Canon XH A1 manual

Mini Digital Video Cassette HD VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER Instruction Manual PA L PUB. DIE-269 Eng lish Introducti on Prep arat ion Record ing Cust omizat ion Playb ack Using a Memor y Card Editing Additional Inf orma tion[...]

2 Introduc tion Impor tant Usa g e Instr uctions WA R N I N G : TO REDUCE TH E RISK OF ELECT RIC SH OC K , DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER S ERV ICEAB LE P ARTS I NSIDE. REFER SE RVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WA R N I N G : TO REDUCE TH E RISK OF FIRE OR E LECTRIC SH OCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR M OISTURE. CAUTION: TO[...]

3 E Introduction About this Man ual Thank you for pur chasing the Canon XH G1/XH A1. Ple ase read this m anual car efully befor e you use the c amcor der an d retain it for f uture re ferenc e. Should your camc order f ail to ope rate correctly , refe r to the T roubl esh ooting table ( 149). Conventions Used in this Manu al  : Pr ecautions rela[...]

4 About the HD/ HDV and SD/DV S p ecifications Throug hout the manual w e will di stingu ish between the video sign al standa rds used by the camera section , and the recordin g standard s used by the recor der secti on. The vi deo signa l can be set to HD (high definitio n) or SD ( standar d defini tion) speci ficat ions. The r ecording s tandard [...]

5 Introduction E Contents Introduction Important Usage Instructions...................................................................................................................... ....... 2 About this Manual .............................................................................................................. .........................[...]

6 Connecting to a Monitor/TV ..................................................................................................... ........................ 93 Audio Output ................................................. ................................................................. .............. ............ 97 Returning to a Pre-marked Posit[...]

7 Introduction E Chec king the Supplied Accessories * Europe onl y . CA-9 20 C ompac t Power Adapter DC-920 D C Couple r BP-950 G Battery Pack SDC-16M SD Memory Card WL-D500 0 Wireles s Controller T wo AA (R6) Ba tteries Lens Ho od Lens Ca p SS-1 100 Shoulde r St r a p STV -290N S tereo Video Cabl e PC-A10 SCART Adapter* DTC-100 0 Componen t Vid eo[...]

8 Components Guide XH G1/X H A1 External c ontrol mode VCR/PLA Y mode Power off Auto Shutter-Priorit y Aperture-Priori ty Manua l S potlight Night Easy Recordin g Lef t s ide view Recording programs POWER dial DISP . (displ ay) button ( 27) PEAKING button ( 35) MAGN. (mag nification) butto n ( 35) (rec ord review ) button ( 28) POSITION PRESET swit[...]

9 Introduction E *o n l y . Right side view Grip zoom leve r ( 3 1) PHOT O button ( 109) Zoom spee d ad jus tmen t dia l ( 3 1) ZOOM SPEED switch ( 31) / (card/t a pe) switc h ( 109) VIDEO2 terminal ( 95) TIME CODE s witch* ( 40) LOCK sw itch ( 26) MIC (ext ernal microphon e) terminal ( 43 ) XLR M IC A TT . sw itc hes ( 44 ) LINE/MIC switc h ( 44) [...]

10 * Do no t us e trip ods with fas ten ing screw s lo nger t han 5.5 mm as i t may da mag e th e cam cor der . ** only . About the T e rminal (LANC) st ands for Lo cal Appli cation Control Bus Syste m. The termi nal allo w s you to connec t and con trol connecte d devices. Connect on ly devices w ith the mark t o the termin al.  Oper ation ca n[...]

11 Introduction E To p v i e w (pause) but ton ( 91) / DRIVE MODE butto n ( 1 12) (stop) b utton ( 91) / (meterin g mode) button ( 1 14) (rewind) b u tton ( 91) / – button ( 1 17) (play) b utton ( 91) / SLIDESHOW button ( 1 17) (fast forward) button ( 91) / + button ( 1 17) REC (record) butto n ( 1 03) S tart/stop button ( 25) LOCK sw itch ( 26) [...]

12 WL-D5000 Wirel ess Co ntroller PHOT O button ( 109) ST AR T/STOP but ton ( 25) MEN U but ton ( 23) TV SCREEN button ( 86) SLIDESHOW button ( 1 17) DA T A CODE button ( 101) INDEX WRITE button ( 67) AUDIO MONITOR butto n ( 97) END SEARCH b utton ( 30) SEARCH SELECT button ( 99, 100) REC P AUSE button ( 1 03) REW button ( 91) ZERO SET MEMO RY butt[...]

13 Preparations E Preparati ons Pr e pa ring the P o wer Supply Charging the Battery Pack Disconn ect the DC coupler from the powe r adapte r befor e chargi ng. Remove the te rminal cove r of the batter y pack. 1. Connect the power cord to the adapter . 2. Plug the power c ord into a power outlet. 3. Attach the battery pack to the adapter . • Pre[...]

14 Using a Household Power Outlet 1. T urn the dial to OFF . 2. Attach the DC cou pler to the cam corder . Open th e battery compartmen t cover and slid e the DC co upler al l the w ay int o the compar tment an d pres s gently until it clicks. 3. Connect the power cord to the power ada pter . 4. Plug the power c ord into a power outlet. 5. Connect [...]

15 Preparations E  Charging, Recording and Playback Time s The fol lowing tim es ar e approx imate and vary a ccording to the c harging , recor ding a nd playba ck conditi ons. * Approx imate tim es for recordi ng with repeated o perations such as start/sto p, zooming, powe r on/of f. Actual time ma y be shorter . Battery P ack BP-930 BP-945 BP-[...]

16 Pre pa ring the Camcor der Dioptric Adjustment T urn on the camcor der and adju st the dioptric adjustment lever . Prevent direct su nligh t from ge tting in the v iewfin der . The v iewfinder LCD may be come dama ged due to conc entratio n of the light by the le ns. Pa y speci al attenti on when mounti ng the cam corder on a tripod , or dur ing[...]

17 Preparations E Using the LCD Display 1. Slide the OPEN switch in the direction of the arrow to unlock the LCD p an el. 2. Pull out the LCD panel. 3. Rot ate the L CD panel and adju st it to th e desired position.  Y ou ca n change t he LCD panel to bla ck & white d ispla y ( 18).  By defau lt, the vi ewfinde r display is turned off whi[...]

18 Using the Vi ewfinder and th e LCD Panel Simu lt an eously By defaul t, the viewfin der display is turned off while you use the LCD p anel. Follow the pro cedure below to use bot h of them simult aneously . 1. Press the MENU bu tton. 2. T urn the SELECT/SET dial to select [DISPLA Y SETUP/ ] and press the dial. 3. Select [CVF+LCD ON], set it to [[...]

19 Preparations E Att achin g the Le ns Ho od Att ach the lens ho od to prot ect the l ens and shade it from stray l ight. 1. Place the lens hood on the front o f the lens so that the windo w for the external Instant AF sensor faces down and turn it 90 degrees clo ckwise. • Be carefu l not to deform th e lens hood. • Make s ure that th e lens h[...]

20 Using the W ireless Co ntroller When y ou pres s the buttons o n the w ireless controller , point it at the camcorder ’ s remote sensor . Inserting the Batteries The w ireless c ontrol ler opera tes with two AA (R 6) batter ies. 1. Open the ba ttery cover . 2. Insert the batteries following the + and – markings. 3. Close the battery co ver .[...]

21 Preparations E Loading/R emo ving a Cassette Use on ly videocasse ttes mark ed wi th the logo. For reco rding in HDV we r ecommend you use videocas settes comp atibl e with the HDV st andard . 1. Slide the OPEN/EJECT switch to open the cassette compartment cover . The casse tte compartment o pens autom aticall y . 2. Load/remove the cassette. ?[...]

