Hitachi DZ-HS803A manual

DZ-HS903A DZ-HS803A Instruction Manual DZ-HS903A DZ-HS803A This manual was printed with soy based ink. Printed on recycled paper Printed in Japan OY -K (I) QR74442 ©Hitachi, Ltd. 2008 Introduction HDD/DVD/Cards Batte ry Pa ck Various Recording Techniques Dubbing on DVD Editing Viewing on the Other Dev ices Connec ting to Your PC Addit ional Inform[...]

2 Impor tan t Information For Y our Sa fety The power switch turns the camcorder on and off , le aving the date/time feature unaffected. If the camcorder is to be left unattended for a long period of time, turn it off. The DVD video camera/re corder and AC adapter/cha rger have the following c aution marks. The ca mcor der and AC adapte r/charger h[...]

3 Microsoft ® , Windo w s ® , Windows ® XP and W ind o w s V ista ® are regist ered tra demarks of Microsoft Corporation . Intel ® an d Pentium ® Proc essor are regis tered tr ademarks o f Intel Corporat ion. Intel ® Core ™ is a trad emark of Inte l Corporat ion. Macin tosh is a trademar k of Apple, In c. IBM ® and PC/A T ® are re gister[...]

4 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UC TIONS 1 Read these instructions. 2 K eep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only wit h dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8 Do not instal l near an y heat sou[...]

5 Importan t Information ..... ........... ............ 2 For Your Safe ty ............ ........... ............ ... 2 Precauti ons ........ ............ ........... ............ ... 2 IMPORTANT SA FETY INSTRUCTIONS ..... ........... ............ ... 4 This c amcorder ma kes all of the foll owing possible! ...... ..................... .............[...]

6 Using the Fla sh .................. .................... ............ 72 Turning Off the Recordi ng Indicat or Benea th the Lens ................... ..................... .................... .. 74 Changing t he Movie Qual ity (V IDEO Mode) ... 75 Record ing Movies for W ide-Scr een TV s (16:9 ) 75 Changing St ill Picture Qual ity (Qual ity) ....[...]

7 Software instal lation ............................ ....... 128 Preparation b efore impor ting images ... ....... 1 30 Connecting the cam corder to your PC using the provided USB cable .............. ................. 130 How to rem ove/repl ace a DV D or remove a card during the conn ection ..................... ....... 132 Using a PC’s DVD dr[...]

8 Introduct ion f New All Select Date EXIT Dubbing the scene which isn't dubbed in HDD. Dubbing Menu ENTER This ca mcorder ma kes all o f the fol lowing possi ble! Stil ls Mo vie s Record movies and st ills with th is one devic e! Vie w on larg e scr een by hookin g up the c amco rder t o a TV! Store the recordings! Create a gift disc! Select [...]

9 Introduct ion  Choosin g a disc to suit your purpose This Instruc tion Manual is intended for the D Z-HS903 A and DZ-HS803A models. T he followin g table show s the differen ces between the two mod els. About o peration s using the c ursor Use th e cursor d / c / f / e to s elect the items that appear on the LCD screen. This m anual indicates [...]

10 Introduct ion About media descripti ons The camcorde r functions available vary de pending on the media (HDD/DVD/ Card) used. Refer to th e icon head ings shown below to dete rmine whether the functio n explai ned com plies with t he media i n use. Displa ys in the In struction Manual The display m e ssages are omitted in this manual. Please use[...]

11 Introduct ion Conduct test recording . • Befor e recordin g importan t shots, al ways co nduct test recordin g to conf irm that imag es are nor mally reco rded. Reco rding s urfac e • Singl e-sided di sc: unlab eled side. • Doubl e-sided disc: b oth side s. How to hold a disc F or corr ect r ecord ing • Do not t ouch the re cording surfa[...]

12 Introduct ion Using DVD with other equipment • W e cannot guara ntee that play back is po ssible on all type s of recorders/ players. • Playba ck may not be possible depe nding on th e model of the playbac k device or recording status of the disc. • When a D VD-R W/D VD-R recorded with this ca mcorder is used on anoth er device, always fin[...]

13 Introduct ion Make sure the fo llowing accesso ries are inclu ded in the packag e. Checking Provid ed Acce ssori es Batte ry pa ck (DZ -BP14 S) Portable power supply for your new Hitachi Camcorder. Be sure to full y charge t he battery before use. AC ad apter/c harger (DZ-AC S3) Use to power the camcorder from an AC power outlet, and to charge t[...]

14 Introduct ion Power switch side Names of Parts QUICK START bu tton (p.41) ACCESS/PC indicator (p.11) PHOTO/SELECT button (p.27, 4 7 ) DISC EJ ECT sw itch ( p.25) Disc compartm ent (p. 25) Battery platfor m (p.21) Batt ery eject swit ch (PUSH) (p.38) Record button (p.25) Lock sw itch (p.2 2) When t he power s witch is s et to “HDD”, set the L[...]

15 Introduct ion LCD monit or side (wh en the LCD mo nitor is ope ned 90°), and bottom (Disc Navig ation) button (p.28) MENU butt on (p.23) DUBBING button (p.82) C (stop/exit) button (p. 47) f / e / d / c (cursor)/ A (confirmation) buttons Used t o choose sc enes (movie s and stil ls), select menu ite ms and confirm , play/p ause, or m anually adj[...]

16 Introduct ion Lens side Lig ht rece iving sens or Used t o contr ol flash amount. Do n ot blo ck th e ligh t re ceiv ing sensor wi th your hand when rec ord ing s til l pi cture s. Flash (p.72) Optic al 10x zoom l ens (p.62) Zoom le ver/vol ume (p.52, 62, 64) USB ter minal (p.1 31) A/V term inal (p. 115) Stereo microphone Do not block the m icro[...]

17 Introduct ion Remote control Inser ting the prov ided lithium battery in to the remote co ntrol PHOTO REC DISPLA Y DIGIT AL ZOOM MENU SELECT DELETE DISC NAVIGA TION ZOOM PHOTO butt on (p.27) REC button (p.24) MENU button (p.23 ) SELECT butto n (p.47) d (rever se sear ch) butto n (p.54) DELETE button (p.102 ) DISC NAV IGATION button (p. 28) * Fun[...]

18 Introduct ion Adjust ing the han d strap Fasten t he hand strap acco rding to the pro cedure in the diagram. Atta chin g the l ens cap Tie the le ns cap to the h and strap using the string (all s upplied ). Pass the smal l loop end of the string throu gh the lens cap eyelet and knot. Tie the strap to th e the hand strap. Attach the lens cap to t[...]

19 Introduct ion • If the LCD mo nitor is hard to se e while rec ording in bright outdoor condit ions, adjust the LCD brig htness (p .20). How to Op en an d Use t he LCD Mon itor To record yourself (p.20) When play ing back, etc. Recor ding hi gh places ab ove your line of sight Effortlessly record small childre n or pets at their li ne of sight [...]

20 Introduct ion About th e LCD monitor d isplay wh en recording yourse lf (the le ns and LCD m onitor are fa cing you) • The LCD monit or displ ays a mirro r image of the subjec t. • The remainin g batt ery charg e indi cator will on ly appear wh en bat tery po wer is almost go ne. The ba ttery cha rge ind icator f lashes red i n this ca se. ?[...]

21 Let’ s Get Starte d Pr eparing  Setti ng up the ba tte ry pack Connect the pow er cable to the AC adapter/charger. Plug in the power c able to a wall outlet. Attach the battery p ack to the AC adapter/charger. Attach the battery p ack to the camcorder. z Charg e status of the ba ttery pack The CHARGE indicat or of the AC adapte r/charger al[...]

22 Let’ s Get Starte d  Turnin g on the Powe r 1 Turn on th e power. 2 Open the LCD monitor.  Chan ging the dis play lan guage You can cha nge th e languag e used on screens and menus as fol lows. Press MENU , then select “Initial Setup” by press i ng f / e . Then press c (or the conf irmation button). 1 2 Press and hol d the gray butto[...]

23 Let’ s Get Starte d Select “Language” by p ressing f / e , then press c (or the co nfir m atio n button). Choose the desi red language by pressing d / c , then press the confirmation button.  Set ting the da te and tim e Press MENU , then select “Date Setup” by pressing f / e . Then press c to select “Date Set” and press c again[...]

24 Let’ s Get Starte d Recor ding Movies to the HDD 1 Turn the po wer switch to “ HDD”. 2 Press t he reco rd butt on. Rec ordin g begi ns. To pause record ing, pre ss the record butto n again. * You can change t he movie recordin g qualit y (p.75) . DZ-HS903-803-US- Ea_IM_v01d05n02.p.book Page 24 Friday, September 12, 2008 8: 22 PM[...]

