Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HDC-651E Hitachi
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HDC-651E 6.0 2.4" 3x Optical Zoom.
EN-1 FCC STATEMENT (For customers in USA) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operat ion is subjec t to the followi ng two condit ions: (1) Thi s device may not cause harmfu l interferen ce, and (2) This device must accept a ny interfer ence receiv ed, includi ng interfere nce that may ca use undesi red operation .
EN-2 READ THIS FIRST Trademar k Information Microsoft ® and Window s ® are U.S. registered trad emarks of Microso ft Corporat ion. Pentium ® is a registe red trademark of Intel Corp oration. Macintosh i s a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
EN-3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read and unders tand all War n in gs and Caut ions before us ing this prod uct. Warnings If foreign o bjects or water have e ntered the c amera, turn the power OFF and remove the batteries. Continued u se in this state might cause fire or electric sh ock.
EN-4 Cautions Insert the batteries p aying careful attention to t he polarity (+ or –) of the termin als. Insert the bat teries wit h their polarit ies invert ed might cause fi re and injury , or dama ge to the surroundin g areas due to the battery ruptur ing or leaking.
EN-5 Notes on Battery Usage When you use th e batteries , carefully r ead and stri ctly observ e the Safety Instr uctions and the n otes described be low: Different batt ery types and s urrounding t emperatures may affect the battery pe rformance .
EN-6 INTRODUCTION......... ..................... ......................8 Package Contents ............ ....................... .............. 9 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA...............10 Front View ..... ............. .......... ........... ........
EN-7 MOVIE MODE .................. ........................ ........... 43 Recording Movie Clips ........................................ 43 Playing Back Movie Clips .................................... 44 PLAYBACK MODE - ADVANCED FEATU RES . 45 Playing Back Still Images/Movie Clips on TV .
EN-8 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing t he new digital stil l camera! Equipped with a 6.0 Me gapixels CCD sensor, your camera delivers high quality , 2816 x 21 12 resolution images. Othe r features pr ovided by the camera includ e the following : 6.
EN-9 Package Contents Carefully un pack your kit box and ensure that you ha ve the following items. In the event that any it em is missing or if yo u find any misma tch or damage, promptly contact your dealer.
EN-10 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 6 1. Shutter re lease butt on 2. Flas h 3. Power switch 4. Mode di al 5. Self-ti mer LED 6. Microphone 7.
EN-11 Rear View 2 3 4 5 7 8 11 12 13 14 1 6 9 10 1. LED in dicator 2. / Zoom in ( telephoto ) button / Zoom out (wide-a ngle) button 3. Playback but ton 4. Menu bu tton 5. Delete bu tton 6. Arrow b utton (Up) Self-time r button 7. Arrow b utton (Right) Focus butto n 8.
EN-12 Mode Dial Y ou can se lect from seve n shooting mode s and setup mod e according t o shooting con ditions to a chieve the desired e ffect. Mode Description 1. Program Select thi s mode to permit t he shutter sp eed and apertu re to be set manually .
EN-13 LCD Monitor Information +0.3 +0.3 +0.3 3 3 2.2X 2.2X 2.2X 7 6 5 3 2 1 4 8 9 10 11 12 14 13 Camera Mode 1. Mode indicat ion [ ] Program Mode [ ] Portrait Mode [ ] Landscape Mode [ ] S port Mo de [ ] Night Mode [] S e t u p M o d e [ ] Movie Mode [ ] Auto Mode 2.
EN-14 Movie Mode 1. Movie mode 2. Fl ash mode 3. Rec ordable movie time a vailable 4. Memory st atus 5. Batte ry power indicat or 6. Fo cus area 7. Zoom ba r Image Playba ck 1. Pl ayback mode 2. Numb er of image 3. Memory st atus 4. Batte ry power indicat or 5.
EN-15 Movie Play back 1. Playback mode 2. Movie mode 3. Number o f movie 4. Memory s tatus 5. Batter y power indicator 6. Index nu mber of total number 7.
EN-16 PREPARING THE CAMERA Installing the Batteries Y ou can us e 2 AA size batte ries (alkal ine or Ni-MH re chargeable) to power the came ra. Make sure t hat the power of th e digital ca mera is off b efore inserting or removing the ba tteries. 1. Make su re the camera is turned of f.
