Benutzeranleitung / Produktwartung DZ-GX5100E des Produzenten Hitachi
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English DZ-GX5100E/DZ-GX5060E/DZ-GX5040E/DZ-GX5020E DZ-GX5060E (UK) Instruction manual DVDCAM PC Software Support Centre URL http://dvdcam-pc.support.hitachi.
English 2 Impor tant Inf ormation For Y our Safety The pow er switch turns the D VD video camer a/recorder on and off , leaving the date/ time feat ure unaffect ed. If the camera/re corder is to be le ft unattended f or a lo ng period of time, tur n it off .
English 3 Information for users applicab le in European Union countries This symbol on the product or on its packaging means that your electrical and electronic equipment should be disposed at the end of life separately from your househo ld wastes. There are separate collection systems for recycling i n EU.
English 4 Impor tant for United Kingdom ( f or D Z -GX5060E ( U K)) The mains lead on this equipment is supplied with a moulded plug incorporating a fuse, the value of which is indicated on the pin face of the plug. Should the fuse n eed to be replaced, an AST A or BSI approved BS 1362 fuse mus t be used of the same rating.
English 5 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS In additio n to the careful at tention dev oted to quality standards in the man ufact ure of your video produ ct, safety is a major f actor in the design of e v er y instr ument. But, saf ety is y our responsibility too .
English 6 Cautions When Using Handle the liquid crysta l display (LCD) with ca re: • The LCD is a very delicate display device: Do not press its surface with force, hit it or prick it with a sharp obje ct. • If you push the LCD surfac e, unevenness in display may occur .
English 7 Do not point directly at the sun: • If dire ct sunlight strikes the lens or viewfinder , the DVD vide o camera/recor der could malfuncti on or a fire could occur . • Do not leave the DVD video camera/r ecorder with the LCD screen exposed to dir ect sunlight: This could cause malfunctions.
English 8 Do not turn the D VD video camera/recor der off while the A CCESS/PC indicator or CARD A CCESS indicator is lit or blinking: • The ACCESS/PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is lit or blinking to show that data is being written to disc or car d, or being read from it.
English 9 Cautions When Storing Do not leave the D VD vide o camera/recorder in a place where the temperature is very high for a long period of time: • The temperatur e inside a closed vehicle or tr unk can become very high in a hot season.
English 10 CLEANING Be sure to set the power s witch to “OFF” before cleaning this D VD video camera/recorder . ● Cleaning LCD scr een and camera lens Use dry , soft cloth to wipe dirt of f.
English 11 DISC CLEANING Use the disc clean ing cloth provided to lightl y wipe off any dirt adhering to the d isc as shown in the figur e. Do not wipe the disc with for ce: Doing so could cause scratches. Never use sol vent (thinner , water , an tistat or detergent) for cleaning.
English 12 About This Manual ● Displays in this man u al Understand that the displays are differe nt from those you will a c tually see in the viewfinder or on the LCD scre en. ● Notation of cancel b utton Pres s the STOP/EXIT button to stop your oper ation midway , or return the menu scr een to the preceding one.
English 13 Table of Contents Important Information ......................................... 2 For Your Safety .................................................. 2 Precautions ............................................ ............2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INST RUCTIONS .
English 14 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABI LISER (E IS) ..... ........ ........ ........ ........ ....... 62 RECORDING SUBJECT USING LA R GE MAGNIFICATI ON (DIGITAL ZOOM) ......... ....... 62 REDUCING WIND NOISE DURING RECORDING (MIC.FILTER) ........
English 15 Playback on DVD Recorder/Player ................ 1 09 PLAYING BACK DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR-MODE) DIS C ........ ........... ........ .......... ...... 109 PLAYING BACK DVD-RW (VF-MODE)/DVD-R/ +RW DIS C . ........... ....... ........ ........... .
English 16 Checking Pr ovided Accessories Make sure that y ou hav e all the follo wing accessor ies in package: Batte r y (model DZ -BP07PW): P or table power supply for this D VD video camera/recorder.
English 17 Names of Par ts 1 LED light (for DZ-GX5040E onl y) (p. 45) 2 Lens cap string attachment hole (p. 22) 3 Stereo microphone T a ke care that the microp hone is not blocked by a hand, etc., during recor d ing. 4 Recor ding indicator (p. 36) The r ed indicator wi ll light during reco rding.
English 18 12 Viewfinder (p. 33) 13 Dioptre control (p. 33) T o adjust the focus of imag e appearing in the viewfinder . (Pull out the viewfinder .) 14 SLEEP/REST ART b utton (p. 44) T o switch the sleep/restart status between ON and OFF . 15 A CCESS/PC indicator (f or DZ-GX5100 E/GX5060E onl y) A CCESS indicator (for DZ-GX5040E/ GX5020E only) (p.
English 19 25 FULL A UT O button (p. 58) T o switch the DVD video camera /recor der to full automatic. 26 FOCUS button (p. 55) T o switch between manual focus and auto - focus. 27 MENU button (p. 34, 51, 81) Press this button to display th e menu for setting camera functions and Disc Navigation.
