Canon Legria HF R406 Bedienungsanleitung

PUB. DIE-0433-000B HD Camcorder Instruction Manual :98 C OP Y[...]

2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials may infringe on the rights of cop yright owners and be contrary to copyright laws. T o reduce the risk of electric shock, do not expose this product to dripping or spl ashing. The Mains plug is used as the disconnect device. The Mains plu[...]

3 REGIONS OF USE LEGRIA HF R48, LEGRIA HF R47 and LE GRIA HF R46 are in co mpliance (as of January 2013 ) with the radi o signal regul ations of the reg ions listed be low. F or details on other reg ions where th ey can be us ed, make inqu iries wit h the cont acts li sted on th e back side o f this instru ction manual . Statement on EC directive R[...]

4 T rademark Acknowledg ements • SD, SDHC and SDXC Logos a re trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. • Microsoft and Windows ar e trademarks or registered tr ademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries . • App Store, iPad, iPhone, i T unes and Mac OS are trademarks of Appl e Inc., registered in the U.S. and othe r countri[...]

5 Exciting F eatures and New Functions : / 9 / 8 Wi-Fi Functions ( A 119) Baby Mode ( A 63) Using Baby mode, you will not miss out on baby’ s precious moments. The camcorder’ s settings ar e optimized to captur e the beauty of baby’ s skin. Y ou can also add stamps to th e video to keep t rack of ba by’ s growth. Baby mode is for A VC HD mo[...]

6 Smart AUTO ( A 42) Smart AUTO autom atica lly sel ects t he best scene mode for t he s cene y ou w ant to shoot. Y ou get spe ctacular r ecor dings every time wi thout worrying abo ut settings. Video S naps hot ( A 73) Cine ma-Loo k Filter s ( A 64) Shoot or captur e short scen es and a rran ge them into a v ideo clip set to your favorite backgr [...]

7 Enjoying Y our Recordings on Other Devices Connect the camcorder to an HDTV ( A 103). Upload r ecordings to your computer ( A 108). Save your r ecord ing s. Upload your MP4 movies and photos to t he We b ( A 118). Cop y th e ca mco rder’s ent ir e memory onto an external hard drive ( A 113). Copy your recordings to an e xternal video recor der [...]

8 : / 9 / 8 Enjoying Y our Recordings Using the Camcorder’s Wi-Fi Functions Connect th e camcorder t o an access point on y our home network and t hen sha re your recordi ngs on CANON iMAG E GA TEWA Y ( A 126). From there, you can ma ke online albums to enjoy your recordings . Save your recordings o n an iPhone or iP ad and play them back ( A 125[...]

Table of conte nts  9  Introduction 5 Exciting Features and New Functions 13 About this Manual 15 Getting to Know the Camcorder 15 Supplied Access ories and CD-ROM 17 Names of Parts  Preparations 19 Get tin g Sta rte d 19 Charging t he Battery Pack 21 T u rning On the Camcorder 22 Using the Grip Be lt 23 Opening the Lens Cov er and Adjusti[...]

10  Table of cont ents  Basic Shooting and Playback 40 Basic Recor ding 40 Shooting Video 42 About the Smart AUTO function 44 Intelligent IS 45 T aking P hotos 46 Zoomin g 49 Basic Playback 49 Playing Back Vid eo 53 Viewing Photos 55 Deleting Scenes 57 Deleting Photos  Adv anced Shooting 59 Selecting the Movie Format (A VCHD/MP4) 59 Select[...]

Table of conte nts  11 85 Audio Scenes 86 Audio Recording Level 87 Using Headphones  Adva nced Playback and Editing 89 Capturing Video Snapshot Scenes and Photos from a Movie 90 Playing Back Scenes in the Baby Album 91 Playing Back V ideo Snapshot Scenes 92 Playback w ith Back ground Music 94 Selecting t he Playback Star ting Point 96 Dividin[...]

12  Table of cont ents  : / 9 / 8 Wi-Fi Functions 119 Introduction to W i-Fi 122 Recording Movies Using a Smartphone as a Remote Control 123 Remote Browse: Viewing Recordings Using a W eb Browser on Y our iOS Device or Android Smartphone 125 Uploading Videos Using an iOS Device 126 Sharing Recordings with CANON iMAGE GA TEWA Y 133 Playback on[...]

Introdu ction  13 About this Manual Thank you for pur chasing the Canon LEGRIA HF R48 / LEGRIA HF R47 / LEGRIA HF R 46 / LEGRI A HF R406. Please read this manual care f ul ly b efo re yo u us e th e ca mc ord e r a nd re ta in i t f or f ut ure re fer - ence. Shoul d your camcor der fail to oper ate corre ctly , refer to Tr o u b l e - shooting [...]

14  Introduction Self Timer Operating modes: * For movies only. • will appe ar on t he scre en. • Repeat , selectin g [ O ff], to turn off the self timer . Movies: In record pause mode, press . The camcorder starts r ecording after a 10-second countdown. The countdown appears on the screen. Photos: In record pau se mode, touch [PHOTO]. • T[...]

Introdu ction  15 Gettin g to Kn ow the Camcorder Supplied Accessor ies and CD-ROM The follo wing acc essories ar e supplied wi th the camcor der: * : / 9 / 8 only . T ransfer Uti lity LE Startu p Guide: This guide exp lains how to downlo ad PIXELA ’ s T r ansfer Utility LE software, which allows you to save your A VC HD movies and transfer mu[...]

16  Introduction The Canon LEGRI A CD-ROM is also su pplie d with the ca mcorder . The CD-ROM contai ns the foll owin g comp onents : - In struc tion Manu al - The full- vers ion in str uction manu al of the camco rde r (t his PDF fil e). - ImageB ro wser EX - T he CD -ROM con tains an automa tic i nstal ler f or the softwar e ImageBr owser EX ,[...]

Introdu ction  17 Names of Parts 1 (pla ybac k mode) butto n ( A 39 ) 2 ON/OFF bu tton ( A 21) 3 M emory ca rd slot cov er 4 AV O U T t e r m i na l ( A 99, 10 1)/ × (headphon es) termina l ( A 87) 5 HDM I OUT terminal ( A 99, 10 0) 6 US B terminal ( A 99, 102) 7 M emory ca rd slot ( A 27) 8 ST ART/STOP button ( A 40) 9 DC IN terminal ( A 19) A[...]

18  Introduction A d Speaker ( A 51) A f Zoom lever ( A 46) A g LCD touc h screen ( A 23, 34 ) A h ACCESS indicator ( A 40) A j :98 Wi-Fi anten na ( A 12 1) A k POWER/CHG (charge) indicator: Green - On Red - Ch argi ng ( A 19) A l Battery a ttachm ent uni t ( A 19) S q Ser ial nu mber S a T ripod socket ( A 172) S s BA TTERY RE LEASE switc h ( A[...]

Prepa rat ions  19 Prepar ations This chapt er descr ibes bas ic opera tions, s uch as usi ng the touch panel, navigating the me nus, and firs t time settings to help you learn more a bout your camcorder . Getting Started Charging the Batter y Pack The camc ord er can b e power ed wit h a bat tery p ack or d irect ly usi ng the comp act power ad[...]

20  Prepa ratio ns 5 Charging will start w hen the camcorder is turned off. • If the camc order was on , the gr een PO WER/CHG i ndica tor will go out when you turn of f the camcorder . After a moment , the PO WER/C HG indi cator will turn on in r ed (battery pack charging). The r ed POWER/ CHG indicator will go out when the batt ery pack is f[...]

Prepa rat ions  21 overs eas tr avels or spec ial p ower sources s uch as thos e on aircr aft and ships, DC-AC inve rters, etc. NOTES • We r ecommend cha rgi ng the batter y pack in t emperat ures betw een 10 °C and 30 °C. If eith er the ambi ent temp eratur e or the battery p ack’ s tempe ratur e is outsi de the ran ge of appr ox. 0 °C t[...]

22  Prepa ratio ns [ NOTES • Y ou can use the > q > [Power On Using LCD P anel] sett ing so that you can turn the camcor der on and of f only b y pr essing . Using the Grip Belt Fast en the gr ip bel t. Adjust the g rip be lt so that you ca n r each the zoom lever with your index finger , and the Y b utton with your thumb. To remove th e[...]

