Canon HFG10 manual

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2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHO CK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SH OCK AND TO RE DUCE ANNOYING INTERF ERENCE, USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES O NL Y . COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials may in[...]

3 In these safety instructions the word “product” refers to the Canon HD Camcorder VIXIA HF G10 A and al l its accessories. 1 Read thes e instructions. 2 Keep thes e instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 F ollow all instruction s. 5 D o not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only w ith dry cloth. 7 D o not install near any heat sources s uc[...]

4 28 Objects and Liquid Entry — Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touc h dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could r esult in a fire or electric shoc k. Be careful not to spill liquid o f any kind ont o the product. 29 Servicing — Do not attempt to service this product yo urself as openin[...]

5 Highlights of the VIXIA HF G10 The Canon VIXIA HF G10 HD Camcor der is a high- performance camcorder whose compact size mak es it ide al in a var iety of situ atio ns. The follow ing are just som e of the many funct ions featured in the ca mcorde r . HD Recording HD CMOS PRO and DIGIC DV III pr oces sor The camc or der is equi pped with a 1/3-inc[...]

6 Enjoying yo ur Recor dings on Other De vices Eye-Fi Connec t the camcor der to an HDTV ( 0 120) Play video dir ectly from your rec orded memory ca rd AVC HD -c om pa ti bl e H D TV s a nd digit al re corde rs wit h a card sl ot compatible with the type of memory card used *. Use an Eye-F i card ( 0 136) to wirelessly upl oad reco rdings to yo ur [...]

7 1 Introduction 10 About this Manual 10 Conventi ons Used in this Ma nual 10 Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs 12 Names of Parts 14 2 P reparat ions 20 Charging the Battery Pa ck 20 Prepari ng the Camcorder 22 Attaching the Lens Hood 22 Usin g the View finde r 22 Adjusting the Position and Brightness of the LCD Scre en 23 Wireless Controller 25 Usi[...]

8 4 Customization 83 Custom Button and Di al 83 Assignab le Buttons 8 4 Changing th e Assigned Function 84 Using an Assignable Button 84 Saving and Loading Menu Settings 85 Saving Menu Settings to a Memory Card 85 Loading Camera Settings from a Memory Card 85 5 Play back 86 Playing Ba ck Video 86 Adjust ing the volum e 88 3D Flip View 89 The Index [...]

9 8 P ho tos 12 1 Viewing Photos 121 Photo Jump Func tion 122 Deleting Photos 123 Delet ing a Sin gle P hot o 12 3 Deleting Photos f rom the Index Screen 123 Slideshow 124 9 Saving/Shari ng Record ings 125 Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 125 Copying Scenes f rom th e Date I ndex Screen 125 Copying Sc enes f rom a Story b y Rating 126 Copying a [...]

About this Manual 10 Introduction About this Man ual Thank you for pur chasing the Canon VIXI A HF G10. Pl ease r ead this manual car efully before you use the camco rder and r etain it fo r futur e r efer enc e. Should you r camcor der fail to oper ate corr ectly , r efer to T roubleshooting ( 0 153). Conventions Used in this Manual • IMPORT ANT[...]

About this Manua l 11 Self Timer Self Timer 1 Open the [Self Timer] screen. [FUNC.] [MENU] 8 [Self Time r] 2T o u c h [ A On n ] and then touch [ a ]. • n will appe ar on the screen. • Repeat, selecti ng [ B Off], to turn off the self timer . Movies: In recor d pause mode, press g . The camc order st arts r ecor ding afte r a 10- second coun td[...]

Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs 12 Supplied Accessori es a nd CD-ROMs The foll owing accesso ries ar e supplie d with t he camcor der: CA-570 Compact Power Adapter (inc l. powe r cord ) BP-808 Battery Pack WL-D89 Wireless Controller (incl. CR2025 lithium button batter y) Stylus Pen HTC-100/S HDMI Cable STV-250N Stereo Vid eo Cable IFC-300PCU/S USB[...]

Supplied Acces sories and CD-ROMs 13 The f ollow ing CD -ROMs an d sof twar e ar e suppli ed wit h th e camc or der: • PIXELA ’ s T ransfer Utili ty CD-ROM* -U s e T ran sfer Utility for savin g and transf erring movies a nd mus ic fi les you can us e as back ground musi c. • PIXELA ’ s V ideoB rowser CD-ROM* - In additi on to all t he func[...]

Names of Parts 14 Names of Parts 1 RESET button ( 0 156) 2 2 (camera/play) button ( 0 27) 3 DISP . (onscr een display) button ( 0 81)/BA TT . INFO (battery info) button ( 0 152) 4 Double memory card slot co ver 5 Memory ca rd slot X ( 0 33) 6 Memory ca rd slot Y ( 0 33) 7A V O U T t e r m i n a l ( 0 117, 119)/ X (headphones) terminal ( 0 71) 8 COM[...]

Names of Parts 15 1M I C t e r m i n a l ( 0 74) 2 Grip belt ( 0 24) 3U S B t e r m i n a l ( 0 117, 11 9, 131) 4H D M I O U T t e r m i n a l ( 0 117, 118) 5 REMOT E termina l ( 0 76) 6 Built-in spe aker ( 0 88) 6 2 1 54 3 Ri g h t s id e v i ew C OP Y[...]

Names of Parts 16 1 Instant AF sensor ( 0 16 7) 2 Viewfinder ( 0 22) 3 ST ART/STO P button ( 0 37) 4 Strap mount ( 0 24) 5D C I N t e r m i n a l ( 0 20) 6 Dioptric adjustmen t lever ( 0 22) 7 CUSTO M (custo mizab le) dial ( 0 83) 8 CUS TOM (custo miza ble) but ton ( 0 83) 9 LCD touch screen ( 0 23, 26) 10 POWERED IS button ( 0 54)/ Assignable butt[...]

Names of Parts 17 1 Built-in mi crophone ( 0 68) 2Z o o m l e v e r ( 0 51) 3 Mode switch ( 0 27) 4 Mini advance d shoe 5 ACCESS indicator ( 0 37) 6 ON/OFF (CHG) indicator ( 0 20) Green - O N Orange - Standby ( 0 43) Red - Charging ( 0 20) 7 POWER button 3 2 1 5 4 6 7 T op v i ew C OP Y[...]

Names of Parts 18 1 Serial number 2 BA TTERY RELEASE switch ( 0 21) 3 T ripod socket ( 0 25) 2 3 1 B ottom v i ew C OP Y[...]

Names of Parts 19 Wireless Controller WL-D89 1S T A R T / S T O P b u t t o n ( 0 37) 2 b (index selection) button ( 0 90 ) Press and hold for more than 2 seconds to sw itch between shooting and play back mode. 3 MENU button ( 0 29, 140) 4 DISP . (onscreen display ) button ( 0 81) 5S E T b u t t o n 6 B (stop) button ( 0 86) 7 PHOTO butto n ( 0 37)[...]

Charging the B attery Pack 20 Prep arati ons Charg ing th e Batte ry Pack The camco rd er can be power ed with a bat tery pack or dir ectly using the c ompact p ower ad apter . The first time you use a battery pack, fully charge it a nd then use the camcor der until t he batte ry pack is comp lete ly exha uste d. Doing so will ensu re that th e rem[...]

Charging the Battery Pack 21 T o r emove the battery pack 1S l i d e U in t he dir ection of the a rrow and hold it pr essed down. 2 Sli de the b attery p ack and then pull it out. IMPORT ANT • T urn off the cam cord er bef ore connecting or disconnecting the compact power a dapter . Afte r pressing x to turn off the camcor d er , important da ta[...]

Prep ari ng th e Cam corde r 22 Preparing the Ca mcorder This sect ion covers the basic p repar atio ns for the ca mcor der such as attach ing the len s hood, adju sting the grip bel t and ad just ing the v iewfi nder and L CD screen . Whe n atta ching the len s ho od, grip belt and straps, be careful not to drop the camcorder . Attaching the Le ns[...]

Preparing th e Camcorde r 23 Adjustin g the Position and Brightness of the LCD Scr een Rotating the LCD Panel Open the LCD panel 90 d egrees. • Y ou can r otate the panel 90 degr ees downwar d. • Y ou can rotate the panel 180 degrees toward the lens. Rotating the LCD panel 180 degr ees can be useful in the fol lowing cases: - T o a llow th e su[...]

