Canon HFM46 manual

PUB. DIE-0391-000 HD Camcorder Instruction Manual Y[...]

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

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

4 Exciting F e atures and New Fu nctions Stor y C reator ( 0 58) Y our camcorder’ s Full HD CMOS sens or cap tures video at a res olution o f 1,920 x 1,080 pix els 2 . Vid eos a re then r ecor ded in the memory , using A VCHD specifications 3 . With your new HD camcor der , capturing the special moments in your life with amazing image quality and[...]

5 Smart AU TO ( 0 42) Smart AUTO aut omat ica lly se lects the bes t scene m ode fo r the scene you w ant to shoot . Y ou g et s pecta cul ar reco rdin gs every time w ithout worrying about setting s. Video S naps hot ( 0 61) Relay R ecor ding ( 0 37) Shoot or capt ure short scenes and arrange them into a video clip set to your favorite backgr o un[...]

6 Enjoying your Recordings on Other Devices Eye-Fi MPEG-2 AVCHD Connec t the camcorder to an HDTV ( 0 119) Play video directly from your re corde d memory card AVCHD -compatible HDTVs a nd digital recor ders with a card slot compatible with the type of memo ry c ard use d *. Use an Eye -Fi c ard ( 0 133) to wirelessly uplo ad recordings to your com[...]

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8  Table of cont ents  Introduction 4 Excit ing Features and New Functions 12 About this Manual 14 Getting to Know the C amcorder 14 Supplied Access ories and CD-ROMs 16 Names of P arts  Preparations 19 Getting Started 19 Char ging the Batter y Pack 21 Prep aring the Accessories 24 Adjusting the Position and B rightness of the LCD Screen 2[...]

Table of conte nts  9  AUTO Mode 40 Basic Recor ding 40 Shooting Video and T aking Photos in AUTO Mode 42 About the Smart AUTO function 45 Zooming 46 Quick Start Functi on  V ideo 48 Basic Playback 48 Play ing Back Video 52 3D Flip View 52 The In dex Selection Scr een: Selecting t he Content t o Play Back 54 Deleti ng Scenes an d Stories 5[...]

10  Table of cont ents 90 Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Limit 90 Manual Focus Adjustment 92 T ele Macro 93 White Balance 94 Image Ef fects 95 Self Timer 96 Audio Recording Level 97 Built-In Mi crophone Di rectionali ty 98 Audio Equalizer 99 Using Headphones 100 Using the Mini Advanced Shoe 101 Using an External Micr ophone 102 Using an External V[...]

Table of conte nts  11  Additional Information 135 App endix: Menu Options Li sts 135 FUNC. Panel 138 Setup Menus 150 Appendix: Onscreen Ico ns and Displays 154 T roub le? 154 T roubleshooting 160 List of Messages 167 Do’ s a nd D on’t s 167 Handli ng Precautions 172 Maintenance/Others 173 Using the Camcor der Abro ad 174 General Informat[...]

12  Introduction About this Manual Thank you for purchasing the Canon LEGRIA HF M46 / LEGRIA HF M406. Please read this manual car efully befor e you use the cam- co rde r a n d re tai n it f or fut ure re fe ren c e. Sh ou l d yo ur c am co rd er fa il to oper ate co rrectl y , refer to Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g ( 0 154). Conventions Used in [...]

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

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

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

16  Introduction Names of Parts 1 2 (camera/p lay) but ton ( 0 27) 2 VIDEO SNAP (video snapshot ) button ( 0 61) 3 (Sto ry Cr ea tor button ) ( 0 58 ) 4 DISP . (on screen display) butto n ( 0 24, 105)/ BA TT . INFO butto n ( 0 153) 5 USB terminal ( 0 115, 118, 127) 6 AV O U T t e r m i n a l ( 0 115, 1 17)/ X (headpho nes) termin al ( 0 99) 7 CO[...]

Introdu ction  17 A l Mini adva nced shoe ( 0 100) S q Zoom lever ( 0 45) S a POWE R butto n S s ON/OF F (CHG) (charge) ind icator: Green – ON Orange – Stan dby ( 0 46) Red – Charging ( 0 19) S d Remote se nsor ( 0 21) S f LCD t ouch s cr ee n ( 0 24, 26) S g POWERED IS bu tton ( 0 82 )/ WE B b utt on ( 0 128) S h Battery at tachm ent unit[...]

18  Introduction Wireless Con troller WL-D 89 D q BA TTERY RELE ASE switc h ( 0 20) D a T ripod socket ( 0 16 8) D s Ser ial nu mber 1 ST ART/ ST OP b utt on ( 0 40) 2 b (index selec tion) button ( 0 52) Press and hold fo r mo re than 2 seconds to switch betw een sho oting and pla yback m ode. 3 MENU button ( 0 29, 1 38) 4 DISP . (o nscreen disp[...]

Prepa rat ions  19 Prepar ations This chapt er descr ibes bas ic opera tions, s uch as usi ng the touch panel, navigating the me nus, and firs t time settings to help you learn more a bout your camcorder . Getting Started Charging the Batter y Pack The camc ord er can b e power ed wit h a bat tery p ack or d irect ly usi ng the compact p ower ad[...]

20  Prepa rati ons 5 Charg ing will start when the camcorder is turned off. • If the camc orde r was o n, the green ON/OFF (CHG) indic ator will go out when you turn of f the camcorder . After a moment , the ON/ OFF (CHG) indica tor will st art flashing in r ed (batte ry pack charging ). The r ed ON/ OFF (CHG) in dicator will go out when th e [...]

Prepa rat ions  21 NOTES • W e r ecomm end chargi ng the batter y pack in t emperat ures betw een 10 °C and 30 °C. If either the ambient tem perat ure or the batt ery pac k’ s tempe ratur e is outsi de the ran ge of appr ox. 0 °C to 40 °C, charging will not start. • The battery pack will be charged only when t he camcorder i s off. •[...]

22  Prepa rati ons NOTES • The wir eles s contr oller ma y not wo rk pr oper ly whe n the r emote s ensor is situated under strong light sources or direct sunlight. Grip Be lt a nd S trap s Fasten the grip belt. Adju st t he g rip be lt so that you can reach the zoom lever w ith your i ndex finge r , and the g button with your thumb. Y ou can [...]

Prepa rat ions  23 To attach an optional wris t strap Attach th e wrist strap t o the rear bracket on the camcord er , adjust the length and fasten. Y ou can also attach t he wrist strap to the strap mount on the grip belt to use both for extra convenience and pr ot ection. To attach an optional s houlder strap Pass the ends of the shoulder stra[...]

24  Prepa rati ons Adjusting the Positi on and Brightness of the LCD Screen Rotati ng th e LCD P anel Open the LCD panel 90 degrees. • Y ou can rota te the panel 90 de grees downwar d. • Y ou can rota te the panel 180 degrees toward the lens. Rotatin g the LCD panel 180 degrees can be useful i n the foll owing cases: - T o i nclude you rse l[...]

Prepa rat ions  25 NOTES • Th e LCD backli ght does not af fect the bright ness of the re cord ings. • Usin g the bright sett ing will shorten the effe ctive usage tim e of the bat- tery p ack. • Y ou can furthe r adjus t th e brig htness of the LCD scr een with t he 6 8 [LCD Brigh tness] sett ing, or dim it with the 6 8 [LCD Scr een Dimm [...]

