Cannon FS10/FS11/FS100 manuel d'utilisation

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2 Introduction Important Usage Instructions WARN ING ! TO RE DU CE THE RI SK OF FI RE OR EL EC TR IC SH OC K, D O N OT EX PO SE TH IS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARN ING ! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK AND TO REDUC E ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, U SE THE RECOMMENDED AC CESSORIES ONL Y . COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted ma[...]

3 In these safet y instructions t he word “apparatus” or “product ” ref ers to the Canon Digital Video Camcor der FS11 A/FS10 A/ FS100 A and all its acce ssories. 1 Read these instru ctions. 2 Keep these instr uctions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not us e this ap paratus nea r water . 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 [...]

4 of the type of power supply to your home, consult your pr oduct dealer or local power company . Regar ding othe r power sources such as battery power , refer to instructions in this manual. 23 Lightning — For a dded protection of this product during a ligh tning storm, or when it is left unattended and unu sed for long periods of time, discon n[...]

5 Getting to Know the Camcorder What is so special about recording on flash memory? Y our videos and photos are recor d ed in the built-in memory ( and only) or on a memory card (SD or SDHC car d). Recording on flash memory means that there ar e no moving parts in the recorder un it of the camcor der . T o you, it means a camcorder that is smaller [...]

6 T able of contents Introduction _______ ____________ ___________ 5 Getting to Know the Camcorder 10 About this Manual 12 Overview 12 Supplied Ac cessories 13 Components Guide 16 Scr een Displays Preparations ________ _____________________ 19 Getting Started 19 Char ging the Battery Pack 20 Pr eparing the Wireless Contr oller and Accessor ies 22 A[...]

7 T able of contents V ideo _______________ _____________________ 32 Basic R ecord ing 32 Shooting V ideo 33 Selecting the Video Quality (Recording Mode) 33 Zooming: Optical, Advanced an d Digital Zoom 35 Quick Start Function 35 Reviewing and Deleting the Last Scene Recor ded 36 Basic Playback 36 Playing Back the V ideo 38 Special Play back Modes 3[...]

8 Photos _____________ _____________________ 54 Basic Recording 54 T aking Photos 54 Selecting Photo Size and Quality 56 Erasing a Photo Right A fter Recor ding It 56 Basic Playback 56 Viewing Photos 58 Magnifying Photos during Playback 58 Erasin g Photos 59 Additional Functions 59 Drive Mode: Continuous Shoo ting and Exposure Bracketing 60 Histogr[...]

9 T able of contents Additional Informatio n ___________ ___________ 75 Appendix: Menu Options Lists 75 FUNC. Menu 76 Setup Menus 76 Camera Setup (Digital Zoom, Imag e Stabilizer , etc.) 78 Memory Operation s (Initialization, et c.) 79 Display Setup (LCD Brig htness, Language, etc.) 80 System Setup (Speaker V olume, Beep, etc.) 81 Date/Time Setup 8[...]

Introduc tion 10 Thank you for purchasing the Canon FS11/FS10/FS100. Pl ease read this manual ca refu ll y b ef ore y ou us e th e c am cord er an d re tai n i t fo r f ut ure refe ren ce . Sh ou ld you r camcor der fail to oper ate corr ectly , re fer to Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g ( 82). Conventions Used in this Manual • IMPORT ANT : Precautio[...]

11 Online pr oduct registrati on for U.S.A. Customers only . Register your pr oduct online at www .registercanon.com Protect your pr oduct W e will keep the model nu mber and date of purchase of your new Canon product on file to help you r efer to this information in the event of an insurance claim such as loss or theft. Receive information on new [...]

Introduc tion 12 Overview Supplied Accessories CA-590 Compact Power Adapter BP-808 Batter y Pack WL-D88 Wireless Controller Lithium Button Battery CR2025 for Wireless Controller STV-250N Stereo Video Cable Y ellow • Red • White plugs IFC-400PCU USB Cable Software CD-ROM* and Installation Guide PIXELA ImageMixer 3 SE For saving, managing, editin[...]

13 Names of buttons and switches other than the joystick are indicated within a “ button ” frame (for example ). Components Guide Left side view Front view Right side view RESET button ( 84) button ( 24)/ (print/share) butto n ( 63, 72) DISP . (on-screen display) button ( 49, 60)/ BA TT . INFO butt on ( 18) USB terminal ( 67) A V OUT terminal ([...]

Introduc tion 14 Names of buttons and switches other than the joystick are indicated within a “ button ” frame (for example ). Back view Bottom view To p v i e w Remote sensor ( 21) LCD screen ( 22) Mode dial ( 24) Start/Stop b utton ( 32) (stop) button ( 36)/ BLC (backlight corr ection) button ( 4 5) (fast forward) button ( 36)/ Zoom in T (tel[...]