22 Inser ting/R emo ving a Memor y Card Y ou can use o nly SDHC memory cards, SD memory cards or Mul tiMedia Cards (MMC) with this camco rder . Inserting the Card 1. Set the dial to OFF . 2. Push the OPEN switch in the d irection of the arrow to o pen the battery/memo ry card compartment cover . 3. Insert the memory card straight, all the way into [...]

23 Preparations E Changing Settings with the MENU Button Many of the camcor der ’s f unction s can be changed fr om the on- screen me nu. Selecting Menus and Settings 1. Press the MENU bu tton to open the menu . 2. T urn the SELECT /SET dial to select a submenu and pr ess the dial. 3. T urn the SELECT/SET dial to select a menu item and pr ess the[...]

24 Setting the Time Zone, Date and Time Set the time zone, d ate and tim e when you first start usi ng your c amcorder , or if the b uilt-in re chargeable batter y has comple tely dischar ged. Setting the T ime Zone/Daylight Saving Ti m e 1. Press the MENU bu tton. 2. T urn the SELECT/SET dial to select [SYSTEM SETUP/ ] an d press the dial. 3. Sele[...]

25 Recording E Recording R ecor ding The defau lt recordin g standard is HDV . About the audio recor ding , refer t o the relevant ch apter ( 4 3). Recording 1. Remove the lens cap . 2. Press the lock butto n and set the dial to a record ing pr ogram. 3. Press the start/stop button to begin recording . • The tally lamp lights up and the re cordin[...]

26 Low-angle Recording The carr ying handle is eq uipped with a dup licate set of recor ding and zoom co ntrol s, idea l for lo w-angle record ing. Slid e the LOCK swi tch in the dire ction of the arr ow to preven t the accident al operati on of these contr ols. Power Savi ng Mechanisms ST ANDBY Lever Swit ch the ST AN DBY le ver to the LOCK posi t[...]

27 Recording E Screen Displa ys whil e R ecording Sele ctin g t he O n-Scr een Disp lays Y ou can selec t the amou nt of infor mation shown on th e screen fr om full, par tial o r no display . Repeat edly pressin g the DISP . button will cy cle thro ugh the options i n the followi ng sequ ence. * If [GUIDE INFO] is set to [ D/T DISPLA Y], the date [...]

28 Displaying the Markers Y ou can display t he on-screen marke rs to help you accur ately f rame your subjec t. Select from a center marker , a horizo ntal lev el marker or a grid. Y ou can also adju st the int ensity of the ma rkers display ( 84 ). Open the menu and select [DISPLA Y SETUP/ ]. Select [MARKERS], set it t o [CENT . MARK.], [LEVEL MA[...]

29 Recording E Selecting the Signal Stan dar d and Aspect Rat i o Y ou can select th e signal st andard of your record ing (hig h definiti on or st and ard defi nition) and, for stan dard definit ion reco rdings, also the as pect ratio of the recor ding. Since t he display s on the camcorde r have an aspect ra tio of 16:9 , when you se lect [S D4:3[...]

30 Locating the End of the Last Sc ene Y ou can use this fu nction to locat e the end of the la st recorded scen e. Press the END SEARCH button. • ap pears. • The ca mcorder rewind s/fast forwards the tape, p lays ba ck the la st few secon ds of the r ecordi ng and stops the tape. • Press ing th e button again cancels the sear ch.  The end[...]

31 Recording E Zooming Y ou can operat e the zoom from eit her the side grip or the carryin g handle. Y ou can also use t he zoom ring on t he lens or the zoom butt ons on the wirele ss controller . With the customi zed funct ions ( 79) you can ch ange the di rection of th e adjustment wh en you turn the zoo m ring, turn t he high-speed zo om on/o [...]

32 Zoom Preset This function enables any giv en zoom setting to be memor ized and to retu rn to tha t zoom setting inst antly . Presetting the Zoom 1. Set the POSITION PRESET swi tch to ZOOM. 2. Move the POSITION PRESET ON/SET swi tch to SET . The pres et zo om pos ition app ears in yell ow on the z oom ind icator . Returning to the Preset Zoom Pos[...]

33 Recording E Adj ustin g the F ocus The camc order can be set to Autofocus or Manu al Focus. Autofocus The autof ocus can be set t o Normal AF or Ins tant AF*. The camcord er has also a Pus h-AF fu nction t o allow f or a tempo rary autofocus w hile focusing manuall y . Wh en you operate t he PUSH AF bu tton, the Inst ant AF is act ivated, regard[...]

34 T emporary Focus Ove rride Even while in autofocu s mode, turn the focus ring to temporarily focus man ually . The c amcorde r will retu rn to autofocus as soon as yo u release t he f ocus ri ng. T emporary Inst ant AF During ma nual foc us or No rmal AF , press th e PUSH AF button a nd hold it pressed down. The aut ofocus ( Instant AF) is ac ti[...]

35 Recording E  The man ual focus cannot b e sel ected in t he Easy R ecordin g mode. Even if yo u set the fo cus mode swi tch to M, th e autofo cus (In stant AF) will s till be activate d.  The foc al distance to the s ubject w ill b e displa yed for approx . 3 se conds when you switc h from autofocus to man ual focus or when y ou operat e t[...]

36 Setting t he Focu s Pres et S peed Open the menu and select [ CAMERA SETUP]. Select [F S PEED PSET], select a setting option a nd close the menu. The s electe d speed a ppear s next to “MF”. Returning to the Preset Focus Setting Move the POSIT ION PRESET ON/SET switch to ON. The cam corder returns to the pres et focu s setting. MEN U ( 23) C[...]

37 Recording E Using the ND F ilter When reco rding in brig ht surr ounding s, the camcorder will se t a small ape rture value an d the picture may appe ar blur red. T urn th e ND filt er on/of f accordi ng to the screen displa y . When us ing a record ing prog ram ot her than M M anual a nd if th e AGC s witch i s set to ON, the follo wing displa [...]

38 Selecting the Frame Ra te Y ou can select fr om the st andard 50i an d 25F frame rates r egardl ess of the recordi ng mode. 50i Mode Reco rds in 5 0 fps interlaced m ode, the same as standa rd-defi nition TV si gnals. 25F Mode Recor ds in 25 f ps pro gressive m ode and ou tput s signal s conve rted into 50 fps interlaced. Video output from the H[...]

39 Recording E Setting the Time Code Y ou can select th e running mode of the camco rder ’s time code. Y ou can en ter the i nitial value f or the [FREE-RUN] and the [R EC-RUN PS.] settings. [REC- RUN]: The t ime code runs o nly when r ecording. [REC- RUN PS.]: The time code r uns only when rec ording sta r ting f rom a preset val ue. [FREE-RUN]:[...]

40 Synchronizing the Camcorder’s Time Code Y ou can synchron ize this camcord er ’s time code t o an external time code ge nerator . Also you ca n include in the r ecordi ng the user bit si gnal received f rom the TIME CODE termina l ( 42). T he camcorde r offer s the foll owing synchro nization opti ons. Genlock When a r eferenc e sync sign al[...]

41 Recording E  If the e xternal tim e cod e signal is inco rrect or there is no in put si gnal, the i ntern al time code (according to the [T IME CODE] /[COUNT -UP] setti ngs) will be reco rded on th e tape instead.  If the e xternal G enlock s ignal i s incor rect or th ere is n o inpu t signal, the exter nal time code b eing recorded on ta[...]

