HITACHI DZ-BD9H User Manual

Quick Operation

(English)

DZ-BD9H

Quick Operation (English)

 Setting up the battery pack

Charging status CHARGE indicator

During charge Lit

Charge complete Unlit

CHARGE
indicator

If the CHARGE indicator does not

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light, check that the connections
( , , and ) are firmly made.

After charging is complete, attach the battery pack to the camcorder.

Note

Charging will not occur if the DC
power cord is connected.

Terminal at bottom

 Removing the battery pack

Always turn the power off before
disconnecting the power supply.

While pressing and holding the BATT
switch, slide the battery pack upward,
then remove it.

• Be careful not to drop the battery pack
while detaching it.

1

Turnin g on t he P owe r

2

1 Turn on the power.

2 Open the LCD

monitor.

1

Quick Operation (English)

Press and hold the
lock button, and
turn the power
switch to " 入 ".

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2

Changing the display language

(LANGUAGE)

You can change the language used on screens and menus.
The following shows how to change from Japanese to English.

Menu button

Confirmation button

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Cancel/Stop
button

Press the menu button, then select " 初期設定 " by pressing f/e.
Then, press c (or the confirmation button).

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Select " 言語切替 " by pressing f/

e, then press c (or the

confirmation button).

Select "English" by pressing

e, then

press the confirmation button.

3

Setting the Date and Time

Press the menu button, then select "Date Setup" by pressing f/e.
Then, press c to select "Date Set" and press c again.

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Select each item by pressing d/c
and set the correct value by pressing

f/e.

• Repeat this step until year, month,
date, hour, minute, and AM/PM are
correctly set.

Press the confirmation button.

The confirmation screen appears.

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Press d to select "YES", then press
the confirmation button to confirm.

• If you select “No” and press

e, the

screen returns to step .

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4

Inserting a BD or DVD

Attach the charged battery pack to
the camcorder, or connect the
camcorder to a power outlet.

Turn the power switch to " 切 ",
then press down the disc eject
switch until the access/PC indicator
lights, then release.

After several seconds, the lid pops

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Close the lid.

After the lid is closed all the way, the camcorder will attempt to recognize the
BD/DVD. During this recognition process, the access/PC indicator flashes.
While this is happening, do not remove the power source, shake the camcorder,
or subject it to impact.

When a new BD-RE/BD-R/DVD-RW is loaded, the format confirmation screen
will appear. See p.6.

open. Open it fully with your hand.

Place the recording surface of the
BD/DVD face down, then push
down on the center of the BD/DVD
until it clicks into place.

• For single-sided discs, the side
opposite the label is the recording
surface.

• To record on the other side for
double-sided discs, remove the
disc (p.6), flip it over, and then
reload it.

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Notes

• The disc mechanism may be quite hot immediately after
use. Do not touch the metallic areas.

• Do not peer into the pickup. Doing so may cause
damage to your eyesight.

• To prevent malfunction, never do any of the following:
– touch the laser pickup
– insert a disc that is not compatible with the camcorder
– close the lid before setting the disc securely into place

• The power automatically turns off if the lid is left open for approx. 3 minutes.

• The lid will not open if the camcorder is not connected to a power source.

Pickup

Removing the BD/DVD

Pressing slightly on the center hub with a
finger, grip the edge of the disc with your
thumb and lift the disc out as shown.

 When loading a new BD-RE/BD-R/DVD-RW

The disc must be formatted before it can be used for recording. When the disc is
loaded, the format confirmation screen will appear in the LCD monitor.

Open the LCD monitor (p.2).

Quick Operation (English)

Confirmation button

d ／ c

Note

Be careful that the power is not
accidentally cut off while formatting,
otherwise, the disc will become unusable.

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Select "YES" by pressing d, then press the confirmation button.

Fomat Disc

Disc is not formatted.
Format the Disc now?

YES

RETURN

ENTER

NO

• When using a BD-RE/BD-R, formatting
will start. Skip step .

• When using a DVD-RW, proceed to step

.

(When using a DVD-RW)

The recording format selection screen appears.
Select “VR Mode” or “VF Mode” by pressing d

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confirmation button.

Fomat Disc

Disc Format
Select record format.

VR Mode VF Mode

RETURN

ENTER

VR Mode

After recording, you can perform various
editing functions, such as choosing or
deleting scenes. You can play back the
disc in a device that supports an 8cm
DVD-RW (VR Mode) after finalizing the

/

c, then press the

disc.

VF (Video) Mode

Although editing cannot be done on the
camcorder, you can play back the disc on
other DVD devices after finalizing the disc.

Inserting and Removing Card

Pay attention to
the orientation of

The terminals should face away from
the LCD monitor.

the card.

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Always turn off the power before
inserting a card.

Open the cover.

Push the card in until it clicks into
place.

(To remove the card, push it in
slightly and release. The card will
pop up, and you can remove it.)

Always close the cover.

-RW (VF)

HDD

BD-RE

BD-R

-RW (VR) R

RAM

Recording Movies

You can choose either HDD or BD/DVD to record movies.

