Canon FS37 manual

PUB. DIE-0349-000B Digital Video Camcorder Instruction Manual[...]

2 Introduction Important Usage Instruction s WAR N IN G! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHO CK, DO NOT REMOVE COV ER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABL E P AR TS INSIDE. REFER SERVI CING TO QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. WAR N IN G! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR M OISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE R ISK[...]

3 Getting to Know the Camcorder What is so special about r ecording on flash memory? Y our videos and photos are r ecorded in the built- in memory ( / only) or on a memor y card (SD or SDHC card). Reco rding on f lash m emory me ans that there are n o moving parts in the recorder unit o f the ca mcorder . T o you, it means a c amcorder that is smal[...]

4 T able of contents Introduc tion ___________ _____________ ______ 3 Getting to Know the Camcorder 8 About this Manual 10 Overview 10 Supplied Acce ssories and CD-ROMs 11 C omp one nts Guid e 13 Screen Displa ys Preparations ___ ______________ ____________ 16 Getti ng Star ted 16 Charging the Batt ery Pack 18 Preparing the Accessories 19 Adjusting[...]

5 T able of conten ts V ideo ____ _____________ _____________ ______ 30 Basic Recording 30 Shooting Video 31 Selecting the Vi deo Quality (Recor d i ng Mode) 31 Zooming: Op tical, Advanced and Di gital Zoom 33 Quick Start Function 34 Basic Playback 34 Playing Back t he Vid eo 35 Selecting W hat Recor dings to Pl ay Back 36 Selecting Scene s by Reco[...]

6 Photos __ _____________ _____________ ______ 55 Basic Recording 55 T akin g Phot os 55 Selecting Photo Size and Q uality 56 Erasing a Photo Right After R ecording It 57 Basic Playback 57 Viewing Photos 59 Magnifying Photos during Playback 59 D elet in g Photos 61 Additional Functions 61 Histogram Display 61 Protecting Photos 62 / Copying Photos 6[...]

7 T able of conten ts Additional Informat ion __________ ____________ 77 Appendix: Menu Opti ons Lists 77 FUNC. Menu 79 Setup Menus 85 T ro uble? 85 T roubleshooting 89 List of Messag e s 97 Do’ s and Don’ ts 97 Handling Prec autions 100 Maintenance/Others 100 Using the Camcorde r Abroad 101 Music Files 102 General Information 102 Sys tem Di ag[...]

Intr oduction 8 Thank you for pur chasing the Cano n LEGRIA FS37/FS36/FS307/FS306/ FS305*. Please r ead t his manual ca refully before you use the camcor der and retain it for futur e reference . Should your cam corder fail to operate c orrect ly , re fer to T roubleshooting ( 85). * A vailability d iffers fr om area to area. Conventions Used in th[...]

9 Speci a l Scene R ecording Progr a ms [P R O G RAM AE] [ PORTRAIT] Pre ss to di s play the S peci al S cene ( S CN) recor ding program s De s ire d re co rd ing pro gr am ( 25) FUNC. FUNC. Recording in a very bright sk i re s ort or capturing the full color s of a s un s et or a firewor ks di s play become s a s ea s y a s s electing a S pecial S[...]

Intr oduction 10 Overvi ew The fo llowing access ories a re supp lied with the camcorde r . The follo wing CD-ROMs and softwar e are su pplied with the camco rder . * The CD-ROM in cludes the instruction ma nual of the software (electronic version on PDF file). Supplied Acce ssories and CD-ROM s CA-570 Compact Power Adapter (incl. power cord) BP-80[...]

11 Components Guide Left side view Front view Right sid e view RESET b utton ( 88) VIDEO SN AP (Vid eo Snapshot ) button ( 43)/ (print/share) b utton ( 64) DISP . (on-screen display) butto n ( 50, 61)/ BA TT . INFO butto n ( 15 ) USB terminal ( 69) AV OU T t er m i na l ( 6 9 ) Speaker ( 34) Strap m ount ( 18) ACCESS (mem ory access) indic ator ( 3[...]

Intr oduction 12 Back view Botto m view To p v i e w LCD screen ( 19) ON/OFF(CHG) (p ower/charge) indicator ( 17) Camera mode di al ( 2 1) Start/S top button ( 30) (cam era/pl ay) b utton ( 22) PLA YLIST butto n ( 51)/ Zoom in T (t elep hot o) but ton ( 31) (sto p) but ton ( 34)/ Zoom o ut W (wide-angle) b utton ( 31) / (pl ay/pa use) bu tton ( 34)[...]

13 Recording Movies Playing Movies (Dur ing Pl ayb ack ) Screen Displays Operating mode ( 21) Recording program ( 40, 41 ) White balance ( 48) Image effect s ( 49) Digital effects ( 49) Recording mode ( 31) Manual fo cus ( 4 7) Image stabilizer ( 79) Pre-recording funct ion ( 45) Memory operation ( 15) Number o f scenes recorded (reco r d pause)/Ti[...]

