Canon HFM40 manuale d’uso

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2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK , DO NOT REMO VE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEA BLE PAR TS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONN EL. WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recor[...]

3 European Union (and EEA) only . These symbols indicate that thi s product is not to be disposed of with your household waste, ac cording to the WEEE Directi ve (2002/96/EC), the Batter y Directiv e (2006/66/EC) and/or your n ational laws implementing t hose Dire ctives . This produ ct should be handed over to a designat ed collection po int, e.g.[...]

4 Exciting F e atures and New Fu nctions Stor y C reator ( 0 61) Y our camcorder’ s Full HD CMOS sens or cap tures video at a res olution o f 1,920 x 1,080 pix els 2 . Vid eos a re then r ecor ded in the memory , using A VCHD specifications 3 . With your new HD camcor der , capturing the special moments in your life with amazing image quality and[...]

5 Smart AU TO ( 0 44) Smart AUTO aut omat ica lly se lects the bes t scene m ode fo r the scene you w ant to shoot . Y ou g et s pecta cul ar reco rdin gs every time w ithout worrying about setting s. Video S naps hot ( 0 64) Relay R ecor ding ( 0 39) Shoot or capt ure short scenes and arrange them into a video clip set to your favorite backgr o un[...]

6 Enjoying your Recordings on Other Devices Eye-Fi MPEG-2 AVCHD Connec t the camcorder to an HDTV ( 0 126) Play video directly from your re corde d memory card AVCHD -compatible HDTVs a nd digital recor ders with a card slot compatible with the type of memo ry c ard use d *. Use an Eye -Fi c ard ( 0 140) to wirelessly uplo ad recordings to your com[...]

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8  Table of cont ents  Introduction 4 Excit ing Features and New Functions 12 About this Manual 14 Getting to Know the C amcorder 14 Supplied Access ories and CD-ROMs 16 Names of P arts  Preparations 20 Getting Started 20 Char ging the Batter y Pack 22 Prep aring the Accessories 25 Adjusting the Position and B rightness of the LCD Screen 2[...]

Table of conte nts  9  AUTO Mode 42 Basic Recor ding 42 Shooting Video and T aking Photos in AUTO Mode 44 About the Smart AUTO function 47 Zooming 49 Quick Start Functi on  V ideo 51 Basic Playback 51 Play ing Back Video 55 3D Flip View 55 The In dex Selection Scr een: Selecting t he Content t o Play Back 57 Deleti ng Scenes an d Stories 6[...]

10  Table of cont ents 95 Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Limit 95 Manual Focus Adjustment 97 T ele Macro 98 White Balance 99 Image Ef fects 100 Self Timer 101 Audio Recording Level 102 Built-In Mi crophone Di rectionali ty 103 Audio Equalizer 104 Audio Mix 105 Using Headphones 106 Using the Mini Advanced Shoe 107 Using an External Micr ophone 109 [...]

Table of conte nts  11  Additional Information 142 App endix: Menu Options Li sts 142 FUNC. Panel 145 Setup Menus 157 Appendix: Onscreen Ico ns and Displays 161 T roub le? 161 T roubleshooting 167 List of Messages 175 Do’ s a nd D on’t s 175 Handli ng Precautions 180 Maintenance/Others 181 Using the Camcor der Abro ad 182 General Informat[...]

12  Introduction About this Manual Thank you for purchasing the Canon LEGRIA HF M41 / LEGRIA HF M40 / LEGRIA HF M400. Please read this m anual car efully befor e you use the camcor der and retain it fo r future r efere nce. Should your camcor der fail to operate corr ectly , refer to T roubleshooting ( 0 161). Conventions Used in this Manual •[...]

Introdu ction  13 Self Timer • n will appear on the screen. •R e p e a t , s e l e c t i n g [ B Off], to turn off the self timer . Movies: In recor d pause mode, press g . The camcorder starts record ing after a 10-second countdown*. The countdown appears on th e screen. Photos: In r ecord pause mod e, touch [PHOTO]. The camc order w ill re[...]

14  Introduction Getti ng to K now the Cam cord er Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs The following acces sories ar e supplied with the camcor der: X CA-570 Compact Power Adapter (incl. power cord) BP-808 Battery Pack W X WL-D89 Wireless Controller (incl. CR2025 lithium button battery) Stylus Pen W X HTC-100/S HDMI Cable STV-250N Stereo Video Cabl[...]

Introdu ction  15 The following C D-ROMs and softwa re are supplie d with the camcorder: • PIXELA ’ s T ransfer Utilit y CD-ROM* -U s e T r ansfer Utility for saving and trans ferr ing movie s and musi c file s you can u se as b ackgr ound music. • PIXEL A ’ s V ideoB rowse r CD-ROM* - In addition to all the fun ctionality of T ransfer U[...]

16  Introduction Names of Parts 1 2 (camera/p lay) but ton ( 0 29) 2 VIDEO SNAP (video snapshot ) button ( 0 64) 3 (Story Creato r but ton) ( 0 61) 4 DISP . (on screen display) butto n ( 0 26, 112)/ BA TT . INFO butto n ( 0 160) 5 USB terminal ( 0 122, 125, 134) 6 AV O U T t e r m i n a l ( 0 122, 1 24)/ X (headpho nes) termin al ( 0 105) 7 COMP[...]

Introdu ction  17 S q Mini adva nced shoe ( 0 106) S a Zoom lever ( 0 47) S s POWE R butto n S d ON/OF F (CHG) (charge) ind icator: Green – ON Orange – Stan dby ( 0 49) Red – Charging ( 0 20) S f Remote se nsor ( 0 22) S g LCD t ouch s cr ee n ( 0 25, 28) S h POWERED IS bu tton ( 0 87 )/ WEB bu tton ( 0 135 ) S f S h S g To p v i e w S q S[...]

18  Introduction S j Battery a ttachm ent u nit ( 0 20) S k ST ART/ ST OP b utt on ( 0 42) S l DC IN terminal ( 0 20) D q RES ET b ut ton ( 0 16 5) D a Dioptric adjustment leve r* ( 0 27) D s Vie w f in de r * ( 0 27) D d VIEWF INDER but ton* ( 0 27 ) D f BA TTERY RELE ASE switc h ( 0 21) D g T ripod socket ( 0 17 6) D h Ser ial nu mber * only .[...]

Introdu ction  19 Wireless Control ler WL-D89 1 ST ART /STOP b utton ( 0 42) 2 b (index s election) butto n ( 0 55) Press an d hold fo r more th an 2 seconds to switch between shooting and play back mod e. 3 MENU button ( 0 31 , 145) 4 DISP . (onscreen disp lay) button ( 0 112) 5 SET b utton 6 B (sto p) but ton ( 0 51) 7 PHOTO b utton ( 0 42) 8 [...]

20  Prepa rati ons 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 settings to help you learn more about your camcor der . Getting Started Charging the Batter y Pack The camco rd er can be power ed w ith a b attery pack o r dir ectly using the compact po wer adapter[...]

Prepa rat ions  21 5 Charging will star t when the camcorder is turned off. • If th e camcor der was on, the green ON/OFF (CHG) indic ator will go out when you turn off t he camcor d er . After a moment , the ON/O FF (CHG) indic ator will start flashi ng in r ed (batter y pack ch arging ). Th e r ed O N/ OFF (C HG) in dicato r will go out when[...]

22  Prepa rati ons NOTES • W e rec ommend charging the batter y pack i n temper atur es between 10 °C and 30 °C. If ei ther the ambi ent tem peratur e or the battery pack’ s temp erat ure is out sid e the ra nge o f app rox. 0 ° C to 40 ° C, ch arg ing w ill not start. • The battery pack will be char ged only wh en the c amcorder is of[...]

Prepa rat ions  23 NOTES • Th e wir eless cont r oller may not work pro perly wh en the re mote sens or is situ ated unde r stro ng ligh t sour ces or di rec t sunlight . Grip Belt and Stra ps Fast en the gr ip bel t. Adjust the grip b elt so th at you can reach the z oom lever with your index fing er , and th e g button with your thu mb. Y ou[...]

24  Prepa rati ons To attach an optio nal wrist strap Attach the wrist strap to the rear bracket on the camcorder , adjust the length and fasten. Y ou can also attach the wrist strap to the strap mount on the grip belt to use both for extra co nvenience and pr otection. To attach an optio nal shoulder strap Pass the en ds of th e sh ould er str [...]