1 Slide the Movie/Stills switch to " ".

2 Open the LCD monitor.

Press and hold the lock
button, and turn the

4

Record button

power switch to "

入

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".

3 Turn the power switch to "

The HDD indicator lights and the camcorder enters recording pause
mode. Movies will be recorded to HDD.

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".

To switch between HDD and BD/DVD, turn
the power switch to "

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" and

release the switch.

The power switch will return to " 入 " automatically. Each time

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you turn the switch to " メディア ", the active function will
alternate as follows: HDD indicator lights BD/DVD indicator
lights.
Switch to " 切 ", to turn off.

･

8

4 Press the record button.

"m" (recording pause) in the LCD

･

monitor will change to "n" and
recording will begin.
The recording indicator beneath the lens
will also light up red.
To pause recording, press the record

･

button again. The elapsed recording
time will reset to "0:00:00".
To resume recording, press the record

･

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button again.

Elapsed recording time
(hrs : mins : secs)

Remaining space on
HDD/BD/DVD/Card

m ／ n

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Remaining battery
level

Current time

9

CARD

Recording Still Pictures

Still pictures are recorded on an SD memory Card.

1 Slide the Movie/Stills switch to " ".

2 Open the LCD monitor.

Press and hold the lock
button, and turn the
power switch to " 入 ".

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3 Turn the power switch to "

The SD card indicator lights.

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Switch to " 切 ", to turn off.

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入

".

4 Press the "フォト " (photo) button

halfway down.

A subject in the center of the screen will be focused. When focus is
locked, the green "m"in the LCD monitor will turn purple.

5 Fully press the "フォト " (photo) button.

The image will be recorded. After a few seconds, the image shot will
be displayed for about three seconds. You can shoot the next photo
when "m" changes back to green.

10

Playback

Menu button

Movie/Picture
(also referred as
scene) selection
button

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C

RAM

Confirmation/Play/Pause
button／ f／ e／d／c

-RW (VR) R-RW (VF) CARD

(Stop/Cancel)
button

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BD-RE

HDD

 Choosing and playing back a scene

Press the Disc Navigation button while the media you want to play back is
in recording pause mode.

The scenes thumbnails appear on the disc navigation screen.

Choose a scene by pressing f/e (up/down, previous page/following
page) and d/c (left/right).

Press the confirmation button.

The chosen scene is played back.

• To promptly return to the disc navigation screen, press C or the Disc
Navigation button. To return to recording pause mode, press C or the Disc
Navigation button again.

Disc Navigation button

-RW (VF)

HDD

BD-RE

BD-R

-RW (VR) R

RAM

 Adjusting speaker volume during movie playback

Decreases the volume

11

Increases the
volume

Useful

Recording

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-RW (VF)

HDD

BD-R

-RW (VR) R

RAM

Magnified Recording
(Optical Zoom and
Digital Zoom)

The zoom lever allows you to choose
a range of magnifications from wide­angle to telephoto zooming.
Optical zooming up to ten times is the
maximum telephoto magnification.
When using a card (recording stills),
only optical zoom works.
Maximum zoom values will depend
on the "Digital Zoom" settings.

off → 40 × → 240 ×

W:Wide-angle
(Shooting over

a wide range)

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T:Telephoto
(Magnifies

shooting)

HDD

BD-RE

BD-R

RAM

-RW (VR) R-RW (VF) CARD

Selecting a Shooting
Mode to Match the
Conditions
(Program AE)

The camcorder automatically gauges
the subject and surrounding
conditions and determines the
optimal settings for recording (Auto).
You can also select a shooting mode
that may better suit the situation.

Shooting mode

Auto (No icon appears.)

Portrait

Makes the subject, such as a
person or pet, stand out from a blurred
background.

Spotlight

Prevents overexposure of the
subject in strong light, such as at a
wedding or on stage.

Sand&Snow

Prevents underexposure of the
subject in very bright conditions, such
as at the beach, or on a ski slope.

Low Light

Allows you to record in dark
places with limited light.
You can use the LCD monitor as a
light source to shoot the scene by
turning the LCD monitor 180°.

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Selecting a shooting
mode

During record pause, press the

1

menu button.

Select "Camera Functions

2

Setup" "Program AE" a
shooting mode.

Press the confirmation button

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to confirm, then the menu
button to end.

The selected shooting mode

3

(other than Auto) appears in the
LCD monitor.

• The shooting mode is retained
in memory even when the
power is turned off.

Note

When shooting in dark places,
after-images may appear if the
subject is moving or if camera
shake occurs. Use a tripod for best
results.

HDD

BD-RE

BD-R

RAM

-RW (VR) R-RW (VF) CARD

Restoring all the
Shooting Settings to
Default (Full Auto)

You can reset the following manually
adjusted shooting settings to their
defaults with the press of a single
button.

Function Default

Focus Auto
Exposure Auto
BLC (Backlight) Off
Program AE (shooting mode) Auto
White Balance Auto
EIS (Electronic Image

Stabilizer)
Microphone Filter Off

On

Full Auto
button

13

During record pause or
recording, press the Full Auto
button.

1

“FULL AUTO” appears in the
LCD monitor for a moment and
the settings return to their
defaults.