Hitachi DZMV200A User Manual
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HITACHI AMERICA, LTD.  
HITACHI CANADA LTD.  
HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION  
DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION  
6740 Campobello Road  
Mississauga, Ontario L5N 2L8  
CANADA  
Tel. 1-800-HITACHI  
(1-800-448-2244)  
1855 Dornoch Court  
’ e m p l o i  
San Diego, CA 92154-7225  
Tel. 1-800-HITACHI  
(1-800-448-2244)  
Tha nk yo u fo r b uying a Hita c hi p ro d uc t. Ple a se ta ke tim e to b e c o m e fa m ilia r with the m a nua l a nd  
ho w it is se t up . Ke e p it ha nd y fo r future re fe re nc e .  
QR34014 ©Hitachi, Ltd. 2002  
Printed in Japan OF-G(Y)  
Wa rning : 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 in-  
structions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guaran-  
tee 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.  
Ca ution to the use r: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer void  
the user’s authority to operate the equipment.  
Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft  
Corporation.  
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.  
“Dolby” and double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.  
Other company names and product names listed are trademarks or brand names belonging to each  
company.  
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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  
Read and Follow Instructions — All the safety and op-  
erating instructions should be read before the video product is  
operated. Follow all operating and use instructions.  
Pow er-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 atten-  
tion to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point  
where they exit from the appliance.  
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Ventilation — Slots and openings in the cabinet are pro-  
vided 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 prod-  
uct should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a book-  
case or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the video  
product manufacturer’s instructions have been followed.  
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product and in the operating instructions.  
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Polarized Plug — This video product is equipped with a  
polarized alternating-current line plug (a plug having one blade  
wider than the other). This plug will fit into the power outlet  
only one way. This is safety feature. If you are unable to  
insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If  
the plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to re-  
place your obsolete outlet. To prevent elec-  
tric shock do not use this polarized plug with  
an extension cord, receptacle or other outlet  
unless the blades can be fully inserted with-  
out blade exposure. If you need an exten-  
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Attachm ents — Do not use attachments unless recom-  
mended by the video product manufacturer as they may cause  
hazards.  
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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.  
sion, use a polarized cord.  
Pow er 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.  
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Water and Moisture — Do not use this video product  
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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.  
Accessories — Do not place this video product on an un-  
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stable 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 mount-  
ing accessory recommended by the manufacturer.  
Overloading — Do not overload wall outlets and extension  
cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock. Over-  
loaded 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 deterio-  
rated insulation.  
An appliance and cart com bination  
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should be moved with care. Quick  
stops, excessive force, and uneven sur-  
faces may cause the appliance and cart  
combination to overturn.  
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Pow er 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 ap-  
proaching such power lines or circuits as contact with them  
might be fatal. Installing an outdoor antenna can be hazard-  
ous and should be left to a professional antenna installer.  
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SERVICE  
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 quali-  
fied service personnel.  
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Conditions Requiring Service — Unplug this video prod-  
uct 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 follow-  
ing 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.  
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Cleaning — Unplug this video product from the wall outlet  
before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol clean-  
ers. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.  
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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.  
f. When the video product exhibits a distinct change in per-  
formance — this indicates a need for service.  
Replacem ent Parts — When replacement parts are re-  
quired, 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.  
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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 deter-  
mine that the video product is in safe operating condition.  
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Lightning — For added protection for this video product  
during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and un-  
used for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet  
and disconnect the antenna or cable-system. This will pre-  
vent damage to the video product due to lightning and power-  
line surges.  
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Heat — The product should be situated away from heat  
sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other prod-  
ucts (including amplifiers) that produce heat.  
This product may contain lead and mercury.  
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.eia.org.”  
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS  
FOR AC ADAPTER  
1.  
Save these Instructions - This page contains important safety  
and operating instructions for AC Adapter Model DZ-ACE1.  
10. An extension cable should not be used unless absolutely nec-  
essary.  
2.  
Before using AC Adapter, read all instructions and cautionary  
markings on (1) AC Adapter, (2) battery and (3) product using  
battery.  
Use of improper extension cable could result in a risk of fire  
and electric shock. If extension cord must be used, make  
sure:  
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4.  
Also read all instructions on pages 4-5.  
A. The pins on plug of extension cable are the same number,  
size, and shape as those of plug on AC adapter.  
Caution - To reduce risk of injury, charge only rechargeable  
battery, DZ-BP14(R)/DZ-BP16 (sold separately) or DZ-BP28  
(sold separately).  
B. That extension cable is properly wired and in good electri-  
cal condition; and  
Other types of batteries may burst causing personal injury  
and damage.  
C. That wire size should be met below:  
Minimum  
AWG size  
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Length of extension cable  
(feet)  
Equal to or less than 100  
Equal to or less than 150  
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6.  
Do not expose charger to rain or snow.  
Use of an attachment not recommended or sold by the bat-  
tery charger manufacturer may result in a risk of fire, electric  
shock, or injury to persons.  
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11. Do not operate AC adapter if it has received a sharp blow,  
been dropped, or otherwise damaged in any way; take it to a  
qualified serviceman.  
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To reduce risk of damage to electric plug and cable, pull by  
plug rather than cable when disconnecting AC adapter.  
12. Do not disassemble AC adapter: take it to a qualified service  
e ngine e r whe n se rvice or re pair is re quire d. Incorre ct  
reassembly may result in a risk of electric shock or fire.  
Make sure cable is located so that it will not be stepped on,  
tripped over, or otherwise subjected to damage or stress.  
Do not operate AC adapter with damaged cable or plug - re-  
place them immediately.  
13. To reduce risk of electric shock, unplug AC adapter from out-  
let before attempting any maintenance or cleaning.  
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Re a d This First  
To g uid e yo u, we ’ve inc lud e d fo llo wing six c ha p te rs.  
We wa nt this m a nua l to b e a s he lp ful a s p o ssib le ,  
so it inc lud e s two e a sy wa ys to find the info rm a -  
tio n yo u ne e d :  
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The section on “Setups” explains how to set up  
the DVD video camera/ recorder, battery pack,  
and set the date/ time.  
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The section on “Basic Techniques” explains the  
basic operation of this DVD video camera/ re-  
corder – recording of movies and still images and  
playback of recorded images.  
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A quick index for the information you use most  
often (this page).  
A detailed table of contents directing you to spe-  
cific information quickly (page 8~9).  
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The section on “Advanced Techniques” explains  
settings on this DVD video camera/ recorder for  
more advanced usage.  
Ge t to kno w yo ur DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r  
b y using this m a nua l, a nd g e t to kno w Hita c hi. We  
a p p re c ia te yo ur b usine ss.  
The section on “Using Disc Navigation” explains  
editing with Disc Navigation: Refer to this sec- Quic k Ind e x  
tion when finalizing DVD-R disc and initializ-  
ing DVD-RAM disc.  
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Cha rg ing Ba tte ry  
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The section on “Connecting to Other Devices”  
explains how to connect to TV, another AV de-  
vice and PC, and how to operate after connec-  
tions.  
“Subsidiary Information” includes an introduc-  
tion to products sold separately, proper clean-  
ing, and troubleshooting.  
Re c o rd ing Mo vie  
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Im m e d ia te ly Che c king Re c o rd e d Sc e ne  
Func tions Ava ila b le with Disc Na vig a tion  
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Co nne c ting to a TV a nd Vie wing  
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Co nne c ting to Yo ur PC  
■ Typ e of d iffe re nc e  
DZ-MV230A  
DZ-MV200A  
Movie re c ord ing m od e  
XTRA*/ FINE/ STD/ LPCM** FINE/ STD/ LPCM**  
CCD (Num b e r of tota l p ixe ls)  
Num b e r of still im a g e p ixe ls (JPEG)  
1,100,000  
680,000  
1,280 × 960  
1,024 × 768  
* Only with DVD-RAM d isk  
** Only with DVD-R d isk  
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 de-  
scribes the operation assuming that the viewfinder is used as a major monitor device.  
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Ta b le of Conte nts  
Im portant Inform ation ..................................... 2  
For Your Safety ................................................. 2  
Precautions ....................................................... 2  
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ............................ 4  
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS  
FOR AC ADAPTER ............................................ 6  
Read This First .................................................. 7  
About This Manual ......................................... 10  
Checking Provided Accessories .................... 11  
Nam es of Parts ............................................... 12  
Viewing Dem onstration ................................. 16  
Features of DVD video cam era/recorder ...... 17  
Versatile Functions Available ..................... 17  
Recording on Disc ..................................... 18  
Recording Movie and Still .......................... 18  
Immediate Reviewing of Recorded  
Ba sic Te c hniq ue s  
Basic Handling of DVD video cam era/  
recorder ........................................................... 40  
Turning DVD Video Camera/  
Recorder On .............................................. 40  
Opening LCD Monitor ............................... 40  
LCD Screen Brightness Adjustment .......... 41  
Closing LCD Monitor ................................. 41  
Viewing Subject through Viewfinder ......... 41  
Recording Movie ............................................ 42  
Using External Microphone ....................... 42  
Recording Stills .............................................. 43  
Playing Back ................................................... 44  
Immediately Checking Recorded Scene .... 44  
Skip Playback ............................................. 44  
Search Playback ......................................... 45  
Frame Advance/Frame Back/  
Image ......................................................... 18  
Editing in Various Ways on DVD video  
Slow Playback ............................................ 45  
Searching for Point You Wish to View by  
camera/recorder Alone .............................. 18  
Using with Various Devices ....................... 18  
Cautions When Using .................................... 19  
Cautions When Storing ................................. 22  
Suggestions and Restrictions ....................... 22  
Discs ................................................................ 23  
Removing and Replacing Disc from/  
Specifying It (Go To) ................................... 46  
Zoom ing .......................................................... 47  
Focusing When Recording Movie ............. 48  
Macro Recording ....................................... 48  
Manually Focusing Subject during Movie  
Recording ........................................................ 49  
Adjusting Exposure Manually ....................... 50  
On-Screen Inform ation .................................. 51  
Information Display During Recording ....... 51  
Information Display During Playback ......... 53  
in Cartridge or Caddy ................................. 24  
Disc Storage Capacity ................................ 26  
Se tup s  
Setting Up the DVD video cam era/  
recorder ........................................................... 27  
Holding DVD video camera/recorder ......... 27  
Attaching Shoulder Strap ........................... 27  
Attaching Lens Cap ................................... 28  
Attaching Ferrite Cores .............................. 28  
Inserting Batteries into Remote Control .... 29  
Setting Up the Battery ................................... 30  
Attaching Battery to DVD video camera/  
recorder ..................................................... 30  
Removing Battery ...................................... 30  
Charging Battery ........................................ 31  
Battery Remaining Level Indicator ............. 33  
Using DVD video cam era/recorder  
with AC Adapter ............................................. 34  
Setting Date and Tim e ................................... 35  
Changing Display Format of Date  
and Time .................................................... 36  
Inserting and Ejecting Disc ............................ 37  
Inserting Disc ............................................. 37  
Removing Disc .......................................... 39  
Ad va nc e d Te c hniq ue s  
Setting Up Cam era Functions ....................... 54  
Selecting Shooting Mode to Match the  
Subject (Switching Program AE Mode) ..... 54  
White Balance (Auto/Hold) ........................ 55  
Using the Electronic Image Stabilizer  
(EIS) ........................................................... 56  
Switching Digital Zoom Off ....................... 57  
Setting Up Record Functions ........................ 58  
Switching Movie Quality Mode ................. 58  
Input Selection ........................................... 59  
Changing Method for Recording Stills ....... 60  
Self-Timer................................................... 61  
Setting On-Screen Display Output On  
or Off ......................................................... 62  
Initial Settings ................................................. 63  
Switching Operating Sound On or Off ....... 63  
Setting or Releasing Power Save .............. 63  
Turning Record LED On or Off ................... 64  
Changing Display Language ...................... 64  
Initializing All Settings to Defaults ................ 65  
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Disc Na vig a tion  
Conne c ting to Othe r De vic e s  
Before Using Disc Navigation ....................... 66 Viewing on TV Screen .................................... 90  
Structure of Data Recorded On This DVD  
Video Camera/Recorder ............................. 66  
Connecting to a TV .................................... 90  
Viewing on TV Screen ................................ 91  
Using Disc Navigation ................................... 67 Recording Im age from Other AV Devices .... 92  
Functions Available with  
Disc Navigation .......................................... 67  
Starting Disc Navigation and Interpreting  
Connecting to Other AV Device ................. 92  
Recording Image from Other Camcorder  
or AV Device .............................................. 93  
Navigation Screen ...................................... 69 Cautions when connecting DVD video  
Playing Back Scenes .................................. 70 cam era/recorder to PC ................................... 94  
Selecting Random Scenes ......................... 70 Capturing Data for PC .................................... 95  
Selecting Consecutive Scenes Together ... 70  
Understanding Flow of Disc Navigation  
Menu ............................................................... 71  
Program .......................................................... 72  
Switching to Thumbnail Display of Specific  
Date (Selecting Program) ........................... 72  
Playing Back Program ................................ 72  
Changing Title of Program ......................... 73  
Play List ........................................................... 74  
Creating New Play List .............................. 74  
Switching Play List  
Using DZ-WINPC3(W) PC kit ..................... 95  
Using Disc on PC ....................................... 97  
Sub sid ia ry Inform a tion  
Cleaning .......................................................... 98  
If dust adheres to viewfinder lens ............. 98  
Trouble Messages .......................................... 99  
Troubleshooting ........................................... 104  
System Reset ................................................ 109  
Major Specifications .................................... 110  
Introduction to Optional Accessories ......... 111  
Camera Accessories ................................ 111  
Power Supplies ........................................ 111  
Miscellaneous .......................................... 111  
To Order in the United States ...................... 112  
By Phone ................................................. 112  
Index .............................................................. 113  
(Switching to Display of Each Play List) ..... 75  
Playing Back A Play List ............................. 75  
Adding Scenes to Play List ........................ 76  
Deleting Scenes from Play List ................. 77  
Editing Play List  
(Adding Scenes Using Menu) .................... 77  
Editing Play List  
(Deleting Scenes Using Menu) .................. 78  
Editing Play List  
(Selecting Scenes Using Menu) ................ 78  
Changing Title of Play List .......................... 79  
Deleting Play List ....................................... 79  
Scene ............................................................... 80  
Deleting Scenes ........................................ 80  
Adding Special Effects (Fade) .................... 81  
Combining Multiple Scenes ....................... 83  
Dividing Movies ......................................... 83  
Arranging Order of Scenes (Move) ............ 84  
Playing Back by Skipping Scenes (Skip) .... 85  
Selecting Scenes Using Menu Screen ...... 85  
Displaying Information Using Menu  
Screen ....................................................... 86  
Disc Managem ent .......................................... 87  
Verifying Remaining Free Space on Disc  
(Capacity) ................................................... 87  
Initializing DVD-RAM Disc ......................... 87  
Updating Control Information .................... 88  
Finalizing Disc ............................................ 89  
Playing Back Scenes Repeatedly  
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(Repeat Play) .............................................. 89  
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Ab out This Ma nua l  
● Photog ra p hs in this m a nua l:  
Photographs taken using digital still camera are used for explanation of images that appear in the view-  
finder or on the LCD screen in this manual. Understand that they look different from those you will  
actually view in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen.  
Note : The DZ-MV230A displays are used for the following explanation. Some items do not appear  
with the DZ-MV200A.  
● Ab out joystic k:  
Op e ra tion  
Nota tion in this m a nua l  
You can tilt it up, down, to left or right, or press its  
center: The way you move it will determine the  
results. Normally, move the joystick up, down to  
left or right to select a menu item or scene, and then  
press the center to enter the selection.  
b utto n  
● Nota tion of c a nc e l b utton:  
Press the stop/ cancel button to stop your operation midway, or return the menu screen to the preceding  
one. The expression “press the button” will be used in this text.  
●
a nd  
m a rks b e sid e he a d ing s:  
This DVD video camera/ recorder has some functions available only with DVD-RAM disc, or operation  
only necessary for DVD-R disc. Refer to these marks and identify the functions and operation to match  
the disc you use.  
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Che c king Provid e d Ac c e ssorie s  
Ma ke sure tha t yo u ha ve a ll the fo llo wing a c c e sso rie s in p a c ka g e :  
Ba tte ry (m od e l DZ-BP14(R)):  
Portable power supply for this DVD  
video camera/ recorder. Charge it  
before use.  
Ac a d a p te r (m od e l DZ-ACE1):  
Connect this device to the DVD  
video camera/ recorder to power it  
from AC outlet.  
Powe r c a b le :  
Connect between household AC  
outlet and AC adapter.  
Infra re d re m ote c ontrol  
(m od e l DZ-RM2W):  
2 “AA” b a tte rie s:  
To power the remote control.  
AV inp ut/ outp ut c a b le  
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.  
Use to control the DVD video  
camera/ recorder from a distance.  
Le ns c a p a nd le ns c a p string :  
Attach the lens cap when not  
recording, to protect the lens.  
Should e r stra p :  
Attach to the DVD video camera/  
recorder to hang it from shoulder.  
8 c m DVD-R d isc :  
2 Fe rrite c ore s:  
Attach these to the S-VIDEO cable,  
and the external microphone cable  
if you are using one.  
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Na m e s of Pa rts  
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1 Op tic a l 12x zoom le ns (p. 47)  
2 Le ns hood (p. 48)  
9 Ste re o m ic rop hone (p. 42)  
! 2.5" typ e liq uid c rysta l d isp la y  
(insid e ) (p. 40)  
3 Ac c e ssory shoe (p. 43)  
Slide the cover to remove it, and " OPEN b utton (p. 40)  
then attach the optional video flash,  
etc., here. (See the instru ction  
manual of device to be attached for  
details.)  
Press this button and hold it while  
opening the liquid crystal display  
(LCD).  
# Stop / c a nc e l b utton (p. 16, 44)  
4 Disc g uid e (p. 37)  
To end playback or set menu.  
5 SELECT b utton (p. 70)  
$ Joystic k (p. 10)  
6 MENU b utton (p. 54, 71)  
Press this button to display the  
menu for setting camera functions  
and Disc Navigation.  
The camera menu will appear even  
if disc is not loaded.  
Move the joystick to select a scene  
or m enu item , and p lay back  
scenes.  
English  
7 Re c ord ing ind ic a tor (p. 64)  
The red indicator will light during  
recording.  
% DISC NAVIGATION b utton (p. 69)  
8 Infra re d re c e ive r (p. 29)  
When the remote control is used to  
operate the DVD video camera/  
recorder, this receiver will receive  
the infrared signal.  
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TO PC  
A/V  
(Inside the cover)  
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& AV inp ut/ outp ut ja c k (p. 90)  
; Re c ord b utton (REC) (p. 42)  
( PC c onne c tion te rm ina l (TO PC) < Powe r switc h (p. 42, 43)  
(p. 96)  
PHOTO : To record still  
images  
: To record a movie  
POWER OFF: To turn off the DVD  
vid eo cam era/ re-  
) Exte rna l m ic rop hone ja c k (p. 42)  
~ Vie wfind e r (p. 41)  
VIDEO  
+ DISC EJECT b utton (p. 37)  
Press down this button to open the  
disc guide.  
corder  
Press the red button at the center of  
power switch and turn it only when  
turning power on: It is not necessary  
to press the button when setting the  
switch to “POWER OFF”.  
The p ow er sw itch cannot be  
changed over during recording.  
For playback, set the power switch  
to either “ PHOTO” or “ VIDEO”.  
, CHARGE/ ACCESS ind ic a tor  
(p. 21, 31)  
Will blink or light during charging,  
or while the DVD video camera/  
recorder is operating.  
- Zoom le ve r (p. 47)  
Push the lever to the T side for tel-  
ephoto, or to the W side for wide-  
angle.  
= LOCK switc h (p. 42)  
English  
To lock the recording mode, so that  
the VIDEO mode is not switched  
to the PHOTO mode by mistake.  
.
Ba tte ry a tta c hme nt pla tform (p. 30)  
/ DC c o rd c o nne c tio n te rm ina l  
(DC IN 8.4V) (p. 31)  
> Ha nd stra p (p. 27)  
: S-VIDEO outp ut ja c k (p. 90)  
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? Sp e a ke r (p. 44)  
^ LCD BRIGHT b utton (p. 41)  
Press this bu tton to start LCD  
screen brightness adjustment.  
The sound accompanying a movie  
being played back will be heard  
from here.  
_ EXPOSURE b utton (p. 50)  
Press this button to adjust the ex-  
posure.  
@ Sc re e n d isp la y b utton (DISPLAY)  
(p. 52)  
Press this button to display the de-  
tails of image being played back or  
camera setting status, or switch the  
display off.  
{ FOCUS b utton (p. 49)  
To switch between manual focus  
and auto-focus.  
| Volum e c ontrol b uttons (VOL)/  
b uttons (p. 41, 44)  
[ Eye c up (p. 41, 98)  
\ Diop te r c ontrol (p. 41)  
To adjust the focus of image ap-  
pearing in the viewfinder.  
To adjust the volume of sound from  
speaker, etc.  
} BATTERY EJECT b utton (p. 30)  
] RESET b utton (p. 109)  
To release the battery.  
To reset all settings to defaults.  
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REC  
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ZOOM  
ZOOM  
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MENU  
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DELETE  
DZ-RM2W  
V DISPLAY b utton (p. 52)  
6 ZOOM T b utton (p. 47)  
0 DIG. ZOOM b utton (p. 57)  
7 ZOOM W b utton (p. 47)  
1 DISC NAVIGATION b utton (p. 69) 8 SELECT b utton (p. 70)  
2 REVERSE SEARCH b utton (p. 45)  
3 STOP b utton (p. 16, 44)  
9 REVERSE SKIP b utton (p. 44)  
! MENU b utton (p. 54, 71)  
4 FORWARD SKIP b utton (p. 44)  
5 REC b utton (p. 42)  
" PLAY/ PAUSE b utton (p. 44)  
# FORWARD SEARCH b utton (p. 45)  
$ DELETE b utton (p. 77)  
* The buttons on remote control will  
function the same as those on DVD  
video camera/ recorder.  
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Vie wing De m onstra tion  
This DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r ha s ve rsa tile func tio ns, inc lud ing sp e c ia l e ffe c ts.  
Be fo re using the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r, vie w the d e m o nstra tio n to se e wha t it c a n d o .  
Re fe rring to ste p 2 o n p a g e 31, c o nne c t the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r, AC a d a p te r a nd p o we r  
c a b le to p o we r the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r fro m AC o utle t.  
Press the MENU button.  
Use the joystick to choose “Start”, and then  
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3 press the  
button.  
Joystick  
MENU  
button  
The demonstration will start: View it in the  
viewfinder or on the LCD screen.  
To stop the demonstration midway, press the  
button.  
The demo mode will end when the DVD video  
camera/ recorder is turned off or the DISC  
EJECT button is pressed down.  
Choose “Initial Setup”, “Demo Mode”, and  
then press the button.  
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The options will appear on the right of “Demo  
Mode”: The mark will be attached to the  
currently selected option.  
Note : If yo u c ho o se “Auto ” in ste p 3, the d e m o n-  
stra tion will a utoma tic a lly sta rt a p p roxima te ly thre e  
m inute s a fte r the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is  
turne d o n.  
Note : If a d isc is lo a d e d in the DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r, the d e m o nstra tio n will no t sta rt e ve n  
if “Auto ” ha s b e e n se t.  
Note : Whe n c o nne c ting the p o we r c a b le to the  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r, the p in o f p o we r  
c a b le c a nno t b e c o m p le te ly inse rte d into the DC  
IN 8.4V ja c k, b ut this d o e s no t ind ic a te a m a lfunc -  
tio n. Do no t inse rt the p o we r c a b le with und ue  
fo rc e : Do ing so c o uld re sult in m a lfunc tio n.  
Note : The d e m o nstra tio n func tio n will no t wo rk  
whe n the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is c o n-  
ne c te d to PC.  
Note : While the d e m onstra tion is b e ing g ive n, the  
re c o rd ing ind ic a to r will b link.  
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Fe a ture s of DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r  
Ve rsa tile Func tions Ava ila b le  
This DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r ha s num e ro us use ful func tio ns. Ho we ve r, the func tio ns tha t c a n b e  
use d will va ry d e p e nd ing o n whe the r DVD-RAM o r DVD-R d isc is use d .  
Use the func tio ns, fo llo wing the ta b le b e lo w:  
Ca m e ra Func tions:  
Disc Na vig a tion Func tions:  
Disc use d  
DVD-RAM DVD-R  
Disc use d  
Func tion  
Re fe re nc e  
p a g e  
Re fe re nc e  
p a g e  
Func tion  
DVD-RAM DVD-R  
Prog ra m AE  
White Ba l.  
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Dig .Zoom  
VIDEO Mod e  
Inp ut Sourc e  
PHOTO Inp ut  
Se lf Tim e r  
OSD Outp ut  
Da te Mod e  
Da te Se t  
Title  
De le te  
Switc h  
Pla y  
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De le te  
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Be e p  
Skip  
Powe r Sa ve  
Re c ord LED  
La ng ua g e  
De m o Mod e  
Re se t  
Se le c t  
De ta il  
Ca p a c ity  
Form a t Disc  
Up d a te  
Control Info.  
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(* Exc e p t fo r LPCM m o d e )  
(** Exc e p t fo r XTRA m o d e , whic h c a n b e se t  
o n DZ-MV230A o nly)  
Fina lize Disc  
Re p e a t Pla y  
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Re c ord ing on Disc  
You can use both 8 cm DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs In addition, simply loading a DVD-RAM disc into a  
on this DVD video camera/ recorder for recording. PC equipped with DVD-RAM drive and DVD video  
The recorded video and audio will be stored on an recording software compatible with 8 cm DVD-RAM  
8 cm DVD-RAM disc or 8 cm DVD-R disc.  
allows you to easily view the recorded disc.  
Using d isc allow s you to record w ithou t You can finalize a recorded DVD-R disc on this  
overwriting previous recordings, and also to store DVD video camera/ recorder so that you can play  
your valuable recordings for as long as need be it back on a DVD player or DVD recorder that is  
while retaining clarity.  
compatible with 8 cm DVD-R disc (however, the  
With disc you can immediately access recording finalized DVD-R disc may not be usable on some  
and playback, in contrast to videotape, which must DVD players).  
be fast-forwarded or rewound.  
Re c ord ing Movie a nd Still  
The DVD video camera/ recorder can record mov- possible using the 12 power optical zoom multi-  
ies of events and sports, in the same way as with plied by the 20 power digital zoom. Movies and  
conventional camcorders.  
stills can be recorded on the same disc, by simply  
It can also record stills on a DVD-RAM disc, as with switching the recording mode (power switch).  
a digital still camera. With CCD of 1,100,000 pixels However, if you use a DVD-R disc, a still image  
(680,000 pixels for DZ-MV200A), high-quality mov- cannot be recorded. (If the DVD video camera/ re-  
ies and stills (on DVD-RAM disc only) can be re- corder is connected to PC, the DVD video camera/  
corded. In both recordings of movie and still (on recorder can capture still images, such as JPEG  
DVD-RAM disc only), zooming up to 240 times is data.)  
Im m e d ia te Re vie wing of Re c ord e d Im a g e  
You can check the movie or still recorded in the  
viewfinder or on the LCD screen.  
Ed iting in Va rious Wa ys on DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r Alone  
This DVD video camera/ recorder is provided with multiple images to play them back continuously.  
a useful editing/ playback tool. Disc Navigation You can create an entire movie on this DVD video  
allows you to easily attach a title or special video camera/ recorder alone, without inputting video to  
effect to the recorded movie or still. With Disc Navi- a PC for editing.  
gation, you can arrange the playback order and edit  
Using with Va rious De vic e s  
Connect this DVD video camera/ recorder to your to print the recorded image. You can also transfer  
TV and you can enjoy the playback picture with recorded movies and stills (for DVD-RAM disc  
your family and friends on the large TV screen; or only) to PC, u sing the op tional PC kit (DZ-  
connect it to a video printer (generally available) WINPC3(W)).  
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Ca utions Whe n Using  
Ha nd le the liq uid c rysta l d isp la y (LCD) with  
c a re :  
Do not sub je c t the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c ord e r to im p a c t:  
•
This DVD video camera/ recorder is a precision  
machine: Take great care that you do not strike  
it against a hard object or allow it to fall.  
Do not use the DVD video camera/ recorder on  
a tripod in a place where it is subject to severe  
vibrations or impact.  
•
The LCD is a very delicate display device: Do  
not press its surface with any force, hit it, or  
puncture it with a sharp object.  
If you push the LCD surface, unevenness in the  
display may occur. If unevenness does not dis-  
appear soon, turn the DVD video camera/ re-  
corder off, wait for a while, and then turn it on  
again.  
•
•
No sa nd or d ust!  
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•
•
•
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.  
Do not hold by the LCD monitor as this could  
cause a malfunction.  
Open the LCD monitor by 90° before changing  
its direction. If you attempt to invert its direc-  
tion before opening it completely, it could cause  
a malfunction.  
•
Fine sand or dust entering the DVD video cam-  
era/ recorder or AC adapter could cause it to  
malfunction.  
No wa te r or oil!  
•
Water or oil entering the DVD video camera/  
recorder or AC adapter could cause a short-cir-  
cuit or other malfunctions.  
He a t on surfa c e of p rod uc t:  
•
•
Do not disassemble the LCD monitor as this  
might cause a malfunction.  
When opening the LCD monitor, be careful that  
no water droplets adhere to the monitor screen  
and that no water or dust enters the DVD video  
camera/ recorder as it could cause a malfunction.  
•
The surface of the DVD video camera/ recorder  
will be slightly warm, but this does not indicate  
a fault. Be careful when touching the bottom of  
the DVD video camera/ recorder, since it will be  
hot.  
Be c a re ful of a m b ie nt te m p e ra ture :  
Liq uid Crysta l Disp la y a nd vie wfind e r:  
•
Using the DVD video camera/ recorder in a place  
where the temperature is over 104 °F (40 °C) or  
under 32 °F (0 °C) will not allow it to make nor-  
mal recording/ playback.  
•
The LCD screen and viewfinder will be slightly  
dimmer than usual when the DVD video cam-  
era/ recorder is at low temperature, as in cold  
areas, or immediately after power is turned on.  
The normal brightness will be restored when the  
temperature inside the DVD video camera/ re-  
corder rises.  
•
When using the DVD video camera/ recorder  
connected to PC, operate it at room temperature.  
If you use the DVD video camera/ recorder  
where the temperature is high for an extended  
period of time, it will overheat and may not op-  
erate normally.  