EN-17 Inserting and Removing an SD Memory Card (Optional Accessory) The digital camera come s with 1 1MB of internal memor y , allowing you to stor e captured sti ll images or video clips in the dig ital camera.
EN-18 Attaching the Camera Strap Attach the strap as shown in the il lustration..
EN-19 GETTING STARTED Turning the Power On/Off Press the power switch un til the digi tal camera turns on. T o turn the po wer off, press the po wer switch aga in.
EN-20 Choosing the Screen Language Follow the s teps below to choos e the desired l anguage. 1. Rot ate the mode d ial to and turn your camera on b y pressing the power swi tch. 2. [Set-up1] i s displayed. 3. Use the four-way c ontroller ( T ) to select [Languag e], then press the button.
EN-21 Setting the Date and Time Follow the st eps below to set th e date displa y style, curren t date and time . 1. Rot ate the mode dial t o and turn you r camera on by pres sing the power swit ch.
EN-22 Formatting an SD Memory Car d or Internal Memory The term “ Formatting” means preparin g an “SD me mory card” t o record i mages; this process is also cal led “initializatio n”. This utility format s an SD memory card or the internal memory and eras es all stored images and dat a.
EN-23 Using the LCD Monitor Y our came ra is equip ped with a 2. 4” full colo r TFT LCD moni tor to hel p you compose i mages, re play record ed images/movie clips or adjust men u settings. The mode icon s, text and numbers dis played on the monitor may vary accor ding to the curre nt settings.
EN-24 PHOTOGRAPHY MODE Shooting Images 1. Rot ate the mode dial to , , , , , or and turn your camera on by pr essing the pow er switch. 2. Compose the image on t he LCD monitor scre en so that the main subject is wi thin the focus frame . 3. Pres s the shutter release bu tton down halfway to focus the image.
EN-25 Setting Image Resolution and Quality As you get to know the digital camer a, you can set the ima ge resol ution (numbe r of vert ical and ho rizontal pixels) a nd image qu ality (co mpression ratio) base d on the types of images yo u want to s hoot.
EN-26 Using the Zoom Function This camera is equi pped with 3x optical zoom. The lens moves durin g the optical zoom phot ography , allowing you to capt ure teleph oto and wide- angle shots. By using the op tical zoom f unction; im ages appear closer by pressing th e button, or sma ller away by pres sing the button.
EN-27 Using the Flash The flash is designed to f unction automa tically whe n lighting con ditions war rant the use o f flash. Y ou can take an image usin g a desired f lash mode to suit your circum stances. 1. Rota te the mode dial to , , , , , or . 2.
EN-28 Setting Focus Images can be c aptured with the focus de termined aut omatically usi ng auto focus . Y ou may over -ride the auto focus and specify [ ] ma cro or [ ] infinity . 1. Rot ate the mode d ial to , , , , , or . 2. Press the pow er switch to t urn on the pow er .
EN-29 CAPTURE MODE Burst This mode i s used for continuou s shooting . 3 pictur es are taken c ontinuously once the shutter rel ease butt on is pressed . Secure the camer a to a tripod or place it on a st able surfac e. 1. Rota te the mode dial to , , , , , or .
EN-30 Auto Bracket In this mo de, the came ra automati cally chang es the exp osure within a set ran ge to take thre e shots after you press the s hutter rel ease button o nce. Auto Bra cket settings can be combi ned with expo sure compensat ion settings to extend the adju stment range.
EN-31 Self-Timer The self-tim er can be used in si tuations such as group shots. When usi ng this optio n, you should ei ther mount the camera o n a tripod (rec ommended) or rest it on a flat, lev el surface. 1. Secure the ca mera to a tripo d or place it on a stable surface.
EN-32 The table below will help you choos e the appro priate self-t imer mode: After one shot is taken, the self-timer mode is turned off. If you wish to take another image using the self-timer , repeat these steps. Self-timer mode Description 2 sec.
EN-33 Adjusting the Exposure (EV Compensation) Y ou can ma nually adj ust the expo sure determi ned by the di gital camera. U se this mod e when the pr oper exposure ca nnot be ob tained, for exampl e, when the contrast (d ifference betwe en bright and dark areas ) between the su bject and the ba ckground is ex tremely hi gh.
