Canon FS FS40 manual

PUB. DIE-0380-000 Instruction Manual Digital Camcorder C OP Y[...]

2 Intro duc tion Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK O F FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, D O NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK O F ELECTRIC SHOCK AND TO REDUCE ANNOYI NG INTERFERENCE, USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSO RIES ONL Y . COPY RI GHT W AR N ING : Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials [...]

3 W ARN IN G: T o reduce the risk of electric shock, do not expose this product to dripping or splashing . The Mains plug is used as the disconnect dev ice. The Mains plug shall remain readily operable to disconnect the plug in case of an accident. CAUTION: • Danger of explosion if the wrong type of batteries are attached. Use only the same type [...]

4 In these safety instructions the wor d “p roduct” r efers to the Canon Digi tal Vi deo Camcorder FS40 A / FS400 A and al l its acces sories. 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these inst ructions. 3 Heed all warnings . 4 Follow all ins tructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dry c loth. 7 Do not install near any h[...]

5 21 Placing or Moving — Do not pla ce on an unstable cart, stand , tripod, bracket or table. The product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. A product and cart co mbination should be move d with care. Quick stops , excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the product and car t combinatio[...]

6 30 Damage Requiring Service — Disconnect this produc t from the wall outlet and all power sources inc luding battery , and refer servicing to quali fied service personnel under the following conditions: a. When the power -supply cord or plug is damaged. b. If any liquid has been spilled onto, o r objects have fallen into, the pr oduct. c. If th[...]

7 T rademark Acknowledgements • SD, SDHC and SDXC Logos are trade marks of SD-3C, LLC. • Microsoft and Windows ar e trademarks or registered trademar ks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries . • Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of A pple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. • Manufactured unde [...]

8 Exciting F eatures Whether you are using a ca mcord er for th e fir st time or ar e ve ry experienced, this camcorder off ers many easy-to-use functions. The following are just but a few examples of the many functions that can enrich yo ur shooti ng exper ience . Dual Flash Memory Pre-r ecord ing ( 54) Y ou can recor d in the bui lt-in mem ory or[...]

Table of cont ents  9  Introduction 8 Exciting Features 12 About this Manual 14 Getting to Know the Camcorder 14 Supplied Access ories and CD-ROMs 16 Names of Parts  Preparations 19 Get ting Star ted 19 C h arging th e Bat tery Pack 22 Preparing the Accessories 23 Adjusting the Po sition and Brightness of the LCD Screen 25 Basic Operation [...]

10  Table o f con tents  V ideo 38 Basic Recording 38 Shooting Video 39 Selecting the V ideo Quality ( Recor ding Mode) 40 Zoom ing: Optical, Adv anced and Digital Zoom 41 Quick Start Function 43 Basic Playback 43 Playing Back V ideo 45 Selecting what Recor dings to Play Back 46 Searching for Scenes 48 Pre-selecti ng Record ings fro m the Ind[...]

Table of cont ents  11  Photos 73 T a king Photos 74 Viewing Photos 76 Slideshow 76 Deleting Photos 78 Cop yi ng Ph oto s t o a Mem or y C ar d  External Connections 80 T erminals on the Camcorder 80 Connection Diagrams 82 Playback on a TV S creen 83 Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings 83 Saving Recordings on a Computer 85 Copying Movie s [...]

12  Introduction About this Manual Thank you for purchasing the Cano n FS40 / FS400. Please read this manual car efully b efore you use th e camcor der and r eta in it for futur e refer ence. Should your camcorder fail to operat e corre ctly , refer to T roublesho oting ( 102). Conventions Used in t his Manual • IMPORT ANT : Pr ecautions r el [...]

Introduction  13 Brackets [ ] are used to refer to menu options as they are displayed on screen. indicates that a function is available in the operating mode indicated and indicates that the function is not available. For a detailed explanation refer to Operating Modes ( 25). The arrow is used to abbreviate menu selections. For a detailed explan[...]

14  Introduction Gett ing to K now th e Camc order Supplied Accessor ies and CD-ROMs The follow ing acces sories a re s upplie d with the camco rde r: X CA-570 Compact Power Adapter (incl. power cord) BP-808 Battery Pack W X IFC-300PCU/S USB Cable STV-250N Stereo Video Cable W Y e llow • Red • White plugs X Quick Guide Installation Guide for[...]

Introduction  15 The following C D-ROMs and softwa re ar e supplied with the camcorder: • PI XELA ’ s T ransfer Utility CD-ROM* -U s e T ransfer U tility fo r saving and transferring mo vies and musi c file s you can u se as backgr ound m usic. • PI XELA ’ s Vi deoB rowser CD-ROM* - In addi tion to all th e functi onality of T r ansfer U[...]

16  Introduction Names of Parts 1 RESET b utton ( 106) 2 button ( 25)/ WEB but ton ( 86) 3 DISP . (on-screen display) b utton ( 62, 66)/B A TT . INFO bu tton (1 0 1 ) 4 Spea ker ( 43) 5 A V OUT term inal ( 80, 81) 6 USB ter minal ( 80, 81 ) 7 DC IN terminal ( 19) 8 ACCESS i ndic ator ( 38, 73) 9 Strap mou nt ( 22) A q Grip belt ( 22) A a Stereo [...]

Introduction  17 A d Zoom leve r ( 40) A f PHOTO bu tton ( 73) A g POWE R button A h Joystick ( 27) A j LCD screen ( 23) A k FUNC. button ( 28, 90) A l / (play/p ause) bu tton ( 43)/ ST ART/ STOP bu tton ( 3 8) S q (st op) button ( 43)/ PLA YLIST bu tton ( 46) S a VIDEO SNAP (video snapshot) button ( 55) S s (camera/ play) button ( 26) S d ON/OF[...]