26  Prepa rati ons Basic Operatio n of the Camcorder Using the T ouch Screen The contro l buttons and menu items that appear on th e touch screen change dynami cally dependi ng on the operat ing mode and the task you are performing. With the intuitive touch screen interface you have all the contr ols at your fingert ips. Y ou can also use the su[...]

Prepa rat ions  27 Operating Modes Rec ord in g In r ecor ding mode, the camc order’ s operating mode is determined by the position of the mode sw itch. Playback Press the camera/pla y button S to s witch the cam- cor der bet ween camer a (r ecor ding) mo de an d playb ack mode. Y ou can press S when the camcor der is of f to turn it on dir ec[...]

28  Prepa rati ons Using the Menus Many of the camcor der’ s functio ns can be adjusted fr om the FUNC. panel and the setup menus. F or details about the avail abl e menu options and settings, refer to the appendix Menu Options Lists ( 0 135). FUNC. Panel The FUNC. panel shows a convenient ov erview of frequently used shooting functi ons. T ou[...]

Prepa rat ions  29 Setu p Menus * In mod e setup menus ca nnot be accessed a nd most me nu setti ngs will be reset to defaul t values. 1 or mo de only : T ouch [FUNC.] 2 T ouch [MENU] to open the setup menus. Y ou can also press u on the wi rel ess co nt rol le r . 3 T ouch the tab o f the desired menu. 4 Drag your finger up and down to bring th[...]

30  Prepa rati ons First Time Set tings Setting the D ate an d Time Y ou will need to set the da te and time of the camcor der befor e you can start using it. The [D ate/Time] scre en will appear automatically when t he cam- cord er’ s cl ock is no t set. When th e [Date/ Time] s cree n appe ars, the year will be selected. 1 T ouch a field you[...]

Prepa rat ions  31 Changing the Language The default language of the c amcorder is English. Y ou can set i t to one of 26 other languages. * Only when p erforming t he procedure in a recording mode. NOTES • Some control buttons, such as [ZO OM], [FUN C.] or [MENU ], will appear in En glish rega rdless of t he langu age se lected . Changing the[...]

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

Prepa rat ions  33 Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Co mpatib le for Use with the Ca mcorder Y ou can use the following types of commerc ially availabl e Secure Digi- tal (S D) car ds wi th thi s camcor der . As of October 2010, the movie r ecording func tion has been tested using SD/S DHC/SD XC memo ry car ds made by Panas onic, T oshi ba and[...]

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

Prepa rat ions  35 Inserting and Removing a Memory Card Make sure to initialize ( 0 38) all memory cards before using them with this camc ord er . 1 T urn o ff the camcorder . Make su r e th e ON/OFF (CHG) indi cator is of f. 2 Open the dou ble memor y card slot co ver . 3 Insert the memory card str aigh t, with th e l abel facing up , all the w[...]

36  Prepa rati ons Selecting the Memor y for the Recordings Y ou can select to reco rd your movie s and photos in the built-in mem- ory ( only) or on a memo ry car d. The defa ult me mory for r ecor d- ing both is the b uilt-in memory ( ) or memory card X () . POINTS TO CH ECK • Be su re you und ersta nd the in formati on pr ovided i n Eye-Fi [...]

Prepa rat ions  37 Relay R ec ordin g Y ou can activ ate the relay re cording s o if th e memory y ou are using becomes full while r ecor ding m ovies, the reco rdi ng will c ontinue unin- terrup ted on a memory car d. Wh en re co rd in g o n m em o ry ca rd X , you can use memory card Y for rela y rec ord i ng ( 497 ). only: W hen recor ding in[...]

38  Prepa rati ons Initia lizi ng the Me mory Initial ize memory car ds when you use them with t his camcor der for t he first time. Y ou can also initialize a memory card or the built-in memory ( only) to permanently delete all the r eco rdings it contains. At the time of purchase, the built-in memory comes pre-initial- ized and contains music [...]

Prepa rat ions  39 IMPORT ANT • Initi alizin g the me mor y will pe rma nent ly era se all recordi ngs . Lost o rigi- nal rec ord ing s c an no t b e rec ov ere d. Ma k e sure yo u s av e im p or ta nt r ecor dings in ad vance using an external device ( 0 120). • I nitia lizin g a memory car d will permane ntly erase any music fi les and ima[...]

40  AUTO Mo de AUT O M od e This chapter cover s how to easily reco rd vi deo and photos in mode, and how to use basic sho oting functions like zoom and Quick Start. T o enjoy full access to menus and more advanced functions, re fer to Recording in y (Manual) Mode ( 0 75). Basic Reco rding Shooting Video and T aking Photos in AUTO Mode By def au[...]

AUT O Mode  41 1 Set th e mode s witch to . 2 T urn on the camcorder . T o record video Pr ess g to begin recor ding. • Pr ess g again to pa us e the rec ord ing . • Th e ACCESS indica tor will fl ash from time to time while the scene is b ei ng reco rde d. T o take photos T ouch [ PHOTO]. • A gr een icon ( h ) will a ppear momenta rily on[...]

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

AUT O Mode  43 IMPORT ANT • Observe t he follow ing precautio ns while the AC CESS in dica tor is on or flashin g. Fai ling to do so may resu lt in per manen t data loss or da mage to the memory . - D o not open the double me mory card slot cover . - Do not disconnec t the power sour ce or turn off the camc or der . - D o not change the camcor[...]

44  AUTO Mo de • Be s ure t o s ave y ou r re co rdi ng s regu l arl y ( 0 120 ), especially after making im portan t recordi ngs. Can on sh all n ot be lia ble f or a ny los s or corruption of data. • Pho tos r ecor ded on an Eye-Fi card in memor y car d slo t Y will be upload ed autom atic ally af ter se tting the c amcor der to playb ack [...]

AUT O Mode  45 Zoomin g There are t hree w ays you can zoom in and out: usi ng the zoom lever on the cam corder , using the zoom butt ons on the wi rele ss contro ller or using the zoom controls on the touch screen. In addition to the 10x optical zoom, in mod e, you can turn on the digital zoom (40x or 200x ) with the 7 8 [Digital Zoom] setting.[...]

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

AUT O Mode  47 panel, th e camco rder is r eady t o start r ecor ding in a pprox imately 1 second*, allo wing you to recor d the subjec t right away . * The act ual time requi red varies de pendi ng on the s hoot ing cond itions. 1 With th e camcorder on and in a recording mode, close the L CD panel. A beep will sound and the gr een ON/OFF (CHG)[...]

48  Video Vid eo This chapte r covers functions r elated to movies , including play- back, advanced shoo ting, using Story Crea tor and other advanced functions. For details ab out basic vid eo shooting, ref e r t o AUT O Mode ( 0 40). Basic Play back Playing Back Video 1P r e s s S . Y ou can al so pr ess and hol d B on th e wir ele ss con tr o[...]

Video  49 4 T ouch the desired scene to play it back. • Pla yback will start fr om th e scen e sel ected and c ontinue until the end of the last scene in the index scr een. • T ou ch th e sc reen to displ ay th e play ba ck con trols . Duri ng playba ck , the play back c ontrol s wi ll di sapp ear au toma tica lly afte r a few sec ond s wit [...]

