Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit DZ-HS500SW du fabricant Hitachi
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DZ-HS500SW Instruction manual T o obtain the best performance and e nsure years of trouble-free use, please r ead this entire instruction manual. Инструкция по эк сплуатации Е.
English 2 Impor tant Information For Y our Safety The power s witch turns the D VD video camera/recorder on and off , leaving the dat e/time feature unaff ected. If the camera/reco rder is to be left unatte nded for a long per iod of time , turn it off.
English 3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS In addition to the ca reful attention dev oted to quality standards in the manu fa cture of your video product, saf ety is a major f actor in the design of ev er y instrument. But, safet y is your responsibi lity too.
English 4 Cautions on HDD Save the data recorded on HDD: • T o back up the data recorded on HDD, save it on a DVD. It is al so recommended that you use this DVD video camera/recorder to du b the data. Y ou can also use a PC to sav e the data on a DVD.
English 5 Liquid crystal display (LCD) and viewfinder: • The LCD screen and viewfinder ar e the products of highly pr ecise technology . Among the total number of pixels (appr ox. 120,000 pixels for LCD monitor and eq uivalent to approx. 20 0,000 pixels for viewfinder), 0 .
English 6 Do not use the DVD video camera/recorder near corrosive gas: • If the DVD video camera/recor der is used in a place where there is dense exhaust gas generated by petrol or diesel en g ine,.
English 7 Do not turn the D VD video camera/recorder off while the A CCESS/PC indicator or CARD A CCESS indicator is lit or blinking: • The ACCESS/PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is lit or blinking to show that data is b eing written to disc or card, or being read from it.
English 8 Cautions When Storing Do not leave the D VD video camera/recorder in a place where the temperature is very high for a long period of time: • The temperature inside a closed veh icle or trunk can become very high in a hot season.
English 9 CLEANING Be sure to set the power switch to “OFF” before cleaning this D VD video camera/recorder . ● Cleaning LCD screen and camer a lens Use dry , soft cloth to wipe dirt off.
English 10 DISC CLEANING Use the disc cleaning cloth pr ovided to lightly wipe off any dirt adhering to the disc as shown in the figure. Do not wipe the disc with force: Doing so could cause scratches. Never use solvent (thinner , water , antistat or detergen t) for cleaning.
English 11 About This Manual ● Displa ys in this man ual Understand that the displa ys are dif ferent from those you will actual ly see in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen. ● Notation of c ancel button Press the ST OP/EXIT button to stop y our operation midway , or return the menu scr een to the preceding one.
English 12 Intr oduction ● Recording is possib le on both HDD and D VD: In FINE mode, recording for up to 11 hours is possible on HDD; up to 30 minutes on D VD (p. 40, 155). ● Dubbing to an 8 cm D VD can be performed on this D VD video camera/recorder using only one button: Simple dubbing witho ut a DVD recorder or PC (p.
English 13 Table of Contents Important Information ......................................... 2 For Your Safety .................................................. 2 Precautions ........................................................ 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION S .
English 14 ADJUSTING COLOUR (WHITE BALANCE) ....... 57 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABILISE R (EIS) ........ .......... ........... .......... ..... 59 RECORDING SUBJECT USING LARGE MAGNIFICATION (DIGITA L ZOOM) ...... .......... 59 REDUCING WIND NOISE DURING RECORDING (MIC.
English 15 ADDITIONALLY RECORDING ON FINALISED DVD-RW (VF-MODE)/+RW (UNFINALIZE DV D) ........ ............. ........... ........ 108 Others ............................................................ 109 DISPLAYING DUBBED/UNDUBBED SCENES IN LIST (CAT EGORY) .
English 16 Checking Pr ovided Accessories Make sure that y ou have all the f ollowing accessories in package: Battery (model DZ-BP07PW): P or t able power supply for this D VD video camera/recorder. Charge it before use. A C adapter/charger (model DZ-ACS3 (SW)): Used to pow er the D VD video camera/ recorder from AC outlet, or charge battery .
English 17 Names of Par ts 1 Hand strap attachment bracket (p. 20) 2 Stereo microphone T ake care that the microp hone is not blocked by a hand, etc., durin g recording. 3 Recording indicator (p. 34, 40, 64) The red in dicator will light during r ecording.
English 18 9 Viewfinder (p. 31) 10 Dio ptre control (p. 31) T o ad just the focus of im age appearing in the viewfinder . (Pull out the viewfinder .) 11 SLEEP/REST ART b utton (p. 42) T o switch the sleep/r estart status be tween ON and OFF . 12 ACCESS/PC indicator (p.
English 19 22 FUL L A UTO button (p. 55) T o switch the DVD video camera /recorder to full automatic. 23 FOCUS button (p. 52) T o switch between manual focus and auto- focus. 24 MENU button (p. 32, 48, 85) Press this button to display th e menu for setting camera functions and Disc Navigation.
English 20 Setups This section explains preparations for recording – setting up the DVD video camera/recorder and batter y . Demonstration Function This D VD video camera/recorder is equipped with a demonstration funct ion. The default at purchase time is “A uto”, which will automa tically star t the demonstration approx.
