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1 DZ-HS403/DZ-HS401(W)/(P) Instruction manual T o obtain the best performance and e nsure years of trouble-free use, please r ead this entire instruction manual.
2 Impor tant Information For Y our Safety The power s witch turns the D VD video camera/recorder on and of f, leaving the date/ time feature unaff ected. If the camera/recorder is to be left unattended for a long period of time, turn it off . The D VD video camera/recorder and A C adapter/charger have the f ollowing caution marks.
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4 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS In addition to the careful attention de voted to quality standar ds in the manufacture of y our video product, saf ety is a major fa ctor in the design of ev er y instrum ent. But, safety is your responsi bility too.
5 Cautions on HDD Save the data recorded on HDD: • T o ba ck up the data recorded on HDD, save it on a DVD. It is also recomm ended that you use this DVD video camera/r ecorder to dub th e data. Y ou can also use a PC to save the data on a DVD. • It is recommended that you periodically save your recor dings.
6 Liquid crystal di splay (LCD) and vi ewfinder: • The LCD scr een and viewfinder are the pr oducts of highly precise technology . Among the total number of pixels (appr ox . 120, 000 pixels fo r LCD mon itor and equi valent to approx. 20 0,000 pixels for viewfinder), 0.
7 Do not use the D VD video camera/recorder near corrosive gas: • If the DVD video camera/r ecorder is used in a place where ther e is dense exhaust gas generated by gasoline or diesel engine, corr .
8 Do not turn the D VD video camera/recorder off while th e 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.
9 Cautions When Storing Do not leave the D VD video camera/re corder in a place where the temperature is very high for a long period of time: • The temperatur e inside a closed vehicle o r trunk can becom e very high in a hot se ason. If you leave the DVD video camera/r ecorder in such a place, it could malfunction or th e case could be damaged.
10 CLEANING Be sure to set the power switch to “OFF” before c leaning th is D VD vide o camera/recorder . ● Cleaning LCD screen and camera lens Use dry , soft cloth to wipe dirt off.
11 DISC CLEANING Use the disc cleaning cloth pr ovided to lightly wipe off an y dirt adhering to t he disc as shown in the figur e. Do not wipe the disc with force: Doing so could cause scratches. Never use solven t (thinner , water , antistat or detergent) for cleaning.
12 About This Manual ● Displays in this manual Understand that the displays ar e differ ent from thos e you will actually see in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen. ● Notation of cancel button Press th e stop/cancel button to stop your operation midway , or return the menu screen to the preceding one.
13 Intr oduction ● Recording is possib le on both HDD and D VD: In FINE mode , recording f or up to 3 hours is possib le on HDD; up to 30 minutes on D VD (p. 43, 159). ● Dubbing to an 8 cm D VD can be performed on this D VD video camer a/recorder using only one b utton: Simple dubbing withou t a D VD recorder or PC (p.
14 Table of Contents Important Information........... .............................. 2 For Your Safety.................... .............................. 2 Precautions ........................................................ 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .
15 Setting Up Camera Functions ................ .......... 60 SELECTING SHO OTING MODE TO MA TCH THE SUBJECT (SWITCHING P ROGRAM AE MO DE) ........... ... 60 RECORDING DARK SUBJECTS USING LCD MONITOR LIGH T ................ ........... ............. .
16 UPDATING CONTROL INFORMATION OF HDD/DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR-MODE) (UPDATE CONT ROL INFO.).. ............. ........... 111 DELETING DATA ON HDD (FULL FORMA T) ....... ........... ............. .......... ... 111 FINALIZING DVD-RW/DVD-R/+RW (FINALIZE D VD) .
17 Checking Provid ed Accessories Make sure that y o u hav e all the following accessories in package: Battery (model DZ-BP14S): P or table po wer supply f or this D VD video camera/reco rder . Charge it bef ore use. AC adapt er/charger (model DZ-ACS3): Used to power the D VD vide o camera/ recorder f rom AC outlet, or ch arge bat ter y .
18 Names of Par ts 1 Flash (for DZ-HS403 only) (p. 58) 2 Light receiving sensor (for DZ-HS403 onl y) This sensor contr ols the amount of light to be emitted from the bui lt-in flash. T ake care not to block with hand, etc. during r ecording. 3 Lens cap string attachment hole (p.
19 15 Viewfinder (p. 34) 16 Diop ter control (p. 34) T o adjust the focus of image appearing in the viewfinder . (Pull ou t the viewfinder .) 17 秒撮 (SLEEP/REST ART) b utton (p. 45) T o switch the sleep/re start status between ON and OFF . 18 アクセ ス／ PC 接続 (A CCESS/PC) indicator (p.
20 28 フ ルオート (FULL AUT O) button (p. 59) T o switch the DVD video camera /recor der to full au tomatic. 29 フ ォーカス (FOCUS) button (p. 55) T o switch between manual focus and auto-focus. 30 メ ニュー (MENU) button (p. 35, 51, 90) Press this b utton to display the menu for setting camera function s and Disc Navigation.
