Canon 8453B002 manual

PUB. DIM-1071-000A HD Camcorder Instruction Manual Caméscope HD Manuel d'instruction Videocámara HD Manual de Instrucciones C OP Y[...]

2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions WARN ING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARN ING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF EL ECTRIC SHOCK AND TO REDUCE ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSO RIES ONL Y . COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials may infrin[...]

3 In these safety instructions the word “product” refers to the Canon HD Camcorder XA25 / XA20 and all its acc essories. 1 Read these instructions . 2 Keep these instructions . 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instru ctions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not install near any heat sources s uch as ra[...]

4 T radema rk Acknowled gements • SD, SDHC and SDXC Log os are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. • Microsoft and Window s are trademarks or register ed trademarks of Microsoft Cor poration in the United States and/or othe r count ries. • App Store, iPad, iPho ne, iPod, iT unes and Mac OS are tr ademarks of Apple Inc ., registered in the U.S. and othe[...]

5 Highlights of the XA25 / XA20 The Canon XA25 / XA20 HD Camcorder is a high-performance camc or d er whose compact size mak es it ide al in a variet y of situ ations. The follo wing are just some o f the ma ny funct ions fea tured in the ca mcorder . HD Recording HD CMOS PRO sensor an d DIGIC DV 4 pr ocessor The camc order is eq uipped wi th a 1/2[...]

6 Other Featur es V e rsatile audi o connectivity Y ou can use the built -in micr ophone, MIC audio input terminal or the two INPUT term inals w hen re cording. When usin g the INP UT ter minal s, you can even use micr ophones that r e qui re phan tom power . Audio sc ene select With the audio scen e s el ect function ( A 81), you ca n optimize the[...]

7 Enjoying yo ur Recordings on Othe r Devices Enj oying Y our Re cordi ngs Usin g the Ca mcord e r 's Wi -Fi Funct ions Connect th e camcorder to a n exte rnal mo nitor ( A 107). Copy your recordings to a n external video r ecorder ( A 119). Save your r ecordings ( A 114). Use your iO S or An droid devi ce to remo tely control the camco rder a[...]

8 1 Int rod ucti on 11 About this Manual 11 Conv entions Used in this Manual 11 Supplied Acces sories 13 Nam es of Parts 14 2 P reparatio ns 21 Attaching the Ferrite Core 21 Charging the Batter y Pack 21 Prep arin g the Ca mcorde r 24 Att aching t he Mi crophon e Hol der Unit 24 Attaching the Handle Unit 24 Using the Lens Hood and Lens C ap 25 Usin[...]

9 Record ing Audi o 79 Recording Audio to Channel 1 (CH1) 79 Connect ing an Ex ternal Microphone or External Audio Input Source to the Camcorder 80 Usin g the Built- in Micro phone or an External Microph one Connected to the MIC Terminal 80 Audio Scenes a nd Other Audio Settings 81 Audio Recording Level 82 Wind Scr een (B uilt -in M icrop hone) 83 [...]

10 8 Saving/Sh aring Recordin gs 114 Saving Recordings to a Computer 114 Connection Di agram 114 Saving Movies Using Data Import Util ity 114 Copying Recordings Between Memory Cards 116 Copy ing Sc enes from the Movi e Index Screen 116 Copying a Single Ph oto 116 Copying Photos from the Index Screen 117 Converting Movies to MP4 Format 118 Copying R[...]

About this Manua l 11 Introduction Abou t this Manua l Thank you for pur chasing the Canon XA25 / XA20. Please rea d this manual car efully befor e you use the camcor der and re tain it for fut ure r eferenc e. Should yo ur camcor der fail to operate cor rectly , refer to T roubleshooting ( A 156). Conventions Used in this Manual • IMPORT ANT : P[...]

About this Manual 12 Focus Adjustment Autofo cus When autofoc us is activated, th e camcorder continuous ly adju sts the foc us on the subject in the center of the screen. The focusing r ange is 1 cm (0.3 9 in.; at full wide -angle, measured fr om the front of the lens barrel) to G and 60 cm (2 f t.; throughout th e zoom range, m easured from the f[...]

Supplied Acces sories 13 Supplied Accessories The foll owing ac cessor ies are supp lied wit h the cam corder: *U s e Data Import Utility to tra nsfer your sc enes to a co mputer . Refe r to Sa ving Re cordings t o a Computer ( A 114). The CD-ROM inc ludes the in s tru ction manua l of the so ftwar e (on PDF fil e). CA-57 0 Compact P ower Adapt er [...]

Names of Parts 14 Names of Parts 1 Lens barrier switch ( A 40) 2 Memory ca rd slot 2 ( A 38) 3 Memory ca rd slot 3 ( A 38) 4 u (review reco rding) button ( A 46)/ Assignable button 5 ( A 97) 5L e n s h o o d ( A 25) 6 Focus/Zoo m ring ( A 54, 59) 7 CUS TOM (customi zable) di al ( A 96) 8 CUSTO M (customiz able) butt on ( A 96) 9 INFRARED switch ( A[...]

Names of Parts 15 1 Built-in speaker ( A 101) 2M I C t e r m i n a l ( A 81) 3H D M I O U T t e r m i n a l ( A 107, 108) 4 REMOT E terminal For connecting commer cially available r emote controller s. 5 H D / S D - S D I t e r m i n a l ( A 108) 6 × (headphones) terminal ( A 89) 7U S B t e r m i n a l ( A 114) 8D C I N t e r m i n a l ( A 21) 9A [...]

Names of Parts 16 1 Instant AF sensor ( A 55, 172) 2 Remote sensor ( A 28 ) 3 Illuminatio n sensor ( A 150) 4A F / M F b u t t o n ( A 54)/ Assignable button 1 ( A 97) 5 P RE RE C ( pre - rec ordi ng ) b ut t on ( A 92)/ Assignable button 2 ( A 97) 6 OLED tou ch screen ( A 26, 31 ) 7 Focus/Zoo m ring switch ( A 59) 8 Viewfinder ( A 25) 9 Dioptric a[...]

Names of Parts 17 1 Built-in stereo micro ph one ( A 79) 2 Handle attachment unit ( A 24) 3 Mode switch ( A 31) 4 Zoom ro ck er ( A 59) 5 ACCESS in dicator ( A 40) 6 Power switch ( A 30) 7 POWER / CHG (battery charging) indicator ( A 21) 12 3 4 5 2 7 6 T op v i ew C OP Y[...]

Names of Parts 18 1 T ripod socket ( A 29) 2 BA TTERY RELEAS E swit ch ( A 22) 3E y e c u p ( A 25 ) 12 3 B ottom v i ew C OP Y[...]

Names of Parts 19 Handle unit 1 Microphone holder unit ( A 79) 2 Micr ophone lock scre w ( A 79) 3 Accessory shoe Cold shoe for att aching accessori es. 4 Handle zoom r ocker ( A 60) 5S T A R T / S T O P l o c k ( C ) leve r ( A 45) 6S T A R T / S T O P b u t t o n ( A 40) 7 Sensitivity switches for INPUT 1 (CH1) and INPUT 2 (CH2) ( A 86) 8 INPUT t[...]

Names of Parts 20 WL-D89 W ir eless Controller 1 ST ART/STOP butto n ( A 40) 2 G (mode selection) button ( A 100) 3M E N U b u t t o n ( A 34, 143) 4 DISP . (onscr een display) button ( A 93) 5 SET bu tton 6 Ñ (stop) button ( A 100) 7 PHOTO button ( A 40 ) 8 Zoom butt ons ( A 59) 9 Navigation buttons ( Í / Î / Ï / Ð ) 10 Ò (play/pause) button[...]

Attaching the Ferrite Core 21 Prep arations Attach ing the Ferrite Core Attach the enclose d ferrite cor e before you co nnect the compact powe r ad apter to the camcor der . Attachin g the fer rite core to the compac t power adap ter cab le is neces sary to suppr ess RF interf erence. Attach the ferrite cor e to the cable about 6 cm (2.4 in.) from[...]

Charging the B attery Pack 22 5 Charging will start when the camcorder is tur ned of f. • If the camcor d er was on, the gr een POW ER/CHG indicator will go out whe n you turn off the camcorder . After a moment, the POWER/CHG ind icator will turn on in red (bat tery p ack ch arging ). Th e red POW ER/CH G ind icator w ill go out when the b attery[...]

Charging the Battery Pack 23 • Char ged battery p acks conti nue to disc harge naturall y . Theref ore, char ge them on th e day of use, or the day be for e, to ensure a ful l charge. • The first time yo u use a b atte ry pack, full y cha rge it and the n use the camc o r der until the bat tery pack is co mpletely exhausted . Doing so wil l ens[...]