Prepa rat ions  25 Adjusting the Position an d Brightness of the LCD Scree n Rot ating the LC D P ane l Open the LCD panel 90 degrees. • Y ou can rota te the pa nel 90 degr ees downward. • Y ou can r otate the pa nel 180 degr ees towar d the l ens. Rotating t he LCD panel 180 degr ees can be useful in the following cases: - T o allow the sub[...]

26  Prepa rati ons LCD Backlight When recor ding in bright places it may be dif ficult to use the LCD screen. T urn on the LCD back light to make it brighter . With the camcorder on, hold h press ed down for mor e than 2 second s. Repeat thi s action to sw itch the LCD backlig ht bet ween off (norm al) an d on (bright). NOTES • The LCD back li[...]

Prepa rat ions  27 Using the Viewfinder If it is difficult to use the LCD screen even after turning on the LCD backlight, y ou can use the viewfinder . Y ou can also use the viewfinde r when you rotate the LCD panel 180 degr ees to let the subject watch the reco rdin g. Press to activate the viewfinder . • Y ou can cl ose the LCD p anel o r ro[...]

28  Prepa rati ons Basic Operatio n of the Camcorder Using the T ouch Screen The contro l buttons and menu items that appear on th e touch screen 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  29 Operating Modes Rec ord in g In r ecor ding mode, the camc order’ s operating mode is determined by the position of the mode sw itch. Playback Press the camera/pla y button S to s witch the cam- cor der bet ween camer a (r ecor ding) mo de an d playb ack mode. Y ou can press S when the camcor der is of f to turn it on dir ec[...]

30  Prepa rati ons Using the Menus Many of the camcor der’ s functio ns can be adjusted fr om the FUNC. panel and the setup menus. F or details about the avail abl e menu options and settings, refer to the appendix Menu Options Lists ( 0 142). FUNC. Panel The FUNC. panel shows a convenient ov erview of frequently used shooting functi ons. T ou[...]

Prepa rat ions  31 Setu p Menus * In mod e setup menus ca nnot be accessed a nd most me nu setti ngs will be reset to defaul t values. 1 or mode o nly: T ouch [FUNC.] 2 T ouch [MENU] to open the setup menus. Y ou can also press u on the wi rel ess co nt rol le r . 3 T ouch the tab of t he desired menu. 4 Drag your finger up and down to bring the[...]

32  Prepa rati ons First Time Set tings Setting the D ate an d 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 is no t set. When th e [Date/ Time] s cree n appe ars, the year will be selected. 1 T ouch a field you[...]

Prepa rat ions  33 Changing the Language The default language of the c amcorder is English. Y ou can set i t to one of 26 other languages. * Only when p erforming t he procedure in a recording mode. NOTES • Some control buttons, such as [ZO OM], [FUN C.] or [MENU ], will appear in En glish rega rdless of t he langu age se lected . Changing the[...]

34  Prepa rati ons 4T o u c h [ a ] to close the menu.[...]

Prepa rat ions  35 Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Co mpatib le for Use with the Ca mcorder Y ou can use the following types of commerc ially availabl e Secure Digi- tal (S D) car ds wi th thi s camcor der . As of October 2010, the movie r ecording func tion has been tested using SD/S DHC/SD XC memo ry car ds made by Panas onic, T oshi ba and[...]

36  Prepa rati ons Compatib le operating systems for SDXC memory cards IMPORT ANT • If you use a n SDXC memo ry car d with a compute r OS that is not SD XC- compatible, you may be prompted to format the memory card. In such case, cancel the operation to prevent data loss . • Af ter r epeat edly recor di ng, deleti ng and edit ing sce nes (fr[...]

Prepa rat ions  37 Inserting and Removing a Memory Card Make sure to initialize ( 0 40) all memory cards before using them with this camc ord er . 1 T ur n off the camco rder . Make sur e the ON/OFF (CHG) indi cator is of f. 2 Open the double memory card slot co ver . 3 Insert the memory car d str aigh t, with th e l abel facing up , all the way[...]

38  Prepa rati ons Selecting the Memor y for the Recordings Y ou can select to reco rd your movie s and photos in the built-in mem- ory ( only) or on a memory card. The default memory for recording b oth is the built-in memory ( ) or memory card X () . POINTS TO CH ECK • Be su re you und ersta nd the in formati on pr ovided i n Eye-Fi C ards ([...]

Prepa rat ions  39 Relay R ec ordin g Y ou can activ ate the relay re cording s o if th e memory y ou are using becomes full while r ecor ding m ovies, the reco rdi ng will c ontinue unin- terrup ted on a memory car d. Wh en re co rd in g o n m em o ry ca rd X , you can use memory card Y for rela y rec ord i ng ( 497 ). only: W hen re cording i [...]

40  Prepa rati ons Initia lizi ng the Me mory Initial ize memory car ds when you use them with t his camcor der for t he first time. Y ou can also initialize a memory card or the built-in memory ( only) to perman ently delete all the r ecor dings it contains. At the time of purchase, the built-in mem ory comes pre-ini- tialized and contains musi[...]

Prepa rat ions  41 IMPORT ANT • Initi alizin g the me mor y will pe rma nent ly era se all recordi ngs . Lost o rigi- nal rec ord ing s c an no t b e rec ov ere d. Ma k e sure yo u s av e im p or ta nt r ecor dings in ad vance using an external device ( 0 127). • I nitia lizin g a memory car d will permane ntly erase any music fi les and ima[...]

42  AUTO Mo de AUT O M od e This chapter cover s how to easily reco rd vi deo and photos in mode, and how to use basic sho oting functions like zoom and Quick Start. T o enjoy full access to menus and more advanced functions, re fer to Recording in y (Manual) Mode ( 0 80). Basic Reco rding Shooting Video and T aking Photos in AUTO Mode By def au[...]

AUT O Mode  43 T o take photos T ouch [ PHOTO]. • A gr een icon ( h ) wi ll ap pear momentar ily on th e scr een and t he ACCESS indi cator wi ll flas h as the photo i s re cord ed. • Y ou ca n rec ord ph oto s si mu lt an eo u sly w hil e re co rdi ng a m ovi e. • Y ou can also pre ss j on t he w ire le ss co ntro l ler . When you have fi[...]

44  AUTO Mo de Rating Scenes Y ou can turn on the scene rati ng option in r ecor ding mode wi th the 8 8 [Rate Scenes (Reco rding) ] setting. Immed iately after recor ding a s cene, you will have the option to rate it by touching one of the rating butto ns; you can also touch [ ] or [ a ] to leave the scene unrat ed. Later you can play back scen[...]

AUT O Mode  45 IMPORT ANT • Observe t he follow ing precautio ns while the AC CESS in dica tor is on or flashin g. Fai ling to do so may resu lt in per manen t data loss or da mage to the memory . - D o not open the double me mory card slot cover . - Do not disconnec t the power sour ce or turn off the camc or der . - D o not change the camcor[...]

46  AUTO Mo de • Be s ure t o s ave y ou r re co rdi ng s regu l arl y ( 0 127 ), especially after making im portan t recordi ngs. Can on sh all n ot be lia ble f or a ny los s or corruption of data. • Pho tos r ecor ded on an Eye-Fi card in memor y car d slo t Y will be upload ed autom atic ally af ter se tting the c amcor der to playb ack [...]

AUT O Mode  47 Zoomin g There are t hree w ays you can zoom in and out: usi ng the zoom lever on the cam corder , using the zoom butt ons on the wi rele ss contro ller or using the zoom controls on the touch screen. In addition to the 10x optical zoom, in mod e, you can turn on the digital zoom (40x or 200x ) with the 7 8 [Digital Zoom] setting.[...]

48  AUTO Mo de Using the T o uch Screen’ s Zoom Controls 1 Display the zoom controls on the touch screen. • The zoom contr ols appear on the left side of the screen. 2 T ouch th e zoom co ntrols to operate the zoom. T ou ch an yw here wit hin the Q area to zoom out or any where wit hin the P are a to zoom i n. T ouch c loser to th e cen ter [...]

AUT O Mode  49 Qui ck St art Fu ncti on When you cl ose th e LCD panel w ith the camcor der on, the camcor der enter s the stand by mode. In stand by mode th e camcor der c onsumes only about 1/3 the p ower used when r eco rding, saving ener gy when you ar e using a bat tery pa ck. Addit ionally , when you open t he LCD panel or press ( only), t[...]

