Canon Legria HD Camcorder manual

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    PUB. DIE-0414-000A HD Camcorder Instruction Manual *)( C OP Y[...]

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    2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials may infringe on the rights of cop yright owners and be contrary to copyright laws. T o reduce the risk of electric shock, do not expose this product to dripping or spl ashing. The Mains plug is used as the disconnect device. The Mains plu[...]

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    3 REGIONS OF USE LEGRIA HF R38, LEGRIA HF R37 and LE GRIA HF R36 are in co mpliance (as of January 2012 ) with the radi o signal regul ations of the reg ions listed be low. F or details on other reg ions where th ey can be us ed, make inqu iries wit h the cont acts li sted on th e back side o f this instru ction manual . * France: Cann ot be u sed [...]

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    4 T rademark Acknowledg ements • SD, SDHC and SDXC Logos a re trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. • Microsoft and Windows ar e trademarks or registered tr ademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries . • App Store, iPhone , iT unes, Mac OS and Maci ntosh are trademarks of Apple Inc., regi stered in the U.S. and other co[...]

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    5 Exciting F eatures and New Functions * / ) / ( Wi-Fi Functions ( A 147) Stor y Creator ( A 67) Enjoy the f reedom of Wi-Fi functio ns by making your camcorder an active part of your Wi-Fi home network or by conveniently accessing Wi-Fi hotspots to upload your videos wherever yo u may be. • Y ou can save your recordings wir ele ssly to a compu t[...]

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    6 Smart AUTO ( A 45) Smart AUTO autom atica lly sel ects t he best scene mode for t he s cene y ou w ant to shoot. Y ou get spe ctacular r ecor dings every time wi thout worrying abo ut settings. Video S naps hot ( A 72) Face Detection ( A 99) Shoot or captur e short scen es and a rran ge them into a v ideo clip set to your favorite backgr ound mus[...]

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    7 Enjoying Y our Recordings on Other Devices MPEG-2 AVC HD MP4 Eye-Fi Connect the camcorder to an HDTV ( A 125) Use an Eye-F i card ( A 144) to wirelessly upload reco rdings to your computer or a video sharing W eb site . Upload MP4 movies to your computer ( A 131). Save yo ur r ecord ing s. Y ou can also c reate disc s from your recordings.* Stand[...]

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    8 * / ) / ( Enjoying Y our Recordings Using the Camcorder's Wi-Fi Fu nctions LAN cable Play video wir elessly dir ectly from the memory on AV CHD- and DLNA-compatible H DTVs and other devices c onnected t o the n etwork ( A 162). Join a Wi-F i network b y first connecting to an access point ( A 149). T ransfer your recordings wirele ssly fr om[...]

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    Table of conte nts  9  Introduction 5 Exciting Features and New Functions 13 About this Manual 15 Getting to Know the Camcorder 15 Supplied Access ories and CD-ROMs 17 Names of Parts  Preparations 19 Get tin g Sta rte d 19 Charging t he Battery Pack 22 Using the Grip Be lt 23 Opening the Lens Cov er and Adjusting the LCD S creen 25 Basic O[...]

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    10  Table of cont ents  AUTO Mode 43 Basic Recor ding 43 Shooting Video and T aking Photos in AUTO Mode 45 About the Smart AUTO function 47 Intelligent IS 49 Zooming 51 Quick Start  V ideo 53 Basic Playback 53 Playing Back Vid eo 57 3D Flip View 58 The [Index Selection] Scr een: Selecting the Content to Play Ba ck 60 Deleting Scenes and St[...]

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    Table of conte nts  11 100 T ouch & T rack 101 Faders 102 Manual Exposure Adjustment 104 Manual Focus Adjustment 105 T ele Macro 106 White Balance 108 Self Timer 109 Audio Recording Level 11 0 Usi ng Hea dp ho ne s 112 Cap turing V ideo Snapshot Sc enes and Photos from a Movie 114 Dividing Scenes  Photos 116 Viewing Photos 118 Deleting Ph[...]

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    12  Table of cont ents  * / ) / ( Wi-Fi Functions 147 Introduction to W i-Fi 149 Connecting to a W i-Fi Network 154 T ransferr ing Files to a Computer or F TP S erver 158 Uploading Recordings to Y ouT ube and Facebook 159 Uploading Videos Using an iOS Device 162 Wirele ss Playback on a DLNA-Compati ble Device  Additional Inform ation 166 A[...]

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    Introdu ction  13 About this Manual Thank you fo r purchasi ng the Canon LEGRIA H F R38 / LEGRIA HF R37 / LEGRIA HF R36 / LEGRIA HF R30 6. Please read this manual carefully before you use the camcorder and retain it fo r future reference. Should your camcorder fail to operate correctly , refer to T roublesho oting ( A 186). Conventions Used in t[...]

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    14  Introduction Self Timer Operating modes: * For movi es only . 1P r e s s . 2 Activate the self timer . • < will appe ar on the screen. • Repeat, s electing [ j Off], to turn off the self timer . Movies: In recor d pause mode, press Y . The camcorder starts r ecording after a 10-second countdown. The countdo wn appear s on the screen .[...]

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    Introdu ction  15 Gettin g to Kn ow the Camcorder Supplied Accessor ies and CD-ROMs The follo wing acc essories ar e supplied wi th the camcor der: * * / ) / ( only . X CA-110E Compact Power Adapter (incl. power c ord) BP-709 Batter y Pack W X IFC-300PCU/S USB Cable HTC-100/S HDMI Cable W X Quick Guide X Wi-Fi Basic Setup Guide* Sty lus P en W C[...]

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    16  Introduction The f ollo wing CD-ROM s and sof twar e ar e suppli ed wit h the camc or der: • PIXELA CD-ROM - * / ) / ( Y ou can use Video Bro wser for managi ng, editi ng, and pl aying b ack A VCHD movies, and Network U tility when trans ferr ing reco rdings wire less ly to a com put er . - + Use T rans fer Utility for saving and tr ansfer[...]

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    Introdu ction  17 Names of Parts 1 U (camera /play) but ton ( A 32) 2 HOME button ( A 26 ) 3 VIDEO SN AP (video sna pshot) bu tton ( A 72) 4 ACCESS indicator ( A 43) 5 Memory ca rd slot cov er 6 AV O U T te rm i n a l ( A 121, 123)/ × (headph ones) t erminal ( A 110) 7 HDMI OUT terminal ( A 12 1, 122 ) 8 USB terminal ( A 121, 1 24, 13 4, 138 ) [...]

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    18  Introduction A h Speaker ( A 55) A j Zoom lever ( A 49) A k LCD touc h screen ( A 23, 25) A l POWE R b utt on S q ON/OFF (CHG) (c harge) indicator: Green – On Orange – S tandby ( A 51) Red – C hargi ng ( A 19) S a Battery a ttachm ent uni t ( A 19) S s Ser ial nu mber S d T ripod socket ( A 20 5) S f BA TTERY RE LEASE switc h ( A 20) A[...]

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    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 comp act power ad[...]

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    20  Prepa rati ons 5 Charg ing will start when the camcorder is turned off. • If the camc orde r was on , 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 turn on i n r ed (battery pack charging). The r ed ON/OFF (CHG) indic ator will go out when th e batt ery pa[...]

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    Prepa rat ions  21 • T o prev ent equi pment br eakdow ns and excessi ve he ating, do not con- nect the suppli ed comp act pow er adap ter to volt age c onverter s for overs eas tr avels or spec ial p ower sources s uch as thos e on aircr aft and ships, DC-AC inve rters, etc. NOTES • W e r ecommend cha rging the battery p ack i n tem perat u[...]

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    22  Prepa rati ons Using the Grip Belt Fast en the grip b elt. A d j u s t t h e g r i p b e l t s o t h a t y o u c a n reach t he zo om le ver with your index f inger , a nd th e Y button wit h your th umb. Y ou ca n attach the s upplied s tylus pen to the grip b elt. To remove th e grip bel t 1 Lift the pad ded handgrip’ s flap and detac h [...]

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    Prepa rat ions  23 Opening the Lens Cover and Adjusting the LCD Screen Befor e you start reco rdi ng, open the lens cover . Move th e lens cov er switch down to to open the lens cover . Rotatin g the LCD Pa nel Open the LCD panel 90 degrees. • Y ou can r otate the pa nel 90 degr ees downward. • Y ou can r otate the panel 180 degr ees towar d[...]

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    24  Prepa rati ons NOTES • About the LCD sc reen: The screen is produced using extre mely high-pre - cisi on manufact uring technique s, with mor e than 99.99% of the pix els operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasion- ally misfir e or appear as blac k, r ed, blu e or gree n d ots. Th is has no eff ect o n the rec o[...]

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    Prepa rat ions  25 Basic Operation o f the Camcorde r Using the T ouch Screen The contr ol buttons and menu it ems that appear on the touc h screen change d ynamically depending on the operatin g mode and the t ask you ar e perfor ming. With the intui tive touch scr een interface you have all the contro ls at your fingertips. Y ou can also use t[...]

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    26  Prepa rati ons Using the Menus Many of the camcor der's funct ions can be adjusted fr om the [ Main Functions] panel and [ Other Settings] menus in the HOME menu. For details about the available menu options and settings, refer to the appendix Menu Options Lists ( A 166). HOME Menu Operating modes: The HOME menu is the gateway to most o[...]

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    Prepa rat ions  27 • [ C a m e r a M o d e ] - From the [ Camera Mode ] menu, you will be able to change wheth er you r ecor d movies i n mod e (c amco rder automatica lly ta kes care of many settings), mod e (you can manu- ally change settings), or mode (using the cinema -look filters, you can ma ke movies wi th a cinem atic feel) . A vai lab[...]

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    28  Prepa rati ons Y ou may need t o drag your fi nger up and dow n along th e scr oll bar or touch [ ] and [ ] to find the contr ol button of the desired functi on. [Edit] P anel Operating modes: T ouch [Edit] to disp lay a panel showing availa ble operati ons (copying, deleting, etc.), and then touch the operation you want to perfor m. T ouch [...]

