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DZ-MV550A

DZ-MV580A

HITACHI AMERICA, LTD.

HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION

900 Hitachi Way

Chula Vista, CA 91914-3556

Service Hotline: 1-800-HITACHI

(1-800-448-2244)

HITACHI CANADA LTD.

DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION

2495 Meadowpine Blvd.

Mississauga, Ontario L5N 6C3

CANADA

Service Direct: 1-800-HITACHI

(1-800-448-2244)

QR35303 ©Hitachi, Ltd. 2004 Printed in Japan OS-H(I)

Instruction Manual

DZ-MV550A DZ-MV580A

This manual was printed

with soy based ink.

Printed on recycled paper

DVDCAM PC Software Support Center

URL http://dvdcam-pc.support.hitachi.ca/

Thank you for buying a Hitachi product. Please take time to become familiar with the manual and how it

is set up. Keep it handy for future reference.

Be sure to read page 187 before unpacking the provided CD-ROM.

The illustration of DZ-MV550A is shown on the front cover of this instruction

manual. The method for operating the DZ-MV550A is the same as that for

DZ-MV580A.

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Important Information

For Your Safety

The power switch turns the DVD video camera/recorder on and off, leaving the date/time feature unaffected. If the

camera/recorder is to be left unattended for a long period of time, turn it off.

The DVD video camera/recorder and AC adapter/

charger have the following caution marks.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN.

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED

SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Precautions

WARNING: Many television programs and films

are copyrighted. In certain circumstances, copy-

right law may apply to private in-home

videotaping of copyrighted materials.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with

Canadian ICES-003.

Identifications of caution marks

This symbol warns the user that

uninsulated voltage within the unit

may have sufficient magnitude to

cause electric shock. Therefore, it is

dangerous to make any kind of contact

with any inside part of this unit.

This symbol alerts the user that

important literature concerning the

operation and maintenance of this unit

has been included. Therefore, it should

be read carefully to avoid any

problems.

WARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT

EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

WARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, USE THE

RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, BE

SURE TO USE THE SPECIFIED AC ADAPTER/CHARGER

(DZ-ACS1).

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

The liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is made

by highly precise technology. More than 99.99%

of its picture elements (pixels) are effective, but

some (less than 0.01%) may appear as colored

bright dots. This does not indicate a fault as the

LCD panel stretches the limits of current

technology.

CLASS 1

LASER PRODUCT

CAUTION

This product contains a laser diode of higher

class than 1. To ensure continued safety, do not

remove any covers or attempt to gain access to

the inside of the product. Refer all servicing to

qualified personnel.

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Microsoft®, Windows®, Windows® 98, Windows® 98 Second Edition, Windows® Me, Windows® 2000

Professional, and Windows® XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Intel®, Pentium® Processor, and Celeron® Processor are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

IBM® and PC/AT® are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

“Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

Other company names and product names listed are trademarks or brand names belonging to each

individual company.

SD logo is a trademark.

Warning: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two

conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any

interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against

harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur

in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try

to correct by one or more of the following measures:

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Caution to the user: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer void the

user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

In addition to the careful attention devoted to quality standards in the manufacture of your video product, safety is a major

factor in the design of every instrument. But, safety is your responsibility too.

This page lists important information that will help to assure your enjoyment and proper use of DVD video camera/

recorder and accessory equipment. Please read it carefully before operating your video product and keep it in a handy

place for future reference.

INSTALLATION

1Read and Follow Instructions — All the safety and

operating instructions should be read before the

video product is operated. Follow all operating and

use instructions.

2Retain Instructions — The safety and operating

instructions should be retained for future reference.

3Heed Warnings — Comply with all warnings on the

video product and in the operating instructions.

4Power Sources — This video product should be

operated only from the type of power source indicated

on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of

power supply to your home, consult your video dealer

or local power company. For video products intended

to operate from battery power, or other sources, refer

to the operating instructions.

5Overloading — Do not

overload wall outlets and

extension cords as this can

result in a risk of fire or electric

shock. Overloaded AC outlets

and extension cords are

dangerous, and so are frayed

power cables, damaged or

cracked wire insulation and

broken plugs. They may result in a shock or fire

hazard. Periodically examine the cord and have it

replaced by your service technician if appearance

indicates damage or deteriorated insulation.

6Power-Cord Protection — Power-supply cords

should be routed so that they are not likely to be

walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against

them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs,

convenience receptacles, and the point where they

exit from the appliance.

7Ventilation — Slots and openings in the cabinet are

provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of

the video product and to protect it from overheating.

These openings must not be blocked or covered. The

openings should never be blocked by placing the

video product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar

surface. This video product should never be placed

near or over a radiator or heat register. This video

product should not be placed in a built-in installation

such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation

is provided or the video product manufacturer's

instructions have been followed.

8Attachments — Do not use attachments unless

recommended by the video product manufacturer as

they may cause hazards.

Caution: Maintain electrical safety. Powerline operated

equipment or accessories connected to this unit should

bear the UL listing mark or CSA certification mark on the

accessory itself and should not have been modified so as

to defeat the safety features. This will help avoid any

potential hazard from electric shock or fire. If in doubt,

contact qualified service personnel.

9Water and Moisture — Do not use this video product

near water — for example, near a bath tub, wash

bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement,

or near a swimming pool, and the like.

10 Accessories — Do not place this video product on an

unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The

video product may fall, causing serious injury to a

child or adult, and serious damage to the appliance.

Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table

recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the

video product. Any mounting of the product should

follow the manufacturer's instructions, and should

use a mounting accessory recommended by the

manufacturer.

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11 An appliance and cart combination

should be moved with care. Quick

stops, excessive force, and uneven

surfaces may cause the appliance

and cart combination to overturn.

12 Power Lines — An outside antenna system should

not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines

or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can

fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing

an outside antenna system, extreme care should be

taken to keep from touching or approaching such

power lines or circuits as contact with them might be

fatal. Installing an outdoor antenna can be hazardous

and should be left to a professional antenna installer.

USE

13 Cleaning — Unplug this video product from the wall

outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or

aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

14 Object and Liquid Entry — Never push objects of

any kind into this video product through openings as

they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out

parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never

spill liquid of any kind on the video product.

15 Lightning — For added protection for this video

product during a lightning storm, or when it is left

unattended and unused for long periods of time,

unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the

antenna or cable-system. This will prevent damage to

the video product due to lightning and power-line

surges.

SERVICE

16 Servicing — Do not attempt to service this video

product yourself as opening or removing covers may

expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards.

Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

17 Conditions Requiring Service — Unplug this video

product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to

qualified service personnel under the following

conditions.

a. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged.

b. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into

the video product.

c. If the video product has been exposed to rain or

water.

d. If the video product does not operate normally by

following the operating instructions. Adjust only

those controls that are covered by the operating

instructions. Improper adjustment of other

controls may result in damage and will often

require extensive work by a qualified technician to

restore the video product to its normal operation.

e. If the video product has been dropped or the

cabinet has been damaged.

f. When the video product exhibits a distinct change

in performance — this indicates a need for service.

18 Replacement Parts — When replacement parts are

required, have the service technician verify that the

replacements he uses have the same safety

characteristics as the original parts. Use of

replacements specified by the video product

manufacturer can prevent fire, electric shock or other

hazards.

19 Safety Check — Upon completion of any service or

repairs to this video product, ask the service

technician to perform safety checks recommended

by the manufacturer to determine that the video

product is in safe operating condition.

20 Heat — The product should be situated away from

heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,

stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that

produce heat.

Disposal of these materials be regulated due to

environmental considerations. For the disposal

or recycling information, please contact your

local authorities or the Electronics Industries

Alliance : “www.eiae.org.”

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Cautions When Using

Handle the liquid crystal display (LCD) with care:

•The LCD is a very delicate display device: Do not press its surface with force, hit it or prick it with a

sharp object.

•If you push the LCD surface, unevenness in display may occur. If unevenness does not disappear soon,

turn the DVD video camera/recorder off, wait for a few moments, and then turn it on again.

•Do not place the DVD video camera/recorder with the open LCD screen down.

•Close the LCD monitor when not using the DVD video camera/recorder.

Liquid crystal display (LCD) and viewfinder:

•The LCD screen and viewfinder are the products of highly precise technology. Among the total number

of pixels (approx. 120,000 pixels for LCD monitor and approx. 110,000 pixels for viewfinder), 0.01% or

less pixels may be missing (black dots) or may remain lit as colored dots (red, blue, green). This shows

the limitations of the current technology, and does not indicate a fault that will interfere with recording.

•The LCD screen and viewfinder will be slightly dimmer than usual when the DVD video camera/

recorder is at low temperature, as in cold areas, or immediately after power is turned on. Normal

brightness will be restored when the temperature inside the DVD video camera/recorder rises.

Hold the DVD video camera/recorder correctly:

•Do not hold the viewfinder or LCD monitor when lifting the DVD video camera/recorder: The

viewfinder or LCD monitor could detach and the DVD video camera/recorder may fall.

Do not subject the DVD video camera/recorder to impact:

•This DVD video camera/recorder is a precision machine. Take great care that you do not strike it

against a hard object or let it fall.

•Do not use the DVD video camera/recorder on a tripod in a place where it is subject to severe vibrations

or impact.

No sand or dust!

•Fine sand or dust entering the DVD video camera/recorder or AC adapter/charger could cause

malfunctions or defects.

No water or oil!

•Water or oil entering the DVD video camera/recorder or AC adapter/charger could cause electric

shock, malfunctions or defects.

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Heat on surface of product:

•The surface of the DVD video camera/recorder will be slightly warm, but this does not indicate a fault.

Screen on connected TV:

•Never leave the disc navigation screen, still image or camera image displayed on your TV to which the

DVD video camera/recorder is connected: Doing so could result in displayed image retention or

phosphor degradation of TV screen.

Be careful of ambient temperature:

•Using the DVD video camera/recorder in a place where the temperature is over 104ºF (40°C) or under

32ºF (0°C) will result in abnormal recording/playback.

•Take care that the temperature of this DVD video camera/recorder, when connected to PC does not

rise excessively (reference for usage: approx. 30 minutes at about 86ºF (30ºC)).

•Do not leave the DVD video camera/recorder on beach sand or in a closed vehicle where the

temperature is very high for a long time: This could cause malfunctions.

Do not point directly at the sun:

•If direct sunlight strikes the lens or viewfinder, the DVD video camera/recorder could malfunction or

a fire could occur.

•Do not leave the DVD video camera/recorder with the LCD screen exposed to direct sunlight: This

could cause malfunctions.

Do not use the DVD video camera/recorder near TV or radio:

•This could cause noise to appear on the TV screen or in radio broadcasts.

Do not use the DVD video camera/recorder near strong radio waves or magnetism:

•If the DVD video camera/recorder is used near strong radio waves or magnetism, such as near a radio

wave tower or electric appliances, noise could enter video and audio that are being recorded. During

playback of normally recorded video and audio, noise may also be present in picture and sound.

At worst the DVD video camera/recorder could malfunction.

Do not expose the DVD video camera/recorder to soot or steam:

•Thick soot or steam could damage the DVD video camera/recorder case or cause malfunctions.

Do not use the DVD video camera/recorder near corrosive gas:

•If the DVD video camera/recorder is used in a place where there is dense exhaust gas generated by

gasoline or diesel engines, or corrosive gas such as hydrogen sulfide, the external or internal terminals

could corrode, disabling normal operation, or the battery connecting terminals could corrode, so that

power will not turn on.

Do not use the DVD video camera/recorder near ultrasonic humidifier:

•With some water in humidifier, calcium and other chemicals dissolved in water could scatter in the air,

and white particles could adhere to the optical head of the DVD video camera/recorder, which could

cause it to operate abnormally.

Do not expose the DVD video camera/recorder to insecticide:

•Insecticide entering the DVD video camera/recorder could dirty the lens in laser pickup block, and

in such a case the DVD video camera/recorder might not operate normally. Turn the DVD video

camera/recorder off and cover it with vinyl sheet, etc. before using insecticide.

Do not use a generally available 8 cm CD lens cleaner:

•Cleaning the lens is not necessary when using this DVD video camera/recorder in the usual way.

•Using 8 cm CD lens cleaner could cause this DVD video camera/recorder to be faulty.

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Be careful of moisture condensation:

•When you move the DVD video camera/recorder between places where the difference in

temperatures is great - such as entering a lodge from a ski slope or going out of a cooled room or vehicle

- condensation (vapor in air warmed or cooled to water droplets) could occur on the lens and/or inside

the DVD video camera/recorder. If condensation occurs, do not open the cover of disc or card insertion

block if possible. If condensation occurs on the lens, wip e it o f f w i t h a s o f t , d r y c l o th . E v e n i f t h e ex t e r n a l

surface of DVD video camera/recorder has dried, condensation may remain inside: Turn the DVD

video camera/recorder off and leave it in a dry place for at least 1-2 hours before using it again.

Do not use the DVD video camera/recorder for a long uninterrupted period of time:

•This DVD video camera/recorder cannot be used for a long time continuously as a surveillance

camera/monitor. If you use the DVD video camera/recorder for a long continuous period of time, the

temperature of DVD video camera/recorder could exceed a limit and the recording/playback

operation could be slowed down: In this case, turn it off and wait for a while before using it again.

Do not turn the DVD video camera/recorder off while the ACCESS/PC indicator or

CARD ACCESS indicator is lit or blinking:

•The ACCESS/PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is lit or

blinking to show that data is being written to disc or card, or

being read from it. At this time, do not do any of the

following, so as not to damage the data:

−Remove battery

−Disconnect AC adapter/charger

−Plug or unplug PC connection cable

−Remove disc or card

−Subject DVD video camera/recorder to severe vibrations

or impact.

−Violently open or close the LCD monitor

If you turn the DVD video camera/recorder off while the ACCESS/PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is

lit or blinking, turn it on again with the disc or card loaded in it: Repair of the disc or card will be executed

automatically (see page 165).

Do not wipe the DVD video camera/recorder case with benzene or thinner:

•The coating of case could peel off or the case surface could deteriorate.

•When using a chemical cleaning cloth, follow the instructions.

Also read the instructions attached with optional accessories:

•For optional accessories, observe the cautions and follow instruction manuals attached.

CARD

ACCESS

indicator

ACCESS/PC

indicator

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Cautions When Storing

Do not leave the DVD video camera/recorder in a place where the temperature is very

high for a long period of time:

•The temperature inside a closed vehicle or trunk can become very high in a hot season. If you leave the

DVD video camera/recorder in such a place, it could malfunction or the case could be damaged. Also,

do not expose the DVD video camera/recorder to direct sunlight or place it near a heater.

Do not store the DVD video camera/recorder in a place where the humidity is high or

in a dusty place:

•Dust entering the DVD video camera/recorder could cause malfunctions. If the humidity is high, the

lens could be moldy, and the DVD video camera/recorder could become inoperable. It is

recommended that you put the DVD video camera/recorder with desiccant in a box when storing it

in a closet, etc.

Do not store the DVD video camera/recorder in a place subject to strong magnetism

or intense vibrations:

•This could cause malfunctions.

Detach the battery from the DVD video camera/recorder and store it in a cool place:

•Leaving the battery attached or storing it at high temperature could shorten its life.

Suggestions and Restrictions

Make a trial recording:

•Always make a trial recording before doing actual recording to make sure that recording is normal. The

data that have not been stored normally because of a defect in the DVD video camera/recorder cannot

be restored.

It is recommended that you use DVD-RAM disc from which recorded contents can be deleted for trial

recording.

Do not use the DVD video camera/recorder for professional applications:

•This DVD video camera/recorder is designed and produced for home-use recording and playback.

The recorded contents cannot be compensated for:

•Hitachi cannot compensate for any damages caused when recording is not made normally or recorded

contents cannot be played back because of a defect in the DVD video camera/recorder, disc or card.

Also, Hitachi cannot be responsible for your recorded video and audio.

•If you or a third party make a mistake when handling this DVD video camera/recorder, disc, card, etc.,

the recorded contents may be lost. We cannot be responsible for compensation for damage due to loss

of recorded contents.

•Data recorded on the disc or card in this DVD video camera/recorder using other digital/analog

media or devices are protected by the copyright act and cannot be used without permission of the

owner of copyright, except for personal enjoyment. Be aware that recording is restricted for some

demonstrations, performances and exhibitions, even for personal enjoyment.

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Read This First

To guide you, we've included following six chapters.

•The section on “Setups” explains how to set up

the DVD video camera/recorder, battery, and

set the date/time.

•The section on “Basic Techniques” explains the

basic operation of this DVD video camera/

recorder - recording of movies, still images,

external input, and playback of recorded

images.

•The section on “Advanced Techniques” explains

settings on this DVD video camera/recorder for

more advanced usage.

•The section on “Disc Navigation” explains

editing with Disc Navigation: Refer to this

section when finalizing DVD-R disc and

initializing DVD-RAM disc.

•The section on “Connecting to PC” explains the

contents of provided CD-ROM and how to

install the software included.

•“Subsidiary Information” includes an

introduction to products sold separately, proper

cleaning, and troubleshooting.

We want this manual to be as helpful as possible,

so it includes two easy ways to find the information

you need:

•A quick index for the information you use most

often (this page).

•A detailed table of contents directing you to

specific information quickly (see page 13-15).

Get to know your DVD video camera/recorder by

using this manual, and get to know Hitachi. We

appreciate your business.

Quick Index

Available Discs.................................................25

Recording Movie..............................................49

Playing Back ....................................................58

Connecting to a TV ..........................................77

Functions Available with Disc Navigation.......109

Connecting to PC...........................................140

About This Manual

●Displays in this manual

Understand that the displays are different from those you will actually see in the viewfinder or on the

LCD screen.

●Notation of cancel button

Press the stop/cancel button to stop your operation midway, or return the menu screen to the preceding

one. The expression “press the C button” will be used in this text.

●1, 2 and 3 marks beside headings

Some functions of this DVD video camera/recorder are unavailable with disc or card used. Refer to the

marks at right above each function to identify whether the disc or card is compatible with the function.

Refer to these marks and identify the functions and operation to match the disc or card you use.

●Illustrations in this manual

Although the external appearances of DZ-MV550A and DZ-MV580A are different, the method of

operating both models is identical.

The illustrations of DZ-MV580A are used for the explanation in this text.

With this DVD video camera/recorder you can view the picture being recorded or the playback picture

whether on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder. Opening or closing the LCD monitor switches the picture

to appear on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder. The following text describes the operation assuming that

the viewfinder is used as a major monitor device.

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Introduction

●You can start recording immediately after stopping playback (P.49, 58)

Unlike tape devices, you do not need to search for the recording start position or locate the beginning

of blank portion.

You can stop playback and immediately start recording: New recording will not overwrite any

previously recorded data.

●You can immediately play back desired recorded scenes (P.107)

You do not need to rewind, unlike recorders using tape.

You can select any scene you want and immediately play it back (using Disc Navigation function).

●You can easily print without PC (P.120)

Use DPOF to set the photos to be printed and the print number among the photos recorded on SD

memory card or MultiMediaCard: This is useful when printing photos on a printer conforming to SD

memory card or when asking a photo lab to print them.

●Use Disc Navigation to create your original movie (P.126)

You can delete unnecessary scenes, move any scenes, etc., and create your original movie work (Play

List).

If you stop playback midway and start recording, overwrite will not occur.

Recorded scenes

Before editing

After editing

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●You can easily edit scenes, which is

quite difficult with tape (P.86)

Using this DVD video camera/recorder, you can

collect scenes of your child, for example, on play

list of Disc Navigation function and create an

original movie: Then simply play back the play list

and dub it on VCR. It is also easy to make any

number of identical tapes.

●Create original DVDs on PC (P.152)

You can use a DVD-R disc to create an original

DVD, using the provided software CD-ROM.

The created DVD disc can be played back on DVD

player, DVD-ROM drive, etc.

Up to now, you had to

repeatedly press

buttons

With DVD, you can simply

play back this DVD video

camera/recorder, and

press the record button on

VCR.

Original DVD being

created Playback of DVD

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Table of Contents

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

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

Precautions .......................................................2

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ...........................4

Cautions When Using ........................................6

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

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

Read This First.................................................10

About This Manual ...........................................10

Introduction ......................................................11

Table of Contents.............................................13

Checking Provided Accessories.......................16

Names of Parts ................................................17

Try to Record and Play Back using Disc

(Video and Photo)..........................................21

Try to Record and Play Back using Card

(Photo)...........................................................23

Discs and Cards...............................................25

AVAILABLE DISCS .............................................25

INFORMATION ON DVD-R DISC .......................26

EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE

USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO

CAMERA/RECORDER:....................................26

HANDLING DISCS .............................................. 27

AVAILABLE CARDS............................................ 28

Storage Capacity on Disc or Card....................29

RECORDABLE TIME OF MOVIE (VIDEO) ......... 29

RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON DISC ....29

RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON CARD...30

SIZE AND QUALITY OF PHOTOS......................30

Setups

Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/

Recorder........................................................31

HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/

RECORDER .....................................................31

ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP......................32

ATTACHING LENS CAP .....................................32

INSERTING BATTERY INTO REMOTE

CONTROL ........................................................ 33

REMOVING BATTERY FROM REMOTE

CONTROL ........................................................ 33

VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH

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

VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR

SCREEN........................................................... 35

CLOSING LCD MONITOR .................................. 36

SETTING DATE AND TIME ................................ 37

CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF DATE

AND TIME......................................................... 38

Setting Up the Battery......................................39

CHARGING BATTERY........................................39

ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO

CAMERA/RECORDER.....................................40

REMOVING BATTERY........................................40

BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR......42

EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY ..........................42

USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER

WITH AC ADAPTER/CHARGER......................43

Inserting and Removing Disc .......................... 44

INSERTING DISC................................................44

REMOVING DISC................................................46

Inserting and Removing Card.......................... 47

Basic Techniques

Basic Handling of DVD Video Camera/

Recorder....................................................... 48

TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/

RECORDER ON AND OFF ..............................48

Recording Movie ............................................. 49

Recording Stills ............................................... 50

Compensating for Backlight ............................ 51

On-Screen Information.................................... 52

INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING

RECORDING ....................................................52

Zooming .......................................................... 56

MACRO RECORDING ........................................57

RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER

WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO EFFECT.......57

Playing Back.................................................... 58

PLAYING BACK ..................................................58

PLAYBACK FROM START OF DISC OR

CARD................................................................59

SEARCH PLAYBACK OF MOVIE .......................59

FRAME ADVANCE/FRAME BACK/SLOW

PLAYBACK OF MOVIE ....................................59

SKIP PLAYBACK OF MOVIE ..............................60

PLAYING BACK STILLS .....................................60

JUMPING TO SPECIFIED POINT (GO TO)........61

On-Screen Information Display ....................... 62

INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING

PLAYBACK.......................................................62

Checking Flow of Quick Mode......................... 63

Camera Functions

FLOW OF QUICK MODE WHEN RECORDING

MOVIE: .............................................................64

FLOW OF QUICK MODE WHEN RECORDING

PHOTO (DISC): ................................................65

FLOW OF QUICK MODE WHEN RECORDING

PHOTO (CARD):...............................................66

Disc Navigation Functions

FLOW OF QUICK MODE

(WITH DVD-RAM DISC):..................................68

FLOW OF QUICK MODE

(WITH DVD-R DISC): .......................................69

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FLOW OF QUICK MODE (WITH CARD): ........... 70

Manually Focusing Subject.............................. 71

FOCUSING DURING RECORDING ................... 71

Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded

(Exposure)..................................................... 73

Using Full Auto Function.................................. 74

Setting Video Flash (for DZ-MV580A) .............75

USING EXTERNAL MICROPHONE ................... 76

Viewing on TV Screen ..................................... 77

CONNECTING TO A TV ..................................... 77

VIEWING ON TV SCREEN ................................. 78

Playback on DVD Video Recorder/Player .......79

PLAYING BACK DVD-RAM DISC....................... 79

PLAYING BACK DVD-R DISC ............................ 80

Removing and Replacing from/in Round DVD

Holder............................................................ 81

HOW TO REMOVE DISC.................................... 81

REPLACING DISC IN ROUND DVD HOLDER... 82

WHEN THE HINGE OF ROUND DVD HOLDER

COMES OFF .................................................... 82

DISC CLEANING................................................. 82

Recording (Dubbing) Images...........................83

RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES FROM

OTHER VIDEO DEVICE................................... 83

RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES FROM

OTHER VIDEO CAMERAS .............................. 85

RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES ON

OTHER VIDEO DEVICES ................................ 86

Advanced Techniques

Checking Flow of Normal Display Mode..........87

Camera Functions

Setting Up Camera Functions.......................... 90

SELECTING SHOOTING MODE TO MATCH

THE SUBJECT

(SWITCHING PROGRAM AE MODE).............. 90

ADJUSTING COLOR (WHITE BALANCE).......... 91

USING THE ELECTRONIC IMAGE

STABILIZER (EIS)............................................ 93

REDUCING WIND NOISE DURING

RECORDING (MIC.FILTER) ............................ 93

SETTING TO WIDE TV SCREEN MODE

(16:9 MODE)..................................................... 94

Setting Up Record Functions...........................96

SWITCHING MOVIE QUALITY

(VIDEO MODE) ................................................ 96

SWITCHING QUALITY OF STILL IMAGE

(QUALITY) ........................................................ 97

RECEIVING IMAGE FROM ANOTHER DEVICE

(INPUT SOURCE) ............................................ 98

SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING

METHOD (PHOTO INPUT) .............................. 98

SELF-TIMER ....................................................... 99

SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLAY OUTPUT

ON OR OFF (OSD OUTPUT)......................... 100

LCD Setup ..................................................... 101

SETTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN

(BRIGHTNESS).............................................. 101

SETTING COLOR DENSITY OF LCD

SCREEN (COLOR LEVEL) ............................101

Initial Settings ................................................102

SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND ON OR

OFF (BEEP)....................................................102

TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER

OFF AUTOMATICALLY (POWER SAVE) ......102

TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF

(RECORD LED).............................................. 103

CHANGING DISPLAY LANGUAGE

(LANGUAGE) .................................................103

RESETTING MENU SETTINGS TO

DEFAULTS (RESET)......................................104

Disc Navigation

Using Disc Navigation....................................105

STARTING OR TERMINATING DISC

NAVIGATION..................................................105

PLAYING BACK FROM DISC NAVIGATION

SCREEN.........................................................107

SELECTING MULTIPLE SCENES ....................108

SELECTING CONSECUTIVE SCENES

TOGETHER....................................................108

FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE WITH DISC

NAVIGATION..................................................109

UNDERSTANDING FLOW OF DISC

NAVIGATION MENU ......................................110

Scene.............................................................111

DELETING SCENES (DELETE)........................111

CHANGING IMAGES FOR THUMBNAILS

(EDIT - THUMBNAIL) .....................................113

PLAYING BACK BY SKIPPING SCENES

(EDIT - SKIP)..................................................114

ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES

(EDIT - MOVE) ...............................................114

DIRECTING SCENES EFFECTIVELY

(EDIT - FADE) ................................................115

COMBINING MULTIPLE SCENES

(EDIT - COMBINE) .........................................116

DIVIDING MOVIES (EDIT - DIVIDE) .................117

COPYING STILLS ON DVD-RAM DISC TO

CARD (COPY) ................................................118

LOCKING SCENES ON CARD (LOCK) ............119

DESIGNATING SCENES TO BE PRINTED

(DPOF) ...........................................................120

SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCREEN

(SELECT) .......................................................121

DISPLAYING INFORMATION USING MENU

SCREEN (DETAIL).........................................122

Program ......................................................... 123

WHAT IS “PROGRAM”?.................................... 123

SWITCHING TO THUMBNAIL DISPLAY OF

SPECIFIC DATE (SWITCH) ...........................123

PLAYING BACK PROGRAM (PLAY) ................124

CHANGING TITLE OF PROGRAM (TITLE)......124

Play List .........................................................126

WHAT IS “PLAY LIST”?.....................................126

CREATING NEW PLAY LIST (CREATE)..........126

SWITCHING TO DISPLAY OF EACH PLAY

LIST (SWITCH)...............................................127

PLAYING BACK A PLAY LIST (PLAY)..............127

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ADDING SCENES TO PLAY LIST

(EDITING PLAY LIST) ....................................128

DELETING SCENES FROM PLAY LIST

(EDITING PLAY LIST) ....................................129

ADDING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR

EDITING (EDITING PLAY LIST) ....................129

DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR

EDITING (EDITING PLAY LIST) ....................130

SELECTING SCENES USING SUBMENU

FOR EDITING (EDITING PLAY LIST)............130

ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (MOVE) ... 131

CHANGING TITLE OF PLAY LIST (TITLE).......132

DELETING PLAY LIST (DELETE)..................... 132

Go To .............................................................133

TOP (END) ........................................................ 133

Disc or Card Management .............................134

VERIFYING REMAINING FREE SPACE ON

DISC OR CARD (CAPACITY) ........................134

PROTECTING DISC FROM WRITING

(PROTECT DISC)........................................... 134

INITIALIZING DVD-RAM DISC OR CARD

(FORMAT DISC. FORMAT CARD) ................ 135

UPDATING CONTROL INFORMATION OF

DVD-RAM DISC

(UPDATE CONTROL INFO.).......................... 136

FINALIZING DVD-R DISC (FINALIZE DISC) ....137

Others ............................................................138

DISPLAYING MOVIES OR STILLS

INDEPENDENTLY (CATEGORY).................. 138

PLAYING BACK SCENES REPEATEDLY

(REPEAT PLAY).............................................138

SLIDE SHOW (CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK OF

STILLS)........................................................... 139

Connecting to PC

THE FOLLOWING ARE AVAILABLE WHEN

CONNECTING TO PC.................................... 140

Contents on Provided CD-ROM.....................142

Installing Software..........................................144

DISPLAYING INSTALLER SCREEN................. 144

INSTALLING USB DRIVER............................... 145

INSTALLING UDF DRIVER

(DVD-RAM DRIVER) ...................................... 146

INSTALLING DVD-MovieAlbumSE ................... 148

INSTALLING MyDVD ........................................ 150

Creating DVD Video on PC from DVD-RAM

Disc Recorded on DVD Video Camera/

Recorder......................................................152

Uninstalling Software .....................................154

UNINSTALLING USB DRIVER.......................... 154

DELETING OTHER APPLICATIONS ................ 155

Cautions When Using DVD Video Camera/

Recorder by Connecting It to PC.................156

Subsidiary Information

Introduction to Optional Accessories............. 157

CAMERA ACCESSORIES ................................157

POWER SUPPLY ..............................................157

INFORMATION ON SQUARE ADAPTER .........157

Cleaning ........................................................ 158

Changing Setting of Demonstration .............. 159

Terminology................................................... 160

No DVD Video Camera/Recorder Operation -

Check the Following: .................................. 163

Trouble Messages......................................... 165

Troubleshooting............................................. 172

System Reset................................................ 181

Major Specifications ...................................... 182

To Order in the United States........................ 184

To Order in the Canada................................. 184

Index.............................................................. 185

Be sure to read the following before opening

the package of CD-ROM ............................ 187

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Checking Provided Accessories

Make sure that you have all the following accessories in package:

Battery (model DZ-BP14S):

Portable power supply for this DVD video

camera/recorder. Charge it before use.

AC adapter/charger (model DZ-ACS1):

Used to power the DVD video camera/

recorder from AC outlet, or charge battery.

DC power cord:

When powering the DVD video camera/

recorder from household AC outlet, use this

cord to connect the DVD video camera/

recorder and AC adapter/charger.

Power cable:

Connect between household AC outlet and

AC adapter/charger.

Infrared remote control

(model DZ-RM3W):

Use to control the DVD video camera/

recorder from a distance.

Lithium battery (model CR2025):

To power the remote control.

AV/S input/output cable:

Used when viewing the picture played back

on the DVD video camera/recorder on TV

screen, or input or output video from/to

another video device.

Shoulder strap:

Attach to the DVD video camera/recorder to

hang it from shoulder.

Lens cap and lens cap string:

Attach the lens cap when not recording, to

protect the lens.

Single-sided 8 cm DVD-RAM disc (in

Round DVD Holder):

To record videos (movies) and photos (stills)

on this DVD video camera/recorder.

Software CD-ROM:

Use this CD-ROM when connecting the DVD

video camera/recorder to PC.

PC connection cable:

Use this cable when connecting the DVD

video camera/recorder to PC.

Note:

The provided single-sided DVD-RAM disc is not generally available in shops: When purchasing a disc, order a 60-

minute double-sided disc (2.8GB, in Round DVD Holder).

ex. Maxell DVD-RAM Camcorder Disc 2.8GB Round Holder Type (item #567620)

WARNING: Keep

this battery away

from children. If

swallowed, consult

a physician

immediately for

emergency

treatment.

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Names of Parts

1 Infrared receiver (P. 34)

When the remote control is used to operate the

DVD video camera/recorder, this receiver will

receive the infrared signal.

2 Lens cap string attachment hole (P. 32)

3 Recording indicator (P. 103)

The red indicator will light during recording.

4 Stereo microphone (P. 76)

5 Optical 18× zoom lens (DZ-MV550A)

Optical 10x zoom lens (DZ-MV580A)

(P. 56)

6 Lens hood (P. 57)

Always remove this lens hood when using

generally available tele-conversion or wide-

conversion lens.

7 Zoom lever (P. 56)

Push the lever to the T side for telephoto, or to

the W side for wide-angle.

8 Accessory shoe

Only for DZ-MV580A:

The optional video flash, etc. can be attached

here. (See the instruction manual of device to be

attached for details.)

9 External microphone jack (P. 76)

10 AV input/output jack (P. 77, 83)

11 2.5" type liquid crystal display (inside)

(P. 35)

12 QUICK MODE switch (P. 63)

To switch the menu display on screen between

Advanced mode and Quick mode.

13 BATTERY EJECT switch (P. 40)

The BATTERY EJECT switch is located on the

bottom of this DVD video camera/recorder:

Slide it when removing the battery.

A/V

MIC

BATTERY EJECT

11 12

56 78

(Inside the cover)

(Bottom)

910

123 4

Although the external appearances of DZ-

MV550A and DZ-MV580A are different, the

method of operating both models is identical.

DZ-MV580A illustrations are used in this

manual.

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14 Viewfinder (P. 34)

15 Diopter control (P. 34)

To adjust the focus of image appearing in the

viewfinder. (Pull out the viewfinder.)

16 ACCESS/PC indicator (P. 8, 49, 50)

Will blink or light when the disc in DVD video

camera/recorder is accessed (write or read is

executed) or the DVD video camera/recorder

is connected to PC.

17 DISC EJECT button (P. 44)

Press down and release this button to open the

disc guide.

18 Disc insertion block (P. 44)

19 CARD ACCESS indicator (P. 8, 50)

20 Card insertion block (P. 47)

21 Battery attachment platform (P. 40)

22 Record button (REC) (P. 49)

23 Power switch (P. 48, 49, 50)

24 LOCK switch (P. 50)

It is recommended that you set the LOCK

switch to (to the left) to prevent the power

switch in the “O VIDEO” position from

accidentally moving to “N PHOTO”.

