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DZ-GX3300A/DZ-GX3200A DZ-GX3100A/DZ-BX35A Instruction Manual DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R +RW Instruction manual T o obtain the best performance and e nsure years of trouble-free use, please read this instruction manual completely .
English 2 Impor tant Information For Y our Safety The power s witch tur ns the D VD video camera/recorder on and off , leaving the date/time f eature unaff ected. If the camera/recorder is to be le ft unattended f or a long period of time, turn it off .
English 3 Microsoft ® , W indows ® , W indows ® Me, W indows ® 2000 Professiona l, and W indows ® XP ar e registe red trademarks of Micros oft Corporation. Intel ® , Pentium ® Processor , and Celeron ® Process or are register ed trade marks of Intel Cor poration.
English 4 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR U CTIONS In addition to the careful attention de v oted to quality sta ndar ds in the manuf acture of your video product, sa fet y is a major fa ctor in the design of ev ery instrum ent. But, safety is your respon sibility too.
English 5 Cautions When Using Handle the liquid crystal displa y (LCD) with care: • The LCD is a very delicate display device: Do not press its s urface with force, hit it or prick it with a sharp object. • If you push the L CD surface, uneve nness in disp lay may occur .
English 6 Do not point d irectly at th e sun: • If direct sunlight strik es the lens or viewfinder , the DVD video cam era/recorder could malfunction or a fire could occur . • Do not leave the DVD video camera/r ecor der with the LCD scr een exposed to dir ect sunlight: This could cause malfunctions.
English 7 Do not turn the D VD video camera/recorder off while the ACCESS/P C indicator or CARD A CCESS indicator is lit or blinking: • The ACCESS/PC or CARD ACCESS indicator is lit or blinking to show that data is being written to disc or car d, or being read from it.
English 8 Cautions When Storing Do not leave the D VD video camera/recorder in a place where the temperature is very high f or a long period o f time: • The temperatur e inside a clo sed vehicle or trun k can become very high i n a hot season.
English 9 CLEANING Be sure to set the power s witch to “OF F” bef ore cleaning this D VD video camera/recorder . ● Cleaning LCD screen and camera lens Use dry , soft cloth to wipe dirt off.
English 10 DISC CLEANING Use the disc cleaning clo th provided to lightly wipe off any dirt adhering to the disc as shown in the figure. Do not wipe the disc with force: Doing so could cause scratches. Never use solvent (thinner , water , antistat or deter gent) for cleaning.
English 11 About This Manual ● Displays in this manual Understand that the displa ys are dif fer ent fr om th ose you will actually see in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen. ● Notation of cancel b utton Press the ST OP/EXIT button to st op your operation midway , or return the menu scr een to the preceding one.
English 12 Table of Contents Important Information........... .............................. 2 For Your Safety.................... .............................. 2 Precautions ............................................... ......... 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .
English 13 Setting Up Record Functions ........................... 61 SWITCHING MOVIE Q UALITY (VIDEO MODE) . 61 SETTING TO WIDE TV SCREEN MODE (16:9 MODE) .. .......... ............. ........... .......... ............. ... 62 SWITCHING QUAL IT Y OF STILL IMAG E (QUALITY ) .
English 14 Recording (Dubbing) Images .................... ..... 109 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES FROM OTHER VIDEO DEVICE.... ............. ............. ... 109 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMAGES ON OTHER VIDEO DEVICES ..... .. ... .......... ... .......... ..
English 15 Checking Provid ed Accessories Make sure that y ou hav e all the f ollowing accessories in package: Battery ( Model DZ-BP14SW ): For DZ-GX3300A/ GX3200A onl y . P ortable po wer supp ly f or this D VD video camera/reco rder . Charge it before use.
English 16 Names of Par ts 1 Flash (for DZ-GX3300A only) (p. 56) 2 Light receiving sensor (for DZ-GX3300A only) This sensor contr ols the amount of light to be emitted from the bui lt-in flash. T ake care not to block with hand, etc. during r ecor ding.
English 17 15 Viewfinder (p. 32) 16 Diopter control (p. 32) T o adjust the focus of image appearing in the viewfinder . (Pull ou t the viewfinder .) 17 SLEEP/REST ART button (p. 43) T o switch the sleep/r estart status between ON and OFF . 18 ACCESS/PC indicator (for DZ-GX3300A/GX3200A/GX3100A only) A CCESS indicator (for DZ-BX35A only) (p.
English 18 28 FINALIZE button (p. 102) Press th is button to finalize the recor ded DVD-R W/DVD-R/+R W . 29 FOCUS button (p. 53) T o swit ch between manual focu s and auto- focus. 30 MENU button (p. 49, 80) Press th is button to displ ay the menu for setting camera functions and Disc Navigation.
English 19 44 PHOT O button (p. 42) 45 REC button (p. 41) 46 MENU button (p. 33, 57, 80) 47 SELECT button (p. 75) 48 Reverse searc h button (p. 71) 49 DELETE button (p. 79) 50 DISC NA VIGA TION button (p. 67) 51 DISPLA Y button (p. 47, 74) 52 ZOOM T button (p .
English 20 Setups This section explains preparations for recording – setting up the DVD video camera/recorder and batter y . Demonstration Function This D VD video camera/recorder is equipped with a demonstration function. The default at purchase time is “A uto”, w hich will automatically star t the demonstration approx.
English 21 A TT A CHING LENS CAP 1 Attach the shorter end of lens cap string to the lens cap. 2 Attach the longer end of lens cap string to the attachment hole of DVD video camera/ rec ord e r . 3 Push the bo th sides of cap inward and a ttach it over the l ens.
