Hitachi DZ-HS500A - Manual (Page 14)

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Table of Contents
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
Setups
Demonstration Function................................... 21
Setting Up the DVD Video
Camera/Recorder.......................................... 21
HOLDING DVD VIDEO
CAMERA/RECORDER..................................... 21
ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP ...................... 21
ATTACHING LENS CAP ..................................... 22
HDD/DVD/Cards.............................................. 23
HDD, DISCS........................................................ 24
INFORMATION ON DVD-R................................. 24
NOTES ON FINALIZATION ................................ 24
EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE
USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/
RECORDER ..................................................... 25
AVAILABLE CARDS............................................ 25
CAUTIONS FOR DISC AND CARD .........................25
Preparations for Power Supply ........................ 26
USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER
WITH AC ADAPTER/CHARGER...................... 26
Setting Up the Battery...................................... 27
CHARGING BATTERY........................................ 27
ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO
CAMERA/RECORDER..................................... 28
REMOVING BATTERY ....................................... 28
BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR...... 30
EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY .......................... 30
Turning DVD Video Camera/Recorder
On and Off..................................................... 31
Viewing Images ............................................... 32
VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR
SCREEN........................................................... 32
VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH
VIEWFINDER ................................................... 32
Setting Date and Time ..................................... 33
CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF
DATE AND TIME .............................................. 33
Initial Settings .................................................. 34
SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND
ON OR OFF (BEEP) ......................................... 34
TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER
OFF AUTOMATICALLY (POWER SAVE) ........ 34
CHANGING DISPLAY LANGUAGE
(LANGUAGE) ................................................... 34
RESETTING MENU SETTINGS TO
DEFAULTS (RESET)........................................ 35
TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF
(RECORD LED) ................................................ 35
CHANGING SETTING OF
DEMONSTRATION .......................................... 35
LCD/EVF Setup ............................................... 36
ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN
(LCD BRIGHTNESS) AND VIEWFINDER
(EVF BRIGHTNESS) ........................................ 36
ADJUSTING COLOR DENSITY
(COLOR LEVEL) .............................................. 37
ALWAYS DISPLAYING IMAGE IN
VIEWFINDER ................................................... 37
Inserting and Removing Disc ........................... 38
Inserting and Removing Card .......................... 40
Basic Techniques
Recording Movie .............................................. 41
Recording Stills ................................................ 42
Swift Restart of Recording (SLEEP/RESTART
button) ........................................................... 43
On-Screen Information .................................... 44
INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING
RECORDING .................................................... 44
Checking Flow of Menu ................................... 49
Zooming ........................................................... 51
MACRO RECORDING ........................................ 51
RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER
WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO EFFECT ....... 52
Manually Focusing Subject .............................. 53
FOCUSING DURING RECORDING.................... 53
Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded
(Exposure)..................................................... 55
Compensating for Backlight ............................. 55
Using Full Auto Function.................................. 56
Setting Up Camera Functions.......................... 57
SELECTING SHOOTING MODE TO
MATCH THE SUBJECT
(SWITCHING PROGRAM AE MODE).............. 57
RECORDING DARK SUBJECTS USING LCD
MONITOR LIGHT ............................................. 58
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