of this camcorder when connected to PC does not rise excessively e If you need to use the camcorder for recording dubbing to BD DVD in a place where the temperature is high avoid overheating by using the camcorder intermittently Be careful of moisture condensation e When you move the camcorder between places where the difference in temperatures is great such as entering a lodge from a ski slope or going out of a cooled room or vehicle condensation vapor in air warmed or cooled to water droplets could occur on the lens and or inside the camcorder If condensation occurs do not open the disc compartment lid or card slot cover if possible If condensation occurs on the lens wipe it off with a soft dry cloth Even if the external surface of camcorder has dried condensation may remain inside Therefore turn the camcorder off and leave it in a dry place for at least 1 2 hours before using it again Do not use the camcorder near strong radio waves or magnetism e If the camcorder is used near strong radio waves or magnetism such as a radio wave tower or electric appliances recording or playback may stop or noise could enter the video and audio that are being recorded During playback of normally recorded video and audio noise may also be present in picture and sound At worst the camcorder could malfunction Do not expose t
129. rding to their dubbed status Category Settings All All scenes will be displayed in chronological order of recording regardless of whether they have been dubbed or not Dubbed Only scenes with the i dub mark will be displayed in chronological order of recording Un Dubbed Only scenes without the Mw dub mark will be displayed in chronological order of recording To set Category 1 Press gt then press MENU Select Others Category 2 gt a Category option Press the confirmation button 3l The Category setting will return to All if you exit the disc navigation screen 60 Clearing the dub marks on Thumbnails MARK OFF You can use New dubbing again by clearing the dub mark m je 1 Press gt Choose a scene for which you want to clear the dub mark then 2 press SELECT then press MENU You can also choose multiple scenes Select Scene Dubbing gt Mark Off then press the 3 confirmation button The confirmation screen appears Select YES then press the confirmation button 5 Press Ml to end Menu Items for the Disc Navigation After pressing MENU on the disc navigation screen you can use following functions Sanoin pae sis paed Contents mpn ZZ z nin Ap E You ca
130. ring recording pause press MENU Select Initial Setup Record LED gt On Off Press the confirmation button to confirm then MENU to end The recording indicator setting is not displayed in the on 3 screen information e Even if the recording indicator is set to Off it will still light while the self timer is counting down p 55 53 s nb uyp Huipsorday snowe E sanbiuyra Huipsoray snowe a HDD BD RE L BD R I RAM IRW VR ZCRW VF R ICARD Changing the Movie Quality You can change the movie recording quality to make high quality recordings or lower the quality to record over longer periods of time Switching Movie Quality During recording pause press MENU Select Record Functions Setup HD Video Mode 2 When BD SD Video Mode When DVD gt a movie quality option Setting the Wide Mode During still picture recording pause press MENU Select Record Functions 2 Setup gt 16 9 gt Wide 16 9 or Normal 4 3 Press the confirmation button to confirm then MENU to end The selected movie quality will be displayed in the LCD monitor p 31 e The movie quality setting is 3 retained in memory even if the power is turned off e When a DVD is replaced with a BD the movie quality will be changed to the most recent BD setting and vice versa
131. rol area of a disc recording may not be possible even if the data space for recording movies is not full To prevent this avoid performing operations described above more than 49 times per disc Unusable Discs Dual layer BD and DVD discs BD R LTH type discs Dye type RW and R E About cards Card Handling Do not use cards other than those specified Be sure to perform trial recording Do not touch the card terminal or allow it to touch metal Do not paste anything other than the designated label in the label area Do not subject cards to impact bending or dropping Do not disassemble or modify a card Do not use or store cards in the following places Where the temperature is high such as in a vehicle in the sun or near Erasure prevention switch slide the a heater switch downwards Where humidity is high or in a dusty place to lock When the erasure prevention switch is locked recording deletion and editing are not allowed Only playback is possible Terminal Notes e SDHC SD memory cards can be used on this camcorder e When using an exclusive adapter a mini SDHC SD memory card and micro SDHC SD memory card can be used in the same way as an SD memory card No multimedia card can be used E Cautions for discs and cards To prevent data loss or damage Do not remove the battery pack and card while reading or writing data Do not use the camcorder in a place subject