42 Setting the User Bit The user bit dis play can be se lected from th e date or the time of recordi ng, or an ident ification cod e cons istin g of 8 ch ara cters i n th e hex ade cimal syst em that is us eful fo r la beli ng tapes . Th ere are six tee n possibl e characters: the number s 0 to 9 and the lett ers A to F . If a user bi t is being re[...]

43 Recording E A ud io R ecor ding Y ou can select to record au dio from the bui lt-in micro phone or f rom an ext ernal microph one conn ected eith er to the MIC te rminal or to t he XLR te rminal. While re cording, the sa mpling freque ncy of the outp ut signal from the HD/SD SDI terminal will be 48 kHz re gardless of the audio input . The audi o[...]

44 Using an External Microphone Connecti ng to the MIC termina l When you co nnect an ext ernal mi crophon e to the MI C termin al, the buil t-in microp hone will a utomaticall y be turne d off . If necessar y , you can use th e microphone hol der . External Micr ophones that c an be Conn ected Microph one T ype: Conden ser microphon es with indepe[...]

45 Recording E 6. If necessar y , turn on the gain up (12 dB): Op en the m enu a nd select [AUD IO SETUP]. Select [XLR GAIN UP], set it to [12dB] and close the menu . Only effective when the LINE/MI C switch i s set to MIC. When c onnectin g a mic rophone that do es not su pport phantom power , m ake sure to set th e switc h to OFF . Oth erwise t h[...]

46 Embe dded Aud io Embed ded audi o refers t o the superi mposing of the aud io signal along w ith th e video si gnal bei ng output from the H D/SD SDI term inal. Open the menu and select [SIGNAL SETUP]. Se lect [SDI OUTPUT], set it to [ON] and close the menu. • The em bedded audio outp ut will differ depend ing on the si gnal standar d and t he[...]

47 Recording E Ima ge Sta bilizer Y ou can select to activ ate or turn of f the image st abili zer depend ing on the recor ding condit ions. Open the m enu and select [CAMERA SETU P]. Se lect [IMG ST AB], select a setting op tion and close the men u. The im age stabi lizer can not be t urned off in the Ea sy Recordi ng mod e.  We recomme nd tur [...]

48 Using the Pro g r ammed AE Modes Progr ammed auto exposur e modes provide ad vanced automa ted recordin g techniques ensuring profes sional result s in various shooti ng condit ions. Selecting the Programme d AE Modes Press the lock button and turn the dial . The symbol of the sele cted mode appea rs.  Do not cha nge the mode wh ile rec ordin[...]

49 Recording E Aperture-Priority ( 52) Use thi s mode to select b etween 7 aperture set tings –from f/1.6 to f/9.5 (or to ful l iris close )– and t he ca mcorder auto maticall y sets a match ing shut ter spe ed. Th is mod e allows for the be st co ntrol of d epth of fiel d. M anual ( 53) This mod e offers the c reative freedom o f a co mplete r[...]

50 A v ailability of functions in ea ch recording program 1 Av ailable when the exposure is locked. 2 Availab le du ring clea r sc an. Record ing pr ograms EXP . LOCK b utton – – – – Iris ring – – 1 – 1 –– SHUTTER dial – – 1 – 1 –– AE shi ft adjustment – (0) – – (0) – (0) GAIN ad justment – (AGC ON ) – (0 dB)[...]

51 Recording E R ecor ding in the Shutter-Priority (Tv) Mode 1/3, 1/ 6, 1/12, 1/25 , 1/50, 1/120, 1 /250, 1/5 00, 1/10 00, 1/20 00, 1/4000, 1/8000, 1/16000 , CS (clear s can) 1/3, 1/6, 1 /12, 1/25 , 1/50, 1/120, 1 /250, 1/5 00 1. Set the dial to Tv . 2. Sele ct the shutter speed with t he SHU TTER dial. With th e customi zed f unctions ( 79 ) you c[...]

52 R ecor ding in the Aper tur e-Priority (A v) Mode Y ou ca n sele ct a n ape rture v alue i n th e rang e F1 .6 to F 9.5 or CL OSE. 1. Set the dial to A v . 2. Selec t the aperture with the Iris ring. With th e customi zed f unctions ( 79 ) you can change the dire ction of th e adju stment when y ou turn th e Iris ring.  Settings other th an t[...]

53 Recording E R ecor ding in the Man ual Mode Y ou can set the exp osure at any combin ation of shutt er speed and aper ture. A v ailable se ttings 1. Set the dial to M. • The ex posure indicato r appear s. Use the exposur e ind icator as an est imate. • The mar k above the ind icator denotes th e automa tic e xposure setting. The ma rk of the[...]

54 Adj ust ing t he Ex posure Exposure Lock 1. Set the dial to , Tv or Av . 2. Press the EXP . LOCK button. • The expos ure ind icato r appears. Us e the ex posure indicato r as an e stimate. • The mar k above the ind icator denotes th e automa tic e xposure setting. The ma rk of the indic ator denot es the cu rrent ex posu re settin g withi n [...]

55 Recording E Using AE Shift Y ou can use the AE Sh ift cont rol to man ually overri de the auto matic exposur e system in or der to darken or lig hten t he im age. S elect from 15 AE levels (+2. 0, +1 .5, +1.2 5, +1.0 , +0. 75, +0. 5, +0.2 5, ±0, -0 .25 , -0.5, -0.75, -1.0, -1 .25, -1 .5, -2.0). 1. Set the dial to , Tv or Av . 2. Select the desi[...]

56 Adju sting the Gain The gain co ntrol adjust s the level of the video sign al gener ated depen ding on the li ghting a nd shooting conditi ons. Y ou can select f rom auto matic gain con trol or of 3 preset ga in levels (L : low , M: middle, H: high ) to whi ch you can ind ependently assign gain values from -3 dB to +36 dB ( ) or +18 dB () . AGC [...]

57 Recording E Selecting the Gain Level 1. Set the dial to , Tv , Av or M . 2. Set the AG C switch to OFF . 3. Set the GAIN switch to the desired gain position. When y ou se lect h igh gain v alue s, the pic ture may flicke r slig htly . The [36 dB] setti ng in partic ular allows you to fi lm wit h a higher sensit ivity b ut is m ore pro ne to th e[...]

58 Setting the W hite Ba lance The camcor der uses an elect ronic white bal ance process to cal ibrat e the pict ure for accurat e color disp lay un der diffe rent li ghti ng cond itio ns. In addit ion to the ful ly automate d mode, wh ite bala nce modes include an indo or mode, an out door mode, a color t emperat ure sett ing and tw o user- define[...]

59 Recording E 4. Press the WHITE BAL. button. The c olor temp eratu re disp lay will start flashin g. 5. T urn the dial to set the desired color temperatu re. 6. Press the WHITE BAL. button again. The c olor temp eratu re disp lay stops fl ashing a nd stays on. Setting a Custom W hite Balance 1. Set the dial to a recording prog ram other than . 2.[...]

60 Using the Zebr a P atter n This camcorder has a zebra patt ern feature tha t shows black and w hite dia gonal stripes over the ar ea that is ov erexposed. The zebra patt ern is only displ ayed on the screen and will not af fect your record ings. The zebr a pattern wi ll not be display ed while usi ng the Peak ing assist function ( 35). Ava ilabl[...]

61 Recording E Using the Color Cor r ectio n With th e color correcti on function you can set the ca mcorder to dete ct the cha racteris tics of a cert ain color or patt ern (color phase, chroma, area and Y lev el) and corr ect them au tomatical ly when recor ding. Y ou ca n set the c olor c orrect ion for up to tw o di fferent co lors (A and B). W[...]

62 Activating the Color Correction 1. Open the menu and select [CAM ERA SETUP] and select the [COLOR COR R.] submen u. 2. Select [CORRECT], s elect a corr ection mode other than [OF F] to correct only area A, only area B or both and then close the menu. MEN U ( 23) CAMERA SETUP COLOR COR R. CORRECT ••••••• OFF[...]

