Canon Vixia HF R30 manuel d'utilisation

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2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions WA RN I N G TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOC K, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT T O RAIN OR M OISTURE. COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials may infringe on the rights of copyr ight owners and be contrary to copyright laws. The Mains plug is used as the disconnect devic[...]

3 FCC/IC NOTICE HD Camcorder , VIXIA HF R32 / VIXIA HF R30 / VIXIA H F R300 systems This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired o[...]

4 In these safety instructions the word “appa ratus” refers to th e Canon HD Camcorder VIXIA HF R32 / VIXIA HF R30 / VIXIA HF R300 and all its accessories . 1 Read these instructions . 2 Keep these instructions . 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instruction s. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not insta[...]

5 T rademark Acknowledg ements • SD, SDHC and SDXC Logos are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. • Micros oft and Windows are trademarks or reg istered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries . • App Store, iPhone, iT unes, Mac OS and Macintosh a re trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other count[...]

6 Exciting F eatures and New Functions & / % Wi-Fi Functi ons ( A 149) Stor y Creat or ( A 67) Enjo y the fr eedom of Wi-F i func tions by mak ing yo ur camc order an active part of your Wi-Fi home network or by conve niently ac cessing Wi-Fi hotspots to upload your videos wherever yo u may be. • Y ou can save your re cor dings wirelessly to [...]

7 Smart AU T O ( A 46) Smart AUTO automat ical ly sel ects the bes t scene m ode for the scene you w ant to shoot . Y o u get spec tacul ar record ings every time wi thout worrying about setting s. Video S naps hot ( A 72) Face Detection ( A 99) Shoot or capt ure short scenes and arrange them into a video clip set to your favorite backgr ound music[...]

8 Enjoying Y our Recordings on Other Devices MPEG-2 AVC HD MP4 Eye-Fi Connect the camcorder to an HDTV ( A 127) Use an Eye-F i card ( A 146) to wirelessly upload reco rdings to your computer or a video sharing W eb site . Upload MP4 movies to your computer ( A 133). Save your r ecording s. Y ou can also c reate di scs from your recordings.* Standar[...]

9 & / % Enjoying Y our Recordings Using the Camcorder's Wi-Fi Functions LAN cable Play video wir elessly dir ectly from the memory on AV CHD- and DLNA-compatible H DTVs and other devices c onnected t o the n etwork ( A 164). Join a Wi-F i network b y first connecting to an access point ( A 151). T ransfer your recordings wirele ssly from t[...]

10  Table of cont ents  Introduction 6 Excit ing Features and New Functions 14 About this Manual 16 Getting to Know the Ca mcorder 16 Supplied Access ories and CD-ROMs 18 Names of P arts  Preparations 20 Getting Started 20 Char ging the Batte ry Pack 23 Using the Grip Belt 24 Opening the Lens Cover and Adjusting the LCD Scre en 26 Ba sic O[...]

Table of conte nts  11  AUTO Mode 44 Basic Recor ding 44 Shooting Video and T aking Photos in AUTO Mode 46 About the Smart AUTO function 48 Intelligent IS 49 Zooming 51 Quick Start  V ideo 53 Basic Playback 53 Play ing Back Vid eo 57 3D Flip View 58 The [I ndex Selection] Scr een: Selecting the Co ntent to Play Ba ck 60 Deleti ng Scenes an[...]

12  Table of cont ents 101 T ouch & T rack 102 Faders 103 Manual Exposure Adjustment 104 Manual Focus Adjustment 106 T ele Macro 107 White Balance 108 Self Timer 109 Audio Recording Level 111 Using Headphones 112 Using an External Micr ophone 113 Audio Mix 114 Capturing V ideo Snapshot Scenes and Photos from a Movie 116 Dividing Scenes  P[...]

Table of conte nts  13  & / % Wi-Fi Functions 149 Introduction to Wi-Fi 151 Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network 156 T r ans ferr ing Fil es to a Comp uter or F TP Serv er 160 Uploading Recordings to Y ouT ube and Facebook 161 Uploading V ideos Using an iOS Device 164 Wir eless Playback on a DLNA-Co mpatibl e Devic e  Additional Information 1[...]

14  Introduction About this Manual Thank you for pur chasing the Cano n VIXIA HF R32 / VIXIA HF R30 / VIXIA HF R300. Please read this ma nual careful ly before you use the camcorder and r etain it for futur e reference . Should your camcorder fail to operate co rre ctly , refer to T ro ubleshooting ( A 187). Conventions Used in this Manual • I[...]

Introdu ction  15 Self Timer Operating modes: * F or movie s only . 1P r e s s . 2 Activate the self timer . • < wil l appear on the scr een. • R epeat, se lecting [ j Off], to turn off the self timer . Movies: In recor d pause mode, press Y . The camcorder starts r ecording after a 10-second countdown. The countdo wn appears o n the scre[...]

16  Introduction Getti ng to Know the Camco rder Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs The following acces sories are supplied with the camcor d er: * CA-110E including power cord, in Asia . ** & / % only . X CA-110 Compact Power Adapter* BP-709 Battery Pack W X IFC-300PCU/S USB Cable HTC-100/S HDMI Cable W X Qui ck Gu ide X Wi-Fi Basic Setup Gui[...]

Introdu ction  17 The following C D-ROMs and software are supplied with the camcorder: • PIXELA CD-ROM - & / % Y ou can use VideoBr owser for managing, editing, and playi ng ba ck A VCHD movie s, and Netw ork Utility when tra nsferr ing reco rdin gs wire les sly to a c om put er . - ' Use T ransfer Utility for saving and tra nsferring[...]

18  Introduction Names of Parts 1 U (camer a/play) but ton ( A 33) 2 HOME button ( A 27) 3 VIDEO SNAP (video snapshot ) button ( A 72) 4 ACCESS indicator ( A 44) 5 Memory card slot cover 6 MIC terminal ( A 112) 7 AV O U T t e rm i n a l ( A 12 3, 125)/ × (hea dphones) ter minal ( A 111) 8 HDMI OUT terminal ( A 123, 124 ) 9 USB terminal ( A 123,[...]

Introdu ction  19 A j Speaker ( A 55) A k Zoom lever ( A 49) A l LCD t ouch scr ee n ( A 24, 26) S q POWER button S a ON/OFF (CHG ) (charge) indicator: Green – On Orange – Standb y ( A 51) Red – Charging ( A 20) S s Battery attac hment un it ( A 20) S d Seri al numb er S f T r ipod socket ( A 206) S g BA TTER Y RELEASE switch ( A 21) A l T[...]

20  Prepa ratio ns Prepar ations This chapte r desc ribes bas ic operat ions, s uch as using the touch panel, navigating the me nus, and first time s ettings to help you learn more about your camcor der . Getting Started Charging the Batter y Pack The camco rd er can be powered wit h a b attery p ack or dir ectly using the compa ct power adapt e[...]

Prepa rat ions  21 4 Ch arging will start wh en the camcorder is turned off. • If the camcor der was on, the green ON/OFF (CHG) in dicator will go out when you turn off the camcor der . After a mo ment, the ON/O FF (CHG) indica tor will turn on in red (batt ery pac k charging). The red ON/OFF (CHG) indicator will go out when the batt ery pack [...]

22  Prepa ratio ns • T o prevent eq uipmen t break downs and exc essive hea ting, do not co n- nect the supp lied com pact powe r adapter to voltage co nverte rs for over seas tr avel s or sp ecial power sour ces such as those on air craft an d ships, DC-AC inverters, etc. NOTES • We r ecomm end charg ing the bat tery pac k in tempe ratur es[...]

Prepa rat ions  23 Using the G rip Be lt Fasten the grip belt. Adjus t the g rip belt s o that y ou can reac h the zoom lever with your index fin ger , a nd the Y button wi th your t humb. Y o u ca n att ach t he su pplied sty lus pen to the grip belt. To r emove th e gri p bel t 1 Lift the p added handgrip’ s flap and detach the strap from th[...]

24  Prepa ratio ns Opening the Lens Cover an d Adjusting the LCD Screen Befor e you s tart recor ding, open the lens cove r . Move the lens cove r switch dow n to to open the lens cover . Rot ating th e LCD Pa nel Open the LCD panel 90 d egrees. • Y ou can r otate the panel 90 degr ees downward. • Y ou can r otate the panel 180 degr ees towa[...]

Prepa rat ions  25 NOTES • About the LCD screen: The scr een is pr oduced using extr emely high-pr e- cision manuf acturing techni ques, with more than 99.99% of th e pixels operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasion- ally misfire or appe ar as black, red, blue or green do ts. This has no ef fect on the reco rded im[...]

26  Prepa ratio ns Basic Operatio n of the Camcorder Using the T ouch Screen The contro l buttons and menu items that appear on the touch scr een change dynami cally dependi ng on the operat ing mode and the task you are performing. With the intuitive touch screen interface you have all the contr ols at your fingert ips. Y ou can also use the su[...]

Prepa rat ions  27 Using the Menus Many of the camcor der's funct ions can be adjust ed from the [ Main Functions] panel and [ Other Settings] menus in the HOME menu. For details about the available menu options and settings, refer to the appen dix Menu Options Lists ( A 168). HOME Menu Operat ing modes: The HOME menu is the gatew ay to mos[...]

28  Prepa ratio ns • [ C a m e r a M o d e ] - From the [ Camera Mod e] menu, you will be able to cha nge whethe r you re cor d movies in mode ( camcor der automati cally takes ca re of many sett ings), mode (you ca n manu- ally ch ange se tting s), or mo de (usi ng the ci nema- look filt ers, you can mak e movi es with a ci nema tic feel) . A[...]

