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Hitachi DZ-HS503 Camcorder User Manual

1. e Marks will appear for the thumbnails of the scenes which have been once or dubbed If the marks make the thumbnails difficult to see you can turn off the ar Piel E Re marks see page 88 Ra ga If a finalized disc or a heavily scratched or dirty disc is inserted into this DVD video Pies camera recorder a message will appear and dubbing will not be possible Use EPLAY GEDSELECT Ei another disc A DVD RW DVD R dubbed on this DVD video camera recorder will not be finalized To play it back on a DVD recorder be sure to finalize it on this DVD video camera recorder The details of editing scenes on HDD fade skip change of thumbnail etc will not be reflected in the scenes if they are dubbed on a DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW If you combine scenes with different recording dates on a play list and dub the combined scene to a DVD RAM DVD RW VR mode the scenes will be dubbed separately for each date However if a combined scene is subsequently divided the scenes may not be dubbed separately for each date If you dub scenes combined using the Disc Navigation function to a DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW the two scenes immediately before the combination sometimes more than two scenes will be dubbed If you divide a scene using the Disc Navigation function and then dub both the divided scenes to a DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW the scene before the division will be dubbe
2. Symptom Cause and Correction page Focus is not correct Is it difficult to use auto focus with your subject 56 Focus manually Does manual focus icon appear The DVD video camera recorder is set to manual focus Focus 55 the subject manually or release manual focus Is the diopter control correctly adjusted if you are using the viewfinder as a monitor 34 Adjust the diopter control In cases other than the above set the power switch to OFF and 33 then set it to HDD DVD or SD again An error message for Perform repair following the instructions on screen repair appears Repair is possible when the DVD video camera recorder is powered by the AC adapter charger If you are using the HDD and have detected an error in part of video file a battery can also be used for repair if the remaining battery level indicator shows 28 more than half level It will take from a few minutes to several hours for repair If you wish to start recording immediately remove the disc and then insert another disc The removed disc can later be repaired by connecting the AC adapter charger During playback Symptom Cause and Correction Fisfereneo page Recognition of disc is Is disc dirty 11 not complete Use the provided disc cleaning cloth to clean it Pressing the playback Has the image been recorded by devices other than this DVD button will not start video camera recorder playback Playback of image reco
3. sess 119 RECORDING DUBBING IMAGES ON OTHER VIDEO DEVIGOES iie etr eere eek Rege 121 Connecting to PC Software Provided sss 122 Requirements of available PC 123 Installing Software Connecting to PC via PC Connection USING DISC IN DVD DRIVE BUILT INTO PC 129 BEFORE TERMINATING PC CONNECTION UNPLUGGING PC CONNECTION CABLE CHANGING OVER POWER SWITCH 130 Using ImageMixer 3 for Windows 131 VIEWING IMAGES RECORDED ON HDD DISC USING PU usus icut teil eine Las rnt 131 CREATING DVD VIDEO USING IMAGES RECORDED ON HDD DISC 132 Using ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDGAM radeon tpe ie 135 VIEWING IMAGES RECORDED ON HDD DISC USING MACINTOSH sees 135 IMPORTING IMAGES RECORDED ON HDD DISC INTO MACINTOSH 0 eee 136 CREATING DVD VIDEO USING IMAGES RECORDED ON HDD DISC 137 Uninstalling Software 139 Cautions when connecting DVD video camera recorder to PGi sso PEN 140 16 Subsidiary Information Introduction to Optional Accessories 141 CAMERA ACCESSORIES 1441 POWER SUPPLY iucunde nte 141 Trouble Messages eeseeeee 142 Troubleshooting esee 149 System Reset sse 156 Major Specifications sss
4. eene 43 Recording Stills seeesss 44 Swift Restart of Recording SLEEP RESTART DUttOn iet rere RR RP On Screen Information INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING pz spp 46 Checking Flow of Menu eese 51 ZOOMING Se iode ene ri reb rer e Feds 53 MACRO RECORDING 0 eee eee teens 53 RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER WIDE ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO EFFECT 54 Manually Focusing Subject 55 FOCUSING DURING RECORDING 55 Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded EXDOSUTEC Fi rere Hr eden tpRR 57 Compensating for Backlight 57 Built in Video Flash Using Full Auto Function Setting Up Camera Functions 60 Setting Up Record Functions SELECTING SHOOTING MODE TO MATCH THE SUBJECT SWITCHING PROGRAM AE MODE 60 RECORDING DARK SUBJECTS USING LCD MONITOR LIGHT es 61 ADJUSTING COLOR WHITE BALANCE 61 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABILIZER EIS e oA ec S 63 RECORDING SUBJECT USING LARGE MAGNIFICATION DIGITAL ZOOM 63 REDUCING WIND NOISE DURING RECORDING MIC FILTER SWITCHING MOVIE QUALITY VIDEO MODE ctn 64 SETTING TO WIDE TV SCREEN MODE 16 9 MODE 65 SWITCHING QUALITY OF STILL IMAGE QUALITY 67 RECEIVING IMAGE FROM ANOTHER DEVICE INPUT SOURCE 67 SWITCHING EXTERN
5. Cautions When Using 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 DVD video camera recorder disc or card Also Hitachi cannot be responsible for your recorded video and audio If you or a third party make a mistake when handling this DVD video camera recorder disc card etc the recorded contents may be lost We cannot be responsible for compensation for damage due to loss of recorded contents Handle the liquid crystal display LCD with care The LCD is a very delicate display device Do not press its surface with force hit it or prick it with a sharp object If you push the LCD surface unevenness in display may occur If unevenness does not disappear soon turn the DVD video camera recorder off wait for a few moments and then turn it on again Do not place the DVD video camera recorder with the open LCD screen down Close the LCD monitor when not using the DVD video camera recorder 5 Liquid crystal display LCD and viewfinder The LCD screen and viewfinder are the products of highly precise technology Among the total number of pixels approx 120 000 pixels for LCD monitor and equivalent to approx 200 000 pixels for viewfinder 0 0176 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 techno
6. Click Select 136 Click Library at the top left of screen The video files imported into Macintosh using ImageMixer 3 will appear in a list as shown below ImageMixer 3 Tite Payback time Date recordes 14 2000 1 00 00 20 i 06 05 14 15 58 t Click Select a video file on this library screen and click the Playback button at the bottom of screen The video file can be played back Also clicking the Movie Edit icon will allow you to cut edit the video Refer to the electronic instruction manual of ImageMixer 3 for details on how to use it see page 135 Note If you click Recently Imported Files in Smart Album on the left of screen only the files recently imported will automatically appear If you designate a specific condition such as recording date Smart Album will also automatically display the video files collectively For detailed use of Smart Album refer to How to Use Creating Albums Creating Smart Albums CREATING DVD VIDEO USING IMAGES RECORDED ON HDD DISC You can use the images recorded on the DVD video camera recorder to create a disc that can be played on other DVD recorders players A DVD RW DVD R RW recorded on this DVD video camera recorder must be finalized on this DVD video camera recorder see page 112 before importing the images on it 1 Start ImageMixer 3 for DVDCAM 2 Choose Hitachi DVDCAM Click
7. 4 Cautions on HDD 5 Cautions When Using eene 5 Cautions When Storing sss 9 Suggestions and Restrictions 9 CLEANING HANDLING DISCS ii DISC CLEANING i sisssin ris eontra NOTE WHEN TRANSFERRING OR DISCARDING DISCS AND SD MEMORY CARDS p 11 Read This First ccccccccccescssssteeeeeeeessseeeees 11 About This Manuall cccceseecceeeessssteeeeeeees 12 Introduction esses 13 Table of Contents c cccccsccccsseeeesseeeessteeeees 14 Checking Provided Accessories 17 Names of Parts Setups Demonstration Function susss 22 Setting Up the DVD Video Camera Recorder sssssssssssse 22 HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER 22 ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP 22 ATTACHING LENS CAP sseeseeeee 23 INSERTING BATTERY INTO REMOTE CONTROL oae ceo een 23 REMOVING BATTERY FROM REMOTE CONTROL inert err Picr dei D Eiaa 24 HDD DVD CarqaSs esee 25 HDD DISCS eiecti 26 INFORMATION ON DVD R eene 26 NOTES ON FINALIZATION eeeee 26 EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA RECORBDER em 27 AVAILABLE CARDS CAUTIONS FOR DISC AND CARD 27 Preparations for Power Supply 28 USING
8. wish to reset use the 44 button to choose Asreset NO YES and then press EEH v CENTER E the amp M button The setting items have now been reset to defaults Note To cancel resetting midway choose NO on the screen for verification in step 2 or press the ll button TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF RECORD LED You can switch off the recording indicator on the front of DVD video camera recorder even during recording Select On or Off and then press the P Il button On The recording indicator will light Reset Initial Setup b Record LED ENTER GAN red to show that the DVD video camera recorder is recording Off The recording indicator will not light even during recording Note The Record LED setting will not appear in the on screen information display The Record LED setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off Specify Record LED Off when recording a subject behind a glass or water tank that reflects light The reflected light of the recording indicator will not be recorded Even if Record LED Off is specified the recording indicator will light while the self timer is counting down CHANGING SETTING OF DEMONSTRATION Choose the desired option using the screen on the right and then press the P H button Record LED Demo Mode ITER E RETURN Auto To start demon
9. B AV input output jack 00 eee eee e eee B Backlight correction eese 57 Battery Attaching to DVD video camera recorder 30 Charging act 2 22 cierto ere otto herr 29 Recordable time on DVD video camera recorder Removing from DVD video camera IODOIGBI iocus vea ence ruote rea ATE bra VES LEER Setting Up BATTERY EJECT button e Black amp White fade eeeeeeee Brightness eeeseeeeeeeenneennneeeennn C Camera Functions Setup eese 52 Capacity RT NP 110 Card Avall ble saci ie 35 5 oss 27 Capacity 110 160 Format 109 Handling wer Quality 67 Category 114 CHARGE indicator 29 Cleaning 10 Color Level 39 Connecting to TV 116 COPY evceeedt teens 95 rc E 102 D Date and time a 35 Date setup 35 Defaults 97 Delete edit 106 Delete play list 108 Delete scene 89 105 Detail Sce EMT 98 Dig Zoom 58 Diopter COnlIOl 1 ener cene eene cenare 34 Disc Available uod sieendeti irse e dba e pudet Finalize Format Handling Protection Update Control Info eene 111 DISC EJECT button eeeeeeeeeen 40 Display Information LOD 4 eese AREE ead cti nun ecu 46 Scenes information eeeseessssss 98 Viewfinder v Bop Dubbing
10. 16 9 On specified 16 9 Off specified aspect ratio 16 9 aspect ratio 4 3 1 Press the MENU button use the 4 P91 2 Choose On and then press the P I button lt 44 PP buttons to choose 16 9 on the Record Functions Setup menu screen and 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting then press the P Il button When viewing playback on an ordinary TV screen later specify 16 9 Off Recording with 16 9 On specified will be played back on an ordinary TV with longer vertical direction of image 65 An image recorded with 16 9 On specified will appear as follows Display on LCD monitor screen Display in viewfinder Images recorded with 16 9 Off specified will appear as follows Display on LCD monitor screen Display in viewfinder Note The 16 9 setting will be kept even after the DVD video camera recorder is turned off The 16 9 mode cannot be used with photo recording external input When using a DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW You cannot specify the combination of VIDEO Mode STD and 16 9 On p 84 If you specify 16 9 On and try to switch the VIDEO Mode to STD from XTRA or FINE the screen will automatically switch to the 4 3 aspect ratio display Once the DVD RW VF mode DVD R disc has been recorded in the wide screen mode you will not be able to Switch to recording of external input using the same disc When usi
11. To release the self timer mode choose Off on the menu screen or turn DVD video camera recorder off To suspend self timer press the PHOTO SELECT button again before recording starts or press the lI button screen and then press the amp M button 2 Select On and then press the amp IM button The self timer will be set 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting 4 Press the PHOTO SELECT button The recording indicator at the front of DVD video camera recorder will blink The self timer indicator will start to count down and recording will commence approximately 10 seconds later 68 GED GEB GUI GUT GED CECD SETTING ON SCREEN DISPLAY OUTPUT ON OR OFF OSD OUTPUT If you connect this DVD video camera recorder to a TV to view images on TV screen you can switch off the on screen information displayed in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen from the TV Screen 1 Press the MENU button use the 4 P91 lt gt Il buttons to choose OSD Output on the Record Functions Setup menu screen and then press the amp IM button 2 Choose On or Off and press the P Il button 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting On setting TV screen Note The OSD Output setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off Even if Off is chosen the on screen information will appear during playback See page 78 for playback on screen
12. will appear for card Icons to be displayed on thumbnail Dubbed mark p 85 Fade in p 92 Fade out p 92 Photo p 44 Skip p 93 Lock p 96 Note Each time the DISPLAY button is pressed the recording date time of the scene on which the cursor is placed recording data of scene VIDEO Mode 16 9 recording length and operation guide will appear in sequence when HDD is used fi ARCE se APR E 33 Axe Fe 2 Ee Es fea AR E Hi e APR ERE akt RR EH zi PLAY B DSELECT EN 12 1 2007 10 00 00AM 0D FINE 16 9 Omin 39sec CH TAT Programs 002 008 GA Programs 002 008 QUAI Programs 002 008 Y GU Ire zx Hy Ej Ade D Sed Fel Ae B Z Hs Se Sn d E Displayed only when HDD A is used Each time Disc Navigation is started with a DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW inserted message Creating Thumbnail will appear After the message appears the Disc Navigation screen will appear n the following cases the Disc Navigation screen will appear or a message will be displayed HDD or disc is write protected Finalized DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW DVD RW VF mode DVD R recorded on a Hitachi DVD video camera recorder model marketed be
13. Audio format Dolby Digital Playback time 00 00 33 m f e size 9 2 MB 5 18 2006 3 10 08 Mbps image size 720 x 480 Audio format Dolby Digital Playback time 00 06 16 Fhe size 220 6 MB 5 20 2006 4 10 08 Mops Image size 704 x 480 s Audio format MPEG Audio c i Payback information 94 1 99 Tel 394 4700 jun The screen for setting the write drive will appear Choose the drive that you use to write to a DVD and then click Create Writing to DVD will start Writing Drive DVD R UJ 85 P9 a Ready to write Disc Erase Quick Erase Complete Erase O Test writing v Verify written data after creating C Cancel Click If you wish to create multiple DVDs of the same contents choose Yes for the message Do you want to create another disc that will be displayed after a DVD is created 138 Uninstalling Software When using Windows Use Control Panel to open Add or Remove Applications choose the application to be uninstalled from the displayed list of applications and then click the Change Remove button Note After uninstalling software be sure to restart the PC Administrator authority is required for uninstallation When using Macintosh Manually move the following folders files installed to Recycle Bin Application ImageMixer 3 for DVDCAM User Movies ImageMixer 3 for DVDCAM User Library Application Support ImageMixer 3 for DVDCAM
14. DUBBING eere petet es 88 TURNING OFF DUBBED MARK FROM THUMBNAIL MARK OFF SCENE oen iue o see LEN ues DELETING SCENES EDIT DELETE DIVIDING MOVIES EDIT DIVIDE COMBINING MULTIPLE SCENES EDIT COMBINE s 91 ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES EDIT MOVE cett 91 DIRECTING SCENES EFFECTIVELY EFFECT FADE 92 PLAYING BACK BY SKIPPING SCENES EFFECT SKIP e 93 CHANGING IMAGES FOR THUMBNAILS EFFECT THUMBNAIL 94 COPYING STILLS ON DVD RAM TO CARD COPY LOCKING SCENES ON CARD LOCK SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCREEN SELECT coh onec enn deed 97 DISPLAYING INFORMATION USING MENU SCREEN DETAIL Program edo reae Ep Ru ah WHAT IS PROGRAM c ccccesseeessteeeessneees 99 SWITCHING TO THUMBNAIL DISPLAY OF SPECIFIC DATE SELECT 99 PLAYING BACK PROGRAM PLAY 100 CHANGING TITLE OF PROGRAM TITLE 100 Play List tere 102 WHAT IS PLAY LIST m CREATING NEW PLAY LIST CREATE 102 SWITCHING TO DISPLAY OF EACH PLAY LIST ADDING SCENES TO PLAY LIST EDITING PLAY LIST see 104 DELETING SCENES FROM PLAY LIST EDITING PRAY EIST x etre 105 ADDING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING EDITING PLAY LIST 105 DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING EDITING PLAY LIST 106
15. You may want to delete unwanted scenes Scenes on DVD RW VF mode DVD R cannot be deleted and menu item Delete will not appear with DVD RW VF mode DVD R When using RW no scene can be deleted from the Disc Navigation menu but the scenes recorded last on it can be deleted see page 74 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Place the cursor on the scene to be deleted 3 Press the MENU button 4 Choose Scene Edit Delete and then press the amp M button When using card choose Scene Delete and then press the P Il button D The Delete Scene screen will appear If you are sure you want to delete the selected scene press the B I button If you want to change the scene to be deleted you can change it on this screen 6 The screen for verifying deletion will appear Choose YES and then press the P Ill button Choose NO to cancel deletion After Yes or No setting the Delete Scene screen will be restored Repeat steps 5 and 6 to delete other scenes T Press the lll button to quit Note f you point the cursor at the scene to be deleted on DISC NAVIGATION screen and then press the DELETE button on remote control the screen in step 5 will appear To delete an unwanted part of a scene on DVD RAM DVD RW VR mode divide the scene first and then delete the unnecessary part see page 90 If you delete all data on HDD DVD card initializing the HDD DVD card w
16. 2 DVD Format Select 41 record format Displayed only when DVD RW is used All scenes are already This message will appear if you attempt to execute New dubbed Please use dubbing with no un dubbed scenes on HDD Turn off the dubbed 85 88 other Dub Mode marks on scene s you want to dub or choose another dubbing j method Auto finalizing This message will appear with a RW when it is removed after Plaese wait recording or the last recorded scene was deleted The auto 118 finalized RW can be played back on a DVD recorder player Cannot combine scene Unless consecutive scenes are selected they cannot be 91 combined 142 Reference Message Cause amp Troubleshooting page Cannot combine scene Scenes in different programs different recording dates cannot of multiple programs be combined Create a Playlist first and then combine such Create PlayList first scenes on the playlist 91 and then combine Scenes Cannot combine Select only movies and combine them Deselect PHOTO 91 Scenes Cannot combine Select Select a range of at least 2 scenes to be combined and then 91 multiple scenes combine them Cannot delete scenes This may occur when scene that was edited for division etc is to be deleted 89 91 Combine the divided scenes and then delete them Cannot divide scene This message will appear when the scene is extremely short 90 because div
17. 20 60 C Allowable operating altitude when using HDD 3000 m or less Weight Approx 555 g without battery or disc Total weight when recording Approx 630 g When using the battery pack DZ BP14S Provided accessories AC adapter charger Battery AV S input output cable Infrared remote control Lithium battery for remote control Lens cap Lens cap string Shoulder strap Power cable DC power cord Software CD ROM PC connection cable Disc cleaning cloth 158 STORAGE CAPACITY OF HDD DVD CARD Recordable Time On HDD Recording quality Movie recordable time Application XTRA Approx 7 hours 2 Best quality FINE Approx 11 hours 8 High quality STD Approx 23 hours 4 Standard quality Recordable Time On Disc Movie recordable time on one disc on single side when recording only movies Recording quality Movie recordable time Application XTRA Approx 18 min 2 Best quality FINE Approx 30 min 3 High quality STD Approx 60 min 4 Standard quality 1 After recording for 9 hours the DVD video camera recorder will automatically stop recording After approx one minute it will automatically restart recording no scene will be recorded during this recording pause As a result multiple thumbnails will appear for the scene recorded continuously for more than 9 hours even with one time recording of that scene
18. Dubbed mark secre usce trece 85 Dubbing from HDD to disc e 87 Dubbing from to other video devices 119 Dubbing Menu eee 85 DUBBING button 2 85 DVD player 118 DVD R na 26 DVD RAM w 26 DVD recorder 118 DVD RW EO 26 Edit play List 22 22 22 on n eee Ce eere cd aa T Panda eased EXPOSURE DUO ciae na eine Kira Kb PP MAR Rt en nri Exposure control External microphone jack F Fes Selena Sy nah TAT E EAE TE 92 FIELD PHOTO Input 68 FINALIZE button 1 1 irren tree posee us 112 Finalize DVD 112 FINE VIDEO Mode 64 FOCUS button 55 Format nasses 109 FRAME PHOTO Input 68 Frame advance Frame back mr Full Auto 59 FULL AUTO button 59 F l Men sue cheese en Anita 51 Go To during playback eene Go To on Disc Navigation Harid strap cc ios osi ERE Hs 22 HDD Formati 52 dace taret aa Protection Howling Information display mode eese 46 Infrared receiver Initial Setup we Input SOUS ees dedi ad nape e oii y 4 tone dai ing Lariguager d us coiere serena pena na TED ERR nRa pE REPE Laser pickup block ECD moritor light 5 arien creen ienne 61 Eens Gap eoe eene Lens cap string attachment hole Linear PCM Licet LOCK 222i LOCK swi
19. Edit Effect Scene Select Detail DVD RAM only Select Play Create Edit Title Delete Play list Select Program eg Play Title Others Category 4 etc TV type 4 DVD RAM only 82 p p Copy p p p p p p p p p p p p Repeat Play 89 Divide p 92 Delete p 95 Combine p 97 Move 3 p 98 Fade p Skip p Thumbnail p Start gt Current p Current End p All p 103 Go To 103 c 102 104 107 DVD Setting 108 G 108 99 100 100 p 114 All p 115 VIDEO p 115 PHOTO On Off 16 9 4 3 p p p p p p p 114 114 114 115 115 115 115 90 89 91 91 107 3 Will appear when a play list is displayed 92 93 94 97 97 97 Top p 109 End p 109 Finalize DVD 5 p 112 Format DVD p 109 Protect DVD p 110 Capacity p 110 Update Control Info p 111 5 DVD RW VR mode only e When using DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW 6 DVD RW VF mode RW only Scene Select p 97 Start gt Current p 97 Detail p 98 Current 2 End p 97 All p 97 Program Select p 99 DVD Setting Play p 100 Go To Top p 109 End p 109 Others Repeat Play p 115 On p 115 etc L Off p 115 TV type p 115 16 9 p 115 4 3 p 115 e When using card Scene Delete p 89 Lock p 96 Select p 97 Start 2 Current p 97 Detail p 98 C
20. RESTART button will not set the DVD video camera recorder to the sleep restart standby status No disc is loaded although the power switch is set to DVD Nocard is loaded although the power switch is set to SD An unusable disc or card is loaded The HDD or a loaded DVD or card has no remaining free space The Disc Navigation screen is being displayed During playback Restoring from sleep restart standby status Press the SLEEP RESTART button that is lit The DVD video camera recorder will return to the recording pause status Pressing the REC or PHOTO SELECT button will also restore the DVD video camera recorder to recording pause from the sleep restart standby status The following operation will release the sleep restart standby status Press down the DISC EJECT button Change over the power switch HDD lt gt DVD Note If you press the REC or PHOTO SELECT button while in the sleep restart standby status the sleep restart status will be released but recording of a video or photo will not start To record press the REC or PHOTO SELECT button again After the DVD video camera recorder is restored from the sleep restart standby status the zoom position will return to 3x The settings on manual focus exposure and rear lighting will also reset to the initial values The DVD video camera recorder in sleep restart standby status consumes approx half the power it does duri
21. Set to HDD To record or dub movie on HDD and play it back Set to DVD To record movie on DVD RAM DVD RW DVD R RW and play it back Power switch Note Once you turn the DVD video camera recorder on to let it recognize the disc you can immediately record or play back by turning the DVD video camera recorder on again However if a long time has elapsed after the disc was inserted it will take some time for the DVD video camera recorder to start because it must recognize the disc again see Troubleshooting on page 149 It will take some time for the DVD video camera recorder to display the Disc Navigation screen after power is turned on When the DVD video camera recorder is turned on the self diagnosis function will work and a message may appear In this case refer to Trouble Messages on page 142 and take corrective action When turning the DVD video camera recorder off or changing over the power switch between HDD and DVD you will not need to hold down the gray button Simply move the power switch 33 Viewing Images VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR SCREEN If you open the LCD monitor you can monitor subject image on the LCD screen 1 Open the LCD monitor The LCD monitor has a portion where you can hook your finger Hook the finger there to open the monitor e Range where the LCD monitor can be moved The LCD monitor can be opened up to approximately 90
22. The CARD ACCESS indicator may be lit or blinking for a while after a file in PC is written to the SD memory card Wait until the CARD ACCESS indicator goes out It will sometimes take no less than a few minutes When using Macintosh Drag the removal drive icon displayed on desktop and place it in Trash Box After making sure that the icon disappears from desktop remove the SD memory card from the card insertion slot of this DVD video camera recorder USING DISC IN DVD DRIVE BUILT INTO PC If you have a PC with the drive conforming to the disc used and the application software you can directly insert the disc into the drive to use it Whether a disc conforms to the DVD drive will depend on the DVD drive Use a DVD drive that conforms to each disc Finalized DVD RW DVD R RW can be used with DVD ROM drive reading only The slot in type drive of Macintosh is not compatible with an 8 cm disc Be sure not to use the drive since a disc inserted by mistake cannot be removed Note When writing images edited on PC to a brand new DVD RW do not format the disc on DVD video camera recorder Some vertically installed and slot in type drives on PC cannot accept an 8 cm disc An adapter that converts 8 cm CD to 12 cm diameter for 8 cm CD cannot be used for any 8 cm DVD RAM 8 cm DVD RW 8 cm DVD R 8 cm RW f you use on PC a DVD RW DVD R RW recorded on the DVD video camera recorder finalize it on the DVD video camera reco
23. Display on the LCD EVF Setup menu screen 2 Choose On and press the P Il button Auto If the LCD monitor is open no image will appear in the viewfinder On Images will always appear in the viewfinder regardless of whether the LCD monitor is open closed Note The setting on EVF Display will be stored in memory even after the DVD video camera recorder is turned off 39 GHD GIN Gin GiB ELD Inserting and Removing Disc 1 Set the power switch to DVD or OFF When removing the disc While pushing down the center portion of When the power switch is set to HDD or turntable pick up the disc holding its edge SD the cover of disc insertion block will to remove it not open When Please insert DVD appears during dubbing however the cover of disc insertion block will open even when the power switch is set to HDD see p 84 2 Press down the DISC EJECT button once and Turntable release it A few moments after the ACCESS PC indicator blinks the cover of disc insertion block will open 3 Gently open the cover by hand fully until it stops Pickup lens Note that the recording surface of disc must face the inside of DVD video camera recorder When using a single sided disc the recording surface is the side without label Never touch the disc recording surface or pickup TARTU lens Touching the pickup lens could cause a fault 4 When inserting a
24. PLAYING BACK SCENES REPEATEDLY REPEAT PLAY 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the I4 P91 44 PP 5 ll buttons to choose Repeat Play on the Others menu screen and then press the amp M button 4 Choose On and then press the amp lM button Playback will start Choose Off to cancel Repeat Play setting e When Repeat Play is set If one scene has been specified When playback of the last scene is finished playback of all scenes will repeat from the first scene If the range for playback has been specified Playback of the scenes in that range will repeat See page 79 and 97 when selecting multiple scenes To release Repeat Play Use one of the following 3 methods to release Choose Off in step 4 on the left Turn the DVD video camera recorder off once Press the DISC EJECT button to remove the disc Note Press the lll button to terminate playback However the Repeat Play setting will not be canceled When using a DVD RAM photos will also be played back repeatedly Repeat playback will not function when playback is instructed from the recording pause status GB GUTES GIN ELD ELD PLAYING BACK WIDE MODE IMAGES ON 4 3 DISPLAY TV TV TYPE If you connect the DVD video camera recorder with a disc recorded in wide mode to a TV with 4 3 display only and play it back vertically long images will appear You can specify TV t
25. User Library Preferences com PIXELA ImageMixer 3 DVDCAM plist Library Receipts ImageMixer 3 for DVDCAM pkg Note e User will depend on the login user name Administrator authority is required for uninstallation 139 Cautions when connecting DVD video camera recorder to PC Use the AC adapter charger to power the DVD video camera recorder when connecting it to PC The DVD video camera recorder can also use a battery but if the DVD video camera recorder cuts off during data transfer important recordings will be lost If data is being written to disc the disc will then be unusable Do not unplug cables while the HDD disc in DVD video camera recorder is being accessed from PC If the PC connection cable provided or power cable is unplugged while the ACCESS PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is blinking important recordings will be lost If data is being written to disc the disc will then be unusable Before connecting the DVD video camera recorder to PC disconnect any cables other than the PC connection cable and AC adapter charger Take care that the temperature of this DVD video camera recorder is not too high when it is connected to PC Use a reference of 30 minutes at approx 30 C or less for operation If the temperature of the DVD video camera recorder is too high writing or reading on the DVD video camera recorder may be faulty And note that if an error occurs during writing to a DVD R the disc will no long
26. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT BATTERY MAY EXPLODE IF NOT HANDLED PROPERLY DO NOT RECHARGE DISASSEMBLE OR DISPOSE OF IN FIRE G Using remote Control 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 Dispose of battery safely in accordance with local laws Do not dispose of in fire Do not short circuit the battery Do not hold the battery with the metallic tweezers Keep the battery in a dark cool dry place Point the remote control to the infrared receiver on the DVD video camera recorder The remote controllable distance is up to 5 m Note When using the remote control make sure that the infrared receiver on DVD video camera recorder is not exposed to direct sunlight or any intense light If the infrared receiver is subject to light stronger than the infrared light from remote control the DVD video camera recorder cannot be operated by remote control If there is an obstacle between the remote control and infrared receiver on DVD video camera recorder remote control may not be possible 24 The DVD video camera recorder uses the VCR2 remote control code of Hitachi VCRs If you use a Hitachi VCR etc with remote control code set to VCR2 a VCR placed near the DVD video camera recorder will also be operated by the remote control To prevent
27. If the LCD monitor is open 90 it can be tilted with the screen down as much as 90 and can also be tilted with screen up and turned up to 180 so the screen faces in the same direction as the lens If the LCD monitor is turned 180 so the screen faces in the same direction as the lens during recording subject image will also appear in the viewfinder as a mirror image left right reversed Tilt the LCD monitor to adjust its vertical angle so that you can see the screen easily Note f no image appears on LCD monitor screen refer to Troubleshooting on page 149 If LCD monitor lights white refer to page 61 Be sure to open the LCD monitor approximately 90 before changing its vertical angle Do not record for a prolonged time with the LCD monitor turned approximately 180 in close contact with the DVD video camera recorder body Doing this could cause the DVD video camera recorder and LCD monitor to become hot Hook your finger Bottom 34 VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH VIEWFINDER 1 Pull out the viewfinder 2 Turn the diopter control knob to adjust the focus to suit your eyesight Note f no image appears in viewfinder refer to Troubleshooting on page 149 If the LCD monitor is opened approximately 90 the viewfinder will be off Turn the open LCD monitor 180 so that it faces the same direction as the lens the image will appear in the viewfinder Focusing will not be correct unle
28. Note Reduce the volume of external input sound heard from the built in speaker The loud volume may cause noise to enter the recorded image The recorded contents can be played back in the same manner as when playing back camera images recorded on this DVD video camera recorder The Input Source setting will return to CAMERA whenever DVD video camera recorder is turned off Recording of most images is prohibited by the copy guard signal to protect the copyright except for images recorded on camcorders for personal enjoyment COPY PROTECTED appears in these images They cannot be recorded on this DVD video camera recorder Typical copyright protected images include those of DVD video LD recorded video tapes some parts of digital satellite broadcasts etc If a video signal that cannot be read by this DVD video camera recorder is present even in images recorded on camcorder for personal enjoyment without copy guard signal the input image may not be recorded normally If the input signal is interrupted by switching the channel on TV or switching the signal using video selector normal recording cannot be performed No copy once image can be recorded on this DVD video camera recorder even if a disc conforming to CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is used When recorded images are played back on PC black bands may appear at the top bottom and on the left and right of screen RECORDING DUBBI
29. RW Finalization cannot be executed using a battery If the DVD video camera recorder is turned off during finalization and the finalization is interrupted incorrect finalization will result and at worst the disc may be damaged If you want to play back a DVD RW DVD R recorded dubbed on this DVD video camera recorder using a device conforming to 8 cm DVD disc such as a DVD recorder player etc you must finalize the disc on this DVD video camera recorder If you wish to display the DVD video menu when playing back a RW on a DVD player or DVD recorder finalize it using the Disc Navigation menu No further recording dubbing can be done on a finalized DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW You can however unfinalize the DVD RW VF mode RW so that other scenes can be recorded dubbed on it Additional recording dubbing is possible on a finalized DVD RW VR mode Unfinalizing is not necessary 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the 44 P91 4 P P M buttons to choose Finalize DVD on the DVD Setting menu screen and then press the P I button The disc will be finalized 4 Choose YES and then press the P I button Ts DEED iis The message showing Filpalize Approx imin that the disc is being 9 finalized will appear and the disc willthenbe finalized 1 Displayed only when a DVD R is used 2 Will vary depending on the record
