Hitachi HDC-1491E Instruction Manual Download

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Page 2: ...ge 5 Flash Next image 6 If any scene mode is set switches to scene mode selection screen Still image to display image Records voice memo if Voice Memo is On Video clip to play video clip 7 Self timer Self timer Previous 10th image 8 Compensation s P Previous image 9 Playback Mode Playback Mode Still image to capture mode Video clip to capture mode 10 Capture menu Video menu Playback menu 5 d e 1 S...

Page 3: ...ion as shown 4 Insert an SD SDHC memory card Optional The camera has 32MB internal memory 23MB available for image storage but you can load an SD SDHC memory card to expand the camera s memory capacity Be sure to format the memory card with this camera before its initial usage 5 Close the battery memory card cover and make sure it is locked securely ...

Page 4: ...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 5: ...ton The last image appears on the screen 2 The images can be displayed in forward or reverse sequence with the e f buttons To view the previous image press the e button To view the next image press the f button Turn the zoom lever to side enlarges the image To return to normal magnification turn the zoom lever to side ...

Page 6: ...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 7: ...ith the e f buttons 3 Press the MENU button 4 Select 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 butto...

Page 8: ...Drag N Drop image and video files to a folder on your computer Mac users Double click the untitled or unlabeled disk drive icon on your desktop 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 collec...

Page 9: ...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 10: ...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 11: ...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 batteries out of...

Page 12: ...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 batteries immediately after long period of continuous use The batteries become hot during use Touching a hot battery might cause burns Do not wrap t...

Page 13: ...to be used for a long period of time remove them from the camera to prevent leakage or corrosion and store them after no battery power is left Stored for a long time in a fully charged condition their performance may be impaired Always keep the battery terminals clean There is a risk of explosion if the batteries are replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the recycle ...

Page 14: ...ction Technology 18 AF Tracking Mode 19 Self portrait Function 19 Find Blur Function 20 VIDEO MODE 20 Recording Video Clips 20 Playing Back Video Clips 21 PLAYBACK MODE 21 Playing Back Still Images 21 Playback Display 22 Removing Red eye 22 Dynamic Lighting Feature 23 Protecting Images 24 DPOF Settings 25 Erasing Images 26 MENU OPTIONS 26 Capture Menu 28 Video Menu 29 Playback Menu 30 Setup Menu 3...

Page 15: ...l CCD this camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 4288X3216 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 Camera strap Camera pouch 2 x AA size batteries Common Optional Accessories SD SDHC memory card Accessories and components may vary...

Page 16: ... Next 10th image 5 Flash Next image 6 If any scene mode is set switches to scene mode selection screen Still image to display image Records voice memo if Voice Memo is On Video clip to play video clip 7 Self timer Self timer Previous 10th image 8 Compensation s P Previous image 9 Playback Mode Playback Mode Still image to capture mode Video clip to capture mode 10 Capture menu Video menu Playback ...

Page 17: ...3264 x 2448 2304 x 1728 1600 x 1200 x 640 x 480 11 Set key SCN hint icon 12 Main focus area 13 Date and time 14 Quick shot 15 Capture mode icon Single T Continuous U AEB Auto Exposure Bracketing 16 White balance Auto Incand Fluoresc 1 Fluoresc 2 Daylight Cloudy Manual WB 17 Image quality Fine Standard Economy 18 ISO 2 Auto 5 ISO 100 7 ISO 200 9 ISO 400 0 ISO 800 ISO 1600 19 Slow shutter warning 20...

Page 18: ...e value 11 Image quality 12 ISO 13 Mode icon Playback mode Video playback 1 Protect icon 2 File Folder number 3 Storage media 4 Battery condition 5 Total recorded time 6 Video status bar 7 Video condition icon 8 Elapsed time 9 Set key Play Pause hint icon 10 Down key Stop hint icon 11 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 19: ...h this camera before its initial usage 5 Close the battery memory card cover and make sure it is locked securely To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased 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 erase data on an SD SDHC memory card you must unlock the card To prevent damaging of an SD SDHC memory c...

Page 20: ...E 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 wit...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...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 23: ...ically Smile Detection Select this mode to automatically capture an image when a smiling face is detected 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 cap...

Page 24: ...is recommended Text Select this mode when you want to capture an image that contains black and white 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 captur...

Page 25: ... 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 with the...

Page 26: ...simultaneously turns green Otherwise 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 AF Tracking Mode Use this option to take pictures of moving subject 1 Press the MODE button and set the camera mode to 2 Press the button...

Page 27: ...detect any face within 30 seconds the camera will automatically capture an image and return to preview display Select to reactivate this function Find Blur Function With the camera s new Find Blur function this camera finds the blurry photo when capture under Continuous 1 Press the MODE button and set the camera mode to 2 Press the MENU button and select Find Blur icon with the c d buttons Set Fin...

Page 28: ...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 29: ...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 21st image taken and so forth 3 Press the d button to display the previous 10th image 4 Pr...

Page 30: ...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 31: ... selected 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 Sel...

Page 32: ...ton 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 Off wit...

Page 33: ... 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 Deleting an image will not affect sequential image numbering For example if you delete image number 240 the next captur...

Page 34: ...s the size of the image that will be captured 14M 8M 4M 2M VGA 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 Auto ISO100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 Quality This sets the quality compression at which the image is capt...

Page 35: ...ff Preview This sets whether or not to display the captured image on the screen immediately after the image is captured On Off Date Print The date of recording can be printed directly on the still images This function must be activated before the image is captured On Off Setup Refer to the section in this manual titled Setup Menu for further details Center Averages the light metered from the entir...

Page 36: ...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 Colour 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 ...

Page 37: ... 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 90 90 DPOF Refer to the section in this manual titled DPOF Settings for further details Protect Refer to the section in this manu...

Page 38: ...er 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 Off 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min Beep This sets whether or no...

Page 39: ...t a brightness level for 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 The time sett...

Page 40: ...se folders 9 Copy Paste or Drag N Drop image and video files to a folder on your computer Mac users Double click the untitled or unlabeled disk 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...

Page 41: ... and friends by email or the web Arcsoft Panorama Maker 4 0 Create horizontal vertical and 360 panorama pictures all within this one amazing program by automatically selecting an entire group of pictures with one click and transforming photos and videos into gorgeous panoramic masterpieces The media management and photo editing tools of this software are offered to better organize your sources and...

Page 42: ...e for image storage Supports SD SDHC memory card up to 32GB optional File format DCF JPEG EXIF 2 2 DPOF Motion JPEG AVI HD720p 30fps Lens 3x optical zoom lens Aperture range 3 W 5 6 T Focal length 6 2mm 18 6mm equivalent to 35mm 105mm on a 35mm camera Focus Range Macro Wide 0 05m to infinity Tele 0 3m to infinity Shutter speed 1 1 2000 sec Digital zoom 6x Capture mode 4x Playback mode Flash effect...

Page 43: ... 8538 Economy 9 414 830 1617 3335 6509 13042 2304 x 1728 Fine 6 311 624 1216 2509 4897 9812 Standard 10 465 931 1814 3742 7303 14633 Economy 15 668 1338 2606 5375 10489 21015 1600 x 1200 Fine 13 575 1151 2242 4625 9026 18084 Standard 19 819 1639 3193 6585 12851 25747 Economy 25 1094 2191 4267 8802 17176 34414 x 640 x 480 Fine 53 2271 4545 8851 18255 35621 71369 Standard 69 2900 5825 11304 23315 45...

Page 44: ...onitor 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 the memory card cannot be played back You played back a memory card that w...

Page 45: ... 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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