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2 Impor tant Inf ormation For Y our Safety The power s witch turns the D VD video camera/ recorder on and off , leaving the date/time f eature unaffe c ted. If the camera/recorder is to be left unattended for a long period of time, turn it off . The D VD video camera/recorder and A C adapter/charger have the f ollowing caution marks.
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4 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS In addition to the careful attention de voted to qualit y standar ds in the manufact ure of your video product, saf ety is a major fa ctor in the design of ev er y instrum ent. But, saf ety is your responsibility too .
5 Cautions on HDD Save the data recorded on HDD: • T o ba ck up the data recorded on HDD, save it on a DVD . It is also recommended t hat you use this DVD video camera/r ecorder to dub th e data. Y ou can also use a PC to sav e the data on a DVD. • It is recommended that you periodically save your recor dings.
6 Liquid crystal di splay (LCD) and vi ewfinder: • The LCD scr een and viewfinder are the pr oducts of highly precise technology . Among the total number of pixels (appr ox . 120, 000 pixels for L CD monitor and e quivalent to approx. 20 0,000 pixels for viewfinder), 0.
7 Do not use the D VD video camera/recorder near corrosive gas: • If the DVD video camera/r ecorder is used in a place where ther e is dense exhaust gas generated by gasoline or diesel engine, corr .
8 Do not turn the D VD video camera/recorder off while th e A CCESS/PC indicator or CARD A CCESS 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 car d, or being read from it.
9 Cautions When Storing Do not leave the D VD video camera/re cor der in a place where the temperature is very high for a long period of time: • The temperatur e inside a closed vehicle o r trunk can becom e very high in a hot season. If yo u leave the DVD video camera/r ecorder in such a place, it could malfun ction or the case could be damaged.
10 CLEANING Be sure to set the power switch to “OFF” before c leaning th is D VD video cam era/recorder . ● Cleaning LCD screen and camera lens Use dry , soft cloth to wipe dirt off.
11 DISC CLEANING Use the disc cleaning cloth pr ovided to lightly wipe off an y dirt adhering to t he disc as shown in the figur e. Do not wipe the disc with force: Doing so could cause scratches. Never use solven t (thinner , water , antistat or detergent) for cleaning.
12 About This Manual ● Displays in this manual Understand that the displays ar e differ ent from those you will actually see in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen. ● Notation of cancel button Press th e stop/cancel button to stop your operation midway , or return the menu screen to the preceding one.
13 Intr oduction ● Recording is possib le on both HDD and D VD: In FINE mode , recording for up to 11 hours is possible on HDD; up to 30 min utes on DVD (p. 43, 159). ● Dubbing to an 8 cm D VD can be performed on this D VD video camer a/recor d er using only one b utton: Simple dubbing withou t a D VD recorder or PC (p.
14 Table of Contents Important Information........... .............................. 2 For Your Safety.................... .............................. 2 Precautions ........................................................ 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .
15 SELECTING SHO OTING MODE TO MATCH THE SUBJEC T (SWITCHING P ROGRAM AE MODE )...... ........ 60 RECORDING DARK SUBJECTS USING LCD MONITOR LIGH T ... ................ ................ .......... 61 ADJUSTING COLO R (WHITE BALANCE) .......... 61 USING THE ELECTRONIC I MAGE STABILIZER (EIS) .
16 DELETING DATA ON HDD (FULL FORMA T) .......... ............... ................ ... 111 FINALIZING DVD-RW/DVD-R/+RW (FINALIZE DVD) ... ............. ............... ................ ................ 1 12 ADDITIONALLY RECORDI NG ON FINALIZED DVD-RW (VF-MODE)/+RW (UNFINALIZE DVD ) .
17 Checking Provid ed Accessories Make sure that y o u ha ve all the f ollowing accessories in package: Battery (model DZ-BP14S): P or table po wer supply f or this D VD video camera/reco rder . Charge it bef ore use. AC adapt er/charger (model DZ-ACS3): Used to power the D VD video c amera/ recorder f rom AC outlet, or char ge batter y .
18 Names of Par ts 1 Flash (p. 58) 2 Light receiving sensor This sensor contr ols the amount of light to be emitted from the bui lt-in flash. T ake care not to block with hand, etc. during r ecording. 3 Stereo mic rophone T ake care that the microphone is not blocked by a hand, etc.
19 14 Viewfinder (p. 34) 15 Diop ter control (p. 34) T o adjust the focus of image appearing in the viewfinder . (Pull ou t the viewfinder .) 16 秒撮 (SLEEP/REST ART) button (p. 45) T o switch the sleep/re start status between ON and OFF . 17 アクセス／ PC 接続 (A CCESS/PC) indicator (p.
20 27 フルオート (FULL AUT O) button (p. 59) T o switch the DVD video camera /recor der to full au tomatic. 28 フォーカス (FOCUS) button (p. 55) T o swi tch between manu al focus and auto - focus. 29 メニュー (MENU) button (p. 35, 51, 90) Press th is button to display the menu for setting camera functions and Disc Navigation.