50  Video During p layback: Adjust ing th e volu me 1 During playback , touch the scr een to display the playback contr ols. 2 T ouch [ ], dr ag your fi nger along the [Speaker V olume]* bar t o adjust the volume and touch [ f ]. * When 6 8 [A V/Headpho nes] is set to [ J Headpho nes], adjust the [Head- phone Volume] bar instead . A Jump t o the[...]

Video  51 During playback p ause: IMPORT ANT • Observe t he follow ing precautio ns while the AC CESS in dica tor is on or flash ing. F ailing to do so may result in perma nent data lo ss. - D o not open the double me mory card slot cover . - Do not disconnec t the power sour ce or turn off the camc or der . - D o not change the camcorder’ s[...]

52  Video 3D Flip View T ouch [ ] in the date index s creen to switch t o 3D Flip View . This fun way of displ aying scenes grouped by recording date in a 3D layout can be useful to flip through a lar ge number of r ecordi ngs. The In dex Sel ectio n Sc ree n: Se lect ing th e Cont ent t o Pl ay Bac k Fro m the index selection screen y ou can se[...]

Video  53 In any index screen, touch [ b ]. During si ngle photo vi ew , touch the scre en once t o displ ay the c ontrol s then touch [ Q ] t o open the [Photos] index scr een. Opt ions NOTES • Fast /sl ow pl ayback modes ar e n ot avai labl e for scen es c on- verte d to st andar d def initio n. Scen es in the [ SD Mov ies] i ndex s cre en c[...]

54  Video Deletin g Scenes and Sto ries Y ou can delet e those scene s and s tories th at you ar e not interest ed in keepin g. Deleting s cenes all ows you also to f ree up space on the mem- ory . Deletin g a Single S cene 1 Play back t he scene you wish to delete. 2 T ouch the screen to d isplay the playback controls. 3 Delete the scene. Delet[...]

Video  55 2 Delete the s cenes. * When yo u select [Sel ect], pe rform the fo llowing p rocedure to select th e individ- ual scenes yo u want to de lete before to uching [Y e s]. ** T o uch [Stop ] to inter rupt th e operati on while i t is in progress. Some scenes m ay be de let ed n ever the less . T o sele ct in dividu al scene s 1 T ouch on [...]

56  Video 4 Delete the scene. Deleting S cenes from a S tor y by Rat ing 1 Open t he information screen of the story that con tains the scene s you w ant to de lete . 2 Open the rating selec tion screen. 3 T ouch one or mo re of the rating b uttons to select all the applicable scenes. A graye d out ratin g butt on indi cates that no sce nes in t[...]

Video  57 2 Selec t the st ory yo u want to del ete. Drag your finger right/left to bri ng the desired story to the fr ont. 3 Delete the s tory . * T o uch [S top] to in terrupt th e operati on while it i s in progress. Some scenes may be de let ed n ever the less . IMPORT ANT • Be ca r eful whe n deleti ng reco rdi ngs. O nce delet ed, scen e[...]

58  Video Video Stories and Cinema Style Using Stor y Crea tor to Crea te Compel ling Stori es Story Cr eator is a hel pful function that of fers s uggestions fo r typical scenes in a number of situa tions. With Story Cr eator , creating interes t- ing video stories is as easy as selecting one of the story t hemes, such as [T ravel], [Party] or [...]

Video  59 • Sc enes will be reco rd ed under the story and categ ory cur rent ly selected. • Y ou can also r e cord vi deo snapshot scenes ( 0 61). To select a diffe rent s tory scen e (cate gory) 1 T ouch [ ] to r eturn to the list of story scenes. Wh en it app ears on the screen , y ou c an al so tou ch t he b utto n of th e curr ent story[...]

60  Video The list of s tory scenes will appe ar . The ora nge frame o n th e righ t wil l show how ma ny scenes yo u have re cord ed in each s tory sce ne (cat egory). 3 Drag your finger up/dow n to select a category and touch the orange frame on the right (number of scenes). The camcor der will ente r re cor d pa use mod e and the sel ecte d s[...]

Video  61 NOTES • Ph otos c annot b e r ecor ded w hile t he ca mcor der i s s et to mode. Video S nap shot Recor d a series of sho rt scenes. Then, play back your video snapshot sce nes set to your favor ite musi c ( 0 69) to cre ate your own fun music video. Y ou will be surprised how by changing t he background music, you can gi ve your sce[...]

62  Video 1P r e s s z . • A blue bor der appears on the screen. • Pr ess z again to r eturn to normal video r ecor d ing mo de. 2P r e s s g . • The ca mc o rder rec ord s fo r a few seconds (the blue frame serves as a visual prog re ss bar) and t hen automa tica lly r eturns to r ecor d pause mode. • Whe n the ca mcor der stop s r ecor[...]

Video  63 Decorati ng Scenes wh ile Recordin g 1 Open the d ecoration screen. • The d ecor ation screen wi ll op en aut omat icall y also w hen y ou sto w the LCD pan el wit h the touc h scr een fa cing out. 2 Use a to ol from the toolba r as explained in the fo llowing procedures. 3P r e s s g to r ecor d movies wit h your deco ration s. Y ou[...]

64  Video In playback mode: pau se the playback . T ouch [ A ] to resume playi ng back t he scene. H [ ] Min imize t he toolba r to the top of the scr een to view almost all of th e can vas. T ou ch [ ] to restore the tool ba r . * Not avai lable in mode. To use [Pens and Stamp s] 1T o u c h [ ] . The [Pe ns and Stamps] scre en will ap pear . 2 [...]

Video  65 3 T ouch anywher e on the ca nvas to pl ace th e selected animated stamp. Y ou can also drag the anima ted stamp to a dif ferent locatio n. To use [Capt ions] 1 T ouch [ ]. The [Capti ons] scree n will ap pear . 2 T ouch [Date] or [Time] . Wh en recording a sc ene usin g Sto ry Crea tor , y ou ca n als o sele ct [T it le] (the story’[...]

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

Video  67 A Drag your fi nger ri ght or left to select a story . B Story’ s them e. C Selected sto ry (lar ge th umbnail in the fr ont ). D Story’ s title ( 0 73 ). E Ope n the inde x sele ction screen ( 0 52). F Details about the story (number of scenes, total playback ti me) and edit ing option s. G List o f scene s r ecor de d in th e se [...]

68  Video - Do not ope n the double memo ry ca rd slo t cove r . - Do not disconnect the power sour ce or turn off the camco rd er . - D o not change the cam corder’ s operating mode. Rating Scenes Y ou can rate story sc enes immediatel y after r ecor ding them ( 0 42) or during playback . Y ou can then select multiple scenes wi th the same ra[...]

Video  69 3T o u c h [ A ] to resume the playback and r ate other scenes in the same way or touch [ B ] to return t o the galler y . Playback with Background Music Y ou can play back movi es (or a photo slideshow ) using one of the sup- plied m usic track s as b ackgro und music. The suppl ied Camcor der Sup plemental Disc c ontains 3 mus ic tra[...]

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

Video  71 IMPORT ANT • If you use copyrighted songs and music tracks in your video creations, remem ber tha t mu sic und er cop yrig ht may not be used wit hou t p erm is- sion fr om the cop yrig ht holder , excep t for cas es permi tted under appli- cable laws, s uch as for pers ona l use. Mak e sure to foll ow app lica ble laws when using mu[...]

