Canon HD Camcorder manual

PUB. DIE-0420-000 B HD Camcorder Instruction Manual C OP Y[...]

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

3 REGIONS OF USE LEGRIA HF M52 is in co mpliance (as of January 2012) with the radi o signal regulations of the regions listed below . For detail s on other regi ons where it can be used, make inquiries with the c ontacts listed o n the back side o f this instru ction manual. * Franc e: Cannot be used outdoors. Statement on EC directive REGIONS Aus[...]

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

5 Exciting F eatures and New Functions Wi-Fi Functions ( A 161) Audio Scene Se lect ( A 113) Enjoy the f reedom of Wi-Fi functio ns by making your camcorder an active part of your Wi-Fi home network or by conveniently accessing Wi-Fi hotspots to upload your videos wherever yo u may be. • Y ou can save your recordings wir ele ssly to a compu ter i[...]

6 Smart AUTO ( A 46) Smart AUTO autom atica lly sel ects t he best scene mode for t he s cene y ou w ant to shoot. Y ou get spe ctacular r ecor dings every time wi thout worrying abo u t settings. Video S naps hot ( A 70) Face Detection ( A 99) Shoot or captur e short scen es and a rran ge them into a v ideo clip set to your favorite backgr ound mu[...]

7 Enjoying Y our Recordings on Other Devices MPEG-2 AVCHD MP4 Eye-Fi Connect the camcorder to an HDTV ( A 140) Use an Eye-F i card ( A 158) to wirelessly upload reco rdings to your computer or a video sharing W eb site . Upload MP4 movies to your computer ( A 146). Save yo ur r ecord ing s. Y ou can also c r eate disc s from your recordings. Standa[...]

8 Enjoying Y our Recordings Using the Camcorder's Wi-Fi Fu nctions LAN cable Play video wir elessly dir ectly from the memory on AV CHD- and DLNA-compatible H DTVs and other devices c onnected t o the n etwork ( A 176). Join a Wi-F i network b y first connecting to an access point ( A 163). T ransfer your recor dings wirele ssly fr om th e cam[...]

Table of conte nts  9  Introduction 5 Exciting Features and New Functions 13 About this Manual 15 Getting to Know the Camcorder 15 Supplied Access ories and CD-ROMs 17 Names of Parts  Preparations 20 Get tin g Sta rte d 20 Charging t he Battery Pack 23 Preparing the Accessories 25 Adjusting the LCD Scr een 26 Basic Operation of the Camcor [...]

10  Table of cont ents  AUTO Mode 44 Basic Recor d ing 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 ide o 53 Basic Playback 53 Playing Back Vid eo 57 3D Flip View 58 The [Index Selection] Scr een: Selecting the Content to Play Ba ck 59 Deleting Scenes and [...]

Table of conte nts  11 101 T ouch & T rack 102 Faders 103 Manually Setting the Shutter Sp eed or Aperture 105 Manual Exposure Adjustment 106 Automatic Gain Co ntrol (AGC) Limit 107 Manual Focus Adjustment 108 T ele Macro 109 White Balance 111 Ima ge E ffect s 112 Self Timer 113 Audio Scenes and O ther Audio Settings 117 Audio Recording Level[...]

12  Table of cont ents 160 Uploading MP4 Movi es and Photos to the W eb  Wi-Fi Functions 161 Introduction to W i-Fi 163 Connecting to a W i-Fi Network 168 T ransferr ing Files to a Computer or F TP server 172 Uploading Recordings to Y ouT ube and Facebook 173 Uploading Videos Using an iOS Device 176 Wirele ss Playback on a DLNA-Compati ble De[...]

Introdu ction  13 About this Manual Thank you for purchasing the Canon LEGRIA HF M 52. Please r ead this manual car efully befor e you use the camcor der and reta in it for future re ferenc e. Should y our camcor der fail to ope rate corr ectly , re fer to T roub leshooting ( A 201). Conventions Used in this Manual • IMPOR T ANT : P re caution[...]

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

Introdu ction  15 Gettin g to Kn ow the Camcorder Supplied Accessor ies and CD-ROMs The follo wing acc essories ar e supplied w ith t he camcor der: X CA-110E Compact Power Adapter (incl. power c ord) BP-718 Batter y Pack W X IFC-300PCU/S USB Cable HTC-100/S HDMI Cable W X Quick Guide X Wi-Fi Basic Setup Guide Sty lus P en W C OP Y[...]

16  Introduction The f ollo wing CD-ROM s and sof twar e ar e suppli ed with t he ca mcor d er: • PIXELA CD-ROM - Y ou can use VideoBr owser fo r man agin g, ed iting , and play ing back A VCHD movies, and Network Ut ility when transfer ring r ecor ding s wire lessly to a computer . - A printed Startup Guide for PIXELA's softwa re is also[...]

Introdu ction  17 Names of Parts 1 VIDEO SN AP (video sna pshot) bu tton ( A 70) 2 HOME (home) b utton ( A 27) 3 U (camera /play) but ton ( A 32) 4 BA TTER Y RELEASE switch ( A 21) 5 USB terminal ( A 136, 1 39, 14 9, 153 ) 6 HDMI OUT terminal ( A 13 6, 137 ) 7 AV O U T te rm i n a l ( A 136, 138)/ × (headph ones) t erminal ( A 119) 8 MIC termin[...]

18  Introduction A j Speaker ( A 55) A k Zoom lever ( A 49) A l Mini advanc ed shoe ( A 121) S q ACCESS (access) in dicator ( A 44) S a POWE R b utt on S s ON/OFF (CHG) (c harge) indicator: Green – On Orange – S tandby ( A 51) Red – C hargi ng ( A 20) S d LCD touc h screen ( A 25, 26) S d To p v i e w A k A j S q S a S s A l LCD panel C OP[...]

Introdu ction  19 S f DC IN terminal ( A 20) S g Battery at tachm ent unit ( A 20) S h Serial number S j T ripod socket ( A 221) S f S g S hS j Botto m vi ew Back view C OP Y[...]

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

Prepa rations  21 5 Charging will star t when the camcorder is turned off. • If th e camcor der was on, the green ON/OFF (CHG) indic ator will go out when you turn off t h e camcor der . After a mo ment , the ON/O FF (CHG) indic ator will tur n on in red (b att ery pac k charging). The red ON/OFF (CHG) indicator will go out when the batt ery p[...]

22  Prepa rati ons • T o pr event equi pment br eakd owns and exces sive hea ting, do not 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 aircr aft and ships, DC-AC inverters, etc. NOTES • W e rec ommend cha rging the battery pack in tempe ratures bet[...]

Prepa rations  23 Prep arin g the A ccesso ries Grip Belt and Stra ps Fasten the grip belt. Adjus t the grip b elt so t hat y ou can reac h the zoom lever with your index fin ger , and th e Y button wi th your t humb. Y o u can a tta ch th e su ppli ed s tylu s pen to the grip belt. To r emove th e gri p bel t 1 Lift the padded handgrip’ s fla[...]

24  Prepa rati ons To attach an optio nal wrist strap Attach the wrist strap to the rear bracket on the camcorder , adjust the length and fasten. Y ou can also attach the wrist strap to the strap mount on the grip belt to use both for extra co nvenience and pr otection. To attach an optio nal shoulder stra p Pass the en ds of th e sho uld er str[...]

Prepa rations  25 Adjusting the LC D Screen Rotatin g the LCD Pa nel Open the LCD panel 90 degrees. • Y ou can rota te the panel 90 degree s downward. • Y ou can rota te the pa nel 180 degr ees towar d the len s. Rotating t he LCD panel 180 degrees can be useful to allow the camcorde r to include yours elf in th e pict ure whe n recording wi[...]

26  Prepa rati ons Basic Operatio n of the Camcorder Using the T ouch Screen The contro l buttons and menu items that appear on th e touch screen change dynami cally dependi ng on the operating 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 sup[...]

Prepa rations  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 di x Menu Options Lists ( A 180). HOME Menu Operat ing modes: The HOME menu is the gate way to mo[...]

28  Prepa rati ons • [ C a m e r a M o d e ] - Fr om the [ Camera Mode] me nu, you will be able to cha nge whethe r you re cor d movies in m ode (cam cor der automati cally takes ca re of many sett ings), mode (you can manu- ally ch ange setti ngs), o r mod e (usi ng th e cine ma-lo ok filt ers, you can mak e mov ies wit h a ci nemat ic fee l)[...]

Prepa rations  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 op erations (copying, deleting, et c.), and then touch the operation you want to perform. [Other S ettin[...]

30  Prepa rati ons 1 Press to open the HOME menu. 2 T ouch [ Other Se ttings] to open the [Other Settings] menus. 3 T ouch the tab of the de sired menu. 4 Dr ag yo ur fi ng er up and dow n to bring the setting y ou want to change into the orang e selection b ar . • Y ou can also u se the [ ] and [ ] ic ons fo r scr olling. • Men u items not [...]

Prepa rations  31 Next, set the reco rd ing standa rd. T he r ecording standar d determines the type of data the movie is recor ded as — namely , A VCHD or MP4. 1 Press to open t he HOME menu. 2 T ouch [ Recording Standard] and then touch the desired recor ding stan dard. 3T o u c h [ O K ] . Camera mode Opera ti on (AUTO mode) Let th e camcor[...]