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    Prepa rat ions  29 [Other S ettings ] Menus Operat ing modes: * In mode, access to functions is limited. 1 Press to o pen the HOME menu. 2 T ouch [ Other Settings ] to open the [ Other Setting s] m enus. 3 T ouch the tab o f the desired menu. 4 Drag your finger up and down to bring the set ting you want to change into the ora nge selection b ar [...]

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    30  Prepa rati ons Operating Modes Recording When r ecor ding, t he camcor der's operating mod e is deter mined by the [ Camera Mode] and [ Recor d ing Standard] menus in the HOME menu. First, set the camera mode. 1 Press to open the HOME menu. 2 T ouch [ Camer a Mode] and then touch the desired camera mode. 3T o u c h [ O K ] . Next, set t[...]

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    Prepa rat ions  31 NOTES • Y ou ca n a djust the vide o qu ality usin g th e r > [R ecording Mode] setting. • Som e port abl e devic es ma y not be abl e to pl ay back MP4 m ovies r ecor d ed wit h this ca mcor der . Recording standard Control button Op eration v Movies are r ecorded in A VCHD, which is designed fo r playback on HDTVs. Se[...]

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    32  Prepa rati ons Playback Press the came ra/play b utton T to switch the camcorder betw een c amera (recording) m ode and playba ck mode. Y ou can pr ess T when the camcorder is off to turn i t on d ir ectly in playba ck mode. NOTES • * / ) / ( When swit chi ng to a play back mod e, the mem ory selecte d for playb ack will b e the same curr [...]

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    Prepa rat ions  33 First T ime Settings Setting th e Date and Time Y ou will need to set the date and time of the camcor der before you can sta rt using it . The [Dat e/Time] scr een will appear automaticall y when the cam- corde r’ s cloc k is n ot se t. When the [Date/T ime] scr een appears, the year will b e select ed. 1 T ouch a field you [...]

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    34  Prepa rati ons Changing the Language The defaul t language of the camcor d er is English. Y ou can set it to one of 27 languages. Operating modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Select the desired language. NOTES • Some control buttons, such as [ZOO M] or [PHOTO], will appear in English r egardle ss of the langua ge selected. [ Other Set tings] > q >[...]

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    Prepa rat ions  35 Changing the Time Zone Change the time zo ne to m atch your loca tion. The default setting is Paris. Operat ing modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Open the [Time Zo ne/DST] screen. 3T o u c h [ " ] to s et the home tim e zone, or [ # ] to set the time z one of your destination when you are tr aveling. 4T o u c h [ Í ] or [ Î ] to se[...]

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    36  Prepa rati ons Using a Memor y Ca rd Memor y Card s Compati ble fo r Use with th e Camcorder Y ou can use t he follo wing types o f commer cially av ailabl e Secur e Digi- tal (SD) cards with this c amcorder . As of December 2011, the movie recording function has been tested using SD/SDHC/SDXC me mory cards made by Panasonic, T oshiba and Sa[...]

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    Prepa rat ions  37 SDXC Memory Cards Y ou can use SDXC memory cards wit h this camcorde r . When using memory c ards w ith other devices , such as digit al rec ord ers, com puters and car d readers, make sure that the extern al device is c ompatible with SD XC cards . The table below summarizes compatibility by com- puter operating s ystem, as o[...]

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    38  Prepa rati ons Inserting and Removing a Memory Ca rd Make sure to initialize ( A 41) a ll memory car ds before using them with this camcorder . 1 T urn off the camc order . Make sure the ON/OFF (CHG) indicato r is off. 2 Open the memory card slot cover . 3 Insert the memo ry card at a slight angle, with the label facing tow ard the lens, all[...]

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    Prepa rat ions  39 IMPORT AN T • Memor y cards have fron t and b ack sides that are n ot inte rchan geabl e. Inser ting a me mory car d facing the wr ong di re ction ca n cause a mal- function of the c amcord er . B e sure to in sert the m emory car d as de scr ibe d in st ep 3. * / ) / ( Selecting the Memory (Built-in Mem ory/ Memor y Card) f[...]

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    40  Prepa rati ons * / ) / ( Rela y Rec ord ing Y ou can activate the relay r ecording so if the built-in memory becomes full while recor ding m ovies, the recor ding will continue uninterrupted on the memory ca r d. Operating modes: 1 Insert a memory card that contains no video r ecordings into the memory car d slot. 2P r e s s . 3 Activate the[...]

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    Prepa rat ions  41 Initia lizin g the M emor y Initi alize memory car ds when y ou use them with th is camcor der for the first time. Y ou can also initialize a memory car d or the built-in memo ry ( * / ) / ( only) to p ermanently delete all the recor dings it con tains . * / ) / ( At the time of purchase, the built-in memory c omes pre-ini tia[...]

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    42  Prepa rati ons IMPORT AN T • Initial izin g the memo ry will perman ently eras e all reco rdings. L ost orig i- nal reco rdi ngs ca nn ot b e re cov ere d. M ak e su re yo u s ave im po rta nt re cord ings in advance usi ng an exte rnal devic e ( A 126). • Initial izing a memor y card wil l perm anent ly era se an y musi c files an d ima[...]

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    AUT O Mode  43 AUT O Mode This chapter cover s how to easily reco rd vi deo and photos in mode, and how to use basic shooting functions like zoom and Quick Start. T o enjoy full access to menus and mor e advanced functions, refer to Recording in Manual Mode ( A 89). Basic Recording Shooting Video and T aking Photos in AUT O Mode With mode, you c[...]

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    44  AUTO Mo de 1P r e s s P to tur n on the camcorder . • * / ) / ( By default, movies and photos ar e re cor ded in the bui lt-in memory . Y ou can select the memory th at will b e used to r ecor d movie s and photo s ( A 39). • Pl ease r ead the IMPORT ANT section ( A 47) before using an Eye-F i card. 2 Open the lens cover switch. 3P r e s[...]

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    AUT O Mode  45 To ta ke ph otos T ouch [PH OTO]. • Y ou ca n re co rd p ho tos s im ul tan e ou sly w hi le reco rdi ng a m ovi e. • A g ree n icon ( ) will appe ar momenta rily o n the scr een and the ACCESS indi cator will flash as the photo i s reco rded . However , if you r ecor d a ph oto w hile r ecor ding a movie, the gr een ico n wil[...]

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    46  AUTO Mo de Smart AUTO ico ns * The icon i n parentheses ap pears under backlight c onditions. Background → (co lor of t he ic on) Bright* (gray) Blu e ski es * (light blue) Vivid colors* (green/red) Sunsets (orange) Subject ↓ Peopl e (stationary) ( ) ( ) ( ) — Peopl e (moving) ( ) ( ) ( ) — Subj ect s ot her t han peop le, such as l [...]

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    AUT O Mode  47 IMPORT AN T • T o prot ect th e lens, keep the le ns cov er c lose d when you are not r ecor d ing movi es and when yo u are not us ing the ca mcor d er . • Observe t he follow ing prec aution s while the ACC ESS indi cator is on or flashin g. Fai ling to do so may resu lt in perma nen t data loss or da mage to the memory . - [...]

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    48  AUTO Mo de • When r ecording in bright places, it may be diffi cult to use the LCD scr een. In such cases, y ou can ad just t he LCD backli ght wi th the q > [LCD B ackligh t] setting o r adjust the bri ghtness of the LCD scre en with the q > [LCD Brightness] setting. • Und er cert ain con di tion s, the Smart AUTO icon tha t appea[...]

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    AUT O Mode  49 Zoomin g There are two ways you can zoo m in and out: using the zoom lever on the camcor der or using the zoom controls on the touch screen. Y ou can al so select the zoom ty pe (opt ical, ad vanced or digit al). Operat ing modes: Using th e Zoom Lever Move t he zo om l ever t owar d T (wide angle) to z oom out. M ove it toward S [...]

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    50  AUTO Mo de Selecting the Zoom T ype The camcor der of fers thr ee types of zoom - optical, advance d and digital. Operating modes: * In mod e, [Zoom T ype] wi ll be set to [ O ptical]. Option s NOTES • Kee p at leas t 1 m away from the subject. At ful l wide ang le, you ca n focu s on a subje ct as cl ose as 1 c m. Usi ng tel e macro ( A 1[...]

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    AUT O Mode  51 Quick Start When you cl o se the LCD panel wi th the ca mcor der on, the cam cor der enter s the stand by mode. In stand by mode th e camcor der c onsumes only about 1/3 the p ower used when r ecording, sav ing ener gy when you ar e using a bat tery pa ck. Addit ionally , when you open t he LCD panel, th e camco rder is r eady to [...]

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    52  AUTO Mo de • About standby m ode and aut o power off: - The camcorder wil l power off autom atica lly if left in standby mo de for 10 minutes. Pr ess P to turn on the camcor der . - Y ou ca n select the length of time un til shut- of f or t urn off t he Quic k Start function al together with the q > [Powe r Saving Mode] > [Quick Star[...]

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    Video  53 Video This chapt er covers functions related to movies, i ncludin g play- back, adva nced shooting, using Story Creat or and other advanced f unctions. F or details a bout basic video sho oting, ref er t o AUTO Mod e ( A 43). Basic Pla yback Playing Back Video Y ou can use the s > [Data Code] setting to choose w hether to display th[...]

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    54  Video 3 Look for the scene you want to play back. Move the zoom lever towar d T to show 15 scenes per page; move it tow ard S to show 6 sce nes per pa ge. 4 T ouch the desired scene to play it back. • For A VCHD movie s, the camc order will p lay ba ck th e scen e sele cted and con tinu e until the end of the last sce ne in th e inde x scr[...]