Intr oduction 14 Recording Photos Viewing Photos Zoom ( 31), E xposure ( 46) Recording pr ogr am ( 40, 41) White balance ( 48) Image effect ( 49) Digital effect ( 49) Photo q uality/size ( 55) Manual fo cus ( 4 7) Remaining battery tim e ( 15) Number o f photos available ( 1 5) On the memory c ard / In the built-in memory Self tim er ( 46) AF frame[...]

15 Memor y o peration Record, Record pause, Playback, Playback paus e, Fast pl ayback, Fast reve rse playb ack, Slow playback, Slow rever se playback Remaining recording t ime When there is no mor e free space on the memory , [ END] (built-in memory , / only) or [ END] (memory card) will b e displayed and t he recording wi ll stop. , Remaining batt[...]

16 Preparations This chapter descr ibes basic operat ions, such as naviga ting the menus, and first time settings to help you lear n more about your camcord er . Ch argin g the B atte ry P ack The camc order can be p owere d with a battery pack or direct ly usin g the compact power ad apter . Char ge the battery pa ck before use . For appr oximate [...]

17 7 Charging will start whe n the camcor der i s turned of f. • The ON/OFF(CHG) indicator starts flashing in r ed. The indi cator will go out when the char ging is complete d. • If the indicator flashes quickly , ref er t o T roubleshooting ( 85). 1 Disconn ect the comp act power adapter f r om t he camcorder. 2 Unp lug the po wer cord from th[...]

Preparations 18 supplied compact power adapter to volt age conver ters for ov erseas travels or sp ecial powe r sources such as those on airc raft and ships, DC-AC i nverters, etc. NOTES • T ur n off the camcord er bef ore charging the battery pack. The battery pack will not char ge whil e the camcor der is on. • If remaining battery time is an[...]

19 Y ou can also attach the wrist strap to the strap mount on the grip belt to use both for extra convenience and pro tection. Pass the ends of the should er strap thr ough the strap m ount o n the grip belt and adjust the length of the stra p. Y ou can also r emove the grip belt and attach the should e r str a p directly to th e re ar bracke t on [...]

Preparations 20 no effect on the reco rded image an d does not co nstitute a mal function. LCD Backligh t Y ou can set the brightness of the scre en to dim, normal or bright. T o set the screen to dim, turn on [LCD DIMMER] ( s 81). T o toggle be tween normal and bright or to turn off [LCD DIMMER], perform the following pr ocedure. While the cam cor[...]

21 Opera ting Mo des The camc order ’ s operating mode is determined by the button and the po sition of the camera mode dial. In this manual, indicate s that a function is available in the operating mode shown and indicates that the function is not a vailable. See the following table for a summary of the operating modes. Recording: Dua l Shot and[...]

Preparations 22 settings t o your pr eference. Even in flex ible re cording mo de, the camcor der can help you with the settings. For example, you can use th e Special Scene r ecor ding programs ( 40) to set at once all the optimal settings to matc h spec ial recordi ng con dition s. Playba ck Press to sw itch be tween the recording m ode ind icate[...]

23 During pla yback mode, select ( ) a “row” of functions and press to operate the function in t he middle or push the joyst ick ( ) to operate the function on the left or right side of the row , respectiv ely . In eith er mode, if you wait a few seconds, the joystick guide will minimize again but the sel ected function can s till be operated. [...]

Preparations 24 Selecting an Op t ion from the Setup Menus 1 Pr ess . 2 Select ( , ) the i con and press to open the setup men us. Y ou can also hold pressed down for mor e than 1 second to open dire ctly the setup menus screen. 3 Select ( ) the d esir ed me nu from the left si de column and press . The titl e of th e selected menu appears o n top [...]

25 Setting the Date and Time Y ou will need to set the date and time of the camcor der before you can sta rt using it. The [DA TE/TIME] scr een will appear auto maticall y when the camcorder’ s clock is not set. When the [DA TE/TIME] s creen ap pears, the year will be displaye d in orange and indi cated wit h up/d own arr ows. 1 Change ( ) the ye[...]

Preparations 26 NOTES • If you changed th e languag e by mistake , select the men u item with th e ma rk and change the setting. • The displays and that appear in some menu screens refer to the name of but tons on the ca mcorder and will not change, r egardless of the langua ge select ed. Changing the Time Zone Change the time zo ne to match yo[...]

27 Memory Cards Compatible for Use with the Camcorder Y ou can use commer cially available SDHC (SD hig h capacity) memory cards an d SD m emory ca rds wit h this camc order to recor d movies and photos. However , depending on the memo ry card, y ou may not be able to record m ovies on it . Refe r to th e following table. As of October 2009, the mo[...]

