Canon LEGRIA HMF306 manual

PUB. DIE-0364-000 x c HD Camcorder Instruction Manual[...]

2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK , DO NOT REMO VE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEA BLE PAR TS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONN EL. WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTR[...]

3 European Union (and EEA) only . These symbols indicate that thi s product is not to be disposed of with your household waste, ac cording to the WEEE Directi ve (2002/96/EC), the Batter y Directiv e (2006/66/EC) and/or y our national laws implementing t hose Dire ctives . This produ ct should be handed over to a designated co llection po int, e.g.[...]

4 Exciting F e atures and New Fu nctions High-Definitio n Video Y our camcorder’ s full high-definit ion image sensor (Full HD CMOS) captures video at a r esolu tion of 1,920 x 1,08 0 pixels 2 . Videos are th en recorded in the memory in high definition , using A VCHD speci ficat ions 3 . With your new HD camcorder , capturing the special moments[...]

5 Smart AU T O ( 0 40) Smart AUTO aut omat ica lly se lects the b est scene m ode fo r the sc ene yo u wan t to shoot . Y ou g et s pecta cul ar reco rdings every time wi thout worrying about setting s. Video S nap shot ( 0 65) Shoot or capt ure short scenes and arrange them into a video clip set to your favorite backgr o und music. Face Detection [...]

6 Enjoying your Recordings on Other Devices Eye-Fi SD AVCHD MPEG-2 SD-Video Connect the camc order to an HDTV ( 0 120) Connect the camc order to the optional DW -100 DVD Burn er ( 0 126, 130) AVC HD d isc s 4 Photo DVDs Play video dir ectly from y our r ec orde d memory card AV CHD-compatible HDTVs and digital recor ders with an SD memory card slot[...]

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8  Table of cont ents  Introduction 4 Excit ing Features and New Functions 12 About this Manual 14 Getting to Know the C amcorder 14 Supplied Access ories and CD-ROMs 16 Names of P arts  Preparations 19 Getting Started 19 Char ging the Batte ry Pack 22 Prep aring the Accessories 24 Adjusting the Position and B rightness of the LCD Screen 2[...]

Table of conte nts  9  Dual Shot Mode 39 Basic Recor ding 39 Shooting Video and T aking Photos in Dual Shot Mode 40 About the Smart AUTO mode 43 Zooming 44 Quick Start Functi on  V ideo 46 Basic Playback 46 Play ing Back the V ideo 49 The Index Selection Screen: Selecting t he Content t o Play Back 51 3D Flip View 52 Narr owing Down the Sc[...]

10  Table of cont ents 81 Using the Mini Advanced Shoe 81 Using an External Micr ophone 83 Using a Zoom Remote Contr oller 84 Selecting the Playback Starting Point 86 Playing Back Scenes Set to B ackground Music 89 Onscr een Disp lays and Da ta Code 90 Playlist and Scene Operations 90 Editing the Playli st: Adding, Deleting, Moving and Playing B[...]

Table of conte nts  11  External Connections 116 T erminals on the Camcorder 117 Connection Diagrams 120 Playback on a TV S creen 121 Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings 121 b Copying Recor dings to a Memory Car d 123 Saving Recordings on a Computer 126 Saving Movies onto High -Definit ion Discs (A VCHD/Blu-ray Discs) 130 b Saving Movies onto[...]

12  Introduction About this Manual Thank you for purchasing the Canon LEGRIA HF M36 / LEG RIA HF M306. Please read this manual car efully befor e you use the cam- co rde r a nd ret ai n it fo r fu tu re refe re nc e. Sh ou ld yo ur ca m co rde r fa i l to oper ate cor rectl y , ref er t o Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g ( 0 163). Conventions Used i[...]

Introdu ction  13 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[...]

14  Introduction Getti ng to K now the Camc orde r Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs The following acces sories are supplied with the camcor der: 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 • Re d • White plugs [...]

Introdu ction  15 The following C D-ROMs and softwa re ar e supplied wit h the camcorder: • PIXELA Applicatio n - Disc 1 CD-ROM* and ‘PIXELA Applic ations’ Insta llatio n G uide - Ima geMixe r 3 SE T ran sfer Ut ilitie s – Softwa re for savi ng and transf erri ng movies and mus ic file s you can use as back gro und music. • PIXELA Appl[...]

16  Introduction Names of Parts 1 DISP . (o nscreen display) button ( 0 89)/ BA TT . INFO butto n ( 0 162) 2 2 (camera/p lay) but ton ( 0 27) 3 Speaker ( 0 48) 4 Memory card slot cover 5 Memory card slot ( 0 35) 6 AV O U T t e r m i n a l ( 0 11 6, 118 )/ X (headpho nes) termin al ( 0 79) 7 BA TTER Y RELEASE switch ( 0 20 ) 8 ACCESS indicator ( [...]

Introdu ction  17 A k Mini adva nced shoe ( 0 81) A l Mode swit ch ( 0 27) S q PHOTO b utton ( 0 39, 100) S a Zoom lever ( 0 43) S s VIDEO SN AP (video sna pshot) bu tton ( 0 65) S d POWE R butto n S f ON/OFF (CHG ) (charge) indic ator: Green – ON Orange – Stan dby ( 0 44) Red – Charging ( 0 19) S g Remote se nsor ( 0 22) S h LCD t ouch s [...]

18  Introduction Wireless Con troller WL-D 89 D a Ser ial nu mber D s T ripod socket ( 0 181) 1 ST ART /ST OP b utt on ( 0 39, 55) 2 b (index selec tion) button ( 0 49 ) Press and hold fo r mo re than 2 seconds to switch betw een sho oting and pla yback m ode. 3 MENU button ( 0 29, 1 46) 4 DISP . (o nscreen display) button ( 0 89) 5 SET b utt on[...]

Prepa rat ions  19 Prepar ations This chapt er descri bes basi c opera tions, such a s usin g 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 with a b attery p ack or dir ectly using the co mpact power ad ap[...]

20  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 ou tu rn off the camcor der . After a moment, the ON/OFF (CHG ) indi cator w ill s tart flas hing i n r ed (batt ery pack ch arging ). T he re d ON / OFF (CHG) in dicator wil l go out whe[...]

Prepa rat ions  21 • T o pr event equi pment brea kdow ns and ex cessi ve he ating, do not con- nect the suppli ed comp act pow er adap ter to volt age c onverter s for overs eas t ravels or spec ial p ower sources s uch as thos e on aircr aft and ships, DC-AC inve rters, etc. NOTES • The battery pack will be charge d only w hen the camc ord[...]

22  Prepa rati ons Prep aring the Ac cesso ries Wireless Con troller First, insert the supplied CR2025 lithium button battery into the wir e- less contr oller . 1 Press the tab in the direction of the arrow and pull out the battery holder . 2 Place the lithium b utton battery with the + side facing up. 3 Insert th e battery ho lder . To use the [...]

Prepa rat ions  23 Grip Belt and Stra ps Fasten the grip belt. Adjus t the grip be lt so th at you can reac h the zoom l ever with your in dex fi nger , and the g button with your thumb. To r emove th e gri p bel t 1 Lift the padded handgrip 's flap a nd detach t he strap from th e V elcro pad. 2 Pull the strap to remove it fi rst fr om the[...]

24  Prepa rati ons To attach an optio nal wrist strap Pass the attaching end of the wrist strap through the rear bracke t on the camcorder , thread the wrist strap through the loop and fasten. Y ou can a lso attach the wrist s trap to the strap moun t on th e gr ip bel t to use bo th for extra conveni ence and pro tecti on. To attach an optio na[...]

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

26  Prepa rati ons Basic Operatio n of the Camcorder Using the T ouch Screen The contro l buttons and menu items that appear on the touch scr een change dynami cally dependi ng on the operating mode and the task you are performing. With the intuitive touch screen interface you have all the contr ols at your fingert ips. To u c h T ouch a menu it[...]

Prepa rat ions  27 • For detail s about how to t ake car e of the touch scr een, r efer to Hand ling Prec aution s ( 0 180), Cleaning ( 0 185). Operating Modes Rec ord in g When recording video or photos, the camcorder’ s operating mode is determi ned by the pos ition of the mode switch and the ons cree n con- trol buttons. * The mode icon d[...]

