Canon HF R11 A manual

PUB. DIE-0342-000 HD Camcorder Instruction Manual[...]

2 Introd u ction Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHO CK AND TO REDUCE ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE THE R ECO MMENDED ACCESSORIES ONL Y . COPYRIGHT WARNING: Una u thorized recording of copyrighted material s may i[...]

3 The Mains plug is used a s the disconnect device. The Ma ins plug shall remain readily operable to disconnect the plug in case of an accident. CAUTION: • Danger of explo s ion if the wrong type of batterie s are attached. U s e only the s ame type of batterie s . • Do not expo s e batterie s or prod u ct to exce ss ive heat su ch a s the i n [...]

4 In these safe ty instruc tions the wor d “apparatus” or “ product” r efers to the Canon HD Camcorder VI XIA HF R11 A / VIXIA HF R10 A / VIXI A HF R100 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 C lean only [...]

5 20 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 pa r ts that could r esult in a fire or electric shock . Be careful not to spill liquid of any ki nd onto the product. 21 Servicing — Do not attempt to ser vice this pr oduct yourself a s open[...]

6 The adapter can be used with a power supply between 100 a nd 240 V A C . For ar eas where 120 V A C power is n ot used, you will ne ed a special pl ug adapter . C ontact your nearest C anon S ervice C enter for furth er informa tion. The adapter is not i ntended to be s erviced. Should the product cease to funct ion in i ts intended mann er , it [...]

7 Exciting F eatures and New Functions High-Definition Video Y our camcorder’ s high-definition image sensor (HD CMO S ) captur es vid eo at a res olution of 1,920 x 1,080 pix els 2 . Vi deos ar e then r ecor ded in the memor y in high definition, using A VCHD specifications 3 . With your new HD camcorder , capturing the special moments in your l[...]

8 Smart AU T O (2 7 ) S mart AUTO au tomat ically sel ects th e best settings for the scene yo u want to sh oot. Y ou get spe ctacular re cor dings ev ery ti m e without worry ing about set tings. Video Snap s hot (5 8 ) S hoot or captur e short scen es and a rran ge them in to a v ideo clip set to your favorite bac k ground mu s ic. Face Detection[...]

9 Enjoying yo u r R ecor ding s on O ther Devi ce s AVCHD MPEG- 2 SD-Video Eye-Fi S D C onnect the c amcorde r to an HDTV ( 110) C onnect the camcorde r t o the optional DW-100 DV D Burner ( 113, 116) AV C HD disc s Photo DVD s Play video dir ectly from your rec orded memory card AV C HD-compatible HDTVs and digital recor ders with an S D memory ca[...]

10  Table of cont ents  Introduction 7 Excit ing Features and New Functions 14 About this Manual 16 Getting to Know the Ca mcorder 16 S uppli ed Accessorie s and CD-ROM s 18 Names of P arts  Preparations 21 Getting Started 21 Charging the Battery Pac k 24 Prep aring the Accessories 25 Adjusting the Position and Brightness of the LCD S cre [...]

Table of conte nts  11  V ideo 40 Basic Recor ding 40 S hooting Video 41 S electi ng the V ideo Quality ( Record ing Mode ) 42 Zooming 43 Quic k S tart Function 45 Basic Playback 45 Playing Bac k the Video 47 S electi ng what Recor dings to Play Bac k 49 S earching for S cenes 52 Pr e-select ing Recor dings from the Inde x S cr een 53 Deletin[...]

12  Table of cont ents  Photos 86 Ba sic Recording 86 T a k ing Photos 87 S electing Photo S ize and Quality 89 Ba sic Playback 89 Viewing Photos 90 Deleting Photos 92 Magnifying Photos during Playb ac k 93 Addi tional Function s 93 S lideshow 94 Rotating Photos 95 Histogram Display 95 Capturing Photos from a Movie 96 Protecti ng Photos 97 / [...]

Table of conte nts  13  Additional Information 130 Appendix: Menu Options Lists 130 FUNC. Menu 132 S etup Menus 143 Onscreen Icon s and Disp lays 147 T rouble? 147 T roubleshooting 153 List of Messages 163 Do’ s an d Don ’ts 163 Handli ng Precautions 167 Maintenance/Others 168 Using the Camcor der Abro ad 169 G en eral Information 169 Acc[...]

14  Introduction Abo u t thi s Man u al Than k you for pur chasing the Cano n VIXIA HF R11 / VIXIA HF R10 / VIXIA HF R100. Please read this ma nual careful ly before you use the cam c ord er and reta i n it for fu tu re ref ere nc e. S hould your camcorder fail to operate co rre ctly , refer to T roubleshooting ( 147). Conventions Used in this M[...]

Introdu ction  15 Selecting the Video Q u ality (Recording M ode) The camcorder offers 4 recording mo des. Changin g the recording mode will change the recording time available on the memory . S elect FXP or XP+ mo de for better movie quality; selec t LP mode fo r longer recor ding times. The following table gives appr oximate recording times. N[...]

16  Introduction G etting to K now the Camcorder S u pplied Acce ss orie s and CD-ROM s The following acces sories are supp lied with the camcor der: * CA-590E in cluding power cord, in A s ia. X C A-590 C ompact Power Adapter* BP-2L5 Battery Pack W X IF C -300P C U USB C able STV-250N Stereo Video C able W Y ellow • Red • White plugs X C T [...]

Introdu ction  17 The follo wing CD- ROM s and s oftw are ar e s uppli ed with the camc order: • PIXEL A A pplicatio n - Disc 1 CD -ROM* and ‘PIXELA Application s ’ In s tallation Guide - ImageMixer 3 S E T ran s fer Util itie s - S oftware for s aving and tran s ferring movie s and mu s ic file s you can u s e a s bac k ground mu s ic . ?[...]

18  Introduction Name s of Part s 1 (camera/p lay) button ( 29) 2 VIDEO S NAP (video s napshot) but ton (5 8 ) 3 / WEB b utton ( 124 ) 4 button ( 27 )/ / INDEX S EL. (index selection) button ( 47 )/ PLA YLI S T but ton ( 47 ) 5 DI S P . (on-screen display) button (6 7 ) 6 ACC E SS indicator ( 4 0, 86) 7 S tra p moun t ( 24) 8 S pea k er ( 45) 9 [...]

Introdu ction  19 A s Zoom lever ( 42) A d PHOTO b utton ( 86) A f POWER butto n A g ON/O FF (CH G ) (charge) indicator: G ree n – O n Ora nge – S tand by ( 43) Red – Charging ( 21) A h LCD screen ( 25) A j Joystic k (3 0 ) A k FUNC. button ( 31, 13 0) A l U S B term inal ( 106 , 109) S q HDMI O UT term inal ( 106 , 107) S a CO MPONENT OUT[...]

20  Introduction S h T rip od soc k et ( 163) S j Memory card slot (3 6 ) S k Battery com partment S l Battery release latch D q Battery com partment cover /Memory card slot cover D a S erial number The serial nu mber label is lo cated on the ba ttery com partment co ver . Botto m vi ew[...]

Prepa rations  21 Prepar ation s This chapte r describes b asic operat ions, such as nav igating th e menus, and first time settings to help you learn mo re about your camcord er . Getting Started Charging the Batter y Pack The camc o rd er can b e powered with a battery pa c k or dir ectly using the c o m- pact pow er adapte r . Char ge the bat[...]

22  Prepa rati ons 3 S lide the battery compartment cover away from the lens and open it. 4 Remov e the batter y terminal c over from the battery pack. 5 Insert the battery pack all the way into the co mpartment and press gently until it clicks. 6 Close t he cover and slide it to ward the lens until you hear a click. 7 Charg ing will start when [...]

Prepa rations  23 To remove the battery pack 1 S lide the batt ery compartm ent cover away fr om the lens and open it . 2 Press the battery r elease l atch and pull out the battery pac k . 3 Close the cover and slide it toward the lens un til you hear a clic k . IMPORT AN T • T urn of f the cam cor der befor e connecti ng or di s c onnecti ng [...]