50  AUTO Mo de • About standby m ode and aut o power off: - The cam corder will po wer off autom atically if left in sta ndby mod e for 10 minutes. Pr ess x to turn on the camcor d er . - Y ou can sele ct the l ength of time un til shut-of f or t urn off the Quick Start function al together with the 6 8 [Powe r Saving Mode] 8 [Quick Start (Sta[...]

Video  51 Video This chapt er covers functions r elated to movies, i ncludi ng play- back, adva nced shooting, using Story Creat or and other advanced f unctions. F or details about bas ic video shooting, ref er t o AUTO M ode ( 0 42). Basic Pla yback Playing Back Video 1P r e s s S . Y ou can also press and hold B on th e w ire les s con t roll[...]

52  Video 4 T ouch the desired scene to play it back. • Pl ayback will star t f rom the sc ene se lecte d and contin ue unt il t he end of the last scene in the inde x screen. • T ouch the sc ree n to d isplay the p layba ck contr ol s. Duri ng pl ayback , the pla yback contr ols will disa ppear autom atical ly after a few second s without o[...]

Video  53 During playback: Adjus ting t he volu me 1 During pl ayback, to uch the screen t o display the play back contr ols. 2 T ouch [ ], dr ag your f inger alo ng the [Spea ker V olume]* bar t o adjust t he volume and touch [ f ]. *W h e n 6 8 [A V/Headp hones] is set to [ J Headphones], adjust the [Head- phone Volume] bar inst ead. A Jump to[...]

54  Video During p layback paus e: IMPORT ANT • Observe the following pre cautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult i n permanent data loss. - Do not ope n the double memo ry ca rd slo t cove r . - Do not disconnect the power sour ce or turn off the camco rd er . - D o not change the cam corder’ s o[...]

Video  55 3D Flip View T ouch [ ] in the date index screen to switch to 3D Flip View . This fun way of dis playing scenes gro uped by r ecor ding date in a 3D layout ca n be useful to flip thro ugh a lar ge number of recor dings. The Index Sele ction Screen: Se lecting the Content to P lay Back From th e index selection screen you can select the[...]

56  Video In any index screen, touch [ b ]. During si ngle phot o view , touch th e scr een once to displ ay the con trol s then touch [ Q ] to open the [Photos] index scr een. Option s NOTES • Fast /slow pl ayback modes ar e not avai labl e for sce nes con- verted to standar d definit ion. Scene s in the [SD Movi es] in dex scr een can o nly [...]

Video  57 Delet in g Scen es and Stor ies Y ou can delete those scenes and stories that you are not inter ested in keeping. De leting scenes a llows you als o to fr ee up spac e on the mem- ory . Deleting a S ingle Scene 1 Play back the scene you wish to delete. 2 T ouch the screen to display the playback controls. 3 Delete the scene. Deleting S[...]

58  Video 2 Delete the scenes. * When you se lect [Select ], perfo rm the fol lowing procedure to select the i ndivid- ual scenes you wa nt to d elete before touch ing [Y es]. ** T ouch [Stop] to interrupt the ope ration while it is in pr ogress. Some sc enes may be deleted nev ertheles s. T o sel ect ind ividual scenes 1 T ouch on t he indi vid[...]

Video  59 4 Delete the scene. Deleting Sce nes from a S tor y by Rati ng 1 Open the informatio n screen of the story that conta ins the scenes you wa nt to d elete. 2 Open the rating selection screen. 3 T ouch one o r more of the r ating butt ons to select all the applicable scenes . A grayed ou t rating but ton indi cates that no sce nes in t h[...]

60  Video 2 Select the story you w ant to d elete. Drag yo ur fing er righ t/le ft to brin g the desi red story t o the front. 3 Delete the story . * T ouch [Stop] to interrupt the operation while it is in progr ess. Some scenes may be deleted nev ertheles s. IMPORT ANT • Be car eful when delet ing r ecor di ngs. Onc e del eted, sc enes canno [...]

Video  61 Video Stories a nd Cinema Style Using Stor y Creator to C reate Com pelli ng Stories Story Cr eator i s a he lpful funct ion that offers suggesti ons for t ypical scenes in a number of situations. With Story Creato r , creating intere st- ing video stories is as easy as select ing one of the sto ry themes, such as [T ravel], [Party] or[...]

62  Video • Sc enes will be r ecor ded und er the story and categor y curre ntly selected. • Y ou can also re cord video snapshot scenes ( 0 64 ). To selec t a diff erent st ory scene (categ ory) 1 T ouch [ ] to return to the list of sto ry scenes . When it a ppe ars on t he scree n, yo u can also tou ch the bu tton of t he current stor y s [...]

Video  63 The list of story scenes w ill appear . The orange frame on the right will show ho w ma ny scen es y ou h av e reco rded in each s tory sc ene (catego ry). 3 Drag your fin ger up/down t o select a category and touch the orange frame on the right (number of scenes). The ca mcor der will ente r re cor d pa use mo de an d the sele cted s [...]

64  Video NOTES • Phot os ca nnot b e r ecor ded w hile t he cam cor der i s se t to mode. Video S naps hot Record a se ries of short scen es. Th en, play b ack your video snapshot scenes set to your f avorite mu sic ( 0 73) to create your own fun music video. Y ou will be surpri sed how by changing the backgr ound music, you can give your sce[...]

Video  65 1P r e s s z . • A blue border ap pea rs on t he screen. • Press z ag ain to retu r n to no rma l v ide o reco rdi ng m o de. 2P r e s s g . • The ca mcor der recor ds for a few seco nds (the b lue f rame serves as a visual pr ogr ess bar) and then automati call y ret urns to reco rd p a us e mo de . • When the ca mcor der stop[...]

66  Video Deco rat ing Sc enes whil e R eco rdin g 1 Open the decoration screen. • Th e deco ration scr een will op en au tomati cally also when yo u sto w the LCD pane l with the touch scr een facing out . 2 Use a tool from t he toolbar a s explain ed in the following procedur es. 3P r e s s g to record movies with y our decorations. Y ou can[...]

Video  67 G [ C ]* In r ecording mode: pause the live video. T ouch [ C ] again to restor e the live video. Y ou can add decor ations to an d r ecor d the froz en imag e. In playback mod e: pause the playback. T ouch [ A ] to resume playing back the scene. H [ ] Minimize the toolbar to the top of th e scr een to vi ew almost all of the canvas. T[...]

68  Video To use [Anim ate d Stamps ] 1T o u c h [ ] . The [An imated Stamps] scre en will ap pear . 2 T ouch one of the control butt ons. 3 T ouch anywher e o n the canv as to place the select ed anima ted stamp. Y ou can also drag the animate d stamp to a dif fer ent locat ion. To use [Capti ons] 1T o u c h [ ] . The [C aptions ] s cr een wi l[...]

Video  69 To use the Chroma Key functi on 1 Open the [Select Image] scr een of the image mix functi on ( 0 68). 2 T ouch [+ ] or [ -] to select the image y ou cr eated. 3T o u c h [ A ] to open the [ Chroma Key] scr een. 4 T ouch [Gr een] or [Blue] depending o n the char acteri stics of t he image you want to use and touch [ y ] or [ A ] or drag[...]

70  Video 2 T ouch th e screen to display the playback co ntrols. 3 T ouch [ ] to open the decorat ion screen. 4 Decorate the scene using the tools from the toolbar as explained in the previous se ction. In pl ayback m ode, the decorations will not be saved with the origin al re co rd i n g . NOTES • Initial izing a memor y wil l erase a ny [P[...]

Video  71 A Drag your fi nger ri ght or left to select a story . B Story’ s them e. C Selected sto ry (lar ge th umbnail in the fr ont ). D Story’ s title ( 0 78 ). E Ope n the inde x sele ction screen ( 0 55). F Details about the story (number of scenes, total playback ti me) and edit ing option s. G List o f scene s r ecor de d in th e se [...]

72  Video - Do not ope n the double memo ry ca rd slo t cove r . - Do not disconnect the power sour ce or turn off the camco rd er . - D o not change the cam corder’ s operating mode. Rating Scenes Y ou can rate story sc enes immediatel y after r ecor ding them ( 0 44) or during playback . Y ou can then select multiple scenes wi th the same ra[...]