28  Prepa rati ons NOTES • b When swit ching to a playbac k mode, the me mory s elec ted for playbac k will be the sam e curr ently us ed for r ecor din g. • Y ou can a lso press and hold B on th e wi rele ss co n tro lle r f or m ore than 2 second s to s witch between re cord ing a nd playb ack m ode. Using the Menus Many of the camcor der?[...]

Prepa rat ions  29 In and mode, touch [Edit] to display a similar panel contain- ing the var ious operati ons that ar e available afte r selecting one or mor e scenes or photo s (for example, deleti ng, adding scen es to the play list, pr otecting pho tos, etc .). T ouch the contr ol button of the d esir ed opera- tion. The S etup Menu s 1 or mo[...]

30  Prepa rati ons NOTES • A small font size is used in menu screens so you can see the options curr entl y sele cted. Y ou can enla rge the font size by sett ing 6 8 [Font Siz e] to [ A Large] but only t he icons of the curr ently se lected options will appear on the scre en.[...]

Prepa rat ions  31 First Ti me Settings Setting th e Date and Time Y ou will need to set the date and time of the camcor der bef ore you can start using it . The [ Date/Time] scr een will appear auto maticall y when the cam- corde r’ s clock is not set . When the [Date/T ime] scr een appears , the year will b e select ed. 1 T ouch a field you [...]

32  Prepa rati ons Changing the Language The default languag e of the camcord er is English. Y ou can set it to one of 26 other languages. * On ly when per forming the procedu re in a recording mod e. NOTES • Some control buttons, such as [ZOOM], [FUNC .] or [ME NU], will appear in Eng lish rega rdless of the la ngua ge se lecte d. Changing th[...]

Prepa rat ions  33 Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Co mpatib le for Use wi th the Camco rder Y ou can use commerciall y available Secur e Digital (SD) car ds with this camcor de r . H owev er , depending on the memo ry car d, you may not be able to rec ord movies. Refer to the table below . As of May 2010, the movie recor ding function has be[...]

34  Prepa rati ons SDXC Memory Cards As o f May 2 01 0, SD XC m emo ry ca rds hav e be en t ested to w ork unde r Windows 7. For detail s on whether your comput er's operati ng system is SDXC-compa tible, check with your computer 's manufactur er . IMPORT ANT • If you use an SDX C memory ca rd with a c omputer OS that i s not SDXC- c[...]

Prepa rat ions  35 Inserting and Removing a Memor y Card Make sure to initialize ( 0 37) all memory cards before using them with this camc order . 1 T urn o ff the camcorder . Make sur e the ON/OFF (CHG) indicator is of f. 2 Open the memory card slot cover . 3 Insert the memory card straight, with th e label facing up, all the way into the memor[...]

36  Prepa rati ons POINTS TO CHECK • Be sur e you unders tand t he inform ation p rovi ded in Eye-Fi Cards ( 0 34) befor e usi ng an Eye- Fi c ard. * When selecting th e memo ry , you can check th e approximat e available recording time /num ber of ph otos , bas ed o n cur re ntl y use d set tin gs. NOTES b Sele ct to reco rd mov ies i n th e [...]

Prepa rat ions  37 NOTES • Any of t he f ollowing ac tions wil l deacti vate the re lay r ecor ding function : - T ur ning off the camcor der . - Opening t he memory car d slot c over . - Changing the position of the mode switch. - Changing the camcorder's operating mode. - Sel ectin g the me mor y card as the memor y for recordi ng m ovi[...]

38  Prepa rati ons * T ouch t his option if you w ant to physi cally eras e all the da ta rathe r than just clear the file al location table of the memo ry . ** If yo u selected t he [Complete In itialization] o ption, you can touch [Can cel] 8 [OK] to cancel the initializa tion while it is in pr ogr ess. All re cordin gs will be erased and the [...]

Dual Shot Mode  39 Dual Shot Mode This chapter cover s how to easily r ecord vi deo and photos in the all-automat ic Dual Shot mode, and how to use basic shoot- ing function s like zoom a nd Quick Start. T o enjoy full acce ss to menus and mor e ad vanced functi ons, r efer t o the r elevant chapters fo r video ( 0 55) and pho tos ( 0 100). Basi[...]

40  Dual Shot Mode When yo u have finishe d record ing 1 Make sure that the ACCESS indica tor is off . 2 T urn off t he camco rder . 3 Close the LCD pa nel. About Du al Shot • Only the follo win g fun ction s are availa ble in mode . - Zoom ( 0 43). - Qui ck Star t ( 0 44). - Vid eo sn apsh ot ( 0 65). - Advanc ed im age s tabili zati on mode [...]

Dual Shot Mode  41 IMPORT ANT • Obser ve the fo llowin g precaut ions wh ile the ACCESS in dica tor is on or flashin g. Fai ling to do so may resu lt in perma nent data lo ss or dama ge to the memory . - Do not open the me mory card slot cover . - Do not disc onnect the p ower sour ce or turn off the camc or der . - Do not change the camcorder[...]

42  Dual Shot Mode • Be s ure to s av e y ou r re co rdi ngs re gu la rly ( 0 121), especially after making im portan t recordin gs. Canon sha ll no t be l iable for any loss or corruption of data. • When recor ding photos on an Eye-Fi card, photos will be uploaded automa ticall y if you a re within the ran ge of a co nfigu red n etwork . Al[...]

Dual Shot Mode  43 Zoomin g There are t hree w ays you can zoom in and out: usi ng the zoom lever on the camco rder , using the zoom buttons o n the wi rele ss contro ller or using the zoom controls on the touch screen. In addition to the 15x op tical zoom*, in m ode, you can tur n on the 300x digital zoom with the 7 8 [Digital Zoom] setting. * [...]

44  Dual Shot Mode 2 T ouch the zoo m controls to o perate the zoom. T ou ch an yw here wit hin th e Q area to zoom out or any where wit hin the P are a to zoom i n. T ouch c loser to th e cen ter for a slow zoom ([Speed 1]); touch c loser to the e / d icons for faster zoom s ([Speed 3]). 3T o u c h [ a ] to hide the zoom controls. NOTES • Kee[...]

Dual Shot Mode  45 2 When you wish to resume reco rding, open the LCD panel. The ON/OFF (CHG ) indicato r turns back gr een and the camcor der is read y t o re cord . IMPORT ANT • Do not disconnect the power source during standby mode (wh ile the ON/OFF (CHG) indic ator is l it in orange). NOTES • The ca mcorde r will not e nter sta ndby mod[...]

46  Video Vid eo This chapte r covers functions r elated to movies , including play- back, advanced shoo ting, advanced funct ions and playlist and scene operations. For details ab out basic vid eo shooting, refer to Dual Shot Mode ( 0 39). Basic Playbac k Playing Back the Video 1P r e s s S . Y ou can al so pr ess and hol d B on t he wire les s[...]

Video  47 4 T ouch the desired scene to play it back. • Playbac k wi ll s tart f ro m the scen e sel ected a nd c ontinue until the en d of the last scene in the index scr een. • T ouch the scr een d uring pl ayback to dis play the p layback contr ols. A Memory being read B Index screen currently displayed C Drag your fin ger left for the ne[...]

48  Video During p layback paus e: A Stop the play back. B Jump t o the b eginn ing o f th e scene . Doubl e-tap to j ump to the pr evious s cene. C Pause th e play back. D Drag your finger left and right along the volume bar to adjus t the volume . E T o uch an ywh ere els e to hid e the pl ayba ck c ontrol s. F Fast playback bac kward*. G Jump[...]

Video  49 IMPORT ANT • Obser ve the fo llowin g precaut ions wh ile the ACCESS in dica tor is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do so may result in perman ent dat a los s. - Do not open the me mory card slot cover . - Do not disc onnect the p ower sour ce or turn off the camc or der . - Do not change the camcorder’ s operating mode . • Y ou may[...]

50  Video Option s NOTES • Fast/ slow playba ck modes ar e not ava ilable fo r scenes co nverte d to stand ard de finiti on. Scene s in the [S D Scenes] ind ex scr een s can only be pla yed b ack a t normal spe ed. [Original] O rigi nal mo vies as you reco rded th em. [Playlist] Scenes t hat wer e a dded to the playl ist ( 0 90) and may have b[...]