24  Prepa rati ons • W e recommend that you pr epar e battery pac ks to l a s t 2 to 3 time s longer tha n you thin k you might nee d. • USA and Ca nada onl y : Th e Lithium ion/ polymer bat tery that power s th e p roduct i s recy clab le. P lea s e call 1-800-8-BA TTE RY for information on how to recycle thi s battery . Prep arin g the A c[...]

Prepa rations  25 To attach an optional wris t strap Pass the attachin g end of the wrist strap through the rear bracket on the cam- corder , thread the wrist strap through the loop and fasten. Y ou can also attach the wr ist strap to the strap mount on the grip belt to use both for extra conv enience and prote ction. To attach an optional s hou[...]

26  Prepa rati ons NOTES • About the LCD sc reen: The s creen i s produced u s ing extrem ely high -pre- ci s ion m anufact uring technique s , with mor e than 99.99% of the pixel s operating to s pecification. Le ss than 0.01% of the pixel s may oc ca s ion- ally mi s fire or appear a s blac k , red, blue or green dot s . Thi s ha s no eff ec[...]

Prepa rations  27 Ba s ic Operation of the Camcorder Operating Mode s Rec ord ing The camcor der offers t wo basic mode s for r ecor ding video and photos: S mar t AUT O ( ) mod e for begi nners or i f you just prefer n ot to bother with detailed camc order settings, and fle xible r ecor ding ( ) mode, which lets you change the camcorder’ s se[...]

28  Prepa rati ons •W h e n s hooting in mod e, t he camco r der wi ll automatica lly detect ce rtain cha racteri s tic s of the s ubjec t, bac k gr ound, lighting con dition s , etc. It w ill th en adj u s t variou s s etti ng s (focu s , expo s ure, colo r , im age s ta bil i z atio n, ima ge q uality , a mong othe r s ), s electing the be s[...]

Prepa rations  29 NOTES • I n mode, me nu s cannot be acce ss ed but the foll owing s e tting s can b e ch ange d in a dvanc e. - Recording mode of m ovie s - S i z e/quality of ph oto s - / Yo u r s election of recor ding media for movi e s /photo s -V i d e o s na p s hot length -A u t o s low s hutter -A l l s etti ng s under the s etup men[...]

30  Prepa rati ons NOTES • / When s witchin g to a p layba c k mode, the me mory s electe d for playbac k will be the s ame curr ently u s ed fo r rec ordi ng. Joy s tick and Joy s tick G u ide Use the joystic k to operat e the camcor der’ s menus. If the joystic k guide does not ap pear on the scr een, press or push the joystic k ( , ) to d[...]

Prepa rations  31 U s ing the Men us Many of the camcor der’ s functions can be adjus ted fr om the menus that open after pr essing . In mode, menus cannot be acces sed and, except in a few cases, most menu settings w ill return to their d efault values. For det ails abo ut t he availabl e menu options and settings , refer to the appen- dix Me[...]

32  Prepa rati ons Selecting an Option fro m the Setup M enus 1P r e s s . 2 S elect ( , ) [ Menu] and press to open the setup menus. Y ou can al s o hold pre ss ed down for more than 1 s econd to open d irectly th e s etup menu s s creen. 3 S elect ( ) the tab o f the desired menu. 4 S elect ( ) the setting you want to change and press . • Th[...]

Prepa rations  33 Fir s t Time Setting s Setting th e Date and Time Y ou will need to set the date and time of the camcor der before yo u can start using it . The [ Date/Time] s cr een will appear auto maticall y when the cam- corde r’ s cl oc k is not set. When the [Date/T ime] scr een appears , the year will be sele cted. 1 Change ( ) the ye[...]

34  Prepa rati ons Changing the Lang u age The defaul t language of the camcor der is English. Y ou can set it to one of 22 other languages. NOTES •T h e d i s play s and that a ppear in s ome menu s cr een s refe r to the name of button s on t he ca mcor der and wi ll not chan ge, rega rd le ss of the language s elec ted. Changing the Time Zo[...]

Prepa rations  35 U s ing a Memor y Card Memory Card s Compatib le for U s e wi th the Camcorder Y ou can use commer cially availab le S DHC ( S D high capacity) memor y cards and S D me mory car ds with this camcor der . How- ever , de pendi ng on the me mory card, you may n ot be ab le to record movies. Refer to the table below . As of October[...]

36  Prepa rati ons In s erting and Removing a Memory Card Ma k e sure to initialize ( 38) all memory car ds before using them with this camcorder . 1 T ur n off the ca mcorder . Ma k e s ure the ON/OFF (CHG) indicato r i s off. 2 S lide the memory card slot cover away from the lens and open it. 3 Insert the memo ry card straight, with the label [...]

Prepa rations  37 / Sele cting the M emory for the R ecording s Y ou can select to r ecord your movies and photos in the built-i n mem- ory o r on a memory car d. The buil t-i n memory is the de fault memory for r ecording bo th. POINTS T O CHECK •B e s ure you under s tand the info rmation pro vided in Eye- Fi card s ( 35) b efore u s in g an[...]

38  Prepa rati ons * The approximat e available recording t ime will no w reflect the comb ined s pace in the b uil t-in memory an d me mory c ar d. NOTES • Any of the fol lowing action s will deac tiva te th e relay recording func tion . - T urning off the camcor der - Openi ng the memory car d s lot c over - Changing th e camcor der ’ s op[...]

Prepa rations  39 *P r e ss t o c ance l th e co mpl ete init iali z atio n wh ile it i s in progr e ss . All recor ding s will be era s ed and the m emory can b e u s ed with out any probl em. Opt ions IMPORT AN T •I n i t i a l i z ing the me mory wi ll perman ently era s e all recording s . Lo s t or igi- nal reco rdin g s ca nn ot b e rec [...]

40  Video Vid eo This chapter covers functions r elated to shooting movies, including recor ding, playbac k , advanced functi ons and playlis t and scene operations . Ba s ic Recording Shooting Video 1 T ur n on the camcorder . / By de fault, mov ie s ar e r ecor d ed in t he buil t-in memory . Alternat ively , you can s et th e memory card a s [...]

Video  41 •B e s ure to s ave you r recording s r e gularly ( 111), e s pe cially after ma k - ing im portant re cor din g s . Canon s hall not be lia ble fo r any l o ss or cor- ruption of da ta. NOTES • About the P ower Save mode: If [Power S aving Mode] i s s et to [ On], th e camco rd er wil l s h ut off aut omatical ly to s ave power wh[...]

42  Video Zoomin g The camcorder off ers optical (20x) and d igital (400x) zoom. Y ou can turn on the digital zoom with the [Digital Zoom] se tting. Move the zoom lever toward W (wide a n g l e ) t o z o o m o u t . M o v e i t t o w a r d T (tel ephot o) to zoom in . By default, the z oom lever operate s at a variable s peed – pr e ss gently [...]

Video  43 • I n mode, you can al s o s et [Zoom S peed] to one o f thr ee con s tant s peed s (3 i s the fa s te s t, 1 the s lowe s t). • Whe n [Zoom S peed ] i s s et to [ V aria b le], the z oom s pe ed wi ll be fa s te r in reco rd p au s e mode than w hen act uall y r ecor ding, excep t when pre-r ecording ( 59) i s activate d. Q u ick [...]

44  Video • The cam corder will s hut off if le ft in s tandby mode for 10 minute s , rega rdle ss of the [Power S aving Mod e] s etting. Pre ss to turn on the c amcorder . •Y o u c a n s elect t he leng th of tim e until s h ut-off or turn off the Quic k S tart functi on altogethe r with the [Quic k S tart] s etti ng. • When the camcorder[...]

Video  45 Ba s ic Playback Playing Back the Video 1P r e s s . •T h e o r i g i n a l m o v i e s in dex s cre en will appear in mo s t ca s e s . • If a photo a ppear s in s ingle photo view , move the z oom lever towar d W to op en the phot o inde x s creen. S witch to the orig inal movie s in dex s creen ( 47). 2 Move ( , ) the selection [...]

46  Video IMPORT AN T •O b s erve the fol lowing precauti on s while t he ACCE SS indi cator i s on or fla s hing. Faili ng to do s o may re s ult in perm anent data lo ss . - Do no t ope n th e memor y card s lot co ver . -D o n o t d i s connec t the power s our ce o r turn of f the camco rd er . - Do not change the c amcor der’ s operatin[...]

