Canon DC100 manual

English English PUB.DIE-262 PA L Introduction Preparations Basic Functions Advanced Functions Editing Functions Disc Finalization External Connections T rouble? Do’s & Don’t s Additional Information DVD Camcorder Instruction Manual[...]

2 Introduc tion Impor tant Usage Instructions W ARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF E LECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). N O USER SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. W ARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK O F FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRO DUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF E L[...]

3 T he Adv anta ges of D VDs RECO RDING With a DVD you just press th e recording sta rt/ stop button an d the camcorder will find the empty space on t he disc ( 22). Don’ t waste time fast forwardi ng and rewinding a t ape to fin d from where to sta rt a new recordin g. Neve r worry about mistakenly recordi ng over a pre cious memory ! PLA YING J[...]

4 An Introduction to D VDs Y ou have p robably heard o f DVD discs and they come in various types a nd in two siz es - the more common 12 cm DVDs an d 8 cm Mi ni DVDs. This camcorder uses commercially available 8 cm DVD-R or DVD-R W discs. So... what disc to choose? DVD-R DVD-R W Can be recorded only once. Y ou cannot edit or delete the recordings.[...]

5 Dif ferences in A v aila ble F eatures De pending on the Disc The camcorder’s fea tures and funct ions available will dif fer depend ing on the type of di sc you use and the di sc specificat ion selected when init ializing it. * Playb ack cannot be gu aranteed w ith all externa l DVD devices (DV D players, DV D recorders, etc.). ** Y ou will ne[...]

6 T a ble of cont ents Introduction The Advantages of DVDs ............................. ................................................. ..3 An Introduction to DVDs .......................................... ............................... .........4 Differences in Available Features Depending on the Disc ............ ...................5 About t[...]

7 Introd uction E Manually Adjusting the Focus.... ..... ................................. ..............................42 Changing the Autofocus Mode ..................... ........................................ .........43 Using t he Self T imer ........ ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ..4[...]

8 About this Manual Thank you for purc hasing the Cano n DC100/DC95. Please read this manual caref ully before you use the camcorder and ret ain it for future re ference. Should your camcord er fail to opera te correctly , refer to the T roubleshoot ing table ( 65) . Conventions Used in the Manual  : Precaut ions related to the camcorder op erat[...]

9 Introd uction E Selecting MENU options 1. Press . 2. Select ( ) the desired menu fro m the left side column and press ( ). The t itle of the sele cted menu appears on top of the screen and under it the list of settings. 3. Select ( ) the settin g you want to change and pr ess ( ). • The or ange sel ection bar indicat es the men u setting curren[...]

10 T o change the operating mode In addition to turning th e camcorder on and of f, the powe r switch also toggl es the camcorder’s oper ating mode. From the ON position, slide down the power switch momentari ly towards MODE and release it . This action will toggle the op eration mode in the fo llowing sequence: Checking the Supp lied Accessories[...]

11 Introd uction E Components Guide Button s and switches other tha n ( ) are indicated th roughout the manual as (for exam ple, ). FUNC . button ( 3 5) A V O UT term inal ( 62) MENU but ton ( 31) Serial number Lens cover switch ( 22, 24) ( - open, - closed) BA TTERY RELEASE swit ch ( 15) RESET bu tton ( 65) EXP (Expos ure) switch ( 41) / DISP LA Y[...]

12 Button s and switches other tha n ( ) are indicated th roughout the manual as (for exam ple, ). Mode switch ( 37) LCD screen ( 17) Zoom l ever ( 25) (record r eview) butto n ( 23) / (fast re verse) button ( 26) / Inde x scr een – b utton ( 26) S peaker ( 2 7) T ripod socket ( 23) OPEN (di sc cover) swit ch ( 2 0) ( fast forward) button ( 26) /[...]

13 Introd uction E Screen Displays Record ing Movies Operati ng mode ( 9) Recordi ng progra m ( 37) Self time r ( 44) Whi te bal ance ( 45) Image effect ( 47) Digital ef fects ( 48) Recording mode ( 36) Disc type DVD-R, DVD-RW ( 4) Disc specification (VIDEO mod e, VR mode) ( 4) Finaliz ed disc mark ( 5 9) Recording reminder Manual focus ( 42) Recor[...]