30. RW finalized on this DVD video camera recorder so that additional recording can be done on it 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the 44 PP1 44 P gt P I buttons to choose Unfinalize DVD on the DVD Setting menu screen and then press the P Il button The screen for verifying unfinalization will appear 4 Choose YES and then press the P H button The message showing that the disc is being unfinalized will appear and the disc will then be unfinalized Note A finalized DVD RW VR mode can be recorded as is without being unfinalized 113 Others HDD DISPLAYING DUBBED UNDUBBED SCENES IN LIST CATEGORY You can display all scenes recorded on HDD in this DVD video camera recorder by dividing them into those dubbed to DVD and not yet dubbed on the Disc Navigation screen 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button and Dubbed Only scenes with dubbed marks then press the MENU button will be displayed in chronological order recording 2 Use the 4 P91 44 P P M buttons to Un Dubbed Only scenes without dubbed choose Others Category and then press marks will be displayed in the P I button chronological order of recording 3 Choose the option to be set and then press Note the amp IM button Dubbed mark amp z will appear on thumbnails of scenes All All scenes will be displayed in dubbed to DVD chronological order of record
31. When using HDD DVD This will appear when the disc has a scene recorded on a device other than this DVD video ET Sar camera recorder only if the disc has a scene EN d 2007 8 00 SOA P whose mode is unknown MAS cee Ott aoa 3 2 This will appear with a DVD RAM including 2 er TENER photos recorded on a Hitachi DVD video camera recorder that has this capability When using card 8 Not displayed with a DVD RAM DVD RW DVD R 4 finalized RW that was recorded on another yr scere 7 device Lock Off XCPREV NEXT RETURN When using card 1 Not displayed with DVD RW VF mode DVD R Deu SCC WE RW E 12 15 2007 12 50 00PM Scene No 7 12 16 2006 8 00 00AM 2 When using the HDD any scene whose thumbnail has the dubbed mark a will appear 8 Not displayed with DVD RAM DVD RW DVD R finalized RW recorded on another device 4 Will not appear if the loaded card does not comply with DCF 5 Number of pixels on still in horizontal direction This may not appear with a JPEG file that does not conform to this DVD video camera recorder Scenes RETURN Note DCF Design rule for Camera File system is a unified image file format for video cameras Image files can be commonly used for all digital devices that conform to DCF This DVD video camera recorder complies with DCF Pressing the PP button will display information on the following scene pressing the button will display information on
32. but take great care not to dirty or scratch the bare disc It is recommended that you use Hitachi Maxell HG type single sided discs since their compatibility with this DVD video camera recorder has been confirmed When using an HG type double sided disc take great care with handling it Using a disc other than these discs may not allow the DVD video camera recorder to deliver optimum performance INFORMATION ON DVD R For optimum recording on DVD R this DVD video camera recorder writes control data to the disc in order to automatically make adjustments when it is inserted and ejected accompanying recording If the disc has no area to be written for adjustment recording may not be possible To prevent this do not insert or eject a DVD R accompanying recording more than 100 times This DVD video camera recorder cannot record a DVD R in the VR mode NOTES ON FINALIZATION Do not inserta DVD RW DVD R recorded or dubbed on this DVD video camera recorder but not finalized into a recordable device such as a DVD recorder The recorded data may be damaged Use only DZ HS503 to record dub or finalize a DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW recorded or dubbed on this DVD video camera recorder but not finalized Using any other device could damage the data recorded on the disc e DVD RW DVD R RW edited and finalized on PC or those finalized on another DVD recorder may not be playable on this DVD video camera recorder depending on the editing software
33. 150 Approx 300 Approx 600 NORM Approx 24 Approx 50 Approx 100 Approx 200 Approx 400 Approx 800 ECO Approx 37 Approx 75 Approx 150 Approx 300 Approx 600 Approx 1 200 With external input Recording Capacity quality 32 MB 64 MB 128MB 256 MB 512 MB 1GB FINE Approx 180 Approx 380 Approx 750 Approx 1 500 Approx 3 000 Approx 6 000 NORM Approx 240 Approx 500 Approx 1 000 Approx 2 000 Approx 4 000 Approx 8 000 ECO Approx 370 Approx 750 Approx 1 500 Approx 3 000 Approx 6 000 Approx 12 000 The numbers of recordable stills above are only for reference Size And Quality Of Photos The following table shows the file size and quality of one still JPEG recorded on card Quality File size External input Application FINE Approx 1 600 KB Approx 160 KB When image quality is prioritized NORM Approx 1 200 KB Approx 120 KB Standard quality ECO Approx 800 KB Approx 80 KB When number of stills is prioritized quality will be slightly inferior The quality mode can be chosen when recording stills on card p 67 Note No still can be recorded on HDD DVD 160 Index Numerics 10 9 cde EINE AAA EEE AER sepe ER RARM RR 65 8 6m bare dis6 12 einen reete 26 A AC adapter charger sss 28 ACCESS PC indicator eenen 43 Add editj cs Let ess een Reo ciertas IESU os All programs F Auto program AE Autofocus
34. Basic Techniques This section explains about recording of movies and still images and also basic settings on DVD video camera recorder Ch GEB GET EXIT QD ELD Recording Movie Before You Begin ACCESS PC indicator Pressing REC once will start recording pressing it once again will temporarily stop recording 1 Remove the lens cap and then point the DVD video camera recorder at subject 2 Turn the DVD camera recorder on Set the power switch to HDD or DVD to turn the DVD video camera recorder on After the ACCESS TC indicator goes out perform the subsequent operation 3 Check the subject on the screen viewfinder or LCD When using the viewfinder close the LCD monitor before pulling out the viewfinder 4 Press the REC button The II mark in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen will change to the 8 REC mark and recording will start During recording the recording indicator on the front of DVD video camera recorder will light Pressing REC again during recording will set the DVD video camera recorder to the recording pause status 5 When recording is finished turn the DVD video camera recorder off When setting the power switch to DVD insert a recordable DVD RAM DVD RW DVD R RW into this DVD video camera recorder Note See Troubleshooting on page 149 when recording movie is not possible See Troubleshooting on page 149 if it takes some
35. Clearer sound can be recorded Turn on the switch on external microphone and start recording For details on external microphone see Major Specifications on page 157 To external pa jack Note Depending on the shape of its plug an external microphone cannot be plugged in while the cable is left plugged in the AV S input output terminal Unplug the AV S input output cable to use the external microphone This DVD video camera recorder cannot use a plug in power type microphone Power is not supplied from this DVD video camera recorder Connecting an external microphone will switch off the built in microphone 70 Disc Navigation GED GAD Gil Gi GD Eid CaP Using Disc Navigation STARTING OR TERMINATING DISC NAVIGATION Disc Navigation is a tool for editing scenes recorded on this DVD video camera recorder Here is an explanation on scene and program so that you will be able to make most use of Disc Navigation function The screens in this instruction manual are basically those that will appear when the HDD is used Some items will not appear when a DVD RAM DVD RW DVD R RW or card is used but the operation is the same Turn the DVD video camera recorder on p 33 When using HDD Set the power switch to HDD When using DVD Set the power switch to DVD Before You Begin When using card Set the power switch to SD 1 Set the power switch properly 2
36. DVD VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER WITH AC ADAPTER CHARGER 28 Setting Up the Battery 29 CHARGING BATTERY see 29 ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER eee 30 REMOVING BATTERY BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR 32 EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY 32 14 Turning DVD Video Camera Recorder On arnd Off ertet 33 Viewing Images eee 34 VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR SCREEN M 34 VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH MIENPINDIERC s tectis ei EH bi eee re 34 Changing Display Language Language 35 Setting Date and Time ssssss 35 CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF DATE AND TIME iieri 36 Initial Settings eeeee 36 SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND ON OR OFF BEEP ede eere teen tE 36 TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER OFF AUTOMATICALLY POWER SAVE 36 RESETTING MENU SETTINGS TO DEFAULTS RESET ena te et etie 37 TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF RECORD LED 37 CHANGING SETTING OF DEMONSTRATION 37 LCD EVF Setup eene 38 ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN LCD BRIGHTNESS AND VIEWFINDER EVF BRIGHTNESS eite rne inet ere 38 ADJUSTING COLOR DENSITY COLOR LEVEL 39 ALWAYS DISPLAYING IMAGE IN VIEWFINDER iiiter RR noniine 39 Inserting and Removing Disc 40 Inserting and Removing Card 42 Basic Techniques Recording Movie
37. DVD VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER OFF AUTOMATICALLY POWER SAVE Select On or Off and then press the amp IM button On To engage power save If the DVD video camera Power Save Off ENTER EJRETURN HOD recorder is left in the recording pause status without being operated for 5 minutes it will automatically turn off to prevent the battery from discharging needlessly Off To cancel power save 36 Note To turn the DVD video camera recorder on again from automatic off activated by the power save function set the power switch to OFF and then set it to HDD DVD or SD The Power Save setting will not appear in the on screen information display If the sleep restart standby status continues for 30 minutes the DVD video camera recorder will automatically turn off regardless of the Power Save setting RESETTING MENU SETTINGS TO DEFAULTS RESET You can restore menu settings to defaults initial settings at the factory p 156 Note however that the date time will not be reset 1 Choose Reset on the Initial Setup Initial Setup menu Power Save Off Record LED On screen and then press Language Demo Mode the amp M button Reset ENTER RETURN The screen for verifying reset will appear 21 you are sure that you gj
38. End User License Agreement Agreement isa legal and binding agreement between you either an individual or a single entity hereinafter You or Your and PIXELA CORPORATION PIXELA regarding the software product You are about to use download and or w appear depending on the PC used Of ascot the i S ereenn OI do not accept the terms of the license agreement 3 Choose the language to be installed Choose the language used with ImageMixer 3 and then click Next Cancel Click ImageMixer3 InstallShield Wizard Choose Setup Language i Select the language for the installation from the choices below 6 Choosing the installation destination If you do not wish to change the folder in ELTE which the software is installed click Next French Standard If you wish to change the folder click tea Change designate the installation location Spanish and then click Next ImageMixer3 InstallShield Wizard Choose Destination Location Select folder where setup will install files Install ImageMixer3 to C Program Files PIXELA ImageMixer3 4 The ImageMixer 3 installation screen will appear Click Next Image Mixer3 InstallShield Wizard elcome to the InstallShield izard for Inmagellixer3 The Instal IShieldR Wizard will install ImageMixer3 on your computer To continue click Next Click Hp 124 7 Choosing video system The
39. Il button 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting Setting white balance manually 1 Point the DVD video camera recorder at a white object so that it fills the screen Use an object that is not transparent If focus is not correct when the white object fills the screen manually focus the object referring to Manually Focusing Subject see page 55 Thick paper 2 Press the MENU button use the 44 PP I lt lt 4 PP buttons to choose White Bal Set on the Camera Functions Setup menu screen and then press the amp IM button 3 Hold II button pressed until the 8 indicator changes from blinking to a steady light When the M indicator lights the white balance setting will be complete 62 Note The white balance mode can be confirmed using the on screen information The white balance setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off Do not block the infrared sensor with hand etc Infrared sensor block If a tele or wide conversion lens is used the auto white balance may not operate depending on the recording conditions If this happens set to the mode to match the recording conditions or manually set the white balance Be sure to remove the lens cap before turning the DVD video camera recorder on If the DVD video camera recorder is turned on with the lens capped the white balance will not work normally 4 Press the ll button t
40. LCD monitor is opened and turned 180 with the Program AE set to Low Light the monitor screen will light white see page 61 50 Checking Flow of Menu The following two on screen menu modes are available with this DVD video camera recorder e Full Menu To display all menu items for experts e Quick Menu To display only the fundamental menu items for first timers Operating Menu The Full Menu will appear if you press the MENU button You can use the Kd P91 4 PP buttons on DVD video camera recorder to select various setting options in Full Menu and designate them The cursor to be Press the MENU button chosen will move to l the right Press PP or gt II ee PrsaramcaE c ERE Whi te Bal WAuto KJ AAuto EIS On EIS On Dig Zoom 40x Dig Zoom 40x fA UMC Filter Off MIC Filter Ott CENTER ERETURN Eu Press 4 or MI ENTER ERETURN A Press PPI Press Kd Record Funct Tons Setup Press the P Il button directly to choose an option from menu The cursor to let ara eie To return to the screen one before press the W button be chosen will O30 Output On Pressing the MENU button again will cause the Menu display to move down disappear EJENTER RETURN Ex Note Pressing the QUICK MENU button will display the Quick Menu screen The operation will be the same as when the ME
41. PC before installing software Operation is not guaranteed in the following cases When connected via USB hub Multiprocessor is not supported When used on your custom made PC Even when your PC satisfies the above conditions of available PC malfunction may result or restriction in use may occur depending on the combination of other software in PC or peripheral devices Operation is not guaranteed on all PCs that satisfy the above recommended environment 123 Installing Software When using Windows 1 Turn the PC on 5 Checking license agreement If you have been using the PC terminate all running software programs 2 Insert the provided CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of PC The installer will automatically start and the Choose setting language screen will automatically appear If the Choose setting language screen does not appear use Windows My Computer or Explorer to open the drive in which the CD ROM is located and then double click the setup exe icon in it Extension exe may not Carefully read the license agreement If you accept the contents choose I accept the terms of the license agreement and then click Next Image Mixer3 InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully End User License Agreement PIXELA CORPORATION End User License Agreement Single User Only Non Networked Appl icat ions INPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This
42. Press the DISC NAVIGATION button The Disc Navigation screen shown on page 72 will appear 3 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button again Disc Navigation will be terminated and the DVD video camera recorder will enter the recording pause status You can also press the ll button to end Disc Navigation 71 Thumbnail Selected scene number Number of all scenes BHALL Programs 001 014 Curso lf Sz e F e N 73 Current page position 4 Dubbed mark DAS B e E MI IG AR EOM Still image icon ex eal AR ep Bar graph Operation guide 3 f PLAY ROSSELECT Em Icon of HDD DVD card type 1 Scene Video movie One scene refers to images recorded from one press of REC button until recording is stopped by pressing the REC button again Photo still One scene refers to a single photo recording by pressing the PHOTO SELECT button 2 Icon displayed on a photo recorded on a DVD RAM using a Hitachi DVD video camera recorder that can record photos on a DVD RAM This DVD video camera recorder cannot record any photos on a DVD RAM 8 The operation guide will vary depending on the operation status of DVD video camera recorder 4 Appears when 13 scenes or more have been recorded 5 When using a disc the icon that corresponds to the type of disc being used will appear
43. SELECTING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING EDITING PLAY LIST 106 ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES MOVE 107 CHANGING TITLE OF PLAY LIST TITLE 108 DELETING PLAY LIST DELETE 108 GO T9 i Re iere a ee 109 GARD cs reste a tct mr ID et BT 109 PROTECTION 55er 110 VERIFYING REMAINING FREE SPACE ON DISC OR CARD CAPACITY 110 UPDATING CONTROL INFORMATION OF HDD DVD RAM DVD RW VR MODE UPDATE CONTROL INFO meer 111 15 DELETING DATA ON HDD FULL FORMAT enn 111 FINALIZING DVD RW DVD R RW FINALIZE DVD 112 ADDITIONALLY RECORDING ON FINALIZED DVD RW VF MODE RW UNFINALIZE DVD ees 113 o EE Er 114 DISPLAYING DUBBED UNDUBBED SCENES IN LIST CATEGORY ssssseeees 114 DISPLAYING MOVIES OR STILLS INDEPENDENTLY CATEGORY 114 PLAYING BACK SCENES REPEATEDLY REPEAT PLAY a dst em 115 PLAYING BACK WIDE MODE IMAGES ON 4 3 DISPLAY TV TV TYPE naii reir ies 115 SLIDE SHOW CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK OF STILLS pesete qp tone RE a eee Viewing on TV Screen CONNECTING TO A TV sseeeeee 116 VIEWING ON TV SCREEN ee 117 Playback on DVD Recorder Player 118 PLAYING BACK DVD RAM DVD RW VR MODE iiis orae pani rema dedi s pee tery 118 PLAYING BACK DVD RW VF MODE DVD R Recording Dubbing Images RECORDING DUBBING IMAGES FROM OTHER VIDEO DEVICE
44. T t t t input jacks Red AV S input output M provided White Yellow If your TV has an S VIDEO input jack you can connect the S VIDEO plug to it Note Using S VIDEO will deliver clearer playback status Insert the AV S input output cable plugs into jacks Before connecting make sure that the volume on TV straight Obliquely inserting them could damage the is turned down Forgetting this may cause howling jacks from the TV speakers Stereo Type with Stereo Type Monaural Type S VIDEO Jack S e AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO GO RO OL et amer Fow fl Red Yellow nd d White v 116 GED GAD Gi GID QU Eid CD VIEWING ON TV SCREEN 1 Turn the TV on and set the input selector to VCR whichever applicable Video input Refer to the TV instruction manual for how to switch the TV input 2 Turn the DVD video camera recorder on The image that the DVD video camera recorder is seeing will appear on the TV screen You can also monitor the image on the LCD screen or viewfinder of the DVD video camera recorder 3 Perform playback recording or editing You can perform playback recording or editing on Disc Navigation while checking on TV screen Note Adjust the volume of sound on TV The infrared remote control is useful when operating the DVD video camera recorder while viewing an image on
45. TV screen However if you use a Hitachi VCR the remote control may inadvertently operate the VCR if it is near the DVD video camera recorder To prevent this set the remote control code of the VCR to a position other than VCR2 Information during recording and playback will appear on the TV screen You can also switch off the display during recording Refer to SETTING ON SCREEN DISPLAY OUTPUT ON OR OFF OSD OUTPUT on page 69 When copy guarded disc is played back no image will appear on TV screen If you use TV with wide mode aspect ratio 16 9 and set the TV to the wide mode the entire Disc Navigation display may not be displayed on the TV screen If this happens release the wide mode setting on TV see the TV instruction manual for releasing the wide mode 117 GV GID GD EDEL Playback on DVD Recorder Player PLAYING BACK DVD RAM DVD RW VR MODE You can use a DVD recorder or DVD player that conforms to DVD RAM DVD RW VR mode to play back 8 cm DVD RAM DVD RW VR mode recorded on this DVD video camera recorder 1 Insert the disc into the DVD recorder player and play it back See the instruction manual for DVD recorder player Note When playing back disc on another device the Disc Navigation display will be different from the one on this DVD video camera recorder Finalizing DVD RW VR mode may be necessary Do not insert a DVD RW VR mode that was recorded on this DVD video camera reco
46. The Video Flash can also be set to On where the light is always being emitted or Off when you wish to record without using the flash even in a dark place Setting On screen display Manner of emitting light Auto 5 when the PHOTO SELECT button Automatically emits light in dark place or in a spot lit is pressed from rear On 4 Always emits light regardless of brightness Off X No light emission 1 Press the MENU button and choose Flash adjustable After recording using the Flash it is from the Camera Functions Setup menu 2 Choose the option for Flash and decide it 3 Press the MENU button to end the EITE n i C C Lion setting L Zoor ei D REM 394 m 2 00AM Note The built in Video Flash setting will not change even when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off Unless recording is to be made with the fixed Flash setting it is recommended to return it to Auto after recording with the On or Off setting before turning the DVD video camera recorder off When recording dark subjects the shutter speed will be slower so don t let the camera shake However dark subjects may not be in clear focus even if the Video Flash is used It is recommended that you light a subject when recording in a dark place The Video Flash cannot be used when a conversion lens is attached Specify Flash Off The distance for the built in Video Flash to adjust the appropr
47. Video You can creste DVDs with your orginal marss serans Bh commercibrelease DVDs Click 3 Click Create New DVD 132 4 Setting up project Set up a project You can set up the designated save location of edited contents and image quality Be sure to choose NTSC for the video system After setting up the project click the OK button Project Settings Project Settings Project Folder CADocuments and SettingsiDVDCAMiMy Docume Encode Settings Video Format ntsc Picture Quality Setting Picture Quality High quality O Standard quality Cancel Click 5 On the Importing Device screen choose Hitachi DVDCAM HDD when the power switch is set to HDD and Hitachi DVDCAM when the power switch is set to DVD If you wish to change the import device and continue import unplug the PC connection cable from the PC and then change over the power switch see page 127 Importing Device e HL DT ST DVDRAM GSA 4163B aC Hitachi DVDCAM Data can be imported Click 6 select the images from which you wish to create a DVD Video and then click Import The image recorded on HDD disc will appear Select the chapter to be imported into PC and then click Import Importing into PC will start Eject button Click If you wish to import images on another disc after importing images on one disc click the E
48. be recorded the Camera Functions Setup menu screen The LCD monitor light allows you to record a subject and then press the amp Il button up to 1 m even in a dark place An after image will appear when filming a moving subject or if camera shake occurs it is recommended 2 Use the I P91 44 PP buttons to choose that you use a tripod Low Light and then press the P M button ia subject cannot be focused properly manually adjust the focus see page 55 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting 4 Open the LCD monitor turn it 180 so that it faces the same direction as the lens The LCD monitor will light white ADJUSTING COLOR WHITE BALANCE This DVD video camera recorder automatically adjusts the color of subject Change the white balance setting depending on the recording conditions Mode Setting content On screen display Auto White balance always automatically adjusted None Set You can manually adjust white balance to match the light M Source or situation p 62 Outdoor To record in fine weather i Indoor 1 To record under incandescent light halogen light or bulb dx color type fluorescent light Indoor 2 To record under fluorescent light 61 1 Press the MENU button use the 4 P91 4 F buttons to choose White Bal on the Camera Functions Setup menu screen and then press the P I button 2 Choose the desired option and then press the gt
49. camera recorder before using it on PC You cannot create a DVD VR DVD RAM DVD RW on the Macintosh software Since the audio format of the MPEG file imported into Macintosh using ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM is AC3 audio no audio will be played back even on QuickTime MPEG 2 playback component and only video is played back Use ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM to play back imported MPEG files The software provided with this DVD video camera recorder cannot handle copyright protected DVDs such as CPRM and CSS The provided software can handle Japanese English German French Spanish Italian and Chinese simplified For explanation this manual uses Windows XP screens for Windows and Mac OS X 10 4 screens for Macintosh 122 Before unpacking the provided software CD ROM read the License Agreement on page 163 Requirements of available PC When using Windows OS Windows 2000 Professional SP3 or higher Windows XP Home Edition or higher Windows XP Professional Edition or higher See the following Websites to fine out whether the provided software can be used on Windows Vista URL http www pixela co jp oem hitachi e index html URL http dvdcam pc support hitachi ca Computer IBM PC AT compatible with the above OS preinstalled CPU Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or higher or Pentium 4 Celeron or AMD Athlon XP Duron whose performance is equivalent Pentium 4 1 7 GHz or higher is recomme
50. delete the data completely When discarding or transferring this DVD video camera recorder be sure to delete any personal data on the HDD in order to prevent it from leaking out Use the AC adapter charger to power the DVD video camera recorder when completely deleting the data on the HDD This is not possible with a battery If power is turned off and Full Format is interrupted midway normal deletion will not be possible Executing Full Format will delete all data on the HDD Save any important data on DVD before starting complete deletion It will take approx 40 minutes for complete deletion In rare case it may take more than one hour Before You Begin 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button and 3 Choose YES and then press the P Ill button then the MENU button The HDD will be completely cleared To cancel clear choose NO The Disc 2 Use the Kd P91 4 P buttons to choose Navigation screen will be restored HDD Setting Full Format and then press Note the amp Ill button The HDD Full Format e Pressing the ll stop cancel button during full formatting will stop the formatting Take care however Even if full formatting stops midway all data on HDD will be deleted screen will appear 111 GD Gils GB ELD FINALIZING DVD RW DVD R RW FINALIZE DVD Before You Begin Be sure to use the AC adapter charger to power the DVD video camera recorder when finalizing a DVD RW DVD R
51. disc Use the disc cleaning cloth provided to wipe off Push the disc against the turntable at the any dirt adhering to the disc recording surface center to lock it until a click is heard Do not use a dirtied or scratched disc 5 Push the section marked PUSH CLOSE on the cover of disc insertion block to close the cover Then the DVD video camera recorder will automatically recognize the disc While the ACCESS TC indicator is lit do not cut off the power supply and do not subject the DVD video camera recorder to any vibrations or impact Push the shaded portion 40 Note If the cover of disc insertion block is open the ACCESS PC indicator will blink when an image is displayed on the LCD monitor screen In this case the DVD video camera recorder will not turn off even if the power switch is set to OFF If the cover remains open after a while the DVD video camera recorder will automatically turn off Disc cannot be inserted or removed unless a charged battery or AC adapter charger is connected to the DVD video camera recorder If there is some delay before recording starts refer to Troubleshooting on page 149 Do not close the cover if a disc is not properly loaded on the turntable If a single sided disc is inserted into DVD video camera recorder with the printed label facing the inside an error message will appear Remove the disc and reinsert it with its recording side facing the inside See Trouble Messages
52. does dirt or fingerprint adhere to it 41 Clean the disc DVD drive built into PC This problem may be solved if you update the DVD editing cannot be used after the creating software of your PC provided software has m been installed Error appears when Make sure that your PC display adapter video card conforms to 123 starting ImageMixer 3 DirectX 9 0c Movies are not Make sure the power switch of this DVD video camera recorder is recognized by set to HDD or DVD 33 application in PC The DISC EJECT While the DVD video camera recorder is connected to PC use button is not valid when Explorer to right click the DVD video camera recorder drive icon the DVD video camera and execute Eject 128 recorder is connected to PC No sound is heard when Since an MPEG file imported into Macintosh using ImageMixer 3 an MPEG file imported Mac Edition for DVDCAM uses the audio format of AC3 audio no into Macintosh is played audio will be played back even if the Quick Time MPEG 2 back on Quick Time playback component is introduced Only video will be played 135 with an MPEG 2 back Use ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM for playback playback component adopted When the time stamp of The file system of this DVD video camera recorder is operated on file in DVD RAM is Greenwich Mean Time GMT and time lag information has not viewed on PC it is been set With Windows as of September 2007 the time stamp different from the actual of
53. information display Even after the on screen information is removed from the TV screen it will still appear in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen The on screen display output functions only when the input selection is set to camera It cannot be set during external input Off setting TV screen HDD DROP DETECTION HDD PROTECTION The default setting is On Specify HDD Protection Off if you plan to use the HDD built in this DVD video camera recorder in a weightless condition such as skydiving to prevent stop in recording or playback Specifying On in such status will activate the drop detection function and stop recording or playback to protect the HDD built in this DVD video camera recorder 1 Press the MENU button use the 44 P9 lt gt Il buttons to choose HDD Protection on the Record Functions Setup menu screen 2 Choose On or Off use the 44 P91 4 4 P P Il buttons to then press the amp M button When Off is specified the icon will appear Note The HDD Protection setting will return to On when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off eel ei a REM 3 0 MIN O An icon will F 8 00AM appeal FI 121 1 2007 When HDD Protection Off is specified 69 Ch GAVGMD Gil 4D i Using External Microphone Connect external microphone generally available to the external microphone jack of this DVD video camera recorder
54. is not turned on Check the power supply 33 Turn PC off and then disconnect the PC connection cable Turn PC on again and then use the PC connection cable to connect the DVD video camera recorder to PC Make sure the PC connection cable is completely plugged into this DVD video camera recorder Error occurs in playback of DVD video camera recorder on PC If error occurs with USB connection the transfer rate is not sufficient It is recommended that you use a USB terminal conforming to USB2 0 when connecting the DVD video camera recorder 123 Application is not normally run on PC Turn the PC and DVD video camera recorder off and try again 152 Reference Symptom Cause and Correction page Error occurs during The temperature of DVD video camera recorder is too high due writing to disc to continuous operation Disconnect the DVD video camera recorder from PC once remove the disc from the DVD video camera recorder and then iB turn it off After a few moments connect them again and write to a brand new disc Transfer of images Connect the DVD video camera recorder to another USB terminal stops of PC If your PC is a desktop type it is recommended that you use USB terminal on the back of PC If you are using USB2 0 extended card it is also recommended that you install the newest version driver provided by each USB2 0 card maker Is disc scratched or
55. necessary when using this DVD video camera recorder in the usual way Using 8 cm CD lens cleaner could cause this DVD video camera recorder to be faulty f you have to clean the lens use a Hitachi Maxell cleaner that is exclusively for 8 cm DVD discs Be careful of moisture condensation When you move the DVD video camera recorder 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 DVD video camera recorder If condensation occurs do not open the cover of disc or card insertion block if possible If condensation occurs on the lens wipe it off with a soft dry cloth Even if the external surface of DVD video camera recorder has dried condensation may remain inside Turn the DVD video camera recorder off and leave it in a dry place for at least 1 2 hours before using it again Do not use the DVD video camera recorder for a long uninterrupted period of time This DVD video camera recorder cannot be used for a long time continuously as a surveillance camera monitor If you use it for a long continuous period of time the temperature of DVD video camera recorder could exceed the limit and the recording playback operation may slow down or other faults could occur If this happens turn it off and wait for a while before using it again
56. not wish to change the scenes to be combined press the II button To change the scenes press the ll stop cancel button to return the cursor to yellow and then select the scenes to be combined again 6 The screen for verifying combination will appear Choose YES and then press the I button The two images appearing on the verification screen are those of the first and last scenes to be combined Choose NO to cancel combination After Yes or No setting the Combine Scenes screen will be restored The thumbnail of the first scene will appear in the combined scene Repeat steps 3 and 6 to combine other scenes T Press the lll button to quit Note You can also select multiple scenes after step 1 Press the MENU button to continue the procedure of combination If you press the MENU button before pressing the P Il button in step 3 the submenu will appear see page 90 With fade effect the IN effect of the first scene in the selected range and the OUT effect on the last scene will be attached to a combined scene Scenes in different programs different recording dates cannot be combined Create a play list first and then combine such scenes on the play list When using the HDD scenes with different VIDEO Modes or 16 9 mode cannot be combined If you combine scenes with dubbed marks gr the dubbed marks will appear on the combined scene If you combine scenes with and without dubbed mark f th
57. of pixels JPEG standard 640 x 480 ex ini cD GAD GIU Gi GD GilD Note f the temperature inside the DVD video camera recorder rises normal skip or search playback may not be possible Turn the DVD video camera recorder off wait for a few moments and then turn it on again cD GAD Gili Gils GD C FRAME ADVANCE FRAME BACK SLOW PLAYBACK OF MOVIE During playback pause press the 4 or gt gt button Frame advance frame back or slow playback will start Press PP once Picture will advance one frame Press 44 once Picture will go back one frame Hold down PP Forward slow playback Hold down 4 Reverse slow playback After frame advance frame back or slow playback the DVD video camera recorder will enter the playback pause status Note In slow playback a rapidly moving subject image may be distorted The intervals for playing back frames in frame advance frame back slow playback are as follows Frame advance and forward slow Approx 0 03 seconds Frame back and reverse slow Approx 0 5 seconds No sound will be heard during search playback or slow playback 75 SKIP PLAYBACK OF MOVIE During playback press the I4 or PPE button to locate the start of desired scene Press PPE once To skip to the first image of the scene following the one being played back and start playback Press MA once To return to the first image of the scene being played back and start playback Hol