Pr epar ing th e Ca mcorde r 24 Preparing the Ca mcorder This sect ion covers the basic p repar ations for the ca mcor der such as attach ing the handle unit and lens hood, and adjusting the vi e wfinder and OLED scr e en. When atta c hing the le ns hood, grip belt and straps , be careful not to dr op the c amcor der b y placing it on a ta ble or o[...]

Preparing the Camcor der 25 Using the Lens Hood and Lens Cap While rec ording, the s upplied len s hood with le ns barrie r is effectiv e for reduc ing stra y light tha t can be t he caus e of lens flare and ghost images. Ad ditionall y , closing the lens barrier can hel p prevent fingerprints and dirt acc umulation on th e lens . Use the su pplied[...]

Pr epar ing th e Ca mcorde r 26 • If you wea r glasses, you may f i nd the viewfinder easier to use if you flip ba ck th e oute r edg e of the ey e cup tow ard the camcorder body . NOTES • Make s ure you k eep the eye cup attac hed when usin g the camcor der . • For detai ls about how to t ake care of the viewfinde r , ref er to Hand ling Pr [...]

Preparing the Camcor der 27 • About the O LED and viewfinder screens: The screens are produced using ext remely high - pre cision manufa cturing techniq ues, with mor e than 99.99% of the p ixels operat ing to specifi cation. Less than 0.01% of the pi xels may occasional l y misfir e or appear as black dots. Misfired pixels in the vie wfinder may[...]

Pr epar ing th e Ca mcorde r 28 Attachi ng an opti onal shou lder st rap Pass the en d s of the sh oulder stra p thr ough the strap moun t on the grip belt and adjust the length of the strap. Wireless Controller First, insert the supplied CR2025 lithiu m button batte ry into the wir e le s s contr oller . 1 Press the t ab in t h e dir ection of th [...]

Preparing the Camcor der 29 NOTES • When the camcor der cannot be operat ed with the wireles s contr oller , o r when it can on ly be opera ted at ver y close range, r eplace the battery . • The wir eless control ler may not work pr operly when the r emote sensor is situated unde r strong l i ght sour ces or dir ect sunlight. Using a T ripod Y [...]

Basic Operat ion of the Ca mcorder 30 Basic Operation of the Camcor der T urning th e Camco rder O n and Of f Y ou can c hoose to t ur n t he camcor der on i n CAMERA ( ) m ode for mak ing r ecor d ing s or MEDI A ( ) mo de for playing back recor dings. Se lect the mod e using the p ower switc h. T o turn on the camcor der Set the power switch to C[...]

Basic O peration of the Camcorder 31 Setting the Shoot ing Mode In mode, you can change the shooting mode to match your shooting style. (Auto) m ode Set the m ode s witch to N . With this mode, the camcor der takes care of all the se ttings whi le you concent rate on r ecor ding ( A 41). This operating mode is suit able if you just prefer not to bo[...]

Basic Operat ion of the Ca mcorder 32 Drag Swipe your finger up and do wn or le ft and right acr oss the screen. Used t o scroll menus, to browse through index screen pages or to a djust slider contr ol s like the volume. On some scr eens, you can achieve the sam e effect by touching the tria ngle contr ol buttons. IMPORT ANT • The ca mcor der fe[...]

Basic O peration of the Camcorder 33 Using the Me nus Many of th e camcorder’ s function s can be adjusted f rom the FUNC. p a nel and the setup men u s. For details ab out the available menu options a nd settings, re fer to the appendix M enu Options Li sts ( A 142). FUNC. Panel In mo de: Ther e are thr ee ways to access the FUNC. p a nel: by to[...]

Basic Operat ion of the Ca mcorder 34 Setup Menus In this m anual, navigat i ng the setup menus is explain ed using the touch panel contr ols but they ca n also be navigated using the joystic k and other butt ons. The pr ocedur e below explains how to use both methods . If neces sary , re fer back to this sect ion for details on us ing the joysti c[...]

First Time Settings 35 Fir st Time Sett ings Setting the Date and Ti me Y ou will need to set t he date and time of the camcorder be for e you ca n start using it. The [Date/Time] screen will a ppear automatica lly when the ca m cor der’ s clock i s not set. 1 Use the power switch to turn on the camcorder . • Th e [Date/Time ] scr een will appe[...]

First Time S ettings 36 2 T o uch the desir ed language and t hen touch [OK]. 3T o u c h [ X ] to close the menu. NOTES • Some control buttons, such as [ZOOM], [FUNC.] and [MENU], will appear in English regardless of the la nguag e select ed. Changing the Time Zone Change the time zone to match your loca tion. The default settin g is New Y ork. I[...]

Using a Memory Card 37 Using a Memory Card Memory Cards Compatible for Use with the Camco rder Y ou ca n use th e followi ng types of commerci ally avai lable Se cure Digita l (SD) cards w ith this cam corder . The movie r ecording function has been tes ted usi ng SD/SDHC/SDX C memory car d s ma d e by Panasonic, T oshiba and SanDi sk. For the la t[...]

Using a Memo ry Card 38 Inse rting and Rem oving a Me mory Card Mak e sure to initia lize ( A 38) all memory cards b efore using them with thi s camcor der . 1 T urn off the camcorder . • Mak e sure the POWER/CHG in dicator is off. 2 Open the double memory card sl o t cover . 3 Insert the memory car d straight, with the label facing the fro n t o[...]

Using a Memory Card 39 2 Open the initializati o n scr een for the desir ed memory card. [FUNC. ] > [MENU] > > [Initialize ] > [ 6 Mem. Ca r d A] or [ 7 Mem. Card B] > [Ini tialize] • T ouching [FUNC.] is necessary only when performing th e procedure in mode. • I n the ini tializati on scr een, touch [ Complet e Initial ization] [...]

Recording Movi es and Photos 40 Record ing Recor ding Movies and Photos Y ou can se lect t he memor y car d that will be used to re cord movies and p hotos ( A 39). For details on reco rdi ng aud io , refer to Recording Audio ( A 79). POINTS TO CHECK • Be fo re y ou b eg in re cord in g, make a test r ecordin g first to che ck that th e camcord e[...]

Recording Movie s and Photos 41 Recording in AUTO Mode When you use mode t o shoot vide o and ta ke photos, t he camcor der will automatical ly adjust various settings for y o u. 1 Set the mode switch to N . 2 Set the power s witch to CAMERA. T o record video Press Y to b eg in re cord in g. • Du rin g rec ordin g, Ü w ill appe ar on t he scre e[...]

Recording Movi es and Photos 42 Smart AUTO In mode, the cam cord er will automa tically detec t certain char acteri stics of the subjec t, backgr ound, light ing conditions , etc. It w ill then ad just var ious setti ngs (focus, exp osur e, color , image s tabili zati on, image quality , among others) , selecting the be st se ttings for the scene y[...]

Recording Movie s and Photos 43 IMPORT ANT • Observ e the followin g precaution s while th e ACCESS in dicato r is on or flashin g. Failing to do so may result in perm anent data loss or damage to th e memory card. - Do not open the double m emory card slot cover . - Do not disconnect the power s our ce or turn off the camcorder . - Do not change[...]

Recording Movi es and Photos 44 • Under certain con d iti ons, the Smar t AUTO icon that appears on the scr een may not match th e actual scene. E specially when shooting aga i nst ora nge or blue backgr ounds, the sunset or one of the blu e skies ic ons may appea r and the co lors may n ot look natural . In such ca se, we recomm end reco rdin g [...]

Recording Movie s and Photos 45 Recording in n (Manual) Mode When th e mode switch is set t o n (Manual ), you can enjoy ful l access to the menus and manual ly adjust the exposu re, focus, whit e bal ance and many mor e of the camcor der’ s settings to your pre ference. Even in mode, th ough, the c amcord er can help you with the se ttings, for [...]

Recording Movi es and Photos 46 • When the camcor der switches form r e cor d ing on on e memory card to another during relay re cording, the video wi ll be recor ded as two s eparate relay s cenes . W ith t he supplied softwar e, Data Import Utilit y , you can jo in rel a y s cenes reco rded on both memory c ards as a singl e scene and save it o[...]

Selecting the Recording Mode (Vid eo Quality) 47 Selecting the R ecor di ng Mode (Video Quality) The camcorder of fers various recordi ng modes, depending on whether the movie format is A VCHD or MP4. When yo u recor d an MP4 movie with a recor ding mode of 3 Mbps, you ca n upload it to an F TP server and begin editi ng right away . In additi on, f[...]