Prepa rat ions  23 2 Pu ll the strap to r emove it first fr om the front b racket on the camcorder , then to unthread it from the handgrip and finally to remo ve it fr om the r ear br acket on the camcor der . Opening the Lens Cover and Adjusting the LCD Screen Befor e you start reco rdi ng, open the lens cover . Move the lens cover switch down [...]

24  Prepa ratio ns NOTES • About the LCD screen: The screen is pr oduced using extremely high-pr e- cisi on manufact uring technique s, with mor e than 99.99% of the pix els operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasion- ally misfir e or appear as blac k, r ed, blu e or gree n d ots. Th is has no eff ect o n the rec or[...]

Prepa rat ions  25 Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Co mpatib le for Us e with the Ca mcorder Y ou can use the following types of commer cially availab le Secure Digi- tal (S D) car d s with this camcord er . As of January 201 3, the movie recording function has been tested using SD/S DHC/SD XC memo ry car ds made b y Pana sonic, T oshi b a an[...]

26  Prepa ratio ns IMPORT AN T • If you us e an SDXC mem ory car d with a compute r OS that is not SD XC- compatible, you may be prompted to format the memory card. In such case, cancel the operation to prevent data loss . • After repeat edly recor ding, deleting and edit ing scenes (frag mented memo ry), it will t ake long er to wr ite data[...]

Prepa rat ions  27 Inserting and Removing a Memory Card If y ou plan o n using a memory ca rd, turn off the camcord er befor e per- formin g the initial setup and t hen insert the memor y card. Af ter per- forming the i nitial setup, ini tialize the memory ca rd ( A 31). 1 Open the LCD panel. If this is your first time to turn on the ca mco rder[...]

28  Prepa ratio ns IMPORT AN T • Memory cards have fr ont and back sides that are not in ter changeable. Inser ting a mem ory car d faci ng the wr ong direct ion can ca use a mal- functi on of the camc orde r . Be su re to ins ert t he memory car d as described in step 4. C OP Y[...]

Prepa rat ions  29 First T ime Settings Basic Setup The first time y ou turn on the camcor der , you will be guided by the camcor der’ s easy-to-follo w setup scr eens to c onfigur e the cam - corder’ s initial settings. Y ou will set the date and time, movie format, and other basic functions. For det ails on how to use the touch scr een, re[...]

30  Prepa ratio ns • ; Skip to step 10. 8T o u c h [ & ] (built-in memory ) or [ ] ( memory car d) and t hen touch [ æ ]. • When se lecting the memory , you can ch eck the a vailab le r ecor ding time based o n the video qualit y setting. • Aft er you sele ct th e memo ry to whi ch you want to rec ord movi es, th e [ { Rec Me dia f or[...]

Prepa rat ions  31 Changing the Time Zone Change the time zo ne to m atch your loca tion. The default setting is Paris. In addition, the camcorder is able to r e tain the date and time of another lo cation. This is convenient when you trav el so t hat you can set the camcorder to match the time of your home location or that of your destination. [...]

32  Prepa ratio ns Do not disc onnect t he power sour ce or tu rn off the camcor der until the initia lizatio n is compl eted. 2 Initialize the memory . : / 9 / 8 ; 1 T ou ch this op tion if you want t o physically erase all th e data r ather th an just clear the file al location table of t he memo ry . 2 If you selected the [Complete Ini tializ[...]

Prepa rat ions  33 “ M U S IC ” f o l d e r o n t h e s u p p l i e d L E G R I A C D - R O M t o t h e m e m o r y c a r d conn ecte d to a co mpu ter . R efer to About the music fil es ( A 186) for the fo lder s truct ure of th e mem ory car d. C OP Y[...]

34  Prepa ratio ns Basic Operatio n of the Camcorder Using the T ouch Screen The contro l buttons and menu items that appear on th e touch screen change dynami cally dependi ng on the operating mo de and the task you are performing. With the intuitive touch screen interface you have all the contr ols at your fingert ips. To u c h T ouch on an el[...]

Prepa rat ions  35 (Home) Menu The (Home) menu is the gat eway to m ost of the camcor der’ s func- tions and settings. Operat ing modes: 1 T ouch [ ] on the upper left of the screen to open the (Home ) menu. 2 Dr ag your finger left/right to bring the desired menu to the center . 3 T ouch the ico n of the des ired menu to open it. See below fo[...]

36  Prepa ratio ns * : / 9 / 8 only . Menus Available in Playback Mode * : / 9 / 8 only . NOTES • For brevity’ s sake, references to settings in the (Home) menu will includ e only the ic on of the menu, the tab of the desi re d submenu (fo r settings i n the [ Other Se ttings] menu) and the se tting name. For exampl e, to adj ust the scr een[...]

Prepa rat ions  37 Operat ing modes: * In mode, acce ss to functions is limited. 1 T ouch [ ] on the upper left of t he screen to open th e (Hom e) menu. 2 Dr ag your finger left /right to bring [ Other Sett ings] to t he center . 3 T ouch the icon to open the [ Other Settings ] menus. 4 T ouch the tab of the de sired menu. 5 Dr ag y our finger [...]

38  Prepa ratio ns Y ou may need to dr ag your fi ng er up and dow n along the scr oll bar or touch [ Í ] and [ Î ] to find the control button of the desired funct ion. Operating Modes Recording When rec ord ing, the camcor der’ s operating mode is determin ed by the [Shooting Mo de] menu in the ( Home) menu and the [Movie Form at] option in[...]

Prepa rat ions  39 Playback Press the button to switch the camcor der between camera (recording) mode a nd playb ack mode. Y ou can pr ess when the cam corder is of f t o turn it o n dir ectly in playb ack mode. NOTES • : / 9 / 8 W hen swit chin g to a playback mode, the memo ry sele cted f or pl ayback will b e the same curr ently used for r [...]

40  Basic Sh ooting and Play back Basic Shooting and Playback This chapter cover s how to easily reco rd vi deo and photos in mode, play them back, and how to use other ba sic func- tions. T o enjoy full access t o menus and more advanced func- tions, refer to Advanced Shooting ( A 59) and Advanced Playba ck and Editing ( A 89). Basic Reco rding[...]

Basi c Sho oting and P laybac k  41 3 Se t the camcorder to mode. • This step is not necessary the firs t time you use the camcorder . • T o ch ange th e m ovie form at, refer to Sele ctin g the Mov ie For mat (A VCHD/MP4) ( A 59). 4P r e s s Y to begi n recording. • Press Y again to pause the r ecordi ng. • Th e AC CE SS in dicat or w i[...]

42  Basic Sh ooting and Play back About AUTO mod e • On ly the follow ing fun ctio ns are availa ble in mode. - Zoom ( A 46). - Vid eo sn apsho t ( A 73). - Face detection and tracki ng ( A 75) to get beautiful shots of people e very time, tracking the subjec t even if th e person mo ves. -D e c o r a t i o n ( A 68) to add a fun personal touc[...]

Basi c Sho oting and P laybac k  43 Smart AUTO ico ns * Th e icon in p arentheses appear s under backlight c onditions. Background → (co lor of t he ic on) Bright* (gray) Blu e ski es * (light blue) Vivid colors* (green/red) Sunsets (orange) Subject ↓ Peopl e (stationary) ( ) ( ) ( ) — Peopl e (moving) ( ) ( ) ( ) — Subj ect s ot her t h[...]

44  Basic Sh ooting and Play back IMPORT AN T • T o pr otect the lens , kee p the l ens c over cl osed w hen you ar e not re cord ing mo vies a nd when yo u ar e not usin g the c amcord er . • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss or damage to the [...]

Basi c Sho oting and P laybac k  45 > [LCD Backlight] setting or a djust the brightn ess of the LCD scree n with the > > [LCD Brightness] setting. • If you pl an on making a long re cord ing whi le the cam cor der is in a fi xed position, such as on a tripod, you can recor d with the LCD panel c losed in or der to conserve the battery[...]

46  Basic Sh ooting and Play back A green icon ( ) and {æ & ( : / 9 / 8 only) or {æ will appear mome ntaril y on the scr een and the ACCESS indic ator will flash as the ph oto is rec orde d. Ho we ver , if you reco rd a p ho to whi le reco rdi ng a movie, will not appea r . When you have finished taking photos 1 Make sur e that the ACCESS [...]