15 Wireless Controller WL-D88 ST ART/S TOP button ( 32) FUNC. button ( 26, 75) MENU button ( 26, 76) PLA YLIST button ( 51) Navigation buttons ( / / / ) (frame reverse) bu tton ( 38) (fast reverse ) button ( 38) (play) button ( 36) (pause) button ( 36) (stop) button ( 36) PHOTO button ( 54) Zoom buttons ( 33) SET button (frame adva nce) button ( 38[...]

Introduc tion 16 Recording Mo vies Playing Movies (During Playback) Screen Displays Operating mo de ( 24) Recordi ng program ( 42, 43) White balance ( 47) Image ef fect ( 48) Digital effe ct ( 48) Recordi ng mode ( 33) Remote sensor of f ( 80) Manual focus ( 46) Memory operation ( 18) Time code/Playback time (hours : minutes : s econds) Remaining r[...]

17 Recording Still Images Viewing Still Images Zoom ( 33), Exposure ( 45) Recording pr ogram ( 42, 43) White balance ( 47) Image ef fect ( 48) Digital effe ct ( 48) Drive mode ( 59) Still image quality/size ( 54) Manual focus ( 46) Remaining battery time ( 18) Number of still images available ( 18) On the memory ca rd / In the built-in memory Self [...]

Introduc tion 18 Memory operation Record, Record pause, Playback, Playback pause, Fast playback, Fast reverse play back, Slow play back, Slow reverse playback, Frame advance, Frame reverse Remaining recording time When there is no more fre e space on t he memory , [ END] (built-in memory , / only) or [ END] (memory card) will be displayed and the r[...]

19 Preparations This chapter de scribes basic ope rations, such as na vigating the menus, and first time se ttings to help you learn more about your camcor der . Charging the Battery Pack The camcorder can be power ed with a battery pack or di rectly using the compact power adapter . Char ge the battery pack before use. For appr oximate char ging t[...]

Preparations 20 1 Slide the battery compartment cover away from the lens and open it. 2 Press the bat tery release l atch and pull out the battery pack. 3 Close the co ver and sl ide it towar d the lens until you hear a click. IMPORT ANT • T urn off the camcorder befor e connecting or disc onnecting the compact power adapter . After turning off t[...]

21 1 Press the tab in the dir ection of the arrow and pull out the battery holder . 2 Place the lithium button battery with the + side facing up. 3 Insert the battery holder . Point the wir eless contr oller at the camcorder’ s remote sensor when you pre ss the buttons. Y ou can rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees to use the wirele ss contro ller fr[...]

Preparations 22 Pass the attaching end of the wrist strap thro ugh the back bracket on the camcorder , thread the wrist strap through the loop and fasten. Y ou can also attach the wrist strap to the strap mount on the grip belt to use both for extra conv enience and protection. Pass the ends of the s houlder strap through the strap mount on the gri[...]

23 - T o allow the camcor der to be operated with the wir eless contr oller fr om the front. NOTES About the LCD screen: The scr een is produced using extrem ely high-precision manufacturing techniqu es, with more than 99.99% of the pixels o perating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasionally misfire or appear as black, red, b[...]

Preparations 24 Operating Modes The camcorder's o perating mode i s determined by the po sition of the mo de dial. In this manual, indicates that a function is ava ilable in the operati ng mode shown and indicates that the function is not available. When no operating mo de icons are given, the function is availabl e in all operating modes. See[...]

25 change settings to your pr efer ence. Even in flexible r ecor ding mode, the camcor der can help you with the settings. For example, yo u can use the Special Scene r ecor ding pr ograms ( 42) to set at once all the optimal settings to match specia l recording conditions. NOTES In mode you cannot access the menus but you can ch ange the following[...]

Preparations 26 Selecting a FUNC. Menu Option in Recording Mode 1 Pres s . 2 Select ( ) the icon of the function you want to change fr om the left side column. Menu items not ava ilable will appear grayed out. 3 Select ( ) the desired setting from the available optio ns at the bottom bar . • The selected option will be highlighted in orange. • [...]

27 5 Select ( ) the desired option and press to save the setting. 6 Pres s . Y ou can press to close the menu at any time . Abbreviation of Menu Selections in this Manual In this manual, the arrow is used to abbrevia te menu selections . Below is an example of changi ng a setting usin g the setup menus. [ ME NU] [ DISPLA Y SETU P] [LANGU AGE ] Desi[...]