32  Prepa rati ons NOTES • Y ou can ad just th e vid eo qual ity using th e r > [Recording Mode] setting. • Some portable devices may not be able to play back MP4 movies re cord ed with thi s camcor der . Playback Press the came ra/play b utton T to switch the camcorder betw een c amera (recording) m ode and playba ck mode. Y ou can pr es[...]

Prepa rations  33 First T ime Settings Setting th e Date and Time Y ou will need to set the date and time of the camcor der before you can start using i t. The [ Date/Time] scr een (date and time se tup scre en) will appear auto- matical ly when t he camc order ’ s clo ck is not set. When the [Date/T ime] sc reen a ppears, th e year w ill be s[...]

34  Prepa rati ons Changing the Language The defaul t language of the camcor der is English. Y ou can set it to one of 27 languages. Operating modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Select the desired language. * After chan ging the camcod er’ s language to Engli sh, select q > [Language ! ] to chang e the lang uage. NOTES • Some control buttons, such as [...]

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

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

Prepa rations  37 Compatible operat ing systems for S DXC memory ca rds IMPORT AN T • If y o u u s e an S DX C m em o r y c a rd wi t h a c o m pu t e r O S th a t is n ot S D XC - compat ible, you may be prompt ed to f ormat the memor y car d. In suc h case, cancel the operation to prevent data loss . • Aft er r epeatedly r ecordi ng, d ele[...]

38  Prepa rati ons Inserting and Removing a Memory Ca rd Make sure to initialize ( A 40) a ll memory car ds before using them with this camcorder . 1 T ur n off the camcorder . Make sure the ON/OFF (CHG) indicato r is off. 2 Open the memory car d slot cover . 3 Insert the memory card straight, with the label facing away from the camco rder , all[...]

Prepa rations  39 Selecting the Memor y (Built-in M emory /Memor y Card) for the Recordings Y ou can select to recor d your movies and photos in the built-i n mem- ory or on a memory card. The defa ult memory for recording both is the built-in memory . Operat ing modes: POINTS TO CH ECK • Be s ure you understand the info rmation provi ded in E[...]

40  Prepa rati ons 3 Activate the relay r e cording. * The approxi mate availab le recording time w ill now reflect t he combi ned space i n the memo ries us ed for relay recording. NOTES • The re wil l be a momenta ry stop in the scene at the p oint whe re the camc ord er swi tches fr om one me mory to anothe r . • Any of t he f ollo wing a[...]

Prepa rations  41 1 T ouc h this option if yo u want to physically erase all the data ra ther tha n just clear the file al location t able o f the me mory . 2 If you selected th e [Complete Init ialization] opti on, you can touch [Cancel] to cancel the initia lization wh ile it i s in pr ogress. All r ecord ings will be era sed and the memory ca[...]

42  Prepa rati ons Using t he Op tion al Wir eless Contr oll er When you use the optional WL-D89 Wireless Controller , you can con- venientl y operate the camcor der from a distance when, for example, you ar e using a tripod to achieve a stable shot. T o use the w ireless contr oller , first perform t he following pr ocedure to turn on the cam- [...]

Prepa rations  43 Wireless Control ler’ s Buttons NOTES • Th e wirel ess cont ro ller may not wor k prop erly wh en the re mote senso r is situ ated unde r stro ng ligh t sour ces or di rec t sunlight . 1 ST AR T/STOP b u tton ( A 44) 2 G (index select ion) bu tton • In any ind ex screen ( during pla yback mode) , press to open the [ G Ind[...]

44  AUTO Mo de AUT O Mod e This chapter cover s how to easily reco rd vi deo and photos in mode, and how to use basic sho oting functions like zoom and Quick Start. T o enjoy full access to menus and more advanced functions, re fer to Recording in Manual Mode ( A 88). Basic Reco rding Shooting Video and T aking Photos in AUTO Mode With mode, you[...]

AUT O Mode  45 3 Set the camcorder to mode. To re cord vi de o Pr ess Y to begin recording. • Pr ess Y ag ain to pa use t he recordi ng. • Y ou can also pre ss Y on the optional WL-D89 W irele ss Con- troller . • Th e ACCESS indica tor will flash fr om ti me t o time whil e the scene is bei n g re cord e d. • Y ou can tur n on the scene [...]

46  AUTO Mo de About AUTO mod e • Only th e follow ing funct ions are ava ilabl e in mode. - Zoom ( A 49). - Qui ck Start ( A 51). - Vid eo sn apsho t ( A 70). - Face dete ction ( A 99) to get be autiful shots of people every time, trac king the subject e ven i f the pe rson moves. - T ouch & T rack ( A 101) to track other moving subjects,[...]

AUT O Mode  47 Smart AUTO ico ns * The ico n in parentheses ap pears under backlig ht conditions. Background → (co lor of t he ic on) Bright* (gray) Blu e ski es* (light blue) Vivid colors* (green/red) Sunsets (orange) Subject ↓ Peopl e (stationary) ( ) ( ) ( ) — Peopl e (moving) ( ) ( ) ( ) — Subj ect s ot her t han peop le, such as l a[...]

48  AUTO Mo de IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precauti ons while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss or damage to the memory . - Do no t ope n the me mory car d slot co ver . - Do not discon nect the pow er sour ce or turn of f the camcor der . - Do not change the c amcorder’ s op[...]

AUT O Mode  49 • Whe n re cordi ng in bright plac es, it m ay be di fficult t o use the LCD scree n. In such cases, you c an adjust the LCD backli ght with the q > [LCD Backl ight] setting or adjust the brightne ss of the LCD screen with the q > [LCD Brightness] setting. • Und er cert ain condit ions, the Smart AUTO icon that appe ars [...]

50  AUTO Mo de Using the T ouch Screen’ s Zoom Controls 1 Display the z oom controls o n the touch screen. • The zoom contr ols appear on the left side of the screen. 2 T ouch th e zoom co ntrols to operate the zoom. T ou ch an yw here wit hin th e T area to zoom out or any where wit hin the S are a to zoo m in . T o uch clos er to t he c en[...]

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

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

Video  53 Video This chapt er covers functions related to movies, i n cluding play- back, adva nced shooting, using Story Creat or and other advanced f unctions. F or details a bout basic video sho oting, ref er t o AUTO Mod e ( A 44). Basic Pla yback Playing Back Video Y ou can use the s > [Data Code] setting to choose w hether to display th[...]

54  Video 3 Look for the scene you want to play back. Move the zoom lever towar d T to show 15 scenes per page; move it tow ard S to show 6 sce nes per page . 4 T ouch the desired scene to play it back. • For AVCHD mov ies, the camc order wi ll play b ack th e scen e sele cted and con tinu e until the end of the last sce ne in th e inde x scre[...]

Video  55 During playback: Adjus ting the volume for A VCHD movi es 1 During pl ayback, to uch the screen t o display the play back contr ols. 2T o u c h [ Ý ] , d rag y our fing er alo ng t he [Sp eak er Volume ]* b ar t o 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 [...]

56  Video During p layback paus e: IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precauti ons while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do no t ope n the me mory car d slot co ver . - Do not discon nect the pow er sour ce or turn of f the camcor der . - Do not change the c amcorder’ s operati[...]

Video  57 3D Flip View Operat ing modes: T ouch [ ] in the [ Movies] index scr een to switch to 3D Flip V iew. This fun way of displaying scenes grouped by recording date in a 3D layout can be useful to flip through a lar ge n umber of recordings. ! Recor ding da te. " Drag your f inger le ft to go to the next date with r ecor d- ings. # Dr[...]

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

Video  59 NOTES • Fast/s low p layb ack mode s are not availab le for s cenes conv ert ed to stand ar d defini tion. Sc enes in the [SD Movi es] i ndex sc ree n can onl y be playe d back at norm al speed. • Y ou ca nnot ju mp to th e previo us or next sc ene wit h MP4 movies. Delet in g Scen es and Stor ies Y ou can delete those scenes and s[...]

60  Video 3 Delete the scene. Deletin g Scenes f rom the [ Movies] or [ Movies] Index S creen Operating modes: 1 Open the [ Movies] or [ Movies] index screen. For AVCHD mo vies, to de lete al l the s cenes recorded on a spe cific date, d rag your finger lef t/right u ntil the d esire d date a ppears in the title bar . 2 Delete the scenes. * When[...]

Video  61 Deleting a S ingle Scene f rom a Stor y Operat ing modes: 1 Open the list of scenes of the story that contains the scene you want to delete. 2 In the [Scene List] screen, drag your finger up/down to select the scene you want to delete. 3 T ouch the orange [ ] icon on the left to open th e [Edit Scene] screen. 4 Delete the scene. Deleti[...]

62  Video 3 T ouch one or more of the rating buttons to select all the applicable scenes. • A grayed o ut rat ing butto n ind icates that no scen es in the sto ry ha ve been give n that partic ular rating. • The nu mber of sel ect ed sc enes appear s on the sc reen. • T ouch the rating butt on again to r emove those scenes fr om the sele c[...]

Video  63 IMPORT AN T • Be ca ref ul when deleting recor dings. Once deleted , scenes can not be r ecover ed. • Del eting a s tory perma nently deletes al l the scenes i t contains. • When dele ting s cenes , sce nes will be rem oved from th e [ Movie s] or [ Movies ] index scr een and from any sto ries in the galle ry they may have belong[...]

64  Video 3 T ouch th e desired frame in the timeline ruler to start play ing back the scene from th at point. To change the int erval betwee n frames ! T ouch twice to return to the index scr een. " Previo us/next s cene. # Drag your fi nger lef t along t he ruler to display th e next 5 frames. $ Scene’ s r ecor d ing mod e and length. %[...]

