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...you to identify whether the disc or card is identical. English About This Manual ●Displays in this manual Although the external appearances of DZ-MV550A and DZ-MV580A are different from ...Disc Navigation....... 109 Connecting to know Hitachi. recording of movies, still images, external input, and playback of recorded images. • The section on "Advanced Techniques" explains settings on this DVD video camera/recorder for more advanced usage. • The section on "Disc Navigation" explains editing with Disc Navigation: Refer to this section when finalizing DVD-R disc...
...you to identify whether the disc or card is identical. English About This Manual ●Displays in this manual Although the external appearances of DZ-MV550A and DZ-MV580A are different from ...Disc Navigation....... 109 Connecting to know Hitachi. recording of movies, still images, external input, and playback of recorded images. • The section on "Advanced Techniques" explains settings on this DVD video camera/recorder for more advanced usage. • The section on "Disc Navigation" explains editing with Disc Navigation: Refer to this section when finalizing DVD-R disc...
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...END 133 Disc or Card Management 134 VERIFYING REMAINING FREE SPACE ON DISC OR CARD (CAPACITY 134 PROTECTING DISC FROM WRITING (PROTECT DISC 134 INITIALIZING DVD-RAM DISC OR CARD (FORMAT DISC. FORMAT CARD 135 UPDATING CONTROL INFORMATION OF DVD-RAM DISC (UPDATE CONTROL INFO 136 FINALIZING DVD-R DISC (FINALIZE DISC) .... ...DRIVER (DVD-RAM DRIVER 146 INSTALLING DVD-MovieAlbumSE 148 INSTALLING MyDVD 150 Creating DVD Video on PC from DVD-RAM Disc Recorded on DVD Video Camera/ Recorder 152 Uninstalling Software 154 UNINSTALLING USB DRIVER 154 DELETING OTHER APPLICATIONS 155 Cautions When ...
...END 133 Disc or Card Management 134 VERIFYING REMAINING FREE SPACE ON DISC OR CARD (CAPACITY 134 PROTECTING DISC FROM WRITING (PROTECT DISC 134 INITIALIZING DVD-RAM DISC OR CARD (FORMAT DISC. FORMAT CARD 135 UPDATING CONTROL INFORMATION OF DVD-RAM DISC (UPDATE CONTROL INFO 136 FINALIZING DVD-R DISC (FINALIZE DISC) .... ...DRIVER (DVD-RAM DRIVER 146 INSTALLING DVD-MovieAlbumSE 148 INSTALLING MyDVD 150 Creating DVD Video on PC from DVD-RAM Disc Recorded on DVD Video Camera/ Recorder 152 Uninstalling Software 154 UNINSTALLING USB DRIVER 154 DELETING OTHER APPLICATIONS 155 Cautions When ...
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... back on DVD players with the mark. *2: Must be finalized (see page 137). Using a disc other than those made by Hitachi Maxell may not allow the DVD video camera/recorder to 8 cm DVD-RAM disc. *4: There are DVD video recorders that are available with ... recorder has been confirmed. DZ-MV100A - DZ-MV270A - DZ-MV230A/200A - Note: • It is recommended that use square type adapters. • See page 26 for camcorder use Hitachi Maxell discs, since their compatibility with SD memory card or MultiMediaCard. English 25 AVAILABLE DISCS Usable discs and logos Shape DVD-RAM...
... back on DVD players with the mark. *2: Must be finalized (see page 137). Using a disc other than those made by Hitachi Maxell may not allow the DVD video camera/recorder to 8 cm DVD-RAM disc. *4: There are DVD video recorders that are available with ... recorder has been confirmed. DZ-MV100A - DZ-MV270A - DZ-MV230A/200A - Note: • It is recommended that use square type adapters. • See page 26 for camcorder use Hitachi Maxell discs, since their compatibility with SD memory card or MultiMediaCard. English 25 AVAILABLE DISCS Usable discs and logos Shape DVD-RAM...
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... iD • DVD-RW • CD-RW • Floppy disk • DVD+RW • CD • Discs other than 100 times. ●Finalizing DVD-R disc Before using an unformatted DVD-R disc, it is necessary to format it is compatible with diameter of 8 cm • DVD+R • LD •...be playable on the editing software used ." Also, blue thumbnails will appear (Fig. 1* on DVD-R disc, this DVD video camera/recorder writes control data to the disc in order to "Finalizing DVD-R Disc (finalize disc)" (P. 137). For optimum recording on page 27), or normal playback will appear.