14 Playing Movies (Index S creen) Curren t scene numbe r / T otal numb er of scenes ( 26) Date and tim e of recording Pl ayin g Movie s (Duri ng Pl aybac k) Disc oper ation Playback tim e (hours : min utes : seconds) Scene nu mber Data code ( 3 0) Vi ewing Still Imag es Image numbe r ( 3 4) Cur rent i mage / Number of ima ges S till image size Data[...]

15 Preparation s E Preparati ons Getting Star ted Step 1: Prep aring the Power Supply The camcorde r can be powered with a bat tery pack or di rectly using the compact powe r adapter . Charge the bat tery pa ck before us e. 1. T urn off the camcorder. 2. A tt ach the b atter y p ack to th e camcor der . • Open the LCD p anel. • Slide in the con[...]

16 * Appro ximate times for recording with r epeated op erations such a s start/stop, zooming, power on /off.  T urn of f the camcorder bef ore connect ing or disconnec ting the powe r adapter .  Do not conne ct to the camcor der ’ s DC IN terminal or to th e compact power adapter an y electrica l equipment tha t is not expressly recommende[...]

17 Preparation s E Step 2 : Prep aring the Camcorder 1. T urn on th e camcorder. 2. Adjust th e viewfinder . Keep th e LCD panel c losed to use t he viewfi nder and adjus t the dioptr ic adjustment lever as necessary . 3. F asten the grip bel t. Adjust the grip belt so that you can reac h the zoom le ver with your i ndex finge r , and the st art/ s[...]

18 Step 4: Changing the Display Language Options 1. Press . 2. Select ( ) [DISPLA Y SETUP] an d press ( ). 3. Select ( ) [LANGUAGE ] and press ( ). 4. Select ( , ) the de sired option and press ( ). 5. Press to close the menu . If you c hanged the lang uage by mist ake, fo llow the mark next to the menu item to ch ange the setting. Step 5: Setting [...]

19 Preparation s E Time Zones Once yo u have set th e time zon e, date a nd time, you do not need to reset t he clock every time you tra vel to anot her time zone. Sele ct the time zone referri ng to the date and ti me displayed on t he screen. Time Zones and Difference from GM T/UTC Step 6 : Setting the Date and Time 1. Press . 2. Select ( ) [DA T[...]

20 Step 7: Loadin g and Removing a Disc Insertin g the Disc T o change t he opera ting mode, refer to About the Op erating Modes (9 ) . 1. Move the power switch to ON to set the camc order in mode. 2. Slide fully in the direction of the arrow and gen tly open the disc cover completely until it stop s. Retract th e grip belt under t he camcorder so [...]

21 Preparation s E A confirmation message will appear on the screen. Sele ct ( ) [YES] and press ( ) to start th e disc initialization. • The disc initial ization will take approximately one minute. A void moving the camcorder while the operation is in pr ogress. • Y ou can start rec ording movies onc e the record p ause indication appea rs. ?[...]

22 Basic Func tions R ecording Recording Movies T o change t he opera ting mode, refer to About the Op erating Modes (9 ) . 1. Open the LCD p anel and the lens cover (mov e the lens cov er switch down to ). 2. P res s to b egi n recording. • Pre ss aga in to pause recording. • While record ing and immediate ly after pausing, the DISC a ccess in[...]

23 Basic Fu nctions Recording E power switch towards MODE and release it, or move the power switch to and back to ON.  About the LCD and viewfinder screen : The screens are pro duced usin g extreme ly high-p recision man ufacturing technique s, with mor e than 99.99% of the pixel s operating to specif ication. Les s than 0.01% of the pix els may[...]

24 Recording St ill Images * only . T o change the operat ing mode, refer t o About t he Operating Mode s (9 ) . 1. Open the LCD p anel and the lens cove r (mov e the le ns cov er swit ch down to ). 2. Press halfway . Once th e focus is automatic ally adjuste d, will turn green an d one or more AF frames ap pear . 3. Press fully . The DISC access i[...]