Video  65 Onscreen Displays and D ata Code With e very sce ne or photo r ecorded, t he camcor der keeps a d ata code. For A VCHD movies, the data code includes dat e/ti me of r ecord- ing, informa tion about the camera s etup, etc. For MP4 movies, the data code is the date of recor ding. Y ou can choose the informatio n to be disp layed . Operat[...]

66  Video Video Stories and Cinema Style Using Stor y Crea tor to Crea te Compel ling Stori es Story Cr eator is a helpful function t hat of fers su ggestions for typical scenes in a number of situa tions. With Story Cr eator , cr eating inter est- ing video stories is as easy as selecting one of the story t hemes, such as [T ravel], [Party] or [...]

Video  67 6T o u c h [ O K ] . • A n ew s tory will be created an d th e ca mcorde r w ill e nter record pause mo de. Th e selected s tor y scene categ ory wil l appe ar at the bottom of the scr een. • If you touch [ ?], a screen show ing th e sele cted theme, story scen e (catego ry), shooti ng advi ce an d the r ecommended s hootin g lengt[...]

68  Video To exit Story Creat or mode 1P r e s s . 2 T ouch [ Recor ding Standard] and th en select a differ ent recor ding standard. NOTES • When r ecordi ng video snaps hot scenes , you can have the camcor der automa ticall y link the length of video snaps hot scen es to the r ecom- mended length of story scenes with the r > [Video Snapsh[...]

Video  69 Cinema Mode and Cinema-Lo ok Filters In (c inema) m ode, the camcord er will adjust the frame rate and several other picture-related settings to gi ve your recordings a cine- matic look. In this mode y ou can al so use a v ariety of pr ofessi onal cin- ema-look filte rs to create unique movies with a distinctive ap pearance. Operat ing[...]

70  Video Option s (  Default value) The camcorder of f ers 7 cinema- look filters . Se lect the des ired fil ter whil e previ ewin g th e effec t on the screen. NOTES • Phot o s canno t be rec or ded whi le t he camco r der i s set t o mode. Video S naps hot Record a se ries of short scene s. Then, play b ack your video sna pshot scenes se[...]

Video  71 1P r e s s V . • A blue border ap pea rs on t he screen. • Press V aga i n to retu r n to n or ma l vi de o reco rdi ng m o de. 2P r e s s Y . • The ca mcor der recor ds for a few seco nds (the b lue f rame serves as a visual progr ess bar*) and then autom atically retu r ns to rec ord pau se mo de . • When the ca mcor der stop[...]

72  Video Deco rating Sc enes wh ile R eco rdin g Operating modes: 1 Open the decoration screen. • Th e deco ration screen w ill o pen au tomati call y als o when you st ow the LCD pane l with the touch scr een facing out. 2 Use a tool from t he toolbar a s explain ed in the following procedur es. 3P r e s s Y to record movies with your decora[...]

Video  73 & [ Ü ]** (Image Mix) Choose one of 27 di ffer ent frames to add onto the canvas . Image mix can be used in comb inati on with the pens, s tamps and an imated sta mps. ' [ Ý ]** In r ecordi ng mode: pause the liv e video. T ouch [ Ý ] again to restor e the live v ideo. Y ou can add dec orations to and r ecord the froz en im[...]

74  Video To use [Anim ate d Stamps ] 1T o u c h [ × ]. The [An imated Stamps] scre en will ap pear . 2 T ouch one of the control butt ons. 3 T ouch any where o n the canv as to place the select ed anima ted stamp. Y ou can also drag some animat ed stamps to a dif ferent loca ti on. To use [Capti ons] 1T o u c h [ Ø ]. The [C aptions ] s cr ee[...]

Video  75 To use the Chroma Key functi on 1 Open the [Select Image] s creen of the image mix function ( A 74). 2 T ouch [+ ] or [ -] to select the image y ou cr eated. 3T o u c h [ Ð ] to open the [ Chroma Key] scr een. 4 T ouch [Gr een] or [Blue] depending on the charact eristi cs of the image you want to use and touch [ Ï ] or [ Ð ] or drag[...]

76  Video Decorating Sc enes during Playback Operating modes: 1 From the [ M ovies] index screen or galler y , p lay back the scene you want to decorate. 2 T ouch th e screen to display the playback co ntrols. 3T o u c h [ Ò ] to open the d ecoration screen. 4 Decorate the scene using the tools from the toolbar as explained in the previous se c[...]

Video  77 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 , wi ll appear i n the ga llery under t he [Unsorted[...]

78  Video 3 Select the rating of the scenes you want to play back. 4 T ouch the story’ s thumbnail to start the playback. • Th e comp lete st ory will be played back fr om the first scen e to t he last. Wh en p layb ack ends , th e c amcorde r w ill re tur n to t he g allery . • During t he playback of a story ot her than [Unsorted] or [Vi[...]

Video  79 Rating Scenes Y ou can rate story scenes immediat ely after r ecor ding them or during playba ck. Y o u can th en selec t mult iple sce nes with the same rating, for example, in or der to play back or copy only your favo rite scenes . Rating Scenes Immedia tely Afte r Recordin g Operat ing modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Activate the scene ratin[...]

80  Video 2 Open the list of scenes of the sto ry that contain s the scenes you want to rate. 3 In the [Scene List] screen, drag your finger up/down to select the scene you want to rate. 4 T ouch th e orange [ ] icon o n the left to open the [Edit Scene] screen. 5 T ouch th e control button o f the de sired rating an d touch [ K ] twice to retur[...]

Video  81 Playback with Background Music Play bac k m ov ies ( or a ph oto sli des how ) w ith b ack groun d mus ic. Y ou can use on e of the supp lied music t racks or connect an ex ternal audio player t o use yo ur favori te songs as backgr ound music. Operat ing modes: Using One of th e Supplied M usic T racks as Backg round Musi c The suppli[...]

82  Video 5 Adjust the mix balance betw een the o riginal sound and the backgro und music. To u c h [ y ] (more of the ori ginal sound) or [ Û ] (more of the background music) or drag your fi nger al ong the [Mu sic Bal a nce] bar to adjus t the back gro und music ba lance as desir ed. 6T o u c h [ X ] and then tou ch a story or scene to start [...]

Video  83 Using an Extern al Audi o Player for Backg round Musi c Use your f avorite s ongs as bac kgro und music by connecting an exter- nal play er . POINTS TO CH ECK • Y ou will nee d a commer cially avai lable audio ca ble with at least one mini- ster eo plug (to conne ct to the MIC term inal on the cam corder ); the other end w ill depe n[...]

84  Video Pla yba ck with th e video not l ink ed to the ex ternal aud io 7 T ouch a story or scene to start the video playback. 8 Start the music playback on the exter nal player . IMPORT AN T • If you us e cop yri ghte d song s a nd mu sic tr acks in your vi de o creati ons , remember th at music under copyright m ay not be used without perm[...]

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

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

Video  87 1 Open the galler y . 2 Select the sto ry whose title you w ant to chan ge. Drag your finger right/left to bri ng the desired story to the fr ont. 3 Open the [Edit Title] screen. 4 Use the virtual keyb oard to change the title. 5T o u c h [ O K ] > [ K ] > [ K ] to r e tur n to the gallery . NOTES • W e r ecommend us ing t he s[...]

88  Video Advanced Functions Recording in Manual Mode When the c amcor der is set to mode, you ca n enjoy ful l access to the menus and manually adjust the exposure, f ocus, whi te balance and many mor e of t he camcor der’ s s ettings to your pr efer ence. E ven in this mode, though, the camcorder can help you with the settings. For example, [...]

Video  89 IMPORT AN T • Observ e the follo wing precautio ns while the ACC ESS in dicato r is on or flashin g. Fai ling to do so may resu lt in perma nen t data loss or da mage to the memory . - Do not open the m emory card slot cover . - Do not disc onnect the p ower sour ce or turn off the ca mcorder . - Do not change the camcorder’ s oper[...]

90  Video NOTES • For MP4 movi es, you cannot revi ew the l ast m ovie r ecor ded if, af ter you re cord ed the mo vie, yo u perfo rmed ano ther ope ratio n such as o pening a menu. Selecting the Video Quality (Recording Mode) Th e c a mc o rde r o ffe r s 5 re co rdi ng m o de s f or re co rdi n g AVC H D m o vi es and 2 for MP4 movies. Chang[...]

Video  91 NOTES • Movies reco rded in MXP mod e canno t be saved o n A VC HD d iscs. Use an exter nal Blu-ra y Disc recorder to co py MX P mov ies ont o Blu-r ay discs. Alternatively , you can use the supplied softwar e Vi de oBr ows er to cr eate A VCHD discs* . • The camcorder uses a variable bit rate (V BR) to encode vide o so the actua l[...]

92  Video Approximat e recording tim es  Default value A VCHD movies in MXP mode are recorded in 1,920 x 1,08 0 resolution. AVCHD movies recorded using other recordi ng modes are recorded in 1,440 x 1,080 resolution . MP4 mo vies are recorded in 1,280 x 720 resol ution. For A VCHD movies: For MP4 movies: 1 At the t ime of pu rchase, the bui l[...]

Video  93 Sele cting the Fr ame Rate Y ou can change t he fram e rate (the number o f frame s r ecor ded per second) to change the l ook of your movies. When r ecordi ng MP4 mov- ies, the fram e rate will be [ 25P]. Operat ing modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Select the frame rate. Opt ions (  Default value) NOTES • The frame ra te can be set indepe n[...]