... iD • DVD-RW • CD-RW • Floppy disk • DVD+RW • CD • Discs other than 100 times. ●Finalizing DVD-R disc Before using an unformatted DVD-R disc, it is necessary to format it is compatible with diameter of 8 cm • DVD+R • LD •...be playable on the editing software used ." Also, blue thumbnails will appear (Fig. 1* on DVD-R disc, this DVD video camera/recorder writes control data to the disc in order to "Finalizing DVD-R Disc (finalize disc)" (P. 137). For optimum recording on page 27), or normal playback will appear.
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... DVD Holder and insert it has not been recorded on terminal, please do not format. YES NO ENTER disc can be made usable on this DVD video camera/recorder: F o rma t D i s c When final message "Format the disc now?" Never try to forcibly close . appears, choose "YES" and Howe ve r , when you r e c o r d f r om PC connec...
... DVD Holder and insert it has not been recorded on terminal, please do not format. YES NO ENTER disc can be made usable on this DVD video camera/recorder: F o rma t D i s c When final message "Format the disc now?" Never try to forcibly close . appears, choose "YES" and Howe ve r , when you r e c o r d f r om PC connec...
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...Backlight compensation ON 7. Microphone filter (only in movie recording mode) 14.Disc/Card type I : DVD-RAM K : DVD-R J : DVD-RAM (write-protected) M : DVD-R disc already finalized on this DVD video camera/recorder N : DVD-R disc finalized on a device other than this DVD video camera/ recorder O :... pause No display*4 13.Zoom (P.56) W (Digital Zoom: Off) X (Digital Zoom: 40×) Y (Digital Zoom: 500× (DZ-MV550A), 240× (DZ-MV580A), only in movie recording mode) (P.93) No display: Microphone filter OFF p : Microphone filter ON 8. 16:9 mode*2 (P.94) No ...
...Backlight compensation ON 7. Microphone filter (only in movie recording mode) 14.Disc/Card type I : DVD-RAM K : DVD-R J : DVD-RAM (write-protected) M : DVD-R disc already finalized on this DVD video camera/recorder N : DVD-R disc finalized on a device other than this DVD video camera/ recorder O :... pause No display*4 13.Zoom (P.56) W (Digital Zoom: Off) X (Digital Zoom: 40×) Y (Digital Zoom: 500× (DZ-MV550A), 240× (DZ-MV580A), only in movie recording mode) (P.93) No display: Microphone filter OFF p : Microphone filter ON 8. 16:9 mode*2 (P.94) No ...
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... recording mode. *3 Not displayed on DZ-MV550A. *4 When no disc or card is in the DVD video camera/recorder, or disc has not yet been initialized, a write-protected disc or locked card, or a disc or card with no remaining space, has been inserted. *5 When a disc or card that cannot be used in... DISPLAY button. However, this DVD video camera/recorder is inserted *6 No remaining time or number will be displayed with a protected disc or locked card, or finalized DVD-R disc. *7 In XTRA mode, possible recording time may not decrease, depending on the recording conditions (not displayed with a DVD...
... recording mode. *3 Not displayed on DZ-MV550A. *4 When no disc or card is in the DVD video camera/recorder, or disc has not yet been initialized, a write-protected disc or locked card, or a disc or card with no remaining space, has been inserted. *5 When a disc or card that cannot be used in... DISPLAY button. However, this DVD video camera/recorder is inserted *6 No remaining time or number will be displayed with a protected disc or locked card, or finalized DVD-R disc. *7 In XTRA mode, possible recording time may not decrease, depending on the recording conditions (not displayed with a DVD...
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... i s c F i na l i ze DVD-R d i s c. ENTER RETURN RAM FLOW OF QUICK MODE (WITH DVD-R DISC): 2 The details of each function are described on pages showing the Advanced mode: See each reference page. ● Disc (P. 134) Di sc Capac i t y ETC F i n a l i z e D i s c Di sc Capac ... r s (P. 138) ETC R e p e a t P l a y O n Of f Cance l r epea t p l ay. ENTER RETURN R Note: The menu item "Capacity" or "Finalize Disc" will not appear with a finalized DVD-R disc. English 69 ENTER RETURN R (P. 138) Ot he r s ETC R e p e a t P l a y O n Of f Cance l r epea t p l ay.