English 21 A TT A CHING LENS CAP 1 Attach the shorter end of lens cap string to the lens cap. 2 Attach the longer end of lens cap string to the hand strap of DVD video camera/r ecorder . 3 Push the both s ides of cap in ward and attach it over the lens .
English 22 HDD/DVD/Cards The follo wing table lists the storage media (discs and cards) that can be used on this D VD video camera/recorder and the functions which are av ailable with them: Function Media HDD DV D - RAM DV D - RW (VR mode) DV D - RW (VF mode) DV D - R +RW SD memory card T o record vide o (p.
English 23 HDD, DISCS Note : • This D VD video camera/recorder can use only the 8-cm bare discs not packed in a square cart ridge, square caddy case or round D VD holder .
English 24 EXAMPLES OF DISC S THA T CANNO T BE USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER • CD • CD-R • CD-R W • CD-ROM • DVD-ROM • DVD-V ideo • DVD-R (4.
English 25 Pr eparations for Power Supply USING D VD VIDEO CAMERA/REC ORDER WITH AC AD APTER/CHARGER It is recommended that you use the AC adapter/ch arger to power the DVD video camera/re c order from househo ld AC outlet when you perform settin gs on it, play back or edit images, or use it indoors.
English 26 Setting Up the Batter y The DZ-BP07PW batter y (provided) has not been charged at purchase time: Charge it before using the D VD video camera/recorder .
English 27 ● Battery c harged st atus Y ou can find out the ch arged status of batter y by checking the CHARGE indicator on AC adapter/ charger: Note : See “T roubleshooti ng” on page 145 when the CHARGE indicator blinks . ● Reference for time requ ired to char g e battery (a t appro x.
English 28 ● Continuousl y recordable time with full y charged battery (with no zoom operation, etc.) See the following table as a r eference for how long the DVD video camera/r ecorder can continuo.
English 29 B A TTER Y R EMAINING LEVEL INDICA T OR When the battery is used to power the DVD video camera/recor der , the battery remaining level appears in the viewfi nder or on the LCD screen as follows: EFFICIENT USE OF BA TTER Y • The battery will slightly discharge even if it is detached from the DVD video camera/ rec ord e r .
English 30 T urning DVD Video Camera/Recor der On and Off While holding down the grey button at the right of power switch, set the switch according to each recor ding function: P Note : • Once you t.
English 31 Viewing Images VIEWING IMA GE ON LCD MONIT OR SCREEN If you open the LCD monitor , you can monitor subject image on the LCD scr een. 1 Open the LCD monitor . The LCD monitor has a portion wher e you can hook your finger . Hook the finger there to open the moni tor .
English 32 Setting Date and Time Set the current date and time so that the date and time you make a recording can be recorded correctly . The follo wing procedure can also be used to correct th e date and time you ha ve already set.
English 33 Initial Settings Press the MENU button, and then use 2 / 1 / 0 / / / buttons to displa y the “Initial Setup” menu screen. See page 48 for detailed oper ation procedure. Press the MENU button again to e xit setting.
English 34 RESETTING MENU SETTINGS T O DEF A UL TS (RESET) Y ou ca n restore menu settings to defa ults (initial settin gs at the fact ory (p. 152) ). (Note, howev er , that the date/time will not be r eset.) 1 Choose “Reset” on the “Initial Setup” menu screen, and then pr ess the button.
English 35 LCD/EVF Setup ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN (LCD BRIGHTNESS) AND VIEWFINDER (EVF BRIGHTNESS) 1 Press the MEN U button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / / buttons to choose “LC D /EVF Adjust” on the “LCD/E VF Setup” menu screen, a n d then choose “LCD Brightness”or “EVF Brightness”.
English 36 ADJUSTING COLOUR DENSITY (COLOUR LEVEL) Y ou can adjust the colour density of the LCD monitor screen an d viewfinder . 1 Press the MENU button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / / buttons to cho ose “LCD/EVF Adju st” on the “LCD/EVF Setup” menu screen, and then choose “Colour Level ”.
English 37 Inser ting and Removing Disc 1 Set the power switc h to “DVD” or “OFF” . When the power switch is set to “HDD” or “SD”, the cover of DVD insertion block will not open.
English 38 Note : • If the cover of D VD inser ti on block is open, the ACCESS/PC indicator will blink when an image is displayed on the LCD monitor screen: I n this case, the D VD video camera/recor der will not tur n off ev en if the power switch is set to “OFF”.
English 39 Inser ting and Removing Car d 1 Open the LCD monitor . 2 T urn the DVD video camera/re corder off. 3 Open the cover of car d insertion block. 4 Inserting Card: Insert card with its terminal inwar d until it locks. Removing Car d: Push the centre of card edge.
English 40 Basic T echniques This section explains about recording of movies and still images, a nd also basic setting s on D VD vid eo camera/recorder . Recording Movie 1 Remove the lens cap, an d then point the DVD video camera/recorder at subject.
English 41 Recor ding Stills Note : Recording of still images is possible on card. 1 Remove the lens c ap, and then point the DVD video camera/r ecorder at subject.