Basi c Sho oting and P laybac k  47 Using th e Zoom Lever Move t he zo om l ever t owar d T (wide angle) to z oom out. M ove it toward S (telephoto) to zoom in. By default, the zoom lever operates at a var iable speed – press gen tly for a slow zoom; pr e ss harder for faster zooms. Using the T ouch Screen’ s Zoom Cont rols 1 Dis play the zo[...]

48  Basic Sh ooting and Play back Operating modes: * In mod e, [Zoom T ype] wil l be set to [ O ptical]. Option s NOTES • Keep at lea st 1 m away fro m the subjec t. At full wi de angle, you ca n focu s on a subje ct as cl ose as 1 cm . Using tele ma cro ( A 84), you can focus on a su bject as close as 50 c m at full te lephoto. • Y ou can a[...]

Basi c Sho oting and P laybac k  49 Basic Pla yback Playing Back Video Operat ing modes: 1P r e s s . 2 I f necessary , change the ind ex screen. : / 9 / 8 ; SCN Index screen button (next to [ ]) [ & · ] (index s creen button) > Select the memory with the desir ed scene ( & or ) and t he movie format of the desired s cene ( · or ¸ [...]

50  Basic Sh ooting and Play back 3 Look for the scene you want to play back. 4 T ouch the desired scene to play it back. • The cam cord er w ill p lay ba ck the scene selected and conti nue unti l the end o f the last scene in th e index sc ree n. • T ouch th e scr een to displ ay th e playba ck co ntrol s. Dur ing playback , the pla yback [...]

Basi c Sho oting and P laybac k  51 3T o u c h [ K ] twic e w hen fini shed . During playback: Adjus ting t he volu me 1 During playback, touch the scr een to display the playbac k controls . 2T o u c h [ Ý ], drag your f inger along the [Speaker ]* ba r to ad just the volume and touch [ K ]. *W h e n > q > [AV/Headphones] i s set to [ Ó[...]

52  Basic Sh ooting and Play back During p layback paus e: IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do not ope n the me mory car d slot co ver . - D o not discon nect the pow er sour ce or turn of f the camcor der . - Do not press . •[...]

Basi c Sho oting and P laybac k  53 • So und will n ot be out put from the bu ilt- in spea ker wh ile the su pplied High Speed HDMI c able or optional STV -250N Ster eo Video Cable i s conn ected to the cam corder . Viewing Photos Operat ing modes: 1P r e s s . 2 O pen the [ Pho to Playback] ind ex screen. 3 : / 9 / 8 If necessary , change the[...]

54  Basic Sh ooting and Play back 4 Look for the ph oto you want to play back. 5 T ouch the p hoto you wish to v iew . • The photo is dis pla yed in sin gle phot o view. • Drag your finger l eft/right to br owse through the photos one by one. To ret urn t o the index screen from s ingle photo view 1 T ouch the scr een to display the playback[...]

Basi c Sho oting and P laybac k  55 IMPORT AN T • Obse rve the follow ing precau tion s while th e ACCES S indi cator is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do so m ay result in perman ent d ata los s. - D o not open the memory card slot cove r . - D o not disc onnect the p ower sour ce or turn off the ca mcor d er . - Do not press . • Even i f you[...]

56  Basic Sh ooting and Play back Deleting S cenes from t he Index Scre en Operating modes: 1 Open the d esir ed index scr een ( A 49, 90, 91). T o del ete al l the scene s r ecor ded on a sp ecifi c date , dra g you r fin ger left /right unt il a scene you want to del ete appe ars. 2 Delete the scenes. * W hen you sele ct [Select], p erform the[...]

Basi c Sho oting and P laybac k  57 • Obse rve the follow ing precau tion s while th e ACCES S indi cator is on or flas hing (whi le scen es ar e being de leted) . - D o not open the memory card slot cove r . - D o not disc onnect the p ower sour ce or turn off the ca mcor d er . - Do not change the camcorder’ s operating mode. NOTES • T o[...]

58  Basic Sh ooting and Play back * W hen you sele ct [Select], p erform the following procedure to sel ect the indi vid- ual phot os you want to delete b efore touching [Y es]. ** T ouch [Stop] to int errupt the operation while it is in progr ess. Some photos will be deleted nev ertheless . To sel ect in dividu al ph otos 1 T ouch the individua[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  59 Advanced Shooting This chapter covers adv anced shoo ting functions, such as Sp e- cial Scene modes an d Baby mode. Fo r detai ls about basi c video sh ooting, refer to Basic S hooting and P layback ( A 40) . Selecting the Movie Format (AVCHD/MP4) Y ou can choose to recor d movies in A VCHD or M P4 format. A VCHD movies ar[...]

60  Advanced Shootin g * Y o u can view inf ormation on the video qua lity with th e followin g procedure. To view inform ation on the video quali ty 1T o u c h [ I ]. A scr een with t he r esoluti on, b it ra te and frame r ate w ill a ppear . 2T o u c h [ K ]. NOTES • Movies recorded in 50P or MXP mode c annot be saved on A VCHD discs . Use [...]

Advanced Sh ooting  61 Approximat e recording tim es  Default value For A VCHD movies: For MP4 movies: 1 Recorded in 1,920x1 ,080 resol ution. 2 Recorded in 1,440x 1,080 res olution. 3 : / 9 / 8 At the time of purchase, the buil t-in memory contai ns about 70 MB of mu sic files (backgroun d music) an d 5 MB of image files (ima ge mix frames).[...]

62  Advanced Shootin g : / 9 / 8 Selecting the Mem ory (B uilt-in Memor y/ Memory Ca rd) for Recordings Y ou can select to r ecord your movie s and photos in the built-in mem- ory or on a memory car d. The default memo ry for rec ord ing both is the built -in memor y . Operating modes: : / 9 / 8 Dual Recor ding and Relay Recordi ng When you reco[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  63 - When the video quality is set to 50P or 35 Mbps. - Wh en th e sho oti ng mo de is set to or . • When dual rec ordin g is a ctivated, decorati on is not avail able. • When you use r elay r ecor ding, ther e wi ll be a mom entary stop in the scene at t he p oint w her e the camc ord er swi tches fr om on e memo ry t o [...]

64  Advanced Shootin g Cinema Mode and Cinema-Look Filt ers In mode, t he camcor der will adjus t the fr ame rate and sev eral other pictur e-r elated setti ngs to give your recor dings a cinemat ic look. In this mode you can also use a variety of profes sional cinema -look fil- ters to cr eate uniq ue movies w ith a d istinctiv e appear ance. W[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  65 To ch ange the cine ma-look filter 1 T ouch [FIL TER 1]. 2 Select the desir ed cinema- look filter . Opt ions (  Default value) The camcorder of fers 7 cinema- look fil ters . Se lect th e de sired filt er while previewi ng the effect on the screen. NOTES • When the shooting mode i s set to , the fo llowing functions [...]

66  Advanced Shootin g Option s (  Default value) [ Portrait]  The c amcor de r uses a lar ge ap er- ture, to achi eve a s harp focu s on th e sub jec t whil e blurr ing t he b ackgr ound. [S p o r t s ] T o record sp orts scenes such as tennis or golf. [ Night S cene] T o recor d nightscapes with lower no ise. [S n o w ] T o record in bri[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  67 NOTES • [ Portra it]/[ Sports] /[ Snow]/[ Beach]: T he pi ctur e may not appear smooth during playback. • [ Portra it]: T he blur ef fec t of the backgr ound incr eases the more you zoom in ( S ). • [ Snow]/[ Beach]: The sub ject m ay beco me ov ere xposed on clou dy days or i n shad ed plac es. Che ck t he imag e on[...]

68  Advanced Shootin g Operating modes: Decoration: Adding a Pe rsonal T o uch Add a new level of enjoyment to your scenes by deco rating them. Y ou can add anim ated gr aphics, stamps and even your own fr eehand drawing easily jus t by simply us ing your fingertip. When you co nvert mov ies to MP4, you can add decorat ions ( A 10 7). Deco rat i[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  69 ! Canvas - T he ar ea wher e you wil l draw an d see your d ecorati ons in action . " T oolbar . # [ Ó Pens and Stamps] Selec t the type of pen or stamp and it s color . Y ou can also save a single canvas o r load a pre viou sly saved canvas . $ [ × Anim ated Stam ps] S elec t anima ted s tam ps to a dd to y our dec[...]

