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...This Class B digital apparatus complies with any problems. Precautions WARNING: Many television programs and films are effective, but some (less than 1. The DVD video camera/recorder and AC adapter/charger have sufficient magnitude to qualified personnel. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This symbol alerts the user that.../recorder on and off . WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, BE SURE TO USE THE SPECIFIED AC ADAPTER/ CHARGER (DZ-ACS2). This does not indicate a fault as colored bright dots. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE...
...This Class B digital apparatus complies with any problems. Precautions WARNING: Many television programs and films are effective, but some (less than 1. The DVD video camera/recorder and AC adapter/charger have sufficient magnitude to qualified personnel. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This symbol alerts the user that.../recorder on and off . WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, BE SURE TO USE THE SPECIFIED AC ADAPTER/ CHARGER (DZ-ACS2). This does not indicate a fault as colored bright dots. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE...
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... In addition to the careful attention devoted to quality standards in the manufacture of your video product, safety is your enjoyment and proper use of DVD video camera/ recorder and accessory equipment. 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all servicing to qualified service personnel...
... In addition to the careful attention devoted to quality standards in the manufacture of your video product, safety is your enjoyment and proper use of DVD video camera/ recorder and accessory equipment. 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all servicing to qualified service personnel...
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...care that will interfere with recording. • The LCD screen and viewfinder will be restored when the temperature inside the DVD video camera/recorder rises. Do not use the DVD video camera/recorder with a tripod in cold areas, or immediately after power is a very delicate display device: Do not... press its surface with force, hit it or prick it is subject to impact: • This DVD video camera/recorder is a precision machine. Do not subject the DVD video camera/recorder to severe vibrations or impact. Liquid crystal display (LCD) and viewfinder: • The LCD screen...
...care that will interfere with recording. • The LCD screen and viewfinder will be restored when the temperature inside the DVD video camera/recorder rises. Do not use the DVD video camera/recorder with a tripod in cold areas, or immediately after power is a very delicate display device: Do not... press its surface with force, hit it or prick it is subject to impact: • This DVD video camera/recorder is a precision machine. Do not subject the DVD video camera/recorder to severe vibrations or impact. Liquid crystal display (LCD) and viewfinder: • The LCD screen...
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... lens cleaner: • Cleaning the lens is connected: Doing so could dirty the lens in laser pickup block, and in such a case the DVD video camera/recorder might not operate normally. Screen on connected TV: • Never leave the disc navigation screen, still image or camera image displayed... camera/recorder could result in displayed image retention or phosphor degradation of TV screen. Do not use a Hitachi Maxell cleaner that the temperature of this DVD video camera/recorder, when connected to PC does not rise excessively (reference for usage: approx. 30 minutes at the sun: • ...
... lens cleaner: • Cleaning the lens is connected: Doing so could dirty the lens in laser pickup block, and in such a case the DVD video camera/recorder might not operate normally. Screen on connected TV: • Never leave the disc navigation screen, still image or camera image displayed... camera/recorder could result in displayed image retention or phosphor degradation of TV screen. Do not use a Hitachi Maxell cleaner that the temperature of this DVD video camera/recorder, when connected to PC does not rise excessively (reference for usage: approx. 30 minutes at the sun: • ...
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... off with optional accessories: • For optional accessories, observe the cautions and follow the instructions. CARD ACCESS indicator Do not wipe the DVD video camera/recorder case with benzene or thinner: • The coating of case could peel off : • Disconnecting the battery or...cause a fault. Do not turn it before using a chemical cleaning cloth, follow instruction manuals attached. At this happens, turn the DVD video camera/recorder off while the ACCESS/PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is produced so that data is being read the instructions attached with...
... off with optional accessories: • For optional accessories, observe the cautions and follow the instructions. CARD ACCESS indicator Do not wipe the DVD video camera/recorder case with benzene or thinner: • The coating of case could peel off : • Disconnecting the battery or...cause a fault. Do not turn it before using a chemical cleaning cloth, follow instruction manuals attached. At this happens, turn the DVD video camera/recorder off while the ACCESS/PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is produced so that data is being read the instructions attached with...
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...is high, the lens could be moldy, and the DVD video camera/recorder could cause malfunctions. Also, Hitachi cannot be responsible for home-use recording and playback. Copyright: • Data recorded on the disc or card in this DVD video camera/recorder, disc, card, etc., the ...a closet, etc. Detach the battery from which recorded contents can become inoperable. The recorded contents cannot be compensated for: • Hitachi cannot compensate for any damages caused when recording is not made normally or recorded contents cannot be played back because of recorded contents. ...
