Hitachi DZ-HS500A User Manual

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Connecting to PC

You can utilize on PC the videos and photos recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder, using the 
PC connection cable and software CD-ROM provided, or generally available software.
The provided CD-ROM contains the following software for Windows and Macintosh:

ImageMixer 3

This allows you to import the images recorded on the DVD video camera/recorder into PC.
You can play back imported images, cut-edit them, add titles and BGM, and edit videos, e.g., 
attach image switching effect.
You can also create a DVD-Video (DVD-RW/DVD-R) and DVD-VR (DVD-RAM/DVD-RW) by 
importing the images recorded on the DVD video camera/recorder into PC.

ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM 

This allows you to import the images recorded on the DVD video camera/recorder into 
Macintosh as an MPEG file. 
You can combine imported images, cut-edit them, etc.
You can also create a DVD-Video (DVD-RW/DVD-R) by importing the images recorded on the 
DVD video camera/recorder into Macintosh.

The following are available on the provided software:

• Finalize the DVD-RW/DVD-R recorded on the DVD video camera/recorder before using it on PC.
• You cannot create a DVD-VR (DVD-RAM/DVD-RW) on the Macintosh software.
• Since the audio format of the MPEG file imported into Macintosh using ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM is 

AC3 audio, no audio will be played back even on QuickTime MPEG-2 playback component and only video is 
played back. Use ImageMixer 3 Mac Edition for DVDCAM to play back imported MPEG files.

• The software provided with this DVD video camera/recorder cannot handle copyright-protected DVDs, such as 

CPRM and CSS.

The provided software can handle Japanese, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese 
(simplified).

For explanation, this manual uses Windows XP screens for Windows and Mac OS X 10.4 screens for 
Macintosh.

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