Canon HFS30 manual

PUB. DIM-1006-000 English Français Español HD Camcorder Inst st ruction Manual HD Camcorder Instruction Manual Caméscope HD Manuel d'instruction Videocámara HD Manual de Instrucciones C OP Y[...]

2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHO CK AND TO REDUCE ANNOYING INTERFERENCE , USE THE RECO MMENDED ACCESSORIES ONL Y . COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials may infri[...]

3 The Mains plug is used a s the disconnect device. The Ma ins plug shall remain readily ope rable to disconnect the plug in case of an accident. CAUTION: • Danger of explosion if the wrong type of batt eries are attached. Use only the same type of batteries. • Do not expose batteries or pr oduct to excessive heat such as the inside of a car un[...]

4 In these safety instructions the word “product” refers to the Canon HD Camcorder VIXIA HF S30 A and all its accesso r ies. 1 Read these instructions . 2 Keep these instructions . 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instru ctions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not install near any heat sources s uch a[...]

5 21 Placing or Moving — Do not pla ce on an unstable cart, stand , tripod, bracket or table. The product may fall, c ausing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. A product and cart c ombination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination [...]

6 30 Damage Requiring Service — Disconnect this product from the wal l outlet and all power sources inc luding battery , and refer serv icing to qualified s ervice personnel under the following conditions: a. When the power -supply cord or plug is damaged. b. If any liquid has been spilled onto, or objec ts have fallen into, the product. c. If th[...]

7 T rademark Acknowledg ements • SD, SDHC and SDXC Logos a re trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. • Microsoft and Windows ar e trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries . • Macintosh and Mac OS are trad em arks of Apple Inc., regis tered in the U.S. and other countries. • “x.v .Color”[...]

8 Exciting F eatures and New Functions High-Definitio n Video Y ou r camcorde r’ s full high-definit ion image sensor (Full HD CMOS) captures video at a r esolution of 1,920 x 1,08 0 pixels 2 . Videos are th en recorded i n the memory in high definition , using A V CHD speci ficat ions 3 . With your new HD camcorder , capturin g the special momen[...]

9 Smart AU T O ( 0 45) Smart AUTO automat ical ly se lects the bes t scene m ode for the scen e you w ant to shoot . Y ou get s pecta cula r recordi ngs every time w ithout worrying about setting s . Video S nap shot ( 0 71) Shoot or capt ure short scenes and arrange them into a video clip set to your favorite backgr ound music. Face Detection ( 0 [...]

10 Enjoying your Recordings on Other Devices Eye-Fi SD AVCHD MPEG-2 SD-Video Connect the camc or der to an HDTV ( 0 130) Play video dir ectly from y our reco rded memory card AVCHD-c ompatible HDTVs an d digital r ecorders with a card slo t compatible with the type of memory card used 4 . Save or upl oad to the Web. Standard Definition Convert y ou[...]

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12  Table of cont ents  Introduction 8 Excit ing Features and New Functions 16 About this Manual 18 Getting to Know the C amcorder 18 Supplied Access ories and CD-ROMs 20 Names of P arts  Preparations 23 Getting Started 23 Char ging the Batter y Pack 25 Prep aring the Accessories 27 Adjusting the LCD Screen and Using the Vie wfinder 30 Ba [...]

Table of conte nts  13  Dual Shot Mode 44 Basic Recor ding 44 Shooting Video and T aking Photos in Dual Shot Mode 45 About the Smart AUTO mode 48 Zooming 49 Quick Start Functi on  V ideo 51 Basic Playback 51 Play ing Back the V ideo 55 The In dex Selection S cr een: Selecting the Content to Play Back 57 3D Flip View 58 Narr o wing Down the[...]

14  Table of cont ents 87 Using Headphones 88 Using the Mini Advanced Shoe 89 Using an External Micr ophone 91 Using the Custom Key and Dial 92 Using a Zoom Remote Contr oller 93 Selecting the Playback Starting Point 95 Playing Back Scenes Set to Ba ckgr ound Music 99 Onscr een Displays and Da ta Code 100 Playlist and Scene Operations 100 Editin[...]

Table of conte nts  15  External Connections 127 T erminals on the Camcor der 128 Connection Diagrams 130 Playback on a TV Screen 132 Saving an d Sharing Y our Recordings 132 Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 134 Saving Recordings on a Computer 138 Saving Movies onto Standard-Definition Discs (DVD) 141 Co pyin g R eco rdings to a n Ex ter n[...]

16  Introduction About this Manual Thank you for pur chasing the Canon VIXIA HF S30. Plea se read this ma nu al ca ref ul ly b e fore yo u use t he cam c ord er an d re ta in it fo r f ut ure ref erence. Should y our camcor der f ail to operate co rrect ly , refer t o T rouble shooting ( 0 170). Conventions Used in this Manual • IMPOR T ANT : [...]

Introdu ction  17 Self Timer • n appears. • Repeat, selecting [ B Off], to turn off the self timer . mode: In record pause mode, press g . The camcorder starts recording after a 10-second countdown*. The countdown appears on the screen. mode: Press j , first halfway to activate the autofocus and then fully . The camcorder will record the pho[...]

18  Introduction Getti ng to Know the Camco rder Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs The following acces sories ar e supplied with the camcor d er: X CA-570 Compact Power Adapter (incl. power cord) BP-808 Battery Pack W X WL-D89 Wireless Controller (incl. CR2025 lithium button battery) STV-250N Stereo Video Cable W Y ellow • Red • White plugs X[...]

Introdu ction  19 The following C D-ROMs and software are supplied with the camcorder: • PIXELA's T ransfer Utility CD-ROM* -U s e T ransfer U tility for saving and transfe rring movies an d music fil es you can u se as b ackgr ound music. • PIXEL A's VideoBr owser CD-ROM * - In addi tion to all th e functi onality of T ransfer Uti[...]

20  Introduction Names of Parts 1 Stereo microphone (L) ( 0 85) 2 Speaker ( 0 53) 3 2 (camera/p lay) butto n ( 0 32) 4 VIDEO SNAP (video snapshot) b utton ( 0 71) 5 DISP . (o nscreen display) button ( 0 99)/ BA TT . INFO bu tton ( 0 169) 6 Double memor y card slot cove r 7 CUSTOM dial ( 0 91) 8 T erminal cove r 9 COMP ONE NT OUT t erminal ( 0 12[...]

Introdu ction  21 S g Mini adva nced shoe ( 0 88) S h Zoom lever ( 0 48) S j PHOTO b utton ( 0 44 , 110) S k ACCESS indicator ( 0 44, 61, 11 0) S l Pop-up fl ash ( 0 113) and mi ni video light ( 0 84) D q POWE R butto n D a ON/OF F (CHG) (charge) indicato r: Green – ON Orange – Standb y ( 0 49) Red – Charging ( 0 23) D s Remote se nsor ( 0[...]

22  Introduction Wireless Con troller WL-D89 F q T ripod socket ( 0 18 8) F a BA TTERY RE LEASE swit ch ( 0 24) F s Dioptric adjustment leve r ( 0 29) 1 ST ART/ STOP butt on ( 0 44, 61) 2 b (index selec tion) button ( 0 55 ) Press and hold fo r more than 2 seconds to switch betw een shootin g and pla yback mod e. 3 MENU button ( 0 34, 1 52) 4 DI[...]

Prepa rations  23 Prepar ations This chapt er descr ibes bas ic opera tions, s uch as usi ng the touch panel, navigating the me nus, and firs t time settings to help you learn more a bout your camcorder . Getting Started Charging the Batter y Pack The camc ord er can b e power ed wit h a bat tery p ack or d irect ly usi ng the compact p ower ada[...]

24  Prepa rati ons 5 Charg ing will start when the camcorder is turned off. • If the c amcorder was on, t he green ON/OFF (CHG) indic ator will go out when y o u tu rn of f the camcorder . After a moment, the ON/OFF (CHG ) indi cator w ill s tart flas hing i n r ed (batt ery pa ck c hargin g). T he red ON/ OFF (CHG) in dicator will go out wh e[...]

Prepa rations  25 • T o p rev ent eq uipment b r eakdowns and excess ive he ating, do not con- nect the suppli ed comp act pow er adap ter to volt age c onverter s for overs eas trav els or specia l power sources su ch as those on aircraft and ships, DC-AC inve rters, etc. NOTES • The battery pack will be charged only when the camcorder is o[...]

26  Prepa rati ons To use the wirele ss controller Point the wireless contr oller at the camcorder’ s remote sensor when you press the buttons. Y ou can rota te the LCD panel 180 degr e es to use the wir eless controller from th e front of the camcor der . NOTES • The w ir eless contr oller may n ot work pr operl y when the remo te sen sor i[...]

