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  • Page 1: Instruction Manual

    Instruction Manual DZ-HV574E...

  • Page 2: Operating Environment Conditions

    Precautions Safety Instruction • Do not store the camera to intense heat or cold for long periods of time, as this may result in permanent damage to the camera. • Do not use or store the product in dusty, dirty, or sandy areas, as its components may be damaged. •...
  • Page 3 SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera..........5 Section 2 Getting Started..............8 Section 3 Enjoying the Record Mode ..........10 Section 4 Enjoying the Playback Mode ..........20 Section 5 Setting Your Camera ............26 Section 6 Viewing Pictures and Movies on a TV ......30 Section 7 Viewing Movie &...

  • Page 5: Section 1 Getting To Know Your Camera

    Built-in memory allows you to take pictures and movies without memory card. The memory card slot allows users to increase the storage capacity. Hitachi cannot compensate for any damages caused when recording is not made normally or recorded contents cannot be played back because of a defect in the digital camera device or memory card.

  • Page 6: Front View

    Front View LCD Touch Panel Lens Light Power Button Rear View Playback LED Indicator Record LED Indicator Tele/Wide Button Movie Shutter Button Picture Shutter Button Five-way Key Record/Play Button TV Port HDMI Port Mini USB 2.0 Port Strap Hook...

  • Page 7: Side View

    Side View Speaker Battery Cover Microphone Bottom View Tripod Socket SD card Slot...

  • Page 8: Section 2 Getting Started

    Section 2 Getting Started Loading the Battery Before using the camera, please load the supplied Lithium-ion rechargeable battery. Insert the battery following to the correct polarity marks ( + or -). Close the battery cover rmly. Charging the Battery You must use the supplied AC charger or USB cable.

  • Page 9: Turning The Camera Off

    Turning the Camera On and Getting Started • To turn on the camera: Flip out the LCD panel; the camera will turn on automatically. Or press Power Button for one second to turn on it. • To take a movie: Press the Movie Shutter Button ( •...

  • Page 10: Section 3 Enjoying The Record Mode

    Section 3 Enjoying the Record Mode Button/Key Function Five-way key: Right Key: Digital Light On/Light On/ Light OFF Left Key: Self timer ON/OFF Up Key:LCD Information ON (Show the indicators on the LCD screen) / OFF (Do not show the indicators on the LCD screen) SET Key: Menu On.

  • Page 11: Lcd Monitor Information

    LCD Monitor Information The indicators shown below may display on LCD when movies and pictures are recorded: Movie Resolution HD (1080p) (30fps) HD (720p) (30fps) WVGA (60fps) VGA (30fps) QVGA (30fps) Picture Resolution High Standard Number of images that can still be taken at current resolution Recording time of movie that can still be taken at current resolution Digital light On Light On...

  • Page 12: Movie Recording

    Motion Detection Option menu On Scene Skin Night Backlight Macro Position Focusing Manual White Balance (10) SD Card inserted Battery: full power Battery: medium power (11) Battery: low power Battery: power empty Zoom meter: HD(1080p):1X~5X (5X Optical zoom and 1X Digital zoom) (12) Other video resolution:1X~20X (5X Optical zoom and 4X Digital zoom)

  • Page 13: Picture Recording

    WVGA (60fps) VGA (30fps) QVGA (30fps) Picture Recording • Press the Picture Shutter Button ( ) halfway down till the focusing frame turns from white to green. Then, press the Picture Shutter Button fully down to take picture. • Press RECORD/PLAY Button to view the picture. •...

  • Page 14: Options For Record Menu

    Options for Record Menu Movie Mode Picture Mode Effect • • • Resolution Resolution Macro Mode • • Stabilization Scene • • Motion Detect WB (White Balance) • Operations for Record Mode Operation Screen Touch (on-screen icon) when in Record Mode. The Record menu will show on the screen.

  • Page 15: Movie Mode Submenu Setting

    Movie Mode Submenu Setting Operation Display Screen In Record Mode, touch (on-screen icon) to enter record menu screen. Touch [Movie Mode] icon on the screen. Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen. The Movie Mode submenu contains 3 options-- Resolution, Stabilization, and Motion Detect--for you to adjust the camera setting.
  • Page 16 Motion Detection Operation Display Screen In Movie Mode submenu, touch [Motion Detect] on the screen. Touch on the screen to choose On or Off. Touch OK icon to validate the setting then touch exit icon ( ) to back to Record mode. Camera will start to record video automatically if it detects a movement.