EN-34 Setting White Balance This feat ure lets you make adjustments to comp ensate f or different lig hting types ac cording t o your shoot ing condition s. 1. Rot ate the mode d ial to , , , , or . 2. Press the pow er switch to t urn on the pow er . 3.
EN-35 USING THE MODE DIAL Auto Mode [ ] (Auto) mo de is the simplest way which a llows you to take stil l pictur es without h aving to set spec ial functions or manual adjust ments. The camera sets the optimal focu sing and exp osure. 1. Rotate the mode dial to and turn your camera on by pre ssing the power swit ch.
EN-36 Portrait Mode [ ] Select this mode to make people stand out with the backgr ound out-of-focu s. 1. Rot ate the mode d ial to and turn your camera on b y pressing the power swi tch. 2. Comp ose your subject wi thin the focus frame. 3. Pres s the shutter re lease button to capture the image .
EN-37 Sport Mode [ ] This mode allows you to shoo t fast moving objects . 1. Rotate the mode dial to and turn your camera on by pre ssing the power swit ch. 2. Compos e your subject w ithin the focus frame. 3. Press the shu tter release bu tton to capt ure the image.
EN-38 PLAYBACK MODE - THE BASICS Viewing Images Y ou can di splay the st ill images on e by one. 1. Rot ate the mode dial to , , , , , or and turn your camera on by pressing th e power switch. 2. Pr ess the button. The last reco rded image appe ars on the LCD mo nitor screen.
EN-39 Magnifying Images While revie wing your imag es, you may en large a sele cted portion of an image. T his magnific ation allows y ou to view fine details. The zoom fac tor display ed on the screen shows the curre nt magnific ation rati o. 1. Press the button.
EN-40 Thumbnail Display This functio n allows you to view 9 th umbnail images on th e LCD monitor screen simultaneous ly so you may search for a p articular image. 1. Pr ess the button. The last reco rded image appe ars on the LCD mo nitor screen.
EN-41 Slideshow Display The slides how functio n enables yo u to play yo ur images b ack automati cally in s equential or der . This i s very useful and e ntertaining feat ure for reviewi ng recorded i mages and for presentations. 1. Press the button.
EN-42 Resizing an Image Y ou can c hange the ima ge size of a captured im age to one o f the followi ng sizes: 22 72 x 1704 pix el, 1600 x 1200 pixel and 64 0 x 480 pixel. 1. Pr ess the button. The last reco rded image appe ars on the LCD mo nitor screen.
EN-43 MOVIE MODE Recording Movie Clips This mode allo ws you to record movie clips with sound via bu ilt-in microphone . 1. Rotate the mode dial to and turn your camera on by pre ssing the power swit ch. 2. Press the shutter rele ase button to st art recording .
EN-44 Playing Back Movie Clips Y ou can pl ay back the re corded movi e clips on the LCD mon itor screen . However, the sound recorded with movie clips can on ly be played ba ck on a TV or on a comput er .
EN-45 PLAYBACK MODE - ADVANCED FEATURES Playing Back Still Images/Movie Clips on TV Y ou can a lso playbac k your imag es on a TV scree n. Before co nnecting to any device, make sure to s elect NTSC/P.
EN-46 Deleting Images/Movie Clips Use this fu nction to delete one or all images/mov ie clips stored in SD memory card or the inter nal memory . Please note that the deleted images or movie clips ca nnot be recovered. Exercise caution be fore deleting a file.
EN-47 Protecting Images/Movie Clips Set the da ta to read-o nly to prevent im ages from being erased by mist ake. 1. Press the button. The last r ecorded image appears on the LC D monitor scree n. 2. In the mode, use the four-way control ler ( WX ) to select the desired image s.
EN-48 Setting the DPOF DPOF (Digi tal Print Order Forma t) allows you t o embed printing informatio n on your SD memor y card. By using DPOF , you can s elect an image to be printed and the n specify how many pr ints or whic h image you would like. T ake yo ur SD memory card to a DP OF enabled prin ter that accep ts SD memory cards.
EN-49 4. Use the four-way controlle r ( ST ) to select by y our prefer ence, then press the button. [Quantity ]: Allows yo u to select im age quantity (0 ~10). Use th e four-way controlle r ( WX ) to set the image quan tity . [Date]: Th e date of reco rding can b e printed di rectly on th e images.
