Hitachi DZMV350E User Manual

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Recording Movie
Insert a recordable DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc into this DVD video camera/recorder.
1
Turn the DVD video camera/recorder on.
Set the power switch to “
 VIDEO” to turn the 
DVD video camera/recorder on.
After the ACCESS/PC indicator goes out, 
perform the subsequent operation:
2
Check the subject on the screen (viewfinder or 
LCD).
If using the viewfinder, pull it out.
3
Press the REC button.
The “
” mark in the viewfinder or on the LCD 
screen will change to the “
” mark, and 
recording will start.
During recording, the recording indicator on the 
front of DVD video camera/recorder will light.
Pressing REC again during recording will set the 
DVD video camera/recorder to the recording 
pause status.
4
When recording is finished,  turn the DVD video 
camera/recorder off.
Note
:
See page 145 when recording movie is not possible.
See page 145 if it takes some time before recording is 
possible.
See page 63 for on-screen information display.
It is recommended that you use DVD-RAM disc from 
which recorded contents can be deleted.
Sound is recorded from the stereo microphone on the 
front of DVD video camera/recorder: Take care that this 
microphone is not blocked.
You can press the REC button immediately after the DVD 
video camera/recorder enters the recording pause 
status, but no further recording can be made while “DISC 
ACCESS” is being displayed.
Recording will restart after the message disappears.
Take care that power is not interrupted while the 
ACCESS/PC indicator is blinking.
The minimum recordable time of movie is approximately 
3 seconds.
See page 91 for setting of Record LED (recording 
indicator) On/Off.
For various functions available during recording, see 
“Setting Up Camera Functions” on page 78
.
Hitachi cannot be responsible for video and audio that 
cannot be recorded or edited because of any defect.
The power switch can be changed over even during 
recording, but the operation will not be changed.
Each time the DVD video camera/recorder enters the 
recording pause status, the counter display will be reset 
to “0:00:00”.
When using DVD-R disc, do not perform the following, or 
data on the disc may not be read:
- Using another device, doing additional recording on 
DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video camera/
recorder
- Using this DVD video camera/recorder, doing 
additional recording on DVD-R disc recorded on 
another device
Power switch
Pressing REC 
once will start 
recording; 
pressing it 
once again will 
temporarily 
stop recording.
ACCESS/PC 
indicator