Hitachi DZ-HD90 User manual

Quick Operation
(English)
DZ-HD90

Quick Operation (English)
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Setting up the battery pack
Removing the battery pack
Charging status CHARGE indicator
During charge Lit
Charge complete Unlit
Note
Charging will not occur if the DC
power cord is connected.
After charging is complete, attach the battery pack to the camcorder.
If the CHARGE indicator does not
light, check that the connections
( , , and ) are firmly made.
CHARGE
indicator
Terminal at
bottom
Always turn the power off before
disconnecting the power supply.
While pressing and holding the BATT
switch, slide the battery pack upward,
then remove it.
• Be careful not to drop the battery pack
while detaching it.
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Turning on the Power
1Turn on the power.
2Open the LCD
monitor.
1
2
Press and hold the
lock button, and
turn the power
switch to " 入".

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Changing the display language
(LANGUAGE)
You can change the language used on screens and menus.
The following shows how to change from Japanese to English.
Press the menu button, then select " 初期設定 " by pressing f/e.
Then, press c(or the confirmation button).
Confirmation button
Menu button
Cancel/Stop
button
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Select " 言語切替 " by pressing f/
e, then press c(or the
confirmation button).
Select "English" by pressing e, then
press the confirmation button.

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Setting the Date and Time
Press the menu button, then select "Date Setup" by pressing f/e.
Then, press cto select "Date Set" and press the confirmation button
again.
Press the confirmation button.
The confirmation screen appears.
Inserting and Removing Card
(When recording still pictures)
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Select each item by pressing d/c
and set the correct value by pressing
f/e.
• Repeat this step until year, month,
date, hour, minute, and AM/PM are
correctly set.
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Press dto select "YES", then press
the confirmation button to confirm.
• If you select “No” and press the
confirmation button, the screen
returns to step .
Label side
Insert the card with the label side
face up.
Always turn off the power before inserting a card.
Open the cover.
Push the card in until it clicks into place.
(To remove the card, push it in slightly and release.
The card will pop up, and you can remove it.)
Always close the cover.

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Recording Movies
HDD
3Turn the power switch to " 入 ".
The HDD indicator lights and the camcorder enters
recording pause mode. Movies will be recorded to HDD.
Press and hold the lock
button, and turn the
power switch to "
入 ".
4Press the record button.
･"m" (recording pause) in the LCD
monitor will change to "n" and
recording will begin.
The recording indicator beneath the lens
will also light up red.
･To pause recording, press the record
button again. The elapsed recording
time will reset to "0:00:00".
･To resume recording, press the record
button again.
     
Remaining battery
level
Current time
Elapsed recording time
(hrs : mins : secs)
Remaining space on
HDD/Card
m／n
1Slide the Movie/Stills switch to " ".
2Open the LCD monitor.

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Recording Still Pictures
Still pictures are recorded on an SD memory Card.
CARD
1Slide the Movie/Stills switch to " ".
3Turn the power switch to " 入 ".
･The SD card indicator lights.
･Switch to " 切", to turn off.
Press and hold the lock
button, and turn the
power switch to "
入 ".
2Open the LCD monitor.
4Press the "フォト "(photo) button
halfway down.
A subject in the center of the screen will be focused. When focus is
locked, the green "m"in the LCD monitor will turn purple.
5Fully press the "フォト "(photo) button.
The image will be recorded. After a few seconds, the image shot will
be displayed for about three seconds. You can shoot the next photo
when "m" changes back to green.

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Playback
Choosing and playing back a scene
Press the “見る”button while the media you want to play back is in
recording pause mode.
The scenes thumbnails appear on the disc navigation screen.
Choose a scene by pressing f/e(up/down, previous page/following
page) and d/c(left/right).
Press the confirmation button.
The chosen scene is played back.
• To promptly return to the disc navigation screen, press Cor the “ 見る”
button. To return to recording pause mode, press Cor the “見る” button
again.
Adjusting speaker volume during movie playback
“見る ” (Disc Navigation) button
C
Confirmation/Play/Pause
button／f／e／d／c
Menu button
(Stop/Cancel)
button
Movie/Picture
(also referred as
scene) selection
button
HDD CARD
HDD
Increases the
volume
Decreases the volume

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Quick Operation (English)
Useful
Recording
Techniques
Shooting mode
Magnified Recording
(Optical Zoom and
Digital Zoom)
The zoom lever allows you to choose
a range of magnifications from wide-
angle to telephoto zooming.
Optical zooming up to ten times is the
maximum telephoto magnification.
When using a card (recording stills),
only optical zoom works.
Maximum zoom values will depend
on the "Digital Zoom" settings.
HDD CARD
T:Telephoto
(Magnifies
shooting)
W:Wide-angle
(Shooting over
a wide range)
off →40 ×→240 ×
Selecting a Shooting
Mode to Match the
Conditions
(Program AE)
The camcorder automatically gauges
the subject and surrounding
conditions and determines the
optimal settings for recording (Auto).
You can also select a shooting mode
that may better suit the situation.
Auto (No icon appears.)
Portrait
Makes the subject, such as a
person or pet, stand out from a blurred
background.
Spotlight
Prevents overexposure of the
subject in strong light, such as at a
wedding or on stage.
Sand&Snow
Prevents underexposure of the
subject in very bright conditions, such
as at the beach, or on a ski slope.
Low Light
Allows you to record in dark
places with limited light.
HDD CARD

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Quick Operation (English)
Selecting a shooting
mode
You can reset the following manually
adjusted shooting settings to their
defaults with the press of a single
button.
1During record pause, press the
menu button.
2
Select "Camera Functions
Setup" "Program AE" a
shooting mode.
3
Press the confirmation button
to confirm, then the menu
button to end.
The selected shooting mode
(other than Auto) appears in the
LCD monitor.
• The shooting mode is retained
in memory even when the
power is turned off.
Note
When shooting in dark places,
after-images may appear if the
subject is moving or if camera
shake occurs. Use a tripod for best
results.
Restoring all the
Shooting Settings to
Default (Full Auto)
Function Default
Focus Auto
Exposure Auto
BLC (Backlight) Off
Program AE (shooting mode) Auto
White Balance Auto
EIS (Electronic Image
Stabilizer) On
Microphone Filter Off
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During recording pause or
recording, press the Full Auto
button.
“FULL AUTO” appears in the
LCD monitor for a moment and
the settings return to their
defaults.
HDD CARD
Full Auto
button