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Digi. Zoom

Refer to the section in this manual titled “Digi. Zoom” in Video Menu for further details.

ISO

This sets the sensitivity for capturing images. When the sensitivity is raised (and the
ISO figure is increased), photography will become possible even in dark locations, but
the more pixelated (grainier) the image will appear.
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] Auto

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] 64

* [

5

] 100

* [

7

] 200

* [

9

] 400

Capture Md.

This sets the shooting mode for capturing still images.
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] Single: Captures a single image. 

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U

] AEB: Auto exposure bracketing capture mode.

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T

] Continuous: Captures 3 images continuously. 

Image Stab.

This sets whether or not to use image stabilization at the time of photography.  This 
function minimizes the influences of hand shaking when you want to capture an 
image.
* Off / On

Metering

Refer to the section in this manual titled “Metering” in Video Menu for further details.

Color

Refer to the section in this manual titled “Color” in Video Menu for further details.

Contrast

Refer to the section in this manual titled “Contrast” in Video Menu for further details.

Sharpness

Refer to the section in this manual titled “Sharpness” in Video Menu for further details.

Summary of Contents for DZ-HV564E

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Page 2: ...llation 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 the interference 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 circui...

Page 3: ...come with your camera may be different from those described in this manual This is due to the fact that different retailers often specify slightly different product inclusions and accessories to suit their market requirements customer demographics and geographical preferences Products very often vary between retailers especially with accessories such as batteries chargers AC adapters memory cards ...

Page 4: ...the indicated power supply voltage Use with any other power supply voltage might cause fire or electric shock Do not use the camera in areas near water This might cause fire or electric shock Take special care during rain snow on the beach or near the shore Do not place the camera on inclined or unstable surfaces This might cause the camera to fall or tilt over causing damage Keep the battery out ...

Page 5: ...he camera Use the camera with caution avoiding sudden power cutoff during operation This might cause file error corrupt the stored data or even damage the hardware Do not use the camera in humid steamy smoky or dusty places This might cause fire or electric shock Do not remove the battery immediately after long period of continuous use The battery becomes hot during use Touching a hot battery migh...

Page 6: ... least one complete cycle before use The battery may feel warm after a long period of continuous use of the camera This is normal and not a malfunction The camera may feel warm after a long period of continuous use This is normal and not a malfunction If the battery is not to be used for a long period of time remove it from the camera to prevent leakage or corrosion and store it after no battery p...

Page 7: ...nology 22 Setting Manual White Balance 23 AUDIO MODE 23 Recording Audio Files 23 Playing Back Audio Files 24 PLAYBACK MODE 24 Playing Back Video Clips 24 Playing Back Still Images 25 Playing Back Still Images Video Clips on TV 25 Connecting the Digital Video Camera to HDTV 26 Thumbnail Display 26 Slide Show Display 27 Protecting Images Video Clips Audio Files 28 DPOF Settings 29 Deleting Images Vi...

Page 8: ...on Package Contents Carefully unpack your digital video camera and ensure that you have the following items Common Product Components Digital video camera Software CD ROM USB cable AV cable YPbPr HD out cable Earphone Camera strap Camera pouch Rechargeable lithium ion battery Quick start guide Common Optional Accessories SD SDHC memory card Battery charger Tripod Accessories and components may var...

Page 9: ...EN 8 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA Front View 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Lens 2 LED assist light 3 Speaker 4 Battery cover 5 Strap holder 6 Tripod mount ...

Page 10: ... 5 X Right button O Focus button 6 T Down button MENU Menu button 7 OK Record Shutter button 8 T Zoom in telephoto button 9 W Zoom out wide angle button Thumbnail button 10 W Left button Assist light button 11 Power button 12 USB or AV OUT terminal 13 HDTV terminal 14 SD SDHC memory card slot 15 Earphone jack 16 LCD monitor ...

Page 11: ...sten Manual WB 11 Image quality y Fine x Standard w Economy 12 Video size 1440 x 1080 1280 x 720 VGA 640 x 480 13 Zoom status bar 1 2 3 4 11 10 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 Camera Mode 1 Camera mode icon 2 Available number of shots 3 Storage media 4 Battery condition 5 Focus setting Blank Normal O Macro Q Infinity Z Face detection 6 Assist light ON 7 Scene mode 8 Image stabilization icon 9 Self timer 10 Captur...

Page 12: ...ck Mode Video Mode 1 Video playback mode icon 2 Elapsed time 3 Storage media 4 Battery condition 5 Folder and file number 6 Volume indicator 7 Video status bar 8 Playback indicator 1 4 6 7 5 2 3 3 2 1 4 5 6 7 8 Recording 1 Recording indicator 2 Status indicator recording Camera Mode 1 Image playback mode icon 2 Storage media 3 Battery condition 4 Folder and file number 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 3 ...