25 Basic Fu nctions Recording E Zooming * only . T o change the operat ing mode, refer t o About t he Operating Mode s (9 ) . : In addit ion to the 25x opt ical zoom, the 1000x ( ) /770x ( ) digital zoom is also avail able ( 31). 25x Optical Zoom Move t he zoom lever toward W to zoom ou t (wide- angle). Move it toward T to zoom in (telephoto). Y ou[...]

26 Playback Playing Back Movies T o change t he opera ting mode, refer to About the Op erating Modes (9 ) . The scene ind ex screen appears with the selection frame on the fir st scene. 1. Move ( , ) the select ion frame to th e scene you want t o play back . Press or to move to the next or previou s index page. 2. P res s to be gin th e play back [...]

27 Basic Fu nctions Playback E Slow Forwar d Playback / Slow Reverse Pla yback During playba ck pause, press or . Repea tedly pr ess the button to incr ease th e playback spee d. Slow playbac k: 1/16 → 1/ 8 → 1/ 4 → 1/2 the normal sp eed. Skipping Scene s During norma l playbac k, push the multi selector ( ) to skip to the beginning of the ne[...]

28 Viewing S till Images T o use the still images functi ons, you will ne ed to set [STILL IMAG ES] to [ON] beforehand ( 9). : Y ou can view still images already recorded on a disc (with another camcorder). However , playback cann ot be guar anteed for all still images. T o change t he opera ting mode, refer to About the Op erating Modes (9 ) . Use[...]

29 Basic Fu nctions Playback E Image Jump Function Y ou can also quickly locate a spec ific image withou t having to brows e all of them one by one. Push the m ulti selector ( ) and keep it pres sed down. Image numbers will quic kly run in sequenc e. When you release t he multi selector th e image correspondin g to the number selected will be disp [...]

30 Selecting the R ecor ding Da ta Display The camcorde r keeps a dat a code cont aining the record ing date and time and other camera dat a such as shut ter speed and ex posure (f-st op). T o change t he opera ting mode, refer to About the Op erating Modes (9 ) . : [DA TE], [TIME], [DA TE&TIM E] only . Dat a Code displa y Y ou can select the d[...]

31 Advance d Funct ions E Advanced F unctions Options Lists – MENU / FUNC. Menu items not av ailable appear in black on the scree n. For detai ls about how to select an item, refe r to Selecting an Option - MENU/ FUNC . ( 8 ). only available with the . MENU Options Camera Setup (Digital Zoom, Image Stabiliz er, etc.) CAMERA SETUP [O N ] , [ OFF] [...]

32 [O N ] , [ OFF] The camcorde r records the stil l image only aft er the focu s has been adjuste d.  Set it to [ OFF] if you wish to record a still image as soon as you press . When set to [ OFF], no focusing fr ame appears.  Focus prior ity cannot be turned of f when the mode swit ch is set to .  In the [ FIREW ORKS] reco rding prog ram[...]

33 Advance d Funct ions E [NO] , [YES] This option is av ailable only in the pla ylist index scree n. [NO] , [YES] [NO] , [YES] Display Setu p (LCD Brightness, La nguage, etc.) DISPLA Y SETUP Ad justs t he bri ghtne ss o f the LCD sc reen.  Use t he m ulti s elect or ( ) to adj ust th e brig htnes s to y our pr efere nce.  Changing t he brigh[...]

34 [O N ] , [ OFF] The demonstr ation mode dis plays the camcorder’s main features. I t starts automatically when the camcord er is powered with the power adapter if y ou leave it turne d on without loading a disc fo r more than 5 minute s.  T o cancel the demo mode once it start ed, press any but ton, turn off the ca mcorder or load a dis c. [...]

