Hitachi BD7HA - DZ Camcorder - 1080p Manuals

Table of Contents

• • 1

    Instruction Manual

• 2

  For Your Safety

• 2

  Important Information

• 2

  Precautions

• 4

  Important Safety Instructions

  • 5

    Table of Contents
  • 7

    Introduction
    • 7

      This Camcorder Makes All of the Following Possible
      • 8

        Choosing a Disc to Suit Your Purpose
    • 10

      How to Read This Instruction Manual
    • 12

      Before Using the Product - Be Sure to Read This Information
    • 13

      Checking Provided Accessories
    • 14

      Names of Parts
      • 17

        Remote Control
      • 18

        Adjusting the Hand Strap
    • 19

      How to Open and Use the LCD Monitor
    • 20

      Recording/Playing Using the Viewfinder
  • 21

    Let's Get Started
    • 21

      Preparing
      • 21

        Setting Up the Battery Pack
      • 22

        Turning On the Power
      • 22

        Changing the Display Language
      • 23

        Setting the Date and Time
    • 24

      Recording Movies to a BD
    • 25

      Recording Movies to the HDD (DZ-BD7HA)
    • 26

      Recording Stills to an SD Card
    • 27

      Playing Recorded Movies/Stills
    • 28

      Deleting Recorded Movies/Stills
  • 29

    Functions and Characteristics of HDD/BD/DVD/Cards
    • 30

      About HDD/BD/DVD
    • 32

      About Cards
    • 32

      Cautions for Discs and Cards
    • 33

      Inserting a BD or DVD
    • 35

      When Loading a New BD-RE/BD-R/DVD-RW
  • 36

    Battery Pack
    • 36

      CHARGE Lamp Status and Charging Time
    • 36

      Continuous Recording Time With a Fully Charged Battery
    • 37

      Connecting the Camcorder to a Wall Outlet
    • 37

      Detaching the DC Power Cord/battery Pack From the Camcorder
    • 38

      Efficient Use of the Battery

• 39

  Recording

  • 39

    Recording Movies
    • 40

      Using the Quick Start Function
    • 42

      Information Display During Recording
  • 45

    Recording Still Pictures

• 47

  Viewing

  • 47

    Playback (Watching Your Recordings)
    • 47

      Playing Back the Last Recorded Scene
    • 48

      Deleting the Last Recorded Scene
    • 48

      Choosing and Playing Back a Scene
    • 49

      Choosing and Playing Back Multiple Scenes
    • 50

      Jumping to the Designated Scene
    • 52

      Adjusting Speaker Volume During Movie Playback
    • 52

      Information Display During Playback
    • 54

      Simple Functions You Can Use During Playback or Playback Pause
    • 55

      Playing Still Pictures On a Card Automatically (Slide Show)
    • 56

      Capturing a Still Picture From a Movie (PHOTO Capture)
    • 56

      Playing Back Scenes Repeatedly (Repeat Play)

• 57

  Various Recording Techniques

  • 57

    How to Operate the Menu
  • 58

    Menu (While Recording)
    • 60

      How to Use the LCD/EVF Setup and Initial Setup
    • 61

      About the Demonstration Function
  • 62

    Magnified Recording (Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom)
  • 63

    Recording at Close Range (Macro Recording)
    • 64

      Wide-Angle or Telephoto Effect
    • 64

      Using the Separately-Sold Lenses to Increase the Wide-Angle or Telephoto Effect
  • 65

    Adjusting the Focus Manually (Manual Focus)
  • 66

    Adjusting the Brightness of the Image (Exposure)
  • 66

    Adjusting the Exposure Manually
  • 67

    Compensating for Backlight (Backlight Compensation)
  • 68

    Selecting a Recording Mode to Match the Conditions (Program AE)
  • 69

    Recording Dark Subjects Using the LCD Monitor Light (Assist Light)
  • 70

    Adjusting the Color (White Balance)
    • 71

      Setting the White Balance Manually (Set)
  • 72

    Using the Electronic Image Stabilizer (EIS)
  • 72

    Displaying Recording Guidelines (Auxiliary Line)
  • 73

    Reducing Wind Noise During Recording
  • 73

    Restoring All the Recording Settings to Default (Full Auto)
  • 74

    Using the Flash
  • 75

    Turning Off the Recording Indicator Beneath the Lens
  • 76

    Changing the Movie Quality
  • 77

    Using the Self-Timer
  • 78

    Using an External Microphone

• 79

  Dubbing On BD/DVD (DZ-BD7HA)