Video  47 Skippi ng s cenes Open ( ) the joystic k guide S elect ( ) the middle row Push the joystic k () toward * to s k ip to the beginning of the curr ent s cene or to s k i p to the next scene. *P u s h t he joy s tic k /pre ss the button tw ice to sk ip t o the beginn ing of the previou s s cene. Ending special playback modes During any spe[...]

48  Video 1 In the index screen, move ( ) t he orange selection frame to the tabs on the top of the screen. 2 S elect ( ) the tab corresponding to the recordings you want to play back. 3 Retur n ( ) to the index screen to select a scene or photo. By default, the index scr een will show up to 6 items (scenes or photos ). Move the zoom leve r towa[...]

Video  49 / For scenes in the bui lt-in memory: press For scenes on th e memory car d: pr ess and then select [Playlist]. Press . T o open the index screen for scenes conv erted into standard defi niti on ( / only) Y ou can also open the index scr e en for sce nes conv erted i nto stan dard defi nition for W eb upload ( 125) or DVD authoring ( 1[...]

50  Video • / Y ou can s elect th e original movie s i n the buil t-in memory or on the memory card. •Y o u c a n p r e ss to op en th e inde x s cr een for vid eo s nap s hot s cene s . 2 Open the calendar screen. • The ca lendar s creen app ear s . •D a t e s that con tain s cene s (t hat i s , movie s we re rec ord ed o n tha t date) [...]

Video  51 •T h e l i s t o f re co rdin g s di s play s a ll date s in w hi c h re co rd i n g s were made. An orange s election f rame appea r s on the day . • The thum bnail s how s a s till image from th e fir s t s c ene rec orde d o n that day . Below it will appear the nu mber of s ce ne s rec orde d ( ) and the total re cording time f[...]

52  Video NOTES •Y o u c a n p r e ss to return to the normal inde x s cr een at any time. Pre- s electin g Recordin g s from the Index Scre en Y ou can s elect i n advance a number of origi nal movies o r pho tos fr om the index sc reen in order t o perform certai n actio ns on them collec- tively , all at once. mode: Delete, copy* or add the[...]

Video  53 4 Press twice to close the menu. To cancel all the se lections NOTES •T h e p r e - s election of s cene s /photo s wil l be c ancel ed if you turn of f the camcorder or change the operating mode. • S cene s in the play li s t cannot be includ ed in the pr e- s electi on. Delet ing Scen e s Y ou can delete t hose scenes that you ar[...]

54  Video Thi s s tep i s not nece ss ary to delete all s cene s or previou s ly s elec ted s cene s . 3 Delete the scene(s). *I f y o u s elect ed any opti on other t han [Thi sS cene], you can pre ss to int er- rupt the o peration whi le it i s in progre ss . S ome s cene s will be deleted neverthe- le ss . Option s IMPORT AN T • B e car efu[...]

Video  55 Advanced F u nction s Progr ammed AE and S peci al Sc ene Rec ord ing P rogram s The r ecordi ng pro gram determi nes how much control you hav e over the cam corder’ s r ecor ding-rel ated settings. S elect the [ Programmed AE] r ecording pr ogram to give y ou full co ntro l over f unctions li k e the white balance or image ef fects.[...]

56  Video [S p o r t s ] T o reco rd s port s s cene s s uch a s tenni s or golf. [S n o w ] T o re cord in bri ght sk i re s ort s wi thout the s ubject be ing underexpo s ed . [ Beach] T o r ecord on a s unny beac h without the s ubject be ing underexpo s ed . [S u n s e t ] T o re co rd s un s et s in vib rant c olor s . [ Night Scene] T o re[...]

Video  57 NOTES • [ Portrait]/[ S port s ]/[ S no w]/[ Beac h]: T he pic ture may not appea r s mooth du ring play bac k . • [ Portrait]: The b lur e f fect o f th e bac k gr ound incre a s e s the more you z oom in ( T ). •[ S now]/[ Beach]: The s ubject may beco me ov erexpo s ed on cloud y day s or in s haded place s . C hec k the image[...]

58  Video To change the frame rate Video Snap s hot Recor d a series of sho rt scenes. Play your video snapshot scenes set to your favorite music ( 74) to create your own f un music video. Y ou will be surprised how by changing the bac k ground music, yo u can give your scenes an entire ly new feel. 1P r e s s . • A blue borde r appear s on th[...]

Video  59 Pre-recording F u nction The camcord er will st art recor ding 3 seconds b efore you press , ensu ring you do not miss impo rtant shooting opportuni- ties. Thi s is especially usef ul when it is diff icult to pr edict when to start reco rd ing . 1 Open ( ) the joystick guid e. 2 S elect ( ) [ Pre REC] and press . • a p p e a r s . ?[...]

60  Video For mo vies: Pr ess . The ca mcorder s tart s recor ding after a 10- s econd countdown. The coun tdown appear s on the s cr een. For photos: Press , first halfway to activate the autofocus and then fully . The camcorder will record the photo after a 10 - s econd countdown. The coun tdown appear s on the s cr een. NOTES • Once the cou[...]

Video  61 •T h e a d j u s tment range a nd t he length of the expo s u re adju s tment indic ator w ill va ry depe nding on the init ial brig htne ss of the pictur e. • If you operate the z oom, the bright ne ss of the imag e may chan ge. 3 A djust the ( ) th e brightness of th e image as requir ed , then hide ( ) the jo ystick guide. •T [...]

62  Video • The cente r of the s cr een will b e mag nif ied to hel p you focu s mo r e ea s ily . Y ou can al s o turn off thi s function with the [Focu s A ss i s tance] s etting . 4 A djust ( ) the focus as required. •I f y o u w i s h to focu s on faraway s ubj ect s s uch a s mounta in s or firewor ks , pu s h the joy s tic k ( ) t owar[...]

Video  63 To select the main s ubject If th ere i s mor e than one person in the pic tur e, the ca mcorder will auto- matical ly select one pe rson it determines is the main subject . The ma in subject is indicate d by a white face d etecti on frame and the camc o rd er will optimize the settings for that person. Other faces will have gray fram [...]

64  Video * When you s elect [ Cu s tom WB], do n ot pre ss and co ntinue in s tead with the follow ing procedure. To set the cust om white balance 1 Point the camcor der at a white o bject so it fill s the whole scr een and press . When t he adju s tment i s comple ted, s top s fla s hing and s tay s on. The cam cord er r etai n s the cu s tom [...]

Video  65 Image Effect s Y ou can use the image eff ects to change the color saturation and con- trast to r ecord movies and pho tos with s pecial color effe cts. POINTS T O CHECK • S elect a recor ding pr ogram other tha n the S p eci al S cene r ecor ding p r o- gram s . Opt ions (  Default value) Digital Effect s The icon of t h e s el e[...]

66  Video Option s (  Default value) Apply ing the Selecte d Digital Effe ct 1 Open ( ) the joystick guide. 2 S elect ( ) [ Digital Effects] and press . • The i con of the s elec ted d igita l effect tu rn s gr een. •P r e ss again to deact ivate the digi tal effect (it s icon will tu rn wh ite agai n). To fa de in/ou t Activate the selec[...]

Video  67 • Fader s cannot be u s ed when rec or ding v ideo s nap s hot s cene s or wh en pre- rec ordin g i s ac tiv ated . On-Screen Di s play s and Data Code Y ou can turn most on-screen displa ys on or off. Repeatedly press to turn the on-screen displays on/of f in the following sequence: mode: • All di s play s on •M o s t di s play [...]

68  Video A u dio Recording Level Y ou can a djust the aud io rec ording level of the built-i n or an external microphone. Y ou can d isplay the audio le vel indicator while recor ding. Manual Ad justment of th e Audio Recordi ng Level 1 Open ( ) the joystick guide. 2 S elect ( ) [ Mic. Level] and press . • The ma nua l adju s tment i con will[...]

Video  69 NOTES • Whe n the audio l evel meter re ache s th e r ed point (0 dB mar k ), the s ound may be di s torte d. • If the audi o leve l i s too high and the s ound get s di s tort ed, activ ate the micr ophone attenua tor with the [Microphone Att e nuator] s etting. • W e re commen d u s i ng headphone s to che c k the s ound leve l[...]