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    Video  55 During playback: Adjus ting the volume for A VCHD movi es 1 During playback , touch the scr een to display the playback contr ols. 2T o u c h [ Ý ], d r ag y our fin ger a long th e [S pe ake r V olu me]* b a r to adjust t he volume and touch [ K ]. *W h e n q > [A V /Headphon es] is set to [ Ó Headphones], adjust the [Head- phone[...]

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    56  Video Adj ust ing the vo lu me fo r MP4 movi es 1 During playback , touch the scr een to display the pla yback contr ols. 2 Drag your f inger ac ross t he vol ume bar to adjust the volume. During p layback paus e: IMPORT AN T • Observe the following pre cautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in[...]

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    Video  57 NOTES • Dep ending on the r ecor ding conditi ons, you may notice brief stops in video or sound playb ack between scenes. • During fast/ slow pla yba ck, y ou may notic e som e anom alies (blo cky video arti fac ts, bandi ng, etc.) in the play back pictu r e. • The sp eed in dica ted o n the sc reen is ap proxim ate. • Sl ow r [...]

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    58  Video The [Index S election] Scree n: Selecting th e Content to Play Back From the [ G Index Selection] screen yo u can select the content yo u want to p lay back (original scene s by d ate or by story , or photos , for example) . * / ) / ( Y ou can also sele ct the memory fr om which you want to play back your recor dings. Operating modes: [...]

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    Video  59 Opt ions NOTES • * / ) / ( Fast/slow playba ck modes ar e not available fo r scene s conver ted t o sta ndar d defi niti on. Sce nes i n the [SD Mo vies] index s cre en can only b e played back at normal speed. • Y ou cannot j ump to the previ ous or next scene with M P4 movi es. [ y Movies ] Scenes recorded in AVCHD orga niz ed b [...]

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    60  Video Deletin g Scenes and Sto ries Y ou can dele te those scene s and s tories th at you ar e not inter ested 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 Operating modes: 1 Play back t he scene you wish to d elete. When pl aying back a scene in the gall ery , pause the sc ene [...]

  • Page 61

    Video  61 To select indiv idual scenes 1 T ouch on the individual scenes you want t o delete. • A c heckmark ! will ap pear on the scen es y ou t ouch . T he t otal number of sele cted scene s will appe ar next to t he " icon. • T ou ch a selec ted scen e to remove the che ckma rk. T o remove all checkma rks at onc e, touch [Rem ove All[...]

  • Page 62

    62  Video Deleting S cenes from a S tory b y Ratin g Operating modes: 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 but tons to se lect all the applicable scenes. • A grayed out rat ing b utton i ndicat es that no scen es in[...]

  • Page 63

    Video  63 Deleting St ories Operat ing modes: Deleting a s tory permanen tly deletes all the scenes it contains. The two pr eexisting s tories, [ Unsorted] and [V ideo Snapsh ot], ca nnot be deleted . 1 Open t he gallery . 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 t[...]

  • Page 64

    64  Video NOTES • T o del ete all mo vies and make all recor dable space availab le agai n you may p refer to init ialize the mem ory ( A 41) . 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 certain point. Y ou can use the movie timeline to br eak the scene to segment[...]

  • Page 65

    Video  65 To chang e the in terval bet ween frames ! T ouch twice t o return to the index scr een. " Pre vious /next s cene. # Drag your finger left a long the rule r to dis play the ne xt 5 fr ames. $ Scen e’ s recording mo de and lengt h. % Recor ding date an d time. & Drag your fin ger ri ght al ong the ruler to displa y the pr evi[...]

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    66  Video Onscreen Dis plays a nd Data Code With ev ery s cene or photo r ecorded, the c amcor der ke eps a data code. For A VCHD movies, the data code incl u des date/time of reco rd- ing, infor mation abou t the c amera se tup, et c. For MP4 movies, the data code is the date of recor ding. Y ou can choose the information to be displ ayed. Oper[...]

  • Page 67

    Video  67 Video Stories a nd Cinema Style Using Stor y Creator to C reate Com pelling Sto ries Story Cr eator is a helpf ul functio n that of fers suggestions f or typica l scenes in a number of situations. With Story Creato r , creating intere st- ing video stories is as easy as select ing one of the sto ry themes, such as [T ravel], [Party] or[...]

  • Page 68

    68  Video 6T o u c h [ O K ] . • A ne w story wi ll be cr eated and the camc or der will enter r ecord pause mo de. The selecte d story sce ne categor y will ap pear at t he bottom of the screen. • If you touch [?], a scr een showing the selected t heme, story scene (category), shooting advice and the recommended shooting length will appear [...]

  • Page 69

    Video  69 To ex it Story Crea tor mo de 1P r e s s . 2 T ouch [ Recording Standard] and then select a differ ent recor ding stan dard. NOTES • Whe n re cordi ng vide o snapshot sc enes, y ou can hav e the camcor der automatica lly link the length of video snapshot scenes to the r ecom- mend ed len gth of stor y scen es wi th the r > [Vid eo[...]

  • Page 70

    70  Video Cinema Mode and Cinema-Look Filt ers In (cinema) mode, the ca mcorde r will a djust the frame r ate and several o ther picture-related settings to give your recordings a cine- matic look . In this mode you can also use a variety of prof essional cin- ema-look f ilters to cr eate uniq ue movies w ith a d istinctiv e appear ance. Operati[...]

  • Page 71

    Video  71 Opt ions (  Default value) The camcorder of fers 7 cinema- look fil ters . Se lect th e de sired filt er while previewi ng the effect on the screen. NOTES • Ph otos c annot b e r ecor ded w hile t he ca mcor der is set to mode. [1: Cinem a Standard]  [2: V ivid] [3: Cool] [4: Nos talgic] [5: S epia ] [6: Old M ovies] [7: Dramat[...]

  • Page 72

    72  Video Video S naps hot Record a se ries of short scene s. Then, play b ack your video sna pshot scenes set to your f avorite mu sic ( A 82) to create your own fun music video. Y ou will be surpri sed how by changing the backgr ound music, you can give your scenes an entire ly new feel. The default lengt h of a video snapshot scene is 4 seco [...]

  • Page 73

    Video  73 Decoration: Adding a Personal T o uch Add a new l ev el of enjo yment to your scenes by d ecorating them. Y ou can add animate d graphics, s tamps and even your own freehand drawings. The supplied stylus pen will be espe- cially useful for decorating scen es . Y ou can decorate scenes as they ar e being r ecor ded, duri ng playba ck or[...]

  • Page 74

    74  Video ! Canvas - The ar ea wher e you will draw and see your decora tions in act ion. " T oolbar . # [ Ó Pens and Stamps] Se lect the ty pe of pen or stamp a nd its color . Y ou can also s ave a canvas or l oad a p re vious ly sav ed canv as. $ [ × Animated Stam ps] Select animate d stamps to add to your decoration. % [ Ø Captions] A[...]

  • Page 75

    Video  75 To use [Pens a nd Stamps] 1T o u c h [ Ó ]. The [Pens and Stamps] scr een will appear . 2 Select the des ired pen or stamp fr om [T ools]. 3 Select whi te or black f rom [ Colors] . Alternati vely , you can touch [ Ö ] and sele ct a colo r from th e colo r pal ett e. 4 Draw free ly on the canvas. T ouch [ Ó ] > [Clear] > [Y es[...]

  • Page 76

    76  Video To use [Capti ons] 1T o u c h [ Ø ]. The [C aptions ] s cr een wi ll a ppear . 2 T ouch [Date] or [T ime]. When r ecor ding a scene usi ng Story Cr eator , you ca n also sel ect [ Title] (the story’ s title) or [Story Scene] (t he story scene category). 3 Select t he desir ed text settings and touch [ K ]. • T ouc h [ ] (white te [...]

  • Page 77

    Video  77 Decorati ng Scenes during Pla yback Operat ing modes: 1 From the [ Movies] index screen or gallery , play back the scene you want to decorate. 2 T ouch the screen to display the playback controls. 3T o u c h [ Ò ] to o pen the decor ation screen. 4 Decorate the scene using the tools from the toolbar as explained in the p revious secti[...]

  • Page 78

    78  Video Playin g Bac k Stories fr om th e Gall ery Y ou can play back recor dings made using Story Crea tor to play them back as a single compelling video story follow ing the order of the story’ s scri pt. Regul ar scenes and video s napshot scenes rec ord ed without using Story Creator , will appear in the gallery under the [Unsorted] or [[...]

  • Page 79

    Video  79 3 Select the r ating of the s cenes you w ant to play back. 4 T ouch the story’ s thu mbnail to start the playback. • The com plete s tory will be played back fr om the fir st scene to the last. Wh en playback ends, the camcor der wil l re turn to the galle ry . • During the playback of a story other than [Unsorted] or [Video Sna[...]

  • Page 80

    80  Video Rating Scenes Y ou can rate story scenes immedia tely af ter r ecord ing them o r during playbac k. Y ou can then select multiple scenes with the same rating , for example, in order to pla y back or copy only your favor ite scenes. Rating Scen es Immedia tely A fter Recordi ng Operating modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Activate the scene rating f[...]

  • Page 81

    Video  81 2 Open the list of scenes of the story that contains the scenes you want to rate. 3 In the [Scene List] screen, drag your finger up/down to select the scene you want to rate. 4 T ouch the orange [ ] icon on th e left to o pen the [Edit S cene] screen. 5 T ouch the co ntrol button of the desired rating and touch [ K ] twice to return to[...]

  • Page 82

    82  Video Playback with Background Music Y ou can play back movies (or a photo slide show) using one of the sup- plied music track s as backgr ound music. Operating modes: The supplied LEG RIA CD-ROM contains 3 music tracks you can use as backgr ound music. * / ) / ( : The music files come pre- installed in the built-in memory . Y ou can mix the[...]

  • Page 83

    Video  83 5 Adjust the mix balance b etween the original sou nd and the background music. T ouch [ y ] (more of th e original sound) or [ Û ] (more of t he ba ckgroun d mus ic) or dr ag you r fing er alo ng the [ Music Balanc e] ba r to adj ust the backgr ound music bal ance as de sir ed. 6T o u c h [ X ] and then touch a story or scene to star[...]