Selecting the Recordi ng Mo de (Vide o Quality) 48 Recording modes by movie form at Movie f ormat Recordin g mode Reso lution Audio format AVC HD 28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) 1920x1080 Lin ear PC M 28 Mbps (59.94P) Dolby Di gital 24 Mbps LPCM Lin ear PC M 24 Mbps Dolby Di gital 17 Mbps 5 Mbps 1440x1080 MP4 35 Mbps (59.94P) 1920x1080 AAC 24 Mbps 17 Mbps 4 [...]

Dual Recor ding and Re lay Re cordin g 49 Dual Recording and Relay Recording When you r ecord, you can use du al recor ding to rec ord s imu ltaneo usly on both memor y cards so tha t you can use one of the mov ies as a ba ckup. Alternati vely , you c an use rel ay reco rdi ng so that i f the me mory car d being r ecorde d on becomes full, the r e [...]

Selecting the Frame Rate 50 Selectin g the Frame Rate Y ou can ch ange t he fram e rate ( the nu mber of frames recorded p er sec ond) to chang e the lo ok of y our movies. When the r e cor d ing mode is se t to 28 M bps LPCM (59.94P) or 28 Mbps (59.94P) for A VCHD movies or 35 Mbps (59.94P) for MP4 movies, th e frame rat e will automatically be se[...]

Slo w & Fast Mot ion Recordi ng 51 Slow & Fast Motion Reco r ding When y ou record MP4 movi es, the ca mcorder can rec or d wit h a frame rate ( shootin g frame rat e) that is dif fer ent fr om the play b ack frame rate. When you re cord with a shooting fra me rate that i s faster th an the play b ack fram e rate (overc ranking), you cr eat[...]

CINEMA Mode and Cinem a-Look Filters 52 CINEMA Mode and Cinema-Look Filters In mode, you can use a v ariety of pr ofessiona l cinema-look filters to create unique movies with a distinc tive appeara nce. Y ou can al so use cinema-lo ok filters when you conve rt movies to MP4 ( A 118). 1 Set the mode s witch to E . 2 T o uch [FIL T ER 1] to open the [...]

CINEMA Mode and Cinema-Look F ilters 53 Options (  Default value) The camcorder of fers 9 cinema-look filters. Select th e desired filter whil e preview ing the effec t on the screen. NOTES • During mo de, the follow ing f unctio ns are no t ava ilable. - T aking photos - Du al reco rdin g - Recording movies at 28 Mbps or 35 Mbps. [1. Cinema S[...]

Focus A djustment 54 Focus Adj u s t me nt Y ou can adjust the foc us manually and use the peaking function to assist you or you can let the camcor der focu s for you by usin g au tofocus. With aut ofocus, you can set th e autofocus s peed. The camcorder al so featu res face dete ction & t racking. POINTS TO CHECK • Adjust the zoom befo re yo[...]

Focus Adjustment 55 3 Use T o uch AF or turn the focus/zoom ring to obtain the desired focus position. 4 T ouch [SET] to set the p re s et focus pos ition. 5 After adjusting the focus, touch [ON] to return to the preset focus position. • T ouch [SET] ag ain to cance l the curren t pr eset fo cus position. • [ON] will be gra yed out while adjust[...]

Focus A djustment 56 1 and modes only: Pre ss B . 2 Open the [AF Mode] screen. [FUNC.] > [MENU] > p > [AF Mo de] 3 T ouch the desir e d option and then touch [ X ]. • The icon of th e selected o ption appear s on the scre en. Options (  Default value) NOTES • Whe n recording in br ight surrou ndings , the camc or der clos es down th[...]

Focus Adjustment 57 • Auto focus may no t wo rk we ll on t he follo wing subjec ts or in the follow ing c ases. In such cas e, focu s manually . - Refl ective sur faces - Sub jects w ith lo w co ntrast or wi thout v ertica l line s - Fast moving subjects - Through dirty or wet windows - Nig ht scenes Face De tection & T rackin g The c amcorde[...]

Focus A djustment 58 Limiting Autofoc us to Face s While usi ng auto focus, you can li mit the autofocus func tion only to cases when a sub ject’ s face is detecte d and use ma nual focus for al l other scenes . The camcor d er will al s o adj ust the brightne ss when focus ing automati cally on the subje ct’ s face. Set an a ssign able butto n[...]

Zooming 59 Zooming T o zoom in and out, you can use the focus/zoom ring, the zoom rockers on the camcorder and handle unit, the zoom buttons on the wireless contr o ll e r or the zoom controls on the touch scr e en. In addition t o the 20x optical zoom, i n mode, you can turn on the digital zoom* (400x) with the p > [Digital Zoom] setting. This [...]

Zooming 60 Using the Zoom Rockers o r Wireless Controller Move the zoom rocker o n the camcor der or handle unit towar d T (wide an gle) to zoom out . Move it toward S (telephoto) to zoom in. • Y ou ca n also use the z oom butt ons on the wire less contr oller . • By def ault , the camco rder’ s zoom rock er (the rock er near the grip b elt )[...]

Zooming 61 NOTES • When [ H igh-Sp eed Zoom] is set to [ i On] and [Zoom Rocker Zoom Speed] is set to [ Y ], [Zoom Speed Level] during re cord pause mode will automaticall y be set to [ Z Fast]. Also, when pre-re cording is activated during record pause mode, the zoom speed will be determined by the [Zoom Speed Level] setting. T o use high-speed [...]

Zooming 62 T o set the zoo m speed of t he wirele ss controll er For the wire l ess c ontroll er , first set t he overall zoom speed t o one of thr ee levels. The wirele ss contr oller ope rates at a c onstant speed that yo u can select. Refer to the f ollowing table f or a su mmary of the zoom speed. 1 Open the [ Zoom Speed Lev e l] scr een. [FUNC[...]

Zooming 63 Soft Zoom Control Soft zoom control allows you to start and/or stop the zoom gradually . 1 Open t he [Sof t Zoom Cont rol ] scr een. [FUNC. ] > [MENU] > p > [Soft Zoom Control] 2 T ouch the desired option and then touch [ X ]. Options (  Default value) Digital T ele -Converter Using the digital tele-converte r , you can di gi[...]

Advanced Image Stabilization 64 Advanced Image Stabilizati on The imag e stabili zer reduce s camcorde r bl ur (blur d ue to the camcor der moving) so you can g et nice, sta ble shot s. Select the image stabil izatio n mode ac cording to the shoo ting con ditio ns. 1 Open the [Image Stabilizer] scr een. [FUNC.] > [Im age Stabili zer] 2 T ouch th[...]

Automati c Gain Con trol (AGC ) Limit 65 Automatic Gain Control (A GC) Limit When r ecordin g in dark s urr oundings, t he camcor d er will automa tically inc rease t he gain to try t o get a brig hter pictu re. Howev e r , using highe r gain valu es may resul t in more noti ceable video noi se. Y ou can sele ct the AGC limit to curb the amou nt of[...]

Auto matic Exposure Recording Pro grams 66 Automatic Exposure Recording Pr ogr ams With the auto matic ex posure (A E) r ecor ding pro grams , the camco rder wil l adjus t the shutt er speed and/or a perture va lue to obta in the optima l exposur e. When using the AE r ecording programs, you can change f unction s lik e the white balan ce and image[...]

Automatic Exposure Rec ording Programs 67 NOTES •[ ‚ Shutter -Pri. AE]: - O n screen only the denom inator is displayed – [ ‚ 250] indicates a sh utter speed of 1/250 second, etc. - When r ecording in dark surr oundings, you can obtain a brighte r pictur e by using slow shutter speeds; however , image qua lity may not be as good a nd autofo[...]

Exposur e Adjustment 68 Exposure Adjustment At times, backlit sub jects may appear too dark (undere xp osed ) or subjects under very strong l i ghts may appear too bright or glaring (overexposed). In such cases, adjusting the exposure w ill corr ect this. This ca mcord er fe atures a dedicate d re cordi ng pr ogram, [ n Ma nual Exp osure], for ad j[...]

Exposure Adjustm ent 69 1 From the exposure adjustment scr een, touch [ w ] to select the zebr a level. 2 T ouch [70%] or [100%] and then touch [ K ]. 3T o u c h [ z ] o r [ { ] and then touch [ X ]. • Th e zebra patte r n wi ll appear on the over exposed a reas of the pi cture. • T ouch agai n to turn of f the zebra p atte r n. NOTES • Usi n[...]

