Canon HF R20 manual

PUB. DIE-0383-000 HD Camcorder Instruction Manual Y C OP Y[...]

2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHO CK AND TO REDUCE ANNOYING INTERFERENCE , USE THE RECO MMENDED ACCESSORIES ONL Y . COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials may infri[...]

3 CAUTION: • Danger of explosion if the wrong type of batt eries are attached. Use only the same type of batteries. • Do not expose batteries or pr oduct to excessive heat such as the inside of a car under direct sunlight, fire , etc. I mporta nt W arn i ng CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELEC TRIC SHOCK, DO NO T REMOVE COVE R (OR BACK). NO US E[...]

4 In these safety instructions the word “p roduct” refers to the Canon HD Camcorder VIXIA HF R21 A / VIXIA HF R20 A / VI XIA HF R200 A and all its accessories. 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 in[...]

5 T rademark Acknowledg ements • SD, SDHC and SDXC Logos a re trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. • Microsoft and Windows ar e trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries . • Macintosh and Mac OS are trad em arks of Apple Inc., regis tered in the U.S. and other countries. • “x.v .Color”[...]

6 Exciting F eatures and New Functions High-Definitio n Video Y ou r camcorde r’ s full high-definit ion image sensor (Full HD CMOS) captures video at a r esolution of 1,920 x 1,08 0 pixels 2 . Videos are th en recorded i n the memory in high definition , using A V CHD speci ficat ions 3 . With your new HD camcorder , capturin g the special momen[...]

7 Smart AU T O ( 0 43) Smart AUTO automat ical ly se lects the bes t scene m ode for the scen e you w ant to shoot . Y ou get s pecta cula r recordi ngs every time w ithout worrying about setting s . Video S nap shot ( 0 68) Shoot or capt ure short scenes and arrange them into a video clip set to your favorite backgr ound music. Face Detection ( 0 [...]

8 Enjoying your Recordings on Other Devices Eye-Fi SD AVCHD MPEG-2 Connect the camc or der to an HDTV ( 0 114) Play video dir ectly from y our reco rded memory card AV CHD-compatible HDTVs and digital recor ders with an S D memory card slot 4 . Use an Eye -Fi c ard ( 0 130) to wirelessly upload rec ordings to your computer or a video s haring W eb [...]

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10  Table of cont ents  Introduction 6 Excit ing Features and New Functions 14 About this Manual 16 Getting to Know the C amcorder 16 Supplied Access ories and CD-ROMs 18 Names of P arts  Preparations 21 Getting Started 21 Char ging the Batter y Pack 24 Prep aring the Accessories 27 Adjusting the Position and B rightness of the LCD Screen [...]

Table of conte nts  11  Smart AUTO Mode 43 Basic Recor ding 43 Shooting Video and T aking Photos in Smart AUTO Mode 47 Zooming 49 Quick Start Functi on  V ideo 50 Basic Playback 50 Play ing Back the V ideo 54 3D Flip View 54 The In dex Selection S cr een: Selecting the Content to Play Back 56 Date Index Sc reen and Gallery Scre en 56 Delet[...]

12  Table of cont ents 87 Onscr een Displays and Da ta Code 87 Rating Scenes 90 Gallery and Scene Operations 90 Managing Stories 94 Capturing V ideo Snapshot Scenes and Photos from a Movie 96 Dividing Scen es 97 Decorati ng Scenes  Photos 103 B asic Playback 103 Viewing Photos 105 Deleting Photos 107 Additional Functions 107 T aking Photos in[...]

Table of conte nts  13  Additional Information 132 Appendix: Menu Options Lists 132 FUNC. Panel 136 Setup Menus 147 Appendix: Onscreen Icons and Displays 152 T rouble? 152 T roubleshooting 159 List of Messages 166 Do’ s an d Don ’ts 166 Handli ng Precautions 170 Maintenance/Others 171 Using the Camcor der Abro ad 172 G eneral Information [...]

14  Introduction About this Manual Thank you for pur chasing the Cano n VIXIA HF R21 / VIXIA HF R20 / VIXIA HF R200. Please read this ma nual careful ly before you use the camcorder and r etain it for futur e reference . Should your camcorder fail to operate co rre ctly , refer to T roubleshooting ( 0 152). Conventions Used in this Manual • IM[...]

Introdu ction  15 Self Timer • n appears. • Repeat, se lecting [ B Off ], to turn off the self timer . For movies: In r ecord pause mode, pres s g . The camcorder starts recording after a 10-second countdown. The countdown appears on the screen . For photos: P ress j , first halfway to activate the autofocus and then fully . The camcorder wi[...]

16  Introduction Getti ng to Know the Camco rder Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs The following acces sories ar e supplied with the camcor d er: * CA-110E includin g power cor d, in Asia. X CA-110 Compact Power Adapter* BP-110 Battery Pack W X IFC-300PCU/S USB Cable STV-250N Stereo Video Cable W Y ellow • Red • White plugs X HTC-100/S HDMI C[...]

Introdu ction  17 The following C D-ROMs and software are supplied with the camcorder: • PIXELA's T ransfer Utility CD-ROM 1 and Inst allation Guide for PI XELA ’ s software - PIXELA ’ s T ransfer Utility - Software for saving and transferring movies and mu sic f ile s you ca n us e as ba ckground m usic. • PIXEL A's VideoBr ow[...]

18  Introduction Names of Parts 1 RES ET bu tt on ( 0 156) 2 butto n ( 0 30)/ / WEB button ( 0 125) 3 2 (camera/p lay) butto n ( 0 31) 4 VIDEO SNAP (video snapshot) b utton ( 0 68) 5 DISP . (o nscreen display) button ( 0 87)/ BA TT . INFO bu tton ( 0 151) 6 MIC terminal ( 0 79 ) 7 USB terminal ( 0 111, 114) 8 HDMI OUT terminal ( 0 111, 112) 9 Me[...]

Introdu ction  19 A k Ster eo micr ophon e ( 0 75) A l Zoom lever ( 0 47) S q PHOTO b utton ( 0 43 , 107) S a ACCESS indicator ( 0 43, 58, 10 7) S s POWE R butto n S d ON/OF F (CHG) (charge) indicato r: Green – ON Orange – Standb y ( 0 49) Red – Charging ( 0 21) S f LCD t ouch s cr ee n ( 0 27, 29) LCD panel To p v i e w Front view C OP Y[...]

20  Introduction S g Speaker ( 0 52) S h ST ART/ STOP butt on ( 0 43, 58) S j T ripod socket ( 0 16 7) S k Ser ial nu mber The serial number label is located on the ba ttery compar tment co ver . S l Battery c ompartmen t cover ( 0 21 ) D q Battery c ompartmen t ( 0 21) Botto m vi ew Back view C OP Y[...]

Prepa rations  21 Prepar ations This chapt er descr ibes bas ic opera tions, s uch as usi ng the touch panel, navigating the me nus, and firs t time settings to help you learn more a bout your camcorder . Getting Started Charging the Batter y Pack The camc ord er can b e power ed with a battery pack or dir ectly using th e com- pact power ad apt[...]

22  Prepa rati ons 3 Slide the battery compar tment cover away from the lens and open it. 4 Insert the battery pack all the way into the co mpartment and press gently until it clicks. 5 Close t he cover and slide it to ward the lens until you hear a click. 6 Charg ing will start when the camcorder is turned off. • If the c amcorder was on, t h[...]

Prepa rations  23 To remove the battery pack 1 Slide the bat tery compartment cover away fr om the lens and open it. 2 Raise the edg e of the batt ery pack in the dir ection of the arr ow and pul l out the batt ery pack. 3 Close the cover and slide it toward the lens un til you hear a click. IMPORT AN T • T urn of f t he camco r der bef or e c[...]

24  Prepa rati ons • If rem aini ng bat tery ti me is an issue , you can p ower t he ca mcor der using the com pact power a dapter so the batte ry pa ck wi ll n ot be co n- sumed. • Charg ed batter y packs cont inue to dis charge nat urally . Theref or e, charge them o n the d ay of use, or the d ay bef ore , to e nsur e a f ull charg e. •[...]