21 45 フォト (PHOT O) button (p. 44) 46 録画 ( REC) button (p. 43) 47 メニュ ー (MENU) button (p. 35, 51, 90) 48 選択 (SELECT ) button (p. 79, 97) 49 Reverse search b utton (p. 75) 50 削除 (DELETE) button (p. 89) 51 ディス クナビゲーション (DISC NA VIGA TION) button (p.
22 Setups This section explains preparations for recording – setting up the DVD video camera/recorder and batter y . Demonstration Function This D VD video camera/recorder is equipped with a demonstration funct ion. The default at purchase time is “A uto”, which wi ll automatically sta r t th e demonstration approx.
23 A TT A CHING LENS CAP 1 Attach the shorter end of lens cap string to the lens cap. 2 Attach the longer end of lens cap string to the attachment hole of DVD video camera/ rec ord e r . 3 Push the bo th sides of cap inward and att ach it over the l ens.
24 REMO VING BA TTERY FR OM REMOTE CONTR OL 1 While pushing the battery holder , slide the battery out. Wa r n i n g : • KEEP THE BA TTER Y AW A Y FROM CHILDREN AND PETS. • IF SW ALLOWED , CONSUL T A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIA TEL Y FOR EMERGENCY TREA TMENT .
25 HDD/DVD/Car d s The follo wing table lists the storage media (dis cs and cards) that can be used on this D VD video camera/recorder and the functions which are availab le with them: Function Media HDD DV D - RAM DV D - RW (VR mode) DV D - RW (VF mode) DV D - R +R W SD memory card T o record video ( p.
26 HDD , DISCS Note : • This D VD video camera/recorder can use only the 8-cm bare discs not pac ked in a s quare car tridge, square caddy case or round D VD holder .
27 EXAMPLES OF DISCS THA T CANNO T BE USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER • CD • CD-R • CD-RW • CD-ROM • DVD-ROM • DVD-V ideo • DVD-R (4.
28 Pr eparations fo r Power Supply USING D VD VIDEO CA MERA/RECORDER WITH AC AD APTER/CHARGER It is recommen ded that you use the AC adapter/char ger to power the DVD video camera/recor der from household AC out let when you perform settings on it, play back or edit images, or use it indoors.
29 Setting Up the Battery The DZ-BP14S battery (provided) has not been char ged at purchase time: Charge it before using the D VD video camera/recorder .
30 ● Batter y charged statu s Y ou can find out the char ged status of battery by checking the CHARGE indi cator on AC adapter/ charger: Note : See “T roubleshoot ing” on page 149 when the CHARG E indicator b links. ● Reference f or time required to ch arge ba ttery (at approx.
31 ● Continuous ly recordab le time with fully char ged battery (with no zoom operation, etc.) See the following table as a re ference for how long the DVD video camera/recor der can continuously be.
32 B A TTER Y REMAINING LEVEL INDICA T OR When the battery is used to power the DVD video camera/r ecorder , the battery remaining leve l appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD scre en as follows: EFFICIENT USE OF B A TTER Y • The battery will slightly discharg e even if it is detached from the DVD vi deo camera/ reco rder .
33 T urning DVD Video Camera/Recor der On and Of f While holding down the gray bu tton at the right of power switch , set th e switch according to each recor d ing function: P Note : • Once you turn.
34 V iewing Images VIEWING IMA GE ON LCD MONIT OR SCREEN If you open the LCD mo nitor , you can monitor subject image on the LCD screen. 1 Open the LCD monitor . The LCD monitor has a portion wher e you can hook your finger . Hook the finger there to open the monito r .
35 1<>2/3 Changing Display Language (Language) Y ou can change the language used to display the menu and information . The following shows that 日本語 (Japanese) is changed t o English. 1 Press the MEN U button, then select “ 初期設 定 ” using f / e / d / c / A .
36 4 After settin g the current date and time, press the A button. The screen for verifyin g the set date w ill appear . 5 If the displayed date and time ar e correct, press the d button t o choose “YES”, and then press th e A button.
37 RESETTING MENU SETTINGS T O DEF A UL TS (RESET) Y ou can restor e menu settings to defaul ts (initial se tt ings at the factory (p. 156)). (Note, however , that the date/time will not be reset.) 1 Choose “Reset” on the “Initial Setup” menu screen, a nd then press the A button.
38 1<>2/3 LCD/EVF Setup ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN (LCD BRIGHTNESS) AND VIEWFINDER (EVF BRIGHTNESS) 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “LCD/EVF Adjust” on the “LCD/EVF Setup” men u screen, and th en choose “LCD Brightness”or “EVF Brightness”.
39 ADJUSTING COLOR DENSITY (COLOR LEVEL) Y ou can adjust the color density of th e LCD monitor screen an d viewfinder . 1 Press the MEN U button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “LCD/EVF Adjust” on the “LCD/EVF Setup” menu screen, and then choose “Color Level”.
40 1<>2/ Inserting and Removing Disc 1 Set the power switch to “DVD” or “OFF” . When the power switch is set to “HDD” or “SD”, the cover of disc insertion block will not open.
41 Note : • If the cover of disc inser ti on block is open, the A CCESS/PC indicator wil l blink when an image is displayed on the LCD monitor screen: In t his case, the D VD video camera/recorder wil l not tur n off even if the power s witch i s set to “OFF”.