72  Video 2 In the [Scene List] screen, drag your finger up/down to select the scene you want to copy/move. 3 T ouch the orange box on the right to open the [Edit Scene] screen and touch [Copy] or [Move]. 4 Select the destina tion. Drag your finger ri ght/lef t to select the desire d story and touch its thumbn ail. Then, drag your finger up/d ow[...]

Video  73 2 Select the s tory who se thumbn ail you want to ch ange. Drag your finger right/left to bri ng the desired story to the fr ont. 3 Open the [St ory Thumbn ail] screen. 4 Locate the frame you want to use as the story’ s thumbnail. Play back co ntrols will app ear on t he screen ( 0 50). Use any spec ial playb ack modes (fast/s low pl[...]

74  Video 5T o u c h [ O K ] 8 [ f ] 8 [ f ] to return to the gallery . A Switch b etween lett ers a nd numb ers/s pecia l ch aracte rs. B Change the position of the cursor . C Delet e the charac ter to the cu rsor’ s left (ba ckspace ). D Caps Lo ck. When th e nu me rical key boa rd is dis play ed, [#%?] switches between set 1 and set 2 of sp[...]

Video  75 Advanced Functions Recording in y (Manual) Mode When the mode switch is set to y (Manual mode), you can enj oy full access t o the menus and manually adjust the exposu re, focus, whi te balance a nd many mor e of the camcor der’ s settings to your pr efer- ence. Even in mode, though, the camcor der can help you with the set tings. Fo[...]

76  Video • Be s ure t o s ave y ou r re co rdi ng s regu l arl y ( 0 120 ), especially after making im portan t recordi ngs. Can on sh all n ot be lia ble f or a ny los s or corruption of data. • Pho tos r ecor ded on an Eye-Fi card in memor y car d slo t Y will be upload ed autom atic ally af ter se tting the c amcor der to playb ack m ode[...]

Video  77 NOTES • Movies reco rded in MXP mod e canno t be saved on A VCHD dis cs. Use an exter nal Blu- ray Disc recorde r to copy MXP movies onto Blu-ra y discs or use th e supplied software Vide oBr owser to cr eate A VCHD discs*. • The camcorder uses a variable bit rate (V BR) to encode vide o so the actua l recording time s will vary de[...]

78  Video Selec ting t he Fram e Ra te Y ou can change t he frame rate (the number o f frames r ecorded per second) to change th e look of your movies. Option s Speci al Sc ene Rec ord ing Pro grams Recording in a very bright ski resort or ca pturing the full colors of a sunset or a fire works display bec omes as easy as selecti ng a Special Sce[...]

Video  79 [ G Sports] T o re cord sports scenes such as tennis or golf. [ q Night Scene] T o reco rd ni g hts ca pe s wi th lower noi se. [ I Snow] T o rec ord i n br igh t s k i res o rts wi th ou t the subjec t being underexposed. [ J Beach] T o record on a sunny beach withou t the subjec t being underexposed. [ K Sunse t] T o re cor d suns et[...]

80  Video NOTES •[ F Portrait]/[ G Sports]/[ I Snow]/[ J Beach ]: Th e pict ur e may n ot appear smoot h during pl ayback. •[ F Port rait] : The blu r effe ct of the back gr ound incr eas es the mor e you zoom in ( P ). •[ I Snow]/[ J Beach] : The subje ct ma y bec ome ov er expos ed o n cloudy days or in sha ded plac es. Check th e image [...]

Video  81 of the wate rproof ca se and keep it in a cool plac e unti l the tempera tur e goes down. I f the ca mcor der b ecomes to o hot, i t wil l turn off automatica lly . - When making r ecor di ngs underwat er wit h the [ r Under water ] re cord ing p rog ram, the image o n the LCD scr een will a ppear r edder than the actua l subject. This[...]

82  Video NOTES • If the degr ee of ca mcor der sha ke is too hig h, the imag e stabil izer may not b e able to f ully compens ate. • For surveying and following shots, when you pan the camcorder from side t o si de or ti lt i t up an d d own, we r eco mmen d s ett in g the I S mo de t o [D y n a m i c ] o r [S t a n d a r d ] . Pre- Recordi[...]

Video  83 1 Activate t he pre-recor ding function. • d will app ear on the scr een. • Rep eat, s elec ting [ B Off], to turn off pr e-r ecor ding. 2P r e s s g . The scene recorded in th e mem ory will s tart 3 se cond s befo re g was pressed. NOTES • The camcorder will not re cord the f ull 3 seconds prior to pr essing g if the button was[...]

84  Video By de fau lt, face d ete cti on is ac tiv ate d. If th e fu nc tion was tu r ne d off, pe r- form the following procedur e to turn it on. T o sel ect the main sub ject If ther e is more than one person in the picture, the camc order will auto- maticall y select o ne pers on it deter mines is the main su bject. The main subject is indic[...]

Video  85 T ouch & T rack When r ecor ding a gr oup of people usi ng face dete ction, the ca mcor der will auto matically detec t one per son as t he mai n subje ct. Y ou can use T ouch & T rack to tell the camcorder to track and optim ize settings for a dif ferent person. Y ou can also use T ouch & T rack to always keep in focus oth[...]

86  Video Faders The camco rd er of fers t wo pr ofess ional l ooking trans ition ef fects to fade-in o r fade-out scenes . Y ou have the option t o activa te the fad er only one time or ever y time you start or stop re cor ding. * Y ou can p review the transiti on effect on th e screen. • The icon of th e sele cted fade r appea rs in gr een. [...]

Video  87 Manually Setting the Shutt er Speed or Aperture [ A Program med AE] i s the d efault auto matic e xposur e (AE) reco rdi ng pro gram; using it, you can change functions like the whit e balance or image ef fects. Selec t one of the other AE r ecor ding pro grams to contro l the shutter speed or aperture. * Y ou can also drag you r finge[...]

88  Video • Du ring ex posur e l ock, the aper tur e val ue/shu tter spee d canno t be change d. Set the aper ture value or shutter speed befor e manual ly adjus ting t he e xposu re. Shutte r Speed and Ap erture V alu e Guidelin es X With slower shutter speed y ou can add a nice motion blur and sens e of movement. With faster shutter speeds y[...]

Video  89 Manual Exposure Adjustment At times, ba cklit subjects may appear too dark (undere xposed ) or sub- jects und er very s trong lights may a ppear too bright or glaring (o verex - posed) . T o cor rect this, you can adjust the ex posur e man ually or u se the T ouch AE function to automatically set the optimal e xposure for the subject y[...]

90  Video NOTES • If the re cor ding progr am is cha nged duri ng expos ure lock, the cam- cor der will r eturn to aut omatic e xposur e. • When shooti ng subjects with a str ong light sour ce behind them, the camcor der a utomati cally c orr ects f or the b acklig ht*. Y ou can t urn off the automati c backl ight co rrecti on with the 7 8 [[...]

Video  91 POINTS TO CH ECK • Adj ust the zoom bef ore you s tart t he pr ocedur e. 1 Open the man ual focus screen. 2 T ouch a subject that appears inside the X frame. • The T ouch AF mar k ( P ) w ill f lash and the fo cusing dista nce wi ll be adjusted automat icall y . Y ou have the opti on to further adjust the focus manually as necessar[...]