Preparations 28 4 Close the cover an d s lide it toward the lens unt il you hear a click. Do not f orce the cover clos ed if the memory car d is not corr ectly inserted . IMPORT ANT Memory cards have fron t and back sides that a re not in terchangea ble. Inse rting a memor y card fa cing th e wrong di rection can cau se a malfu nction of the cam co[...]

29 / At the time of purchase, the bui lt-in memor y comes pre- initiali zed. Options / [ MENU] [ MEMORY OPER.] [INITIALIZE ] The memory you want to initialize Initialization method [YES ]* [OK] // [ MENU] [ M E M O R Y O P E R . ] [INITIA LIZE] Initialization method [YES ]* [OK] * Press to can cel the complete initialization while it is in progress[...]

30 V ideo This chapter covers functi ons re lated to shooting movies, including recor ding, playba ck, and me mory oper ations. Shooting V ideo 1 Set the camera mo de dial to or . 2 T ur n on the camcorder . / Y ou can sele ct the memory to be used f o r recor ding movies ( 28). 3 Press to be gin recording. • Reco r ding starts; press again to pa[...]

31 Selecting the V ideo Quality (Recor ding Mode) The camc order o ffer s 3 r ecording modes. Changing the re cording mode will chang e the recor d i ng time available on the memo ry . Select XP mode for better movie quality; select LP m ode for longer r ecording t imes. The following table gives ap proxi mate recor ding times. [ ST ANDAR D PLA Y 6[...]

Video 32 optical zoom are available; in mode, only the optical zoom is available . Using the Zoom Move t he zoom lever towar d W to zoom out (wide-ang le). Move it towar d T to zoo m in (te lephot o). Press gently for a slow zoom; pres s harder for faste r zooms. Y ou can also set [ZOOM SPEED] ( 79) to one of thr ee constant speeds (3 is the f aste[...]

33 - Whe n you u se the T an d W buttons on the LCD panel, th e zoom speed will be consta nt at [ SPEED 3]. Quick Start Function When you close the LCD pane l with the camcorder on, the camcorder enters the standby mo de. In standby mode th e camcor der cons umes only ab out half the power used when r ecording, saving ener gy when y ou ar e using a[...]

Video 34 Playing B ack the V ideo 1 Set th e came ra mode di al to or . 2 Pr ess . • Even if the camcor der is off, pressing will turn on the camcor der in pl ayback mode. • The original movies index sc reen ap pears af ter a few secon ds. 3 Move ( , ) the selec tion frame to the scene you want to play back. Push the joystick ( ) to extend the [...]

35 movies on the memory card using this camc order . • Y ou ma y not be able to play back with this camcor der movies reco rded on a mem ory c ard us ing an othe r dev ice. NOTES Depending on the r ecordi ng conditions, you may notice brief stops in video or sound playback between scen es . Special playba ck modes T o ent er the s pecial pl aybac[...]

Video 36 / // Movies Photos Recordings in the built-in memory Recordings on the memory card 2 Select ( ) the media ( / only) and th e re cordi ng type (scenes or pho tos). 3 Ret urn ( ) to th e inde x scr een to select the sc ene or photo. Selecting Scenes by Record ing Date Y ou can sear ch for all the recor d ings you ma de on a partic ular d ate[...]

37 Selecting from th e Calendar Screen 1 Open t he original mov ies index scre en. • From this index screen, you can also press to op en the index scr een for Vi deo Snapshot scenes. • / Y ou can select the scenes in th e built-in mem ory or on the memory car d ( 35 ). 2 Open the cal endar scr een. [ SC ENE SEA RCH] [CALEND AR] • The calendar[...]

Video 38 2 Select ( ) the p layback starting point from the ti meline r u l er . 3 Pr ess to begi n the p layba ck. Move ( ) the orange select ion frame to the large thumb nail and change ( ) the scene. Move ( ) the orange select ion fra me t o the slid ebar below t he rul er and display ( ) the previous/n ext 5 frames in the scene. D esired i nter[...]

39 • Repeat this st ep to add all the scenes/photos you w ant to include in your selection (up to 100). 4 Press t wice to clos e the men u. [ S E L E C T ] [REMOVE ALL SELECTIONS] [YES] [OK] NOTES • The selection of scenes/photos will be cancel ed if yo u turn off the camcorde r or cha nge the operati ng m o de. • Scenes in the playlist canno[...]

Video 40 • Observe the foll owing p recau tions w hile the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing (while scenes ar e being deleted). - Do not open th e m em ory car d slot cover . - Do not disc onnect the power sour ce or turn off the camcorder . - Do not change the operating mode. NOTES • Delet ing a scene from the or iginal movies index screen al[...]

