User manual HITACHI DZ-HS903A

[. . . ] DZ-HS903A DZ-HS803A DZ-HS903A DZ-HS803A Instruction Manual Instruction Manual (English) DZ-HS903A DZ-HS803A Introduction HDD/DVD/Cards Battery Pack Let's Get Started Recording -- Viewing Various Recording Techniques DZ-HS903A Dubbing on DVD Editing Viewing on the Other Devices DZ-HS803A Connecting to Your PC Additional Information Thank you for purchasing this Hitachi Camcorder. Before opening the CD-ROM included with this product, please read p. 182. The Instruction Manual contains an illustration of the DZ-HS803A on the cover page only. QUICK GUIDE This manual was printed with soy based ink. QR74442 Hitachi, Ltd. 2008 Printed on recycled paper Printed in Japan OY-K (I) Important Information For Your Safety The power switch turns the camcorder on and off, leaving the date/time feature unaffected. [. . . ] The cursor at the last scene turns to 2-color (red and yellow) frame. 105 Hints White Fade Out With fade effects, the "IN" effect of the first scene in the selected range and the "OUT" effect of the last scene will be attached to the combined scene. Each time you press DISPLAY, the operation guide, the recording date/time of the selected scene, movie quality (VIDEO Mode), screen aspect ratio, and the recording length (when using HDD) will appear. Notes Fade In Fades in from a white screen. Wipe Fade out Scenes in different programs (different recording dates) cannot be combined. Create a Playlist first (p. 96), then combine such scenes on the Playlist. When using the HDD, you cannot combine scenes of different movie qualities ("VIDEO mode" settings) / wide mode ("16:9") settings. If you combine scenes, both with dub marks " ", the dub mark will appear on the combined scene. If you combine scenes, both with and without dub marks, the dub mark will not appear on the combined scene. Fade in In: From a black screen, the image opens from a horizontal split at the center. Out: The image closes with two black wipes meeting at the horizontal center. Editing B/W Fade out Fade in Fades in from a black and white screen to a full color screen. Fades out from a full color screen to a black and white screen. HDD RAM -RW (VR) Adding Special Effects (Edit Fade) You can add fading to the beginning and/or end of a scene. There are three types of special effects: 1 Press 2 . Select the scene you want to apply a special effect to, then press MENU. You can also choose multiple scenes (p. 49). 106 Select "Scene" "Effect" "Fade", then press the confirmation 3 button. The "Fade" screen appears. Notes 4 scene(s), press the confirmation button. If you do not need to change the Select the special effects for "IN" or "OUT", "Enter", then press the confirmation button. The "Fade" screen will be restored after a message is displayed. Use f /e to move the cursor to "IN", "OUT", "Enter", 5 or "Cancel". Use d / c to select the effect to be added, then press the confirmation button to set the effect. Repeat steps 25 to add effects to other scenes. If a DVD disc with a special effect created on this camcorder is played on another DVD recorder/player, or the scene is captured on a PC, the special effect will not be reflected. When dubbing on a DVD-RW (VF mode)/DVD-R/+RW disc, the special effect will not be reflected (p. 81). HDD RAM -RW (VR) Skipping Scenes (Effect Skip) You can set the skip setting for scenes you do not want played back so the scenes with the setting will be skipped. Editing Press C to end the procedure. The " " or " " icon will appear in the scenes for which fade in or fade out has been set. 1 Press 2 . Move the cursor to the scene to be skipped, then press MENU. You can also choose multiple scenes (p. 49). 6 "IN" effect PLAY "OUT" effect Select "Scene" "Effect" "Skip", then press the confirmation 3 button. The "Set Skip" screen appears. 107 Press the confirmation button if no change is needed. After the skip setting, the "Set Skip" screen will be restored. You can change the scene(s) to be skipped before pressing the 4 confirmation button. If you press MENU before pressing the confirmation button, the Submenu appears (p. 103). HDD RAM -RW (VR) Changing Thumbnail Image (Effect Thumbnail) Normally, the first image of the recorded scene is displayed as a thumbnail. If you set a memorable image for the thumbnail, you can know what you recorded from a glance at the Disc Navigation screen. Press C to end the procedure. The " " icon indicates the skip setting and appears on the scenes to be skipped. 1 Press . 5 Skip icon Al l Pr o 2 thumbnail you wish to change, then press MENU. Select "Scene" "Effect" "Thumbnail", then press the 3 confirmation button. Move the cursor to the scene of the Editing To remove the skip setting Repeat the same procedure. The skip setting will be removed and the icon will disappear. Notes The "Change Thumbnail" screen appears. Press the confirmation button if no change is needed. Playback of the selected scene begins. 4 You can reselect the scene before pressing the confirmation button. If you press MENU before pressing PHOTO/SELECT, the Submenu appears (p. 103). If a DVD containing scenes with the skip setting set on this camcorder is played on another DVD recorder/player, or such scenes are captured on a PC, the skip setting will not be reflected ("Note" (p. 89)). When dubbing on a DVD-RW (VF mode)/DVD-R/+RW disc, the skip setting will not be reflected (p. 81). When the image you wish to use as the thumbnail of the scene appears, press 5 PHOTO/SELECT. The confirmation screen appears. 108 Select "YES", then press the confirmation button. The screen returns to the beginning of step 4. [. . . ] 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. 900 Hitachi Way Chula Vista, CA 91914-3556 U. S. A Tel: 1-800-448-2244 Additional Information 183 Warranty Limitations The Limited Warranty provided by Hitachi does not cover: A. Cabinet (exterior finish items), Battery packs, Accessories, Lens Cleanings, Head Cleanings, DVD Disc Damage, Video Tape Damage, or Software Modifications. Any defect, malfunction, or failure caused by or resulting from improper service, maintenance, repair, use of DVD Cleaning Disks, use of Video Cleaning Cassettes, software, or from abuse, neglect, accident or any other cause beyond the control of Hitachi. [. . . ]