94  Video Speci al Sc ene Rec ord ing Pro g rams Recording in a very bright ski resort or ca pturing the full colors of a sunset or a fire w orks display bec omes as easy as selecti ng a Special Scene r ecord ing pr o gram. Operating modes: Option s (  Default value) [ ú SCN: Portrait]  The c amcorder uses a large apertur e, to achieve a [...]

Video  95 NOTES •[ ú SCN: Portrait]/[ û SCN: Sports]/[ ý SCN: Snow]/[ þ SCN: Beach]: The picture may not appear smooth during playba ck. •[ ú SCN: Portr ait]: The bl ur ef fect of t he back gr ound in creases the more you zoom in ( S ). •[ ý SCN: Snow]/[ þ SC N: Beach ]: The su bject ma y become over ex- posed on clo udy d ays or in[...]

96  Video - White p oints may a ppear on the screen. - Autofocus may not work as well as i n other modes. In such case, adjus t the focus ma nuall y . •[ Š SCN: Fir eworks]: - T o avoid came ra blur ( blur due to the camc or der moving ) we recom mend using a t ripod . - When the optio nal Wide-conve rter or T ele- converter is attach ed to t[...]

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

98  Video NOTES • If the degr ee of camco r der shak e is too high, the image stabil izer may not b e able to f ully compens ate. • For surveying and following shots, when you pan the camcorder from side to si de o r tilt it up an d do wn, we re commend settin g th e I S mode t o [D y n a m i c ] o r [S t a n d a r d ] . Pre- Recordi ng The [...]

Video  99 • Any of the following action s will dea ctivate the pr e-r ecord ing func tion. - Lea ving the cam corder with out any o pera tion fo r 5 mi nut es. - Changing the operating mode. - Pressing V . - Opening the decora tion sc ree n. - Closing the LCD p anel to set the camcorder to standby m ode. - T ouching any of the f ollowing contr[...]

100  Video To s el ect th e main su bje ct If ther e is more than one person in the picture, the camc order will auto- maticall y select o ne pers on it deter mines is the main su bject. The main subject is indicated by a whit e face det ection fram e and the camcor der will optimize the settings for that p erson. Other faces will have gray fram[...]

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 o uch & T rack t o always keep in focus [...]

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 th e transition effect on the screen. • Th e ic on of t he selected fa der a pp[...]

Video  103 Manually Setting the Shutt er Speed or Aperture [ ’ Program med AE] i s the d efault auto matic e xposur e (AE) reco rdi ng pro gram; using it, you can change functions like the whit e balance or image ef fects. Selec t one of the other AE r ecor ding pro grams to contro l the shutter speed or aperture. Operat ing modes: * Y ou can [...]

104  Video • When setti ng a numeri c value (apert ur e or shut ter sp eed), the number displa yed will fl ash if t he aper ture value or shu tter s peed is n ot appropri - ate for the re cord ing co nditio ns. In su ch case, s elect a di ff ere nt value. • Dur ing exp osur e lo ck, the aper tur e value/ shutte r spee d canno t be change d. [...]

Video  105 Manual Exposure Adjustment At times, ba cklit subjects may appear too dark (undere xposed) o r sub- jects und er very s trong lights may a p pear too b right or g laring (ov erex - posed) . T o cor rect this, you can a d just the exposure ma nually or use the T ouch AE function to automatically set the optimal e xposure for the subjec[...]

106  Video NOTES • If the re cor ding pr ogram is changed during ex posur e lock, the cam- cor der will r eturn to aut omatic e xposur e . • When shooting sub jects with a stro ng light sour ce behind 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  107 Manual Focus Adjustment Autofocus ma y not work well on the follo wing subjects . In su ch case, focus manually . Operat ing modes: POINTS TO CH ECK • Adj ust the zoom bef ore you sta rt the pr ocedur e. • Selec t a recordin g progr am o ther th an [ š SCN: Underwat er] or [ Ÿ SCN: Surf ace]. 1 Open the manual focus screen. 2 T [...]

108  Video 3 T ouch and hold [ F ] or [ E ] to adjust the focus. • The ce nter of the scre en wil l be mag nified to he lp you fo cus more easily . Y ou can also turn off thi s function with the p > [Focus Assistance] setting. • Th e focus ing dis tance display ed will change as you adjus t the focu s. The foc using distanc e will be di s[...]

Video  109 POINTS TO CH ECK • Selec t a recordin g progr am o ther th an [ Š SCN: Fireworks]. * T ouch aga in to tur n off the tele macro fu nction. • The ca mcorder w ill a utomatically adjust the zoom to the tel ephoto end. NOTES • Any of the following action s will dea ctivate the tel e macro f unction. - T ur ning off the camcor der .[...]

110  Video To set the custom white balance Point the camcorder at a white object, so it fills the who le screen, and touch [Set WB]. When th e adjustme nt is complet ed, Å stops flash ing and disappears. The camco rder will r etai n the custo m white bala nce even if you turn it off . Option s (  Default value) NOTES • When you selec t the[...]

Video  111 Image Effects Y ou can adjust t he color depth, brightne ss, contrast, and sharpnes s of the i mag e. Operat ing modes: POINTS TO CH ECK • Se lect a recor ding pro gram o ther than t he Spe cial S cene recor ding pr o- grams. 1 Open the image effects screen. 2 T ouch [ON] and then touch [Color Depth], [Sh arpness], [Contr ast] or [ [...]

112  Video Self Timer Operating modes: * For movi es on ly . 1P r e s s . 2 Activate the self timer . • < will appear on th e scr een. • Rep eat, s electi ng [ j Off] , to turn off the self t imer . Movies: In r e cord p ause mode, press Y . The camcorder start s recor ding after a 10-second countdown*. The coun tdown app ears o n the s c[...]

Video  113 Audio Scenes and Othe r Audio Settings Y ou can have the camcorder optimize the audio set tings of the built-in micr ophone by selecting t he audi o scene t hat matches y our surr ound- ings. This will greatly enhance the sense of "being there." Alternatively , you can s elect [ Custom Setting] i n order to adjust th e camco[...]

114  Video NOTES • Audio scen es can not be select ed in th e follo wing ca ses : - When an external m icr ophone is a ttached to the mini advanced shoe. - When an external m icr ophone i s connected to the MIC termina l wit h p > [Audio Mix] set to [ j Of f] . • [ Cu stom Sett ing] is not ava ilabl e in mode . • Afte r setting [ Audio [...]

Video  115 Auto Wind Screen The camcor der aut omatical ly redu ces the backgr ound sound of wind when re cording outdoor s. Y ou can select from two levels or turn off the auto wind screen. POINTS TO CH ECK • Set [ Audio Scene] to [ Custom Setting] ( A 113). 1P r e s s . 2 Adjust the aut o wind s creen. • Rep eat, s elec ting [ j Of f à ],[...]

116  Video 2 Adjust the au dio equalizer . Option s (  Default value) Built-in Microp hone Directiona lity Y ou can change the dir ectionality of the bui lt-in micr ophone to have mo re c on tro l o ve r h ow so un d i s rec ord e d. POINTS TO CH ECK • Set [ Audio Scene] to [ Custom Setting ] ( A 113). 1P r e s s . 2 Adjust th e built-in m [...]

Video  117 Opt ions (  Default value) NOTES • Ex cept when using the au d io mi x func tion, an exte rnal micr ophone overrides the built-in micr ophone. In the following case s, the built-in micr ophone’ s dir ectionalit y cannot be changed . - When an external micr ophone is att ached t o the mini advance d shoe. - When an ext ernal mic[...]

118  Video Manual Adju stment of the Audio Reco rding Level 1 Open the manual audio recording level adjustment screen. • Th e audio l evel indica tor and c urren t audio re cord ing l evel wi ll app ear on th e scr een. When p > [Audi o Mix] is set t o [ i On], two audio l evel in dicator s will ap pear , the top one for the built -in micr [...]

Video  119 NOTES • Whe n you ar e using a mic rophone co nnect ed to the MIC terminal, includ ing the W M-V 1 W ireles s Mic rophon e, th e aud io lev el in dicato r will be displayed automatical ly . • When the audio le vel meter r eaches the red poin t (0 dB ), the sound may be distorted. • If the audio level is too high and the sound ge[...]

120  Video 4 Adjust the volu me as necessary . * Y ou can also d rag you r finger alo ng the [Headp hones] b ar . • Ó will appe ar o n the scr een. To adjust the vo lume during playback In mode, and in mode during slideshow playb ack, adjust the headphones volume the same way you adjust th e speaker’ s vol- ume ( A 55, 134). IMPORT AN T •[...]

Video  121 Using the Mini Advanced Shoe Using the mini adva nced shoe , you can at tach to the camcorde r a range of optional accesso ries to expand its functionality . For details about optio nal acce ssories av ailable for us e with your c amcord er , refer to Accessories ( A 227). For details ab out how to attach and use the accessorie s , re[...]

122  Video Using an External Microphone When recor ding in very quiet surr oundings, the buil t-in microphone may pic k up the sound of the camcor der’ s internal mac hinery . In such case, we reco mmend using a n external micr ophone. Operating modes: Using the SM-V1 Surround Micropho ne or DM- 100 Directional Stereo Microphon e Using the SM-[...]