English 20 42 PHO T O button (p. 43) 43 REC button (p. 42) 44 MENU button (p. 34, 51, 81) 45 SELECT button (p. 76) 46 Reverse sear ch button (p. 72) 47 DELETE button (p. 80) 48 DISC NA VIGA T ION button (p. 68) 49 DISPLA Y button (p. 46, 75) 50 ZOOM T button (p.
21 English Setups This section explains preparations for recording – setting up the D VD vide o camera/recorder and battery . Demonstration Function This D VD video camera/recorder is equipped with a demonstration function. The def ault a t purchase time is “Auto”, which will automatically star t the demonstration appro x.
English 22 A TT A CHING LENS CAP 1 Attach the shorter end of lens cap string to the lens cap. 2 Attach the lo nger en d of lens cap stri ng to the attachment hol e of DVD video camera/ rec o rd e r . 3 Push the both sides of cap in ward and a t tach it over the lens.
English 23 REMO VING B A TTER Y FROM REMO TE CONTR OL 1 While pushing the battery holde r , slide the battery out. Wa r n i n g : • KEEP THE BA TTER Y A WA Y FROM CHILDREN AND PETS. • IF SW ALLOWED , CONSUL T A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIA TEL Y FOR EMERGENCY TREA TMENT .
English 24 Discs and Car ds The f ollowing table lists the storage media (discs and cards) that can be used on this D VD vid eo camera/recorder and the functions which are av a ilab le with them: Functi on Media D VD-RAM DV D - RW (VR mode) DV D - RW (VF mode) DV D - R +R W SD memor y car d T o record video (p.
English 25 A V AILABLE DISCS This DVD video camera/recor der can use only the 8-cm ba re discs not packed in a square cartridge, square caddy case or r ound DVD holde r .
English 26 EXAMPLES OF DISCS THA T CANNO T BE USED ON THIS D VD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER • CD • CD-R • CD-R W • CD-ROM • DVD-ROM • DVD-V ideo • DVD-R (4.
English 27 Pr eparations for Power Supply USING D VD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORD ER WITH A C AD APTER/CHARGER It is recommended that you use the AC adapter/ch arger to power the DVD video camera/r ecorder from ho usehold AC outlet when you perform settin gs on it, play back or edit images, or use it indoors.
English 28 Setting Up the Batter y The DZ-BP07PW batter y (provided) has not been charged at purchase time: Charge it bef ore using the D VD video camera/recorder .
English 29 ● Battery c harged st atus Y ou can find out the ch arged status of batter y by checking the CHARGE indicator on AC adapter/ charger: Note : See “T roublesho oting” on page 137 when the CHARGE indicator b links. ● Refere nce fo r time requir ed to char ge battery (a t appro x.
English 30 ● Continuousl y recordable time with fully c harged battery (with no zoom operation, etc.) See the following table as a refer ence for how long the DVD video camera /recor der can continu.
English 31 B A TTER Y R EMAINING LEVEL INDICA T OR When the battery is used to power the DVD video camera/r ecorder , the battery r emaining level appears in the vi ewfinder or on the LCD screen as follows: EFFICIENT USE OF B A TTER Y • The battery will slightly dischar ge even if it is detached fr om the DVD video camera/ rec o rd e r .
English 32 T ur ning DVD V ideo Camera/Recorder On and Of f While holding down the grey button at the right of power switch, set the sw itch according to each recor ding function: Po w e r O N s t a t u s During playback, set the power switch to “ ! ” or “ ” when using disc, or set it to “ " ” when using c ard.
English 33 VIEWING IMA GE ON LCD MONIT OR SCREEN If you open the LCD monitor , you can monitor subject image on the LCD scr een. 1 Open the LCD mo nitor . The LCD monitor has a portion wher e you can hook your finger . Hook the finger there to open the mo nitor .
English 34 Setting Date and Time Set the current date and time so that the date and time you mak e a recording ca n be recorded correctly . The f ollowing procedure can also be used to correct the date and time you ha ve already set.
English 35 Initial Settings Press the MENU button, and then use 2 / 1 / 0 / / / to display the “Initial Setup” men u screen.
English 36 RESETTING MENU SETTINGS T O DEF A UL TS (RESET) Y ou can restor e m enu settings to defaults (initial settin gs at the fa ctory (p. 1 45)). (N ote, howeve r , that the date/tim e will not be r eset.) 1 Choose “ Reset” on the “Initial Setup” m enu screen, and then pr ess the button.
English 37 LCD/EVF Setup ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN (LCD BRIGHTNESS) AND VIEWFINDER (EVF BRIGHTNESS) 1 Pres s the MENU button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / / buttons to cho ose “LCD/EVF Adjust” on th e “LCD/EVF Setup” menu screen , and then choose “LCD Brightness”or “EVF Brightness” .
English 38 ADJUSTING COLOUR DE NSITY (COLOUR LEVEL) Y ou can adjust the colo ur density of the LCD monitor scr een and viewfinder . 1 Press the MENU button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / / button s to choose “LCD/EV F Adjust” on the “LCD/EVF Setup” menu screen, and then choose “Colour Le vel”.