70  Video In mode , and in mod e durin g slideshow p laybac k , adjust the head phones volume the same w ay you adjust the spea k er’ s volume ( 45). IMPORT AN T • When u s i ng headphone s , ma k e s ur e to lower t he volume to an appro- priate le vel. • Do not co nnect the headphon e s to th e A V OUT/ terminal if the icon do e s not ap[...]

Video  71 NOTES • When an exter nal m icrophon e i s connec ted t o the camcorder , [W ind S cree n] will aut o mat icall y be s et to [ Off ]. • If the audi o leve l i s too high and the s ound get s di s torted, turn on the micr ophone attenua tor with the [Microph one Attenuator] s etting or adju s t the audio r ecording level man ually ([...]

72  Video 3 S elect ( ) the playback starting point from the timeline ruler . 4 Press to begin the playback. To sel ect an other scen e Move ( ) the o range sele ction f rame to t he lar ge thumbnail and select ( ) ano ther scene. To move between tim eline ruler pages Move ( ) the o range sele ction frame to the s lidebar b elow the ru ler and d[...]

Video  73 3 S elect ( ) the play back starting point from the segmen t ruler . 4 Press to begin the playback. Y ou can s elect another s cene and move b etwe en s egme nt ruler page s in th e s ame wa y a s in th e movie time line s cr een ( 71). NOTES •F o r a s ingl e s cene, up to 100 s egment s /change s in main s ubj ect wi ll appear in t[...]

74  Video Scene and Playli s t Operation s Playin g Bac k Recording s Set to Ba ckgro u nd M us ic Y ou can p lay bac k v ideo sn apshot scene s , scene s in the playlist and photo slide shows set to bac k ground mus ic (instead of the origina l sound). Y ou can use one of the suppli ed music trac k s or c onn ect an external audio player to use[...]

Video  75 •Y o u c a n p r e ss to li s ten to the trac k s elected . Pre ss to s top the pl ayba c k . • S elect [ Of f] to p lay bac k s ce ne s with thei r original s ound or to play bac k s lide s how s without any mu s ic. 4 Back in the in dex screen, select ( , ) the recording from which to s tart playback. 5 Press to begin the playbac[...]

76  Video •Y o u c a n p r e ss to op en th e inde x s cr een for vid eo s nap s hot s cene s . 2 A ctivate the external audio inpu t. 3 Connect the exter nal player to the camcord er’ s MIC terminal. 4 A djust the au dio input as necessary . • S tart the mu s i c playbac k o n the exter nal play er and adju s t it s volume accordi ng to t[...]

Video  77 NOTES •Y o u c a n a l s o add to the playli s t j u s t the video s nap s hot s cene s yo u want to watch and arrange their pla ybac k order . •I n i t i a l i z ing a memor y car d will per manentl y era s e any mu s ic file s you may have tran s fe rred to the car d. The mu s ic file s that co me pr e- in s tall ed in the b uilt[...]

78  Video Dividing Scene s Y ou can divide scenes (original scenes only) in order to leave out the best parts a nd later cut out the rest. 1 Open the original movies index screen. / Y ou can s elec t the or igina l movie s in th e buil t-in memory or on the memory card ( 47). 2 S elect ( , ) the scene you want to divide. 3 Press , select [ Divid[...]

Video  79 -V i d e o s nap s hot s cene s and oth er s cen e s that are too s hort (le ss tha n 3 s econd s ). - S cene s that wer e edited u s ing th e s up plied s oftware ImageMixer 3 S E and were then written bac k to the me mory . • S cene s cannot be divided with in 1 s econd from the beginning or the end o f the s cene. Editing the Play[...]

80  Video • Whe n the operat ion i s com pleted [ S cene( s ) added to the playli s t ] will be di s played. • / S cen e s are added to the playli s t on the s ame mem ory they ar e r ecorded o n. • T o open the playli s t index s creen from the origina l movie s index s creen: - / For s cene s in the built-in memory , pre ss . For s cene [...]

Video  81 *I f y o u s el ected [All S cene s ], you can pre ss to in terrupt the operation while it i s in progr e ss . S ome s cene s w ill be de leted neve rthele ss . Opt ions Moving Scen es in the Playlis t Move t he scenes in the playl ist to p lay the m bac k in the order of your choice. 1 Open the p laylist index screen. • / Be fore op[...]

82  Video Capt u ring Video Snap s hot Scen e s from a Mov ie Captur e a ser ies of video s napshot scenes from a movie you have pr e- vio usl y recor ded. 1 Play back t he movie containing the scene you want to capture. 2 Press at the p oint you wa nt to capture. • The camcorder capture s a video s na p s hot s cen e (the blu e frame s erve s[...]

Video  83 / Copying Scene s to a Memo ry Card Y ou can co py orig inal mo vie s or the entir e playli s t only fr om the built-in memory to the corre s ponding location on the memory card. S ee Copying Photo s to a Me mory Car d ( 97) for detail s on copying photo s to the memory card. C op ying Origina l Movies 1 Open the i ndex screen of origi[...]

84  Video Option s C opying th e Entire Playl ist 1 Open the index screen of the built-in memory’ s playlist. •I n t h e o r i g i n a l m o v i e s in dex s creen, s elec t the tab under the icon , and t hen op en the playl i s t index s cre e n: - / For s cene s in the built-in memory , pre ss . For s cene s on the m emory card, p re ss an[...]

Video  85 NOTES • If the memory card s lot co ver i s open, or the LOC K s witch on the mem- ory card i s s et to pr event writ ing, you wi ll not be a ble to copy m ovie s to the me mory car d. • S cene s that wer e edit ed u s in g the s upplied s oftware ImageMixer 3 S E and were then written bac k to t he ca mcor der cannot b e cop ied t[...]

86  Photos Photo s Refer to this chapter for deta ils on shooting photos – ta k in g photos and pla y i ng them bac k , c apturing photos from video and prin ting phot os. Ba s ic Recording T aki ng Photo s 1 T ur n on the camcorder . • / By defaul t, photo s ar e r ecor ded in t he buil t-in memory . Yo u c a n s et the mem ory c ar d a s t[...]

Photos  87 IMPORT AN T •O b s erve th e fol lowing pre cautio n s while the A CCE SS indi cator i s on or fla s hing. Fail ing to d o s o may re s ult in perm anent data lo ss . - Do not open the me mory card s lot c over . -D o n o t d i s co nne ct the pow er s our ce or turn of f the camc or der . - Do not c hange the ca mcorde r’ s opera[...]

88  Photos NOTES • The actual num ber of photo s t hat ca n be r ecorde d will vary depending on the s ubje ct and s hooting condition s . •T h e c a m c o r d e r r e t a i n s the la s t s etting u s ed even if you s et the cam- cor d er t o mode. • When p rinti ng photo s , u s e th e f ollowin g guid elin e s a s a ref eren ce fo r s e[...]

Photos  89 Ba s ic Playback Viewing Photo s 1P r e s s . •T h e o r i g i n a l m o v i e s in dex s cre en will appear in mo s t ca s e s . • If a photo a ppear s in s ingle photo view , move the z oom lever towar d W to open the photo index s creen. Proceed t o s tep 3. 2 Open the ph oto in dex scr een. • / Yo u c a n s elect the pho to [...]

90  Photos Photo Jump Funct ion When you have recor d ed a lar ge number of photos, you can jump 10 or 100 photos at a time. 1 Open ( ) th e joystick guide. 2 S elect ( ) t he icon and press . 3 S elect ( ) [ Jump 10 photos] or [ Jump 100 photos]. 4 Jump ( ) the number o f photos selected and press . IMPORT AN T •O b s erve the fol lowing prec[...]

Photos  91 [ D e l e t e ] a p p e a r s on the s creen. 2 S elect ( ) the photo you want to delete and p ress . 3 S elect ( ) [Y es] and pres s to delete th e photo. 4 Repeat steps 2-3 to delete additional photos or press twice to close th e menu. Deleting Photo s from the I ndex Screen 1 Open the ph oto in dex scr een. / Yo u c a n s elect th [...]