41 • [ PORTRAIT]/[ SP ORTS]/ [B E A C H ] / [S N O W ] - The picture may not appear smooth during playback. •[ P O R T R A I T ] - The bl ur eff ect of the backgr ound increases the more you zoom in ( T ). •[ S N O W ] / [ B E A C H ] - The subject may become overexposed on cloudy days or in shade d places. Check th e image o n the scr een. C[...]

Video 42 Options  Default value [ PROGRA M AE] Des ire d reco rdi ng prog ram* * When you sele ct [ SHUTTER-PRIO.AE], do not p r ess and con tinue instea d with the fo llowing procedure. 1 Adjus t ( ) the shut ter speed to the desired valu e and then press . 2P r e s s . Shutter speed guidel ines Note that on sc reen on ly the deno min ator is d[...]

43 Mini Vide o Light Y ou can tur n on the mini video light to shoot video or take photos in dark places. 1 Push the joysti ck ( ) to displ ay the joy sti ck g uid e. 2 Select ( ) [VID.LIG HT ] and press . • appears on the screen. • Press again to turn the mini video light off. Vid eo Snapshot Recor d a series of shor t scenes and combine them [...]

Video 44 Combining S cenes with Music POINTS TO CHECK - Windows users: Use the supplied software Music T ransf er Utili ty to tran sfer th e music fi les on the suppl ied Instruction Manual/Music Data Disc CD-ROM to a memory car d connec ted to a comput er . F or detail s, refer t o the software’ s instruction manual (PDF file). - Mac OS users : [...]

45 softwar e’ s instruction manual (PDF file). - Mac OS us ers: Us e the Finder to transfer the music files on the supplied Instruction Manual/Music Data Disc CD-RO M to a memory car d connected to a comp uter . Refer to Music Files ( 101) for the fol der struc ture of the memory and CD-ROM . • Before transfer ring mus ic files , we r ecomme nd[...]

Video 46 Self Time r [ MENU] [ C A M E R A S E T U P ] [SELF TIMER] [ON ] appears. mode: In r ecor d pause mode , press . The camc order starts r ecording a fter a 10-second countdown. The countdown appears on the s creen. mode: Pre ss , first halfway to activate the aut ofocus and then fully. The camc order will r ecor d the pho to after a 10-seco[...]

47 Manual Exposur e Adjustment 1 Push the joysti ck ( ) to displ ay the joy sti ck g uid e. 2 Select ( ) [EXPOSU RE ] and press . • The exposu re adjust ment indicato r and the neutral value [±0] appear on the scr een. • The adjustment r ange and the length of the exposure adjustment indicator will vary depending on the init ial brightness of [...]

Video 48 White Balance The white balance function helps you to accuratel y r eprod uce colors under dif ferent lighting c onditions so that white objects wi ll always look truly white in your r ecordings. POINTS TO CHECK Select a re cording pr ogram other than the Special Scene r ecor ding progr ams. Options  Default value [ A U T O ] Desired op[...]

49 Image Effect s Y ou can use the image eff ects to change t he color saturatio n and contrast to r ecord images with special color ef fects . POINTS TO CHECK Select a recor ding pr ogram ot her than the Special Scene recor ding programs. Options  Default value [ I M A G E E F F E C T O F F ] Desired option Digital Effects Opt ions  Default [...]

Video 50 Appl ying 1 Push the joy stick ( ) to display the joystick gui de. 2 Select ( ) [D.EFFE CT ] an d press . • The icon of the selected ef fect turns green. • Press again to deact ivate the digital ef fect (its icon will turn white again). Activat e the selec ted fader in record pause mode ( ), the n press to start recording with a fade i[...]

51 mode : • All displays on • Dat a code o nly • All displays off mode : • All displays on • Regular d isplays only ( r emoves the histogram and information icons) • All displays off * The fo llowing icons will app ear even when all other o n-screen displays are tur ned off: The icons and (in mode), the icon and A F frames when the auto[...]

Video 52 • A pr ogress bar will be displ aye d on the scr een. • Y o u can pres s to ca ncel th e operation while it is in p r ogress. 6 When th e confirmation scree n appears, p ress . The video from the division point to the end of the scene will appear as a new scene in the index screen. NOTES • In this mode, the scene playback will pause [...]

53 [ ADD TO PLA YL IST ] Desired option [YES] • When the operation is completed [ADDED TO PLA YLIST] will be displa yed. • / Scenes are added to the pla yli st on the s ame media they are r ecorded on. • T o check the playlist, pr ess . NOTES • / Y o u can copy sce nes from the bui lt-in mem ory to the m emo ry card ( 54 ) to incl ude in th[...]

Video 54 / Copying S cenes Y ou can copy original mo vies or the entir e playlist only from the built-in memory to the corre sponding l ocation on the memory car d. / Use this function to copy movies fr om the built -in mem ory to the memory car d in order to play them back with music tracks. Copying Orig inal Movies Options 1 Open the origi nal mo[...]

