Hitachi HDC-561E, Instruction Manual

QUICK START GUIDE

Helpline Number: 08704460806

This 

Quick Start Guide

 is only for quick reference. For more details on advanced 

functions, you can refer to your user's manual.

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA

Front View

1. Shutter button

2. Self-timer LED

3. Power button

4. Flash

5. Lens

6. USB connector

7. Microphone

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Rear View

1

2

5

4

6

8

10

9

7

3

1. Status LED

2. LCD monitor

3.

MENU

 Menu button

4.

MODE

 Mode button

Capture mode

S

Video mode

5.

Zoom in button
Zoom out button

6. 5-way control button

SCN/SET 

Scene/Set button

S

Up button

m

Focus button

X

  Right button

X

Flash button

T

Down button

%

Self-timer button

F

Delete button

W

  Left button

[

Backlight / Exposure compensation 

     button

7. Strap holder

8.

x

Playback button

9. Battery / Memory card cover

10. Tripod socket

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GETTING STARTED

Preparation

1. Attach the camera strap.

2. Open the battery/memory card cover.
3. Load the supplied batteries with correct

orientation as shown.

4. Insert an SD/SDHC memory card (Optional). 

„

The camera has 32MB internal memory
(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.

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Capturing Images

Your camera is equipped with a 2.36" full color LTPS-TFT LCD monitor to help you 
compose images, playback recorded images/video clips or adjust menu settings.

1. Press the Power button to turn the power on.

„

The status LED lights green and the camera is initiated.

2. Set the camera mode to [

].

3. Compose your image in the LCD monitor.

„

Pressing the   button zooms in on the subject, and enlarges the subject on the
LCD monitor.

„

Pressing the 

 button 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 frame turns blue when the
camera is in focus and the exposure is
calculated.

„

When the focus or exposure is not
suitable, the frame of the focus area turns
yellow.

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Playing Back Still Images

You can play back the still images on the LCD monitor.

1. Press the 

x

!

button.

„

The last image appears on the screen.

2. The images can be displayed in reverse or

forward sequence with the 

e

 / 

f

 buttons.

„

To view the previous image, press the 

e

button.

„

To view the next image, press the 

f

 button.

„

Pressing the

! !

button enlarges the image.

„

To return to normal magnification, press the

 button.

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Erasing single image

1. Press the 

x

!

button.

„

The last image will be displayed on the
screen.

2. Select the image you want to erase with the 

e

/

f

 buttons.

3. Press the 

F

 button.

„

The deletion menu will be displayed.

4. Select [Single] with the 

c

 / 

d

 buttons, and

press the 

SET

 button.

„

[Single]: Erases the selected image or the
last image.

5. Select [Execute] with the 

c

 / 

d

 buttons, and

press the 

SET

 button.

„

To not erase, select [Cancel], and press
the 

SET

 button.

Delete

Delete

Delete

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TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER

System Requirement

Downloading Your Files

1. Connect one end of the USB cable to an

available USB port on your computer.

2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the

USB terminal on the camera.

3. Turn on your camera.
4. Select [PC] using the 

c

 / 

d

 buttons, and press

the

SET

 button.

5. From the Windows desktop, double click on

“My Computer”.

6. Look for a new “removable disk” icon.

„

This “removable disk” is actually the memory (or memory card) in your camera.
Typically, the camera 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. 

iPhoto may automatically launch. 

Windows

Macintosh

„

Pentium 166 MHz or higher

„

Windows 2000/XP/Vista

„

128MB RAM

„

128MB hard disk space

„

CD-ROM drive

„

Available USB port

„

PowerPC G3/G4/G5 

„

OS 9.0 or later

„

128MB RAM 

„

128MB hard disk space

„

CD-ROM drive

„

Available USB port 

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