Exposur e Adjustment 70 T o adjust the T ouch AE function for highli ghts (Highlight A E) Certai n subjects, like clou ds or white obj e ct s, ar e easily overexp osed and c an end up appeari ng as bright a reas where all detail i s lost. Using the [Hig hlights] setting, you can touch the brightes t ar ea inside the y frame and the camco rder w il [...]

White Balance 71 White Balance The white bal ance funct i on help s you to accura tely reprod uce colors under dif fer ent lighting cond itions. POINTS TO CHECK • Se lect a r ecor ding prog ram other than the Sp ecial Scen e recor ding prog rams. 1 Open the white balance screen. [FUNC. ] > [ Ä Wh ite Ba lance ] 2 T ouch the desired option and[...]

White Balance 72 NOTES • When you select a custom w hite balance: -S e t p > [Digita l Zoom] to [ j Of f]. - Reset the white balan ce when you change locat i ons o r the lighti ng or other condit ions change . - Dep endin g on the lig ht sourc e, Å may ke ep fl ashing. The res ult will still b e bett er than with [ Ã Automatic]. • Using a [...]

Special Scen e Recording P rogra ms 73 Special Scene Rec ording Programs Reco r d ing in a very bright ski resor t or captur ing the full colors of a su nset or a firework s display become s as easy as selecti ng a Speci al Scene r ecor d in g pr ogram. 1 Open the recor ding programs scr een . [FUNC. ] > [Rec. Program s] > [ ú Portrait] 2 T [...]

Special Scene Recordi ng Pr ograms 74 NOTES •[ ú Portrait]/[ û Sports]/[ ý Snow]/[ þ Beach]: The pi cture may not app ear smooth during playback. •[ ú Portrait ]: The blur ef fect of the backgr ound incr eases t he more you zoom in ( S ). •[ ý Snow ]/[ þ Beach]: The sub j ect may be come overe xposed on cloud y days or in shad ed plac [...]

Image Effect s 75 Image Ef fects Y ou can adju st the color dept h, brightness, contr ast, and sharpnes s of the imag e. POINTS TO CHECK • Se lect a r ecor ding prog ram other than the Sp ecial Scen e recor ding prog rams. 1 Open the image effects scr een. [FUNC. ] > [Image Effects] 2 T ouch [ON] an d then touch [Co lor Depth], [Sharp ness], [[...]

Setting the Tim e Code 76 Setting the Time Code The camco rder can generate a ti me code signal and embed it in your re cording s. In additio n, the time code wi ll appear in the r ecordi ngs output f rom the HD/ SD-SDI termin al ( only ) and HDM I terminal . Y ou can select whet her the time code is output f rom the HDMI termi nal ( A 151). Y ou c[...]

Setting the Time Code 77 Sel ectin g Dro p Frame or Non-Dr op Fra me Y ou can select between a d rop frame (D F) or non-dr op frame (NDF) time code, depend ing on how you plan t o use your r ecor ding. When th e frame rate is set t o 23.98 P , the time code wi ll be s et to non-dr op fram e. 1 Open the [DF/NDF] screen. [FUNC. ] > [MENU] > >[...]

Setting the Us er Bit 78 Setting the User B it The user bit displ ay can be selected f rom the date or the time o f r ecordin g, or an identificat ion code consisti ng of 8 c haracte rs in the hexadecim al system. Ther e are sixteen po ssible characters: the numbers 0 to 9 and the lett ers A to F . When you r ecord a scene, the user bit w il l be r[...]

Record ing Audi o 79 Recording Audio Y ou can r ecor d aud io using the built-i n stereo mi crophone , commer cially avai lable external microphone (INPU T 1/INPUT 2 terminals*, MIC te rm inal) or l ine input (INPUT 1/INPUT 2 terminals*). Using the INPUT 1/INPUT 2 terminals, you can select the audio input independently for channel 1 (CH1) and cha n[...]

Record ing Audio 80 Connecting an Ext e rnal Micr ophone or External Audio Input Sour ce to the Camcorder In order to use the microphone holder and INPUT 1/INPUT 2 terminals, the handle unit must be attach ed to th e camcor der . Follow t he proced ur e below to a ttach a micr ophone (r efer al so to the follo wing ill ustration). T o connect an ex[...]

Record ing Audi o 81 Using the WM-V1 Wir eless Microphone Us ing the op tion al WM- V1 W irele ss Mic roph on e, y ou c an reli abl y rec ord sou nd e ven wh en reco rdin g subj ects at a distance exc eeding the pr actical ra nge of the built-in mi crophon e. For details ab out us ing the WM-V1, r efer to the in struction manual supplied with the m[...]

Record ing Audio 82 Settings for each audio s cene NOTES •[ „ Cust om Setting] is not avai lable in mode. After setting [ — Audio Scene] to [ „ Custom Setting] , if the camcorder i s then set t o mode, this setting will c hange to [ ‘ Standar d]. Audio R ecording Level Y ou can adjust th e audio record ing level of the built- i n mic roph[...]

Record ing Audi o 83 T o displa y the audio le vel indicator Usua lly , the a udio leve l indicator wil l be displa yed only aft er activa ting the ma nual adju stment of th e audi o recording level. Y ou can ch oose t o disp lay it also w hen th e aud io leve l is adj usted automa tically . 1 Open the aut omatic audio r ecording level scr een. [FU[...]

Record ing Audio 84 POINTS TO CHECK •S e t [ — Audio Scene ] to [ „ Custom Setting] ( A 81). 1 Open the [Built-in Mic Att.] screen. [FUNC.] > [MENU] > p > [Built- in Mic Att.] 2 T o uch the desir ed option and then touch [ X ]. Options (  Default value) Audio Equalizer ( B uilt-in Micr ophone) Y ou can u se the audi o equalizer to[...]

Record ing Audi o 85 1 Open the [Built-in Mic Dir e ctionality] s creen. [FUNC. ] > [MENU] > p > [Bu ilt-i n Mic Directio nality] 2 T ouch the desired option and then touch [ X ]. Options (  Default value) Switching the Inpu t (MIC T e rminal) Y ou can switc h the in p ut of the MI C terminal dependi ng on whether you ar e using an exte[...]

Record ing Audio 86 Low Cut Filter (MIC T er minal) When you a re r ecor ding using a microp hone connecte d to the MIC termina l, yo u can activate the low cut fi lter to r educe th e sound of blowing wi nd, a car’ s engi ne and si milar ambient so unds. 1 Open the [MIC Low Cut] screen. [FUNC.] > [MENU] > p > [MIC Low Cut] 2T o u c h [ [...]

Record ing Audi o 87 NOTES • Even if you select [ INP UT 1], the a udio record ing lev el will be det ermine d by th e aud io leve l switch an d dial for INPUT 2. • If you select [ Built-in M ic/ M IC] , the camcor der will r ecord monaura l sound. In suc h case, [ — Audio Scene] will be set to [ ‘ St andard]. Audio Recording Level ( INPUT [...]

Record ing Audio 88 1 Open the desir ed INPUT terminal’ s sensitivity submenu. [FUNC. ] > [MENU] > p > [IN PUT 1 Mic T rim ming] or [INPUT 2 Mi c T rimmi ng] 2 T o uch the desired level and then touch [ X ]. • The availab le se nsitivity levels are +12 dB, +6 d B, 0 dB, - 6 dB and -12 dB. Activating the Micr ophone’ s Attenuator (INP[...]

Using Headphones 89 Using Headphon es Use headphones for playback or to check the audio level while recording. The following pr ocedure explai ns how to adjust the vol ume. 1 Open the [Headphone V olume] screen. [FUNC. ] > [MENU] > q > [H eadphone Volume] • T ouching [FUNC.] is necessary only when performing th e procedure in mode. 2T o [...]

Color Bars/A udio Reference Signal 90 Color Ba rs/Audio Reference Signal Y ou can have t he camc order outp ut and record colo r bars and a 1 kHz audi o reference sig nal and output them from the HDMI OUT terminal, A V OUT terminal, HD / SD-SDI terminal ( only) a n d × (headphon e) terminal (audio r efere nce signal only). Recor ding C olor Bars Y[...]

Video S napshot 91 Video Sn apshot Recor d a series of short s cenes. T o recor d a vid e o snapshot sc ene, se t an assignable button to [ ¦ Vide o Snapsh ot] in advance. 1 Set an assignable button to [ ¦ V ide o Snapsh ot] ( A 97 ). 2 Press t he assignable button t o activate video snapshot mode. • D (the d efa ult length of a video s napsho [...]

Pre-Recording 92 Pr e-Recording The camcorder will start recor d ing 3 seconds before you pr ess Y , ensuring you do not miss import ant shoo tin g opportuniti es. This is especiall y useful wh en it is d if ficult t o predict when to s tart reco rdi ng. By default, the pre-rec ording function is assigned to assignable button 2. 1P r e s s . • z [...]