92  Video Te l e M a c r o Using tele ma cro, t he camcor der ca n focus at a shor ter di stance (up t o 40 cm from th e subject at full telephoto), all owing you get closer s hots of small subjects like fl owers and ins ects. T his function also adds a soft focus to the background, so the subject not only loo ks lar ger but it also st ands ou t[...]

Video  93 Whit e Bal ance The white balance function helps yo u to ac curately r epr oduce colo rs under differ ent lighting conditions so that white objects will always look truly white in your recordings. POINTS TO CH ECK • Se lect a r ecor di ng pr ogram other than the Special Scen e r ecor d ing pro - grams. * When you se lect [ g Custom W[...]

94  Video NOTES • When you selec t the custom white ba lance: -S e t 7 8 [D igital Zoom] t o [ B Off]. - Rese t th e wh ite bala nce w hen you ch ange loca tion s or the ligh ting or other co nditions change. - Dep endi ng on the lig ht sou rce, g m ay ke ep fl ashin g. Th e res ult wi ll stil l be bette r th an wit h [ Y Automatic]. • Custo[...]

Video  95 + le vels : rich er c olors , sh arpe r im age, stron ger co ntr ast, b righ ter image . - levels : shall ower co lors, softer i mage, so fter co ntras t, dark er image . 4T o u c h [ a ] to sa ve an d ap pl y th e c usto mize d pict ur e s ett ing s. Z will appe ar on t he screen. Self Timer • n will appe ar on t he s creen. • Rep[...]

96  Video Audio Recording Level Y ou can adjust the audio r ecor ding level o f the built -in or an external microphone. Y ou can display the audio level indica tor while rec ording. POINTS TO CH ECK • Selec t a re cording prog ram ot her t ha n [ r Unde rwat er] or [ s Surface ]. Manual Adju stment of the Audio Reco rding Le vel 1 Open the ma[...]

Video  97 To dis play t he au dio le vel in dicat or Usually , the audi o level ind icator will be di splayed only af ter activating the manual adjustment of the audio recor ding level. Y o u can choose to display it also when the audio level is adjusted automatically . NOTES • Whe n the audio le vel mete r reache s the red p oint (0 dB), the [...]

98  Video NOTES • An external m icr ophone over rides the bui lt-i n micr ophone. The built -in micropho ne ’ s d irection alit y can not be c hang ed when an exter na l mi cro- phone is attached to the mi ni advanc ed shoe. Audio Equalizer Y ou can use the audio equalizer to adjust sound levels by specifically tar geting the high- or low -f[...]

Video  99 Using Headphones Use head phones for p layba ck or t o check the audio l evel w hile r ecor d- ing. T he headpho nes ar e connecte d to the A V OUT/ X terminal, which is used for both the headphones and t he audio/v ideo output. Bef ore connecting t he headpho nes, fo llow the proced ure b elow to c hange the function of the terminal f[...]

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

Video  101 NOTES • Access or ies d esig ned for the A dva nced Acc essor y Sh oe cannot be used with this camcorder . Look for video accessories bearing this logo to ensur e compatibility with the mini advanced shoe . Using an External Micropho ne When re cording in very qui et surroundings, the built-in microphone may pick up t he sound of th[...]

102  Video NOTES • When an external mi cr ophone is connect ed to the camcor der , 7 8 [Wind Screen] will automatic ally be set to [ B Off Z ]. • If the audio lev el is too hi gh and the sound ge ts distorted, ad just the audio recording le vel ma nu ally ( 0 96) or activa te the mi crop hone att en- uator with the 7 8 [Microphone Attenuator[...]

Video  103 camcor der . This is particularly usef ul while the camcor der is mounted on a tripod and y ou want to ensure maximum stability of a shot. Attach th e option al RA- V1 Remote Control Adapter t o the mini advanced shoe. Refer to Using the Mini Adva nced Shoe ( 0 100). will app ear on the scr een. For details ab out usin g the adapte r [...]

104  Video Selecting the Playback Starti ng Point If you have a very long scene, you may want to start play ing back the scene fr om a cer tain p oint. Y ou can use the movie timeli ne to br eak the scene to segments a t fixed tim e interval s ranging from 6 seconds to 6 minut es. 1 Open the date index screen. 2 Open the scene’ s [Timeline] sc[...]

Video  105 To chang e the in terval bet ween fr ames Onscreen Displays and D ata Code Y ou can turn most onscreen displays on or of f. Repeatedly press h to turn the onscreen displays on/off in the following sequence: , mode: • All displa ys on • Most displays of f 1 , mode 2 : • Only data code on • All displa ys on 1 Pressing h will tur[...]

106  Video Captu ring P hotos and Vi deo Sn apsh ot Scen es fr om a Mo vie Y ou can capture video snapshot scenes, single photos or a seri es of continuous photos fr om a pr eviously r ecor ded scene . For example, you may want to prin t photos fro m video r ecor ded at a party or create a small vide o clip using video snapshot scen es from the [...]

Video  107 • When you start c apturing a vi deo snapshot scene l ess than 1 second fr om the end of the s cene, t he vi deo sna pshot s cene w ill b e cap ture d starting fr om the beginning of the following scene. • D uring th e playback of vide o snapshot scenes cap ture d fr om a previ - ously rec or ded mo vie, yo u may n otice some anom[...]

108  Video • Phot os cap ture d fro m a scene with a lo t of fast movement may be blurred. • Photos will be recor ded on the memory selected for r ec ording photos. •[ B Photo Se quence]: - U p to 100 photos can be captur ed at a time. - The photo sequenc e captur e wil l stop when t he end of the sc ene is reached (playback will pause at [...]

Video  109 NOTES • Whe n advanci ng/r evers ing fr ames whi le div iding the scenes, the i nterval between f rames is ab out 0.5 second s. • I f the scene cannot be di vided a t the point wher e you paused t he p lay- back , advan ce/r everse a f rame and then divid e th e scene . • D uring t he play back o f a s cene t hat w as divi ded, [...]

110  Photos Photos Refer to this chapter for details on viewing p hotos and other photo-related operations. Viewin g Ph otos 1P r e s s S . 2 Open the [Pho tos] index screen, if it is not displayed. 3 Look for the photo you want to p lay back. Move the zoom lever toward Q to show 15 photos per page; move it tow ard P to show 6 photos per page. O[...]

Photos  111 4 T ouch the phot o you wish to view . • The photo i s displayed in single photo view . • Drag your finger left/right to browse throu gh the photos one by one. To re tur n to the inde x s cree n from sin gle p hot o v iew 1 T ouch the scr een to di splay th e pl ayback c ontrols . 2T o u c h [ Q ]. Photo Jump Functi on When you h[...]

112  Photos IMPORT ANT • Obser ve th e follo win g precau tion s wh ile the ACCE SS indic ator is on o r flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult i n permanent data loss. - Do not ope n the double memo ry ca rd slo t cove r . - Do not disconnect the power sour ce or turn off the camco rd er . - D o not change the cam corder’ s operating mode.[...]

Photos  113 2 Delete the p hotos. * When yo u select [Sel ect], pe rform the fo llowing p rocedure to select th e individ- ual photo s you want to delet e before tou ching [Y es]. ** T ouch [Stop] to interrupt the operation whil e it is in progr ess. Some photos will be de let ed n ever the less . T o select indivi dual pho tos 1 T ouch on the i[...]