132. rred if camera shake occurs Hold the camcorder with both hands and tuck your elbows to your chest or sides for best recording results When recording with digital zoom use a tripod for best results The recorded image may differ slightly from the image in the LCD monitor E information display during recording Switching the display mode Various information will appear in the LCD monitor during recording You can choose simple display or detailed all information display by pressing DISPLAY repeatedly Ifyou leave the camcorder idle for approx one minute the information display will disappear To make the display reappear press I On Screen Information See the next page for details Recording status Hulpsoday E Recording mode Movie recording time Current medium Full Auto p 52 Remaini HDD BD DVD Card Warnings Messages BDD BDDYD Card a ra GOLD FULL AUTO 0 00 00 Dy n T DDA REM 53MIN E_n gt CCess a 2210S oes R KON Blg ORE rolag 0 00AM HE 10 1 2008 Program AE Zoom Remaining battery level White Balance Exposure Current time date p 20 Backlight Manual Focus Compensation Self Timer Optical Image Stabilizer OIS Flash _ Face Detection MIC Kaler Movie Quality 2 HDMI audio output The above display is for explanation and different from
133. s not possible if a battery pack is used as a power source Turn the power switch to MODE until its indicator lights e HDD Dubbing scenes recorded on a HDD e SD CARD Dubbing scenes recorded on a SD card Press DUBBING Dubbing Menu E SA Dub new scenes off the HDD ENTER DEXIT Select Dubbing Menu then press the confirmation button When you select Date in step 4 Select Date then press the confirmation button fh Select Date Total Scenes 001 9 1 2008 15min25sec 20 002 9 3 2008 _ 1hour imin 6sec 10 003 9 4 2008 55min36sec 1 004 9 12 2008 1hour55min37sec 3 005 10 11 2008 5min27sec 12 006 11 1 2008 32min45sec 38 ENTER GORETURN Select a recording medium and press the confirmation button When DVD is selected image quality is converted to SD quality before dubbing Choose a disc or card for dubbing and insert it into the camcorder Ifa DVD is loaded specify the Video Mode SX or SF If more than one disc is needed go to step 8 e If one disc is sufficient then go to step 9 e If one card is sufficient then go to step 10 12 When another disc or card is needed to continue dubbing a message screen requesting another blank disc or card appears Replace the disc or card with a new one 13 After the dubb
134. st Edit 1 Press gt then press MENU Select Date Playlist Select gt Playlist then press the confirmation button The Select Playlist screen appears Select the playlist you want to edit then press the confirmation button The targeted playlist screen appears Press MENU then select Playlist Edit then press the confirmation button 4 The scenes that can be added are displayed in the upper row and the playlist to be edited appears in the lower row Choose a scene you wish to add by pressing lt 4 PP then press the confirmation button 9 Edit Playlist Add Scene GAIl Scenes m Wee B Playlist 01 te A i3 ENTER SELECT DELETE MODE G DEXIT You can also choose multiple scenes p 35 Note You cannot add movies recorded in different HD Video Mode settings E Deleting scenes from Playlist Edit 1 Press gt then press MENU Perform steps 2 4 in Adding scenes to a Playlist Edit p 64 Choose the desired insertion position by pressing lt 4 DP 9 G Edit Playlist Add Point All Scenes PR Se i i3 i Scene to be Insertion added position ADD GD RETURN Press the confirmation button 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add other scen
135. t all the images that have not been saved on your PC To select multiple files click on the thumbnails while holding down the Shift key to select consecutive files Or to select nonconsecutive files hold down the Ctrl key and click another thumbnail The images are stored in the IMxLibrary folder in My Documents To change the image storage location select Settings Preferences then change the Library destination settings from the ImageMixer 3 AVCHD Edition for HITACHI menu Creating a disc card with the images recorded by the camcorder You can use ImageMixer 3 AVCHD Edition for HITACHI to create a disc or card from the images stored on the PC Launch ImageMixer 3 AVCHD Edition for HITACHI Insert a disc into the disc drive or a card slot Insert a disc card on which images are to be written Note that the quality of images will differ as indicated in the table below according to the type of the disc chosen Hint To make a creation list from an album or smart album while the album or smart album is displayed click Disc List at bottom right corner of the window and select a list suited to the medium you are creating 7 Image quality Med List created edia type type BD RE BD R Definition High Blu ray creation list image quality Standard DVD VR Ree image quality creation list DVD VR Standard DVD oo image quality creation list
136. tem or scene movie or still move the joystick up down left or right To confirm a selection press the confirmation button press down on the center of the joystick Select by pressing Confirm by pressing up down left right down on the center Joystick HOD BD RE BD R Z RAM aI Z RW VFI R CARD E Choosing and playing back multiple scenes After step of Playing Recorded Movies Stills p 34 perform procedures according to your purpose from the table below When you have finished choosing scenes press the confirmation button to begin playing them back e You can choose up to 999 scenes The color of the frame s may change depending on your operations as follows Yellow indicates your current position cursor frame Red indicates scenes already chosen Blue indicates the range of consecutive scenes being selected 2 color frame includes the meaning of both colors Select multiple scenes individually Select a scene by pressing 44 gt P gt 44 gt P I then press SELECT Repeat this step to choose the next scene Using the current scene as your starting point select multiple previous or succeeding consecutive scenes Press and hold SELECT until the cursor frame becomes blue Choose a final scene by pressing lt 4 gt P k lt lt PPI then press the confirmation button to confirm the setting Select all scenes from the first scene to the current scene Menu op