Onscreen Di splays and Data Code 93 Onscreen Displays an d Data Code Y ou can turn m ost onscr ee n displays on or off. Repeatedly pr ess D to turn the onscreen dis plays o n/off in th e foll ow ing sequence: mode: • All disp lays on • Onscr een mark ers 1 • Disp lays o ff mode 2 : • Only data code on • All disp lays on 1 The onscreen mar[...]

Infrar ed Recording 94 Infrar ed Recor ding This camcorder features the ability to shoot movi es in dark surroundings using the camcorder's infra red light an d othe r sour ces of infr are d light . Also, you can select whet her the lighter ar eas of the pictur e appear i n gree n or w hite. T o use the i nfrar ed light, set an assigna ble but[...]

Using the GP-E2 GPS Receive r 95 Using the GP-E2 GPS Receiver When you attach the optional G P-E2 GPS Receiv er to t he camcor der , you ca n acqui re GPS information and ad d it to you r movies and photos. For details about how to attach and use the re ceiver , re fer also to the r eceiver's ins truction ma nual. Whe n connec ting the G P-E2 [...]

CUSTOM Dial and B utton 96 Customiz ation CUSTO M D ial and B utton Y ou can assign to C and the CUSTOM dial o ne of sever al f requently u sed functio ns. Y ou can then adjust the select ed func tion u sing C and the CUSTOM dial , w ith out having to acces s the menu. 1 Open the [CUSTOM Dial & Button] scr een. [FUNC.] > [MENU] > q > [[...]

Assignable Buttons 97 Assignable Bu ttons The camcor der convenient ly fea tures 5 buttons to which you can assign various functions. By assigni ng often used functi ons, you can quickl y access them with a singl e pres s of a button. Chan ging the As sign ed Fu ncti on 1 Open the selection screen for the des ir ed assignable button. [FUNC. ] > [...]

Assigna ble Buttons 98 * Even if t his func tion is assign ed to an ass ignable button in or mode, the button wil l be disabled if you se t the camcorder to mode. ** Re quires attach ing the han dle uni t in advance . Usin g an Assign able Button After you assign a function t o one of the buttons, pr ess the button t o activate the function. [ AGC [...]

Saving and Loading Menu Settings 99 Saving and Loading Menu Set tings After you adjust the cinema-l ook filte rs and other settings in the FUNC. panel and setu p menus, you can save th ose settings on a memory car d. Y ou can load those se tti ngs at a later d ate or on another XA25 or XA20 ca mcorder so tha t you can us e that camco rde r in t he [...]

Playing Back Video 100 Pla yback Play ing Bac k Video This s ectio n expla ins how to p lay back sc enes. For det ails on pl aying back s cenes using an external monitor , r efer to Connecti ng to an Exte rnal Monito r ( A 107). 1 Set the power swit ch to MEDI A. • The AVCHD m ovie in dex screen will a ppear . 2 If necessary , change the index sc[...]

Pla ying Bac k Vid eo 101 Duri ng pl ayba ck: Adjusting the volume 1 During playback, touch the screen to display the playback contro ls. 2T o u c h [ Ó /] . 3T o u c h [ Ø / Ô ] or [ Ù / Õ ] to adjust the volume and then touch [ K ]. Duri ng play back pa use: About folder name s MP4 movi es and photos ar e saved as fi les in fol ders. Th e fo[...]

Playing Back Video 102 Displaying scene informatio n 1 In either the A V CHD or MP4 movie index screen, touch [ I ]. 2 T o uch the desired scene. • The sc ene infor mati on screen ap pears. • If t he optional GP-E2 Recei ver was atta ched to the c amcorder dur ing r ecordi ng, GPS inf ormation will also app ear . •T o u c h Ï / Ð to select [...]

Deleting Scen es 103 Deleting Scenes Y ou can d el ete those scene s that you ar e not inte rested i n keep ing. Delet i ng scenes all ow s you also to free up spa ce on the me mory card. Deleting a Single Sce ne 1 Play back the scene you wish to delete ( A 100 ). 2 T ouch the screen to display the play back controls. 3 Open the [Delete] scr een. [[...]

Deleting Scenes 104 2 After s electing all the desir ed scenes, touch [ OK]. Options IMPORT ANT • Be ca reful when deletin g recordings . Once deleted , scenes canno t be recove red. • Sav e copies o f impor tant scen es befo re deletin g them ( A 114). • Obs erve th e followi ng precau tions w hile the ACCES S indic ator is on or flashi ng ([...]

Dividing Scenes 105 Dividing Scenes Y ou can divide A VCHD scenes in ord e r to leave out the best parts and la ter cut out the rest. 1 Play back the desired scene ( A 1 00). 2 Pause the playback at the po int where you want to di v ide the scene. 3 Open the screen for dividi n g scenes. [FUNC. ] > [Divide] 4 Bring the scene to a pr ecise point,[...]

Tr immi ng Sc enes 106 T rimming Scen es Y ou can t rim MP4 scene s by rem oving everyth i ng up to a cer tain p oint or eve rything after a cer tain point. 1 Play back the desir ed scene ( A 100). 2 Pause the playback. 3 Open the s cr een for trimming scenes. [Edit] > [T rim] 4 Bring the scene to a pr ecis e point, i f necessary . • The poi n[...]

Connecting to an External Monitor 107 External Connections Connecti ng to an Exter nal Monitor When you conn ect the camcor der to an external moni tor for re cording or pl ayback, use the ter m ina l on the camcorder that matches th e one you wi sh to use on the monitor . Then, se lect the video signal outpu t configurati on. The cam corder w ill [...]

Connecting to an External Monitor 108 Sel ecti ng th e T erm ina l Used For O utput T o output your r ecording s on an ext er nal moni tor , you m ust first select which terminal yo u will use. 1 Open the [Output T erminal] screen. [FUNC. ] > [MENU] > q > [Ou tput T erminal] • T ouching [FUNC.] is necessary only when performing th e proc[...]

Connecting to an External Monitor 109 NOTES • W h e n q > [Output T erminal] is set to [ HD/SD-SDI & HDM I], the si gnal output from the HDMI OUT terminal will be dete rm ine d by t he q > [HD/SD-SDI Output] setting. • The HDMI OUT terminal on the camcorder is for output only . Do not connect it to an HDM I output termin al on an exte[...]

Audi o O utpu t 110 Audio Outpu t The camcorder can output audio from the HD/SD-SDI terminal ( only), HDMI OUT terminal, A V OUT te rminal or × (headphone) terminal. When a u dio is output from the A V OUT te rm inal or × (headphone) t e rmin al, you can conf igure th e foll ow ing se ttings. Synchr onizing the Video with the Audi o b eing Monito[...]

Viewing Photos 111 Phot os Viewing P hotos 1 Set the power s witch to MEDIA. • Th e A VCHD movie i ndex s cr een will a ppear . 2 Open the phot o index screen. [ 6 · ] > T ab of the desi r ed me mory card ( 6 or 7 ) > [ } Photos] 3 Look for the photo you want to play back. 4 T ou ch the photo you wish to view . • The pho to is displa yed[...]

Viewing Photos 112 Photo J ump Func tion When you have reco rded a large numb er of photos, you c an jump easily t h r ough the photos using the scroll bar . 1 T o uch the scr een to display the playback contro ls . 2T o u c h [ h ]. 3 Drag your finger l eft and rig h t along t h e scr oll bar and then touch [ K ]. IMPORT ANT • Observe the follow[...]

Deleting Photos 113 Deleting P hotos Y ou can delete th ose photos that you are not inte rested in ke eping. Deleting a Single P hoto 1 In single photo view , select the photo you want to delete. 2 T ouch the screen to display the play back controls. 3 Open the [Delete] scr een. [FUNC. ] > [ Delet e] 4 T ouch [ Proceed] and then touch [Y es]. ?[...]

Saving R ecordings to a Computer 114 Saving/Sharing Recordings Savi ng Recordings to a Computer Using the supplie d software D ata Import Utility to save your movies, you have the additional advan tage o f automat ically joining sce nes tha t were saved as multiple files so you ca n work w ith them as singl e scenes wi th the edit ing softwar e of [...]

Saving Reco rdings to a Computer 115 Installing the Software See Ins tallat ion and System req uire ments in the Data Import Utility Software Guide (PD F file) for step- by-ste p instal lation ins tructio ns and full sy stem requirem ents. Belo w are the mai n system re quirements . 1 32-bit ve rsion onl y . 2 32-bit an d 64-bit versions. IMPORT AN[...]

