Canon Legria FS406 manual

PUB. DIE-0382-000 Instruction Manual Digital Camcorder[...]

2 Intro duc tion Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SH OCK, DO NOT REMO VE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEA BLE PAR TS IN SIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL . WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK O F FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, D O NO T EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. COPY RI GHT W ARN ING: Unauthori[...]

3 European Union (and EEA) only . These symbols indic ate that this product is not to be d isposed of with your household w aste, according to the WEEE Directive (2002/ 96/EC), the Batter y Directive (2006/ 66/EC) and/or your national laws implementing t hose Dire ctives. This produ ct should be handed over to a designat ed collection po int, e.g.,[...]

4 Exciting F eatures Whether you ar e using a ca mcor der for th e fir st time or ar e very experienced, this camcorder off ers many easy-to-use functions. The following are just but a few examples of the many functions that can enrich yo ur shooti ng experi ence. Dual Flash Memory Pre-r ecordin g ( 50) Y ou can recor d in the buil t-in mem ory or [...]

Table of cont ents  5  Introduction 4 Exciting Features 8 About this Manual 10 Getting to Know the Camcorder 10 Supplied Accesso ries and CD-ROMs 12 Names of Parts  Preparations 15 Get ting Star ted 15 C h arging th e Batt ery Pack 18 Preparing t he Accessories 19 Adjusting the Po sition and Brightness of the LCD Screen 21 Basic Operation [...]

6  Table of con tents  V ideo 34 Basic Recording 34 Shooting Video 35 Selecting the V ideo Quality (Reco rding Mo de) 36 Zoom ing: Optical, Adv anced and D igital Zoom 37 Quick Start Function 39 Basic Playback 39 Playing Back V ideo 41 Selecting what Recor d ings to Play Back 42 Searching for Scenes 44 Pre-selecti ng Record ings fro m the Ind[...]

Table of cont ents  7  Photos 69 T aking Photos 70 Viewing Photos 72 Slideshow 72 Deleting Photos 74 Copying Photos to a Memory Card  External Connections 76 T erminals on the Camcord er 76 Connection Diagrams 78 Playback on a TV S creen 79 Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings 79 Saving Recordings on a Co mputer 81 Copying Movie s to an Ext[...]

8  Introductio n About this Manual Thank you for purchasing the Canon LEGRIA FS46 / LEGRIA FS405 / LEGRIA FS406. Please r ead this manual car efully befor e y ou use the camcord er and r etain it for f uture ref erence . Should your camc order fai l to op erat e co rrectly, r efer to Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (9 8 ) . Conventions Used in t hi[...]

Introduction  9 Brackets [ ] are used to refer to menu options as they are displayed on screen. indicates that a function is available in the operating mode indicated and indicates that the function is not available. For a detailed explanation refer to Operating Modes ( 21). The arrow is used to abbreviate menu selections. For a detailed explana[...]

10  Introduction Gett ing to K now th e Camc order Supplied Accessor ies and CD-ROMs The follow ing acces sories a re s upplie d with the camco rde r : X CA-570E Compact Power Adapter (incl. power cord) BP-808 Battery Pack W X IFC-300PCU/S USB Cable STV-250N Stereo Video Cable W Y ellow • Red • White plugs X Quick Guide Installation Guide fo[...]

Introduction  11 The following C D-ROMs and softwa re a re supplied with the c amcorder: • PIXELA ’ s T ransfer Utility CD-ROM* -U s e T ransfer Utility f or saving and transferring movies and musi c file s you can u se as backgr ound musi c. •/ PIXELA ’ s VideoBr owser CD-R OM* - In addi tion to all th e functi onality of T ransfer Util[...]

12  Introduction Names of Parts 1 RESET butt on ( 102 ) 2 button ( 21)/ WEB but ton ( 82) 3 DISP . (on-screen display) button ( 5 8, 62)/BA TT . INFO button ( 9 7) 4 Speak er ( 3 9) 5 A V OUT termi nal ( 76, 77) 6 USB termin al ( 76, 77) 7 DC IN terminal ( 1 5) 8 AC CESS indi cat or ( 34, 69) 9 Strap m ount ( 1 8) A q Grip belt ( 18) A a Stereo [...]

Introduction  13 A d Zoom lev er ( 36) A f PHOTO bu tton ( 69) A g POWER bu tton A h Joystick ( 2 3) A j LCD screen ( 19) A k FUNC. button ( 24 , 86) A l / (play/p ause) butt on ( 39)/ ST ART/ST OP butt on ( 34) S q (stop) b utton ( 39)/ PLA YLI ST bu tton ( 42) S a VIDEO SNAP (video snapshot) button ( 51) S s (camera/ play) button ( 22) S d ON/[...]

14  Introduction S g Battery release latch S h T ripod socket ( 109 ) S j Memory card slot ( 30) S k Battery compa rtment ( 15) S l Battery compa rtment cover/M emory card slot cover D q Serial n umbe r The serial nu mber label is lo cated on the ba ttery com partmen t cover . Botto m vi ew[...]

Prep arati ons  15 Prepar ations This chapter de scribes basic ope rations, such as navigating the menus, and firs t time settings to help you learn more about your camco r der . Getting Started Charging the Batter y Pack The camc ord er can b e power ed with a b attery p ack or dir ectly using the comp act po wer adap ter . The f irst ti me you[...]