114  Photos 2 Select the music track to use during the photo slideshow . Step 2 ( 0 69). 3 T ouch the pho to that will open th e slideshow to display it in single photo vie w . 4 T ouch the screen to display the playback controls, then touch [ A ] to play back the slideshow set to the selected music track. During the ph oto s lides how • T ouc[...]

External Conne ctions  115 External Connect ions This chapt er expl ains how to connect y our camcor der t o an external d evice such as a TV , VCR, or co mputer . T er minals on the Camcorder Open the LCD panel to acce ss the terminals on the camcord er . 1 USB T erminal 2 AV O U T / X Te r m i n a l Sound from th e built-in speaker will be mut[...]

116  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Conne ction D iagr ams In the f ollowing connec tion diagrams, the left side sh ows the termina ls on the camcor der and the righ t side shows (for r efer ence only) an example of termi nals o n a connected device. Conn ecti on A HDMI T ype: Digital Quality: High definition Output only Connect to a high-definiti on T[...]

External Conne ctions  117 Connecti on B Component Video T ype: Analog Q uality: High Definition Output only Connect to a high-def inition TV (HD TV) with component video inp ut terminal s. Change the following se ttings on th e camcorder : - 6 8 [AV/ Headphones] to [ H AV] Connecti on C Composite Video T ype: Analog Q uality: Standard definitio[...]

118  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Connectio n c Composite Video (SCART) In all respect s, exactly the same connect ion as connection C . Connect to a st andard TV or VCR with SCAR T input termina l. Requires a SCART adapt er (commercial ly availabl e). Connection D USB T ype: Digital data connection Connect to a c omputer to save your rec ordings, or[...]

External Conne ctions  119 Playb ack o n a TV Sc reen Connect the camcor der to a TV to enjoy your r ecor dings with fami ly and friends. Playback on an HDTV using one of the high-definition con- nections will ensur e the best play back quality . 1 T urn o ff the camcorder and the TV . 2 Connect th e camcorder to the TV . Refe r t o Connect ion [...]

120  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings Copying Recordings to a Memory C ard Y ou can copy your recor dings only one way: from the built- in memory ( only) or from memory card X to memory car d Y . Scen es and photos will be copied from the index screen or from a story in the gal- lery on the sour ce memory t o the same [...]

External Conne ctions  121 Opt ions Copying Scen es from a Sto ry by Rat ing 1 Open the ga llery and bring the desi red stor y to t he f ron t. • Che ck t hat y ou hav e se lect ed t he f tab (b ui lt- in me mor y , only) or 4 tab ( mem o ry ca rd X ). 2 Select the r ating of t he stories y ou want to copy . 3 Copy all t he applicable s cenes.[...]

122  Exter nal Co nnecti ons 3 Cop y the phot o. 4 Drag your fing er left/right to select another pho to to copy or touch [ a ]. Copying Photos from the In dex Screen 1 Open the [Pho tos] index screen. Chec k that you have selec ted t he f tab ( built -in memor y , only) or 4 tab (memory car d X ). 2 Cop y the phot os. * When you se lect [Select[...]

External Conne ctions  123 IMPORT ANT • Observe t he follow ing precautio ns while the AC CESS in dica tor is on or flash ing. F ailing to do so may result in perma nent data lo ss. - D o not open the double me mory card slot cover . - Do not disconnec t the power sour ce or turn off the camc or der . - D o not change the camcorder’ s op era[...]

124  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Installation Install the softwar e befor e you connect the camcor der to the comp uter for the first time. Refer to the Installation Guide (supplied leaflet) and follow the instructions in the Softwa re Guide (PDF fi le) to i nstall the supp lied PIXEL A ’ s softw ar e. Connecting the Camcorder t o a Computer 1 Pow[...]

External Conne ctions  125 Install the supplied Photo Ap plication softw are following the instructions in the soft ware’ s instruction m anual. r Refer to Ins ta llin g Ph ot o A pp lic at ion . First- time c onne ction to a com puter runn ing Windo ws Windows users only: The first time you connect the camcor der to the computer , you also ne[...]

126  Exter nal Co nnecti ons - Do not tur n off the camcor der or the computer . - D o not change the cam corder’ s operating mode. • Operation may not work c orrectly depending on t he software and the specifi cations/se ttings of your computer . • If you wish t o use th e image files on your c omputer , make copie s of them fir st. U se [...]

External Conne ctions  127 Copying Recordings to an External Video Recorder In High Defini tion Connect the camcor der to Blu-r ay Disc recor der s and other A VCHD- compatible digit al video rec order s using th e suppl ied USB cabl e to make perf ect copies of your movi es in high definiti on. If the external digital vide o reco rde r has a n [...]

128  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Connecting Connect the camcor der to the VCR using Connectio n C or c . Refer to Connection Diagrams ( 0 117). Recording 1 External recorder: Load a blank cassette or disc and set the recor der to r ecord pause mode. 2 T urn on the camcorder and set it to mode. • W e r eco mmend p owerin g the c amcor der using t h[...]

External Conne ctions  129 follow the instructions in the Softwa r e Guide ( PDF file) to install the supplied P IXELA ’ s softwa re. Convertin g Scenes i nto Standard Def inition from the Date Ind ex Screen 1 Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter . 2 Make sure ther e is a memory car d in memory card s lot Y wit h sufficient avai[...]

130  Exter nal Co nnecti ons • Bef ore touching [ST ART], you can touch [ ] to decorate the conv erte d SD mov ies ( 0 62), or touch [ ] to adjust the volume ( 0 50) and background music balance ( 0 70). • Y ou can also decor ate the scen es as they a re being convert ed. • T ouc h [STOP] to interr upt the opera tion w hile it is in progre[...]

External Conne ctions  131 Connecting t o the Computer and Up loading your V ideos 1 Connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable. Connection D . Refe r to Connect ion Diagr ams ( 0 118). 2 Computer : Depending on the software you chose to install, T ransfer Utility or V ideoBrowser will start up automatical ly . • T rans[...]

132  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Converting Scenes into S tandard Defin ition fro m a Stor y by Ra ting 1 Open the galler y and bring the desired stor y to the front. • Check that you ha ve sel ect ed the f tab (built -in memor y) or 4 tab (memory card X ). 2 Select the rating of the stories you want to convert. 3P r e s s Z and continue the conv [...]

External Conne ctions  133 Uploadin g your Vi deos Wirele ssl y If you are usi ng an Eye-Fi card, y ou can automatically upload the con- verted SD movies to your favorite video sha ring W e b site. Y ou will need to have install ed the softwar e suppli ed with your Eye-Fi card and com- pleted all the r equir ed configurati on setup in advance. R[...]

134  Exter nal Co nnecti ons NOTES • Dep ending on the amoun t of data to be upl oaded and the ne twork’ s wir eless connecti on conditi ons, it can take some time to upload video file s. If the wir e less conn ectio n is too wea k, the w ir eless uploa d may fail and t he v ideo f iles w ill be registe red as inco mplete upl oads. • About[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  135 Addition al In for mati on This chapter contai ns troubles hooting advice, s creen mes- sages, handling and maintenance tips, and other information. Appendix: Menu Optio ns Lists Menu items not available appear grayed out. For details about how to sele ct an it em, refer to Using the Menus ( 0 28). For details abou[...]