Hold the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r  
c orre c tly:  
•
Do not leave the DVD video camera/ recorder  
in a closed vehicle where the temperature is very  
high for a long time: This could cause malfunc-  
tions.  
•
Do not hold the viewfinder or LCD monitor  
when lifting the DVD video camera/ recorder:  
The viewfinder or LCD monitor may become  
detached and the DVD video camera/ recorder  
could fall.  
Do not p oint d ire c tly a t the sun:  
•
If direct sunlight strikes the lens or viewfinder,  
the DVD video camera/ recorder could malfunc-  
tion or burn in CCD or viewfinder.  
English  
•
Do not leave the DVD video camera/ recorder  
with the LCD screen exposed to direct sunlight:  
This could cause malfunctions.  
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Do not use the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c ord e r ne a r TV or ra d io:  
Be c a re ful of m oisture c ond e nsa tion:  
•
When you move the DVD video camera/ re-  
corder 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/ re-  
corder. If condensation occurs, do not open the  
cover of disc insertion block if possible. If con-  
densation occurs on the lens, wipe it off with a  
soft, dry cloth. Even if the external surface of  
the DVD video camera/ recorder has dried, con-  
densation 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.  
•
This could cause noise to appear on the TV  
screen, or interference could enter radio broad-  
casts.  
Do not use the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c ord e r ne a r strong ra d io wa ve s or  
m a g ne tism :  
•
If the DVD video camera/ recorder is used near  
strong radio waves or magnetism, such as near  
radio wave tower or electric appliances contain-  
ing motors, noise could enter video and audio  
that are being recorded. During playback of nor-  
mally recorded video and audio, noise could also  
enter the picture and sound. At worst the DVD  
video camera/ recorder could malfunction.  
Do not use the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c ord e r for a long uninte rrup te d p e riod of  
tim e :  
Do not e xp ose the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c ord e r to soot or ste a m :  
•
This DVD video camera/ recorder is designed  
and produced for home-use recording and play-  
back. Do not use it for an extended time con-  
tinuously, e.g., as a surveillance camera/ moni-  
tor.  
•
Heavy soot or steam could damage the DVD  
video camera/ recorder case or cause malfunc-  
tions.  
Do not use the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c ord e r ne a r c orrosive g a s:  
•
If you use the DVD video camera/ recorder for  
a long uninterrupted period of time, the tem-  
perature of DVD video camera/ recorder may  
exceed the limit and the recording/ playback  
operation could be slowed down. If this occurs,  
turn it off and wait for a while before using it  
again.  
•
Using it in a place where there is dense exhaust  
gas generated by gasoline and diesel engines,  
or corrosive gas such as hydrogen sulfide, could  
corrode the battery connecting terminals, which  
could result in loss of power.  
Do not use the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c ord e r ne a r ultra sonic hum id ifie r:  
Be c a re ful whe n re m oving the d isc :  
•
When the DVD video camera/ recorder is used  
for a long period of time, the temperature of disc  
will be high: Wait for a few moments before re-  
moving the disc after the DVD video camera/  
recorder is turned off.  
•
With some water in humidifier, calcium and oth-  
ers 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 e xp ose the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c ord e r to inse c tic id e :  
•
Insecticide entering the DVD video camera/ re-  
corder could dirty the optical head, and the DVD  
video camera/ recorder may not operate nor-  
mally. Turn the DVD video camera/ recorder off  
and cover it with vinyl sheet, etc. before using  
insecticide.  
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Do not turn the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c ord e r off while the CHARGE/ ACCESS  
ind ic a tor is b linking :  
Do not wip e the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c ord e r c a se with b e nze ne or thinne r:  
•
The coating of case could peel off or the case  
could deteriorate.  
•
The CHARGE/ ACCESS indicator is blinking to  
show that data is being written to disc, or being  
read from it. Do not do any of the following so  
as not to damage the data:  
•
When using chemical cleaning cloth, follow the  
instructions.  
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•
•
•
Disconnect AC adapter.  
Plug or unplug PC connection cable.  
Remove disc.  
Also re a d the instruc tions a tta c he d with  
op tiona l a c c e ssorie s:  
•
For optional accessories, follow the cautions and  
Subject disc to severe vibrations or impact.  
instruction manuals attached.  
If the DVD video camera/ recorder is turned off  
while the CHARGE/ ACCESS indicator is blink-  
ing, turn it on again with the disc cartridge or  
caddy loaded in it: Repair of the disc will be ex-  
ecuted.  
Use the AC a d a p te r only in a  
we ll-ve ntila te d , op e n sp a c e :  
•
Do not use the AC adapter in a narrow space  
where flow of air is blocked, or where it is very  
near any object or inside any object: Ignoring  
this will increase heat inside the AC adapter  
which could cause fire, burns, electric shock or  
fault.  
CHARGE/ACCESS indicator  
Note : The CHARGE/ ACCESS ind ic a to r will b link in  
re d while the d isc is b e ing a c c e sse d , a nd it will  
b link o r lig ht in re d d uring c ha rg ing .  
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Ca utions Whe n Storing  
Do not le a ve the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c ord e r in a p la c e whe re the te m p e ra -  
ture is ve ry hig h for a long p e riod of tim e :  
Do not store the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c ord e r in a p la c e sub je c t to strong  
m a g ne tism or inte nse vib ra tions:  
•
The temperature inside a closed vehicle or trunk  
becomes very high in the hot season. If you leave  
the DVD video camera/ recorder in such a place,  
it could malfunction or the case could be dam-  
aged. Also, do not expose the DVD video cam-  
era/ recorder to direct sunlight or place near a  
heater.  
•
This could cause malfunctions.  
De ta c h the b a tte ry from DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c ord e r a nd store it in a c ool  
p la c e :  
•
Leaving the battery attached or storing it at high  
temperature could shorten its life.  
Do not store the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c ord e r in a p la c e whe re the hum id ity is  
hig h or in a d usty p la c e :  
•
Dust entering the DVD video camera/ recorder  
could cause malfunctions. If the humidity is  
high, the lens could become moldy, and the DVD  
video camera/ recorder could be unusable. It is  
recommended that you put the DVD video cam-  
era/ recorder with desiccant in a box when stor-  
ing it in a closet, etc.  
Sug g e stions a nd Re stric tions  
Ma ke a tria l re c ord ing :  
Cop yrig ht:  
•
Be sure to make a trial recording before an ac-  
tual take to make sure that recording is normal.  
Data that was not stored normally because of a  
defect in the DVD video camera/ recorder can-  
not be restored.  
It is recommended that you use DVD-RAM disc  
for trial recording, since a recording stored on it  
can be deleted.  
•
The data recorded on the disc in your DVD video  
camera/ recorder through 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 en-  
joyment. Note that, even for personal enjoyment,  
recording is prohibited for some demonstra-  
tions, performances and exhibitions.  
•
The re c ord e d c onte nts c a nnot b e c om -  
p e nsa te d for:  
•
Hitachi will not compensate for any damages  
caused when a recording is not made normally  
or the recorded contents cannot be played back  
because of a defect in the DVD video camera/  
recorder or disc.Also, Hitachi will not be respon-  
sible for your recorded video and audio.  
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Disc s  
● Ava ila b le Disc s  
● Fina lizing DVD-R Disc  
Before using the 8 cm DVD-R disc recorded on this  
DVD video camera/ recorder on a DVD player or  
DVD 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 Disc” (p. 89).  
Usa b le d isc s a nd log os  
DVD-RAM Ve r. 2.1  
(8 c m )  
DVD-R [fo r Ge ne ra l  
Ve r. 2.0 (8 c m )]  
● Whe n using DVD-R d isc  
If you finalize a recorded DVD-R disc, you can play  
it back on devices that are compatible with 8 cm  
DVD-R disc, or (on) computers* with DVD-ROM  
drive, DVD-R drive or DVD-RAM drive.  
Although most DVD-R discs recorded on this DVD  
video camera/ recorder are compatible for playback  
on other DVD players, playback of all DVD-R discs  
cannot be guaranteed.  
Depending on the DVD player, DVD-R disc, or re-  
cording conditions, playback may not be possible.  
In such cases, use this DVD video camera/ recorder  
to play back the DVD-R disc.  
This DVD video camera/ recorder can use 8 cm  
DVD-RAM d iscs and 8 cm DVD-R d iscs for  
camcorder use.  
An uncovered disc cannot be used on this DVD  
video camera/ recorder: It must be left in a cartridge  
or caddy for 8 cm disc.  
Note : It is re c o m m e nd e d tha t yo u use Hita c hi  
Ma xe ll d isc s b e c a use the ir c o m p a tib ility with this  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r ha s b e e n c onfirm e d .  
Using  
a
d isc o the r tha n tha t m a d e b y Hita c hi  
*
To play back the finalized DVD-R disc on PC,  
you will need DVD playback software. The DVD  
playback software “PowerDVD XP” is supplied  
with the optional DZ-WINPC3(W).  
Ma xe ll m a y no t a llo w the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re -  
c o rd e r to d e live r o p tim um p e rfo rm a nc e .  
● Inform a tion on DVD-R d isc  
● Ha nd ling Disc  
For optimum recording on DVD-R disc, the DVD  
video camera/ recorder writes control data to the  
disc in order to make adjustment when it is inserted  
and ejected accompanying recording.  
However, repeating this adjustment many times  
may cause the disc to become unrecordable: Do not  
insert or eject the disc accompanying recording  
more than 50 times.  
If you use a DVD-RAM disc or DVD-R disc to  
which dirt or dust adheres, recognition of the disc  
may not be possible when it is inserted into this  
DVD video camera/ recorder. Also, the DVD video  
camera/ recorder may stop during recording or  
playback, or noise/ disturbance of image may oc-  
cur during playback.  
The same phenomenon may appear if condensa-  
tion occurs because of abrupt change in tempera-  
ture.  
Exa m p le s of d isc s tha t c a nnot b e use d on  
this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r:  
•
If an error message appears on the LCD screen  
while this DVD video camera/ recorder is being  
used, turn off the DVD video camera/ recorder  
once, and then turn it on again (p. 100).  
Discs other than those with diameter of 8 cm, DVD-  
RAM (2.6 G) Ver. 1.0, DVD-R (3.9 G) Ver. 1.0, DVD-  
R (4.7 G) for Au thoring Ver. 2.0, DVD-RW,  
DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, CD-  
R, CD-RW, CD, CD-ROM, MO, MD, iD, LD, floppy  
disk, etc.  
•
If an error message appears when the DVD  
video camera/ recorder is being used in an en-  
vironment where the temperature is high or it is  
used continuously, turn off the DVD video cam-  
era/ recorder, and after a while turn it on again.  
If an error message appears when the DVD  
video camera/ recorder is being used in an en- English  
vironment where the temperature is low, leave  
it powered for several minutes, turn it off, and  
then on again.  
● Initia lizing (form a tting ) DVD-RAM  
Disc s  
This DVD video camera/ recorder can use DVD-  
RAM discs for AV formatted in accordance with  
the UDF 2.01 file system : No recording can be made  
on an unformatted disc.  
See “Initializing DVD-RAM Disc” on page 87 for  
the initializing procedure.  
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•
•
When the disc is used for an extended period of  
time, the temperature will increase because of  
the heat inside the DVD video camera/ recorder:  
Be careful when removing the disc.  
Normally, do not remove the disc from the car-  
tridge or caddy, and do not open the shutter of  
cartridge or caddy.  
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Note : Most g e ne ra lly a va ila b le 8 c m d isc s c a n b e  
re m o ve d fro m c a rtrid g e s o r c a d d ie s if the y a re fo r  
vid e o c a m e ra s; Ho we ve r, b e fo re re m o ving d isc  
from c a rtrid g e or c a d d y, re a d the instruc tion she e t  
p ro vid e d with the d isc o r c o nsult the d isc m a ke r.  
Ta ke c a re with the fo llo wing whe n ha nd ling the  
re m o ve d d isc :  
Note : The c a rtrid g e o r c a d d y p ro te c ts the sur-  
fa c e s o f d isc o n whic h hig h-d e nsity re c o rd ing is  
p o ssib le . Onc e re m o ve d fro m c a rtrid g e o r c a d d y,  
the d isc c a n b e re p la c e d in the c a rtrid g e or c a d d y  
a nd use d with this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r,  
b ut b e sure to o b se rve the fo llo wing :  
• Be sure no t to to uc h d isc surfa c e s.  
• Be c a re ful no t to d ro p the d isc re m o ve d fro m  
c a rtrid g e o r c a d d y.  
• Be sure no t to b e nd the d isc .  
• Do no t le a ve the d isc o utsid e the c a rtrid g e o r  
c a d d y.  
• Be fo re re p la c ing the d isc in c a rtrid g e o r c a d d y,  
m a ke sure tha t d isc surfa c e s a re no t sc ra tc he d ,  
a nd tha t no d irt o r fing e rp rint a d he re s to the m .  
• Do no t re c o rd , e d it o r d e le te o n the d isc whe n  
sc ra tc he s, d irt or fing e rp rints c a nnot b e re m ove d  
e ve n if d isc surfa c e is c le a ne d .  
• Whe n re p la c ing the DVD-RAM d isc in c a rtrid g e ,  
inse rt it until a c lic k is he a rd .  
Be careful not to allow condensation.  
To store disc cartridge or caddy, insert in plastic  
case provided.  
Do not place the disc cartridge or caddy in the fol-  
lowing places:  
• Do no t sub je c t the d isc to he a t.  
• Do no t write o n d isc with a b a ll-p o int p e n o r p e n-  
c il. (With o ne -sid e re c o rd a b le d isc , writing o n the  
la b e l surfa c e is p o ssib le with a p e n tha t d o e s no t  
sc ra tc h the surfa c e . No writing o f a ny kind is p o s-  
sib le o n b o th-sid e re c o rd a b le d isc .)  
• Be sure no t to wip e d isc surfa c e s with thinne r,  
wa te r o r a nti-sta tic a g e nt.  
Use d ry, so ft c lo th to lig htly wip e o ff d ust o r d irt  
tha t a d he re s to the d isc . Ne ve r use so lve nts to  
c le a n the d isc .  
•
•
•
Where exposed to direct sunlight for a long  
time.  
•
•
•
Where the humidity is high, or in dusty place.  
Where exposed to heat from heater, etc.  
Where there may be condensation.  
Note : If the d isc is re m o ve d fro m c a rtrid g e o r  
c a d d y a nd the d a ta sto re d b y this DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is re writte n o n d e vic e s o the r  
tha n this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r, re c o rd ing  
o r p la yb a c k m a y no t b e no rm a l, o r Disc Na vig a -  
tio n m a y no t o p e ra te no rm a lly, whe n the d isc re -  
p la c e d in c a rtrid g e o r c a d d y is use d o n this DVD  
vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r a g a in.  
● Ab out Store d Da ta  
If you handle or use the disc incorrectly, the re-  
corded data may be lost. Hitachi cannot be respon-  
sible for damages from loss of recorded data.  
Re m oving a nd Re p la c ing Disc from / in Ca rtrid g e or Ca d d y  
The DVD-RAM disc used with this DVD video camera/ recorder can be removed from the cartridge or  
caddy and used with DVD-RAM drives, DVD players and DVD recorders that are compatible with 8 cm  
DVD-RAM discs. The finalized DVD-R disc can also be removed from the cartridge or caddy and used  
with DVD players and DVD recorders that are compatible for 8 cm DVD-R discs. Refer to the disc in-  
struction sheet for details on how to remove disc from cartridge or caddy.  
Perform the following to remove the disc:  
While pushing the release levers from both sides  
inward, hold the center of disc tray and pull it  
out to the front.  
● With d isc p a c ke d in c a rtrid g e  
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Re m o ving the d isc  
Release the lock pins of cartridge. The two lock pins  
1 are at the bottom left corners of sides A and B.  
English  
Lock pins  
Use a fine tipped pen to slide the lock pin in the  
direction of arrow 1, and then turn it in the di-  
rection of arrow 2 to release it.  
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● With d isc p a c ke d in c a d d y  
Re p la c ing the d isc in c a rtrid g e  
Insert the disc into cartridge.  
Re m o ving the d isc  
1
Insert your finger  
1 into the hole in the  
center of disc and  
lightly lift it up (in  
the direction of ar-  
row 1).  
Indication of  
side  
mark facing up  
Hold the disc at its edge and center hole, and  
remove it in the direction of arrow 2.  
2
Fit in the disc tray until a click is heard.  
2
Write -p rote c t ta b s  
Re p la c ing the d isc in c a d d y  
The cartridge has write-protect tabs to prevent  
overwriting on recorded data. Make sure that the  
write-protect tab is set to the side where recording  
is possible.  
Hold the disc at its  
1 edge and center hole  
with the recording  
surface down.  
Insert the disc under  
2 the claws at the disc  
PROTECT  
A
claws  
hold portion from  
Tab for side A  
Tab for side B  
the direction of ar-  
row 3.  
PROTECT  
A
Gently push the disc  
in until it is com-  
pletely stored.  
Recording possible  
PROTECT  
A
Recording not possible  
Note : Whe n re c o rd ing sp e c ia l e ve nts, b e sure to  
use a ne w d isc whic h ha s ne ve r b e e n re m o ve d  
fro m c a rtrid g e o r c a d d y.  
Note : Writing sim ila r to re c o rd ing is p e rfo rm e d  
e ve n with simp le e d iting or d e le tion. Ma ke sure tha t  
e d iting o r d e le tio n ha s b e e n se c ure ly p e rfo rm e d  
with the d isc re m o ve d fro m c a rtrid g e o r c a d d y.  
Note : If the re a re d ust, sc ra tc he s o r d irt o n the  
surfa c e o f d isc , b lo c k no ise m a y a p p e a r in im a g e  
o r so und m a y b e inte rrup te d . Ta ke g re a t c a re  
whe n ha nd ling d isc s so tha t no d irt o r fing e rp rints  
a d he re s to the m .  
Note : This DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r ha s a  
func tio n tha t a llo ws re c o rd ing , a vo id ing p o rtio ns  
o f the d isc with d ust, sc ra tc he s o r d irt [The DVD  
vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r se ts to p a use (  
a nd a uto m a tic a lly re sta rts re c o rd ing (  
) sta tus  
)]. This  
will inte rrup t re c o rd ing fo r se ve ra l se c o nd s to se v-  
e ra l m inute s, a nd m ultip le thum b na ils will b e c re -  
a te d (se e p . 66) in o ne re c o rd ing a s sho wn in the  
fig ure . In this c a se , the re c o rd a b le tim e will d e -  
c re a se .  
English  
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Disc Stora g e Ca p a c ity  
The movies and stills that can be recorded on an 8 cm disc used in this DVD video camera/ recorder are  
as follows: Prepare discs according to the scheduled recording time and conditions.  
● DVD-RAM d isc stora g e c a p a c ity  
● Re c ord a b le tim e on DVD-R d isc  
Re c ord a b le tim e of m ovie s on  
DVD-RAM d isc  
Movie quality mode  
Recordable time  
FINE (MPEG2,  
approx. 6 Mbps)  
approx. 30 minutes/ side  
Movie quality mode  
Recordable time  
STD (MPEG2,  
approx. 3 Mbps)  
approx. 60 minutes/ side  
approx. 30 minutes/ side  
approx. 36-120  
minutes(varies depend-  
ing on the subject)  
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XTRA (VBR* )  
LPCM* (MPEG2,  
Audio: LPCM)  
FINE (MPEG2,  
approx. 6 Mbps)  
approx. 60minutes  
approx. 120 minutes  
•
•
When using DVD-R disc, no still image can be  
recorded on this DVD video camera/ recorder.  
When using DVD-R disc, the recording quality  
mode first used for recording on that disc is a  
fixed mode: It cannot be changed on that disc.  
STD (MPEG2,  
approx. 3 Mbps)  
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* VBR sta nd s fo r Va ria b le Bit Ra te .  
* Whe n re c o rd ing o nly m o vie s (c o nta ining  
vid e o a nd a ud io )  
* In FINE o r STD m o d e , the a ud io is re c o rd e d in the  
MPEG a ud io la ye r 2 fo rm a t, whic h is a n o p tio na l fo r-  
m a t o f DVD vid e o sta nd a rd . If yo u inte nd to fina lize  
a DVD-R d isc a nd use it o n a DVD p la ye r tha t is no t  
c o m p a tib le with MPEG a ud io la ye r 2, re c o rd in the  
LPCM m o d e o n this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
* The to ta l re c o rd a b le tim e is ha lf o n e a c h sid e  
o f d isc .  
Num b e r of re c ord a b le stills on  
DVD-RAM d isc  
Up to 999 stills per side (when recording only stills)  
If the disc still has free space after recording 999  
stills, movie can be recorded.  
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Se tups  
This se c tion e xp la ins p re p a ra tions for re c ord ing - se tting up the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r a nd  
b a tte ry p a c k.  
Se tting Up the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r  
Hold ing DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r  
Insert your right hand from the bottom of DVD  
Ca ution: Do no t lift the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re -  
video camera/ recorder up to the base of your  
c o rd e r b y ho ld ing the vie wfind e r o r LCD m o ni-  
thumb.  
to r: If the vie wfind e r o r LCD m o nito r c o m e s o ff,  
the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r will fa ll.  
Put your hand in a po-  
sition where you can  
easily operate the REC  
button and the Zoom  
lever.  
Ad ju st the length of  
hand strap so that the  
DVD video camera/ re-  
corder is stable when  
you press the REC but-  
ton with your thumb.  
Note : Do no t a d just the ha nd stra p while ho ld ing  
the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r: Do ing this c o uld  
c a use the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r to fa ll a nd  
b e d a m a g e d .  
Atta c hing Should e r Stra p  
Be sure to pass through  
the 2 slots.  
Pass the shoulder strap  
through the shoulder  
strap attachments.  
English  
Be sure to pass through  
the 2 slots.  
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Atta c hing Le ns Ca p  
Pa ss the p ro vid e d string thro ug h the ho le in the le ns c a p a nd a tta c h it to the ha nd stra p o f DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
Note : Alwa ys ke e p the le ns c a p o n whe n no t us-  
ing the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r, to p ro te c t  
the le ns.  
Note : Whe n re c ord ing , a tta c h the le ns c a p to the  
ha nd stra p b y ho o king the ta b insid e the c a p o nto  
stra p fo r c o m fo rta b le sho o ting .  
Use the string to attach the cap to the DVD video  
camera/ recorder.  
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2
Push the both sides of cap inward and attach it  
over the lens.  
Atta c hing Fe rrite Core s  
Altho ug h the c o re s a re no t a tta c he d in the illustra tio ns o f the c a b le s in te xt, b e sure to a tta c h the  
fe rrite c o re (p ro vid e d ) to the S-VIDEO c a b le using the fo llo wing p ro c e d ure (the fe rrite c o re wa s a t-  
ta c he d to the AV inp ut/ o utp ut c a b le a t the fa c to ry):  
(Fe rrite c o re s re d uc e ra d io inte rfe re nc e with yo ur ra d io a nd TV.)  
Note : If yo u use a n e xte rna l m ic ro p ho ne whe n  
re c ord ing , a tta c h the fe rrite c ore (p rovid e d ) to the  
c a b le a t a p o sitio n a p p ro xim a te ly 1-15/ 16" (5 c m )  
fro m its e nd : Wind the m ic ro p ho ne c a b le ro und  
the c o re o nc e in the sa m e wa y a s fo r the S-VIDEO  
c a b le . Using e xte rna l m ic ro p ho ne in m o d e s o the r  
tha n c a m e ra re c o rd ing is no t re c o m m e nd e d .  
Open the cover of ferrite core.  
1
Attach the core to the S-VIDEO cable at a posi-  
2 tion approximately 1-15/ 16” (5 cm) from its end.  
Close the cover of core, taking care that it does  
3 not catch the S-VIDEO cable.  
1-15/16”  
(5cm)  
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Inse rting Ba tte rie s into Re m ote Control  
Inse rt two AA (LR06) b a tte rie s (p ro vid e d ) into the re m o te c o ntro l to p o we r it.  
Note : If the b a tte rie s a re d isc ha rg e d , p re ssing a ny  
b utton on re mote c ontrol c a nnot op e ra te the DVD  
vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r: Re p la c e the b a tte rie s.  
Open the battery compartment lid on the back  
of remote control and insert the batteries.  
1
2
Close the lid.  
Note : Whe n using the re m o te c o ntro l, m a ke sure  
tha t the infra re d re c e ive r o n DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c o rd e r is no t e xp o se d to d ire c t sunlig ht o r a ny  
inte nse lig ht. If the infra re d re c e ive r is sub je c t to  
lig ht stro ng e r tha n the infra re d lig ht fro m re m o te  
c o ntro l, the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r c a nno t  
b e o p e ra te d b y re m o te c o ntro l.  
G Using Re m ote Control  
Point the remote control to the infrared receiver on  
the DVD video camera/ recorder. The remote con-  
trollable distance is up to 18 feet (5 m).  
Note : If the re is a n o b sta c le b e twe e n the re m o te  
c o ntro l a nd infra re d re c e ive r o n DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r, re m o te c o ntro l m a y no t b e p o ssib le .  
Note : The DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r use s the  
“VCR2” re m o te c o ntro l c o d e o f Hita c hi VCRs. If  
yo u use a Hita c hi VCR, e tc . with re m o te c o ntro l  
c o d e se t to “VCR2”, a VCR p la c e d ne a r the DVD  
vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r will a lso b e o p e ra te d b y  
the re m o te c o ntro l: To p re ve nt this, c ha ng e the  
re m o te c o ntro l c o d e o f the VCR.  
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Se tting Up the Ba tte ry  
The DZ-BP14(R) b a tte ry p a c k p ro vid e d with this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r ha s no t b e e n c ha rg e d a t  
p urc ha se tim e : Cha rg e it b e fo re using the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
Note : Be sure to use the sp e c ifie d b a tte ry DZ-BP14(R)/ DZ-BP16 (so ld se p a ra te ly) o r DZ-BP28 (so ld se p a -  
ra te ly) fo r the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r: Using o the r b a tte rie s c o uld c a use the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c o rd e r to m a lfunc tio n, o r re sult in fire .  
Atta c hing Ba tte ry to DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r  
Raise the view -  
While fitting the battery onto the DVD video  
1 finder.  
3 camera/ recorder, slide it downward until a click  
is heard.  
Align the top of bat-  
2 tery w ith the top  
Note : Ma ke sure tha t the b a tte ry is se c ure ly a t-  
ta c he d : Inc o m p le te a tta c hm e nt c o uld c a use the  
b a tte ry to fa ll, re sulting in d a m a g e .  
surface of battery at-  
tachment platform  
of DVD video cam-  
era/ recorder.  
Re m oving Ba tte ry  
Afte r using the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r, re m o ve the b a tte ry fro m it.  
Set the power switch  
While holding the BATTERY EJECT button  
1 to “POWER OFF” to  
3 above the battery attachment platform, sllide the  
turn the DVD video  
cam era/ record er  
off.  
battery upward to remove it.  
Note : Fo r sa fe ty, b e sure to turn the DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c o rd e r o ff b e fo re a tta c hing o r re m o v-  
ing the b a tte ry.  
Note : If the b a tte ry re m a ins a tta c he d , m inute  
le ve l c urre nt will flo w e ve n if the DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r is o ff, a nd the b a tte ry will d isc ha rg e .  
Raise the view -  
2 finder.  
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Cha rg ing Ba tte ry  
Use the provided AC adapter to charge the battery.  
Note : C ha rg e the b a tte ry in the te m p e ra ture  
ra ng e o f 50 °F - 86 °F (10 °C - 30 °C).  
Note : Ma ke sure tha t the b a tte ry is se c ure ly in-  
sta lle d : Inc o m p le te a tta c hm e nt c o uld c a use the  
b a tte ry to fa ll a nd b e d a m a g e d .  
Attach the battery pack to the DVD video cam-  
1 era/ recorder.  
Connect the AC adapter between the DC IN 8.4V  
2 jack on DVD video camera/ recorder and an AC  
Note : If the p o we r switc h is se t to “ VIDEO” o r  
outlet.  
“
PHOTO”, c ha rg ing will no t b e p e rfo rm e d .  
Note : Whe n c o nne c ting the p o we r c a b le to the  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r, the p in o f p o we r  
c a b le c a nno t b e c o m p le te ly inse rte d into the DC  
IN 8.4V ja c k, b ut this d o e s no t ind ic a te a m a lfunc -  
tio n. Do no t inse rt the p o we r c a b le with und ue  
fo rc e : Do ing so c o uld re sult in m a lfunc tio n.  
The CHARGE/ ACCESS indicator will blink in  
green and charging will start.  
Power cable  
CHARGE/ACCESS  
indicator  
AC adapter  
● Ba tte ry p a c k c ha rg e d sta tus  
You can realize the charged status of battery by checking the CHARGE/ ACCESS indicator:  
Cha rg e d sta tus  
CHARGE/ ACCESS ind ic a tor  
0-50%  
51-75%  
Blinks o nc e p e r 1-2 se c o nd s  
Blinks twic e p e r 1-2 se c o nd s  
Blinks thre e tim e s p e r 1-2 se c o nd s  
Re m a ins lit  
76% o r m o re  
Fully c ha rg e d  
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Without a ny e xtra ord ina ry op e ra tion, suc h  
a s zoom ing :  
G Continuously re c ord a b le tim e on  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r with  
fully c ha rg e d b a tte ry  
The reference for DVD video camera/ recorder re-  
cordable time with fully charged battery is between  
40 and 60 minutes [with model DZ-BP14(R)/ DZ-  
BP16 (sold separately)] or between 70 and 100 min-  
utes (with model DZ-BP28 (sold separately)):  
The continuously DVD video camera/ recorder re-  
cordable time in the above 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 record-  
ing, the battery will discharge 2-3 times faster than  
this reference, since the REC button and zoom are  
being operated, and playback is performed. As-  
sume that the recordable time with a fully charged  
battery is between 40 and 60 minutes [with model  
DZ-BP14(R)/ DZ-BP16 (sold separately)] or be-  
tween 70 and 100 minutes (with model DZ-BP28  
(sold separately)), and prepare the type and  
number of batteries to allow for the time you are  
planning to record on the DVD video camera/ re-  
corder.  
Ba tte ry  
DZ-BP14(R)/  
DZ-BP28  
DZ-BP16(So ld (Sold se p a ra te ly)  
se p a ra te ly)  
DVD- DVD-R DVD- DVD-R  
RAM  
RAM  
Whe n using  
vie wfind e r 120 m in  
(in XTRA m o d e *)  
—
—
210 m in  
—
—
Note that the battery discharges faster in cold  
places.  