16  Pr eparat ions 3 Clo se the cover and slide it toward the lens until you hear a click. 4 Co nnect the pow er cord to the compact power ad apter . 5 P lug the compact power adapter into a pow er outlet. 6 Co nnect the compact p ower adapter to the camcorder’ s DC IN terminal. 7 C harging will start w hen the camcorder is turned off. • If [...]

Prep arati ons  17 To remove the battery pack 1 Slide the battery co mpartment cover away fr om the lens and open it . 2 Press the b attery r elease latch and pull out the battery pack. 3 Clos e the cover and slide it toward the lens until you hear a click. IMPORT AN T • T urn of f t he camco r der b efor e c onnecti ng or disconnecti ng th e [...]

18  Pr eparat ions • We recomm end th at you p repare batt ery pac ks to la st 2 to 3 tim es longer than you thi nk you might need. Prep aring t he Acc essor ies Fasten the grip belt. Adjust the gr ip belt so that you can r each the zoom leve r with your index fi nger , and the button with your thumb. To remove th e grip belt 1 Lift the padde [...]

Prep arati ons  19 To attach an optional wris t strap Pass the attaching end of the wrist strap through the rear bracket on the camcorder , thread the wrist strap through the loop and fasten. Adjusting the Position an d Brightness of the LCD Screen Rot ating the LCD P anel Open the LCD panel 90 degrees. • Y ou can rota te the pa nel 90 degr ee[...]

20  Pr eparat ions LCD Backlight When re cor ding in b right pl aces i t may be difficult to use t he LCD screen. T urn on the LCD backlight to make it brighter . With th e cam cor der on, hold pres sed do wn fo r mor e than 2 seconds. Repeat this act ion to switch the LCD backlight between off (normal) and on (bri ght) . NOTES • The LCD ba ck[...]

Prep arati ons  21 Basic Operation o f the Camcorde r Operating Modes Rec ord ing The camcorder offers two basic modes for r ecording video and ph otos : mode , for be gin ners o r if you just pr efer not to bother w ith detailed camcorder settings, and flexible re cor ding ( ) mode, which lets yo u change t he cam- cord er’ s settings to your[...]

22  Pr eparat ions - menu: [Rec Med ia for Movi es]*, [Rec Medi a for Photos]*, [Widescr een], [Vid eo Snaps hot Le ngth]. - menu: [Image Stabiliz er]**, [Auto Slow Shutt er]. - , and menus: All settings. * only . ** The [ Standar d] setting will be used in mode if set to [ Off] in mode. • Even i n mode, the camcor der can help y ou with the s[...]

Prep arati ons  23 Joystick and Joystick Guide Use the j o ystick to ope rate the camcor der’ s menus. The functi ons that appea r in t he joysti ck gu ide depend on the operat- ing mode. By d efault, the joystick guide is m inimized. Push the joy- stick ( ) to display it. • or m ode: Select ( ) a function a nd pr ess to chang e the setting.[...]

24  Pr eparat ions Selectin g an Option from t he FUNC. Menu The following is an example of selecting a FUNC. menu option in mode. In p layba ck modes , the operation v aries depending on the function selected so refer to the r elevant chapter as necess ary . 1P r e s s . 2 Sele ct ( ) the ico n of the functi on you want to change from the left [...]

Prep arati ons  25 6P r e s s . Y ou c an press t o cl ose t he m enu at an y tim e. FUNC. FUNC.[...]

26  Pr eparat ions First Ti me Settings Setting the Date and Time Y ou will need to set the date and time of the camco rder before yo u can star t using it. The [Date/Time ] screen will appear a utomatical ly whe n the cam- corder’ s clock is not set. When the [ Date/Time] scr een appears, the year will be sele cted. 1 Ch ange ( ) the year and[...]

Prep arati ons  27 Changing the Language The default lang uage of the cam- cord er is English. Y ou can set it to one of 26 other languages. NOTES • The displays and that appear in some menu scr eens refer to the name of buttons on the c amcorder and will not change, regard less of the language sel ected. Changing the Time Zone Change the time[...]

28  Pr eparat ions Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Com patible f or Use with the Cam corder Y ou can use commer cially available Secure Di gital (SD) card s with this camcor der . However , dependi ng on the memory car d, you may not be able to recor d movies. Refer to the table below . As of May 2010, the movie r ecording function has been t[...]

Prep arati ons  29 SDXC Memory Cards As of May 2010, SDXC memory cards have been tested to work under Windows 7. Fo r details on whether y our computer's o perating system is SDXC-co mpatible, check with your comp uter's m anufactur er . IMPORT AN T • If you us e an SDXC memory car d with a computer OS that is not SDXC-compat ible, y[...]

30  Pr eparat ions Inserting and Removing a Memor y Card Make sure to i nitialize ( 31) all memory car ds befor e using them with this camcor d er . 1 T urn off the camcorder . Make sur e the ON/OFF (CHG) ind icator is off. 2 Slide the memory card slot cover away from the l ens and open it. 3 Ins ert the memory car d straight, with the label fac[...]

Prep arati ons  31 Sele cting the Me mory for the R ecor ding s Y ou can select to r ecord your movies and photos in the built-in mem- ory o r on a memory car d. The built -in memory is the defa ult memory for r ecording bo th. POINTS T O CHECK • Be sur e you understand the i nformat ion pr ovided in Eye- Fi cards ( 29) before usin g an Eye-Fi[...]

