Canon Legria HF R46 manual

PUB. DIE-0433-000 HD Camcorder Instruction Manual :98 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 R48, LEGRIA HF R47 and LE GRIA HF R46 are in co mpliance (as of January 2013 ) with the radi o signal regul ations of the reg ions listed be low. F or details on other reg ions where th ey can be us ed, make inqu iries wit h the cont acts li sted on th e back side o f this instru ction manual . Statement on EC directive R[...]

4 T rademark Acknowledg e ments • SD, SDHC and SDXC Logos a r e trademarks o f SD-3C, LLC. • Microsoft and Windows ar e t rademarks or reg istered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries . • App Store, iPad, iPhone, i T unes and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other count[...]

5 Exciting F eatures and New Functions : / 9 / 8 Wi-Fi Functions ( A 119) Baby Mode ( A 63) Using Baby mode, you will not miss out on baby’ s precious moments. The camcorder’ s settings ar e optimized to captur e the beauty of baby’ s skin. Y ou can also add stamps to th e video to keep t rack of ba by’ s growth. Enjoy the freedom of Wi-Fi*[...]

6 Smart AUTO ( A 42) Smart AUTO auto matical l y sele cts the be st scene mode for the scene you wan t to shoot. Y ou get spe ctacular r ecor dings every time wi thout worrying abo ut settings. Video S naps hot ( A 72) Cine ma-Loo k Filter s ( A 64) Shoot or captur e short scen es and a rrange them in to a vid eo clip set to your favorite backgr ou[...]

7 Enjoying Y our Recordings on Other Devices Connect the camcorder to an HDTV ( A 103). Upload r ecordings to your computer ( A 108). Save your r ecord ing s. Upload your MP4 movies and photos to t he We b ( A 118). Cop y the ca mcor der’ s entir e memory onto an external hard drive ( A 113). Copy your recordings to an e xternal video recor der ([...]

8 : / 9 / 8 Enjoying Y our Recordings Using the Camcorder’s Wi-Fi Functions Connect th e camcorder t o an access point on y our home network and t hen sha re your recordi ngs on CANON iMAG E GA TEWA Y ( A 126). From there, you can ma ke online albums to enjoy your recordings . Save your recordings o n an iPhone or iP ad and play them back ( A 125[...]

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-ROM 17 Names of Parts  Preparations 19 Get ting S tarted 19 Charging t he Battery Pack 21 T u rning On the Camcorder 22 Using the Grip Be lt 23 Opening the Lens Cov e r and Adjustin[...]

10  Table of cont ents  Basic Shooting and Playback 40 Basic Recor ding 40 Shooting Video 42 About the Smart AUTO function 44 Intelligent IS 45 T aking P hotos 46 Zoomin g 49 Basic Playback 49 Playing Back Vid eo 53 Viewing Photos 55 Deleting Scenes 57 Deleting Photos  Adv anced Shooting 59 Selecting the Movie Format (A VCHD/MP4) 59 Select[...]

Table of conte nts  11 85 Audio Scenes 86 Audio Recording Level 87 Using Headphones  Adva nced Playback and Editing 89 Capturing Video Snapshot Scenes and Photos from a Movie 90 Playing Back Scenes in the Baby Album 91 Playing Back V ideo Snapshot Scenes 92 Playback w ith Back ground Music 94 Selecting t he Playback Star ting Point 96 Dividin[...]

12  Table of cont ents  : / 9 / 8 Wi-Fi Functions 119 Introduction to W i -Fi 122 Recording Movies Using a Smartphone as a Remote Control 123 Remote Browse: Viewing Recordings Using a W eb Browser on Y our iOS Device or Android Smartphone 125 Uploading Videos Using an iOS Device 126 Sharing Recordings with CANON iMAGE GA TEWA Y 133 Playback o[...]

Introdu ction  13 About this Manual Thank you for pur chasing the Canon LEGRIA HF R48 / LEGRIA HF R47 / LEGRIA HF R 46 / LEGRIA HF R406. Please read this manual care fu lly b efo re yo u u se t he c amc orde r an d re tain it f or fut ure re fer - ence. Shoul d your camcor der fail to oper ate corre ctly , refer to Tr o u b l e - shooting ( A 15[...]

14  Introduction Self Timer Operating modes: * For movies only. • will appe ar on t he scre en. • Repeat , selecting [ Off], to turn off the self timer . Movies: In record pause mode, press . The camcorder starts r ecording after a 10-second countdown. The countdown appears on the screen. Photos: In record pau se mode, touch [PHOTO]. • The[...]

Introdu ction  15 Gettin g to Kn ow the Camcorder Supplied Accessor ies and CD-R OM The follo wing acc essories ar e supplied wi th the camcor der: * : / 9 / 8 only . T ransfer Uti lity LE Startup Guide: This guide expl ains how to d ownloa d PIXELA ’ s T r ansfer Utility LE software, which allows you to save your A VC HD movies and transfer m[...]

16  Introduction The Canon LEGRI A CD-ROM is also su pplie d with the ca mcorder . The CD-ROM contai ns the foll owin g comp onents : - In structio n Manua l - The full- versio n instruct ion manu al of the camco rde r (t his PDF fil e). - ImageB ro wser EX - T he CD -ROM con tains an automa tic i nstal ler f or the softwar e ImageBr owser EX , [...]

Introdu ction  17 Names of Parts 1 (pla ybac k mode) butto n ( A 39 ) 2 ON/OFF bu tton ( A 21) 3 M emory card slot cov er 4 AV O U T t e r mi n al ( A 99, 101)/ × (headphon es) terminal ( A 87) 5 HDM I OUT terminal ( A 99 , 100) 6 US B t erminal ( A 99, 102) 7 M emory card slot ( A 27) 8 ST ART/STOP button ( A 40) 9 DC IN terminal ( A 19) A q G[...]

18  Introduction A d Speaker ( A 51) A f Zoom lever ( A 46) A g LCD touc h screen ( A 23, 34) A h ACCESS indicator ( A 40) A j :98 Wi-Fi anten na ( A 12 1) A k POWER/CHG (charge) indicator: Green - On Red - Cha r ging ( A 19) A l Battery a ttachment u nit ( A 19) S q Ser ial nu mber S a T ripod socket ( A 171) S s BA TTERY RE LEASE switc h ( A 2[...]

Prepa rat ions  19 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 comp act power ad[...]

20  Prepa ratio ns 5 Charging will start w hen the camcorder is turned off. • If the camc order was o n, the gr een PO WER/CHG i ndica tor will go out when you turn of f the camcorder . After a mom ent, the PO WER/CHG in dicator wi ll turn on in r ed (battery pack charging). The r ed POWER/ CHG indicator will go out when the batt ery pack is f[...]

Prepa rat ions  21 overs eas trave ls or specia l power s ources such as those on aircraft and ships, DC-AC inve rters, etc. NOTES • We r ecommend cha rgi ng the batter y pack in t emperat ures betw een 10 °C and 30 °C. If eith er the ambi ent temp eratur e or the battery p ack’ s tempe ratur e is outsi de the ran ge of appr ox. 0 °C to 4[...]

22  Prepa ratio ns [ NOTES • Y ou can use the > q > [Po wer On Usi ng LCD Panel] settin g so that you can turn the camcor der on and of f only b y pr essing . Using the Grip Belt Fast en the gr ip bel t. Adjust the g rip be lt so that you ca n r each the zoom lever with your index finger , and the Y button with your thumb. To remove th e[...]

Prepa rat ions  23 2 Pu ll the strap to remove it fi rst fr om the front bracket on the camcorder , then to unthread it from the handgrip and finally to remo ve it fr om the r ear br acket on the camcor der . Opening the Lens Cover and Adjusting the LCD Scre en Befor e you start reco rdi ng, open the lens cover . Move the lens cover switch down [...]

24  Prepa ratio ns NOTES • About the LCD screen: The screen is pr oduced using extremely high-pr e- cisi on manufact uring technique s, with mor e than 99.99% of the pix els operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasion- ally misfir e or appear as blac k, r ed, blu e or gree n d ot s . This has no eff ect o n the rec o[...]

