Quick Operation
(English)
DZ-HD90
Quick Operation (English)
Setting up the battery pack
Charging status
CHARGE indicator
During charge
Charge complete
CHARGE
indicator
Lit
Unlit
If the CHARGE indicator does not
light, check that the connections
(
) are firmly made.
, and
,
Note
Charging will not occur if the DC
power cord is connected.
After charging is complete, attach the battery pack to the camcorder.
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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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Turning on the Power
2
1 Turn on the power.
2 Open the LCD
monitor.
1
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
Cancel/Stop
button
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Press the menu button, then select " 初期設定 " by pressing f/e.
Then, press c (or the confirmation button).
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.
Press the confirmation button.
The confirmation screen appears.
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 d to select "YES", then press
the confirmation button to confirm.
• If you select “No” and press the
confirmation button, the screen
returns to step
.
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Inserting and Removing Card
(When recording still pictures)
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.
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Press and hold the lock
button, and turn the
power switch to " 入 ".
3 Turn the power switch to " 入 ".
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.
Elapsed recording time
(hrs : mins : secs)
Remaining space on
HDD/Card
m /n
Remaining battery
level
Current time
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 ".
3 Turn the power switch to " 入 ".
・ The SD card indicator lights.
・ Switch to " 切 ", to turn off.
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
“ 見る ” (Disc Navigation) button
Movie/Picture
(also referred as
scene) selection
button
C
(Stop/Cancel)
button
Confirmation/Play/Pause
button/f/e/d/c
HDD CARD
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.
HDD
Adjusting speaker volume during movie playback
Decreases the volume
Increases the
volume
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