42 3 Inserting and Removing Card 1 Open the LCD monitor . 2 T urn the DVD video camera/recor der off. 3 Open the cover of card insertion block. 4 Inser ting Card: Insert car d with its te rm inal inward until it locks. Removing Card: Push the center of card edge.
43 Basic T echniques This section explains about recording of movies and still imag es, and also basic settings o n D VD video camera/recorder . 1<>2/ Recor d ing Movie 1 Remove the le ns cap, and then poin t the DVD video camera/r ecorder at subject.
44 3 Record ing Stills Note : Recording of still images is possib le on card. 1 Remove the lens cap, and then po int the DVD video camera/recorder at subject.
45 1<>2/3 Swift Restar t of Recording (SLEEP/REST ART button) If you press the SLEEP/REST ART button while in th e recor ding pause status instead of turning the DVD video camera/recorder of f, the status that recording is possibl e will be restor ed in approx.
46 1<>2/3 On-Scr een Infor mation V arious types of information will appear in the vi ewfinder or on the LCD scree n during recording . INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DUR ING RECORDING See the next page for details.
47 1. Recording mode (p. 43, 44, 68) 2. Program AE (only in movie recording mode) (p. 60) 3. White balance (p. 61) 4. Electron ic image stab ilizer (EIS) (only in s till recording mod e) (p. 63) 5. Backlight co mpensation (p. 57) 6. 16:9 mode (onl y in movie re cording mode) (p.
48 15. HDD, DVD/Card type 16. Movie recording quality ( only in movi e recording mod e ) (p. 64) Still recordi ng quality (only in still recording mode) (p. 67) 17. HDD Protection (p. 69) 18. Remaining space on HDD/DVD/Card *6 19. Remaining battery level ( p.
49 ● Switching the inf ormation display mode Y ou can switch the display mode of on-screen information: Press the DISPL A Y button . The full and minimum display modes will alternate.
50 ● Interpreting symbols on LCD screen when recor ding with the screen facing the same direction as the lens Note : • If the LCD screen is set fa cing the same direction as the lens , the LCD screen will displa y a mirror image (left and right rev ersed).
51 Checking Flow of Menu The follo wing two on-screen menu modes are avai lab le with this D VD video camera/recorder : • Full Menu: T o display all menu items f or experts • Quick Menu: T o display only the fundamental menu items f or first timers ● Operatin g Menu The Full Menu will appear if you pres s the MENU button.
52 ● Flow of Full Men u ■ The shaded menu item can also be set using the Quick Menu. Refer to page ind icated for de tails of each fun ction. Camera Functions Setu p Not displayed when external input is being selected. Record Functions Setup Date Setup LCD/EVF Setup Adjust (p.
53 1<>2/3 Zooming If you continue to hold the zoom lever on the “T” control side with Dig. Zoom specified, the digital zoom will be activated midway (when optical 10-power is exceede d on DZ-HS403 or optical 15-power is exceede d on DZ-HS401).
54 RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHO TO EFFECT Use the tele-conversion lens or wide-conversion lens with the following filter diameter and thr ead pi t ch to re co rd su b je c ts fo r st ro ng er telephoto or wide-angle effect: Filter diameter: 37 mm for DZ-HS403; 30.
55 1<>2/3 Manually Focusing Subject The D VD video camer a/recorder usually focuses o n a subject automatically (aut of ocus). Y ou can also manually f ocus a subject depending on the recording conditions.
56 Manually focus the following objects, which may not be a utomatically focused (see page 55): Objects not in the center of screen Objects that are f ar and near at the same time Objects with little v ar iation in brightness, such as white wall Objects moving rapidly Dark objects Objects lit by neon sign, spotlight, etc.
57 1<>2/3 Adjusting Brightness of Image to be re corded (Exposure) 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 Press the EX POSURE button during rec ord i ng .
58 3 Built-in V ideo Flash (for DZ-HS403 only) When recording photos in a dark place, or if the subj ect is lit from rear , the DZ-HS403 makes use of the built-in Video Flash f or automatic br ighteni.
59 1<>2/3 Using Full Auto Function Pressing the FULL A UTO b utton w ill fully automate the camera functions. 1 Press the FULL AU TO button. “FULL AUTO” will be displayed on the scr een of DVD video camera/recor d er for several seconds.
60 1<>2/3 Setting Up Camera Functions SELECTING SHOO TING MODE TO MA TCH THE SU BJECT (SWITCHING PROGRAM AE MODE) This DVD video camera/recorder automatically de tects the status of subje ct and.
61 RECORDING D ARK SUBJECTS USING LCD MONITOR LIGHT When Program AE is set to Lo w Light, you can use t he light from LCD monitor to record a subject. 1 Press the MEN U button, use the f / e / d / c buttons to choose “Pr ogram AE” on the “Camera Functi ons Setup” menu screen, and then pres s the A button.
62 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c buttons to choose “ W hite Bal.” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu scr een, and then press th e A button. 2 Choose the desired option, and then press the A button. 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting.
63 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMA GE ST ABILIZER ( EIS) When you us e zoom (s ee page 53 ) to record a magnifi ed subject image, it will cor rect fuzziness in the recor ded image. 1 Press the MEN U button, use the f / e / d / c buttons to choose “EIS” on the “Camera Functions Setu p” menu screen, and then pr ess the A button .