58. rs i Date Set 1 2007 a 12 00AM The figure for the month will be selected m The digit that is highlighted first depends on the date display format set up in Date Mode The digit on the left end of the date display will be first highlighted Note After setting the figure for the month press the P button to select the digit to be set If you press the gt Il button after selecting the figure for the month Use I 4 DPI 44 PP buttons to select and then press amp IM to designate the screen for verifying the set date will appear instead of screen for setting day year or time 3 Press the 4 or gt gt button to select the digit you want to set in sequence P ES Date Set 12 8 2007 i Date Mode 8 00AM Press the 4 or PPI button to select the number for current date time and then repeat step 3 to set the current date and time Note To stop date time setting midway press the lI button 35 4 After setting the current date and time press the gt Il button Date Set g 12 1 2007 8 00AM Date set up WEN no CENTER The screen for verifying the set date will appear 5 If the displayed date and time are correct press the 4 button to choose YES and then press the amp M button The date and time will be set and the DVD video camera recorder will enter the recording pause status Choosing NO will restore the me
59. scratched or does dirt or fingerprint adhere to it 11 stops immediately Clean the disc If there is still no improvement replace the disc Is some other AV device directly connected to the video audio input output jack of this DVD video camera recorder If the AV device is connected via several other devices such as 119 AV selector the video signal may not be transmitted incorrectly In such a case reduce the number of devices through which the video signal is transmitted or connect AV device directly Are you attempting to record image from video game or PC From some video games or PCs image cannot be recorded on this DVD video camera recorder No photo can be Check to see whether the proper type of card is loaded recorded Setthe power switch to SD e fthe card is locked unlock it 27 993 110 Check the remaining free space on card LCD screen is hard to Has brightness of LCD screen been adjusted 38 see Stop recording and adjust the brightness Is the DVD video camera recorder being used outdoors Use the viewfinder When using LCD monitor adjust its angle so 34 that LCD screen is not exposed to direct sunlight Unevenness appears on LCD monitor screen Did you press the LCD monitor or the area around it If the LCD monitor is pressed some unevenness will occur Release your hand and leave the LCD monitor for a while Normal display will be restored 150 Reference
60. screen for setting the video system will appear and then click Next Image Mixer3 InstallShield Wizard Setup Type Select the setup type that best suits your needs Select either according to the video system of your DVD Video GB i OPAL Used mainly in China Europe etc Click 8 Executing installation The setups for installation are now complete Click Install to execute installation Image Mixer3 InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard Cis Click Important information for customers who use Easy CD Creator 5 made by Roxio Corporation If ImageMixer 3 provided with this DVD video camera recorder is installed Easy CD Creator 5 may not operate normally The screen shown below will appear after you click Install If you are using Easy CD Creator 5 click Yes and do not install ImageMixer 3 Tre setup detected asy CD Creator Version 5 To proceed this metalation may posty cause CDJDIO recordng problem at Easy CD Crear Wot you ike to cance tes estan Ce JC 9 After installation is finished the screen for prompting restart will appear Click Finish to restart the PC After restart remove the CD ROM from the PC Installing the software is now complete Imag
61. stored on the HDD Error occurred Please e Abnormality has occurred with the DVD RAM DVD RW RW replace DVD or format to be repaired Initialize the disc before using it or use the 109 DVD another disc Initializing the disc will erase all data on it See 2 on page 148 Error occurred Please An abnormality occurred with a DVD R to be repaired Replace replace DVD the disc Finalize may not be This message will appear when power is supplied again and the complete Finalize again disc is reinserted after power was shut off during finalization due 112 now to a power failure etc Choose YES if you wish to be sure finalizing is performed HDD DVD ALMOST The remaining free space of HDD disc is less than one minute for SE 89 159 FULL video Delete unwanted scenes or use another disc HDD full Delete unwanted scenes 89 Cannot execute HDD DVD has no data This message will appear when an attempt is made to execute dubbing playback or editing on Disc Navigation when no scene has been recorded HDD DVD has no Switching of play list was selected with no play list stored 103 PlayList HDD DVD includes The disc may be software protected from a device other than this protected scenes DVD video camera recorder To release this case use a device Delete scenes that has executed software protect HDD DVD is full The number of entered scenes has reached the limit that can be Cannot add control info entered so the control i
62. 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 W 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 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 W 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 may not let any third party use this program by granting reuse transfer lease lending etc You may not modify alter decompile or deassemble all or any
63. the PHOTO SELECT button all the way down If you press the PHOTO SELECT button all the way down at one stroke without pressing it half way recording will be possible but the focus may be incorrect See Size And Quality Of Photos on page 160 for details of photos on card See Troubleshooting on page 149 if recording photos is not possible If focusing is difficult with auto focus choose manual focus and manually correct the focus before recording see page 55 Shake of the DVD video camera recorder may cause blur in recorded image When holding the DVD video camera recorder for recording grasp it securely with both hands When recording with higher zoom magnification it is recommended that you secure the DVD video camera recorder on a tripod There may be a difference between the image you see on the LCD screen or viewfinder and the recorded image RaM GIN GID GD E13 I CaRD Swift Restart of Recording SLEEP RESTART button If you press the SLEEP RESTART button while in the recording pause status instead of turning the DVD video camera recorder off the status that recording is possible will be restored in approx 1 seconds Setting to the sleep restart standby status Press the SLEEP RESTART button in the recording pause status The SLEEP RESTART button will light and the DVD video camera recorder will enter the sleep restart standby status In the following cases pressing the SLEEP
64. then Ignore When connecting the DVD video camera recorder to Macintosh for playback on a DVD player etc the Screen for setting the drive region code will appear Set the region code that matches your local area Normal playback may not be possible depending on the disc recorded status 135 IMPORTING IMAGES RECORDED ON HDD DISC INTO MACINTOSH ImageMixer 3 allows you to import movie files recorded on HDD disc into Macintosh as MPEG files Using ImageMixer 3 you can play back the imported video file combine images cut edit them and also create a DVD Video 1 Connect this DVD video camera recorder to the USB port of Macintosh To import images on DVD load the DVD into the DVD video camera recorder and connect it to the USB port of Macintosh 2 Start ImageMixer 3 for DVDCAM 3 Choose Hitachi DVDCAM Click Hitachi DVDCAM displayed on the left of screen The images recorded on HDD DVD when DVD is being chosen will appear 4 select the scene you wish to import and click Import Click the scene to be played back and then click Import at the bottom of screen Importing the scene will start ImageMixer 3 DVD RAM DI CEX3 Mode Title File Ai Tite Date recorded Tie Propertes Payback time 00 00 51 File size 41 1 MB Payback tme 000033 a 5718 2006 ovosriars2g Payback une o 5 14 2006 06 05 14 15 58 06 05 20 10 14 06 05 14 15 58 2 96 05 14 15 59 image size 704 x 480
65. then press the P H PC connection cable the disc or card may not be button initialized and may be unusable on this DVD video camera recorder When using DVD RW a screen for prompting If you choose the VR mode when initializing a you to choose the VF or VR mode will appear finalized DVD RW VR mode the finalization will not be released The DVD RW will be a finalized disc without any recorded data and recording will be possible on it Choosing the VF mode will release the finalization of the disc Choose NO to cancel initialization 109 PROTECTION You can protect the HDD and a DVD RAM DVD RW VR mode in order to prevent recorded images from being erased or edited by mistake Further recording will not be possible on protected disc until the protection is released 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the Kd PPI 4 P gt P M buttons to choose Protect HDD or Protect DVD on the HDD setting or DVD Setting menu screen and then press the amp M button 4 The screen for verifying protection will appear Choose YES and then press the P H button Choose NO to cancel protection After YES or NO setting the Disc Navigation screen will be restored Note To release protection perform steps 1 3 The screen for verifying the release of protection will appear Choose YES to release the protection f disc protection has been
66. this change the remote control code of the VCR HDD DVD Cards The following table lists the storage media discs and cards that can be used on this DVD video camera recorder and the functions which are available with them Media Function DVD DVD RW DVD RW SD HDD RAM VR VF DVD R RW memory mode mode card To record video p 43 e e e e e e To record photo p 44 e To delete image just recorded p 74 e s To select image and delete it e e e m e p 89 To edit image p 90 91 e e e EE To play on other DVD players P 2 ND e e Que 3 and DVD recorders p 112 To use new disc or new card e m e c e without formatting To initialize and reuse e e e e e e p 109 To additionally record on 5 5 finalized disc p 113 e gt To edit copied video on PC e e e o7 e 57 ee eo p 122 To playback video on PC es es ee ee e o7 ee p 122 Functions available Not available t Playable on devices that conform to either 8 cm DVD RAM 8 cm DVD RW VR mode or 8cm RW 2 Must be finalized Cannot be played on some DVD players or DVD recorders 3 Some DVD devices conform to SD memory card 4 When media that are sold formatted are used If the initialization format differs the media can be initialized on this DVD video camera recorder and then used 5 To
67. time before recording is possible See Troubleshooting on page 149 if the DVD video camera recorder does not operate See page 46 for on screen information display It is recommended that you set the LOCK switch to the upper position to prevent the power switch in the HDD position from accidentally moving to DVD position When using a DVD RW VF mode DVD R videos of different qualities VIDEO Modes or 16 9 On and Off cannot be recorded or dubbed on the same disc see page 84 While the ACCESS PC indicator is lit or blinking do not turn the DVD video camera recorder off and take care not to subject it to any vibration Doing so could cause an error in the recorded data which could make it unplayable see page 8 The minimum recordable time of movie is approximately 3 seconds Hitachi cannot be responsible for video and audio that cannot be recorded or edited because of any defect Each time the DVD video camera recorder enters the recording pause status the counter display will be reset to 00 00 00 After recording for 9 hours when using HDD the DVD video camera recorder will automatically stop recording After approx one minute it will automatically restart recording no scene will be recorded during this recording pause As a result multiple thumbnails will appear for the scene recorded continuously for more than 9 hours even with one time recording of that scene Mark REC will continue
68. used or recorded status of DVD RW DVD R RW f you insert a DVD R recorded on a DVD video camera recorder other than DZ HS508 and not finalized the Disc Navigation screen will automatically start and no recording can be done on the disc nor can it be finalized Do not insert a DVD RW DVD R that was recorded by a DVD recorder manufactured by a company other than Hitachi and which has not been finalized in this DVD video camera recorder Doing so will make the disc unusable 26 EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER CD CD R CD RW CD ROM DVD ROM DVD Video DVD R 4 7 GB for Authoring Ver 2 0 AVAILABLE CARDS SD memory cards can be used on this DVD video camera recorder incompatible with 2 GB When using an exclusive adapter a miniSD memory card and micro SD memory card can be used in the same way as an SD memory card No SDHC card or multimedia card can be used e Handling card Do not use cards other than the designated ones i Be sure to perform trial recording before recording vital images Do not touch the card terminal or allow it to touch metal Do not paste anything other than exclusive label on label pasting portion Do not subject card to impact bend or drop it Do not disassemble card or modify it Do not expose card to water Do not use or store card in the following places Where the temperature is high such as in
69. vehicle at high temperatures under burning sun or near a heater Where humidity is high or in dusty place When the erasure prevention switch is locked no recording deletion or editing will be possible on the card Only playback will be possible Terminal 1 31901 SIY Erasure prevention switch u Locked status DVD R DL Dual Layer DVD RW DL Dual Layer R DL Double Layer e RW DL Double Layer e R Discs other than those with diameter of 8 cm CAUTIONS FOR DISC AND CARD It is recommended that you create a backup file for valuable data on hard disk of PC Do not do the following or the data on disc or card may be damaged or lost Do not remove the disc or card or turn DVD video camera recorder off during reading or writing of data Do not use DVD video camera recorder in a place subject to static electricity or electrical noise Do not have printing done at a print lab or DPE service Do not leave a DVD unused in the DVD video camera recorder for a long time Note This DVD video camera recorder can play back image data recorded on other digital cameras conforming to the DCF Design rule for Camera File system standard The range of image data playable on this DVD video camera recorder is that with pixels from 80 horizontal x 60 vertical to 4000 horizontal x 3000 vertical DCF is an integrated ima
70. will appear Choose YES and then press the P H button Choose NO to cancel deletion After Yes or No setting the Disc Navigation screen of all programs will be restored 108 5 After changing the title the Disc Navigation screen on the play list whose title has been changed will appear Note The registered title can be changed at any time using the same procedure Note Even if you delete a play list the original scenes stored on HDD DVD will not be deleted If any play list is deleted the number of play lists will automatically be revised For example if the No 2 play list is deleted the No 3 play list will become No 2 play list GED GAD Gil Gi GD Eid CD Go To From the Disc Navigation screen you can jump to the first scene or last scene and playback will start from that point MOVING TO BEGINNING END OF HDD DVD CARD 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 3 Use the 144 PP 1 44 P gt P Il buttons to choose Top or End on the Go To menu 2 Press the MENU button screen and then press the amp M button 4 Press the P M button to start playback HDD DVD Card Management INITIALIZING HDD DVD CARD Initializing the HDD a DVD RAM DVD RW RW or card will allow you to delete any recorded contents Before using a DVD RW RW on this video camera recorder you must format it Be sure to use the AC adapter charger to power the DVD video camera recorder
71. 0 SELECT 105 DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING EDITING PLAY LIST You can delete scenes from play list on the editing screen 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button and then press the MENU button 2 Display the editing screen of the play list to be edited Perform steps 3 4 on page 104 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lower row 4 Place the cursor on the scene to be deleted and then press the MENU button You can also select multiple scenes p 79 5 Choose Delete on the Edit menu screen and then press the P I button Repeat steps 3 5 other scenes can be deleted 6 Press the ll button The screen for verifying exit will appear Choose Yes and then end editing Note If all scenes on play list are deleted the play list itself will also be deleted SELECTING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING EDITING PLAY LIST You can specify the range of scenes when adding or deleting consecutive multiple scenes to from play list This Select menu item is useful when selecting consecutive multiple scenes in items for adding or deleting scenes 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button and then press the MENU button 2 Display the editing screen of the play list to be edited Perform steps 3 4 on page 104 3 Specify the first or last scene of those you wish to select and then press the MENU button To select all scenes simply press the MENU button 106 4 Us
72. 2 Variable bit recording recording of more than 7 hours on HDD or more than 18 minutes on disc may be possible because the transfer rate varies automatically between approx 3 10 Mbps 3 Fixed bit rate Approx 6 Mbps 4 Fixed bit rate Approx 3 Mbps Note f you record in XTRA mode at high temperatures the DVD video camera recorder will heat up and the maximum transfer rate will be limited to approx 6 Mbps so the best quality will not be obtainable Maximum Number of Scenes that Can Be Recorded Dubbed on HDD One Disc Recording media Maximum number of scenes HDD 9993 DVD RAM DVD RW 2 999 3 DVD R 930 4RW 2 254 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 total of all scenes displayed on the Disc Navigation screen and the remaining number of recordable scenes may not be the same as the maximum number of scenes that can be recorded and or dubbed Maximum Number of Programs that Can Be Recorded Dubbed on HDD One Disc Recording media Maximum number of programs HDD 99 DVD RAM DVD RW 99 RW 2 49 1 Recording only 2 Per disc one side 159 RECORDABLE STILLS PHOTOS ON CARD Recording Capacity quality 32 MB 64 MB 128MB 256 MB 512 MB 1GB FINE Approx 18 Approx 38 Approx 75 Approx
73. 5 Choose Copy on the Scene menu screen and then press the P Il button 6 The Copy to card screen will appear If you are sure you want to copy the selected still press the B I button If you want to change the still to be copied you can change it on this screen 7 The screen for verifying copy will appear Choose YES and then press the P H button Choose NO to cancel copy After Yes or No setting the Copy to card screen will be restored Repeat steps 6 and 7 to copy other stills to card 8 Press the button to quit Set the DVD RAM recorded on a Hitachi DVD video camera recorder that can record photos on a DVD RAM that includes the photos you wish to copy and a card with recordable space in this DVD video Note No movie can be copied f you press the MENU button before pressing the P Il button in step 6 the submenu screen will appear p 90 See Category p 114 to check the stills recorded on DVD RAM You can also select multiple scenes p 79 Even if all scenes including movies are selected to be copied only stills will be copied Data on card cannot be copied to DVD 95 LOCKING SCENES ON CARD LOCK You can lock each photo recorded on card so that it will not be deleted or edited by mistake 1 Set the power switch to SD 2 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 3 Place the cursor on the scene to be locked You can also select multiple sc
74. 7 Language AAs Japanese p 35 Demo Mode Auto p 37 Some items will not appear depending on the disc or card inserted Major Specifications CCD 1 3 inch interlaced Total number of pixels approx 3 310 000 Number of effective pixels approx 2 180 000 approx 1 640 000 in wide mode approx 3 050 000 Movie Movie Still Lens F1 8 3 0 f26 1 61 mm Filter diameter 37 mm Thread pitch 0 75 mm Focus Auto Manual Zoom Optical 10x 40x 240x with digital zoom added 240x for still Required minimum illumination 24 Ix in Auto mode 1 30 1 Ix in Low Light mode 1 4 Viewfinder 0 2 inch color equivalent to approx 200 000 pixels LCD monitor 2 7 inch color TFT approx 120 000 pixels Electronic image stabilizer Electronic type Shutter speed 1 4 1 4000 seconds movie Self timer recording Still recording only External microphone jack 03 5 mm stereo mini jack a plug in power type microphone cannot be used Capacity of built in HDD Approx 30 GB Recording mode Movie with sound Still with SD memory card Maximum HDD recordable time Approx 7 hours XTRA Approx 11 hours FINE Approx 23 hours STD DVD RAM DVD RW DVD R RW per side Approx 18 minutes XTRA Approx 30 minutes FINE Approx 60 minutes STD 157 Maximum SD memory card App
75. AL INPUT RECORDING METHOD PHOTO INPUT 68 SELF TIMER em OMEN al ne 68 SETTING ON SCREEN DISPLAY OUTPUT ON OR OFF OSD OUTPUT s 69 DROP DETECTION HDD PROTECTION 69 Using External Microphone 70 Disc Navigation Using Disc Navigation esssse 71 STARTING OR TERMINATING DISC NAVIGATION scettr R Hn es 71 PLAYING BACK FROM DISC NAVIGATION SCREEN eG irse notre deci tis Usenet ADJUSTING VOLUME DURING PLAYBACK PLAYING BACK LATEST RECORDED SCENE 74 DELETING LAST RECORDED SCENE 74 CAPTURING PHOTO m SEARCH PLAYBACK OF MOVIE 75 FRAME ADVANCE FRAME BACK SLOW PLAYBACK OF MOVIE eem 75 SKIP PLAYBACK OF MOVIE 76 PLAYING BACK STILLS esee 76 JUMPING TO SPECIFIED POINT GO TO 77 INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING PEAYBAOK inuito etii 78 SELECTING MULTIPLE SCENES 79 SELECTING CONSECUTIVE SCENES TOGETHER n etienne 79 FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE WITH DISC NAVIGATION et ete eet teres 80 UNDERSTANDING FLOW OF DISC NAVIGATION MENU Dubbing on DVD FIRST TIME NEW DUBBING DUBBING SCENES RECODED ON SAME DAY COLLECTIVELY DATE DUBBING 86 DUBBING ALL SCENES RECORDED ON HDD DUBBING ALEL 55 4 itte tones 87 SELECTING SCENES RECORDED ON HDD AND DUBBING THEM SCENE SELECT
76. Adjust Press 44 The screen becomes dimmer Press PP Brightness The screen becomes adjustment bar brighter 38 ADJUSTING COLOR DENSITY COLOR LEVEL You can adjust the color density of the LCD monitor screen and viewfinder 1 Press the MENU button use the I 4 1 44 buttons to choose LCD EVF Adjust on the LCD EVF Setup menu screen and then choose Color Level The color density adjustment bar will appear on the screen LCD EVF Setup y LCD EVF Adjust EVF Displa ENTER RETURN EHD 2 Use the 4 P gt buttons for adjustment Press 44 LCD EVF Adjust LCD Brightness a EVF Brightness For lighter color Press PP For denser color Color density adjustment bar 3 Press the P I button to end the setting Note To stop the setting midway press the MENU button The color setting will be stored in memory even after the DVD video camera recorder is turned off Even if the brightness or density of LCD monitor Screen or viewfinder is changed the brightness or density of the recorded image itself will not change ALWAYS DISPLAYING IMAGE IN VIEWFINDER 1 Press the MENU button use the I 4 1 44 l buttons to choose EVF LCD EVF Setup LCD EVF Adjust EVF Display ENTER G RETURN Eo
77. C USING MACINTOSH A DVD RW DVD R RW recorded on this DVD video camera recorder must be finalized using this DVD video camera recorder see page 112 before it is played back on Macintosh 1 Connect this DVD video camera recorder to ImageMixer 3 the USB port of Macintosh ean EDS To save images recorded on a disc first insert Tee EET Ere 5 14 2006 osjos 14 isss avback time 00 00 51 File size 41 1 MB Playback time 00 00 33 5 18 2006 06 05 181326 mie size 9 5 MB Playback time 00 06 16 5 20 2006 06 05 201014 Eae sire 2313 MS the disc you wish to save into the DVD video camera recorder and then connect the DVD video camera recorder to the USB port of Macintosh 2 Start ImageMixer 3 for DVDCAM 3 Choose Hitachi DVDCAM Click Hitachi DVDCAM displayed on the left of screen The images recorded on HDD DVD when DVD is being chosen will appear 4 select the scene you wish to play back and click Playback Click Click Scene Select If you click the scene to be played back and Note then click Playback at the bottom of screen If Macintosh has previously been set the DVD player the scene will be played back on another will start automatically if you load a DVD in the DVD screen video camera recorder or Macintosh drive To cancel automatic start of DVD player from the Apple menu choose System Preferences CDs amp DVDs When you insert a video DVD and
78. Do not turn the DVD video camera recorder off while the ACCESS PC indicator or CARD ACCESS indicator is lit or blinking The ACCESS PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is lit or blinking to show that data is being written to disc or card or being read from it At this time do not do any of the following so as not to damage the data Remove battery Disconnect AC adapter charger Plug or unplug PC connection cable Remove disc or card Subject DVD video camera recorder to severe vibrations or impact Violently open or close the LCD monitor The ACCESS TC indicator will light for a while after recording is finished While it is lit do not subject the DVD video camera recorder to any vibration or impact and do not disconnect the battery or AC adapter charger If when using HDD DVD you turn the DVD video fee camera recorder off while the ACCESS PC indicator is lit CARD ACCESS indicator or blinking turn it on again When using a DVD turn it on with the DVD loaded The HDD DVD will be restored see page 142 ACCESS PC indicator Do not wipe the DVD video camera recorder case with benzene or thinner The coating of case could peel off or the case surface could deteriorate When using a chemical cleaning cloth follow the instructions Also read the instructions attached with optional accessories For optional accessories observe the cautions and follow instruction manuals attached The battery provided has not
79. ENU button to end the setting lt P gt amp IM buttons to choose Quality on the Record Functions Setup menu screen Note and then press the amp M button The still quality setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off 2 Choose the option you want and then press the amp M button 9 GEB GUI GUT GED Gi QS RECEIVING IMAGE FROM ANOTHER DEVICE INPUT SOURCE If you wish to input an image from another device to this DVD video camera recorder you must first switch the setting on the DVD video camera recorder Refer to the explanation starting from page 119 on how to connect the DVD video camera recorder to other devices or record images input from them Setting Content On screen display CAMERA Usually select this option No display LINE To input image from another device L IN S LINE To input S VIDEO signal from another device S IN 1 Press the MENU button use the 4 P91 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting 4 amp IM buttons to choose Input Source on the Record Functions Setup Note menu screen and then press the P I button The Input Source setting will return to CAMERA whenever the DVD video camera recorder is turned off 2 Choose LINE and then press the P Ill button 67 SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING METHOD PHOTO INPUT When Input Source LINE S LINE is specified you can record stills of external
80. ETURN Select Program The Disc Navigation screen of the selected program will appear 03 12 2072007 9017008 ss e 9 Ae BREL m EjPLAY EHOTOISELECT far 99 PLAYING BACK PROGRAM PLAY You can play back only the selected program 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the P91 4 P P M buttons to choose Play on the Program menu screen and then press the amp M button GED GAD Gi Gils GB ELD 4 Select the program to be played back and then press the amp IM button Playback will start from the first scene of the selected program Note If Repeat Play On is specified the selected program will be repeatedly played back PLAYING BACK SCENES REPEATEDLY REPEAT PLAY p 115 CHANGING TITLE OF PROGRAM TITLE The recording date time has initially been attached to any program You can change the recording date time to any desired title 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Choose Title on the Program menu screen and then press the P I button 4 Select the program DI whose title you want to change and then press UGEDUNS the P I button 02 12 10 2007 03 12 20 2007 CENTER E RETURN The screen for setting a title will appear 5 Use the lt lt gt gt 1 4 Title input bar PP buttons to se
81. HITACHI Inspire the Next Hes VIDE o C uf COMPATIBLE DZ HS503 DZ HS503 Instruction manual To obtain the best performance and ensure years of trouble free use please read this entire instruction manual Important Information For Your Safety The power switch turns the DVD video camera recorder on and off leaving the date time feature unaffected If the camera recorder 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 TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY AN WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD BE SURE TO USE THE SPECIFIED AC ADAPTER CHARGER DZ ACS3 The DVD video camera recorder and AC adapter charger have the following caution LN AN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSID REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN Precautions WARNING Many television programs and films are copyrighted In certain circumstances copy right law may apply to private in home videotaping of copyrighted materials This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 The liquid crystal display LCD panel is made by highly precise technology More than 99 99 of its picture elements pixels are effectiv
82. Hitachi DVDCAM displayed on the left of screen The images recorded on HDD or disc will appear 3 Select the scene you wish to import and click Import Click the scene to be played back and then click Import at the bottom of screen Importing the scene will start After importing click Library to make sure that the desired video file has been imported Click 5 14 2006 1 00 0020 06 05 14 15 58 14 2006 2 00 0030 06 05 14 15 59 5 20 2006 4 00 06 16 06 05 18 13 26 06 05 20 10 14 9 w u Payback formation Movie tor Combination ovo Ust to ai DVD List 4 Create a DVD creation list Clicking Library will display a list of video files imported into Macintosh using ImageMixer 3 Select the video files from which you wish to create a DVD Video and then click DVD List at the bottom of screen The screen for selecting the DVD menu design size of DVD disc to be created 8 cm 12 cm and picture quality will appear Choose the desired settings and click OK The created DVD list will be added The DVD list has been registered Untitled Double click Untitled to change the name of the DVD list The name of the DVD list will become the name of the disc Select DVD menu Disc size Picture quality O 8cm High quality 9 12cm O Standard quality Click Note You can also use Album or Smart Album to easily prepare a DVD creation list by selecting the vid
83. NG IMAGES ON OTHER VIDEO DEVICES You can record dub images played back on this DVD video camera recorder on other video devices Use the AV S input output cable provided to connect the DVD video camera recorder to another video device as shown in the following figure Signal flow To AV input output jack To S VIDEO q To video audio input jack of input jacks VCR etc g g isl AV S input output cable CO provided qm w pm Jg A Yellow If the video device to be connected has an S VIDEO input jack you can connect it to the DVD video camera recorder 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Select a scene to be played back 3 Set the channel of the connected video device to an external input 4 Press the playback amp WM button on this DVD video camera recorder and the record button on connected device The DVD video camera recorder will start playback and the recorded device will record dub it Note Using S VIDEO will enable you to record clearer images Reduce the volume of external input sound heard from the built in speaker The loud volume may cause noise to enter the recorded image It is recommended that you use Disc Navigation to create a play list including the scenes to be dubbed among the scenes recorded on this DVD video camera re
84. NU button is pressed Pressing the MENU button during recording will not display the menu The menu screen will disappear when it is left for approx one minute without any operation 51 e Flow of Full Menu The shaded menu item can also be set using the Quick Menu Refer to page indicated for details of each function Camera Functions Setup Date Setup Not displayed when external input is being selected poate Ser t f Date Mode Camera Functions Setul Program AE AAuto White Bal AAuto EIS On Dig Zoom 40x MIC Filter Off CENTER EJRETURN Eno Date setting p 35 Program AE p 60 Display format p 36 White balance p 61 EIS p 63 Digital zoom p 53 Microphone filter p 63 Flash p 58 LCD EVF Setup LCD EVF Setup xc gy Lco Evr Adjust f EVF Display 1 Not displayed in SD status Record Functions Setup Adjust p 38 EVF Display p 39 Record Functions Setu VIDEO Mode FINE s On Input Source CAMERA OSD Output On HDD Protection On Initial Setup Initial Setup Beep On Power Save Of Record LED On Language English Demo Mode Auto Reset Movie quality p 64 16 9 p 65 Input selection p 67 External still input p 68 Self timer p 68 On screen information dis
85. PLAY button You can switch the display mode of on screen information When using HDD DVD Recording mode Scene No Repeat play 4 Playback operation Counter HDD Disc type Program No or Play List No Program or Play List When using card Scene No File name I1 porcus Recording mode pe Show 4 Playback operation Lock 4 78 Playback information display _ 9 30AM 12 1 2007 Recording date time I Gf Program or Play List Number of program or play list being played back not displayed when all programs are being played back 5 Refer to HDD DVD Card type on page 48 4 Will appear when each function is specified On 5b Standard playback M Playback pause PP Forward search playback 4 Reverse search playback PP Forward skip playback I 4 Reverse skip playback li gt Forward frame advance 4I Reverse frame back I Forward slow playback 1 Reverse slow playback See pages 73 76 for how to operate The I4 mark will appear on the first image on disc The PI mark will appear on the last image on disc Recording date time display Shows the date time when recording was started Even when playback starts the date time display will not advance No display No information will appear However when the mode of playback operation is switched the symbol will appear
86. When using viewfinder approx 120 min approx 115 min i When using LCD monitor approx 110 min approx 95 min With DZ BP21SJ optional Continuous use time Video mode HDD DVD When using viewfinder approx 180 min approx 155 min XTRA g pp pp When using LCD monitor approx 165 min approx 140 min ENE When using viewfinder approx 180 min approx 155 min When using LCD monitor approx 165 min approx 140 min ep When using viewfinder approx 180 min approx 170 min When using LCD monitor approx 165 min approx 155 min The time is only for reference It will vary depending on recording contents The reference for how long the DVD video camera recorder can actually be used will be approx 1 2 to 1 3 of the above time The continuously recordable time of DVD video camera recorder in the above table shows the time available when the DVD video camera recorder is in the recording mode without using any other function after recording is started In actual recording the battery will discharge 2 3 times faster than this reference since the REC button and zoom are being operated and playback is performed Assume that the actually recordable time with a fully charged battery is between 1 2 and 1 3 of the above time and prepare enough batteries to allow for the time you are planning to record on the DVD video camera recorder The continuously recordable time may be less depending on the condition
87. a message the verification screen press the ll stop will appear Press the DISC EJECT button cancel button and then load a DVD To stop dubbing choose NO on the verification screen or press the ll stop 3 The screen for verification will appear cancel button Choose YES and press the amp M button Dubbing New Press kK Dubbing New ais ES RR CE ANDubbing scenes to DVD EE wo Press MI xr kut Q ENTER 4 CHECK SCENE RETURN 85 D After dubbing is finished check the Delete Scene screen Choosing YES will delete the dubbed scenes from the HDD To retain the dubbed scenes on the HDD choose NO 4 Replace the DVD If one disc cannot contain all scenes the screen for verifying DVD replacement will appear To continue dubbing press the DISC EJECT button and then replace the DVD Dubbing will restart from the scene following To stop dubbing press the ll stop cancel 6 Press DISC EJECT button to remove the DVD button Close the cover of DVD insertion block If you do not want to remove the DVD press the ll stop cancel button to end dubbing DUBBING SCENES RECODED ON SAME DAY COLLECTIVELY DATE DUBBING This option allows you to collectively dub scenes recorded on HDD on one day to a DVD If those scenes cannot be included on one DVD the capacity of scenes will be cal