35 Advance d Funct ions E [ NORMAL TV], [ W I D E T V ] In or der to dis play the picture in full a nd in th e correct aspect ratio, s elect th e setting accordi ng to the type of televisi on to wh ich you wil l connect the camcor der . [NORMAL TV]: TV s ets with 4:3 as pect ratio. [WIDE TV]: TV sets with 16: 9 aspect ratio. Date/Ti me Setup DA TE [...]

36 ( 48) [D . E F F E C T OFF] , [ B LK&WHT ] [ HIGH QUALITY ], [ STANDARD PLA Y] , [ LON G PLA Y]  Approxima te recording times with a bran d new DVD-R disc are as follows : XP: 20 minute s, SP: 30 minu tes, LP: 60 minu tes.  Recording in LP mode gives you a longer recording time; however , depending on the condition of the disc (long us[...]

37 Advance d Funct ions Recording Programs E Recordin g Progr ams Using th e R ecording Prog rams * only . T o change the operat ing mode, refer t o About t he Operating Mode s (9 ) . Auto The camco rder adjust s focus, expo sure and other set tings automaticall y , allowing you to just poin t and s hoot. Portrait The cam corder us es a large apert[...]

38 Selecting t he Recording Program * only . T o change t he operatin g mode, refe r to About t he Operatin g Modes ( 9 ) . Move t he mode switch bet ween the re cording categor ies. Automa tic mode Select [ PROGRA M AE], [ SHUT TER-PRIO . AE], [ APERTURE-P RIO. AE] Selec t [ PORT RAIT], [ SPORTS] , [ NI GHT], [ SNOW], [ BEACH], [ SUN SET], [ S POT[...]

39 Advance d Funct ions Recording Programs E If t he optimal exposure cannot b e obtaine d, try the follo wing actions .  Manuall y adjust the exposu re ( 41).  Change the met ering method ( 41). Using the Shutter-Prior ity AE Mode Y ou can sele ct a shut ter speed, and the camc order automat ically set s the ap erture sett ing most approp ri[...]

40 Using the Aperture- Priority AE Mode Y ou can sele ct an apert ure value, an d the camco rder automa tically set s the shut ter speed most appropriat e for the subjec t. Use low aperture v alues (large apert ure) to blur the background for a portrait , or high apertu re values (small apert ure) to achi eve a broad depth of fi eld for record ing [...]

41 Advance d Funct ions More R ecor ding O ption s E More Rec ording Options Manu ally Adjust ing the Exposu re Adjust the expos ure when a subject is underexpose d (for examp le, when b acklit subjects appear too dar k in the image) or over exposed (for example, when reco rding subject s under very st rong light and they appear too bri ght or glar[...]

42 Manua lly Adjust ing the F ocus Auto focus may not work well on the fol lowing subjec ts. In such case, focus m anually . * only . T o change the operat ing mode, refer t o About t he Operating Mode s (9 ) . Mode swit ch: 1. Adjust th e zoom. 2. Press ( ). “MF” ap pears. 3. Adjust ( ) the focus as r equired until the image appears f ocused. [...]

43 Advance d Funct ions More R ecor ding O ption s E Changing th e A utof ocus Mode Y ou can change t he AF (autofocus ) frame selection mode. * only . T o change the operat ing mode, refer t o About t he Operating Mode s (9 ) . Options * Except for the [ FIRE WORKS] record ing progra m. Select ( ) the autof ocus mode. 9 Point Ai AF Mode swit ch: *[...]

44 Using th e Self Timer * only . T o change the operat ing mode, refer t o About t he Operating Mode s (9 ) . : Set the camcord er in record pause mod e. “ ” appears. : Press . The camcorde r start s recording af ter a 10-sec ond count down. The count down appears on the screen. : Press , first halfw ay to activat e the autofocu s and then ful[...]

45 Advance d Funct ions More R ecor ding O ption s E Setting the White Balance Y ou can choos e one of the preset settings to repr oduce colo rs more accurately , or set a custom white ba lance to obt ain the setting bes t suited to your spec ific recording conditio ns. * only . T o change the operat ing mode, refer t o About t he Operating Mode s [...]