Prepa rat ions  29 Y ou may need to drag your finger up and down along the scro ll bar or touch [ ] and [ ] to find the control button of the desired function. [Edit] Pan el Operat ing modes: T ouch [Edit] to dis play a panel showing available operations (co pying, deleting, et c.), and then touch the operation you want to perform. T ouch th e c[...]

30  Prepa ratio ns [Other S ettings] M enus Operating modes: * In mode, access to functions is l imited. 1 Pr ess to open the HOME menu. 2 T ouch [ Other Se ttings] to open the [ Oth er Settings] menus. 3 T ouch the tab of the desired menu. 4 Drag yo ur fin ger up an d dow n to bring the setting yo u want to change into the orange s election bar[...]

Prepa rat ions  31 Operating Modes Recording When r ecor ding, the camcor der's o perating mode is deter mined by t he [ Camera Mode] and [ Recording Standar d] menus in the HO ME menu. First, set the camera mode. 1 P ress to open t he HOME menu. 2 T ouch [ Camera Mode] and then touch t he desired camera mode. 3T o u c h [ O K ] . Next, set[...]

32  Prepa ratio ns NOTES • Y ou ca n adjus t the vid eo qual ity usin g the r > [Recording Mode] setting. • Some portable de vices may not be able to play back MP4 movies re cord ed with thi s camcor der . Recording standard Cont rol button Operation v Movies are re corded in AVCHD, wh ich is desi gned for playback on HDTVs. Select t his [...]

Prepa rat ions  33 Playback Press the camera/pla y button T to switch the cam corder between c amera ( recor ding) mode and pl aybac k mode . Y ou ca n press T when the camco rder is of f to turn it on directly in playback mode . NOTES • & / % Whe n switching to a playback mode, the memory sele cted f or pl ayback will be the same curr ent[...]

34  Prepa ratio ns First Time Settings Setting the Date and Time Y ou will need to set the da te and time of the camcor der befor e you can start using it. The [D ate/Time] scre en will appear automatically when t he cam- cord er’ s cl ock i s not set . When the [ Dat e/Time] s cr een ap pears, the year will be selected. 1 T ouch a field you w[...]

Prepa rat ions  35 Changing the Language The default language of the c amcorder is English. Y ou can set i t to one of 27 lan gua ges . Operat ing modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Se lect the desired language. NOTES • Some c ontrol buttons, such as [ZOOM ] or [PHOTO ], will ap pear in English regar dless of the language selected. [ Other Setti ngs] > [...]

36  Prepa ratio ns Changing the Time Zone Change the time zone to match your location. The default setting is New Y ork. Operating modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Open the [Time Zone/DST] scr een. 3T o u c h [ " ] to set the hom e time zone, or [ # ] to set the tim e zone of your de stination when y ou are traveling. 4T o u c h [ Í ] or [ Î ] to se[...]

Prepa rat ions  37 Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Compa tible for Use with the Ca mcorder Y ou can use the following types of commerc ially available Se cure Digi- tal (S D) car ds with this camcor der . As of December 2011, the movie recor d ing function has been tested using SD/S DHC/SD XC memo ry car ds made b y Pana sonic, T oshi ba and [...]

38  Prepa ratio ns SDXC Memory Cards Y ou can use SDXC memory cards with t his camcor der . When using memory ca rds with ot her devi ces, such a s digita l record ers, comp uters and car d r eaders, make sur e that the external device is compatible with SDXC cards . The table below summarizes comp atibility by com- puter operating system, as of[...]

Prepa rat ions  39 Inserting and Removing a Memor y Card Make sure to initialize ( A 42) all me mory cards before using them with this camc order . 1 T ur n off the camcorder . Make sur e the ON/OFF (CHG) indi cator is of f. 2 O pen the memory car d slot cover . 3 Ins ert the memory car d at a slight a ngle, with th e label facing toward the len[...]

40  Prepa ratio ns IMPORT AN T • Memory cards have fr ont and back si des that ar e not inter changeabl e. Inser ting a mem ory car d faci ng the wr ong direct ion can ca use a mal- functi on of the camc orde r . Be su re to ins ert t he memory car d a s described in step 3. & / % Selecti ng the Memory (Built-in Memory/Memo ry Card) for th[...]

Prepa rat ions  41 & / % Relay Rec ord ing Y ou can activate the r elay re cor ding so if the built-in memory bec omes full while recor ding movies, the re cording will continue uninterrupted on the memo ry car d. Operat ing modes: 1 I nsert a memory c ard that contains no video recordings into the memory card slot. 2P r e s s . 3 A ctivate [...]

42  Prepa ratio ns Initia lizing the Memo r y Initial ize memory car ds when you use them with t his camcor der for the first time. Y ou can also initialize a memory card or the built-in memory ( & / % only) to permanently delet e all the recor d ings it co ntains. & / % At the time of purchase, the b uilt-in memory comes pr e- initializ[...]

Prepa rat ions  43 IMPORT AN T • Ini tializ ing the me mory w ill perm anent ly eras e all recordin gs. Los t origi- nal reco rdin gs c an not be rec ov ered . Ma ke s ure y ou s ave imp ort an t r ecor d ings in advance using an external device ( A 128). • Initia lizi ng a memor y car d will per manentl y erase any mus ic fil es and images [...]

44  AUTO Mode AUT O M ode This chapter cover s how to easily reco rd video and photos in mode, and how to use basic shooting functions lik e zoom and Quick Start. T o enjoy full access to menus and more advanced functions, re fer to Recording in Manual Mode ( A 89). Basic Reco rding Shooting Video and T aking Photos in AUTO Mode With mode, you c[...]

AUT O Mode  45 1P r e s s P to turn on the camcorder . • & / % By default , movies and photos are recorded in the buil t-in memor y . Y ou can sel ect the m em or y tha t wi ll be u se d to record movi es and ph otos ( A 40). • Please re ad t he IMPORT ANT section ( A 48) befor e using an Eye- Fi card. 2 O pen the lens cover switch. 3P r[...]

46  AUTO Mode To ta ke phot os T ou ch [P HOT O]. • Y ou can record photos simulta neous ly while recording a mov ie. • A green icon ( ) will appe ar momen tarily o n the screen an d the ACCESS indicat or will flash as the photo is r ecor ded. However , if you recor d a photo whi le re cording a movi e, the gr een icon wil l not appear . Ins[...]

AUT O Mode  47 Smart AUTO ico ns * Th e icon in parenthese s appears under backlight c onditions. Background → (co lor of the i con) Bright* (gray) Blu e sk ies * (light blue) Vivid colors* (green/red) Sunsets (orange) Subject ↓ Peopl e (stationary) ( ) ( ) ( ) — Peopl e (moving) ( ) ( ) ( ) — Subj ects othe r than peopl e, such as l and[...]

48  AUTO Mode IMPORT AN T • T o pro tect the lens, keep the len s cover clo sed when you ar e not re cord ing mo vies and when yo u ar e not usin g the c amcord er . • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss or damage to the memory . - Do not ope n t[...]

AUT O Mode  49 • When r ecor ding in bright places, it may be d if ficul t to use the L CD scree n. In such cases, you c an adjust the LCD backlight w ith the q > [LCD Backl ight] setting or a djust the brightne ss of the LCD screen with the q > [LCD Brightness] setting. • Under cert ain condition s, the Smart AUT O icon that ap pears [...]

50  AUTO Mode Using the T ouch Screen’ s Zo om Controls 1 Display the zoom controls on the to uch screen. • The zoom contr ols a ppear on the left side of the screen. 2 T ouch the zoo m controls to ope rate the zoom. T ou ch any where w ithin the T are a to zoom out or any where wit hin the S are a to zoom i n. T ouch c loser to the cen ter [...]

AUT O Mode  51 Opt ions NOTES • Keep at least 1 m (3.3 ft.) away fr om the su bject. At ful l wide a ngle, y ou can foc us on a su bject as close a s 1 cm (0. 39 in.). Using te le mac ro ( A 106), you can focus on a subject as close as 50 cm (1.6 ft .) at full telephoto. • In or mode, you ca n also set p > [Zo om Speed] to one of thre e c[...]

52  AUTO Mode 1 With the camcorder on and in a recording mode, close the LCD pane l. A beep will sound and the gree n ON/OFF (CHG) in dicator will change to ora nge to indi cate the camcor der enter ed stan dby mode. 2 When you wish to resume recor ding, ope n the LCD pa nel. The ON/O FF (CHG) indi cator turns back green and the camcor der is re[...]

Video  53 Video This chapt er covers functions related to movies, i ncludin g play- back, adva nced shooting, using Story Creato r and other advanced functions. For d etails abou t basic video shooting, ref er to AUTO M ode ( A 44). Basic Pla yback Playing Back Video Y ou can use the s > [Data Code] setting to choose w hether to display the r[...]

54  Video 3 Look for the scene you want to play back. Move the zoom lever towar d T to show 15 scenes per page; move it tow ard S to s how 6 scenes p er p age. 4 T ouch the desired scene to play it back. • For AVCHD movies , the camc order will p lay ba ck the sce ne sele cted and con tinue u ntil the e nd of the last sce ne in the index scre [...]

Video  55 During playback: Adjus ting the volume fo r AVCH D movi es 1 During playback, touch the scr een to display the playbac k controls . 2T o u c h [ Ý ], drag you r fin ger alon g th e [Sp eake r V olu me]* b ar t o adjust the volume and touch [ K ]. *W h e n q > [A V/Headp hones] is set to [ Ó Headphones], adjust the [Head- phone Vol[...]

