Canon VIXIA HF R10 manual

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

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

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

4 In these safe ty instruc tions the wor d “apparatus” or “pr oduct” refers to the Can on HD Camcorder VI XIA HF R11 A / VIXIA HF R10 A / VIXI A HF R100 A and al l its accesso ries. 1 Read these instructions . 2 Keep these instructions . 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instru ctions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 C lean only [...]

5 20 Objects and Liquid Entry — Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous v oltage points or short out pa rts that could res ult in a fire or electric shock . Be careful not to spill liquid of any ki nd onto the product. 21 Servicing — Do not attempt to ser vice this pr oduct yourself a s open[...]

6 The adapter can be used with a power supply between 100 and 240 V A C . For ar eas where 120 V A C power is n ot used, you will ne ed a special pl ug adapter . C ontact yo ur nearest C anon S ervice C enter for furt her informa tion. The adapter is no t intended to be s erviced. Should the product cease to funct ion in i ts intended mann er , it [...]

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

8 Smart AU T O (2 7 ) S mart AUTO au tomat ically sel ects th e best settings for the scene yo u want to shoot. Y ou get specta cular r ecordings every ti me without worry ing about set tings. Video Snap s hot (5 8 ) S hoot or captur e shor t scenes and a rrang e them into a v ideo clip set to your favorite bac k ground mu s ic. Face Detection (6 2[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Introdu ction  17 The follo wing CD- ROM s and s oftwar e are s upp lied w ith the camcor der: • PIXEL A A pplicatio n - Disc 1 CD -ROM* and ‘PIXELA Application s ’ In s tallation Guide - ImageMixer 3 S E T ran s fer Ut ilitie s - S of tware for s aving and tran s ferring movie s and mu s ic f ile s you can u s e a s bac k ground mu s ic. [...]

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

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

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

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

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

Prepa rations  23 To remove the battery pack 1 S lide the bat tery compartm ent cover away fr om the lens and open it. 2 Press the battery r elease l atch and pull out the battery pac k . 3 Close the cover and slide it toward the lens un til you hear a clic k . IMPORT AN T • T urn of f t he camcor der befo re connec ting or d i s connec ting t[...]

24  Prepa rati ons • W e recommend that you pr epar e b atte ry pac ks to la s t 2 to 3 time s longer tha n you thin k you might nee d. • USA and Ca nada only : The Lithium i on/polym er batter y that power s th e p roduct i s recy clab le. P lea s e call 1-800-8-BA TTERY for information on how to recycle thi s battery . Prep aring the A cce[...]

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

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

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

28  Prepa rati ons •W h e n s hooting in mod e, t he camcor der wi ll auto matica lly detect ce rtain cha racteri s tic s of the s ubject , bac k gr ound, lighti ng con dition s , etc. It w ill th en adj u s t variou s s etti ng s (focu s , expo s ur e, color , image s tabil i z ati on, i mage qualit y , amo ng o ther s ), s electing the be s [...]

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

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

Prepa rations  31 U s ing the Men us Many of the camcor der’ s functio ns can be adjus ted fr om the menus that open after pr essi ng . In mode, menus cannot be acces sed and, exc ept in a few cases, most menu settings will return to their d efault values. For det ails abo ut th e availabl e menu options and settings , refer to the appen- dix [...]

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

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

34  Prepa rati ons Changing the Lang u age The defaul t language of the camcor der is English. Y ou can set it to one of 22 other languages. NOTES •T h e d i s play s and that a ppear in s ome menu s cre en s refe r t o the name of button s on t he ca mcor der a nd wi ll n ot chan ge, re gard le ss of the langua ge s electe d. Changing the Tim[...]

Prepa rations  35 U s ing a Memor y Card Memory Card s Compatib le for U s e wi th the Camcorder Y ou can use commerciall y available S DHC ( S D high capacity) memor y cards and S D memo ry car ds wit h this camcor der . How- ever , de pendi ng on the me mory card, you ma y not be ab le to reco rd movies. Refer to the table below . As of Octobe[...]

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

Prepa rations  37 / Sele cting the Me mory for the R ecor ding s Y ou can select to recor d your movies and photos in the built-i n mem- ory o r on a memory car d. The built -in memory is t he defa ult me mory for r ecording bot h. POINTS TO CH ECK •B e s ure you under s tand the i nformation provi ded in Eye- Fi card s ( 35) b efore u s in g [...]