  • Page 84

    84  Video IMPORT AN T • If you us e cop yrig hte d song s and mus ic trac ks in your vi deo creati ons, remember th at music under copyright m ay not be used without permis- sion f ro m the copyr ight h older , exce pt fo r case s perm itted under appli - cabl e laws, such as for pe rson al use. Make su re to follo w appli cab le laws whe n us[...]

  • Page 85

    Video  85 Copying and Moving Scenes Within/Between Stories Y ou can copy and move scenes in the gal lery wit hin the s ame story scene ( category), between st ory scenes in the same story , and between s tories r ecorded in the sam e memory . Operat ing modes: 1 Open the list of scenes of the story that contains the scene you want to copy or mov[...]

  • Page 86

    86  Video Selecting a Stor y’ s Thumbnail Image Initial ly , the image use d as the stor y’ s thumbnail is the first frame o f the first scene in t he story . Y ou can set yo ur favorit e scene as the thumb- nail that w ill r epr esent t he story in the galle ry . Operating modes: 1 Open the gallery . 2 Select the story wh ose thumbnail you [...]

  • Page 87

    Video  87 Changing a Sto ry’s T itle When you fi rst cr eate a story , the current da te will be us ed as the story’ s title but you can change the title later on. The titl e can be up to 14 characte rs long ( availabl e chara cters ar e limi ted). The ti tle of t he two preex isting s tories, [Uns orted] and [ Video Snapshot] cannot be chan[...]

  • Page 88

    88  Video NOTES • W e r ecommend usin g the s upplie d sty lus p en to e nter c haracter s. • * / ) / ( When you import fil es with the supp lied softwa re VideoBr owser using t he option to join and imp ort m usic an d video fil es fr om the gall ery , some spec ial cha racters in the sto ry's titl e (/, , <, >, :, *, ", |,[...]

  • Page 89

    Video  89 Advanced Functions Recording in Manual Mode When the camcord er is set t o mode, you can enjoy f ull access to the menus and manually adjust the expos ure, focus, whit e balance and many mor e of the ca mcor der’ s settings to your p refer ence. Even in this mode, though, the camcor der can help you with the setti ngs. For example, b[...]

  • Page 90

    90  Video IMPORT AN T • T o p rot ect the lens, keep the len s cov er clo sed when you ar e not re cord ing mo vies a nd when yo u ar e not usin g the c amcord er . • Observe the following pre cautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss or damage to the memory . - Do no t ope n [...]

  • Page 91

    Video  91 NOTES • F or MP4 movies, you ca nnot r eview the la st movi e r ecor d ed i f, aft er you r ecor d ed th e movie , you perf orme d anoth er operation s uch as o pening a menu. Selecting the Video Quality (Recording Mode) The camcor der offers 5 re cor ding modes for r ecor d ing A VCHD mo vies and 2 for MP4 movie s. Changing the r ec[...]

  • Page 92

    92  Video NOTES • Movies r ecorde d in MXP mode cannot be saved on A VCHD discs. Use an ex te rn al B lu-ra y D isc re corder to cop y M XP m ovie s on to B lu -ray discs. * / ) / ( Alternativ ely , you can use the sup plied sof t- ware VideoBr owser to c reate A VCHD discs*. • The camcor der uses a variabl e bit rate (VBR) t o encode vi deo[...]

  • Page 93

    Video  93 Approximat e recording tim es  Default value A VCHD movies in MXP mode are recorded in 1,920 x 1,08 0 resolution. AVCHD movies recorded using other recordi ng modes are recorded in 1,440 x 1,080 resolution . MP4 mo vies are recorded in 1,280 x 720 resol ution. For A VCHD movies: For MP4 movies: 1 * / ) / ( At the time o f purchase, [...]

  • Page 94

    94  Video Selec ting t he Fram e Rate Y ou can change t he frame rate (the number o f frames recorded p er second) to change the look of your movies. When reco rding MP4 mov- ies, the frame rate will be [ 25P]. Operating modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Select the frame rate. Option s (  Default value) NOTES • The fram e rate can b e set indepe ndentl[...]

  • Page 95

    Video  95 Operat ing modes: * T o set the Programmed AE recording program, sel ect [ ’ Programme d AE] instead and th en touch [ X ]. The rest o f the proced ure is not nec essary . Opt ions (  Default value) [ ú SCN: Portrait]  The camco rder us es a lar ge apertur e, to achie ve a sharp focu s on th e sub- ject wh ile blu rrin g the b[...]

  • Page 96

    96  Video NOTES •[ ú SCN: Port rait]/[ û SCN: Sports]/[ ý SCN: Snow]/[ þ SCN: Beach]: The pic tur e may not appear smooth dur ing playb ack. •[ ú SCN: Po rtrai t]: T he blu r ef fect of th e backg round incr eases the more you zoom in ( S ). •[ ý SCN: Snow]/[ þ SCN: Beac h]: Th e subje ct ma y beco me overex- posed on cloudy days o [...]

  • Page 97

    Video  97 Adv anced Image S tabi lizati on The image stabil izer re duces camcor der blur (blur due to the cam- cord er moving) so you ca n get nice, stable shots. Selec t the image st a- bilization mode ac cording to the s hooting conditions. Operat ing modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Select the IS mode. Opt ions (  Default value) [D y n a m i c ] [...]

  • Page 98

    98  Video NOTES • If the degr ee of ca mcor d er shak e is too high, the image stabil izer may not b e able to f ully compens ate. • [ Dynamic] is avail able onl y when [Zo om T ype] is set to [ O p t i c a l ] . • For surveying and following shots, when you pan the camcorder from side to si de o r t ilt it up and do wn, w e r ecomme nd se[...]

  • Page 99

    Video  99 NOTES • The camcorder will not re cord the f ull 3 seconds prior to pr e ssing Y if the button was pressed within 3 s econds of having tur ned on pre-reco rding or h avin g f inish ed t he previo us rec ording. • An y of the following actions will deacti vate the pr e-re cord ing functi on. - Lea ving the cam corder with out any o [...]

  • Page 100

    100  Video To s el ect th e main su bjec t 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 indicated by a whit e face det ection fram e and the camcor der will optimize the settings for that p erson. Other faces will have gray fram[...]

  • Page 101

    Video  101 1 Make sure face detection is activated ( A 99). Face detecti on is always activa ted in mode. 2 Point the camcorder at a moving subject and touch the subjec t on the touch screen. • A whi te dou ble fra me will appear arou nd the sub ject an d track it as i t move s. • T ou ch [C ancel £ ] t o re move th e frame a nd cance l th [...]

  • Page 102

    102  Video To fa de in/ou t Press Y in rec o rd p a us e mo d e ( Û ) to start re cording with a fade i n. Pres s Y while recor ding ( Ü ) to fade out and pause the r ecordi ng. NOTES • When you apply a fade r , not only the pictur e but also t he sound will fa de in or out. • Fader s can not be used in t he follo win g cas es: - Whi le us[...]

  • Page 103

    Video  103 2 T ouch a subject that appears inside the y frame. • The T ouch AE mark ( I ) will f lash and the exp osure will be a djus ted automat icall y so the a rea you touched will be corr ectly ex posed. Y ou hav e the opti on to f urther adju st th e exp osure man ua lly as necessary . • Y ou can touch [ n ] instead to adju st the ex p[...]

  • Page 104

    104  Video Manual Focus Adjustment Autofocus may not work well on the following subjects. In such cas e, focus manually . Operating modes: POINTS TO CH ECK • Adj ust the zoom bef ore you s tart the pr ocedur e. 1 Open the manual focus screen. 2 T ouch a subject th at appears inside the < frame. • The T ouc h AF m ark ( I ) will flash and [...]

  • Page 105

    Video  105 4T o u c h [ X ] to lock the focus at the selected distance. During manual focus, [ D ] wi ll appe ar on the s cre en. NOTES • Dur ing manu al focus, you c an touch i nside t he frame to a ctivate the T ouch AF funct ion and autofoc us on a subject. Te l e M a c r o Using tele m acro, th e camcor der c an focus at a short er dist an[...]

  • Page 106

    106  Video NOTES • Any of the fol lowing actions wil l deactivat e the tele macr o function. - T ur ning off the camcor der . - Pressing T . - Settin g th e camcor der to mode. - Zooming out toward T (wi de angl e). - Changing the r ecording pr ogram to [ Š SCN: Fir eworks]. • T ele ma cro canno t be tu rned on/off whil e recording . White [...]

  • Page 107

    Video  107 Opt ions (  Default value) NOTES • When you select the custom white balance: - Set [Zoom T ype] ( A 50) to [ Optical]. - Reset the white balance when you change l ocatio ns or the li ghting or other condit ions change . - Dependi ng on the l ight source, Å m ay ke ep fl ashi ng. T he re sult wi ll still be better than with [ Ã [...]

  • Page 108

    108  Video Self Timer Operating modes: * For movi es on ly . 1P r e s s . 2 Activate the self timer . • < will appear on th e scr een. • Rep eat, sele cting [ j Off ], to turn off the self timer . Movies: In r e cord pause mo de, press Y . The camcorder start s recor ding after a 10-second countdown. The coun tdown app ears o n the s cree[...]

  • Page 109

    Video  109 Audio Recording Level Y ou can adjust the audio r ecor ding level of the built-in micr ophone. Y ou can display the a udio level indicator whil e re cording. Operat ing modes: Manual Adju stment of t he Audio Recor ding Level 1 Open the manual audio recording level adjustment screen. • The au dio leve l ind icato r and curren t audi[...]

  • Page 110

    110  Video To disp lay the au dio lev el indi cator Usually , the audio level indicator will be displayed only after activating the manual adjustment of the audio recor d ing level. Y ou can choose to display it also when the audio level is adjusted automatica lly . NOTES • When the audio level m eter reaches the red point ( 0 dB), the so und [...]