Whe n using  
LCD m o nito r  
105 m in  
180 m in  
(in XTRA m o d e *)  
G The tim e ta ke n for c ha rg ing the  
b a tte ry is a s follows (a t 25 °C)  
Whe n using  
vie wfind e r 120 m in 115 m in 210 m in 200 m in  
(in FINE mod e )  
DZ-BP14(R)/ DZ-BP16  
(so ld se p a ra te ly)  
DZ-BP28  
(so ld se p a ra te ly)  
Whe n using  
LCD m o nito r 105 m in 100 m in 180 m in 170 m in  
(in FINE mod e )  
170 m in  
270 m in  
Whe n using  
vie wfind e r 130 m in 125 m in 225 m in 215 m in  
(in STD mod e )  
Note : During a nd a fte r c ha rg ing , the b a tte ry will  
b e wa rm , b ut this d o e s no t ind ic a te a fa ult.  
Note : If the fo llo wing p he no m e na a p p e a r, the  
b a tte ry m a y b e d e a d : Re p la c e it.  
– Cha rg ing d o e s no t sta rt within 10 se c o nd s (the  
CHARGE/ ACCESS ind ic a to r d o e s no t lig ht)  
– The b a tte ry c a nno t b e c ha rg e d up to 75% if  
m o re tha n 9 ho urs ha s e la p se d a fte r c ha rg ing  
sta rte d .  
– The b a tte ry c a nno t b e fully c ha rg e d if m o re  
tha n 5 ho urs ha s e la p se d a fte r it wa s c ha rg e d  
to 75%.  
Note : Cha rg e the b a tte ry a t a m b ie nt te m p e ra -  
ture 50°F to 86°F (10°C to 30°C): Cha rg ing a t te m -  
p e ra ture s o the r tha n this ra ng e c o uld d a m a g e the  
b a tte ry.  
Whe n using  
LCD m o nito r 115 m in 110 m in 200 m in 190 m in  
(in STD mod e )  
Whe n using  
vie wfind e r  
(in LPCM m o d e **)  
—
—
115 m in  
100 m in  
—
—
200 m in  
Whe n using  
LCD m o nito r  
(in LPCM m o d e **)  
170 m in  
(a p p ro x.)  
*
The tim e in XTRA m o d e is o nly fo r re fe re nc e : It  
va rie s d e p e nd ing o n re c o rd ing c o nte nts (the  
XTRA m od e c a n b e se t on the DZ-MV230A only).  
** LPCM m o d e c a n b e se t o nly whe n DVD-R d isc  
is use d .  
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Ba tte ry Re m a ining Le ve l Ind ic a tor  
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:  
Fully charged  
Nearly empty  
(Blinks)  
White portion shows  
remaining level  
Ha nd ling the d e a d b a tte ry  
•
Do not dispose of the dead battery: Let  
a rechargeable battery recycling coop-  
erative store take charge of it.  
Charge  
marker  
Using c ha rg e m a rke r  
•
For a charged battery, slide the charge  
marker knob at rear so that the charge  
marker (G) is visible: Uncharged bat-  
teries can thus be easily identified.  
Note : It is re c omme nd e d tha t you fully c ha rg e the  
b a tte ry o nc e a ye a r, a tta c h it to the DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c o rd e r a nd use it up ; the n re m o ve the  
b a tte ry a nd sto re it in a c o o l p la c e a g a in.  
No te : The b a tte ry c a n b e re p e a te d ly c ha rg e d  
a nd use d , b ut will e ve ntua lly b e d e a d : The b a t-  
te ry life va rie s g re a tly d e p e nd ing o n the a m b ie nt  
e nviro nm e nt a nd ho w o fte n the DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r is use d . If the usa b le tim e o f DVD  
vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r with a fully c ha rg e d b a t-  
te ry is no tic e a b ly sho rt, the b a tte ry is p ro b a b ly  
d e a d : Purc ha se a ne w b a tte ry.  
Note : Be sure to use the sp e c ifie d b a tte ry (DZ-  
BP14(R)/ DZ-BP16 (sold se p a ra te ly) or DZ-BP28 (sold  
se p a ra te ly)). Using o the r b a tte rie s c o uld c a use  
fa ulty DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r o p e ra tio n, o r  
p o ssib ly a fir e .  
Note : If a c ha rg e d b a tte ry is store d , it will d isc ha rg e  
on its own; the re fore , it is re c om m e nd e d tha t you  
c ha rg e the b a tte ry shortly b e fore using the DVD  
vid e o c a me ra /re c ord e r, suc h a s on the d a y b e fore  
you p la n to use it. You d o not ne e d to c om p le te ly  
d isc ha rg e the b a tte ry b e fore c ha rg ing it.  
Note : Whe n you a re not using the DVD vid e o c a m-  
e ra /re c ord e r, re m ove the b a tte ry a nd store it in a  
d a rk, c ool p la c e . If you store it in a p la c e whe re the  
te m p e ra ture is hig h, the b a tte ry life will b e short-  
e ne d . Esp e c ia lly b e sure not to store the b a tte ry in  
a n e nvironm e nt (in a c lose d ve hic le ) ove r 140 °F  
(60 °C): Ne g le c ting this c ould d a ma g e the b a tte ry.  
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Using DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r with AC Ad a p te r  
It is re c o m m e nd e d tha t yo u use the AC a d a p te r to p o we r the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r fro m  
ho use ho ld AC o utle t whe n yo u p e rfo rm se tting s o n it, p la y b a c k o r e d it im a g e s, o r use it ind o o rs. And  
b e sure to use the AC a d a p te r to p o we r the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r whe n fina lizing a d isc .  
Note : Be sure to use the sp e c ifie d AC a d a p te r to p o we r the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /er c o rd e r. Using o the r AC  
a d a p te rs c o uld c a use e le c tric sho c k o r re sult in fire .  
Power cable  
CHARGE/ACCESS  
indicator  
AC adapter  
Note : The AC a d a p te r c a n b e use d a ro und the  
wo rld . An AC p lug a d a p te r is re q uire d in so m e fo r-  
e ig n c o untrie s. If yo u ne e d o ne p urc ha se it fro m  
yo ur Hita c hi d istrib uto r.  
Note : If the CHARGE/ ACCESS ind ic a to r d o e s no t  
lig ht whe n the AC a d a p te r is p lug g e d into AC  
o utle t, unp lug it fro m the AC o utle t, wa it a fe w m o -  
m e nts, a nd the n p lug it into the AC o utle t a g a in. If  
the CHARGE/ ACCESS ind ic a to r still d o e s no t lig ht,  
the AC a d a p te r m a y b e fa ulty. Unp lug it fro m the  
AC o utle t a nd c o nsult yo ur d e a le r.  
Set the power switch to “POWER OFF” to turn  
1 the DVD video camera/ recorder off.  
Connect the AC adapter between the DC IN 8.4V  
2 jack on DVD video camera/ recorder and an AC  
outlet.  
AC 200-240V  
AC Plug Adapter (not supplied)  
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Se tting Da te a nd Tim e  
Se t the c urre nt d a te a nd tim e c o rre c tly so tha t the d a te a nd tim e yo u m a ke a re c o rd ing c a n b e  
re c o rd e d c o rre c tly.  
Se tting the c o rre c t d a te a nd tim e will a llo w yo u to sto re the c o rre c t info rm a tio n o n re c o rd ing .  
(The fo llo wing p ro c e d ure c a n a lso b e use d to c o rre c t the d a te a nd tim e yo u ha ve a lre a d y se t.)  
MENU  
button  
Joystick  
Power switch  
Set the p ow er sw itch to “  
VIDEO” or  
PHOTO” to turn the DVD video camera/  
recorder on.  
Tilt the joystick to left or  
1 “  
5 right to select the digit  
you want to set in se-  
quence.  
Press the MENU button.  
The menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
2
Tilt the joystick up or  
d ow n to select the  
nu m ber for cu rrent  
date/ time, and then re-  
peat step 5 to set the cur-  
rent date and time.  
3 choose “Date Setu p ”  
and then “Date Set”.  
After setting the current  
6 date and time, press the  
button.  
Press the  
button.  
4
The screen for verifying  
the set date will appear.  
The figure for the month will be selected.  
[The digit that is high-  
lighted 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.]  
If the displayed date and time are correct, use  
7 the joystick to choose “YES”, and then press the  
button.  
The date and time will be set, and the DVD video  
camera/ recorder will enter the recording pause  
status.  
Note : Afte r se tting the fig ure for the m onth, tilt the  
jo ystic k to rig ht to se le c t the d ig it to b e se t. If yo u  
Choosing “NO” will restore the menu screen.  
English  
p re ss the  
b utto n a fte r se le c ting the fig ure fo r  
Note : This DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r inc o rp o -  
ra te s a re c ha rg e a b le b a tte ry to store the d a te a nd  
tim e in m e m o ry. If this b uilt-in b a tte ry is e xha uste d ,  
the d a te a nd tim e will b e re se t. To p re ve nt this,  
c o nne c t the AC a d a p te r to DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c o rd e r, a nd le a ve the m fo r a t le a st 24 ho urs with  
the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r turne d o ff: The  
b uilt-in b a tte ry will b e c ha rg e d .  
the m o nth, the sc re e n fo r ve rifying the se t d a te  
will a p p e a r inste a d o f sc re e n fo r se tting d a y, ye a r  
o r tim e .  
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Cha ng ing Disp la y Form a t of Da te a nd Tim e  
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:  
Disp la y fo rm a t  
M/ D/ Y  
Exa m p le o f d isp la y  
5:30PM  
5/ 25/ 2002  
17:30  
25/ 5/ 2002  
D/ M/ Y  
Y/ M/ D  
PM5:30  
2002/ 5/ 25  
Press the MENU button.  
Use the joystick to se-  
1 The menu screen will appear.  
3 lect the d esired d ate  
d isp lay form at, and  
Use the joystick to  
then press the  
ton.  
but-  
2 choose “Date Mod e”  
on the “Date Setup”  
menu screen, and then  
The menu screen for setting date will be restored,  
and the “Date Mode” has been changed as you  
designated.  
press the  
buttom.  
The options will appear on the right of “Date  
Mode”: The mark will be attached to the cur-  
rently selected option.  
Press the MENU button to switch off the menu  
4 screen.  
Note : If th e d a te d isp la y fo rm a t h a s b e e n  
c ha ng e d , the d isp la y fo rm a t d uring p la yb a c k a s  
we ll a s d uring re c o rd ing will a lso b e c ha ng e d (se e  
p . 53).  
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Inse rting a nd Eje c ting Disc  
Inse rting Disc  
With this DVD video camera/ recorder the recorded video and audio are stored on DVD-RAM* or DVD-R disc.  
* When using an uninitialized DVD-RAM disc, it must be formatted (see p. 87).  
Make sure that the  
How to se t b oth-sid e re c ord a b le d isc  
• The actual recording surface of side [A] is op-  
posite to that on which “SIDE A” is marked. If  
you view the image recorded on side [A] on  
another device, set the disc in it with indica-  
tion “SIDE A” facing up.  
1 DVD video camera/  
recorder is turned off.  
Set the power switch to  
“POWER OFF”.  
ASide A  
indica-  
tion of  
disc  
Power switch  
Laser  
Actual  
recording  
surface  
Press down the DISC  
2 EJECT button.  
The cover of disc  
insertion block (hand  
strap) will slightly  
open.  
• The cartridge has a fixed orientation when it  
is inserted into the DVD video camera/ re-  
corder: Insert it correctly referring to the illus-  
tration shown below.  
To record on side [B], turn the cartridge over.  
DISC EJECT button  
Gently open the  
3 cover by hand  
until it stops.  
How to se t one -sid e re c ord a b le d isc  
• Set the disc with the label side up in the caddy,  
and then insert the caddy correctly referring  
to the illustration shown below.  
Insert the disc, in cartridge or caddy, into the  
4 disc guide.  
Set a both-side recordable disc into the disc guide  
so that the label of side on which you want to  
record faces the hand strap.  
The caddy has a  
mark forward.  
mark: Insert it with this  
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3 7  
Gently push the section indicated “PUSH/  
G Whe n using DVD-R d isc  
Recognition of the disc will  
start.  
5 CLOSE” on the cover of disc insertion block  
(hand strap), to close the cover.  
When you use a brand-new  
disc, the messages on the  
right w ill ap p ear in se-  
quence by pressing the  
button between messages.  
Whe n re c ord ing on  
this DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c ord e r:  
When message “Format the  
disc now?” appears, choose  
“YES” and then press the  
button. The disc will  
be automatically formatted  
for use on this DVD video  
camera/ recorder.  
After formatting, message  
“DVD-R disc, Video mode  
cannot be changed” will  
appear (see page 26): Press  
Turn the DVD video camera/ recorder on.  
6
Set the power switch to “ VIDEO” or “  
PHOTO”: An image will appear in the view-  
finder and disc recognition will start.  
Note : If the d isc is forc ib ly inse rte d from the wrong  
d ire c tion, the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r, or c a r-  
trid g e o r c a d d y c o uld b e d a m a g e d .  
Note : Whe n using a o ne -sid e d re c o rd a b le d isc ,  
inse rt it with the re c o rd ing surfa c e fa c ing the in-  
sid e o f DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
the  
button to erase the  
message.  
G Whe n using DVD-RAM d isc  
Once formatted, a DVD-R disc can no longer be  
The subject image will appear in the viewfinder or changed to a disc for PC, even if it has not been  
on LCD screen, and the DVD video camera/ re- recorded on this DVD video camera/ recorder.  
corder will start to recognize the disc. Subsequently,  
the DVD video camera/ recorder will enter the re-  
cording pause status.  
Whe n re c ord ing d a ta from PC:  
While the above messages are being displayed,  
press the button, or when message “Format the  
disc now?” appears, choose “NO” and then press  
the  
button.  
However, if data from PC has not yet been recorded,  
the disc can be made usable on this DVD video cam-  
era/ recorder. When inserting the disc into this DVD  
video camera/ recorder, the same message will ap-  
pear: If you wish to use it on this DVD video cam-  
era/ recorder, choose “YES”.  
Record-  
ing  
pause  
(In case of movie)  
Note : It will ta ke m o re tim e tha n usua l a fte r the  
d isc is inse rte d b e fo re re c o rd ing c a n b e g in in the  
fo llo wing c a se s:  
– Whe n the c o ve r o f d isc inse rtio n b lo c k is o p e n  
– Whe n the d a te c ha ng e s (first re c o rd ing o f a d a y)  
– Whe n the te m p e ra ture ha s c ha ng e d g re a tly  
fro m the p re vio us re c o rd ing sta tus  
– Whe n a d isc with sc ra tc he s, d irt o r fing e rp rints is  
inse rte d  
English  
Note : If the fo llo wing d isc s a re inse rte d , the Disc  
Na vig a tio n sc re e n will a p p e a r o r so m e m e ssa g e  
will b e d isp la ye d :  
– Disc with little re m a ining fre e sp a c e  
– Write -p ro te c te d d isc  
– Fina lize d DVD-R d isc  
– Disc re c o rd e d o n a no the r d e vic e  
– Unkno wn typ e o f d isc  
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Re m oving Disc  
Set the power switch to “POWER OFF” to turn  
Gently push the section indicated “PUSH/  
1 the DVD video camera/ recorder off.  
5 CLOSE” on the cover of disc insertion block  
(hand strap), to close the cover.  
A click will be heard, which means that the disc  
is unlocked and can be removed.  
PUSH  
CLOSE  
Push down the DISC EJECT button.  
2
The cover of disc insertion block (hand strap)  
will open slightly.  
Gently open the cover until it stops.  
3
Note : Eve n a fte r the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r  
is turne d o n, the d isc c a n b e re m o ve d unle ss it is in  
re c o rd ing sta tus. Pre ss d o wn the DISC EJECT b ut-  
to n a nd ho ld it fo r a t le a st 2 se c o nd s: A c lic k will  
b e he a rd a nd the d isc will b e unloc ke d . Push d own  
the DISC EJECT b utto n o nc e a g a in to er m o ve the  
d isc . (The DISC EJECT ind ic a to r o n the LCD sc re e n  
will c ha ng e fro m white to p ink a t this tim e .) It is  
re c o m m e nd e d tha t yo u turn the DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r o ff b e fo re inse rting o r e je c ting d isc  
to p re ve nt m iso p e ra tio n.  
When the cover is fully open, the disc will  
slightly come out from the disc guide, and stop.  
Note : Do no t re m o ve the d isc with the b a tte ry  
a tta c hm e nt p la tfo rm o f DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re -  
c o rd e r fa c ing d o wn: Disc c o uld fa ll o ut.  
Remove the disc.  
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Hold the disc by its sides as shown in the illus-  
tration and gently pull it out.  
Note : Do no t inse rt a nything o the r tha n the 8 c m  
DVD-RAM d isc o r DVD-R d isc into the d isc inse rtio n  
b lo c k: Do ing so c o uld c a use m a lfunc tio ns.  
Note : Se t the p o we r switc h to “PO WER O FF” to  
turn the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r o ff. Do no t  
re m o ve the b a tte ry to turn the c a m e ra / re c o rd e r  
o ff: If yo u d o so , the d isc c a nno t b e re m o ve d . If  
the d isc c a nno t b e re m o ve d , use the AC a d a p te r,  
e tc . to p o we r the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / er c o rd e r.  
Se t the p o we r switc h to “ VIDEO”, the n “POWER  
OFF” to m a ke sure b y the so und tha t the d isc is  
unlo c ke d , a nd the n re m o ve the d isc .  
Note : If yo u p ush d o wn the DISC EJECT b utto n,  
the d isc will no t c o m e o ut until it c o m p le te ly sto p s  
ro ta ting . Afte r the lo c k re le a se so und is he a rd , wa it  
fo r a fe w m o m e nts a nd the n p ush d o wn the DISC  
EJECT b utto n a g a in.  
Note : Be c a re ful whe n re m o ving the d isc , sinc e  
the te m p e ra ture a t the shutte r will b e ve ry hig h.  
English  
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Ba sic Te c hniq ue s  
This se c tion e xp la ins a b out re c ord ing of m ovie s a nd still im a g e s, a nd a lso b a sic se tting s on DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c ord e r.  
Ba sic Ha nd ling of DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r  
Turning DVD Vid e o Ca m e ra / Re c ord e r On  
While holding down the red button at the center  
of power switch, turn the switch to set it to  
“
VIDEO” or “  
PHOTO”.  
Note : Whe n p owe r is turne d on, the se lf-d ia g nosis  
func tion of DVD vid e o c a me ra /re c ord e r ma y work,  
a nd som e m e ssa g e m a y a p p e a r. If a ny m e ssa g e  
a p p e a rs, re fe r to “Troub le Me ssa g e s” (p . 99).  
Power switch  
Op e ning LCD Monitor  
If you open the LCD monitor, you can monitor subject image on the LCD screen. If the monitor is open,  
the viewfinder will be off.  
P
ress the OPEN button to open the LCD monitor.  
The LCD monitor can be opened up to approxi-  
mately 90°.  
If the LCD monitor is open 90°, it can be tilted  
with 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.  
Tilt the LCD monitor to adjust its vertical angle  
so that you can see the screen easily.  
90°  
OPEN button  
Note : Be sure to o p e n the LCD m o nito r a p por xi-  
m a te ly 90° b e fo re c ha ng ing its ve rtic a l a ng le .  
Note : Do not re c ord for a p rolong e d time with the  
LCD m onitor turne d a p p roxim a te ly 180 ° in c lose  
c o nta c t with the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r  
b od y: Doing this c ould c a use the DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra /re c ord e r a nd LCD m onitor to b e c om e hot.  
180°  
90°  
English  
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LCD Sc re e n Brig htne ss Ad justm e nt  
button  
Press the LCD BRIGHT button.  
LCD BRIGHT button  
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The “BRIGHT” indicator will light on the screen.  
(The indicator will go out in approximately 5  
seconds.)  
BRIGHT indicator  
Use the  
button to adjust the brightness.  
will change the brightness of LCD  
2
Pressing  
screen and also move the position of “BRIGHT”  
bar scale.  
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 re turn the LCD m o nito r a t rig ht  
a ng le s to the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r b e fo re  
c lo sing it o r re p la c ing it o n the DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r with its sc re e n fa c ing o utsid e . If the  
LCD m o nito r is tilte d , it c a nno t b e c lo se d to the  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
Note : If the LCD m o nito r is no t se c ure ly lo c ke d to  
the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r, no im a g e will  
a p p e a r in the vie wfind e r.  
Vie wing Sub je c t throug h Vie wfind e r  
Adjust the angle of viewfinder as you like, and  
fit your eye to the eyecup.  
If the image is blurred, you can adjust the focus.  
Adjust the diopter control under the eyecup so  
that the subject image can be seen clearly.  
English  
Note : If the LCD m o nito r is o p e n, the vie wfind e r  
will b e o ff.  
Diopter control  
4 1  
Re c ord ing Movie  
Insert a recordable DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc into this DVD video camera/ recorder.  
Note : Whe n re c o rd ing in a d a rk p la c e , it is re c -  
o m m e nd e d tha t yo u use the o p tio na l vid e o lig ht  
(m o d e l DZ-LD9). Re fe r to the instruc tio n m a nua l o f  
vid e o lig ht fo r d e ta ils.  
Note : Pre ss d o wn the LO C K switc h a b o ve the  
p o we r switc h to lo c k m o vie re c o rd ing : The p o we r  
switc h will lo c k a nd the re a fte r will no t m o ve to  
“
PHOTO” b y m ista ke .  
Note : Sound is re c ord e d from the ste re o m ic ro-  
p hone on the front of DVD vid e o c a me ra /re c ord e r:  
Ta ke c a re tha t this m ic rop hone is not b loc ke d .  
Note : Yo u c a n p re ss the REC b utto n im m e d ia te ly  
a fte r re c o rd ing is finishe d , b ut no furthe r re c o rd ing  
will b e m a d e while “DISC ACCESS” is b e ing d isp la ye d .  
Re c o rd ing will re sta rt a fte r the m e ssa g e d isa p p e a rs.  
Note : If a ve ry b rig ht sub je c t is re c o rd e d , strip e -like  
lig hts m a y a p p e a r a b o ve a nd b e lo w the sub je c t.  
No te : Ta ke c a re tha t p o we r is no t inte rrup te d  
while the CHARGE/ ACCESS ind ic a to r is b linking .  
Note : The m inim um re c o rd a b le tim e o f m o vie is  
a p p ro xim a te ly 3 se c o nd s.  
Note : Se e p a g e 64 fo r se tting o f Re c o rd LED (re -  
c o rd ing ind ic a to r) On/ Off.  
Note : For va rious func tions a va ila b le d uring re c ord -  
ing , se e “Se tting Up Ca m e ra Func tio ns” o n p a g e 54.  
Note : Hita c hi c a nno t b e re sp o nsib le fo r vid e o  
a nd a ud io tha t c a nno t b e re c o rd e d o r e d ite d b e -  
c a use o f a ny d e fe c t.  
LOCK switch  
CHARGE/ACCESS  
indicator  
REC button  
Power switch  
Set the power switch to “ VIDEO”.  
1
2
Once the DVD video camera/ recorder starts to  
recognize the disc, the CHARGE/ ACCESS in-  
dicator will light.  
When recognition is finished, the CHARGE/  
ACCESS indicator will go out.  
Press the REC button.  
Note : The p o we r switc h c a n b e c ha ng e d o ve r  
e ve n d uring re c o rd ing , b ut the o p e ra tio n will no t  
b e c ha ng e d .  
The “ ” mark in the viewfinder or on the LCD  
screen will change to the “  
cording will start.  
” mark, and re-  
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.  
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Powe r sa ve a nd d isc ha rg e of b a tte ry  
If, when “Power Save: On” is specified, the DVD video  
camera/ recorder is left in the recording pause status for  
approximately 5 minutes, it will automatically turn off.  
To restart recording, set the pow er sw itch to  
“POWER OFF”, and then set it to “ VIDEO”.  
To set or release power save, see “Setting or Re-  
leasing Power Save” on page 63.  
It is recommended that you specify “Power Save: On”,  
since even during recording pause battery power is  
consumed at the same level as during recording. Es-  
pecially when power save has been released, turn the  
DVD video camera/ recorder off when not in use.  
When recording is finished, set the power switch  
to “POWER OFF” to turn the DVD video cam-  
era/ recorder off.  
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Using Exte rna l Mic rop hone  
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 microphone and start recording.  
For details on microphone, see “Major Specifications” on page 110.  
English  
To external  
microphone jack  
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Re c ord ing Stills  
This DVD video camera/ recorder can record two types of still image on disc - a still to be viewed on TV  
(MPEG image of 704 × 480 pixels) and a still to be used on PC [JPEG image of 1280 × 960 pixels (on DZ-  
MV230A), 1024 × 768 pixels (on DZ-MV200A)].  
Note : Re c o rd ing o f still im a g e s is p o ssib le o nly o n DVD-RAM d isc .  
Set the power switch to “  
PHOTO” to turn  
● Im a g e q ua lity  
1 the DVD video camera/ recorder on.  
Mod e l  
Still im a g e  
Exte rna l inp ut  
still im a g e  
Once the DVD video camera/ recorder starts to  
recognize the disc, the CHARGE/ ACCESS in-  
dicator will light.  
JPEG MPEG JPEG MPEG  
DZ-MV230A  
DZ-MV200A  
1,280  
704  
640  
704  
When recognition is finished, the CHARGE/  
ACCESS indicator will go out.  
× 960 × 480 × 480 × 480  
Make sure that  
finder or LCD).  
appears on the screen (view-  
1,024 704 640 704  
× 768 × 480 × 480 × 480  
(p ixe ls)  
The quality of still recording cannot be switched.  
● Se tting Vid e o Fla sh (sold se p a -  
ra te ly)  
Still recording mode  
When recording still images in a dark place, or  
when the subject is lit from rear, it is recommended  
that you use the optional Video Flash (model DZ-  
FLH3). Refer to the instruction manual of Video  
Flash for details.  
Number of recordable stills  
Note : If the p o we r switc h is se t to “ PHOTO”,  
the LOCK switc h c a nno t b e m o ve d . Do no t try to  
fo rc e it: Do ing so c o uld c a use a fa ult.  
Check the subject on the screen (viewfinder or  
Ma nne r for  
e m itting lig ht  
Se tting  
of Vid e o inform a tion  
Fla sh  
On-sc re e n  
2 LCD).  
Press the REC button.  
(No  
d isp la y)  
Au to m a tic a lly e m its  
lig ht in d a rk p la c e o r in  
a p la c e lit fro m re a r.  
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Auto  
The DVD video camera/ recorder automatically  
focuses on the subject at the center of screen  
(when auto focus is selected).  
Alwa ys e m its lig ht re -  
g a rd le ss o f b rig htne ss  
On  
The screen will be black, and then the recorded  
still will be displayed.  
Off  
No lig ht e m issio n  
When message "DISC ACCESS" disappears, re-  
cording of still will be complete.  
Note : Da rk sub je c ts ma y not b e in c le a r foc us e ve n  
if the Vid e o Fla sh is use d . It is re c om m e nd e d tha t  
you lig ht a sub je c t whe n re c ord ing in a d a rk p la c e .  
Note : The DVD vid e o c a me ra /re c ord e r a utoma ti-  
c a lly se ts the shutte r sp e e d b e twe e n 1/ 800 a nd 1/  
30 se c ond (b e twe e n 1/ 800 a nd 1/ 10 se c ond if Pro-  
g ra m AE ha s b e e n se t to Lo w Lig ht) d e p e nd ing o n  
the sub je c t b rig htne ss.  
Set the power switch to “POWER OFF” to turn  
the DVD video camera/ recorder off.  
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English  
Note : Whe n the p owe r switc h is se t to “  
PHOTO”,  
flic ke ring m a y o c c ur in im a g e o n the LCD sc re e n.  
Note : During re c o rd ing o f stills, the e le c tro nic im -  
a g e sta b ilize r will no t func tio n.  
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Pla ying Ba c k  
Im m e d ia te ly Che c king Re c ord e d Sc e ne  
You can check your recording immediately on the spot.  
Press the button.  
2
Playback will stop, and recording pause status  
will be restored.  
Note : Whe n the LCD m onitor is op e ne d , p la yb a c k  
so und will b e he a rd fro m the sp e a ke r. Ad just the  
so und vo lum e using the vo lum e c o ntro l b utto ns  
Speaker  
(
,
).  
Note : To te m p o ra rily sto p p la yb a c k, p re ss the  
b utto n. Pre ss the b utto n a g a in to re -  
sta rt p la yb a c k.  
buttons  
Joystick  
button  
Note : Eve n if yo u sto p p la yb a c k m id wa y a nd im -  
m e d ia te ly sta rt re c o rd ing a g a in, the ne w im a g e  
will a lwa ys b e re c o rd e d a fte r p re vio usly r e c o rd e d  
im a g e s (the se im a g e s will no t b e o ve rwritte n).  
Press  
button in the recording pause status.  
1
The DVD video camera/ recorder will enter the  
playback mode, and playback will start from the  
first image of the scene you have recorded last.  
When playback is finished, the DVD video cam-  
era/ recorder will enter the pause status at the  
last image on disc.  
Note : Whe n p la yb a c k is finishe d , the  
m a rk will  
a p p e a r a t the la st im a g e . If the DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r is le ft witho ut b e ing o p e ra te d , it will  
re turn to the re c o rd ing p a use sta tus a fte r a p p ro xi-  
m a te ly 5 m inute s.  
Note : If the  
b utto n is p re sse d while the  
m a rk is b e ing d isp la ye d , p la yb a c k will sta rt fr o m  
the first sc e ne re c o rd e d o n d isc .  
Skip Pla yb a c k  
Portion being played back  
D
Tilt  
uring playback, tilt the joystick up  
to locate the start of desired scene.  
or down  
Tilt up twice Tilt up once Tilt down once Tilt down twice  
once  
:To return to the first image of  
the scene being played back,  
and start playback.  
Scene 1  
Scene 2  
Scene 3  
Tilt  
Tilt  
once  
:To skip to the first image of the  
scene following the one being  
played back, and start playback.  
Portion being played back  
Tilt up once  
Scene 1  
Tilt down once Tilt down twice  
and hold :To continuously locate the be-  
ginnings of scenes, starting  
from the scene preceding the  
scene being played back. When  
the desired image appears, re-  
lease the joystick: Playback will  
start from that point.  
Scene 2  
Scene 3  
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.  
Tilt  
and hold:To continuously locate the be-  
ginnings of scenes, starting  
from the scene following the  
scene being played back. When  
the desired image appears, re-  
lease the joystick: Playback will  
start from that point.  
Note : If yo u p e rfo rm skip p la yb a c k d uring p la y-  
b a c k p a use , the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r will  
e nte r the p la yb a c k p a use sta tus a t the b e g inning  
o f the lo c a te d sc e ne .  