Prepa rations  27 To attach an optional s houlder strap Pass the ends of the shoulder strap thr ough th e strap mount on the gri p belt and adjust the l e ngt h of t he st rap. Adjusting the LCD Screen and Using the Viewfinder Rot ating the LC D P anel Open the LCD panel 90 degrees. • Y ou can rota te the panel 90 degree s downward. • Y ou c[...]

28  Prepa rati ons NOTES • About the LCD and viewfin der screens: The scr e ens ar e produced using extr emely high -prec ision manufac turing tec hniques, wit h more than 99.99% of the pixels operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels m ay occasionally m isfire or appear as black, red, blue or green dots. This has no effe ct on[...]

Prepa rations  29 Using t he Viewf inder If it is difficult to use the LCD screen even after tur ning on the LCD backlight, y ou can use the viewfinder . Y ou can also use the viewfinder when you rotate the LCD p anel 180 ° to let the subject watch the reco rd ing . T o use the viefinder , hold out b oth sides of the viewfinder firmly and pull [...]

30  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 operat ing mode and the task you are performing. With the intuitive touch screen interface you have all the contr ols at your fingert ips. To u c h T ouch a menu i[...]

Prepa rations  31 Operating Modes Rec ord ing When recording video or photos, the camcorder’ s op erating mode is determi n ed by the pos ition of the mode switch and the ons cree n con- trol buttons. * The mode icon displayed will change according to the optimal mode selected by the Smart AUTO function ( 0 45). Operating mode Mode switch Onsc[...]

32  Prepa rati ons Playback Press the came ra/play b utton S to s witch the cam- cord er bet ween camer a (r ecor ding) mode and playba ck mode. The playback mode you s witch into depends on the initial r ecording mode. Y ou can press S when the camcor der is off to turn it on dir ectly in play back mo de. NOTES • When swi tching to a playb ac[...]

Prepa rations  33 Using the Menus Many of the camcorder’ s functions can be adjusted fr om the FUNC. panel and the setup menus. In mode, howeve r , menus cannot be accessed and, except in a few cases, most menu sett ings wil l retu rn to their default values. For details about the available menu options and settings, refer to the appen dix Men[...]

34  Prepa rati ons The Se tup Menu s 1 or mo de only: T o uch [FUNC.] 2 T ouch [MENU] to open the setup menus. Y ou can also pr ess u on the wireless controlle r to op en the set up menus. 3 T ouch the tab of the desired menu. 4 Drag y our finger u p and down along the s croll bar to brin g the setting you want to change into the orange selectio[...]

Prepa rations  35 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 it . The [Dat e/Time] scr een will appear automaticall y when the cam- corde r’ s cl ock is not se t. When the [Date/T ime] scr een appears , the year will b e select ed. 1 T ouch a field you wa[...]

36  Prepa rati ons Changing the Language The default languag e of the camcord er is English. Y ou can set it to one of 22 other languages. * On ly when perform ing the p rocedure in a recording mod e. NOTES • Some control buttons, suc h as [ZOOM ], [FUN C.] or [ME NU], will a ppear in Eng lish rega rdless of the lang uage selecte d. Changing t[...]

Prepa rations  37 Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Compa tible for Use with the Ca mcorder Y ou can use commer cially available Secur e Digital (SD) cards with this camcor der . However , dependi ng on the memory car d, you may not be able to rec ord movies. Refer to the table below . As of October 2010, the movie r e cord ing function has bee[...]

38  Prepa rati ons SDXC Memory Cards Y ou can use SDXC memory cards with this camcor der . When using memory ca rds with ot her devi ces, such a s digita l reco rd ers, comp uters and car d reader s, make sure that the ext ernal devic e is compatible with SDXC card s. The table b elow summar izes co mpatibil ity by com- puter operating system, a[...]

Prepa rations  39 Inserting and Removing a Memory Card Make sure to initialize ( 0 42) all memory cards before using them with this camc ord er . 1 T ur n off the camcorder . Make sur e the ON/OFF (CHG) indicator is of f. 2 Open the double memory card slot cover . 3 Insert the memory card into one of the memory card slots. • Y ou can also us e[...]

40  Prepa rati ons Selecting the Memor y for the Recordings Y ou can select to r ecor d your movies and photos in the built-in mem- ory or on a memory car d. The default memo ry for rec ord ing both is the built -in memor y . POINTS TO CH ECK • Be sur e you understand the in formation pr ovide d in Eye-Fi Cards ( 0 38) befor e using an Eye- Fi[...]

Prepa rations  41 Relay R ecordi ng of Movi es Y ou can activate t he r elay r ecor ding so i f the mem ory you ar e using becomes full while r ecording movies , the recor ding will continue unin- terrup ted on a memory car d. Wh en rec ord in g o n m em or y c ard X , you can use memory car d Y for rela y re co rdi ng ( 57 ). When recor ding in[...]

42  Prepa rati ons Initia lizing the Memo ry Initial ize memory car ds when you use them with t his camcor der for the first time. Y ou can also initialize a memory card or the built-in memory to permanently del ete all the re cordings it contains. At the time of purchase, the b uilt-in memory comes pre-ini tialized and contains music files f o [...]

Prepa rations  43 IMPORT AN T • Initi alizin g the me mory wi ll perma nent ly eras e all recordin gs. Lost o rigi- nal reco rdin gs can not be rec ov ere d. M ak e sure you sav e im po rta nt r ecor d ings in advance using an external device ( 0 132). • Init i ali zing a mem ory car d w ill p ermane ntly erase any music fi les you may ha ve[...]

44  Dual Shot Mode Dual Shot Mode This chapter cover s how to easily reco rd vi deo and photos in the all-auto matic Dual Shot mode, and how to use basic sh oot- ing fun cti ons l ike zoom an d Q uic k Start . T o enjoy f ull access to menus and m or e advanced functions, refer to the relevant chapters fo r video ( 0 61) and photos ( 0 110) . Ba[...]

Dual Shot Mode  45 When you have fin ished recording 1 Make su re tha t the ACCESS indicat or is of f. 2 T ur n off the camcorde r . 3 Close the LCD panel. About Du al Shot • Only the follow ing f unctio ns are availabl e in mo de. - Zoom ( 0 48). - Qui ck Start ( 0 49). - Vid eo sn apshot ( 0 71). - Advanc ed im age s tabili zati on mode s ( [...]

46  Dual Shot Mode IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss or damage to the memory . - Do not o pen t he double memory card sl ot cover . - Do not discon nect the pow er sour ce or turn of f the camcor der . - Do not change the c amcorder[...]

Dual Shot Mode  47 • Be sure to sav e yo ur rec ord ing s reg ula rly ( 0 132), espe cially after making import ant recordings . Canon shall no t be liab le for any lo ss or corruption of data. • When r ec or ding photos on an Eye-Fi c ard in memory car d slot Y , pho- tos will b e uplo aded automa ticall y if y ou are w ithin the r ange o f[...]

48  Dual Shot Mode Zoomin g There ar e three ways y ou can zoom in and out: using the zoom lev er on the camc order , using the zoom buttons on th e wir eless controlle r or using the zoom contro ls on the touch scr een. In addit ion to t he 10x optica l zoom, in mode, y ou can turn on the 200x digital zoom with the 7 8 [Digital Zoom] setting. U[...]

Dual Shot Mode  49 2 T ouch the zoom controls to operate the zoo m. T ouch anyw her e within the Q area to zoom out or anywher e within t h e P area to zoom in. T ouch cl oser to th e cente r for a slow zoom; touch c loser to the e / d icons for faster zooms. 3T o u c h [ a ] to hide the zoom controls. NOTES • Keep at leas t 1 m (3.3 ft. ) aw [...]

50  Dual Shot Mode 2 When you wish to resume recording, ope n the LCD p anel. • The ON/ OFF (CHG) i ndicator turns back gr een and the camco rder is read y t o re cord . • Y ou can also p ull o ut th e viewf inder to start r ecor ding with t he LCD pane l closed. Restore the view finder to its o rigina l positio n to retu rn the camc or der [...]

Video  51 Video This chapt er covers functions related to movies, i n cludi ng play- back, ad vanced sh ooting, ad vanced functi o ns an d playli st and scene operations . For details ab out basic vide o shooting, r efer to Dual Shot Mode ( 0 44). Basic Pla yback Playing Back the Video 1P r e s s S . Y ou c an also press and hold B on the wirel [...]

52  Video 3 Look for the scene you want to play back. Move the zoom lever towar d Q to show 15 sc enes per page; move it tow ard P to s how 6 scenes per p age. A Memory being read. B Index screen currently displayed. C Drag your finger left fo r the next inde x page*. D Drag your finger ri ght for the prev ious ind ex page*. E Select a differ en[...]

Video  53 4 T ouch the desired scene to play it back. • Playbac k will star t f rom the scene se lected and conti nue until the end of the last scene in the index scr e en. • T ouch th e scre en durin g playbac k to displa y the play back contr ols. A Stop th e pla yback. B Jump to the beginning of t he scene. Double-tap to jump to the prev [...]