Video  123 Using the WM-V1 Wire less Micropho ne Using the WM-V1 you can relia bly reco rd sound even when reco rdi ng subjects at a distanc e exceeding t he pra ctical r ange of t he buil t-in microphone. Y ou can also mix and rec ord audio f rom the WM-V1 with audio from the built-in microphone. For details about using the WM-V1, re fer to the[...]

124  Video 4 If necessary , activate and adjust the audio mix balance with the p > [Audio Mix] settin g. NOTES • When you ar e using a micr ophone connected to the MIC termina l, the audio level indicato r will be displayed autom atically . • When an external mi cr ophone is co nnect ed to the camcor der , p > [Auto Wind Screen] will a[...]

Video  125 • The video light cannot be used when the camcorder is being powered by the compac t power adapter . • Th e optional V FL-2 Vide o Flash Light cannot be used as a flash with this camco rder . Audio Mix When re cording, you can mix audio from the built-in micr o phone with external audi o from the MIC termi nal and adjust t he mix [...]

126  Video Capturing Video Snapshot Scen es and Photos from a Movie Y ou can capture video snapshot scenes, single photos or a seri es of continuous photos fr om a previously r ecor ded scene. F or example, you may want to prin t photos fro m video r ecorded at a party or cr eate a small vide o clip using video snapshot scen es from the highli g[...]

Video  127 • When you start captu ring a video sna pshot scene less than 1 sec ond fr om the end of the sce ne, t he vi deo sna pshot sc ene wi ll be captured starting fr om the beginning of the following scene. • Dur ing the pl ayback of video sna pshot sc enes capt ure d fro m a previ - ously rec orded movi e, you may n otice some an omali[...]

128  Video NOTES • The d ata code of the phot os will refl ect th e date and time of r ecor ding of the ori ginal scen e. • Phot o s captur ed from a scen e with a lot of fast movem ent may be blurred. • Photos will be recor ded on the memory selected for r ecording photos. •[ p Photo Sequence]: - Up to 100 photos can be captur ed at a t[...]

Video  129 5 Divide the scene. • The video from the division point to the end of the scene will appe ar as a n ew sc ene i n the inde x scr een. NOTES • Whe n advanci ng/r eversi ng fram es whi le div iding the scenes, the i nterval between f rames is ab out 0.5 second s. • I f the s cene ca nnot be divi ded at the point w her e you paused[...]

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

Photos  131 4 T ouch the photo you wish to view. • The photo is di splayed in single photo view . • Drag your finger left/right to browse throu gh the photos one by one . To re tur n to the inde x s creen fr om s ingl e p hoto vie w 1 T ouch the screen to di s play the playback contr ols. 2T o u c h [ f ]. ! Open th e [ G In dex Selection] s[...]

132  Photos Photo Jump Funct ion When you have re corded a lar ge number of p hotos, you can j ump eas- ily thr ough the photos using the scr oll bar . 1 T ouch th e screen to display the playback co ntrols. 2 Jump through the photos using the s croll bar . IMPORT AN T • Observe the following pre cautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or fl[...]

Photos  133 4 Drag your finger left/right to select another p hoto to delete or touch [ X ]. Deleting Ph otos from the I ndex Scree n 1 Open the [ Photos] index screen. 2 Delete the photos. * When yo u select [S elect], pe rform the fo llowing p rocedure to select th e individ- ual photo s you want to delet e before touchi ng [Y es]. ** T o uch [...]

134  Photos Slideshow Y ou can play a slideshow of all the photos and even set it to music. Operating modes: 1 Open the [ Photos] index screen. 2 Select the background music to use during the photo slideshow . Musi c tracks: Steps 3 and 4 ( A 81). E xternal audio: Steps 4 - 5 ( A 83). 3 T ouch the p hoto that w ill open the slides how to di spla[...]

Photos  135 To change th e slideshow’s transition effect s 1P r e s s . 2 Select t he transiti on ef fect. [ O t h e r S e t t i n g s ] > > [Sl ideshow T ransi tion] > [Off], [Di ssolv e] o r [ Slid e Im age] > [ X ] C OP Y[...]

136  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Extern al Connections This chapter expla ins how to connect your camcor der to an external device such as a TV , VCR, or compute r . Y ou can also use the camcord er's convenient Wi-Fi functions ( A 161). T er minals on the Camcorder Open th e LCD panel t o access the t erminals on the camcord er . 1 AV O U T / [...]

External Conne ctions  137 Connection D iagra ms In the following connect ion diagra ms, the left side sho ws the termin als on the camcor der and the right side s hows (for r efer ence only) an example of te rminals on a connected device. Connection ! HDMI T ype: Digital Q uality: High definition Output only Connect to a high-defi nition TV (HD[...]

138  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Connection " Composite Video T ype: Analog Quality: Standard def inition Output only Connect to a standar d TV or a VCR with audi o/video input termi nals. Change t he following settings on the camcord er: - s / > [TV T ype] accordin g to the TV set (widescr een or 4:3), if the TV cannot aut omatically dete c[...]

External Conne ctions  139 NOTES • Powe r th e camc order usin g th e c ompac t po wer adap te r an d onl y th en conn ect it to the com puter usin g the su pplied USB ca ble in the follo w- ing cas es. - T o writ e bac k sc enes recorde d wit h th is ca mco rder th at w ere prev iously saved on a comput er . For detail s, r efer to the Soft w[...]

140  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Playb ack on a TV Sc reen Connect th e camcor der to a TV to enjoy your reco rdings with f amily and friends. Playbac k on an HDTV using the HDMI OUT terminal will ensur e the b est pl ayback quality . Operating modes: 1 T ur n off the ca mcorder and the TV . 2 Connect the c amcorder to the TV . Refer to Connection D[...]

External Conne ctions  141 Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings Copying Movies and Photos to a Memory Card Y ou can copy your recor dings from the built -in memory to a memory card. Scenes and p hotos will be copied from the index screen or from a story in the g allery in the built-in m emory to the same index scree n or stor y on the memory car [...]

142  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Option s Copying Scenes from a St ory by Ra ting Operating modes: 1 Open the gallery and bring the desired story to the fr ont. • Check th at you hav e se lect ed t he & (bui lt -in memor y) t ab. 2 Select the rating of the stories you want to copy . 3 Copy all the applicable scenes. * T ouch [Stop] to interrup[...]

External Conne ctions  143 3 Copy the pho to. 4 Drag your finger left/right to select another photo to copy or touch [ X ]. Copying Phot os from the In dex Screen Operat ing modes: 1 Open the [ Photos] index screen. Check th at you h ave se lected the & (built -in memo ry) ta b. 2 Copy the pho tos. * When yo u select [S elect], pe rform the [...]

144  Exter nal Co nnecti ons IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precauti ons while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do no t ope n the me mory car d slot co ver . - Do not discon nect the pow er sour ce or turn of f the camcor der . - Do not change the c amcorder’ s operating mod[...]

External Conne ctions  145 Saving AVCHD Mov ies (Window s only ) With the supplied softw are VideoB rows er , you can save to your computer the scenes you have r ecor ded. Installation Install the soft ware bef o re you connect th e camcord er to th e computer for the first time. Refer to the Startup Guide (supplied leaflet) and follow the instr[...]

146  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Saving MP4 Mov ies and Phot os (Windows/Mac O S) With the s upplied softwa re ImageBrowser EX y ou can save MP 4 movies and phot os to your computer and easily or ganize them. The main system req uireme nts are as follows. Installation Install the s oftwar e befor e you connect t he camcor der to the computer for the[...]

External Conne ctions  147 6 Follow the o nscreen instruction s. For W indows users, the User Account Contro l window appears, f ollow the in str uctio ns to co ntin ue . To check that the soft ware was installed co rrectly Y ou can check that the softwar e w as installed correctl y by looking for the I mageBr o wser EX icon in the following loc[...]

148  Exter nal Co nnecti ons IMPORT AN T • When the camcorder is connected to a computer: - Do not open the me mory card sl ot cover and do not r emove the memor y car d. - Do not access, chang e or d elete any of the camc ord er’ s fo lders or files directly from th e c omput er as this ma y result in p erman ent data loss . Always use only[...]

External Conne ctions  149 Memory Save: Saving an Entire Memor y onto an Extern al Hard Drive Y ou can easily save all the movies and phot os you recor d ed onto a commer cially avail able external har d drive connected directl y to the camc order *. Y ou c an a lso us e th e cam co rder t o pl ay ba ck your reco rd- ings di rect ly fro m the ha[...]

150  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Before discon necting the external hard drive Before turning of f or physically d isconnecting the external hard drive, be sure t o safely end the connectio n to the camcor der to avoid dam - age to y our files. Fro m the [Ex ternal Hard Driv e] scr een: IMPORT AN T • Make sure y ou p owe r th e ca mcorde r wit h t[...]

External Conne ctions  151 4 T ouch [Play Back fr om Hard Drive] and select the memory save folder you wish to play back. • If you per for med mu ltip le mem ory s ave op erat ions on the same day (for exam pl e, if you s ave d th e bu ilt- in me mory and the n a mem ory car d), t he fold er name of me mory s ave fol ders fo llowi ng the fi rs[...]

152  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Initiali zing the Exter nal Hard D rive 1 Power the camcorder using th e compact power adapter . Do not disc onnect t he power sour ce or turn off the ca mcord er until the initia lizatio n is compl eted. 2P r e s s T to set the camcorder to playback mode. 3 Connect the c amcorder to the exter nal hard drive using th[...]