56  Video Adj ust ing the vo lu me fo r MP4 movi es 1 D uring playb ack, touch the scr een to displ ay the playback contr ols. 2 D rag your f inger ac ross the vol ume bar to adjust the volume. During p layback pause: IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in [...]

Video  57 3D Flip View Operat ing modes: T ouch [ ] in the [ Movies] index screen to switch to 3D Flip View . This fun way of displaying scenes grouped by recording date in a 3D layout can be useful to flip thro ugh a large number of record ings. ! Recor ding da te. " Drag your f inger left to go to the next date with re cord - ings. # Drag[...]

58  Video The [Index S election] Screen: Se lecting the Conte nt to Play Back From the [ G Index Selection] scr een you can select the c ontent you want to p lay back (original scenes by date or by story , or photos, for example) . & / % Y ou can also select the memory fro m which you want to play back your r ecordings. Operating modes: In a[...]

Video  59 Opt ions NOTES • & / % Fast/slow playb ack m odes a re not ava ilabl e for sce nes conver ted t o stand ard def inition. Scenes in t he [S D Movi es] in d ex screen ca n only be played back at norm al spee d. • Y ou cannot j ump t o the pr evious or next scene wit h MP4 movi es. [ y Movies ] Scen es recorde d in A V CHD o rgan [...]

60  Video Deletin g Scenes and Stori es Y ou can delet e those scene s and stories t hat you a re not inter ested in keepin g. Deleting s cenes allows you also to f ree up space on the mem- ory . Deletin g a Single Sce ne Operating modes: 1 Play back the scene you wish to delete. When pl aying back a scene in the gall ery , pause the sc ene you [...]

Video  61 To select indiv idual scenes 1 T ouch on the individual scenes you want t o delete. • A chec kmark ! will appe ar on the scenes you tou ch. Th e tot al number of sele cted scene s will appe ar nex t to t he " icon. • T ouch a sel ected scene to remov e the check mark. T o remo ve a ll checkmar ks at onc e, touch [Rem ove All] [...]

62  Video Deleting S cenes from a Sto ry by Rating Operating modes: 1 Open the information screen of the s tory that contains the scenes you w ant to delet e. 2 Open the rating selection screen. 3 T ouch one or mo re of the rating button s to select all the applicable scenes. • A graye d out r ating button i ndicat es that no scenes in the sto[...]

Video  63 Deleting St ories Operat ing modes: Deleting a st ory permanent ly deletes all the scenes it contains. The two pr eexisting s tories, [ Unsorted] and [V ideo Snaps hot], ca nnot be deleted . 1 O pen the galler y . 2 Select the story yo u want to delete . Drag your finger right/left to bri ng the desired story to the fr ont. 3 Dele te t[...]

64  Video NOTES • T o delete all movies and make all recor dable space avail able agai n you may p refer to initializ e the mem ory ( A 42) . Selecting the Playback Starting P oint If you have a very long scene, you may want to start play ing back the scene fr om a certain point. Y ou can use the movie timeline t o br eak the scene to segments[...]

Video  65 To cha nge the inte rval between frames ! T ouch twice t o return to the index scr een. " Pre vious /next s cene. # Drag your finger lef t along the rule r to displ ay the next 5 fr ames. $ Scen e’ s r ecordi ng mode an d len gth. % Recor di ng date an d time. & Drag your fin ger ri ght al ong the ruler to displa y the previ[...]

66  Video Onscreen Dis plays and Da ta Code With ev ery s cene or photo r ecorded, the camcorde r keeps a d ata code. For A VCHD movies, the data code incl u des date/ time of r ecor d- ing, infor mation abou t the c amera se tup, et c. For MP4 m o vies, the data code is the date of recor ding. Y ou can choose t he information to be displ ayed. [...]

Video  67 Video Stories a nd Cinema Style Using Stor y Crea tor to Creat e Compelli ng Stories Story Cr eator is a helpf ul functio n that of fers suggestions f or typica l scenes in a number of situations. W ith Story Creator , cr eating interest- ing video stories is as easy as select ing one of the sto ry themes, such as [T ravel], [Party] or[...]

68  Video 6T o u c h [ O K ] . • A new story wi ll be cr eated and the camc or der will enter r ecord pause mo de. The se lected story sce ne categor y will app ear at the bottom of the screen. • If you touch [?], a scr een showing the selec ted theme, story scene (category), shooting advice and the recommended shooting length will appear . [...]

Video  69 To ex it Story Creator mode 1P r e s s . 2 T ouch [ Recording Standard] and then select a differ ent recor ding standard. NOTES • When re cord ing vid eo snapshot scenes, y ou can have the camcor der automatica lly link the length of video snapshot scenes to the r ecom- mend ed leng th of st ory scen es with the r > [Video Snapsho[...]

70  Video Cinema Mode and Cinema-Lo ok Filters In (cinema) mode, the camco rde r will a djust the frame r ate and several o ther picture-related settings to give your record ings a ci ne- matic look . In this mode you can also use a variety of prof essional cin- ema-look f ilters to cr eate uniq ue movies w ith a d istinctive appearance. Operati[...]

Video  71 Opt ions (  Default value) The camcorder of fers 7 cinema- look filters. Select the de sired filt er while previewi ng the effec t on the screen. NOTES • Photos c annot b e r ecor ded while t he ca mcor der is set to mode. [1: Cinem a Standard]  [2: V ivid] [3: Cool] [4: Nos talgic] [5: S epia ] [6: Old M ovies] [7: Dramatic B&[...]

72  Video Video S naps hot Record a se ries of shor t scenes. Th en, play b ack your video snap shot scenes set to your f avorite music ( A 82) to create your own fun music video. Y ou will be surpri sed how by changing the backgr ound music, you can give your scenes an entire ly new feel. The default lengt h of a video snapshot scene is 4 seco [...]

Video  73 Decoration: Adding a Personal T ouch Add a new l ev el of enjoyment to your scenes by d ecorating them. Y ou can add animate d graphics, s tamps and even your own freehand drawings. The supplied stylus pen will be espe - cially useful for decorating scen es. Y ou can decorate scenes as they ar e being r ecor ded, duri ng playba ck or j[...]

74  Video ! Canvas - The a rea where yo u will draw and see your d ecorati ons in act ion. " T oolba r . # [ Ó Pens and Stamp s] Select the t ype of pen or stamp and its color . Y ou can also s ave a canvas or lo ad a p re vious ly sav ed canv as. $ [ × Animated Stamps] Selec t animate d stamps to add to your decoration. % [ Ø Captions] [...]

Video  75 To use [Pens and Stamps] 1T o u c h [ Ó ]. The [Pens and Stamps] screen will appear . 2 Select the desir ed pen or stamp fr om [T ools]. 3 Select white o r black fr om [Col ors]. Alternati vely , you can touch [ Ö ] and se lect a colo r from the co lor pal ett e. 4 Draw freely on the canvas. T ouch [ Ó ] > [Clear] > [Y es] to [...]

76  Video To use [Capti ons] 1T o u c h [ Ø ]. The [Capti ons] s cr een wi ll a ppear . 2 T ouch [Date] o r [Time ]. When r e cor ding a scene usi ng Story Cr eator , you ca n also select [Title] (the story’ s title) or [Story Scene] (t he story scene category). 3 Sel ect the desir ed text set tings and t ouch [ K ]. • T ouch [ ] (white tex[...]

Video  77 To use the Chroma Key functi on 1 Open the [Select Image] s creen of the image mix function ( A 76). 2 T ouch [+] or [-] to select t he image y ou cre ated. 3T o u c h [ Ð ] to open th e [Chr oma Key] scr een. 4 T ouch [Green] o r [Blue] depending o n the char acteristi cs of the image you want to use and touch [ Ï ] or [ Ð ] or dra[...]

78  Video Decorating Sc enes during Playback Operating modes: 1 Fr o m the [ M ovies] index screen or gallery , play back th e scene you want to decorate. 2 T ouch the screen to dis play the playback co ntrols. 3T o u c h [ Ò ] to open t he decoration screen. 4 Decorate the scene using the tools from the toolbar as explained in the previous se [...]

Video  79 Pla ying Back S tori es fro m the Gallery Y ou can play back r ecordings made using Story Cre ator to play them back as a single compelling video s tory following the or der of the story’ s script. Reg ular scenes and video snapshot scenes reco rded without us ing Story Cr eator , will a p pear i n the ga llery under t he [Unsorted] [...]

80  Video 3 Select the rating of the scenes you want to play back. 4 T ouch the story’ s thumbnail to start the playback. • The co mplete stor y will be p layed back f rom the firs t scen e to t he last. When pla yback ends, the cam corder w ill retu rn to t he g allery . • During the playback of a story other tha n [Unsorted] or [Video Sn[...]

Video  81 Rating Scenes Y ou can rate story scenes immediat ely after r ecor ding them or during playba ck. Y o u ca n then s elect mul tiple s cenes w ith the same rat ing, f or example, in or der to play back or copy only your favor ite scenes . Rating Scenes I mmediat ely Afte r Recordin g Operat ing modes: 1P r e s s . 2 A ctivate the scene [...]

82  Video 2 Open the list of scenes of the s tory that contain s the scenes you want to ra te. 3 In the [Scene List] screen, drag your finger up/down to select the scene you want to rate. 4 T ouch the orange [ ] icon on the l eft to open the [Edit Scene] screen. 5 T ouch the co ntrol button o f the des ired rating and touch [ K ] twice to return[...]