32  Pr eparat ions * If you selected the [Complete Initi alization] optio n, you can press to cancel the initialization wh ile it is in prog ress. All recor dings will be erased and the memory can be used w ithout any problem. Options IMPORT AN T • Ini tializi ng the memory will perman ently erase a ll rec ord ings. L ost origi- nal reco rdin [...]

Prep arati ons  33 the memory ca rd. Refer to Ab out the mu sic fi les ( 122) for the folder s tructu re of the memory card. • At the time of purchase , Eye-Fi car ds contai n the necessary netw ork configuration software. Be sur e to install the sof tware and complete th e required confi gurat ion setu p before you in itiali ze the Eye -Fi ca[...]

34  Video Video This chapter covers functions related to shooting movies, including r ecord ing, pla yback, advanced functio ns and pla ylist and scene operations. Basic Rec ording Shooting Video 1 T urn on the camcor der . By d efault , movi es are recorded in the built- in memor y . Y ou can se lect the mem ory t hat will be us ed to re cord m[...]

Video  35 • Be sure to sa ve you r rec ordi ngs regu la rly ( 7 9) , esp ec ial ly af te r mak - ing i mporta nt reco rdings. C anon shall not b e lia ble for any loss o r cor- ruption of da ta. NOTES • About the P ower Save m ode: If [Power Saving Mode] i s set to [ On], the cam corder w ill s hut off auto ma tically to save pow er w hen it[...]

36  Video Zooming: Optical, Advanced and Digital Zoom The camcorder offers the following thr ee types of zoom: * 1800x (1600x for the ) when [Image Stabilizer] is set to [D y n a m i c ] . Approximat e recording tim es  Default value • W hen a recording exceed s 2 GB or 1 2 continu ous hours, it wil l be divided a nd sav ed as s cenes s mal[...]

Video  37 Move t he zo om lever t owar d W (wid e an gle) to zoo m o ut. M ove it toward T (te leph oto) to zoom i n. By def ault, the zoo m lever op erat es at a variab le spe ed – press ge ntly for a slow zoom; pr ess harder for f aster zoo ms. NOTES • Keep at least 1 m awa y from the subjec t. At full w ide a ngle, you ca n focus o n a su[...]

38  Video 2 W hen you wish to resume recor ding, open the LCD panel. The ON/OFF ( CHG) indic ator turns back gree n and the cam cor d er is read y to reco rd. IMPORT AN T • Do not disconnect the power source during standby mode (while the ON/O FF (CHG) in dicator is li t in oran ge). NOTES • The ca mcorder will not en ter st andby mode if th[...]

Video  39 Basic Pla yback Playing Back Video 1 P ress to o pen the [Movies] index screen. 2 M ove ( , ) the selection frame to the scene you want to play back. When you have r ecor ded a large number of sc enes, you can display ( ) a sli debar below the scene thumbnails a nd browse ( ) through index pages; then, return ( ) to select the desir ed[...]

40  Video IMPORT AN T • Observe the following pr ecauti ons whil e the ACCE SS indicato r is on or flash ing. F ailing t o do so m ay result i n per manen t dat a loss. - Do not open the memory card slot cover . - Do not disc onnect the powe r sour ce or turn of f the ca mcor der . - Do not change the c amcor der’ s op eratin g mode . • Y [...]

Video  41 toward * to skip to the beginning of the current scene or to skip to the next scene. * Push t wice to skip t o the beginn ing of the previous scene. Ending special playback modes During any special playback mo de, pr ess . The camcorder will re turn to its initial mode (playback or playback pause). NOTES • Durin g some spec ial pla y[...]

42  Video 1 I n the index screen, move ( ) the orang e selection frame to the tabs on the top of t he screen. 2 Sele ct ( ) the tab corresponding to th e r ecordings you want to play back. 3 Retu rn ( ) to the index screen to select a scene or photo. T o op e n the [V ideo S napshot ] i ndex s c r e en Y ou can open an index screen that co ntain[...]

Video  43 2 O pen the calend ar screen. • The cale ndar scr een appears. • Dates that contain s cenes (t hat is, movi es wer e re cor ded on that date) app ear in white . Dates without r ecordings appear in black. 3 M ove ( , ) the cursor to the desired date. • Wh en you move th e cursor to a date displ ayed in white , a thum bnail showing[...]

44  Video 3 Sele ct ( ) the date, mo nth or year and move ( ) between rec o rdi ng d at es . 4 A fter selecting th e desired date, press . The ind ex scr een will appear wi th the sel ection frame on the firs t scene rec or ded on the select ed dat e. NOTES • Y ou can p ress to r eturn to the in dex scr een at a ny ti me. Pre-selecting Recordi[...]

Video  45 4 P ress twice to close the menu. To cancel all the se lections NOTES • The p re -sele ction of sce nes/pho tos wil l be canceled if y o u tu rn off the camcorder or change the operating mode. • Scen es in the pl aylist c annot be include d in the pre-s elect ion. Delet in g Sce nes Y ou can delete those sce nes that you are not in[...]

46  Video 3 Delet e the scenes. * If you selected any option other than [This S cene], you can press to inter- rupt the operation while it is in progr ess. Some scenes will be deleted never- theless. Options IMPORT AN T • Be carefu l when delet ing orig inal recordin gs. Once de leted, original scen es canno t be recov ered. • Save co pies o[...]