38  Prepa rati ons * The approxi mate availabl e recor ding t ime will now refle ct the combi ned s pace i n the b uil t-in memo ry an d me mory c ar d. NOTES • Any of the fol lowing action s will de activa te th e relay recordin g func tion . - T urning of f the camcor der - Openi ng the memory car d s lot c over - Changing th e camcorder’ [...]

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

40  Video Vid eo This chapter covers functions re lated to shooting movies, including recor ding, playbac k , advanced functio ns and pl aylist and scene operations . Ba s ic Recording Shooting Video 1 T urn on the camcorder . / By de fault, mov ie s ar e r ecor d ed i n the built- in memory . Alternat ively , you can s et the memory card a s th[...]

Video  41 •B e s ure to s ave you r recording s r egularly ( 111), e s pe ciall y afte r ma k - ing im portant re cor ding s . Canon s hall no t be liable for any lo ss or cor- ruption of da ta. NOTES • About the P ower Save mode: If [Powe r S avin g Mode] i s s et to [ On], th e camco rde r will s hut of f automa tically to s ave p ower whe[...]

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

Video  43 • I n mode, you can al s o s et [Zoom S peed] to one of thr ee con s tant s peed s (3 i s the fa s te s t, 1 the s lowe s t). • Whe n [Zoom S peed ] i s s et to [ V aria ble], the z oom s peed will be fa s te r in reco rd pa u s e mode than wh en act ually rec or ding, excep t when pre-r ecording ( 59) i s activated . Q u ick Start[...]

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

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

46  Video IMPORT AN T •O b s erve the fol lowing precauti on s while t he ACCE SS indi cator i s on or fla s hing. Faili ng to do s o may re s ult in perm ane nt data lo ss . - Do no t ope n th e memor y ca rd s lot cover . -D o n o t d i s connec t the power s ourc e or turn of f th e camcor der . - Do not change the camcorder’ s operat ing[...]

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

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

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

50  Video • / Y ou ca n s elect th e origi nal movi e s in the buil t-in memo ry or on the memory card. •Y o u c a n p r e ss to open the i ndex s cr een for vi deo s nap s hot s cene s . 2 Open the calendar screen. • The ca lend ar s creen app ear s . •D a t e s that con tain s cene s (that i s , movi e s w ere rec ord ed on tha t date)[...]

Video  51 •T h e l i s t o f re co rdin g s di s play s a ll date s in w hi c h re co rd i n g s wer e made. An orange s election f rame appea r s on the day . • The thum bnail s how s a s till imag e from the fir s t s cen e re cord ed on that day . Belo w it w ill appe ar the n umber of s cene s rec ord ed ( ) and the total r ecord ing tim[...]

52  Video NOTES •Y o u c a n p r e ss to return to the normal index s cr een at an y time. Pre- s electin g Recordin g s from the Index Scre en Y ou can select in adva nce a number of ori ginal m ovies or photos fr om the index sc reen in order to perform certai n actio ns on them collec- tively , all at once. mode: Delete, copy* or add the se[...]

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

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

Video  55 Advanced F u nction s Progr ammed AE and S peci al Scen e Reco rding Progr am s The r ecordi ng prog ram determi nes how much control you have over the cam corder’ s recor d ing-r elated settings. S el ect the [ Pr ogrammed AE] r ecording pr ogram to g ive y ou full contr ol over functions li k e the white balance or image ef fects. [...]

56  Video [S p o r t s ] T o rec ord s po rt s s cene s s uch a s tenni s or golf. [S n o w ] T o re cord in bri ght sk i re s ort s without the s ubject bein g underexpo s ed . [ Beach] T o reco r d on a s unn y beach wit hout the s ubject bein g underexpo s ed . [S u n s e t ] T o re co rd s un s et s in vib rant color s . [ Night Scene] T o r[...]

Video  57 NOTES • [ Portrait]/[ S port s ]/[ S no w]/[ Beac h]: Th e pict ure may not appea r s mooth du ring play bac k . • [ Portrait]: The b lur e ff ect of the bac k groun d increa s e s the mor e you z oom in ( T ). •[ S now]/[ Beach]: The s ubject may be come o verexpo s ed on cloud y day s or in s haded place s . C hec k the image o[...]