55 Photos Refer to this c hapter for details on shooting photos – from capturing and pla ying bac k photo s to print ing th em. T aking Photos 1 Set the ca mera mode dial to or . 2 T urn on t he ca mcorder . / Y ou can select the memory to be used for r ecording photos ( 28). 3 Pr ess half way . Once the focus is automati cally adjusted , will t [...]

Phot os 56 [ 1024x768] Desired pho to size* Desired pho to quality* * Pr ess to m ove b ack and for th be twee n size and quality selection. The number displayed o n the right co rner indic ates the approximate number of p hotos that c an be recorded with the cu rrent quality/size setting. NOTES • The camcorder retains the last setti ng used ev e[...]

57 Vie wing Photos When the camera mod e dial is s et to or : 1 Pr ess . • Even if the camcorder i s off, pressing will turn on the camcord er in pl ay back mode. • The original movies ind e x screen appears af ter a few seconds. 2 Move ( ) the oran ge selection fram e to the tab s on the top of the scre en. 3 Select ( ) the tab th at contains [...]

Phot os 58 Photo Jump Function When you hav e reco rded a lar ge number of photos, you can jump 10 or 100 photos at a ti me. 1 Push the joy stick ( ) to display the joystick gui de. 2 Select ( ) and press . 3 Select ( ) [ JUMP 10 PHOTOS] or [ JUMP 100 PHOTOS] . 4 Jump ( ) the number of phot os selecte d and pr ess . Index Sc reen 1 Move the zoom le[...]

59 • Refer to Ad just ing t he v olume ( 34) for details on adjusting the speaker’ s volume. IMPORT ANT • Observe the follow ing pr ecauti ons whil e the ACCESS indicator is on or flashi ng. Failing to do so may result in pe rmanent data lo ss. - Do not open th e m em ory car d slot cover . - Do not disconnect the power s ource or turn off th[...]

Phot os 60 Deleting a Single Photo 1 Select ( ) the ph oto you want t o eras e. 2 Push the joy stick ( ) to display the joystick gui de. 3 Select ( ) and press . 4 S elect ( ) [YES] and press . Deleting Photos from the Inde x Screen Options 1 Open the phot o index scr een. • Move the zoom lever towar d W . • / Y ou can switch between the phot o[...]

61 Histogram Display When viewing pho tos you can display the histo gram and the ico ns of all the functions used at the ti me of r ecord ing. Use the his togram as a refer ence to verif y the c orrec t expos ure o f the photo. The ar ea to the right of the histog ram re present s highlights and th e left side re pres ents shadows. A photo whose hi[...]

Phot os 62 [ P R O T E C T ] Desired op ti on [Y ES] [OK] IMPORT ANT Initializing the recording media ( 28) will perm anently erase all re cordi ngs, including pr otected photos. / Copying Photos Y ou can copy phot os only from the built -in mem ory to the memory car d. Copying S ingle Photo s 1 Open in single photo view the photo y ou wan t to c o[...]

63 • If the me mory car d slot cover i s open, or the LOCK switch on the memory car d is set to prevent writin g, you will not be able to copy photos to the memory card. Other Functions You Can Use When T aking Ph otos Printing Photos The camcor der can be connected to any PictBridge-co mpatible printer . Y ou can mark in advance the photos you w[...]

Phot os 64 • The (print/share) button lights up and the current print settings will be di splayed for approx. 6 seconds. IMPORT ANT • If cont inues to flas h (for more tha n 1 minute) or if does not appear , the camco rder is n ot cor rectly c onnect ed to the printer . In such case, disconnect the USB cable and turn off the camcor der and the [...]

65 Options NOTES Print setti ng options and [DEF AUL T] settings vary de pending on the printer model. For details, re fer to the printer’ s instructio n manual. Printing after Changing the Print Settings 1 Push the joysti ck ( ) to displ ay the joy sti ck g uid e. 2 Select ( ) and press . The print s ettings menu ap pears. 3 In th e print settin[...]

Phot os 66 If an e rror occur s while p rinting, an error message, for example [N O P A PER], will appear on the camcorder . Solve th e proble m referring to the error message list ( 95) and to the printer’ s instruction manual. • Canon’s PictBridge-compat ible printers: If printing does not r e su me automatically afte r you solved the probl[...]

67 Selecting Photos for Printing (Print Order) Set the print orders b e fore connecting the supplied USB cable to the cam corder . Marking Sing le Photos with Print Orders 1 Open the photo se lection sc r e en. [ P R I N T O R D E R ] appears on the screen. 2 Select ( ) the photo yo u want to mar k with a prin t order . 3 Pr ess to set the prin t o[...]

Phot os 68 Printing starts. The print settings menu disappears when the printing is completed. NOTES • Depending on th e connecte d printer , you can change some pr int settings befor e ste p 3 ( 64). • T o cancel the printing , re fer to page 65. • Restarting Printing: O pen the prin t settings menu as explaine d in step 2. In the print sett[...]