Prep ari ng th e Cam corde r 24 NOTES • Using the br ight se tting will shorten the ef fectiv e usage ti me of the batt ery pack. • Y ou can fu rther adjust the brig htne ss of t he LCD scr een with the 6 [LCD Brightne ss] settin g, or d im i t with the 6 [LCD Scr een Dimm er] setti ng to use in pla ces wher e the li ght fr om the LCD scr een c[...]

Preparing th e Camcorde r 25 Wireless Controller First, inser t the supplied CR2025 lithi um button battery into the wir eless contr oller . 1 Press the tab in the dir ection of the arro w and pull out the battery holder . 2 Place the lithi um button battery with the + side facing up. 3 Insert the battery h older . T o use t he w ireless cont rolle[...]

Basic Operat ion of the Camcorder 26 Basic Operation of the Camcor der Us ing t he T o uc h Sc reen The contr ol buttons and menu it ems that appear on the tou ch scre en change d ynamical ly depend ing on the operat ing mode an d the t ask you ar e per formin g. With th e intu itive touch scree n interface you have al l the contr ols a t you r fin[...]

Basic O perati on of the Camcorde r 27 Operating Mo des Recording In r ecording mode, the camcorde r’ s oper ati ng mode i s determ ined by the pos ition of the mod e switc h. Playback Pre ss the camera /play button S to switch the ca mcor der betwe en camera (r ecor d ing) m ode an d playba ck mod e. Y ou can press S when t he camco rder is off [...]

Basic Operat ion of the Camcorder 28 Using the Menus Many of the camcord er’ s functions can be adjusted fr om the FUNC. panel and the set up menus. For detail s about the ava ilable me nu op tion s and sett ings, r efer to the appendix Menu Options Lists ( 0 138). FUNC. Pan el The FUNC. panel sh ows a convenient overvie w of freque ntly used sho[...]

Basic O perati on of the Camcorde r 29 Setup Menus * In mode setup menus cannot be accessed and most menu se ttings will be reset to defau lt values. 1 or mode only: T ouch [FUNC.] 2 T ouch [MENU] to open the setup menus. • Y ou can also press u on th e wi rel es s co ntro l ler . 3 T ouch the tab of the desir ed me nu. 4 Drag your finger up and [...]

First Time S ettings 30 First Time Settin gs Setting the Date and Time Y ou will need to set the date and ti me of the camcor der befor e you can star t using it. T he [Date/ Time] scr een will ap pear automa tical ly when th e camcor der’ s clock is not set. 1P r e s s x to t urn on the camcorder . • Th e [D ate/T ime ] sc reen ap pears and th[...]

First Time Settings 31 Changing the Time Zon e Change the time zone to match your locati on. The default setting is New Y ork. 1 Open the [Time Zone/DST] scr een. [FUNC. ] [MENU] 6 [T ime Zon e/DST] • T ouching [FUNC.] is necessary onl y when performing the proc edure in a recor di ng mode. 2T o u c h [ S ] to set the home time zone, or [ V ] to [...]

Using a Memo ry Card 32 Using a Memory Card Memory Ca r ds Comp atible for Use with the Camcorder Y ou can use the fo llowing types of com merci ally avail able Secu re Di gital (SD) car ds with this camc or der . As of October 2010, th e movie recor din g func tion has been tested usi ng SD/SDHC/SDXC memory car ds made by Pan asonic, T oshib a and[...]

Using a Memory Card 33 Eye-Fi Cards Th i s p ro du c t i s no t gu a ra n te e d to su p po r t E y e -F i ca rd fu n ct i on s (i n c lu di n g w i re le s s t r an s fe r ). In c as e of an issue w ith an Eye- Fi car d, pleas e check wi th the car d manuf actur er . Also not e that an ap prov al is re quir ed to use Ey e-Fi ca rds in man y countr[...]

Using a Memo ry Card 34 Selectin g the Me mory for t he Recordings Y ou can select to reco rd your mo vies and photos in the built -in memor y or on a memor y car d. The def ault memor y for r ecor di ng both is the buil t-in memo ry . POINTS TO CHECK • Be sure you unders tand the info rmation pr ovided in Eye-Fi Cards ( 0 33) before using an Eye[...]

Using a Memory Card 35 NOTES • Y ou can not us e relay recording from the built -in me mory to me mory ca rd Y . When using a single memo ry card, b e su re to i nser t it into mem ory card slot X . • Ther e will be a momentary st op in the scen e at the poin t where the camcor der swi tches f rom one memory to another . • Any of the follow i[...]

Using a Memo ry Card 36 Initiali zing the Memory Initia lize memory cards w hen yo u use them wi th th is cam corder for the fi rst tim e. Y ou c an also initia lize a memory car d or the buil t-in memory to per manen tly dele te all the r ecording s it con tains. At the time of purchas e, the bu ilt-in memory comes pre-in itiali zed and c ontain s[...]

Recording Movie s and Photos 37 Recording Recording Mo vies an d Photos By def ault, m ovies and phot os ar e r ecor ded in the b uilt -in memo ry . Y ou can sele ct the memory that will be used to r ecord movi es and pho tos ( 0 34). Please r ead the IMPORT ANT section ( 0 42 ) before usin g an Ey e-Fi ca rd. POINTS TO CHECK • Be f ore y ou be g[...]

Recording Movi es and Photos 38 Recording in AUTO Mode When you u se mode to shoo t video and take phot os, th e camcor der will automati call y adj ust various settings for you. 1 Set the mode s witch to . 2 T urn on the camcorder . T o re c o rd vi d e o Press g to begin r ecording. •P r e s s g again to paus e the re cord ing. • The ACCESS i[...]

Recording Movie s and Photos 39 Rati ng Scen es Y ou can turn on the scene rati ng option in recor ding mode with the 8 [Rate Sc enes (Recor ding)] sett ing. I m mediate ly afte r re cording a scene, you wi ll have the option to rate it by touching one of the rating but tons; you can also touch [ ] or [ a ] to lea ve th e sc ene unrat ed. Later you[...]

Recording Movi es and Photos 40 IMPORT ANT • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Failing to do so may r esult in permanent data loss or damage to th e memory . - Do not open the double memory card slot cover . - Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcor der . - Do not change the camc ord[...]

Recording Movie s and Photos 41 NOTES • About the pow er saving mode: If 6 [Power Saving Mode] [Auto Power Of f] is set to [ A On], the ca mcorder will sh ut off automa tically to s ave power wh en it is powe red by a battery pack a nd is left with out an y op erat ion fo r 5 mi nutes . Press x to turn on the camcorder . • When r ecor ding i n [...]

Recording Movi es and Photos 42 Reviewing the Latest Scene R ecorded Y ou can r eview the las t 4 se conds of the last s cene r ecorde d with the camcorder withou t swit ching to playback mod e. Whi le r eview ing the lates t sce ne, th e pict ure will be p layed ba ck without s ound. 1 Set the mode switch t o y or . 2 Review the last 4 seconds of [...]

Quick Start Function 43 Quick Start Function When you cl ose the LCD pan el with the ca mcor der on, the camcor der enters the st andby mod e. In stand by mode the camcor d er c onsumes only about 1/3 th e power used w hen r ecordin g, sa ving energy wh en you are using a batte ry pack. Additi onall y , when you open the LCD panel o r pull out the [...]

Selecting the Vide o Quality (Rec ording Mode) 44 Selecting the Video Qual ity (Recording Mode) The camcorder of fers 5 r e cording modes. Changing t he recor ding mode will change the r ecording time av ailab le on th e memory . Select MX P or FXP mode for better mo vie qu ality ; select LP mode for longer rec ordi ng time s. The fol lowi ng table[...]

Selecting t he Frame Rate 45 Selecting th e Frame Ra te Y ou can chang e the f rame ra te (the nu mber of frames rec ord ed per sec ond) to change the look of your movies. 1 Open the [Frame Rate] screen. [FUNC. ] [M ENU] 8 [Frame R ate] 2 T ouch the desired frame rate and then touch [ a ]. Options * Recorded as 60i. NOTES • Movies r ecorded w ith[...]

Focus A djustment 46 Focus Adj ustme nt Y ou can adjust the focus manual ly and use the peaking f unction to assist you or you can let the camcor der focus for you by using au tofocus . With aut ofocus , you can set the autofoc us spee d. The ca mcor der also f eatur es tw o mor e f ocusing f uncti ons, face detecti on and T ouch & T rack. POIN[...]