  • Page 111

    Video  111 4 Adjust the volume as nece ssary . * Y ou can also drag your finge r along t he [Headphon es] bar . • Ó will app ear on the scr een. To adjust t he volume during playback In mode, and in mode during slides how playback , adjust the head phones volume the same way you ad just the speaker’ s vol- ume ( A 55, 120) . IMPORT AN T •[...]

  • Page 112

    112  Video Capturing Video Snapshot Scen es and Photos from a Movie Y ou can captur e video sna pshot scenes or photos fr om a previ ously recorded scene. For examp le, you ma y want to pr int photos from video rec orded at a p arty or cr eate a small video cli p using video snapshot scenes fr om the highlights of an event. Operating modes: Ca p[...]

  • Page 113

    Video  113 • 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 video snap shot sc ene wi ll be captur ed starting fr om the beginning of the following scene. • D uring th e playba ck of vide o snapshot scenes cap ture d fr om a previ - ously rec or ded mo vie, yo u may n otice some anoma [...]

  • Page 114

    114  Video Dividing Scenes Y ou can divi de scenes i n order to leave o ut the bes t parts and lat er cut out the rest. Operating modes: 1 Play back the scene you want to divide. 2 Pause the playback at the point where you want to divide the scene. 3 Open the scene division screen. 4 Bring the scene to a precise point, if necessary . Playba ck c[...]

  • Page 115

    Video  115 NOTES • Whe n advanci ng/r evers ing fr ames whi le div iding the scenes, the interval 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 pl ayback o f a s cene t hat w as divi ded, y[...]

  • Page 116

    116  Photos Photos Refer to this chapter for details on viewing p hotos and othe r photo-related operations. Viewin g Ph otos Operating modes: 1P r e s s T . 2 Open the [ Photo s] index screen, if it is not displayed. 3 Look for the photo you w ant to play back. Move the zoom lever toward T to show 15 photos per page; move it tow ard S to show 6[...]

  • Page 117

    Photos  117 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 creen fr om s ingl e p hoto vie w 1 T ouch the s creen to di splay the play back contr ols. 2T o u c h [ f ]. Photo Jump Functi on When you have[...]

  • Page 118

    118  Photos IMPORT AN T • Obser ve th e follo win g precau tion s whil e the ACCE SS in dicat or is o n or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do no t ope n the me mory car d slot cov er . - Do not discon nect the pow er sour ce or turn of f the camcor der . - Do not change the c amcorder’ s operating mode. • [...]

  • Page 119

    Photos  119 Deleting Ph otos from the I ndex Scree n 1 Open the [ P hotos] index screen. 2 Delete the p hotos. * When yo u select [Sel ect], perfor m the fo llowing procedu re to select the i ndivid- ual photo s you want to delet e before touchi ng [Y es]. ** T o uch [Stop] to interrupt th e operation while it is in pro gress. Some photos will b[...]

  • Page 120

    120  Photos Slideshow Y ou can play a slideshow of all the photos and even set it to music. Operating modes: 1 Open the [ Photos] index screen. 2 Select the music track to use during the photo slideshow . Refer to steps 3 a nd 4 of Playb ac k with Ba ckg roun d Mus ic ( A 82). 3 T ouch the photo th at will open th e slideshow to display it in si[...]

  • Page 121

    External Conne ctions  121 External Connect ions This chapt er expl ains how to connect y our camcor der to an external d evice such as a TV , VCR, or co mputer . * / ) / ( Y ou can also use the camc order 's convenient Wi -Fi func- tions ( A 147). T er minals on the Camcorder Open the LCD panel to acce ss the terminals on the camcord er . [...]

  • Page 122

    122  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 d er and the right sid e shows (for r efere nce o nly) an example of termi nals o n a connected device. Conn ecti on ! HDMI T ype: Digital Q uality: High definition Output only Connect to a high-definiti o[...]

  • Page 123

    External Conne ctions  123 Connecti on " Composite Video T ype: Analog Quality: Standard definition Output only Connect t o a standard TV or a VCR with audio/ video inpu t terminals. Change the foll owing settings on th e camcorder: - s / > [TV T y pe] according to the TV set (wide screen or 4:3), if the TV cannot autom aticall y detect [...]

  • Page 124

    124  Exter nal Co nnecti ons NOTES • Po wer the camc or der usin g the compac t power ad apter an d only the n connec t it to the compute r usi ng the supp lied USB cab le in t he follow- ing cases. - T o save your recordings on a computer . - T o save a memor y onto an ext er nal har d drive . • So und fr om the built-in spea ker will be mu[...]

  • Page 125

    External Conne ctions  125 Playb ack o n a TV Sc reen Connect the camcor der to a TV to enjoy your r ecordi ngs with family and friends . Playback on an HDTV using the HDMI OUT terminal will ensur e the best play back qualit y . Operat ing modes: 1 T urn off the camco rder and the TV . 2 Connect th e camcorder to the TV . Refe r t o Conn ection [...]

  • Page 126

    126  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings * / ) / ( Copying Movies and Photos to a Memory Card Y ou can copy your recor d ings fr om the built- in memory to a memory car d. Scenes and photos will be co pi ed f ro m the inde x sc reen or fr o m a story in the gallery in the built-in memory to the same ind ex scr een or stor[...]

  • Page 127

    External Conne ctions  127 2 After sele cting al l the d esir ed scenes, tou ch [OK] . Opt ions Copying Scen es from a Sto ry by Ratin g Operat ing modes: 1 Open the ga llery and bring the de sir ed story t o th e fr ont. • Che ck th at y ou have se lected th e & (buil t-i n memo ry) tab . 2 Select the r ating of t he stories you want to c[...]

  • Page 128

    128  Exter nal Co nnecti ons 3 Cop y the phot o. 4 Drag y our finger left /right to s elect another photo to copy or touch [ X ]. Copying Photos from the In dex Screen Operating modes: 1 Open the [ Photos] index screen. Check th at you hav e se lect ed t he & (bui lt -in memor y) t ab. 2 Cop y the phot os. * When you se lect [Select ], perfo[...]

  • Page 129

    External Conne ctions  129 IMPORT AN T • Observe t he follow ing prec aution s while the ACC ESS indi cator is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do so m ay result in perman ent d ata los s. - Do not open the m emory card slot cover . - Do not disc onnect the p ower sour ce or turn off the ca mcor d er . - Do not change the camcorder’ s operating [...]

  • Page 130

    130  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Saving A VCHD Movies (Windows only) With the supplied software VideoBr owser ( * / ) / ( only) or T r ansfer Utility ( + only), you can save to your computer the scenes you ha ve r ecor ded. Installation Install the s oftwar e befor e you connect th e camcor der to the computer for the first time. Refer to the Startu[...]

  • Page 131

    External Conne ctions  131 Saving MP4 Movies and Photos (Windows/Mac OS) With the supplied softw are ImageBrowser EX you c an sa ve MP 4 movies and phot os to your compute r and easily or ganize them. The main syste m re quir ements ar e as follows. Installation Install the soft ware bef o re you connect the camc o rder to the comp uter for t he[...]

  • Page 132

    132  Exter nal Co nnecti ons 5 In the installer panel, select your language an d then click [Easy Installation]. 6 Follow the onscreen instructio ns. For Windows users, the User Accoun t Control window appears, fol low the instr uctions to cont inue. To check that the software was installed correct ly Y ou can check that the softwar e was instal[...]

  • Page 133

    External Conne ctions  133 IMPORT AN T • When the camcorder is conn ected to a computer: - Do not open the memory card sl ot co ver an d do no t r emove the memory ca rd. - Do not access, change or delete any of the camcorder’ s folders or files di rectly from the com put er as thi s may resu lt in pe rman ent d ata loss. Always use only the[...]

  • Page 134

    134  Exter nal Co nnecti ons * / ) / ( Memory Save: Saving an Entire Memor y onto an Extern al Ha rd D riv e Y ou can easily save a ll the mov ies and p hotos you r ecorded onto a commer cially available external ha rd drive c onnected di rectly to t he camcor der*. Y ou can also use the camcor der to play back y our recor d- ings directly from [...]

  • Page 135

    External Conne ctions  135 Before discon necting the ex ternal hard dri ve Befor e turning off or physi cally disconnecti ng the external hard drive, be sure t o safely end the connectio n to the camcor der to avoid da m- age to your files. Fr om the [External Hard Drive ] screen: IMPORT AN T • Mak e sur e you power the camcor der with the com[...]

  • Page 136

    136  Exter nal Co nnecti ons card), the folde r name o f memory save folders followi ng the first one will end in a numeri c al suf fix. • Th e [ Mo vie s] ind ex scr een will appear . 5 Play back t he movies, stories and photos as you would do any other me mory . T o switch to another mem ory save f older , touch [ X ] and then repeat step 4.[...]

  • Page 137

    External Conne ctions  137 • Obser ve the f ollo wing pr ecautions whil e the external ha rd d rive's access in d icato r is on or fl ashin g. - Do not d isconne ct the USB cable. - Do not d isconne ct the c a mcor der o r the external h a rd d rive. - Do not change the camcor der's ope rating mod e. Initializi ng the Extern al Hard [...]

  • Page 138

    138  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Copying Recordings to an External Video Recorder Operating modes: In High D efiniti on Connect the camcor der to Blu-ray Disc reco rders and other A VCHD- compatible dig ital vid eo recor ders usin g the supplied USB cable to mak e pe rfec t copi es of yo ur mo vies in hig h d efin iti on. If the exte rn al digital v[...]

  • Page 139

    External Conne ctions  139 Connecting Connect the camcorder to the VCR using Co nnection " or , . Re fer to Connection Diagrams ( A 123). Recording 1 External recorder: Load a blank cassette or disc and set the recor der to record pause mode. 2 T urn on the camcorder and set it to mode. • We r ecommend power ing t he camco r der usi ng th[...]

