Hitachi DZ-MV550A - Camcorder, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...H I Instruction Manual DZ MV550A DZ MV580A This manual was printed with soy based ink Printed on recycled paper DVDCAM PC Software Support Center URL http dvdcam pc support hitachi ca Thank you for buying a Hitachi product Please take time to become familiar with the manual and how it is set up Keep it handy for future reference Be sure to read page 187 before unpacking the provided CD ROM The ill...

Page 2: ...is dangerous to make any kind of contact with any inside part of this unit This symbol alerts the user that important literature concerning the operation and maintenance of this unit has been included Therefore it should be read carefully to avoid any problems 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 RECOMME...

Page 3: ...ted and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainst harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications H...

Page 4: ... product and to protect it from overheating These openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the video product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This video product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register This video product should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilatio...

Page 5: ...personnel 17 Conditions Requiring Service Unplug this video product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power supply cord or plug is damaged b If liquidhas beenspilled orobjects have falleninto the video product c If the video product has been exposed to rain or water d If the video product does not operate normally by f...

Page 6: ...afaultthatwillinterferewithrecording 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 monito...

Page 7: ...uch as near a radio wave tower or electric appliances noise could enter video and audio that are being recorded During playback of normally recorded video and audio noise may also be present in picture and sound At worst the 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...

Page 8: ...eration could be slowed down In this case turn it off and wait for a while before using it again 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 no...

Page 9: ... Make a trial recording Alwaysmakeatrialrecordingbeforedoingactualrecordingtomakesurethatrecordingisnormal The data that have not been stored normally because ofadefect inthe DVD video camera recorder cannot be restored It is recommended that you use DVD RAM disc from which recorded contents can be deleted for trial recording Do not use the DVD video camera recorder for professional applications T...

Page 10: ...s Quick Index Available Discs 25 Recording Movie 49 Playing Back 58 Connecting to a TV 77 Functions Available with Disc Navigation 109 Connecting to PC 140 About This Manual Displays in this manual Understand that the displays are different from those you will actually see in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen Notation of cancel button Press the stop cancel button to stop your operation midway or...

Page 11: ...u can select any scene you want and immediately play it back using Disc Navigation function You can easily print without PC P 120 Use DPOF to set the photos to be printed and the print number among the photos recorded on SD memory card or MultiMediaCard This is useful when printing photos on a printer conforming to SD memory card or when asking a photo lab to print them Use Disc Navigation to crea...

Page 12: ...list and dub it on VCR It is also easy to make any number of identical tapes Create original DVDs on PC P 152 You can use a DVD R disc to create an original DVD using the provided software CD ROM The created DVD disc can be played back on DVD player DVD ROM drive etc Up to now you had to repeatedly press buttons With DVD you can simply play back this DVD video camera recorder and press the record ...

Page 13: ...ANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF DATE AND TIME 38 Setting Up the Battery 39 CHARGING BATTERY 39 ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER 40 REMOVING BATTERY 40 BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR 42 EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY 42 USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER WITH AC ADAPTER CHARGER 43 Inserting and Removing Disc 44 INSERTING DISC 44 REMOVING DISC 46 Inserting and Removing Card 47 Basic Techniques Basi...

Page 14: ...F TIMER 99 SETTING ON SCREEN DISPLAY OUTPUT ON OR OFF OSD OUTPUT 100 LCD Setup 101 SETTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN BRIGHTNESS 101 SETTING COLOR DENSITY OF LCD SCREEN COLOR LEVEL 101 Initial Settings 102 SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND ON OR OFF BEEP 102 TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER OFF AUTOMATICALLY POWER SAVE 102 TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF RECORD LED 103 CHANGING DISPLAY LANGUAGE LANGUAGE 103 R...

Page 15: ...SHOW CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK OF STILLS 139 Connecting to PC THE FOLLOWING ARE AVAILABLE WHEN CONNECTING TO PC 140 Contents on Provided CD ROM 142 Installing Software 144 DISPLAYING INSTALLER SCREEN 144 INSTALLING USB DRIVER 145 INSTALLING UDF DRIVER DVD RAM DRIVER 146 INSTALLING DVD MovieAlbumSE 148 INSTALLING MyDVD 150 Creating DVD Video on PC from DVD RAM Disc Recorded on DVD Video Camera Recorder 1...

Page 16: ...ewing 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 Single sided 8 cm DVD RAM disc in Round DVD Holder To record videos movies and photos stills on this D...

Page 17: ... side for wide angle 8 Accessory shoe Only for DZ MV580A The optional video flash etc can be attached here Seetheinstructionmanualofdevicetobe attached for details 9 External microphone jack P 76 10 AV input output jack P 77 83 11 2 5 type liquid crystal display inside P 35 12 QUICK MODE switch P 63 To switch the menu display on screen between Advanced mode and Quick mode 13 BATTERY EJECT switch P...

Page 18: ...d to PC 17 DISC EJECT button P 44 Press down and release this button to open the disc guide 18 Disc insertion block P 44 19 CARD ACCESS indicator P 8 50 20 Card insertion block P 47 21 Battery attachment platform P 40 22 Record button REC P 49 23 Power switch P 48 49 50 24 LOCK switch P 50 It is recommended that you set the LOCK switch to to the left to prevent the power switch in the O VIDEO posi...

Page 19: ...34 DISPLAY Screen display button P 62 Pressthisbuttontodisplaythedetailsofimage being played back or camera setting status or switch the display off 35 Volume control buttons VOL S R buttons P 58 71 73 To adjust the volume of sound from speaker etc 36 RESET button P 181 To resetall settingsto defaults statuswhenthe DVD video camera recorder was shipped from the factory 37 PC connection terminal TO...

Page 20: ...M W button P 56 48 Forward search button P 59 49 Play pause button P 58 50 Forward skip button P 60 51 DISPLAY button P 62 52 Stop button P 10 58 107 53 DELETE button P 111 54 SELECT button P 108 The buttons on remote control will function the same as those on DVD video camera recorder ZOOM DISPLAY DELETE SELECT MENU REC DIGITAL ZOOM T W DISC NAVIGATION DZ RM3W 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 50 48 49 52 ...

Page 21: ...ing since you can delete the recorded contents P 25 1 Connect a power supply P 43 4 1 3 2 Power cable AC adapter charger DC power cord 2 Insert a disc P 44 1Press down the DISC EJECT button once and release it 2Gently open the cover until it stops 3Insert the disc in Round DVD Holder into thediscguideproperlyuntilitstops andthen close the cover of disc insertion block DISC EJECT DISC EJECT button ...

Page 22: ...order If unformatted disc is inserted into this DVD video camera recorder a message will appear Format the disc following the instructions on screen P 45 135 Initializing the DVD RAM disc will erase all the recorded contents Make sure the contents on disc are not valuable before initializing the disc See Check 1 on P 163 if recording is not possible with O VIDEO See Check 2 on P 163 if recording i...

Page 23: ...ed on card 1 Connect a power supply P 43 4 1 3 2 Power cable AC adapter charger DC power cord 2 Insert a card P 47 1Open the cover of card insertion block with power turned off 2Put in a card 3Insert the card all the way until it locks and then close the cover of card insertion block ...

Page 24: ...to PPHOTO 3Press the REC button Pressing REC once will record one photo Note See Check 2 on P 163 if recording is not possible with N PHOTO 4 View the playback of recorded content on LCD monitor screen P 35 1Press the A button in recording pause status The recorded scene will be played back 2Press the C button to stop playback ...