Video  51 3D Flip View 3D Flip View is a fun w ay to di splay your video recordings (original scenes) in a 3D layout, or ganized by recording date. In any index screen, touch [ b ] 8 [3D Flip View]. During si ngle photo vi ew , touch the scre en once t o displ ay the c ontrol s then touch [ Q ] t o open the [Photos] index scr een. A Drag your fi[...]

52  Video Narrowin g Down the Scen es Show n in the I ndex S creen Fro m the [Ori ginal] index scr een, you can narr ow down the scenes shown, lea ving onl y scenes th at wer e r ecor ded on a spec ific dat e or only those scenes in which peop le's faces wer e detected. Show ing Only Scen es tha t Contain People’ s Faces This will narrow [...]

Video  53 2 Open the c alendar screen. • Dates that contain s cenes (t hat is, movi es wer e re cor ded on that date) ap pear i n bl ack ag ains t a si lver backgr ound. Date s wit hout recordi ngs appear graye d ou t. •T o u c h [ y ] or [ A ] to j ump t o the pr evious/ next ca lend ar mont h th at contai ns r ecor ding s. 3 T ouch the de [...]

54  Video • T o se lect al l th e scene s at o nce: T ouch [ Sele ct All] inst ead o f touchi ng indi vidual scenes . (Remove in advance any checkm arks from scenes you may have sel ected individuall y .) 4 Delete the scenes. * T ouch [Stop] to interru pt the operation while it is in pr ogress. So me scenes may be deleted nev ertheles s. IMPOR[...]

Video  55 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[...]

56  Video NOTES • The zoom, Quic k Start func tion, powe r saving mode s, etc. oper ate the same w ay in mode as in mode . Fo r d etails , refer to Dual Shot Mode ( 0 39). Selecting the Video Quality (Recording Mode) The camcor der off ers 5 rec ording modes . Changing the re cor ding mode will change the rec ording ti me available on the memo[...]

Video  57 Spe cial Sc ene Rec ordi ng Pr ograms Recor ding in a very b right ski r esort or capturing the f ull col ors of a sunset or a fi reworks displ ay becomes as eas y as selec ting a Special Scene r ecor ding pr ogram. Opt ions (  Default value) Approximat e recording tim es  Default value 1 Recorded in 1,920 x 1,080 resolution. Mov[...]

58  Video [ G Sport s] T o recor d sports s cenes such as tennis or golf. [ q Night Scene] T o rec ord ni gh tsc ap es wi th lower no ise. [ I Snow] T o rec ord in br ig ht s k i re so rt s wi th ou t the subject be ing underexposed . [ J Bea ch] T o re cord on a su nny beac h without the subject be ing underexposed . [ K Sunset ] T o re cor d s[...]

Video  59 NOTES •[ F Portrait]/[ G Sports]/[ I Snow]/[ J Beac h]: The pict ure may not appear smooth during playback. •[ F Portrai t]: The blur ef fect of th e back ground inc rea ses the mor e you zoom in ( P ). •[ I Snow]/[ J Beac h]: The sub ject may become over ex posed on clou dy days or i n shad ed pl aces. Check t he im age on the s[...]

60  Video - p will app ear on the scr een when the camcor der' s temper atur e becomes too h igh. I f this h appens, tu rn off th e camcor de r , take it out of the water pr oof case an d keep it in a cool pl ace unt il the tempera tur e goes d own. If the camco rd er beco mes too hot, it wi ll t urn off au tomatica lly . - When making r ec[...]

Video  61 To change the frame rate Adv anced I mag e Stabi lizati on The image stabil izer r educes camcor der blur (blur due to the cam- cord er moving) so you ca n get nice, stable shots. Select the image s ta- bilization mode ac cording to the shooting conditions. In mod e: Opt ions (  Default value in mode) Operat ing modes: [FUNC.] 8 [ME[...]

62  Video NOTES • If the deg re e of camcor der shake is too high , the imag e stabil izer may not b e able to f ully compens ate. • Power ed IS is not availab le in mode. • For surveying and following shots, when you pan the camcorder fr om side t o si de or ti lt i t up an d d own, we r ec ommen d sett in g th e I S m ode to [ P Dynam ic[...]

Video  63 1 Activate t he pre-recor ding function. • d appears . • Rep eat , selec ting [ B Off] , to turn off pre- rec ording. 2P r e s s g . The scene recorde d in the me mo ry will st art 3 se conds b efore g was pressed. NOTES • While pr e-r ecor ding is act ivate d, the camcor d er wil l not emit any noti fi- cation sounds. • The ca[...]

64  Video By de faul t, fa ce de tect io n is act ivat ed. If the func tio n was tur ne d off, pe r- form the following procedur e to turn it on. T o sel ect the main sub ject If ther e is more than one person in the picture, the camcorder will auto- maticall y select o ne pers on it deter mines is t he main subje ct. The main subject is indicat[...]

Video  65 T ouch & T rack When r ecordi ng people, fac e detect ion ( 0 63) will track the main sub- ject and keep it always in focus. Bu t also when reco rding ot her moving subjects such as your pet, a mov ing vehicle o r people not facing t he camera dir ectly , you can use T ouch & T r ack to keep your subj ect in focu s a t al l t i[...]

66  Video 1P r e s s z . • A blue border appears on the screen. • Press z again to ret urn to n orm al vid eo reco rdi ng m od e. 2P r e s s g . • By de fa ult , t he cam c orde r rec ord s for about 4 seconds (the blue frame serv es as a visua l pr ogr ess bar) and t hen au tomaticall y r eturns to r ecor d pau se mode. Y ou can chang e t[...]

Video  67 To fad e in/o ut Press g in recor d pause mode ( M ) to start r ecording with a fade in. Press g whil e recor ding ( N ) to fade out and pause the reco rdin g. Opt ions (  Default value) NOTES • When you appl y a fader , not only the pi cture but also the sound will fade in o r o ut . W h en y ou a pp l y an e ff ec t , t h e s o [...]

68  Video Option s (  Default value) NOTES •[ B Shutter -Pri. AE]: - On screen only t he deno minator is displayed – [ B 250] indicates a shutter spe ed of 1/250 sec ond, etc. - When r ecor ding i n dark surround ings, you can obta in a brighter picture by u sing slow shutter speeds; however , image quality may not be as good and autofocu[...]

Video  69 Shutter Speed a nd Aperture Value Guidelin es X With slower shutter speed you ca n add a nice motion blur and sense of movement. With faster shutter speeds you can “freeze 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 for [...]

70  Video Manual Exposure Adjustment At times, bac klit subjec ts may appear too dark (under ex posed) or sub- jects under ve ry strong ligh ts may a ppear too bright or gla ring (overex- posed). T o correct this, yo u can adjus t the exp osure manually o r use the T ouch A E function to auto matically set the optimal exposure for the subject yo[...]

Video  71 NOTES • If the reco rd ing pr ogra m is changed durin g exposur e lo ck, the cam - cor der wi ll r eturn to auto matic ex posur e. • When shoot ing subject s wit h a str ong li ght sour ce b ehind the m, the camcord er automatical ly correc ts for the back light. Y ou can turn off the automatic backli ght corr ection wi th the 7 / [...]

72  Video POINTS TO CHECK • Adjust t he zoom befor e you start the proc edur e. 1 Open the manual focus screen. 2 T ouch a subject th at appears inside the X frame. • The T ou ch A F mar k ( P ) will flash and the focusi ng dista nce will be adjust ed automatical ly . Y ou have the option to further adjust the focus manually as necessary . ?[...]

Video  73 Whit e Bal ance The white balance function helps yo u to ac curately r epr oduce co lors under diffe rent lighting conditions so that white obje cts will always look truly white in your recordings. POINTS TO CHECK • Sele ct a re cor ding p ro gram ot her than t he Speci al S cene r ecording pr o- grams. * When you select [ g Cust om [...]

74  Video NOTES • When you select the cu stom whit e balance: -S e t 7 8 [Digital Zoom ] to [ B Off]. - Res et t he white bala nce whe n you ch ange loca tion s or the ligh ting o r other co nditions change. - Dep end ing o n the li ght so urce, g m ay keep fl ashin g. T he res ult wi ll stil l be bette r than wit h [ Y Automatic]. • Cus tom[...]