69 External Connection s This chapt er explains how to connect y our camcor der to an external device s uch as a TV , VCR, or computer . Connection Diagrams T erminals on the Camcorder AV OUT T e rminal Access: O pen the LCD p anel. Sound from the built -in speaker w ill be mut ed while t he STV-250N Stereo Video Cable is connected to the camc orde[...]

External Connections 70 Connect the camcorde r to a TV to enjoy your rec ordings with fa mily and friends. 1 T urn off the camc order and the TV . 2 Connect the camc or der to the TV . Refer t o Connection Diagrams ( 69) and select t he most appro priate connecti o n fo r your TV . 3 T ur n on the connected T V . On the TV , s e lect as the video i[...]

71 Saving Y our Recordings on a Computer Movies r ecorded w ith thi s camcor der ar e saved on t he memor y card or in the built-in memory ( / only). Because space on th e memory is limited, m ake sure to save your movies onto a computer on a regular basis. PIXELA ImageMixer 3 S E With the s upplied software ImageMix er 3 SE T ransfe r Utility you [...]

External Connections 72 Options for creating DVD discs ( mode) Options for creating Photo DVDs ( mode) Preparations on the Camcorde r 1 Set the ca mcorder to m ode to create DVD discs of your movi es or m ode t o cr eat e Photo D VDs o f your photos. • Power the camcor der u sing the com pact po wer ada pter . • / Select in advance the memory f[...]

73 4 Pr ess the s tart button on the DVD burner . • A pr ogress bar wi ll be d ispla yed o n the screen. • After pr essing the start button (while the curr ent disc is being written) th e operation ca nnot be canceled. • When the disc (or the last disc, if the dat a requ ires m ultip le di scs) is finalized, [T ASK COMPLETED] will be disp lay[...]

External Connections 74 inclu ded on a disc. W e rec ommend keeping th e number of scenes to 2, 000 or l e s s. (I n such case, the connect ion time will be about 3 minutes 30 seconds ). Tr a n s f e r O r d e r s Using t ransfer orde rs, you can mark in advance which photos to add when creating a Photo DVD disc with the optional DW-100 DVD Burn er[...]

75 Connecting Connect th e camcor der to th e VCR using Connection or . Refer to Connection Diagrams ( 69). Recording 1 Exter nal device: Load a blank cassett e or disc a nd set the d evice to record pause mode. 2 Camcorder: Loca te the scene you wish to copy an d pause playback shortly before the scene. 3 Camcorder: Resume the movie playback. 4 Ex[...]

External Connections 76 3 Open [Macintosh HD] and the n open th e [Applicatio ns] folder . 4 Start the Image Captu r e program. 5 T ransfer the desired ph otos. IMPORT ANT • While the camc order is connecte d to the compu ter , do not o pen the m emory ca rd slot cover and do not remove the memory card. • Observe the foll owing p recau tions w [...]

77 Additional Information This chapter contains tr oubleshooting advice, sc reen messages, handling and maintenance tips, and other i nformation. Menu items not available appear grayed ou t in the FUNC. m enu or in black in the setup menus. For details about how to select an item, refer to Using the Menus ( 23). For deta ils about each function, se[...]

Additional In formation 78 FUNC. Menu (Playbac k Modes) Menu item Sett ing opti ons [SELECT MUS IC] [OFF], list of music f iles in the camc order z 1 z 44 [SELECT] [INDIVID UAL SCENES], [REMO VE ALL SELECTIO NS], [CANCEL ] z 2 –3 8 From t he index sc reen: [INDIVID UAL PHOTOS], [RE MOVE ALL SELECTI ONS], [CANCEL ] – z 38 / [COPY] [ALL SCENES], [...]

79 1 Option no t available from th e original movies ind ex screen. 2 Opt ion avai lab le f rom the o rigi nal mov ies in dex screen and Video Snapshot inde x screen. 3 Option ava ilable from the play list index screen and V ideo Snap shot playlist inde x screen. 4 Option ava ilable from the or iginal movies index screen. Setup Me nus Camera Setup [...]

Additional In formation 80 • If the deg ree of camcorder shake is too high, t he image stabilizer may not be able to fully compensate. The image stabilizer may not be able to successfully eliminate all bl ur if the camcorder or the subject is m o ving too much. • The image stabilizer may not work well on subjects with l ow co ntrast, with a rec[...]

81 Memory Operations ( Initializatio n, etc.) / M E M O R Y O P E R . * Option available from the original movies in dex screen and Video Snapshot inde x screen. [MEMOR Y INFO]/[CARD INFO]: Dis plays a screen where you c an verify how much of the built-in memory ( / only) or the memory card is currently in use (total recor ding time a nd total numb[...]