Prepa rat ions  25 Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Compatib le for Use with the Camcorder Y ou can use the following types of commer cially availab le Secure Digi - tal (S D) car d s with th is camc ord er . As of January 201 3, the movie recor ding function has been tested using SD/S DHC/SD XC memo ry car ds made b y Pana sonic, T oshi b a a[...]

26  Prepa ratio ns IMPORT AN T • If you us e an SDXC mem ory car d with a compute r OS that is not SD XC- compatible, you may be prompted to format the memory card. In such case, cancel the operation to prevent data loss . • After repeat edly recor ding, deleting and edit ing scenes (frag mented memo ry), it will take lon ger to write da ta [...]

Prepa rat ions  27 Inserting and Removing a Memory Card If y ou plan o n using a memory ca rd, turn off the camcord er befor e per- formin g the initial setup and t hen insert the memor y card. Af ter per- forming the i nitial setup, ini tialize the memory ca rd ( A 31). 1 Open the LCD panel. If this is your first time to turn on the ca mcorder [...]

28  Prepa ratio ns IMPORT AN T • Memory cards have fr ont and back sides that are not in ter changeable. Inser ting a mem ory car d faci ng the wr ong direct ion can ca use a mal- functi on of the camc orde r . Be su re to ins ert t he memory car d as described in step 4. C OP Y[...]

Prepa rat ions  29 First T ime Settings Basic Setup The first time y ou turn on the camcor der , you will be guided b y the camcor der’ s easy-to-follo w setup scr eens to c onfigur e the cam - corder’ s initial settings. Y ou will set the date and time, movie format, and other basic functions. For det ails on how to use the touch scr een, r[...]

30  Prepa ratio ns • ; Skip to step 10. 8T o u c h [ & ] (built-in memory ) or [ ] ( memory car d) and t hen touch [ æ ]. • When se lecting the memory , you can ch eck the a vailab le r ecor ding time based o n the video qua lity setting. • Aft er you se lect the memory to w hich you want to r ecord mov ies, th e [ { Rec Me dia f or P[...]

Prepa rat ions  31 Changing the Time Zone Change the time zo ne to match your loc ation. The default setting is Paris. In addition, the camcorder is able to r e tai n the date and time of another lo cation. This is convenient when you trav el so t hat you can set the camcorder to match the time of your home location or that of your destination. [...]

32  Prepa ratio ns Do not disc onnect t he power sour ce or tu rn off the camcor der until the initia lization is complete d. 2 Initialize the memory . : / 9 / 8 ; 1 T ou ch this option i f you w ant to physically era se all the data r ather than just cl ear the file al location table of the memory . 2 If you selected the [Complet e Initializati[...]

Prepa rat ions  33 “ MU S IC ” fo l de r o n t h e s u pp l ie d LE G RI A CD - R OM t o t h e m e m or y ca rd conn ected t o a com puter . R efer to About the music fil es ( A 185) for the fo lder s t ructur e of the memory car d. C OP Y[...]

34  Prepa ratio ns Basic Operatio n of the Camcorder Using the T ouch Screen The contro l buttons and menu items that appear on th e touch screen change dynami cally dependi ng on the operating mode and t he 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 on an el[...]

Prepa rat ions  35 (Home) Menu The (Home) menu is the gat eway to m ost of the camcor der’ s func- tions and settings. Operat ing modes: 1 T ouch [ ] on the upper left of the screen to open the (Home ) menu. 2 Dr ag your finger left/right to bring the desired menu to the center . 3 T o uch the icon of t he desired menu to open it. See below fo[...]

36  Prepa ratio ns * : / 9 / 8 only . Menus Available in Playback Mode * : / 9 / 8 only . NOTES • For brevity’ s sake, references to settings in the (Home) menu will includ e only the ic on of the menu, the tab of the desi re d submenu (fo r settings i n the [ Other Se ttings] menu) and the se tting name. For exampl e, to adj ust the scr een[...]

Prepa rat ions  37 Operat ing modes: * In mode, acce ss to functions is limited. 1 T ouch [ ] on the upper left of t he screen to open th e (Home) menu. 2 Dr ag your finger left/right to bring [ Other Sett ings] to the c enter . 3 T ouch the icon to open the [ Other Settings ] menus. 4 T ouch the tab of the desired menu. 5 Dr ag your finger up/d[...]

38  Prepa ratio ns Y ou may need to dr ag your fi ng er up and down along the s croll bar or touch [ Í ] and [ Î ] to find the control button of the desired funct ion. Operating Modes Recording When rec ord ing, the camcor der’ s operating mode is determin ed by the [Shooting Mo de] menu in the (Home) m enu and the [Mov i e Forma t] option i[...]

Prepa rat ions  39 Playback Press the button to switch the camcor der between camera (recording) mod e and playba ck mode. Y ou can pr ess when the cam corder is of f t o turn it o n dir ectly in playb ack mode. NOTES • : / 9 / 8 When switch ing to a play back mode, the memory sele cted f or pl ayback will b e the same curr ently used for r ec[...]

40  Basic Sh ooting and Play back Basic Shooting and Playback This chapter cover s how to easily reco rd vi deo and photos in mode, play them back, and how to use other b asic func- tions. T o enjoy full access t o menus and more advanced func- tions, refer to Advanced Shooting ( A 59) and Advanced Playba ck and Editing ( A 89). Basic Reco rding[...]

Basi c Shooting and Play back  41 3 Se t the camcorder to mode. • This step is not necessary the firs t time you use the camcorder . • T o ch ange th e movi e form at, refer to Sele cting th e Movie F ormat (A VCHD/MP4) ( A 59). 4P r e s s Y to begin recording. • Press Y agai n to pause the r ecor ding. • Th e ACCE SS indica tor will fla[...]

42  Basic Sh ooting and Play back About AUTO mod e • On ly the follow ing funct ions are availa ble in mode. - Zoom ( A 46). - Vid eo snapsh ot ( A 72). - Face detection and tracki ng ( A 75) to get beautiful shots of people e very time, tracking the subjec t even if th e person mo ves. -D e c o r a t i o n ( A 68) to add a fun personal touch [...]

Basi c Shooting and Play back  43 Smart AUTO ico ns * Th e icon in parentheses ap pears under backlig ht conditions. Background → (co lor of the icon ) Bright* (gray) Blu e ski es * (light blue) Vivid colors* (green/red) Sunsets (orange) Subject ↓ Peopl e (stationary) ( ) ( ) ( ) — Peopl e (moving) ( ) ( ) ( ) — Subj ects o ther th an pe[...]

44  Basic Sh ooting and Play back IMPORT AN T • T o pr otect the lens , kee p the l ens c over cl osed w hen you ar e not re cord ing mo vies a nd when yo u ar e not usin g the c amcord er . • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss or damage to the [...]

Basi c Shooting and Play back  45 > [LCD Backlight] setting or a djust the brightn ess of the LCD scree n with the > > [LCD Brightness] setting. • If you pl an on making a long re cord ing whi le the cam cor der is in a fi xed position, such as on a tripod, you can recor d with the LCD panel c losed in or der to conserve the battery?[...]

46  Basic Sh ooting and Play back A green icon ( ) and {æ & ( : / 9 / 8 onl y) or {æ will appear mome ntaril y on the scr een and the ACCESS indic ator will flash as the pho to is rec orded . Ho weve r , i f you rec ord a ph oto whi le rec ordin g a movie, will not appea r . When you have finished taking photos 1 Make sur e that the ACCESS[...]

Basi c Shooting and Play back  47 Using th e Zoom Lever Move t he zo om l ever t owar d T (wide angle) to z oom out. Move it toward S (telephoto) to zoom in. By default, the zoom lever operates at a var iable spee d – press gent ly for a slow zoom; pr e ss har der for faster zooms. Using the T ouch Screen’ s Zoom Cont rols 1 Dis play the zoo[...]