18  Introduction S g Battery release latch S h T rip od socket ( 114) S j Memory card slo t ( 34) S k Battery com partmen t ( 19) S l Battery com partment c over/Memor y card slot cover D q Seria l num ber The serial nu mber lab el is located on the ba ttery com partmen t cover . Botto m vi ew C OP Y[...]

Prep arat ions  19 Prepar ations This chapter de scribes basi c operations, such as navigati ng the menus, and firs t time settings to help you learn m ore about your camco r der . Getting Started Charging the Batter y Pack The camc ord er can b e power ed with a b attery p ack or dir ectly using the comp act po wer adap ter . The first time y o[...]

20  Pr eparat ions 3 Clo se the cover and slide it toward the lens until you hear a click. 4 Co nnect the p ower cord to the compact power ad apter . 5 P lug the compact power adapter into a pow er outlet. 6 Co nnect the compact power adapter to the camcorder’ s DC IN terminal. 7 Ch arging will star t when t he camcorder is turned off. • If [...]

Prep arat ions  21 To remove the battery pack 1 Slide the batter y compartment cover away fr om the lens and open it . 2 Press the b attery r el ease l atch and pull out the battery pack. 3 Clos e the cover and slide it toward the lens until you hear a click. IMPORT ANT • T urn of f th e camco r der bef or e c onnecti ng or disc onnecti ng t h[...]

22  Pr eparat ions • We recomm end that yo u prepare ba tte ry pac ks to la st 2 to 3 tim es longer than you thi nk you might need. • USA and Canada on ly : The Lithiu m ion/po lyme r batt ery that powers t he pr oduct is r ecy clabl e. Pleas e call 1-800-8-BA TTE RY for information on how to recycle this battery . Prep aring t he Acc ess or[...]

Prep arat ions  23 To attach an optional wris t strap Pass the attaching end of the wrist strap through the rear bracket on the camcorder , thread the w rist strap through the loop and fasten. Adjusting the Position an d Brightness of the LCD Screen Rot ating the LCD P ane l Open the LCD panel 90 degrees. • Y ou can rota te the panel 90 degree[...]

24  Pr eparat ions LCD Backlight When re cor ding in b right pl aces i t may be dif ficult to use the LCD screen. T urn o n the LCD backlight t o make it brighter . With th e cam cor der on, hold pres sed do wn fo r mor e th an 2 seconds. Repeat this act ion to switch the LCD backlight between off (normal) and on (bri gh t) . NOTES • The LCD b[...]

Prep arat ions  25 Basic Operation o f the Camcorde r Operating Modes Rec ord in g The camcorder offers two basic modes for record ing video and ph otos : mode , for be gin ners o r if you just pre fer not to bother w ith detailed camcorder settings , and flexible re cor ding ( ) mode, which lets yo u change the cam- cord er’ s settings to you[...]

26  Pr eparat ions - menu: [R ec Med ia f or Mo vies]*, [R ec Med ia fo r Phot os]*, [Widescr een ], [V ideo Snap shot Length] . - menu: [Image Stabiliz er]**, [Auto Sl ow Shutter]. - , and menus: All settings. * only . ** The [ Standar d] setting will be used in mode if set to [ Off] in mode. • Even i n mode, the cam cor der ca n help y ou wi[...]

Prep arat ions  27 Joystick and Joystick Guide Use the j oystick to ope rate the camcor der’ s menus. The functi ons that appea r in t he joysti ck gu ide de pend on the opera t- ing mode. By d efault, the joystick guide is m inimized. Push the joy- stick ( ) to display it. • or m ode: Select ( ) a function a nd pr ess t o change the setting[...]

28  Pr eparat ions Selecting an Option from t he FUNC. Menu The following is an example of selecting a FUNC. menu option in mode. In p layba ck modes , the operation v arie s depending on the function selected so refer to the r elevant chapter as necess ary . 1P r e s s . 2 Sele ct ( ) the ico n of the functi on you want to chan ge from the left[...]

Prep arat ions  29 6P r e s s . Y o u can press to close the me nu at any tim e. FUNC. FUNC. C OP Y[...]

30  Pr eparat ions First Ti me Settings Setting the Date and Time Y o u will need to set the date and time o f the camcor der befor e y ou can s tart using it. The [Date/Time ] screen will appear a utomatical ly whe n the cam- corder’ s clock is not set. When the [ Date/Time] scr een app ears, the year will be sele cted. 1 Ch ange ( ) the year[...]

Prep arat ions  31 Changing the Language The default lang uage of the cam- cord er is English. Y ou can s et it to one of 26 other languages. NOTES • The displays and that appear in some menu screens r efer to the name of buttons on the c amcorder and will not change, regard less of the language sel ected. Changing the Time Zone Change the tim[...]

32  Pr eparat ions Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Compatible f or Use with the Camcorder Y o u can use c ommercia lly availa ble Secur e Digi tal (SD) car ds with this camcor der . H owever , depending on the memo ry card, you may not be able to recor d movies. Refer to the table below . As of May 2010, the movie r ecor ding function has bee[...]

Prep arat ions  33 SDXC Memory Cards As of May 2010, SDXC memory cards have been tested to work under Windows 7. Fo r details on whether your com puter's operating system is SDXC-co mpatible, check w ith your computer's manufactur er . IMPORT ANT • If you use an SDX C memory car d with a com puter OS that is not SDXC-compat ible, you[...]

34  Pr eparat ions Inserting and Removing a M emory Card Make sure to i nitiali ze ( 35) all memory car ds bef ore us ing them with this camcor der . 1 T urn off the camcorder . Make sur e th e ON/OFF (CHG) ind icator is o ff. 2 Slide the memory card slot cover away from the le ns and open it. 3 Ins ert the memory card straight, with the label f[...]