Focus Adjustment 47 5 After adjusting the focus, touch [ ] to return to the preset focus posi tion. • T ouch [ ] again to cance l the curr ent pre set focus positio n. • [ ] will be grayed out while adjusting the focus or zoom. • Y ou ca n use t he 6 [Focus Pr eset Speed] sett ing to adjus t the speed at wh ich the camcor der re turns to t he[...]

Focus A djustment 48 NOTES • While usi ng autofocu s, you can turn the m anual ri ng to f ocus manua lly . When you stop turning th e ring, the c amcor der ret urns to au tofocus . This i s usef ul i n situ ations such as w hen focusi ng on a subject on the other side of a window . • W hen recordi ng in brigh t surrou ndin gs, the camc ord er c[...]

Focus Adjustment 49 T o select the mai n subj ect If ther e is more t han one perso n in the pict ure, the ca mcor der will automati cally s elect o ne person it dete rmin es is the m ain su bjec t. Th e main sub ject is ind icat ed by a wh ite fac e de tectio n f rame and t he camcorder will optimize the settings for that pe rson. Other faces will[...]

Focus A djustment 50 T ouch & T rack When r ecor ding a gr oup of people using fa ce detect ion, the camcor der will automati cally d etect one person as the main subject. Y ou can use T ouch & T rack to tel l th e camcor der to tr ack an d opti mize settin gs fo r a dif ferent person. Y ou can also use T ouch & T rack to al ways ke ep [...]

Zooming 51 Zooming There are t hree ways you can zoom in and out: using t he zoom lever on the camcorder , using the zoom buttons on the wirel ess contr oller or using the zoom contro ls on th e touch scr een. In addition t o the 10x optical zoom, in mode, you can turn on the di gital zoom* (40x or 200x) with the 7 [Digital Zoom] setting. This c am[...]

Zooming 52 Approximate zoom sp eeds* (zoom lever) * Meas ured f ro m full wide- angle to full tel ephot o. ** When t he zo om sp eed i s too fast (a ppr oximatel y 2 s econd s en d-to -end) , t he camc or der w ill have mor e tr ouble foc using aut omatica lly while zooming. T o set the wireless con troller's zoom speed For the wire less contr[...]

Zooming 53 Soft Zoom Control Soft zoom control allows you to start and/or stop the zoom gradually . 1 Open the soft zoom control screen. [FUNC. ] [M ENU] 7 [Soft Zoom Control] 2 T ouch the desired option and then touch [ f ]. Options (  Default value) Digital T ele-Converter Using the digi tal te le-converter , you can digitally increase the foc[...]

Advanced Image Stabilization 54 Advanced Image Stabilizati on The imag e stabili zer r educes camcor der bl ur (blur d ue to the cam cor der moving ) so you can get nice, sta ble sho ts. Se lect th e image stab ilizat ion mod e acc ording to the shootin g con diti ons. 1 Open the image stabilizer scr een. [FUNC.] [Image Stabiliz er] 2 T ouch the de[...]

Automati c Gain Control (AGC) Limit 55 Automatic Gain Control (A GC) Limit When r ecordin g in d ark surr oundings, t he camcor der wil l au tomati cally i ncr ease t he gai n to tr y to get a brig hter pictu re. However , usin g highe r gain values ma y resul t in mor e noticeab le video noi se. Y ou can sele ct the AGC limit to curb the amou nt o[...]

Auto matic Expos ure Reco rding Progra ms 56 Automatic Exposure Recording Pr ograms With the auto matic ex posur e (AE) rec ord ing pr ograms, the camc or der wil l adjus t the shutt er speed and/or a p ertur e value to o btain the opti mal exposur e. When usi ng the AE r ecor d ing progra ms, you can change f unction s like the whi te balan ce and[...]

Automatic Exposure Rec ording Programs 57 NOTES •[ B Shutter -Pri. AE]: - On s creen only the denom inator is displayed – [ B 250] indicate s a sh utter s peed of 1/2 50 second, etc. - When r ecor ding in dark surr oundings, you can obtain a brighter pi ctur e by using slow shutter speeds; however , image quality may not be as good and autofocu[...]

Exposur e Adjust ment 58 Exposure Adjustment At times, backlit sub jects may appear too dark (undere xposed) or subjects under very str ong lights may appear too bright or glaring (overexposed). In such cases, adjusting th e exposure wil l correct th is. This ca mcorder featu res a de dicate d recor ding pr ogra m, [ y Manual Expo sure], for ad jus[...]

Exposure Adjustm ent 59 Using th e Zebra Patter n Y ou can use the zebra patte r n to ide ntify area s that might be ov ere xposed, s o you c an corr ect the exposure a ppropriately . The camcor der of fers two levels of z ebra pattern: With 100% only areas tha t will lo se d etail in th e h ighligh t areas will b e ide nti fied, w hile 70% will id[...]

Exposur e Adjust ment 60 T o ad just the T ouch AE function for highli ghts (H ighlight A E) Certai n subj ects, like cloud s or white o bjec ts, ar e easily over exposed and can en d up a ppeari ng as bright a rea s where a ll detai l is lost. U sing the [Highligh ts] setting, you can touch the b righte st ar ea inside the e fram e and th e camco [...]

White Balance 61 White Balance The white bal ance funct ion helps you to accura tely r eprod uce colors under diff er ent lighti ng cond ition s. POINTS TO CHECK • Select a reco rd ing pr ogram ot her than the Sp ecial Scene r ecor ding pr ograms. 1 Open the white balance screen. [FUNC. ] [ m Whit e Bala nce ] 2 T ouch the desired option and then[...]

White Balance 62 NOTES • When you select a custom white balance: -S e t 7 [D igital Zoom] t o [ B Of f] . - Reset the white balan c e when you chang e locatio ns or the li ghting or other condi tions chang e. - Dep endi ng on the ligh t sourc e, g may keep flashin g. Th e resul t will still be b etter than with [ Y Automatic]. • Us ing a cust o[...]

Special Scen e Recording Programs 63 Special Scene Re cording Programs Reco rding in a very br ight sk i resort or capt uring the full co lors of a su nset or a fireworks display become s as easy a s sel ectin g a S pecial Scene r ecor d ing p r ogram. 1 Open the recor din g pr ograms screen. [FUNC.] [Rec. Programs] [ F Portrait] 2 T ouch the desir[...]

Special Scene Recordi ng Programs 64 NOTES •[ F Portrait]/[ G Sports]/[ I Snow]/[ J Beach]: The pi ctur e may not a ppear sm ooth during playback. •[ F Portrait ]: The b lur eff ect of the b ackgr o und i ncr eases the mo re you zoo m in ( P ). •[ I Snow]/[ J Beach]: The subject may become overexposed on cloudy days or in shad ed plac es. Ch [...]

Image Effect s 65 Image Ef fects Y ou can adjust the co lor dept h, bright ness, contrast , and sharp ness of the im age. POINTS TO CHECK • Select a reco rd ing pr ogram ot her than the Sp ecial Scene r ecor ding pr ograms. 1 Open the image effects scr een. [FUNC.] [Image Effects] 2 T ouch [ON] a nd then touch [C olor Depth ], [Sharp ness], [Con [...]

Self Timer 66 Self Timer 1 Open the [Self Timer] scr een. [FUNC.] [MENU] 8 [Self Time r] 2T o u c h [ A On n ] and then touch [ a ]. • n will appear on th e scr een. • Repea t, selec ting [ B Off], to turn o ff the self tim er . Movies: In r ecord pause mode, pr es s g . The ca mcor der st arts rec ord ing afte r a 10-second coun tdown*. The co[...]

Audio Recording Level 67 Audio Recor ding Level Y ou ca n ad just th e a udio re cording leve l of t he b uilt- in or a n ext er nal microph one . Y ou c an di splay the audio lev el indic ator while recording. 1 Open the manual audio recordi ng level adjustment screen. [FUNC. ] [ c Mic . Lev el] [ y Manua l] • The a udio le vel i ndica tor and c[...]

