Hitachi VM-3700A - Manual (Page 2)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ 2
WARNINGS ............................................................................................................................................... 4
PRECAUTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 6
PRECAUTIONS .................................................................................................................................... 6
FEATURES............................................................................................................................................ 7
ACCESSORIES .................................................................................................................................... 7
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .................................................................................................................. 8
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR AC ADAPTER/CHARGER ...................................... 12
ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER ................................................................................................................ 14
POWER SOURCES.................................................................................................................................. 16
WHEN USING WITH THE BATTERY (Provided) ..................................................................... 16
WHEN USING WITH THE AC ADAPTER/CHARGER (Provided) ......................................... 16
WHEN USING WITH THE CAR BATTERY (By using optional car battery cord Hitachi VM-
CC70A)................................................................................................................................................. 18
CHECKING THE BATTERY .................................................................................................................. 19
CHARGING A BATTERY ...................................................................................................................... 20
MAKING A SAMPLE RECORDING ..................................................................................................... 22
IDENTIFICATION AND OPERATION OF CONTROLS ..................................................................... 26
DATE/TIME Setting pg. 20 ........................................................................................................... 31
To correct date/time information after starting the date/time................................................... 32
To correct date/time information during programming ............................................................. 32
AUTOMATIC DATE RECORDING....................................................................................................... 33
PROGRAM AE (Auto Exposure) ............................................................................................................. 34
AUTO FOCUS.......................................................................................................................................... 35
The auto focus will not work under the following conditions. .................................................. 35
MANUAL FOCUS ................................................................................................................................... 37
POWER ZOOM ........................................................................................................................................ 38
DIGITAL ZOOM ...................................................................................................................................... 39
INSTANT ZOOM ..................................................................................................................................... 40
MACRO .................................................................................................................................................... 41
FADE IN/FADE OUT .............................................................................................................................. 42
Fading In .............................................................................................................................................. 42
Fading Out ........................................................................................................................................... 42
INDEX SIGNAL RECORDING .............................................................................................................. 44
QUICK EDIT (Edit Search)...................................................................................................................... 45
INSTANT REVIEW ................................................................................................................................. 46
DISPLAY BUTTON................................................................................................................................. 47
LINEAR TIME COUNTER...................................................................................................................... 48
REMAINING TAPE ................................................................................................................................. 49
TITLE RECORDING ............................................................................................................................... 50
Creating a title ................................................................................................................................. 50
Correcting errors during title storage........................................................................................... 51