Table Of Contents - Hitachi DZ-MV350A Instruction Manual

Table of Contents

Important Information ......................................... 2
For Your Safety .................................................. 2
Precautions ........................................................ 2
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ............................ 4
Cautions When Using ......................................... 6
Cautions When Storing....................................... 9
Suggestions and Restrictions ............................. 9
Read This First ................................................. 10
Introduction ....................................................... 11
Table of Contents ............................................. 13
Checking Provided Accessories ....................... 16
Names of Parts ................................................. 17
About This Manual............................................ 21
Discs and Cards ............................................... 22
AVAILABLE DISCS ...............................................22
INFORMATION ON DVD-R DISC .........................23
EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE USED
ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER: .23
HANDLING DISCS ................................................24
AVAILABLE CARDS..............................................25
Storage Capacity on Disc or Card .................... 26
RECORDABLE TIME OF MOVIE (VIDEO) ...........26
RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ......................27
Features of DVD Video Camera/Recorder ....... 28
VERSATILE FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE ................28
RECORDING ON DISC.........................................30
RECORDING MOVIE AND STILL.........................30
IMMEDIATE REVIEWING OF
RECORDED IMAGE...........................................31
EDITING IN VARIOUS WAYS ON DVD VIDEO
CAMERA/RECORDER ALONE..........................31
USING WITH VARIOUS DEVICES .......................31
Setups
Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/Recorder... 32
HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/ RECORDER ..32
ATTACHING LENS CAP .......................................32
ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP ........................33
INSERTING BATTERY INTO
REMOTE CONTROL..........................................34
REMOVING BATTERY FROM
REMOTE CONTROL..........................................34
Setting Up the Battery....................................... 36
CHARGING BATTERY..........................................36
ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO
CAMERA/RECORDER.......................................37
REMOVING BATTERY .........................................37
BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR........39
EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY ............................39
USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER
WITH AC ADAPTER/CHARGER........................40
Inserting and Removing Disc............................ 41
INSERTING DISC ................................................. 41
REMOVING DISC ................................................. 43
Inserting and Removing Card........................... 44
Basic Techniques
Basic Handling of DVD Video Camera/
Recorder ........................................................ 45
TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER ON
AND OFF............................................................ 45
VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH VIEWFINDER... 46
VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR SCREEN.. 46
CLOSING LCD MONITOR ....................................47
Setting Date and Time...................................... 48
CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF DATE AND
TIME................................................................... 49
Recording Movie............................................... 50
USING EXTERNAL MICROPHONE ..................... 52
Recording Stills................................................. 53
Zooming............................................................ 55
MACRO RECORDING .......................................... 56
USING CONVERSION LENS
(GENERALLY AVAILABLE) ...............................56
Manually Focusing Subject............................... 57
FOCUSING DURING RECORDING ..................... 57
Adjusting Exposure Manually ........................... 59
Compensating for Backlight.............................. 60
Using Full Auto Function .................................. 61
On-Screen Information ..................................... 62
INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING
RECORDING ..................................................... 62
Recording Image from Other AV Devices ........ 65
CONNECTING TO OTHER AV DEVICE .............. 65
RECORDING IMAGE FROM AV DEVICE ............ 66
Playing Back..................................................... 67
IMMEDIATELY CHECKING RECORDED
SCENE ............................................................... 67
PLAYBACK FROM START OF DISC OR CARD.. 68
SEARCH PLAYBACK OF MOVIE......................... 68
FRAME ADVANCE/FRAME BACK/SLOW
PLAYBACK OF MOVIE...................................... 68
SKIP PLAYBACK OF MOVIE................................ 69
PLAYING BACK STILLS ....................................... 69
JUMPING TO SPECIFIED POINT (GO TO) ......... 70
On-Screen Information Display ........................ 71
INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING PLAYBACK.. 71
Playback on Other Devices .............................. 72
CONNECTING TO A TV ....................................... 72
VIEWING ON TV SCREEN................................... 73
PLAYBACK ON DVD PLAYER ............................. 74
REMOVING AND REPLACING FROM/IN
ROUND DVD HOLDER...................................... 75
HOW TO REMOVE DISC ..................................... 75
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