Prep arat ions  35 Sele cting the M emory for the R eco rdin gs Y ou can select to recor d your movies and photos in the built-i n mem- ory o r on a memor y car d. The built- in me mory i s th e defa ult me mory for r ecor di ng both. POINTS TO CH ECK • Be sur e you underst and the i nformat ion pr ovid ed in Eye- Fi ca rds ( 33) before usin g[...]

36  Pr eparat ions * If you selected the [Com plete Initialization ] option, you can press to cancel the initializat ion while it is in prog ress. All recor dings will be erased and the memory can be us ed withou t any problem. Options IMPORT ANT • Initi alizi ng the memory will perman ently erase a ll rec or dings. Los t orig i- nal reco rdi [...]

Prep arat ions  37 • At the time of pur chase, Eye -Fi card s contain the nec essary networ k configuration software. Be sur e to install t he software a nd complete the required confi gurat ion set up befo re you initi alize the Eye-Fi c ard prior to using it wi th this camcord er . C OP Y[...]

38  Video Video This chapter covers functions related to shooting movies, including r ecord ing, pla yback, advanced functio ns and pla ylist and scene o perations. Basic Rec ording Shooting Video 1 T urn on the camcor der . By d efau lt, mov ies are recorded in the built- in memo ry . Y ou can se lect the m emory t hat will be us ed to re cor d[...]

Video  39 • B e su re to sav e y our reco rdin gs regu la rly ( 83) , es pec ia lly af ter mak - ing i mporta nt reco rdings. Cano n sh all no t be liabl e for a ny l oss o r cor - ruption of da ta. NOTES • About the Power Save mode: If [Power Saving M ode] is se t to [ On], the cam corde r will shu t off a utom ati cally to save pow er when[...]

40  Video Zooming: Optical, Advanced and Digital Zoom The camcorder offer s the following thr ee types of zoom: * 180 0x when [Image S tabilizer] i s set to [ Dynamic ]. Approximat e recording tim es  Default value • When a recordi ng exceeds 2 G B or 12 co ntinuous h ours, it will be divided a nd sav ed as sce nes smal le r th an 2 G B. ?[...]

Video  41 Move t he zo om l ever t owar d W (wid e an gle) t o z oom o ut. Mov e it toward T (te leph oto ) to zoom in. By def ault, t he zoo m leve r opera tes at a variab le spe ed – press ge ntly for a slow zoom; pr ess harder for f aster zoo ms. NOTES • Keep at le ast 1 m (3.3 ft.) aw ay fr om the subject. At full wide angle, you can foc[...]

42  Video 2 W hen you wish to resume recording, open the LCD panel. The ON/OFF ( CHG) ind icato r turns back gr een and the camcor de r is read y to reco rd. IMPORT ANT • Do not disconnect the power source during standby mode (while the ON/O FF (CHG) in dica tor is lit in orange) . NOTES • The camc order will n ot ent er stan dby mo de if th[...]

Video  43 Basic Pla yback Playing Back Video 1 P ress to o pen the [Movies] index screen. 2 M ove ( , ) the selection frame to the scene you want to play back. When you have r ecor ded a la rge number of sc enes, you can display ( ) a sli debar belo w the scen e thumbnails a nd browse ( ) through index pages; then, return ( ) to select the desir[...]

44  Video IMPORT ANT • Observe the follow ing pr ecauti ons whil e the ACCE SS indica tor is on or flashin g. F ailing to do so m ay resu lt in perma nent d ata loss. - Do not open the memory card slot cover . - Do not disc onnect the powe r sour ce or t urn of f the camc ord er . - Do not chang e th e camcor de r’ s operat in g mode . • Y[...]

Video  45 toward * to skip to the beginning of the current sce ne or to skip to the next scene. * P ush twice to skip to the b eginning o f the previous sc ene. Ending special playback mod es During any special playback mode, pr ess . The camcorder will re turn to its initial mode (playback or playback pause). NOTES • Dur ing s ome sp ecia l p[...]

46  Video 1 In th e index screen, move ( ) the orange selection frame to the tabs on the top of t he screen. 2 Sele ct ( ) the tab correspondin g to the recordings you want to play back. 3 Retu rn ( ) to the index screen to select a scene or photo. T o open t he [V ideo Snaps hot] inde x scr een Y ou can open an index screen t hat contains only [...]

Video  47 2 O pen the ca lendar screen. • The cale ndar scr een ap pears. • Dates that contain sce nes (tha t is, movie s were re cord ed on that date) appea r in white . Dates withou t recor di ngs appe ar in bl ack. 3 M ove ( , ) the cursor to the desired date. • W hen yo u move the cur sor to a date displ ayed in white , a thum bnai l s[...]

48  Video 3 Sele ct ( ) the date, month or year and move ( ) between rec o rd in g d a te s . 4 A fter selecting th e desired date, p ress . The ind ex scr een will appear wi th the sel ectio n fram e on the fir st scene rec or ded on the s elect ed d ate. NOTES • Y ou can pr ess to r eturn to t he in dex scr een a t any ti me. Pre-selecting R[...]

Video  49 4 P ress tw ice to close the menu. To cancel all the se lections NOTES • The pr e-s electi on of scenes /photos wil l be c anceled if y ou tu rn off the camcorder or change the operating mode. • Sce nes in the playli st cann ot be inc luded in the pre-se lectio n. Delet in g Sce nes Y ou can delete those scenes that you ar e not in[...]

50  Video 3 Delet e the scenes. * If you selected any opt ion other tha n [This Scene] , you can press to inter - rupt the operation while it is in progr ess. Some scenes will be deleted never- theless. Options IMPORT ANT • Be careful when del eting origina l recordings . Once de leted, original scen es can not be recovered. • Save copi es o[...]