Prepa rations  25 Stylus Pen Stra ps To attach an optional wris t strap Pass the attachin g end of the wrist strap through the rear bracket on the cam- corder , thread the wrist strap through the loop and fasten. Y ou can also attach the wr ist strap to the strap mount on the grip belt to use both for extra conv enience and prote ction. C OP Y[...]

26  Prepa rati ons To attach an optio nal shoulder strap Pass the end s of the should er stra p throu gh the s trap mo unt on the gri p belt and ad just t he length of the strap. C OP Y[...]

Prepa rations  27 Adjusting the Position an d Brightness of the LCD Screen Rot ating the LC D P anel Open the LCD panel 90 degrees. • Y ou can rota te the panel 90 degree s downward. • Y ou can rota te the pa nel 180 degr ees towar d the len s. Rotating t he LCD panel 180 degr e es can be useful when you wish to incl ude yourself in the pict[...]

28  Prepa rati ons With the camcorder on, hold h pr essed down for mor e than 2 seconds. • Repea t this ac tion to s witch t he LCD backligh t between off (norma l) and on (bright). •I f 6 8 [L CD Scre en Dimmer ] is set to [ A On], pressing h for mor e than 2 sec onds will turn of f the s cre en dimmer and r eturn the LCD screen to its prev[...]

Prepa rations  29 Basic Operation o f the Camcorder Using the T ouch Screen The contr o l buttons and menu it ems that appear on the t ouch screen change d ynamically depending on the operatin g mode and the t ask you ar e perfor ming. Y ou can e asily op erate the touch scr een using your finger or the supplied stylus pen. With the intuitive to[...]

30  Prepa rati ons • In th e follow ing cas es, you m ay not be ab le to per form tou ch operations corr ectly . - Operating the touch scr een with wet or gloved hands or using your fingernails or other hard-t ipped objects othe r than the stylus pen, such as b allpoint pens. - Applyin g excessive forc e o r for c efu lly scrat ching the tou c[...]

Prepa rations  31 Playback Press the S (came r a/play ) butt on to switc h the camcord er between c amera (reco rding ) mode a nd playback mode . Y ou can pr ess S when t he camcor der is of f to turn it o n dir ectly in playba ck mode . NOTES • Whe n swit chin g t o a pl ayback mod e, t he memory sele cted for playback will be t he sam e curr[...]

32  Prepa rati ons Using the Menus Many of the camcor der’ s functions can be adjuste d fro m the FUNC. panel and the setup menus. In mode, however , most menus can- not be acces sed and, except in a few cases, m ost menu settings w ill return to their default values. For details about the available menu options and settings, refer to the appe[...]

Prepa rations  33 The S etup Menus 1 mode only: T ouch [FUNC.] 2 T ouch [MENU] to open the setup menus. 3 T ouch the tab of the d esired menu. 4 Drag your finger up and down to bring the set ting you want to change into the orange selection bar . • Menu items no t availabl e appea r grayed out . • When the desir ed menu item appea rs, you ca[...]

34  Prepa rati ons First Time Set tings Setting the D ate and Time Y ou will need to s et the date and time of the camcor der befor e y ou can start using it. The [D ate/Time] scre en will appear automatically when t he cam- cord er’ s clock is not set. When th e [Date/ Time] s cree n appears, the year will be selected. 1 T ouch a field you wa[...]

Prepa rations  35 Changing the Language The default language of the ca mcorder is English. Y ou can set it to one of 27 languages. * Only wh en performin g the procedure in a recording mode. NOTES • Some control button s, such as [ZOOM], [F UNC.] or [MENU], wi ll appear in En glish regardles s of t he la ngua ge se lected . Changing the Time Z[...]

36  Prepa rati ons Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Co mpatible for Use with th e Camcorder Y ou can use commerci ally available Secur e Digital (SD) cards with this camcor der . Howe ver , depen ding on th e memory car d, you may not be able t o reco rd movies . Refe r to the table below . As of Octob er 2010, the movie record ing function ha[...]

Prepa rations  37 SDXC Memory Cards Use SDXC memory car ds only with SDXC-co mpatible dev ices, such as SDXC-compati ble digital reco rders , computers and car d r eaders. T he table below summarizes compatib ilit y by computer operating system, as of October 2010. For the latest infor mation, however , contact the computer , ope rating syst em [...]

38  Prepa rati ons Inserting and Removing a Memory Ca rd Make sure to initialize ( 0 41) a ll memory car ds before using them with this camcorder . 1 T urn off the camcorder . Make sure the ON/OFF (CHG) indica tor is off. 2 Open the double memory card slot cover . 3 Insert the memo ry card into one of the memory car d slots. • Y ou can als o u[...]

Prepa rations  39 Selecting the Me mory fo r the Recordings Y ou can select to r ecor d your mo vies an d photos in the b uilt-in m emory ( / ) or on a memory car d. The default memory for re cor ding both is the bui lt-in memor y ( / ) or memory card X () . POINTS TO CH ECK • Be sur e you understand the i nformat ion pr ovid ed in Eye -Fi Car[...]

40  Prepa rati ons Relay Recording of Movie s Y ou can a ctivate t he re lay r ecord ing so if the memo ry you ar e using becomes f ull while r ecording mov ies, the r ecording will continue auto- maticall y on a memory car d. Wh en reco rdi ng on m em or y c ard X , you can use memory card Y for rela y re c ordi ng ( 497 ). / only: When recor d[...]

Prepa rations  41 Initia lizing th e Memo r y Initi alize memory car ds when you use them with this ca mcorde r for the first time. Y ou can also initialize a memor y card or the built-in memory ( / only) to permanently delete all the r ecor dings it contains. / At the tim e of purchase, the bu ilt-in memory comes pre- initiali zed and cont ains[...]

42  Prepa rati ons IMPORT AN T • Ini tializin g the memory will perma nent ly eras e all recordin gs. Los t origi- nal reco rdin gs ca nn ot be reco ve red. M ak e sure you s ave imp or tan t re cord ings in advance usi ng an exte rnal devic e ( 0 116). • Init ializin g a memor y card will p ermane ntly era se an y music an d image files you[...]

Smart AUTO Mode  43 Smart AUT O Mode This chapter cover s how to easily reco rd vi deo and photos in Smart AUTO mode, and how to use basic shooting functions like zoom a nd Quick St art. T o e njoy full access t o menus and more advanced functions, refer to the r elevant chapters for video ( 0 58) and pho tos ( 0 107). Basic Recording Befor e yo[...]

44  Smart AUTO M ode T o re cord vid eo 3P r e s s g to beg in record ing. Pr ess g aga in to pa use th e recordi ng. T o take ph otos 3P r e s s j half way . If the subject i s not in focus, h will flash in ye llow . Adj ust t he camcorder's position and press j halfw ay again . Once the fo cus is au tomati call y adju sted, h will tu r n [...]

Smart AUTO Mode  45 • When s hooti ng in mod e, t he camco r der wi ll a utomatica lly detect ce rtain cha racteri stics o f the subjec t, backgr ound , lighting conditions, etc. It will then adjust various settings (focus, exposure, color , image stabil izati on, im age qu ality , am ong others ), se lecting the best settings for the scene yo[...]

46  Smart AUTO M ode IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss or damage to the memory . - Do not o pen t he double memory card sl ot cover . - Do not discon nect the pow er sour ce or turn of f the camcor der . - Do not change the c amcord[...]

Smart AUTO Mode  47 Zoomin g The camcorder offers three types of zoom - op tical, advanced and dig- ital. For optica l zoom, the camcorder uses t he optic al magnifica tion ratio of the lens. Fo r advanced zoom , th e camco rder pr ocesses the image bey ond the r ange of t he optica l zoom to obtain a lar g er zoom without any dete r iorati o n [...]

48  Smart AUTO M ode Using the T ouch Screen’ s Zoom Con trols 1 Display the zoom cont ro ls on the touch screen. • The zoom controls appear on the left side of the screen. 2 T ouch th e zoom controls to operate the zoom. T ouc h anyw here wit hin th e Q area to zoom out or any where wit hin the P are a to zoo m in. T ouc h clos er to t he c[...]