46  Custom white bala nce may provide be tter results in the followin g cases: - Changing light ing condit ions - Close-ups - Subjects in a sing le color (sky , sea or fo rest) - Under mercury lamps and certain types of fluores cent light s[...]

47 Advance d Funct ions More R ecor ding O ption s E Applyi ng Ima g e Enhancing Ef f ects Y ou can record with diffe rent color sat uration and cont rast ef fects. * only . T o change the operat ing mode, refer t o About t he Operating Mode s (9 ) . Mode swit ch: Options * T o set the custom image ef fect when yo u select [ CUSTOM]: 1. Press ( ) a[...]

48 Using th e Digital Effect s [ F ADER] Faders Begin or end scenes with a fade t o or from black. Y ou can preview th e effe ct on the display . [ E FFECT] Eff ect s Add flav or to your recording s. Sound wil l be recorded normally . Y ou can preview the ef fect on the display . [ MUL T I-S] Multi-Im age Screen ( 49) Captures movin g subject s as [...]

49 Advance d Funct ions More R ecor ding O ption s E Setting * Y ou can preview the effect on the s creen before pressing ( ) . ** Th e selected effec t icon appea rs. Applying 1. Press to activat e the fader/effe ct. • T o fade in, press before you start rec ording, the n press to st art recording . • T o fade out, press while recording , then[...]

50 Setting “ ” appears. Applying 1. Press to capture t he images. 2. P ress to recor d the mul ti-i mage screen displ ayed. Digital Ef fects icon MULTI-S Press ( ) () S.SPEED , ( ) Desired transition speed () S.SPLIT , ( ) Desired number of images Press ( ) FUNC. FUNC. D.EFFE CTS Start/ Stop[...]

51 Advance d Funct ions More R ecor ding O ption s E Selecting the Siz e and Quality of Still Ima g es S till images are record ed on the disc using the JPEG (Joint Phot ographic Experts Group) compressio n. As a general r ule select a large r image s ize for h igher qual ity . * only . T o change the operat ing mode, refer t o About t he Operating[...]

52 Editing Func tions Editing the Scene s (D VD-RW in VR mode only) Creating a Playlist Create a playl ist to easily edit your movies (fo r example, chan ge the order in which th e scenes you recorded will be pl ayed back or edi t scenes includi ng only the best p arts and cuttin g out the res t) without a ffect ing your origin al recordin gs. Aft [...]

53 Editi ng Func tions Editing the Scenes ( DVD-RW in VR mode only) E Deleting Scenes Y ou can delete t hose scene s that you are not interested in keeping. Remembe r that when you delete scenes in the play list, you do not af fect your ori ginal recordi ngs; Howeve r , when you de lete an original r ecording, i t will be deleted also from the play[...]

54 * When you are deleting the pl aylist, this menu option will be replaced by [PLA YLST ALL DEL]. Dividing a Scene Y ou can divid e your recording s in order to leave only t he best part s and later cut out the rest. Remember that when you div ide scenes in the pla ylist, you do not af fect y our origina l recordings. Photomov ie scenes and scene [...]

55 Editi ng Func tions Disc Options E Disc Options Protecting the Disc Y ou can prot ect the whole di sc to prevent t he accident al erasure of importan t recordings. Initializing t he disc ( 55) will pe rmanently er as e all recordings, even if the disc is prot ected. T o change t he opera ting mode, refer to About the Op erating Modes (9 ) . Disc[...]

56 Changing the Di sc Ti tle Before you finalize your disc, you can give it a title. The disc title will be displayed on the index scree n when playing the fin alized disc in most DVD players. T o change t he opera ting mode, refer to About the Op erating Modes (9 ) . * Select one character at a time and press ( ) to add it to th e title. Sele ct [[...]

57 Editi ng Func tions S till Im age O ptio ns E Still Image Opti ons Erasing Still Ima g es Be carefu l when erasing imag es. Erased image s cannot be recovere d. S till images on a prot ected disc cannot be erased. Erasing a Si ngle Image T o change t he opera ting mode, refer to About the Op erating Modes (9 ) . Disc type: DVD-RW initialized in [...]