88. a recorder has three modes HDD mode when it is set to HDD Disc mode when it is set to DVD and Card mode when it is set to SD The mode cannot be switched while the DVD video camera recorder is connected to PC To switch unplug the PC connection cable from the PC see page 130 and then change over the power switch If you connect the DVD video camera recorder to PC via PC connection cable the PC will automatically recognize the DVD video camera recorder After recognition is finished it may be prompted to restart the PC In this case follow the instruction and restart the PC 127 When connecting the DVD video camera recorder to PC the DVD video camera recorder will be recognized as a drive The drive will appear on screen as follows When using Windows If the DVD video camera recorder is connected to PC with its power switch set to HDD or DVD it will be recognized as an optical disc drive and a disc set in the DVD video camera recorder can be accessed The shape of icon and drive name such as G will depend on the software environment used Co HDD CAMERA G DVD CAMERA G DVD ROM DVD RAM If the DVD video camera recorder is connected to PC with its power switch set to SD it will be recognized as a removal disk and a card set in the DVD video camera recorder can be accessed The drive name such as G will depend on the software environment used er Removable disk 3 When using Macinto
89. additionally record the finalized disc must be unfinalized 6 The provided software is used 7 Finalize the disc when editing playing back on PC 25 HDD DISCS HDD and usable discs and marks logos Function Allows extensive recording approx 11 hours in FINE HDD mode harddisk Allows you to delete unnecessary scenes or edit scenes DVD Allows you to delete unnecessary scenes or edit DVD RAM Ver 2 1 8 cm scenes Allows you to choose the VR mode for deleting DVD RW DVD unnecessary scenes or editing scenes or the VF Ver1 1 8 cm 2x speed 2x 1x RW mode in which deletion or editing is not possible but high compatibility with DVD players is provided 1 DVD Provides high compatibility with DVD players 1 No DVD R deletion or editing is possible for General Ver 2 0 8 cm R Provides high compatibility with DVD players but does RW Ver 1 2 8 cm not need to be finalized 2 Scenes can be deleted owes immediately after being recorded 1 Playback on all DVD players is not guaranteed The disc must be finalized before being played back on a DVD player 2 Playback on all DVD players is not guaranteed Note This DVD video camera recorder can use only the 8 cm bare discs not packed in a square cartridge square caddy case or round DVD holder The discs in a square cartridge square caddy case or round DVD holder can be used if they are removed from the package
90. age data Image data recorded on another DVD video camera recorder or DVD recorder may not be played on this DVD video camera recorder Depending on the amount of data to be played back it may take some time for the playback image to 1 Press the P I button in the recording pause status appear 3 Do not operate the power switch or remove the card The DVD video camera recorder will enter while the ACCESS PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is the playback mode and the scene you have lit or blinking Doing so may damage the card or the recorded last will be played back data on card If the temperature of this DVD video camera recorder is too high normal playback may not be possible Turn the DVD video camera recorder off once wait until the ambient temperature becomes lower and then operate it again When playback is finished the DVD video camera recorder will enter the pause status at the last image on disc If the playback pause status continues for as long as 5 minutes the DVD video camera recorder will automatically return to the recording pause status 2 Press the B button Playback will stop and recording pause status will be restored DELETING LAST RECORDED SCENE 1 Press the MENU button during playback 3 Choose YES and then press the P Il button 2 Choose Edit Delete Scene and then The last recorded scene will be deleted and press the P Ill button the recording pause s
91. al skip or search playback may not be possible Turn the DVD video camera recorder off wait for a few moments and then turn it on again When using DVD RAM This DVD video camera recorder cannot record any photo on a DVD RAM Releasing the K or PPE button will start continuous playback When using card When the k4 or PPI button is released the photo at that point will be displayed and then the DVD video camera recorder will enter the playback pause status Use the slide show function for continuous display p 115 GED GEB GUI GUT GED Gi Cu JUMPING TO SPECIFIED POINT GO TO 1 Press the MENU button during playback 2 Choose the option point you want to go to and then press the amp IM button Specifying the point to view 1 Choose Specify in step 2 above and then press the P I button The screen for specifying the point to go to will appear Position of currently played back image Go to 00 J 00 24 24 v 103 26 OrToP uides Cursor position Total recording time of all selected scenes Cursor 2 Use the P91 44 P buttons to select the desired time of chosen point Press Kd To select the start Press PPI To select the end Press 44 or DP Press once To move the cursor in 1 minute units for HDD 10 second units for DVD 1 still units for card Hold down To move the cursor in 10 minute units for HDD 1 minute units
92. ally recorded video and audio noise may also be present in picture and sound At worst the DVD video camera recorder could malfunction Do not expose the DVD video camera recorder to soot or steam Thick soot or steam could damage the DVD video camera recorder case or cause malfunctions 6 Do not use the DVD video camera recorder near corrosive gas If the DVD video camera recorder is used in a place where there is dense exhaust gas generated by gasoline or diesel engine corrosive gas such as hydrogen sulfide or sulfur such as in a hot spring area the external or internal terminals could corrode which would disable normal operation or the battery connecting terminals could corrode so power will not turn on Do not use the DVD video camera recorder near ultrasonic humidifier With some water in humidifier calcium and other chemicals dissolved in water could scatter in the air and white particles could adhere to the optical head of the DVD video camera recorder which could cause it to operate abnormally Do not expose the DVD video camera recorder to insecticide nsecticide entering the DVD video camera recorder could dirty the lens in laser pickup block for DVD and in such a case the DVD video camera recorder might not operate normally Turn the DVD video camera recorder off and cover it with vinyl sheet etc before using insecticide Do not use a generally available 8 cm CD lens cleaner Cleaning the DVD lens is not
93. an be read on PC for detailed instructions about ImageMixer 3 While ImageMixer 3 is being activated click Help ImageMixer 3 Help H F1 to display this manual See the electronic instruction manual for explanation on how to edit video files To start ImageMixer 3 double click the ImageMixer 3 shortcut that was created when it was installed f there is no ImageMixer 3 shortcut on desktop choose Start Programs or All programs PIXELA ImageMixer 3 ImageMixer 3 Note With scenes recorded on a DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW no recording date time will appear on ImageMixer 3 VIEWING IMAGES RECORDED ON HDD DISC USING PC A DVD RW DVD R RW recorded on this DVD video camera recorder must be finalized on this DVD video camera recorder see page 112 1 Connect this DVD video camera recorder to the USB port of PC To view images recorded on a disc first insert the disc you wish to play back into the DVD video camera recorder and then connect the DVD video camera recorder to the USB port of PC 2 Start ImageMixer 3 When ImageMixer 3 starts up the launcher shown below will appear Click Playback Import Movie By b ng viken ud tl mage 10 the Liu yos cas play back or ond hem to Movie B t cc Authonng fatis s E Drow Reneuncenents Click 3 Choose the camcorder on the library screen The library screen shown below will appear Click the camcorder icon shown on the left of scre
94. aratus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 13 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 14 The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus 15 The equipment AC Adapter Charger shall be used near the socket outlet and shall be easily accessible Cautions on HDD Save the data recorded on HDD To back up the data recorded on HDD save it on a DVD It is also recommended that you use this DVD video camera recorder to dub the data You can also use a PC to save the data on a DVD It is recommended that you periodically save your recordings Do not subject the DVD video camera recorder to any vibrations or impact This could result in the HDD not being recognized or recording playback or dubbing to become impossible Do not subject this DVD video camera recorder to any vibrations or impact especially during recording playback or dubbing or while the ACCESS PC indicator is lit or blinking If vibrations to this DVD video camera recorder are repeated or the drop status of DVD video camera recorder is detecte
95. ard or use another card 89 160 Card is not formatted Was the card formatted on PC When using the card on this DVD 109 Format the card now video camera recorder choose YES and format it CHECK CARD The inserted card cannot be used in this DVD video camera 27 recorder Use another card CHECK DVD A disc unusable on this DVD video camera recorder may have been inserted or the disc may be damaged 27 110 Make sure that the type of disc is correct and make sure that the disc is not write protected CHECK HDD The HDD may have been destroyed Also check to see whether a 110 the HDD is write protected Control Information Mismatch may occur between the recorded image and scene Error information 111 Update the control information Use another disc See 3 and 4 on page 148 COPY PROTECTED The video signal input to this DVD video camera recorder may be copy guarded Some prerecorded video materials such as movies are guarded 120 against copying Copy guarded materials cannot be recorded on this DVD video camera recorder Dubbing is not This message will appear when dubbing has failed 84 88 complete i DVD error has occurred e Disc error occurred during finalizing and finalizing failed Finalizing is not Replace the disc 112 complete See 3 on page 148 DVD error has occurred Has the disc been initialized on PC Has initializing the disc on Format the DVD now PC been interrupted Choose YES and initialize the d
96. ate and time are Has the DVD video camera recorder been left unused for a long incorrect period of time 36 The internal backup memory battery may be discharged Charge it Pressing the SLEEP s the proper disc or card loaded RESTART button will Does the HDD disc or card have remaining free space 45 not set to the sleep s the DVD video camera recorder now playing back restart standby status e Is Disc Navigation screen displayed No scene can be Is the cursor placed on the scene to be deleted deleted If the selected scene framed in red exists that scene will be 79 89 deleted even if you use yellow cursor to select any scene Check the colors of cursors and bar graph on the thumbnail screen Disc cannot be Did you detach the battery or AC adapter charger before setting removed the power switch to OFF Cover will not open Is the battery charged Connect a charged battery or the AC adapter charger and then press the DISC EJECT button to remove the disc Did the DVD video camera recorder turn off because the battery remaining level ran out 28 29 33 Connect a charged battery or the AC adapter charger set the power switch to OFF and then press the DISC EJECT button to remove the disc Is the power switch set to HDD or SD Set the power switch to DVD or OFF and then press the DISC EJECT button DVD video camera Is the remote control pointed at the infrared receiver on DVD recorder cannot be video
97. ay The EIS setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off After recording with EIS set to Off it is recommended that you return the setting to On and then turn the DVD video camera recorder off unless you normally record with Off setting tis recommended that you specify EIS Off when using the DVD video camera recorder on a desk or tripod When EIS On is specified there will be a slight difference between the actual movement and the movement on screen Gross camera shake may not be entirely corrected even if EIS On is specified Firmly hold the DVD video camera recorder with both hands EIS may not operate correctly when the tele or wide conversion lens is used EIS cannot be used when recording photos RECORDING SUBJECT USING LARGE MAGNIFICATION DIGITAL ZOOM See page 53 for setting on digital zoom REDUCING WIND NOISE DURING RECORDING MIC FILTER When recording sound from the microphone built into this DVD video camera recorder you can reduce wind noise in recording If MIC Filter On is specified the low frequency components in the sound picked up by microphone will be cut off during recording This makes it easier to hear the target voice or sound during playback 1 Press the MENU button use the 4 P91 4 P buttons to choose MIC Filter on the Camera Functions Setup menu screen and then press the P Il button 2 C
98. ay list will not affect the scenes in programs f the scene in a program had skip or fade setting or dubbed mark amp r that information will also be added to the play list You can add other scenes or remove unnecessary scenes to from the create play list see pages 104 106 The date time when a play list was created will appear as the title for the play list This title can later be changed p 108 f you press the MENU button before pressing the P Il button in step 5 the submenu will appear p 90 f free space available on HDD disc is insufficient creation of new play list may not be possible Delete unnecessary scenes SWITCHING TO DISPLAY OF EACH PLAY LIST SELECT Select the desired one of multiple play lists The Disc Navigation screen of the selected play list will appear 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the Kd P91 44 P P M buttons to choose Select on the PlayList menu screen and then press the amp M button Oe Editing on play list When making settings on play list such as changing title setting skip adding fade etc use the same procedure for setting on program or scenes Perform these settings referring to the following reference pages PLAYING BACK A PLAY LIST PLAY 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the 44 PP 1 44 P P I buttons to choose Play on the PlayList menu screen and then p
99. been charged at time of purchase Charge it before using the DVD video camera recorder see page 29 The battery will discharge as time passes The battery is produced so that it discharges on its own in order to protect its characteristics Disc cannot be inserted or removed unless a charged battery or AC adapter charger is connected to the DVD video camera recorder Be sure to set the power switch to OFF when turning the DVD video camera recorder off Disconnecting the battery or AC adapter charger while the DVD video camera recorder is being powered could cause a fault Cautions When Storing Do not leave the DVD video camera recorder in a place where the temperature is very high for a long period of time The temperature inside a closed vehicle or trunk can become very high in a hot season If you leave the DVD video camera recorder in such a place it could malfunction or the case could be damaged Also do not expose the DVD video camera recorder to direct sunlight or place it near a heater Do not store the DVD video camera recorder in a place where the humidity is high or in a dusty place Dust entering the DVD video camera recorder could cause malfunctions If the humidity is high the lens could be moldy and the DVD video camera recorder could become inoperable It is recommended that you put the DVD video camera recorder with desiccant in a box when storing it in a closet etc Do not store the DVD v
100. camera recorder 24 operated from remote _ Point it at the infrared receiver to operate the DVD video camera control recorder Is the infrared receiver on DVD video camera recorder exposed to direct sunlight or strong fluorescent light etc The remote control cannot operate the DVD video camera 24 recorder when strong light strikes the infrared receiver Adjust the place or angle of the DVD video camera recorder Is there battery in the remote control Also check the polarities of battery The battery could be dead 23 Try replacing it Is the DVD video camera recorder powered 33 154 Reference Symptom Cause and Correction page Disc cover cannot be Is disc correctly inserted closed Was disc inserted from wrong direction 40 Remove the disc and then reinsert it Connect a fully charged battery or AC adapter charger and then 28 30 turn the DVD video camera recorder on i Operating sound is This sound is heard because the disc is cyclically operated and heard cyclically does not indicate a fault a Some vibrations are felt These vibrations or sound are caused by HDD disc drive This or slight sound is heard does not indicate a fault from mechanism e No operation can be In the following cases it will take more time than usual until performed because X operation is possible the ACCESS PC or e Immediately after a disc or card is reinserted CARD ACCESS When a long time has elapsed since t
101. can enter the sleep restart MODE status only from the recording pause status The following conditions apply No DVD is loaded in this DVD video camera recorder but the power switch is set to DVD 45 Nocard is loaded in this DVD video camera recorder but the power switch is set to SD The HDD disc or card has no remaining space The HDD disc is protected CARD ALMOST FULL Remaining space is only enough to record less than 10 stills 89 110 160 Delete unnecessary stills and try the card or use another card 143 Reference Message Cause amp Troubleshooting page Card error has The card terminals may be dirty Wipe off dirt and try the card occurred again or use another card 27 Data other than still image may be included Use another card Card error has Was the card formatted on PC Was formatting interrupted occurred midway When using the card on this DVD video camera 109 Format the card now recorder choose YES and format it Card error has The card may be damaged Use another card occurred 27 Formatting is not complete Card error has Card error could have occurred during editing of scenes Turn off occurred Keep card the DVD video camera recorder with the card being used inside 28 33 inside amp restart connect the AC adapter charger and then power the DVD video j camera recorder again Card full Delete unnecessary stills and try the c
102. cene You can display information on one 98 information O0 O scene or multiple scenes such as display image quality recording time etc Changing title You can change the title of play list or 100 108 program Creation of play You can create an original movie by 102 list changing the combination of scenes Initialization e eo You can delete all data recorded on 109 HDD DVD Card Protection You can protect the HDD DVD RAM 110 e 0 0 DVD RW VR mode to prevent deletion or editing by mistake Remaining The remaining recordable movie time or 110 display O0 number of recordable stills is displayed Capacity Disc finalization You can use this DVD video camera 112 recorder to finalize any DVD RW DVD o eo 0 R RW recorded on it so that the disc can be viewed on DVD recorder player etc Unfinalizing disc You can unfinalize a DVD RW VF 113 mode RW that was finalized on this o e DVD video camera recorder so that additional videos can be recorded on the disc Repeat play You can repeatedly play back programs 115 ee ee ee and scenes Slide show You can play back stills continuously 115 Only deletion is possible 2 Additional recording can be made on a finalized DVD RW VR mode Note Adding special effects to scenes are unique functions of this DVD video camera recorder When a disc with any effects set on this DVD video camera recorder is directly played back on a DVD recorder pla
103. cene will um and then press the PHOTO SELECT be doubly framed in Double trames in To can yellow and blue o cancel all selected scenes press the lll button yellow and blue You can also select scenes in reverse from the last Scene in the range 4 Use the 144 P91 44 To release multiple selection press the lil or PHOTO PP buttons to select the Nu gt cal SELECT button before pressing the P I button in step 4 last scerie inthe Taupe rep n Up to 999 scenes can be selected you want and then iu es ee press the B I button L The thumbnails of padri scenes in the specified range will be framed in red and then selected When scenes up to this point are selected 79 FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE WITH DISC NAVIGATION The Disc Navigation mode will allow a variety of further operations Available BB E E fa Reference function ey fs d Bi CANINE page Editing of scenes e oe o A You can delete unnecessary scenes 89 91 combine scenes or divide one scene Setting special eo o You can attach fade and skip to a 92 94 effects to scenes Scene and change existing thumbnails Copy from disc to e You can copy photos recorded on DVD 95 card RAM disc to card Scene lock You can lock any scene so that it will not 96 e be deleted by mistake Essential scenes are thereby protected and recording another still is possible S
104. chment platform on this DVD video camera recorder and slide it downward until a click is heard Terminal side must be down REMOVING BATTERY Note Make sure that the battery is in the correct orientation Make sure that the battery is securely attached Incomplete attachment could cause the battery to fall resulting in damage After using the DVD video camera recorder remove the battery from it 1 While holding down the BATTERY EJECT button slide the battery upward to remove it 30 Note For safety be sure to turn the DVD video camera recorder off before attaching or removing the battery Be careful not to drop the removed battery f the battery remains attached minute level current will flow even if the DVD video camera recorder is off and the battery will discharge Set the power switch to OFF before removing the battery Continuously recordable time with fully charged battery with no zoom operation etc See the following table as a reference for how long the DVD video camera recorder can continuously be used with a fully charged battery With DZ BP14S provided DZ BP14SJ optional Continuous use time Video mode HDD DVD When using viewfinder approx 120 min approx 105 min MA When using LCD monitor approx 110 min approx 95 min When using viewfinder approx 120 min approx 105 min ES When using LCD monitor approx 110 min approx 95 min
105. corder p 102 121 GED GAD GUTES GUITSQLB Eid ECD Connecting to PC Software Provided You can utilize on PC the videos and photos recorded on this DVD video camera recorder using the PC connection cable and software CD ROM provided or generally available software The provided CD ROM contains the following software for Windows and Macintosh Windows ImageMixer 3 This allows you to import the images recorded on the DVD video camera recorder into PC You can play back imported images cut edit them add titles and BGM and edit videos e g attach image switching effect You can also create a DVD Video DVD RW DVD R and DVD VR DVD RAM DVD RW by importing the images recorded on the DVD video camera recorder into PC Macintosh ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM This allows you to import the images recorded on the DVD video camera recorder into Macintosh as an MPEG file You can combine imported images cut edit them etc You can also create a DVD Video DVD RW DVD R by importing the images recorded on the DVD video camera recorder into Macintosh The following are available on the provided software os HDD Disc Card Read e e e Windows P Write e Read e e e Macintosh Pr Write e 2 1 No DVD VR DVD RAM DVD RW VR mode can be created 2 Writing to card using Explorer Finder is possible Note Finalize the DVD RW DVD R recorded on the DVD video
106. corder where the temperature is low A fully charged battery DZ BP14S DZ BP14SJ DZ BP21SJ may 31 be discharged sooner than usual at low temperatures Keep extra batteries on hand Battery may be dead The performance of battery will deteriorate if it is used for an 32 extended period of time or frequently Purchase a new battery The CHARGE indicator Is the ambient temperature too low or too high on AC adapter charger Charge the battery in environment where the temperature is 10 30 C is blinking The battery has possibly discharged excessively Continue 29 30 charging After a while the battery will be charged to the specified voltage and the CHARGE indicator will light Then the battery charge will be completed normally Power turns off immediately Is battery charged after being turned on Charge it When power is turned on the LCD screen will turn on and off 29 The ACCESS PC indicator is blinking even though nothing is displayed on LCD monitor screen Power goes off Is Power Save set to On unexpectedly If the powered DVD video camera recorder is left for as long as 5 minutes without recording or playback with Power Save On specified it will automatically turn off to save battery power To 36 restart recording in this case set the power switch to OFF and then set it to HDD DVD or SD You can also specify Power Save Off to stop automatic power off Is the DVD video camera recorder set to the sleep re
107. create a DVD Video Clicking Write will display the screen for writing Check Create disc perform setting for write such as choosing DVD write drive and then set a blank DVD RW DVD R into the drive Clicking Preview will allow you to check any image of DVD to be created Click Click the Write button The screen for setting write will appear After checking the settings click OK Writing will start When write is complete the drive will open to eject the DVD Creation of an original DVD is now finished Note f you load a written DVD RW in the write drive the dialog Are you sure you want to delete the content of disc will appear Deleting the content of disc will erase all data on the disc Carefully check the contents of disc Choosing Yes will display the screen for choosing the disc erasure method After checking it click the OK button Once the contents on disc have been deleted the cover of disc insertion block on DVD video camera recorder will open Close the cover following the message instruction If the disc contains a video file that does not conform to DVD Video format the video will be re encoded resulting in deterioration of image quality f you execute File Save project the halfway operation status can be saved as a project file Reading in this saved project file will allow you to restart the operation from the saved status A project file
108. culated and the scenes will be dubbed up to capacity When the DVD is replaced following the instruction on replacement of DVD during dubbing dubbing will start from the scene following Repeat this operation until dubbing of all scenes recorded on HDD on one day is finished 1 Press the DUBBING button 5 Replace the DVD The Dubbing Menu will appear You can also display the Dubbing Menu from the Disc Navigation screen Press the DISC NAVIGATION button press the MENU wou button choose Scene Dubbing If one disc cannot contain all scenes the screen for verifying DVD replacement will appear To continue dubbing press the DISC EJECT button and then replace the DVD Dubbing will restart from the scene Execute and then press the P I button following To stop dubbing press the lll stop cancel 2 From the Dubbing Menu screen choose button Date and press the amp M button If no DVD is loaded in this DVD video camera recorder a message will appear Scene screen Press the DISC EJECT button and then load a Choosing YES will delete the dubbed DVD scenes from the HDD To retain the dubbed scenes on the HDD choose NO 6 After dubbing is finished check the Delete 3 From the Select mE Date screen select 57 the date on which scenes are to be REID dubbed and then press the P I button If you have changed the title of program see page 100 the title will appear on the Sel
109. d Please note in advance that Hitachi will not accept any responsibility for compensation or loss of data or direct or indirect damage when dubbing is not performed normally due to a fault in this DVD video camera recorder FIRST TIME NEW DUBBING This option allows you to dub scenes without dubbed marks among those recorded on HDD to a DVD beginning with the first scene without dubbed mark If those scenes cannot be included on one DVD the capacity of scenes will be calculated and the scenes will be dubbed up to capacity When the DVD is replaced following the instruction on replacement of DVD during dubbing dubbing will start from the scene following Repeat this operation until dubbing of all scenes on HDD without dubbed marks is finished 1 Press the DUBBING button The Dubbing Menu will appear You can also display the Dubbing Menu from the Disc Navigation screen Press the DISC NAVIGATION button press the MENU button choose Scene Dubbing Execute and then press the amp M button 2 From the Dubbing Pressing the button at this time will allow Menu screen choose s you to check the scenes to be dubbed to a New and press the DVD that is loaded in the DVD video P U button tnt dubbed in HOD camera recorder The scenes to be dubbed If no DVD is loaded in Eer _ will be encircled by a red cursor To return to this DVD video camera recorder
110. d see page 69 recording playback or dubbing will stop to protect the HDD in this DVD video camera recorder Carefully check the temperature of this DVD video camera recorder f the temperature of this DVD video camera recorder is too high or too low normal recording or playback may not be possible If the power switch is set to HDD with the temperature of this DVD video camera recorder too high or too low message The temperature of HDD is outside the operating temperature range Turn off power may appear to protect the HDD Even if this happens setting the power switch to DVD may allow you to use the DVD video camera recorder with a DVD so it is recommended that you carry a spare DVD even if you intend to record on the HDD This DVD video camera recorder cannot be used at high altitude Note that the DVD video camera recorder cannot be used in a place where the atmospheric pressure is low such as 3 000 meters or more above sea level Do not place this DVD video camera recorder near a magnet or magnetic field If you so recording playback or dubbing may not be possible Please note in advance that Hitachi will not accept any liability or make compensation for loss of data or direct or indirect damage when recording or playback is not performed normally due to a fault in this DVD video camera recorder This also applies to repairs on this DVD video camera recorder including repair of components other than HDD
111. d down PM To continuously locate the beginnings of scenes starting from the scene following the scene being played back When the desired image appears release the button Playback will start from that point Hold down I To continuously locate the beginnings of scenes backward starting from the scene preceding the scene currently being played back When the desired image appears release the button Playback will start from that point PLAYING BACK STILLS Press the 4 or PH button during playback to quickly play back stills in sequence Press PPE once To display stills one by one forward Press d once To display stills one by one backward 76 Ch GIVEID GUD EDEL Portion being played back Press PPl twice Press K Press PPI once once Press I twice Portion being played back Press PPI twice Press PPI once Press I 4 once Pressing the I4 button at a portion several seconds from the start of scene being played back will return to the start of the scene preceding that being played back Note f you perform skip playback during playback pause the DVD video camera recorder will enter the playback pause status at the beginning of the located scene Pressing the PPI button in the last scene on HDD or disc will set the DVD video camera recorder to the playback pause status at the last image If the temperature inside the DVD video camera recorder rises norm
112. d in a position where you can easily operate the REC button and the Zoom lever Adjust the length of hand strap so that the DVD video camera recorder is stable when you press the REC button with your thumb Pass the shoulder strap through the shoulder strap attachments 22 ATTACHING LENS CAP 1 Attach the shorter end of lens cap string to the lens cap Shorter end 2 Attach the longer end of lens cap string to the hand strap of DVD video camera recorder Longer end 3 Push the both sides of cap inward and attach it over the lens 1 Push and fit Note Always keep the lens cap on when not using the DVD video camera recorder to protect the lens When recording attach the lens cap to the hand strap by hooking the tab inside the cap onto strap for comfortable shooting INSERTING BATTERY INTO REMOTE CONTROL Insert the provided lithium battery into remote control 1 While inserting a fine rod into the hole 3 Slide the cover to close it marked PUSH pull the battery holder out forward Note The life of lithium battery is approximately one year If 2 Insert the lithium battery with the positive the battery is discharged no operation is possible terminal facing down with remote control Replace the battery Battery holder 23 REMOVING BATTERY FROM REMOTE CONTROL 1 While pushing the battery holder slide the battery out Warning KEEP THE BATTERY AWAY FROM CHILDREN AND PETS IF SWALLOWED
113. ded with the DVD video camera recorder When recording an image from a Hitachi VCR change the remote control code of the VCR to other than VCR2 RECORDING DUBBING IMAGES FROM OTHER VIDEO DEVICE You can record dub images from other video devices to disc or card in this DVD video camera recorder Use the AV S input output cable provided to connect the DVD video camera recorder to the other video device as follows Signal flow p 3 AV S input output cable provided gt To S VIDEO output jack of VCR etc J d gt gt To video audio output jacks j Ped White NS TIT D Yellow If the connected AV device has an S VIDEO output jack you can connect the S VIDEO jack of AV S input output cable 119 1 Set the input source on the DVD video fas camera recorder to LINE L IN ihe TERT Switch the input referring to Input Source on p 67 2 Turn on the connected device and start playback The picture will appear on the LCD screen or viewfinder of this DVD video camera recorder 3 Press the REC button Recording will start on this DVD video camera recorder The operation of this line input recording is the same as for recording movie Press the PHOTO SELECT button when recording a photo 120
114. e DS Volume Playing back photos A photo on DVD RAM will be displayed for approx 3 seconds When playing back photos on card playback will stop after each photo playback Note e Press the P II button to temporarily stop playback Pressing the amp I button again will start from that point e f you press the II button after playback of the last Scene on disc finishes playback will start again from the beginning e Pressing the Bl button will always restore the Disc Navigation screen When playing back photos on card Playback will appear In the case of a photo with a large number of pixels it will take some time for the photo to appear 73 nsert a disc or card recorded on this DVD video camera recorder to play Before You Begin back scenes on it p 43 44 Turn the DVD video camera recorder on p 33 HDD GD GN I Rw vr I R ERW I CARD PLAYING BACK LATEST RECORDED SCENE Note To temporarily stop playback press the amp M button Press the amp I button again to restart playback Even if you stop playback midway and immediately start recording again the new image will be recorded after the last scene on HDD disc or card the previous images will not be overwritten Image data edited on PC etc or the recorded image may not appear on this DVD video camera recorder also the recorded sound may not play back depending on the type of im
115. e Use this cable when connecting the DVD video camera recorder to PC Disc cleaning cloth Always use this to clean discs lt L gt 17 Names of Parts N o C Inside the cover Flash p 58 Light receiving sensor This sensor controls the amount of light to be emitted from the built in flash Take care not to block with hand etc during recording Stereo microphone Take care that the microphone is not blocked by a hand etc during recording Recording indicator p 37 43 68 The red indicator will light during recording Infrared receiver p 24 When the remote control is used to operate the DVD video camera recorder this receiver will receive the infrared signal Optical 10x zoom lens p 53 18 13 Lens hood p 54 Always remove this lens hood when using the optional tele conversion or wide conversion lens Zoom lever p 53 55 73 To adjust the zoom or volume Accessory shoe The optional microphone can be attached here See the instruction manual of device to be attached for details 10 PC connection terminal TO PC p 127 11 AV inout output jack p 119 121 12 External microphone jack p 70 13 Wide screen color liquid crystal display inside p 34 21 22 23 24 25 14 Viewfinder p 34 15 Diopter control p 34 To adjust the focus of imag