Preparations 28 • The date appears in a year -month-day format only in the fi rst setup screen. In subsequent screen displays the date and time will appear as month-day-year (for examp le, [J AN. 1, 200 8 12:00 AM]). Y ou can change the date format ( 81). • Y ou can also change the date and time later on (not durin g the initial setu p). T o op[...]

29 Recommended Memory Cards Y ou can us e commercially available SDHC (SD high capacity) me mory cards and SD me mory cards with this camcorder to reco rd m ov ies an d still images. However , depending on the memory card, yo u ma y not be able to recor d movies on it. Refer to the following table. As of January 2008, the movie recor ding function [...]

Preparations 30 2 Slide the memory ca rd slot cover away fr om the lens and open i t. 3 Insert the memory card straight, with the label fa cing away fr om the lens, all the way into the memory card slot until it clicks. 4 Close the co ver and sl ide it towar d the lens until you hear a click. Do not forc e the cover closed if the memory car d is no[...]

31 Options FUNC. ( 26) / [ ME NU] [ MEMORY OPER.] [INITIALIZE] The memory y ou want to initia lize Initialization me thod [YES]* [OK] [ ME NU] [ MEMORY OPER.] [INITIALIZE] Initialization me thod [YES]* [OK] * Press twice to interrupt the complete initialization while it is in progr ess. All recor dings will be erased but the memory can be used with[...]

32 Vi d e o This chapter cove rs functions r ela ted to shooting movies, including recor d ing, playback, me nu options, and memory operations. Shooting Video 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 T ur n on the camcor der . / Y ou can select the memory to be us ed fo r re cord in g movies ( 30). 3 Press to begin rec ord i ng . • Recording starts; pr ess aga[...]

33 Selecting the V ideo Quality (Recording Mode) The camcor der of fers 3 r ecor ding modes. Changing the recording mode will change the r ecord ing time available on the memory . Select XP mode for better movie quality; s e le ct LP mo d e f o r lo ng er re co rdi ng ti mes . T he fo llo wi ng table gives approximate r ecording times. FUNC. ( 26) [...]

Video 34 Selecting the Zoom T ype Options  Default value FUNC. ( 26) [ M E N U ] [ CAMER A SETUP] [ZOOM TYPE] Desir ed option NOTES • In mode, the zoom type is automatically set to [ ADV ANCED]. • The zoom range of the advanced zoom will change depending on the aspect ratio of the scene (7 6 ) . Using the Zoom Move the zoom lever toward W to[...]

35 NOTES • Keep at least 1 m (3.3 ft.) away from the subject. At full wide angle, you can focus on a subject as close as 1 cm (0.39 in.). • When [ZOOM SPEED] is set to [ V AR IABLE]: - When you us e the T and W buttons on the wireless controller or LCD panel, the zoom speed will be constant at [ SPEED 3]. - The zoom speed will be faster in reco[...]

Video 36 1 Press to displa y the joystick guide. If does not appear on the joystick guide, repeatedly push the jo ystick ( ) toward [NEXT] to display it. 2 Push the joystick ( ) toward . The camcorder plays back the last scene (but without sound) and ret ur ns to reco rd p au se mo de . Deleting a Scene After Recording It Af te r re cord in g a sc [...]

37 • Press to stop the playback and return to the scene index scree n. After creating a pl aylist ( 51), you can switch between the original movies and the playlist you edited a ccording to your choice. / Y ou can also switch between the scenes or pla ylist recor ded in the buil t-in memory and those recorded on the memory card. 1 In the index sc[...]

Video 38 1P r e s s t o d i s p lay the joystick guide. 2 Adjust ( ) the volume. • T o tur n off the volume, keep the joystick pre ssed ( ) toward until the volume icon chan ges to . • Y ou can press again to hide the joystick gui de during playback. A DJUSTING THE V OLUME Special Pl ayback Modes Special playba ck modes T o enter the special pl[...]

39 Selecting Scenes by Recording Date Y ou can s earch for all the recordings you made on a part icular date, for example, to find all the movies you shot during a special event. POINTS TO CHECK Selecting scenes by recording date is available only fr om the original movies index screen. Selecting from the List of Recordings 1 Select the original m [...]

Video 40 4 Press to return to the index screen. The orange se lection frame wil l appear on the fi rst scene r ecor ded on the selected date. NOTES • Y ou can change on wh at day to start the week for the calendar display ( 80). • Y ou can press to return to the index screen at any time. Selecting the Playback Starting P oint from the Movie Tim[...]