54  Video During p layback pause : IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do not o pen t he double memory card sl ot cover . - Do not discon nect the pow er sour ce or turn of f the camcor der . - Do not change the c amcorder’ s ope[...]

Video  55 The Index Sele ction Screen: Sele cting the Cont ent to Play Back From th e index selection screen you can select the content you want to play back (original scenes , playli s t, or photos, for ex ample). Y ou can also select t he memory fr om which you want to play back your r ecor d - ing s. In any index screen, touch [ b ]. During s[...]

56  Video Option s NOTES • Fast/ slow playba ck modes are not ava ilabl e for scenes converte d to stand ard de finiti on. Scene s in the [S D Scenes] ind ex scr een s can only be pla yed back at normal spe ed. [Original] O rigin al movi es as you recorded th em. [Playlist] Scenes t hat wer e added to the playli st ( 0 100) and ma y have b een[...]

Video  57 3D Flip View 3D Flip View is a fun way to display your vide o recordings (original scenes) in a 3D layout, or g anized by recor ding date. In any index screen, touch [ b ] 8 [3D Flip View]. During si ngle photo vi ew , touch t he scr een once to d isplay the contr ols then touch [ Q ] t o open the [Photos] index scr een. A Drag your fi[...]

58  Video Narrowin g Down the Scenes Shown in the Index S creen Fro m the [Ori ginal] index scr een, you can narrow down the scenes shown, lea ving onl y scenes th at wer e record ed on a specific date o r only those scenes in which peop le's faces wer e detected. Show ing Only Scenes that Cont ain People’ s Faces This will narrow down th[...]

Video  59 2 Open the c alendar screen. • Dates that contain s cenes ( that is, movi es wer e re cor ded on that date) ap pear i n black aga inst a sil ver ba ckgr ound. Dates witho ut recordi ngs ap pear gr ayed o ut. •T o u c h [ y ] or [ A ] to j ump to the pr evious/ next ca lendar mont h that contai ns re cordings . 3 T ouch the desired [...]

60  Video 3 T ouch on the individual sce nes you want to delete. • A check mark O will appear on sc enes se lected. T ouc h a sel ecte d scene agai n to r emove t he che ckmark. • T o s elect all the sc enes a t once: T ouch [Sel ect All ] instead of touchi ng indi vidual scenes . (Remove in advan ce any chec kmarks from scenes you may have [...]

Video  61 Advanced Functions Shooting Video in y Manual Mode When the mode switch is set to y (Manual mode), you can enj oy full access t o the menus and manually adjust the exposu re, focus, whi te balance an d many more of the camc order 's setti ngs to your prefe r- ence. Even in mode, though, the camcor der can help you with the set tin[...]

62  Video NOTES • The zoom, Qui ck Start func tion, po wer saving mode s, etc. oper ate the same way in mod e as in mod e. F or d etails , refer to Dual Shot Mode ( 0 44). Selecting the Video Quality (Recording Mode) The camcor der off ers 5 rec ording modes. Changing the r ecor d ing mode will change the rec ording ti me available on the memo[...]

Video  63 Spe cial Sc ene Rec ord ing Pr ograms Recor ding in a very bright ski resor t or capturing the ful l colors of a sunset or a fi reworks displ ay becomes as eas y as selec ting a Special Scene r ecor d ing pr og ram. Opt ions (  Default value) Approximat e recording tim es  Default value 1 Recorded in 1,920 x 1,080 resolu tion. Mo[...]

64  Video [ G Sport s] T o recor d sports scenes such as tennis or golf. [ q Night Scene] T o re cord n igh tsca pes wi th lower no ise. [ I Snow] T o re cord in br igh t sk i re so rts wit ho ut the subject be ing underexposed. [ J Bea ch] T o r ecord on a sunny be ach without the subject be ing underexposed. [ K Sunset ] T o r ecor d sunsets i[...]

Video  65 NOTES •[ F Portrait]/[ G Sports]/[ I Snow]/[ J Beac h]: The pict ure may not appear smooth during pla yback. •[ F Portrai t]: T he bl ur ef fect of the b ackg round incr eases the m ore you zoom in ( P ). •[ I Snow]/[ J Beac h]: The sub ject may become over exposed on clou dy days or i n shad ed plac es. Check th e image on the s[...]

66  Video To change the frame rate NOTES • Mo vi es rec orde d w ith th e [ z 24F] frame r ate ca nnot be c onvert ed to standard definition usin g the camcord er . If you want to upload your movies to video sharing W eb sites, set the frame rate to [ E PF24] or convert the movies t o stan dard defini tion using the suppli ed softw are VideoBr[...]

Video  67 NOTES • If the degr ee of ca mcor der shake is too high, th e image stabil izer ma y not be able to full y compen sate. • Power ed IS i s not av ailable i n mode. • For surveying and foll owing shots, when yo u pan th e camcorde r from side to side or tilt it up and down, we recommen d setting the IS mode to [ P Dynamic] or [ Q S[...]

68  Video Pre- Recordi ng The camcord er will start recor ding 3 seconds before you p ress g , ensuring you do not miss important shooting opportuni- ties. Th is is es pecially us eful wh en it i s dif ficult to pr edict w hen to s tart reco rd ing . 1 Activate the pre-record ing function. • d appea rs. • Repe at, se lectin g [ B Of f], to t[...]

Video  69 Face Detection The camc order automa tically detects people’ s faces and uses thi s information to select the optimal settings for beautiful videos and pho- tos. POINTS TO CH ECK • Sel ect a recordi ng p rogram other th an [ q Night Scene], [ p Low L ight] or [ M Firewor ks]. By defaul t, fac e detecti on is a ctivated. If the f un[...]

70  Video • Fac e det ection canno t be use d when the shu tter speed used is s lower than 1/30 (1/24 if the frame rate is set to [ E PF24] or [ z 24F]) or when the digital zoom is activated at mor e than 40x z oom (dark blue area on the zoom bar). • When f ace detecti on i s activa ted, t he slowest shutter sp eed us ed by th e camco rder i[...]

Video  71 Video S naps hot Recor d a series of shor t scenes or captur e short s cenes fr om a movie you have p reviously recorded. Play your v ideo snapsh ot scenes set to your favorite music ( 0 95) to cr eate your own fun music video. Y o u will be surprised how b y changing the background music, you can give your scenes an enti rely new feel[...]

72  Video Digital Effects * Y ou ca n preview the digital effect on the screen. • The i con o f the s elect ed digit al ef fect appears in gr een. Eff ects a re applied im mediately . To fa de in/ou t Press g in rec ord pa us e m od e ( M ) to start r ecording with a fade in. Pres s g while r ecording ( N ) to f ade o ut a nd paus e the r ecor[...]

Video  73 Manually Setting the Shutt er Speed or Aperture [ A 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. Opt ions (  Default value) Op[...]

74  Video NOTES •[ B Shutter -Pri. AE]: - On screen only the denominat or is displaye d – [ B 250] indicates a shutter spe ed of 1/250 sec ond, etc. - In m ode , when th e fr ame r ate i s se t to [ E PF24] or [ z 24F], the shutter speeds available w ill be the following: 1/6, 1/12, 1/24, 1/48, 1/60, 1/100, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000 and 1/2000. -[...]

Video  75 Shutter Speed and A perture V alue Gu idelines X With slower shutter speed you ca n add a nice motion blur and sense of movement. With faster shutter speeds you can “fre eze the action” for powerful images of moving subjects. W X With small aperture values only the subj ect is in focus and the background is softly blurred. Great fo[...]

76  Video Manual Exposure Adjustment At times, bac klit subjec ts may appear too dark (under exposed) or sub- jects under ve ry strong lights m ay appear too bright or glaring (overex- posed). T o correct this, you can adjust t he expo sure manually or use the T ouch AE function to automatically se t the optimal exposure for the subject you sele[...]

Video  77 T o adju st the T ou ch AE func tion for highl ight s (Highl igh t AE) Certain subj ects, like clouds or white object s, are eas ily over expos ed and ca n end up appear ing as bright are as where a ll detail is lost. Using the [Highlights] setting, you c an touch the brightest ar ea inside the e frame and th e camcorde r will automati[...]

78  Video NOTES • Using the zebra pat tern will not af fect your r e cor d ings. Automatic Gain Control (A GC) Limit When re cording in d ark surr oundings, the camco rder will automati cally incr ease the gai n to try to get a brighter picture. How ever , using higher gain values ma y result in m or e noticeable video noise. Y ou can s elect [...]

Video  79 POINTS TO CH ECK • Adjust the zoom befor e you start t he procedur e. 1 Open the man ual focus screen. 2 T ouch a subject that appears inside the X frame. • The T ouc h AF mark ( P ) wi ll flash and the focu sing d istanc e will be adjusted automat icall y . Y ou have the o ption to fur ther adjus t the focus manually as necessary [...]