English 39 Inser ting and Removing Disc 1 Pres s down the DISC EJECT button once and relea se it. A few moments after th e ACCESS/PC indicator blinks, the cover of disc insertion block will op en. 2 Gently open the co ver by hand fully until it stops.
English 40 Note : • If the cover of disc inser tion block is open, the A CCESS/PC ind icator will blink when an image is display ed on the LCD monitor screen: In this case, the D VD vi deo camera/record er will not tur n off ev en if the power s wit ch is set to “OFF”.
English 41 Inser ting and Removing Car d 1 Open the LCD mo nitor . 2 T u rn the DVD video camera/r ecorder off. 3 Open the cover of car d insertion block. 4 Inserting Card: Insert card with its terminal inwar d until it locks. Removing Car d: Push the centre of card edge.
English 42 Basic T echniques This section explains abou t recording of movies and still images, and also b asic settings on D VD video camera/reco rder . Recor ding Movie 1 Remove the lens cap, and then po int the DVD video camera/recorder at s ubject.
English 43 Recor ding Stills Note : Recording of still images is possibl e on D VD-RAM disc and card. 1 Remove the le ns cap, and then point the DVD video camer a/recor der at subject. 2 T u rn the DVD camera/r ecorder on. When using DVD-RAM disc: Set the power switch to “ ”.
English 44 Swift Restar t of Recor ding (SLEEP/REST AR T button) If you press the SLEEP/REST A RT button while in th e recor ding pause status instead of turning the DVD video camera/r ecorder of f, the status that recor ding is possible will be r estored in appr ox.
English 45 Recor ding using LED Light (for DZ-GX5040E only) Y ou can use the LED light to illuminate a subject to be recor ded in a dark place. 1 Pres s the 1 b ut to n d ur in g re co rdi ng pa us e o r re co rdi ng. An icon will appear on the scr een, and the LED light will glow .
English 46 On-Scr een Infor mation V arious type s of inf or mation will appear in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen during re cording.
English 47 1. Recording mode (p. 42, 43) 2. 16:9 mode (o nly in movi e recordi ng mode) (p. 64) 3. Programme AE (only in mo vie recor ding mode) (p. 59) 4. Backlight compensa tion (p . 57) 5. Electroni c image stabi liser (EIS )* 1 (p. 62) 6. White balance (p.
English 48 14. Disc/Car d type 15. Movie recording quality (when using disc) (p. 63) Still rec ording qualit y (when using c ard) (p. 66) 16. Remaini ng space on disc/car d *7 17.
English 49 ● Switching the inf ormation displa y mode Y ou can switch the display mode of on-screen informa tion: Press the DISPL A Y butt on. The full and minimum display modes will alternate. • Full display mode: All types of information will appear .
English 50 ● Interpreting s ymbols on LCD screen when recording with the screen facing the same direction as the lens Note : • If the LCD screen is set f acing the same direction as the lens , the LCD screen will displa y a mirror image (left and right re versed).
English 51 Checking Flow of Menu The f ollowing two on-screen menu modes are av ailable with this D VD video camer a/reco rder : • Full Menu: T o displa y all menu items f or e x per ts • Quick Menu: T o d ispla y only the fundame ntal menu items f or first timers ● Operati ng Menu The Full Menu will appear if you pr ess the MENU button.
English 52 ● Flow of Full Men u ■ The shaded menu item can also be set using the Quick Menu. Refer to page indicated f or details of each functio n. Camera Function s Setup Record Functions Setup Date Setup LCD/EVF Setup Adjust (p. 37) EVF Display (p.
English 53 Zooming If you continue to hold the zoom lever on the “T” contr ol side with Dig. Zoom specified, the digital zoom will be activated midway (when optical 15-power is exceeded on DZ-GX5100E or optical 30-power is ex ceeded on DZ-GX5060E/ GX5040E/GX5 020E).
English 54 RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHO T O EFFECT Use the tele-conversion lens or wide-co nversion lens with the following filter diameter and thr ead pitch to recor d subjects for stronger telephoto or wide-angle ef fect: Filter diamete r: 34 mm for DZ-GX5060E/GX504 0E/GX5020E; 30.
English 55 Manually Focusing Subject The D VD video cam era/recorder usually f ocuses on a su bject automatically (autof ocus). Y ou can also manually f ocus a subject depending on the recording conditions.
English 56 Manually focus the following objects , which may not be automatically fo cused (see page 55): Objects not in the centre of screen Objects that are f ar and near at the same time Objects w ith little v ariation in brightness, such as white wall Objects moving rapidly Dark objects Objects lit by neon sign, spotlight, etc.
English 57 Adjusting Brightness of Image to be r ecorded (Exposur e) The D VD video camera/recorder usually adjusts the ex posure automatically . Y ou can also manually adjust the exposure depending on the recording conditions. 1 Pres s the EXPOSURE button during rec o rd i n g.
English 58 Using Full Auto Function Pressing the FULL A UT O button will fully automate the camera functions. 1 Press the FULL AUTO button. “FULL AUT O” will be displa yed on the screen of DVD video camera/r ecorder for several seconds.