Built-In Microphone Directionality 68 Built-In Microphone Dir ectionality Y ou can chan ge the dir ectionalit y of the bu ilt- in mic rophone to have m or e cont rol over how so und is reco rde d. 1 Open the [Built-in Mic Dir ectionality] screen. [FUNC.] [MENU] 7 [ Built -in M ic D irection ality ] 2 T ouch the desired o ption and then touch [ a ].[...]

Audio Equalizer 69 Audio Equalizer Y ou ca n use the audi o equ alize r to a djus t so und le vel s by speci fical ly ta rgetin g t he hi gh- or lo w- fr equenc y range. The a udio equali zer s ettin gs a re only av ailable when recor ding sound using t he built- in micr ophone. 1 Open the [Built-in Mic Freq. Response] screen. [FUNC. ] [M ENU] 7 [B[...]

Audio Mix 70 Audio Mix Whe n recordi ng, you can m ix audi o from th e buil t-in mic ropho ne wi th exter nal audio from the MIC termin al and a djust t he mix b alance for ori ginal sound effec ts. The external au d io i nput can b e fr om the option al WM- V1 Wire less Micr ophone, a c ommer cia lly ava i la ble ext er nal mi crophone o r f rom a[...]

Using Headphones 71 Using Headphon es Use he adph ones fo r play back or to check the au dio lev el wh ile recordin g. The he adph ones are conn ecte d to the AV OUT/ X termi nal, whic h is used for both the hea dphon es and the aud io/vid eo outpu t. Befor e connecting the headphone s, foll ow the pro cedur e belo w to change the f unction of the [...]

Using the Mini Ad vanced Shoe 72 Using the Mini Advan ced Shoe Using t he mini adv anced sh o e, yo u can a ttach to the camcor der a ra nge of option al acc essorie s to expand its f unctio nality . For deta ils ab out opti onal ac cessories av ailabl e for use wi th your c a mcor der , ref er t o Accessories ( 0 169). For details about how t o at[...]

Using an External Microphone 73 Using an Exter nal Micr ophone When r ecor ding in very q uiet surr oundings, the buil t-in microphon e may pic k up t he sound of the camco rd er’ s int ernal machi nery . When reco rd ing outsi de, the bu ilt- in micr ophone may pick up excess ive noi se fr om w ind. In s uch cases , we rec ommend using an ext er[...]

Using an Exter nal Microphone 74 2 Connect the r eceiver to the camcorder ’ s MIC terminal. 3 If necessary , activate the audio mix function ( 0 70) and adjust the audio mix balance. 4 Attach the microphone (transmitter) to the s ubject. • For details about using the WM-V1, r efer to the instruction manua l supplie d with the micr ophone. Using[...]

Using an External Video Light 75 Using an Exter nal Video Light Y ou can use the opti onal VL-5 Vi deo Light or VFL- 2 Video Flash Light when you need to r ecor d movies in d ark lo cati on s. Attach the op tional v ideo lig ht to the mini adv anced shoe. • Refer to Using the Mini Advanced Shoe ( 0 72). • will a ppear on the scr een when you t [...]

Using a Zoom R emote Controller 76 Using a Zoom Remo te Controller The optional ZR-2000 or Z R-1000 Zoom Re mote Controll er will allow you to use certain functions while viewin g the p ict ure on an external m onitor without touchi ng the camcord er . This i s par ticular ly useful whi le the camc order is mount ed on a trip od and you want to ens[...]

Color Bars/Audio Reference Signal 77 Color Bars/Au dio Reference Signal Y ou can have the ca mcor d er outp ut and r ecor d color bars and a 1 kHz audi o re fer ence si gnal. 1 Open the [Color Bars & T est T o ne] scr een. [FUNC. ] [M ENU] 8 [ C o l o r B a r s & Te s t To n e ] 2 T ouch the desired option and then touch [ a ]. Options ( ?[...]

Video Scop es 78 Video Scop es The cam cord er ca n displ ay a si mpli fied w avefo rm moni tor . It can also displ ay an ed ge monit or* t o help you focu s. Th e vi deo s cope s ap pear only on t he L CD s creen. They d o n ot ap pear in th e v iewfind er or on an external mo nitor . * The e dge m onito r look s at t he fo cus of the en tire pict[...]

Video Sn apshot 79 Video Sn apshot Record a series of short scenes. Then, play back your video snapshot scenes set to your favorite music ( 0 111). The default length of a video snapshot scene i s 4 seconds but you can change i t to 2 or 8 seconds, or to the le ngth re commend ed for the sel ected st ory scen e (catego ry) in S tory Crea tor , with[...]

Pre-Recording 80 Pr e-Recording The camcorder will sta rt r ecording 3 seconds befor e you pre ss g , ensuring you do not miss import ant shoo tin g opport unities . Thi s is e speci ally u seful when i t is dif ficul t to pre dict w hen to start reco rdi ng . 1 Open the pre-r ecording scr een. [FUNC.] [ d Pre REC] 2T o u c h [ A On] and then touch[...]

Onscreen Di s plays and Data Code 81 Onscreen Displays an d Data Code Y ou can tur n most onscreen displays on or off. Repeatedly pr ess h to turn the onscreen dis plays on/of f in the following sequence: , mode: • All disp lay s on • Most displays off 1 , mode 2 : • Only data code on • All disp lay s on 1 Pressing h wi ll t urn off mo st o[...]

Faders 82 Faders The camcorder offers two professional looking transition ef fects to fade-in or fade -out scenes. Y ou have the option to activate the fader only one time or every time you start or stop recor ding. 1 Open the fader selection screen. [FUNC.] [ O Fade rs] 2 T ouch the desir ed fader and then touch [ a ]. • Y ou can previ ew the tr[...]

Custom Button and Dial 83 Custom ization Custom Button a nd Dial Y ou can assign to f an d CUSTOM dial one of sever al fr equentl y used functi ons. Y ou can then adju st the s elect ed funct ion us ing f and CUSTO M dial, withou t having to access the menu . 1 Open the [Custom Key/Dial] screen. [FUNC. ] [M ENU] 6 [Cus tom Key/Dia l] 2 T ouch the d[...]

Assigna ble Buttons 84 Assignable B uttons The camc or der conve niently feat ures 2 buttons t o which you c an assign various f unctions. By assigni ng ofte n used func tions, you can quickly acce ss them with a singl e pr ess of a button. Changing the Ass igned Functio n 1 Open the selection s creen for the desired assignable button. [FUNC.] [MEN[...]

Saving and Loading Menu Settings 85 Saving and Loading Menu Set tings After you adjust the cinema-look filte rs and other settings in the FUNC. p anel and setup menus, you can save th ose settings on a memory card . Saving Menu Settings to a Memory Card Menu settings must be saved to memory card Y . If the memo ry car d alr eady has me nu settings [...]

Playing Back Video 86 Pla yback Play ing Bac k Video 1P r e s s S . • Y ou can also press and hold B on the wireless contr oller for m ore than 2 seconds to swit ch be tween shooti ng and play b ack mod e. 2 Open the date index s creen, i f it is not di s played. [ b ] [ 1 Date] 3 Look for the scene you want to play back. • Move the zoom leve r[...]

Pla yi ng Bac k Vide o 87 4 T ouch the desir ed scene to play it back. • Playba ck will st art fr om the scene selected an d contin ue until the end of the last sce ne in the index screen. • T ouch the sc ree n to di splay the pl ayback c ontrols. During playba ck, the playbac k con trol s will disap pear auto matica lly after a few second s wi[...]

Playing Back Video 88 Adjusting the volume 1 During playback, touch t he screen to display the playback cont rol s. 2 T ouch [ ], drag your finger al ong the [Speaker V olume]* bar to adjust t he volume and touch [ f ]. * When 6 [A V/He adphon es] is s et to [ J Head phon es], adjust the [ Headph one V olum e] bar instead. Durin g playb ack pa use:[...]

Pla yi ng Bac k Vide o 89 3D Flip V iew T ouc h [ ] in t he da te i ndex screen to sw itch to 3D F lip V iew. This conven ient wa y of dis playin g scen es grou ped by rec ording d ate in a 3 D layo ut can be usef ul to f lip throug h a lar ge num ber of reco rdi ng s. A Recording date. B Drag your finge r left to go to the next date with rec ordin[...]

The Index Selectio n Screen: Selecting the Content to Play Back 90 The Inde x Selecti on Screen: Sele cting the Cont ent to Play Back From the ind ex selection scr een you can selec t the content you want to play back (original sce nes by date or by story , or photos, for example). Y ou can also select the memory from which you want to play back yo[...]