41 Deleting Scenes Y ou can delete origi nal scenes th at you are not inter e sted in keeping. D eleting scenes also allows you to fr ee up space on the memory . T o de lete scenes in the playlist, refer to Deleting Scenes from the Playlist ( 52). Deleting a Single Scene or All Scenes from a Selected Date Options 1 Select ( , ) the scene you want t[...]

Video 42 Special Scene Recording Programs Recor ding in a very bright ski r esort or capturing the full colo rs of a sunset or a firewo rks display becomes as e asy as selecting a Speci al Scene r ecor ding progra m. For details about the avail able options, r efer to the sidebar on page 43. FUNC. ( 26) [ PROGRAM AE] [P O R T R A I T ] Press to dis[...]

43 Controlling Shutter Speed and Other Functions while Shooting Use the automatic exposure (AE) program to use functi ons like the whit e balance or imag e effects, or give priority to the shutter speed. Use faster shutter speeds to record subjects movi ng quickly; Use slo wer shutter speeds to add motion blur , emphasizing the feel of movem ent. O[...]

Video 44 [ PROGRAM AE] Desired rec ordi ng pro gra m When you sel ect [ S HUTTER- PRIO.AE], a numeric value will appear next to the recor d ing program icon. 1P r e s s t o h i d e the joysti ck guide. 2 Adjust ( ) the shutter speed to the desired value. Shutter speed guidelines Note that on scr een only the denominator is displayed – [ 250] indi[...]

45 Self Timer FUNC. ( 26) [ ME NU] [ C A M E R A S E T U P ] [SELF TIMER] [ON ] appears. mode: In record pause mode, press . The camcor der starts r ecording after a 10-second countdown*. The countdown appears on the screen. mode: Press , first halfway to activate the autofocus and then fully . The camcor der will r e cor d the still image after a [...]

Video 46 Manual Exposure Adjustment 1 Press to displa y the joystick guide. If [EXP] does no t appear on the joystick guid e, repeatedly push the joystick ( ) toward [NEXT] to display it. 2 Push the joystick ( ) toward [EXP]. The exposur e adjustme nt indicator and the neutral v alue [±0] appear on th e screen. 3 Adjust the ( ) the brightness of t[...]

47 • During focus lock, press and push the joystick ( ) toward [FOCUS] again to return the camcorder to autofocus. Infinity Focus Use this function when you wish to focus on faraway s ubjects such as mountains or fireworks. Instead of step 2 in the pre vious procedur e: Push the joystick ( ) toward [FOCUS] and hold it f or more than 2s e c o n d [...]

Video 48 NOTES • When you select the custom white balance: - Set the custom white balance in a sufficiently illuminated place. - Select a zoom type other than [ DIGIT AL] ( 33). - Reset the white balance when the lighting co nditions chan ge. - Depending on the light source, may keep flashing. The resu lt will still be better than with [ AUTO]. ?[...]

49 * Only these digital eff ects are av ailable in mode. Setting FUNC. ( 26) [ D . E F F E C T O F F ] Desired fader/ef fect* ** * Y ou can preview the digital effect on the screen . ** The icon of the select ed digital effec t appears. Applying 1 Press to disp lay the joystick guide. If does not appear on the joystick guide, re peatedly push the j[...]

Video 50 still image, all the data is displayed in the form of information icon s. During movie playback you can select what to display with the [DA T A CODE] setting ( 79). Y ou can also tur n most on- screen di splays on or of f. Repeatedly press to turn the on-screen displays on/off in the following se quence: , mode: • All displays on • Mos[...]

51 NOTES When an external microphone is connected to the camcorder , [WIND SCREEN] will au tomatically be set to [ OFF ]. Creating a Playlist Create a play list to play back only the scenes you pr efer and in the or der of your choice . Moving or del eting scenes in the playlist wi ll not affect the original rec ordi ng s. Options 1 In the original[...]

Video 52 screen. Refer to T o select which scenes to play back ( 37). NOTES • / The playlist is created on the same memory you are playing back from. Select in advance the location of the scenes to play back ( 37). Y o u can also copy scenes from the built-in memory to the memory car d ( 53) to include in your playlist movies recorded on both. ?[...]

53 NOTES Y ou may not be able to move scenes in the playlist if there is not enough space available in the memory . / Copying Scenes Y ou can copy original movies or scenes in the playlist from the built-in memory to th e correspo nding location on the mem ory car d. Options for copyi ng original movies 1 Select one of the i ndex screens of movies [...]

54 Photos Refer to this chapter fo r details on shoo ting photos – from capturing and playing back images to printing them. T aking Photos 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 T ur n on the camcor der . / Y ou can select the memory to be used f or reco rding stil l images ( 30). 3 Press halfway . • Once the focus is automa tically adjusted, will tur n gr[...]