Video  75 Opt ions (  Default value) Mini Video Light Y ou can tur n o n the mini v ideo light to shoot vide o or take ph otos in dark pl aces. POINTS TO CHECK • Sel ect a recording prog ram other than [ r Underwater ] or [ s Surfac e]. • Y appear s on th e sc ree n. • Rep eat , selec ting [ B Off], to turn off the mini video light. [ U[...]

76  Video NOTES • We r ecommend not usin g the mini video lig ht while the optional W ide- conver ter or T ele -convert er i s atta ched; its shadow c an ap pear o n the scr een. Using an Ex ternal Vi deo Ligh t Y ou can use the optional V L-5 Video Light or V FL-2 Video Flash Light when you need a video light that is stronger than the built-i[...]

Video  77 Self Timer • n appear s. • Rep eat , selec ting [ B Off] , to turn off the self timer . mod e: In rec ord pau se mod e, p ress g . The c amcor der s tarts r ecor ding after a 10-s econd c ountdow 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 wil[...]

78  Video Audio Recording Level Y ou can adjust the audio r ecor ding level o f the bu ilt-in or an external microphone. Y ou can display the audio level indica tor while rec ording. POINTS TO CHECK • Sel ect a recordi ng p rogra m o ther tha n [ r Un derwat er] or [ s Surface] . Manual Ad justment of the Audio Reco rding Le vel 1 Open the man[...]

Video  79 To dis play t he au dio le vel in dicator Usually , the audi o level ind icator will be di splayed only after ac tivating the manual adjustment of the audio recor ding level. Y o u can choose to display it also when the audio level is adjusted automatically . NOTES • When the aud io level meter r eaches the r ed poin t (0 dB), the so[...]

80  Video * On ly when per forming the procedure in mode. • J appea rs. To adjust th e volume 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 ( 0 48). IMPORT ANT • When usi ng headphone s, make sur e to lower the volume to an app ro- priate le v[...]

Video  81 Using the Mini Advanced Shoe Using the mini adva nced shoe, you can att ach to the camco rde r a range of optional accesso ries to expand its functionality . For details about optio nal acce ssories av ailable for us e with your c amcord er , refer to Accessories ( 0 187). For details ab out how to attach and use the accessorie s, r ef[...]

82  Video Using the SM-V1 Surround Micropho ne or DM- 100 Directional Stereo Microphon e Using the SM-V1 you can ad d a sens e of d epth and pre sence to your recor dings with 5.1ch surround soun d. Using the DM-100 you can accurately re cord audio co ming dir ectly from t he di rectio n you ar e reco rd in g. Attach the optional S M-V1 Surround[...]

Video  83 Usi ng a Zo om Rem ote Co ntro ller By attaching the o ptional RA- V1 Remote Con trol Adapter to the mini advanced shoe, you can us e the optional ZR-2000 or ZR -1000 Zoom Remote Controller . Doing s o will allow you to use certain functions while viewing the picture on an external monitor without touching the camcor der . This is part[...]

84  Video Selecting the Playback Starting P oint If you have a very long scene, you may want to start play ing back the scene fr om a cer tain p oint. Y ou can use the movie timeli ne to br eak the scene to segments a t fixed tim e interval s ranging from 6 seconds t o 6 minutes. If you r ecord ed movies using face de tection ( 0 63), you can di[...]

Video  85 To cha nge the in terval bet ween fr ames T o display changes in the scen e’ s main subjec t • The ti meli ne rul er wil l sh ow fr ames tak en f rom the sc ene e very 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 ee[...]

86  Video Playing Back Scenes Set to Background Music Y ou can play b ack vid eo snapsh ot scene s, scenes in the pl aylist and photo slidesho ws set to backgro und music (instead of the origina l sound) using one of the suppl ied music tracks. Using the S upplied Music T ra cks as Backgrou nd Music The sup plied Camco rde r Suppleme ntal Disc c[...]

Video  87 3 Back in the in dex screen, touch a scene to start the play back set to the selected music track. In mode, touch a photo to go t o single photo vi ew and continue with t he slid esho w proced ure ( 0 108). To delete a music track In th e music tr ack select ion scr een, touch [ Z ] or [ O ] to select the track you wa nt to delete. IMP[...]

88  Video NOTES • Y ou can al so add to the play list just t he video snapshot scenes you want to watch and arrange their playba ck order . • Ini tializ ing a me mory ca rd will per man ently erase any mu sic fil es you may have trans ferr ed f rom the su pplie d Camc orde r Suppl emental Disc to the car d. ( b The m usic files that c ome pr[...]

Video  89 Onscreen Displays and Data Code Y ou can turn most onscreen displays on or of f. Repeatedly press h to turn the onscreen displays on/off in the following sequence: , mode: • All disp lays on • Most displays of f 1 1 Pressing h will turn off most of the icons and displays that appear automati- cally but will not r emove onscreen dis[...]

90  Video Playlist and Sc ene Operations Editing the Playlist: Adding, Deleting , Moving and Playing Back Create a pl aylis t to play back o nly the scenes yo u pr efer and in the orde r of your choice. Y o u can play back the scenes in the playlist using one of the suppl ied music t racks as backg ro und music ( 0 86) . Adding S cenes to th e P[...]

Video  91 • b Y ou ca n copy scene s from the bu ilt-in memory to the me mory card ( 0 121) to include in the memory car d’ s playlist also scenes that were origin ally reco rded in the built -in mem ory . Deleting Sce nes from th e Playli st Deleting scenes fr om the playlist will not affec t your original recordings. 1 Open t he [Playlist][...]

92  Video Captu ring P hotos and V ideo S napsh ot Scen es fr om a Mo vie Y ou can capture video snapshot scenes, single photos or a seri es of continuous photos fr om a pr eviously r ecor ded scene . For example, you may want to prin t photos fro m video r ecor ded at a party or cr eate a small video cli p using video snapshot scenes from the h[...]

Video  93 NOTES • A video snapshot scene can be captured only during playba ck; it can- not be c aptured during playback pause mode. • b The captu r ed vid eo sna pshot scene is sa ved t o the sa me m em- ory that conta ins the s ource scene. • Video s napshot s cenes ca nnot be captur ed fro m any of the foll owin g typ es of scen es. - S[...]

94  Video To ca pture t he pho tos 1 Play back the scene fr om which you want to captur e the photo . 2 Pause the p layback at th e point y ou want to c aptur e. 3P r e s s j fully . T o capt ure a phot o sequen ce, ho ld j pressed down. The scene will be playe d back by fr ames and eac h frame ca ptur ed as a sep arate photo. 4T o u c h [ B ] t[...]

Video  95 2 Select the s cene you want to divide and touch it to start p laying it back. 3 Pause th e playback at t he point w here you want to divide the scene. 4 Open the s cene division screen. 5 Bring the scene to a precise point, if necessary . • During play back pau se: T ouch [ A ] to p la y ba ck th e s cene. T ouc h [ F ] or [ E ] to [...]

96  Photos Photos Refer to this chapter for details on tak ing photos (advanced shooting f unctions), view ing photos a nd prin ting them. For details a bout basic photo s hooting, refer to Dual Shot Mode ( 0 39). Basic Playbac k 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 w[...]

Photos  97 4 T ouch the phot o 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 tur n to the inde x s creen fr om s ingl e ph oto view 1 T ouch the screen to display the playback controls. 2T o u c h [ Q ]. Photo Jump Functi on When you have recor[...]

98  Photos IMPORT ANT • Ob serve the fol low ing prec autio ns wh ile th e ACC ESS indic ator is on o r flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult i n permanent data loss. - Do no t ope n the me mor y car d slo t cov er . - Do not discon nect the power sour ce or turn of f the camcor de r . - Do not change the c amcorder’ s operating mode. • [...]

Photos  99 3 T ouch o n the indi vidual phot os y ou want to del ete. • A ch eckmar k O will a ppear on phot os selec ted. T o uch a s elect ed photo a gain t o r emo ve t he che ckmark. • T o select all the photos at once : T ouch [Select All ] inst ead of touchin g individual photos. (Remove in advance any checkmarks from photos you may ha[...]