... i s c F i na l i ze DVD-R d i s c. ENTER RETURN RAM FLOW OF QUICK MODE (WITH DVD-R DISC): 2 The details of each function are described on pages showing the Advanced mode: See each reference page. ● Disc (P. 134) Di sc Capac i t y ETC F i n a l i z e D i s c Di sc Capac ... r s (P. 138) ETC R e p e a t P l a y O n Of f Cance l r epea t p l ay. ENTER RETURN R Note: The menu item "Capacity" or "Finalize Disc" will not appear with a finalized DVD-R disc. English 69 ENTER RETURN R (P. 138) Ot he r s ETC R e p e a t P l a y O n Of f Cance l r epea t p l ay.
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...; Playback may not be possible on some DVD players, or it back on finalized disc. Note: • Do not insert a DVD-R disc that has not been finalized into the DVD player and play back the DVD-R disc on this DVD video camera/recorder to play it may be recorded on DVD player...8226; See "Terminology" , P. 29, 160 for DVD player. You need to finalize a disc to finalize the DVD-R disc recorded on the DVD video camera/ recorder. 2 Remove the disc from /in Round DVD Holder" on page 81. 3 Insert the disc into a DVD video recorder: The recorded image data may depend on the recorded status...
...; Playback may not be possible on some DVD players, or it back on finalized disc. Note: • Do not insert a DVD-R disc that has not been finalized into the DVD player and play back the DVD-R disc on this DVD video camera/recorder to play it may be recorded on DVD player...8226; See "Terminology" , P. 29, 160 for DVD player. You need to finalize a disc to finalize the DVD-R disc recorded on the DVD video camera/ recorder. 2 Remove the disc from /in Round DVD Holder" on page 81. 3 Insert the disc into a DVD video recorder: The recorded image data may depend on the recorded status...
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will appear for card. Write-protected disc - Finalized DVD-R disc • Do not leave the disc navigation screen displayed on the operation status of DVD video camera/recorder. *4 Appears when 13scenes or more have been recorded. *5 " R" appears for DVD-R disc. Cursor Still image icon*2 Operation guide*3 Thumbnail (see "...A l l Pr og r ams PLAY 001 / 014 RAM Selected scene number*1/ Number of all scenes Current page position*4 Bar graph Disc type icon*5 *1 Scene number refers to display number on thumbnail display screen. *2 No still icon will appear for card. *3 The operation...
will appear for card. Write-protected disc - Finalized DVD-R disc • Do not leave the disc navigation screen displayed on the operation status of DVD video camera/recorder. *4 Appears when 13scenes or more have been recorded. *5 " R" appears for DVD-R disc. Cursor Still image icon*2 Operation guide*3 Thumbnail (see "...A l l Pr og r ams PLAY 001 / 014 RAM Selected scene number*1/ Number of all scenes Current page position*4 Bar graph Disc type icon*5 *1 Scene number refers to display number on thumbnail display screen. *2 No still icon will appear for card. *3 The operation...
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... DVD video camera/recorder. Repeat play 12 You can copy photos recorded on DVDRAM disc to this DVD video camera/ recorder to finalize any scene so that the disc can set the number of recordable stills is displayed. When a disc edited on this DVD video camera/recorder. To reflect the editing results, connect both...
... DVD video camera/recorder. Repeat play 12 You can copy photos recorded on DVDRAM disc to this DVD video camera/ recorder to finalize any scene so that the disc can set the number of recordable stills is displayed. When a disc edited on this DVD video camera/recorder. To reflect the editing results, connect both...
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...Category (P.138) Repeat Play (P.138) ●When using DVD-R disc Scene Select (P.121) Detail (P.122) Start → Current (P.121) Current → End (P.121) All (P.121) Program Switch (P.123) Play (P.124) Disc Capacity (P.134) Finalize Disc (P.137) Go To Top (P.133) End (P.133) Others ETC... Repeat Play (P.138) English ●When using DVD-RAM disc Scene Delete Edit Copy Select Detail (P.111) (P.113) (P.118) (P.121)...