136  Additional Information 1 Option available only for r ecording movies. 2 Some opti ons are available only wh en recording a sto ry using Sto ry Creator . [ X Focus ] [ 2 ] (manual focus): T oggle on ( ) or off ( ) , T ouch AF frame – zz 90 [ e Exposure] [ y ] (manual exposure): T oggle on ( ) or off ( ) , T ouch AE frame – zz 89 [ZOOM] Z[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  137 Edit Panel - Mo de Control Button Date Index Screen [SD Mov ies ] Index Screen Playback Pause 0 [Copy ( 497 )] 1 [Copy ( f97 )] 1 < date >, [Select], [All Scenes ] – – 120 [Conver t HD 9 SD ( 497 )] 1 [Conver t HD 9 SD ( f97 )] 1 < date >, [Select], [All Scenes ] – – 129 [Delet e] < date >[...]

138  Additional Information 1 Operati on not av ailable fo r recordings on memor y card Y ( 7 tab). 2 Operati on not available fo r the two preexi sting stories, [U nsorted] and [Video Snap - shot]. Edit Panel - Mode * Operat ion not a vailable fo r recording s on mem ory card Y ( 7 ta b). Setup Menus 7 Camera Set up [Edit Title] 2 z –– 7 3 [...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  139 1 Option a vailable onl y for recording movies. 2 Option a vailable on ly when the op tional SM -V1 Sur round Micropho ne is a ttached to the cam corder after having up dated the camc order’ s fi rmware using the me m- ory card supplied with t he SM-V1. [Auto Back light Correcti on] [ A On] , [ B O ff] zz 90 [Aut[...]

140  Additional Information [Digital Zoom]: Determines the operation of the digital zoom. The col or of the indic ator indi - cates the z oom. • When ac tivat ed, the cam- corder wi ll sw itch au toma tical ly to digital zoom when you zoom in beyond the opt ical zoom range. • With the digital zoom the image is di gitally processed, so the im[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  141 • Whe n you select a setting other than [ B Of f], the AF mode is auto- mati call y se t to [ S Norm al AF]. [Ons cre en Mark ers] : Y ou can display a grid or a horizonta l line at the ce n- ter of the scr een. Use the markers as a r efer ence to make sur e your sub- ject is frame d corr ectly (ve rtical ly a nd[...]

142  Additional Information attache d to the camcor der . When set to [ A On V ], V will ap pear on t he s creen. y / z Playback Setup * Option not availabl e when the camcorder is connecte d to an HDTV using the sup- plie d HDM I ca ble . [Data Code]: Displa ys the date a nd/or time when th e scene or photo w as reco rde d . [ L Camera Data] : [...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  143 1 Option a vailable onl y for recording movies. [Rate Sce nes (Recording)] 1 [ A On], [ B Off] zz ––– [Rec Me dia for Movies] 1 [ f ] (built -in memory), [ 4 ] (memory card X ), [ 7 ] (memory card Y ), [Relay Recor ding]: [ B O ff], [ f94 ], [ f9 497 ], [ 497 ] [ 4 ] (memory card X ), [ 7 ] (memory card Y ), [...]

144  Additional Information 2 Can be set inde pende ntly for and mode. The def ault value in mode i s [ D PF2 5]. 3 Option available only for r ecording photos. [Rate Scenes (Recor ding)]: When set to [ A On], the scene rating scene will appear after ever y scene you r eco rd. [Memor y I nfo]: Displays a scr een wher e you ca n verify how much o[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  145 6 System Setup Menu item Setting options y CINEMA 1 2 0 [Output Ons creen Displa ys] [ A On] , [ B Off] zzzz – [Language a ] [ ], [Dansk], [Deutsch], [ ], [English] , [Esp añol], [Français] , [Italiano], [Ma gy ar], [Melayu], [N ederlands], [ Norsk], [Polski] , [Por tuguês], [ ], [Suomi], [Sve nska], [Türkçe[...]

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

Addition al Info rmatio n  147 • Ch anging the b rightnes s of the LCD scr een does not affe ct the bri ght- ness o f your r ecor dings or the bri ghtness of t he pla yback image on a TV . [LCD Scre en Di mmer]: Whe n se t to [ A On], the LCD screen is dim med. Doin g so is idea l when usi ng the ca mcor der in lo catio ns wher e the LC D’ s[...]

148  Additional Information • In standby mod e, the ca mcor der wi ll shut of f after the time sel ecte d for the [Quick Start (Standby) ] setting. [Quick Sta rt ( Standby)] : Sele ct whethe r to ac tivate the Quic k Start function ( 0 46) when you cl ose the LCD panel in a reco r ding mode and the leng th o f time aft er wh ich the camc order[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  149 [HDMI S tatus ]: Displays a sc ree n wher e you ca n verif y the standa rd o f the output signal fr om the HDMI OUT terminal. [Distance Un its]: Selects the units to use for the focusing distance display during manual foc us. [Demo Mod e]: The demo nstr ation mod e displ ays the camc or der’ s main featur es. It [...]

150  Additional Information Appendix: Onscr een Ico ns and Displa ys Recording Movies (using Story Creator) 1 Control button [FUNC.]: Open the FUNC. panel ( 0 28 ) 2 Smar t AU TO ( 0 42) 3 Face det ect ion f rame ( 0 83 ) 4 T ouc h & T r ack frame ( 0 85 ) 5 Control butto n [PHOTO]: T ake a ph oto ( 0 40 , 75 , 107) 6 Control bu tton [ ]: Re[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  151 , Recording Mov ies y Manual mode CINEMA mode A g Recordin g progra m ( 0 78 , 87) A h Manua l exposure ( 0 89) A j R Instant A F/ S Normal AF ( 0 140), MF Manu al focus ( 0 90) A k Face det ect ion ( 0 83) A l White balance ( 0 93) S q Audio level indicator ( 0 96) S a x.v .Color ( 0 144) S s While recor ding/duri[...]

152  Additional Information Playing Movies (du ring playback) F s Playback control b uttons ( 0 50) F d Eye-Fi w ireless commun ication ( 0 133) F f Scene nu mber F g Data code ( 0 10 5, 142) F h V olume and bac kground mu sic balance co ntrols ( 0 50 , 70) Viewing Photos F j Control button [MENU]: Op en the setup m enus ( 0 138) F k Control but[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  153 7 Memor y op er atio n N Record, M Record pause , A Playba ck, C Play back p ause, I Fast playback, J Fas t re vers e play ba ck, G Slow pla ybac k, H Slow rever se playb ack , E Frame advance, F Frame reverse. 9 Remaining battery time • The icon shows a rough estimate of the remai ning charge as a percent age of[...]

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

Addition al Info rmatio n  155 - The camcorder cannot communicate with the ba ttery pack attached. Battery packs not rec- ommended by Canon for use with this camcor de r cannot be charged usi ng this camcorder . - If you are using a battery pack recommended by Canon for use with this camcorder , there may be a problem with the camc order or ba t[...]

156  Additional Information After using the camcorder for a long time , it becomes hot. - The camcorder may become hot a fter using it co nt inuously for long p eriods of time; this is not a malfunction. If the camcorder becomes unusually hot or it becomes h ot after using it only for a short while, it may indicate a problem with the camcorder .[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  157 Cannot mark individual scenes/photos in the index scr een with a checkmark O - Y ou cannot select more than 100 scenes/photos individually . Select the [All Scenes] or [All Photos] option instead of [Select]. Indicators and Onscre en Disp lays lights up in red. - Battery pack is exhausted. Repl ace or charge the ba[...]