21 44 フォト (PHOT O) button (p. 44) 45 録画 (REC) button (p. 43) 46 メニュー (MENU) button (p. 35, 51, 90) 47 選択 (SELECT) button (p. 79, 97) 48 Reverse search b utton (p. 51, 75) 49 削除 (DELETE) button (p. 89) 50 ディスクナビゲーション (DISC NA VIGA TION) button (p.
22 Setups This section explains preparations for recording – setting up the DVD video camera/recorder and batter y . Demonstration Function This D VD video camera/recorder is equipped with a demonstration funct ion. The default at purchase time is “A uto”, which wi ll automatically sta r t th e demonstration appro x .
23 A TT A CHING LENS CAP 1 Attach the shorter end of lens cap string to the lens cap. 2 Attach the longer end of lens cap string to the hand strap of DVD video camera/r ecorder .
24 REMO VING BA TTERY FR OM REMOTE CONTR OL 1 While pushing the battery holder , slide the battery out. Wa rn i n g : • KEEP THE BA TTER Y A WA Y FROM CHILDREN AND PETS. • IF SW ALLOWED , CONSUL T A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIA TEL Y FOR EMERGENCY TREA TMENT .
25 HDD/DVD/Car d s The follo wing table lists the storage media (dis cs and cards) that can be used on this D VD video camera/recorder and the functions which are availab le with them: Function Media HDD DV D - RAM DV D - RW (VR mode) DV D - RW (VF mode) DV D -R +RW SD memory card T o record video (p.
26 HDD , DISCS Note : • This D VD video camera/recorder can use only the 8-cm bare discs not pac ked in a s quare car tridge, square caddy case or round D VD holder .
27 EXAMPLES OF DISCS THA T CANNO T BE USED ON THIS D VD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER • CD • CD-R • CD-RW • CD-ROM • DVD-ROM • DVD-V ideo • DVD-R (4.
28 Pr eparations fo r Power Supply USING D VD VIDEO CA MERA/RECORDER WITH A C AD APTER/CHARGER It is recommen ded that you use the AC adapter/char ger to power the DVD video camera/recor der from household AC out let when you perform settings on it, play back or edit images, or use it indoors.
29 Setting Up the Battery The DZ-BP14S battery (provided) has not been char ged at purchase time: Charge it before using the D VD video camera/recorder .
30 ● Batter y charged status Y ou can find out the char ged status of battery by checking the CHARGE indi cator on AC adapter/ charger: Note : See “T roubleshoot ing” on page 149 when the CHARGE indicator b links. ● Reference f or time required to ch arge ba ttery (at a ppro x.
31 ● Continuousl y recordab le time with full y c harged battery (with no zoom operation, etc.) See the following table as a re ference for how long the DVD video camera/recor der can continuously b.
32 B A TTER Y REMAINING LEVEL INDICA T OR When the battery is used to power the DVD video camera/r ecorder , the battery remai ning level appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD scre en as follows: EFFICIENT USE OF B A TTER Y • The battery will slightly discharg e even if it is detached from the DVD vi deo camera/ reco rder .
33 T urning DVD Video Camera/Recor der On and Of f While holding down the gray bu tton at the right of power switch , set th e switch according to each recor ding function: P Note : • Once you turn .
34 V iewing Images VIEWING IMA GE ON LCD MONIT OR SCREEN If you open the LCD mo nitor , you can monitor subject image on the LCD screen. 1 Open the LCD monitor . The LCD monitor has a portion wher e you can hook your finger . Hook the finger there to open the monito r .
35 1<>2/3 Changing Display Language (Language) Y ou can change the language used to display the menu and information . The following shows that 日本語 (Japanese) is changed t o English. 1 Press the MEN U button, then select “ 初期設 定 (Initial Set up)” using f / e / d / c / A .
36 4 After setting t he current date and time, press the A button. The screen for verifying the set date w ill appear . 5 If the displayed date a n d time are corr ect, press the d butt on to choose “YES”, and then press th e A button.
37 RESETTING MENU SETTINGS T O DEF A UL TS (RESET) Y ou can restor e menu settings to defaul ts (initial se tt ings at the factory (p. 156 )). (Note, however , that the date/time will not be reset.) 1 Choose “Reset” on the “Initial Setup” menu screen, a nd then press the A button.
38 1<>2/3 LCD/EVF Setup ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN (LCD BRIGHTNESS) AND VIEWFINDER (EVF BRIGHTNESS) 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “LCD/EVF Adjust” on the “LCD/EVF Setup” men u screen, and th en choose “LCD Brightness”or “EVF Brightness”.
39 ADJUSTING COLOR DENSITY (COLOR LEVEL) Y ou can adjust the color density of th e LCD monitor screen an d viewfinder . 1 Press the MEN U button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “LCD/EVF Adjust” on the “LCD/EVF Setup” menu screen, and then choose “Color Level”.
40 1<>2/ Inserting and Removing Disc 1 Set the power switch to “DVD” or “OFF” . When the power switch is set to “HDD” or “SD”, the cover of disc insertion block will not open.
41 Note : • If the cover of disc inser tion block is open, the ACCESS/PC indicator will blink when an i mage is display ed on t he LCD monitor screen: In t his case, the D VD video camera/recorder will no t turn of f ev en if the power switch is set to “OFF”.
