Hitachi HDC-1098E, Instruction Manual

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Page 2: ...llation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circui...

Page 3: ...come with your camera may be different from those described in this manual This is due to the fact that different retailers often specify slightly different product inclusions and accessories to suit their market requirements customer demographics and geographical preferences Products very often vary between retailers especially with accessories such as batteries chargers AC adapters memory cards ...

Page 4: ...the indicated power supply voltage Use with any other power supply voltage might cause fire or electric shock Do not use the camera in areas near water This might cause fire or electric shock Take special care during rain snow on the beach or near the shore Do not place the camera on inclined or unstable surfaces This might cause the camera to fall or tilt over causing damage Keep the battery out ...

Page 5: ...a precision instrument Do not drop it strike it or use excessive force when handling the camera This might cause damage to the camera Do not use the camera in humid steamy smoky or dusty places This might cause fire or electric shock Do not remove the battery immediately after long period of continuous use The battery becomes hot during use Touching a hot battery might cause burns Do not wrap the ...

Page 6: ...n If the battery is not to be used for a long period of time remove it from the camera to prevent leakage or corrosion and store it after no battery power is left Stored for a long time in a fully charged condition its performance may be impaired Always keep the battery terminals clean There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used battery according to...

Page 7: ...e Panorama Mode 21 VIDEO MODE 21 Recording Video Clips 21 Playing Back Video Clips 22 PLAYBACK MODE 22 Playing Back Still Images 23 Playback Display 23 Removing Red eye 24 Attaching Voice Memos 25 DPOF Settings 26 Protecting Images 27 Erasing Images 28 MENU OPTIONS 28 Capture Menu 31 Video Menu 32 Playback Menu 33 Setup Menu 35 TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER 35 Downloading Your Files 36 USING...

Page 8: ...apturing images with a resolution of up to 3648 x 2736 pixels Package Contents Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items Common Product Components Digital camera User s manual Software CD ROM USB cable AV cable Camera strap Camera pouch Rechargeable lithium ion battery Battery charger AC adapter for battery charger Common Optional Accessories SD SDHC memory card Acc...

Page 9: ...EN 8 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1 2 3 5 8 7 6 4 1 MODE button 2 Self timer LED 3 ON OFF power button 4 Status LED 5 Flash 6 Lens 7 Microphone 8 Zoom lever ...

Page 10: ...rd button Voice memo rec 2 Playback Playback Playback 3 Menu Menu Menu 4 Focus auto Z O Q Focus auto O Q next 10th image 5 Flash Auto a d c _ Next image 6 Self timer Off f g h Self timer Off f g previous 10th image 7 Compensation s P Previous image 8 Set Set Set 9 Delete 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 d e f ...

Page 11: ...Available number of shots 10 ISO Blank Auto ISO 64 5 ISO 100 7 ISO 200 9 ISO 400 0 ISO 800 ISO 1600 11 Self timer icon f 2 sec g 10 sec h 10 2 sec 12 Date and time 13 s Exposure compensation P Backlight correction Adjust exposure value with the e f buttons 14 Capture mode icon Blank Single T Continuous U AEB Album Shot Burst Cont flash Pre Shot Coupl Shot 15 Slow shutter warning 16 White balance B...

Page 12: ... Storage media 4 Histogram 5 Image quality 6 ISO 7 Image size resolution 8 File number 9 Folder number 10 Date and time 11 Exposure value 12 Aperture value 13 Shutter speed value 14 DPOF icon 15 Protect icon 16 Mode icon Playback mode 7 Video playback 1 Video status bar 2 Elapsed time 3 File number 4 Folder number 5 Play mode 6 Mode icon 7 Protect icon 8 Total recorded time 00 21 00 21 x4 0 x4 0 x...

Page 13: ...with this camera before its initial usage 5 Close the battery memory card cover and make sure it is locked securely To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an SD SDHC memory card you can slide the write protect tab on the side of the SD SDHC memory card to LOCK To save edit or erase data on an SD SDHC memory card you must unlock the card To prevent damaging of an SD SDHC memor...

Page 14: ...arted and lights green when charging is completed The LED also lights green if no battery is inserted into the charger Charging time varies according to the ambient temperature and the status of battery Remove the battery after charging is completed The battery may feel warm after it has been charged or immediately after being used This is normal and not a malfunction When using the camera in cold...