Additional In formation 82 [BRI GHT NESS] : Adjusts the brightness of the LCD screen . • Changing the brightnes s of the LCD scr een does not af fect the brightness of y our rec ordings or that of the playback image o n a TV . [L CD DIMM ER]: When set to [ ON], this function dims the LCD screen. Doing so is ideal when using t he camcorder in envi[...]

83 [DE MO MO DE]: The demonstration mode displays the camcorder’ s main features. It starts automatically when the camcor der is powered with the compact power adapter if you leave it tur ned on f or more t han 5 m inutes. • T o cancel the demo mode once it has started, pres s any button or turn off the camc order . System Setup (Speak er Volum[...]

Additional In formation 84 [SP EAKER VOL. ]: Adjust ( ) the volume of the playback. Y ou can also adjust the volume using the joystick guide ( 34). [TV T YPE]: In order to display the pictur e in full and in the corr ect aspect rat io, select the setting accor d i ng to the type of television to which you will connect the camcor der . [ NORMAL TV]:[...]

85 Trou b le ? If you have a problem with your camcor d er , refe r to this section. Sometimes what you think i s a malfuncti on of the camcor der may have the simplest of solution s - please read the “CHECK THIS FIRST” box be fore going on to the more detailed problems and solutions. Consult your dealer or a Ca non Service Center if the proble[...]

Additional In formation 86 After using the camcorder for a long time, i t becomes hot. - The camcorder may become hot after using it continuously for long periods of time; this is not a malfunction. If it becomes hot very quickly or it becomes too ho t to touch, it may indicate a problem with the camcorder . Consult a Canon Service Center . The bat[...]

87 Deleting scenes takes longer than usual. - When the memory contains a large number of scenes, so me operations may take longer than usua l. Save your recordings ( 71) and initialize the memory ( 28). Cannot erase a photo - The photo is protected. Remove the protection ( 61). Cannot play back a music track. - If the music tracks were erased whe n[...]

Additional In formation 88 The ON/OFF(CHG) (power/charge) indicator flashes very slowly while the camcorder is charging. - (one flash at 2-second intervals) The battery pack’ s temperat ure ha s either fallen below 0 °C or risen above 40 °C. If the battery pack is too cold, warm it up. If the battery pack is too hot, le t it cool down until its[...]

89 Connections with Exter nal Devices Video noise appears on the TV screen. - When using the camcorder in a room wher e a TV is located, keep a distance be tween the compact power adapter and the power or antenna cabl es of the TV . Playback looks fine on the camcorder but there is no i mage on the TV screen. - The video input on the TV is not set [...]

Additional In formation 90 / BUIL T -IN MEMORY ERROR - The built-in memory could not be read. This may indi cate a problem with the c amcorder . Consult a Canon Service Center . / BUIL T -IN MEMORY FULL - The built-in memory is full ([ END] appears on the screen). Delete some recordings ( 39, 59) to free some space. / CANNOT ACCESS THE BUIL T -IN M[...]

91 CANNOT PLA Y THE MOVIES ON THIS CARD INITIALIZE USING ONL Y THE CAMCO RDER - The memory card in the camcorder was initialized us ing a computer . Initialize the memory card with th is camcorder ( 28). CAN NO T REC ORD - There is a problem with the memory . - This message can also appear if condens ation has formed ( 100). Wait until the ca mcord[...]

Additional In formation 92 CON NECT THE COMP ACT POW ER AD APT ER - When the camcorder is in mode and is connected to the computer , this message will appear if the camcorder is being powered by the battery pack. Co nnect the compact power adapter to the camcorder . COUL D NO T ADD T O PLA YLIS T - The playlist cannot contain more than 100 hour s o[...]

93 / READING THE BUIL T-I N MEMORY - Reading data from the built-in memory . READING THE C ARD - Reading data from the memory card. SCENE RECORDED USING A NO THER DEVICE. CANNOT DIVIDE THE SCENE. - Scenes recorded with another dev ice and then transferred to a memory card connected to a c omputer cannot be divided using this camco rder . SOME PHO T[...]

Additional In formation 94 WHILE THE CAMCORD ER IS CONNECTED TO A PC DO NOT DISCONNECT THE USB C ABLE OR POWER SOURCE CANNOT TURN OFF POWER OR CHANGE MODES - When the camcorder is in mode and is connected to the computer with a USB cable, the camcorder cannot be operated. Disconnecting the USB cable or power source while this mess age appears may r[...]

95 OPERA TION CAN CELED - The USB cable was disconnected and the operation was c anceled. Check the USB connection. UNABLE TO RECOVER DA T A - Could n ot recover a corrupted fi le. Direct Print Related Messages CAN NO T PRI NT! - Y ou a ttempted to print a ph oto that has a different comp ression. Alternatively , you attempted to print a photo that[...]