63 Recording E Using the Skin Detail Function With the skin detail funct ion, ar eas in the pi cture that hav e skin-t one charac teristics wil l be detected, and the det ails in th ese areas w ill be sof tened in order t o conceal sk in imperfec tions. On the s creen, those skin are as will be ide ntified by a zeb ra patte rn alternat ing wi th th[...]

64 Using the Sk y Detail With th e sky detail f unction, blue sk y areas in the pictur e will be detect ed and the deta il level in thes e areas wil l be decreased to obt ain a sof ter picture. T o a ctivate the s ky detail effect: Open the menu and select [CAMERA SETUP]. Se lect [SKY DET AIL], set it to [SOFT ] and close the men u. MEN U ( 23) CAM[...]

65 Recording E Using the Clear Scan Function This featur e allows yo u to recor d a computer ’ s C R T screen or other equipme nt withou t displayin g black band or fl icker on the scr een. Y ou can ad just the frequen cy from 50.2 Hz to 200 .3 Hz. 1. Set the dial to Tv or M. 2. T urn the SHUTTER dial to set the shutter spe ed to “CS”. 3. Ope[...]

66 Using the Custom K eys Y ou can assign freq uently used f unction s to the cust om keys. The custom ke ys can have dif ferent functi ons assigned t o them in each of the operati on modes. Default settings: The following functions can be assigne d to the custom keys: 1 Can onl y be ass igned to Cust om Key 2. 2 This fun ction can only be operated[...]

67 Recording E Changing the Custom Keys Setting * Default value in mode. Open the menu and select [SYSTE M SETUP/ ]. Select [CUSTOM KEY 1] or [CUST OM KEY 2], select the function you wish to ass ign to the custom key and close the menu . When y ou do not wi sh to use the custom k eys, sele ct [(NONE)]. Activating the Functio ns with the Cu stom Key[...]

68 [TC HOLD] Time Code Hold Y ou can press the custom ke y button t o freeze the displ ay of the time co de. The ti me code will cont inue runnin g normally even whi le the time code di splay is on ho ld. T i me Code Hold can o nly be op erated wi th the cus tom ke ys. Press the CUSTOM KEY (1 or 2) button. • Press ing the c ustom key button a gai[...]

69 Recording E R ecor ding Color Bar s/A udio R eference Signal Y ou can generat e and record color bars sign als and a 1 kHz audio r eferenc e signal . With th e customized fu nctions ( 79) you can choose be tween EBU* ([ TYPE 1]) and SMP TE** color bars ([TYPE 2]) and you can also sel ect the st rengt h of the aud io signal (-12 dB or -20 dB) . *[...]

70 Using the Digital Video Contr ol This feature en ables the ca mcorder to con trol t he record and sto p function s of an ext ernal digit al device connec ted to th e camcorder thr ough the HDV/DV termina l. The device must comply w ith the IEEE13 94 A V/C protoc ol. Use the opt ional CV -150F (4 pin-4 pi n) or CV -250 F (4 pin-6 pin) DV cable to[...]

71 Recording E Other Camcor der Functions/Settings Changing the Recording Mo de (SP/LP) When reco rding in S ta ndard Def inition (SD mod e) only , you can choose bet ween SP (sta ndard pl ay) and LP (l ong play ). LP exte nds the tape us age by 1.5 times . T o cha nge to LP mo de, open the me nu and sele ct [R ECORDIN G SETUP] . Sel ect [ DV REC M[...]

72 Cus to miz at ion Using the Custom Preset Y ou can define pr eset level s for 23 record ing specifi cations used whe n recording on t ape (17 whe n record ing still imag es on the memory card) . Up to 9 cus tom prese t files ca n be saved on t he camcorder (custo m preset f iles 7 - 9 are predef ined files) and up to 20 on a memo ry card. Custom[...]

73 Cust omizat ion E [PED] Master Pedest al Adjus t the maste r pede stal level in the range -9 to +9. [SET] Setup Level Adjust the setup level in the range -9 to +9. • Depend ing on the va lue set fo r the master p edestal [PED] , the se tup le vel ma y not be able to take a negativ e value. I n that c ase, adju sting the se tup va lue wi thin a[...]

74 [CPH] Color Phase Adjus t the co lor phas e in t he range - 9 to +9. [RGN] R Gai n Adjus t the red l evel in the range -50 to +50. [GGN] G Gain Adjus t the green leve l in th e range - 50 to + 50. [BGN] B Gai n Adjus t the blue l evel in the range -50 to +50. [RGM] R- G Mat rix Adjust the leve l in the rang e -50 to + 50. [RBM] R-B Matrix Adjust[...]

75 Cust omizat ion E Changing the Custom Preset Settings 1. Open the menu, select [CUSTOMIZE] and then select the [CUSTOM PRESET] submen u. The cus tom pr eset subm enu appear s. 2. Selec t [ EDIT] from th e column on the lef t. The c ursor will move to the bottom bar of the custom preset e diting screen . T o r eturn one level back to th e options[...]

76 Renaming a Custom Pre set File Follow step s 1-3 as described in Changi ng the Cu stom Pres et Se ttings ( 75) to open th e custom preset editing screen and select the cust om preset file you w ant to r ename. 1. From the bottom bar , select [ RENAME]. The firs t characte r of the c ustom pr eset fil e name w ill start flashing. 2. T urn the SEL[...]

77 Cust omizat ion E Activating the Custom Preset Settings 1. Press the CUSTOM PRESET SELECT button. • Repea tedly pr essing the butto n will c ycle thr ough t he avail able cus tom pres et fil es. Y ou can also set a custom ke y as [CP BKWD KE Y] to cycle th rough the options i n reverse order (f rom last to first) ( 66). • When y ou are not u[...]

78 5. Select [ EXECUTE] and in the confirmation screen select [EXECUTE] to load the file. 6. Close the menu. Loading a Custom Preset File from a St ill Image to the Camcorder With t he customiz ed funct ions ( 79) you c an select to save the cust om preset set tings c urrently in use along wi th a stil l image of the rec ording in mode. This i s ve[...]

79 Cust omizat ion E Using the Customized Functions Y ou can customize to your per sonal pr eferences many aspect s of the operat ion of the camcord er , most of them g overning how t he camcorder o perate s in mode. Y ou can a djust up to 3 diff erent custom functi on files an d save them on the camcorder o r to a memory card. By j ust readin g th[...]

80 Resetting a Custom Function F ile 1. Open the menu, select [CUSTOMIZE] an d then select the [CUSTOM FUNCTION] submen u. 2. From the colum n on the lef t select the custom function file you wan t to reset. 3. From the bottom bar select [ RESET] . 4. Select [OK], press the SELECT/SET dial and close the menu. Activating a Custom Function File Even [...]

81 Cust omizat ion E A vailabili ty of custom functions in each recording pro gram/playback mode 1 Only d uring exp osure lock . 2 Only when u sing a battery p ack. When the po wer adapter is con nected, the func tion will be set to [OFF]. 3 Only when [L ED] is set to a se tting othe r than [OFF]. When [LED] is set to [OF F], this fu nction will be[...]

82 A vail ability of custom functions in eac h recording progra m/playback mode 1 Only d uring exp osure lock . 2 Only when u sing a battery p ack. When the po wer adapter is con nected, the func tion will be set to [OFF]. Custom Functio n Items List The defau lt value for al l items is the opt ion assigned to 00. [SHCKLSS WB/GN] Shockless Whit e B[...]