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

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

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

Video  61 •T h e a d j u s tment range a nd the length of the e xpo s u re ad ju s tment indic ator w ill va ry depe nding on the init ial brig htne ss of the pictur e. • If you operate the z oom, the brightne ss of the image ma y change. 3 A djust the ( ) th e brightness of th e image as requir ed , then hide ( ) the jo ystick guide. •T h[...]

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

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

64  Video * When you s elect [ Cu s tom WB], do not pre ss and conti nue in s tead wi th the follow ing procedure. To set the custom white balance 1 Point the camcor der at a white obj ect so it fills the who le scree n and press . When t he adju s tment i s comple ted, s top s fla s hing and s tay s on. The cam cord er r etain s the cu s tom s [...]

Video  65 Image Effect s Y ou can use the image effect s to change the color saturati on and con- trast to r ecor d movies and pho tos with special c olor ef fects. POINTS TO CH ECK • S elect a recor ding pr ogram other than t he S pecial S cen e recor ding pr o- gram s . Opt ions (  Default value) Digital Effect s The icon of t h e s el ec[...]

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

Video  67 • Fader s cannot be u s ed when r ecord ing vid eo s nap s hot s ce ne s or whe n pre- rec ordin g i s activ ated . On-Screen Di s play s and Data Code Y ou can turn most on -scr een displays on or of f. Repeatedly press to turn the on-screen displays on/of f in the following sequence: mode: • All di s play s on •M o s t di s pla[...]

68  Video A u dio Recording Level Y ou can adjust the audio r ecord ing level of the built-in or an external microphone. Y ou can display the aud io level indicator while rec ording. Manual Adju stment of th e Audio Recording Level 1 Open ( ) th e joystick guide. 2 S elect ( ) [ Mic. Level] and press . • The ma nua l adju s tment icon will app[...]

Video  69 NOTES • Whe n the audio l evel meter re ache s th e r ed p oint (0 dB mar k ), the s ound may be di s torte d. • If the audi o leve l i s too high and the s ound get s di s torted , activ ate the micr ophone attenua tor with the [Microphone Att enuator] s ett ing. • W e re commen d u s ing h eadphone s to chec k the s ound lev el[...]

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

Video  71 NOTES • When an exter nal m icrophon e i s connec ted to the camcor der , [W ind S cree n] wi ll automat icall y be s et to [ Off ]. • If the audi o leve l i s too high and the s ound get s di s torted, turn on the micr ophone attenua tor with the [Microphone Atte nuator] s e tting or adju s t the audio r ecording level man ually ([...]

72  Video 3 S elect ( ) the playback starting point from the timeline ruler . 4 Press to begin the playback. To sel ect an other scen e Move ( ) the o range sele ction fra me to the l arge thumbna il and select ( ) ano ther scene. To move between timeline ruler pages Move ( ) the o range select ion frame to the slid ebar below the rule r and dis[...]

Video  73 3 S elect ( ) the play back starting point from the segmen t ruler . 4 Press to begin the playback. Y ou can s elect anot her s cene and move b etwe en s egme nt ruler page s in th e s ame wa y a s in th e movi e time line s cr een ( 71). NOTES •F o r a s ing le s cene, up to 100 s egmen t s /change s in main s ubject will appear in [...]

74  Video Scene and Playli s t Operation s Playin g Bac k Recor ding s Set to Backgro u nd M us ic Y ou can play b ac k video s napshot s cenes, s cenes in the playlist and photo slide shows set to bac k ground mus ic (instead of the original sound). Y ou can use one of the supplied music tr ac k s o r conn ect an external audio player to use yo[...]

Video  75 •Y o u c a n p r e ss to li s ten to the trac k s elected . Pre ss to s top the pl ayba c k . • S elect [ Of f] to play b ac k s cene s with th eir orig inal s oun d or to play bac k s lide s how s without any mu s ic. 4 Back in the in dex screen, select ( , ) the recording from which to s tart playback. 5 Press to begin the playba[...]

76  Video •Y o u c a n p r e ss to open the i ndex s cr een for vi deo s nap s hot s cene s . 2 A ctivate the external audio inpu t. 3 Connect the exter nal player to the camcord er’ s MIC terminal. 4 A djust the au dio input as necessary . • S tart the mu s i c playbac k o n the exte rnal play er an d ad ju s t it s volume accordi ng to t[...]