Deleting Sce nes and Stori es 91 Deleting Sc enes an d Stories Y ou can delet e those scene s and stories tha t you are not int ere sted in keeping . Deleti ng scenes allows you al so to free up space on the mem ory . Deleting a Single Sce ne 1 Play back the scene you wish to delete. 2 T ouch the scr een to display the play back controls . 3 Open t[...]

Deleting Scenes and Stories 92 Deleting a Single Scene from a Story 1 Open the list of scenes of the story that contains th e scene you want to delete. [ b ] [ Gallery] Bring the desi red story to the fr ont [Scene List] 2 In the [Scene List] scr een, drag your finger up/down to select the scene you want to delete. 3 T ouch the orange box on the r [...]

Deleting Sce nes and Stori es 93 IMPORT ANT • Be ca ref ul whe n deleting r ecordi ngs. Once d elet ed, scen es cannot be re cover ed. • Deleti ng a story per manently del etes all the scenes it conta ins. • When d eletin g scenes, sc enes will b e r emove d fr om the date i nde x scr een and fr om any stor ies in the galler y they may have b[...]

Dividing Scenes 94 Dividing Scenes Y ou can di vide sc enes i n or der t o leav e out t he best p arts and la ter cut out the r est. 1 Play back the scene you want t o divide. 2 Pause the playback at the point wher e you want to divide the s cene. 3 Open the scene division screen. [Edit] [Di vide] 4 Bring the scene to a pr ecise point, if necessary[...]

Sel ecti ng the Pla yb ack St artin g P oin t 95 Selecting the Playback Starti ng Point If yo u have a very l ong sc ene, yo u may want to start playi ng back the scene fr om a c ertain p oint. Y ou can us e the m ovie t imeli ne to b re ak the scene to segments at fix ed ti me inte rvals rangin g fr om 6 seconds to 6 minutes. 1 Open the date in de[...]

Capturing Video Snapsho t Scenes and Photos from a Movie 96 Capturin g Video Snapshot S cenes and Phot os fr om a Movie Y ou can captur e video snapshot scenes, single photos or a series of continuous photos from a previ ously r ecorde d scene. For ex ample, you may want to p rint phot os fr om video r ecor ded at a part y or create a small video c[...]

Capturing Video Snap shot Scenes and Photos from a Movie 97 Capturing P hotos Y ou can capture a single photo or a series of photos. The size of the captur ed photos will be 1920x1080 and it cannot be changed. Please r ead the IMPORT ANT section ( 0 97) before using an Eye-Fi card. T o select the ph oto capture sett ings 1 Open the [Photo Capture f[...]

Using Story Creator to Create Video S tories 98 Vide o Stori es and Cine ma Styl e Using Story Creator to Create Video Stories Story Cr eator is a helpfu l funct ion that of fers suggest ions for typica l scenes i n a number of s ituatio ns. With Story Creat or , cre ating a video story with a stru ctur ed yet inter ested storyl ine is as easy as s[...]

Using Story Creator to Create Video Stories 99 Recording a Sce ne within a Story Press g t o recor d movies within the selected s tory scene (category). • Use the d isplaye d re commen ded length as a re fer ence wh en rec ord ing sce nes. • Scenes will be re cord ed under the story and categ ory curr ently selected. • Y ou can al so r ecord [...]

Using Story Creator to Create Video S tories 100 Recordin g Additional Scenes with in an Existing Story 1 Start Story Cre ator mode. [FUNC.] [ Story Creator] • Alternatively , you can set an assignabl e button to [ Story Creator] ( 0 84). 2 Select the story to which you want to add new scenes. • Th e list of sto ry sce nes wi ll appe ar . The o[...]

CINEMA Mode and Cinema-Look F ilters 101 CINEMA Mode and Cinema-Look Filters In mode, th e camcor der will adju st the fra m e rate and s everal other pict ure-r elated settings to give your r ecordings a cinemat ic look. In this mode you can also use a vari ety of profe ssional ci nema - look fil ters to creat e uniqu e movies with a dis tinc tive[...]

CINEMA Mode and Cinem a-Look Filters 102 Options (  Default value) The camcor der offers 9 c inema-look f ilters. Select the desired filter wh ile previewing t he eff ect on the s cree n. NOTES • Photos cannot be r ecor d ed w hile th e camcorde r is set t o mo de. • W he n re cord ing in mod e, th e 8 [Frame Rate] se tting will be set t o [[...]

Adding Decoratio ns 103 Adding Decoration s Using the decorati on function, y ou can add various graphical eleme nts to the pict ure , such as stam ps, waterm arks, the date/ti me, and even your own fr eehand drawings. Freehand draw ings ca n help emph asiz e a portio n of th e pictu re to attr act viewers ' atte ntion. The sup plie d stylus p[...]

Adding Decorations 104 T o use [Pens an d Stamps] 1T o u c h [ ] . • Th e [Pens and St amps ] screen w ill app ear . 2 Select the desir ed pen or sta mp fr om [T oo ls]. 3 Selec t white or blac k fr om [Colo rs]. • Alternati vely , you c a n touch [ ] and select a color fr om the colo r pale tte. 4 Draw fr eely on the canv as. • T o uch [ ] [[...]

Adding Decoratio ns 105 T o lo ad a pr eviousl y save d can vas In th e deco ration scr een: 1 T ouch [ ] and then touch [ f Load]. 2 T ouch [ Y es]. • The f re ehand dr awing s and s tamps save d in th e memory wi ll be loaded . 3T o u c h [ f ]. T o us e [Animated Sta mps] 1T o u c h [ ] . • The [Animated Stam ps] screen will appear . 2 T ouc[...]

Adding Decorations 106 T o use the Chroma Key function 1 Open the [Select Image] scree n of the image mi x function ( 0 105). 2 T ouch [ +] or [- ] to select th e image yo u cr eated. 3T o u c h [ A ] to open the [Chr oma Key] s creen. 4 T ouch [ Green] or [Bl ue] depend ing on the character istics of the image you want to use and touch [ y ] or [ [...]

Adding Decoratio ns 107 Decorating Scenes d uring Playb ack 1 Play back the scene you want to decorate. 2 T ouch the scr een to display the play back controls . 3 T ouch [ ] to open the decorati on screen. 4 Decorate the scene using the tools fr o m the toolbar as explained i n the pr evious section. • In pl ayback mode , the d ecorations will no[...]

Playing Back Stories from the Gallery 108 Playing Back Stories from the Gallery Y ou can play back r ecor dings made using Stor y Crea tor to play the m back as a singl e compell ing video story following the storyline or de r . Regular sc enes and vi deo snapsho t scenes rec orded without using Story Cr eator , will appear in the gal lery under th[...]

Playing Back Stor ies from the Galler y 109 IMPORT ANT • Obse rve the fo llowing precaution s while the ACC ESS indi cato r is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do so may result i n permanent data loss. - Do not open the double m emory card slot cover . - Do not disconnect the power s our ce or turn off the cam corder . - Do not change th e camcor der[...]

Rating Scenes 110 Rating Scen es Y ou can rate story scenes i mmediate ly afte r r ecor ding them ( 0 39) or during playback. Y ou can then select multi ple sce nes w ith th e same rati ng, fo r exampl e, i n or der t o play b ack o r cop y only your favorit e sc enes. Rating Sc enes from the List of Scenes 1 Open the list o f scenes of the story t[...]

Playback wi th Background Musi c 111 Playback wi th Background Music Play back mo vies (o r a photo slid eshow) wi th backgr ound musi c. Y ou can use one of the s upplied music t racks or co nnect a n external aud io pla yer to use y our favo rite songs as back gro und musi c. Using One o f the Supplied Music T rack s as Backg r ound Music The sup[...]

Playback with Backg round Music 112 T o adjust th e background music bal ance during playback 1 During p layback, t ouch the s creen to display the playbac k contr o ls. 2 T ouch [ ], drag your finger along the [Music Balance] b ar to a djust the ba ckgr ound music balance as desir ed and touch [ f ]. T o delete a music trac k In the [Sel ect Music[...]