137. ters sleep mode 33 Hulpsoday E HDD BD RE Z BD R Z RAM ZRIN VRZ RW VFX R JCARD Press gt Huma D Playing Recorded Movies Stills The scenes thumbnails appear on the disc navigation screen Movie Stills The number of currently Current medium Selected scenes p 35 9 dm Disc Navigation AIl Scenes at iY cs Current scene number Total number of scenes Date separator line Bar graph PLAY C DESELECT ALL I Operation guide Currently selected scene Choose a scene by pressing K 4 gt PI up down previous page following page and 4 P gt left right e Holding down the button will increase the scene selection speed Use the Current scene number Total number of scenes display and the bar graph as reference Press the confirmation button 34 The chosen scene is played back Playback is paused at the final frame of the last scene and PI playback pause icon at the final frame appears When this condition continues for longer than five minutes the display will automatically return to the disc navigation screen To promptly return to the disc navigation screen press ll or gt To return to recording pause mode press J or gt again If you press the confirmation button while PI is displayed playback starts from the first scene Hint To select an i
138. tery holder arm out facing down Warning BATTERY MAY EXPLODE IF NOT HANDLED PROPERLY DO NOT RECHARGE DISASSEMBLE OR DISPOSE OF IN FIRE Note Replace the battery with a Hitachi Maxell Sony Panasonic Sanyo Toshiba CR2032 or Duracell DL2032 Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion Adjusting the hand strap Loosen strap and insert your right hand from bottom Tighten the Velcro strap 16 How to Open and Use the LCD Monitor LCD BRIGHTNESS You can use the LCD monitor as follows E How to change the LCD brightness You can adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor when it is too dark or too bright to see the image on display The brightness changes every time you select LCD BRIGHTNESS There are three settings available At time of purchase of this camcorder the brightness is set to the brightest The LCD Brightness setting is retained in memory even when the power is turned off However if the camcorder is turned on while being powered from an AC power outlet the LCD Brightness setting will be reset to the brightest About the LCD monitor display when recording yourself the lens and LCD monitor are facing you The LCD monitor displays a mirror image of the subject e The remaining battery charge indicator will only appear when battery power is almost gone The battery charge indicator flashes red in this case e A warning message will not be displayed p 89
139. the actual display 31 Bulpsozay a Recording mode p 27 29 3 Movie Stills Card only Current medium and its status p 21 HDD BD DVD Card tho m BD RE Finalized BD RE BD R Finalized BD R DVD RAM DVD RW VR mode 2 E 29 I AOOO O DVD RW VF mode zg Si a 3 Finalized DVD RW VR mode zg g Eo 3 Finalized DVD RW VF mode a S s DVD R Finalized DVD R DA The i icon over the BD DVD icon indicates that the disc is protected y Card gt cao Locked card For a disc recorded on a device other than this camcorder and playable but not recordable on this camcorder the icon is displayed in orange og No medium icon Program AE p 47 No icon Auto Q Portrait Be Sand amp Snow Ce Spotlight xe Low Light White Balance p 48 No icon Auto pc Set f Indoor 1 se Outdoors Indoor 2 Backlight Compensation p 47 32 Z On No icon OFF Optical Image Stabilizer OIS p 50 wO On No icon OFF Face Detection p 50 when using HDD BD Card No icon Off fod On bza Unavailable Appears when recording with digital zoom HD movie recording quality p 54 when using HDD BD Card Extended recording HX High quality HS HF Standard quality SD movie recording quality p 54 when using
140. tion Start gt Current Select all scenes from the current scene to the final scene Menu option Current gt End Select all scenes on the media Menu option All Press MENU select Scene by pressing gt gt then select Select by pressing K44 gt gt 1 Press gt gt or the confirmation button After choosing the desired option by pressing I44 PPI press the confirmation button to confirm the setting Cancel operations while selecting the range while a blue frame is displayed Press W Cancel selected scenes individually Move the cursor frame yellow to a selected scene red you want to cancel and press SELECT Cancel all scenes selected Press W 35 HUIMIA H Huma E HOD BD RE Z BD R Z RAM RW VR Z RW VFX R CARD E Jumping to the designated scene Press MENU after step of Playing Recorded Movies Stills p 34 while a scene is played back The menu appears Select Go To by pressing k4 gt PH then press PP Select Top End or Specify by pressing 4P then press the confirmation button to confirm Top Goes to the beginning then pauses playback End Goes to the end then pauses playback Specify Goes to the specified point then pauses playback See followings on how to specify a point Press the confirmation button Specifying the point to jump to