Page 15: ... correct date and time 1 Toggle the MODE button to 8 or B or press the 7 button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Select Setup with the f button 4 Select Date Time with the c d buttons and press the SET button 5 Select the date format with the c d buttons and press the SET button Select the item s field with the e f buttons and adjust the value for the date and time with the c d buttons The time is displa...

Page 16: ...anguage with the c d buttons and press the SET button The setting will be stored Formatting the Memory Card or Internal Memory This utility formats the internal memory or memory card and erases all stored images and data 1 Toggle the MODE button to 8 or B or press the 7 button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Select Setup menu with f button 4 Select Format with the c d buttons then press the SET button 5...

Page 17: ...e LCD monitor Slide the zoom lever to X side to zoom in on the subject and enlarges the subject on the LCD monitor Slide the zoom lever to Y side to zoom out on the subject and provides a wider angle image 4 Press the shutter button Pressing the shutter button down halfway automatically focuses and adjusts the exposure and pressing the shutter button down fully captures the images The focus area f...

Page 18: ... the camera detects a smile it will automatically capture 3 images by default the flash mode setting is set to d If the flash mode setting is changed to a the camera will only capture an image after it detects a smile When capturing group shots if the number of people is more than 1 the camera will automatically capture the image s when it detects two smiles The number of shots taken depends on th...

Page 19: ...w display This shot can only be recorded if there are 3 shots recorded in each of the available frames Recording Shots using Face Detection Technology Face Detection Technology can identify and focus on the human faces in the image This advanced function simultaneously detects up to 5 human faces regardless of their position in the scene 1 Toggle the MODE button to 8 2 Toggle the OZ button until Z...

Page 20: ...are to make a single photo QPortrait Man Select this mode when you want to capture an image that makes a man stand out against a blurred background RPortrait Lady Select this mode when you want to capture an image that makes a lady stand out against a blurred background l Landscape Select this mode when you want to capture an image with infinity focus hard sharpness and high saturation l Sports Se...

Page 21: ...r mode after the last image has been recorded Text Select this mode when you want to capture an image that contains black and white subjects like printed documents e Sunset Select this mode when you want to capture a sunset This mode helps keep the deep hues in the scene m Sunrise Select this mode when you want to capture a sunrise This mode helps keep the deep hues in the scene k Splash Water Sel...

Page 22: ...se select a video quality lower than the current one Playing Back Video Clips You can play back recorded video clips on the camera 1 Press the 7 button The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the desired video clip with the e f buttons 3 Press the SET button A press of the f e buttons during playback allows fast forward play fast reverse play To stop video playback press the d button This st...

Page 23: ...forward or reverse sequence with the e f buttons To view the previous image press the e button To view the next image press the f button Slide the zoom lever to X side enlarges thei mage To return to normal magnification slide the zoom lever to Y side An B icon is displayed with the video data Video clips cannot be rotated An a icon is displayed with images which have an audio memo recorded ...

Page 24: ...stop the automatic playback If the total number of images is less than 10 press the d button jumps to the first image and press the c button jumps to the last image Video clips will be displayed with an S icon Removing Red eye You can use this function to remove the red eye effect after an image is taken 1 Press the 7 button 2 Select the image that you want to edit with the e f buttons 3 Press the...

Page 25: ... Select On with the c d buttons and press the SET button 6 Press the MENU button to exit from the menu 7 Press the SET button VOICE RECORDING is displayed on the screen and recording starts 8 To stop recording a voice memo as it is being recorded press the SET button again VOICE RECORD END will be displayed and the recording will end An a icon is displayed with images that have been recorded with ...

Page 26: ... SET button This displays the number of prints setting screen 7 Set the number of prints with the c d buttons and press the SET button You can set up to 9 prints for each image 8 Select Date Print with the c d buttons and press the SET button The date setting screen appears 9 Select date to On or Off with the c d buttons and press the SET button On The date of the image will also be printed Off Th...

Page 27: ...e The protect icon A is displayed with protected images When All has been selected A is displayed with all the images Canceling the Protection To cancel protection for only one image display the image on which you want to remove the image protection 1 Select Protect with the c d buttons from the playback menu and press the SET button 2 Select Single or All with the c d buttons and press the SET bu...