64 Setting Up Record Functions 1<>2/ SWITCHING MO VIE QU ALITY (VIDEO MODE) Choose the movie quali t y from “X TRA”, “FINE”, “ST D”. 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “VIDEO Mode” on the “Recor d Functions Setup” menu screen , and then press the A button.
65 1<>2/ SETTING T O WIDE TV SCREEN MODE (16:9 MODE) When viewing r e corded images later on a wide-scr een TV (as pect ratio 16:9), s pecify wide-scr een (16:9) mode “On”: Y ou can also r ecord images with the aspect ratio changed (t he aspect ratio with “Off ” is 4:3).
66 An image recor ded with “16:9 On” specified will appear as follows: Images recor ded with “16:9 Off” specified will appear as follows: Note : • The 16:9 setting will be kept e ven after the D VD video camera/recorder is tur ned off. • The 16:9 mode cannot be used with photo recording, external input.
67 3 SWITCHING QU ALITY OF STILL IMA GE (QU ALITY) Y ou can switch the still recording quality . 1 Press the MEN U button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Qua lity” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu scr een, and then pres s the A b utton.
68 3 SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING METHOD (PHO TO INPUT) When “Input Source : LINE, S-LINE” is specified, you can recor d stills of externally input images on a card.
69 1<>2/3 SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y OU TP UT ON O R OFF (OSD O UTPUT) If you connect this DVD video camera/recor der to a TV to view images on TV screen, you can switch of f the on-scr een information (displayed in the viewfinder or on the LCD scr een) from the TV screen.
70 1<>2/ Using Exter nal Micr ophone Connect external micr ophone (generally available) to the external microphone jack of this DVD video camera/recorde r . Clearer sound can be record ed. T u rn on the switch on external microphone and start r ecording.
71 Disc Navigation 1<>2/3 Using Disc Navigation ST ARTING OR TERMINA TING DISC NA VIGA TION Disc Navigation is a tool for editin g scenes reco rded on this DVD video camera/r ecorder . Here is an explanation on “scen e” and “program”, so that you wil l be able to make most use of Disc Navigation functi on.
72 Disc Naviga tion screen Icons to be displa yed on thumbn ail: .............. ........ Du bbed ma rk (p. 85) [ ............ ........... Fade-in (p. 92) ] ............ ........... Fade-ou t (p. 92) V ........... ........... Photo (p. 44) ............
73 PLA YING BA CK FROM DISC NA VIGA TION SCREEN 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the f / e / d / c buttons to select the desir ed scene. The selected scene will be framed: This is called a “cursor”. 3 Press the A button . Playback will start fr om the selected scene.
74 1<>2/3 PLA YING BA CK LA TEST RECORDED SCENE Playing Back 1 Press the A button in the r ecording pause status. The DVD video camera/recor der will enter the playback mode, an d the scene you have recor ded last will be played back.
75 1<>2/ CAPTURING PHO TO Y ou can recor d an image displayed duri ng playback of video as a photo on a car d. 1 Press the MEN U button at a scene you wish to capture during playback. 2 Choose “Edit”, “ PHOTO Capture”, and then press the A button.
76 1<>2/ SKIP PLA YBA CK OF MOVIE During playback, press the f or e button to locate the start of desired scene. Press e once: T o skip to the first image of the scene following the one being played back, and star t playback. Press f once: T o return to the first image of the scene being played back, and st art playback.
77 1<>2/3 JUMPING T O SPECIFIED POINT (GO T O) 1 Press the MEN U button during playback. 2 Choose the option (point you want to go to), and then pr ess the A button . To p : T o go to the start, and enter playback pause. End: T o go to the end of last scene, and enter playback pause.
78 1<>2/3 INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DUR ING PLA YBA CK V arious types of information on recor ding will be superimposed on playback image you are viewing. ● Switching the information display mode Press the DISPLA Y button: Y ou can switch the display mode of on-scr een information.
79 SELECTING MUL TIPLE SCENES 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the f / e / d / c buttons to select the desir ed scene. 3 Press the PH OTO/SELECT button once: The selected scene will be framed in r ed and yellow . Repeat steps 2 and 3 to randomly sel ect multiple scenes.
80 FUNCTIONS A V AILABLE WITH DI SC NA VIGA TION The Disc Navigation mode wil l allow a variety of further operations. Function s Available with Disc Navig ation * 1 Only deletion is possib le. * 2 Additional reco rding can be made on a fin alized D VD-RW (VR-mode).
81 UNDERST ANDING FLO W OF DISC NA VIGA TION MENU Press the MENU butt on on the D isc Navigation sc reen: The menu scr eens for Disc Navigation and menu scr eens for HDD/DVD/Card will appear . Shaded items will also appear in Quick Menu display mode (see page 51).
82 ● When using D VD-RAM/DVD-R W (VR-mode) Scene Edit (p. 89) Divide (p . 90) Eff ect (p. 92) Delete (p . 89) Copy* 2 (p . 95) Combine (p. 9 1) Select (p. 97) Move* 3 (p. 91, 107) * 3 Will appear when a play list is displa yed. Detail (p. 98) Fa d e (p.