55 Options Image size options and the approximate number of still images that can be rec orde d o n me mor y c ards of v ar iou s sizes ar e given in the table below . FUNC. ( 26) [ 1152x864] Desir ed image size* Desir ed image quality* * Press to move back and forth between size and quality selection. The number displayed on the right corner indic[...]

Photos 56 Erasing a Photo Right After Recording It Y ou can er ase the still im age recorded last while r eviewing i t within the time set for the [REVIEW] op tion or immediatel y after rec ording it, if [REVI EW] is set to [O F F ] . While re viewing the image i mmediately af te r rec ord in g: 1 Push the joystick ( ) toward . 2 Select ( ) [ERASE][...]

57 2 Push the joystick ( ) toward . 3 Select ( ) [ JUMP 10 IMAGES] or [ JUMP 100 IMAGES]. 4 Jump ( ) the number of images selected and press . Y ou can press ag ain to hide the joystick guide. IMPORT ANT • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Failing to do so may resu lt in permanent data loss. - Do not [...]

Photos 58 Magnifying Photos during Playback During playback, still ima ges can be magnified up to 5 times. 1 Move the zoom lever toward T . • The image is magnif ied by 2 times and a frame appe ars indicating the position of the magnified area. • T o further enlar ge the image, mo ve the zoom lever toward T . T o reduce the magnification to les[...]

59 Drive Mode: Continuous Shooting and Exposure Bracketing T ake a series of pictur es of a moving subject or record the same picture in 3 levels of exposure in or der to choose later the picture you like the best. POINTS TO CHECK Select a r ecor ding mode other than [ FIREWORKS]. Options  Default value FUNC. ( 26) [ SINGLE] Desired optio n Addi[...]

Photos 60 1 Press halfway to activate the autofocus. 2 Press fully and hold it pressed down. A series of stil l images will be recor ded as long as you hold the button pressed. Press , first halfway to activate the autofocus and then fully to record the still images. Three sti ll images in dif fere nt exposur es wi ll be reco rde d. Histogram Displ[...]

61 4 Repeat steps 2-3 to protect additional images or pr ess twice to close the menu. IMPORT ANT Initializing the memo ry ( 30) will permanently erase all recordings, including protect ed still images. / Copying Photos Y ou can co py still images from the built- in memory to the memory c ard and vice versa. POINTS TO CHECK Select in advance the mem[...]

Photos 62 NOTES • If there is not enough space on the destination memory , the camcorder will copy as many still images as possible before stopping the operation. • If the memory card slot cover is open, or the LOCK switch on the memory card is set to prevent writing , you will not be able to copy still imag es to the memory car d. Other Functi[...]

63 • If the still imag e index scr een is displayed, move the zoom lever toward T to display a single image . • appears and changes to . • The (print/share) button lights up and the current print settings will be displayed for approx. 6 seconds. IMPORT ANT • If continues to flash (for m ore th an 1 minute) or if does not appear , the camcor[...]

Photos 64 Options NOTES Print setting options and [DE F AUL T] settings vary dependi ng on the printer model. For details, refer to the printer’ s instruction man ual. Printing after Changing the Print Se ttings 1 Press to displa y the joystick guide. 2 Push the joystick ( ) toward . The print settings menu appears. 3 In the print settings menu, [...]

65 If an error occurs wh ile printing, an error message, for example [NO P APER], will appear on the camcorder . Solve the problem r eferring to th e error message list ( 90) and to the printer's instruct ion manual. • Canon's PictBridge-compatible p rinters: If printing does not resume automatically after you solved the problem, select[...]

Photos 66 Selecting Still Images for Printing (Print Order) POINTS TO CHECK Set the print orders befor e connecting the USB cable to the camco rder . 1 Open the image sel ection screen. [ P R I N T O R D E R ] appears on the scr een. 2 Select ( ) the still image you want to mark with a print order . 3 Press to set the print order . The number of co[...]

67 External Connections This chapter explai ns how to connect your cam corder to an external device such as a TV , VCR, or computer . Connection Diagrams T erminals on the Camcorder AV OUT T erminal Access: Open the LCD panel. Sound from the built-in speak er will be muted wh ile the STV-250N Stereo Video Cabl e is connected to the camcorder . USB [...]

External Connections 68 Connect the camcor der to a TV to enjoy yo ur reco rdi ng s w ith fa mi ly and fr ie nd s. 1 T u rn off the camcorder and the TV . 2 Connect the camcorder to the TV . Refer to Connection Diagrams ( 67). 3 T ur n on the connected TV . On the TV , select as the video input the same terminal to which you connected the camcor de[...]