58 Con v er ting Stil l Ima g es into Photomo vie Scenes S till images are record ed using JPEG compressi on, but a DVD player only recognizes the MPEG stan dard. Thus, t o play back your still images with your DV D player , first you need to create a Photomovie scen e – a slide show of all st ill images on the disc, where each image will be disp[...]

59 Disc Finaliza tion E Disc Fina lization Pre paring y our Disc for Playing on a D V D Play er – [FINA LIZE] T o play the disc you re corded on a DVD player , a compute r ’s DVD dri ve or other digi tal device, yo u need to finali ze it first. Y ou do not need to finalize the di sc to play back your recording s with th e camcorder connec ted t[...]

60 Finalizing the Disc The length o f the f inalization pr ocess dep ends on the s cenes recor ded and the remaining free sp ace on the disc . * During th e disc fin alization a pr ogress bar is display ed. Close the menu only after the scre en display re turns to the [DI SC OPERA TIONS] me nu. When using a fi nalized disc, th e finalization mark w[...]

61 Disc Finaliza tion E R ecording Additional Mo vies on a Finalize d Disc – [UNFINALIZE] Y ou can record additional mo vies after the finalizat ion by unfina lizing an already f inalized DVD-RW disc in VIDEO mode. Disc type: DVD-RW initialized in VIDEO mode.  Be sure to unfi nalize the di sc in normal roo m temperatures. If the procedu re was[...]

62 Externa l Connections Connec ting to a TV and VCR Playing Back on a TV Screen Selecting t he T ype of TV T o change t he opera ting mode, refer to About the Op erating Modes (9 ) . Before connectin g the camcor der , select the [T V TYPE] s etting a ccording to the TV set to which you will conne ct the camcorder - [WID E TV]: TV sets with 16:9 a[...]

63 External Connection s Conne cting to a TV and VCR E Connection Diagram: TVs with SCART terminal 1. T urn off all device s before starting the connections. 2. Connect th e STV -250N Stereo Video Cable to the camcord er’s A V terminal and the terminals on the TV or VCR. • TVs with out SCART ada pter: Connect the white plug to the white audio t[...]

64 R ecor ding to a V CR Y ou can copy your re cordings by conn ecting the ca mcorder to a VCR or a digit al video device. For a co nnection di agram showing how to co nnect the camco rder to a VCR see the previo us section Playing Ba ck on a TV Screen (6 2 ) . T o change t he opera ting mode, refer to About the Op erating Modes (9 ) . 1. Connect e[...]

65 T rouble? E Trouble? Troubleshooting If you hav e a problem with y our camcorder , refer t o this checklist . Consult your d ealer or a Canon Service Cent er if the problem pers ists. Power S ource Recordi ng/Playback Problem Solution • Camcorder will not turn on. • The camcorder switches off by itself. • The disc compartment cover will no[...]

66 Recording • The disc’s rotation can be faintly heard. • Occasionally the operation sound can be heard. The disc is activated from time to time. This is not a malfunction. – After using the camcorder for a long time the lights up in red. This is not a malfunction. T urn the camcorder off and let it cool for a while before resuming operati[...]

67 T rouble? E Playback/Ed iting Problem Solution Pressing the playback button does not start playback. Check that the disc contains recorded scenes. – Load a disc. 20 Set the camcorder to . 26 Y ou may not be able to play with this camcorder d iscs recorded or edited with other DVD recorders or computer DVD drives. – If using a single-sided di[...]

68 Playing Bac k the Disc in an Ex ternal DVD Devi ce External DVD device r efers to DVD players, DVD recor ders, comput er ’s DVD drives and other digit al devices. List of Messages Problem Solution There is a brief stop between scenes. Depending on the DVD player, there might be a very short stop between scenes during playback. – Disc is runn[...]

69 T rouble? E CANNOT DIVIDE THE SCENE Photomovie scenes cannot be divided. 58 Y ou may not be able to divide very short scenes. – Scenes cannot be divided when the disc already contains 999 scenes. – Y ou may not be able to further divide scenes shorter than 5 seconds that were created by dividing a previous scene. – DISC IS FINALIZED CANNOT[...]