Video  83 The suppl ied VIXI A CD-ROM co ntains 3 music tracks you can use as backgr o und music. & / % : The music files come pre-ins talled in the built-in memory . Y ou can mix the original audio and the backgr ound music and adjust the backgr ound music mix balance to your pr efer ence. POINTS T O CHECK • T o play back scen es or a sli[...]

84  Video 5 Adjust the mix balance b etween the original sound an d the background music. To u c h [ y ] (more of the original sound) or [ Û ] (more of the background music) or drag your fi nger al ong the [Mus ic Bal ance] bar to adjus t the back gro und music ba lance as desir ed. 6T o u c h [ X ] and then touch a story or scene to s tart the[...]

Video  85 NOTES • Initia lizi ng a memory car d will perm anently er ase any musi c files you may have transf err ed to the car d. ( & / % The music files that come pre-instal led in th e built -in memo ry will be restored a fter i t is initia l- ized.) T o transfer music f iles fr om the supplied VIXIA CD -ROM to the memory card: - W indo[...]

86  Video 4 Select the destination. Drag your finger ri ght/lef t to select the desir ed story and to uch its thumbnai l. Then, drag your finger up/d own to select the desir ed category and touch the orange [ ] icon on the l eft. And last, dra g your finger up/down to move the orange bar withi n the category to select the position of the scene. [...]

Video  87 3 O pen the [Story Thumbnail] screen. 4 L ocate the frame you want to use as the story’ s thumb nail. Play back control s will appe ar on the screen ( A 55). Use any specia l playb ack mod es (fast /slow playba ck, fram e reverse/ advan ce) as necessa ry to locat e the des ir ed image. 5 T ouch [Set] to change the story’ s th umbna[...]

88  Video NOTES • We r ecommend us ing th e suppl ied st ylus pen to e nter c haracte rs. • & / % When you import files wi th the supplied software VideoBr owser using t he option to join a nd impo rt music and video fil es fr om the gall ery , some spec ial char acters in the sto ry's titl e (/, , <, >, :, *, ", |, ?) w[...]

Video  89 Advanced Functions Recording in Manual Mode When the camcord er is set t o mode, you can enj o y full a ccess to the menus and manually adjust the expos ure, focus, whit e balance and many mor e of the ca mcorder’ s setti n gs to y our prefer ence. Even in this mode, though, the camcor der can help you with the setti ngs. For example[...]

90  Video IMPORT AN T • T o pro tect the lens, keep the len s cover clo sed when you ar e not re cord ing mo vies and when yo u ar e not usin g the c amcord er . • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss or damage to the memory . - Do not ope n the m[...]

Video  91 NOTES • For MP4 movies, you cannot r eview the la st movi e r ecor ded if, aft er you r ecor ded the movie , you perf ormed anoth er oper ation s uch as o pening a menu. Selecting the Video Quality (Recording Mode) The camcor der offers 5 re cording modes for r ecor ding A VCHD movies and 2 for MP4 movie s. Changing the r ecording mo[...]

92  Video NOTES • Movies recorde d in MXP mode cannot be saved on A VCHD discs. Use an ex ter nal Blu-ra y D isc reco rder to cop y MX P mo vies o nto B lu- ray discs. & / % Alternatively , you can use the suppl ied softw are VideoBr owser to cr eate A VCHD dis cs*. • The camcor der uses a variab le bit rate (VBR) to encode vi deo so the[...]

Video  93 Approximat e recording time s  Default value A VCHD movies in MXP mode are recorded in 1,920 x 1 ,080 resolution. AVCHD movies recorded using other recording modes are recorded in 1,44 0 x 1,080 resolution . MP4 mov ies are recorded in 1,2 80 x 720 res olution. For A VCHD movies: For MP4 movies: 1 & / % A t the time of purchase,[...]

94  Video Selec ting th e Frame Ra te Y ou can change the frame rate (the number of frames recor ded per second) to change th e look of your movies. Operating modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Select the frame r ate. Opti on s fo r A VCH D mo vie s (  Default value) Option s for M P4 movies (  Default value) NOTES • The fram e rate can be set indepe[...]

Video  95 Spe cial Sc ene Rec ordi n g Pr ograms and P rogr ammed A E Recor ding in a very b right ski resort or capturing the ful l colors o f a sunset or a fi reworks displ ay becomes as eas y as selec ting a Special Scene r ecor d ing pr og ram. On the ot her hand, yo u can select t he Pr ogrammed AE ( AE: auto expo- sur e) r ecor ding progra[...]

96  Video NOTES •[ ú SCN: Portrait]/[ û SCN: Sports]/[ ý SCN: Snow]/[ þ SCN: Beach]: The pic tur e may not appear smooth du ring play back. •[ ú SCN: Portr ait]: The b lur ef fect of th e back gro und inc rea ses the more you zoom in ( S ). •[ ý SCN: Snow]/[ þ SC N: Beac h]: The s ubject may beco me ov erex- posed on cloudy days or [...]

Video  97 •[ Š SCN: Fireworks]: - T o avoid camcorder blur (blur due to t he camcorder movin g) we re commen d usin g a t ripod . Adv anced Image S tabi lizati on The image stabil izer r educes camcor der blur (blur due to the cam- cord er moving) so you ca n get nice, stable shots. Select the image s ta- bilization mode ac cording to the sho[...]

98  Video NOTES • If the degr ee of camcor der shak e is too high, the imag e stabil izer may not b e able to f ully compens ate. • [ Dynamic] is ava ilabl e only whe n [Zoom T ype] i s set to [ O p t i c a l ] . • For surveying and following shots, whe n you pan the camcorder from side to si de o r tilt it up and down, w e r ecomme nd set[...]

Video  99 2P r e s s Y . The scene recorded in the mem ory will s tart 3 seco nds be fore Y was pressed. NOTES • The camcorder will not r ecord t he full 3 seconds prior to pressing Y if the button was pressed within 3 s econds of having tur ned o n pre- recording or h avin g fini shed the p revious recordin g. • Any of the fo ll owing actio[...]

100  Video 2 Activate face detection. To s el ect th e main su bje ct If ther e is more than one person in the picture, the camcorder will auto- maticall y select o ne pers on it deter mines is t he main subje c t. The main subject is indicated by a whit e face det ection fram e and the camco rd er will optimize the settings for that p erson. Ot[...]

Video  101 T ouch & T rack When r ecor ding a gr oup of peop le using face dete ction, the ca mcor der will auto matically detec t one per son as t he mai n subject . Y ou can use T ouch & T rack to tell the camcorder to track and optimize settings for a dif ferent person. Y ou can also use T ouch & T rack to always keep in focus oth[...]

102  Video Fade rs The camco rd er off ers two pr ofessio nal look ing transi tion ef fects to fade-i n or fade-out scenes . Y ou have the option to acti vate the fader only one time or ever y time you start or stop re cor ding. Operating modes: * Y ou can preview the tr ansition effect on the screen. • The ic on of the selec ted fa d er a ppe[...]

Video  103 Manual Exposure Adjustment At times, ba cklit subjects may appear too dar k (under exposed ) or sub- jects und er very s trong lights may a ppear too bright or glaring (o verex - posed) . T o cor rect this, you can a d just t he ex posur e manually or use the T ouch AE function to automatically set the optimal e xposure for the subjec[...]

104  Video NOTES • If the r ecor din g prog ram is cha nged duri ng expos ure lock, the cam- cor der will r eturn to aut omatic e xposur e . • When shooting subjects with a strong light source behi nd them, the camcor der automatica lly co rrec ts for the bac klight* . Y ou can turn of f the automati c backl ight co rrec tion with the p >[...]

Video  105 2 T ouch a subject that appears inside the < frame. • The T ouch AF m ark ( I ) w ill f lash and the focu s ing dista nce wi ll be adjusted automat icall y . Y ou have the opti on to furthe r adjust the focus manually as necessary . • Y ou can touch [ D ] in stead to adjust th e foc us manu ally with out activ ating the T ouch [...]

106  Video Te l e M a c r o Using tele ma cro, t he camcor der can focus at a short er distanc e (up to 50 cm (1.6 ft.) fr om the subject at f ull telephoto) , allowing you get closer shots of small subjects like flower s and insects. This function also adds a soft focus to the backgr o und, so the subject not only looks lar ger bu t it al s o s[...]

Video  107 Whit e Bal ance The white balance function helps yo u to accurately r eproduce co lors under diffe rent lighting conditions so that white obje cts will always look truly white in your recordings. Operat ing modes: POINTS T O CHECK • Set the recor ding p ro gram t o [ ’ Pr ogrammed AE]. * Wh en you select [ Å Cu stom WB], s et the[...]

108  Video NOTES • When you select th e custom white b alance: - Set [Zoom T ype] ( A 50) to [ Optical]. - R eset t he wh ite ba lance whe n you chang e lo cation s or t he lig hting or other co nditions change. - D epend ing on the light source, Å may keep flash ing. The r esult wi ll stil l be be tter t han wit h [ Ã Automatic ]. • Cu st[...]

Video  109 NOTES • Once the countdown has begun, any of the following actions will cancel the s elf timer . - Pressing Y , whe n r ecording movi es. - T ouching [PHO TO], when recordin g photos. - T urning off the camcorder . - Changing the camcorder’ s ope rating mode. - Closing th e LCD panel to set the camcorder to standby m ode. Audio Re[...]