69 Saving your Recordings without a Computer If you prefer to save your rec ordings without having to use a computer , you can use the optional DW-100 DVD Burner to create DVD disc s of your movies and Photo DVDs of your still images ( 69). Y ou can also connect the camcor der to an external r ecord ing device (DVD or HDD r ecor der , VCR, etc.) to[...]

External Connections 70 2 Select the scenes o r still images you want to add to the disc. [ M E N U ] [ SYSTEM SETUP] [ADD TO DIS C] Desired option Connecting to the DVD Burner and Creating a Disc 1 T ur n on the DVD burner . Refer to Creating DVDs . 2 Connect the camcorder to the DVD burner using the USB ca ble. • Connection . Refer to Connectio[...]

71 DVD players and compute rs that meet the following r equirements: • Compatible with the discs you created ( DVD-R/DVD-R DL/DVD-R W discs) • Compatible with DVD-Video specificatio ns • DVD playback s oftware that is installed and running (in the case of computers) Refer to the instruc tion manual of the external device and make sur e it is [...]

External Connections 72 T ransferring Photos to a Computer (Direct T ransfer) With the software supplied on the DIGIT A L VIDEO Solution Di sk CD- ROM you can transfer s till images to a computer simply by pr essing . Refer also to the rele vant sections in the “Digital Vi deo Software” instr uction manual (PDF file). Preparations Install the s[...]

73 NOTES • W e recommend poweri ng the camcorder using the compact power adapter . • Refer also to the co mputer’ s instru ction manual. • Users of Windows Vista, Windows XP and Mac OS X: Y our camcorder is equipped with the standard Picture T r ansfer Protocol (P TP) allowing you to transfer still images (JP EG only) simply by connecting t[...]

External Connections 74 1 Select ( ) a transfer option and press . 2 Select ( ) the image you wish to transfer and pr ess . • [ SELECT & TRANSFER]: R e p e a t t h is s t ep t o s e l e c t o t h e r s t il l images to transfer . • The button will flash while the images ar e being transfer red. 3 Press to return to the transfer menu. NOTES [...]

75 Additional Information This chapter c ontains troubleshooting advice, sc reen messages, handling and maintenance ti ps, and other information. Menu items not available appear grayed ou t in the FUNC. menu or in black in the setup menus. For de tails about how to sele ct an item, refer to Using the Menus ( 25). For details about each function , s[...]

Additional Information 76 FUNC. Menu ( Playback Modes) 1 Option available only from the original movies index scr een. 2 Option available only from the playlist index scre en. Setup Me nus Camera Setup (Digital Zoom, Image Stabilizer , etc.) CAMERA SETUP Menu item Setting options / [COPY] Original movies: [ALL SCENES], [ALL SCENES (THIS DA TE)], [O[...]

77 1 [ ADVANCED] when [WIDESCREEN] is set to [ OFF]. 2 Option available only wh en the record ing progr am is set to [ PROGRAM AE]. 3 Option available only wh en the drive mode is set to [ SINGLE]. [IMG ST AB]: The image stabilizer compensates fo r camcorder shake even at full telephoto. • The image stabilizer is designed to compensate for a norm[...]

Additional Information 78 [WIND SCREEN]: The camcor der automatically redu ces the backgr ound sound of wind when recor ding outdoors. • Some low-frequency sounds w ill be suppressed along with the sound of wind. When recor ding in surr oundings unaffected by wind or if you want to r ecord low-frequency sounds, we recommend setting the wind scree[...]

79 Display Setu p (LCD Brightn ess, Languag e, etc.) DISPLA Y SET UP [BRIGHTNESS]: Adjusts the br ightnes s of the LC D screen. • Changing the brightness of th e LCD screen does not affect the brightness of your recor dings or that of th e playback image on a TV . [AUDIO LEVEL]: Displays the au dio level in dicator on the LCD screen so you can ch[...]

Additional Information 80 [ST ART WEEK]: Select the day on which the week st arts for the calendar display ( 39). [DEMO MODE]: The demon stration mo de displays the camcor der's main features. It starts automatically when th e camcorder is powered with the compact power adapter if you leave it turned on for more than 5 minutes. • T o cancel [...]

81 [QUICK ST ART] : Select whether to activate the Quic k Start fu nction wh en you close the LCD panel in a record ing mode ( 35) and the length of time afte r which the camcor der will end the standby mode and shut of f automatically . [SPEAKER VOL.]: Adjust ( ) the volume of the playback. Y ou can also adjust the volume using the joystick guide [...]