83 ● When using D VD-R W (VF-mode)/D VD-R/+R W ● When using card Scene Select (p. 97) Start → Current (p . 97) Detail (p. 98) Current → End (p . 97) All (p . 97) Program Selec t (p . 99) DVD Setting Finalize D VD (p. 112) Play (p. 10 0) Unfinalize D VD* 6 (p.
84 Dubbing on DVD This DVD video camera/recor der allows you to ch oose the desir ed method when dubbing images recor ded on HDD to a DVD: “Ne w” : T o dub scenes recor ded on HDD to a DVD, without dubbed marks appearing, beginning with the first scene without dubbed mark.
85 • If you wan t to dub only the scenes with dubbed marks , "Category" in HDD setting should be designated (see page 114). • Marks will appear for the thumbnail s of the scenes which hav e been once dubbed. If the marks make the thumbnail s difficult to se e, you can turn off the marks (see page 88).
86 4 Replace the DVD. If one disc cannot contain all scenes, the screen for verifyin g DVD replacement will appear . T o continue dubbing, press the DISC EJECT button, and then replace the DVD : Dubbing will restar t from the scene following. T o stop dubbing, press the C (stop/cancel) button.
87 DUBBING ALL SCENES RECORDED ON H DD (DUBBING “ALL ”) Y ou can dub all scenes record ed on the HDD to a DVD from the beginning in sequence. If the scenes cannot be included on one DVD, coun t the capacity siz e of scenes, and dub the scenes that can be stored on the DVD .
88 SELECTING SCENES RECORDED ON HDD AND DU BBING THEM (SCENE “SELECT” DUBBING) Y ou can select desired scenes r ecorded on HDD and dub only those scenes on DVDs.
89 Scene 1<3 DELETING SCENES (EDIT – DELETE) Y ou may want to delete unwanted scenes. Scenes on DVD-RW (VF-mode)/DVD-R cannot be d eleted, and menu item “Delete” will not appear with DVD-R W (VF-mode)/DVD-R.
90 ● Editing using subme nu Press th e MENU button before pr essing the A button in step 5 (see page 8 9 ): The submenu wi ll appear . Pressin g the C button will restor e the screen in step 5. * 1 The menu item to be displayed will vary depending on the setting.
91 1< COMBINING MUL TIPLE SCEN ES (EDIT – COMBINE) If you have recor ded numerous short scenes, combining them will be facilitate d by the use of Disc Navigation. Be sure to select consecutive multiple scenes : When using the HDD or a DVD-RAM, combining scenes is possible only when “Category: All” is specified (p.
92 1< DIRECTING SCENES EFFECTIVEL Y (EFFECT – F ADE) Y ou can add fading to the beginning and/or end of scene . There ar e three types of special effects: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Place the cursor on the scene to which fade is to be added.
93 1< PLA YING BA CK BY SKIPPING SCENES (EFFECT – SKIP) 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 Place the cursor on the sc ene to which skip is to be set .
94 1< CHANGING IMA GES FOR THUMBNAI LS (EFFECT – THUMBNAIL) Normally , the first image of the r ecorded scene is displayed as a thumbnail: Y ou can choose another image of the scene for thumbnail. If you set a vi vid image to thumbnail, you can know what you rec ord e d f ro m a g l an ce a t the Disc Navigation screen.
95 13 COPYING STILLS ON D VD-RAM T O CARD (COPY) 1 Set the power switch to “DVD“. 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Place the cursor on the scene to be copied. 4 Press the MEN U button. 5 Choose “Copy” on the “Scene” menu screen, and then pres s the A b utton.
96 3 LOCKING SCENES ON CARD (LOCK) Y ou can lock each photo recorded on car d so that it will not be deleted or edited by mistake. 1 Set the power switch to “SD”. 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Place the cursor on the scene to be locked. Y ou can also select multiple scenes (p.
97 1<>2/3 SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCREEN (SELECT) Y ou can use this “Select” function to select consecutive sc enes at one time. This function is useful when ther e are numerous scenes.
98 1<>2/3 DISPLA YING INFORMA TION USING MENU SCREEN (DET AIL) Y ou can display various information for a scene: the r ecording mode, r ecording date/time and length, special effects and movie quality mode. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Place the cursor on the scene whose information you wish to know .
99 Pr ogram WHA T IS “PROGRAM”? Program r efers to an assembly of scenes recor ded on the same date regar dless of whether they are movie or still.
100 1<>2/ PLA YING B ACK PR OGRAM (PLA Y) Y ou can play back only the selected program. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Play” on the “Pr ogram” menu screen, and th en press the A butt on.
101 Note : • If you wish to del ete the letter f or title, press the C button once: The input letter will be deleted. Holding down the C b utton will delete all letters in the TITLE column. • Y ou can a lso use the DELETE but t on on remote control to delete any input letters.
102 1< Play List WHA T IS “PLA Y LIST”? Y ou can create a play list on this DVD video camera/r ecorder by gathering your favorites fr om the rec ord e d s c en e s. Since the play list is not crea ted by copying data , you will consume little of the HDD/DVD capacity by making a play list.