English 59 Setting Up Camera Functions SELECTING SHOO TIN G MODE T O MA TCH THE SUBJECT (SWITCHING PR OGRAMME A E MODE) This DVD video camera /recor der automatically de tects the s.
English 60 RECORDING D AR K SUBJECTS USING LCD MONIT OR LIGHT When Programme AE is set to Lo w Light, you can use the light from LCD monitor to record a subject. 1 Press the MENU button, and choose “Program AE” from the “Camer a Func tions Setup” menu.
English 61 1 Press the MEN U button, choose “White Bal.” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu screen, a nd then press the button. 2 Choose th e desired optio n, and then press the button. 3 Press the MEN U button to end the setting. Note : • The white balan ce mode can be con fir med using the on-screen inf ormation.
English 62 USING THE ELE CTR ONIC IMA GE ST ABILISER (E IS) When you use zoom (see page 53) to r ecord a magnifi ed subject image, it will corr ect fuzziness in the rec o rd e d i ma g e . 1 Press the MENU button, ch oose “ E IS” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu scr een, and then press th e button.
English 63 Setting Up Recor d Functions SWITCHING MO VIE QU ALITY (VID EO MODE) Choose the mo vie quality from “XTRA”, “FINE”, “STD”. 1 Pres s the MENU button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / / buttons to choose “VIDE O Mode” on the “Reco rd Functions Set up” menu screen, and th en press the button.
English 64 SETTING T O WIDE TV SCR EEN MODE (16:9 MODE) When viewing recor ded images later on a wide-scr een TV (aspect ratio 16:9), specify wide-scr een (16:9) mode “On”: Y ou can also recor d images with the aspect ratio changed (the aspe ct ratio with “Off ” is 4:3).
English 65 Note : • The 16:9 setting will be ke pt ev en after the D VD video camera /recorder is turned off. • The 16:9 mode cannot be used with phot o recording. • When using a D VD-R W (VF-mode)/D VD-R/+R W: Y ou cannot specify the combination of “VI D EO Mode: STD” and “16:9 On ”.
English 66 SWITCHING QU ALITY OF STILL IMA GE (QU ALITY) Y ou can switch the still r ecording quality only when using card . 1 Press the MENU button, use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / / buttons to ch oose “Quality” on the “Recor d Functions Setup” menu scr een, and then press the button.
English 67 SETTING ON-SCREEN DISP LA Y OUTPUT ON OR OFF (OSD OUTPUT) If you connect this DVD video camera/r ecorder to a TV to view images on TV screen, you can switch of f the on-screen information (displayed in the viewfinder or on the LCD scr een) from the TV screen.
English 68 Disc Navigation Using Disc Navigation ST ARTING OR TERMINA TING DISC NA VIGA TION Disc Navigation is a tool for editing scenes r ecorded on this DVD video camera/r ecorder . Her e is an explanation on “sce ne” and “program me”, so that you will be able to ma ke most use of Disc Navigation function.
English 69 Disc Navigation screen Note : • Pressing the DISPLA Y butto n will displa y the recording date/ti me of the scene on which the cursor is placed in the space f or operating guid e. Pressing DISPLA Y again will display the oper ating guide.
English 70 PLA YIN G B A CK FROM DISC NA VIGA TION SCREEN 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / butt ons to s elect the desir ed scene. The selected scene will be fram ed: This is called a “cur sor”. 3 Press th e butt on.
English 71 PLA YING B A CK LA TEST RECORDED SCENE Playing Back 1 Pres s the button in the recor ding pause status. The DVD video camera /recor der will enter the playback mode, an d the scene you have recor ded last will b e played back.
English 72 CAPTURING PHO T O Y ou can r ecord an image displayed during playback of video as a photo on a card. 1 Press the MENU button at a scene you wish to capture duri ng playback . 2 Choose “E dit”, “PHOTO Capture”, and then press .
English 73 SKIP PLA YB A CK OF MO VIE During playback, press the 2 or 1 button to locate the star t of desired scene. Press 1 once: T o skip to the first image of the scene following the one being played back, and start playback. Press 2 once: T o return to the first image of the scene being played back, an d start playback.
English 74 JUMPING T O SPECIFIE D POINT (GO T O) 1 Press the MENU button during playback. 2 Choose the option (point you want to go to), and then press the button. To p : T o go to the start, an d enter p layback pause. End: T o go to the end of last scene, and enter playback pause.
English 75 INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DU RING PLA YB A CK V arious types of information on recor ding will be superimposed on playback image you ar e viewing. ● Switching the inf ormation displa y mode Press the DISPLA Y button: Y ou can switch the display mode of on-screen in formation.
English 76 SELECTING MUL TIPLE SCENES 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / butt ons to s elect the desir ed scene. 3 Press the SELECT button once: The selected scene will be framed in red and yellow . Repeat steps 2 and 3 to randomly select multiple s cenes.