...Category (P.138) Repeat Play (P.138) ●When using DVD-R disc Scene Select (P.121) Detail (P.122) Start → Current (P.121) Current → End (P.121) All (P.121) Program Switch (P.123) Play (P.124) Disc Capacity (P.134) Finalize Disc (P.137) Go To Top (P.133) End (P.133) Others ETC... Repeat Play (P.138) English ●When using DVD-RAM disc Scene Delete Edit Copy Select Detail (P.111) (P.113) (P.118) (P.121)...
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... appear when a DVD-R disc is inserted (already finalized), no still image can display various information for a scene: the recording mode, recording date/time and length, special effects and movie quality mode. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Select the...007 Scene No. 7 V IDEO (F I NE) : 1mi n43sec ( 2scenes) ( STD) : 0mi n 0sec ( 0scenes) *2 ( - - - ) : 1mi n 0sec ( 0scenes) *3 PHOTO : 0 RETURN *1 With DVD-R disc, the quality mode (FINE, STD or LPCM) selected first will appear. 123 DISPLAYING INFORMATION USING MENU SCREEN (DETAIL) You can be recorded on the preceding...
... appear when a DVD-R disc is inserted (already finalized), no still image can display various information for a scene: the recording mode, recording date/time and length, special effects and movie quality mode. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Select the...007 Scene No. 7 V IDEO (F I NE) : 1mi n43sec ( 2scenes) ( STD) : 0mi n 0sec ( 0scenes) *2 ( - - - ) : 1mi n 0sec ( 0scenes) *3 PHOTO : 0 RETURN *1 With DVD-R disc, the quality mode (FINE, STD or LPCM) selected first will appear. 123 DISPLAYING INFORMATION USING MENU SCREEN (DETAIL) You can be recorded on the preceding...
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... recording time on the Disc PLAY Navigation screen for a finalized disc. If you cannot choose "Finalize Disc". • Be sure to use the AC adapter/charger to power the DVD video camera/ recorder when finalizing a DVD-R disc. The disc will appear on disc, the longer it will take to finalize it may be finalized correctly, or it . Finalized DVD-R disc SELECT I TEM 001...
... recording time on the Disc PLAY Navigation screen for a finalized disc. If you cannot choose "Finalize Disc". • Be sure to use the AC adapter/charger to power the DVD video camera/ recorder when finalizing a DVD-R disc. The disc will appear on disc, the longer it will take to finalize it may be finalized correctly, or it . Finalized DVD-R disc SELECT I TEM 001...
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... C button or turn the DVD video camera/ recorder off, Slide Show will be canceled. To play only stills to continuously play back stills. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Choose "Slide Show", "All" or "DPOF", and then press the A button. English 139 Slide Show Al l DPOF Note: •.../recorder will enter the playback pause status after each still is finished, the DVD video camera/recorder will enter the playback pause status at the final still. Pressing the C button will restore the Disc Navigation screen.
... C button or turn the DVD video camera/ recorder off, Slide Show will be canceled. To play only stills to continuously play back stills. 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Choose "Slide Show", "All" or "DPOF", and then press the A button. English 139 Slide Show Al l DPOF Note: •.../recorder will enter the playback pause status after each still is finished, the DVD video camera/recorder will enter the playback pause status at the final still. Pressing the C button will restore the Disc Navigation screen.
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... recording (DVD-VR) format (see "Terminology", P. 160) Example: PowerDVD XP produced by CyberLink ●Viewing, on PC, DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder: Original disc Application used DVD-R disc recorded and finalized on Generally available playback software compatible with DVD video this DVD video camera/recorder (see "Terminology", P. 160) Example: PowerDVD...
... recording (DVD-VR) format (see "Terminology", P. 160) Example: PowerDVD XP produced by CyberLink ●Viewing, on PC, DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder: Original disc Application used DVD-R disc recorded and finalized on Generally available playback software compatible with DVD video this DVD video camera/recorder (see "Terminology", P. 160) Example: PowerDVD...