48  Basic Sh ooting and Play back Operating modes: * In mod e, [Zoom T ype ] will be set to [ Optical]. Option s NOTES • Keep at lea st 1 m away fro m the subjec t. At full wi de angle, you ca n focu s on a sub ject as clo se as 1 cm . Using tele ma cro ( A 84) , you can focus on a su bject as close as 50 c m at full tele photo. • Y ou can a[...]

Basi c Shooting and Play back  49 Basic Pla yback Playing Back Video Operat ing modes: 1P r e s s . 2 I f necessary , change the index screen. : / 9 / 8 ; SCN Index screen button (next to [ ]) [ & · ] (index screen button) > Select the memory with the desir ed scene ( & or ) and t he movie format of the desired s cene ( · or ¸ ) &g[...]

50  Basic Sh ooting and Play back 3 Look for the scene you want to play back. 4 T ouch the desired scene to play it back. • The cam cord er w ill p lay ba ck the scene selected and conti nue unti l the end o f the last scene in th e index sc ree n. • T ouch th e scr een to displ ay th e playba ck c ontrol s. Dur ing playback , the pla yback [...]

Basi c Shooting and Play back  51 3T o u c h [ K ] twic e w hen fini shed . During playback: Adjus ting the v olume 1 During playback, touch the scr een to display the playbac k controls . 2T o u c h [ Ý ], drag your f inger along the [Speaker ]* ba r to ad just the volume and touch [ K ]. *W h e n > q > [AV/Headphones] i s set to [ Ó He[...]

52  Basic Sh ooting and Play back 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 ope n the me mory car d slot co ver . - D o no t discon nect the power s ourc e or turn off the camcor der . - Do not press . • [...]

Basi c Shooting and Play back  53 • So und will not be outpu t fr om the bu ilt-in spea ker while the s upplied High Speed HDMI c able or optional STV -250N Ster eo Video Cable i s conn ected t o the c amcorder . Viewing Photos Operat ing modes: 1P r e s s . 2 O pen the [ Photo Play back] index screen. 3 : / 9 / 8 If necessary , change the ind[...]

54  Basic Sh ooting and Play back 4 Look for the ph ot o you want to play back. 5 T ouch the p hoto you wish to view . • The photo is displa yed in single photo view. • Drag your finger l eft/right to br owse through the photos one by one. To ret urn t o the index screen from s ingle photo view 1 T ouch the scr een to dis play the pla yback [...]

Basi c Shooting and Play back  55 IMPORT AN T • Obse rve the follow ing precaut ions while the ACCES S indicato r is on or flash ing. Failin g to do so may resu lt in permanen t data los s. - D o not open the memory card slot cove r . - D o not disco nnect the po wer sour ce or turn off the ca mcor der . - Do not press . • Even i f you trans[...]

56  Basic Sh ooting and Play back 1 Open the d esir ed index scr een ( A 49, 90, 91). T o del ete al l the scene s r ecor ded on a sp ecifi c d ate, dra g you r fin ger left /right unt il a scene you want to del ete appe ars. 2 Delete the scenes. * W hen you select [Select ], perform the following procedure to select t he individ- ual scenes you[...]

Basi c Shooting and Play back  57 NOTES • T o delet e all movi es and ma ke all rec or dable space avail able ag ain you may pr efer to initia lize the memory ( A 31). Delet ing Photos Y ou can del ete those photos that you ar e not inter ested in k eeping. Operat ing modes: Deleting a S ingle Photo 1 I n single photo v iew , select the photo [...]

58  Basic Sh ooting and Play back • A checkm ark ! will appear on the photos y ou touch. The total number of selecte d photos will app ear next to the " ico n. • T ouch a selected photo t o remove the checkma rk. T o remo ve all check marks at once , touch [R emove All] > [Y es]. 2 Aft er select ing all th e desir ed photos, t ouch [[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  59 Advanced Shooting This chapter covers adv anced shoo ting functions, such as Sp e- cial Scene modes an d Baby mode. Fo r detai ls about basi c video sh ooting, r efer to B asic Shooting and Playb a ck ( A 40). Selecting the Movie Format (AVCHD/MP4) Y ou can choose to recor d mov ies in A VCHD or MP4 format. A VCHD movies a[...]

60  Advanced Shootin g * Y o u can view informati on on the video quality with the fo llowing procedure. To view inform ation on the video quality 1T o u c h [ I ]. A scr een with t he r esoluti on, b it ra te and frame r ate w ill a ppear . 2T o u c h [ K ]. NOTES • Movies recorded in 50P or MXP mode c a nnot be saved on A VCHD discs . Use an[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  61 Approximat e r ecording times  Default value For A VCHD movies: For MP4 movies: 1 Recorded in 1,920x1,08 0 resolution. 2 Recorded in 1,440x1,08 0 resolution. 3 : / 9 / 8 At the time of purchase, the buil t-in memory contains about 70 MB of music files (background music), 5 MB of image fil es (image mix frames ) and abou[...]

62  Advanced Shootin g : / 9 / 8 Selecting the Memor y (Built-in Memory/ Memory Ca r d) for Recordings Y ou can select to r ecord your movie s 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 . Operating modes: : / 9 / 8 Dual Recordi ng and Relay Re cording When you reco [...]

Advanced Sh ooting  63 - When the video quality is set to 50P or 35 Mbps. - Wh en the sho oting mode is s et to or . • When dual rec ordin g is a ctivated, decorati on is not avail able. • When you use r elay r ecor ding, ther e wi ll be a mom entary stop in the scene at t he p oint w her e the camc ord er swi tches fr om on e memo ry t o an[...]

64  Advanced Shootin g Cinema Mode and Cinema-Look Filt er s In mod e, the c amcorder wi ll adjust the fra me rate and sever al other pictur e-r elated setti ngs to give your recor dings a cinemat ic look. In this mode you can also use a variety of profes sional cinema -look fil- ters to cr eate uniq ue movies w ith a d istinctiv e appear ance. [...]

Advanced Sh ooting  65 To ch ange the cine ma-look filter 1 T ouch [FIL TER 1]. 2 Select the desir ed cinema- look filter . Opt ions (  Default value) The camcorder of fers 7 cinema- look fil ters. Se lect the desired filte r while previewing t he effect on the screen. NOTES • When the shooting mode i s set to , the fo llowing functions ar [...]

66  Advanced Shootin g Option s (  Default value) [ Portrait]  The c amcor de r uses a lar ge ap er- ture, to achiev e a sharp foc us on the subjec t whil e blurr ing t he b ackgr ound. [S p o r t s ] T o record sp orts scenes such as tennis or golf. [ Night S c ene] T o recor d nightsc apes with lower no ise. [S n o w ] T o record in brig[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  67 NOTES • [ Portra it]/[ Sports] /[ Snow]/[ Beach]: T he pi ctur e may not appear smooth during playback . • [ Portra it]: T he blur ef fec t of the backgr ound incr eases the more you zoom in ( S ). • [ Snow]/[ Beach]: The sub ject m ay beco me ov ere xposed on clou dy days or i n shad ed plac es. Che ck t he imag e o[...]

68  Advanced Shootin g Operating modes: Decoration: Adding a Pe rsonal T ouch Add a new level of enjoyment to your scenes by deco rating them. Y ou can add anim ated gr aphics, stamps and even your own fr eehand drawing easily jus t by simply us ing your fingertip. When you co nvert mov ies to MP4, you can add decorat ions ( A 10 7). Deco rat in[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  69 ! Canvas - T he ar ea wher e y ou wil l draw an d see your d ecorati ons in action . " T oolbar . # [ Ó Pens and Stamps] Selec t the type of pen or stamp and it s color . Y ou can also save a single ca nvas or load a p reviously saved canvas . $ [ × Anim ated Stam ps] Sel ect anima ted stam ps to add to your deco ra[...]

70  Advanced Shootin g • T o change color: T ouch [ Ó ] and then t ouch the white or bl ack button under [Colors]. Alternatively , touch [ Ó ] > [ Ö ] and selec t a color from the color p alette. • T o clear your freehand dra wings and stamps: T ouch [ Ó ] > [Clear] > [Y e s] > [ K ]. • T o save your f re ehand drawi ngs an[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  71 Operat ing modes: 1T o u c h [ ] . • The screen with stamps for mode will appear . 2 Select and set the d esir ed stamps. • T o add the age s tamp: T ouch [0 days] > [ w ] > Í / Î to set ba by’ s date of bi rth > [ K ]. • T o add the he ight stam p: T ouch [40 cm] > [ w ] > Í / Î to s et baby ’[...]