25 Let’ s Get Starte d Recordi ng Movies to a DVD 1 Ins ert a DVD. Attach the charged ba ttery pack. Place the recording surface of the DVD face down. (For a single-sided disc, the side opposite the label is t he recordi ng surfac e.) When handling a disc: Do not touc h the reco rding surfa ce of a disc (p.11) . DZ-HS903-803-US- Ea_IM_v01d05n02.p[...]

26 Let’ s Get Starte d 2 Turn the po wer switch to “ DVD”. 3 Press t he reco rd butt on. Reco rding be gins. To pau se record ing, pres s the re cord butt on again. Hint If the format confirma tion screen appears after lo ading a new DVD-RW/+RW, format the disc as guide d through th e LCD scre ens (p.36). Form attin g is not necessary when re[...]

27 Let’ s Get Starte d Record in g Stills to an SD car d 1 Insert a n SD card. 2 Turn the po wer switch to “ SD”. 3 Press PHOTO/SELECT . Press PHOTO/SELECT half way down so that a subject i n the center of the screen is focused. Fully p ress PHOTO/SELECT to record. Single press of the PHOTO/SELECT b utton of the remote control enables focusin[...]

28 Let’ s Get Starte d Playing Record ed Movies/Stills 1 Press . 2 Choose a scene (mo vie/still), then press th e conf irmat ion bu tton. See p. 115 for the instruct ions on v iewing the recordin gs on your TV screen . 2 1 00 1 / 0 14 A ll P r o g r a m s PLA Y SELECT PHOTO DZ-HS903-803-US- Ea_IM_v01d05n02.p.book Page 28 Friday, September 12, 200[...]

29 Let’ s Get Starte d Deleting Recor ded Movies/Stills 1 Press . 2 Select a scene you want to delete, then press MENU . 3 Select “Scene” “Edit” “Delete”, and then press the confirm ation but ton. 4 Select “YES”, th en press the confirma tion but ton. The s elected scene is d eleted. y Scenes on DVD-RW (VF mode)/DVD-R/+ RW discs c[...]

30 Functions an d Characteristi cs of HDD/D VD/Card s The foll owing table l ists the storag e media (discs an d cards) and avail able functio ns that can be u sed with this cam corder. Function ● : Functions available —: Not available Media Built-in HDD DVD- RAM DVD-R W (VR m ode ) DVD-R W (VF m ode) DVD- R +RW SD card Recordi ng movies (p.40 [...]

31 Functions an d Characteristi cs of HDD/D VD/Card s  About H DD/DV D * The versions in the abo ve chart refer to ph ysical standard versions of discs. Usable d iscs and their logos Function HDD Allows extensive movie r eco rding s. DZ-HS903A: appro x. 11 hours in FINE mode DZ-HS803A: a pprox. 3 hours i n FINE mode Allo ws ed iting a nd dele ti[...]

32 Functions an d Characteristi cs of HDD/D VD/Card s Notes • Hitac hi Maxe ll single sided disc s (HG typ e) have been confi rmed to be compatible with this ca mcorder an d are recommend ed. Take ca re not to dirty (i ncludi ng finger print s) or scrat ch th e surface of the dis cs when hand ling. When us ing a double-s ided disc, take gre at ca[...]

33 Functions an d Characteristi cs of HDD/D VD/Card s  About car ds z Card Handling • Do not use cards othe r than those specifi ed. • Be sure to perform trial recordi ng befo re reco rding imp ortant images. • Do not to uch the car d terminal or allow it t o touch meta l. • Do not paste anyt hing other than the d esignated label in t he[...]

34 Functions an d Characteristi cs of HDD/D VD/Card s  Inse rting a DVD Close the lid. The ACCE SS/PC indicator flas hes. During this process, do not remo ve the power s ource, sh ake, o r subje ct th e camc order to i mpacts. When a new DVD-R W or +RW is inserted , see p.36. Attach the charged b attery pack to the camcorder or connec t the camc[...]

35 Functions an d Characteristi cs of HDD/D VD/Card s Removing the disc Pressi ng sli ghtly on th e cent er hu b with a finger, grip the edg e of the disc by your thum b and l ift the d isc out as shown. Notes • The disc m e chanism will b e very hot imm ediately after use. Do n ot touch the metallic area s. • Do not peer into the p ickup. Doin[...]

36 Functions an d Characteristi cs of HDD/D VD/Card s  When loa ding a new DVD-RW/+RW The disc must be formatted before it can be used fo r recording. When the disc is loade d, the format confirmati on screen will appear in the LCD mo nitor. Format the disc ac cording t o the proce dure below . Open the LCD monitor. Select “YES” by pressing [...]

37 Battery P ack  CHARGE lamp status and chargin g time  Recordin g time with a fu lly charged b attery Use the following table to estimate continuous re c ording tim e s (minutes ) using a fully charge d batte ry pack. * Recordab le time whe n zoom, focu s, and swit ch change s are oper ated. Battery type Continuou s r ecording ( w ith max L[...]

38 Battery P ack  Conne cting the camc order to a w all outlet  Detach ing the D C power cor d/bat tery pack from the camcor der To wall outlet Connect to th e AC adapter/ch a rger. Connect to the AC adap ter/ charger. Power cable Connect to the camcorder. D C power cord Notes • The batter y pack will not be charge d whil e the DC power cor[...]

39 Battery P ack  Efficien t Use of th e Battery • The battery will slightly discha rge even if it is d e tached fro m the ca mcorder. • If the battery is left attache d to the camcorder, it will c o nsume a slight amou nt of power. Therefo re, it is recom mended that you cha rge the batt ery a day befor e usin g the camcor der. When you int[...]

40 Recording Recor ding Movies You can cho ose either HDD or DVD to record mov ies. HDD RAM -RW (VR) R -RW (VF ) +RW Press and h ol d the lock button, and turn the power switc h. 3 Press the reco rd button. •“ m “(record paus e) in the LCD m onitor will change to “ n ” and recording will begi n. • The recording indica tor beneath the le[...]

41 Recording  Usin g the Q uick S tar t func ti on If you pr ess QUICK START , the camcorder enters slee p mode and will keep ba ttery cons umption to a minimum (appro x. half of t he power co nsumed during record ing ) and you ca n restor e recor d pau se mode quic kly (ab out one second) by pressing QUICK START aga in. During sleep mode , the [...]

42 Recording  Informa tion Display During Re cording Switch ing the disp lay mode Various inform ation will appe ar in the LCD monito r during recording . You can cho ose sim ple disp lay or de taile d (all informa tion) di spla y by pressi ng DISPLAY repeatedly. On-S creen I nfor matio n See th e next pag e for deta ils. 10 8:00 A M 12/ 1/2008 [...]

43 Recording Current mediu m/input mode (p.24, 25, 27) : “Input Source” is “CAMERA” and in movie recording mode (HDD/DVD ) : “Input Source” is “CAMERA” and in still recording mode (Card) : “Input So urce” is “LINE” and “PHOTO input” mode (still capture quality for a movie from a connected external device) is “Field”.[...]

44 Recording Manual Focus (p.64) No gauge : Auto : Manual Current m edium and its status (p.30) (HDD/DVD /Card) :H D D : Protected HDD : DVD-RA M : Protected DVD-RAM / : DVD-RW (VR m ode/VF mode) : Protected DVD-RW (V R mode) : Finalized DVD-RW (V R mode) : Protected Finalized DVD-RW (VR mode) : Finalized DVD-RW (VF mode) : DVD-R : Finalized DVD-R [...]

45 Recording Recording Still Pictur es Still pict ures are recorded on an SD memory Card. CARD 1 Turn the power sw itch to “S D”. 2 Open the LCD monit or. 3 Press PHOTO/SELECT halfway down. A subject in the center of the sc reen will be fo cused. When focus i s locke d, the green “ m ” in the LCD monitor wi l l turn purple. 4 Fully press PH[...]

46 Recording Hints • For details on screen displays during recording, see p.42. • If you want to compose a shot in which the subje c t is not cen tered, first press P HOTO/SE LECT h alfway with the subject c entered in th e monitor. Next, with the bu tton pre ssed halfway , comp ose your sh ot and ful ly press PHOTO/SELECT . • If the camc ord[...]