Video  47 Advanced Functions Automatic Exposure and Special Scene Recording Programs The r ecordi ng prog ram determi nes how much control you have over the camcor d er’ s recor ding-re lated settings . Select the [ Pro- grammed AE] recording program to give you full control over functions like the white ba lance or image effects. Alternativel[...]

48  Video [S p o r t s ] T o recor d sports scenes such as tennis or golf. [S n o w ] T o record in br ight sk i resort s wit h- out the subject being unde r exposed. [B e a c h ] T o recor d on a sunny bea ch with - out the subject being unde r exposed. [S u n s e t ] T o record s unset s in vibr ant c ol- ors. [ N i g h t S c e n e ] T o recor[...]

Video  49 NOTES • [ Portra it] /[ Sports]/[ Snow]/[ Beach]: T he pi cture ma y not appear smooth during pla yback. • [ Port rait]: The blur effect o f th e ba ckgroun d incre ases the m ore y ou zoom in ( T ). • [ Snow]/[ Beach]: T he sub ject may b ecome o vere xposed on clou dy days or in shaded plac es. Che ck the image on the scr een. [...]

50  Video Adv ance d Imag e Stabi lization The image stabilizer r educes camcord er blur (blur due to t he cam - corder m oving) so you can get nice, stable s hots. Sele ct the ima g e stabilizatio n mode ac cording to the s hooting condi tions. Options (  Default value) NOTES • The im ag e stabili zer m ay not be able to suc cessf ully eli[...]

Video  51 1 O pen ( ) the joystick guide. 2 Se lect ( ) [ Pre REC] and press . • a p p e a r s . • Pres s ag ain to tur n pre-recording off. 3P r e s s . The scene recorde d in the mem ory wi ll start 3 se conds before was pressed. NOTES • While pr e-r ecor ding is a ctivate d, the camcorder will n o t e mit any notif i- cation sounds. •[...]

52  Video • The camc order r ecor ds for about 4 seco nds (the b lue fra m e serv es as a visual prog re ss bar) and t hen automa tica lly r eturns to rec or d pause mo de. • Y ou can change the length of video snapshot scenes to 2 or 8 seconds with the [Vi deo S nap shot Leng th] s ettin g. • When the camcor der stops re cording, the scre[...]

Video  53 Applying the Sel ected Digi tal E ffect 1 O pen ( ) the joystick guide. 2 Se lect ( ) [ Digital Effects] and pre ss . • The icon of t he se lected dig ital e ffect turns green. • Press again to deacti vate the digita l effect (its i con will tu rn whit e aga in). To fad e in/o ut Activa te the selected fader in record pause mo de ([...]

54  Video POINTS T O CHECK • Sele ct a recording program ot her th an [ F ireworks] . 1 O pen ( ) the joystick guide. 2 Select ( ) [ Expos ure] and pr ess . • The curren t expo sure is lock ed. • The exposure a djustment indicator and th e neut ral va lue “±0 ” app ear on the screen. • The adj ustment range and the le ngth of th e e[...]

Video  55 POINTS T O CHECK • Adjust the zoom befor e you start t he procedur e. 1 O pen ( ) the joystick guide. 2 Se lect ( ) [ F ocus] and press . The curr ent focus is lo cked and [MF] appears . 3 A djust ( ) the focus as required. • If you wish to focus on faraway subjects such as mountains or fireworks, push the joystick ( ) towa r d and[...]

56  Video Whe n the ad justme nt is com pleted , sto ps flash ing an d stays on. The camcor der retain s the custom se tting even if you tur n of f the camc or der . 2 Press to save the setting and close the menu. Options (  Default value) NOTES • When you select the custom white balance: - Set [D igital Zoom] to [ Off]. - Reset the white b[...]

Video  57 Opt ions (  Default value) Mini Video Light Y ou can tur n on the m ini video light to shoot v ideo or take ph otos in dark pl aces. 1 O pen ( ) the joystick guide. 2 Se lect ( ) [ Video Light] and press . • appears o n the scr een. • Press again to turn the mini video light off . Self Timer appears . [ Image Effect Off]  Rec[...]

58  Video For movies: Press . The camco rder start s recordin g after a 10 -sec ond cou ntdo wn. Th e countdow n appears on the scr een. For photo s: Press , first halfway to activate the a utofocus and then ful ly . The cam cord er wil l recor d the photo afte r a 1 0-seco nd countd own. The countdow n appears on the scr een. NOTES • Once the[...]

Video  59 • Press again to return to the index scr ee n. 3 Se lect ( ) the playback starting point from th e timeline ruler . 4 P ress to b egin the playb ack. To select an other sce ne Move ( ) the orange selectio n frame to the lar g e thumbnail and select ( ) another s cene. To move bet ween timel ine rul er page s Move ( ) the orange selec[...]

60  Video POINTS TO CH ECK T o play back scenes or a slides how of phot os re corded on a memo ry car d, you will need t o connect the memor y ca rd that co ntai ns yo ur recordin gs to a com put er and t ransfe r the mus ic trac ks in ad vanc e. W indows users: Use the supplied PIXELA ’ s software. For details, ref er to the Softwa re Guide ([...]

Video  61 IMPORT AN T • If you us e copyri ghted song s and musi c tracks in your video cr eations , r emember that music unde r copyright may not b e used with out per- mission f r om the copyright hold er , e xcept for case s permitted under appl icabl e laws, such as for perso nal use. Make sur e to follow appli ca- ble la ws when usi ng mu[...]