Video  73 3T o u c h [ A ] to resume the playback and rate o ther scenes in the same way or touch [ B ] to return t o the galler y . Playback with Background Music Play bac k m ov ies (or a phot o s lides ho w) w it h ba ckg round mu si c. Y ou can use on e of the supp lied music t racks or connect an ex ternal audio player t o use y our favo ri[...]

74  Video 3 Adjust the mix balance betw een the original so und and the backgro und music. To u c h [ 1 ] (more of th e original sound) or [ b ] (mor e of the back gr ound music) or drag your fi nger al ong the [Mu sic Bal ance] bar t o a djust the back gro und music ba lance as desir ed. 4T o u c h [ a ] and then tou ch a story or scene to star[...]

Video  75 Using an Extern al Audi o Player for Backg round Musi c Use your f avorite s ongs as bac kgro und music by connecting an exter- nal play er . POINTS TO CH ECK • Y ou will need a commer cially avai lable audio ca ble with at least one mini- ster eo plug (to conne ct to the MIC term inal on the cam corder ); the other end w ill depe nd[...]

76  Video Pla yba ck wit h t he vide o not lin ked t o th e ex te rnal au dio 5 T ouch a story or scene to start the video playback. 6 Start the music playback on the exter nal player . IMPORT ANT • If you us e cop yri ghte d so ngs and mu sic tr acks in your vide o creati on s, remember th at music under copyright m ay not be used without per[...]

Video  77 Copying and Moving Scenes Within/Between Stories Y ou can copy and move scenes in the gal lery wit hin the s ame story scene ( category), between st ory scenes in the same story , and between s tories r e corded in the s ame memo ry . 1 Open the list of scenes of the story that contains the scene you want to copy or move. 2 In the [Sce[...]

78  Video Selecting a Stor y’ s Thumbnail Image Initial ly , the image used as t he story’ s thumbnail is the firs t frame of the first scene in t he story . Y ou can set your favorite s cene as the thumb- nail that will r epr esent the stor y in the g allery . 1 Open the gallery . 2 Select the story whose th umbnail yo u want to change. Dra[...]

Video  79 1 Open the galler y . 2 Select the sto ry whose title you want to change. Drag your finger right/left to bri ng the desired story to the fr ont. 3 Open the [Edit Title] screen. 4 Use the virtual keyb oard to change the title. 5T o u c h [ O K ] 8 [ f ] 8 [ f ] to r etur n to the gallery . [ b ] 8 [ Gallery] [Sto ry D etail s] 8 [E dit [...]

80  Video Advanced Functions Recording in y (Manual) Mode When the m ode switch is set to y (Manual mode), you can enjoy f ull access t o the menus and manually adjust t he expo sur e, focus, white balance and many mor e of the camcor der’ s settings to y our pr efer- ence. Even in mode, though, th e camcord er can help you with the setti ngs.[...]

Video  81 • Be sure to sav e y ou r rec ord in gs reg ula r ly ( 0 127), especially a fter making impor tant recordi ngs. Ca non shall no t be liab le for an y los s or corruption of data. • Photo s rec orded on an E ye-F i ca rd in mem ory card slot Y w ill b e uploa ded au tomat ica lly afte r set ting th e camc orde r to p layb ac k mod e[...]

82  Video NOTES • Movies r ecorde d in MXP mode cannot be saved on A V CHD discs. Use an ex te rn al B lu-ra y D isc recorde r to cop y M XP mo vies ont o B lu- ray discs or use the supplied software VideoBr owse r to cr eat e A VCHD discs*. • The camcor der us es a variab le bit rate (VBR) to encode vi deo so the actual recor di ng times wi[...]

Video  83 Sele cting the Fr ame Ra te Y ou can change t he fram e rate (the number o f frame s r ecor ded per second) to change the look of your movies. Opt ions Spe cial Sc ene Rec ord ing Pr ograms Recor ding in a very b right sk i r esort or capturing the f ull col ors of a sunset or a fi reworks displ ay becomes as eas y as selec ting a Spec[...]

84  Video [ G Sport s] T o re cord sports sce nes such as tennis or golf. [ q Night Scene] T o re cord n ig hts ca pes w ith lower no ise. [ I Snow] T o rec ord in br ig ht sk i re s or ts wit ho u t the subject be ing unde rexposed. [ J Bea ch] T o r ecord on a su nny beac h without the subject be ing unde rexposed. [ K Sunset ] T o re cor d su[...]

Video  85 NOTES •[ F Portrait]/[ G Sports]/[ I Snow]/[ J Beac h]: The pict ure may not appear smooth during playback. •[ F Portrai t]: T he bl ur ef fect of th e back ground inc rea ses the mor e you zoom in ( P ). •[ I Snow]/[ J Beac h]: The sub ject may become over ex posed on clou dy days or i n shad ed plac es. Che ck t he imag e on th[...]

86  Video of the water pr oof cas e and keep it in a cool pl ace unt il the tempera tur e goes down. If the camco rd er beco mes too ho t, it wi ll t urn off au tomatica lly . - W hen making r ecor dings underwa ter with the [ r Underw ater] recording prog ram, th e im age o n the L CD scree n wi ll a ppear redd er than the actua l subject. This[...]

Video  87 NOTES • I f the degr ee o f camco rd er shak e is too high , the i mage st abili zer ma y not be able to full y compen sate. • For surve ying and following shots, when you pa n the ca mco rder from side to side or tilt it up and down, we recommen d setting the IS mode t o [D y n a m i c ] o r [S t a n d a r d ] . Pre-Rec ordin g Th[...]

88  Video 1 Activate the pre-r ecording function. • d will appe ar o n the scr een. • Rep eat, sele cting [ B Off ], to turn off pr e-r ecor ding. 2P r e s s g . The sc ene r ecor d ed in th e memory will s tart 3 sec onds b efor e g was pressed. NOTES • The ca m corder will not record the f ull 3 se con ds p rio r to p ressi ng g if the b[...]

Video  89 By defaul t, fac e detecti on is a ctivated. If the f unction w as turned of f, per- form the follo wing proced ure to tu rn it on. T o select the main subject If th ere i s mor e than one perso n in the pic tur e, the ca mcor der will auto- matical ly select one pe rson it det ermines is the main s ubject. The ma in subject is indicat[...]

90  Video T ouch & T rack When re cor ding a group of people using face detec tion, the camc order will automatically detect one person as the main s ubject. Y ou can use T ouch & T rack to tell the cam cor der to track and optimize se ttings for a diff erent p erson. Y ou can also use T ouch & T rack to always keep in focus other mo[...]

Video  91 Fader s The camcor der of fers two pr ofessi onal looking transi tion ef fects to fade-in or fade-out scenes. Y ou have the option to activate the fader only one time or ever y time y ou start or sto p r ecor ding. * Y ou can preview the tr ansition effect on the screen. • Th e icon of t he select ed fa der a ppears in g ree n. To fa[...]

92  Video Manually Set ting the Shu tter Spee d or Aperturs e [ A Pr ogrammed AE] is th e default automatic expos ure ( AE) recor d ing program; using it, you c an change f unctions like the white balance or image ef fects. Select o ne of the other AE r ecor ding pr ograms t o control the shutte r speed or apertu re. * Y ou ca n also dra g your [...]

Video  93 • During exp osu re lock, th e ap ertu re valu e/s hutt er spee d ca nno t be changed . Set the apertur e value or shutte r speed before manua lly adju sting th e exp osure . Shutter Speed a nd Apertu re V alue Guidelin es X With slower shutter speed you ca n add a nice motion blur and sense of movement. With faster shutter speeds yo[...]

94  Video Manual Exposure Adjustment At times, bac klit subjec ts may appear too dark (under exposed) or sub- jects under ve ry strong ligh ts may a ppear too bright or glaring (overex- posed). T o correct this, yo u can adjus t the exp osure manually o r use the T ouch A E function to auto matically set the optimal exposure for the subject you [...]

Video  95 NOTES • I f the re cor ding prog ram is cha nged dur ing expos ure lock, the cam- cor der wi ll r eturn to auto matic ex posur e. • Whe n shooting subjects w ith a str ong light sour ce b ehind the m, the camcord er automatic ally corr ects for t he backli ght*. Y ou can turn of f the automatic bac klight corr ection with the 7 8 [[...]

