Canon Vixia HF R300 manual

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2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions WA RN I N G TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOC K, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR M OISTURE. COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials may infringe on the rights of cop yright owners and be contrary to copyright laws. The Mains plug is used as the disconnect device[...]

3 FCC/IC NOTICE HD Camcorder , VIXIA HF R32 / VIXIA HF R30 / VIXIA H F R300 systems This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired o[...]

4 In these safety instructions the word “appa ratus” refers to th e Canon HD Camcorder VIXIA HF R32 / VIXIA HF R30 / VIXIA HF R300 and all its acces sories. 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 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not insta[...]

5 T rademark Acknowledg ements • SD, SDHC and SDXC Logos are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. • Micros oft and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporat ion in the United States and/or other countries . • App Store, iPhone, iT unes, Mac OS and Macintosh a re trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other count[...]

6 Exciting F eatures and New Functions & / % Wi-Fi Functi ons ( A 149) Stor y Creat or ( A 67) Enjo y the fr eedom of Wi-F i func tions by mak ing yo ur camc order an active part of your Wi-Fi home networ k or by conve niently ac cessing Wi -Fi hotspots to upload your videos wherever yo u may be. • Y ou can save your re cor d i ngs wirelessly[...]

7 Smart AU T O ( A 46) Smart AUTO automat ical ly sel ects th e best scene m ode for the scen e you w ant to shoot . Y o u get spec tacula r recordi ngs every time w ithout worrying about setting s. Video S naps hot ( A 72) Face Detection ( A 99) Shoot or capt ure short scenes and arrange them into a video clip set to your favorite backgr ound musi[...]

8 Enjoying Y our Recordings on Other Devices MPEG-2 AVC HD MP4 Eye-Fi Connect the camcorder to an HDTV ( A 127) Use an Eye-F i card ( A 146) to wirelessly upload reco rdings to your computer or a video sharing W eb site . Upload MP4 movies to your computer ( A 133). Save your r ecord ing s. Y ou can also c reate disc s from your recordings.* Standa[...]

9 & / % Enjoying Y our Recordings Using the Camcorder's Wi-Fi Functions 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 164). Join a Wi-F i network b y first connecting to an access point ( A 151). T ransfer your recordings wirele ssly from t[...]

10  Table of cont ents  Introduction 6 Excit ing Features and New Functions 14 About this Manual 16 Getting to Know the Ca mcorder 16 Supplied Access ories and CD-ROMs 18 Names of P arts  Preparations 20 Getting Started 20 Char ging the Batter y Pack 23 Using the Grip Belt 24 Opening the Lens Cover and Adjusting the LCD Scre en 26 Ba sic O[...]

Table of conte nts  11  AUTO Mode 44 Basic Recor ding 44 Shooting Video and T aking Photos in AUTO Mode 46 About the Smart AUTO function 48 Intelligent IS 49 Zooming 51 Quick Start  V ideo 53 Basic Playback 53 Play ing Back Video 57 3D Flip View 58 The [I ndex Selection] Scr een: Selecting the Co ntent to Play Ba ck 60 Deleti ng Scenes an [...]

12  Table of cont ents 101 T ouch & T rack 102 Faders 103 Manual Exposure Adjustment 104 Manual Focus Adjustment 106 T ele Macro 107 White Balance 108 Self Timer 109 Audio Recording Level 111 Using Headphones 112 Using an External Micr ophone 113 Audio Mix 114 Capturing V ideo Snapshot Scenes and Photos fr o m a Movie 116 Dividing Scenes [...]

Table of conte nts  13  & / % Wi-Fi Functions 149 Introduction to Wi-Fi 151 Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network 156 T r ans ferr ing Fil es to a Comp uter or F TP Serv er 160 Uploading Recordings to Y ouT ube and Facebook 161 Uploading V ideos Using an iOS Device 164 Wir eless Playback on a DLNA-Co mpatibl e Device  Additional Information 16[...]

14  Introduction About this Manual Thank you for pur chasing the Cano n VIXIA HF R32 / VIXIA HF R30 / VIXIA HF R300. Please read this ma nual careful ly before you use the camcorder and r etain it for futur e reference. Should your camcorder fail to operate co rre ctly , r efer to T ro ubleshooting ( A 187). Conventions Used in this Manual • I[...]

Introdu ction  15 Self Timer Operating modes: * F or movie s only . 1P r e s s . 2 Activate the self timer . • < wil l appear on the scr een. • R epeat, se lecting [ 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 appears o n the scre[...]

16  Introduction Getti ng to Know the Ca mcorde r Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs The following acces sories ar e supplied with the camcor d er: * CA-110E including power cord, in Asia. ** & / % only . X CA-110 Compact Power Adapter* BP-709 Battery Pack W X IFC-300PCU/S USB Cable HTC-100/S HDMI Cable W X Qui ck Gu ide X Wi-Fi Basic Setup G [...]

Introdu ction  17 The following C D-ROMs and software are supplied with the camcorder: • PIXELA CD-ROM - & / % Y ou can use VideoBr owser for managing, editing, and playi ng ba ck A VCHD movie s, and Netw ork Utility when tra nsferri ng reco rdin gs wire les sly to a c om put er . - ' Use T ransfer Utility for saving and transferring [...]

18  Introduction Names of Parts 1 U (camer a/play) but ton ( A 33) 2 HOME button ( A 27) 3 VIDEO SNAP (video snapshot) b utton ( A 72) 4 ACCESS indicator ( A 44) 5 Memory c ard slot cover 6 MIC terminal ( A 112) 7 AV O U T t e rm i n a l ( A 12 3, 125)/ × (hea dphones) ter minal ( A 111) 8 HDMI OUT terminal ( A 123, 124 ) 9 USB terminal ( A 123[...]

Introdu ction  19 A j Speaker ( A 55) A k Zoom lever ( A 49) A l LCD t ouch scr ee n ( A 24, 26) S q POWER button S a ON/OFF (CHG ) (charge) indicator: Green – On Orange – Standb y ( A 51) Red – Charging ( A 20) S s Battery attac hment un it ( A 20) S d Seri al numb er S f T r ipod socket ( A 206) S g BA TTER Y RELEASE switch ( A 21 ) A l [...]

20  Prepa ratio ns Prepar ations This chapte r desc ribes bas ic operat ions, s uch as using the touch panel, navigating the me nus, and first time s ettings to help you learn more about your camcor der . Getting Started Charging the Batter y Pack The camco rd er can be powered wit h a b attery p ack or dir ectly using the compa ct power adapt e[...]

Prepa rat ions  21 4 Ch arging will start wh en the camcorder is turned off. • If the camcor der was on, the green ON/OFF (CHG) indic ator will go out when you turn off t he camcor der . After a mo ment, the ON/O FF (CHG) indica tor will turn on in red (batt ery pac k charging). The red ON/OFF (CHG) indicator will go out when the batt ery pack[...]

22  Prepa ratio ns • T o prevent eq uipmen t break downs and exc essive hea ting, do no t con- nect the supp lied com pact powe r adapter to voltage co nverte rs for overs eas tr avel s or sp ecial power sour ces such as those on air craft an d ships, DC-AC inverters, etc. NOTES • We r ecomm end charg ing the batt ery pac k in tempe ratur es[...]

Prepa rat ions  23 Using the G rip Be lt Fasten the grip belt. Adjus t the gr ip belt so that y ou can reac h the zoom lever with your index fin ger , a nd the Y button wi th your t humb. Y o u ca n att ach th e su pplied stylu s pen to the grip belt. To r emove th e gri p bel t 1 Lift the p added handgrip’ s flap and detach the strap from the[...]

24  Prepa ratio ns Opening the Lens Cover an d Adjusting the LCD Screen Befor e you s tart recor ding, open the lens cove r . Move the lens cove r switch dow n to to open the lens cover . Rotati ng th e LCD P anel Open the LCD panel 90 d egrees. • Y ou can r otate the panel 90 degr ees downward. • Y ou can r otate the panel 180 degr ees towa[...]

Prepa rat ions  25 NOTES • About the LCD screen: The scr een is pr oduced using extr emely high-pr e- cision manuf acturing techni ques, with more than 99.99% of th e pixels operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasion- ally misfire or appe ar as black, red, blue or green do ts. This has no ef fect on the reco rd ed i[...]

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

Prepa rat ions  27 Using the Menus Many of the camcor der's funct ions can be adjust ed from t he [ Main Functions] panel and [ Other Settings] menus in the HOME menu. For details about the available menu options and settings, refer to the appen dix Menu Options Lists ( A 168). HOME Menu Operat ing modes: The HOME menu is the gate way to mo[...]