English  
Note : Tilting d o wn  
in the la st sc e ne o n d isc will  
se t the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r to the p la y-  
b a c k p a use sta tus a t the la st im a g e .  
Note : If the te m p e ra ture insid e the DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is hig h, it m a y no t o p e ra te no r-  
m a lly. In suc h a c a se , turn the DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r o ff, wa it fo r a while , a nd the n turn it  
o n a g a in.  
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Se a rc h Pla yb a c k  
Note : Whe n yo u skip o r se a rc h sc e ne s fro m p la y-  
b a c k o r p la yb a c k p a use , the sc re e n will b e d a rk  
b rie fly.  
Note : If the te m p e ra ture insid e the DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is hig h, it m a y no t o p e ra te no r-  
m a lly. In suc h a c a se , tur n the DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r o ff, wa it fo r a while , a nd the n turn it  
o n a g a in.  
D
uring playback, tilt the joystick to left or right  
and hold it: Search playback of scenes will  
start.  
: Scenes will be visually scanned forward  
: Scenes will be visually scanned backward  
Release the joystick when you find the desired  
image: Normal playback will start from that  
point.  
Fra m e Ad va nc e / Fra m e Ba c k/ Slow Pla yb a c k  
Note : In fo rwa rd slo w, a ra p id ly m o ving sub je c t  
im a g e m a y b e d isto rte d .  
Note : In re ve rse slo w, the im a g e will b e ro ug he r.  
Note : No so und will b e he a rd d uring se a rc h p la y-  
b a c k o r slo w p la yb a c k.  
D
uring playback pause, tilt the joystick to left  
or right : Frame advance, frame back or slow  
playback will start.  
Tilt  
Tilt  
Tilt  
Tilt  
once  
once  
:Picture will advance one frame.  
Picture will go back half a second.  
:
and hold :Forward slow playback  
and hold :Reverse slow playback  
English  
4 5  
Se a rc hing for Point You Wish to Vie w b y Sp e c ifying It (Go To)  
You can specify any point that you want to view in order to search for it.  
Press the MENU button  
G Sp e c ifying the p oint to vie w  
1
d u ring p layback or  
playback pause.  
Choose “Specify” in step 2 above, and then press  
1 the  
button.  
The “Go To” m enu  
screen will appear.  
The screen for specifying the point to go to will  
appear.  
Time to the midway  
point of this scene  
Use the joystick to choose the option (point you  
Recording time  
of this scene  
2 want to go to), and then press the  
button.  
Top  
: To go to the start of first scene on disc  
(scene 1), and enter playback pause.  
: To go to the end of last scene on disc,  
and enter playback pause.  
End  
Specify : To go to a specified point and enter  
playback pause. See the following for  
details.  
Cursor  
Cursor position  
Use the joystick to select the desired time of cho-  
sen point.  
2
: To select the start of first scene on disc.  
: To select the end of last scene on disc.  
: To move the cursor toward the end of  
last scene on disc in one-minute units.  
: To move the cursor toward the start of  
first scene on disc in units of a minute.  
(When the start of scene is selected)  
Press the  
button to enter the selection.  
3
The DVD video camera/ recorder will go to the  
specified point and enter the playback pause  
status.  
To cancel the “Go To” procedure midway, press the  
button before going to the specified point.  
English  
Note : The c urso r m a y no t m o ve a t sa m e -p itc h in-  
te rva ls.  
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Zoom ing  
This DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r c a n o p tic a lly zo o m in o n sub je c t up to 12 p o we rs, d ig ita lly m ultip lie d  
b y 20 p o we rs fo r m o vie re c o rd ing a nd 4 p o we rs fo r still re c o rd ing .  
Recording in  
wide area  
M
ove the zoom lever down to “T” control side,  
and the subject image will gradually become  
telescopic: Move the zoom lever up to “W” con-  
trol side, and the image will widen.  
W
T
Recording  
enlarged  
image  
If Dig. Zoom 48x or 240x is specified, moving  
the zoom lever down to “T” control side will  
engage the digital zoom midway (see page 57).  
Note : The se tting o f d ig ita l zo o m 240x is e ffe c tive  
o nly d uring m o vie re c o rd ing . If yo u sp e c ify 240x in  
the still re c o rd ing m o d e , the d ig ita l zo o m will a u-  
to m a tic a lly b e se t to 48x.  
Note : Whe n a sub je c t is zo o m e d , it m a y b e m o -  
m e nta rily o ut o f fo c us.  
Note : Whe n d ig ita l zo o m is e ng a g e d , the im a g e  
q ua lity will b e ro ug he r.  
Note : If the zo o m ra tio is fre q ue ntly c ha ng e d a t  
short inte rva ls, the re c ord e d im a g e will b e unc le a r.  
Zoom Up  
Digital zoom range  
1 x  
12 x  
Zoom back  
13 x  
48 x  
240 x  
*
* For movie only  
English  
4 7  
Foc using Whe n Re c ord ing Movie  
This DVD video camera/ recorder automatically focuses a subject at the center of screen (auto-focus).  
When the DVD video camera/ recorder is turned on, auto-focus will always be set.  
Foc using ra ng e  
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 3/ 8” (1 cm) from lens surface to infinity  
G How to insta ll c onve rsion le ns (op tiona l)  
The installation screw diameter of this lens is 37 mm.  
Lens hood  
Conversion lens  
(To attach)  
(To remove)  
Remove the lens hood from the DVD video cam-  
Remove the lens cap from the conversion lens  
1 era/ recorder.  
2 and screw it all the way into the filter screw of  
the DVD video camera/ recorder.  
Note : Be c a re ful no t to lo se the le ns ho o d .  
Note : If the o p tio na l te le -c o nve rsio n le ns (DZ-TL1) is a tta c he d o ve r the le ns, the ra ng e whe re a sub je c t is  
fo c use d a t T e nd (te le p ho to sid e ) will b e fro m a p p ro xim a te ly 18 fe e t (5 m ) to infinite .  
Note : If the o p tio na l te le -c o nve rsio n le ns (DZ-TL1) is a tta c he d o ve r the le ns, the fo ur c o rne rs o f sc re e n will  
b e d a rke r (vig ne tting ) o n W (wid e -a ng le ) sid e whe n a sub je c t is zo o m e d in.  
Ma c ro Re c ord ing  
Use the macro function when recording a small object from close-up position: You can shoot the subject  
as close as approximately 3/ 8” (1 cm) from the lens surface, magnifying the image to fill the screen.  
Note : Zo o m c a n b e use d , b ut the sub je c t m a y  
no t b e fo c use d , d e p e nd ing o n the d ista nc e to the  
sub je c t.  
Note : The a m o unt o f lig ht te nd s to b e insuffic ie nt  
d uring m a c ro re c ord ing : If the sub je c t im a g e is too  
d a rk, use a d d itio na l lig hting .  
im the DVD video camera/ recorder at the sub-  
Aject, and press down the zoom lever to “W” con-  
trol side.  
English  
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Ma nua lly Foc using Sub je c t d uring Movie Re c ord ing  
The DVD video camera/ recorder measures the distance to a subject viewed at the center of screen and  
automatically focuses on it. If you want to record by adding special effects or focusing on a subject image  
off the center of screen, adjust the focus manually.  
Press the FOCUS button in the recording pause  
1 status.  
“MF” will appear on the screen.  
W
T
Manual Focus icon  
Press the zoom lever down to “T” control side  
2 to zoom in on subject.  
Use the  
buttons to adjust the focus, while  
3
FOCUS button  
buttons  
viewing the image in the viewfinder or on the  
LCD screen.  
No te : Pre ssing FO C US will a lte rna te b e twe e n  
m a nua l fo c us a nd a uto fo c us. With a uto fo c us, no  
ind ic a tio n will a p p e a r o n the sc re e n.  
Note : Be sure to zo o m up to yo ur sub je c t o nly  
whe n m a nua lly fo c using o n it. If yo u b ring the sub -  
je c t into fo c us a t the wid e -a ng le p o sitio n, fo c us  
will b e inc o rre c t whe n yo u zo o m up to the sub -  
je c t.  
Note : Ma nua l fo c us is re le a se d whe n the DVD  
vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is turne d o ff. Whe n yo u  
turn the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r o n ne xt tim e ,  
a uto fo c us will b e re sto re d .  
Manually focus the following objects, which may not be automatically focused (see p. 48):  
Ob je c ts tha t  
a re fa r a nd  
ne a r a t the  
sa m e tim e  
Ob je c ts no t  
in the  
c e nte r o f  
sc re e n  
Ob je c ts with  
little  
va ria tio n in  
b rig htne ss,  
suc h a s  
white wa ll  
Ob je c ts lit b y  
ne o n sig n,  
sp o tlig ht, e tc .  
whic h g la re s  
o r e m its  
Da rk o b je c ts  
Ob je c ts  
m o ving  
ra p id ly  
English  
stro ng lig ht  
O b je c t  
b e hind  
Nig ht vie w  
g la ss with  
wa te r  
d ro p le ts, d irt  
o n it  
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Ad justing Exp osure Ma nua lly  
This DVD video camera/ recorder measures the subject brightness and automatically adjusts the exposure.  
You can also adjust the exposure manually when the subject is lit from rear or for special effects recording.  
Press the EXPOSURE button in the recording  
1 pause status.  
The exposure indicator  
w ill ap p ear on the  
screen.  
Exposure indicator  
Use the  
buttons to adjust the exposure,  
2
3
while viewing the image in the viewfinder or  
on the LCD screen.  
EXPOSURE button  
buttons  
Note : Pre ssing EXPOSURE will a lte r na te b e twe e n  
m a nua l a d justm e nt a nd a uto e xp o sure . With a uto  
e xp o sure , no ind ic a tio n will a p p e a r o n the sc re e n.  
Note : The e xp o sure se tting will re turn to Auto  
whe n the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is turne d  
o ff.  
Press the REC button to start recording.  
English  
5 0  
On-Sc re e n Inform a tion  
Va rio us typ e s o f info rm a tio n will a p p e a r in the vie wfind e r o r o n the LCD sc re e n d uring re c o rd ing a nd  
p la yb a c k.  
Inform a tion Disp la y During Re c ord ing  
Electronic image stabilizer (EIS) (only in movie recording mode)  
No display : EIS OFF  
: EIS ON  
Program AE (only in movie recording mode)  
No display :Auto  
Recording mode  
: Movie  
:Sports  
:Portrait  
:Spotlight  
:Sand & Snow  
:Low Light  
External flash [when Video Flash  
(sold separately) is attached] (only in  
still recording mode)  
: Still (w ith D VD -  
RAM disc only)  
: Extern al in p u t still  
(field ) (w ith D VD -  
RAM disc only)  
: Extern al in p u t still  
(frame) (with DVD-  
RAM disc only)  
No display : Emits light automatically  
: Always emits light  
: No light emission  
White balance  
No display : Auto  
WB  
Manual focus  
No display:Autofocus  
MF :Manual focus  
Self-timer (only in still recording mode)  
No display : Self-timer OFF  
: Self-timer ON (count is  
from 10 seconds)  
: Hold  
External input  
Operating status  
REC : During recording  
When operating zoom  
:
During recording pause  
No display***  
(When digital zoom is 48×)  
Movie recording time  
(When digital zoom is 240×)  
(only in movie recording  
mode)  
(only in movie recording mode)  
Exposure correction  
Remaining speace on disc*  
REM XX MIN :Remaining record-  
able minutes during  
Disc type  
:DVD-RAM  
:DVD-R  
movie recording  
REM XX**  
:Number of remain-  
ing recordable still  
images during still  
recording  
:DVD-RAM (write-protected)  
:DVD-R (write-protected)  
:DVD-R disc already finalized on this DVD video  
camera/recorder  
:DVD-R disc finalized on a device other than this  
DVD video camera/recorder  
Remaining battery level  
(full charge)  
No display****  
(low remaining charge)  
Movie recording mode  
XTRA :Highest quality (only when using  
DVD-RAM disc in DZ-MV230A)  
LPCM :Highest audio quality (only when  
using DVD-R disc)  
FINE :High quality  
STD :Standard  
Current date/time  
Brightness of LCD screen/Volume  
B R I G H T  
: Brightness of LCD screen  
English  
VO L U M E  
:Volume  
Warning message  
* No remaining time will be displayed with a write-protected disc or finalized DVD-R disc.  
** The displayed number of recordable stills is for reference: The decreasing number may not be correct, depend-  
ing on recording condition (not displayed with a DVD-R disc).  
*** When no disc is in the DVD video camera/recorder, or disc has not yet been initialized, write-protected disc or  
disc with no remaining space has been inserted.  
**** Will not appear when a disc that cannot be used in this DVD video camera/recorder is inserted.  
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G Switc hing the inform a tion d isp la y m od e  
You can switch the display mode of on-screen information:  
P
ress the DISPLAY button.  
•
•
Full display mode: All types of information will appear.  
Minimum display mode: Only the recording mode, status  
display and warning will appear.  
The full and minimum display modes will alternate.  
Note : The DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r d o e s no t re c o rd the  
re c o rd ing d a te / tim e a s a p a rt o f im a g e . Ho we ve r, this info rm a -  
tio n whe n re c o rd ing will b e re c o rd e d with im a g e a s d a ta whic h  
c a n b e c he c ke d o n Disc Na vig a tio n sc re e n d uring p la yb a c k.  
(Se e “Info rm a tio n d isp la y d uring p la yb a c k” o n p a g e 53.)  
DISPLAY button  
G Disp la y whe n re c ord ing a n im a g e of yourse lf  
When recording with the LCD screen facing the same  
direction as the lens, only the operating status and bat-  
tery remaining level will appear, and the battery remain-  
ing level will appear only when the battery has almost  
no remaining charge.  
The following operating status indicator will 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.  
:The disc has almost no free space.  
Operating status/  
warning message  
Battery  
remaining  
level  
:Write-protected disc is loaded.  
:You are attempting to record a still on  
DVD-R disc.  
No display :Disc that cannot be used has been loaded.  
:The disc is full, or you are attempting to  
record a copy-guarded image.  
Note : If the LCD sc re e n is se t fa c ing the sa m e d ire c -  
tio n a s the le ns, the LCD sc re e n will d isp la y a m irr o r im -  
a g e (le ft a nd rig ht re ve rse d ).  
Note : If the LCD sc re e n is se t fa c ing the sa m e d ire c -  
tio n a s the le ns, yo u c a n a lso vie w sub je c t im a g e in the  
vie wfind e r.  
English  
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Inform a tion Disp la y During Pla yb a c k  
Various types of information on recording will be superimposed on playback image you are viewing in  
the viewfinder or on the LCD screen.  
↓
→
→
Playback information  
display  
Recording date/time  
No display  
1
*
VIDEO or  
Program or  
PHOTO  
Play List  
● Switc hing the inform a tion d isp la y  
2
*
Pm od e  
ress the DISPLAY button: You can switch the dis-  
4
3
*
Refer to “Disc type” on page 51.  
: Will appear when “Repeat play :On” is  
specified  
*
play mode of on-screen information.  
5
Recording mode*1  
Scene No.  
*
: Standard playback  
: Playback pause  
Repeat play*4  
: Forward search playback  
: Reverse search playback  
: Forward skip playback  
: Reverse skip playback  
: Forward frame advance  
: Reverse frame back  
Playback  
operation*5  
Counter  
Program No. or  
Play List No.*2  
Disc type*3  
Refer to “Playback” beginning on page 44 for  
how to operate.  
The “ ” mark will appear on the first image on  
disc.  
The “ ” mark will appear on the last image on  
disc.  
•
•
•
Playback information display: Shows the status  
of DVD video camera/ recorder during playback.  
Recording date/time display: Shows the date/  
time when recording was started.  
No display: No information will appear. How-  
ever, when the mode of playback operation is  
switched, the symbol will appear for approx. 3  
seconds.  
English  
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Ad va nc e d Te c hniq ue s  
This se c tion e xp la ins a b out va rious se tting s to furthe r e xte nd the use fulne ss of this DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c ord e r.  
Se tting Up Ca m e ra Func tions  
Se le c ting Shooting Mod e to Ma tc h the Sub je c t  
(Switc hing Prog ra m AE Mod e )  
This DVD video camera/ recorder automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture according to the  
subject brightness for optimum recording: You can also specify one of six modes depending on the sub-  
ject conditions, recording environment or purpose of filming.  
Press the MENU button in the recording pause  
1 status.  
The menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
2 choose “Program AE”  
on the “Camera Func-  
tions Setup” screen, and  
then press the  
ton.  
but-  
MENU button  
Joystick  
The options will appear  
on the right of “Program  
AE”.  
Auto : The c a m e ra / re c o rd e r a uto m a tic a lly  
jud g e s the sub je c t a nd surro und ing e nviro n-  
m e nt fo r o p tim um re c o rd ing .  
Sp orts : Re d uc e s b lurring whe n re c o rd ing  
ra p id ly m o ving sub je c ts suc h a s in g o lf o r  
te nnis.  
Portra it : Ma ke s a sub je c t, suc h a s a  
p e rso n o r a c re a ture , sta nd o ut fro m a  
b lurre d b a c kg ro und .  
Use the joystick to  
3 choose the desired op-  
tion, and then press the  
bu tton: The se-  
lected option will be set.  
Sp otlig ht : Pre ve nts o ve re xp o sure o f  
sub je c t p o rtra it fa c e , e tc . whe n stro ng lig ht  
strike s the sub je c t, a s in a we d d ing o r o n  
sta g e .  
Sa nd & Snow : Pre ve nts und e re xp o sure o f  
sub je c t p o rtra it fa c e , e tc . in a p la c e whe re  
re fle c tio n o f lig ht is inte nse , suc h a s a t the  
se a sid e in m id sum m e r o r o n a ski slo p e .  
You can check the selected AE mode by the on-  
screen information display. However, nothing  
will appear in the Auto mode.  
Low Lig ht : Allo ws use r to re c o rd in a d a rk  
p la c e e ve n with d e c re a se d lig hting : Ho w-  
e ve r, a n a fte r-im a g e will a p p e a r with a  
m o ving sub je c t.  
English  
Selected AE mode  
It is re c o m m e nd e d tha t yo u use the FINE o r  
XTRA re c o rd q ua lity m o d e sinc e no ise is like ly  
to o c c ur with Lo w Lig ht se tting .  
Ho we ve r, no te tha t the Lo w Lig ht m o d e  
c a nno t b e use d whe n the re c o rd ing q ua lity  
m o d e is STD.  
Press the MENU button.  
4
The menu screen will disappear.  
Note : The sho o ting m o d e se t a s a b o ve will b e  
sto re d in m e m o ry e ve n if the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c o rd e r is turne d o ff.  
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White Ba la nc e (Auto/ Hold )  
With this DVD video camera/ recorder you can switch the white balance between Auto and Hold.  
Use the joystick to select  
Mod e De ta ils of se tting On-sc re e n d isp la y  
3 “Auto” or “Hold”, and  
White b a la nc e is  
then press the  
ton.  
but-  
Auto  
Hold  
a lwa ys a d juste d  
a uto m a tic a lly.  
no d isp la y  
WB  
White b a la nc e  
a t th e  
tim e  
whe n “Ho ld ” is  
se le c te d is he ld .  
If White Balance is set to  
“Hold”, “WB” will ap-  
pear on the screen.  
Press the MENU button in the recording pause  
1 status.  
The menu screen will appear.  
White balance mode  
Use the joystick to  
2 choose “White Bal.” on  
Press the MENU button.  
4
the “Camera Functions  
Setup” screen, and then  
The menu scree will disappear.  
press the  
button.  
The white balance setting will always be “Auto”  
when the DVD video camera/ recorder is turned  
off.  
Options will be displayed on the right of “White  
Bal.”.  
The mark will be attached to the currently se-  
lected option.  
English  
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Using the Ele c tronic Im a g e Sta b ilize r (EIS)  
This DVD video camera/ recorder is equipped with an electronic image stabilizer function: When you  
use zoom to record a magnified subject image, it will correct fuzziness in the recorded image.  
Press the MENU button in the recording pause  
● Che c king EIS On or Off  
1 status.  
You can check EIS On or Off by the on-screen in-  
formation display.  
The menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
2 choose “EIS” on the  
“Cam era Fu nctions  
Setup” screen, and then  
press the  
button.  
EIS  
The options will appear  
on the right of “EIS”.  
After recording with EIS set to “Off”, it is recom-  
mended that you return the setting to “On” and  
then turn the DVD video camera/ recorder off, un-  
less you normally record with “Off” setting.  
This function is effective only during movie record-  
ing: It will not work during still recording.  
Use the joystick to  
3 choose the desired op-  
tion, and then press the  
bu tton: The se-  
lected option will be set.  
Note : The EIS se tting will no t c ha ng e if the DVD  
vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is turne d o ff.  
Note : Altho ug h yo u c a n switc h EIS b e twe e n o n  
a nd o ff d uring still re c o rd ing , the se tting will b e e f-  
fe c tive o nly d uring m o vie re c o rd ing .  
Note : It is re c o m m e nd e d tha t yo u sp e c ify “EIS  
Off” whe n using the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r  
o n a d e sk o r trip o d .  
Press the MENU button.  
4
The menu screen will disappear.  
Note : Whe n “EIS On” is sp e c ifie d , the re will b e a  
slig ht d iffe re nc e b e twe e n the a c tua l m o ve m e nt  
a nd the m o ve m e nt o n sc re e n.  
Note : Gro ss c a m e ra sha ke m a y no t b e e ntire ly  
c o rre c te d e ve n if “EIS On” is sp e c ifie d .  
Note : EIS m a y no t o p e ra te c o rre c tly whe n the  
c o nve rsio n le ns (o p tio na l) is use d .  
English  
5 6  
Switc hing Dig ita l Zoom Off  
When the zoom lever is moved down to “T” control side with Dig. Zoom 48x or 240x specified, digital  
zoom will automatically kick in when optical 12x zoom range is exceeded. You can set the digital zoom  
to 48x or 240x for movie recording, or 48x for still recording.  
Press the MENU button in the recording pause  
1 status.  
The menu screen will appear.  
Note : Pre ssing MENU d uring re c ord ing will not d is-  
p la y the m e nu sc re e n.  
Use the joystick to  
2 choose “Dig. Zoom” on  
the “Camera Functions  
When Dig. Zoom is “Off”  
W
T
Setup” screen, and then  
press the button.  
When Dig. Zoom is “On” (48x)  
W
T
Digital zoom range  
When Dig. Zoom is “On” (240x)  
Options will be displayed on the right of “Dig.  
Zoom”.  
The mark will be attached to the currently se-  
lected option.  
(only in movie recording mode)  
W
T
Digital zoom range  
Dig. Zoom “240x”, “48x” or “Off” setting will  
be stored in memory even if the DVD video cam-  
era/ recorder is turned off.  
Use the joystick to  
3 choose “Off”, and then  
press the  
button.  
Note : The sub je c t im a g e will b e slig htly r o ug he r  
in the d ig ita l zo o m ra ng e .  
Note : You c a n c he c k whe the r Dig . Zoom is “240x”,  
“48x” o r “Off” b y p re ssing the DISPLAY b utto n a nd  
re vie wing the o n-sc re e n info rm a tio n.  
Press the MENU button.  
Note : Yo u c a n a lso use the DIGITAL ZOOM b ut-  
to n o n re m o te c o ntro l to switc h the d ig ita l zo o m  
se tting : Pre ssing the b utto n in the m o vie re c o rd ing  
m o d e will switc h the se tting b e twe e n “Off”, “48x”  
a nd “240x”: Pre ssing the b utto n in still re c o rd ing  
m o d e will switc h b e twe e n “Off” a nd “48x”.  
4
The menu screen will disappear.  
English  
5 7  
Se tting Up Re c ord Func tions  
Switc hing Movie Qua lity Mod e  
Choose the movie quality from “XTRA” (only with DVD-RAM disc on DZ-MV230A), “FINE”, “STD”  
and “LPCM” (only with DVD-R disc).  
However, it is recommended that you record critical subjects in the “XTRA” or “FINE” mode when you  
are using a DVD-RAM disc, or in the “FINE” mode with a DVD-R disc.  
Press the MENU button in the recording pause  
Use the joystick to select  
d esired qu ality  
mode, and then press  
1 status.  
3 the  
The menu screen will appear.  
the  
button.  
Use the joystick to  
2 choose “VIDEO Mode”  
on the “Record Func-  
Press the MENU button.  
4
tions Setup” screen, and  
then press the  
ton.  
but-  
The menu screen will disappear.  
Options w ill be d isplayed on the right of  
“VIDEO Mode”.  
The mark will be attached to the currently se-  
lected option.  
Movie quality mode  
Note : The “VIDEO Mo d e ” se tting will no t c ha ng e  
e ve n a fte r the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is  
turne d o ff. Ho we ve r, if “XTRA” ha s b e e n se t with  
DVD-RAM d isc o r “LPCM” ha s b e e n se t with DVD-  
R d isc , “FINE” will b e se t whe n the d isc is c ha ng e d .  
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” mode):  
• If there is a complicated pattern in background  
• If the DVD video camera/ recorder is panned or tilted greatly or rapidly  
• If subject is moving rapidly even when the DVD video camera/ recorder is not moving (as in following  
figure on left)  
English  
(Image without block-like noise)  
(Image when block-like noise occurs)  
5 8  
Note : Whe n using DVD-R d isc , yo u c a nno t switc h  
the m o vie q ua lity m o d e d uring re c o rd ing o n the  
d isc : The DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r will b e a u-  
to m a tic a lly se t to the q ua lity m o d e first use d with  
the d isc fo r re c o rd ing .  
Note : The se tting o f m o vie q ua lity m o d e is e ffe c -  
tive o nly d uring m o vie re c o rd ing : Switc hing the  
m o d e will no t wo rk d uring still re c o rd ing .  
● Re c ord a b le tim e s in e a c h m ovie  
q ua lity m od e (on one side of d isc )  
Disc use d  
DVD-RAM  
Qua lity  
m od e  
DVD-R  
—
XTRA* a p p rox. 18~60 m in  
FINE  
STD  
a p p ro x. 30 m in  
a p p ro x. 60 m in  
—
a p p ro x. 30 m in  
a p p ro x. 60 m in  
a p p ro x. 30 m in  
LPCM  
The re c o rd a b le tim e s a re o nly fo r re fe re nc e .  
* The XTRA mod e c a n b e se t on the DZ-MV230A  
only: The re c ord a b le tim e s will va ry d e p e nd -  
ing on re c ord ing c onte nts.  
Inp ut Se le c tion  
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 92 on how to connect the DVD video camera/ recorder to  
other devices or record images input from them.  
CAMERA Usua lly se le c t this o p tio n.  
LINE  
To vie w im a g e fro m a no the r d e vic e o n this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r  
Press the MENU button in the recording pause  
Select the desired option  
1 status.  
3 and then press the  
button: The selected op-  
tion will be set.  
The menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to choose “Input Source” on the  
“Record Functions Setup” menu screen, and  
Press the MENU button.  
2
4
then press the  
button.  
The menu screen will  
disappear.  
The options will appear on the right of “Input  
Source”: The mark will be attached to the cur-  
rently selected option.  
Note : The “Inp ut So urc e ” se tting will re turn to  
“CAMERA” whe ne ve r the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re -  
c o rd e r is turne d o ff.  
English  
5 9  
Cha ng ing Me thod for Re c ord ing Stills  
You can record stills of externally input images on a DVD-RAM disc in the Frame or Field mode. 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.  
Mod e  
Fra m e  
De ta ils of se tting  
On-sc re e n d isp la y  
Do e s no t suit re c o rd ing o f fre q ue ntly m o ving vid e o sub je c ts, d e -  
sp ite hig h ima g e q ua lity. Fra me suits re c ord ing of le ss moving vid e o.  
Fie ld  
Suita b le fo r re c o rd ing o f fre q ue ntly m o ving vid e o sub je c ts.  
Press the MENU button in the recording pause  
Use the joystick to se-  
1 status.  
3 lect the desired option,  
and then press the  
button.  
The menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
The selected option will  
be set.  
2 choose “PHOTO Input”  
on the “Record Func-  
tions Setup” screen, and  
You can check the still  
recording format of ex-  
ternal input image by  
review ing the on-  
screen information.  
then press the  
ton.  
but-  
The options will appear  
on the right of “PHOTO  
Input”: The mark will  
be attached to the cur-  
rently selected option.  
Still external input mode  
Press the MENU button.  
4
The menu screen will disappear.  
English  
6 0  
Se lf-Tim e r  
You can record stills of yourself alone or with your family, friends, etc., using the self-timer function, as  
with ordinary cameras.A still will be recorded approximately 10 seconds after the REC button is pressed.  
Press the MENU button.  
The menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
Press the MENU button.  
The menu screen will disappear.  
1
4
You can also check that self-timer has been set  
by reviewing the on-screen information.  
2 choose “Self Timer” on  
the “Record Functions  
Setup” screen, and then  
press the  
button.  
Self-timer recording  
Options will be displayed on the right to “Self  
Timer”.  
The mark will be attached to the currently se-  
lected option.  
Press the REC button.  
5
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.  
Use the joystick to select  
3 “On”, and then press the  
button.  
No te : To re le a se the se lf-tim e r m o d e , c ho o se  
“Off” o n the m e nu sc re e n o r turn DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r o ff.  
Note : To susp e nd se lf-tim e r, p re ss the REC b utto n  
a g a in b e fo re re c o rd ing sta rts, o r p re ss the  
to n.  
b ut-  
Note : Whe n the REC b utto n is p re sse d , the  
m a rk o n LCD sc re e n will b e p ink. It will a lso c ha ng e  
in the sa m e wa y whe n re c o rd ing with the LC D  
sc re e n fa c ing the sa m e d ire c tio n a s the le ns.  
English  
6 1  
Se tting On-Sc re e n Disp la y Outp ut On or Off  
If you connect this DVD video camera/ recorder to a TV and operate it while watching the TV screen,  
you can switch off the on-screen information (displayed in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor) from  
the TV screen. (See “Viewing on TV Screen” on page 91)  
Press the MENU button.  
Choose the desired option and press the  
1
2
3 button.  
The menu screen will appear.  
Press the MENU button.  
4 The menu screen will disappear.  
Choose “OSD Output” on the “Record Functions  
Setup” menu screen, and then press the  
button.  
The “OSD Output” setting will not change even  
if the DVD video camera/ recorder is turned off.  
The options will appear on the right of “OSD  
Output”: The mark will be attached to the cur-  
rently selected option.  