96  Video POINTS TO CH ECK • Adj ust the zoom bef ore you st art the pr ocedur e. 1 Open the manual focus screen. 2 T ouch a subject that ap pears inside the X fr ame. • The T ouc h AF mark ( P ) will fl ash and the focus ing dist ance wil l be adjust ed automatical ly . Y ou have the option to further adjust the focus manually as necessary [...]

Video  97 Te l e M a c r o Using tele m acro, th e camcor der c an focus at a short er dist ance (up to 40 cm from the s ubject at full telep hoto), allo wing you get closer shots of small subject s like f lowers and i nsects. T his functi on also adds a soft focus to the background, so the subject not only look s larger but it also stan ds o ut[...]

98  Video White Ba lan ce The white balance functi on helps you to accurately r epro duce colors under differ ent lighting conditions so that white objects will always look truly white in yo ur recor dings. POINTS TO CH ECK • Se lect a rec ord ing p rogr am oth er than the Spe cial Scene r ecor di ng pr o- grams. * Wh en yo u se lec t [ g Cust[...]

Video  99 NOTES • When you select the custom white balance: -S e t 7 8 [Dig ital Zoom ] to [ B Off ]. - Reset the white balance when you chang e locat ions or t he light ing or other condit ion s chang e. - Depending on the light source , g ma y keep flashing. The r esult will still be better than with [ Y Automatic]. • Cus tom white bal anc[...]

100  Video + l evels: rich er co lors, sharp er im age, s tr onger cont rast, b rig hter imag e. - lev els: sh allower color s, soft er imag e, softe r contr ast, d arker im age. 4T o u c h [ a ] to save and apply the cust omized pict ure settings. Z will appe ar o n the scr een. Self Timer • n will ap pear on th e scre en. • Rep eat, sele c[...]

Video  101 Audio Recording Level Y ou can adjust the audio re cor ding level of the built -in or an external microphone. Y ou can display the audio level indicator while re cording. POINTS TO CH ECK • Selec t a recordin g progr am oth er than [ r Underwat er] or [ s Surfac e]. Manual Adju stment of t he Audio Recor ding Lev el 1 Open the manua[...]

102  Video To disp lay the au dio lev el indi cator Usually , the audio level indicator will be displayed only after activating the manual adjustment of the audio recor ding level. Y ou can choose to display it also when the audio level is adjusted automatica lly . NOTES • When the audio level m eter reaches the red point ( 0 dB), the so und m[...]

Video  103 NOTES • E xcept w hen usi ng the audio mix f unctio n, an external m icr ophone overrides the built-in micr op hone. In th e following cases, t he built-in micr ophone’ s dir ectionality c annot be changed. - When an e xternal mi cr ophon e is attach ed t o the m ini advance d shoe. - When an external micr ophone is conne cted to [...]

104  Video Audio Mix When recor ding, you can mi x audio fr om the built-in microphone with external audio fr om the MI C terminal a nd adjust the mix bala nce for original sound ef fects. T he external aud io input can be fr om t he optiona l WM-V1 Wir eless Microphone, a commer cially availabl e exter - nal micr o phone or fr o m an external a[...]

Video  105 Using Headphones Use head phones for p layba ck or t o check the audio l evel w hile r ecor d- ing. T he headpho nes ar e connecte d to the A V OUT/ X terminal, which is used for both the headphones and t he audio/v ideo output. Bef ore connecting t he headpho nes, fo llow the proced ure b elow to c hange the function of the terminal [...]

106  Video IMPORT ANT • When using hea dphones, make sur e to l ower the volume to an app ro- priate le vel. • Do not conn ect th e hea dphones to th e A V OUT/ X termi nal if the J icon does not appe ar on the s cre en. The noi se output in suc h case may be harmful to your hea ring. NOTES • Use comme rcial ly av aila ble h eadp hon es w [...]

Video  107 NOTES • Access or ies d esig ned for the A dva nced Acc essor y Sh oe cannot be used with this camcorder . Look for video accessories bearing this logo to ensur e compatibility with the mini advanced shoe . Using an External Micropho ne When re cording in very qui et surroundings, the built-in microphone may pick up t he sound of th[...]

108  Video Using the WM-V1 Wirele ss Microphone Using the WM-V1 you can reliabl y recor d sound even when re cording subjects at a distance exceeding the prac tical range of the built -in micr ophone. Y ou can also mix and r ecor d audio fr om the WM-V1 with audio fr om the built-in micr ophone. 1 Attach the receiver to the camcorder’ s g rip [...]

Video  109 • If necessar y , activate and adju st the audi o mix bal ance with the 7 8 [Audio Mix] settin g. NOTES • Whe n an e xternal micr opho ne is connec ted to the camcor der , 7 8 [Win d Screen] will automatica lly be set to [ B Off Z ]. • If the audio level is too high and the sound gets distorted, adjust the audio rec or din g lev[...]

110  Video Using a Zoom R emot e Contr oller By attaching the optional RA- V1 Remote Control Adapter to the mini advanced shoe, you can use the optional ZR-2000 or Z R-1000 Zoom Remote Controller . Doing so will al l ow you to use certain functions while vi ewing the p icture on an external monitor without touching the camcor der . This i s part[...]

Video  111 NOTES • In mode, the only available functions ar e turning the power on/off, starti ng/sto pping a r ecor din g, and zoom. Selecting the Playback Starti ng Point If you have a ver y long scene, you ma y want to s tart play ing back th e scene fr om a c ertain po int. Y ou can use the movie timeline to br eak the scene to segments at[...]

112  Video To change the int erval betwee n frames Onscreen Dis plays a nd Data Code Y ou can turn mo st onscreen displays on or off. Repeatedly press h to turn the onscreen displays on/off in the following seq uence: , mode: • All dis plays on • Most displays of f 1 , mode 2 : • Only data code on • All dis plays on 1 Pressing h will tu [...]

Video  113 Capturing Photos and Video Snapshot Scenes f rom a Movie Y ou can captur e video snapshot scene s, single photos or a series of con tin uou s ph oto s fro m a previo us ly re corde d sc ene . Fo r ex am ple , y ou may wa nt to pr int photos fr om vide o r ecor ded at a p arty or crea te a small video clip using video snaps hot scenes [...]

114  Video - Scenes that wer e edit ed using the suppl ied sof twar e VideoBr owse r and wer e the n tr ansferr ed back to the camco rder . • When the sour ce scene i s itself a vi deo snapshot sce ne, you may n ot be able to capture a video snapshot scene depending on the lengt h of the so urce sc ene a nd the le ngth current ly sele cte d fo[...]

Video  115 ur ed netw ork. Always verif y that Eye- Fi car ds have been appr oved in the coun try/r egion o f use. See als o Using an Eye-F i car d ( 0 140). NOTES • The data code of t he photos will re flect the date and time of recor ding of the o rig inal scen e. • Photos captu red from a scen e wit h a lot of fas t move ment may be blurr[...]

116  Video • Th e video fr om the divisi on point to the end of the scen e will ap pear as a new sce ne in the inde x scr een . NOTES • When advan cing/r ever sing frames while divid ing the scenes, the in terva l betw een fram es is ab out 0 .5 sec ond s. • If the scene canno t be divide d at the point wh ere you paused the play- back, ad[...]

Photos  117 Photos Refer to this chapter for details on viewing photos and othe r photo-related operations. Viewing Photos 1P r e s s S . 2 Open the [P hotos] ind ex screen, if it is not displayed. 3 Look for the photo you want to play back. Move the zoom lever t oward Q to show 15 photos per page; move i t toward P to show 6 photos per page. Op[...]

118  Photos 4 T ouch th e photo y ou wish to view . • The photo is displa yed in si ngle photo view. • Drag your finger left/ri ght to browse through the photos one by on e. To ret urn t o the index screen from s ingle photo view 1 T ouch the scr een to display the playback contr ols. 2T o u c h [ Q ]. Photo Jump Funct ion When you have re c[...]

Photos  119 IMPORT ANT • Observe the following pr ecautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flash ing. F ailing to do so may result in perma nent data lo ss. - D o not open the double me mory card slot cover . - Do not disconnec t the power sour ce or turn off the camc or der . - D o not change the camcorder’ s op erating mode. • The f[...]