Page 25: ...VD Holder cannot be used on this DVD video camera recorder Use them only in the holder Do not insert a bare disc removed from the holder into the DVD video camera recorder It will not be removable Note It is recommended that you use Hitachi Maxell discs since their compatibility with this DVD video camera recorder has been confirmed Using a disc other than those made by Hitachi Maxell may not allo...

Page 26: ...ote When using an unformatted DVD R disc it is necessary to format it on this DVD video camera recorder see page 45 Do not insert a DVD R disc recorded on this DVD video camera recorder but not finalized into a recordable device such as a DVD video recorder The recorded data may be damaged DVD R discs edited and finalized on PC or those finalized on another DVD video recorder may not be playableon...

Page 27: ... to occur When recording images the DVD video camera recorder may avoid the portions of disc where recording is not possible duetodust scratches etc Itwillpausematsucha portion and automatically restart recording n This will cause recording to be interrupted for severalsecondstoseveralminutes andmultiple thumbnails will be created by one recording session as shown above In this case the recordable...

Page 28: ...C Do not do thefollowing or the dataon cardmay be damaged or lost Do not remove the 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 Note This DVD video camera recorder can play back image data recorded on other digital cameras conforming to the DCF Design rule for Camera F...

Page 29: ...iMediaCard Although the movie quality mode can be changed midway for recordings on DVD RAM disc it cannot be changed on DVD R disc once the mode has been decided If you record in XTRA mode at high temperatures the DVD video camera recorder will get hot and the maximum transfer rate will be limited to approx 6 Mbps If a disc recorded is used at high temperatures normal playback may be impossible Tu...

Page 30: ... still cameras sinceJPEGfilescanbeusedonordinaryPC When this DVD video camera recorder records on DVD RAM disc in N PHOTO status a JPEG photo will be recorded along with a photo that conforms to the DVD video recording DVD VR format which is used to be output to TV see Terminology P 160 Only JPEG photos will be recorded on SD memory card Note No still can be recorded on DVD R disc Since the file s...

Page 31: ... in a position where you can easily operate the REC button and the Zoom lever AdjustthelengthofhandstrapsothattheDVDvideocamera recorderisstablewhenyoupresstheREC button with your thumb Note Do not adjust the hand strap while holding the DVD video camera recorder Doing this could cause the DVD video camera recorder to fall and be damaged Caution Do not lift the DVD video camera recorder by holding...

Page 32: ...Push the both sides of cap inward and attach it over the lens Note Always keep the lens cap on when not using the DVD video camera recorder to protect the lens When recording attachthelens cap to the hand strapby hooking the tab inside the cap onto strap forcomfortable shooting Pass the shoulder strap through the shoulder strap attachments Be sure to pass through the 2 slots Shorter end Longer end...

Page 33: ...e the battery out Warning KEEP THE BATTERY AWAY FROM CHILDREN AND PETS IF SWALLOWED CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT BATTERY MAY EXPLODE IF NOT HANDLED PROPERLY DO NOT RECHARGE DISASSEMBLE OR DISPOSE OF IN FIRE Note Replace the battery with a Hitachi Maxell Sony Panasonic Sanyo Toshiba CR2025 or Duracell DL2025 Useofanotherbatterymaypresentariskoffire or explosion Dispose of...

Page 34: ...a recorder remote control may not be possible The DVD video camera recorder uses the VCR2 remotecontrolcodeofHitachiVCRs IfyouuseaHitachi VCR etc withremotecontrolcodesetto VCR2 aVCR placed near the DVD video camera recorder will also be operated by the remote control To prevent this change the remote control code of the VCR VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH VIEWFINDER 1 Pull out the viewfinder 2 Turn the d...

Page 35: ... 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 viewfinderasamirrorimage left rightreversed Tilt the LCD monitor to adjust its vertical angle so that you can see the screen easily Note If no image appears on LCD monitor screen refer to Check 7 on page 164 Be sure to open the LC...

Page 36: ...ng inward until a click is heard Note Be sure to return the LCD monitor at right angles to the DVD video camera recorder before closing it or replacing it on the DVD video camera recorder with its screen facing outside If the LCD monitor is tilted it cannot be closed to the DVD video camera recorder If the LCD monitor is not securely locked to the DVD video camera recorder no image will appear in ...

Page 37: ... and time Note To stop date time setting midway press the C button 6 After setting the current date and time press the A button The screen for verifying the set date will appear 7 If the displayed date and time are correct use thejoystickto choose YES andthen pressthe A button The date and time will be set and the DVD videocamera recorderwillentertherecording pause status Choosing NO will restore ...

Page 38: ...to the currently selected option 3 Use the joystick to select the desired date display format and then press the A button The menu screen for setting date will be restored and the Date Mode has been changed as you designated 4 Press the MENU button to switch off the menu screen Note If the date display format has been changed the display format during playback as well as during recording will also...

Page 39: ...t a few moments and then plug it into the AC outlet again If the CHARGE indicator still does not light the AC adapter charger may be faulty Unplug it from the AC outlet and consult your dealer The AC adapter charger can be used around the world An AC plug adapter is required in some foreign countries If you need one purchase it from your local electronics distributor CHARGING BATTERY Use the provi...

Page 40: ...ttery is in the correct orientation Make sure that the battery is securely attached Incomplete attachment could cause the battery to fall resulting in damage REMOVING BATTERY After using the DVD video camera recorder remove the battery from it 1 SlidetheBATTERYEJECTswitchonthebottom of DVD video camera recorder and hold it 2 Slide the battery downward to remove it Note For safety be sure to turn t...

Page 41: ...e repeated at short intervals etc Note that the battery discharges faster in cold places The time taken for charging the battery is 165 minutes at 77ºF 25ºC Note See page 172 when charging is not possible The charge time will vary depending on the battery remaining level During and after charging the battery will be warm but this does not indicate a fault A battery cannot be charged while the DC p...

Page 42: ...ol dark place When you are not using the DVD video camera recorder remove the battery and store it in a cool dark place If you store it in a place where the temperature is high the battery life will be shortened Be especially sure not to store the battery in an environment in a closed vehicle over 140 F 60 C Neglecting this could damage the battery Also do not store the battery in a place which is...

Page 43: ...he specified AC adapter charger DZ ACS1 to power the DVD video camera recorder Using other AC adapter chargers could cause electric shock or result in fire 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 DV...

Page 44: ...ection as the lens as shown in figure The recording playback side must face the inside DVD video camera recorder 4 Push the section marked PUSH CLOSE on the cover of disc insertion block to close the cover 5 Turn the DVD video camera recorder on O VIDEO or N PHOTO When DISC ACCESS disappears the DVD video camera recorder is ready for recording Identifying recording playback sides of disc Single si...

Page 45: ...in for continued use When using brand new DVD R disc Recognition of the disc will start The messages on the right will appear in sequence by pressing the A button between messages When recording on this DVD video camera recorder When final message Format the disc now appears choose YES and then press the A button The disc will be automatically formatted When formatting is complete DVD R disc Video...

Page 46: ...then release it to remove the disc The DISC EJECT indicator on the LCD screen will blink It is recommended that you turn the DVD video camera recorder off before inserting or removing disc to prevent misoperation 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 re...

Page 47: ...a recorder off 2 Open the cover of card insertion block 3 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 4 Close the cover of card insertion block ...

Page 48: ...era recorder you can immediately start recording when turning the DVD video camera recorder on next time DVD R disc It willtake some timefortheDVD video camera recorder to display the Disc navigation screen after power is turned on If you turn the DVD video camera recorder on the ACCESS indicator willlight or blink toshow that the DVD video camera recorder is recognizing the disc or card Duringthi...

