Hitachi DZ-MV350A Camcorder User Manual


 
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Table of Contents
Important Information ......................................... 2
For Your Safety .................................................. 2
Precautions ........................................................ 2
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ............................ 4
Cautions When Using......................................... 6
Cautions When Storing....................................... 9
Suggestions and Restrictions............................. 9
Read This First ................................................. 10
Introduction....................................................... 11
Table of Contents ............................................. 13
Checking Provided Accessories....................... 16
Names of Parts................................................. 17
About This Manual............................................ 21
Discs and Cards ............................................... 22
AVAILABLE DISCS...............................................22
INFORMATION ON DVD-R DISC.........................23
EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT
BE USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/
RECORDER: ......................................................23
HANDLING DISCS................................................24
AVAILABLE CARDS..............................................25
Storage Capacity on Disc or Card .................... 26
RECORDABLE TIME OF MOVIE (VIDEO)...........26
RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON DISC ......27
RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON CARD.....27
Features of DVD Video Camera/Recorder ....... 28
VERSATILE FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE ................28
RECORDING ON DISC.........................................30
RECORDING MOVIE AND STILL.........................30
IMMEDIATE REVIEWING OF
RECORDED IMAGE...........................................31
EDITING IN VARIOUS WAYS ON DVD VIDEO
CAMERA/RECORDER ALONE..........................31
USING WITH VARIOUS DEVICES.......................31
Setups
Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/Recorder... 32
HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/ RECORDER ..32
ATTACHING LENS CAP.......................................32
ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP........................33
INSERTING BATTERY INTO
REMOTE CONTROL..........................................34
REMOVING BATTERY FROM
REMOTE CONTROL..........................................34
Setting Up the Battery....................................... 36
CHARGING BATTERY..........................................36
ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO CAMERA/
RECORDER .......................................................37
REMOVING BATTERY .........................................37
BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR........39
EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY............................39
USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER
WITH AC ADAPTER/CHARGER........................40
Inserting and Removing Disc............................ 41
INSERTING DISC.................................................41
REMOVING DISC.................................................43
Inserting and Removing Card........................... 44
Basic Techniques
Basic Handling of DVD Video Camera/
Recorder ........................................................ 45
TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER
ON AND OFF.....................................................45
VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH VIEWFINDER...46
VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR SCREEN..46
CLOSING LCD MONITOR....................................47
Setting Date and Time...................................... 48
CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF
DATE AND TIME................................................49
Recording Movie............................................... 50
USING EXTERNAL MICROPHONE.....................52
Recording Stills................................................. 53
Zooming............................................................ 55
MACRO RECORDING..........................................56
RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER
WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO EFFECT ........56
Manually Focusing Subject............................... 57
FOCUSING DURING RECORDING.....................57
Adjusting Exposure Manually ........................... 59
Compensating for Backlight.............................. 60
Using Full Auto Function .................................. 61
On-Screen Information..................................... 62
INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING
RECORDING .....................................................62
Recording Image from Other AV Devices ........ 65
CONNECTING TO OTHER AV DEVICE ..............65
RECORDING IMAGE FROM AV DEVICE............66
Playing Back..................................................... 67
IMMEDIATELY CHECKING RECORDED
SCENE...............................................................67
PLAYBACK FROM START OF DISC OR CARD..68
SEARCH PLAYBACK OF MOVIE.........................68
FRAME ADVANCE/FRAME BACK/SLOW
PLAYBACK OF MOVIE......................................68
SKIP PLAYBACK OF MOVIE................................69
PLAYING BACK STILLS.......................................69
JUMPING TO SPECIFIED POINT (GO TO) .........70
On-Screen Information Display ........................ 71
INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING PLAYBACK..71
Playback on Other Devices .............................. 72
CONNECTING TO A TV.......................................72
VIEWING ON TV SCREEN...................................73
PLAYBACK ON DVD PLAYER.............................74
REMOVING AND REPLACING FROM/IN
ROUND DVD HOLDER......................................75
HOW TO REMOVE DISC .....................................75