103 1< SWITCHING T O DISPLA Y OF EA CH PLA Y LIST (SELECT) Select the desir ed one of multiple play lists: The Disc Navigation scr een of the selected play list will appear .
104 1< ADDING SCENES TO PLA Y LIST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Edit” on the “PlayList” menu scr een, and then press the A button.
105 1< DELETING SCENES FROM PLA Y LIST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button, and then pres s the MENU button. 2 Display the editing scr een of the play list to be edited. Perform steps 3 – 4 on page 10 4. 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lower r ow , and place the cursor on scene to be deleted.
106 1< DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR ED ITING (EDITING PLA Y LIST) Y ou can delete scenes from play list on the editing screen . 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button, and then press th e MENU b utton. 2 Display the editing screen of the play lis t to be edited.
107 1< ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (MO V E) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A butt ons to choose “Select” on the “PlayList” men u screen, a nd then press the A button. Select the play list to be edited, and then press the A button.
108 1< CHANGING TITLE OF PLA Y LIST (TITLE) The play lists have serial numbers in th e order you have created them, along with th e created dates/ times: Y ou can change this title at any time. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button.
109 1<>2/3 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 that point. MO VING T O B EGINNING (END) OF HDD/DVD/CARD 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button.
110 1< PRO TECTION Y ou can protect the HDD and a DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR-mode ) in order to pr event recorded images fro m being erased or edited by mistake. Fu rther recor ding will not be possible on protected disc until the protection is r eleased. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button.
111 1< UPD A TING CONTROL INFORMA TIO N OF HDD/D VD-RAM/DVD-R W (VR- MODE) (UPD A TE CONTROL INFO .) Disc Navigation in th is DVD video camera/recor der handles information on scenes, s uch as thumbnail, skip, fade, in a particula r manner .
112 <>2/ FINALIZING DVD-R W/D VD-R/+RW (FINALIZE D VD) If you want to play back a DVD-RW/DVD-R recorded/dubbed on this DVD video came ra/ recorder , using a device conformi ng to 8 cm DVD d isc – such as a DVD recorder/player, etc. – you must finalize the disc on th is DVD video camera/recorder .
113 >/ ADDITIONALL Y RECORDING ON FINALIZED D VD-RW (VF-MODE)/+R W (UNFIN ALIZE D VD) Y ou can unfinalize the DVD-R W (VF-mode)/+R W finalized on this DVD video camera/recor der so that additio nal recor ding can be done on it. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button.
114 Others DISPLA YING DUBBE D/UNDUBBED SCENES IN LIST (CA TEGOR Y) Y ou can display all scenes recorded on HDD in this DVD video camera/r ecorder , by dividing them into those dubbed to DVD and not yet dubbed, on the Disc Navigation scr een. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button, and then press th e MENU b utton.
115 1<>2/ PLA YING BA CK SCENES REPEA TEDL Y (REPEA T PLA Y) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A button s to choose “ Repeat Pl ay” on the “Others” menu screen, a nd then press the A button.
116 1<>2/3 V i ewing on TV Scre en Connecting to a TV CONNECTING T O A TV Use the pr ovided A V/S input/output cable to conn ect the DVD video camera/recor der to a TV as follows: Note : • Using S-VIDEO will deliver clearer pla yback status .
117 1<>2/3 VIEWING ON TV SCREEN 1 T ur n the TV on and set the input selec tor to “VCR” whichever applicable V ideo input. Refer to the TV in struction manual for how to switch the TV input. 2 T urn the DVD video camera/r ecorder on. The image that the DVD video camera/ recor der is seeing will appear on the TV screen.
118 1<>2/ Playback on DVD Recor d er/Player PLA YING B ACK D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-MODE) Y ou can use a D VD recorder or D VD play er that conforms to D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) to play back 8 cm D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) reco rded on this D VD video camera/recorder .
119 1<>2/3 Recor d ing (Dubbing) Images RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES FROM O THER VIDEO DEVICE Y ou can record (dub) images f rom other video devices to disc or card in th is DVD video camera/ rec ord e r .
120 1 Set the input source on the DVD video camera/r ecorder to “LINE (L IN)”. Switch the input refer ring to “Input Source” on p. 67. 2 T urn on the connected device, and start playback. The picture will appear on the LCD scr een or viewfinder of this DVD video camera/ rec ord e r .
121 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES ON O T HER VIDEO DEVICES Y ou can record (dub) images pla yed back on this DVD video camera/recor der , on other video devices. Use the A V/S input/output cable (provide d) to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to anothe r video device as shown in the following figure : 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button.
122 1<>2/3 Connecting to PC Softwar e Pr ovided Y ou can utilize on PC the videos and photos r ecorded on this DVD video camera/recor der , using the PC connection cable and softwar e CD-ROM pr ovided, or generally available software.
123 Requirements of available PC [When using Windo ws] • OS: W indows ® 2000 Prof essional SP3 or higher Wi n d o w s ® XP Home Edition or higher Wi n d o w s ® XP Professiona l Edition or higher See the following W ebsites to fine out whether the provi ded software can be used on Wi n d o w s Vi s t a : URL:http://www .