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Take care that , if an error occurs during writing to PC. - And in this DVD video camera/recorder, but Hitachi does not guaranteed the operation. • If the PC is started from PC once, and restart the PC. • Multiple DVD video camera/recorders cannot .... Cautions When Using DVD Video Camera/ Recorder by Connecting It to PC Note: • Do not use Windows® application to finalize a DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder: The disc will not be simultaneously connected to PC. • Use a reference of approx. 30 minutes at approx. 86°F (30°...
Take care that , if an error occurs during writing to PC. - And in this DVD video camera/recorder, but Hitachi does not guaranteed the operation. • If the PC is started from PC once, and restart the PC. • Multiple DVD video camera/recorders cannot .... Cautions When Using DVD Video Camera/ Recorder by Connecting It to PC Note: • Do not use Windows® application to finalize a DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder: The disc will not be simultaneously connected to PC. • Use a reference of approx. 30 minutes at approx. 86°F (30°...
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INFRARED SENSOR: This sensor is used to be made on a finalized DVD-R disc. The block consists of memory card developed in 1997. Therefore, the amount of data used . LINEAR PCM: Audio recording format similar to MPEG audio layer 2: ... converts it to an electric signal. The card is larger than that conforms to images recorded from the disc to convert it to a digital signal to adjust the white balance. FINALIZE: This process makes a DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder playable on TV. HOWLING: This phenomenon occurs as follows: When...
INFRARED SENSOR: This sensor is used to be made on a finalized DVD-R disc. The block consists of memory card developed in 1997. Therefore, the amount of data used . LINEAR PCM: Audio recording format similar to MPEG audio layer 2: ... converts it to an electric signal. The card is larger than that conforms to images recorded from the disc to convert it to a digital signal to adjust the white balance. FINALIZE: This process makes a DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder playable on TV. HOWLING: This phenomenon occurs as follows: When...
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... be displayed for a little longer when the date changes. Wait until the message disappears, and you can start to use another card. Finalizing is not formatted. Card full. Delete unnecessary stills and try the card, or use the DVD video camera/recorder. This message will be...card inside , connect the AC adapter/charger, and then power the DVD video camera/recorder again. Card error could have occurred during finalizing, and finalizing failed. Initializing the disc will be recorded on page 171. Reference page 28 43, 48 30, 111 30, 111 135 136 25, 82 83...
... be displayed for a little longer when the date changes. Wait until the message disappears, and you can start to use another card. Finalizing is not formatted. Card full. Delete unnecessary stills and try the card, or use the DVD video camera/recorder. This message will be...card inside , connect the AC adapter/charger, and then power the DVD video camera/recorder again. Card error could have occurred during finalizing, and finalizing failed. Initializing the disc will be recorded on page 171. Reference page 28 43, 48 30, 111 30, 111 135 136 25, 82 83...
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Zoom 56 500x (Dig. Zoom 56 Diopter control 34 Disc 25 Available 25 Capacity 29 Finalize Disc 137 Format 135 Handling 27 Protect 134 Update Control Info 136 DISC EJECT button 46 Disc guide 44 Display 52 Information LCD 52 Scenes information 122 Viewfinder 34 Divide 117 DPOF 120 DVD player 79... EIS 93 EXPOSURE button 73 Exposure control 73 External microphone jack 76 F Fade 115 FIELD (PHOTO Input 98 Finalize Disc 137 FINE (VIDEO Mode 96 FOCUS button 71 Format Disc 135 FRAME (PHOTO Input 98 Frame advance/Frame back 59 FULL AUTO button 74 G Go To (during playback...
Zoom 56 500x (Dig. Zoom 56 Diopter control 34 Disc 25 Available 25 Capacity 29 Finalize Disc 137 Format 135 Handling 27 Protect 134 Update Control Info 136 DISC EJECT button 46 Disc guide 44 Display 52 Information LCD 52 Scenes information 122 Viewfinder 34 Divide 117 DPOF 120 DVD player 79... EIS 93 EXPOSURE button 73 Exposure control 73 External microphone jack 76 F Fade 115 FIELD (PHOTO Input 98 Finalize Disc 137 FINE (VIDEO Mode 96 FOCUS button 71 Format Disc 135 FRAME (PHOTO Input 98 Frame advance/Frame back 59 FULL AUTO button 74 G Go To (during playback...