Video  51 Advanced Functions Automatic Exposure and Special Scene Recording Programs The r ecordi ng pro gram determi nes how much control you hav e over the camcor der’ s recor ding-r elated setting s. Select the [ Pro- grammed AE] recording program to give you full control over functions like the white ba lance or image effects. Alternativel[...]

52  Video [S p o r t s ] T o record sports scenes suc h as tennis or golf. [S n o w ] T o record in br ight s ki reso rts w ith- out the subject being unde rexposed. [B e a c h ] T o recor d on a sunny b each with - out the subject being unde rexposed. [S u n s e t ] T o re cord su nset s in vibr ant c ol- ors. [ N i g h t S c e n e ] T o recor [...]

Video  53 NOTES • [ Portrait ]/[ Sports ]/[ Snow]/[ Beach]: Th e pi ctur e ma y not appear smooth during pla yback. • [ Por trait] : Th e bl ur e ffect of the back groun d incre ases the mo re you zoom in ( T ). • [ Snow]/[ Beach] : The subj ect m ay becom e over e xposed on clou dy days or i n shad ed pl aces. Check t he im age o n the s [...]

54  Video Adv ance d Imag e Stabi lizat ion The image stabilizer r educes camcor der bl ur (bl ur due to the cam - corder m oving) s o you can get nice, stable shots. Sele ct the image stabilizatio n mode ac cording to the s hooting co nditions. Options (  Default value) NOTES • The imag e sta biliz er may not be able to suc cess fully elim[...]

Video  55 1 O pen ( ) the joystick guid e. 2 Se lect ( ) [ Pre REC] and press . • a p p e a r s . • Pre ss again to tur n pre-re cording o ff. 3P r e s s . The scene recorde d in the me mor y will star t 3 secon ds be fore was pressed. NOTES • While p re -re cor ding i s act ivate d, the camcor der will not e mit any notif i- cation sounds[...]

56  Video • The camc ord er r ecor ds f or about 4 seconds ( the blu e frame serves as a visual prog re ss bar) and then automa tica lly r eturns to r ecor d pause mo de. • Y ou c an change the length of video snapshot scenes to 2 or 8 seconds with the [Vi deo Snap sho t Len gth] se tting. • When the camcorder stops recor ding, the screen [...]

Video  57 Applying the Se lected Di gita l Effect 1 O pen ( ) the joystick guid e. 2 Se lect ( ) [ Digital Effects] and pre ss . • Th e i con o f the sele cted digit al e ffect turns green. • Press again to deactivate the digital effect (its i con will t ur n wh ite ag ain) . To fad e in/o ut Activa te the selecte d fader in r ecor d pause m[...]

58  Video POINTS TO CH ECK • Sele ct a recordin g program othe r than [ Fir eworks ]. 1 O pen ( ) the joystick guid e. 2 Select ( ) [ Expos ure ] an d pr ess . • Th e cu rrent ex posu re is lock ed. • The exposure adjustment indicator and th e neut ral va lue “±0 ” app ear on the scr een. • The adjustm ent ran ge and the le ngth of [...]

Video  59 POINTS TO CH ECK • Adjust the zoom befor e you star t the pro cedur e. 1 O pen ( ) the joystick guid e. 2 Se lect ( ) [ F ocus] and press . The curr ent focus is l ocked and [MF] appears . 3 A djust ( ) the focus as required. • If you wish to f ocus on faraway subjects such as mountains or fireworks, push the joystick ( ) towa r d [...]

60  Video Whe n the ad justme nt is co mple ted, stops flash ing an d stay s on. The camcor der r etain s the c ustom setting even if you turn of f the camc or der . 2 Press to save the setting and close the menu. Options (  Default value) NOTES • When you select the custom w hite balance: - Set [Digita l Zoom] to [ Off]. - Rese t the white[...]

Video  61 Opt ions (  Default value) Mini Video Light Y ou c an tur n on the mini v ideo light to shoot vide o or take ph otos in dark pl aces. 1 O pen ( ) the joystick guid e. 2 Se lect ( ) [ V ideo Ligh t] and press . • appears o n the scr een . • Press again to turn the mini video light off . Self Timer appears . [ Image Effect Off] ?[...]

62  Video For movies: Press . The camc order star ts reco rding after a 10-s econ d coun tdow n. The countdow n appears on the scr een. For photo s: Press , first hal fway to activ ate the autofocus and th en f ull y . The cam cord er w ill r eco rd the p hoto af ter a 10-se cond c ountdow n. The countdow n appears on the scr een. NOTES • Once[...]

Video  63 • Press again to return to the index scr een. 3 Se lect ( ) the play back starting po int from the time line ruler . 4 P ress to b egin the playback. To select an other sce ne Move ( ) the orange selection fr ame to the lar ge thumbnail and select ( ) anot her scene. To move bet ween timel ine rul er page s Move ( ) the orange select[...]

64  Video POINTS TO CH ECK T o play b ack scen es or a sli desho w of phot os re cor ded o n the memo ry car d, you will need to tr ansf er the music track s to the memor y car d in advance. W indows users: Use the supplied PIXELA ’ s software. For details, r efer to the Softwa re Guide (PDF fi le) of th e supplied PIXE LA ’ s softw are. Mac[...]

Video  65 IMPORT ANT • If you use cop yrig hted songs and music tr acks in yo ur video cr eat ion s, r emember that music unde r copyright may not b e used with out per- mission f rom the copyright h older , except fo r cases permit ted under appl icabl e laws, such as for perso nal use. Make sur e to fol low app lica - ble la ws when usi ng m[...]

66  Video On-Screen Dis plays and Data Code Y o u can turn most on-screen displays on or of f. Repeatedly press to turn the on-s creen displays on/of f in the following sequen ce: , mode: • All dis plays o n • Most displays off* mode: • All dis plays o n • Data c ode o nly • All dis plays o ff * Pressing will turn off most of the icons[...]