Copying Recordings B etween Memory Cards 116 Copying Recordings Between Memory Cards Y ou can copy r ecordings from one memory card to the other . Copying Sc enes from the M ovie Index Screen 1 Open the desired movie i ndex screen ( A 100). • T o copy all the sc enes r ecorded on a specific d ate , drag your finger le ft/right until a scene you w[...]

Copying Recordings Between Me mo ry Cards 117 Cop yin g Phot os fr om the Index Scr e en 1 Open the desir ed photo index scr een ( A 111). 2 Open the screen to copy ph otos. [FUNC. ] > [Copy ( 6'7 )] or [Copy ( 7'6 )] 3 T ouch the desired option and then touch [Y es ]. • Whe n you select [S elect] , perfor m the follow ing procedu re[...]

Converting Movies to MP4 Format 118 Conver ting Movi es to MP4 Fo rmat Y ou can conver t A VCHD movies into MP4 movies o r even conv ert MP4 movie s into smaller MP4 movies. This is convenient, fo r exampl e, when you want to upload the MP4 movie s to the Web. When you convert movi es on one memory card , they will be saved to t he other memo ry ca[...]

Copy ing R eco rdings to a n Ex ternal Vid eo Re cord er 119 Copying Recordings to an Exte rnal V ideo Recorder In High Definition Connect the cam corder to Bl u-ray Disc r ecor ders and other A VCHD-compat ible digital video recorders using the s upplied USB c able t o mak e perf ect cop ies o f your movi es in hi gh defi nition . If t he exter na[...]

Copying Re cordings to an External Vide o Recorder 120 5 Camcorder: Resume playback. • By defaul t, the data code will be em bedde d in th e output video signal. Y ou can change this using the s > [Data Code ] setti ng. 6 External recor der: Start recordi n g when the scene you w ish to copy appears; stop recor ding when it ends. 7 Camcorder: [...]

Introduction to Wi-Fi 121 Wi-Fi Functions Introduction to Wi-Fi When you use the camco r d er’ s Wi-Fi f unction to connect to a smart p ho ne or tablet , you can wire lessly save, play bac k and uplo ad your re cordings. Y ou can eve n use a smartp hone or tablet (iOS or Andr oid device 1 ) as a rem ote control an d recor d usi ng the device’ [...]

Introdu ction to Wi-Fi 122 IMPORT ANT • Using an unpro tected W i-Fi n e twor k can expos e your f iles and d ata to monitoring by unaut horized third part ies. Be aw are of the risks in volved . • Using the Wi-Fi functi ons outdoors while th e camc order is operating in the 5 GHz band may be prohibited depending on the laws of the country/regi[...]

Introduction to Wi-Fi 123 NOTES • Whil e using W i-Fi fu nction s other than remote ly controlli ng the ca mcorder using the Wi-F i Remote appli cation, do not open t he double memory card sl ot cover . Before usin g Wi-Fi fun ctions Based o n the fun ction, the cam corder will wirelessl y conne ct to a W i-Fi- enable d devi ce, such as a smart p[...]

Remote Op eration V ia the W i-Fi Remote Appl ication 124 Remote Operation V ia the Wi-Fi Remote Application Y ou can op erate the camcorde r re motely via W i-Fi R emote, a W eb browse r applicati on that can be accessed using the W eb browser* of devices compatible with Wi-Fi networks**. The Wi-Fi Remote applic ation lets you moni tor the image t[...]

Remote Operation Via the Wi-Fi Remote Application 125 3 iOS/Andr oid device: Activate Wi-Fi in the setti n gs screen. • The ne twork n ames of detect ed acce ss poin ts will ap pear . 4 iOS/Andr oid device: T ouch the access point with the same SSID dis play ed in step 2. • If you have performe d this procedure before and you have not changed t[...]

Remote Op eration V ia the W i-Fi Remote Appl ication 126 Advanced co ntrols 1 Scr e en se lectio n tab: Switch between ad vanced cont rols and bas ic contr ols. 2 Recording program ( A 66, 73) 3 Time code ( A 76) 4 Wi-Fi Remote c onnection statu s 5 Operation ( A 15 5) 6 D (key lock) : Press to lock al l the co ntrols on the app lication's sc[...]

Remote Operation Via the Wi-Fi Remote Application 127 8 Mem ory ca rd statu s/Remai ning recording time: T he cur rently sel ected mem ory card slot w ill be indi cated wi th a Î mark ab ove it. 9 SLOT SELECT (memor y car d slot sele ction) butto n A q Exposure mode button ( A 69) A a MF (manual focus) button ( A 54) A s Exposur e comp ensation va[...]

Remote Op eration V ia the W i-Fi Remote Appl ication 128 Selecting the recording program 1 Press the r ecording program button. • The re cording p rograms wil l appear . 2 Select the desir ed recording program. Adjusting the exposure compensation value 1T o u c h [ y ]. 2 Press the expo sur e c ompensation value bu tton. • The exposure compens[...]

Remote Operation Via the Wi-Fi Remote Application 129 Adjust ing the gain 1 Press t he gain button. • The available gain values will a ppear . 2 Select the desir ed gain value. • The se lecte d value will be d isplay ed on t he W i-Fi Re mote s creen and will be ap plied to the camco rder . Adjusting the sh utter speed 1 Press the sh utter spe [...]

Remote Browse: Viewing Recordings Using a Web Browser on Your iOS or Andr oid Device 130 Remote Browse: Viewing Re cordings Using a W eb Br owse r on Y our iOS or Android Device With the Re mote Brow se function, you ca n use t he Web br owser on your iOS device, Android d evice, computer or similar de vice to sho w a lis t of re cording s in the c[...]

Remote Browse: Viewing Recordings Using a Web Bro wser on Your iOS or Android Device 131 10 iOS/Andr oid device: T ouch to r eturn to the in dex screen. 11 Cam corder: T ouch [End ] > [OK] when finished. NOTES • The following t yp es of MP4 scenes wi l l be r ecognized as multiple files on other devices. - Sce nes exc eeding 4 GB - Sce nes rec[...]

Uploading Recordings Using an iOS Dev ice 132 Uploading Reco r dings Using an iOS Device Using t he Movie Upl oader app* for i OS d evi ces, you can wir elessly con nect the ca mcorder t o the dev ice to up load yo ur mov ies to Y o uT ub e and yo ur mov ies and photos to Faceb ook eve n when y ou are away fr om your home networ k. Y ou can even sa[...]

Uploading Recordings Using an iO S Device 133 NOTES • Dep ending on factors su ch as the wirel ess networ k conditi ons, it can take som e time to upload video f iles. • The p roced ure above may differ d epending on the ver sion of iOS y o u a re using. • For details about the Movie Up loader app, visi t PIXELA ’ s Web site. http: //www.pi[...]

Playback on a Computer 134 Playback on a Co mputer Using the Media Server f unction, yo u can wirel essly vi ew yo ur movies a nd photos fro m your computer or simil ar device. Y ou will nee d an acce ss point connected to yo ur home netw ork and softw ar e instal led on your compu ter that can play back movies and photos on t he media s erver . We[...]

Transferring Files to a Computer or FTP Server 135 T ransferring Files to a Co mputer or F TP Server Y ou can wir elessly transf er fi les (recor dings) dir ectly to a compute r or an F TP server . Y ou will nee d a corr ectly configur ed F TP serv er . During the m a nual setup proc edure, you wi ll need to enter the F TP server's IP addr e s[...]

Tr ansf errin g File s to a Co mpu ter or FT P Serv er 136 IMPORT ANT • Obse rve the follow ing prec aution s when transfer ring file s. Fai l ing to do so may i nterrupt the transf er and in complete files may remain at the tr ansfer dest inat ion. - Do not open the doubl e memory card slot cover . - Do not disconnect the power source or turn of[...]

Wi-Fi Connection Using an Access Point 137 Wi-Fi Connection Using an Access P oint The camco rder can conne ct to a Wi-Fi net w ork using a wire less rout er (acces s p oi nt) and even remember the settings for the four most recentl y used access points. General r equir ements • Corr e ctly confi gured router tha t complies with the 802.11a /b/g/[...]

Wi-Fi Connection Using an Acces s Point 138 2 Within 2 minutes, touch [OK] on the camcorder ’ s screen. • The ca mcorder will conne ct to the ac cess p oint. • Y ou can touch [Stop] and t hen [OK] to interrupt the W i-Fi Pr otected Setup while it is in pr ogress. • After the connecti on is establi shed, c ontinue us ing the funct ion you we[...]