English 77 FUNCTIONS A V AILABLE WITH DISC NA VIGA TION The Disc Navigati on mode will allow a variety of further operations. Functi ons Avail able with Disc Na vigation * 1 Only deletion is possib le. * 2 Additional recording can be made on a finalise d D VD-RW (VR- mode).
English 78 UNDERST ANDIN G FLO W OF DISC NA VIGA TION MENU Press the MENU button on the Disc Navigation sc reen: The menu screens for Disc Navigation and menu scr eens for disc and card will appear . Shaded items will also appear in Quick Menu displa y mode (see page 51).
English 79 ● When using D VD-R W (VF-mode)/D VD-R/+R W disc ● When using card Scene Select (p . 88) Star t → Current (p . 88) Detail (p . 89) Current → End (p . 88) All (p . 88) Program Sel ect (p. 90 ) Disc Finalize Disc (p . 103) Pla y (p . 91) Unfinaliz e Disc* 5 (p.
English 80 Scene DELETING SCENES (EDIT – D ELETE) Y ou may want to delete unwanted scenes. Scenes on DVD-R W (VF-mode)/DVD-R disc cannot be deleted, and menu item “Delete” will not appear with DVD-R W (VF-mode)/DV D-R disc. When using +R W , no scene can be delete d from the Disc Navigation menu (see page 71).
English 81 ● Editing using submen u Press the MENU button before pr ess ing the button in step 5 (see page 80): The submenu will appear . Pressing the button will r estore the scr een in step 5. Note : Although the submen u screen will appear f or each setting, some menu items ma y not appear , depending on the setting.
English 82 COMBINING MUL TIPLE SCENES (EDIT – COMBINE) If you have recor ded numerous shor t scenes, combining them will be facilitated by the use of Disc Navigation. Be sure to select consecutive mul tiple scenes. Combining scenes is possible only when “Category: All” is specifie d (p .
English 83 DIRECTING SCENES EFFECTIVEL Y (EFFECT – F ADE) Y ou can add fading to the beginning and/or end of scene. Ther e are thr ee types of special ef fects: 1 Pres s the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene for adding special ef fects.
English 84 PLA YIN G B A CK BY SKIPPIN G SCENES (EFFECT – SK IP) Y ou can specify “Skip” for scenes you do not want to play back: The selected scenes will be skipped. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene to be skipped.
English 85 CHANGING IMA GES FOR THUMBNAILS (EFFECT – THUMBNAIL) Normally , the first image of the r ecorded scene is displayed as a thumbn ail: Y ou can choose another image of the scene for thumbnail. If you set a vivid ima ge to thumbnail, you can know what you recor ded from a glance at the Disc Navigatio n screen.
English 86 COPYING STILLS ON D VD-RAM DISC T O CARD (C OPY) 1 Set the power switch t o “ ! ” or “ “. 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Select the still to be copied. 4 Press the MENU button. 5 Choose “Co py” on the “Scene” menu screen, and then press the button.
English 87 LOCKING SCENES ON CARD (LOCK) Y ou can lock each photo recor ded on card so that it will not be deleted or edited by mistake. 1 Set the power switch to “ " ”. 2 Pres s the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Select the scene to be locked.
English 88 SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCREEN (SELECT) Y ou can use this “Select” function to se lect consecutive scenes at one time. This function is useful when ther e are numerous scenes. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button.
English 89 DISPLA YING INFORMA TION USING MENU SCREEN (DET AIL) Y ou can display various information for a scene: the reco rding mode, r ecording date/time and length, special ef fects and movie quality mode. 1 Pres s the DISC NA VIGA TION button.
English 90 Pr ogramme WHA T IS “PR O GRAMME”? P rog r am m e re f er s t o an a s s em b l y of s c en e s re co rd e d on t h e s am e d a te re g ard l e s s o f w h e th e r th e y are movie or still.
English 91 PLA YING BA CK PROGRAMME (PLA Y) Y ou can play back only the selected pr ogramme. 1 Pres s the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pres s the MENU button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / / buttons to choose “Play” o n the “Progr am” menu screen, a nd then press the button.
English 92 Note : • If you wish to delete the letter for title , press the butto n once: The input letter will be deleted. Holding do w n the b utton will delete all letters in the TITLE column. • Y ou can also use the DELETE b utton on remote control to delete any inpu t letters.
English 93 Play List WHA T IS “PLA Y LIST”? Y ou can crea te a play list on this DVD video camera/r ecorder by gathering your favourites fr om the rec o rd e d sc e n e s. Since the play list is not cr eated by copying data, you will consume little of the disc capacity by making a play list.
English 94 SWITCHING T O DISPLA Y OF EA CH PLA Y LIST (SELECT) Select the desired one of multiple play lists: The Disc Navigation scr een of the selected play list will appear .
English 95 ADDING SCENES T O PLA Y LIST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Pres s the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pres s the MENU button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / / button s to choose “Edit” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and then pr ess the button.
English 96 DELETING SCENES FROM PLA Y LIST (EDITING P LA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Display the editing scr een of the play list to be edited. Perform st eps 2 – 4 on page 95. 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lower r ow , and place the cursor on the scene to be deleted.
