Hitachi HDC-1097E, 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: ...nspection ask the store of purchase 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 of the reach of children Swallowing the battery might cause poisoning If t...

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: ...ace Detection Technology 20 VIDEO MODE 20 Recording Video Clips 20 Playing Back Video Clips 21 PLAYBACK MODE 21 Playing Back Still Images 22 Playback Display 22 Removing Red eye 23 Attaching Voice Memos 24 Protecting Images 25 DPOF Settings 26 Erasing Images 27 MENU OPTIONS 27 Capture Menu 30 Video Menu 31 Playback Menu 33 Setup Menu 35 TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER 35 Downloading Your Files...

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 Status LED 2 Flash 3 ON OFF Power button 4 Self timer LED 5 Mode switch 6 Lens 7 Microphone 8 Zoom lever 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 10: ...oice memo rec 2 Playback Playback Playback 3 Menu Menu Menu 4 Focus Auto Focus Auto Next 10th image 5 Flash Auto a d c _ Next Image 6 Self timer Off 2s 10s 10 2s Self timer Off 2s 10s Previous 10th image 7 Compensation Previous Image 8 Set Set Set 9 Delete Delete Delete 2 3 5 6 7 1 8 9 4 a b c d e f ...

Page 11: ... sec 10 sec 10 2 sec 12 Date and time 13 Exposure compensation Backlight correction Adjust exposure value with the e f buttons 14 Capture mode icon Blank Single Continuous AEB Album Shot Burst Cont flash Pre shot Coupl shot 15 Slow shutter warning 16 White balance Blank Auto Incandescent Fluorescent 1 Fluorescent 2 Daylight Cloudy Manual WB 17 Focus setting Blank Auto focus Face detection Macro In...

Page 12: ...and time 11 Exposure value 12 Aperture value 13 Shutter speed value 14 DPOF icon 15 Protect icon 16 Mode icon Playback mode Video playback 1 Video status bar 2 Elapsed time 3 File number 4 Folder number 5 Sound off icon When the c button is pressed during video playback 6 Play mode 7 Mode icon 8 Total recorded time 00 21 00 21 x4 0 x4 0 1 2 3 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 11 12 2008 01 01 00 00 2008 01 01 00 00 ...

Page 13: ...ard 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 m...

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: ...eps to set the correct date and time 1 Slide the mode switch to or or press the button 2 Press the button 3 Select Setup with the f button 4 Select Date Time with the c d buttons and press the button 5 Select the date format with the c d buttons and press the 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 displayed in...

Page 16: ...ayed language with the c d buttons and press the 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 Slide the mode switch to or or press the button 2 Press the button 3 Select Setup menu with f button 4 Select Format with the c d buttons then press the button 5 Select Execut...

Page 17: ...es the subject on the LCD monitor Slide the zoom lever to 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 frame turns green when the camera is in focus and the exposure is calculated When th...

Page 18: ...won t fit into a single frame such as a landscape and stitch it together later with a program such as Panorama Maker application 1 Slide the mode switch to SCN 2 Select Panorama with the e f buttons and press the button 3 Select the photographic direction with the e f buttons 4 Shoot the first image The next image appears beside the previous image 5 Orient the camera so that the second frame overl...

Page 19: ...a smile it will automatically capture 3 images by default the flash mode setting is set to If the flash mode setting is changed to 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 the flash mode setting If ...

Page 20: ...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 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press the button until icon appears on the LCD monitor The white frame is identif...

Page 21: ...ower than the current one Playing Back Video Clips You can play back recorded video clips on the camera You can also play back sound if recorded with the video 1 Press the button The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the desired video clip with the e f buttons 3 Press the button A press of the f e buttons during playback allows fast forward play fast reverse play To stop video playback pre...

Page 22: ...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 side enlarges the image To return to normal magnification slide the zoom lever to side An icon is displayed with the video data Video clips cannot be rotated An icon is displayed with images which have an audio memo recorded ...

Page 23: ...ou wish to 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 icon Removing Red eye You can use this function to remove the red eye effect after an image is taken 1 Press the button 2 Select the image that you want to edit with the e f buttons 3 Pr...

Page 24: ...tton 5 Select On with the c d buttons and press the button 6 Press the button to exit from the menu 7 Press the 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 button again VOICE RECORD END will be displayed and the recording will end An icon is displayed with images that have been recorded with a voice memo ...

Page 25: ...he protect icon is displayed with protected images When All has been selected 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 button 2 Select Single or All with the c d buttons and press the button 3 Select C...

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

Page 27: ... image you want to erase with the e f buttons 3 Press the button 4 Select Single or All with the c d buttons and press the button Single Erases the selected image or the last image All Erases all of the images except for the protected images 5 Select Execute with the c d buttons and press the button To not erase select Cancel and press the button Deleting an image will not affect sequential image ...

Page 28: ...enu 4 Select the desired setting with the c d buttons and press the button 5 To exit from the menu press the button Size This sets the size of the image that will be captured 3648 x 2736 2816 x 2112 2272 x 1704 1600 x 1200 640 x 480 Quality This sets the quality compression at which the image is captured Fine Standard Economy Sharpness This sets the sharpness of the image that will be captured Har...