Smart AUTO Mode  49 Qui ck St art Fu ncti on When you cl o se t he LCD pane l with the camcor der on, the cam cor der enter s the stand by mode. In stand by mode th e camcor der c onsumes only about 1/3 the p ower used when r ecording, s aving ener gy when you ar e using a bat tery pa ck. Addit ionally , when you ope n the LCD panel, th e camco [...]

50  Video Vid eo This chapte r covers functions r elated to movies, including p lay- back, advanced shoo ting, advanced funct ions and scene oper- ations. For details about b asic video s hooting, refer to Smart AUTO Mod e ( 0 43). Basic Play back Playing Back the Video T o play b ack scenes based on their r ating, s ee Playing Back Scenes by Ra[...]

Video  51 4 T ouch the desired scene to play it back. • Playb ack wi ll s tart f ro m the scene s elect ed and conti nue un til the end of the last scene in the index scr e en. • T ouch t he scre en durin g playbac k to displa y the play back contr ols for a fe w seco nds. A Memor y bei ng r ead. B Recor ding da te. C Drag y our finger lef t[...]

52  Video During p layback: A Stop the p lay back. B Jump t o the beginn ing of the scene. Doubl e-tap to jum p to the pr evious s cene. C Pause th e play back. D T ouch to show volume an d audio balan ce contr ols. Dra g your fi nger l eft and righ t alo ng the bar to adju st. For [Mus ic Balan ce], adju st toward [ c ] to incre a se t he level[...]

Video  53 During playback p ause: IMPORT AN T • Obser ve the follo wing prec autions while the ACCESS in dicator is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do s o may result in perman ent dat a loss. - Do not open the double memory card slot cover . - Do not disc onnect the p ower sour ce or turn off the ca mcorder . - Do not change the camc order’ s o[...]

54  Video 3D Flip View 3D Flip View is a fun way to display yo ur video recordings (original scenes) in a 3D layout, or ganized by reco rding date. In the date index screen, touch [ ] . T o return to the date ind ex screen, touch [ Q ]. The In dex Sel ectio n Sc ree n: Se lect ing th e Cont ent t o Pl ay Bac k Fro m the index selection screen y [...]

Video  55 In any index screen, touch [ b ]. During si ngle photo vi ew , touch t he scr een once to d isplay the contr ols then touch [ Q ] t o open the [Photos] index scr een. Opt ions NOTES • Fast /slow playbac k modes are not avail able for scenes conve rted to standard definition. Scenes in the [ u SD Movies] index screen can be play ed ba[...]

56  Video Deleting Scenes Y ou can delete those scenes tha t yo u are not interested in keeping. Deleting scen es allows you also to fr ee up space on the memor y . See also Deleting Scenes and Stories from the Gallery ( 0 90). 1 In the date index screen, open the screen that contains the scenes you want to delete. T o delete all the scenes reco[...]

Video  57 3 T ouch the desired option. If you selected [Sel ect], touc h the scenes to delete and then touch [OK ]. A chec kmark O w ill a ppear o n sel ected scenes. T ouch a select ed scen e again to r emove the checkmark. Y ou can als o touch [Remove All] to r emove al l checkm arks. 4 T ouch [Y es] 8 [OK]. T ou ch [Stop ] to inter rupt the o[...]

58  Video Advanced Functions Shooting Video in Flexible Recording Mode When the camcor der is in (fle xib le reco rding) mode, you ca n enjoy full access to the menus and manually adjust th e exposur e, focus, whi te balanc e and many more o f the camcorder's s ettings to your pr eference. The camco rder can even help you wi th the s etting[...]

Video  59 • Be sure to sav e yo ur rec ord ing s reg ula rly ( 0 116), espe cially after making import ant recordings . Canon shall no t be liab le for any lo ss or corruption of data. NOTES • The z oom, Q uick Sta rt fun ction, power s aving m odes, etc. o perat e the same w ay in mode as in mode. For detai ls, r efer to Sm art AUTO Mode ( [...]

60  Video Selec ting th e Frame R ate Select the frame rate be fore y ou make a re cording to match y our c re- ative int ent. Changing th e fram e rate wi ll change the “feel” o f yo ur recordi ngs , for ex amp le, b y givi ng th em a more cin ema tic lo ok. Approximat e recording tim es  Default value 1 Recorded in 1,920 x 1,080 resolu [...]

Video  61 Opt ions (  Default value) NOTES • When the fra me rate is set to [ o PF30] or [ E PF24], you cannot take photos. Spe cial Sc ene Rec ord ing Pr ograms and P rogr ammed A E Recor ding in a very bright ski resor t or capturing the ful l colors of a sunset or a fi reworks displ ay becomes as eas y as selec ting a Special Scene r eco[...]

62  Video Option s (  Default value) [ F Por t ra it ]  Th e camcor der use s a l arge ap er- ture, to achie ve a sh arp foc us on th e subj ect whil e blurr ing t he b ackgr ound. [ G Sport s] T o recor d sports scenes such as tennis or golf. [ q Night Scene] T o rec ord nig hts cap es w ith lower no ise. [ I Snow] T o re cord in br igh t[...]

Video  63 NOTES •[ F Portrait]/[ G Sports]/[ I Snow]/[ J Beac h]: The pictur e may not appear smooth during pla yback. •[ F Portrai t]: The blur ef fect o f the b ackgr ound incr eases the more you zoom in ( P ). •[ I Snow]/[ J Beac h]: The sub ject may be come over exposed on clou dy days or i n shad ed plac es. Check th e image on the sc[...]

64  Video Image Stabil ization The image stabili zer red uces camcor der blur (blur due to the cam- cord er moving) so you can get nice, stable shots . Select the image sta - bilization mode according to the shooting conditions. In mode, this function is set to [ Q Stand ard] and cannot be changed. * Available for movie s only . Option s (  D[...]

Video  65 Pre-Rec ording The camcord er will start r ecording 3 seconds befor e you pr ess g , ensu rin g yo u do no t miss importa nt sh oot ing oppo rtuni - ties. Thi s is especially usef ul when it is diff icult to pred ict when to start reco rd ing . 1 Activate t he pre-r ecording function. • d appears . • Rep eat , selecti ng [ B Off], [...]

66  Video Face Detection The camcor der automati cally detects people’ s faces and uses this information to select the optimal settings for beautiful videos and pho- tos. POINTS TO CH ECK • Sel ect a recording program oth er th an [ q Night Scene], [ p Low Light] or [ M Firewor ks]. By de fault , fac e dete ctio n is act ivate d. If th e fun[...]

Video  67 • Face detecti on cannot be used when the shut ter speed us ed is slower than 1/30 (1/24 if th e frame rate is set to [ E PF24]) or when t he digi- tal zoom is a ctivated at mor e than 80x zoom. • When fa ce detect ion is activa ted, the sl owest s hutter spe ed used by the camcorder is 1/30 (1/24 if the frame rate i s set to [ E P[...]

68  Video Video S naps hot Recor d a series of short scenes or captur e short scenes from a movie you have previously recorded. Play your video snapshot scen es set to your favorite mus ic ( 0 82) to cr eate your own fun music video. Y ou will be surprised how by changing the b ackground music, you can give your scenes an entire ly new feel. Rec[...]

Video  69 Digital Effects * Y ou can preview the dig ital effect on the screen. • The i con of t he sel ected digi tal e ffe ct appear s in gr een. Ef fects are applied im media tely . To fad e in/o ut Press g in recor d pause mode ( M ) to sta rt r ecording with a fade in. Press g whil e recor ding ( N ) to fade out and pause the reco rding .[...]

70  Video • Fader s cannot b e used w hen r ecor ding video sna pshot sce nes or w hen pre -rec ordi ng i s ac tiv ate d. Manual Exposure Adjustment At times, bac klit subjec ts may appear too dark (under exposed) or sub- jects under ve ry strong lights m ay appear too bright or glaring (overex- posed). T o correct this, you can adjust t he ex[...]