120  Photos 2 Delete the photos. * When you se lect [Select ], perfo rm the fol lowing procedure to select the i ndivid- ual phot os you want to delete b efore touching [Y es]. ** T ouch [Stop] to interrupt t he operation while it is in pr ogre ss. Some photos will be deleted nev ertheles s. T o select i ndivid ual photos 1 T ouch on the indi vi[...]

Photos  121 2 Select the background music to use during the photo slideshow . Music tra cks: Step 2 ( 0 73). External audio: Steps 2 - 4 ( 0 75). Slides how se t to a mus ic trac k 3 T ouch the photo that will open the s lideshow to display it in single photo view . 4 T ouch the screen to display the playback controls, then touch [ A ] to play b[...]

122  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Extern al Connections This chapter expla ins how to connect your camcor der to an external devi ce such as a TV , VCR, or comp uter . T er minals on the Camcorder Open th e LCD panel t o access the t erminals on the camcord er . 1 USB T erminal 2 AV O U T / X Te r m i n a l Sound from the built-in speaker will b e mu[...]

External Conne ctions  123 Connection D iagra ms In the following connect ion diagra ms, the left side sho ws the termin als on the camcor de r and the right side s hows (for r efer ence only) an example of te rminals on a connected devic e. Connection A HDMI T ype: Digital Quality: High definition Output only Connect to a high-defi nition TV (H[...]

124  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Connection B Component Video T ype: Analog Quality: High Definition Output only Connect to a high-def inition TV (HDTV ) with component vi deo input terminals . Change the following settings on the camc order: - 6 8 [AV/ Headphones] to [ H AV] Connection C Composite Video T ype: Analog Quality: Standard definition Ou[...]

External Conne ctions  125 NOTES • Powe r the camc order usin g th e c omp act p ower ad apte r a nd o nly then conn ect it to the com put er usin g the su ppl ied USB ca bl e in the fol low- ing cas es. - T o w rit e bac k sc enes recorde d w ith t his camc order t hat were pr eviousl y save d on a comput er . - T o transfer music files f rom[...]

126  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Playb ack on a TV Sc reen Connect th e camcor der t o a TV t o enjoy your r ecor dings with family and friends. Playback on an HDTV using one of the high-definition con- nections will ensur e the best p layba ck qualit y . 1 T ur n off the camcorder and the TV . 2 Connect the c amcorder to the TV . Refer to Connectio[...]

External Conne ctions  127 Saving and Sharing Y our Rec ordings Copying Recordings to a Memory Card Y ou can copy your recor ding s only one way: fro m the built-in memory ( only) or f rom memory card X to memory card Y . Scenes and photos wil l be c opied f rom the index scr een or f r om a stor y in th e galler y on the source memory to th e s[...]

128  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Option s Copying Scenes from a St ory by Ra ting 1 Open the gallery and bring the desired story to the fr ont. • Ch eck that you ha ve sele cted the f tab (built -in me mory , only) or 4 tab (memory card X ). 2 Select the rating of the stories you want to copy . 3 Copy all the applicable scenes. * T ouch [Stop] to [...]

External Conne ctions  129 3 Copy th e pho to. 4 Drag your finger le ft/righ t to selec t anoth er photo to copy or touch [ a ]. Copying Phot os from the In dex Screen 1 Open the [Photos] index s creen. Check th at you h ave se lected the f tab (bu ilt -in memo ry , only) or 4 tab (me mo ry ca rd X ). 2 Copy th e pho tos . * When yo u select [Se[...]

130  Exter nal Co nnecti ons IMPORT ANT • Observe the following pre cautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult i n permanent data loss. - Do not ope n the double memo ry ca rd slo t cove r . - Do not disconnect the power sour ce or turn off the camco rd er . - D o not change the cam corder’ s operati[...]

External Conne ctions  131 Installation Install the soft ware bef ore you connect the camcor der to t he computer for the first time. Refer to the Installation Guide (supplied leaflet) and follow the instructions in the Softwa r e Guide ( PDF file) to install the supplied P IXELA ’ s so ftware. Connecting the Camcor der to a Computer 1 Power t[...]

132  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Installation Install the softwar e befor e you connect the camcor der to the comp uter for the first time. See also the rele vant sections in the ‘ Photo Appl ica- tion’ Instruction Manual ( r , PDF f ile in the [MANUALS_ENGLISH] folder on the supplied Camcor der Supplemen- tal Disc). Install the s upplied Photo [...]

External Conne ctions  133 loss. Always use only the supp lied PIXELA ’ s software to save your movi es on the c omp uter and, if ne cess ary , to tra nsfer bac k prev ious ly saved video f iles to the camc order . • Observe t he follow ing precautio ns while the AC CESS in dica tor is on or flash ing. F ailing to do so may result in perma n[...]

134  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Copying Recordings to an External Video Recorder In High D efiniti on Connect the camcor de r to Blu-ray Disc r ecor ders and other A VCHD- compatible dig ital vid eo recor ders usin g the supplied USB cable to mak e p erf ect copi es of y ou r mo vi es i n h igh de fini tion . If th e e xter na l digital vi deo reco[...]

External Conne ctions  135 Connecting Connect the camcor der to t he VCR us ing Connection C or c . Re fer to Connection Diagrams ( 0 124). Recording 1 External recorder: Load a blank cas sette or disc and set the recor der to record pause mode. 2 T ur n on the camcorder and set it to mode. • We r ecomme nd powe ring t he cam cor der us ing th[...]

136  Exter nal Co nnecti ons follow the instructions in the Softwa re Guide (PDF fi le) to i nstall the supp lied PIXEL A ’ s softw ar e. Converting Scenes into S tandard De finition fro m the Da te Index Screen 1 Power the camcorder using th e compact power adapter . 2 Make sure there is a memory card in memory card slot Y with sufficient ava[...]

External Conne ctions  137 • Befor e touching [ST ART], you can touch [ ] to d ecorate th e converte d SD movies ( 0 65), or touch [ ] to adjust th e volume ( 0 53) and background musi c balance ( 0 74). • Y ou can also decor ate the scen es as they are be ing co nver ted . • T ouch [STOP] to interrupt t he operation while it is in progr e[...]

138  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Connecti ng to the Computer and Uploadin g your Vide os 1 Connect the ca mcorder to the computer us ing the sup plied USB cable. Conn ect ion D . Refer to Connection Di agrams ( 0 125). 2 Computer: Depending o n the s oftware you chos e to in stall, T ran sfer Utility o r Vid eoBrowser will start up au tomat ically .[...]

External Conne ctions  139 Converting S cenes int o Standard Def inition from a Sto ry by Rating 1 Open the gall ery a nd br ing t he des ir ed s tory t o th e fr ont. • Chec k that you have se lected the f tab (built-in memory) or 4 tab (memory car d X ). 2 Select the rating of the s tories you want to co nvert. 3P r e s s Z and continue the [...]

140  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Uploading you r Videos Wirel essly If you are using an Eye-Fi car d, you can automatical ly upload the con- verted SD movies to your favorite video sharing W eb site. Y ou will need to have installe d the softwar e supplied with your Eye-Fi car d and com- pleted al l the r equired configur ation set up in adva nce. R[...]

External Conne ctions  141 NOTES • D epending on the amount of d ata to be uploade d and the networ k’ s wireless con nec tion cond ition s, it ca n take some time to upload video files. If the wi reless con ne ction is too w eak, the wirel ess up load m ay fa il and the vi deo files will be regist ered as inco mpl ete uploa ds. • About po[...]

142  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 ( 0 30). For details about each[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  143 1 Option a vailable onl y for recording movies. 2 Some op tions are availa ble only whe n recording a sto ry using Stor y Creator . [ X Foc u s ] [ 2 ] (manual foc us): T oggle on ( ) or off ( ) , T o uch AF frame – zz 95 [ e Exposure] [ y ] ( manual exposu re): T oggle on ( ) or off ( ) , T ouch AE frame – zz [...]

144  Additional Information Edit Panel - Mode Contr ol Bu tto n Date Index Screen [SD Movies] Index Screen Playback Pause 0 [Copy ( 497 )] 1 [Copy ( f97 )] 1 < date >, [Selec t], [All Scen es] – – 127 [Conve rt HD 9 SD ( 497 )] 1 [Conve rt HD 9 SD ( f97 )] 1 < date >, [Selec t], [All Scen es] – – 136 [Delete] < date >, [...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  145 1 Operatio n not availab le for recordings o n memory c ard Y ( 7 tab). 2 Operatio n not availabl e for the two preexis ting stories, [Unso rted] and [Vi deo Snap- shot]. Edit Panel - Mo de * Operatio n not ava ilable for recordings on mem ory card Y ( 7 tab) . Setup Menus 7 Camera Setup [Edit Ti tle] 2 z –– 7 [...]