Note : Eve n if “Off” is c ho se n, the o n-sc re e n info r-  
m a tio n will a p p e a r d uring p la yb a c k. Se e p a g e 53  
fo r p la yb a c k o n-sc re e n info rm a tio n d isp la y.  
Note : Eve n a fte r the o n-sc re e n info rm a tio n is re -  
m o ve d fro m the TV sc re e n, it will still a p p e a r in the  
vie wfind e r o r o n the LCD sc re e n.  
LCD screen or viewfinder  
“On” setting  
“Off” setting  
TV screen  
TV screen  
English  
6 2  
Initia l Se tting s  
Switc hing Op e ra ting Sound On or Off  
This DVD video camera/ recorder will emit sound when the power switch is changed over, the REC button  
is pressed, or other operations are engaged. If you do not need operating sound, you can switch it off.  
Press the MENU button.  
The menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
Use the joystick to  
1
3 choose “On” or “Off”,  
and then press the  
button.  
2 choose “Beep” on the  
“Initial Setu p ” m enu  
screen, and then press  
Press the MENU button.  
4
the  
button.  
The menu screen will disappear.  
Note : The “Be e p ” se tting will no t c ha ng e e ve n if  
the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is turne d o ff.  
The options will appear on the right of “Beep”:  
The mark will be attached to the currently se-  
lected option.  
Se tting or Re le a sing Powe r Sa ve  
This DVD video camera/ recorder is equipped with power save function. Specify “Power Save: On”: If  
the DVD video camera/ recorder is left in the recording pause status without being operated for 5 min-  
utes, it will automatically turn off to prevent the battery from discharging needlessly.  
Press the MENU button.  
The menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
Use the joystick to  
1
3 choose “On” or “Off”,  
and then press the  
button.  
2 choose “Power Save”  
on the “Initial Setup”  
menu screen, and then  
Press the MENU button.  
4
press the  
button.  
The menu screen will disapear.  
Note : The p o we r sa ve se tting info rm a tio n d o e s  
no t a p p e a r in the o n-sc re e n d isp la y, a nd this se t-  
ting will no t c ha ng e whe n the DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r is turne d o ff.  
The options will appear on the right of “Power  
Save”: The mark will be attached to the cur-  
rently selected option.  
Note : If yo u wa nt to use up the b a tte ry whe n yo u  
ha ve no inte ntio n o f using the DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r fo r a lo ng tim e , sp e c ify “Po we r Sa ve :  
Off”.  
English  
Note : To turn the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r on  
a g a in fro m a uto m a tic o ff a c tiva te d b y the p o we r  
sa ve func tio n, se t the p o we r switc h to “POWER  
OFF”, a nd the n se t it to “ VIDEO” o r “  
PHOTO”.  
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Turning Re c ord LED On or Off  
You can switch off the recording indicator on the front of DVD video camera/ recorder even during  
recording.  
On  
The re c o rd ing ind ic a to r will lig ht re d to sho w tha t the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is  
re c o rd ing .  
Off  
The re c o rd ing ind ic a to r will no t lig ht e ve n d uring re c o rd ing .  
Use the joystick to  
3 choose “On” or “Off”,  
and then press the  
bu tton: The selected  
option will be set.  
Press the MENU button.  
4
The menu screen will disappear.  
Recording indicator  
Press the MENU button.  
The Record LED setting will not appear on the on-  
screen information display, and will not change even  
if the DVD video camera/ recorder is turned off.  
1
2
The menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
choose “Record LED”  
on the “Initial Setup”  
menu screen, and then  
Note : Sp e c ify “Re c o rd LED: Off” whe n re c o rd ing  
sub je c t b e hind a g la ss o r wa te r ta nk tha t will re -  
fle c t the re c o rd ing ind ic a to r lig ht.  
Note : Whe n using the se lf-tim e r func tio n, the re -  
c o rd ing ind ic a to r will b link whe n the REC b utto n is  
p re sse d re g a rd le ss o f whe the r Re c o rd LED is On o r  
Off.  
press the  
button.  
The options will appear  
on the right of “Record  
LED”: The mark will  
be attached to the cur-  
rently selected option.  
Cha ng ing Disp la y La ng ua g e  
You can change the language used to display the menu and information.  
The following shows that English is changed to French.  
Press the MENU button.  
The menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
Use the joystick to  
1
3 choose “Français”, and  
then press the  
but-  
ton: The display lan-  
guage will be changed  
to French.  
English 2 choose “Language” on  
the “Initial Setu p ”  
menu screen, and then  
Press the MENU button.  
4
press the  
button.  
The menu screen will disappear.  
The language setting will not change even if the  
DVD video camera/ recorder is turned off.  
The options will appear on the right of “Lan-  
guage”: The mark will be attached to “Eng-  
lish”.  
6 4  
Initia lizing All Se tting s to De fa ults  
Yo u c a n re sto re a ll c a m e ra m e nu se tting s to d e fa ults (initia l se tting s a t the fa c to ry). (The d a te a nd  
tim e will no t b e re se t.)  
Press the MENU button.  
If you are sure that you wish to reset, use the  
1
2
3 joystick to choose “YES”, and then press the  
The menu screen will appear.  
button.  
Use the joystick to  
choose “Reset” on the  
“Initial Setup” menu  
screen, and then press  
All the setting items have now been reset to de-  
faults.  
Press the MENU button.  
4
the  
button.  
The menu screen will disappear.  
Note : To c a nc e l re se tting m id wa y, c ho o se “NO”  
o n the sc re e n fo r ve rific a tio n in ste p 2 o r p re ss the  
b utto n.  
The “Reset” verification screen will appear.  
English  
6 5  
Disc Na vig a tion  
This se c tion e xp la ins a b out how to e d it re c ord e d im a g e s using the Disc Na vig a tion func tion.  
Be fore Using Disc Na vig a tion  
Disc Na vig a tio n is a to o l fo r e d iting sc e ne s re c o rd e d o n this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
He re is a n e xp la na tio n o n “sc e ne ” a nd “p ro g ra m ”, so tha t yo u will b e a b le to m a ke m o st use o f Disc  
Na vig a tio n func tio n.  
Struc ture of Da ta Re c ord e d On This DVD Vid e o Ca m e ra / Re c ord e r  
Video recorded using this DVD video camera/ recorder will be stored on disc in units of scene, in the  
order of recording.  
• Movie: One scene refers to images recorded between each press of the REC button until recording is  
temporarily stopped by pressing REC again.  
• Still:  
One scene refers to a still recorded by pressing REC button.  
The recorded scenes are collected as "programs" on each recording date.  
All programs  
Program No. 1  
Program No. 10  
Recorded on May 3, 2002  
Recorded on May 27, 2002  
10:30AM  
9:30PM  
2:45PM  
4:30PM  
6:00PM  
9:00AM  
4:30PM  
11:30AM 2:00PM  
4:00PM  
Scene  
• • •  
Thumbnails  
* Times on each scene show when recordings were started.  
* Numbers 1–? show the order in which recordings were made.  
Note : Th u m b n a ils (first im a g e s o f re c o rd e d  
sc e ne s) a re d isp la ye d fro m the to p le ft o f sc re e n,  
a nd up to 12 thum b na ils c a n a p p e a r o n o ne  
sc re e n. If the re a re 13 sc e ne s o r m o re re c o rd e d ,  
tilt d o wn the jo ystic k a nd ho ld it to d isp la y 13th  
a nd a ny la te r sc e ne s a s thum b na ils.  
Note : “Sc e ne No .” is no t inhe re nt to tha t sc e ne ,  
b ut is a se ria l num b e r o f thum b na ils b e ing d is-  
p la ye d . The re fo re , the Sc e ne No . whe n a ll p ro -  
g ra m s a re d isp la ye d m a y b e d iffe re nt fro m tha t  
fo r the sa m e sc e ne whe n a sp e c ific p ro g ra m is  
d isp la ye d .  
Scenes of one program are lined up in the order of  
recording. Usually, when the  
button is pressed  
immediately after recording, the last scene of the  
last program on disc (scene ? of program No. 10  
in the above diagram) will be played back.  
To view previously recorded scenes (scenes 1->  
in the above diagram), you can use the skip and  
search playback functions to find any desired scene.  
By using the Disc Navigation function, you can  
easily find any desired scene, since you can specify  
a program or a scene.  
English  
Note : Disc Na vig a tion thum b na il sc re e n, skip a nd  
title a tta c he d to e a c h sc e ne , a nd sp e c ia l e ffe c ts  
(fa d e ) a re orig ina l func tions of this DVD vid e o c a m-  
e ra / re c o rd e r. The y will no t o p e ra te o n d e vic e s  
o the r tha n this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
Note : Eve n tho ug h thum b na ils m a y no t a p p e a r,  
d e p e nd ing on the re c ord ing c ond itions, p la yb a c k  
o f the im a g e s m a y b e p o ssib le .  
You can also fade the image recorded on the DVD  
video camera/ recorder, and rearrange the order of  
scenes.  
6 6  
Using Disc Na vig a tion  
Func tions Ava ila b le with Disc Na vig a tion  
Disc Navigation allows you to do the following:  
G Se le c ting sc e ne (s) (Se le c t)  
G Disp la ying re m a ining fre e sp a c e  
on d isc (Ca p a c ity)  
You can select a scene from all programs or a spe-  
cific program and start playback from that scene.  
You can also select adjacent multiple scenes and  
play back only the selected scenes.  
You can display how much free space the disc be-  
ing driven has.  
G Se tting s on d isc  
You can check the remaining free space of disc be-  
ing used, and initialize an unformatted disc.  
G Switc hing / p la ying b a c k p rog ra m  
(Switc h/ Pla y)  
You can select one program to be viewed from all You can also update the control information of disc.  
programs and play it back.  
G Fina lizing d isc  
If you wish to view a DVD-R disc that was recorded  
G Cha ng ing title  
You can change titles of programs and play lists.  
with this DVD video camera/ recorder on other de-  
vices that are compatible with 8 cm DVD-R disc,  
the recorded DVD-R disc must be finalized.  
G Ed iting sc e ne (s)  
You can delete unnecessary scenes, skip scenes you  
do not want to play back, or arrange the order of  
scenes for playback.  
G Re p e a t p la yb a c k  
You can also divide a scene on play list or arrange  
scenes on play list.  
If “Repeat Play: On” is specified, all programs, or  
any selected program or scene, will be repeatedly  
played back.  
G Disp la ying inform a tion on sc e ne s  
(De ta il)  
You can get the information on movie quality mode,  
recording time, etc. of a scene or adjacent multiple  
scenes.  
English  
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● Cre a te a nd Ed it Pla y List  
You can display all programs or a specific program, select scenes, and create up to 99 original stories (up  
to 999 scenes in 99 play lists).  
Program various scenes in a play list to create your own original movie (play list, p. 74).  
Only the data will be stored in play list. If you create, edit or delete a play list, the original scenes will not  
be erased from the disc.  
Since scenes are not duplicated, the disc capacity will not decrease.  
Example: To select scenes from program No. 1  
and program No. 10 and create a play list  
Program No. 1  
Program No. 10  
(recorded on May 3, 2002)  
(recorded on May 27, 2002)  
10:30AM  
9:30PM  
2:45PM  
4:30PM  
6:00PM  
9:00AM  
4:30PM  
11:30AM 2:00PM  
4:00PM  
↓
Play list created  
English  
6 8  
Sta rting Disc Na vig a tion a nd Inte rp re ting Na vig a tion Sc re e n  
DISC NAVIGATION  
button  
You can know the status of scenes from the colors  
of cursor and bar graph:  
Cursor Ba r g ra p h  
Sta tus of sc e ne s  
Ye llow  
Blue  
Blue  
Blue  
Curre nt c urso r p o sitio n  
Ra ng e o f sc e ne s b e ing  
se le c te d  
Re d  
Re d  
Sc e ne s a lre a d y se le c te d  
Tilt the joystick to right when the yellow cursor  
is in the scene at the bottom right corner of  
thumbnail display screen, or tilt down the joy-  
stick when the yellow cursor is in any scene on  
the bottom row: The following 12 thumbnails  
(following page) will appear.  
button  
Note : Do no t p ro c e e d with a fo llo wing ste p while  
the d isc is b e ing re c o g nize d o r the CHARGE/ AC-  
CESS ind ic a to r is b linking .  
Note that when the following pages cannot be  
displayed, you are on the last page.  
Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.  
1
2
Tilt the joystick to left when the yellow cursor is  
in the scene at the top left corner, or tilt up the  
joystick when the yellow cursor is in any scene  
on the top row: The preceding 12 thumbnails  
(preceding page) will appear.  
The thumbnails for all programs will appear.  
Note : The DISC NAVIGATION b utto n will no t wo rk  
witho ut a d isc inse rte d .  
Note that when the previous pages cannot be  
displayed, you are on the first page.  
Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.  
Note : Tilting up o r d o wn the jo ystic k a nd ho ld ing  
it will c o ntinuo usly c ha ng e the p a g e in units o f 12  
thum b na ils.  
Note : Ea c h tim e Disc Na vig a tio n is sta rte d with a  
DVD-R d isc inse rte d , m e ssa g e “Cre a ting Thum b -  
na il ...” will a p p e a r. Afte r the m e ssa g e a p p e a rs,  
the thum b na il d isp la y sc re e n will a p p e a r.  
Note : If the fo llo wing d isc s a re inse rte d , the Disc  
Na vig a tio n sc re e n will a p p e a r o r so m e m e ssa g e  
will b e d isp la ye d :  
Disc Navigation will be terminated and the DVD  
video camera/ recorder will enter the recording  
pause status.  
You can also press the  
Navigation.  
button to end Disc  
– Write -p ro te c te d d isc  
– Fina lize d DVD-R d isc  
Thumbnail  
Cursor  
Selected scene number/  
Number of all scenes  
Bar graph  
(current page  
position **)  
English  
Still image icon  
Disc type icon  
Operating guide* and recording date/  
time of scene being selected  
*
The operating guide will vary depending on the current status of DVD video camera/recorder.  
** When there are two or more thumbnail display pages.  
6 9  
Pla ying Ba c k Sc e ne s  
Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.  
The thumnails for all programs will appear.  
G Pla yb a c k of still im a g e s (with  
DVD-RAM d isc only):  
1
Still images will be displayed for approx. 3 seconds.  
Use the joystick to select a scene.  
2
Note : Pre ss the  
p la yb a c k. Pre ssing  
p o int.  
b utto n to te m p o ra rily sto p  
a g a in will sta rt fro m tha t  
The selected scene will be framed. This is called  
a “cursor”.  
Note : If yo u p re ss the  
of the la st sc e ne on d isc finishe s, p la yb a c k will sta rt  
a g a in fro m the first im a g e o f first sc e ne o n d isc .  
b utto n a fte r p la yb a c k  
Press the  
button.  
3 Playback will start from the selected scene, and  
continue to the last scene on disc.  
Note : Pre ssing the  
b utton will a lwa ys re store the  
thum b na il sc re e n.  
Note : Yo u c a n se le c t sc e ne s ra nd o m ly a nd p la y  
the m b a c k. Se e b e lo w fo r ho w to se le c t sc e ne s.  
G Whe n p la yb a c k finishe s:  
The  
mark will appear in the last image on disc,  
and after approx. 5 minutes the thumbnail screen  
will be restored.  
Se le c ting Ra nd om Sc e ne s  
Use the joystick to select a scene.  
Repeat steps 1 and 2 to  
randomly select multi-  
ple scenes.  
To cancel a selected  
scene, select the scene to  
be canceled, and then  
press the SELECT but-  
ton.  
1
2
Press the SELECT button once.  
The selected scene will be framed in red.  
To cancel all selected  
scenes, press the but-  
ton.  
Note : Altho ug h sc e ne s c a n b e ra nd o m ly se -  
le c te d , p la yb a c k will a lwa ys sta rt fro m the lo we st  
sc e ne num b e r.  
Note : To re le a se a ll the se le c te d sc e ne s, p re ss the  
b utto n.  
Se le c ting Conse c utive Sc e ne s Tog e the r  
Note : Yo u c a n a lso se le c t sc e ne s in re ve rse fro m  
the la st sc e ne in the ra ng e .  
Note : To re le a se m ultip le se le c tio n, p re ss the SE-  
Use the joystick to select the first scene.  
1
Hold down the SELECT button for at least one  
2 second.  
LECT o r  
b utto n a fte r ste p 3.  
English  
The selected scene will be double-framed in yel-  
low and blue.  
Use the joystick to select the last scene in the range  
3 you want, and then press the  
button.  
The scenes in the specified range will be framed  
in red, and then selected.  
7 0  
Und e rsta nd ing Flow of Disc Na vig a tion Me nu  
Pre ss the DISC NAVIGATION b utto n a nd the n the MENU b utto n: The m e nu sc re e ns fo r Disc Na vig a tio n  
a nd Disc m a na g e m e nt will a p p e a r.  
Fo r d e ta ils o n e a c h m e nu ite m , se e p a g e s e xp la ining e a c h se p a ra te func tio n.  
<Whe n using DVD-RAM d isc >  
Play List  
Switch (p. 75)  
Play (p. 75)  
Create (p. 74)  
Edit (p. 77)  
Program  
Switch (p. 72)  
Play (p. 72)  
Title (p. 73)  
Title (p. 79)  
Delete (p. 79)  
Scene  
Delete (p. 80)  
Disc  
Capacity (p. 87)  
Edit  
Fade (p. 81)  
Format Disc (p. 87)  
Update Control Info. (p. 88)  
Combine (p. 83)  
Divide (p. 83)  
Move (p. 84)  
Others  
Repeat Play (p. 89)  
Skip (p. 85)  
Select (p. 85)  
Detail (p. 86)  
<Whe n using DVD-R d isc >  
Program  
Switch (p. 72)  
Play (p. 72)  
Disc *  
Capacity (p. 87)  
Finalize Disc (p. 89)  
Scene  
Select (p. 85)  
Detail (p. 86)  
Others  
Repeat Play (p. 89)  
* Will not appear when a finalized disc is loaded.  
English  
7 1  
Prog ra m  
Switc hing to Thum b na il Disp la y of Sp e c ific Da te (Se le c ting Prog ra m )  
Since the scenes recorded on this 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.  
Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.  
Press the MENU button.  
Use the joystick to select  
1
2
4 the program to be dis-  
played, and then press  
the  
button.  
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
The Disc N avigation  
screen will be restored,  
and the thumbnails of  
the selected program  
will appear.  
3 choose “Switch” on the  
“Program ”  
screen, and then press  
the button.  
m enu  
Note : If yo u p re ss the  
b utto n to sto p p ro g ra m  
se le c tio n m id wa y, the o rig ina l sc re e n (thum b na il  
se le c t sc re e n) will b e re sto re d .  
Note : The d a te s d isp la ye d o n the p ro g ra m se le c t  
sc re e n will b e in the Da te Mo d e use d whe n the  
first sc e ne s o f p ro g ra m s we re re c o rd e d , a nd the  
d a te d isp la ys M/ D/ Y, D/ M/ Y a nd Y/ M/ D m a y b e  
mixe d .  
Pla ying Ba c k Prog ra m  
You can play back only the selected program.  
Use the joystick to select  
p rogram to be  
played back, and then  
Press the DISC NAVIGATION button and then  
3 the  
1 the MENU button.  
press the  
button.  
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
Playback will start from  
the first scene of the se-  
lected program.  
Use the joystick to  
2 choose “Play” on the  
“Program ”  
m enu  
screen, and then press  
the button.  
English  
7 2  
Cha ng ing Title of Prog ra m  
The recording date/ time has initially been attached to any program: You can change the recording date/  
time to any desired title.  
Note : If yo u wish to d e le te the le tte r fo r title , p re ss  
the b utton onc e : The inp ut le tte r will b e d e le te d .  
Ho ld ing d o wn the sto p b utto n will d e le te a ll le tte rs  
in the TITLE c o lum n. Yo u c a n a lso use the DELETE  
b utto n o n re m o te c o ntro l to d e le te a ny inp ut le t-  
te rs.  
Note : To c a nc e l the se tting o f title , c ho o se “NO”  
o n the sc re e n fo r ve rifying the e nte re d title : The  
sc re e n fo r ve rifying c a nc e lla tio n o f title se tting will  
a p p e a r. To c a nc e l title se tting , c ho o se “YES”.  
Press the DISC NAVIGATION button and then  
1 the MENU button.  
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
2
choose “Title” on the  
“Program ”  
m enu  
screen, and then press  
the button.  
The “Program Title”  
screen will appear.  
● Cha ra c te rs a va ila b le for e nte ring  
title  
You can select characters from the “capital letter”,  
“small letter” and “symbol” input modes.  
With step 4, select the input mode and then press  
Use the joystick to select  
3 the program whose title  
you want to change, and  
the  
button, or press the DISPLAY button on  
then press the  
ton.  
but-  
the DVD video camera/ recorder.  
Input mode  
The screen for entering  
a title will appear.  
Use the joystick to select  
a letter and then press  
4
5
the  
button: The se-  
lected letter will be en-  
tered.  
Repeat this procedure to create a title.  
After entering the title,  
u se the joystick to  
choose “Enter” and then  
press the  
button.  
The screen for verifying  
the entered title will ap-  
pear: Choose “YES” and  
then press the  
ton.  
but-  
After the following mes-  
sage appears, the thumb-  
nail display screen of the  
program whose title was  
set will be restored.  
English  
Choosing “N O” or  
pressing the  
button  
will restore the screen  
for inputting a title.  
7 3  
Pla y List  
Cre a ting Ne w Pla y List  
Use play list to edit recorded scenes.  
Note : If the sc e ne a d d e d to p la y list ha d skip o r  
fa d e se tting , tha t info rm a tio n will a lso b e a d d e d  
to the p la y list.  
Use the joystick to select a scene to be pro-  
grammed in a play list.  
1
Note : The tim e whe n the p la y list wa s c re a te d will  
a p p e a r in the title b a r.  
Note : If yo u ha ve se le c te d m ultip le sc e ne s, yo u  
c a n sto p the c re a tio n o f p la y list m id wa y b y p re ss-  
When selecting multiple scenes, refer to “Select-  
ing Consecutive Scenes Together” or “Selecting  
Random Scenes” on page 70.  
With the created play list, you can also add  
scenes recorded on another day or unnecessary  
scenes afterwards.  
ing the  
b utto n. In this c a se , the p la y list will b e  
c re a te d with the sc e ne s up to the p o int whe er the  
b utto n wa s p re sse d .  
Note : If fre e sp a c e a va ila b le on d isc is insuf fic ie nt,  
c re a tio n o f ne w p la y list m a y no t b e p o ssib le : De -  
le te unne c e ssa ry sc e ne s.  
Press the MENU button.  
2
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
3 choose “Create” on the  
“Play List” menu screen,  
and then press the  
button.  
The “Create Play List”  
screen will appear.  
A new play list includ-  
ing the selected scenes  
will be created, and a  
thumbnail of the created  
play list will appear.  
English  
7 4  
Switc hing Pla y List (Switc hing to Disp la y of Ea c h Pla y List)  
If multiple play lists are stored on disc, you can switch the thumbnail display for each play list or switch  
to the thumbnail display of all programs.  
Press the MENU button.  
Select the play list you  
1
3 w ish to d isp lay, and  
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
then press the  
ton.  
but-  
2 choose “Switch” on the  
The thumbnail screen of  
the selected play list will  
appear.  
“Play List” menu screen,  
and then press the  
button.  
Note : To d isp la y the thum b na ils o f a ll p ro g ra m s  
(a ll re c o rd e d sc e ne s), c ho o se “All Pro g ra m s” o n  
the “Switc h Pro g ra m ” sc re e n.  
The “Switch Play List”  
screen will appear.  
Pla ying Ba c k A Pla y List  
Press the MENU button.  
Use the joystick to select the play list, and then  
1
3 press the  
button.  
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
The selected play list will be played back from  
the first scene. To cancel playback midway, press  
the button: The thumbnail screen of the play  
list being played back will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
2 choose “Play” on the  
“Play List” menu screen,  
and then press the  
Note : If “Re p e a t Pla y On” is sp e c ifie d , the p la y  
list will b e r e p e a te d ly p la ye d b a c k (se e p a g e 89).  
button: The “Start Play  
List” screen will appear.  
English  
7 5  
Ad d ing Sc e ne s to Pla y List  
You can later add scenes to the created play list.  
Display the thumbnails of scenes to be added to  
Tilt the joystick down  
1 the play list, and then press the MENU button. 4 to move the cursor to the  
lower row, and tilt it to  
left  
or right  
to se-  
See “Switching to Thumbnail Display of Specific  
Data (Selecting Program)” on page 72 for how  
to display the thumbnails.  
lect the point where the  
scene is to be inserted.  
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
Insertion position  
Scene to be copied  
Use the joystick to choose “Edit” on the “Play  
2
List” menu screen, and then press the  
ton: The “Edit Play List” screen will appear.  
but-  
Tilt the joystick up  
upper row, and tilt it to left or right to point  
the cursor to the scene to be added.  
to move the cursor to the  
5
Use the joystick to select  
3 the play list to which  
To select multiple scenes, refer to “Selecting Con-  
secutive Scenes ” or “Selecting Random Scenes”  
on page 70.  
you wish to add scenes,  
and then press the  
button.  
Press the  
button to copy the scene: The  
The thumbnails of the  
program that was dis-  
played in step 1 will ap-  
pear in the upper row,  
and the thumbnails of  
selected play list will ap-  
pear in the lower row.  
6 screen showing that the scene is being copied  
will appear.  
While multiple scenes are being copied, copy-  
ing can be cancelled at any time by pressing the  
button: The scenes up to the point where the  
button was pressed will be added.  
After adding scenes is completed, the edited  
play list of thumbnails will appear.  
Note : If the DISPLAY  
b u tto n is p re sse d  
whe n the thum b na ils  
a re d isp la ye d , the re -  
c o rd ing d a te / tim e o f  
the se le c te d sc e ne  
w ill a p p e a r a c ro ss  
Note : Pre ssing  
in ste p s 3-5 will d isp la y the sc r e e n  
fo r ve rifying a n e xit fro m “Ed it Pla y List”. Cho o se  
“YES” to e xit the e d itio n o f p la y list. Cho o sing “NO”  
will re sto re the “Ed it Pla y List” sc re e n.  
Note : Pre ssing the  
b utton on the sc re e n for ve ri-  
fic a tio n will re sto re the thum b na il d isp la y sc re e n.  
Note : If yo u p re ss the MENU b utto n in ste p 5, the  
m e nu sc re e n fo r e d iting p la y list will a p p e a r. Yo u  
c a n a lso use this m e nu to a d d sc e ne s. (Se e p a g e  
77.)  
th e  
b o tto m  
o f  
Recording date/time  
sc re e n. Pre ss DISPLAY  
to re sto re the p re vi-  
o us sc re e n.  
English  
7 6  
De le ting Sc e ne s from Pla y List  
Display the “Edit Play  
If you are sure that you wish to delete the scene,  
3 press the  
1 List” menu screen of the  
button: The screen being deleted  
play list to be edited.  
will appear.  
Perform steps 1 – 3 on  
page 76.  
When multiple scenes are being deleted, you can  
stop deletion midway: Press the button.  
The scenes up to the point where the button  
was pressed will be deleted.  
From the p lay list in  
2 lower row, point the cur-  
Note : Pla c e the c urso r o n sc e ne to b e d e le te d ,  
a nd the n p re ss the DELETE b utto n o n re m o te c o n-  
tro l: Yo u c a n a lso d e le te the sc e ne .  
sor to the scene you  
want to delete.  
To select multiple scenes,  
refer to “Selecting Con-  
secutive scenes Together”  
or “Selecting Rand om  
Scenes” on page 70.  
Ed iting Pla y List (Ad d ing Sc e ne s Using Me nu)  
You can use the menu screen to add scenes to a created play list.  
Display the “Edit Play List” menu screen of the  
play list to be edited.  
Choose “Ad d ”, and  
1
4
then press the  
ton.  
but-  
Perform steps 1-3 on page 76.  
The selected scenes will  
be added to the end of  
play list to be edited.  
Select the scenes to be  
2 added from the upper  
row.  
Note : The se le c te d sc e ne s will b e a d d e d in the  
inse rtio n p o sitio n.  
Scene to be added  
Insertion position  
Press the MENU button.  
3
The menu screen for ed-  
iting play list will ap-  
pear.  
English  
7 7  
Ed iting Pla y List (De le ting Sc e ne s Using Me nu)  
If, by mistake, you insert undesired scenes to the play list to be edited in “Editing Play List (Adding  
Scenes using Menu)” on page 77, or if there are unnecessary scenes in the play list to be edited, you can  
delete the scenes without exiting the screen for editing play list.  
Display the “Edit Play  
Choose “Delete” on the  
1 List” menu screen of the  
4 “Edit” menu screen, and  
play list to be edited.  
then press the  
ton.  
but-  
Perform step s 1-3 on  
page 76.  
The selected scene(s)  
will be deleted.  
Move the cursor to the play list to be edited in  
lower row, and select the scene(s) to be deleted.  
2
Note : If a ll sc e ne s on p la y list a r e d e le te d , the p la y  
list itse lf will a lso b e d e le te d .  
Press the MENU button.  
3
The menu screen for ed-  
iting play list will ap-  
pear.  
Ed iting Pla y List (Se le c ting Sc e ne s Using Me nu)  
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 77.  
Display the “Edit Play  
Choose “Current→End”  
1 List” menu screen of the  
3 or “Start→Current” on  
play list to be edited.  
the “Select” m enu  
screen, and then press  
Perform step s 1-3 on  
page 76.  
the  
button.  
Specify the first scene of  
2 those you wish to select,  
and then p ress the  
MENU button.  
The menu screen for ed-  
iting play list will ap-  
pear.  
English  
7 8  
Cha ng ing Title of Pla y List  
The play lists have serial numbers in the order you have created them. At any time you can change the  
title of play list, which was the recording date/ time set on this DVD video camera/ recorder.  
Press the MENU button.  
After entering the title,  
1
2
3 use the joystick to choose  
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
“Enter”, and then press  
the  
button.  
Use the joystick to  
choose “Title” on the  
“Play List” menu screen,  
and then press the  
button.  
The screen for verifying  
registration of title will  
appear.  
Note : The re g iste re d title c a n b e c ha ng e d a t a ny  
tim e using the sa m e p ro c e d ure .  
The “PlayList Title”  
screen will appear.  
See “Changing Title of  
Program” on page 73 for  
how to enter a title.  
De le ting Pla y List  
Press the MENU button.  
The screen for verifying  
deletion of play list will  
appear.  
1
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
2 choose “Delete” on the  
“Play List” menu screen,  
and then press the  
button: The “Delete Play  
List” screen will appear.  