EN-50 Connecting to a PictBridge-Compatible Printer Even if you do not have a comp uter , you ca n connect t he camera dir ectly to a pr inter that supports PictBr idge to perfor m image select ion and printi ng using the c amera scree n and controls.
EN-51 Printing i mages When the ca mera is properly connected to a PictBridge-comp atible printer , the [Printin g Mode Select] s creen is display ed on the LCD monitor screen. Use th e four-way controller ( ST ) to select the print mode. In [Print] Mod e: Lets yo u print the spe cified image with PictBridge.
EN-52 4. Af ter Print Setting is set, the print icon is marked on the displa yed image. Y ou can still use the four -way contr oller ( WX ) to change t he image by your pref erence, then press the button to print. 5. Use the four-w ay controlle r ( ST ) to ac cess the paper selecti on setting, then pr ess the button to confirm.
EN-53 In [Print All] Mode: Lets yo u print all image s with PictBridge . 1. If you wish to pr int all the images stored in the camera, you may choose [Pri nt All] in [P rinting Mode Select]. 2. T o set Print Setti ngs, follow step s 2 to 6 in [Pri nt] Mode.
EN-54 TRANSFERRING FILES FR OM YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA TO COMPUTER After using USB c able to establish a USB connecti on between th e camera and y our computer, you can use your comput er to shar e recorded images or video clips with your famil y or frien ds via e-mai l or post them on the Web.
EN-55 Step 1: Install the USB driver Installation on Wi ndows 98 & 98SE The USB driver on the supplied CD-R OM is exclusively for Windows 98 and 98S E. Windows 2000/M E/XP users need not install the USB driver . 1. Insert the enclosed CD -ROM into your CD- ROM drive.
EN-56 Step 2: Connect the digital camera to your computer 1. Rot ate the mode d ial to and turn your camera on b y pressing the power swi tch. 2. Pres s the four-way con troller ( X ) to select th e [Set-up2] menu, then use the four-way cont roller ( T ) to select [USB Mode].
EN-57 Step 3: Download images or movie clips When the digi tal camera is tu rned on and co nnected to yo ur compute r , it is consi dered to be a disk drive, just like a floppy di sk or CD.
EN-58 EDITING SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Installing Photo Explorer Ulead ® Photo Explorer provides a simple and eff icient way to transfer , browse, modify and distribute digit al media.
EN-59 Installing Photo Express Ulead ® Photo Express is complete photo p roject software for digit al images. The step-by-step workflow , visu al program int erface, a nd in-progr am help as sist users in creating exciting p hoto proje cts. Acquire di gital photos effortlessly fr om digital camer as or scanner s.
EN-60 USING THE DIGITAL CAMERA AS A PC CAMERA Y our d igital camera c an act as a PC came ra, whic h allows y ou to vid eoconferenc e with bu siness asso ciates, or have a r eal-time c onversatio n with fri ends or fami ly .
EN-61 Step 2: Connect the digital camera to your computer 1. Rotate the mode dial to ! and turn your camera on by pressing the power swit ch. 2. Press the four -way contro ller ( X ) to select the [Set-up 2] menu, then use the f our-way cont roller ( T ) to select [USB Mode ].
EN-62 Step 3: Run your applic ation software (i.e. Windows NetMeeting) T o use Windows NetMeeting fo r videoconferencing: 1. Go to Star t Æ Program s Æ Accessories Æ Communications Æ NetMeeting to launch the NetMeeting program. 2. Cl ick the S tart V ideo butto n to view liv e video.
EN-63 MENU OPTIONS Camera Menu This menu is fo r the basic set tings to be us ed when capt uring still i mages. 1. Rot ate the mode dial to , , , , , or and turn your camera on. 2. Press the button, then use the fo ur-way controller ( WX ) to se lect the [Mode1] / [Mode2 ] / [Mode3] menu.
EN-64 In the ! Mode Item Functional Description Image Size Sets the size of th e image that wil l be capture d. ! Refer to the se ction in this man ual titled ! "Setting I mage Resolu tion and Quality" (EN-25) f or furthe r details.
