Canon HFG10 manual

PA L PUB. DIE-0396-000 HD Camcorder Instruction Manual[...]

2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, D O NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVIC EABLE PAR TS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC ING T O QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTR IC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized rec[...]

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4 Highlights of the LEG RIA HF G10 The Canon LEGRIA HF G10 HD Camcorder is a high-performance camcorder whose compact size mak es it ide al in a varie ty of sit uatio ns. Th e follow ing are jus t some o f the ma ny func tions featured in the ca mcorde r . HD Recording HD CMOS PRO and DIGIC DV III pr oces sor The camc or der is eq uipped wi th a 1/[...]

5 Enjoying yo ur Recordings on Other Device s Eye-Fi Connec t the camc orde r to an HDTV ( 0 119) Play video d irectly from you r r ecord ed memory ca rd AVC HD -co mp at ibl e H D TVs an d digit al re corde rs wit h a car d slot compatible with the type of memory card used *. Use an Eye-Fi c ard ( 0 135) to wirelessly upl oad reco rdings to your c[...]

6 1 Int rod ucti on 9 About this Manual 9 Conv ention s Used in this Man ual 9 Supplied Acces sories and CD-ROMs 1 1 Names of Parts 13 2 P reparat ions 19 Charging the B attery Pack 19 Prep ari ng the C amco rder 2 1 Attaching the Lens Hood 21 Using the Viewf inde r 21 Adjusting the Positi on and Brightness of the LC D Scr een 22 Wire less C ont ro[...]

7 4 Custo mization 82 Custom Button and Dial 82 Assignable Buttons 83 Changing the Assigned Function 83 Using an Assignable Button 83 Saving and Loading Menu Settings 84 Saving Menu Setti ngs to a Memory Card 84 Loading Camer a Settings from a Memor y Card 84 5 Playback 85 Playing Back Video 85 Adjus ting th e volu me 87 3D Flip View 88 The Index S[...]

8 9 Saving/Sh aring Recordin gs 124 Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 124 Copy ing Sc enes from the D ate Index Screen 124 Copying Scenes from a Story by Rating 125 Copying a Single Ph oto 125 Copying Photos from the Index Screen 125 Saving Recordings o n a Computer 127 Saving Movies (Windows only) 127 Saving Photos (Windows/Mac O S) 128 Copying [...]

About this Manua l 9 Introduction Abou t this Ma nua l Thank you for pur chasi ng the Can on LEGRIA HF G10. Plea se r ead thi s manual care fully befor e you use th e camco r der an d re tain it f or fut ur e r efer en ce. Sh ould yo ur camco rde r fai l to operat e cor rec tly , refe r to T roubleshooting ( 0 152). Conventions Used in this Manual [...]

About this Manual 10 Self Timer Self Timer 1 Open the [Self Timer] scr een. [FUNC.] [MENU] 8 [Sel f Timer] 2T o u c h [ A On n ] and then touch [ a ]. • n will appe ar on the screen. • Repeat, sel ecting [ B Off], to tur n off the se lf tim er . Movies: In record pause mode, pr ess g . The camc order st arts r ecor ding afte r a 10- second coun[...]

Supplied Acces sories and CD-ROMs 11 Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs The foll owing access ories are supplie d with th e camco rder: CA-57 0 Compact P ower Adapt er (incl . power cord ) BP-808 Batter y Pack WL-D89 Wireless Controller (incl. CR2025 lithium button battery ) Stylus Pen HTC-100/S HDMI Cable STV-250N Stereo Video Cable IFC-300 PCU/S US[...]

Supplied Accessories and CD-R O Ms 12 The foll owing CD-ROMs and softw are are suppli ed with the camcor der: • PIXELA ’ s T ransfer Utility CD-ROM* -U s e T r ansfer Utility for savi ng and transfe rring movie s and mus ic fi les you can use as background music. • PIXEL A ’ s Video Browser CD-RO M* - In addi tion to all th e functionality [...]

Names of Parts 13 Names of Parts 1 RESET b utton ( 0 155) 2 2 (camera/play) button ( 0 26) 3 DISP . (onscreen display) bu tton ( 0 80)/BA TT . INFO (battery info) button ( 0 151) 4 Double mem ory car d slot cover 5 Memory car d slot X ( 0 32) 6 Memory car d slot Y ( 0 32) 7A V O U T t e r m i n a l ( 0 116, 118)/ X (headphones) terminal ( 0 70) 8 C[...]

Names of Parts 14 1M I C t e r m i n a l ( 0 73) 2 Grip belt ( 0 23) 3U S B t e r m i n a l ( 0 116, 118, 130) 4H D M I O U T t e r m i n a l ( 0 116, 117) 5 REM OTE termi nal ( 0 75) 6 Built-in speaker ( 0 87) 6 2 1 54 3 Ri g h t s id e v i ew[...]

Names of Parts 15 1 Instant AF sensor ( 0 166) 2 Viewfinder ( 0 21) 3S T A R T / S T O P b u t t o n ( 0 36) 4 Strap mount ( 0 23 ) 5D C I N t e r m i n a l ( 0 19) 6 Dioptric adju stm ent le ver ( 0 21) 7 CUSTOM (customizable) dial ( 0 82) 8 CUSTOM (customizable) button ( 0 82) 9 LCD touch screen ( 0 22, 25) 10 PO WER ED IS butt on ( 0 53 )/ Assig[...]

Names of Parts 16 1 Built-in microphone ( 0 67) 2 Zoom lev er ( 0 50) 3M o d e s w i t c h ( 0 26) 4 Mini advanced shoe 5A C C E S S i n d i c a t o r ( 0 36) 6 ON/OFF (CHG ) indicator ( 0 19) Green - ON Orange - Standby ( 0 42) Red - Charging ( 0 19 ) 7P O W E R b u t t o n 3 2 1 5 4 6 7 T op v i ew[...]

Names of Parts 17 1 Serial number 2B A T T E R Y R E L E A S E s w i t c h ( 0 20) 3 T ripod socke t ( 0 24) 2 3 1 B ottom v i ew[...]

Names of Parts 18 Wireless Controller WL-D8 9 1 ST AR T/STOP button ( 0 36) 2 b (index selection) button ( 0 89) Press and hold for m ore than 2 seconds to switch between shooting and playba ck mode. 3M E N U b u t t o n ( 0 28, 13 9) 4 DISP . (onscr een display) button ( 0 80) 5 SET bu tton 6 B (stop) button ( 0 85) 7 PHOTO button ( 0 36 ) 8 Zoom [...]

Charging the Battery Pack 19 Prep arations Charging th e Battery Pack The c amco r der c an be p owered with a b attery p ack o r directly u sing t he comp act power ad apte r . The firs t time you us e a ba ttery pack, ful ly charge i t and then use the camco rde r until the battery pack is compl etely ex hausted . Doing so will ensu re that the r[...]

Charging the B attery Pack 20 T o r e move the b attery pack 1 Slide U in the dir ection of the arro w and hold it pressed down. 2 Slide the battery p ack and then pull it out. IMPORT ANT • T urn of f the camcorder befor e connectin g or disco nnecting the co mpact power adapte r . After pressing x to turn of f the camcord e r , im p ortant data [...]

Preparing th e Camcorde r 21 Preparing the Ca mcorder This se ction cove rs the basic pre parations for the camco rder such as at taching t he lens hood, adjusti ng the gri p belt and a djusting the v i ewfi nder and LC D scr een. When attachi ng the lens hood, grip belt a nd straps, be careful not to drop the cam corder . Attaching the Lens Hood A[...]

Prep ari ng th e Ca mco rder 22 Adjusting the Posi tion and Brightness of the LCD Screen Rotating th e LCD Panel Open the LCD panel 90 degrees. • Y ou can rotate the panel 90 degrees downward. • Y ou can rotate the panel 180 degrees towar d the lens. Rotati ng the LCD panel 180 degre e s can be useful in the following c ases: - T o al low the s[...]

