Hitachi HDC-1205E Instruction Manual Download

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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: ...a precision instrument Do not drop it strike it or use excessive force when handling the camera This might cause damage to the camera 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 might cause burns Do not wrap the ...

Page 6: ...n 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 power is left Stored for a long time in a fully charged condition its performance may be impaired Always keep the battery terminals clean There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used battery according to...

Page 7: ...8 Recording Shots using Face Detection Technology 18 Self portrait Function 19 VIDEO MODE 19 Recording Video Clips 19 Playing Back Video Clips 20 PLAYBACK MODE 20 Playing Back Still Images 20 Playback Display 21 Removing Red eye 21 Dynamic Lighting Feature 22 Protecting Images 23 DPOF Settings 24 Erasing Images 25 MENU OPTIONS 25 Capture Menu 27 Video Menu 28 Playback Menu 30 Setup Menu 32 TRANSFE...

Page 8: ...is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 3968 x 2976 pixels Package Contents Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items Common Product Components Digital Camera Quick Start Guide Software CD ROM USB cable AV cable Camera strap Camera pouch Rechargeable lithium ion battery AC DC adapter Common Optional Accessories SD SDHC memory card Accessories and c...

Page 9: ... Focus Next 10th image 5 Compensation s P Previous Image 6 Flash Next Image 7 If any scene mode is set switches to scene mode selection screen Still image to display image Video clip to play video clip 8 Self timer Self timer Previous 10th image 9 Playback mode Playback mode Still image to capture mode Video clip to capture mode 10 Capture menu Video menu Playback menu 1 A B C D E F 3 4 6 8 9 5 7 ...

Page 10: ...size resolution 3968 x 2976 3264 x 2448 2304 x 1728 1600 x 1200 x 640 x 480 11 Shortcut 12 Date and time 13 Quick shot 14 Capture mode icon Single T Continuous U AEB Auto Exposure Bracketing Album Shot Burst Cont flash Pre shot Coupl shot Burst 30fps 15 White balance Auto Incand Fluoresc 1 Fluoresc 2 Daylight Cloudy Manual WB 16 Image quality Fine Standard Economy 17 ISO 2 Auto 5 ISO 100 7 ISO 200...

Page 11: ...e quality 12 ISO 13 Mode icon Playback mode Video playback 1 Protect icon 2 Folder File number 3 Storage media 4 Battery condition 5 Volume mode 6 Total recorded time 7 Video status bar 8 Video condition icon 9 Elapsed time 10 Set key Play Pause hint icon 11 Down key Stop hint icon 12 Mode icon 13 12 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 00 00 00 02 28 49 00 00 00 02 28 49 00 00 00 02 28 49 2010 01 01 2010 01 0...

Page 12: ...he card To prevent damaging of an SD SDHC memory card be sure to turn off the power when inserting or removing the SD SDHC memory card If inserting or removing the SD SDHC memory card with the power on the camera will automatically turn off Charging the Battery The battery is not fully charged at the time of purchase Before use be sure to charge the battery until the status LED lights red 1 Connec...

Page 13: ... button and set the camera mode to or or press the 7 button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Select the Setup at the end of the Menu with the c d buttons and press the SET button 4 Select Date Time with the c d buttons and press the SET button 5 Select the date format with the c d buttons and press the SET button Select the item s field with the e f buttons and adjust the value for the date and time with...

Page 14: ...n The setting will be stored 6 To exit from the Setup menu press the MENU button Formatting the Memory Card or Internal Memory This utility formats the memory card or internal memory and erases all stored images and data 1 Press the MODE button and set the camera mode to or or press the 7 button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Select the Setup at the end of the Menu with the c d buttons and press the SE...

Page 15: ...r Turn the zoom lever to side to zoom in on the subject and enlarges the subject on the LCD monitor Turn the zoom lever to side to zoom out on the subject and provides a wider angle image 4 Press the shutter button Pressing the shutter button down halfway automatically focuses and adjusts the exposure and pressing the shutter button down fully captures the image The focus area frame turns green wh...

Page 16: ...cted Anti shake This mode minimizes the influences of hand shaking when you want to capture an image Panorama Select this mode when you want to capture a series of shots then stitch them together with software to make a single photo on the computer Portrait Man Select this mode when you want to capture an image that makes a man stand out against a blurred background Portrait Lady Select this mode ...

Page 17: ...subjects like printed documents Sunset Select this mode when you want to capture a sunset This mode helps keep the deep hues in the scene Sunrise Select this mode when you want to capture a sunrise This mode helps keep the deep hues in the scene Splash Water Select this mode when you want to capture photos of splashing water Flow Water Select this mode when you want to capture the soft flowing wat...