Video  77 NOTES •Y o u c a n a l s o add to the playl i s t ju s t the video s nap s hot s cene s yo u want to watch and arrange their play bac k order . •I n i t i a l i z ing a memor y car d will perm anentl y era s e any mu s ic file s you may have tran s fe rred to the car d. The m u s ic f ile s that come pr e- in s tall ed in the b uil[...]

78  Video Dividing Scene s Y ou can divide scenes (origi nal scenes only) in or der to leave out the best parts a nd later cut out the rest. 1 Open the original movies index screen. / Y ou c an s elec t the orig ina l movie s in the bu ilt-in memor y or on the memory card ( 47). 2 S elect ( , ) the scene you want to divide. 3 Press , select [ Di[...]

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

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

Video  81 *I f y o u s elec ted [All S cene s ], you can pre ss to in terrupt the o peration while it i s in progr e ss . S ome s cene s w ill be de leted nev erthele ss . Opt ions Moving Scenes in the Playlis t Move t he scenes in the pl aylist to pl ay the m bac k in the order of your choice. 1 Open the p laylist index screen. • / Be fore op[...]

82  Video Capt u ring Video Snap s hot Scen e s from a Mov ie Captur e a ser ies of video snapshot scenes fr om a movie yo u have pr e- vio usl y r ecor ded. 1 Play back t he movie containin g the scene you want to capture. 2 Press at the p oint you w ant to capture. • The camcorder capture s a video s na p s hot s cene ( the blu e frame s erv[...]

Video  83 / Copying Scene s to a Memo ry Card Y ou can c opy ori ginal movie s or the ent ir e playli s t only from the built-i n memory to the corre s ponding location on the memory card. S ee Copying Photo s to a Me mory C ar d ( 97) for detail s on copying photo s to the memory card. C op ying Origina l Movies 1 Open the i ndex screen of orig[...]

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

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

86  Photos Photo s Refer to this chapter for deta ils on shooting photos – ta k in g photos and pla yin g them bac k , capturing photos from video and prin ting phot os. Ba s ic Recording T aking P hoto s 1 T urn on the camcorder . • / By default, ph oto s ar e r ecor ded in th e buil t-in memor y . Yo u c a n s et the memor y car d a s the [...]

Photos  87 IMPORT AN T •O b s erve th e fol lowing pre c auti on s while t he AC CE SS indi cator i s on or fla s hing. Fail ing to d o s o may re s ult in permane nt data lo ss . - Do not open the me mory card s lot c over . -D o n o t d i s co nne ct the pow er s our ce or t urn off t he camcor der . - Do not c hange the camcorde r’ s op e[...]

88  Photos NOTES • The actual num ber of p hoto s that can be re corded wi ll va ry depen d ing on the s ubje ct and s hooting condition s . •T h e c a m c o r d e r r e t a i n s the la s t s etting u s ed even i f you s et the cam- cor d er t o mode. • When p rinting photo s , u s e the f ollow ing g uidel ine s a s a re fere nce fo r s [...]

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

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

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

92  Photos Magnifying Photo s d u ring Playba ck In single photo view , photo s can be magnified up to 5 times. will appear for pho tos tha t cannot be enlar ged. 1 Move t he zoom lever to ward T . • The photo i s ma gni fie d by 2 time s and a frame appea r s indicating the po s ition of the m agnif ied area . • T o further enlarge the ph o[...]

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

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

Photos  95 Hi s togram Di s play In single photo view , you can d isplay the histog ram and the icons of a ll the functio ns used at the ti me of reco rdi ng. Use the histogram as a ref- er ence to verify the cor rect exposur e of the photo. The ar ea to the right of the histo gram re pres ents highlights and the left side re pres ents shadow s.[...]

96  Photos 2 Pause the playbac k at the point you want to capture. 3P r e s s f u l l y . IMPORT AN T • When ca pturing photo s on a n Ey e-Fi card, p hoto s will be upl oad ed automa ticall y if you a re within the range of a configur ed networ k . Alw ay s verify that Eye -Fi card s have been approved in the country/re gion of u s e. S ee al[...]

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

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

Photos  99 Opt ions IMPORT AN T •O b s erve th e fol lowing pre c auti on s while t he AC CE SS indi cator i s on or fla s hing. Fail ing to d o s o may re s ult in permane nt data lo ss . - Do not open the me mory card s lot c over . -D o n o t d i s co nne ct the pow er s our ce or t urn off t he camcor der . - Do not c hange the camcorde r?[...]