70  Advanced Shootin g • T o select a di ff ere nt pen or sta mp: Repea t steps 1 and 2. • T o change color: T ouch [ Ó ] and then t ouch the white or blac k button under [Colors]. Alternatively , touch [ Ó ] > [ Ö ] and selec t a color from t he co lor p alet te. • T o clear your free hand drawin gs an d stam ps: T ouch [ Ó ] > [...]

Advanced Sh ooting  71 Operat ing modes: 1T o u c h [ ] . • The screen with stamps for mode will appe ar . 2 Select and set the d esir ed stamps. • T o add the age s tamp: T ouch [0 days] > [ w ] > Í / Î to s et b ab y’ s date of bi rth > [ K ]. • T o add the he ight stam p: T ouch [40 cm] > [ w ] > Í / Î to set baby ?[...]

72  Advanced Shootin g POINTS TO CH ECK • : / 9 / 8 Be fore performing this procedure, make sure the memory with the i mage mix d ata i s se lect ed ( A 62). At the time of pur- chase, image mi x data is in the bu ilt- in memo ry . 1T o u c h [ Ü ] to open the [Selec t Image] scree n and then touch [ON]. 2 T ouch [+] or [-] t o sele ct a di f[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  73 Video S nap shot Recor d a series of shor t scenes. When you play back your video snap- shot scenes , you can even set them to your favor ite music ( A 92) to cr eate your own fun music video. Y ou will be sur prised how by chang- ing th e backgr o und music, yo u can give y our scenes an entir ely new feel. Y ou can chang[...]

74  Advanced Shootin g Adva nced Image S tabil izatio n The image stabili zer redu ces camcor der blur ( blur due to the cam- cord er moving) so you can get nice, stable shots . Select the image sta - bilization mode according to the shooting conditions. Operating modes: Option s (  Default value) NOTES • If the degr ee of camcor der sha ke[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  75 • [ Dynam ic] is av ail able o nly w hen [Z oom T ype] is set to [ O p t i c a l ] . • For surveying and following shots, when you pa n the ca mcorde r from side to side or tilt it up and down, we recommen d setting the IS mode t o [D y n a m i c ] o r [S t a n d a r d ] . Face Detection and T racking The camc order au[...]

76  Advanced Shootin g 3 T ouch a differ ent face on the touch screen to optimize the camcorder’ s settings fo r that person . • Y ou can also touch other m oving objec ts, such as a pet. • A whit e doubl e frame will ap pear around th e subje ct and track it as it moves. • T ouch [Cance l £ ] to remo ve the frame and cancel the trackin[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  77 Fader s The camcor der of fers two profession al looking transiti on effe cts to fade-in o r fade -out scenes. Operat ing modes: * Y ou can preview the transition effect on the screen. • Th e i con of th e se lect ed fa der a ppe ars. • R epea t, sel ecti ng [ j Off], t o tu rn off fad ers. To fad e in/o ut Press Y in [...]

78  Advanced Shootin g subject you select. This is convenient w hen the brightness of the sub- ject you want to shoot is noticeably brighter/darker tha n the general brightness of the image. Operating modes: POINTS TO CH ECK • Select a sh ooting mode other tha n the [ Firewor ks] Speci al Scene mode in mo de. 1 Open the exposure adjustment scr[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  79 • When shooting subject s with a str ong light sour ce beh ind them, the camcord er automatical ly correc ts for the ba cklight. Y ou can turn of f the auto matic ba ckligh t c orrecti on with the > p > [Auto Backlight Corr ection] sett ing. Note tha t the automa tic back light corr ection is not availa ble in th e[...]

80  Advanced Shootin g • The foc using di stan ce displ ayed wi ll chang e as you adj ust the fo cus. The foc using distanc e will be di splayed for abo ut 2 seconds . Y ou can chang e the units used for the dist ance disp lay with the > q > [Displ ayed Units ] sett ing. • The cent er of the screen will b e magn ified to help y ou foc [...]

Advanced Sh ooting  81 The scene recorded in the me mo ry will st art 3 se conds before Y was pressed. NOTES • The camcorder will not r ecord t he full 3 seconds prior to pressing Y if the button was pressed within 3 seconds of having tur ned on pre-reco rding or h avin g f inish ed t he previo us rec ording. • Any of t he foll owing action [...]

82  Advanced Shootin g Option s (  Default value) NOTES • When you select th e custom w hite balance: -S e t > [Zoom T ype] ( A 47) to [ Optical]. - Res et t he white bala nce whe n yo u ch ange loca tion s or the ligh ting or other co nditions change. - Dep end ing o n the li ght so urce, Å may keep flash ing. T he r esult wi ll stil l[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  83 The c amcor der s tarts r ecor ding af ter a 10-se cond co untdown. The countdo wn appear s on the scr een. Photos : In re cord pause mode, t ouch [PHOTO]. • The camcorder will r ecord the photo afte r a 10-second countdown. The countdo wn appe ars on the scre en. • Photos c annot be r ecor ded while t he ca mcor der i[...]

84  Advanced Shootin g Option s (  Default value) Te l e M a c r o Using tele ma cro, t he camcor der can focus at a short er distanc e (up to 50 cm from th e subject at full telephoto), all owing you get closer s hots of small subjects like fl owers and ins ects. T his function also adds a soft focus to the background, so the subject not onl[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  85 NOTES • Any of t he foll owing action s will deactivate the tele macr o function. - T ur ning off the camcorder . - Pressing . - Zooming out toward T (wide angle) . - Setting the shooti ng mode to mod e, mod e or the [ Firew orks] Sp ecia l Sce ne mode in mo de. • T ele ma cro can not be turned on/of f whi le r ecor di[...]

86  Advanced Shootin g Audio Recording Level Y ou can adjust the audio recor d ing level of the built-in micr ophone. Y ou can display the audio level indica tor while rec ording. Operating modes: Manual Adju stment of the Audio Reco rding Level 1 Open the manual audio recording level adjustment screen. • The au dio leve l indi cator and curr [...]

Advanced Sh ooting  87 To dis play t he au dio le vel in dicator Usually , the audio level ind icator will be di splayed only af ter activating the manual adjustment of the audio recor ding level. Y ou can choo se to display it also when the audio level is adjusted automatically . NOTES • When the audi o level mete r rea ches the r ed point ( [...]

88  Advanced Shootin g * Y ou can also d rag your fing er along the [Headp hones] bar . • Ó will a ppear on t he scr een. To adjust the vo lume during playback In mode, and in mode during slideshow playb ack, adjust the headphones volume the same way you adjust th e speaker’ s vol- ume ( A 51, 98). IMPORT AN T • When using h eadphones, ma[...]

Adva nced Pl ayb ack and Ed iti ng  89 Advanced Playback and Editing In th is ch ap ter , yo u can lear n how to use functions related to playback and editing , such as capt uring vide o snapshot scenes and phot os fr om your movies an d playi ng back yo ur movi es with backgr ound music. Capturing Video Snapshot Scenes and P hotos from a Movie [...]

90  Advanced Playback and Editing • Video sn apshot scen es can not be captur ed from scenes shorter than 1s e c o n d . • When the sour c e scene is itself a vi deo snapshot sce ne, you may n ot be able to capture a video snapshot scene depending on the lengt h of the so urce sc ene and the le ngth current ly sele cted for vid eo snap sh ot[...]

Adva nced Pl ayb ack and Ed iti ng  91 Operat ing modes: 1 Open the baby album. 2 Se lect the scene you want to play back. Drag your fi nger lef t/ri ght to bring the d esir ed scen e to the fr o nt. 3 T ouch the scene’ s thumbnail to start the playback. • The camcor der will play b ack the sce ne selec ted and conti nue unti l the end of th[...]

92  Advanced Playback and Editing 2 Select the scene you want to play back. Drag yo ur fing er left /right to bring the d esired sce ne to th e front. 3 T ouch the s cene’ s thum bnail to star t the playback. • The cam cord er w ill p lay ba ck the scene selected and conti nue unti l the end o f the last scene in th e index sc ree n. • Pla[...]

Adva nced Pl ayb ack and Ed iti ng  93 2 Se lect the music tra ck. 3 A djust the mix b alance betw een the original sound and the background music. T ouch [ y ] (more of th e original sound) or [ Û ] (more of th e back ground mus ic) or dr ag you r fing er alo ng the [ Music Balanc e] ba r to adj ust the backgr ound music bal ance as de sir ed.[...]