English 42 Swift Restar t of Recor d ing (SLEEP/REST ART button) If you press the SLEEP/REST ART button while in the r ecording pause status instead of turning the DVD video camera/r ecorder off, the status that reco rding is possible will be restor ed in approx.
English 43 On-Scr een Infor mation V arious types of information will appear in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen during recording.
En g lish 44 1. Recording mod e (p. 40, 41, 64) 2. 16:9 mode (onl y in movie record ing mode) (p. 61) 3. Programme AE ( only in movie recordin g mode) (p. 56) 4. Backlight c ompensatio n (p. 54) 5. Electronic ima ge stabiliser (EIS) (p. 59) 6. White balance (p.
En g lish 45 14. HDD, DVD/Card type 15. Movie r ecord ing q ualit y ( only in movie recording mod e ) (p. 60) Still recor ding qualit y (only in still reco rding mode) (p. 63) 16. HDD Protection (p. 6 5) 17. Remaining sp ace on disc/card *3 18. Remaining number of recordable scenes *3 (when using HDD) 19.
En g lish 46 ● Switching the info rmation displa y mode Y ou can switch the display mode of on-screen infor mation: Press th e DISPLA Y button. The full and minimum display modes will alterna te. • Full display mode: All types of information will appear .
En g lish 47 ● Interpreting symbols on LCD sc reen when recording with the screen facing the same direction as the lens Note : • If the LCD screen is set f acin g the same direction as the lens, the LCD screen will displa y a mirror ima g e (left and ri g ht re versed).
En g lish 48 Checking Flow of Menu The follo wing two on-screen menu modes are availab le with this D VD video ca mera/recorder: • Full Menu: T o display all menu items f or experts • Quick Menu: T o display only the fundamental menu items for first timers ● Operating Menu The Full Menu will appear if you press the MENU button.
En g lish 49 ● Flow of Full Men u ■ The shaded menu item can also be set using the Quick Menu. Refer to page indicated for details of each function. Camera Functions Set up Not displayed when external input is being selected. Record Functions Setup Date Setup LCD/EVF Setup Adjust (p.
En g lish 50 Zooming If you continue to h old the zoom lever on the “T” contro l side with Dig. Zoom specified, the digital zoom will be activated mid way (when optical 30-power is exceeded). Y ou can zoom up to 1500-power . 1 Press the MENU button, choose “Dig.
En g lish 51 RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER WIDE-ANGLE OR TELE PHO TO EFFECT Use the tele-conversion lens or wide-conversion len s with the following filter diameter and thr ead pitch to r ecord subjects for str onger telephoto or wide-angle ef fect: Filter diameter: 34 mm Thread pitch: 0.
En g lish 52 Manually Focusing Subject The D VD video camer a/recorder usually focuses on a subject autom atically (autofocus). Y ou can also manually f ocus a su bject depending on the recording conditions.
En g lish 53 Manually focus the following objects, which ma y not be automatically focused (see page 52): Objects not in the centre of screen Objects that are f ar and near at the same time Objects with little v ar iation in bri g htness, such as white wall Objects movin g r apidly Dark objects Objects lit by neon si g n, spotli g ht, etc.
En g lish 54 Adjusting Brightness of Image to be r e cor ded (Exposur e) The D VD video camera/recorder usually adjusts the exposure automatically . Y ou can also manually adjust the exposure depending on the recording conditions. 1 Press the EXPOSURE b u tton during rec ord i ng .
En g lish 55 Using Full Auto Function Pressing the FULL A UTO b utton w ill fully automate the camera functions. 1 Press the FULL AU TO button. “FULL AUTO” will be displayed on the screen of DVD video camera/recor d er for several seconds.
En g lish 56 Setting Up Camera Functions SELECTING SHOO TING MODE T O MA TCH THE SUBJECT (SWITCHING PROGRAMME AE MODE) This DVD video camera/recor der au tomatically detects the sta.
En g lish 57 RECORDING D ARK SUBJECTS USING LCD MONITOR LIGHT When Programme AE is set to Low Light, y ou can use the light from LCD monitor to record a subject. 1 Press the MEN U button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / buttons to choose “P rogram A E” on the “Camera Functi ons Setup” menu screen, and then pres s the bu tton.
En g lish 58 1 Press the MENU button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / buttons to choose “ W hite Bal.” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu scr een, and then press the button. 2 Choose the desired option, and then press the button. 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting.
En g lish 59 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMA GE ST ABILISER (EIS) When you use z oom (see pa ge 50) to record a magnifie d subject im age, it will correct fuzzines s in the recor ded image. 1 Press the MEN U button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / buttons to choose “EIS” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu s c reen, and then pr ess the button.
En g lish 60 Setting Up Record Functions SWITCHING MO VIE QU ALITY (VIDEO MODE) Choose the movie quali ty from “XTRA”, “FINE”, “ST D”. 1 Press the MENU button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / / buttons to choose “VIDEO Mode” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen , and then press the button.
En g lish 61 SETTING T O WIDE TV SCREEN MODE (16:9 MODE) When viewing r ecorded images later on a wide-screen TV (aspect ratio 16:9), specify wide-scr een (16:9) mode “On”: Y ou can also recor d images with the aspect ratio changed (t he aspect ratio with “Off ” is 4:3).