Page 49: ...but no further recording can be made while DISC ACCESS is being displayed Recording will restart after the message disappears Do not turn power off while message DISC ACCESS is being displayed Take care that power is not interrupted while the ACCESS PC indicator is blinking Theminimumrecordabletimeofmovieisapproximately 3 seconds See page 103 for setting of Record LED recording indicator On Off Fo...

Page 50: ...d with the next recording 4 Set the power switch to POWER OFF to turn the DVD video camera recorder off Turn power off only after message DISC ACCESS disappears Note See SIZE AND QUALITY OF PHOTOS on page 30 for details of photos on card See Check 2 on page 163 if recording photos is not possible Shake of the DVD video camera recorder may cause blur in recorded image When holding the DVD video cam...

Page 51: ... 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 When subject is lighted from rear this function will compensate for lighting so that the subject is not too dark 8 0 0 AM 9 3 0 2 0 0 4 3 0 MIN 0 0 0 0 0 REM FINE Backlight correction icon ...

Page 52: ...e for explanation It is different from the actual display e 2 Program AE k 3 White balance n 4 EIS o 5 Manual Focus m 6 Backlight compensation 1 Recording mode 13 Zoom Exposure correction FULL AUTO indicator Warning message 14 Disc Card type 15 Movie Recording quality p 7 Microphone filter 8 16 9 mode 9 Video flash 10 Self timer 11 External Input 12 Recording status Movie recording time 16 Remaini...

Page 53: ...ne filter OFF p Microphone filter ON 8 16 9 mode 2 P 94 No display 16 9 mode OFF 16 9 mode ON 9 Video flash 3 when Video Flash sold separately is attached only in still recording mode P 75 No display Emits light automatically Always emits light No light emission 10 Self timer only in still recording mode P 99 No display Self timer OFF q Self timer ON count is from 10 seconds 11 External Input P 98...

Page 54: ...ted disc or locked card or a disc or card with no remaining space has been inserted 5 When a disc or card that cannot be used in this DVD video camera recorder is inserted 6 No remaining time or number will be displayed with a protected disc or locked card or finalized DVD R disc 7 In XTRA mode possible recording time may be longer than the displayed time 8 The displayed number of recordable still...

Page 55: ...on with the LCD screen facing the same direction as the lens the warning message can be checked Note If 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...

Page 56: ...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 recording will switch the setting between Off 40 and 500x on DZ MV550A or 240x on DZ MV580A Pressing the button during still recording will switch between Off and 40 If you set zoom to 500 DZ MV550A 240 DZ MV580A whenrecordingstill thedi...

Page 57: ...sorwide conversionlenswitha filterdiameterof37mmandthreadpitchof0 75 mm to record subjects for stronger telephoto or wide angle effect 1 Remove the lens hood from DVD video camera recorder 2 Remove the cap of conversion lens and screw the lens into the filter thread of DVD video camera recorder until it stops Tele conversion lens DZ TL1 For stronger telephoto effect Wide conversion lens DZ WL1 For...

Page 58: ...ons S R To temporarily stop playback press the A button Press the A button again to restart playback Even if you stop playback midway and immediately start recordingagain thenewimagewillberecordedafterthe last scene on disc or card the previous images will not be overwritten Image data edited on PC or certain types of image data may not appear on this DVD video camera recorder Image data recorded ...

Page 59: ...3 if search playback does not operate normally 12 FRAME ADVANCE FRAME BACK SLOW PLAYBACK OF MOVIE During playback pause tilt the joystick Frame advance frame back or slow playback will start Tilt to right once Picture will advance one frame Tilt to left once Picture will go back one frame Hold to right Forward slow playback Hold to left Reverse slow playback After frame advance frame back or slow ...

Page 60: ...eginning of the located scene Tilting down in the last scene on disc will set the DVD video camera recorder to the playback pause status at the last image See Check 3 on page 163 if skip playback does not operate normally 13 PLAYING BACK STILLS Tilt the joystick up or down during playback to quickly play back stills in sequence Tilt down once To display stills one by one forward Tilt up once To di...

Page 61: ...n The DVD video camera recorder will go to the specified point and enter the playback pause status Pressing A again will start playback Tocancelthe GoTo proceduremidway pressthe C button before going to the specified point Note IfmultiplescenesareselectedusingtheDiscNavigation function or SELECT button choosing Top will jump to the beginning of selected scenes P 133 When multiple scenes are select...

Page 62: ...f Reverse skip playback g Forward frame advance h Reverse frame back Refer to Playing Back beginning on page 58 for how to operate The j mark will appear on the first image on disc The i 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...

Page 63: ...l be displayed across the bottom of menu No explanation on function will appear in the Advanced mode Tilt the joystick up down to left or right to select a menu item and then press the A button to choose the option See page 89 for how to set the menu No menu appears during recording 1 Set the QUICK MODE switch to ON 2 Press the MENU button How to interpret the menu screen Camera Functions Re c o r...

Page 64: ...donDZ MV580A only Da t e Se t u p Da t e Se t ENTER RETURN RAM Da t e Se t u p Da t e Se t 9 3 0 2 0 0 4 8 0 0AM Se t t h e c u r r e n t d a t e a n d t i me ENTER RETURN RAM P 37 I n i t i a l Se t u p Be e p On L a n g u a g e En g l i s h Demo Mo d e Au t o ENTER RETURN RAM I n i t i a l Se t u p Be e p On L a n g u a g e Demo Mo d e Se l e c t t h e o p e r a t i n g s o u n d On O f f ENTER ...

Page 65: ...TURN RAM I n p u t So u r c e P 98 P 99 Da t e Se t u p Da t e Se t ENTER RETURN RAM Da t e Se t u p Da t e Se t 9 3 0 2 0 0 4 8 0 0AM Se t t h e c u r r e n t d a t e a n d t i me ENTER RETURN RAM P 37 I n i t i a l Se t u p Be e p On L a n g u a g e En g l i s h Demo Mo d e Au t o ENTER RETURN RAM I n i t i a l Se t u p Be e p On L a n g u a g e Demo Mo d e Se l e c t t h e o p e r a t i n g s o...

Page 66: ... y F I NE Re c o r d Fu n c t i o n s Se t u p I n p u t So u r c e CAMERA Se l f T i me r L I NE S L I NE Us u a l l y s e l e c t t h i s o p t i o n ENTER RETURN Qu a l i t y Re c o r d Fu n c t i o n s Se t u p I n p u t So u r c e Se l f T i me r O f f Se l e c t t h e s e l f t i me r ENTER RETURN Qu a l i t y Re c o r d Fu n c t i o n s Se t u p I n p u t So u r c e Se l f T i me r On O f f...

Page 67: ...En g l i s h Demo Mo d e Ch a n g e t h e l a n g u a g e d i s p l a y ENTER RETURN I n i t i a l Se t u p Be e p F r a n ç a i s L a n g u a g e Es p a ñ o l Demo Mo d e De u t s c h Ch a n g e t h e l a n g u I t a l i a n o ENTER RETURN En g l i s h I n i t i a l Se t u p Be e p L a n g u a g e Demo Mo d e Au t o Se l e c t d emo n s t r a t i o n mo d e s e t t i n g ENTER RETURN En g l i s h...

Page 68: ...NU button 1 FLOW OF QUICK MODE WITH DVD RAM DISC The details of each function are described on pages showing the Advanced mode See each reference page Scene Disc Navigation Functions ETC Sc e n e Ed i t Co p y ENTER RETURN RAM De l e t e ETC Sc e n e Ed i t Co p y De l e t e s e l e c t e d s c e n e ENTER RETURN RAM De l e t e ETC Sc e n e Ed i t Fa d e Co p y Ed i t s c e n e s ENTER RETURN RAM ...