100  Photos Additional Functions T a king Photo s in y Manua l Mode 1 Set the mo de switch to y . 2 T urn on the camcorder . • b By defau lt, photos are r ecor ded in t he bu ilt- in memo ry . Y ou can selec t the memo ry that will be u sed t o reco rd pho tos ( 0 35). • Ple ase r ead th e I MPORT ANT section bef ore usi ng an Eye-Fi card. 3[...]

Photos  101 NOTES • If the subjec t is n ot suitab le for a utofocus, h turns yellow . Adjust the focus m anually ( 0 71). • When the subject is too bri ght, [Over exp.] will f lash on the screen. In such case , use the opti onal FS-H37U ND filter . Deleting a Phot o Right Af ter Recording It Y ou can delete a photo you have just recor ded w[...]

102  Photos Option s Lar ge capacit y memory car ds, lik e those usual ly used for video reco rd- ing, can contain a very lar ge number of phot os. As a refer ence, the number of photos that can be r ecor ded 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 [...]

Photos  103 Flash Y ou can use the flash to take photos in dark place s. POINTS TO CHECK • Sel ect a reco rding p rogram other than [ M Fire works], [ r Un der water ] or [ s Surfac e]. 1 Select the flash mode. • The icon o f the sele cted flash mo de app ears . U dis appea rs after 4 secon ds. 2P r e s s j , first halfway to activate the au[...]

104  Photos appears when you turn on the video flash light ( n ON). For details about using the video flash light, r efer to the instruction manual of the VFL-2. NOTES • The flash wil l not fire in the follow ing cases: - When the flash mode is set to [ U Au tomatic] or [ V Red-Eye Auto] and you manu ally ad jus t the expo sure. - During auto [...]

Photos  105 POINTS TO CHECK • Sel ect a recording prog ram other than [ M Fi rew orks ]. Opt ions (  Default value) Continu ous S hootin g/H i-Speed Continu ous S hoo ting 1P r e s s j halfway to activate the autofo cus. 2P r e s s j fully an d hold it pres sed do wn. Auto E xposure Bracketin g Press j , first halfway to activate the autof [...]

106  Photos T a king Photos while Recording Movies (Simultaneous Recording) Y ou can recor d photos even while the camco rder is set to mode. Moreo ver , you can capt ure the pho to at the same t ime you ar e recor d- ing video. Photos r ecord ed with s imultaneous recor din g will have the same as pect rat io of movies ( 16:9). Please r ead the[...]

Photos  107 • b Ph ot os wi ll be rec ord ed on th e m em o ry se le cte d f or re cord ing photos. • Phot os ca nno t be recorde d simu ltan eous ly wh ile the digit al zoo m or a digita l effect is activa ted. • In mode, when the IS mode is set to [ P Dyn amic] , if y ou zoo m in to ful l telephoto you can r ecord v ideo using a zoom ra [...]

108  Photos Slideshow Y ou can play a slideshow of all the photos and even set it to music. 1 Open the [Pho tos] index screen. 2 Select the background music to u se when playing back th e photo slideshow ( 0 86). 3 T ouch the screen to display the playback controls, then touch [ A ] to play back the slideshow set to the selected music track. To [...]

Photos  109 Rotating Pho tos Y ou can rotate photos 90 degr ees to change their orientatio n. 1 In single photo v iew , select the photo yo u want to rotate. 2 T ouch the screen to display the playback controls. 3 Rotate the photo. 4 Drag your finger left/right to select another photo to rotate or touch [ a ]. Histogram Displ ay In single photo [...]

110  Photos Prot ecting Photos Y ou can protect phot os from accident al erasur e. Protecting Si ngle Phot os 1 In sin gle phot o view , select the p hoto yo u want t o protect. 2 T ouch the screen to d isplay the playback controls. 3 Protect the photo. • A appears and the photo cann ot be deleted. T ouch [ B ] again to r emove the prote ction[...]

Photos  111 IMPORT ANT • Initi aliz ing the me mo ry will p erma nent ly era se all recordi ngs , inclu ding protected photos. - r Functions Y ou Can U se when T aking Photos Y ou ca n also use the followin g fu nction s... The foll owing f unction s and feat ure s of the camco rd er can be used either for shooti ng video or for taking photos.[...]

112  Photos Printing Photos Print ing Pho tos (D irec t Print ) The camcor der can be connecte d to any PictBridge-c ompatible printer . Y ou can mark in advance the photos you want to print and set the desir ed num ber of copies as a print order ( 0 114). Canon print ers: SELPHY printers of the CP , DS and ES series and inkjet printers carry- i[...]

Photos  113 • Refer als o to th e pri nter ’ s instr uctio n man ual. • If you have no i ntention t o use the opti onal DW-100 DVD Burner , you can set 8 8 [USB Connection T ype] to [ N Comp ute r/P rint er ] so the device type sel ectio n scr een does not appea r ever y time you con- nect the camcor der to a printer . • For best perf or[...]

114  Photos Print errors If an er ror occurs w hile p rinting, a n err or mes sage (f or exam ple, [No paper] ) will app ear on the ca mcor der’ s screen. Solve th e pro blem r efer- ring to the err or me ssage lis t ( 0 178) and to the printer's instruction manual . • Canon's P ictBridge-compat ible printe rs: If printing does not[...]

Photos  115 • T o cancel the p rint or der , set the number of copies to 0. 4 Drag your finger left/right to select another photo to mark with a print or der or touch [ a ]. Setting Prin t Orders from the In dex Screen 1 Open the [P hotos] index screen. Check th at you h ave se lected the g tab (memory card). 2T o u c h [ a ] to op en the phot[...]

116  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Extern al Connections This chapter expla ins how to connect your camcor der to an external devi ce such as a TV , VCR, or comp uter . T er minals on the Camcorder * When connec ting a cab le to the camcorder , make sure to alig n the tri angle mar ks on the cab le's conne ctor and on the camcorder's te rmin[...]

External Conne ctions  117 Connection D iagrams In the following connect ion diagra ms, the left side sho ws the termin als on the camcor de r and the right side s hows (for r efer ence only) an example of te rminals on a connect ed devic e. Connection A HDMI T ype: Digital Quality: High definition Output only Connect to a hi gh-definit ion TV ([...]

118  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Connection B Component Video T ype: Analog Quality: High Definition Output only Connect to a high-def inition TV (HDTV ) with component vi deo input terminals . Change the following settings on the camcorde r: - 6 8 [AV/ Headphones] to [ H AV] Connection C Composite Video T ype: Analog Quality: Standard definition Ou[...]

External Conne ctions  119 Connection c Composite Video (SCART) In all respect s, exac tly the same connecti on as connecti on C . Connect to a st andard TV or VCR with SCAR T input terminal. R equires a SCART ad apter (commercially availa ble). Connecti on D USB T ype: Digital data connection Output only Connect to a computer to save your recor[...]

120  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Playb ack on a TV Sc reen Connect th e camcor der t o a TV to enjoy your r ecor dings with f amily and friends. Playback on an HDTV using one of the high-definition con- nections will ensur e the best p layba ck qual ity . 1 T urn off the camcorder and the TV . 2 Connect t he camcorder to the TV . Refer to Connection[...]

External Conne ctions  121 Saving and Sharing Y our Rec ordings b Copying Recordings to a Memor y Card Y ou can copy your recor dings only one-wa y: from the built-i n memory to the memory card. Sce nes and p hotos will be cop ied fr om the index scre en you selec ted to the c orres ponding index screen o n the memory card. Plea se read the IMPO[...]

122  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Copying a Si ngle Photo 1 In single photo view , select the photo you want to copy . Chec k that you ar e vie wing pho tos r ecor ded in the b uilt -in memo ry . ( f appears next to the photo number .) 2 T ouch the screen to d isplay the playback controls. 3 Cop y the phot o. 4 Drag your fing er left/right to select [...]

External Conne ctions  123 IMPORT ANT • Obser ve the fo llowin g precaut ions wh ile the ACCESS in dica tor is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do so may result in perman ent dat a los s. - Do not open the me mory card slot cover . - Do not disc onnect the p ower sour ce or turn off the camc or der . - Do not change the camcorder’ s operating mo[...]

124  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Using the soft ware See ‘ImageMi xer 3 SE Software Guide’ (PDF file on the T ra nsfer Utili- ties CD-ROM). Savin g Photos With the s upplied softwa re Phot o Applica tions you can save photos to your computer , and easily or ganize and edit them. Installation Install the softwar e befor e you co nnect the camco r[...]

