Hitachi DZ-HS903A User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Important Information

  2
• For Your Safety

  2
• Precautions

  2
• Recording Movies

  40
• Using the Quick Start function

  41
• INSTRUCTIONS

  4
• Information Display During Recording

  42
• Recording Still Pictures

  45
• possible!

  8
• Playback (Watching Your Recordings)

  47
• Choosing a disc to suit your purpose

  9
• Playing back the last recorded scene

  47
• How to Read this Instruction Manual

  9
• Deleting the last recorded scene

  48
• Choosing and playing back a scene

  48
• - Be sure to read this information -

  11
• Checking Provided Accessories

  13
• Jumping to the designated scene

  50
• Names of Parts

  14
• How to Open and Use the LCD Monitor

  19
• playback

  52
• How to Change the LCD Brightness

  20
• Information Display During Playback

  52
• or playback pause

  54
• Preparing

  21
• Setting up the battery pack

  21
• (Slide Show)

  55
• Turning on the Power

  22
• Changing the display language

  22
• (PHOTO Capture)

  56
• Setting the date and time

  23
• Recording Movies to the HDD

  24
• (Repeat Play)

  56
• Recording Movies to a DVD

  25
• Recording Stills to an SD card

  27
• Playing Recorded Movies/Stills

  28
• Deleting Recorded Movies/Stills

  29
• How to Operate the Menu

  57
• Menu (While Recording)

  58
• 30 About the demonstration function

  61
• About HDD/DVD

  31
• (Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom)

  62
• About cards

  33
• Cautions for discs and cards

  33
• Inserting a DVD

  34
• Wide-Angle or Telephoto Effect

  63
• When loading a new DVD-RW/+RW

  36
• 37 (Exposure)

  66
• CHARGE lamp status and charging time

  37
• (Backlight Compensation)

  67
• Conditions (Program AE)

  67
• Adjusting the Color (White Balance)

  68
• the camcorder

  38
• Setting the white balance manually (Set)

  70
• Efficient Use of the Battery

  39
• Using the Electronic Image Stabilizer (EIS)

  71
• Reducing Wind Noise During Recording

  71
• (Full Auto)

  72
• Using the Flash

  72
• Adding Special Effects (Edit –Fade)

  106
• Lens

  74
• Skipping Scenes (Effect – Skip)

  107
• (Effect – Thumbnail)

  108
• Changing Still Picture Quality (Quality)

  77
• Go To

  109
• (Copy)

  109
• (DZ-HS903A)

  78
• Locking Scenes on a Card (Lock)

  110
• (Detail)

  111
• (DZ-HS903A)

  78
• Formatting the HDD/DVD/CARD

  112
• Using the Self-Timer

  79
• Protecting the HDD/DVD

  113
• 80 the Medium (Capacity)

  114
• First Dubbing (“New”)

  82
• (Category)

  114
• (“Date”)

  83
• (“All”)

  84
• Connecting to Your TV for Viewing

  115
• Dubbing Scenes Selected (“Select”)

  85
• Connecting to a TV

  115
• Viewing on your TV

  116
• (Category)

  86
• (OSD Output)

  116
• (MARK OFF)

  86
• 87 (TV Type)

  117
• Viewing on Other Players/Recorders

  118
• Menu Items for the Disc Navigation

  88
• Menu flows for the disc navigation

  90
• Finalization

  118
• Choosing Scenes by Program

  92
• About +RW Discs and Finalization

  118
• (Program)

  92
• Finalization

  119
• Playing back a program (Play)

  93
• Renaming the title of a program (Title)

  93
• Recorder

  119
• Playlist

  95
• Notes on Finalization

  119
• What is “Playlist”?