72  Advanced Shootin g 1T o u c h [ Ü ] to open the [Selec t Image] s cree n and then touch [ON]. 2 T ouch [+] or [-] t o sele ct a di ffe r ent image m ix fr ame. : / 9 / 8 Y ou can t ouch one of th e memory icons at t he bott om of the screen t o r ead i mage mix f rames saved o n a dif fer ent memory (only when recor ding on or pl aying back[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  73 cr eate your own fun music video. Y ou will be surprised how by chang- ing th e backgr o und mus ic, you ca n give yo ur scenes an entir ely new feel. Y ou can change the length of the vi deo snapsh ot scene wit h the > p > [Video Snapshot Length] setting. Operat ing modes: 1 A ctivate video snapshot. • T ouch [OFF[...]

74  Advanced Shootin g Option s (  Default value) NOTES • If the degr ee of camcor der sha ke is too high , the imag e stabil izer may not b e able to f ully compens ate. • [ Dynamic] is avail able on ly when [Z oom T ype] i s set to [ O p t i c a l ] . • For surveying and following shots, when you pan the camcor der from side to si de [...]

Advanced Sh ooting  75 Face Detection and T racking The camc order automa tically detects people’ s faces and us es thi s information to select the optimal settings for beautiful videos and pho- tos. Y ou can use tracking to tell the camcorder to track and optimize setti ngs for a differ ent person. Y ou can also use tracking to always keep in[...]

76  Advanced Shootin g • A white double f rame wil l app ear ar ound th e subj ect and tr ack it as it moves. • T ouch [Cance l £ ] to r emove the frame and cance l the tracki ng. NOTES • The camcorder may mistak enly detect the faces of non-human sub- jects. In such case, turn face detection off. • In cert ain c ases, faces may not be [...]

Advanced Sh ooting  77 * Y ou can preview the transition effect on the screen. • Th e icon of the selected fader a ppear s. • R epeat, s electing [ j O ff], to tu rn off fa ders. To fad e in/out Press Y in re cor d pause mode to start reco rdi ng with a fade in. P ress Y wh ile recor ding to fade out and pause the reco rdi ng. NOTES • When[...]

78  Advanced Shootin g POINTS TO CH ECK • Select a sh ooting mode other tha n the [ Firewor ks] Speci al Scene mode in mode. 1 Open the exposure adjustment screen. 2 T ouch a su bj ect th at appears inside the y frame. • T he T ouc h AE mar k ( I ) will f las h an d the expo sur e will be a djus t ed automati cally so th e area you touch ed [...]

Advanced Sh ooting  79 - In [ mode, when using the [ Night Scene], [ Snow], [ Beach], [ Su nset] or [ Spotligh t] Special S cene mode. Adjusting the Focus Autofocus ma y not work well on the follo wing subjects . In su ch case, focus manually . Operat ing modes: POINTS TO CH ECK • Adjust the zoom b efor e you start t he procedur e. 1 O pen the[...]

80  Advanced Shootin g • The center of the s creen will be ma gnified to help you focu s more easily . Y ou can also tur n of f thi s function with the > p > [Focus Assistance] setting. • If you wish to focus on faraway subjects such as mounta ins or fir eworks, touch and hold [ F ] unti l the foc using distan ce changes to G . 4T o u [...]

Advanced Sh ooting  81 NOTES • The camcorder will not r ecord t he full 3 seconds prior to pressing Y if the button was pressed within 3 seconds of ha v ing tur ned o n pre-recordin g or ha ving f inished the previ ous reco rding. • Any of t he foll owing action s will deactivate the pre-r ecor ding func tion. - Lea ving th e camcorde r with[...]

82  Advanced Shootin g Option s (  Default value) NOTES • When you select the custom white balance: -S e t > [Zoom T ype] ( A 47) to [ Optical]. - Res et the white b alance w hen yo u chang e locat ions or the ligh ting or other co nditions change. - Dep ending on the light source, Å may keep flash ing. The r esult wil l stil l be bette[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  83 The c amcor der s tarts r ecor ding af ter a 10-se cond co untdown. The countdo wn appear s on the scr een. Photos : In re cord paus e mode, touc h [PHOTO]. • The camcorder will r ecord the photo afte r a 10-second countdown. The countdo wn appe ars on the scre en. • Photos c annot be r ecor ded while t he ca mcor der [...]

84  Advanced Shootin g Option s (  Default value) NOTES • The fram e rate can b e set ind ependent ly fo r , and modes. Te l e M a c r o Using tele ma cro, t he camcor der can focus at a short er distanc e (up to 50 cm from th e subject at full telephoto), all owing you get closer s hots of small subjects like fl owers and ins ects. T his f[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  85 2 T o uch [ST ART]. • T ouch [STOP] to pause t he r ecordi ng. 3T o u c h [ X ]. NOTES • Any of t he foll owing action s will deactivate the tele macr o function. - T ur ni ng off the camcor der . - Pressing . - Zooming out toward T (wide angle) . - Setting the shooti ng mode to mod e , mode or the [ Firew orks] Spec i[...]

86  Advanced Shootin g Audio Recording Level Y ou can adjust the audio recor d ing lev el of the built-in micr ophone. Y ou can display the audio level indica tor while rec ording. Operating modes: Manual Adju stment of the Aud io Recording Level 1 Open the manual audio recording level adjustment screen. • The au dio leve l indi cator and curr[...]

Advanced Sh ooting  87 3T o u c h [ X ] to lock the audio recording level at the current level. To dis play the au dio level indicator Usually , the audio level ind icator will be di splayed only af ter activating the manual adjustment of the audio recor ding level. Y ou can choo se t o display it also when the audio level is adjusted automatica[...]

88  Advanced Shootin g 3 Adjust the volu me as necessary . * Y ou can also drag you r finger along the [Headphones] bar . • Ó will a ppear on t he scr een. To adjust the vo lume during playbac k 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 51, 97). IMPORT [...]

Adva nced Pl ayb ack and Ed iti ng  89 Advanced Playback and Editing In th is chap ter , you c an lear n how to use functions related to playback and editing , such as capt uring vide o snapshot scenes and phot os fr om your movies an d playi ng back yo ur movi es with backgr ound music. Capturing Video Snapshot Scenes and P hotos from a Movie Y[...]

90  Advanced Playback and Editing • Video sn apshot scen es can not be captur ed from scenes shorter than 1s e c o n d . • When the sour c e scene is i tself a video snapshot scene, you may not be able to capture a video snapshot scene depending on the lengt h of the so urce scene a nd the lengt h currently sele cted for vi deo snap shot sce[...]

Adva nced Pl ayb ack and Ed iti ng  91 Operat ing modes: 1 Open the baby album. 2 Se lect the scene you want to play back. Drag your fi nger lef t/ri ght to bring the d esir ed scen e to the fr o n t. 3 T o uch the scene’ s thumbnail to start the playback. • The camcor der will play b ack the sce ne selec ted and conti nue unti l the end of [...]

92  Advanced Playback and Editing 2 Select the scene you want to play back. Drag yo ur finger left/righ t to bring th e desired sce ne to the front. 3 T ouch the s cene’ s thumbnail to start t he playback. • The cam cord er w ill p lay ba ck the scene selected and conti nue unti l the end o f the last scene in th e index sc ree n. • Play b[...]

Adva nced Pl ayb ack and Ed iti ng  93 2 Se lect the music track. 3 A djust the mix balance b etween the original s ound and the background music. T ouch [ y ] (more of th e original sound) or [ Û ] (m ore of the back ground mus ic) or drag your f inger alon g the [Music Balance] ba r to adjus t the backgr ound music bal ance as de sir ed. 4T o[...]

