Hitachi DZ-HV574E, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual DZ HV574E ...

Page 2: ...Environment Conditions This camera is designed for use in temperatures ranging from 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Do not use or keep the camera in the following areas In areas subject to direct sunlight In areas subject to high humidity or dust Near air conditioners heaters or other areas subject to temperature extremes Inside of a closed vehicle especially one parked in the sun In areas subject to str...

Page 3: ...ts lled with liquids such as vases to be placed on the equipment DON T place hot objects or naked ame sources such as lighted candles or nightlights on or close to equipment High temperatures can melt plastic and lead to res DON T use makeshift stands and NEVER x legs with wood screws to ensure complete safety always t the manufacturer s approved stand or legs with the xings provided according to ...

Page 4: ...ck Mode 20 Section 5 Setting Your Camera 26 Section 6 Viewing Pictures and Movies on a TV 30 Section 7 Viewing Movie Picture on PC 31 Section 8 Burning the Recorded Clip into DVD 32 Section 9 Uploading Video Files to YouTube 34 Section 10 6SHFL FDWLRQV DQG 6 VWHP 5HTXLUHPHQWV 38 Section 11 Troubleshooting 40 Section 12 Additional Information 41 ...

Page 5: ...e more effortlessly ISO sensitivity and color balance can either be adjusted automatically or allowed to be changed manually A 5x optical zoom increases you control over the movies and pictures you take Built in memory allows you to take pictures and movies without memory card The memory card slot allows users to increase the storage capacity Hitachi cannot compensate for any damages caused when r...

Page 6: ...el Power Button Lens Record LED Indicator Tele Wide Button Movie Shutter Button Five way Key Record Play Button TV Port HDMI Port Mini USB 2 0 Port Strap Hook Playback LED Indicator Picture Shutter Button Front View Rear View ...

Page 7: ...7 EN Side View Bottom View Microphone Battery Cover Speaker SD card Slot Tripod Socket ...

Page 8: ...s you to store pictures and movies You can expand the memory capacity by using an optional SD SDHC memory card Insert the memory card into the right position Please refer to 1 the gure To remove an installed SD card press the card inwards to 2 release it When the card pops out gently remove it from its slot 3 Recommended memory capacity 1GB above 4 Note When a memory card is tted movies pictures a...

Page 9: ...e to green Then press the Picture Shutter Button fully down to take picture Focusing Frame White Focusing Frame Green To view stored movies and pictures press Record Play Button once to switch to Playback Mode Press a second time to return to Record Mode In record mode the blue Record LED indicator will light up In playback mode the green Playback LED indicator will light up Turning the Camera Off...

Page 10: ...ators on the LCD screen SET Key Menu On Validate the setting Tele Button Zoom In Wide Button Zoom out Power Button Press down for one second to turn on or turn off the camera Record Play Button functions Switch between Record Playback Mode 1 Return to the previous page 2 For quick review press it after recording 3 Movie Shutter Button Start to take movie 1 To stop recording press it again 2 Pictur...

Page 11: ...ecorded 1 Movie Resolution HD 1080p 30fps HD 720p 30fps WVGA 60fps VGA 30fps QVGA 30fps Picture Resolution High Standard Low 2 Number of images that can still be taken at current resolution Recording time of movie that can still be taken at current resolution 3 Digital light On Light On 4 Self timer enabled ...

Page 12: ... video resolution 1X 20X 5X Optical zoom and 4X Digital zoom 13 Stabilization Note Scene B W Classic Nagative effect can be previewed immediately without indicator on the LCD Movie Recording Press Movie Shutter Button to start recording When a movie is recording a time indicator will display on LCD monitor To stop recording press Movie Shutter Button again Press RECORD PLAY Button to view the reco...

Page 13: ...will appear on the screen The light will be turned on and keeps providing light Press Movie Shutter Button 3 to start recording or press Picture Shutter Button to take picture Press Right Key again to suspend the light 4 Note The light will be disabled automatically when battery power is low Using Self timer for taking pictures To use Self timer Press Left Key the Self timer icon 1 will appear on ...

Page 14: ...will show on the screen Touch the option icons on the screen lightly with your 2 nger to move between main menu options which are Movie Mode Picture Mode and Effect Submenu will pop out while move to each main menu 3 option Touch to select the speci c option you want to adjust then 4 touch OK icon to validate the setting After validating the settings touch exit icon to back to Record mode Or touch...

Page 15: ...era setting Movie Resolution Operation Display Screen In Movie Mode submenu touch Resolution on 1 the screen Touch 2 on the screen to move between ve settings Touch OK icon to validate the setting then touch 3 exit icon to back to Record mode Stabilization Operation Display Screen In Movie Mode submenu touch Stabilization 1 on the screen Touch 2 on the screen to choose On or Off Touch OK icon to v...

Page 16: ...Motion Detect 1 on the screen Touch 2 on the screen to choose On or Off Touch OK icon to validate the setting then touch 3 exit icon to back to Record mode Camera will start to record video automatically if 4 it detects a movement Stop recording if it does not detect a movement ...