Preparing th e Camcorde r 23 NOTES • Using the bright sett ing will shorten the effec tive usage time of the battery pack. • Y ou ca n further adj ust the brig htness o f the LCD sc reen wit h the 6 [LCD Bright ness] setting, or dim it with the 6 [LCD Screen Di mmer] set ting to use in places w here the light fr om the LCD scr een can be a nuis[...]

Prep ari ng th e Ca mco rder 24 Wireless Controller First, insert the supplied CR2025 lithiu m button battery int o the wir eless control ler . 1 Press the t ab in the di rection of the arr ow and pull out the ba ttery hol der . 2 Place the lithium button battery with the + side facing up. 3 Insert the battery hol der . T o use the wireless control[...]

Basic O peration of the Camcorder 25 Basic O peration o f the Camc order Using the T ouc h Scr e en The c ontrol but tons and men u items that appear on the touch scr een change d ynamically depending on the op erating mo de and t he task you ar e performing. With the intuitive touch screen in terface you have al l the contr ols at your fingertips.[...]

Basic Operat ion of the Camco rder 26 Operating Modes Recording In r ecor ding mode, the c amcord er’ s oper atin g mode is det ermined by th e p osi tion of the m ode swi tch. Playback Press the camera/p lay button S to switc h the camco rde r between c amera (recording) mode and playba ck mode. Y ou can press S when the camc order is of f to tu[...]

Basic O peration of the Camcorder 27 Using the Me nus Many of th e camcorder’ s functions ca n be adjusted fr om the FUNC. pane l and the setup m e nus. For details ab out the available m e nu opti ons and settings, r efer to the append ix Menu Options Lists ( 0 137). FUNC. Panel The FUNC. pane l shows a con ve nient ove rview of fr equently used[...]

Basic Operat ion of the Camco rder 28 Setup Menus * In mode setup menus cannot be accessed and most menu se ttings will be r e set to default values. 1 or mode only: T ouch [FUNC.] 2 T ouch [MENU] to open the setup menus. • Y ou can also pr e ss u on the wi reless controlle r . 3 T ouch the tab of the desired menu. 4 Drag your fing er up and down[...]

First Time Settings 29 Fir st Time Setti ngs Setting the Date and Ti me Y ou will need to set t he date and time of the camcor der befor e you ca n start using it. The [Date/ Time] scr een will a ppear automatica lly when the ca m cor der’ s clock i s not set. 1 Press x to turn on the camco rder . • Th e [Date/Time] scr een appear s and the yea[...]

First Time S ettings 30 Changing the Time Zone Change the time zone to match your loca tion. The default set ting is Paris. 1 Open the [ Time Zone/DST] screen. [FUNC.] [MENU] 6 [Time Z one/DST ] • T ouching [ FUNC.] is ne c essary only when performing the pr oc edur e in a recording mode. 2T o u c h [ S ] to set the h ome time zone, or [ V ] to s[...]

Using a Memory Card 31 Using a Memory Card Memory Cards Compatible for Use with the Ca mcorder Y ou ca n use th e follow ing typ es of com mercial ly avai lable Se cure Digita l (SD) ca rds with th is cam corder . As of October 2010, the movie recor ding function has been tested using SD/SDHC/SDXC memo ry cards made by Panason ic, T oshiba and SanD[...]

Using a Memo ry Card 32 Eye-Fi Cards This pr od uct is not guaranteed to support Eye-Fi card functi o ns (incl uding wireless tran sf er). I n case of an issue wi th an Eye-F i car d, please check with the ca rd manufactu rer . Also note that an ap proval is r equired to use Eye-Fi cards in many countr ies or regions. Without appr oval, use o f the[...]

Using a Memory Card 33 Selecting th e Memory fo r the Recordings Y ou can select t o recor d your movi es and phot os i n the buil t-in memor y or on a memory ca rd. The defa ult me mo ry for rec ording both is the b uilt-i n mem ory . POINTS TO CHECK • Be sur e you understand the information pr ovided in Eye-F i Card s ( 0 32) before using an Ey[...]

Using a Memo ry Card 34 NOTES • Y ou canno t use re lay recor ding fr om the built-in mem ory to memory card Y . When us ing a singl e memory ca rd, be s ure to i nsert it into mem ory card slot X . • Ther e will be a momenta ry stop in the scene a t the poi nt wher e the camc order swi tches fr om one memor y to anoth er . • Any of the follo[...]

Using a Memory Card 35 Initializing the Memory Initial ize m emory cards whe n you u se them with t his ca mcorder f or the first time . Y ou can als o init ialize a mem ory card or the buil t-in memo ry to pe rman ently delete al l the recordi ngs it con tains . At the t ime of pu rch ase, the b uilt-in m emory co mes pr e-init iali zed and conta [...]

Recording Movi es and Photos 36 Record ing Recor ding Mo vies and Ph otos By def ault, movies and photos ar e rec o r ded in the b uilt-in me mory . Y ou can s elect t he memory th at will be used to re cord movies and p hotos ( 0 33). Please re ad the IMPORT ANT section ( 0 41) before u sing an Eye-F i car d . POINTS TO CHECK • Be fo re yo u be [...]

Recording Movie s and Photos 37 Recording in AUT O Mode When you use mode t o shoot vide o and take pho tos, the camcorder will autom atically ad just various settings for y o u. 1 Set the mode switch to . 2 T urn on th e camcorder . T o recor d video Press g to be gi n re co rdi ng . • Pr e ss g again t o pause the r ecording. • The ACC ESS in[...]

Recording Movi es and Photos 38 Rati ng Scen es Y ou can turn on the scene r ating option in r ecording mo de with the 8 [Rate Scenes (Recor ding)] s e tting. Immediately after re cording a scene, you wi ll have t he option to rate it by touching one of t he rating but tons; you can also touch [ ] or [ a ] to leave the scene unrate d. Later you ca [...]

Recording Movie s and Photos 39 IMPORT ANT • Observ e the follo wing precaut ions while the ACC ESS indi cator is on or flashing . Failing to do so may result in permanent data loss or damage to the memory . - Do not open the double m emory card slot cover . - Do not disconnect the power s our c e or turn off the camcorder . - Do not change t he [...]

Recording Movi es and Photos 40 NOTES • About the pow er saving mod e: If 6 [Power Saving M ode] [Auto Powe r Off] is set to [ A On], the ca mcorder wi ll shut off aut omaticall y to sav e power wh en it is power ed by a batt ery pack and is left without any oper ation for 5 minu tes. Press x to t ur n on th e camcord er . • When r ecor ding in[...]

Recording Movie s and Photos 41 Reviewing the Latest Scene Recorded Y ou can review t he las t 4 seconds of the l ast scene rec ord ed with the c amcord er without switching to playbac k mode. Whi le revi ewing t he latest scene, the picture w ill be pl ayed back w ithout sound. 1 Set the mode switch to y or . 2 Review the las t 4 seconds of the sc[...]

Quick Start Function 42 Quick St art Functi on When you c lose the LCD pane l with the c a mcor der on, th e camcord er enters the st andby mode. In standby mo de the camcord e r consu mes only abou t 1/3 the power used when record ing, saving ener gy wh en yo u are using a b atte ry pac k. Addi tio nally , when you op en th e LCD pan el or pull ou[...]

Selecting the Vid eo Quality (Recording Mode) 43 Selecting the V ideo Qu ality (Recording Mode) The camcorder of fers 5 recordin g modes. Changing the re c ordi ng mode will change the r ecording time avai lable on the me mory . Sele ct MXP or FXP mode for bett er movi e q ual ity; select LP mode for longer recor ding times. The following table giv[...]

Selecting the Frame Rate 44 Selectin g the Frame Rate Y ou can ch ange the fra me ra te (t he num ber of fram es reco r ded p er se cond ) to ch ange the loo k of y our movi es. 1 Open the [ Frame Rate] screen. [FUNC.] [MENU] 8 [Fr ame Rat e] 2 T ouch the desir ed frame rate and then touch [ a ]. Options * Recor ded as 50i. Ope rating modes: [ w 50[...]