94  Advanced Playback and Editing IMPORT AN T • If yo u us e cop yrig hted song s and mus ic trac ks in you r vi deo creatio ns, remember th at music under copyright m ay not be used without permis- sion f ro m the copyr ight h older , exce pt for case s perm itted under appli- cabl e laws, such as for pe rson al use. Make su re to follo w app[...]

Adva nced Pl ayb ack and Ed iti ng  95 1 Open the desired index scr een for A VCHD movies ( A 49, 90, 91 ). 2 O pen the scene’ s [Timeline] screen. • The [Timeli ne] scr een appea rs. T he la rge thum bnail will show t he first fram e of the scene . Belo w it, th e timeli ne rul er sh ows fram es taken fr om the scene at fixed inte rvals. 3 [...]

96  Advanced Playback and Editing Dividing Scenes Y ou can divide A VCHD scenes in order to leave out the best parts and later cut out the rest. Operating modes: 1 Play back the desired scene ( A 49). 2 T ouch the screen and then touch [ Ý ] to pause the playback. 3 Open the screen for dividing scenes. 4 Bring the scene to a precise point, if n[...]

Adva nced Pl ayb ack and Ed iti ng  97 T rimming S cen es Y ou can trim MP4 scenes by removing everything up t o a certain point or ev eryt hin g aft er a c ert ain po int. By do in g so, yo u le ave o nly m emo - rable moments to keep f o r pos terity . Operat ing modes: 1 P lay back the desired scene ( A 49) . 2 T ouch the screen and then touc[...]

98  Advanced Playback and Editing Slideshow Y ou can play a slideshow of all the photos and even set it to musi c. Operating modes: 1 Open the [ Photo Playback] index screen ( A 53). 2 Select the music track. 3 T ouch the p hoto that will op en the slides how to disp lay it in single photo vie w . 4 T ouch the screen to display the playback cont[...]

External Conne ctions  99 External Connect ions This chapt er expl ains how to connect y our camcor der to an external d evice such as a TV , VCR, or co mputer . : / 9 / 8 Y ou can also use the cam corder’ s convenient Wi-Fi func- tions ( A 119). T er minals on the Camcorder Open the LCD panel to acce ss the terminals on the camcord er . 1 AV [...]

100  Exter nal Con nections Conne ction D iagr ams In the f ollowing connec tion diagrams, the left side sh ows the termina ls on the camcor d er and the right sid e shows (for r efere nce o nly) an example of termi nals o n a connected device. Conn ecti on ! HDMI T ype: Digital Quality: High definition Output only Connect to a hig h-definition [...]

External Conne ctions  101 Connecti on " Composite Video T ype: Analog Quality: Standard definition Output only Connect t o a standard TV or a VCR with audio/ video inpu t terminals. Change the foll owing settings on th e camcorder: - [ Other Settings] > > [TV T ype] accordi ng to the TV set (wides creen or 4:3), if the TV cann ot aut[...]

102  Exter nal Con nections NOTES • Power the ca mcor der us ing the comp act power adapter and only the n connec t it to the compute r usi ng the supp lied USB cab le in t he follow- ing cases. - T o save your recordings on a computer . - T o save a memory onto an external hard drive . • Sound fr om the built-i n speaker will be mute d whil[...]

External Conne ctions  103 Playb ack o n a TV Sc reen Connect the camcor der to a TV to enjoy your r ecordi ngs with family and friends . Playback on an HDTV using the HDMI OUT terminal will ensur e the best play back qualit y . Operat ing modes: 1 T ur n off the camcorder and t he TV . 2 Co nnect the camco rder to the T V . Refe r t o Connect i[...]

104  Exter nal Con nections Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings : / 9 / 8 Copying Movies and Photos to a Memor y Card Y ou can copy your recor dings from the built -in memory to a memory car d. Copying Scenes from th e Index Screen Operating modes: 1 Open the desired index scr een in the built-in memory ( A 49, 90, 91). T o co py all the scenes [...]

External Conne ctions  105 Opt ions * Th e last four digits of the folder n ame i ndicate t he date the f older was c reated. Copying a Sin gle Photo Operat ing modes: 1 I n single photo view , select the photo yo u want to copy . 2 T ouch the screen to display the playback contr ols. 3 Copy the pho to. 4 Dr ag your finger left/right to select a[...]

106  Exter nal Con nections * W hen you sele ct [Select], p erform the following procedure to sel ect the indi vid- ual photos yo u want to copy before to uching [Y es]. ** T ouch [Stop] to int errupt the operation while it is in progr ess. To sel ect in dividu al ph otos 1 T ouch the individ ual photos you want to copy . • A checkm ark ! will[...]

External Conne ctions  107 : / 9 / 8 Converting Movies to MP4 Form at Y ou can convert A VCHD mo vies into MP4 movies or even convert MP4 movies into smal ler MP4 movies. Th is is convenient, for example, when you want to upload the MP4 movies to the W eb. The movi e you want t o conver t must be in the b uilt-in mem ory . After conversion, the [...]

108  Exter nal Con nections NOTES • When you conver t movies, the vide o quality yo u can choose fo r the resul ting MP4 movie will depend on the video quality of the original movie. Based on the fol lowing options, movies i n the built-in memory will be converte d and then co pied to the me mory car d. • If you convert A VCHD movies with a [...]

External Conne ctions  109 POINTS TO CH ECK • Befor e installi ng the soft w ar e, make su re your computer is conn ected to the Inte rnet. Installation 1 Download the z ip file fr om PI XELA ’ s Web site . Visit the PIXE LA ’ s site to d ownlo ad the zip fi le, which contai ns the soft war e and in struct ion manual. http:/ /pixel a.jp/ce[...]

110  Exter nal Con nections Saving MP4 Mov ies and Phot os (Windows/Mac O S) With the s upplied softwa re ImageBrowser EX y ou can save MP 4 movies and phot os to your computer and easily or ganize them. Refer to the ‘ImageBrowser EX User G uide’ (PDF file) for the full system requ ireme nts and other informati on. Installation Install the s[...]

External Conne ctions  111 For Windows us ers, i f a U ser A ccount C ontr ol di alog b ox ap pears, follo w th e in struc tion s. 7 F ollow th e onscreen ins tructions to com plete the ins tallation. • D uring the in sta llatio n process , you ma y be prompted t o in stal l Microsoft Sil verlight. Follow th e instructions to do so. • Camera[...]

112  Exter nal Con nections IMPORT AN T • When the camcorder is connected to a computer: - D o not open the me mory card sl ot cover and do not r emove the memor y car d. - D o not access , ch ange or dele te an y of t he ca mcor der’ s folder s or files directly from th e c omput er as this ma y result in p erman ent data los s.Whe n sa vin[...]

External Conne ctions  113 : / 9 / 8 Memory Save: Saving an Entire Memory ont o an Ex ternal Har d Dr ive Y ou can easily save all the movies and pho tos you recor d ed onto a commer cially avail able external har d drive connected directl y to the camc order *. Y ou c an also us e th e cam co rder t o p lay ba ck you r reco rd- ings di rect ly [...]

114  Exter nal Con nections Before discon necting the external hard drive Before turning of f or physically d isconnecting the external hard drive, be sure t o safely end the connectio n to the camcor der to avoid dam - age to y our files. Fro m the [Ex ternal Hard Driv e] scr een: IMPORT AN T • Ma ke s ure yo u p ower the camc order w ith the[...]

External Conne ctions  115 car d), t he fold er name of me mory s ave fol ders fo llowi ng the fi rst one will end in a numerica l suf fix. • The index screen will a ppear . 5 T ouch a recor ding to play it back. T o switch to another memory save fol der , touch [ ] and then select the memory save fold er you w ith to play back. Repeat step 5.[...]

116  Exter nal Con nections 2 Press to set t he camcorder to playback mode. 3 Connect the c amcorder to the exter nal hard drive using the optional UA-100 USB Adapter . Conn ect ion # - 2 . Refe r to Connectio n Diagrams ( A 102). 4 Initialize the external hard drive. 1 T ouc h this opt ion if yo u want to physic ally erase al l the dat a rather[...]

External Conne ctions  117 Connecting 1 P ower the camcorder using the compact power adapter . 2 Open the desi re d inde x scr een ( A 49, 90, 91). 3 Co nnect the camco rder to the d igital video recorder using the supplied USB cable. Connection # - 1 . Refer to Connection Di agrams ( A 102). 4 : / 9 / 8 Camcorder: Select the memory that contain[...]