110  Video 2 T ouch and hold [ Ï ] or [ Ð ] to adjust th e audio recording level as necessary . As a guide line, ad just the au dio r ecor ding level so that the au d io lev el meter will go to the right of the -12 dB mark (yellow area) only occasionally . 3T o u c h [ X ] to lock the audio recording level at the current level. To disp lay the[...]

Video  111 Using Headphones Use head phones for playba ck or to check the audio level w hile r ecord- ing. T he headpho nes ar e connecte d to the A V OUT/ × terminal, which is used for both the headphones and th e audio/vi deo output. Bef ore connecting t he headpho nes, fo llow the proced ure b elow to c hange the function of the terminal fro[...]

112  Video To adjust th e volume during pl ayback In mode, and in mode duri ng slideshow playb ack, adjust the headphones volume the same way you adjust th e speaker’ s vol- ume ( A 55, 122). IMPORT AN T • When using h eadphones, make sur e to lower the volume to an app ro- priate le vel. • Do not co nnect the headphon es to the A V OUT/ ?[...]

Video  113 Using Commercia lly Availab le Microphones Y ou can als o use commer cially availabl e condenser micr ophones wi th their own power supply . Y ou can connect a lmost any ster eo micr o- phone wit h a ∅ 3.5 mm plug but a udio recording levels m ay vary . Connect the externa l micr o phone to the MIC terminal. NOTES • When you ar e [...]

114  Video 3 Activate the audio mix. 4 Adjust the audio mix ba lance as necessary . T ouch [INT] (more of the sound from the built-in micr ophone) or [EXT] (more of the sound from the external m icr op hone) or drag your finger alon g the audio m ix bar to ad just the mix bal ance as desir ed. 5T o u c h [ X ] to set t he audio mix and close the[...]

Video  115 NOTES • A video snapshot scen e can be captured only during playback; it can- not be c aptured during pla yback pa use mode. • The captured vi deo snapshot scene is saved to the same memory that cont ains t he s ource sc ene. • Video snaps hot sce nes cannot be captur ed fr om any of the followin g typ es of scen es. - Scenes sh[...]

116  Video NOTES • The data c ode of the p hotos wil l r eflect th e date and time of r ecor ding of the ori ginal scen e. • Photos cap tur ed fr om a scene wi th a lot of fast movement may be blurred. • Photos will be recor de d on the memory selected for r ecording photos. Dividing Scenes Y ou can divide scenes in or der to leave ou t th[...]

Video  117 NOTES • When adva ncing/r eversing fr ames whi le div iding the scenes, the i nterval between f rames is ab out 0.5 second s. • If the scene cannot be divided a t the point wher e you paused the play- back , advan ce/r everse a frame and then divide the scene. • During t he playback of a sc ene t hat w as divi ded, yo u may noti[...]

118  Phot os Photos Refer to this chapter for deta ils on viewing photos and other photo-related operations. Viewin g Ph otos Operating modes: 1P r e s s T . 2 Open the [ Photos] index screen, if it is not displayed. 3 Look for the photo you w ant to play b ack. Move the zoom lever toward T to show 15 photos per page; move it tow ard S to show 6[...]

Photos  119 4 T ouch the photo you wish to view . • The photo is displayed in sing le photo view . • Drag your f inger left/right to br owse through the photos one by one. To re turn to th e inde x sc reen from singl e ph oto v iew 1 T ouch the scr een to display t he pl ayback c ontro ls. 2T o u c h [ f ]. Photo Jump Functi on When you have[...]

120  Phot os IMPORT AN T • Ob serve the fol lowin g precaut ions wh ile the ACCE SS indic ator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do not ope n the me mory car d slot cov er . - Do not disconnec t the power s ourc e or turn off the camcor der . - Do not change the camcorder’ s operating mode. • Th e f[...]

Photos  121 Deleting Photo s from the I ndex Screen 1 O pen the [ Photos] index s creen. 2 Dele te the photos. * When you sel ect [Select], perform the fo llowing procedu re to select the ind ivid- ual photo s you want to delete be fore touching [Y es]. ** T ouch [Stop] to interrupt t he operation while it is in pr ogress. Some photos will be de[...]

122  Phot os Slideshow Y ou can play a slideshow of all the photos and even set it to music. Operating modes: 1 Open the [ P hotos] index screen. 2 Select the music track to use during the photo slideshow . Refer to steps 3 a nd 4 of Pl aybac k with Backgr ound Music ( A 83). 3 T ouch the photo th at will open th e slideshow to disp lay it in si[...]

External Conne ctions  123 External Connect ions This chapt er expl ains how to connect y our camcor der to an external d evice such as a TV , VCR, or co mputer . & / % Y ou can also use the camcorde r's convenient Wi-Fi functions ( A 149). T er minals on the Camcorder Open the LCD panel to acce ss the terminal s on the camcord er . 1 A[...]

124  Exter nal Con nections Conne ction D iagr ams In the f ollowing connec tion diagrams, the left side sh ows the termina ls on the camcor d er and the righ t side shows (for r eference only) an example of termi n als o n a connect ed device. Conn ecti on ! HDMI T ype: Digital Quality: High definition O utput only Connect to a high-defini tion[...]

External Conne ctions  125 Connecti on " Composite Video T ype: Analog Quality: Standard definition Output only Connect t o a standard TV or a VCR with audio/ video inpu t terminals. Change the foll owing settings on th e camcorder: - s / > [TV Type] according to the TV set (wi descreen or 4:3), if the TV cannot autom atically detect and[...]

126  Exter nal Con nections NOTES • Power the ca mcor der usin g the comp act power adapter and only the n connec t it to the compute r usi ng the supplied USB cable in t he f ollow- ing cases. - T o wr ite ba ck sc enes re corded with th is ca mcorde r that were previous ly save d on a compu ter . For details, refer to t he So ftware Guid e ([...]

External Conne ctions  127 Playb ack o n a TV Sc reen Connect the camcor der to a TV to enjoy your r ecor dings with fami ly and friends . Playback on an HDTV using the HDMI OUT terminal will ensur e the best play back qualit y . Operat ing modes: 1 T ur n off the camcorder and the T V . 2 Co nnect the camcorder to the TV . Refe r t o Conn ectio[...]

128  Exter nal Con nections Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings & / % Copying Movies and Photos to a Memor y Card Y ou can copy your recor d in gs from the buil t-in memory to a memory car d. Scenes and photos will be copi ed f ro m the inde x sc reen o r fr o m a story in the gallery in the built-in memory t o the same ind ex scr een or sto[...]

External Conne ctions  129 Opt ions Copying Scen es from a Sto ry by Rat ing Operat ing modes: 1 Open the galle ry an d brin g th e desi r ed sto ry to the fr ont. • C heck that y ou have select ed th e & (built -in memo ry) tab. 2 Se lect the rating o f the stories y ou want to copy . 3 Co py all the app licable scenes. * T o uch [Stop] t[...]

130  Exter nal Con nections 3 Copy the phot o. 4 Drag your finger left /right to select another pho to to copy or touch [ X ]. Copying Photos from the Ind ex Screen Operating modes: 1 Open the [ P hotos] index screen. Check th at you hav e se lecte d the & (buil t-in me mory ) tab . 2 Copy the phot os. * W hen you select [S elect], perfo rm [...]

External Conne ctions  131 IMPORT AN T • Obse rve the followin g precaution s while the ACCESS indicato r is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do s o may result in perman ent data loss. - Do not open the memory card slot cover . - Do not disco nnect the po wer sour ce or turn off the ca mcor der . - Do not change the camcorder’ s operating mode. [...]

132  Exter nal Con nections Saving A VCHD Movies (Windows only) With the s upplied software VideoBro wser ( & / % only) or T r ansfer Utility ( ' only), you can save to your computer the scenes you ha ve r ecor ded. Installation Install the s oftwar e before you connect t he camcor der to the computer for the first time. Refer to the St[...]

External Conne ctions  133 Saving MP4 Movies and Photos (Windows/Mac OS) With the supplied softw are ImageBrowser EX you can sa ve MP4 movies and phot os to your compute r and easily or ganize them. The main syste m re quir ements ar e as follows. Installation Install the soft ware bef o re you connect the camcor der to t he computer for t he fi[...]

134  Exter nal Con nections 6 Follow the onscreen instructions. For Windows users, the User Accoun t Control window appears, fol low the instr uctions to contin ue. To check that the software was installed correctly Y ou can check that the softwar e was instal led corr ectly by looking fo r the ImageBr owser EX icon in the following location. Wi[...]

External Conne ctions  135 IMPORT AN T • When the camcorder is connected to a comp uter: - Do not open the memory card sl ot cove r and do not re move th e memory ca rd. - Do not access, change or delete any of the cam corder’ s f olders or files di rectly from the compu ter as t his may resu lt in perm anent data loss. Always use only the s[...]

136  Exter nal Con nections • If you connect the camcor der to the computer while i t is set to mode, the process of creat ing sc ene th umb nails wi ll st art au tomati cally . If your intention was to save phot os to the computer , you can touch [Skip] to stop the p roc ess and us e the compu ter’ s Saf ely Remo ve Har d- ware function (W [...]

External Conne ctions  137 • After select ing th e memory , you can c heck th e name of the fold er that will be create d on the ha rd drive. Ev ery memor y save operat ion will cr eate a separate m emory save folder with the da te (in numerical form) used as the fol der name; up t o 10 m emory save fold ers can be created for a ny given date [...]