28  Prepa ratio ns • [ C a m e r a M o d e ] - From the [ Camera Mod e] menu, you will be able to cha nge whethe r you re cor d movies in mode ( camcor der automati cally takes ca re of many sett ings), mode (you ca n manu- ally ch ange se tting s), or mod e (using the ci nema- look filt ers, you can mak e movi es with a ci nema tic feel) . Av[...]

Prepa rat ions  29 Y ou may need to drag your finger up and down along the scro ll bar or touch [ ] and [ ] to find the control button of the desired function. [Edit] Pan el Operat ing modes: T ouch [Edit] to dis play a panel showing available operations (co pying, deleting, et c.), and then touch the operation you want to perform. T ouch th e c[...]

30  Prepa ratio ns [Other S ettings] M enus Operating modes: * In mode, access to functions is li mited. 1 Pr ess to open the HOME menu. 2 T ouch [ O ther Sett ings] to o pen the [ Oth er Settings] menus. 3 T ouch the tab of the desired menu. 4 Drag yo ur fin ge r up an d dow n to bring the setting yo u want to change into the orange s election [...]

Prepa rat ions  31 Operating Modes Recording When r ecor ding, the camcor der's oper ating mode is deter mined by th e [ Camera Mode] and [ Recording Standar d] menus in the HOME menu. First, set the camera mode. 1 P ress to open t he HOME menu. 2 T ouch [ Camera Mode] and then touch t he desired camera mode. 3T o u c h [ O K ] . Next, set [...]

32  Prepa ratio ns NOTES • Y ou ca n adjus t the vid eo qual ity usin g the r > [Recording Mode] setting. • Some portable de vices may not be able to play back MP4 movies re cord ed with thi s camcor der . Recording standard Cont rol button Operation v Movies are recorded in AVCHD, w hich is d esigned for playback on HDTVs. Select t his r[...]

Prepa rat ions  33 Playback Press the camera/pla y button T to switch the camc order between c amera ( reco rding) m ode and pl aybac k mode . Y ou ca n press T when the camco rder is of f to turn it on directly in playback mode . NOTES • & / % Whe n switching to a playback mode, the memory sele cted f or pl ayback will b e the same curr e[...]

34  Prepa ratio ns First Time Set tings Setting the D ate and Time Y ou will need to set the da te and time of the camcor der befor e you can start using it. The [D ate/Time] scre en will appear automatically when t he cam- cord er’ s cl ock is not set. When th e [Date/ Time] s cree n appears, the year will be selected. 1 T ouch a field you wa[...]

Prepa rat ions  35 Changing the Language The default language of the c amcorder is English. Y ou can set i t to one of 27 lan gua ges . Operat ing modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Se lect the desired language. NOTES • Some c ontrol buttons, such as [ZOOM ] or [PHOTO ], will appea r in English regar dless of the language selected. [ Other Setti n gs] >[...]

36  Prepa ratio ns Changing the Time Zone Change the time zone to match your location. The default setting is New Y ork. Operating modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Open the [Time Zone/DST] scr een. 3T o u c h [ " ] to set the hom e time zone, or [ # ] to set the tim e zone of your destin ation when you are traveling. 4T o u c h [ Í ] or [ Î ] to set[...]

Prepa rat ions  37 Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Compa tible for Use with the Ca mcorder Y ou can use the following types of commerc ially availabl e Secure Digi- tal (S D) car d s wi th thi s camcor der . As of December 2011, the movie recor d ing function has been tested using SD/S DHC/SD XC memo ry car ds made b y Pana sonic, T oshi b a [...]

38  Prepa ratio ns SDXC Memory Cards Y ou can use SDXC memory cards with t his camcor der . When using memory ca rds with ot her devi ces, such a s digita l reco rd ers, comp uters and car d r eaders, make sure that the external device is compatible with SDXC cards . The table below summarizes comp atibility by com- puter operating system, as of[...]

Prepa rat ions  39 Inserting and Removing a Memory Card Make sure to initialize ( A 42) all me mory cards before using them with this camc ord er . 1 T ur n off the camcorder . Make sur e the ON/OFF (CHG) indi cator is of f. 2 Op en the memory car d slot cover . 3 Ins ert the memory car d at a slight a ngle, with th e label facing toward the len[...]

40  Prepa ratio ns IMPORT AN T • Memory cards have fr ont and back si des that are not in ter changea ble. Inser ting a mem ory car d faci ng the wr ong direct ion can ca use a mal- functi on of the camc orde r . Be sur e to inse rt t he me mory car d as described in step 3. & / % Selecti ng the Memory (Bui lt-in Memory/Memor y Card) for t[...]

Prepa rat ions  41 & / % Relay Rec ord ing Y ou can activate the r elay re cor ding so if the built-in memor y becomes full while recor ding movies, the re cording will continue uninterrupted on the memo ry car d. Operat ing modes: 1 I nsert a memory c ard that contains no v ideo recordings into the memory card slot. 2P r e s s . 3 A ctivate[...]

42  Prepa ratio ns Initia lizi ng the Me mory Initial ize memory car ds when you use them with t his camcor der for the first time. Y ou can also initialize a memory card or the built-in memory ( & / % only) to permanentl y delete all the recor d ings it co ntains. & / % At the time of purchase, the bu ilt-in memory comes pre- initialize[...]

Prepa rat ions  43 IMPORT AN T • Ini tial izing the me mory wi ll perm anent ly eras e all recordin gs. Lost o rigi- nal reco rdin gs c an not be rec ov ered . Ma ke s ure yo u s ave imp ort ant r ecor d ings in ad vance using an external device ( A 128). • Initia lizi ng a memor y car d will perm anentl y erase any mus ic fil es and images [...]

44  AUTO Mode AUT O Mod e This chapter cover s how to easily reco rd vi deo and photos in mode, and how to use basic shooting functions lik e zoom and Quick Start. T o enjoy full access to menus and more advanced functions, re fer to Recording in Manual Mode ( A 89). Basic Reco rding Shooting Video and T aking Photos in AUTO Mode With mode, you [...]

AUT O Mode  45 1P r e s s P to turn on the camcorder . • & / % By default , movies and photos are recorded in the buil t-in memor y . Y ou can sel ect the m em or y tha t wi ll be u se d t o record movi es and ph otos ( A 40). • Please re ad t he IMPORT ANT section ( A 48) befor e using an Eye- Fi card. 2 O pen the lens cover switch. 3P [...]

46  AUTO Mode To ta ke phot os T ou ch [PHOT O]. • Y ou can record photos simulta neous ly while recording a mov ie. • A green icon ( ) will appe ar momen tarily o n the screen an d the ACCESS indi cator will flash as the photo is r e cor ded. However , if you recor d a photo whi le re cording a movi e, the gre en icon wil l not appear . Ins[...]

AUT O Mode  47 Smart AUTO ico ns * Th e icon in parenthese s appears und er backlight c onditions. Background → (co lor of the i con) Bright* (gray) Blu e ski es * (light blue) Vivid colors* (green/red) Sunsets (orange) Subject ↓ Peopl e (stationary) ( ) ( ) ( ) — Peopl e (moving) ( ) ( ) ( ) — Subj ects othe r than peopl e, such as l an[...]

48  AUTO Mode IMPORT AN T • T o pro tect the lens, keep the len s cov er cl osed when you are n ot re cord ing mo vies a nd when yo u ar e not usin g the c amcord er . • Observe the following precautions 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 not ope n[...]

AUT O Mode  49 • When r ecor ding in bright plac es, it may b e dif ficult to use the L CD scree n. In such cases, you c an adjust the LCD backli ght with the q > [LCD Backli ght] setting or a djust the brightne ss of the LCD scr een with the q > [LCD Brightness] setting. • Under cert a in cond ition s, the Smart AUTO icon that ap pear[...]

50  AUTO Mode Using the T ouch Screen’ s Zo om Controls 1 Display the zoom controls on the to uch screen. • The zoom contr ols a ppear on the left side of the screen. 2 T ouch the zoom controls to operate the zoom. T ou ch any where w ithin th e T are a to zoom out or any where wit hin the S are a to zoom i n. T ouch c loser to th e center f[...]

AUT O Mode  51 Opt ions NOTES • Keep at least 1 m (3.3 ft.) away fro m the su bject. At full wide a ngle, y ou can foc us on a su bject as close a s 1 cm (0. 39 in.). Using te le mac ro ( A 106), you can focus on a subject as close as 50 cm (1.6 ft .) at full telephoto. • In or mode, you ca n also set p > [Zo om Speed] to one of thre e co[...]