External Conne ctions  125 IMPORT ANT • When the camcorder is con nected to a computer : Do not open the memory car d slot cove r a nd d o no t r emov e t he me mory ca rd . • Operation m ay not work c orrec tly depend ing on the softwar e and the speci ficati ons/s ettings of your computer . • If you wish to use the image files on your co[...]

126  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Saving Movies onto High-Defi nition Discs (A VCHD/Blu-ray Discs) Y ou can save y our video recordings in high definition by cr eating A VCHD or B lu-ray di scs in yo ur comp uter using the suppli ed software ImageMix er 3 SE . Caref ully re ad the information in SDXC Memory Cards ( 0 34) before performing the pr oced[...]

External Conne ctions  127 Connecting to the DW-100 DV D Burner and Creating A VCHD Discs 1 T urn on the DVD Bur ner . s Refer to Creating DVDs. 2 Connect the camcorder to the DVD Burner using the supplied USB cable. • Connection D . Refe r to Connection Diagr ams ( 0 119) and s Connect ions . • If the devi ce type select ion s creen app ear[...]

128  Exter nal Co nnecti ons IMPORT ANT • A VCHD discs crea ted with the optional DW-100 DVD B urner cannot contai n sce nes rec ord ed in MXP mo de. Us e the s uppl ied s oftwar e ImageMixer 3 SE to save such scenes. • Whil e the ca mco rder is conn ect ed to th e DVD Bur ner , do n ot ope n the memory car d sl ot cover a nd do not r e move[...]

External Conne ctions  129 Playing Back AVCHD Discs Using the DW-100 DVD Burner Y ou can use the optional DW-100 DVD Burner and the camcord er also to play back high-definition (A VCHD) discs on a TV . This is very conve- nient, for example to play back your discs even in a location where an A VCHD- compatible DVD pl ayer is not availabl e. 1 Co[...]

130  Exter nal Co nnecti ons NOTES • Only A VCHD discs created with the DW-100 DVD Burner can be played back usi ng the DV D Burner . • The c amcor der ’ s men us c annot b e ac cessed whi le t he camco r der i s connec ted to the DV D Burner . • With the except ion of f ast pla yback at 60x s peed, special p layb ack modes ( 0 46) can b[...]

External Conne ctions  131 Converting S cenes int o Standard Def inition 1 Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter . 2 Make sure there is a memory card in the camcorder with sufficient available space. 3 Open t he [Original], [Playlist] o r [Video S napshot] → [O ri gina l ]/ [Playlist] index screen. • Ch eck that you ha ve s ele[...]

132  Exter nal Co nnecti ons T o sel ect the bit rate Using a higher bit rate will r esult in better v ideo quality for the con- verted s cenes. NOTES • When converting scenes in th e [Playlist] or [Video Snapshot] → [Original]/ [Playlist] index screen: - Th e sc ene s are conve rte d wit h t he s ele cted b ac kground m usic ( 0 86) in stea[...]

External Conne ctions  133 4 Click [Disc writing] and continue the operation on the compute r follo wing the softwa re 's in dicati ons. See also ‘ImageMixer 3 SE Softwa re Guid e’ (PD F f ile on the T ransfer Utilities CD -ROM). IMPORT ANT • While the camcor der is connected to the computer , do not open the memo ry c ar d s lot cove[...]

134  Exter nal Co nnecti ons NOTES • When the c amcord er contains a large num ber of scen es to be saved on discs, it may take a long ti me for the connec tion t o the DVD Burner ( 0 127, st ep 2) to be comp leted. For best perf ormance, we r e com- mend limiting the number o f scenes to be saved to 500 or f ewer scenes. • Standard-defini t[...]

External Conne ctions  135 NOTES • Photo DVDs cannot be played back using the DW-100 DVD Burner . • b When cr ea ting Ph oto D VDs f ro m a me mory car d, if t he me mory card con tains SD sc enes in the [F or Web Up load ] inde x screen , the image files of th e scene t humbn ails wil l be save d on the DV D as well . Copying Recordings to [...]

136  Exter nal Co nnecti ons 4 Camcorder: Resume playback. By default, onscreen displays will be embedded in the outpu t video signal . Y ou ca n cha nge t he disp lays by repe ated ly pressi ng h ( 0 89). 5 External device: Start recor ding when the scene y ou wish to co py appears; stop recor ding when it ends. 6 Camcorder: Stop playback. NOTE[...]

External Conne ctions  137 Converting S cenes int o Standard Def inition 1 Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter . 2 Make sure there is a memory card in the camcorder with sufficient available space. 3 Open t he [Original], [Playlist] o r [Video S napshot] → [O ri gina l ]/ [Playlist] index screen. • Ch eck that you ha ve s ele[...]

138  Exter nal Co nnecti ons T o embed the recor din g date an d time The r ecor ding date and time will alway s be displ ayed on the conve rted scene. T o sel ect the bit rate Using a higher bit rate will r esult in better v ideo quality for the con- verted scenes, while a low er bit rate will r esult in smalle r file sizes and faster uploads. [...]

External Conne ctions  139 Connecting to th e Computer and Up loading your V ideos If you ar e co nnecting the ca mcor der to th e computer immedi ately aft er the conv ersion des cribed in the pr evious s ection, s tart this pro cedure fr om step 3 below . Otherwise, start t his pr oced ure f rom t he beginni ng. 1 Power the camcorder using the[...]

140  Exter nal Co nnecti ons Uploading you r Videos Wirel essly If you are using an Eye-Fi car d, you can automat ically uploa d the mov- ies from the [F or W eb Upload] i ndex s creen 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 requ ired conf[...]

External Conne ctions  141 NOTES • Depen ding on the am ount of data to be uploa ded and the netw ork's wireless con necti on c ond ition s, it can take some time to upload video files. If the wi reless con nect ion is t oo wea k, th e wireless upl oad may fail and the vi deo files will be registere d as incom plet e uploa ds. • About p[...]

142  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 28). For details about each[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  143 [ S Flash ] [ U Automatic] , [ V Red-Eye Auto], [ S Flash On], [ W Flash Off] – z 103 [ X Focus ] [ 2 ] (manual focus): T oggle on ( x ) or off ( w ) , T ouch AF frame zz 71 [ e Exposure] [ y ] (manual ex posure): T oggle on ( x ) or off ( w ) , T ouch AE frame zz 70 [ZOOM] Zoo m controls , g cont rol zz 43 [ P A[...]

144  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 snapshot s cenes) Z : Ori ginal vid eo snapsho t scenes u : SD scenes on the memory ca rd ( b onl y) Contr ol Butt on T arget Scenes/Function 1 s Z u 0 b [Copy ( P U g )] [Select ed Scenes] z – z – 1[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  145 [Edit ] Pane l - Mode Contr ol Butt on Index Screen Single Photo View 0 b [Copy ( P U g )] [Selected P hotos], [All P hot os] z 122 [Delete] z 98 [Protect] z 110 [Print Or ders] z 114 [Rotate ] – z 109[...]

146  Additional Information Setup Menus 7 / 8 Camer a Se tup * Option avai lable onl y when the opt ional SM-V1 Surround M icrophone is attached to the cam corder afte r having u pdated the camcorder ’ s firmware usin g the mem- ory card supp lied with the SM-V1. Menu item Setting options 4 3 0 [Digital Zo om] [ B Off] , [ G 60x], [ H 300x] z [...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  147 [Digita l Zoom] : De term ines th e operation of the digital zoom. The c olor o f the indi cator i ndi- cate s the zoo m. • When a ctivated, the cam - corder w ill sw itch aut omati call y to digital zoom when you zoom in beyond the optical zoom range. • With the digital zoom t he image is digitall y processed,[...]

148  Additional Information • Using fo cus ass istanc e will not af fect the r ecor dings. It will be cancell ed automa ticall y after 4 seconds or when yo u start recor di ng. [Auto Sl ow S hutter] : The camcor der automati cally us es slow sh utter speed s t o ob tain brigh ter recordin gs in p laces wit h ins ufficie nt li ghti ng. • Mini[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  149 [Onscreen Markers]: Y ou can displa y a grid o r a hori zontal line at the cen - ter of the scree n. Use the mark ers as a r efer ence to make sure your sub- ject is frame d corr ectly (ve rtical ly a nd/or horizo ntally) . • Usi ng th e onscree n mark ers w ill no t affect th e recordin gs. [PO WERED I S Butt on[...]