...is high, the lens could be moldy, and the DVD video camera/recorder could cause malfunctions. Also, Hitachi cannot be responsible for home-use recording and playback. Copyright: • Data recorded on the disc or card in this DVD video camera/recorder, disc, card, etc., the ...a closet, etc. Detach the battery from which recorded contents can become inoperable. The recorded contents cannot be compensated for: • Hitachi cannot compensate for any damages caused when recording is not made normally or recorded contents cannot be played back because of recorded contents. ...
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... Connecting to a TV 77 Functions Available with Disc Navigation: Refer to this section when finalizing DVD-R disc and initializing DVD-RAM disc. • The section on -screen display of DZ-GX20A, DZ-MV780A and DZ-MV730A are used . Read This First To guide you, we have included following six chapters....this DVD video camera/recorder (see in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder. It is compatible with disc or card used for more advanced usage. • The section on "Disc Navigation" explains editing with Disc Navigation ...... 107 Connecting to know Hitachi....
... Connecting to a TV 77 Functions Available with Disc Navigation: Refer to this section when finalizing DVD-R disc and initializing DVD-RAM disc. • The section on -screen display of DZ-GX20A, DZ-MV780A and DZ-MV730A are used . Read This First To guide you, we have included following six chapters....this DVD video camera/recorder (see in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder. It is compatible with disc or card used for more advanced usage. • The section on "Disc Navigation" explains editing with Disc Navigation ...... 107 Connecting to know Hitachi....
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...easily edit scenes, which is quite difficult with tape (p. 83) Using this DVD video camera/ recorder: Press the record button on VCR or DVD recorder. ●Create original DVDs on DVD player/recorder, DVD-ROM drive, etc. The created DVD disc can collect scenes of your child, for example, on play it on ...VCR or DVD recorder. Up to now, you had to repeatedly press buttons With a DVD, you can be played...
...easily edit scenes, which is quite difficult with tape (p. 83) Using this DVD video camera/ recorder: Press the record button on VCR or DVD recorder. ●Create original DVDs on DVD player/recorder, DVD-ROM drive, etc. The created DVD disc can collect scenes of your child, for example, on play it on ...VCR or DVD recorder. Up to now, you had to repeatedly press buttons With a DVD, you can be played...
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...Try Recording and Playing Back using Card (Photo 22 Discs and Cards 24 AVAILABLE DISCS 24 INFORMATION ON DVD-R DISC 25 EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER 25 HANDLING DISCS 26 DISC CLEANING 26 AVAILABLE CARDS 27 Storage Capacity on Disc or...PHOTOS) ON DISC .... 28 RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON CARD... 29 SIZE AND QUALITY OF PHOTOS 30 Setups Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/ Recorder 31 HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/ RECORDER 31 ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP 32 ATTACHING LENS CAP 32 INSERTING BATTERY INTO REMOTE CONTROL 33 REMOVING BATTERY FROM REMOTE ...
...Try Recording and Playing Back using Card (Photo 22 Discs and Cards 24 AVAILABLE DISCS 24 INFORMATION ON DVD-R DISC 25 EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER 25 HANDLING DISCS 26 DISC CLEANING 26 AVAILABLE CARDS 27 Storage Capacity on Disc or...PHOTOS) ON DISC .... 28 RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON CARD... 29 SIZE AND QUALITY OF PHOTOS 30 Setups Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/ Recorder 31 HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/ RECORDER 31 ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP 32 ATTACHING LENS CAP 32 INSERTING BATTERY INTO REMOTE CONTROL 33 REMOVING BATTERY FROM REMOTE ...
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...Using External Microphone 75 Built-in Video Flash (for DZ-GX20A only) ........76 Viewing on TV Screen 77 CONNECTING TO A TV 77 VIEWING ON TV SCREEN 78 Playback on DVD Recorder/Player 79 PLAYING BACK DVD-RAM DISC 79 PLAYING BACK DVD-R DISC 79 Recording (Dubbing) Images 80 RECORDING (...COLOR DENSITY (COLOR LEVEL 99 ALWAYS DISPLAYING IMAGE IN VIEWFINDER 99 Initial Settings 100 SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND ON OR OFF (BEEP 100 TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER OFF AUTOMATICALLY (POWER SAVE) ......100 TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF (RECORD LED 101 CHANGING DISPLAY LANGUAGE (LANGUAGE 101...
