Hitachi DZ-HS803A - Manual

Hitachi DZ-HS803A

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Important Information; For Your Safety; Identifications of caution marks; Precautions
  • Page 4 – IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
  • Page 5 – Table of Contents; Introduction 8
  • Page 7 – Connecting to Your PC
  • Page 8 – This camcorder makes all of the following; Record movies and stills with this one device!; After recording; Introduction
  • Page 9 – Choosing a disc to suit your purpose; Use the cursor; How to Read this Instruction Manual; Equipped; Do you want to reuse the disc?; recording; YES
  • Page 10 – About media descriptions; HDD; CCARD
  • Page 11 – Before Using the Product
  • Page 12 – Hitachi will not compensate for recorded images.
  • Page 13 – Make sure the following accessories are included in the package.; Checking Provided Accessories
  • Page 14 – Power switch side; Names of Parts
  • Page 15 – DISPLAY button; LCD BRIGHTNESS button
  • Page 16 – Lens side; Light receiving sensor
  • Page 17 – Remote control
  • Page 18 – Adjusting the hand strap; Fasten the hand strap according to the procedure in the diagram.; Attaching the lens cap; Tie the lens cap to the hand strap using the string (all supplied).; Warning; Notes; • Wipe the lens using a soft dry cloth if the lens gets dirty.
  • Page 19 – How to Open and Use the LCD Monitor; Basic posture
  • Page 20 – almost gone. The battery charge indicator flashes red in this case.; LCD BRIGHTNESS; How to Change the LCD Brightness
  • Page 21 – Preparing; Setting up the battery pack; Connect the power cable to the AC adapter/charger.; Note; direct replacement as listed in this manual.; Let’s Get Started
  • Page 22 – Turning on the Power; Open the LCD monitor.; Changing the display language; You can change the language used on screens and menus as follows.; MENU; , then select “Initial Setup” by pressing
  • Page 23 – Setting the date and time; The confirmation screen appears.; • If you select “NO” and press
  • Page 24 – Recording Movies to the HDD; Turn the power switch to “HDD”.
  • Page 25 – Recording Movies to a DVD; Attach the charged battery pack.
  • Page 26 – Turn the power switch to “DVD”.; Hint
  • Page 27 – Recording Stills to an SD card; Turn the power switch to “SD”.
  • Page 28 – Playing Recorded Movies/Stills
  • Page 29 – Deleting Recorded Movies/Stills; Select a scene you want to delete, then press; Select “YES”, then press the confirmation button.; The selected scene is deleted.
  • Page 30 – Function; Functions and Characteristics of HDD/DVD/Cards
  • Page 31 – Usable discs and their logos
  • Page 32 – • DVD housed in a square cartridge/caddy case or a round DVD holder; Unusable Discs
  • Page 33 – About cards; Card Handling; Cautions for discs and cards; • Only 1 GB or less capacity SD memory cards can be used.
  • Page 34 – Inserting a DVD; DISC; switch until the ACCESS/
  • Page 35 – Removing the disc; • Do not peer into the pickup. Doing so may cause; Pickup
  • Page 36 – Proceed to step; VR Mode
  • Page 37 – ss; on actual recording conditions.; Battery Pack
  • Page 38 – Connecting the camcorder to a wall outlet; To wall outlet; While pressing and holding; PUSH; • Be careful not to drop the battery pack
  • Page 39 – Efficient Use of the Battery; Battery life
  • Page 40 – Re; Recording Movies; You can choose either HDD or DVD to record movies.; Press the record button.; change to “; Turn the power switch to “HDD” or “DVD”.; Remaining; Recording
  • Page 41 – If you press; QUICK START; During sleep mode, the QUICK START button lights blue.; Just press; • About Sleep Mode
  • Page 42 – Information Display During Recording; DISPLAY; On-Screen Information; See the next page for details.
  • Page 45 – Recording Still Pictures; Still pictures are recorded on an SD memory Card.; ” in the LCD monitor will turn purple.
  • Page 46 – Hints
  • Page 47 – Playback; Playing back the last recorded scene; You can play back the last recorded scene right away.; Viewing
  • Page 48 – Deleting the last recorded scene; Choosing and playing back a scene; The scenes thumbnails appear on the disc navigation screen.; • After deleting or canceling deletion, the
  • Page 49 – Choose a scene by pressing; Choosing and playing back multiple scenes; Yellow
  • Page 50 – Jumping to the designated scene; Using the current scene as; blue frame is displayed)
  • Page 51 – Select “Specify” in step; The specify screen will appear.; Press the confirmation button.; confirmation button again.; • To cancel the “Go To” procedure
  • Page 52 – Adjusting speaker volume during movie playback; • The disc navigation screen automatically appears if:; Increases the volume
  • Page 53 – Recording mode
  • Page 54 – The confirmation button; Functions
  • Page 55 – Press; on the disc navigation
  • Page 57 – How to Operate the Menu; You can also use; QUICK MENU; to display; “Camera Functions Setup”; before pressing the; Various Recording Techniques