42 3 Inserting and Removing Card 1 Open the LCD monitor . 2 T urn the DVD video camera/recor der off. 3 Open the cover of car d insertion block. 4 Inser ting Ca rd: Insert car d with its te rm inal inward until it locks. Removing Card: Push the center of card edge.
43 Basic T echniques This section explains about recording of movies and still imag es, and also basic settings on D VD video camera/recorder . 1<>2/ Recor d ing Movie 1 Remove the le ns cap, and then poin t the DVD video camera/r ecorder at subject.
44 3 Record ing Stills Note : Recording of still images is possib le on card. 1 Remove the le ns cap, and then point the D VD video camera/recorder at subject.
45 1<>2/3 Swift Restar t of Recor ding (S LEEP/REST AR T button) If you press the SLEEP/REST ART button while in th e r ecording pause status instead of turning the DVD video camera/recorder of f, the status that recording is possibl e will be restor ed in approx.
46 1<>2/3 On-Scr een Infor mation V arious types of information will appear in the vi ewfinder or on the LCD scree n during recording. INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DUR ING RECORDING See the next page for details.
47 1. Recording mode (p. 43, 44, 68) 2. Program AE (only in movie recordi ng mode) (p. 60) 3. White balance (p. 61) 4. Electronic ima ge stabilizer (EIS ) (p. 63) 5. Backlight co mpensation (p. 57) 6. 16:9 mode (onl y in movie recordi ng mode) (p. 65) 7.
48 15. HDD, DVD/Card type 16. Movie recording quality ( only in movi e recording mod e ) (p. 64) Still record ing quality (only in st ill recording mode) (p. 67) 17. HDD Protection (p. 69) 18. Remaining space on HDD/DVD/card 19. Re maining number of r ecordable scene s *3 (when using HDD) 20.
49 ● Switching the inf ormation display mode Y ou can switch the display mode of on-screen information: Press the DISPL A Y button. The full and minimum display modes will alternate.
50 ● Interpreting symbols on LCD screen when recor ding with the screen facing the same direction as the lens Note : • If the LCD screen is set f acing the same direction as the len s, the LCD screen will displa y a mirror image (left and right rev ersed).
51 Checking Flow of Menu The follo wing two on-screen menu modes are avai lab le with this D VD video camera/recorder : • Full Menu: T o display all menu items f or experts • Quick Menu: T o display only the fundamental menu items f or first timers ● Operating M enu The Full Menu will appear if you pres s the MENU button.
52 ● Flow of Full Men u ■ The shaded menu item can also be set using the Quick Menu. Refer to page ind icated for de tails of each fun ction. Camera Functions Setu p Not displayed when external input is being selected. Record Functions Setup Date Setup LCD/EVF Setup Adjust (p.
53 1<>2/3 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 exceede d). Y ou can zoom up to 240-power . 1 Press the MEN U button, choose “Dig.
54 RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHO TO EFFECT Use the tele-conversion lens or wide-conversion lens with the following filter diameter and thr ead pi tc h t o re co rd s ub je ct s fo r stro n g er telephoto or wide-angle effect: Filter diameter: 37 mm Thread pitch: 0.
55 1<>2/3 Manually Focusing Subject The D VD video camer a/recorder usually focu ses on a subject aut omatically (aut ofocus). Y ou can also manually f ocus a subject depending on the recording conditions.
56 Manually focus the following objects, which may not be a utomatically focused (see page 55): Objects not in the center of screen Objects that are f ar and near at the same time Objects with little v ar iation in brightness, such as white wall Objects moving rapidly Dark objects Objects lit by neon sign, spotlight, etc.
57 1<>2/3 Adjusting Brightness of Image to be re corded (Exposure) The D VD video camera/recorder usually adjusts the ex posure automatically . Y ou can also manually adjust the exposure depending on the recording conditions. 1 Press the EX POSURE button during rec ord in g.
58 3 Built-in V i deo Flash When recording photos in a dark place, or if the subject is lit from rear, this D VD video camera/ recorder makes use of the built-in Video Flash f o r automatic brightenin.
59 1<>2/3 Using Full Auto Function Pressing the FULL A UTO b utton w ill fully automate the camera functions. 1 Press the FULL AU TO button. “FULL AUTO” will be displayed on the scr een of DVD video camera/recor d er for several seconds.
60 1<>2/3 Setting Up Camera Functions SELECTING SHOO TING MODE TO MA TCH THE SU BJECT (SWITCHING PROGRAM AE MODE) This DVD video camera/recorder automatically de tects the status o f subject a n.
61 RECORDING D ARK SUBJECTS USING LCD MONIT O R LIGHT When Program AE is set to Lo w Light, you can use t he light from LCD monitor to record a subject. 1 Press the MEN U button, use the f / e / d / c buttons to choose “Pr ogram AE” on the “Camera Functi ons Setup” menu screen, and then pres s the A bu tton.
62 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c buttons to choose “ W hite Bal.” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu scr een, and then press th e A button. 2 Choose the desired option, and then press the A button. 3 Press the MENU button to en d the setting.
