Canon VIXIA HF G10 manuale d’uso

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2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHO CK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SH OCK AND TO RE DUCE ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES O NL Y . COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials may inf[...]

3 In these safety instructions the word “product” refers to the Canon HD Camcorder VIXIA HF G10 A and al l 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 install near any heat sources s uch a[...]

4 28 Objects and Liquid Entry — Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could r esult in a fire or electric shoc k. Be careful not to spill liquid o f any kind ont o the product. 29 Servicing — Do not attempt to service this product yo urself as opening[...]

5 Highlights of the VIXIA HF G10 The Canon VIXIA HF G10 HD Camcor der is a high- performance camcorder whose compact size mak es it id eal in a v ariet y of sit uatio ns. The f ollow ing are ju st som e of the many func tion s feat ured in the ca mco rder . HD Recording HD CMOS PRO and DIGIC DV III pr oces sor The camc or der is equi pped with a 1/[...]

6 Enjoying yo ur Recor dings on Other De vices Eye-Fi Connec t the camc order t o an HDTV ( 0 120) Play video dir ectly from you r rec ord ed memory ca rd AVC HD -c om p at i ble H D TV s a nd digit al re corde rs wit h a card slot compatible with the type of memory card used *. Use an Eye-F i card ( 0 136) to wirelessly upl oad reco rdin gs to yo [...]

7 1 Introduction 10 About this Manual 10 Conventi ons Used in this Ma nual 10 Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs 12 Names of Parts 14 2 P repar ations 20 Charging the Battery Pa ck 20 Prepari ng the Camcorder 22 Attaching the Lens Hood 22 Usin g the View find er 22 Adjusting the Position and Brightness of the LCD Scre en 23 Wireless Controller 25 Usi[...]

8 4 Customization 83 Custom Button and Di al 83 Assignab le Buttons 8 4 Changing th e Assigned Function 84 Using an Assignable Button 84 Saving and Loading Menu Settings 85 Saving Menu Settings to a Memory Card 85 Loading Camera Settings from a Memory Card 85 5 Playba ck 86 Playing Ba ck Video 86 Adjust ing the volum e 88 3D Flip View 89 The Index [...]

9 8 P ho tos 1 21 Viewing Photos 121 Photo Jump Func tion 122 Deleting Photos 123 Delet ing a Si ngle Pho to 123 Deleting Photos f rom the Index Screen 123 Slideshow 124 9 Saving/Shari ng Record ings 125 Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 125 Copying Scenes from th e Date Index Screen 125 Copying Sc enes f rom a Story by Rating 126 Copying a Singl[...]

About this Manual 10 Introduction About this Man ual Thank you for pur chasing the Canon VIXI A HF G10. Pl ease r e ad this manual car efully b efor e you use the camco rder and r etain it fo r futur e refer enc e. Should you r camcor der fail to oper ate corr ectly , refer to T roub leshooting ( 0 153). Conventions Used in this Manual • IMPORT A[...]

About this Manua l 11 Self Timer Self Timer 1 Open the [Self Timer] screen. [FUNC.] [MENU] 8 [Self Time r] 2T o u c h [ A On n ] and then touch [ a ]. • n will appe ar on the screen. • Repeat, selecti ng [ B Off], to turn off the self timer . Movies: In record pause mode, pr ess g . The camc order st arts r ecor ding afte r a 10- second coun td[...]

Supplied Accessories and CD-R OMs 12 Supplied Accessori es a nd CD-ROMs The foll owing access ories are suppl ied wit h the camco r der: CA-570 Compact Power Adapter (inc l. powe r cord ) BP-808 Battery Pack WL-D89 Wireless Controller (incl. CR2025 lithium button batter y) Stylus Pen HTC-100/S HDMI Cable STV-250N Stereo Vid eo Cable IFC-300PCU/S US[...]

Supplied Acces sories and CD-ROMs 13 The f ollow ing CD -ROMs an d sof twar e ar e suppli ed wit h th e camc or der: • PIXELA ’ s T ransfer Utility CD-ROM* -U s e T ransfer Utility for savin g and transf erring m ovies a nd musi c fi les you can us e as back ground musi c. • PIXELA ’ s Video Browser CD-ROM* - In additi on to all t he funct [...]

Names of Parts 14 Names of Parts 1 RESET button ( 0 156) 2 2 (camera/play) button ( 0 27) 3 DISP . (onscreen displ ay) button ( 0 81)/BA TT . I NFO (battery info) button ( 0 152) 4 Double memory car d slot cover 5 Memory ca rd slot X ( 0 33) 6 Memory ca rd slot Y ( 0 33) 7A V O U T t e r m i n a l ( 0 117, 119)/ X (headphones) terminal ( 0 71) 8 CO[...]

Names of Parts 15 1M I C t e r m i n a l ( 0 74 ) 2 Grip belt ( 0 24) 3U S B t e r m i n a l ( 0 117, 119, 1 31) 4H D M I O U T t e r m i n a l ( 0 117, 118) 5 REMOT E termin al ( 0 76) 6 Built-in spe aker ( 0 88) 6 2 1 54 3 Ri g h t s id e v i ew[...]

Names of Parts 16 1 Instant AF sensor ( 0 16 7) 2 Viewfinder ( 0 22) 3 ST ART/STO P button ( 0 37) 4 Strap mount ( 0 24) 5D C I N t e r m i n a l ( 0 20) 6 Dioptric adjustmen t lever ( 0 22) 7 CUSTO M (custo miza ble) dia l ( 0 83) 8 CUS TOM (cus tomiza ble) but ton ( 0 83) 9 LCD touch screen ( 0 23, 26) 10 POWERED IS button ( 0 54)/ Assignable but[...]

Names of Parts 17 1 Built-in mi crophone ( 0 68) 2Z o o m l e v e r ( 0 51) 3 Mode switch ( 0 27) 4 Mini advance d shoe 5 ACCESS indicator ( 0 37) 6 ON/OFF (CHG) indicator ( 0 20) Green - O N Orange - Standby ( 0 43) Red - Charging ( 0 20) 7 POWER button 3 2 1 5 4 6 7 T op v i ew[...]

Names of Parts 18 1 Serial number 2 BA TTER Y RELEASE switch ( 0 21) 3 T r ipod socket ( 0 25) 2 3 1 B ottom v i ew[...]

Names of Parts 19 Wireless Controller WL-D89 1S T A R T / S T O P b u t t o n ( 0 37) 2 b (index selection) button ( 0 90 ) Press and hold for more than 2 seconds to sw itch between shooting and playback mode. 3 MENU button ( 0 29, 140) 4 DISP . ( onscreen display) bu tton ( 0 81) 5S E T b u t t o n 6 B (stop) button ( 0 86) 7 PHOTO butto n ( 0 37)[...]

Charging the B attery Pack 20 Prep arat ion s Charg ing th e Batte r y Pack The camco rd er can be power ed with a bat tery pa ck or dir ectly using the c ompact p ower ad apter . The first time you use a battery pack, fully charge it a nd then use the camcor der until t he batte ry pa ck is comp lete ly exh auste d. Do ing so wi ll ensure tha t th[...]

Charging the Battery Pack 21 T o remove the battery pack 1S l i d e U in th e dir ection o f the a rrow and hold it pr essed down. 2 Sli de the b attery p ack and then pull it out. IMPORT ANT • T u rn off the camcor der b efor e con necting or d isconnec ting t he com pact po wer ada pter . Afte r pressing x to turn off the camcor d er , im porta[...]

Prep ar ing t he Ca mco rder 22 Preparing the Ca mcorder This sect ion covers the basic p rep arati ons for the ca mcor der such as attach ing the len s hood, adju stin g the grip b elt and adju stin g the v iewfi nder and L CD screen . Whe n at tachi ng t he lens hoo d, grip belt and straps, be careful not to drop the camcorder . Attaching the Le [...]

Preparing th e Camcorde r 23 Adjustin g the Position and Brightness of the LCD Screen Rotatin g the LCD Pa nel Open the LCD panel 90 d egrees. • Y ou can rota te the p anel 90 de gree s downward . • Y o u can rota te the panel 180 degrees towar d the lens. Rotating the L CD panel 180 degrees can be useful in the fol lowing cases: - T o allow th[...]