80  Video Using the Peakin g Function Peaking can help you achiev e corr ect focus when focus ing manually . While peak ing is activated, the out lines o f subject s tha t are pro perly in focus ar e emphasized and sho wn in co lor . Y ou can use the black and white setting to cr eate an even str onger contr ast, making it even ea sier to verify[...]

Video  81 Whit e Bal ance The white balance function helps yo u to ac cur ately r eproduce co lors under differ ent lighting conditions so that white objects will always look truly white in your recordings. POINTS TO CH ECK • Sele ct a re cor ding p ro gram ot her than th e Speci al S cene r ecordi ng pr o- grams. * When you select [ g Custom [...]

82  Video NOTES • When you select the cu stom white balance: -S e t 7 8 [D igital Zoom] to [ B Off]. - Res et t he wh ite ba lance when you c hang e loca tion s or t he lig hting or other co nditions change. - Dep endi ng on th e light s ource, g m ay ke ep flas hing. The res ult will stil l be be tter t han with [ Y Automatic]. • Cus tom wh[...]

Video  83 Image Effects Y ou can use the image eff ects to change the color saturation and con- trast to r ecor d movies and pho tos with special c o lor ef fects. POINTS TO CH ECK • Sele ct a re cor ding p ro gram ot her than th e Speci al S cene r ecordi ng pr o- grams. * When you select [ Z Custom Effect], set the c ustom image effect with [...]

84  Video Mini Video Light Y ou can turn on the mini video light to shoot video or take photos in dark places . • The mi ni vid eo light p ops up and l i ghts up and Y appears on the screen. • Repe at, se lectin g [ B Of f], to turn of f the mini video light and gently press the pop-up m ini video light to close it. NOTES • We r e commend [...]

Video  85 Self Timer • n appear s . • Rep eat , selecti ng [ B Off], to turn off the self timer . mod e: In record pause mode , press g . The c amcor der starts r ecor d ing afte r a 10 -second countdow n*. Th e countdo wn appear s on the scr een. mode: P ress j , first halfway to activate the autofocus and then fu lly . The camcorder will r[...]

86  Video Manual Adju stment of th e Audio Recording Level 1 Open the manual aud io recor ding level adjustmen t scr een. • The au d io l evel ind icato r and cu rren t audio re cord ing l evel wi ll app ear on the scr e en. •T o u c h [ z Automatic] to r eturn the camcor der to automati c audio recording l evels. 2 T ouch and hold [ y ] or [...]

Video  87 NOTES • When the aud io level meter r eaches the r ed point (0 dB), the sound may be distorted. • If the audio level is too high and the sound gets d istorted, activate the micr ophone a ttenuat or with t he 7 8 [Microphone Att enuator] set- ting (or [Surr ound Mic Attenuator] when the optional SM-V1 Surround Micr ophone i s attach[...]

88  Video To adjust the vo lume during pl ayback In mode, and in mode during slid eshow playback, adjust the headphones volume the same way you adjust th e speaker’ s vol- ume ( 0 53). IMPORT AN T • When usi ng headphone s, make sur e to lower t he vol ume to an appro- priate le vel. • Do not connect the headphon es t o the A V OUT / X ter[...]

Video  89 1 Retract the mini advanced shoe cover in th e direction of the arrow . 2 Attach the optional acces sory to the mini adva nced shoe. When a comp atib le ac cessor y is attached to th e mini advance d shoe , will app ear on the scr een. NOTES • Acc esso ries des igned for th e Adva nced Ac cess ory Sh oe cannot be used with this camco[...]

90  Video Refer to Using the Mini Ad vanced Shoe ( 0 88). appears. For details abou t using the opt ional ext er nal mi cro phone, r efer to th e ins truct ion man ual o f th e acc es- sory used. Using ot her micropho nes Y ou can also use commer cially avail- able micro phones. Connect the exter- nal microphone to the MIC terminal. Use commer c[...]

Video  91 Using the Custom Key and Dial Y ou can assign to the f button a nd dial o ne of five frequently used funct ions. Y ou can then ad just the se lected funct ion using the f button and dial, w ithout having to acce ss any menus . T o select the fun ction of the custom key using the menu T o select the fun ction of the cust om key using th[...]

92  Video Option s (  Default value) Using a Zoom Remote C ontrol ler Y ou can attach the optional ZR-2000 or ZR-1000 Zoom Remote Con- tro ller to the camc order to use certain functions w hile view ing the pic - ture on an external monitor without t ouching the camcor der . This is particularly useful while the camcor der is mounted on a tri[...]

Video  93 Connect the optional ZR-2000 or ZR- 1000 Zoom Remote Controller to the REMOTE terminal on the camcorder . For details about using the zoom remote controlle r , refer to the instruc tion manual of the ZR-2000 or ZR-1000. NOTES • In mode, the on ly avai lable functio ns are turn ing th e powe r on/o ff, starti ng/stopping a r ecor ding[...]

94  Video 2 Open the scene's [Timeline] screen. The [Timel ine] scr een appear s. The lar ge thumbn ail wil l show the fi rst fra me of the scen e. Belo w it, the time line ruler show s frames taken fr om the sce ne at fixed interv als. 3 T ouch th e desired frame in the timeline ruler to s tart playing b ack the scene from th at point. To [...]

Video  95 T o display chan ges in the scene’ s main sub ject • The ti meli ne rul er wil l sho w fram es tak en fr om the sc ene ever y ti me the mai n subjec t detec ted by the c amcor der change d. NOTES • For a single scene, up to 100 changes in main subject will appear in the [Timeli ne] scr een when [ o Faces ] is s elected . Playing [...]

96  Video *T o u c h [ B Off] to p lay back th e scenes with the sound recorded or iginally or to play b ack the photo sl ideshow withou t any music. 3 Back in the index sc r een, touch a scene to start t he playback set to the selected music track. In mode, touch a phot o to go to single photo vi ew and continue with the s lidesh ow p rocedure [...]

Video  97 1 Open t he [Playlist], [ Video Snaps hot] → [O riginal]/[Playlis t] or [Photos] index screen. 2 Activate t he external aud io input. 3 Connect th e external p layer to the camcorder's MIC terminal. 4 Adjust the audio input as necessary . • Sta rt the musi c playb ack on the exter nal player and ad just i ts volu me accord ing[...]

98  Video IMPORT AN T • If you use cop yrig hted song s and mu sic trac ks in you r vide o creati ons, remember th at music under copyright m ay not be used without permis- sion f ro m the copyr ight h older , except f or c ases p ermit ted under app li- cabl e laws, such as for p erson al use. Make sure to fo llow ap plica ble laws whe n usin[...]

Video  99 Onscreen Displays and D ata Code Y ou can turn most onscreen displa ys on or off. Repeatedly press h to turn the onscreen displays on/off in the following sequence: , mode: • All disp lays on • Most displays of f* * Pressing h will turn off most of the icons and displays that appear autom ati- cally but will not r emove onscreen di[...]

100  Video Playlist and Sc ene Operations Editing the Playlist: Adding, Deleting, Moving and Playing Back Create a playlist t o play b ack only the s cenes you p refer and in the orde r of your choice. Y ou can play back the scenes in the playlist usi ng your favorite song as ba ckground music ( 0 95). Adding S cenes to the Pl aylist 1 Open the [...]

Video  101 • Y ou can co py scen es fr om the built- in memo ry or from memor y car d X to me mo ry c ard Y ( 0 132) to include in that memory card’ s play list also sc enes th at were orig inally rec orded in othe r memo ries. Deleting Sce nes from the Pl aylist Deleting scenes fr om the playlist will not affec t your original recordings. 1[...]

102  Video Captu ring P hotos and Vi deo Snap shot Scene s from a Movie Y ou can captur e video snapsh ot scenes, single pho tos or a series 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 hi[...]

Video  103 NOTES • A video snapshot scene can be captured only during playba ck; it can- not be c aptured during playback pa use mode. • The captur ed video snapshot scene is saved to the same memory tha t cont ains t he s ource sc ene . • Video s napshot sce nes cannot be captur ed fr om any of the followin g typ es of s cen es. - Scenes [...]

104  Video To ca pture t he pho tos 1 Play back the scene from which you want to captur e the photo. 2 Pause the p layback at th e point y ou want to c apture. 3P r e s s j fully . T o ca ptur e a pho to s equence, hold j pr essed down. The scene will be playe d back by fr ames and eac h frame ca ptur ed as a separate photo. 4T o u c h [ B ] to [...]

Video  105 2 Select the s cene you w ant to d ivide and touch it to star t playing it back. 3 Pause th e playback at the po int where you wan t to divide the scene. 4 Open the s cene division screen. 5 Bring the scene to a precise point, if necessary . • During p lay back pau se: T ouch [ A ] to p lay b ack t he s cene. T ou ch [ F ] or [ E ] [...]