EN-65 In the , , , , or Mode. Mode1 settings Item Functional Descrip tion Image Size Refer to the s ection in this manual titled “Setting Image Resolution and Qua lity” (EN-25) for further details. Quality Re fer to the section in this manual titled “Setti ng Image Resolution and Quality” (EN-2 5) for further details.
EN-66 Mode2 setti ngs Item Functional Description Metering Y ou can selec t the metering mod e that sets which part of th e subject to me asure to determine th e exposure . Center-wei ghted: Averages t he light met ered from the entire fra me, but giv es greater wieght to th e subject matt er at the center.
EN-67 Mode3 settings Item Functional Description Color Sets the color of the i mage that wil l be captured. Full Color Black & White Sepia Sharpness Sets the level of i mage sharpness . High Medium Low Saturatio n T o capture an im age, your camer a offers y ou three dif ferent degrees of color to matc h with your pr eference.
EN-68 Movie Menu This menu is fo r the basic settin gs to be used when recording movie c lips. 1. Rotate the mode dial to a nd turn your cam era on. 2. Pr ess the button. 3. Pres s the four-way controller ( ST ) to select the opti on item. Then p ress the butto n 4.
EN-69 Playback Menu In the menu, set the se ttings used for playback. 1. Press the button. The last r ecorded image appears on the LC D monitor scree n. 2. Press the button, th en use the four-way controll er ( ST ) to sel ect the [Pl ayback1] / [Playbac k2] menu.
EN-70 Playback1 Item Functional Description Slide Show Y ou can play ba ck recorde d images in orde r with a select ed interval time. This func tion is useful fo r checking your i mages or for pre sentations, etc. Refer to the s ection in this manual titled “Slideshow Display” (EN-41) for fu rther detail s.
EN-71 Playback2 Item Fun ctional Description Resize C hanges the size of a reco rded image. Resizing rep laces the origi nal image wit h the changed i mage.
EN-72 Setup Menu This featur e allows you to set up the defaul t settings by pr eference for usin g your camera. 1. Rotate the mode dial to mo de and turn y our camera on. 2. Pres s the four-way controller ( WX ) to select the [Set-u p1] / [Set -up2] / [Set -up3] menu.
EN-73 Set-up1 se ttings Item Functional Description Format Erases all ima ges and refo rmats the SD memory card loaded in your camera. Prote cted images are al so erased.
EN-74 Set-up2 sett ings Item Functional Description USB Mode Selects to cho ose one of the following mode s for further settings. PC / Pict Bridge / PC CAM TV Sets video output of the camera for ma tching th e video output sy stem of the equi pment that you are go ing to connect to the camer a.
EN-75 Set-up3 se ttings Item Functional Description Reset Number. Sets whether or no t to reset the fi le number when y ou take photograph s. This creat es a new folder. The captured images ar e recorded to the newly creat ed folder fr om number 0001.
EN-76 CONNECTING THE DIGITAL CAMERA TO OTHER DEVICES.
EN-77 SPECIFICATIONS Item Description Image Sensor CCD Effect ive pixels 6.0 Mega pixels Image size Still image: 2816x 21 12, 2272 x 1704, 16 00 x 1200, 640 x 48 0 Movie clip: 32 0 x 240 Image quali ty Still image: Fine / Normal / Economy Movie image: Q VGA Recording media Ap prox.
EN-78 +! Recordin g capacity shows approximate number of shots recorded during CIP A-compliant testing. Actual performan ce may vary according to operating conditions. +! Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. Self-tim er 10 sec self- timer , 2 sec sel f-timer, 10+2 sec self-timer Exposure com pensatio n -2.
EN-79 APPENDIX T roubleshoo ting Guide Symptom Possible causes Solutions / Cor rective Act ions Power does not tu rn on. * The batteri es have run out . * The batteri es are not ori ented correc tly . * The battery cover is not cl osed properl y .
EN-80 Flash does not fire. * Flash o ff is selected in fla sh mode. * 10+2 sec. Self -timer is sel ected in self-timer mode . * The [Captur e Mode] is set to [Burst] or [AEB]. * The camera is i n the (video) mo de. * Select a dif ferent flash mode. * Select [A F] in the [Capture Mo de].
EN-81 Possib le Number of Record able Image The frame count er indicat es the approxi mate number of ima ges that can be stored on the in ternal memory and the SD memory card.
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