Video  67 Playlist and Sce ne Operations Editing the Playlist: Adding, Deleting and Moving Scenes Cre ate a play list to play bac k only the scenes you pr efer and in the ord er of your choice. Y ou can play b ack the scenes in t he playlis t using your favorite song as background music ( 63). Add in g Sc enes to t he Play li st 1 O pen the [Mov[...]

68  Video NOTES • Delet ing or movi ng scene s in t he p layl ist wil l not af fect the or igin al re co rdin g s . • Y ou ca n cop y scene s f rom the b uil t-in memory to t he me mory car d ( 70) to i nclu de in the m emory ca r d’ s playl ist a lso scenes that were origina lly recorded in th e built -in memo ry . Deleting Sce nes from t[...]

Video  69 2 S elect ( , ) th e scene you want to move. 3 P ress , select [ Move] and press . 4 M ove ( , ) the orange marker to the desir ed position of the scene and press . The ori ginal pos ition of t he s cene and the current pos ition of t he marker are d isplaye d at the botto m of the scr een. 5 Se lect ( ) [Y es] and pr ess to move the s[...]

70  Video The vide o fr om the divis ion po int to the end o f th e scene will ap pear as a new scene in the index screen. NOTES • When advanc ing/r ever sing fr ames whil e divi ding the scenes , the i nter- val will be 0.5 second. • If the scene cannot be divided at the point where you paused the play- back , advan ce/r evers e a f rame an[...]

Video  71 * P ress to interrupt the operation while it is in pro gress. Opt ions Copy ing t he En tire Pla ylist 1 O pen the built-in m emory's [Playli st] or [Playlist: V ideo Snapsho t] index screen. Select t he tab u nder the icon and the n ope n the desir ed pla ylis t. 2 Co py the playlist. * P ress to interrupt the operation while it [...]

72  Video NOTES • In the follow ing cas es, y ou w ill n ot b e ab le to copy recordin gs to the memory card: - If the memory car d slot is open. - If the LOCK swit ch on the me mory car d is set t o pr ev ent wr itin g. - If there is no memory card in the memory card slot. C OP Y[...]

Photos  73 Photos Refer to this chapter for details on taking photos and playing them back. T aking Phot os POINTS TO CH ECK • Ple ase re ad th e IMP ORTANT sect ion before u sing an E ye-F i card. 1 T urn on the camcorder . By default, photos are recorded in the buil t-in me mory . Y ou can se lect the mem ory t hat will be us ed to re cor d [...]

74  Photos - Phot os r ecor ded on a n Eye- Fi c ard will be up load ed aut omat icall y after setting the camcor der to pl ayback mode if you ar e wi thin the range of a config ure d network. Always verify that Eye-Fi cards have been approved in the country/r egion of use. See also Using an Eye-Fi card ( 88). NOTES • Photos are rec orded as J[...]

Photos  75 To re tur n to t he in dex scr een from sin gle p hot o vie w 1 Open ( ) the joysti ck guide. 2 Select ( ) t he icon and pr ess . Y ou can also move the zoom lever toward W to r eturn to the in dex s cr een. Photo Jump Functi on When you have recor ded a lar ge number of phot os, you can jump 10 or 100 photos at a time. 1 I n single p[...]

76  Photos Slide sho w Y o u can play a slideshow of all the photo s and even set it to music. 1 O pen the [Photos ] index screen. 2 Sele ct the background music to use when playing back the photo slideshow ( 63, steps 1-3). 3 Back i n the in dex screen, select ( , ) the first photo o f the slideshow. 4 P ress to begi n the slidesh ow playback s[...]

Photos  77 2 Se lect ( ) the photo you wa nt to delete and press . 3 Se lect ( ) [Y es] and press to delete th e photo. 4 Rep eat steps 2-3 to delete additional photos or pres s twice to close the menu. Deleting Ph otos from the I ndex Scree n 1 O pen the [Photos] index screen. Y ou ca n sele ct the photos in the buil t-in me mory or on the memo[...]

78  Photos Copying Photos to a Memor y Card Y o u can copy photos only from the bui lt-in memor y to the memory card . POINTS TO CH ECK • Plea se read t he IMP ORTANT sectio n ( 7 9) be fore using an Eye- Fi card. Copying a Sin gle Photo 1 Sele ct to view the photos recor ded in the built-in memory . In the i ndex scre en, sel ect th e tab un [...]

Photos  79 3 Copy the pho tos. * I f you sel ected an option ot her than [Th is Photo], you can press to interrupt the operation while it is in progress. Opt ions IMPORT ANT • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do so may result in perm anen t data loss. - Do not open the mem ory card sl[...]

80  External Conne ctio ns External Connections This chapter explains ho w to connec t your camc order to an external d evice suc h as a TV , VCR, or comp uter . T er minals on the Camc order Connection Diagrams In the foll owing connecti on diagrams , the l eft side sh ows the t erminals on the camcor der and the right s ide shows (for ref eren[...]

Externa l Connec tions  81 NOTES • Power t he cam cor der u sing t he comp act po wer ada pter and on ly then conn ect it to th e comp uter u sing th e suppl ied US B cable if y ou wan t to trans fer mu sic f iles di r ectl y to a memor y car d i n the camco r der in or de r to us e them as b ackgr oun d mu sic. Connection Composite Video T y [...]

82  External Conne ctio ns Playback on a TV Scre en Connect the camcor der to a TV to enjoy your recor dings with fami ly and friends. Playback o n an HDTV using one of t he high-de finition connections will ensur e the best playb ack quality . 1 T urn off the camcorder and th e TV . 2 Co nnect the camcorder to the TV . Connection ( 81). 3 T urn[...]