146  Additional Information 1 Option available only for r ecording movies. 2 Option available o nly when th e optiona l SM-V 1 Surround Microphone is atta ched to the cam corder afte r having u pdated the cam corder’ s firmwa re using the m em- ory card supp lied with the SM-V 1. [Auto Back light Correct ion] [ A On] , [ B Off] zz 95 [Auto Slo[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  147 [Digital Zoom]: De term ines t he operation of the digital zoom. The c olor o f the indi cator i ndi- cate s the zoo m. • Whe n activa ted, the cam- corder w ill sw itc h aut omati call y to digital zoom when you zoom in beyond the optical zoom range. • With the digit al zoom the image is digitall y processed, [...]

148  Additional Information • When you sel ect a setting other tha n [ B Off], the AF mode is auto- maticall y set to [ S Normal AF]. [Onscree n Markers ]: Y ou can displa y a gri d or a ho rizontal li ne at the cen- ter of the scr een. U se the mark ers as a r ef ere nce to make s ur e your sub- ject is framed cor rectly (ver tica lly a nd/o [...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  149 [Su rro und Mi c At ten uator ]: Help s prevent audio distortions due to high audio recor ding levels when the optional SM-V1 Surround Microphone is attac hed to the cam corde r . W hen se t to [ A On V ], V will app ear on the scr een. y / z Playback Setup * Option n ot availa ble when t he camco rder is conne cte[...]

150  Additional Information 8 Recording & Conn ectio ns Setup Menu item Setting options y CINEMA 1 2 0 [Self Timer] [ A On n ], [ B Off] zz – – 100 [Video Snapshot Length] 1 [ i 2 sec], [ j 4 sec] , [ l 8 sec] , [Story Leng th-Base d]: T oggle on ( ) or off ( ) zzz – 64, 113 [Rate Scen es (Recording)] 1 [ A On], [ B Off] zz ––– [[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  151 1 Option a vailable onl y for recording movies. 2 Can be set i ndependen tly for and mode. T he defau lt value in mode is [ D PF 25]. 3 Option a vailable on ly for recording phot os. [Rate Scenes (Recor ding)]: When set to [ A On], th e scene rati ng scen e will appear af ter every s cene you r ecor d . [Memor y In[...]

152  Additional Information [ b Continuo us]: Photo numbers will continue fr om the number following that of the last photo r ecord ed with the camcor der . • If the memory car d you inser t alr eady co ntains a photo with a la rger number , a new photo will be assigned a number one higher than that of the last photo on the memory card. • W [...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  153 [POWERED IS Button] [ x Press and Ho ld] , [ y T oggle On/Off] zz –– 8 7 [Autostart Decor at ion ] [ A On] , [ B Off] zzz –– [Pow er Saving Mode] [Auto Po wer Off]: [ B Off], [ A On] zzzz – [Quick Start (Standby)]: [Off], [10 min] , [20 min], [30 min] [Initialize f / g ] [Initialize g ] [ f Built-in Mem.][...]

154  Additional Information 1 Option not availabl e when the camcorder is connecte d to an HDTV using the sup- plie d HDM I ca ble . 2 Option ava ilable only afte r having in serted an Eye-F i card into memory card slot Y . [Outpu t Onscre en Disp lays ]: When set to [ A On], t he ca mcor d er’ s onscreen di splays will appear also on the scr [...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  155 [ y T oggle On/Off]: Each press of the button will tur n the Powered IS function on and off . [Autos tart Decorat ion]: When set to [ A On], t he deco rati on sc ree n will open autom aticall y when you stow the LCD pan el with the LCD scr een facing o ut. [Power Saving M ode]: Control s the c amcor der ’ s autom[...]

156  Additional Information [ B Of f] and ope rate the ca mcor d er dir e ctl y or use the cam cord er’ s wireless co ntrolle r . • The re mote c ontr ol of the T V can only be used to p lay ba ck movi es or photos ( or mod e only). If the camcorder is connected to the TV while it is set to a recor ding mode, depending on the TV used, tur n-[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  157 Appendix: Onscr een Ico ns and Displa ys Recording Movies (using Story Creator) 1 Control button [FUNC.]: Open the FUNC. panel ( 0 30 ) 2 Smar t AU TO ( 0 44) 3 Face det ect ion f rame ( 0 88 ) 4 T ouc h & T r ack frame ( 0 90 ) 5 Control butto n [PHOTO]: T ake a ph oto ( 0 42 , 80 , 114) 6 Control bu tton [ ]:[...]

158  Additional Information , Recording Movies y Manual mode CINEMA mode A g Recordin g progra m ( 0 83 , 92) A h Manua l exposure ( 0 94) A j R Instant A F/ S Normal AF ( 0 147), MF Manu al focus ( 0 95) A k Face det ect ion ( 0 88) A l White balance ( 0 98) S q Audio level indicator ( 0 101) S a x.v .Color ( 0 151) S s While recor ding/duri ng[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  159 Playing Movies (du ring playback) F d Playback control b uttons ( 0 53) F f Exte rna l audio inpu t ( 0 75) F g Eye-Fi w ireless commun ication ( 0 140) F h Scene nu mber F j Data code ( 0 11 2, 149) F k V olume and bac kground mu sic balance co ntrols ( 0 53 , 74) Viewing Photos F l Control button [MENU]: Op en th[...]

160  Additional Information 7 Memor y op er atio n N Record, M Record pause , A Playba ck, C Play back p ause, I Fast playback, J Fas t re vers e play ba ck, G Slow pla ybac k, H Slow rever se playb ack , E Frame advance, F Frame reverse. 9 Remaining battery time • The icon shows a rough estimate of the remai ning charge as a percent age of th[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  161 Trou b le ? T roubles hooting If you have a proble m with your camcorder , refe r to this section. Some- times w hat you t hink is a malfunctio n of the camcor der m ay have the simples t of s olutio ns - pleas e r ead th e “CHECK T HIS FI RST” box before going on to the more detailed problems and s olutions. C[...]

162  Additional Information - The camcorder cannot communicate with the ba ttery pack attached. Battery packs not rec- ommended by Canon for use with this camcor de r cannot be charged usi ng this camcorder . - If you are using a battery pack recommended by Canon for use with this camcorder , there may be a problem with the camc order or ba tter[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  163 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 of time; this is not a malfunction. If the camcorder bec omes unusually hot or it becomes hot after using it only for a short while, it may indicate a problem with the camcor der[...]

164  Additional Information Cannot copy scenes/photos - Y ou may not be able to copy scenes/photo s recorded or edited us ing another device. Cannot mark individual scenes/photos in the index scr een with a checkmark O - Y ou cannot select more than 100 scenes/photos i ndividually . Select the [All Scenes] or [All Photos] option instead of [Sele[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  165 Picture and S ound The screen appears too dark. - The LCD screen was dimmed. Hold h pr essed down for 2 seconds to r estore the LCD screen to its previou s brightness setting. Screen displays turn on and off repeatedly . - The battery pack is exhausted. Re place or charge the battery pack. - Remove the battery pack[...]

166  Additional Information Memory Card and Accessories Cannot insert the memory card. - The memory card was not facing the c orrect direction. T urn the memory card over and ins ert it. Cannot record on the memory card. - The memory card is full. Delete some reco rdings ( 0 57, 119) to free some space or replace the memory card. - Initialize th[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  167 Playback looks fine on the camcor der but there is no image on the TV screen. - The video input on the TV is not se t to the video termina l to which you connected the cam- corder . Select the correct video input. - There will be no vi deo output from the AV OUT terminal while the optional CTC-100 Compo- nent Cable[...]

168  Additional Information Back up recordings regul arly - This message may appear when you turn on the c amcorder . In the event of a malfunction, recordings may be l ost so back up your reco rdings regularly . Buffer overflow . R ecording was stopped. - The data transfer rate was too hi gh for the memory card in use and the recording w as sto[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  169 Cannot divide the scene. I nitialize only using the c amcorder . - The scene could not be divided because the camc order’ s internal scene management data log is full. Save your recordings ( 0 130) and ini tialize the memory ( 0 40). T ransfer back the backup files and try dividing the sce ne again. - Use the sup[...]