63 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMA GE ST ABILIZER (EIS) When you us e zoom (see p age 53) to record a magni fied subject image, it w ill correct fuzzin ess in the recor ded image. 1 Press the MEN U button, use the f / e / d / c buttons to choose “EIS” on the “Camera Functions Setu p” menu screen, and then pr ess the A button.
64 Setting Up Record Functions 1<>2/ SWITCHING MO VIE QU ALITY (VIDEO MODE) Choose the movie quali t y fr om “XTRA”, “FINE”, “STD”. 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “VIDEO Mode” on the “Recor d Functions Setup” menu screen , and then press the A button.
65 1<>2/ SETTING T O WIDE TV SCREEN MODE (16:9 MODE) When viewing r ecorded images later on a wide-scr een TV (as pect ratio 16:9), s pecify wide-scr een (16:9) mode “On”: Y ou can also r ecord images with the aspect ratio changed (t he aspect ratio with “Off ” is 4:3).
66 An image recor ded with “16:9 On” specified will appear as follows: Images recor ded with “16:9 Off” specified will appear as follows: Note : • The 16:9 setting will be k ept e ven after the D VD video camera/recorder is turned off. • The 16:9 mode can not be used with photo recordin g, external input.
67 3 SWITCHING QU ALITY OF STILL IMA GE (QU ALITY) Y ou can switch the still recording quality . 1 Press the MEN U button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to cho ose “Quality” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu scr een, and then pres s the A bu tton.
68 3 SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING METHOD (PHO TO INPUT) When “Input Source : LINE, S-LINE” is specified, you can recor d stills of externally input images on a card.
69 1<>2/3 SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y OU TP UT ON OR O FF (OSD OUTPUT) If you connect this DVD video camera/recor der to a TV to view images on TV screen, you can switch of f the on-scr een information (displayed in the viewfinder or on the LCD scr een) from the TV screen.
70 1<>2/ Using Exter nal Micr ophone Connect external micr ophone (generally available) to the external microphone jack of this DVD video camera/recorde r . Clearer sound can be record ed. T u rn on the switch on external microphone and start r ecording.
71 Disc Navigation 1<>2/3 Using Disc Navigation ST ARTING OR TERMINA TING DISC NA VIGA TION Disc Navigation is a tool for editin g scenes reco rded on this DVD video camera/r ecorder . Here is an explanation on “scen e” and “program”, so that you wil l be able to make most use of Disc Navigation functi on.
72 Disc Naviga tion screen Icons to be displa yed on thumbnail: .............. ........ D ubbed mar k (p. 8 5) [ ............... ........ Fa de-in (p. 92) ] ............... ........ Fa de-out (p. 92) V .............. ........ Photo (p. 44) ...........
73 PLA YING BA CK FROM DISC NA VIGA TION SCREEN 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the f / e / d / c buttons to select the desir ed scene. The selected scene will be framed: This is called a “cursor”. 3 Press the A butt on. Playback will start fr om the selected scene.
74 1<>2/3 PLA YING BA CK LA TEST RECORDED SCENE Playing Back 1 Press the A button in the r ecording pause status. The DVD video camera/recor der will enter the playback mode, an d the scene you have recor ded last will be played back.
75 1<>2/ CAPTURING PHO TO Y ou can recor d an image displayed duri ng playback of video as a photo on a car d. 1 Press the MEN U button at a scene you wish to capture during playback. 2 Choose “Edit”, “ PHOTO Capture”, and then press the A button.
76 1<>2/ SKIP PLA YBA CK OF MOVIE During playback, press the f or e button to locate the start of desired scene. Press e on ce: T o skip to the first image of the scene following the one being played back, and star t playback. Press f on ce: T o return to the first image of the scene being played back, and st art playback.
77 1<>2/3 JUMPING T O SPECIFIED POINT (GO T O) 1 Press the MEN U button during playback. 2 Choose the option (point you want to go to), and then pr ess the A button . To p : T o go to the start, and enter playback pause. End: T o go to the end of last scene, and enter playback pause.
78 1<>2/3 INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DUR ING PLA YB ACK V arious types of information on recor ding will be superimposed on playback image you are viewing. ● Switching the information display mode Press the DISPLA Y button: Y ou can switch the display mode of on-scr een information.
79 SELECTING MUL TIPLE SCENES 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the f / e / d / c buttons to select the desir ed scene. 3 Press the PH OTO/SELECT button once: The selected scene will be framed in r ed and yellow . Repeat steps 2 and 3 to randomly sel ect multiple scenes.
80 FUNCTIONS A V AILABLE WITH DI SC NA VIGA TION The Disc Navigation mode wil l allow a variety of further operations. Function s Available with Dis c Navigation * 1 Only deletion is possib le. * 2 Additional reco rding can be made on a fin alized D VD-RW (VR-mode) .
81 UNDERST ANDING FLO W OF DISC NA VIGA TION MENU Press the MENU butt on on the Disc N avigation sc reen: The menu screens fo r Disc Navigation and menu scr eens for HDD/DVD/Card will appear . Shaded items will also appear in Quick Menu display mode (see page 51).
82 ● When using D VD-RAM/DVD-R W (VR-mode) Scene Edit (p . 8 9) Divide (p. 9 0) Eff ect (p. 92) Delete (p. 89) Copy* 2 (p. 95) Combine (p . 91) Select (p. 97) Move* 3 (p . 91, 107) * 3 Will app ear when a play list is displa yed. Detail (p. 98) Fa de (p.