Additional Information 82 Tro ub l e? If you have a problem with yo ur camcorder , refer to this section. Sometimes what you think is a malfunction of the camcor der may have the simp lest of solutions - pl ease read the “CHECK THIS FIRST” box before going on to the mo re detailed problems and solutions. Consult your dealer or a Canon Service C[...]

83 Recording Pressing will not start recording. - Y ou cannot record while the camcorder is writing previ ous recording onto the memory (while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing). - The memory is full or it already contains 999 scen es (the maximum number of scenes). Delete some recordings ( 41, 58) or initialize the memory ( 30) to free some s[...]

Additional Information 84 Indicators and Onscreen Displays lights up in red. - Batter y pack is exhausted. Replace or charge the battery pack ( 19). appears on the screen. - The camcorder cannot communicate with the battery pack attached so the remaini ng battery time cannot be displayed. lights up in red. - A memory card error occurred. T urn off [...]

85 The picture is displayed correc tly but there is no sound from the built-in speaker . - Speaker volume is turned off. Adjust the volume ( 38). - If the STV-250N Stereo Video Cable i s connected to the camcorder , disconnect it. Memory Card and Accessories Cannot insert the memory card. - The memory card was not facing the correct direction. T ur[...]

Additional Information 86 List of Messages Following the list of m essages for the cam corder you c an find separate lists f or printing-r elated messag es ( 90) and for messages that appear only when using the optional DW-100 DVD Burner ( 89). ACCESSING THE CARD DO NO T REMOVE THE CARD - Y ou opened the memory card slot cover while the camcorder w[...]

87 CANNOT PLA Y BACK CH ECK THE CARD - There is a problem with the memory card. / CANNOT PLA Y THE MOVIES IN THE BUIL T -IN MEMORY INITIALIZE USING ONL Y THE CAMCORDER - The camcorder's built-in memory was initialized using a computer . Initialize the built-in memory with this camcorder ( 30). CANNOT PLA Y THE MOVIES ON THIS CARD - Movies cann[...]

Additional Information 88 CHECK THE CARD - Cannot access the memory card. Check the memory card and make sure it i s inserted correctly ( 29). - A memory card error occurred. The camc order cannot rec ord or display th e image. - If after the message disappears, appears in red, perform the following: T urn off the camcorder a nd remove and reinsert[...]

89 READING THE CARD - Reading data from the memory card. SOME SCENES COULD NO T BE DELETED - Movies that were protected/edited with other devices cannot be de leted. T ASK IN PROGRESS DO NO T DISCONNECT THE POWER SOURCE - The camcorder is updating the memor y . Do not disconnect the compact power adapter or remove the ba ttery pack. THE CAMCORDER I[...]

Additional Information 90 CLOSE THE MEMORY CARD SLOT COVER - The memory card slot cover is open. Close the cover after c orrectly inserting the memory card ( 29). CONNECT THE COMP ACT POWER ADAPTER - The camcorder is being powered by the battery pack . Connect the compact power adapter to the camcorder . DISC ACCESS FAILURE CHECK THE D ISC - There [...]

91 COMMUNICA TION ERROR - The printer is experiencing a data transfer error . Cancel printing, disconnect the USB ca ble and turn off the printer . After a while, turn th e printer back on and r econnect the USB cable. When you are printi ng using the button, check the print settings. Or , you attempted to print from a memory card that contains a l[...]

Additional Information 92 PRINT ERROR - Cancel printing, disconnect the USB cable and turn off th e printer . After a w hile, turn the printer back on and reconnect the USB cable. Check the printer status. - When you are printing using the button, check the print settings. PRINT ORDER ERROR - Y ou attempted to set more than 998 still images in the [...]

93 Do’s and Do n’ts Camcorder Be sure to observe the following precautions to ensur e maximum performance. • Back up your recor dings periodically. Make sur e to transfer your recordings to an exte rnal de vice such as a computer or digi tal video recor der ( 68) and back them up on a re gular basis. This will pr otect yo ur i mp or ta nt re [...]

Additional Information 94 at temperatures not higher than 30 °C (86 °F). Batter y Pack • Attach the terminal cover whenev er a battery pack is no t in use. Contact with metallic objects may cause a short circuit and da mage the battery pack. • Dirty terminals may cause a po or contact between the battery pack and the camcorder . Wipe the term[...]

95 • Do not disassemble, bend, drop, or subject memory ca rds to shocks and do not expose them to water . • Check the dir ection befor e inserting the memory card. Forcing a me mory card into the slot if it is not corr ectly oriented may dam age the memory card or the camcorder . • Do not attach any l abels or sticker s on the memory ca rd. ?[...]