62  Video On-Screen Disp lays and Data Code Y ou can turn most on-screen displays on or off. Repeatedly press to turn the on-screen displays on/off in the following sequen ce: , mode: • All disp lays on • Most displays off* mode: • All disp lays on • Dat a cod e only • All disp lays off * Pressing will tur n off most of the icons and d[...]

Video  63 Playlist and Scene O perations Editing the Playlist: Adding, Deleting and Moving Scenes Cre ate a play list to play back only the scenes you pr efer and in the ord er of your choice. Y ou can play back t he scenes in the pl aylist using your favorite song as background music ( 59). Add ing Scen es to th e Pl aylist 1 O pen the [Movies][...]

64  Video NOTES • Delet ing or movi ng scene s in t he playlist wil l not aff ect the ori ginal re co rd i n g s. • Y ou can copy scenes fr om the buil t-in memor y to t he memory car d ( 66) to inc l ude in the memory car d’ s playl ist a l so scenes that were origina lly recorded in th e built-i n memory . Deleting Sce nes from the Pla y[...]

Video  65 2 S elect ( , ) the s cene you want t o move. 3 P ress , select [ Move] and pr ess . 4 M ove ( , ) the orange marker to the desired position of the scene and press . The orig inal po sit ion of the scen e and the current pos ition o f th e marker are dis playe d at the bottom of the screen . 5 Se lect ( ) [Y es] and pr ess to move the [...]

66  Video The vide o from the divisi on poin t to the end of t he scene will appear as a new scene in the index screen. NOTES • When a dvancin g/reve rsing f rames whi le di viding the scene s, the inter- val will be 0.5 second. • If the scene cannot be divided at the point where you paused the play- back , advan ce/r evers e a f rame and th[...]

Video  67 * Press to interrupt the operation while it is in progr ess. Opt ions Copy ing t he Enti re P layli st 1 O pen the built-in m emory's [Playlist] o r [Playlist: Video Snapshot] index screen. Select t he tab und er the icon an d then open t he desir ed pla ylis t. 2 Co py the playlist. * Press to interrupt the operation while it is [...]

68  Video NOTES • In th e f ollow ing cas es, you w ill n ot b e able to c opy recordings to th e memory card: - If the memory car d slot is open. - If the LOCK swit ch on the me mory car d is set t o pr event writ ing. - If there is no memory ca rd in the memory ca rd slot.[...]

Photos  69 Photos Refer to this chapter for details on taking photos and playing them back. T aking P hotos POINTS T O CHECK • Ple ase read the IMPOR T A NT se ction before using a n E ye-Fi c ard. 1 T ur n on the camcorder . By default, photos are recorded in the built- in memo ry . Y ou can se lect the memory that will be us ed to re cor d p[...]

70  Photos - Phot os r ecor ded on an E ye-Fi car d will be uplo aded automat ically after setting the camcor der to pl ayback m ode if you are withi n the range of a config ure d network. Always verify tha t Eye-Fi car ds have been approved in the country/r egion of use. See also Using an Eye-Fi card ( 84). NOTES • Photos are r ecorded as JPG[...]

Photos  71 To re turn to t he in dex s creen fr om sin gle p hot o vie w 1 Open ( ) the joysti ck guide. 2 Select ( ) th e i con and p res s . Y ou can also move the zoom lever toward W to r eturn to the ind ex scr een. Photo Jump Functi on When you have recor ded a lar ge number of photos, you can jump 10 or 100 photos at a time. 1 I n single p[...]

72  Photos Slide show Y ou can play a slideshow of all the photos and even set it to music. 1 O pen the [Photos ] index screen. 2 Sele ct the background music to use when playing back the photo slidesho w ( 59, steps 1-3). 3 Back i n the index screen, select ( , ) the first photo o f the slideshow . 4 P ress to begin t he slideshow play back set[...]

Photos  73 2 Se lect ( ) the photo you want to delete and press . 3 Se lect ( ) [Y es] an d press to delete th e photo. 4 Rep eat steps 2-3 to delete additional photos or pres s twice to close the menu. Deleting Photo s from the I ndex Screen 1 O pen the [Photos] index screen. Y ou can sele ct the photos in the built- in memo ry or on th e memor[...]

74  Photos Copying Photos to a Memor y Card Y ou can copy photos only fr om the buil t-in memory to the memor y card . POINTS T O CHECK • Plea se read the IMPOR T AN T sect ion ( 75) be fore using an Eye-F i card. Copying a Single Photo 1 Sele ct to view the photos recor ded in the built-in memory . In the i ndex s cre en, sel ect th e tab un [...]

Photos  75 3 Copy the pho tos. * If you selected an op tion other than [This Phot o], you can press to interr upt the operation while it is in progress. Opt ions IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precautions while th e ACCESS indicator is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do so may result in perma nent dat a loss . - Do not open the me mory card [...]

76  External Conne ctions External Connections This chapter explains ho w to connec t your camc order to an external de vice suc h as a TV , VCR, or co mputer . T erminals on the Camcorder Connection Diagrams In the foll owing connecti on diagrams, the left side shows t he terminal s on the camcor der and the right s ide shows (for ref erence o [...]