Page 69: ...l e c t t h e r e p e a t p l a y s e t t i n g ENTER RETURN RAM ETC O t h e r s Re p e a t P l a y On O f f Ca n c e l r e p e a t p l a y ENTER RETURN RAM P 138 ETC D i s c F i n a l i z e D i s c ENTER RETURN R Ca p a c i t y ETC D i s c F i n a l i z e D i s c Sh ow r ema i n i n g f r e e s p a c e o n d i s c ENTER RETURN R Ca p a c i t y ETC D i s c F i n a l i z e D i s c F i n a l i z e D...

Page 70: ...c e n e ENTER RETURN De l e t e Sc e n e De l e t e s e l e c t e d p h o t o ENTER RETURN De l e t e Ca r d Ca p a c i t y ENTER RETURN Ca r d Ca p a c i t y Sh ow r ema i n i n g f r e e s p a c e o n c a r d ENTER RETURN S l i d e Sh ow A l l ENTER RETURN S l i d e Sh ow A l l S l i d e p l a y a l l s c e n e s ENTER RETURN P 111 P 134 P 139 ...

Page 71: ... the FOCUS button during recording MF will appear on the screen 2 Pressthezoomleverdownto T controlsideto zoom in on subject 3 Use the S R 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 andautofocus Withautofocus noindicationwillappear on the screen Be sure to zoom in on your subject before manually...

Page 72: ... not in the center of screen Objects moving rapidly Object behind glass with waterdroplets dirt on it Objects that are far and near at the same time Objects with little variation in brightness such as white wall Dark objects Night view Objects lit by neon sign spotlight etc whichglaresor emits strong light ...

Page 73: ...exposure indicator will appear on the screen 2 Use the S R buttons to adjust the exposure whileviewingtheimageintheviewfinderoron the LCD screen Note Pressing EXPOSURE will alternate between manual adjustment and auto exposure With auto exposure no indication will appear on the screen The exposure setting will return to Auto when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off 8 0 0 AM 9 3 0 2 0 0 4 3...

Page 74: ...L AUTO button FULL AUTO will be displayed on the screen of DVD video camera recorder for several seconds The following settings will reset to defaults Function When setting full auto Reference page Backlight compensation Off 51 Focus Auto 71 Exposure Auto 73 Program AE Auto 90 White balance Auto 91 EIS On 93 MIC Filter Off 93 ...

Page 75: ...l not emit light though the DVD camera recorder is recording 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 dri...

Page 76: ...ecording For details on external microphone see Major Specifications on page 182 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 supplied from camcorder...

Page 77: ...ng see Terminology P 160 from the TV speakers Insert the AV S input output cable plugs into jacks straight Obliquely inserting them could damage the jacks A V MIC To AV input output jack AV S input output cable provided To video audio input jacks Red Yellow White To S video input jack If your TV has an S VIDEO input jack you can connect the S VIDEO plug to it S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO L ...

Page 78: ... image on 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 that the DVD video camera recorder is recording will appear on the TV screen You can also display only part of information or switch off the display Refe...

Page 79: ...play back 8 cm DVD RAM discs recorded on this DVD video camera recorder 1 Remove the disc from Round DVD Holder 2 Insert the disc into the DVD video recorder player and play it back See the instruction manual for DVD video 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 ...

Page 80: ...D player and play it back See the instruction manual for DVD player Note Do not insert a DVD R disc that has not been finalized into a DVD video recorder The recorded image data may be damaged See Terminology P 29 160 for liner PCM recording DVD R discs recorded on this DVD video camera recorder or other 8 cm DVD R discs can be played back on other DVD players or other devices conforming to 8 cm D...

Page 81: ...xell It is recommended that you do not remove the disc from Round DVD Holder until camera recording is finished in order to avoid getting dirt on disc Note Using discs removed from holders on various devices may not always be possible HOW TO REMOVE DISC 1 Hold the Round DVD Holder with SIDE A facingup Whilepushing the two release levers in the direction of arrows 1 marked on holder slowly open SID...

Page 82: ... into the warped hinge portion Note Handle the disc carefully so that no scratch dirt fingerprint or dust adheres to the recording playback surface When not using the Round DVD Holder store it in case Do not leave a bare holder as is Be careful of drop or impact If you drop the Round DVD Holder the disc may pop out Do not subject the Round DVD Holder to force 12 DISC CLEANING Use a soft dry cloth ...

Page 83: ...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 Before You Begin Before connecting this DVD video camera recorder to another device be sure to turn both devices off Insertarecordablediscorcard inthisDVDvideocamera recorder seeP 25 28 Only photos can be recor...

Page 84: ...ard See Switching External Input Recording Method PHOTO Input on page 98 for details and Recording Stills on page 50 for how to record still images 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 COP...

Page 85: ...nected 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 thisline input recording is the same as for recording movie Note With DZ MV580A using S VIDEO will enable you to record clearer images Reduce the volume of external input sound heard...

Page 86: ...enter the dubbed 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 recorder P 126 Be suretousetheACadapter chargertopowertheDVD video camera recorder from AC outlet to prevent battery power from shutting off during recording on another video device If you are using a Hitachi VCR using the ...

Page 87: ... up down to left or right to select a menu item and then press the A button to choose the option See page 88 for the setting method ThescreensusedheretoexplainaredisplayedwhenDVD RAMdiscisused Someitemswillnotappear when a DVD R disc or card is used or when no disc is inserted No menu appears during recording Menu screen for setting Camera Functions Spo r t s Por t r a i t Spo t l i ght Sand Snow ...

Page 88: ...DVD RAM disc and input selection is set to external signal or S external signal 6 Displayed with DVD RAM disc in N PHOTO status or P PHOTO status 7 Displayed only when input selection is set to camera Date Setup Display format P 38 Date setting P 37 LCD Setup Brightness P 101 Color density P 101 Initial Setup Beep P 102 Power save P 102 Recording LED P 103 Language selection P 103 Demo mode P 159 ...

Page 89: ...m AE Whi te Ba l Dig Zoom MIC F i l t er 16 9 E I S ENTER RETURN 40x Of f Of f Au t o Came r a Fun c t i ons Se t up RAM VIDEO Mode F INE I npu t Source CAMERA OSD Ou t pu t On ENTER RETURN Rec o rd Func t i ons Se t up Spo r t s Por t r a i t Spo t l i ght Sand Snow Low L i gh t Auto RAM Pr og r am AE Whi te Ba l Dig Zoom MIC F i l t er 16 9 E I S ENTER RETURN Camer a Func t i ons Setup or or Pre...

Page 90: ...ing when recording rapidly moving subjects such as in golf or tennis If the Sports mode is used under a fluorescent light the image may flicker In this case use the Auto mode for recording 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 o...

Page 91: ...ate 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 Mode Setting content On screen display Auto White balance always automa...

Page 92: ...t Re setting will change the h indicator from blinking to a steady light Do not use a colored object when setting the white balance The appropriate tint cannot be set If Input Source LINE has been specified you cannot use the Set mode of white balance P 98 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 z...

Page 93: ...is used EIS cannot be used when recording stills on DZ MV580A REDUCING WIND NOISE DURING RECORDING MIC FILTER WhenrecordingsoundfromthemicrophonebuiltintothisDVDvideocamera recorder youcanreduce 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 sou...

Page 94: ... the A button 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting 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 An image recorded with 16 9 On specified will appear as follows 16 9 Off specified aspect ratio 4 3 16 9 On specified aspect ratio 16 9 8 0 0 AM 9 3 0 2 0 0 4 3 0...