47 View i ng Playback (W atching Y our Reco r dings) Recorded m ovies a n d still pi c tures are referred to as “sce n es”. Fo r movies, a s cene is one continu ous uninterrupted r ecording, and for sti ll images, a scene is on e still pictu re. Open the LCD mo nitor before start ing playback (p.19).  Playi ng back th e last rec orded scen e[...]

48 View i ng  Delet ing the la st recorde d scene Play back the last recorded scene (p.47). Press MENU . Select “Edit” “Delete Scen e”, then press the confirmation bu tton.  Choosing and play ing back a scene Press while the medi a you want to play back is in record pause mo de. The scen es thumbn ails a ppear on the disc na vigati on[...]

49 View i ng Icons disp layed in a thum bnail: Choose a scene by pressing f / e (up/down , previous page/foll owing page) and d / c (left/right). • Holding down th e button will increa s e the scene se lection speed. Use the “Curren t scene nu mber/Tot al number of sc enes ” display an d the bar g raph as reference. Press the conf i rmation b[...]

50 View i ng  Jum p ing t o the desi gnated s cene Press ME NU after step of “Choosi ng and playing back a scene” (p .48)—while a scene is played back. The Menu ap pears. Select “Go To” by pressing f / e , then press c . Select “Top”, “End”, or “Specif y” by pres sing f / e , then press the confirmation button to confir m .[...]

51 View i ng z Specifyin g the poin t to jump to 1 Select “Speci fy” i n step in “Jumping t o the des ignated sc ene” (p .50), the n press the confirm ation button. The specify screen will appear. 2 Select the desir ed point by time by pressing f / e / d / c . f : To select the beginning e : To select the end d / c on ce: To move t he curso[...]

52 View i ng  Adju sting sp eaker vol ume during mo vie play back  Inform ation Di sp lay Dur ing Pl ayback Variou s types o f informatio n on rec ording wil l be super imposed on the pl ayback image yo u are viewing . The dis play mode switched i n the follo wing way each time you pres s DISPLAY . Notes • When yo u play a st ill image from[...]

53 View i ng *1 Progr am or Pl aylis t *2 Not displa yed while pla ying All Scenes. *3 See “Cu rrent medium and its statu s (HDD/DVD/Card)” on p.44. *4 Appears when se t (see p.55, 56, 110). *5 There are followin g playback operat ions: F : Standard playback b : Playba ck pause c : Forward searc h playback d : Reve rse search pl ayback e : For [...]

54 View i ng  Simple functi ons yo u can use du ring playbac k or pl ayback pause Movi es (duri ng playba ck) Movies (durin g play back paus e) The followin g functions will operate during playbac k pause in t he same way as dur ing pl ayback. Ho wever , if the button is released, play back will retu rn to pl ayba ck pause . •S k i p p i n g ?[...]

55 View i ng Still p ictures (durin g card pla yback) Reminder : For still images, a “scene” is one still im age, a phot ograph.  Play ing still pict ures on a car d automa tically (Slide Sh ow) When you pl ay back when the slide show is On, st ill pictures are played one after the other. If the playba ck range of scene s has been sp ecified[...]

56 View i ng  Capt uring a stil l pict ure from a movie (PHOTO Cap ture) You can cap ture and reco rd an image displa yed during movie playback a s a photo. The num ber of photo pix els diff ers depen ding on the m ode as foll ows: In 16:9 mo de: 640 × 36 0 pixels In 4:3 mo de: 64 0 × 480 pix els Pres s PHOTO/SELECT or MENU at the frame you wa[...]

57 V arious Recor ding T echniques How to Op erate t he Me nu 1 Press MENU . You can also use QUICK MENU to display the Quick Menu screen which contains only basic menu items. 2 Exam ple: Select “Camera Function s Setup” “White Balan ce” a white balance mode 3 Press the conf irmation button to confi rm, then MENU to end. On A uto Progra m A[...]

58 V arious Recor ding T echniques Movi e Menu Menu (Wh ile Rec ording) Menu item s (1 s t level) Menu item s (2nd level) Quick Menu item s Common to movie and s till s S ee Camera Functions Setup * Not displaye d whi le using the ex tern al i nput func tion (DZ-HS90 3A) Progra m AE  p.67 Whit e Balanc e  p.68 EIS p .71 Digital Z oom p.62 MIC[...]

59 V arious Recor ding T echniques Stills Menu Menu item s (1 s t level) M e nu item s (2nd level) Quick Menu item s Common to movie and s till s S ee Camera Functions Setup * No t displayed whi le using the exte rnal input func tion (DZ-H S903A ) Progr am A E  p.67 White Balan ce  p.68 Digital Zoo m p.62 Flash p.72 Record Func tions Setup Qu[...]

60 V arious Recor ding T echniques  How to use th e LCD se tup an d init ial setup Setting the Date and Time See “Settin g the date and tim e” (p.23) for settin g procedures. Menu item s Explanation of functio n s Initial value LCD Adjust Color Level Adj usts the color level of the LCD monitor. – Beep Select “Off” to turn off the beeps[...]

61 V arious Recor ding T echniques Changi ng the date format You can change the date fo rmat to “D/M/Y” or “Y/M/D”. (Selecti ng “D/M/Y” will ch ange the cl ock to 24 ho ur style.) Press MENU. Select “Date Setup” “Date M ode” one of the date formats Press the confirma ti on button, then p ress MENU to exit the setup.  About th[...]

62 V arious Recor ding T echniques Setti ng the dig ital zoom Magnif ied Record ing (Opti cal Zoom and Digita l Zoom) The zoom lever all ows you to choo se a range of magnifi cations from wi de- angle t o teleph oto zo omin g. Optical zoom ing up to ten times is the maximu m telephoto magn ification. Maximu m zoom valu es will d epend on the “Di [...]

63 V arious Recor ding T echniques Recording a t close r ange Recording at Close Range (Macr o Recording) When yo u record a smal l subject at close ran ge, yo u can bring the lens surface a s cl ose as approx. 13/16 ″ (2 cm) to the subject. Thi s will allow you to enlarge the sub ject to cov er the enti re scr een. Hint You can al so use the rem[...]

64 V arious Recor ding T echniques Attachi ng the sepa rately sold l enses Focusing range • T (telephoto) side: Approx. 3.2 fe et (1 m) fro m the le ns surface to infinity. • W (wide-angl e) side: Approx . 13/16 ″ (2 cm) fro m the lens surface to infinity. 1 Attach the step-up rin g to the camcorder . Th en remove the lens cap from the conver[...]

65 V arious Recor ding T echniques How to focus manu ally Difficult auto focus cond itions 1 During record pause or recording, press e ( MF ) . The Focus icon appears in the LCD monitor. • Focusing switches between Manual Focus and Auto Focus each time e ( MF ) is pr esse d. The icon is displayed only during manual focusing. 2 Push the zoom l eve[...]

66 V arious Recor ding T echniques Adjusting t he exposure manual ly Adjustin g the Brightne ss of the Image (Exposu re) Normally, th e exposure is automa tically adjusted. Howeve r, depe nding on the reco rding cond itions, the expo sure can be adjusted ma nual ly. Subjects movi ng rapidly Subjects with minimal variation in brightness such as a wh[...]

67 V arious Recor ding T echniques Compen sating for backli ght Program AE modes Compensat ing for Backlight (Backlig ht Compens ation ) When the subject is lit from the rear, this func tion will compensate for lighting so that the subje ct is not too dark. 1 During record pause or recording, press BLC . The backlight comp ensation icon ap pears in[...]

68 V arious Recor ding T echniques Selecti ng a Progr am AE mode White b alance mode S and& S no w Preven ts und erex posure of the subject in very bright cond itions, such as at the be ach or on a ski slope. Lo w Light Allows you to record in dark places with lim ited light. 1 During record paus e, press MENU . 2 Select “Camera Func ti ons S[...]

69 V arious Recor ding T echniques Sele cting a wh ite balanc e mode 1 Duri ng r ec or d pa use, pre ss MENU . 2 Select “Camera Functions Setup ” “White B alance” a w hite ba lance mode 3 Press the conf irmation button to confirm, then ME NU to end. The selected white b alance mode (other than Auto) w ill appear on the screen (p.42). • Th[...]

70 V arious Recor ding T echniques  Settin g the white balan ce manually (Set) Prepare a whi te object such a thick sheet of white pap er that is not transl ucent. 1 P oint the camcorder at the white object so that it fills the screen. 2 During record paus e, press MENU . 3 Select “Camera Func ti ons Setup” “White Balance” “Set” 4 Pr[...]