  • Page 17: Picture Mode Submenu Setting

    Picture Mode Submenu Setting Operation Display Screen In Record Mode, touch (on-screen icon) to enter record menu screen. Touch [Picture Mode] icon on the screen. Submenu of Picture Mode will pop out on the screen. The Picture Mode submenu contains 1 option, Resolution,for you to adjust the camera setting.

  • Page 18: Effect Submenu Setting

    Effect Submenu Setting Operation Display Screen In Record Mode, touch (on-screen icon) to enter record menu screen. Touch [Effect] icon on the screen. Submenu of Effect will pop out on the screen. The Effect submenu contains 4 options--Macro Mode, Scene, WB, and ISO--for you to adjust the camera setting.
  • Page 19 WB (White Balance) The camera adjusts the color balance of images automatically. Three manual white balance settings are available: • Auto: The camera automatically adjusts white balance. • Daylight: Under outdoors. • Under uorescent light condition. Fluorescent: • Tungsten: Under tungsten light condition. Operation Display Screen Effect submenu, touch [WB] on the screen.

  • Page 20: Section 4 Enjoying The Playback Mode

    Section 4 Playback Mode Enjoying the Button/Key Function The Buttons/Keys have the following functions in Movie and Picture Playback Modes. Five-way Key: Right Key: Go to the next movie/picture. Fast forward Left Key: Go to the previous movie/picture. Fast rewind Up Key: Volume increase.
  • Page 21 LCD Monitor Information Indicators on the LCD screen while in Playback Mode: Movie Playback Mode Picture Playback Mode HD (1080p) (30fps) HD (720p) (30fps) WVGA (60fps) VGA (30fps) QVGA (30fps) High Standard Current number/ Total number of movie. Movie playback time counter Volume Previous movie/picture Movies fast rewind...

  • Page 22: Operations For Playback Mode

    (13) Exit Slideshow (14) Slideshow stop (15) Consecutive number of picture Operations for Playback Mode The Playback Mode is for viewing and managing movies and pictures on the built-in memory or on an SD card. Operation Display Screen Press RECORD/PLAY Button ( ) to switch from Record Mode to Playback Mode Main Menu.There are 2 options in the Playback Mode, Movie and Picture.
  • Page 23 Delete Movies Operation Display Screen Touch to select the movies. ouch to go to the Delete option screen. Touch [Yes] to delete the current movies or [No] to cancel the operation and exit; touch [All] to delete all movies. Before all movies are deleted, a conrmation screen will appear;...

  • Page 24: Picture Playback

    Picture Playback Operation Display Screen Touch [Picture] on the screen to enter Picture Playback Mode. Sweep to the right or touch to go to the previous picture; sweep to the left or touch to go to the next picture. While the picture is selected,press on the screen as well as go up to enter Magnication Mode.
  • Page 25 Delete Picture Operation Display Screen Touch to select the picture. Touch to go to the Delete option screen. Touch [Yes] to delete the current picture or [No] to cancel the operation and exit; touch [All] to delete all pictures. Before all pictures are deleted, a conrmation screen will appear;...

  • Page 26: Section 5 Setting Your Camera

    Section 5 Setting Your Camera Setting Menu Operation Display Screen In Record Mode, Press (on-screen icon) to enter record menu screen. Touch [Setting] icon on the screen. Submenu of Setting will pop out on the screen. The Setting submenu contains 6 options for conguring your camera set up.
  • Page 27 Ensure that the appropriate TV standard of your area is selected – either NTSC or PAL. Wrong TV system setting may cause image icker. NTSC standard: USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan etc. PAL standard: UK, Europe, China, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong etc. Operation Display Screen In Setting submenu, touch [TV] on the screen.
  • Page 28 Format Yes: Format the built-in memory ( When there is no SD card in the camera ) / SD Card (When there is an SD card in the camera). No: Do not format the built-in memory ( When there is no SD card in the camera ) / SD Card (When there is an SD card in the camera).
  • Page 29 Default Setting To restore the default factory setting, select this option. Operation Display Screen In Setting submenu, touch [Default Setting] on the screen to go to the Default Setting conrmation screen. Touch [Yes] to execute the operation and [No] to cancel the operation.

  • Page 30: Section 6 Viewing Pictures And Movies On A Tv

    Section 6 Viewing Pictures and Movies on a TV Connect one end of the HDMI cable to your camera’s HDMI out port. Connect the other end of the cable to a television. Set video input source of a TV to “ HDMI” option. Use buttons/keys to view stored pictures and movie on a TV.