100  Photos Printing Photo s Print ing Pho to s (D irec t Print ) The camcor der can be connecte d to any PictBridge-c ompatible printer . Y ou can mar k in ad vance the photos you wan t to print and set the desired number of copies as a print order ( 103). Canon print ers: S ELPHY printers of the CP , D S and E S se ries and P IXMA printers mar[...]

Photos  101 - Removing all print or de r s NOTES • will app ear for photo s that cannot be printed. • W e recommen d power ing the cam cord er u s ing the compact p ower adapt er . • R efer al s o to the p rinter’ s in s truction man ual. • I f you have no intentio n to u s e the optional DW-100 DVD Burner , y ou can s et or [U S B Con[...]

102  Photos Option s [P a p e r S i z e ] * Ava ilable pape r s i z e s vary dependin g on the printer model. [P a p e r T y p e ] * S elect [Photo], [F a s t Photo], [Plain] or [Default]. [P a g e L a y o u t ] * S elec t [Defa ult], [B ordered] or one of th e follo w- ing page layout s . [Borderle ss ]: The photo i s enlar ged and may be s lig[...]

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

104  Photos POINTS TO CH ECK •O n l y p h o t o s on the memo ry ca rd can be s et fo r print o rder s . Marking Si ngle Photos with Print Orde rs 1 In single photo view , open the photo selection screen. appe ar s on the s creen. 2 S elect ( ) the photo you want to mark with a print order . 3 Press to s et the pr int order . The number of c o[...]

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

106  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Extern al Connection s This chapter expla ins how to connect your camcor der to an external devi ce such as a TV , VCR, or compute r . Te r m i n a l s on the Camcorder * When co nnecting a cable to the camcorder , ma k e s ure to align th e triangle mar ks on the cab le’ s con nector a nd on the c amcorder’ s te[...]

External Conne ctions  107 Connection D iagram s In the following connect ion diagra ms, the left side sho ws the termin als on the camcor der and the right side s hows (for r efer ence only) an example of te rminals on a connected device. C onnectio n T ype: Digital Q u ality: High definition O u tp u t only C onnect to a high-d efinition TV (H[...]

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

External Conne ctions  109 NOTES • / T o be able to writ e bac k s cene s and to tran s fer mu s ic fi le s fr om the comp uter to the camcor der , po wer the camco rd er u s ing th e compac t power ada pter and only then co nnect it to the compute r u s ing the s upplie d U S B cabl e. C onnectio n T ype: Digital data connection C onnect to a[...]

110  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Playback on a TV Screen Connect th e camcor der to a TV to enjoy your reco rdings with f amily and friends. Playbac k on an HDTV using one of th e high-definition con- nections will ensur e the best pl aybac k qu alit y . 1 T urn off the camcorder and the TV . 2 Connect t he camcorder to the TV . Refer to Connection [...]

External Conne ctions  111 Saving and Sharing Y o u r Rec ording s Saving Recording s on a Comp u ter Movies and pho tos reco rde d with this camcor der are saved in the built-in memory ( / only) or on the memory car d. Because space is limited , ma k e sur e to save your reco rdings on a comp uter on a regular basis. Savi ng Movi es With the su[...]

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

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

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

External Conne ctions  115 • After t he di sc is recogniz ed, an i nforma tion s creen w ill dis play th e type of DVD you ar e creatin g and the es timat ed time and numbe r of discs it will r equire (based on the disc you i nserted). • If yo u inse rted a DV D-RW dis c that already con tains data, [The dis c alr eady contai ns data.] will [...]

116  Exter nal Co nnecti ons - A VCHD di s c s cr eat ed u s ing the optional DW-100 DVD Burner can be played b ac k only with A VCHD-compa tible DV D player s or Blu-ray Di s c player s . Do no t in s ert an A VCHD di s c into a DVD p layer that i s not compatib le wit h A VCHD s pecif ication s a s you may not be able to eject the di s c. • [...]

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

118  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Option s To s el ect th e bi t rate Using a higher bit rate will r esult in better v ideo quality for the con- verted s cenes. To embed the r ecordi ng date and ti me The r ecor ding date and time will alway s be display ed on the converte d scene. NOTES • When conv erting scenes in the playlist or video snapshot i[...]