83 Cust omizat ion E [HIGH-SPEE D ZOOM] High-speed Zoom In mode, ma kes t he zoo m operati on at th e constant z oom sp eeds 14 - 16 ev en faster (in mode the defaul t is [ON] and ca nnot be chang ed). • When s et to [ON], i f you ope rate th e zoom r ing very q uickly th e zoom r esponse may lag s lightly . • At the fa stest zoom spe ed set ti[...]

84 [DIALS DIRECTION] Dials Direct ion Changes the direc tion of the adju stment when ope rating th e shut ter dial and the SELECT/SE T dial when it serves as a cur sor (f or exam ple, while sele cting setting op tions in the menu s creens or in the i ndex sc reen). SELECT/SET dial ([CUR SOR]): NORMAL – turn up to mov e left, REVERSE – turn down[...]

85 Cust omizat ion E [1kHz TONE] 1 kHz Reference Audio Signal Selec ts the streng th of the audio sign al. Setting Optio ns: 00 – OF F , 01 – -12d B, 02 – -20d B. [WIRELE SS REMOTE] Wireless Remote Co ntroller Selects the remote sensor mod e that the c amcorder will a ccept. When set to [O FF ] the c amcorder wil l not acc ept co mmands fr om[...]

86 Customizing the On-Scr een Displays Hiding/Showing the Displays on the TV Screen When you con nect a TV for re cording, you can select to hid e the camcor der displa ys on the TV sc reen. For pla yback, you can show t he camcord er displays on th e TV screen. T o acti vate the on-scre en displays at the level that you cus tomized, repe atedly pr[...]

87 Cust omizat ion E The c ustom di splay i tems a ppear in one sc reen r epresen ted only b y the item numbe r on th e top (numb ers 00 – 21 with a bl ack back ground) , and the code of th e curr ent se tting imme diatel y unde r it. Resetti ng a Custom Di splay File 1. Open the menu, select [CUSTOMIZE] and then select [CUSTOM DISPLA Y ]. 2. Fro[...]

88 [IMAGE EFFECTS ] Image Effect s [F .ASSIST FUNC.] Focus Assist Functions [CUSTOMIZE] Customized Functions [RECORDING STD] HD S tandard Icon Setting Options : 00 – OF F , 01 – ON . [DV REC MODE] Recording M ode in St andard Definition Setting Optio ns: 00 – OF F , 01 – ON . [FRAME RA TE] Frame Ra te Display Setting Options : 00 – OF F ,[...]

89 Cust omizat ion E [LIGHT METERING] Light Metering-Relate d Displays [CARD] Still I mages-Relat ed Icons [CARD REMAINDER] Remaining S till Images on the Memory Card Y ou can s elec t to displ ay the informa tion r egard ing the number o f stil l images avai lable on the mem ory card perman ently or only the warning w hen the memory c ard is about[...]

90 Location of the Custom Displays / 00 03 02 09 1 1 14 12 01 02 06 04 21 12 19 14 18 10 14 18 07 08 06 05 07 02 08 20 13 12 00 03 16 15 15 14 14 01 02 06 04 21 19 07 08 06 07 05 02 08 16 20 17 02[...]

91 Playback E Playback Playing Bac k a T a pe Sel ect a pl aybac k stand ard ac cor ding t o the tape you wish to pl ay ba ck. 1. Set the dial to . 2. Open the menu and select [SIGNAL SETUP]. Select [PLA YBACK STD] and set it to [AUTO], [HDV] or [DV] to match the t ap e you wish to playback. 3. Close the menu. Sp ecial Playback Modes All spec ial p[...]

92 (Frame Advance) Plays ba ck fram e-by -frame. Repeated ly press the but ton on th e wirele ss contro ller dur ing p layback pause. Hold the butto n press ed down to enter the con tinuou s frame a dvance p layba ck. (Slow Forward) Plays bac k at ab out 1/3 no rmal speed. Press th e SLO W butto n on the wire less control ler during norma l or reve[...]

93 Playback E Connecting to a Monitor/TV The dif ferent r ecordi ng modes and the corr espondi ng output ter minals are given in the t able below: Connection to a Hig h Definition TV or Monitor (HDTV/HiVi sion) Using the SD/HD SD I T erminal Activate the HD/S D SDI out put and selec t the appr opriate video output opti on (H D or SD). 1. Set the di[...]

94 2. O pen the menu an d select [SIGNAL SETUP]. Select [SDI O UTPUT] and s et it to [ON]. 3. From the same [SIGNAL SETUP] submenu se lect [SDI SPEC.]. Select [AUTO] or [SD L OCKED] t o match t he vi deo output you wish to use . 4. Close the menu. Using the COMPONENT OUT T erminal Selec t the app ropria te compone nt vi deo signa l depe nding o n t[...]

95 Playback E • If neces sary , turn on the DV conver sion and sele ct whet her to conver t a tape rec orded in HD to SD with th e followin g pro cedure. Open the menu and select [SIGNAL SETUP]. Select [HD DOWN-CON V], select a setting option a nd close the menu. Using the V IDEO T erminal If conne cting to a TV , set the in put se lector t o VID[...]

96 Using the SCART Adapter If co nnecting to a TV s et the input sel ector to VIDEO. If connec ting to a VCR, se t the in put se lecto r to LINE. The s upplied P C-A10 SCART Ad apter is for o utput on ly . For analo g lin e-in re cording or an alog-di gital convers ion, u se a comm ercial ly avai lable SC ART adapte r with input capabi lity . Refer[...]

97 Playback E A u dio Output Selecting the Audio Open the menu and select [AUDIO SETUP]. Select [SEL AUDIO CH], select a setting option a nd close the menu. Selecting the Audio Monitor Open the menu and select [AUDIO SETUP]. Se lect [AUD.M.SET], select a setting option and close the men u. If you s elected [ MIX/V A R.], adj ust the mi x balanc e w[...]

98 R etur ning to a Pr e-mar k ed P osition If you w ish to r eturn to a p arti cular scene la ter , mark th e point with the zero set memo ry , an d the t ape will stop at t hat point w hen you r ewind/ fast fo rward th e tape. This function is operated wi th the wirel ess cont rolle r . 1. During p layback, pre ss the Z ERO SET MEMO R Y button at[...]

99 Playback E Index Search With th e index search y ou can locat e any point you h ave mark ed befor ehand wi th an index sig nal ( 67). This fun ction is oper ated wi th the wi reless control ler . 1. Pre ss the SEARCH SELECT button to display “INDEX SEARCH”. appears . 2. Press the or butto n to begin sear ching. • Press more th an onc e to [...]

100 Da te Sear c h Y ou c an lo cate the chan ge o f th e date /tim e z one w ith th e da te s earch fun ction. This function is operated wi th the wirel ess cont rolle r . 1. Press the SEARCH SELECT button to display “DA TE SEARCH”. appears. 2. Press the or button to begin se arching. • Press m ore th an once to sear ch for fu rther da te ch[...]

101 Playback E Displaying the Da ta Code The camc order main tains a dat a code cont aining the r ecording date an d time and other camera dat a such as shut ter speed, gain and exposur e (f -stop). Selecting the Dat a Code Display Combination Open the menu and select [DISPLA Y SETUP/ ]. Select [DA T A CO DE], select a setting option a nd close the[...]

102 Changing the R emote Sensor Mode T wo remo te sens or modes and an off setting are av ailable to prev ent int erference fro m other Cano n wire less c ont rollers be ing us ed near by . T o change the rem o te sensor mode of the camc orde r Change the [WIRELESS REMOTE] setting of the custom fun ction file ( 85). T o change the remote sensor mod[...]