138  Exter nal Con nections Playing Back Prev iously Saved Record ings from the E xternal Hard Driv e 1 Power the camcorder using the compac t power adapter . 2P r e s s T to set the camcor der to playback mode. 3 Connect the camcorder to the exter nal hard drive us ing the optional UA-100 USB Adapter . Conn ect ion # - 2 . Refe r to Connecti on[...]

External Conne ctions  139 4 Safely end the c onnection to the ex ternal har d drive b efore physicall y disconnecting it. • B e careful when del eting r eco rdings. On ce del eted, reco rdings cannot be r ecover ed. • Observe th e follo wing pr ecautions whil e the externa l har d drive's access in d ica tor is o n or flas hing. - Do n[...]

140  Exter nal Con nections IMPORT AN T • Initializi ng the external hard drive will permanently erase all the data on the hard drive (including your record ings, previous data not saved with the camcorder , and partitio ned drives). Make sure to copy in advance important data to a computer or other device. Copying Recordings to an External Vi[...]

External Conne ctions  141 In Stand ard Defini tion Y ou can copy your movies by connec ting the ca mcorder to a VCR or a digital video recor d er with analog audio/video inputs. Video output will be in standard definition, although th e original sce nes are in high de fi- nition. Connecting Connect the camcorder to the VCR using Co nnection &qu[...]

142  Exter nal Con nections & / % Uploadin g A VCHD Movies to the We b In order to share your A VCHD movie s on Y ouT ube and Facebook, you need to convert them. This conversion can be complet ed in the cam- cord er itself or on a comput er using the supplied softwa re Video- Brow ser . MP4 movies do not need to be conver ted as such in the [...]

External Conne ctions  143 5 Rev iew the conv ersion settings and touch [Next]. • If a cop yright notice appear s, r ead i t caref ully and touc h [OK] if yo u agre e. • Before touc hing [Next ], you can touch [ w ] to cha nge the co nvers ion settings as d escribed be low . 6 T ouch [ST A R T] to convert the scenes. • Before t ouching [ST[...]

144  Exter nal Con nections To automatical ly divide scenes (step 5) If you are co nverting a long scene, you can have the camcor der divide it into 10-minute SD movies to make uploading easie r . Converting Scenes into Stand ard Definition from a Stor y by Ratin g Operating modes: 1 Open the gallery and bring the desired stor y to the front. ?[...]

External Conne ctions  145 Connecting to th e Computer and Uploadin g your Videos Operat ing modes: 1 Co nnect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable. Connection # - 1 . Refer to Connecti on Diagra ms ( A 125). 2 Se lect [All ( for PC o nly)]. 3 V ideoBrowser will start up automatical ly . Click the Y ouT ube icon in the menu[...]

146  Exter nal Con nections Uploading your V ideos Using an Eye-Fi Card If you a re using an Eye-Fi ca rd, you can aut omatically upl o ad movies to your favorite vide o sharing W eb site. Y ou will need to have installe d the softwar e supplied with your Eye- Fi car d and co mpleted all the req uired configuration se tup in advance. Refer to th[...]

External Conne ctions  147 • Do not use Eye-Fi car ds on ai rpla nes and in other places w her e wireles s comm unicati on is forb idden . Re move th e Eye-Fi c ard f rom the cam- cor der befor ehand. NOTES • Dependi ng on the amount of d ata to be uploade d and the networ k’ s wireless conne ctio n cond ition s, it can take some time to u[...]

148  Exter nal Con nections Uploading MP4 Movies and Photos to the Web With the s upplied software ImageBrowser EX , you can upload yo ur MP4 movies to Y ouT ube and ph otos to Faceb ook fro m your computer . Additionall y , you ca n use CANON iMAGE GA TEW A Y* to crea te video podcasts , make photo album s and mor e. * Th is service may not be [...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  149 Wi-Fi Functions This chapter contains information about how to operate the Wi-Fi functions of y our camcorder , starting with the Wi-Fi ne t- work setup neede d to add your camco rder to an existing Wi-Fi networ k. Introduction t o Wi-Fi The camc order 's Wi-Fi functions all o w you t o send f iles wir elessly , which [...]

150  Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • While using Wi-Fi function s, the camcor der’ s automatic powe r off func- tion will be disable d. Wi-Fi connection Ad hoc mode Connect t he camcorder to an iO S device ( A 161). Use this conn ection type if you plan to upload vide os to Y ouT ube and F acebook on th e go ( A 160). Wi-Fi connection Infrastructur[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  151 Connecting to a Wi-Fi Networ k Wirele ssly connecting to a Wi-Fi network via an a ccess point ( wireless rout er) is commonly r eferred to as infras tructur e mode. If your wir eless rout er suppor ts Wi- Fi Pr otected Setu p (WPS), setup will be ea sy and requir e minimal configuring. Refer to Wi-Fi Protected Setup be low [...]

152  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Operating modes: Wi-F i Protected Setup ( WPS) T o use WPS to make a connection using infra- structure mo de, make sure your w ireless router has the WPS logo. If your wir eless router has a WPS button, se tup will be easy and all automatic. Some wireless routers that support WPS do not have a dedicated b ut- ton but us e a[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  153 4 W ithin 2 minutes, t ouch [OK] on the camcorder's screen. Y ou can to uch [Stop] and th en [OK] t o inte rrupt the Wi-Fi Pr otected Setup while it is in progress. 5 T ouch [Automatic] to automatically obtain an IP addr ess. • T o assign the I P addr ess manual ly , touch [Manua l] and perf orm the pro cedur e in T [...]

154  Wi-Fi Fu nctions T o enter text for the various settings, use the virtual keyboard ( A 88). POINTS T O CHECK • Y ou may need to know in advance the encr yption key and other set- tings of the wireless rout er . Refer to the wireless r outer's setup screen or ask the network admini strator . 1 Set the camcorder to playback mode and th[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  155 5 T ouch [Automatic] to automatically obtain an IP addr ess. • T o assign the I P addr ess manual ly , touch [Manua l] and perf orm the pro cedur e in T o manually assi gn an IP ad dress ( A 153). • A screen to test t he settings will appear . 6 Se lect whether to test the set tings. • Y ou can touch [Chec k Curr ent [...]

156  Wi-Fi Fu nctions T ransfer ring Fil es to a Comp uter or FTP S erver Y ou can wirel essly transfer recor din gs dire ctly to a computer running the supplie d software Ne twork Utility (Windows only) or an F TP server . First, set where the files will be transf erred to (fil e transfer destina tion) and then transfer the files. If you ar e t[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  157 File T r ansfer Dest ination S etup for Wind ows Compu ters 1 P ower the camcorder using the compact power adapter . 2 Se t the camcorder to playback mode an d then press . 3 Co nnect the camcorder to the Wi-Fi network. * This ste p is not n ecessary when th e file transfer d estination is no t configured. ** This ste p is [...]

158  Wi-Fi Fu nctions 3 Enter the details o f the F TP server . * An interface similar to th e virtual keyboard for te xt fields ( A 88) will app ear except it will contain only t he keys necessary for this ste p. • The dest inati on fol der may dif fer dependi ng on the F TP serve r . Check the F TP se rver's settings. • A confir mati [...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  159 IMPORT AN T • Do not open the memory car d slot cover duri ng wire less transfer . • Obse rve the followin g precaution s when tr ansfe rring file s. Failing to do so may interrupt the transfer and inc omplete file s may remain at the trans fer des tina tion. - Do not disco nnect the po wer sour ce or turn off the ca mc[...]

160  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Uploading Recordings to Y ouT ube and Facebook Y ou can upload movies t o Y ouT ube and movie s and pho tos to F ace- book using the supplied software Network U tility running on a W in- dows comp uter . POINTS T O CHECK • If you h ave not do ne so alr eady , compl ete the Wi-Fi network se tup ( A 151) and file transfer d[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  161 3 I f you are uploading to Y ouT ube, read the Y ouT ub e agreement carefully and touc h [I Agree] if you agree. 4 T ouch the desired connection point to connect the camcorder to the netw ork and then touch [OK]. Once conn ected, or if only one conn ection point has been set up, the wire less uploa d will begi n automati ca[...]

162  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Operating modes: Setting Up a Wi-Fi Connection (Ad hoc M ode) 1 Set the camcorder to playback mode and then press . 2 Set up a new connection point. * T o replace the current sett ings, touch [E dit] instead and then ma nually chang e the setting s. T o del ete the sett ings, touch [D elete] and th en [Y es]. 3 Enter the de[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  163 NOTES • If you att empt to test the setting s and the ca mcor der is ab le to send a W i-Fi si gnal, then a mes sage will b e dis played indica ting that the c on- nect ion was suc cessf ully es tabli shed even wh en the camco r der has not esta blishe d a conn ection to the iO S devi ce. Uploadin g Videos 1 Camco r der: [...]

164  Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • D epend ing o n the wireles s router 's se tting s and capab ility , it can take som e time to up load vi deo files. • The procedur e above may differ depending on the ve rsion of iO S you ar e using . Wire less Playba ck on a DLN A-Com patib le Dev ice If you have a DLNA-c ompatible player , such as an HDT[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  165 2 Camco rder : T ouch [ Wi-Fi] and then touch [DLNA Media Server]. • If the memor y car d slot cover is open , the opti o n wil l not be availa ble. Make s ur e the cove r is c losed pr oper ly . • If only one conn ection point has be en set up, the wi rel ess connect ion will be establish ed. Skip to step 4. 3 Camco rd[...]