116. e Repair all remove the disc while the DVD video camera recorder is data now recognizing it Ignoring this will deactivate the file repair function Follow the instructions on screen taking note of the following cautions Be sure to use the AC adapter charger to power the DVD video camera recorder when repairing data Repair is not possible using a battery If a battery has been attached turn the power Switch off once connect the AC adapter charger and then start repairing f message 1 appears when using the HDD a battery can be used for repair if the remaining battery level indicator shows more than half level Repair will normally be complete in several minutes but it may take longer up to one hour Data may not be repaired depending on the timing when power was turned off Data may not be repaired normally if data recorded on another recorder is mixed in The repaired data may be different from the original recorded content because of partial deletion of defective portion 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 Since all movies and then all stills are repaired the order of recorded contents will be lost in case of message 2 3 only See 1 on page 148 1 DVD is not A DVD RW RW that was initialized by PC and not initialized for formatted Format the camera use is inserted DVD now
117. e 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 AN 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 N 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 Microsoft Windows Windows Me Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Windows Vista is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Intel Pentium Processor and Celeron Processor are registered trademarks of Intel 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 Lab
118. e DISC NAVIGATION button and then press the MENU button 2 Display the editing screen of the play list to be edited Perform steps 3 4 on page 104 3 In the lower row of the play list place the green mark at the position where you wish to insert a scene 4 Place the cursor on the scene to be added from the upper row You can also select multiple scenes p 79 Edit Playlist Scene to be added I Insertion position COADDPHOTOJSELECT LI 5 Press the MENU button 4 Press the amp lM button Repeat steps 3 and 4 to delete other scenes 5 Press the B button The screen for verifying exit will appear Choose YES and then end editing Note Place the cursor on scene to be deleted and then press the DELETE button on remote control You can also delete the scene on the play list ADDING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING EDITING PLAY LIST You can use the menu screen to add scenes to a play list 6 Choose Add and then press the P Ill button zit Add kms 3037011 c Repeat steps 3 6 to add other scenes 7 Press the Bl button The screen for verifying exit will appear Choose YES and then end editing Edit PlayList ATT Programs 9041014 Ma miPTayLisi No 03 Sad 008 008 E x
119. e Mixer3 InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successful ly installed ImageMixer3 Before you can use the program you must restart your computer CONS lant ts restart wy computer Tow ONo I will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Click Note After installation is finished the installation of Direct X9 may start depending on the PC used In this case follow the instructions on screen to install Direct X9 125 When using Macintosh 1 Turn the Macintosh on and insert the provided CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of Macintosh 2 Double click the DVDHS7S icon displayed on desktop 3 Double click the icon of ImageMixer 3 for DVDCAM pkg displayed on screen The installer will start Click Continue The Read Me screen will appear Click Continue 4 Checking license agreement The license agreement screen will appear Set the language to be used when installing the software and then carefully read the license agreement If you agree with the contents choose Continue If you accept the license agreement click I agree With the provided software for Macintosh the language used with OS will automatically be installed Setting language when installing eoo 9 Install ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition fbr DVDCAM Software License Agreement English He Intr
120. e appearing in the viewfinder Pull out the viewfinder 16 f i SLEEP RESTART button p 45 To switch the sleep restart status between ON and OFF 17 72 A7 PCi amp f ACCESS PC indicator p 8 43 Will blink or light when the HDD DVD is accessed write or read or the DVD video camera recorder is connected to a PC 18 7 FR PHOTO SELECT button p 44 79 97 19 74 A ZR U DISC EJECT button p 40 Press down and release this button to open the cover of DVD insertion block 20 DVD insertion block p 40 26 21 BATTERY EJECT button p 30 Press this button when removing the battery 22 Battery attachment platform p 30 23 Record button REC p 43 24 LOCK switch p 43 It is recommended that you set the LOCK switch to O to the upper position to prevent the power switch in the HDD position from accidentally moving to DVD 25 Power switch p 33 26 Hand strap p 22 19 27 28 29 an IYBRIDCAM D ERAM RW RISRWIHDDISE lt E eA 30 31 32 33 o o o o o o o oo o o o o 90 o o O 37 38 39 40 27 7 J LA k FULL AUTO button p 59 To switch the DVD video camera recorder to full automatic 28 72 7 A FOCUS button p 55 To switch between manual focus and auto focus 29 X 4 MENU button p 35 51 90 Press this button to display the menu for setting ca
121. e dubbed mark will not appear on the combined scene ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES EDIT MOVE You can arrange scenes within a play list by moving them to desired positions p 107 Create a play list first and then arrange the scenes CREATING NEW PLAY LIST CREATE p 102 91 DIRECTING SCENES EFFECTIVELY EFFECT FADE You can add fading to the beginning and or end of scene There are three types of special effects Fade Out Fade Out White Fades in from white screen Fades out to white screen Wipe screen 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Place the cursor on the scene to which fade is to be added 3 Press the MENU button 4 Choose Scene Effect Fade and then press the P Il button 5 The Fade screen will appear If you are sure you want to add the fade effect to the scene press the P I button If you want to change the scene to which fade is added you can change it on this screen 6 Select the special effects for IN and or OUT choose Enter and then press the P U button You can use the 4 P9 buttons to move the cursor to IN OUT Enter or Cancel Use the 4 PP buttons to choose the effect to be added and then press the amp M button to set the effect To cancel setting choose Cancel If you choose Enter and press the P Ill button the Fade screen will be restored after a message appears Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add fade to other
122. e select screen will be restored Repeat steps 7 9 to move another scene 1 OPress the W button to quit Note f you press the MENU button before pressing the P Il button in step 7 the submenu screen will appear p 90 Only scenes on play list can be moved When using DVD RAM scenes can be moved only when Category All is specified p 114 107 CHANGING TITLE OF PLAY LIST TITLE The play lists have serial numbers in the order you have created them along with the created dates times You can change this title at any time 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the 4 gt gt I 44 P gt P M buttons to choose Title on the PlayList menu screen and then press the amp IM button 4 Use the Playlist Title screen to select the play list whose title you wish to change and then press the amp IM button See C NGING PlayList Title TITLE OF PROGRAM E TITLE on page 100 AAIE 03 12 20 2007 9 30AM for how to enter a title 04 12 30 2007 3 15PM CENTER EJRETURN DELETING PLAY LIST DELETE 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the 44 P91 4 4 P P M buttons to choose Delete on the PlayList menu screen and then press the amp M button 4 Use the Delete Playlist screen to select the play list you wish to delete and then press the P I button 5 The screen for verifying deletion
123. e the 4 PPI 44 P gt P M buttons to choose Start Current Current gt End All on the Select menu screen and then press the P Ill button Note See page 97 for the status of scenes to be selected 5 Press the ll button The screen for verifying exit will appear Choose Yes and then end editing ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES MOVE 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the 4 Pb 4 Ph P II buttons to choose Select on the PlayList menu screen and then press the amp M button Select the play list to be edited and then press the amp M button 4 Place the cursor on the scene to be moved You can also select multiple scenes see pages 79 and 97 5 Press the MENU button 6 Choose Scene Edit Move and then press the amp IM button 7 The Move Scene screen will appear If you are sure you want to move the scene press the amp M button If you want to change the scene selected in step 4 you can do it on this screen 8 Move the L mark to Select Insert Point 008 018 the position where you Bs e Ts wish to move the scene RA al and then press the P I Hik Ae CENTER EJRETURN E button 9 The screen for verifying move will appear Choose YES and then press the P Il button Choose NO to cancel move After Yes or No setting the scen
124. ect Date screen in place of the date 7 Press DISC EJECT button to remove the DVD Close the cover of DVD insertion block If you do not want to remove the DVD press the ll stop cancel button to end dubbing 4 The screen for verification will appear Choose YES and press the amp M button Pressing the I4 button at this time will allow you to check the scenes to be dubbed to a DVD that is loaded in the DVD video camera recorder The scenes to be dubbed will be encircled by a red cursor To return to the verification screen press the ll stop cancel button 86 DUBBING ALL SCENES RECORDED ON HDD DUBBING ALL You can dub all scenes recorded on the HDD to a DVD from the beginning in sequence If the scenes cannot be included on one DVD count the capacity size of scenes and dub the scenes that can be stored on the DVD Replace the disc during dubbing following the screen for replacing DVD Dubbing will restart from the following scene This operation will be repeated until all scenes on the HDD are dubbed 1 Press the DUBBING button The Dubbing Menu will appear You can also display the Dubbing Menu from the Disc Navigation screen Press the DISC NAVIGATION button press the MENU button choose Scene Dubbing Execute and then press the amp M button 2 From the Dubbing Menu screen choose All and press the amp M button If no DVD is loaded in this DVD video camera
125. ed in step 1 will appear in the upper row and the scenes of selected play list will appear in the lower row Note If you press the DISPLAY button the recording date time of the scene in which the cursor is placed on the operation guide will appear When using the HDD pressing DISPLAY again will display the recording data of scene 5 Press the PPI button to move the cursor to the lower row and press the 4 or PP button to select the point where the scene is to be inserted Edit PlayList TT Programs 9037014 Scene to be added I Insertion position 02 12 10 2007 8 00AM Edit PlayList Ba 01 12 1 2007 12 30PM 03 12 20 2007 9 30AM 04 12 30 2007 3 15PM 7 CENTER EJRETURN Y Edit Playlist Set KXTATT Programs ADD PHOTO SELEC Edit PlayList EA T Programs Recording date time pressing it once more will return to the operating guide When using a disc no recording data will appear 104 DD SELECT Moo 1 Number of scene before insertion position cursor 2 Number of all scenes on play list 6 Press the K button to move the cursor to the upper row and press the 44 or PP button to point the cursor to the scene
126. een will appear Choosing YES will start dubbing To cancel dubbing choose NO or press ll stop cancel 5 When dubbing is finished check the Delete Scene screen Choosing YES will delete the dubbed scenes from the HDD To retain the dubbed scenes on the HDD choose NO 6 Press the DISC EJECT button to remove the DVD Close the cover of DVD insertion block If you do not want to remove the DVD press the W stop cancel button to end dubbing TURNING OFF DUBBED MARK FROM THUMBNAIL MARK OFF If the dubbed mark makes the thumbnail difficult to see you can turn off the mark 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button and then press the MENU 2 Choose Scene Dubbing Mark Off and then press the gt I button Execute Mark Off The Cancel Dubbed Mark screen will appear 3 Place the cursor on a scene for which you want to turn the dubbed mark off and then press the PHOTO SELECT button You can also select multiple scenes 88 4i there is no change in the scene for which you want to turn the mark off press the amp IM button 5 Press the ll stop cancel button to end the mark off procedure Note You can use New dubbing to dub scenes with the dubbed mark turned off Pressing the MENU button in step 3 will display the submenu screen see Editing using submenu on page 90 Scene DELETING SCENES EDIT DELETE
127. en The images recorded on HDD DVD when DVD is being chosen will appear Double click the thumbnail of scene you wish to play back Playback of the scene will start on another screen Double click the screen being played back Playback will appear on a full screen To exit the full screen display double click the screen again To play back images on another disc click the Eject button at the bottom left of library screen with playback stopped The cover of disc insertion block on this DVD video camera recorder will open Remove the disc and load another disc to be played back Note When connecting the DVD video camera recorder to a USB1 1 port of PC the data transfer speed will be insufficient which could result in lost frames 131 CREATING DVD VIDEO USING IMAGES RECORDED ON HDD DISC You can use the images recorded on the DVD video camera recorder to create a disc that can be viewed on DVD recorders players A DVD RW DVD R RW recorded on this DVD video camera recorder must be finalized on this DVD video camera recorder see page 112 1 Connect this DVD video camera recorder to the USB port of PC To save images recorded on a disc first insert the disc you wish to save into the DVD video camera recorder and then connect the DVD video camera recorder to the USB port of PC 2 Start ImageMixer 3 When ImageMixer 3 starts up the launcher shown below will appear Click Create DVD
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129. enes p 79 4 Press the MENU button 5 Choose Lock on the Scene menu screen and then press the amp IM button 6 The Lock Set screen will appear If you are sure you want to lock the selected scene press the P I button Lock icon sais SY Rus A RSS E If you want to change the scene to be locked you can change it on this screen After setting the Lock Set screen will be restored Repeat step 6 to lock another scene T Press the lll button to quit The lock icon will appear on any scene for which lock has been set 96 Oe To unlock the scene Select the locked scene and then use the procedure shown on the left to unlock the scene The lock icon will disappear and locking will be released Note f you press the MENU button before pressing the P Il button in step 6 the submenu screen will appear p 90 When initializing the card the locked scenes will also be deleted GED GE GUI GUT DOSG5e C SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCREEN SELECT You can use this Select function to select consecutive scenes at one time This function is useful when there are numerous scenes 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Point the cursor at the first or last scene to be selected When selecting all scenes simply proceed with step 3 3 Press the MENU button Deselecting selected scenes Deselecting scenes one by one While you are displaying the All Programs
130. engaged on another device it may not be releasable on this DVD video camera recorder Use the original device that protected the disc to release the protection GED GAD GINE GUITAR GED Gi ED VERIFYING REMAINING FREE SPACE ON DISC OR CARD CAPACITY 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the 4 PPI 4 P gt P M buttons to choose Capacity on the HDD Setting DVD Setting or Card menu screen and then press the P Ill button When using HDD DVD Capacit Capacit When using card x VIDEO XTRA 17min PHOTO FINE 462 1 VIDEO FINE 26min PHOTO NORM 924 STD 54min PHOTO ECO 1848 Capacity Capacity RETURN RETURN 1 With DVD RW VF mode DVD R The quality mode first used for recording with disc will appear 110 4 Press the lll button to quit The Disc Navigation screen will be restored Note If the HDD is protected or a write protected disc or locked card is used the remaining space will always be displayed as 0 UPDATING CONTROL INFORMATION OF HDD DVD RAM DVD RW VR MODE UPDATE CONTROL INFO Disc Navigation in this DVD video camera recorder handles information on scenes such as thumbnail skip fade in a particular manner If you use another device to edit a disc recorded on this DVD video camera recorder and then use the data again with Disc Navigation in this DVD video camera recorder the D
131. eo files from which you wish to create a DVD Video and clicking DVD List at the bottom of screen Even after creating a DVD list you can drag a video file from the library and drop it to the DVD list on the left of screen That video file will be added While a DVD list is being displayed click the Utility Menu button at the bottom of screen and choose Edit DVD List You can re set the DVD menu design size of DVD disc and picture quality 137 5 Write to a DVD Note You can check the video files in a DVD list f you load a written DVD RW in the write drive a Select the video file you wish to check and dialog Are you sure you want to delete the contents click the Playback icon at the bottom of of disc will appear Deleting the content of disc will erase all data on the Screen disc Carefully check the content of disc When checking the video files in list click f the disc contains a video file that does not conform Write at the bottom of screen to DVD Video format the video will be re encoded resulting in deterioration of image quality eon ImageMixer 3 Source Vested Iur GEER Uae Twumbnas Tie System parate Fe Properties Hac VOGAN Puyback time 09 00 20 Aum P e size 15 8 MB gt B Smart Aum E 5 14 2006 1 10 08 moos image size 704 x 480 P ID Combination List Ets Audio format Dolby Digital B OVD List Playback time 00 00 30 Tie size 23 5 MB 14 2006 2 10 08 Mbps image size 704 x 480
132. er be usable It will take some time to import a long duration scene recorded on HDD into PC During this time make sure that the temperature of this DVD video camera recorder does not get too high Contents edited on the DVD video camera recorder will not be reflected in the provided software If the DVD video camera recorder is connected via USB hub or to a USB port on PC front panel or keyboard the DVD video camera recorder may not be recognized by PC If this happens connect the DVD video camera recorder to a USB port on PC rear panel If the DVD video camera recorder power is off it cannot be connected to PC Do not use PC application to finalize a DVD RW DVD R recorded on this DVD video camera recorder Doing so will make the disc unusable Data may be readable or writable from to the DVD video camera recorder using software other than that provided with the DVD video camera recorder but Hitachi does not guarantee the operation If the PC is started from suspend or sleep or standby with the DVD video camera recorder connected to the PC the DVD video camera recorder may not be recognized Disconnect the DVD video camera recorder from PC once and restart the PC Multiple DVD video camera recorders cannot be simultaneously connected to PC DVD discs created on the software provided with this DVD video camera recorder can be played on DVD recorders players etc that conform to each individual disc but playback on all devices i
133. ersonal data Read This First To guide you we have included following five chapters The section on Setups explains how to set up the DVD video camera recorder battery and set the date time The section on Basic Techniques explains the basic operation of this DVD video camera recorder recording of movies still images external input and playback of recorded images The section on Disc Navigation explains editing with Disc Navigation Refer to this section when dubbing from HDD to disc finalizing a DVD RW DVD R RW and initializing a DVD RAM DVD RW RW The section on Connecting to PC explains the contents of provided CD ROM and how to install the software included Subsidiary Information includes an introduction to products sold separately and troubleshooting We want this manual to be as helpful as possible so it includes two easy ways to find the information you need A quick index for the information you use most often A detailed table of contents directing you to specific information quickly see pages 14 16 Get to know your DVD video camera recorder by using this manual and get to know Hitachi We appreciate your business Quick Index Available Discs seeseeeen 26 Recording Movie esee 43 Playitig Back iiair e tsaia 73 Functions Available with Disc Navigation 80 Dubbing on DVD eese 84 Con
134. file viewed on Explorer looks different from the actual recording E recording time time The actual recording time will appear for date time indication on playback screen It will take some time to If you are editing a video file whose contents are different from save a video edited on those of project setting it may take some time since the entire the video editor of video file must be re encoded Reconfirm the project setting S ImageMixer 3 Hardware Removal Exit Windows once and then disconnect the DVD video camera results in error recorder If your PC uses Windows 2000 Professional the 130 problem may be solved if you install Windows 2000 SP3 or later No USB HS high Speed connection even when USB2 0 card is used Make sure that you have already installed the driver provided with the USB2 0 card You will need to install the driver provided by USB2 0 card maker in order to operate the USB2 0 card at HS high speed 153 Miscellaneous Turn it on Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page No DVD video camera Is a fully charged battery attached recorder operation Is the DVD video camera recorder powered from AC outlet 28 29 Power does not come Execute system reset press the RESET button 156 SL Has the DVD video camera recorder been subjected to impact button The DVD video camera recorder could be damaged Consult your i dealer The d
135. for DVD 10 still units for card Go to CURRENT END 00 03 28 00 24 24 TOP 00 00 00 EB Go TO 00 00 00 OTOP QOEND ENTER SCANCEL When the start of scene is selected Top To go to the start and enter playback pause End To go to the end of last scene and enter playback pause Specify To go to a specified point and enter playback pause See the following for details 3 Press the amp lM button to enter the selection The DVD video camera recorder will go to the specified point and enter the playback pause status Pressing the amp M button again will start playback Note To cancel the Go To procedure midway press the ll button before going to the specified point If multiple scenes are selected using the Disc Navigation function or PHOTO SELECT button choosing Top will jump to the beginning of selected scenes p 109 When multiple scenes are selected the total time of selected scenes will appear in the total recording time display With card the number of stills will appear at the TOP CURRENT END and GO TO indicators The cursor may not move at same pitch intervals 77 CD GEB GINE GND QG Gi CD INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING PLAYBACK Various types of information on recording will be superimposed on playback image you are viewing No display OG Switching the information display mode Press the DIS
136. for approx 3 seconds Note See page 99 and after for Program page 102 and after for Play List SELECTING MULTIPLE SCENES 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button Repeat steps 2 and 3 to randomly select multiple scenes 2 Use the K P1 lt 4 PP buttons to select the desired scene 3 Press the PHOTO SELECT button once The selected scene will be framed in red and yellow SELECTING CONSECUTIVE SCENES TOGETHER 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button Note You can know the status of scenes from the colors of 2 Use the 144 9591 4 4 cursor and bargraph pi JALL Programs 005 014 PP buttons to point the T amp F A cursor at the first scene ek Ea Cursor Bargraph Status of scenes in the range of scenes iz sieur zs Yellow Light blue Current cursor position you want to select R bei Blue Light blue ange of scenes being Yellow frame selected 3 Red Yellow Scenes already selected Hold down the PHOTO SELECT S7 ree 7 e Pressing the II button after selecting scenes will button for at least one veRIU LS S play back only the selected scenes from the second Hid sa beginning of each ENTER cancet j To cancel a selected scene select the scene to be The selected s
137. for initialization If tne DVD video camera recorder is turned off during initialization and the initialization is interrupted incorrect initialization will result and the incorrectly initialized disc will be unusable f you insert a brand new DVD RW RW message DVD is not formatted will appear Initialize the disc following the subsequent messages p 41 Before You Begin 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button Note If you wish to delete all recorded contents it is 2 Press the MENU button recommended that you use initialization which will delete all the scenes in much less time than using the 3 Use the P91 4 P M buttons to scene delete function u Hs i P Initialization will delete all the recorded contents on HDD choose Format HDD Format DVD or disc or card Be careful not to delete data by mistake Format Card on the HDD Setting DVD It may not be possible to initialize a disc with many Setting or Card menu screen and then scratches or dirt Such a disc cannot be used p 10 press the B I button This DVD video camera recorder may not recognize some discs or cards that have been initialized on PC The screen for verifying Format HDD or a device other than this DVD video camera R t DVD or Fi t d will i recorder Py r Format Card will appear If you attempt to initialize a disc or card in this DVD 4 video camera recorder when it is connected to PC via Choose YES and
138. fore this DVD video camera recorder and not finalized Locked card Do not leave the Disc Navigation screen displayed on TV to which the DVD video camera recorder is connected Doing so could damage the TV screen possibly by burning 72 PLAYING BACK FROM DISC NAVIGATION SCREEN 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Use the 44 P91 4 PP buttons to select the desired scene The selected scene will be framed This is called a cursor 3 Press the amp M button Playback will start from the selected scene Note Pressing the lt 4 or PP button will move the cursor to the preceding or following scene Pressing the I or PPE button will move to preceding or following page f there is a large number of recorded scenes it may take time more than usual until playback of Scenes starts ADJUSTING VOLUME DURING PLAYBACK If the LCD monitor is open during playback of movie playback sound will be heard from the speaker Adjust the sound volume using the zoom lever Tilt it to the T side to increase the volume W side to reduce the volume e When playback ends The DVD video camera recorder will enter the playback pause status at the last image of last scene Pressing the ll or DISC NAVIGATION button will restore the Disc Navigation screen When the playback pause status continues for as long as 5 minutes the Disc Navigation screen will automatically be restored T Playback paus
139. g connected to PC Camera operation using operation buttons on DVD video camera recorder Ejection of disc using DISC EJECT button on DVD video camera recorder Power off using power switch Do not use Explorer to operate any video files recorded on disc Use the provided software HDD disc and card cannot simultaneously be accessed A disc card loaded in the DVD video camera recorder can be ejected by operating the PC The disc and SD memory card can be replaced even though the DVD video camera recorder is turned off or it is not connected 128 e When removing disc When using Windows Use Windows Explorer or My Computer to choose the drive icon of DVD video camera recorder Right click the mouse Choose Eject The cover of disc insertion block on DVD video camera recorder will open Insert another disc and close the cover The disc will be recognized When using Macintosh Place the drive icon of this DVD video camera recorder displayed on desktop in Trash Box The cover of disc insertion block on DVD video camera recorder will open Load another disc and close the cover The disc will be recognized e When removing SD memory card When using Windows Make sure that the SD memory card is not being accessed by the PC software on PC and that the CARD ACCESS indicator on DVD video camera recorder see page 8 is not lit or blinking and then remove the SD memory card from DVD video camera recorder
140. g message MEL indie Protection Current date time 2 f u i 16 Movie recording quality PIEVE The above screen is an example for explanation It is different from the actual display 46 1 Recording mode p 43 44 68 s Movie HDD DVD L3 Still Card External input still field Card Fe External input still frame Card 2 Program AE only in movie recording mode p 60 No display Auto A Sports 23 Portrait amp Spotlight 8 Sand amp Snow rj Low Light 3 White balance p 61 No display Auto M Set w Outdoor ES Indoor1 ini Indoor2 4 Electronic image stabilizer EIS p 63 No display EIS OFF up EISON 5 Backlight compensation p 57 No display Backlight compensation OFF Backlight compensation ON 6 16 9 mode only in movie recording mode p 65 No display 16 9 mode OFF I3 16 9 mode ON 7 Microphone filter only in movie recording mode p 63 No display Microphone filter OFF gi Microphone filter ON 8 Video flash only in still recording mode p 58 No display Emits light automatically 5 Always emits light Y No light emission 9 Self timer only in still recording mode p 68 No display Self timer OFF e Self timer ON countdown is from 10 seconds 10 External Input p 67 L IN S IN AV input S VIDEO input 11 Recording status e REC e During recording pause l
141. ge file format of digital cameras Image files can be used on all digital devices conforming to DCF Image data edited on PC and certain types of image data may not be visible on this DVD video camera recorder The image data recorded on another device may not be playable on this DVD video camera recorder 27 Preparations for Power Supply USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER WITH AC ADAPTER CHARGER It is recommended that you use the AC adapter charger to power the DVD video camera recorder from household AC outlet when you perform settings on it play back or edit images or use it indoors Note Be sure to use the specified AC adapter charger DZ ACS3 to power the DVD video camera recorder Using other AC adapter chargers could cause electric shock or result in fire Power cable TET AC adapter charger DC power cord 1 Connect the power cable to AC adapter charger 2 Plug the power cable into AC outlet 3 Plug one end of DC power cord into the DC output jack on AC adapter charger 4 Attach the other end of DC power cord to the battery attachment platform on DVD video camera recorder Use the same procedure as that for battery when attaching and detaching the DC power cord See page 30 28 Setting Up the Battery The DZ BP14S battery provided has not been charged at purchase time Charge it before using the DVD video camera recorder Note e Be sure to
142. h any foreign object such as grit adhering to it and do not use rough fabrics to clean the case Doing so could scratch it Use soft cloth etc to gently wipe dirt off the case Do not use benzene or thinner to clean DVD video camera recorder case The coating of case could peel off or the case could deteriorate Wipe off dirt on the case with a soft cloth which has been completely wrung out When using chemical cleaning cloth follow instructions for use When recording images n All Programs 001 002 the DVD video camera e recorder may avoid the portions of disc where PLAY SELECT EXOD recording is not possible due to dust scratches seeming ane scene may produce multiple etc It will pause M at thumbnails such a portion and automatically restart recording 8 REC This will cause recording to be interrupted for several seconds to several minutes and multiple thumbnails will be created by one recording session as shown above In this case the recordable time on disc will decrease Be careful when removing the disc since the metal of removal slot of DVD video camera recorder and disc itself may be hot OG Storing discs When storing disc replace it in the plastic case in which it was purchased Be careful that no condensation occurs on disc Do not place disc in following places Direct sunlight for a long time Where humidity is high or
143. he DVD video camera indicator on this DVD recorder was turned off last video camera When the temperature is greatly different from the status of 8 40 recorder remains lit or previous recording i blinking When disc with scratches dirt or fingerprints is inserted e After disc orcardis e When disc is subject to severe vibrations inserted it takes When the battery or DC power cord was disconnected instead some time until of following the correct procedure using power switch to turn recording is possible the DVD video camera recorder off No image in viewfinder e Is LCD monitor open No image will appear in viewfinder unless the LCD monitor is closed and securely locked to DVD video camera recorder s the DVD video camera recorder set to the sleep restart 34 45 status Press the SLEEP RESTART button to release the sleep restart status No image appears on e Is DVD video camera recorder connected to PC using PC the LCD screen or in connection cable the viewfinder Unplug the PC connection cable Does DVD video camera recorder stop at the end of the scene to which wipe out was set and played back 45 92 127 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button Is the DVD video camera recorder set to the sleep restart status Press the SLEEP RESTART button to release the sleep restart status 155 System Reset If the DVD video camera recorder does not operate normally perform System Reset The DVD video camera reco
144. he FINALIZE button with a Finalize is not required finalized DVD RW DVD R RW loaded in this DVD video camera 112 recorder Finalizing the disc is not necessary This DVD is recorded by This DVD video camera recorder can use only discs recorded on the PAL system Please the NTSC system A disc recorded on the PAL system cannot be E replace DVD used on this DVD video camera recorder UNFORMAT DVD The disc is not initialized or it is damaged If this message appears be sure to initialize the disc on this DVD video camera recorder before using it Reinitializing even a disc used on this DVD video camera 109 recorder may be necessary initializing will erase all recorded contents on disc If this message appears try to initialize the disc If the same message still appears the disc may be damaged Use another disc See 2 on this page 11 UNFORMAT HDD The HDD may not be initialized or it may be destroyed Use AC adapter No dubbing HDD deletion or disc finalization is possible with a 28 84 111 charger battery Use the AC adapter charger 112 Use AC adapter Scene cannot be repaired when the DVD video camera recorder charger is powered by a battery Turn off power If the AC adapter charger is unavailable in handy place remove 28 the disc use the opposite side or use another disc To repair the removed disc insert the disc into the DVD video camera recorder afterwards and connect the AC adapter charger Write protected A card
145. he lens the warning message can be checked 49 OG Interpreting symbols on LCD screen when recording with the screen facing the same direction as the lens Screen display symbol Description Status in which recording is not possible on HDD An attempt to record a photo on HDD was made An attempt to record a still is being made with a DVD RAM DVD RW DVD R RW used An unusable disc is loaded An attempt to record movie on a card was made An unusable card is loaded HDD disc is write protected A locked card is loaded During recording lights in red The remaining capacity on HDD disc is approaching the limit O blinks in red During recording pause lights in green During focus lock lights in purple The remaining capacity on HDD disc card is approaching the limit O blinks in red There is no remaining capacity on HDD disc card blinks in green An attempt to record a copy guarded image is being made blinks in green Note f the LCD screen is set facing the same direction as the lens the LCD screen will display a mirror image left and right reversed If the LCD screen is set facing the same direction as the lens you can also view subject image in the viewfinder Although you can switch to the manual focus exposure and on screen display modes even during recording with LCD screen facing the same direction as lens they will not appear on the screen When the