Additional Information 96 Disposal When you de lete movies or i nitialize the built-in memory ( / only) or memory card, only th e file a llocation table is altered and stor ed data is not physically eras ed. T ake the necessary precaution s when you dispose of the camcor der or memory car d, for example by physically damaging it to prevent the l ea[...]

97 Condensation may form in the following cases: • When the camcor der is moved quickly from cold to warm places • When the camcorder is left in a humid roo m • When a cold room is heated rapidly • Do not expose the camcorder to sudden or extre me changes in temperature. • Place the camcor der in an airtight plastic bag and let it adjust [...]

Additional Information 98 General Information System Diagram (Av ailability differs from area to area) CG-800 Battery Charger STV-250N Stereo Video Cable CA-590 Compact Power Adapter SC-2000 Soft Carrying Case WS-30 Wrist Strap SS-600/SS-650 Shoulder Strap SD/SDHC memory card BP-808 Battery Pack Computer TV WL-D88 Wireless Controller Card reader/wr[...]

99 Call or visit your local r etailer/dealer for genuine Canon vide o accessori es. Y ou can also obtain genuine accessories for your Canon camc order by calling: 1-800-828-4040, Canon U.S.A. Information Center . Battery Packs When you need extra battery packs, make sure you select the BP-808. When you use battery packs bear ing the Intelligent Sys[...]

Additional Information 100 Recording and Playback Times The recording and playback times gi ven in the following tabl e are approximate and vary according to recording mode and ch arging, r ecording or playback conditions . The effective usage time of the battery pac k may decrease when recording in cold surroundings, when using the br ighter scr e[...]

101 Product Codes Provided Acces sories CA-590 Compact Power Adapter 1887B002AA BP-808 Battery Pack 2740B002AA WL-D88 Wireless Contr oller D83-0770-000 STV -250 N Stereo V ideo Cable 3067A002AA (D82-0590-002) IFC-400PCU USB Cable 9370A001AA WS-30 Wrist Strap D81-1530-000 Optional Access ories CG-800 Battery Charger 2590B002AA SS-650 Shoulder Strap [...]

Additional Information 102 FS11/FS10/FS100 Specifications System Recording System Movies: SD-Vide o Video compress ion: MPEG-2 Audio compression : Dolby Digital 2ch (AC-3) Still images: DCF (Design r ule for camera system), com patible with Exif 1 Ver . 2.2 and with DPOF Still image comp ression: JPEG (Super Fine, Fine, Normal ) T elevision System [...]

103 CA-590 Compact P ower Adapter Recommended Illumination More than 100 lx Image Stabilization Elec tronic Size of Still Images 1152 x 864, 1152 x 648, 640 x 480 pixels 1 This camcorder supports Exif 2.2 (also called “Exif Print”). Ex if Print is a stan dard for enhancing the communication between camcorders and pri nters. By connecting to an [...]

Additional Information 104 BP-808 Battery Pack W eight and dimensions are approxim ate. Erro rs and omissions exc epted. Subject to change without notice. Battery type Rec hargeable lithium ion ba ttery, compatible with Intelli gent System Rated voltage 7.4 V DC Operating temperature 0 - 40 °C (32 - 104 °F) Battery capacity 890 mAh Dimensions 30.[...]

105 A Abroad, using the camcorder . . . . . . . .97 AEB - Auto expo sure bracketing . . . . . .59 Aspect ratio of a connected TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Audio level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Auto slow shutt er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Autofocus (AF): AF frame (9-point AiAF/Center point) .[...]

Additional Information 106 Memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 MIC terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Mini video light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 N Night (recor ding program) . . . . . . . . . . . 43 O Onscreen display selection . . . . .[...]

107 Z Zoom Advanced zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Zoom speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 , 76 Zoom type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 T rademark Acknowledgements • The SD logo is a tr ademark. The SDHC logo is a trademark. • Microsoft, Windo ws and Windows Vista are trad emarks or registered trademarks of Micro soft Corpora[...]

108 CANON CONSUMER DIGIT AL VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR THE UNITED ST A TES The limited warranty set forth below is given by Canon U.S.A., Inc. (“Canon USA ”) with re spect to Canon Consumer Digital Video Equipment (the “Equ ipment”) purchased in the United States. This limited warranty is only effec tive upon presentati on of you[...]

109 CANON CONSUMER DIGIT AL VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIMITED WARRANTY The limited warra nty set forth below is given by Canon Canada Inc. (“Canon Ca nada”) with respe ct to Canon Consum er Digital Vide o Equip ment (the “Equipment”) purcha sed in Canada. This li mited warranty is onl y effective upon presentation of a bill of sale or other pro of of[...]

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