Focus Adjustment 45 Focus Adjustment Y ou can adjust the focus manuall y and use the peaking func tion to assist you or you can l et the camcor der focus for you by using autofocu s. W ith autofocus, you can set the autofocus sp eed. The c amcorder also featur es two more focusing functions, f ace detect ion and T ouch & T ra c k. POINTS TO CHE[...]

Focus A djustment 46 5 After adjusting the focus , touch [ ] to return to the pr eset focus posit ion. • T ouch [ ] agai n to cancel the cur r ent preset fo cus posi tion. • [ ] will be grayed out whi l e adjusting the foc us or zoom. • Y ou can use the 6 [Foc us Pres et Spee d] sett ing to adj ust the spee d at whic h the cam corder re turn [...]

Focus Adjustment 47 NOTES • While using auto f ocus, you ca n turn the manual ring to focus manually . When you stop turning the ring, the camcor der re tur ns to a utofocus. Th is is usef ul in sit uations suc h as when fo cusing on a subject on th e other side of a window . • When recor ding in bright sur r oundings, t he camcor der close s d[...]

Focus A djustment 48 T o select the main subject If th ere is more than one per son in the p i ctur e, the c amcorder will automa tically s elect o ne person i t determi nes is the main s ubject. The main su b jec t is indicated by a white fac e detection fram e and the camcor der will optimize t he settings for that p erson. Other faces will have [...]

Focus Adjustment 49 NOTES • T ouching some w her e with a color or patt er n unique to t he subject w ill make it ea sier to track. However , if ther e is an other subject in the vi cinity that shar es simila r charact eristics t o the select ed subject, the camcorder m ay st art trackin g the i ncorrect su bject. T ouch the scr een again t o sel[...]

Zooming 50 Zooming There ar e three ways you can zoom in and out: using the zoom le ver on the ca mcorder , using t he zoom buttons on the wireless controll e r or us ing the zoom controls on the touch scre e n. In addition to the 10x optical zoom , in m ode, you can turn on the digital zoom* (40x or 200x) with th e 7 [Digit al Zoom] s etting. This[...]

Zooming 51 Appr oximate z o om speed s * (z oom leve r ) * Meas ured fr om full w ide-angle to f ull telepho to. ** When the zoom speed is too fast (ap proximate ly 2 seconds end-to-e nd), the camcor der will have mor e tr ouble f ocus ing automati cally whil e zooming. T o set the wireless co ntroller's zoom speed For the wir eless contr olle[...]

Zooming 52 Soft Zoom Contr o l Soft zoom control allows you to start and/or stop th e zoom gradually . 1 Open the soft zoom control scr ee n. [FUNC.] [MENU] 7 [Soft Zoom Control] 2 T ouch the desir ed option and then touch [ f ]. Options (  Default value) Digital T e le-Converter Using the digital tele-converter , you can digitally increa se the[...]

Advanced Image Stabilization 53 Advanced Imag e Stabilization The im age stab ilizer r educes camc order blur ( blur due to t he camc ord er moving) so y ou can get ni ce, stable shot s . Select the im age stabilizati on mode accor ding to the shooting co nditions. 1 Open the image stabilizer s creen. [FUNC.] [Im age Stabiliz er] 2 T ouch th e des [...]

Automatic Gain Con trol (AGC) Limit 54 Autom atic Gain Co ntr ol (AGC) Limit When recor d ing in dark surr oundings, the camcorder will automatically incre ase the gain to t ry to get a brighter p i ctur e. However , using higher gai n values may r esult in more not i ceabl e video noi s e. Y ou can select t he AGC limit t o curb the amount of nois[...]

Automatic Exposure Re cording Programs 55 Automatic Exposure Recor ding Pr ograms With the automatic exposure (AE ) re cordi n g pr ograms, the c a mcord e r wil l adjust the shutter speed and/or aperture va lue to obtai n the optimal exposure. When using the AE recor ding programs, you can change functions l ike the wh ite bala nce and image ef fe[...]

Auto matic Expos ure Recording Programs 56 NOTES •[ B Shutter -Pri. AE]: - On scre en only th e denominator is di splayed – [ B 250] indic a tes a shutt e r speed of 1/250 second, etc. - When r ecording in dark surroundings, you can obtai n a brig hter pict ur e by usi ng slow shutter speeds; however , image quality may not b e as good and auto[...]

Exposure Adjustm ent 57 Exposure Adjustment At times, backlit subjects may appe ar too dark (underexposed) or subjects under very str ong lights may appear to o bright or glaring (overexp os ed) . In such ca s es, ad justing the exp osur e will co rrect this . This c amcorde r featur es a dedi cated r ecording progr am, [ y Man ual Ex posure], for [...]

Exposur e Adjustment 58 Using th e Zebra Patter n Y ou can u se the zebra pattern to ident ify are as that migh t be ove rexposed, so you can co rrect the exposure appr opriately . The camcor d er of fers two levels of zebra pattern: With 100% only are a s that will lose deta il in the hig hligh t areas will be identifi ed, wh ile 70% will ident if[...]

Exposure Adjustm ent 59 T o adjust the T ouch AE function for highlight s (Highlight AE) Certai n subjects, li ke clouds o r white ob jects, ar e easil y over expose d and ca n end up appear ing as bright areas where all detail is lo st. Us ing t he [Hig hlight s] set ting, you ca n tou ch th e br ightest area insid e the e frame and the camc order[...]

White Balance 60 White Balance The white bala nce function helps you to accurat e ly r eproduce colors und er differ ent lighting con ditions . POINTS TO CHECK • Selec t a rec o r ding pr ogram ot her t han the Speci al Scene recor ding p rog rams. 1 Open the w hite balance screen. [FUNC.] [ m White Ba lance ] 2 T ouch the desir ed option and the[...]

White Balance 61 NOTES • When you select a custom white balance: -S e t 7 [Digital Zoom] to [ B Off]. - Reset the w hite balance when you c hange l ocatio ns or the lig hting or ot her con ditions cha nge. - Depen d ing o n the lig ht source, g may keep flas hing. Th e result will stil l be better than with [ Y Automatic] . • Using a custom whi[...]

Special Scene Recordi ng Pr ograms 62 Special Scen e Reco rding Pr ograms Recor ding in a very br ight ski res ort or capturi ng the ful l colo rs of a sunset or a fir eworks di splay becomes as easy as sel ecting a Specia l Scene reco rdi ng progra m . 1 Open the recording programs screen. [FUNC.] [Re c. Programs] [ F Portrait] 2 T ouch the desir [...]

Special Scene R ecording Programs 63 NOTES •[ F Portrait]/[ G Sports]/[ I Snow]/[ J Beach]: The pic ture may not appear smooth during playback. •[ F Portrait]: The blur ef f ect of th e backgr ound increases the mo r e you z o om in ( P ). •[ I Snow]/[ J Beac h]: The subject may be come overe xposed on cl oudy days or in shaded plac es. Check[...]

Image Effects 64 Ima ge Effects Y ou can ad just the color depth, brightness, contrast, and sha rp ness of the i m age. POINTS TO CHECK • Selec t a rec o r ding pr ogram ot her t han the Speci al Scene recor ding p rog rams. 1 Open the image effects scr een. [FUNC.] [Image Effects] 2 T ouch [ON] and then touch [Color Depth], [Sharpness], [Contras[...]

Self Timer 65 Self Timer 1 Open the [Self Timer] screen. [FUNC. ] [MENU] 8 [Self Timer] 2T o u c h [ A On n ] an d then to uch [ a ]. • n will app ear on the scre en. • Rep eat, s electi ng [ B Off], to turn off the self timer . Movies: In r eco rd paus e m ode, pr ess g . The camcorder start s recor ding after a 10-se co nd countd own*. The co[...]

Aud io Recording Level 66 Audio Recording Level Y ou can adju st the audi o recor ding level of the bui lt-in or an exte rnal micr o phon e. Y ou can di splay the audio le vel indi cator whi le recording. 1 Open the manual audio recording lev el adjustment scr e en. [FUNC.] [ c Mic. Level ] [ y Manual] • The aud io leve l indicato r and current a[...]