English 22 REMO VING B A TTER Y FR OM REMO TE C ONTROL 1 While pushing the battery holder , slide the battery out. Wa r n i n g : • KEEP THE BA TTER Y AW A Y FROM CHILDREN AND PETS. • IF SW ALLOWED , CONSUL T A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIA TEL Y FOR EMERGENCY TREA TMENT .
English 23 Discs and Cards The follo wing tab le lists the storage media (dis cs and cards) that can be used on this D VD video camera/recorder and the functions which are availab le with them: Media Function DV D - R A M DV D - RW (VR mode) DV D - RW (VF mode) DV D - R +RW SD memory card T o record video ( p.
English 24 A V AILA BLE DISCS This DVD video camera/r ecorder can use only the 8-cm bar e discs not packed in a squ are car tridge, squar e caddy case or round DVD holder .
English 25 EXAMPLES OF DISCS THA T CANNO T BE USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER: • CD-RW • CD • CD-R • CD-ROM • DVD-R (4.7 GB) for Authoring V er .
English 26 Pr eparations fo r Power Supply USING D VD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER WITH AC AD APTER/CHARGER It is recommen ded that you use the AC adapter/char ger to power the DVD video camera/recor der from household AC out let when you perform sett ings on it, play back or edit images, or use it indoors.
English 27 Setting Up the Battery The DZ-BP14S batter y provided with DZ-GX3300A/GX3200A or DZ-BP07PW batter y provided with DZ-GX3100A/BX35A has not been charged at purchas e time: Charge it before using the D VD video camera/recorder .
English 28 ● Battery char ged status Y ou can find out the char ged status of bat tery by checking the CHARGE indi cator on AC adapter / charger: Note : See “T roubl eshooting” on page 139 when the CHARGE indicator blinks . ● Reference for time required to char ge battery (at appr ox.
English 29 ● Continuousl y recordable time with full y char ged battery (with no zoom operation, etc.) See the following table as a re ferenc e for how long the DVD video camera/recor der can contin.
English 30 B A TTER Y REMAINING LEVEL INDICA T OR When the battery is used to power the DVD video camera/r ecor der , the battery remaining level appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD scre en as follows: EFFICIENT USE OF B A TTER Y • The battery will slightly discharg e even if it is detached from the DVD vi deo camera/ reco rder .
English 31 T urning DVD Video Camera/Recor der On and Of f While holding down the gray bu tton at the right of power switch , set th e switch according to each recor ding function: P ow er ON status During playba ck, set the power switch to “ O ” or “ N ” when using disc, or set it to “ P ” whe n using card.
English 32 VIEWING IMA GE ON LCD MONIT OR SCREEN If you open the LCD mo nitor , you can monitor subject image on the LCD screen. 1 Open the LCD monitor . The LCD monitor has a portion wher e you can hook your finger . H ook the finger there to open the monito r .
English 33 1<>2/3 Setting Date and Time Set the current date and time so that the date and time you make a recording can be recorded correctly . The follo wing procedure can also be used to co rrect the date and time you ha ve already set.
English 34 1<>2/3 Initial Settings Press the MENU button, and then use f / e / d / c / A to displa y the “Initial Setup” menu screen. See page 49 f or detailed operation procedur e. Press the MENU button again to e xit setting. SWITCHING OPERA TING SOUND ON OR OFF (BEEP) Select “On” or “Off”, and then press the A button.
English 35 RESETTING MENU SETTINGS T O DEF A UL TS (RES ET) Y ou can restor e menu settings to defaults (in itial se ttings at the factory (p. 147)). (N ote, however , that the date/time will not be reset.) 1 Choose “Reset” on the “Initial Setup” menu screen, a nd then press the A button.
English 36 1<>2/3 LCD/EVF Setup ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN (LCD BRIGHTNESS) A ND VIEWFINDER (EVF BRIGHTNESS) 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “LCD/EVF Adjust” on the “LCD/EVF Setup” men u screen, and th en choose “LCD Brightness”or “EVF Brightness”.
English 37 ADJUSTING COLOR DENSITY (COLOR LEVEL) Y ou can adjust the color density of th e LCD monitor scree n and viewfinder . 1 Press the MEN U button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “LCD/EVF Adjust” on the “LCD/EVF Setup” menu screen, and then choose “Color Level”.
English 38 Inserting and Removing Disc 1 Press down the DISC EJECT button once and release it. A few moments after t he ACCESS/PC indicator blinks, the cover of disc inser tion block will open.
English 39 Note : • If the cover of disc inser ti on block is open, the A CCESS/PC indicator will blink when an image is displayed on the LCD monitor screen: In t his case, the D VD video camera/re corder will not t urn of f ev en if the pow er s wit ch is set to “OFF”.
English 40 Inserting and Removing Card 1 Open the LCD monitor . 2 T urn the DVD video camera/recor der off. 3 Open the cover of car d insertion block. 4 Inser ting C ard: Insert car d with its te rm inal inwar d until it locks. Removing Card: Push the center of card edge.
41 English Basic T echniques This section explains about recording of movies and still imag es, and also basic settings o n D VD video camera/recorder . 1<>2/ Recor ding Movie 1 Remove the le ns cap, and then poin t the DVD video camera/r ecor der at subject.
English 42 13 Record ing Stills Note : Recording of still images is possib le on D VD-RAM disc and card. 1 Remove the le ns cap, and then point the DVD video camera/recorder at subject. 2 T urn the DVD camera/recorder on. When using DVD-RAM disc: Set the power switch to “ N ”.
