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Recording
Movie
Insert
a reeordable
DVD
RAM
or DVD
R disc
into this
DVD video
can-lera/reeorder.
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CHARGE/A
REC button
Power
switch
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Set the power switch to" llt VIDEO".
Once the DVD video camera/recorder
starts to
recognize tile disc, tile CHARGE/ACCESS in
dicator will light.
When recognition is finished, tile CHARGE/
ACCESS indicator will go out.
_ Press tile REC button.
Tile" olr
mark in the viewfinder
or on the LCD
screen will change to the "ORE0" mark, and re
cording
will start.
During recording,
the recording
indicator
on the
fl'ont of DVD video camera/recorder
will light.
Pressing REC again during recording
will set the
DVD video
camera/recorder
to the recording
pause status.
3When
recording is finished, set the power switch
to "POWER OFF" to torn the DVD video cam
era/recorder
off.
Note:
When
recording
in a dark
place,
it is rec-
ommended
that you
use the optional
video
light
(model
DZ-LDg)
Refer to the instruction
manual
of
video
light for de+ails
Note:
Press down
the LOCK
switch
above
the
power
switch to lock movie
recording:
Tire power
switch
will lock
and thereafter
will not
move
to
"D
PHOTO" by mis+ake
Note:
Sound
is recorded
from the stereo
micro-
phone on the flont of DVD video ca mera/recorder:
Take care that this microphone
is not blocked
Note:
You can press the REC button
immediately
after recording
is finished,
but no further
recording
will be made while "DISC ACCESS" is being displayed
Recording
will restart after the message
disappears,
Note:
If a vely bright subject is recorded,
stripeqike
lights may appear
above
and below
tire subject
Note:
Take care
that
power
is not
interrupted
while tire CHARGE/ACCESS
indicator
is blinking
Note:
Tire minimum
recordable
time of movie
is
approximately
3 seconds
Note:
See page
64 for setting
of Record
LED (re-
cording
indicator)
On/Off
Note:
For various functions
available
during record-
ing, see "Setting Up Camera
Functions"
on page 54
Note:
Hitachi
cannot
be responsible
for video
and audio that cannot
be recorded
or edited
be-
cause
of any defect
Note:
The power
switch
can
be changed
over
even
during
recording,
but tire operation
will not
be changed
• Power save and discharge of battery
If, when"
Power
Save: On" is specified,
the DVD video
camera/recorder
is left in the
recording
pause
status
for
approximately
5 minutes,
it will
automatically
turn
off'.
To
restalt
recording,
set
the
power
switch
to
" POWER
OFF",
and
then
set it to" 11 VIDEO".
To set or release
power
save,
see
" Setting
or Re
leasing
Power
Save"
on page
63.
It is recommended
that you specif}'"
Power
Save: On" +
since
even
dnring
recording
pause
hattery
power
is
consumed
at the same
level
as during
recording.
Es
pecially
when
power
save has been
released,
turn
the
DVD video
camera/recorder
off when
not in use.
Using External Microphone
..................................................................................
Connect
external
microphone
(generally
available)
to the
external
n-lierophone
jack
of this
DVD
video
-amera/recorder.
Clearer sound can be recorded. Turn on the switch on microphone and start recording.
For details on microphone, see "Major Specifications" on page 110.
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