94  Advanced Playback and Editing IMPORT AN T • If yo u use cop yrighte d song s and mus ic tracks in your video crea tions, remember th at music under copyright m ay not be used without permis- sion f ro m the copyr ight h older , exce pt for case s perm itted under appli- cabl e laws, suc h as for perso nal use. Ma ke sure to follo w applica[...]

Adva nced Pl ayb ack and Ed iti ng  95 1 Open the desired index scr een for A VCHD movies ( A 49, 90, 91 ). 2 O pen the scene’ s [Timeline] screen. • The [Timeli ne] scr een appea rs. T he la rge thum bnail will show t he first fram e of the scen e. Below it, the t imeline rul er shows fr ames tak en fr om the scene at fix ed inte rvals . 3 [...]

96  Advanced Playback and Editing Dividing Scenes Y ou can divide A VCHD scenes in order to leave out the best parts and later cut out the r est. Operating modes: 1 Play back the desired scene ( A 49). 2 T ouch the screen and then touch [ Ý ] to pause the playback. 3 Open the screen for dividing scenes. 4 Bring the scene to a precise point, if [...]

Adva nced Pl ayb ack and Ed iti ng  97 T rimming S cen es Y ou can trim MP4 scenes b y removing everything up to a certain point or ev erythi ng afte r a certai n point. By doin g so, you leave on ly memo - rable moments to keep f o r poster ity . Operat ing modes: 1 P lay back the desired scene ( A 49) . 2 T ouch the screen and then touch [ Ý [...]

98  Advanced Playback and Editing 1 Open the [ Photo Playback] index screen ( A 53). 2 Select the music track. 3 T ouch the p hoto that will open the slid eshow to display it in si ngle photo view . 4 T ouch the screen to display the playback controls, then touch [ Ð ] to play back the slideshow set to the selected music track. During the phot [...]

External Conne ctions  99 External Connect ions This chapt er expl ains how to connect y our camcor der to an external d evice such as a TV , VCR, or co mputer . : / 9 / 8 Y ou can a lso use the cam corder’ s convenient Wi-Fi func- tions ( A 119). T er minals on the Camcorder Open the LCD panel to acce ss the terminals on the camcord er . 1 AV[...]

100  Exter nal Con nections Conne ction D iagr ams In the f ollowing connec tion diagrams, the left side sh ows the termina ls on the camcor d er and the right side show s (for r efere nce only) an example of termi nals o n a connected device. Conn ecti on ! HDMI T ype: Digital Quality: High definition Output o nly Connect to a hig h-definition [...]

External Conne ctions  101 Connecti o n " Composite Video T ype: Analog Quality: Standard definition Output only Connect t o a standard TV or a VCR with audio/ video inpu t terminals. Change the foll owing settings on th e camcorder: - [ Other Settings] > > [TV T ype] accordi ng to the TV set (wides creen or 4:3), if the TV cann ot au[...]

102  Exter nal Con nections NOTES • Power the ca mcor der us ing the comp act power adapter and only the n connec t it to the compute r usi ng the supp lied USB cab le in t he follow- ing cases. - T o save your recordings on a computer . - T o save a memory onto an external hard drive . • Sound fr om the built-i n speaker will be mute d whil[...]

External Conne ctions  103 Playb ack o n a TV Sc reen Connect the camcor der to a TV to enjoy y our recor dings with family and friends . Playback on an HDTV using the HDMI OUT terminal will ensur e the best play back qualit y . Operat ing modes: 1 T ur n off the camcorder and the TV . 2 Co nnect the camcorder to the TV . Refe r t o Connect ion [...]

104  Exter nal Con nections Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings : / 9 / 8 Copying Movies and Photos to a Memory Card Y ou can copy your recor dings from the built -in memory to a memory car d. Copying Scenes from the Index S creen Operating modes: 1 Open the desired index scr een in the built-in memory ( A 49, 90, 91). T o co py all the scenes r[...]

External Conne ctions  105 Opt ions * Th e last four digits o f the folder name indicate the d ate the folder was c r eated. Copying a Sin gle Photo Operat ing modes: 1 I n single photo view, select the photo y ou want to cop y . 2 T ouch the screen to display the playback contr ols. 3 Copy the pho to. 4 Dr ag your finger left/right to select an[...]

106  Exter nal Con nections * W hen you select [Select ], perform the following procedure to select t he individ- ual photos yo u want to copy b efor e touching [Y es]. ** T ouch [Stop] to interrupt the operat ion while it is in pr ogress. To sel ect in dividu al ph otos 1 T ouch the individ ual photos you want to copy . • A checkm ark ! will [...]

External Conne ctions  107 : / 9 / 8 Converting Movies to MP4 Format Y ou can convert A VCHD mo vie s into MP4 movies or even convert MP4 movies into smal ler MP4 movies. Th is is convenient, for example, when you want to upload the MP4 movies to the W eb. The movi e you want t o conver t must be in the b uilt-in mem ory . After conversion, the [...]

108  Exter nal Con nections NOTES • When you conver t movies, the vide o quality yo u can choose fo r the resul ting MP4 movie will depend on the video quality of the original movie. Based on the fol lowing options, movies i n the built-in memory will be converte d and then co pied to the me mory car d. • If you convert A VCHD movies with a [...]

External Conne ctions  109 POINTS TO CH ECK • Befor e installi ng the soft w a re, mak e sure yo ur comput er is conn ected to the Inte rnet. Installation 1 Download the z ip file fr om PI XELA ’ s Web site . Visit the PIXE LA ’ s site to d ownlo ad the zip fi le, which contai ns the soft war e and in struct ion manual. http:/ /pixel a.jp/[...]

110  Exter nal Con nections Saving MP4 Mov ies and Phot os (Windows/Mac O S) With the s uppl ied so f tware ImageBrowser EX you can save MP4 movies and phot os to your computer and easily or ganize them. Refer to the ‘ImageBrowser EX User G uide’ ( PDF file) for the full system requ ireme nts and other informati on. Installation Install the [...]

External Conne ctions  111 For Windows us ers, i f a U ser A ccount C ontr ol di alog b ox ap pears, follo w the in structio ns. 7 F ollow the ons cr een instruction s to complet e the installation. • D uring the installa tion process , you ma y be prompte d to inst all Microsoft Sil verlight. Follow th e instructions to do so. • CameraWindo[...]

112  Exter nal Con nections IMPORT AN T • When the camcorder is connected to a computer: - D o not open the me mory ca rd sl ot cover and do not r emove the memor y car d. - D o not access, change or delete any of the camc ord er’ s fo lders or files directly from t he compu ter as this ma y result in p ermane nt data los s.When s aving reco[...]

External Conne ctions  113 : / 9 / 8 Memory Save: Saving an Entire Memor y ont o an Ex ternal Har d Dr ive Y ou can easily save all the movies and pho tos you recor d e d onto a commer cially avail able external har d driv e connected dir ectly to the camc order*. Y ou c an also use t he camc order t o play back yo ur reco r d- ings di rect ly f[...]

114  Exter nal Con nections 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 • Ma ke sure y ou pow er the camcorder with the co[...]

External Conne ctions  115 car d), t he fold er name of me mory s ave fol ders fo llowi ng t he fir st one will end in a numer ical su ff ix. • The index screen will a ppear . 5 T o uch a r ecording to play it b ack. T o switch to another memory save folde r , touch [ ] and then sel ect the memory save fold er you w ith to play back. Repeat st[...]

116  Exter nal Con nections 2 Press to set the camcorder to play b ack mode. 3 Connect the c amcor de r to the external har d drive using the optional UA-100 USB Adapter . Conn ectio n # - 2 . Re fer to Connectio n Diagrams ( A 102). 4 Initialize the external hard drive. 1 T ouc h this option if you want to ph ysically erase all the data rather [...]

External Conne ctions  117 Connecting 1 P ower the camcorder using the compact power adapter . 2 Open the desi re d inde x scr een ( A 49, 90, 91). 3 Co nnect the camcorder to the digital video recorder using the supplied USB cable. Connection # - 1 . Refer to Connection Di agrams ( A 102). 4 : / 9 / 8 Camcorder: Select the memory that contains [...]