English 97 DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING (EDITING PLA Y LIST) Y ou can delete scenes from play list on the editing screen. 1 Pres s the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Display the editing scree n of the play list to be edited. Perform steps 2 – 4 on page 95.
English 98 ARRANGIN G ORDER OF SCENES (MO VE) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the 2 / 1 / 0 / / / buttons to choose “Select” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and th en press the butt on. Select the play list to be edited, and then press the button.
English 99 CHANGING TITLE OF PLA Y LIST (TITLE) The play lists have serial numbers in the or der you have created them, along with the cr eated dates/ times: Y ou can change this ti tle at any time. 1 Pres s the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pres s the MENU button.
English 100 Go T o F rom the Disc Navigation screen, you can jump to the first scene or last scene, and pla yback will star t from th at point.
English 101 PR O TECTING DISC FROM WRITING (PR O TECT DISC) Y ou can protect a DVD-RAM/DVD-R W (VR-mode) disc in order to pr event recor ded images from being erased or edited by mistake. Further recor ding will not be possible on protecte d disc until the protecti on is released.
English 102 UPD A TING CONTROL INFORMA TION OF D VD-RAM/D VD-R W (VR-MODE) DISC (UPD A TE CONTROL INFO .) Disc Navigation in this DVD vi deo camera/recor der handles information on scenes, such as thumbnail, skip, fade, in a particular manner .
English 103 FINALISING D VD-R W/D VD -R/+R W DISC (FINALIZE DIS C) If you want to play back a DVD-R W/DVD-R/+RW disc recorded on this DVD video camera/ recorder , using a devi ce conforming to 8 cm DVD disc – such as a DVD recorder/player , etc.
English 104 ADDITIONALL Y RECORDING ON FINALISED D VD -R W (VF-MOD E)/+R W (UNFINALIZE DISC) Y ou can unfinalise the DVD-R W (VF-mode)/+RW finali sed on this DVD video camera/re c order so that additional r ecor ding can be done on it. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button.
English 105 Others DISPLA YING MO VIES OR STILLS INDEPENDENTL Y (CA TEGOR Y) Scenes r ecorded on this DVD video camera/r ecorder wi ll be displayed in the order of r ecording regar dless of whether they are movies or stills. Y ou can use the Disc Navigation scr een to switch this display to stills only or movies only .
English 106 PLA YIN G B A CK WIDE-MODE IMA GES ON 4:3 DISPLA Y TV (TV TYPE) If you connect the DVD video camera /recorde r with a disc recor ded in wide mode to a TV with 4:3 display only and play it back, vertically long images will appear .
English 107 V iewing on TV Screen Connect ing to a TV CONNECTING T O A TV Use the pro v ided A V/S output cable to connect the DVD video camera /recorder to a TV as follows: Note : • Using S-VIDEO wil l deliver cleare r playbac k status.
English 108 VIEWING ON TV SCREEN 1 T urn the TV on and set the input selector to “VCR” which ever applicable V ideo input. Refer to the TV instructio n manual for h ow to switch the TV input. 2 T urn the DVD video camera/r ecorder on.
English 109 Playback on DVD Recor der/Player PLA YING BA CK D VD-RAM/D VD-R W (VR-MOD E) DISC Y ou can use a D VD recorder or D VD pla yer that conf or ms to D VD-R AM/D VD -R W (VR-mode) to play back 8 cm D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) discs recorded on this D VD video came ra/recorder .
English 110 Recor ding (Dubbing) Images RECORDIN G (DUBBING) IMA GES ON O THER VIDEO DEVICES Y ou can recor d (dub) images played back on this DVD video camera/recor der , on other video devices.
English 111 Connect ing to PC Softwar e Pr ovided Y ou can utilize on PC the videos and pho tos recor d ed on this DVD video camera /recor der , using the PC connection cable and softwar e CD-ROM provided, or general ly available software.
English 112 Requir ements of available PC [When using Windo ws] • OS: W indows ® 2000 Pr ofessional SP3 o r higher Wi n d o w s ® XP Home Edition or high er Wi n d o w s ® XP Professional Edi tion or higher See the following W ebsites to fine out whether the provided softwar e can be used on Wi n d o w s Vi s t a : URL: http://www .
English 113 Installing Softwar e [When usin g Windows ] 1 Tu r n t h e P C o n . If you have been using the PC, terminate all running softwar e programmes. 2 Insert the pr ovided CD-ROM into the CD- ROM drive of PC. The installer will automatically start, and the “Choose Setup Language” scr een will automatically appear .
English 114 7 Choosin g vide o system : The screen for setting the video system will appear , and then click “Next”. 8 Executing installatio n: The setups for installati on are now complete.
English 115 [When using Macintosh] 1 T urn the Maci ntosh on, and insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of Macintosh. 2 Double-click the DVDCAM5000 icon displayed on desktop. 3 Double-click the icon of “ImageMixer 3 for DVDCAM.pkg” displayed on screen.
English 116 Connecting to PC via PC Connection Cable Use the provided PC connecti on cable to connect the DVD video camera/recor der to PC as shown below . Note : • The PC connection cab le does not supply pow er to the D VD video camera/recorder: Use the AC adapt er/charger to pow er the D VD video camera/recorde r .