Page 95: ... characters of dates and titles will be longer in the vertical direction on a wide screen TV and on the LCD monitor of this DVD video camera recorder When 16 9On isspecified blackbandswillappearacrossthetopandbottomofLCDmonitorscreen exceptonmenu screen Navigation screen or playback image recorded with 16 9 Off specified The 16 9 setting is not compatible with ID 1 ID 2 To viewimages recordedat16 ...

Page 96: ... the following cases When the mode is set to XTRA with a DVD RAM disc inserted and then the disc is replaced with a DVD R disc When the mode is set to LPCM with a DVD R disc inserted and the disc is replaced with a DVD RAM disc When using DVD R disc you cannot switch the movie quality while recording on the disc The DVD video camera recorder will be automatically set to the movie quality first use...

Page 97: ...AGE QUALITY You can switch the still recording quality only when using card 1 Press the MENU button choose Quality on the Record Functions Setup menuscreen and then press the A button 2 Choosetheoptionyouwant andthenpressthe A button 3 PresstheMENUbutton to end the setting Note Thestillqualitysettingwillbestoredinmemoryevenwhen the DVD video camera recorder is turned off It is recommended that you...

Page 98: ... button choose PHOTO Input on the Record Functions Setup menu screen and then press the A button 2 SelectthedesiredoptionandthenpresstheA button 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting Note The PHOTO Input setting can be confirmed using the on screen information The PHOTO Input setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off Referto Recording Dubbing Image...

Page 99: ...l blink The self timer indicator will start to count down and recording will commence approximately 10 seconds later Note You can also check that self timer has been set by reviewing the on screen information 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 REC button again before recording starts or press the C butt...

Page 100: ...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 62 for playback on screen 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...

Page 101: ...A button The color density adjustment bar will appear on the screen 2 Use the joystick for adjustment Tilt to left For lighter color Tilt to right For denser color 3 Press the MENU button Note 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 is changed the brightness or density of the recorded ...

Page 102: ...f activated by the power save function set the power switch to POWER OFF and then set it to O VIDEO N PHOTO or P PHOTO The Power Save setting will not appear in the on screen information display The Power Save setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off Setting Content On Beep is heard when the power switch is changed over the REC button is pressed etc Of...

Page 103: ...DISPLAY LANGUAGE LANGUAGE You can change the language used to display the menu and information The following shows that English is changed to French 1 Press the MENU button choose Language on the Initial Setup menu screen and then press the A button 2 Select Français and then press the A button 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting Note The language setting will be stored in memory even when ...

Page 104: ...the A button The screen for verifying reset will appear 2 If you are sure that you wish to reset use the joysticktochoose YES and then press the A button The setting items have now been reset to defaults 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting Note To cancelresettingmidway choose NO on thescreenfor verification in step 2 or press the C button Record LED RAM Power S ave Be e p ENTER RETURN Demo ...

Page 105: ...r when DVD RAM disc is used Some items will not appear when DVD R disc or card is used but the operation is the same 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button The Disc Navigation screen shown on page 106 will appear 2 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button Disc Navigation will be terminated and the DVD video camera recorder will enter the recording pause status You can also press the C button to end Disc Navig...

Page 106: ...isplay the operating guide If no disc or card is inserted the Disc navigation screen cannot be displayed even by pressing the DISC NAVIGATION button Each time Disc Navigation is started with a DVD R disc inserted message Creating Thumbnail will appear After the message appears the Disc Navigation screen will appear If the following disc or card is inserted the Disc Navigation screen will appear or...

Page 107: ...on screen When the playback pause status continues for as long as 5 minutes the Disc Navigation screen will automatically be restored Playing back stills A still will be displayed for approx 3 seconds When playing back stills on card playback will stop after each still playback Note Press the A button to temporarily stop playback Pressing A again will start from that point If you press the A butto...

Page 108: ...blue 4 Usethejoysticktoselect the last scene in the range you want and then press the A button The thumbnails of scenes in the specified range will be framed in red and then selected Note You can know the status of scenes from the colors of cursor and bargraph Pressing the A button after selecting scenes will play back only the selected scenes from the beginning of each Youcanalsoselectscenesinrev...

Page 109: ... You can change the title of play list or program 124 132 Creation of play list 1 You can create an original movie by changing the combination of scenes 126 Disc or Card initialization 13 YoucaninitializeaDVD RAMdiscorcard so that it can be used on this DVD video camera recorder 135 Copy from disc to card 13 You can copy photos recorded on DVD RAM disc to card 118 Disc finalization 2 You can use t...

Page 110: ... P 123 Play P 124 Title P 124 Switch P 127 Play P 127 Create P 126 Edit P 128 131 Title P 132 Delete P 132 Scene Program Play list Top P 133 End P 133 Category P 138 Repeat Play P 138 Capacity P 134 Protect Disc P 134 Format Disc P 135 Update Control Info P 136 Go To Disc Others ETC Will appear when a play list is displayed Switch P 123 Play P 124 Select P 121 Detail P 122 Program Scene Top P 133 ...

Page 111: ... 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 disc divide the scene first and then delete the unnecessary part See page 117 If you delete all data on disc or card initializing the disc or card will be recommended See page 135 If the time of deleted scenes stills is quite short the remainingfreespace ofdi...

Page 112: ... ENTER RETURN Ex i t De l e t e Se l ec t RAM ENTER RETURN S t a r t Cu r r en t Cu r r en t End A l l Go To RAM ENTER RETURN End To p Edit Exit To restore the Disc Navigation screen Delete To delete selected scenes 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 All To selec...

Page 113: ...want to use as the thumbnail of the scene appears press the SELECT button 7 The screen for verifying switching of thumbnail will appear Choose YES and then press the A 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 C button to quit Note If you press the MENU button before...

Page 114: ... scenes 6 Press the C button to quit A skip icon will appear in the thumbnail of any scene for which skipping has been set Releasing Skip Perform the same procedure as setting skip The skipmarkwilldisappearandskippingofthescene will be released Note Multiple scenes can be selected for skipping P 108 If you press the MENU button before pressing the A button instep5 the submenu screen willappear P 1...

Page 115: ... Cancel After setting the Fade Set screen will be restored Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add fade to other scenes 7 Press the C button to quit The and or icon s will appear in the scenes for which fade in and or fade out have been set Fade Out Fade Out Fade Out Fade In Fade In Fade In White Fades in from white screen Fades out to white screen Wipe Fades in from black screen to vertical direction of scre...

Page 116: ...ge the scenes to be combined you can change them on this screen 6 The screen for verifying combination will appear Choose YES and then press the A button The two images appearingontheverificationscreenarethoseof 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 ...

Page 117: ...eing played back can be switched off or on by pressing the DISPLAY button Search and frameadvance areusefulwhen designating division points 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 w...

Page 118: ...ored Repeat steps 6 and 7 to copy other stills to card 8 Press the C button to quit Note No movie can be copied If you press the MENU button before pressing the A button in step6 thesubmenu screen will appear P 112 See Category P 138 to check the stills recorded on DVD RAM disc You can also select multiple scenes P 108 Even if all scenes including movies are selected to be copied only stills will ...

Page 119: ... change it on this screen After setting the Lock Set screen will be restored Repeat step 6 to lock another scene 7 Press the C button to quit The lock icon will appear on any scene for which lock has been set To unlock the scene Select the locked scene and then use the same procedure as above to unlock the scene The lock icon will disappear and locking will be released Note If you press the MENU b...

Page 120: ...r to right To increase the number one by one Tilt it down or to left To decrease the number one by one Pressing the A button will display the DPOF icon on the selected scene s After setting the DPOF Set screen will be restored Repeatsteps6and7tosetDPOFtoanotherstill 8 Press the C button to quit The DPOF icon will appear on any scene for which DPOF has been set Note If you press the MENU button bef...