External Conne ctions  153 Copying Recordings to an External Video Recorder Operat ing modes: In High Definition Connect the camcor der to Blu-ray Disc recor d ers and other A VCHD- compatible digital video r ecorders using the supplied USB cabl e to make perf ect copies of your movi es in high definiti on. If the external digital vide o reco rd[...]

154  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Connecting Connect the camcor der to the VCR using Connection " or , . Refer to Connection Diagrams ( A 138). Recording 1 External recorder: Load a blank ca ssette or d isc and set the recor der to r ecord pause mode. 2 T ur n on the camcorder and set it to mode. • W e r ecom mend p owerin g the c amcor der us[...]

External Conne ctions  155 Ins tall ation Install the soft ware bef o re you connect th e camcord er to th e computer for the first time. Refer to the Startup Guide (supplied leaflet) and follow the instructions in the Software Guid e (PDF file) to install the s upplied PIXELA ’ s s oftware. Convert ing Scenes i nto Standa rd Definiti on from [...]

156  Exter nal Co nnecti ons 7T o u c h [ O K ] . Connec t the camc ord er to the comp uter at thi s point ( A 157) to continue uploading t he conv erted videos t o the W eb. To select indiv idual scenes (ste p 4) 1 T ouch on t he indi vidual s cenes you w ant to co nvert. • A ch eckmar k ! will appe ar on the sce nes you touch . T he total nu[...]

External Conne ctions  157 2 Select the rating of the s tories you w ant to co nvert. 3T o u c h [ E d i t S t o r y ] > [Convert HD ' SD ( % )] and continue the conversion to standard definition from step 5 in the previous procedure ( A 155). NOTES • When conve rting scenes from a story: - All the scenes ar e merged into one conv erte[...]

158  Exter nal Co nnecti ons IMPORT AN T • Whi le th e camcor der is c onnected to t he com puter , do not ope n the memory car d slot co ver a nd do no t r emove the memory car ds. • Observe the following precauti ons while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do no t ope n the me m[...]

External Conne ctions  159 2 Conv ert the de sired mov ies ( A 155) . • If you are withi n the range of a configu red network, W eb uplo ad will start automa tically . • The status of t he wir eless communica tion is shown by the Eye- Fi icon as follows: - • (grayed out) Communica tion not establ ished - • (whi te, fl ashi ng) Con nec ti[...]

160  Exter nal Co nnecti ons • While using an Eye-Fi Card , the ACCE SS indi cator may flash f rom t i me to time. • Wirel ess com municati on via the Eye-Fi card is availab le only in playback mode. Any wireless transfer in progress will be stopped if you set the camc ord er to r ecordin g mode. • Wirel ess com municati on via the Eye -Fi[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  161 Wi-Fi Functions This chapter contains information about how to operate the Wi-Fi functions of your camcorder , starting with the W i-Fi net- work setup neede d to add your camcor der to an existing Wi-Fi networ k. Introduction t o Wi-Fi The camc order 's Wi-Fi functions all o w you to s end files w irel es sly , which [...]

162  Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • Whi le using Wi-Fi functions, the ca m cord er's automati c power of f func- tion will be disa bled. Wi-Fi connection Ad hoc mode Connect t he camcorder to an iO S device ( A 173). Use this conn ection type if you plan to upload vide os to Y ouT ube and F acebook on the go ( A 172). Wi-Fi connection Infrastru[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  163 Connecting to a Wi-Fi Networ k Wirele ssly connecting to a W i-Fi network v ia an acces s point (wir eless 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 be lo[...]

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

Wi-Fi Functi ons  165 4 Within 2 minutes, t ouch [OK] on the camcorder's screen. Y ou can t ouch [Stop] and then [ OK] to interrupt the Wi-Fi Pr otected Setup whi le it is in prog ress. 5 T ouch [Automatic] to automatically obtain an IP address. • T o assign th e IP address m anually , touch [Manual] and perform the pr ocedur e in T o man[...]

166  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Manua l Setup Perform thi s proced ure t o wireles sly connect the camco rde r to the wireless ro uter (using infrastructure mode) if your r outer does not sup- port WPS, you wi sh to ma nually con figure settings, or if yo ur wireless rout er's networ k name (SSID) cannot be de tected due to the steal th function bein[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  167 4 T ouch the [Encryption Key] control button to enter the encryption key or password of the wireless access point and then tou ch [OK]. • If th e encrypt ion method of the wir eless access point is set to W EP , the WEP inde x key wil l ap pea r on t he screen. Selec t t he s ame inde x key of the acce ss point. 5 T ouch [...]

168  Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • The f unctions a vailable and th e setup method will vary depending on the sp ecif icatio ns and ch arac ter istic s of the Wi- Fi net work you wan t to use. • Wi-Fi fun ctions, i ncluding c onnecti ng to a Wi-Fi network, are not avai l- able when the optional WM-V1 Wirel ess Micr ophone is attach ed to the camc[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  169 For F TP servers: • Corr ectly co nfig ure d F TP serve r , such as a Ma cintosh compute r or net- work-at tached storage (NAS) drive. Y ou will need to enter the IP addr ess , port , user name, p asswor d and fi le tra nsfer d estin ation as part of the manual setu p. Operat ing modes: File T r ansfe r Destin ation S etu[...]

170  Wi-Fi Fu nctions File T ransfer Dest inati on Setup for FTP Ser ver s 1 Set the camcorder to play back mode and th en press . 2 Connect the c amcorder to the Wi-Fi n etwork. 3 Enter the d etails of th e F TP server . * An interface similar t o the virtu al keyb oard for tex t fields ( A 87) will app ear except it will contain onl y the ke y[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  171 4 Select the memo ry that cont ains the recordings you w ish to transfer wirelessly and touch [OK]. • Y ou can s elect more t han on e mem ory . • T ouch [ All fil es] to transfer all the r ecordi ngs, or [New fil es] to tr ansfer only those recordin gs that hav e not been previ ousl y tran sfer red. • Once co nnect e[...]

172  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Uploading Recordings to Y ouT ube and Facebook Y ou can upload movies t o Y ouT ube and movie s and phot os to Face - book using the supp lied software Network U tility runn ing on a Win- dows comp uter . POINTS TO CH ECK • If you have not done so alre ady , complete th e Wi-Fi net work setup ( A 163) and f ile transfer d[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  173 3 If you are uploading to Y ouT ube, read the Y ouT ube agreement carefully and tou ch [I Agree] if you ag ree. 4 T ouch the desired connection point to connect the camcorder to the netw ork and t hen touch [O K]. Once conn ected, or if only one conn ection point has been set up, the wire less uploa d will begi n automati c[...]

174  Wi-Fi Fu nctions 2 Set up a new connection point. * T o replace the current sett ings, touc h [Edit] inst ead and then ma nually ch ange the setting s. T o delete th e settings, touch [Del ete] and th en [Y es]. 3 Enter the d etails of th e connection. * If you select [Open], you ca n select [No E ncryption] or [WEP]. If you select [Shared [...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  175 Uploadin g Videos 1 Camcorder: Set the camcorder to play back mode and th en press . 2 Camcorder: Select the ad hoc Wi-Fi connection. * If the memory card slot cove r is open, the op tion will no t be avail able. M ake sure the cover is closed properl y . 3 Camcor der: T ouch [O K]. The camc or der wi ll conne ct as a medi [...]

176  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Wire less Playba ck on a DLN A-Compatib le Dev ice If you have a DLNA-c ompatible player , such as an HDTV , on your home network, you can watch your r ecor dings* wir elessly . In such case, the camcor der acts as a digital media server (DMS) and the HDTV acts as a digit al media player (DMP) . Fro m the HDTV , you can eas[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  177 3 Camcorder: T ouch th e desired connection point and then touch [OK]. 4 DLNA Digital Media Player: Select y our camcorder model from the list and th en play back your recordings. • The ACCE SS indicator bl inks du ring the connectio n. • Ref er to th e DLN A devic e's in str uctio n manu al fo r detai ls on t he p[...]

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

Wi-Fi Functi ons  179 Gloss ary This is a glossary of some of the basic terms us ed frequently in this chapter . The documentation for your wire less rout er may also con- tain a glossary you can refer to. Access point A wireless access po int (WAP) is a device that allows wireless devices , like your camc ord er , to connect to a wired networ k[...]

180  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 details about each[...]

Addition al Informatio n  181 1 The de fault setti ng is on in mo de and off in other ca mera m odes. 2 Some op tions are availabl e only whe n recording a story using Story Creator . [ È Pow ere d IS ] 1 [ON], [OFF ] zzz 97 [ZOOM Zoom] Zoom controls, [ST ART]/[STOP] cont rol zzz 50 [ W ] (tele macro): T oggle on or of f – zz 108 [ Audio Scen[...]

182  Additional Information [Ed it] Panel - Mode * Option available only for A VCHD movies. Contr ol Bu tto n [ Movies] Index Scre en [ Movi es ] Index Screen [ z SD Movies] Index Screen Playback Pause A From the bui lt-in memory: [Copy ( % )] < date >, [Select ], [All S cenes] [Select] , [All Scenes] – – 141 From the bui lt-in memory:[...]

Addition al Informatio n  183 In the galle ry: * Operatio n not avai lable for the two preexisting stori es, [Unsorted] and [Video Snap- shot]. [Edit ] Panel - Mode Control Button [Edit Story] from the [St or y Details] scr een [Edit Scene] from the [Scene List] screen Playback Pause A Fr om the built -in memory: [Copy ( % )] < by scene ratin[...]