118  Exter nal Con nections 3 Camcorder: Locate the scene you wish to copy and pause the playback shortly just before the desir ed scene. 4 Camcor der: Resume playback. By def ault, th e date and time will be em bedded i n the output vi deo signal. Y ou can change this using the > > [Displ ay Dat e/ Time ] s ett ing. 5 External recorder: S[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  119 Wi-Fi Functions This chapter contains information about how to operate the Wi-Fi functions of your camcorder , starting with the W i-Fi net- work setup neede d to add your camco rder to an existing Wi-Fi networ k. Introduction t o Wi-Fi When you use the camcor der’ s Wi-Fi function to connect to a smartphone 1 , you can w[...]

120  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Wi-Fi connection Wirelessly connec t the camcor der to your iOS or Andr oid smartphone o r computer 3 and use the devi ce’ s Web browser to v iew recordings in the camc order ( A 123). 3 Y ou can also use a com puter con nected via a n access point. Wi-Fi connection After you downl oad the Movie U ploader app 4 , wir ele [...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  121 IMPORT AN T • Using an unprot ected Wi-Fi net work can expo se your fil es and data to monitori ng by una uthorized thir d parti es. Be awa re of the risks involve d. NOTES • Do not open the memor y car d slot cover during the wir eless conne c- tio n. • While using Wi-Fi functions, the camcorder’ s automatic power [...]

122  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Recording Movies Using a Smartphone as a Remote Control Using the CameraAccess app* for iOS devi ces and Andr o id™ smart- phones, you can c ontrol t he camcor der f rom a dist ance while you v iew the camc order ’ s image on the smartphone’ s scr een. Not only can y ou contr ol the camco rder to start and stop r ecor[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  123 3 Smar tphone: T ouch the access point with the same SSID as that of the one from s tep 1. 4 Smartphone : Ente r the pass wor d. [Connecte d] wi ll appea r on th e camc ord er’ s scr een and the c onnecti on will be es tablish ed. 5 Smartp hone: Start the CameraAccess app. 6 Smar tphone: Operate the controls on the screen[...]

124  Wi-Fi Fu nctions 1 Camcorder: Fr om any movie index scr een, set the camcorder to connect with th e smartpho ne. • The ca mcorder’ s SSID (netw ork name) a nd pas sword will appea r . • The camcor der will be r eady to con n ect with the smar tphone. 2 Smartphone: Activate W i-Fi in th e settings screen. The ne twor k nam es o f de te[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  125 - Sce nes e xceed ing 4 GB - Scenes re cord ed at 35 Mbps exceedi ng 30 minut es - Scenes recor ded at a video quali ty other than 3 5 Mbps exceed ing 1h o u r Uploading Videos Using an iOS Device Using the Movie Uplo ader app* for i OS devices, you can connect the camcor der to the de vice to upload y our movi es to Y ouT [...]

126  Wi-Fi Fu nctions 2 iOS device: T ouch Settings > Wi-Fi and then turn Wi-Fi on . The ne twor k nam es o f de tecte d ac cess p oint s will appe ar . 3 iOS device: T ouch the acc ess point with the same SSID as that of the one from step 1. 4 iOS device: Enter the passwor d. • [Connec ted] will appear on the camc or der’ s scr een and t[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  127 friends and family , and more ! T o use this function, you will need an access p oint connect ed t o the Internet. * Availabi lity differs from area to area. ** “Web services” is u sed in thi s text to refer to various In ternet se rvices supp orted by CANON iMAGE GA TEWA Y . General requir ements • Comput er with the[...]

128  Wi-Fi Fu nctions 1 Camcorder: O pen the [ y Movie Playback] index screen for MP4 movies ( A 49). Alternat ively , you can open the [ } Phot o Playba ck] ind ex scr een ( A 53). 2 Connect the camcorder to t he computer using the suppl ied USB cable. Conn ect ion # -1. Refer to Connect ion Diagra ms ( A 102). 3 Computer: Star t CameraWind ow [...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  129 6 Co mputer: Click Edit Web Services > Desired Web service > Edit > Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your account information for the selected Web service > Set > Finish. The came ra setting s scr een wil l appear again. 7 Co mputer: Select the Web service to set in the camcorder and then click . ?[...]

130  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Available Web services* * The available Web services may be upd ated. For details, re fer to the help module of CANON iMAGE GA TEWA Y . NOTES • If the date set in the camcord er is not correct, the camcor der cannot connec t to CANO N iMAGE G A TEWA Y . Make sur e t he date is c orr ect befor e trying to esta blish a conn[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  131 2 W hen [Configuration completed] appears on the screen, touch [OK]. 3 P erform the procedure in Wi-Fi Connection Using an Access P oint ( A 134) . [Connecte d] wi ll appea r on th e camc ord er’ s scr een and the c onnecti on will be es tablish ed. 4 Se lect the desired Web service. • Select o ne of the avai lable Web [...]

132  Wi-Fi Fu nctions • For movies, you can upload one at a time; for photos, up to 10 at a time. • D epen ding o n the w ireles s router’ s sett ings an d cap abil ity , it can take som e time to uplo ad file s. Sending Li nks to Re cordings by E-mail After you upload movies and photo s to online albums on CANON iMAGE GA TEWA Y , you can [...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  133 2 When [Configuration complet ed] app ears on th e scr een, touch [OK]. 3 Perform the proced ure in Wi-Fi Connection Using an Access Point ( A 134 ). [Connecte d] wi ll appea r on th e camc ord er’ s scr een and the c onnecti on will be es tablish ed. 4T o u c h [ ] . 5 Pe rform steps 5 to 8 of Sharing Y our R ecordings U[...]

134  Wi-Fi Fu nctions • If you have alread y perfo rmed this pr ocedure before , the connec tion will b e establ ished a utomatica lly . Skip to step 4. 2 Camcorder: When [Save the access point] appears on the screen, touch [O K]. 3 Camcorder: Perform the connection in Wi-Fi Conne ction Us ing an Access Point ( A 134). • [Connec ted] wi ll a[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  135 General requir ements • Corr ectly con figur ed r outer tha t co mplie s wit h the 802.11b/g/n protocol a nd is Wi-Fi certified (bears the logo shown on the right) and a hom e network. Operat ing modes: T ouch th e desired connect ion metho d. Opt ions * W PS, which st ands for Wi-F i Protected Se tup, is a st andard that[...]

136  Wi-Fi Fu nctions [Sear ch for Acce ss Points] method. Refer als o to t he ro uter’ s instru c- tion manual. 1 [WPS: Button] method Pr ess and hold the WPS button on the wireless r outer . • De pend ing on the router , the amo unt of time required may diffe r . • Make sur e th e r outer’ s WPS f unction i s activa ted. [WP S: P IN C [...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  137 4T o u c h [ O K ] . After the connecti on is establi shed, contin ue using the functi on you were prev iously usi ng. F or de tails, refer to Viewing and Changing Wi-Fi Settings ( A 139) or Shar ing Y our Recor dings Usi ng W eb Servi ces ( A 130), as necessary . Manual Set up Perform this pr o cedure to ma nually confi gu[...]

138  Wi-Fi Fu nctions In step 2, if you selected [OPEN NONE], t his step i s not necessary . 4 T ouch [Automat ic] or [Manual] to select ho w to ob tain the IP address. If you se lect ed [A utom atic ], proc eed to step 1 1. 5 For both the IP address and subnet mask areas, touch [0.0.0.0] and then t ouch [ Í ]/[ Î ] to change the value. T ouch[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  139 1 F rom any movie index screen, open the setting selection scr een. To v iew t he sm ar tpho ne’ s co nnec tio n se tti ngs 2 T ouch [Smartphone Connection Settings ]. The camcorder’ s SSID and password will appear . 3 I f necessary , touch [Edit] > [OK ] > [OK] to change the settin gs and then perform the procedu[...]

140  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Gloss ary This is a glossary of some of the basic terms us ed frequently in this chapter . The documentation for your wire less ro uter may also con- tain a glossary you can refer to. Access Point A wireless access po int (WAP) is a device that allows wireless devices , like your camc ord er , to connect to a wired netwo rk[...]