External Conne ctions  119 • Y ou can pl ay bac k the conve rted s cene s from the [For DVD ( S D-VI DEO)] index s creen on the me mory ca rd . Open the o riginal movie s inde x s creen on the m emory card, pre ss and the n s elec t [For DV D ( S D-VIDEO )]. C onnecting to the C omp uter and C reating DVD Discs 1 Power the camcorder using the [...]

120  Exter nal Co nnecti ons 2 Open the [For DVD ( S D-VIDEO)] index screen on the memo ry card. • Open the or iginal movie s index s cree n on the me mory c ard, pre ss then s el ect [For DV D ( S D-V IDEO )]. 3 Choos e whether to add to the disc all the scenes or only scenes that have no t been previously ad ded to a disc. 4 Connect the camc[...]

External Conne ctions  121 Creating Pho to DVD s Using the optional DW-100 DVD Burner , y ou can cr eate Photo DVDs, which ar e standard DV Ds that c ontain al l your photo s as JP G files as well as a slideshow* of a ll the photos with the selected bac k gr ound music ( 74). Refer to this section along with the re levant sections in the instruc[...]

122  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Playin g Bac k Di s c s U s ing the DW-100 DVD B u rner Y ou can u s e the optional DW-100 DVD Burn er and the camcor der al s o to play b ac k high-d efin ition ( A VCHD) di s c s . Thi s i s very convenien t, for exampl e to play bac k your di s c s even in a locatio n wher e an A VCHD- compa tible DV D player i s [...]

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

124  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Recording 1 External device: Load a blank cassette or d isc and set th e device to record pause mode. 2 T urn on the camcorder and set it to mode. Ve r i f y t h a t [AV/Headphone s ] i s s et to [ AV]. 3 Camcorder: Locate the scene you wish to copy and pause the playback just befor e the desired scene. 4 Camcorder: [...]

External Conne ctions  125 Use the supplied softwar e ImageMixer 3 S E to upload your vid- eos to the W eb. Ins tallati on S ee ‘PIXELA Applica tions’ Installati on G uide. Using the soft ware S ee ‘Im ageMixer 3 S E S of twar e G uide’ (PDF file). / C onve rt ing S cenes i nto S tan dard Def inition in the C amcor der 1 Power the camcor[...]

126  Exter nal Co nnecti ons •P r e ss and then s elect [ O K ] to interru pt the ope ratio n while it i s in progr e ss . 6 When the conv ersion is completed, a confirma tion screen will appear . Connec t the camc ord er to the comp uter at thi s point ( 107) to continue uploading t he conv erted video s to the Web or s elec t [En d Without C[...]

External Conne ctions  127 • The time re quired t o con vert s cene s i s appr oximately equal to the s cene’ s total run ning time. Beca u s e conver s ion ge nerally ta k e s long er on a comp uter , we re commend u s in g the ca mcorder to conver t s cene s . • Y o u can play bac k the converted s cen e s from t he [For Web (MPEG-2)] in[...]

128  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Uploading you r Videos Wireless ly If you are using an Eye-Fi car d, you can autom atically uploa d the mov- ies from th e [For Web (MPE G -2)] i ndex screen to your favor ite video sharing W eb site. Y ou will need to have inst alled the softw are sup plied with your Eye-Fi card and completed all th e requ ired co n[...]

External Conne ctions  129 NOTES • Dep ending o n the amount of data to be tran s ferred or wirele ss s igna l condit ion s , up loadin g may t a k e a lon g time. In addition, i f wir ele ss s igna l condit ion s wo r s en, uploa ding ma y be interr upted . •W i r e l e ss tran s f er will de cr ea s e the ef fective u s age ti me of t he b[...]

130  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: Men u Option s Li s t s Menu items not available app ear grayed out. For details about how to select an item, r efer to Using the Menus ( 31). For details about e[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Addition al Informatio n  137 [ Cam era D ata] : Di s pl ay s the apert ur e (f - s top) and s hutter s peed u s ed when rec ording the s cene. [USB Connection T ype]: S el ect th e conne ction pro tocol t o u s e wh en con- nect ing th e camco rde r to an external devic e u s ing the s upplied U S B cable . [ DVD Burner]: T o connect ex clu s i[...]

138  Additional Information [LCD Screen Dimmer]: When s et to [ On], the LCD s creen i s dimmed. Doing s o i s ideal w hen u s ing the camcorde r in location s where the LC D’ s illumi nation coul d become a nui s ance to oth er s . Hold pr e ss ed down for about 2 s eco nd s to r e s to re th e L CD’ s normal brightne ss . • Dim ming th e[...]