146. hoose the desired option and then press the P I button 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting Note You can also use the on screen display to confirm that the MIC Filter has been set The MIC Filter setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off The MIC Filter function will work only during movie recording The microphone filter function works only with the built in microphone It will not function when using an external microphone p 70 63 Setting Up Record Functions GED GAD GUNT Gils QU ELD SWITCHING MOVIE QUALITY VIDEO MODE Choose the movie quality from XTRA FINE STD It is recommended that you record critical subjects in the XTRA or FINE mode 1 Press the MENU button use the 44 P91 lt gt Il buttons to choose VIDEO Mode on the Record Functions Setup menu screen and then press the P I button 2 Choose the desired quality mode and then press the B I button 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting Note The movie quality setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off The VIDEO Mode setting will not change even if the DVD is replaced When using DVD RW VF mode DVD R you cannot Switch the setting on movie quality or wide screen mode while recording on the disc The DVD video camera recorder will be automatically set to the movie q
147. iate amount of light will vary depending on the subject but it is approximately 1 2 5 m The Video Flash automatically adjusts the amount of light emitted but the light amount adjustment may be insufficient when a subject is too far away or too near If you continuously record using the Flash the Flash may not emit light or the amount of light may not be 58 recommended that you wait for a few moments before pressing the PHOTO SELECT button to record will blink during charging of the battery for Video Flash While is flashing the video flash will not emit light though the DVD camera recorder is recording When recording a close up photo specify Flash Off Using the flash too near subject could cause a whitish image Do not use the Video Flash when approaching the human eye Emitting light from Video Flash near human eye could damage the subject s eyesight Especially when recording a baby or small child move the DVD video camera recorder at least 1 m away Do not use the Video Flash while pointing it at a driver in vehicle Doing so could dazzle the driver causing an accident Do not use the Video Flash in a place where there is flammable or explosive gas Doing so could cause fire or explosion GED GD GIN GINS GED ELD CD Using Full Auto Function Pressing the FULL AUTO button will fully automate the camera functions 1 Press the FULL AUTO button FULL AUTO will be di
148. ideo camera recorder in a place subject to strong magnetism or intense vibrations This could cause malfunctions Detach the battery from the DVD video camera recorder and store it in a cool place Leaving the battery attached or storing it at high temperature could shorten its life Suggestions and Restrictions Make a trial recording Always make a trial recording before doing actual recording to make sure that recording is normal The data that have not been stored normally because of a defect in the DVD video camera recorder cannot be restored It is recommended that you use the HDD from which recorded contents can be deleted for trial recording Do not use the DVD video camera recorder for professional applications This DVD video camera recorder is designed and produced for home use recording and playback Copyright Data recorded on the HDD disc card in this DVD video camera recorder using other digital analog media or devices are protected by the copyright act and cannot be used without permission of the owner of copyright except for personal enjoyment Be aware that recording is restricted for some demonstrations performances and exhibitions even for personal enjoyment CLEANING Be sure to set the power switch to OFF before cleaning this DVD video camera recorder Ge Cleaning LCD screen and camera lens Use dry soft cloth to wipe dirt off When cleaning the LCD screen be careful not to use force sc
149. ights in green When focus locks during photo recording lights in purple No display During recording 12 Zoom p 53 W CET Digital Zoom Off W CTT Digital Zoom 40x W CTT Digital Zoom 240x only in movie recording mode 13 Exposure correction p 57 No display Auto a m Manual 14 Manual focus p 55 No display Autofocus mou Manual focus 47 15 HDD DVD Card type a HDD D HDD write protected A DVD RAM Ban DVD RAM write protected P DVD RW VR mode VF mode Protected DVD RW VR mode DVD RW VR mode finalized on this video camera recorder DVD RW VR mode finalized on a device other than this DVD video camera recorder Finalized DVD RW VF mode disc DVD R DVD R already finalized on this DVD video camera recorder DVD R finalized on a device other than this DVD video camera recorder including a DVD R recorded on a Hitachi DVD video camera recorder marketed before DZ HS503 but not finalized E PPP o aof RW i Finalized RW a SD memory card P Locked SD memory card No display 16 Movie recording quality only in movie recording mode p 64 XTRA Best quality FINE High quality STD Standard quality Still recording quality only in still recording mode p 67 FINE High quality NORM Standard quality ECO Number of recordable stills is prioritized 17 HDD Protection
150. ill be recommended see page 109 If the time of deleted scenes stills is quite short the remaining free space of HDD DVD card may not increase in the HDD DVD card or card remaining indicator The locked scenes on card cannot be deleted see page 96 89 e Editing using submenu Press the MENU button before pressing the P Ill button in step 5 see page 89 The submenu will appear Edit Delete To delete selected scenes Exit To restore the Disc Navigation screen Select Start Current To select scenes from the start to the one that the cursor is on at the moment Current End To select scenes from the scene the cursor is on to the end AT oues To select all scenes Go To Top To move the cursor to the first scene To move the cursor to the last scene Pressing the ll button will restore the screen in step 5 1 The menu item to be displayed will vary depending on the setting Note Although the submenu screen will appear for each setting some menu items may not appear depending on the setting DIVIDING MOVIES EDIT DIVIDE You can divide a scene into two parts To delete unnecessary portion of scene first divide the scene and then delete the unnecessary portion 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Place the cursor on the scene to be divided 3 Press the MENU button 4 Choose Scene Edit Divide and then press the P I but
151. in dusty place Where there is heat from a heater etc DISC CLEANING Use the disc cleaning cloth provided 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 Lightly wash the dirty cleaning cloth with detergent The dirt removal capacity of the cloth will improve rinse the cloth well with water so that no detergent remains Use the disc cleaning cloth to clean from inner to outer edges in axial direction NOTE WHEN TRANSFERRING OR DISCARDING DISCS AND SD MEMORY CARDS The Format function on this DVD video camera recorder will only change the file control information It will not completely delete the data in the built in hard disk your personal data could leak out To prevent the data from leaking out execute complete deletion of HDD see p 111 Formatting or deletion using the functions of DVD video camera recorder or PC will change only the file control information It will not completely delete the data on disc or memory card When transferring or discarding a disc or memory card 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 Hitachi will not accept any responsibility for leaking of p
152. ing a the e cee screen will return ategory to F palaces of whether they have been To dub only the scenes with dubbed marks choose ubbed or not Dubbed and then execute Select dubbing RAM DISPLAYING MOVIES OR STILLS INDEPENDENTLY CATEGORY If you insert a DVD RAM that includes photos recorded on a DVD video camera recorder other than DZ HS508 the scenes on the disc will be displayed in the order of recording regardless of whether they are movies or stills Scenes recorded on this DVD video camera recorder will be displayed in the order of recording regardless of whether they are movies or stills You can use the Disc Navigation screen to switch this display to stills only or movies only This DVD video camera recorder cannot record any photos on a HDD DVD 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 4 Specify the desired LL option for display and 2 Press the MENU button then press the P Il button 3 Use the 44 991 44 ee PP P 1 buttons to Wren HITS di p specified choose Category on the Others menu A screen and then press All To display all scenes movies or stills the amp IM button in the order of recording VIDEO To display only movies in the order of recording PHOTO To display only photos in the order of recording Note When the Disc Navigation screen is finished Category All will be restored 114 5 GB GITE GIN QD ELD
153. ing time 5 When finalization is complete the Disc Navigation screen of all programs will appear will appear on the Disc Navigation screen for a finalized disc ALL Programs 907015 Fees e Tw ka Ee J eal tS EPLAY PROTO SELECT m Finalized disc 9017010 Toce j d 7 GE TUNE UDIN S URN Up UR TETUER EH Tsaa Tane TET HM ME EE TOP PREV NEXT END Screen when viewed on DVD recorder player DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW 112 Note Do not use any other device to finalize a disc recorded dubbed on this DVD video camera recorder If the disc in the DVD video camera recorder has already been finalized you cannot choose Finalize DVD The time required to finalize disc that appears on the Finalize DVD screen is only for reference The shorter the recording time on disc the longer it will take to finalize it The second and later finalization will be faster with a disc which has previously been finalized e Using FINALIZE button to finalize a disc Press the FINALIZE button during recording pause The screen shown in step 4 above will appear Choose YES and then press the P Il button Finalizing will start ADDITIONALLY RECORDING ON FINALIZED DVD RW VF MODE RW UNFINALIZE DVD You can unfinalize the DVD RW VF mode
154. ing on this DVD video camera recorder Choose Yes on the Format DVD screen and then press amp M button When using DVD RW choose the recording format VR or VF mode and then press the P U button The disc will be formatted Format DVD Format DVD ANDVD Format Select record format QNDVD is not formatted Format the DVD now gt EEEEE o VA Mode eis ENTER CENTER When using DVD RW When recording data from PC While the Format DVD screen is displayed choose No and then press amp M button or press the Bl button However if data from PC has not yet been recorded the disc can be made usable on this DVD video camera recorder When inserting the disc into this DVD video camera recorder the same message will appear If you wish to use it on this DVD video camera recorder choose YES 41 Inserting and Removing Card 1 Open the LCD monitor 2 Turn the DVD video camera recorder off 3 Open the cover of card insertion block 4 Inserting Card Insert card with its terminal inward until it locks Removing Card Push the center of card edge The card will come out so that it can be held by fingers 5 Close the cover of card insertion block Note Always close the cover of card insertion block Placing the DVD video camera recorder on a desk etc with cover open could damage the cover 42
155. isc Navigation thumbnails do not appear Was the image recorded from AV input output jack with interference Record image with no noise or disturbance Photos on card cannot be played back This DVD video camera recorder can play back image data recorded on SD memory card in other digital cameras conforming to the DCF Design rule for Camera File system standard The range of image data normally playable on this DVD video camera recorder is that with pixels from 80 horizontal x 60 vertical to 4000 horizontal x 3000 vertical If the pixel data is outside this range blue thumbnails will appear thumbnails in the figure meaning the image is unplayable All scenes 1 6 Ls dp Es J FE CUPLA HoT SELECT Fig 1 Even when the number of pixels is within the above range playback may not be possible depending on the recording status of the digital cameras used DCF Design rule for Camera File system is an integrated image file format of digital cameras Image files can be used on all digital devices conforming to DCF It will take some time to play back photos on card When playing back a still Playback will appear Stills with a large number of pixels will take some time to appear When the DVD video camera recorder is connected to PC Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page No drive icon appears on PC The DVD video camera recorder
156. isc Navigation may not appear normally If this happens use the Update Control Info function to update the data When using the AC adapter charger to power the DVD video camera recorder for updating control information make sure that power is not Before You Begin turned off during updating If the DVD video camera recorder is turned off during updating and the updating is interrupted the control information will not be updated correctly 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 4 Choose YES and then ess press the P I button 2 Press the MENU button GM cA a The message for EM rasis Use the 44 P91 44 P P IE buttons to proceeding will appear choose Update Control Info on the HDD and then the Disc Navigation menu screen Setting or DVD Setting menu screen and will be restored then press the amp M button A black screen may appear while the message for updating is displayed The screen for verifying Update Control Choose NO to cancel updating Information will appear Note t may take time to update the control information if the HDD disc has many recorded scenes Even if control information is updated some discs will be unusable on Disc Navigation of this DVD video camera recorder HDD DELETING DATA ON HDD FULL FORMAT Executing Format HDD in HDD Setting to delete data on HDD will only change the file control information It will not
157. isc surface bottom reversed 40 41 Check the surface bottom of disc and reinsert it correctly d No more scenes All scenes are deleted from the play list PlayList was deleted Since a play list with no scenes cannot be supported by XE 105 106 specifications a play list from which all registered scenes have been deselected will be deleted PlayList over limit An attempt was made to create new play list or copy play list even though limit specified for play lists in the video recording 102 standard had already been stored Same scenes on Play This will appear when scenes are to be deleted List will be deleted When a play list exists on HDD or disc an attempt to delete 89 Delete scenes scenes in program will display this message This message will not appear if you deselect scenes from play list Scene No xxx is too This message will appear during all scene dubbing if the data large Please divide this size of the scene to be dubbed is larger than the free space on 84 scene before dubbing one disc approx 1 4 GB approx 30 minutes in FINE mode Divide the scene and then dub it Scenes over limit The number of scenes entered in play list has reached the limit Cannot add scenes that can be entered 102 106 Delete several scenes Scenes over limit The number of entered scenes has reached the limit that can be Cannot divide scene entered 102 106 Delete several scenes Stop processing The W button was pressed to stop
158. isc when using it on this DVD f mous 109 video camera recorder Initializing the disc will erase all data on it See 2 on page 148 DVD error has occurred The disc may be dirty Formatting is not Remove the disc and wipe off fingerprints dust etc before complete reusing it or use another disc 11 109 This message may also appear if you insert a disc for which formatting was interrupted midway In this case use another disc 144 Reference Message Cause amp Troubleshooting page DVD error has occurred Disc error could have occurred during editing of scenes Keep DVD inside amp Turn off the DVD video camera recorder with the disc being used 28 restart in it connect AC adapter charger and then power the DVD video camera recorder again Repair of scenes will be tried DVD error has occurred This message will appear if disc error has occurred during Please keep DVD inside dubbing Connect the AC adapter charger to DVD video camera 33 and set power switch to recorder and set the power switch to DVD Video file will be DVD repaired DVD error has occurred This message will appear when disc error occurred during Unfinalizing is not unfinalization and unfinalizing disc failed Replace the disc 113 complete DVD error has occurred e Use another disc 11 26 See 3 and 4 on page 148 i Mismatch in recording information may be caused by editing d
159. ision etc was repeated Cannot execute This message will appear if you attempt to combine or move Change display scenes with Category VIDEO or PHOTO specified 114 category to ALL Cannot execute Division or change in thumbnail was executed when multiple Unselect multiple scenes were selected 79 scenes Cannot finalize DVD in This message will appear if you press the FINALIZE button when HDD mode Please the power switch is set to HDD Set the power switch to DVD 112 finalize DVD in DVD and then finalize the disc mode Cannot read DVD Error occurred while the disc was being recognized Make sure Check dirt crack both that there is no scratch or dirt on disc that the surface back of 11 40 sides contrary inserted disc is not reversed and that the disc is firmly pushed against the correctly turntable See 3 and 4 on page 148 CANNOT RECORD This message will appear when the PHOTO SELECT button is PHOTOS pressed with the power switch set to HDD or DVD 33 160 No photo can be recorded on the HDD or disc in this DVD video camera recorder Use a card to record photos CANNOT RECORD This message will appear when the REC button is pressed with 33 VIDEO the power switch set to SD Cannot replace The thumbnail of a still cannot be changed thumbnail on PHOTO Select a movie 94 scenes Cannot select any more The maximum number of selectable scenes is 999 97 Scenes CANNOT SLEEP The DVD video camera recorder
160. ithout a DVD recorder or PC p 84 You can capture photos from videos p 75 You can record an image displayed during playback of video as a photo on a card You can start recording immediately after stopping playback p 43 74 Unlike tape devices you do not need to search for the recording start position or locate the beginning of blank portion You can stop playback and immediately start recording New recording will not overwrite any previously recorded data e You can immediately play back desired recorded scenes p 73 You do not need to rewind unlike recorders using tape You can select any scene you want and immediately play it back using Disc Navigation function e Use Disc Navigation to create your original movie p 102 You can delete unnecessary scenes move any scenes etc and create your original movie work Play List To edit the scenes recorded on the HDD use the dubbing function to easily create a DVD from the edited original movie If you edit the scenes recorded on a disc you can play back the edited original movie and easily dub it on another DVD recorder or VCR G Create original DVDs on PC p 122 You can create an original DVD using the provided software CD ROM The created DVD disc can be played back on DVD player recorder DVD ROM drive etc 13 Table of Contents Important Information For Your Safety a N Precautions sse IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
161. ject button The disc insertion block of DVD video camera recorder will open Remove the disc insert the other disc whose recorded images you wish to import and then close the disc insertion block After a short while the images on the disc will appear Perform the same procedure to import the images When the images on DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW are imported the recording date time will not appear Note To import all chapters in the title at once click Select all in the editing menu at the top of screen and then click Import 4 ImaeeMixer 3 DVD Authoring FiletF Edit E ViewQ Tools T HelptE Select all S Ctril 4 Deselect D W Importing device To import multiple chapters click the desired chapters while holding down the Ctrl key 7 Click Authoring and create a DVD Video menu Clicking Authoring will display the editing screen of DVD Video menu The video file previously imported into PC will appear in Source Choose the desired video file and click Add titles The video file will be registered When using a video file imported into PC using ImageMixer 3 click File to choose the folder in which the video file will be stored Click Clicking Theme or Set title menu will allow you to change the design of DVD Video menu Choose the type of disc to be created 8 cm 12 cm 2 layer using Set Configuration 133 8 Click Write to
162. layer etc finalize the RW using the Disc Navigation function before playing it back on a DVD recorder player etc A RW with a shorter recording time may not be playable on a DVD recorder player etc if it has been auto finalized In this case use the Disc Navigation function to finalize the RW DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW recorded on this DVD video camera recorder can be played back on other DVD recorder players or other devices conforming to 8 cm DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW but playback on all DVD recorder players is not guaranteed Playback may not be possible on some DVD recorder players or it may depend on the recorded status of DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW In such cases play back the DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW on this DVD video camera recorder Also playback on DVD recorder players may stop momentarily between scenes GED GAD Gi GID GD Eid CD Recording Dubbing Images Before connecting this DVD video camera recorder to another device be sure to turn both devices off e Insert a recordable disc or card into this DVD video camera recorder see pages 26 and 27 1 No photo can be recorded 2 Only photos can be recorded No video can be recorded Before You Begin If you operate the DVD video camera recorder connected to another device always power the camera recorder from AC outlet using the AC adapter charger f you use a Hitachi VCR it will be operated by the remote control provi
163. lect a letter and then press trela eee ee the amp M button The RIFES U34 ZPERRAM opaco selected letter will be lLizsizatas i21 entered lemtu GRE zii ECT Repeat this procedure Input mode inputting letters one by one to create a title Up to 20 characters can be input Palette for selecting characters 100 6 After entering the title choose Enter and then press the P Il button 2 T EE cens CENTER SDELETE PHOTO SELECT 7 The screen for verifying the change in title will appear Choose YES and then press the II button Finish title setting ME o Choose NO to cancel changing of the title After Yes or No setting the Disc Navigation screen of the selected program will appear Note If you wish to delete the letter for title press the lI button once The input letter will be deleted Holding down the button will delete all letters in the TITLE column You can also use the DELETE button on remote control to delete any input letters Pressing the PHOTO SELECT button on the title setting screen in step 5 will change the cursor position from the title input bar to character select palette input mode number and then to Cancel You can also use the I44 P91 44 P buttons to move the cursor up down and to the left right and change its position To cancel the setting of title choose NO on the Scree
164. ll close and installation will be complete Remove the CD ROM Note You must have the administrator authority of the PC before installing software Connecting to PC via PC Connection Cable Use the provided PC connection cable to connect the DVD video camera recorder to PC as shown below To USB connection terminal To PC connection t terminal PC connection cable provided Note The PC connection cable does not supply power to the DVD video camera recorder Use the AC adapter charger to power the DVD video camera recorder Before connecting the DVD video camera recorder to PC disconnect any cables other than the PC connection cable and AC adapter charger When connecting the DVD video camera recorder to PC the ACCESS PC indicator will light green While HDD or a disc is being accessed the indicator will light or blink orange While an SD memory card is being accessed the CARD ACCESS indicator will light or blink red When this DVD video camera recorder is connected to PC nothing will appear on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder When using Windows the DVD video camera recorder can be connected to a USB1 1 port of PC However since the data transfer speed is lower than when connecting to a USB2 0 port lost frames may occur or the process may take more time Read Cautions when connecting DVD video camera recorder to PC on page 140 The power switch of this DVD video camer
165. logy and does not indicate a fault that will interfere with recording The LCD screen and viewfinder will be slightly dimmer than usual when the DVD video camera recorder is at low temperature as in cold areas or immediately after power is turned on Normal brightness will be restored when the temperature inside the DVD video camera recorder rises Hold the DVD video camera recorder correctly Do not hold the viewfinder or LCD monitor when lifting the DVD video camera recorder The viewfinder or LCD monitor could detach and the DVD video camera recorder may fall Do not subject the DVD video camera recorder to impact This DVD video camera recorder is a precision machine Take great care that you do not strike it against a hard object or let it fall When using a tripod firmly secure the DVD video camera recorder on it Do not use the DVD video camera recorder with a tripod in a place where it is subject to severe vibrations or impact No sand or dust Fine sand or dust entering the DVD video camera recorder or AC adapter charger could cause malfunctions or defects No water or oil Water or oil entering the DVD video camera recorder or AC adapter charger could cause electric shock malfunctions or defects Heat on surface of product The surfaces of the DVD video camera recorder AC adapter charger and battery will be slightly warm but this does not indicate a fault Screen on connected TV Never leave the Disc Na
166. ly input images on a card The DVD video camera recorder can record an external image with little movement by specifying Frame but Field is recommended for recording image with movement Recording format Details of setting On screen display Does not suit recording of frequently moving video Frame subjects despite high image quality Frame suits recording 4J of less moving video Field Suitable for recording of frequently moving video subjects p 1 Press the MENU button use the K44 PPI Note lt b gt amp I buttons to choose PHOTO The PHOTO Input setting can be confirmed using the Input on the Record Functions Setup on screen information The PHOTO Input setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD video camera recorder is turned 4 off 2 Select the desired option and then press the Refer to Recording Dubbing Images page 119 to P U button see how to connect the DVD video camera recorder to another device menu screen and then press the P I button 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting SELF TIMER You can record photos using the self timer function as with ordinary cameras The self timer function is valid only when recording photos stills 1 Press the MENU button use the K4 PPI Note 4 9 Il buttons to choose Self Timer You can also check that self timer has been set by on the Record Functions Setup menu reviewing the on screen information
167. mera functions and Disc Navigation 30 F4AIFEF Yay DISC NAVIGATION button p 71 31 4C 77 DUBBING button p 85 32 Stop cancel button p 12 51 74 To end playback or cancel setting of menu 33 214 EXPOSURE button p 57 Press this button to adjust the exposure 34 Speaker p 73 35 RESET button p 156 To reset all settings to defaults status when the DVD video camera recorder was shipped from the factory 20 36 IZ DISPLAY Screen display button p 46 78 Press this button to display the details of image being played back or camera setting status or switch the display off 37 CARD ACCESS indicator p 8 44 38 WATA X 4 QUICK MENU button p 51 To display only the functions that you frequently use simple menus 39 77 4 7 24 X FINALIZE button p 112 Press this button to finalize the recorded DVD RW DVD R RW 40 Card insertion block p 42 41 E BLC backlight compensation button p 57 Press this button when subject is being lighted from rear 42 44 DPI 44 gt P amp I buttons p 35 51 55 57 74 75 76 Use these buttons to select a scene or menu item and then press the center Il to play back the scene or designate an option from the menu These buttons are also used to adjust the exposure or focus 43 Tripod threaded hole Used to attach the DVD video camera recorder to a tripod 44 7 4 h PHOTO button p 44 45 i REC butto
168. n p 43 46 X 3 MENU button p 35 51 90 47 X amp jR SELECT button p 79 97 48 Reverse search button p 51 75 49 BI DELETE button p 89 5074AZT 7 La3v DISC NAVIGATION button p 71 51 i137 DISPLAY button p 46 72 78 52 X LT ZOOM T button p 53 53 724 VLX L DIGITAL ZOOM button p 53 54 AX LW ZOOM W button p 53 55 Reverse skip button p 51 76 56 Forward search button p 51 75 57 Play pause button p 51 74 58 Stop button p 12 51 74 59 Forward skip button p 76 The buttons on remote control will function the same as those on DVD video camera recorder 21 This section explains preparations for recording setting up the DVD video camera recorder and battery Demonstration Function This DVD video camera recorder is equipped with a demonstration function The default at purchase time is Auto which will automatically start the demonstration approx ten minutes after the DVD video camera recorder connected to the AC adapter charger is turned on and left unoperated Refer to CHANGING SETTING OF DEMONSTRATION on page 37 if you wish to view the demonstration immediately or change the setting to Off DVDHDD CHI Inspire the Next Setting Up the DVD Video Camera Recorder HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER Insert your right hand from the bottom of DVD video camera recorder up to the base of your thumb Put your han
169. n for verifying the entered title The screen for verifying cancellation of title setting will appear To cancel title setting choose YES If you press the ll button on the screen for verifying change in title the title setting screen will be restored Double byte characters set on other devices may be displayed blank on this DVD video camera recorder Titles set on this DVD video camera recorder may not be visible on other devices G Characters available for entering title You can choose the title input mode To change the input mode in step 5 press the DISPLAY button or use the PHOTO SELECT button to place the cursor on the input mode and then press the amp M button TITLE 12 20 2007 TITLE 1272072007 PRIFFINGV SOF INA 1234867890 Ma 4 9 32bS UGH ABCDEFGHIJKLM DOAYRILAMY OY gt gt NOPQRSTUVWXYZ IFtT4 X b rai abcdefghijkl m b kt30 ral noparstuvwxyz Enter Cancel Enter Cancel DELETE PHOTO SELECT ENTER DELETE CHOTO SELECT pees TITLE 12 20 2007 TITLE 12 20 2007 01 EER 1234867890 I A 0 BRBY 1 8 58720Y 7 03 tHE 4i CAU eS DT TE Fa 04 71 abe mem 05 BRS 4 Enter Cancel E Enter I Cancel CHANGE DELETE SELECT CHANGE EJDELETE CHOTO SELECT 101 Play List WHAT IS PLAY LIST You can create a
170. n if the DVD video camera recorder is turned off When recording in a dark area an after image will appear when filming a moving subject or if camera shake occurs it is therefore recommended that you use a tripod in such cases If the Sports mode is used under a fluorescent light the image may flicker In this case use the Auto mode for recording 60 A Auto The camera recorder automatically judges the subject and surrounding environment for optimum recording amp Sports Reduces blurring when recording rapidly moving subjects such as in golf or tennis Portrait Makes a subject such as a person or a creature stand out from a blurred background Spotlight Prevents overexposure of subject portrait face etc when strong light strikes the subject as in a wedding or on stage 8 Sand amp Snow Prevents underexposure of subject portrait face etc in a place where reflection of light is intense such as at the seaside in midsummer or on a ski slope t Low Light Allows user to record in a dark place even with decreased lighting Turn the LCD monitor 180 during recording The LCD monitor light can then be used for recording RECORDING DARK SUBJECTS USING LCD MONITOR LIGHT When Program AE is set to Low Light you can use the light from LCD monitor to record a subject 1 Press the MENU button use the I P91 Note lt P gt buttons to choose Program AE on Use the viewfinder to check the image to
171. nded Operation is not guaranteed if the CPU is overclocked or dual CPU is used Memory Windows 2000 Professional At least 128 MB 256 MB or more is recommended Windows XP Home Edition Professional Edition At least 256 MB 512 MB or more is recommended HDD Free space of at least 300 MB needed to install the application Free space necessary for creating a disc DVD Video At least 14 GB for work folder at least 28 GB for a double layer disc e Display Displayable with at least 1024 x 768 pixels and 16 bits High color Graphics accelerator with VRAM of at least 4 MB compatible with DirectX 9 0c or higher Sound Sound Blaster or its equivalent Other Environment where DirectX 9 0c can operate normally When using Macintosh OS Mac OS X v10 3 9 v10 4 2 v10 4 8 The provided software cannot be used on Mac OS X Server e CPU PowerPC G4 1 GHz or higher PowerPC C5 Intel Core Memory At least 256 MB 512 MB or more is recommended HDD Free space needed for installation Approx 30 MB To create a DVD free space of at least twice that of disc to be created will be required e Graphics At least 1024 x 768 pixels full color is recommended Compatible drive SuperDrive mounted in Macintosh in standard The slot in type drive of Macintosh is not compatible with an 8 cm disc Be sure not to use the drive since a disc inserted by mistake cannot be removed Note You must have the administrator authority of the
172. necting to a TV 116 Connecting to PC With this DVD video camera recorder you can view the picture being recorded or the playback picture whether on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder Opening or closing the LCD monitor switches the picture to appear on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder see page 35 Itis possible to switch the language in the on screen display of this DVD video camera recorder 11 About This Manual e Displays in this manual Understand that the displays are different from those you will actually see in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen Ge Notation of cancel button Press the stop cancel button to stop your operation midway or return the menu screen to the preceding one The expression press the ll button will be used in this text Oc GW GID CIDP GD and marks beside headings Some functions of this DVD video camera recorder are unavailable with HDD disc card used Refer to the marks at right above each function to identify whether the HDD disc card is compatible with the function Refer to these marks and identify the functions and operation to match the HDD disc card you use 12 Introduction OG Recording is possible on both HDD and DVD In FINE mode recording for up to 11 hours is possible on HDD up to 30 minutes on DVD p 43 159 Dubbing to an 8 cm DVD can be performed on this DVD video camera recorder using only one button Simple dubbing w
173. nformation for generating thumbnails 89 91 cannot be added Combine several scenes or delete them HDD error has Initialize the HDD before using the DVD video camera recorder 109 occurred Initializing the HDD will delete all data recorded on it HDD error has Did you interrupt formatting the HDD occurred Format the Choose YES and then format the HDD 109 HDD now Initializing the HDD will delete all data recorded on it HDD error has Did you interrupt formatting the HDD occurred Formatting is Press the RESET button to execute system reset 156 not complete HDD error has HDD error probably occurred during editing of video file occurred Restart Turn off this DVD video camera recorder and then connect the 28 AC adapter charger to the DVD video camera recorder to power it again The video file will be repaired 146 Reference Message Cause amp Troubleshooting page NO DVD This message may appear when the DVD video camera recorder or disc is moved from a cold place to a warm place Condensation has occurred on the camera recorder lens or HDD 7 DVD drive Do not remove the disc leave the DVD video camera recorder turned off in a place as dry as possible for 1 2 hours The disc has not been inserted 40 Insert it The disc is not inserted correctly Push the disc against the turntable at the center until a click is 40 heard See 3 and 4 on page 148 Is the d