52  AUTO Mode 1 With the camcorder on and in a recording mode, close the LCD pane l. A beep will sound and the gree n ON/OFF (CHG) in dicator will change to ora nge to indi cate the camcor der enter ed stan dby mode. 2 When you wish to resume recording, o pen the LCD p anel. The ON/O FF (CHG) indica tor turns back green and the camcor der is rea[...]

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. For d etails about b asic video shooting, ref er to AUTO Mo de ( A 44). Basic Pla yback Playing Back Video Y ou can use the s > [Data Code] setting to choose w hether to display the [...]

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 s how 6 scenes per p age. 4 T ouch the desired scene to play it back. • For A VC HD mo vies, t he camco rder will pl ay back th e scen e select ed and con tinue u ntil the e nd of the last sce ne in the index scr[...]

Video  55 During playback: Adjus ting the volume fo r AVCH D movies 1 During playback, touch the scr een to display the playbac k controls . 2T o u c h [ Ý ], drag you r fin ger alon g the [Sp eake r V o lume ]* b ar to adjust t he volume and touch [ K ]. *W h e n q > [A V/Headp hones] is set to [ Ó Headphones], adjust the [Head- phone Volu[...]

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

Video  57 3D Flip View Operat ing modes: T ouch [ ] in the [ Movies] index screen to switch to 3D Flip View . This fun way of displaying scenes grouped by recording date in a 3D layout can be useful to flip thro ugh a large number of record ings. ! Recor ding da te. " Drag your f inger left to go to the next date with re cord - ings. # Drag[...]

58  Video The [Index S election] Screen: Se lecting the Conte nt to Play Back From the [ G Index Selection] scr een you can select the c ontent you want to p lay back (origina l scenes by date or by story , or photos, fo r example) . & / % Y ou can also select the memory fro m which you want to play back your r ecordings. Operating modes: In[...]

Video  59 Opt ions NOTES • & / % Fast/slow playb ack m odes ar e not avail able for scenes conver ted t o stand ard defini tion. Scene s in t he [ SD Movi es] index screen ca n only be played back at norm al spee d. • Y ou cannot j ump t o the pr evious or next scene with M P4 movi es. [ y Movies ] Scen es recorde d in A V CHD o rgan ize[...]

60  Video Deletin g Scenes and Stori es 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 Scene Operating modes: 1 Play back the scene you wish to delete. When pl aying back a scene in the gall ery , pause the sc ene you[...]

Video  61 To select indiv idual scenes 1 T ouch on the individual scenes you want t o delete. • A chec kmark ! will appe ar on the scenes you touch . Th e tot al number of sele cted scene s will appe ar next to t he " icon. • T ouch a sel ected scene to remov e the check mark. T o remo ve all checkma rks at onc e, touch [Rem ove All] &g[...]

62  Video Deleting S cenes from a Sto ry by Rat ing Operating modes: 1 Open the information screen of the s tory that contains the scenes you w ant to delet e. 2 Open the rating selection screen. 3 T ouch one or mo re of the rating button s to select all the applicable scenes. • A graye d out r ating button i ndicat es that no s cenes i n the [...]

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 O pen the galler y . 2 Select the story yo u want to de lete . Drag your finger right/left to bri ng the desired story to the fr ont. 3 Dele te [...]

64  Video NOTES • T o delete all movies and make all reco rda ble sp ace avail abl e again you may p refer to initializ e the memo ry ( A 42) . 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[...]

Video  65 To chang e the inte rval between f rames ! T ouch twice t o r eturn to the index screen. " Pre vious /next s cene. # Drag your fi nger lef t along the rule r to displ ay the next 5 fr ames. $ Scen e’ s r ecordi ng mode an d leng th. % Recor di ng date an d time. & Drag your fin ger ri ght al ong the ruler to displa y the pre[...]

66  Video Onscreen Dis plays and Da ta 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 r ecor d- 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. Op[...]

Video  67 Video Stories a nd Cinema Style Using Stor y Crea tor to Create Co mpelli ng Stories 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[...]

68  Video 6T o u c h [ O K ] . • A new 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 selec ted theme, story scene (category), shooting advice and the recommended shooting length will appear .[...]

Video  69 To ex it Story Creator mode 1P r e s s . 2 T ouch [ Recording Standard] and then select a differ ent recor ding stan dard . NOTES • When re cord ing vide o snapshot sc enes, y ou can have t he camcor der automatica lly link the length of video snapshot scenes to the r ecom- mend ed leng th of sto ry scen es with the r > [Video Sna[...]

70  Video Cinema Mode and Cinema-Look Filt ers In (cinema) mode, the camcor der will adjus t the frame rat e and several o ther picture-related settings to give your recordings a ci ne- 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[...]

Video  71 Opt ions (  Default value) The camcorder of fers 7 cinema- look fil ters. Select the de sired filte r while previewi ng the effec t on the screen. NOTES • Photos c annot b e r ecor ded while t he ca mcor der i s set to mode. [1: Cinem a Standard]  [2: V ivid] [3: Cool] [4: Nos talgic] [5: S epia ] [6: Old M ovies] [7: Dramatic [...]

72  Video Video S naps hot Record a se ries of shor t scenes. Th en, play b ack your video snap shot scenes set to your f avorite music ( 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 [...]

Video  73 Decoration: Adding a Personal T ouch Add a new l ev el of enjoyment 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 ju[...]

74  Video ! Canvas - The a rea where yo u will draw and see your d ecorati ons in act ion. " T oolba r . # [ Ó Pens and Stamp s] Select the t ype of pen or stamp and its color . Y ou can also s ave a canvas or l oad a p re vious ly sav ed canv as. $ [ × Animated Stamps] Selec t animate d stamps to add to your decoration. % [ Ø Captions] [...]

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 desir ed pen or stamp fr om [T ools]. 3 Select white o r black fr om [Col ors]. Alternati vely , you can touch [ Ö ] and se lect a colo r from the co lor pal ett e. 4 Draw freely on the canvas. T ouch [ Ó ] > [Clear] > [Y es] t[...]

76  Video To use [Capti ons] 1T o u c h [ Ø ]. The [Capti ons] s cr een wi ll a ppear . 2 T ouch [Date] o r [Time ]. 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 Sel ect the desir ed text s ettings and t ouch [ K ]. • T ouch [ ] (white te[...]

Video  77 To use the Chroma Key functi on 1 Open the [Select Image] s creen of the image mix function ( A 76). 2 T ouch [+] or [-] to select t he image yo u cre ated. 3T o u c h [ Ð ] to open the [C hro ma Key] scr een. 4 T ouch [Green] o r [Blue] depending on the charact eristi cs of the image you want to use and touch [ Ï ] or [ Ð ] or drag[...]

78  Video Decorating Sc enes during Playback Operating modes: 1 Fr o m the [ M ovies] index screen or gallery , play back th e scene you want to decorate. 2 T ouch the screen to d isplay the playback co ntrols. 3T o u c h [ Ò ] to open t he decoration screen. 4 Decorate the scene using the tools from the toolbar as explained in the previous se [...]

Video  79 Pla ying Back S tori es fr om th e Gall ery Y ou can play back r ecordings made using Story Creat or to play them back as a single compelling vid eo story following the or der of the story’ s script. Reg ular scenes and video snapshot s cenes re corded without us ing Story Cr eator , will a ppear i n the galler y under the [Unsorted][...]

80  Video 3 Select the rating of the scenes you want to play back. 4 T ouch the story’ s thumbnail to start the playback. • The co mplete stor y will be p layed back f rom the first scen e to t he last. When pla yback ends, the camco rder w ill retu rn to t he gal lery . • During the playback of a story other tha n [Unsorted] or [Video Sna[...]

Video  81 Rating Scenes Y ou can rate story scenes immediat ely after r ecor ding them or during playba ck. Y o u ca n then s elect mul tiple s cenes w ith the same rat ing, f or example, in or der to play back or copy only your favo rite scenes . Rating Scenes I mmediatel y Afte r Recording Operat ing modes: 1P r e s s . 2 A ctivate the scene r[...]

82  Video 2 Open the list of s cenes of the s tory that contain s the scenes you want to ra te. 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 the l eft to open the [Edit Scene] screen. 5 T ouch the co ntrol button o f the des ired rating and tou ch [ K ] twice to retu[...]

Video  83 The suppl ied VIXI A CD-ROM co ntains 3 music tracks y ou can use as backgr o und music. & / % : The music files come pre-ins talled in the built-in memory . Y ou can mix the original audio and the background mus ic and adjust the backgr ound music mix balance to your pr efer ence. POINTS TO CH ECK • T o play back scenes or a sli[...]