166  Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • Playback may not appear smoot h dependi ng on the wir eless rou ter's sett ings an d capa bility . In s uch ca se, try th e followi ng. - R emove an y obje cts betwe en the camcorder a nd wireles s acces s point th at may i nterfer e wi th the wire less signa l. - M ove th e camc order cl oser to the wirele s[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  167 Gloss ary This is a glossary of s ome of th e basic terms used frequently in this chapter . The documentation for your wire less rout er may also con- tain a glossary you can refer to. Access Point A wireless access po int (WAP) is a device that allows wireless devices , like your camc order , to connect to a wir ed network[...]

168  Additional Information Additional Information This chapter contains tr oubles hooting advice, sc reen mes- sages, handling and maintenanc e tips, and othe r information. Appendix: Menu Options Lists Menu items not available app ear grayed out. For details about how to select an item, re fer to Using the Menus ( A 27). For d etails about eac[...]

Addition al Informatio n  169 1 The de fault setting is on in mode and off in other ca mera mod es. 2 Some op tions are available o nly when recording a story using Stor y Creator . [Zoom T ype] [ Optica l] , [ Advanced], [D i g i t a l ] – zz 50 [ ä Mic. Level] [ m ] (automa tic) , [ n ] (manual) [Audio Leve l Indicator] : T oggle on or of f[...]

170  Additional Information [Ed it] Panel - Mode Contr ol Bu tton [ Movies] Index Scre en [ Movi es ] Index Screen [ z SD Movies] Index Screen Playback Pause A & / % From the bui lt-in memory: [Copy ( % )] < date >, [Select ], [All Scen es] [Select] , [All Scenes] – – 128 & / % From the bui lt-in memory: [Conve rt HD ' SD [...]

Addition al Informatio n  171 In the galler y: * Ope ration not available for the two preexisting stories, [Unso rted] and [Vide o Snap- shot]. [Edit ] Pane l - Mode Control Button [Edit Story] from the [St or y Details] scr een [Edit Scene] from the [Scene List] screen Playback Pause A & / % From the b uilt-in memory: [Copy ( % )] < by s[...]

172  Additional Information [ Other Se ttings] Menus When the camc order is in mode, you will not b e able to ac cess the p m enu. p Ca mera Se tup * Option available only for r ecording movie s. Menu item Set ting options A [Self Timer] [ i On < ], [ j Off] zz 108 [Zoom Speed] [ Y Variable] , [ Z Speed 3] , [ [ Speed 2], [ ] Speed 1] zz 49 [[...]

Addition al Informatio n  173 [Focus A ssistance]: When f ocus a ssista nce i s act ivate d, the image at t he center of the scr een is m agnified to help you fo cus manua lly ( A 104). • Using f ocus assi stan ce will not af fect the r ecor din gs. It will be canc elled automati cally af ter 4 secon ds or when you star t recor ding. [Auto Slo[...]

174  Additional Information s / Playback Setup * Option available only for A VCHD movies. [Data Code]: Displa ys the date a nd/or time when th e scene or photo w as reco rded . [ ( Camera Data]: Di splays the a pertur e (f-stop ) and shutter sp eed used when r ecordi ng the sce ne or photo . [TV T ype]: When you connect the ca mcorder to a TV us[...]

Addition al Informatio n  175 r Record ing & Connec tions Setup Menu item Setting options y A & / % [Rec Me dia for Movies] [ & ] (built-in memory), [ * ] (mem or y card ), zz –– 4 0 [Relay Recor ding]: [ j Off ] , [ % ] z ––– [Recording M ode] [ © High Quality 24 Mbps], [ ¨ High Quality 17 Mbps ], [ ¦ High Quality 12 Mb[...]

176  Additional Information 1 Option not avail able in mode. 2 Option avai lable only for A VCHD m ovies. 3 Thi s is the only o ption availab le when an external ha rd drive is conn ected to the camcorde r . [Rate Scenes (Rec ording)]: When set to [ i On], the scene rati ng sce ne will appear after ever y scene you r ecord. [Available Space in M[...]

Addition al Informatio n  177 • If th e memory card you in sert alrea dy conta ins a file w ith a lar ger num - ber , a ne w file will be assign ed a n umber one hi gher t han t hat of t he last file on the memory card. • We re commen d usi ng the [ n Continuous] setting. • The file number i ndicates the nam e and location of the file on t[...]

178  Additional Information [Custom Con trol Button ] 1 [Rec. Progr ams], [ Ä White B alance], [ < Focus] , [ y Exposure], [ Ç Pow ere d IS ] , [Zoom], [Zoom T ype], [ ä Mic. Level] , [ R Fa de rs ], [ Ò De coration], [ z Pre REC], [ v Review Re cording] zz ––– [Autosta rt Decoratio n] [ i On] , [ j O ff] zz ––– [Power Sa ving[...]

Addition al Informatio n  179 1 Option n ot available i n m ode. 2 Option a vailable onl y after connec ting an exter nal hard d rive to the cam corder . 3 Option a vailable onl y when using the optional BP -718 or BP-727 Batt ery Pack. 4 Option available only after having inserted an Eye-Fi car d into the memory card slot. [Outpu t Onscree n Di[...]

180  Additional Information [Notification Soun ds]: A beep wi ll accompa ny some o peration s like tur n- ing on the c amcor der , the sel f-ti mer co untdown, etc. •S e t t h i s t o [ j Off] to tur n off notifica tion soun ds. • W hil e pre -re cord ing ( A 98 ) is acti vated, the camcor der w il l not emit any n otifica tion so unds. [Cus[...]

Addition al Informatio n  181 • If set to [ i On] , wh en th e camcor der is c onnected to a comp atibl e HDTV using the su pplied HDMI cable, the video input o n the TV w ill automati cally b e set to the camcor der’ s video input . Then, you can use the up/d own /left /rig ht b utton s a nd th e OK or SET butt on on the TV ’ s re m ot e [...]

182  Additional Information Appendix: Onscr een Icon s and Displays Recording Movies (using Story Creator) 1 Control button [FUNC.]: Open the [ Main Funct ions] pa nel ( A 28) 2 Smar t AU TO ( A 46) 3 Face det ect ion f rame ( A 99) 4 T ouc h & T rack f rame ( A 10 1) 5 Control butto n [PHOTO]: T ake a phot o ( A 44, 89, 11 5) 6 Control butt[...]

Addition al Informatio n  183 Recording Movies Manual mode Cinema mode A h Recordin g program ( A 95) A j Manua l exposure ( A 103) A k Manua l focus ( A 104) A l Face det ect ion ( A 99) S q White balance ( A 107) S a Audio level indicator ( A 109) S s x.v .Color ( A 176) S d While recor ding/during playba ck: Scene cou nter (hou rs : minute s [...]

184  Additional Information Playing Mo vies (during playback) AVCHD movies : MP4 movies: D k Eye-Fi wireless commu nication ( A 146) D l Scene numb er F q Playback control buttons ( A 55) F a Data code ( A 66, 174) F s V olume an d back gr ound mu sic balance c ontrols ( A 55 , 84) F d Fil e number ( A 17 6) F f V olume c ontrols ( A 56)[...]

Addition al Informatio n  185 Viewing Photos F g Control button [Edit]: Open the Edit panel ( A 171) F h Current photo / T ota l number of photo s F j Control button [ h ]: Photo j ump ( A 119) F k Control button [ Ð ]: Slideshow ( A 122) F l Control button [ f ]: Retur n to the [ Photos] in dex screen ( A 11 8)[...]

186  Additional Information 7 Memor y op er ation Ü Rec ord, Û Rec ord pa use, Ð Play back, Ý Playb ack paus e, × Fast playback, Ø Fast reverse playback, Õ Slo w playbac k, Ö Slow rever se playb ack , Ó Frame advance, Ô Fr ame reve rse. 9 Remaining battery leve l; also remaining battery time when using an optional battery p ack • The[...]

Addition al Informatio n  187 Trou b le? T roubleshooting If you have a proble m with your camcorder , refe r to this section. Some- times w hat you th ink is a malfunction of the camcorder may have the simples t of s olutio ns - pleas e r ead the “CHECK THIS FIRST ” box before going on to the more detailed problems and solutions. Consult yo[...]

188  Additional Information - C harge th e battery pack in temperatures between approximately 0 °C and 40 °C (32 °F and 104 °F). - The ba ttery pack is faulty . Replace the battery pack. - The camcorder cannot communicate with the ba ttery pack attached. Batter y packs not rec- ommended by Canon for use with this camcorde r cannot be charged[...]

Addition al Informatio n  189 Cannot record a photo while recor ding movies. - Y ou cannot take photos in mode, while the digital zoom is activated ( A 49) or while fading in or fading out a sce ne ( A 102). After using the camcorder for a long time , it becomes hot. - The camcorder may become hot after using it c ont inuously for long periods o[...]

190  Additional Information Cannot divide scenes - Y ou cannot divide scenes recorded or edited using another device. Also, you canno t divide scenes that are from movies conver ted to standard definition ( & / % onl y) or MP4 movies. - The memor y is full. Delete some rec ordings ( A 60, 120) to free some space. Cannot copy scenes/photos - [...]

Addition al Informatio n  191 ‹ appears on the screen - The LOCK switch on the Eye-Fi card is set to prevent accidental erasu r e. Change the pos ition of the LOCK switch. - An error occurred when trying to access control data on the Eye-F i card. T urn the camcorder off then on again. If the icon appears often, there might be a problem with t[...]

192  Additional Information Memory Card and Accessories Cannot insert the memory card. - The memor y card was no t facing the correct direction. T urn the memory card over and insert it. Cannot record on the memory card. - The memor y card is full. De lete some recordings ( A 60, 120) to free some space or replace the memory card. - Initialize t[...]