25 Speaker (P. 58)

26 Hand strap (P. 31)

14 15 16 2017

21 22 24 2625

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27 FULL AUTO button (P. 74)

To switch the DVD video camera/recorder to

full automatic.

28 FOCUS button (P. 71)

To switch between manual focus and auto-

focus.

29 EXPOSURE button (P. 73)

Press this button to adjust the exposure.

30 BLC (backlight compensation) button

(P. 51)

Press this button when subject is being lighted

from rear.

31 DISC NAVIGATION button (P. 105)

32 SELECT button (P. 108)

33 MENU button (P. 37, 88, 111)

Press this button to display the menu for setting

camera functions and Disc Navigation.

34 DISPLAY (Screen display) button (P. 62)

Press this button to display the details of image

being played back or camera setting status, or

switch the display off.

35 Volume control buttons (VOL)/ S R buttons

(P. 58, 71, 73)

To adjust the volume of sound from speaker,

etc.

36 RESET button (P. 181)

To reset all settings to defaults (status when the

DVD video camera/recorder was shipped

from the factory)

37 PC connection terminal (TO PC)

38 Joystick (P. 37, 58, 87, 89)

Move the joystick to select a scene or menu

item, and then press the center (A) to play

back the scene, pause it, or designate an option

of the menu.

39 Stop/cancel button (P. 10, 58, 105)

To end playback or cancel setting of menu.

27 28 29 30 31 32 33

3935 36 37 3834

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40 REC button (P. 49, 50)

41 DIGITAL ZOOM button (P. 56)

42 Reverse skip button (P. 60)

43 Reverse search button (P. 59)

44 DISC NAVIGATION button (P. 105)

45 MENU button (P. 37, 90, 112)

46 ZOOM T button (P. 56)

47 ZOOM W button (P. 56)

48 Forward search button (P. 59)

49 Play/pause button (P. 58)

50 Forward skip button (P. 60)

51 DISPLAY button (P. 62)

52 Stop button (P. 10, 58, 107)

53 DELETE button (P. 111)

54 SELECT button (P. 108)

* The buttons on remote control will function the same as those on DVD video camera/recorder.

ZOOM

DISPLAY

DELETESELECT

REC

DIGITAL

ZOOM

DISC

NAVIGATION

DZ-RM3W

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Try to Record and Play Back using Disc

(Video and Photo)

You can record both videos and photos on DVD-RAM disc; only videos on DVD-R disc.

Before You Begin •It is recommended that you use a DVD-RAM disc for trial recording, since

you can delete the recorded contents (P. 25).

1Connect a power supply (P. 43).

Power cable

AC adapter/charger

DC power cord

2Insert a disc (P. 44).

1Press down the DISC EJECT button once and

release it.

2Gently open the cover until it stops.

3Insert the disc, in Round DVD Holder, into

the disc guide properly until it stops, and then

close the cover of disc insertion block.

DISC EJECT

DISC EJECT button

Disc cover

PUSH CLOSE

portion

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3Start recording (P. 49).

1Open the LCD monitor (P. 35).

2While holding the gray switch at the center of

power switch, set the switch to “O VIDEO” or

“N PHOTO”. (“O VIDEO” only for DVD-R

disc)

3Press the REC button.

Recording will start.

Pressing the REC button again will stop

recording (O VIDEO).

Pressing REC will enable you to record one

photo (N PHOTO).

Note:

•When using an unformatted disc, format (initialize) it on this DVD video camera/recorder.

If unformatted disc is inserted into this DVD video camera/recorder, a message will appear: Format the disc

following the instructions on screen (P. 45, 135). Initializing the DVD-RAM disc will erase all the recorded

contents: Make sure the contents on disc are not valuable before initializing the disc.

•See Check 1 on P. 163 if recording is not possible with “O VIDEO”.

•See Check 2 on P. 163 if recording is not possible with “N PHOTO”.

4View the playback of recorded content on LCD monitor screen (P. 35).

1After recording is finished, press the A

button.

The recorded scene will be played back.

2Press the C button to stop playback.

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Try to Record and Play Back using Card (Photo)

Only photos can be recorded on card.

1Connect a power supply (P. 43).

Power cable

AC adapter/charger

DC power cord

2Insert a card (P. 47).

1Open the cover of card insertion block with

power turned off.

2Put in a card.

3Insert the card all the way until it locks, and

then close the cover of card insertion block.

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3Start recording (P. 50).

1Open the LCD monitor (P. 35).

2While holding the gray switch at the center of

power switch, set the switch to “PPHOTO”.

3Press the REC button.

Pressing REC once will record one photo.

Note:

See Check 2 on P. 163 if recording is not possible with “N PHOTO”.

4View the playback of recorded content on LCD monitor screen (P. 35).

1Press the A button in recording pause

status: The recorded scene will be played

back.

2Press the C button to stop playback.

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Discs and Cards

The following table lists the storage media (discs and cards) that can be used on this DVD video camera/

recorder and the functions which are available with them:

∴: Functions available; ×: Not available

*1: Can be played back on DVD players with the mark.

*2: Must be finalized (see “Terminology”, P. 160) on this DVD video camera/recorder before DVD-R disc can be played

back on DVD player or DVD video recorder (see page 137). May not be playable on some DVD players or DVD video

recorders.

*3: Cannot be played back on a DVD video recorder that does not conform to 8 cm DVD-RAM disc.

*4: There are DVD video recorders that are compatible with SD memory card or MultiMediaCard.

AVAILABLE DISCS

This DVD video camera/recorder uses 8 cm DVD-

RAM discs and 8 cm DVD-R discs for camcorder

use.

Discs removed from Round DVD Holder cannot

be used on this DVD video camera/recorder: Use

them only in the holder. Do not insert a bare disc

removed from the holder into the DVD video

camera/recorder: It will not be removable.

Note:

•It is recommended that you use Hitachi Maxell discs,

since their compatibility with this DVD video camera/

recorder has been confirmed. Using a disc other than

those made by Hitachi Maxell may not allow the DVD

video camera/recorder to deliver optimum performance.

•The Round DVD Holder cannot be used on the following

DVD video camera/recorders:

- DZ-MV100A

- DZ-MV230A/200A

- DZ-MV270A

- Other DVD video camera/recorders that use square

type adapters.

•See page 26 for information on DVD-R disc.

Media

Function DVD-RAM disc DVD-R disc SD memory card/

MultiMediaCard

Recording movie ∴∴ ×

Recording still ∴×∴

Deleting recorded image ∴×∴

Editing on this DVD video

camera/recorder ∴×∴

Playback on DVD player ×*1 ∴*2 ×

Playback on DVD video

recorder ∴*3 ∴*2 ×*4

Usable discs and logos Shape

DVD-RAM Ver. 2.1 (8 cm)

In Round DVD

Holder

DVD-R

[for General Ver. 2.0 (8 cm)]

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INFORMATION ON DVD-R DISC

You cannot record a still on DVD-R disc, or delete

any recorded images or data.

For optimum recording on DVD-R disc, this DVD

video camera/recorder writes control data to the

disc in order to automatically make adjustments

when it is inserted and ejected accompanying

recording. If the disc has no area to be written for

adjustment, recording may not be possible. To

prevent this, do not insert or eject a DVD-R disc

accompanying recording more than 100 times.

●Finalizing DVD-R disc

Before using the 8 cm DVD-R disc provided on this

DVD video camera/recorder on a DVD player or

DVD video recorder that is compatible with 8 cm

DVD-R disc, the disc must be finalized on this

DVD video camera/recorder. For the finalizing

procedure of 8 cm DVD-R disc, refer to “Finalizing

DVD-R Disc (finalize disc)” (P. 137).

Note:

•When using an unformatted DVD-R disc, it is necessary

to format it on this DVD video camera/recorder (see

page 45).

•Do not insert a DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video

camera/recorder but not finalized, into a recordable

device, such as a DVD video recorder: The recorded

data may be damaged.

•DVD-R discs edited and finalized on PC or those

finalized on another DVD video recorder may not be

playable on this DVD video camera/recorder, depending

on the editing software used or recorded status of DVD-

R disc.

EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO

CAMERA/RECORDER:

Note:

Discs recorded on PC or DVD video recorder may not be playable on this DVD video camera/recorder: If so, message

“This disc cannot be used.” will appear. Also, blue thumbnails will appear (Fig. 1* on page 27), or normal playback will

not be possible.

•DVD-RAM (2.6 GB) Ver. 1.0 •DVD-ROM •MO

•DVD-R (3.9 GB) Ver. 1.0 •DVD-Video •MD

•DVD-R (4.7 GB) for Authoring Ver. 2.0 •CD-R •iD

•DVD-RW •CD-RW •Floppy disk

•DVD+RW •CD •Discs other than those with diameter of 8 cm

•DVD+R •LD •CD-ROM

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HANDLING DISCS

●Using discs

DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs are very delicate

recording media. Carefully read the following

cautions and observe them:

•When using disc on this DVD video camera/

recorder, be sure to keep it in Round DVD

Holder.

•Always use a brand new disc when recording

important material.

•Be sure not to touch the disc

exposed portion, and be

careful that no dirt adheres to

it.

•If there is dust, scratch, dirt

on disc or if it is warped, the

following phenomena may occur:

−Block noise in playback

image

−Momentary stop of playback

image

−Sound interrupted during

playback, or abnormal

sound

−Blue thumbnail

display* (Fig.1)

−Disc cannot correctly

be recognized

−Disc cannot be

initialized

−Delay between video

and audio

Even if disc is normal, the above phenomena

may occasionally occur. While the ACCESS/PC

indicator is lit, do not subject disc to vibrations or

impact, and avoid using DVD video camera/

recorder at extremely high or low temperatures,

or in environment where condensation is likely

to occur.

•When recording images,

the DVD video camera/

recorder may avoid the

portions of disc where

recording is not possible,

due to dust, scratches, etc.

[It will pause m at such a

portion and

automatically restart

recording (n).]

This will cause recording to be interrupted for

several seconds to several minutes, and multiple

thumbnails will be created by one recording

session as shown above. In this case, the

recordable time on disc will decrease.

•Be careful when removing the disc since the

metal of removal slot of DVD video camera/

recorder, and disc itself, may be hot.

●Storing discs

•When storing disc, insert it in Round DVD

Holder into plastic case.

•Be careful that no condensation occurs on disc.

•Do not place disc in following places:

−Direct sunlight for a long time

−Where humidity is high or in dusty place

−While there is heat from a heater, etc.

Note:

•See page 82 when cleaning the removed disc.

•See page 81 for how to handle disc removed from Round

DVD Holder.

•See page 81 for how to set the disc removed from Round

DVD Holder or another disc correctly in Round DVD

Holder.

Do not touch

Block noise

001/ 006All Progra

PLAY

RAM

Fig. 1

001 / 002All Progra

PLAY

RAM

(Recording one scene

may produce multiple

thumbnails.)

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AVAILABLE CARDS

●Handling card

•Do not use cards other than

the designated ones.

•Be sure to use a brand new

Card when recording vital

images.

•Do not touch the card

terminal or allow it to touch

metal.

•Do not paste anything other

than exclusive label on label pasting portion.

•Do not subject card to impact, bend or drop it.

•Do not disassemble card or modify it.

•Do not expose card to water.

•Do not use or store card in the following places:

−Where the temperature is high, such as in

vehicle at high temperatures, under burning

sun or near a heater.

−Where humidity is high, or in dusty place

•When the erasure prevention switch on SD

memory card is locked, no recording, deletion or

editing will be possible on the card.

●Common cautions for disc and card

•It is recommended that you create a backup file

for valuable data on hard disk of PC.

•Do not do the following, or the data on card may

be damaged or lost:

−Do not remove the card or turn DVD video

camera/recorder off during reading or

writing of data

−Do not use DVD video camera/recorder in a

place subject to static electricity or electrical

noise

Note:

•This DVD video camera/recorder can play back image

data recorded on other digital cameras conforming to

the DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) standard.

The range of image data playable on this DVD video

camera/recorder is that with pixels from 80 horizontal ×

60 vertical to 4000 horizontal × 3000 vertical.

•DCF is an integrated image file format of digital

cameras: Image files can be used on all digital devices

conforming to DCF.

•Image data edited on PC and certain types of image

data may not be visible on this DVD video camera/

recorder.

•The image data recorded on another device may not be

playable on this DVD video camera/recorder.

SD memory card

and MultiMediaCard

can be used on this

DVD video camera/

recorder.

Terminal

Erasure prevention

switch Locked status

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Storage Capacity on Disc or Card

RECORDABLE TIME OF MOVIE (VIDEO)

The recordable time will vary depending on the video recording quality: See page 96 for the setting of

video recording quality.

Movie recordable time on one disc (on single side) (when recording only movies)

*1:Variable bit recording (recording of more than 18 minutes may be possible because the transfer rate varies

automatically between approx. 3-10 Mbps)

*2:Fixed bit rate: Approx. 6 Mbps

*3:Fixed bit rate: Approx. 3 Mbps

*4:Linear PCM recording (see “Terminology”, P. 160) (If your DVD player does not conform to MPEG audio player 2,

record in LPCM mode)

Note:

•Audio in XTRA, FINE or STD mode is recorded in the MPEG audio layer 2 format, which is the option standard of DVD

video standard.

•No movie can be recorded on SD memory card or MultiMediaCard.

•Although the movie quality mode can be changed midway for recordings on DVD-RAM disc, it cannot be changed

on DVD-R disc once the mode has been decided.

•If you record in XTRA mode at high temperatures, the DVD video camera/recorder will get hot and the maximum

transfer rate will be limited to approx. 6 Mbps.

•If a disc recorded is used at high temperatures, normal playback may be impossible: Turn the DVD video camera/

recorder off once, wait until the ambient temperature becomes lower, and then operate it again.

RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON DISC

●Number of recordable stills on one side of disc: Up to 999

If the disc still has free space after recording 999 stills on it, movies can also be recorded on it.

Recording quality Disc used Application

DVD-RAM DVD-R

XTRA Approx. 18 min *1 No recording possible Very high quality

FINE Approx. 30 min *2 Approx. 30 min *2 High quality

STD Approx. 60 min *3 Approx. 60 min *3 Standard quality

LPCM *4 No recording possible Approx. 30 min Audio quality prioritized

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RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON

CARD

The number of recordable stills will vary

depending on the recording quality: See page 97

for the setting of recording quality.

For DZ-MV550A

For DZ-MV580A

(The numbers of recordable stills above are only for

reference)

Note:

•Cards used on other devices can be used on this DVD

video camera/recorder.

•No movie or music data recorded on card can be

checked, viewed or heard on this DVD video camera/

recorder. In addition, no such a data file can be displayed

on this DVD video camera/recorder.

•Use the remaining display function to check the

remaining free space on disc before use. See “Verifying

Remaining Free Space on Disc or Card (Capacity)” on

page 134.

•Some still data recorded on this DVD video camera/

recorder may not be playable on another device.

SIZE AND QUALITY OF PHOTOS

The pixel size of stills (JPEG) that can be recorded

on this DVD video camera/recorder is as follows:

The following table shows the file size and quality

of one still (JPEG) recorded on card:

Although still images are recorded on DVD-RAM

disc only in the FINE mode, the quality mode can

be chosen when recording stills on card. (P. 97)

The file size of a photo recorded on DVD-RAM

disc in “N PHOTO” status is equal to or larger

than that recorded on card using the FINE quality

in “P PHOTO”.

* JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group.

JPEG is one of the photo image compression

standards. It is widely used in digital still cameras

since JPEG files can be used on ordinary PC. When

this DVD video camera/recorder records on

DVD-RAM disc in “N PHOTO” status, a JPEG

photo will be recorded, along with a photo that

conforms to the DVD video recording (DVD-VR)

format which is used to be output to TV

(see “Terminology”, P. 160). Only JPEG photos

will be recorded on SD memory card.

Note:

•No still can be recorded on DVD-R disc.

•Since the file size is restricted in all quality modes when

recording photos on card (P PHOTO), the quality of

photos on card may be inferior to those recorded on

DVD-RAM disc (N PHOTO).

Capacity

Recording quality

FINE NORM ECO

8 MB

Approx. 45 Approx. 95 Approx. 190

16 MB

Approx. 100 Approx. 200 Approx. 400

32 MB

Approx. 220 Approx. 440 Approx. 880

64 MB

Approx. 440 Approx. 880 Approx. 1,760

128MB

Approx. 880 Approx. 1,760 Approx. 3,520

256 MB

Approx. 1,760 Approx. 3,520 Approx. 7,040

512 MB

Approx. 3,520 Approx. 7,040 Approx. 14,080

Capacity

Recording quality

FINE NORM ECO

8 MB

Approx. 8 Approx. 14 Approx. 20

16 MB

Approx. 22 Approx. 35 Approx. 50

32 MB

Approx. 50 Approx. 80 Approx. 110

64 MB

Approx. 100 Approx. 160 Approx. 220

128MB

Approx. 200 Approx. 320 Approx. 440

256 MB

Approx. 400 Approx. 640 Approx. 880

512 MB

Approx. 800 Approx. 1,280 Approx. 1,760

Model Setting

Camera input External input

DZ-MV550A 640 × 480 pixels 640 × 480 pixels

DZ-MV580A 1,280 × 960 pixels 640 × 480 pixels

Quality File size Application

DZ-MV550A DZ-MV580A

FINE Approx.

128 KB Approx.

512 KB When image

quality is

prioritized

NORM Approx.

64 KB Approx.

384 KB Standard quality

ECO Approx.

32 KB Approx.

256 KB When number of

stills is prioritized

(quality will be

slightly inferior)

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Setups

This section explains preparations for recording - setting up the DVD video camera/recorder and

battery.

Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/Recorder

HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER

Insert your right hand from the bottom of DVD video camera/recorder up to the base of your thumb.

Put your hand in a position where you can easily operate the REC button and the Zoom lever.

Adjust the length of hand strap so that the DVD video camera/recorder is stable when you press the REC

button with your thumb.

Note:

Do not adjust the hand strap while holding the DVD video

camera/recorder: Doing this could cause the DVD video

camera/recorder to fall and be damaged.

Caution:

Do not lift the DVD video camera/recorder by

holding the viewfinder or LCD monitor: If the

viewfinder or LCD monitor comes off, the DVD video

camera/recorder will fall.

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ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP

ATTACHING LENS CAP

1Attach the shorter end of lens cap string to the

lens cap.

2Attach the longer end of lens cap string to the

attachment hole of DVD video camera/

recorder.

3Push the both sides of cap inward and attach it

over the lens.

Note:

•Always keep the lens cap on when not using the DVD

video camera/recorder, to protect the lens.

•When recording, attach the lens cap to the hand strap by

hooking the tab inside the cap onto strap for comfortable

shooting.

Pass the shoulder strap through

the shoulder strap attachments.

Be sure to pass through the 2 slots.

Shorter end

Longer end

Push and fit

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INSERTING BATTERY INTO REMOTE CONTROL

Insert the provided lithium battery into remote control.

1Slide the cover to remove it.

2Insert the lithium battery with the positive R

terminal facing up.

3Slide the cover to close it.

Note:

The life of lithium battery is approximately one year. If the

battery is discharged, no operation is possible with remote

control: Replace the battery.

REMOVING BATTERY FROM REMOTE CONTROL

1While pushing the battery stopper, slide the

battery out.

Warning:

•KEEP THE BATTERY AWAY FROM CHILDREN AND

PETS.

•IF SWALLOWED CONSULT A PHYSICIAN

IMMEDIATELY FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT.

•BATTERY MAY EXPLODE IF NOT HANDLED

PROPERLY. DO NOT RECHARGE, DISASSEMBLE

OR DISPOSE OF IN FIRE.

Note:

•Replace the battery with a Hitachi Maxell, Sony,

Panasonic, Sanyo, Toshiba CR2025, or Duracell

DL2025. Use of another battery may present a risk of fire

or explosion.

•Dispose of battery safely in accordance with local laws.

Do not dispose of in fire.

•Do not short circuit the battery.

•Do not hold the battery with the metallic tweezers.

•Keep the battery in a dark, cool, dry place.

Battery stopper

While pushing

battery stopper

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●Using Remote Control

Point the remote control to the infrared receiver on the DVD video camera/recorder. The remote

controllable distance is up to 16 feet (5 m).

Note:

•When using the remote control, make sure that the

infrared receiver on DVD video camera/recorder is not

exposed to direct sunlight or any intense light. If the

infrared receiver is subject to light stronger than the

infrared light from remote control, the DVD video

camera/recorder cannot be operated by remote control.

•If there is an obstacle between the remote control and

infrared receiver on DVD video camera/recorder,

remote control may not be possible.

•The DVD video camera/recorder uses the “VCR2”

remote control code of Hitachi VCRs. If you use a Hitachi

VCR, etc. with remote control code set to “VCR2”, a VCR

placed near the DVD video camera/recorder will also be

operated by the remote control: To prevent this, change

the remote control code of the VCR.

VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH VIEWFINDER

1Pull out the viewfinder.

2Turn the diopter control knob to adjust the

focus to suit your eyesight.

Note:

•If no image appears in viewfinder, refer to “Check 6” on

page 164.

•If the LCD monitor is open approximately 90°, the

viewfinder will be off.

•Focusing will not be correct unless the viewfinder is

pulled out.

10˚

15˚

Approx. 16 feet (5m)

Infrared receiver

Diopter control

Pull out the finder until a

click is heard.

Viewfinder

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VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR SCREEN

If you open the LCD monitor, you can monitor subject image on the LCD screen.

1Open the LCD monitor.

The LCD monitor has a portion where you can

hook your finger. Hook the finger there to open

the monitor.

●Range where the LCD monitor can

be moved

The LCD monitor can be opened up to

approximately 90º.

If the LCD m onit or is open 90°, i t can be tilted wi th

the screen down as much as 90°, and can also be

tilted with screen up and turned up to 180° so the

screen faces in the same direction as the lens.

If the LCD monitor is turned 180° so the screen

faces in the same direction as the lens during

recording, subject image will also appear in the

viewfinder as a mirror image (left/right reversed).

Tilt the LCD monitor to adjust its vertical angle so

that you can see the screen easily.

Note:

•If no image appears on LCD monitor screen, refer to

“Check 7” on page 164.

•Be sure to open the LCD monitor approximately 90º

before changing its vertical angle.

•Do not record for a prolonged time with the LCD monitor

turned approximately 180º in close contact with the DVD

video camera/recorder body: Doing this could cause the

DVD video camera/recorder and LCD monitor to

become hot.

180˚

90˚90˚

Hook your finger

90°

(Bottom)

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CLOSING LCD MONITOR

Before closing the LCD monitor, be sure to reset it

at right angles to the DVD video camera/recorder.

Replace the LCD monitor on the DVD video

camera/recorder with the LCD screen facing

inward until a click is heard.

Note:

•Be sure to return the LCD monitor at right angles to the

DVD video camera/recorder before closing it or

replacing it on the DVD video camera/recorder with its

screen facing outside. If the LCD monitor is tilted, it

cannot be closed to the DVD video camera/recorder.

•If the LCD monitor is not securely locked to the DVD

video camera/recorder, no image will appear in the

viewfinder.

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SETTING DATE AND TIME

Set the current date and time so that the date and time you make a recording can be recorded correctly.

The following procedure can also be used to correct the date and time you have already set.

1Turn the DVD video camera/recorder on.

2Press the MENU button.

The menu screen will

appear.

3Use the joystick to choose

“Date Setup” and then

“Date Set”.

4Tilt the joystick to right.

The figure for the month

will be selected.

[The digit that is

highlighted first

depends on the date

display format (set up in Date Mode): The digit

on the left end of the date display will be first

highlighted.]

Note:

After setting the figure for the month, tilt the joystick to

right to select the digit to be set. If you press the A

button after selecting the figure for the month, the

screen for verifying the set date will appear instead of

screen for setting day, year or time.

5Tilt the joystick to left or

right to select the digit

you want to set in

sequence.

Tilt the joystick up or

down to select the

number for current date/time, and then repeat

step 5 to set the current date and time.

Note:

To stop date/time setting midway, press the C button.

6After setting the current

date and time, press the

A button.

The screen for verifying

the set date will appear.

7If the displayed date and time are correct, use

the joystick to choose “YES”, and then press the

Abutton.

The date and time will be set, and the DVD

video camera/recorder will enter the recording

pause status.

Choosing “NO” will restore the menu screen.

Note:

This DVD video camera/recorder incorporates a

rechargeable battery to store the date and time in memory.

If this built-in battery is exhausted, the date and time will

be reset. To prevent this, connect the AC adapter/charger

to DVD video camera/recorder every 3 months, and leave

them for at least 24 hours with the DVD video camera/

recorder turned off: The built-in battery will be charged.

Tilt up/down and to left/

right to select, and then

press A to designate.

era Funct i ons Setup

Progra

AE : Auto

hi te Bal. : Auto

Dig. Z

oom

: 40x

IC.F i l t er :

16:9

EIS :

ENTER RETURN

RAM

Da te Se t up

RAM

Da te Mode

Da t e Se t 1/ 1 / 2004

ENTER RETURN

12: 00AM

RAM

Da te Mode

ENTER RETURN

Da t e Se t 1/ 1 / 2004

12: 00AM

Da te Se t up

RAM

8 : 00AM

Da te Mode

ENTER RETURN

Da t e Se t 9/3 0/ 2004

Da te Se t up

ENTER RAM

9 /30/2004 8 : 00A

Date set up?

YES NO

Da te Se t

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CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF DATE AND TIME

You can select one of three date display formats: month/day/year, day/month/year or year/month/

day. Associated with the selected date display, the time display format will also change as follows:

1Press the MENU button.

The menu screen will appear.

2Use the joystick to choose

“Date Mode” on the

“Date Setup” menu

screen, and then press

the Abuttom.

The options will appear

on the right of “Date Mode”: The Z mark will be

attached to the currently selected option.

3Use the joystick to select

the desired date display

format, and then press

the Abutton.

The menu screen for

setting date will be

restored, and the “Date Mode” has been

changed as you designated.

4Press the MENU button to switch off the menu

screen.

Note:

If the date display format has been changed, the display

format during playback as well as during recording will

also be changed (see page 52).

Date display format Example of display

M/D/Y 5:00PM

9/30/2004

D/M/Y 17:00

30/9/2004

Y/M/D PM5:00

2004/9/30

RAM

M/D/Y

Y/M/D

Da te Mode

ENTER RETURN

Da t e Se t D/M/Y

Da te Se t up RAM

Da te Mode

ENTER RETURN

Da t e Se t D/M/Y

Da te Se t up

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Setting Up the Battery

The DZ-BP14S battery provided with this DVD video camera/recorder has not been charged at purchase

time: Charge it before using the DVD video camera/recorder.

Note:

•Be sure to use the DZ-BP14S, DZ-BP14SW (optional) battery for the DVD video camera/recorder: Using other

batteries could cause the DVD video camera/recorder to malfunction, or result in fire.

•Be sure to use the DZ-ACS1 AC adapter/charger to charge the battery: Using other chargers could cause electric

shock or fire.

•Charge the battery at temperatures of 50 - 86°F (10-30°C).

•If the CHARGE indicator does not light when the AC adapter/charger is plugged into AC outlet, unplug it from the AC

outlet, wait a few moments, and then plug it into the AC outlet again. If the CHARGE indicator still does not light, the

AC adapter/charger may be faulty. Unplug it from the AC outlet and consult your dealer.

•The AC adapter/charger can be used around the world. An AC plug adapter is required in some foreign countries. If

you need one, purchase it from your local electronics distributor.

CHARGING BATTERY

Use the provided AC adapter/charger to charge

the battery.

1Connect the power cable to AC adapter/

charger.

2Plug the power cable into AC outlet.

The CHARGE indicator on AC adapter/

charger will light.

3Attach the battery to AC adapter/charger.

Note:

When charging a battery, unplug the DC power cord from

the DC output jack on AC adapter/charger.

AC 200-240V

AC Plug Adapter (not supplied)

Power cable

POWER and

CHARGE indicators

AC adapter/charger

Battery

CHARGE indicator

POWER

indicator

DC output terminal

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●Battery charged status

You can find out the charged status of battery by checking the CHARGE indicator on AC adapter/charger:

Note:

See “Troubleshooting” on page 172 when the CHARGE indicator blinks.

●Reference for time required to charge battery (at approx. 25°C):

Approx. 165 minutes

The charge time will vary depending on the remaining power level of battery.

ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER

1Fit the battery to the battery attachment

platform on this DVD video camera/recorder

and slide it upward until a click is heard.

Note:

•Make sure that the battery is in the correct orientation.

•Make sure that the battery is securely attached:

Incomplete attachment could cause the battery to fall,

resulting in damage.

REMOVING BATTERY

After using the DVD video camera/recorder, remove the battery from it.

1Slide the BATTERY EJECT switch on the bottom

of DVD video camera/recorder, and hold it.

2Slide the battery downward to remove it.

Note:

•For safety, be sure to turn the DVD video camera/

recorder off before attaching or removing the battery.

•Be careful not to drop the removed battery.

•If the battery remains attached, minute level current will

flow even if the DVD video camera/recorder is off, and

the battery will discharge.

Charge status CHARGE indicator

During charge Lit

Charge complete Goes out

Terminal

must

face up.

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●Continuously recordable time with

fully charged battery (with no zoom

operation, etc.)

See the following table as a reference for how long

the DVD video camera/recorder can continuously

be used with a fully charged battery:

For DZ-MV550A

For DZ-MV580A

*1 The XTRA mode can be set only when a DVD-RAM

disc is used. The time is only for reference: It will vary

depending on recording contents.

*2 LPCM mode can be set only when DVD-R disc is used.

The reference for how long the DVD video

camera/recorder can actually be used will

be approx. 1/2 to 1/3 of the above time:

The continuously recordable time of DVD video

camera/recorder in the left table shows the time

available when the DVD video camera/recorder is

in the recording mode without using any other

function after recording is started. In actual

recording, the battery will discharge 2-3 times

faster than this reference, since the REC button and

zoom are being operated, and playback is

performed. Assume that the actually recordable

time with a fully charged battery is between 1/2

and 1/3 of the above time, and prepare enough

batteries to allow for the time you are planning to

record on the DVD video camera/recorder.

The continuously recordable time may be less

depending on the conditions when the DVD video

camera/recorder is used (if recording and

recording pause are repeated at short intervals,

etc.).

Note that the battery discharges faster in cold

places.

●The time taken for charging the

battery is 165 minutes at 77ºF

(25ºC).

Note:

•See page 172 when charging is not possible.

•The charge time will vary depending on the battery

remaining level.

•During and after charging, the battery will be warm, but

this does not indicate a fault.

•A battery cannot be charged while the DC power cord is

connected to the DC output jack of AC adapter/charger:

Unplug the DC power cord when charging a battery.

•Charge the battery at ambient temperature 50°F to 86°F

(10°C to 30°C): Charging at temperatures other than this

range could damage the battery.

Video

quality

mode DVD-RAM disc DVD-R disc

XTRA*1 When using

viewfinder approx. 140 min −

When using

LCD monitor approx. 120 min −

FINE When using

viewfinder approx. 140 min approx. 135 min

When using

LCD monitor approx. 120 min approx. 115 min

STD When using

viewfinder approx. 165 min approx. 160 min

When using

LCD monitor approx. 135 min approx. 130 min

LPCM*2 When using

viewfinder −approx. 135 min

When using

LCD monitor −approx. 115 min

Video

quality

mode DVD-RAM disc DVD-R disc

XTRA*1 When using

viewfinder approx. 130 min −

When using

LCD monitor approx. 110 min −

FINE When using

viewfinder approx. 130 min approx. 125 min

When using

LCD monitor approx. 110 min approx. 105 min

STD When using

viewfinder approx. 150 min approx. 145 min

When using

LCD monitor approx. 125 min approx. 120 min

LPCM*2 When using

viewfinder −approx. 125 min

When using

LCD monitor −approx. 105 min

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BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR

When the battery is used to power the DVD video camera/recorder, the battery remaining level appears

in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen as follows:

Note:

The remaining level indicator “w” may be displayed for an extended period, and “x” or “y” may be displayed

for a shorter period.

EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY

Charge battery immediately before using DVD

video camera/recorder:

The battery will slightly discharge even if it is

detached from the DVD video camera/recorder. If

the battery is left attached to DVD video camera/

recorder, it will consume a slight amount of power.

Therefore, it is recommended that you charge the

battery shortly before using the DVD video

camera/recorder, usually on the day before you

plan to use it.

However, since the battery used for this DVD

video camera/recorder is free from the memory

effect, you do not need to completely discharge the

battery before charging it.

When not using the DVD video camera/

recorder for an extended period:

It is recommended that you fully charge the

battery once a year, attach it to DVD video

camera/recorder and use it up; then remove the

battery and store it in a cool place again.

Store in cool, dark place:

When you are not using the DVD video camera/

recorder, remove the battery and store it in a cool,

dark place. If you store it in a place where the

temperature is high, the battery life will be

shortened. Be especially sure not to store the

battery in an environment (in a closed vehicle)

over 140°F (60°C): Neglecting this could damage

the battery. Also, do not store the battery in a place

which is too cold, such as in a refrigerator: Doing

so could cause condensation when using the DVD

video camera/recorder with the battery.

Battery life:

The battery life varies greatly depending on the

ambient environment and how often the DVD

video camera/recorder is used. If the usable time

of DVD video camera/recorder with a fully

charged battery is noticeably short, the battery is

probably dead: Purchase a new one.

Power save and discharge of battery:

It is recommended that you turn the DVD video

camera/recorder off in status other than

recording, since even during recording pause

battery power is consumed at the same level as

during recording.

If, when you specify Power Save On, the recording

pause status continues for approximately 5

minutes, the DVD video camera/recorder will

automatically turn off.

To set or release power save, see “Turning DVD

Video Camera/Recorder Off Automatically

(Power Save)” on page 102.

Fully charged Nearly empty

White portion shows remaining level

(Blinks)

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USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER WITH AC ADAPTER/CHARGER

It is recommended that you use the AC adapter/charger to power the DVD video camera/recorder from

household AC outlet when you perform settings on it, play back or edit images, or use it indoors.

Note:

Be sure to use the specified AC adapter/charger (DZ-ACS1) to power the DVD video camera/recorder. Using other AC

adapter/chargers could cause electric shock or result in fire.

1Connect the power cable to AC adapter/

charger.

2Plug the power cable into AC outlet.

3Plug one end of DC power cord into the DC

output jack on AC adapter/charger.

4Attach the other end of DC power cord to the

battery attachment platform on DVD video

camera/recorder.

Power cable

AC adapter/charger

DC power cord

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Inserting and Removing Disc

INSERTING DISC

1Press down the DISC EJECT button once and

release it.

A few moments after the ACCESS/PC

indicator blinks, the cover of disc insertion

block will open slightly.

2Gently open the cover by hand until it stops.

3Insert the disc, in Round DVD Holder, into the

disc guide until it stops.