84  Video 5 Adjust the mix balance b etween the original sound an d the backgro und music. To u c h [ y ] (more of the original sound) or [ Û ] (more of the background music) or drag your fi nger al ong the [Mu sic Bal ance] bar t o adjust the back gro und music ba lance as desir ed. 6T o u c h [ X ] and then touch a story or scene to s tart th[...]

Video  85 NOTES • Initia lizi ng a memory car d will perm anently er ase any musi c files you may have transf err ed to the car d. ( & / % The music files that come pre-instal led in th e built- in memor y will be restored a fter it i s initial- ized.) T o transfer music f iles fr om the supplied VIXIA CD -ROM to the memory card: - W indow[...]

86  Video 4 Select the destination. Drag your finger ri ght/lef t to select the desire d story and touch its thumbn ail. Then, drag your finger up/d own to select the desir ed category and touch the orange [ ] icon on the l eft. And last, drag your finger up/down to move the orange bar withi n the category to select the position of the scene. 5 [...]

Video  87 3 O pen the [Story Thu mbnail] screen. 4 L ocate the frame you want to use as the story’ s thumbnail. Play back control s will appe ar on the s creen ( A 55). Use any specia l playb ack mod es (fast /slow p layba ck, frame reve rse/ advance ) as necessa ry to locat e the des ir ed image. 5 T ouch [Set] to change the story ’ s thumb[...]

88  Video NOTES • We r ecommend usin g the supplie d sty lus p en to en ter char acter s. • & / % When you import files wi th the supplied software VideoBr owser using t he option t o join and import m usic and v ideo files fr om the gall ery , some spec ial cha racters in the sto ry's titl e (/, , <, >, :, *, ", |, ?) w[...]

Video  89 Advanced Functions Recording in Manual Mode When the camcord er is set t o mode, you can enj o y full a ccess 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,[...]

90  Video IMPORT AN T • T o pro tect the lens, keep the len s cov er cl osed when you are n ot re cord ing mo vies a nd when yo u ar e not usin g the c amcord er . • Observe the following precautions 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 not ope n the[...]

Video  91 NOTES • For MP4 movies, you ca nnot r eview the la st movi e r ecorded i f, aft er you r ecor d ed t he mov ie, you p erfor med ano ther o perat ion suc h as openi ng a menu. Selecting the Video Quality (Recording Mode) The camcor der offers 5 re cor ding modes for r ecor d ing A VCHD movies and 2 for MP4 movie s. Changing the r ecor[...]

92  Video NOTES • Movies recorde d in MXP mode cannot be saved on A VCHD discs. Use an ex ter nal B lu-ra y Dis c recorde r to cop y MXP mov ies o nto B lu-r ay discs. & / % Alternatively , you can use the suppl ied softw are VideoBr owser to cr eate A VCHD dis cs*. • The camcor der uses a variab le bit rate (VBR) to encode vi deo so the[...]

Video  93 Approximat e recording time s  Default value A VCHD movies in MXP mode are recorded in 1,920 x 1 ,080 resolution. AVCHD movies recorded using other recording modes are recorded in 1,44 0 x 1,080 resolution . MP4 mov ies are recorded in 1,2 80 x 720 resol ution. For A VCHD movies: For MP4 movies: 1 & / % A t the time of purchase,[...]

94  Video Selec ting th e Frame Ra te Y ou can change t he frame rate (the number o f frames recorded p er second) to change th e look of your movies. Operating modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Select the frame r ate. Opti on s fo r A VCH D mo vie s (  Default value) Option s for MP4 m ovies (  Default value) NOTES • The fram e rate can be set inde[...]

Video  95 Spe cial Sc ene Rec ord ing Pr ograms and P rogr ammed A E Recor ding in a very b right sk i r esort or capturing the full colors o f a sunset or a fi reworks displ ay becomes as eas y as selec ting a Special Scene r ecor d ing pr ogram. On the ot her hand, yo u can select t he Pr ogrammed AE ( AE: auto expo- sur e) r ecor d ing prog r[...]

96  Video NOTES •[ ú SCN: Portrait]/[ û SCN: Sports]/[ ý SCN: Snow]/[ þ SCN: Beach]: The pic tur e may not appear smooth dur ing playb ack. •[ ú SCN: Portr ait]: The b lur ef fect of th e back gro und inc rea ses the more you zoom in ( S ). •[ ý SCN: Snow]/[ þ SC N: Beac h]: The s ubject may beco me ove rex- posed on cloudy days o r[...]

Video  97 •[ Š SCN: Fireworks]: - T o avoid camcorder blur (blur due to the camcorder movin g) we re commen d usin g a t ripod . Adv anced Image S tabi lizati on The image stabil izer r educes 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 h[...]

98  Video NOTES • If the degr ee of camcor der shak e is too high , the imag e stabil izer may not b e able to f ully compens ate. • [ Dynamic] is ava ilabl e only whe n [Zoom T ype ] is set to [ O p t i c a l ] . • For surveying and following shots, whe n you pan the camcorder fr om side to si de o r t ilt it up and do wn, w e r ecomme nd[...]

Video  99 2P r e s s Y . The scene recorded in the mem ory will s tart 3 seco nds be fore Y was pressed. NOTES • The camcorder will not r ecord t he full 3 seconds prior to pressing Y if the button was pressed within 3 s econds of having tur ned o n pre- recording or ha ving finis hed t he previ ous recording. • Any of the fo ll owing action[...]

100  Video 2 Activate face detection. 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. Othe[...]

Video  101 T ouch & T rack When r ecor ding a gr oup of people usi ng face dete ction, the ca mcor der will auto matically detec t one per son as t he mai n subje ct. Y ou can us e T ouch & T rack to tell the camcorder to track and optimize settings for a dif ferent person. Y ou can also use T ouch & T rack to always keep in focus ot[...]

102  Video Faders The camco rd er of fers t wo pr ofess ional l ooking trans ition ef fects to fade-in o r fade-out scenes . Y ou have the option t o activa te the fad er only one time or ever y time you start or stop re cording. Operating modes: * Y ou can preview the tr ansition effect on the screen. • The ic on of the selec ted fa der a ppe[...]

Video  103 Manual Exposure Adjustment At times, ba cklit subjects may appear too dark (undere x posed ) or sub- jects und er very s trong lights may a ppear too bright or glaring (o verex - posed) . T o cor rect this, y ou c an adjust the ex posur e manually or us e the T ouch AE function to automatically set the optimal e xposure for the subjec[...]

104  Video NOTES • If the r ecor di ng prog ram is cha nged duri ng expo sure lock, the cam- cor der will r eturn to aut omatic e xposur e. • When shooting subjects with a strong light source behi nd them, the camcor der automatica lly co rrec ts for the bac klight* . Y ou can turn of f the automati c backl ight co rrecti on with the p > [...]

Video  105 2 T ouch a subject that appears inside the < frame. • The T ouch AF m ark ( I ) w ill f lash and the focu s ing dista nce wi ll be adjusted automat icall y . Y ou have the opti on to furthe r adjust the focus manually as necessary . • Y ou can touch [ D ] ins tead to ad just th e focus manu ally witho ut activ ating the T ouch [...]

106  Video Te l e M a c r o Using tele ma cro, t he camcor der can focus at a short er distanc e (up to 50 cm (1.6 ft.) fr om the subject at full telephoto) , allowing you get closer shots of small subjects like flower s and insects. This function also adds a soft focus to the backgr o und, so the subj ect not only looks lar ger bu t it al s o s[...]

Video  107 Whit e Bal ance The white balance function helps yo u to accurately r eproduce co lors under differ ent lighting conditions so that white objects will always look truly white in your recordings. Operat ing modes: POINTS TO CH ECK • Set the r ecor ding pr ogram t o [ ’ Programmed AE]. * Wh en you select [ Å Cu stom WB], s et the c[...]

108  Video NOTES • When you select th e custom white b alance: - Set [Zoom T ype] ( A 50) to [ Optical]. - R eset t he wh ite ba lance when you c hange loca tions or t he ligh ting o r other co nditions change. - D epend ing on the light source, Å may keep flash ing. The r esult wil l stil l be be tter t han wit h [ Ã Automatic ]. • C usto[...]

Video  109 NOTES • Once the countdown has begun, any of the following actions will cance l the s elf timer . - Pressing Y , whe n r ecor ding movi es. - T ouching [PHO TO], when recordin g photos. - T urning off the camcorder . - Changing the camcorder’ s ope rating mode. - Closing th e LCD panel to set the camcor d er t o standby m ode. Aud[...]