En g lish 62 An image recor ded with “16:9 On” specified will appear as follows: Images recor ded with “16:9 Off” specified will appear as follows: Note : • The 16:9 settin g will be kept ev en after the D VD video camera/recorder is turned off.
En g lish 63 SWITCHING QU ALITY OF STILL IMA GE (QU ALITY) Y ou can switch the still recor ding quality . 1 Press the MEN U button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / / buttons to choose “Q uality” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen, and then pres s the bu tton.
En g lish 64 SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING METHOD (PHO TO INPUT) When “Input Source : LINE” is specified, you can r ecord stills of externally input images on a card.
En g lish 65 SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y OUTPUT ON OR OFF (OSD OUTPUT) If you connect this DVD video camera/recor der to a TV to view images on TV screen, you can switch off the on-scr een information (displayed in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen) fr om the TV screen.
En g lish 66 Disc Navigation Using Disc Navigation ST ARTING OR TERMINA TING DISC NA VIGA TION Disc Navigation is a tool for editing scenes recor ded on this DVD video camera/recorde r . Here is an explan ation on “scene” and “pr ogramme”, so that you will be able to make most use of Disc Navigation function.
En g lish 67 Disc Navi g ation screen Icons to be displayed on thumbn ail: ........ .............. Dub bed mark ( p. 80) 2 ................ ....... Fade-in (p. 87) 3 ................ ....... Fade-out (p. 87) ( .............. ........ Phot o (p. 41) ..
En g lish 68 PLA YING BA CK FROM DISC NA VIGA TION SCREEN 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / buttons to selec t the desire d scene. The selected scene will be framed: Th is is called a “cursor ”. 3 Press the button. Playback will start from the selected scene.
En g lish 69 PLA YING BA CK LA TEST RECORDED SCENE Playin g Back 1 Press the button in the r ecording pause status. The DVD video camera/r ecorder will enter the playback mode, and the scen e you have recor ded last will be played back.
En g lish 70 CAPTURING PHO TO Y ou can record an image displayed during playback of video as a photo on a card. 1 Press the MENU button at a scene you wish to capture during playback. 2 Choose “Edit”, “PHOTO Capture”, and then press th e button.
En g lish 71 SKIP PLA YBA CK OF MO VIE During playback, press the 2 or 1 button to locate the start of desired scene. Press 1 once: T o skip to the first image of the scene following the one being played back, and start playback. Press 2 once: T o return to the first image of the scene being played back, and star t playback.
En g lish 72 JUMPING T O S PECIFIED POINT (GO TO) 1 Press the MENU button during playback. 2 Choose the option (point you want to go to), and then press the button. To p : T o go to the start, and enter p layback paus e. End: T o go to the end of last scene, and enter playback pause.
En g lish 73 INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DURING PLA YBA CK V arious types of information on recording will be superim posed on playback image you ar e viewing. ● Switching the inf ormation display mode Press the DISPLA Y button: Y ou can switch the display mode of on-screen informa tion.
En g lish 74 SELECTING MUL TIPLE SCENES 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / buttons to selec t the desire d scene. 3 Press the PHOT O/SELECT button once: The selected scene will be framed in r ed and yellow . Repeat steps 2 and 3 to randomly select multiple scenes.
En g lish 75 FUNCTIONS A V A ILABLE WITH DISC NA VIGA TION The Disc Navigation mode will al low a variety of further operations. Function s Avail able with Disc Navi g at ion * 1 Only deletion is possible . * 2 Additional recordin g can be made on a finali sed D VD-RW (VR-mode).
En g lish 76 UNDERST ANDING FLO W OF DISC NA VIGA TION MENU Press the MENU button on th e Disc Navigation sc reen: The menu screens for Disc Navigation an d menu screens for HDD/DVD/Car d will appear . Shaded items will also appear in Quick Menu display mode (see page 48).
En g lish 77 ● When using D VD-RAM/D V D-R W (VR-mode) Scene Edit (p . 8 4) Divide (p . 85) Eff ect (p. 87) Delete (p. 8 4) Copy* 2 ( p. 90) Combine (p . 86) Select (p. 92) Mov e* 3 (p. 86, 102) * 3 Will appear when a play l ist is display ed. Detail (p .
En g lish 78 ● When using D VD-R W (VF-mode)/DVD-R/+R W ● When using car d Scene Select (p. 92 ) Star t → Current (p. 92) Detail (p . 93) Current → End (p. 92) All (p. 92) Program Select (p . 94) DVD Setti ng Finalize D VD (p. 107) Play (p. 95 ) Unfinalize D VD* 6 (p .
En g lish 79 Dubbing on DVD This DVD video camera/r ecorder allows you to choose the desir ed method when dubbing images recor ded on HDD to a DVD: “Ne w”: T o dub scenes recor ded on HDD to a DVD, without dubbed marks appearing, beginning with the first scene without dubbed mar k.
En g lish 80 • If you want to dub only the scenes with dubbed marks , “Cate g ory” in HDD settin g should be desi g nated (see pa g e 109). • Marks will appear f or the thumbnails of the scenes which hav e been once dubbed. If the marks make the thumbnails d ifficult to see, y ou can turn off the marks (see pa g e 83).
