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Important Information ......................................... 2
For Your Safety .................................................. 2
Precautions ........................................................ 2
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........... 4
Cautions on HDD ............................................... 5
Cautions When Using ........................................ 5
Cautions When Storing ...................................... 9
Suggestions and Restrictions ............................ 9
CLEANING ..........................................................10
HANDLING DISCS.............................................. 10
DISCCLEANING.................................................11
NOTE WHEN TRANSFERRING OR
DISCARDING DISCS AND SD MEMORY
CARDS .............................................................11
Read This First ................................................ 11
About This Manual ........................................... 12
Introduction ...................................................... 13
Table of Contents ............................................ 14
Checking Provided Accessories ...................... 17
Names of Parts ................................................ 18
Setups
Demonstration Function ................................... 22
Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/
Recorder ....................................................... 22
HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/
RECORDER ..................................................... 22
ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP ...................... 22
ATTACHING LENS CAP ..................................... 23
INSERTING BATTERY INTO REMOTE
CONTROL ........................................................ 23
REMOVING BATTERY FROM REMOTE
CONTROL ........................................................ 24
HDD/DVD/Cards .............................................. 25
HDD, DISCS ........................................................ 26
INFORMATION ON DVD-R ................................. 26
NOTES ON FINALIZATION ................................ 26
EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE
USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/
RECORDER ..................................................... 27
AVAILABLE CARDS ............................................ 27
CAUTIONS FOR DISC AND CARD ......................... 27
Preparations for Power Supply ........................ 28
USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER WITH
AC ADAPTER/CHARGER ................................ 28
Setting Up the Battery ...................................... 29
CHARGING BATTERY ........................................ 29
ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO
CAMERA/RECORDER ..................................... 30
REMOVING BATTERY ....................................... 30
BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR...,.. 32
EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY .......................... 32
Turning DVD Video Camera/Recorder
On and Off ..................................................... 33
Viewing Images ............................................... 34
VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR
SCREEN ........................................................... 34
VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH
VlEWFINDER ................................................... 34
Setting Date and Time ..................................... 35
CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF DATE
AND TIME ......................................................... 35
Initial Settings .................................................. 36
SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND
ON OR OFF (BEEP) ......................................... 36
TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER
OFF AUTOMATICALLY (POWER SAVE) ........ 36
CHANGING DISPLAY LANGUAGE
(LANGUAGE) ................................................... 36
RESETTING MENU SETTINGS TO DEFAULTS
(RESET) ........................................................... 37
TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF
(RECORD LED) ................................................ 37
CHANGING SETTING OF
DEMONSTRATION .......................................... 37
LCD/EVF Setup ............................................... 38
ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN
(LCD BRIGHTNESS) AND VlEWFINDER
(EVF BRIGHTNESS) ........................................ 38
ADJUSTING COLOR DENSITY
(COLOR LEVEL) .............................................. 39
ALWAYS DISPLAYING IMAGE IN
VlEWFINDER ................................................... 39
Inserting and Removing Disc ........................... 40
Inserting and Removing Card .......................... 42
Basic Techniques
Recording Movie .............................................. 43
Recording Stills ................................................ 44
Swift Restart of Recording
(SLEEP/RESTART button) ............................ 45
On-Screen Information .................................... 46
INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING
RECORDING .................................................... 46
Checking Flow of Menu ................................... 51
Zooming ........................................................... 53
MACRO RECORDING ........................................ 53
RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER
WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO EFFECT ....... 54
Manually Focusing Subject .............................. 55
FOCUSING DURING RECORDING .................... 55
Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded
(Exposure) ..................................................... 57
Compensating for Backlight ............................. 57
Using Full Auto Function .................................. 58
Built-in Video Flash (for DZ-HS303A only) ...... 59
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