Page 13: ...EN 12 Audio Playback Mode 1 Audio playback mode icon 2 Elapsed time 3 Storage media 4 Battery condition 5 Volume indicator 6 File name ex 100 0001 7 Playback indicator 8 Audio status bar 2 1 4 7 6 5 8 3 ...

Page 14: ...lot Close the cover and make sure it is locked securely Be sure to format the SD SDHC memory card with this video camera before its initial usage To prevent valuable data from being accidentally deleted from an SD SDHC memory card you can slide the write protect tab on the side of the SD SDHC memory card to LOCK To save edit or delete data on an SD SDHC memory card you must unlock the card To prev...

Page 15: ...er lights red when charging has started and lights green when charging is completed The LED also lights green if no battery is inserted into the charger Charging time varies according to the ambient temperature and the status of battery Remove the battery after charging is completed The battery may feel warm after it has been charged or immediately after being used This is normal and not a malfunc...

Page 16: ...operated for a defined period of time To resume operation turn the power on again Refer to section in this manual titled Auto Off in the setup menu for further details LED Indicators Indicators State Description Activity Status LED Solid green The digital video camera is powering up Status LED Solid green The digital video camera is ready to record images or videos Status LED Blinking green USB co...

Page 17: ...ting to rotate it Rotate the LCD panel carefully with the correct direction Over rotation or rotating to the wrong direction may damage the hinge that connects the LCD monitor to the digital video camera Avoid touching the LCD monitor when moving the LCD panel Cautions Do not hold the digital video camera by only holding the LCD panel Be careful not to block the lens microphone or LED lights with ...

Page 18: ...MENU buttons The time is displayed in 24 hour format After confirming all settings are correct press the button 5 To exit from the Setup menu press the f O button Choosing the Language Specify in which language menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD monitor 1 Press the MENU button 2 Select Setup menu with the f O button 3 Select Language with the c MODE d MENU buttons and press the butt...

Page 19: ...th the f O button 3 Select Format with the c MODE d MENU buttons and press the button 4 Select Yes with the c MODE d MENU buttons and press the button To cancel formatting select No and press the button 5 To exit from the Setup menu press the f O button Exit OK Setup Language Beep Format LCD Bright Date Time English On Next Menu 0 Next Menu Exit Format Card OK Format No Yes ...

Page 20: ...nds on the storage media size and the subject to be recorded If the acess speed of your SD SDHC memory card is not fast enough for recording video clips in the currently selected size the recording will stop In this case select a video quality lower than the current one When using SDHC memory card to record high resolution video clips higher than Class 4 is recommended to prevent recording from di...

Page 21: ...view can reach digital zoom to 2x At 1280 x 720 and 640 x 480 video mode the preview can reach digital zoom to 4x 2 Press the button to capture record the image video clip To activate digital zoom function set Digi Zoom to On in the capture or video menu After serious shock or drop the image on LCD monitor may be blurred please turn off and on digital video camera again Using the Assist Light When...

Page 22: ... as the top priority face main focus frame and gray ones around the other faces 2 Press the button halfway down to lock the focus The main focus frame simultaneously turns green If the top priority face is out of focus all frames will be disappeared from the screen 3 Press the button down fully to capture your image Subjects that are not suitable with this function a A person is wearing glasses su...

Page 23: ...ual WB with the c MODE d MENU buttons and press the button 4 Select New WB and press the button To use the previously set white balance data select Use Data and press the button 5 Point the video camera at a white paper or white slate and press the button When the manual white balance is stored COMPLETE will be displayed and the video camera returns to recording mode Exit OK Manual WB Use Data New...

Page 24: ...on to switch to audio mode 2 Press the button to start audio recording To stop recording press the button Playing Back Audio Files 1 Press the button 2 Select the desired audio clip with the e f O buttons 3 Press the button to begin playback To pause press the button again To stop playback press the d MENU button To adjust the volume use the W T buttons ...

Page 25: ...n and return to the start of the video clip Video clips cannot be displayed rotated or enlarged To play the video clip back on your computer you may use Windows Media Player 9 above version Windows Vista user may use Windows Movie Maker Playing Back Still Images 1 Press the button The last recorded file appears on the LCD monitor 2 Select the desired image with the e f O buttons 3 Press the T butt...

Page 26: ...camera Connecting the Digital Video Camera to HDTV HD TV High Definition Television is a digital television broadcasting system with bet ter resolution than traditional television systems It can perform HD 720P high reso lution quality 1 Connect one end of the YPbPr HD out cable into the Video IN port on the HDTV and the other end into the HDTV terminal of the digital video camera 2 Connect one en...