83 ● When using D VD-R W (VF-mode)/D VD-R/+R W ● When using ca r d Scene Select (p . 97) Start → Current (p . 97) Detail (p. 98) Curre nt → End (p. 97) All (p. 97) Program Selec t (p . 99) D VD Setting Finalize D VD (p . 112) Play (p . 100) Unfinalize D VD* 6 (p.
84 Dubbing on DVD This DVD video camera/recor der allows you to ch oose the desir ed method when dubbing images recor ded on HDD to a DVD: “Ne w”: T o dub scenes r ecorded on HDD to a DVD, without dubbed marks appearing, beginning with the first scene without dubbed mark.
85 • If you w ant to dub only the scenes with dubbed marks , "Category" in HDD setting should be designated (see page 114). • Marks will appear f or the thumbnails of the scenes which have bee n once dubbed. If the marks make the thu mbnails difficult to see, y ou can tur n off the marks (see page 88).
86 4 Replace the DVD. If one disc cannot contain all scenes, the screen for verifyin g DVD replacement will appear . T o continue dubbing, press the DISC EJECT button, and then replace the DVD : Dubbing will restar t from the scene following. T o stop dubbing, press the C (stop/cancel ) button.
87 DUBBING ALL SCENES RECORDED ON H DD (DUBBING “ALL ”) Y ou can dub all scenes record ed on the HDD to a DVD from the beginning in sequence. If the scenes cannot be included on one DVD, coun t the capacity siz e of scenes, and dub the scenes that can be stored on the DVD.
88 SELECTING SCENES RECORDED ON HDD AND DUBBIN G THEM (SCENE “SELECT” DUBBING) Y ou can select desired scenes r ecorded on HDD and dub only those scenes on DVDs.
89 Scene 1<3 DELETING SCENES (EDIT – DELETE) Y ou may want to delete unwanted scenes. Scenes on DVD-RW (VF-mode)/DVD-R cannot be d eleted, and menu item “Delete” will not appear with DVD-R W (VF-mode)/DVD-R.
90 ● Editing using subme nu Press th e MENU button before pr essing the A button in step 5 (se e page 89): The subm enu will appear . Pressin g the C button will restor e the screen in step 5. * 1 The menu item to be displayed will vary depending on the setting.
91 1< COMBINING MUL TIPLE SCEN ES (EDIT – COMBINE) If you have recor ded numerous short scenes, combining them will be facilitate d 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.
92 1< DIRECTING SCENES EFFECTIVEL Y (EFFECT – F ADE) Y ou can add fading to the beginning and/or en d of scene. There ar e three types of special effects: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Place the cursor on the scene to which fade is to be added.
93 1< PLA YING BA CK BY SKIPPING SCENES (EFFECT – SKIP) Y ou can specify “Skip” for scenes you do not want to play back: The selected scenes will be skipped. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Place the cursor on the sc ene to which skip is to be set .
94 1< CHANGING IMA GES FOR THUMBNAI LS (EFFECT – THUMBNAIL) Normally , the first image of the r ecorded scene is displayed as a thumbnail: Y ou can choose another image of the scene for thumbnail. If you set a vi vid image to thumbnail, you can know what you rec ord ed fro m a gl an ce at the Disc Navigation screen.
95 13 COPYING STILLS ON D VD-RAM T O CARD (COPY) 1 Set the power switch to “DVD“. 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Place the cursor on the scene to be copied. 4 Press the MEN U button. 5 Choose “Copy” on the “Scene” menu screen, and then pres s the A bu tton.
96 3 LOCKING SCENES ON CARD (LOCK) Y ou can lock each photo recorded on car d so that it will not be deleted or edited by mistak e. 1 Set the power switch to “SD”. 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Place the cursor on the scene to be locked.
97 1<>2/3 SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCREEN (SELECT) Y ou can use this “Select” function to select consecutive sc enes at one time. This function is useful when ther e are numerous scenes.
98 1<>2/3 DISPLA YING INFORMA TION USING MENU SCREEN (DET AIL) Y ou can display various information for a scene: the r ecording mode, r ecording date/time and length, special effects and movie quality mode. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Place the cursor on the scene whose information you wish to know .
99 Pr ogram WHA T IS “PROGRAM”? Program r efers to an assembly of scenes recor ded on the same date r egardless of whether they are movie or still.
100 1<>2/ PLA YING B A CK PROGRAM (PLA Y) Y ou can play back only the selected program. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Play” on the “Pr ogram” menu screen, and th en press the A butt on.
101 Note : • If you wish to del ete the letter f or title, press the C button once: The input letter will be deleted. Holding down the C b utton will delete all letters in the TITLE column. • Y ou can a lso use the DELETE but t on on remote control to delete any input letters.
102 1< Play List WHA T IS “PLA Y LIST”? Y ou can create a play list on this DVD video camera/r ecorder by gathering your favorites fr om the rec ord ed sc en es . Since the play list is not crea ted by copying data , you will consume little of the HDD/DVD capacity by making a play list.