Prep ar ing t he Ca mco rder 24 NOTES • Using the br ight se tting will shorten the ef fect ive usage ti me of the b attery pa ck. • Y ou can fu rther adjust the br ightne ss of t he LCD s cr een with the 6 [LCD Brightness] setting, or d im i t wi th th e 6 [LCD Scr een Dimm er] setti ng to use in pla ces wher e the lig ht fr om the LCD scr een[...]

Preparing th e Camcorde r 25 Wireless Controller First, inser t the supplied CR2025 li thium button battery into the wir eless contr oller . 1 Press the tab in the dir ection of the arro w and pull out the battery holder . 2 Place the lithium button batt ery with the + side facing up. 3 Insert the battery h older . T o u se th e wireless controll e[...]

Basic Operat ion of the Camcor der 26 Basic Operation of the Camcor der Us ing the T o uch Screen The contr ol buttons and menu it ems that ap pear on the tou ch scre en change d ynamical ly depe nding on the operat ing mode an d the t ask you ar e performin g. With the intuitive touch sc ree n inte rface you have al l the contr ols a t you r finge[...]

Basic O perati on of the Camcorde r 27 Operating Mo des Recording In r ecording mode, the camcor der’ s operati ng mod e is deter min ed by the p osit ion of the mode swi tch. Playback Pre ss the camera /play button S to switch the ca mcor der betwe en camera (r ecor d ing) m ode an d playba ck mod e. Y ou can press S when the camc order is o ff [...]

Basic Operat ion of the Camcor der 28 Using the Menus Many of the camcord er’ s functions can be adjusted fr om the FUNC. panel and the set up menus. For detail s about the ava ilable me nu op tion s and settin gs, refer to the app endix Menu O ptions Lists ( 0 138). FUNC. Pan el The FUNC. panel sh ows a convenient overvie w of freque ntly used s[...]

Basic O perati on of the Camcorde r 29 Setup Menus * In mode setup menus cannot be accessed and most me nu settin gs will be re set to default values. 1 or mode only: T ouch [FUNC.] 2 T ouch [MENU] to open the setup menus. • Y ou can also pr ess u on th e w ire le ss con tro ll er . 3 T ouch the tab of the desired menu. 4 Drag your finger up and [...]

First Time S ettings 30 First Time Settings Setting the Date and Time Y ou wil l need to set the date and ti me of the camco rde r befor e you can star t using it. T he [Date/ Time] scre en will ap pear automa tical ly when t he camcor der’ s clock is not set. 1P r e s s x to t urn on the camcorder . • Th e [D ate/ Ti me] s creen appe ars and t[...]

First Time Settings 31 Changing the Time Z one Change the time zone to match your locati on. The default setting is New Y ork. 1 Open the [Time Zone/DST] scr een. [FUNC. ] [MENU] 6 [Tim e Zone/DST] • T ouching [FUNC.] is necessary only when performing the procedure in a r ecording mode. 2T o u c h [ S ] to set the home ti me zone , or [ V ] to se[...]

Using a Memo ry Card 32 Using a Memory Card Memory Ca rds Compatible for Us e with the Camcorder Y ou ca n use the fo llowing types of com mer ciall y avail abl e Secur e Digit al (SD) ca rd s with thi s camc or der . As of October 2010, th e movie recor di ng function has been tested usi ng SD/SDHC/SDXC memory car ds made by Pan asoni c, T oshiba [...]

Using a Memory Card 33 Eye-Fi Cards Th i s p ro d u c t i s no t g ua r a n te ed to su p p o r t E ye - F i ca rd f u nc t io n s (i n c lu d in g w i re le s s tr a ns f e r ). In c a s e o f an issue w ith an Eye- Fi car d, ple ase check wi th the car d manuf actur er . Also not e that an ap prov al is re quir ed t o use E ye-Fi car ds in m any [...]

Using a Memo ry Card 34 Selectin g the Me mory f or the Rec ordings Y ou ca n select to reco rd your movie s and photos in the buil t-in memo ry or on a memor y car d. The def ault memor y for re cor ding both is the buil t-i n memo ry . POINTS TO CHECK • Be sure you unders tand the info rmation pr ovided in Eye-Fi Cards ( 0 33) before using an E[...]

Using a Memory Card 35 NOTES • Y ou can not us e relay recordi ng from the b uilt- in memo ry to me mory ca rd Y . When usin g a single memo ry card, be s ure t o ins ert it into mem ory card slot X . • Ther e will be a momentary st op in the scen e at the point whe re the camcor der swit ches f rom one memory to another . • Any of the follow[...]

Using a Memo ry Card 36 Initiali zing the Memory Initia lize memor y cards w hen you u se th em wi th th is cam corder fo r the fi rst t ime. Y ou can al so in itiali ze a memory car d or the buil t-in memory to permane ntly dele te all the r ecording s it con tains. At the time of pu rchase, th e built- in mem ory come s pre-init ialize d and co n[...]

Recording Movie s and Photos 37 Recording Recording Mo vies an d Photo s By def ault, m ovies and phot os ar e r e cor ded i n the b uilt-i n memo ry . Y ou can se lect the memo ry th at wil l be used to r ecord movies and phot os ( 0 34). Please r ead the IMPORT ANT section ( 0 42 ) before us ing an Ey e-Fi ca rd. POINTS TO CHECK • Be f ore y ou[...]

Recording Movi es and Phot os 38 Recording in AUTO Mode When you u se mode to s hoot vid eo an d take photos, the c amcor der w ill a utomati cally adjus t various settings for you. 1 Set the mo de switch to . 2 T urn on the camcorder . T o re c o rd v i d eo Press g to begin r ecording. •P r e s s g again to paus e the re cord ing. • The ACCES[...]

Recording Movie s and Photos 39 Rati ng Scen es Y ou can turn on the scene r ating optio n in r ecor ding mod e with the 8 [ Rate Sc enes (Recor ding)] sett ing. I mmediate ly afte r r ecor ding a scene , you w ill have t he optio n to rate it by touching one of t he rating but tons; you can also touch [ ] or [ a ] to lea ve th e s cene unra ted. L[...]

Recording Movi es and Phot os 40 IMPORT ANT • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Failing to do so may r esult in permanent data loss or damage to th e memory . - Do not open the double memory card slot cover . - Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcor der . - Do not change the camcord[...]

Recording Movie s and Photos 41 NOTES • About the powe r saving mode: If 6 [Power Saving Mode] [Auto Power Of f] is set to [ A On], the ca mcorder will s hut off automa tical ly to save pow er when it is powered by a batt ery pack a nd is left wit hout any o per ation fo r 5 mi nut es. Pre ss x to turn on the camcor d er . • When r ecor ding i [...]

Recording Movi es and Phot os 42 Reviewing the Latest Scene R ecorded Y ou can r eview the las t 4 se conds o f the last scene r ecorded with the camco rder withou t swit ching to playback mod e. Whi le r evi ewing the lat est s cene, th e pict ure will be p layed b ack w ithout sound. 1 Set the mode switch t o y or . 2 Review the last 4 seconds of[...]

Quick Start Function 43 Quick Start Func tion When you clo se the LCD pan el with the ca mcor der on, the camcor der enters the stan d by mode. In stand by mode the camcor der consumes only about 1/3 th e power used w hen r ecordi ng, sa ving energy wh en you are using a batte ry pack. Additi onall y , when yo u open the LCD pane l or pull out the [...]

Selecting the Vide o Quality (Rec ording Mode) 44 Selecting the Video Qual ity (Recording Mode) The camcorder of fers 5 r ecording modes. Changi ng the recor di ng mode will change the r ecording time av ail able on the memor y . Sele ct MXP o r FXP mod e for bet ter mov ie qu ality ; selec t LP mod e for longer rec or ding time s. The fol lowi ng [...]

Selecting t he Fr ame Rate 45 Selecting th e Frame Rate Y ou can change the f rame r ate (t he number of f rames r ecor ded per second ) to ch ange the l ook o f your movies. 1 Open the [Frame Rate] screen. [FUNC. ] [MENU] 8 [Frame R ate] 2 T ouch the desired frame rate and t hen touch [ a ]. Options * Recorded as 60i. NOTES • Movies r ecorded w [...]

Focus A djustment 46 Focus Adj ustme nt Y ou can adjust the focus manually and use the peaking func tion to assist you or you can let the camcor der focus for you by u sing autofoc us. With aut ofocus, you can set the autofoc us spee d. The ca mcor der a lso f eatur es two mor e f ocusing functi ons, face detect ion an d T ouch & T rac k. POINT[...]