Addition al Informatio n  193 The camcorder is connected using the supplied HD MI cable, but ther e is no picture or sound from the HDTV . - Disconnect the supplied HDMI cable and then restore the c onnection or turn the camc order off and then on again. The camcorder is connected using the supplied HD MI cable, but HDMI- CEC does not work (cann[...]

194  Additional Information Cannot play back a movie on a DLNA-compatible device in A VCHD. - S ome DLNA-compatible devices may play back movies in standard defi nition. - In the [Wi- F i] menu, set [ w ] to [Off] ( A 165). - R emove any obje cts between the camcorder and wireless access point that m ay interfere with the wireless signal. - Move[...]

Addition al Informatio n  195 & / % Built- in memory is full - The built-in memory is full (“ & End” appears on the screen). De lete some recordings ( A 60, 120) to free some space. Alternatively , save your recordings ( A 131) and initialize the built-in memory ( A 42). & / % Built- in memory writing error Attempt to recover the[...]

196  Additional Information Cannot load canvas - The canvas file that was saved on the memory is corrupted. - Canvas data cannot be read from canvas files cr eated using other devices. Cannot play back - There is a problem with the memory . If this message appears often without apparent reason, contact a Canon Service Center . & / % Cannot p[...]

Addition al Informatio n  197 & / % Cannot record movies in the built-in memory Initialize only using the camcorder - The camcorder' s built-in memory was initialized us ing a computer . Initial ize the built-in mem- ory with this camcorder ( A 42). Cannot record movies on this memory card - Movies cannot be recorded o n a 64 MB or smal[...]

198  Additional Information Do not disconnect the power source . Do not disconnect the USB cable unless you first use the computer to safely end the connection. - When the camcorder is in mode and is connected to the computer with the s upplied USB cable, the camcor der cannot be operated. Di sconnecting the USB cable or power source while thi s[...]

Addition al Informatio n  199 Memor y card w riting er ror Attempt to recover the data? - This message will appear the next time y ou turn on the camcorder i f power supply was acci- dentally interrupted while the ca mcorder was writ ing to the memory. Select [Recover] to try to recover the record ings. If you inserted a memor y card that c onta[...]

200  Additional Information Select the desired scene number - A number of scenes have the same recording da te but different file control infor mation. This can occur for exa mple when you edit movies a nd write the files back to the camcorder . Select a number to display the corresponding group o f scenes. & / % Some scenes could not be con[...]

Addition al Informatio n  201 & / % List of Messages for Connecting to an External Hard Driv e & / % List of Messages for Wi-Fi Functions Unable to recognize the data - Y ou trans ferred data to the c amcorder recorde d using a v ideo configuration that is not sup- ported (P AL or SECAM). Play back the recordings with the de vice origina[...]

202  Additional Information Cannot connect to FTP server - Make sure that the camcorder and FTP server have the same IP address confi gur ed. - This message will appear if the encryption key is incorrect when the encryption method is set to [Open]. The encryption key i s case sensitive so make sure to enter it correc tly . - The port number is u[...]

Addition al Informatio n  203 No access points found - Cordless phones, micr owave ovens, re frigerator s and other a ppliances may interfere w ith the wireless signal. T r y using the camcorder in a location farther away from such appliances. - Make sure that you use the wireless router ’ s SSID f or the camcor der’ s Wi-Fi settings. - A co[...]

204  Additional Information Unable to obtain an IP address - If you are not using a DHCP server , configure the camcorder’ s Wi-Fi settings manually or obtain an IP address u sing the [Manual] setting. - T urn on the DHCP server . If it is already on, mak e sure it is functioning proper ly . - Make sure the address range for the DHCP server is[...]

Additional Information  205 Do’s an d Don ’ts Hand lin g Prec auti ons Cam cord er Be sur e to observe the following pr ecautions t o ensur e max imum pe r- forma nce. • Save y our recordings perio dically . Ma ke sur e to tra nsfer your r ecor d- ings to an e xternal device such as a c omputer or digita l vi deo r ecor der ( A 128) and sa[...]

206  Additional Information • Do not use or st ore the ca mcor der in dusty or sandy places . The cam- cor der i s not w aterpr oof – avoi d also water , mud o r salt . If any of the above should get into th e camcor der i t may damage the c amcor de r and/or the lens. • Be car eful of he at gen erated by li ghting equi pment. • D o not [...]

Additional Information  207 Batter y Pack • Dirty termin als may cause a p oor contact betwee n the battery pack and the camcor der . W ipe th e terminal s wit h a so ft cl oth. Long-ter m storage • Stor e batte ry pac ks in a d ry plac e at t emperat ures no hig her tha n 30 ° C (86 ° F). • T o extend the battery life of the b attery p [...]

208  Additional Information • Do not leave memory car ds in places subject to high hum idity and hi gh tempera ture. • Do not disassemble, be nd, drop, or subject me mory cards to shocks and do not expose them to water . • Check the d ire ction befor e inserting the memory car d. For cing a me m- ory card i nto the slot if it is not correc[...]

Additional Information  209 Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Camcor der Body • Use a so ft, dry cloth to clea n the camco rder bod y . Neve r use chemic ally treate d cloth s or v olatile so lvents such as paint thinner . Lens • If the lens s urfac e is dirty , autofoc us may not work proper ly . • Remove any dust or dir t partic les us ing a [...]

210  Additional Information To avoid cond ensation • D o not e xpose the camco rder to sudd en or e xtreme chang es in tem- perature. • Re move the mem ory ca rd and bat tery pa ck. Th en, plac e the ca mcorde r in an air tight pl astic bag and let it ad just gr aduall y to temper atur e change s befo re re moving it from the ba g. When cond[...]

Additional Information  211 Genera l Inform ation Accessories * Supplied wi th the cam corder; not avail able as an op tional acces sory . ** & / % only . (Av ailability differs from area to area) TV/HDTV Digital video recorder Computer External hard drive** Card reader/writer * Optional accesso ries not lis ted bel ow ar e described in more[...]

212  Additional Information Option al Accesso ries Call or v isit your local r etailer/ dealer fo r genuine Canon v ideo acce sso- ries. Y ou can also obtain genuine accessories for your Canon ca m- corder b y calling: 1-800-828-4040, Ca non U.S.A. Information Center . 4 Battery Packs When you need extra battery p acks, select one of the followi[...]

Additional Information  213 Charging , Recording and Playb ack Times The charg ing tim es g iven in the follo wing table are ap proximat e and var y accordi ng to c hargi ng co nditio ns an d initia l cha rge o f the ba ttery pack. Recor ding and playb ack times given in the foll owing t ables ar e approxi - mate and vary according to recording [...]

214  Additional Information Recording AVCHD movies using a memory card * A pproximate times f or recording with repeated operations such as start/st op, zoom ing, and powe r on/ of f. BP-727 MXP 175 min. 100 min. 255 min. FXP 180 min. 100 min. 265 min. XP+ 185 min. 105 min. 275 min. SP 185 min. 105 min. 275 min. LP 185 min. 105 min. 280 min. Bat[...]

Additional Information  215 6 WM-V1 Wi rele ss Microph one Reli ably r ecor d rich sou nd even when shoot ing s ubject s at a di stan ce. Th e transm itter is conveni entl y equip ped wi th a clot hing clip a nd th e r eceiv er can be attache d to the c amcord er’ s grip belt . 9 UA-100 USB Adapter & / % Allows you to connec t to the camc [...]

216  Additional Information Specifications VIXIA HF R32 / VIXIA HF R30 / VIX IA HF R300  — V alues given are app r oximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: AVCHD Video compression: MPEG- 4 A VC/H.264; Audio compression: D olby Digital 2ch MP4 Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Audio compression: M PEG-2 AAC-LC (2ch) Photos: DCF[...]

Additional Information  217 • Image Sensor 1/4.85-inch CMOS, 3,280,000 pixels  Effective pixels: 2,070,000 pixels  (1920 x 1080) When advanced zoom is on: 2176 x 1224 (full wide angle) 1920 x 1080 (midway between full wide angle and full telephoto) 1360 x 765 (full telephoto) • LCD T ouch Screen: 3 inch, wide, TFT color , 230,000 dots [...]

218  Additional Information • MIC T erminal ∅ 3.5 mm stereo minijack –64 dBV (with 600 Ω microphone) / 5 k Ω or more Wi-Fi ( & / % only) • Standard: Complies with the IEEE 802.11b/g/n protocol • Frequency: 2.4 GHz • Supported channels: 1 - 11 • Encryption methods: WEP-64/WEP-128, TKIP/AES Power/Other s • Power supply (rat[...]

Additional Information  219 About the m usic fi les The specif ications of the music fil es compatible wi th the camco rder are as fo llow s. Audio encod ing: Linear PCM Audio s ampling: 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 channels Minimum le ngth: 1 second File type: WAV The music data is saved in the memory under the foll owing folders. & / % In the built-[...]

220  Additional Information Index 3D Flip View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 A Abroad, using the camco rder . . . . 21 0 Aspect r atio of a c onnected TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Audi o mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 13 Audio recording level . . . . . . . . . . 109 AUTO m ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Additional Information  221 LCD touc h screen . . . . . . . . . . 24, 26 Low li ght (recording p rogram) . . . . 9 6 M Main F unctions p anel . . . . . . 28 , 168 Mainte nance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Manua l exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Manua l focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4 Manua l mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

222  Additional Information V Video snapsh ot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2 Vo l u m e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 W White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Wide angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Wi-Fi functions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 9 Wind screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Y Yo u Tu b e[...]

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