70 Do’s & Don’t s Handling Precautions Camcorder  Do not subject the camcorder to vi brations or strong impacts while the DISC access indicato r is on or fl ashing. T he data may not be corr ectly rec orded on th e disc, and the recording ma y be perman ently los t.  Do not touc h the pick up lens .  Do not carry the camcorder by t[...]

71 Do’s & Don’t s E  Although t he battery p ack’ s operati ng temperatur e range is from 0 ° C to 40 ° C, the optimal r ange is from 10 ° C to 30 ° C. At cold temperatures, perfo rmance will temporarily decline. W arm it in y our pocket before use.  Replace the battery pa ck if the usable ti me after full charg e diminishes sub[...]

72 Maintenance/Ot hers Storage  If you do not inte nd to use t he camcorder for a long time, sto re it in a p lace free of dust, in low hu midity , and at temperatur es not higher t han 30 ° C. Cleaning Camcorde r Body  Use a soft , dry cloth to clean the camco rder body . Never use chemically trea ted cloth or volatile solvents suc h as pai[...]

73 Do’s & Don’t s E Condensa tion may form in the following cases: How to av oid condensat ion:  Do not expose t he camcorder to sudd en or extreme changes in temperat ure.  Unload th e disc, place the camcorder in an ai rtight p lastic ba g and le t it a djust to temperat ure changes sl owly before removi ng it from the bag. When con[...]

74 Additiona l Information System Dia gram (Availability differs from area to area) BP-208 Battery Pack CG-300E Battery Charger STV -250N Stereo Video Cable CA-570 Compact Power Adapter SC-2000 Soft Carrying Case WS-20 Wrist S trap Shoulder Strap BP-208 Battery Pack TV VCR Mini DVD Disc DVD-R/RW DVD player/ recorder Mini DVD Disc DVD- R/RW PC-A10 S[...]

75 Additiona l Informatio n E Optional Accessorie s Battery Pa cks When you n eed extra ba ttery packs, select only the BP- 208 batter y pack. CG-300E Battery Charger Use the batter y charger for c harging the batte ry packs. Charging T ime: 10 5 min. Charging time v aries according t o the charging c ondition. Shoulder Strap Y ou can att ach a sho[...]

76 SC-2000 Soft Ca rrying Case A handy camcor der bag with pa dded compart ments and pl enty of sp ace for accessorie s. This mark identifies genuine Canon vi deo accessori es. Whe n you use Canon video equ ipment, we recommen d Canon-brand accessories or product s bearing the same mark.[...]

77 Additiona l Informatio n E Specifica tions DC100/DC95 System Disc Recor ding System Video: DVD-VIDE O (VIDEO mode) DVD-VR (VR mode) only with 8 cm DVD-RW Video C ompression: MPEG 2 Audio Compression: Dolby Digital 2ch S till Images: Exif 2.2 compliant with JPEG compression T elevisio n System CCIR standard (625 l ines, 50 fields) P AL color sign[...]

78 CA-570 Comp act Power Adapt er BP-208 Battery Pack Weight and dimensions are ap proximate. Err ors and omission s excepted. Su bject to change with out notice. Power supply 100 – 240 V AC , 50/60 Hz Powe r consum ption 17 W Rat ed outpu t 8.4 V DC, 1.5 A Operating tem perature 0 – 40 °C Dime nsions 52 x 90 x 29 m m Weight 135 g Battery type[...]

79 Additiona l Informatio n E Index 16:9 screen ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 9 Po int AiAF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 A Abroad, us ing the camcord er . . . . . . . . 73 Auto (record ing pro gram) . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Auto slow shu tter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Av (reco rding pr ogram) . . . . . . . . .[...]

80 Recor ding - Mo vies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Recording - S till images* . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Recor ding da ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Recor ding mo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Recor ding pr ograms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Recording remi nder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 RES ET . . . . . . .[...]

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