Addition al Informatio n  141 Addition al In for mati on This chapter contai ns troubles hooting advice, s creen mes- sages, handling and maintenance tips, and other information. Appendix: Menu Optio ns Lists The functi ons that ar e availa ble de pend on the sh ooting mo de. In the follo wing table s, avai lable f unctions are indicated by z an[...]

142  Additional Information [ZOOM] Zoom controls, [STAR T]/[STOP] contro l zzzzz 47 [ W ] (tele ma cro): T oggle o n or of f –– zzz 84 [ R Fa d e r s ] [ j O ff ], [ T Fade Tri gger], [ V Wipe], [Black S creen] , [White Screen] z – zz z 77 [Zoom T ype] [ Optical] , [ Advanced], [ Digital] , 9 [ Digital] –– zzz 47 [ È Power e d IS] [ON[...]

Addition al Informatio n  143 [Edit ] Panel - Mode [Edit ] Panel - Mode [ Other Settings] Me nus p Camera Set up Contro l Butt on Index Screen Playback Pause A : / 9 / 8 Fr om the built -in memory: [Copy ( & ` )] <da te/folder name> , [Selec t], [All Scenes ] – 104 : / 9 / 8 From the b uilt-in memory: [Convert to MP4 ( & ` )] [Se[...]

144  Additional Information [Zoom Position at Startup]: Allows you to ch oose the position of th e zoom when you turn on the ca mcor der . [Full Wide Angl e]: The zoom position will be at full wide angle. [Last Used Position]: The zoom position w il l b e a t t h e s a m e p o s i t i o n i t w a s the la st t ime you u sed zoo m. • When this [...]

Addition al Informatio n  145 s / Playba ck Setup Dis play Setup [Ons cre en Mark ers] : Y ou can display a grid or a horizonta l line at the ce n- ter of the scr een. Use the markers as a r eferenc e to make sur e your sub - ject is framed corr ectly (ve rtical ly a nd/or hori zontal ly). • Usi ng the ons creen m arker s will n ot affec t the[...]

146  Additional Information [Outpu t Onscre en Disp lays]: W hen set to [ i On], the ca mcor der’ s onscreen di splays will appear also on the scr een of a TV or monitor con- nect ed to the ca mco rder . • This function is not avail able when the shooting mode is set to . [LCD Br ightness ]: Adjusts the brightness of the LCD screen. • Chan[...]

Addition al Informatio n  147 • This fu nction is no t availa ble when the camcor der is conn ected to an HDTV using th e supplied High Speed HDMI cable. q System Setup Menu item Settin g op tions v y A [Languag e ] [ ], [Dans k], [Deutsch], [ ], [English] , [Español], [Françai s], [Italiano], [Magyar], [Melay u], [Neder lands], [Norsk], [Po[...]

148  Additional Information * Op tion avai lable onl y after co nnecting an exter nal ha rd drive to the ca mcorder . [Volume] [ Spea ker ]: , Ú – zz 51 [Headph ones]: , Ö zzz 87 [Notification Sounds ] [ ÷ High Volume] , [ ø Low Volume], [ j Off ] zzz – [Custom Con trol Button ] Same as th e [ Main Functions] p anel (Default : [ Ò Dec o[...]

Addition al Informatio n  149 [Av ailable Spac e in Memo ry]/[Us ed Space in Memor y]: Displays a screen wher e you can verify how much o f the buil t-in me mory ( : / 9 / 8 only) or the memory car d is curr ently ava ilabl e for r ecordin g or how much is in use ( ª indicates photos). • Est imat ed figu res abo ut availa bl e movie record in[...]

150  Additional Information [ m Re set]: File numbers will restart fr om 100-0001 e very time you record on a memo ry that ha s been init ialize d. [ n Continuous]: File numbers will cont inue fr om the number foll owing that of the last file re corde d with th e camcorder . • If th e mem ory card you ins ert a lready co ntai ns a file with a [...]

Addition al Informatio n  151 Appendix: Onscre en Icons and Displ ays Recording Movies and modes (with the zoom control displayed) 1 Co ntrol button [PHOT O]: T a ke a photo ( A 40, 90 ) 2 Smart AUTO* ( A 42) 3 Zoom cont rols ( A 47) 4 T otal n umber of sc enes / T otal recording time 5 M emory o peration ( A 154 ) 6 In telligent IS ( A 44) 7 R [...]

152  Additional Information Recording Movies and modes mode SCN A a Control bu tton [ ]: Open t he (Home) menu ( A 35) A s Shoo ting mode ( A 38) A d Exposure ( A 77) A f Focus ( A 79) A g Face det ect ion ( A 75) A h White balance ( A 81) A j Audio level indicator ( A 86) A k While recor ding/during playba ck: Scene cou nter (h ours : min utes [...]

Addition al Informatio n  153 Playing Movies (du ring playback) D s P layback control butt ons ( A 51) D d S cene playb ack time D f Scene nu mber D g Da te/Time ( A 1 45) D h V o lume and bac kgroun d music balance co ntrols ( A 51, 93 ) D j Decora tion ( A 68) Viewing Photos D k Co ntrol button [Edit]: Op en the Edit panel ( A 1 43) D l C urre[...]

154  Additional Information 5 Memory operation Ü Rec ord , Û Rec ord pa use, Ð Play back, Ý Playb ack pa use, × Fast playback, Ø Fast reverse playba ck, Õ Slo w playbac k, Ö Slow rever se p layb ack , Ó Frame advance, Ô Fr ame reve rse. 7 Remaining battery charge • The icon shows a rough estimate of the remai ning charge as a percent[...]

Addition al Informatio n  155 Tro ub le? T roubleshooti ng If you have a problem with your camcor der , refer to this section. Some- times what you think is a malfunction of the camcor der may have the simples t of solutions - please r ead the “CHECK THIS FIR ST” box before going on to the more detailed problems a nd solutions. Consult your [...]

156  Additional Information A noise can be heard from the compact power adapter . - A faint sound can be heard while the compact power adapter is co nnected to a power outlet. This is not a malfunction. The battery pack is exhausted extremely quickly even at normal temperatur es. - The ba ttery may have reached the end of its battery life. Buy a[...]

Addition al Informatio n  157 for a short while, it may indicate a problem with the camcorder . C onsult a Canon Service Cen- ter . Playbac k Cannot delete a scene. - Y ou may not be able to delete scenes recorded or edited using another device and then trans- ferred to a memory card connected to a compu ter . Deleting scenes takes longer than u[...]

158  Additional Information appears on the screen. - The camcorder cannot communicate with the batte ry pack attached so the r emaining battery charge cannot be displ ayed. lights up in red. - A memo ry card error occurred. Turn off the camcorder . Remove and rei nsert the memor y card. Initialize the memory card if the displ ay does not change [...]

Addition al Informatio n  159 Horizontal bands appear on the screen. - This is a phenomenon typical of CMOS image sensors when r ecording under some types of fluorescent, mercury or sodium lamps. This is not a malfunction. T o reduce the symptoms, change the > p > [Flicker Reduction] setting. Sound is distorted or is recorded at lowe r lev[...]

160  Additional Information Playback looks fine on the camcor der but there is no image on the TV screen. - The video input on the TV is not set to the video terminal to which you connected the cam- corder . Select the correct video input. The camcorder is connected using the supplied High Speed HDMI cable , but there is no picture or sound from[...]

Addition al Informatio n  161 - R emove any obje cts between the camcorder and w ireless access point that may interfere with the wireless signal. - Move the camcorder clos er to the wireless acce ss point. - T urn off the wireless functions of other wireless devices o ther than the computer or simila r device being used fo r playback. - Switch [...]

162  Additional Information : / 9 / 8 C annot access the built-in memory - There is a problem w ith the built-in memory . Contact a Canon Service Center . Cannot communicate with the battery pack. Continue using this battery pack? - Y ou attached a battery pack that is not re commended by Canon for use with this camcorder . - If you are using a [...]

Addition al Informatio n  163 : / 9 / 8 Cannot play the movies in the built-in memor y Initialize only using the camcorder - The camcorder’ s built-in memory was in itialized using a computer . Initialize the built-in mem- ory with this camcorder ( A 31). Cannot play the movies on this memory card - Movies cannot be pla yed back from a 64 MB o[...]

164  Additional Information Charge the battery pack - Batter y pack is exhausted. Charge the battery pack. Check the memory card - Cannot access the memory card. Check the memory card and make sur e it is inserted cor- rectly. - A memory card error occurred. The camcorder cannot record or display the image. T ry remov- ing and reinserting the me[...]

