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English 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 12 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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English
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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