110  Video 2 T ouch and hold [ Ï ] or [ Ð ] to adjust th e audio recording level as necessary . As a guide line, ad just the au dio r ecor d ing le vel so tha t the audio lev el meter will go to the right of the -12 dB mark (yellow area) only occasionally . 3T o u c h [ X ] to lock the audio recording level at the current level. To disp lay th[...]

Video  111 Using Headphones Use head phones for p layba ck or t o check the audio l ev el w hile r ecor d- ing. T he headpho nes ar e connecte d to the A V OUT/ × terminal, which is used for both the headphones and t he audio/v ideo output. Bef ore connecting t he headpho nes, fo llow the proced ure b elow to c hange the function of the termina[...]

112  Video To adjust the vo lume during playb ack In mode, and in mode duri ng slideshow playb ack, adjust the headphones volume the same way you adjust th e speaker’ s vol- ume ( A 55, 122). IMPORT AN T • When using h eadphones, make sur e to lower the volume to an appr o- priate le vel. • Do not co nnect the headphon es to th e A V OUT/ [...]

Video  113 Using Commercia lly Availab le Microphones Y ou can als o use commer cially availabl e condenser micr ophones wit h their own power supply . Y ou can connect a lmost any ster eo micr o- phone wit h a ∅ 3.5 mm plug but a udio recording levels m ay vary . Connect the externa l micr o phone to the MIC terminal. NOTES • When you ar e [...]

114  Video 3 Activate the audio mix. 4 Adjust the audio mix ba lance as necessary . T ouch [INT] (more of the sound from the built-in micr ophone) or [EXT] (more of the sound from the external microphone) or drag your finger alon g the audio m ix ba r to ad just the mix bal ance as desir ed. 5T o u c h [ X ] to set t he audio mix and cl ose the [...]

Video  115 NOTES • A video snapshot scen e can be captured only during playback; it can- not be c aptured during pla yback pau se mode. • The captured vi deo snapshot scene i s saved to the same memory that cont ains t he so urce sc ene. • Video snaps hot scen es cannot be cap tur ed fr om any of the fo llowin g typ es of scen es. - Scenes[...]

116  Video NOTES • The data c ode of the p hotos wil l r eflect th e date and tim e of r e cor ding of the ori gin al sc ene. • Photos cap ture d fr om a scene wi th a lot of fast movement may be blurred. • Photos will be recor ded on the memory selected f or r ecording photos. Dividing Scenes Y ou can divi de scenes i n order to leave o u[...]

Video  117 NOTES • When adva ncing/r eversing fr ames whi le div iding the scenes, the i nterval between f rames is ab out 0.5 second s. • If the scene cannot be divided a t the point wher e you paused t he play- back , advan ce/r everse a f rame and then divid e th e scene . • During t he playback o f a sc ene t hat w as divi ded, you may[...]

118  Phot os Photos Refer to this chapter for details o n viewing photos a nd other photo-related operations. Viewin g Ph otos Operating modes: 1P r e s s T . 2 Open the [ Photos] 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[...]

Photos  119 4 T ouch the photo you wish to view . • The photo is displayed in sin gle photo view . • Drag your f inger left/right to br owse through the photos one by one. To re turn to the inde x sc reen from singl e ph oto v iew 1 T ouch the scr een to di s play t he pl ayback c ontro ls. 2T o u c h [ f ]. Photo Jump Functi on When you hav[...]

120  Phot os IMPORT AN T • Ob serve the fol lowin g precaut ions wh ile the ACCES S indic ator is o n or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do not ope n the me mory car d slot cov er . - Do not discon nect the power s ourc e or turn off the camcor der . - Do not change the camcorder’ s operating mode. • Th e [...]

Photos  121 Deleting Ph otos from the I ndex Screen 1 O pen the [ Photos] index s creen. 2 Dele te the photos. * When you sel ect [Select], pe rform the fo llowing procedu re to select the ind ivid- ual photo s you want to delete be fore touching [Y es]. ** T o uch [Stop] to inter rupt the operation while it is in pr ogress. Some photos will be [...]

122  Phot os Slideshow Y ou can play a slideshow of all the photos and even set it to music. Operating modes: 1 Open the [ P hotos] index screen. 2 Select the music track to use during the photo slideshow . Refer to steps 3 a nd 4 of Pl aybac k with Backgr ound Music ( A 83). 3 T ouch the photo th at will open the slid eshow to disp lay it in si[...]

External Conne ctions  123 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 camcorde r's convenient Wi-Fi functions ( A 149). T er minals on the Camcorder Open the LCD panel to acce ss the terminals on the camcord er . 1 AV[...]

124  Exter nal Con nections 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 righ t side shows (for r eference only) an example of termi nals o n a connected device. Conn ecti on ! HDMI T ype: Digital Quality: High definition Output only Connect to a high-defini tion TV[...]

External Conne ctions  125 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 Type] according to the TV set (wi descreen or 4:3), if the TV cannot autom atically detect and[...]

126  Exter nal Con nections NOTES • Power the ca mcor der usin g the comp act power adapter and 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 wr ite ba ck sc enes re corded w ith th is ca mcorder that were previous ly save d on a compu ter . For details, refer to t he Soft ware Guid e [...]

External Conne ctions  127 Playb ack o n a TV Sc reen Connect the camcor der to a TV to enjoy your r ecor dings with fami ly and friends . Playback on an HDTV using the HDMI OUT terminal will ensur e the best play back qualit y . Operat ing modes: 1 T ur n off the camcorder and the T V . 2 Co nnect the camcorder to the TV . Refe r t o Conn ectio[...]

128  Exter nal Con nections Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings & / % Copying Movies and Photos to a Memor y Card Y ou can copy your recor d ings fr om the buil t-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[...]

External Conne ctions  129 Opt ions Copying Scen es from a Sto ry by Rat ing Operat ing modes: 1 Open the gall ery an d br ing th e desi r ed sto ry to the fr ont. • C heck that y ou have select ed th e & (buil t-i n memo ry) tab . 2 Se lect the rating of the stories y ou want to copy . 3 Co py all the app licable scenes. * T o uch [Stop] [...]

130  Exter nal Con nections 3 Copy the phot o. 4 Drag your finger left /right to select another photo to copy or touch [ X ]. Copying Photos from the Ind ex Screen Operating modes: 1 Open the [ P hotos] index screen. Check th at you hav e se lecte d the & (bui lt- in me mor y) t ab. 2 Copy the phot os. * W hen you select [S elect], perfo rm [...]

External Conne ctions  131 IMPORT AN T • Obse rve the followin g precaution s while the ACCESS in dicato r is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do s o may result in perman ent data loss. - Do not open the memory card slot cover . - Do not disco nnect the po wer sour ce or turn off the ca mcor der . - Do not change the camcorder’ s operating mode.[...]

132  Exter nal Con nections Saving A VCHD Movies (Windows only) With the s upplied software VideoBro wser ( & / % 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 the camcor der to the computer for the first time. Refer to the St[...]

External Conne ctions  133 Saving MP4 Movies and Photos (Windows/Mac OS) With the supplied softw are ImageBrowser EX you can sa ve MP4 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 camcor der to the computer for t he fir[...]

134  Exter nal Con nections 6 Follow the onscreen instructions. 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 correctly Y ou can check that the softwar e was instal led corr ectly by looking fo r the ImageBr owser EX icon in the following locatio n. W[...]

External Conne ctions  135 IMPORT AN T • When the camcorder is connected to a comp uter: - Do not open the memory card sl ot cove r and do not re move th e memory ca rd. - Do not access, change or delete any of the cam corder’ s folders or files di rectly from the compu ter as t his may resu lt in perma nent data loss. Always use only the su[...]

136  Exter nal Con nections • If you connect the camcor der to the computer while i t is set to mode, the process of creat ing sc ene th umbna ils wi ll star t aut omati cally . If your intention was to save phot os to the computer , you can touch [Skip] to stop the p roc ess and us e the compu ter’ s Safe ly Remo ve Har d- ware function (W [...]

External Conne ctions  137 • After select ing th e memory , you can c heck th e name of the fold er that will be create d on the ha rd drive. Ev ery memor y save op eratio n will cr eate a separate m emory save folder with the da te (in numerical form) used as the fol der name; up t o 10 m emory save fold ers can be created for a ny given date[...]

138  Exter nal Con nections Playing Back Previously Saved Record ings from th e External Hard D rive 1 Power the camcorder using the compac t power adapter . 2P r e s s T to set the camcor der to playback mode. 3 Connect the camcorder to the exter nal hard drive us ing the optional UA-100 USB Adapter . Conn ect ion # - 2 . Refe r to Connecti on [...]