71 V arious Recor ding T echniques Turning EIS Off/On Turning the MIC. fi lter On/Off Using the Electr onic Image Stab ilizer (EIS) EIS corrects for fuzziness in an image when you zoom in on a subje ct. We recommend turning EIS Off when you positio n the camcorde r on a table or use a tri pod when recordi ng. 1 Duri ng r ec or d pa use, pre ss MENU[...]

72 V arious Recor ding T echniques Setting the record ing setting s to full au to 3 Press the confirma ti on button to confirm, then MENU to end. When the functi on is turne d On, “ ” appears in the LCD monitor (p.42). • The MI C. filt er sett ing is retained in memory even when the powe r is turned of f. • If you set th is function to “O[...]

73 V arious Recor ding T echniques Flash mode Sele cting a flas h mode A uto The flash fires only when necessary. When the flash is needed, “ ” appears in the L CD monito r when yo u press PHOTO/SELECT halfway, and then the fla sh fires whe n you press PHOTO/SELECT all th e way. On “ ” is displayed in t he LCD monitor all the time. The fl a[...]

74 V arious Recor ding T echniques Turnin g Off/On the recordi ng indicator • W hen recordi ng consec utive shots u sing the flash, the fl ash may no t fire or the amou nt of light em itted may not be sufficien tly adjusted . After using the flash to record, it is recommen ded th at you wa it for a while and then press PHOTO/ SELECT to record aga[...]

75 V arious Recor ding T echniques HDD mo vi e qual ity and re cordable time (DZ-HS903A) (DZ-HS803A) DVD mov ie qualit y and re cordable time * In hi gh temp erature e nviron ments , the image quali ty ma y be degr aded t o an FIN E equi valent . Switch ing m ovie qu ali ty Chan ging the M ovie Quality ( VIDEO Mode ) You ca n change th e movie reco[...]

76 V arious Recor ding T echniques Turning “16:9” Mode On/ Off When “16 :9” mode i s On ( As pect ratio: 16:9) When “16 :9” mode i s Off ( As pect r atio: 4: 3 ) 1 During record paus e, press MENU . 2 Select “Record Functions Setup” “16:9” “On”/“Off” 3 Press the confirma ti on button to confirm, then MENU to end. • The[...]

77 V arious Recor ding T echniques Switch ing st ill pic ture qualit y • When us ing DVD-RW (VF mode)/DVD-R, you cannot set “Inp ut So urce ” to “L INE” afte r record ing movies in “16: 9 O n” mode. • When us ing DVD-RW (VF mode)/DVD-R, you cannot change the “16:9 ” setting in the middl e o f the disc. • The “16:9 ” settin[...]

78 V arious Recor ding T echniques Switch ing the camco rder to external input m ode Inputt ing A udio an d Video Signals From an Extern al Device (Input Sour ce) (DZ-HS 903A) You can inp ut audio an d vid eo signals from an ext ernal d evice c onnected to the camcorder by changin g the camcorder’s sett ing. See “Dubbi ng from an othe r A/V dev[...]

79 V arious Recor ding T echniques Switch ing capt ure qualit y 1 Duri ng r ec or d pa use, pre ss MENU . 2 Select “Record Functions Setup ” “PHO T O Input” “F rame”/“Field” 3 Press the conf irmation button to confirm, then ME NU to end. Using the Self-Time r You ca n use the self-tim er to record still photos. 1 During stil l pictu[...]

80 Dubb i ng on DV D This camcorder allows you to choose from four options when dubbing images recorded on HDD to a DVD . Dubb ing optio ns •“ N e w ” Among t he scenes recorded t o the HDD, scenes which have not yet been dubbed to DVD are du bbed in order from the first scene. •“ D a t e ” Dubs all sce nes recorded on the HDD on the s [...]

81 Dubb i ng on DV D About the pl aylist (p.95) for dubbin g z With this cam corder, t he scenes on the HDD wi ll be dubbe d to a DV D in t he order t hey ar e displaye d on HDD Disc Navigation screen. To dub the scenes in a differ ent ord er, create a play list in whi ch the sc enes are registered in the d esired order of dubb ing (p. 96), an d th[...]

82 Dubb i ng on DV D This opti on allo ws you t o dub sce nes which were recorded to the HDD and have not ye t been dubbed to DVD. First Dubbing (“N ew”) 1 Co nnect t he A C ad apter/cha rger to the c amcorde r (p .38). • Dubbing is not possible i f a battery pack is used as a po wer source. 2 T urn t he pow er switch to “H DD” (p . 24). [...]

83 Dubb i ng on DV D This opti on allows you to col lectively dub all scenes recorde d on the HDD on the same day. Dubb ing All Scen es Record ed on the Sam e Day (“Date”) 1 Con nect the A C adap ter/charger to the ca mcord er (p.3 8). • Dubbi ng is not possible if a battery pack is us ed as a power source. 2 T urn th e powe r switch to “HD[...]

84 Dubb i ng on DV D You can du b all scen es recorded on the HDD from the beginning in seq uence. Dubbing All Scenes Recorded on the HDD (“All ”) 1 Con nect the A C adapter/ charger to the c amcorde r (p .38). • Dubbing is not possible i f a battery pack is used as a power source. 2 T urn the power swit ch to “HDD” (p . 24). 3 Press DUBB[...]

85 Dubb i ng on DV D You can sel ect your favori te scenes from all those reco rded on the HDD, for dubbing. Dubbi ng Scen es Select ed (“Sel ect” ) 1 Conn ect the A C ada pter/charge r to the c amcorde r (p .38). • Dubbi ng is not possible if a battery pac k is used as a power source. 2 T urn the pow er switch to “HDD ” (p .24). 3 Press [...]

86 Dubb i ng on DV D You can di splay all scenes recorded on the H DD accord ing to their dubbed stat us. Catego ry Sett ings “All” All scenes will be displayed i n chro nologi cal orde r of reco rding regard less of whe ther they have been dubbe d or not. “Dubbed” Only scenes with the “ ” dub mark will be displayed in chro nologi cal o[...]

87 Editing By using the and MENU but tons, you can a lso edi t recorded sc enes. The following ed it function s are availabl e on the camcord er. Conveni ent pla yback The fol lowing are the functi ons that enable you to play back the s cenes as if they were e dited without c h anging the original data. z Program (p.92) You can play b ack scenes by[...]

88 Editing After pressing MENU on the disc navigation screen, you can use fol lowing functions. Menu It ems for th e Disc Navigatio n Function HDD DVD Card Con te nt s Page -RAM -RW (VR mode) -RW (VF mode) -R +RW Edit ing zzz S *1 You can delet e unnecess ary scen es, com bine sc enes, o r divide one s cene. p.102 Applying “Effect” s ettings to[...]

89 Editing *1 Only deletion is possible *2 Additional recording can be made on a fin alized DVD-RW (VR mode). Finalization z *2 zzz You can use this c amcorder to fina lize any DVD-RW/ DVD-R disc reco rded on it so that t he disc can be v iewed o n ano ther compa tible DVD player or device . p.120 Unfinaliza tion zz You can unfinalize a DVD-RW (VF [...]

90 Editing  Menu flows for the disc navigat ion After pressing MENU on the d i sc navigation screen, th e Menu screen appears . The Menu varies depe nding on the medium as shown below. To operat e the Menu, use d / c / f / e . See "How to O per ate the Menu" (p.57). z When using H DD/DVD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR mode) ( • : Quick Menu items) [...]

91 Editing z When using DVD -RW (VF (Video) mode)/D VD-R/+RW ( • :Quick M e nu items) z When usin g a car d ( • :Quick M e nu items) Scene Select (p.49) Start → Curre nt Curre nt → End All Detail (p.1 11) Program (p.92) Select Pla y Go To (p.109 ) Top End * DVD-RW (VF mode)/+RW only DVD Setting Finali ze DVD (p.11 8) • Unfinaliz e DVD* (p[...]

92 Editing A progra m is an assembly of scenes recorded on the same da te, regardles s of whether they are movies or stills.  Switc hing to the display arranged by program (Progra m) Choosing Scenes b y Progr am Recorded on December 1 Scene No .1 Sc ene No.2 Scene No.3 Scene No.4 S cene No.5 Scene No.6 Movie 9: 00AM Movie 10:20AM Still 11:45AM S[...]

93 Editing  Play ing back a pro g ram (P lay)  Rena ming th e ti tle of a program (Title) Program title s are automatically gener ated accordi ng to the date of recording. You can rename the program t itles as you lik e. 1 Press , then press MENU . 2 Select “Program” “Play”, then press the confir mation butt on. The “Start Program?[...]