170  Additional Information Cannot record Cannot access the built-in memory - There is a problem with the built-in memory . Sa ve your recordings ( 0 130) and i nitialize the built-in memory using the [Complete Initialization] option ( 0 40). If the pro blem persists, contact a Canon Service Center . Cannot record Check the memory card - There i[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  171 - T o be able to write back scenes and to transfer music files to the ca mcorder , power the cam- corder using the co mpact power adapter and only then connect it to the computer using the supplied USB cable. Do not disconnect the power source . Cannot write data with this connection. T o write data to the camcorde[...]

172  Additional Information Mem. Card Unable to recognize the data - The memory card contains scene s recorded us ing a video configuration that is not supported (NT SC ). Pl ay b ac k t he re cor d ing s i n th e m em or y ca rd wi th th e d evi ce or ig in all y u se d t o re c ord them. Memory card cover is open - After inserting a me mory ca[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  173 Scene recorded using another device . C annot divide the scene . - Scenes that were not recorded with this ca mcorder cannot be divided with this camcorder . Scene recorded using another device . Cannot play back the scene . - Scenes that were not recorded with this camc order cannot be played back. Select the desi[...]

174  Additional Information T o use the wireless function, insert the Eye-Fi card into slot B . - Y ou may have inserted the Eye-Fi card into memory card slot X . Insert it into memory card slot Y . T oo many photos. Disconnect the USB cable. - Disconnect the USB cable. T r y using a memory card reader or decrease the number of photos on the mem[...]

Additional Information  175 Do’s an d Don ’ts Hand lin g Prec au tions Cam co rder Be sur e t o observe t he follo wing pr ecaution s to ensure maximum pe r- forma nce. • Save your recordings period ically . Make sur e t o trans fer your r ecord- ings to an e xternal device such as a c omput er or digita l vi deo r ecor de r ( 0 127) and s[...]

176  Additional Information • When mounting t he ca mcor der on a tripod, make sure that the tripod ’ s fas- tening scr ew is shorter tha n 5.5 mm. Using other trip ods may damage the camc or der . • When recording movies, try to get a calm, stable picture. Exces sive cam- cor der movem ent while shootin g and extensi ve use of fast zooms [...]

Additional Information  177 Long-ter m storag e • St or e batte ry pa cks in a dry place at te mper atur es no highe r than 30 ° C. • T o extend the batt ery li fe of the battery pack, d ischarge it comp letely before storing it. • Ch arge an d discharge all your battery pack s full y at least o nce a year . Remaining ba tter y time If th[...]

178  Additional Information • Che ck the d ire ction b efor e ins ertin g the memor y car d. For cing a mem- ory card i nto the slot if it is not correctly ori ented may damage the mem- ory car d or the ca mcor der . • Do no t at tach any lab els o r s ticker s o n th e me mory card. • Secure Dig ital (SD ) memor y cards have a physic al s[...]

Additional Information  179 Lithium But ton Battery • Do not pick up the batt ery using tweezers or ot her metal t ools, as this will ca us e a sho rt circu it. • Wipe the batt ery with a clea n dry cloth to ens ur e pro per contact. Disp osal When you delete movies or initialize the m emory , only the f ile allocatio n table is alt ered and[...]

180  Additional Information Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Cam corder Bo dy • Use a soft, d ry cloth to cl ean the cam cor der body . Never use chem icall y tr eated c loths or vo latil e solve nts su ch as paint t hinner . Lens, Viewfind er ( only ) and Inst ant AF • If the lens surf ace or Inst ant AF sensor is dirty , autofoc us may not wor[...]

Additional Information  181 • R emove the memo ry ca r d and batter y pack . Then, pl ace t he cam cord er in an air tight pla stic bag and let it adjus t gradua lly to tempe ratur e changes before r e moving it fr om the bag. When c ondensatio n is d etected The c amcor der automa tica lly s huts of f. The pr e cise time r equ ir ed for water[...]

182  Additional Information Gener al In form ation Accessories * Supplied wi th the cam corder; no t available as a n option al acc essory . (Av ailability differs from area to area) Optional accesso ries not l iste d below a r e describe d in mo re detail in the following pages. 1 SS-600/SS-650 Shoulder Strap A k ZR-1000 Zoom Re mote Contro lle[...]

Additional Information  183 NOTES • Access or ies th at are com pat ible wit h the A dva nced Acce ssor y Shoe canno t be at tached to t his ca mcor der . Look for the Mini ADV ANCED SHOE logo to ensur e compatibil ity with the mi ni advanc ed shoe. Opt ional Acc essor ies 4 Battery Packs When you need e xtra battery packs, selec t one of th e[...]

184  Additional Information Charging, Recording and Playback Times The charg ing times given in the foll owing tabl e are ap pro ximat e and vary acco rding to ch arg ing con dition s and in itia l char ge of the batt ery pac k. Recording and playback times given in the following tables are approxi- mate and vary ac cording to recording mo de a [...]

Additional Information  185 Usi ng a m emory c ard * Approximate t imes for recordi ng with repe ated operat ions such a s start/sto p, zoom ing, and p owe r on/o f f. 7 TL-H4 3 Tele -convert er This T e le-co nver ter lens inc reases the focal le ngth of the camcorde r lens by a factor of 1.5. • The ima ge sta bili zer is no t as effec tive w[...]

186  Additional Information 8 WD-H43 Wide-co nvert er This Wide-conve rter l ens decre ases the focal length by a factor of 0.7, giving you a wide pe rspective f or indoor shot s or panora mic vi ews. 9 FS -H43U II Filter Se t Neutra l density and MC prot ector fi lters help you to c ontrol dif f icult ligh ting cond i- tions. A s WM-V1 Wireless[...]

Additional Information  187 A g VL-5 Vi deo Li ght This video l ight enables you t o re cord bright ly in colo r even in dark plac es. It attac hes to the ca mcorde r’ s mini advanc ed sh oe for cabl e-fr ee operatio n. A h VFL-2 Video F lash Ligh t This video flash light allows you to r ecor d photos and movies even at nig ht or in dark plac [...]

188  Additional Information This mark identifie s genuine Canon v ideo accesso ries. When you use Canon video equipment, we recomme nd Canon-brand acc essories or products bearing the sa me mark.[...]

Additional Information  189 Specifications LEGRIA HF M41 / LEGRIA HF M40 / LEGRIA HF M400  — V alues given are approximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: A VCHD Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.1ch* * Only w hen using the o ptional SM-V1 Surround Microphone. Photos: DCF[...]

190  Additional Information • Lens Configuration: 11 elements in 9 groups (1 double-sided aspheric element) • AF System Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set to [Instant AF]) or Manual focus • Filter Diameter: 43 mm • Minimum Focusing Distance 1 m; 40 cm with tele macro on at full telephoto; 1 cm at full wide angle • White[...]

Additional Information  191 • Weight  (camcorder body only) 360 g 350 g • When the recording program is set to [Underwater] or [Surface] - The following functions are not available: face detection (available only for [Surface]), Instant AF , auto slow shutter , manual audio recording level adjustment, microphone attenuator , zoom speed ad[...]

192  Additional Information About th e music fi les The specifi cations of t he music file s compatible with the camc order are as f ollows. Audio encoding : Linear PCM Audi o samplin g: 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 channels Minimum length : 1 second File typ e: WAV The musi c data is saved in t he memory under the following folders. In the built-in mem o[...]

Additional Information  193 Index 3D Flip Vi ew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 A Abroad, usin g the ca mcorder . . . . 18 1 AGC (automatic ga in control) limit .9 5 Aperture (f numb er) . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2 Aspect ratio of a conne cted TV (TV t ype) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 9 Audio equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 03 [...]

194  Additional Information L Langu age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 LCD screen di mmer . . . . . . . . . . . 154 LCD tou ch screen . . . . . . . . . . 25, 2 8 Low light (recording program) . . . . . 84 M M (Man ual) mo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Main tena nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 0 Manual exp osure . . . . . . .[...]

Additional Information  195 U Unde rwat er ( r ecor di ng pr o gram) . . . 85 Uploading movies to vid eo sharing We b s i t e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 USB terminal . . . . . . . . 122, 125, 134 V Video snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4 Viewfinder** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Vo l u m e . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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