103 1< SWITCHING T O DISPLA Y OF EA CH PLA Y LIST (SELECT) Select the desir ed one of multiple play lists: Th e Disc Navigation scr een of the selected play list will appear .
104 1< ADDING SCENES TO PLA Y LIST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Edit” on the “PlayList” menu scr een, and then press the A button.
105 1< DELETING SCENES FROM PLA Y LIST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button, and then pres s the MENU button. 2 Display the editing scr een of the play list to be edited. Perform steps 3 – 4 on page 10 4. 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lower r ow , and place the cursor on scene to be deleted.
106 1< DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR ED ITING (EDITING PLA Y LIST) Y ou can delete scenes from play list on the editing screen . 1 Press th e DISC NA VIGA TION button, and then press th e MENU but ton. 2 Display the editing scr een of the play list to be edited.
107 1< ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (MO V E) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Select” on the “PlayList” men u screen, a nd then press the A button. Select the play list to be edited, and then press the A button.
108 1< CHANGING TITLE OF PLA Y LIST (TITLE) The play lists have serial numbers in th e order you have created them, along with th e created dates/ times: Y ou can change this title a t any time. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button.
109 1<>2/3 Go T o F rom the Disc Navigation screen, you can jump to the first scene or last scene, and pla yback will star t from that point. MO VING T O B EGINNING (END) OF HDD/DVD/CARD 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button.
110 1< PRO TECTION Y ou can protect the HDD and a DVD-RAM/DVD-R W (VR-mode) in order to pr event recor ded images fro m being erased or edited by mistake. Fu rther recor ding will not be possible on protected disc until the protection is r eleased.
111 1< UPD A TING CONTROL INFORMA TIO N OF HDD/D VD-RAM/DVD-R W (VR- MODE) (UPD A TE CONTROL INFO .) Disc Navigation in th is DVD video camera/recor der handles information on scene s, such as thumbnail, skip, fade, in a particula r manner .
112 <>2/ FINALIZING DVD-R W/D VD-R/+RW (FINALIZE D VD) If you want to play back a DVD-RW/DVD-R recorded/dubbed on thi s 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 th is DVD video camera/recorder .
113 >/ ADDITIONALL Y RECORDING ON FINALIZED D VD-R W (VF-MODE)/+RW (UNFIN ALIZE D VD) Y ou can unfinalize the DVD-R W (VF-mode)/+R W finalized on this DVD video camera/r ecorder so that additio nal recor ding can be done on it. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button.
114 Others DISPLA YING DUBBE D/UNDUBBED SCENES IN LIST (C A TEGOR Y) Y ou can display all scenes recorded on HDD in this DVD video camera/r ecorder , by dividing them into those dubbed to DVD and not yet dubbed, on the Disc Navigation scr een. 1 Press th e DISC NA VIGA TION button, and then press th e MENU but ton.
115 1<>2/ PLA YING BA CK SCENES REPEA TEDL Y (REPEA T PLA Y) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “ Repeat Pla y” on the “Others” menu screen, a nd then press the A button.
116 1<>2/3 V i ewing on TV Scr een Connecting to a TV CONNECTING T O A TV Use the pr ovided A V/S input/output cable to conn ect the DVD video camera/r ecorder to a TV as follows: Note : • Using S-VIDEO will deliver clearer pla yback status.
117 1<>2/3 VIEWING ON TV SCREEN 1 T ur n the TV on and set the input selector to “VCR” whichever applicable V ideo input. Refer to the TV in struction manual for how to switch the TV input. 2 T urn the DVD video camera/r ecorder on. The image that the DVD video camera/ recor der is seeing will appear on the TV screen.
118 1<>2/ Playback on DVD Recor d er/Player PLA YING B ACK D VD-RAM/D VD-R W (VR-MODE) Y ou can use a D V D recorder or D VD pla yer that conforms to D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) to play back 8 cm D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) reco rded on this D VD video camera/recorder .
119 1<>2/3 Recor d ing (Dubbing) Images RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES FROM O THER VIDEO DEVICE Y ou can record (dub) images f rom other video devices to disc or card in th is DVD video camera/ rec ord er .
120 1 Set the input source on the DVD video camera/r ecorder to “LINE (L IN)”. Switch the input refer ring to “Input Source” on p. 67. 2 T urn on the connected device, and start playback. The picture will appear on the LCD scr een or viewfinder of this DVD video camera/ rec ord er .
121 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES ON O T HER VIDEO DEVICES Y ou can record (dub) images pla yed back on this DVD video camera/recor der , on other video devices. Use the A V/S input/output cable (provide d) to connect the DVD video camera/recor der to another video device as shown in the following figur e: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button.
122 1<>2/3 Connecting to PC Softwar e Pr ovided Y ou can utilize on PC the videos and photos r ecorded on this DVD video camera/recor der , using the PC connection cable and softwar e CD-ROM pr ovided, or generally available software.
123 Requirements of available PC [When using Windo ws] • OS: W indows ® 2000 Prof essional SP3 or higher Wi n d o w s ® XP Home Edition or higher Wi n d o w s ® XP Professi onal Edition or higher See the following W ebsites to fine out whether the provided softwa re can be used on Wi n d o w s Vi s t a : URL:http://www .