  • Page 140

    140  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Installat ion Install the s oftwar e befor e you connect th e camcor der to the computer for the first time. Refer to the Startup Guide (supp lied leaflet) and follow the instructions in the Softwar e Guid e (PDF file) to i nstall the supplied PIXELA ’ s softwar e. Converting Scenes into S tandard De finition fro m[...]

  • Page 141

    External Conne ctions  141 7 When th e convers ion is co mpleted, a co nfirmation screen will appear . To select individu al scenes (step 4) 1 T ouch on the ind ividual scenes you w ant to co nvert. • A c heckmark ! will ap pear on the scen es y ou t ouch . T he t otal number of sele cted scene s will appe ar next to t he " icon. • T ou[...]

  • Page 142

    142  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Converting Scenes into S tandard Defin ition fro m a Story by Ratin g Operating modes: 1 Open the galler y and bring the desired stor y to the front. • Check th at yo u have se lecte d th e & (buil t-in me mor y) t ab. 2 Select the rating of the stories you want to convert. 3 T ouch [E dit S tory] > [C onve [...]

  • Page 143

    External Conne ctions  143 Connecting t o the Computer and Up loading your V ideos Operat ing modes: 1 Connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable. Connection # - 1 . Refe r to Connectio n Diagrams ( A 124). 2 Select [A ll (for P C only )]. 3 VideoB rowser will start up automatically . Click the Y ouT ube icon in the menu [...]

  • Page 144

    144  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Uploading your Vid eos Using an Eye-Fi Card If you a re using an Eye-Fi ca r d, you can aut omatically upl oad movies to your favorite video sharing W eb site. Y ou will need to have installe d the softwar e supplied with your Eye- Fi car d and co mpleted all the r equired configuration se tup in advance. Refer to th[...]

  • Page 145

    External Conne ctions  145 IMPORT AN T Using an Eye-F i Card • Th is product is not guara nteed to support Eye- Fi card fun ctions (inclu d- ing wir eless trans fer). In case of an i ssue with an Ey e-Fi card, please check w ith the car d manuf actur er . Also no te that an appr oval is r equir ed to us e Eye-F i car ds in many coun tries or r[...]

  • Page 146

    146  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Uploading MP4 Movies and Photos to the Web With the s upplied softwa re ImageBr owser EX , you can upload your MP4 movies to Y ouT ube and ph otos to Facebook fro m your computer . Additionally , you ca n use CANON iMAGE GA TEWA Y* to make photo albums a nd mor e. * This service may not be available i n all coun trie[...]

  • Page 147

    Wi-Fi Functi ons  147 Wi-Fi Functions This chapter contains information about how to operate the Wi-Fi functions of your camcorder , starting with the W i-Fi net- work setup neede d to add your camco rder to an existing Wi-Fi networ k. Introduction t o Wi-Fi The camc order 's Wi-Fi functions all o w you to s end files w irel essly , which m[...]

  • Page 148

    148  Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • Whi le using Wi-Fi functions, the ca mcor der’ s automatic power off func- tion will be disa bled. Wi-Fi connection Ad hoc mode Connect t he camcorder to an iO S device ( A 159). Use this conn ection type if you plan to upload vide os to Y ouT ube and F acebook on t he go ( A 158). Wi-Fi connection Infrastructur[...]

  • Page 149

    Wi-Fi Functi ons  149 Connecting to a Wi-Fi Networ k Wirele ssly connecting to a Wi-Fi network via an a ccess point ( wireless rout er) is commonly r eferred to as infras tructur e mode. If your wir eless rout er suppor ts Wi- Fi Pr otected Setu p (WPS), setup will be ea sy and requir e minimal configuring. Refer to Wi-Fi Protected Setup below .[...]

  • Page 150

    150  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Operating modes: Wi-F i Protected Setup (WPS) T o use WPS to make a connection using infra- structure mo de, ma ke sure yo ur wireless router has the WPS logo. If your wir eless router has a WPS button, se tup will be easy a nd all automatic. Some wireless routers that support W PS do not have a de dicated but- ton but us e[...]

  • Page 151

    Wi-Fi Functi ons  151 4 Within 2 minutes, touch [O K] on the camcorder's screen. Y ou can touch [Stop] and then [OK] to interrupt the W i-Fi Pr o tected Setup whi le it is in prog ress. 5 T ouch [Aut omatic] to automatically obtain an IP address. • T o assign the I P addre ss manual ly , t ouch [ Manual] and per form the pr ocedur e in T [...]

  • Page 152

    152  Wi-Fi Fu nctions T o enter text for the various settings, use the virtual keyb oard ( A 88). POINTS TO CH ECK • Y ou may need to know in advance the encryption key and other set- tings of the wireless rout er . Re fer to the wireless route r's setup screen or ask the network admini strator . 1 Set the c amcorder to playback mode and [...]

  • Page 153

    Wi-Fi Functi ons  153 5 T ouch [Aut omatic] to automatically obtain an IP address. • T o assign the I P addre ss manual ly , t ouch [ Manual] and per form the pr ocedur e in T o manually assi gn an IP ad dress ( A 151). • A scr een to test the settings will appear . 6 Select whe ther to test the settings. • Y ou can touch [Check Curr ent C[...]

  • Page 154

    154  Wi-Fi Fu nctions T ransfer ring Fil es to a Comp uter or FTP S erver Y ou can wirel essly transfer recor din gs dire ctly to a computer running the supplie d software Ne twork Utility (Windows only) or an F TP server . First, set where the files will be transf erred to (fil e transfer de stination) and then transfer the files . If you are t[...]

  • Page 155

    Wi-Fi Functi ons  155 File T r ansfe r Destin ation S etup for Wind ows Comp uters 1 Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter . 2 Set the camcorder to p layback mode and then press . 3 Connect th e camcorder to the W i-Fi network. * This ste p is not n ecessary whe n the file tr ansfer destinat ion is no t configured. ** This step i s[...]

  • Page 156

    156  Wi-Fi Fu nctions 3 Enter the details o f the F TP se rver . * An interface similar t o the virtu al keyb oard for tex t fields ( A 88) will app ear except it will contain onl y the ke ys necessary for this ste p. • Th e dest inati on fol der may dif fer dependi ng on the F TP server . Check the F TP se rver's settings. • A co nfir [...]

  • Page 157

    Wi-Fi Functi ons  157 IMPORT AN T • Do not open the memory card slot cover during wirele ss transfer . • Observe t he follow ing precaution s when tran sferr ing files . Failin g to do so may interrupt the transf er and incomplete file s may remain at the trans fer des tina tion. - Do not disc onnect the p ower sour ce or turn off the ca mco[...]

  • Page 158

    158  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Uploading Recordings to Y ouT ube and Facebook Y ou can upload movies t o Y ouT ube and movie s and phot os to Face - book using the supp lied software Network U tility runn ing on a Win- dows comp uter . POINTS TO CH ECK • If you have not done so alre ady , complete th e Wi-Fi net work setup ( A 149) and f ile transfer d[...]

  • Page 159

    Wi-Fi Functi ons  159 3 If you are uplo ading to Y ouT ube, read the Y ouT ube a greement carefully and tou ch [I Agree] if you ag ree. 4 T ouch the desired connection point to connect the camcorder to the netw ork and t hen touch [O K]. Once conn ected, or if only one conn ectio n poin t has been set up, the wire less uploa d will begi n automa[...]

  • Page 160

    160  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Operating modes: Setting Up a Wi-Fi Connection (Ad h oc Mode) 1 Set the c amcorder to playback mode and then press . 2 Set up a new connection point. * T o replace the current sett ings, touc h [Edit] inst ead and then ma nually ch ange the setting s. T o delete th e settings, touch [Del ete] and th en [Y es]. 3 Enter the d[...]

  • Page 161

    Wi-Fi Functi ons  161 NOTES • I f you attemp t to test the settings and the camc or der is able to send a W i-Fi s ign al, th en a mes sag e wi ll be disp layed indi cat ing t hat the con - nect ion was suc cessf ully es tabli shed even wh en the camco r der has not esta blishe d a con ne ction to the iOS dev ice . Uploadin g Videos 1 Camcorde[...]

  • Page 162

    162  Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • Depen ding on the wirele ss rou ter' s se tting s and cap abi lity , it ca n tak e som e time to uploa d video files. • The pr oc edure above may dif fer depending on the version of iOS you ar e using . Wire less Playba ck on a DLN A -Com patibl e Dev ice If you have a DLNA-c ompatible player , such as an H[...]

  • Page 163

    Wi-Fi Functi ons  163 2 Camcorder: T ouch [ Wi-Fi] and then touch [DLNA Media Server]. • If the memor y car d slot cover is open , the opti on wil l not be ava ila ble. Make s ur e the cover is c lose d pr operly . • If only one conn ection p oint has be en set up, the wi rel ess conne ction will be establis hed. Skip to st ep 4. 3 Camcorder[...]

  • Page 164

    164  Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • Pl ayback may not ap pear smooth depending on the wir eles s rou ter's sett ings an d cap abil ity . In su ch ca se, try the fol lowi ng. - Rem ove an y ob jects b etwee n the ca mco rder and wireless ac cess point th at may i nterfer e wi th the w irele ss signal. - M ove the cam corder clos er to the wirele[...]

  • Page 165

    Wi-Fi Functi ons  165 Gloss ary This is a glossary of some of the basic terms us ed frequently in this chapter . The documentation for your wire less rout er may also con- tain a glossary you can refer to. Access Point A wireless access po int (WAP) is a device that allows wireless devices , like your camc ord er , to connect to a wired networ k[...]

  • Page 166

    166  Additional Information Additional Information This chapter contains tr oubles hooting advice, sc reen mes- sages, handling and maintenanc e tips, and othe r information. Appendix: Menu Options Lists Menu items not available app ear grayed out. For details about how to select an item, re fer to Using the Menus ( A 26). For details about each[...]