Built-In Microphone Directionality 67 Built-In Microphone Dir ectiona lity Y ou ca n chan ge th e direction ality of the bu ilt-in micropho ne to ha ve mo re control ov er how sound is reco rded . 1 Open the [Built-in Mic Dir e ctionality] scr een. [FUNC. ] [MENU] 7 [B uilt-i n Mic Directio nalit y] 2 T ouch the desir e d option and then touch [ a [...]

Audio Equalizer 68 Audio Equal izer Y ou can u se the audi o equalizer to adjust s ound levels b y specific ally targeti ng the high - or l ow- fr equency range . The audio equaliz er settings are only ava ilable when r ecor ding sound using the bui lt- in mic rophone. 1 Open the [Built-in Mic Freq. R esponse] screen. [FUNC.] [MENU] 7 [Buil t-in Mi[...]

Audio Mix 69 Audio Mix When r ecordi ng, you can mix audio f rom the bui lt-in mi crophone w ith external audi o fr om the MIC termina l and adjust the mix balance f or original sound ef fects. T he external a udio input can be f rom the optional WM-V1 W ir e less Microphone, a commerciall y available extern al micr op hone or from an exte rnal aud[...]

Using Headphones 70 Using Headph ones Use he adphones for playback or to check the aud io level while recor ding. The headphones are connect ed to the A V OUT/ X termi nal, wh ich is us ed for bo th the he adph ones an d the au dio/ video output. B efore c onnecting the headphones, follow th e pr o cedur e below to change th e function of the termi[...]

Using the Mini Ad v anced Shoe 71 Usin g the Mini Advan ced Shoe Using the mini advan ced shoe, you can att ach to the camcord er a range of optional accessories to expan d it s func tion ality . For deta ils a bout optio nal ac cess ories ava ilable for us e w ith yo ur cam co r der , refe r to Accessories ( 0 168). For details a bout how to atta [...]

Using an Extern al Microphone 72 Using an Exte rnal Microphone When recording in v ery quiet surroundin gs, the bu ilt-in micropho ne may pic k up the s ound of the camco rder’ s inter nal ma chine ry . When recording outs ide, the bu ilt-in m icrophon e may pick up excessi ve noise fr om wind. I n such case s, we re commend using an ex ternal mi[...]

Using an External Microphone 73 2 Connect the r eceiver to the camcorder’ s MIC t erminal. 3 If necessary , activate the audio mix fu nction ( 0 69) and adjust t h e audio mix balance. 4 Attach the micr o phone (transmitter) to the su bject. • For detai ls about using the WM-V1, ref er to the instruct ion manual supplied with th e m icr ophone.[...]

Using an E xternal Vi deo Light 74 Using an Exter nal V ideo Light Y ou can use the optional VL- 5 Video Light or VF L-2 Video Flash L ight when you need to r ecord movies in dark locations. Attach the optional video li g ht to the mini advanced shoe. •R e f e r t o Using the Mini Advanced Shoe ( 0 71). • will appe ar on th e screen w hen yo u [...]

Using a Zoom Remote Controller 75 Using a Zoom Remote Con tr o ller The optional ZR-2000 or ZR-1000 Zoom Remote Controller will allow you to use certain functions whil e viewin g the picture o n an exte rn al mon itor w ithout touc hing th e camco rder . T his is pa rticul arly usef ul w hile t he ca mcorde r is m ount ed on a tri pod and you wa nt[...]

Color Bars/A udio Reference Signal 76 Color Bars/Audio Refere nce Signal Y ou can hav e the camc order ou tput and record colo r bars and a 1 kHz audi o reference signal . 1 Open the [Color Bars & T est T one] screen. [FUNC.] [MENU] 8 [C olo r Bars & T e st T one] 2 T ouch the desir ed option and then touch [ a ]. Options (  Default valu[...]

Video Scope s 77 Video Sc opes The camcor der can display a simplified wavef orm monitor . It can a lso display an edge mo nitor* to he lp you focus. The vid eo scopes appear only on th e LCD scre en. They do not appe ar in the vie wfinder or on an ext ernal monito r . * Th e edge monitor looks at the focus of t he enti r e pict ure and di spla ys [...]

Video Snaps hot 78 Video Sna pshot Recor d a ser ies of short scenes. T hen, play back your video s napshot scenes set to your favo rite musi c ( 0 110). The default len gth of a video sna pshot scene is 4 seconds but you c a n change it to 2 or 8 seconds, or to the leng th recommende d for the s elected story sc ene (category) in Sto ry Cr eator ,[...]

Pr e-Re cordi ng 79 Pr e-Recording The camcorder wil l start r ecording 3 seconds before you press g , ensuring you do not miss impor tant sh ootin g oppor tunit ies. T his is e speci ally us eful w hen it is di fficult t o predict when to s tart reco rdin g. 1 Open the pre-r ecording screen. [FUNC. ] [ d Pre REC] 2T o u c h [ A On] and then t ouch[...]

Onscre en Displ ays and D ata Code 80 Onscreen Display s and Data Co de Y ou can turn most onscreen displays on or off. Repeatedly pr ess h to turn the onscreen dis plays on/of f in the following sequence: , mod e: • All di splays on • Most displays of f 1 , mod e 2 : • Only data code on • All di splays on 1 Pressing h will turn of f most o[...]

Faders 81 Faders The camcorder of fers two professional l ook ing transition effects to fade-in or fade-out scenes. Y ou have the option to activate the fader only one t ime or every time you start or stop r ecord ing. 1 Open the fader selection screen. [FUNC. ] [ O Faders] 2 T ouch th e des ir ed fader and th en touch [ a ]. • Y ou ca n preview [...]

Custom Button and Dial 82 Customiz ation Custom Button and Dial Y ou can assign to f and CU ST OM dial one of several frequentl y used functions. Y ou can then adjust the selected fu nction usi ng f and CUSTOM dial, w ithout having to access the menu. 1 Open the [Custom Key/Dial] screen. [FUNC.] [MENU] 6 [Cu stom Key/ Dial] 2 T ouch the desir ed op[...]

Assignable Buttons 83 Assignable Bu ttons The camcor der convenient ly feature s 2 buttons to which you can assign va rious functions. By assigni ng often used functi ons, you can quickl y access them with a single p ress of a button. Chan ging the Ass igned Func ti on 1 Open the selection screen for the desired assignable button. [FUNC. ] [MENU] 6[...]

Saving and Loading Menu Settings 84 Savi ng and Loading Menu Se ttings After you adju st the ci nema-look filters and other s ettings in t he FUNC. pa nel and setup m enus, you can save those settings on a m emory car d. Saving Menu Settings to a Me mory Card Menu setti ngs must be sav ed to me mory c ar d Y . If the memor y card alr eady has menu [...]

Pla ying Bac k Vid eo 85 Playb ack Playing Back Video 1 Press S . • Y ou can also pr ess and hold B on the wir e less contr oller fo r mor e than 2 seconds to switch betw een shooting and pl ayback mode. 2 Open the date in dex scr een, if it is not displayed. [ b ] [ 1 Date] 3 Look for the scene you want to pl ay back. • Move the zoom l e ver t[...]

Playing Back Video 86 4 T ouch the desir ed scene to play it back. • Playb ack will st art from the scene selec ted and conti nue until the end of the last scene in the index s creen. • T ouch the scr een to displ ay the playb ack control s . Duri ng playb ack, the pla yback contr ols will dis appea r au toma tically afte r a few s eco nds w it[...]

Pla ying Bac k Vid eo 87 Adjusting the volume 1 During playback, touch the screen to display t h e playback contr ols. 2 T ouch [ ], drag your finger along the [Speaker V olum e]* bar t o adjust the vol u me and touch [ f ]. * Whe n 6 [A V/H eadphon es] is set to [ J Headph ones], ad just t he [Head phone Volume] bar instead . During pl ayback paus[...]