Note that the recording/playback surface of

disc must face the inside of DVD video camera/

recorder. The orientation for inserting the disc

into the disc guide is also predetermined: Load

the disc correctly, referring to the figure below.

•The disc exposed portion must face in the same

direction as the lens, as shown in figure.

•The recording/playback side must face the inside

(DVD video camera/recorder).

4Push the section marked “PUSH CLOSE” on

the cover of disc insertion block, to close the

cover.

5Turn the DVD video camera/recorder on

(OVIDEO or N PHOTO).

When “DISC ACCESS” disappears, the DVD

video camera/recorder is ready for recording.

●Identifying recording/playback

sides of disc:

Single sided disc:

The recording/playback side

is opposite to the printed

label.

Double-sided disc:

The recording/playback side

of “SIDE A” is op posi te to the

“SIDE A” marked side.

The recording/playback side

of “SIDE B” is the “SIDE A”

marked side.

Disc cover

DISC EJECT

button

PUSH CLOSE

portion

Disc

guide

Correct

orientation Incorrect

orientation

Incorrect orientation

“SIDE A” mark

The opposite side is

the “SIDE A”

recording/playback

side.

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Note:

•Disc cannot be inserted or removed unless a charged

battery or AC adapter/charger is connected to the DVD

video camera/recorder.

•If a discharged battery is used, the disc cannot be

inserted or removed: Connect a charged battery or AC

adapter/charger to the DVD video camera/recorder.

•See page 82 for how to set disc in Round DVD Holder.

•If there is some delay before recording starts, refer to

“Check 4” on page 163.

•The disc insertion orientation is predetermined: Forcibly

inserting a disc in wrong orientation could damage the

DVD video camera/recorder or Round DVD Holder of

disc.

•If the disc is not correctly inserted, the cover will not

close. Never try to forcibly close the cover: This could

cause damage. Reinsert the disc properly.

•If a single-sided disc is inserted into DVD video camera/

recorder with the printed label facing the inside, an error

message will appear. Remove the disc and reinsert it

with its recording/playback side facing the inside. See

“Trouble Messages” on page 165.

•When using double-sided disc

Recording is possible on both sides of double-sided

disc. However, when recording or playback on one side

is finished, recording or playback will not move

automatically to the other side. Remove the disc once

from the DVD video camera/recorder, turn over the disc

in Round DVD Holder and insert it again for continued

use.

●When using brand-new DVD-R disc

Recognition of the disc will

start.

The messages on the right

will appear in sequence by

pressing the A button

between messages.

When recording on

this DVD video

camera/recorder:

When final message

“Format the disc now?”

appears, choose “YES” and

then press the A button.

The disc will be

automatically formatted.

When formatting is

complete, “DVD-R disc,

Video mode cannot be

changed” will appear (see

page 169): Press the A

button to erase the message.

Once formatted, a DVD-R

disc can no longer be

changed to a disc for PC, even if it has not been

recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder.

Note:

See page 96 for movie quality mode.

When recording data from PC:

While the above messages are being displayed,

press the C button, or when message “Format the

disc now?” appears, choose “NO” and then press

the A button.

However, if data from PC has not yet been

recorded, the disc can be made usable on this DVD

video camera/recorder. When inserting the disc

into this DVD video camera/recorder, the same

message will appear: If you wish to use it on this

DVD video camera/recorder, choose “YES”.

Note:

Do not initialize a disc on which you wish to record data

created using the application (MyDVD) of PC.

Disc is not formatted.

possible to use for camera.

If it formats, it becomes

For

at Disc

CANCEL

ENTER

Format the disc now?

For

at Disc

YES NO

For

at Disc

CANCEL

Howe ve r , when you record

f rom PC connect i on

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please do not format.

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REMOVING DISC

1Set the power switch to

“POWER OFF” to turn the

DVD video camera/

recorder off.

2Press down the DISC EJECT

button once and release it.

In a moment, the cover of

disc insertion block will

open slightly.

3Gently open the cover until

it stops.

When the cover is fully

open, the disc will slightly

come out from the disc

guide, and stop.

4Remove the disc.

Hold the top of Round

DVD Holder as shown in

the illustration and

gently pull it out.

Note:

Be careful not to touch the

disc exposed portion when

removing the disc.

5Gently push the section

indicated “PUSH CLOSE”

on the cover of disc

insertion block, to close the

cover.

Note:

•Even after the DVD video camera/recorder is turned on,

the disc can be removed unless it is in recording status.

Hold down the DISC EJECT button for approximately 2

seconds, and then release it to remove the disc. (The

DISC EJECT indicator on the LCD screen will blink.) It is

recommended that you turn the DVD video camera/

recorder off before inserting or removing disc to prevent

misoperation.

•Do not remove the battery or disconnect the AC adapter/

charger during removal of the disc or until power is

completely turned off: If you do, the disc cover will not

open. If this happens, reattach the battery or AC

adapter/charger, push down the DISC EJECT button

once, and then release it.

•Do not insert anything other than the 8 cm DVD-RAM or

DVD-R disc into the disc insertion block: Doing so could

cause malfunctions.

•Set the power switch to “POWER OFF” to turn the DVD

video camera/recorder off.

•When inserting or removing the disc, be careful not to

touch the inside of DVD video camera/recorder

(especially, the lens of laser pickup (see “Terminology”,

P. 160)). Also, BE SURE NOT to look into the lens in laser

pickup: Doing so could damage your eyesight.

DISC EJECT

When grasping the

holder, avoid the disc

exposed portion.

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Inserting and Removing Card

1Turn the DVD video camera/recorder off.

2Open the cover of card

insertion block.

3Inserting Card:

Insert card with its

terminal inward until it

locks.

Removing Card:

Push the center of card

edge.

The card will come out

so that it can be held by

fingers.

4Close the cover of card

insertion block.

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Basic Techniques

This section explains about recording of movies and still images, and also basic settings on DVD video

camera/recorder.

Basic Handling of DVD Video Camera/Recorder

TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER ON AND OFF

While holding down the gray button at the center

of power switch, set the switch according to each

recording function:

Power ON status

During playback, set the power switch to “O

VIDEO” or “NPHOTO” when using disc, or set it

to “P PHOTO” when using card.

Turn the switch while holding down the gray

button at the center of switch.

Note:

•Once you turn the DVD video camera/recorder on to let

it recognize the disc, you can immediately record or play

back by turning the DVD video camera/recorder on

again (DVD-RAM). However, if you remove the disc,

replace it, or if the date changes after power is turned on,

it will take some time for the DVD video camera/recorder

to start because it must recognize the disc again (see

page 163).

•Once you have recorded on DVD-R disc and the disc is

left in DVD video camera/recorder, you can immediately

start recording when turning the DVD video camera/

recorder on next time (DVD-R disc).

•It will take some time for the DVD video camera/recorder

to display the Disc navigation screen after power is

turned on.

•If you turn the DVD video camera/recorder on, the

ACCESS indicator will light or blink to show that the DVD

video camera/recorder is recognizing the disc or card:

During this time, no operation, such as recording, can be

performed.

After several seconds, the ACCESS indicator will go

out, and operating the DVD video camera/recorder will

be possible.

If the ACCESS indicator does not go out, refer to “Check

4” on page 163.

•When the DVD video camera/recorder is turned on, the

self-diagnosis function will work and a message may

appear. In this case, refer to “Trouble Messages” on

page 165 and take corrective action.

•While the ACCESS/PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is lit

or blinking, do not violently open or close the LCD

monitor.

Set to “N PHOTO”:

To record still on DVD-

RAM disc

Set to “O VIDEO”:

To record movie on DVD

RAM or DVD-R disc

Set to “OFF”:

The DVD video camera/

recorder will turn off.

Set to “P PHOTO”:

To record still on SD

memory card or

MultiMediaCard

Power switch

ACCESS/PC

indicator

CARD ACCESS

indicator

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Recording Movie

1Turn the DVD camera/recorder on.

Set the power switch to “O VIDEO” to turn the

DVD video camera/recorder on.

After the ACCESS/PC indicator goes out,

perform the subsequent operation:

2Check the subject on the screen (viewfinder or

LCD).

If using the viewfinder, pull it out.

3Press the REC button.

The “m” mark in the viewfinder or on the LCD

screen will change to the “n” mark, and

recording will start.

During recording, the recording indicator on

the front of DVD video camera/recorder will

light.

Pressing REC again during recording will set

the DVD video camera/recorder to the

recording pause status.

4When recording is finished, turn the DVD

video camera/recorder off.

Note:

•See “Check 1” on page 163 when recording movie is not

possible.

•See “Check 4” on page 163 if it takes some time before

recording is possible.

•See “Check 5” on page 164 if the DVD video camera/

recorder does not operate.

•See page 52 for on-screen information display.

•It is recommended that you use DVD-RAM disc from

which recorded contents can be deleted.

•Sound is recorded from the stereo microphone on the

front of DVD video camera/recorder: Take care that this

microphone is not blocked.

•You can press the REC button immediately after the

DVD video camera/recorder enters the recording pause

status, but no further recording can be made while

“DISC ACCESS” is being displayed.

Recording will restart after the message disappears.

•Do not turn power off while message “DISC ACCESS” is

being displayed.

•Take care that power is not interrupted while the

ACCESS/PC indicator is blinking.

•The minimum recordable time of movie is approximately

3 seconds.

•See page 103 for setting of Record LED (recording

indicator) On/Off.

•For various functions available during recording, see

“Setting Up Camera Functions” on page 90.

•Hitachi cannot be responsible for video and audio that

cannot be recorded or edited because of any defect.

•The power switch can be changed over even during

recording, but the operation will not be changed.

•Each time the DVD video camera/recorder enters the

recording pause status, the counter display will be reset

to “0:00:00”.

•When using DVD-R disc, do not perform the following, or

data on the disc may not be read:

- Using another device, doing additional recording on

DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video camera/

recorder

- Using this DVD video camera/recorder, doing

additional recording on DVD-R disc recorded on

another device

- It is recommended that you set the LOCK switch to

(to the left) to prevent the power switch in the “O

VIDEO” position from accidentally moving to“N

PHOTO”.

Before You Begin •Insert a recordable DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc into this DVD video camera/

recorder.

Power switch

Pressing REC

once will start

recording;

pressing it

once again will

temporarily

stop recording.

ACCESS/PC

indicator

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Recording Stills

Note:

Recording of still images is possible on DVD-RAM disc

and card.

1Turn the DVD camera/recorder on.

When using DVD-RAM disc:

Set the power switch to “N PHOTO”.

When using card:

Set the power switch to “P PHOTO”.

After the ACCESS indicator goes out, perform

the subsequent operation:

2Check the subject on the screen (viewfinder or

LCD).

3Press the REC button.

The DVD video camera/recorder

automatically focuses on the subject at the

center of screen (when auto focus is selected).

The screen will be black, and then the recorded

still will be displayed. When the “m” mark

appears, you can proceed with the next

recording; while “DISC ACCESS” or “CARD

ACCESS” is being displayed, you cannot

proceed with the next recording.

4Set the power switch to “POWER OFF” to turn

the DVD video camera/recorder off.

Turn power off only after message “DISC

ACCESS” disappears.

Note:

•See “SIZE AND QUALITY OF PHOTOS” on page 30 for

details of photos on card.

•See “Check 2” on page 163 if recording photos is not

possible.

•Shake of the DVD video camera/recorder may cause

blur in recorded image.

•When holding the DVD video camera/recorder for

recording, grasp it securely with both hands.

•When recording with higher zoom magnification, it is

recommended that you secure the DVD video camera/

recorder on a tripod.

•Do not operate the power switch or remove the card

while the ACCESS/PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is lit

or blinking: Doing so may damage the card or the data

on card.

•With DZ-MV580A, the range of screen in which

recording is possible will be different for movie and still.

ACCESS/PC

indicator

CARD

ACCESS

indicator

Power switch

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Compensating for Backlight

1Press the BLC button during recording.

The backlight correction icon will appear.

Note:

•Pressing the BLC button will alternate between

backlight setting between on and off.

•The backlight setting will automatically return to “off”

when the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

When subject is lighted from rear, this function will compensate for lighting so that the subject is not too

dark.

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On-Screen Information

Various types of information will appear in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen during recording.

INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING RECORDING

See the next page for details.

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FULL AUTO

The above screen is an example for explanation:

It is different from the actual display.

e2. Program AE

k3. White balance

n4. EIS

o5. Manual Focus

m6. Backlight compensation

1. Recording mode

13. Zoom

Exposure correction

FULL AUTO indicator

Warning message

14. Disc/Card type

15. Movie

Recording quality

p7. Microphone filter

8. 16:9 mode

9. Video flash

10. Self-timer

11. External Input

12. Recording status

Movie recording

time

16. Remaining space

on disc/card

17. Remaining

battery level

18. Brightness/Color

density of LCD

screen or Volume

Current date/time

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1. Recording mode (P. 49, 50, 98)

G:Movie

N: Still

BDC: External input still (field)

BEC: External input still (frame)

2. Program AE (only in movie recording mode)

(P.90)

No display: Auto

b:Sports

c:Portrait

d: Spotlight

e: Sand & Snow

f: Low Light

3. White balance (P.91)

No display: Auto

h:Set

i: Outdoor

j:Indoor1

k:Indoor2

4. Electronic image stabilizer (EIS)*1 (P.93)

No display: EIS OFF

n:EIS ON

5. Manual focus (P.71)

No display: Autofocus

o: (display in English or German):

Manual focus

: (display in French or Italian):

Manual focus

: (display in Spanish): Manual focus

6. Backlight compensation (P.51)

No display: Backlight compensation OFF

m: Backlight compensation ON

7. Microphone filter (only in movie recording

mode) (P.93)

No display: Microphone filter OFF

p: Microphone filter ON

8. 16:9 mode*2 (P.94)

No display: 16:9 mode OFF

:16:9 mode ON

9. Video flash*3 [when Video Flash (sold

separately) is attached] (only in still recording

mode) (P.75)

No display: Emits light automatically

: Always emits light

: No light emission

10.Self-timer (only in still recording mode) (P.99)

No display: Self-timer OFF

q: Self-timer ON (count is from 10

seconds)

11.External Input (P.98)

LIN :AV input

SIN

*3 : S-VIDEO input

12.Recording status

n: During recording

m: During recording pause

No display*4

13.Zoom (P.56)

(Digital Zoom: Off)

(Digital Zoom: 40×)

(Digital Zoom: 500× (DZ-MV550A),

240× (DZ-MV580A), only in movie

recording mode)

14.Disc/Card type

I: DVD-RAM

K:DVD-R

J: DVD-RAM (write-protected)

M: DVD-R disc already finalized on this

DVD video camera/recorder

N: DVD-R disc finalized on a device

other than this DVD video camera/

recorder

O: SD memory card or

MultiMediaCard

P: Locked SD memory card

No display*5

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15.Movie recording quality

(only when using disc) (P.96)

XTRA : Best quality (only when using DVD-

RAM disc)

LPCM : Best audio quality (only when using

DVD-R disc)

FINE : High quality

STD : Standard quality

Still recording quality

(only when using card) (P.97)

FINE : High quality

NORM : Standard quality

ECO : Number of recordable stills is

prioritized

16.Remaining space on disc/card*6

REM XX MIN*7 : Remaining recordable

minutes during movie

recording

REM XX*8 : Number of remaining

recordable still images during

still recording

17.Remaining battery level (P.42)

w(full charge)

z(low remaining charge)

18.Brightness/Color density of LCD screen or

Volume (P. 58, 101)

The volume can be adjusted during external

input and playback.

*1 EIS cannot be used when recording stills on DZ-MV580A.

*2 Not displayed on DZ-MV550A. Displayed on DZ-MV580A only when a DVD-RAM disc is used in the movie

recording mode.

*3 Not displayed on DZ-MV550A.

*4 When no disc or card is in the DVD video camera/recorder, or disc has not yet been initialized, a write-protected

disc or locked card, or a disc or card with no remaining space, has been inserted.

*5 When a disc or card that cannot be used in this DVD video camera/recorder is inserted

*6 No remaining time or number will be displayed with a protected disc or locked card, or finalized DVD-R disc.

*7 In XTRA mode, possible recording time may be longer than the displayed time.

*8 The displayed number of recordable stills is for reference: This number may not decrease, depending on the

recording conditions (not displayed with a DVD-R disc).

●Switching the information display mode

You can switch the display mode of on-screen information:

Press the DISPLAY button.

The full and minimum display modes will alternate.

•Full display mode: All types of information will appear.

•Minimum display mode: The recording mode (see 1 on page

52) and recording status (see 12 on page 52) will appear. If the

DVD video camera/recorder has warning information, a warning message will appear.

Note:

The DVD video camera/recorder does not record the date and time as a part of image. However, this information during

recording will be recorded with image as data which can be checked on Disc Navigation screen during playback (see

“Information Display During Playback” on page 62).

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●Display when recording an image of yourself

When recording with the LCD screen facing the same direction as the lens,

the operating status will appear, and in addition, the battery remaining level

will blink when the battery has almost no remaining charge.

The following operating status indicator will light or blink to give warning

message to user. The message can be checked when returning the LCD

monitor 180° to the original status from the status in which the LCD screen

was facing the same direction as the lens.

No warning/message (see page 52) will appear when recording with the LCD screen facing the same

direction as the lens.

Instead, the following screen display symbols will blink to inform you of the operation status of DVD

video camera/recorder.

When the LCD monitor is turned 180° from the position with the LCD screen facing the same direction

as the lens, the warning/message can be checked.

Note:

•If the LCD screen is set facing the same direction as the lens, the LCD screen will display a mirror image (left and right

reversed).

•If the LCD screen is set facing the same direction as the lens, you can also view subject image in the viewfinder.

•Although you can switch to the manual focus, exposure and on-screen display modes even during recording with LCD

screen facing the same direction as lens, they will not appear on the screen.

Screen

display

symbol Description

Q• A write-protected disc is loaded.

• A locked card is loaded.

• An unusable card is loaded.

N• An attempt to record a still is being made with a

DVD-R disc used.

• An unusable disc is loaded.

k• The remaining capacity on disc is approaching 0.

• The remaining capacity on disc or card is

approaching 0.

• There is no remaining capacity on disc or card.

• An attempt to record a copy-guarded image is

being made.

Operating status/

warning message

Battery remaining

level

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Zooming

If you continue to hold the zoom lever on the “T”

control side with Dig. Zoom 40x or 240x specified,

the digital zoom will be activated midway (when

optical 18-power is exceeded on DZ-MV550A or

optical 10-power is exceeded on DZ-MV580A).

You can zoom up to 500-power on DZ-MV550A;

up to 240-power on DZ-MV580A.

1Press the MENU button,

choose “Dig. Zoom” on

the “Camera Functions

Setup” menu screen, and

then press the A

button.

2Choose the desired

magnification, and then press the A button.

3Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Moving the zoom lever will display the digital

zoom bar.

*500x will appear on DZ-MV550A; 240x will

appear on DZ-MV580A.

Note:

•The digital zoom setting will be stored in memory even

if the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

•You can also use the DIGITAL ZOOM button on remote

control to switch the digital zoom setting: Pressing the

button during movie recording will switch the setting

between “Off”, “40×” and “500x” (on DZ-MV550A) or

“240x” (on DZ-MV580A): Pressing the button during still

recording will switch between “Off” and “40×”.

•If you set zoom to 500× (DZ-MV550A), 240× (DZ-

MV580A) when recording still, the digital zoom will be up

to 40×.

•When a subject is zoomed, it may be momentarily out of

focus.

•When digital zoom is engaged, the image quality will be

rougher.

W: recording wide area

(wide-angle)

T: recording enlarged

image (telephoto)

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When Dig. Zoom is "On"(40x)

Digital zoom range

When Dig. Zoom is "On"(240x)

Digital zoom range

(only in movie recording) *

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MACRO RECORDING

Use the macro function when recording a small object from close-up position: You can shoot the subject

as close as approximately 13/16” (2 cm) from the lens surface, magnifying the image to fill the screen.

1Aim the DVD video camera/recorder at the

subject, and press down the zoom lever to “W”

control side.

Note:

•Zoom can be used, but the subject may not be focused,

depending on the distance to the subject. In this case,

move the zoom to “W” control side to focus.

•The amount of light tends to be insufficient during macro

recording: If the subject image is too dark, use additional

lighting.

RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO

EFFECT

Use tele-conversion lens or wide-conversion lens with a filter diameter of 37 mm and thread pitch of 0.75

mm, to record subjects for stronger telephoto or wide-angle effect.

1Remove the lens hood from DVD video

camera/recorder. 2Remove the cap of conversion lens, and screw

the lens into the filter thread of DVD video

camera/recorder until it stops.

•Tele-conversion lens (DZ-TL1): For stronger telephoto effect

•Wide-conversion lens (DZ-WL1): For stronger wide-angle effect

Note:

•Be careful not to lose the removed lens hood.

•With DZ-TL1 tele-conversion lens, the focusing range at

“T” (telephoto) control side is between approx. 5 m and

infinite.

•When a conversion lens is attached, note that if you

zoom in on a subject, vignetting will slightly occur on the

“W” (wide-angle) control side (the four corners of screen

will be dim).

•When replacing the lens, take care not to drop the DVD

video camera/recorder.

(Attach)

Conversion lensLens hood

(Remove)

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Playing Back

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PLAYING BACK

1Press A button in the recording pause status.

The DVD video camera/recorder will enter the

playback mode, and the scene you have

recorded last will be played back. (For “scene”,

see P. 105 and “Terminology”, P. 160.)

When playback is finished, the DVD video

camera/recorder will enter the pause status at

the last image on disc.

If the playback pause status continues for as

long as 5 minutes, the DVD video camera/

recorder will automatically return to the

recording pause status.

2Press the C button.

Playback will stop, and recording pause status

will be restored.

Note:

•If the LCD monitor is open during playback of movie,

playback sound will be heard from the speaker. Adjust

the sound volume using the volume control buttons (S,

R).

•To temporarily stop playback, press the A button.

Press the A button again to restart playback.

•Even if you stop playback midway and immediately start

recording again, the new image will be recorded after the

last scene on disc or card (the previous images will not

be overwritten).

•Image data edited on PC or certain types of image data

may not appear on this DVD video camera/recorder.

•Image data recorded on another camcorder may not be

playable on this DVD video camera/recorder.

•Depending on the amount of data to be played back, it

may take some time for the playback image to appear.

•Do not operate the power switch or remove the card

while the ACCESS/PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is lit

or blinking: Doing so may damage the card or the data

on card.

Before You Begin • Insert a disc or card recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder (P. 49,

50).

•Turn the DVD video camera/recorder on (P. 48).

Tilt up/down and to left/

right to select, and then

press A to designate.

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PLAYBACK FROM START OF DISC OR CARD

Use the Go To function (P. 61) or Disc Navigation

function (P. 105) to play back from the start of disc

or card.

SEARCH PLAYBACK OF MOVIE

During playback, tilt the joystick to right or left

and hold it: Search playback will start.

Hold to right : Scenes will be visually

scanned forward

Hold to left : Scenes will be visually

scanned backward

Release the joystick when you find the desired

image: Normal playback will start from that point.

Note:

•When you skip or search scenes from playback or

playback pause, the screen will be dark briefly.

•See page 163 if search playback does not operate

normally.

FRAME ADVANCE/FRAME BACK/SLOW PLAYBACK OF MOVIE

During playback pause, tilt the joystick: Frame

advance, frame back or slow playback will start.

Tilt to right once : Picture will advance

one frame.

Tilt to left once : Picture will go back

one frame.

Hold to right : Forward slow playback

Hold to left : Reverse slow playback

After frame advance, frame back or slow

playback, the DVD video camera/recorder will

enter the playback pause status.

Note:

•In slow playback, a rapidly moving subject image may be

distorted.

•The intervals for playing back frames in frame advance/

frame back/slow playback are as follows:

Frame advance and forward slow: Approx. 0.03 second

Frame back and reverse slow: Approx. 0.5 second

•No sound will be heard during search playback or slow

playback.

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SKIP PLAYBACK OF MOVIE

During playback, tilt the joystick up or down to

locate the start of desired scene.

Tilt down once : To skip to the first image of the

scene following the one being

played back, and start

playback.

Tilt up once : To return to the first image of

the scene being played back,

and start playback.

Hold down : To continuously locate the

beginnings of scenes, starting

from the scene following the

scene being played back.

When the desired image

appears, release the joystick:

Playback will start from that

point.

Hold up : To continuously locate the

beginnings of scenes

backward, starting from the

scene preceding the scene

currently being played back.

When the desired image

appears, release the joystick:

Playback will start from that

point.

Note:

•If you perform skip playback during playback pause, the

DVD video camera/recorder will enter the playback

pause status at the beginning of the located scene.

•Tilting down in the last scene on disc will set the DVD

video camera/recorder to the playback pause status at

the last image.

•See “Check 3” on page 163 if skip playback does not

operate normally.

PLAYING BACK STILLS

Tilt the joystick up or down during playback to

quickly play back stills in sequence.

Tilt down once : To display stills one by one

forward

Tilt up once : To display stills one by one

backward

[When using disc]

Releasing the joystick will start continuous

playback.

[When using card]

When the joystick is released, the photo at that

point will be displayed, and then the DVD video

camera/recorder will enter the playback pause

status.

Set the slide show function for continuous display

(P. 139).

Portion being played back

Tilt up twice Tilt up once Tilt down once Tilt down twice

Tilt up once Tilt down once Tilt down twice

Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3

Portion being played back

Tilting up the joystick at a portion several seconds from

the start of scene being played back will return to the

start of the scene preceding that being played back.

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JUMPING TO SPECIFIED POINT (GO TO)

1Press the MENU button

during playback.

2Choose the option (point

you want to go to), and

then press the A

button.

Top :To go to the start, and enter playback

pause.

End : To go to the end of last scene, and enter

playback pause.

Specify :To go to a specified point and enter

playback pause. See the following for

details.

●Specifying the point to view

1Choose “Specify” in step 2 above, and then

press the A button.

The screen for specifying the point to go to will

appear.

2Use the joystick to select the desired time of

chosen point.

Tilt up : To select the start.

Tilt down : To select the end.

Tilt to left or right :

·Press once: To move the cursor in 10-

second units (1-still units

for card)

·Hold down: To move the cursor in 1-

minute units (10-still

units for card)

3Press the A button to enter the selection.

The DVD video camera/recorder will go to the

specified point and enter the playback pause

status.

Pressing A again will start playback.

To cancel the “Go To” procedure midway, press the

C button before going to the specified point.

Note:

•If multiple scenes are selected using the Disc Navigation

function or SELECT button, choosing “Top” will jump to

the beginning of selected scenes (P. 133).

•When multiple scenes are selected, the total time of

selected scenes will appear in the “total recording time”

display.

•With card, the number of stills will appear at the “TOP”,

“CURRENT”, “END” and “GO TO” indicators.

•The cursor may not move at same-pitch intervals.

Go T o

RAM

ENTER RETURN

End

Spec i f y

Top

Go to

TOP END ENTER CANCEL

GO TO

0:00:00 0:24:240:03:26

0:03:26

TOP ENDCURRENT

Position of currently

played back image Total recording time of

all selected scenes

Cursor

Cursor position

Go to

TOP END ENTER CANCEL

TOP

GO TO

ENDCURRENT

0:00:00

0:00:00 0:24:240:03:26

(When the start of scene is selected)

Cursor at current image position.

Cursor at (GO TO) position.

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On-Screen Information Display

INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING PLAYBACK

Various types of information on recording will be superimposed on playback image you are viewing.

●Switching the information display

mode

Press the DISPLAY button: You can switch the

display mode of on-screen information.

When using disc:

When using card:

*1O (VIDEO) or N (PHOTO); Only N (PHOTO)

with card.

*2678 Program or 12345 Play List

*3Number of program or play list being played

back (not displayed when all programs are being

played back)

*4Refer to “Disc/Card type” on page 53.

*5Y:Will appear when each function is specified

“On”

*6a:Standard playback

b:Playback pause

c:Forward search playback

d:Reverse search playback

e:Forward skip playback

f:Reverse skip playback

g:Forward frame advance

h:Reverse frame back

Refer to “Playing Back” beginning on page 58

for how to operate.

The “j” mark will appear on the first image on

disc.

The “i” mark will appear on the last image on

disc.

•Recording date/time display: Shows the date/

time when recording was started. Even when

playback starts, the date/time display will not

advance.

•No display: No information will appear.

However, when the mode of playback operation

is switched, the symbol will appear for approx.

3 seconds.

Note:

See “Using Disc Navigation” on page 105 and later for

explanation on program and play list.

No display Playback information

display Recording date/time

RAM

00606 0:00:16

Recording mode*1

Scene No. Repeat play*5

Program No. or Play List No.*3

Program or Play List*2

Counter

Disc type*4

Playback

operation*6

003 100—0003

Recording mode*1

Scene No. File name Lock*5

DPOF*5

Playback operation*6

Slide Show*5

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Checking Flow of Quick Mode

The following two on-screen menu modes are available with this DVD video camera/recorder:

• Quick mode: To display only the fundamental menu items for first timers

• Advanced mode: To display all menu items for experts (P.87)

Set the QUICK MODE switch to ON, and then, while the camera image is being displayed on the

LCD monitor, press the MENU button: The menu of Quick mode will appear.

Only the fundamental menu items will appear in the Quick mode, and the explanation of the function

on which the cursor is positioned will be displayed across the bottom of menu (No explanation on

function will appear in the Advanced mode.).

Tilt the joystick up, down, to left or right to select a menu item, and then press the A button to choose

the option.

See page 89 for how to set the menu.

No menu appears during recording.

1Set the QUICK MODE switch to ON. 2Press the MENU button.

Camera Functions

Record Func t ions Setup

Input Source

Select the

ov ie qual i ty.

ENTER RETURN RA

VIDEO

ode FINE

Display of selected

setup item

Selection of setup items

T: Record Functions

Setup

U: Date Setup

W: Initial Setup

Functions settable

Display of disc or card

being used (P. 52)

Options settable

Guide display

Explanation on function

English

FLOW OF QUICK MODE WHEN RECORDING MOVIE:

The following shows the menu when DVD-RAM disc is being used:

The details of each function are described on the pages showing the Advanced mode: See each reference page.

●Record Functions Setup

●Date Setup

●Initial Setup

Record Funct i ons Set up

Input Source : CA

ERA

ENTER RETURN RA

VIDEO

ode : FINE Record Funct i ons Set up

Input Source

Select the

ov i e qua l i t y.

ENTER RETURN RA

VIDEO

ode FINE Record Funct i ons Setup

Input Source FINE

STD

Fine I

age Qua l i t y.

ENTER RETURN RA

VIDEO

ode XTRA

Record Funct i ons Set up

Input Source CA

ERA

Select the receiving i

age.

ENTER RETURN RA

VIDEO

ode Record Funct i ons Set up

Input Source CA

ERA

LINE

SLINE

Usua l l y se l ec t t h is opt ion.

ENTER RETURN RA

VIDEO

ode

(

P. 9 6

)

(P. 98)

* Displayed on DZ-MV580A

only.

Da t e Se t up

Da t e Se t

ENTER RETURN RA

Da t e Se t up

Da t e Se t 9 /30 /2004

8:00A

Set the cur rent da te and

ENTER RETURN RA

(P. 37)

Init ial Setup

Beep : On

Language : Eng l i sh

ode : Auto

ENTER RETURN RA

Init ial Setup

Beep On

Language

ode

Select the operating sound

On /O f f

ENTER RETURN RA

Initial Setup

Beep On

Language Of f

ode

Beep i s heard.

ENTER RETURN RA

Init ial Setup

Beep

Language Eng l i sh

ode

Change t he l anguage d i sp l ay.

ENTER RETURN RA

Initial Setup

Beep F r anç a i s

Language Españo l

ode Deu t s ch

Change t he l angu Ital iano

ENTER RETURN RA

Eng l i sh

Init ial Setup

Beep

Language

ode Au t o

Select de

ons t ra t i on

ode

set t ing.

ENTER RETURN RA

Initial Setup

Beep Au t o

Language Of f

ode Star t

Star t de

ons t r at i on a f t er

appr ox. 3

inutes.

ENTER RETURN RA

(P. 102)

(P. 103)

(P. 159)

English

FLOW OF QUICK MODE WHEN RECORDING PHOTO (DISC):

The following shows the menu when DVD-RAM disc is being used:

The details of each function are described on pages showing the Advanced mode: See each reference page.

●Record Functions Setup

●Date Setup

●Initial Setup

Note:

No photo can be recorded on DVD-R disc.

Record Funct i ons Set up

Se l f T i

er : Of f

ENTER RETURN RA

Input Source : CA

ERA

Record Funct i ons Set up

Se l f T i

Select the receiving i

age.

ENTER RETURN RA

Input Source CA

ERA

Record Funct ions Setup

Se l f T i

er LINE

SLINE

Usua l l y se l ec t th i s opt ion.

ENTER RETURN RA

Input Source CA

ERA

Record Funct ions Setup

Se l f T i

er Of f

Select the sel f t i

er.

ENTER RETURN RA

Input Source

Record Funct ions Setup

Se l f T i

er On

Of f

Cancel t he se l f t i

recording.

ENTER RETURN RA

Input Source

(P. 98)

(P. 99)

Da t e Se t up

Da t e Se t

ENTER RETURN RA

Da t e Se t up

Da t e Se t 9 /30/ 2004

8:00A

Set the current date and

ENTER RETURN RA

(P. 37)

Init ial Setup

Beep : On

Language : Eng l i sh

ode : Auto

ENTER RETURN RA

Init ial Setup

Beep On

Language

ode

Select the operat ing sound

On /O f f.

ENTER RETURN RA

Init ial Setup

Beep On

Language Of f

ode

Beep i s heard.

ENTER RETURN RA

Init ial Setup

Beep

Language Eng l i sh

ode

Change the l anguage d i sp l ay.

ENTER RETURN RA

Init ial Setup

Beep F r anç a i s

Language Españo l

ode Deu t s ch

Change t he l angu Italiano

ENTER RETURN RA

Eng l i sh

Init ial Setup

Beep

Language

ode Au t o

Select de

ons t ra t i on

ode

set t ing.

ENTER RETURN RA

Init ial Setup

Beep Au t o

Language Of f

ode Star t

Star t de

ons t r at i on a f t er

appr ox. 3

inutes.

ENTER RETURN RA

(P. 102)

(P. 103)

(P. 159)

English

FLOW OF QUICK MODE WHEN RECORDING PHOTO (CARD):

The details of each function are described on pages showing the Advanced mode: See each reference

page.

●Record Functions Setup

●Date Setup

Record Funct i ons Setup

Input Source : CA

ERA

Se l f T i

er : Of f

ENTER RETURN

Qu a l i t y : F I NE Record Funct i ons Setup

Input Source

Se l f T i

Select the photo qual i ty.

ENTER RETURN

Qua l i t y FINE

Record Funct i ons Set up

Input Source NOR

Se l f T i

er ECO

Fine I

age Qua l i t y.