External Conne ctions  139 4 Safely end the c onnection to the ext ernal hard drive befo re physicall y disconnecting it. • B e careful when del eting r eco rdings. On ce delet ed, reco rdings cannot be r ecover ed. • Observe th e follo wing pr ecautions whil e the externa l har d drive's access in d ica tor is on or flas hing. - Do not[...]

140  Exter nal Con nections IMPORT AN T • Initializi ng the external hard drive will permanently erase all the data on the hard drive (including your record ings, previous data not saved with the camcorder , and partitio ned drives). Make sur e to copy in advance important data to a computer or other device. Copying Recordings to an External V[...]

External Conne ctions  141 In Stand ard Defini tion Y ou can copy your movies by connect ing the ca mcorder to a VCR or a digital video recor d er with analog audio/video inputs. Video output will be in standard definition, although th e original sce nes are in high de fi- nition. Connecting Connect the camcorder to the VCR using Co nnection &qu[...]

142  Exter nal Con nections & / % Uploadin g A VCHD Movi es to t he W eb In order to share your A VCHD movie s on Y ouT ube and Facebook, you need to convert them. This conversion can be comp leted in the cam- cord er itself or on a comput er using the supplied softwa re Vi deo- Brow ser . MP4 movies do not need to be conver ted as such in t[...]

External Conne ctions  143 5 Rev iew the conv ersion settings and touch [Next]. • If a cop yright notice appe ars, r ead it car efully an d touc h [OK] i f you agre e. • Before touc hing [Next ], you can touch [ w ] to cha nge the co nvers ion settings as d escribed be low . 6 T ouch [ST A R T] to convert the scenes. • Before t ouching [ST[...]

144  Exter nal Con nections To automatical ly divide scenes (step 5) If you are co nverting a long scene, you can have the camcor der divide it into 10-minute SD movies to make uploading easie r . Converting Scenes into Stand ard Definition from a Stor y by Rating Operating modes: 1 Open the gallery and bring the desired stor y to the fr ont. ?[...]

External Conne ctions  145 Connecting to th e Computer and Upload ing your Videos Operat ing modes: 1 Co nnect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable. Connection # - 1 . Refer to Connecti on Diagra ms ( A 125). 2 Se lect [All ( for PC on ly)]. 3 V ideoBrowser will start up automatical ly . Click the Y ouT ube icon in the menu[...]

146  Exter nal Con nections 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 [...]

External Conne ctions  147 • Do not use Eye-Fi car ds on ai rplanes and in othe r places wher e wireless comm unicati on is forb idden . Re move th e Eye- Fi c ard fr om t he ca m- cor der befor ehand. NOTES • Dependi ng on the amount o f data to be uploa ded and the netwo rk’ s wireless conne ction cond itions , it can take some time to u[...]

148  Exter nal Con nections Uploading MP4 Movies and Photos to the Web With the s upplied software ImageBrowser EX , you can upload yo ur MP4 movies to Y ouT ube and ph otos to Facebook fro m your computer . Additionall y , you ca n use CANON iMAGE GA TEW A Y* to cr eate video podcast s, make photo albums and mor e. * Th is service may not be av[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  149 Wi-Fi Functions This chapter contains information about how to operate the Wi-Fi functions of your camcorder , starting with the Wi-Fi ne t- 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 send f iles wir elessly , which me[...]

150  Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • While using Wi-Fi function s, the camcor der’ s automatic powe r off func- tion will be disable d. Wi-Fi connection Ad hoc mode Connect t he camcorder to an iO S device ( A 161). Use this conn ection type if you plan to upload vide os to Y ouT ube and F acebook on t he go ( A 160). Wi-Fi connection Infrastructur[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  151 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 .[...]

152  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, make sure your w ireless router has the WPS logo. If your wir eless router has a WPS button, se tup will be easy and all automatic. Some wireless routers that support WPS do not have a dedicated but- ton but us e a P[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  153 4 W ithin 2 minutes, t ouch [OK] on the camcorder's scr een. Y ou can touch [Stop] and then [OK] to interrupt the W i-Fi Pr otected Setup while it is in progress. 5 T ouch [Automatic] to automatically obtain an IP addr ess. • T o assign the I P addr ess manual ly , touch [Manua l] and perf orm the pr ocedur e in T o [...]

154  Wi-Fi Fu nctions T o enter text for the various settings, us e the virtual keyboard ( A 88). POINTS TO CH ECK • Y ou may need to know in advance the encrypti on key and other set- tings of the wireless rout er . Re fer to the wireless r outer's setup scr een or ask the network admini strator . 1 Set the camcorder to playback mode and[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  155 5 T ouch [Automatic] to automatically obtain an IP addr ess. • T o assign the I P addr ess manual ly , touch [Manua l] and perf orm the pr ocedur e in T o manually assi gn an IP ad dress ( A 153). • A screen to test t he settings will appear . 6 Se lect whether to test the set tings. • Y ou can touch [Chec k Curr ent [...]

156  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[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  157 File T r ansfer De stination Setup for Wi ndows Compu ters 1 P ower the camcorder using the compact power adapter . 2 Se t the camcorder to playback mode an d then press . 3 Co nnect the camcorder to the Wi-Fi network. * This ste p is not n ecessary when the fi le transfer d estination is no t configured. ** This ste p is n[...]

158  Wi-Fi Fu nctions 3 Enter the details o f the F TP server . * An interface s imilar to th e virtual keyb oard for tex t fields ( A 88) will app ear except it will contain only t he keys necessary for this ste p. • The dest inati on fol der may dif fer dependi ng on the F TP serve r . Check the F TP se rver's settings. • A confir mat[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  159 IMPORT AN T • Do not open the memory card slot cover duri ng wire less transfer . • Obse rve the followin g precaution s when tra nsfe rring files . Failing to do so may interrupt the transf er and incomplete file s may remain at the trans fer des tina tion. - Do not disco nnect the po wer sour ce or turn off the ca mco[...]

160  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 running on a W in- dows comp uter . POINTS TO CH ECK • If you h ave not do ne so alr eady , compl ete the Wi-Fi network se tup ( A 151) and file transfer [...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  161 3 I f you are uploading to Y ouT ube, read the Y ouT ub e agreement carefully and tou ch [I Agree] if you agree. 4 T ouch the desired connection point to connect the camcorder to the netw ork and then touch [OK]. Once conn ected, or if only one conn ectio n poin t has been set up, the wire less uploa d will begi n automati [...]

162  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Operating modes: Setting Up a Wi-Fi Connection (Ad hoc M ode) 1 Set the camcorder to playback mode and then press . 2 Set up a new connection point. * T o replace the current sett ings, touch [E dit] instead and then ma nually chang e the setting s. T o delete the sett ings, touch [Del ete] and th en [Y es]. 3 Enter the det[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  163 NOTES • If you att empt to test the setting s and the camc order is able to send a W i-Fi si gnal, t hen a mess age w ill be displa yed indica ting t hat th e co n- nect ion was suc cessf ully es tabli shed even wh en the camco r der has not esta blishe d a conn ection to the iO S devi ce. Uploadin g Videos 1 Camco r der:[...]

164  Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • D epend ing o n the wireles s router 's se tting s and c apabi lity , it can take som e time to up load vi deo files. • The procedur e above may differ depending on the ve rsion of iOS you ar e using . Wire less Playba ck on a DLN A -Com p at ible D evice If you have a DLNA-c ompatible player , such as an H[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  165 2 Camco r der: T ouch [ Wi-Fi] and then touch [DLNA Media Server]. • If the memor y car d slot cover is open, the opti on will n ot be ava ila ble. Make s ur e the cover is c lose d pr operly . • If only one conn ectio n point has been set up, the wirel ess conne ction will be establish ed. Skip to step 4. 3 Camco rder:[...]

166  Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • Playback may not appear smoot h dependi ng on the wir ele ss rou ter' s sett ings an d capab ility . In s uch cas e, try th e followi ng. - R emove an y obje cts betwe en the camcorder a nd wireles s acces s point th at may i nterfer e wi th the w irele ss signal. - M ove the camc order clo ser to the wirele [...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  167 Gloss ary This is a glossary of s ome of the basic terms used 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[...]

168  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 27). For d etails about eac[...]

Addition al Informatio n  169 1 The de fault setting is on in mode and off in other ca mera mod es. 2 Some op tions are available o nly when recording a sto ry using Stor y Creator . [Zoom T ype] [ Optical ] , [ Advanced], [D i g i t a l ] – zz 50 [ ä Mic. Level] [ m ] (automa tic) , [ n ] (manual) [Audio Leve l Indicator] : T oggle on or of [...]