103 Editing E Editing R ecor ding an Exter nal V ideo Signal (Analog Line-In, HD V/D V In) Y ou can rec ord on the tape an exter nal video si gnal, eithe r from th e analog vide o input (S D st andar d) or from th e H DV/DV input ( S D or HD st andard) . Analog Lin e-In 1. Connect the camcorder to the ana log video device . For the c onnec tion dia[...]

104 Concerning C opyright Copyright Precaution Certain pre- record ed video tapes, fil ms and ot her ma terials, as well as some televis ion prog rams are copyrig hted. Una uthor ized re cording of thes e mate rials m ay viol ate co pyright protecti on law s. Copyright Signals During playback : If you try to pla y bac k a tape that contains copyrig[...]

105 Editing E Con v er ting Analog Signals into Digital Signals (Analo g-Digital Con v er ter) Using t he camcorde r you can con vert analog vid eo input sign als to a dig ital video signal (SD st andard) and outpu t it through t he HDV/DV termi nal. Open the me nu and s elect [SIGNAL SETUP]. Se lect [A V DV], set it to [ON] and clos e the menu. ?[...]

106 Connecting to a Computer (IEEE1394) T o conne ct the camco rder to a computer you need to ensure the foll owing require ments: a co mputer equippe d w ith an I E EE139 4 (DV) ter minal and video edi ting soft ware with video capturi ng cap ability inst alled. Use th e optional CV -150F (4 pin-4 pin ) or CV -250F (4 pi n-6 pin) DV cable . For th[...]

107 Using a Memory Card E Using a Memory Card Selecting the Ima ge Quality/Siz e Changing the Stil l Image Quality Y ou can choose f rom Supe rfine, Fine and Norma l. * Onl y wh en pla ying bac k a tape . Open the menu and select [RECORDIN G SETUP]. Select [IMG QUALITY], select a setting option a nd close the menu. Changing the Stil l Image Size Th[...]

108 File Numbers S till i mages are aut omatica lly assigne d file numbers from 0 101 to 9900 , and st ored in folde rs contai ning up to 100 ima ges. Folders ar e numbe red from 10 1 to 998. * Onl y wh en pla ying bac k a tape . T o change the setting , open the menu and select [RECORDING SETUP]. Select [FILE NOS.], set it t o [RESET] and close th[...]

109 Using a Memory Card E R ecor ding Still Ima ges on a Memor y Car d Y ou can record sti ll images direc tly on the memory ca rd. Y ou can also r ecord st ill image s on the memory card simu ltaneousl y w hile r ecordin g video on th e tape and capt ure still image s while pl aying back a tap e. 1. T urn th e dial to a re cording p rogram an d mo[...]

110  When the Focus-Pri ority mode is set to [ON] in the custom function file ( 84): When yo u press the PH OTO button f ully before the symbol turns g reen, it m ay take u p to 2 second s (4 sec onds in the Night rec ording program ) unti l the f ocus is adjus ted. If the sub ject is not suitable for autofo cus, the cam corder lo cks the focus.[...]

111 Using a Memory Card E Screen Displa ys during S till Image Recording Metering Method Icon ( 1 14) Indicates the me tering m ode cu rrently select ed for reco rding stil l imag es. Drive Mode Icon ( 1 12) Indicates the dri ve mod e currentl y selec ted for reco rding stil l imag es. Image Quality a nd Size Indicates the qual ity an d size cur re[...]

112 Selecting the Driv e Mode Changing the Drive Mode 1. Set the dial to a record ing prog ram other than and move the / (card/ tape) switch to . 2. Press the DRIVE MODE button to switch betwe en the drive modes. The s etting cha nges with eac h press of the button. Continuous Sho oting/Hi gh-Speed Continuous Shooting Press and ho ld the PHOTO butt[...]

113 Using a Memory Card E Auto Exposure Bracketing Press the PHOTO button. Three still i mages in different e xposur es are r ecorde d to the memory card. Make s ure that there is sufficie nt space o n the me mory car d.[...]

114 Selecting the Mete ring Method 1. Set the dial to , Tv , Av or M , and move the / (card/tape) switch to . 2. Press the button . • The s etting cha nges w ith each p ress of the butt on. • The s ymbol of t he cur rently sele cted s etting is disp layed . • If yo u select ed (SP OT), the A E poi nt frame appears in the center of the scree n[...]

115 Using a Memory Card E Using an Optional Flash Y ou can use E-TT L II comp atible Cano n S peedlit e flashes desi gned for use with Canon SLR cam eras, includi ng the 420EX/4 30EX/550EX/5 80EX models, t o record natur al stil l images under low lig ht conditi ons. Refer al so to the instr uction ma nual of the S peedlite fl ash. Connecting a Spe[...]

116 R e viewing a Still Im a ge Right after R ecording Y ou can select to displ ay a still image fo r 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 second s aft er it has be en recor ded. Open the menu and select [CAMERA SETUP]. Select [REVIEW], select a setting option and close the men u.  A still i mage i s display ed as lon g as you hold the P HOTO button after recording[...]

117 Using a Memory Card E Playing Bac k Still Ima g es fr om a Memor y Car d 1. T urn the dial to and move the / (card/t ape) switch to . 2. Press the + / – button to move betw een images.  Images n ot recorde d with th is camc order , up loaded from a c omputer , ed ited on a com puter and image s whose f ile na mes have been c hanged may n o[...]

118 Index Screen 1. Move the zoo m lever toward W . Up to 6 im ages appear . 2. T urn the SELECT/SET dial to select an image. • Move the “ ” to the ima ge you wish to v iew . • Y ou can s witch between the in dex pages by pr essing the + / – button. 3. Move the zoo m lever toward T or press the SELECT/ SET dial. The in dex sc reen is canc[...]

119 Using a Memory Card E Er asi ng Ima ges Y ou can erase imag es one at a time or al l at once.  Be careful when e rasing ima ges. E rased ima ges cann ot be r ecovered.  Erasing a still i mage t hat had a custom preset file embedd ed (rec orded wi th the [ON+ CP DA T A] setting) wi ll eras e the ima ge and t he embe dded c ustom pr eset fi[...]

120 Protecting Ima g es Y ou can protect import ant images fr om accide ntal erasu re when displa ying a singl e image or the ind ex screen. If a m emory car d is in itial ized, all still i mages, e ven prote cted o nes, will be eras ed perma nently . 1. Select the image you wish to pr otect. 2. Press the SELECT/SET dial to open the still image ope[...]

121 Using a Memory Card E Initia lizing a Memor y Car d Initi alize new memor y cards , or when you ge t the message “C ARD ERRO R”. Y ou can also in itialize a memory car d to eras e all data re corded on it. T he regula r init ialization op tion [INIT IALIZ E] will cl ear the file al location t able but wi ll not phys ically era se the stor e[...]

122 Print Or der Settings Y ou can select st ill image s for printi ng and set t he number of copies. These pri nt order settin gs are comp atibl e with the Dig ita l Print Order Format (DPOF) st andards and can be used f or printing on DPOF compat ible print ers. A maximum of 998 stil l images can be sel ected. Sele cting Still Ima ges for P rint [...]

123 Additional Information E Addition al Infor mation Settings R etained at P ow er Of f or ST ANDBY Mode The foll owing list sho ws the settings t hat are ret ained w hen you tur n the powe r of f or press t he ST ANDBY but ton. I f the buil t-in lithi um button batter y discharges compl etely , all setting s will be er ased. * mode only . The fol[...]

124 Menu Options and Default Settings Defaul t setti ngs are sho wn in boldface . CAMERA MENU Submenu Menu Item Set ting Options SIGNAL SETUP TIME CODE COUNT -UP REC-RUN , REC -RUN PS., FREE-RUN 39 ST A RT V ALUE SET , RESET GENLCK ADJST -102 3 – 1023 40 SIGN AL STD HD , SD16:9, SD4 :3 29 FRAME RA TE 50i , 25F 38 COMP . OUT 576 i, 1080i/57 6i 94 [...]