Page 28: ...es all of the images except for the protected images 5 Select Execute with the c d buttons and press the SET button To not delete select Cancel and press the SET button Deleting an image will not affect sequential image numbering For example if you delete image number 240 the next captured image will be numbered 241 even though 240 no longer exists In other words an image number is retired when an...

Page 29: ...elect the desired setting with the c d buttons and press the SET button 5 To exit from the menu press the MENU button Size This sets the size of the image that will be captured p 3648 x 2736 l 2816 x 2112 i 2272 x 1704 f 1600 x 1200 x 640 x 480 Quality This sets the quality compression at which the image is captured y Fine x Standard w Economy Sharpness This sets the sharpness of the image that wi...

Page 30: ...in dark locations but the more pixelated grainier the image will appear Blank Auto ISO 64 5 ISO 100 7 ISO 200 9 ISO 400 0 ISO 800 ISO 1600 Metering This sets the metering method for calculating the exposure Color This sets the colour of the image that will be captured Standard Vivid Sepia B W Blue Red Green Yellow Purple Center Averages the light metered from the entire frame but gives greater wei...

Page 31: ...Off Blank Single Captures one image at a time T Continuous Permits continuous capture of up to 3 images U AEB Permits 3 consecutive images in the order of standard exposure underexposure and overexposure compensation Album Shot Creates an album like layout to combine 3 shots into a single image Burst Permits continuous photography while pressing holding the shutter button As long as you hold the s...

Page 32: ...ons and press the SET button 5 To exit from the menu press the MENU button Size This sets the size of the video clip that will be captured x 640 x 480 s 320 x 240 Quality This sets the quality compression at which the video clip is captured y Fine x Standard Color This sets the colour of the video clip that will be captured Standard Vivid Sepia B W Blue Red Green Yellow Purple Audio This sets whet...

Page 33: ...90o Video clips cannot be rotated 90o 90o DPOF Refer to section in this manual titled DPOF Settings for further details Protect Refer to section in this manual titled Protecting Images for further details Voice Memo Refer to section in this manual titled Attaching Voice Memos for further details Resize Resizes a previously saved image Resizing replaces the original image with the changed image It ...

Page 34: ...Language Refer to section in this manual titled Choosing the Language for further details Auto Off If no operation is performed for a specific period of time the power to the camera is automatically turned off This feature is useful for reducing battery usage 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min Off Beep This sets whether or not to mute the camera sound each time you press the camera s buttons On Off Display This se...

Page 35: ...brightness level for the LCD monitor The LCD becomes brighter with the c button and darker with the d button The adjustment range is from 5 to 5 Format Refer to section in this manual titled Formatting the Memory Card or Internal Memory for further details Media Info This displays the free capacity of the internal memory or the memory card Sys Info This displays the firmware version of the camera ...

Page 36: ...ra will be assigned drive letter e or higher 7 Double click on the removable disk and locate the DCIM folder 8 Double click on the DCIM folder to open it to find more folders Your recorded images and video clips will be inside these folders 9 Copy Paste or Drag N Drop image and video files to a folder on your computer Mac users Double click the untitled or unlabeled disk drive icon on your desktop...

Page 37: ...3 Connect the other end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer 4 Turn on your camera 5 Select PC Camera with the c d buttons and press the SET button 6 Position the camera steadily on top of your computer monitor or use a tripod 7 Launch the videoconferencing application software Simply follow the instructions in the application software to start your camera This function is no...

Page 38: ...th family and friends by email or the web Arcsoft Panorama Maker 4 0 Like magic ArcSoft Panorama Maker 4 turns any series of overlapping photos into a gorgeous panoramic image in just seconds The program does most of the work for you by automatically selecting an entire group of pictures with one click automatically organizing the photos into the proper order then seamlessly stitching the photos i...

Page 39: ...D SDHC memory card up to 8GB optional File format DCF JPEG EXIF 2 2 DPOF Motion JPEG AVI Lens 3x optical zoom lens Aperture range 2 9 W 5 4 T Focal length 6 4mm 19 2mm equivalent to 35mm 105mm on a 35mm camera Focus Range Standard 0 4m to infinity Macro Wide 0 05m to infinity Tele 0 4m to infinity Shutter speed 1 1 2000 sec Digital zoom 4x Capture mode 4x Playback mode Flash effective range 0 5m 2...