Playing Back Video 88 3D Fl ip View T ouch [ ] in th e date inde x screen to switc h to 3D Flip View . This co nve nient way of disp laying scenes gr ouped by rec ording date in a 3D layo ut can be useful to flip thr ough a large number of reco rdi ngs . A Reco r d ing d ate. B Drag yo ur finger left to go to the n ext date wit h recor dings. C Dra[...]

The Index Sel ection Screen: Selecti ng the Content to Play Back 89 The Inde x Selection Scr een: Selectin g the Cont ent to Play Back Fr om the index se lection s c re en you can s elect the content you want to pla y back (ori ginal scene s by date or by story , or photos, for example). Y ou c an also sel e ct the memory fr om which you want to pl[...]

Deleting Scenes and Stories 90 Deleting Scen es and Stories Y ou can de lete th ose sc enes and st ories t hat yo u are not intereste d in ke eping. Delet ing sc enes al lows you also to free up space o n the memory . Deleting a Single Scene 1 Play back the scene you wis h to delete. 2 T ouch the scr een to display th e playback contr ols. 3 Open t[...]

Deleting Sce nes and St ories 91 Deleting a Single Sce ne from a Story 1 Open the list of scenes of the s t ory that contains the scene y ou want to delete. [ b ] [ Gallery ] B ring the desir ed story to the fr ont [Scene List] 2 In the [Scene List] screen, drag your finger up/down to select t he scene you want to delete. 3 T ouch the orange box o [...]

Deleting Scenes and Stories 92 Deleting Stories Deleting a story permanently deletes all the scenes it c ontains. The two preexisting stories, [Unsorted] and [Vi deo Snapsho t], cannot be deleted. 1 Open the gallery . [ b ] [ Galle ry] 2 Select the story you wan t to delete. • Drag your finger right/left to bring the desired story to the front. 3[...]

Dividing Scenes 93 Dividing Scenes Y ou can divide scenes in or der to leave out the best parts and late r cut out the rest. 1 Play back the scene you want to divide. 2 Pause the playback at the po int where you want to di vide the scene. 3 Open the scene division screen. [Edit] [D ivide] 4 Bring the scene to a pr ecise point, if necessary . • Pl[...]

Selecting the Playback Starting Point 94 Selecting t he Playback Sta rting Point If yo u have a very lo ng scen e, you ma y wan t to star t playin g back the sce ne from a c ertain point. Y ou can use the mo vie timeline to br eak the scene to segm ents at fixed tim e intervals rang ing fro m 6 seconds to 6 minutes. 1 Open the date index scr een. 2[...]

Capturing Video Snap shot Scenes and Photos from a Movie 95 Capturing V ideo Snapshot Scene s and Photos f r om a Movie Y ou can captur e video snapshot scenes, single photos or a se ries of continuous photos from a pre viously r ecorded s cene. For exa mple, you may want to pri nt photos fr om video r ecorde d at a party or cre a te a small vid eo[...]

Capturing Video Snapsho t Scenes and Photos from a Movie 96 Capt uring Ph otos Y ou can captur e a single phot o or a series of ph otos. The size of the captured photos will be 1920x1080 and i t cannot be changed. Please re ad the IMPORT ANT section ( 0 96) b e for e using an Eye- Fi card. T o select the photo capt ure settings 1 Open the [Photo C [...]

Using Story Creator to Create Video Stories 97 Video Storie s and Cin ema Sty le Usin g Story C reato r to Cr eate Vide o Stor ies Story Cre ator is a helpful func tion that offers su gg estions for typi cal scenes in a number of situations. With Story Cr eator , cr eating a vi deo story wi th a st ructured yet inter ested storyli ne is as ea sy as[...]

Using Story Creator to Create Video S tor ies 98 Recording a Scen e within a Stor y Press g to record movies wit hin the selected story scene (categ ory). • Use the displa yed rec ommended le ngth as a r efere nce when r ecordi ng scenes. • Scenes will be record ed under the story and cate gory curre ntly select ed. • Y ou can also record vid[...]

Using Story Creator to Create Video Stories 99 Recording Ad ditional Scen es within an Existing St ory 1 Start Story Creator mode. [FUNC.] [ Story Creator] • Alter na tivel y , yo u can s et an as sign able b utton to [ Stor y Creato r] ( 0 83). 2 Select the story to whi ch you want to add new scenes. • The list o f story s cenes will a ppear .[...]

CINEMA Mode and Cinem a-Look Filters 100 CINEMA Mode and Cinema-Look Filters In mode, the camcord er will a d just the frame rate a nd sever al o ther pi cture-r elated set tings to give y our recor dings a cinem atic look. I n this mod e you c an also u se a variety of prof essional cinema- look filters to create unique movie s with a di stinctive[...]

CINEMA Mode and Cinema-Look F ilters 101 Options (  Default value) The camcor der offers 9 cinema-look filters. S elect the desir ed filter while pr eviewing the eff ect on the s cr een. NOTES • Pho tos ca nno t be reco rded while th e cam cord er is s et to mo de. • Wh en re co rdin g in mo de, the 8 [Frame Rate] setti ng will be set t o [ [...]

Adding Decorations 102 Adding Decorations Using t he decorati on function, you can ad d variou s grap hical element s to the pi cture, s uch as stamps, wate rmarks, t he date/t ime, and even your own f ree hand drawings. F ree hand drawings can help emphasi ze a portio n of the pict ure to attr act viewers ' attention. T he suppli ed stylu s p[...]

Adding Decoratio ns 103 T o use [Pen s and Stam ps] 1T o u c h [ ] . • Th e [Pens and Stamps] scr een will appea r . 2 Select the d es ir ed pen or s tamp from [T o ols]. 3 Sel ect white or bl ack from [Colors] . • Alter nati vel y , you can tou ch [ ] and select a co lor from the colo r pale tte. 4 Draw f reely on the c anvas. • T ouch [ ] [[...]

Adding Decorations 104 T o load a previously s aved canvas In t he de corat ion s creen: 1 T ouch [ ] and the n touch [ f Load]. 2 T ouch [Y es]. • The fr eehand drawings an d st amps sa ved in the m emory will b e loaded. 3T o u c h [ f ]. T o use [Ani mate d Stamp s] 1T o u c h [ ] . • The [Animated Stamps] screen will appear . 2 T ouch one o[...]

Adding Decoratio ns 105 T o use the Chroma Key functi on 1 Open th e [Select Image] sc reen of the image mix funct ion ( 0 104). 2 T ouch [+] or [-] to select the image you cr eated. 3T o u c h [ A ] to open the [Chroma Key] scr een. 4 T ouch [Green] or [Blue] depe nding on the charact eristics of the image you want to use and touch [ y ] or [ A ] [...]

Adding Decorations 106 Decorat ing Scenes durin g Playback 1 Play back the scene yo u want to decorate. 2 T ouch the scr een to display th e playback contr ols. 3 T ouch [ ] to open the decoration scr een. 4 Decorate the scene using the tools from the toolbar as explained in the pr evious section. • In playback mode, the decorations wi ll not be [...]

Playing Back Stor ies from the Galler y 107 Playing Back Stories from the Gallery Y ou can play bac k reco rdi ngs made using Story Cre ator to play them back as a sing le compelling video story following the storylin e order . Regular sc enes and vi deo snapshot sce nes recor ded without using Story Creator , will appear in the gallery under the [[...]

Playing Back Stories from the Gallery 108 IMPORT ANT • Observe the following precaut ions while the ACCESS indicator is on or f lashin g. Failing to do so may result in perman ent data loss. - Do not open the double memory card slot cover . - Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder . - Do not change the camcorder’ s op erat[...]

Rati ng Scen es 109 Rating Scenes Y ou can r ate st ory scenes im mediat ely after r ecordi ng them ( 0 38) or during playba ck. Y ou can then sele ct multip le scene s with the s ame rating, for exam p le, in ord er to play back or copy only your favorit e scenes. Rating Sce nes from the List o f Scenes 1 Open the list of scenes of the story t h a[...]