125 Additional Information E CAMERA MENU ( cont.) Submenu Menu Item Set ting Options RECORDING SETUP DV REC MODE* SP , LP 71 UB REC INT . US R-BIT , EXT . US R-BIT 42 UB SELE CT 00 00 00 00 , TIM E, DA TE 42 IMG QUALITY SUP ER FINE, FINE , NORMAL 107 IMAGE SIZ E or L W 1920x1080 , SW 848x480 L 1440x1080 , S 640x480 107 FILE NOS. RESE T , CONTINUOUS[...]

126 CAMERA MENU ( cont.) Submenu Menu Item Set ting Options CUSTOMIZE CUSTOM PRESET EDIT SELECT CP 1 PRESE T_A , 2 PRESE T_B, 3 PRESE T_C, 4 PRESE T_D, 5 PRESE T_E, 6 PRESE T_F , 7 VIDE O.C, 8 CINE.V , 9 CINE.F 72 TUNE RENAME PROT ECT RESET Setting It ems: GAMMA NORMAL , CINE1, CINE 2 KNEE AU TO , LOW , MIDDLE, HIGH BLACK STRETCH , MID DLE , PRESS [...]

127 Additional Information E CUSTOMIZE CUSTOM FUNCTION C.Fn1, C.Fn2, C.Fn3 APPL Y THIS SET 80 TUNE 79 SA VE TO CARD 80 READ FROM CAR D 80 RESET 80 Setting It ems: 82 SHCKL SS WB/G N 00 – 03 AE RESP ONSE 00 – 02 HIGH-SPEED ZOOM 00 (OFF) – 01 (ON) FOCUS RING CTRL 00 (NORMAL ) – 01 (SLOW) BUTTO NS OPER . 00 – 15 RINGS DIRECTION 00 – 07 DIA[...]

128 CUSTOMIZE CUSTOM DISPLA Y TUNE 86 SA VE T O CAR D 87 READ FROM CARD 87 RESET 87 Sett ing Item s: REC PROGRAMS 00 (OFF) – 01 (ON) 87 CAMERA DA T A1 00 – 07 [03] CAMERA DA T A2 00 – 07 ZOOM 00 – 02 [01] FOCUS 00 – 02 [01] ND 00 (OFF) – 01 (ON) IMAGE E FFECTS 0 0 – 07 F .ASSIS T FUNC. 00 – 03 CUSTOMIZE 00 – 03 RECORDING STD 00 (O[...]

129 Additional Information E HD DOWN-CONV .: Sel ects whet her to d own-conver t the video s ignal o utput from the HD V/DV t erminal while playin g back a tape re corded in HDV standard.  The dow n-conve rted output vi deo signal wil l always be 50 fp s interl aced, r egardless of th e frame rate of the or iginal recor ding .  Even if the au[...]

130 VCR/PLA Y ME NU (cont.) Submenu Menu Item Set ting Options DISPLA Y SETUP/ CVF SETUP BRIGHTNE SS 16 CONTRAST COLOR SHARP NESS BACKLIGHT BRIGHT , NORMAL LC D SET UP BRI GHTNE SS 17 CONTRAST COLOR SHARP NESS BACKLIGHT BRIGHT , NORMAL CVF+LCD BW ON, OFF 18 CVF+LCD ON ON, OFF 18 TV SC REEN ON, OFF 86 AUDIO LEVEL ON , OFF 45 LANGUAGE DEUTSCH, ENGLIS[...]

131 Additional Information E VCR/PLA Y ME NU (cont.) Submenu Menu Item Set ting Options CUSTOMIZE CUSTOM FUNCTION C.Fn1, C.Fn2, C.Fn3 APPL Y THIS SET 80 TUNE 79 SA VE TO CARD 80 READ FROM CAR D 80 RESET 80 Setting It ems: 82 SHCKL SS WB/G N 00 – 03 AE RESP ONSE 00 – 02 HIGH-SPEED ZOOM 00 (OFF) – 0 1 (ON) FOCUS RING CTRL 00 (N ORMAL) – 01 (S[...]

132 CARD CAMERA MENU Submenu Menu Item Set ting Options SIGNAL SET UP GEN LCK ADJ UST -1023 – 1 023 40 COMP . OUT 576 i, 1080i/57 6i 94 SDI OUTP UT * ON, OFF 93 SDI SP EC. * AUTO , SD LO CKED 93 CAMERA SETUP A E SHIFT -2.0, -1.5, -1.25, -1.0, -0. 75, -0 .5, -0.25, ±0 , +0.25, + 0.5, +0 .75, +1 .0, +1.25, + 1.5, +2.0 55 GAIN SETTING GAIN L -3dB, [...]

133 Additional Information E CARD CAMERA MENU (cont.) Submenu Menu Item Set ting Options DISPL A Y S ETUP/ CVF SETUP BRIGHTNESS 16 CONTRAST COLOR SHARP NESS BACKLIGHT BRIGHT , NORMAL LC D SET UP BRI GHTNE SS 17 CONTRAST COLOR SHARP NESS BACKLIGHT BRIGHT , NORMAL CVF+LCD BW ON, OFF 18 CVF+LCD ON ON, OFF 18 LANGUAGE DEUTSCH, ENGLIS H , ESP AÑOL, FRA[...]

134 CARD CAMERA MENU (cont.) Submenu Menu Item Set ting Options CUSTOMIZE CUSTOM PRESET EDIT SELECT CP 1 PRESE T_A , 2 PRESE T_B, 3 PRESE T_C, 4 PRESE T_D, 5 PRESE T_E, 6 PRESE T_F , 7 VIDE O.C, 8 CINE.V , 9 CINE.F 72 TUNE RENAME PROT ECT RESET Setting It ems: KNEE AU TO , LOW , MIDDLE, HIGH BLACK STRETCH , MID DLE , PRESS SHARP NESS -9 ~ 9 H DTL F[...]

135 Additional Information E CUSTOM FUNCTION C.Fn1, C.Fn2, C.Fn3 APPL Y THIS SET 80 TUNE 79 SA VE TO CARD 80 READ FROM CAR D 80 RESET 80 Setting It ems: 82 SHCKL SS WB/G N 00 – 03 AE RESP ONSE 00 – 02 HIGH-SPEED ZOOM 00 (OFF) – 01 (ON) FOCUS RING CTRL 00 (NORMAL ) – 01 (SLOW) BUTTO NS OPER . 00 – 15 RINGS DIRECTION 00 – 07 DIALS DIRECTI[...]

136 CUSTOM DISPLA Y TUNE 86 SA VE T O CAR D 87 READ FROM CARD 87 RESET 87 Sett ing Item s: REC PROGRAMS 00 (OFF ) – 01 (ON) 87 CAMERA DA T A1 0 0 – 07 [03] CAMERA DA T A2 0 0 – 07 ZOOM 00 – 02 [01] FOCUS 00 – 02 [01] ND 00 (OFF) – 01 (ON) IMAGE E FFECTS 0 0 – 07 F .ASSIS T FUNC. 00 – 03 CUSTOMIZE 00 – 03 RECORDING STD 00 (OFF) –[...]

137 Additional Information E CARD VCR/PLA Y MENU Submenu Menu Item Set ting Options SIGNAL SETUP COMP . OUT 576i, 1080i/57 6i 94 SDI OUTP UT * ON, OFF 93 SDI SP EC. * AUTO , SD LO CKED 93 CARD OPERA TIONS P RINT ORD. ALL ERASE NO , YES 122 ERAS E ALL IMAGES NO , YES 1 19 INITIALIZE CANCEL , INI TIALIZE, C OMPL.INIT . 1 21 After press ing the SE T b[...]