94 Editing 3: Symbol mode • To de lete a chara cter from the title input ba r, press C . If y ou press and hol d C , all the letter s will be deleted. (You can also use the DELETE button of the r emote control.) 5 Afte r the t itl e e ntry is c omplete, positi on the cu rsor to “En ter” by pressing the cur sor but tons repeat edly , then pre [...]

95 Editing  What is “P layl ist ”? Up to 99 play lists ca n be created , and up to 99 9 scenes can be i nclude d in each playlist. Playlist HDD RAM -RW ( V R) A Playlist is a com pilation o f scenes from vario us movies. You can create a Playlist on thi s camcorder by gat hering your favo rite scene s. Since a Playl ist is not creat ed by co[...]

96 Editing  Creati ng a ne w Playli st (Cr eate ) 1 Press . 2 Select the scene to be i ncl uded in t he playlist , then press MENU . • You can also select mult iple scenes at the same time (p.49). 3 Selec t “PlayList” “Cre ate”, then press t he confirmat ion button. 4 If you do not need t o change t he scene(s), pr ess the confir matio[...]

97 Editing  Displ aying a desi red Playlis t (PlayLis t) After selecting the desired play list, the disc navigation sc reen will ap pear. z Editing a playl ist The proc e dures fo r editing play lists are the same as editing a program or scenes. Refe r to the following pages for scene dubbi ng/ed itin g to appl y the same p rocedure s to d ub/ed[...]

98 Editing  Adding scenes to a Playli st (E dit) 1 Press , then press MENU . 2 Selec t “PlayList” “Ed it”, then pres s the co nfirmatio n button. The “Edit PlayList” screen appears. 3 Select t he playl ist you want to edit, then pre ss the confi rmati on button. The “Edit PlayList” screen appears. Th e upper “ All Programs ” [...]

99 Editing  Deletin g scenes fr om Playlis t (Edi t)  Adding s cenes using the Su bmen u for Editi ng (Edi t) You can add o ther scenes to a Playlist using the “Ed it” m enu screen . 1 Press , then press MENU . 2 Disp l ay the “Edit Play List” screen o f the pla ylist yo u wish to delete. Perform steps 2 and 3 in "Adding scenes t[...]

100 Editing  Deleti ng scenes using the Su bmenu for Edit ing (Edi t) You can delete s cenes fro m a Pl aylist using the “Edit” menu sc re en.  Select ing sce nes using the Su bmenu for Editing (Edit ) You can spe cify the ran ge of scene s when addi ng or de letin g conse cutive multiple sce n es to/from a play list. This “Sel ect” m[...]

101 Editing  Arra nging the o rder of scenes in the Play list (Edi t)  Renaming the title of a Playl ist (Title ) When a P laylist is created, its tit le is automa tica lly ge nerat ed f rom th e dat e, time, and sequential number of creation. You can renam e the title as ma ny times a s you like. 1 Press , then press MENU . 2 Sele ct “Pl a[...]

102 Editing  Delet ing a Pl ayl ist (Delet e) Even if yo u delete a pl a ylist, th e original sc enes stored on the HDD/ DVD will not be d eleted. You can dele te unneces sary scenes . 1 Press , then press MENU . 2 Selec t “PlayList” “De lete”, then press t he confirmat ion button. The “Del ete PlayList” sc reen appears. 3 Select the[...]

103 Editing z Editing using the Submenu Other than the Menu from th e disc navigat ion screen (p.8 8), there is a Submen u. When y ou press MENU while in some st ep, Submenu appears whenever it is available. • T he Submen u appears only i n steps where any of the Su bmenu i tems ar e usable a nd only usable items are disp layed. • To ret urn to[...]

104 Editing 4 If you do not need t o change t he dividi ng scene, press the confir mation button agai n. The select ed scene will be played back. • If y ou press ME NU befor e pressing the confirmation button, the Submenu appears (p. 103). 5 When you reach t he desire d point of divisi on, pres s PHO TO/SELEC T . The confirmat ion screen a ppears[...]

105 Editing If you hav e recor ded numerou s short scenes, co mbini ng them can be conveni ent. Be sure to select consecut ive multiple scenes. When using the HDD or a DVD-RAM, comb ining scen es is possible only if “Catego ry: All” is specifi ed (p.8 6, 114) . Stills ca n not be c ombined. Combinin g Multip le Scenes (Edit – C ombine) 1 Pres[...]

106 Editing You can ad d fadin g to the be ginn ing and/ or end of a scen e. There are three t ypes o f specia l effects: Notes • Scenes in different programs (different recording dates) cannot be combined . Create a Playlist first (p.96), th en combine suc h scenes on the Pl aylist. • When using the HDD, you cannot combine scenes of different [...]

107 Editing You can set the skip set ting for scenes you do no t want played ba ck so th e scenes with th e setting will be skippe d. 3 Sele ct “Scene ” “Ef fec t” “Fade”, then pres s t he confi rmat ion button. The “Fade” screen appears. 4 If you do not need t o change the scene(s), press the confi rmation button. 5 Sele ct th e sp[...]

108 Editing z To rem ove the skip set ting Repeat the same procedure. The skip setting will be removed and the icon will disappear. Normally, th e first image of the recorded sce ne is displa yed as a thumb nail. Howev er, you can choo se anoth er image of the scen e for the thumbn ail. If you set a memo rable image for the thumbnai l, you can know[...]

109 Editing You can m ove the cursor to the scene recorded first or last using th is functio n. Insert a DVD-RAM (recorded on an Hitachi DVD camcorder tha t can record still pictures on a DVD-RAM) that in c ludes the photos you wish to copy, and a card with recordabl e space, into this ca mcorder. • Mov ies c annot be copi ed. • Even if all sce[...]

110 Editing You can lock s elected st ills recorded on a card so that t hey will not be deleted or edited by mista ke. 4 Sel ect “Scene ” “Copy”, the n press the co nfirmatio n button. The “Copy to card” sc reen appears. 5 Press t he confirmat ion button i f no change is neede d. • You can change the scene(s ) to be copied in this ste[...]

111 Editing z To u nloc k t he sc ene Select the sc ene you wish to unlock, then perf orm steps 4 an d 5 in "Locki ng Scene s on a C ard (Lock) ". The lock icon “ ” will disa ppear and locking wi ll be released. You can di splay vari ous infor mati on for a scene: reco rding date /time and length, sp e cial effec ts and movie quality [...]

112 Editing Formatting the HDD, or a DVD or card dele tes all recorded co ntent s. If you wish to delete all recorded contents, it is recommended tha t you use format, whi ch will delete all the scene s much qu icker t han usin g the scene delete func tion. Hints • DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) is a unified image file format for video [...]

113 Editing Although prev iously record ed movies will not b e erased by rec ording new movies, a protect setting will ensure against acci dental e rasure and formatting . If the protect set ting is activate d, however, yo u will not be able to m ake new recordi ngs until the protect set ting is can celed. 4 Sele ct “YES ”, t hen pre ss t he co[...]

114 Editing You can ch eck the av ailable re cording space o n the HD D or a DVD (remaining recording duration) for record ing mo vies, or on a memor y card (the number of recordable stills) for recording stills, in the LCD moni tor. If you insert a DVD-RAM that incl udes phot os recor ded on ano ther HITACHI camcorder, the scenes on the disc will [...]

115 View i ng o n t he O th e r D ev i ce s Connectin g to Y our TV for Viewing  Connecti ng to a TV Connect th e camcorder to the T V using the provided AV/ S cable as shown i n the illustration b elow. HDD RAM -RW ( VR) R -RW (VF ) CARD +RW Notes • Before conne cting, alwa ys turn d own the volume of your TV s et, to p revent feedbac k nois [...]

116 View i ng o n t he O th e r D ev i ce s  Viewing on your TV Turn on the TV and swi tch the TV input to the terminal where the camcord er is connected. • Refer to yo ur TV’s opera tion manu al o n how to switch t he TV input. Turn on the camcorder. The image shown in the c amcorder’s LCD mo nitor appea rs on the TV sc reen, allowing you[...]

117 View i ng o n t he O th e r D ev i ce s  Playing bac k wide-mode images on a 4:3 TV (TV Type) If you conn ect th e camcor der to a 4:3 TV an d play a disc rec orded in “16:9 ” (wide) mode, the image on the TV will be vertically distorted. In this case, set “TV Typ e ” to “4:3 ” so that y ou can ob tain the image of th e correct a[...]