184  Additional Information [ Other Settings] Menus When the camc order is in mode, you w ill not be a ble to access the p menu. p Camera Se tup Menu item Setting options n A [Self Timer] [ i On < ], [ j Off] zz 112 [Digital Zo om] [ j Off] , [ n 40x], [ o 200x] z –– [Zoom Speed] [ Y Variable] , [ Z Speed 3] , [ [ Speed 2], [ ] Speed 1] z[...]

Addition al Informatio n  185 1 Option a vailable onl y for recording movies. 2 Option a vailable on ly when the opti onal SM -V1 Sur round Microphone i s attac hed to the cam corder after having up dated the c amcorder’ s firmware usi ng the me m- ory card supplied with the S M-V1. 3 For A VCHD movies only . [Digital Zoom]: De term ines t he [...]

186  Additional Information [Focus Assistan ce]: When focu s assis tance is a ctivated, the image at the center of the screen i s magnified to hel p you focus manuall y ( A 107). • Usi ng focus as sistanc e w ill not af fect the r ecor dings. It will be ca ncelled automa ticall y after 4 seconds or when you s tart r ecor ding . [Auto Slow Shut[...]

Addition al Informatio n  187 [Surround Mic Direc tionality]: Sets the dir ectional ity mode of the optional SM-V1 Surr ound Microphone . [ ò Surround] : Recor d s 5.1ch su rround soun d . [ ó Zoom]: Rec ords 5.1 audio channels. Additionally , the audio is linked to the zo om positio n. The larger the subjec t appears on the scr een, t he loud[...]

188  Additional Information [TV T ype]: When you connect the camcor de r to a TV using the opti onal STV -250N Ster eo Video Cable, select the setti ng accor ding to the type of TV in o r der t o displ ay the pictu re in f ull and in the correct aspect ratio . [ + 4:3 TV]: TV sets wi th 4:3 aspect ratio. [ , Wi de TV]: TV sets with 16 :9 aspect [...]

Addition al Informatio n  189 1 Option n ot availa ble in m ode. 2 Opti on avai labl e onl y fo r A VCHD mo vies. 3 This is t he only op tion avail able when an exter nal hard d rive is co nnected to the camcorder . [Rate Scenes (R ecording)]: When se t to [ i On], th e scen e rati ng sc ene will appear af ter every s cene you r ecord. [Av ailab[...]

190  Additional Information [File Num bering]: Select the fi le numb ering met hod to be u sed on a new memory card. Pho tos and MP4 mo vies ar e autom aticall y assig ned con- secutive numbers fr om 0101 to 9900, and store d in folders containing up to 100 files. Folders are numbered from 101 to 998. [ m Reset]: File numbers will r e start from[...]

Addition al Informatio n  191 [Vol ume] Speake r: , Ú –– zz 55 Headphones: , Ö zzzz 119 [Notification Sounds ] [ ÷ High Volume] , [ ø Low Volume ], [ j Off] zzzz – [Wireless Remote Control ] [ i On], [ j Off 0 ] zzzz – [Custom Con trol Button] 1 [Rec. Programs], [ Ä White Balance], [ < Focus ], [ y Exposure], [ Ç Powered IS] , [[...]

192  Additional Information 1 Option not avail able in mode. 2 Option available o nly after co nnecting an exter nal ha rd drive to th e camco rder . 3 Option available only after having inserted an Eye-Fi card into the memory car d slot. [Outpu t Onscre en Disp lays]: W hen set to [ i On], the ca mcor der’ s onscreen di splays will appear als[...]

Addition al Informatio n  193 • Ch anging the br ightness of the LCD scr een does not aff ect the bri ght- ness o f your r ecor d ings or the brig htness of the playb ack im age on a TV . • Usin g the bright sett ing will shorten the effe ctive usage time of the bat - tery p ack. [LCD M irror Image]: When set to [ i On], you can rotat e the [...]

194  Additional Information [Quick Sta rt ( Standby)] : Sele ct whethe r to ac tivate the Quic k Start f unction ( A 51) when you cl ose the LCD panel in a reco r ding mode and the leng th o f time aft er wh ich t he camco rder w ill e nd th e st andby mod e an d shut of f automatic ally . • Y ou can set Qui ck St art to [ Off], for examp le, [...]

Addition al Informatio n  195 [Demo Mod e]: The demo nstr ation mod e displ ays the camc order’ s main featur es. It starts automatically when the camcorder is power e d with the compac t power adap ter i f you l eave it tu rned on with out a memory c a rd for more than 5 minutes. • T o ca ncel th e d emo m ode on ce it has star ted , press [...]

196  Additional Information Appendix: Onscr een Ico ns and Displa ys Recording Movies (using Story Creator) 1 Control button [FUNC.]: Open the [ Main Funct ions] panel ( A 28) 2 Smar t AU TO ( A 46) 3 Face detecti on f rame ( A 99) 4 T ouc h & T rack f rame ( A 101) 5 Control butto n [PHOTO]: T ake a ph oto ( A 44 , 88 , 127) 6 Control butto[...]

Addition al Informatio n  197 Recording Movies Manual mode Cinema mode A h Recordi ng program ( A 94) A j Manual e xposure ( A 105) A k AGC (automatic gain control) limit ( A 106) A l = Instant A F/ @ Normal AF ( A 185), MF Manua l focus ( A 107) S q Face de tection ( A 99) S a White balan ce ( A 10 9) S s Audio level indica tor ( A 117) S d x.v[...]

198  Additional Information Playing Mo vies (during playback) AVCHD movies : MP4 movies: F g Extern al audio inp ut ( A 83 ) F h Eye-Fi wireless commu nication ( A 158) F j Scene numb er F k Playback co ntrol button s ( A 55) F l Data code ( A 65, 187) G q V olume and b ackgr ound musi c balance c ontrols ( A 55 , 82) G a Fil e numbe r ( A 19 0)[...]

Addition al Informatio n  199 Viewing Photos G q Control button [Edit]: Op en the Edit panel ( A 183) G a Current ph oto / T otal number of photo s G s Control button [ h ]: Photo j ump ( A 132) G d Control button [ Ð ]: Slideshow ( A 134) G f Control button [ f ]: Return to th e [ Photo s] index screen ( A 130) C OP Y[...]

200  Additional Information 7 Memor y op er atio n Ü Rec ord , Û Rec ord pa use, Ð Play back, Ý Playb ack pa use, × Fast playback, Ø Fast reverse playba ck, Õ Slo w playbac k, Ö Slow rever se playb ack , Ó Frame advance, Ô Fr ame reve rse . 9 Remaining battery time • The icon shows a rough estimate of the remai ning charge as a perce[...]

Addition al Informatio n  201 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 s olutions. Consu[...]

202  Additional Information Cannot charge the battery pack. - Make sure the camcorder is off s o charging can start. - The temperature of the battery pack is outsid e its operating range (approximately 0 – 40 °C ). Remove the battery pack, warm it or let it cool down, as necessary , and tr y charging it again. - Charge the battery pack in tem[...]

Addition al Informatio n  203 Movies or photos cannot be recor ded properly . - This may occur as movies and photos are recor ded/deleted over time. Save your r ecordings ( A 144) and initialize the memory ( A 40). Cannot record a photo while re cording movies. - Y ou cannot take photos in mode, whil e the digital zoom is ac tivated ( A 49) or w[...]

204  Additional Information - The transfer rate of the memory card used is too slow . Use a recommended me mory card ( A 36). When playing scenes/a slideshow linked to e x ternal audio, the video playback is not corr ectly linked to the external player . - The volume of external pl ayer may be too low . T ry increasing the volume of the ex terna[...]

Addition al Informatio n  205 - The battery pack is damaged. Use a different battery pack. - Charging has stopped becau se the compact power adapter or the batter y pack is faulty . Con- sult a Canon Service Center . ‹ appears on the screen - The LOCK switch on the Eye-F i card is set to prevent accidental erasure. Change the position of the L[...]

206  Additional Information - If the HTC-100/S HDMI Cable or optional STV -250N Stereo Video Cable is connected to the camcorder , disconnect it. - The AV terminal is set to headphone output. Set r > [AV/Headphones ] to [AV] . Memory Card and Accessories Cannot insert the memory card. - The memory card was not facing the cor rect direction. T[...]

Addition al Informatio n  207 Playback looks fine on the camcor der but there is no image on the TV screen. - The video input on the TV is not se t to the video terminal to which y ou connected the cam- corder . Select the correct video input. The camcorder is connected using the supplied HD MI cable, but ther e is no picture or sound from the H[...]

208  Additional Information Cannot play back a movie on a DLNA-compatible device in A VCHD. - Some DLNA-compatible devices may play bac k movies in standard definition. - In the [Wi-Fi] menu, set [ w ] to [Off] ( A 177). - Remove any objects betwee n the camcorder and wir eless access point that may interf ere with the wireless signal. - Move th[...]

Addition al Informatio n  209 Built-in memory is full - The built-in memory is full (“ & End” appears on the screen). De lete some recordings ( A 59, 132) to free some sp ace. Alternatively , save your recordings ( A 144) and initialize the built-in memory ( A 40). Built-in memory writing error Attempt to reco ver the data? - This messag[...]

210  Additional Information Cannot play back - There is a problem wi th the memory . If this message appears often wi thout apparent reason, contact a Canon Service Center . Cannot play back Cannot access the built-in memory - There is a problem with the built-in memory . Sa ve your recordings ( A 144) and i nitialize the built-in memory using t[...]