...Using External Microphone 75 Built-in Video Flash (for DZ-GX20A only) ........76 Viewing on TV Screen 77 CONNECTING TO A TV 77 VIEWING ON TV SCREEN 78 Playback on DVD Recorder/Player 79 PLAYING BACK DVD-RAM DISC 79 PLAYING BACK DVD-R DISC 79 Recording (Dubbing) Images 80 RECORDING (...COLOR DENSITY (COLOR LEVEL 99 ALWAYS DISPLAYING IMAGE IN VIEWFINDER 99 Initial Settings 100 SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND ON OR OFF (BEEP 100 TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER OFF AUTOMATICALLY (POWER SAVE) ......100 TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF (RECORD LED 101 CHANGING DISPLAY LANGUAGE (LANGUAGE 101...
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... (CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK OF STILLS 137 Connecting to PC (DZ-GX20A/DZ-MV780A) THE FOLLOWING ARE AVAILABLE WHEN CONNECTING TO PC 138 Contents on Provided CD-ROM 140 Installing Software 142 DISPLAYING INSTALLER SCREEN 142 INSTALLING SOFTWARE 143 Creating DVD Video from DVD-RAM Disc Recorded on DVD Video Camera/ Recorder 147 Uninstalling Software 149 Cautions When...
... (CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK OF STILLS 137 Connecting to PC (DZ-GX20A/DZ-MV780A) THE FOLLOWING ARE AVAILABLE WHEN CONNECTING TO PC 138 Contents on Provided CD-ROM 140 Installing Software 142 DISPLAYING INSTALLER SCREEN 142 INSTALLING SOFTWARE 143 Creating DVD Video from DVD-RAM Disc Recorded on DVD Video Camera/ Recorder 147 Uninstalling Software 149 Cautions When...
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... string: Attach the lens cap when not recording, to connect the DVD video camera/recorder and AC adapter/charger. English 15 Battery (model DZ-BP7S): For DZ-MV780A or DZ-MV730A only. Infrared remote control (model DZ-RM4W): Use to clean discs. For DZGX20A or DZ-MV780A only. Portable power supply for this battery away from /to another...
... string: Attach the lens cap when not recording, to connect the DVD video camera/recorder and AC adapter/charger. English 15 Battery (model DZ-BP7S): For DZ-MV780A or DZ-MV730A only. Infrared remote control (model DZ-RM4W): Use to clean discs. For DZGX20A or DZ-MV780A only. Portable power supply for this battery away from /to another...
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...the amount of operating both models is used to operate the DVD video camera/recorder, this receiver will receive the infrared signal. 7 Optical 10× zoom lens (for DZ-GX20A or DZ-MV780A only) Optical 16× zoom lens (for DZ-GX20A or DZ-MV780A only] 12 AV input/output jack (p. 77, 80)... 13 External microphone jack (p. 75) 14 2.5" type liquid crystal display (inside) (p. 35) Although the external appearances of DZGX20A, DZ-MV780A and DZ-MV730A are used in flash. Take care not to be emitted from the built-in this lens hood when using generally available tele-conversion or...
...the amount of operating both models is used to operate the DVD video camera/recorder, this receiver will receive the infrared signal. 7 Optical 10× zoom lens (for DZ-GX20A or DZ-MV780A only) Optical 16× zoom lens (for DZ-GX20A or DZ-MV780A only] 12 AV input/output jack (p. 77, 80)... 13 External microphone jack (p. 75) 14 2.5" type liquid crystal display (inside) (p. 35) Although the external appearances of DZGX20A, DZ-MV780A and DZ-MV730A are used in flash. Take care not to be emitted from the built-in this lens hood when using generally available tele-conversion or...
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... viewfinder. (Pull out the viewfinder.) 17 ACCESS/PC indicator (for DZ-GX20A or DZ-MV780A only) ACCESS indicator (for DZ-MV730A only) (p. 7, 49, 51) Will blink or light when the disc in DVD video camera/recorder is accessed (write or read is executed) or the DVD video camera/ recorder is connected to PC. 18 PHOTO button...
... viewfinder. (Pull out the viewfinder.) 17 ACCESS/PC indicator (for DZ-GX20A or DZ-MV780A only) ACCESS indicator (for DZ-MV730A only) (p. 7, 49, 51) Will blink or light when the disc in DVD video camera/recorder is accessed (write or read is executed) or the DVD video camera/ recorder is connected to PC. 18 PHOTO button...