92  Photos Magnifying Photo s d u ring Playback In single photo view , photo s can be magnified up to 5 times. will appear for pho tos tha t cannot be enla rg ed. 1 Move t he zoom lever to ward T . • The photo i s ma gni fied by 2 ti me s an d a frame appea r s indicating the po s ition o f the m agnif ied area. • T o further enlarge the pho[...]

Photos  93 Additional F u nction s Slide s how Y ou can play a slidesho w of all the photos and even set it to music ( 74). 1 Open the ph oto in dex scr een. 2 S elect the ba ckground music to use when playing back the photo slideshow ( 74). 3 Back in t he index screen, select first photo of th e slideshow . Slides how set to a music track 4 S t[...]

94  Photos To change the sl ideshow’s trans ition effects Option s (  Default value) NOTES •T h e b a c k ground mu s ic may not be played bac k corr ectly when pla ying bac k a s lide s how from a memory card with s low t ran s fer rate s . • When pla ying bac k a s lide s ho w wit h mu s ic fr om an ext ernal aud io player , the s lid[...]

Photos  95 Hi s togram Di s play In single photo view , you can d isplay the histog ram and the icons of al l the functio ns used at the ti me of reco rdi ng. Use the histogra m as a ref- er ence to verify the corr ect exposur e of the photo . The ar ea to the right of the histo gram re pres ents highli ghts and the left sid e re pr esents shad [...]

96  Photos 2 Pause the playbac k at the point you want to capture. 3P r e s s f u l l y . IMPORT AN T • When ca pturing phot o s on a n Ey e-Fi card, ph oto s w ill be upl oaded automa ticall y if you a re w ithi n the r ange o f a c onfigu red netwo r k . Alw ay s verify that Eye -Fi card s have been approved in the country/r egion of u s e. [...]

Photos  97 Protecting Photos from th e Index Screen 1 Open the ph oto in dex scr een. / Yo u c a n s elect th e photo s in the built-in memor y or on the memor y ca rd . 2 S elect ( , ) t he photo you want to p rotect. Opt ions IMPORT AN T •I n i t i a l i z ing the me mory wi ll perman ently era s e all recording s , inclu ding pr otect ed ph[...]

98  Photos In th e inde x s creen, s el ect t he ta b und er the ico n an d mo ve t he z oom lever towar d T to r eturn to s ingle photo view . 2 Open the photo selection screen. [ Copy ( )] appe ar s on the s creen. 3 S elect ( ) the photo you want to copy and press . 4 S elect ( ) [Y es] and press to copy the photo. 5 Repeat steps 3-4 to copy [...]

Photos  99 Opt ions IMPORT AN T •O b s erve th e fol lowing pre cautio n s while the A CCE SS indi cator i s on or fla s hing. Fail ing to d o s o may re s ult in perm anent data lo ss . - Do not open the me mory card s lot c over . -D o n o t d i s co nne ct the pow er s our ce or turn of f the camc or der . - Do not c hange the ca mcorde r?[...]

100  Photos Printing Photo s Print ing Pho to s (D ire ct Prin t) The camcor der can be connecte d to any PictBridge-c ompatibl e printer . Y ou ca n mar k in adva nce the photos you want to print and se t the desired number of copies as a print order ( 103). Canon print ers: S ELPHY printers of the CP , D S and E S se ries and P IXMA printers m[...]

Photos  101 - Removing all print or de r s NOTES • will appear for photo s that cannot be printed. • W e recommen d powe ring the cam cor der u s i ng the compa ct power adapt er . • R efer al s o to th e printe r’ s in s truction manual . • I f you have no intenti on to u s e the optiona l DW-100 DVD Burner , you can s et or [U S B Co[...]

102  Photos Option s [P a p e r S i z e ] * Available paper s i z e s vary depen ding on the print er model. [P a p e r T y p e ] * S elect [Ph oto], [Fa s t Photo], [Plain ] or [Default]. [P a g e L a y o u t ] * S el ect [D efault ], [Bo r dered ] or one o f the fo llow- ing page layout s . [Borderle ss ]: The photo i s enlar ged and may be s [...]

Photos  103 NOTES •P r i n t s etting opti on s and [Defau lt] s etting s vary depending on the prin ter model. Fo r detail s , ref er to th e pr inter’ s in s truction manua l. To cancel a print job 1P r e s s ( [ S top]) while printing. 2 S elect ( ) [O K ] and press . When yo u have finis hed printi ng Disconnect the U S B cable fro m the[...]

104  Photos POINTS T O CHECK •O n l y p h o t o s on the memor y ca rd can be s et for print orde r s . Marking Si ngle Photos with Print Or ders 1 In single photo view , open the photo selection screen. appe ar s on the s creen. 2 S elect ( ) the photo you want to mark with a print order . 3 Press to s et the pr int order . The number of c op[...]

Photos  105 Opt ions NOTES • / To s et prin t or d er s s et for photo s recor ded in th e buil t-in memory , copy the photo s to the memory ca rd in advance. [Individ ual Photos] S et p rint order s for individu al photo s . [Selected Photos (1 copy each)] S et s a p rint order of 1 copy of e ach of the photo s s elected in ad vance ( mar k e[...]

106  Exter nal C onnec tions Extern al Connection s This chapter expla ins how to connect your camcor der to an external devi ce such as a TV , VC R, or compute r . Te r m i n a l s on the Camcorder * When co nnecting a cable to the camcorder , ma k e s ure to align th e triangle mar ks on the cab le’ s connect or and on the camc order’ s te[...]

External Conne ctions  107 Connection D iagram s In the following connect ion diagra ms, the l eft side sh ows the termi nals on the camcor der and the right side sh ows (for r efer ence only) an example of te rminals on a connect ed devic e. C onnectio n T ype: Digital Q u ality: High definiti on O u tp u t onl y C onnect to a high-d efinition [...]

108  Exter nal C onnec tions C onnection T ype: Analog Q u ality: High definit ion O u tp u t onl y C onnect to a high-definition TV (HDTV) with compon ent video i nput terminal s. C hange [AV/Headphon es ] to [ AV]. C onnection T ype: Analog Q u ality: Standar d definition O u tp u t onl y C onnect t o a stand ard TV or a V C R with audi o/vide[...]

External Conne ctions  109 NOTES • / T o be able t o writ e bac k s cene s and to tran s fer mu s ic fi le s fr om the comp uter to the camcor der , power the cam cor der u s ing the compac t power ada p ter and only th en connec t it to the comp uter u s ing the s upplie d U S B cabl e. C onnectio n T ype: Digital data connection C onnect to [...]

110  Exter nal C onnec tions Playback on a TV Sc reen Connect th e camcor der to a TV to enjoy y our r ecor dings with f amily and friends. Pl aybac k on an HDTV using one of the high -definition con- nections will ensur e the best p laybac k qu alit y . 1 T ur n off the camc or der and the TV . 2 Connect t he camcorder to the TV . Refer to Conn[...]

External Conne ctions  111 Saving and Sharing Y o u r Rec ording s Saving Recording s on a Comp u ter Movies and pho tos r ecorde d with this camco rder ar e saved in the built-in memory ( / only) or on the memor y card . Because space is limited , ma k e sur e to save your reco rdings on a co mputer on a regular basis. Savi ng Movi es With the [...]

112  Exter nal C onnec tions Refer to S tarting CameraWindow . Using the soft ware 1 Power the camcorder with the compact power adapter . 2 S et t he ca mcorder to mo de, in si ngle p hoto vie w . 3 Connect t he camcorder to the computer using the s upplied U S B cable. • Connec tion . Refer to Conn ecti on Di agram s ( 109). • I f the devic[...]

External Conne ctions  113 NOTES • R efer al s o to the comput er’ s in s tructi on manual. • Users of Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Mac O S X: Yo u r c a m c o r d e r i s equipped with the s tandar d Pictur e T ran s fer Protocol (PTP) allowing you to tran s fer p hot o s (JPEG only ) s imply by connecting the ca mcor der to a[...]

114  Exter nal C onnec tions Preparat ions on t he C amcorder When crea ting A VCHD discs, select which scenes to add t o the disc. When you crea te an A VCHD disc fr om the playl ist, all of the scenes in the playlist will be ad ded to the disc. 1 Power the camcorder with the compact power adapter . 2 Open the index screen that contains the rec[...]