Additional In formation 96 NO P APER - Paper is not correctly ins erted or there is no paper . NO PRINTHEA D - No print head is installed in the printer or the print head is defective. PAPER ERROR - There is a problem with the paper . The paper is not correctly loaded or the paper siz e is wrong. Alternatively , if the paper output tray is c losed,[...]

97 Do’s an d Don ’ts Camcorder Be sure to observe the following pr ecautions to ensur e maximum perform ance. • Save y our r ecor dings period icall y . Make sur e to transfer your re cordings to an ex ternal device such as a computer or dig ital vi deo r ecord er ( 71) and back th em up on a regular ba sis. This will pr otect your import ant[...]

Additional In formation 98 Batt ery P ack • Dirty ter minals may cause a poor contact between the battery pack and the camco rder . Wipe t he terminals with a soft cloth. Remaining Batte ry Time If the remaining battery tim e displayed is not corr ect, char ge the battery pack fully . Howe ver , the correct time may not be displayed if a fully ch[...]

99 • Ch eck th e direc tion b efore inser ting the mem ory car d. For cing a memory card into the slot if it is not correctly orient ed may damage t he memory card or the camco rder . • Do not atta c h any labels or stickers on t he memory car d. • SD/SDHC memory car ds have a physical switch t o prevent writi ng on the car d so as to avoid t[...]

Additional In formation 100 Cleaning Camcorder Body • Use a s oft, dry c loth to c lean the camco rde r body . Never u se chemically tr eated cloths or volatile solvents such as paint thinner . Len s If th e lens surface i s dirty , the autofocus may not work prope rly . • Remove any dust or dirt p articles using a non-aerosol type b lower brus[...]

101 Playback on a TV Screen Y ou can only play back your r ecordi ngs on TVs compatible with the P AL system. P AL ( or the compatible SE CAM system) is used in the following regions/ cou ntries : Europe: All of Europe and R ussia . Americas: On ly in Arg entin a, Bra zil, Uruguay and Fr ench territories ( French Guia na, Guad eloupe , Marti nique,[...]

Additional In formation 102 Gener al Inform ation System Diagr am (Availability differs from area to area) CG-800E Battery Charger STV -2 50N Stereo Video Cable SC-2000 Soft Carrying Case WS-20 Wrist Strap SS-600/SS-650 Shoulder Strap SD/SDHC memory card BP-808 Battery Pack Computer TV Card reader/writer PictBridge- compatible printers IFC-300PCU U[...]

103 Battery Packs When you need extra batt ery packs , make sure you se lect the BP-808. When you us e battery p acks bear ing the Intelligent Sys tem mark, the camcor der will communicate with the b attery and display t he remaining us age time (acc urate to 1 mi nute). Y ou can o nly use and char ge these ba ttery packs with camcor ders and char [...]

Additional In formation 104 Recording and Playback Times The reco rding and play back times given in the following tab le are appr oximate and vary accor ding to record ing mode and charging , recor ding or playback conditions. The ef fective usage tim e of the b attery p ack may dec reas e when r ecording in cold surr oundings, when using the brig[...]

105 LEGRIA FS37/FS 36/FS307/FS306/FS305 Specifications System Recording System Movies: SD-Vid eo Video compression: M PEG-2 Audio compression: D olby Digital 2ch (AC-3) Photos: DC F (Design rul e for camera file system), compa tible with Exif 1 Ver . 2.2 and with DPOF Photo compression: JPE G (Super Fine, Fine, Normal) T elevision System CCIR stand[...]

Additional In formation 106 C A-570 Compact Powe r Adapter Minimum Illumination [NIGHT] r ecording program, Shutter speed at 1/ 6: 1.1 lx [PROGRAM AE], Auto slow shu tter [ON], Shutter speed at 1/25: 4.5 lx Recommended Illumination More tha n 100 lx Image Stabilization Electronic ([DYNAMIC] setting avail able when recording mov ies) Size of Photos [...]

107 BP-808 Battery Pack W eight and dimens ions ar e appr oximate. Erro rs and omis sions exc epted. T he information in this ma nual is verified as of March 2010. Subject to change without notice. Battery type Rechargeable lithium ion ba ttery , co mpatible with Intelligent Sy stem Rated voltage 7.4 V DC Operating temperatur e 0 - 40 °C Battery c[...]

Additional In formation 108 A Abroad, u sing the ca mcorder . . . . . . . 1 00 Aspec t ratio of a c onnected TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Audio level indic ator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Auto slow shutte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Autofo cus (AF): AF frame (9-point AiAF/Ce nter point) . . . . . . [...]

109 M Magnifying photo s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Maintenanc e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 0 Manual exposure adju stment . . . . . . . .46 Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 2 Mem ory c ard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Mini v ideo light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 3 Music fi[...]

Additional In formation 110 W White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Wide angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Wind screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0 Z Zoom Advanced zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Zoom speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 , 79 T rademark Acknowledg ements • The SD logo is[...]

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