Page 27: ...enables you to play back your still images automatically in sequential order as a slideshow This is a very useful and entertaining feature for reviewing captured images and for presentations 1 In the playback mode press the MENU button 2 Select Slide Show with the c MODE d MENU buttons and press the button 3 Select the desired interval time with the c MODE d MENU buttons and press the button The s...

Page 28: ...on perform step 1 to 5 again Protecting All Files 1 Select All from the Protect menu and press the button 2 Select Lock with the c MODE d MENU buttons and press the button All stored files are protected To cancel all protection perform the above steps and select Unlock in step 2 To cancel protection for one specific file perform above step 1 to 5 of Protecting One File The protect icon A is displa...

Page 29: ...All Sets DPOF for all images at once 6 Select Print Num with the c MODE d MENU buttons and press the button This displays the number of prints setting screen 7 Set the number of prints with the c MODE d MENU buttons and press the button 8 Select Date Print with the c MODE d MENU buttons and press the button The date setting screen appears 9 Select date to On or Off with the c MODE d MENU buttons a...

Page 30: ...s the MENU button 4 Select Delete File or Delete All with the c MODE d MENU buttons and press the button Delete File Deletes the current file Delete All Deletes all files 5 Select Yes to delete Select No to cancel 6 Press the button to confirm Exit OK Play No Yes Delete File Delete All Protect DPOF 5 Sec Single Next Menu Slide Show ...

Page 31: ...cordance with the shooting conditions Blank Auto O Portrait C Night F Sports N Landscape K Sunset X Beach Snow Y Spotlight N User Setting Self timer This activates the self timer and sets the delay time Blank Off e2s 2 Sec e10s 10 Sec Size This sets the size of the video clips that will be captured 1440 x 1080 1280 x 720 VGA 640 x 480 Quality This sets the quality compression at which the video cl...

Page 32: ...Cloudy Fluoresc 1 Fluoresc 2 Tungsten Manual WB Digi Zoom This sets whether or not to use digital zoom at the time of photography On Off Metering This sets the metering method for calculating the exposure Center Averages the light metered from the entire frame but gives greater weight to the subject matter in the center Spot A very small portion of the center of the screen is measured and the expo...

Page 33: ...this manual titled Self timer in Video Menu for further details Size This sets the size of the images that will be captured 7 7m 3200 x 2400 FW interpolation 5m 2560 x 1920 3m 2048 x 1536 1m 1280 x 960 VGA 640 x 480 Quality Refer to the section in this manual titled Quality in Video Menu for further details EV Refer to the section in this manual titled EV in Video Menu for further details W Balanc...

Page 34: ... image U AEB Auto exposure bracketing capture mode T Continuous Captures 3 images continuously Image Stab This sets whether or not to use image stabilization at the time of photography This function minimizes the influences of hand shaking when you want to capture an image Off On Metering Refer to the section in this manual titled Metering in Video Menu for further details Color Refer to the secti...

Page 35: ...elete File Refer to section in this manual titled Deleting Images Video Clips Audio Files for further details Delete All Refer to section in this manual titled Deleting Images Video Clips Audio Files for further details Slide Show Refer to section in this manual titled Slideshow Display for further details Protect Refer to section in this manual titled Protecting Images Video Clips Audio Files for...

Page 36: ...sound each time you press the digital video camera s buttons On Off Format Refer to section in this manual titled Formatting the Memory Card for further details LCD Bright This sets the brightness of the LCD monitor screen The adjustment range is from 5 to 5 Date Time Refer to section in this manual titled Setting the Date and Time for further details Auto Off If no operation is performed for a sp...

Page 37: ...digital video camera NTSC PAL Light Freq The function allows to change the light frequency of environment to 60 Hz or 50 Hz 50 Hz 60 Hz Sys Reset Return all basic settings to the digital video camera s default settings No Yes Version This display the firmware version of the digital video camera ...

Page 38: ...coder is designed for H 264 decode MP4 H 264 playback system requirements At least 512MB of RAM 64MB or higher video card Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or XP or Vista 32 or Vista 64 DirectX 9 0b or higher Audio format 48KHz HE AAC or AAC Resolution fps CPU requirements 640 x 480 30 fps 2 4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or higher 1280 x 720 30 fps 3 2 GHz Intel Pentium D dual core or higher 1440 x 1080 30 fps ...

Page 39: ...e click on the respective folder to open it to find more folders Your recorded images video clips audio files will be inside these folders 9 Copy and paste or drag and drop files to a folder on your computer 10 To delete files simply select the unwanted files and delete Mac users Double click the untitled or unlabeled disk drive icon on your desktop iPhoto may automatically launch Notes on Image P...

Page 40: ...4 Connect the other end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer 5 Select PC Camera with the c MODE d MENU buttons and press the button 6 Position the digital video camera steadily on a flat surface or use a tripod 7 Launch the videoconferencing application software Simply follow the instructions in the application software to start your digital video camera This function is not ...