Focus Adjustment 47 5 After adjusting the focus, touch [ ] to return to the preset focus pos ition. • T ouch [ ] aga in to cance l the curr ent pr eset fo cus positi on. • [ ] will be grayed out while adjusting the focus or zoom. • Y ou ca n use t he 6 [Focus Preset Speed] sett ing to adj ust the speed at wh ich the camcor der re turns to t h[...]

Focus A djustment 48 NOTES • While usi ng autofocu s, you c an turn the m anual ri ng to f ocus manua lly . When you stop t ur ning the ring, the c amcor der ret urns to au tofo cus. This i s u seful i n situ ations such as when focus ing on a subject on the other side of a window . • W hen recordi ng in brig ht su rround ings , the ca mc order[...]

Focus Adjustment 49 T o s elect t he mai n subj ect If ther e is more th an one perso n in the pict ure, the camc or der will automati cally s elect o ne perso n it dete rmi nes i s the main subj ect . The main sub jec t is i ndica ted by a whit e fac e de tect ion f ram e and the camcorder will optimize the settings for that pe rson. Other faces w[...]

Focus A djustment 50 T ouch & T rack When rec or ding a gr oup of people using fa ce detect ion, the camcor der will automati cally d etect one person as t he ma in sub ject. Y ou can u se T ouch & T r ack to tell the c amcor der to trac k and opti mize settin gs fo r a dif ferent perso n. Y ou can al so u se T ouch & T rac k to always [...]

Zooming 51 Zooming There are t hree ways you can zoom in and out: using t he zoom lever on the camcor der , usi ng the zoom buttons on the wirel ess contr oller or using the zoom contr ols on th e touch scr e en. In addition t o the 10x optical zoom, in mode, you can turn on the digital zoom* (40x or 200x) with the 7 [Dig ital Zoom] setting. This c[...]

Zooming 52 Approximate zoom sp eeds* (zoom lever) * Meas ured f ro m full wide -angl e to full telephot o. ** When t he zo om sp eed i s to o fas t (a ppr oximatel y 2 seco nds end-to -end), t he cam cor der will have mor e troubl e focusing auto matica lly while zooming. T o set th e wireless controller's zoom speed For the wire less contr ol[...]

Zooming 53 Soft Zoom Control Soft zoom control allows you to start and/or stop the zoom gradually . 1 Open the soft zoom control screen. [FUNC. ] [MENU] 7 [Soft Zoom Control] 2 T ouch the desired option and then touch [ f ]. Options (  Default value) Digital T ele-Co nverter Using the digi tal te le-con verte r , you ca n digita lly i ncre ase t[...]

Advanced Image Stabilizat ion 54 Advanced Image Stabilizati on The imag e stabili zer r educes camcor der bl ur (blur d ue to the cam cor der moving ) so you can get nice, sta ble sho ts. S elect the im age sta bil izati on mod e acc ording to the shoot ing co ndi tions . 1 Open the image stabilizer scr een. [FUNC.] [Image Stabilize r] 2 T ouch the[...]

Automati c Ga in Contr ol (AGC ) Lim it 55 Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Limit When r ecordin g in dar k surr oundings, t he camcor der wil l au tomatica lly incr ease t he gai n to try t o get a brig hter pictu re. However , using hig her gain values ma y res ult i n more noticea ble v ideo nois e. Y ou can sele ct the AGC limit to curb the amou nt[...]

Auto matic Expos ure Re cording Pro grams 56 Automatic Exposure Recording Pr ograms With the auto matic ex posur e (AE) rec ord ing pr ogram s, the ca mcor der wi ll adju st the s hutter s peed and/or a pertur e value to o btain the op timal exposu re. When us ing t he AE r ecording pr o grams, you ca n change funct ions like the white balance and [...]

Automatic Exposure Re cording Programs 57 NOTES •[ B Shutter -Pri. AE]: - On s creen only the den ominato r is displayed – [ B 250] indicates a shutt er speed o f 1/250 second, etc. - When r ecor ding in dark surr oundings, you can obtain a brighter pictu re b y using slow shutter speeds; however , image quality may not be as good an d autofocu[...]

Exposur e Adjust ment 58 Exposure Adjustment At times, backlit sub jects may appear too dark (undere xposed) or subjects under very str ong lights may appear too bright or glaring (overexpose d). In such cases, adjustin g the exposure will correct this. This ca mcorder featu res a de dicate d r ecor ding pr ogra m, [ y Manua l Expo sure], for ad ju[...]

Exposure Adjustm ent 59 Using th e Zebra Pat tern Y ou can use the zebra p attern to identi fy ar eas that mi ght b e over expose d, so you can corr ect the exposure a ppropriately . The camcorder of fers two levels of zebra pattern: With 100% only ar eas that will lo se d etai l in the high light areas will b e ide nti fied, whi le 70 % wi ll id e[...]

Exposur e Adjust ment 60 T o adjust the T ouch AE function for highli ghts (Highl ight AE) Certai n subj ects, like cloud s or white o bjec ts, ar e easily over exposed and can en d up a ppeari ng as bright a rea s where a ll de tail i s lost. Using the [Highl ights] se tting, you can touch the bri ghtest ar ea inside the e fram e and th e camc ord[...]

White Balance 61 White Balance The white bal ance funct ion helps you to accura tely r eprod uce color s under diff er ent lighti ng cond ition s. POINTS TO CHECK • Select a recor ding prog ram other than the Speci al Scen e rec or ding pr ogram s. 1 Open the white balance screen. [FUNC. ] [ m Whit e Bala nce ] 2 T ouch the desired option and the[...]

White Balance 62 NOTES • When you select a custom white balance: -S e t 7 [Digital Zoom] to [ B Off] . - Reset the white balan c e when you chang e location s or the lig hting or other condi tions chang e. - Dep end ing o n the lig ht so urce, g may ke ep fl ashin g. Th e resul t wi ll st ill be b ett er tha n w ith [ Y Automatic]. • Us ing a c[...]

Special Scene R ecording Programs 63 Special Scen e Reco rding Programs Reco rding in a very bright ski resort or ca ptur ing the full color s of a su nset or a fi reworks display become s as easy a s sel ecti ng a S peci al Scene r ecording pr og ram. 1 Open the recor din g programs scr een . [FUNC.] [R ec. Programs] [ F Portrait] 2 T ouch the des[...]

Special Scene Recordi ng Programs 64 NOTES •[ F Portrait]/[ G Sports]/[ I Snow]/[ J Beach]: The pi ctur e may not a ppear sm ooth during playback. •[ F Portrait ]: The b lur ef fect of the bac kgr ound i ncr eases the more you zo om in ( P ). •[ I Snow] /[ J Beach]: The su bject may become overexposed on cloudy days or in shaded plac es. Ch e[...]

Image Effect s 65 Image Ef fects Y ou can adjus t the color depth, br ightness , contr ast, and sh arpness of the image. POINTS TO CHECK • Select a recor ding prog ram other than the Speci al Scen e rec or ding pr ogram s. 1 Open the image effects scr een. [FUNC.] [Im age Effects] 2 T ouc h [ON] and th en touch [Co lor Depth ], [Sharp ness], [C o[...]

Self Timer 66 Self Timer 1 Open the [Self Timer] scr een. [FUNC.] [ME NU] 8 [Sel f Timer] 2T o u c h [ A On n ] and then touch [ a ]. • n will appear on th e scr een. • Repea t, selec ting [ B Of f], to tur n o ff the self tim er . Movies: In r ecord pause mode, pr ess g . The ca mcor der st arts rec ord ing af ter a 10-seco nd coun tdo wn*. Th[...]

Audio Recording Level 67 Audio Recor ding Level Y ou ca n ad just the aud io recordi ng leve l of t he built- in o r an exte rn al mi cropho ne . Y ou c an di spla y th e audio lev el indic ator wh ile recording . 1 Open the manual audio recordi ng level adjustment screen. [FUNC. ] [ c Mic . Le vel] [ y Manual] • The a udio le vel i ndica tor a n[...]

Built-In Microphone Directionality 68 Built-In Microphone Dir ectionalit y Y ou can chan ge the dir ectionalit y of the bu ilt- in mic ro phone to have mor e cont ro l over how s ound is reco rde d . 1 Open the [Built-in Mic Direct ionality] screen. [FUNC.] [ME NU] 7 [ Built- in M ic D irection ality ] 2 T ouch the desired option and then touch [ a[...]