  • Page 167

    Addition al Informatio n  167 1 The de fault setti ng is on in mo de and off in other ca mera m odes. 2 Some op tions are availabl e only whe n recording a story using Story Creator . [Zoom T ype] [ Opti cal] , [ Advanced], [D i g i t a l ] , ) [D i g i t a l ] – zz 50 [ ä Mic. Leve l] [ m ] (a utomatic) , [ n ] (manual) [Audio Leve l Indicat[...]

  • Page 168

    168  Additional Information [Ed it] Panel - Mode In the gallery: Contr ol Bu tto n [ Movies] Index Scre en [ Movi es ] Index Screen [ z SD Movies] Index Screen Playback Pause A * / ) / ( From the bui lt-in memory: [Copy ( % )] < date >, [Select ], [All S cenes] [Select] , [All Scenes] – – 126 * / ) / ( From the bui lt-in memory: [Conve[...]

  • Page 169

    Addition al Informatio n  169 * Operatio n not availa ble for the two preexisting stories, [U nsorted] and [Video Snap- shot]. [Edit ] Panel - Mode * / ) / ( From the b uilt-in memory: [Conver t HD ' SD ( % )] < by scene rating > – – 142 [Delet e] or [ ] < by scene rating > [This Scene] [This Scene ] 60 [Delet e Story]* z ?[...]

  • Page 170

    170  Additional Information [ Other Settings] Menus When the camc order is in mode, you w ill not be a ble to access the p menu. p Camera Se tup * Option available only for r ecording movies. Menu item Setting option s A [Self Timer] [ i On < ], [ j Off] zz 108 [Zoom Speed] [ Y Variable] , [ Z Speed 3] , [ [ Speed 2], [ ] Speed 1] zz 49 [Focu[...]

  • Page 171

    Addition al Informatio n  171 [Focus A ssistan ce]: When foc us ass istance is a ctiva ted, t he im age at the center of the sc ree n is magnif ied to help y ou focu s manually ( A 104). • U sing fo cus assi stance wi ll not af fect the r ecor din gs. It will be cancel led automati cally af ter 4 secon ds or when you sta rt recor ding. [Auto S[...]

  • Page 172

    172  Additional Information s / Playback Setup * Option availab le only for A VCHD movies. [Data Code]: Displa ys the date a nd/or time when th e scene or p hoto was reco rde d. [ ( Camera Data] : Display s the aper tur e (f-stop) and shutter spee d used when r ecordi ng t he sce ne or photo. [TV T ype]: When you connect the camcor de r to a TV [...]

  • Page 173

    Addition al Informatio n  173 r Recording & Co nnectio ns Setup Menu item Setting options y A * / ) / ( [Rec Me dia for Movies] [ & ] (built-in memory), [ * ] (m emor y card ), zz –– 3 9 [Relay Recor ding]: [ j Off] , [ % ] z ––– [Recording M ode] [ © High Qualit y 24 Mbps], [ ¨ High Quality 17 Mbps], [ ¦ High Quality 12 Mbp[...]

  • Page 174

    174  Additional Information 1 Option not avail able in mode. 2 Option available only for AV CHD movies. 3 This is the only o ption avail able when an exter nal ha rd drive is conn ected to the camcorde r . [Rate Scenes (Rec ording)]: When set to [ i On], the s cene rati ng scene will appear after ever y scene you r ecord. [Available Space in Mem[...]

  • Page 175

    Addition al Informatio n  175 [File Numb ering]: Select the file numbering method to b e used on a new memory card. Photos and MP4 mo vies ar e automati cal ly assigne d con- secutive numbers fr om 0101 to 9900, and stor ed in folders cont aining up to 100 files. Folders are numbered fr om 101 to 998. [ m Reset]: File numbers will r estart from [...]

  • Page 176

    176  Additional Information q System S etup Menu item Setting options y A [Output Onscreen Displa ys] 1 [ i On] , [ j Off] zzzz – [Language ! ] [ ], [Da nsk], [Deut sch], [ ], [English] , [Españ ol], [Français], [Italiano], [Mag yar], [Melayu], [Ned erlands], [Nor sk], [Polski], [P ortuguês], [ ] , [Suomi], [Sv enska], [Türkçe ], [ ], [ ][...]

  • Page 177

    Addition al Informatio n  177 [Power Sa ving Mode ] [A uto Powe r Off]: [ j Off], [ i On] zzzz – [Quick Start (Standby)]: [Off], [10 mi n] , [20 min], [30 min] * / ) / ( [Initialize & / * ] + [Initialize * ] [ & Built-in Mem.]*, [ * Mem. Ca rd ]* * * / ) / ( only . zzzz 41 [Complete Ini tialization] : T oggle on or of f * / ) / ( [Init[...]

  • Page 178

    178  Additional Information 1 Option not avail able in mode. 2 Option available o nly after co nnecting an exter nal ha rd drive to th e camco rder . 3 Option available o nly whe n using th e optiona l BP-718 or BP- 727 Bat tery Pa ck. 4 Option available only after having inserted an Eye-Fi car d into the memory c ard sl ot. [Outpu t Onscre en D[...]

  • Page 179

    Addition al Informatio n  179 [Custom Control B utton]: On the lower right of the r ecording screen, a contr ol button tha t is a shortcut to one of the functions in the [ Main Function s] panel is constantly displ ayed. By changing thi s setting, you can chang e the short cu t, whic h will a llow you t o acce ss o ne of y our f requent ly used [...]

  • Page 180

    180  Additional Information • Depending on the TV set, a dditional settings may be requir ed on the TV itself to activate the HDM I-CEC functi on. Refer to the TV’ s instruct ion manual. • Cor re ct op eration of the HDMI -CEC func tion c annot be gua rant eed even when co nnect ing the camco rder to compa tible TV sets . If you cannot use[...]

  • Page 181

    Addition al Informatio n  181 Appendix: Onscr een Ico ns and Displa ys Recording Movies (using Story Creator) 1 Control button [FUNC.]: Open the [ Main Funct ions] pa nel ( A 27) 2 Smar t AU TO ( A 45) 3 Face det ect ion f rame ( A 99 ) 4 T ouc h & T rack f rame ( A 100) 5 Control butto n [PHOTO]: T ake a ph oto ( A 43 , 89 , 113) 6 Control [...]

  • Page 182

    182  Additional Information Recording Movies Manual mode Cinema mode A h Recordin g progra m ( A 94 ) A j Manua l exposure ( A 102) A k Manua l focus ( A 104 ) A l Face det ect ion ( A 99) S q White balance ( A 106) S a Audio level indicator ( A 109) S s x.v .Color ( A 174) S d While recor ding/during playba ck: Scene cou nter (h ours : min utes[...]

  • Page 183

    Addition al Informatio n  183 Playing Movies (du ring playback) AV CH D m o v i e s : MP4 movies: D k Eye-Fi w ireless commun ication ( A 144) D l Scen e nu mber F q Playback control butt ons ( A 55) F a Data code ( A 66 , 172) F s V o lume and bac kground mu sic balance co ntrols ( A 55 , 83) F d File number ( A 17 5) F f V o lume controls ( A [...]

  • Page 184

    184  Additional Information Viewing Photos F g Control bu tton [Edi t]: Open the E dit panel ( A 169) F h Current ph oto / T ot al nu mber of ph otos F j Control button [ h ]: Photo jump ( A 117) F k Control button [ Ð ]: Slideshow ( A 120) F l Control button [ f ]: R eturn to the [ Phot os] inde x screen ( A 116) C OP Y[...]

  • Page 185

    Addition al Informatio n  185 7 Memor y op er atio n Ü Rec ord , Û Rec ord pa use, Ð Play back, Ý Playb ack pa use, × Fast playback, Ø Fast reverse playba ck, Õ Slo w playbac k, Ö Slow rever se p layb ack , Ó Frame advance, Ô Fr ame reve rse. 9 Remaining battery level; a lso remaining battery time when using an optional battery p ack ?[...]

  • Page 186

    186  Additional Information Tro u bl e? T roubleshoo ting If you have a problem with your camcor der , refer to this section. Some- times what you think is a malfunction of the camcor der may have the simples t of solutions - please r ead the “CHECK THIS FIR ST” box before going on to the more detailed problems a nd solutions. Consult your d[...]

  • Page 187

    Addition al Informatio n  187 Cannot charge the battery pack. - Make sure the camcorder is off so charging c an start. - The temperature of the battery pack is outside its operating range (approximately 0 – 40 °C). Remove the battery pack, warm it or let it co ol down, as necessary , and try charging it again. - Charge the battery pack in tem[...]

  • Page 188

    188  Additional Information Movies or photos cannot be recorded pr operly . - This may occur as mo vies and photos are reco r ded/deleted ove r time. Save your recordings ( A 129) and initialize the memory ( A 41). Cannot rec ord a photo while rec ording movi es. - Y ou cannot take photos in mode, while the digital zoom is activ ated ( A 49) or [...]

  • Page 189

    Addition al Informatio n  189 When playing back scenes/slideshow with background music , the music track is not played back correct ly . - This can occ ur when you transfer the musi c files to a memory card after repeatedly recording and deleting scenes (fragmented memory). Save your recordings ( A 129) and initializ e the memory card ( A 41). T[...]

  • Page 190

    190  Additional Information The red ON/OFF (CHG) indicator flashes rapidly ( one flash at 0.5-second intervals). - The temperature of the batte ry pack is outsid e its operating range (approximately 0 – 40 °C). Remove the battery pack, warm it or let it cool down, as necessary , and tr y charging it again. - Charge the battery pack in tempera[...]

  • Page 191

    Addition al Informatio n  191 The picture is display ed correctly but there is no sound from the built-in speake r . - Speaker volume is turned off. Adjus t the volume. - If the HTC-100/S HDMI Cable or optional STV- 250N Stereo Video Cable is connec ted to the camcorder , disconnect it. - The AV terminal is set to headphone output. Set r > [A[...]

  • Page 192

    192  Additional Information Connections with Exter nal Devices Video noise appears on the TV screen. - When using the camcorder in a r oom where a TV is lo cated, keep a distance between the compact power adapter and the power or antenna cab les of the TV . Playback looks fine on the camcorder but ther e is no image on the TV screen. - The video[...]