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... button (p. 74) Press this button to adjust the exposure. 34 Speaker (p. 58) 35 RESET button (p. 174) To reset all settings to defaults (status when the DVD video camera/recorder was shipped from the factory) 42 36 DISPLAY (Screen display) button (p. 62) Press this button to display the details of image being..., and then press the center (A) to play back the scene, or designate an option from the menu. 42 Tripod threaded hole Used to attach the DVD video camera/ recorder to a tripod. 18 English
... button (p. 74) Press this button to adjust the exposure. 34 Speaker (p. 58) 35 RESET button (p. 174) To reset all settings to defaults (status when the DVD video camera/recorder was shipped from the factory) 42 36 DISPLAY (Screen display) button (p. 62) Press this button to display the details of image being..., and then press the center (A) to play back the scene, or designate an option from the menu. 42 Tripod threaded hole Used to attach the DVD video camera/ recorder to a tripod. 18 English
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.../pause button (p. 58) 57 Stop button (p. 9, 58, 105) 58 Forward skip button (p. 60) * The buttons on remote control will function the same as those on DVD video camera/recorder.
.../pause button (p. 58) 57 Stop button (p. 9, 58, 105) 58 Forward skip button (p. 60) * The buttons on remote control will function the same as those on DVD video camera/recorder.
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Disc cover 2 Gently open the cover until a click is recommended that you use a DVD-RAM disc for trial recording, since you can record both videos and photos on DVD-R disc. 1 Connect a power supply (p. 43). English 20 Turntable only videos on DVD-RAM disc; DISC EJECT 3 Push the disc against the turntable at this time...
Disc cover 2 Gently open the cover until a click is recommended that you use a DVD-RAM disc for trial recording, since you can record both videos and photos on DVD-R disc. 1 Connect a power supply (p. 43). English 20 Turntable only videos on DVD-RAM disc; DISC EJECT 3 Push the disc against the turntable at this time...
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...Note: • When using an unformatted disc, format (initialize) it on screen (p. 46, 132). If unformatted disc is inserted into this DVD video camera/recorder. The recorded scene will start. Press PHOTO all the recorded contents: Make sure the contents on disc are not valuable before ... (p. 36). 2 While holding down to record. Pressing the REC button again will turn purple. Initializing the DVD-RAM disc will appear: Format the disc following the instructions on this DVD video camera/recorder, a message will erase all the way down the button on LCD monitor screen (p. 35)....
...Note: • When using an unformatted disc, format (initialize) it on screen (p. 46, 132). If unformatted disc is inserted into this DVD video camera/recorder. The recorded scene will start. Press PHOTO all the recorded contents: Make sure the contents on disc are not valuable before ... (p. 36). 2 While holding down to record. Pressing the REC button again will turn purple. Initializing the DVD-RAM disc will appear: Format the disc following the instructions on this DVD video camera/recorder, a message will erase all the way down the button on LCD monitor screen (p. 35)....
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... power switch, set the switch to stop playback. 2 1 STOP/EXIT 23 OFF 4 Press the PHOTO button all the way (full press). Note: • With the DZ-GX20A only, the built-in flash may emit light in a dark area (see page 76). • See page 24 for the cards that can be... used on this DVD video camera/recorder. • See Check 2 on p. 158 if recording is focused, the "m" indicator will turn purple. 2 While holding down the button on the right...
... power switch, set the switch to stop playback. 2 1 STOP/EXIT 23 OFF 4 Press the PHOTO button all the way (full press). Note: • With the DZ-GX20A only, the built-in flash may emit light in a dark area (see page 76). • See page 24 for the cards that can be... used on this DVD video camera/recorder. • See Check 2 on p. 158 if recording is focused, the "m" indicator will turn purple. 2 While holding down the button on the right...
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... finalized (see pages 152 and 153). The discs in a square cartridge, square caddy case or round DVD holder. AVAILABLE DISCS Available Discs Usable discs and logos DVD-RAM Ver. 2.1 (8 cm) DVD-R [for information on this DVD video camera/recorder before DVD-R disc can use Hitachi Maxell HG type single-sided discs, since their compatibility with this...
... finalized (see pages 152 and 153). The discs in a square cartridge, square caddy case or round DVD holder. AVAILABLE DISCS Available Discs Usable discs and logos DVD-RAM Ver. 2.1 (8 cm) DVD-R [for information on this DVD video camera/recorder before DVD-R disc can use Hitachi Maxell HG type single-sided discs, since their compatibility with this...