Page 121: ...ene to be deselected and then press the SELECT button Note Up to 999 scenes can be selected Deselecting all the selected scenes at once While you are displaying the All Programs screen on which scenes have been selected press the C button Scene RAM ENTER RETURN De l e t e Ed i t Copy Se l ect De t a i l ETC S t a r t Cu r r en t Cu r r en t End A l l 006 011 Al l Programs PLAY RAM 006 011 Al l Pro...

Page 122: ...nknown Also this will not appear when a DVD R disc is used 3 This will not appear with DVD R disc since no still image can be recorded on it Note If multiple scenes have been selected the total recording time of the selected scenes total number in case of stills will appear IfaDVD RdiscrecordedonadeviceotherthanthisDVD videocamera recorderisinserted alreadyfinalized no scene information will appea...

Page 123: ...elected program will appear Note Pressing the C button on the Switch Program screen will restore the Disc Navigation screen Thedatesdisplayedontheprogramselectscreenwillbe in the Date Mode used when the first scenes of programs were recorded and the date displays M D Y D M Y and Y M D may be mixed If a DVD RAM or DVD R disc recorded on another device is loaded in this DVD video camera recorder the...

Page 124: ...ss the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Choose Title on the Program menu screen and then press the A button 4 Select the program whose title you want to change and then press the A button The screen for setting a title will appear 5 Select a letter and then press the A button The selected letter will be entered Repeatthisprocedureto create a title P r og r am RAM ENTER RETURN Sw i ...

Page 125: ...ing 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 setonthis DVDvideocamera recordermaynotbe visible on other devices Characters available for entering title You can use the joystick to select characters from the capital letter small letter and symbol input modes With step 5 selec...

Page 126: ... them on this screen With the created play list you can also add scenes recorded on another day or delete unnecessary scenes afterwards 6 Whencreationofaplaylistiscomplete theDisc Navigation screen will appear Note You can also select multiple scenes P 108 If the added scene had skip or fade setting that information will also be added to the play list Thedate timewhenaplaylistwascreatedwillappeara...

Page 127: ...ing scenes P 116 Dividing a scene P 117 Copying to card P 118 Changing title P 124 132 Arranging order of scenes P 131 PLAYING BACK A PLAY LIST PLAY 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Choose Play on the PlayList menu screen and then press the A button 4 Use the Start Playlist screen to select the play list to be played back and then press the A button Theselectedplaylistw...

Page 128: ...pleted the edited play list will appear Repeat steps 5 7 to add other scenes 8 PresstheCbutton Thescreenforverifyingexit will appear Note The cursor shows the position where the scene is to be added You can also select multiple scenes P 108 Pressing C 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...

Page 129: ...utton 2 Display the editing screen of the play list to be edited Perform steps 2 4 on page 128 3 From the play list in lower row select the position where you wish to insert a scene 4 Select the scenes to be added from the upper row 5 Press the MENU button 6 Choose Add andthen press the A button Repeat steps 3 6 to add other scenes 7 Press the C button to quit Note The selected scenes will be adde...

Page 130: ...onsecutive multiple scenes to from play list This Select menu item is useful when selecting consecutive multiple scenes in items for adding or deleting scenes using menu on page 121 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Display the editing screen of the play list to be edited Perform steps 2 4 on page 128 3 Specify the first scene of those you wish to select and then press the MENU button 4 Choose ...

Page 131: ...ethe marktothe position where you wish to move the scene and then press the A button 9 The screen for verifying move will appear Choose YES and then press the A button Choose NO to cancel move After Yes or No setting the scene select screen will be restored Repeat steps 7 9 to move another scene 10Press the C button to quit Note If you press the MENU button before pressing the A button in step 7 t...

Page 132: ...dure DELETING PLAY LIST DELETE 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Choose Delete on the PlayList menu screen and then press the A button 4 Use the Delete Playlist screen to select the play list you wish to delete and then press the A button 5 The screen for verifying deletion will appear Choose YES and then press the A button Choose NO to cancel deletion After Yes or No se...

Page 133: ...ump to the first scene or last scene TOP END 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Choose Top or End on the Go To menu screen and then press the A button Go To RAM ENTER RETURN End ETC To p 014 014 Al l Programs PLAY RAM When End is specified ...

Page 134: ...will not be possible on protected disc until the protection is released 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Choose Protect Disc on the Disc menu screen and then press the A button 4 Thescreenforverifying protection will appear Choose YES and then press the A button Choose NO to cancel protection After YES or NO setting the Disc Navigation screen will be restored Note To re...

Page 135: ...ratches or dirt Such a disc cannot be used P 82 If you use a brand new DVD R disc message Disc is not formatted will appear Initialize the disc following the subsequent messages P 45 This DVD video camera recorder may not recognize some discs or cards that have been initialized on PC or a device other than this DVD video camera recorder If you attempt to initialize a disc or card in this DVD video...

Page 136: ...uscreen will be restored A black screen may appear while the message for updating is displayed Choose NO to cancel updating 5 Press the C button to quit Note Be sure to use the AC adapter charger when updating the control information so that the DVD video camera recorder is not turned off midway If updating of control information is interrupted by power off the control information will not be upda...

Page 137: ...been finalized IfthediscintheDVDvideocamera recorderhasalready been finalized you cannot choose Finalize Disc Be sure to use the AC adapter charger when finalizing disc Finalization cannot be executed using a battery If finalization is interrupted by power off the disc will not be finalized correctly or it may be damaged The time required to finalize disc that appears on the Finalize Disc screen i...

Page 138: ...t Play on the Others menu screen and then press the A button 4 Choose On and then press the A button Playback will start Choose Off to cancel Repeat Play Setting When Repeat Play is set If one scene has been specified When playback of thelastsceneisfinished playbackofallsceneswill repeat from the first scene If the range for playback has been specified Playback of the scenes in that range will rep...

Page 139: ...d then press the A button All Toplayallstills recorded on card in slide show DPOF To play only stills to which DPOF has been set in slide show When playback is finished the DVD video camera recorder will enter the playback pause status at the final still Pressing the C button will restore the Disc Navigation screen Note One still is played for approx 5 seconds With slide show playback starts from ...

Page 140: ...ed DVD RAMdiscor cardrecorded onthis DVD video camera recorder Application on which JPEG files can be used Open the DCIM 100 HPNX1 folder of DVD RAM disc or card Original disc Application used DVD RAM disc recorded on this DVD video camera recorder DVD MovieAlbumSE or generally available playback software conforming to DVD video recording DVD VR format see Terminology P 160 Example PowerDVD XP pro...

Page 141: ...le Japanese English German French Spanish and Italian 3D TitleSTUDIO provided with DVD MovieAlbumSE can handle Japanese and English MyDVD can handle Japanese English German French Spanish Italian Chinese simplified and traditional Dutch Korean Portuguese Swedish and Thai When installing the provided software the language on your Windows will automatically be installed If your Windows is run on a l...

Page 142: ... DVD RAM disc and create a 3D title Contains the MyDVD see page 150 for installation You can use MyDVD to create a DVD Video disc from movies edited on DVD MovieAlbumSE Contains the UDF driver see page 146 for installation Install this driver if you wish to use JPEG stills recorded on DVD RAM disc on your PC Contains the USB2 0 driver see page 145 for installation Install this driver when using th...

Page 143: ...mmended Operation with Pentium compatible CPU other than those produced by Intel AMD may not be supported Also operation with K6 2 K6 III produced by AMD may not be supported Memory At least 128 MB 256 MB or more is recommended Free space on hard disk At least 400 MB does not include capacity needed to copy or edit video or photo data CD ROM drive used to install software Display adapter video mem...