Playback wi th Background Musi c 113 IMPORT ANT • If y ou use co pyri ghted son gs and m usic tra cks in your video cr eations, re member t hat music und er copyr ight may not be used without permi ssio n from t he copyri ght holder , exce pt for case s permi tted und er app licab le law s, suc h as f or per sonal use. Make su r e to f ollow a p [...]

Copying and Moving Scenes Within/Between Stories 114 Copying and Moving Scenes Within/Between Stories Y ou can copy an d mo ve sce nes in the ga llery within t he sam e sto ry scen e (cat ego ry), b etw een sto ry scenes in the same story , and between stories recor ded in the same memory . 1 Open the list of scenes of the story that contains the s[...]

Selecting a Story’s Thumbnail I mage 115 Selecting a Story’ s Thumbnail Imag e Init ially , the i mage use d as the sto ry’ s thu mbnail is the fir st fra me of the fi rst sce ne in the st ory . Y ou can set your f avorite sc ene as the thumbnai l that w ill repr esent the story i n the gal lery . 1 Open the gallery . [ b ] [ Gallery] 2 Selec[...]

Changing a S tory’s Title 116 Chan ging a Story’ s Title When you firs t cre ate a story , the curr ent date will be use d as the st ory’ s titl e but y ou can cha nge the title l ater on. The title ca n be up to 14 charac ters long (avai lable charac ters ar e limited) . The ti tle of th e two pree xist ing stori es, [Uns orted] and [Video S[...]

Terminals on the Camcord er 117 External Connections T erminals on the Ca mcorder * When conne ctin g a cabl e to th e camcor der , make sur e to al ign th e tria ngle ma rks on th e cabl e’ s conne ctor a nd on the camco rder’ s te rmin al. 1 COMPONENT OUT T erminal* Access: Ope n the LCD panel and termin al cover . The component video term in[...]

Connection Diagrams 118 Conn ectio n Diagram s In the f ollowing connecti on diagrams, th e left si d e shows th e termi nals on th e camc ord er and the r ight side s hows ( for r efere nce onl y) an examp le of terminals on a co nnect ed dev ice. Connec tio n A HDMI T ype: Digit al Qu ality: High definitio n Output only Connect to a h igh-definit[...]

Connection Diag rams 119 NOTES • Power the camcor der usi ng the compa ct power adapter and only then conne ct it to the computer usin g the su pplied USB cab le in the fo llowi ng cas es. - T o write ba ck scene s reco rd ed with th is camcor der that wer e pr evious ly save d on a comput er . - T o transfer music files from the supplied Camc or[...]

Playback on a TV Screen 120 Playback on a TV Scr een Connect the cam cord er to a TV t o view a nd chec k your r ecor dings. Play back on an HDT V usin g one of the h igh-definiti on conn ections wil l ens ure the be st playback q ualit y . 1 T urn off t he camcorder and the TV . 2 Connect the camcorder t o the TV . • Refer to Connection Dia gram[...]

Viewing Photos 121 Phot os Viewing P hotos 1 Press S . 2 Open the [Photos] i n dex scr een, if it is not displayed. [ b ] [Ph otos] 3 Look for the photo you want to play back. • Move the zoom lev er toward Q to show 15 photos per pag e; move it toward P to s how 6 photos per page. Operat ing modes : A Memory bein g read. B Drag your finger left f[...]

Viewing Photos 122 4 T ouch the photo you wish t o view . • The photo is di splayed in single pho to vie w . • Drag your finger left/right to browse th rough the photos one by one. T o r e turn to the index s cree n from single phot o view 1 T ouch the screen to d isplay t he playbac k contr o ls. 2T o u c h [ Q ]. Photo J ump F unction When yo[...]

Deleting Photos 123 Deleting P hotos Y ou can del ete those phot os that you ar e not i nter ested in k eepin g. Deleting a Single P hoto 1 In single photo view , select the photo you want to delete. 2 T ouch the scr een to display the play back controls . 3 Open the scr een to dele te photos. [Edit] [Delete] 4T o u c h [ d Proceed] and then touch [...]

Slideshow 124 Slideshow Y ou can play a slides how of all the photos and eve n set it to musi c. 1 Open the [Photos] index screen. [ b ] [Photos] 2 Select the background music to use during the photo slideshow . • Music tracks: Steps 2 - 3 ( 0 111). External audio: Steps 2 - 4 ( 0 112). Slideshow set to a music track 3 T ouch the photo that will [...]

Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 125 Saving/Sharing Reco rdings Copying Recordings to a Memory Card T o co py yo ur rec ordi ng s, yo u m u st s el ec t rec ord in gs in th e b ui lt- in m em ory or o n m em ory c ard X . In eithe r c ase, the re cordings wi ll be cop ied t o mem ory card Y . Scenes and photo s will b e copied from the index scr[...]

Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 126 Copying Sc enes from a St ory by Rat ing 1 Open the gallery and bring the des ired sto ry to the fr ont. [ b ] [ Gallery] Desired story • Check t hat yo u hav e select ed the f tab (built-in memory) or 4 tab (me mo ry card X ). 2 Open the [Play by Rating] scr een. [Story Deta ils] [Pl ay by R ating] 3 T ouc[...]

Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 127 T o sel ect in dividu al ph otos 1 T ouch on the ind ividual photos you wa nt to copy . • A check mark O will appear on the photos y ou touch. The t otal number of se lected photos wil l appear next to the o icon. • T ouch a sel ecte d photo to r emove the checkma rk. T o re move a ll chec kmar ks at once[...]

Saving Re cordings on a Computer 128 Savi ng Recordings on a Compute r Movies rec orded wi th thi s camc or der a re saved in the b uil t-in mem ory or on a memor y ca rd. B ecause spac e is lim ited, ma ke sure to save you r recordings on a comp ute r on a regula r basi s. Saving Movies (Windows only) W ith the su pp lied so ftwa re T ransfer Util[...]

Saving Reco rdings on a Computer 129 Saving Pho tos (Windows/Ma c OS) With the supplie d softwar e Photo Applicatio n you can save p hotos to your com puter and ea sily orga nize and ed it th em. Inst allatio n Instal l the softw ar e befor e you co nnect the camcord er to t he computer for the first tim e. See also the releva nt s ectio ns i n the[...]

Saving Re cordings on a Computer 130 • Operation may n ot work correctl y depending on the software and th e specific ations/sett ings of you r computer . • If you w ish to us e the im age fi les on yo ur com puter , ma ke copi es of them fir st. Use t he copied fi les, retain ing the orig inals . NOTES • R efer als o t o the comp uter’ s i[...]

Co pying R eco rding s t o a n Ex ter nal Vide o R eco rder 131 Copying Recordings to an Exte rna l Vide o Recorder In High Definition Connect the camcor der to Blu-r ay Disc r ecor ders and other A VCHD-comp atib le digi tal vide o recorders usin g th e su pplied US B cab le to mak e perf ect cop ies o f yo ur mov ies in hig h d efinit ion. If th [...]

Copying Re cordings to an Ext ernal Vide o Record er 132 4 Camcorder: Resume playback. • By default , onscr een disp lays wil l be embedde d in the output vid eo signal . Y ou can change the displays by repeatedly pressing h ( 0 81). 5 External recor der: Start recordi ng when the scene you wish to copy appears; stop recor din g when it ends. 6 C[...]

Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites 133 Uploading Movies to Video Sharing W eb Sites With the supplied softwar e T rans fer Utility , you can upload your scen es to your f avorite video sharing Web site. T o do so, you must first convert them into stan dard-defini tion scenes in the camcorder . With the s upplied software VideoBrowser , you[...]

Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites 134 7 When the conversion is completed, a confirmation scr een will appear . • Co nnec t the c amc order t o the comp uter at th is poi nt to co ntin ue up load ing th e con vert ed v ideos to the W eb or touch [End Without Connec ting] t o connec t to th e comput er later . T o select in divid ual scen[...]

Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites 135 NOTES • Th e time required to co nver t sce nes is app roxima tely e qual to the t otal pla yba ck tim e of th e convert e d sce nes. In most c ases thi s is s till f aster th an converting the scen es in the comput er so we re commend you convert sce nes in the cam cord er . • If afte r converti [...]

Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites 136 Uploading your V ideos Wirelessly If you ar e using an Eye- Fi car d, you c an automat icall y upload the conve rted SD mov ies to your f avorite video sharing Web site. Y ou will need to have installed the software supplied with your Eye-Fi card and complet ed all the r equir ed conf igurat ion se tu[...]

Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites 137 • Y ou can turn off the wireless com munication with the 6 [E ye-Fi Commun ication]* setting. • If the LOCK switch on the Eye-Fi car d is se t to pr event writing, you will not be able t o turn the wir eless co mmunicati on on/of f and the s tatus ic on will chan ge to o . T o use wirel ess commun[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 138 Addi tio nal I nformat ion Appendix: Menu Options Lists Menu item s not av ailable appear grayed o ut. For d etai ls about ho w to sel ect an it em, r efer t o Usi ng th e Menus ( 0 28). For details about each function, see the refere nce page. Menu options without a ref er ence pa ge ar e e xplaine d afte r the tab[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 139 1 Option not a vaila ble in mode. 2 Option avai labl e only for r ecor ding movies. 3 Some options ar e availabl e only whe n reco rding a story us ing Story Cr eator . Edit Pan e l - Mode From th e gallery: [ D e c o r a t i o n ] 1 [ Pens and Stamps], [ Anima ted Stamps], [ Captions ] 3 zzz 103 [ ] (image mix): T [...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 140 1 Oper ation not avail able fo r recordin gs on mem ory c ard Y ( 7 tab). 2 Oper ation no t avail able for the tw o preexist ing stor ies, [Un sorted ] and [Vi deo Snaps hot]. Edit Pa nel - Mod e * Operati on not availabl e for re cor ding s on memory car d Y ( 7 tab ). Setup Menus 7 Camera Setup [Edit T itle] 2 z ?[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 141 1 Option availa ble only f or reco rding movie s. 2 Option availa ble on ly when the opt ional SM-V1 Surrou nd Micr ophone is at tache d to the c amcor der after h aving u pdated the camc order ’ s firmwar e using th e memory card supplie d with t he SM-V 1. [Digital Z oom]: Determines th e operation of the digita[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 142 [Conversion Lens]: When you at tach t o the camcor der the opti onal TL-H58 T ele-co nvert er or WD-H58W Wide-c onvert er , set t he appro priat e conv ersi on len s set ting. The ca mcor der will t hen optimi ze the image stabi lizat ion and adjust the minimum o bject d istance . The minimum o bject distance throug[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 143 y / z Playback Setu p 1 Default in mode. 2 Option not a vaila ble when th e camcor der i s connect ed to an HDTV us ing th e suppli ed HDMI cable. [Data Code] : Displ ays the date and /or time when the scen e or photo wa s recor ded. [ L Camera Data]: Dis plays the aper tur e (f-sto p) and shut ter speed used when r[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 144 1 Op tion a vailab le only for reco rding mo vie s. 2 Can be set independen tly for and mode. The default va lue in mode is [ E PF24]. 3 Op tion a vailab le on ly for reco rding photos . [Rate Scenes (Re c ording)]: When set to [ A On], the scen e rating s cene will appear af ter ever y scene yo u re cord . [Scan Re[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 145 [Photo Numbering]: Select th e photo numbering method to be used on a new memory card. Phot os are automatically assigned cons ecutive numbers fr om 0101 to 9900, and stor e d in folde rs containing up to 100 photos. Folders are numbered from 101 to 998. [ a Reset]: Photo numbers will r estart from 101-0101 every ti[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 146 1 Opti on n ot av ailabl e whe n the camcord er is c onne cted t o an HDTV usin g the su pplied HDM I cab le. 2 Opti on avail able on ly aft er having insert ed an Eye-F i card into mem ory ca rd slot Y . [Output Onscreen Displays]: When set to [ A On], the camcorder’ s onscreen displays will a ppear also on the s[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 147 [LCD Brightness]: Adjusts the brightness of the LCD screen. • Changing the brightness of the LCD scree n does not affec t the bright ness of your recor dings or the brig htness o f th e pla yback i mage o n a TV . [LCD Scr een Dimmer]: When set to [ A On], the LCD s cre en i s dimm ed. Do ing so is ideal when usin[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 148 [Control for HDMI]: Acti vates the HDMI-CEC (Con sumer Electr onics Control) functi on. When you connect the camcor der to an HDTV compat ible wi th HDMI-CEC us ing the suppl ied HDMI ca ble, you can co ntrol the camc ord er’ s playback using t he remote control of t he TV . •I f s e t t o [ A On], when the camc[...]

Appendix: O nscreen Ico ns and Di splays 149 Appendix: Onscr een Icons and Displays Recording Movies (using Story Creator) 1 67 8 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Contr ol bu tton [ FUNC .]: O pen the FUNC. panel ( 0 28) 2S m a r t A U T O ( 0 39) 3 Face detection f rame ( 0 48) 4 T ouch & T rack frame ( 0 50) 5 Contr ol button [PHOTO]: T ake a photo[...]

Append ix: Onscre en Ico ns and D isplays 150 , Recording M ovies y Manual mode CINEMA mod e 1 22 23 7 24 25 8 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 5 9 28 11 30 29 31 32 33 26 27 36 37 35 34 39 38 43 42 40 41 1 49 48 50 45 44 17 18 47 46 15 Recor ding pro gram ( 0 56, 63) 16 Expo sure c ompens atio n ( 0 59) 17 AGC l imit ( 0 55); Ga in (during the [ y Manual Expo[...]

Appendix: O nscreen Ico ns and Di splays 151 NOTES • Y ou can press the DISP . button to turn off most icons and displa ys. Play ing M ovi es (du ring play bac k) 7 11 52 51 9 23 54 55 56 14 53 51 Playback contro l buttons ( 0 87) 52 External audio input ( 0 112) 53 Eye-Fi wi reless communication ( 0 136) 54 Scene number 55 Data code ( 0 81, 14 3[...]

Append ix: Onscre en Ico ns and D isplays 152 7 Memory opera tio n N Recor d, M Recor d pause, A Pla yback, C Playback pau se, I Fast pl ayback , J Fas t reverse p layba ck, G Slow pla yback, H Slow r evers e playb ack, E Fram e adva nce , F Fr ame reve rse. 9 Remaining battery tim e • The icon sh ows a r ough estimate of the r e maining charge a[...]

Troubleshooting 153 T roubleshooting If you have a problem with your camcor der , refer to th is sec tion . So metime s w hat y ou think is a malfunction of th e camcorder may have t he simplest of solutions - please r ead the “CHEC K THIS FIRST” box before going on to the more detailed problems and solutions. Consult your dealer or a Canon Ser[...]

Troubleshooting 154 Recording Pr ess ing g will not start recording. - Y ou cannot record while the camcorder is writing previous r ecordings onto the memory (while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing). W ait until the camcorder has finished . - The memory is full or it already contains the maximum number of scenes (3,999 scenes). Delete some r [...]

Troubleshooting 155 When playing back scenes/slideshow with background music, the music track is not played back correctly . - T his can occur whe n you trans fer the music file s to a memory ca rd a fter r epea tedly recor ding and deleting scenes (fragmented memory). Save your r ecor dings ( 0 128) and initialize the memory car d ( 0 36). Then, t[...]

Troubleshooting 156 o appears on the screen - The LO CK swi tch on the Eye -Fi c ard i s s et to p reven t ac cid ent al er asu re. C han ge t he p osi tion of the LOCK switch. - An error occurr ed when trying to acces s control data on the Eye-Fi card . T ur n the camcor der of f then on again. If the icon appe ars often, ther e might be a problem[...]

Troubleshooting 157 Memory Card and Accesso ries Cannot insert the memory card. - T he memory c ard was not facing the cor rect d ir ection. T urn the memory car d over and insert it. Cannot record on the memory card. - T he mem ory car d is ful l. Delete some r ecordings ( 0 91, 123) to free some space or re place the memo ry car d. - I nitialize [...]

Troubleshooting 158 The camcorder is connect ed using th e supplied HDMI cable, but there is no picture or sou nd from the HDTV . - Disconnect the HDMI cable and then r estore t he connection o r turn th e camcor der of f and then on ag ain. The camcorder is connect ed using th e supplied HDMI cab le, but HDMI -CEC does not w ork (cannot play back [...]

Troubleshooting 159 Cannot access the built-in memory - T here is a problem with the built-in memory . Contact a Canon Service Cente r . Cannot communicate with the battery pack. Continue using this battery pack? - Y ou attached a batt ery pack that is not r ecommended by Canon for use with this camcor der . - I f yo u ar e using a b attery p ack r[...]