Externa l Connec tions  83 Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings Saving Recordings on a Computer Movies and pho tos r ecorde d with this camcor der ar e saved in the built-i n memory ( o nly) o r on the memory car d. Beca use space is lim it ed , m ake su re to s av e y ou r re co rdi ngs on a c om pu te r o n a re gu la r basis. Installi ng the S[...]

84  External Conne ctio ns mode: T rans ferring movies 3 Camco rder: When the connec tion is successfu lly established, [PC Connection] appears on the screen. 4 Co mputer: Depen ding on the software you chose to install, T ransfer Utility SD or Video Bro ws er SD will start up automatically . • T r ansfer Utility SD : Clic k [Video file im por[...]

Externa l Connec tions  85 • Operation may not work co rrectl y dependin g on the softwar e and the speci ficati ons/s ettings o f your compu ter . • If you wish to use the image file s on your c omputer , make copies of them fi rst. Use the co pied fil es, r etaini ng the ori ginal s. • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS i[...]

86  External Conne ctio ns 2 T urn on the camcor der and set it to mode. 3 Camco rder: Locate the scene you wish to copy and p ause the playback just befo re the desired scene. 4 Camcorder: Resume playback. • Push the j oystick ( ) to hide th e joysti ck gui de. • By de fault, on-sc reen displays will be embe dded in t he output video signal[...]

Externa l Connec tions  87 4 P lay back the scene and paus e the playback where you want the conversion to begin. 5P r e s s . 6 S elect ( ) [Y es] and p res s . • Press twice to interru pt the oper ation while it is in prog ress. • The video fr om the point wher e you pressed u ntil the end of the scen e (o r up to 10 m inu tes i n cas e of[...]

88  External Conne ctio ns • After you c onnect the ca mcor der to t he com puter , the s uppli ed PIXELA ’ s s oftwa re wil l copy the MPEG video fi les to the compu ter and upload them to the W eb, leaving behin d a copy of th e video f iles in the memory card. Use the [Del ete Al l Web Movi es ] option to delete the MPEG f iles from the m[...]

Externa l Connec tions  89 r equir ed to use Eye- Fi car ds in many countr ies or r egions. Without approva l, us e of the card i s not perm itt ed. If it is unc lear whet her t he car d has been ap pr oved f or use i n the a rea , pl ease che ck wit h the ca rd manufa ctur er . • Do not use E ye-Fi car ds on ai rpla nes and in other plac es w[...]

90  Additional Information Additional Information This chapter contains tro ubleshooting advice, s creen mes- sages, handling and maintenance tips, and other information. Appendix: Men u Optio ns Lists Menu items not avail abl e appear gray ed out. F or deta ils about how t o select an item, r efer to Using the Menus ( 27). For details about eac[...]

Additional Information  91 Mode 1 Only for sce nes recorded in the b uilt-in mem ory . 2 Not available f or video sn apshot s cenes. Mode 1 Only for p hotos recorded i n the built- in mem ory . : [Movies ] index scre en (or iginal scene s) : [Playlist] and [Playli st: Video Snapshot] i ndex scree ns : [Video Sn apshot] index scr een Menu item Se[...]

92  Additional Information Setup Menus Camera Setup 1 ( Mode) [Widescreen]: The c amcor der uses the f ull wi dth o f th e image sensor providing high-r esolution 16:9 r ecor dings. • Since th e scr ee n on the ca mcor der ha s an as pect rati o of 1 6:9, r ecor d- ings w ith a 4:3 aspe ct ratio will app ear in the ce nter of the screen with b[...]

Additional Information  93 Camera Setup 2 ( Mode) [Flicker Reduct ion]: I f the screen s tarts t o flic ker wh en recording mo vies under fl uore scen t lights, change the s etting to r educ e the eff ect. • Flick er r educti on can be ac tivate d only whe n the r ecor din g prog ram is set to [ Pr ogrammed AE.] [Auto Slow Shutter]: The c amco[...]

94  Additional Information [D ata Co de]: Disp lays the da te an d/or time wh en th e sc ene was reco rd ed. [ Camera Da ta]: Displays the aper tur e (f-s top) and shutter s peed used wh en recordin g the sce ne. System Setup 1 [Output Onscreen Displa ys]: When set to [ On], the camcor der ’ s on- scre en displa ys will appear also on the scre[...]

Additional Information  95 System Setup 2 1 Option available only fro m the [Movies] or [Video Snapshot] index screen. 2 Option availab le only after having inserted an Eye-Fi card in the m emory card slot. [Notif icati on Sounds]: A be ep w ill acc ompan y som e oper ation s like tur n- ing on t he camcor de r , the self-t imer co untdo wn, etc[...]

96  Additional Information bers from 0101 t o 9900, and stored in folders containi ng up to 100 pho- tos. Folders are numbered fr om 101 to 998. [ Reset]: Photo numbers will restart from 101-0101 every time you insert a new memory card. [ Continuous]: Photo numbers will cont inue fr om the number follow- ing that of the last photo r ecor ded wit[...]

Additional Information  97 [Date Format]: Select the date format to be used for most on-scre en dis- plays. [Calenda r Start Day]: Select the day on w hich the week star ts for the ca l- endar screen ( 46). Information Sc reens [Memor y Info ]/[Memo ry Ca rd Info]: Displa ys a sc r een whe re you can veri fy how mu ch of the buil t-in memo ry ( [...]

98  Additional Information Appendix: Onscreen Ic ons and Displays Recording Movies 1 Operating mode ( 25), Zoom ( 40 ), Manua l exp osur e ( 57 ) 2 Re cor ding progra m ( 51) 3 White balance ( 59) 4 Image effect ( 60) 5 Digital effect ( 56) 6 Recording mode ( 39) 7 Manual focus ( 58) 8 Automatic backligh t correction (5 3 ) 9 Pr e-recording ( 54[...]