If you are sure that you wish to delete the play  
4 list, use the joystick to choose “YES”, and then  
press the  
button.  
Use the joystick to select  
The selected play list will be deleted, and the  
original screen will be restored.  
3 the play list you wish to  
delete, and then press  
Note : If yo u c ho o se “NO” o n the sc re e n fo r ve ri-  
fying d e le tion of p la y list, d e le tion will b e c a nc e le d ,  
a nd the o rig ina l sc re e n will b e re sto re d .  
the  
button.  
Note : Pre ssing the  
b utton on the sc re e n for ve ri-  
fic a tio n will re sto re the thum b na il d isp la y sc re e n.  
Note : Eve n if yo u d e le te a p la y list, the o rig ina l  
sc e ne s sto re d o n d isc will no t b e d e le te d .  
English  
7 9  
Sc e ne  
De le ting Sc e ne s  
Use the joystick to select the scene to be deleted,  
and then press the MENU button.  
Use the joystick to choose “YES”, and then press  
1
3 the  
button.  
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
The message “Deleting...” → “Finished” will ap-  
pear and the selected scene will be deleted, af-  
ter which the thumbnail display screen will be  
restored.  
Use the joystick to  
2 choose “Delete” on the  
“Scene” menu screen,  
and then press the  
button.  
To cancel deletion, choose “NO”, and then press  
the  
button while the screen for verification  
is being displayed.  
Note : Pre ssing the  
b utton on the sc re e n for ve ri-  
fic a tio n will re sto re the thum b na il d isp la y sc re e n.  
Note : If yo u wish to d e le te m ultip le sc e ne s, se le c t  
the m re fe rring to “Se le c ting Co nse c utive Sc e ne s  
To g e the r” o r “Se le c ting Ra nd o m Sc e ne s” o n p a g e  
70.  
The screen for verifying  
deletion will appear.  
Note : If yo u d e le te a ll d a ta o n d isc , initia lizing the  
d isc will b e re c o m m e nd e d (se e p . 87).  
Note : If e ve n one p la y list ha s b e e n c re a te d , me s-  
sa g e “Sa m e sc e ne s on Pla yList will b e d e le te d . De -  
le te sc e ne s?” will a p p e a r b e fore d e le ting sc e ne (s).  
This m e ssa g e will a p p e a r e ve n if the sc e ne (s) to  
b e d e le te d is no t use d in the c o rre sp o nd ing p la y  
list. In this c a se , c ho o se “YES” a nd the n p re ss the  
b utto n to d e le te the sc e ne (s).  
Note : If the tim e o f d e le te d sc e ne s (stills) is q uite  
sho rt, the re m a ining fre e sp a c e o f d isc m a y no t  
inc re a se in the tim e re m a ining ind ic a to r.  
English  
8 0  
Ad d ing Sp e c ia l Effe c ts (Fa d e )  
When switching scenes, you can add fading to the beginning and/ or end of scene.  
There are three types of special effects:  
White : Fa d e s in from white sc re e n, fa d e s out to white sc re e n  
Fade In  
Fade Out  
Wip e : Fa d e s in from b la c k sc re e n to ve rtic a l d ire c tion of sc re e n, Fa d e s out from ve rtic a l  
d ire c tion of sc re e n to b la c k sc re e n  
Fade In  
Fade Out  
B/ W: Fa d e s in from Bla c k a nd White sc re e n to c olor sc re e n, Fa d e s out from c olor  
sc re e n to Bla c k a nd White sc re e n  
Fade In  
Fade Out  
English  
8 1  
Select the scene for adding special effects and  
After the proceeding message appears, the  
thumbnail display screen will be restored.  
The scenes for which special effects have been  
1 press the MENU button.  
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
set will be attached with marks “ ”,  
“
”.  
Use the joystick to  
2 choose, “Scene”, “Edit”,  
“Fade”, and then press  
the  
button.  
“In” effect  
The fade setting screen  
will appear.  
“Out” effect  
Note : Se tting fa d e will a lso fa d e the so und .  
Note : Fa d ing c a n a lso b e se t to e ithe r “IN” o r  
“O UT”.  
Note : Any re g iste re d fa d e c a n b e c ha ng e d a t  
a ny tim e using the sa m e p ro c e d ure a s a b o ve .  
Note : Fa d e c a n a lso b e a d d e d to o n-sc re e n in-  
fo rm a tio n d isp la ye d d uring p la yb a c k.  
The options will appear  
under IN and OUT: The  
mark will be attached  
to the currently selected  
option.  
Note : If the p la yb a c k tim e o f sc e ne is sho rt, fa d e  
will c ut o ff m id wa y.  
Note : If yo u se t fa d e -in a nd fa d e -o ut to a still im -  
a g e o r a m o vie with re c o rd ing tim e o f no m o re  
tha n 3 se c o nd s, o nly fa d e -in will b e va lid .  
Note : No fa d e e ffe c t will o p e ra te if yo u sta rt p la y-  
b a c k in the re c o rd ing p a use sta tus.  
Note : If yo u lo c a te the sta rt o f a sc e ne b y skip -  
p ing , the im a g e a t the sta rt o f the sc e ne will a p -  
p e a r fo r a m o m e nt, a nd the n fa d e will o p e ra te .  
Note : The fa d e e ffe c t will no t func tio n d uring  
fra m e a d va nc e , fra m e b a c k, slo w p la yb a c k o r  
se a rc h p la yb a c k.  
Use the joystick to select  
3 the special effects for  
“IN” and “OUT”, choose  
“Enter”, and then press  
the  
button.  
Note : Pre ssing the  
b utton on the sc re e n for ve ri-  
fic a tio n will re sto re the thum b na il d isp la y sc re e n.  
English  
8 2  
Com b ining Multip le Sc e ne s  
You can combine multiple scenes into one.  
Be sure to select consecutive multiple scenes when combining.  
Use the joystick to select the scenes to be com-  
The selected movies will be combined into one,  
1 bined, referring to “Selecting Consecutive Scenes  
and the thumbnail display screen will be re-  
stored: The first scene before combination will  
appear as a thumbnail.  
Together” on page 70, and then press the MENU  
button.  
Note : Still im a g e s c a nno t b e c o m b ine d .  
Note : If yo u c ho o se “NO” o n the sc re e n fo r ve ri-  
fying c o m b ina tio n, c o m b ina tio n will b e c a nc e le d .  
Note : To re sto re the se p a ra te d sta tus o f a c o m -  
b ine d sc e ne , d ivid e it.  
Note : With sp e c ia l e ffe c ts, the "in" e ffe c t o f the  
first sc e ne in the se le c te d ra ng e a nd the "o ut" e f-  
fe c t o f the la st sc e ne will b e c ho se n.  
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
2 choose, “Scene”, “Edit”,  
“Combine”, and then  
press the  
button.  
The screen for verifying  
combination of scenes  
will appear.  
Note : If yo u c o m b ine sc e ne s fro m d iffe re nt p ro -  
g ra m s (d iffe re nt re c o rd ing d a te s), a m e ssa g e tha t  
p ro m p ts yo u to up d a te the c o ntro l info rm a tio n will  
a p p e a r e a c h tim e Disc Na vig a tio n is sta rte d . Eve n  
if yo u ha ve c ho se n “YES” a nd up d a te d the c o n-  
tro l info rm a tio n, the sa m e m e ssa g e will a p p e a r  
whe n Disc Na vig a tio n is sta rte d ne xt tim e . To p re -  
ve nt this, whe n c o m b ining sc e ne s fro m d iffe re nt  
p ro g ra m s, c re a te a ne w p la y list a nd the n c o m -  
b ine the sc e ne s o n it.  
If you are sure that you  
3 w ish to com bine the  
scenes, use the joystick  
to choose “YES”, and  
then press the  
ton.  
but-  
Note : Pre ssing the  
b utton on the sc re e n for ve ri-  
fic a tio n will re sto re the thum b na il d isp la y sc re e n.  
Divid ing Movie s  
You can divide a scene into two parts. To delete unnecessary portion of scene, first divide the scene, and  
then delete the unnecessary portion. You can also cut out a part of scene and use it in the play list.  
Use the joystick to select the scene to be divided,  
When you reach the  
1 and then press the MENU button.  
3 point where you want to  
divide the scene, press  
the SELECT button.  
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
The screen for verifying  
division of scene will  
appear.  
2 choose, “Scene”, “Edit”,  
“Divid e”, and then  
Status bar of scene being  
played back  
press the  
button.  
If you are sure that you  
4 wish to divide the scene,  
The “Select Division  
Point” screen will ap-  
pear, and playback of the  
selected scene will start.  
u se the joystick to  
choose “YES”, and then  
English  
press the  
button.  
The scene will be divided at the specified point,  
and the thumbnail display screen will be re-  
stored, with the divided thumbnails, appearing  
side by side.  
8 3  
Note : The sta tus b a r o f sc e ne b e ing p la ye d b a c k  
c a n b e switc he d o ff o r o n b y p re ssing the DISPLAY  
b utto n.  
Note : The d ivisio n p o int m a y d rift b e fo re o r a fte r  
the d e sig na te d p o int b y a p p ro xim a te ly 0.5 se c -  
o nd s.  
Note : If yo u c ho o se “NO” o n the sc re e n fo r ve ri-  
fying d ivisio n in ste p 4, d ivisio n will b e c a nc e le d .  
No te : Se a rc h a nd fra m e a d va nc e a re use ful  
whe n d e sig na ting d ivisio n p o ints.  
Note : Sinc e  
a
sc e ne with a skip se t c a nno t b e  
p la ye d b a c k, no d ivisio n p o int c a n b e sp e c ifie d :  
Re le a se the skip fo r the sc e ne b e fo re d ivid ing it.  
Note : If the d ivisio n p o int is a t a still, a m e ssa g e  
will a p p e a r, b ut no d ivisio n will b e m a d e .  
Note : If the d ivisio n p o int is a t the sta rt o r e nd o f a  
sc e ne , a m e ssa g e will a p p e a r, b ut no d ivisio n will  
b e m a d e .  
Note : A sc e ne o f 0.5 se c o nd s o r le ss c a nno t b e  
d ivid e d .  
Note : If fre e sp a c e a va ila b le on d isc is insuf fic ie nt,  
d ivisio n will no t b e p o ssib le : De le te unne c e ssa ry  
sc e ne s.  
No te : If yo u p re ss the MENU b utto n while the  
sc e ne to b e d ivid e d is b e ing p la ye d b a c k in ste p  
2, the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r will e nte r the  
p la yb a c k p a use sta tus, a nd the “Go To ” m e nu will  
a p p e a r. Yo u c a n jum p to the first im a g e , e nd im -  
a g e o r a ny sp e c ifie d p o int o f the sc e ne . (Se e  
“Se a rc hing fo r Sc e ne Yo u Wish to Vie w b y Sp e c i-  
fying It (Go To )” fo r d e ta ils o n “Go To ”.) Yo u c a n  
d ivid e the sc e ne a t the p o int yo u ha ve jum p e d  
to .  
Note : Pre ssing the  
b utton on the sc re e n for ve ri-  
Note : If a sp e c ia l e ffe c t ha s b e e n a d d e d to the  
o rig ina l sc e ne , the “In” e ffe c t will b e a d d e d to the  
first ha lf o f sc e ne , a nd the “Out” e fe c t, to the la t-  
te r ha lf.  
fic a tio n will re sto re the thum b na il d isp la y sc re e n.  
Arra ng ing Ord e r of Sc e ne s (Move )  
You can move scenes within a play list to arrange the order as you want.  
Select the scene to be moved, and then press the  
Move the “ ” mark to  
1 MENU button.  
3 the position where you  
wish to move the scene,  
and then press the  
button.  
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
2
choose “Scene”, “Edit”,  
“Move”, and then press  
The screen for verifying movement of scene will  
appear.  
the  
button.  
If you are sure that you wish to move the scene,  
4 choose “YES”, and then press the  
button.  
The message for movement will appear, and  
then the thumbnail display screen will be re-  
stored.  
The “Select Insert Point”  
screen will appear, and  
the “I” mark will appear.  
Note : To m o ve c o nse c utive m ultip le sc e ne s to -  
g e the r, se le c t sc e ne s re fe rring to “Se le c ting Co n-  
se c utive Sc e ne s To g e the r” o r “Se le c ting Ra nd o m  
Sc e ne s” o n p a g e 70.  
Note : Cho o sing “NO” o n the sc re e n fo r ve rifying  
m o ve m e nt in ste p 4 will c a nc e l m o ve m e nt.  
Note : Still im a g e s c a n a lso b e m o ve d .  
Insertion position  
English  
Note : Pre ssing the  
b utton on the sc re e n for ve ri-  
fic a tio n will re sto re the thum b na il d isp la y sc re e n.  
8 4  
Pla ying Ba c k b y Skip p ing Sc e ne s (Skip )  
You can specify “Skip” for scenes you do not want to play back: The selected scenes will be skipped.  
A skip mark “  
”
Use the joystick to select a scene to be skipped,  
1 and then press the MENU button.  
will be attached to the  
scene for which skip-  
ping has been set.  
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
2
Skip mark  
choose “Scene”, “Skip”,  
“Set”, and then press the  
button.  
● Re le a sing Skip  
Select the scene set to be skipped, and choose “Can-  
cel” in step 2: The skip mark will disappear and  
skipping of the scene will be released.  
The message showing that skip is being set will  
appear, and the thumbnail display screen will  
be restored.  
Note : If yo u wish to re le a se skip p ing fo r m ultip le  
sc e ne s, se le c t the m re fe rring to “Se le c ting Co n-  
se c utive Sc e ne s To g e the r” o r “Se le c ting Ra nd o m  
Sc e ne s” o n p a g e 70.  
Se le c ting Sc e ne s Using Me nu Sc re e n  
Using the Disc Navigation menu screen, you can simultaneously select consecutive scenes: This function  
is useful when there are numerous scenes.  
Note : If yo u se le c t “Sta rt→Curre nt” in ste p 4, the  
sc e ne s from the first sc e ne on d isc to the one sp e c i-  
fie d will b e se le c te d .  
Use the joystick to select the first scene to be se-  
1 lected.  
Press the MENU button.  
2
Scene that the  
cursor is on  
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to choose “Select” on the  
3 “Scene” menu screen, and then press the  
button.  
Use the joystick to choose “Current→End”, and  
4 then press the  
button.  
English  
Choose “Current→End”:  
To select the scenes from  
the one that the cursor is  
on to the last scene on disc.  
Choose “Start→Current”:  
To select the scenes from  
the first scene on disc to the  
one that the cursor is on.  
The scenes from the one specified to the last  
scene on disc will be selected.  
8 5  
Disp la ying Inform a tion Using Me nu Sc re e n  
You can display various information for a scene: the recording mode, recording date/ time and length,  
special effects and movie quality mode.  
Use the joystick to select the scene whose infor-  
If you have selected multiple scenes, the infor-  
mation shown below will appear.  
1 mation you wish to know, and then press the  
MENU button: The Disc Navigation menu  
screen will appear.  
Pressing the  
button will restore the thumb-  
nail display screen.  
Use the joystick to  
2 choose “Scene”, “De-  
tail”, and then press the  
button.  
*
**  
***  
The detailed information  
on the scene will appear.  
(When using DVD-RAM disc)  
With DVD-R d isc , the q ua lity m o d e (FINE, STD o r  
Pressing the  
button  
*
will restore the thumb-  
nail display screen.  
LPCM) se le c te d first will a p p e a r.  
The XTRA m o d e will a p p e a r o nly with the DZ-  
MV230A.  
** Num b e r of sc e ne s whose q ua lity m od e is unknown:  
This will a p p e a r whe n the d isc ha s a sc e ne re c ord e d  
o n a d e vic e o the r tha n this DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c o rd e r, o nly if the d isc ha s a sc e ne who se m o d e  
is unkno wn.  
Also , this will no t a p p e a r whe n a DVD-R d isc is use d .  
*** This will no t a p p e a r with DVD-R d isc , sinc e no still  
im a g e c a n b e re c o rd e d o n it.  
Note : Tilting the jo ystic k  
to rig ht will d isp la y info r-  
m a tio n o n the fo llo wing  
sc e ne ; tilting the jo ystic k  
to le ft will d isp la y inform a -  
tio n o n th e p re c e d in g  
sc e ne .  
Note : If m ultip le sc e ne s ha ve b e e n se le c te d , the  
tota l re c ord ing tim e of the se le c te d sc e ne s will a p -  
p e a r.  
English  
8 6  
Disc Ma na g e m e nt  
Ve rifying Re m a ining Fre e Sp a c e on Disc (Ca p a c ity)  
You can find out how long you will be able to record on one side of disc.  
Press the MENU button.  
Press the button.  
1
3
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
The Disc Navigation screen will be restored.  
Note : With a write -p ro te c te d o r fina lize d d isc , the  
re m a ining sp a c e will a lwa ys b e d isp la ye d a s “0”.  
Note : The d isp la ye d re m a ining fre e sp a c e is o nly  
fo r the sid e b e ing c urre ntly re c o rd e d .  
Use the joystick to choose “Capacity” on the  
2 “Disc” menu screen, and then press the  
button.  
The screen for checking “Capacity” will appear.  
*
**  
(When using DVD-RAM disc)  
*
With DVD-R d isc : The q ua lity m o d e first use d fo r re -  
c o rd ing with d isc will a p p e a r.  
The XTRA m o d e will a p p e a r o nly with the DZ-  
MV230A.  
** With DVD-R d isc : This will no t b e d isp la ye d .  
Initia lizing DVD-RAM Disc  
If you want to erase all data on a recorded disc and reuse it, you can initialize it rather than deleting the  
data: Initialization is useful in this case since it takes less time than deleting all data.  
Note : Whe n initia lizing the o the r sid e o f d isc , turn  
it o ve r a nd sta rt a g a in fro m ste p 1.  
Note : Cho o sing “NO” in ste p 3 will c a nc e l initia li-  
za tio n.  
Note : Initia lizing a d isc will d e le te a ll the r e c ord e d  
c o nte nts o n d isc : Be c a re ful no t to d e le te d a ta b y  
mista ke .  
Note : Be sure to use the AC a d a p te r whe n initia l-  
izing d isc so tha t the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r  
is no t turne d o ff m id wa y. If initia liza tio n is inte r -  
rup te d b y p o we r o ff, the d isc will no t b e initia lize d  
c o rre c tly, o r it m a y b e d a m a g e d .  
Press the MENU button.  
1
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
2 choose “Format Disc”  
on the “Disc” m enu  
screen, and then press  
the  
button.  
English  
Note : It m a y not b e p ossib le to initia lize a d isc with  
ma ny sc ra tc he s or d irt: Suc h a d isc c a nnot b e use d .  
Note : If yo u use a b ra nd -ne w DVD-R d isc , m e s-  
sa g e “Disc is no t fo rm a tte d ” will a p p e a r: Initia lize  
the d isc , fo llo wing the sub se q ue nt m e ssa g e s (se e  
p a g e 99).  
The screen for verifying “Format Disc” will ap-  
pear.  
If you are sure that you wish to format the disc,  
3 use the joystick to choose “YES”, and then press  
Note : Pre ssing the  
fic a tio n will re sto re the thum b na il d isp la y sc re e n.  
b utton on the sc re e n for ve ri-  
the  
button.  
When initializing one side of the disc is com-  
plete, the DVD video camera/ recorder will re-  
turn to the recording pause status.  
8 7  
Up d a ting Control Inform a tion  
Disc Navigation in this DVD video camera/ recorder manages information on scenes, such as skip, fade  
and thumbnails, in a specified manner. If you use another device to edit the video data recorded on this  
DVD video camera/ recorder, and then use the data again with Disc Navigation in this video camera/  
recorder, the control information must be updated: It will be automatically updated each time the pages  
on the thumbnail display screen are turned. This is useful when you have edited many scenes using  
another device, since the control information can be updated all at once using Disc Navigation.  
Note : Be sure to use the AC a d a p te r whe n up -  
d a ting the c o ntro l info rm a tio n so tha t the DVD  
vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is no t turne d o ff m id wa y.  
If up d a ting o f c o ntro l info rm a tio n is inte rrup te d b y  
p o we r o ff, the c o ntro l info rm a tio n will no t b e up -  
d a te d c o rre c tly.  
Note : Eve n if the c o ntro l info rm a tio n o n d isc is up -  
d a te d , the d isc m a y no lo ng e r b e usa b le o n this  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
Press the MENU button.  
1
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
2 choose “Update Con-  
trol Info.” on the “Disc”  
menu screen, and then  
Note : It m a y ta ke tim e to up d a te the c o ntro l in-  
fo rm a tio n if the d isc ha s m a ny re c o rd e d sc e ne s.  
press the  
button.  
Note : Pre ssing the  
b utton on the sc re e n for ve ri-  
fic a tio n will re sto re the thum b na il d isp la y sc re e n.  
The screen for verifying  
“Update Control Info.”  
will appear.  
If you are sure that you wish to update the con-  
3 trol information, use the joystick to choose  
“YES”, and then press the  
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.  
If you choose “NO” on the screen for verifying  
updating of control information, updating will  
be canceled.  
English  
8 8  
Fina lizing Disc  
If you wish to play back the contents recorded on this DVD video camera/ recorder using a DVD player,  
etc. that is compatible with 8 cm DVD-R disc, finalize the disc following the procedure below:  
Note : Yo u c a n p la y b a c k a fina lize d DVD-R d isc  
o n a c o m p a tib le DVD p la ye r b y sp e c ifying “DVD  
vid e o ” (the p ro g ra m will b e re g iste re d o n the DVD  
m e nu a s a title ).  
Note : No re c o rd ing o r e d iting c a n b e d o ne o n  
a ny d isc tha t ha s b e e n fina lize d .  
Note : If the d isc in the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re -  
c o rd e r ha s a lre a d y b e e n fina lize d , yo u c a nno t  
c ho o se “Fina lize Disc ”.  
Press the MENU button.  
1
2
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
choose “Finalize Disc”  
on the “Disc” m enu  
screen, and then press  
Note : Be sure to use the AC a d a p te r whe n fina l-  
izing d isc so tha t the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r  
is no t turne d o ff m id wa y. Fina liza tio n c a nno t b e  
e xe c ute d using a b a tte ry p a c k. If fina liza tio n is in-  
te rrup te d b y p o we r o ff, the d isc will no t b e fina l-  
ize d c o rre c tly, o r it m a y b e d a m a g e d .  
Note : The tim e re q uire d to fina lize d isc tha t a p -  
p e a rs o n the “Fina lize Disc ” sc re e n is o nly fo r re fe r-  
e nc e .  
the  
button.  
The disc will be final-  
ized.  
If you are su re that  
3 you w ish to finalize  
the d isc, u se the joy-  
stick to choose “YES”,  
and then p ress the  
button.  
Note : The sho rte r the re c o rd ing tim e o n d isc , the  
lo ng e r it will ta ke to fina lize it.  
Note : Pre ssing the  
b utton on the sc re e n for ve ri-  
fic a tio n will re sto re the thum b na il d isp la y sc re e n.  
When finalizing the other side of disc, turn the  
disc over, and repeat the above procedure from  
step 2.  
Pla ying Ba c k Sc e ne s Re p e a te d ly (Re p e a t Pla y)  
Press the MENU button.  
Use the joystick to choose “On”, and then press  
1
3
the  
button:  
The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear.  
Use the joystick to  
Repeat Play has now been set.  
Choosing “Off” will cancel Repeat Play.  
2 choose “Repeat Play” on  
the “Others” m enu  
screen , and then press  
When Repeat Play is set:  
If one scene has been selected: When playback  
of the last scene is finished, playback of all scenes  
will repeat from the first scene.  
the  
button.  
The options will appear  
on the right of “Repeat  
Play”: The mark will  
be attached to the cur-  
rently selected option.  
If the range for playback has been specified:  
Playback of the scenes in that range will repeat.  
Note : Pre ss the  
b utto n to te rm ina te p la yb a c k.  
Ho we ve r, the Re p e a t Pla y se tting will no t b e c a n-  
c e lle d .  
English  
Note : Still im a g e s c a n a lso b e p la ye d b a c k re -  
p e a te d ly.  
Note : The Re p e a t Pla y se tting is c a nc e lle d whe n-  
e ve r the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is turne d o ff  
o r DISC EJECT b utto n is p re sse d .  
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Conne c ting to Othe r De vic e s  
This se c tion e xp la ins a b out the c onne c tions to a nothe r AV d e vic e , suc h a s TV, a nd how to tra nsfe r d a ta  
in DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r to PC.  
Vie wing on TV Sc re e n  
Co nne c t this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r to a TV a nd yo u c a n p la y b a c k the re c o rd e d vid e o o r  
m o nito r the vid e o b e ing re c o rd e d o n the TV sc re e n. This is a lso use ful whe n e d iting o r p la ying b a c k  
with Disc Na vig a tio n.  
Conne c ting to a TV  
Use the provided AV input/ output cable to connect the DVD video camera/ recorder to a TV as follows:  
S-VIDEO cable  
Input Jacks  
AUDIO  
S-VIDEO  
VIDEO  
R
L
To video/  
audio  
input jacks  
To S-VIDEO  
output jack *  
To S-VIDEO  
input jack *  
Yellow Red  
White  
To AV input/output jack  
AV input/output cable  
(provided)  
* If your TV has an S-VIDEO input jack, the connection using S-VIDEO cable will be possible.  
Note : Be fo re c o nne c ting , m a ke sure tha t the vo l-  
um e o n TV is turne d d o wn: Fo rg e tting this m a y  
c a use ho wling fro m the TV sp e a ke rs.  
Note : Inse rt the AV inp ut/ o utp ut c a b le p lug s into  
ja c ks stra ig ht: Ob liq ue ly inse rting the m c ould d a m-  
a g e the ja c ks.  
Note : Disc o nne c t the S-VIDEO c a b le b e fo re re -  
m o ving the d isc .  
Stereo Type with  
S-VIDEO Jack  
Stereo Type  
Monaural Type  
S-VIDEO  
AUDIO VIDEO  
AUDIO VIDEO  
L
AUDIO  
VIDEO  
R
L
R
English  
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Vie wing on TV Sc re e n  
Use the provided AV input/ output cable to connect the DVD video camera/ recorder to a TV as follows:  
Note : The infra re d re m o te c o ntro l is use ful whe n  
o p e ra ting the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r while  
vie wing a n im a g e o n TV sc re e n. Ho we ve r, if yo u  
use a Hita c hi VCR, the re m o te c o ntro l m a y ina d -  
ve rte ntly op e ra te the VCR if it is ne a r the DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c o rd e r. To p re ve nt this, se t the re m o te  
c o ntro l c o d e o f the VCR to a p o sitio n o the r tha n  
“VCR2”.  
Note : Info rm a tio n tha t the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c o rd e r is re c o rd ing will a p p e a r o n the TV sc re e n:  
Yo u c a n a lso d isp la y o nly p a rt o f info rm a tio n o r  
switc h o ff the d isp la y. Re fe r to “Switc hing O n-  
Sc re e n Disp la y Outp ut On o r Off” o n p a g e 62, a nd  
p re ss the DISPLAY b utto n to switc h the d isp la y sta -  
tus.  
Turn the TV on and set the input selector to  
“VCR” whichever applicable Video input.  
1
2
Refer to the TV instruction manual for how to  
switch the TV input.  
Set the p ow er sw itch to “  
PHOTO” to turn the DVD video camera/  
recorder on.  
VIDEO” or  
“
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.  
Note : Whe n c o p y-g ua rd e d d isc is p la ye d b a c k,  
no im a g e will a p p e a r o n TV sc re e n.  
Perform playback or recording.  
Note : If yo u use TV with wid e m o d e (a sp e c t ra tio  
16:9) a nd se t the TV to the wid e m o d e , the Disc  
Na vig a tio n sc re e n m a y m a lfunc tio n. If this ha p -  
p e ns, re le a se the wid e m o d e se tting o n TV (se e  
the TV instruc tio n m a nua l fo r re le a sing the wid e  
m o d e ).  
3
Turn down TV volume in record mode, or feed-  
back could result.  
English  
9 1  
Re c ord ing Im a g e from Othe r AV De vic e s  
Yo u c a n tra nsfe r a ny im a g e re c o rd e d o n vid e o ta p e , e tc . to the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r via the  
AV inp ut/ o utp ut ja c k, a nd re c o rd it o n d isc .  
Conne c ting to Othe r AV De vic e  
Use the AV input/ output cable (provided) to connect the DVD video camera/ recorder to other AV de-  
vice as follows:  
Output jacks  
VIDEO  
AUDIO  
R
L
To video/audio  
output jacks of VCR  
To AV input/output jack  
Yellow Red  
White  
AV input/output cable (provided)  
Note : If yo u o p e ra te the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re -  
c o rd e r c o nne c te d to a no the r d e vic e , a lwa ys  
p o we r the c a m e ra / re c o rd e r fro m AC o utle t using  
the AC a d a p te r.  
Note : In c a se o f c a m e ra re c o rd ing with this DVD  
vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r, d o no t c o nne c t the AV  
inp ut/outp ut c a b le to the outp ut ja c ks of a ny othe r  
d e vic e : If yo u d o this, so und fro m the o the r d e -  
vic e m a y le a k to this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
Note : If yo u use a Hita c hi VCR, it will b e o p e ra te d  
b y the re mote c ontrol p rovid e d with the DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c ord e r. Whe n re c ord ing a n im a g e from  
a Hita c hi VCR, c ha ng e the re m o te c o ntro l c o d e  
o f the VCR to o the r tha n “VCR2”.  
Note : If you inc re a se the volum e of sp e a ke r in this  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r whe n re c o rd ing a n  
e xte rna lly inp ut im a g e , no ise m a y o c c ur in the  
im a g e tha t is b e ing re c o rd e d . To p re ve nt this, re -  
d uc e the sp e a ke r vo lum e whe n re c o rd ing a n e x-  
te rna lly inp ut im a g e .  
English  
9 2  
Re c ord ing Im a g e from Othe r Ca m c ord e r or AV De vic e  
Note : Still im a g e s c a n a lso b e r e c o rd e d o n DVD-  
Set the input selection  
on the DVD video cam-  
era/ recorder to “LINE”.  
1
RAM d isc . Se e “Cha ng ing Me tho d fo r Re c o rd ing  
Stills” o n p a g e 60 fo r d e ta ils, a nd “Re c o rd ing Stills”  
o n p a g e 43 fo r ho w to re c o rd still im a g e s.  
Note : The “Inp ut So urc e ” se tting will re turn to  
“C AMERA” whe ne ve r DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re -  
c o rd e r is turne d o ff.  