124 Installing Softwar e [When using Windo ws] 1 Tu r n t h e P C o n . If you have been using the PC, terminate all runn in g so ftw are prog ram s. 2 Insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD- ROM drive of PC. The installer will automatically start, and the “Choose setting langua g e” screen will automatical ly appear .
125 7 Choosing video system: The screen for se tting the video system will appear , and then click “N ext”. 8 Executing installation: The setups for i nstallation ar e now complete.
126 [When using Macintosh] 1 T urn the Macintosh on, and insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of Macintosh. 2 Double-click the DV DHS7S icon disp layed on desktop. 3 Double -click th e icon of “Imag eMixer 3 for DVDCAM.pkg” displayed on screen.
127 Connecting to PC vi a PC Connec tion Cable Use the provided PC connection cable to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to PC as shown below . Note : • The PC connection cabl e does not supp ly pow er to the D VD video camera/recorder: Use the AC adapter/ charger to pow er the D VD video camera/recorder .
128 When connecting the DVD video camera/recor der to PC, the DVD video camera/recor der will be recognized a s a drive. The drive will appear on scr een as follows: [When using Windo ws] If the DVD v.
129 ● When remo ving disc [When using Win dows] Use W indows Explorer or My Computer to choose the dri v e icon of DVD video camera/re corder . → Right-click the mouse. → Choos e “Eject”. → The cover of disc ins ertion block on DVD video camera/recor der will open.
130 BEFORE TE RMINA TING PC C ONNECTION (UN PLUGGING PC CONNECTION CABLE)/CHANGING O VER PO W ER SWITCH [When using Windows] 1 Before unplugging the PC connection cable from PC, terminate the application an d then click the “Har dware Removal” icon on task tray at the bottom right of W indows screen .
131 Using ImageMixer 3 for Windows ImageMixer 3 allows you to captur e the images re corded on the DVD video camera /recor der into PC, edit the video file, and cr eate a DVD-V ideo or DVD -VR using the video file. The following shows the basic op eration of ImageMixer 3.
132 CREA TING D V D-VIDEO USING IMA GES RECORDE D ON HDD/DISC Y ou can use the images recorded on the DVD video camera/r ecorder to create a disc that can be viewed on DVD re corders/players. * A DVD-R W/DVD-R/+R W recorded on this DVD vide o camera/recor der must be finalized on this DVD video camera/rec or der (see page 1 12).
133 5 On the “Importing Device” scree n, choose “Hitachi DVDCAM (HDD)” when the power switch is set to “HDD”; and “Hitach i DVDCAM” when the power switch is set to “DVD”.
134 8 Click “W rite” to cr eate a DVD-V ideo. Clicking “W rite” will di splay the screen for writing. Check “Cr eate disc”, perform setting for write, such as choosin g DVD write drive, and then set a blank DV D-R W /DVD-R in to the drive.
135 Using ImageMixer 3 Ma c Edition for DVDCAM ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM allows you to import the images recor ded on this DVD video camera/reco rder into Macintosh as a video file, play back the video file, edit it and create a DVD-V ideo. The following shows the basic op erations of ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM.
136 IMPORTING IMA G ES RECORDED ON HDD/DISC INTO MA CINT OSH ImageMixer 3 allows you to import movie files r ecorded on HDD/dis c into Macintosh as MPEG files. Using ImageMixer 3, you can play back the imported video file , combine images, cut-edit them; and also cre a te a DVD-V ideo.
137 CREA TING D VD-VIDEO USING IMA GES RECOR DED ON HDD/DISC Y ou can use the images record ed on the DVD video camera/r ecorder to create a disc that can be pl ay e d o n ot he r DV D rec o rde r s/ pl a ye rs .
138 5 Wr i t e t o a D V D . Y ou can check the video files in a DVD list. Select the video file you wish to che c k and click the Playbac k icon at the bo ttom of scr een. When checking the video files in list, click “W rite” at the bottom of scr een: The screen for setting the write drive will appear .
139 Uninstalling Softwar e [When using Windo ws] Use “Control Pa nel” to open “Add or Remove Applications”, choose the application to be uninstalled from the di splayed list of applicatio ns, and then click the “Change/Remove” button. Note : • After uninstalling software , be sure to restar t the PC.
140 Cautions when connec ting DVD video camera/ rec o rd e r t o P C Use the AC adapter/char g er to power the DVD video camera/recorder when connecting it to PC: The DVD video camera/r ecorder can al.
141 Subsidiar y Infor mation Intr oduction to Op tional Accessories CAMERA A CCESSORIES W ide conversion lens (DZ-WL1) * 1 (p. 54) T ele-conversion lens (DZ-TL1) * 1 (p.
142 T r ouble Messages A message may appear while y ou are operating th e D VD video camera/recorder . If a message appears, ref er to the following tab le and ta ke appropriate corrective action. Messages are arranged in alphabetical order . Message Cause & T roubleshooting Reference page (1) Data erro r in a par t of image f ile.
143 Cannot comb ine scene of multiple pr ograms. Create P layList first, and then combine scenes. Scenes in different programs (different record ing dates) cannot be combined. Cr eate a Play list first, and then comb ine such scenes on the playlist . 91 Cannot comb ine.