Page 17: ... of Picture Mode will pop out on the screen The Picture Mode submenu contains 1 option 3 Resolution for you to adjust the camera setting Picture Resolution Operation Display Screen In Picture Mode submenu touch Resolution on 1 the screen Touch 2 on the screen to move between three settings Touch OK icon to validate the setting then touch 3 exit icon to back to Record mode ...

Page 18: ...exit icon to back to Record mode Scene You can select the mode according to the scene condition Auto Shoot without any special effect on the image Skin Shoot with an effect that makes skin tones more natural Night Use Night mode for night scenes or low light conditions Backlight You can take shots when bright light is behind the subject B W The image is converted to black and white Classic The ima...

Page 19: ...move between 4 settings The change can be previewed immediately Touch OK icon to validate the setting then touch 3 exit icon to back to Record mode ISO The camera adjust the ISO sensitivity of images automatically Two manual ISO sensitivity settings are available The larger the number the higher the sensitivity Auto The camera automatically adjusts ISO sensitivity ISO 800 ISO 1600 Operation Displa...

Page 20: ...decrease Delete the current or all movies pictures SET Key Validate the setting 1 In Movie Playback Mode press to select the current 2 movies to upload to YouTube In Picture Playback Mode press to start slideshow 3 In Picture Magni cation Mode press to exit to Picture 4 Playback Mode Tele Button Magni cation mode On Zoom in Wide Button Magni cation mode Off Zoom out Record Play Button functions Sw...

Page 21: ...ps HD 720p 30fps WVGA 60fps VGA 30fps QVGA 30fps High Standard Low 2 Current number Total number of movie 3 Movie playback time counter 4 Volume 5 Previous movie picture 6 Movies fast rewind 7 Movies Play Movies Pause 8 Movies fast forward 9 Next movies picture 10 Delete 11 Magni cation Indicator 12 Movies is selected to upload to YouTube ...

Page 22: ...ouch to select the speci c option 2 Movie Playback Operation Display Screen Touch Movie on the screen to enter Movie Playback 1 Mode Touch 2 to play or pause the movies Sweep to the 3 right or touch to go to the previous movie sweep to the left or touch to go to the next movie While playing movies touch 4 to fast rewind forward Touch 5 to increase the volume touch to reduce the volume Touch exit i...

Page 23: ...vies or No 3 to cancel the operation and exit touch All to delete all movies Before all movies are deleted a con rmation 4 screen will appear touch Yes to execute the operation and No to cancel the operation Note If a memory card is inserted you can delete only those movies stored on the card Movies on a written protected memory card cannot be deleted ...

Page 24: ... screen 3 as well as go up to enter Magni cation Mode In the Magni cation Mode press on the screen as well as go up to zoom in or go down to zoom out To navigate the magni ed picture press on the 4 screen as well as move The inner Magni cation Indicator turns red Press Set Key to exit navigation mode Touch 5 to start or stop the slide show Touch exit icon 6 to exit Note When the LCD is idle for fe...

Page 25: ...e or No 3 to cancel the operation and exit touch All to delete all pictures Before all pictures are deleted a con rmation 4 screen will appear touch Yes to execute the operation and No to cancel the operation Note If a memory card is inserted you can delete only those pictures stored on the card Pictures on a written protected memory card cannot be deleted ...

Page 26: ...menu contains 6 options for 3 con guring your camera set up They are Sound operation sound TV Language Format Time Setting and Default Setting Touch 4 on the screen to change the page Sound Enable or disable KeyPad tone and operation sound Operation Display Screen In Setting submenu touch Sound on the 1 screen Touch 2 on the screen to choose On or Off Touch OK icon to validate the setting then tou...

Page 27: ... Screen In Setting submenu touch TV on the screen 1 Touch 2 on the screen to choose NTSC 60Hz or PAL 50Hz Touch OK icon to validate the setting then touch 3 exit icon to back to Record mode Language Use this option to select the language of user interface which you want Operation Display Screen In Setting submenu touch Language on the 1 screen Touch 2 on the screen to choose the language options T...

Page 28: ...to go to the format con rmation screen Touch Yes to execute the operation and No to 2 cancel the operation Note All the data will be erased if the SD card is formatted Make sure all the data are backup to PC before formatting SD card Time Setting Operation Display Screen In Setting submenu touch Time Setting on the 1 screen to go to the Time Setting menu Touch Year Month Day Hour or Minute to be 2...

Page 29: ...h Yes to execute the operation and No to 2 cancel the operation The following table indicates the camera s default setting Setting Default Factory Setting Resolution HD 1080p for Movie Standard for Picture Stabilization Off Motion Detect Off Macro Mode Normal Scene Auto WB White Balance Auto ISO Auto Sound On TV Depends on shipping area Language Depends on shipping area Volume Level 7 Light Off Se...

Page 30: ... then release the key to stop 3 Use Up Down Keys to adjust volume 4 In Picture Playback mode 5 use Tele Button to magnify the picture To navigate the magni ed picture useFive way keys to navigate the magni ed picture Press Set Key to exit navigation mode 16 9 Note The camera can not run movie recording and picture taking when it is connected to an HDTV The LCD Panel does not display when the camer...