Note : Re c o rd ing o f m o st im a g e s is p ro hib ite d b y  
the c o p y-g ua rd sig na l to p ro te c t the c o p yrig ht,  
e xc e p t fo r im a g e s re c o rd e d o n c a m c o rd e rs fo r  
p e rso na l e njo ym e nt. The se im a g e s c a nno t b e re -  
c o rd e d o n this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r:  
Typ ic a l c o p yrig ht p ro te c te d im a g e s inc lud e tho se  
o f DVD vid e o , LD, p re re c o rd e d vid e o ta p e , re nta l  
vid e o ta p e , d ig ita l sa te llite b ro a d c a st, e tc .  
Note : If a vid e o sig na l tha t c a nno t b e re a d b y  
this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is p re se nt - e ve n  
in ima g e s re c ord e d on c a mc ord e r for p e rsona l e n-  
jo ym e nt witho ut c o p y-g ua rd sig na l - the inp ut im -  
a g e m a y no t b e re c o rd e d no rm a lly.  
Switch the input refer-  
ring to “Input Selec-  
tion” on page 59.  
Turn on the connected device, and start play-  
2 back of picture.  
The picture will appear on the LCD screen or  
viewfinder of this DVD video camera/ recorder.  
Press the REC button.  
3
Recording will start on this DVD video camera/  
recorder.  
Note : If the inp ut sig na l is inte rrup te d b y switc h-  
ing the c ha nne l o n TV o r switc hing the sig na l using  
vid e o se le c to r, no rm a l re c o rd ing c a nno t b e p e r-  
fo rm e d .  
The operation of this line-input recording is the  
same as for recording movie (video).  
English  
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Ca utions whe n c onne c ting DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c ord e r to PC  
Do not p lug in or unp lug a ny c a b le s whe n  
you a re using PC to a c c e ss the d isc in the  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r:  
The following c a nnot b e p e rform e d on this  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r whe n it is  
c onne c te d to PC:  
•
If you plug in or unplug the PC connection ca-  
ble or power cable while the CHARGE/ ACCESS  
indicator is blinking, the data on disc may be  
damaged.  
•
•
Camera operation, using button on DVD video  
camera/ recorder.  
Power off, using the power switch.  
The following func tions a re not sup p orte d :  
The m od e for c onne c tion to PC d oe s not  
func tion in the following c a se s:  
•
•
Writing ordinary file other than AV data.  
Writing and reading to/ from the disc in DVD  
video camera/ recorder at the same time.  
Compression of drive or disc utility program.  
Writing to disc, using an application other than  
that provided in PC kit.  
•
When DVD video camera/ recorder is turned off.  
•
•
•
When no disc is in DVD video camera/ recorder.  
The ic on d isp la ye d on PC will b e CD-ROM  
in the following c a se s:  
•
Formatting disc from PC.  
•
When a DVD-RAM disc or DVD-R disc is not  
set in DVD video camera/ recorder.  
When an unformatted DVD-RAM disc or a disc  
other than UDF formatted is in DVD video cam-  
era/ recorder.  
In a d d ition, ta ke note of the following :  
•
The recording mode, playback status, special  
effects, or title displayed on this DVD video cam-  
era/ recorder, will not be transferred to PC.  
The volume name of the DVD-RAM disc initial-  
ized on this DVD video camera/ recorder will  
be displayed on PC as “Dvd_camera”; the vol-  
ume name of the DVD-RAM disc initialized on  
a device other than this DVD video camera/ re-  
corder will conform to the specifications of the  
previous initializing device.  
•
•
•
When a DVD-R disc is not finalized.  
The m od e for c onne c tion to PC m a y not  
func tion in the following c a se s:  
•
When a DVD-RAM disc formatted on a device  
other than this DVD video camera/ recorder is  
inserted.  
When DVD video camera/ recorder is connected  
via USB HUB.  
When a USB device other than this DVD video  
camera/ recorder is connected to the same USB  
bus.  
•
Do not use the DVD video camera/ recorder in  
an environment of high temperatures for an ex-  
tended period of time.  
•
•
•
•
Use an unformatted DVD-R disc to record data  
from PC on this DVD video camera/ recorder.  
When recording data from PC on DVD-RAM  
disc using this DVD video camera/ recorder, al-  
ways use a brand-new DVD-RAM disc or a  
DVD-RAM disc formatted on this DVD video  
camera/ recorder.  
The PC c onne c tion c a b le m ust b e un-  
p lug g e d a nd the n p lug g e d in a g a in whe n  
using the m od e for c onne c tion to PC in the  
following c a se s:  
•
When the connected PC is set to suspended sta-  
tus.  
English  
9 4  
Ca p turing Da ta for PC  
Yo u c a n c a p ture the d a ta re c o rd e d o n this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r a nd tra nsfe r it to PC.  
Using DZ-WINPC3(W) PC kit  
Using the DZ-WINPC3(W) optional PC kit, you can capture the data of images recorded on this DVD  
video camera/ recorder and transfer it to your PC*.  
You can also write video data edited on the PC to disc. See the instruction manual of DZ-WINPC3(W) PC  
kit for details.  
*
There are numerous types of PC, including those personally assembled. Hitachi will occasionally  
update compatibility information on Internet for PCs with which the PC kit can be operated: See  
“Conditions for using DZ-WINPC3(W) PC kit” shown below and information on Internet, for whether  
or not the PC kit can be used with your PC.  
● Cond itions for using DZ-WINPC3(W) ● PC kit should inc lud e the follow-  
PC kit  
ing :  
To connect the DVD video camera/ recorder to PC  
using the DZ-WINPC3(W) PC kit, the PC must sat-  
isfy the following conditions:  
•
•
PC connection cable  
Device driver software for the DVD video cam-  
era/ recorder  
•
•
•
•
Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Me, 2000, or XP  
IBM PC/ AT compatible  
USB port equipped in standard  
•
•
•
•
UDF2.01 file system (InstantWrite)  
Software using still images (Photo Explorer)  
DVD Authoring software (DVD Movie Factory)  
DVD playback software (PowerDVD XP)  
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive equipped  
English  
9 5  
G Conne c ting DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r to PC via PC c onne c tion c a b le  
Use the PC connection cable supplied with the DZ-WINPC3(W) optional PC kit to connect the DVD  
video camera/ recorder to a PC that has been turned off, as shown in the following illustration:  
To PC connection terminal  
Note : Whe n c o nne c ting this DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c o rd e r to PC, yo u c a n a lso use a m ini-USB B c o n-  
ne c to r 5-p in typ e c a b le (g e ne ra lly a va ila b le ), a s  
we ll a s the PC c o nne c tio n c a b le .  
Note : Whe n c a p turing fo r PC the vid e o d a ta in-  
p ut fro m a no the r AV d e vic e a nd re c o rd e d o n d isc  
in DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r, no te tha t d a ta  
m a y no t b e p la ye d b a c k c o rre c tly.  
Note : The PC c o nne c tio n c a b le d o e s no t sup p ly  
p o we r to the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r. Use the  
AC a d a p te r to p o we r the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /er -  
c ord e r.  
Note : The PC c o nne c tio n c a b le sup p lie d with the  
DZ-WINPC3(W) o p tio na l PC kit is to b e e xc lusive ly  
use d with the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r: A g e n-  
e ra lly a va ila b le USB c a b le c a nno t b e use d .  
Note : Be fo re c o nne c ting DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re -  
c o rd e r to PC, d isc o nne c t a ny o the r c a b le s, suc h  
a s AV inp ut/ o utp ut c a b le , fro m the DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
Note : If yo u c o nne c t this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re -  
c o rd e r to PC, no thing will a p p e a r in the vie wfind e r  
o r o n the LCD sc re e n. The CHARGE/ ACCESS ind i-  
c a to r w ill b lin k o n ly w h ile th e d isc is b e in g  
a c c e sse d .  
Note : The DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r c o n-  
ne c te d to PC sho uld b e use d a t no rm a l ro o m te m -  
p e ra ture .  
Note : No te tha t Hita c hi d o e s no t g ua ra nte e o p -  
e ra tio n in the fo llo wing c a se s:  
• If c o nne c tio n is m a d e using a c a b le o the r tha n  
tha t sup p lie d with the DZ-WINPC3(W) PC kit  
Note : Co nne c t the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r  
to PC a nd use it a t ro o m te m p e ra ture .  
Note : Ta ke c a re tha t the te m p e ra ture o f this DVD  
vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r, whe n c o nne c te d to PC,  
d o e s no t rise e xc e ssive ly (r e fe re nc e fo r usa g e :  
a p p ro x. 30 m inute s a t a b o ut 86°F(30°C).  
Note : If yo u use a PC e q uip p e d with DVD-RAM  
d rive , c ha ng e the p ro vid e d UDF file syste m to the  
UDF2.01 file syste m inc lud e d in the DZ-WINPC3(W)  
PC kit.  
Note : If yo u wish to tra nsfe r d a ta re c o rd e d o n  
DVD-R d isc with this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r  
to PC, fina lize the DVD-R d isc (se e p a g e 89).  
Note : Afte r tra nsfe rring the d a ta o n d isc to PC,  
ke e p the o rig ina l d isc a s yo ur b a c kup .  
English  
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Using Disc on PC  
If your PC is compatible with the disc used, you can immediately use a disc removed from the cartridge  
or caddy on PC.  
● Ma king use of re c ord e d still  
● Ma king use of re c ord e d m ovie s  
im a g e s (with DVD-RAM d isc only)  
•
When using DVD-RAM disc  
Movies will be recorded conforming to DVD  
video recording standard.  
The DVD-RAM disc can be used on PCs that sat-  
isfy the following conditions:  
- Compatible with 4.7 GB DVD-RAM disc  
- Equipped with DVD-RAM(RAM/ R) drive that  
is compatible with 8 cm disc  
Still images are stored in the “DCIM”–“100HPNX1”  
folder of disc as JPEG images (1280 × 960 pixels on  
DZ-MV230A, or 1024 × 768 p ixels on DZ-  
MV200A)*. Use the still images on an application  
that is compatible with JPEG data.  
Stills from another AV device are JPEG images  
(640 × 480 pixels).  
*
- UDF2.01 file system installed  
When playing back or editing a DVD-RAM disc  
on the PC, use the application software that con-  
forms to the DVD video recording standard.  
When using DVD-R disc  
•
Movies will be recorded conforming to DVD-  
video standard.  
The DVD-R disc can be used on PCs that are  
equipped with one of the following drives:  
- DVD-ROM drive compatible with 8 cm disc  
- DVD-RAM(RAM/ R) drive compatible with 8  
cm disc  
- DVD-R/ RW drive compatible with 8 cm disc  
When playing back or editing a DVD-R disc on  
the PC, use the application software that con-  
forms to the DVD-video standard.  
Note : If yo u wish to write the im a g e s e d ite d o n  
PC to a b ra nd -ne w DVD-R d isc , d o no t fo rm a t the  
ne w d isc o n this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
Note : If yo u wish to use a DVD-R d isc re c o rd e d  
on this DVD vid e o c a me ra /re c ord e r d ire c tly on PC,  
fina lize the d isc o n the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re -  
c o rd e r (se e p a g e 89).  
Note : Writing o f the im a g e s e d ite d o n PC c a n b e  
writte n to DVD-RAM o r DVD-R d isc . Ho we ve r, writ-  
ing m a y no t b e p o ssib le , d e p e nd ing o n the c o m -  
b ina tio n o f PC a nd DVD-RAM o r DVD-R d isc .  
English  
9 7  
Sub sid ia ry Inform a tion  
Cle a ning  
Be sure to se t the p o we r switc h to “POWER OFF” b e fo re c le a ning this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
● Cle a ning LCD sc re e n a nd le ns  
● Do not use b e nze ne or thinne r to  
c le a n DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re -  
c ord e r c a se  
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.  
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 d ust a d he re s to vie wfind e r le ns  
Use a cotton swab to wipe it off. Do not use force when rubbing the lens: Doing so could damage it.  
Push up the tab on the back of viewfinder to  
Reattach the lens block.  
1 remove the lens block of viewfinder.  
3
Check the orientation of lens block and slowly  
fit it in until a click is heard.  
Use a soft object, such as a cotton swab, to clean  
2 the lens in viewfinder.  
Push up this  
portion.  
English  
9 8  
Troub le Me ssa g e s  
A m e ssa g e m a y a p p e a r while yo u a re o p e ra ting the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r. If a m e ssa g e a p -  
p e a rs, re fe r to the fo llo wing ta b le a nd ta ke a p p ro p ria te c o rre c tive a c tio n.  
Re fe re nc e  
p a g e  
Me ssa g e  
Ca use & Troub le shooting  
(1) Erro r ha s o c c urre d .  
Ple a se re sta rt.  
Erro r ha s o c c urre d . Try to re sta rt the DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r using the fo llo wing m e tho d s:  
(1) Turn p o we r o ff, re m o ve the b a tte ry p a c k o r AC  
a d a p te r a nd re a tta c h it, a nd the n turn p owe r on a g a in.  
(2) Turn p owe r off, a nd re inse rt the d isc . The n turn p owe r  
o n a g a in.  
(2) Erro r ha s o c c urre d .  
Ple a se re inse rt a d isc .  
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(3) Erro r ha s o c c urre d .  
Erro r c o d e No . xxxx.  
(3) Ta ke no te o f the num b e r (xxxx), a nd the n c o nsult  
yo ur d e a le r.  
Ple a se  
re a d  
th e  
m a nua l  
C o nd e nsa tio n m ig ht ha ve o c c urre d : Use the DVD  
vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r o nly a fte r it ha s d rie d .  
(4) Try to re p a ir using m e tho d s (1) a nd (2) a b o ve . If the  
m e ssa g e still a p p e a rs, ta ke no te o f the num b e r (xxxx)  
a nd c o nsult yo ur d e a le r.  
(4) ERROR xxxx  
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Co ntro l Info rm a tio n Er-  
ro r.  
Mism a tc h m a y o c c ur b e twe e n the re c o rd e d im a g e  
a nd sc e ne info rm a tio n.  
Up d a te the c o ntro l info rm a tio n.  
Disc m a y b e d irty.  
Re m o ve the d isc a nd wip e o ff fing e rp rints, d ust, e tc .  
b e fo re re using it, o r use a no the r d isc .  
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23  
Disc e rro r.  
Disc m a y b e d irty.  
Re m o ve the d isc a nd wip e o ff fing e rp rints, d ust, e tc .  
b e fo re re using it, o r use a no the r d isc .  
Mism a tc h in re c o rd ing info rm a tio n m a y b e c a use d b y  
e d iting d one on som e d e vic e othe r tha n this DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
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78  
Initia lize the d isc o r use a no the r d isc .  
No m o re sc e ne s. Pla y  
List wa s d e le te d .  
All sc e ne s a re d e le te d fro m the p la y list.  
Write  
p ro te c te d .  
Re le a se write -p ro te c t o f the c a rtrid g e . If the m e ssa g e  
still a p p e a rs, the d isc m a y b e so ftwa re p ro te c te d fro m  
a d e vic e o the r tha n this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
To re le a se this c a se , use a d e vic e tha t ha s e xe c ute d  
so ftwa re -p ro te c t.  
Che c k d isc c a rtrid g e .  
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Ba tte ry is a lm o st  
e m p ty. Re p la c e it.  
Re p la c e with a c ha rg e d b a tte ry, o r use AC a d a p te r  
to p o we r the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
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83  
Ca nno t c o m b ine . Se -  
le c t m ultip le sc e ne s.  
Se le c t a ra ng e o f a t le a st 2 sc e ne s to b e c o m b ine d ,  
a nd the n c o m b ine the m .  
C a n n o t c o m b in e .  
Se le c t o nly m o vie s a nd c o m b ine the m .  
English  
De se le c t  
sc e ne s.  
PHO TO  
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Sc e ne s ove r lim it. Ca n-  
no t d ivid e sc e ne s.  
The num b e r o f e nte re d sc e ne s ha s re a c he d the lim it  
tha t c a n b e e nte re d .  
De le te se ve ra l sc e ne s.  
77, 78  
77, 78  
Sc e ne s ove r lim it. Ca n-  
no t a d d sc e ne s.  
The num b e r o f sc e ne s e nte re d in p la y list ha s re a c he d  
the lim it tha t c a n b e e nte re d .  
De le te se ve ra l sc e ne s.  
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Re fe re nc e  
p a g e  
Me ssa g e  
Ca use & Troub le shooting  
Ca nnot d e le te sc e ne s.  
This m a y o c c ur whe n sc e ne tha t wa s e d ite d fo r d ivi-  
sio n, e tc . is to b e d e le te d .  
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Co m b ine the d ivid e d sc e ne s, a nd the n d e le te the m .  
Sc e ne witho ut c o ntro l  
info . Up d a te c o ntro l  
info rm a tio n.  
The thum b na il a t the sta rt o f p ro g ra m o r p la y list m a y  
no t a p p e a r whe n d isc e d ite d o n d e vic e o the r tha n  
this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is use d , o r, whe n e d -  
iting , suc h a s c omb ining , is p e rforme d on this DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c o rd e r. Cho o se “YES” o n sc re e n fo r ve rifi-  
c a tio n.  
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If thum b na il info rm a tio n is insuffic ie nt, Disc Na vig a tio n  
will a uto m a tic a lly c re a te thum b na ils a fte r it sta rts.  
Disc is full. Ca nnot a d d  
c o ntro l info .  
The num b e r o f e nte re d sc e ne s ha s re a c he d the lim it  
tha t c a n b e e nte re d , so the c ontrol inform a tion for g e n-  
e ra ting thum b na ils c a nno t b e a d d e d .  
77, 78  
87  
Co m b ine se ve ra l sc e ne s o r d e le te the m .  
Disc is no t fo rm a tte d .  
Fo rm a t the d isc no w?  
Ha s the d isc b e e n initia lize d o n a PC?  
Cho o se “YES” a nd initia lize the d isc whe n using it o n  
this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
Disc e rro r h a s o c -  
c u rre d . Fo rm a t th e  
d isc no w?  
Ha s the d isc b e e n initia lize d o n PC? Ha s initia lizing the  
d isc o n PC b e e n inte rrup te d ?  
Cho o se “YES” a nd initia lize the d isc whe n using it o n  
this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
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Disc e rro r h a s o c -  
c urre d . Fo rm a tting is  
no t c o m p le te .  
The d isc m a y b e d irty.  
Re m o ve the d isc a nd wip e o ff fing e rp rints, d ust, e tc .  
b e fo re re using it, o r use a no the r d isc .  
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Disc e rro r h a s o c -  
c urre d . Ke e p d isc in-  
sid e & re sta rt.  
Disc e rror c ould ha ve oc c urre d d uring e d iting of sc e ne s.  
Turn o ff the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r with the d isc  
b e ing use d in it, c o nne c t AC a d a p te r, a nd the n p o we r  
the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r a g a in. Re p a ir o f  
sc e ne s will b e trie d .  
If this m e ssa g e a p p e a rs d uring re c o rd ing , turn o ff the  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r with the d isc loa d e d , a nd  
the n turn it on a g a in. Afte r tha t, op e ra te the DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c o rd e r fo llo wing the instruc tio ns o n sc re e n.  
If the b a tte ry is b e ing use d to p o we r the DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c o rd e r, the m e ssa g e “Use AC a d a p te r.” will  
a p p e a r. If a n AC a d a p te r is no t ha nd y, p re ss the sto p  
40, 42  
(
) b utto n, a nd the n re m o ve the d isc . If the d isc is in-  
se rte d whe n the AC a d a p te r is la te r use d to p o we r the  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r, the d a ta m a y b e re -  
p a ire d .  
Disc full. C a nno t e x-  
e c ute .  
De le te unne c e ssa ry sc e ne s b e fo re using this d isc , o r  
use a no the r d isc .  
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40  
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English  
Drive ove rhe a t. Ple a se  
re try la te r.  
The te m p e ra ture insid e the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re -  
c o rd e r is to o hig h, a nd re a d ing o r writing o f the d a ta  
o n d isc m a y no t b e p e rfo rm e d no rm a lly.  
Turn the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r o ff a nd wa it fo r  
a while . The te m p e ra ture will b e e ffe c tive ly d e c re a se d  
if the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is p la c e d in a we ll-  
ve ntila te d sp o t.  
Sto p p ro c e ssing  
The  
b utto n wa s p re sse d to sto p p ro c e ssing o f m ulti-  
p le sc e ne s.  
1 0 0  
Re fe re nc e  
p a g e  
Me ssa g e  
Ca use & Troub le shooting  
(1) Da ta e rro r in a p a rt  
o f im a g e file . Re p a ir  
d isc no w?  
(2) Fo und e rro r in im -  
a g e file . Re p a ir d isc  
no w?  
(3) Da ta e rro r in a ll im -  
a g e file s. Re p a ir a ll  
d a ta no w?  
It is p o ssib le tha t the syste m c a nno t no rm a lly c o m p le te  
writing o f file whe n p o we r is turne d o ff fo r so m e re a so n  
d uring re c o rd ing o r e d iting (d e le ting , d ivid ing o r c o m -  
b ining sc e ne s, o r c re a ting p la y list). Se le c ting “YES” will  
a uto m a tic a lly re p a ir the vid e o file , b ut e ve n if “NO” is  
se le c te d , the sa m e m e ssa g e will a p p e a r whe n the DVD  
vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is turne d o n ne xt tim e . (Do no t  
re m ove the d isc while the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c ord e r  
is re c o g nizing it: Ig no ring this will d e a c tiva te the file re -  
p a ir func tio n.)  
Fo llo w the instruc tio ns o n sc re e n, ta king no te o f the fo l-  
lo wing c a utio ns:  
• Da ta m a y no t b e re p a ire d , d e p e nd ing o n the tim ing  
whe n p o we r wa s turne d o ff.  
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• Da ta m a y no t b e re p a ire d no rm a lly if d a ta re c o rd e d  
o n a no the r re c o rd e r is m ixe d in.  
• The re p a ire d d a ta m a y b e d iffe re nt fro m the o rig ina l  
re c o rd e d c o nte nt b e c a use o f p a rtia l d e le tio n o f d e -  
fe c tive p o rtio n.  
• Sinc e the d a te /tim e for re p a ir is a d d e d to the re p a ire d  
d a ta (o nly the c o rre c te d p o rtio n fo r p a rtia l re p a ir), the  
o rig ina l d a te / tim e info rm a tio n will b e lo st.  
• Sinc e a ll m o vie s, a nd the n a ll stills, a re re p a ire d , the  
o rd e r o f re c o rd e d c o nte nts will b e lo st.  
(In c a se o f m e ssa g e (2) (3) o nly)  
Use AC a d a p te r.  
Sc e ne c a nno t b e re p a ire d whe n the DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r is p o we re d b y a b a tte ry.  
If the AC a d a p te r is una va ila b le in ha nd y p la c e , re -  
m o ve the d isc , use the o p p o site sid e , o r use a no the r  
d isc . To re p a ir the re m o ve d d isc , inse rt the d isc into the  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r a fte rwa rd s, a nd c o nne c t  
the AC a d a p te r.  
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Erro r o c c urre d . Ple a se  
re p la c e d isc o r fo rm a t  
d isc .  
Ab no rm a lity ha s o c c urre d with the DVD-RAM d isc to  
b e re p a ire d . Initia lize the d isc b e fo re using it, o r use the  
o the r sid e o f the sa m e d isc o r a no the r d isc .  
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Erro r o c c urre d . Ple a se  
re p la c e d isc .  
Ab no rm a lity ha s o c c urre d with the DVD-R d isc to b e  
re p a ire d . Use the o the r sid e o f the sa m e d isc o r a n-  
o the r d isc .  
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—
Disc ha s no d a ta .  
The MENU b utto n wa s p re sse d with no sc e ne re c o rd e d .  
Switc hing of p la y list wa s se le c te d with no p la y list store d .  
Disc ha s no Pla y List.  
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Disc in c lu d e s p ro -  
te c te d sc e ne s. De le te  
sc e ne s.  
The d isc ma y b e softwa re p rote c te d from a d e vic e othe r  
tha n this DVD vid e o c a m e ra /re c ord e r. To re le a se this  
c a se , use a d e vic e tha t ha s e xe c ute d softwa re -p rote c t.  
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Pla y Lists o ve r lim it.  
An a tte m p t wa s m a d e to c re a te ne w p la y list o r c o p y  
p la y list, e ve n tho ug h lim it sp e c ifie d fo r p la y lists in the  
vid e o re c o rd ing sta nd a rd ha d a lre a d y b e e n sto re d .  
English  
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70  
C a n n o t  
Un se le c t  
sc e ne s.  
e xe c u te .  
m u ltip le  
Divisio n o r c ha ng e in thum b na il wa s e xe c ute d whe n  
m ultip le sc e ne s we re se le c te d .  
1 0 1  
Re fe re nc e  
p a g e  
Me ssa g e  
Ca use & Troub le shooting  
Ca nnot move sc e ne in  
p ro g ra m m o d e .  
Mo ve wa s e xe c ute d whe n a p ro g ra m wa s se le c te d .  
72  
(1) Disc is no t fo rm a t-  
te d . If it fo rm a ts, it b e -  
c o m e s p o ssib le to use  
fo r c a m e ra .  
DVD-R d isc tha t wa s no t initia lize d fo r c a m e ra use wa s  
inse rte d .  
(2) Howe ve r, whe n you  
re c o rd fro m PC c o n-  
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n e c tio n  
te rm in a l,  
p le a se d o no t fo rm a t.  
(3) Fo rm a t th e d isc  
no w?  
In DVD-R Disc , Vid e o  
m o d e o f the d isc re -  
c o rd e d o nc e c a nno t  
b e c ha ng e d .  
With DVD-R d isc , the m o vie q ua lity m o d e o nc e use d  
fo r re c o rd ing c a nno t b e c ha ng e d .  
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Fin a lize m a y n o t b e  
c o m p le te . Fin a lize  
a g a in no w?  
Insta nta ne o us shuto ff o c c urre d d uring fina lizing , a fte r  
whic h p o we r wa s sup p lie d a nd d isc wa s inse rte d .  
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89  
Disc e rro r h a s o c -  
c urre d . Fina lizing is no t  
c o m p le te .  
Disc e rror oc c urre d d uring fina lizing , a nd fina lizing fa ile d .  
Re p la c e the d isc .  
Sc e ne s ove r lim it. Ca n-  
no t m o ve sc e ne s.  
An a tte m p t wa s m a d e to m o ve a sc e ne , e ve n tho ug h  
num b e r o f sto ra b le sc e ne s wa s e xc e e d e d .  
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83  
To p sc e ne c a nno t b e  
d ivid e d .  
Divisio n is no t p o ssib le a t the sta rt o f sc e ne .  
Divisio n is no t p o ssib le a t the e nd o f sc e ne .  
Still im a g e c a nno t b e d ivid e d .  
End sc e ne c a nno t b e  
d ivid e d .  
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84  
83  
Pho to c a nno t b e d i-  
vid e d .  
C a n n o t  
sc e ne .  
c o m b in e  
Unle ss c o nse c utive sc e ne s a re se le c te d , the y c a nno t  
b e c o m b ine d .  
Sa m e sc e ne s o n Pla y  
List w ill b e d e le te d .  
De le te sc e ne s?  
This will a p p e a r whe n sc e ne s a re to b e d e le te d .  
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23  
This d isc is re c o rd e d b y  
the PAL syste m . Ple a se  
re p la c e d isc .  
This DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r c a n use o nly d isc s  
re c o rd e d o n the NTSC syste m . A d isc re c o rd e d o n the  
PAL syste m c a nno t b e use d o n this DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r.  
Th is d isc c a n n o t b e  
use d . Ple a se re p la c e  
d isc .  
A d isc tha t c a nno t b e use d o n this DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c ord e r ha s b e e n loa d e d . Che c k the typ e of d isc .  
English  
1 0 2  
Re fe re nc e  
p a g e  
Me ssa g e  
Ca use & Troub le shooting  
COPY PROTECTED  
The vid e o sig na l inp ut to this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re -  
c o rd e r m a y b e c o p y-g ua rd e d .  
Some p re re c ord e d vid e o ma te ria ls, suc h a s movie s, a re  
g ua rd e d a g a inst c o p ying .  
Co p y-g ua rd e d m a te ria ls c a nno t b e re c o rd e d o n this  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
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CHECK DISC  
Disc tha t c a nno t b e use d o n this DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c o rd e r ha s b e e n inse rte d o r d isc is d a m a g e d .  
Che c k whe the r the typ e o f d isc is c o rre c t o r no t, o r  
whe the r the d isc is write p ro te c te d o r no t.  
UNFORMAT DISC  
The d isc is no t initia lize d o r it is d a m a g e d .  
If this m e ssa g e a p p e a rs, b e sure to initia lize the d isc o n  
this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r b e fo re using it.  
Re initia lizing e ve n a d isc use d o n this DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r m a y b e ne c e ssa ry (initia lizing will e ra se  
a ll re c ord e d c onte nts on d isc ). If this m e ssa g e a p p e a rs,  
try to initia lize the d isc . If the sa m e m e ssa g e still a p -  
p e a rs, the d isc m a y b e d a m a g e d : Use a no the r d isc .  
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END OF DISC  
The d isc is full.  
You c a nnot re c ord on this d isc a nymore . Pre p a re a nothe r  
d isc or d e le te unne c e ssa ry movie sc e ne s from this d isc .  
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DISC ALMOST FULL  
DISC ACCESS  
The d isc will so o n b e full, a nd re c o rd ing will b e im p o ssi-  
b le .  
Re p la c e the d isc .  
The re c o rd e d sc e ne is b e ing sto re d o n d isc .  
Wa it until the m e ssa g e d isa p p e a rs, a nd yo u c a n sta rt  
to use the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
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This DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is ve rifying whe the r  
the c o rre c t d isc ha s b e e n inse rte d .  
Wa it until the m e ssa g e d isa p p e a rs, a nd yo u c a n sta rt  
to use the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
This m e ssa g e will b e d isp la ye d fo r a little lo ng e r whe n  
the d a te c ha ng e s.  
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NO DISC  
The d isc ha s no t b e e n inse rte d .  
Inse rt it.  
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This m e ssa g e m a y a p p e a r whe n the DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r o r d isc is m o ve d fro m a c o ld p la c e to a  
wa rm p la c e .  
Co nd e nsa tio n ha s o c c urre d o n the c a m e ra / re c o rd e r  
le ns o r DVD-RAM d rive . Do no t re m o ve the d isc ; le a ve  
the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r turne d o ff in a p la c e  
a s d ry a s p o ssib le fo r 1-2 ho urs.  
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C ANNO T REC O RD  
PHOTOS  
Are yo u using DVD-R d isc ? Yo u c a nno t re c o rd still im -  
a g e o n DVD-R d isc (re c o rd a b le o f still im a g e s fro m PC).  