Page 41: ...H 264 Audio format AAC Lens Aperture F3 3 F3 7 Focal Length 6 4 32 mm Focus range Macro Wide 10cm infinity Tele 1m infinity Standard Wide 50cm infinity Tele 1m infinity Shutter speed 1 1 4000 sec LCD monitor 2 5 full color LTPS LCD 153K pixels Self timer 10 sec delay 2 sec delay Exposure compensation 1 8EV 1 8EV in 0 3EV increments White balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Fluoresc 1 Fluoresc 2 Tungsten ...

Page 42: ...0 x 480 y Fine 00 05 14 00 10 44 00 21 40 00 43 42 01 26 21 02 50 50 05 41 47 x Standard 00 06 15 00 12 47 00 25 48 00 52 01 01 42 44 03 23 15 06 46 37 w Economy 00 07 43 00 15 47 00 31 51 01 04 12 02 06 50 04 10 56 08 22 02 Size Quality SD SDHC memory card capacity 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB SDHC 8GB SDHC 7 7m 3200 x 2400 FW interpolation y Fine 32 67 138 278 545 1091 2194 x Standard 42 89 184...

Page 43: ...mory card or delete unwanted files The video camera is not in shooting mode Set the video camera to shoot ing mode The SD SDHC memory card is write protected Remove the write protection The video camera cannot focus The lens is dirty Wipe clean with a soft dry cloth or lens paper The distance to the subject is smaller than the effective range Place your subject within the effective focus range Fil...

Page 44: ...oductos Italian Il simbolo è in accordo con la Direttiva 2002 96 EC sui Rifiuti Apparecchiature Elettriche ed Elettroniche RAEE Il simbolo indica l obbligo della raccolta separata delle apparecchiature elettriche ed elettroniche pertanto si raccomanda d utilizzare i sistemi di raccolta e o restituzione disponibili nella vostra zona per queste tipologie d apparecchiature Swedish Märket anger överen...

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Page 46: ...EN 1 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA Front View 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Lens 2 LED assist light 3 Speaker 4 Battery cover 5 Strap holder 6 Tripod mount ...

Page 47: ... 5 X Right button O Focus button 6 T Down button MENU Menu button 7 OK Record Shutter button 8 T Zoom in telephoto button 9 W Zoom out wide angle button Thumbnail button 10 W Left button Assist light button 11 Power button 12 USB or AV OUT terminal 13 HDTV terminal 14 SD SDHC memory card slot 15 Earphone jack 16 LCD monitor ...

Page 48: ...erate without an SD SDHC memory card inserted Make sure to insert an SD SDHC memory card before use Open the SD card slot cover gently Insert an SD SDHC memory card optional to the card slot Close the cover and make sure it is locked securely Be sure to format the SD SDHC memory card with this video camera before its initial usage Turning the Power On Off Load the battery and insert an SD SDHC mem...

Page 49: ...urns on The default mode is Video Mode 2 Compose the image on the LCD monitor 3 Press the button to start recording 4 To stop recording press the button The recording time depends on the storage media size and the subject to be recorded Capturing Still Images 1 Press the button until the digital video camera turns on 2 Press the MODE button to switch to capture mode 3 Compose the image on the LCD ...

Page 50: ...cel pause press the button again To adjust the volume use the W T buttons 4 To stop video playback press the d MENU button and return to the start of the video clip Playing Back Still Images 1 Press the button The last recorded file appears on the LCD monitor 2 Select the desired image with the e f O buttons 3 Press the T button to adjust the zoom ratio The magnification factor is displayed on the...

Page 51: ...ENU button 4 Select Delete File or Delete All with the c MODE d MENU buttons and press the button Delete File Deletes the current file Delete All Deletes all files 5 Select Yes to delete Select No to cancel 6 Press the button to confirm Exit OK Play No Yes Delete File Delete All Protect DPOF 5 Sec Single Next Menu Slide Show ...

Page 52: ...n to switch to audio mode 2 Press the button to start audio recording To stop recording press the button Playing Back Audio Files 1 Press the button 2 Select the desired audio clip with the e f O buttons 3 Press the button to begin playback To pause press the button again To stop playback press the d MENU button To adjust the volume use the W T buttons ...

Page 53: ...uirements At least 512MB of RAM 64MB or higher video card Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or XP or Vista 32 or Vista 64 DirectX 9 0b or higher Audio format 48KHz HE AAC or AAC NOTE For detail operating instructions of this product please refer to the Multi Language User Manuals in the Software CD ROM Resolution fps CPU requirements 640 x 480 30 fps 2 4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or higher 1280 x 720 30 fps 3...

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