Page 29: ...ven in dark locations but the more pixelated grainier the image will appear Blank Auto ISO 64 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 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 weight ...

Page 30: ...Off Blank Single Captures one image at a time Continuous Permits continuous capture of up to 3 images 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 and holding the shutter button As long as you hold the s...

Page 31: ... and press the button 5 To exit from the menu press the button Size This sets the size of the video clip that will be captured 640 x 480 320 x 240 Quality This sets the quality compression at which the video clip is captured Fine Standard Color This sets the colour of the video clip that will be captured Standard Vivid Sepia Monochrome Blue Red Green Yellow Purple Audio This sets whether or not to...

Page 32: ...ay back your still images automatically in order one image at a time 3 Sec 5 Sec 10 Sec Rotate If you wish to rotate a still image 90 degrees to the right select 90 if you wish to rotate it 90 degrees to the left select 90 Video clips cannot be rotated 90 90 DPOF Refer to the section in this manual titled DPOF Settings for further details Protect Refer to the section in this manual titled Protecti...

Page 33: ...ld size images with newly compressed images It is only possible to reduce the image quality size never to increase it Copy to Card Allows you to copy your files from the camera s internal memory to an SD SDHC memory card Of course you can only do this if you have a memory card installed and some files in internal memory Cancel Execute ...

Page 34: ...titled Setting the Date and Time for further details Language Refer to the 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 t...

Page 35: ...te Balance to Fluorescent setting 50 Hz 60 Hz LCD Bright Select a 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 memo...

Page 36: ...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 iP...

Page 37: ...rd Speakers or headphones Network or Internet connection Install the PC camera driver The PC camera driver included in the CD ROM is exclusively for Windows The PC camera function is not supported for Mac platforms 1 Insert the enclosed CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 3 After the driver installation is completed restart your computer M...

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: ... card up to 8GB optional File format DCF JPEG EXIF 2 2 DPOF Motion JPEG AVI Lens 4x optical zoom lens Aperture range 2 5 W 5 6 T Focal length 5 8mm 23 2mm equivalent to 32mm 128mm on a 35mm camera Focus Range Standard 0 5m to infinity Macro Wide 0 05m to infinity Tele 0 5m to infinity Shutter speed 2 1 2000 sec Digital zoom 4x Capture mode 4x Playback mode Flash effective range 0 5m 3 0m Wide 0 5m...

Page 40: ...1117 2236 4488 2816 x 2112 Fine 16 71 143 288 578 1158 2319 4654 Standard 21 93 187 376 755 1511 3025 6071 Economy 22 97 195 393 787 1577 3157 6335 2272 x 1704 Fine 28 124 250 502 1006 2015 4034 8095 Standard 30 133 268 538 1078 2159 4321 8671 Economy 35 155 313 629 1260 2524 5051 10136 1600 x 1200 Fine 53 235 472 949 1901 3805 7615 15281 Standard 62 271 545 1094 2192 4388 8783 17624 Economy 67 29...

Page 41: ...e protected 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 it 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 on t...

Page 42: ...lect the item you want to configure with the c d buttons and press the button Images Select whether you want to print specific image or all images You may also select the printing number for a 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 according to the printer type Layout Selec...

Page 43: ...rint with the c d buttons and press the 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 a printer hardware problem between camera and printer PRINT ERROR will be displayed If an error is detected during the...

Page 44: ...EN 1 Helpline Number 08704460806 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1 Status LED 2 Flash 3 ON OFF Power button 4 Self timer LED 5 Mode switch 6 Lens 7 Microphone 8 Zoom lever 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 45: ...Playback mode Still image to capture mode Video clip to video mode 3 Capture menu Video menu Playback menu 4 Focus Focus Next 10th image 5 Flash Next Image 6 Self timer Self timer Previous 10th image 7 Compensation Previous Image 8 Still image to display image Records voice memo if Voice Memo is On Video clip to play video clip 9 Delete 2 3 5 6 7 1 8 9 4 a b c d e f ...

Page 46: ...own label side back 4 Insert an SD SDHC memory card Optional The camera has 32MB internal memory 27MB 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 47: ...the LCD monitor Slide the zoom lever to side to zoom in on the subject and enlarges the subject on the LCD monitor Slide the zoom lever to 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 fra...

Page 48: ... 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 side enlarges the image To return to normal magnification slide the zoom lever to side ...

Page 49: ...d The zoom function cannot be used during video recording Playing Back Video Clips You can play back recorded video clips on the camera You can also play back sound if recorded with the video 1 Press the button The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the desired video clip with the e f buttons 3 Press the button A press of the f e buttons during playback allows fast forward play fast reverse...

Page 50: ...th the e f buttons 3 Press the button 4 Select Single or All with the c d buttons and press the button Single Erases the selected image or the last image All Erases all of the images except for the protected images 5 Select Execute with the c d buttons and press the button To not erase select Cancel and press the button ...

Page 51: ...rag 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 collecti...

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