English 43 1<>2/3 Swift Restar t of Recording (SLEEP/REST ART button) If you press the SLEEP/REST AR T button while in th e recor ding pause status instead of turning the DVD video camera/recorder of f, the status that reco rding is possibl e will be restor ed in approx.
English 44 1<>2/3 On-Scr een Information V arious type s of information will appear in the vi ewfinder or on the LCD screen dur ing recording. INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DUR ING RECORDING See the next page for details. DISPLA Y The abov e screen is an ex amp le f or ex planation: It is diff erent from the actual displa y .
English 45 1. Recording mode (p. 41, 42, 65) 2. Program AE (only in movi e recordi ng mode) (p. 57) 3. White balance (p. 58) 4. Electronic ima ge stabilizer (EIS)* 2 (p. 60) 5. Manual focus ( p. 53) 6. Backlight co mpensation (p. 55) 7. 16:9 mode (onl y in movie re cording mode) (p.
English 46 15. Disc/Card type 16. Movie recording quality (when using disc) (p. 61) Still record ing qualit y (when using card) (p. 64) 17. Remaining space on di sc/card *8 18.
English 47 ● Switching t he inf ormation displa y mode Y ou can switch the display mode of on-screen information: Press the DISPL A Y button . The full and minimum display modes will alternate. • Full display mode: All types of information will appear .
English 48 ● Interpretin g symbols on LCD scree n whe n recor ding with the screen facing the same direction as the lens: Note : • If the LCD screen is set f a cing the same direction as the lens , the LCD screen will displa y a mirror image (left and right rev e rsed).
English 49 Checking Flow of Menu The follo wing two on-screen menu modes are a vai lab le with this D VD video camera/recorder : • Full Menu: T o display all menu items f or e xper ts • Quick Menu: T o display only the fundamental menu items f or first timers ● Operating Menu The Full Menu will appear if you pres s the MENU button.
English 50 ● Flow of Full Me nu ■ The shaded menu item can also be set using the Quick Menu. Refer to page ind icated for de tails of each fun ction. Camera Functions Setu p Not displayed when external input is being selected. Record Functions Setup Date Setup LCD/EVF Setup Adjust (p.
English 51 1<>2/3 Zooming If you continue to hold the zoom lever on the “T” control side with Dig. Zoom specified, the digital zoom will be activated midway (when optical 10-power is exceede d on DZ-GX3300A/ GX3200A, or optical 15-power is exce eded on DZ-GX3100A or optical 25-power i s exceeded on DZ-BX35A).
English 52 RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHO T O EFFECT Use the tele-conversion lens or wide-conversion lens with the following filter diameter and thr ead pi t ch to re co rd s ub je c ts fo r s tro n g er telephoto or wide-angle effect: Filter diameter: 37 mm for DZ-GX3300A; 34 mm fo r DZ-GX3200A/DZ-BX35A; 30.
English 53 1<>2/3 Manually Focusing Subject The D VD video camera/recorder u sually f ocuses on a subject automatically (aut of ocus). Y ou can also manually f ocus a subject depending on the recording conditions.
English 54 Manually focus the following objects, which may not be a utomatically focused (see page 53): Objects not in the center of screen Objects that are f ar and near at the same time Objects with little v ariation in brightness, such as white wall Objects moving rapidly Dark objects Objects lit by neon sign, spotlight, etc.
English 55 1<>2/3 Adjusting Brightness of Image to be re corded (Exposure) The D VD video camera/recorder usually adjusts the exposure automatically . Y ou can also manually adjust the exposure depending on the recording conditions. 1 Press the EX POSURE button during rec ord i ng .
English 56 13 Built-in V ideo Flash (fo r DZ-GX3300A only) When recording photos in a dark place, or if the subject is lit from rear, the DZ-GX3300A mak es use of the built-in Video Flash f or automat.
English 57 1<>2/3 Setting Up Camera Functions SELECTING SHOO TIN G MODE TO MA TCH THE SUBJECT (SWITCHING PROGRAM AE MODE) This DVD video camera/r ecorder automatically de tects th e status of su.
English 58 RECORDING DARK SUBJECTS USING LCD MONIT OR LIGHT When Program AE is set to Low Light, y ou can use the light from LCD monitor to record a subject. 1 Press the MENU button, and choose “Program AE” from t he “Cam era Fun ctions Setup” menu.
English 59 1 Press the MEN U button, choose “White Bal.” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu screen, a nd then press the A button. 2 Choose the desired opti on, and then press the A button. 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting. Note : • The white balance mod e can be con firmed using the on-screen inf ormation.
English 60 USING THE ELECTRONIC IMA GE ST ABILIZER (EIS) When you use zoom (see page 51) to r ecor d a magnified subject image, it will co rrect fuzziness in the rec ord e d i m a ge . 1 Press the MENU button, choose “ EIS” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu scr een, and then press th e A button.
English 61 Setting Up Recor d Functions 1<>2/ SWITCHING MO VIE QU ALITY (VIDEO MODE) Choose the movie quality from “XTRA”, “ FINE”, “STD”. 1 Press the MEN U button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “VIDE O Mode” on the “Recor d Functio ns Setup” menu screen, and th en press the A button.
English 62 1<>2/ SETTING T O WIDE TV SCREEN MODE (16:9 MODE) When viewing recor ded images later on a wide-scr een TV (aspect ratio 16:9), specify wide-scr een (16:9) mode “On”: Y ou can also record images with the aspect ratio chan ged (the aspect rati o with “Off” is 4:3).