Video  71 NOTES • If the reco rd ing pr ogra m is changed durin g exposur e lock, the cam- cor der will ret ur n to automa tic exposur e. • When shoot ing subje cts wit h a str ong light sour ce behind them, the camcord er automatical ly correc ts for the ba cklight. Y ou can turn of f the automatic bac klight corr ection with the 7 8 [Auto [...]

72  Video 3 T ouch and hold [ l ] or [ W ] to adjus t the focus. • The center of the screen will be ma gnifi ed to he lp you foc us mo re easily . Y ou can also turn off this function with the 7 8 [Focus Assistance] setting. • The fo cusi ng distan ce displayed will cha nge as you adj ust the focus. Y ou can ch ange the uni ts u sed for the [...]

Video  73 NOTES • Any of the f ollowing actions w ill dea ctivate tele-m acr o. - T urning off the camcorder . - Changing the camcorder's operating mode. - Zooming out towar d wide angle. - Setting the recor ding program t o [ M Fir eworks]. • T el e-macr o cannot be activated or deac tivat ed while r ecording. • Y o u can focus on a [...]

74  Video Option s (  Default value) NOTES • When you select the cu stom white balance: -S e t 7 8 [Zoom T ype] to a setting other than [Digital]. - Res et t he wh ite ba lance when you c hang e loca tion s or t he lig hting or other co nditions change. - Dep endi ng on th e light s ource, g m ay ke ep flas hing. The res ult will stil l be [...]

Video  75 For ph otos : Pre ss j , first halfway t o activate the autofocu s and then fully . The c amcor der will re cor d the phot o after a 10-second countdown. The countdo wn appear s on the scr een. NOTES • Once the countdown has begun, any of the following actions will cancel the s elf timer . - Pressing g (when r ecording movies) or j f[...]

76  Video 2 T ouch and hold [ y ] or [ A ] to ad just the audio recording level as necessary . • As a guid eline, adjust the audio recording level so t hat th e audi o level meter will go to the right of the -12 dB mark only occasionally . •I f t h e 7 8 [Audio Mix] setting is [ A On ], an audio level indi cator f or the b uilt -in mic rop h[...]

Video  77 Using Headphones Use head phones for p layba ck or t o check the audio l ev el w hile r ecord- ing. T he headpho nes ar e connecte d to the A V OUT/ X terminal, which is used for both the headphones and t he audio/v ideo output. Bef o re connecting t he headpho nes, fo llow the proced ure b elow to c hange the function of the terminal [...]

78  Video IMPORT AN T • When usi ng headphone s, make sur e to lower t h e vol ume to an appr o- priate le vel. • Do not connect the headphon es to the A V OUT/ X termina l if the J icon does not appe ar on the s cre en. The noi se output in suc h case ma y be harmful to your hea ring. NOTES • Us e com mercial ly avai lable headp hone s wi[...]

Video  79 Using ot her micro phones Connect t he external micr ophone to the MIC t ermin al. Use commerci ally available con- denser microphones with their own power supply . Y ou can connect almo st any st er eo mic ro phone with a ∅ 3. 5 mm plug but a udio record- ing levels ma y vary . Selecting the T ype of Audio Inp ut Perform the fol low[...]

80  Video NOTES • When an ext ernal micr ophone is conne cted to the cam cord er , 7 8 [Wind Scr een] will auto matically be set to [ B Off Z ]. • If the audio level is too high a nd the sound gets di storted, turn on the micr ophone attenu ator with the 7 8 [Mic rop hone Attenua tor] set- ting or ad just t he au dio re cording level m anu a[...]

Video  81 To chang e the inte rval between f rames A T ouch twic e to r eturn to the ind ex scree n. B Pre vious /next s cene. C Drag your fin ger left al ong the rul er to d ispla y the next 5 fram es. D Curren t scen e / T otal numb er of scen es. E Scene' s reco r ding mod e and leng th. F Recor ding date an d time. G Drag your fin ger r[...]

82  Video Playing Back Scenes or Slideshow Set to Background Music Y ou can pl ay back s cenes in t he date i ndex scree n, stor ies in t he gal- lery and photo slides hows set to backgr ound music. Y ou can use one of the suppl ied music track s or connect an external audio play er to use your favorite s ongs as bac k gr ound music. Y ou can a [...]

Video  83 To play back scenes from the date index screen 3 T ouch a scene. To play back from a particu lar scene in a story 3 Select the s tory that contai ns the scenes to play back. Drag your finger right/left to bri ng the desired story to the fr ont. 4 Play back the scenes. To play back scen es by rating in a story 3 Select the s tory that c[...]

84  Video 4 Play back t he scenes with a particular rating. To play back a slides how from the photo in dex screen 3 T ouch a photo to go to single photo view and continue with the slideshow procedure ( 0 109). To delete a music track In the music track select ion scr een, touch [ Z ] or [ O ] to select the track you want to delete. Using an Ext[...]

Video  85 4 Adjust the audio input as necessary . • Sta rt the musi c playb ack on the exter nal p layer and ad just i ts volu me accord ing to the onsc reen i ndications. When the audi o input is i n the corr ect range , stop the mus ic pla yback and t ouch [ a ] on the camcor der . • T ouch [ External Player Link] t o link the vi deo playb[...]

86  Video NOTES • Ini tializin g a memor y card wil l perman ently er ase an y musi c files yo u may have transf erred to the car d. ( / The musi c fi les t hat come pr e-instal led in the built-in me mory w ill be res tor ed after it i s init ial- ized .) - Windows u sers: Use the suppl ied s oftw are PIXELA's T ransfer Utility or Vi de [...]

Video  87 Onscreen Displays and D ata Code Y ou can turn most onscreen displa ys on or off. Repeatedly press h to turn the onscreen displays on/off in the following sequence: mode: • All disp lays on • Most displays of f* and mo des* *: • Only data code on • All disp lays on * Pressing h will turn off most of the icons and displays that [...]

88  Video • Sel ect [ B Off] to deactivate rat i ng scenes afte r recor ding. After you finish r ecor ding a scene, you can s elect one of the fo llowing rating mark s for the scene. [ ], [ ], [ ]: R ates the scene with t hree , two or one star , respect ively . [ ••• ]: Leaves the scene unrate d. If [Rate Sc enes (Recording)] is set to [...]

Video  89 Rating S cenes Du ring Play back 1 Play back from th e gallery the story that contains the scenes you want to rate. 2 During playback of a scene you want to rate, pause the playback and rate th e scene. 3T o u c h [ A ] to resume the playback and rate o ther scenes in th e same way or touch [ B ] to return t o the gallery . Playing Bac[...]

90  Video Galler y and Scene O perations Managing Stories The gallery initi ally contains two group s, [Unsorted] for your r egular scenes and [ V ideo Snapshot ] for your vid eo snapsho t scenes. In add i- tion, you can create new gr oups, or “sto ries”, which contain scenes of your choosing, arranged in an order to your liking. For e xampl[...]

Video  91 To delete indivi dual scenes 1 From the gallery s creen, select the story that contains the scene to delete. 2 Delete the s cene. • The scen e is delete d and the gall ery scr een appears. To de lete scen es by rating Y ou can delete all the scenes in a story with a p articular rating. 1 From the gallery screen, select the story that[...]

92  Video To delete a story Y ou can dele te new sto ries that you have c reated . 1 From the gallery screen, select t he story to delet e. Drag yo ur finge r right /left to br ing the desired sto ry to the fron t. 2 Delete the story . * T ouch [Stop] to interrupt the operation while it is in progr e ss. Some scenes may be deleted nev ertheless.[...]

Video  93 4 T ouch [Move] or [Copy]. Thumbnai ls of ea ch stor y (excep t for [U nsorte d] and [V ideo Snap shot]) will appear . 5 T ouch the thumbnail of the story where you want to mo ve or copy the scenes. If you ar e movi ng or co pying s cenes to an empty story , sk ip to step 7. 6 Drag your finger up and down to select the desired position[...]

94  Video 4 Move the scenes . • The s cenes ar e move d and the ga llery screen o f the source st ory appea rs. IMPORT AN T • Y ou cannot move or copy scenes to [Unsorted] or [Video Snapshot]. Capturing Video Snapshot Scen es and Photos from a Movie Y ou can c apture video snapshot scenes or photos fro m a pr eviously rec ord ed scene. For e[...]