118  Exter nal Con nections 3 Camcorder: Locate the scene you wish to copy and pause the playback shortly just before the desir ed scene. 4 Camcor der: Resume playback. By def ault, th e date and time will be em bedded i n the output vi deo signal. Y ou can change this using the > > [Display Da te/ Time ] s ett ing. 5 External recorder: St[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  119 Wi-Fi Functions This chapter contains information about how to operate the Wi-Fi functions of your camcorder , starting w ith the Wi-Fi net- work setup neede d to add your camco rder to an existing Wi-Fi networ k. Introduction t o Wi-Fi When you use the camcor der’ s Wi-Fi function to connect to a smartphone 1 , you can w[...]

120  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Wi-Fi connection Wirelessly connec t the camcor der to your iOS or Andr oid smartphone o r computer 3 and use the devi ce’ s Web browser to v iew recordings in the camc order ( A 123). 3 Y ou can also use a computer con nected via an access p oint. Wi-Fi connection After you downl oad the Movie U ploader app 4 , wir eless[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  121 IMPORT AN T • Using an unprot ected Wi-Fi net work can expo se your fil es and data to monitori ng by una uthorized thir d parti es. Be awa re of the risks involve d. NOTES • Do not open the memor y car d slot cover during the wir eless conne c- tio n. • While using Wi-Fi functions, the camcorder’ s automatic power [...]

122  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Recording Movies Using a Smartphone as a Remote Control Using the CameraAccess app* for iOS devi ces and Andr o i d™ smart- phones, you can c ontrol t he camcor der f rom a dist ance while you v iew the camc order ’ s image on the smartphone’ s scr een. Not only can y ou contr ol the camco rder to start and stop r eco[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  123 3 Smar tphone: T ouch the access point with the same SSID as that of the one from s tep 1. 4 Smartphone : Ente r the pass wor d. [Connecte d] wi ll appea r on th e camc ord er’ s scr een and the c onnecti on will be estab lished. 5 Smartp hone: Start the CameraAccess app. 6 Smar tphone: Operate the controls on the screen [...]

124  Wi-Fi Fu nctions 1 Camcorder: Fr om any movie index scr een, set the camcorder to connect with th e smartphone. • The ca mcorde r’ s SSID (n e twork na me) and password wil l appear . • The camcor der will be r eady to con n ec t with the smartphone . 2 Smartphone: Activate Wi-Fi in the settings s cr een. The ne twork n ames of detect[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  125 - Sce nes exce eding 4 GB - Scenes re cord ed at 35 Mbps exceedi ng 30 minut es - Scenes recor ded at a video quali ty other than 3 5 Mbps exceed ing 1h o u r Uploading Videos Using an iOS Device Using the Movie Uplo ader app* for i OS devices, you can connect the camcor der to the de vice to upload y our movi es to Y ouT u[...]

126  Wi-Fi Fu nctions 2 iOS device: T ouch Settings > Wi-Fi and then turn Wi-Fi on . The ne twork n ames of detected access p oints w ill appear . 3 iOS device: T ouch the acc ess point with the same SSID as that o f the one from step 1. 4 iOS device: Enter the passwor d. • [Connec ted] will appear on the camc or der’ s sc reen and the co[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  127 friends and family , and more ! T o use this function, you will need an access p oint connect ed t o the Internet. * Availabi l ity differs from area to area. ** “Web services” is u sed in this text to r efer to var ious Internet se rvices supported by CANON iMAGE GA TEWA Y . General requir ements • Comput er with t h[...]

128  Wi-Fi Fu nctions 1 Camcorder: O pen the [ y Movie Playback] index screen for MP4 movies ( A 49). Alternat ively , you can open the [ } Phot o Playba ck] ind ex scr een ( A 53). 2 Connect the camcorder to t he computer using the s upplied USB cable. Conn ectio n # -1. Refer to Connect ion Diagra ms ( A 102). 3 Computer: Star t CameraW indow [...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  129 6 Co mputer: Click Edit W eb Services > Desired Web service > Edit > Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your account information for the selected Web service > Set > Finish. The came ra setting s scr een wil l appear again. 7 Co mputer: Select the Web service to set in the camcorder and then click . ?[...]

130  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Available Web services* * The available Web services may be upd ated. For details, re fer to the help module of CANON iMAGE GA TEWA Y . NOTES • If the date set in the camcord er is not correct, the camcor der cannot connec t to CANO N iMAGE G A TEWA Y . Make sur e t he date is c orr ect befor e trying to esta blish a conn[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  131 2 W hen [Configuration completed] appears on the screen, touch [OK]. 3 P erform the pr ocedure in Wi-Fi Connection Using an Acce s s Point ( A 134) . [Connecte d] wi ll appea r on th e camc ord er’ s scr een and the c onnecti on will be estab lished. 4 Se lect the desired Web service. • Select o ne of the avai lable Web[...]

132  Wi-Fi Fu nctions • For movies, you can upload one at a time; for photos, up to 10 at a time. • D epending on the wirele ss router’ s settings and capa bility , it can ta ke som e time to up load files . Sending Li nks to Re cordings by E-mail After you upload movies and photo s to online albums on CANON iMAGE GA TEWA Y , you can send [...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  133 2 When [Configuration complet ed] app ears on th e scr een, touch [OK]. 3 Perform the proced ure in Wi-Fi Connection Using an Access Point ( A 134 ). [Connecte d] wi ll appea r on th e camc ord er’ s scr een and the c onnecti on will be estab lished. 4T o u c h [ ] . 5 Pe rform steps 5 to 8 of Sharing Y o ur Recordings Us[...]

134  Wi-Fi Fu nctions • If you have alread y perfo rmed this pr ocedure before , the connec tion will b e establ ished a utomaticall y . Skip to step 4. 2 Camcorder: When [Save the access point] appears on the screen, touch [O K]. 3 Camcorder: Perform the connection in Wi-Fi Conne ction Using an Access Point ( A 134). • [Connec ted] wi ll ap[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  135 General requir ements • Corr ectly con figur ed r outer tha t co mplie s wit h the 802.11b/g/n protocol a nd is Wi-Fi certified (bears the logo shown on the right) and a hom e network. Operat ing modes: T ouch th e desired connection metho d. Opt ions * W PS, which stands for Wi-Fi Protec ted Setup, is a st andard that ma[...]

136  Wi-Fi Fu nctions [Sear ch for Acce ss Points] method. Refer als o to t he ro uter’ s instru c- tion manual. 1 [WPS: Button] method Pr ess and hold the WPS button on the wireless r outer . • De pendin g on th e router , t he amo unt of time req uired may differ . • Make sur e th e r outer’ s WPS func tion is a ctivated . [WP S: PIN C[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  137 4T o u c h [ O K ] . After the connecti on is establi shed, contin ue using the functi on you were prev iously usi ng. Fo r details, r efer to Viewing and Changing Wi-Fi Settings ( A 139) or Shar ing Y our Recor dings Usi ng W eb Servi ces ( A 130), as necessary . Manual Set up Perform this pr o c edure to manually configur[...]

138  Wi-Fi Fu nctions In step 2, if you selected [OPEN NONE], t his step i s not necessary . 4 T ouch [Automat ic] or [Man ual] to select how to obtain the IP address. If you se lected [ Automat ic], procee d to step 1 1. 5 For both the IP address and subnet mask areas, touch [0.0.0.0] and then t ouch [ Í ]/[ Î ] to change the value. T ouch an[...]

Wi-Fi Functi ons  139 1 F r o m any movie index scr een, open the setting selection screen. To v iew t he sm ar tpho ne’ s co nnec tio n se tti ngs 2 T o uch [Smartphone Connection Settings]. The camcorder’ s SSID and password will appear . 3 I f necessary , touch [Edit] > [Manual Setup] to change the settings and then perform the procedu[...]

140  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Gloss ary This is a glossary of som e of th e basic terms used frequently in this chapter . The documentation for your wire less ro uter may also con- tain a glossary you can refer to. Access Point A wireless access po int (W AP) is a devic e that allows wireless devices , like your camc ord er , to connect to a wired net w[...]