118 View i ng o n t he O th e r D ev i ce s V iewing on Other Players/ Record ers A DVD-RW ( VF mode)/ DVD-R disc recorded/dubbed on this camcorder is not playable on anoth er device such as a DVD recorder/player unless the disc is finalized. Finalize a D VD-RW (VF mode)/D VD-R using this camc o rder. A DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR mo de) di sc rec orded/d u[...]

119 View i ng o n t he O th e r D ev i ce s A DVD-R W (VR mode) disc recorded on this cam corder can be p layed back on a DVD recorder/player that supports 8 cm DVD-R W (VR mode) without fi nalizing it. z Before importing scenes to your PC from DVD-R W (VR mode), you need t o finalize t he disc usi ng the disc n avigat ion sc reen on the cam corder[...]

120 View i ng o n t he O th e r D ev i ce s automatic ally . Y ou cannot record or finalize s uch discs u sing this camcorder . z Do not insert a DVD-R W/DVD-R disc r ecorded , but n ot fina liz ed, on a recorder manu factured by a company other than Hitach i into this cam corder . Do ing so may make the disc unusable. Befo re you begin You must fi[...]

121 View i ng o n t he O th e r D ev i ce s You can unfinalize a DVD-RW (VF mode) /+RW di sc fina lize d on thi s camcorde r so that addition al recording can be d one on it . TOP PREV NEXT END 001 / 010 12/ 1/2008 8:00AM 12/ 5/2008 8:00AM 12/ 7/2008 8:00AM 12/10/2008 8:00AM 1 2/1 5/2008 8:00AM 12/1 8/2008 8:00AM 1 2/2 0/2008 8:00AM 1 2/2 3/2008 8:[...]

122 Dubbi ng With Another Audio/V ideo (A/V) Dev ice  Dubbing from another A/V device (DZ-HS903A) (The DZ-HS80 3A does not have th is (e xterna l inpu t) fea ture.) Make the con nection b etween th e camcorder and the othe r A/V device u sing the provided AV/S input/output c able as shown in the illustration below. Turn on the camcorder a nd swi[...]

123 Dubbi ng With Another Audio/V ideo (A/V) Dev ice Notes • The recorded co ntents can be p layed b ack in the same manne r as whe n playin g back imag es recorded on this camcor der. • Images no t privatel y recorded may be copy protect ed by the copy -guard sign al to protec t the copyright . In such a case, “COPY PROTECT ED” appe ars on[...]

124 Dubbi ng With Another Audio/V ideo (A/V) Dev ice  Dubbin g from the ca mcorder to an other A/V device Make the con nection b etween th e camcorder and the othe r A/V device u sing the provided AV/S input/output c able as shown in the illustration below. Turn on both the ca m corder and the ot her device, then press of the camcorder. Choose t[...]

125 Conn ecting to Y our PC About th e software inclu ded The U SB cable an d CD-RO M software provid ed with the cam corder will allow y ou to use the m ovies and stills recorded on this camcorder on your P C. The in cluded CD-ROM cont ains the software for both Windows and Macinto sh. Windows Imag eMi xer 3 This allows you to impo rt the images r[...]

126 Conn ecting to Y our PC The provi ded software is co mpatible for Japa nese, Eng lis h, G erman , French, Spanish, Italian, Chi nese (simplif ied characters) u sers. Screen shots in this man ual use Windows XP screens for Windows and Mac OS X 10.4 screens for Macinto sh. PC req uirements Windows Before opening the software CD- ROM, please read [...]

127 Conn ecting to Y our PC Macintos h OS Mac OS X v10. 3.9, v1 0.4, v1 0.5 * The pro vided soft ware cann ot be use d on a Mac OS X Server . CPU PowerPC G4 1 GHz or higher, PowerPC G5, Intel Core Mem ory 256 MB or gre ater ( 512 MB or great er is recomm ended .) HDD The followin g free space is nee ded: • At time of installing the software: App [...]

128 Conn ecting to Y our PC  Softw are installa tion Windows 1 T urn o n the pow er to your P C . If you a re usin g you r PC for other application s, quit all softwa re you are u sing. 2 Inse rt the p rov ided C D-RO M in to yo ur PC’ s CD-ROM drive. The soft w are inst aller automatically starts up, and the “Cho ose Set up Lang uage” scr[...]

129 Conn ecting to Y our PC Macintosh 7 Select your count ry’s video system. 8 P erfor m installati on. Prepar ation s for i nstal latio n are now complete. Cli ck “Install” to begin t he inst allat ion proc ess. 9 Afte r i nsta l lation is com plete , the foll owing message screen will appear . Click “Fi ni sh” to rest art your PC. Softw[...]

130 Conn ecting to Y our PC  Prepar atio n before import ing im ages When importing from a DVD-RW/ DVD-R set in the c amcorder, b e sure to finalize the disc (p. 1 20). z A +RW disc set in the camcord er will be au tomatically finaliz ed when you c onnect th e camcord er to your PC ( aut o finali zatio n). z When importing from the HDD/a DVD-RAM[...]

131 Conn ecting to Y our PC How to c onnect to you r PC Make con nections as il lustrated below. The PC will a utomatica lly recognize the camcor der and som etimes pro mpt you t o restart the PC. Rest art the PC i f prompt ed. USB cable (pr ovided) To USB ter minal To US B terminal PC Notes • The USB cable does not supply power to the camcorde r[...]

132 Conn ecting to Y our PC Camcorder indication s on the PC If the camcorder is set to HDD or DVD mo de and c onnect ed to your PC, it will be re cognized as a disc drive. If the cam c order is set to SD mod e and connect e d to a P C, it will be recognize d as a removabl e disc. Handling photos Photos a re recorded on an SD memory card in JPEG fo[...]

133 Conn ecting to Y our PC Remo ving/ repla cing DVD Windows Select the ca mcorder’s driv e icon using W indows E xplorer or My Computer. → Clic k the ri ght but ton on yo ur mouse. → Select “Eje ct”. → The camcorder’s di sc compar tment lid will op en. If you insert a different DVD and close the lid, the DVD will be recogn ized. Mac[...]

134 Conn ecting to Y our PC  Befor e terminatin g PC connec tion ( removi ng the USB cable) and changing th e pow er switc h setting Windows 1 Detac h the U SB cab le from the P C. Quit the appl ication and click the “Safel y Remov e Hardware ” icon in the task tray at the bottom right of the Wi ndow s disp lay scr een. Notes • If you wish[...]

135 Conn ecting to Y our PC Macintos h Firs tly, d ismount the ca mcorder ’s medium by selecti ng th e drive icon of the camco rder (HDD, DVD, o r card), and select “E ject” in the “F ile” menu. Disconnect t he USB cable. See p.14 0 if y ou are a M acinto sh user. Windows How to use Im ageM ixer 3 ImageMixer 3 all ows you to im port image[...]

136 Conn ecting to Y our PC Storin g movies o nto a PC and cr eating a DVD- RW/D VD-R playab le on you r DVD reco rder/ play er Sto re imag es re corded on the camc order onto your PC, th en you c an create a DVD that you can play back using yo ur DVD recorder /player. 4 Clic k on “ Hita chi DVDC AM ” on the l eft side of the s creen. The re co[...]

137 Conn ecting to Y our PC 3 Set up a pr ojec t. Check the proj ect sett ings scr een wher e you ca n specif y file s ave locat ion, vi deo fo rmat, an d pic ture qual ity, and ch ange the settings if necessary. Note that you need to selec t “NTSC ” as a video f ormat for us e in the US A. Then click “OK”. 4 Select “Hitachi DVDCAM (HDD)?[...]

138 Conn ecting to Y our PC 6 Click t he “ Authoring” tab to di splay the editi ng scre en. The v ideo file s you j ust im ported will a ppear und er “So urce”. Choo se the desir ed vide o fi le, a nd click “Add t itles” to regis ter the file. To register a previo u sly impor te d vide o file (using Ima geMixer 3), click “File” to c[...]

139 Conn ecting to Y our PC Notes • If you load a written DVD-RW into the write drive, the dialo g “Ar e you s ure y ou want t o dele te the co ntent of di sc?” will ap pear. Deleting th e conten t of the disc will erase all data on the disc. Carefully ch eck the cont ents of the dis c before hand. Choosing “Yes” will display the disc era[...]

140 Conn ecting to Y our PC Maci ntosh How to use Im ageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVD CAM Imag eMixer 3 Mac Ed ition fo r DVDCAM allows you to import images recorded on the camco rder to a Macinto sh as a video fi le. You can play bac k a vide o file, edit it and create a DVD-Vide o. The following show s the basic operat ions of ImageMixe r 3 M ac Ed[...]