En g lish 81 4 Replace the DVD. If one disc ca nnot contain all scenes, the screen for verifyi ng DVD replacement will appear . T o continue du bbing, press the DISC EJECT button , and then replace the DVD: Dubbing will r estart from the scene following.
En g lish 82 DUBBING ALL SCENES RECOR DED ON HDD (DUBB ING “ALL ”) Y ou can dub all scenes recorded on the HDD to a DVD from the beginning in sequence. If the scenes cannot be included on one DVD, count the capacity size of scene s, and dub the scenes that can be stored on the DVD.
En g lish 83 SELECTING SCENES RECORDED ON HDD A ND DUBBING THEM (SCENE “SELECT” DUBBING) Y ou can select desired scenes recorded on HDD and dub only th ose scenes on DVDs.
En g lish 84 Scene DELETING SCENES (EDIT – DELE TE) Y ou may want to delete unwanted scenes. Scenes on DVD-RW (VF-mode)/ D VD-R cannot be deleted, and menu item “Delete” will not appear with DVD-RW (VF-mode)/DVD-R.
En g lish 85 ● Editing using submen u Press the MENU button before pressing the button in step 5 (see page 84): The submenu will appear . Pressing the button will r estore the screen in step 5. * 1 The menu item to be displayed will vary depending on the setting.
En g lish 86 COMBINING MUL TIPLE SCENES (ED IT – COMBINE) If you have recor ded numerous short scenes, combining them will be facilitated by the use of Disc Navigation. Be sure to select consecutive multipl e scenes: When using the HDD or a DVD-RAM, combining scenes is possible only when “Categor y: All” is specified (p.
En g lish 87 DIRECTING SCENES EFFECTIVEL Y (EFFECT – F AD E) Y ou can add fading to the beginning and/or end of scene. There ar e three types of special effects: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Place the cursor on the scene to which fade is to be ad ded.
En g lish 88 PLA YING BA CK BY SKIPPING S CENES (EFFECT – SKIP) Y ou can sp ecify “Skip” for scenes you do not want to play back: The selected scenes will be skipped. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Place the cursor on the scene to which skip is to be set.
En g lish 89 CHANGING IMA GES FOR THUMBNAILS (EFFECT – THUMBNAIL) Normally , the first image of the recor ded scene is displayed as a thumbnail: Y ou can choose another image of the scene for thumbnail. If you set a vivid image to thumbn ail, you can know what you recor ded from a glance at the Disc Navigation screen.
En g lish 90 COPYING STILLS ON D VD-RAM TO CARD (COPY) 1 Set the power switch to “DVD“ . 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Place the cursor on the scene to be copied. 4 Press the MENU button. 5 Choose “Copy” on the “Scene ” menu screen, and then press the button.
En g lish 91 LOCKING SCENES ON CARD (LOCK) Y ou can lock each photo recor ded on card so that it will not be deleted or edited by mistake. 1 Set the power switch to “SD”. 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Place the cursor on the scene to be locked.
En g lish 92 SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCRE EN (SELECT) Y ou can use this “Select” function to se lect consecutive scenes at one time. This function is useful when there are numer ous scenes. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button.
En g lish 93 DISPLA YING INFORMA TION US ING MENU SCREEN (DET AIL) Y ou can display various information for a scene: the re cording mode, recor ding date/time and length, special ef fects and movie quality m o de. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button.
En g lish 94 Pr ogramme WHA T IS “PROGRAMME”? Pro gr a mm e ref er s t o an a ss e mb ly o f s c en es re co rde d on t he sa m e d a te reg ard l es s of wh e th e r t he y are movie or still.
En g lish 95 PLA YING BA CK PROGRAMME (PLA Y) Y ou can play back only the selected programme. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / / buttons to choose “Play” on the “P rogram” menu screen, and then press the butt on.
En g lish 96 Note : • If you wish to delete the letter for title, press the button once: The input letter will be delete d. Holdin g down t he button will delete all letters in the TITLE column.
En g lish 97 Play List WHA T IS “PLA Y LIST”? Y ou can create a play list on this DVD video camera/recor der by gathering your favourites from the rec ord e d s c en e s. Since the play list is not created by copying data, you will consume little of the HDD/DVD capacity by making a play list.
En g lish 98 SWITCHING T O DISPLA Y OF EACH PLA Y LIST (SELECT) Select the desired one of multiple play lists: The Disc Navigation scr een of the selected play list will appear .
En g lish 99 ADDING SCENES T O PLA Y LIST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / / buttons to choose “Edit” on th e “PlayList” menu screen, and then pres s the button.
En g lish 100 DELETING SCENES FROM PLA Y LIST (EDITIN G PLA Y LIST) 1 Press th e DISC NA VIGA TION button, and then press the MEN U button. 2 Display the editing scr een of the play list to be edited. Perform steps 3 – 4 on page 99. 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lower r ow , and place the cursor on scene to be deleted.
En g lish 101 DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING (EDITING PLA Y LIST) Y ou can delete scenes from play list on the editing screen. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button, and then pres s the MENU button. 2 Display the editing screen of the play list to be edited.