Video  95 • The captur e d video snapshot scene is saved to the same memory tha t cont ains t he s ource sc ene . • In the gallery scr een, a captur ed video snapshot scene is sa ved in [Video Snapshot] as the last s cene. • Video s napshot sce nes cannot be captur ed from any of the followin g typ es of s cen es. - Scenes shorter t han 1 [...]

96  Video NOTES • The data code of th e photos will r eflec t the da te and t ime of recor ding of the ori ginal scen e. • Phot os captur ed from a scen e with a lot of fast movem ent may be blurred. • Photos will be r ecorded on the memory selected for r e cor ding photos. Dividing Scenes Y ou can div ide scenes in o rder to lea ve out t [...]

Video  97 NOTES • When ad vancing/ re versi ng frames while dividi ng the s cenes, the interval between f rames is ab out 0.5 second s. • If the sc ene ca nnot b e divi ded at t he point wher e you pa used t he pla y- back , advan ce/r everse a frame and then divide the scene. • Duri ng the p lay back of a sc ene t hat was d ivide d, you m[...]

98  Video • Y o u can o pen th e decora tion screen w hen the L CD pane l is stow ed with th e LCD scre en facing away from t he camc order . In suc h case, make sure 6 8 [Autostart Decoration] is set to [ A On]. A Canvas: Thi s is the ar ea on which you will draw and see your decorations in action. Items B to G colle ctive ly make up the tool[...]

Video  99 2 Use a tool from the to olbar . See below for an explanati on of each to ol. 3P r e s s g to re co rd. The onsc reen de cora tions will b e in clud ed in the re cording . To use ([Pens and Stamp s]) 1T o u c h [ ] . The [Pens and Stamps] scr een will appear . 2 Select the desir ed pen or stamp fr om [T ools]. Y ou ca n also c lear the[...]

100  Video To load a [Pens and Stamps] decorat ion 1 While t he canvas is disp layed, touch [ ]. 2T o u c h [ L o a d ] 8 [Y es]. The [Pe ns and Stamps] decora tions saved to the mem ory ar e loaded and a ppear on th e canvas . To use ([An imated Stam ps]) 1T o u c h [ ] . The [An imated Stamps] scre en will ap pear . 2 Select the desired stamp [...]

Video  101 1 T ur n on the image mix function. 2 T ouch [+] or [-] to select the image you created. 3T o u c h [ A ] to op en the [Chroma Key] screen. 4 T ouch [Green] or [Blue] depending on the characteristics of the image you w ant to use and touch [ y ] o r [ A ] or drag you fin ger along the bottom bar to adjust the chroma key setting as nec[...]

102  Video To use (freeze s creen) 1T o u c h [ ] . The c ontrol b utton will c hange to [ ] and t he pic ture will be froz en. 2 Decorate the screen using the other tools in the palette. 3T o u c h [ ] . The scr een will ret ur n to normal . NOTES • If the me mory tha t contai ns the can vas is init ialized, th e canvas wil l be deleted. • [...]

Photos  103 Photos Refer to this chapter for details on taking and viewing photos. For details about basic photo shooting, refer to Smart AUTO Mode ( 0 43). Basic Pla yback Viewing Photos 1P r e s s S . 2 Open the [Phot os] index screen. 3 Look for the photo you want to play back. Move the zoom lever t oward Q to show 15 photos per page; move i [...]

104  Photos 4 T ouch th e photo you wish to view. • The ph oto is disp layed in sin gle phot o view . • Drag your fi nger left/right to br owse through the phot os one by one. To ret u rn t o the index screen from s ingle photo view 1 T ouch th e screen to display the playback controls. 2T o u c h [ Q ]. Photo Jump Funct ion When you have re[...]

Photos  105 IMPORT AN T • Obser ve the follo wing prec autions while the ACCESS in dicator is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do s o may result in perman ent dat a loss. - Do not open the double memory card slot cover . - Do not disc onnect the p ower sour ce or turn off the ca mcorder . - Do not change the camc order’ s operating mode. • The[...]

106  Photos Deleting Phot os from the Index Screen Fro m the index scr een, you can delete select ed photos or all photo s. 1 Open the [Pho tos] index screen. 2 Select the photos to delete. If you selected [Sel ect], touch th e photos to delete a nd then touch [OK]. A check mark O will appear on selected photos. T ouch a sele cted photo again to[...]

Photos  107 Additional Functions T aking Photos in Flexible Recording Mode 1 T ur n on the camcorder . •/ B y d e f a u l t , phot os are recorded in the buil t-in me mory . Y ou can set the memor y car d as the reco rdi ng medi a fo r p hot os ( 0 39). • Pleas e r ead t he IMPORT ANT section ( 0 108) before using an Eye- Fi card. 2P r e s s[...]

108  Photos IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do not o pen t he double memory card sl ot cover . - Do not discon nect the pow er sour ce or turn of f the camcor der . - Do not change the c amcorder’ s operating mode. • A fter[...]

Photos  109 NOTES • The actua l numb er of ph otos that can be recorded will var y dep ending on the su bject and shooting c onditions. • The camcorder r etains the last settin g used even if y ou set the cam- cor der to mode. • When printing phot os, use the following gui delines as a r eference for select ing th e print size. -[ F 2016x1[...]

110  Photos To change the sl ideshow’s trans ition effects - r Functions You Can U se when T a king Photos [MENU] 8 z 8 [Slid eshow T ransiti on] 8 [ B Of f], [ i Dissolve ] or [ j Slide Image] 8 [ a ] Y ou can also use t he follo wing func tions... The foll owing f unction s and feat ures of the camco rde r can be used either for shooti ng vi[...]

External Conne ctions  111 External Connect ions This chapt er expl ains how to connect y our camcor der to an external d evice such as a TV , VCR, o r comput er . T erm inals on the Camcorder * When connecting a ca ble to the camcorder , make sure to align the cable so the tr i- angle ma rk on the co nnector is faci ng up. 1 USB T er mi nal Acc[...]

112  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Conne ction D iagr ams In the f ollowing connec tion diagrams, the left side shows the terminals on the camcor der and the right side shows (for r eference only) an example of termi n als o n a connect ed device. Conn ecti on A HDMI T ype: Digital Quality: High definition Output only Connect to a hig h-definition TV [...]

External Conne ctions  113 Connecti on B Component Video T ype: Analog Quality: High Definition Output only Connect to a hi gh-definition TV (HDTV) with c omponent video inpu t terminals. Chan ge 6 8 [AV/ Headphones] to [ H AV] Connecti on C Composite Video T ype: Analog Quality: Standard definition Output only Connect t o a standard TV or a VCR[...]

114  Exter nal Co nnecti ons NOTES • Power the camco rder using the compact pow er adapte r and onl y then connec t it to the compute r usi ng the supplied USB cable in t he f ollow- ing cases. - T o write back scen es recorde d wit h this cam corder that were previou sly sav ed on a com puter . - T o transfer music files f rom the supplied Ca[...]

External Conne ctions  115 NOTES • T o c orr ectly play back m ovies r ecorde d wit h x.v .Color ( 0 140) on a n HDTV comp atib le with this stand ard, ad diti onal s ettin gs ma y be r equir ed on the connected HDTV . Refer to the T V’ s i nstruc tion m anual. • We re commen d powering the camcor der usi ng the com pact powe r adapt er . [...]

116  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings Copying Recordings to a Memory C ard Y ou can c opy your recor dings to a m emory car d but only to memory car d Y . For / , the rec ordin gs t o be copi ed m ust b e i n the built -in memory o r on me mory c ard X . For , the reco rdi ngs must be on memor y card X . Fro m the da t[...]

External Conne ctions  117 If you sel ected [Se lect ], touch t he scene s to copy a nd then touc h [OK]. A chec kmark O wi ll app ear on sel ected s cenes. T ouch a select ed scene agai n to rem ove the check mark. Y ou can also to uch [Remov e All] to rem ove all ch eckm arks. 3 T ouch [Y es] 8 [OK]. T ou ch [Stop ] to inter rupt the op eratio[...]