Page 18: ...s in the sequence 7 Finish the sequence by pressing the MENU button or switch to another mode after the last image has been recorded Taking Images When the Smile Feature Is On With the camera s new smile detection function this camera detects smiles so you do not miss those special moments in life 1 Press the MODE button and set the camera mode to and press the SET button 2 Select Smile Detection ...

Page 19: ... it turns red 4 Press the shutter button down fully to capture your image Subjects that are not suitable with this function a A person is wearing glasses sunglasses or face is covered with hat or hair b A person turns sideways Self portrait Function Use this function to take pictures of yourself or include yourself in pictures 1 Press the MODE button and set the camera mode to 2 Press the e button...

Page 20: ...Back Video Clips You can play back recorded video clips on the camera 1 Press the 7 button The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the desired video clip with the e f buttons 3 Press the SET button A press of the f e buttons during playback allows fast forward play fast reverse play To stop video playback press the d button This stops playback and returns to the start of the video clip To pa...

Page 21: ...mage that you want and playback images on the LCD monitor sequentially 1 Press the 7 button The last image appears on the screen 2 Press the c button to display the next 10th image If the 1st image taken is displayed press the c button to playback the 11th image taken Press the c button again to playback the 21th image taken and so forth 3 Press the d button to display the previous 10th image 4 Pr...

Page 22: ...s process ends this replaces the original image with the corrected image Dynamic Lighting Feature This feature compensates for the unfavorable lighting conditions by brightening underexposed areas and balancing overexposed areas 1 Press the 7 button The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the image that you want to edit with the e f buttons 3 Press the MENU button 4 Select Dynam Light with t...

Page 23: ...is displayed with all the images Canceling the Protection To cancel protection for only one image display the image on which you want to remove the image protection 1 Press the 7 button The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the image that you want to cancel protection with the e f buttons 3 Press the MENU button 4 Select Protect with the c d buttons and press the SET button 5 Select Single...

Page 24: ...ET button Single Sets DPOF for each individual image All Sets DPOF for all images at once 6 Select Print Num with the c d buttons and press the SET button This displays the number of prints setting screen 7 Set the number of prints with the e f buttons and press the SET button 8 Select Date Print with the c d buttons and press the SET button The date setting screen appears 9 Select date to On or O...

Page 25: ... the last image All Erases all of the images except for the protected images 6 Select Execute with the e f buttons and press the SET button To not erase select Cancel and press the SET button 7 To exit from the menu press the MENU button Deleting an image will not affect sequential image numbering For example if you delete image number 240 the next captured image will be numbered 241 even though 2...

Page 26: ...ing 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 Auto ISO100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 Quality This sets the quality compression at which the image is captured Fine Standard Economy W Balance This sets the white balance for a variety of lighting conditions a...

Page 27: ...the center Spot A very small portion of the center of the screen is measured to calculate the correct exposure Average The exposure is measured all of the image area Single Captures one image at a time Continuous Permits continuous capture of up to 3 images AEB Permits 3 consecutive images in the order of standard exposure underexposure and overexposure compensation Album Shot Creates an album lik...

Page 28: ...nu press the MENU button Size This sets the size of the video clip that will be captured HD VGA QVGA Quality This sets the quality compression at which the video clip is captured Fine Standard Color This sets the colour of the video clip that will be captured Standard Vivid Sepia B W Blue Red Green Yellow Purple Audio This sets whether or not to record audio at the time of video recording On Off D...

Page 29: ...ails Dynam Light Refer to the section in this manual titled Dynamic Lighting Feature for further details Slide Show This function enables you to play back your still images automatically in order one image at a time 3 Sec 5 Sec 10 Sec Rotate If you wish to rotate a still image 90 degrees to the right select 90 if you wish to rotate it 90 degrees to the left select 90 Video clips cannot be rotated ...

Page 30: ...e never to increase it Copy to Card Allows you to copy your files from the camera s internal memory to an SD SDHC memory card Of course you can only do this if you have a memory card installed and some files in internal memory All files remain in the internal memory even after copy to the SD SDHC memory card from the internal memory Cancel Execute Setup Refer to the section in this manual titled S...

Page 31: ...e Refer to the section in this manual titled Setting the Date and Time for further details Language Refer to the section in this manual titled Choosing the Language for further details Auto Off If no operation is performed for a specific period of time the power to the camera is automatically turned off This feature is useful for reducing battery usage 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min Off Beep This sets whether ...

Page 32: ...r the LCD monitor Standard Bright Format Refer to section in this manual titled Formatting the Memory Card or Internal Memory for further details Media Info This displays the free capacity of the internal memory or the memory card Sys Info This displays the firmware version of the camera Sys Reset This returns all basic settings to the camera s default settings Cancel Execute ...