124 Installing Softwar e [When using Windo ws] 1 Tu r n t h e P C o n . If you have been using the PC, terminate all runn ing soft ware progr ams . 2 Insert the provide d CD-ROM into the CD- ROM drive of PC. The installer will automatically start, and the “Choose setting langua g e” scr een will automatical ly appear .
125 7 Choosing video system: The screen for se tting the video system will appear , and then click “N ext”. 8 Executing installation: The setups for i nstallation ar e now complete.
126 [When using Macintosh] 1 T urn the Macintosh on, and insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of Macintosh. 2 Double-click th e DVDHS7S icon dis played on desktop. 3 Double- click the ic on of “Ima geMixer 3 f or DVDCAM.pkg” displayed on screen.
127 Connecting to PC vi a PC Connec tion Cable Use the provided PC connection cable to connect the DVD video camera/recor d er to PC as shown below . Note : • The PC connection cabl e does not supp ly po wer to the D VD video camera/recorder: Use the AC ada pter/charger to pow er the D VD video camera/recorder .
128 When connecting the DVD video camera/recor der to PC, the DVD video camera/recor der will be recognized a s a drive. The drive will appear on screen as follows: [When using Windo ws] If the DVD vi.
129 ● When remo ving disc [When using Win dows] Use W indows Explorer or My Computer to choos e the drive icon of DVD video camera/recorder . → Right-click the mouse. → Choose “Eject”. → The cover of disc insertion block on DVD video camera/r ecorder will open.
130 BEFORE TE RMINA TING PC CON NECTION (UNPLUGG ING PC CONNECTION CABLE)/CHANGING O VER PO W ER SWITCH [When using Windows] 1 Before unpluggi ng the PC connection cable from PC, terminate the application an d then click the “Har dware Removal” icon on task tray at the bottom right of W indows screen .
131 Using ImageMixer 3 for Windows ImageMixer 3 allows you to captur e the images re corded on the DVD video camera /recor der into PC, edit the video file, and cr eate a DVD-V ideo or DVD -VR using the video file. The following shows the basic op eration of ImageMixer 3.
132 CREA TING D V D-VIDEO USING IMA GES RECORDED ON H DD/DISC Y ou can use the images recorded on the DVD video camera/r ecorder to create a disc that can be viewed on DVD re corders/players. * A DVD-R W/DVD-R/+R W recorded on this DVD vide o camera/recor der must be finalized on this DVD video camera/rec or der (see page 1 12).
133 5 On the “Importing Device” scree n, choose “Hitachi DVDCAM (HDD)” when the power switch is set to “HDD”; and “Hitach i DVDCAM” when the power switch is set to “DVD”.
134 8 Click “W rite” to create a DVD-V ideo. Clicking “W rite” will di splay the scr een for writing. Check “Cr eate disc”, perform setting for write, such as choosin g 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.
135 Using ImageMixer 3 Ma c Edition for DVDCAM ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM allows you to import the images recor ded on this DVD video camera/reco rder into Macintosh as a video file, play back the video file, edit it and create a DVD-V ideo. The following shows the basic op erations of ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM.
136 IMPORTING IMA G ES RECORDED ON HDD/DISC INT O MA CINT OSH ImageMixer 3 allows you to import movie files r ecorded 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 cre ate a DVD-V ideo.
137 CREA TING D VD-VIDEO USING IMA GES RECOR DED ON HDD/DISC Y ou can use the images record ed on the DVD video camera/r ecorder to create a disc that can be pl ay ed on ot her DV D rec ord ers /p la ye rs .
138 5 Wr i t e t o a D V D . Y ou can check the video files in a DVD list. Select the video file you wish to che ck and click the Playbac k icon at the bottom o f scr een. When checking the video files in list, click “W rite” at the bottom of screen: The screen for setting the write drive will appear .
139 Uninstalling Softwar e [When using Windo ws] Use “Control Pa nel” to open “Add or Remove Applications”, choose the application to be uninstalled from the di splayed list of applicatio ns, and then click the “Change/Remove” button. Note : • After uninstalling software , be sure to restar t the PC.
140 Cautions when connec ting DVD video camera/ rec o rde r t o PC Use the AC adapter/char g er to power the D VD vi deo camera/recorder when connecting it to PC: The DVD video camera/r ecorder can al.
141 Subsidiar y Infor mation Intr oduction to Op tional Accessories CAMERA A CCESSORIES W ide conversion lens (DZ-WL1)* (p. 54) T ele-conversion lens (DZ-TL1)* (p. 54) PO WER SUPPL Y Battery (DZ- BP14SJ) Battery (DZ- BP21SJ) • When using camera accessories, be sure t o read the instruction manuals f or each accessor y .
142 T r ouble Messages A message may appear while y ou are operating th e D VD video camera/recorder . If a message appears, ref er to the following tab le and ta ke appropriate correctiv e actio n. Messages are arranged in alphabetical order . Message Cause & T roubleshooting Reference page (1) Data erro r in a par t of image f ile.
143 Cannot comb ine scene of multiple pr ograms. Create P la y List first , and then combine scenes. Scenes in different programs (different recordin g dates) cannot be combined. Cr eate a Play list first, and then comb ine such scenes on the playlist .