106  Photos Photos Refer to this chapter for deta ils on taking ph otos (advanced shooting f unctions), viewing photos and printing them. For details a bout basic pho to shooting, refer to Dual Shot Mode ( 0 44). Basic Play back Viewin g Ph otos 1P r e s s S . 2 Open the [Pho tos] index screen, if it is not displayed. 3 Look for the photo you wa[...]

Photos  107 4 T ouch the photo you wish to view . • The photo is displayed in single photo vi ew . • Drag your finger left/right to browse through the photos one by one. To re turn to t he inde x s creen from sin gle p hoto view 1 T ouch the screen to display the playback controls. 2T o u c h [ Q ]. Photo Jump Functi on When you have reco rd[...]

108  Photos IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do not o pen t he double memory card sl ot cover . - Do not discon nect the pow er sour ce or turn of f the camcor der . - Do not change the c amcorder’ s operating mode. • The fo[...]

Photos  109 3 T ouch on t he ind ividu al p hotos you wan t to delet e. • A ch eckmar k O will a ppear on p hotos selec ted. T ouch a s elect ed photo a gain to r emove the checkmark. • T o select al l the phot os at once: T ouc h [Select All ] instead of touchin g individual photos. (Remove in advance any checkmarks from photos you may have[...]

110  Photos Additional Functions T a king Ph otos in y Ma nual Mode 1 Set the mo de switch to y . 2 T ur n on the camcorder . • By default, photos are recor ded in the built -in memory . Y ou c an select the me mory tha t will be use d to r ecord photos ( 0 40). • Ple ase r ead the IMPORT ANT section bef ore usi ng an Eye-Fi card. 3T o u c h[...]

Photos  111 NOTES • If the subjec t is n ot suitab le for a utofocus, h turns yellow . Adjust the focus m anually ( 0 78). • When the subject is too bri ght, [Over exp.] will flash on the screen. In such case, use the optional 58 mm ND4-L or ND8-L filte r . Deleting a Ph oto Right After Re cording It Y ou can delete a photo you have just rec[...]

112  Photos Option s Lar ge capacit y memory car ds, like those usuall y used for video recor d- ing, can contain a very lar ge number of phot os. As a refer ence, the number of photos that can be r ecorded on a 1 GB memory card is given in the followi ng table. NOTES • The actual number of photos that can be recorded will vary depending on th[...]

Photos  113 Flash Y ou can use the flash to take photos in dark places. POINTS TO CH ECK • Sel ect a recordin g program othe r than [ M Firew orks] . 1 Select the flash mode. • The icon of th e sele cted flash mode app ears . 2P r e s s j , first halfway to activate the autofocus and then ful ly to record the photo. Depending on the setting [...]

114  Photos Using the V FL-2 Video Flash Light Y ou can use the optional VFL-2 Vi deo Flash Light as an external flash when its POWER switch is set to n ON. The proce dure for setting t he external flash i s the s ame as for the b uilt-in fl ash. Attach the optional VFL-2 V ideo Flash Light to the mini advanced shoe. Refer t o Using the Mini Adv[...]

Photos  115 Drive Mode: Contin uous Shooting and Exposure Bracketing T ake a s eries of photo s of a mo ving subject or r ecor d the same pictur e in 3 levels of exposure in order to choose later the photo y ou like the best. POINTS TO CH ECK • Sel ect a recordin g program othe r than [ M Firew orks] . Opt ions (  Default value) Continu ous[...]

116  Photos • When the flash is used, c ontinuous shooting speed will d ecre ase to approx. 2.1 photos/second. C ontinuous shooting speed will dec rease also when using slow shutter s peeds (1/30 or sl ower). T aking Photos while Recording Movies (Simultaneous Recording) Y ou can reco rd photos even while the camcor der is set to mode. Moreo v[...]

Photos  117 NOTES • Phot o qual ity will be high er whe n phot os are recorde d in m ode or in mode duri ng record pause. • Pho tos will be re cord ed on the me mory s elect ed for r ecor ding photos. • Phot os can not be recorded s imulta neous ly whil e the di gital zoo m or a digita l effect is a ctivate d. • Phot os can not be record[...]

118  Photos Slideshow Y ou can play a slideshow of all the photo s and even set it to music. 1 Open the [Pho tos] index screen. 2 Select the background music to u se when playing back the phot o slideshow ( 0 95). Slideshow set to a music tr ack 3 T ouch the screen to display the playback controls, then touch [ A ] to play back the slideshow set[...]

Photos  119 Magnifying Photos during Playback In single pho to view , p hotos can b e magnified up to 5 times. R will appear f o r pho tos th at cannot be enlarged. 1 Move th e zoom lever toward P . • The photo is magnified by 2 times and a fram e app ear s indi catin g the posi tion of the ma gnified area. • T o further e nlarge the photo, [...]

120  Photos Histogra m Disp lay In single photo view , you can display the histogram and the icons of all the functio ns used at the time of r ecord ing (Exif information p anel). The histogram will be displayed also immediately after taking a photo . Use the histogram as a r eference to verify the correct exposu re of the photo. * In mode the h[...]

Photos  121 3 Protect the photo. • A appears and the photo cannot be deleted. T ouch [ B ] again to remove the p rotection . 4 Drag your finger left/right to select another photo to protect or touch [ a ]. Protecting Photos from th e Index Screen 1 Open the [Phot os] index screen. 2T o u c h [ a ] to op en the photo s election screen. 3 T ouch[...]

122  Photos - r Functions You Can U se when T a king Photos Y ou can also use t he follo wing func tions... The foll owing f unction s and feat ures of the camco rde r can be used either for shooti ng video or for taking photos. The way to set and use them was alre ady explained in detail, so we ref er you to the rele vant page in the “Vi d eo[...]

Photos  123 Printing Photos Prin ting P h otos (Direct Pr int) The camc order can be c onnected to any Pi ctBridge -compatible printer . Y ou can mark in advance the photos you want to print and set the des ired num ber of copie s as a pri nt order ( 0 125). Canon print ers: SELPHY printers of the CP , DS and ES series and PIXMA printer s carry-[...]

124  Photos • For bes t perform ance when co nnec ting the cam cord er to a PictB ridge- compati ble printe r , we r ecommend keepi ng th e numb er of photos in t he memory to no more than 100 photos. Printing a S ingle Photo With t he camc order corr ectly connected to the p rinter a nd the p hoto you want to print displ ayed in single photo [...]

Photos  125 • Other printers or if the error still persis ts with a Canon printer: If printing does not r esume automa ticall y , disconne ct the USB ca ble and turn of f the ca mcor der . After a shor t while, turn on the camcord er and r estor e the USB co nnectio n. Print Orders Y ou can mark in advance photos you want to print from those r[...]

126  Photos Setting Print Orders fro m the Index S creen 1 Open the [Pho tos] index screen. Check th at you hav e se lecte d th e 4 or 7 tab (memory card X or Y ). 2T o u c h [ a ] to open the photo selection screen. 3 T ouch on the indiv idual photo s you want t o mark with a pr int order . • A check mark O will appear on photos s elect ed. T[...]

External Conne ctions  127 External Connect ions This chapt er expl ains how to connect y our camcor der to an external d evice such as a TV , VCR, o r comput er . T erm inals on the Camcorder * When connecting a ca ble to the camcorder , make sure to align the cable so the tr i- angle ma rk on the co nnector is faci ng up. 1 USB T er mi nal Acc[...]

128  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Conne ction D iagr ams In the f ollowing connec tion diagrams, the left side shows the terminals on the camcor der and the right side shows (for r eference only) an example of termi n als o n a connect ed device. Conn ecti on A HDMI T ype: Digital Quality: High definition Output only Connect to a hig h-definition TV [...]

External Conne ctions  129 Connecti on B Component Video T ype: Analog Quality: High Definition Output only Connect to a high-def inition TV (HD TV) with component video inp ut terminal s. Change the following se ttings on th e camcorder : - 6 8 [AV/ Headphones] to [ H AV] Connecti on C Composite Video T ype: Analog Quality: Standard definition [...]

130  Exter nal Co nnecti ons NOTES • Power the camco rder using the compact pow er adapte r and onl y then connec t it to the compute r usi ng the supplied USB cable in t he f ollow- ing cases. - T o write back scen es recorde d wit h this cam corder that were previou sly sav ed on a com puter . - T o transfer music files f rom the supplied Ca[...]

External Conne ctions  131 NOTES • T o c orr ectly play back m ovies r ecorde d wit h x.v .Color ( 0 158) on a n HDTV comp atib le with this stand ard, ad diti onal s ettin gs ma y be r equir ed on the connected HDTV . Refer to the T V’ s i nstruc tion m anual. • We reco mmend po wering the camcor der usi ng the com pact power adapt er . ?[...]