Addition al Informatio n  141 Addition al Infor mation This chapter contai ns troubles hooting advice, s creen mes- sages, handling and maintenance tips, and other information. Appendix: Menu Optio ns Lists The functi ons that ar e availa ble de pend on the sh ooting mo de. In the follo wing table s, avai lable f unctions are indicated by z and [...]

142  Additional Information [ZOOM] Zoom controls, [STAR T]/[STOP] contro l zzzzz 47 [ W ] (tele ma cro): T oggle on or of f –– zzz 84 [ R Fa de rs ] [ j O ff ], [ T Fade Tri gger], [ V Wipe], [Black S creen] , [White Screen] z – zz z 76 [Zoom T ype] [ Optical] , [ Advanced], [ Digital] , 9 [ Digital] –– zzz 47 [ È Power ed IS] [ON], [[...]

Addition al Informatio n  143 [Edit ] P anel - M ode [Edit ] P anel - M ode [ Other Settings] Me nus p Camera Set up Contro l Button Index Screen Playback Pause A : / 9 / 8 Fr om the built -in memory: [Copy ( & ` )] <da te/folder name> , [Selec t], [All Scenes ] – 104 : / 9 / 8 From the b uilt-in memory: [Convert to MP4 ( & ` )] [...]

144  Additional Information [Zoom Position at Startup]: Allows you to ch oose the position of th e zoom when you turn on the ca mcor der . [Full Wide Angl e] : The zoom position w i ll be at full wide angle. [Last Used Position]: The zoom position w il l b e a t t h e s a me p o si ti o n i t w as the la st t ime you u sed zoo m. • When this f[...]

Addition al Informatio n  145 • This function is available when the shooting mode is set to , or . s / Playba ck Setup Dis play Setup [Ons cre en Mark ers] : Y ou can display a grid or a horizontal l ine at the cen- ter of the scr een. Use the markers as a r eferenc e to make sur e your sub - ject is framed corr ectly (ve rtical ly a nd/or hor[...]

146  Additional Information [Display D ate/Time]: Select wh ether to di splay the da te and time during playback . For MP4 movies, only t h e date will be displaye d. [Outpu t Onscreen D isplays]: When set to [ i On], the camc or der’ s onscreen di splays will appear also on the scr een of a TV or monitor con- nect ed to the camc order . • T[...]

Addition al Informatio n  147 • When the TV type is set to [ + 4:3 TV], during the playback of video originally r ecorde d with an aspect ratio of 16:9, th e picture will not be display ed fullscreen. • This fu nction is no t availa ble when the camcor der is conn ected to an HDTV using th e supplied High Speed HDMI cable. q System Setup Men[...]

148  Additional Information * Op tion available o nly after connecti ng an exter nal hard drive to th e camcorder . [Volume] [ Spea ker ]: , Ú – zz 51 [Headph ones]: , Ö zzz 87 [Notification Sounds ] [ ÷ High Volume] , [ ø Low Volume], [ j Off ] zzz – [Custom Con trol Button ] Same as th e [ Main Functions] p anel (Default : [ Ò Dec ora[...]

Addition al Informatio n  149 [Av ailable Spac e in Memor y]/[Used Space in M emory]: Displays a screen wher e you can verify how much o f the buil t-in me mory ( : / 9 / 8 only) or the memory car d is curr ently ava ilabl e for r ecordin g or how much is in use ( ª indicates photos). • Est imated fig ures about av ailable mo vie recording ti[...]

150  Additional Information [ m Re set] : File numbers will restart from 100-0001 every time you record on a memo ry that has been in itialized. [ n Continuous]: File numbers will cont inue fr om the num ber follo wing that of the last file re corde d with th e camcorder . • If th e memor y card you inse rt already con tains a file with a larg[...]

Addition al Informatio n  151 Appendix: Onscre en Icons and Displ ays Recording Movies and modes (with the zoom control displayed) 1 Co ntro l button [PHOT O]: T ake a photo ( A 40, 90 ) 2 Smart AUTO* ( A 42) 3 Zoom cont rols ( A 47) 4 T otal n umber of scenes / T otal recording time 5 M emory operatio n ( A 154 ) 6 In telligent IS ( A 44 ) 7 R [...]

152  Additional Information Recording Movies and modes mode SCN A a Control bu tton [ ]: Open t he (Home) menu ( A 35) A s Shoo ting mo de ( A 38) A d Exposure ( A 77) A f Focus ( A 79) A g Face det ect ion ( A 75) A h White balance ( A 81) A j Audio level indicator ( A 86) A k While recor ding/during playba ck: Scene cou nter (hours : minutes :[...]

Addition al Informatio n  153 Playing Movies (du r ing playback) D s P layback control b uttons ( A 51) D d S cene playback tim e D f Scene nu mber D g Da te/Time ( A 146) D h V o lume and backgroun d music balance co ntrols ( A 51 , 93) D j Decora tion ( A 68) Viewing Photos D k Co ntr ol button [Edit] : Open the Edit panel ( A 1 43) D l C urre[...]

154  Additional Information 5 Memory operation Ü Rec ord, Û Rec ord pa use, Ð Play back, Ý Playb ack pause , × Fast playback, Ø Fast reverse playback, Õ Slo w playback, Ö Slow rever se p layb ack , Ó Frame advance, Ô Fr ame reve rse. 7 Remaining battery charge • The icon shows a rough estimate of the remai ning charge as a percent ag[...]

Addition al Informatio n  155 Tro ub le? T roubleshooti ng If you have a problem with your camcor der , refer to this section. Some- times what you think is a malfunction of the camcor der may have the simples t of solutions - please r ead the “CHECK THIS FIR ST” box before going on to the more detailed p r oblems and solutions. Consult your[...]

156  Additional Information A noise can be heard from the compact power adapter . - A faint sound can be heard while the compact power adapter is co nnected to a power outlet. This is not a malfunction. The battery pack is exhausted extremely quickly even at normal temperatur es. - The ba ttery may have reached th e end of its battery life. Buy [...]

Addition al Informatio n  157 Playbac k Cannot delete a scene. - Y ou may not be able to delete scenes recorded or edited using another device and then trans- ferred to a memory card connected to a compu ter . Deleting scenes takes longer than usual. - When the memory contains a large number of scenes, some oper ations may take longer than usual[...]

158  Additional Information lights up in red. - A memo ry card error occurre d. T urn off the camcorder . Remove and reinsert th e memory card. Initialize the memory card if the displ ay does not change back to normal. - The memor y card is full. Replace the me mory c ard or delete some recordings ( A 55, 57) to free some space on the memory car[...]

Addition al Informatio n  159 Sound is distorted or is recorded at lowe r levels. - When rec ording near loud sounds (such as fire works, shows or concerts), sound may become distorted or it may not be recor ded at the actual levels. Adjust the audio recording level ma n- ually ( A 86). The picture is displayed c orrectly but there is no sound f[...]

160  Additional Information The camcorder is connected using the supplied High Speed HDMI cable , but there is no picture or sound from the HDTV . - Disconnect the supplied High Speed HDMI cable and then r estore the connection or turn the camcorder off and then on again. There is no image on the TV screen and ther e is no sound. - Video and aud[...]

Addition al Informatio n  161 - T urn off the wireless functions of other wireless devices o ther than the computer or simila r device being used fo r playback. - Switch the wireless access point to IEEE802.11n. Refer to its instruction manual for details. - If these do not solve the issue, the cause may be due the device or conditions unique to[...]

162  Additional Information Cannot copy - The total size of the s cenes you se lected to copy exceeds the available space o n the memory card. Delete some recordings on the memory card ( A 55, 57) or reduce the number of scenes to copy . - The memory card already contains the max imum number of AVCHD sc enes (3,999 scenes). Delete some sc enes ([...]

Addition al Informatio n  163 Cannot rec ord - Y ou cannot capture video snapshot scenes fr om scenes recorded or edited using another device and then tr ansferred to a memory card connected to the computer . - There is a problem w ith the memory . If this message appears often without apparent reason, contact a Canon Service Center . : / 9 / 8 [...]