Addition al Informatio n  165 Mem. Card Unable to recognize the data - The memory card contains sc enes recorded us ing a video configur ation that is not supported (NTSC). Play back the recordings in the memory ca rd with the device or iginally used to record them. Memory card cover is open - After inserting a memory card, c lose the memor y ca[...]

166  Additional Information Scene recorded using another device . Cannot copy the scene. - Scenes that were not recorded with this camcorder cann ot be copied to the memory card. - Scenes that were edited using software ca nnot be copied or divided. Scene recorded using another device . Cannot divide the scene. - Scenes that were not recorded wi[...]

Addition al Informatio n  167 : / 9 / 8 List of Messages for Connecting to an External Hard Drive : / 9 / 8 List of Me ssages for Wi-F i Funct ions Refer also to the instruction manual of your wireless ro uter and other devices you will use. Unable to re cover da ta - Could not recover a c orrupted file. Save your recordings ( A 108) and initial[...]

168  Additional Information No access points found - The access point set in the camcorder could no t be found. - Cordless phones, microwave ovens, refriger ator s and other appliances may interfere with the wireless si gnal. T ry using the camcorder in a location farther away from such applianc es. - Make sure that you use the access point’ s[...]

Addition al Informatio n  169 List of Messages for Web Services Wi-Fi connection terminated - Cordless phones, microwave ovens, re frigerator s and other a ppliances may inter fere with the wireless signal. T r y using the camcorder in a location far ther away from such appliances. - The camcorder may not be able to connect to the acc ess point [...]

170  Additional Information Insufficient space on server - Y ou have exceeded the amount o f data you can save on the CANO N iMAGE GA TEWA Y server . Delete some data to free some space. Movie must be less than X min. - Y ou attempted to send a movie whos e length exceeds the maximum length al lowed by the Web service (the maximum length differs[...]

Additional Information  171 Do’s an d Don ’ts Hand lin g Prec au tions Cam co rder Be sur e to observe the follow ing pr ecautions to ensur e maximum per- forma nce. • Save y our recordings perio dically . Make sur e t o trans fer your r ecord- ings to an e xternal device such as a c omput er or digita l vi deo r ecor der ( A 104) and save[...]

172  Additional Information • Do not use or st ore the ca mcorder in d usty or sa ndy place s. The cam- cor der i s not w aterpr oof – avoi d also water , mud or sa lt. If any of the above should get into the cam cor d er i t may damage the c amcor der and/or the lens. • Be car eful of he at gen erated by li ghting equi pment. • D o no t[...]

Additional Information  173 • Dirty termin als may cause a p oor contact betwee n the battery pa ck and the camcor der . W ipe th e term inal s wit h a sof t cl oth. Long-ter m storag e • Stor e batte ry pa cks i n a dr y pla ce at tempe ratur es no higher than 30 ° C. • T o extend the battery life of the ba ttery pac k, discha rge it com[...]

174  Additional Information • Sec ure Digit al (SD) me mory cards have a physic al swi tch to pr event writ- ing on the c ard so a s to avoid the accid ental erasur e of the car d’ s con- tent. T o wr ite- prot ect the memory c ar d set the switch to the LOCK posi tion. Built-in Recharge able Lithium Battery The camcor der has a built-in r e[...]

Additional Information  175 Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Camcor der Body • Use a s oft, d ry clo th t o clea n t he cam corde r bod y . Neve r us e chem ical ly treate d clot hs or vo latile so lvents such as paint thinner . Lens • If the lens s urfac e is dirty , autofo cus may not work prop erly . • Remove any dust or di rt partic les us[...]

176  Additional Information • Re mo ve the memo ry ca rd and bat tery pack . Then , plac e th e camco rder in an air tight pl astic bag and let it ad just g raduall y to tempera ture change s befo re re moving it from the ba g. When cond ensation is detected The precise time required for wat er drople ts t o ev apor ate w ill v ary depe ndin g[...]

Additional Information  177 Genera l Inform ation Accessories * Supplied wi th the camcorder; no t available as an opti onal acces sory . ** : / 9 / 8 only . (Av ailability differs from area to area) Optional accessor ies not listed below ar e described in more detail in the following pages. 1 CA-110E Compact Power Adapter 7 HTC-100/S* or HTC-10[...]

178  Additional Information Option al Acces sori es 2 Battery Packs When you need e xtra battery packs , select one of the following models: BP-718 or BP-727. When you use bat ter y pa cks bea ri ng t he Intell igent System mark, the camcorder will c ommunicate w ith the battery a nd display the r emaining usage time (acc urate to 1 minu te). Y [...]

Additional Information  179 Recor ding and playb ack times given in the foll owing t ables ar e approxi - mate and vary accor ding to video quality and charging, r ecording or play- back con dit ions. T he effec tive u sage tim e of the batt ery pa ck may decr ease when r ecordin g in col d surr oundings, when us ing t he b right er screen setti[...]

180  Additional Information : / 9 / 8 Recording MP 4 movies using the bu ilt-in memor y Recording MP4 mo vies using a memor y card * A pproximate ti mes for recording wi th repeated op erations such as start/st op, zoom ing, and powe r on/ of f. 6 UA-100 USB Adapter : / 9 / 8 Allows you to con- nect to the camcor der an exte rnal har d driv e or[...]

Additional Information  181 save an ent ire memor y on to the d evic e. C heck in adv ance t he US B cabl e supp lied w ith y our ext er nal hard dri ve. 9 SC-20 00 Soft Carrying C ase A ha ndy camc or der bag wit h padd ed comp artm ent s and plen ty of sp ace fo r acces sorie s. This mark identifies genuine Canon video accessories . When you u[...]

182  Additional Information Specifications LEGRIA HF R48 / LEGRIA HF R47 / LEGRIA HF R46 / LEGRIA HF R406  — V alues given are app roximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: A VCHD* Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio: Dolby Digital 2ch MP4 Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Audio: MPEG-2 AAC-LC (2ch) Photos: DCF (Design rule for Camera File sys[...]

Additional Information  183 MP4 movies: 35 Mbps : 1 hr . 24 Mbps : 1 hr . 25 min. 17 Mbps : 2 hr . 5 min. 4 Mbps : 8 hr . 40 min. • Image Sensor 1/4.85-type CMOS, 3,280,000 pixels  Effective pixels: 2,070,000 pixels  (1920 x 1080) When advanced zoom is on: 1920 x 1080 (wide angle) 1360 x 765 (full telephoto) • LCD T ouch Screen: 7.51 c[...]

184  Additional Information • USB T erminal: mini-AB, Hi-Speed USB ; output only • HDMI OUT T erminal HDMI Mini Connector; output only Wi-Fi ( : / 9 / 8 only) • Standard: Complies with the IEEE 802.11b/g/n protocol; Wi-Fi Protected Setup (connection methods: WPS button, PIN code) • Frequency: 2.4 GHz • Supported channels: 1 - 13 • En[...]

Additional Information  185 BP-718 Battery Pack • Battery type Rechargeable lithium ion battery • Rated voltage: 3.6 V DC • Operating temperature  : 0 – 40 °C • Battery capacity: 1,840 mAh (typical); 6.5 Wh / 1,790 mAh (minimum) • Dimensions  : 30.3 x 24.9 x 40.1 mm • Weight  : 42 g C OP Y[...]

186  Additional Information About th e music fi les The specifi cations of t he music file s compatible with the camc order are as f ollows. Audio encoding : Linear PCM Audi o samplin g: 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 channels Minimum length : 1 second File typ e: WAV The musi c data is saved in t he memory under the following folders. : / 9 / 8 In the b ui[...]

Additional Information  187 Index 50P recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 A Abroad, usin g the cam corder . . . . 1 76 Aspect ratio of a conne cted TV (TV t ype) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 46 Au di o rec o rd in g le ve l . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Audio scene se lect . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5 AUTO mod e . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

188  Additional Information M Main Funct ions pan el . . . . . . . 3 7, 141 Main tena nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Marker s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5, 173 Memory save* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 13 Movie format (A VCHD/MP4) . . . . . . 38 Movie Uploader* . . . . . . . . [...]

Additional Information  189 Wi-Fi f unctions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 19 Y Yo u Tu b e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 18 Z Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Advanced zo om . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Zoom speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 * : / 9 / 8 on ly . C OP Y[...]

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