Page 33: ... drive icon on your desktop iPhoto may automatically launch USING THE CAMERA AS A PC CAMERA Your camera can act as a PC camera which allows you to videoconference with business associates or have a real time conversation with friends or family Your computer system must include the items Microphone Sound card Speakers or headphones Network or Internet connection Using the camera as a PC camera Serv...

Page 34: ...with family and friends by email or the web Arcsoft Panorama Maker 4 0 Like magic ArcSoft Panorama Maker 4 turns any series of overlapping photos into a gorgeous panoramic image in just seconds The program does most of the work for you by automatically selecting an entire group of pictures with one click automatically organizing the photos into the proper order then seamlessly stitching the photos...

Page 35: ...mage storage Supports SD SDHC memory card up to 16GB optional File format DCF JPEG EXIF 2 2 DPOF Motion JPEG AVI HD720p 30fps Lens 3x optical zoom lens Aperture range 3 1 W 5 9 T Focal length 6 3mm 18 9mm Focus Range Macro 0 2m Inf W 0 6m Inf T Normal 0 6m Inf W 1m Inf T Shutter speed 4 1 2000 Sec Digital zoom 6x Capture mode 4x Playback mode Terminals USB AV OUT 2 in 1 terminal Power supply Recha...

Page 36: ...190 6227 3264 x 2448 Fine 244 474 978 1963 3832 Standard 453 877 1805 3623 7072 Economy 560 1082 2228 4473 8729 2304 x 1728 Fine 592 1143 2354 4275 9221 Standard 928 1782 3667 7360 14362 Economy 1156 2212 4551 9134 17824 1600 x 1200 Fine 1303 2487 5118 10272 20045 Standard 2066 3896 8015 16085 31389 Economy 2452 4597 9457 18979 37035 x 640 x 480 Fine 5511 9856 20276 40689 79397 Standard 12292 1997...

Page 37: ... protected Remove the write protection Images do not appear on the LCD monitor LCD monitor is dark Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in the menu Although it is set to auto focus it does not 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 Get your subject within the effective focus range The contents on th...

Page 38: ... 0005 Quecksibler Hg oder mehr als 0 002 Kadmium Cd oder mehr als 0 004 Blei Pb haben Spanish El símbolo es un requisito de la Directiva europea 2002 96 EC WEEE acerca de los Residuos de Aparatos Eléctricos y Electrónicos RAEE Este símbolo indica la obligación de no mezclar ni los aparatos señalizados ni las baterias ya gastadas o desechadas con los residuos domésticos generales sinó que deben uti...

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Page 41: ...0th image 5 Compensation s P Previous Image 6 Flash Next Image 7 If any scene mode is set switches to scene mode selection screen Still image to display image Video clip to play video clip 8 Self timer Self timer Previous 10th image 9 Playback mode Playback mode Still image to capture mode Video clip to capture mode 10 Capture menu Video menu Playback menu 1 A B C D E F 3 4 6 8 9 5 7 10 2 A LCD mo...

Page 42: ...nitial usage 5 Close the battery memory card cover and make sure it is locked securely Charging the Battery The battery is not fully charged at the time of purchase Before use be sure to charge the battery until the status LED lights red 1 Connect camera to AC DC adapter with USB cable 2 Insert the plug into a wall outlet The status LED blinks red when charging has started and lights red when char...

Page 43: ...r Turn the zoom lever to side to zoom in on the subject and enlarges the subject on the LCD monitor Turn the zoom lever to side to zoom out on the subject and provides a wider angle image 4 Press the shutter button Pressing the shutter button down halfway automatically focuses and adjusts the exposure and pressing the shutter button down fully captures the image The focus area frame turns green wh...

Page 44: ...e subject of the image to be recorded The zoom function cannot be used during video recording Playing Back Video Clips You can play back recorded video clips on the camera 1 Press the 7 button The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the desired video clip with the e f buttons 3 Press the SET button A press of the f e buttons during playback allows fast forward play fast reverse play To stop ...

Page 45: ...y This function allows you to search quickly for the image that you want and playback images on the LCD monitor sequentially 1 Press the 7 button The last image appears on the screen 2 Press the c button to display the next 10th image If the 1st image taken is displayed press the c button to playback the 11th image taken Press the c button again to playback the 21th image taken and so forth 3 Pres...

Page 46: ...lect Delete with the c d buttons and press the SET button 5 Select Single or All with the e f buttons and press the SET button Single Erases the selected image or the last image All Erases all of the images except for the protected images 6 Select Execute with the e f buttons and press the SET button To not erase select Cancel and press the SET button 7 To exit from the menu press the MENU button ...

Page 47: ... iPhoto may automatically launch This symbol mark crossed out wheeled bin indicates separate collec tion of waste batteries in the EU countries The batteries provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste Please use the return and collection systems available in your country for the disposal of the waste batteries If a chemical symbol is printed beneath the symbol mark this che...

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