Hitachi DZ-HS300A - Manual (Page 68)

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SWITCHING EXTERNAL INPUT RECORDING METHOD (PHOTO INPUT)
When “Input Source: LINE or S LINE” is specified, you can record stills of externally input images
on a card. The DVD video camera/recorder can record an external image with little movement by
specifying “Frame”, but “Field” is recommended for recording image with movement.
The DZ-HS300A cannot receive any externally input signal.
1
Press the MENU button, use the f/e/
d/c/A buttons to choose “PHOTO
Input” on the “Record Functions Setup”
menu screen, and then press the A button.
2
Select the desired option and then press the
A button.
3
Press the MENU button to end the setting.
Note
:
• The PHOTO Input setting can be confirmed using the
on-screen information.
• The PHOTO Input setting will be stored in memory
even when the DVD video camera/recorder is turned
off.
• Refer to “Recording (Dubbing) Images”, page 115 to
see how to connect the DVD video camera/recorder
to another device.
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SELF-TIMER
You can record photos using the self-timer function, as with ordinary cameras.
1
Press the MENU button, use the f/e/
d/c/A buttons to choose “Self Timer”
on the “Record Functions Setup” menu
screen, and then press the A button.
2
Select “On”, and then press the A button.
The self-timer will be set.
3
Press the MENU button to end the setting.
4
Press the PHOTO/SELECT button.
The recording indicator at the front of DVD
video camera/recorder will blink.
The self-timer indicator will start to count
down, and recording will commence
approximately 10 seconds later.
Note
:
• You can also check that self-timer has been set by
reviewing the on-screen information.
• To release the self-timer mode, choose “Off” on the
menu screen or turn DVD video camera/recorder off.
• To suspend self-timer, press the PHOTO/SELECT
button again before recording starts, or press the C
button.
Recording
format
Details of setting On-screen display
Frame
Does not suit recording of frequently moving video
subjects, despite high image quality. Frame suits recording
of less moving video.
G
Field Suitable for recording of frequently moving video subjects.
F
The self-timer function is valid only when recording photos (stills).