External Conne ctions  115 • After t he di sc is recognized, an i nforma tion sc reen w ill disp lay th e type of DVD you ar e creatin g and the es timat ed time and numb er of discs it will r equire (based on the disc you in serted). • If yo u inse rted a DVD -RW disc that already cont ains data, [The disc alr eady contai ns data.] will be [...]

116  Exter nal C onnec tions - AVCHD d i s c s cr eated u s ing the optiona l DW-100 DVD Bur ner can be played b ac k only wi th A VCHD-compa tible DV D player s or Blu-ray Di s c player s . Do no t in s ert an A VCHD di s c into a DVD playe r that i s not compatib le wit h A VCHD s peci ficat ion s a s you may not b e abl e to eject the di s c.[...]

External Conne ctions  117 Even w ithout a computer , yo u can conv ert your video reco rdi ngs int o standard defi nition scenes and crea te DVDs using the optional DW-100 DVD Burner . Refer to this section along with the relevant sections in the instruction manual of the DW-100. C onverting S cenes into St andard Definiti on in the C amcorder [...]

118  Exter nal C onnec tions Option s To s el ect th e bit rat e Using a higher bit rate will r e sult in be tter video quality for the con- verted s cenes. To embed the r ecordi ng date and ti me The r ecor ding date and time will al ways be displ ayed on the conve rted scene. NOTES • When conv erting scenes in th e playlist or video snapshot[...]

External Conne ctions  119 • Y ou can play bac k the con verte d s cene s from the [For DVD ( S D-VIDE O)] index s creen on the me mory ca r d. Open th e origi nal movi e s in dex s creen on the m emor y card, pre ss and the n s elect [ For DV D ( S D-VIDEO )]. C onnecting to the C omp uter and C reating DVD Discs 1 Power the camcorder using t[...]

120  Exter nal C onnec tions 2 Open the [For DVD ( S D-VIDEO)] index screen on the memo ry card. • Open the orig inal movie s index s creen o n the me mory c ard, pre ss then s el ect [For DV D ( S D-V IDEO)]. 3 Choos e whether to add to the disc all the scenes or only scenes that have no t been previously add ed to a disc. 4 Connect the camco[...]

External Conne ctions  121 Creating Pho to DVD s Using the optional DW-100 DVD Burner , you can create Photo DVDs, which ar e standard DV Ds that c o ntain al l your p hotos as JP G files as well as a slideshow* of all the p hotos with the selec ted bac k ground music ( 74). Refer to this section al ong with the re levant sections in the instruc[...]

122  Exter nal C onnec tions Playin g Bac k Di s c s U s ing the DW-100 DVD B u rner Y ou can u s e the optional DW-100 DVD Bur ner and the camcorder al s o to play b ac k high-d efin ition ( A VCHD) di s c s . Thi s i s very conveni ent, for exampl e to play bac k your di s c s eve n in a locati on wher e an A VCHD- compa tible DV D player i s [...]

External Conne ctions  123 •T h e c a m c o r d e r ’ s men u s cannot be acce ss ed w hil e the camcor der i s conn ected to th e DV D bur ne r . • Wit h the excep tion o f fa s t pl aybac k at 60x s pe ed, s peci al pl aybac k mode s ( 46) can be u s ed al s o for di s c playba c k . To play back standa rd-definition DVD s and Photo DVDs[...]

124  Exter nal C onnec tions Recording 1 External device: Load a blank cassette or d isc and set th e device to record pause mode. 2 T ur n on the camcorder and set it to mod e. Ve r i f y t h a t [A V/H eadphone s ] i s s et to [ AV]. 3 Camcorder: Locate the scene you wish to copy and pause the playback just before the d esired scene. 4 Camcord[...]

External Conne ctions  125 Use the supplied softwar e ImageMixer 3 S E to upload your vid- eos to the W eb. Ins tallati on S ee ‘PIXELA Applica tions’ Installati on G uide. Using the soft ware S ee ‘Im ageMixer 3 S E S of tware G uid e’ (PDF fil e). / C onve rt ing S cenes i nto S tan dard De fin iti on i n th e C amc or der 1 Power the [...]

126  Exter nal C onnec tions •P r e ss and then s elect [ O K ] to in terrupt the ope ratio n while it i s in progr e ss . 6 When the conv ersion is completed, a confirma tion screen will appear . Connec t the camc or der to the co mputer at thi s poi nt ( 107) to continue uploading t he conv erted video s to the Web or s elect [En d Without C[...]

External Conne ctions  127 • The time req uired t o con vert s cene s i s appr oximately equal to the s cene’ s total running ti me. Be cau s e conv er s ion generall y ta k e s longe r on a comp uter , we r ecommend u s in g the ca mcor der to convert s ce ne s . • Y ou ca n play b ac k the conve rted s cene s fr om the [For Web (MPEG-2)][...]

128  Exter nal C onnec tions Uploading you r Videos Wireless ly If you are using an Eye-Fi car d, you can autom atically upl oad the mov- ies from th e [For Web (MPE G -2)] i ndex screen to your favor ite video sharing W eb site. Y ou w ill need to hav e installe d the softwar e supplied with your Eye-Fi card and completed all the r equir ed con[...]

External Conne ctions  129 NOTES • D epending on the amount of data to be tran s ferred or wirele ss s igna l condit ion s , up loadin g may t a k e a lon g time. In addition, i f wir ele ss s igna l condit ion s wo r s en, uploa ding ma y be interr upted. •W i r e l e ss tran s fer will de cr ea s e the effec tive u s age time of t he batte[...]

130  Additional Information Additional Information This chapter contains tr oubles hooting advice , screen mes- sages, handling and maintenanc e tips, and othe r information. Appendix: Men u Option s Li s t s Menu items not available app ear grayed out. For details about how to select an item, r efer to Using the Menus ( 31). For deta ils about [...]

Addition al Informatio n  131 Setup Menus FUNC. Menu (Playback Mo des) (movie playbac k ), (playbac k of video s na p s hot s cene s ): - avail able only in t he or ig inal inde x s creen; - available on ly in the playli s t index s creen; z - avail- able in bo th; — - not available in either . (photo playbac k ): - available only in s ingle p[...]

132  Additional Information 1 / Available o nly for ph oto s on the memory card. 2 Available o nly for s cene s in the built in memory . Set u p Men us Came ra Setup 1 ( Mode ) [Protect] – – – 96 [Individual Phot os], [S elected Photos ], [Rem ov e All] –– [Pri nt Ord ers] 1 0-99 copies – – 103 [Individual Phot os], [Selecte d Phot[...]

Addition al Informatio n  133 [Frame Rate]: S elect s the f rame ra te to be u s ed wh en reco rding. [ PF30]: 30 frame s per s econd, progr e ss ive. U s e thi s frame rate t o ea s ily edit y our re cording s , for exam ple, to p o s t them on the Web. [ PF24]: 24 frame s per s econ d , p rog re ss ive. U s ing t hi s frame ra te will give you[...]

134  Additional Information *F o r m o v i e s only . [Digita l Zoom]: De termin e s the operation of the digital z oom. The col or of th e indica tor indi - cate s the z oom. • When ac tivat ed, the cam- corder wi ll s witch a utomatica lly to digital z oom when you z oom in beyon d the op tica l z oom range. • With the digita l z oom the i[...]

Addition al Informatio n  135 • Whe n [Image S ta bili z er] i s s et to [ Dynam ic], if t he bac k groun d’ s movement doe s not appear natural, s elec t [ S tandar d] or [ Off]. [Flicker Re duction ]: If the s cr een s tart s to fli c k er when reco rding movie s unde r flu ore s cent li ght s , change t he s etting to r educe the ef fect.[...]

136  Additional Information [Onscreen Markers]: Y ou can di s play a grid or a hori z onta l line at the cen- ter of t he s cr een . U s e the mar k er s a s a ref eren ce t o m a k e s ure y our s ub- ject i s framed co rrectly (ver ticall y a nd/or hori z ontally). •U s ing the on s creen ma r k er s will not af fect the re cording s . [Wind[...]