Audio Equalizer 69 Audio Equalizer Y ou ca n us e th e audi o e qua lizer to a djust so und level s b y spe cific ally tar getin g t he hi gh- or lo w- fr equenc y range. The audio equali zer settin gs are only av aila ble w hen r ecor ding soun d using the built- in micr ophone. 1 Open the [Built-in Mic Freq. Response] screen. [FUNC. ] [MENU] 7 [B[...]

Audio Mix 70 Audio Mix Whe n recordi ng, yo u can mix au dio from the bu ilt- in mic ropho ne wi th ext er nal au di o from th e MIC termin al and a djust t he mix b alance for ori ginal sound ef fects. The external au d io inpu t can be f ro m the option al WM- V1 Wire less Micr ophone, a c ommer cia lly ava ila ble ex ternal micr ophone or fr om [...]

Using Headphones 71 Using Headphon es Use he adph ones for pla yba ck or to ch eck the aud io lev el wh ile recordin g. The hea dpho nes are conn ect ed t o th e AV OU T/ X terminal, w hich is us ed for bot h the head phones and the audio/ video outpu t. Befor e connecting the headphone s, foll ow the pro cedur e below to change the funct ion of th[...]

Using the Mini Ad vanced Shoe 72 Using the Mini Advan ced Shoe Using t he mi ni a dvanced shoe, you can atta ch to t he ca mcor d er a r ange of op tional access ories to expand its f unctio nality . For d etails a bout optional acce ssorie s avai lable for use with your c amcord er , ref er t o Accessories ( 0 169). For details about how t o attac[...]

Using an External Microphone 73 Using an External Micr ophone When r ecor ding in very quiet surr oundings, the bui lt-in microp hone may p ick up t he sound of the camco rd er’ s internal ma chine ry . W hen r ecor ding outside, the buil t-in mi cr ophone ma y pick up excess ive noi se fr om w ind. In s uch cases, we rec ommend us ing an ext ern[...]

Using an Extern al Microphone 74 2 Connect the r eceiver to the camcorder ’ s MIC terminal. 3 If necessary , activate t he audio mix function ( 0 70) and adjust the audio mix balance. 4 Attach the microphone (transmitter) to the s ubject. • For details about using the WM-V1, r efer to the instruction manua l supplie d with the micr ophone. Usin[...]

Using an External Video Light 75 Using an External Video Light Y ou can use the optional V L-5 Video Light or VFL-2 Video F lash Light w hen you need to re cord mov ies in d ark lo ca tio ns. Attach the op tiona l video light to the min i advanc ed sh oe. • Refer to Using the Mini Advanced Shoe ( 0 72). • will a ppear on the scr een when you t [...]

Using a Zoom R emote Controller 76 Using a Zoom Remote Co ntroller The optional ZR-2000 or Z R-1000 Zoom Re mote Controller will allow you to use certain functions while viewin g the p ict ure on an external monito r witho ut tou ching t he ca mcor der . This i s par ticular ly useful whi le the camc or der is mount ed on a tripo d and you want to [...]

Color Bars/Audio Reference Signal 77 Color Bars/Au dio Reference Sign al Y ou can have th e camco rder output and r ecord colo r bars an d a 1 kHz audio r efer ence signal. 1 Open the [Color Bars & T est T on e] scr een. [FUNC. ] [MENU] 8 [ C o l o r B a r s & Te s t To n e ] 2 T ouch the desired option and then touch [ a ]. Options (  D[...]

Video Scop es 78 Video Scop es The cam cord er ca n displ ay a si mpli fied w avefo rm moni tor . It can also display an edge monito r* to he lp you focu s. T he v ideo sco pes appe ar only on t he L CD screen. Th ey d o not app ear in th e v iewfin der or on an external mo nitor . * The e dge moni tor l ooks at the focu s of t he en tire pi cture [...]

Video Sn apshot 79 Video Sn apshot Record a series of short scenes. Then, pl ay back your video snapshot scenes set to your favorite music ( 0 111). The default length of a video snapshot scene i s 4 seconds but you can change i t to 2 or 8 seconds, or to the le ngth re commend ed for the sel ected st ory scen e (categ ory) in S tory Cr eator , wit[...]

Pre-Recording 80 Pr e-Recording The camcorder will sta rt r ecording 3 seconds befor e you pr ess g , ensuri ng you do not miss import ant shoo tin g opport uniti es. Thi s is especi all y usef ul when it is di ff icul t to pr edict when to s tart reco rdi ng . 1 Open the pre-r ecording scr een. [FUNC.] [ d Pre REC] 2T o u c h [ A On] and then touc[...]

Onscreen Di s plays and Data Code 81 Onscreen Displays an d Data Code Y ou can turn most onscreen displays on or off. Repeatedly pr ess h to turn the onscreen dis plays on/of f in the following sequence: , mode: • All disp lay s on • Most displays off 1 , mode 2 : • Only data code on • All disp lay s on 1 Pressing h wi ll t ur n off m ost o[...]

Faders 82 Faders The camcorder offers two professional looking transition ef fects to fade-in or fade -out scenes. Y ou have the option to activate the fader only one time or every time you sta rt or stop recordi ng. 1 Open the fader selection screen. [FUNC.] [ O Faders] 2 T ouch the desired fader and then touch [ a ]. • Y ou can previ ew the tra[...]

Custom Button and Dial 83 Custom ization Custom Button a nd Dial Y ou ca n assign to f an d CUSTOM dial one of seve ral fr equentl y used functi ons. Y ou c an then adju st the s elec ted fun ctio n us ing f and CUSTOM dial, without havin g to access the menu. 1 Open the [Custom Key/Dial] screen. [FUNC. ] [MENU] 6 [Custo m Key/Dial] 2 T ouch the de[...]

Assigna ble Buttons 84 Assignable B uttons The camc or der conve niently feat ures 2 buttons t o which you can assign various functions. By assigni ng ofte n used func tions, you can quick ly acce ss them with a singl e pr ess of a but ton. Changing the Ass igned Function 1 Open the s election screen for the desired assignable button. [FUNC.] [ME N[...]

Saving and Loading Menu Settings 85 Saving and Loading Menu Setting s After you adjust the cinema-look fil ters and other settings in the FUNC. panel and setup menus, you can save those se ttings on a memory card . Saving Menu Settings to a Memory Card Menu settings must be saved to memory card Y . If the memo ry car d alr eady has menu se ttings o[...]

Playing Back Video 86 Pla yback Play ing Bac k Video 1P r e s s S . • Y ou can also press and hold B on the wireless contr olle r for m ore than 2 second s to s witch between shooti ng and play b ack mod e. 2 Open the date index s creen, i f it is not di splayed. [ b ] [ 1 Date] 3 Look for the scene you want to play back. • Move the zoom leve r[...]

Pla yi ng Bac k Video 87 4 T ouch the desired scene to pl ay it back. • Playba ck will st art fr om the scene selected an d contin ue until the end of the last sce ne in the index screen. • T ouch the s cr een to display the playback contr ols . Duri ng pla yback, the pl ayback co ntr ols will disap pear auto matica lly after a few second s wit[...]

Playing Back Video 88 Adjusting the volume 1 During playback, touch the screen to display the playback controls. 2 T ouch [ ] , drag your finger al ong the [Speaker V olume]* bar to adjust t he volume and touch [ f ]. * When 6 [A V/Headphon es] is set to [ J He adphon es], adjus t the [Hea dphone V olume] bar instead. Durin g playb ack pause : IMPO[...]

Pla yi ng Bac k Video 89 3D Flip V iew T ouch [ ] in t he date index sc reen t o sw itch to 3D F lip V iew. This con venie nt wa y of dis play ing scen es grou ped by recording date in a 3D layou t can b e usef ul to f lip thro ugh a la rge n umbe r of reco rdi ng s. A Recording date. B Drag your finge r left to go to the next date with rec ordin g[...]

The Index Selectio n Screen: Selecting the Content t o Play Back 90 The Inde x Sele ction Sc reen: Select ing the Cont ent to Play Ba ck From the ind ex selection scr e en you can select the con tent you want to play back (origi nal scenes by date or by story , or photos, for example). Y ou can also select the memory from which you want to play bac[...]