Additional Information  99 Recording Photos Playing Movies (Durin g Playback) S q A F f ram e ( 73) S a Se lf t imer ( 61) S s Number of available p hotos On the memo ry card In t he bu ilt-i n me mory ( o n l y ) S d Camcorder shak e warnin g ( 93) S f Focus and e xposure loc k ( 73) S g Data code ( 66) S h Eye-Fi wireless commun ication (8 8 )[...]

100  Additional Inf ormation Viewing Photos S k Pr otected photo m ark (p hotos on the me mory c ar d that wer e protected using anot her device) S l Current photo / T otal numb er of photo s D q Photo numb er ( 95) D a Da te and tim e of r e cor di ng C OP Y[...]

Additional Information  101 A q M e mory operati on Recor d, Record pause, Pla yback, Pl ayback p ause, Fast pla yback, Fa st re ver se p layb ack , Slow pla yba ck, Slow re ver se pl ayb ack A a Re ma ining battery time • The icon shows a rough es timate of the remaini ng charge as a percentage of the full charge of the batt ery p ack. • Wh[...]

102  Additional Inf ormation Trou bl e? T ro ubleshooting If you have a problem with your camcorder , r efer to this section. Sometimes w hat you think is a malfuncti on of the camcor der m ay have the simples t of solu tions - pleas e read the “CHECK THIS FIRST” box bef or e go ing o n to the mor e deta iled pr obl ems an d s oluti ons. Con[...]

Additional Information  103 The battery pack is exhausted extremely quic kly even at normal temperatures. - The batter y may have reached the end of its battery life. Buy a new battery pack. Recording Pressing will not start rec ording. - Y ou cannot recor d while the camcorder is writing previous recor dings onto the memory (while the ACCESS in[...]

104  Additional Inf ormation - The memor y is full. Delete some r ecordings ( 49, 76) or initia lize the memory ( 35) to free some space. Cannot move scenes in the playlist. - The memory is full. Delete some recordings ( 49, 76) or initial ize the memory ( 35) to free some space. Cannot delete a scene. - Y ou may not be a ble to delete scenes re[...]

Additional Information  105 appears on the screen. - The camcorder cannot communicate with the battery pack attached so the remaining bat- tery time cannot be displayed. lights up in red. - A memo ry card e rror occurred. T urn off the camcorder . Remove and reinsert the memory card. Initialize the memory card if the displ ay does not change bac[...]

106  Additional Inf ormation Abnormal characters appear on the screen and the camcorder does not oper ate properly . - Disconnect the power source and reconnect it after a short time. If the problem still persists, remove the battery pack and disconnect all other power sour ces from the camcorder . Then, press the RESET button with a pointed obj[...]

Additional Information  107 Connections with Extern al Devices Video noise appears on the TV screen. - When using the camcorder in a room where a TV is located, keep a distance betw een the compact power adapter and the power or antenna c ables of the TV . Playback looks fine on the camcor der but there is no image on the TV screen. - The video [...]

108  Additional Inf ormation Built-in memory is full - The built-in memory is full ([ End] appears on the screen). Delete some recor dings ( 49, 76) to fr ee some s pace or save your recordings ( 83) and initialize the built-in memory ( 35). Built-in memory writing error Attempt recovering the data? - This message will a ppear the next time you [...]

Additional Information  109 Cannot play back Check the memory card - There is a problem with the memory card. Save your recordings ( 83) and i nitializ e the memory card using the [Comple te Initialization] option ( 35). If the problem persists, use a different memory card. Cannot play the movies in the built-in memory Initialize only using the [...]

110  Additional Inf ormation - A memo ry card erro r occurred. The camcorder cannot record or display the image . T r y removing and reinserting the memory car d, or use a different memory card. - Y ou inserted a MultiMe dia Card (MMC) into the camcorder . Use a recommended memory card ( 32). - If after the message disappears, a ppears in red, p[...]

Additional Information  111 May not be possible to record mov ies on this memory card - Y ou inserted a memory car d without a Speed Class rating. Replace the memory card with one rated Speed Class 2, 4, 6 or 10. Mem. Card Number of scenes already at maximum - The memory card already contains the maximum number of scenes (3,999 scenes ); no fur-[...]

112  Additional Inf ormation Not enough availabl e space - The scene could not be divided because ther e was not enough available spac e in the mem- ory . Delete some sc enes ( 49). Number of scenes already at maximum - The maximum number of scenes (3,999 scenes) has been reached. Delete some s cenes ( 49) to fr ee some space. Playlist is full. [...]

Additional Information  113 T o use this function, switch out of mode - Y ou pressed a button that cannot be used in mode. Press to set the camc order to flexible recording mode. T oo many photos. Disconnect the US B cable . - Disconnect the USB cable. T ry us ing a memory card reader or decrease the numbe r of pho- tos on the memory card to few[...]

114  Additional Inf ormation Do’ s and Don’t s Handling Precaution s Camco rd er Be sur e to o bserve th e foll owing pr ecauti ons to ensure maximum per- formance. • Save your recordings period ically . Ma k e su re to t ra ns f er y o ur re co rd - ings t o an external devic e such a s a co mput er or di git al vid eo re cor der ( 83) an[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  115 • When recording movies, try to get a calm, stable pictur e. Exces- sive camcor der movement while shooting a nd extensive use of f ast zoom s and pa nni ng can resu lt in jitt ery sce nes. In extrem e case s, the playb ack of suc h scenes may re sult in vis ual ly induce d motio n sick - ness . If you exp erien [...]