English 117 When connecting th e DVD video camera/r ecorder to PC, the DVD video camera/r ecorder will be recogn ised as a drive. The drive will appe ar on scre en as follows: [When usin g Windows ] I.
English 118 The follo wing operations are not po ssible on th e D VD video camera/ recor der while it is being connected to PC: • Camera operatio n using operation buttons on DVD video camera/r ecorder . • Ejection of disc using DISC EJECT button on DVD vide o camera/reco rder .
English 119 Note : • When writing images edited on PC to a brand -new D VD-RW , do not f or mat the disc on D VD video camera/ recorder . • Some v er tically installed and slot-in type driv es on PC cannot accept an 8 cm disc.
English 120 Using ImageMixer 3 for Windows ImageMixer 3 a llows you to captur e the images r ecorded on the DVD video camera/r ecorder in to PC, edit the video fi le, and create a DVD-V ideo or DVD-VR using the video file. The following shows the basic operation of ImageMixer 3.
English 121 CREA TING D VD-VIDEO USING IMA GES RECORDED ON DISC Y ou can use the images reco rded on the DVD video camera/r ecorder to cr eate a disc that can be viewed on DVD recor ders/players. * A DVD-R W/DVD-R/+RW r ecorde d on this DVD video camera/r ecorder must be finalised on this DVD video camera/recor der (see page 103).
English 122 6 Select the images fr om which you wish to crea te a DVD -V ideo, and then click “Import”. The image recorded on disc will appe ar . Select the chapter to be im ported into PC, a nd then click “Impor t”: Importing in to PC will start.
English 123 8 Click “W rite” to cr eate a DV D-V ideo. Clicking “W rite” will display the scr een for writing. Check “Create disc”, per form settin g for write, s uch as choo sing DVD write drive, a nd then set a blan k DVD-R W/DVD-R into the drive.
English 124 Using ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for D VDCAM allows you to import the ima g es r ecorded on this DVD video camera/r ecorde r into Macintosh as a video file, play back the video file, edit it and cr eate a DVD-V ideo.
English 125 IMPOR TING IMA GES RECORDED ON DISC INT O MA CINT OSH ImageMixer 3 allows you to import movi e files r e cord ed on disc into Macintosh as MPEG files. Using ImageMixer 3, you can play back the imported video file, combine images, cut-edit them; and also create a DVD-V ideo.
English 126 CREA TING D VD-VIDEO USING IMA GES RECORDE D ON DISC Y ou can use the images r ecorded on the DVD video camera/r ecorder to cr eate a disc that can be played on other DVD reco rders/players.
English 127 6 W rite to a DVD. Y ou can check the vide o files in a DVD list. Select the video file you wish to check and click the Playback icon at the bottom of screen . When checking the video files in list, click “W rite” at the bott om of screen: The scr een for setting the write drive will appear .
English 128 Uninstalling Softwar e [When using Windo ws] Use “Contr ol Panel” to open “A dd or Remove Applications”, choose the application to be uninstalled from the displ ayed list of applications, a nd then click the “Cha nge/Remove” button.
English 129 Cautions when connecting DVD video camera/ re c o rd e r t o P C Use the A C adapter/charger to power the D VD video camera/recorder when conn ecting it to PC: The DVD video camera/reco rd.
English 130 Subsidiar y Infor mation Intr oduction to Optional Accessories CAMERA A CCESSORIES W ide conversion l ens (DZ-WL1)* 1 (p. 54) T ele-conversion lens (DZ-TL1)* 1 (p. 54) Step-up ring (DZ -SR3437 for DZ-GX5060 E/GX5040E/GX5020E, DZ- SR3037 for DZ-GX5100E) (p .
English 131 T r ouble Messages A message ma y appear while you are operating the D V D video camera/recorder . If a message appears, ref er to the f ollowing table and tak e appropr iate corrective action. Messages are arranged in alphabetical order .
English 132 Cannot combi ne. Desele ct PHO T O scenes. Select on ly movies and co mbine them . 82 Cannot combine. Select mul tiple scenes. Select a range of at lea st 2 scenes t o be combi ned, and then combine th em. 82 Cannot dele te scene s. This ma y occ ur when sce ne that was edited for division, etc.
English 133 Card erro r has occurred . F or matting is n o t complete. The card may be damaged: Use another car d. 26 Card erro r has occurred . Keep card inside & restar t.
English 134 Disc erro r has occurred. • Use anot her dis c. • See *3 and *4 on page 1 37. 11, 25 • Mismatch i n record ing informa tion may be caused by editing done on some device othe r than this D VD video ca mera/ record er . Initia lise the d isc or use ano ther disc .
English 135 Error occu rred. Please replace d isc or form at disc. • Abnor mality has occurre d with the D V D-RAM/D VD -RW / +R W disc to be re paired . Initia lise t he disc before using i t, or use th e anothe r disc. Initialisi ng the disc will erase all data on it.