170  Additional Information [Ed it] Panel - Mode Contr ol Bu tton [ 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] – – 128 & / % From the bui lt-in memory: [Conve rt HD ' SD [...]

Addition al Informatio n  171 In the galler y: * Ope ration not available for the two preexisting stories, [Unso rted] and [Vide o Snap- shot]. [Edit ] Pane l - Mode Control Button [Edit Story] from the [St or y Details] scr een [Edit Scene] from the [Scene List] screen Playback Pause A & / % From the b uilt-in memory: [Copy ( % )] < by s[...]

172  Additional Information [ Other Se ttings] Menus When the camc order is in mode, you will not b e able to ac cess the p me nu. p Ca mera Setup * Option available only for r ecording movie s. Menu item Set ting options A [Self Timer] [ i On < ], [ j Off] zz 108 [Zoom Speed] [ Y Variable] , [ Z Speed 3] , [ [ Speed 2], [ ] Speed 1] zz 49 [F[...]

Addition al Informatio n  173 [Focus A ssistance]: When f ocus a ssista nce i s act ivate d, the image at t he center of the scr een is magni fied to help y ou focus manually ( A 104). • Using f ocus assi stan ce will not af fect the r ecor dings. It will be cancel led automati cally af ter 4 secon ds or when you sta rt recor ding. [Auto Slow [...]

174  Additional Information s / Playback Setup * Option available only for A VCHD movies. [Data Code]: Displa ys the date a nd/or time when th e scene or p hoto was reco rded . [ ( Camera Data]: Di splays the a pertur e (f-stop ) and shutter sp eed used when r ecordi ng t he sce ne or photo. [TV T ype]: When you connect the camcor de r to a TV u[...]

Addition al Informatio n  175 r Record ing & Connec tions Setup Menu item Setting options y A & / % [Rec Me dia for Movies] [ & ] (built-in memory), [ * ] (mem or y card ), zz –– 4 0 [Relay Recor ding]: [ j Off ] , [ % ] z ––– [Recording M ode] [ © High Qualit y 24 Mbps], [ ¨ High Quality 17 Mbps ], [ ¦ High Quality 12 M[...]

176  Additional Information 1 Option not avail able in mode. 2 Option available only for A VCHD m ovies. 3 Thi s is the only o ption availab le when an external ha rd drive is conn ected to the camcorde r . [Rate Scenes (Rec ording)]: When set to [ i On], the scene rati ng sce ne will appear after ever y scene you r ecord. [Available Space in Me[...]

Addition al Informatio n  177 • If the memory card you in sert alrea dy conta ins a file wit h a larg er num - ber , a ne w file will be assign ed a n umber one hi gher t han th at of th e last file on the memory card. • We re commen d usi ng t he [ n Continuous] setting. • The file number i ndicates the nam e and location of the file on t[...]

178  Additional Information [Custom Con trol Button ] 1 [Rec. Progr ams], [ Ä White B alance], [ < Focus] , [ y Exposure], [ Ç Pow ere d IS ] , [Zoom], [Zoom T ype], [ ä Mic. Level] , [ R Fa de rs ], [ Ò De coration], [ z Pre REC], [ v Review Re cording] zz ––– [Autosta rt Decoratio n] [ i On] , [ j O ff] zz ––– [Power Sa ving[...]

Addition al Informatio n  179 1 Option n ot available i n m ode. 2 Option a vailable onl y after connec ting an exter nal hard d rive to the cam corder . 3 Option a vailable onl y when using the optional B P-718 or BP-727 Batt ery Pack. 4 Option available only after having inserted an Eye-Fi car d into the memory card slot. [Outpu t Onscree n Di[...]

180  Additional Information [Notification Soun ds]: A beep wi ll accompa ny some o peration s like tur n- ing on the c amcor der , the sel f-tim er co untdown, etc. •S e t t h i s t o [ j Off] to tur n off notifica tion soun ds. • W hil e pre -re cord ing ( A 98 ) is acti vated, the camcorder wil l not emit any n otifica tion so unds. [Custo[...]

Addition al Informatio n  181 • If set to [ i On] , when the camcor de r is c onnect ed to a comp atibl e HDTV using the su pplied HDMI cable, the v ideo input o n the TV w ill automati cally b e set to the camcor der’ s video input . Then, you can use the up/d own /left /rig ht bu tton s an d th e OK or SET butt on on the TV’ s re m ot e [...]

182  Additional Information 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 28) 2 Smar t AUT O ( A 46) 3 Face det ect ion f rame ( A 99) 4 T ouc h & T rack f rame ( A 10 1) 5 Control butto n [PHOTO]: T ake a ph oto ( A 44, 89, 115) 6 Control butt[...]

Addition al Informatio n  183 Recording Movies Manual mode Cinema mode A h Recordin g program ( A 95) A j Manua l exposure ( A 103) A k Manua l focus ( A 104) A l Face det ect ion ( A 99) S q White balance ( A 107) S a Audio level indicator ( A 109) S s x.v .Color ( A 176) S d While recor ding/during playba ck: Scene cou nter (hou rs : minute s [...]

184  Additional Information Playing Mo vies (during playback) AVCHD movies : MP4 movies: D k Eye-Fi wireless commu nication ( A 146) D l Scene numb er F q Playback control buttons ( A 55) F a Data code ( A 66, 174) F s V olume an d back gro und mu sic balance c ontrols ( A 55 , 84) F d Fil e num ber ( A 176) F f V olume c ontrols ( A 56) C OP Y[...]

Addition al Informatio n  185 Viewing Photos F g Control button [Edit]: Open the Edit panel ( A 171) F h Current photo / T ota l number of photo s F j Control button [ h ]: Photo j ump ( A 119) F k Control button [ Ð ]: Slideshow ( A 122) F l Control button [ f ]: Retur n to the [ Photos] in dex screen ( A 11 8) C OP Y[...]

186  Additional Information 7 Memor y op er atio n Ü Rec ord, Û Rec ord pa use, Ð Play back, Ý Playb ack paus e, × Fast playback, Ø Fast reverse playback, 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 • T[...]

Addition al Informatio n  187 Trou b le? T roubles hooting If you have a proble m with your camcorder , refe r to this section. Some- times w hat you t hink is a malfunctio n of the camcorder may have the simples t of s olutio ns - pleas e r ead the “CHECK THI S FIRST ” box before going on to the more detailed problems and solutions. Consult[...]

188  Additional Information - C harge th e battery pack in temperatures between approximately 0 °C and 40 °C (32 °F and 104 °F). - The ba ttery pack is faulty . Replace the battery pack. - The camcorder cannot communicate with the ba ttery pack attached. Batter y packs not rec- ommended by Canon for use with this camcor de r cannot be charge[...]

Addition al Informatio n  189 Cannot record a photo while re cording movies. - Y ou cannot take photos in mode, while the digital zoom is activated ( A 49) or while fading in or fading out a sce ne ( A 102). After using the camcorder for a long time , it becomes hot. - The camcorder may become hot after using it c ont inuously for long periods o[...]

190  Additional Information Cannot divide scenes - Y ou cannot divide scenes recorded or edited using another device. Also, you canno t divide scenes that are from movies conver ted to standard definition ( & / % onl y) or MP4 movies. - The memor y is full. Delete some rec ordings ( A 60, 120) to free some space. Cannot copy scenes/photos - [...]

Addition al Informatio n  191 ‹ appears on the screen - The LOCK switch on the Eye-Fi card is set to prevent accidental erasu re. Change the position of the LOCK switch. - An error occurred when trying to access control data on the Eye-F i card. T urn the camcorder off then on again. If the icon appears often, there might be a problem with the[...]

192  Additional Information Memory Card and Accessories Cannot insert the memory card. - The memor y card was no t facing the correct direction. T urn the memory card over and insert it. Cannot record on the memory card. - The memor y card is full. De lete some recordings ( A 60, 120) to free some space or replace the memory card. - Initialize t[...]

Addition al Informatio n  193 The camcorder is connected using the supplied HD MI cable, but ther e is no picture or sound from the HDTV . - Disconnect the supplied HDMI cable and then restore the c onnection or turn the camc order off and then on again. The camcorder is connected using the supplied HD MI cable, but HDMI- CEC does not work (cann[...]

194  Additional Information Cannot play back a movie on a DLNA-compatible device in A VCHD. - S ome DLNA-compatible devices may play back movies in standard defi nition. - In the [Wi- F i] menu, set [ w ] to [Off] ( A 165). - R emove any obje cts between the camcorder and wireless access point that may interfere with the wireless signal. - Move [...]