  • Page 58 – Movie Menu
  • Page 59 – Stills Menu
  • Page 60 – How to use the LCD setup and initial setup; Menu item
  • Page 61 – Changing the date format; About the demonstration function; At time of purchase of this camcorder, this function is set to “Auto”.; Auto; : The demonstration will start right away. If you cancel the; demonstration will not begin even if “Demo Mode” is set to “Auto”.
  • Page 62 – Setting the digital zoom; Magnified Recording; Digital zoom options; Off; • The “Digital Zoom” setting is
  • Page 63 – Recording at close range; • The maximum telephoto zoom is; • Recording up close may
  • Page 64 – Focusing range; Conversion lens; Adjusting the Focus
  • Page 65 – How to focus manually; • Focusing switches between; MF; Adjust the focus by pressing; press
  • Page 66 – Adjusting the; • Each time you press
  • Page 67 – Program AE modes; Compensating for; BLC; Backlight compensation icon; • When the power is turned off,; Selecting a Program; uto; The Camcorder automatically; port; subjects such as tennis.; Portrait; a wedding or on stage.
  • Page 68 – White balance mode; Lo; During record pause, press; Select “Camera Functions Setup”; Adjusting the Color; Outdoor
  • Page 69 – • Do not block the infrared sensor; Infrared sensor
  • Page 70 – Thick white
  • Page 71 – Using the Electronic; Reducing Wind Noise
  • Page 72 – ” appears in the LCD; Restoring all the; FULL AUTO; Using the Flash
  • Page 73 – Flash mode
  • Page 74 – Turning Off the; Select “Initial Setup”
  • Page 75 – Switching movie quality; Changing the Movie; Select “Record Functions Setup”; The selected movie quality will be; Recording Movies for
  • Page 76 – • The “16:9” setting is retained; • If “Input Source” is set to
  • Page 77 – Changing Still Picture
  • Page 78 – L IN
  • Page 80 – Dubbing options; • “New”; Before you begin; Dub marks “; VIDEO Mode; Dubbing on DVD
  • Page 81 – Notes on dubbing
  • Page 82 – • Dubbing is not possible if a; DUBBING; The dubbing menu appears.; • If you wish to erase the dubbed; • You can also display the; “Dubbing”
  • Page 83 – Dubbing All Scenes; The Dubbing Menu appears.
  • Page 85 – Dubbing Scenes; SELECT; DVD remaining bar
  • Page 86 – Category Settings; “All”; Only scenes with the “; “Un Dubbed”; Only scenes without the “; To set “Category”; Displaying only Dubbed or; • The Category setting will return; Clearing the dub marks; •You can also choose multiple
  • Page 87 – By using the; Convenient playback; Effect; Editing the original data; Editing
  • Page 88 – After pressing; on the disc navigation screen, you can use following functions.; Menu Items for the Disc Navigation
  • Page 90 – Menu flows for the disc navigation; on the disc navigation screen, the Menu screen appears. The Menu
  • Page 91 – When using a card
  • Page 92 – Choosing Scenes by Program; Recorded on December 1; Plays back in the order; Select “Program”; • Pressing
  • Page 93 – Title input bar
  • Page 94 – • To delete a character from the; DELETE; The screen returns to step 4.
  • Page 95 – Playlist; Playlist 1 created
  • Page 96 – • You can also select multiple; Select “PlayList”; • If you press; before; • The scenes that make up a
  • Page 97 – Editing a playlist; “All; Playlist finishes, press
  • Page 98 – • You can also choose multiple; The green “I” mark shows
  • Page 99 – Scene to be added
  • Page 100 – • To select all scenes, simply press
  • Page 101 – The “Move Scene” screen appears.; • When using the HDD, you need to; • The method to rename the
  • Page 102 – You can delete unnecessary scenes.; Deleting Scenes
  • Page 103 – Editing using the Submenu; Explanation; Dividing a Movie; Select “Scene”; The “Divide Scene” screen appears.
  • Page 105 – Combining Multiple
  • Page 106 – Adding Special Effects
  • Page 107 – “OUT” effect; Skipping Scenes; • If a DVD disc with a special
  • Page 108 – To remove the skip setting; Skip icon; • If a DVD containing scenes with; Changing Thumbnail
  • Page 109 – • To cancel the change, select; • A thumbnail of a still cannot be; Go To; then; Select “Go To”; Copying still pictures
  • Page 110 – Locking Scenes on a; • You cannot copy from a card to a
  • Page 111 – To unlock the scene; The icon “; Displaying Information; Lock icon
  • Page 112 – • DCF (Design rule for Camera; For
  • Page 113 – • To quit formatting, select “NO”; • It may not be possible to format a; DVD; For “HDD Setting”, select
  • Page 114 – Checking the; Displaying Movies or
  • Page 115 – Connecting to a TV; angle may cause the terminals to break.; Viewing on the Other Devices
  • Page 116 – Viewing on your TV; • Refer to your TV’s operation manual on how to switch the TV input.
  • Page 118 – You can; Import scenes to your PC.; You cannot; and Finalization
  • Page 120 – Finalizing a Disc; • You cannot finalize if a battery; Select “DVD Setting”; Displayed only when a