ENTER RETURN

Qua l i t y F I NE

Record Funct i ons Set up

Input Source CA

ERA

Se l f T i

er LINE

SLINE

Usua l l y se l ec t t h is opt ion.

ENTER RETURN

Qua l i t y

Record Funct i ons Set up

Input Source

Se l f T i

er Of f

Select the sel f t i

er.

ENTER RETURN

Qua l i t y Record Funct i ons Set up

Input Source

Se l f T i

er On

Of f

ENTER RETURN

Qua l i t y

Cance l t he se l f t i

recording.

Record Funct i ons Set up

Input Source CA

ERA

Se l f T i

Select the receiving i

age.

ENTER RETURN

Qua l i t y

(P. 97)

(P. 98)

(P. 99)

Da t e Se t up

Da t e Se t

ENTER RETURN

Da t e Se t up

Da t e Se t 9 /30 /2004

8:00A

Set the cur rent da te and

ENTER RETURN

(P. 37)

English

●Initial Setup

Init ial Setup

Beep : On

Language : Eng l i sh

ode : Auto

ENTER RETURN

Init ial Setup

Beep OnOn

Language

ode

Select the operating sound

On /O f f

ENTER RETURN

Ini t ial Setup

Beep On

Language Of f

ode

Beep i s heard.

ENTER RETURN

Init ial Setup

Beep

Language Eng l i sh

ode

Change t he l anguage d i sp l ay.

ENTER RETURN

Ini t ial Setup

Beep F r anç a i s

Language Españo l

ode Deu t s ch

Change t he l angu I tal iano

ENTER RETURN

Eng l i sh

Init ial Setup

Beep

Language

ode Au t o

Select de

ons t ra t i on

ode

set t ing.

ENTER RETURN

Eng l i sh Ini t ial Setup

Beep Auto

Language Of f

ode Star t

Star t de

ons t r at i on a f t er

appr ox. 3

inutes.

ENTER RETURN

Eng l i sh

(P. 102)

(P. 103)

(P. 159)

English

Set the QUICK MODE switch to ON, and then, while Disc Navigation screen is being displayed

on the LCD monitor, press the MENU button: The menu of Quick mode will appear.

Only the fundamental menu items will appear in the Quick mode, and the explanation of the function

on which the cursor is positioned will be displayed across the bottom of menu (except during recording).

1Set the QUICK MODE switch to ON.

2Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

3Select a scene, and then press the MENU

button.

FLOW OF QUICK MODE (WITH DVD-RAM DISC):

The details of each function are described on pages showing the Advanced mode: See each reference

page.

●Scene

Disc Navigation Functions

ETC

Scene

Ed i t

Copy

ENTER RETURN RA

De l e t e

ETC

Scene

Ed i t

Copy

Delete selected scene.

ENTER RETURN RA

De l e t e

ETC

Scene

Ed i t Fade

Copy

Ed i t scenes.

ENTER RETURN RA

De l e t e

ETC

Scene

Ed i t Fade

Copy

Add fading to the beginning

and/ or end o f scene.

ENTER RETURN RA

De l e t e

ETC

Scene

Ed i t

Copy

Copy the selected photo

to card.

ENTER RETURN RA

De l e t e

(P. 111)

(P. 118)

(P. 115)

English

●Disc

●Others

FLOW OF QUICK MODE (WITH DVD-R DISC):

The details of each function are described on pages showing the Advanced mode: See each reference

page.

●Disc

●Others

Note:

The menu item “Capacity” or “Finalize Disc” will not appear with a finalized DVD-R disc.

ETC

Disc

Capa c i t y

ENTER RETURN RA

ETC

Disc

Capa c i t y

Show r e

aining free space

on d i sc.

ENTER RETURN RA

(P. 134)

ETC

Other s

Repea t P l ay : O f f

ENTER RETURN RA

ETC

Other s

Repea t P l ay Of f

Se lec t t he repeat p l ay

set t ing.

ENTER RETURN RA

ETC

Other s

Repea t P l ay On

Of f

Cancel repeat play.

ENTER RETURN RA

(P. 138)

ETC

Disc

Final ize Disc

ENTER RETURN R

Capa c i t y

ETC

Disc

Final ize Disc

Show r e

aining free space

on d i sc.

ENTER RETURN R

Capa c i t y

ETC

Disc

Final ize Disc

Final ize DVD-R disc.

ENTER RETURN R

Capa c i t y

(P. 134)

(P. 137)

ETC

Other s

Repea t P l ay : O f f

ENTER RETURN R

ETC

Other s

Repea t P l ay Of f

Se lec t t he repeat p l ay

set t ing.

ENTER RETURN R

ETC

Other s

Repea t P l ay On

Of f

Cancel repeat play.

ENTER RETURN R

(P. 138)

English

FLOW OF QUICK MODE (WITH CARD):

The details of each function are described on pages showing the Advanced mode: See each reference

page.

Scene

ENTER RETURN

De l e t e Scene

Delete selected photo.

ENTER RETURN

De l e t e

Card

Capa c i t y

ENTER RETURN

Card

Capa c i t y

Show r e

aining free space

on card.

ENTER RETURN

Sl ide Show

Al l

ENTER RETURN

Sl ide Show

Al l

Sl ide play al l scenes.

ENTER RETURN

(P. 111)

(P. 134)

(P. 139)

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Manually Focusing Subject

The DVD video camera/recorder usually focuses on a subject automatically (autofocus). You can also

manually focus a subject depending on the recording conditions.

FOCUSING DURING RECORDING

Normally, the DVD video camera/recorder automatically focuses the subject (auto-focus), but you can

also manually focus a subject, depending on the recording conditions (manual focus).

Focusing range

You can switch the display mode of on-screen information:

•On T (tele) side: approximately 3.6 feet (1 m) from lens surface to infinity

•On W (wide) side: approximately 13/16" (2 cm) from lens surface to infinity

1Press the FOCUS button during recording.

“MF” will appear on the screen.

2Press the zoom lever down to “T” control side to

zoom in on subject.

3Use the S R buttons to adjust the focus, while

viewing the image in the viewfinder or on the

LCD screen. Note:

•Pressing FOCUS will alternate between manual focus

and auto focus. With auto focus, no indication will appear

on the screen.

•Be sure to zoom in on your subject before manually

focusing on it. If you bring the subject into focus at the

“W” control side, focus will be faulty when you turn the

zoom lever to the “T” control side to zoom in on the

subject.

•Manual focus is released when the DVD video camera/

recorder is turned off. When you turn the DVD video

camera/recorder on next time, auto focus will be

restored.

Manual Focus icon

Adjust with S and

Rbuttons

English

Manually focus the following objects, which may not be automatically focused (see page 71):

Objects not in

the center of

screen

Objects

moving rapidly

Object behind

glass with

water droplets,

dirt on it

Objects that

are far and

near at the

same time

Objects with

little variation

in brightness,

such as white

wall

Dark objects

Night view

Objects lit by

neon sign,

spotlight, etc.

which glares or

emits strong

light

English

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Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded

(Exposure)

The DVD video camera/recorder usually adjusts the exposure automatically. You can also manually

adjust the exposure depending on the recording conditions.

1Press the EXPOSURE button during recording.

The exposure indicator will appear on the

screen.

2Use the S R buttons to adjust the exposure,

while viewing the image in the viewfinder or on

the LCD screen.

Note:

•Pressing EXPOSURE will alternate between manual

adjustment and auto exposure. With auto exposure, no

indication will appear on the screen.

•The exposure setting will return to Auto when the DVD

video camera/recorder is turned off.

Exposure indicator Adjust with S and R buttons

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123

Using Full Auto Function

Pressing the FULL AUTO button will fully automate the camera functions.

1Press the FULL AUTO button.

“FULL AUTO” will be displayed on the screen

of DVD video camera/recorder for several

seconds.

The following settings will reset to defaults:

Function When setting

full auto Reference

page

Backlight

compensation Off 51

Focus Auto 71

Exposure Auto 73

Program AE Auto 90

White balance Auto 91

EIS On 93

MIC.Filter Off 93

English

Setting Video Flash (for DZ-MV580A)

See “Introduction to Optional Accessories” on page 157.

When recording stills in a dark place, or the subject

is lit from rear, it is recommended that you use the

optional DZ-FLH3 Video Flash*(P. 157): Refer to

the instruction manual of Video Flash for use.

* Unusable on DZ-MV550A.

Note:

•However, dark subjects may not be in clear focus even

if the Video Flash is used. It is recommended that you

light a subject when recording in a dark place.

•“ ( ” will blink while the video flash is being charged.

•While “ ( ” is flashing, the video flash will not emit light,

though the DVD camera/recorder is recording.

•Do not use the Video Flash when approaching the

human eye. Emitting light from Video Flash near human

eye could damage the subject’s eyesight. Especially

when recording a baby or small child, move the DVD

video camera/recorder at least 1 m away.

•Do not use the Video Flash while pointing it at a driver in

vehicle: Doing so could dazzle the driver, causing an

accident.

•Do not use the Video Flash in a place where there is

flammable or explosive gas: Doing so could cause fire or

explosion.

Setting of

Video Flash On-screen

information Manner of

emitting light

AUTO No display Automatically

emits light in dark

place or in a place

lit from rear.

ON Always emits light

regardless of

brightness

OFF No light emission

English

USING EXTERNAL MICROPHONE

Connect external microphone (generally available) to the external microphone jack of this DVD video

camera/recorder. Clearer sound can be recorded. Turn on the switch on external microphone and start

recording. For details on external microphone, see “Major Specifications” on page 182.

Note:

•Depending on the shape of its plug, an external microphone cannot be plugged in, while the cable is left plugged in

the AV/S input/output terminal. Unplug the AV/S input/output cable to use the external microphone.

•This DVD video camera/recorder cannot use a plug-in power type microphone (power supplied from camcorder).

A/V

MIC

To external

microphone jack

English

123

Viewing on TV Screen

CONNECTING TO A TV

Use the provided AV/S input/output cable to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to a TV as

follows:

Note:

•Using S-VIDEO will deliver clearer playback status.

•Before connecting, make sure that the volume on TV is

turned down: Forgetting this may cause howling (see

“Terminology”, P. 160) from the TV speakers.

•Insert the AV/S input/output cable plugs into jacks

straight: Obliquely inserting them could damage the

jacks.

A/V

MIC

To AV input/output jack

AV/S input/output cable

(provided)

To video/

audio input

jacks

Red

Yellow

White

To S-video

input jack*

*If your TV has an S-VIDEO input jack, you can connect the S-VIDEO plug to it.

S-VIDEO VIDEOAUDIO

VIDEOAUDIO

Stereo Type with

S-VIDEO Jack Stereo Type Monaural Type

Red White

Red

Yel l o wWhite

White

Yellow

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VIEWING ON TV SCREEN

1Turn the TV on and set the input selector to

“VCR” whichever applicable Video input.

Refer to the TV instruction manual for how to

switch the TV input.

2Turn the DVD video camera/recorder on.

The image that the DVD video camera/

recorder is seeing will appear on the TV screen.

You can also monitor the image on the LCD

screen or viewfinder of the DVD video camera/

recorder.

3Perform playback, recording or editing.

You can perform playback, editing or editing on

Disc Navigation while checking on TV screen.

Note:

•Adjust the volume of sound on TV.

•The infrared remote control is useful when operating the

DVD video camera/recorder while viewing an image on

TV screen. However, if you use a Hitachi VCR, the

remote control may inadvertently operate the VCR if it is

near the DVD video camera/recorder. To prevent this,

set the remote control code of the VCR to a position

other than “VCR2”.

•Information that the DVD video camera/recorder is

recording will appear on the TV screen: You can also

display only part of information or switch off the display.

Refer to “Setting On-Screen Display Output On or Off

(OSD Output)” on page 100, and press the DISPLAY

button to switch the display status.

•When copy-guarded disc is played back, no image will

appear on TV screen.

•If you use TV with wide mode (aspect ratio 16:9) and set

the TV to the wide mode, the entire Disc Navigation

display may not be displayed on the TV screen. If this

happens, release the wide mode setting on TV (see the

TV instruction manual for releasing the wide mode).

English

Playback on DVD Video Recorder/Player

PLAYING BACK DVD-RAM DISC

You can use a DVD video recorder (see “Terminology”, P. 160) or DVD player that conforms to DVD-RAM

to play back 8 cm DVD-RAM discs recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder.

1Remove the disc from Round DVD Holder.

2Insert the disc into the DVD video recorder/

player and play it back.

See the instruction manual for DVD video

recorder/player.

Note:

•When playing back disc on another device, the Disc

Navigation display will be different from the one on this

DVD video camera/recorder.

English

PLAYING BACK DVD-R DISC

1Finalize a recorded DVD-R disc.

You need to finalize a disc to play it back on

DVD player: See page 137.

No further data can be recorded on finalized

disc.

Note:

Use this DVD video camera/recorder to finalize the

DVD-R disc recorded on the DVD video camera/

recorder.

2Remove the disc from Round DVD Holder.

See “Removing and Replacing from/in Round

DVD Holder” on page 81.

3Insert the disc into the DVD player and play it

back.

See the instruction manual for DVD player.

Note:

•Do not insert a DVD-R disc that has not been finalized

into a DVD video recorder: The recorded image data

may be damaged.

•See “Terminology” , P. 29, 160 for liner PCM recording.

•DVD-R discs recorded on this DVD video camera/

recorder or other 8 cm DVD-R discs can be played back

on other DVD players or other devices conforming to 8

cm DVD-R, but playback on all DVD players is not

guaranteed.

•Playback may not be possible on some DVD players, or

it may depend on the recorded status of DVD-R discs: In

such cases, play back the DVD-R disc on this DVD video

camera/recorder.

English

Removing and Replacing from/in Round DVD

Holder

You can remove DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc used on this DVD video camera/recorder from Round DVD

Holder and use the uncovered disc on DVD player, DVD video recorder, or drive for PC, etc. which

conforms to 8 cm DVD-R. Removing disc from Round DVD Holder may vary with the disc maker: See

the disc instruction sheet. The following explains the disc in Round DVD Holder made by Hitachi

Maxell.

It is recommended that you do not remove the disc from Round DVD Holder until camera recording is

finished, in order to avoid getting dirt on disc.

Note:

Using discs removed from holders on various devices may not always be possible.

HOW TO REMOVE DISC

1Hold the Round DVD

Holder with SIDE A

facing up. While pushing

the two release levers in

the direction of arrows

(1) marked on holder,

slowly open SIDE A of

the holder in the

direction of arrows (2),

taking care not to drop

the disc.

2Without touching the

recording/playback

surface, hold the disc edge

and center hole to remove

it.

SIDE A mark

Release

levers

Do not open

more than 90°.

English

REPLACING DISC IN ROUND DVD HOLDER

1Open SIDE A of the Round DVD Holder, and

replace the disc in the holder with the SIDE A

mark or label surface facing up, taking care not

to touch the disc surface.

2Close SIDE A of the Round DVD Holder, and

push it to lock the release levers at positions (3).

WHEN THE HINGE OF ROUND DVD HOLDER COMES OFF

1Push the hinged portion of the holder piece

marked SIDE A with thumb and middle finger,

and warp it in the direction of arrows (4).

2Fit the hinged portion of the other holder piece

into the warped hinge portion.

Note:

•Handle the disc carefully so that no scratch, dirt,

fingerprint or dust adheres to the recording/playback

surface.

•When not using the Round DVD Holder, store it in case:

Do not leave a bare holder as is.

•Be careful of drop or impact: If you drop the Round DVD

Holder, the disc may pop out.

•Do not subject the Round DVD Holder to force.

DISC CLEANING

Use a soft, dry cloth to lightly wipe off any dust,

dirt, etc. adhering to disc, as shown in the figure.

Never use solvent. Do not use thinner, water, anti-

static spray, etc. to clean disc.

SIDE A

mark

OPEN marks

SIDE A mark side or

Label surface

SIDE A mark side Hinged portions

Approx. 90°

Use soft cloth to clean

from inner to outer

circumference in axial

direction.

English

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Recording (Dubbing) Images

RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES FROM OTHER VIDEO DEVICE

You can record (dub) images from other video devices to disc or card in this DVD video camera/recorder.

Use the AV/S input/output cable (provided) to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to the other

video device as follows:

1Set the input source on

the DVD video camera/

recorder to “LINE (L

IN)”.

Switch the input

referring to “Input

Source” on page 98.

Choose “S LINE” to input S-VIDEO signal.

(Only for DZ-MV580A)

2Turn on the connected device, and start

playback.

The picture will appear on the LCD screen or

viewfinder of this DVD video camera/

recorder.

3Press the REC button.

Recording will start on this DVD video

camera/recorder.

The operation of this line-input recording is the

same as for recording movie.

Before You Begin

•Before connecting this DVD video camera/recorder to another device, be

sure to turn both devices off.

•Insert a recordable disc or card* in this DVD video camera/recorder (see P. 25,

28).

* Only photos can be recorded: No video can be recorded.

A/V

MIC

To AV input/output jack

AV/S input/output cable

(provided)

To video/

audio output

jacks

Red

Yellow

White

To S-VIDEO

output jack of

VCR, etc.*

* If you are using DZ-MV580A and the connected AV device has an S-VIDEO output jack,

you can connect the S-VIDEO jack of AV/S input/output cable.

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Note:

•If you operate the DVD video camera/recorder

connected to another device, always power the camera/

recorder from AC outlet using the AC adapter/charger.

•If you use a Hitachi VCR, it will be operated by the remote

control provided with the DVD video camera/recorder.

When recording an image from a Hitachi VCR, change

the remote control code of the VCR to other than

“VCR2”.

•With DZ-MV580A, using S-VIDEO will enable you to

record clearer images.

•The DZ-MV550A cannot record S-VIDEO input.

•Reduce the volume of external input sound heard from

the built-in speaker: The loud volume may cause noise

to enter the recorded image.

•The recorded contents can be played back in the same

manner as when playing back camera images recorded

on this DVD video camera/recorder.

•Still images can also be recorded on DVD-RAM disc or

card. See “Switching External Input Recording Method

(PHOTO Input)” on page 98 for details, and “Recording

Stills” on page 50 for how to record still images.

•The “Input Source” setting will return to “CAMERA”

whenever DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

•Recording of most images is prohibited by the copy-

guard signal to protect the copyright, except for images

recorded on camcorders for personal enjoyment.

“COPY PROTECTED” appears in these images: They

cannot be recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder.

Typical copyright protected images include those of

DVD video, LD, recorded video tapes, some parts of

digital satellite broadcasts, etc.

•If a video signal that cannot be read by this DVD video

camera/recorder is present - even in images recorded

on camcorder for personal enjoyment without copy-

guard signal - the input image may not be recorded

normally.

•If the input signal is interrupted by switching the channel

on TV or switching the signal using video selector (see

“Terminology”, P. 160), normal recording cannot be

performed.

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RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES FROM OTHER VIDEO CAMERAS

You can record (dub) images from other video cameras on a disc or card* in DVD video camera/recorder.

Use the AV/S input/output cable (provided) to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to the other

video camera.

* Only photos can be recorded: No video can be recorded.

*1: The AV/S input/output cable provided with this DVD video camera/recorder can be directly connected to some

video cameras.

*2: If the video camera to be connected has an S video output jack, you can connect it to the DVD video camera/

recorder (DZ-MV580A only).

1Set the input source on

the DVD video camera/

recorder to “LINE (L

IN)”.

Switch the input

referring to “Input

Source” on page 98.

Choose “S LINE” to input S-VIDEO signal.

(Only for DZ-MV580A)

2Turn on the connected device, and start

playback.

The picture will appear on the LCD screen or

viewfinder of this DVD video camera/

recorder.

3Press the REC button.

Recording will start on this DVD video

camera/recorder.

The operation of this line-input recording is the

same as for recording movie.

Note:

•With DZ-MV580A, using S-VIDEO will enable you to

record clearer images.

•Reduce the volume of external input sound heard from

the built-in speaker: The loud volume may cause noise

to enter the recorded image.

•Still images can also be recorded on DVD-RAM disc or

card. See “Switching External Input Recording Method

(PHOTO Input)” on page 98 for details, and “Recording

Stills” on page 50 for how to record still images.

A/V

MIC

To S-VIDEO output jack of

video camera, etc.

DVD video camera, 8mm

video camera, VHS video

camera, etc.

3 relay adapters

(generally available)

Signal flow

To AV input/

output jack

AV/S input/output cable (provided)

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RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES ON OTHER VIDEO DEVICES

You can record (dub) images played back on this DVD video camera/recorder, on other video devices.

Use the AV/S input/output cable (provided) to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to another

video device as shown in the following figure:

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Select a scene to be played back.

3Press the playback (A) button on this DVD

video camera/recorder and the record button

on connected device: The DVD video camera/

recorder will start playback and the recorded

device will record (dub) it.

Note:

•Using an S-video jack will deliver clearer images.

•Audio is heard from the speaker: If the volume is too

high, noise may enter the dubbed image.

•It is recommended that you use Disc Navigation to

create a play list including the scenes to be dubbed

among the scenes recorded on this DVD video camera/

recorder (P.126).

•Be sure to use the AC adapter/charger to power the DVD

video camera/recorder from AC outlet, to prevent

battery power from shutting off during recording on

another video device.

•If you are using a Hitachi VCR, using the remote control

provided with this DVD video camera/recorder may

operate the VCR. To record (dub) images from the DVD

video camera/recorder to Hitachi VCR, change the

remote control code of VCR to a position other than

“VCR2”.

A/V

MIC

Signal flow

To AV input/output jack

AV/S input/output

cable (provided)

To video/

audio input

jacks

Red

To S-VIDEO

input jack of

VCR, etc.*

* If the video device to be connected has an S video input jack, you can connect it to the DVD video camera/

recorder.

Yellow

White

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Advanced Techniques

This section explains about various settings to further extend the usefulness of this DVD video camera/

recorder.

Checking Flow of Normal Display Mode

The following two on-screen menu modes are available with this DVD video camera/recorder:

• Quick mode: To display only the fundamental menu items for first timers (P.63)

• Advanced mode: To display all menu items for experts

Press the MENU button while the camera image is being displayed on the LCD monitor, with the QUICK

MODE switch set to OFF: The menu of Advanced mode will appear.

Tilt the joystick up, down, to left or right to select a menu item, and then press the A button to choose

the option.

See page 88 for the setting method.

The screens used here to explain are displayed when DVD-RAM disc is used. Some items will not appear

when a DVD-R disc or card is used, or when no disc is inserted.

No menu appears during recording.

Camera Functions

Spor ts

Portrait

Spo t l i ght

Sand&Snow

Low L i ght

Auto

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Camera Funct ions Setup

Display of selected

setup item

Selection of setup items

S: Camera

Functions Setup

T: Record Functions

Setup

U: Date Setup

V: LCD Setup

W: Initial Setup

Functions settable

Display of disc or card

being used (P. 52)

Options settable

Guide display

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●Flow of Normal Display Mode

Refer to page indicated for details of each function.

Camera Functions Setup

Program AE (P. 90)

White balance (P. 91)

EIS*1 (P. 93)

Digital zoom (P. 56)

Microphone filter*2 (P. 93)

16:9*3 (P. 94)

*1: Displayed on DZ-MV580A only in “ O VIDEO”

status.

*2: Displayed only in “ O VIDEO” status.

*3: Not displayed on DZ-MV550A. Displayed on DZ-

MV580A only for movies using DVD-RAM disc.

Recording Functions Setup

Movie quality*4 (P. 96)

Input selection (P. 98)

External still input*5 (P. 98)

Self-timer*6 (P. 99)

On-screen information display output*7 (P. 100)

*4 Not displayed with DVD-RAM disc in “ N PHOTO”

status. The quality mode is displayed in “ P

PHOTO” status. (P.97)

*5: Displayed in “ N PHOTO” or “ P PHOTO” status

using DVD-RAM disc, and input selection is set to

external signal or S external signal.

*6: Displayed with DVD-RAM disc in “ N PHOTO”

status, or “ P PHOTO” status.

*7: Displayed only when input selection is set to

camera.

Date Setup

Display format (P. 38)

Date setting (P. 37)

LCD Setup

Brightness (P. 101)

Color density (P. 101)

Initial Setup

Beep (P. 102)

Power save (P. 102)

Recording LED (P. 103)

Language selection (P. 103)

Demo mode (P. 159)

Reset (P. 104)

Aut o

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16:9 :

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ENTER RETURN

40x

Off

Aut o

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RAM

V I DEO Mo d e : F I NE

Inpu t Source : CAMERA

OSD Ou t pu t : On

ENTER RETURN

Record Funct ions Se t up

RAM

Da t e Se t

Da t e Mode : M/D/Y

ENTER RETURN

Date Set up

RAM

Co l or Level

Brightness

ENTER RETURN

LCD Setup

RAM

o Mode : Auto

Reset

Language : Engl ish

ENTER RETURN

Beep : O n

er Save : Of f

Record LED : On

Initial Setup

English

You can use the joystick on DVD video camera/recorder to select various setting options in menu and

designate them.

Note:

•Pressing the MENU button during recording will not work.

•The menu screen will disappear when it is left for approx. one minute without any operation.

•With DZ-MV580A, if the MENU button is pressed with a still image displayed, the size of image will change. Pressing

the MENU or C button will restore the original screen.

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Off

Aut o

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RAM

V I DEO Mo d e : F I NE

Inpu t Source : CAMERA

OSD Ou t pu t : On

ENTER RETURN

Record Funct ions Se t up

Spo r t s

Por t r a i t

Spo t l i ght

Sand&Snow

Low L i ght

Auto

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Camera Func t i ons Setup

Press the A button directly to choose an option from menu.

To return to the screen one before, press the C button.

Pressing the MENU button again will cause the advanced mode

menu display to disappear.

Press the MENU button.

Tilt to right Press A

Tilt to left

Tilt upTilt down

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Setting Up Camera Functions

SELECTING SHOOTING MODE TO MATCH THE SUBJECT

(SWITCHING PROGRAM AE MODE)

This DVD video camera/recorder automatically

detects the status of subject and surrounding

situation and records the optimum image: If you

choose the shooting mode to match the recording

conditions, clearer images will be recorded.

1Press the MENU button, use the joystick to

choose “Program AE” on the “Camera

Functions Setup” screen, and then press the

A button.

The options will appear on the right of

“Program AE”.

2Use the joystick to

choose the desired

option, and then press

the A button: The

selected option will be

set.

3Press the MENU button to end the setting.

The menu screen will disappear.

Note:

•You can check the selected AE mode by the on-screen

information display. However, nothing will appear in the

Auto mode.

•The shooting mode set as above will be stored in

memory even if the DVD video camera/recorder is

turned off.

a Auto : The camera/recorder automatically

judges the subject and surrounding environment

for optimum recording.

Sports : Reduces blurring when recording

rapidly moving subjects such as in golf or tennis.

If the Sports mode is used under a fluorescent

light, the image may flicker: In this case, use the

Auto mode for recording.

Portrait : Makes a subject, such as a person or

a creature, stand out from a blurred background.

Spotlight : Prevents overexposure of subject

portrait face, etc. when strong light strikes the

subject, as in a wedding or on stage.

Sand & Snow : Prevents underexposure of

subject portrait face, etc. in a place where reflection

of light is intense, such as at the seaside in

midsummer or on a ski slope.

Low Light : Al lo ws u se r to re co rd in a d ar k p lac e

even with decreased lighting: However, an after-

image will appear with a moving subject.

Note that the Low Light mode cannot be used

when the recording quality mode is STD.

If there is difficulty in automatically focusing

subject image, adjust the focus manually. (P.71)

Before You Begin •See page 89 for how to set.

•No menu screen appears with external input.

Spo r t s

Por t r a i t

Spo t l i ght

Sand&Snow

Low L i ght

Auto

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Tilt up/down and to left/

right to select, and then

press A to designate.

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ADJUSTING COLOR (WHITE BALANCE)

This DVD video camera/recorder automatically

adjusts the color of subject. Change the white

balance setting depending on the recording

conditions.

1Press the MENU button,

choose “White Bal.” on

the “Camera Functions

Setup” menu screen, and

then press the A

button.

2Choose the desired

option, and then press

the A button.

3Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Note:

•The white balance mode can be confirmed using the on-

screen information.

•The white balance setting will be stored in memory even

when the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

•Do not block the infrared sensor (see “Terminology”, P.

160) with hand, etc.

•If a tele or wide-conversion lens is used, the auto white

balance may not operate depending on the recording

conditions. If this happens, set to the mode to match the

recording conditions, or manually set the white balance.

•Be sure to remove the lens cap before turning the DVD

video camera/recorder on: If the DVD video camera/

recorder is turned on with the lens capped, the white

balance will not work normally.

Mode Setting content On-screen

display

Auto White balance always

automatically adjusted None

Set You can manually adjust

white balance to match

the light source or

situation (P.92)

Outdoor To record in fine weather i

Indoor 1 To record under

incandescent light,

halogen light or bulb-

color type fluorescent

light

Indoor 2 To record under

fluorescent light k

Camera Func t i ons Setup

Set

Outdoor

Indoor 1

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●Setting white balance manually

1Point the DVD

video camera/

recorder at a white

object so that it fills

the screen. Use an

object that is not

transparent.

If focus is not correct

when the white

object fills the screen, manually focus the object,

referring to “Manually Focusing Subject” (see

page 71).

2Press the MENU button,

choose “White Bal.”,

“Set”, and then press the

A button.

3Hold A pressed until

the “h” indicator

changes from blinking to

a steady light. When the

“h” indicator lights, the

white balance setting

will be complete.

4Press the C button to end

the setting.

Note:

•The white balance set using the “Set” option will be

stored in memory until it is re-set. Re-setting will change

the “h” indicator from blinking to a steady light.

•Do not use a colored object when setting the white

balance: The appropriate tint cannot be set.

•If “Input Source: LINE” has been specified, you cannot

use the “Set” mode of white balance (P. 98).

•The setting on white balance “Set” may not be possible

in a dark place. Also, the white balance cannot be set

when the zoom bar is in the digital zoom range (P. 56).

In such status, the “h” indicator will remain blinking. Set

the white balance in a bright place with “Dig. Zoom Off”

specified.

•If the recording conditions have changed, re-set the

white balance for appropriate colors.

Thick paper

Set

Outdoor

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Indoor 1

Indoor 2

MIC.F i l ter

16:9

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USING THE ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABILIZER (EIS)

When you use zoom to record a magnified subject image, it will correct fuzziness in the recorded image.

1Press the MENU button,

choose “EIS” on the

“Camera Functions

Setup” menu screen, and

then press the A

button.

2Choose the “On” or “Off”, and then press the

A button.

3Press the MENU button to end the setting.

●Checking EIS On or Off

You can check EIS On or Off by the on-screen

information display.

After recording with EIS set to “Off”, it is

recommended that you return the setting to “On”

and then turn the DVD video camera/recorder off,

unless you normally record with “Off” setting.

Note:

•The EIS setting will be stored in memory even when the

DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

•It is recommended that you specify “EIS Off” when using

the DVD video camera/recorder on a desk or tripod.

•When “EIS On” is specified, there will be a slight

difference between the actual movement and the

movement on screen.

•Gross camera shake may not be entirely corrected even

if “EIS ON” is specified: Firmly hold the DVD video

camera/recorder with both hands.

•EIS may not operate correctly when the tele or wide-

conversion lens (generally available) is used.

•EIS cannot be used when recording stills on DZ-

MV580A.

REDUCING WIND NOISE DURING RECORDING (MIC.FILTER)

When recording sound from the microphone built into this DVD video camera/recorder, you can reduce

wind noise in recording.

If “MIC.Filter: ON” is specified, the low-frequency components in the sound picked up by microphone

will be cut off during recording: This makes it easier to hear the target voice or sound during playback.

1Press the MENU button,

choose “MIC.Filter” on

the “Camera Functions

Setup” menu screen, and

then press the A

button.

2Choose the desired option, and then press the

A button.

3Press the MENU button

to end the setting.

Note:

•You can also use the on-screen display to confirm that

the MIC.Filter has been set.

•The MIC.Filter setting will be stored in memory even

when the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

•The MIC.Filter function will work only during movie

recording.

•The microphone filter function works only with the built-

in microphone: It will not function when using an external

microphone (P. 76).

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Dig. Z

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EIS Of f

ENTER RETURN

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16:9

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SETTING TO WIDE TV SCREEN MODE (16:9 MODE)

If you view the images recorded with “16:9 On” specified on a wide-screen TV (aspect ratio 16:9), screen

image will be wider than the images recorded with “16:9 Off” (aspect ratio 4:3) by the size of the areas

on left and right (in dotted lines).

1 Press the MENU button, choose “16:9” on the

“Camera Setup Functions” menu screen, and

then press the A button.

2Choose “On”, and then press the A button.

3Press the MENU button to end the setting.

When viewing playback on an ordinary TV screen later, specify “16:9 Off”: Recording with “16:9 On”

specified will be played back on an ordinary TV with longer vertical direction of image.

An image recorded with “16:9 On” specified will appear as follows:

“16:9 Off” specified

(aspect ratio 4:3) “16:9 On” specified

(aspect ratio 16:9)

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Note:

•The 16:9 setting will be kept even after the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

•The DZ-MV550A does not have the 16:9 setting.

•The 16:9 setting can be used when recording movies on DVD-RAM disc: It is not compatible with still recording,

recording of external input or recording on DVD-R disc.

•Images recorded with “16:9 On” (aspect ratio 16:9) specified will be played back with the setting used during recording

regardless of the 16:9 setting then being used.

•The characters of dates and titles will be longer in the vertical direction on a wide-screen TV and on the LCD monitor

of this DVD video camera/recorder.

•When “16:9 On” is specified, black bands will appear across the top and bottom of LCD monitor screen (except on menu

screen, Navigation screen, or playback image recorded with “16:9 Off” specified).

•The 16:9 setting is not compatible with ID-1/ID-2*.

•To view images recorded at 16:9 setting, switch the aspect ratio of your TV: See TV instruction manual for this switching.

•When using a video selector (see “Terminology”, P. 160), the TV may not automatically be switched to 16:9 mode.

* This system records the aspect ratio (16:9, 4:3) information in void space between video signals.

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Setting Up Record Functions

SWITCHING MOVIE QUALITY (VIDEO MODE)

Choose the movie quality from “XTRA” (only with DVD-RAM disc), “FINE”, “STD” and “LPCM” (only

with DVD-R disc).

1Press the MENU button,

choose “VIDEO Mode”

on the “Record

Functions Setup” menu

screen, and then press

the A button.

2Choose the desired quality mode, and then

press the A button.

3Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Note:

•The movie quality setting will be stored in memory even

when the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

•The “VIDEO Mode” setting will not change even if the

DVD-RAM disc is replaced with a DVD-R disc, or vice

versa. However, the setting will switch to “FINE” in the

following cases:

- When the mode is set to “XTRA” with a DVD-RAM disc

inserted and then the disc is replaced with a DVD-R

disc

- When the mode is set to “LPCM” with a DVD-R disc

inserted and the disc is replaced with a DVD-RAM disc

•When using DVD-R disc, you cannot switch the movie

quality while recording on the disc: The DVD video

camera/recorder will be automatically set to the movie

quality first used with the disc for recording.