Playback with Back ground Music 110 Playback wit h Backgr ound Music Play back movies (or a pho to sli d eshow) with backgr ound music. Y ou can use one of the suppl ied mus ic tracks or conn ect an ext er nal aud io play er to use y our favo rite son gs as ba ckground music. Using One of the Supplied Mu sic T racks as Background Music The supplie [...]

Playback wi th Background Musi c 111 T o adjust the background music balance d uring playback 1 During play back, touch the screen to displ ay the playback co ntrols. 2 T ouch [ ], drag your finger alo ng the [Music Bal ance] bar to adjust the back g round music balance as desir ed and touch [ f ]. T o delete a music track In the [ Selec t Music] s[...]

Playback with Back ground Music 112 IMPORT ANT • If you use cop yrigh ted son gs and m usic t racks i n your v ideo creat ions, remember t hat mus ic unde r copyright may not be use d withou t permission fr om the copyright hol der , except for c a ses permi tted un der app licab le laws, such as fo r person al use . Make sure to fo llow a pplica[...]

Copying and Mo ving Scenes Within/Between Stories 113 Copying and Moving Scenes With in/Between Stories Y ou can copy and move scenes in th e gallery w ithin t he same stor y scene (cate gory), betwee n story scene s in the s ame story , an d between st ories r ecorded in the sa me memory . 1 Open the list of scenes of the s t ory that contains the[...]

Selecting a Story’s Thumbnail Imag e 114 Selecting a Story’ s Thumbnail Image Initi a ll y , the image used as the stor y’ s thum bnail is the fi rst frame of t he first s cen e in the story . Y ou can set your favo rite sce ne as the thumbnail that will re pres ent the s tory in the galler y . 1 Open the gallery . [ b ] [ Galle ry] 2 Select [...]

Changing a Story’s Title 115 Changin g a Story’ s Title When you firs t cr eate a story , the curr ent date will be used as the story’ s title but you can change the title later on. The title c an be up to 14 characters lon g (availabl e characters are limi ted). The t itle of the two preexisti ng stories, [Unsorted] and [Video Snapshot] c an[...]

Terminals on the Camcor der 116 External Connectio ns T erminals on t he Camcorder * Wh en con necti ng a c able t o the camcorder , mak e sure t o alig n the triang le ma rks on the cab le’ s conn ector and o n the c amcorder ’ s termin al. 1 COMPONENT OUT T erminal * Acce ss: Ope n the LCD pane l and term inal cover . The component video term[...]

Connection Diag r ams 117 Connection Dia grams In the f ollowing co nnect ion diag rams, the l eft side show s the terminal s on the camcor der and the ri ght side sh ows (for refe rence only ) an exampl e of terminals on a connected de vice. Connecti on A HDMI T ype: Digital Quality: Hig h definition Output o nly Connec t to a high -definitio n TV[...]

Connection Diagrams 118 NOTES • Pow er the camcorde r using the compact pow e r adapter and only then co nnect it to the computer using the supp lied USB cable in the follo wing cases. - T o w rite b ack sc enes recorded with th is ca mcorder that w ere previo usly saved on a compu ter . - T o trans fer mus ic files from th e supp lied Cam corder[...]

Playback on a TV Screen 119 Playba ck on a TV Sc r e en Connect the camcor der to a TV to view and che ck your re cord ings. Pla yback on an HDTV using one of the high- definit ion co nne ctions will ens ure the be st play back qualit y . 1 T urn off the camcorder and the TV . 2 Connect the camcorder to the T V . •R e f e r t o Connectio n Diagra[...]

Viewing Photos 120 Photos View ing Photos 1P r e s s S . 2 Open the [Photos] index screen, if it is not displayed. [ b ] [Photos] 3 Look for the photo yo u want to play back. • Move the zoo m lever towar d Q to show 15 photos per page; move i t toward P t o show 6 photos per page. Ope rating modes: A Memor y being r ead. B Drag yo ur f inger l ef[...]

Viewing Photos 121 4 T ouch the photo you wish to view . • The pho to is displa yed in sin gle photo view . • Drag your fi nge r l e ft/right to br owse through the photos one by one. T o r et urn t o the index screen fr om single photo view 1 T ouch the scr een to display the playback cont rols . 2T o u c h [ Q ]. Photo Jump Func tion When you[...]

Deleting Photos 122 Deleting Photos Y ou can delete those photos that you are not int e re sted in keeping. Deleting a Single Photo 1 In single photo view , select the photo you want to delete. 2 T ouch the scr een to display th e playback contr ols. 3 Open the scr een to delete photos. [Edit] [Delete] 4T o u c h [ d Proceed] and then touch [Y es].[...]

Slideshow 123 Slideshow Y ou ca n play a slides how of all the p hotos an d even set it to music. 1 Open the [Photos] index s creen. [ b ] [Photos] 2 Select the backgr ou nd music to use during t he photo slideshow . • Musi c tracks: St eps 2 - 3 ( 0 110). External audio: Steps 2 - 4 ( 0 111). Slideshow set to a music track 3 T ouch the photo tha[...]

Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 124 Saving/Sharing Recordings Copying Recordings to a Memory Car d T o co py yo ur reco rdings , yo u mus t se lect reco rding s in the bu ilt-in me mory o r on mem ory card X . I n either case, the r ecordi ngs will be copi ed to memory car d Y . Sce nes a nd p hotos will b e copi ed from the index scr een or fr[...]

Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 125 Cop ying Sc enes fro m a Story by Rat ing 1 Open the gal lery and bring the desir ed story to the fr ont. [ b ] [ Gallery ] Desir ed sto ry • Check th at yo u hav e se lecte d th e f tab (built-in me mory) or 4 tab (memory car d X ). 2 Open the [Play by Rating] screen. [Story Details] [Play by Rating] 3 T o[...]

Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 126 T o selec t indi vidual p hotos 1 T ouch on the individual photos you want to copy . • A ch eckmark O will appear on the phot os you touch. The total numbe r of selec ted photos will appear next to the o icon. • T ouch a select ed phot o to remove the chec kmark. T o r emove all chec kmarks at once, touch[...]

Saving Reco rdings on a Computer 127 Saving Reco rdings on a Computer Movie s re corded w ith this camcor der ar e saved i n the buil t-in memory or on a m emory c ard. Be cause space is limite d, make s ure to save your r ecor dings on a comp uter on a regul ar basi s. Saving Movi es (Windows on ly) With the supplied software T ransfer Utility or [...]

Saving Reco rdings on a Co mputer 128 Saving P hotos (Wind ows/Mac OS) With the supplied softwar e Photo Applic ation you can save phot os to your comput er and easily organize and edit them. Installa tion Inst all the so ftware be fore you connect the cam corder to the co mput er for the first tim e. Se e also th e relevan t sectio ns in th e ‘P[...]

Saving Reco rdings on a Computer 129 • Operation may not work correctly depend ing on the softwar e and the specif ications/setti ngs of your comp uter . • If you w ish t o use t he imag e file s on you r comp uter , make co pies of the m first . Use t he copi ed file s, reta ining the originals. NOTES • Ref er also t o the comput er’ s i n[...]

Copying Re cordings to an External Vide o Recorder 130 Copying Recordings to an External V ideo Recorder In High Def inition Connect the camcorder to Blu-ray Disc recorders and other A VCHD-c ompatible digital video recorders using the supplied U SB cable to make perfect copies of your movies in high defini tion. If the external di gital video r ec[...]

Co pying Re cordi ngs to a n Ex ter nal Vi deo Rec ord er 131 4 Camcorder: Resume playback. • By default, onscreen displays will be embedd ed in the output video signal. Y ou can chan ge the displays by repeatedly p r essing h ( 0 80) . 5 External recor der: Start recor ding when the scene you wish to copy appears; stop recor ding wh en it ends. [...]

Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web S ites 132 Uploading Movies to V ideo Sharing Web Sites W ith the supp lied s oft ware T ransfer Util ity , you can upl oad your sc enes to your favorite video sharing Web s ite. T o do so, yo u must first con vert them into s tandard- d efini tion scenes in the camcor der . With the supplied softwar e Vide oBr[...]

Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web S ites 133 7 When the conversion is complet ed, a confirmation s creen will appear . • Con nect the camco rder to the computer at th is point to conti nue uploadi ng the converte d vide o s to the We b or touch [End Without Connecting] to connect to the com puter later . T o select indivi dual scenes (step 4)[...]

Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web S ites 134 NOTES • The time r equir ed to conver t sce nes is appr oximatel y equal to t he total pl ayback time of the conver ted scen es. In most cases this is still f aster than con verting the scenes in th e computer s o we re commend you convert sc enes in the camcor der . • If a fter converti ng the s[...]

Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web S ites 135 Uploading yo ur Videos Wirelessly If y ou ar e using an Eye-Fi card , you can au tomaticall y upload the converted SD mo vies t o your favori te video sh aring Web s ite. Y ou will need to have i nstalled the s oftware s upplie d with your Eye-Fi car d and comple ted all the requir ed config uration [...]

Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web S ites 136 • Y ou can t ur n of f the wireless communi cation with the 6 [Eye -Fi Communicat ion]* setti ng. • If th e LO CK s witch on the E ye-F i ca rd is se t to preve nt w riti ng, you w ill not be able to turn the wire less communi cation on/of f and th e status i c on will ch ange to o . T o use wi r[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 137 Additi onal Infor mation Appendix: Menu Options Lists Menu items not av ailab le app ear gra yed out. Fo r deta ils abo ut ho w to se lect an item, refer to Using the Menus ( 0 27). For details about each function, see the refer ence p age. Menu options without a reference page are expl ained after th e tables. Un d[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 138 1 Opti on not avai lable in mo de. 2 Opti on avail able on ly for reco rding mo vies. 3 Some opt ions are avai lable only when recor ding a story usi ng Story Creat or . Edit Pa nel - Mode From the gallery: [ D e c o r a t i o n ] 1 [ Pens and Stamps], [ Animated Stamps], [C a p t i o n s ] 3 zzz 102 [ ] (image mix)[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 139 1 Operat ion not avail able for r ecor dings on memory car d Y ( 7 tab). 2 Oper atio n not ava ilable for the two preex isting stori es, [Unso rted] and [ Video Snapsh ot]. Edit Pan el - Mode * Opera tion n ot av ailable for reco rdings on memor y card Y ( 7 tab). Setup Menus 7 Camera Setup [Edit T itle] 2 z – –[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 140 1 Op tion av ailabl e only fo r recording movie s. 2 Opti on avail able on ly when th e optiona l SM-V1 Sur round Microph one is at tached to the camc order after having u pdated the camcorder’ s firmwar e using the memory ca rd supplied with th e SM-V1. [Digital Zoo m]: Determines the operation of the digital zoo[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 141 [Conversion Lens] : When you attach to the camcor der the optional TL-H58 T ele-converter or WD- H58W Wid e-co nvert er , s et the a ppropria te con v ersion lens setting. The camcorder will then optimi ze the imag e stabi lization a nd adjust th e minimum ob ject distanc e. The min imum object distance thr oughout [...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 142 y / z Pl ayback Setu p 1 Defau lt in m od e. 2 Option not a vailabl e when the cam corder i s conne cted t o an H DTV usi ng th e sup plied HDMI cab le. [Data Code]: Di splays the date an d/or time w hen the scene or photo was r ecorded . [ L Camera Data] : Displ ays the apertur e (f-stop) and shutter spe ed used wh[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 143 1 Option avai lable on ly for recor ding movies. 2 Can be set indep e ndentl y f or and mode. The default valu e in mode is [ D PF2 5]. 3 Option avai lable on ly for recor ding photos . [Rate Scenes ( Recording)]: Whe n set t o [ A On], the scene rati ng sc ene w ill a ppear af ter e very scen e yo u rec ord . [Scan[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 144 6 Syste m Setup Menu ite m Setting o ptions y CINE MA 1 2 0 [O utput Ons cre en Displays] [ A On] , [ B Off] zzzz – [Language a ] [ ], [Dansk], [Deutsch], [ ], [Engli sh] , [Españ ol], [F rançais], [I taliano], [ Mag yar], [ Melayu], [Nederlands] , [Norsk], [P olski], [P ortuguês], [ ], [Suomi], [Sv enska], [T?[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 145 1 Option not av ailable w he n the camc ord e r is con nected to an HDTV usin g the supplied HDMI c able. 2 Opti on avai lable only af ter having inserted an Eye- Fi card int o memory car d slot Y . [Output Onscreen Displays]: Whe n set to [ A On], the camcor der’ s onscr een dis plays w ill appe ar also on the sc[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 146 [LCD Mirror Image]: When set to [ A On], you can rotat e the LCD panel 180 degrees to let the subject check t he image whi le you re cord. W hile the LC D panel is rotated t oward the subject you w ill not be able to decorate t he scene. [Notification S ounds]: A beep will accompany some operations like tur ning on [...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 147 • The r e mote contr ol of the TV can only be used to play back movies or photos ( or m ode only) . If the camcorde r is connecte d to the T V whil e it is set to a r ecording m od e, d epending on the TV used, turning off the T V will automat ically turn of f the camcord er even if it i s recor ding at the ti me.[...]

Append ix: Onscre en Icons a nd Disp lays 148 Appendix: Onscr een Icons and Displays Recording Movies (usin g Story Creator) 1 67 8 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Co ntr ol bu tto n [FUNC .]: O pen th e FUNC. panel ( 0 27) 2S m a r t A U T O ( 0 38) 3 Face detection f rame ( 0 47) 4 T ouch & T rack frame ( 0 48) 5 Contr ol button [PHOTO]: T ake a p[...]

Appendix: O nscreen Icons and Di s plays 149 , Recording Movies 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 program ( 0 55, 62 ) 16 Expo sure c ompensa tion ( 0 58) 17 AGC l imit ( 0 54); Ga in (du ring th e [ y Manual Expos[...]

Append ix: Onscre en Icons a nd Disp lays 150 NOTES • Y ou can press the DISP . button to turn of f most icons and displays. Play ing M ovies ( during playb ack) 7 11 52 51 9 23 54 55 56 14 53 51 Playback contro l buttons ( 0 86) 52 External audio input ( 0 111) 53 Eye-Fi wireless communi cation ( 0 135) 54 Scene number 55 Dat a code ( 0 80 , 142[...]

Appendix: O nscreen Icons and Di s plays 151 7 Memor y oper ati on N Recor d, M Re cord pause, A Playb ack, C Playba ck pause, I F ast pla yback, J Fas t reverse pl ayba ck, G Slow playback, H Slow rev erse playback, E Fram e adva nce, F Fram e reverse. 9 Remaining battery time • The ic on shows a r ough estimate of th e remaining charge a s a pe[...]

Troubleshooting 152 T roubleshooting If you have a problem with your camcor d er , re f er to th is sec tion. Some times what you think is a malfunction of th e camcorder may have t he simplest of solut i ons - p lease r e ad th e “CHECK THIS FIRST” box before going on to the more detailed problems and solutions. Consult your dealer or a Canon [...]

Troubleshooting 153 Recording Pressing g will not star t recording. - Y ou cannot r ecord while th e camcorder is writi ng previous recor d ings ont o the memo ry (while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing). W ait until the camcor d er has finished. - T he memory is full or it alr eady contains th e maximum number of scenes (3,999 scenes). Delet[...]

Troubleshooting 154 When playing back scenes/slidesho w with background music, the music track is n ot played back correctly . - This can occur when y ou t ransfer the music files to a memory card after repeated ly recor ding and dele ting scenes (fragme nted memory). Save your recor dings ( 0 127) a nd initialize the memory card ( 0 35). Th en, tr[...]

