During Recording - Hitachi DZ-HS903A Instruction Manual

During recording

Symptom
Pressing the record • Check to see whether the proper type of DVD is
button will not start
recording. • Set the power switch to "HDD" or "DVD".
• If the externally input image is copy-guarded, it cannot
• If the HDD/DVD is protected, cancel protection.
• No recording can be done on a finalized disc.
• Check the remaining free space on the HDD/DVD.
• If, when using a +RW disc, recorded scenes are very
Recording starts but Is the disc scratched or dirty?
stops immediately. Clean the disc. If there is still no improvement, replace
the disc.
Is some other AV device directly connected to the video/
audio input/output jack of this camcorder?
If the AV device is connected via several other devices,
such as an AV selector, the video signal may not be
transmitted correctly. In such a case, reduce the number
of devices through which the video signal is transmitted,
or connect the AV device directly. (DZ-HS903A)
Are you attempting to record images from a video game
or PC?
From some video games or PCs, images cannot be
recorded on this camcorder. (DZ-HS903A)
No photo can be • Check to see whether the proper type of card is loaded.
recorded • Turn the power switch to "SD".
• If the card is locked, unlock it.
• Check the remaining free space on the card.
The LCD screen is Has the brightness of the LCD screen been adjusted?
hard to see. Stop recording and adjust the brightness.
The recording If there is bright light behind the recording subject (such
subject darkens. as a window, lighting, the sun, etc.), the subject will
become dark. Change the recording direction or use the
Backlight Compensation feature.
Brightness changes If background brightness changes, the brightness of the
during recording. subject also changes because of the camcorder's auto
exposure feature. Record the subject avoiding sudden
changes in background brightness.
The edge of a bright This is not a malfunction. Avoid extreme difference in
object or a border brightness by, for example, changing recording direction.
line of a dark object
is colored.
Cause and Correction
loaded.
be recorded. (DZ-HS903A)
short or you frequently switch the video quality,
recording may not be possible even when the disc has
remaining space.
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