118  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Copying Photos from the Ind ex Screen Fro m the ind ex scr een, you can copy s elected photos or all ph otos. 1 Open the photo index screen. After pre ssing [ b ], select the f tab to copy photos from the built- in me mory ( / only) or the 4 tab to copy photos from memory card X . 2 Select the photos to copy . If yo [...]

External Conne ctions  119 NOTES • In the fo llo wing cases , you will not be able to copy r ecordings to the memory card: - If the doub le mem ory car d slot co ver i s open . - If the LOCK switch on memor y card Y is set to preve nt writing. - If ther e is no memory car d in memory ca rd slot Y . • Scen es tha t were edited using the suppl[...]

120  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Connecting the Camcorder to a Com puter 1 Power the camco rder using the compact p ower adapter . If the ca mcorder is co nnect ed to the co mput er while it is powered o nly by the battery pack, previously saved video files cannot be transferred back to the camcord er and musi c files ca nnot be transf err ed fr om [...]

External Conne ctions  121 1 Install the supp lied Photo Application software following the instructions in the s oftware’ s instruction manual. r Refe r to Installi ng P hoto Applic ati on. 2 Start the software and follow the onscreen instructions. r Refe r to Starti ng CameraWindow . Using the softw are 1 Power the camcorder using the compac[...]

122  Exter nal Co nnecti ons • If you w ish to use the i mage f iles on y our compute r , make copie s of them first. Use the copie d file s, reta ining t he or iginal s. NOTES • Refe r also t o the com puter’ s instr uction manua l. • Users of Windows 7, Windows Vist a, Windows XP and Mac OS X: Yo u r c a m - cor der is equip ped with t[...]

External Conne ctions  123 Using the so ftware See ‘PIX ELA ’ s VideoBrows er Software Guid e’ (PDF file). Copying Recordings to an External Video Recorder In High Definition Connect the camcor der to Blu-ray Disc recor d ers and ot her A VCHD- compatible digital video r ecorders using the supplied USB cabl e to make perf ect copies of you[...]

124  Exter nal Co nnecti ons In Stan dard Definiti on Y ou can copy your mo vies by co nnecting the camcor der to a VCR or a digital video recorder with analog au dio/video inputs. Video output will be in standard definition, although th e original scenes are in high def i- nition. Connecting Connect the camcor der to the VCR using Connection C [...]

External Conne ctions  125 Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites Y ou can convert your high-definit ion video recor dings into standa rd definition in order to upload them to your favorite video sharing Web site. / Y ou can comp lete the c o nversio n to stand ard de finition in the camcor der and then use the supplied PIXELA ’ s softwar[...]

126  Exter nal Co nnecti ons • T o con ver t all the scene s recorded on a speci fic dat e, se lect th e inde x page t hat contai ns s cenes from tha t date . • From this in dex page , you can proceed to st ep 4 or pre ss Z and skip t o ste p 6. 4 T ouch [Edit] and then [Convert HD 9 SD]. 5 T ouch th e desired option. • If you s elected [S[...]

External Conne ctions  127 T o select the bit rate Using a higher bit rate will r e sult in b etter video quality for the con- verted scenes, w hile a l ower bit rate will result in smaller file sizes and faster uploads. T o au toma tically d ivide the s cene If you are converting a long scene, y ou can have the camcorder divide it into 10-minut[...]

128  Exter nal Co nnecti ons 8 Convert th e scenes. • Alternative ly , you can pr ess Z . • If a cop yright no tice appea rs, r ead it car efull y and touch [OK] if you agree. 9 Follow the procedure starting from step 6 from Converting Scenes into Standard De finition from the Da te Index Screen ( 0 126). NOTES • When conv erting scen es i[...]

External Conne ctions  129 / Converti ng Only Part of a Scene or Stor y 1 Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter . 2 Make sure ther e is a memory car d in slot Y wi th s uf ficient available space. 3 Play back the scene or story that you want to partially convert. Check that you have selec ted a scene r ecor d ed in th e built-in me[...]

130  Exter nal Co nnecti ons IMPORT AN T • While the c amcor der is c onnected to the compu ter , do not ope n the double memory card slot cover and do n ot remove the memory car ds. • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do not o pen t he doub[...]

External Conne ctions  131 IMPORT AN T Using an Eye-F i Card • This pr od uct is not guarante ed to support Eye-Fi card functions (i nclud- ing wir eless trans fer). In case o f an issue wi th an Eye-F i car d, plea se check w ith the car d manufactur er . Also note tha t an app rov al is r equir ed to us e Eye-F i car ds in many coun tries or[...]

132  Additional Information Additional Information This chapter contains tr oubles hooting advice, sc reen mes- sages, handling and maintenanc e tips, and othe r information. Appendix: Menu Options Lists Menu items not available app ear grayed out. For details about how to select an item, re fer to Using the Menus ( 0 32). For details about each[...]

Addition al Informatio n  133 * Not available for p hotos. [ e Exposure] [ y ] (manua l exposure ): T oggle o n or off , Touch AE frame – z 70 [ZOOM] Zoom controls, [ST ART]/[STOP] control, T ele-macro: T oggle on or off zz 47, 72 [ c Mic. Level]* [ z Automatic] , [ y Manual] [Audio Lev el Indicator]: T oggle on or off – z 75 [Image Stabi li[...]

134  Additional Information Setup Men us Edit Panel - Mode * Not available for recordings on memory ca rd B ( 7 tab) . Contr ol Butt on Date Index Screen [SD Movies] Index Scree n Playback Pause 0 / [Copy ( f97 )]* [Copy ( 49 7 )]* <date> , [Select], [All Sc enes] – – 116 / [Conve rt HD U SD ( f97 )]* [Conve rt HD U SD ( 497 )]* <da[...]

Addition al Informatio n  135 In the galler y: 1 Not availabl e for recordings on memor y card B ( 7 tab). 2 Not availabl e for [Uns orted] or [V ideo Sna pshot]. Edit Panel - Mo de Contro l Button [Edit Story] in [Story Details] Screen [Edit Scene] in [Scene List] Screen Playback Pause 0 / [Copy ( f9 7 )] 1 [Copy ( 497 )] 1 <by scene rating&[...]

136  Additional Information Setup Menus 7 Camera Set up * Not available for photos. [Focus Assi stance]: When foc us ass istanc e is acti vated, the image at the center of the screen is magn ifie d to hel p you focus manuall y ( 0 71). • Using fo cus ass istanc e will not af fect the rec or dings. It will be ca ncelled automa ticall y after 4 [...]

Addition al Informatio n  137 [Auto Slow Shutter]: The c amcorder aut omatica lly u ses s low s hutte r speeds to obtain bright er recordings in places wi th insu fficient ligh ting. • Minim um shutter s peed used: 1/30; 1/12 when the frame r ate is set to [ E PF24]; 1/15 when it i s set to [ o PF30]. • The auto slow shutte r can onl y be ac[...]

138  Additional Information y / z Playback Setup * Opti on not available when the camcorder is connecte d to an HDTV using the sup- plie d HDMI cab le. [Data C ode]: Displays th e date and/or t ime when the scen e was recor ded. [ L Camera Data] : Display s the aper tur e (f-stop) and shutter spee d used when r ecord ing t he scene. [TV T ype]: [...]

Addition al Informatio n  139 8 Recording & Conn ections Setu p Menu item Setting options 1 2 0 [Self Timer] [ A On n ], [ B Off] z –– 7 4 [Video S napshot Length]* [ i 2 sec], [ j 4 sec] , [ l 8s e c ] zz – 68, 94 [Rate Scenes (Record ing)]* [ A On] , [ B Off] z –– 8 7 [Rec Media f or Movies]* / [ f ] (built-in memory), [ 4 ] (mem[...]

140  Additional Information * Not available for photos. [Memor y Info]: Displays a s cr een whe re you can verify how m uch of the built- in memor y ( / on ly) or the m emory card is cu rrently in use ( l to tal rec ordi ng ti me and k total number of photos) and how much spac e r emain s avai lable for r ecordin g . • Estim ated fig ure s abo[...]