English 63 An image recor ded with “16:9 On” specified will appear as follows: Images recor ded with “16:9 Of f” specified will appear as follows: Note : • The 16:9 setting will be k e pt e ven aft er t he D VD video camera/recorder is turned off .
English 64 3 SWITCHING QU ALITY O F STILL IMA G E (QU ALITY ) Y ou can switch the still recordin g quality on ly when using card. 1 Press the MENU button, use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Quali ty” on the “Record Fun ctions Setup” menu scr een, and then press the A button.
English 65 13 SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING METHOD (PHO T O INPUT) When “Input Source: LINE or S LINE” is specified, you can r ecord stills of externally input images on either a DVD-RAM disc or a card .
English 66 1<>2/3 SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y OUTPUT ON OR OFF (OSD OUTPUT) If you connect this DVD video camera/recorder to a TV to view images on TV screen, you can switch off the on-scr een information (displayed in the viewfi nder or on the LCD screen) fr om the TV screen.
67 English Disc Navigation 1<>2/3 Using Disc Navigation ST ARTI NG OR TERMINA TING DISC NA VIGA TION Disc Navigation is a tool for editin g scenes reco rded on this DVD video camera/r ecor der . Here is an explanation on “scen e” and “pr ogram”, so that you will be able to make most use of Disc Navigation functi on.
English 68 Disc Navigation screen Note : • Pressing the DISPLA Y button will displa y the recording date/time of the scene on which the cu rsor is placed in the space for ope rating guide . Pressing DISPLA Y again will display the oper ating guide .
English 69 PLA YING BA CK FROM DISC NA VIGA TION SCREEN 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the f / e / d / c buttons to select the desir ed scene. The selected scene will be fr amed: This is called a “cursor”. 3 Press the A butt on. Playback will start fr om the selected scene.
English 70 1<>2/3 PLA YING BA CK LA TEST RECORDED SCENE Playing Back 1 Press the A button in the r ecordin g pause status. The DVD video camera/recor der will enter the playback mode, an d the scene you have recor ded last will be played back. (For “scene”, se e p.
English 71 1<>2/3 CAPTURING PHO T O Y ou can recor d an image di splayed duri ng playback of vi deo as a photo on a car d. 1 Press the MEN U button at a scene you wish to capture during playback. 2 Choose “Edit”, “ PHOTO Capture”, and then press A .
English 72 1<>2/ SKIP PLA YBA CK OF MO VIE During playback, press the f or e button to locate the start of desired scene. Press e once: T o skip to the first image of the scene following the one being played back, and star t playback. Press f once: T o return to the first image of the scene being played back, and st art playback.
English 73 1<>2/3 JUMPING T O SPECIFIED POINT (GO T O) 1 Press the MEN U button during playback. 2 Choose the option (point you want to go to), and then pr ess the A butt on. To p : T o go to the start, and enter playback pause. End: T o go to the end of last scene, and enter playback pause.
English 74 1<>2/3 INFORMA TION DISPLA Y DUR ING PLA YB A CK V arious types of information on recor ding will be superimposed on playback image you are viewing. ● Switchi ng the inf ormation di spla y mode Press the DISPLA Y button: Y ou can switch the display mode of on-scr een information.
English 75 SELECTING MUL TIPLE SCENES 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the f / e / d / c buttons to select the desir ed scene. 3 Press the SELECT button once: The selected scene will be framed in r ed and yellow . Repeat steps 2 and 3 to randomly sel ect multiple scenes.
English 76 FUNCTIONS A V AILABLE WI TH DISC NA V IGA TION The Disc Navigation mode wil l allow a variety of further operations. Function s Available with Disc Navi gation * 1 Only deletion is possib le . * 2 Additional recording can be made on a finalized D VD-RW (VR-mode).
English 77 UNDERST ANDING FLO W OF DISC NA VIGA TION MENU Press the MENU butt on on the D isc Navigation sc reen: The menu scr eens for Disc Navigation an d menu screens for disc and card will appear . Shaded items will also appear in Quick Menu display mode (see page 49).
English 78 ● When using D VD-RW (VF- mode)/D VD-R/+R W disc ● When using car d Scene Select (p . 87) Star t → Current (p . 87) Detail (p . 88) Current → End (p . 87) All (p. 87) Program Switch (p. 89) Disc Finalize Disc (p. 102) Play (p . 90) Unfinalize Disc* 5 (p .
English 79 Scene 1<3 DELETING SCENES (EDIT – DELETE) Y ou may want to delete unwanted scenes. Scenes on DVD-R W (VF-mode)/DVD-R disc cannot be deleted, and menu i tem “Delete” will not appear with DVD-R disc. When using +R W , no scene can be deleted from the Disc Navigati on menu (see page 70).
English 80 ● Editing using submen u Press th e MENU button before pr essing the A button in step 5 (see page 79): The submenu will appear . Pressin g the C button will r estore the screen in step 5. Note : Although the submenu screen will appear for each setting, some menu items ma y not appear , depending on the setting.
English 81 1< COMBINING MUL TIPLE SCEN ES (EDIT – COMBINE) If you have recor ded numerous short scenes, combining them will be facilitate d by the use of Disc Navigation. Be sure to select consecutive mu ltiple scen es. Combining scenes is possible only when “Category: All” is specified (p.
English 82 1< DIRECTING SCENES EFFECTIVEL Y (EFFECT – F ADE) Y ou can add fading to the beginning and/or end of scene . There ar e thr ee types of special effects: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene for adding special effects.