En g lish 102 ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (MO VE) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / / buttons to choose “Select” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and then pr ess the bu tton. Select the play list to be edited, and then press the button.
En g lish 103 CHANGING TITLE OF PLA Y LIST (TITLE) The play lists have serial numbers in the order you have cr eated them, along with the created dates/ times: Y ou can change this title at any time. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button.
En g lish 104 Go T o F rom the Disc Navigation screen, you can jump to the first scene or last scene, and playbac k w ill star t from that point. MO VING T O BEGINNING (END) OF HDD/D VD/C ARD 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button.
En g lish 105 PRO TECTION Y ou can p rotect the HDD and a DVD-RAM/DVD-R W (VR-mode) in order to prevent r ecorded images from being erased or edite d by mistake. Further recording will no t be possible on protected disc until the protection is released.
En g lish 106 UPD A TING CONTROL INFORMA TION OF HDD/DVD-RAM/D VD-R W (VR- MODE) (UPD A TE CONTROL INFO .) Disc Navigation in this DVD video camera /recorder handl es information on scenes, such as thumbnail, skip, fade, in a particular manner .
En g lish 107 FINALISING D VD-RW/D VD-R/+R W (FINALIZE DVD) If you want to play back a DVD-RW/DVD-R recorded/dubbed on this DVD video camera/ recorder , using a device conforming to 8 cm DVD disc – such as a DVD recorder/player, etc. – you must finalise the disc on this DVD video camera/recorder .
En g lish 108 ADDITIONALL Y RECORDING ON FINA LISED D VD -R W (VF-MODE)/+RW (UNFINALIZE D VD) Y ou can unfinalise the DVD-RW (VF-mode)/+R W finalised on this DVD video camera/recor der so that additional r ecording can be done on it. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button.
En g lish 109 Others DISPLA YING DUBBED/UNDU BBED SCENES IN LIST (CA TEGOR Y) Y ou can display all scenes recorded on HDD in this DVD video camera/recor der , by dividing them into those dubbed to DVD and not yet dubbed, on the Disc Navigation screen.
En g lish 110 PLA YING BA CK SCENES REPEA TED L Y (REPEA T PLA Y) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / / buttons to choose “Repeat Play” on the “Others” menu screen, and then pr ess the button.
En g lish 111 SLIDE SHO W (CONTINUOUS PLA YBA CK OF STILLS) If you play back sti lls recorded on a ca rd, the DVD video camera/r ecorder will enter the playback pause status after each still is played back. Setting Slide Show allows you to continuously play back stills.
En g lish 112 V i ewing on TV Screen Connectin g to a TV CONNECTING T O A TV Use the provided A V/S input/output cable to connect the DVD video camera/recor der to a TV as follows: Note : • Usin g S-VIDEO will deliver clearer playbac k status.
En g lish 113 VIEWING ON TV SCREEN 1 T ur n the TV on and set the input selector to “VCR” whichever applicable V ideo input. Refer to the TV instruction manual fo r how to switch the TV input. 2 T urn the DVD video camera/r ecord er on.
En g lish 114 Playback on DVD Recor der/Player PLA YING BA CK D VD-RAM/DVD-R W (VR-MODE) Y ou can use a D VD recorder or D VD player that conf or ms to D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) to pla y back 8 cm D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) recorded on this D VD video camera/recorder .
En g lish 115 Recor ding (Dubbing) Images RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES FROM O THER VIDEO DEVICE Y ou can record (dub) images fr om other video devices to disc or card in this DVD video camera/ rec ord e r .
En g lish 116 1 Set the input source on the DVD video camera/ rec ord e r t o “L I NE (L IN)”. Switch the input referring to “Input Sour ce” on page 63. 2 T urn on the connected device, and start playback. The picture will appear on the LCD scr een or viewfinder of this DVD video camera/ rec ord e r .
English 117 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES ON OTHER VIDEO D EVICES Y ou can record (dub) images pla yed back on this DVD video camera/recorder , on other video devices. Use the A V/S input/output cable (provide d) to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to ano ther video device as shown in the following figure: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button.
English 118 Connecting to PC Softwar e Provided Y ou can utilise on PC the videos and photos recor ded on this DVD video camera/recorder , using the PC connection cable and software CD-ROM pr ovided, or generally available softwar e.
English 119 Requirements of available PC [When using Windo ws] • OS: W indows ® 2000 Prof essional SP3 or higher Wi n d o w s ® XP Home Edition Wi n d o w s ® XP Professional Edition See the following W ebsites to fine out whether the provided softwar e can be used on Wi n d o w s Vi s t a : PIXELA PC Softwar e Support Centre URL:http://www .
English 120 Installing Softwar e [When using Windo ws] 1 Tu r n t h e P C o n . If you have been using the PC, terminate all runn in g so ftw are prog ram me s. 2 Insert the provide d CD-ROM into the CD- ROM drive of PC. The installer will automatically start, and the “Choose Setup language” screen will automatically appear .
English 121 7 Choosing video system: The screen for se tting the video system will appear , and then click “Next”. 8 Executing installation: The setups for i n stallation ar e now complete.