150  Additional Information [Frame R ate]: Selects the frame r ate to be used whe n rec or ding. [ D PF25]: 25 frames per second, progr essive. Using thi s frame rate will give your rec ord ings a cine mati c look. Wh en combine d with t he [ D Cine Mode] recording pr ogram ( 0 60), the cinematic look will be enhanced. [Memor y Info ]: Displa ys[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  151 • Estim ate d figures ab out av aila ble mov ie recordin g time an d ava ilabl e number of photos are approximate and ba sed on the recording mode and photo qua lity/size setting s currently in use. • In th e inform ation s cre en of a memor y car d you can al so check its Speed Class. • b The [ T otal s pace[...]

152  Additional Information [USB Connecti on T ype]: Select the conne ction pr otoco l to use when con - nect ing the ca mco rder to an exter na l devi ce usi ng the s uppli ed US B cabl e. [ M DVD Burner]: T o connect ex clusi vely to the op tional DW-100 DVD Burn er . [ N Computer/Pr inter]: T o connec t to a c omputer , print er or si milar U[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  153 6 System Setup Menu item Setting options 4 3 1 2 0 [Font Size] [ A Large], [ B Smal l] zz zz – [Output Ons creen Displa ys] [ A On] , [ B O ff] zzzz – [Language a ] [ ], [Dansk], [Deutsc h], [ ], [English] , [E spañol] , [Français], [Ital iano], [Ma gya r], [Melayu], [N ederlands], [Nors k], [Pol ski], [Portu[...]

154  Additional Information 1 Option not availabl e from the [P laylist] in dex screen. 2 Option not avai lable when the cam corder is connect ed to an HDTV using an HDMI cable. 3 Option available onl y when using an Eye-Fi card. b [Initializ e f / g ] [ P Built-in Mem.], [ g Mem. Card] zz z 1 z 37 [Complete In itiali zation]: T oggle on ( x ) o[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  155 [Font Size]: Changes the si ze of the f ont f or th e menu and ot her s cre ens. • When t he font si ze i s set to [ A Large], some information may be dis- played in shorten ed form (icons only , etc.). Some screens will be dis- played using the small font size regar dless of the setting. [Output Onscreen Di spla[...]

156  Additional Information [Quick Sta rt ( Standby)]: Sele ct whethe r to ac tivate the Quic k Star t function ( 0 44) when you cl ose the LCD panel in a reco r ding mod e and the leng th o f time aft er wh ich t he ca mco rder w ill end th e st andby mod e and shut of f automatic ally . • Y ou can set Qui ck Start to [ B Off], fo r ex ample [...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  157 [Dist ance Unit s]: Selects the u nits to use for the focusing distance display during manual foc us. [Demo Mo de]: The de mons tra tio n mod e di spla ys the camco r der 's main featur es. It starts automatica lly when the camcor der is power ed with the compac t power adap ter if you l eave it tu rned on wi [...]

158  Additional Information Appendix: Onscr een Icons a nd Displays Recording Movies (in D ual Shot mode) 1 Smart AU TO m ode ( 0 40) 2 Onscreen zoo m controls ( 0 43) 3 Operatin g mode ( 0 27) 4 In record pau se mode: T o tal numbe r of scenes 5 Memory o peration ( 0 162 ) 6 Remaining battery time ( 0 162) 7 Zoom ( 0 43) 8 Recording mode ( 0 56[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  159 Recording Movies (in y Manua l mode) A s Control button: Open the F UNC. panel ( 0 28) A d Recordin g progra m ( 0 57 , 60, 67) A f R Instant A F ( 0 14 7), MF Manual fo cus ( 0 71 ) A g Manua l exposure ( 0 70) A h AGC (automatic ga in) limit ( 0 71) A j White balance ( 0 73) A k Im age eff ect ( 0 74) A l Con tr [...]

160  Additional Information Recording Photos (in y Manual mode) D k Drive mode ( 0 104) D l Ligh t meter ing mo de ( 0 107) F q Control button: Last f unction used ([MENU] in this case) F a Self t imer ( 0 77) F s Flas h ( 0 103) F d Eye-Fi w ireless commun ication ( 0 140) F f Number of available p hotos g On the memory car d b f In th e built-[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  161 Viewing Photos Exif information panel G f Control bu tton: O pen the se tup menus ( 0 146) G g Protecte d photo mark ( 0 110) G h Current ph oto / T ot al nu mber of phot os G j Photo nu mbe r ( 0 1 51) G k Histogram ( 0 109 ) G l Control bu tton: Ph oto j ump ( 0 97 ) H q Date and time of reco rding H a Control bu[...]

162  Additional Information 5 Memo ry o per ati on N Record, M Record pause, A Playb ack, C Playb ack pa use, I Fas t pla ybac k, J Fa st rev erse pla ybac k, G Slow pla ybac k, H Slow r everse playback , E Frame advance, F Frame reverse . 6 Remaining battery time • The icon shows a roug h esti mate o f the rema ining charge as a percent age o[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  163 Tro u bl e? T roubleshoo ting If you have a problem with your camcor der , refer to this sect ion. Some- times what you think is a mal function 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 problems an d solutions. Consult y[...]

164  Additional Information - The camcorder cannot communicate with the battery pack attached. Such batter y packs can- not be charged using this camcorder . 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 pa[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  165 After using the camcorder for a long time , it becomes hot. - The camcorder may bec ome hot after usin g it cont inuously for long periods of time; this is not a malfunction. If the camcorder bec omes unusually hot or it becomes hot after using it only for a short while, it may indicate a problem with the camcor de[...]

166  Additional Information - Music tracks will not play bac k correctly if the connection was interrupted while transferring the music files to a memory card connected to the computer . Delete the music tracks and transfer the music files again. - The transfer rate of the memory card used is too slow. Use a recommended memory card ( 0 33). Cann[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  167 The red ON/OFF (CHG) indicator flashes very slowly ( one flash at 2- second intervals). - The temperature of the battery pack is outside the cha rging range. If the battery pack’ s tem- perature is below 0 °C, warm it before charging it; if it is above 40 °C, let the battery pack cool down before charging it. -[...]

168  Additional Information Sound is distorted or is recorded at lowe r levels. - When recording near loud sounds (such as fire works, shows or concerts), so und may become distorted or it may not be recor ded at the ac tual levels. Activate th e microphone attenuator ( 0 148) or adjust the audio recording lev el manually ( 0 78). The picture is[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  169 Connections with Exter nal Devices Video noise appears on the TV screen. - When using the camcorder in a room w here a TV is located, keep a dis tance between the compact power adapter and the power or antenna c ables of the TV . Playback looks fine on the camcor der but there is no image on the TV screen. - The vi[...]

170  Additional Information After connecting the camcorder to a printer , the message [Busy] continues to appear on the screen - Disconnect the USB cable and restore the connection after a short while. Photos are not correctly printed - Y ou may not be able to print correctly , using a PictBridge-compatible printer , photos whose file names have[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  171 Buffer overflow . Recording w as stopped. - The data transfer rate was too high for the memory card in use and the r ecording was stopped. Replace the memory card with one r ated Speed Class 2, 4, 6 or 10. b Built-in memory error - The built-in memory could not be r ead. Contact a Canon Service Center . b Built-in [...]

172  Additional Information Cannot enter standby mode now - The camcorder cannot enter standby mode if the remaining battery charge is too low. Charge or replace the battery pack ( 0 19). Cannot play back - There is a problem with the memory . If this message appears often without apparent r eason, contact a Canon Service Center . b Cannot play [...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  173 Cannot record movies on this memory card - Movies cannot be recor ded on a 64 MB or smaller memory card. Use a rec ommended mem- ory card ( 0 33). Cannot record movies on this memory card Initialize only using the camcor der - The memory card in the camcorder was initia li zed using a computer . Initialize th e mem[...]