116  Additional Inf ormation played , dependi ng on the batter y life . Use the tim e shown on the scr een as an approxi mat ion. Regarding t he use of non-Ca non battery pac ks • For your safety , battery packs that are not genuine Canon battery pack s will not b e charged even i f you atta ch them to th is camc ord er or to the optional CG-8[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  117 Buil t-i n Rec harg eabl e Li thiu m Batt ery The camcor der has a built-in r echar geable lithium battery to keep the date/time and other settings. The built-in lithi um battery is rechar ged while you use the camcor der; however , it will dischar ge completely if you do not use the camcor der for about 3 months. [...]

118  Additional Inf ormation Maintenance /Others Cleaning Camcor der B ody • Use a soft, dry cloth to cl ean the cam cor der body . Never use chem i- cally treate d cloth s o r vola tile so lven ts su ch a s pain t th inner . Lens • If the len s surfac e is dir ty , autofocus may not wor k pro per ly . • Remove an y dust or dir t parti cle[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  119 When c ondensatio n is det ected The c amcor der automa tica lly shuts o ff. The pr e cise time r e quir ed f or wat er dr opl ets to evap orate w ill va ry dependin g on the loca tion and weather condi tions. As a genera l rul e, wait f or 2 hours b efore re suming use of the c amcorde r . Using t he Cam corder Ab[...]

120  Additional Inf ormation General Inform atio n Accessor ies Optional accessories not lis ted below ar e described in mor e detail in the following pages. (Av ailability differs from area to area) 3 CA-570 Compa ct Power Adapter 7 IFC-300PCU/S USB Cable 5 WS-20 Wrist Strap 8 Memory card 6 STV-250N Ster eo Video C able TV/HDTV VCR/DVD recorder[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  121 Opt ional Acc essor ies Call or visit your local re tailer/deale r for genuine Canon vide o acces- sories. Y ou can also obtain genuine accessories fo r your Canon cam- corder b y calling: 1-800-828-4040, Ca non U.S.A. Information Center . 1 Battery Pack When you n eed e xtra bat tery packs, make sure you select th[...]

122  Additional Inf ormation Charging, Recording and P layback T imes The charg ing tim es given i n the fol lowing table a re ap pro ximat e and var y accor ding to cha rging conditi ons and ini tial char ge of the batt ery p ack. * W hen the camcorder charges an exhauste d batter y pack for the first 20 m inutes, it can be used for 3 t imes lo[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  123 Product Codes Provided Acc essorie s CA-570 Compact Power Adapter 8468A002AA BP-808 Battery Pack 2740B002AA STV -250N Ster eo V ideo Cable 3067A002AA (D82-0590-002) Optional Access ories CG-800 Battery Char ger 2590B002AA WS-20 Wrist Strap 3118A002AA SC-2000 Soft Carrying Cas e 9389A001AA IFC-300PCU USB Cable 6906A[...]

124  Additional Inf ormation Spe cif ic ati ons FS40 / FS400  — V alues given are approximate figur es. Syst em • Recording System Movies: SD-Video Video compression: MPEG-2; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch Photos: DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) Image compression: JPEG (Super Fine) Size of Photos: 1024x768 pixels • Video [...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  125 • Lens Configuration: 10 elements in 8 groups (1 double-sided, aspheric element) • AF System TTL autofocus or Manual focus (for movies only) • Minimum Focusing Distance 1 m (3.3 ft.); 1 cm (0.39 in.) at full wide angle • White Balance Auto white balance, Custom white balance or Preset white balance settings[...]

126  Additional Inf ormation BP-808 Battery Pack • Batter y type Rechargeable lithium ion battery, compatible with Intelligent System • Rated voltage: 7.4 V DC • Operating temperature: 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) • Batter y capacity: 890 mAh (typical); 6.3 Wh / 850 mAh (minimum) • Dimensions  : 30.7 x 23.3 x 40.2 mm (1.2 x 0.92 x [...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  127 Abou t the mus ic files The specifi cations o f the m usic fi les compat ible with the c am- corde r ar e as foll ows. Audio e ncoding : Linear PCM Audi o samplin g: 48 kHz, 16 b its, 2 channels Minimum length: 1 second File extensio n: WA V The music data is saved in the memory under the following folder structure[...]

128  Additional Inf ormation Index A Abroad, using the c amcorder . . . 1 19 Aspect ratio of a conne cted TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 AUTO mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Auto slow shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3 Autom atic backlig ht correction . . . 53 AV O U T t e rm i n a l . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 81[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  129 P P (recording program) . . . . . . . . . 51 Photo n umber s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Pl ayb ack Movi es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Pla ying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Portrai t (recording program) . . . . . 51 Power saving . . . . . . . . [...]

130 CANON CONSU MER DIGIT AL VIDEO EQ UIPMENT LIMITED WARRANTY FOR THE UNITED ST A T ES The limited warranty set forth below is given by Ca non U.S.A., Inc. (“Canon USA” ) with respect to Canon Consumer Digi tal Video Equipm ent (the “Equipment”) purcha s ed in the United States. T his limited war ranty is only effectiv e upon presentation [...]

131 LOSS OR CORR UPTION OF DAT A, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITA TION, LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DA T A STORED ON THE EQUIPMENT’S HARD DRIVE, OR ANY OTHER SPECIA L , INCIDENT AL OR CO NSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE USE, MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THE EQUIPMENT , REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY ON WHICH THE CLAIM IS BASED, AND EVE N IF CANON USA HAS BEEN [...]

132 CANON CONSU MER DIGIT AL VIDEO EQ UIPMENT LIMITED WARRANTY The limited warranty set forth belo w is given by Canon Canada Inc. (“Ca non Canada” ) with respect to Canon C onsumer Digital Video Equipment (the “Equipme nt”) purchased in Canada. This limi ted warranty is only effective upon pre sentation of a bill of sale or ot her proof o [...]

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