Wi-Fi Connection Using an Access Point 139 7 In the [Default Gateway] field, touch [0.0.0.0] and then touch [ Í ]/[ Î ] to change t he value and then touch [Next]. • T ouch th e next fie l d to change the value, as necessar y . 8 T ouch [Next]. 9 For the [Primary DNS Server] and [Secondary DNS Server] fields, touch [0.0 .0.0] and then touch [ ?[...]

Vie wing and C hang ing Wi-F i Set tings 140 Viewing and Chan ging Wi-Fi Settings When the camcord er is conn ected to an access poi nt or to a W i-Fi- enable d d evice, you can view the Wi-Fi connec tion settings and e ven change th em, if nec essary . T o ente r text for the vari ous settings, use the virtual keyboa rd ( A 136). 1 Open the [Wi-Fi[...]

Viewing and Changing Wi-Fi Settings 141 Glossary This is a glossary of some of the basic terms used frequentl y in this chapter . The doc umentat i on for your access poi nt may also contain a glos sary you can r efer to. Access Point A wireless access poin t (WAP) is a device that allows wi r eles s devices , like your cam corder , to connect to a[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 142 Addi tio nal I nforma tion Appendix: Menu Options Lists Menu item s not availab l e ap pear grayed out . For details about how to sel ect an item, r efer to Usin g the Menus ( A 33). For details about each function, see the ref e re nce page. Menu options without a ref er ence pa ge are e xplained afte r the tabl es[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 143 1 Option avai lable only for r ecordi ng movies. 2 The s etting is mai ntained when th e camcorder is swi tched from or mod e to mode. (Except for [ „ Custom Setting] under [ — Audio Sc ene].) FUNC. Panel - Mode (Movies) FUNC. Panel - Mode (Photos) Setup Menus p Camera Setup [ „ Wi-Fi Remo te] [ON], [OFF] zzz [...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 144 [Digital Zoo m]: Determines the operati on of the digita l zoom. The color of the indicator indicates the zoom. • With the digital zoom the image is digi tally processed, so the image resoluti on will deteriorate the more y ou zoom in. • Digita l zoom is av ailable onl y for movie s. [Focus Assista nce]: When fo[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 145 [Auto Slow Shutter]: The c amcor der automa tically us es slow shut ter sp eeds to obta in br ighter recordings in places with insuffic ient lig hting. • Minimum shutter speed used: 1/30; 1 /15 when the frame rate is set to PF29.97 or 29.97P; 1/12 when the fram e rate is se t to 23.98 P. • The auto slow shutter [...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 146 [Data Code]: Di splays the date an d/or time w hen the scene or photo was r ecorded . [ ( Camera Da ta]: Displ ays the a perture ( f-st op) and shutter spe ed used when r ecordi ng the scen e or photo. [TV T ype]: When you connect the camcorder to a TV us ing the supplied STV -250N Stereo Video Cable, select the set[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 147 [File Numbering] : MP4 mo vies and photos are saved as fi les in fold ers. Y o u can sel ect the file numbering m ethod for those files. File num bers appear on scr e ens in playback mode in a format such as "101-0107". The first three digits indicate the folder number and the last four digits are dif fere[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 148 q System Se tup Menu ite m Setting o ptions A y } [Langu age ] [ ], [Dansk], [Deutsch], [ ], [English] , [Español], [Français], [Ital iano], [Mag yar], [Me layu], [Neder lands], [Norsk ], [Pol ski], [Português], [ ], [Suomi], [Svenska] , [Türkçe], [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] zzz 35 [Time Zone/DS[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 149 * The default sett ings are as follows. [A ssign Bu tton 1]: [ AF/MF], [Assi gn Button 2]: [ z P RE RE C], [As sign Bu tton 3 ]: [ j Off] , [Assign But ton 4]: [ j Off], [Assign Butto n 5]: [ Rec Review]. ** Option av ai lable onl y when t he op tion al GP -E2 GPS R eceiver is attached to the camcord er . [Pow ered [...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 150 [OLED Brightness]: Sets the OLED screen to one of two brightness le vels. Y ou can use this to ma ke the scre en brighter wh en rec ording in bri ght places, for exam p le . [OLED Dimmer] : When set to on, the illum ination s ens or will detect the surr ounding brightness and the cam corder wi ll auto matica lly adj[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 151 [HDMI Ti m e Code]: When set to [ i On] , the HDMI signal ou tput fr om the camc order inc ludes t he cam corder's time co de. [HDMI Status] : Displ ays a scr een wher e you can v erify the st andar d of the o utput signal f rom the HDM I OUT terminal. [Output Onsc r e en Displays]: Wh en set to [ i On], th e c[...]

Append ix: Onscree n Icons and Displays 152 Appendix: Onscreen Ic ons and Dis plays Recording Movies 1 89 1 1 10 12 13 14 2 3 4 6 5 7 15 16 17 15 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 Co ntro l butt on [FU NC.] : Open the FUNC. panel ( A 33) 2S m a r t A U T O ( A 42) 3 Autofocu s mode ( A 55) 4 } Face detection ( A 57); ~ Autofocus onl y for faces ( [...]

Appendix: O nscreen Icons and Di s plays 153 1 Duri ng slow & fast m otion recording mode, the sho oting fr ame rat e and pl ayback frame r ate wi ll be displayed . 2 Whe n dual record ing is activate d, inf ormatio n for b oth mem ory ca r ds w ill be d isplaye d. Recording Movies mode mode 1 8 36 9 12 16 14 29 30 31 32 4 34 33 35 15 17 37 38 [...]

Append ix: Onscree n Icons and Displays 154 NOTES • Y ou can press D to tur n off most icons and displays. Playing M ovies (durin g playback) Viewing P h otos 9 48 50 14 8 49 51 48 Playback control buttons ( A 1 01) 49 Scene number 50 Da ta code ( A 93, 14 6) 51 Volume controls ( A 101) 52 53 54 50 1 55 56 52 Control button [MENU]: Open the setup[...]

Appendix: O nscreen Icons and Di s plays 155 9 Operation Ü Recor d, Û Re cord pause, Ð Playb ack, Ý Pla yback pause, × F ast playback, Ø Fast reve rse pl ayback , Õ Slow playback, Ö Slow r everse p l ay back, Ó Fram e advan ce, Ô Fram e revers e. 14 Rem aining b attery time • The ic on shows a r ough estima te of th e remaining charge a[...]

Troublesho oting 156 T roubleshooting If you ha ve a pr oblem with your c a mcor der , refer to thi s secti on. Sometimes what you think is a malfunction of the camcor de r may have the si m plest of solutions - please r ea d the “CHECK THIS FIRST” box before going on to the more detailed problems and so lutions. Consult your dealer or a Canon [...]

Troubleshooting 157 Recording Pressing Y will not start recording. - Y ou cannot r ecord while t he camco rder is writi ng previous r ecor dings onto a memory card (while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing). W ait until the camcord er has finished . - T he memory card is ful l or it already cont ains 3,999 scenes (the maximum num ber of scenes [...]

Troublesho oting 158 Cannot mark ind ividual scenes/photos in th e index screen with a checkmar k ! - Y ou cannot select more than 100 scenes/ photos individuall y . Select the [All Scenes] or [All Photos] option instead of [Sele ct]. Indicators and Onscreen Displays lig hts up in re d. - Battery pack is exhausted. R eplace or char ge the batter y [...]

Troubleshooting 159 Horizontal bands appear on the screen. - T his is a phenomenon t ypical of CMOS image sensors when r ecording under some types of fluorescent, mercury or sodium lamps. T o reduce the symptoms , set the r ecording program to [Programmed AE ] or [Shutter -Pri. AE] ( A 66). This is not a malfunction. Viewfinder p icture is blurred.[...]

Troublesho oting 160 Connections with External Devices Video noise appears on the TV screen. - When using the camc o r der i n a room whe re a TV is located, keep a distance between the compact power adapte r and the power or antenna cables of the TV . Playback looks fin e on the camcorder but there is n o image on th e TV screen. - The video input[...]

Troubleshooting 161 Wireless playback on a comp uter or similar device is n ot smooth. - P layback may not be smooth depending on the access p oint’ s settings and capab ility . - Co nnect the computer or similar de v ice to the acces s point us ing a LAN cable. - R emove any obje cts between the camcord er and access point that may interf ere wi[...]

Troublesho oting 162 Cannot convert the scene - The camcorder cannot convert scenes that w ere r ecorded using a video configurat ion that is not supported (P AL or SECA M). - Y ou cannot convert scenes that wer e recor ded or edited using another device and then transferr ed to a memory card connecte d to a computer . - MP4 scenes recor ded with a[...]