132  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings Copying Recordings to a Memory C ard Y ou can copy your recor d ings only one- way: from the built-in memo ry or from memory card X to memory car d Y . Sce nes and photos will be copi ed fr om the i ndex scree n you s elected to the corre sponding index scr een o n the memor y card[...]

External Conne ctions  133 4 Copy the scenes. * T ouch [S top] to interr upt the op eration w hile it is in p rogress. Copying a Sin gle Photo 1 In single photo view , select the photo you w ant to cop y . Check th at you a re viewi ng photos record ed in the built -in memory or on memory ca rd X . ( f or 4 appears next to the photo number .) 2 [...]

134  Exter nal Co nnecti ons 4 Cop y the phot os. * T ouch [Stop] to interrupt the operation while it is in progr ess. IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do not o pen t he double memory card sl ot cover . - Do not discon nect the [...]

External Conne ctions  135 Savi ng Movies ( Windows on ly) With the supplied softw are T ransfer Utility or VideoBr owser you can save to your computer the scenes you have reco rd ed. Additional ly , the supplied software Vi deo Br ow se r offers many options for organizing your vide o library , editing video, cr eating di scs and mor e. Install[...]

136  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Saving Phot os (Window s/Mac OS) With the supplied softwa re Photo A pplica tion yo u can sa ve photos t o your compute r , and easily or ganize and edit them. Installation Install the s oftwar e before you connect t he camcor der to the computer for the first time. See also the rele vant sections in the ‘ Photo Ap[...]

External Conne ctions  137 IMPORT AN T • When the camcorder is conn ected to a computer: - Do not open the double memory card slot cover and do not r emove the memory ca r ds. - Do not access, change or delete any of the cam cor der’ s folders or files di rectly from the comp uter as t his may resu lt in per manen t data loss. Always save yo[...]

138  Exter nal Co nnecti ons NOTES • Refe r also t o the com puter’ s instr uction manua l. • Users of Windows 7, Windows Vist a, Windows XP and Mac OS X: Yo u r c a m - cor der is equip ped with the standar d Picture T ransf er Pro tocol ( PTP) allowi ng you to trans fer pho tos (JPEG only ) simp ly by conne cting the camco rder to a comp[...]

External Conne ctions  139 Converting S cenes into St andard Defin ition 1 Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter . 2 Make sure ther e is a memory car d in slot Y wi th s uf ficient available space. 3 Open t he [Original], [ Playlist] or [Video Snapsho t] → [Or igina l]/ [Playlist] index screen. • Selec t the f tab to conve rt s[...]

140  Exter nal Co nnecti ons T o select the bit rate Using a higher bit rate will r e sult in better v ideo quality for the con- verted s cenes. NOTES • When converting scenes in th e [Playlist] or [V ideo Snapshot] → [Origin al]/ [Playlist] index screen: - Th e scen es a re conv erte d wit h th e sele cted bac kground musi c ( 0 95) in stea[...]

External Conne ctions  141 IMPORT AN T • While the camcor der is connecte d to the compute r , do not open the doubl e memory car d slot cover and do no t rem ove the memory car ds. • Obser ve the follo wing prec autions while the ACCESS in dicator is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do s o may result in perman ent dat a loss. - Do not open the [...]

142  Exter nal Co nnecti ons 3 Camcorder: Locate the scene you wish to copy and pause the playback shortly just before the desir ed scene. 4 Camcorder: Resume playback. By default, onscreen displays will be embedded in the output video signal . Y o u can change t he disp lays b y repeate dly press ing h ( 0 99). 5 External device: Start recordin[...]

External Conne ctions  143 Converting S cenes into St andard Defin ition 1 Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter . 2 Make sure ther e is a memory car d in slot Y wi th s uf ficient available space. 3 Open t he [Original], [ Playlist] or [Video Snapsho t] → [Or igina l]/ [Playlist] index screen. • Selec t the f tab to conve rt s[...]

144  Exter nal Co nnecti ons T o embed th e rec ord ing date and time The r ecor ding date and time will alway s be display ed on the conve rted scene. T o select the bit rate Using a higher bit rate will r e sult in better v ideo quality for the con- verted scenes, while a low er bit rate will result in smaller file sizes and faster uploads. T [...]

External Conne ctions  145 Connecting to th e Computer and Upload ing your Vid eos If you ar e connecting the ca mcor der to the computer i mmediately after the conv ersion descr ibed in the pr evious s ection, s tart this p ro cedure fr om step 3 below . Other wise, star t this pro cedur e fr om the beginning. 1 Power the camcorder using the co[...]

146  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Uploading you r Videos Wireless ly If you are using an Eye-Fi car d, you can autom atically uploa d the mov- ies from the [F or W eb Upload] ind ex screen to you r favorite vid eo shar- ing W eb site. Y ou will need to have installed the software supplied with your Eye-F i car d and completed a ll the requir ed confi[...]

External Conne ctions  147 NOTES • Depen ding on the am ount of data to be uplo aded and the network' s wireless conne ctio n cond ition s, it can take some time to upload vide o files. If the wireles s conn ection is too wea k, the wireless u pload m ay fail and the vi deo files will be registered as in compl ete uploa ds. • About powe[...]

148  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 ( 0 33). For details about each[...]

Addition al Informatio n  149 [ X Focus ] [ 2 ] (manual focus): T oggle on ( x ) or off ( w ) , T ouch AF frame, [ d ] (peaking) : T oggle on ( x ) or off ( w ) , [ 5 ] (peaking setti ngs): [Peaking and B&W]: [O ff] , [On] [Peaking Col or]: [Red] , [Blue], [Y e llow] zz 78 [ e Exposure] [ y ] (manual ex posure): T oggle on ( x ) or off ( w )[...]

150  Additional Information Setup Men us [Ed it] Panel - Mode 1 : Original scenes s : Playlist scenes (in clu ding the play list only of vide o sna pshot s cenes) Z : Ori ginal vid eo snapsho t scenes u : SD scenes on memory card Y Contr ol Butt on T arget Scenes/Function 1 s Z u 0 [Copy ( 497 )] or [Copy ( f97 )] [Select ed Scenes] z – z – [...]

Addition al Informatio n  151 [Edit ] Pane l - Mode Contr ol Butt on Index Screen Single Photo View 0 [Copy ( 497 )] or [Copy ( f97 )] [Selected P hotos], [All P hotos ] z 133 [Delete] z 108 [Protect] z 120 [Print Or ders] z 125 [Rotate ] – z 119 C OP Y[...]

152  Additional Information Setup Menus 7 / 8 Camer a Se tup Menu item Setting options 4 3 0 [Digital Zo om] [ B Off] , [ G 40x], [ H 200x] z –– [Zoom Speed] [ I Variable] , [ J Speed 3], [ K Speed 2], [ L Speed 1] zz 48 [AF Mode] [ R Instant AF ] , [ S Normal AF] zz – [AF-Assist Lamp] [ O Au tom ati c] , [ B Off] – z 114 [Focu s Prio ri[...]

Addition al Informatio n  153 * Option avai lable only when the o ptional SM- V1 Surround Microp hone is att ached to the cam corder after having update d the camc order’ s firm ware using the me m- ory card supplied with the SM- V1. [Digita l Zoom]: D ete rmin es th e operation of the digital zoom. The c olor o f the indicator in di- cate s t[...]

154  Additional Information [Focus Priori ty]: When the f ocus pri ority i s activa ted, th e camcor der re cord s a photo only after the focus has been adj usted automatica lly . Y ou can al so se lect which AF fram es to u s e. [ U AiAF Fr ames]: O ne or mor e AF frames out of the nine f rames avail- able are aut omatica lly se lecte d an d th[...]

Addition al Informatio n  155 [ A On V ]: The micr ophone attenuato r will b e acti vated a t all times to r eprod uce mor e f aithfully the sound dyna mics. V wil l a ppear on the screen. • This menu option is not available when the optional SM-V1 Surround Micr ophone is a ttached to the camcor der . In that case, activat e the micr ophone a [...]

156  Additional Information 8 Recording & Conn ections Setup Menu item Setting options 4 3 1 2 0 [Self Timer] [ A On n ], [ B Off] zz –– 8 5 [Vi deo Sn aps hot Length] [ i 2 sec], [ j 4 sec] , [ l 8 sec] z – z – 71, 102 [Rec Media f or Movies] [ P ] (built-in memory), [ 4 ] (memory ca rd X ), [ 7 ] (memory ca rd Y ) [Relay Recor ding[...]

Addition al Informatio n  157 [Frame Rate]: Selects the fra me rate to be use d when rec or ding. [ o PF30]: 30 frames per second, progr e ssive. Use t his frame rate to easily edit your recordin gs, for exa mple, t o po st th em o n the W eb. [ E PF24]: 24 frames per second, progr essive. Using this frame rate will give your r ecordi ngs a c in[...]