Use DVD-RAM d isc to re c o rd still im a g e s.  
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Troub le shooting  
Che c k to se e the fo llo wing b e fo re a sking fo r a re p a ir. If the sug g e ste d so lutio n still c a nno t re sto re the  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r to no rm a l, d o no t a tte m p t to re p a ir it yo urse lf, b ut c o nsult yo ur d e a le r.  
Powe r sup p lie s  
Re fe re nc e  
p a g e  
Sym p tom  
Ca use a nd Corre c tion  
Is b a tte ry c ha rg e d ?  
Po we r turns o ff im -  
m e d ia te ly a fte r b e -  
ing turne d o n.  
Cha rg e it.  
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Wh e n p o w e r is  
turne d o n, the LCD  
sc re e n will turn o n  
a nd o ff.  
Po we r g o e s o ff  
une xp e c te d ly.  
Is Po we r Sa ve se t to “On”?  
If the p o we re d DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is le ft fo r a s lo ng  
a s 5 minute s without re c ord ing or p la yb a c k with “Powe r Sa ve :  
On” sp e c ifie d , it will a uto m a tic a lly turn o ff to sa ve b a tte ry  
p o we r. To re sta rt re c o rd ing in this c a se , se t the p o we r switc h  
to “POWER OFF” a nd the n se t it to “ VIDEO”. Yo u c a n a lso  
sp e c ify “Po we r Sa ve : Off” to sto p a uto m a tic p o we r o ff.  
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Po we r c a nno t b e  
turne d o ff.  
Re m o ve the b a tte ry o r AC a d a p te r. In this c a se , the d isc  
c a nno t b e re m o ve d . To re m o ve the d isc , re a tta c h the  
b a tte ry o r AC a d a p te r a nd turn the DVD vid e o c a m e ra /  
re c o rd e r o n a g a in.  
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No im a g e a p p e a rs Is DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r c o nne c te d to PC using PC  
o n the LCD sc re e n  
c o nne c tio n c a b le ?  
o r in the vie wfind e r. Unp lug the PC c o nne c tio n c a b le .  
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Do e s DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r sto p a t the e nd o f the  
sc e ne to whic h wip e -o ut wa s se t a nd p la ye d b a c k.  
Pre ss the DISC NAVIGATION b utto n.  
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Ba tte ry w e a ke n s  
fa st  
Are yo u using the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r whe re the  
te m p e ra ture is ve ry lo w?  
The DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r c a n no rm a lly b e use d  
fo r 40 m inute s to o ne ho ur with a fully c ha rg e d DZ-BP14(R)/  
DZ-BP16 (so ld se p a ra te ly) b a tte ry, b ut this tim e will b e  
sho rte r a t lo w te m p e ra ture s. Pre p a re e xtra b a tte rie s.  
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Ba tte ry m a y b e d e a d .  
Re p la c e it.  
English  
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Re fe re nc e  
p a g e  
Sym p tom  
Ca use a nd Corre c tion  
Ba tte ry c a nno t b e  
c ha rg e d .  
Wa s the CHARGE/ ACCESS ind ic a to r lit o r b linking d uring  
c ha rg ing ?  
The b a tte ry m ig ht ha ve b e e n a tta c he d inc o rre c tly to the  
b a tte ry a tta c hm e nt p la tfo rm o n DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re -  
c o rd e r: Re m o ve the b a tte ry, a nd the n a tta c h it a g a in. If a  
c o rre c tly a tta c he d b a tte ry c a nno t b e c ha rg e d , the b a t-  
te ry is d e a d : Purc ha se a ne w o ne .  
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Is the b a tte ry a b no rm a lly ho t?  
Re m o ve the b a tte ry, le a ve it fo r a while to c o o l d o wn, the n  
c ha rg e it.  
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Is the a m b ie nt te m p e ra ture to o lo w o r to o hig h?  
Cha rg e the b a tte ry a t 50-86°F (10-30°C).  
Ha s the b a tte ry b e e n unuse d fo r a lo ng tim e ?  
Re m o ve the b a tte ry, a nd the n re a tta c h it. If the b a tte ry is  
still no t c ha rg e d , it m a y b e d e a d : Purc ha se a ne w o ne .  
During re c ord ing  
Re fe re nc e  
p a g e  
Sym p tom  
Ca use a nd Corre c tion  
Pre ssin g th e REC  
Is inp ut im a g e c o p y-g ua rd e d ?  
b utto n will no t sta rt Co p y-g ua rd e d im a g e c a nno t b e re c o rd e d o n this DVD  
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re c o rd ing .  
vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
Re c o rd in g sta rts  
b ut sto p s im m e d i-  
a te ly.  
Is d isc sc ra tc he d o r d o e s d irt o r fing e rp rint a d he re to it?  
Cle a n the d isc . If the re is still no im p ro ve m e nt, re p la c e the  
d isc .  
Is so m e o the r AV d e vic e d ire c tly c o nne c te d to the vid e o /  
a ud io inp ut ja c k o f this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r?  
If the AV d e vic e is c o nne c te d via se ve ra l o the r d e vic e s,  
suc h a s AV se le c to r, the vid e o sig na l m a y no t b e tra nsm it-  
te d inc o rre c tly. In suc h a c a se , re d uc e the num b e r o f d e -  
vic e s thro ug h whic h the vid e o sig na l is tra nsm itte d , o r c o n-  
ne c t AV d e vic e d ire c tly.  
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Are yo u a tte m p ting to re c o rd im a g e fro m vid e o g a m e o r  
PC?  
Fro m so m e vid e o g a m e s o r PC s, im a g e c a nno t b e re -  
c o rd e d o n this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
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LCD sc re e n is ha rd  
to se e .  
Ha s b rig htne ss o f LCD sc re e n b e e n a d juste d ?  
Sto p re c o rd ing a nd a d just the b rig htne ss.  
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40  
Is the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r b e ing use d o utd o o rs?  
Use the vie wfind e r. Whe n using LCD m o nito r, a d just its a n-  
g le so tha t LCD sc re e n is no t e xp o se d to d ire c t sunlig ht.  
English  
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Re fe re nc e  
p a g e  
Sym p tom  
Ca use a nd Corre c tion  
Foc us is not c orre c t.  
Is it d iffic ult to use a uto fo c us with yo ur sub je c t?  
Fo c us m a nua lly.  
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Do e s “MF” a p p e a r?  
The DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is se t to m a nua l fo c us.  
Fo c us the sub je c t m a nua lly, o r re le a se m a nua l fo c us.  
Is the d io p te r c o ntro l c o rre c tly a d juste d if yo u a re using  
the vie wfind e r a s a m o nito r?  
Ad just the d io p te r c o ntro l.  
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40  
In c a se s o the r tha n the a b o ve , se t the p o we r switc h to  
“POWER OFF”, a nd the n se t it to “ VIDEO” o r “  
PHOTO”  
a g a in.  
During p la yb a c k  
Re fe re nc e  
p a g e  
Sym p tom  
Ca use a nd Corre c tion  
Pre ssin g th e REC  
Is d isc d irty?  
b utto n will no t sta rt Use so ft, d ry c lo th to c le a n it.  
re c o rd ing .  
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Pre ssing the p la y-  
b a c k b utton will not  
sta rt p la yb a c k.  
Ha s the im a g e b e e n re c o rd e d b y d e vic e s o the r tha n this  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r?  
Pla yb a c k o f im a g e re c o rd e d o n d e vic e s o the r tha n this  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r m a y b e im p o ssib le o n this  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
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Ha s sc e ne b e e n e d ite d b y a p p lic a tio ns o the r tha n Disc  
Na vig a tio n?  
If the sc e ne re c o rd e d o n this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is  
e d ite d with a p p lic a tions othe r tha n Disc Na vig a tion, p la yb a c k  
m a y no t b e p o ssib le o n this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
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91  
No p la yb a c k p ic -  
ture a p p e a rs o n TV  
sc re e n.  
Is TV inp ut se le c to r se t c o rre c tly?  
So m e TVs ha ve m ultip le vid e o inp ut ja c ks. Che c k whe the r  
the c o rre c t inp ut wa s se le c te d o n TV to m a tc h the c o n-  
ne c te d ja c ks. If the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r is c o n-  
ne c te d to VC R, se t its inp ut se le c to r to “e xte rna l inp ut  
(LINE)”.  
Is the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r c o nne c te d to TV c o r-  
re c tly?  
Che c k the c o nne c tio ns.  
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Is inp ut se le c to r o f this DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r se t to  
“LINE”?  
Cha ng e it to “CAMERA” m o d e .  
English  
Pla yb a c k p ic ture is Is d isc sc ra tc he d o r d o e s d irt o r fing e rp rint a d he re to it?  
m o m e nta rily inte r- Cle a n the d isc .  
rup te d .  
Po o r p la yb a c k p ic -  
ture  
Wa s the im a g e inp ut fro m a na lo g VCR (VHS, 8 m m ) a nd  
re c o rd e d ?  
The p ro b le m m a y b e im p ro ve d if a VCR e q uip p e d with  
TBC c irc uit is use d fo r p la yb a c k.  
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Re fe re nc e  
p a g e  
Sym p tom  
Ca use a nd Corre c tion  
Pla yb a c k p ic ture is  
g re a tly d isto rte d .  
Wa s re c o rd ing o f e xte rna l inp ut m a d e with “Fra m e ” sp e c i-  
fie d ?  
Sp e c ify “Fie ld ” fo r “PHOTO Inp ut” in re c o rd m o d e se tting s.  
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No so und  
Is the TV vo lum e c o ntro l se t c o rre c tly?  
Ad just TV vo lum e c o ntro l, a nd b e sure to a d just the vo l-  
um e o n TV.  
Disc Na vig a tio n  
thum b na ils d o no t  
a p p e a r.  
Wa s the im a g e re c o rd e d fro m AV inp ut/ o utp ut ja c k with  
inte rfe re nc e ?  
Re c o rd im a g e with no no ise o r d isturb a nc e .  
Misc e lla ne ous  
Re fe re nc e  
p a g e  
Sym p tom  
Ca use a nd Corre c tion  
Po w e r d o e s n o t  
c o m e o n, o r no o p -  
e ra tio n o c c urs b y  
p re ssing b utto n.  
De ta c h the b a tte ry o r AC a d a p te r, a nd use a fine tip p e d  
p e n to ho ld d o wn the re se t b utto n fo r se ve ra l se c o nd s.  
The n re a tta c h the b a tte ry o r AC a d a p te r, a nd o p e ra te the  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r. Re se tting the DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c o rd e r will re turn the d a te / tim e a nd a ll se tting  
ite m s o n the m e nu sc re e n to d e fa ults: Re se t the d a te / tim e  
a nd e a c h m e nu se tting ite m a s ne e d e d .  
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Ha s the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r b e e n sub je c te d to  
im p a c t?  
The DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r c o uld b e d a m a g e d .  
Co nsult yo ur d e a le r.  
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The d a te a nd tim e  
a re inc o rre c t.  
Ha s the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r b e e n le ft unuse d fo r  
a lo ng p e rio d o f tim e ?  
The inte rna l b a c kup m e m o ry m a y b e d isc ha rg e d :  
Cha rg e it.  
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Disc c a nno t b e re - Ha s d isc ro ta tio n sto p p e d ?  
m o ve d .  
Disc c a nno t b e re m o ve d unle ss ro ta tio n ha s sto p p e d . Wa it  
b e fo re trying to re m o ve it a g a in.  
Did yo u d e ta c h the b a tte ry o r AC a d a p te r b e fo re se tting  
the p o we r switc h to “POWER OFF”.  
Co nne c t the b a tte ry p a c k o r AC a d a p te r, se t the p o we r  
switc h to “ VIDEO” a nd the n “POWER OFF”, a nd re m o ve  
the d isc a fte r the d isc unlo c king so und is he a rd .  
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English  
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Re fe re nc e  
p a g e  
Sym p tom  
Ca use a nd Corre c tion  
DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r c a n-  
n o t b e o p e ra te d  
fro m re m o te c o n-  
tro l.  
Is the re m o te c o ntro l p o inte d a t the infra re d re c e ive r o n  
DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r?  
Po int it a t the infra re d re c e ive r to o p e ra te the DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
Is the infra re d re c e ive r o n DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r  
e xp o se d to d ire c t sunlig ht o r stro ng fluo re sc e nt lig ht, e tc .?  
The re m o te c o ntro l c a nno t o p e ra te the DVD vid e o c a m -  
e ra / re c o rd e r whe n stro ng lig ht strike s the infra re d re c e ive r.  
Ad just the p la c e o r a ng le o f the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re -  
c o rd e r.  
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Are the re b a tte rie s in the re m o te c o ntro l?  
Also c he c k the p o la ritie s o f b a tte rie s. The b a tte rie s c o uld  
b e d e a d : Try re p la c ing the m .  
Is the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r p o we re d ?  
Turn it o n.  
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Disc c o ve r c a nno t Is d isc c o rre c tly inse rte d ?  
b e c lo se d .  
Wa s d isc inse rte d until it lo c ke d ?  
Wa s d isc inse rte d fro m wro ng d ire c tio n?  
Re m o ve the d isc a nd the n re inse rt it.  
Op e ra ting so und is This so und is he a rd b e c a use the d isc is c yc lic a lly o p e ra te d  
he a rd c yc lic a lly.  
a nd d o e s no t ind ic a te a fa ult.  
Sc e ne c a nno t b e  
d e le te d .  
Is the c urso r p o inting to the sc e ne to b e d e le te d ? If yo u  
se le c t a sc e ne with ye llo w c urso r whe n a sc e ne a lre a d y  
se le c te d (fra m e d in re d ) e xists, the sc e ne fra m e d in re d  
will b e d e le te d . Ca re fully c he c k the c o lo rs o f c urso r a nd  
b a r g ra p h o n the thum b na il d isp la y sc re e n.  
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English  
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Syste m Re se t  
If the DVD vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r d o e s no t o p e ra te no rm a lly, p e rfo rm “Syste m Re se t”: The DVD  
vid e o c a m e ra / re c o rd e r m a y re c o ve r to no rm a l. “Syste m Re se t” will re se t a ll se tting s to fa c to ry d e -  
fa ults. The d a te a nd tim e will a lso b e re se t: Se t the d a te a nd tim e a g a in b e fo re using the DVD vid e o  
c a m e ra / re c o rd e r.  
Turn the DVD video camera/ recorder off.  
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Use a fine tipped pen to hold down the reset  
2 button for several seconds.  
All settings will be reset.  
Note : Do no t p re ss the re se t b utto n with und ue  
fo rc e .  
RESET button  
● List of se tting ite m s  
Disc  
use d  
Pa g e of  
Se tting  
Ite m  
Se tting s  
Prog ra m AE Auto/ Sports/ Portra it/ Spotlight/ Sa nd &Snow/ Low Light  
DVD-RAM  
DVD-R  
54  
55  
56  
57  
White Ba l.  
ElS  
Auto/ Hold  
On/ Off  
Dig .Zoom  
240x/ 48x/ Off  
DZ-MV230A: XTRA/ FINE/ STD  
DZ-MV200A: FINE/ STD  
FINE/ STD/ LPCM  
DVD-RAM  
DVD-R  
VIDEO Mod e  
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58  
59  
VIDEO Mod e  
Inp ut Sourc e  
DVD-RAM  
DVD-R  
CAMERA/ LINE  
DVD-RAM  
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61  
Fra m e / Fie ld  
On/ Off  
PHOTO Inp ut  
Se lf Tim e r  
DVD-RAM  
DVD-R  
On/ Off  
OSD Outp ut  
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DVD-RAM  
DVD-R  
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35  
63  
63  
64  
64  
16  
M/ D/ Y / D/ M/ Y / Y/ M/ D  
Da te Mod e  
Da te Se t  
1/ 1/ 2002 12:00AM  
DVD-RAM  
DVD-R  
On/ Off  
Be e p  
On/ Off  
Powe r Sa ve  
Re c ord LED  
La ng ua g e  
De m o Mod e  
On/ Off  
Eng lish/ Fra nç a is/ Esp a ñol/ De utsc h/ Ita lia no  
Auto/ Off/ Sta rt  
English  
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Ma jor Sp e c ific a tions  
CCD (num b e r o f e ffe c tive p ixe ls)  
DZ-MV230A  
1/ 4-inc h inte rla c e d  
to ta l num b e r o f p ixe ls: a p p ro x. 1,100,000  
m o vie : a p p ro x. 720,000  
still: a p p ro x. 1,000,000  
DZ-MV200A  
to ta l num b e r o f p ixe ls: a p p ro x. 680,000  
m o vie : a p p ro x. 340,000  
still: a p p ro x. 630,000  
F2.0-2.7, f = 3/ 16”-1-15/ 16” (4.1-49.2 m m )  
Filte r d ia m e te r: 1-7/ 16” (37 m m )  
Le ns  
Mo vie : a p p ro x. 1-3/ 4”-20-13/ 16” (44-528 m m )  
Still: a p p ro x. 1-1/ 2”-17-15/ 16” (38-456 m m )  
Fo c a l le ng th (c o nve rte d to 35 m m  
c a m e ra )  
Auto / Ma nua l  
Fo c us  
Zo o m  
Op tic a l 12x, 48x-240x with d ig ita l zo o m a d d e d  
0.5 lx (Whe n Lo w Lig ht m o d e is se le c te d )  
Re q uire d  
m inim um  
illum ina tio n  
DZ-MV230A  
DZ-MV200A  
0.3 lx (Whe n Lo w Lig ht m o d e is se le c te d )  
Bla c k & White  
Vie wfind e r  
2.5-inc h c o lo r TFT (a p p ro x. 60,000 p ixe ls)  
Ele c tro nic typ e  
LCD m o nito r  
Ele c tro nic im a g e sta b ilize r  
Shutte r sp e e d  
1/ 60 - 1/ 4000 se c o nd (m o vie )  
(Auto / On/ Off) Still re c o rd ing o nly  
Still re c o rd ing o nly  
Fla sh [using Vid e o Fla sh (o p tio na l)]  
Se lf-tim e r re c o rd ing  
Exte rna l m ic rop hone ja c k / ø3.5 m m ste re o m ini-ja c k:  
Re c omme nd e d mic rop hone imp e d a nc e 600 Ω - 1 kΩ  
Exte rna l m ic ro p ho ne ja c k  
Mo vie (with so und )  
Still (o nly with DVD-RAM d isc )  
Re c o rd ing m o d e  
a p p rox. 36~120 minute s (XTRA) (only with DZ-MV230A)  
a p p ro x. 60 m inute s (FINE)  
a p p ro x. 120 m inute s (STD)  
Ma xim um  
re c o rd a b le  
tim e  
DVD-RAM d isc *  
(o n b o th sid e s o f d isc )  
a p p ro x. 30 m inute s (FINE)  
a p p ro x. 60 m inute s (STD)  
a p p ro x. 30 m inute s (LPCM)  
DVD-R d isc  
(o n o ne sid e o f d isc )  
1998  
Ma xim um num b e r o f re c o rd a b le stills*  
(o n b o th sid e s o f DVD-RAM d isc )  
Mo vie : Co nfo rm ing to DVD vid e o re c o rd ing sta nd -  
a rd (MPEG Aud io la ye r 2)  
Re c o rd ing  
fo rm a t  
DVD-RAM d isc  
Still:  
Sim ulta ne o us re c o rd ing , c o nfo rm ing to DVD  
vid e o re c o rd ing sta nd a rd (704 × 480 p ixe ls)  
a nd JPEG (1,280 × 960 p ixe ls o n DZ-MV230A,  
1,024 × 768 p ixe ls o n DZ-MV200A)  
English  
Mo vie : Conforming to DVD vid e o re c ord ing sta nd a rd  
(whe n MPEG Aud io la ye r 2 or LPCM is se le c te d )  
DVD-R d isc  
MPEG Aud io la ye r 2, line a r PCM, Do lb y AC3  
Aud io p la yb a c k fo rm a t  
Re c o rd ing m e d ium  
8 c m DVD-RAM d isc (c o nfo rm ing to DVD-RAM Ve r. 2.1 Bo o k 2.1)  
8 c m DVD-R d isc (c o nfo rm ing to DVD-R fo r Ge ne ra l Ve r. 2.0)  
Vid e o / a ud io inp ut/ o utp ut × 1, S-vid e o o utp ut × 1,  
Exte rna l m ic ro p ho ne inp ut × 1, Dig ita l inp ut/ o utp ut  
te rm ina l (c o nne c te d to PC USB ja c k) × 1  
Ja c ks  
* The total recordable time or recordable number of stills is half on each side of disc.  
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Ba tte ry syste m  
Lithium -io n  
Po we r c o nsum p tio n  
a p p ro x. 5.8 W whe n re c o rd ing with LCD m o nito r o ff  
Dim e nsio ns  
(W × H × D)  
a p p ro x. 3-1/ 4” × 4” × 5-5/ 8” (82 × 101 × 143 m m )  
(e xc lud ing ho o d a nd p ro je c tio ns)  
Op e ra ting te m p e ra ture (hum id ity)  
32-104 °F (0-40 °C) (le ss tha n 80%). 32-86 °F (0-30 °C)  
whe n c o nne c te d to PC  
Sto ra g e te m p e ra ture  
We ig ht  
16.8-140 °F (-20-60 °C)  
a p p ro x. 670 g (witho ut b a tte ry o r d isc )  
To ta l we ig ht whe n re c o rd ing  
a p p ro x. 830 g (whe n using DZ-BP14(R)/ DZ-BP16 (so ld  
se p a ra te ly) b a tte ry)  
Pro vid e d a c c e sso rie s  
AC a d a p te r, b a tte ry, AV inp ut/ o utp ut c a b le , infra -  
re d re m o te c o ntro l, 2 “AA” b a tte rie s fo r re m o te c o n-  
tro l, le ns c a p , le ns c a p string , sho uld e r stra p , p o we r  
c a b le , 2 fe rrite c o re s, DVD-R d isc  
Introd uc tion to Op tiona l Ac c e ssorie s  
Ca m e ra Ac c e ssorie s  
Tele-conversion lens (DZ-TL1)  
Wide conversion lens (DZ-WL1)  
Video light (DZ-LD9)  
•
If you use the video light, you will need  
a battery pack (DZ-BP16, DZ-BP28 (sold  
separately)), in addition to the battery  
used in the DVD video camera/ recorder.  
When using optional accessories, be sure  
to read the instruction manuals for each  
accessory.  
Video flash (DZ-FLH3)  
•
Powe r Sup p lie s  
Battery pack (DZ-BP16)  
Battery pack (DZ-BP28)  
Misc e lla ne ous  
PC kit [DZ-WINPC3(W)]  
English  
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Ind e x  
De le te (sc e ne ) ............................................... 80  
De m o m o d e ................................................... 16  
De ta il (sc e ne ) ................................................. 86  
Dig . zo o m ........................................................ 57  
Dio p te r c o ntro l ............................................... 41  
Disc .................................................................. 23  
Disc e je c t b utto n ........................................... 39  
Disc g uid e ....................................................... 37  
Disc Na vig a tio n b utto n ................................. 69  
Disc Na vig a tio n Func tio ns ............................ 17  
Disp la y ............................................................. 51  
Info rm a tio n LCD ..................................... 51  
Liq uid c rysta l d isp la y .............................. 40  
Sc e ne s info rm a tio n ................................ 86  
Thum b na il ............................................... 69  
Vie wfind e r ............................................... 41  
Disp la y b utto n ................................................ 52  
Divid e .............................................................. 83  
DVD – R ........................................................... 23  
DVD – RAM ..................................................... 23  
Num b e r  
2.5” typ e liq uid c rysta l d isp la y ...................... 40  
240x (Dig .zo o m ) ............................................. 57  
48x (Dig .zo o m ) ............................................... 57  
8 c m DVD-R d isc ............................................ 23  
8 c m DVD-RAM d isc ...................................... 23  
A
AC a d a p te r .................................................... 34  
Ac c e sso ry sho e ............................................ 111  
Ad d (e d it) ....................................................... 77  
All p ro g ra m s ................................................... 72  
Auto (p ro g ra m AE) ........................................ 54  
Auto (white b a l.) ............................................ 55  
Auto -fo c us ...................................................... 49  
A/ V inp ut/ o utp ut ja c k ................................... 90  
B
B/ W .................................................................. 81  
Ba tte ry a tta c hm e nt p la tfo rm ....................... 30  
Ba tte ry e je c t b utto n ...................................... 30  
Ba tte ry p a c k ................................................... 30  
Atta c hing to DVD vid e o / re c o rd e r ....... 30  
Cha rg ing ................................................. 31  
Re c o rd a b le tim e o n DVD vid e o /  
E
Ed it (p la y list) .................................................. 77  
Ed it (sc e ne ) .................................................... 81  
Ed it m e nu ........................................................ 78  
EIS .................................................................... 56  
Exit (e d it) ......................................................... 78  
Exp o sure b utto n ............................................. 50  
Exp o sure c o ntro l ............................................ 50  
Exte rna l m ic ro p ho ne ja c k ............................ 42  
Eye c up ............................................................ 41  
re c o rd e r .................................................. 32  
Re m o ving fro m DVD vid e o /  
re c o rd e r .................................................. 30  
Se tting up ................................................ 30  
Be e p ................................................................ 63  
Built-in b a tte ry ................................................ 30  
F
C
Fa d e ................................................................ 81  
Fe rrite c o re ..................................................... 28  
Fie ld (p ho to inp ut) ......................................... 60  
Fina lize d isc ..................................................... 89  
FINE (vid e o m o d e ) ......................................... 58  
Fo c us b utto n .................................................. 49  
Fo rm a t d isc ..................................................... 87  
Fra m e (p ho to inp ut) ...................................... 60  
Fra m e a d va nc e / fra m e b a c k ..................... 45  
Ca d d y ............................................................. 24  
Ca m e ra func tio ns se tup ......................... 17, 54  
Ca p a c ity ......................................................... 87  
Ca rtrid g e ........................................................ 24  
Cha rg e / a c c e ss ind ic a to r ............................. 31  
Cle a ning ......................................................... 98  
Co m b ine ......................................................... 83  
Co nne c ting .................................................... 90  
To o the r AV d e vic e ................................ 92  
To PC ........................................................ 94  
To TV......................................................... 90  
Co p yrig ht ........................................................ 22  
Cre a te ............................................................. 74  
H
Ha nd stra p ...................................................... 27  
Ho ld (white b a l.) ............................................ 55  
English  
I
D
Im a g e q ua lity ................................................. 59  
Info rm a tio n d isp la y m o d e ............................ 51  
Info rm a tio n LCD ............................................. 51  
Infra re d re c e ive r ............................................ 29  
Initia l se tup ...................................................... 63  
Da te a nd tim e ............................................... 35  
Da te se tup ...................................................... 35  
DC c o rd c o nne c tio n te rm ina l ...................... 31  
De fa ults ........................................................... 65  
De le te (e d it) ................................................... 78  
De le te (p la y list) ............................................. 79  
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Inp ut so urc e ................................................... 59 Sc e ne .............................................................. 17  
Co m b ine ................................................. 83  
De le te ...................................................... 80  
De ta il ....................................................... 86  
Divid e ...................................................... 83  
J
Jo ystic k............................................................ 10  
Ed it ........................................................... 81  
Fa d e ........................................................ 81  
L
Mo ve ....................................................... 84  
Se le c t ....................................................... 85  
Skip ........................................................... 85  
Se a rc hing fo r im a g e ...................................... 45  
Se le c t (sc e ne ) ................................................ 70  
Se le c t b utto n .................................................. 70  
Se lf tim e r ......................................................... 61  
Sho uld e r stra p ................................................ 27  
Skip (sc e ne ) .................................................... 85  
Sp e a ke r ........................................................... 44  
Sp o rts (p ro g ra m AE) ...................................... 54  
Sp o tlig ht (p ro g ra m AE) ................................. 54  
STD (vid e o m o d e ) .......................................... 58  
Ste re o m ic ro p ho ne ....................................... 42  
Sto p / c a nc e l ................................................... 10  
S-vid e o o utp ut ja c k ....................................... 90  
Switc h (p la y list) ............................................. 75  
Switc h (p ro g ra m ) ........................................... 72  
La ng ua g e ....................................................... 64  
LCD b rig ht b utto n .......................................... 41  
Le ns c a p ......................................................... 28  
Le ns ho o d ....................................................... 48  
Lo c k switc h ..................................................... 42  
Lo w lig ht (p ro g ra m AE) ................................. 54  
LPCM (vid e o m o d e ) ...................................... 58  
M
Me nu b utto n ............................................ 54, 71  
MF .................................................................... 49  
Mo ve ............................................................... 84  
O
Op e n b utto n .................................................. 40  
Op tic a l 12x zo o m le ns ................................... 12  
OSD o utp ut ..................................................... 62  
T
P
Title (p la y list) .................................................. 79  
Title (p ro g ra m ) ............................................... 73  
PC c o nne c tio n te rm ina l ............................... 96  
Pho to inp ut ..................................................... 60  
Pla y (p la y list) ................................................. 75  
Pla y (p ro g ra m ) ............................................... 72  
Pla y list ............................................................. 74  
Po rtra it (p ro g ra m AE) .................................... 54  
Po we r sa ve ..................................................... 63  
Po we r switc h ............................................ 35, 40  
Pro g ra m .......................................................... 72  
Pla y .......................................................... 72  
Switc h ...................................................... 72  
Title ........................................................... 73  
Pro g ra m AE .................................................... 54  
U
Up d a te c o ntro l info . ...................................... 88  
V
Vid e o fla sh ...................................................... 43  
Vid e o lig ht ...................................................... 42  
Vid e o m o d e ................................................... 58  
FINE .......................................................... 58  
LPCM ....................................................... 58  
STD ........................................................... 58  
XTRA ......................................................... 58  
Vie wfind e r ...................................................... 41  
Vo l. b utto n ...................................................... 44  
R
Re c o rd b utto n ................................................ 42  
Re c o rd func tio ns se tup ................................. 17  
Re c o rd ing ind ic a to r ...................................... 64  
Re m o te c o ntro l .............................................. 29  
Re p e a t p la y ................................................... 89  
Re se t ................................................................ 65  
Se tting s .................................................... 65  
Syste m ................................................... 109  
Re se t b utto n ................................................. 109  
W
WB.................................................................... 55  
White ............................................................... 81  
White Ba l. ........................................................ 55  
Wip e ................................................................ 81  
English  
X
S
XTRA (vid e o m o d e ) ....................................... 58  
Sa nd & Sno w (p ro g ra m AE) ......................... 54  
Z
Zo o m le ve r ...................................................... 47  
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