Addition al Informatio n  139 1 Option not available when the cam corder i s connected to an HD TV u s ing an HDM I cable. 2 Option available only fr om th e original movie s in dex s creen. [Notif icati on Sounds]: A beep wil l accom pany s ome operation s li k e tu rn- ing on the camcorder , the s elf-timer countd own, etc. [Pow e r Savi ng Mo[...]

140  Additional Information • Depen ding o n the T V s et, addit ional s etting s may be requir ed on the TV it s elf to activat e the HDMI-CEC fu nction. Refer to the TV’ s in s truction manual. • Cor re ct oper ation of the HDMI -CEC func tion c annot be gua rant eed even when co nnect ing the cam cord er to compa tible TV s et s . If yo[...]

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

142  Additional Information [Memor y Info]/[M emor y Card Info]: Di s play s a s cr een where yo u can ver - i fy h o w m u c h o f t h e b u i l t -i n m e m o r y o r t h e m e m o r y c ar d i s curren tly in u s e ( total recor ding time and total number of photo s ) and how much s pace rema in s availa ble for recordi ng. •E s timated f i[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

150  Additional Information Indi cat ors a nd On scree n Display s light s u p in red. - Battery pack is exhausted. Repl ace or charge the battery pack. light s u p in red. - A memor y card error occurred. T urn off the camcorder . Remove and re insert the memory card. Initialize the memory card if the display does not change back to nor mal. - [...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Additional Information  163 Do’s an d Don ’ts Handling Pre ca u tion s Camcorder Be sur e to observe th e follow ing pr ecautions to ensur e max imum per- forma nce. • S ave your recordings periodically . Ma k e s ure to t ran s fer your reco r d- ing s to an exter nal de vice s uc h a s a computer or digital video recorder ( 111) a nd s a[...]

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

Additional Information  165 About the b atter y termin al cover The battery terminal cover ha s a [ ]- s hape d hole. Thi s i s u s eful whe n you wi s h to differ e ntiate between charged and uncharged battery pac ks . Memory Card • W e re commen d bac k ing up th e reco rdin g s o n the mem ory car d onto your comp uter . D ata m ay be c orr[...]

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

Additional Information  167 Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Camcor der Body •U s e a s oft, dry cloth to cle an the camcor der body . Never u s e chemical ly tr eated cl oth s or vola tile s olvent s s uch a s paint thinne r . Lens an d Instant AF Sens or •I f t h e l e n s s urface or In s tan t AF s en s or i s dir ty , autofo cu s ma y not w[...]

168  Additional Information • R emove the me mory card and batter y pac k . Then, pl ace the ca mcorde r in an airtig ht p la s tic ba g and let it adju s t gr aduall y to tempera tur e change s be fore re mo vin g it f rom the bag . When cond ensation is detect ed The ca mcorder autom atically s hut s of f. The prec i s e time requi red for w[...]

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

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

Additional Information  171 Recording and P layback Times Recording and play bac k time s given in the following t able s ar e approxi- mate and vary according to recording mode and charging, recor ding or playbac k con ditio n s . The eff ective u s age ti me of th e batte ry pac k may decrea s e when r ecor ding in cold s urr ounding s , whe n[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

178  Additional Information Index 24p Cinem a Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 A Abroad, using the camco rder . . . . 168 Aspect r atio of a c onnect ed TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Audio recording level . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 Auto Bac k li ght Correction . . . . . . 134 Auto slow shutte r . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 [...]

Additional Information  179 I Image effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Image stabilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 33 Index screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 47 Init ia lizat ion (built- in memory*/ memory c ard) . . . 38 J Joystic k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Joystic k guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 L L[...]

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

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

182 LOSS OR C ORRUPTION OF DA T A, IN C LUDING WITHOUT LIMITA TIO N, LOSS OR C ORRUPTION OF DA TA STORED O N THE EQUIPMENT’S HARD DRIVE, OR ANY OTHER SPE C IAL, IN C IDENTAL OR C ONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE S C AUSED BY THE USE, MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THE EQUIPMENT , REGARDLESS OF TH E LEGAL THEORY ON WHI C H TH E C LAIM IS BASED, AND EVEN IF C ANON [...]

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

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