•The movie quality setting is effective only during movie

recording: The setting will not be displayed during

recording of stills.

It is recommended that you record critical subjects in the “XTRA” or “FINE” when you are using a DVD-

RAM disc, or in the “FINE” with a DVD-R disc. (P.29)

FINE

STD

RAM

XTRA

VI DEO Mode

OSD Ou t p u t

Input Source

ENTER RETURN

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Block-like noise may appear in recorded image, or the outline of subject image is distored under the

recording conditions listed below: Pan the DVD video camera/recorder as slowly as possible. (Block

noise is likely to appear in the “STD”):

•If there is a complicated pattern in background (as in following figure on left)

•If the DVD video camera/recorder is moved excessively or quickly

•If subject is moving rapidly even when the DVD video camera/recorder is not moving

SWITCHING QUALITY OF STILL IMAGE (QUALITY)

You can switch the still recording quality only when using card.

1Press the MENU button,

choose “Quality” on the

“Record Functions

Setup” menu screen, and

then press the A

button.

2Choose the option you want, and then press the

A button.

3Press the MENU button

to end the setting.

Note:

The still quality setting will be stored in memory even when

the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

It is recommended that you use “FINE” when recording vital images. (P. 30 “SIZE AND QUALITY

OF PHOTOS”)

(Image when block-like noise occurs) (Image without block-like noise)

Record Funct i ons Setup

NORM

ECO

FINE

Quality

Se l f T i mer

OSD Ou t p u t

Input Source

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RECEIVING IMAGE FROM ANOTHER DEVICE (INPUT SOURCE)

If you wish to input an image from another device to this DVD video camera/recorder, you must first

switch the setting on the DVD video camera/recorder.

Refer to the explanation starting from page 83 on how to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to

other devices or record images input from them.

* Displayed on DZ-MV580A only.

1Press the MENU button,

choose “Input Source”

on the “Record

Functions Setup” menu

screen, and then press

the A button.

2Choose “LINE”, and then press the A button.

3Press the MENU button

to end the setting.

Note:

The “Input Source” setting will

return to “CAMERA” whenever

the DVD video camera/recorder

is turned off.

SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING METHOD (PHOTO INPUT)

When “Input Source: LINE or S LINE” is specified, you can record stills of externally input images on

either a DVD-RAM disc or a card. The DVD video camera/recorder can record an external image with

little movement by specifying “Frame”, but “Field” is recommended for recording image with

movement.

1Press the MENU button,

choose “PHOTO Input”

on the “Record

Functions Setup” menu

screen, and then press

the A button.

2Select the desired option and then press the A

button.

3Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Note:

•The PHOTO Input setting can be confirmed using the

on-screen information.

•The PHOTO Input setting will be stored in memory even

when the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

•Refer to “Recording (Dubbing) Images”, P. 83 to see how

to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to another

device.

Setting Content On-screen display

CAMERA Usually select this option. No display

LINE To input image from another device L IN

SLINE

*To input S-VIDEO signal from another device S IN

CAMERA

LINE

RAM

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VI DEO Mode

OSD Ou t p u t

Input Source

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External input icon

Recording

format Details of setting On-screen display

Frame Does not suit recording of frequently moving video subjects, despite high

image quality. Frame suits recording of less moving video. BEC

Field Suitable for recording of frequently moving video subjects. BDC

RAM

ENTER RETURN

Record Funct i ons Setup

Field

F r ame

PHOTO I nput

Se l f T i mer

Input Source

8:00AM

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999

REM

L IN

Still external input icon

English

SELF-TIMER

You can record photos using the self-timer function, as with ordinary cameras.

1Press the MENU button,

choose “Self Timer” on

the “Record Functions

Setup” menu screen, and

then press the A

button.

2Select “On”, and then press the A button.

The self-timer will be set.

3Press the MENU button to end the setting.

4Press the REC button.

The recording indicator at the front of DVD

video camera/recorder will blink.

The self-timer indicator will start to count

down, and recording will commence

approximately 10 seconds later.

Note:

•You can also check that self-timer has been set by

reviewing the on-screen information.

•To release the self-timer mode, choose “Off” on the

menu screen or turn DVD video camera/recorder off.

•To suspend self-timer, press the REC button again

before recording starts, or press the C button.

The self-timer function is valid only when recording photos (stills).

Se l f T i mer On

Off

RAM

OSD Ou t p u t

Input Source

ENTER RETURN

Record Funct i ons Setup

8:00AM

9/30/2004

999

REM

Self-timer recording

English

100

123

SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLAY OUTPUT ON OR OFF (OSD OUTPUT)

If you connect this DVD video camera/recorder to a TV to view images on TV screen, you can switch

off the on-screen information (displayed in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen) from the TV screen.

1Press the MENU button,

choose “OSD output” on

the “Record Functions

Setup” menu screen, and

then press the A

button.

2Choose “On” or “Off”, and press the A

button.

3Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Note:

•The “OSD Output” setting will be stored in memory even

when the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

•Even if “Off” is chosen, the on-screen information will

appear during playback. See page 62 for playback on-

screen information display.

•Even after the on-screen information is removed from

the TV screen, it will still appear in the viewfinder or on

the LCD screen.

•The on-screen display output functions only when the

input selection is set to camera: It cannot be set during

external input.

RAM

ENTER RETURN

Of f

OSD Ou t p u t

Input Source

Record Funct i ons Setup

VI DEO Mode

8:00AM

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3 0 MIN

0:00:00

REM

FINE

8:00AM

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3 0 MIN

0:00:00

REM

FINE

LCD screen or viewfinder

“On” setting “Off” setting

TV screen TV screen

English

101

123

LCD Setup

SETTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN (BRIGHTNESS)

1Press the MENU button,

choose “Brightness” on

the “LCD Setup” menu

screen, and then press

the A button.

The brightness

adjustment bar will appear on the screen.

2Use the joystick for

adjustment.

Tilt to left :The screen

becomes

dimmer

Tilt to right:The screen

becomes

brighter

3Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Note:

The brightness setting will be stored in memory even after

the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

SETTING COLOR DENSITY OF LCD SCREEN (COLOR LEVEL)

1Choose “Color Level”

on the “LCD Setup”

menu screen, and then

press the A button.

The color density

adjustment bar will

appear on the screen.

2Use the joystick for

adjustment.

Tilt to left :For lighter

color

Tilt to right:For denser

color

3Press the MENU button.

Note:

•The color setting will be stored in memory even after the

DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

•Even if the brightness or density of LCD monitor screen

is changed, the brightness or density of the recorded

image itself will not change.

RAM

Brightness

Color Level

ENTER RETURN

LCD Setup

RAM

Brightness

Color Level

ENTERADJ UST

LCD Setup

Brightness

adjustment bar

Tilt up/down and to left/

right to select, and then

press A to designate.

RAM

Brightness

Color Level

ENTER RETURN

LCD Setup

RAM

Brightness

Color Level

ENTERADJ UST

LCD Setup

Color density

adjustment bar

English

102

123

Initial Settings

SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND ON OR OFF (BEEP)

1Press the MENU button,

choose “Beep” on the

“Initial Setup” menu

screen, and then press

the A button.

2Select “On” or “Off”, and then press the A

button.

3Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Note:

The “Beep” setting will be stored in memory even when the

DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER OFF AUTOMATICALLY

(POWER SAVE)

1Press the MENU button,

choose “Power Save” on

the “Initial Setup” menu

screen, and then press

the A button.

2Select “On” or “Off”,

and then press the A button.

3Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Note:

•To turn the DVD video camera/recorder on again from

automatic off activated by the power save function, set

the power switch to “POWER OFF”, and then set it to “O

VIDEO”, “N PHOTO” or “P PHOTO”

•The Power Save setting will not appear in the on-screen

information display.

•The Power Save setting will be stored in memory even

when the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

Setting Content

On Beep is heard when the power switch is changed over, the REC button is pressed,

etc.

Off No beep is heard.

Of f

RAM

Power Save

Beep

ENTER RETURN

Demo Mode

Reset

Language

Record LED

Ini t ial Setup

Setting Content

On To engage power save. If the DVD video camera/recorder is left in the recording

pause status without being operated for 5 minutes, it will automatically turn off to

prevent the battery from discharging needlessly.

Off To cancel power save

Of f

RAM

Power Save

Beep

Record LED

ENTER RETURN

Demo Mode

Reset

Language

Ini t ial Setup

English

103

TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF (RECORD LED)

You can switch off the recording indicator on the front of DVD video camera/recorder even during

recording.

1Press the MENU button,

choose “Record LED” on

the “Initial Setup” menu

screen, and then press

the A button.

2Select “On” or “Off”, and then press the A

button.

3Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Note:

•The Record LED setting will not appear in the on-screen

information display.

•The Record LED setting will be stored in memory even

when the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

•Specify “Record LED: Off” when recording a subject

behind a glass or water tank that reflects light: The

reflected light of the recording indicator will not be

recorded.

•Even if “Record LED Off” is specified, the recording

indicator will light while the self-timer is counting down.

CHANGING DISPLAY LANGUAGE (LANGUAGE)

You can change the language used to display the menu and information.

The following shows that English is changed to French.

1Press the MENU button,

choose “Language” on

the “Initial Setup” menu

screen, and then press

the A button.

2Select “Français”, and

then press the A

button.

3Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Note:

The language setting will be stored in memory even when

the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

Setting Content

On The recording indicator will light red to show that the DVD video camera/recorder is recording.

Off The recording indicator will not light even during recording.

Recording indicator

Record LED On

Of f

RAM

Power Save

Beep

ENTER RETURN

Demo Mode

Reset

Language

Ini t ial Setup

Language Deu t sh

Italiano

RAM

ENTER RETURN

Fr ançais

Español

Engl ish

Power Save

Beep

Demo Mode

Reset

Record LED

Initial Setup

Langue

Configuration Ini tiale

RAM

ENTRER RETOUR

Fr ançais

Power Save

Beep

Mode Démo

Régl Défaut

LED Enrg.

English

104

RESETTING MENU SETTINGS TO DEFAULTS (RESET)

You can restore menu settings to defaults (initial settings at the factory (P. 181)). (Note, however, that the

date/time will not be reset.)

1Press the MENU button,

choose “Reset” on the

“Initial Setup” menu

screen, and then press

the A button.

The screen for verifying

reset will appear.

2If you are sure that you

wish to reset, use the

joystick to choose “YES”,

and then press the A

button.

The setting items have

now been reset to defaults.

3Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Note:

To cancel resetting midway, choose “NO” on the screen for

verification in step 2 or press the C button.

Record LED

RAM

Power Save

Beep

ENTER RETURN

Demo Mode

Reset

Language

Ini t ial Setup

ENTER

Reset?

YES NO

RAM

Reset

English

105

Disc Navigation

123

Using Disc Navigation

STARTING OR TERMINATING DISC NAVIGATION

Disc Navigation is a tool for editing scenes recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder.

Here is an explanation on “scene” and “program”, so that you will be able to make most use of Disc

Navigation function.

The screens in this instruction manual are basically those that will appear when DVD-RAM disc is used:

Some items will not appear when DVD-R disc or card is used, but the operation is the same.

1Press the DISC

NAVIGATION

button.

The Disc

Navigation screen (shown on page 106) will

appear.

2Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

Disc Navigation will be terminated and the

DVD video camera/recorder will enter the

recording pause status.

You can also press the C button to end Disc

Navigation.

Before You Begin •Turn the DVD video camera/recorder on (P.48).

•When using disc: Set the power switch to “O VIDEO” or “N PHOTO”.

•When using card: Set the power switch to “P PHOTO”.

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106

*1 Scene number refers to display number on thumbnail display screen.

*2 No still icon will appear for card.

*3 The operation guide will vary depending on the operation status of DVD video camera/recorder.

*4 Appears when 13scenes or more have been recorded.

*5 “ R” appears for DVD-R disc. “ ” will appear for card.

Note:

•The background color of screen allows you to identify

whether disc or card is used on this DVD video camera/

recorder.

- Purple: When disc is used.

- Green: When card is used.

•Pressing the DISPLAY button will display the recording

date/time of the scene on which the cursor is placed in

the space for operating guide. Pressing DISPLAY again

will display the operating guide.

•If no disc or card is inserted, the Disc navigation screen

cannot be displayed even by pressing the DISC

NAVIGATION button.

•Each time Disc Navigation is started with a DVD-R disc

inserted, message “Creating Thumbnail ...” will appear.

After the message appears, the Disc Navigation screen

will appear.

•If the following disc or card is inserted, the Disc

Navigation screen will appear or some message will be

displayed:

- Write-protected disc

- Locked card

- Finalized DVD-R disc

•Do not leave the disc navigation screen displayed on TV

to which the DVD video camera/recorder is connected:

Doing so could damage the TV screen, possibly by

burning.

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PLAY

RAM

Cursor

Still image icon*2

Operation guide*3

Thumbnail (see “Terminology”, P. 160)

Selected scene number*1/

Number of all scenes

Current page position*4

Bar graph

Disc type icon*5

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107

PLAYING BACK FROM DISC NAVIGATION SCREEN

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Use the joystick to select the desired scene.

The selected scene will be framed: This is called

a “cursor”.

3Press the A button.

Playback will start from the selected scene.

Note:

Tilting the joystick to left or right will move the cursor to

the preceding or following scene.

Tilting it up or down will move to preceding or following

page.

●When playback ends:

The DVD video camera/

recorder will enter the

playback pause status at the

last image of last scene.

Pressing the C or DISC

NAVIGATION button will

restore the Disc Navigation

screen.

When the playback pause status continues for as

long as 5 minutes, the Disc Navigation screen will

automatically be restored.

●Playing back stills

A still will be displayed for approx. 3 seconds.

When playing back stills on card, playback will

stop after each still playback.

Note:

•Press the A button to temporarily stop playback.

Pressing A again will start from that point.

•If you press the A button after playback of the last

scene on disc finishes, playback will start again from the

beginning of disc.

•Pressing the C button will always restore the Disc

Navigation screen.

•When playing back a still with a large number of pixels on

card, “Playback.” will appear, and it will take some time

for the still to appear.

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RAM

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RAM

Up or Down

Left or Right

Playback pause

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108

SELECTING MULTIPLE SCENES

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Use the joystick to select the desired scene.

3Press the SELECT button once:

The selected scene will be framed in red and

yellow.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to randomly select

multiple scenes.

To cancel a selected scene, select the scene to be

canceled, and then press the SELECT button.

To cancel all selected scenes, press the C button.

Note:

Although scenes can be randomly selected, playback will

always start from the lowest scene number.

SELECTING CONSECUTIVE SCENES TOGETHER

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Use the joystick to select

the desired scene.

3Hold down the SELECT

button for at least one

second:

The selected scene will

be doubly framed in

yellow and blue.

4Use the joystick to select

the last scene in the

range you want, and

then press the A

button:

The thumbnails of

scenes in the specified

range will be framed in

red, and then selected.

Note:

•You can know the status of scenes from the colors of

cursor and bargraph:

•Pressing the A button after selecting scenes will play

back only the selected scenes from the beginning of

each.

•You can also select scenes in reverse from the last scene

in the range.

•To release multiple selection, press the SELECT or C

button after step 4.

•Up to 999 scenes can be selected for both disc and card.

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PLAY

RAM

Yellow frame

005 / 014All Progra

RAM

ENTER CANCEL

Double frames in

yellow and blue

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RAM

PLAY DESELECT ALL

When scenes up to this

point are selected

Red

frame

Cursor Bar graph Status of scenes

Yellow Light blue Current cursor position

Blue Light blue Range of scenes being

selected

Red Red Scenes already selected

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FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE WITH DISC NAVIGATION

The Disc Navigation mode will allow a variety of further operations.

Note:

Editing functions (thumbnail, skip, fade) are original to this DVD video camera/recorder. When a disc edited on this DVD

video camera/recorder is directly played back on a DVD-RAM recorder or read into PC, the editing results will not be

reflected in the playback or reading. To reflect the editing results, connect both devices using the AV/S input/output cable

and then perform recording (dubbing (P.86)).

Available function Disc or card used Contents Reference

page

Deletion of scenes 13 You can delete unnecessary scenes. 111

Editing of scenes 1You can attach fade and skip to a scene,

combine scenes, or divide one scene. 113 - 117

Scene information

display 123 You can display information on one scene

or multiple scenes, such as image quality,

recording time, etc.

122

Changing title 1You can change the title of play list or

program. 124, 132

Creation of play list 1You can create an original movie by

changing the combination of scenes. 126

Disc or Card initialization 13 You can initialize a DVD-RAM disc or card

so that it can be used on this DVD video

camera/recorder.

135

Copy from disc to card 13 You can copy photos recorded on DVD-

RAM disc to card. 118

Disc finalization 2You can use this DVD video camera/

recorder to finalize any DVD-R disc

recorded on it so that the disc can be

viewed on DVD player, etc.

137

Repeat play 12 You can repeatedly play back programs

and scenes. 138

Slide show 3You can play back stills continuously. 139

Remaining display

(Capacity) 123 The remaining recordable movie time or

number of recordable stills is displayed. 134

Disc protection 1You can protect the DVD-RAM disc to

prevent deletion or editing by mistake. 134

Scene lock 3You can lock any scene so that it will not

be deleted by mistake: Essential scenes

are thereby protected, and recording

another still is possible.

119

DPOF setting 3You can set the number of prints for each

scene. 120

English

110

UNDERSTANDING FLOW OF DISC NAVIGATION MENU

Press the MENU button on the Disc Navigation screen: The menu screens for Disc Navigation and menu

screens for disc and card will appear.

See pages 87-89 and 106 for how to interpret the screen.

Refer to pages indicated for details of settings.

●When using DVD-RAM disc

●When using DVD-R disc

●When using card

Delete (P.111)

Edit (P.113)

Copy (P.118)

Select (P.121)

Detail (P.122)

Thumbnail (P.113)

Skip (P.114)

Fade (P.115)

Combine (P.116)

Divide (P.117)

Move* (P.114)

Start → Current (P.121)

Current → End (P.121)

All (P.121)

Switch (P.123)

Play (P.124)

Title (P.124)

Switch (P.127)

Play (P.127)

Create (P.126)

Edit (P.128 - 131)

Title (P.132)

Delete (P.132)

Scene

Program

Play list Top (P.133)

End (P.133)

Category (P.138)

Repeat Play (P.138)

Capacity (P.134)

Protect Disc (P.134)

Format Disc (P.135)

Update Control Info. (P.136)

Go To

Disc

Others

ETC

* Will appear when a play list is displayed.

Switch (P.123)

Play (P.124)

Select (P.121)

Detail (P.122)

Program

Scene

Top (P.133)

End (P.133)

Repeat Play (P.138)

Capacity (P.134)

Finalize Disc (P.137)

Go To

Disc

Others

ETC

Start → Current (P.121)

Current → End (P.121)

All (P.121)

Delete (P.111)

Lock (P.119)

DPOF (P.120)

Select (P.121)

Detail (P.122) Start → Current (P.121)

Current → End (P.121)

All (P.121)

Scene

Top (P.133)

End (P.133)

Go To

Capacity (P.134)

Format Card (P.135)

All (P.139)

DPOF (P.139)

Slide Show

Card

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Scene

DELETING SCENES (DELETE)

You may want to delete unwanted scenes.

Scenes on DVD-R disc cannot be deleted, and menu item “Delete” will not appear with DVD-R disc.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Select the scene to be

deleted.

3Press the MENU

button.

4Choose “Delete” on the

“Scene” menu screen,

and then press the A

button.

5The “Delete Scene”

screen will appear: If

you are sure you want to delete the selected

scene, press the A button.

If you want to change the scene to be deleted,

you can change it on this screen.

6The screen for verifying

deletion will appear:

Choose “YES”, and then

press the A button.

Choose “NO” to cancel

deletion.

After Yes or No setting, the “Delete Scene”

screen will be restored.

Repeat steps 5 and 6 to delete other scenes.

7Press the C button to

quit.

Note:

•If you point the cursor at the scene to be deleted on “All

Programs” screen, and then press the DELETE button

on remote control, the screen in step 5 will appear.

•To delete an unwanted part of a scene on DVD-RAM

disc, divide the scene first, and then delete the

unnecessary part (See page 117).

•If you delete all data on disc or card, initializing the disc

or card will be recommended (See page 135).

•If the time of deleted scenes (stills) is quite short, the

remaining free space of disc may not increase in the disc

or card remaining indicator.

•The locked scenes on card cannot be deleted (See page

119).

•If even one play list has been created, message “Same

scenes on PlayList will be deleted. Delete scenes?” will

appear before deleting scene(s). This message will

appear even if the scene(s) to be deleted is not used in

the corresponding play list. In this case, choose “YES”

and then press the A button.

All Programs

005/014

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PLAY DESELECT ALL

Scene to be deleted

Scene

RAM

ENTER RETURN

Delete

Ed i t

Copy

Sel ect

De t a i l

ETC

Delete Scene

Delete scene?

9 / 30 /2004 8 : 00:00A

Scene No. 005

ENTER

YES NO

Delete Scene 005/013

RAM

ENTER EX I T

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●Editing using submenu

Press the MENU button before pressing the A button in step 5 (See page 111): The submenu will appear.

Pressing the C button will restore the screen in step 5.

Note:

Although the submenu screen will appear for each setting, some menu items may not appear, depending on the setting.

Ed i t

RAM

ENTER RETURN

Ex i t

De l e te

Se l ec t

RAM

ENTER RETURN

Start– Current

Cur r ent – End

All

Go To

RAM

ENTER RETURN

End

Top

Edit Exit......................To restore the Disc Navigation screen

Delete .................To delete selected scenes

Select Start→Current...To select scenes from the start to the one that the cursor is on at the

moment

Current→End....To select scenes from the scene the cursor is on to the end

All.......................To select all scenes

Go To Top......................To move the cursor to the first scene

End......................To move the cursor to the last scene

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CHANGING IMAGES FOR THUMBNAILS (EDIT - THUMBNAIL)

Normally, the first image of the recorded scene is displayed as a thumbnail: You can choose another

image of the scene for thumbnail. If you set a vivid image to thumbnail, you can know what you recorded

from a glance at the Disc Navigation screen.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Select the thumbnail of the scene to be changed.

3Press the MENU button.

4Choose “Scene”, “Edit”,

“Thumbnail”, and then

press the A button.

5The “Change

Thumbnail” screen will

appear: If you are sure

you want to change the

thumbnail of the

selected scene, press the

A button: The selected

scene will be played back.

If you want to change the scene whose

thumbnail is to be changed, you can change it

on this screen.

6When the image you want to use as the

thumbnail of the scene appears, press the

SELECT button.

7The screen for verifying

switching of thumbnail

will appear: Choose

“YES”, and then press

the A button.

Choose “NO” to cancel

switching of thumbnail.

After Yes or No setting, the “Change

Thumbnail” screen will be restored.

Repeat steps 5-7 to change the other scenes.

8Press the C button to quit.

Note:

•If you press the MENU button before pressing the A

button in step 5, the submenu screen will appear. (See

page 112)

•A thumbnail of still cannot be changed.

•Since the scene to which skipping is set cannot be

played back, you will not be able to change its thumbnail:

Release the skip setting of the scene to change the

thumbnail.

● ● ● ● ● ●

Original thumbnail You can use this image as thumbnail.

Scene

RAM

ENTER RETURN

Delete

Ed i t

Copy

Sel ect

De t a i l

Sk i p

Fade

Comb i ne

Divide

Thumbnai l

ETC

Select Thumbnail Point

ENTER CANCEL

SEL

ENTER

Change thu

bna i l ?

Change Thu

bna i l

YES NO

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114

PLAYING BACK BY SKIPPING SCENES (EDIT - SKIP)

You can specify “Skip” for scenes you do not want to play back: The selected scenes will be skipped.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Select the scene to be skipped.

3Press the MENU button.

4Choose “Scene”, “Edit”,

“Skip”, and then press

the A button.

5The “Set Skip” screen

will appear: If you are

s u re y o u w a n t t o s k i p t h e

selected scene, press the A button.

If you want to change the scene to be skipped,

you can change it on this screen.

After skip setting, the “Set Skip” screen will be

restored.

Repeat step 5 to set skipping of other scenes.

6Press the C button to quit.

A skip icon “ ” will appear in the thumbnail

of any scene for which skipping has been set.

●Releasing Skip

Perform the same procedure as setting skip: The

skip mark will disappear and skipping of the scene

will be released.

Note:

•Multiple scenes can be selected for skipping (P.108).

•If you press the MENU button before pressing the A

button in step 5, the submenu screen will appear (P.112).

ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (EDIT - MOVE)

You can arrange scenes within a play list by moving them to desired positions. (P.131) Create a play list

first, and then arrange the scenes [“Creating New Play List (Create)”, P.126].

Scene

RAM

ENTER RETURN

Delete

Ed i t

Copy

Sel ect

De t a i l

Sk i p

Fade

Comb i ne

Divide

Thumbnai l

ETC

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PLAY

RAM

Skip icon

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DIRECTING SCENES EFFECTIVELY (EDIT - FADE)

You can add fading to the beginning and/or end of scene.

There are three types of special effects:

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Select the scene for adding special effects.

3Press the MENU button.

4Choose, “Scene”, “Edit”,

“Fade” and then press

the A button.

5The “Fade Set” screen

will appear: If you are

sure you want to add the

fade effect to the scene, press the A button.

If you want to change the scene to which fade is

added, you can change it on this screen.

6Select the special effects

for “IN” and/or “OUT”,

choose “Enter”, and then

press the A button.

To cancel setting, choose

“Cancel”.

After setting, the “Fade Set” screen will be

restored.

Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add fade to other scenes.

7Press the C button to quit.

The “[” and/or “]” icon(s) will appear in the

scenes for which fade in and/or fade out have

been set.

Fade Out Fade Out Fade Out

Fade InFade InFade In

White:

Fades in from white screen

Fades out to white screen

Wipe:

Fades in from black screen to

vertical direction of screen

Fades out from vertical

direction of screen to black

screen

B/W:

Fades in from Black and White

screen to color screen

Fades out from color screen to

Black and White screen

Scene

RAM

ENTER RETURN

Delete

Ed i t

Copy

Sel ect

De t a i l

Thu

bna i l

Ski p

Fade

bine

Divide

ETC

Fade

OUT

Ent er

None

hi te

ipe B/W

ENTER

None

hi te

ipe B/W

Canc el

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PLAY

RAM

“In” effect

“Out” effect

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116

COMBINING MULTIPLE SCENES (EDIT - COMBINE)

If you have recorded numerous short scenes, combining them will be facilitated by the use of Disc

Navigation.

Be sure to select consecutive multiple scenes. Combining scenes is possible only when “Category: All”

is specified. (P.138) Stills cannot be combined.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Select the consecutive multiple scenes to be

combined.

3Press the MENU button.

4Choose, “Scene”, “Edit”,

“Combine” and then

press the A button.

5The “Combine Scenes”

screen will appear: If you

are sure you want to

combine the selected scenes, press the A

button.

If you want to change the scenes to be

combined, you can change them on this screen.

6The screen for verifying

combination will

appear: Choose “YES”,

and then press the A

button.

The two images

appearing on the verification screen are those of

the first and last scenes to be combined.

Choose “NO” to cancel combination.

After Yes or No setting, the “Combine Scenes”

screen will be restored.

The thumbnail of the first scene will appear in

the combined scene.

Repeat steps 5 and 6 to combine other scenes.

7Press the C button to quit.

Note:

Scenes in different programs (different recording dates)

cannot be combined: Create a play list first, and then

combine such scenes on the play list.

Scene

RAM

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Combine

Divide

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Combine Scenes

ENTER

Combine scenes?

YES NO

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DIVIDING MOVIES (EDIT - DIVIDE)

You can divide a scene into two parts.

To delete unnecessary portion of scene, first divide the scene, and then delete the unnecessary portion.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Select the scene to be divided.

3Press the MENU button.

4Choose, “Scene”, “Edit”,

“Divide” and then press

the A button.

5The “Divide Scene”

screen will appear: If you

are sure you want to

divide the selected scene, press the A button:

The selected scene will be played back.

If you want to change the scene to be divided,

you can change it on this screen.

The selected scene will be played back.

6When you reach the

point where you want to

divide the scene, press

the SELECT button.

7The screen for verifying

division will appear:

Choose “YES”, and then

press the A button.

Choose “NO” to cancel

division.

After division, the “Divide Scene” screen will

be restored.

Repeat steps 5-7 to divide another scene.

8Press the C button to quit.

Note:

•If you press the MENU button before pressing the A

button in step 5, the submenu screen will appear. (P.112)

•The status bar of scene being played back can be

switched off or on by pressing the DISPLAY button.

•Search and frame advance are useful when designating

division points.

•If a special effect has been added to the original scene,

the “IN” effect will be added to the first half of scene, and

the “OUT” effect, to the latter half.

•The division point may drift before or after the

designated point by approximately 0.5 seconds.

•Since a scene with a skip set cannot be played back, no

division point can be specified: Release the skip for the

scene before dividing it.

•If the division point is at a still, a message will appear, but

no division will be made.

•If the division point is at the start or end of a scene, a

message will appear, but no division will be made.

•A movie scene whose recording time is 0.5 seconds or

less cannot be divided.

•If free space available on disc is insufficient, division will

not be possible: Delete unnecessary scenes.

•Pressing the C button on the screen for verification will

restore the thumbnail display screen.

Scene

RAM

ENTER RETURN

Delete

Ed i t

Copy

Sel ect

De t a i l

Thu

bna i l

Ski p

Fade

Combine

Divide

ETC

Select Division Point

RAM

002 0:00:18

ENTER CANCEL

SEL

Status bar of scene

being played back

ENTER

Di v i de scene?

Di v i de Scene

YES NO

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COPYING STILLS ON DVD-RAM DISC TO CARD (COPY)

1Set the power switch to “O VIDEO” or

“NPHOTO“.

2Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

3Select the still to be copied.

4Press the MENU button.

5Choose “Copy” on the

“Scene” menu screen,

and then press the A

button.

6The “Copy to card”

screen will appear: If you

are sure you want to

copy the selected still,

press the A button.

If you want to change the

still to be copied, you can change it on this

screen.

7The screen for verifying

copy will appear:

Choose “YES”, and then

press the A button.

Choose “NO” to cancel

copy.

After Yes or No setting, the “Copy to card”

screen will be restored.

Repeat steps 6 and 7 to copy other stills to card.

8Press the C button to quit.

Note:

•No movie can be copied.

•If you press the MENU button before pressing the A

button in step 6, the submenu screen will appear. (P.112)

•See “Category” (P.138) to check the stills recorded on

DVD-RAM disc.

•You can also select multiple scenes (P.108).

•Even if all scenes, including movies, are selected to be

copied, only stills will be copied.

•Data on card cannot be copied to disc.

•The quality of still copied from disc to card will be the

same as when you recorded still on disc.

•Stills recorded on a device other than this DVD video

camera/recorder may not be copied normally.

Scene

RAM

ENTER RETURN

Delete

Ed i t

Copy

Sel ect

De t a i l

ETC

Copy to card 003/014

RAM

ENTER EX I T

ENTER

Copy PHOTO scenes

to card?

Copy to card

YES NO

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LOCKING SCENES ON CARD (LOCK)

You can lock each photo recorded on card so that it will not be deleted or edited by mistake.

1Set the power switch to “P PHOTO”.

2Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

3Select the scene to be locked.

4Press the MENU button.

5Choose “Lock” on the

“Scene” menu screen,

and then press the A

button.

6The “Lock Set” screen

will appear: If you are

sure you want to lock the selected scene, press

the A button.

If you want to change the scene to be locked,

you can change it on this screen.

After setting, the “Lock Set” screen will be

restored.

Repeat step 6 to lock another scene.

7Press the C button to quit.

The lock icon “ ” will appear on any scene for

which lock has been set.

●To unlock the scene:

Select the locked scene, and then use the same

procedure as above to unlock the scene: The lock

icon will disappear and locking will be released.

Note:

•If you press the MENU button before pressing the A

button in step 6, the submenu screen will appear. (P.112)

•You can also select multiple scenes (P.108).

•When initializing the card, the locked scenes will also be

deleted.

Scene

ENTER RETURN

Sel ect

De t a i l

Lock

Delete

DPOF

7/19Lock Set

ENTER EX I T

Lock icon

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DESIGNATING SCENES TO BE PRINTED (DPOF)

You can use DPOF to set print information, including selection of the scenes to be printed, so that you

will be able to use it on a system conforming to DPOF.

Note:

DPOF stands for digital print order format. DPOF is used to ask a print lab to print recorded stills.

1Set the power switch to “P PHOTO”.

2Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

3Select the scene to which DPOF is to be set.

4Press the MENU button.

5Choose “DPOF” on the

“Scene” menu screen,

and then press the A

button.

6The “DPOF Set” screen

will appear: If you are

sure you want to set DPOF to the scene, press

the A button.

If you want to change the scene to which DPOF

is set, you can change it on this screen.

7Use joystick to specify

the number of prints,

and then press the A

button:

Tilt it up or to right: To

increase the number one

by one.

Tilt it down or to left: To decrease the number

one by one.

Pressing the A button will display the DPOF

icon on the selected scene(s).

After setting, the “DPOF Set” screen will be

restored.

Repeat steps 6 and 7 to set DPOF to another still.

8Press the C button to quit.

The DPOF icon “ ” will appear on any scene

for which DPOF has been set.

Note:

•If you press the MENU button before pressing the A

button in step 6, the submenu screen will appear. (P.112)

•You can also select multiple photos (P.108).

•If you specify the number after selecting multiple stills,

the same specified number will be set to all those stills.

•Up to 99 prints can be set for one scene. The maximum

number of settable prints on one card is 999.

•This DVD video camera/recorder may not recognize

DPOF that has been set on another device: Always set

the DPOF on this DVD video camera/recorder.

Scene

ENTER RETURN

Sel ect

De t a i l

Lock

Delete

DPOF

7/19DPOF Se t

ENTER EXIT

DPOF icon

7/19DPOF Se t

ENTER EX I T

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SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCREEN (SELECT)

You can use this “Select” function to select consecutive scenes at one time.

This function is useful when there are numerous scenes.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Select the first scene to be selected.

3Press the MENU button.

4Choose “Select” on the “Scene” menu screen.

5Choose “Start →

Current”, “Current →

End” or “All” and then

press the Abutton.

●Deselecting selected scenes

Deselecting scenes one by one:

While you are displaying the “All Programs”

screen on which scenes have been selected, choose

the scene to be deselected and then press the

SELECT button.

Note:

Up to 999 scenes can be selected.

Deselecting all the selected scenes at once:

While you are displaying the “All Programs”

screen on which scenes have been selected, press

the C button.

Scene

RAM

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Start– Current

Cur r ent – End

All

006 / 011All Progra

PLAY

RAM

006 / 011All Progra

PLAY

RAM

DESELECT ALL

006 / 011All Progra

PLAY

RAM

DESELECT ALL

006 / 011All Progra

PLAY

RAM

DESELECT ALL

Current scene

“Start → Current” is specified:

The scenes from the first to

current will be selected.