Addition al Informatio n  141 [Photo Numberi ng]: Select the photo numbering method to be used on a new memory card. P hotos are aut omatic ally a ssigne d con secut ive num - bers from 0101 to 9900, and stor ed in folders containing up to 100 pho- tos. Folders ar e num ber ed from 101 to 998. [ a Reset]: Photo numbers wi ll resta rt from 101-01[...]

142  Additional Information 6 System Se tup In this table, 4 and 3 refer to movies and photos in mode, respectively . Menu item Setting options 1 2 0 [Output Onsc reen Displ ays] [ A On] , [ B Off] zz z – [Language a ] [ ], [ Dansk], [De utsch], [ ], [English] , [Español], [Français], [Italiano] , [Magyar], [Melay u], [Nederlands ], [Norsk],[...]

Addition al Informatio n  143 1 Not availabl e for pho tos. 2 Option n ot available wh en the ca mcorder is conne cted to an HDT V using t he sup- plied HDMI cable. 3 Option a vailable onl y after havin g inserted an Eye-Fi card in memory card slot Y . / [Initialize] [ P Built-in Mem.] , [ 4 Mem. Card A], [ 7 Mem. Card B] zz z 41 [Complete Initi[...]

144  Additional Information [Output Onscreen Di splays]: When set to [ A On], the cam corder’ s onscreen di splays will appear also on the scr een of a TV or monitor con- nect ed to the ca mcorder . [LCD Brightness ] : Adjusts the brightne ss of the LCD screen. • Changing the brig htness of the LCD scr een does not aff ect the brigh t- ness [...]

Addition al Informatio n  145 • Y o u can set Quick S tart to [ B Of f], for examp le, if the camco rd er is set on a f ixed position and you w ant to keep r ecording video with th e LCD p anel clo sed in order to conser ve th e batter y's p ower . [B attery I nfo] : Disp lays a scr een where you can veri fy the batt ery charg e (as a pe [...]

146  Additional Information [Demo Mo de]: The demonst ration mode disp lays the camc order's main featur es. It start s automa tically when the ca mcor der is power ed with t he compact po wer adapte r if you leave it turned on without a memory car d for mor e than 5 minutes. • T o cancel th e demo mode once it has st arted, press any but[...]

Addition al Informatio n  147 Appendix: Onscr een Ico ns and Displa ys Recording Movies (in Sm art AUTO mode) 1 Control button: Open the F UNC. panel ( 0 32) 2 Smar t AUTO mode ( 0 43) 3 Onscreen zoom controls ( 0 48) 4 Operating mode ( 0 30 ) 5 In record pause m ode: T ota l number of scenes 6 Memo ry ope ration ( 0 151) 7 Image stabilizer ( 0 [...]

148  Additional Information Recording Movies (in Flexible Recording mode) T op row of icons during record pause mode A g Recordi ng program ( 0 61, 63) A h Manual e xposure ( 0 70) A j N Autofocus, MF Ma nual foc us ( 0 71) A k Face de tection ( 0 66) A l White balan ce ( 0 73 ) S q Audio level indica tor ( 0 75) S a Control button: Last f uncti[...]

Addition al Informatio n  149 Recording Photos (in Flexible Recording mode) D d Self tim er ( 0 74) D f Number of available photos 4 , 7 On memory car d X or Y / f In the built-in memo ry D g Displays the aperture (f-stop) and shutter spe ed used. D h Focus an d exposure lock ( 0 43, 107) Playing Mo vies (during playback) D j Playback co ntrol b[...]

150  Additional Information Viewing Photos F g Control button: Open the setup menus ( 0 136) F h Current ph oto / T ota l number of photo s F j Photo n u mbe r ( 0 141) F k Photo j ump ( 0 104) F l Slideshow ( 0 109) G q Switch to [Photos] ind ex screen ( 0 103) C OP Y[...]

Addition al Informatio n  151 6 Memo ry o per ati on N Record, M Record pause, A Playback, C Playback pause, I Fa st pla yb ac k, J Fast re ver se p lay ba ck, G Slow playback, H Slow reverse playback, E Frame advance*, F F rame reverse*. * Available on ly when divi ding scenes . 7 Remaining battery time • The ic on shows a rou gh esti mate of[...]

152  Additional Information Trou b le ? T roubleshooting If you have a proble m with your camcorder , r efer to this section. Some- times w hat you t hink is a malfunctio n of the camcorder may have the simples t of s olutio ns - pleas e r ead the “CHECK THI S FIRST ” box before going on to the more detailed problems and solutions. Consult y[...]

Addition al Informatio n  153 A noise can be heard from the compact power adapter . - A faint sound can be heard while the compact power adapter is connected to a power outlet. This is not a malfunction. The battery pack is exhausted extremely quickly even at normal temperatur es. - The batter y may have reached the end of its battery life. Buy [...]

154  Additional Information Playbac k Cannot create a story . - A memory can contain a maximum of 98 stories (not includi ng [U nsorted] and [Video Snap- shot]). Delete some stories ( 0 90) or select a different memory that contains less than 98 stories. Cannot add scenes to a story . - In most cases, a story can contain a max imu m of 999 scene[...]

Addition al Informatio n  155 Cannot divide scenes - Y ou cannot divide scenes recorded or edited using another dev ice. - The memory is full. Delete some recordings ( 0 56, 105) to free some spa ce. Cannot copy scenes/photos - Y ou may not be able to copy scenes/photos r ecorded or edited using ano ther device. Cannot mark individual scenes/pho[...]

156  Additional Information o appears on the screen - The LOCK switch on the Eye-F i card is set to prev ent accidental erasure. C hange the positio n of the LOCK switch. - An error occurred when trying to access contr ol data on the Eye-Fi card. T urn the camcorder off then on again. If the icon appears often, there might be a problem w ith the[...]

Addition al Informatio n  157 Memory Card and Accessories Cannot insert the memory card. - The memory card was not facing the corr ect direction. T urn the memory card over and inser t it. Cannot record on the memory card. - T he m em or y car d is fu ll. Del ete som e r ecor din gs ( 0 56, 105) to free some space or replace the memory card. - I[...]

158  Additional Information Connections with Exter nal Devices Video noise appears on the TV screen. - When using the camcorder in a room whe re a TV is located, keep a distance betwee n the compact power adapter and the power or antenna cab les of the TV . Playback looks fine on the camcorder but ther e is no image on the TV screen. - The video[...]

Addition al Informatio n  159 List of Me ssage s Accessing the memory card. Do not remove the memory card. - Y ou opened the double memory card slot cover whi le the camcorder was accessing the mem- ory card or the camcorder started acce ssing the memor y card as y ou opened the double memory card slot cover . Do not remove the memory card until[...]

160  Additional Information Cannot copy - The total size of the sc enes you selected to copy exceed s the available space in the memor y . Delete some recordings on the memory card ( 0 56, 105) or reduce the number of scenes to copy . - The memory already contains the maximum number of scenes (3,999 sc enes). Delete some scenes ( 0 56) to free s[...]

Addition al Informatio n  161 Cannot play the movies on this memory card - Movies cannot be played back from a 64 MB or smalle r memory card. Use a recommended memory card ( 0 36). Cannot play the movies on this memory ca rd Initialize only using the camcorder - The memory card in the camcorder was initia li zed using a computer . Initialize the[...]

162  Additional Information - Y ou inserted a MultiMedia Card (MMC) into the camcorder . Use a recommended memor y card ( 0 36). - If after the message disappears, 4 / 7 a ppears in red, per form the following: T urn off the camcorder and remove and reinsert the memory card. If 4 / 7 turns bac k to green you can resume recording/playback. If the[...]

Addition al Informatio n  163 Memory card is full - The memory card is full. Delete some recordings ( 0 56, 105) to free some space or replace the memory card. Memory card is write-protected - The LOCK switch on the memory card is set to prevent acci dental erasure. Change the posi- tion of the LOCK switch. Need to recover files from the memory [...]