Page 40: ...54 x Standard 21 93 187 376 755 1511 3025 6071 w Economy 22 97 195 393 787 1577 3157 6335 i 2272 x 1704 y Fine 28 124 250 502 1006 2015 4034 8095 x Standard 30 133 268 538 1078 2159 4321 8671 w Economy 35 155 313 629 1260 2524 5051 10136 f 1600 x 1200 y Fine 53 235 472 949 1901 3805 7615 15281 x Standard 62 271 545 1094 2192 4388 8783 17624 w Economy 67 295 594 1192 2388 4781 9568 19200 x 640 x 48...

Page 41: ...otected Remove the write protection Images do not appear on the LCD monitor LCD monitor is dark Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in the menu Although the camera is set to auto focus it does not focus The lens is dirty Wipe clean with a soft dry cloth or lens paper The distance to the subject is smaller than the effective range Get your subject within the effective focus range The contents ...

Page 42: ...Bridge menu is displayed on the monitor 1 Select the item you want to configure with the c d buttons and press the SET button Images Select whether you want to print specific image or all images You may also select printing number for specific image Date Print According to the printer type select whether you want to print the image with date imprint or not Paper Size Select the desired paper size ...

Page 43: ...Print with the c d buttons and press the SET button to start printing 6 The printing starts and the figure shown on the right hand side appears COMPLETE will be displayed temporarily reminding you that the printing procedure is finished If an error is detected during the connection i e the printer hardware problem between camera and printer PRINT ERROR will be displayed If an error is detected dur...

Page 44: ... 0005 Quecksibler Hg oder mehr als 0 002 Kadmium Cd oder mehr als 0 004 Blei Pb haben Spanish El símbolo es un requisito de la Directiva europea 2002 96 EC WEEE acerca de los Residuos de Aparatos Eléctricos y Electrónicos RAEE Este símbolo indica la obligación de no mezclar ni los aparatos señalizados ni las baterias ya gastadas o desechadas con los residuos domésticos generales sinó que deben uti...

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Page 47: ...EN 1 Helpline Number 08704460806 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1 2 3 5 8 7 6 4 1 MODE button 2 Self timer LED 3 ON OFF power button 4 Status LED 5 Flash 6 Lens 7 Microphone 8 Zoom lever ...

Page 48: ...rd button Voice memo rec 2 Playback Playback Playback 3 Menu Menu Menu 4 Focus auto Z O Q Focus auto O Q next 10th image 5 Flash Auto a d c _ Next image 6 Self timer Off f g h Self timer Off f g previous 10th image 7 Compensation s P Previous image 8 Set Set Set 9 Delete 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 d e f ...

Page 49: ...s shown 4 Insert an SD SDHC memory card Optional The camera has 32MB internal memory approx 28MB available for image storage but you can load an SD SDHC memory card to expand the camera s memory capacity Be sure to format the memory card with this camera before its initial usage 5 Close the battery memory card cover and make sure it is locked securely ...

Page 50: ...onitor to help you compose images playback recorded images video clips or adjust menu settings 1 Press the ON OFF button to turn the power on The status LED lights green and the camera is initiated 2 Toggle the MODE button to 8 3 Compose your image in the LCD monitor Slide the zoom lever to X side to zoom in on the subject and enlarges the subject on the LCD monitor Slide the zoom lever to Y side ...

Page 51: ... of the image to be recorded The zoom function cannot be used during video recording Playing Back Video Clips You can play back recorded video clips on the camera 1 Press the 7 button The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the desired video clip with the e f buttons 3 Press the SET button A press of the f e buttons during playback allows fast forward play fast reverse play To stop video pla...

Page 52: ...The last image appears on the screen 2 The images can be displayed in forward or reverse sequence with the e f buttons To view the previous image press the e button To view the next image press the f button Slide the zoom lever to X side enlarges thei mage To return to normal magnification slide the zoom lever to Y side ...

Page 53: ... f buttons 3 Press the F button 4 Select Single or All with the c d buttons and press the SET button Single Deletes the selected image or the last image All Deletes all of the images except for the protected images 5 Select Execute with the c d buttons and press the SET button To not delete select Cancel and press the SET button ...

Page 54: ... Drag N Drop image and video files to a folder on your computer Mac users Double click the untitled or unlabeled disk drive icon on your desktop iPhoto may automatically launch This symbol mark crossed out wheeled bin indicates separate collection of waste batteries in the EU countries The batteries provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste Please use the return and collec...

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