Deleting Sce nes and Stori es 91 Deleting Sc enes an d Stories Y ou can delet e those scenes and s tories that you ar e not inter ested in keepin g. Deleting scene s allow s you al so to fr ee up space o n the m emory . Deleting a Single Sce ne 1 Play back the scene you wish to delete. 2 T ouch the screen to displ ay the playback contr ols. 3 Open [...]

Deleting Scenes and Stories 92 Deleting a Single Scene from a Story 1 Open the list of scenes of the story that contains the scene you want to delete. [ b ] [ Gallery] Bring the desired story to the front [Scene List] 2 In the [Scene List] scr een, drag your finger up/do wn to select the scene you want to delete. 3 T ouch the orange box on the righ[...]

Deleting Sce nes and Stori es 93 IMPORT ANT • Be ca ref ul wh en del etin g re cor dings . Once delet ed, scenes c annot be r ecove red. • Deleti ng a story per manently del etes all the scenes it co ntains. • When d elet ing sce nes, s cene s will be r emoved f rom the dat e inde x scr een and f rom any s tories in the galler y they may have[...]

Dividing Scenes 94 Dividing Sc enes Y ou can di vide sc enes i n or der t o lea ve out t he bes t parts and l ater cut out the r est. 1 Play back the scene you want t o divide. 2 Pause the playback at the point wher e you w ant to divide the scene. 3 Open the scene division screen. [Edit] [Di vide] 4 Bring the scene to a pr ecise point, if necessar[...]

Sel ect ing th e Pl ay ba ck S tar tin g P oin t 95 Selecting the Play back Start ing Point If yo u have a very long sc ene, you may want to start playing back the scene fr om a cert ain p oint. Y o u can us e the m ovie t imeli ne to b re ak the scen e to se gments a t fi xed ti me i nterval s ra nging f rom 6 seconds to 6 m inutes. 1 Open the dat[...]

Capturing Video Snapsho t Scenes and Photos from a Movie 96 Capturin g Video Snapshot S cenes and Phot os fr om a Movie Y ou can captur e video snapshot scenes, single photos or a series of continuous photos from a previ ously re corde d sce ne. For example , you m ay want t o prin t photo s fr om vide o re cor ded at a part y or create a small vid[...]

Capturing Video Snap shot Scenes and Photos from a Mo vie 97 Capturing P hotos Y ou c an capture a single photo or a series of photos. The size of the captur ed photos will be 1920x1080 and it cannot be changed. Please r ead the IMPORT ANT section ( 0 97) before using an Eye-Fi card. T o sel ect the photo ca pture sett ings 1 Open the [Photo Captur[...]

Using Story Creator to Create Video S tories 98 Vide o Stori es and Cin ema Styl e Using Story Creator to Create Video Storie s Story Cr eator is a helpfu l funct ion that of fers suggest ions for typica l scenes i n a number of s ituatio ns. With Story Creat or , creating a vi deo story with a structur ed yet intere sted stor yline is as easy as s[...]

Using Story Creator to Create Video Stories 99 Recording a Sce ne wit hin a Story Press g t o recor d movies within the selected s tory scene (category). • Use the d isplaye d re commen ded length as a re fer ence when r ecordin g scenes. • Scenes will be re cord ed under the story and categ ory curr ently selected. • Y ou can also r ecord vi[...]

Using Story Creator to Create Video S tories 100 Recordin g Additional Scenes within an Existing Story 1 Start Story Cre ator mode. [FUNC.] [ Sto ry Creator] • Alternatively , you can set an assignable button to [ Story Creator] ( 0 84). 2 Select the story to which you want to add new scenes. • Th e list of s tory sce nes w ill ap pear . Th e o[...]

CINEMA Mode and Cinema-Look F ilters 101 CINEMA Mode and Cinema-Look Filters In mode, the ca mcorder wi ll adju st the fra me rate and several other pict ure-r elated settings to give your r ecordings a cinemat ic look. In this mod e you can also use a var iet y of prof ession al cine ma- look fil ters to creat e unique movi es with a dist incti ve[...]

CINEMA Mode and Cinem a-Look Filters 102 Options (  Default value) The camcor der offers 9 cinem a-look filt ers. Select the desir ed fil ter while pr eviewing the ef fect on the scree n. NOTES • Photos cannot be r ecor ded while th e cam cord er i s set t o mode. • W he n reco rdi ng i n m od e, th e 8 [Fra me Rate ] setting wi ll be set to[...]

Adding Decoratio ns 103 Adding Decoration s Using the decorati on function, y ou can add variou s graphical eleme nts to the pict ure , such as stam ps, waterm arks, the date/ti me, and even your own fr eehand drawi ngs. Fr eehand draw ings ca n he lp emp has ize a po rtion of the pictu re to attr act viewers ' atte ntion. The su pplie d styl [...]

Adding Decorations 104 T o use [P ens and S tamps] 1T o u c h [ ] . • Th e [Pe ns and S tam ps] scre en wil l app ear . 2 Select the desir ed pen or sta mp fr om [T ools ]. 3 Selec t white or blac k fr om [Colo rs]. • Alternati vely , you can touch [ ] and s elect a color fr om the colo r pale tte. 4 Draw fr eely on the canv as. • T ouch [ ] [...]

Adding Decoratio ns 105 T o load a pr eviou sly sa ved can vas In th e deco ration scr een: 1 T ouch [ ] and then touch [ f Load]. 2 T ouch [Y es]. • The f re ehand d rawing s and stamp s save d in the mem ory will be lo aded. 3T o u c h [ f ]. T o use [Animat ed Stamp s] 1T o u c h [ ] . • The [Animated Stam ps] screen will appear . 2 T ouch o[...]

Adding Decorations 106 T o use the Ch roma Key function 1 Open the [Select Image] s cree n of the image mi x function ( 0 105). 2 T ouch [+] or [-] to select the i mage you cr eated. 3T o u c h [ A ] to open the [Chr oma Key] s creen. 4 T ouch [Gr een] or [ Blue] de pending on the charac terist ics of t he image yo u want to use and touch [ y ] or [...]

Adding Decoratio ns 107 Decorating Scenes during Pl ayback 1 Play back the scene you want to decorate. 2 T ouch the screen to displ ay the playback contr ols. 3 T ouch [ ] to open the decoration screen. 4 Decorate the scene using the tools fr om th e toolbar as explained i n the pr evious section. • In pl ayback mode , the d ecorations will not b[...]

Playing Back Stories from the Gallery 108 Playing Back Stories from the Gallery Y ou ca n play back r ecor dings made using Stor y Crea tor to play the m back as a singl e compell ing video story following the storyline or der . Regul ar sc enes and vi deo snaps hot scene s r ecor ded with out using Story Cr eator , will appear in t he gallery unde[...]

Playing Back Stor ies from the Galler y 109 IMPORT ANT • Obse rve the followin g precaut ions wh ile the ACCES S indi cator is on or flash ing. Failing t o do so may result i n permanent data loss. - Do not open the double m emory card slot cover . - Do not disconnect the power s ource or turn off the camcorder . - Do not change the camcorder ’[...]

Rating Scenes 110 Rating Scen es Y ou can rate story scenes i mmediate ly af ter r ecor ding them ( 0 39) or during playback. Y ou can then select multi ple sce nes w ith th e same rati ng, fo r exampl e, i n or d er t o play b ack or cop y only your favorit e sc enes . Rating Sc enes from the List of Scenes 1 Open the list o f scenes of the story [...]

Playback wi th Background Musi c 111 Playback wi th Bac kground Music Play back mo vies (o r a photo slid eshow) with backgr ound music. Y ou can use one of the suppli ed music t racks or con nect an exte rnal aud io pla yer to use y our favo rite songs as ba ckgr ound music. Using One o f the Supplied Music T rack s as Backg round Music The suppl [...]

Playback with Back ground Music 112 T o adj ust the bac kground music bal ance during playback 1 During p layback, t ouch the s creen to display th e playbac k contr o ls. 2 T ouch [ ], drag y our finger al o ng the [ Music Balanc e] bar to adjust the backgr ound music balance as desir e d and touch [ f ]. T o delet e a music track In the [Sele ct [...]

Playback wi th Background Musi c 113 IMPORT ANT • If y ou use co pyri ghted son gs and m usic tr acks in you r video cre ations , r eme mber t hat mu sic und er copyr ight may not be used without permi ssion from t he copyri ght holder , except for cas es permi tted und er app lic able l aws, s uch a s for p erson al use . Make sur e to follow ap[...]