“Current → End” is specified:

The scenes from the current

to end will be selected.

“All” is specified:

All scenes from the first to end

will be selected

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DISPLAYING INFORMATION USING MENU SCREEN (DETAIL)

You can display various information for a scene: the recording mode, recording date/time and length,

special effects and movie quality mode.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Select the scene whose information you wish to

know.

3Press the MENU button.

4Choose “Scene”, “Detail”, and then press the

A button.

The detailed information on the scene will

appear.

Note:

Tilting the joystick to right will display information on the

following scene; tilting the joystick to left will display

information on the preceding scene.

5Press the C button to quit.

If you have selected multiple scenes, the

information shown below will appear.

Pressing the C button will restore the

thumbnail display screen.

*1 With DVD-R disc, the quality mode (FINE, STD or

LPCM) selected first will appear.

*2 Number of scenes whose quality mode is unknown:

This will appear when the disc has a scene

recorded on a device other than this DVD video

camera/recorder, only if the disc has a scene whose

mode is unknown.

Also, this will not appear when a DVD-R disc is

used.

*3 This will not appear with DVD-R disc, since no still

image can be recorded on it.

Note:

•If multiple scenes have been selected, the total

recording time of the selected scenes (total number in

case of stills) will appear.

•If a DVD-R disc recorded on a device other than this DVD

video camera/recorder is inserted (already finalized), no

scene information will appear.

Detail Scene No. 007

V IDEO ( F I NE ) 1m i n 13 s e c

Dat e : 9/30 / 2004 8 : 00:00AM

Skip :Off

Fade IN:None OUT:None

PREV NEXT RETURN

Detail Scene No. 7

100–0007(640)

Dat e : 9/30 / 2004 8 : 00:00AM

Lock:Off

DPOF Nu

ber of prints: 6

PREV NEXT RETURN

(When using disc) (When using card)

*1 Not displayed with DVD-R disc.

*2 May not appear if the loaded card does not

comply with DCF.

*3 Number of pixels on still in horizontal direction:

This may not appear with a JPEG file that does

not conform to this DVD video camera/recorder.

De ta i l

V I DEO : 1

in43sec ( 2scenes)

(XTRA) : 0

in 0sec ( 0scenes)

(F I NE) : 1

in43sec ( 2scenes)

(STD) : 0

in 0sec ( 0scenes)

PHOTO : 0

(---) : 1

in 0sec ( 0scenes)

RETURN

(When using disc)

De ta i l Scene No. 6

Scenes: 2

9 / 27 /2004 12:50:00PM

Scene No. 7

9 / 30/ 2004 8 :00:00AM

RETURN

(When using card)

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Program

WHAT IS “PROGRAM”?

Program refers to an assembly of scenes recorded on the same date regardless of whether they are movie

or still.

SWITCHING TO THUMBNAIL DISPLAY OF SPECIFIC DATE (SWITCH)

Since the scenes recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder are collected as “programs” for each

recording date, selecting a program will allow you to display only the scenes on a specific date.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Switch” on the

“Program” menu

screen, and then press

the A button.

4Select the program to be

displayed, and then

press the A button.

The Disc Navigation

screen of the selected

program will appear.

Note:

•Pressing the C button on the “Switch Program” screen

will restore the Disc Navigation screen.

•The dates displayed on the program select screen will be

in the Date Mode used when the first scenes of

programs were recorded, and the date displays

M/D/Y, D/M/Y and Y/M/D may be mixed.

•If a DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc recorded on another

device is loaded in this DVD video camera/recorder, the

program may not be a collection of recordings on the

same date.

9:00AM 10:20AM 11:45AM 1:30PM 5:20PM 8:00PM

Movie Movie Still Still Movie Still

Recorded on September 10

Program No. 1

Scene No. 1 Scene No. 2 Scene No. 3 Scene No. 4 Scene No. 5 Scene No. 6

Program

RAM

ENTER RETURN

Sw i t c h

Play

Ti tle

ETC

Swi tch Progra

01 8 /30/ 2004

02 9 / 10/ 2004

A l l Pr ogr a

ENTER RETURN

03 9 / 30/ 2004

001/ 00803 9/30/2004

PLAY

RAM

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PLAYING BACK PROGRAM (PLAY)

You can play back only the selected program.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Play” on the

“Program” menu

screen, and then press

the A button.

4Select the program to be played back, and then

press the A button.

Playback will start from the first scene of the

selected program.

Note:

If “Repeat Play: On” is specified, the selected program will

be repeatedly played back. (P.138 PLAYING BACK

SCENES REPEATEDLY (REPEAT PLAY))

CHANGING TITLE OF PROGRAM (TITLE)

The recording date/time has initially been attached to any program.

You can change the recording date/time to any desired title.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Title” on the “Program” menu screen,

and then press the A button.

4Select the program

whose title you want to

change, and then press

the A button.

The screen for setting a

title will appear.

5Select a letter and then

press the A button:

The selected letter will

be entered.

Repeat this procedure to

create a title.

Program

RAM

ENTER RETURN

Sw i t c h

Play

Ti tle

ETC

Start Progra

01 8 /30/ 2004

02 9 / 10/ 2004

A l l Pr ogr a

ENTER RETURN

03 9 / 30/ 2004 8:00AM

9 / 30/ 2004

Progra

m Title

ENTER RETURN

01 8 /30/ 2004

02 9 / 10/ 2004

03 9 / 30/ 2004

INPUT DELETE SELECT

9 /30/ 2004TITLE

ABCDEFGHI JKLM

NOPQRSTUVWXYZ

ÀÈ Ì ÒÙÁÉ Í ÓÚÃÑÕ

ÂÊ Î ÔÛÄË Ï ÖÜÇ

1234567890SPACE

1 Enter Cancel

SEL

Title input bar

Input mode

Palette for selecting

characters

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6After entering the title,

choose “Enter” and then

press the A button.

7The screen for verifying

the change in title will

appear: Choose “YES”,

and then press the A

button.

Choose “NO” to cancel

changing of the title.

After Yes or No setting, the Disc Navigation

screen of the selected program will appear.

Note:

•If you wish to delete the letter for title, press the C button

once: The input letter will be deleted. Holding down the

C button will delete all letters in the TITLE column.

•You can also use the DELETE button on remote control

to delete any input letters.

•Pressing the SELECT button on the title setting screen

(in step 5) will change the cursor position from the title

input bar to character select palette, input mode number,

and then to “Cancel”.

•To cancel the setting of title, choose “NO” on the screen

for verifying the entered title: The screen for verifying

cancellation of title setting will appear. To cancel title

setting, choose “YES”.

•If you press the C button on the screen for verifying

change in title, the title setting screen will be restored.

•Double byte characters set on other devices may be

displayed blank on this DVD video camera/recorder.

•Titles set on this DVD video camera/recorder may not be

visible on other devices.

●Characters available for entering

title

You can use the joystick to select characters from

the “capital letter”, “small letter” and “symbol”

input modes.

With step 5, select the input mode and then press

the A button, or press the DISPLAY button.

ENTER DELETE SELECT

at a ParkTITLE

abcdefghi jk lm

nopqrstuvwxyz

àè ìòùáé í óúãñõ

âêî ôûäë ï öüçß

2Enter Cancel

SEL

1234567890SPACE

ENTER

Finish title setting?

TITLE at a Par k

YES NO

CHANGE DELETE SELECT

TITLE

ABCDEFGHI JKLM

NOPQRSTUVWXYZ

ÀÈ Ì ÒÙÁÉ Í ÓÚÃÑÕ

ÂÊ Î ÔÛÄË Ï ÖÜÇ

1Enter Cancel

SEL

1234567890SPACE

9 /30/ 2004

CHANGE DELETE SELECT

TITLE

abcdefghi jk lm

nopqrstuvwxyz

àè ìòùáé í óúãñõ

âêî ôûäë ï öüçß

2Enter Cancel

SEL

1234567890SPACE

9 /30/ 2004

CHANGE DELETE SELECT

TITLE

3Enter Cancel

SEL

1234567890SPACE

9 /30/ 2004

Input mode

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Play List

WHAT IS “PLAY LIST”?

You can create a play list on this DVD video camera/recorder by gathering your favorites from the

recorded scenes.

Since the play list is not created by copying data, you will consume little of the disc capacity by making

a play list. On the other hand, deleting scenes on play list will not increase the remaining disc capacity

for recording.

Play list of up to No. 99 can be created, and up to 999 scenes can be included in each play list of No. 1 to

No. 99.

CREATING NEW PLAY LIST (CREATE)

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Select the scenes to be programmed in a play

list.

3Press the MENU button.

4Choose “Create” on the

“PlayList” menu

screen, and then press

the A button.

5The scene select screen

will appear: If the

selected scenes on the

play list are the ones

you want, press the A

button.

If you want to change

the scenes with which

you want to create a

play list, you can change them on this screen.

With the created play list, you can also add

scenes recorded on another day or delete

unnecessary scenes afterwards.

6When creation of a play list is complete, the Disc

Navigation screen will appear.

Note:

•You can also select multiple scenes (P.108).

•If the added scene had skip or fade setting, that

information will also be added to the play list.

•The date/time when a play list was created will appear as

the title for the play list. This title can later be changed

(P.132).

•If free space available on disc is insufficient, creation of

new play list may not be possible: Delete unnecessary

scenes.

•Only the data on scenes is recorded on play list: If you

create or delete play lists, the original scenes in

programs will not be erased.

Editing scenes on play list will not affect the scenes in

programs.

•If you press the MENU button before pressing A in

step 5, the submenu will appear (see page 112).

Example:

Program 1 (recorded on September 27, 2004) Program 2 (recorded on September 30, 2004)

Play list 1 created

PlayList

RAM

ENTER RETURN

itch

Play

Create

Title

ETC

Delete

Ed i t

006/ 006

PLAY

RAM

05 9/30 /2004 8:..

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SWITCHING TO DISPLAY OF EACH PLAY LIST (SWITCH)

Select the desired one of multiple play lists: The Disc Navigation screen of the selected play list will

appear.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Switch” on the

“PlayList” menu screen,

and then press the A

button.

4Use the “Switch Playlist”

screen to select the play

list you wish to display,

and then press the A

button.

The Disc Navigation

screen of the selected play list will be displayed.

Note:

To display the Disc Navigation screen showing all

programs (all recorded scenes), choose “All Programs” on

the “Switch PlayList” screen.

●Editing on play list

When making settings on play list, such as

changing title, setting skip, adding fade, etc., use

the same procedure for setting on program or

scenes. Perform these settings, referring to the

following reference pages:

Deleting scene, P.111

Changing thumbnail, P.113

Setting skip, P.114

Adding fade, P.115

Combining scenes, P.116

Dividing a scene, P.117

Copying to card P.118

Changing title, P.124, 132

Arranging order of scenes, P.131

PLAYING BACK A PLAY LIST (PLAY)

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Play” on the

“PlayList” menu screen,

and then press the A

button.

4Use the “Start Playlist”

screen to select the play

list to be played back,

and then press the A

button.

The selected play list will

be played back from the first scene. To cancel

playback midway, press the C button: The Disc

navigation screen of the play list being played

back will appear.

Note:

If “Repeat Play On” is specified, the play list will be

repeatedly played back (see page 138).

Switch PlayList

01 8 /30/ 2004 12: 30PM

02 9 /10/2004 8:00AM

A l l Pr ogr a

ENTER RETURN

03 9 /12/2004 9:30AM

PlayList

RAM

ENTER RETURN

Create

Ed i t

Sw i t c h

Play

Ti tle

Delete

ETC

001/ 00801 8/30 /2004 12:..

PLAY

RAM

Start PlayList

01 8 /30/ 2004 12: 30PM

02 9 /10/2004 8:00AM

ENTER RETURN

03 9 /12/2004 9:30AM

04 9 /20/2004 3:15PM

PlayList

RAM

ENTER RETURN

Create

Ed i t

Sw i t c h

Play

Ti tle

Delete

ETC

12:30PM

8 / 30/ 2004

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ADDING SCENES TO PLAY LIST (EDITING PLAY LIST)

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Edit” on the

“PlayList” menu screen,

and then press the A

button.

4Use the play list select

screen to select the play

list to which you wish to

add scenes, and then

press the A button.

The scenes of the

program that was

displayed in step 1 will

appear in the upper row,

and the scenes of

selected play list will

appear in the lower row.

Note:

If the DISPLAY button is

pressed when the

thumbnails are displayed,

the recording date/time of

the selected scene will

appear across the bottom of

screen. Press DISPLAY

button again to restore the

previous screen.

5Tilt the joystick down to move the cursor to the

lower row, and tilt it to left or right to select the

point where the scene is to be inserted.

6Tilt the joystick up to move the cursor to the

upper row, and tilt it to left or right to point the

cursor to the scene to be added.

7Press the A button to copy the scene.

After adding scenes is completed, the edited

play list will appear.

Repeat steps 5−7 to add other scenes.

8Press the C button: The screen for verifying exit

will appear.

Note:

•The cursor shows the position where the scene is to be

added.

•You can also select multiple scenes (P.108).

•Pressing C in the middle of adding scenes will display

the screen for verifying an exit from “Edit PlayList”.

Choose “YES” to exit the edition of play list. Choosing

“NO” will restore the “Edit PlayList” screen.

•If you press the MENU button in step 5 or 6, the submenu

screen for editing play list will appear. You can also use

this submenu to add scenes (see page 112).

PlayList

RAM

ENTER RETURN

Create

Ed i t

Sw i t c h

Play

Ti tle

Delete

ETC

Edit PlayList

01 8 /30/ 2004 12: 30PM

02 9 /10/2004 8:00AM

ENTER RETURN

03 9 /12/2004 9:30AM

04 9 /20/2004 3:15PM

Edit PlayList

PlayList No.01

Al l Progra

004/014

007/007

ADD EX I T

Edit PlayList

PlayList No.01

Al l Progra

004/014

008/008

8 /30 /2004 1 2 :30: 00PM

Recording date/time

Edit PlayList

PlayList No.01

Al l Progra

004/014

008/008

ADD E X I T

Insertion position

Scene to be added

*1 *2

*1: Number of scene before insertion position cursor

*2: Number of all scenes on play list

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DELETING SCENES FROM PLAY LIST (EDITING PLAY LIST)

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Display the editing

screen of the play list to

be edited.

Perform steps 2−4 on

page 128.

3Move the cursor to the play list in lower row,

and place the cursor on the scene to be deleted.

4Press the A button.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to

delete other scenes.

5Press the C button: The

screen for verifying exit

will appear.

Note:

•You can also select multiple scenes (P.108).

•Place the cursor on scene to be deleted, and then press

the DELETE button on remote control: You can also

delete the scene on the play list.

ADDING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING (EDITING PLAY LIST)

You can use the menu screen to add scenes to a play list.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Display the editing screen of the play list to be

edited.

Perform steps 2−4 on page 128.

3From the play list in lower row, select the

position where you wish to insert a scene.

4Select the scenes to be added from the upper

row.

5Press the MENU button.

6Choose “Add”, and then

press the A button.

Repeat steps 3−6 to add

other scenes.

7Press the C button to

quit.

Note:

•The selected scenes will be added in the insertion

position.

•You can also select multiple scenes (P.108).

Edit PlayList

PlayList No.02

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Edit PlayList

PlayList No.02

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EX ITDELETE

Edit PlayList

PlayList No.03

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ADD E X I T

Scene to be

added

Insertion

position

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DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING (EDITING PLAY LIST)

You can delete scenes from play list on the editing screen.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Display the editing

screen of the play list to

be edited.

Perform steps 2−4 on

page 128.

3Move the cursor to the play list in lower row.

4Select the scene to be deleted, and then press the

MENU button.

5Choose “Delete” on the

“Edit” menu screen, and

then press the A

button.

Repeat steps 3−5: other

scenes can be deleted.

6Press the C button: The screen for verifying exit

will appear.

Note:

•If all scenes on play list are deleted, the play list itself will

also be deleted.

•You can also select multiple scenes (P.108).

SELECTING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING (EDITING PLAY LIST)

You can specify the range of scenes when adding or deleting consecutive multiple scenes to/from play

list. This “Select” menu item is useful when selecting consecutive multiple scenes in items for adding or

deleting scenes using menu on page 121.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Display the editing

screen of the play list to

be edited.

Perform steps 2−4 on

page 128.

3Specify the first scene of those you wish to

select, and then press the MENU button.

4Choose “Start →

Current”, “Current →

End”, “All” on the

“Select” menu screen,

and then press the A

button.

Note:

See page 121 for the status of scenes to be selected.

5Press the C button: The screen for verifying exit

will appear.

Edit PlayList

PlayList No.04

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ADD E X I T

Ed i t

PlayList No.04

Al l Progra

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007/007

ENTER RETURN

Exi t

Delete

Edit PlayList

PlayList No.04

Al l Progra

004/014

007/007

ADD E X I T

Select

PlayList No.03

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007/007

ENTER RETURN

Start– Current

Cur r ent – End

All

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ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (MOVE)

You can move scenes only when “Category: All” is specified.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Switch” on the “PlayList” menu

screen, and then press the A button.

4Select the scene to be moved.

5Press the MENU button.

6Choose “Scene”, “Edit”,

“Move”, and then press

the A button.

7The “Move Scenes”

screen will appear: If you

are sure you want to

move the scene, press the A button.

If you want to change the scene to be moved,

you can change it on this screen.

8Move the “ ” mark to the

position where you wish

to move the scene, and

then press the A

button.

9The screen for verifying

move will appear:

Choose “YES”, and then

press the A button.

Choose “NO” to cancel

move.

After Yes or No setting, the scene select screen

will be restored.

Repeat steps 7−9 to move another scene.

Press the C button to quit.

Note:

•If you press the MENU button before pressing the A

button in step 7, the submenu screen will appear.

•You can also move multiple scenes (P.108).

•Only scenes on play list can be moved.

Scene

RAM

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Copy

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Move scenes?

Move Scene

YES NO

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CHANGING TITLE OF PLAY LIST (TITLE)

The play lists have serial numbers in the order you have created them, along with the created dates/

times: You can change this title at any time.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Title” on the “PlayList” menu screen,

and then press the A button.

4Use the “Playlist Title” screen to select the play

list whose title you wish to change, and then

press the A button.

See “Changing Title of

Program (Title)” on

page 124 for how to enter

a title.

5The screen for verifying

exit will appear: Choose

“YES” and then press the

A button.

6Press the C button to

quit.

After changing the title,

the Disc Navigation

screen on the play list

whose title has been

changed will appear.

Note:

The registered title can be changed at any time using the

same procedure.

DELETING PLAY LIST (DELETE)

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Delete” on the “PlayList” menu

screen, and then press the A button.

4Use the “Delete Playlist”

screen to select the play

list you wish to delete,

and then press the A

button.

5The screen for verifying deletion will appear:

Choose “YES”, and then press the A button.

Choose “NO” to cancel deletion.

After Yes or No setting, the Disc Navigation

screen of all programs will be restored.

Note:

Even if you delete a play list, the original scenes stored on

disc will not be deleted.

PlayList Ti t le

01 8 /30/ 2004 12: 30PM

02 9 / 10/ 2004 8: 00AM

ENTER RETURN

03 9 / 12/ 2004 9: 30AM

04 9 / 20/ 2004 3: 15PM

ENTER

Finish ti tle setting?

TITLE at a Par k

YES NO

001/ 008

PLAY

RAM

01 at a Park

Delete PlayList

01 8 /30/ 2004 12: 30PM

02 9 / 10/ 2004 8: 00AM

ENTER RETURN

03 9 / 12/ 2004 9: 30AM

04 9 / 20/ 2004 3: 15PM

Delete PlayList

Delete PlayList?

PlayList No. 01

8 / 30 /2004 12: 30P

ENTER

YES NO

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Go To

From the Disc Navigation screen, you can jump to the first scene or last scene.

TOP (END)

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Top” or “End”

on the “Go To” menu

screen, and then press

the A button.

Go T o

RAM

ENTER RETURN

End

ETC

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RAM

(When “End” is specified)

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VERIFYING REMAINING FREE SPACE ON DISC OR CARD (CAPACITY)

You can find out how long you will be able to record on one side of disc or on card.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Capacity” on the “Disc” or “Card”

menu screen, and then press the A button.

*1 With DVD-R disc: The quality mode first used for

recording with disc will appear.

*2 With DVD-R disc: This will not be displayed.

4Press the C button to quit.

The Disc Navigation screen will be restored.

Note:

With a write-protected disc (see “Terminology”, P. 160) or

locked card, the remaining space will always be displayed

as “0”.

PROTECTING DISC FROM WRITING (PROTECT DISC)

You can protect a DVD-RAM disc in order to prevent recorded images from being erased or edited by

mistake. Further recording will not be possible on protected disc until the protection is released.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Protect Disc”

on the “Disc” menu

screen, and then press

the A button.

4The screen for verifying

protection will appear:

Choose “YES”, and

then press the A

button.

Choose “NO” to cancel

protection.

After “YES” or “NO”

setting, the Disc

Navigation screen will

be restored.

Note:

•To release disc protection,

perform the same procedure as above: The screen for

verifying the release of protection will appear.

Choose “YES” to release the protection.

Capacity

Capaci ty : 90%

Approx.

V I DEO( XTRA): 17

V I DEO( F I N E ) : 26

V I DEO( ST D) : 54

PHOTO :996

RETURN

Capacity

Capaci ty : 96%

Approx.

PHOTO( FI N E ) : 462

PHOTO( NORM) : 9 2 4

PHOTO( ECO) : 1848

RETURN

(When using disc)

(When using card)

Disc

RAM

ENTER RETURN

Capac i t y

Protect Disc

Format Disc

Update Cont rol Info.

ETC

ENTER

Protect Disc

YES NO

Write protect disc?

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RAM

Disc protect icon

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INITIALIZING DVD-RAM DISC OR CARD (FORMAT DISC. FORMAT CARD)

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Format Disc” or “Format Card” on the

“Disc” or “Card” menu screen, and then press

the A button.

The screen for verifying “Format Disc” or

“Format Card” will appear.

4Choose “YES”, and then press the A button.

Choose “NO” to cancel initialization.

When initializing one side of the disc is

complete, the DVD video camera/recorder will

return to the recording pause status.

Note:

•Initialization will delete all the recorded contents on disc

or card: Be careful not to delete data by mistake.

•Be sure to use the AC adapter/charger when initializing

disc or card so that the DVD video camera/recorder is

not turned off midway. If initialization is interrupted by

power off, the disc or card will not be initialized correctly,

or it may be damaged.

•It may not be possible to initialize a disc with many

scratches or dirt: Such a disc cannot be used (P.82).

•If you use a brand-new DVD-R disc, message “Disc is

not formatted” will appear: Initialize the disc, following

the subsequent messages (P.45).

•This DVD video camera/recorder may not recognize

some discs or cards that have been initialized on PC or

a device other than this DVD video camera/recorder.

•If you attempt to initialize a disc or card in this DVD video

camera/recorder when it is connected to PC via PC

connection cable, the disc or card may not be initialized

and may be unusable on this DVD video camera/

recorder.

Before You Begin

•Be sure to use the AC adapter/charger to power the DVD video camera/

recorder for initialization. If the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off

during initialization and the initialization is interrupted, incorrect

initialization will result and the incorrectly initialized disc will be unusable.

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YES NO

(When using card)(When using

DVD-RAM disc)

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UPDATING CONTROL INFORMATION OF DVD-RAM DISC

(UPDATE CONTROL INFO.)

Disc Navigation in this DVD video camera/recorder handles information on scenes, such as thumbnail,

skip, fade, in a particular manner. If you use another device to edit a disc recorded on this DVD video

camera/recorder, and then use the data again with Disc Navigation in this DVD video camera/recorder,

the Disc Navigation may not appear normally. If this happens, use the Update Control Info function to

update the data.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Update Control Info.” on the “Disc”

menu screen, and then press the A button.

The screen for verifying “Update Control Info.”

will appear.

4Choose “YES”, and then

press the A button.

The message for

proceeding will appear,

and then the Disc

Navigation menu screen

will be restored.

A black screen may appear while the message

for updating is displayed.

Choose “NO” to cancel updating.

5Press the C button to quit.

Note:

•Be sure to use the AC adapter/charger when updating

the control information so that the DVD video camera/

recorder is not turned off midway. If updating of control

information is interrupted by power off, the control

information will not be updated correctly.

•It may take time to update the control information if the

disc has many recorded scenes.

•Pressing the C button on the screen for verification will

restore the thumbnail display screen.

Before You Begin

•When using the AC adapter/charger to power the DVD video camera/

recorder for updating control information, make sure that power is not

turned off during updating: If the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off

during updating and the updating is interrupted, the control information will

not be updated correctly.

ENTER

Upda te Cont r ol I n fo?

Upda te Cont r ol I n fo.

YES NO

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FINALIZING DVD-R DISC (FINALIZE DISC)

If you want to play back a DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder, using a device

conforming to 8 cm DVD-R disc - such as a DVD player, etc. - you must finalize the disc on this DVD

video camera/recorder. (See “Terminology”, P.160)

The finalized DVD-R disc can be played on a DVD player, as “DVD Video”: The date of program will

appear on the menu screen of DVD player as a title.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Finalize Disc” on the “Disc” menu

screen, and then press the A button.

The disc will be finalized.

4Choose “YES”, and then

press the A button.

The message showing

that the disc is being

finalized will appear,

and the disc will then be

finalized.

will appear on the Disc

Navigation screen for a

finalized disc.

5When finalization is complete, the Disc

Navigation screen of all programs will appear.

Note:

•Do not finalize a disc recorded on this DVD video

camera/recorder using any other device.

•No recording can be done on any DVD-R disc that has

been finalized.

•If the disc in the DVD video camera/recorder has already

been finalized, you cannot choose “Finalize Disc”.

•Be sure to use the AC adapter/charger when finalizing

disc. Finalization cannot be executed using a battery.

If finalization is interrupted by power off, the disc will not

be finalized correctly, or it may be damaged.

•The time required to finalize disc that appears on the

“Finalize Disc” screen is only for reference.

•The shorter the recording time on disc, the longer it will

take to finalize it.

Before You Begin

•Be sure to use the AC adapter/charger to power the DVD video camera/

recorder when finalizing a DVD-R disc. If the DVD video camera/recorder

is turned off during finalization and the finalization is interrupted, incorrect

finalization will result, and at worst, the disc may be damaged.

ENTER

Further recording on this

disc will be impossible.

Finalize? (Apporox. 23min.)

Finalize Disc

YES NO

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Finalized DVD-R disc

SELECT I TEM

TOP PREV NEXT END

001/010

01: 19/10/2004

02: 19/15/2004

03: 19/18/2004

04: 10/08/2004

05: 1 0 /10/2004

07: 1 1 /23/2004

06: 11/13/2004

08: 1 1 /30/2004

09: 12/13/2004

10: 1 2 /10/2004

(Screen when viewed

on DVD player)

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Others

DISPLAYING MOVIES OR STILLS INDEPENDENTLY (CATEGORY)

Scenes recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder will be displayed in the order of recording

regardless of whether they are movies or stills. You can use the Disc Navigation screen to switch this

display to stills only or movies only.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Category” on

the “Others” menu

screen, and then press

the A button.

4Specify the desired

option for display, and

then press the A

button.

All: To display all scenes, movies or stills,

in the order of recording.

VIDEO: To display only movies in the order of

recording.

PHOTO: To display only photos in the order of

recording.

PLAYING BACK SCENES REPEATEDLY (REPEAT PLAY)

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Repeat Play”

on the “Others” menu

screen, and then press

the A button.

4Choose “On”, and then

press the A button:

Playback will start.

Choose “Off” to cancel Repeat Play Setting.

●When Repeat Play is set:

If one scene has been specified: When playback of

the last scene is finished, playback of all scenes will

repeat from the first scene.

If the range for playback has been specified:

Playback of the scenes in that range will repeat.

●To release Repeat Play

Use one of the following 3 methods to release:

•Choose “Off” in step 4 above.

•Turn the DVD video camera/recorder off once.

•Press the DISC EJECT button to remove the disc.

Note:

•Press the C button to terminate playback. However, the

Repeat Play setting will not be cancelled.

•Still images can also be played back repeatedly.

•Repeat playback will not function when playback is

instructed from the recording pause status.

Others

ENTER

RAM

RETURN

Category

Repeat Play On

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SLIDE SHOW (CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK OF STILLS)

If you play back stills recorded on a card, the DVD video camera/recorder will enter the playback pause

status after each still is played back.

Setting Slide Show allows you to continuously play back stills.

1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

2Press the MENU button.

3Choose “Slide Show”,

“All” or “DPOF”, and

then press the A

button.

All: To play all stills

recorded on

card in slide show.

DPOF: To play only stills to which DPOF has

been set in slide show.

When playback is finished, the DVD video

camera/recorder will enter the playback pause

status at the final still.

Pressing the C button will restore the Disc

Navigation screen.

Note:

•One still is played for approx. 5 seconds.

•With slide show, playback starts from the first still on

card.

•If you press the C button or turn the DVD video camera/

recorder off, Slide Show will be canceled.

Slide Show

ENTER RETURN

All

DPOF

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Connecting to PC

THE FOLLOWING ARE AVAILABLE WHEN CONNECTING TO PC

Use the provided PC connection cable to connect this DVD video camera/recorder to your PC in which

the software on the CD-ROM provided or generally available software is installed: The videos and

photos recorded on the DVD video camera/recorder can be used on the PC.

●Using, on PC, the photos recorded on DVD-RAM disc or card in this DVD

video camera/recorder:

●Viewing, on PC, DVD-RAM disc recorded on this DVD video camera/

recorder:

●Viewing, on PC, DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder:

●Copying contents on DVD-RAM disc recorded on this DVD video camera/

recorder to another DVD-RAM disc using PC:

Original disc Application used

DVD-RAM disc or card recorded on this

DVD video camera/recorder Application on which JPEG files can be used

• Open the DCIM\100*HPNX1 folder of DVD-RAM disc or card.

Original disc Application used

DVD-RAM disc recorded on this DVD

video camera/recorder DVD-MovieAlbumSE** or generally available playback software

conforming to DVD video recording (DVD-VR) format (see

“Terminology”, P. 160)

Example: PowerDVD XP produced by CyberLink

Original disc Application used

DVD-R disc recorded and finalized on

this DVD video camera/recorder Generally available playback software compatible with DVD video

(see “Terminology”, P. 160)

Example: PowerDVD XP produced by CyberLink

Original disc Written media Application used

DVD-RAM disc recorded on

this DVD video camera/

recorder

Another DVD-RAM disc DVD-MovieAlbum copy tool**

• Copy the data to hard disk of PC, and then write

the data to another DVD-RAM disc.

• Copying in program units is also possible.

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●Using PC to edit images on DVD-RAM disc recorded on this DVD video

camera/recorder:

●Using PC to edit images on DVD-RAM disc recorded on this DVD video

camera/recorder and create a DVD video (DVD-R disc) (see page 152):

* The number may be different when recording was made on a device conforming to DCF.

** Software stored on the provided CD-ROM

Note:

Images recorded on DVD-R disc cannot be edited on the software provided with this DVD video camera/recorder.

Languages compatible with each software program:

•DVD-MovieAlbumSE and UDF driver (DVD-RAM driver) can handle Japanese, English, German,

French, Spanish and Italian.

•3D-TitleSTUDIO provided with DVD-MovieAlbumSE can handle Japanese and English.

•MyDVD can handle Japanese, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese (simplified and

traditional), Dutch, Korean, Portuguese, Swedish and Thai.

•When installing the provided software, the language on your Windows® will automatically be

installed: If your Windows® is run on a language other than the above, the English version will be

installed.

Original disc Written disc Application used

DVD-RAM disc recorded on

this DVD video camera/

recorder

Original DVD-RAM disc or

another DVD-RAM disc DVD-MovieAlbumSE**

Original disc Written disc Application used

DVD-RAM disc recorded on

this DVD video camera/

recorder

Blank DVD-R disc • DVD-MovieAlbumSE**

•MyDVD**

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Contents on Provided CD-ROM

The CD-ROM supplied with the DVD video camera/recorder contains the following folders:

To refer to the contents of CD-ROM, set the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive of PC, right-click the CD-ROM

icon and choose “Open”.

Although the CD-ROM may contain a folder or file other than the above, they will not be needed on this DVD

video camera/recorder unless some special instruction is given.

Contains the DVD-MovieAlbumSE (see page 148 for installation).

You can use DVD-MovieAlbumSE to edit the images recorded on

DVD-RAM disc and create a 3D title.

Contains the MyDVD (see page 150 for installation).

You can use MyDVD to create a DVD-Video disc from movies

edited on DVD-MovieAlbumSE.

Contains the UDF driver (see page 146 for installation).

Install this driver if you wish to use JPEG stills recorded on DVD-

RAM disc, on your PC.

Contains the USB2.0 driver (see page 145 for installation).

Install this driver when using the provided PC connection cable to

connect this DVD video camera/recorder to PC: If the USB terminal

of your PC is USB1.1, use this driver.

Contains the Acrobat Reader (see page 143 for installation).

If Acrobat Reader is not installed in your PC, you will need to install

it in order to open the on-line manuals (instruction manual files) for

DVD-MovieAlbumSE and UDF driver.

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●DVD-MovieAlbumSE

You can read the instruction manual using either

of the following procedures:

•Open the PDF file in

DVDMASE 3\manuals\English folder

contained on the provided CD-ROM.

•After installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE, open

“Programs”or “All Programs” from the

Windows “Start” menu, choose “Hitachi

DVDCAM” and “DVD-MovieAlbumSE”, and

then open “On-line Manual”.

To read the above manual, you will need Adobe

Acrobat Reader.

If Adobe Acrobat Reader has not been installed in

your PC, start AcrobatReader\English

\AR500ENU.exe on the provided CD-ROM to

install it.

●MyDVD

•After installing MyDVD, open “Programs” or

“All Programs” from the Windows “Start”

menu, choose “Sonic” and “MyDVD”, and then

open the electronic instruction manual in

“Document” folder.

To read the above manual, a Web browser (Internet

Explorer, Netscape Communicator, etc.) must be

set up in your PC.

If you cannot open the electronic instruction

manual of MyDVD, consult the maker of your PC

about the setup method for Web browser.

●UDF driver (DVD-RAM driver)

•After installing the UDF driver (DVD-RAM

driver), open “Programs” or “All Programs”

from the Windows “Start” menu, choose “DVD-

RAM” and “DVD-RAM Driver”, and then open

“How to use DVD-RAM disc”.

No electronic instruction manual is provided with

the USB driver.

●Requirements of available PC

•OS: Windows® 98 Second Edition / Me / 2000 Professional / XP

•Computer: IBM PC/AT compatible

•CPU: Intel® Pentium® III 450 MHz or higher, Celeron™ 633 MHz or higher (Pentium® 4 1.2 GHz or

higher is recommended)

Operation with Pentium compatible CPU other than those produced by Intel®/AMD® may not be

supported. Also, operation with K6-2®/K6-III® produced by AMD® may not be supported.