Externa l Connec tions  77 Connection Composite Video T ype: Analog Quality: Standard definit ion Output only Connect to a standar d TV or a VCR with audio /video input t erminals. Chan ge the following settings on the camcorder : - [TV T ype] accord ing to the TV set (wides creen or 4:3), i f the TV cannot automatically dete ct and change the a[...]

78  External Conne ctions Playback on a TV Scre en Connect the camcor der to a TV to enjoy your recor dings with family and friends. Playback o n an HDTV using one of t he high-de finition connections will ensur e the best playb ack quality . 1 T urn off the camcorder and th e TV . 2 Co nnect the camcorder to the T V . Connection or ( 77). 3 T u[...]

Externa l Connec tions  79 Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings Saving Recordings on a Computer Movies and pho tos r ecorde d with this camcor der are saved in the built-i n memory ( only) or on the memo ry car d. Because spa ce is lim it ed , ma ke sure to sa ve you r re co rdin gs on a co mp ut er o n a re gu la r basis. Installi ng the Supp li[...]

80  External Conne ctions 4 Co mputer: Dependin g on the software you chose to install, T ransfer Utility SD or Video Bro ws er SD * will start up automatically . • T ransfer Utility SD : Clic k [Video f ile im port] to s tart tr ansferr ing file s. For de tails about using the softwar e, click [Help] to o pen the Soft war e Guide (PDF fi le).[...]

Externa l Connec tions  81 • Observe the following precautions while th e ACCESS indicator is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do so may result in perma nent dat a loss . - Do not open the me mory card slot cover . - Do not disconnect the USB cabl e. - Do not turn off the camcorder or the computer . - Do not change the camcorder’ s operating mod[...]

82  External Conne ctions 4 Camcorder: Resume playback. • Push the j oystick ( ) to hide th e joystick guide. • By defa ult, on-screen displa ys will b e embedded i n the ou tput video signal . Y ou can change the dis plays by r epeatedly pr essi ng (6 2 ) . 5 Exter nal device: Start recor ding when the scene you wis h to copy appears; stop [...]

Externa l Connec tions  83 5P r e s s . 6 S elect ( ) [Y es] and press . • Press twice to interru pt the oper ation while it is in progress . • The video fr om the point where you pressed until the end of the scen e (or up to 1 0 min utes in cas e of long er scen es) wi ll be copi ed as a Web-fr iendly MPEG fil e. 7 W hen the co nversion is [...]

84  External Conne ctions • Afte r yo u connec t the camc ord er to t he computer , t he sup plied PIXELA ’ s soft war e will cop y the MPEG video fil es to the com puter and upload them to the W e b, leaving behin d a copy of the video fi les in the memory card. Use the [Delet e All Web Mo vies ] option to delete the MPEG f iles from the me[...]

Externa l Connec tions  85 r equir ed to use Eye-Fi car ds in many countri es or r egions. Without approva l, us e of the ca rd is n ot p ermit ted. I f it is unc lear wheth er t he car d has been ap pro ved fo r use in t he area, p lease check w ith the car d manufa ctur er . • Do no t use Eye- Fi ca rd s on ai rplanes and in o ther p lac es [...]

86  Additional Information Additional Information This chapter contains tro ubleshooting ad vice, s creen mes- sages, handling and maintenance tips, and other information. Appendix: Men u Optio ns Lists Menu items not avail able appear grayed out. For details ab out how to select an item, r efer to Using the Menus ( 23). For details about each f[...]

Additional Information  87 Mode 1 Only for sce nes recorded in the b uilt-in memor y . 2 Not available f or video sn apshot scenes. Mode 1 Only for p hotos recorded i n the built-i n memory . : [Movies ] index scre en (original scenes) : [Playlist] and [Playli st: Video Snapshot] i ndex scree ns : [Video Sn apshot] index scr een Menu item Settin[...]

88  Additional Information Setup Menus Camera Setup 1 ( Mode) [Widescreen]: The c amcor der uses the full width of the imag e senso r providing high-r e solution 16:9 r ecordings. • Sinc e the sc ree n on the ca mcorder ha s an aspe ct rati o of 1 6:9, r ecord- ings w ith a 4:3 aspect ratio wil l app ear in th e cente r of the scre en with bla[...]

Additional Information  89 Camera Setup 2 ( Mode) [Flicker Reduct ion]: If t he s creen star ts to f licke r when recording movies under fl uore scent lights, change the sett ing to red uce the ef fect . • Fli cker r eduction can be activate d only whe n the rec ording pr ogram is set to [ Pr ogrammed AE.] [Auto Slow Shutter]: The c amcord er [...]

90  Additional Information [D ata Co de]: D isp lays the date and /or ti me w hen t he s cene was reco rd ed. [ Camera Da ta]: Displays th e apert ure ( f-stop ) and shutt er speed used wh en recording the scen e. System Setup 1 [Output Onscreen Displays]: Wh en set to [ On], the camcor der ’ s on- scre en displa ys will appear al so on the sc[...]

Additional Information  91 System Setup 2 1 Option available only fro m the [Movies] or [Video Snapshot] index screen. 2 Option availab le only after havi ng inserted an Eye- Fi card in the memo ry card slot. [Notif icati on Sounds]: A beep w ill acc ompan y som e opera tions l ike tu rn- ing on t he camcor der , the self-tim er coun tdown, etc.[...]