English 83 1< PLA YING BA CK BY SKIPPING SCENES (EFFE CT – SKIP) Y ou can specify “Skip” for scenes you do not want to play back: The selected scenes will be skipped. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select the scene to be skipped. 3 Press the MEN U button.
English 84 1< CHANGING IMA GES FOR THUMBNAI LS (EFFECT – THUMBNAIL) Normally , the first image of th e recor ded scene is disp layed as a thumbnail: Y ou can choose another image of the scene for thumbnail. If you set a vi vid image to thumbnail, you can know what you rec ord e d f ro m a g l an ce a t the Disc Navigation screen.
English 85 13 COPYING STILLS ON D VD-RAM DISC T O CARD (COPY) 1 Set the power switch to “ O ” or “ N “. 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Select the sti ll to be copi ed. 4 Press the MEN U button. 5 Choose “Copy” on the “Scene” menu screen, and then pres s the A button.
English 86 3 LOCKING SCENES ON CARD (LOCK) Y ou can lock each photo recorded on car d so that it will not be deleted or edited by mistake. 1 Set the power switch to “ P ”. 2 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Select the scene to be locked. 4 Press the MENU button.
English 87 1<>2/3 SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCREEN (SELECT) Y ou can use this “Select” function to select cons ecutive sc enes at one time.
English 88 1<>2/3 DISPLA YING INFORMA TION USING MENU SCREEN (DET AIL) Y ou can display various information for a scene: the r ecording mode, r ecord ing date/time and length, special effects and movie quality mode. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button.
English 89 Pr ogram WHA T IS “PROGRAM”? Program r efers to an assembly of scenes recor ded on the same date regar dless of whether they ar e movie or still.
English 90 1<>2/ PLA YING B A CK PROGRAM (PLA Y) Y ou can play back only the selected program. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Play” on the “Pr ogram” menu screen, and th en press th e A button .
English 91 Note : • If you wish to del ete the letter f or title , press the C button once: Th e input letter will be deleted. Holding down the C b utton will delete all letters in the TITLE column. • Y ou can a lso use the DELETE bu tton on remot e control to delete any input letters.
English 92 1< Play List WHA T IS “PLA Y LIST”? Y ou can create a play list on this DVD video camera/r ecorde r by gathering your favorites fr om the rec ord e d s c en e s. Since the play list is not crea ted by copying data , you will consum e little of the disc capacity by making a play list.
English 93 1< SWITCHING T O DISPLA Y OF EA CH PLA Y LIST (SELE CT) Select the desir ed one of multiple play lists: The Disc Navigation scr een of the selected play list will appear .
English 94 1< ADDING SCENES TO PLA Y LIST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Edit” on the “PlayList” menu scr een, and then press the A button.
English 95 1< DELETING SCENES FROM PLA Y LIST (EDITING PLA Y LIST) 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Display the editing scr een of the pla y list to be edited. Perform steps 2 – 4 on page 94. 3 Move the cursor to the play list in lower r ow , and place the cursor on the scene to be deleted.
English 96 1< DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR ED ITING (EDITING PLA Y LIST) Y ou can delete scenes from play list on the editing scr een. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Display the editing scr een of the play list to be edited. Perform steps 2 – 4 on page 94.
English 97 1< ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES (MO VE) When using DVD-RAM, you can move scenes only by specifying “Category: All”. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MEN U button. 3 Use the f / e / d / c / A buttons to choose “Select” on the “PlayList” men u screen, a nd then press the A button.
English 98 1< CHANGING TITLE OF PLA Y LIST (TITLE) The play lists have serial numbers in th e order you ha ve created them, along with th e crea ted dates/ times: Y ou can chan ge this title at any t ime. 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Press the MENU button.
English 99 1<>2/3 Go T o F r om the Disc Navigation screen, you can jump to the first scene or last scene , and playbac k will star t from that point.
English 100 1< PRO TECTING DISC FROM WRITING (PRO TECT DISC) Y ou can protect a DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR-mode) disc in order to pr event recor ded images fr om being erased or edited by mistake. Further r ecordin g will not be possibl e on protected disc until the protection is r eleased.
English 101 1< UPD A TING C ONTROL INFORMA TION OF D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) DISC (UPD A TE CONTROL INFO .) Disc Navigation in th is DVD video camera/r ecorder handles information on scenes, such as thumbnail, skip, fade, in a particula r manner .
English 102 <>2/ FINALIZING DVD-R W/D VD-R/+R W DISC (FINALIZE DISC) If you want to play back a DVD-RW/DVD-R disc recorded on th is DVD video camera/recorder , using a device conforming to 8 cm DVD disc – su c h as a DVD recorder/p layer , etc.
English 103 >/ ADDITIONALL Y RECORDING ON FINALIZED D VD -R W (VF-mode)/+ R W (DISC UNFINALIZE) Y ou can unfinalize the DVD-R W (VF-mode)/+R W finalized on this DVD vi deo camera/r ecorder so that additio nal recor ding can be done on it . 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button.
English 104 1 Others DISPLA YING MO VIES OR STILLS INDEPENDENTL Y (C A TEGOR Y) Scenes reco rded on this DVD video camera/r ecorder will be displayed in the order of r ecording regar dless of whether th ey are movies or stills . Y ou can use the Disc Navigation screen to s witch this display to stills only or movies only .
English 105 1<>2/ PLA YING BA CK WIDE-MODE IMAGES ON 4:3 DISPLA Y TV (TV type) If you connect the DVD video camera /recorder with a disc recorded in wide mode to a TV with 4:3 display only and play it back, vertically long images will appear . Y ou can specify “TV type: 4:3” to display 4:3 images on the TV .