•Memory: At least 128 MB (256 MB or more is recommended)

•Free space on hard disk: At least 400 MB (does not include capacity needed to copy or edit video or

photo data)

•CD-ROM drive (used to install software)

•Display adapter (video memory of at least 4 MB) and display that can display at least 1024 × 768 pixels

and 65.536 colors (16-bit colors), and is compatible with DirectX® 8.1 or higher.

•DirectSound® compatible sound card

•USB: One unused port is necessary for this product (USB2.0 port is recommended)

Note:

•Operation is not guaranteed in the following cases:

- When OS other than Windows® 98 Second Edition / Me / 2000 Professional / XP is installed

- When operated on Pentium® compatible CPU other than those produced by Intel® or AMD®

- When connected via USB hub

- When connected using cables other than the provided PC connection cable or mini-USB B connector 5-pin type PC

connection cable (generally available)

- When a USB device other than this DVD video camera/recorder, keyboard or mouse is connected to PC

•Multiprocessor is not supported.

•Can also be used with Windows® 98, but OS of Windows® 98 Second Edition or higher is necessary in order to use

all functions of DVD-MovieAlbumSE.

•Even when your PC satisfies the above conditions of available PC, malfunction may result or restriction in use may

occur, depending on the combination of other software in PC or peripheral devices.

Read the electronic instruction manuals (on-line manuals) on PC for complete information on using each

software program.

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Installing Software

Before installing the UDF driver (DVD-RAM driver) provided with this DVD video camera/recorder,

check to see if another UDF driver* has already been installed your PC.

*InstantWrite® provided with the DZ-WINPC1, DZ-WINPC2 or DZ-WINPC2B PC kit for the Hitachi

DZ-MV100A DVD video camera/recorder, or with the DZ-WINPC3 PC editing kit for the Hitachi DZ-

MV200A, DZ-MV230A or DZ-MV270A DVD video camera/recorder.

If the UDF driver has been installed, uninstall it and then install the UDF driver on the provided CD-

ROM. Use “Control Panel” – “Add or Remove Programs” or “Add or Remove Applications” to uninstall

the UDF driver.

If any question messages appear that mean “This file is not used on another application. Do you wish

to delete it together?” during uninstalling, click “No” for all such questions.

DISPLAYING INSTALLER SCREEN

1Turn the PC on.

Do not connect the DVD video camera/

recorder to PC yet. First, if any software is being

run on the PC, terminate all the programs being

used.

2Insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM

drive of PC.

The installer screen will automatically appear.

If the installer screen does not automatically

appear, use the following procedure to display

it:

3Use the Windows My Computer or Explorer to

open the drive in which the CD-ROM is located.

4Double-click the Setup.exe icon.

The “.exe” extension may not appear,

depending on the PC being used.

Before You Begin •Before connecting the DVD video camera/recorder to your PC, you will

need to install the software on provided CD-ROM.

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INSTALLING USB DRIVER

With Windows XP

1Click “USB Driver Installation” on the installer

screen.

2The USB driver installer screen will appear:

Click “USB Driver Installation”.

3Check the contents and then click “OK”.

4The message on Windows logo test will appear:

Carefully read it and then click “Continue

Anyway”.

Installation will start.

5Click “Quit”.

Installing the USB driver is now complete.

With Windows 2000/Me/98 Second Edition

1Click “USB Driver Installation” on the installer

screen.

2The USB driver installer screen will appear:

Click “USB Driver Installation”.

Installation will start.

3Click “Quit”.

Installing the USB driver is now complete.

Click

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INSTALLING UDF DRIVER (DVD-RAM DRIVER)

The UDF driver must be installed before using the disc in DVD video camera/recorder on PC.

1Click “UDF Driver (DVD-RAM Driver)

Installation” on the installer screen.

The installer screen can be displayed using the

procedure in “DISPLAYING INSTALLER

SCREEN” (P. 144).

2The driver setup screen will appear: Click the

“Driver and Formatter Setup” button.

3Click “Next”.

4Carefully read the License Agreement: If you

accept it, click “Yes”.

The contents of agreement displayed on actual

screen may be different from those in the figure.

5If you do not wish to change the folder in which

the UDF driver is installed, click “Next”.

Click

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6If you do not wish to change the folder name,

click “Next”.

7Check the displayed contents, and then click

“Next”.

8Installation will start. When installation is

complete, some notes will appear: Check the

contents, and then click “x” at the top right of

window.

The contents displayed on actual screen may be

different from those in the figure.

9If your PC uses Windows® XP/98 Second

Edition/Me, a message that prompts you to

restart will appear: Click “Finish” and then

restart the PC.

Installing the UDF driver is now complete.

If your PC uses Windows® 2000 Professional,

proceed with step 10.

If your PC uses Windows® 2000 Professional, a

message announcing the start for detecting

device will appear: Click “Finish” to start the

detection of device.

It may take several minutes for PC to detect the

device. When detection of the device is

complete, a message that prompts you to restart

will appear: Click “Yes” to restart the PC.

Installing the UDF driver is now complete.

ClickConfirm

Click

ClickConfirm

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INSTALLING DVD-MovieAlbumSE

Software “DVD-MovieAlbumSE” is used to edit videos that conform to the DVD video recording (DVD-

VR) format, and photos recorded on DVD-RAM disc.

1Click “DVD-MovieAlbumSE Installation” on

the installer screen.

The installer screen can be displayed using the

procedure described in “DISPLAYING

INSTALLER SCREEN” (P. 144).

2The screen for installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE

will appear: Click “Next”.

3Carefully read the License Agreement: If you

accept it, click “Yes”.

4If you do not wish to change the folder in which

DVD-MovieAlbumSE is installed, click “Next”.

5If you do not wish to change the folder name,

click “Next”.

Click

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6Check the displayed contents, and then click

“Next”.

Installation will start.

Proceed with the installation, following the

instructions on screen.

7A message verifying whether a shortcut icon is

to be created on desktop will appear: If you

want to create one, click “Yes”.

If not, choose “No”.

8Choose the restart option, and then click

“Finish”.

Installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE is now

complete.

Click

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INSTALLING MyDVD

Software “MyDVD” is used to write the images edited on DVD-MovieAlbumSE to DVD-R disc.

1Click “MyDVD Installation” on the installer

screen.

The installer screen can be displayed using the

procedure described in “DISPLAYING

INSTALLER SCREEN” (P. 144).

2The screen for installing My DVD will appear:

Click “Next”.

3Carefully read the Software License

Agreement: If you accept it, click “Yes”.

4If you do not wish to change the folder in which

MyDVD is installed, click “Next”.

5Check the displayed contents, and then click

“Next”.

Installation will start.

Click

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6Click “Finish” to restart the PC.

Installing MyDVD is now complete.

Sonic Solutions Corporation, which developed

MyDVD, recommends user registration of

MyDVD, in order to offer appropriate support

to customer. The guide for user registration will

appear when you start MyDVD for the first

time, or you can display it any time by accessing

the following URL:

http://www.mydvd.com

(You will need the connection environment to

the Internet for user registration.)

Note:

•If software that detects computer virus, etc., has been

installed, invalidate it.

•If your PC uses Windows® XP or 2000 Professional, set

the user name to “Administrator (computer’s manager)”

(or user name with equivalent authorization), log on to

PC, and then install the software (if you do not have

authorization, consult your system manager).

Contact the following for information on

MyDVD:

U.S.

Phone: 1-877-383-1124

http://support.sonic.com/login/

default.asp

(You will need to perform customer

registration.)

Europe (London)

Phone: 44-20-7437-1100

http://support.sonic.com/login/

default.asp

(You will need to perform customer

registration.)

Click

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Creating DVD Video on PC from DVD-RAM Disc

Recorded on DVD Video Camera/Recorder

Using DVD-MovieAlbumSE and MyDVD, you can create a DVD video (DVD-R disc) from the images

recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder, following the procedure below:

1Insert a recorded DVD-RAM disc into the DVD

video camera/recorder, and connect the DVD

video camera/recorder to the USB terminal of

PC.

2Start DVD-MovieAlbumSE, and edit the

images on DVD-RAM disc as necessary.

3Right-click the thumbnail from which you wish

to create a DVD video on the DVD-

MovieAlbumSE screen, and execute “Export”.

4The “Program Export” screen, shown below,

will appear: Choose “Same Resolution” and

check “Use DVD-Video” in the “Export Mode”

setting box. Choose “704 × 480

(recommended)” for “Resolution”.

Note:

•Choose “Divide by Marker” in the “Option” box: Each

scene of program recorded on the DVD video

camera/recorder will be saved as an independent

movie file so that export can be executed at high

speed. If you do not choose “Divide by Marker”,

movie files may be unified and re-encoded, so it may

take time to export them. DVD-MovieAlbumSE may

automatically re-encode a movie recorded in the

XTRA mode containing rapidly moving scenes (8

Mbps or higher), regardless of the “Divide by Maker”

setting, and it may take some time to export the movie

file.

•Any disc on which scenes were combined (see page

116) on Disc Navigation of this DVD video camera/

recorder is re-encoded, so it may take time to export

files.

•Re-encoding may cause image quality to deteriorate

slightly.

•Do not choose “Simple Export” in the “Export Mode”

setting box: Choosing it may stop export midway.

5Click the Start button to start export.

6When export is complete, message “The file

exporting was completed successfully.

Do you wish to create a ‘DVD-Video’ disc or an

‘MPEG file’ disc?” will appear. Check the small

box for “Eject the disc being used”, and then

click “Yes”.

Insert a brand-new DVD-R disc into the DVD

video camera/recorder.

7DVD-MovieAlbumSE will automatically end,

and the “Export to Disc” screen will appear:

Click the “Start” button.

“Program Export” Screen Click

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8MyDVD will automatically start. After a few

moments, the exported scene will be

automatically registered on the MyDVD

editing screen:

Now you can change the DVD menu to the

desired style, change the title, etc. on this

editing screen.

9Click the Burn button: Writing to DVD-R disc

will start. When writing is complete, a DVD

video disc will be created.

Then the disc cover of this DVD video camera/

recorder will open automatically.

Note:

•The menu screen created on MyDVD will not appear on

this DVD video camera/recorder.

Also, depending on the written contents, the images

may not be playable on this DVD video camera/recorder.

In such cases, use a standard DVD player to display the

created menu.

•The following table shows the recordable time on 8 cm

DVD-R disc from MyDVD. The recordable time is shorter

than that of 8 cm DVD-RAM disc because MyDVD

always records audio in the LPCM format.

* If “Style” created on MyDVD is a movie or there

are many thumbnails, the recordable time will

be less than that shown in the above table.

*1Cannot be created on MyDVD depending on

the version.

•“Slide Show” can be created using photo files on

MyDVD, but it will not be playable on this DVD video

camera/recorder.

•A DVD video can be created from MPEG files on PC

using MyDVD, but it may not be playable on this DVD

video camera/recorder.

Movie quality mode

of DVD-RAM disc in

DVD video camera/

recorder

Recordable time on 8

cm DVD-R disc

(using MyDVD)

STD Approx. 40 minutes

FINE Approx. 25 minutes

XTRA At least 18 minutes

The following discs created on MyDVD cannot be

played back on this DVD video camera/recorder:

• Discs containing slide show (*1)

• Discs with no audio

• Discs with audio longer or shorter than video

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Uninstalling Software

Use the following procedure to uninstall (delete) any provided software that has been installed:

UNINSTALLING USB DRIVER

With Windows® 98 Second Edition/Me:

1Set the power switch on DVD video camera/

recorder to “O VIDEO”, and use the PC

connection cable to connect it to the PC.

2Open “System” on Control Panel, and then

choose the “Device Manager” tab.

3Delete HITACHI DVD-RAM DZ-MV5 in “CD-

ROM”.

If the file does not exist, proceed with the next

step:

4Delete HITACHI DVD-RAM DZ-MV5 in “Disk

drives”.

If the file does not exist, proceed with the next

step:

5Delete the following items in “Universal Serial

Bus controllers”:

Hitachi DVDCAM DVD Mode USB HS

Interface

USB Mass Storage Device For DVDCAM

If no item exists, proceed with the next step:

6Close Device Manager.

If the message for restart appears, click “No”.

7Delete the following files:

Windows® 98 Second Edition:

C:\WINDOWS\INF\OTHER\Hitachi

Ltd.DZ3298.inf

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS\dzmvpd

r.pdr

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\DZMVU

MSS.sys

No extension may appear depending on the setting on

PC.

Windows® Me:

C:\WINDOWS\INF\OTHER\Hitachi

Ltd.DZ32me.inf

No extension may appear depending on the setting on

PC.

If the INF folder cannot be found, use Explorer

to choose the “View” menu, “Folder Options”,

“View” tab, and then “Show all files”: Click

“OK” and then try again.

8Disconnect the DVD video camera/recorder

from PC, and then restart the PC.

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With Windows® 2000 Professional/XP:

1Set the power switch on DVD video camera/

recorder to “O VIDEO”, and use the PC

connection cable to connect it to the PC.

2Open “System” on Control Panel, and then

click “Device Manager” under the “Hardware”

tab.

3Delete HITACHI DVD-RAM DZ-MV5 USB

Device in “DVD/CD-ROM drive”.

4If your PC uses Windows® 2000 Professional,

delete HITACHI DVD-RAM DZ-MV5 USB

Device in “Disk drives”.

If your PC uses Windows®, or the file cannot be

found, proceed with the next step:

5Delete Hitachi DVDCAM DVD Mode USB HS

Interface in “USB (Universal Serial Bus)

controllers”.

If the item cannot be found, proceed with the

next step:

6Close Device Manager.

If the message for restart appears, click “No”.

7If your PC uses Windows® 2000 Professional,

open the C:\WINNT\INF folder.

If your PC uses Windows® XP, open the

C:\WINDOWS\INF folder.

If the INF folder cannot be found, use Explorer

to choose the “Tools” menu, “Folder Options”,

“View” tab, and then “Show all files and

folders”: Click “OK” and then try again.

8Use application software “Notepad” provided

with Windows® to open the oem*.inf files (*

represents a number) from the file with the

higher number. Search for the files with the

following entry on the second and third lines,

and then delete them:

Extension “.inf” may not appear, depending on

the setting of PC.

9Also delete the oem*.PNF files with the same

numbers as those of the files deleted in step 8.

Disconnect the DVD video camera/recorder

from PC, and then restart the PC.

DELETING OTHER APPLICATIONS

To uninstall the other applications, use “Control Panel” to open “Add or Remove Applications”, choose

the applications to be uninstalled from the displayed list of applications, and then click the “Change/

Remove” button.

Note:

After uninstalling software, be sure to restart the PC.

;Hitachi DVDCAM USB Driver Installation

File

;Support OS: Windows® 2000 Professional

and Windows® XP

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Cautions When Using DVD Video Camera/

Recorder by Connecting It to PC

Note:

•Do not use Windows® application to finalize a DVD-R

disc recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder: The

disc will not be recognizable on the DVD video camera/

recorder.

•When formatting a DVD-RAM disc on Windows®, use

the UDF2.01 format (2.0 if 2.01 cannot be selected) (see

“Terminology” on page 160). Formatting with other

standards could cause the DVD video camera/recorder

to malfunction.

•Before processing or editing photos, be sure to copy the

JPEG files in 100HPNX1 folder to the hard disk of PC.

•Ordinary data on PC can usually be written to DVD-RAM

disc in this DVD video camera/recorder, but Hitachi does

not guaranteed the operation.

•If the PC is started from suspend (see “Terminology” on

page 160) (or sleep or standby) with this DVD video

camera/recorder connected to the PC, the DVD video

camera/recorder may not be recognized: Disconnect

the DVD video camera/recorder from PC once, and

restart the PC.

•Multiple DVD video camera/recorders cannot be

simultaneously connected to PC.

•Use a reference of approx. 30 minutes at approx. 86°F

(30°C) or less for operation when connecting this DVD

video camera/recorder to PC.

- Use a reference of a continuous 30 minutes or less for

write operation when using the DVD-MovieAlbum

copy tool provided with DVD-MovieAlbumSE.

- If the temperature of this DVD video camera/recorder

is too high, writing or reading on this DVD video

camera/recorder may be faulty. And in particular, note

that, if an error occurs during writing to DVD-R disc, the

disc will not be usable. Take care that the temperature

of this DVD video camera/recorder is not too high.

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Subsidiary Information

Introduction to Optional Accessories

CAMERA ACCESSORIES

POWER SUPPLY

INFORMATION ON SQUARE ADAPTER

This DVD video camera/recorder cannot use a square adapter, such as for 8 cm DVD-RAM disc (DRMS-

V28R), 8 cm DVD-R disc (DR30.1P): Remove the disc from square adapter and set it in the Round DVD

Holder of the provided DVD-RAM disc, referring to page 82.

●Removing disc from square adapter

Note:

Refer to page 81, 82 if you want to correctly set the removed disc in Round DVD Holder that can be used in this DVD

video camera/recorder.

Wide conversion lens (DZ-WL1)* Tele-conversion lens (DZ-TL1)* Video flash (DZ-FLH3)**

• When using camera accessories, be sure to read the instruction manuals for each accessory.

* When attaching the wide or tele-conversion lens to this DVD video camera/recorder, be sure to remove the lens hood

at the end of the lens (see P. 57).

** Unusable on DZ-MV550A.

Battery (DZ-BP14SW)

(Example 1)

(Example 2)

Snap off and

remove lock pin

Slide the disc obliquely upward

so that it is not caught by claws.

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Cleaning

Be sure to set the power switch to “POWER OFF” before cleaning this DVD video camera/recorder.

●Cleaning LCD screen and camera

lens

Use dry, soft cloth to wipe dirt off. When cleaning

the LCD screen, be careful not to use force, scratch

it, or subject it to impact: Doing such could cause

a defect in the screen, result in display unevenness,

or damage the LCD monitor.

●If dust adheres to the viewfinder

lens, remove it using a cotton swab,

etc.

Do not rub the lens with force: Doing so could

scratch the lens.

●Do not use benzene or thinner to

clean DVD video camera/recorder

case

The coating of case could peel off or the case could

deteriorate. Wipe off dirt on the case with a moist

cloth which has been completely wrung out. When

using chemical cleaning cloth, follow instructions

for use.

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Changing Setting of Demonstration

This DVD video camera/recorder has versatile functions, including special effects.

Referring to the procedure on page 43, connect the DVD video camera/recorder, AC adapter/charger and

power cable to power the DVD video camera/recorder from AC outlet.

1Press the MENU button.

2Choose “Initial Setup”,

“Demo Mode”, and then

press the A button.

3Use the joystick to

choose the desired

option, and then press

the A button.

Auto: To start demonstration approx. 3

minutes after turning the DVD video

camera/recorder on.

Off: To set demonstration to off.

Start: To start demonstration immediately.

Press the MENU button again: The menu screen

will disappear.

To stop the demonstration midway, press the C

button.

The demo mode will end when the DVD video

camera/recorder is turned off or the DISC

EJECT button is pressed down.

Note:

•You can press the DISC NAVIGATION button to stop

demonstration midway: The Disc Navigation screen will

appear.

•If you choose “Auto”, the demonstration will not start if a

disc is loaded with the power switch set to “O VIDEO” or

“N PHOTO”, or a card is loaded with the power switch

set to “P PHOTO”.

•The demonstration function will not work when the DVD

video camera/recorder is connected to PC.

•While the demonstration is being given, the recording

indicator will blink.

RAM

Off

Start

ENTER RETURN

Demo Mode

Reset

Record LED

Power Save

Beep

Language Auto

Ini t i al Setup

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Terminology

DISC-PROTECT:

This disables writing to disc (protects disc from writing) so that images recorded on DVD-RAM disc

cannot be accidentally deleted and the disc cannot be initialized.

DVD PLAYER:

This device can play back video and audio signals recorded on DVD-Video and DVD-R discs using the

DVD video format. Most DVD players can play back a DVD-R disc recorded on the DVD video camera/

recorder (some DVD players cannot play back the disc).

DVD-RAM DISC:

Rewritable DVD disc.

DVD-R DISC:

One-time recordable DVD disc.

DVD VIDEO FORMAT:

This application format establishes the file name, directory structure, data format, etc. to record videos

(movies). A generally available DVD video conforms to this format.

DVD VIDEO RECORDER:

This device can record video and audio on any recordable DVD disc, such as DVD-RAM, that conforms

to the DVD video recording format. Some DVD video recorders can record on a DVD-R disc conforming

to DVD video format. A DVD video recorder that is compatible with 8 cm DVD-RAM can play back

DVD-RAM discs recorded on the DVD video camera/recorder.

DVD VIDEO RECORDING (DVD-VR) FORMAT:

Format to record video data on writable DVD disc: This format has been adopted for DVD video camera/

recorders, and DVD-RAM recorders that are compatible with DVD-RAM disc, etc.

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FINALIZE:

This process makes a DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder playable on a DVD

player, etc. that conforms to 8 cm DVD-R: No further recording can be made on a finalized DVD-R disc.

HOWLING:

This phenomenon occurs as follows: When the DVD video camera/recorder is connected to a device,

such as TV, the audio input to the microphone of DVD video camera/recorder is amplified and output

from the speakers of TV, and the signal is again input to the microphone: This is repeated to form an

endless loop of audio signal, and the signal is amplified up to the audio output amplitude limit of the

device. Howling can be prevented by changing the positional relationship between the DVD video

camera/recorder and TV, or by turning down the volume on TV.

INFRARED SENSOR:

This sensor is used to adjust the white balance.

LASER PICKUP BLOCK:

This block emits laser beam to a disc, and then collects the laser beam reflected from the disc to convert

it to an electric signal. The block consists of a laser, lens, receiving element, etc.

LINEAR PCM:

Audio recording format similar to MPEG audio layer 2: However, linear PCM does not compress an

audio signal, but instead samples it and converts it to a digital signal to be recorded. Therefore, the

amount of data used is larger than that of MPEG audio layer 2.

MultiMediaCard:

This is a standard of memory card developed in 1997. The card is 32 mm long x 24 mm wide x 1.4 mm

thick, and has 7 pins. It can be inserted into SD memory card slot and used.

SCENE:

Video (movie): “One scene” refers to images recorded from one press of REC button until recording is

stopped by pressing the REC button again.

Photo (still): “One scene” refers to a single photo recording by pressing the REC button.

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SD MEMORY CARD:

This is a standard of memory card developed in 1999. The card is 32 mm long x 24 mm wide x 2.1 mm

thick, and has 9 pins. Since the SD memory card was developed based on MultiMediaCard (MMC),

MMC can be inserted into SD memory card slot and used. However, an SD memory card cannot be

inserted in the slot exclusively for MMC.

SLOT-IN TYPE PC:

PC that has a DVD drive into/from which a DVD is directly inserted or ejected without using a tray.

SUSPENDING PC:

This function stores the status of PC before it is turned off: It will restart the work from the status

immediately before PC was turned off, when the PC is turned on next time.

THUMBNAIL:

This refers to a reduced screen displayed on Disc Navigation in order to identify the recorded image

contents.

UDF2.01 FORMAT:

UDF stands for Universal Disc Format: This is a world standard file format for optical storage defined

by OSTA*. UDF revision 2.0 or 2.01 has been adopted for DVD-RAM disc to ensure compatibility with

DVD video recorders and PCs, as well as DVD video camera/recorders.

* Optional Storage Technology Association: An organization that is promoting writable optical storage.

VIDEO SELECTOR:

This device can input multiple audio and video signals, and select the desired audio and video signals

among those input, to output them.

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No DVD Video Camera/Recorder Operation -

Check the Following:

Check 1 No movie can be recorded

Movie can be recorded only on DVD-RAM or DVD-R

disc.

Check the following:

•Is DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc inserted?

•Is power switch set to “O VIDEO”?

•Is the DVD-RAM disc in DVD video camera/

recorder write-protected? Release the write-

protect.

•Does disc have remaining recording space?

If movie still cannot be recorded after the above

check is clear, the disc may be damaged: Use

another disc.

Check 2 No still can be recorded

Still can be recorded only on DVD-RAM disc, SD

memory card or MultiMediaCard.

Check the following:

•Is DVD-RAM disc, SD memory card or

MultiMediaCard inserted?

•Is power switch set to match the recording

medium?

−When using DVD-RAM disc:

Set to “N PHOTO”.

If the LOCK switch on this DVD video camera/

recorder is set to (to left), set it to (to right).

If the LOCK switch is set to (to left), switching

to “N PHOTO” is not possible.

−When using SD memory or MultiMediaCard:

Set to “P PHOTO”.

•Is loaded DVD-RAM disc write-protected?

•When using SD memory card: Is the erase

prevention switch locked? (P.28)

•Does disc or card have remaining recording

space?

If still cannot be recorded after the above check is

clear, the disc or card may be damaged: Use another

disc or card.

Check 3 Skip or search playback does

not work well

If the temperature inside the DVD video camera/

recorder is high, normal operation may not be

possible. Turn the DVD video camera/recorder off,

wait for a few moments, and then turn it on again for

operation.

Check 4

• No operation can be

performed because the

ACCESS/PC or CARD

ACCESS indicator on this

DVD video camera/recorder

remains lit or blinking.

• After disc or card is inserted, it

takes some time until

recording is possible.

In the following cases, it will take more time than

usual until operation is possible:

•When disc or card is removed and then reinserted

•When date changes (e.g., during the first recording

of the day)

•When the temperature is greatly different from the

status of previous recording

•When disc with scratches, dirt or fingerprints is

inserted

•When disc is subject to severe vibrations

•When the battery or DC power cord was

disconnected instead of following the correct

procedure using power switch to turn the DVD

video camera/recorder off

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Check 5 No DVD video camera/recorder

operation

Is a fully charged battery attached?

Is the DVD video camera/recorder powered from AC

outlet?

Check 6 No image in viewfinder

Is LCD monitor open?

No image will appear in viewfinder unless the LCD

monitor is closed and securely locked to DVD video

camera/recorder.

Check 7 No image appears on the LCD

screen or in the viewfinder

•Is DVD video camera/recorder connected to PC

using PC connection cable?

Unplug the PC connection cable.

•Does DVD video camera/recorder stop at the end

of the scene to which wipe-out was set and played

back?

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

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Trouble Messages

A message may appear while you are operating the DVD video camera/recorder. If a message appears,

refer to the following table and take appropriate corrective action.

Messages are arranged in alphabetical order.

Message Cause & Troubleshooting Reference

page

(1) Data error in a part of

image file. Repair data

now?

(2) Found error in image

file. Repair data now?

(3) Data error in all

image file. Repair all

data now?

It is possible that the system cannot normally complete writing of file

when power is turned off for some reason during recording or

editing (deleting, dividing or combining scenes, or creating play list).

Selecting “YES” will automatically repair the video file, but even if

“NO” is selected, the same message will appear when the DVD

video camera/recorder is turned on next time. (Do not remove the

disc while the DVD video camera/recorder is recognizing it: Ignoring

this will deactivate the file repair function.)

Follow the instructions on screen, taking note of the following

cautions:

•Be sure to use the AC adapter/charger to power the DVD video

camera/recorder when repairing data: Repair is not possible

using a battery. If a battery has been attached, turn the power

switch off once, connect the AC adapter/charger, and then start

repairing.

•Data may not be repaired, depending on the timing when power

was turned off.

•Data may not be repaired normally if data recorded on another

recorder is mixed in.

•The repaired data may be different from the original recorded

content because of partial deletion of defective portion.

•Since the date/time for repair is added to the repaired data (only

the corrected portion for partial repair), the original date/time

information will be lost.

•Since all movies, and then all stills, are repaired, the order of

recorded contents will be lost.

(In case of message (2) (3) only)

•See *1 on page 171.



(1) Disc is not formatted.

If it formats, it becomes

possible to use for

camera.

(2) However, when you

record from PC

connection terminal,

please do not format.

(3) Format the disc now?

DVD-R disc that was not initialized for camera use was inserted.

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(1) Error has occurred.

Please restart. •Error has occurred. Try to restart the DVD video camera/recorder

using the following methods:

(1) Turn power off, remove the battery or AC adapter/charger and

reattach it, and then turn power on again.

(2) Turn power off, and reinsert the disc. Then turn power on

again.

(3) See *3 on page 171.

(4) If you have another disc available, check to see if any problem

occurs with the disc. If another disc can be used normally, the

original disc may be defective: Contact the disc manufacturer.

If the above procedures cannot solve the problem, take note

of the error number, and contact your dealer.

Reference: “Error Code 2881” shows that the disc cannot be

recognized properly.

8, 40, 43, 44

(2) Error has occurred.

Please reinsert a disc.

(3) Error has occurred.

Error code No. xxxx.

Please read the manual.

(4) ERROR xxxx

(5) DISK xxxx

Battery is almost empty.

Replace it. Replace with a charged battery, or use AC adapter/charger to

power the DVD video camera/recorder. 39, 43

Cannot combine scene. Unless consecutive scenes are selected, they cannot be combined. 116

Cannot combine.

Deselect PHOTO

scenes.

Select only movies and combine them. 116

Cannot combine. Select

multiple scenes. Select a range of at least 2 scenes to be combined, and then

combine them. 116

Cannot delete scenes. This may occur when scene that was edited for division, etc. is to be

deleted.

Combine the divided scenes, and then delete them. 116

Cannot execute.

Change display

category to ALL.

This message will appear if you attempt to combine or move scenes

with “Category: VIDEO or PHOTO” specified. 138

Cannot execute.

Unselect multiple

scenes.

Division or change in thumbnail was executed when multiple

scenes were selected. 108

CANNOT RECORD

PHOTOS Are you using DVD-R disc? You cannot record still image on DVD-

R disc (recordable of still images from PC). Use DVD-RAM disc to

record still images. 25

Cannot replace

thumbnail on PHOTO

scenes.

The thumbnail of a still cannot be changed.

Select a movie. 113

Cannot select any more

scenes. The maximum number of selectable scenes is 999. 121

CARD ALMOST FULL Remaining space is only enough to record less than 10 stills.

Delete unnecessary stills and try the card, or use another card. 30, 111

Card error has occurred.

Format the card now? Was the card formatted on PC? Was formatting interrupted

midway? When using the card on this DVD video camera/recorder,

choose “YES” and format it. 135

Card error has occurred.

Formatting is not

complete.

The card may be damaged: Use another card. 28

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Card error. •The card terminals may be dirty: Wipe off dirt, and try the card

again, or use another card.

•Data other than still image may be included: Use another card.

Card error has occurred.

Keep card inside &

restart.

Card error could have occurred during editing of scenes. Turn off the

DVD video camera/recorder with the card being used inside,

connect the AC adapter/charger, and then power the DVD video

camera/recorder again. Repair of scenes will be attempted.

43, 48

Card full. Delete unnecessary stills and try the card, or use another card.

30, 111

No more recording on this card can be done: Delete unnecessary

stills or use another card.

Card full.

Cannot execute.

Delete unnecessary stills and try the card, or use another card. 30, 111

Card has no data. This message will appear when an attempt is made to execute

playback or editing on Disc Navigation with no scene recorded. 

Card is not formatted.

Format the card now?

Was the card formatted on PC? When using the card on this DVD

video camera/recorder, choose “YES” and format it. 135

Control Information

Error.

Mismatch may occur between the recorded image and scene

information.

Update the control information.

136

•Use another disc.

•See *3 on page 171. 25, 82

COPY PROTECTED The video signal input to this DVD video camera/recorder may be

copy-guarded.

Some prerecorded video materials, such as movies, are guarded

against copying.

Copy-guarded materials cannot be recorded on this DVD video

camera/recorder.

DISC ACCESS The recorded scene is being stored on disc.

Wait until the message disappears, and you can start to use the

DVD video camera/recorder.

49, 50

This DVD video camera/recorder is verifying whether the correct

disc has been inserted.

Wait until the message disappears, and you can start to use the

DVD video camera/recorder.

This message will be displayed for a little longer when the date

changes.



DISC ALMOST FULL The disc will soon be full, and recording will be impossible.

Delete unnecessary scenes and try the disc again, or use another

disc.

29, 111

Disc error has occurred.

Finalizing is not

complete.

•Disc error occurred during finalizing, and finalizing failed.

Replace the disc.

•See *3 on page 171.

137

Disc error has occurred.

Format the disc now? •Has the disc been initialized on PC? Has initializing the disc on

PC been interrupted?

Choose “YES” and initialize the disc when using it on this DVD

video camera/recorder. Initializing the disc will erase all data on it.

•See *2 on page 171.

135

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Disc error has occurred.

Formatting is not

complete.

The disc may be dirty.

Remove the disc and wipe off fingerprints, dust, etc. before reusing

it, or use another disc.

This message may also appear if you insert a disc for which

formatting was interrupted midway. In this case, use another disc.

82, 135

Disc error has occurred.

Keep disc inside &

restart.

Disc error could have occurred during editing of scenes.

Turn off the DVD video camera/recorder with the disc being used in

it, connect AC adapter/charger, and then power the DVD video

camera/recorder again. Repair of scenes will be tried.

Disc error. •Use another disc.

•See *3 on page 171. 25, 82

•Mismatch in recording information may be caused by editing

done on some device other than this DVD video camera/recorder.

Initialize the disc or use another disc.

•Initializing the disc will erase all data on it.

135

“DISC ERROR” appears

when an attempt to

release write-protect is

made.

If you have write-protected a disc using the write-protect setting tool

(WPTOOL) that is equipped with the UDF driver contained on the

CD-ROM provided with this DVD video camera/recorder, you

cannot release the write-protect on this DVD video camera/

recorder as is. Use the write-protect setting tool on PC to release the

write-protect.



Disc full. Cannot

execute.

Delete unnecessary scenes before using this disc, or use another

disc. 111

Disc has no data. This message will appear when an attempt is made to execute

playback or editing on Disc Navigation with no scene recorded. 

Disc has no Play List. Switching of play list was selected with no play list stored. 127

Disc includes protected

scenes. Delete scenes?

The disc may be software protected from a device other than this

DVD video camera/recorder. To release this case, use a device that

has executed software-protect.



Disc is full. Cannot add

control info.

The number of entered scenes has reached the limit that can be

entered, so the control information for generating thumbnails

cannot be added.

Combine several scenes or delete them.

111, 116

Disc is not formatted.

Format the disc now? •Has the disc been initialized on a PC?

Choose “YES” and initialize the disc when using it on this DVD

video camera/recorder. Initialization will delete all data on the disc.

•See *2 on page 171.

135

DPOF is not set to a

scene.

This message will appear when “Slide Show: DPOF” is specified for

the card to which DPOF was not set. 139

DPOF scenes over limit.

Cannot set DPOF

scenes.

The maximum number of scenes for which DPOF can be set is 999.

120

Drive overheat. Please

retry later.

The temperature inside the DVD video camera/recorder is too high,

and reading or writing of the data on disc may not be performed

normally.

Turn the DVD video camera/recorder off and wait for a while. The

temperature will be effectively decreased if the DVD video camera/

recorder is placed in a well-ventilated spot.