92  Additional Information bers from 0101 t o 9900, and stored i n folders containi ng up to 100 pho- tos. Folders are numbered fr om 101 to 998. [ Reset]: Photo numbers will restart fr om 101-0101 e very time you insert a new me mory card. [ Conti nuous]: Photo numbers wil l continue fr o m the number fol low- ing that of the last photo r ecord[...]

Additional Information  93 [Date Format]: Select the date format to be used for most on-scre en dis- plays. [Calenda r Start Day]: Select the da y on which the week star ts for the ca l- endar screen ( 42). Information Sc reens [Memor y Info ]/[Memor y Card Info ]: Disp lays a scr een wher e you can veri fy how much of the bu ilt- in me mory ( o[...]

94  Additional Information Appendix: Onscreen Ic ons and Displays Recording Movies 1 Operating mode ( 21 ), Zoom ( 36), Manua l exp osur e ( 53) 2 Re cording p rogram ( 47) 3 White balance ( 55) 4 Image effect ( 56) 5 Digital effect ( 52) 6 Recording mod e ( 35) 7 Manual focus ( 54) 8 Automatic ba cklight correct ion (4 9 ) 9 Pr e-recording ( 50[...]

Additional Information  95 Recording Photos Playing Movies (Durin g Playback) S q A F f ram e ( 69) S a Se lf ti mer ( 57) S s Number of available p hotos On the memo ry card In t he bui lt-i n memo ry ( o n l y ) S d Camcorder shak e warnin g ( 89 ) S f Focus and e xposure loc k ( 69 ) S g Data code ( 62) S h Eye-Fi wireless commun ication (8 4[...]

96  Additional Information Viewing Photos S k Pr otected photo m ark (phot os on the me mory c ard t hat were protected using anot her device) S l Current photo / T o tal numb er of photo s D q Photo numb er ( 91 ) D a Da te and time of r ecor ding[...]

Additional Information  97 A q Memory operation Recor d, Recor d pause, Play back, Pl aybac k paus e, Fast pla yback, Fa st re verse pl ayb ack , Slow pla yba ck, Slow re vers e pl ayb ack A a Remaining battery time • The icon shows a rough est imate of the remaini ng charge as a percentage of the full charge of the batt ery pa ck. • When is[...]

98  Additional Information Trou bl e? T roubleshooting If you have a problem with your camcorder , refer to this section. Sometimes w hat you think is a malfunction of the camcor der may have the simplest of solu tions - pleas e read the “CHECK THIS F IRST” box bef o r e go ing o n to t he mo r e deta iled pr oblems and solut ions . Consult [...]

Additional Information  99 The battery pack is exhausted extremely quic kly even at normal temperatures. - The batter y may have reached the end of its battery life. Buy a new battery pack. Recording Pressing will not start rec ording. - Y ou cannot record while the camco rder is writing previous recor dings onto the memory (while the ACCESS ind[...]

100  Additional Inf ormation - The memory is full. Delete some recordi ngs ( 45, 72) or initialize the memory ( 31) to free some space. Cannot move scenes in the playlist. - The memory is full. Delete some recordings ( 45, 72) or initialize the memory ( 31) to free some space. Cannot delete a scene. - Y ou may not be able to delete scenes record[...]

Additional Information  101 appears on the screen. - The camcorder cannot communicate with the battery pack attached so the remaining bat- tery time cannot be displayed. lights up in red. - A memor y card error occ urred. T urn off the camcorder . Remove and rein sert the memory card. Initialize the memory card if the displ ay does not change ba[...]

102  Additional Inf ormation Abnormal characters appear on the screen and the camcorder does not operate properly . - Disconnect the power source and reconnect it a fter a short time. If the problem still persists, remove the battery pack and disconnect all other power sour ces from the camcorder . Then, press the RESET button with a pointed obj[...]

Additional Information  103 Connections with Exter nal Devices Video noise appears on the TV screen. - When using the camcorder in a room w here a TV is located, keep a dis tance between the compact power adapter and the power or antenna c ables of the TV . Playback looks fine on the camcor der but there is no image on the TV screen. - The video[...]

104  Additional Inf ormation Built-in memory is full - The built-in memory is full ([ End] appears on the screen). Delete some r ecordings ( 45, 72) to free some space or save your recordings ( 79) and initialize the built-in memory ( 31). Built-in memory writing error Attempt recovering the data? - This message will appear the next time you tur[...]

Additional Information  105 Cannot play back Check the memory card - There is a problem with the memory card. Save your recordings ( 79) and initialize the memory card using the [Comple te Initialization ] option ( 31). If the problem pe rsists, use a different memory card. Cannot play the movies in the built-in memory Initialize only using the [...]

106  Additional Inf ormation - A memor y card error occ urred. The camcorder cann ot record or display the ima ge. T r y removing and reinserting the memory car d, or use a different memory card. - Y ou inserted a MultiMedia Card (MMC) into the camcorder . Use a recommended memory card ( 28). - If after the message disappears, appears in red, pe[...]

Additional Information  107 Memory card is full - The memory card is full. Delete some recordings ( 45, 72) to free so me space or replace the memory card. Memory card is write-protected - The LOCK switch on the memory card is set to prevent acci dental erasure. Change the posi- tion of the LOCK switch. Memor y card writi ng error Attem pt recov[...]

108  Additional Inf ormation Some scenes could not be added to the playlist - Scenes recorded using another device and then tr ansferred to a memory car d connected to a computer cannot be added to the p laylist. - The playlist can contain a maximum of 99 scen es. Delete s o me scenes from the play list ( 64). Some scenes could not be deleted - [...]

