20 Most Recent Hitachi DZ-MV580A DVD Camcorder Questions & Answers

I am curious to know what version of windows your are using for this?

That sounds like a regional coding thing, check the recorders regional code to see if it is lapan or usa. if it is usa, try switching it to japan, but REMEMBER...you are only allowed so many changes to region code, and after that, you'll be stuck with whatever region your set on.

Si la videoc?mara se ha ca?do o estaba empapada en el l?quido, entonces ya no vale la pena que se fijan.

there needs to be power

remove 3 screws from the side One is by the SD card and other two are lower.
Then move the plastic away from the top and using a small screwdriver push the black part in the rear this will open the side, then bay the REC button are a black screw remove it. this will let you see the Micro switch. With pliers bend the black metal to push more the swich. I have pictures just email me and i send it [email protected]

Hello

At the link below you will be able to download the manual for your device.

http://www.retrevo.com/support/Hitachi-DZ-MV580A-Camcorders-manual/id/201ci669/t/2/

Kind regards
Andrea

http://dvdcam-pc.support.hitachi.ca/en/support/DZMV5.asp

Unable to copy and paste as you suggested in the first part of your solution. Tried to uninstall and reinstall the driver as you suggested in the second part of your solution per your instructions with the same result. Continues to report that drive G is inaccesible. Looked at the driver that was installed for the camera and it has several but the first one is a cdrom driver which appears to be the problem it is C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\cdrom.sys
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Hi,
All is required to Finalize MiniDVD in camcorder through Camcorder Menu when recording is finished.
Once MiniDVD got finalized then it can be accessed either in camcorder or put ir in DVD ROM of PC to copy/ paste files in PC.
Finalized DVD/ MiniDVD can also be playback in any DVD Player.
Please remember, Un-finalized disc in camcorder has raw data files and only camcorder can recognize it that is being recording.
So Finalize disc in camcorder and put it in dvd rom of pc to copy and save files in pc.
Hope this info will help you.
Thanks.

I have a chance to get an Hitachi DZ-580A camcorder but the software won't work on my operating system (Windows 7). What can I do?

Take the DVD out of the plastic case used to hold it in the Cam. Put the DVD in a DVD drive (mine is on the laptop). Find the file .VRO and download it to a folder. Change the file .VRO to .MPG. Should open with Windows Media Player. This is quick and dirty and I'm sure there's a better solution out there, but it's working for me. Regards

go to electric shop like maplins that sell usb converter that IS compatable with vista and use that as a throughput for your dvd camera,,,ie.. camera out connected to usb dvd converter connected to pc's usb slot. i just bought a video card (not graphix card )from ebay for £10 that takes any video imput to record to pc.

eject the disk and if it it empty just open the cd door. with the lense to the left and the door on the top. look into the device. You will see to the left side a metal platform that houses the dvd laser. take and push the platform all the way to the left. The platform fails to retract once you do this you should be able to use a disk like normal provide you have a dvd-r disk.

Hello JKelley,
When you connect the camera to your computer using the USB cable, wait for few seconds for the computer to recognize the new member.. Now check under "My computer" ... You will have a new drive letter that represents your camera.
Double click on the camera drive letter and open it up as you normally do with other drives .. You can copy the images or videos from the drive to your computers desktop.

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All the best for your Presentation.

Thanks and Regards,
Srinivas.

I have an DZ-MV780 with the same problem. I found that the cover plate around the flash hot shoe only has a single screw. If you remove it and pull up the cover you gain access to the gear and lock mechanism. Hit eject and if necessary press on the white gears you see in front of the zoom switch. It should then cause the door mechanism to unlock and open.

video or wht plz make clear

Hi,

here is the instruction manual for it,go through it carefully and u will find the sol.

Click here to download

Goodluck,
Dont forget to rate me as fixya..

Has this happened with more than one disc? Sounds like you may have gotten a bad disc, happens sometimes, especially with cheaper brands. I try to stick to Verbatim for my blanks. I would finalize the disc before trying to repair anything, that way the filesystem is complete. Sometimes a camera will not be able to read the disc but the more stable laser and environement of a computer will. If it starts to happen a lot even with high quality media then there might be something wrong with the camera, clean the lense carefully and see if there may be a new firmware on the net for it. Hope this helps.