141. to static electricity or electrical noise 22 H Inserting a BD or DVD ADESSO Close the lid Attach the charged battery pack to the camcorder or connect the camcorder to a wall outlet Turn the power switch to OFF Then slide up the DISC EJECT switch until the ACCESS indicator lights then release After several seconds the lid pops open Open it fully with your hand Place the recording surface of the BD DVD face down then push down on the center of the BD DVD until it clicks into place e For single sided discs the side opposite the label is the recording surface To record on the other side for double sided discs remove the disc p 24 flip it over and reload it The ACCESS indicator flashes During this process do not remove the power source shake or subject the camcorder to impacts O When a new BD RE BD R or DVD RW is inserted see p 24 To record movies see Recording Movies to a BD DVD p 27 To play back the recorded BD DVD see Playing Recorded Movies Stills p 34 Notes The disc mechanism will be very hot immediately after use Do not touch the metallic areas Do not peer into the pickup Doing so may cause damage to your eyesight To prevent malfunction never do any of the following touch the pickup insert a disc that is not compatible with the camcorder p 21 close the lid before setting the disc securely i
142. turned off the backlight compensation setting returns to Off Selecting a Recording Mode to Match the Conditions Program AE You can also select a recording mode that better suits the situation for even clearer images Recording mode Auto No icon appears Portrait Makes the subject stand out from a blurred background A Spotlight Prevents overexposure of the subject in strong light such as at a wedding or on stage 47 HOD BD RE BD R Z RAM Z RW VRIX RW VF R CARD _ s nb uyp Huipsorday snowe sanbiuyra Huipsoday snowe a Sand amp Snow Prevents underexposure of the subject in very bright conditions such as at the beach or on a ski slope Low Light Allows you to record in dark places with limited light z ay Selecting a recording mode 4 During recording pause press MENU Select Camera Functions 2 Setup Program AE gt a recording mode Press the confirmation button to confirm then MENU to end The selected recording mode 3 other than Auto appears in the LCD monitor p 31 e The recording mode is retained in memory even when the power is turned off Note When recording in dark places after images may appear if the subject is moving or if camera shake occurs Use a tripod for best results 48 MIGpEepepaDaDoe amp n Adjusting the Color White Balance Light is required when recording subjects W
143. ure is automatically adjusted However depending on the recording conditions the exposure can be adjusted manually Adjusting the exposure manually During recording pause or recording press I44 4 The exposure bar appears in the LCD monitor oll 0 00 00 REM 53MIN r 10 00AM 10 1 2008 Exposure Bar Each time you press Id exposure adjustment switches between manual adjustment and automatic adjustment The exposure bar appears only during manual adjustment Adjust the exposure by pressing lt lt gt gt 2 When the power is turned off exposure adjustment returns to automatic adjustment Hint If you wish to adjust focus manuall while adjusting exposure press Di The manual focus icon lights in orange To return to exposure adjustment press I HOD BD RE Z BD R RAM ZERI VR RW VF R CARD Compensating for Backlight Backlight Compensation When the subject is lit from the rear this function will compensate for lighting so that the subject is not too dark Compensating for backlight During recording pause or recording press BLC The backlight compensation icon appears in the LCD monitor Oll 0 00 00 REM 53MIN ma 10 00AM 10 1 2008 Backlight compensation icon Each time you press BLC the backlight setting turns On or Off The backlight compensation icon appears only when this function is On e When the power is
144. y back the disc on a device BD DVD recorder player other than the camcorder After finalizing a disc You can Play back the disc on a device BD DVD recorder player other than the camcorder Import scenes to your PC Unfinalize the BD RE DVD RW VF mode disc and use it for recording scenes You cannot Record or edit scenes using the camcorder Playing Back a DVD RAM DVD RW VR Mode Disc on a DVD Player Recorder A DVD RAM DVD RW VR mode disc can be played back on a DVD recorder player that supports 8 cm DVD RAM DVD RW VR mode without finalizing it About DVD RW VR Mode Discs A DVD RW VR mode disc can be played back on a DVD recorder player that supports DVD RW VR mode without finalizing it Before importing scenes to your PC from DVD RW VR mode you need to finalize the disc using the disc navigation screen on the camcorder You can use a finalized DVD RW VR mode disc for recording scenes Once finalized you cannot unfinalize the disc Formatting the disc will not unfinalize it Notes on Finalization Do not insert a BD R DVD RW VF mode DVD R disc which was recorded or dubbed but not finalized on this camcorder into another recording device such as a DVD recorder and a DVD drive of a PC The recorded data may be damaged Although discs recorded and finalized on this camcorder can be played back on recording playing devices which comply with specif

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