Addition al Informatio n  137 [ Cam era D ata] : Di s pl ay s the apert ure (f - s top) and s hutter s peed u s ed when rec ording the s cene. [USB Connection T ype]: S el ect th e conne ction pr otocol to u s e when con- nect ing th e camco rd er to an exte r nal de vice u s ing th e s upplie d U S B cable . [ DVD Burner]: T o connec t excl u s[...]

138  Additional Information [LCD Screen Dimmer]: When s et to [ On], the LCD s cre en i s dimme d. Doing s o i s ideal w hen u s i ng the camcorde r in location s where the LC D’ s illumi nation could bec ome a nu i s ance t o other s . Hold pre ss ed down for about 2 s eco nd s to r e s to re th e LC D’ s normal bri ghtne ss . • Dim ming [...]

Addition al Informatio n  139 1 Option not available when the cam corder i s connected to an HDTV u s ing an HDM I cable. 2 Option available only fr om th e original movie s index s creen. [Notif icati on Sounds]: A beep wil l accom pany s ome operation s li k e t urn- ing on the camcorder , the s elf-timer countdown, etc. [Pow e r Sa ving Mod e[...]

140  Additional Information • Depen ding o n the T V s et, additio nal s etting s may be requir ed on the TV it s elf to activat e the HDMI-CEC fu nction. Refer to the TV’ s in s truction manual. • Cor re ct op eratio n of the HDMI-CE C functi on can not be guarant eed even when co nnect ing the cam cor der to comp ati ble TV s et s . If y[...]

Addition al Informatio n  141 Lang uage and Da te/T ime S etup [Date Format]: S elect the date format to be u s ed for mo s t on - s cre en di s - play s , and (if s elected) fo r the date p rinted on photo s . [Calenda r Start Da y]: S elect the day on which the wee k s tart s for th e cal- enda r di s play ( 49). Information Sc reens Menu item[...]

142  Additional Information [Memor y Info]/[M emor y Card Info]: Di s play s a s creen wher e you can ver - i fy h o w m u c h o f t h e b u i lt - i n m e m o r y o r th e m e m or y c a r d i s current ly in u s e ( total recor ding time and total number of photo s ) and how much s pace rema in s availa ble for recordi ng. •E s timated f igu[...]

Addition al Informatio n  143 Appendix: On s creen Icon s and Di s play s Recording Movies 1 Operatin g mode ( 27) 2 Recordi ng program ( 55 , 57) 3 White balan ce ( 63) 4 Image effect ( 65) 5 Digit al eff ect ( 65) 6 Recordin g mode ( 41) 7 Flic k er reduc tion ( 133) 8 Pre-recording ( 5 9) 9 Memory o peration ( 146) A q Instant A F ( 1 33), MF[...]

144  Additional Information Recording Photos S g Zoom ( 42), Exposu re ( 60) S h Photo quality/size ( 87) S j S el f tim er ( 59) S k Number of available photos On the m emory card / In th e bui lt-in memo ry S l Camcorder sha k e warning ( 13 3) D q Face detect ion ( 62) D a AF frame ( 86) D s Focus an d exposure loc k (8 6 ) Playing Mo vies (D[...]

Addition al Informatio n  145 * The ligh t metering m ode cannot be changed . Viewing Photos D h Histogram ( 95) D j Current ph oto / T otal num ber of photo s D k Photo number ( 1 39) D l Prot ecte d pho to mar k (9 6 ) F q Date a nd time o f recording F a File size F s Manual ex posure ( 60) F d Photo s ize ( 87) F f Apertur e value F g Evalua[...]

146  Additional Information Memory operation Recor d, Recor d pause, Playba ck, Pla yback p ause, Fast pl aybac k, Fa st re verse pl ayb ack , Slow pla yback, Slow rever se playb ack Remaining battery time • The icon shows a rough est imate of the remaini ng charge as a percentage of the full charge of the batt ery pa ck. • When is displayed[...]

Addition al Informatio n  147 Trou b le ? Tr o u ble s hooting If you have a proble m with your camcord er , refe r to this section. S ome- times what you thin k is a malfunct ion of the camc o rd er may have the simplest of solution s - please read the “CHEC K THI S FIR S T” b ox before going on to the more detailed problems and s olutions.[...]

148  Additional Information Recording Pre ss ing will not s tart record ing. - Y ou cannot record while the camcorder is writi ng previous recordings onto the memory (while the A CC ESS indicator is on or flashing). Wait until the camcorder has finished. - The memory is full or it already contains the maximum nu mber of scenes (3,999 scene s ). [...]

Addition al Informatio n  149 Cannot move s cene s in the playli s t. - The memory is full. Delete some recordings ( 53, 90) or initialize the memory ( 38) to free some space. Cannot delete a s cene . - Y ou may not be able to delete s cenes recorded or edited usi ng another device. Deleting s cene s tak e s longer than usu al. - When the memory[...]

150  Additional Information Indi cat ors and On screen Di spla ys light s u p in red. - Battery pack is exhausted. Repl ace or charge the battery pack. light s u p in red. - A memor y card error occurred. Turn off the camcorder . Remove and re insert the memory card. Initialize the memory card if the display does not change back to nor mal. - Th[...]

Addition al Informatio n  151 Screen di s play s t u rn on and off repeatedly . - The battery pack is exhausted. Re place or charge the battery pack. - Remove the battery pack and reattach it correctl y . Abnormal character s appear on the s creen and the camcorder doe s not oper ate properly . - Disconnect the power sour ce and reconnect it a f[...]

152  Additional Information - The folder and file numbers have reached their maximum value. Set [Photo Number- ing] to [Reset] and insert a new memory card. Cannot u pload file s us ing an Eye-Fi card. - Files cannot be uplo aded when [Eye-Fi C ommunication] is set to [Off] (when appears on the screen). C han ge this setting to [Automatic]. - Op[...]

Addition al Informatio n  153 - Disconnect the USB cable and turn off the camcorder . After a short while, turn it on again and restore the connection. - C onnect the camcorder to a different USB port on the c omputer . - The camcorder will not be recognized while all pho tos are being deleted or all print orders are being removed. The printer i[...]

154  Additional Information Back u p recordin g s reg u larly - This message may appear when you tur n on the camcorder . In the event of a malfunction, recordings may be lost s o back up your recordings regula r ly . B u ff er ov erf low. Rec ordi ng wa s s topped. - The data transfer rate was too high for the memory card in use and the recordi[...]

Addition al Informatio n  155 Cannot play back - There is a problem w ith the memory . If this message appears often without apparent reas on, contact a C a non Service C enter . / Cannot play back Cannot acce ss the b u ilt-in memory - There is a problem with the built-in memory . Save your recordings ( 111) and initialize the built-in memory u[...]

156  Additional Information Cannot reco rd movie s on thi s memor y card - Movies cannot be reco rded on a 64 MB or smalle r memory card. Use a recommended mem- ory card ( 35). Cannot reco rd movie s on thi s memor y card Initialize only us ing the camcorder - The memory card in the camcorder was initia lized using a computer . Initialize the me[...]

Addition al Informatio n  157 Use the computer’ s Safely Remove Hardware f unction to end the co nnection and disconne ct the USB cable before using the camcorder . - T o be able to write back sce nes and to transfer music files t o the camcorder , power the cam- corder using the compact power adapter and only then connect it to the computer u[...]

158  Additional Information Memory card i s write-protected - The LO C K switch on the memory card is se t to prevent accidenta l erasure. C hange the posi- tion of the LO C K switch ( 165). Need to rec over file s from the m emory card. Change the po s ition of the LOCK s witch on the memory card. - This message will appear the next time you tu[...]

Addition al Informatio n  159 Some photo s co u ld not be deleted - Protected photos ( ) cannot be deleted. Remove the protection ( 96). Some s cene s co u ld not be added to the playli s t - Scenes that were not recorded with this camcorder cannot be added to the play list. - The playlist can contain a max imum of 999 scenes. If the pla ylist i[...]

160  Additional Information - If a dialog box appeared on the co mputer screen, clo s e it. Disconnect the U SB cable, and restore the connection after a short while. / T otal play time i s too long - The playlist cannot b e converted when its total playbac k time exceeds 2 hours and 30 min- utes. Reduce the number of scenes in the playlist. Una[...]