Addition al Informatio n  109 Do’s an d Don ’ts Hand lin g Prec autions Camcorder Be sur e to observe th e follow ing pr ecautions to ensur e maximum per- forma nce. • Save your recordings periodically . Ma k e s ur e t o t ra n sf er y ou r rec o rd- ings t o an external devi ce suc h as a compute r or di gital video re cord er ( 79) and [...]

110  Additional Inf ormation • When recording movies, try to get a calm, stable picture. Ex ces- sive camcor der movement while shooting and extensive use of fast zoom s and pa nnin g can resul t in jitt ery sce nes. In extrem e case s, the playb ack o f su ch scen es may r esult in visual ly i nduce d mot ion s ick- ness. If you e xperi ence [...]

Addition al Informatio n  111 playe d, depe nding on the batter y l ife. U se the time s hown on the screen as an app roximat ion. Regardi ng th e use of non-Can on battery packs • For your safety , battery pa cks that ar e not genuine Ca non batte ry packs will not b e charged even if you a ttach the m to this ca mcor der or to the opti onal [...]

112  Additional Inf ormation Buil t-i n Rech arg eable L ith ium Bat tery The camcor der has a built-i n rec h ar geable lit hium batt ery to k eep the date/time and other settings. The built-in lithium battery is recharged while you use the camcord er; however , it wi ll dischar ge completely if you do not use the camcor der for about 3 months.[...]

Addition al Informatio n  113 Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Camcor der Body • Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the camcor der b ody . Never use c hemi- cally treated clo ths or volat ile s olvent s suc h as paint thin ner . Lens • If the lens surfac e is dirty , autofocus may not work pr operly . • Remo ve any dust or dirt par ticl es using a[...]

114  Additional Inf ormation When condensat ion is dete cted The camcor der automatica lly shuts o ff. The pr ecise ti me re quir ed for wa ter dr oplets to evaporate will var y depending on the l ocation and weather con ditions. As a ge neral rule, wait f or 2 hours b efor e resu ming us e of the camcor der . Using th e Camcorder Abroad Power S[...]

Addition al Informatio n  115 Genera l Inform ation Accessories Optional accessor ies not listed below ar e described in m ore detail in the following pages. (Av ailability differs from area to area) 3 CA-570E Compact P o wer Adapter 7 IFC-300PCU/S USB Cable 5 WS-20 Wrist Strap 8 Memory card 6 STV-250N Ster eo Video Cable TV/HDTV VCR/DVD recorde[...]

116  Additional Inf ormation Opti onal Acce ssor ies 1 Battery Pa ck When you need extra b atter y packs, make sure you sele ct the BP-808. Wh en you use ba tte ry pack s bea r- ing the In tellige nt System mark, the camcord er wil l comm unicate with the battery and d isplay the re mainin g usage time (accur ate to 1 minute ). Y ou can only use[...]

Addition al Informatio n  117 Charging , Recording and Playb ack Times The cha rging times gi ven in the fo llowi ng table ar e appr oximat e and var y accordi ng to c hargi ng c ondit ions and in itial charg e of th e bat tery p ack. * When th e camcorder char ges an exhausted ba ttery pack for the first 20 minutes, it can be used for 3 times l[...]

118  Additional Inf ormation This mark identifies genuine Canon video accessories. When you use Canon vi deo equipment, we reco mmend Canon-brand acces sories or pr oducts bear ing th e same mark .[...]

Addition al Informatio n  119 Specifications LEGRIA FS46 / LEGRIA FS405 / LEGR IA FS406  — V alues given a re approximate figur es. System • Recording System Movies: SD-Video Video compression : MPEG-2; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch Photos: DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) Image compression: JPEG (Super Fine) Size of Photos[...]

120  Additional Inf ormation • Lens Configuration: 10 elements in 8 groups (1 double-sided, aspheric element) • AF Sy stem TTL autofocus or Manual focus (for movies only) • Minimum Focusing Distance 1 m; 1 cm at full wide angle • White Balance Auto white balance, Custom white balance or Preset white balance settings: Daylight, T ungsten [...]

Addition al Informatio n  121 BP-808 Battery Pack • Battery type Rechargeable lithium ion battery, compatible with Intelligent System • Rated voltage: 7.4 V DC • Operating temperature: 0 – 40 °C • Battery capacity: 890 mAh (typical); 6.3 Wh / 850 mAh (minimum) • Dimensions  : 30.7 x 23.3 x 40.2 mm • Weight  : 46 g Weight and[...]

122  Additional Inf ormation Abou t the musi c files The specifi cations of the music files compatible with th e cam- corde r ar e as follows . Audio e ncoding : Linear PCM Audi o samplin g: 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 channe ls Minimum length: 1 s econd File extensio n: WA V The music data is saved in the memory under the following folder structure. In [...]

Addition al Informatio n  123 Index A Abroad, usin g the cam corder . . . . 1 14 Aspect ra tio of a co nnecte d TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 AUTO mod e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 Auto slow shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Automat ic backlig ht correction . . . 4 9 AV O U T t e r m i n a l . . . . . . . . . . 76,[...]

124  Additional Inf ormation P P (recording program) . . . . . . . . . . 47 Photo n umbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Playback Movi es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Photo s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 0 Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Portr ait (recording program) . . . . . 47 Power saving . . . . . . . . . [...]

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