  • Page 31: Section 7 Viewing Movie & Picture On Pc

    Section 7 Viewing Movie & Picture on PC Installing Bundled Software The CD-ROM supplied with this camera contains 2 pieces of software. ArcSoft MediaImpression is a user-friendly application that helps you managing your media, burning your video into DVD, and uploading your videos to YouTube easily. •...

  • Page 32: Section 8 Burning The Recorded Clip Into Dvd

    Section 8 Burning the Recorded Clip into DVD Bundled software CD contains ArcSoft MediaImpression features burning the movie clip into DVD. You can share this DVD movie with family and friends by using regular DVD player. To create a DVD: Install ArcSoft MediaImpression (Refer to Section 7).
  • Page 33 The operation screen will appear: • Select the folder that contains the video les you want to burn. • Select the le(s). • Click button to add the les into slide. • Click [Burn to Disc]. Click [ Start ] to start DVD burning.

  • Page 34: Section 9 Uploading Video Files To Youtube

    Section 9 Uploading Video Files to YouTube The built-in YouTube Direct application offers you an easy way to upload your video clips to YouTube instantly. It helps you share them with your family and friends on YouTube website. To upload video les to YouTube: Select the video clips in Movie Playback Mode by pressing SET Key Connect the camera and computer with the supplied USB cable.
  • Page 35 Preview the video: double click on the video clip in thumbnail screen. Click Play/Pause icon to play/pause. Click Return icon to back to thumbnail preview screen. Upload video cilp (1) Upload single video clip or selected video clips:In thumbnail screen,click up/down icon to change the pages.
  • Page 36 Fill in the information in the blanks. If you do not have a YouTube account, click [SignUp] to register a new YouTube account rstly. Then, the YouTube sign-up screen will appear. Please follow the instruction on YouTube website. If you want to save the user’s name and password, click [Save User Info].
  • Page 37 Click [Upload Videos] to upload the video(s).
  • Page 38 Section 10 Image sensor 5 Mega pixel CMOS sensor Operation modes Movie record, Picture record Lens F3.5 - 3.7 (f = 6.8 - 34 mm) 10cm~innite (Normal mode) Focus range 1cm~80cm (Macro mode) Zoom HD(1080p):1X~5X (5X Optical zoom and 1X Digital zoom) Other video resolution:1X~20X (5X Optical zoom and 4X Digital zoom) Shutter Electronic...
  • Page 39 • Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 • Intel Pentium III 800MHz or above • 256 MB RAM • CD-ROM Drive • 700 MB free HDD space • Available USB port • 16-bit Color Display Note The LCD screen is manufactured using extremely high-precision technology so over 99.99% of the pixels are operational for effective use.

  • Page 40: Section 11 Troubleshooting

    Section 11 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If the LCD image is not clear when shooting, how can the focus be adjusted? Try to switch between Macro and Normal Mode. (Macro Mode: For object in distance about 1cm to 80cm, Normal Mode: For object in distance beyond 10cm) The light is not working.

  • Page 41: Section 12 Additional Information

    Hitachi cannot be responsible for your recorded video and audio. If you or a third party make a mistake when handling this digital camera device or memory card, etc., the recorded contents may be lost.
  • Page 42 Used correctly, domestic batteries are a safe and dependable source of portable power. Problems can occur if they are misused or abused — resulting in leakage or, in extreme cases, fire or explosion. Here are some simple guidelines to safe battery use designed to eliminate any such problems.
  • Page 43 SD Card Capacity and Approximate Recording Time Approximate Recordable Time Memory Card Capacity Video Resolution (Minutes) HD(1080p) 00:16:51 HD(720p) 00:33:43 WVGA 00:26:58 01:01:23 QVGA 04:05:34 HD(1080p) 00:33:48 HD(720p) 01:07:37 WVGA 00:54:05 02:03:07 QVGA 08:12:31 HD(1080p) 01:07:36 HD(720p) 02:15:13 WVGA 01:48:10 04:06:13 QVGA 16:24:52...
  • Page 44 Approximate number of Memory Card Capacity Photo Resolution Recordable Pictures High (12M pixels) Std (5M pixels) Low (3M pixels) High (12M pixels) Std (5M pixels) Low (3M pixels) 1649 High (12M pixels) Std (5M pixels) 1799 Low (3M pixels) 3299 High (12M pixels) 1800 Std (5M pixels)
  • Page 45 DZ-HV574E Warranty Hitachi Europe Ltd. If Something doesn’t seem to work If there is something about your appliance which you do not understand and you live in the UK, you can phone our helpline during normal hours on: 0844 8009595. (COMET HELPLINE) Calls are charged at standard rates.

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