144 Card error has occurred. • The ca rd ter minals may be dir t y: Wipe off dir t, and tr y the card again, or use another card . • Data other than still image may be included: Use anothe r card.
145 D VD error has occurred. K eep D VD inside & restar t. Disc error c ould have occurred dur ing editin g of scenes. T ur n off the D V D video camera/rec order with th e disc being us ed in it, conn ect AC adapter/charger, and then power the D VD video camera/re corder again.
146 D VD-RAM, Finalize is not required . This message will appear if you press the FINALIZE button with a D VD-RAM loaded i n this D VD vide o camera/recorder. No finalizatio n is necessary for a D VD-RAM. 112 END OF CARD No more recording on this card can be done: Delete unnecessary stills or us e another card.
147 NO D VD This message may appear when the D VD video camera/re corder or disc is moved from a cold plac e to a warm place. Condensation has occurred on the camera/re corder lens or HDD/ D VD dri ve . Do n ot remove the disc; leave the D VD video camera/ recorder t urne d off in a place as dr y as possible for 1 – 2 hours.
148 *1 • This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. If this message appears when a recorded disc is recognized immediately after it is inserte d, do not repa ir the disc; remove it and then us e the provided disc cleaning cloth to clean off the dirt before using it.
149 T r oubleshooting Check to see the f ollowing before asking f or a repai r. If the suggested solution still cannot restore the D VD video camera/recorder to normal, do not attempt to repair it yourself , but consult your dealer . P ower supplies Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page Batter y cann ot be charged.
150 During recording P ower cannot be tur ned off. Detach the batter y or AC adapter/charger once, and th en press the RESET b utton of D VD video ca mera/rec order : Reattach a p ower supply to D VD video came ra/recorder before turning it on again.
151 During pla yback Focus is not correct. Is it difficult to use auto focus with your subj ect? Fo cus manually . 56 Does manual focus icon appea r? The D VD vi deo camera/re corder is set to manual focus. Focus the subjec t manually , or release manual focus.
152 When the D VD video came ra/re corder is connected to PC No sound. Is the TV v olume control set correctly? Adjust TV v olume control, and be sur e to adjust the volume on TV . 117 Disc Na vigation thumbnails do not appear. W as the image reco rded from A V input/ou tput jack with interference? Record image wi th no noise or di sturbance.
153 Error occurs during writing to disc. The temperature of D VD video camera/r ecorder is too h igh due to continuo us operation. Disconnect the D VD video ca mera/recorde r from PC once, remove the disc from the D VD video ca mera/recorder, and then tur n it off.
154 Miscellaneous Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page No D VD video camera/ recorder operat ion. Is a fully char ged batter y at tached? Is the D VD video ca mera/recorder powered from AC outlet? 28, 29 P ower does not come on, or no operati on occurs by pressing but t o n .
155 Disc cover cannot be closed. Is disc corr ectly in ser ted? W a s disc inse r ted from wr ong directi on? Remov e the disc and then reinsert it. 40 Connect a fully charge d batter y or AC adapter/c harger, and then tur n the D VD video c amera/recor der on.
156 System Reset If the D VD video camera /recorder does not operate nor mally , perform “System Reset”: The D VD video camera/record e r ma y recover to no rmal. “System Reset” will reset all settings to f actor y defaults . The date and time will also be reset: Set the date and time again bef ore using the D VD video camera/reco r der .
157 *1“60x” will a ppear on DZ-HS401. *2Not displayed on DZ-HS401. • Some items will not appear depending on the disc or card inserted. Major Specifications Initial Setup Beep On p . 36 Po w e r S a ve O f f p. 3 6 Record LED On p. 37 Language 日本語 (Japanese) p.
158 Capacity of b uilt-in HDD Appro x. 8 GB Recording mod e Movie (wi th sound) Still (with SD memory card) Maximum recordable time HDD Appro x. 110 minutes (XTR A) Appro x. 180 minutes (FINE) Approx. 360 minutes (STD) D VD-RAM/D VD-R W/ D VD-R/+R W (per side) Appro x.
159 ST ORA GE CAP A C ITY OF HDD/D VD/C ARD Recordab le Time On HDD *1 Recordable Time On Disc Movie recor dable time on one disc (on single side) (when r ecording only movies) Note : • If you record in XTRA mode at hig h temperatures, the D VD video camera/record er will heat up and the maximum transf er rate will be limite d to approx.
160 RECORD A BLE STILLS (PHO T OS) ON CARD For DZ-HS403 For DZ-HS401 With external input (The numbers of r ecordable stills above ar e only for refer ence) Size And Quality Of Photos The following table s hows the file size and qu ality of one still (JPE G) reco rded on card : The quality mode can be chosen when r ecording stills on car d (p.
161 Index Numerics 16:9 ................................... ............................. 65 8 cm bare disc .................................................. 26 A AC adap ter/charger ........................................... 28 ACCES S /PC indicator .
162 LCD monitor light .............................................. 61 Lens cap .......................................................... 23 Lens cap string attach m ent hole .......................... 23 Linear PCM .................................
163 Be sure to r ead the following befor e opening the package of CD-ROM This Agreement will take ef fect 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.
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