138 CARD VCR/PLA Y MENU (c ont.) Submenu Menu Item Set ting Options CUSTOMIZE M E TA D ATA C P CARD CAMERA IMPORT 72 SELECT PO SITION EXECUTE CUSTOM FUNCTION C.Fn1, C.Fn2, C.Fn3 APPL Y THIS SET 80 TUNE 79 SA VE TO CARD 80 READ FROM CAR D 80 RESET 8 0 Setting It ems: 82 SHCKL SS WB/G N 00 – 03 AE RESP ONSE 00 – 02 HIGH-SPEED ZOOM 00 (OF F) – 0[...]

139 Additional Information E Scr een Displa ys Screen Displays dur ing Recording See al so 27. * In Manual mode. ** On-scree n displa ys other than tho se marked i n reverse: With the cust omized display s you ca n select whet her the icons/in d icators will appear on the scree n or not ( 86). Zoom p osit ion /Zoo m sp eed (3 1 ) / Expo sure level [...]

140 Screen Displays dur ing Playback Date se arch (1 0 0 ) / Inde x sea rch (9 9 ) / End s earch ( 3 0) Audio ou tput (9 7 ) Audio mon itor ( 97) Custom keys ( 66) Data code ( 101) Recordi ng standa rd ( 29) Frame rate ( 38) T ape oper ati on ( 91) REC PA U S E STOP EJECT PLA Y : Fast fo rward : Rewind : Fast forwa rd playback/rewin d playback : ×[...]

141 Additional Information E Side p anel T i me code T ape has reached the end Remaining battery charge Genlock Audio level i ndicator T ime code setting Video output signal from the HD/SD SDI T erminal T ime code synchronization setting[...]

142 List of Messa ges Messag e Explanat ion SET THE TIME ZO NE, DA TE AND TIME Y ou have not set the ti me zone, da te and tim e. This messag e appears each time yo u turn the power on until you se t the time zo ne, date a nd time. 24 CHANGE THE BA TTERY PA C K Battery p ack is exhaus ted. Replace or charge th e battery p ack. 13 THE T APE IS SET F[...]

143 Additional Information E Maintenance/Other s Camcorder Hand ling Precautions  Do not carry th e camcorder by th e viewfi nder , the LCD pa nel, the micro phone or its cable.  Do not leave the ca mcorder in plac es subjec t to high tempera tures, such as a sun -heate d car , and high h umidity .  Do no t us e the c amcorder in places su[...]

144 Vie w f in d e r 1. Open the pr otect cover (e.g. using a flathead screw driver). 2. Clean the glass wi th a cotton swab. 3. Reattach the protect cover . Be car eful not to scra tch the glass when cl eaning . V ideo He ads  When th e message “HEADS DI RTY , USE CLEANIN G C ASSETTE ” appear s, when the play back pictur e becomes di storte[...]

145 Additional Information E Condensation Moving th e camcorder rap idly betwe en hot and cold t emperat ures may cau se condensation (water drople ts) to for m on it s internal surface s. S top using th e camcorde r if conde nsation is de tected. Conti nued use may damage the c amcorder . Condensa tion may form in th e following c ases: How to avo[...]

146 Battery Pack Handling Precautions  Charge d battery pa cks continue to di scharge natur ally . Therefore, charge them on the day of use, or the day bef ore, to ensure a f ull charge.  Attach th e term inal cove r whene ver a batt er y pack i s not in u se. Co ntact with me tallic o bjects m ay cause a short cir cuit and damage the ba tter[...]

147 Additional Information E Cassette Handling Precauti on s  Rewind ta pes after u se. If the ta pe is lose or da maged, it may cause pi cture and sound disto rtion.  Retu rn cassettes to their ca se and store them up right. Rewin d tapes fro m time t o time if t hey are stored for a long time.  Do not leave the ca ssette in th e camcorde[...]

148 Using the Camcorder Abroad Power Sources Y ou ca n use the c ompact power adapte r to oper ate the camcor der and to charge b attery packs in any count ry with powe r supply between 1 00 and 2 40 V A C, 50/60 Hz. Consult t he Canon Service Center for inform ation on plug adapters for over seas u se. Playback on a TV Screen Y ou can o nly p lay [...]

149 Additional Information E T r oubleshooting If you have a probl em with your camc order , refer to this che cklis t. Cons ult your dealer or a Canon Servic e Center if the pr oblem per sists. Power Source Recording/Playba ck Recordin g Problem Cause Solution Camcorder will not turn on. Battery pac k is not correc tly attached . Atta ch the batte[...]

150 Recordin g Playback Memory Card Operations About the LCD sc reen The LC D scree n is produ ced w ith ex tremely h igh-p recision manufa cturing techniq ues, with more than 9 9.99% of the pixels operatin g to sp ecifi cation. L ess t han 0.01% of the pix els may occas ionally misf ire or a ppear as black, r ed, green or blue d ots. This has no e[...]

151 Additional Information E System Diag r am (A va ila bility differs from ar ea to area) ZR-10 00 Zoom Rem ote Cont roller FS-7 2U Fi lter Set Battery Video Ligh t VL-10Li ll WL-D50 00 Wirele ss Controller MiniDV Video Cassette HC-4200 Sys tem Cas e T A-100 Tripod Adapte r SS-1100 Shoulder Strap DC-920 DC Coupler BP-930, BP - 945, BP-950G , BP-97[...]

152 Optional Accessories Battery Packs The BP -950G is al so avai lable as an optional a ccess ory . The opt ional BP-970G p rovide s over 35% more recording tim e than th e BP-950G . Car Battery Adapter CB-920 Use the c ar battery adapte r to power th e camcor der or charge ba ttery packs on the mo ve. The ca r battery adapt er plugs i nto your c [...]

153 Additional Information E CH-910 Dual Battery Charg er/Holder The CH -910 can ch arge two b attery packs con secutiv ely . Y ou can a lso po wer the c amcorde r by co nnecting the CH-910 with ch arged batter y packs to the camcorder . When y ou attach tw o battery packs, a batter y pack ca n be exc hanged without int errupti ng the p ower sup pl[...]

154 Specifications XH G1 / XH A1 * The cam c order’s opera tions have been tested with SD mem ory cards up to 2 G B. Performance ca nnot be gu aranteed for al l memo ry card s. ** The ca mcorder support s Exif 2.2 (also called “Exif Print” ). Exif Print is a s tandard for enhancing th e communication between camcord ers and p rinters . By con[...]

155 Additional Information E CA-920 Comp act Power Adapter BP-950G Battery Pack Weig ht and dimensio ns are approximate . Errors and om issions excepte d. Subject to change withou t notice. Input/Output T erminals Vi deo T erminal s A/V1 : ∅ 3.5 mm mini j ack (audio and video), V2 : BNC ja ck (video only ) 1 Vp-p/75 ohms unb alanced Audi o Out T [...]

156 Index A Abroad, us ing the camcord er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Acce ssori es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 152 AE shif t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 AEB - Auto exp osure bracke ting . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

157 Additional Information E R Record review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Recording - Movi es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Recording - S till images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Recording mo de (SD) . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

158 Custom Keys Make a cop y of this p age and car ry it with you as a r eminder of the fu nctions t hat can be ass igned to each of th e two custom keys in each opera tion mode. Y ou can assign freq uently used f unction s to the cust om keys. The custom ke ys can have dif ferent functi ons assigned t o them in each of the operati on modes. Defaul[...]

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