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Quick Operation
(English)
DZ-HD90
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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
Quick Operation (English)
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.
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Turnin g on t he P owe r
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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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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
Quick Operation (English)
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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⸳ቯ࠶࠻
ࠨ
ᠲ㖸
ࡄࡢࡉ
㍳↹ࡦࡊ
࠺ࡕࡕ࠼
⸳ቯ࠶࠻
ࠨ
ೋᦼ⸳ቯ
⸒⺆ಾᦧ
࿗
ೋᦼ⸳ቯ
⸒⺆ಾᦧ
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ࠝࡈ
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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.
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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 the confirmation button
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
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correctly set.
Press the confirmation button.
The confirmation screen appears.
ŅŢŵŦġŔŦŵ
Press d to select "YES", then press
the confirmation button to confirm.
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• If you select “No” and press the
confirmation button, the screen
returns to step .
Inserting and Removing Card
(When recording still pictures)
Quick Operation (English)
Label side
Insert the card with the label side
face up.
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.
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HDD
Recording Movies
1 Slide the Movie/Stills switch to " ".
2 Open the LCD monitor.
Quick Operation (English)
Press and hold the lock
button, and turn the
入
power switch to "
".
3 Turn the power switch to "
The HDD indicator lights and the camcorder enters
recording pause mode. Movies will be recorded to HDD.
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
･
button again.
5
入
".
Elapsed recording time
(hrs : mins : secs)
Remaining space on
HDD/Card
m ／ n
Remaining battery
level
Current time
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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
Quick Operation (English)
".
3 Turn the power switch to "
The SD card indicator lights.
･
Switch to " 切 ", to turn off.
･
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.
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Playback
Menu button
Movie/Picture
(also referred as
scene) selection
button
C
Confirmation/Play/Pause
button／ f／ e／d／c
HDD
CARD
(Stop/Cancel)
button
Quick Operation (English)
Choosing and playing back a scene
Press the “ 見る ” 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 “ 見る ”
button. To return to recording pause mode, press C or the “ 見る ” button
again.
“ 見る ” (Disc Navigation) button
HDD
Adjusting speaker volume during movie playback
Decreases the volume
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Increases the
volume
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Useful
Recording
Tec h ni q ue s
CARD
HDD
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)
T:Telephoto
(Magnifies
shooting)
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HDD
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.
Quick Operation (English)
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Selecting a shooting
mode
During record pause, press the
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menu button.
Select "Camera Functions
2
Setup" "Program AE" a
shooting mode.
Press the confirmation button
Quick Operation (English)
to confirm, then the menu
button to end.
The selected shooting mode
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(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.
CARD
HDD
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
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During recording pause or
recording, press the Full Auto
button.
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“FULL AUTO” appears in the
LCD monitor for a moment and
the settings return to their
defaults.
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