Hitachi DZ-MV780E User Manual

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To guide you, we have included following six chapters.
The section on “Setups” explains how to set 
up the DVD video camera/recorder, battery, 
and set the date/time.
The section on “Basic Techniques” explains the 
basic operation of this DVD video camera/
recorder – recording of movies, still images 
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 finalising DVD-R disc and 
initialising DVD-RAM disc.
The section on “Connecting to PC” explains 
the contents of provided CD-ROM and how to 
install the software included.
“Subsidiary Information” includes an 
introduction to products sold separately, 
proper cleaning, and troubleshooting.
We want this manual to be as helpful as 
possible, so it includes two easy ways to find the 
information you need:
A quick index for the information you use 
most often (this page).
A detailed table of contents directing you to 
specific information quickly (see pages 14 – 
16).
Get to know your DVD video camera/recorder by 
using this manual, and get to know Hitachi. We 
appreciate your business.
Quick Index
Available Discs ................................................ 27
Recording Movie ............................................. 52
Playing Back.................................................... 61
Connecting to a TV.......................................... 79
Functions Available with Disc Navigation ...... 104
Connecting to PC .......................................... 135
Microsoft
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2000 Professional, and Windows
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Intel
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 Processor, and Celeron
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 Processor are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
IBM
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Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Other company names and product names listed are trademarks or brand names belonging to each 
individual company.
SD logo is a trademark.
With this DVD video camera/recorder you can view the picture being recorded or the playback 
picture whether on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder. Opening or closing the LCD monitor 
switches the picture to appear on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder. The following text 
describes the operation assuming that the viewfinder is used as a major monitor device.
It is possible to switch the language in the on-screen display of this DVD video camera/recorder 
(see page 98).