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Table of Contents
Important Information......................................... 2
For Your Safety.................................................. 2
Precautions........................................................ 2
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS........... 4
Cautions When Using ........................................ 5
Cautions When Storing...................................... 8
Suggestions and Restrictions ............................ 8
CLEANING ............................................................ 9
HANDLING DISCS ................................................ 9
DISC CLEANING................................................. 10
Read This First ................................................ 10
About This Manual........................................... 11
Table of Contents ............................................ 12
Checking Provided Accessories ...................... 15
Names of Parts ................................................ 16
Setups
Demonstration Function................................... 20
Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/Recorder.. 20
HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER . 20
ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP ...................... 20
ATTACHING LENS CAP ..................................... 21
INSERTING BATTERY INTO REMOTE
CONTROL ........................................................ 21
REMOVING BATTERY FROM REMOTE
CONTROL ........................................................ 22
Discs and Cards .............................................. 23
AVAILABLE DISCS ............................................. 24
INFORMATION ON DVD-R DISC ....................... 24
NOTES ON FINALIZATION: ............................... 24
EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE USED
ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER: 25
AVAILABLE CARDS............................................ 25
COMMON CAUTIONS FOR DISC AND CARD .......25
Preparations for Power Supply ........................ 26
USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER WITH
AC ADAPTER/CHARGER................................ 26
Setting Up the Battery...................................... 27
CHARGING BATTERY........................................ 27
ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO
CAMERA/RECORDER..................................... 28
REMOVING BATTERY ....................................... 28
BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR...... 30
EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY .......................... 30
Turning DVD Video Camera/Recorder On and
Off ................................................................. 31
VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR SCREEN 32
VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH VIEWFINDER . 32
Setting Date and Time ..................................... 33
CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF DATE AND
TIME ................................................................. 33
Initial Settings .................................................. 34
SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND ON OR OFF
(BEEP) .............................................................. 34
TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER
OFF AUTOMATICALLY (POWER SAVE) ........ 34
CHANGING DISPLAY LANGUAGE
(LANGUAGE) ................................................... 34
RESETTING MENU SETTINGS TO DEFAULTS
(RESET) ........................................................... 35
TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF
(RECORD LED) ................................................ 35
CHANGING SETTING OF DEMONSTRATION .. 35
LCD/EVF Setup ............................................... 36
ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN
(LCD BRIGHTNESS) AND VIEWFINDER (EVF
BRIGHTNESS) ................................................. 36
ADJUSTING COLOR DENSITY
(COLOR LEVEL) .............................................. 37
ALWAYS DISPLAYING IMAGE
IN VIEWFINDER............................................... 37
Inserting and Removing Disc ........................... 38
Inserting and Removing Card .......................... 40
Basic Techniques
Recording Movie .............................................. 41
Recording Stills ................................................ 42
Swift Restart of Recording (SLEEP/RESTART
button) ........................................................... 43
On-Screen Information .................................... 44
INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING
RECORDING .................................................... 44
Checking Flow of Menu ................................... 49
Zooming ........................................................... 51
MACRO RECORDING ........................................ 51
RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER
WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO EFFECT ....... 52
Manually Focusing Subject .............................. 53
FOCUSING DURING RECORDING.................... 53
Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded
(Exposure)..................................................... 55
Compensating for Backlight ............................. 55
Built-in Video Flash (for DZ-GX3300A only) .... 56
Setting Up Camera Functions.......................... 57
SELECTING SHOOTING MODE TO MATCH THE
SUBJECT
(SWITCHING PROGRAM AE MODE).............. 57
RECORDING DARK SUBJECTS USING LCD
MONITOR LIGHT ............................................. 58
ADJUSTING COLOR (WHITE BALANCE).......... 58
USING THE ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABILIZER
(EIS).................................................................. 60
RECORDING SUBJECT USING LARGE
MAGNIFICATION (DIGITAL ZOOM) ................ 60
REDUCING WIND NOISE DURING RECORDING
(MIC.FILTER) ................................................... 60
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