  • 80

    Before You Begin
  • 82

    First Dubbing ("New")
  • 83

    Dubbing All Scenes Recorded On the Same Day ("Date")
  • 84

    Dubbing All Scenes Recorded On the HDD ("All")
  • 85

    Dubbing Scenes Selected ("Select")
  • 87

    Clearing the Dub Marks On Thumbnails (MARK OFF)
  • 87

    Displaying Only Dubbed or Not Dubbed Scenes (Category)

• 88

  Editing

  • 89

    Menu Items for the Disc Navigation
    • 91

      Menu Flows for the Disc Navigation
  • 93

    Choosing Scenes By Date
    • 93

      Switching to the Display Arranged By Date (Date)
  • 94

    Playlist
    • 94

      What Is "Playlist
    • 95

      Creating a New Playlist (Create Playlist)
    • 96

      Displaying a Desired Playlist (Playlist)
    • 96

      Adding Scenes to a Playlist (Edit)
    • 97

      Deleting Scenes From Playlist (Edit)
    • 98

      Arranging the Order of Scenes in the Playlist (Edit)
    • 98

      Deleting a Playlist (Delete)
  • 99

    Deleting Scenes (Edit - Delete)
  • 99

    Dividing a Movie (Edit - Divide)
  • 100

    Combining Multiple Scenes (Edit -Combine)
  • 101

    Adding Special Effects (Edit -Fade)
  • 102

    Go to
    • 102

      Jumping to the Top/End (Go To)
  • 102

    Locking Scenes On a Card (Lock)
  • 103

    Displaying Information Using the Menu Screen (Detail)
  • 104

    Formatting the HDD/BD/DVD/CARD (Format HDD/Disc/Card)
  • 105

    Protecting the HDD/BD/DVD (Protect HDD/Disc)
  • 106

    Checking the Remaining Recording Capacity On the Medium

• 107

  Viewing On the Other Devices

  • 107

    Connecting to Your TV for Viewing
    • 107

      Connecting to a TV
    • 109

      Adjusting the Camcorder's Output Settings According to Your TV
    • 110

      Viewing On Your Tv
  • 111

    Viewing On Other Players/Recorders
  • 111

    Before Playing Back a BD/DVD On Another BD/ DVD Recorder/Player (Finalizing)
  • 113

    Finalizing a Disc
  • 114

    Unfinalizing a Disc

• 115

  Connecting to Your PC

  • 117

    Software Installation
  • 119

    Connecting the Camcorder to Your PC
  • 120

    Removing a Medium While the Camcorder Is Being Connected to the PC
  • 121

    Using a Built-in Disc Drive of Your PC to Read a Disc Recorded On the Camcorder
  • 121

    Before Terminating PC Connection
    • 121

      The PC Connection Cable) and Changing the
    • 121

      Power Switch Setting
  • 122

    Using ImageMixer 3 HD Edition for BDCAM
    • 129

      Uninstalling the Software
  • 130

    Precautions When Connecting to a PC

• 131

  Additional Information

  • 131

    Optional Accessories
  • 132

    Error Messages
  • 140

    Troubleshooting
    • 142

      During Recording
    • 143

      During Playback
  • 150

    Cautions On Use of This Product - Be Sure to Read This Information
  • 154

    Disc Cleaning
  • 156

    System Reset
  • 157

    End User License Agreements for Operating System Software
  • 167

    Major Specifications
  • 171

    Glossary
  • 173

    Index
    • 177

      To Order in the United States
    • 179

      Important Notice
    • 180

      Limited Warranty