Troubleshooting 160 Cannot p lay the m ovies in th e built-in m emory Initialize o nly using the camcorder - The camcorder's built-in memory was initialized using a computer . Initialize the built-in memory with th is camc o rd er ( 0 36). Cannot play the movies on this memory card Initialize only using the camco rder - The memory card in the [...]

Troubleshooting 161 Do not disconnect the powe r source. Cannot write dat a with this con nection. T o write d ata to the camcorder , connect the compact power ad apter then reconnect the camcor der and computer . Do not disconnect the USB cable unless you first use the computer to safely end the connection. - T he camco rder cannot be o perated w [...]

Troubleshooting 162 Memory card writing error Attempt to recover the data? - This message wil l appear the nex t time y ou turn on th e camcor der i f power supply was accidentally interrupt ed while the camcor der was writing to the memory . Select [Recover ] to try to r ecover the r ecordings . If you inserted a memory card that contai ns scenes [...]

Troubleshooting 163 There ar e no scenes with the selected rating - No scenes have bee n rated y et. Rate t h e scenes as you like ( 0 110). - T he crite ria you us ed to s elect scenes by rating r esulted in no applic able scene s. Change t he criteria used to select scenes by rating. This memory card contains scenes. Delete all scenes to use r el[...]

Handling Precautions 164 Handling Pr ecaut ions Camcorder Be sure t o observe the following precautions to ensure maximum performance. • Save your recordings periodically . Make sure to tran sfer your r ecor dings to an external device such a s a com puter or di gital video rec or der ( 0 125) and sa ve them on a r egular basis. Thi s will protec[...]

Handling Precautions 165 Batte ry Pack • Di rty te rmin als m ay cau se a poo r cont act betwe en the batt ery pa ck and the ca mco rder . Wi pe th e term inal s with a so ft clo th. Long-term storage • Stor e battery pa cks i n a dry place at te mpera tur es no hi gher than 3 0 ° C (86 ° F). • T o extend the batter y life of the battery pa[...]

Handling Precautions 166 • Se cure Digit al (SD ) memory cards ha ve a phy sical switch to preve nt w riti ng on the car d so as to avoi d the accide ntal erasu re of the ca rd’ s cont ent. T o writ e-protec t the me mory ca rd set th e switch to the LOCK position. Built-in Recharge able Lithium Battery The camc ord er has a buil t-in r echarge[...]

Maintenance/Others 167 Maintena nce/Other s Clea ni ng Camc order Bo dy • Use a soft, d ry clot h to cl ean th e camco rder bod y . Never u se che mica lly treate d cloth s or vo latile solven ts such as pa int t hinner . Lens, Viewfinder and Instant AF Sensor • If the lens s urface or In stant AF senso r is dirty , autofocus may not work pr op[...]

Maintenance/Others 168 Using the Camco r der Abroad Power Sources Y ou can use t he comp act po wer ad apter to opera te the c amcor der and to charge b attery packs in any country with power supply between 100 and 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Consult a Canon Service Center for inform ation o n plug adap ters for oversea s use. Playb ack on a T V Scre en Y [...]

Accessori es 169 Accessories The f ollowi ng optional accesso ries are compatible w ith thi s cam cord er . Select acce ssorie s ar e desc ribe d in mor e de tail in the fo llowin g pages. NOTES • Acc ess ories that are co mpat ible with the Adva nce d Acce ssor y S hoe c annot be attac hed to th is camcorder . Look f or the Mini ADV A NCED SHOE [...]

Accessories 170 Optiona l Acces sories Call o r visit your local retailer /dealer for g enuine Canon video accessor ies. Y ou can also obtain ge nuine accessories for your Canon camcor der by calling: 1-800-828-4040, Canon U.S. A. Information Center . Battery Packs When you n e ed extr a bat tery p acks, s elect one o f the f ollowi ng models: BP-8[...]

Accessori es 171 Using the bui lt-in memory Usi ng a me mory ca rd * Appro ximate tim e s for r ecor ding with r epeated operations such as start/s top, zooming , and pow er on/of f. Batte ry pack Recording mod e Recording (maximum) Recordi ng (typical)* Playback LCD Viewfi nder LCD Vie wfinder LC D BP-80 8 BP-80 9 MXP 105 min. 110 min. 60 min. 65 [...]

Accessories 172 TL-H58 T ele-converter This T ele -conver ter le ns incr eases the focal le ngth of the camcord er lens by a factor of 1.5. • The imag e stabil izer i s not as ef fecti ve when the T ele-co nverter is attac hed. • The mini mum foc using di stance at full te lepho to with the T e le- converte r is 1.3 m ( 4.3 f t.). WD-H58 W Wide[...]

Accessori es 173 DM-100 Direction al Stereo Microphone This hig hly se nsit ive, sup er -directi onal microp hone at tache s to the camco rd er’ s mi ni advance d shoe. I t can be used as direc tional microphone (monaural) or stereo microphone. ZR-2000 Zoom Remote Co ntro ller When the ZR-2000 is conne cted to the REMOTE terminal, it is possibl e[...]

Product Codes 174 Pr oduct Codes Provided Accessori es CA-570 Compact Power Adapter 8468A002AA BP-808 Battery Pack 2740B002AA WL-D89 W ireless Contr oller D83-0790-000 STV-250N Stereo Video Cable 3067A002AA (D82-0590-002) Optional Acces sories BP-809 Battery Pack 2588B003AA (silver), 2588B004AA (black) BP-819 Battery Pack 2589B002AA BP-827 Battery [...]

Specifications 175 Specifications VIXIA HF G10  — V a lues given are approximate figures. System • Recor ding System Movies: A VCHD Video compressi on: MPEG-4 A VC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.1ch* * Only when usi ng the op tional SM-V1 Surround Microphone. Photos: DCF (Design ru le for Camera File system), co[...]

Specifications 176 • Filter Diamete r: 58 mm • Minimum Focusing Dis tance 60 cm (2 ft.) ; 2 c m (0 .39 in.) a t fu ll w ide a ngle • White Balance Auto whit e balance , Custom whit e balanc e (2 setti ngs), User -defined col or tempe ratur e or Preset white balance se ttings: Daylight , Shade , Cloudy , Flu orescent, Fluorescent H, T ungsten [...]

Specifications 177 Power/Others • Po wer su pply (rat ed ) 7.4 V DC (batt ery pack), 8.4 V DC ( compact po wer adapt er) • Power consumption  : 3.1 W (SP mode, AF on, LCD normal brightn ess) 2.9 W (SP mode, AF on, viewfinder) Max imu m rated p owe r con sump ti on: 10. 9 W • Operating tem perature  : 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) • Di[...]

Specifications 178 About the m usic files The speci ficat ions of the music fi les comp ati ble with the camcor der are as fo llows . Audio encoding: Linear PCM Audio sam pling: 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 channels Minimum leng th: 1 second File type: WAV The musi c data is sa ved in the memory un der the fo llowing folder s. In the bu ilt-in memory : CA N[...]

179 3D Flip Vi ew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 A Abr oad, us ing the ca mcorder . . . . . . . . . . . 168 AGC (automatic gain control) limit . . . . . . . . . 55 Apert ure (f num ber) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Aspect rati o of a conn ected TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

180 Manual exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Manual focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Mark ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Memo ry c ard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 , 165 Menu settings, saving and loading . . . . . . . . . 85 MIC terminal [...]

181 Z Zebra pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Soft zo om control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Zoom speed level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 C OP Y[...]

182 CANON CONSUMER DIGIT AL VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIMI TED W ARRANTY FOR THE UNITED ST A TES The limited w arranty set forth belo w is given by Canon U.S.A., Inc . (“Canon USA”) with respect to Canon Cons umer Digital Video E quipment (the “Equipment”) purchased in the Unite d States. This limited warranty is onl y effe ctive upo n presentation o[...]

183 CANON CONSUMER DIGIT AL VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIMITE D WARRANTY The limited warra nty set forth belo w is given by Canon Ca nada Inc. (“Canon Canada ”) with respect to Canon Consumer Digital Vide o Equipment (the “Equipment”) pur chased in Cana da. This limited w arranty is onl y effective upon presentatio n of a bill of sale or ot her proof [...]

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