English 106 1<>2/3 V iewing on TV Scre en Connecti ng to a TV CONNECTING T O A TV Use the pr ovided A V/S input/output cable to conn ect the DVD video camera/r ecorder to a TV as follows: Note : • Using S-VIDEO will deliver clearer pla yback status .
English 107 1<>2/3 VIEWING ON TV SCREEN 1 T ur n the TV on and set the input selec tor to “VCR” whichever applicable V ideo input. Refer to the TV in struction ma nual for how to switch the TV input. 2 T urn the DVD video camera/r ecor der on.
English 108 1<>2/ Playback on DVD Recor der/Player PLA YING B A CK DVD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) DISC Y ou can use a D VD recorder or D VD player that conf or ms to D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) to play back 8 cm D VD-RAM/D VD-R W (VR-mode) discs recorded on this D VD video camera/recorder .
English 109 1<>2/3 Recor ding (Dubbing) Images RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES FR OM O THER VIDEO DEVIC E Y ou can record (dub) im ages from other video devices to disc or card in this DVD video camera/ rec ord e r .
English 110 1 Set the input sour ce on the DVD video camera/ rec ord e r t o “L I NE ( L IN)”. Switch the input ref er r in g to “ In p ut Source” on page 64. Choose “S L INE” to i nput S-VIDEO signal. 2 T urn on the connected device, and start playback.
English 111 RECORDING (DUBBING) IMA GES ON OTHER VIDEO DEVICES Y ou can record (dub) im ages played back on this DVD video camer a/recor der , on other video devices. Use the A V/S input/output cable (provide d) to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to ano ther video device as shown in the following figur e: 1 Press the DISC NA VIGA TION button.
English 112 1<>2/3 Connecti ng to PC Softwar e Pr ovided Y ou can utilize on PC the videos and photos r ecorded on thi s DVD video camera/recor der , using the PC connection cable and softwar e CD-ROM pr ovided, or generally available softwar e.
English 113 Requirements of available PC [When using Windo ws] • OS: W indows ® 2000 Professio nal SP3 or higher , XP Home Edition/XP Professional * The provided software cannot be used on W indows ® 98 or Windows ® Me . • Computer: IBM PC/A T compatible • CPU: Intel ® Pentium ® III 800 MHz or higher (Pentium ® 4, 1.
English 114 Installing Softwar e [When using Windo ws] 1 Tu r n t h e P C o n . If you have been using the PC, terminate all runn in g so ftw are prog ram s. 2 Insert the provide d CD-ROM into the CD- ROM drive of PC. The installer will automatically start, and the “Choose setting langua ge” screen will automatical ly appear .
English 115 7 Choosing video system: The screen for se tting the video system will appear , and th en click “Next”. 8 Executing installation: The setups for i nstallation ar e now complete.
English 116 [When using Macintosh] 1 T urn the Macintosh on, and insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of Macintosh. 2 Double- click th e DVDCA M3000 icon displayed on desktop. 3 Double- click the icon of “Image Mixer f or DVDCAM.pkg” displayed on screen.
English 117 Connecting to PC vi a PC Connec tion Cable Use the provided PC connection cable to connect the DVD video camera/recorder to PC as shown below . Note : • The PC connection cabl e does not supp ly pow er to the D VD video camera/recorder: Use the A C ada pter/charger to pow er the D VD video camera/recorder .
English 118 When connecting the DVD video camera/recor der to PC, the DVD video camera/recor der will be recognized a s a drive. The drive will appear on scr een as follows: [When using Windo ws] If t.
English 119 ● When removing disc [When using Win dows] Use W indows Explorer or My Computer to ch oose the drive icon of DVD video camera/r ecor der . → Right-click the mouse. → Choose “Eject”. → The cover of disc insertion block on DVD video camera/r ecorder will open.
English 120 BEFORE TE RMINA TING PC C ONNECTION (UN PLUGGING PC CONNECTION CABLE)/CHANGING O VER PO WER SWITCH [When using Windows] 1 Before unpluggi ng the PC connection cable from PC, terminate the application an d then click the “Har dware Remova l” icon on task tray at the bottom right of W indows screen.
English 121 Using Softwar e See page 126 when using Macintosh. [When using Windo ws] USING IMA GEMIXER 3 ImageMixer 3 allows you to captur e the images re corded on the DVD video camera /recor der into PC, edit the video file, and cr eate a D VD-V ideo or DVD-VR using the video file.
English 122 5 The screen for choosing the device to be r ead will appear: Choose “Hi tachi DVD CAM”. A list of devices that are built into or connected to PC will appear: Choose “Hitachi DVD CAM”, and then click “Import”.
English 123 CREA TING D VD-VIDEO USING IMA GES RECORDED ON DISC Y ou can use the images record ed on the DVD video camera/r ecorder to create a disc that can be viewed on DVD recor ders/players. * A DVD-RW/DVD-R/+R W recorded on this DVD vide o camera/r ecorder mus t be finalized on this DVD video camera/recor der .
English 124 6 Select the images fro m which you wish to create a DVD-V ideo, and then click “Import”. The image re corded on di sc will appear . Select the chapter to be imported into PC, and then click “Import”: Importing into PC will start.
English 125 8 Click “W rite” to create a DVD-V ideo. Clicking “W rite” will display the scr een for writing. Check “Create dis c”, per form settin g for write, s uch as choo sing DVD write drive, a nd then set a blank DVD-R W/DVD-R into the drive.