158  Additional Information [Memor y Info]: Displays a s cr een whe re you can verify how m uch of the built- in mem ory o r the memory card is currently in use ( l total re cordi ng time and k tota l numb er of pho tos) and how much sp ace rema ins av ail- ab le f or reco rdin g. • Estim ated fig ure s about availab le movie recor ding time a[...]

Addition al Informatio n  159 [Photo Numberi ng]: Select the photo numbering method to be used on a new memory card. P hotos are aut omatic ally a ssigne d con secut ive num - bers from 0101 to 9900, and stor ed in folders containing up to 100 pho- tos. Folders ar e num ber ed from 101 to 998. [ a Reset]: Photo numbers wi ll resta rt from 101-01[...]

160  Additional Information [TV T ype]: When you con nect the ca mcor d er t o a TV using the sup plied 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 . [ F Normal TV]: TV sets w ith 4:3 aspect ratio. [ G Wid e TV]: TV sets with 16:9 as[...]

Addition al Informatio n  161 1 Option n ot available from the [Playlist] i ndex screen. 2 Option not available when the camcorder i s connected to an HDTV using an H DMI cab le. 3 Option a vailable onl y after havin g inserted an Eye-Fi card in memory card slot Y . [Power Sav ing Mode] [Auto Powe r Off]: [ A On] , [ B Off] zzzz – [Quick Start[...]

162  Additional Information [Font Siz e]: Chang es the s ize of th e font for t he menu an d othe r screen s. • When the font size is set to [ A Large], some information may be dis- played in s horte ned f orm (ico ns o nly , etc. ). Some scr eens will be dis- played us ing the smal l font si ze rega rd less of the sett ing. [Output Onscreen D[...]

Addition al Informatio n  163 [Quick St art (Sta ndby)]: Se lect whether to a ctivate the Qui ck Start function ( 0 49) when you close the LC D panel in a r ecor ding mode and the length of time after whic h the camcorder will end the standby mode and shut off au toma tica lly . • Y o u can set Quick S tart to [ B Of f], fo r examp le, if the [...]

164  Additional Information [Dista nce Un its]: Selects t he units t o use fo r the focu sing di stance disp lay duri ng manu al focu s. [Demo Mo de]: The demonst ration mode disp lays the camc order's main featur es. It start s automa tically when the ca mcor der is power ed with t he compact po wer adapte r if you leave it turned on witho[...]

Addition al Informatio n  165 Appendix: Onscr een Ico ns and Displa ys Recording Movies (in Dual Sh ot mode) 1 Smar t AUTO mode ( 0 45) 2 Onscreen zoom controls ( 0 48) 3 Operating mode ( 0 31 ) 4 In record pause m ode: T ota l number of scenes 5 Memo ry ope ration ( 0 169) 6 Remaining battery time ( 0 16 9) 7 Zoom ( 0 48) 8 Recor ding mode ( 0 [...]

166  Additional Information Recording Movies (in y M anual mode) A s Control button: Open the FUNC. panel ( 0 33) A d Recordi ng program ( 0 63, 65, 73) A f R Instant A F ( 0 153), MF Ma nual foc us ( 0 78) A g Manual e xposure ( 0 76) A h AGC (automatic gain) limit ( 0 78) A j White balan ce ( 0 81 ) A k Image effect ( 0 83) A l Audio level ind[...]

Addition al Informatio n  167 Recording Photos (in y Manual mod e) F s Drive mode ( 0 115) F d Light m etering m ode ( 0 117) F f Con tr ol b utto n: La st fu nction us ed ([MENU] in this cas e) F g Self tim er ( 0 85) F h Flash ( 0 1 13) F j Eye-Fi wireless commu nication ( 0 146) F k Number of available photos 4 , 7 On memory car d X or Y f In[...]

168  Additional Information Viewing Photos Exif information panel G l Control button: Open the setup menus ( 0 152) H q Prot ected photo mark ( 0 120) H a Current ph oto / T ota l number of photo s H s Photo n u mbe r ( 0 159) H d Histogram ( 0 120) H f Control button: Photo jump ( 0 107) H g Date a nd time o f recording H h Control button: Slid[...]

Addition al Informatio n  169 5 Memo ry o per ati on N Record , M Record pause, A Playback, C Playba ck pause, I Fast playbac k, J Fast rev erse play bac k, G Slow playback, H Slow revers e playback , E F rame advanc e, F Frame r everse . 6 Remaining battery time • The ic on shows a rou gh esti mate of the rema ining charge as a percent age of[...]

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

Addition al Informatio n  171 A noise can be heard from the compact power adapter . - A faint sound can be heard while the compa ct power adapter is connected to a power outlet. This is not a malfunction. The battery pack is exhausted extremely quic kly even at normal temperatures. - The batter y may have reached the end of its battery life. Buy[...]

172  Additional Information After using the camcorder for a long time , it becomes hot. - The camcorder may become hot after using it cont inuously for long periods o f time; this is not a malfunction. If the camcorder becomes unusually hot or it becomes h ot after using it only for a short while, it may indicate a problem with the camcorder . C[...]

Addition al Informatio n  173 When playing scenes/a slideshow link ed t o external audio, the video pl ayback is not correctly linked to the external player . - The volume of external player may be too lo w. T r y increasing t he volume of the external player . Cannot divide scenes - Y ou cannot divide scenes recorded or edited using another dev[...]

174  Additional Information The red ON/OFF (CHG) indicator flashes very slowly ( one flash at 2-second intervals). - The temperature of the battery pack is outsid e the charging range. If the battery pack’ s tem- perature is below 0 ° C (32 °F), w arm it before c h arging it; if it is above 40 °C (104 °F), let the battery pack cool down be[...]

Addition al Informatio n  175 Noise can be heard along with the r ecorded sound - When recording sound with an external micr ophone, the interference caus ed by wireless communications may be picked up and reco rded as noise. W e recommend turning off the wireless commu nication while rec ording ( 0 147). Sound is distorted or is recorded at lo [...]

176  Additional Information Cannot upload files wirelessly using an Eye-Fi card. - Y ou may have inserted the Eye-Fi card into memory card slot X . Inse rt it into memory card slot Y . - 6 8 [Eye-Fi Communication] is set to [Off] ( i appears onscreen). Set it to [Auto- matic]. - Opening the LCD panel may help when the wireless c onnection is not[...]

Addition al Informatio n  177 The computer does not recognize the camcor der even though the camcorder is connected cor rect ly . - Disconnect the USB cable and turn off the camcorder . After a short while, turn it on again and restore the connection. - Connect the camcorder to a different USB port on the computer . - The camcorder will not be c[...]

178  Additional Information List of Mess ages Following the list of message s for the c amcorder you ca n find separa te lists for print-related me ssages ( 0 184). Accessing the memory card. Do not remove the memory card. - Y ou opened the memory card slot cover while the camcorder was accessing the memory card or the camcorder started ac cessi[...]

Addition al Informatio n  179 - Memory card Y already contains the maximum number of sce nes (3,999 scenes). Delete some scenes ( 0 59) to free some space. Cannot divide the scene . Initialize only using the camcorder . - The scene could not be divi ded because the camcorder’ s internal scene management d ata log is full. Save your recordings [...]

180  Additional Information Cannot record Cannot access the built-in memory - There is a problem w ith the built-in memory . Save your recordings ( 0 134) and initializ e the built-in memory using the [Complete Initialization] option ( 0 42). If the problem persists, contact a Canon Service Center . Cannot record Check the memory card - There is[...]

Addition al Informatio n  181 not be written back and musi c files cannot be transferred to the ca mcorder . T o avoid corrupt- ing the data in the camcorder's memory , use the computer's Safely Remove Hardware function to end the connection and disc onnect the USB cable before using the camc order . - T o be able to write back scenes [...]

182  Additional Information Mem. Card Unable to recognize the data - The memory card contains scenes recorded in a different television system (P AL or SECAM). Play back the recordings i n the memory card wi th the device originally used to recor d them. Memory card cover is open - After inserting a memory card, close the memor y card slot cover[...]

Addition al Informatio n  183 Playlist is full. Cannot divide the scene . - Scenes cannot be divided when the playlist alr eady contains 999 scenes. Dele te some scenes from the playlist ( 0 101). Scene recorded using another device . Cannot divide the scene. - Scenes recorded using another device cannot be divided with thi s camcorder . Select [...]

184  Additional Information This scene was recor ded using another device and cannot be added to the playlist. - Scenes that were not recorded with this ca mcorder cannot be added to the playl ist. This scene was recor ded using another device and cannot be copied. - Scenes that were not recorded with this ca mcorder cannot be copied to memory c[...]

Addition al Informatio n  185 File error - Y ou attempted to print a photo that was recorded with another camcorder , has a different compression, or was edited on a computer . Hardware err or - Cancel printing. T urn off the printer and turn it back on. - Check the printer status. - Ink tank errors have occurred. Replace the i nk tank. Ink abso[...]