141 Conn ecting to Y our PC Storin g movies onto your Macint osh ImageMixe r 3 Mac Edition a llows you to import movies recorded on the HDD/DVD of this camcorder to your Macinto sh as MPEG files. Using Imag eMixer 3 Mac Edi tion, you ca n play bac k the imp orted vide o files, com b ine image s, cut-edit them, and crea te a DV D-Video. * A DVD-RW/D[...]

142 Conn ecting to Y our PC 2 Choo se the m ovie yo u wish to import and c l ick “Im port” at the bottom of scr een. Importing will start. 3 Choo se the m ovie yo u wish to import and c l ick “Im port” at the bottom of scr een. Importing will start. Click Choos e an i mage to im port. Cli ck Choose an image to im port. 4 Clic k “ Libr ary[...]

143 Conn ecting to Y our PC Creatin g a DVD- RW/ DVD-R pl ayable on your DVD rec o rder/ player After storing the imag es recorded on the camco rder o nto your Macinto sh (p.141 ), you can create a DVD-Vid eo (DVD-RW/DVD-R) play able on your DVD recorder/playe r. 1 Launch ImageMixe r 3 Mac Edit ion. 2 Click “ Library ” at the top l eft of th e [...]

144 Conn ecting to Y our PC 5 Write t he fi les to a DVD by clicking “Wri te” at the botto m of the s creen. Befor e clicking “Writ e”, you c an doub le chec k the vide o files in the DVD list. Select the v ideo file you wish t o check and cli ck the Playback i c on at th e bottom o f the screen . Hints • You c an also u se Albu m or Smar[...]

145 Conn ecting to Y our PC  Unins tal ling th e softw are Windows Use “Control Panel” to o pen “Add o r Remove Applicat ions”, select the applicatio n to be uninsta lled from the displ ayed li st of app lic ations , and th en click th e “Change /Remove” b utton. Macintos h Drag and drop the following fo lders/ files to the Re c ycle[...]

146 Conn ecting to Y our PC z The prov ided software does not import the camcorder’s editing features, such as the fade settings and P laylist contents. z If the camcorder is connected via a USB hub or to a USB po rt on the PC’s front panel or keyboard, the camcorder may not b e recognized by the PC. If t his h appe ns, connect the camcorder to[...]

147 Additi onal Info rmation Ad CAMERA A CCESSOR IES W i de conv ersi on lens (DZ-WL 1) T e le-conversion le ns (DZ- TL1) Step-up ri ng (DZ-SR303 7) PO WER SUPPL Y Battery (DZ -BP14SW) Battery (DZ -BP21SW) Refer to th e instruction manu al of a shoulder str ap. Opti onal Access ories • When using camera accessories, be sure to read the in structi[...]

148 Additi onal Info rmation If an error m essage appears while operating the cam corder , refer to the following table for details and remedies. Messages are arranged in alphabetical order . Error Messages Message Cause & T roubleshooting Reference page (1) Data error in a part of image file. Repair da ta now? (2) Found e rror in image file. R[...]

149 Additi onal Info rmation (1) DVD is not formatte d . For mat the DVD now? (2) DVD Format. Select re cord format. (Displayed o nly when DVD-R W is used.) A DVD-R W/+R W disc that was formatted on a PC, b ut not for camera us e is inserted. 36 All scenes are already du bbed. Please use other Dub Mode. This mes sage will appear if you atte mpt to [...]

150 Additi onal Info rmation CANNOT RECORD PHOTOS • This message will a ppear when the PHOTO/S E LECT button is pressed with th e power switch set to “HDD” or “D VD ”. • Photos cannot be reco rded in HDD or DVD mode. Use a card to record phot os in SD mode. 27 CANNOT RECORD VIDEO This me ssage wi ll ap pear wh en th e REC b utton is p r[...]

151 Additi onal Info rmation CHECK DVD • A disc unus able on t his c amcorder m ay have been inserted or the disc may be dam aged. • Make su re that the t ype of disc i s corre ct, and that the disc is not write -protecte d. 32, 113 CHECK HDD • Check to s ee whether the HDD is write-protected. Otherwise, the H DD may b e dest royed. 113 Contr[...]

152 Additi onal Info rmation DVD error has occurred . Please keep DVD insid e and set power switch to “DVD”. This message appears if a disc error has occ urred during dubbing . Leave the disc insert ed and turn the power off. Connect the AC adapter/char ger to the camcorder and s et the power switch to “DVD”. The vi deo file will be repaire[...]

153 Additi onal Info rmation DVD-R*, V i deo mode and 16 :9 mode cannot be changed. W ith DVD-R W (VF mode)/DVD-R discs, once the movie quality and 1 6:9 mode are used f or recording, they cannot be changed. * “DVD-R W (VF)” will appea r when using a DVD-R W (VF mode) disc . 76 END OF CARD No more recording on th is card can b e done. Delete un[...]

154 Additi onal Info rmation HDD error has occurred. F ormatting is n ot co mple te. Did you interrupt the form at ting of the HDD? Press the RE SET button to execute sy stem reset. 172 HDD error has occurred . Restart. An HDD error probably occurred du ring editing of a video fil e. Turn off th is camcorde r , and the n connect the AC adapter/char[...]

155 Additi onal Info rmation The re wa s no s cen e which can be deleted. Thi s message wil l appear if yo u try to dele te multiple scenes with Disc Navig ation when all the selected scenes have been lo cked. Release the lock on s cenes before deletin g. 102, 110 The scene from which V ideo mode / W i de mode d iffers cannot comb ine. If the power[...]

156 Additi onal Info rmation *1 • This mess age may also appear if the di sc is dirty . If this message appears wh en a r ecorded disc is recognized immediately af ter it is inserted, do n ot repair the d isc; remove it and then use a soft cloth to clean off the dir t before using it. • This message may also appear when condensation occurs. In [...]

157 Additi onal Info rmation If you hav e any tr ou ble wi th your cam corder , first use this troubleshoot ing guide t o try to solve the problem. If the problem persists, co nsult your de aler . D o not attem pt to make any ph ysical repairs yourself. Po wer s upplies Troub lesho oting Symptom Cause an d Correc tion Ref erenc e page Battery c ann[...]

158 Additi onal Info rmation Power turns off immedi ately afte r being t urned on. Is the batter y charged? Charge it. 37 When po wer is turn ed on, the LCD screen will turn on and off. The ACCE SS/PC indica tor is flashing, even thou gh nothing is di splaye d on the LCD mon itor scr een. Power goes off unexpe ctedly . Is Power Save set to “ On?[...]

159 Additi onal Info rmation During recording Symptom Cause an d Correc tion Ref erenc e page Pressin g the record button will not start recording. • Check to see whethe r the proper type of DVD is loaded . • Set the power switch to “HDD” or “DVD”. • If the exter nally in put image is copy-guar ded, it cannot be recorded. (DZ-HS903A) [...]

160 Additi onal Info rmation Record ed subjects moving r apidly are blurred duri ng playback paus e. For subjec ts movin g rapidly , se lect “Sports ” from th e Program AE opti ons. If you record in a bright environme nt, you can reduce blur . 67 Recordi ng level changes . This i s not a mal function . The camcorder automatica lly adjusts th e [...]

161 Additi onal Info rmation During playback Symptom Cause an d Correc tion Ref erenc e page Recogniti on of the disc does not compl ete. Is the di sc dirty? Use a soft cloth to clean it . 170 Pressing th e playback but ton will not sta rt playback . W as the image recorded b y another d evice? Playback of som e images recor ded on other de vices m[...]

162 Additi onal Info rmation Not di splaye d normally in t he di sc navigation scre en. DVD-RAM, DVD-R W(VR mode) recorded on this camcorde r and edited on anot her device may not be displayed normal ly in t he di sc naviga tion s creen. I n this event, use “Up d ate cont rol info.”. If too much time is required to display the HDD disc navigati[...]

163 Additi onal Info rmation When the camco rder is connected to a PC Symptom Cause an d Correc tion Ref erenc e page The PC does not recogn ize th e camcorder. Check that the camcorder’s power switch is set to “HDD” or “DVD”. 22 T urn the PC off and disconnect the USB cable. Th en turn the P C back on and reconnect t he cable. — Make s[...]

164 Additi onal Info rmation No sound is heard when an M PEG file impo rted int o Macinto sh is played back on QuickTime with an MPEG 2 playback com ponent adopted. Since an MPEG f ile importe d into Mac intosh using ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM uses the audi o format of AC3 audi o, no audio will be playe d back even if the Quic kTime MPEG-2[...]