English 126 [When using Macintosh] USING PIXE VRF BRO WSER EX AND IMA GEMIXER VCD/D VD2 Pixe VRF Browser EX allows yo u to import the images on DV D-RAM/DVD-R W/DVD-R recorded on the DVD video camera/recorder into PC as an MPEG file.
English 127 4 Select the video file to be imported and save it. The scenes recor d ed on disc will appear . Select the scene to be imported into Macintosh and click “Save”: The save setting screen wi ll appear . Clicking “Save” after setting the save destination, etc.
English 128 7 Creating a DVD-V ideo menu: Then edit the DVD-V ideo menu: Y ou can set up the menu style, change the thumbnail to be displayed, and add a menu BGM. After editing the menu screen , click “Next”. 8 Checking p laybac k: The playback check scr een will appear so that you can confirm the DVD images to be created.
English 129 V iewing Images recor ded on Disc using PC ● Playing back D VD- R W (VF-mode)/DVD-R/+R W Y ou can use a DVD recor der/playe r to play ba ck a DVD-R W (VF- mode)/DVD-R/+R W r ecorded and finalized on the DVD video camera/r ecor der . 1. Load the DVD-RW (VF-mode)/DVD-R/+R W to be played back in the DVD video camera/ reco rder .
English 130 Uninstalling Softwar e [When using Windo ws] Use “Control Panel” to open “Add or Remove Applications”, choos e the application to be uninstalled fr om the dis played list of applicat i ons, and then click the “Change/Remove” button.
English 131 Cautions when connectin g DVD video camera/ re c o rd e r t o P C Use the A C adapter/charger to power the D VD vide o camera/recorder when connecting it to PC: The DVD video camera/recor .
English 132 Subsidiar y Infor mation Intr oduction to Opti onal Accessories CAMERA A CCESSORIES V ideo flash (DZ-FLH3)* 1 W ide conversion lens (DZ-WL1)* 2 T ele-conversion lens (DZ-TL1)* 2 Step-up ri.
English 133 T r ouble Messages A message may appear while y ou are operating the D VD vide o camera/recorder . If a message appears, ref er to the follo wing table and tak e appropriate corrective action. Messages are arranged in alphabetical order . Message Cause & T roubleshooting Reference page (1) Data e rror in a pa r t of image file .
English 134 Cannot combine. Deselect PHO T O scenes. Select only movies and combine the m. 81 Cannot combine. Select multiple scenes . Select a range of at least 2 sc enes to be com bined, and th en combine them. 81 Cannot delet e scenes. Th is may occur when scene that was edited for division, et c.
English 135 Card error has occurred. Fo rmatting is not complete. The card may be damaged: Use another c ard. 25 Card error has occurred. Keep card inside & re start.
English 136 Disc error has occurred. K eep disc insi de & restar t. Disc error co uld have occurred durin g editing of scenes. T urn off the D VD video camera /recorde r with the d isc being used in it, connect AC adapter/charger, and then power the D VD vid eo camera/record er again.
English 137 D VD-R* Disc, Video mode and 16:9 mod e cannot be chan ged. With D VD-RW (VF-mode)/ D VD-R dis c, the movie quality mode and 16:9 mode o nce used for recordin g ca nnot be chan ged. * “D VD-R W (VF)” will appear when u sing a D VD-RW (VF-mode).
English 138 *1 • This message may also appear when dirt adher es to disc. If this message appears when a recor ded disc is recognized immediately afte r it is inserted , do not r epair the disc; r emove it and then use the provided disc cleaning cloth to clean off the dirt befo re using it.
English 139 • If the r epair message a ppears when you turn the DVD video camera/r ecorder on fr om of f with a disc loaded after reco rding on it, choos e repair . • If the repair messa ge appears when recor ding and playback are normally possible with another disc – and no condensation occurs and the disc is not dirty – choose repair .
English 140 The CHARG E in dicator on AC adapter/charger is blin ki ng. Is the ambien t temperature to o low or too high? Charge the batte ry in env i ro n m en t wher e the temper at ure is 50 – 86ºF (10 – 30 ºC) . The batter y ha s possibly dischar ged excessively .
English 141 During recor ding Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page Pressing th e REC or PHO T O bu tton will not star t re cording. • Is input image copy-guarded? • Is a finali zed disc in .
English 142 During play bac k Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page Recognition of disc is not complete. Is disc dir ty? Use the provided di sc cleani ng c loth to cl ean it.
English 143 When the D VD video camera/ recor der is conn ected to PC: Photos on car d cannot be play ed back. T his D V D video camera/re corder can play back image data recorded on SD memory card in other digit al cameras conf orming to the DCF (Desi g n rule for Camera File system) standar d.
English 144 T ransfer of images stops. Connect the D VD video camera/recorder to another USB terminal of PC . If y our PC is a desktop type, it is recommend ed that y ou use USB ter minal on the back of PC. If you are using USB2.0 extended card, it is also recommended that you install the new est version driver provided by each USB 2.
English 145 Miscellaneous Symptom Cause and Correction Reference page No D VD vid eo c amera/ recorder op eration. Is a fu lly char ged batte r y attache d? Is the D VD video camera /recorder p ow ered from A C outlet? 26, 27 P ower does not come on, or no operati on occurs by pressing butto n.
English 146 Opera tin g so un d is heard cyclic ally . This sound is heard beca use the disc is cyc lically op erated and does not indi cate a fault. — Some vibr at ions are f elt or slight so un d is hea rd from mechanis m. These vibratio ns or sound are c aused by disc dr ive: This does not indicate a f ault.