144 Card error has occurred. • The card ter minal s ma y be dir ty: Wip e off dir t, and tr y the ca rd again, or use another card. • Data other th an still image ma y b e included: Use an other card.
145 D VD error has occurred. K eep D VD inside & restar t. Disc error c ould have occurred duri ng editing of scene s. T ur n off the D VD video camera/recorder wi th the disc bein g used in it, conn ect AC adapter/charger, and then power the D VD video camera/re corder again .
146 D VD-RAM, Finalize is not required . This message will appear if you press the FINALIZE button with a D VD-RAM loaded i n this D VD video camera/ recorder . No finalizatio n is necessary for a D VD-RAM. 112 END OF CARD No more recording on this card can be done: Delete unnecessar y stills or us e another card.
147 NO D VD This message ma y appe ar when the D VD video ca mera/recorder or disc is moved from a cold plac e to a warm plac e. Condensation has occurred on the camera/record er lens or HDD/ D VD dri v e. Do not remov e th e disc; leave the D VD video camera/ recorder t urned of f in a place as dr y as possi ble f or 1 – 2 h ours.
148 *1 • This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. If this mess age appears when a recorded disc is recognized immediately after it is inserte d, do not repa ir the disc; r emove it and then use the provided disc cleaning cloth to clean off the dirt before usin g it.
149 T r oubleshooting Check to see the f ollowing before asking f or a repai r. If the suggested solution still cannot restore the D VD video camera/recorder to normal, do not attempt to repair it yourself , but consult your dealer . P ower supplies Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page Batter y cannot be charged.
150 During recording P ower cannot be t urned off. Detach the batter y or AC adapter/charger once, and then pre ss the RESET b utton of D VD video ca mera/rec order : Reattach a power supply to D VD video came ra/recorder before turning it on again.
151 During pla yback Focus is not correct. Is it diffi cult to use auto f o cus with your subject? Fo cus manually . 56 Does manual focus icon appea r? The D VD vi deo camera/reco rder is set to manual focus. Focus the subjec t manually , or release manual focus.
152 When the D VD video came ra/re corder is connected to PC No sound. Is the TV v olume control set correctly? Adjust TV v olume control, and be sur e to ad just the v olume on TV . 117 Disc Na vigation thumbnails do not appear. W as the image reco rded from A V input/ou tput jack with interference? Record image wi th no noise or distu rbance.
153 Error occurs during writing to disc. The temperature of D VD video camera/recor der is too high due to continuo us operation. Disconnect the D VD video camera/ recorder from PC on ce, remove the disc from the D VD video ca mera/recorder, and then tur n it off.
154 Miscellaneous Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page No D VD video camera/ recorder operat ion. Is a fully char ged batter y attached ? Is the D VD video ca mera/recorder powered from AC outlet? 28, 29 P ower does not come on, or no operati on occurs by pressing but t on .
155 Disc cover cannot be closed. Is disc corr ectly inse rt ed? W a s disc inser ted from wrong directi on? Remov e the disc and then reins er t it. 40 Connect a fully charged ba tter y or A C adapter /charger , and then tur n the D VD v ideo camera/rec order on.
156 System Reset If the D VD video camera /recorder does not operate nor mally , perfo r m “System Reset”: The D VD video camera/record e r ma y recov er to normal. “System Reset” will reset all settings to factory def aults. The date and time will also be reset: Set the date and time again bef ore using the D VD video camer a/recorder.
157 • Some items will not appear depending on the disc or card inserted. Major Specifications Initial Setup Beep On p. 36 Po w e r S a ve O f f p. 3 6 Record LED On p. 37 Language 日本語 (J apa nese) p. 3 5 Demo Mode A uto p. 37 CCD 1/3-inch i nterlac ed T otal numbe r of pixels approx.
158 Maximum numb er of recordable stills SD memory card (when using 32 MB card) Approx. 18 (in FIN E mode) External input appro x. 180 (in FINE mode) V arie s depending on the recording qu ality and the type of card (p.
159 ST ORA GE CAP A C ITY OF HDD/D VD/CARD Recordab le Time On HDD *1 Recordable Time On Disc Movie recor dable time on one disc (on single side) (when r ecording only movies) Note : • If you record in XTRA mode at hig h temperatures, the D VD video camera/record er will heat up and the maximum transf er rate will be limite d to approx.
160 RECORD A BLE STILLS (PHO T OS) ON CARD With external input (The numbers of r ecordable stills above ar e only for r eference) Size And Quality Of Photos The following table s hows the file size and qu ality of one still (JPE G) reco rded o n ca rd: The quality mode can be chosen when r ecording stills on car d (p.
161 Index Numerics 16:9 ................................... ............................. 65 8 cm bare disc .................................................. 26 A AC adap ter/charger ........................................... 28 ACCES S /PC indicator .
162 LCD monitor light .............................................. 61 Lens cap .......................................................... 23 Lens cap string attach m ent hole .......................... 23 Linear PCM .................................
163 Be sure to r ead the following befor e opening the package of CD-ROM This Agreement will take ef fect at the moment you open the package of the storage device (CD-ROM) provided with this product, if you agr ee to the terms herein.
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