English 122 [When using Macintosh] 1 T urn the Macintosh on, and insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of Macintosh. 2 Double-click the DVDHS 7S icon displayed on desktop. 3 Double-cli ck the ico n of “Ima geMixer 3 f or DVDCAM.pkg” displayed on screen.
English 123 Connecting to PC via PC Connection Cable Use the provided PC connection cable to connect the DVD video camera/recor der to PC as shown below . Note : • The PC connection cabl e does not supply pow er to the D VD video camera/recorder: Use the AC adapter/ charger to pow er the D VD video camera/recorder .
English 124 When connecting the DVD video camera/r ecorder to PC, the DVD vi deo camera/r ecorder will be recognised as a drive. The drive will appear on scr een as follows: [When using Windo ws] If t.
English 125 ● When remo ving disc [When using Win dows] Use W indows Explorer or My Computer to choose the dri ve icon of DVD video camera/re corder . → Right-click the mouse. → Choose “Eject”. → The cover of DVD insertion block on DVD video camera/recor der will open.
English 126 BEFORE TE RMINA TING PC CONNECTIO N (UNPLUGGING PC CONNECTION CABLE)/CHANGING O VER PO W ER SWITCH [When using Windows] 1 Before unplugging the PC connection cable from PC, terminate the application and then click the “Hardwar e Removal” icon on task tray at the bottom right of W indows screen .
English 127 Using ImageMixer 3 for Windows ImageMixer 3 allows you to captur e the images recorded on the DVD vide o camera/recor der into PC, edit the video file, an d create a DVD-V ideo or DVD-VR using the video file. The following shows the basic opera tion of ImageMixer 3.
English 128 CREA TING DVD-VIDEO USING IMA GES RECORDED ON HDD/DISC Y ou can use the images recorde d on the DVD video camera/recor der to create a disc that can be viewed on DVD re corder s/players. * A DVD-RW/DVD-R/+R W recorded on this DVD video camera/r ecorder must be finalised on this DVD video camera/recor der (see page 107).
English 129 5 On the “Importing Device” scr een, choose “Hitachi DVDCAM (HDD)” when the power switch is set to “HDD”; and “Hitachi DVDCAM” when the power switch is set to “DVD”.
English 130 8 Click “W rite” to create a DVD-V ideo. Clicking “W rite” will displa y the screen for writing. Check “Cr eate disc”, perform setting for write, such as choosing DVD write drive, and then set a blank DV D-R W /DVD-R in to the drive.
English 131 Using ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM allows you to import the images recorded on this DVD video camera/reco rder into Macintosh as a video file, play back the video file, edit it and create a DVD-V ideo.
English 132 IMPORTING IMA GES R ECORDED ON HDD/DISC INTO MA C INT OSH ImageMixer 3 allows you to import movie files r ecorded on HDD/dis c into Macintosh as MPEG files. Using ImageMixer 3, you can play back the imported video fi le, combine images, cut-edit them; and also cre a te a DVD-V ideo.
English 133 CREA TING D VD-VIDEO USING IMA GES RECORDED ON HDD/DISC Y ou can use the images recorded on the DVD video camera /recorder to cr eate a disc that can be pl ay e d o n ot he r DV D re co rd er s/ p la y er s.
English 134 5 Wr i t e t o a D V D . Y ou can check the video files in a DVD list. Select the video file you wish to che ck and click the Playback icon at the bottom of scr een. When checking the video files in list, click “W rite” at the bottom of scr een: The screen for setting the write drive will appear .
English 135 Uninstalling Softwar e [When using Windo ws] Use “Control Pa nel” to open “Add or Remove Applications”, choose the application to be uninstalled fr om the displayed list of applications, and then click the “Change/Remove” button.
English 136 Cautions when connecting DVD video camera/ rec o rd e r t o P C Use the AC adapter/char g er to power the DVD video camera/recorder when connecting it to PC: The DVD video camera/r ecorder.
137 English Subsidiar y Infor mation Intr oduction to Optional Accessories CAMERA A CCESSORIES W ide conversion lens (DZ-WL1)* (p. 51) T ele-conversion lens (DZ-TL1)* (p.
English 138 T r ouble Messages A message may appear while y ou are operating the D VD video camera/recorder . If a message appears, ref er to the following tab le and take appropria te corrective action. Messages are arranged in alphabetical order . Message Cause & T roubleshooting Reference page (1) Data err or in a par t of image file.
English 139 Cannot combin e scene. Unles s consecuti ve scenes are selec ted, they cannot be combined. 86 Cannot comb ine scene of multiple pr ograms. Create P layList first, and then combi ne scenes. Scenes in different pro grammes (diff erent recordin g dates) cannot be co mbined.
English 140 CARD ALMOST FULL Remainin g space is only enough to record less than 10 stills . Delete unn ecessar y sti lls and tr y th e card, or us e another card . 84, 105, 156 Card error has occurred. • The card ter min als may be dir ty: Wip e off dir t , and tr y the ca rd again, or use another card .
English 141 D VD error has occurred. Fo r matting is not complete. The disc ma y be dirty . Remove the disc and wipe off fi nger pri nts, dust, etc. before reusing it, or use another disc . This message may also app e ar if y ou inser t a disc f or which formattin g was interr upted mi dwa y .