English 147 System Reset If the D VD video camera/recorder does not operate nor mally , pe rform “System Reset”: The D VD video camera/recorder ma y recov er to normal.
English 148 * 1 "60x" will appear on DZ-GX3 100A; "100x", on DZ-BX35A. * 2 Not displayed on DZ -GX3300A when th e optional video fl ash is attached to it. Not displayed on DZ-GX3200A/GX31 00A/BX35A. • Some items will not appear depending on the disc or car d inserted.
English 149 Lens DZ-GX 3300A : F1.8 – 3 .0 f = 1/4" – 2-3/ 8" (6.1 – 6 1 mm) Filter diame te r : 1-7/16" (37 mm) Thread pitc h: 0.75 mm DZ-GX3200A : F1. 8 – 2.2 f = 3/16" – 1-3/4" (4.5 – 45 mm) Filter diame te r : 1-5/16" (34 mm) Thread pitc h: 0.
English 150 Recordin g for m a t D VD-RAM/D VD-RW (VR-mode) disc Movie: Conf orming to D VD video record in g (D VD-VR) f ormat (Dolb y Digital) Still (D VD-RAM only ): Simulta neous reco rding, conf .
English 151 Weight DZ-GX33 00A a pprox. 470 g (without ba tter y or disc) DZ-GX3200A approx. 450 g (without batte r y o r disc) DZ-GX3100A approx. 420 g (without batte r y o r disc) DZ-BX35A appro x. 420 g (without battery or disc) T otal weight whe n recordin g DZ-GX3300A approx.
English 152 SIZE AND QU ALITY OF PHO TOS The following table s hows the file size and qu ality of one still (JPE G) reco rded on card : Although still images ar e recor ded on DVD-RAM disc only in the FINE mode, the quality mode can be chosen when recor d ing stills on car d (p.
English 153 RECORD ABLE STILLS (PHO TOS) ON CARD For DZ-GX3300A For DZ-GX3200A For DZ-GX3100A For DZ-BX35A With external input (DZ- GX3300A/GX3200A/GX3100A) (The numbers of recor dable stills above ar e only for refer ence) Recording quality Capacity 32 MB 64 MB 128MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB FINE Approx.
English 154 T o Order in the United States BY PHONE T o Order in the Canada T O ORDER A CCESSORIES (Canada only) BY PHONE POUR COMMANDER DES A CCESSOIRES (Canada seulement) P AR TÉLÉPHONE DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY with FCC Rules for Electromagnetic Compatibility This device complies with part 15 of FCC Rules.
English 155 Index Numerics 16:9 ................................... ............................. 62 8 cm bare disc .................................................. 24 A AC adap ter/charger ........................................... 26 ACCES S/PC indicator .
English 156 M MENU button .................................................... 49 MF .................................................................. 53 MIC.Fil ter ......................................................... 60 Mov e .................
English 157 Be sure to r ead the following before opening the package of CD-ROM This Agreement will take ef fect at the moment you open the package of the storage device (CD- ROM) provided with this product, if you agr ee to the terms herein.
U . S .A. ONLY NOT VALID IN CANADA HIT A CHI Warranty Limitations The Limited Warranty provided by Hitachi does not cover: Retain your sales receipt for warranty purposes. Please complete the section below for your records as it may be needed in the event of loss.
U . S .A. ONLY NOT VALID IN CANADA HIT A CHI • DVD Products • VCR Products • CAMCORDER Products • AC ADAPTER CHARGER Conditions of Hitachi Limited Warranty LIMITED WARRANTY Hitachi America, Ltd., Home Electronics Division (“Hitachi,”) warrants this component in duration as stated below: Hitachi America, Ltd.
REGISTER YOUR PRODUCT ON-LINE AT HITACHI.COM/TV OR MAIL IN TO ADDRESS ON THIS CARD. HIT AC H I Model No. Serial No. Customer Name Date of purchase Customer Address City State Zip Phone No.
Register your product on-line at hitachi.com/tv or mail this portion to the following address Attn:Warranty Department Hitachi America, Ltd., Home Electronics Division 900 Hitachi Way Chula Vista, CA .
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VIDEO PRODUCT YOUR WARRANTY PRODUIT VIDÉO VOTRE GARANTIE HITACHI CANADA LTD DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION 1-2495 Meadowpine Blvd., Mississauga, Ontario L5N 6C3 CANADA IMPORTANT NOTICE: This warranty will no.
IMPORT ANT REGISTER Y OUR PRODUCT ON-LINE A T : WWW .HIT ACHI.CA IMPORT ANT ENREGISTREZ V O TRE PRODUIT EN-LIGNE À: WWW . HIT ACHI.CA “In order to allow Hitachi to better serve our customers’ needs, please complete this card and return it to Hitachi Canada Ltd.
Register your product on-line at Hitachi.ca or mail to the address on this card. Enregistrez votre produit en ligne à Hitachi.ca ou par la poste à l’adresse indiquée sur cette car te. A TT:W ARRANTY DEP ARTMENT HIT A CHI CANAD A L TD . 1-2495 MEADOWPINE Blvd.
HITACHI AMERICA, LTD. HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION 900 Hitachi Way Chula Vista, CA 91914-3556 Service Hotline: 1-800-HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) http://www.hitachi.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Hitachi DZ-BX35A è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Hitachi DZ-BX35A - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Hitachi DZ-BX35A imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Hitachi DZ-BX35A ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Hitachi DZ-BX35A, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Hitachi DZ-BX35A.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Hitachi DZ-BX35A. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Hitachi DZ-BX35A insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.