  • Page 121 – The screen above is an; • If the disc in the camcorder has; Unfinalizing a Disc; “DVD Setting”
  • Page 122 – Turn on the other A/V device and start playback.; secure the power supply during dubbing.; video inputs of
  • Page 123 – back images recorded on this camcorder.
  • Page 124 – Dubbing from the camcorder to another A/V device; Turn on both the camcorder and the other device, then press; * Connect the S-Video connector if available for the other A/V device
  • Page 125 – Windows; • You cannot create a DVD-VR
  • Page 126 – PC requirements
  • Page 127 – Macintosh
  • Page 128 – Software installation
  • Page 129 – installation
  • Page 130 – Before connection; Check the license agreement.; Click
  • Page 131 – How to connect to your PC; To USB terminal; charger to power the camcorder.
  • Page 132 – Handling photos; Turning the power off.; DISC EJECT; switch of the
  • Page 134 – • If you wish to write images onto a; Disconnect the USB cable.; and detach the USB
  • Page 135 – How to Use the; • If you want to use images
  • Page 136 – • Double-click the playback screen
  • Page 137 – • To import images on another
  • Page 138 – • Clicking “Theme” or “Set title
  • Page 139 – • If you load a written DVD-RW
  • Page 140 – • The provided software cannot be
  • Page 141 – • When connecting the camcorder
  • Page 142 – Importing will start.; • To play back a file, select one
  • Page 143 – Launch ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition.
  • Page 144 – • You can also use Album or; Writing to DVD will start.
  • Page 145 – • After uninstalling the software,; • “User” will depend on the login; Precautions When
  • Page 146 – Contact Information
  • Page 147 – CAMERA ACCESSORIES; Refer to the instruction manual of a shoulder strap.; Optional Accessories; Attaching the Shoulder Strap (Commercially; Pass the shoulder strap ends through; Additional Information
  • Page 148 – Error Messages; Message
  • Page 157 – Troubleshooting; Symptom
  • Page 167 – Cautions on the HDD; Cautions on Use of this Product
  • Page 168 – Do not point directly at the sun.; Heat on surface of product; Be careful of ambient temperature.
  • Page 169 – Do not use a generally available 8 cm CD lens cleaner.; Cautions on storage; Cleaning; Cleaning the LCD monitor
  • Page 170 – Do not use benzene or thinner to clean the surface of the camcorder.; Disc cleaning; Direct sunlight for a long time
  • Page 172 – List of setting items; System Reset; • Do not press; • Before pressing; , be sure to remove the DVD from the camcorder.; with a DVD loaded may erase the scenes recorded on the
  • Page 173 – Major Specifications
  • Page 175 – • Recordable time on HDD*; Recording quality
  • Page 176 – • Maximum number of scenes that can be recorded/dubbed on; Still picture
  • Page 177 – • Still picture size and quality
  • Page 178 – Glossary
  • Page 179 – Index
  • Page 182 – Grant of License; Prohibition; Termination of Agreement; Be sure to read the following before opening the
  • Page 183 – BY PHONE; DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; To Order in the United States
  • Page 185 – Warranty Limitations; AC Adapter Charger
  • Page 186 – DVD Products; LIMITED WARRANTY
  • Page 188 – or mail this por; tment
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QR74442 ©Hitachi, Ltd. 2008

Introduction

HDD/DVD/Cards
Battery Pack

Various Recording
Techniques

Dubbing on DVD

Editing

Viewing on the
Other Devices

Connecting to
Your PC

Additional
Information

Instruction Manual

(English)

Thank you for purchasing this Hitachi Camcorder.
Please read this Instruction Manual to understand its proper use.
Before opening the CD-ROM included with this product, please read
p.182.
After reading the Instruction Manual, store it safely.
The Instruction Manual contains an illustration of the DZ-HS803A
on the cover page only.

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Page 2 - Important Information; For Your Safety; Identifications of caution marks; Precautions

2 Important Information For Your Safety The power switch turns the camcorder on and off, leaving the date/time feature unaffected. If the camcorder is to be left unattended for a long period of time, turn it off. T he DVD vide o c amera/reco rd er and AC a da pter/c harg er have the followin g ca ut...

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4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water. 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructio...

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5 Important Information ............................ 2For Your Safety ...................................... 2Precautions.............................................. 2IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................... 4 This camcorder makes all of the following possible! ..................

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