Addition al Informatio n  161 No di s c - Insert a disc into the DVD burner . - This message can appear also if condensation has formed ( 167). Wait until the DVD burner dries completely before r esuming use. No photo s - There are no photos to add to the di sc. No s cene s - There are no scenes to add to the disc. No s cene s left to add - Ther[...]

162  Additional Information Low ink level - The ink cartridge nee ds to be replaced soon. Select [ C ontinue] to restart printing. No ink - The ink cartridge is not inser ted or is out of ink. Replac e the ink cartridge. No paper - Paper is not corr ectly inserted or there is no paper . Paper er ror - There is a problem with the paper . The pape[...]

Additional Information  163 Do’s an d Don ’ts Handling Pre ca u tion s Camcorder Be sur e to observe th e follow ing pr ecautions to ensur e maximum pe r- forma nce. • S ave your recordings period ically . Ma k e s ure to tr an s fer your r ecor d - ing s to an exter nal de vice s uc h a s a computer or digital video recorder ( 111) a nd s[...]

164  Additional Information • When record ing movies, try to get a calm, stable pictur e . Exce ss ive camc or der move ment whil e s hooting and exten s ive u s e of fa s t z oom s and pann ing can r e s ult in jit tery s cene s . In ext reme ca s e s , the playb ac k of s uch s cene s may re s ult in vi s ually induced moti on s ic k ne ss .[...]

Additional Information  165 About the b atter y termin al cover The battery terminal cover ha s a [ ]- s hape d hole. Thi s i s u s eful whe n you wi s h to differ e ntiate between charged and uncharged battery pac ks . Memory Card • W e re commen d ba c k ing up the re cord ing s on the memory car d onto your com puter . D ata m ay be c orrup[...]

166  Additional Information B u ilt- in Rec hargeable Lithi u m Batte ry The camcor der has a built-in r echar geable lithium batt ery to k eep t he date/ti me and othe r settings. The bu ilt-in lithium battery is rechar ged while you use the camcorder; however , it will dischar g e completely if you do no t use the camcorder for about 3 months.[...]

Additional Information  167 Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Camcor der Body •U s e a s oft, dry cloth to cl ean the ca mcord er body . Never u s e chemic ally tr eated cloth s or vola tile s olvent s s uch a s paint thinne r . Lens an d Instant AF Sens or •I f t h e l e n s s urface or In s tan t AF s en s or i s dirt y , auto focu s may n ot w[...]

168  Additional Information • R emove th e memory car d and batte ry pac k . Then, p lace t he camc order in an airtig ht p la s tic ba g and let it adju s t graduall y to te mperatur e change s bef ore rem o vin g it f rom the b ag . When cond ensation is detect ed The ca mcorder autom atically s hut s of f. The prec i s e time requi re d for[...]

Additional Information  169 G eneral Information Acce ss orie s Optional acces sories not listed below ar e described in m o re detail in the following pages. * CA-59 0E including powe r cor d, in A s ia. ** S upplied with the camcorder ; not availab le a s an opti onal acce ss ory . (Av ailability differs from area to area) SS-600/SS-650 Should[...]

170  Additional Information Option al Acce ss orie s Call or v isit your local r e tailer /dealer for genuine Canon video accesso- ries. Y ou can al so obtain genuine accessories for your Canon cam- corder b y calling: 1-800-828-4040, Canon U. S .A. Inform ation Center . Batte ry Pa cks When you need e xtra battery p ac ks , s elec t the NB- 2LH[...]

Additional Information  171 Recording and P layback Times Recording and play bac k time s given in the followi ng table s ar e approxi- mate and vary according to recording mode and charging, recor ding or playbac k con ditio n s . The eff ective u s age time of th e batte ry pac k may decrea s e when r ecor ding in col d s urroun ding s , when [...]

172  Additional Information CBC-NB2 Car Battery C harger U s e the car battery char ger to char ge battery pac ks on the go. The car battery char ger’ s cable plug s into yo ur car’ s cig- arette light er and r un s off a 12-24 V DC negative gr ound batt ery . SC-2000 Soft Carrying Case A handy camcorder bag with padded compar tmen t s and p[...]

Additional Information  173 Prod u ct C ode s Provided Acc essorie s CA-590 Compact Power Adapter D85-1671-000 BP-2L5 Battery Pac k D85-1632-000 S TV -250N S tereo Video Cable 3067A002AA (D82-0590-002) IFC-300PCU U S B Cable 6906A001 AA Optional Access ories NB-2LH Battery Pac k 9612A001AA CB-2L W Battery Charger 0763B001AA CBC-NB2 Car Battery C[...]

174  Additional Information Specification s VIXIA HF R11 / VIXIA HF R10 / VIXIA HF R100 System • Recording Sy s tem Movies: AV C HD Video compression: MPEG-4 A V C /H.264; Audio compression: D olby Digital 2ch Photos: D C F (Design rule for C amera File system), compatible with Exif* Ver . 2.2 and with DPOF** Image compression: JPEG (Super Fin[...]

Additional Information  175 Effective pixels (all figures are approximate values) Movies: 1,040,000 pixels (optical zoom, [Image Stabilizer] set to [Dynamic]) 1,560,000 pixels ([Image Stabilizer] set to [Off] or [Standard]) 16:9 photos: 1,560,000 pixels 4:3 photos: 1,730,000 pixels • LCD Screen: 2.7 in., wide, TFT color , approx. 112,000 dots [...]

176  Additional Information Power/Other s • Power su pply (rated) 7.4 V D C (battery pack), 8.4 V D C (compact power adapter) • Power con su mption: 2.8 W (SP mode, AF on, L C D normal brightness) • Operating temperat u re: 0 – 40 ° C (32 – 104 °F) • Dimen s ion s [W x H x D] (excl u ding the grip belt): 60 x 64 x 124 mm (2.4 x 2.5[...]

Additional Information  177 Abou t the music files The specific ations of the music fi les compa tible wi th the camc order are as follows. A udi o enc odin g: Linea r PCM A udio sa mpling: 48 k Hz, 16 bits, 2 channels Minimum length: 1 s econd File extensio n: WA V The music data is saved in the memory under the following folder structure. / In[...]

178  Additional Information Index 24p Cinem a Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 A Abroad, using the camco rder . . . . 168 Aspect r atio of a c onnect ed TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7 Audio recording level . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 Auto Bac k li g ht Correction . . . . . . 134 Auto slow shutte r . . . . . . . . . . . . 13[...]

Additional Information  179 I Image effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Image stabilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 33 Index screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5, 47 Init iali zat ion (built- in memory*/ memory ca rd) . . . 38 J Joystic k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Joystic k guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 L [...]

180  Additional Information T Te l e p h o t o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Time zo ne/D S T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 T ra nsferring recordings to a comput er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 Tr i p o d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Tr o u b l e s h o[...]

181 C A NON CON S UMER DIGIT A L VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIMITED W A RR A NTY F OR THE UNITED S T A TE S The limited warranty se t forth below is give n by C anon U.S.A., Inc. (“ C anon USA ”) with respect to C ano n C ons ume r Digital Video Equi pment (the “Equipment”) pu rchased in the United States. This limited warranty is onl y effective upon[...]

182 LOSS OR C ORRUPTION OF DA T A, IN C LUDING WITHOUT LIM IT ATION, LOSS OR C ORRUPTION OF DA TA STORE D ON THE EQUIPMENT’S HARD DRIVE, OR ANY OTHER SPE C IAL, IN C IDENTAL OR C ONSEQUENTIAL DAMA GES C AUSED BY THE USE, MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THE EQUIPMENT , REGARDLESS OF TH E LEGAL THEORY ON WHI C H TH E C LAIM IS BASED, AND EVEN IF C ANON [...]

183 C A NON CON S UMER DIGIT A L VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIMITED W A RR A NTY The limited warranty se t forth below is given by C ano n C anada Inc. (“ C anon C anada”) with respec t to C anon C ons umer Digital Video Equipme nt (the “Equipment”) purchas ed in C anada. This limi ted warranty is only effecti ve upon presenta tion of a bill of sale o[...]

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