Troubleshooting 163 Check the memory car d - Canno t acc es s the memo r y car d. Check the memory car d and make sure it is ins erted corre ctly . - A memory car d error occurr ed. The camcorder cannot r ecord or display the imag e. T ry removi ng and reinserting th e me mo ry car d , o r use a d iffer ent memor y card . - Y ou inserted a MultiMe [...]

Troublesho oting 164 Need to recover files fr om the memory card. Change the position of the LOCK switch on the memory card. - This message wil l appear the nex t time you turn on the camc o r der if power s upply was accidentally interrup ted while the camcorder was writing on the m emory car d and later the positi on of the card's LOCK swi t[...]

Troubleshooting 165 List of Messages for Wi-F i Functions Refer al so to the instru ction manual of your access p oint and other d evices y ou will use. T o record video on this memory car d, it is recommended to use a video quality setting other than [59.94P Recording]. - W hen using a memory card rated SD Speed Class 2 or 4, you may not be able t[...]

Troublesho oting 166 Unable to co mplete WPS. - T ur n off t he camcorder and access point. After a s hort while, t urn them on again and tr y agai n. If the problem persists, perform setup using the [Search for Access Points] option ( A 137). Unable to complete WPS. T ry the operation again. - Some access points requir e pressing and holding the W[...]

Troubleshooting 167 Wi-Fi error Incorrect encryption metho d - Make sure the camcor d er and acce s s point ar e using the same authentication /encryption method. - I f the acce s s point is using MAC address filter ing, enter the camcorder ’ s MAC addr ess in the access point’ s config uration scr een. Wireless communication is not working cor[...]

Handling Precautions 168 Handling Precau tions Camcorder Be sure t o observe the following p r e cautions to ensure maximum performance. • Save your recordings periodically . Make sure to tran sfer your reco rdings to an ext ernal device such a s a computer or digital video r ecorder ( A 114) and save them on a re gular basis. This will protect y[...]

Handling Precautions 169 • When mounting the camcorder on a tripod, m ake sure that the tripod’ s fastening screw is shorter than 6.5 mm (0.26 in.). Using other tripods may damage the camcorder . • When recording mo v ies, try to get a c alm, stable pictur e. Exce ssive camco rder movement while s hooting and extens ive use of fast z ooms an [...]

Handling Precautions 170 Rega rding th e use of non-C anon b attery packs • For your safety , b atte ry packs that ar e not genuine Canon batt ery packs will not be cha rged even if you attach th em to this camcor de r or t o the optional CG-800 Battery Char ger . • W e recommend u sing genu ine Canon battery pa cks beari ng the Inte lligent Sy[...]

Handling Precautions 171 Lithium Button Ba ttery • Do not pic k up the battery usi ng twee zers or other metal t ools, as this will cause a short cir cuit. • Wipe the batt ery with a clea n d ry cl oth to ensur e proper con tact. • For Califor nia, U SA only: The lithiu m batte ry include d contains Per chlorate Mater i al – special handlin[...]

Maintenance/Others 172 Maintena nce/Others Cleaning Camcorder Body • Use a soft, dr y clot h to clean the camcor der body . Never use chemi cally tr eated cloth s or volati le solvents such as pai nt thinner . Lens, Viewfinder a nd Instant AF Senso r • If the lens surf ace or Ins tant AF s ensor is dirty , au tofoc us may not work prop erly . ?[...]

Maintenance/Others 173 Using the Camcorder Abroad Power Sources Y ou can use the compact p ower adapter to o perate the camcor der and to char ge battery pac k s in any country with power supply between 100 and 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Consult a Canon Servi ce Center for info rmati on on plug ada p t ers for ov erseas use. Playback on a TV Screen Y ou c[...]

Optional Accessorie s 174 Optional Acce ssories The foll owing option al accesso ries ar e compatibl e with this ca mcor der . Select ac cessori es are desc ribed in more deta il in the fo llowing pages. (A v ailabilit y dif fers from area t o ar ea) WM-V1 Wireless Micropho ne GP-E2 GPS Rece iver SS-600/S S-650 Shoul der S trap WA-H5 8 Wi de Attach[...]

Optional Accessories 175 Call or vi s it you r local retai l er/de aler for genuine Canon v ideo accessories. Y o u can also obtain genuine accessories for your Canon camcorder by call ing: 1-800-828-4040, Canon U.S.A. Information Center . Battery Packs When yo u need extra batte ry packs, select one of the following models: BP-820 or BP-828. When [...]

Optional Accessorie s 176 Recording A VCHD movies Recording MP4 movies Battery pack Record ing mode Rec o rding ( maximum) Reco rding (typic al)* Pla ybac k OLED Viewfinder OL ED Viewfinder OLED BP-820 28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) / 28 Mbps (59.94P) 140 min. 140 min. 85 min. 85 min. 220 min. 24 Mbps LPCM / 24 Mbps 150 min. 150 min. 90 min. 90 min. 230 min[...]

Optional Accessories 177 Recording A VCHD movies Recording MP4 movies * Approxima te time s for reco rding with r epeated op eration s su ch as start/sto p, zooming, and powe r on/of f. TL-H58 T ele-converter This T ele-con verter l ens incre a ses the foca l length of the camco rder lens by a fac tor of 1.5. • The T ele-converter cannot be used [...]

Optional Accessorie s 178 WA-H58 Wide Attachmen t This W id e Attach ment lens dec reases th e focal len gth by a factor of 0.75, giving you a w ide perspective for indoor shots o r panoramic views. • The Wide At tachment cannot be used toge ther with the supplied lens hood with le ns barrie r . Protect Filter 58 mm, ND4L Filter 58 mm, ND8L Filte[...]

Specifications 179 Specifications XA25 / XA20  — V alues given are approximate figures. System • Recor ding System Movies: A VCHD 1 V ideo: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio: Linear PCM, 16 bits, 48 kHz, 2ch 2 Dolby Di gital 2ch MP 4 Vid eo: MPE G-4 AVC/H .264 Audio: MPEG-2 AAC-LC (2ch) Photos : DCF (D esign ru le for C amera File sys tem), c ompatibl[...]

Specifications 180 • Image Sensor 1/2.84-inch CMOS, 3,090,000 pixels  Effective pixels: 2, 910, 000 pixels  • OLED T ouch Screen: 3.5 in., wide, TF T color , equivalent to 1,230,000 dots  , 100% coverage, touch oper ation •V i e w f i n d e r : 0.24 in., wide, color , equival ent to 1,560,0 00 dots  , 100% coverage •M i c r o p [...]

Specifications 181 T erminals • HD/SD-SDI T erminal BNC jack, output only , 0.8 Vp-p / 75 Ω , unbalan ced HD-SDI: SM PTE 292M Video: 1080i, 720P SD-SDI: SMPTE 259M Video: 480i Embedde d audio, time code (VITC/ L T C) •H D M I O U T T e r m i n a l HDMI mini c onnector; output only •U S B T e r m i n a l : mini-B r eceptacle , Hi-Speed US B;[...]

Specifications 182 •D i m e n s i o n s  [W x H x D] (excluding the grip belt) Camcorder only: 109 x 84 x 182 mm (4.3 x 3.3 x 7.2 in.) Camcorder with the lens hood attached: 115 x 84 x 231 mm (4.5 x 3.3 x 9.1 in.) Camcorder with the lens hood and handle unit attached: 131 x 180 x 231 mm (5.2 x 7.1 x 9.1 in.) •W e i g h t  (camcor der with[...]

183 A Abr oad, using t he camcor der . . . . . . . . . . . 173 AGC (automatic gain control) limit . . . . . . . . . 65 Apert ure (f number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 , 68 Aspect ratio of a connecte d TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Assignable buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Audio [...]

184 Microphone directionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 Mod e swit ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Monitor delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 0 Movie format (A VCHD/MP4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Movi e Upl oader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 N ND filter . . . [...]

185 CANON CONSUMER DIGIT AL VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIMITED WARRANTY FOR THE UNITED ST A TES The limited wa rranty set forth belo w is given by Canon U.S.A., Inc. (“Canon USA ”) with respect to Canon Consumer Digital Video Equipment (the “Equipment”) purchased in the United States. This li mited warranty is only effective upon presentation of your [...]

186 CANON CONSUMER DIGIT AL VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIM ITED WARRANTY The limited war ranty set forth below i s given by Canon Canada Inc. (“ Canon Canada”) with respe ct to Canon Consumer Digital Video Equip ment (the “Equipment”) pu rchased in Canada. T his limited warr anty is only e ffec tive upon presenta tion of a bill of sale or other proof [...]

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