Addition al Informatio n  211 Cannot record movies on this memory card Initialize only using the camcor der - The memory card in the camcorder was initia lized using a computer . Initialize the memory card with this camcorder ( A 40). Cannot save the canvas - Cannot save your [Pens and Stamps] drawings on the memory . Save your recordings ( A 14[...]

212  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 supplied USB cable, the camcor der cannot be operated. Di sconnecting the USB cable or power source while thi s [...]

Addition al Informatio n  213 Memor y card writing error A ttempt to recover the data? - This message will appear the next time you tur n on the camcorder if power supply was ac ci- dentally interrupted while the ca mcorder was writ ing to the memory. Select [Recover] to try to recover the record ings. If you inserted a me mory ca rd that contai[...]

214  Additional Information Scene recorded using another device . Cannot divide the scene. - Scenes that were not recorded with this camcorder cannot be divide d with this camcorder . - Scenes that were edited usi ng the supplied PI XELA's softwar e or other software cannot be copied or divided. Scene recorded using another device . Cannot [...]

Addition al Informatio n  215 List of Messages for the Optional Video Light List of Messages for Connecting to an External Hard Driv e T oo many photos and MP4 movies. Disconnect the USB cable . - Disconnect the USB cable. T ry using a memory card reader or decrease the number of photos and MP4 movies on the memory card to fewer than 2,500 (Wind[...]

216  Additional Information List of Messages for Wi-Fi Functions Quickly erases all files and deletes part itions from the external hard drive . Initialize? - If you initialize the ha rd drive, all data it cont ains wi ll be lost, includin g an y partitioned drives. If necessary , back up data and then initialize the hard drive wi th the camcord[...]

Addition al Informatio n  217 Cannot log in to FTP server - Check that the FTP server’ s user name and password are correctly configured in the cam- corder . They are c ase sensitive so make s ure to enter them corr ectly . - Make sure pe rmissions for files on the FTP server are set to allow access, reading and writing. - Make sure name of th[...]

218  Additional Information T ransfer speed changed before connecting - If the encryption method is set to WEP , IEEE 802.11n cannot be used as the protocol for the connection so the connection was establishe d using IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g. T o use IEEE 802.11n, we recommend setting the encryption method to WP A2-PSK AES, WPA-PSK AES, WPA2[...]

Addition al Informatio n  219 Wi-Fi connection terminated - Cordless pho nes, microwave ov ens, refrigerator s and other appliances may interf ere with the wireless signal. T r y using the camcorder in a location fart her away from such appliances. - The camcorder may no t be able to connect to the wirele ss router if too many devices a re acces[...]

220  Additional Information Do’ s and Don’ts Handling Precauti ons Camcorder Be sure to obse rve the follow ing precautions to ensure maximum p er- formance. • Save your recor dings periodically . Ma ke sure to tra ns fe r y our rec ord - ings to an ext er nal devic e such as a com put er or digita l vid eo recorde r ( A 141) and save them[...]

Additional Information  221 • Do not use or stor e the camcorder in dusty or sandy pl aces. The cam- corder is not waterproof – avoid also water , mud or salt. If any of the abov e shoul d get into th e camco rd er it may da mage th e camcor der and/o r the le ns. • Be car e ful of heat generated by l ighting equipment. • Do not disassem[...]

222  Additional Information Batter y Pack • Dirty terminal s may cause a poor contact betwee n the battery pack and the ca mcorder . W ip e the te rmi nals with a soft cloth . Long-te rm storag e • Stor e batte ry packs in a dry plac e at temperatur es no higher than 30 ° C. • T o extend the batter y life of the battery pack , dischar ge [...]

Additional Information  223 Memory Card • W e re commend backi ng up the re cordings on the memo ry car d onto your co mputer . Data ma y be corrupt ed or lost d ue to memor y car d defe cts or exposur e to stati c elect ricity . Canon shal l not be lia ble f or lost or corrupted da ta. • Do not touch or expose the termina ls to dust or dirt[...]

224  Additional Information Disposal When you delete movies or initialize the me mory , only the file allocation table is alt ere d and stor ed data is not physicall y erased. When yo u dis- pose of the camcor der or memory card or giv e either to another per- son, initiali ze the camcorder's built-in m emory or memory car d using the [Comp[...]

Additional Information  225 Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Camcor der Body • Use a soft, d ry cloth to c lean the c amco rder bo dy . Nev er u se ch emic ally treate d clot hs or vo latile so lvents such as paint thinner . Lens an d Instant AF Sen sor • I f the l ens surfac e or In s tant AF sen sor i s dirt y , autofocus may no t wo rk proper[...]

226  Additional Information To avoid cond ensation • Do n ot ex pose the cam corder to sudde n or ext reme ch ang es in tem- perature. • Remo ve th e mem ory card and batter y pa ck. Th en, pl ace t he camc order in an air tight pl astic bag and let it ad just g raduall y to temper atur e change s befo re re moving it from the ba g. When con[...]

Additional Information  227 Genera l Inform ation Accessories * Supplied with the camcorder; no t availab le as an op tional acces sory . (Av ailability differs from area to area) 1 2 7 A q A a A f A g A h A j A s A d 89 3 4 56 A k A l S q S aS s TV/HDTV Digital video recorder Computer External hard drive Card reader/writer SCART Adapter Optiona[...]

228  Additional Information NOTES • Ac cessori es that ar e compatible wi th the Advanced Accesso ry Shoe cannot be att ached to th is ca mcor d er . Look f or t he Mi ni ADV ANCE D SHOE logo to ensur e compatibi lity with th e mini a dvanced shoe. Option al Acces sori es 3 WL-D 89 Wireless Co ntroller Use th e wirel ess co ntro ller to ope ra[...]

Additional Information  229 5 CG-700 Battery Charger Use the battery charg er to charge the battery packs. Charging , Recording and Play back Times The charg ing tim es g iven in the f ollow ing tab le a re app roximat e a nd v ary accordi ng to char gin g co nditio ns and in itia l cha rge of th e bat tery p ack. Recor ding and play back ti mes[...]

230  Additional Information Recording AVCHD movies using the built- in memory Recording AVCHD movies using a memory card * Approximate times for reco rding with repeated operations such as star t/stop, zoom ing, and powe r on/ of f. Batter y pack Recording mode Recording (maximum ) Recording (typical)* Playback BP-718 MXP 120 min. 75 min. 190 mi[...]

Additional Information  231 7 TL-H4 3 Tele -convert er This T ele- con vert er le ns in creas es t he focal le ngth of the camcorder lens by a factor of 1.5. • The ima ge sta bili zer is no t as effec tive when the T ele-c onve rter is att ached . • The minimu m focusin g distanc e at full telephoto with the TL-H43 is 3. 3 m. 8 WD-43 Wi de-c[...]

232  Additional Information A g DM-100 Directio nal Stereo Micr opho ne This hi ghly sensit ive, s uper-directional microph one atta ches to th e cam corder ’ s mini adva nced shoe . It can be used as dir ectional micr ophone ( monaural) or ster eo micr opho ne. A h VL-5 Vide o Ligh t This video light enables you to re cord bright ly in colo r[...]

Additional Information  233 S a WP-V4 Wa terpr oof Case This c as e allo ws you to reco rd mo vies and take photos underw ater without get- ting t he camc orde r wet. S s SC-20 00 Soft Carrying C ase A ha ndy camc or der bag wit h padd ed comp artm ent s and plen ty of sp ace fo r acces sorie s. This mark identifies genuine Canon video accessori[...]

234  Additional Information Specifications LEGRIA HF M52  — V alues given are approximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: AVCHD Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.1ch* MP4 Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Audio compression: M PEG-2 AAC-LC (2ch) * Only when using the opt[...]

Additional Information  235 • LCD T ouch Screen: 7.51 cm (3 inch), wide, TFT color , 230,000 dots  , touch operation • Microphone: Stereo electret condenser microphone with multiple directionality settings • Lens f=6.1-61 mm, F/1.8-3.0, 10x optical zoom, iris aperture 35 mm equivalent: 43.6 – 436 mm  • Lens Configuration: 11 elem[...]

236  Additional Information Wi-Fi • Standard: Complies with the IEEE 802.11b/g/n protocol • Frequency: 2.4 GHz • Supported channels: 1 - 13 • Encryption methods: WEP-64/WEP-128, TKIP/AES Power/Other s • Power supply (rated) 3.6 V DC (battery pack), 5.3 V DC (compact po wer adapter) • Power consumption  2.6 W (SP mode, AF on) • O[...]

Additional Information  237 • Rated voltage: 3.6 V DC • Operating temperature  : 0 – 4 0 °C • Battery capacity : 1,840 mAh (typical); 6.5 Wh / 1,790 mAh (minimum) • Dimensions  : 30.3 x 24.9 x 40.1 mm • Weight  : 42 g About the m usic fi les The specif ications of the musi c files compa tible with the camco rder are as fo l[...]

238  Additional Information Index 3D Flip View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 A Abroad, using the cam corder . . . . 226 AGC (automatic g ain control) limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Apertu re (f number) . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Aspect r atio of a conn ected TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 8 Audi o mix . [...]

Additional Information  239 Image stabilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Index screen selectio n . . . . . . . . . . 58 Initializing the memory . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 Intelligent IS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 L Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 LCD screen d immer . . . . . . . . . . . 19 2 LCD touc h screen . . . [...]

240  Additional Information Te l e p h o t o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Time zo ne/DS T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 T ou ch & T rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 To u c h A E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 To u c h A F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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