158  Additional Information Picture an d Sound The screen appears too dark. - The LCD screen was dimmed. Hold h presse d down for 2 seconds to restore the LCD screen to its previous brig htness setting. Screen displays turn on and off repeatedly . - The battery pack is exhausted. Replace or charge the battery pack. - Remove the battery pack and [...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  159 - The LOCK switch on the memory card is set to prevent accidental erasure. Change the posi- tion of the LOCK switch. - A compatible memory card must be used to be able to record mov ies on a memory card ( 0 33). - The folder and file number s have reached their maximum value. Set 8 8 [Photo Num- bering] to [Reset] [...]

160  Additional Information The camcorder is connected using the supplied H DMI cable, but there is no pictur e or sound from the HDTV . - Disconnect the suppli ed HDMI cable and then r estore the co nnection or turn th e camcorder off and then on again. The camcorder is connected using the supplied HDMI cable , but HDMI-CEC does not work (canno[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  161 Built-in memory is full - The built-in memory is full (“ f End” appears on the scre en). Delete some recordi ngs ( 0 54, 112) to free some sp ace. Alternatively , save your r ecordings ( 0 123) and initialize the built-in memory ( 0 38). Cannot access the built-in memory - There is a problem with the built- in [...]

162  Additional Information Cannot play back Cannot access the built-in memory - There is a problem with the built-in memory . Sa ve your recordings ( 0 123) and i nitialize the built-in memory using the [Complete Initialization] option ( 0 38). If the pro blem persists, contact a Canon Service Center . Cannot play back Check the memory card - T[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  163 Cannot save the canvas - Cannot save your [Pens and Stamps] drawings on the me mory . Save your recordings ( 0 123) and initialize the memory ( 0 38). Change the battery pack - Batter y pack is exhausted. Repl ace or charge the battery pack. Check the memory card - Cannot access the memory card. Check the memory ca[...]

164  Additional Information May not be possible to record movies on this memory card - Y ou may not be able to record mov ies on a memory card without a Speed Class rating. Replace the memory card with one rated SD Speed Class 2, 4, 6 or 10. Mem. Card Number of scenes alread y at maximum - The memory card alrea dy contains the maximum number of [...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  165 Number of stories already at maximum - The gallery already contains the maximum num ber of stories (98 stories in any one given memory). Delete some stories ( 0 56) or chang e the recording memory for movies ( 0 36). Recording program: Underwater / Surface T ur n on the camcorder while holding the zoom lever toward[...]

166  Additional Information This scene was re corded using another device and cannot be copied. - Scenes that were not recor ded with this camcorder cann ot be copied to memory card Y . T o record video on this memory card, it is recommended to use only the XP+/SP/LP recording modes - Movies may not be r ecorded correctly on thi s memory card if[...]

Additional Information  167 Do’s an d Don ’ts Hand lin g Prec au tions Cam co rder Be sur e t o observe t he follo wing pr ecaution s to ensure maximum pe r- forma nce. • Save your recordings period ically . Make sur e t o trans fer your r ecord- ings to an e xternal device such as a c omput er or digita l vi deo r ecor de r ( 0 120) and s[...]

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

Additional Information  169 Long-ter m storag e • St or e batte ry pa cks in a dry place at te mper atur es no highe r than 30 ° C. • T o extend the batt ery li fe of the battery pack, d ischarge it comp letely before storing it. • Ch arge an d discharge all your battery pack s full y at least o nce a year . Remaining ba tter y time If th[...]

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

Additional Information  171 Lithium But ton Battery • Do not pick up the batt ery using tweezers or ot her metal t ools, as this will ca us e a sho rt circu it. • Wipe the batt ery with a clea n dry cloth to ens ur e pro per contact. Disp osal When you delete movies or initialize the m emory , only the f ile allocatio n table is alt ered and[...]

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

Additional Information  173 • R emove the memo ry ca r d and batter y pack . Then, pl ace t he cam cord er in an air tight pla stic bag and let it adjus t gradua lly to tempe ratur e changes before r e moving it fr om the bag. When c ondensatio n is d etected The c amcor der automa tica lly s huts of f. The pr e cise time r equ ir ed for water[...]

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

Additional Information  175 NOTES • Access or ies th at are com pat ible wit h the A dva nced Acce ssor y Shoe canno t be at tached to t his ca mcor der . Look for the Mini ADV ANCED SHOE logo to ensur e compatibil ity with the mi ni advanc ed shoe. Opt ional Acc essor ies 4 Battery Packs When you need e xtra battery packs, selec t one of th e[...]

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

Additional Information  177 Usi ng a m emory c ard * Approximate t imes for recordi ng with repe ated operat ions such a s start/sto p, zoom ing, and p owe r on/o f f. 7 TL-H4 3 Tele -convert er This T e le-co nver ter lens inc reases the focal le ngth of the camcorde r lens by a factor of 1.5. • The ima ge sta bili zer is no t as effec tive w[...]

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

Additional Information  179 A g VFL-2 Video F lash Ligh t This video flash light allows you to r ecor d photos and movies even at nig ht or in dark plac es. It attaches to the cam- corder’ s mini a dvanc ed sho e for cab le- free op erat ion. • Th e VFL-2 c annot be used as a flash with this camcor der . A h RA-V1 Remote Control Adapter Atta[...]

180  Additional Information Specifications LEGRIA HF M46 / LEGRIA HF M406  — V alues given are approximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: A VCHD Video compression: MPEG-4 A VC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.1ch* * Only when using the optional SM-V1 Surrou nd Microphone. Photos: DCF (Design rule fo[...]

Additional Information  181 • Minimum Focusing Distance 1 m; 40 cm with tele macro on at full telephoto; 1 cm at full wide angle • White Balance Auto white balance, Custom white balance or Preset white balance settings: Daylight, Shade, Cloudy , T ungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H • Minimum Illumination 0.1 lx ([Low Light] recording prog[...]

182  Additional Information CA-570 Compact Po wer Adapter • Power supply: 100 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz • Rated output / consumption: 8.4 V DC, 1.5 A / 29 VA (100 V) – 39 V A (240 V) • Operating temperature  : 0 – 40 °C • Dimensions  : 52 x 29 x 90 mm • Weight  : 135 g BP-808 Battery Pack • Battery ty pe Rechargeable lithi[...]

Additional Information  183 About the m usic fi les The specif ications o f the musi c files co mpatible with the cam cor der are as fo llo ws. Audio encod ing: Linear PCM Audio s ampling: 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 channels Minimum le ngth: 1 second File type: WAV The music data is saved in the memory under t he following folders. In the bui lt- in mem[...]

184  Additional Information Index 3D Flip View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 A Abroad, using the cam corder . . . . 173 AGC (automatic g ain control) limit .9 0 Apertu re (f number ) . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Aspect r atio of a conn ected TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Audi o equal izer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Au[...]

Additional Information  185 LCD screen d immer . . . . . . . . . . . 147 LCD touc h screen . . . . . . . . . . 24, 26 Low li ght (recordin g progra m) . . . . 79 M M (Manua l) mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Mainte nan ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Manua l exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Manua l focus . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

186  Additional Information V Video snapsh ot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Vo l u m e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 W White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3 Wide angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Wind screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Wireless controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Z Zoom . . . [...]

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