  95
• Finalizing a Disc

  120
• Creating a new Playlist (Create Playlist)

  96
• Unfinalizing a Disc

  121
• Displaying a desired Playlist (Playlist)

  97
• Playing back a Playlist (Play)

  97
• Adding scenes to a Playlist (Edit)

  98
• Deleting scenes from Playlist (Edit)

  99
• (DZ-HS903A)

  122
• (Edit)

  99
• device

  124
• (Edit)

  100
• (Edit)

  100
• (Edit)

  101
• Renaming the title of a Playlist (Title)

  101
• Deleting a Playlist (Delete)

  102
• Deleting Scenes (Edit – Delete)

  102
• Dividing a Movie (Edit – Divide)

  103
• Software installation

  128
• Preparation before importing images

  130
• provided USB cable

  130
• during the connection

  132
• recorded on the camcorder

  133
• switch setting

  134
• How to Use the Software

  135
• Uninstalling the software

  145
• Precautions When Connecting to a PC

  145
• Contact Information

  146
• Optional Accessories

  147
• Available)

  147
• Error Messages

  148
• Troubleshooting

  157
• - Be sure to read this information -

  167
• System Reset

  172
• Major Specifications

  173
• Glossary

  178
• Index

  179
• package of CD-ROM

  182
• To Order in the United States

  183
• available functions

  30
• cleaning

  170
• handling

  170
• player

  12
• protect

  113
• Backlight compensation

  67
• recorder

  12
• storing

  170
• charging

  21
• life

  39
• finalize

  120
• Beep

  60
• B/W (fade)

  106
• note

  32
• format

  112
• Capacity

  114
• finalize

  120
• available functions

  30
• format

  112
• handling

  33
• unfinalize

  121
• insert/remove

  27
• CARD ACCESS indicator

  15
• Combine

  105
• Edit (playlist)

  98
• Connecting TV

  115
• Copy

  109
• EIS

  71
• Copyright

  12
• Erasure prevention switch

  33
• Error message

  148
• Exposure control

  66
• Date setup

  23
• Delete (edit)

  102
• Fade

  106
• Delete (playlist)

  99
• filter diameter

  64
• Delete (scene)

  102
• Finalization

  118
• Demo mode

  61
• Flash

  72
• Detail

  111
• Digital zoom

  62
• Format

  112
• Frame advance/Frame back

  54
• exit

  49
• Divide

  103
• Full format

  171
• Dub mark

  80
• from HDD to disc

  80
• mark off

  86
• menu

  82
• DUBBING button

  82
• Hand strap

  18
• available functions

  30
• format

  112
• protect

  113
• HDD complete deletion

  171
• Howling

  115
• Information Display during playback

  52
• Information display during recording

  42
• movie

  75
• still picture

  77
• Infrared sensor

  69
• Initial Setup

  60
• QUICK START

  41
• Jump

  51
• Recording indicator

  74
• Record LED

  74
• Remaining space

  44
• Language

  22
• code

  116
• LCD adjust

  60
• Inserting a battery

  17
• LCD BRIGHTNESS button

  20
• Repeat play

  56
• Reset

  60
• handling

  167
• How to open

  19
• finalize

  120
• setting

  60
• Lock

  110
• Low Light (Program AE)

  68
• unfinalize

  121
• Sand&Snow (Program AE)

  68
• Macro Recording

  63
• Major specifications

  173
• delete

  29
• Manual focus

  64
• Detail

  111
• play

  28
• MIC. Filter

  71
• SD memory card

  33
• Moisture condensation

  168
• Searching for image

  54
• Self timer

  79
• Shoulder Strap

  147
• Names of parts

  14
• Skip

  107
• Skip (scene)

  54
• Sleep mode

  41
• Slide show

  55
• Optional accessories

  147
• Slow playback

  54
• Spotlight (Program AE)

  67
• System reset

  172
• PHOTO capture

  56
• playlist

  97
• Tele-conversion lens

  63
• program

  93
• Repeat Play

  56
• Test recording

  11
• scene

  28
• Slide Show

  55
• Transferring data to your PC

  135
• Playlist

  95
• Portrait (Program AE)

  67
• Power Save

  60
• Program

  92
• Unfinalize

  121
• Program AE

  67
• Update control info.

  162
• Protect

  113
• USB cable

  130
• Unprotect

  113
• Provided accessories

  13
• Video mode

  75
• Volume

  52
• Wall outlet

  38
• White balance

  68
• White fade

  106
• Wide conversion lens

  63
• Wipe fade

  106
• Zoom

  62