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Recording Movie
Insert a recordable DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc into this DVD video camera/recorder.
1Turn the DVD video camera/recorder on.
Set the power switch to “
VIDEO” to turn the
DVD video camera/recorder on.
After the ACCESS/PC indicator goes out,
perform the subsequent operation:
2Check the subject on the screen (viewfinder or
LCD).
If using the viewfinder, pull it out.
3Press the REC button.
The “
” mark in the viewfinder or on the LCD
screen will change to the “
” mark, and
recording will start.
During recording, the recording indicator on the
front of DVD video camera/recorder will light.
Pressing REC again during recording will set the
DVD video camera/recorder to the recording
pause status.
4When recording is finished, turn the DVD video
camera/recorder off.
Note:
• See page 145 when recording movie is not possible.
• See page 145 if it takes some time before recording is
possible.
• See page 63 for on-screen information display.
• It is recommended that you use DVD-RAM disc from
which recorded contents can be deleted.
• Sound is recorded from the stereo microphone on the
front of DVD video camera/recorder: Take care that this
microphone is not blocked.
• You can press the REC button immediately after the DVD
video camera/recorder enters the recording pause
status, but no further recording can be made while “DISC
ACCESS” is being displayed.
Recording will restart after the message disappears.
• Take care that power is not interrupted while the
ACCESS/PC indicator is blinking.
• The minimum recordable time of movie is approximately
3 seconds.
• See page 91 for setting of Record LED (recording
indicator) On/Off.
• For various functions available during recording, see
“Setting Up Camera Functions” on page 78.
• Hitachi cannot be responsible for video and audio that
cannot be recorded or edited because of any defect.
• The power switch can be changed over even during
recording, but the operation will not be changed.
• Each time the DVD video camera/recorder enters the
recording pause status, the counter display will be reset
to “0:00:00”.
• When using DVD-R disc, do not perform the following, or
data on the disc may not be read:
- Using another device, doing additional recording on
DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video camera/
recorder
- Using this DVD video camera/recorder, doing
additional recording on DVD-R disc recorded on
another device
Power switch
Pressing REC
once will start
recording;
pressing it
once again will
temporarily
stop recording.
ACCESS/PC
indicator