174. ng DVD RW VF mode DVD R switching between wide mode 16 9 and normal mode 4 3 will not be possible while using the same disc Images recorded with 16 9 On aspect ratio 16 9 specified will be played back with the setting used during recording regardless of the 16 9 setting then being used The 16 9 setting is not compatible with ID 1 ID 2 If you connect this DVD vide camera recorder to the S1 or S2 terminal of TV the TV will automatically switch to the wide screen mode See TV instruction manual for details When using a video selector the TV may not automatically be switched to 16 9 mode If you connect the DVD video camera recorder with a disc recorded in wide mode to a TV with 4 3 display only and play it back vertically long images will appear To display 4 3 images set TV type p 115 to 4 3 and view the images If you play back a RW recorded in wide mode on a DVD recorder player etc vertically long images will appear even on a wide screen TV In this case change the setting on the DVD recorder player or set TV type p 115 to 4 3 and view the images This system records the aspect ratio 16 9 4 3 information in void space between video signals 66 SWITCHING QUALITY OF STILL IMAGE QUALITY You can switch the still recording quality It is recommended that you use FINE when recording vital images p 160 Size And Quality Of Photos 1 Press the MENU button use the 4 P91 3 Press the M
175. ng ordinary recording but the recordable duration in that status will be longer than standing by in the recording pause status If the sleep restart standby status continues more than 30 minutes the DVD video camera recorder will turn off regardless of the Power Save setting leaving the DVD video camera recorder in recording pause status for 5 minutes will also turn it off Default Setting the power switch to OFF in the sleep restart standby status will turn the DVD video camera recorder off SLEEP RESTART button 45 GAD GIN GIN GED EL Qc On Screen Information Various types of information will appear in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen during recording INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING RECORDING See the next page for details 87 2 Program AE li 7 Microphone filter X 3 White balance M 4 EIS 8 Video flash E45 Backlight compensation 9 Self timer 63 6 16 9 mode 10 External Input 11 Recording status 1 Recording mode LIN REC Movie recording time 7 18 Remaining space 12 Zoom HPD ACCESS on HDD DVD Card Sn Ean L 19 Remaining number 13 Exposure correction 8 00AM of recordable scenes 12 1 2007 NS L 20 Remaining 14 Manual Focus battery level 15 HDD DVD Card type 17 HDD Warnin
176. nity 1 Press the FOCUS button during recording Manual Focus icon will appear on the screen Manual Focus icon 2 Press the zoom lever to T control side to zoom in on subject Adjust with lt lt gt P buttons 3 Use the 44 PP buttons to adjust the focus while viewing the image in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen Note Pressing FOCUS will alternate between manual focus and auto focus With auto focus no indication will appear on the screen Be sure to zoom in on your subject before manually focusing on it If you bring the subject into focus at the W control side focus will be faulty when you turn the zoom lever to the T control side to zoom in on the subject Manual focus is released when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off When you turn the DVD video camera recorder on next time auto focus will be restored 55 Manually focus the following objects which may not be automatically focused see page 55 56 Objects not in the center of Screen Objects moving rapidly Object behind glass with water droplets dirt on it Objects with little variation in brightness such as white wall Objects lit by neon sign spotlight etc which glares or emits strong light Night view Objects that are far and near at the same time Dark objects GED GAD Gi GID GD CQ Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded Expo
177. nu screen CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF DATE AND TIME You can select one of three date display formats month day year day month year or year month day Choose Date Mode on the Date Setup menu screen in procedure 1 and then set to the desired date display mode Note This DVD video camera recorder incorporates a rechargeable battery to store the date and time in memory If this built in battery is exhausted the date and time will be reset To prevent this every 6 months connect the AC adapter charger to DVD video camera recorder and connect them to AC outlet or attach a charged battery to the DVD video camera recorder and leave it for at least 24 hours with the DVD video camera recorder turned off The built in battery will recharge cD GAD GIN Gi GD CQ Initial Settings Press the MENU button and then use I P91 4 P 9 lM buttons to display the Initial Setup menu screen See page 51 for detailed operation procedure Press the MENU button again to exit setting SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND ON OR OFF BEEP Select On or Off and P then press the II button E ua E On Beep will be heard when the power switch is changed over the REC button is pressed when HDD disc is used the SLEEP RESTART or EJECT button is pressed etc Off No beep is heard Note The Beep setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off TURNING
178. o be dubbed or replace the disc with a DVD RAM or DVD 66 together RW VR mode DVD RW VF will appear when using a DVD RW VF mode DVD R 16 9 mode With DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW the setting of 16 9 mode cannot be changed will not be possible when the Video mode is STD 66 when Video mode is DVD RW VF will appear when using a DVD RW VF mode STD RW will appear when using a RW DVD R Input Source Once a DVD RW VF mode DVD R has been recorded in the cannot be changed 16 9 mode the input source will not be changeable 66 DVD RW VF will appear when using a DVD RW VF mode DVD R Video mode With DVD RW VF mode DVD R the movie quality mode and and 16 9 mode cannot 16 9 mode once used for recording cannot be changed 66 be changed DVD RW VF will appear when using a DVD RW VF mode 145 Reference Message Cause amp Troubleshooting page DVD RAM Finalize is This message will appear if you press the FINALIZE button with a not required DVD RAM loaded in this DVD video camera recorder No 112 finalization is necessary for a DVD RAM END OF CARD No more recording on this card can be done Delete unnecessary 89 160 stills or use another card Error occurred Please An error occurred with the HDD for which repair is being tried format HDD Initialize the HDD But note that initializing the HDD will delete all 109 data
179. o end the setting Note The white balance set using the Set option will be stored in memory until it is re set Do not use a colored object when setting the white balance The appropriate tint cannot be set If Input Source LINE S LINE has been specified you cannot use the Set mode of white balance p 67 The setting on white balance Set may not be possible in a dark place Also the white balance cannot be set when the zoom bar is in the digital zoom range p 53 In such status the indicator will remain blinking Set the white balance in a bright place with Dig Zoom Off specified If the recording conditions have changed re set the white balance for appropriate colors The setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off The J indicator will blink when the DVD video camera recorder is turned on next time Re set the white balance as needed USING THE ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABILIZER EIS When you use zoom see page 53 to record a magnified subject image it will correct fuzziness in the recorded image 1 Press the MENU button use the 4 P9 lt P gt buttons to choose EIS on the Camera Functions Setup menu screen and then press the P Ill button 2 Choose the On or Off and then press the P U button 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting Note You can check EIS On or Off by the on screen information displ
180. oduction J Read Me End User License Agreement 0 6 License 4 PIXELA CORPORATION End User License Agreement Single User Only Non Networked Applications Select Destination f y IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement Installagion Type Agreement is a legal and binding agreement between you either Ei an individual or a single entity hereinafter You or Your and yl PIXELA CORPORATION PIXELA regarding the software product finish Up III You are about to use download and or install and the associated l1 4 proprietary media printed materials any associated documentation including any electronic documentation and also regarding any updates or modifications of the foregoing provided by PIXELA or its licensees or agents to You collectively referred to as the Product WHEN YOU INSTALL OR OTHERWISE USE ANY PART OF THE PRODUCT YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BE BOUND BY AND ARE BECOMING A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO OR CANNOT COMPLY WITH ALL OF THETERMSOF X THIS AGREEMENT THEN 1 YOU WILL NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO C Print Save Go Back Click 126 5 Choose the installation destination and type of installation and click Continue Then click Install Follow the instructions on screen for operation Installation will start 6 After installation is finished the screen for exit will appear Click Close The screen for installation wi
181. on page 142 Do not remove the battery or disconnect the AC adapter charger during removal of the disc or until power is completely turned off If you do the disc cover will not open If this happens reattach the battery or AC adapter charger push down the DISC EJECT button once and then release it Do not insert anything other than the 8 cm DVD RAM DVD RW DVD R RW into the disc insertion block Doing So could cause malfunctions When inserting or removing the disc BE SURE NOT to look into the lens in laser pickup Doing so could damage your eyesight Close the cover of disc insertion block gently Using force could cause a fault When using double sided disc Recording is possible on both sides of double sided disc However when recording or playback on one side is finished recording or playback will not move automatically to the other side Remove the disc once from the DVD video camera recorder turn over the disc and insert it again for continued use The recording surfaces of double sided disc are likely to become dirtied or scratched Always make sure that there is no dirt or scratch on the recording surface facing the pickup lens and then use the disc taking great care that it is not dirtied or scratched Use the provided disc cleaning cloth to wipe off any dirt on disc see page 11 e When using brand new DVD RW RW When a disc is first loaded in the DVD video camera recorder the Format DVD screen will appear When record
182. one on some device other than this DVD video camera recorder 109 Initialize the disc or use another disc Initializing the disc will erase all data on it DVD full Cannot This message will appear if the capacity of the scene selected is execute larger than the free space on disc Select another scene or use 84 another DVD DVD must be finalized e This message will appear if you remove a DVD RW VF mode before it can be played DVD R that has not been finalized from the DVD video camera 118 back on DVD player or recorder DVD recorder See 5 on page 148 Drive overheat Please The temperature inside the DVD video camera recorder is too retry later high and writing to disc or reading from disc may not be performed normally 33 Turn the DVD video camera recorder off and wait for a while The temperature will be effectively decreased if the DVD video camera recorder is placed in a well ventilated spot DVD R cannot dub the With a DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW no video can be scene recorded in STD recorded with a combination of movie quality STD and 16 9 mode and 16 9 mode On Replace the disc with a DVD RAM or DVD RW VR 84 mode for dubbing DVD RW VF will appear when using a DVD RW VF mode RW will appear when using a RW DVD R Different video With a DVD RW VF mode DVD R the movie quality mode and mode 16 9 and 4 3 16 9 mode cannot be changed in the middle of disc Change the mode cannot exist movie t
183. oratories Other company names and product names listed are trademarks or brand names belonging to each individual company SD logo is a trademark IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS In addition to the careful attention devoted to quality standards in the manufacture of your video product 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 DVD video camera recorder and accessory equipment Read these instructions Keep these instructions Heed all warnings Follow all instructions Do not use this apparatus near water Clean only with dry cloth o0 5 QN a Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 10 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 11 use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is e b used use caution when moving M the cart apparatus combination to AN E avoid injury from tip over 531254 12 Unplug this app
184. ox 4 times the normal in STD mode If the number of scenes on HDD is too large or the temperature of this DVD video camera recorder is too high the required recording time may be longer than the display time on screen OG List of dubbing possible impossible Videos on HDD Disc to be z dubbed VIDEO Modes Wide normal modes VIDEO Mode STD and XTRA FINE STD mixed 16 9 4 3 mixed wide mode 16 9 DVD RAM e e e DVD RW VR mode s DVD RW u u VF mode DVD R RW e e Dubbing possible Dubbing impossible You cannot specify the combination of VIDEO Mode STD and 16 9 On e Note when dubbing f message Scene No xxx is too large Please divide this Scene before dubbing appears during dubbing the dubbing will stop Divide the specified scene see page 90 and then dub the divided scenes The maximum number of scenes and programs that can be dubbed will vary depending on the DVD used see page 159 With this DVD video camera recorder the scenes on HDD will be dubbed to a DVD in the order of display on HDD Disc Navigation screen To dub the scenes in a different order create a play list on which scenes are registered in the desired order of dubbing see page 102 and then execute dubbing 84 f you want to dub only the scenes with dubbed marks amp r Category in HDD setting should be designated see page 114
185. p 69 No display HDD Protection On g HDD Protection Off 18 Remaining space on HDD DVD card REM XX Remaining recordable minutes MIN during movie recording REM XX Number of remaining recordable still images during still recording 19 Remaining number of recordable scenes when using HDD REM XX Scene Will appear when the remaining number of recordable scenes 999 scenes max is 50 or less If the number is down to 10 or less the display will be in purple 20 Remaining battery level p 32 full charge z 21 Volume p 73 oon The volume can be adjusted during external input and playback 1 When no disc or card is in the DVD video camera recorder or disc has not yet been initialized a write protected disc or locked card or a disc or card with no remaining space has been inserted Or if the HDD is protected or has no remaining free space 2 No display if no disc or card is loaded or if a disc or card unusable on this DVD video camera recorder is loaded 3 No remaining time or number will be displayed with a protected disc or locked card or finalized DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW 4 n XTRA mode possible recording time may be longer than the displayed time 5 The displayed number of recordable stills is for reference This number may not decrease depending on the recording conditions 6 Combining scenes will not increase the remaining number of recordable scene
186. p for the scene before dividing it If the division point is at a still a message will appear but no division will be made If the division point is at the start or end of a scene a message will appear but no division will be made A movie scene whose recording time is 0 5 seconds or less cannot be divided If free space available on HDD DVD is insufficient division will not be possible Delete unnecessary scenes If you divide a scene with dubbed mark 4 the dubbed marks will appear on both divided scenes COMBINING MULTIPLE SCENES EDIT COMBINE If you have recorded numerous short scenes combining them will be facilitated by the use of Disc Navigation Be sure to select consecutive multiple scenes When using the HDD or a DVD RAM combining scenes is possible only when Category All is specified p 114 Stills cannot be combined 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button choose Scene Edit Combine and then press P Il button 3 The Combine Scenes screen will appear Point the cursor at the first scene to be combined and then press the amp IM button The cursor will change to double frames of blue and yellow 4 Use the Kd P91 4 P buttons to determine the range of scenes to be combined point the cursor at the last scene and then press the P Il button The cursor will change to a red frame The last scene will be double frames of red and yellow 5r you do
187. 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 163
188. pear when dirt adheres to disc Remove the disc and then use the provided disc cleaning cloth to clean off the dirt before using it This message may also appear when condensation occurs Wait until the DVD video camera recorder dries out 4 and then turn it on again This message will appear when a single sided disc is inserted in reverse Reinsert the disc correctly Insert the disc with the label printed surface facing the outside b Do not insert a DVD RW VF mode DVD R that has not been finalized into any DVD recorder The disc may be unusable 148 Troubleshooting Check to see the following before asking for a repair If the suggested solution still cannot restore the DVD video camera recorder to normal do not attempt to repair it yourself but consult your dealer Power supplies Symptom Cause and Correction petrenco page Battery cannot be Is the ambient temperature too low or too high charged Charge the battery at 10 30 C Is the battery abnormally hot Remove the battery leave it for a while to cool down then charge it Is the DC power cord connected to AC adapter charger Unplug it 29 Has the battery been unused for a long time Remove the battery and then reattach it f the battery does not charge after you try the above four procedures it may be dead Purchase a new battery Battery weakens fast Are you using the DVD video camera re
189. play list on this DVD video camera recorder by gathering your favorites from the recorded scenes Since the play list is not created by copying data you will consume little of the HDD DVD capacity by making a play list On the other hand deleting scenes on play list will not increase the remaining HDD DVD capacity for recording Example Program 1 Program 2 d Hira ele Tee e 4 Reale 7 Play list 1 created Play list of up to No 99 can be created and up to 999 scenes can be included in each play list of No 1 to No 99 CREATING NEW PLAY LIST CREATE 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Select the scenes to be programed in a play list You can select multiple scenes p 79 3 Press the MENU button 4 Use the P91 4 P M buttons to choose Create on the PlayList menu screen and then press the amp M button D The Create PlayList screen will appear If the selected scenes on the play list are the ones you want press the amp lM button If you want to change any of scenes you are registering you can also use this screen see pages 79 and 97 6 When creation of a play list is complete the created play list will appear on the Disc Navigation screen 102 Note Only the data on scenes is recorded on play list If you create or delete play lists the original scenes in programs will not be erased Editing scenes on pl
190. play output p 69 Beep p 36 HDD protection p 69 Power save p 36 2 The quality mode is not displayed in SD status Recording LED p 37 p 67 Language selection p 35 8 Not displayed in SD status or with external input 4 Displayed in SD status and input selection is set Demo mese p a0 to external signal Reset p 37 5 Displayed in SD status 6 Displayed only when input selection is set to camera 7 Displayed only in HDD status 52 GED GAD Gi GID GD Eid CD Zooming If you continue to hold the zoom lever on the T control side with Dig Zoom specified the digital zoom will be activated midway when optical 10 power is exceeded You can zoom up to 240 power W recording wide area wide angle T recording enlarged image telephoto MACRO RECORDING 1 Press the MENU button choose Dig Zoom on the Camera Functions Setup menu screen and then press the amp M button 2 Choose the desired magnification and then press the P I button 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting Moving the zoom lever will display the digital zoom bar Note The digital zoom setting will be stored in memory even if the DVD video camera recorder is turned off You can also use the DIGITAL ZOOM button on remote control to switch the digital zoom setting Pressing the button during movie
191. played back If you want to change the scene whose thumbnail is to be changed you can change it on this screen 6 When the image you want to use as the thumbnail of the scene appears press the PHOTO SELECT button 7 The screen for verifying switching of thumbnail will appear Choose YES and then press the P Il button Choose NO to cancel switching of thumbnail After Yes or No setting the Change Thumbnail screen will be restored Repeat steps 5 7 to change the other scenes 8 Press the W button to quit 94 Note If you press the MENU button before pressing the P Il button in step 6 the submenu screen will appear p 90 A thumbnail of still cannot be changed Since the scene to which skipping is set cannot be played back you will not be able to change its thumbnail Release the skip setting of the scene to change the thumbnail If a disc on which thumbnail has been set with this DVD video camera recorder is played on a DVD reorder player or the scene is captured into a PC the set thumbnail will not be reflected see Note on page 80 When dubbing on a DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW the setting on changing thumbnail will not be reflected see page 84 COPYING STILLS ON DVD RAM TO CARD COPY Before You Begin camera recorder 1 Set the power switch to DVD 2 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 3 Place the cursor on the scene to be copied 4 Press the MENU button
192. processing of multiple scenes There was no scene This message will appear if you try to delete multiple scenes on which can be deleted Disc Navigation when all the selected scenes have been locked 89 96 Release the lock on scenes before executing deletion The scene from which If the power switch is set to HDD scenes with different VIDEO Video mode Wide mode Modes 16 9 modes cannot be combined 91 differs cannot combine The temperature of This message will appear if the temperature of the HDD in this HDD is outside the DVD video camera recorder is outside the operating temperature operating temperature range 5 158 range Turn the DVD video camera recorder off and wait for a while The i Please retry later temperature will be effectively decreased if the DVD video camera recorder is placed in a well ventilated spot The temperature of This message will appear if the temperature of the HDD in this HDD is outside the DVD video camera recorder is outside the operating temperature 5 158 operating temperature range Turn off power range Recording on a disc may be possible even if this message is displayed 147 Reference Message Cause amp Troubleshooting page This DVD cannot be A disc that cannot be used on this DVD video camera recorder used Please replace has been loaded Check the type of disc 27 DVD This DVD is finalized This message will appear if you press t
193. ratch it or subject it to impact Doing such could cause a defect in the screen result in display unevenness or damage the LCD monitor lf dust adheres to the viewfinder lens remove it using a cotton swab etc Do not rub the lens with force Doing so could scratch the lens HANDLING DISCS Using discs Discs are very delicate recording media Carefully read the following cautions and observe them Always use a brand new disc when recording important material Be sure not to touch the recording surface of disc or dirty or scratch it If there is dust scratch dirt on disc or if it is warped the following phenomena may occur Block noise in playback image EN Momentary stop of fea N Ye j playback image d Sound interrupted during Tw dub playback or abnormal Block noise sound Blue thumbnail display Fig 1 Disc cannot correctly be recognized Disc cannot be RIAN Programs 901 008 Oja GRN SELECT 20 initialized l Fig Delay between video and audio Even if disc is normal the above phenomena may occasionally occur While the ACCESS PC indicator is lit do not subject disc to vibrations or impact and avoid using DVD video camera recorder at extremely high or low temperatures or in environment where condensation is likely to occur 10 Cleaning DVD Video Camera Recorder Case Do not wipe the DVD video camera recorder case hard wit
194. rded on devices other than this DVD video camera recorder may be impossible on this DVD video camera recorder 74 Has scene been edited on a device other than this DVD video camera recorder If a scene recorded on this DVD video camera recorder is edited on a device other than this DVD video camera recorder playback may not be possible on this DVD video camera recorder No playback picture Is TV input selector set correctly appears on TV screen Some TVs have multiple video input jacks Check whether the correct input was selected on TV to match the connected jacks If 117 the DVD video camera recorder is connected to VCR set its input selector to external input LINE Is the DVD video camera recorder connected to TV correctly 116 Check the connections Playback picture is Is disc scratched or does dirt or fingerprint adhere to it 41 momentarily interrupted Clean the disc Poor playback picture Was the image input from analog VCR VHS 8 mm and recorded The problem may be improved if a VCR equipped with TBC circuit is used for playback Playback picture is Was recording of external input made with Frame specified 68 greatly distorted Specify Field for PHOTO Input in record functions setup 151 Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page No sound Is the TV volume control set correctly Adjust TV volume control and be sure to adjust the volume on TV 117 D
195. rder see page 112 Some DVD ROM drives cannot read a DVD RW DVD R RW recorded on the DVD video camera recorder 129 BEFORE TERMINATING PC CONNECTION UNPLUGGING PC CONNECTION CABLE CHANGING OVER POWER SWITCH When using Windows 1 3 2 Choose USB mass storage device The drive Before unplugging the PC connection cable name E etc will depend on the PC used from PC terminate the application and then click the Hardware Removal icon on task tray at the bottom right of Windows screen T a 5 15PM 3A message showing that hardware removal is possible will appear Unplug the PC connection cable If hardware removal results in error terminate Windows once and then unplug the PC connection cable When using Windows 2000 Professional installing Windows 2000 SP3 or later may resolve the problem Ask your PC manufacturer or Microsoft Corporation how to get Windows 2000 SP3 Click When using Macintosh When removing the DVD video camera recorder from PC choose the drive icon of DVD video camera recorder HDD disc or card and choose Eject in the File menu 130 Using ImageMixer 3 for Windows ImageMixer 3 allows you to capture the images recorded on the DVD video camera recorder into PC edit the video file and create a DVD Video or DVD VR using the video file The following shows the basic operation of ImageMixer 3 Refer to the electronic instruction manual that c
196. rder into a device that does not conform to 8cm DVD RW VR mode Doing so may make the disc unusable DVD RAM DVD RW VR mode recorded on this DVD video camera recorder can be played back on other DVD recorder players or other devices conforming to 8 cm DVD RAM DVD RW VR mode but playback on all DVD recorder players is not guaranteed PLAYING BACK DVD RW VF MODE DVD R RW 1 Finalize a recorded DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW You need to finalize a disc to play it back on DVD recorder player See page 112 No further data can be recorded on finalized disc Note Use this DVD video camera recorder to finalize the DVD RW DVD R RW recorded on the DVD video camera recorder 2 Insert the disc into the DVD recorder player and play it back See the instruction manual for DVD recorder player 118 Note Do not insert a DVD RW VF mode DVD R that has not been finalized into any DVD recorder The disc may be unusable Do not insert a DVD RW VF mode DVD R recorded on another DVD recorder and not finalized in this DVD video camera recorder Doing so will make the disc unusable A recorded RW is automatically finalized when it is removed from the DVD video camera recorder even if you do not use the Disc Navigation function to finalize it p 112 auto finalize An auto finalized RW can be played back on a DVD recorder player etc but no DVD video menu will appear To display the DVD video menu on a DVD recorder p
197. rder may recover to normal System Reset will reset all settings to factory defaults The date and time will also be reset Set the date and time again before using the DVD video camera recorder 1 Set the power switch to OFF to turn the Note DVD video camera reorder off Do not press the RESET button with undue force Detach the battery or AC adapter charger Before pressing the RESET button be sure to remove the disc from the DVD video camera recorder Pressing the RESET button with a disc 2 Use a fine tipped pen to hold down the reset loaded may erase the scenes recorded on the button for several seconds All settings will be reset List of setting items disc Item Default d Camera Functions Program AE Auto p 60 Setup White Bal Auto p 61 EIS On p 63 Dig Zoom 40x p 53 MIC Filter Off p 63 Flash Auto p 58 Record Functions Setup VIDEO Mode FINE p 64 Quality FINE p 67 16 9 On p 65 Input Source CAMERA p 67 PHOTO Input Field p 68 Self Timer Off p 68 OSD Output On p 69 HDD protection On p 69 Date Setup Date Set 2007 1 1 AMO 00 p 35 Date Mode Y M D p 36 LCD EVF Setup LCD Brightness c 05 p 38 EVF Brightness gt p 38 Color Level gt p 39 EVF Display Auto p 39 156 Item Default beatae Initial Setup Beep On p 36 Power Save Off p 36 Record LED On p 3
198. recorder a message will appear Press the DISC EJECT button and then load a DVD 3 The screen for verification will appear Choose YES and press the amp M button Pressing the M4 button at this time will allow you to check the scenes to be dubbed to a DVD that is loaded in the DVD video camera recorder The scenes to be dubbed will be encircled by a red cursor To return to the verification screen press the ll stop cancel button 4 Replace the DVD If one DVD cannot contain all scenes the screen for verifying disc replacement will appear To continue dubbing press the DISC EJECT button and then replace the DVD Dubbing will restart from the scene following To stop dubbing press lil stop cancel 5 After dubbing is finished check the Delete Scene screen Choosing YES will delete the dubbed scenes from the HDD To retain the dubbed scenes on the HDD choose NO 6 Press the DISC EJECT button to remove the DVD Close the cover of DVD insertion block If you do not want to remove the DVD press the ll stop cancel button to end dubbing 87 SELECTING SCENES RECORDED ON HDD AND DUBBING THEM SCENE SELECT DUBBING You can select desired scenes recorded on HDD and dub only those scenes on DVDs 1 Press the DUBBING button The Dubbing Menu will appear You can also display the Dubbing Menu from the Disc Navigation screen Press the DISC NAVIGATION button press the MENU button choo
199. recording will switch the setting between Off 40x and 240x Pressing the button during photo recording will switch between Off and 40x f you set zoom to 240x when recording photo the digital zoom will be up to 40x When a subject is zoomed it may be momentarily out of focus When digital zoom is engaged the image quality will be rougher Use the macro function when recording a small object from close up position You can shoot the subject as close as approximately 2 cm from the lens surface magnifying the image to fill the screen 1 Aim the DVD video camera recorder at the subject and press the zoom lever to W control side Note Zoom can be used but the subject may not be focused depending on the distance to the subject In this case move the zoom to W control side to focus The amount of light tends to be insufficient during macro recording If the subject image is too dark use additional lighting 53 RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER WIDE ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO EFFECT Use the tele conversion lens or wide conversion lens with the following filter diameter and thread pitch to record subjects for stronger telephoto or wide angle effect Filter diameter 37 mm Thread pitch 0 75 mm 1 Remove the lens hood from DVD video camera recorder 2 Remove the cap of conversion lens and screw the lens Conversion lens Attach Tele conversionlens For stronger telephoto effec
200. ress the II button 4 Use the Start Playlist screen to select the play list to be played back and then press the gt Il button The selected play list will be played back from the first scene To cancel playback midway press the ll button The Disc navigation screen of the play list being played back will appear 4 Use the Select Playlist screen to select the play list you wish to display and then press the amp M button The Disc Navigation screen of the selected play list will be displayed Note To display the Disc Navigation screen showing all programs all recorded scenes choose All Programs on the Select PlayList screen Dubbing p 84 Deleting scene p 89 Changing thumbnail p 94 Setting skip p 93 Adding fade p 92 Combining scenes p 91 Dividing a scene p 90 Copying to card p 95 Changing title p 100 108 Arranging order of scenes p 107 only on play list Note If Repeat Play On is specified the play list will be repeatedly played back p 115 103 ADDING SCENES TO PLAY LIST EDITING PLAY LIST 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the 44 PPI 4 PP Il buttons to choose Edit on the PlayList menu screen and then press the P Il button 4 Use the Edit Playlist screen to select the play list to which you wish to add scenes and then press the P I button The scenes of the program that was display
201. rox 18 in FINE mode numberof when using 32 MB External input approx 180 in FINE mode recordable card f Varies depending on the recording quality and the type of card stills p 160 Recording DVD RAM DVD RW Movie format VR mode Conforming to DVD video recording DVD VR format Dolby Digital DVD RW VF mode Movie DVD R Conforming to DVD video format Dolby Digital RW Movie DVD RW video format Dolby Digital Card Still Conforming to JPEG 2016x1512 pixels External input 640 x 480 pixels standard Audio playback format MPEG Audio layer 2 linear PCM Dolby Digital Recordable discs 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 8 cm RW conforming to RW Ver 1 2 Only discs not packed in Round DVD Holder or cartridge Recordable card SD memory card Jacks Video audio input output x 1 External microphone input x 1 PC connection terminal connected to PC USB port x 1 Battery system Lithium ion Power consumption When recording with LCD monitor off DVD RAM used approx 5 1W in FINE mode Dimensions W x Hx D Approx 71 x 92 x 143 mm including supplied battery pack excluding hand strap Operating temperature humidity 0 40 C less than 80 0 30 C when connected to PC Storage temperature
202. s 48 e Switching the information display mode You can switch the display mode of on screen information Press the DISPLAY button The full and minimum display modes will alternate Full display mode All types of information will appear Minimum display mode The recording mode see 1 on page 46 and recording status see 11 on page 46 will appear If the DVD video camera recorder has warning information a warning message will appear Note The DVD video camera recorder does not record the date and time as a part of image However this information during recording will be recorded with image as data which can be checked on Disc Navigation screen during playback see INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING RECORDING on page 46 e Display when recording an image of yourself When recording with the LCD screen facing the same direction as the lens the operating status will appear The battery remaining level will appear only when the remaining level is very low and the display will blink Operating status warning message gt L Battery remaining level No warning message see page 46 will appear when recording with the LCD screen facing the same direction as the lens Instead the following screen display symbols will blink to inform you of the operation status of DVD video camera recorder When the LCD monitor is turned 180 from the position with the LCD screen facing the same direction as t
203. s not guaranteed They may not be playable depending on the playback device and or disc recorded status 140 Subsidiary Information Introduction to Optional Accessories CAMERA ACCESSORIES Wide conversion lens DZ WL1 p 54 Tele conversion lens DZ TL1 p 54 When using camera accessories be sure to read the instruction manuals for each accessory POWER SUPPLY Battery DZ BP14SJ Battery DZ BP21SJ 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 141 Trouble Messages A message may appear while you are operating the DVD video camera recorder If a message appears refer to the following table and take appropriate corrective action Messages are arranged in alphabetical order Message Cause amp Troubleshooting figtaiones page 1 Data error in a part Itis possible that the system cannot normally complete writing of of image file Repair file when power is turned off for some reason during recording or data now editing deleting dividing or combining scenes or creating play 2 Found error in image list Selecting YES will automatically repair the video file but file Repair data now even if NO is selected the same message will appear when the 3 Data error in all DVD video camera recorder is turned on next time Do not image fil