164  Additional Information Check whether the lens cover is open - Slide the lens cover switch down. Do not disconnect the power source . Do not disconnect the USB c able unless you first use the computer to safely end the connection. - When the camcorder is in mode and is connected to the computer with the s upplied USB cable, the camcor der ca[...]

Addition al Informatio n  165 Memor y card writin g error Attempt to recov er the data? - This message will appear the next time y ou turn on the camcord er if power supply was acci- dentally interrupted while the ca mcorder was writ ing to the memory. Selec t [Recover] to try to recover the record ings. If you inserted a memory card that contai[...]

166  Additional Information : / 9 / 8 List of Message s for Connecting to an Ext ernal Hard Drive Some scenes could not be deleted - Movies that were protected/edited with other devi ces and then transfer red to a memory card connected to the computer , cannot be deleted with this camcorder . Some scenes were recorde d using another device and c[...]

Addition al Informatio n  167 : / 9 / 8 List of Messa ges fo r Wi-F i Funct ions Refer also to the instruction manual of your wireless ro uter and other devices you will use. The compact power adapter was disconnected. Could not safely re move the external hard drive . - While the camcorde r was connected to an externa l hard drive, the camcorde[...]

168  Additional Information Unable to complete WPS. - T urn off the camcorder and wir eless router . After a short while, tur n them on again and try again. If the problem persists, perfor m setup using the [Search for Acces s Points] option ( A 134). Unable to connect - Cordless phones, microwave ovens, refriger ator s and other appliances may [...]

Addition al Informatio n  169 List of Messages for Web Services Wireless communication is not working cor rectly - Cordless phones, microwave ovens, re frigerator s and other a ppliances may interfer e with the wireless signal. T r y using the camcorder in a location farther away from such appliances. - T urn off the camcorder and wireless route[...]

170  Additional Information Do’ s and Don’ ts Handling Precauti ons Camcorder Be sure to obse rve the following precautions to ensure maximum per- formance. • Save y our reco rdings periodically . Ma ke sure to tr ansf er yo ur rec ord- ings to an exter nal dev ice such as a compu ter or digit al vide o r ecorde r ( A 104) and save them on[...]

Additional Information  171 • Do not disassemble the camcorder . If the camcorder does not function prop erly , consul t qual ified se rvice personnel. • H andle th e camco r der with ca r e. D o not su bject t he camc order to shock s or v ibrat ion as thi s may cause damage. • When mounting the camcor der on a trip od, ma ke sur e that t[...]

172  Additional Information Long-te rm storage • Stor e battery pac ks in a dry place at te mpera ture s no higher tha n 30 ° C. • T o extend the batte ry lif e of the batt ery pack, dischar ge it complet ely before storing it. • Charge and di scharge al l your batt ery packs fully at le ast once a year . Remaining b attery time When you [...]

Additional Information  173 Built- in Recha rgeable Lithium Battery The camcor der has a built-in r echar geable lithium battery to keep the date/time and other settings. The built-in lithi um battery is rechar ged while you use the camcor der; however , it will dischar ge co mpletely if you do not use the camcor der for about 3 months. T o rech[...]

174  Additional Information Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Cam corder Body • Use a sof t, dry c loth to cl ean the camcor der body . Never use chem ical ly tr eated c loths or vo latil e solve nts su ch as paint t hinner . Lens • If the lens surface is d irty , a utofocu s may n ot wor k pr operl y . • Remo v e any dust or dirt particles usi[...]

Additional Information  175 • Remove the me mory car d an d batte ry pa ck. Th en, pl ace t he cam cor der in an air tight pla stic bag and let it adjus t gradua lly to tempe ratur e changes before r em ov ing it fr om the bag. When c ondensation is d etected The pr ecise ti me r equir ed for wat er dropl ets to evapo rate wil l va ry depend i[...]

176  Additional Information Gener al In form ation Accessories * Supplied wi th the camcorder; no t available as an o ptional accessory . ** : / 9 / 8 only . (Av ailability differs from area to area) Optional accessories not l isted below a re d escribe d in mor e detail in the following pages. 1 CA-110E Compact P ower Adapter 7 HTC-100/S* or HT[...]

Additional Information  177 Opt ional Acc essor ies 2 Battery Packs When you need e xtra battery packs, selec t one of the f ollowing m odels: BP-718 or BP-727. When you us e battery p acks beari ng the Inte lligen t System mar k, the camcor der will comm unicate with the battery a nd disp lay the r emaining usage time ( accurat e to 1 min ute).[...]

178  Additional Information Recording and playback t imes given in the fol lowing tables are approxi- mate and vary accor ding to video quali ty and charging, r ecording or play- back condi tions . The ef fecti ve usage time of the bat tery pack may decreas e when recording in cold surroundin gs, whe n using the br ighter screen se ttings, etc. [...]

Additional Information  179 : / 9 / 8 Recor ding MP4 movies using the built-in memor y Rec ord ing MP4 movies using a me mory card * A pproximate times for recording with repeated op erations such as star t/stop, zoom ing, and p ower on/o ff . 6 UA-100 USB Adapter : / 9 / 8 Allows you to con- nect to the camcor der an ext ernal hard driv e or s [...]

180  Additional Information save an entire memo ry onto the device . Check in advanc e the USB c able supplie d with your ext ernal hard drive. 9 SC-2000 Soft Carrying Case A handy camcorder bag with padded compar tments and p lenty of sp ace fo r acces sorie s. This mark identifie s genuine Canon v ideo accesso ries. When you use Canon video eq[...]

Additional Information  181 Specifications LEGRIA HF R48 / LEGRIA HF R47 / LEGRIA HF R46 / LEGRIA HF R406  — V alues given are approximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: A VCHD* Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio: Dolby Digital 2ch MP4 Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Audio: MPEG-2 AAC-LC (2ch) Photos: DCF (Design rule for Camera File syst[...]

182  Additional Information MP4 movies: 35 Mbps : 1 hr . 24 Mbps : 1 hr . 25 min. 17 Mbps : 2 hr . 5 min. 4 Mbps : 8 hr . 40 min. • Image Sensor 1/4.85-type CMOS, 3,280,000 pixels  Effective pixels: 2,07 0,000 pixels  (1920 x 1080) When advanced zoom is on: 1920 x 1080 (wide angle) 1360 x 765 (full telephoto) • LCD T ouch Screen: 7.51 [...]

Additional Information  183 • USB T erminal: mini-AB, Hi-Speed USB; output only • HDMI OUT T erminal HDMI Mini Connector; output only Wi-F i ( : / 9 / 8 only) • Standard: Complies with the IEEE 802.11b/g/n protocol; Wi-Fi Protected Setup (connection methods: WPS button, PIN code) • Frequenc y: 2.4 GHz • Supported channels: 1 - 13 • E[...]

184  Additional Information BP-718 Battery Pack • Battery ty pe Rechargeable lithium ion battery • Rated voltage: 3.6 V DC • Operating temperature  : 0 – 40 °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 C OP Y[...]

Additional Information  185 About the m usic fi les The specif ications o f the musi c files co mpatible with the cam cor der are as fo llows . Audio encod ing: Li near PCM Audio s ampling: 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 c hannels Minimum le ngth: 1 second File type: WAV The music data is saved in the memory under t he following folders. : / 9 / 8 In the b [...]

186  Additional Information Index 50P recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 A Abroad, using the camcorder . . . . 175 Aspect r atio of a conn ected TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Audio recording level . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Audio scene select . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 AUTO m ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Auto[...]

Additional Information  187 M Main F unctions panel . . . . . . 3 7, 141 Mainte nance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Marke rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Memo ry card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 , 172 Memory save* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 13 Movie format (A VCHD /MP4) . . . . . . 38 Movie Uploader * . . . . . . . . . .[...]

188  Additional Information Wi-Fi functions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 9 Y Y o uT ub e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 18 Z Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Advanced z oom . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Zoom speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 * : / 9 / 8 on ly . C OP Y[...]

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