Copying and Moving Scenes Within/Bet ween Stories 114 Copying and Moving Scenes Within/Between Stori es Y ou can cop y and m ove s cen es in th e galle ry w ithin t he sam e st ory sc ene (cate gory ), be twee n sto ry scenes in the same story , and between stories recor ded in the same memory . 1 Open the list of scenes of the story that contains [...]

Selecting a Story’s Thumbnail I mage 115 Selecting a Story’ s Thumbnail Image Init ially , the image us ed as th e story’ s thumbna il is th e first frame of the first s cene in the story . Y ou ca n set your f avorite sc ene as the thumbnai l tha t will repr esent the story i n the gallery . 1 Open the gallery . [ b ] [ Gallery] 2 Select the[...]

Changing a S tory’s Title 116 Chan ging a Story’ s Title When you firs t cre ate a story , the current date will be use d as the story’ s title but you can change the title l ater on. The title ca n be up t o 14 char acters l ong (a vailab le char acters are limit ed). The titl e of the two pree xist ing stori es, [Uns orted] and [Video Snaps[...]

Terminals on the Camcord er 117 External Connections T erminals on th e Camcorder * When conne ctin g a cabl e to th e camc orde r , make sur e to align the tr iangl e marks on the c able’ s conne ctor and o n t he cam corder’ s te rmin al. 1 COMPONENT OUT T erminal* Access: Ope n the LCD panel and termin al cover . The component video term ina[...]

Connection Diagrams 118 Conn ecti on Dia gra ms In the f ollowing conne ction dia grams, th e lef t side s hows the te rminals on the ca mcor der an d the ri ght side s hows ( for r efere nce onl y) an example of termin als o n a connect ed dev ice. Connec tio n A HDMI T y pe: Digital Quality: High definition Output on ly Connect to a h igh-definit[...]

Connection Diag rams 119 NOTES • Power the camcor der usi ng the compa ct power adapter and only then conne ct it to the comput er usin g the su pplied USB ca ble in the foll owi ng case s. - T o write back scenes recor ded with this ca mcor d er that w ere prev iously saved on a comp uter . - T o transfer m usic files from the supplied Camcorder[...]

Playback on a TV Screen 120 Playback on a TV Sc re en Connect the cam cord er to a TV t o view and c heck yo ur r e cor dings. Play back on an HD TV usin g one of the h i gh-def initi on conn ections wil l ens ure the be st pl ayback quali ty . 1 T urn off t he camcorder and the TV . 2 Connect the camcorder t o the TV . • Refer to Connection D ia[...]

Viewing Photos 121 Phot os Viewin g Photos 1 Press S . 2 Open the [Photos] i ndex scr een, if it is not displayed. [ b ] [Ph otos] 3 Look for the photo y ou want to play back. • Move the zoom lever t oward Q to show 15 photos per pag e; move it toward P to s how 6 photos per page. Operat ing modes: A Memory bein g read. B Drag your finger left fo[...]

Viewing Photos 122 4 T ouch the photo you wish to view . • The phot o is di spla yed in sin gle p hoto view. • Drag your finger left/right to browse th rough the photos one by one. T o return to the in dex scr een fr om si ngle photo vi ew 1 T ouch the scr een to display the play back cont rol s. 2T o u c h [ Q ]. Photo J ump F unctio n When yo[...]

Deleting Photos 123 Deleting P hotos Y ou can delete those p hotos th at you ar e not inter ested i n keepin g. Deleting a Single Pho to 1 In single photo view , select the photo you want to delete. 2 T ouch the screen to displ ay the playback contr ols. 3 Open the scr een to dele te photos. [Edit] [Delete] 4T o u c h [ d Proceed] and then touch [Y[...]

Slideshow 124 Slideshow Y ou ca n play a slides how of all the photos and eve n set it to musi c. 1 Open the [Photos] index screen. [ b ] [Photos] 2 Select the background music to use during the photo slideshow . • Music tracks: Steps 2 - 3 ( 0 111). External audio: Steps 2 - 4 ( 0 112). Slideshow set to a music track 3 T ouch the photo that will[...]

Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 125 Saving/Sharing Reco rdings Copying Recordings to a Memory Card T o co py yo u r rec o rdin gs , yo u m u st sel ec t rec ord in gs in t he bu ilt - in me m ory o r o n me mo ry ca rd X . In eithe r c ase, the recordi ngs will be cop ied t o me mor y ca rd Y . Scenes an d photos wi ll be cop ied fr om the inde[...]

Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 126 Copying Sc enes f rom a Story by R ating 1 Open the gallery and bring the des ired sto ry to the fr ont. [ b ] [ Gallery] Desired story • Check t hat yo u hav e sel ected t he f tab (built-in memory) or 4 tab ( me mo ry ca rd X ). 2 Open the [Play by Rating] scr een. [Story Deta ils] [Play by Rating ] 3 T o[...]

Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 127 T o s elect indi vidual ph otos 1 T ouch on the indi vidual photos you wa nt to copy . • A check mark O will appear on the photos y ou touch. The t otal number of selected photos will appear next to the o icon. • T ouch a selec ted ph oto t o re move the che ckmark. T o r emove all check marks at once, to[...]

Saving Reco rdings on a Computer 128 Savi ng Reco rdings on a Computer Movies rec orded wi th thi s camc or der a re saved in the buil t-in m emory o r on a memor y ca rd . Becaus e spac e is lim ited , make su re to save y our recordings on a comp uter on a regula r basi s. Saving Movies (Windows only) W ith the supp lied soft wa re T ransfer Util[...]

Saving Reco rdings on a Compute r 129 Saving Pho tos (Window s/Mac OS) With the supplie d softwar e Photo Application you can save photos to your computer and easil y orga nize and edit them . Inst allatio n Instal l th e soft war e befo r e you c onnect the camcor der to the compu ter for the f irs t time. See also th e releva nt sect ions in the [...]

Saving Reco rdings on a Computer 130 • Operation may n ot work c orrec tly depend ing on the softwar e and th e specifi cations/s ettings of your computer . • If you wi sh to use the imag e fil es on you r com puter , make cop ies of them fi rst. U se the c opied f ile s, retain ing th e ori ginal s. NOTES • Refe r a lso t o th e co mput er?[...]

Co pyin g R eco rdi ngs to an Ex ter nal Vid eo R ec ord er 131 Copying Recordings to an Exte r nal Vide o Recorder In High Definition Connect the camcor der to Blu-ray Di sc r ecor ders and other A VCHD-co mpatib le digi tal vide o recorders us ing th e s uppli ed U SB c able to mak e per fec t cop ies of y our movi es in hig h d efini tion . If t[...]

Copying Re cordings to an Ext ernal Vide o Record er 132 4 Camcorder: Resume playback. • By default , onscr een disp lays wil l be embedde d in the output vid eo signal . Y ou can change the displays by repeatedly pressing h ( 0 81). 5 External recor der: Start recordi ng when the scen e you wish to co py appears; stop recor d ing when it ends. 6[...]

Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites 133 Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites With the supplied softwar e T ransfer Utility , you can uplo ad your scen es to your f avorite video sharing Web site. T o do so, you must first convert them into standar d-definition scenes in t he camcorder . With the s upplied softwa re VideoBr owser , yo[...]

Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites 134 7 When the conversion is completed, a confirmation scr een will appear . • Co nne ct th e cam co rder to th e co mpu ter a t this poi nt to cont inue u pl oad ing th e con vert ed v ideo s to the W eb or touch [End Without Connec ting] t o connec t to th e comput er later . T o sel ect ind ivid ual [...]

Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites 135 NOTES • Th e time required to conv ert s cenes is app roxima tely e qu al to th e tota l play back tim e of the convert ed sce nes. In most cases thi s is s till f aster than co nverti ng the sce nes in the comp uter s o we re commend you convert sce nes in the cam cord er . • If afte r converti n[...]

Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites 136 Uploading your V ideos Wirelessly If you ar e using an Eye-Fi car d, you c an aut omaticall y upload the conve rted SD mov ies to your f avorite video sharing Web site. Y ou will need to have installed the software supplied wit h your Eye-Fi card and complet ed all the r equired conf igurat ion se tup[...]

Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites 137 • Y ou can turn off the wireless com municatio n with the 6 [Eye-Fi Co mmunication]* se tting. • If the LOCK switch on the Eye-Fi car d is se t to pr event writing, you will not be able t o turn the wir eless co mmunicati on on/o ff and the status ic on will chan ge to o . T o use w ireless commun[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 138 Addi tio nal I nformat ion Appendix: Menu Options Lists Menu item s not av ailab le appear grayed ou t. For d etails about ho w to sel ect an it em, r efer t o Usi ng th e Menus ( 0 28). For details about each function, see the refer ence page. Menu options without a ref er ence pa ge ar e e xplaine d afte r the tab[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 139 1 Option not a vaila ble in mode. 2 Option avai labl e only for r eco rdi ng movies. 3 Some options ar e availabl e only whe n reco rdi ng a story u sing Story Cr ea tor . Edit Pan el - Mode From th e gallery: [ D e c o r a t i o n ] 1 [ Pens and Stamps], [ Animated Stamps], [ Captions ] 3 zzz 103 [ ] (image mix): T[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 140 1 Oper atio n not avai lable for reco rdings on m emor y ca rd Y ( 7 tab). 2 Oper atio n not avai lable for the two pree xistin g stor ies, [Un sorted ] and [Vi deo Snap shot ]. Edit Pa nel - Mod e * Operati on not availabl e for re cor ding s on memory car d Y ( 7 ta b). Setup Menus 7 Camera Setup [Edit T itle] 2 z[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 141 1 Option availa ble only f or re cord ing movie s. 2 Option availa ble on ly when th e optio nal SM-V1 Surr ound Micr ophone is attach ed to th e camcor der after h aving u pdated the c amcord er’ s firmwar e usin g the memory ca rd su pplied w ith t he SM-V 1. [Digital Z oom]: Determines th e operation of the dig[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 142 [Conversion Lens]: When you at tach t o the camcor der the opti onal TL-H58 T ele-conver ter or WD-H58W Wide-c onvert er , set the appr opriate conv ersion len s set ting. The camcor der will then optimi ze the image stabi lizat ion an d adjust the minim um obje ct dista nce. The mi nimu m objec t distance throughou[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 143 y / z Playback Setu p 1 Default in mode. 2 Option not a vaila ble when th e camcor der is connect ed to an HDTV us ing th e supp lied HDMI cabl e. [Data Code] : Displ ays the date and /or time when the scen e or photo wa s reco rd ed. [ L Camera Data]: Dis plays the ap ertur e (f-s top) and shut ter speed us ed when[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 144 1 Op tion availab le on ly fo r recordin g mov ies. 2 Can be set independen tly for and mode. The default va lue in mode is [ E PF24]. 3 Op tion availa ble on ly fo r recordi ng ph otos. [Rate Scenes (Re cording)]: When set to [ A On], the scen e rating scene will appear after ev ery scene yo u re co rd. [Scan Rever[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 145 [Photo Numbering]: Select th e photo numbering method to be used on a new memory card. Phot os are automatically assigned cons ecutive numbers fr om 0101 to 9900, and stor e d in folder s containing up to 100 photos. Folders are numbered from 101 to 998. [ a Reset]: Photo numbers will r estart from 101-0101 every ti[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 146 1 Opti on n ot a vaila ble whe n th e cam corder is c onnect ed t o an HDT V usin g the su pp lied HDMI c abl e. 2 Opti on av ailabl e only aft er havi ng inse rted an E ye-Fi card into memo ry card slo t Y . [Output Onscreen Displays]: When set to [ A On], the camcorder’ s onscreen displays will appe ar also on t[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 147 [LCD Brightness]: Adjusts the brightness of the LCD screen. • Changing the brightness of the LCD sc ree n does not af fect the brightness of your r ecor dings or the brig htness o f the p layba ck im age on a TV . [LCD Scr een Dimmer]: When set to [ A On], the LCD scr een is dimm ed. Doi ng so is ideal when using [...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 148 [Control for HDMI]: Acti vates the HDMI-CEC (Con sumer Electr onics Control ) functi on. When you connect the camcor der to an HDTV compat ible wi th HDMI-CEC us ing the suppl ied HDMI cable, you can co ntrol the camcord er’ s playb ack usi ng t he r emote con trol of t he TV . •I f s e t t o [ A On], when the c[...]

Appendix: O nscreen Ico ns and Di splays 149 Appendix: Onscr een Icons and Displays Recording Movies (usin g Story Creator) 1 67 8 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Contr ol bu tton [ FUN C. ]: O pe n the FUNC. panel ( 0 28) 2S m a r t A U T O ( 0 39) 3 Face detection fram e ( 0 48) 4 T ouch & T rack frame ( 0 50) 5 Contr ol button [PHOTO]: T ake a ph[...]

Append ix: Onsc reen Ico ns and Disp lays 150 , Recording M ovies y Manual mode CINEMA mod e 1 22 23 7 24 25 8 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 5 9 28 11 30 29 31 32 33 26 27 36 37 35 34 39 38 43 42 40 41 1 49 48 50 45 44 17 18 47 46 15 Recor ding pro gram ( 0 56, 63) 16 Expo sure c ompens atio n ( 0 59) 17 AGC l imit ( 0 55); Ga in (during the [ y Manual Expo[...]

Appendix: O nscreen Ico ns and Di splays 151 NOTES • Y ou can pr ess the DISP . button to turn off most icons and displays. Play ing M ovi es (du ring play bac k) 7 11 52 51 9 23 54 55 56 14 53 51 Playback contro l buttons ( 0 87) 52 External audio input ( 0 112) 53 Eye-Fi wireless communi cation ( 0 136) 54 Scene number 55 Dat a code ( 0 81, 143[...]

Append ix: Onsc reen Ico ns and Disp lays 152 7 Memor y oper atio n N Recor d, M Recor d pause, A Pla yback, C Play back pau se, I Fast pl ayback , J Fas t revers e play back , G Slow playback, H Slow rev erse pla yback, E Fram e adva nce , F F ram e revers e. 9 Remaining battery tim e • The icon sh ows a r ough estimate of the r e maining charge[...]

Troubleshooting 153 T r oubleshooting If you have a problem with your camcor der , r efer to th is s ectio n. S ometi mes wh at yo u th ink is a malfunction of th e camcorder may have t he simplest of solutions - please r ead the “CHEC K THIS FIRST” box before going on to the more detailed problems and solutions. Consult your dealer or a Canon [...]

Troubleshooting 154 Recording Pr ess ing g will not start recording. - Y ou cannot rec ord while the camcorder is writing previo us recor dings onto the memory (while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing). W ait u ntil the camcor d er has finished. - The memory is full or it alr eady contains the maximum number of scenes (3,999 scenes). Delete so[...]

Troubleshooting 155 When playing back scenes/slideshow with background music, the music track is not played back correctly . - T his can occur when you trans fer the music file s to a memory ca rd a fter r epea tedly recor ding and deleting scenes (fragmented memory). Save your r ecor dings ( 0 128) and initialize the memory car d ( 0 36). Then, tr[...]

Troubleshooting 156 o appears on the screen - The LO CK sw itch on th e E ye- Fi c ard is set to prev ent ac ciden t al er as ure. Chan ge th e p osit ion of the LOCK switch. - An error occurr ed when trying to acces s control data on the Eye-Fi card . T urn the camcor der of f then on again. If the icon appe ars often, ther e might be a problem wi[...]

Troubleshooting 157 Memory Card and A ccesso ries Cannot insert the memory card. - T he memory car d was not facing the corr ect directi on. T urn the me mory card over and ins ert it. Cannot record on the memory card. - T he memory car d is ful l. Delete some r ecordings ( 0 91, 123) to free some space or re place the memo ry car d. - I nitialize [...]

Troubleshooting 158 The camcorder is connect ed using the supplied HDMI cable, b ut there is no picture or sound from the HDTV . - Disconnect the HDMI cable and then r estore the connectio n or turn t he camcor der off and then on ag ain . The camcorder is connect ed using th e supplied HDMI cable, but HDMI-CEC do es not wo rk (cannot play back usi[...]

Troubleshooting 159 Cannot communicate with the battery pack. Continue using this battery pack? - Y ou attached a batt ery pack that is not r ecommended by Canon for use with this camcord er . - I f you ar e using a bat tery pack re commended by Ca non for use with t his camcor der , th ere may be a pro blem with the camcor der or batter y pack. Co[...]

