Hitachi DZMV380E 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 ........................... 10
Read This First ................................................. 11
Introduction....................................................... 12
Table of Contents ............................................. 14
Checking Provided Accessories ....................... 17
Names of Parts................................................. 18
About This Manual............................................ 22
Discs and Cards ............................................... 23
AVAILABLE DISCS...............................................23
INFORMATION ON DVD-R DISC.........................24
EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE USED
ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER: .24
HANDLING DISCS................................................25
AVAILABLE CARDS..............................................26
Storage Capacity on Disc or Card .................... 27
RECORDABLE TIME OF MOVIE (VIDEO)...........27
RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON DISC ......28
RECORDABLE STILL (PHOTOS) ON CARD.......28
Features of DVD Video Camera/Recorder ....... 29
VERSATILE FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE ................29
RECORDING ON DISC.........................................31
RECORDING MOVIE AND STILL.........................31
IMMEDIATE REVIEWING OF
RECORDED IMAGE...........................................32
EDITING IN VARIOUS WAYS ON DVD VIDEO
CAMERA/RECORDER ALONE..........................32
USING WITH VARIOUS DEVICES.......................32
Setups
Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/Recorder... 33
HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER ...33
ATTACHING LENS CAP.......................................33
ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP........................34
INSERTING BATTERY INTO
REMOTE CONTROL..........................................35
REMOVING BATTERY FROM
REMOTE CONTROL..........................................35
Setting Up the Battery....................................... 37
CHARGING BATTERY..........................................37
ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO CAMERA/
RECORDER.......................................................38
REMOVING BATTERY .........................................38
BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR........40
EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY............................40
USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER
WITH AC ADAPTER/CHARGER........................41
Inserting and Removing Disc............................ 42
INSERTING DISC.................................................42
REMOVING DISC.................................................44
Inserting and Removing Card........................... 45
Basic Techniques
Basic Handling of DVD Video Camera/
Recorder........................................................ 46
TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER
ON AND OFF.....................................................46
VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH VIEWFINDER...47
VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR SCREEN..47
CLOSING LCD MONITOR....................................48
Setting Date and Time...................................... 49
CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF
DATE AND TIME................................................50
Recording Movie............................................... 51
USING EXTERNAL MICROPHONE.....................53
Recording Stills................................................. 54
Zooming............................................................ 56
MACRO RECORDING..........................................57
RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER
WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO EFFECT ........57
Manually Focusing Subject............................... 58
FOCUSING DURING RECORDING.....................58
Adjusting Exposure Manually ........................... 60
Compensating for Backlight.............................. 61
Using Full Auto Function .................................. 62
On-Screen Information ..................................... 63
INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING
RECORDING .....................................................63
Playing Back..................................................... 66
IMMEDIATELY CHECKING RECORDED
SCENE...............................................................66
PLAYBACK FROM START OF DISC OR CARD..67
SEARCH PLAYBACK OF MOVIE.........................67
FRAME ADVANCE/FRAME BACK/SLOW
PLAYBACK OF MOVIE......................................67
SKIP PLAYBACK OF MOVIE................................68
PLAYING BACK STILLS.......................................68
JUMPING TO SPECIFIED POINT (GO TO).........69
On-Screen Information Display ........................ 70
INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING PLAYBACK..70
Playback on Other Devices .............................. 71
CONNECTING TO A TV.......................................71
VIEWING ON TV SCREEN...................................72
Playback on DVD Player .................................. 73
Playback on DVD Video Recorder/Player ........ 73
Removing and Replacing from/in Round DVD
Holder ............................................................ 74
HOW TO REMOVE DISC .....................................74
REPLACING DISC IN ROUND DVD HOLDER.....75