  • Page 193

    Addition al Informatio n  193 * / ) / ( Wi-Fi Functions Refer also to the instruction manual of your wireless r outer and other devices you will use. Wireless playback on a DL NA-compatible device is not smooth. - Playback may not be smooth dep e nding on the wireless router's settings and capability . - In the [Wi-Fi] menu, se t [ w ] to [[...]

  • Page 194

    194  Additional Information List of Mess ages * / ) / ( Refer to List of Messages for Connecting to a n External Hard Drive ( A 200) for external har d drive related messages. Refer t o List of Messages for W i-Fi Functions ( A 200) for Wi-Fi related messages . (in alphabet ical order) Back up recordings regul arly - This message may appear when[...]

  • Page 195

    Addition al Informatio n  195 Cannot copy - The total size of the scenes you selected to c opy exceeds the available space on the memory card. Delete some recordings on the memory card ( A 60, 118) or reduce the number of scenes to copy . - The memory card already contains the maximum number of AVCHD scenes (3,999 s cenes). Delete some sc enes ([...]

  • Page 196

    196  Additional Information Cann ot record - Y ou cannot capture video snapshot sc enes from scenes recorded o r edited using another device and then transfer red to a memory card connected to the computer . - There is a problem wi th the memory . If this message appears often without apparent reason, contact a Canon Service Center . * / ) / ( C[...]

  • Page 197

    Addition al Informatio n  197 Do not disconnect the power source . Do not disconnect the USB cable unless you first use the computer to safely end the connection. - When the camcorder is in mode and is connected to the computer with the supplied USB cable, the camcorde r cannot be operated. Disconnecting the USB cable or power source while this [...]

  • Page 198

    198  Additional Information Need to recover files from the memory card. Change the position of the LOCK switch on the memory card. - This message wi ll appear the next time you turn on the camcorder if power supply was acci- dentally interrupted while the ca mcorder was writing on the memory card and later the posi- tion of the card's LO CK[...]

  • Page 199

    Addition al Informatio n  199 * / ) / ( Some scenes could not be converted - Some scenes selec ted for conversion to SD w ere recorded using another device and then transferred to a memory card connected to th e computer . These scenes wer e not converted. - Among the scenes selec ted for conversion to SD the re are scenes recor ded with another[...]

  • Page 200

    200  Additional Information * / ) / ( List of Messages for Connecting to an External Hard Drive * / ) / ( List of Messages for Wi-Fi Functions Unab le to recover d ata - Could not recover a corrupted file . Save your record ings ( A 129) and initialize the memory using the [Complete Initialization] option ( A 41). Unsupported gallery data detect[...]

  • Page 201

    Addition al Informatio n  201 Cannot connect to FTP server - Make sure that the camcorder and FTP server have the same IP address c onfigured. - This message will appear if the encryption key is incorrect when the encryption method is set to [Open]. The encryption key is case sensitive s o make sure to enter it cor rectly . - The port number is [...]

  • Page 202

    202  Additional Information No access points found - Cordless phone s, microwave ovens , refrigerator s and other appliances may interfere with the wireless si gnal. T ry using the camcorder in a location farther away from such applianc es. - Make sure that you use the w ireless router’ s SSID for the camcorder’ s Wi-Fi settings. - A connect[...]

  • Page 203

    Addition al Informatio n  203 Un abl e t o ob t ain an IP add res s - If you are not usi ng a DHCP server , configure the camcorder’ s Wi-Fi settings manually or obtain an IP address using the [Man ual] setting. - T urn on the DHCP server . If it is already on, make sure it is functioning properly . - Make sure the addres s range for the DHCP [...]

  • Page 204

    204  Additional Information Do’ s and Don’ ts Handling Precauti ons Camcorder Be sure to obse rve the follow ing precautions to ensure maximum p er- formance. • Save your recor dings periodically . Ma ke sure to tra ns fe r y our rec ord - ings to an ext er nal devic e such as a com put er or digita l vid eo recorde r ( A 126) and save the[...]

  • Page 205

    Additional Information  205 • Do not use or stor e the c amcorder in dusty or sa ndy places. The cam- corder is not waterproof – avoid also water , mud or salt. If any of the abov e shoul d get into th e camco rd er it may da mage th e camcor der and/o r the le ns. • Be careful of heat generated by lighting e quipment. • Do not disassemb[...]

  • Page 206

    206  Additional Information Batter y Pack • Dirty terminals may c ause a poor contact betwee n the battery pack and the ca mcorder . W i pe the te rmi nals with a so ft cloth . Long-te rm storag e • Stor e battery packs in a dry place at temp eratur es no hig her than 30 ° C. • T o exte nd the batter y life of the battery p ack, disc harg[...]

  • Page 207

    Additional Information  207 • Do not leav e me mory cards in pla ces subj ect to hig h hu mid ity and hig h tempe ratur e. • Do not disassemble, bend, drop, or subject memory cards to shocks and do n ot expose t hem to water . • Che c k th e di rec ti on be fore in se rti ng th e me mo ry ca rd. F o rcin g a m em - ory ca rd into t he slot[...]

  • Page 208

    208  Additional Information Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Cam cor der Body • Use a soft, d ry clot h to cl ean the cam cor d er body . Never us e chemic all y tr eated c loths or vo latil e solve nts su ch as paint t hinner . Lens • If the lens surface is di rty , autof ocus may no t work p ro perly . • Remove any dust or dirt pa rticles us[...]

  • Page 209

    Additional Information  209 To avoid cond ensation • D o not expose the camcor der to sud den or extr eme changes in tem- perature. • R emove the me mory ca rd and b attery p ack . Then, place the camcorde r in an air tight pla stic bag and let it adjus t gradua lly to tempe ratur e changes before r em oving it fr om the bag. When c ondensat[...]

  • Page 210

    210  Additional Information Gener al In form ation Accessories * Supplied wi th the cam corder; not ava ilable as a n option al accessor y . ** * / ) / ( only . (Av ailability differs from area to area) Optional accessories not l isted below a re d escribe d in mor e detail in the following pages. 1 Stylus Pe n* 7 IFC-3 00PCU/ S* or IFC-4 00PCU [...]

  • Page 211

    Additional Information  211 Opt ional Acc essor ies 4 Battery Packs When you need e xtra battery packs, selec t one of th e follo win g mode ls: BP-718 or BP-727. When you us e opti ona l batter y pa cks beari ng the Inte lligent Syst em mark, the camco rder wi ll co mmun ica te wit h th e batter y and d isp lay th e remaini ng us age ti me (acc[...]

  • Page 212

    212  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 argin g con dition s and in itial ch arg e of the battery pack. Recording and playback times given in the following tables are approxi- mate and vary acco rding to recording m ode an d[...]

  • Page 213

    Additional Information  213 Recording AVCHD m ovies using a memor y card * Approximate t imes for recording with repeated operat ions such a s start/sto p, zoom ing, and p ower on/o ff . BP-727 MXP 185 min. 105 min. 270 min. FXP 185 mi n. 105 min. 275 min. XP+ 195 min. 110 min. 280 min. SP 195 min. 110 min. 285 min. LP 195 min. 110 min. 285 min.[...]

  • Page 214

    214  Additional Information 8 UA-100 USB Adapter * / ) / ( Allows you to con- nect to the camcor der an exte rnal har d driv e or s imil ar st orage device wit h a standar d-A cable. Af ter doi ng so, y ou can save an ent ire m emory on to the device. Check i n adva nce th e USB cable sup- plie d with your ext ernal hard drive. A a SC-2000 Soft [...]

  • Page 215

    Additional Information  215 Specifications LEGRIA HF R38 / LEGRIA HF R37 / LEGRIA HF R36 / LEGRIA HF R306  — V alues given are approximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: AVCHD Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch MP4 Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Audio compression: MPEG-2 AAC-LC (2ch)[...]

  • Page 216

    216  Additional Information • Image Sensor 1/4.85-type CMOS, 3,280,000 pixels  Effective pixels: 2,070,000 pixels  (1920 x 1080) When advanced zoom is on: 2176 x 1224 (full wide angle) 1920 x 1080 (midway between full wide angle and full telephoto) 1360 x 765 (full telephoto) • LCD T ouch Screen: 7.51 cm (3 inch), wide, TFT color , 230[...]

  • Page 217

    Additional Information  217 Wi-F i ( * / ) / ( only) • Standard: Complies with the IEEE 802.11b/g/n protocol • Frequenc y: 2.4 GHz • Supported channels: 1 - 13 • Encryption methods: WEP-64/WEP-128, TKIP/AES Power/Others • Power supply (rated) 3.6 V DC (battery pack), 5.3 V DC (compact po wer adapter) • Power consumption  : 2.6 W ([...]

  • Page 218

    218  Additional Information About th e music fi les The specifi cations of t he music file s compatible with the camc order are as f ollows. Audio encoding : Linear PCM Audi o samplin g: 48 kHz, 16 b its, 2 channels Minimum length : 1 second File typ e: WAV The musi c data is saved in t he memory under the following folders. * / ) / ( In the bui[...]

  • Page 219

    Additional Information  219 Index 3D Flip Vi ew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 A Abroad, usin g the cam corder . . . . 2 09 Aspect ratio of a conne cted TV (TV t ype) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 72 Au di o rec o rd in g le ve l . . . . . . . . . . 109 AUTO mod e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Auto slow shutter . . . . . . . . . .[...]

  • Page 220

    220  Additional Information Main tena nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Manual exp osure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Manual fo cus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4 Manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Marker s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Memory card . . . . . . . . . . 3 6, 39 , 20 6 Memory save* . . . . . . .[...]

  • Page 221

    Additional Information  221 W White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 06 Wide angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Wi-Fi f unctions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Wind scr een . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 71 Y Yo u Tu b e * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Z Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Advanced[...]

  • Page 222

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