164  Additional Information / Some scenes could not be converted - Among the scenes selected for conv ersion to SD there are scene s recorded with another device. When converti ng scenes to SD, leave out scenes record ed using another devi ce. - Scenes recorded with another device cannot be converted. Those scenes were not converted but the othe[...]

Addition al Informatio n  165 - If a dialog box appeared on the computer scr een, close it. D isconnect the USB cable, a nd restore the connection after a s hort while. T otal play time is too long - The story cannot be converted when its total playback time exceeds 2 hours and 30 minutes. Reduce the number of scenes to conver t. Unable to recog[...]

166  Additional Information Do’ s and Don’ts Handling Precauti ons Camcorder Be sure to obse rve the following precautions to ensure maxim um per- formance. • Save your reco rdings periodically . Ma ke su re to tra nsf er you r rec ord- ings to an exte rn al dev ice such as a com puter or digit al vid eo recorde r ( 0 116) and save them on[...]

Additional Information  167 • Do not insert the supplied stylus pen into the mouth. If swallowed, seek medi cal ass istan ce immediat ely . • Han dle the suppli ed sty lus pen with ex treme care and keep it out of the r each of chil dr en. If mis handled , the s tyl us pen can pr esent a ri sk of seve re eye injury and eve n blindn ess. • [...]

168  Additional Information Long-te rm storage • Stor e battery p acks i n a dr y plac e at temp eratur es no hig her than 30 ° C (86 ° F). • T o extend the batter y life of the battery pack , dischar ge it com pletel y before storing it. • Charge and dischar ge all your battery pack s full y at least once a year . Remaining b atter y ti[...]

Additional Information  169 • C hec k th e di rect io n be fore i nse rti ng the me mor y ca rd. F orci ng a mem - ory ca rd into t he slot i f it is no t cor rectly or iented may da mage th e mem- ory card or the camcorder . • Do not attach any labels or stickers on th e memory card. • Secur e Digital (SD) me mory ca rd s have a physi cal[...]

170  Additional Information Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Cam corder B ody • Use a so ft, dry c loth to clean the camcor der body . Never use c hemically tr eated c l ot hs or vo latil e solv ents su ch as p ain t thinner . Lens • If the lens sur face i s dir ty , autof ocus ma y not w ork p rop erly . • Remove an y dust or dirt particles u[...]

Additional Information  171 When c ondensation is detect ed The camcorder automati cally shuts off. The precise time requir ed for wate r drople ts to evap orat e will var y dep ending on the lo cati on and weather condit ions. As a general rule, w ait f or 2 hour s befor e r esuming use o f the camcord er . Using t he Camc order Abroad Power So[...]

172  Additional Information Gener al Informa tion Accessories * Supplied wi th the camcorder ; not availab le as an opti onal accessor y . (Av ailability differs from area to area) Optional accessories not l is ted below a re d escribe d in mor e detail in the following pages. 1 SS-600/SS-650 Shoulder Strap A d HTC-100 HDMI Cable 2 WS-20 Wrist S[...]

Additional Information  173 Opt ional Acc essor ies Call or visit your local re tailer/deale r for genuine Canon video accesso- ries. Y ou can also obtain genuine accessories for your Cano n cam- corder b y calling: 1-800-828-4040, Ca non U.S.A. Information Center . 4 Battery Packs When you need extra b attery packs, select the BP-110. When you [...]

174  Additional Information Recording and playback times given in the following tables are approxi- mate and v ary ac cordin g to r eco rding m ode a nd ch arging , recordin g or playbac k condit ions. Th e eff ecti ve usage t ime of the bat tery pac k may decreas e wh en recordi ng in cold surroun dings , whe n usin g the brig hter screen se tt[...]

Additional Information  175 8 WD-H34 II Wide -conv erter This Wide- convert er lens d ecr eases focal length by a factor of 0.7, giving you a wide perspective for indoor shots or panoramic views. 9 SC-20 00 Soft Carrying C ase A ha ndy camc or der bag wit h padd ed comp artm ents an d ple nty of sp ace for acces sorie s. A q WM-V1 Wi reless M ic[...]

176  Additional Information Product Codes Provided Acces sories CA-110 Compact Power Adapter 5072B002AA BP-110 Battery Pack 5071B002AA STV-250N Stereo V ideo Cable 3067A 002AA (D82-0590-002) Option al Acces sorie s CG-110 Battery Charger 5073B002AA TL-H34 II T ele-converter 5069B001AA WD-H34 II Wide-converter 5070B001AA WM-V1 Wireless Micr o pho[...]

Additional Information  177 Specifications VIXIA HF R21 / VIXIA HF R20 / VI XIA HF R200  — V alues given are approximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: AVCHD Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch Photos: DCF (Design rule for Camera File system), compatible with Exif* Ver . 2.2 Image compress[...]

178  Additional Information • LCD T ouch Screen: 3.0 in., wide, TFT color , 230,000 dots  , touch operation • Microphone: Stereo electret condenser microphone • Lens f=3.0 – 60 mm, F/1.8 – 3.6, 20x optical zoom 35 mm equivalent  : Movies: 49 – 980 mm (optical zoom, [Dynamic] IS mode) 41.2 – 824 mm (optical zoom, [Standard] IS[...]

Additional Information  179 Te r m i n a l s • A V OUT/ X Te r m i n a l ∅ 3.5 mm minijack; output only (dual purpose terminal also for headphones stereo output) Video: 1 Vp-p / 75 Ω unbalanced Audio: –10 dBV (47 k Ω load) / 3 k Ω or less • USB T erminal: mini-B, USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB) • COMPONENT OUT T erminal (proprietar y mini[...]

180  Additional Information CA-110 Compact Po w er Adap ter • Power supply: 100 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz • Rated output / consumption: 5.3 V DC, 1.5 A / 17 VA (100 V) – 23 V A (240 V) • Operating temperature  : 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) • Dimensions  : 49 x 27 x 79 mm (1.9 x 1.1 x 3.1 in.) • Weight  : 110 g (3.9 oz.) BP-11[...]

Additional Information  181 Abou t the music files The specific ations of the music fi les compa tible wi th the camcor der are as follows. Audio e ncoding : Linear PCM Audi o samplin g: 48 kHz, 16 b its, 2 channels Minimum length: 1 s econd File type : WA V About the imag e files for the image mix fu nction The specificat ion of the image files[...]

182  Additional Information Index 3D Flip View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 A Abroad, using the camco rder . . . . 171 Aspect r atio of a c onnect ed TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 8 Audi o balan c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9, 82 Audio recording level . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5 Auto slow shutte r . . . . . . . . .[...]

Additional Information  183 L Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 LCD screen d immer . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4 LCD touc h screen . . . . . . . . . . 27, 29 Low li ght (recording p rogram) . . . . 6 2 M Mainte nance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 0 Manua l exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Manua l focus . . . . . . . . . [...]

184  Additional Information V Video snapsh ot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 Vo l u m e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2, 77 W White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3 Wide angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Wind screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Z Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 C OP Y[...]

185 CANON CONSUMER DIGIT A L VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIMITED WA RRANTY FOR THE UNITED ST A TES The limited warranty set forth below is given by Canon U .S.A., Inc. (“Canon USA”) with respect to Canon Consumer Digital Video Equi pment (the “Equipment”) pu rchased in the United States. This limited warranty is onl y effective upon presentation of yo [...]

186 LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DA T A, INCLUDING WITHOUT L IMIT ATION, LOSS OR CORRUPTION O F DA TA STORED O N THE EQUIPMENT’S HARD DRIV E, OR ANY OTHER SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM AGES CAUSED BY THE USE, MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THE EQUIPMENT , REGARDLESS OF TH E LEGAL THEORY ON WHICH THE CLAIM IS BASED, AND EVEN IF CANON USA H AS BEE[...]

187 CANON CONSUMER DIGIT A L VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIMITED WA RRANTY The limited warranty set forth below is given by C anon Canada Inc. (“ Canon Canada”) with r espect to Canon Consu mer Digital Video Equipme nt (the “Equipment”) purchas ed in Canada. This limited warranty is only effective upon presenta tion of a bill of sal e or other proof o [...]

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