Addition al Informatio n  195 & / % Built- in memory is full - The built-in memory is full (“ & End” appears on the screen). De lete some recordings ( A 60, 120) to free some space. Alternatively , save your recordings ( A 131) and initialize the built-in memory ( A 42). & / % Built- in memory writing error Attempt to recover the[...]

196  Additional Information Cannot load canvas - The canvas file that was saved on the memory is corrupted. - Canvas data cannot be read from canvas files cr eated using other devices. Cannot play back - There is a problem with the memory . If this message appears often without apparent reason, contact a Canon Service Center . & / % Cannot p[...]

Addition al Informatio n  197 & / % Cannot record movies in the built-in memory Initialize only using the camcorder - The camcorder' s built-in memory was initialized us ing a computer . Initial ize the built-in mem- ory with this camcorder ( A 42). Cannot record movies on this memory card - Movies cannot be recorded o n a 64 MB or smal[...]

198  Additional Information 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 s upplied USB cable, the camcor der cannot be operated. Di sconnecting the USB cable or power source while thi s[...]

Addition al Informatio n  199 Memor y card wri ting er ror Attempt to recover the data? - This message will appear the next time y ou turn on the camcorder i f power supply was acci- dentally interrupted while the ca mcorder was writ ing to the memory. Selec t [Recover] to try to recover the record ings. If you inserted a memor y card that co nt[...]

200  Additional Information Select the desired scene number - A number of scenes have the same recording da te but different file control infor mation. This can occur for exa mple when you edit mov ies and write the files back to the camcorder . Select a number to display the corresponding group of scenes. & / % Some scenes could not be conv[...]

Addition al Informatio n  201 & / % List of Messages for Connecting to an External Hard Drive & / % List of Messages for Wi-Fi Functions Unable to recognize the data - Y ou trans ferred data to the c amcorder recorde d using a v ideo configuration that is not sup- ported (P AL or SECAM). Play back the recordings with the de vice original[...]

202  Additional Information Cannot connect to FTP server - Make sure that the camcorder and FTP server have the same IP address confi gur ed. - This message will appear if the encryption key is incorrect when the encryption method is set to [Open]. The encryption key i s case sensitive so make sure to enter it correc tly . - The port number is u[...]

Addition al Informatio n  203 No access points found - Cordless phones, micr owave ovens, re frigerator s and other appliances may interfere with the wireless signal. T r y using the camcorder in a location farther away from such appliances. - Make sure that you use the wireless router ’ s SSID for the camcorder ’ s Wi-Fi settings. - A conne[...]

204  Additional Information Unable to obtain an IP address - If you are not using a DHCP server , configure the camcorder’ s Wi-Fi settings manually or obtain an IP address u sing the [Manual] setting. - T urn on the DHCP server . If it is already on, mak e sure it is functioning proper ly . - Make sure the address range for the DHCP server is[...]

Additional Information  205 Do’s an d Don ’ts Hand lin g Prec au tions Cam cord er Be sur e to observe the follow ing pr ecautions to ensur e maximum per- forma nce. • Save y our recordings perio dically . Ma ke sur e to tra nsfer your recor d- ings to an e xternal device such as a c omput er or digita l vi deo r ecor der ( A 128) and save[...]

206  Additional Information • Do not use or st ore the ca mcor der in dusty or sandy place s. The cam- cor der i s not w aterpr oof – avoi d also water , mud or salt . If any of the above should get into the cam cor d er i t may damage the c amcor de r and/or the lens. • Be car eful of he at gen erated by li ghting equipment. • D o not d[...]

Additional Information  207 Batter y Pack • Dirty termin als may cause a p oor contact betwee n the battery pa ck and the camcor der . Wipe th e terminal s wit h a sof t cl oth. Long-ter m storage • Stor e batte ry pac ks in a d ry plac e at t emperat ures no hig her tha n 30 ° C (86 ° F). • T o extend the battery life of the b attery p [...]

208  Additional Information • Do not leave memory cards in places subject to hi gh humidity and high temper atur e. • Do not disassemble, be nd, drop, or subject me mory cards to shocks and do not expose them to water . • Check the d ire ctio n befor e inserting the memory car d. For cing a mem- ory card i nto the slot if it is not correct[...]

Additional Information  209 Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Camcor der Body • Use a so ft, dry cloth to clea n the c amcorde r bod y . Neve r use ch emic ally treate d cloth s or v olatile so lvents such as paint thinne r . Lens • If the lens s urfac e is dirty , autofoc us may not work proper ly . • Remove any dust or di rt partic les using [...]

210  Additional Information To avoid cond ensation • D o not e xpose the camco rder to sudde n or e xtreme chang es in t em- perature. • Re move the mem ory ca rd and bat tery pa ck. Th en, plac e the ca mcorder in an air tight pl astic bag and let it ad just g raduall y to temp eratur e change s befo re re moving it from the ba g. When cond[...]

Additional Information  211 Genera l Inform ation Accessories * Supplied wi th the cam corder; not availab le as an op tional acces sory . ** & / % only . (Av ailability differs from area to area) TV/HDTV Digital video recorder Computer External hard drive** Card reader/writer * Optional accesso ries not lis ted bel ow ar e described in mor [...]

212  Additional Information Option al Accesso ries Call or v isit your local r etailer /dealer for genuine Canon video acce sso- ries. Y ou can also obtain genuine accessories for your Canon cam- corder b y calling: 1-800-828-4040, Ca non U.S.A. Information Center . 4 Battery Packs When you need e xtra battery packs , select one of the following[...]

Additional Information  213 Charging , Recording and Playback T imes The charg ing tim es g iven in the follo wing table are ap proximat e and var y accordi ng to c hargi ng co ndition s an d initia l cha rge of t he ba ttery p ack. Recor ding and playb ack times given in the foll owing t ables ar e approxi - mate and vary according to recor din[...]

214  Additional Information Recording AVCHD movies using a memory card * A pproximate times f or recording with repeated operations such as start/st op, zoom ing, and powe r on/ of f. BP-727 MXP 175 min. 100 min. 255 min. FXP 180 min. 100 min. 265 min. XP+ 185 min. 105 min. 275 min. SP 185 min. 105 min. 275 min. LP 185 min. 105 min. 280 min. Bat[...]

Additional Information  215 6 WM-V1 Wi reless M icroph one Reli ably r ecor d rich sou nd even when shoot ing s ubject s at a di stan ce. Th e transm itter is conveni entl y equip ped wi th a clot hing clip a nd the r eceiver can b e attache d to the c amcorder’ s grip belt. 9 UA-100 USB Adapter & / % Allows you to connec t to the camc ord[...]

216  Additional Information Specifications VIXIA HF R32 / VIXIA HF R30 / VIX IA HF R300  — V alues given are app r oximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: AVCHD Video compression: MPEG- 4 A VC/H.264; Audio compression: D olby Digital 2ch MP4 Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Audio compression: M PEG-2 AAC-LC (2ch) Photos: DCF[...]

Additional Information  217 • Image Sensor 1/4.85-inch 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: 3 inch, wide, TFT color , 230,000 dots [...]

218  Additional Information • MIC T erminal ∅ 3.5 mm stereo minijack –64 dBV (with 600 Ω microphone) / 5 k Ω or more Wi-Fi ( & / % only) • Standard: Complies with the IEEE 802.11b/g/n protocol • Frequency: 2.4 GHz • Supported channels: 1 - 11 • Encryption methods: WEP-64/WEP-128, TKIP/AES Power/Other s • Power supply (rat[...]

Additional Information  219 About the m usic fi les The specif ications o f the musi c files co mpatible with the cam cor der are as fo llow s. Audio encod ing: Linear PCM Audio s ampling: 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 channels Minimum le ngth: 1 second File type: WAV The music data is saved in the memory under t he following folders. & / % In the buil[...]

220  Additional Information Index 3D Flip View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 A Abroad, using the camco rder . . . . 210 Aspect r atio of a c onnected TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Audi o mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 13 Audio recording level . . . . . . . . . . 109 AUTO m ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Additional Information  221 LCD touc h screen . . . . . . . . . . 24, 26 Low li ght (recording p rogram) . . . . 96 M Main F unctions p anel . . . . . . 2 8, 168 Mainte nance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 9 Manua l exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Manua l focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 04 Manua l mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

222  Additional Information V Video snapsh ot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Vo l u m e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 W White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Wide angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 Wi-Fi functions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Wind screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3 Y Yo u Tu b e[...]

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