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DVD-R Disc, Video

mode cannot be

changed.

With DVD-R disc, the movie quality mode once used for recording

cannot be changed. 29

END OF DISC The disc is full.

You cannot record on this disc anymore. Prepare another disc or

delete unnecessary movie scenes from this disc.

End scene cannot be

divided.

Division is not possible at the end of scene. 117

Error occurred. Please

replace disc or format

disc.

•Abnormality has occurred with the DVD-RAM disc to be repaired.

Initialize the disc before using it, or use the another disc.

Initializing the disc will erase all data on it.

•See *2 on page 171.

135

Error occurred. Please

replace disc.

An abnormality occurred with a DVD-R disc to be repaired. Replace

the disc. 

Finalize may not be

complete. Finalize again

now?

Instantaneous shutoff occurred during finalizing, after which power

was supplied and disc was inserted. 137

It is unrecordable on this

card.

The inserted card cannot be used in this DVD video camera/

recorder: Use another card. 28

JPEG file related to

scenes are not found.

This message will appear when stills recorded on DVD-RAM disc

using a device other than this DVD video camera/recorder are to be

copied to card.



No card. Insert a card. 47

No card.

Please insert card.

No card is inserted.

Insert a card. 47

NO DISC This message may appear when the DVD video camera/recorder or

disc is moved from a cold place to a warm place.

Condensation has occurred on the camera/recorder lens or DVD-

RAM drive. Do not remove the disc; leave the DVD video camera/

recorder turned off in a place as dry as possible for 1-2 hours.

The disc has not been inserted.

Insert it. 44

No more scenes. Play

List was deleted. •All scenes are deleted from the play list.

•Since a play list with no scenes cannot be supported by

specifications, a play list from which all registered scenes have

been deselected will be deleted.

129, 130

Photo cannot be

divided.

Still image cannot be divided. 117

PlayLists over limit. An attempt was made to create new play list or copy play list, even

though limit specified for play lists in the video recording standard

had already been stored.

126

Same scenes on Play

List will be deleted.

Delete scenes?

•This will appear when scenes are to be deleted.

•When a play list exists on disc, an attempt to delete scenes in

program will display this message. (This message will not appear

if you deselect scenes from play list.)

111

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Scenes over limit.

Cannot add scene.

The number of scenes entered in play list has reached the limit that

can be entered.

Delete several scenes.

126, 130

Scenes over limit.

Cannot divide scene.

The number of entered scenes has reached the limit that can be

entered.

Delete several scenes.

117, 126

Scenes over limit.

Cannot move scene.

This message will appear if you try to move a scene when the

number of scenes has already reached the registrable limit. 114, 126

Stop processing The button was pressed to stop processing of multiple scenes. 

There was no scene

which can be deleted.

This message will appear if you try to delete multiple scenes on Disc

Navigation when all the selected scenes have been locked.

Release the lock on scenes before executing deletion.

111, 119

This card cannot be

used.

Please replace card.

The card cannot be used in this DVD video camera/recorder: Use

another card. 28

This disc cannot be

used. Please replace

disc.

A disc that cannot be used on this DVD video camera/recorder has

been loaded. Check the type of disc. 26

This disc is recorded by

the PAL system. Please

replace disc.

This DVD video camera/recorder can use only discs recorded on

the NTSC system. A disc recorded on the PAL system cannot be

used on this DVD video camera/recorder.



Top scene cannot be

divided.

Division is not possible at the start of scene. 117

UNFORMAT DISC The disc is not initialized or it is damaged.

If this message appears, be sure to initialize the disc on this DVD

video camera/recorder before using it.

Reinitializing even a disc used on this DVD video camera/recorder

may be necessary (initializing will erase all recorded contents on

disc). If this message appears, try to initialize the disc. If the same

message still appears, the disc may be damaged: Use another disc.

135

See *2 on page 171. 82

Use AC adapter/

charger.

Finalization is not possible when the DVD video camera/recorder is

Use AC adapter/

charger.

Turn off power.

Scene cannot be repaired when the DVD video camera/recorder is

If the AC adapter/charger is unavailable in handy place, remove the

disc, use the opposite side, or use another disc. To repair the

removed disc, insert the disc into the DVD video camera/recorder

afterwards, and connect the AC adapter/charger.

VIDEO scene cannot be

copied to card.

No movie can be copied to card.

Select stills and copy them to card. 118

Write protected.

Check card. •A locked card or write-protected disc is inserted.

•Release the lock or write-protect using the Card or Disc

Navigation menu. 28, 134

Write protected.

Check disc.

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•This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. If this message appears when a recorded disc

is recognized immediately after it is inserted, do not repair the disc; remove it and then use a soft, dry

cloth to clean off the dirt before using it.

•This message may also appear when condensation occurs. In this case, do not repair the disc; turn the

DVD video camera/recorder off, wait until it dries out, and then turn it on again.

•If the repair message appears when you turn the DVD video camera/recorder on from off with a disc

loaded after recording on it, choose repair.

•If the repair message appears when recording and playback are normally possible with another disc -

and no condensation occurs and the disc is not dirty - choose repair.

•This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. In this case, do not initialize the disc; remove

it and then use a soft, dry cloth to clean the dirt before using it.

•This message may also appear when condensation occurs. In this case, do not initialize the disc; turn

the DVD video camera/recorder off, wait until it dries out, and then turn it on again.

•Initialization will delete all data on disc.

•This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. Remove the disc and then use a soft, dry cloth

to clean the dirt before using it.

•This message may also appear when condensation occurs. Wait until the DVD video camera/recorder

dries out, and then turn it on again.

•This message will appear when a single-sided disc is inserted in reverse. Reinsert the disc correctly.

(Insert the disc with the label printed surface facing the outside.)

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Troubleshooting

Check to see the following before asking for a repair. If the suggested solution still cannot restore the DVD

video camera/recorder to normal, do not attempt to repair it yourself, but consult your dealer.

Power supplies

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Battery cannot be

charged.

Is the ambient temperature too low or too high?

Charge the battery at 50-86°F (10-30°C).

Is the battery abnormally hot?

Remove the battery, leave it for a while to cool down, then charge it.

Is the DC power cord connected to AC adapter/charger? Unplug it.

Has the battery been unused for a long time?

Remove the battery, and then reattach it. If the battery is still not

charged, it may be dead: Purchase a new one.

*If the battery does not charge after you try the above four

procedures, it may be dead: Purchase a new battery.

Battery weakens fast Are you using the DVD video camera/recorder where the

temperature is low?

A fully charged battery (DZ-BP14S or DZ-BP14SW) may be

discharged sooner than usual at low temperatures. Keep extra

batteries on hand.

Battery may be dead.

The performance of battery will deteriorate if it is used for an

extended period of time or frequently: Purchase a new battery.

The CHARGE indicator

on AC adapter/charger is

blinking.

Is the ambient temperature too low or too high?

Charge the battery in environment where the temperature is 50-

86°F (10-30°C).

The battery has possibly discharged excessively. Continue

charging: After a while, the battery will be charged to the specified

voltage, and the CHARGE indicator will light. Then the battery

charge will be completed normally.

Power turns off

immediately after being

turned on.

Is battery charged?

Charge it.

When power is turned

on, the LCD screen will

turn on and off.

Power goes off

unexpectedly.

Is Power Save set to “On”?

If the powered DVD video camera/recorder is left for as long as 5

minutes without recording or playback with “Power Save: On”

specified, it will automatically turn off to save battery power. To

restart recording in this case, set the power switch to “POWER OFF”

and then set it to “O VIDEO”. You can also specify “Power Save: Off”

to stop automatic power off.

102

Power cannot be turned

off.

Detach the battery or AC adapter/charger once, and then press the

RESET button of DVD video camera/recorder: Reattach a power

supply to DVD video camera/recorder before turning it on again.

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During recording

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Pressing the REC button

will not start recording.

Is input image copy-guarded?

Is the disc write-protected or the card locked? 28, 84, 134,

163

Recording starts but

stops immediately.

Is disc scratched or does dirt or fingerprint adhere to it?

Clean the disc. If there is still no improvement, replace the disc. 82

Is some other AV device directly connected to the video/audio input/

output jack of this DVD video camera/recorder?

If the AV device is connected via several other devices, such as AV

selector, the video signal may not be transmitted incorrectly. In such

a case, reduce the number of devices through which the video signal

is transmitted, or connect AV device directly.

Are you attempting to record image from video game or PC?

From some video games or PCs, image cannot be recorded on this

DVD video camera/recorder.

LCD screen is hard to

see.

Has brightness of LCD screen been adjusted?

Stop recording and adjust the brightness. 101

Is the DVD video camera/recorder being used outdoors?

Use the viewfinder. When using LCD monitor, adjust its angle so that

LCD screen is not exposed to direct sunlight.

36, 48

Focus is not correct. Is it difficult to use auto focus with your subject?

Focus manually. 72

Does “MF” appear?

The DVD video camera/recorder is set to manual focus. Focus the

subject manually, or release manual focus.

Is the diopter control correctly adjusted if you are using the

viewfinder as a monitor?

Adjust the diopter control.

In cases other than the above, set the power switch to “POWER

OFF”, and then set it to “O VIDEO”, “N PHOTO” or “PPHOTO”

again.

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During playback

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Recognition of disc is not

complete

Is disc dirty?

Use soft, dry cloth to clean it. 82

Pressing the playback

button will not start

playback.

Has the image been recorded by devices other than this DVD video

camera/recorder?

Playback of image recorded on devices other than this DVD video

camera/recorder may be impossible on this DVD video camera/

recorder. 136

Has scene been edited on a device other than this DVD video

camera/recorder?

If a scene recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder is edited on

a device other than this DVD video camera/recorder, playback may

not be possible on this DVD video camera/recorder.

No playback picture

appears on TV screen.

Is TV input selector set correctly?

Some TVs have multiple video input jacks. Check whether the

correct input was selected on TV to match the connected jacks. If the

DVD video camera/recorder is connected to VCR, set its input

selector to “external input (LINE)”.

Is the DVD video camera/recorder connected to TV correctly?

Check the connections. 77

Playback picture is

momentarily interrupted.

Is disc scratched or does dirt or fingerprint adhere to it?

Clean the disc. 82

Poor playback picture Was the image input from analog VCR (VHS, 8 mm) and recorded?

The problem may be improved if a VCR equipped with TBC circuit

is used for playback.



Playback picture is greatly

distorted.

Was recording of external input made with “Frame” specified?

Specify “Field” for “PHOTO Input” in record mode settings. 98

No sound Is the TV volume control set correctly?

Adjust TV volume control, and be sure to adjust the volume on TV. 78

Disc Navigation

thumbnails do not appear.

Was the image recorded from AV input/output jack with

interference?

Record image with no noise or disturbance.

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Photos on card cannot be

played back.

This DVD video camera/recorder can play back image data

recorded on SD memory card in other digital cameras conforming

to the DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) standard. The

range of image data normally playable on this DVD video camera/

recorder is that with pixels from 80 horizontal x 60 vertical to 4000

horizontal x 3000 vertical. If the pixel data is outside this range, blue

thumbnails will appear (thumbnails* in the figure), meaning the

image is unplayable.

Even when the number of pixels is within the above range, playback

may not be possible, depending on the recording status of the digital

cameras used.

DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) is an integrated image file

format of digital cameras: Image files can be used on all digital

devices conforming to DCF.



It will take some time to

play back photos on card.

When playing back a still, “Playback.” will appear: Stills with a large

number of pixels will take some time to appear. 

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When the DVD video camera/recorder is connected to PC:

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No drive icon appears on

PC.

The DVD video camera/recorder is not turned on.

Check the power supply. 48

Driver is not properly recognized.

Turn PC off and on again. If the drive icon still does not appear, use

“Refresh driver” in Device Manager to reinstall the driver.



Turn PC off and then disconnect the PC connection cable. Turn PC

on again, and then use the PC connection cable to connect the DVD

video camera/recorder to PC.



Make sure the PC connection cable is completely plugged into this

DVD video camera/recorder. 

If a yellow “!” mark is attached to some device in Windows® Device

Manager, uninstall the USB device driver, and then reinstall it,

following the procedure on page 145.



A fatal exception 0A error

occurs while installing

USB driver in Windows®

2000 Professional.

It is recommended that you install Windows® 2000 Service Pack 3

or later. 

Error occurs in playback

of DVD video camera/

recorder on PC.

If error occurs with USB connection, the transfer rate is not sufficient.

It is recommended that you use a USB terminal conforming to

USB2.0 when connecting the DVD video camera/recorder.



Application is not

normally run on PC.

Turn the PC and DVD video camera/recorder off, and try again. 

Error occurs during

writing to DVD-R disc.

The temperature of DVD video camera/recorder is too high due to

continuous operation.

Disconnect the DVD video camera/recorder from PC once, remove

the disc from the DVD video camera/recorder, and then turn it off.

After a few moments, connect them again and write to a brand-new

disc.



Transfer of images stops. Connect the DVD video camera/recorder to another USB terminal of

PC. If your PC is a desktop type, it is recommended that you use USB

terminal on the back of PC. If you are using USB2.0 extended card,

it is also recommended that you install the newest version driver

provided by each USB2.0 card maker.



DVD-RAM/R/RW drive

built into PC cannot be

used after the provided

software has been

installed.

This problem may be solved if the software related to DVD-RAM/R/

RW of your PC is upgraded, or if the UDF driver is uninstalled.

However, with Windows® 98 Second Edition / Me / 2000

Professional, uninstalling the UDF driver will make it impossible for

the JPEG stills recorded on DVD-RAM of this DVD video camera/

recorder to be read by the PC.



DVD-R disc cannot be

played back on DVD-

MovieAlbumSE.

DVD-MovieAlbumSE does not support playback or data read on

DVD-R disc: Use generally available DVD video playback software

to play back DVD-R disc on PC.

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Error appears when

starting DVD-

MovieAlbumSE.

Make sure that your PC display adapter (video card) conforms to

DirectX8.1. 

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Video written to hard disk

of PC cannot be edited

on DVD-MovieAlbum

copy tool.

DVD-MovieAlbumSE cannot edit DVD-VR data stored on hard disk

of PC: Copy the data to another DVD-RAM disc and then edit it. 

Movies are not

recognized by

application in PC.

Make sure the power switch of this DVD video camera/recorder is set

to “O VIDEO”, “N PHOTO” or “P PHOTO”. 

The DISC EJECT button

is not valid when the DVD

video camera/recorder is

connected to PC.

While the DVD video camera/recorder is connected to PC, use

Explorer to right-click the DVD video camera/recorder drive icon and

execute “Eject”.

If DVD-MovieAlbumSE is running, clicking the eject button on DVD-

MovieAlbumSE will open the cover of disc insertion block of this DVD

video camera/recorder: Remove the disc.



When the time stamp of

file in DVD-RAM is

viewed on PC, it is

different from the actual

recording time.

The file system of this DVD video camera/recorder is operated on

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and time lag information has not

been set. With Windows® as of January, 2004, the time stamp of file

viewed on Explorer looks different from the actual recording time.

The actual recording time will appear for date/time indication on

playback screen.



When DVD-

MovieAlbumSE is

started, “Disc in Drive X:

cannot be used”

appears.

A disc other than DVD-RAM is loaded in drive: DVD-MovieAlbumSE

cannot be used for media other than DVD-RAM. 

Click the “Preference” button in the dialog box, click the “Device

Setting” tab to choose the drive where DVD-RAM disc is loaded in

the “Drive Select” column, and then click “OK”.



An image that should

have been recorded

does not appear when

DVD-MovieAlbumSE is

started.

Click the “Preference” button at top right of DVD-MovieAlbumSE

screen, click the “Device Setting” tab to choose the drive where

DVD-RAM disc is loaded in the “Drive Select” column, and then click

“OK”.



“DISC ERROR” appears

when releasing write-

protect.

A disc that was write-protected using the write-protect setting tool

(WPTOOL) equipped with the UDF driver on the CD-ROM provided

with this DVD video camera/recorder cannot be released on this

DVD video camera/recorder as is. Use the write-protect setting tool

on PC to release the write-protect.



“USBNTMAP.SYS not

found” appears while

installing USB driver.

You have designated a folder which is different from that for

Windows® when installing USB driver: Designate the correct folder. 

No USB HS (high speed)

connection even when

USB2.0 card is used.

Make sure that you have already installed the driver provided with

the USB2.0 card.

You will need to install the driver provided by USB2.0 card maker in

order to operate the USB2.0 card at HS (high speed).

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The “capture” function of

MyDVD is unavailable.

The “capture” function of MyDVD is only for DVD camera with i.Link

connection: It is not available on this DVD video camera/recorder.

Use DVD-MovieAlbumSE to import the images recorded on DVD-

RAM disc into the PC.



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Executing “Export” on

DVD-MovieAlbumSE will

interrupt reading

midway.

Do not choose “Simple Export”: If you do, reading will stop midway.



When executing “Export”

on DVD-MovieAlbumSE,

it will take time to read.

•If stills are included in the range of “export”, it may take more time

because data must be re-encoded and read.

•If “Divide by Maker” is not chosen, it may take some time because

data will be read while being re-encoded.

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“Hardware Removal”

results in error.

Exit Windows® once, and then disconnect the DVD video camera/

recorder. If your PC uses Windows® 2000 Professional, the problem

may be solved if you install Windows® 2000 Service Pack 3 or later.



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Miscellaneous

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Power does not come on,

or no operation occurs by

pressing button.

Execute system reset (press the RESET button). 181

Has the DVD video camera/recorder been subjected to impact?

The DVD video camera/recorder could be damaged. Consult your

dealer.



The date and time are

incorrect.

Has the DVD video camera/recorder been left unused for a long

period of time?

The internal backup memory battery may be discharged:

Charge it.

No scene can be deleted. Is the cursor placed on the scene to be deleted?

If the selected scene (framed in red) exists, that scene will be deleted

even if you use yellow cursor to select any scene. Check the colors

of cursors and bar graph on the thumbnail screen.

106

Disc cannot be removed. Did you detach the battery or AC adapter/charger before setting the

power switch to “POWER OFF”?

Connect the battery or AC adapter/charger, set the power switch to

“OVIDEO” and then “POWER OFF”, and remove the disc.

43, 48

DVD video camera/

recorder cannot be

operated from remote

control.

Is the remote control pointed at the infrared receiver on DVD video

camera/recorder?

Point it at the infrared receiver to operate the DVD video camera/

recorder.

Is the infrared receiver on DVD video camera/recorder exposed to

direct sunlight or strong fluorescent light, etc.?

The remote control cannot operate the DVD video camera/recorder

when strong light strikes the infrared receiver. Adjust the place or

angle of the DVD video camera/recorder.

Is there battery in the remote control?

Also check the polarities of battery. The battery could be dead: Try

replacing it.

Is the DVD video camera/recorder powered?

Turn it on. 48

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Disc cover cannot be

closed.

Is disc correctly inserted?

Was disc inserted from wrong direction?

Remove the disc and then reinsert it.

Is disc inserted in wrong orientation?

Remove the disc, and then reinsert it. 44

Connect a fully charged battery or AC adapter/charger, and then

turn the DVD video camera/recorder on. 39, 43

Cover will not open. Did you disconnect the battery or AC adapter/charger during

removal of disc? Reconnect the battery or AC adapter/charger, and

then turn the DVD video camera/recorder on.

40, 43

Operating sound is heard

cyclically.

This sound is heard because the disc is cyclically operated and does

not indicate a fault. 

Some vibrations are felt

or slight sound is heard

from mechanism.

These vibrations or sound are caused by disc drive: This does not

indicate a fault. 

Symptom Cause and Correction Reference

page

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System Reset

If the DVD video camera/recorder does not operate normally, perform “System Reset”: The DVD video

camera/recorder may recover to normal. “System Reset” will reset all settings to factory defaults. The date

and time will also be reset: Set the date and time again before using the DVD video camera/recorder.

1Set the power switch to “POWER OFF” to turn

the DVD video camera/reorder off.

Detach the battery or AC adapter/charger.

2Use a fine tipped pen to hold down the reset

button for several seconds.

All settings will be reset.

Note:

Do not press the reset button with undue force.

●List of setting items

* Some items will not appear depending on the disc or card inserted.

Item Default Setting

method

Camera Functions Setup Program AE Auto P. 90

White Bal. Auto P. 91

ElS On P. 93

Dig.Zoom 40× P. 56

MIC.Filter Off P. 93

16:9 Off P. 94

Record Functions Setup VIDEO Mode FINE P. 96

Quality FINE P. 97

Input Source CAMERA P. 98

PHOTO Input Field P. 98

Self Timer Off P. 99

OSD Output On P. 100

Date Setup Date Mode M/D/Y P. 38

Date Set 1/1/2004 12:00AM P. 37

LCD Setup Brightness P. 101

Color Level P. 101

Initial Setup Beep On P. 102

Power Save Off P. 102

Record LED On P. 103

Language English P. 103

Demo Mode Auto P. 159

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Major Specifications

CCD DZ-MV550A: 1/4-inch interlaced

DZ-MV580A: 1/3.8-inch interlaced

Total number of pixels

DZ-MV550A approx. 680,000

DZ-MV580A approx. 1,020,000

Number of effective pixels

DZ-MV550A Movie:approx. 340,000

Still: approx. 340,000

DZ-MV580A Movie:approx. 400,000

(approx. 530,000 when 16:9 is set)

Still: approx. 960,000

Lens DZ-MV550A: F1.8-2.8, f = 1/16"-1-1/2" (2.1-37.8 mm)

DZ-MV580A: F1.8-2.4, f = 3/16"-1-1/2" (3.8-38 mm)

Filter diameter: 1-7/16" (37 mm); thread pitch: 0.75 mm

Focus Auto/Manual

Zoom Optical 18× (DZ-MV550A), Optical 10x (DZ-MV580A), (40×-

500x (DZ-MV550A), 240x (DZ-MV580A) with digital zoom

added) 40x for still

Required minimum illumination 0.3 lx : When Low Light mode is selected

Viewfinder 0.33-inch color TFT (approx. 110,000 pixels)

LCD monitor 2.5-inch color TFT (approx. 120,000 pixels)

Electronic image stabilizer Electronic type

Shutter speed 1/60 - 1/4000 second (movie)

Self-timer recording Still recording only

External microphone jack ø3.5 mm stereo mini-jack: (a plug-in power type microphone

cannot be used)

Recording mode Movie (with sound)

Still (with DVD-RAM disc, SD memory card, MultiMediaCard)

Maximum

recordable time

(per side)

DVD-RAM disc approx. 18 minutes (XTRA)

approx. 30 minutes (FINE)

approx. 60 minutes (STD)

DVD-R disc approx. 30 minutes (FINE)

approx. 60 minutes (STD)

approx. 30 minutes (LPCM)

Maximum number of

recordable stills

DVD-RAM disc

(per side)

999. However, if movies and stills are mixed on one disc, the

recordable number will decrease.

SD memory card

(when using 32 MB card)

DZ-MV550A approx. 220 (in FINE mode)

DZ-MV580A approx. 50 (in FINE mode)

Varies depending on the recording quality and the type of card.

(P. 30)

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*The MPEG Audio layer 2 format is an option of DVD video standard. If your DVD player does not conform to MPEG

Audio layer 2, record in LPCM mode and the finalized DVD-R disc can later be played back on that DVD player.

Recording format DVD-RAM disc Movie: Conforming to DVD video recording (DVD-VR) format

(MPEG Audio layer 2)

Still: Simultaneous recording, conforming to DVD video

recording (DVD-VR) standard (704 × 480 pixels) and

JPEG (DZ-MV550A: 640 × 480 pixels, DZ-MV580A:

1280 × 960 pixels*)

* External input: 640 × 480 pixels

DVD-R disc Movie: Conforming to DVD video format

(when MPEG Audio layer 2 or LPCM* is selected)

Card Still: Conforming to JPEG (DZ-MV550A: 640 × 480 pixels,

DZ-MV580A: 1280 × 960 pixels*) standard

* External input: 640 × 480 pixels

Audio playback format MPEG Audio layer 2, linear PCM, Dolby AC3

Recording medium

8 cm DVD-RAM disc (conforming to DVD-RAM Ver. 2.1)

8 cm DVD-R disc (conforming to DVD-R for General Ver. 2.0)

SD memory card, MultiMediaCard

Jacks Video/audio input/output × 1, External microphone input × 1,

PC connection terminal (connected to PC USB port) × 1

Battery system Lithium-ion

Power consumption When recording with LCD monitor off (DVD-RAM disc used)

DZ-MV550A approx. 4.1W (in FINE mode)

DZ-MV580A approx. 4.4W (in FINE mode)

Dimensions

(W × H × D)

approx. 2-1/2" × 3-1/2" × 5-3/4"

(64 × 89 × 146 mm) (excluding projections)

Operating temperature (humidity) 32-104 °F (0-40 °C) (less than 80%).

32-86 °F (0-30 °C) when connected to PC

Storage temperature -4-140 °F (-20-60 °C)

Weight DZ-MV550A approx. 490 g (without battery or disc)

DZ-MV580A approx. 500 g (without battery or disc)

Total weight when recording DZ-MV550A approx. 575 g

DZ-MV580A approx. 585 g

Provided accessories AC adapter/charger, battery, AV/S input/output cable, infrared

remote control, Lithium battery for remote control, lens cap,

lens cap string, shoulder strap, power cable, DC power cord,

Software CD-ROM, PC connection cable, Single-sided 8 cm

DVD-RAM disc (in Round DVD Holder)

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To Order in the United States

BY PHONE

Service Hotline: 1-800-HITACHI

(1-800-448-2244)

To Order in the Canada

FOR AUTHORIZED HITACHI SERVICE

FACILITY IN CANADA

Please consult the following telephone number

Service Direct: 1-800-HITACHI

(1-800-448-2244)

TO ORDER ACCESSORIES

(Canada only)

BY PHONE

HITACHI CANADA LTD.

DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION

2495 Meadowpine Blvd.

Mississauga, Ontario

L5N 6C3

Service Direct: 1-800-HITACHI

(1-800-448-2244)

during business hours

Monday-Friday EST 9:00am-7:00pm

Saturday EST 9:00am-5:00pm

Choisissez les articles qui vous conviennent et

passez commande.

Service Direct: 1-800-HITACHI

(1-800-448-2244)

POUR COMMANDER DES

ACCESSOIRES

(Canada seulement)

PAR TÉLÉPHONE

HITACHI CANADA LTD.

DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION

2495 Meadowpine Blvd.

Mississauga, Ontario

L5N 6C3

Service Direct: 1-800-HITACHI

(1-800-448-2244)

Durant les heures de bureau:

Lundi au vendredi 9:00am-7:00pm (h.n.e)

Samedi 9:00am-5:00pm (h.n.e)

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

with FCC Rules for Electromagnetic Compatibility

Products: DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER

Models: DZ-MV550A/DZ-MV580A

Trade Name: HITACHI

This device complies with part 15 of FCC Rules.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)this device may not cause harmful interference,

and (2)this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

Responsible Party: HITACHI AMERICA, LTD.

HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION

900 Hitachi Way

Chula Vista, CA 91914-3556 U.S.A

Tel: 619-591-5200

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Index

Numerics

16:9 ................................................................ 94

240x (Dig. Zoom) .............................................. 56

40x (Dig. Zoom) ................................................ 56

500x (Dig. Zoom) .............................................. 56

8 cm DVD-R disc .............................................. 25

8 cm DVD-RAM disc ......................................... 25

AC adapter/charger ........................................... 43

ACCESS/PC indicator ................................. 49, 50

Add (edit) ....................................................... 129

Advanced mode ............................................... 87

All programs ................................................... 123

Auto (program AE) ............................................ 90

Auto-focus ....................................................... 71

AV input/output jack .......................................... 77

Backlight correction ........................................... 51

Battery ............................................................ 39

Attaching to DVD video camera/recorder ...... 40

Charging .................................................. 39

Recordable time on DVD video camera/

recorder ................................................ 41

Removing from DVD video camera/

recorder ................................................ 40

Setting Up ................................................ 39

BATTERY EJECT button ................................... 40

Beep ............................................................. 102

Black & White fade .......................................... 115

Brightness ..................................................... 101

Camera Functions Setup ................................... 90

Capacity ........................................................ 134

Card Available .................................................. 28

Capacity .......................................... 30, 134

Category ................................................ 138

Format ................................................... 135

Handling .................................................. 28

Quality ..................................................... 97

Card Access indicator ........................................ 50

CHARGE indicator ............................................ 39

Cleaning ........................................................ 158

Color Level .................................................... 101

Connecting to TV .............................................. 77

Copy ............................................................. 118

Create ........................................................... 126

Date and time ................................................... 37

Date setup ....................................................... 37

Defaults ......................................................... 104

Delete (edit) ................................................... 130

Delete (play list) .............................................. 132

Delete (scene) ........................................ 111, 129

Demo Mode ................................................... 159

Detail (scene) ................................................. 122

Dig. Zoom ........................................................ 56

Diopter control .................................................. 34

Disc ................................................................ 25

Available .................................................. 25

Capacity .................................................. 29

Finalize Disc ........................................... 137

Format ................................................... 135

Handling .................................................. 27

Protect ................................................... 134

Update Control Info. ................................. 136

DISC EJECT button .......................................... 46

Disc guide ........................................................ 44

Display ............................................................ 52

Information LCD ........................................ 52

Scenes information .................................. 122

Viewfinder ................................................ 34

Divide ............................................................ 117

DPOF ............................................................ 120

DVD player ........................................ 79, 80, 160

DVD-R ............................................................ 25

DVD-RAM ........................................................ 25

DVD video format ........................................... 160

DVD video recorder ................................... 79, 160

DVD video recording (DVD-VR) format ........ 30, 160

Edit (play List) ................................................ 129

EIS ................................................................. 93

EXPOSURE button ........................................... 73

Exposure control ............................................... 73

External microphone jack ................................... 76

Fade ............................................................. 115

FIELD (PHOTO Input) ....................................... 98

Finalize Disc .................................................. 137

FINE (VIDEO Mode) .......................................... 96

FOCUS button .................................................. 71

Format Disc ................................................... 135

FRAME (PHOTO Input) ..................................... 98

Frame advance/Frame back ............................... 59

FULL AUTO button ........................................... 74

Go To (during playback) ..................................... 61

Go To (on Disc Navigation) .............................. 133

Hand strap ....................................................... 31

Howling ................................................... 77, 161

Information display mode ................................... 52

Infrared receiver ............................................... 34

Infrared sensor ............................................... 161

Initial Setup .................................................... 102

Input Source .................................................... 98

English

186

Language .......................................................103

Laser pickup block .....................................46, 161

Lens cap ..........................................................32

Lens cap string attachment hole ..........................17

Linear PCM ........................................35, 80, 161

Lock ..............................................................119

Lock switch ......................................................18

Low Light (Program AE) .....................................90

LPCM (VIDEO Mode) .........................................96

MENU button ....................................................89

MF ..................................................................71

MIC.Filter .........................................................93

Move .............................................................131

Optical 10× zoom lens ........................................17

Optical 18x zoom lens ........................................56

OSD Output ....................................................100

PHOTO Input ....................................................98

Play (play list) .................................................127

Play (program) ................................................124

Play list ..........................................................126

Add scenes .............................................128

Add scenes (submenu) .............................129

Create ....................................................126

Delete ....................................................132

Delete scenes .........................................129

Delete scenes (submenu) .........................130

Move .....................................................131

Play .......................................................127

Select scenes (submenu) ..........................130

Switch ....................................................127

Title .......................................................132

Portrait (Program AE) .........................................90

Power Save ....................................................102

Power switch ....................................................48

Program .........................................................123

Play .......................................................124

Switch ....................................................123

Title .......................................................124

Program AE ......................................................90

Protect Disc ....................................................134

Quality (Card) ...................................................97

Quick mode ......................................................63

QUICK MODE switch .........................................87

Record button ...................................................49

Recording indicator ..........................................103

Remote control .................................................33

Repeat Play ....................................................138

Reset .............................................................104

settings ..................................................104

system ...................................................181

RESET button .................................................181

Sand & Snow (Program AE) ................................90

Scene

Combine .................................................116

Delete ....................................................111

Detail .....................................................122

Divide ....................................................117

Fade ......................................................115

Move ......................................................131

Select ....................................................121

Skip .......................................................114

Searching for image ...........................................59

Select (Scene) ................................................108

SELECT button ...............................................108

Self Timer .........................................................99

Shoulder Strap ..................................................32

Skip (Scene) ...................................................114

Skip playback ...................................................60

Slide Show .....................................................139

Sports (Program AE) ..........................................90

Spotlight (Program AE) .......................................90

STD (VIDEO Mode) ...........................................96

Stereo microphone ............................................49

Submenu .......................................................112

Switch (play list) ..............................................127

Switch (program) .............................................123

Tele-conversion lens ..........................................57

Thumbnail ......................................................106

Title (play list) .................................................132

Title (program) ................................................124

UDF2.01 format ......................................156, 162

Update Control Info. .........................................136

Video flash .......................................................75

VIDEO Mode ....................................................96

FINE ........................................................96

LPCM ......................................................96

STD .........................................................96

XTRA .......................................................96

Video selector .....................................84, 95, 162

Vol. button ........................................................58

White Bal. .........................................................91

White fade ......................................................115

Wide conversion lens .........................................57

Wipe fade .......................................................115

XTRA (VIDEO Mode) .........................................96

Zoom lever .......................................................56

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the package of CD-ROM

This Agreement will take effect at the moment you open the package of the storage device (CD-ROM) provided with

this product, if you agree to the terms herein.

If you do not accept the terms of this Agreement, immediately return the unopened package of storage medium and

enclosed materials (printed matter, external package, and all others) to your dealer, or return only the package of storage

medium to your dealer.

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Hitachi, Ltd. grants you the following rights for the following products (to be referred to as “This Software” hereafter)

that you have obtained with this Agreement:

(a) You may use This Software only on a single piece of equipment. However, if this equipment cannot be used because

of mechanical problem, you may temporarily use This Software on another piece of equipment.

(b) Although This Software contains several components that can be run on computer as independent functions, all

components are licensed as a single product: You may not, by any means, use these components on different

computers at the same time.

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(a) You may not copy This Software or any of the printed materials attached, except for duplications to provide back-

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(b) Use of This Software by third parties is prohibited, whether by transferring, renting, leasing, lending, moving, or

any other measures.

(d) Duplication and/or distribution of any files on this storage medium for commercial use is prohibited.

Article 4 Quality Assurance

Under no circumstances will Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. or Sonic Solutions accept any

responsibility for any damages you may incur from using or being unable to use This Software (including, but not

limited to, loss of business profit, interruption of business, loss of business information, or other monetary damages).

Article 5 Termination of Agreement

If you fail to comply with the terms of this Agreement, Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. and Sonic

Solutions reserve the right to terminate the Agreement. In such a case, you will be obliged to discard all copies of This

Software and its components.

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When some software programs are installed, the license agreements will be displayed (to be referred to as online license

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If the online license agreement conflicts with this Agreement, the online license agreement shall have a priority.

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