204. s when the DVD video camera recorder is used if recording and recording pause are repeated at short intervals etc Note that the battery discharges faster in cold places Note During and after charging and when the DVD video camera recorder is being used the battery will be warm but this does not indicate a fault 31 BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR When the battery is used to power the DVD video camera recorder the battery remaining level appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen as follows Fully charged t White portion shows remaining level EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY The battery will slightly discharge even if it is detached from the DVD video camera recorder If the battery is left attached to DVD video camera recorder it will consume a slight amount of power Therefore it is recommended that you charge the battery shortly before using the DVD video camera recorder usually on the day before you plan to use it When not using the DVD video camera recorder for an extended period It is recommended that you fully charge the battery once a year attach it to DVD video camera recorder and use it up 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 DVD video camera recorder is used If the usable time of DVD video camera recorder with a fully charged battery is no
205. scenes 92 Fades in from black screen to vertical direction of screen Fades out from vertical direction of screen to black Fade Out Fade In B W Fades in from Black and White screen to color screen Fades out from color screen to Black and White screen T Press the lll button to quit The 4 and or tm icon s will appear in the scenes for which fade in and or fade out have been set all DN Out effect Note e If a disc on which fade has been set on scene with this DVD video camera recorder is played on a DVD reorder player or the scene is captured into a PC the set fade will not be reflected see Note on page 80 When dubbing on a DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW the setting on fade will not be reflected see page 84 PLAYING BACK BY SKIPPING SCENES EFFECT SKIP You can specify Skip for scenes you do not want to play back The selected scenes will be skipped 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 6 Press the ll button to quit 2 Place the cursor on the scene to which skip is A skip icon will appear in the to be set thumbnail of any scene for which skipping Multiple scenes can be selected for skipping has been set p 79 3 Press the MENU button 4 Choose Scene Effect Skip and then press the B I button 5 The Set Skip screen will appear If you are sure you want to skip the selected scene Releasing Skip press the amp M bu
206. screen on which scenes have been selected place the cursor on the scene to be deleted and then press the PHOTO SELECT button Note Up to 999 scenes can be selected 4 Choose Select on the Scene menu screen 5 Choose Start gt Current Current gt z ipm End or All and then E press the amp IM button a Deselecting all the selected scenes at once While you are displaying the All Programs screen on which scenes have been selected press the Bl button 97 CD GAD GIG GINS GED Eid QS DISPLAYING INFORMATION USING 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 the DISC NAVIGATION button Note f multiple scenes have been selected the total 2 Place the cursor on the scene whose recording time of the selected scenes total number in information you wish to know case of stills will appear When using HDD DVD 3 Press the MENU button ae imin43sec 2scenes 4 Choose Scene Detail and then press the EINE iminagece escenes 3 STD Omin Osec Oscenes P U button FY LEC i min see Oscones t PHOTO 2 RENE The detailed information on the scene will 1 Number of scenes whose quality mode is appear unknown
207. se Scene Dubbing Execute and then press the amp IM button 2 From the Dubbing Menu screen choose Select and press the amp M button If no DVD is loaded in this DVD video camera recorder a message will appear Press the DISC EJECT button and then load a DVD 3 Place the cursor on a scene to be dubbed and then press the amp M or PHOTO SELECT button The cursor of the selected scene will change to red see p 79 and the scene with red cursor will be dubbed to a DVD If you wish to dub DVD remaining bar other scenes place the cursor on a scene in the same way and press the amp Il or PHOTO SELECT button to Dubbing Select GWENTER SELECT CH select it To cancel a selected scene press the amp M or PHOTO SELECT button again To cancel all selected scenes press lil stop cancel If the total capacity size of the selected scenes exceeds the remaining free space on DVD the remaining bar at the top right of screen will be red and a message will appear Select the Scenes again If you select a scene whose size exceeds one DVD a message that prompts you to divide it will appear After dividing the scene execute dubbing again 4 Press the DUBBING button The screen for verifying dubbing will appear Instead of pressing the DUBBING button you can press the MENU button choose Edit and then Enter The same scr
208. sh If the DVD video camera recorder is connected to Macintosh USB pi iy q port with the power switch set to HDD or DVD it will be f e recognized as a removable drive and the icon shown on the right i EXE will appear The shape of icon and drive name will depend on the DVD_CAMERA software environment used power switch set to SD it will be recognized as a removable drive and the icon shown on the right will appear Double click this icon The contents of card can be checked DVD CAMERA The shape of icon and drive name will depend on the software environment used If the DVD video camera recorder is connected to Macintosh USB port with the e Handling photos Photos are recorded on a SD memory card in this DVD video camera recorder in JPEG format Use the application that conforms to the JPEG images The following shows how to import photos into PC Macintosh Insert an SD memory card with photos recorded into the DVD video camera recorder and connect it to PC Macintosh Double click the removable disc icon displayed on the screen The contents on the card will appear The photos recorded on the DVD video camera recorder are stored in DCIM 100 HPNX1 folder on card Drag and drop them to PC to import them The number may be different if the card was recorded on another DCF conforming device The following operations are not possible on the DVD video camera recorder while it is bein
209. splayed on the screen of DVD video camera recorder for several seconds The following settings will reset to defaults Function When setting Reference full auto page Focus Auto 55 Backlight Off 57 compensation Exposure Auto 57 Program AE Auto 60 White balance Auto 61 EIS On 63 MIC Filter Off 63 59 GED GAD GUTES Gi GD C173 ECD Setting Up Camera Functions Before You Begin See page 51 for how to set No menu screen appears with external input SELECTING SHOOTING MODE TO MATCH THE SUBJECT SWITCHING PROGRAM AE MODE This DVD video camera recorder automatically detects the status of subject and surrounding situation and records the optimum image If you choose the shooting mode to match the recording conditions clearer images will be recorded 1 Press the MENU button use the K44 PPI 44 PP buttons to choose Program AE on the Camera Functions Setup menu screen and then press the amp M button The options will appear on the right of Program AE 2 Use the K P91 4 PP buttons to choose the desired option and then press the P Il button The selected option will be set 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting The menu screen will disappear Note You can check the selected AE mode by the on screen information display However nothing will appear in the Auto mode The shooting mode set as above will be stored in memory eve
210. ss 157 STORAGE CAPACITY OF HDD DVD CARD 159 RECORDABLE STILLS PHOTOS ON CARD 160 to D ET N 161 Be sure to read the following before opening the package of CD ROM sees 163 Checking Provided Accessories Make sure that you have all the following accessories in package Battery model DZ BP14S Portable power supply for this DVD video camera recorder Charge it before use AC adapter charger model DZ ACS3 Used to power the DVD video camera recorder from AC outlet or charge battery DC power cord When powering the DVD video camera recorder from household AC outlet use this cord to connect the DVD video camera recorder and AC adapter charger Power cable Connect between household AC outlet and AC adapter charger Infrared remote control model DZ RM4J Use to control the DVD video camera recorder from a distance Lithium battery model CR2032 To power the remote control C AVIS input output cable Used when viewing the picture played back on the DVD video camera recorder on TV Screen or input or output video from to another video device Shoulder strap Attach to the DVD video camera recorder to hang it from shoulder Lens cap and lens cap string Attach the lens cap when not recording to protect the lens Software CD ROM Use this CD ROM when connecting the DVD video camera recorder to PC PC connection cabl
211. ss the viewfinder is pulled out See LCD EVF Setup on page 39 if you wish to display images in the viewfinder regardless of whether you open or close the LCD monitor Diopter control Viewfinder Pull out the viewfinder until a click is heard GED GAD GUAE GUND GUB Eid CD Changing Display Language Language You can change the language used to display the menu and information The following shows that H ASii Japanese is changed to English 1 Press the MENU button then select JENE 4E Initial Set up using 4 P9 44 P gt gt gt Il Then select 4 859 7 Language 2 Press amp M or PP button with the screen shown on the right displayed The Language screen will appear 3 Choose English and then press P Ill button The display will change See to English bie ORE ORS Eno Note The language setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off GED GAD Gil GUND GD CQ Setting Date and Time Set the current date and time so that the date and time you make a recording can be recorded correctly The following procedure can also be used to correct the date and time you have already set 1 Press the MENU button use the 4 P91 lt 44 PP buttons to choose Date Set on the Date Setup menu screen 2 Press the PP button Date Setup
212. start status If 30 minutes or more has elapsed with the DVD video camera recorder in the sleep restart status it will automatically turn off 45 Set the power switch to DFF and then power the DVD video camera recorder again 149 Reference Symptom Cause and Correction page Power cannot be turned Detach the battery or AC adapter charger once and then press the off RESET button of DVD video camera recorder Reattach a power 28 30 156 supply to DVD video camera recorder before turning it on again Even if the DVD video The DVD video camera recorder will automatically turn on to camera recorder is off recognize a disc Closing the cover will automatically turn the opening the cover will DVD video camera recorder off 41 cause the ACCESS PC indicator to blink During recording Symptom Cause and Correction nergrence page Pressing the REC Check to see whether the proper type of DVD is loaded button will not start Setthe power switch to HDD or DVD recording f the input image is copy guarded it cannot be recorded f HDD DVD is protected end protection ne 26 33 110 e No recording can be done on a finalized DVD 112 120 Check the remaining free space on HDD DVD f when using a RW one time recording duration is short or you frequently switch the video quality recording may not be possible even when the disc has remaining space Recording starts but Is disc
213. stration if the DVD video camera recorder connected to AC adapter charger is inactive for approx 10 minutes or more after it is turned on Off To set demonstration to off Start To start demonstration immediately Note f Auto is specified the demonstration will not start if a battery is connected Pressing the ll stop cancel or DISC NAVIGATION button will exit demonstration f Auto is specified the demonstration will not start when the power switch on this DVD video camera recorder is set to DVD and a DVD is loaded or when the power switch is set to SD and a card is loaded The demonstration function will not work when the DVD video camera recorder is connected to PC While the demonstration is being given the recording indicator will blink 37 GED GAD GUTES GUITAQLB Eid ECD LCD EVF Setup ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN LCD BRIGHTNESS AND VIEWFINDER EVF BRIGHTNESS 1 Press the MENU button use the 44 PPI 3 Press the amp M button to end the setting lt gt Il buttons to choose LCD EVF Adjust on the LCD EVF Setup menu Note screen and then choose LCD Brightness or To stop the setting midway press the MENU button EVF Brightness The brightness setting will be stored in memory even after the DVD video camera recorder is turned off The brightness adjustment bar will appear on the screen 2 Use the lt 4 gt gt buttons for adjustment LOD EVF
214. sure The DVD video camera recorder usually adjusts the exposure automatically You can also manually adjust the exposure depending on the recording conditions 1 Press the EXPOSURE button during recording The exposure adjustment bar will appear on the screen Exposure adjustment bar Adjust with 44 gt gt buttons Note Pressing EXPOSURE will alternate between manual 2 Use the 44 gt gt buttons to adjust the adjustment and auto exposure With auto exposure exposure while viewing the image in the no indication will appear on the screen viewfinder or on the LCD screen The exposure setting will return to Auto when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off GED GAD GIN GSC Compensating for Backlight When subject is lighted from rear this function will compensate for lighting so that the subject is not too dark 1 Press the BLC button during recording ai aan Backlight correction icon DD s 1 INE 121 1x The backlight correction icon will appear Note Pressing the BLC button will alternate between backlight setting between on and off The backlight setting will automatically return to off when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off 57 Built in Video Flash When recording photos in a dark place or if the subject is lit from rear this DVD video camera recorder makes use of the built in Video Flash for automatic brightening
215. t Wide conversionlens For stronger wide angle effect Note Be careful not to lose the removed lens hood With DZ TL1 tele conversion lens the focusing range at T telephoto control side is between approx 5 m and infinite When a conversion lens is attached note that the four corners of screen will be slightly dim if you zoom in on a subject on the W control side wide angle side When replacing the lens take care not to drop the DVD video camera recorder Attaching the conversion lens will disable the function of the built in flash Specify Flash Off see page 58 f a generally available filter is attached do not attach the removed lens hood Some generally available conversion lenses may not be usable on this DVD video camera recorder depending on the lens maker 54 HDD GAD GIN GIN Siu Manually Focusing Subject The DVD video camera recorder usually focuses on a subject automatically autofocus You can also manually focus a subject depending on the recording conditions FOCUSING DURING RECORDING Normally the DVD video camera recorder automatically focuses the subject autofocus but you can also manually focus a subject depending on the recording conditions manual focus Focusing range You can switch the display mode of on screen information On T tele side approximately 1 m from lens surface to infinity On W wide side approximately 2 cm from lens surface to infi
216. tatus will be restored The screen for verifying deletion will appear Note If you press the MENU button during playback using the Disc Navigation menu Delete Scene will not appear 74 CAPTURING PHOTO cD GAD Git Gis GD C You can record an image displayed during playback of video as a photo on a card 1 Press the MENU button at a scene you wish to capture during playback 2 Choose Edit PHOTO Capture and then press the P I button The screen for verifying capture will appear 3 Choose YES and then press the P H button The captured scene will be recorded ona card SEARCH PLAYBACK OF MOVIE During playback press the 44 or PP button and hold it Search playback will start Hold down PP Scenes will be visually scanned forward Hold down 44 Scenes will be visually scanned backward Release the 44 or PP button when you find the desired image Normal playback will start from that point Note You can also press PHOTO SELECT button for the Scene you wish to capture in step 1 The screen for verifying capture will appear Choose YES and then press the amp Il button The scene will be recorded on a card A captured photo is played back on the DVD video camera recorder as follows When captured from a video recorded with 16 9 wide mode On specified Number of pixels JPEG standard 640 x 360 When captured from a video recorded with 16 9 wide mode Off specified Number
217. tch Low Light Program AE Manual FOCUS CNET 55 MENU button MIC Filter 63 MOVES Pss severo eene Yes 107 e Optical 10x zoom lens eee 53 OSD Output P PHOTO Capture 5 erred cene ene t 75 PHOTO Input am PHOTO SELECT button esses 44 79 Play play list iocur ttr 103 Play program 100 Play list 102 Add scenes 104 Add scenes submenu 105 Create 102 Delete 108 Delete scenes 105 Delete scenes submenu 106 MOVE ipidan 107 Play 103 Select i i 103 Select scenes submenu 106 Titlg sienne 108 Portrait Program AE 60 Power Save 36 Power switch 33 Program 99 Play 100 Select 99 Title c2 Sesess els rc cete alse 100 Program AE iion er enge ernannt 60 Protect m Q Quality Gatd cce rennen 67 Quick Menu QUICK MENU button eeeeeeeenen 51 Record button ence e oerte ine oes Recording indicator Remote control re Repeat Play dedo eee eed oed uet Reset Settings eese Ead o Lees idee SYSTEM nos dintas atasaidia d renean Det RESET button RW Sand amp Snow Program AE eese 60 162 p I MM LEE 72 COMPING o cdeus rrr ence te eruit rion ons Da 91 Delete on eme Re e
218. the preceding scene 5 Press the ll button to quit 98 Program WHAT IS PROGRAM Program refers to an assembly of scenes recorded on the same date regardless of whether they are movie or still Scene No 1 Scene No 2 Scene No 3 Scene No 4 Scene No 5 Scene No 6 Movie 9 00AM Movie 10 20AM Still 11 45AM Still 1 30PM Movie 5 20PM Still 8 00PM Program No 1 Recorded on December 20 5 9 GID GI GIN QD ELD SWITCHING TO THUMBNAIL DISPLAY OF SPECIFIC DATE SELECT Since the scenes recorded on this DVD video camera recorder are collected as programs for each recording date selecting a program will allow you to display only the scenes on a specific date 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button Note Pressing the ll button on the Select Program screen 2 Press the MENU button will restore the Disc Navigation screen If a disc recorded on another device is loaded in this 3 Use the Id P91 4 P P H buttons to DVD video camera recorder the program may not be h Select the P p a collection of recordings on the same date HOOKS e ect ON ENE Togram MENU f you change the video quality or switch the wide screen and then press the amp I button mode with a RW multiple programs will be produced even if they are recorded on the same date 4 select the program to be displayed and then press the amp M button ota 4 0007 02 12 10 2007 CENTER EJR
219. ticeably short the battery is probably dead Purchase a new one 32 totg EC erc tette Nearly empty VITITP EE EE vvvvv Blinks Disposing of a rechargeable battery Do not throw away a rechargeable battery Please take it to the Japan Portable Rechargeable Battery Recycling Center JBRC in order to preserve resources Refer to the following for collecting and recycling rechargeable batteries and for shops that perform recycling Japan Portable Rechargeable Battery Recycling Center JBRC as of January 2007 Website http www jbrc net hp contents index html X Li ion Power save and discharge of battery It is recommended that you turn the DVD video camera recorder off in status other than recording since even during recording pause battery power is consumed at the same level as during recording If when you specify Power Save On the recording pause status continues for approximately 5 minutes the DVD video camera recorder will automatically turn off To set or release power save see TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER OFF AUTOMATICALLY POWER SAVE on page 36 Turning DVD Video Camera Recorder On and Off While holding down the gray button at the right of power switch set the switch according to each recording function Set to YJ OFF The DVD video camera recorder will turn off Set to SD To record photos on an SD memory card and play them back DS
220. to appear on the screen while the DVD video 43 camera recorder is automatically pausing when it has continued recording for more than 9 hours 43 Recording Stills Note Recording of still images is possible on card PHOTO SELECT button CARD ACCESS indicator 1 Remove the lens cap and then point the DVD video camera recorder at subject 2 Turn the DVD camera recorder on Set the power switch to SD After the CARD ACCESS indicator goes out perform the subsequent operation 3 Check the subject on the screen viewfinder or LCD When using the viewfinder pull it out and close the LCD monitor 4 Press the PHOTO SELECT button half way half pressing The DVD video camera recorder will automatically focus on the subject at the center of screen and the 1I indicator on screen will light in purple the focus will not change when manual focus is chosen 44 5 Press the PHOTO SELECT button all the way full pressing The screen will be black and then the recorded still will be displayed When the 1 mark appears you can proceed with the next recording while CARD ACCESS is being displayed you cannot proceed with the next recording Note If you wish to record without locating a subject at the center of screen first locate the subject at the center of screen press the PHOTO SELECT button halfway down determine the composition to be recorded and then press
221. to be added You can also select multiple scenes p 79 T Press the M button to copy the scene After adding scenes is completed the edited play list will appear Repeat steps 5 7 to add other scenes 8 Press the ll button The screen for verifying exit will appear Choose Yes and then end editing Note The mark shows the position where the scene is to be added Each time the DISPLAY button is pressed the operation guide the recording date time of the Selected scene video quality screen aspect ratio and the recording length when using HDD will appear see page 72 Pressing the ll button in the middle of adding scenes will display the screen for verifying an exit from Edit PlayList Choose YES to exit the edition of play list Choosing NO will restore the Edit PlayList screen If you press the MENU button in step 5 or 6 the submenu screen for editing play list will appear You can also use this submenu to add scenes p 90 If you add a scene with dubbed mark the mark will also appear on the scene in play list DELETING SCENES FROM PLAY LIST EDITING PLAY LIST 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button and then press the MENU button 2 Display the editing screen of the play list to be edited Perform steps 3 4 on page 104 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lower row and place the cursor on scene to be deleted You can also select multiple scenes p 79 1 Press th
222. ton 5 The Divide Scene screen will appear If you are sure you want to divide the selected scene press the P Ill button The selected scene will be played back If you want to change the scene to be divided you can change it on this screen 6 When you reach the point where you want to divide the scene press the PHOTO SELECT button Select Division Point rune 007 Sor 00 00 12 ass EHOTOENTER CANCEL The status bar of 7 The screen for verifying scene being played division will appear back can be switched Choose YES and then off or on by pressing press the P I button ihe DISPLAY button 90 Choose NO to cancel division After division the Divide Scene screen will be restored Repeat steps 5 7 to divide another scene 8 Press the button to quit Note f you press the MENU button before pressing the P Il button in step 5 the submenu will appear Search and frame advance are useful when designating division points Combining scenes that were divided will restore the original scene see page 91 If a special effect has been added to the original scene the IN effect will be added to the first half of scene and the OUT effect to the latter half The division point may drift before or after the designated point by approximately 0 5 seconds Since a scene with a skip set cannot be played back no division point can be specified Release the ski
223. tton Perform the same procedure as setting skip The skip icon will disappear and skipping of the If you want to change the scene to be scene will be released skipped you can change it on this screen After skip setting the Set Skip screen will Note be restored f you press the MENU button before pressing the Repeat step 5 to set skipping of other scenes P Il button in step 5 the submenu screen will appear p 90 f a disc on which skip has been set on scene with this DVD video camera recorder is played on a DVD reorder player or the scene is captured into a PC the set skip will not be reflected see Note on page 80 When dubbing on a DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW the setting on skip will not be reflected see p 84 93 CHANGING IMAGES FOR THUMBNAILS EFFECT THUMBNAIL Normally the first image of the recorded scene is displayed as a thumbnail You can choose another image of the scene for thumbnail If you set a vivid image to thumbnail you can know what you recorded from a glance at the Disc Navigation screen 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Place the cursor on the scene whose thumbnail you wish to change 3 Press the MENU button 4 Choose Scene Effect Thumbnail and then press the P Ill button 5 The Change Thumbnail screen will appear If you are sure you want to change the thumbnail of the selected scene press the gt Il button The selected scene will be
224. uality or wide screen mode first used with the disc for recording When using a DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW You cannot specify the combination of VIDEO Mode STD and 16 9 On p 84 If you specify 16 9 On and try to switch the VIDEO Mode to STD from XTRA or FINE the screen will automatically switch to the 4 3 aspect ratio display The movie quality setting is effective only during movie recording The setting will not be displayed during recording of stills Block like noise may appear in recorded image or the outline of subject image is distorted under the recording conditions listed below Pan the DVD video camera recorder as slowly as possible Block noise is likely to appear in the STD mode If there is a complicated pattern in background as in following figure on left If the DVD video camera recorder is moved excessively or quickly If subject is moving rapidly even when the DVD video camera recorder is not moving T Image when block like noise occurs 64 Image without block like noise GED GAD GIN GINA QD D RW SETTING TO WIDE TV SCREEN MODE 16 9 MODE When viewing recorded images later on a wide screen TV aspect ratio 16 9 specify wide screen 16 9 mode On You can also record images with the aspect ratio changed the aspect ratio with Off is 4 3 The following figures compare the images displayed on LCD monitor and in viewfinder when the wide screen mode is on and off
225. urrent gt End p 97 All p 97 Go To Top p 109 Slide Show amp End p 109 amp Card ZZ Format Card p 109 Capacity p 110 Unfinalize DVD 6 p 113 83 Dubbing on DVD This DVD video camera recorder allows you to choose the desired method when dubbing images recorded on HDD to a DVD New To dub scenes recorded on HDD to a DVD without dubbed marks appearing beginning with the first scene without dubbed mark Date To dub scenes recorded on HDD on the same date to a DVD beginning with the first scene All To dub all scenes recorded on HDD to a DVD beginning with the first scene Select To select your favorite scenes from all those recorded on HDD for dubbing Set the power switch to HDD Prepare a recordable disc The recording time for a scene that can be dubbed on one disc is approx 30 minutes in FINE mode If the HDD contains a scene exceeding the length that is recordable on one disc it cannot be dubbed Divide the scene see p 90 and then perform dubbing Be sure to use the AC adapter charger to power the DVD video camera recorder during dubbing Dubbing is not possible with a battery Before You Begin connected If power is turned off and dubbing is interrupted midway proper dubbing will not be possible The time shown on dubbing is for reference Dubbing will be performed at normal speed in XTRA mode approx 2 times the normal in FINE mode appr
226. use the DZ BP14S DZ BP14SJ optional or DZ BP215J optional battery for the DVD video camera recorder Using other batteries could cause the DVD video camera recorder to malfunction or result in fire Be sure to use the DZ ACS3 AC adapter charger to charge the battery Using other chargers could cause electric shock or fire Charge the battery at temperatures of 10 30 C CHARGING BATTERY Use the provided AC adapter charger to charge the battery 1 Connect the power cable to AC adapter 3 Attach the battery to AC adapter charger charger Note 2 Plug the power cable into AC outlet When charging a battery unplug the DC power cord from the DC output jack on AC adapter charger Battery Power cable S CHARGE indicator AC adapter charger X 16 DC output terminal 29 G Battery charged status You can find out the charged status of battery by checking the CHARGE indicator on AC adapter charger Charge status CHARGE indicator During charge Lit Charge complete Goes out Note See Troubleshooting on page 149 when the CHARGE indicator blinks OG Reference for time required to charge battery at approx 25 C DZ BP14S provided DZ BP145J optional Approx 165 minutes DZ BP21S optional Approx 235 minutes The charge time will vary depending on the remaining power level of battery ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER 1 Fit the battery to the battery atta
227. vigation screen still image or camera image displayed on your TV to which the DVD video camera recorder is connected Doing so could result in displayed image retention or phosphor degradation of TV screen Be careful of ambient temperature If the temperature of this DVD video camera recorder is too high or too low normal recording playback may not be possible Take care that the temperature of this DVD video camera recorder when connected to PC does not rise excessively reference for usage approx 30 minutes at about 86 F 30 C Do not leave the DVD video camera recorder on beach sand or in a closed vehicle where the temperature is very high for a long time This could cause malfunctions Do not point directly at the sun If direct sunlight strikes the lens or viewfinder the DVD video camera recorder could malfunction or a fire could occur Do not leave the DVD video camera recorder with the LCD screen exposed to direct sunlight This could cause malfunctions Do not use the DVD video camera recorder near TV or radio This could cause noise to appear on the TV screen or in radio broadcasts Do not use the DVD video camera recorder near strong radio waves or magnetism If the DVD video camera recorder 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 norm
228. will be saved in the project folder that was designated when images were saved and the file name will be automatically attached 134 e f a video recorded on the HDD in this DVD video camera recorder for extended hours is too long for one disc cut edit the video so that it can be recorded on one disc See the on line instruction manual of ImageMixer 3 for cut editing of videos To display the ImageMixer 3 manual choose Help and then ImageMixer 3 Help H F1 while ImageMixer 3 is being executed Using ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM allows you to import the images recorded on this DVD video camera recorder into Macintosh as a video file play back the video file edit it and create a DVD Video The following shows the basic operations of ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM Refer to the electronic instruction manual that can be read on Macintosh for detailed instructions of ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM Click Help ImageMixer 3 Help while it is starting up To start ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM double click the ImageMixer 3 for DVDCAM icon in Macintosh HD startup disk Applications ImageMixer 3 for DVDCAM Note The provided software cannot be used to burn a DVD VR DVD RAM DVD RW With scenes recorded on a DVD RW VF mode DVD R RW no recording date time will appear on ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM VIEWING IMAGES RECORDED ON HDD DIS
229. with the erase prevention switch locked is inserted Unlock 27 Check card the switch Write protected The HDD or disc is write protected Use the Disc Navigation 410 Check HDD DVD menu to release the protection 1 This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc 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 the provided disc cleaning cloth to clean off the dirt before using it camera recorder off wait until it dries out and then turn it on again after recording on it choose repair condensation occurs and the disc is not dirty choose repair This message may also appear when condensation occurs In this case do not repair the disc turn the DVD video If the repair message appears when you turn the DVD video camera recorder on from off with a disc loaded If the repair message appears when recording and playback are normally possible with another disc and no This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc In this case do not initialize the disc Remove it and then use the provided disc cleaning cloth to clean off the dirt before using it This message may also appear when condensation occurs In this case do not initialize the disc turn the DVD video camera recorder off wait until it dries out and then turn it on again Initialization will delete all data on disc 3 This message may also ap
230. yer or read into PC the set effect results will not be reflected in the playback or reading To reflect the set effect results connect both devices using the AV S input output cable and then perform recording Dubbing p 119 80 UNDERSTANDING FLOW OF DISC NAVIGATION MENU Press the MENU button on the Disc Navigation screen The menu screens for Disc Navigation and menu screens for HDD DVD Card will appear Shaded items will also appear in Quick Menu display mode see page 51 Refer to pages indicated for details of settings e When using HDD Scene Edit p 89 Divide p Effect p 92 Delete p Dubbing p 85 Combine p Select p 97 Move p Detail p 98 Fade p Skip p Thumbnail p Execute p Mark Off p Start gt Current p Current End p All p Play list Select p 103 Go To Play p 103 ER Create p 102 Edit p 104 107 HDD Setting Title p 108 e Delete p 108 Program Select p 99 ek Play p 100 Title p 100 Others Category p 114 All ste Repeat Play p 115 Dubbed TV type p 115 Un Dubbed On Off 16 9 4 3 90 89 91 91 107 92 93 94 85 88 97 97 97 1 Will appear when a play list is displayed Top p 109 End p 109 Format HDD Protect HDD Capacity Update Control Info Full Format p 114 p 114 p 114 p 115 p 115 p 115 p 115 81 e When using DVD RAM DVD RW VR mode
231. ype 4 3 to display 4 3 images on the TV 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the K P91 44 P P M buttons to choose TV type on the Others menu screen and then press the amp M button 4 Choose 4 3 and then press the amp IM button SLIDE SHOW CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK OF STILLS If you play back stills recorded on a card the DVD video camera recorder will enter the playback pause status after each still is played back Setting Slide Show allows you to continuously play back stills 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button Use the 144 PP 1 44 P gt P Il buttons to choose Slide Show Start and then press the amp M button Start To start a slide show When playback is finished the DVD video camera recorder will enter the playback pause status at the final still Pressing the ll button will restore the Disc Navigation screen Note With slide show playback will start from the first photo on card regardless of the position of cursor or whether you attempt to select scenes e f you press the lil button or turn the DVD video camera recorder off Slide Show will be canceled 115 HDD GAD GIN GIN GD Ei 42D Viewing on TV Screen CONNECTING TO ATV Use the provided AV S input output cable to connect the DVD video camera recorder to a TV as follows To S VIDEO To video audio

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