Troubleshooting 160 Cannot p lay the m ovies in th e built-in memory Initiali ze only u sing the camcorder - The camcorder's built-in memory was initialized using a computer . Initialize the built-in memory with th is camc ord er ( 0 36). Cannot play the movies on this memory card Initialize only using the camcorder - The memory card in the ca[...]

Troubleshooting 161 Do not disconnect the pow er source. Cannot write data with t his connection. T o write data to the camcorder , connect the compact power ad apter then reconnect the camcorder and computer . Do not disconnect the USB cable unless you first use the computer to safely end the connection. - T he camcor der cannot be op erated wh il[...]

Troubleshooting 162 Memory card is full - The me mory card is full. Delete some rec ordings ( 0 91, 123) to f ree some space or replace the memory card. Memory card is write-protected - The LOCK switch on the mem ory card is set to pr event accident al eras ure. Change the pos ition of the LOCK switch. Need to recover files fr om the memory card. C[...]

Troubleshooting 163 T ask in progress. Do not disconnect the power s ource. - T he camcor der is updating the memory . Wait until the operat ion ends and do not disconnect the comp act pow er adap ter or remo ve t he batte ry pack. There ar e no scenes with the selected rating - No scenes hav e bee n rated yet . Rate t h e scenes as you lik e ( 0 1[...]

Handling Precautions 164 Handling Pr ecau tions Camcorder Be sure t o observe the following precautions to ensure maximum performance. • Save your recordings periodically . Make sure to tran sfer your r ecor ding s to an external devi ce such a s a co mputer or di gital video r ecor der ( 0 125) and save them on a regular ba sis. This will protec[...]

Handling Precautions 165 Batte ry Pack • Di rty te rm inals may ca use a p oor co nt act be twe en the bat tery pack an d the cam corder . Wi pe th e term inal s with a s oft clo th. Long-term storage • Stor e battery pa cks in a dry place at te mperat ur es no hi gher than 30 ° C (86 ° F). • T o extend the batt ery lif e of the batter y pa[...]

Handling Precautions 166 • Se cure Dig ital (SD ) memo ry ca rds have a ph ysic al sw itch to preve nt writi ng on the car d so as to avoid the accide ntal erasu re o f the ca rd’ s cont ent. T o writ e-protec t the memory card set the switch to the LOCK position. Built-in Recha rgeable Lithium Battery The camc ord er has a buil t-in r echargea[...]

Maintenance/Others 167 Maintena nce/Other s Clea ni ng Camc ord er Bod y • Use a soft , dry clot h to cl ean t he camc orde r body . Ne ver us e che mica lly treate d clot hs o r volat ile solven ts su ch as p ain t thin ner . Lens, Viewfinder and Instant AF Sensor • If the lens s urface or Ins tant AF senso r is dirty , autofoc us may not work[...]

Maintenance/Others 168 Using the Camco rder Abr oad Power Sources Y ou can use t he co mpact po wer ad apter to opera te the c amcor der and to charge b attery packs in any country with power supply between 100 and 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Consult a Canon Service Center for inform ation o n plug adap ters for oversea s use. Playb ack on a T V Scr een Y [...]

Accessories 169 Accessories The f ollowi ng opti onal access ories ar e c ompatibl e with this c amcor der . Select acce ssorie s ar e desc ribe d in mor e de tail in the fo llow ing p ages . NOTES • Acc ess ories th at are compa tible w ith t he A dva nce d Ac cess ory Shoe ca nnot be attac hed to t his camcorder . Look for the Mini ADV A NCED S[...]

Accessories 170 Optiona l Acces sories Call o r vis it you r loc al retaile r/de aler f or gen uine Canon video accessor ies. Y ou can also obtain genuine accessories for your Canon camcor der by calling: 1-800-828-4040, Canon U.S. A. Information Center . Battery Packs When you n eed ex tra bat tery packs, sele ct one of th e foll owing models: BP-[...]

Accessories 171 Using the bui lt-in memory Usi ng a me mor y c ard * Appro ximate tim e s for r ecor ding with repe ated ope rations such as start/stop, zooming , and pow er on/of f. Batte ry pack Recording mod e Recording (maximum) Recordi ng (typical)* Playback LCD Viewfi nder LCD Vie wfinder LC D BP-80 8 BP-80 9 MXP 105 min. 110 min. 60 min. 65 [...]

Accessories 172 TL-H58 T ele-con verter This T ele-co nverter lens inc rea ses the fo cal leng th of the camcor der lens by a factor of 1.5. • The imag e stabili zer i s not as eff ecti ve when the T e le-co nverter is attac hed. • The mini mum foc using di stan ce at full te leph oto with the T ele - converte r is 1.3 m (4.3 ft.). WD-H58 W Wid[...]

Accessories 173 DM-100 Directional Stereo Microphone This hig hly s en sitiv e, s uper-direction al m icrop hone at tach es t o th e camco rd er’ s mini adva nced shoe . It can be used as dir ecti onal microphone (monaural) or stereo microphone. ZR-2000 Zoom Remote C ontro ller When the ZR-2000 is conne cted to the REMOTE terminal, i t is possib [...]

Product Codes 174 Pr oduct Codes Provided Accessori es CA-570 Compact Power Ada pter 8468A002AA BP-808 Battery Pack 2740B002AA WL-D89 W ireless Contro ller D83-0790-000 STV-250N Stereo Video Cable 3067A002AA (D82-0590-002) Optional Acces sories BP-809 Battery Pack 2588B003AA (silver), 2588B004AA (black) BP-819 Battery Pack 2589B002AA BP-827 Battery[...]

Specifications 175 Specifications VIXIA HF G10  — V alues given are approximate figures. System • Recor ding System Movies: A VCHD Video compressi on: MPEG-4 A VC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.1ch* * Only when usi ng th e optiona l SM-V1 Surround Microph one. Photos: DCF (Design rule for Ca mera File system), c[...]

Specifications 176 • Filter Diamete r: 58 mm • Minimum Focusing Dis tance 60 cm (2 ft.) ; 2 cm (0.39 in .) a t full wi de a ngle • White Balance Auto whit e balance , Custom whi te balanc e (2 setti ngs), Us er -define d color tem peratu re or Preset white balance se ttings: Daylight , Shade , Cloudy , Fluor escent, F l uor escent H, T ungst [...]

Specifications 177 Power/Others • Po wer su pply (r ate d) 7.4 V DC (batt ery pack), 8.4 V DC (co mpact powe r adapter ) • Power consumption  : 3.1 W (SP mode, AF on, LCD normal brightn ess) 2.9 W (SP mode, AF on, viewfinder) Max imu m rated p owe r con sump ti on: 10. 9 W • Operating tem perature  : 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) • Di[...]

Specifications 178 About the m usic files The speci ficat ions of the music fi les comp ati ble with the camcor de r are as follows . Audio encoding: Linear PCM Audio sam pling: 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 channels Minimum leng th: 1 second File type: WAV The musi c data is sa ved in the memory und er the fo llowing folder s. In the bu ilt-in memor y: CA N[...]

179 3D Flip Vie w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 A Abr oad, us ing the ca mcor der . . . . . . . . . . . 168 AGC (automatic gain control) limit . . . . . . . . . 55 Apert ure (f num ber) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Aspect rati o of a con nected TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

180 Manual exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Manual focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Mark ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Memo ry c ard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 , 165 Menu settings, saving and loading . . . . . . . . . 8 5 MIC terminal [...]

181 Z Zebra pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Soft zo om control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Zoom speed level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51[...]

182 CANON CONSUMER DIGIT AL VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIMITED W A RRANTY FOR THE UNITED ST A TES The limited w arranty set forth belo w is given by Canon U.S.A., Inc. (“Canon USA”) with respect to Cano n Consumer Digital Vi deo Equipmen t (the “Equi pment”) purchased in the Unite d States. This limited warranty is only effe ctive upo n presentatio n [...]

183 CANON CONSUMER DIGIT AL VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIMITED WAR RANTY The limited warra nty set forth belo w is given by Canon Ca nada Inc. (“Canon Canada ”) with respec t to Canon Consumer Digital Vide o E quipment (the “Equipment”) pur chased in Cana da. This li mited warranty is only effectiv e upon prese ntation of a bill of sa le or other proo[...]

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