186  Additional Information Printer in use - The printer is in use. Check the printer status. Printing error - The printer does not support the pa per size selected for [Paper Settings]. Set [Paper Settings] to [Default] or a paper size supported by the pr inter used. - Cancel printing, disconnect the USB cable and turn off the printer . Aft er [...]

Additional Information  187 Do’s an d Don ’ts Hand lin g Prec autions Cam cord er Be sur e to observe th e follow ing pr ecautions to ensur e max imum pe r- forma nce. • Save your recordings periodically . Make s ure to transf er your r ecord- ings to an e xter nal device such as a comput er or digita l vi deo r ecor der ( 0 132) and sa ve[...]

188  Additional Information • When mou nting t he camcor der on a tripod, make sure that th e tripod's fas- tening scr ew is shorter than 5. 5 mm (0.2 in.). Using other tripods may dam- age t he camcor der . • When recording movies, try to get a calm, stable picture. Exces sive cam- cor der movem ent while shootin g and extensi ve use o[...]

Additional Information  189 Remaining ba tter y time If the re mainin g battery time di splayed i s not c orrec t, cha rge the b attery pack fu lly . Still, the correct ti me may not be disp layed if a ful ly charg ed batter y pack i s us ed conti nuously i n hi gh te mperatur es or it is left unused for long periods of time. Also, the corr ect [...]

190  Additional Information • Secu re Digital (SD ) memory cards have a physic al swi tch to pr event writ- ing on the c ard so a s to avoid the accid ental er asur e of the car d's con- tent. T o w rite- pr otect the me mory car d set the sw itch to the LOCK position. Built-in Recharge able Lithium Battery The camcor der has a built-in r[...]

Additional Information  191 • Wipe the battery with a clean dry cl oth to ensur e proper contac t. • For California, USA only: The lit hium b attery incl uded cont ains Per chlorat e Materi al – spec ial handling may appl y . See www .dtsc. ca.gov/hazar douswaste/ per chlora te for detai ls. Disp osal When you delete movies or initialize t[...]

192  Additional Information Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Cam corder B ody • Use a so ft, dry c l oth to clea n the camcor der body . Never us e chemic all y tr eated c l ot hs or vo latil e solv ents su ch as p ain t thinner . Lens, Viewfind er and Instant AF Sen sor • If the l ens surface or Instant AF s ensor is dir ty , autofoc us may not[...]

Additional Information  193 T o avoid c ondensa tion • Do not expo se the camco rder to sudden or ex tr eme changes in tem- perature. • Remo ve the memory car d and batte ry pa ck. Then, p lace t he camcor der in an air tight pla stic bag and let it adjus t gradua lly to tempe ratur e changes before r em oving i t from the bag. When c ondens[...]

194  Additional Information Gener al Informa tion Accessories * Supplied wi th the camcorder ; not availab le as an opti onal accessor y . (Av ailability differs from area to area) Optional accessories not l is ted below a re d escribe d in mor e detail in the following pages. 1 SS-600/SS-650 Shoulder Strap A k DTC-100 D T erminal Cable 2 WS-20 [...]

Additional Information  195 NOTES • Acc esso ries that are compa tible w ith the A dvanc ed Acce ssor y Shoe canno t be at tached to t his ca mcor der . Look for the Mini ADVANCED SHOE logo to ensur e compati bilit y with the mi ni advanced shoe. Opt ional Acc essor ies Call or visit your local re tailer/deale r for genuine Canon video accesso[...]

196  Additional Information 5 CG-800 Battery Charger Use t he batte ry charger t o charge th e battery packs. It plugs directly into a power outle t without a cable. Charging, Recording and Playback Times The charg ing times given in the foll owing tabl e are ap pro ximat e and vary acco rding to cha rging conditio ns and in itial cha rge of th [...]

Additional Information  197 Using the built-in memo ry * Approxima te times for recordi ng with repeated operations su ch as star t/stop, zoom ing, and p ower on/o f f. Batter y pack Reco rding mode Recording ( maximum) Recording (typical)* Playback LCD Viewfinder LCD Viewfinder LCD BP-808 BP-809 MXP 80 min. 95 min. 55 min. 60 min. 125 min. FXP [...]

198  Additional Information Using a memor y card * App roximate times for reco rding with repeated op erations such as start/stop , zoom ing, and powe r on/ of f. 7 TL-H58 Tele-c onverte r This T ele -conv erter lens i ncrease s th e foca l leng th of the camcor der lens b y a factor of 1.5. • The im age st abiliz er is not a s effectiv e when[...]

Additional Information  199 8 WD-H58 Wide- converte r This Wide- convert er lens d ecr eases focal length by a factor of 0.7, giving you a wide perspective for indoor shots or panoramic views. • When th e W ide-conve rter is att ached, a shado w may ap pea r in the pic ture when you us e the fla sh. 9 Protect Filter 58 mm, ND4-L Filter 58 mm, [...]

200  Additional Information A d VL-5 Vide o Ligh t This video light enables you to re cord bright ly in color ev en in da rk places . It attaches to the c amcorder’ s mi ni advan ced sh oe for cab le-free op eration . A f VFL-2 Video Flash Light This vi deo flash lig ht allows you to re cord pho tos and movies even at nig ht or in dark places [...]

Additional Information  201 Product Codes Provided Acc essorie s CA-570 Compact Power Adapter 8468A002 AA BP-808 Battery Pack 2740B002AA WL-D89 Wireless Contr oller D83-0790-000 STV-250N Stereo Video Cable 3067A002AA (D82-0590-002) Optional Access ories BP-809 Battery Pack 2588B003AA (silver), 2588B004AA (black) BP-819 Battery Pack 2589B002AA BP[...]

202  Additional Information Specifications VIXIA HF S30  — 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* * Only when u sing the optional SM-V1 Surrou nd Microphone. Photos: DCF (Design rule for Camera File syste[...]

Additional Information  203 • Lens f=6.4-64 mm, F/1.8-3.0, 10x optical zoom, iris aperture 35 mm equivalent  : Movies: 4 3.5 – 435 mm Photos ( L , M , S ): 39.9 – 399 mm Photos ( LW , MW ): 43.5 – 435 mm • Lens Configuration: 11 elements in 9 groups (2 aspheric elements) • AF System Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when s[...]

204  Additional Information Power/Other s • Power supply (rated) 7.4 V DC (battery pack), 8.4 V DC (compact po wer adapter) • Power consumption  4.1 W (SP mode, AF on, built-in memory, LCD normal brightness) 4.0 W (SP mode, AF on, memory card, LCD normal brightness) 3.6 W (SP mode, AF on, built-in memory, viewfinder) 3.5 W (SP mode, AF on[...]

Additional Information  205 Weight and d imensions are ap proximate. Errors a nd omission s excepted. The infor mation in this manual is verifi ed as of December 201 0. Subject to chang e with ou t not ice . Abou t the music files The specific ations of the music fi les compa tible wi th the camcor der are as follows. Audio e ncoding : Linear PC[...]

206  Additional Information Index 24p Cinem a Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 3D Flip View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 A Abroad, using the camco rder . . . . 193 AF-assist lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 14 AGC (automatic g ain) limit . . . . . . . 7 8 Apertu re (f number) . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Aspect r atio of a c onnect ed[...]

Additional Information  207 HDMI-CEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Headphone s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Highlight AE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 I Image effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3 Image stabilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Index screens . . . .[...]

208  Additional Information S Savin g rec ord ings . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Creating discs . . . . . . . . . . . 138 T ransf erri ng to a com puter . . 134 Using exter nal vi de o rec ord er s . . . . . . . . . 141 Selecting the memory for playb ack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Self tim er . . . [...]

209 CANON CONSUMER DIGIT A L VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIMITED WA RRANTY FOR THE UNITED ST A TES The limited warranty set forth below is given by Canon U .S.A., Inc. (“Canon USA”) with respect to Canon Consumer Digital Video Equi pment (the “Equipment”) pu rchased in the United States. This limited warranty is onl y effective upon presentation of yo [...]

210 LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DA T A, INCLUDING WITHOUT L IMIT ATION, LOSS OR CORRUPTION O F DA TA STORED O N THE EQUIPMENT’S HARD DRIV E, OR ANY OTHER SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM AGES CAUSED BY THE USE, MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THE EQUIPMENT , REGARDLESS OF TH E LEGAL THEORY ON WHICH THE CLAIM IS BASED, AND EVEN IF CANON USA H AS BEE[...]

211 CANON CONSUMER DIGIT A L VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIMITED WA RRANTY The limited warranty set forth below is given by C anon Canada Inc. (“ Canon Canada”) with r espect to Canon Consu mer Digital Video Equipme nt (the “Equipment”) purchas ed in Canada. This limited warranty is only effective upon presenta tion of a bill of sal e or other proof o [...]

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