Page 31: ...appears 1 Click 2 Install ArcSoft MediaImpression Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Note The detailed information can be found in online help of all the bundled software Transferring Pictures or Movies to a Computer You can transfer pictures or movies stored on your camera to a computer and send them in emails to friends or post them on websites To do this you should C...

Page 32: ... the movie clip into DVD You can share this DVD movie with family and friends by using regular DVD player To create a DVD Install ArcSoft MediaImpression Refer to Section 7 1 Click Windows Start 2 J All Programs J ArcSoft MediaImpression ArcSoft MediaImpression main Screen will appear on your desktop 3 Click Make Movie 4 ...

Page 33: ...ration screen will appear 5 Select the folder that contains the video les you want to burn Select the le s Click button to add the les into slide Click Burn to Disc 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Click Start to start DVD burning 6 ...

Page 34: ...e website To upload video les to YouTube Select the video clips 1 in Movie Playback Mode by pressing SET Key Connect the camera and computer with the supplied USB cable 2 After making a USB connection the auto run screen will appear Click YouTube Direct 3 J OK as the main screen appears automatically on the desktop Note If the auto run screen does not appear Click My Computer J DV X J dvap exe to ...

Page 35: ...deo cilp 5 1 Upload single video clip or selected video clips In thumbnail screen click up down icon to change the pages Click on the video clip you want to upload Ctrl Button to select two or more video clips and then click Upload selected videos to youtube icon 2 Upload the video clips which are selected in the camera earlier Click Upload DV selected videos to youtube icon ...

Page 36: ...you do not have a YouTube account click SignUp to register a new YouTube account rstly 7 Then the YouTube sign up screen will appear Please follow the instruction on YouTube website If you want to save the user s name and password click Save User Info ...

Page 37: ...37 EN Click Upload Videos to upload the video s 8 ...

Page 38: ...mory is used for rmware code SD SDHC card slot support up to 32GB Image resolution High 4000x3000 12M pixels Std 2592x1944 5M pixels Low 2048x1536 3M pixels Movie resolution HD 1080p 1920X1080 30fps HD 720p 1280X720 30fps WVGA 848X480 60fps VGA 640X480 30fps QVGA 320X240 30fps White balance Auto Manual Daylight Fluorescent Tungsten ISO Auto 800 1600 Self timer 10 seconds delay Light Digital Light ...

Page 39: ...B port 16 bit Color Display Note The LCD screen is manufactured using extremely high precision technology so over 99 99 of the pixels are operational for effective use However some tiny black and or bright dots white red blue or green may appear on the LCD screen These dots are a normal result of the manufaturing process and do not affect the recording ...

Page 40: ...w speed or having wrong content inside The way to solve this condition is to format SD card by camera instead of PC Please refer to the detailed Format instruction in Section 5 Why do some of my indoor pictures look blurry and dark 4 Camera extends pictures exposure time under low light indoor condition Keep camera and photographed subject steady for several seconds when taking pictures Shutter wi...

Page 41: ...04 Lead In the unlikely event of a problem developing please contact the store where you purchased your equipment We continually strive to improve our products speci cations may change with out prior notice For advice on where to purchase accessories please contact the store where you purchased your equipment Hitachi cannot compensate for any damages caused when recording is not made normally or r...

Page 42: ...eakage or in extreme cases fire or even an explosion ALWAYS Removedeadbatteriesfromequipmentand all batteries from equipment you know you are not going to use for a long time Otherwise the batteries may leak and cause damage NEVER Never dispose of batteries in fire as this can cause them to explode Please put dead batteries in with the normal household waste NEVER Never attempt to recharge ordinar...

Page 43: ... 34 2 G HD 1080p 00 33 48 HD 720p 01 07 37 WVGA 00 54 05 VGA 02 03 07 QVGA 08 12 31 4 G HD 1080p 01 07 36 HD 720p 02 15 13 WVGA 01 48 10 VGA 04 06 13 QVGA 16 24 52 8 G HD 1080p 02 12 11 HD 720p 04 24 23 WVGA 03 31 30 VGA 08 01 25 QVGA 32 05 41 16 G HD 1080p 04 25 19 HD 720p 08 50 39 WVGA 07 04 31 VGA 16 06 15 QVGA 64 25 03 32 G HD 1080p 09 01 53 HD 720p 18 03 47 WVGA 14 27 02 VGA 32 53 29 QVGA 99 ...

Page 44: ...w 3M pixels 822 2 G High 12M pixels 460 Std 5M pixels 899 Low 3M pixels 1649 4 G High 12M pixels 920 Std 5M pixels 1799 Low 3M pixels 3299 8 G High 12M pixels 1800 Std 5M pixels 3518 Low 3M pixels 6451 16 G High 12M pixels 3616 Std 5M pixels 7062 Low 3M pixels 12947 32 G High 12M pixels 7379 Std 5M pixels 14424 Low 3M pixels 26444 ...

Page 45: ...omething about your appliance which you do not understand and you live in the UK you can phone our helpline during normal hours on 0844 8009595 COMET HELPLINE Calls are charged at standard rates Guarantor Comet Group plc Comet House Three Rivers Court Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1FX ...

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