Troubleshooting 155 o appears on the screen - T he LOCK s w itch o n the Eye-F i card is set to pr event accid e ntal er asure. Change the position of the LOCK switch. - A n err or occurr ed when trying to a ccess contro l data on the Ey e-Fi card. T ur n the camcorder off then on again. I f th e icon a ppears often, t here might be a problem wi th[...]

Troubleshooting 156 Memo ry Car d and Ac cessor ies Cannot insert th e memory card. - The memory car d was not facing the corr ect dir ection. T urn the memory car d over and insert it. Cannot recor d on the memory card. - The memory card is full. Delete some record ings ( 0 90, 122) to fr ee som e space or r eplace the memory car d. - Initialize t[...]

Troubleshooting 157 The camcorder is connected using the supplied HDMI cable, but there is no picture or sound from the HDTV . - Disconnect the HDMI cable and then r estore the connection or turn the camc order of f and then on again. The camcorder is connected using the supplied HDMI cable, but HDMI-CEC does not work (cannot play back us ing the T[...]

Troubleshooting 158 Cannot communicate with the battery pack. Contin ue using this battery pack? - Y ou attache d a bat tery pack that is not rec o mmended by Canon for use w ith this camcor der . - If you are using a bat tery pack r ecommended by Canon for use with this camco rder , ther e may be a p roblem w ith the camc o rd er or battery pack .[...]

Troubleshooting 159 Cannot play the movies in the built-in me mory Initialize only using the camcorder - The camcord er's built-in memory was initialized using a computer . Initialize the built-in memory with this c amcorder ( 0 35). Cannot play the movies on this memory card Initialize only usin g the camcorder - The memory card in the camcor[...]

Troubleshooting 160 Do not dis connect the pow er source. Cannot wr ite data with this connection. T o write data to the camcorder , connect the compact power ad apter then reconnect the ca mcorder and computer . Do not disconnect the USB cable unle ss you first us e the computer to safely end the connect ion. - The camcord er cannot be opera ted w[...]

Troubleshooting 161 Memory card is full - T he mem o ry c ard is ful l. Delete some r ecordings ( 0 90, 122) to fr ee some space or replace the memo r y car d. Memory card is wr ite-protected - The LOCK switch on the memor y car d is set to pr event accide ntal erasure. Chang e the positi o n of the LOCK switch. Need to recover files fr om the me m[...]

Troubleshooting 162 There ar e no s cenes with the selected rating - No scenes have been rated yet . Rate the sc enes as you like ( 0 109). - The criteria you used to select scenes by rating re s ulted in no applicable scenes . Change the criter ia used to select scenes by ra ting. This memory card contains scenes. Delete all scenes to use relay r [...]

Handling Precautions 163 Handling Precautions Camcorder Be sure to observe the following precautions to ensure maximum pe rformance. • Save your recordings perio dically . Make sur e to transf er your r ecordings to a n external device such as a comp uter o r digital video rec order ( 0 124) and s ave them on a regular basis. This will pro tect y[...]

Handling Precautions 164 Battery P ack • Dirty terminals may cause a poor contact b etween the batte ry pack and the c a mcord e r . Wipe the termin als with a s oft cloth . Long-term storag e • Stor e battery packs in a dry place at temperat ure s no higher than 30 ° C. • T o extend the batter y life of the batt ery pack, dischar ge it comp[...]

Handling Precautions 165 • Se cur e Digi tal (SD) memory car ds have a physical swit ch to pre vent writ ing on the car d so as t o avoid the acci dental eras ure of the card’ s content . T o wri te-pro tect the me mory car d set th e switch to the LOCK position. Built-i n Recharg eable Lithiu m Batter y The ca mcorder has a built -in rechar ge[...]

Maintenance/Others 166 Maintenanc e/Others Cleaning Camcorder Body • Use a soft, dr y cloth to cl ean the camc order body . Never use chemi cally tr eated cloth s or volati le solvents such as pai nt thinner . Lens, Viewfinder and Ins t ant AF Sens or • If the lens surf ace or Instan t AF sens or is dir ty , aut ofoc us may no t work p roperly [...]

Maintenance/Others 167 Using the Camcorder Abro ad Power Sources Y ou can use the compact p ower adapter to operate the camcor der and to ch arge battery p acks in any country with power supply between 100 and 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Consult a Canon Service Center for info rmati on on plu g adapt ers for overse as use. Playback on a TV Screen Y ou can [...]

Accessories 168 Acces sories The foll owing option al accessor ies are com patibl e with this camc order . Select acces sories ar e desc ribed in mo re detail in the follow ing page s. NOTES • Acces sories that are com p ati b le with the Adv anced Access o ry Shoe cannot be attached to this camcorder . Look for the Min i ADV ANCED SHO E logo to [...]

Accessories 169 Optional Acc essories Battery Packs When you need extr a batte ry packs, select one of the following models: BP-808*, BP-809(B)*, BP-809(S)*, BP-819, or BP-827. * Plea se note that the shape/ color of th is batt ery does no t match th e exter nal desig n of th e camc order . When you u se battery p acks bearing the Intel ligen t Sys[...]

Accessories 170 Using the built-in memory Using a memory card * Approx imate t imes f or reco rding with repeat ed oper atio ns such as start /st op, zoo ming, and power on/off . Batte ry pac k Recordi ng mode Recording ( maximum) Re cording (typica l)* Playback LCD View find er LCD Viewfinder LCD BP-808 BP-809 MXP 110 min. 120 mi n. 65 min. 70 min[...]

Accessories 171 TL-H58 T ele-converter This T ele-conve rter lens incr eases the foca l length of the ca mcor der lens by a fac tor of 1.5. • The ima ge stab ilizer is not as effect ive whe n the T ele-c onver ter is attache d . • The mini mum foc using dis tance at full tele photo wit h the T ele- conv erte r is 1.3 m . WD-H58W Wi de-converte [...]

Accessories 172 DM-100 Directi onal Stereo Microphone This h ighly s ensitive , supe r -direct ional mic rophon e attach es to th e camcor der’ s mini ad vanced sho e. It can be u sed as direct ional micr ophone (mona ural) or ster eo microp hone. ZR-2000 Zoom Remote Contr oller When the ZR-2000 is connected to the REMOTE term inal, it is possibl[...]

Specifications 173 Specifications LEGRIA HF G10  — V alues given are approximate figures. System • Recor ding System Movies: A VCHD Video compression: MPE G-4 A VC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.1ch* * Only whe n using th e optional SM-V1 Sur round Microphone. Photos: DCF (Design rule for Camera Fi le system), c[...]

Specifications 174 • Filter Diamet er: 58 m m • Minimum Focusi ng Distance 60 cm; 2 cm at ful l wide an g le • White Balance Auto whit e balance , Custom white balanc e (2 settings) , User -defined colo r tempe rature or Pr eset white b alance settings: Dayl ight, Shade, C l oudy , F l uor escent, Fluor escent H, T ungst en • Minimum Illumi[...]

Specifications 175 CA-570 Co mpact Power Adapte r • Pow er su pply : 100 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz • Rated output / consumption: 8.4 V DC, 1.5 A / 29 V A (100 V) – 39 V A (240 V) • Operating temperature  : 0 – 40 °C • Dimensions  : 52 x 29 x 90 mm •W e i g h t  : 135 g BP-808 Bat tery Pack • Battery type Recha rgeable lithium[...]

Specifications 176 About the musi c files The speci fications o f the musi c files compa tible with the cam corder ar e as follow s. Audio encoding: Linear PCM Audio sam pling: 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 channels Minimum leng th: 1 second File type: WA V The musi c data is saved in the memor y under the following f olders. In the bu ilt-in me mory: CA NON[...]

177 3D Flip Vie w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 A Abr oad, using th e camcor der . . . . . . . . . . . 167 AGC (automatic gain control) limit . . . . . . . . . 54 Apert ure (f number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Aspect ratio of a connected TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142[...]

178 Manual exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Manual focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Mark ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1 Memo ry car d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 , 16 4 Menu settings, saving and loading . . . . . . . . . 84 MIC terminal[...]

179 Z Zebra pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Soft zo om control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Zoom speed level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50[...]

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