English 142 D VD-R*, Input Source cannot be ch anged. Once a D VD-R W (VF-mode)/D VD-R has been recorde d in the 16:9 mode, the inpu t source wi ll not be chang eable. * “D VD-RW (VF)” will appe ar when using a D VD-RW (VF-mod e). 62 D VD-R*, Video mode and 16:9 mo de cannot be changed.
English 143 HDD error has occurred. Restar t . HDD error prob ably occurred dur ing e diting of vide o file. T urn off this D VD video camera /recorder , and th en connect the AC adapter/charger to the D VD video camera/recorder to pow er it again: The video file will be repaired.
English 144 *1 • This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. If this message appears when a recorded disc is recognised immediately after it is inserted, do not r e pair the disc; remove it and then use the provided disc cleaning cloth to clean of f the dirt before using it.
English 145 T r oubleshooting Check to see the f ollowing before asking f or a repair. If the suggested solution still cannot restore the D VD video camera/recorder to normal, do not attempt to repair it yourself , but consult your dealer . P ower supplies Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page Batter y cann ot be charged.
English 146 During recording P ower cannot b e tur ned off. Detach the batter y or AC adapter/charger once, and th en press the RESET b utton of D VD video came ra/recorder: Reattach a po wer supply to D VD video came ra/recorder before turning it on again.
English 147 During pla yback Focus is not correct. Is it difficult to use auto f ocus with your subj ect? Fo cus manually . 53 Does manual focus icon appea r? The D VD vi deo camera/ recorder is set to manual focus. Focus the subjec t manually , or release manual focus.
English 148 When the D VD video came ra/recorder is connected to PC Playbac k picture is momentarily interrupted. Is disc scratch ed or does di r t or fing er print adhere to i t? Clean the disc.
English 149 Error occurs in pla yback of D VD video camera/ recorder on PC. If error oc curs with US B connection, the transfer rate is not suffici ent. It is re commended th at you use a USB ter minal conforming to USB 2.0 when conn ecting the D V D video camera/ recorder .
English 150 Miscellaneous “Hardw are Remova l” results in e r ror . Exit Windows ® once, and then disconne ct the D VD video camera/ recorder. If y our PC uses Windows ® 2000 Professional, the problem ma y be solved if you install Windows ® 2000 SP3 or later.
English 151 Operating soun d is heard cycli cally . This soun d is heard becau se the disc is cyclical ly operated an d does not in dicate a fau lt. — Some vibratio ns are felt or slight soun d is heard from mech anism. These vibrati ons or sound ar e caused by HDD/disc dr ive: This does not in dicate a fau lt.
English 152 System Reset If the D VD video camera /recorder does not operate nor mally , perform “System Reset”: The D VD video camera/record er may reco ver to normal.
English 153 • Some items will not appear depending on the disc or card inserted. Major Specifications Initial Setup Beep On p . 33 Po w e r S a v e O f f p. 3 3 Record LED On p. 34 Language English p . 33 Demo Mode A uto p. 34 CCD 1/6-inch i nter laced T otal number of pi xels approx.
English 154 Recordin g for m a t D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) Movie: Conforming to D VD vi deo record ing (D VD-VR) for mat (Dolby Digital) D VD-R W (VF-mode)/ DV D - R Movie: Conforming to D VD vide o .
English 155 ST ORA GE CAP A C ITY OF HDD/D VD/C ARD Recordab le Time On HDD *1 Recordab le Time On Dis c Movie recor dable time on one disc (on single side) (when r ecording only movies) Note : • If.
English 156 RECORD A BLE STILLS (PHO TOS) ON CARD With external input (The numbers of r ecordable stills above ar e only for r eference) Size And Quality Of Photos The following table shows the file size and qua lity of one still (JPEG) recor ded on card: The quality mode can be chosen when r ecording stills on car d (p.
English 157 Index Numerics 16:9 ................................... ............................. 61 8 cm bare disc .................................................. 23 A AC adap ter/charger ........................................... 25 ACCES S/PC indicator .
English 158 Lens cap string attach m ent hole .......................... 21 Linear PCM .................................................... 154 Lock ................................................................ 91 LOCK s witch .....................
English 159 Be sure to r ead the following before opening the package of CD-ROM This Agreement will take ef fect at the moment you open the package of the storage device (CD-ROM) provided with this product, if you agr ee to the terms herein.
English This manual was printed with soy based ink. Printed in Japan ON-M(I) Printed on recycled paper QR71052 ©Hitachi, Ltd. 2007 Hitachi, Ltd. Japan Hitachi Australia Ltd. Level3,82 Waterloo Road North Ryde N.S.W 2113 Tel: +61-2-9888-4100 Fax: +61-2-9888-4188 Hitachi Home Electronics Asia (S) Pte.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Hitachi DZ-HS500SW c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Hitachi DZ-HS500SW - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Hitachi DZ-HS500SW, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Hitachi DZ-HS500SW va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Hitachi DZ-HS500SW, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Hitachi DZ-HS500SW.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Hitachi DZ-HS500SW. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Hitachi DZ-HS500SW ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