Page 144: ...stion messages appear that mean This file is not used on another application Do you wish to delete it together during uninstalling click No for all such questions DISPLAYING INSTALLER SCREEN 1 Turn the PC on Do not connect the DVD video camera recordertoPCyet First ifanysoftwareisbeing runonthePC terminatealltheprogramsbeing used 2 InserttheprovidedCD ROMintotheCD ROM drive of PC The installer scr...

Page 145: ...indowslogotestwillappear Carefully read it and then click Continue Anyway Installation will start 5 Click Quit Installing the USB driver is now complete With Windows 2000 Me 98 Second Edition 1 Click USB Driver Installation on the installer screen 2 The USB driver installer screen will appear Click USB Driver Installation Installation will start 3 Click Quit Installing the USB driver is now comple...

Page 146: ... can be displayed using the procedure in DISPLAYING INSTALLER SCREEN P 144 2 The driver setup screen will appear Click the Driver and Formatter Setup button 3 Click Next 4 Carefully read the License Agreement If you accept it click Yes The contents of agreement displayed on actual screen may be differentfromthosein thefigure 5 Ifyoudo not wishtochangethefolderinwhich the UDF driver is installed cl...

Page 147: ...essage that prompts you to restart will appear Click Finish and then restart the PC Installing the UDF driver is now complete If your PC uses Windows 2000 Professional proceed with step 10 10If your PC uses Windows 2000 Professional a message announcing the start for detecting device will appear Click Finish to start the detection of device It may take several minutes for PC to detect the device W...

Page 148: ...nstaller screen The installer screen can be displayed using the procedure described in DISPLAYING INSTALLER SCREEN P 144 2 The screen for installing DVD MovieAlbumSE will appear Click Next 3 Carefully read the License Agreement If you accept it click Yes 4 Ifyoudo not wishtochangethefolderinwhich DVD MovieAlbumSEisinstalled click Next 5 If you do not wish to change the folder name click Next Click...

Page 149: ...he installation following the instructions on screen 7 A message verifying whether a shortcut icon is to be created on desktop will appear If you want to create one click Yes If not choose No 8 Choose the restart option and then click Finish Installing DVD MovieAlbumSE is now complete Click Click Click ...

Page 150: ...an be displayed using the procedure described in DISPLAYING INSTALLER SCREEN P 144 2 The screen for installing My DVD will appear Click Next 3 Carefully read the Software License Agreement If you accept it click Yes 4 Ifyoudo not wishtochangethefolderinwhich MyDVD is installed click Next 5 Check the displayed contents and then click Next Installation will start Click Click Click Click ...

Page 151: ... registration Note If software that detects computer virus etc has been installed invalidate it If your PC uses Windows XP or 2000 Professional set the user name to Administrator computer s manager or user name with equivalent authorization log on to PC and then install the software if you do not have authorization consult your system manager Contact the following for information on MyDVD U S Phon...

Page 152: ...be executed at high speed If you do not choose Divide by Marker movie files may be unified and re encoded so it may take time to export them DVD MovieAlbumSE may automatically re encode a movie recorded in the XTRA mode containing rapidly moving scenes 8 Mbps or higher regardless of the Divide by Maker setting anditmaytakesometimetoexportthemovie file Any disc on which scenes were combined see pag...

Page 153: ... time on 8 cm DVD RdiscfromMyDVD Therecordabletimeisshorter than that of 8 cm DVD RAM disc because MyDVD always records audio in the LPCM format If Style createdonMyDVDisamovieorthere are many thumbnails the recordable time will be less than that shown in the above table 1 Cannot be created on MyDVD depending on the version Slide Show can be created using photo files on MyDVD but it will not be pl...

Page 154: ...items in Universal Serial Bus controllers Hitachi DVDCAM DVD Mode USB HS Interface USB Mass Storage Device For DVDCAM If no item exists proceed with the next step 6 Close Device Manager If the message for restart appears click No 7 Delete the following files Windows 98 Second Edition C WINDOWS INF OTHER Hitachi Ltd DZ3298 inf C WINDOWS SYSTEM IOSUBSYS dzmvpd r pdr C WINDOWS SYSTEM32 DRIVERS DZMVU ...

Page 155: ... folder If the INF folder cannot be found use Explorer to choose the Tools menu Folder Options View tab and then Show all files and folders Click OK and then try again 8 Use application software Notepad provided with Windows to open the oem inf files represents a number from the file with the higher number Search for the files with the following entry on the second and third lines and then delete ...

Page 156: ...tarted from suspend see Terminology on page 160 or sleep or standby with this 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 Use a reference of approx 30 minutes at approx 86 F 30 C or less for opera...

Page 157: ...er Note Refer to page 81 82 if you want to correctly set the removed disc in Round DVD Holder that can be used in this DVD video camera recorder Wide conversion lens DZ WL1 Tele conversion lens DZ TL1 Video flash DZ FLH3 When using camera accessories be sure to read the instruction manuals for each accessory When attaching the wide or tele conversion lens to this DVD video camera recorder be sure ...

Page 158: ...h could cause adefectinthescreen resultindisplayunevenness or damage the LCD monitor If dust adheres to the viewfinder lens removeitusingacottonswab etc Do not rub the lens with force Doing so could scratch the lens 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 moist clothwhich...

Page 159: ...ediately PresstheMENUbuttonagain Themenuscreen will disappear To stop the demonstration midway pressthe C button The demo mode will end when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off or the DISC EJECT button is pressed down Note You can press the DISC NAVIGATION button to stop demonstration midway The Disc Navigation screen will appear If you choose Auto the demonstration will not start if a dis...

Page 160: ...D VIDEO FORMAT This application format establishes the file name directory structure data format etc to record videos movies A generally available DVD video conforms to this format DVD VIDEO RECORDER This device can record video and audio on any recordable DVD disc such as DVD RAM that conforms to the DVD video recording format Some DVD video recorders can record on a DVD R disc conforming to DVD ...

Page 161: ...ume on TV INFRARED SENSOR This sensor is used to adjust the white balance LASER PICKUP BLOCK This block emits laser beam to a disc and then collects the laser beam reflected from the disc to convert it to an electric signal The block consists of a laser lens receiving element etc LINEAR PCM Audio recording format similar to MPEG audio layer 2 However linear PCM does not compress an audio signal bu...

Page 162: ...art the work from the status immediately before PC was turned off when the PC is turned on next time THUMBNAIL This refers to a reduced screen displayed on Disc Navigation in order to identify the recorded image contents UDF2 01 FORMAT UDF stands for Universal Disc Format This is a world standard file format for optical storage defined by OSTA UDF revision 2 0 or 2 01 has been adopted for DVD RAM ...

Page 163: ...ing SD memory card Is the erase prevention switch locked P 28 Does disc or card have remaining recording space If still cannot be recorded after the above check is clear the disc or card may be damaged Use another disc or card Check 3 Skip or search playback does not work well If the temperature inside the DVD video camera recorder is high normal operation may not be possible Turn the DVD video ca...

Page 164: ...e will appear in viewfinder unless the LCD monitor is closed and securely locked to DVD video camera recorder Check 7 No image appears on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder Is DVD video camera recorder connected to PC using PC connection cable 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 Press the DISC NAVIGAT...

Page 165: ...tructions 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 Data may not be repaired depending on the timing when power was turned off Data may not ...

Page 166: ... Select multiple scenes Select a range of at least 2 scenes to be combined and then combine them 116 Cannot delete scenes This may occur when scene that was edited for division etc is to be deleted Combine the divided scenes and then delete them 116 Cannot execute Change display category to ALL Thismessagewillappearifyouattempttocombineormovescenes with Category VIDEO or PHOTO specified 138 Cannot...