165 Additi onal Info rmation Miscellane ous Symptom Cause an d Correc tion Ref erenc e page The camcord er does not work. Is a full y charg ed battery atta ched? Is the camco rder powered from an AC outlet? Connect a power s ource. 21, 38 Power does no t come on, or no operatio n occurs b y pressing any button. Press RESET , the n tu rn on the po w[...]

166 Additi onal Info rmation The remote c o ntrol does no t operat e. Do you oper ate the remote control tow ard the remote contro l receiver of the camc o rder? 16 If the camcord er ’ s remote control recei ver is exposed to strong lig ht such as dire ct sunshine or fluo rescent li ght, the r emote co ntrol does not work. Adjust the pos ition or[...]

167 Additi onal Info rmation z Cautions on the HDD Save the data recorded on HDD. • T o back up the data recorded on HDD, sav e it on a D VD. It is also recom mende d that you use this camcord er to dub the data. Y ou can a lso use a PC to save the d ata on a DVD. • It is rec ommende d that you pe riodica lly save your recording s. Carefully ch[...]

168 Additi onal Info rmation Liquid crystal display (LCD) • The LCD monito r is the produc t of highly prec ise technolo gy . Among th e total num ber of pixels (ap prox. 120, 000 pixels for the LC D monitor) , 0.01% or less pixel s may be missing (bl ack dots) or may rem ain lit as colore d dots (red, blue , green). Th is shows the limit ations [...]

169 Additi onal Info rmation Do no t use the camco rder near s trong r adio wa ves or magnetism. • If the ca mcorder is used near str ong radio w av es or magneti sm, such as a ra dio wav e tower or electric ap plianc es, recording or playbac k may stop, or noi se could en ter the video an d audio that are bei ng record ed. Durin g playbac k of n[...]

170 Additi onal Info rmation Cleaning the surface of the camc order • Do not w ipe the surfa ce of the camcor der hard wit h any foreig n object, s u ch as gri t adheri ng to the ca mcorde r , an d do not use rough fabrics to cle an the surface of th e camcord er . Doing so co uld scratch it. • Use soft clo th to gently wi pe dirt off the surfa[...]

171 Additi onal Info rmation − Block no ise in play back i mage, moment ary stop of p laybac k image − Sound interrupt ed d uring playba ck, or abnorm al sound − Blue thum bnail display* (Fi g. 1) − Disc cann ot correc tly be rec ognized − Dis c cann ot be init iali zed − Delay be tween vi deo and audio − A reco rding of one sc ene ma[...]

172 Additi onal Info rmation If the camcorder do es not operate normally, perform “Sy stem Reset”. The camcorder m ay recover to n o rmal. “Syste m Reset” will reset all settings to the factory de fa ults. The date and time w ill also be reset. Set the d ate and time again befo re using th e camc order. 1 S et the power switc h to “OFF ?[...]

173 Additi onal Info rmation Major Speci ficat ions Image senso r 1/3-inch interlaced T o tal numbe r of pixels approx. 3,310, 000 Number of effec tive p i xels Movie: app rox. 2,180 ,000 approx. 1,640 ,000 (WIDE mo de) Sti ll: appr ox. 3 ,050, 000 Lens F1.8–3 .0 f = 1/4 " –2-1/2 " (6.1–61 m m) Filter diam eter: 1-1/4 " ( 3 0.5[...]

174 Additi onal Info rmation * Specifications a re subj e ct to c hange with out notice for qua lity improvement. Recording format DVD-R AM/ D VD-RW ( VR mode) Movie: Conforming to DVD video recording (DVD-VR) form at Audio: Dolby Digit al D VD-RW ( VF mode)/ DVD-R Movie: Conformi ng to D VD vide o format Audio: Dolby Digit al +R W Movie: DVD+R W v[...]

175 Additi onal Info rmation Stor age capac ity of HDD/DVD /Card • Recor dable ti me on HDD* 1 • Recor dable ti me on DVD Movie recor dable time on one DVD (on single side) (w hen reco rding only m ovies) Reco rdin g qual ity DZ- HS903A DZ -HS803A XTRA Approx. 7 hours *2 Approx. 1 hour 50 minut es *2 FINE Approx. 11 hour s *3 Appro x. 3 hou rs [...]

176 Additi onal Info rmation • Maxim um number of scenes that can be reco rded/dubbed on HDD/DVD • Maximum numb er of pr ogra ms that can be reco rded/ dubbed on HDD/DVD • SD mem ory cards of various ca pacities and rec ordable numb er of stills (Input Source: CAMERA) (Numbers are approximate standard.) Record ing media Maximum number of scen[...]

177 Additi onal Info rmation (Input Source: LINE) (DZ-HS903A) (Numbers are approximate standard.) • Sti ll pic ture size a nd quality The fol lowing table sho w s the pic ture quality and the correspondin g file size of a still pi cture (JPEG) when you are using a card . Still picture quality Capacity FINE NORM ECO 32 MB Approx. 18 0 Approx . 240[...]

178 Additi onal Info rmation Audio feedback A screech ing noise whi ch may be produce d when the camco rder is connect ed to a T V or speaker s. To prev ent the noi se, keep a distan ce betw een the ca mco rder an d the TV or speake rs, or turn off the vo lume of the connec ted devi ce. Double-sided d isc A disc whi ch allows re cording on both sid[...]

179 Additi onal Info rmation A AC adapter/charg er ................... . 21, 37, 3 8 ACCESS/PC in d icator .................... 34, 170 B Backlight comp ensation .. ........... ............. 67 Batter y pack charging . ........... .......... ........... ........ 21 life .......... ........... ................ .......... ... 39 Beep .......... .....[...]

180 Additi onal Info rmation I Infor mation Dis play d u ring play b ack ....... 52 Informa tion display d u ring r ecording ....... 42 Informa tion display mode .......... ........ 42, 52 Infrared sensor ........... .......... ................ ... 69 Initial Set u p ................ .......... ........... ........ 60 J J u mp .......... ..........[...]

181 Additi onal Info rmation V V ideo mode .... ........... ................ .......... ... 75 V ol u me .. ................ .......... ........... .......... ... 52 W W a ll o u tlet ............. .......... ........... ............. 3 8 W hite b alan ce . ........... .......... ........... ........ 6 8 W hite fade.. ........... .......... .......[...]

182 Additi onal Info rmation This Agreement will take effect at the moment you open the package of the storage device (CD-R OM) provided wit h this pro duct, if you agree to the terms he rein. If you do not accept the terms of this Agreement, im mediately return the unopened package of storage medium and enclosed materials (printed matter, e x te r[...]

183 Additi onal Info rmation BY PHONE DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY with FCC Ru les for Elec trom agn etic Co mp atibil ity This de v ice co mplies with pa rt 15 of FCC R ules. Operatio n is su bject to the follo wing two co n ditio ns: (1) this dev ice may not cause harmfu l interfe rence , and (2) thi s device m ust ac cept a ny interf erence receiv[...]

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185 U . S .A. ONL Y NO T V ALID IN CANAD A or MEXICO W arranty Limitations The Limited Warr anty pro v ided by Hitachi does not co v er: Retain your sales receipt f or warranty purposes. Please complete the section below f or your records as it may be needed in the e v ent of loss. Important Notice: Attach your sales receipt to this card. D VD, VCR[...]

186 U . S .A. ONL Y NO T V ALID IN CANAD A or MEXICO • D VD Products • VCR Products • CAMCORDER Products • A C ADAPTER CHARGER Conditions of Hitachi Limited W arranty LIMITED W ARRANTY Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc. (“Hitachi, ”) warrants this component in duration as stated below: Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc. • [...]

187 REGISTER Y OUR PRODUCT ON-LINE A T HIT ACHI.COM/TV OR MAIL IN T O ADDRESS ON THIS CARD. Model No . Serial No. Customer Name Date of purchase Customer Address City State Zip Phone No . ( ) Dealer name Dealer address City State Zip “In order to allow Hitachi to better ser v e customer needs, please complete this card and return it to Hitachi Ho[...]

188 Re g ister y our product on-line at hitachi.com/tv or mail this por tion to the follo wing address Attn:W arranty Depar tment Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc. 900 Hitachi W ay Chula Vista, CA 91914-3556 DZ-HS903-803-US- Ea_IM_v01d05n02.p.book Page 188 Friday, Septemb er 12, 2008 8:22 PM[...]

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