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Important Information......................................... 2

For Your Safety.................................................. 2
Precautions........................................................ 2

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS........... 4

Cautions on HDD............................................... 5
Cautions When Using ........................................ 5

Cautions When Storing...................................... 9

Suggestions and Restrictions ............................ 9

CLEANING .......................................................... 10
HANDLING DISCS .............................................. 10
DISC CLEANING................................................. 11
NOTE WHEN TRANSFERRING OR 

DISCARDING DISCS AND SD MEMORY 
CARDS ............................................................. 11

Read This First ................................................ 11
About This Manual........................................... 12

Introduction ...................................................... 13

Table of Contents ............................................ 14
Checking Provided Accessories ...................... 17

Names of Parts ................................................ 18

Demonstration Function................................... 22

Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/

Recorder ....................................................... 22

HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/

RECORDER ..................................................... 22

ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP ...................... 22
ATTACHING LENS CAP ..................................... 23
INSERTING BATTERY INTO REMOTE 

CONTROL ........................................................ 23

REMOVING BATTERY FROM REMOTE 

CONTROL ........................................................ 24

HDD/DVD/Cards.............................................. 25

HDD, DISCS........................................................ 26
INFORMATION ON DVD-R................................. 26
NOTES ON FINALIZATION ................................ 26
EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE 

USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/
RECORDER ..................................................... 27

AVAILABLE CARDS............................................ 27
CAUTIONS FOR DISC AND CARD .........................27

Preparations for Power Supply ........................ 28

USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER WITH 

AC ADAPTER/CHARGER................................ 28

Setting Up the Battery...................................... 29

CHARGING BATTERY........................................ 29
ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO 

CAMERA/RECORDER..................................... 30

REMOVING BATTERY ....................................... 30
BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR...... 32
EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY .......................... 32

Turning DVD Video Camera/Recorder 

On and Off..................................................... 33

Viewing Images ............................................... 34

VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR 

SCREEN ........................................................... 34

VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH 

VIEWFINDER ................................................... 34

Setting Date and Time ..................................... 35

CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF DATE 

AND TIME......................................................... 35

Initial Settings .................................................. 36

SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND 

ON OR OFF (BEEP) ......................................... 36

TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER 

OFF AUTOMATICALLY (POWER SAVE) ........ 36

CHANGING DISPLAY LANGUAGE 

(LANGUAGE) ................................................... 36

RESETTING MENU SETTINGS TO DEFAULTS 

(RESET) ........................................................... 37

TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF 

(RECORD LED) ................................................ 37

CHANGING SETTING OF 

DEMONSTRATION .......................................... 37

LCD/EVF Setup ............................................... 38

ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN 

(LCD BRIGHTNESS) AND VIEWFINDER 
(EVF BRIGHTNESS) ........................................ 38

ADJUSTING COLOR DENSITY 

(COLOR LEVEL) .............................................. 39

ALWAYS DISPLAYING IMAGE IN 

VIEWFINDER ................................................... 39

Inserting and Removing Disc........................... 40
Inserting and Removing Card .......................... 42

Recording Movie .............................................. 43
Recording Stills................................................ 44

Swift Restart of Recording 

(SLEEP/RESTART button)............................ 45

On-Screen Information .................................... 46

INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING 

RECORDING .................................................... 46

Checking Flow of Menu ................................... 51

Zooming ........................................................... 53

MACRO RECORDING ........................................ 53
RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER 

WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO EFFECT ....... 54

Manually Focusing Subject .............................. 55

FOCUSING DURING RECORDING.................... 55

Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded 

(Exposure)..................................................... 57

Compensating for Backlight............................. 57

Using Full Auto Function.................................. 58
Built-in Video Flash (for DZ-HS303A only) ...... 59