Page 167: ...l information 136 Use another disc See 3 on page 171 25 82 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 against copying Copy guarded materials cannot be recorded on this DVD video camera recorder 83 DISC ACCESS The recorded scene is being stored on disc Wait until the message disappears and y...

Page 168: ...sc 111 Disc has no data This message will appear when an attempt is made to execute playback or editing on Disc Navigation with no scene recorded Disc has no Play List Switching of play list was selected with no play list stored 127 Disc includes protected scenes Delete scenes The disc may be software protected from a device other than this DVD video camera recorder To release this case use a devi...

Page 169: ...er than this DVD video camera recorder are to be copied to card No card Insert a card 47 No card Please insert card No card is inserted Insert a card 47 NO DISC ThismessagemayappearwhentheDVDvideocamera recorderor disc is moved from a cold place to a warm place Condensation has occurred on the camera recorder lens or DVD RAM drive Do not remove the disc leave the DVD video camera recorder turned o...

Page 170: ... this DVD video camera recorder Top scene cannot be divided Division is not possible at the start of scene 117 UNFORMAT DISC 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 recorder may be necessary initializing will erase all recorded conte...

Page 171: ...nd no condensation occurs and the disc is not dirty choose repair 2 This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc In this case do not initialize the disc remove it and then use a soft dry cloth to clean 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 th...

Page 172: ...The performance of battery will deteriorate if it is used for an extended period of time or frequently Purchase a new battery 42 The CHARGE indicator onACadapter chargeris blinking Is the ambient temperature too low or too high Charge the battery in environment where the temperature is 50 86 F 10 30 C The battery has possibly discharged excessively Continue charging After a while the battery will ...

Page 173: ... connect AV device directly 83 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 83 LCD screen is hard to see Has brightness of LCD screen been adjusted Stop recording and adjust the brightness 101 Is the DVD video camera recorder being used outdoors Usetheviewfinder WhenusingLCDmonitor adjustitsanglesot...

Page 174: ...ple video input jacks Check whether the correctinputwasselectedonTVtomatchtheconnectedjacks Ifthe DVD video camera recorder is connected to VCR set its input selector to external input LINE 78 Is the DVD video camera recorder connected to TV correctly Check the connections 77 Playback picture is momentarily interrupted Is disc scratched or does dirt or fingerprint adhere to it Clean the disc 82 Po...

Page 175: ...this range blue thumbnails will appear thumbnails in the figure meaning the image is unplayable Even when the number of pixels is within the above range playback maynotbepossible dependingontherecordingstatusofthedigital cameras used DCF DesignruleforCameraFilesystem isanintegratedimagefile format of digital cameras Image files can be used on all digital devices conforming to DCF It will take some...

Page 176: ...and DVD video camera recorder off and try again Error occurs during writing to DVD R disc The temperature of DVD video camera recorder is too high due to continuous operation Disconnect the DVD video camera recorder from PC once remove the disc from the DVD video camera recorder and then turn it off After a few moments connect them again and write to a brand new disc Transfer of images stops Conne...

Page 177: ...k the Preference button in the dialog box click the Device Setting tab to choose the drive where DVD RAM disc is loaded in the Drive Select column and then click OK An image that should have been recorded does not appear when DVD MovieAlbumSE is started Click the Preference button at top right of DVD MovieAlbumSE screen click the Device Setting tab to choose the drive where DVD RAM disc is loaded ...

Page 178: ...e of export it may take more time because data must be re encoded and read If Divide by Maker is not chosen it may take some time because data will be read while being re encoded 152 Hardware Removal results in error Exit Windows once and then disconnect the DVD video camera recorder IfyourPCusesWindows 2000Professional theproblem may be solved if you install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or later S...

Page 179: ...Disc cannot be removed Did you detach the battery or AC adapter charger before setting the power switch to POWER OFF Connect the battery or AC adapter charger set the power switch to O VIDEO and then POWER OFF and remove the disc 43 48 DVD video camera recorder cannot be operated from remote control Is the remote control pointed at the infrared receiver on DVD video camera recorder Point it at the...

Page 180: ... recorder on 39 43 Cover will not open Did you disconnect the battery or AC adapter charger during removal of disc Reconnect the battery or AC adapter charger and then turn the DVD video camera recorder on 40 43 Operatingsoundisheard cyclically Thissoundisheardbecausethedisciscyclicallyoperatedanddoes not indicate a fault Some vibrations are felt or slight sound is heard from mechanism These vibra...

Page 181: ...conds All settings will be reset Note Do not press the reset button with undue force List of setting items Some items will not appear depending on the disc or card inserted Item Default Setting method Camera Functions Setup Program AE Auto P 90 White Bal Auto P 91 ElS On P 93 Dig Zoom 40 P 56 MIC Filter Off P 93 16 9 Off P 94 Record Functions Setup VIDEO Mode FINE P 96 Quality FINE P 97 Input Sour...

Page 182: ... inch color TFT approx 110 000 pixels LCD monitor 2 5 inch color TFT approx 120 000 pixels Electronic image stabilizer Electronic type Shutter speed 1 60 1 4000 second movie Self timer recording Still recording only External microphone jack ø3 5 mm stereo mini jack a plug in power type microphone cannot be used Recording mode Movie with sound Still with DVD RAM disc SD memory card MultiMediaCard M...

Page 183: ... Ver 2 1 8 cm DVD R disc conforming to DVD R for General Ver 2 0 SD memory card MultiMediaCard Jacks Video audio input output 1 External microphone input 1 PC connection terminal connected to PC USB port 1 Battery system Lithium ion Power consumption When recording with LCD monitor off DVD RAM disc used DZ MV550A approx 4 1W in FINE mode DZ MV580A approx 4 4W in FINE mode Dimensions W H D approx 2...

Page 184: ...COMMANDER DES ACCESSOIRES Canada seulement PAR TÉLÉPHONE HITACHI CANADA LTD DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION 2495 Meadowpine Blvd Mississauga Ontario L5N 6C3 Service Direct 1 800 HITACHI 1 800 448 2244 Durant les heures de bureau Lundi au vendredi 9 00am 7 00pm h n e Samedi 9 00am 5 00pm h n e DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY with FCC Rules for Electromagnetic Compatibility Products DVD VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER Model...

Page 185: ... Date and time 37 Date setup 37 Defaults 104 Delete edit 130 Delete play list 132 Delete scene 111 129 Demo Mode 159 Detail scene 122 Dig Zoom 56 Diopter control 34 Disc 25 Available 25 Capacity 29 Finalize Disc 137 Format 135 Handling 27 Protect 134 Update Control Info 136 DISC EJECT button 46 Disc guide 44 Display 52 Information LCD 52 Scenes information 122 Viewfinder 34 Divide 117 DPOF 120 DVD...

Page 186: ...Quick mode 63 QUICK MODE switch 87 R Record button 49 Recording indicator 103 Remote control 33 Repeat Play 138 Reset 104 settings 104 system 181 RESET button 181 S Sand Snow Program AE 90 Scene Combine 116 Delete 111 Detail 122 Divide 117 Fade 115 Move 131 Select 121 Skip 114 Searching for image 59 Select Scene 108 SELECT button 108 Self Timer 99 Shoulder Strap 32 Skip Scene 114 Skip playback 60 ...

Page 187: ...USA as well as by other intellectual property and international properties Article 3 Other Rights and Limitations a You may not copy This Software or any of the printed materials attached except for duplications to provide back up or storage b Use of This Software by third parties is prohibited whether by transferring renting leasing lending moving or any other measures c Youmaynotdecompileordisas...