English 136 *1 • This message may also appear when dirt adher es to disc. If this message appears when a r ecorded disc is recognised immedi ately after it is inser ted, do not repair the disc; remove it a nd then use the provided disc cleani ng cloth to clean off the dirt before using it.
English 137 *3 • This message may also appear when dirt adhe res to disc. Remove the disc and then use th e provided disc cleaning cloth to cl ean off the dir t before using it. • This message ma y also appear when co ndensation occurs. W ait until the DVD video camera/ recor der dries out, and then turn it on again.
English 138 P ower tur ns off immediatel y afte r bein g tur ned on. Is batte r y char ged? Charge it . 28 When po wer is tur ned on, the LCD scr een will tur n on and o ff. The ACCESS/PC indica tor is blinking , e ven thoug h nothin g is display ed on LC D monitor scr een.
English 139 During recor ding Symptom Cause and Correctio n Reference page Pressing the REC bu tton will not star t recordi ng. • Is a f inalised disc in the D VD video came ra/recorder? • Is prop.
English 140 During pla yback Symptom Cause and Correction R eference page Recogniti on of disc i s not complet e. Is disc di r ty? Use the pr ovided disc cl eaning c loth to cl ean it.
English 141 When the D VD video camera/ recorde r is connected to PC Symptom Cause and Correctio n Reference page No dr ive icon a ppears on PC. The D VD video camera /recorder is not turned on. Check the power supply . 32 T ur n PC o ff and then disconnec t the PC connecti on cable.
English 142 When the time st amp of file in D VD-RAM is vie wed on PC , it is diff erent from the actual recordin g time. The file system of this D VD video camera/recorder is operated on Greenwich Mea n Time (GMT), and time lag inf ormation has not been set.
English 143 Miscellaneous Symptom Cause and Correctio n Reference page No D VD vid eo camera/ record er operatio n. Is a f ully charge d batte r y att ached? Is the D VD video camera/record er powe red from A C outlet? 2 7, 28 P ower do es not come on, or no ope ration occurs b y pressing bu tton.
English 144 Opera ting sound is heard cyc lically . This so und is heard be cause the di sc is cyclically operated and does not in dicat e a f au lt. — Some vibr ations are f elt or slight so und is heard from mech anism. These vibrat ions or s ound are cau sed by disc dr ive: This does not indica te a fault.
English 145 System Reset If the D VD video camera/reco rder does not operate normally , perf or m “System Reset”: The D VD video camera/reco rder may reco ver to normal.
English 146 Major Specifications CCD DZ-GX510 0E : 1/5-i nch inter lace d DZ-GX506 0E/ DZ-GX504 0E/ DZ-GX502 0E : 1/6-inch interlaced T otal nu mber of pix els DZ-GX 5100E appro x. 1,330, 000 DZ-GX5060E/ DZ-GX5040E/ DZ-GX 5020E approx. 800,000 Number of e ffect ive pix els DZ-GX5100E Movie: approx.
English 147 Maximum num be r of record able stills D VD-RAM di sc (per side ) approx. 999 If mo vies and still s are mix ed on one di sc, the reco rdable number will decreas e. SD memor y card (when us ing 32 MB card) DZ-GX5100E a pprox. 45 (in FINE mode) DZ-GX5060E/ DZ-GX5040E/ DZ-GX5020E appro x.
English 148 ST ORA GE CAP A CITY OF DISC Movie reco rdable time on one disc (on si ngle side) (when record ing only movies) Note : • If yo u record in XTRA mode at high temperatures , the D VD video camera/re corder will heat up and the maximum transf er rate will be limited to appro x.
English 149 SIZE AND QU ALITY OF PHO T OS The following table sh ows the file size and quality of one still (JPEG) recor ded on card: Although still images ar e recor ded on DVD-RAM disc only in the FINE mode, the quality mode can be chosen when r ecording stills on car d (p.
English 150 Index Numerics 16:9 ................................................................. 64 8 cm bare disc .................................................. 25 A A C adapter/charger ........................................... 27 A CCESS/PC indicator .
English 151 M Manual Focu s icon ............................................ 55 MENU b utton ...................... ............................. 51 MIC.Filter ....... .................................................. 62 Mov e ......................
English 152 Be sur e to read the following befor e opening the package of CD-ROM This Agreeme nt will take effect at the moment you open the package of the storage device (CD-ROM) provided with this product, if you agr ee to the terms herein.
SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been de signed and manuf actured to meet inter national sa f ety standards but, like an y electrical e quipment, care must be taken if y ou are to o btain the best results and safety is to be assured.
PLEASE PHO T OCOPY AND DISPLA Y PUBLISHED BY THE BRITISH B A TTER Y MANUF A CTURERS ASSOCIA TION 7 BUCKINGHAM GA TE, LONDON SW1E 6JS B A TTER Y SAFETY GUIDELINES Used correctly , domestic batter ies are a saf e and dep endable source of por table pow er .
Hita c hi , Ltd. J apa n HIT A CHI EUROPE L TD. Consumer Affairs Department PO Box 3007 Maidenhead SL6 8ZE UNITED KINGDOM T el: 0870 405 4405 Email: c onsumer.
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