174  Additional Information Initialize only using the camcorder - There is a problem with the file system that prevents a ccessing the selected memory . Initial- ize the memory with this camcorder ( 0 37). LCD Screen has been dimmed -H o l d h pressed for 2 seconds to restore the LCD screen to its previous brightness s et- ting. May not be possi[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  175 No scenes - There are no scenes in the memory selected. H ave fun shooting some video ( 0 39). - After selecting [Scenes wi th Faces] when narrowing down the scenes shown in the index screen: No scenes c ontain people’ s faces or no scenes were rec orded using the face detec- tion function. b Not enough available[...]

176  Additional Information T ask in progress. Do not disconnect the power source . - The camcorder is updating the memory . Wait unt il the operation ends and do not disconne ct the compact power adapter or remove the battery pack. The camcorder is set to photo mode - Y ou pressed g w hile recording photos ( mode). Set the camcor der to or mode[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  177 Unable to recognize the data - Y ou trans ferred to a memory card connected to the comp uter video files that were recorded with another device using a different television system (NTSC). Play back the r ecordings with the device originally used to r ecord them. Unable to re cover dat a - Could not recover a corrup[...]

178  Additional Information No photos - There are no photos to add to the disc. No scenes - There are no scenes to add to the disc. Operation canceled - The USB cable was disconnected and th e operation was cance led. Check the US B connection. - The scenes selected to be written o n the disc include s cenes recorded in MXP mode. Add to the play[...]

Addition al Info rmatio n  179 Paper error - There is a problem with the paper . The paper is not correctly loaded or the paper size is wrong. - If the paper output tray is closed, open it to print. Paper jam - The paper jammed during printing. T ouch [Stop] to cancel printing. After removing the paper , set some paper again and retry printing. [...]

180  Additional Information Do’ s and Don’ ts Handling Precauti ons Camcorder Be sure to obse rve the follow ing precautions to ensure maximum p er- formance. • Save your recor dings periodically . Ma ke su re t o tr ans f er y our rec ord - ings to an ext er nal devic e such as a com put er or d igita l vide o recorde r ( 0 121) and save [...]

Additional Information  181 • When mounti ng the c amcorder on a trip od, m ak e su re that th e tr ipod 's fa s- tening scr ew is shorter than 5.5 mm. Using other tripods may dam age the camco rder . • When recording movies, try t o get a calm, stable picture. Excessive cam- corder m ovem ent wh ile sho otin g and ex ten sive u se of f[...]

182  Additional Information Remaining batte ry time If the r emaini ng batter y time displ ayed is not corr ect , charge th e battery pack fully . Still, the correct time may not be d ispla yed i f a f ully char ged battery p ack is used conti nuously in high tempera ture s or it is le ft unused for long periods of time. Also, the corre ct remai[...]

Additional Information  183 • Secur e Digital (SD) memo ry car ds have a physi cal s witch t o pr event writ- ing on the ca r d so as to avoid the acci dent al er asure of t he card' s con - tent . T o write- pr otect th e memor y car d set the switch t o the LOCK position. Built- in Recha rgeable Lithium Battery The camcor der has a buil[...]

184  Additional Information Disposal When you delete movies or initialize the me mory , only the file allocation table is alt ered and stor ed data is not physi cally erased. T ake the nec- essary pre cautions when yo u dispose of th e camcor der or memor y car d, for e xample by phy sically dama ging it to prev ent the l eakage of priv ate dat [...]

Additional Information  185 Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Camcor der Bo dy • Use a soft , dr y clo th to clean the c am corder b ody . N eve r use chem ical ly treate d cloth s or vola tile so lvents such as paint thinner . Lens an d Instant AF Sen sor • If the l ens sur face or In stant AF sen sor i s dirt y , autofo cus ma y not w ork prope[...]

186  Additional Information • Rem ove the mem or y card an d batt ery pa ck. T hen, pl ace t he ca mcorde r in an air tight pl astic bag and let it ad just gr aduall y to temper atur e change s befo re re moving it f ro m the b ag. When cond ensation is detected The ca mcorde r autom ati cally shuts off. The precise time required for water dro[...]

Additional Information  187 Genera l Inform ation Accessories * Supplied wi th the camcorder; no t available as an opti onal acces sory . (Av ailability differs from area to area) Optional accessor ies not listed below are d escribed in mor e detail in the following pages. 1 SS-600/SS-650 Shoulder Strap A l IF C-300PCU USB Cable 2 WS-20 Wrist St[...]

188  Additional Information NOTES • Access ories tha t ar e compati ble with t he Advanced Acce ssor y Shoe cannot be att ached to th is camcor d er . Look f or t he Mi ni ADV ANCED SHOE logo to ensur e compatibi lity with th e mini a dvanced shoe. Option al Acces sories 4 Battery Packs When you need extra batter y pack s, select one of the fo[...]

Additional Information  189 Chargi ng Tim es The charg ing times giv en in th e f ollow ing t able are approx imate and va ry accordi ng to char gin g cond itio ns and in itial cha rge o f the batte ry p ack. Recording and P layback Ti mes Recor din g and pla yback ti mes given in the fol lowing tables are appro xi- mate and vary according to re[...]

190  Additional Information Using a memor y card * App roximate times f or recording with repeated opera tions such as start/stop , zoom ing, and powe r on/ of f. 8 TL-H37 Tele-c onverte r This T e le-c onver ter lens inc reases the focal leng th of the cam cor der l ens b y a factor of 1.5. • The im age stabil izer is not a s effectiv e when [...]

Additional Information  191 A q FS-H37U Fi lter Set Neutral den sity a nd MC protecto r filte rs help you to control d ifficu lt lig htin g co ndi- tio ns. A a SC-20 00 Soft Carrying C ase A ha ndy camc or der bag wit h pa dde d comp artm ent s and plen ty of sp ace for acces sorie s. A s SM-V1 Surro und Mi croph one Use 5.1ch surr ound sound to[...]

192  Additional Information A g VFL-2 Video Flash Light This vi deo flash light all ows yo u to re cord pho tos and movies even at n ight or in dark places . It att aches to t he cam- corder’ s mi ni a dva nced sho e fo r cab le- free opera tion . A h RA-V1 Re mote Control Adapter Attachin g this adapter to the min i advanced shoe a llows you [...]

Additional Information  193 Specifications LEGRIA HF M36 / LEGRIA HF M306 System • Recording System Movies: A VCHD Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.1ch* * Only w hen using the optional SM -V1 Surround Micr ophone. Photos: DCF (Design rule for Camera F ile system), compatible with Exif* [...]

194  Additional Information • Lens f=4.1-61.5 mm, F/1.8-3.2, 15x optical zoom 35 mm equivalent: Movies: [Dynamic] IS mode: 39.5 – 711 mm Other IS modes: 39.5 – 592.5 mm Photos: 39.5 – 592.5 mm • Lens Configuration: 11 elements in 9 groups (1 double-sided aspheric element) • AF System Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set[...]

Additional Information  195 Power/Others • Power supply (rated) 7.4 V DC (battery pack), 8.4 V DC (compact po wer adapter) • Power consumption: 3.3 W (SP mode, AF on, LCD normal brightness) • Operating temperature: 0 – 40 °C • Dimensions [W x H x D] (excluding the grip belt): 68 x 60 x 123 mm • Weight (camcorder body only): 320 g ?[...]

196  Additional Information Weight and d imensio ns are approximate. E rrors and omi ssions exce pted. The inf ormation i n this man ual is ver ified as of A ugust 2010 . Subje ct to change with- out noti ce. Abou t the mus ic files The specific ations of the music fi les compa tible wi th the camcor der are as follows. Audio e ncoding : Linear [...]

Additional Information  197 Index 25p Cin ema Mo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 3D Flip Vi ew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 A Abroad, usin g the cam corder . . . . 186 AF-assist lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 AGC (automatic ga in) limit . . . . . . . 71 Aperture (f numb er) . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Aspect ra tio of a conne cted T[...]

198  Additional Information I Image effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Image stabilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Index screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Index screen selection . . . . . . 49 Showing som e/ all of the scenes . . . . . . . . . . 52 Initialization (built-in memory* / memory car d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Additional Information  199 Setu p m enus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9, 14 6 Shutter speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7 Si mul tan eou s r eco r din g . . . . . . . . 10 6 Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 8 Smar t AU TO mod e . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Snow ( recording program ) . . . . . . . 58 Sports (reco rding program[...]

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